V VOL.XI. NO. 124.
WILMINGTON N. OT, FRIDAY, MAY 20, if )8.
PEICE 5 CENTS,
4
VEXATIOUS DELAYS
Experienced in Putting the Army on a Satis
factory War Footing.
MANY WEAK SPOTS DISCOVERED.
Impediment in the Way of Army Officers Accepting Service With Vol
unteer Forces War Department's Delay in Securing Tents and
Hammocks No News Fromthe Fleets Plans for New
x Torpedo Boats Discussing War Revenue Bill in .
; . the Senate Army Appointments Confirm- .
t '; '. ed Proceedings in the House. ' : ,
Washington, May 19. 'With every
disposition on the part of the executive
to make the "present war shor, .sharp
'and decisive, it Is beginning to (be11 real-.
Ized thai the short comings of oar. mil
itary service are so many that delays
are inevitable and that much work will
be necessary to put 'the nation in effi
cient flghtdng shape. (Every day brings
(forth some weak spot that lias to be
etrengt hewed or somei (hidden,) defect,
such as' the discovery at this- late mo
men t- that every regular army officer
who accepted a volunteer appointment
nvould forfeit his commission In, the
regul'ars and -so become liable to be left
out of the service entirely at the. end
of the war. 'Pew officers cared torisk
. their future in that way; jo a rush was
nnade ' toward congress to., secure the
necessary, corrective legislation: Again
4t lias been found that tine equipment of
the army, small osit Is In comparison
with the great army of the civil war,
(is sadly lacking." Nearly a. month" af-
tter the formal declaration of .war the
'war department today purchased a
. numrber of shelter tents and it has JUst
secured the hammocks that experts say
are essential- to existence inl Cuba.
These preparations involve delay so
(that it is not remarkable that in spite
of the herculean efforts of the officers
of the army no positive start ftiasyet
been made toward Its-goal by the army
of occupation. Profoably it is this fact,
-rather than any unreadiness jon the
Iart-of lir.e navy that causes the cam
paign to drag in its inception, 'far the
aiavy department has announced that
it stood ready at any momentlto fur
nish .convoys for the troops transports
' iprovided they were' started from, one
(point. ' ' ! ' 4
To maintain an army of 20,000 men
(for six months will cost "$36,
000,000, according . to estimates
jwepared by Paymaster ; General
. Man ton, and the " leading offi
cials are beginnlngto fear ' that hos-
' Mities may . run along beyond this pe
riod. The reason is the growing convic
tion On-the part of some of thej officers
that t hey must .not reckon on any sub
Btarntlar assistance from the Cuban
rebels In this campaign and moreover
. imust meet th'e Spaniards in Cuba an
it heir strongest sphere, that '.of ithe de
fensive. ' h , . ; . ' ' ''; , , - :
Naval- authorities are ' relieved of a
good , deal -of j emibairrasment iby -the
(consent of French, authorities .c Mar1
itlnque to allow the scouting vessel
Harvard to remain in ""St. Pierre until
her repairs are completed. (Lt was sup
posed at first .that she would be allow
ed only seven days stay and at j the end,
of that time -would be forced out to
riskttack at ithe hands of some am
lusihe.d Spanish! cruiser, or .torpedo
lxat. ') " ' I
Work onj three1 monitors1 Mahiopac,
Canonicus arid iManha'ttan at (League
TslaniJ has advanced so far that ' the
.department expects to have 'them in
service within ; a Week or two. They
(have' "been supplied with tuibulojus 'boilers-in
the -place of the.rusted outboilers
they havte carried since the war!. , These
monitors will toe a valuable addition to
, he coast' defense ship's'.
i jO .NEWS FROM 'THE FLEETS-. ;
' I The Absence of official news; of any
character ' from the ' fleets" at the navy
department today gave the widest field
if or speculation and all sorts ot stories
afloat as to the whereabouts of
the vessels and the imminence of an
' engagement, fl'tes report tnat came
from Madrid of the 'bombardment of
Santiago received some credence, inas-.
much as It seemed to show tnat Gen
eral Greeley.' the chief., sign'al ofnoeT,
has set In motion the .machinery of the
(navy to carry out his declared 'purpose
" of cutting the cables that afford the
last connection between .Havana and
the outside world - and thus isolate
nianvr Tt its not (believed that the
Iximbardment amounted to anything
nore than this. '
rDAJNS FOR 'ME NEW TORiPlKDO
..j BOATS!. -"
Judge Advocate .General ; Lmly to
day compileted the circular defining the
chief characteristics of sixteen i torpedo
0xat destroyers and twelwa j torpedo
oats provided for by congress In the
present naval appropriation .bill. The
destroyers arte to be, of iarger type 'than
any vessel' of that kind we now have
jin the service, about 400 tons, ! but the
torpedo boats will be-about the size
of the average torpedo iboat mow. in use,
riamely about 150 tons. Bidders are
left the widest (liberty in tate- frnatter
Suffered 20 Years.
ji TT ES. MARY LEWIS, wife of a promt
I wl nent farcier, and well knovn by all
Aim. o1(j resi(iei:t3 near Dclaaont, N. Y,.
writes: "For twenty-se.n years I had been
a constant sufferer from -uoua prostra
.tioo, and paid large bueis of money'.cr ooo
tK .nA nHvcrf land remedies without bene
fit. Three years ago ray condition was
alarming; the. least noise would startlo and
unnerve me, I was unable to sleep, had a
number ot sinking 6pclls and slowly grow
worse. I began using Dr. Miles' Kostoiatlve
Nervine and Nerve and Liver Pills At first
the medicine seemed to have no effect, but
after taking a few bottles I.began 'taj notice
a change; I rested better at night, my appe
tite began to improve and I rapidly grew
Jetter, until now I am as nearly restored
health as one ot my age may expect. God
Mess Dr.Miles nervine.
jj-. Miles' Eemedies
areBoJ U
gists tmdea1
lienefits or money
tnnded.- Book on di-.
eases of the heart aod
Mervino
Health
nerves free. Address,
of he OrijrtnaJ deslgTis, but -no bid .wi'll
be considered iwhich (fails to guarariite'e
a speed of at least twenty-eight knots
fori; destroyers and twenty-six . knots
for torpedo boats (Not more than
eighteen and (twelve months respective
ly, will be allowed to complete these
boats and shortness' of time of .con
struction will be an important element
in determining the awards.
The long expected appolntmeruts of
officers to the staffs- of the fourteen
new major generals have ibeen made,
so that the" way is now clear for the
entry upon active duty, of the 'officers
who have been obliged for -several
weeks to remain in Washington.
MILITARY A-PPOINTME-NTS CON-
' , FORMED.
Washington, May 19,-The ' Senate
today confirmed the following army
nominations: ' , - r
To , be assistant adjutant general,
with; rank of major John A . Logan,
Jr., Illiriofs. ' ;
To - be assistant ; adjutant general,
with rank of captain Joseph B. For
aker, Jr., Ohio. ,
To be inspector general, with rank of
nlajor Russell B. Harrison, jndiana.
.. To be assistant quartermaster, with,
rank of captain William X. . Alexan
der; Ambrose E. Gonzales, South Car
olina. - .
To be commissary of subsistence with
rank of captain John H. Earle, South
Carolina. .
- r : y: senate. -; : ',
Washington, May 19.-WhIle several
important paragraphs in the war..reve
nue measure were passed over tQday
f6r future consideration,' excellent
progress was made by the sen
ate . in the consideration : of the
bill. Two thirds of the measure have
been read, the committee amendments
generally having been disagreed to..
Senator McLaurin, democrat, of
South Carolina, opened the discussion
of the bill today with a carefully pre
pared speech-touching aH of its fea
tures.;: He was ready, he -said, to vote
for ) any ; measure that would tend to
bring the war to a successful conclu
sion. People on 'the island of Cuba
are' dying every hour. Their condition
is beyond the power of description.
Every day now means the loss of hun
dreds , perhaps thousands of lives in
Cuba, he declared. Liberty on the is'
land is at stake and the war has placed
our -own national prestige at stake.
Concerning the proposed issue of bonds
he said that there was an influence at
work in this country j more powerful
than the president; more potent than
congress. ' It was the silent,' secret in
fluence of the money power, which was
endeavoring to force an issue of bonds.
Once the senate, the forum of the peo
ple, yields to this clamor,, he declared,
and becomes entangled in the meshes
of the money octopus, the people will
suffer indeed. "There, is ; ah army in
this country," said he, TJust as anxious
to raid the United States treasury as
our volunteers are to raid the Island
of Cuba. To the army I refer to, no
volunteers are needed. These jobbers
.and speculators form a greater menace
to us than the War with Spain.
Senator McLaurin defended the -bill
as reported by the majority of .the fir
nance committee and hoped that, with
the possible exception, .the ' stamps,
which he deemed unnecessary, the .bill
would pass as reported:. He strongly
urged the adoption of the proposition
to issue legal notes. '.'It is .the dealers
in futures," declared Senator McLau
rin, "the financial speculators and cor
morants, the ; transportation com
panies, the manufacturers of ammuni
tion who make money out of the war.
Upon these, thef financial burdens of the
war ought; to fall and aiot upon the
families of the men who go to the front
to fight for their countrjy
At the conclusion of Senator McLaur
rin's speech the clerk-proceeded with
the reading of the bill.. When the
paragraph providing for stamp taxes
upon j all transfers of stocky was con
sidered Senator Bacon, of Georgia, said
the committee had not; carefully cov
ered the agreements to. sell stopk . and
that if it should be established that
"agreement to sell," should, not bear
stamps unless an actual transfer of
stock took place, agreements might be
made and 'then a settlement effected
between the parties . -without an ac
tual transfer of stock. The paragraph
was amended so as i to clearly cover
all, agreements -to sell stock ; whether
stock factually was transferred or not.
Senator Daniel, speaking upon the
tobacco schedule, expressed his gratifi
cation that the' senate" committee had,
stricken ou the house provision sub
jecting stocks on hand to .the addi
tional tax proposed. He objected seri
ously ito the retroactive feature of the
house bill as applied to the tobacco
schedule. , It , had aroused' a storm of
protest in' every -, commercial center of
the country. : He declared the adoption
of the retroactive feature -would result
In the ruin of all dealers and leave the
tobacco trade in the hands of monop
olists.! ;." . v' '
The proposition to place a stamp
tax upon proprietary articles and per
fumeries now in stock arpused a lively
discussion. It was regarded as retro
active legislation and as such, was op
posed - by . many : senators. The para
graph has not been disposed of finally.
At 4:55 o'clock the senate went Into
executive session and- at 5:35 o'clock
adjounrned.
' HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The adjournment of the house until
Monday postpones until next week any
consideration of the Hawaiian resolu
tiohs. The impression that the com- i
mittee on rules will provide for brlng
ffifup the resolution next week is
strong. It is said that .Speaker Reed
is ready to yield to the demands for
consideration and it Is believed the rev
enue bill by the middle of the coming
week will be so well on its way toward
passage in the senate that action upon
the Hawaiian, matter in the house will
promise no . delay in disposing of the
revenue bill. This will remove the
ground for what has been weighty ob
jection to acting upon the resolutions
upon 1 tne part oi jvir. ,uingiey anu . u.
isoniiderable element in'the house and
with that out of the way it is oeuvea
consideration of the Hawaiian question
will follow speedily, An agreement to
postpone eonsiaerauon oi mc uruwu
Swanson election case from the Fifth
Virginia district until the next session
of congress was reacneu. an once mai
the case wouia oe cauen up wuy w
given yesterday. . ' ..-..
Alter passing tne lapor, ai uuinuuu
bill as amended .by the senate, and ex
periencing a brief political, tlit, precip
i.ted bv a bersonal political explana
tion i from Mr. Tongue, republican, of
Oregon: the . house adjourned until
Monday. ' -;- i -; -;
19ris: Miv 19 Senor Leon v Castdllo.
! who has been tendered) the foreign of
fice ipoTtfoik in 'the reconstructea cao
i inet of Senor Sagasta, declines. t
; ON BOARD THE NANTUCKET :
more Interesting Notes Direct From
the Monitor.
! ('Messenger1! Correspondent.),
Port Royal, 6. C, May 1$.
Yeterday was ithe most pleasant day
yet spent on Tjoard iby the entire crew,
who were busy ffor several hours put
ting stores on board, i
;. Jno. Maunder, fGeo. Lewis and ill. B.
WSlliams ent crabbing and 'brought
back about- 50 crabs. Watson, doftin
and McFarlane fbrough-t back a. ' sup
ply of clams and (Fred Burr, Pierce (of
Southport) Jno. Robinson and iGSbson
caught a. number of black fish. The
boys didn't fail tk use them at supper.
Our crew, composed of Peschau, Cox-wadn-
(Morse, stroke1 oar, and Tom
Piver, Earnest Burriss,' Pinner, Par
ker, and Hodges land substitute Frank
Williams has offered to row the Pas
siac gig crew for a purse of $75.00 or
less, to be rowed this afternoon if-accepted.
Our crew has tmr of South
port's ibest oarsmen and everything; oh
the 'Nantucket id conflden't of success.
The reserves all feaneniiber Tom Myers
as a friend of the division and would
like to have ihim visit us here before
long. The midnight or ' graveyard
waitch reported a 'big Iblaze about a
mile up the rlvfr. It is our -opinion
that It was a mile' up Uhe river to Port
Royal proper. The 'Louisiana monitor
Passiac tried their turret guns which
are like the Nantuekets. They re
turned from sea last night and say .the
practice was satisfactory, hut none of
their crew hit .the target today. Our
on 40 tons vf coal and
the boys each: baye-a 'wheeLbarrow and
shovel.
Harry Latham
who has been on . the
list) for the past, few
Binnacle (or sick
days, ds out again. Bay maw Allie
Newbury has been with him as attend
ant has gone to work again. A mail
box has been placed onibOard for the
convenience of. the crew, the scarcest
articles on board are .stamps, paper
and envelopes. Wilmington papers ar
rive very irregularly. . Nearly every
body on 'the ship received a letter, from
home yesterday. The crew put on a
very large supply ,of stores yesterday
which was (better than the first lot;;
among them Was! a barel of molasses.
We are expecting arms "and ammuni
tions daily! iAfter mess each'1 evening
some of the crew take the boats and
have a half hour's row, while others go
in ibathlng- from jthe side of the ship,
each having supplied himself witihya
pair of trunks. . ; .'
There Is a rumor abordship that the
Nantucket will soon, be ordered fbadk,
to iNOrth Carolina coast to defend un
protected points, which the boys are
in hopes wili be done. They ae- all,
anxibus to (be oo ,the move. Some
wisih to go to New Orleans,, others. to
the Plorida coast J but the truth- of the
matter Is that they .wish to be .nearer
some town as there is not a single girl
where we are noW! stationed and every
few people outside of the navy yard
workmen, Trho live some distance from
the yard.
vi.
'The Cuban question and political Is
sues sink in to significance with the
man who suffers Ifrom piles. What he
most desires, s pblet. JJeWitt's Witch
Hazel Solve cures piles. For sale by
R. R. Bel amy.
Stolen
Chickens.
At the usual hour yesterday morning
when Policemen Sharp and Simmons,
on duty in the southern portion of the
City, started to- return to the city hali
from their beats
at the corner of
Fourth and: Ann
streets, they spied a
youne colored man
stooping beneath
the burden of a large bag on his back.
Things appeared suspicious so the po-,
lice went to investigate. Then, the
bag was suddenly dropped to the
ground and the tarrier dusted.
The bag which contained sixteen
chickfens. evidently stolen, was carried
by the officers to the cty hall,
..Late to bed and early to rise, pre
pares ai man ifdr his home in the skies.
Early to hed and a Little .Early Riser,
the nill that makies life longer and fcet-
ltef and wise. iFor sale by R. R. Bel
lamy.
. Post Office Hours Today.
Today ibeinjg a 1' jgal holiday, the fol
lowing hours will be observed at the
posfoffice;
The registry arid money order de
partment -will ibe I open, till 10 o!clock
a. m. . ' ":"- " J .
The general delivery will Ibe open
from 7 a. m. till A2 m. and from 6 p
m, tilt 7 p. m.
The carriers wili make1 the early
morning delivery and collection of mail
as on Sundays.
t .. ".
Ho,'For the Blackflsh Grounds.
Another excursion-is on tapis for the
black fish grounds. The Marion, will
again officiate and next Wednesday is
the day set aside
The excursion
for this sport.
3 now the iprincjple
topic of conversation among the ang
lers of this city. On the day design'at
li they intend to If all 'in, not reel" an
"line," "cateh" ihe iboaJt and go to
blackflsh grounds; 'prbiaibly' draw the
"cork," and" then f 'sea" what the day's
sport will ''net" them. '
One Minute is not long, yet relief is
obtained in half that time by the use
of One Minute Cough, Cure. ; It pre
vents; consumption and quickly cures
colds croup, , hronchitis, pneumonia.
la grippe and all throat and . lung
trou-bjes. For sale! by iR. SR. 'Bellamy.
' ; i ; : :'"""" ; -
Portrait ot 'the Late Dr.ft. J. DeBosseti
A large h'andsome oil portrait of the
late Dt. A. J; Deitosset has just (been
painted and wiji soon adorn 'the walls
of the Produce Exchange
". iThe picture Us e good likeness of 'Dr(.
DeRosset and is certainly a work of
art. It was painted y Mrs.' D. H.
Lippitt.,
i Office Abolished. '
'The Southport Standard of yesterday
says: , : i.
1 "On Saturday last' orders came to
suspend duty to the office of inspector of
customs after-the 15th. of the- month,
whieh have been complied with. The of
fice is in the classified civil service, and
since the resignation of Captain T. M.
Morse, two weeks ago, has been, vacant,
he duties "'beine nerfortned by Messrs.
Tharp and Sellers In the meantime, as it
was understood that the office would be
suspended, shortly. '
"This is a most lmDortant orancn 01
fice of the port of Wilmington, and when
shinning increases it will te louna nee
essary, and a reinstatement Is thererore
expected.". : ,
L War Spirit In the Ranks.
(yrrespondeht of The Messenger.)
I Fayettevitte, N. C, (May 19, -
Lost might iOhe Fayettevllie Light In
fantry decided to put themselves am
mediately on a war footingr and ap
pointed the following officers to recruit
the command up as rapidly as possible
to 120 men; 'Messrs. J. v. (tiouings
n.xyrthl H. MoGeaohey, -W. IMcKeithan,
M. Haich.
Superior court is still 3n. session
Judge Allen presiding. '
r Hartls EmulsTon . or Cod Liver OH
with Creosote and -the Haroot)hx)ispihfte8,
falfihruttsr used, ia a mexAOo In the
treatment : of weak luntgs, ConstrmffK
Uon. Brondhltas. etc ' Leading' ptoysi
elajna recommend ft. Sold by J. C
Shetard. J. H, Hardin, and H. L. Fen
1 treas,
The First Regiment Still
in Camp, j
TO BREAK GAMP TODAY.
Last JDreva Parade Wltnsssed. by m
Large Crowd Interest lit th Demo
eratle Convention and. What lit Will
Do as to Kuslon Popnllata 'Divided
on Tills Question Grand Command
ery Knlgnts Templar Second Hegl
ment Ordered, to 'Tybee Island Ga. .
Messenger Bureau,
' Raleigh. . N. C, May 19.
It. was expected last, night and this
morning until 10 o'clock: that th First
regiment of ! volunteersl" would leave
here between 3:30 and . 6 o'clock this
afternoon for Tampa, but at id o'clock
noon tomorrow, was named as the time,
of departure. This was because one of
the railway companies,- not expecting a
movement before Friday hail with
drawn some cars Which werejnot re
turned until tonight. ; ,"1 j
Headquarters and the first battalion
go yia the Southern railway, the
Second battalion via the Seaboard Air
Line, the Third-battalion via the At
lantic Coast Line. Travel and. cam
paign rations were issued today. '-The
Second regiment will go to Tybee
Georgia as soon as completedA This
order also, come this morning. I V
There were a great many people in
the parade-; ground this afternoon to
witness the last dress parade; of. the
First regiment. , Only the clothjlng and
arms of the recruits were needed to
make it a fine spectacle. Thej officers
are well mounted. The improvement in
drill and bearing has been remarkable.
Dr. John D. Spicer, Jr., declines ap
pointment as surgeon- of thei Second'
regiment, by reason of his -mother's ill
health. The vacancy will probably be
filled tomorrow, '. ,- , .
The First regiment takes wijth it to
Tampa the tents of the state guard
and also 20,000 rounds of cartridees 1
from -the arsenal. Two hundred thou
sand rounds more will be sent It.
The state charters the .Labor? Mining
Company of' Thomasville, Davidson
county, capital .5100,000 ; stockholders,
W. Sweet. C. B. Hamrhton and R. L.
Welch! ; i
The railway cbmmisison lastlVIonday
ordered a reduction of 22 pier cent
on express rates on fish from MSorehead
City and New Bern to any other points
in the state. It now issues an order
IMPOBTAIT EYEHTS OF THE Dlt.
The War Department ia Greatly Behind in Equipping the J
Soldiers Called Into Service. i j'j J
The Navy Department Has No News to Give Out as to the j
Fleets. .-. ,; ;,-.;';.' : r-."- ; -i--tlP -'-y''M i
The Firing at Santiago de Cuba is Supposed to Have Been in
Consequence of Attempt to Cut the Cable From That Port.-
The Second Regiment of North Carolina Volunteers Will'Be M
Completed Monday and Will Be
rirs Kegiment Leaves tor Tampa
The Spanish Flying Squadron
soldiers rrom the Ciussie Who
Five, of the Spanish Company Which Attacked Them. . ' i
Two Ameriean Warships Appear Off Santiago and Draw thej'
Fire of the Enemy. j." y.-r'ymM;,y: V - : ;;
Seven Warships Are Sighted.Betvveea Jamaica and Santiago'1-1
de Cuba, Sailing West, f ' ! ' ' - . '
The Spanish Secure a Coaling. Station at'French Colony, New
Foundland. - - ',' ..",
Forty-Two Persons Are Reported Killed by the Tornado in
IoWa and Adjoining Stages. :;
The Spanish Loss at Cienf uegos Was Very Heavy.
r ranee mves Assurance oi.uer t rienaship. -
that the reduced rate is to be effective
June 8th. - - h
Interest now centers In the demo
cratic state convention and iwhat it
will do in the matter of co-operation
with the populistsj. It is perfectly
safe to bet that the democrats! will not
accept any proposition. The populists
are divided. Of that there is no doubt.
It is safe to say that many j of them
by no means consider themselves bound
by the action of their convention. The
convention made a demand that . the
populists continue , to have a senator
and five congressmen, together with
the other officers they have.
The annual session of the grand com-
mahdery of Knights Templar was con
tinued here today. The grand chapter
Royal Arch Masons has concluded its
session. It elects Martin S. fWillard,
of Wilmington,; grand high priest.
Next year it meets at Asheville; June
29th. Grand High Priest Willard de
livered the annual address, which was
very ablei and was thanked. by a rising
vote. '"' v
The grand council of Royairand Se
lect Masons was ,in session today. Tt
was the ;iast of the high Masonic bodies
to- meet. " , . ,
Lt is learned that Governor 1 Russell
will appoint J. W; Denmark and W. J.
Peele, of Raleigh; trustees of the insti
tution for the blind here, to till va
cancies. '
:A revenue raid was made ins Harnett
county yesterday by W. C. Troy. He
captured the illicit distillery cswned by
some negroes named Vestal, Ithree of
whose stills had previously been seized.
Revenue Storekeeper B. W Cox, or
Benson, died today. He was s& broth-
er-in-rlaw of Editor Robinson, 01 tne
Goldsboro Argus. -'
Twenty members of L. O B. Brancn
camp, C. v., lert nere tms siternpon
for Charlotte. J.
Mrs. Donald MacRae - arrived to-day
to visit her husband. Captain MacRae
and was at Camp Grimes this . afte
rnoon accompanied by the Misses Em
erson. "1 , - ;.;'-
"I don't know, there may bei others,"
he said, "but I have used . IPartter's
Tolu Oough Syrup in my family for
years and would not !be 'Without It."
He "knew ibetter than, to 'buyj tne in
ferior preparation, that wks being
urged upon him." Parker's Tota Cough
Syrup" has. no equal. It will I immedi-
ateJv relieve any "Cough or com.
ness, Croup .Bronchitis and nanoera au I
ments. Contains no Snjunous'i imgredi
ents, 3s pleasant to take and. a safe
remedy for children. For sale, by J: C.
Shepord, J. JI. Hardin and ttl L. (Fen
tress. ;; . - , . . ' . ;. '.-' .'. o-l v ,-; -".'
Tou need Cod IAver Oil, you say, but
think yxnt oam't take ttT Try "Mor
rhuvtoT a erected "Win of Cod Liver
Oil." -Tou can get all the virtues of rtfoe
oil without the disagreeable effects.
Sold b-y J. C. Shepord, J. H. Hardin
and H. I Fentress. ' ;-'vJV'y'C';'"
. "In a minute" one does of Hart's Es
sence of Ginger will' relieve" any ordi
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All tie! Companies 4 iji
Camp by Tuesday. :
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FIRST OFF FOR TAMEU.
It Will Break Camp at 7 O'clock t tla
Morning Ralelgb Ladles Pree( 4 a
Flag to the' Governor's Guard .4 . jid
Supply tne jnen WItn Sboes and'l a-
derclotnlng; The, Davis Band f of
Charlotte foBe mastered In Fay 4
. vllle Company Too Iate!
,(Speciato The Messenger.)
Raleigrh. C., May 19. The First f g
iment" will break camp at 1 ,, o'clock 'to
morrow and pack for the trip -to Tan''a,
Three daysv tratvel rations,1 coffee," mi y
for use along the route and teh d' '
campaign rations were provided tod;y.
The regiment will begin to leave at n tir
sharp, specials trains - being at ; Puftn
park, ?. near the camp.- Each ' bata5-n
goes over different system of roads jas
follows: ? Regimental,- field, and stff,
field music and Companies "A, Oharlot
I, Durham; Concord, and M, Ch) 'jr
ktte,wof the '"First Battalion, on' .e
Southern railway via Asheville and- ) t
lanta; . Seoond( battalion, composed i of
companies F; I Asheyille ; G, Shelby;
Waynesvllle and E, Statesville," via W
Atlantic .Coast; Line, to ibe transported, y
the Seaboard Air Line as far as Cher$ v,
S. C.; Third battalion, composed of exj !i
panies B, Goldsboro; C,; Winston;
Reidsvllle, and K,; Ralel-g-h, on Seaboj' fd
Air Line, viaMonroe and- Atlanta Ff Id
and staff of each battalion, together v( h
surgeon and, few o hospital stewards; i (U
accompany it.J The first train to -dej -:i t J
will be that : rlth tKe Second battal;'4.
Intervals Ibetween trains will be v y
short. TrooDal will not at (any stati. '
4e allowed to leave the cars and -all
be given ample accommodations ' h.
There was a great erowd of visitorti Ip.
camp' today.'"! Discipline was extrenj r ty
strict. ' No one was allowed to pass
yond camp limits, . 1 .' '.
. " . i!"';,.;;::S.. .::. ..,"...- . .
' Captain 5 Claude B. Denson at noory4.jn
behalf of the ladies Of 'Raleigh, preset -
ed tcf the tjovernor's Guard, of Raleii lu
a, national flag which is to be kepi b;fe
as a souvenir of the company's war V f-
vice, asof course no company flags i,je
carried In actual service., , . (
' "it
. It was reported .that a member of e
Goldsboro company hadi deserted, t
Captain Bain said he had sent into Jsf
ei'gh to look' for him and' had no dtfut
he would turn up. " - jV
1
Sent to Tybee Island, Ga. The j
Today.' ;
is at Santiago de Cuba. .
Pi
Landed on Cuban Soil Killed M
.3
: 1
An. order was. Issued today that 'ail
sick men: in the .regiment must' retnaln
here and -notf- accompany the regiment.
There were several men .in the hospitjal.-
but as soon as they heard this newsfltll
save two returned to their company'.ie
of these two Is of Company A, CharldKe.
Ho. is no.-seriously sick, but Is to bep ; ;
; .Many peopl are asking whether afei
the First regiment departs the &eck:Sa
'regiment wjll Heave-the fair grounds id
occupy the ow camp or the iirst. J is
not at all tyrobable. ;The Second Is nld y
settled' . now, and while its camp; la js
the picturesqueness of that of the Fli t,
both officers and men like it very mi4 p.
It is said osijy one man in the Sec-ld
.regiment is sufficiently sick to be wor jy
of mentioning, lie is M. W. Hayes, V f
the Tarboro company, who has a, bllh'is
attack" l 4 -v.y 1 ":
Governor Russplf will tomorrow com
mission Carl JeiTreys captain of the Tl;r-boro-
company - . . 1
The, Davis band, 'of Charlotte, j:
pected tonight and to be mustered "ui'-js
musicians wltt one of the) compan;
Then transfers will be made so, as to je
each company two musicians. . Adju",t
General Cowles. tells me that Johrv.
Harden, today appointed acting adjuijfot
generaj, will she allowed an assistanf;
The ladies of Raleigh today gave Jpje
Governor's Guard a complete outfi- Jif
underclothing and shoes. They arer
quicker than; the United States quaiggr
master's department in matters of eqjfp
ment. In fact, only a snail can go bm-
er than that department- has movedv?-.
far as lorth Carolina Is concerned -JA
mistake was made,- it seems to mfc ln
not Using' influence at Washington j In J
procuring supplies of Uniforms, under
clothing and shoes.
Major Huske, conmanding the Fayr
etteville Independent - Light Infantry,
which was formerly in the Second regt-
ment of thejstate guard, called on- the
adjutant general and' tendered the jsgr
yices of that' historic company, . .soffit
Tha Royal tke fciglMst grade bakiafi pewH
fcaowa Actaal tests show it aaeaoaa-
third fartker tfcaa may otker braatf. 1
A&solatsty Pure .
DOVU BAKIM !OWOeiI CO., HEW VMM.
if-'!
eould get to the Second regiment of vol
unteers. The adjutant general expressed
his thanks for this tender of service, but
said the three companies -needed to com
plete the regiment, had-already been or
dered here. 1
There is pleasure at the news, that the
entire Second regiment will be mustered
In by noon next Tuesday. There are
seven companies anxious' to get- into the
regiment, but the vacancies ore all filled
and the time of arrival of the three com
panies settled.- 'Tonight the Murphy
Company,. Captain Cooper, -will . reach
Camp Russell. Tomorrow night the sec
ond Waynesville jcompanyj under com
mand of E G. A.. Love, .will go into
camp and Monday" night the second
As'heville company . will reach ' here and
complete the regiment..
A reception 'was given (by the governor
and Mrs. Russell to the field and staff
and "company officers or the First and
Second regiments at the executive man
sion tonight. It was a handsome, affair
and attended by all the officer?. There
was music, and refreshments" were serv
ed. The governor's staff were present in
full dress.
Election of Masonic and Knights
' Templar Officer.
.(Special to The Messenger.)
Raleigh, N, C, May 19. M. D. Bailey,
of Wilson, was elected today grand
commander of the grand commandery
Knights Templar; W. E.' Storm,: deputy
grand commander;. h H. Munson
grand recorder. ; " ' m
, W, L- Liddell, of Charlotte, was elect
ed grand master of the grand council
of Royal and Select- Masons; 'w. E.
Storm, captain of. the guard, James C.
Munds, grand recorder; E. P. Bailey,
grand treasurer; H. H. Munson, grand
steward. Both these orders meet in
Asheville- June 29th next year.
MANIFESTATIONS OFGBEIP
From 11 Sections Over Ithe Death of
Mr. Gladstone The State Depart
meut's Cablegaam of Condolence.
lLopdon, May-19. The deepest' manifes
tations of grief are reported' throughout
the country.. Flags are everywhere half
masted, the bells are tolling, shades are
drawn down anl iti ttio. .raiwitr .oito.u.
.here the pictils of Mr. Gladstone have
oeen draped (with crape. . .
The queen and the prince of Wales re
ceived an early intimation of the sad
news and immediately sent touching ex
pressions of condolence to the widow -
'Further details from Hawarden castle
olf the passing away of the great Eng
lish statesman show his end was the
most peaceful imaginable. There was no
sign of pain or distress.
The death of Mr. Gladstone was an
nounced to the house of commons this
afternoon by the government leader, Mr
A. J. Balfour, the first tord of the treas
ury. He stated that tomorrow he would
submit to the house an address-to the
ijueen, praying her to grant the honor of
a puroic iunerai, if such "honor is not in
consistent with the expressed wishes of
himself or ' of those who have the right
to( speak in; his ,behaif, and also praying
the queen to direct that a public monu
ment be erected at Westminster. The"
house then, adjourned out of respect to
the dead statesman. .
(May 20. The Universal expression of
grief and sympathy ygathers volume hour
ly. Memoirs and reminiscences of Mr.
Gladstone .are flooding the press, which,
everywhere shows column rules revers
ed. Almost every 'court in Europe has
wired condolences.
Vice President Hobart cables The Dally
Chronicle as follows: i'Noit even in his
own land was Mr. Gladstone more high
ly esteemed and venerated than in. the
United States. His death has. been well
night a national calamity to us and It
occurred at a . tme when our people are
closely drawn, by ties of sympathy and
mutual interest toward the nation to
which- his long. career of public useful
ness was so generously dedicated."
Washington, May 19. The following tel-
egram iwas sent by the secretary qf state
today: . . , '
"Hay; Ambassador, London: ' .'
. "Through appropriate channel express
to Mr. Gladstone's-family the sympathy
and sorrow of the American people at
'the passing away in, the ripeness of years
and- fullness- of honors of one of the
most notable figures of modern ..civil
statesmanship." -; -
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musclea are lax .and lazy, htts brain
dull, and his stomach dlsdalriing food,
he will, if wise, heed these warnings
and resort ito the rf ght remedy, before
It Is too late. "Parker's Sarsaparilla,"
the "King of Blood Puriflere,' inalceai
the appetite keen and hearty 4n,vigor
ates the Uver-purtaes the blood and
flMs It wlBh the iife-givln eleine!nfts of
the -flood. Tt is a wonderful blood ma
ker and flesh huaTder. - Sold flby J. C.
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SOUTHERN PRESBYTERIANS ,
ITIeetlns; of tlie General 'Asesmbly In
jpvew Orleans j '-
New Orleans, May 1. The general
assemby. of the Presbyterian, church,
south, convened at Dr. Palmer s
church, oh South street today. The
gathering -was called to order by Mod
erator Groetchlus, -who then delivered
an admirable address. One hundred
and sixteen members, were present.
The first business was the election of
the moderator There were five names
put in nomination. On the second bal
lot the Rev. - E. M. Green, of Danville,
Ky., received ninetyrsix votes, and, on
motion, i his election was made unani
mous. Dr. Green was then escorted to
the platform and retiring Moderator,
Goetchius surrendered the gavel into
his hands. ' In accepting the gavel Dr.
Green said he would have to be either
more or less human did not he appreci
ate the honor which according to an
unwritten law ot the assOlnbly could
only befall a .man once in his life time,
He served, notice that he was not a
parliamentarian and begged Indulgence
for any short-comings that might be
his as the presiding officer of the as
sembly. ' -' .-'
Dr. Palmer requested to be permitted
to make an announcement first on be
half of the Presbyternan churches of
New Orleans. He desired to express
the pleasure It afforded New Orleans to
have the assembly here and to bid them
a most heartfelt welcome. , He then
announced that there would be a recep
tion in "the evening at the Y. M C. A
srlven by the ladies of New Orleans
Preshbyterian - churches. For . con
vehlence sake and as the visitors were
scattered over the city and as it was
perhaps a little long for the delegates
to wait from breakfast at 8 o'clock to
dinner at 6 o'clock, the ladies would
each day entertain them at luncheon
in Artillery halL He suggested that it
would be a good plan for the assembly
to meet at 9:30 o'clock in the morning
and continue in session until 1 o'clock.
talte . luncheon and reconvene at 2
o'clock thus having a chaflce to remain
in session-until 5 o'clock if necessary.
Dr. Palmer announced .that the city's
fairest and best would wait upon the
delegates at Artillery hall and that if
there were any bachelors in the party
a good opportunity wouia De preseniea
to make amends for the past. '
The-assembly then adjourned to 0:30
a. m., tomorrow.
The-reception at the T. M. C. A. was
a great success, nearly every delegate
attending. Before the reception the
delegates visited the Bethel mission in
a .body; '-A'-i- " :.' -
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TK B SIJANLSH FLEET
Is Definitely Ascertained
Santiago
ATLANTIC PORTS THREATENED.
The Charleston Delayed at Mare
Among Spanish Soldiers at Cienf uegos France's Assurance of I
' . . . , - j i.l - . -
Friendship Spanish Coaling Secured on New Foundland.
Spain's Threat to Chastise Dewey Strict Censor- .
- ',-,'j ship of the Press An Aneged- Spanish Spy
1 ; - Captured A Fleet
Jacksonville,. Flo., (May 19'. A spec
ial ito The Times-Union and Citizen
from Key West, Flo.,; says: rrhe Gus
sie expedition did not fail entirely. Two
native Cuban scouts were landed, west
of Havana onl ther second r day out.
Spanish guerillas had been assigned to
the duty ; ft patroHlng the' shore, ' lA
boat ifrom the Gusste iand'ed twenty
men. They had hardly set foot upon
shore before a furious volley was fired
at them by the guerillas who were con
cealed in thdckets'on the crest of the
low hills.: ;The (American , party ad
vanced, .Were halted when in range
and fhe order "Fire" twos given. They
fired as one. man sending" three volleys
at the guerillas, -who scattered, bke
chaff 'before "the wind. Five of them
were, killed, including a captain, whose
bloody cap and sword were taken and
brought back as trophies. - fThe two
scou ts made 'their way on .into the in
terior!. ; N: . '' :''
(Copyright by 'Associated Press.)
-lingston, Ja., May 19. 3 p.. m. Two
American warships whose names were
not disoernable from the shore appear
ed of Santiago de Cuba yesterday while
the steamer lAduIa, -which has arrived,
here from that port with, refugees, was
in the harbor. They approached . and
drew the (fire of the Ibotteries at the
hlarbor entrance. ' 'It is not - certain
whether the warships replied tothe
fire or not.. The firing continued from
noon to 1 o'clock. Captain Walker, of
thejAdula, When comiins out. could not
see any marks on Morro castle, and in
ferred that the lAmierican warships
drew the fire of the batteries to learn
V a iinlo'n - .
There was much excitement in the
city". The regulars and . volunteers
were ; called out and new earthwork
batteries erected on each' side of the'
haiibor entrance. The number and cali
bre of the guns are unknown, but it is
known that there are twenty-one tor
pedoes In the channel electrically con
nected with the shore. - The cruiser -Mercedies,
whose boilers are disabled.
has ibeen anchored so she" can rake the
channel for three hundred' yards and
Vhe merchaintship Mexico, of Barcelona,
mounting four small quick (firing guns', .
is in the harbor. Several steamers and
schooners -are at t he wharves.
A few days ago a German steamer
brought 16,000 bags of rice to Santiago
de Cuba. Rice and sardines ore- the
principal jT.oo euppHee. Lost! nigh't.
when about sixty aniltes from Ba-n-t'iago
de Cuba seven large steamers moving
in two columns crossing the Adula's
course going west. They were evident
ly' warships but 'their nationality could
not toe identified. " The. Adula brought
255 passengers. ". .
-- description as given hy the first
mate and five seamen of the Adula' as
to the fleet that crossed her course a
few minutes after mridnight this morn
ing. Four of the,-seven ships1 were
large cruisers and 'three were small.
They were distant about four miles
when the lines of the course Intersect
ed about thirty mWes off the. north
coast of 'Jamaica.. The Adula's crew
believe they were the squadron, under
Admiral Cerylera, and at Is feared that,
if they were; on the way to Oenfugos,
they may destroy the American (block
ading squadron.
0RANISH FLBETr AT SANTIAGO.
fMtad rfift. ' Watr 19.uiA. ' .rries.i9je-el .f rom
dautiago dev,Cuba confirms the arrival
of the Spanish squadron.
A direct message from Santiago de
Cuba confirms the report of the arrival
of the Spanish squadron there. The
dispatch says the event has caused in
tense enthusiasm at Santiago de Cuba.
' TO ATTACK NCKRTfH ATLANTIC
' '. - SEA'PORTS. ; V.' .-!.
; London, Qfay 19. IA dispatch 0 The
Star from Montreal, published today
say Senor Polo 'y Bernabe toaS secured,
by cable, a coal depot near St. Pierre,
the French colony,, off the south coast
of New; Foundland at- which the Cadiz
squadron will coal, previous to attack
ing the Atlantic seaboard of the Unit
ed States, while the Cape Verde squad
ron commanded r by Admiral Cervera
draws oft the squadrons commanded by
Rear Admiral "Sampson- and Commo
dore .Sfchley.j ' ' . i;' ". :
THCp CHAQFtaJBSTOIN BLAiYlESD.
Vallejo, Calif, "May 19. The cruiser
Charleston, f hat sailed yesiteTiday for
Manila with, ammunition and 'supplies
for Admiral "Dewey is -back at . tier
berth at Mare Island yard with her
condensers out of order. Th'e accident
,is trival,-but Captain Glass concluded
that it would ioe iDetter.to recurn to tne
navy yard and secure the benefit of Uhe
facilities there than to repair the dam
age at sea. The Charleston will make
another start' within the oiext , forty
eight hours, .
OUR WARSHIPS' HAVOC AMONG
; r THE SPANISH.
(Copyrighted by Associated Press.)
Key West, Fla., May 19. The Span
ish loss during the recent engagment
at Cienf uegos is known to ' have, been
much heavier than at , first ' reported.
Three hundred Spaniards were killed
m ..' ' a : J J m Jl
ana several nunureu wounaea. ireai
damage was done along the coast.
Soon after the engagement the United
States cruiser Marblehead picked up'
several Cubans in an open boat some
miles down the coast; including Colonel
Oriz, Lieutenant Olvarez and three
privates from an Insurgent camp near
.Cienf uegos. They reported that the
Spanish losses and the damage wrought
by the shells from the -war ships were
very heavy. -.The hospitals at Cienf ue
gos, they said, were full of wounded;
and fear prevailed everywhere that
the American warships would return
to complete the work ojf d?11"0"
During the engagement, the Marble
head threw 450 5-inch shells into the
Spanish forces, and 700 frfI"nr
secondary battery. ?eJ?J&EnA
ville threw-as many more ; shells and
1,500 shots from her eeJJX-
Fifteen hundred Spaniards were
stationed in an improvised fortress on
a. neck of land, and upon, this, the
shins concentrated their fire, and it
was here - that most destruction was
wrought! During the heavy fire of
shells and just after the light house
was blown up, five Spaniards'Wbo were
running together in an attempt to es
cape, were, picked off by a shell from
the Marblehead, the gunner being or
dered to fire upon them by Ensign
Pratt. - They, were torn to pieces.
The men who manned the cutters did
so under instructions and they with
stood the galling fire poured upon them
with the utmost calmness. v
.The Cubansawere supplied with six
thousand rounds of ammunition, and
all but one of them got ashore. , -
London, May 20,-wrhe Madrid corre
to Have Reached
de Cuba.
Island Havoc of Our Warships
off Nova Scotia.
sponding of The (Daily News says; Thai
Spanish ! correspondents say that ' Gi
ftxraitar has received within a fortnight;
100,0001 tons of coal and large .quantu
ties of ammunition.
The new Spanish Cabinet, nearly cama
to grief on Senor Gomez's demand than
it should not toe bound by the outgoing
ministry. ' '-;.,.. ';
The' igovemment intends . to increasa 1
the means of defence of territories ex- -
posed to a foreign greed and is conskl
ering th'e necessity of keeping a basiq ;.
of operat ions in Spain. '
In the i Philippines a majority of thel -people)
ane loyal, and the 'Americans
and their few native allies are una'ola
to conquer another acre of soil.' Spain
will, therefore, keep at home the 7,000i -troopsj
intended for th iPhlUpplnea -r-until
further notice and will imnveoi-
ately send the Cadiz reserve vsquadrort
to Manila to chastise Dewey j : 4
; STSRICT PRESS CENSORSHIP. .' 1
Tampai Fla., May 19.rHA.ll the news-,
paper joorrespondents at Tampa w era
today jnotifled that in future all dis-
patches must ibe placed in the hondai -of
Lieutenant Miley, of General Sbof-
ter's staff, for approval. The censor .
ship itj. future twill be very rigid and! ,
it is said that it '.will Ibe keptln force
until af ter the invasion of Cuba takea .
place, lit is the intention to keep thei
Spanisp, governmjent in complete iff- '
norance of the movements of the army .
if possible, and every, means will ba
exerted in order to do so.
A SUPPOSED SPY. ARRiEBTED. 4 '
Under, orders from General Shafter '
officers; of the Ninth cavalry station- 4
ed at tort Tampa, have placed undei v
arrest a "boy who is suspected of. beingj
a spy (in jthe svice. of the Spanish! ',
government. , -
The alleged sjy, whose name Js Gar- -cia,
is said to have .had. .with him wheru
arrested documents of a decidedly In
criminatory nature. He is (but 18 years) .
of age,1 and has lived in Tampa most -of
his life I and strongly asserts his ki-
nocenoe. J In this -stattement he Is sup
ported by prominent railroad and state
officials who are acquainted with. the
tad. General Shafter, ft is sold, is in- ,
climed to 'the belief that Garcia ia ,
guiltless, tout a rigid iTOvestigation will ;
be held tomorrow. Pending the In
vestigation Garcia wHl'be kept 4n close .
confinement.' - - . -
SPAlH TO GET COAL ' AT MAR
;:. f f tinique. .. '
St. P,ierre, Martinique, May, 19. The
Spanish torpedo boat desroyer, at. Fort, -
de France has completed her repairs
and is ready to leave at any moment,
The Spanish ambulance ship 'Alicante
today Changed her moorings from the ".
inner to-the outer harbor in order to -
take on coal. .. . " - ; :
The j ! British steamer Twickenham! ... ,
with 2,000 tons of coal has arrived at, "
Fort de France. It Ib reported that; a.
contract has been made with the
Spanish, 'government under Which the . -Twickenham
is- to furnish coal for - a' .
two months' basis at Fort de France.
Thej French government has thus far '
Tef used, to!" allow the Aflcante to coal
from the" Twickenham, but the Span
ish consul has obtained - permission
for a five days .wait from 'the Twick
enham!; before declaring, at customs.
The excitement among " the " Spanishv
sympathizers is very great. .
' FINANCE'S ASSORAN1C3E1 OF 1
- Mv:j'j FRlBNDSiHIP. . - '
'Wasningtoin, May 19. 'As a result of
several recent exohanges between -the
'officials ; of thla state department and
those of the French embassy an agree
able understanding has been reached
which, gives assurance of a oontimi
ance of the traditional friendship ex
isting ibetween the United States and
France lt has served to make clear -that
each- government has 'the rullest 2 . 1
confidence to the friendly 'attitude ot
the i btherj and. that any criticisms of
animosities aroused by recent ind- ,
dents in the war hove not 'been shar
ed "by jthe'government officials of eith
er country. -.
M, (Robineau. of (Paris, who is prom
inently .id&nttfled .wittti Parisian Jour-.
naxram, 'nas mvu unc. 're
resenting 'Le Temps and Le Matin,
which) are identified with the French
government, he. also :nas -a" semi-official
mission to perform. He 4s occred-,
ited hy M. Hanatoux, the French min
ister of foreign affairs, to the; French. .
embassy, . and through, tnia official
channel he has heen received at -the -White
! house and by, representative
men of fhe administration. lAs a. rer
suit of his calls at the White house
M. iRobineau's cable to the ' Frisian ,
papers will represent tha't the most '
cordial feeling ;is entertained' in -the
highest 1 admmlstra'tion circles In
Washington, toward the Frendpfj gov
ernment . and people. lA.t thej same
time M. Robineau has given assur
ances ito the officiate here 4h'at the.
government authorities of France en
tertain, the highest regard for the
United States and in no way feel a
sympathy of Xriendiship toward Spain ,
in her present conflict with this coun-
rry h I j ! ' - ' ' " - ' :"- " -
Madrid. May 20.-4 a. m.Thf
ish, fleet on arriving: at Santiago -de
Cuba round there two American (war - .
ships which retired with all speed. The
J?n regent has cabled congratula
tions to Admiral Cervera.. - . ,
A -FLEET OFF NOVA SCOITIA...
Halifax, N. S., May 19.-HA report
Just received from Oetoon' ; Cove,
western lehore of this province, , ay
nine warships were, sighted off Indian
island,! near Cape ia Havre; this mom-
ing heading in a southerly direction.
Their hationallty could not be dls
cerned.i , ' '" " f
Newport -News, Va., May 19. Offlcera 1
at Fortress Monroe, who are in a io
sition I to speak authoritatively, r deny
that-any oc the cables .connecting the
mines ita Hampton 'Roads have been
cut. ot that the explosives nave been
tampered with in any way. ' ,
; HORRORS OF WAR.;
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IT IS ESTIMATED THAT A VIGOR
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ous war with Spain will 'cost the Lotted
States i Fifty Thousand live. Awful to
contemplate. It is - a known fact that
stomach and kidney troubles cost the
United 1 States fifty thou.'lvd lives annu
ally, yet you nfever atop to think about,
it or prepare. for it. Tatture to prepare
for the! battle cost the Spanish govern
ment its Manila fleet. You can avoid the
danger of Dyspepsia, Stomach and Kid
ney Troubles by drinking . Aetna Lithla ;
Water ! all the time. It is a . delightful
drinking ! water ' and cost you only 25
cents per gallon, v Call and see us and
Jet us tell you about it. . . , -
AETNA LITHIA WATER CO.,
ii Bunting's Pharmacy
R, E. 'WARD, Agent, -
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