North Carolina Newspapers

VOL. XL NO. 146. !, ALARM AT NORFOLK Spanish Warships Reported Lurking Off the Capes Last Night. FORTS AND SHIPS UNDER ARMS Spaniards Preparing for a Desperate Defense at Santiago Com muiia- . i ..'I t , ' :"l . , i -. j tions Between Our Warships and the InsurgentsOur Officers r -i " - ' . : . Make Expeditions to the Latter's Camp Furnishing Them Supplies Spying Santiago Harbor Europe Be-, . coming Uneasy Russia to Take the Initia tive in the Intervention. Newport News, Va., June 11. 2 aJ m. A dispatch Just" received .from Fort Monroe says: r j "Intense excitement was caused at Fort 'Monroe, last night Shortly after 9 o'clock by a dispatch received fjrora Ahe signal station at Caipe Henry, stat ing that Spanish warships were lurk ing in rh at vicinity." j A short while later a message was re ceived from Washington instructing the commandant of the fort to foe 6n the alert. . Reports as to the number of ships seem to coflict. LA. lieutenant who was seen after midnight said" he had ibeen informed that a. SpanisTi' ibaiUleship, two cruisers and a torpedo boat had "been caught under the searchlight at Cape Henry, steaming from a north erly direction. - j ;. 5. As soon as It was -reported that the enemy s -warmps had. been, sighted there was great : activity at the fort. The big searchlight began to sweep the ibay and signals, were flashed to the Dixie, and dynamite cruiser Buffalo, which are anchored off Old Point. Quarters were-sounded, and the crews hastily 'prepared the Ships for action. 'The gunners took positions at their posts, where they were ordered to re main during the ; night. The ships' searchlights were kept playing on the waters every few minutes. . , In the fort the ammunition was hur ried to. the big guns, andthe troops or dered to their posts. Some of the offi cers, were with their families at the hotels,, and buglers were dispatched for them. The men scurried - out at the ru - 1 t.i ,1 ... 1 .1 V, i- .1 jl,. Sort. In the camp of the Maryland iroups oruers were given ior xne men fto sleep in their clothes with their guns A dispatch that came from Washing ton stating'that one of , the vessels seen was probably a German freighter, had a. tendency to allay , the excitement among the guests at the hotels, but the officers did not relax their vigilance. By some it is 'though that the men of ,war said to have been seen, are ships composing the reserve fleet, alleged to !be at Cadiz. , j Fort Monroe is prepared, with the assistance of the warships, to resist any attack 'by the 'Spanish fleet The ar rival of the Minneapolis at Old Point on Thursday is now believed to have Ibeen in anticipation Hay the navr der partment of a possible attack on this jpoint toy the Spaniards. SPA'NTARDS (PREPARING DESPER : - !ATE DEFENSE'. ' (Copyright foy Associated. Press.) On Board the Associated Pres-s Dis patch Boat Wanda, Off Santiago de Cufoa, Thursday afternoon,- Jun 9th, l-via Kingston, Jamaica, June 10.-j-12:30 p. m. In Santiago de Cuba there are now about 20,000 Spanish" soldiers, chiefly infantry, 'but with a fair coh tingent of. cavalry and field artillery drawn from the surrounding country. !During the day the cavalry skirmish in the vicinity of the city, returning at might to 'barracks. During the last few days activity of the Spaniards has Ibeen particularly noticable. Oxen trains have been making their way to the batteries; detachments have been working the emplacements, and there Inave 'been other signs showing that,the Spaniards are preparing for a desperate resistance. Some guns from Admiral iCervera'B ships may tbe removed, to "the forts?. ' . ' The insurgents, about 5,000 strong, have taken a position on a mountain to the westward. Two thousand insur gents of' this gathering are unarmed. General Goniez, now albout 150 miles in land, is making his way toward the x?oist i : ' 1 1 Admiral s am n son is actively co-op erating with the -insurgents. Tester da v General Miniet. the insurgent forces, abdTiis staff went on board be INew York for a long consultation. NAVAL OFFICERS GOING LASHORE tvio n Jwai nffinprs have "been doing EDlendid and daring work in carrying rtTnmnTitpa:tifms to the insurgents. landing arms and making trips ashore f nr thA mimose of earning information. "Upon the gunboats Suwanee and Vixen this work has been chiefly devolved. TSontonon sham: of the Vixen,-, and Lieutenant Commander -Delhanty, of the Suwanee, have been daily entrust ed with important missions and have .carried them out successfully. "The ?V"ixen's work has been chiefly confined no earrvitur: messages to and fro, but wv, ctorTv y,aa iHppti. occuDred in a xrr sprinus tak. This little gun'boat haJ landed 300,000 rounds of small arms 2 00 ftnrtnirfield rifles, 100 rapHnw. ' 2.000 machets, with equip mvisWins. These were until u J.- . v,on nv.-T to 800 insurgents I yester vo- fwnfii4ay) about fifteen miles west of Santiago,- the main body re maininer in the mountains. rtv, ,balnn of SUPPlies Was ttedious, but uninterrupted The. insur nic -rnnrtPd that irrfc,?ulaii engage ' r,Prtt hotween' their forces and the i.ovoirv were of daily occur Tence. The Cubans were harl up lor . K-upplies and : ammunition- ajnd were vSrirtvfl at the sisrht of the! Suwan- Some, almost ravenous, fc,o,i o slices of ibacon and a;te lan, l. - A FEESH SDPPLY OF II JUST RECEIVED. CALI, AND FIND PUT WHO ART? IJSING THIS i WATER!, AND YOU J5VIL.L. BE CONVINCED THAT IT 1 THE BEST LITHIA WATER THAf? HAS EVER BEEN ON THIS MAR KET. GUARANTEED TO RELIEVE KIDNEY TROUBLE, DYSPEPSIA 'AND STOMACH TROUBLE. j R. E. WARD. - Agent, Iiei lii ii co. Bunting's :: Pharmacy. ... inTcn WWW raw ibeef. They had ibeen living- on. limes, cocoanuts and. sweet potatoes. Ensign Gilpin of the Suwanee wsnt ashore: and accompanied the Cubans to their temporary camp inland, where he found ten or a dozen wounded , men badly in need of surgical attendance. The casualities were the results of a hrush on the previous night with Span-r ish cavalry. . . IN THE CUEAN CAMP. To the correspondent of the Associat ed Press on the dispatch (boat ;Wanda, "Ensign Gilpin descriping- his experi ence at the camp; which is aibdut ten miles inland, said: H; r "I found the insurgents a rough look ing and "mixed lot of "boys and old men, rigged out .any way, carrying arms of all sorts and, all anxious to (borrow any thing I had,; from my blouse to my re volver. Four Spanish soldiers in uni form, carrying rifles, marched info the camp while I was ther'e and jsaid they wanted to join the insurgehts. They were enrolled, ibut a close watch was kept on them, as they ibeloriged to the civil guard. A Cu'ban officer told me such additions were not infrequent. The Spaniards had Mauser rifles, which were in fairly, good condition." SPYING SANTIAGO UAJRBOR., Conservative j authorities (believe the United States troops will have to carry out their plan of campaign without placing! much reliance upon the insurgents.- (Several plucky young officers, like Ensign Gilpin, have, made trips ashore and taken observations of the interior harhor and the fortifications, locating the exact positions of Admiral Cervexa's four ships. It is hardly like ly, howevr, that the Spanish, admiral keeps them moored ait the same place both day and night. More (than once the officers engaged in this shore duty- have had narrow escapes from, falling. in with the enemy's cavalry. EUROPE BECOMES UNEASY. London, June 11. The continental press is much occupjed with the la test phase , of the war. Spain's reverses have produced less effect than might have been expected-in Austria, where it appears to be recognized that the fate of Cuba is less interesting than the possibility of European complica tions arising over the Philippines. The Vienna papers think Spain should re alize that the time has come to sue for an honorable j peace, -which she might not obtain later. , . The Paris papers take much the same line, but nowhere is there any confirmation that either Spain or the powers have yet taken ' action.. . rne ijenm papers aiscuss the prob able danger for Europe' arising from America's victory and predict a -com plete change in her policy. ' . The Hamburger Nachrichten : ex pects the : closing of South American ports to European commerce and ad vises the Americans not to draw the bow too tightly as regards Spain . The Vossische Zeitung says the wel fare of all European states makes it advisable for them to support the South American states in maintaining their independence. "England dreams pleasantly," says The Vossiche Zei- tunf, "of an American alliance. She will probably be disappointed when Porto Rico and Cuba are included in the American customs limits." ' TO INTERFERE AS TO THE PHIL IPPINES. . ! Vienna, June 10. The government has declined to initiate meditation be tween the United States and Spain, as it wishes to avoid the appearance of making intervention seem only dy nastic action in the interest of 'the queen-regent, which, perhaps, might give ratal onense. ..Nevertheless, a decided opinion ifs held that the time for intervention is, very near at hand, although a hesitation- to. take the first step is evident everywhere. The prob ability is that .Russia will undertake the initiative within one '-or two- days It is known that the American gov ernment has become more approach- able on the subject, of' intervention, With regard to the .Philippines, ; no doubt exists in official minds at Vienna that the islands cannot remain in the hands of America. The insurgents there reject all foreign control. , and, moreover, it is scarcely . conceivable that America could provide a sufficient force to enable her tQ take full posses sion of. so extensive a group of is lands. The probability is that the powers will find a way out of the dif ficulty by establishing a sort of pro tectorate, which, perhaps, . Engfand might undertake. One fact, however, is incontrovertible the united cabinets, are- agreed that the Philippine must remain an open market for the com merce of the world. . -"When a man is suffering with an acKing head, a sluggish body, when his muscles are lax and lazy, his brain dull, and his stomach disdaining food, he will, if wise, heed these warnings and resort to the right remedy, before it is too late "Parker's - Sarsaparilla" "King of Blood Purifiers" makes the appetite keen and hearty Invigorates the iiver-purifles the blood and fills it with life-giving elements- of the food. It Is a wonderful blood maker and flesh builder. Sold by J. C. Sheperd, J- H. Hardin, and H. L. Fentress. . At Camp Clckamauga. ' Chlcakam.auga National Park, June 10. The general impression prevails at Gen eral Brooke's headquarters that there will Ibe no removals from this place to points south until the government is ready to send another army directly to Cuba. The reason for this belief, given by Colonel Richards, of General Brooke's staff, is, that the health of the army being excellent here and all the facilities for their subsistence heing at hand, it is not probaple that any chances iwlll be taken pymaking another change of water and climate untjl the time comes to go ta the front, '.- . ' ' . Ylv& days' rations are being issued t tt Various regiments ind in grder that tb public might judge whether there is any truth tn h& special reports ovt out rrom nere as to tne snortare or food t ie Associaceu -res wa j'urpisnea Trso-iitih iTJrtrw'Yor-J'- received, all other re th TAN PIT. . piaiciuciib YY ttO-L- -.ijt3 ceiving proportionately the- same: Two hundred and elSTniy touuus vl sail, oii of coffee- 700 pounds of beans, 50 1 IWl .rinrWIs n? AaiOHS. 240 pOUHdS Ot BOap, Y itPS'l ,v . ai moMtida of DOtatois. -4,740 pound VoSva ot hread'and 4,261 pounds of fr?sh. Lrn Rockwell, chief of the- ord- no'n- irtartnint. today -made out a otorr,T r.t -the number of guns yet needed to equip the army here, t)he num ber being 12,000. ie expecis, iu these guns Trunin wb nti 7?- -. r-iri uaptsnff iphlef surgeon on uen- . t , i . T eraff 'a nnniinopa (that re- -ra mm the various Ndivision and reg- iroentai hospitals show axdecided decrease of sickness and adds that ttiere .ar only two or three serious cases n, the entire. camp. . ,.l .'. THE RAILROAD COIIDIISSION. Tbe Question of' Reduelns Btein fflolawet from Wilmington to Inter ior Point All Member of a Family to Ride on Mileage Hooks The following dispatch' was received frdmUhe IMesseniger's Raleigh Bureau last night: '"Raleigh; N. C, June 10. The railway commission this morning took tip the pe tition of the "Wilmington Tariff Associa tion for. a lower rate on onolasses from that city to'points In the interior so as -to permit competition wih 'Norfolk and Richmond. IMr. James Kylev manager of the Traffic association, was ' given ' a full hearing (by the commission on the question of rates on molasses from Wil mington to points In the Interior oftfce state, and also- as to rates' on meat and cotton piece goods. He wanted the com mission to change the itates on these. He is a bright young man) and made a very favoraible impression.- He (had withdrawn the application : for the -special rate to which your correspondent referred re cently.1 The 'traffic managers of the va rious railways argued against the reduc tions urged iby Mr. Kyle. The railway commission reserved its decision and will probaTMy file it Jun 28th. 'The railway commission Issues an or der that mileage books for one thousand indies shall be sold for $25,000, good for all members of a family or persons ' liv ing with itprovided the names of such persons areTnserted at the time of pur chase of the (book." , " ' Florida. Peaches just arrived. Fifty baskets, extra nice. Mrs. E. Warren & Son.: The Brown-BIflver Nuptials. IMr. Joseph A.; Brown, of . Chadborn, and ,(Miss (Minnie IMcIver, daughter of Mrs. Augusta CMcIver,. of Cameron, N. C, .were married at the Presbyterian church in (Cameron at 8:30 o'clock Thursday ev ening. The' church (was brilliantly lighted and 'beautifully decorated for tihis happy event The decorations consisted" ' of festoons of long leaf pines and ivy, and potted plants tastefully arranged; rwhile at the end of each pew were mall columns made of green pine straw on which wax candles were iburned to light up the lovely scene. Over the altar was a four leaf clover deftly constructed of white flowers and signifying "I (Promise." - The- bride was given away :by her (brother, Mr. (B. C Mclv'er, and the cere mony was impressively performed by the 'Rev. M. D. .MeNeill, pastor .of the church. 'As the bridal party entered Miss 'Nan M. "Wood, of Greensboro, played the wedding--march and -during .the ceremony - softly rendered lAnnie Laurie. The following were the attendants: Mr. E. B. Jones, of Winston, and Miss" Laz zie 'P. IMcIver, of Greensboro; Mr. D. V. 'Richardson, of Whiteville, and Miss Bes sie (Hoyle, of Winston: IMr. Jr. B. Moran, o Charleston, and IMiss Anna Mclver, of Carthage: Mr.. lA. W. (McLean, of Lum ber ton, and (Miss (Myrtle Muse, of Car thage; EVtr. T. W. Dixon, of Charlotte, and Miss Annie (Micheaux, of Greensboro; 'Mr. DeWitt IMcIver, of Cameron, and Miss Anna 'Brown, sister of the groom, of Ohad'bourn. . The ushers were Mr. J. R. Weatherspoon, of 'Sanford, and Mr. Howard Haywood, of Raleigh. The flow er girls were little Misses Jejvel and Jacksie Muse, nieees. of the bride. The bride was 'handsomely attired in white satin and orange blossoms, and carried white roses and smilax. The (bridesmaids wore pretty dresses of White organdie, with sashes, and carried: car nations and maiden nair tern. After the ceremony the (bridal party renaired to the home, of the (bride, where they were royally enter tainea. The couple . received many nanosome resents. After the reception they took tire train That mgnt nor 'wasmngion aim will go on an extended -trip to Chicago, St. Paul and the lakes. Florida Peaches just arrived. Fifty baskets, extra' nice. Mrs. E. W arren & Son. . Play Ball. "Mr. James M. Black, manager of -the 6. A. N. Base Ball Club, of this city, last night received a telyegram from Mr. H. T. Bryan, manager .of the Tar-. boro team, agreeing to play the O. A. N's at Hilton Park next Thursday, Friday and Saturday, the 16th, ' 17th and 18th instant. Mr. Black tells us the Tarboro team are ball playing people and that he is going to give our people some v fine sport when ,,Manager Bryan's players come down. Manager Bryan' writes that he has a fine team and that "they are all nice, clever gentlemen." His players are McKee, Winsoh (captain of the Uni versity team), Fenner, Hoghed, Phil lips, of McCabe's school; Withers and Meade, of Alleghaney Institute; Petty, Of Guilford College; Card, pf Trinity College, and LeGrand, of the Locus- dale School. Manager Black will go up against the above Philfistines with the follow ing winners: Taylor, Slocomb, Pear- sall, Jones, of Roanoke, Va., Sweeney, Oldham, Hatch, Jackson, Bellamy and Captain J. M. Stevenson, of the O. A. N. .team. The Wilmington boys are also ball players from way back, and there is going to be a rattling time at Hilton when they tackle Tarboro. Professor Catlett's Summer Scliool. Professor "Washington " Catlett, prin cipal of Cape Fear Academy, will con duet" a summer school at his residence, on Fifth and Chestnut streets, and in a, few days, will amfounce the opening day for the term.' "He will conduct this school for the purpose of providing In struction for those who desire to pre pare for college, for thebenefit of perr sons whordesire to take up any special nranch of study, or for the advantage of backward pupils so that they may keep up with theirs classes or enter higher classes with better results. Florida Peaches just arrived. Fifty baskets, extra nice. Mrs. -E. Warren & Son. .. . - Decidedly Unnealthful. Complaint is made aJbout the stench- arising from, an excavation in a lot opposite the Champion Compress, where a touilding is afoout to he erected. It is said that the turning up of earth after May 1st Is strictly contrary to the sanitary ordinance. - "J v Nice Hotel. I Benson, N. C. June 10. lWrk has hegun oh a large hotel for this place, the same to be erected and completed In fforty days, alt a cost of aoout 3,oou. Tbje tohacco crop through this sec tion i3 very promising. This is a new crop for this section and it seems to be nere o scay. The Churches Tomorrow. FirsX aptist . church, corner 'Fifth and' Market street. jPreaching Sunday at oi:(W o'clock a. m., and S;15 p. m. by 'Bev. A. C. Barron, "D.. (D., of Char lotte, N. C. Sunday school 9:30 a. nv Prayer and. praise iserVice -Thursday evening at 8:15 o'clock. Puhlic cordially inywed to all services, St. Andrew's 'Presbyterian; . church, Rev. A. D. iMcCIure, pastor; Sabbath services atHl a, m, -andt 8:15 p: .m Sahtbath schrtol 4 ri. m (Pra-irei- meet' Ing Wednesday 8:15 p. m. " There will !be no service in the First Presbyterian church on Sunday morn ing 'Dux prayer meeting and, reading in anniversary hall at 11 a. m. Sunday school at 5 p. m. (Prayer meeting on Thursday at-8115 p. m. Seats free. Grace "Methodist E. ' church, north east corner of Grace and Fourth streets, Rev. A. !P. Tyer pastor, Ser yiees cm tomorrow at u cciock, a, m.,. and 8:15 p. m.. Sunday school 4:30 p. m. Experience meeting in the .leoture room at It) "o'clock, a. m. 'Weekly, prayer meeting' and lecture Wednesday even' inar at 8:15 o'clock. . Strangers end .vis itors are pordiially Invited, to attend MM H I Warships Have Done Their Work. AWAITING THE ARMY. The Coast Batteries for Thirty or more miles Demolished Gnantanamo Har bor Held by Our Fleet Its Great Ad vantagesEverything Ready for the Land Forces to Debark, Capture San tiago and Take Possession of Eastern ! - (Copyrighted by Associated- PressO On Board the Associated Press Dispatch Boat Wanda, Off Santiago de Cuba, June 9, 4 p. m., via Kingston, Ja., June 10. 7:40 a. m. The navy awaits the army. The fighting shfps. of Rear Admiral Sampson and Commodore Schley have .battered down1 the coast defences of southern Cuba and have sealed up Admiral Cer- vera's fleet in the harbor of Santiago de Cuba by sinking the collier Merrimac in the channel at Its entrance, which, the guns of the fleet cover unceasingly. Scout boats, running under the Shadows of el Morro, have cut the Haytien cable and now hold -thirty-five miles 'of t)he coast, west of Santiago de Cuba, including Guahtanamo 'harbor. Under the cover of the 'guns of the fleet, eastern Cuba may be safely invested by land and sea, Ad-, miral Cervera"s fleet annihilated and the entire province and its towns and har bors seized .-and held after a short cam paign, t " . . ' The harbor of G'uantanamo is a fine 'base for land and sea onerations. The 'harbor Is-capacious and has forty feet of water. "ne land approaches are not so precipitous as at Santiago de Cuba. The . low 'lying hills can be easily crossed with trains of siege guns and there are level roads to .Santiaeroi thirty-three miles distant, Where a few mountain batteries. beyond the reach of .the fleet, will 'be taken to an eminence commanding the city and the Spanish ships. Guantanamo is an important place. It has six miles of water harbor and will: be tf great value to the United States asa navy and army supply station, coaling- depot and caMe terminus. r i ' , The Spaniards maVle but slight defence. Their batteries were silenced?-on Tuesday (by the JMarblehead in a few minutes, fir ing at 4,000 yards. A small Spanish- gun- Iboat ran away. The Ocegon, JMarblehead and Yankee hold the harbor; waiting to land marines; The navy's work 'has been done -well. (Daily and nightly ships patrol thje thir ty miles of coast, within easy gun range of the shore; The officers and men are ready, and impatiently say: What more can we do? We have opened the way. (where is the army of invasion?" The answer seems near at hand. The Marhlehead returned to Guantanamo on Wednesday, taking Captain Goodrell, of the i marines, to survey landing places. X" ' liuruaiaiii ii villi io ux inh u&4' The War Tax Bill is Agreed Upon by Both (Houses of Cohi gress. j '!!:' -.v.: ,":. " ' ?j Our Warships Have Destroyed the Coast Bakeries of Eastern Cuba and Now Await the Army to Land and Tae Possession. The Government Takes Prompt Measures -fl'Stamp Out th6 Yellow Fever at McHenry, Miss. - 1 ' The American Fleet Occupies, the Outer larbor of Guanr - ' :.-!;: i' . i '- -V ! - '- ..' ' . '. Two Men. are Killed and Others Wounded; While Testing a Shell Near Jacksonville, Fla. The Interstate Commerce Commission Deciles that the Wa termelon Rates on the Florence Railroad, of Sotji Carolina, are not Unreasonable. i , i The Daughter of Secretary Long and Several of Her Lady Friends Became Army Nurses. . Tt4 1 The Fleet Which Carry the Troops to Cubiwill be a Formi dable One, , - f-j Several Spanish Warships were Sighted fo)ff the Virginia Capes Last Night. ; 1 f The Charleston will Seize Some Spanish Inland for Coaling Station between Honolulu and Thl3 " morning the New i York, New Orleans and Porter .were close In shore off 'Daiquiri, east Of Santiago, where there are extensive iron works. A large pier offers an excellent landing place. Possibly, one detachment i of the ' army will land there, another force, may land west el Morro and a third body of troops may land at Guantanamo. It is believed the city can be captured within a few days and hat Admiral Cervera will be compelled to fight.: " The .destruction of the snore batteries nnw',ma.k'es "Ddssiible their occupation bv troops, giving the American fleet an op portunity to enter the harbor, remove the mines at the entrance .'and effect a joint 'blow of -the army and navy, involv ing the surrender of the Spanish troops in the eastern provinces, now practically all concentrated at Santiago de Cuba, and the" surrender or destruction . of Ad miral Cervera's fine ships iwould neces sarily have an important. If not controll ing, (bearing-in closing the war. Pt Is -in .this view that such a close watch is maintained- to prevent the es cape of the Spanish ships, and, neces sarily, the presence of the soldiers is "re quired to prevent the defeat of the work thus far accomplished Iby" the navy. The Quarantine Against Yellow Fevert Jackson, IMiss, June 10. The executive committee of the state board o nealth has issued a? notice to the people of he state, railroad officials and; other csmmon carriers stating that yellow, fever having been announced at McHenry, in Harrison county. (Miss., and believing the same is not an importation, and fearing an out break at other coast towns where fever occurred last year, therefore be it or dained: . - ! . That inspectors shall be placed at once nn tf( lines nf; fne railroads runnine through Harrison, Hancock and Jackson counties. 'Fending an investigation, no person, 'baggage; ireignt or express mat ter will be allowed to come into any otn- er county in this state Erom .Harrison, Hancock and Jackson couhties. , Telegrams received from 'McHenry tc- dav sav the seven cases of . yellow fever there are progressing niceiyiana mat uv. Haralson, the state 'healtn officer. n chare-e. hoDes to be able to stamp out the disease ouickijs or connne u to ac Henrv. The state 'board of health has decided to quarantine the entire gulf coast 'pending an investigation, their ac tion (being the same ae that taken by tne Louisiana authorities. This season in contrast to the last, finds the state ooaid of health fully able to meet all emejr a-encies. run-bi e. Ala.. June iu. -rne .atooue board, of health quarantined against the entire srulf coast pending an- investiga tion. There is no alarm teit nere over the yellow fever theory Mobile is en- joying, excellent health. - . Mnriered by Train Bobbers. Coieman, Texas, "June 10. iast night at 10 o'clock four men attempted to noia up the Santa 'Fe passenger jtrain. JFirem"3iV Johnson got off the engine'vto throw thfe switch, when he was covered with' shot guns. The robbers went to the' express car, tout -the messenger refused ,-to open the door and they 'began firing on hhiw Claim Agent 'Buchanan, who was on the train,, fired -with a slx-snooter irom rne platform, hitting one ox the rotxbers, wno decamped with his comrades. The ban dits secured no money. . It is not known how -badly the robber was injured. Fireman Johnson was shot (by the rob bers twice, both ibulleta going through the bowels. He way removed to Santa 'Ana where it is .reported he died at 10:30 o'clock tonieht. The Santa Fe road has r offered $M0 reward for the robbers, and several posses are in not pursuit". They .1 11 tut Ami Ykt oHw A litamliif . Vi-J - - i Senate Adopts Confer encei Report. ' FULL INHE8TMTI0N Of tbe Passage 'of : the Metliodlit Book Concern Appropriation Bill Demand ed Senator -Butler Again Displays - His Political Venom Hot Words Be ; tween Senators Kyle and Pettlgrew. Tlie House Agrees to Vote on the Hawaiian' Resolution AVednesday. '" ; - efe'ATE:. , ' ; ' ' -JWast3ngtOnv; jn 10. Shortly after 4 o'clbek this aeife.n -the conference' re port on the war jteenua bill ,was agreed to by the senate after a dttscussion last ing four hoursL TIpie debate upon .the measure was .witpoji't special incident and was entirely deii4 f acrimonious fea tures. It wast !jotegone conclusion that the report woulf be agreed', to and the' only oiestion .'p;iterest involved was how soon a vateficeuld be reached. , ' The debate indJ ;ated generally thatt'he j (bill as agreed n&stijby the conferees was reasonably satisfactory Ito everylbody, ex cept as ito ithe: jBSjid -provision. The votes cast" against thfeadoption of . Che report reflected, the options of those senators who, are opposedi'-t? any increase in the interest bearing of the country. The report was agre.'tp 'by fhe decisive vote of 43 to 22., EvSy, republican votd" for the measure apQ-'jheir votes were ' sup plemented (by 'tKfee of eight democrats, one silver repubEc'an and one independ ent. The demoefats iwho voted for the adoption, of the.j report were Senators Caffery, Gorman,' I Lindsay, (McEnery, Mitchell, IMorgani'litMurphy and; Turpie; t)he silver republican was Senator Man tle and the iodgpenden.t was Senator Kyle. The voi;e iagains't the report was cast 'by sixteen, jdemocrats, three silver reouiblfcana and.fhree nooulists. After the passAg.of the hi'll, Senator ' -ATrlrk-Jh mnvpd !t h n fi rw.hen tihe senate ad-H journ, it be untif 'Monday next, and the motion was agril! to. , Senator Clay4 f Georgia, . then entered upon a brief dijscjssijlon of the disclosures concerning .t)he d',sBosi'tIon of the, money paid 'by congress. 3h lkjiuidation of the claim of the bdol Concern of the Metho dist Episcopal iC-hurCh, South. He be lieved' the clalwi Qsvas a just one and ex pressed his gratK&cation that "t)he senate had rallied to At! -support. The attitude of the senators iiojn the northern states who had siipporti?jd the measure .was, he said1, appreciated-yhy the people of Geor gia and of therJentire south.' He was certain, too, thaV,they would disapprove of the action of Jle men who had misled the senate. SU'cg actidn could be inter preted only as "palpable fraud, upon the Methodist ,hUrch and the entire transaction ough$ to 'be exposed. He ex pressed' the beli, f that when the -facts were brought tLt the attention of . the J4. X s ,6 . - Manila. 5 churchy authoritfips they -would repudiate i-a!r ' demand that t)he investigation or trne matter 1 ffhrtrmriry, o-u jj h acaitil" !By Sending tv,i Ithe irlerlr'a sch- nr,A having read a piss Clipping detailing the we ot ws sen ie on tine bond proposi- "uu Ul l" wuiTrevenue measure which Classed SenatorKKyle. of South natnta : as a populist, Seiator Butler, .populist, of "u"u vaiuiiutisct'iet-ipua'i.eu' an acrimo nious political (discussion, involving i.ho. political affiliation of Senator Kvle. Sen ator Putaer desaFefl .it to 'be understood that not a sinefo jsoonulist vntPd tfnr ha issuan'ee of ibons,fand. as the chairman' or. tne populist; national committee, he officially declaTea the statement tn ho a slander. - vl . . ' Senator Bu't'le- ' was mroceedinEr when Senator 3allingr4 of New Hampshire, tuaue i-ne-point f ji oraer mat there was no question -befVr the senate " and the point; .was- sustained. . ' , , - C-n a questiojf pf personal privilege, however, Senatd Kyle secured the floor and replied shpsply to Senator Butler. "I am responfetble." . he sarid, "to my conscience and t?:j my constituents for my political views' hd actions and to them only.' I thank fp. good Tiord that I do not -get my political inspiration through the.quilJ of the fatoc from North Car olina." (ISenatoTButler.) He believed that the people; Would stand by those who, in; a timeVike the present, stood squarely (behind the national administra tion, i ( Senator T"etHirew. elf JFioiilb TJaVn'ln supplemented thr attack made by Sena tor Butler upon Wator Kyle. He charg ed him generally and v speciflcally with trading with .thVrrJspirbHcans in order to secure his elecc&E. he mndersitanding ibeing that he Wrjilill vote with the repub licans upon -all -q'iGs questions. " Sena'tor Kyle 4clared t,he statemen'ts of Senator Pett5tTw to be- "intentionally and malieiously'.ffilse." m ;,, At 6 o'clock fhf senate went Into exec utive session ad thirty minutes (later adjourned. j , -. - HOUSE OP- SPHESfENTATIViES . ' : .-. . The, feature 'Cb today's session of the house was the .curing of an agreement to consider anotner vote upon -the'New-lands resolution to annex Hawaii.; Be ginning tomorr(,wthe dehate - will pro ceed until 5 o'clo4kj next Wednesday after noon, when a v'fekwlll betaken. The an nexationists can ei today determined -. to force consideraiib and for three hours the opposition Ifbustered. -Consideration of the resplutio' '$ Itoday could have bee4 prevented; aaunder the rules a re cess Until the jeyening pension session necessarily wtnrids have, ibeen taken at 5 o'clock, ibut it 9 plain that the annex ationists .would Jvin helr victory tonior row. Realizing hIs;- and knowing the resolutions iwoiadi pass and. go Va the ! country, lnvo?vlggj a .prominent issue, the opposition treatjeas nor uoerai ueoate ana their demands Qee granted readily. nexatlonists inSrae movement today to force consideration of tJhe resolution, ttiey ries, of California,; Lhririgsfton. of Geor crfa: CBuchner, rt 'MMitean; . Cuminings, ISulzer and "Vehslge, of New York, and Cochran, of (Missouri. . Jy a close svte Ttie 0111 io enauio oi wnteer eoldiersiti!! vote at congressional elections wa "yawsed, and a nuiriber of minor measure chiefly of a private na ture, were cojisjd wed. - At 3:6 p. rit. !h house adjourned,, hav ing agreed twiBnltwously to vacate the, order for tfhei $ eing pension session.. The humari t aabhlne starts but once and stops bstiJojice. Tou; can keep ..-It golne lougestilaiid most, regularly by tibinsr DeWitf'Iiittle Early Risers, the It ... . , . "niu h t-l-, ramous uwie iW' Wi t7u'uu -an liiumatu , """""v . sale,py K. .f5S"aniy. - - 1 IJSDERCIiOTUING FOB TROOPS. Presented by "the La le s Aid Society of i Halelgn Issue of Brown 'Duck Unl i forms' Expected Soon. j CSp'ecial to The (Messenger.) 'sJ Sliileigh,." N. C, June 10. The governor ijpoints J. H. Alford, of IRaleigh, trustee Ulj ihe blind institution to fill the unex f)Jted term of B. F. Montague, resigned.. i'irofessdr Edwin Jp, Moses arrived this v.t4rnoonr from Rock Hill, S. C, and f. $. chafge again of Raleigh's public Ttfiioola. ; , . X,4ark Iblue flannel shirts were today is- -iited the Second ree-iment. aa were also tdershirts and socks. The undershirts &re (furnished by the Ladies' Aid Soci of Raleigh, and 500 of them .were jade at. the penitentiary, shirt factory, miiich did work free, 'as a compliment to jtlSe Ladies' Aid Association. 'ii&Jews iSf'received here that contractors afei now turning out 5,000 uniforms daily O ' brown cotton duck, and an issue of tlsese may 'be speedily expected. k The city sprinklers gave the company p streets, parade grounds and race track at i Camp Russell a .thorough sprinkling, to the great dellgbt of the Second regi ment. - : . - One. minute is not long, yet relief is Obtained In half that time byj the use of' One Minute Cough Cure, i It pre vents consumption - arid quickly cures colds, . croup, bronchitis, pneumonia, IgL- i grippe and all throat and lung troubles. For sale by R R Bellamys - fh SUPPLIES FOR THE TROOPS. . : ' ' - Shoes and Underclothing Issued the Second Reglment-Rtfles Also Recelv- ?v rd To Drill Six Hours a Day. m-, i . . (Special to The Messenger.) .Raleigh, N. C, June 10. Shoes for ii.e Second regiment were received tl,is afternoon and will be issued to Strow morning. Undershirts and grtcks were also received and issued tma afternoon. All. these came froml ej United States quartermaster. Each rnan got two undershirts and' four Tifs : of socks. Twelve drums , and twelve bugles :also came, and a drum Dugie . corps win pe immediately farmed. 'Major General; Burke sent from At lsgnta orders that the regiment shall" jfill six houraeach day, 'save Sun iijfy, and that two hours of this time iall be devoted to practice marching titree miles an hour. The orders also Effect that . the Regiment shall devote I'letal attention to firing with blank f ii6, ball cartridges. v?tifles for the regiment will be issued i,rnjorr.ow, having arrived this evening. Jr;A!n excursion -from Fayetteville Sojught 200 people who spent most of e, time at camp and -provided Com pCny A with all manner of. goed fttings. i i 3 i- - To Move the Depot Into Town. j (Special to The Messenger.) 0 IRaleigh, N. C, June 10. The citizens of Mt. Airy having way commission Fear and ' Yadkin -petitioned the rail to order the' Cape iValley railway " to mots, the depot, - telegraph office and express office fromj the present loca- ton into town, a distance of three jjijrters of a mile, the commissioners fssiied an order citine: the railway l cpripany to appear June 28th and hofw cause why . the desired change should hot be made. ; : : " . 'ft shave, tried DeWitt's Witch JJazel 'gft'lve for itching piles and, it always sipps them in two minutes. I consid M 'DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve, the gatest pile cure on' the market. For sale' by R. R. Bellamy. iii : ; : r : . if. iy . Tbe 'Passage Rate Cases. V (Special to The Messenger.) Sllaleigh; IN. C, June lO.Governor Rus Ifll's case for passenger rate reduction 7sas concluded today hefore the railway tc&mtnission. ' .Arguments hy Attorney Henderson, for the Southern railway, !afid Hinsdale for Governor Russsll, oc jcupied ,f he entire time of hearing. Both jjfrrejsertted the case ahly. At 5 o'clock: the jconrmission adjourned until June 28th. iChairman Caldwell assures me there- wilf be ho decision before that date. The gov ernor's', case against 'the Atlantic Coast SUJne is postponed until June 28th. - , -t, t ; - V ' ''"One Minute Cough Cure Is. the best preparation I Jiave ever sold or used -and I can't say too, much In Its praise.' Zj-M. - Kennon, Merchant, Odell, ' Ga. FOr sale by R. R. Bellamy. if DISTRESSING ACCIDENT. Two men Killed and Others Wounded s; .1 . While Testing a Shell. i:Jacksonville, Fla., June 10. A terri xlef accident occurred at St; John's pBlufC this morning at about 9 o'clock, In Which J. J. O'Rouke and Ed. Hous-.leri,- two well known young citizens of Jacksonville,, were instantly killed' and Lieutenant Harts, of the United States ;tngineery corps, was seriously injured ,ahd a stenographer named Barnham 'g;hd a negro were also painfully hurt. . fFor several weeks Lieutenant Harts lias been engaged in laying mines in tfce river at St. John's Bluff. He has . een. assisted in this work by J. J. O'Rouke, who for a number of -years has been line foreman of the Western ynlon . Telegraph' Company. This Jnoirning O'Rouke and Mr. Houston )yefe near the cable house on the bluff &ri were, testing a torpedo. Lieutenant ; Hafts was about fifteen feet away and he stenographer and 'negro' were a sifevf yards distant. Mr. O'Rouke had the testine- wires in his hands and Mr. sHoiistn was bending over the deadly ?iBJT- t. : pmosive. rsy some uiia.ui;uuLu.a.iJic reason . Mr. O'Rouke connected . .the t j-fc .tv-k j . v. ....... - n jf - cz . jead..of the testing plug, and. in a jmoment a lernnc explosion iook piace. air. Houston was blown to atoms, tne igily part of his body being recovered ras a leg. M"r Q'RTouke was instantly Silled, but wasjnot very badly mutllat fed and Lieutenant Harts was struck HI jthe small of the back and in the j&ad with pieces of shell. The ste grapher and , nero, ' too, were also struck by flying pieces of the torpedo. my a"- strange coincidence; ., . Mr. IP'Rouke's father was killed by .the premature explosion of a shell. After ghe war he was digging In the sground -. . ' . , . . . . T , i t ort 3umte wnen nis pick strut; i Kt sneil lying em Deaaea m me earm I. . -, -i i.iu I - 1 : ma expioaeu tuiiipg uim isiauuji. "I don't knowt there may be others" !e said, but I have used "Parker's. Tolu ISough Syrup, in my 4 family for years Cfnd would riot be without it." He rlftnew better than ; to buy the inferior reparatibn that was being urged upon iim. Parker's Tolu Cough -Syrup -has io- equal. :it will Immediately relieve y Cough or Cold, Whooping: cougn, mort throat. Hoarseness, Croup, Bron- IJhltls and kindred ailments. Contains, m injurious ingredients, is pleasant to Sake and a safe remedy for children. Sold by J. C. Shepard, J..Hi Hardin and jH,.L. Fentress. - -. ,t ""'-. rr r-'f7,';- S . .Tbe Uraal Spanish Denials.' j" (Copyrighted by Associated Press. ' ?,j .(From a Spanish Correspondent.) p Havana, ' June 10,. 8:30 'p. mSeveral American- twarships today . 4orobarded MJaiauiri. some distance .east of Airua- 'lor,es, and near! the railway line to San vslago de Cuba, i Official :. advices ; from' ' Mnfiago say 'that ? the bombardment -paused no damage: i (Bakjuiri 4s a min- ng flocality, and ome of -the mines aye sender American control. .' . fyAt tlhe palace It is denied that' there as (been any oomioaranient -or tne ssanti- ,igo XorUflcatlon today, - .--' CAUTIOUS '.,' K . 't.'"',- To Secure Success Against Spain Withottt Risking Disaster. . STRONG IN PRESENT POSITION. The Army and Navy Cooperating in the Dispatch ol Troops The Delay Due to Extreme Caution---The First Dispatch of Troops to Form -;. a Formidable Military Aggregation The Bombardment of Guantanamo Object of the Charleston's Voy- . age To, Combat the Yellow Fever Young ' . ; " Ladies as Army Nurses. ' .- - Washington, June 10.4-Out of : the maze of doubt and contradiction as to the dispatch of the first army of in vasion to Cuba, one thing stands out clearly; namely, that, the government, feeling: strong in its present position and plans,; is moving cautiously and with deliberation, which it believes will- secure success unattended with disaster. With this main purpose in View, the army and navy are co-operating toward the dispatch of the troops, some '25,000 in number,- under escort of a strong fleet of naval con- voys, made up of sixteen warships, headed by the battleship Indiana. Un attended by this strong fleet, the troops might ' have left last Friday, when one strong naval convoy was ready for this service. Since then, however, reports have come as' to the presence of Spanish ships in the Nbrth Atlantic. Realizing that nothing was to be gained by haste and that, the was was progressing steadily toward success, it was determined not to take even a small chance of having our troop-transports menaced ;by some scouting ship of the enemy. As a re sult, the troop-transports did not pro ceed to Cuba, either yesterday or the day before, as has been repeatedly as serted. They are in readiness to go, but will not move until the naval con-? voy is ready to accompany them, as suring: safe conduct from Florida to the point of destination. Whether that will be today or tomorrow, the war department positively declines to say. The. administration feels that the time has come w;hen it is of 'Utmost importance that the precise move ments of this invading fleet should not be published in this country, fand thus heralded to the enemy. A FORMIDABLE' MARINE PROCES ; . SION. The ; completeness with , which the transport of troops has been planned is shown in the official list of trans port vessels given at the war depart ment , today. Of this list, thirty-four large steamships, varying from 4,100 tons down to 600.tonsi and at Florida ports ! ready to carry our troops to the point of Invasion. There are some' fif teen other craft, including ; vessels suitable for carrying fresh - water, stores, etc., and for lightering the troops and stores from the ships to the beach when the debarkation begins. The entire transport fleet of about fif ty steamships, augmented by the fleet of naval convoys, sixteen in number, will make a formidable marine proces sion, exceeding in magnitude the no table spectacle of the naval review during the .world's fair year. THE BOMBARDMENT ; OF GUAN TANA MO. - The first official confirmation of the engagement at Guantanamo last Tues day came to the navy' department to day and was made" the subject -of .a bulletin. The terms in which Admiral Sampson described the affair ' tended strongly to take away the importance that had been given it in the unofficial dispatches. SThere was a notable fail ure on the part of the admiral to men tion anything like a landing, although the statement that the .-Marblehead now holds the lower bayby triplica tion may carry with It the Idea that her marines are ashore. Elderly na val officers who ave been In Guan tanamo," bay describe it as admirably suited for the receptio'n of transports, with plenty of water for the . biggest of the transports and enough for the smaller class of warships that might be used to cbjivoy them. The locality is one that would make a good base for operations against Santiago Itself, should It be decided to attack the lat ter town by troops from .the rear in- stead of by the warships'. OBJECT OF , THE CHARLESTON'S 7 I 'VOYAGE. ;. ' - The statement ' coming from San "Francisco to the effect that, the real .object of the Charleston's voyage was the seizure of the Spanish Ladrone Is lands hgfs small -basis of truth in it. When itjfwas decided to send the moni tors Monterey and Monadnock clear across the Pacific from Mare island ito Manila,- it was knowthat this could not be done without sending, along col liers, because of v the insufficient coal supply of the monitors. . It was not deemed practicable to" tow the big iron clads the 4,000 miles of the voyage that would have to be traversed by them without coal, so it became necessary to find places in the Pacific where they could replenish their bunkers. A study of the charts showed that there were several groups of islands lying be tween Hawaii and the .Philippines which might afford a harbor in which the colliers could lay alongside the monitors and"fill up their coal bunkers. The officials do hot deem it pruden,t to name the particular islands chosen for the purpose, but it is odvious that be ing barred by neutrality laws from the possessions of neutral countries, the, first recourse of the navy department would be to .some of the" Spanish is lands 'such as the Ladrones or the Carolines. Therefore, it is assumed that if the. Charleston really eoes to one of the former islands it will be with the purpose ofi securing in ad vance a suitable harbor for the -use of the monitors. ' , ; YOUNG JlADIES AS WAR NURSES. A very substantial evidence of. self sacrifice for the sake of their country is afforded by the taking1 up of a.'mil itary nurse's - duties by . the daughter of Secretary Long, v Miss Margaret Ldng, with some of her chums at the John Hopkins Medical School, of Bal. .timore.5 The young ladies who go with Miss Long, are Dorothy Reld,s Mabel Austin, daughter of ex-Governof Aus tin, of Minnesota, and Mabel Simis. They have already reported to the na val hospital at, Brooklyn to nursjs the wounded andsick sailors who were sent up from Sampson's - fleet on the Solace. ' " TO, STAMP OUT THE YELLOW , There la, some apprehension here over theoutfbreak of 'seven cases, of yel low fever at (Mclienry Miss., and steps have been taken, not only to check the spread) of ithe" fever from, McHenry, but with, a view to- preventing, any possibility of ah epidemic In the south. Surgeon. General W yman of the marine hospital service, has -received a dis patch, Trohl- Surgeon . "Murray; : of that service wnfirmingf the Associated Press reporL Dr. . ;D. Geddinsfs, of the .marine hospital -service, irow: stationed . .. i -. . ACTION at Tampa,' was ordered (today ito pro- , ceed directly to 'McHenry and take " charge of Camp . FoHtainefbleau, the yellow fever camp put tn operation. . during- the fever last, year and- which is now in readiness for the present . cases. . Surgjn . Murray telegraphed that he had gone to McHenry and con-, firmed Uhe diagnosis made Iby the state' authorities. The town is now guarded and Marine Hospital Surgeon Carter is already there with Surgeon Murray ; and the federal and state authorities are co-operating. The danger is not so much, feared at McHenry as in the probability of ft3 breaking .out at other 'points. Mc Henry is a small place, isolated, and there Is little danger of its spreading outside the limits there. "But the fever cases are officially believed to fee due Ho germs that have nlibemalted at Mc Henry from the last season when "the fever was much in evidence ih that section.' While Ja that hibernating stage germs may have been carried but o various points, and though the . : probabilities of a general spread from there may foe lessened by the compar ative isolation of ithe little hamlet, other points In the south possible of infection are being- watched with the utmost concern. rThroughouJt the spring officials have been keeping a lookout for the first signs of fever and - in ten days more ithe hospital .surgeons , would have felt warranted in "the foe- . lief that practically all danger of a spread of fever was past. Surgeon Genenal Wyman.said "today: r "Ordinarily if we had not been, on the lookout these cases might have been r progressing for a long- period without being recognized and the diagnosis might have been, disputed. "But there Is hope now in view of their prompt discovery that the spread will foe ?re- . vented. Tn several places last summer the fever was quickly recognized and it did not spread-, Attrlbutalble to the prompt preventive measures adopted. . We are keeping a close watch, not only at McHenry but elsewhere." The appearance of r yellow" fever in Mississippi ( caused some talk at the war department today ais bearing on the possibility of Its spread to othef ( places ' in the south. However the officials are not as yet giving; them selves any concern, on the sub- ject. RepresenitAtives.Livingstont and Adamson, of Georgia, -were at the de- ' partment during the day and pointed out some objection's to the locations of the army camps should, yellow fever spread ' and urging others wnicn cney say. are' proof against it. The war de partment now has a (board of officers investigating tne question ox camp (sites in several southern states ana their report will soon be 'submitted to the secretarjf. . MILITARY- lAPPOrNTMEfNTS. , The president today sent Che follow ing nominations to the senate: . , To be ibrigadier generals-Charles F. ' Roe, of 'New York; Thomas L. Rosser, of Virginia. -'. . Fourth regiment TJn,ited States vol unteer Infantry, to be captain John (D. Treadwell,' of .Virginia. Fifth regiment United States volun teer infantry, to 'be second lieutenants Rudolph Bumgardner, of" Virginia; Langhorne lD. Lewis, of Virginia, . OCCUPYING t GUANTANAMO HAR BOR. - : The navy department today posted the following bulletin: "On June 7th Admiral Sampson or- - dered the Marblehead, Commander Mc Calla, and the Yankee, Commander . Brownson, to take possession of the outer bay of Guantanamo, These ves- .. sels entered the harbor at day light, on; the Tth, driving a Spanish' gxraboat lnto fhe inner harbor, and took possession' of the Tower bay, swhich is now held by -the Marblehead. . CONFIRMED. . The senate in executive session today ooniflrmed the following nominations: . Additional Paymaster. Hiram .1 Grant, of North Carolina, .First regimenjt United States volun-' . teer englneers.--Captain, jnarles Park er Breese, of, Virginiria V Why allow yourself to be slowly tor tured at the stake of disease? Chills and Fever will undermine, and event- -ually break down the strongest constl- tutlon. "Febri-Cura". (Sweet Chill Tonic with Iron) is more effective than Quinine, and being combined with Iron . is ai excellent Tonic and Nerve med icine. It is pleasant to- take, and is sold under a positive guarantee to cure or money refunded. Accept, no substi tutes. The "Just as good" kind don't effect curea Sold by J. C. Shepard, J. Hi Hardin and H. L. Fentress. Government Cotton Crop Report.' Washington, .June 10. The -final re- . port's of the agricultural departmeht. on cotton -.planting make the area planted 22,460,334 acres, against 24,091, 394 acres last year, a- reduction of 1,--631,060 acres or 6.8 -pg- cent. The de crease In the dlfferejlt states as Com pared with last year Is as follows: " Virginia 8. per cent., North Carolina 7; South Carolina 8, Georgia 6, Florida 11, Alabama 4, Mississippi 4, 'Louisiana 7. Texas 8, Arkansas 7, Tehnessee;10 Mis souri 18, Oklahoma 2. Indialn territory 12. The average condition, dn., June 1st f was' 89 compared with 83.5 jut the cor responding date last year aid with an average general condition for the Jast ten.yeafs- of 87.1. rrhe condition by -states is as follows-: North Carolina 86, South Carolina 85, Georgia 89, Florida 76, Alabama 89, Mississippi 91, Louisiana 89, Arkansas 96, Tennessee 90, Mlssourf. 96, Oklahoma 82, Indian territory 80. 96, 'Oklahoma 82, Indian" territory 80, : Texas 89. , Tk Rorl i the hlbfist grade bcklag powvW kaowa, Actual taata mow It aa talrd farther tkaa aay other braatf. Absolutsly Furo KOVAL aAKIM FOWOEK CO., NEW VOPK. 0k v I