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" . "I :-i 1 - si- - VOL.XI. NO. 135, WILMINGTON N. C., TUESDAY, MAY 31, 189 PRICE 5 CENTS. 4ff 11 TROOPS TO EMBARK General Miles Issues the Orders for the Ad vance on Cuba to Begin. A WAR COUNCIL AT WHITE HOUSE Naval and Military Plans Discussed, But;Kepf Secret---Troop Available for the InvasionTo be Fqur Military Expeditions Volunteers to be Held Chiefly in Reserve General Miles and Staff Leave for Tampa Our Government Closes Reci procity With l'i'ance The Conclusion of the Treaty Causes Great Satisfaction. - . ' Washington, Slay 30. The military invasion of Cuba has begun. Unless the order of the war department imLs-c-arried, at an early hour this morning the troops that hav ;been-gathered at ithe gulf ports began ' to brak camp and marCh aboard Ithe- .ships -waiting ito carry them i-to the enemy's territory. About iwentyj-iive. of these ships, the ibigg-est and fastest that could lie ob tained fiuita'bll-, fur the ipurpse, had been' gathered ready to receive) the itroops. They will' . accomodate jabout HO, 000 men, .foi in a short voyage like "that ifrom one f the giulf iorts to'Cuba it is. possi'lle 'With safety and comfort to carry a"much;. larger number of: men la'board shiip than would 'be admissable in the case of ; a cruise' to the Phiiiip jines, for instance. JIow many troops started this morning,:' where thevi took hips;jwliere theyytre 'bound, are jnues- .lions which the directing spirits df the campaign refuse positively to answer. They have .no desir-e that the Spknish hpuld have opportunity afforded ithem no. gather forces to attack our .soldiers as tihey 'land... Therett'ore, .nothlnjgj'of the . details iie learned. of the 'first movements can that There is a. suspicion ri.he start will 'be made from Tampxand I.M'ioile, and it is provable that.'in casv 'he fleet of troop ships. av ill such con- the verere .at Key W'est tit pass, uride Urest tii pass. un convoys oi ine -warsnis wnita v .diniral 'frfamipsoti '.,ias provided rlgainst attack;. at -the stray i.SpanisLi cruiser ' It is proba'b'io that I to ensure hands of. hem some or gunflxai here will- ble no fleis than four separate military dxpe- ditions and. that these will be landed at four different points. Whether (Porto Rico is one of these points. of not cannot .be . learned. ;Bfoaje the entire force which it is proposed to use In (Cuba cam be landed, the troop ships must make four, separate voyages across the straits. I . Arrangements have 'been mad to utilize the: service, of the insurgents I tto the 'greatest possible extent. :The government already has sent expedi tions to a 'large numler of points on Phe island and landed arms for the in Hurgents. 'Most of the parties succeed .perfectly in their object and it was tsaid At the war department today 'lhat a. sufficient numbeii of the insurgents lhave -been armed to constitute a very leffective support for the troops, as they iland. - ' - '.'.- X- war. conference, was held at the IWhife house at 3 o'clock this afternoon fletwei the president and his war Sec retaries, Alger and I-ohg, and Major General liijies. in command : of the larrny. Vice iresident Ilo'bart, who; ac companied the president to a Arlington and returned with him to .lunch, was srtvsem a nart of I he time, and Secre- irairv Dav. who had just returned to - fiV'ashington, also dropped in during x-onferenee.. ;, , After the entire situation, naval the and tnilitary, had been gone oven Secretary along retired1- and Secretary Alger land General Miles remained to discu's Imoie in detail the military jop-ratioits-now about to be , put into xe-.M-ti.r, , s a result of the definite official -Information that the Spanish squadron ' tis securje.'y held within Santiago har- aATatu rails', those who participate4 dn Ithe CHJnife'ren.fJe observed strict reticence regarding i It was stated, hovveiKrer, '.finfan auithoritJve quarter, that the tiis "cussion covered thf . entire . range of aiaval and mi.'itaiyf .operations., with (particular, view, .to he active mdv.e nnpnt about to teiin... lieneralv utiles! wi( ,with hi ml a - memorand .-:howing tihe exact disposition of t-n il it ary forces novV concentrated ! iari.vi .nDhits tbroufeThou't, the coun i ,v, .u.v .if men at Taitioa ,.a -rvtvicr uinit nerni wmw 1; vmibarkation.. . j . 1 )RrBiRS FOR TRQOPS TO I0M RlMIK firiprftl -Miles also'" made known tjhat at' 1 o'clock this (morning. Immediately f ollowing the -'receipt of definite info r i nation as to the presence of the iSpU-n-Ish fleet - at Santiago, ihe had oaef to the .war .department and had issued -teVgraphic orders puttin'g the troops j n nmwcme -at or tne inmiy .- service. Furt'ne,J' than. tnis, tnose tau iv.'ild not' ijis- tending the eoT""-LC n-uss tiheir plans. It was said at the 'vv3t' department. that chief reliance woi at 'the outset on the Uniteu States rpg- ..tcrea! in Florida, and in uch volunteer anents ak were thoroughly equiipc.1 una reasonably well seasoned aor ser vice. Although the officials, will not .say -how many troops are available for immediate active service, .it is roughly estimate'd "that there are about -O.poo i-egulars-and 13.000 volunteers at Tam pa.' The infantry force, regular ajnd volunteer, is about 28,000 men, the cav alry t about 4.000, the artilery a'bout a,200.! How many of these have 'been of will be def patched to ny given point, or to several points, is not dis closed, and that is a part of the secret campaign plans of th-- government. Back of this force are ofhsr available regiments at Mo'bile, X - .v Orleans and " otlif?r . points easily accessible taTajmpa. 'Btill ifurther toack is tit- large volunteer ' ra,t)'p at - Chickamauga. comprismg !ibout 40,000 infantry volunteers, 1,000 Vavalry volunteers and three regiments rTVitij indigestion,, pyspepsi Kidney: or other similar affections Irink f reelyj of Aetna Lithi-i Water and be- relieved. show you from our .'books ihe M'e can i aiames of-some- of a he most rena-uie J- fivople "in the city, who are drinking his' water if reel y, and, who will K-U ou;.that ihey -iire ibeing 'benefited jby -"' st v Ask vour. doctor' if 'he '(prescribes " Lithia Water, If so fry -T AETNA LIT! I IA WATER. i !At I1.&0 per case, 25 cts per gallorj. R. E. WARD Agent h. ' . ' ''' i 1 in inose 013 BlIHTIHG'S PHARUAGY. .of artillery volunteers. It' i linder stood to be the plan although1 as to this ithe re is no precise official state ment to have the troops a,. Ohicka mauga take the iplace of those .atVFlor ida porta as fast as the latter leave for active service, fhus 'keeping a ; large force always ready for emibarkation from Florida. Aside from the troops already specified, fhere are the . 18, 000 men at Camp Alger, near Washington and lesser ibodies of troops on liong Island and in various states. The 75, 000 volunteers under the recently is sued second call constitute stiirarrother reserre which, however, is ovi to be or ganized and equipped. ' . 1 : i ' General .Shatter will 'be in inrnmediate command oC' the iforces now embark ing, avhile General Milefe .will have" gen eral supervision of these and all othen military -movements. ,s . GBN(B(RA.(L IMlIiDS GOES TO TIA1MPA 'M.a;jo.r 'General 'Nelson A. Miles, 'com manding the United States army, ac companied by tiie members of his fam ily and hispersonal and official staff, left "at lt o'clock toniglit tfor Tampa, Fla. ' The parity, comprising thirty four persons, occupied a special train on the (Southern railroad. No demon stration of any kind occurred as . the distinguished party - took its leave. General IMiles will proceed directly to Tamipa,. wheret .he will establish tempora.rily the neadquarters. of the army. He (will personally direct the movements of. the troops and the inva sion of Cuba. ! Following is - the personnel of': the party which ' left tonight: Generaf Miles, IMrs, iMiles, IMiss Miles and !Sher man Miles; General (Rogers, General1 Stone, Colonel" (Maus, Colonel Michael er, iQlonel Osgood, iMajor (Daly, chief surgeon; JMajor Seyburn,' Major Davis, Captain Alger, Lieutenant Rowan, Lieutenant Parker and (Lieutenant To'vvnsley. General Collazo and .Colonel Hernandez, of .the Ouban army, were of the party, as -were also four privates of the lSix$h cavalry, who will act as orderlies, -.and eleven secretaries and clerks. . , 'RECIPROCITY TREATY WITH ? 'FRANIOE. - The United (States and France have concluded . the first commercial agree ment entered into under section 3 of the IMngley tariff. The negotiations have been pending for the last eight months and after Jmanyr Vissitudes were concluded on .Saturday last, when Ambassador Camlhon, in tethalf "of France, 'and the Hon. John A, Kasson, reciprocity commissioner for the Unit ed iStates, affixed their ' signatures to the formal agreement. The. president today issued a proclamation granting the reciprocal reductions j-specifled. The (French -.authorities will) also de cree a reduction in the French rates in accordance with the '.agreement. iThe agreement makes important changes in the tariff rates on a num ber of articles constituting the chief trade (between thisi country and France. The particular advantages se cured by the United iStates are on meat products and lard compounds, France .reducing her rates one-halfg on the former and about one-third on the latter. The chief 'benefits to France are in reduction in rates on -brandies, stilled wines, vermuth and works of art: .There is no reduction in the rate on champaignes, although the i Dingley law cohtemplated a reciprocity reduc tion on champagnes in case mutual concessions were 'given. 'By the terms of the agreement the new rites go into effect on June 1st, next Wednesday. The conclusion of the agreement is a source of general, congratulation among the officials of the state depart ment and of the French embassy, Sev eral reciprocity negotiations have been in progress and It was thought those "with great Britain' were likely to ,be concluded first. The French negotia tions ibegan last October when CM. Pat enotre was the French ambassador here. It sooh 'developed,, however, that the United States expected' much larger- concessions, particularly on meat products, tnan ui. ifaieiioire 'was ready to yield. M. Cambon, formerly gorvernor general of Algiers, and re garded as one of the most capable di plomatic officials in the French service, resumed the "work when he succeeded M. Patenotre, wro' was promoted to the 'Madrid mission, and, acting sunder instructions from P,aris, '. concessions were miade which allowed the two gov ernments to come together. It wa-s a matter of no little ffiupprise that the arrangement! was concluded at the present time when the war emergency compelled this .government to, look for very oneilble recourse tfor revenue anid , i,Qr, '"toi-o a. (concentration of of- n-eiai attentiou oj measures . iciauus "irectly to 'the war. Ae from the tariff cuaniges . made W the nev 8'refement, the convention U regarded as significant in. showing the fid . will .exdstinff .between the United Btates and France. In official Hrcles there nr has (been any ques tion as to the contmued cordial ty be ween the two .countHcbut m un official quarter there .' i j. i iTLirts OT iriCLiWil. - - , .. t n t Kl'l I CHPV r k-V. - - J "l un"1 ; t the I satisfactory , a'T'w the two govern -merits. Note From Camp;ussell. 9 (Special to The Messenger.) Raleigh, N. C May 30.-The f ollow ng is the language, of the reply of Governor Russell to ine secieiaij war's telegram: "I can give you two regiments, but none to increase the regiments which have been musterea ' i .. ....... ,nmQn1 ' - in ana are uuuei uui The adjutant general has -written a very feeling letter to tner parents ul. . . , Matthew Barbee, tnepnvate oi Durham company, of the First regi ment, who was killed in the collision near Savannah. It is reported that States f Auditor Ayer will join one of the regiments as a volunteer. The governor and the adjutant gen eral visited the camp oi tne oeuoxi regiment this afternoon. "W. H. Henderson, the colored sena tor from, Vance county, is appointed to succeed James H- Young as chief fer tilizer inspector, - Young being majoi; of 'the negro battalion, of volunteers, Mr. Ilaar's Funeral Xlii Eornlng rAi of Mr. Arthur C. Haar, r .y1iaif vesterdav mornin w5?u'rr 'orniine at 9:30 .TJ .riJ'of toto fatner, Mr, . 5l , n FVurth and Nun street. Whence to St. iPaul's BvaiioaJ church. Tne mxermeii'i. v-. at Oakdal cemetery. A CROWING CHURCH. . Tbe Membership of Southaide Bap- tist Churcb Increased Two Fold in Ten Month A Successful Revival Juat closed. - A very i euccessful revival which com menoed at Southside Baptist church, on Ifth and Wobster streetsi Hast Sunday two weeks ago, Closed lost Sunday night. The Rev. F. M. Woods, of Alabama, con ducted the meetings up to last Wednes day, when he left. The Rev.W. E. Crock er, a returned missionary, then continued the. meetiings till the close. Botn ministers njeaohed very fine ser mons and there !ftas been a great awak ening In the church,-and the vicinity. The members' have been revived, find many souls nave been converted. The meeting resulted in sixteen additions to the , church. Most of the converts will be 'baptized next Thursday night at the First Baptist church. The congregation ' of the Southside church have been deepfly impressed with Mr. Wood's preaching. He preached a se ries of direct, earnest and logical. Gospel (sermons. One who heard him, tells lis that he 'built his sermons like a. pyramid ajid he pronounces him a truly remarka ble and (successful preacher of the Word. His sermons were a power for the truths they impressed so deeply on all who heard him. They carried conviction home to every heart. Souithside church is having a wonder ful growth under it's able, and zealous young pastor, the Rev. F. H. Farrington. Mr. Farring-ton is .doing a grand; work and since he has been in our cty. he has made a fine impression. He ':s from Montevallo, Ala., and came here in May. Jast year to attend the Southern Baptist convention. He made such an impression that he was called to Sou'trnside, and so we can isay that the onventtion is re sponsible for4his locating in our city. He began' 'his work here- iru July with 88 members, and now the 'membership is 139. There have been fifty-one additions to 'the memibersih'ip since he came here. The Sunday school has increased from 53 to more than 100 pupils, and altogether "there is a promising ' future for the little church. In addition to the increase in ithe 'membership and of Sunday school, there has been a wonderful and most gratifying development -financially.' Re cently a $160 -organ was purchased by the cOngregationi and they have a most ac complished and excellent organist in Miss Mamie Canady. . I DIED IN HIS CELL. A Prisoner In Jail Died Suddenly This : Morning-. In his cell at the pail Amos Jones, t colored, died this morning. Jailer W. W. King retired as usual' last night, and about 12:30 o'clock this morning was awakened by an outcry from one "of the prisoners, James Mc Rae, colored. He ' immediately arose and was informed that Jones was dy ing, and when he reached the cell he found Jones col i in death. The su perintendent of riealth, Dr. W.. D. 'Mc- fMillan, was immediately summoned land pronounced the cause of death as ! heart disease. J Jones apparently had only been sick - several minutes j before death came. 'When he retired he was all right, and later he was heard gasping for health, dying by a fellow prisoner, James Mc Rae. f . Jones is about 28 years- of age and original hails from Henderson, al though he has "been in 'this city for some time. He rias assisted around the jail very often. It was not very loRg ago he, concluded service of a sen tence for stealing lead off the revenue cutter Colfax. On the 19th instant, he was arrested by Policeman Joseph An derson f or beating . a colored woman, and was bound . over to the criminal, court. The body of the deceased is still at the jail and. will beiviewed by Coroner Jacobs this morning. He has been no tified of the "death. With I s Again. Mr, R. W. Vincent is now contribut ing terse articles to The Evening Dis patch as of yore. He returned to the city Sunday from Baltimore, Md., and the effect of his breezy pen was seen plainly in yesterday afternoon's issue of the paper mentioned. His many friends welcome him back heartily. "Was it a Message From a War Vessel? Yesterday about midday, a' carrier pigeon was observed at the foot of Market street by quite a crowd of peo ple. It flew down to the river to get water and Captain E. 'D. Williams and 1 M. Elisha Warren, of the tug Mari6n, approached close enough to it to' ob serve that it had a brass band around one leg and a message of considerable size attached to the other, beverai persons got close to the biro, but it always flew out ot reacn. it percneu at. one time on Mr.1 Neil McKinnon's store, on Water street, .and finally dis appeared over the pOstomce, flying northward.. It is. said to nave come from towards the ocean and is believed-to have been5 turned loose with a message from? a vessel at sea. . . . . The Bladen Democracy."1. Colonel C. P. Parker, chairman of the board of county commissioners of Bladen county, was in the ci't.t .yesterday. He brings cheering news, of the outlook for the democracy in his county. He says the people1 are wefll satisfied with the work of the recent democratic state, convention at t Raleigh, and especially endorse the position, taken against fusion with Mar ion Butler and any other. clique or party ihe has anything to do with. He says many populist' are .tired of the condi tion of affairs brought about by fusion with the republican party and they will thisi 'fail come back t'o the democratic party. All things considered, the demo crats of BJaden are fu 1)1 of enthusiasm and they- will see that their county will turn up all right in 'November. Fun on The Blockade. (Correspondence of Associated Press.) Key West, Fla., May 27. Life on blockade duty lias its bright, as well as its dull.' side. While the large ves sels of the blockading fleet are envied toy the smaller craft, as those likely to be in "at the death" in avnaval bat tle, the boa'tsj of ' the mosquito fleet are the orriy "ones-at present getting the benefit of the sipOrt 'attendant upon a summer cruise in southern seas. The battleships arid cruisers, stand too high out of water, and the decks of the monitors lie too often 'buried un- jjer the waters to offer facilities ior 1 'atti-iVi. fishim?. or shark shooting. . lerunboats. yachts, and dispatch i boats, ort Jthe' other han4, althodgh I wooed to a- life of pouting, pat-rolling and coast surveying, are especially ' oontori ibv reason of their light and fow free-board to 'follow the chase after fish-and fowl while ful filling the duties to wnictn tney are as signed. 1 .. Off Diana Key, commanaing uie nce :to (Cardenas harbor, lies a gun- flwat, iplaced there to prevent the es cape of a couple or panisn su-w gunboats, reported .bottled up in the -The consequeni. leisure a.n.cri ux its crew enafble? the men to spend the day ashore, shooting s ana ouun s eggs on the solitary reei, so nooulated by sea, fowl oi every ue- scription. " . -" . Beyond, under tne lee oi runw. - o-vit. tiA nvk.q form a natural urean.- water. which renders bathing (perfectly safe and secure rrom rne uucicui..c intrusion of. harks. which abound in Cuban waters. , .. Off the 'Playadel Chivo. to the east ward of EVIorro castle where the -upright plates of the Oity of (Alexandria, jut ting out of 'the restless waves, involun tarily remind you of the more recent wrecking in Havana, harbor, the. hun gry sharks of the -gulf seem to have established their headquarters. TTHiftn on- (twenty oif these ibrown skinned, wihite bellied monsters s around a passing vessel or follow It for miles, their sharp pointed fins sticking i straight out ot the water. IS At Raleigh of a Unique Character. SOUTHERN VETERANS ' ' : -fr Compose the Chief Audience of the Orator of the Day Elaborate Deco rations from Various Sections of the Country Placed on Ensign Bagley's Grave Confederate Decoration Day at Richmond-sPresldent McKinley's ' Letter of Regret. . Raleiga, N. C., May 30. Decoration day was observed here in a manner absolutely unique. The ceremonies were held at the t national cemetery, but a rain caused a change of part of the arrangements. The 1,500 graves were decorated with flags and a de tachment sixty .men from the Sec ond regiment of volunteers; under command of Donald MacRae, fired a salute over the grave of Private Ar thur Watson, of that regiment, who died in camp here last week. At this , stage of the ceremonies heavy rain began to fall and the ex ercises were concluded at the chapel ot the confederate soldiers' home near by! There, for the first time, was presented tht spectacle of Colonel Charles F. Meserve, a federal soldfer, orator of the day, addressing an au dience mainly composed of ex-confederate soldiers. Colonel Meserve dwelt upon the death of Ensign Worth Bagley -and declared that it forever sealed the death of sectionalism. Miss Minnie May Curtis read an original, poem. S. D. Wait was master of ceremon ies. These concluded, a -procession made its way to Oakwood cemetery, where the grave of Ensign Bagley was decorated with flags and flowers. The New York World had elaborately deco rated the ' grave with flowers, and branches of pine and palm. Governor Russell, Mayor Russ and the com mander of the local post of. the Grand Army of the Republic placed at, the head of the grave a memorial wreath of immortelles sent by Meade Post No. 1, of Philadelphia. Other memorials were sent by the Woman's Loyal Leg ion, of Washington, D. C; Ensign Al fred McKitland, executive officer of the hospital ship Solace,, and Rev. Mr: Tryon, of Battleboro, Mass. The chpir sang "America", at the grave. , Rev. A. W. Curtis prayed and Rev. Dr. I. McK. Pittinger pronounced the bene diction. f 1 IMPORTANT EVENTS OF THE DAY. " The St. Paul Captures a British Steamship Loaded with Coal Wliile Trying to Enter Santiago de Cuba. , -.; ' Schley Says 'He has the Spanish Fleet' and it Will Never Get Home.' ' ", r ' t ' Admiral Dewey will Hold the Authoritiest&t Manila, Respon sible for the Life of the Captain if the Gunboat Callao. General Miles Issued Orders at 1 O'clocfc' Yesterday Morn- ing for embarcation Of the Troops at Key West m M " ; When Cervera Left Spain his Intention wa to go to San Juan, but Admiral Sampsou's Fleet was in theWayli-.-,- ' , A Desperate Fight Occurs Among the' Negro Volunteers While on Their Way to Foft Macon, N. C. - . f " The Steamer Restormel went to' Snn Juan, was Ordered to, Curacao and there was Ordered to Follow the Fleet to, Santiago. A Steamer Leaves Morf oik for Key West-fvith 2,500 Tons of Ammunition. '' :' . The Decoration Day Address at Raleigh Yesterday was De- livered to an Audience Composed President McKinle Writes to J Expressing Regrets at Having to Confederate Memorial Exercises; Richmond, Va May 30. The observ ance here today of Hollywood memor ial day will long be remembered. De spite the threatening weather, the or ganizations announced to take part as sembled at a central point in the city, They included the several confederate memorial associations of the. city. The confederate camps, the Sons of "Veter ans, Daughters - of the Confederacy and seventeen of the companies of volunteers now at Camp Lee.' The march to Hollywood -was made in a drenching rain, and after the cere mony of decorating the graves, the organizations returned. to the city, and the programme was-eoncluded at the Second Presbyterian church. Prayer was offered by ' Rev. Dr. Hoge, and then Mr. Joseph Bryan introduced the ortaor of the day. " . After the oration the assemblage was dismissed with a benediction. Before introducing Governor Tyler, Mr. Bryan read the following letter from President McKinley to the gover nor: "Executive Mansion. "Washington, May 28. 1898. '"Dear Governor Tyler I have your favor of the 25th instant. The kind invitation which you have so courte ously extended me in behalf of the la-, dies of Hollywood Memorial Associa tion, and personally, . is cordially ap preciated and I am very sorry that I cannot send an acceptance, but it is impossible for me to leave Washing ton just now. The observance oi me morial day is a fitting way attribu table to our dead. Every citizen should consider it a privilege to take, part in these ceremonies. The splendid pa triotism exhibited in every: part of our common country exalts the American name and the spectacle of the north and the south marching under the old flagat the nation's call, fills, all hearts with pride and gratitude. ' "Thanking you heartily for your gracious offer of the hospitality of your home! believe me, "Respectfully yours, I" WILLI AM M'KINLEY." S. M. XJ'eary. Pierson, Mich., writes "DeWftt'o Witch Hazel Salve is cur ing more -piles here today than all other remedies combined. It cures eczema and all other skin diseases." For sale by R. R. Bellamy. lu the Camps at Mobile ' ATnhiTe. Ala.. May 30. There are 6,792 men and officers at the regular camp here and 940 at the volunteers'. One thousand men will arrive tonight at the - regulars' camp the Second Louisiana volunteers from -New ur- lcLTlS .Nothing of importance' took place in the regular camp today. Among the volunteers the incident was the sur render by" Colonel Cox to the sheriff, of Frank Kilpatrick, of Pickens coun .ty, an enlisted volunteer of the Sec orid regiment, who is charged with the murder of 'J. D. Burgin at Pickensvuje, Ala., on March 4th. .Cox had refused to give up the man, but the secretary of war ordered that the man should be surrendered. The negro company., from Montgom prv was examined today and made an excellent showing. Three only were rejected for physical disability; for under-w eight and two for age. .'" - - .- nine under HTM LIU U 11ILU1U mm RuttlOr& bt -Early Ad'Jf """The Wilmington Tariff Association .' C- . -' Irlhas petitioned the North . Pamiina vance on Cuba. MORE TROOPS" ARRIVING . - i . -141 r :V J . 3- ;the minor mistake in the statement The Date for" Embareatlon Fixed tKat the Association has petitioned for - Changes Made in the Camps of the ; Relief in "first-class rates" discrimina- be Located; In the East Coast Towns the-whole matter. The Chicago , ?Vaval Reserves to i It is the last sentence in the dis . .- '.i-f 1 i patch, however, to whilch I take ex- Arrive Today a.nd Proceed to Key Jpeption, as it is calculated to create WestJ r 2 I " . 'i 'wrong impression on the public and . -' - . I ; . ''--' ;ut the. assoc4ation in a false position. Tampa, Fla., Iay 30.The impression is - where discrimination exists Just rates around fteiadii!ero todp.y 'thBit -tije'end Cannot" obtain, and little tolerance can now not farjdff jand that definite, orders I, cor 'bEeakingf cainp .nd getting on board f erectly .stated premises.. tne transporter hv; : waiting will- soon be I The.-diff erence between "just" rates given. AH kinds of rumors were ailoati It was repor.. what appeared!'-to oe ron. ' The association has petitioned good authority ,rthat orders for embarka-Wor t'ioni had. actually , been' received from Was'hingtonnd'-tKiajt several of Admirall Sampson's ships were on itheir way from ' Cuban waters .to act as Convoysi for the vast fleet-of transports on their' journey sou th. This' wv denied at headquarters. Never tireless, Jiejireport that 'the daite for the embarkajtion had definitely been decided on and . that it was in. the near future came front; so many- different sources that,'1 ihjspte of official denials, , It found manyfbeiievers. If, any' such or ders were, received,- however, there . wee certainly no v indications" of them at the docks at Port " Tampa where scarcely a dozen .negro lajborers'were lazily engag ed in cleaning the 'rubblsih left by the carpenters. ' N,o loading of supplies of any kind; was doneducin'g the day and even t'he fires in many of fhe transports. . had apparently been drawn. , The result of. f.he conference held to day between 'Major -General Shatter a"nd Brigadier General Young, in coniman'd of ithe cavalry: 'brigade at Lakeland,: also raither- indicated uhat no .immediate' move ment was in prosxct. It was decided to abandon Lakeland as a camping ground for the present;:buto' keep the First and Tenith cavalryliat 'tnat point until "such time as the 'rernoval of 'volunteer, ti'oop.i from Tampa left' vacant suitable camp ground, or untlli actual orders to embark for Cuba were? received.. . It , was decided to place Colonel . . Wood's regiment of RooseyeQt's ".riough riders" at Lakeland temporarily, , while;fhe First Ohio volun teers, now on -their way south, will prob ably be stoupedv tnere: - . Major General" Fitzhugh Lee, oommand ing the Seventh; army . corps, will leave for Jacksonvilleitomorrpw with liis staff and will establish corps headquarters at that poi-nt; Frv"5----. ; . ' - ,' -, It has practical)-, been decided to place tihe entire Seventh army corps along the coast of Florida, ;Most of the cotds.. It is said, will be Stationed. a;t. Jacksonville, hint troons- willlki so vbe placed at Aiiami, St. AUigustine I ana t-ajiatKa. -iwuieua-iin, Chiefly of ex.Cbnfederates. Governor Ty46r -of Mrginia, Decline Invitation to Attend mJ-IT v ' Miley. of Genetat.'Shafter's staff, is now in ifhe east coastv-inspeoting prospective caimprng- grounds..? anKi upon ,'ms . will depend: in,a, great measure ap portionment of troops at '-other points than "Jacksonville. . In this ; connection it may be stated ' that- the removal to Jack sonville or Other eaSst- Coast' points of all the voIunrteer reglmenms of the Seventh army corps at Taimpa. will soon prcJbahly 'De ordered. . -:.u : .' - , The :SeconKi . Massaohusetts voluniteers. which for 'the past two weeks have been staitioned at Lakeland, arrived' in Tampa today and went-into camp at Ybor City, near tne neavyf artillery. . rne tyevemyy firsf New Tork voluntwrs which, - with ithe .Second ".Massachusetts,, are rhe only two - volunteeri; , regimewts tn t)he urn atinv corns. . come down from Lakeland tomorrow and 'go jipto camp ait Ybor City near the snxtn aniamry a ;i.uiya Heights. ' '-ri-.if ;. , ia rrwViai trwii Wi t h 216 members of the Chicago nawllrfseTves in' cwamand of Lieutenant Rrtty: svnd tinsigns num anu Hewitt, arrived, cat, 'Port 'l-ampa today. Thev will go to -Key West tomorrow un der orders to report to the senior officer in .command., t' t ? f v ' . ' - Decorations datjwwas: oDserveo m camp tWnv hv it'hie 'sn&oerisi'on Of drills. Regu- .lair inwtKvrifll.' dav 'exercises wer neld. at fhe Tampa, Rights tabernacle in the aift'erh'oon under, fite-auspices oi tne iouai G. A. R: poet, - r- - ' - Old Glory na ilie Union, Jalk. Richmond, Va-C ' May 30 A -Cap Charles, special (to TheDispa't'ch says:; Mr. Joh n Holland , '! "cf t'he . Pullman Palace Car Company, -presented the mayor 'and council of this ipiace . with a British Un ion Jack flag, whiehs was raised with the Stars and Stripes :ait2 o'clock rth is afterr -norm in t.h oresenee of several hundred .TVt'h1stic meODle. ; The choirs of the Chlurches fuinishedniusic for lh& occa-''rrTift;-Star Soansrled Ban ner,"'' and "Gpfii Save t'h'e Queen.". Mr. w.riteinri oresnSitd.i'L'he flag in a Cew words. Mayor j Stevenson acGepted tho o.ct after Whirih 'Hob. John W. Daniel, the, 'orator of the occasion, was introduc ed and made 4' beautiful and -touching siArir!B -which stirred the people to .'the highest pitch ofi enthusiasm. Athe con clusion of Mr.rDaniel's speech, i. -several salutes from two cannon were fired, and three' cheers Went up "for, Old Glory : and the Union Jack ; : : - ii ' '" ' i "s ''. . j 'r' 1 ' - '. - 1 Whm a. man la suffering -wtth an "aching Head, a dtuggih body, wlien his musclea are lax and lazy, nis ipraon dull, and hia -aitoniaoh disdalnling food, h"e wlU, if ,wlse-r "iieeld theser Earnings arid resort to the right remedy, toefore ft is too late. 'Parker's Saisaparffla,". the "King of . JSlood Puriflers," makes the appetite k;een and heaaty-Vigor-oot.h Tivw-imiriflea the blood and fma It with "tte life-giving elements of the food. Tt.l3 a -woTiderful blood ma ker and flsli gilder. Sold iby J; c. tress. ; n-'-' The ttu.e n to Mrs; Gladstone London, May 30. On t Saturday last the; queen sent the- following telegram to Mrs. Gladstone: v . -vttt v.-mtrhta much with you to a air when - vovtr ti'ear husband is laid to rest. Today's ceremony will be most trying and painful for you, but it will k ot oamo time, ratifying v to vbn to1 see the respect and regret evinced by the -nation for the memory ?;!aJKV,a Wlacter and intellectu al anilities marked him as one of the most distinguished statesmen of my reign. I shall ever gratefully remem ber his devotion and zeal in all that concerned my Pfg T. Discrimination In Freight Rates. ' V Wilmington., K... C, May 30, 1898. The following from a special Raleigh w j j. , . jvoiiopotiuezit appeared in your sun Sday' issue: '-.';' . - ' . If ';Railroad Commission to remove the V existing discriminating in first-class rates to North . Ca'rolina points In fa- i vor or Norfolk and other Virsinia ints, and to the detriment of Wii- ington. In other words, the associa tions asks for snecial m tAa " j--' The errors in thisi 'Titma rlicnotori -n v n " Ul LVll CVX- e" accorded false deduction from - cor- equitable or parity rates and not tor special rates. For the information :,of your correspondent I will say that gtHshed from rates predicated on dis tance, -volume of business or competi tion.. : , , s The eentleman mav be an innocent r-broad1, but Jf suspect, that his ignor ance IS: more apparent than real and ignore malicious than innocent. it-1 hand you herewith copy of the pe- 'itipn-in Question, and respectfully re quest you publish it in justice to the association. - ' e The petition .speaks for itself. I x " Yours .truly, -Va. J. A'. TAYLOR, President". petition of the Wilmington Tariff Asso- -ciation. of 'North Carolina, to the Board A of Kaiiroad commiseiioners or is ortn 'f? Carolina, relative to class rates from Wilmingtoni to Nort'h Carolina, points: The ' Wilmingtoni.Tariff Association, of 5 Vilmingtoh. N. C:, petitions the board of ?ilroad commissioners of North Carolina remove xne exisuiig u'ici in iiass rates to worm vjaroi l im. jwuks hi ivor of Norfolk and other iVirginia I'sramon poihtsi to the detriment) of Wil- jinsion, as iiereiiiiiiie'i iiiicieoift-u. 1. "VMilmington is by reason of location F-t :d commercla.1 importance the natural s sueh. is Wtltled. to more than ordi- P-iry consideration in tne; matter or laeiglit rates and other transportation fa- f, "-llities. .and the voluntary actions of the. pitiii roads have established this Tact, out vhile they-.have admitted tnis, tney nave yfforde'd other commercial points, out bf fh'e salte, viz., Virginia, common points freight rates which enable them to 'con- ptrol a very large portion of the states htrade,. and as an illustration ot this un- Tlu'sit and unreasonable discrimination, l &i-te a few instances in this petition. The greateist discrimination exists to points liocatett on the wournern railway, ja.ro llrta Central and Cape Fear and "Yadkin JValley railroads, to wit: . The average rates given . herein in clude 1st to P classes, on the Southern iP&il way., . . ','To Elkln, N. C, the dtstance from Wil- nineton is 262 miles, from Norfolk 349; -average rate, Wilmington 42.3 cents, Nor folk 39.7 .cents, Wilmington being Z4. per ent nearer than Norfolk and paying suites 6.5 per cent.' in excess of. Norfolk.. To Kernersville. N. C.. the distance ?rom Wilmington is 195 miles, from Nor- bl S82: average rate, v nmingtore tents, Norfolk 32.7' cents, Wilmington leiinsr 30.8 per cent, nearer and paying jates 21 per cent, in excess of Norfolk. iTo' Salisbury, -N. C., the distance from -Wilmington is 217 miles, from (Norfolk 34 miles; average rate, . Wilmington 38.2 ents, Norfolk 36 cents,. Wilmington being 'fi 1 per cent, nearer and paying rates 5.7 er cent, in excess of Norfolk. . -To ipoints on the North Carolina divi sor of the Southern Railway between elma and Greensboro, the rates are' the a.me from Wilmington and Norfolk," ail hough Wilmington is only 105 miles jrom Selma and Norfolk 156 miles, Wil rntngton being 32.6 per cent, nearer Selma jnd proportionately the same to all '.pints between Setoia and Greensboro. 3 The discrimination also exists to jaints on the Cap'e Fear and. Yadkin Valv- Jliv, to wit: i - i5To 'Mt. Airy, N. C, the distance from rVilmington is 248 miles, from Norfolk s, miles: ayerage rate from Wilmington 16 35 4 cents, from- Norfolk 38 cents, Wiil- pgton 'being. 25:9 per cent nearer than rfoik and rates on-ly 6.8 per cent .less, oportlonately the sarne difference in iileage and rates exists to stations,- Ait. Jjiry to Germanston inclusive: Wilmington is 178 miles, from Norfolk 265 Lilies. The rates are equal, while WH- Mington is 32.8 per cent, nearer than isor- ?lk and the same inequality, exists to Vati'ons, Greensboro to Walnut' Cove and -tadisom inclusive. ' -' ' " ' . ' ' jTo stations between' Sanford and C1I Stac inclusive, the average rate from R'ilmington is 30 cents, Norfolk 38 cents. although Wilmington is 41-.6 per cent, .av erage nearer than. JNorroiK. ?'To .stati'ons between, Jonesboro and .Manchester inclusive, the average rate is worn Wilmington 28.3 cents, Norfolk 36 ents, , ailthough ilmington is HA- per Sent, nearer than .Norfolk. ft To stations, Hope Mills to Hasty inlclu- fivethe average rate is from Wflmihgton X& cen'ts. Norfolk 45.2 cents, while Wil mington is 54.3 iper cent, nearer than1 NOr- wolk. - 4. The discrimination, on the Carolina Central' railroad tagainsit iWilmington in Saw of Norfolk exists as follows: WTo stations) from Charlotte to Rocking- Wam inclusive, the . average rate from Wilmington is 30 cents. Norfolk 36 cents, i'y Wilmineiton 15.2 ter cent. -less in rates ind o2.5 oer cent, 'less ini d'tstance. and roDKrtioriaitely the same unfair adjustr Jiient exist to points on the Carolina Central north of Charlotte. i.5 5. The natroriasre of North Carolina isfcrtv doubtless worth as much to Virginia 'sjistributuig points as that of Virginia,, as VJie result of the present unjust and un 4asonable discrimination in freight rate rmpetitors not only -. 'have this advant, ,ge, hut a greater, advantage of securing Vaeir' supplies from the western and east ' i-n markets, at less tost ithan we; it ts 'Kot strange then that they should have iipi'dly developed and we remain practi ijtlly at a standstill, for our source of de 'Jflopment has been taken from us and ven to the mL These Virginia common Lmts have ;been built up almost en- 3 tri y Ljiiuugu tin. -1.CA.V u.. . - in Iforded them to points in the southern ,ates, notably. North Sa,rolina.-7 South '.aroltara and Georgia, 'and the inability f. tne COmoneTCiai poinas vh. mc tiiaies Mentioned to compete owing to the unfa- 7' "i-Ll 11 Cig if l 1 ci. i-v - . . w ...v i$.ilroads-.have treated.. us as we deserve n: a points in South Carolina and Georgia, Vit inasmuch as we cannot obtain our ' mr.lies sufficiently low Compared With iffginia points, we 'are unable to com iiike in that territory to any great extent; fcsFnd rn addition to the Virginia competi tion met tnere, we, as ,a matter or course, have to Contend with the competition of jie distributing ipdtats iof . those states, ience we are debarred from our natural find mbst prdfl table trade, viz., North Carolina, by reason of the discrimination Mentioned. Should- Wilmington be grant- just and reasoraaDie raxes-10 munu Carolina - points arid thus enable us to iohtrol a larse portion of our state trade the transportation companies would un- .hrthtsi v irftoeive greairer revenue iruiu the business than they 00 ut present, ior fjiey would handle the business to and rfvmn Wilmington, wnereas, ul wesvui, 'kev oniv handle from .the1 Virginia f.ercentaee of the business1 , to' Virginia f 'joints on such business, however, their Revenue is not so great as they would Wteive had the business come to "Wil mington Instead. -Hence In View of the k.ftf. that toirifl our lust TJtJtTuruu.. ltc ' r-c rvtA tat.h ,the Tail roads' and Wilming- i'iore would be materially benefitted. We Hncerely 'trust that your honorable board I'irill .take favorable and prompt action v'-nd reduce ratea from Wilmington to joints on the Carolina : Central, Cape ar and Yadkin .Valley and 4outhern railway on a mileage basig and order that ve parity between vnimamgron ana v ir- Jinia common points oe rauawmw. . - Pr:" " '- . .. 'JAMES KTE,. glanager Wilmington -Tariff Association. W One Minute is not long, yet relief is Obtained in half that time by the use M One Minute Cough. Oure. It pre- Aents consumption and quickly cures Avoids, crone (bronchitis, owieumonia, grippe and all throat and lung IfouWes.- iFor sale by B. SR. Bell,ainy. THE SPANISH FLEET - - i '. . . ' Sigsbee Says ot It, I Will Never TRAPPED BY Sigsbee Sets the Trap and the Spaniards Sail Into It Why Cervera En tered Santiago Harbor The British .Steamship Restomel, When Captured Hunting the Spanish Fleet to Supply it With . Coal The Steamship ' Libelled The Bancroft's ' 'Fruitless Chase British Subject Captured : " as Americon Spies in Cuba. (Copyright by Associated Press.) Mole St. Nicholas, Hay ti, May 30. : The following dispatch has been re ceived from the correspondent of the Associated Press with the American fleet off Santiago.de Cuba:, - ; Off Santiago de Cuba, May 29. Com- , modore -Schley and the flying squad ron has the Spanish fleet bottled up in the harbor of Santiago de Cuba. By the most clever manoiivreing, the com modore allowed the Spaniards to think he had left in disgust. 'They took the bait and. ran into the harbor. Commo dore Schley , moved down this morning -and at 6 o'clock going close to . the harbor, he saw-jthe Cristobal Colon, j the Maria Teresa and tyo torpedo boats. He believes the entire fleet is" there. l - Commodore Schley has. acted upon his , own information and judg ment for the past six days and believes the whole Span ish fleet is there. He sat on the after triangle of the Brooklyn . this morn ing until after the discovery of the fleet and. hel then went to breakfast, saying: T iltave. .got them, -'and they will never get home." . The United States auxiliary cruiset St. Paul arrived here this morning and was sent to the Mole St. Nicholas with dispatches. She captured a coal ship which was smt to Key West, by Cap tain Sigsbee, in charge of a prize crew. The. coal was undoubtedly intended for the Spanish fleet. It is believed there is not much coal at Santiago de Cuba. The officers and men of the flying squadron ! are jubilant over the fact that the location of the Spanish fleet has finally been definitely established. The temperature here is 110 degrees in the shade, and in the steel turrets the heat is actually beyond the power of imagination. The American ships here are the Brooklyn, Texas, Massachusetts, Iowa, MarDiehead and Vixen, an auxiliary torpedo gunboat. - THE BANCROFT'S FRUITLESS CHASE. ley West, Fla,, May 30.-9:40 a. m. The unknown steamer supposed to be a Spanish auxiliary cruiser, sighted by the Wilmington and the Bancroft, about fifteen miles off Key West, early on Thursday evening, was hot cap tured. The Bancroft gave up the chase after chasing ; her an hour and a half. Just before the Bancroft abandoned the pursuit, however, the unknown steamer hoisted her . colors, but night was falling and the gunboat was unable to make them out. The officers of the Bancroft believe the ship they chased was a British vessel and that it-was the British flag which was displayed, but they cannot ac count for her running tawray. During tne cnase the Bancroft held up a nilm ber of ships, which were released af ter establishing their neutrality, 5:50 p. , m. Everybody knows that Spain's flying squadron, four splendid cruisers and two torpedo boat destroy ers, is imprisoned in Santiago harbor. This fact has been known here forty eight hours and the speculation now is over the probable disposition of the Spaniards whether they .-will be blockaded or the forts reduced and the vessels compelled to fight. In the lat ter case there can be but one result, for Commodore Schley has some of the finest ships in the world, to say noth ing of cruisers and various smaller vessels-, and could in a few days be reinforced by other powerful warships. It would be foolhardiness on the part of Cervera to offer battle. WHY CERVERA ENTERED SANTI AGO. An interesting story remains to be told of the reasons which led Cervera to Santiago and of the 'way in which he was hemmed in. It is now known that when the Spanish admiral sailed for the West Indies, he expected to enter San Juan de. Porto Rico for coal and supplies. On touching at Curacao for news his plans were upset by the, receipt of dispatches telling him that" Rear Admiral Sampson had bombard ed the San Juan fortifications and was still in the neighborhood of Porto Rico. Thereupon . Cervera sailed for the south coast of Cuba. Why he entered Santiago harbor 'instead of the4 harbor of Cienf uegos is not known. The American commanders were inclined to think the Spaniards would go to the latter port. . It is certain that Cervera could not have escaped from .Santiago without being discovered, for the American scouts had. been prowling about, the port for ten days .and other scouts had not been far away. Practically, Santiago has been blockaded for. that length of time. Cervera's coal ehip, which followed him from Curacao to Santiago, was captured last .Wednes day, and at the very moment when the queen-iregent was cabling her congrat ulations the coils were tightening aboufhim. The belief here is that all other movements in the West Indies will be j neld in abeyance until the Spanish squadron is 'disposed of. In case San tiago is 1 attacked the news of battle will be sent from Mole St. Nicholas and Kingston, . and the prizes and wounded will be sent to Key West. : The movements of vessels here to day were unimportant. 7 p. m. According to Lieutenant J. A. Pattson, who is in command of the prize crew that "' brought in the British , steamer, Restormel, her cap ture was a very common-place affair Lieutenant Pattson says: ; "About 5 o'clock last- Wednesday morning the St, Paul, scouting off San tiago harbor, sighted the Restormel twelve miles? away, apparently neaa ing for the port. She was going in openly and honestly and not skulling along the shore. The St. Pam loosa course to cut her off, and when with in hAiline- distance fired a DianK snoi. The pursued steamer paid no attention J but sne'hove-to immediacy wiicn- . solid shot was fired across her bowg. j "Ahont fi o'clock 1. went qui, wnn a prize crew and took possession without protest. -The cap wrJ n"?: saying that he was bound for Santia go though ne Imu saucu "w eu dlft on April 21st for San Jnn This was before me ueumiirou war was received. At Sa.n, Juan, hie was ordered to nroceed e curacao ana irom tne latter piaee to. Santiago de Cuba. "There never was any possiDinty ox her escaping frorrt the St. Paul, as her best speed waa only eight knots. She was. leaking badly and her boners wero out of order. In fact, according to her captain's account, she had been leaking for. twenty days because of a sprung , plate and the leakage was In creasing, i . -"The capture was made less than four miles from Morro castle, but the forts were silent aul perhaps asleep, . like Hav$ Them And TJiey 'I G-et Home. CLEVER RUSE the San Juan fortifications when Ad miral Sampson began his attack. The only 'exciting part of the adventure came ikfter we left Santiago ior Key West. The leak grew worse constant ly and, all hands manned the three -pumps night and day, crew, marines ' and officers. I have not taken'-off my snoes or been in bed since we startefl, five days ago. At times we were about to give up hope of keeping the Res tormel afloat and t thought of saving ourselves if she went down. We were all very glad when Key West was sighted. The story that three Spanish officers were aboard the ship is false, but there is no resisting the conclusion that the Restormel' s coal was intended for the Spanish fleet, for the captain told a perfectly straightforward story about his voyage.' .. . When the Restormel arrived here it was believed it would be necessary to 1 . , . . . .'. . - . ueacu ner, 10 iaKe ouc ner coat on 4ighters, then repair the leak arid raise her, but later it was practically , de cided to tow her to the . government dock and unload the 6argo 'there. Interesting light is thrown, on Ad miral Cervera's plans by the log of the jHestormel. She sailed for San Juan Se -Porto Rico, where the Spaniards expected to coal. San Juan being eemed unsafe, Curacao was; selected. Aut 'the collier' failed to connect with L tne fleet there and was ordered 1 to Santiago. Owing to her leak she! did .not. reach Santiago, the Spaniards re mained- in port short of coal and so wttfre caught. .- , Madrid, May 30. 11 p. m. An official dispatch from Havana says that two American correspondents from Key West, named Widan and Robinson (probably Mr. Phil. Robinson have been arrested near Matanzas. ; SPANIARDS BUYING CORN MEAL. Kingston, Jamaica, May 30. 9 p. m. The Cuban coasting steamer furisi ma Concepcion-has arrived here from Manzanillo, with a Spanish comrais sairiat officer in disguise, seeking sup--plies. One hundred! tons of cornmeal werfe bought today and the American ; squadron and the colonial, authorities have been warned. - ' Key -West,. May 31.-2:05 a. m. Messrs. PhiL Robinson and H. J. Whigham, British subjects, . and well known newspaper correspondents left Key West Thursday last on a steamer bound for the Cuban shore. On Sat urday, when some miles off shore, at a convenient spot, they were lowered -overboard . in a small boat, rowing themselves ashore. With the aidof a glass is , was seen from ihqi steamer that "they made a safe landing. Their -intention was to get to Havana. Mr Robinson is an experienced English' war 'correspondent and Mr. Whigham is the well-known amateur golf player. Probably Messrs. Robinson, and Whigham are referred to - in the dis patch from Madrid to the Associated Press, dated May 30th, announcing that an official dispatch had been re ceived there from Havana saying that two American correspondents named ' Robinson and Widan had been arrest- . ed near Matanzas. WATCHING FOR THE SPANIARDS. On Board the- Associated Press Dis patch Boat Dandy, off Santiago de Cuba, May 28th, via Kingston, Jamai ca, . May 30th. Commodore Schley's ! squadron is doggedlyi patrolling the waters in this viclijity, waiting to! strike the Spanish fleet, which Ameri- . cans confidently believe is lying under - . the . protection of the harbor batteries. The American squadron now -here con sists of the Brooklyn," Massachusetts, Texas, Iowa, -Minneapolis, Marblehead auxiliary cruisers St. Paul, Harvard. Yale, the gunboat Vixen and one col-.- licr. ' r " J ?ape Haytien, May 30.-9:35 p. m. No news from ..Cuba or the fleet Jiaa been received here today. The-report that a battle had taken place oft San tiago is denied by way of Paris. N ' TIIE RESTORMEL LIBELED. Key West, May 30.-8:15 p. m. The prize commissioners have been busy aH day taking testimony in the Res- tormel case, and; as a result of- the hearing the ship and cargo have been libeled and r will go before the court in the same form as the Other prize case. Corner Stoneto be Laid. (Special to The (Messenger.) Raleigh, C., (May 30.--Thi9 atfter noon Grand Master Walter E. (Moore. Grand Secretary. John C. Drewry and Grand Tiler Robert H.. Bradley, , of the . grand lodge of Masons, left n'ere 'for ' Morganton where tomorrow the grand! Jodge will lay the corner stone of the new (building at the school for the deaf mutes. Judge Walter Clark also went there. He delivers an address on the v occasion. The grand lodge ofneers iwlll on, Wednesday' lay the corner stone of thevexceedingly handsome t alumni (build ing at' the state university. ' A Desperate Fight Among Negro Vol- umteer.l (Special to The Messenger.) ' - Raleigh, N. C; May 30.-dfr was re ported today soon after the departure of the troops of the negro, .battalion that there , was a terrible 'fight among -them on the train and that three (Were killed and ifive wounded. A negro who came here from Clayton said aimeirnlber of the Charlotte (company and one of the 'Raleigh comipany tfought and that the Charlotte man was very (badly cut.' The matter caused a great stir among the negroes here. " , - The Royal is the highest grade baUag powder fcaowa. - Actael tests show it gees oee ' third further thsa aay other breed. W1 F0UDER Absolutely Pure ' "' .'; . 7 MOYAL 1AKINO PCWDEW COM NEW YOWC " , . v m- - . . . . .. i.tf -. . ;'.'-, . . v;t. . . -. ''. -" 1 I i!