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VOL! XL No. 172.
THE
The Two Houses ot Congress Adjourn in Very
Dissimilar
EXCITING SCENESIN THE. HOUSE
mm
The Lie Given
,a vrrsonal Ivcuntcr Narrowly.! A verted-
Disorder oil , the I'lohrt-.The Breach i-IIealed'BoisterouH Closinj
('crcmonie.s Clicer for thjf president, Naval Heroes and
Joe Vheeier-Dix,ie,":fl,inerfca" and ,Other ,t
"Solids Kcndct1:d--Last
iin Great
I
Washington,
manner
ho Mhnpl as to t)0; alrnOMt prefunctory
pl stai t
ndte,:,lt
the- !pf
: 2 :)0a o'tilock this after
I
noon
tidjourh-d without- day. I None of
the idfam.itlr anl f x 1 1 1 1 n fe- HvnHUhu-
K .allTf-aiteridanti upon t h - adjournment
. j !OfjgpHHr wan 1 " fiiaotcd cJurlnK 'the
t:lJHillg hollltf rtf: tlli K'Ilat'H, SfHSKJIl.
It had brt-ii 'ajcivd,: :h-n 'thi senate
!onj'-nfl lij noon I hat the hoitwe rcso-
lutlinl providing fon the adjournments:
or ofiKrefl att z; cluck p. m.. today
xhoiihil b Hdoiiei i and Ah at an execu-
live wHBloti i tdiould be Jit'ld to confirm
he niornibitlions jiji th'b inilltaTry and
nuvitl' esjtaibli.shrtwnta. T Js'o other busi
: i'ie,.lfxe-i)t of the m"efH.-Kt routme na-
turd, "wan I to be -transacted, i The i .ar-
ranje'r
j
as carried tout to the let-
lfr.
! KelnatorjMorftaii, rof Alabama,, oppos
ed adJou!riimerit,! inamtalniDK. tttatJt
... ,wouijl s be Ifar. more: des:lrabl' for coh-
irrefts ! t 4ake a -recess l until . the- firt H
'Alondky fjn September: He- ,said;
'Tliiere isJ absolutely no rtecessjty or
ixn Adjournment at this trmei. It i is -aJ
' PJepi : Thus. Tar the 'president has not i
Jndirated i to coiikt-hs.- I.ho far .as . . Ii
Itnkv that i he dusires to be ;nd of us i
.micrimtil he manifested such a desrre,
- ve figBhti to rernarn i here.'' i - . i i
fejit Alli-n,"-4 Ntjbraskai also Op-i
- p4ri adjourn niea . i - .
i fieiitatori Sp'ni'ner.i offered aTes4gtijn i
- thanking f Senator Krye; president pri f
tempore of the senate, for the able and :
ooutfteousi manner i in which. :be'. t had i
. presided -over h ideliberations of tfie.i
v .. wn4tfr" during: fh present - session. --Itj
Vaa adopted. A similatrresoUitiuii ofin
J'ere(3?by 4Setiat5r (jockrell, -of Missouri, s
thai)ikJng;f Vice ff'resident llobarti-lwas i
wdopted with.airousuiR! aye.s i i
"V'ite President! Jlobat theri,! the; hour.)
tif 2fo'clOf,k belrifr inditated by thr sen- ;
ute time i piece, 'lormaTly declared': the ;
tsenattf: adjourned 'without day. f , - -:
F(jr i nearly an hdur previous tor adr i
Joui-inrnertt, ''President -McKinley and
sill tW rnemljers of- his'rabinet, except
eiitetaties Day and Longt were in the
' - jjiejf dents' room, adjoining the senate i
- 'haAiber -During that time the presi-1
"dentf slsrted a largei iiumfier of engross- j
id p'ills.i many of i -w hich . would have ;
failed! had it been necessary to. send i
3hemf t.v-the executive mansion for his
Migni'tuie. i i
lekcna 'ol tins l session oi i congress ;
in th' h.Nise was marked by two no
: tabH"iliH'identsi. i Ones was sensational
ly partisan, well ingli resulting in per-
onal ffnriietsj upon the! floor of the:
f- Jiouse) the other was notably; patriotic
f -sind swept away all signs f the orm-
t. i h r .. i-r - j
I Air. Handy; democrat; sf Dt'la-ware, i
Jjy liiovlug to Strike from the h'Cord:a
jiart ufthe speech which appeared tas i
, that of Air, Hay, republican, of Nev
- .Yoik. precipitated" a--ilispute which
1 1 trough IJ on ai- clotjing jncident . of a i
s -enrtatinal nature; duriiTK-which a?
tiuesitionj of Verasity arose, between
'Mesisrs.i -fiasf
anl -Handv, anU finally
3VIr. iCaimonii
The (idinoc-r.i
of Illinois.-by denouncing
fsi fori delaj'lag -i business
fy dialling for tellers on: the motion to
titrilet out 1 came near, precipttatmg a
i lot
The-niae wjs hi ought into ser-
'."Vie
before hrder aw restored
. i ;i la n dy , l in; nw v i ng ; t o. exvu nge' a
of Air. JkarVs - remarks, declared-
1 M
IaM
the
Jiart in "quest iorf was never utter-.
fd vapon 4he; floor of the house .ajiu he
readi from the; reporter's notes to cor-l
j-ohtjrate his assertiori. i i ;
..-Mlf- i.Kay- declared e hadi uttered;
."t-Yf-jy-ifword-'j; I I I .' ! i i
""Mrjl Spleakor," tesumed Air. Handy,'
"a iiiestion of veiasity has arisen
lierdj. If- the- gentle'niao from iNwvj
,Yor)k jsays , he uttered 1 the .words in
jij4tlOTT I declare upon niy honor- he
"iid lHOt . and I UoUl hei'e the reporter's!
not ts which sIioav i thatr he thd pot; and;
' I rrtlyi upon the memory of r members;
to Substantiate what I fsasT'i . -.- S
' i A I VMS w-as takfn. The house ; dgj
ciinedi to strike out thelspeech.- A -hf
.visiif m was called forind the vote. -wan
annpuncea. . i lie .rreBUVve vuie, again
.lire-Mailed. - - .! i.;; i - I
" AlK ifannon was, .standing just across
ihe after aisle, fae Hushed amLeyeHj
iixe 1 upon the minority, growing ap-j
jarntly--indignant. rr - I -'-rri :
"I hcalled for teller??;" Va id Afr. IIan
Vlv: kn3vvTth thatfthe vrieran membe
-from; Illinois ste'ppiwl inta the ;ai.sle and
ftajdp I'-'You. ifcre deliberately, iobstruct-j
me Dublic business in which the enif
tirel country . is interested." 'The resu
of Tils semarka were lost In-!the jee.rti
t?f ihe -minority', calls for the regular
v. ordjr and the resulting confusion, as
' 'Sfr.r Cannon charged nr the aisl6
sounng out -a! flood ot vigorous denun-i
.iatlon. He had reached a paint op-f
- posit Air. Pall; democrat, of Texasi
4Ir. icannon had called ifor the ; yea
- xiyid 1 iia saying it wasi manifest that
the (democrats wtnild call for then. Air
anlhon had repeated hrs charge- , oi
.obstruction tvhen -Air. Bail, addressing
t he IreisublJilart tside; as lt-eubseqw?ntVv
developed,-, declared ."the record U
.: false and you knowv it was false wheit
youi vuieu against i-urin.-uug . ;
i -'That: is a' lie." cried Mr. Cannon;
: ana in an Instant the belligerent mem
ber$ were struggling to reach each
oth$r,i.vhile many others weite pullinf
and struggling to ; control' them. Thfc
:hois?e; was upon Its feet, Alif.'-Alasoni
Keep Your Ey e on this
pace l and see what
tners will .tel
ryou
bout Aetna.
R. AI-. Wescott-writes :t
Wilmington, C July 2.
' Ward, Esq. :
ar Sir: t have been troubled with
Indigestion and a Kidney. . t affection
n
a-
.whlclj gaye me, at; times much painj
- liaVe iseSl 'Aetna. T.ithifi. SViiter for.
F
. faart while, ! and' iind kreat relief.". It
iaai proved helping to me.; i pope otri-
era!. who I are suffering t with , similar
trouble -Will try
' ; , - t j, : j .'. . f
the Vater ; ad.. get
such .results as have come
ferry; Uhty
to me.
i; .T- ' n r i i .f.-.w. ,-.,,
11 South Fourth Street.
Don't forget .that we are established
.; at I W: II. Green's Pharmacy,1 and that
wei are ready to -serye you ; all the
1 time ; at 25 k cents ' per gallon for pure
Aetna Lithlai IWater ifrom Virginia
Mineral Springs Company,
Roanoke,
,Te
iVtrgmia. :;-..--;. '
ENDS
! ft
'Manner 1
r
Great
Hours of llic.Senatc
Contrast.
n-Dublican. 6f Illinois. -siezed Ir,
Gan
nrm u Fid . I lif-iiKt him. aside and! W hpn
Mr-Ball asked ' Mr. Cannon, to M?om4
ontslde'! and tin? latter was movlnte to
cominy Mr. Lewia. demorrat. of V asli
itiKton, i took : charge tif jlhe Illinoi,
niftniben and restramea nim. i.eaniim
111141
hani
ize
the spak.i tiad been founding h
and th4 serceant-at-arms had ise;
the bigi silver; mace and .was naovln
among jth? member where ithe great
.... . . -:!
stored-siowiy-anu a roil can priceeu-
ed, while the galleries commented lUporij
what, they liad seen in .the -course i ofi
a visit to Washington. . ' t j !
The roll call upon MrjftHandy's rrto-
irn to f striker out resulted yeas, r0;
nays, lOfi.-f Later in ! thesession Jdr;
Cannon: explained that Air -Ball! 'had!
addressed his remarks, -not to him per-i
sonally and, . thereforle, he desired t ?toi
withdraw .his. offensive statement.' i i tl
The house . then passed the bill i I to?
reimburse the.-states; for expenses ; in-i
wWired in transporting, feeding,. . ifcloth--:
ikig andcaring for soldiers In aid ;of!
organization of' the- volunteer army. i u
The speaker named Air Henderson,.
Al r.l Jlopkias of i Illinois, and ' Mr.i
Richardson, ot Tennessee-, as. a ! conn!
mittee to wait upon the president, iin
ornpany with a flenate-.commlttee and
nnJilnce--the jeadlness xt congress to.
djoiirn. !" ' : f ' i, M i' ;
"Mr.'. Speaker," said Air. Henderson,;
fter the return, ''the president di
rects the committee i to say that he-
has no further- communications to
make to the house and says he de-'
ires to congratulate this--CQRgTS8j
uron its. patriotic and faithful worlf..'"H
The remaiinder of.- the session ; passed;
without: inefdent. r At-2 o'clock,' uwhen;
Speaker Tteed announcedv "thjs second1
session ;offthis: congress J adjournedi
without: daw" -a great eheer arosgj and:
hen begarua soene which, rwhilei sun-!
liar to the usual closing scenes of ses
sioris, far surpassed .in enthusiasm anas
manifest good feeling any similar epinj
node in the memory of the oldest mem-
er of tfte house. 1 he occupants t or;
he iiacUcLIEaileries "who. had risen to;
go, paused -as "they heard a half dozen;
members begin ' singing '"America, i
Other members . , hurriedly - crowded;
round the speaker's- stand and joined;
he singers i until w:ithin :a -short itime!
t seemed all the. members present were;
Iding in; swelling; the. volume ofl i thei
song. Presently a ivoice here; and there
n the galleries joined in atttl'itwas not:
ong until ,' 'members pand i spectators;
were singing the patriotic: hymn, i ; i
W hen the song ceased some imem-j
er proposed, three cheers for th il'Naw
twin s President, and the roar; - for
sound that followed came from a umt-
d house, i .; r :: i i . . i - u iv
The '-North, Bouth, "neasl, XWest ' a
Tnlted- Country," was proposed; i! anJ;
hen in;--turn camtjf 1 the heroes of ! tha!
war; - jxewey, . Schley, i iiobson, Hamp
sn, and .nnaiiy-r?rmer Kepresentatlve;
teneraj Joe Wrheeler ; who is! now!
Hnging, though J 11, to his command;
n "front of 'Santiago, was named-and;
he hall resounded'with cheers or tnrii-i
ling strength.
Then . th5 singing procieeded. ; Mean-
Ime Sergeantrat-Arms Russell Ij had;
brought in 200 small .American . flags!
and every memberl was now waving:
one. The Star Spangled uannerr was;
sung while fT-ags waved and the ! gal m
cries heered. " Later! .followed van-.
k(e Doodle!' and "Dixie," the latter,-:
perhaos,- forv: the i first time in . the.
house, was joined n by members! front-l
every . section! of- the country.- Cheers!
for the speaker -were given, i The par I
riotic demonstration continued U a
half hour a;nd then the ' members bet
"gan leaving; saying farewell to col
leagues.! "Home, Swevt Home it and'
'Auld Lang! Syne" supplanted the pa-
trtotic sairsi iand impressed -- Imorei
strongly; upon the- hearers -that another;
session was 'ended. -1 ", -t " - U
Clerk' .Ale Do well i-wn the . singing
ceased mounted! the effe'rk's stand . and;
'fi nnounced thai . Atr. Allen, i of Alissis
1-ppij.,had opened a recruiting office in.
the ways and means i committee! room;
and a few minutes later. Air.' Allen,
-Mnnlrlv known afi ; "Priwa.tft John.'?;
arose- and said: - The . congressional,
t r . . : --.. -" 1 '
rotiffh-riders will report to me in the
committee room -and enlist i for Cuba.'!;
The announcement iwas 1 suggestive!
of his speech delivered a few days ago,'
ip which he; proposed! that a company!
off congressmen- be recruited.
WTiy allow yourself to be slowly tor;
tured at the stake of disease? Chills
and Fever will undermine, iand e"vent
ually break down the strongest consti
tution. -T "Febri-Qura'' CSweet i Chill;
Tonic with Iron) Is more effective thani
Quinine, and being combined with Irons
Is an excellent ! Tonic and Nerve I med!
Icine. ' It Is pleasant to take, and isi
sold under a positive guarantee d curej
or money refunded.. Accept no substl-
tutes. The 'ust as good"! kind i don't
effect cures. Sold by J. C. Shepard,: JJ
II.; Hardin and H. L. Fentress.
Bob Moore, j of, Fayettevllle,1 l,Ind.
says that for constipation he has.sfound
DeWiifS. Little; Early Ris-rS to tie peri
feet. . They never gripe. T.ry i them
for stomath and liver, troubles. !R. R.I
Bellamy.- -1:
1
, TinS-Ql'ABANTINE qrESTlOT .
Raised by the Iteturu. to Tampa o
' SIek and Wounded- Spjdiers j From
CUba. 1 j
Tampa, Fla., I July 8.The arrLyal oi!
a few the survivor of the 'battle5
r v,J .ntoii ih!n,.arJ
r ..v . !-
antine, question. The -president jot the
state board of! health, said today thai
the governmenjt 'ti&d. agreed to j abide
by all the Florida, rules and i regula
tions. It was left to the- discretion o
thie physlciansUn; charge of this auar,
antine station whether to pass any o
the returning ' transpbrts or not. i'Hft
said that if the boata were in good
sanitary conuiuon iney wpuiai prouaot
lyj be permitted to come tup the bay
and land the wounded.- Dr. Porter, the
state , health officer, by special f orders
went to Key West lasU night ; to look
after ! the .situation.: there. I J I i; 1 1 i 'i
;The srovernmejit I has asked that' ! a
house to house sanitary Inspection be
made of Tampa by the local authori
ties, the reports on each inspection : tt
be endorsed by the president of the
state board of health and returned to
the eovernment. This insDection will;!
be begun Mondair nd to assist. In it
General Coppinger has placedten (purj-
mule teams at he disposall of (the lofl
cat sanitary detoartment. rnese steps
are to preven . any visit of sickness
during 'the ilvhg- summer months. i ' .!
; V - , V -' ' . I ' j ' -fi! K';;r!l:r
!E C. Banis, of- Lewlsvlllei Texas,
wri's thafoUe "box of DWlttf s Witicfb
H&1 Salve was worth.-. t.w 1 to him.
It cured his piles of ten years standing.
He advises" othera to iry I U J(t . jbo
cures eczema, - skin 'diseases ahd - oh-
stlnate sores;
;!R. R. Bellamy,'
3 II:!. THE 0,lETIO OF PEACE
The Pa Party In fadrld Strength
.1 jrned NrBilofBrlal Dental of Peace
. HKegoUattOD. I .
- I
s London, July f. A;
pecll from Alad-
rid says: tThep-e are numerous ei
d 'DM that ths peace party is great
ly, strengthened : Miadrid isi tranquil
and the -expected I disturbances have
not occurred. Probably this will env
bolden jtae government to yield to the
ktrong diploma ;ic pnt-8sure that is be
ing exerted to :ring ithe war to a ter
mination. I . , I
Ei Nacionail remarks: "Spanish min
listers who-jexpleet prodigies' of valor
from the army iin Cuba cannot ompel
the Americans to iflghi; there. hThe
Americans imajf prefer to attack ; the
Canaries, Iortd Rico and the Penin
sula, and air Ei Naci,onaI says, having
(succeeded, I they might 5 : impose; still
more distasteful terms." I , u
Then, discussung Captain Aunon'8 re
liance upon the third squadron,- Li
Nacional criticises ;the vessels compos
ing it, showing! that. 'nothing tan be
hoped from that - quarter. - The 1 In
creasing difficulty of; telegraphic Com-,
munication witti the?coltjnists is- add
ing to the (government's . embarrassr
ment since i it cannot ascertain what
Is i: needed .fAr defence.; 1 . ;
i Ihis evening considered the questions
' of new' cables land military measures
necassa.ry in viw of an American at-
tack Npon Spanish porta.j .
as to peaces negotiations jar
All rumors
re 'semi-of-
Iicially !(Jlared! tQ be unfounded,
i- A d ispa tuft from Santiago says that
after the Alfcrrimac .prisoners were ex
changed General r Shafter again de
manded : that thKV towm should surren
der, declaring .tjiat otherw Ise the at
tack, would ! recommence! at noon. The
dispatch gi1es no date ifor the -time bH
reHumiBion,:) whjich usVbelieved to be
poon tcNoiorifow.! It 'comsludes by ' say.
iris inai aunougn Santiago lac-ks pro
Visions 'it will defend itsetfi until; the
end. (:
a THE. AK7II$TIK EXTENDED
I ntll Noon 1 Today General , Xlnan
;: ronferrinsi Willi iffadrid bud Havana
j'PIaji orActtOnjon'Heiievi-al OH HoKtt-
lltle. ' f 1 , r , - I
S.AIajoi: General ShafteVS ITeadquar
ters, Before Sar tiagio de Cuba, JulyTT
Cabled I From- M ingston, Ja., July 8
The armistice has been extended until
Roun: jon i Sajurday, iin -orden. to giillow
General Linares to communicate pith
Captain j General Blanco; and ; With
Aladrid.! ;-j; ,;J- ... r; -. j s , -; ;;
i General Linares ; informed, General
Shafter! that hej had no. telegraph: op
erator, and One was; sentinto theicity
accompaniedi by the British consul, IA
W. Ramsden, under! the 1 British flag.
j (Not a shot, has been; fired recently
on either side, but work is" being push
ed on jthe batteries apd entrench
ments. -. Our! position; has I been : great
ly strengthened . djuring the last forty
eight hours,1 the American lines j ad
vancing! to within ,40.0 yards of the en
emy's and our hillside batteries over
look and command the city. , '
General Lawtbn's i division advanced
00 yards, to the enemy's, great isur-
prise.
1
The dynamite ! gun? of Colonel W'ood's
rough-riders.! in charge j of Sergeant
Hallett Alsop Burrowe, haa been beau
tifully placed, hidden in a snugJ pit.
The general health .of the-soldiers
is: good.; The armistice is affording
a long.: needed Irestcfor our imen-iand
they ; are-now lit -good, shape to resume
ngnting i I , ' I .
- General Linares isi evidently weak
ening and the mediation of. the bishop
of Santiago! and the- consular ; corps
may persuade himto surrender.'
In case, hostilities iare resumed' the
plan ; of assault- is :for: Rear . Admiral
Sampson to bombard the forts at the
mouth of, the; harbor; drivfng the pnen
away, irom tne guns and nen land
1,000 iraen and occupy the1 forts, 'While
Jaunches, wiith ! grappling .irons go In
and: countermine! the1 harbor. The fleet
wilt then enter land: bombard the city,
supporting ; the ! land i'assault. , -
General Garcia, the insurgent ; pom.-
mander, reeejved orders yesterday not
to attack the -Spaniards while the Tie-
igotiations are on foot.' .K . !'.-
n The wrecked Spanish cruisers- are
still i filled i with .charred i bodies, j and
ithe buzzards -are devouring, the . re
mains. ; TheCubans,! by Rear Admiral
Sampson's orders, have buried i :. the
bodies of over 1100-1 'Spaniards i which
.were washed ashore. i -
1 - SPANISH TERROI&AI... ! 1 1: ' I .
I Plava del Este. " iGuantanamo "Bay.
Cuba, Julys 8, 6 p. m. A -Spar;:h Sol
dier, terribly emaciated! and so weak
that !he could hardly walk, was picked
!up by ; men from the United .States
gunboat; ; Annapolis j today : at a point
near' the entrance .to the Upper bav".
STe had; no rifle; for he was too weak
to eanry it. f According tot his s.tory.'
ithere are manjp Spanish sSldiersn- In
puantanamo! in . the! same condition -"of
starvation.. i He says there.fs absolute
ly nothing !tb eat there, bit that5 the
sSpanisH; i are j daily told thkt if !ithey
Burrrender to the . Americans they are
sure to. be murdered, i i : ii
I! A captain jand three . privates from
Baracao came into,; the bay-today in
a Ismail sailboat and were picked up
iby the cruiser Alarblehead. ; They were
ostensibly surprised and claimed riot
to have known, that the bay was In
'the possession of the Americans:-. The
report is that therejis ai great scarcity
of food at Baraeao and that the ;Span-
jish troops .there, are Tn bad. shapei
Over 20,00( rations cor. reconcen-
tradoS 'have, been Janded across the
bay by 'Commander AlcCalla,- of ; the
Alarblehead, iand the half starved Cu
bans are flocking in from the hills for
food. I; i l;i .-!:..
: r
DIAHERtGODOArd FIGHT I
Peter Itlaher; Defeat Joe 'Ooddard in
fkight Rounds Coddard Not Knocked
Out hut Give up the Fight. ' -
:NyYork,i July 8 Peter Haher de
feated Joe rOoddard iu eight rounds
i-tonlght! at ! hG Lenc?s-A.tHletic I Club,
iThey had been . scheduled? o--Jnght
twenty-five rounds with five ounce
oves- Goddard had defeated Aiah-r
tn two previous occasions and was the
favorite among the sporting element
previoua to the fight. -
"Goddard administered a 'lot of hard
punishment on" his. adversary J but re
ceived! a. terrific pounding while h&
I doing so. iGoddard Iwas out a cou -.
was
Pie
of times', put the beil saved; himi
land
I when he. qu4"Toward the end of
the" eighth? rujid'he' was scarcely able:
to stand on! his feet. " - : " j -
At the isajne time, the fast work
whlctf both f had: tone - through from
the beginr-.in? had told wi Maher and
he was unable to i land a blow heavy
enough to finish the Australian. When
the eighth round ojpened Goddard tried
for the head, but- was blocked. Then
he tried for. the. jwind, - but was met
with a left on thel face. Ataher jabbed
left on facer' and swung right to head;
Goddard jabbed left on face and
swung right; on headi Goddard jabbed
left ! to face in nA Maher .-mbt him -arity.
a hard right in thei wind. Goddar.1 was
now unable tp defend 1 himself and
held jhisiheadi; down with! ihisj I arms
i crossed In i front Of his, face, i Maher
went at him .: but! could t riot ' land a
knock out blow. Goddard backed away
ana stretched out his hand, saying
as he did-so: "This is more .than na
ture can stand," as he shook Maher's
nana. .
. The refree... Charley. White, theri
awarded the pout to Maher.
Time of roupd two minutes ftnd' flfT
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WILMINGTON N. CV, SATURDAY?, WlIIA
HOF'i'iniiiiii
?! ' - ' ... ,f A I - s - ; ' ; .' lf"H - l . . J-
Ilobsori's Account of IIis
1 , Adventure:
ALL NIGHT UNDER FIRE
- '-if-' '
Tli Batterle, the lzraya and Infan
try Along knore Open Flre--A Snbnia-
: ! rlne JTIlne Explodel'nder the Veutel.
The Tien Lie on Deck I ntij Daylight,
Partly lnker Water In Prison LUt-
eaing to tlae Bombardment Wl tueM-
, the Battle pa Laud, i
''I ii : i !-"'E:.iif i i
I i CopyrigM by Associate Press.)
? Off Santiago ide CUba, July t. Cabled
"'It i i ' : I I '
Prom Kingston, ;Ja, July 8j 915 a, m,
-Th$ retun i of Assistant Taal Con
structor Richmond Pj Hobsoni of Mer
'!'.!! '-ii !' I 1 . .. g.
fimac fame,' to his ship, the.jflagshipi
New York, afet night, was m&rked by
wild enthusiasm. It-.was dak-when
a shout I wt s 'passed along he ship
that Ilobsoi was coming. jOnthe' su
perstructure clambered : the w, ten
deep, and;: )n: the quarter (ck the
officers; clus ered aroiind tiie Hea lad-
! ! " ' 5 ' ... j r Z t
der and .a hundred hands wtere; stretch
ed out to giasp Ilooson's f It -as not
until he ! was safe oncie more on deck
I i I i Tf .. i T i - - ! . . I 'j . '
that the tcrew of; the New lYork cheer-
ea, and thein . they broke out into a
wild yell. which was sent ip over and
ovelr again until the. men were hoarse.
Numbers, of
: N .1 . . . J . '
ine crew rusnea iorward
on JUre quartjer' deck and a
great group
of jrn-n struggled- around
the.! tall fig-
ure of the
man who
had, dared so
much. ' i 1
Hobson salt
once more
amling. his
smates and iold the. story of his
expjsrience.
escape kand
-nil
prisonimeiit . in Afbrro castle.
watchirvg th
shells explode outside his
-"! f i' ' .i '' 'it
miss the entrance to the
said, 'aa ! Ensiguf Powell
cell! :
' I did nt
ha'i bor," h
in .the launc
upposed. Ij headed east
until Ii got
t'UnSV
bearings; ana then
maae lor it,j strajgnt hi
Then : came
the: firing. ..-lit wasgrand,
flashing out
firstfrom one side Xf ' the 'harbor and
theiji the oth r from thoset big guns on
theihills. the Vizcaya, rying.mside the
harbor, ijoini ng. in. I f
"Troops-fiom! ;Santiagoj hacf rushed
down when the" news uf thfe Alerri
macs's cominar was telegraphed, ' and
soldiers line I the foot bf the cliffs,
firing wildly across and billing ;: each'
other with their: cross fire. The Aler
rimac's ste'eiting bar broke as she got
to. Pstrella point. Only ithree of the
torpedoes on "her side exploded when
I touched the button. A Ihugesubma-
i . i . ,
t
'fr,k: .l!.J.ri, :.-..--:;, .!.l"--'H:ii. . i
IMPOElAjn1. EVENTS OF THE DAt.
The Italie of Rome Says the
Interveutioii of the Powers."
J The Armistice
To-dav I
at Santiago
S
Whcn Hostilities Bgin Again
Channel Batteries, Theu Land Men
bers
The
inateFaited to! Action
Congress Adjourned at 2 p. m.iio'clock .Yeste-diy, the Senate
Withont Deilionstrhtiori. She. lToue in Wilcl Tn niiiU. Twrt, Mini-
- . I : - " ' i i : 1 I . - i i . M s A .
L.aijne ISear toUlowsr;13iiringhe Day. I I ? ! ! "
udge ot tne w estejrn Aorth Carolina District and a JSumber oi
Military Appointments. , 1 ,
TlielQuarantin4 Question is
Le crilr J!.J 7ji 1--.J b-e
r'f Several iArmyl Officers Were
r'l j , Several lArmyj Officers Were
t J Hobson from IIis Prison
Fight of July 1st, I ' . J !
j . Peter Maher Defeats Toe Goddard in Eight Rfounds,
..'.''-..,.-' -' . ' r
Hobson Gives a Thrilling Account off His Adventure on fthe
iMerrimac.
rine mine caught ,hert
full amfllships,
hurling Jthe water-ingh
in the air and
tearing a; great rept in
(the Merrimac's
side. Mer stern ran
upon Estrella
pointi At that time
she was ;across
thes-channel, but before
I' !.' '( !- I . . !
she settled the
We were all
tide drifted her around
aft lying! on .ftie, deck!
Shells and
us. Six-inch
came tearing
bullets whistled around
shells from the Vizcay
into the Alerrimac, crashing into wood
and
whll
iron and, passing
clear through,
e; the plunging sholj
s Irom the fort
broke, through her( decks.
It was only owing
Ito the splendi4
discipline of the! men
not all killed. Shells
and minutes i became
that we were
rained over us
hours ot ! sus-
pense. The men's .mouths grew parch
edj but we mustjlie tljiere until j day
light, I. told themi No'-and agap. one
or. other of I the men. Joying with , his
faqe glued to the deekKand won(ering
atiether the next shll would notsoome
our way,! would say": i fHadn't we bet
ten dropioffi nowsirt' l-but I aid;
'Wait till daylight.' I I . . i " .
, t'JIt would have beeiji impossible to
get the scatamaran any i where:. but to
the shoreywhere the soldiers ! -stood
shooting and II hoped that iby day
light we might be reedgnized and saved!-"
The- grand- old Alernmaci kept
sinking. I wanted to go. forward t and
see the damage done there where near
lyj all the fire was directed, but' one
man said that; if tl rose it would-draw
all the fire on: thet rest. I lay motion
less. Itnwas splendidj the way - these
men behaved. . The fin
e or the soldiers.
the batteries and the
Vizcaya was on
full. : When I the water came upon the
Alerrimac's decks, ' the ; . catamaran
J floated i amid: the wreckage, ; but! was
J .1,111 i a i I 1 A. A. J.l' . : j. 1
suiu niaut ii iu me uoom ana
caughtrhold! bf the edge and slung on,
our ' heads berrifabovje water, i
"A Spanish iaunchr-fcanie toward -the
Aferrimac We agreed titr--capture her
and ran. u Just as she earner close
the Spaniards saw usUand half a
en marines j jumped up and pointed
their rifles at our heads. ;
'Is there any officer in that boat to
receivej lia. surrender'riof prisoners! ! of
war?' til shouted, ; Ati i old man leaned
out under the awning and fwaved his
hand. . It was Admiral Cerverai f The
marines ' lowered their rifles i and we
were helped.-into thej launch, i i .
"Then we were putjin cells In Alorro
castle.: It was, a grand ' sight a! tevt
days later to see the . bombardmenti
the - shelte i striking ; and bursting
around El Alorroi Then we were taken
Into Santiago. ' I had1 the court-martial
room in the barracks. My men were
Ikept prisoners in the hospital. . From
my window I could see the army mov
ing and It was i terrible to see those
&iiu ii . tio i ici 1 1 iyic ui oirrr? iiose
poor lads moving across the opeji and
being shot down by the Spaniards in
i:"'-'"' :'-r"fy-VL ; fier -
?ay l"e Paniaras jDecame as fflpoiite
rCi " r," "JU .LrrJ?!-
changed." I ;
j " f 1 1 ii i
if .xnow tnat Camara has passed through
Mie aaez canai ana uervera is wiped
put .Bostons ought tt: Be able to leepi
souna jenougn to maxe up for olst time.
Cervera did not hear of the affairs
t Manila uitil ;he
was captnrea.
That iwas a (rather
large-sized shunk
of hard luck story for one day. .
i 14- ... i .' " , fT!tT" -.4 !; '! ' . .L ! - IV. !'"; '" . I! ; i -.11 ..!. f i '-'!,. ir - J , . '- ' ''."J1.,. I ii .. . " -s . ; 1 ! .
Continual
Pgace
!.Ta?k.
IFURTHES
tVIDEKGES
Of Spaing InteUtldt
tuBrli
the War
to a Close Tl.e Action of Admiral Ca-
nara4inert 1 Llit
are Actio
n (lvea
1 i
.Reasonable (f ope of Hi In
!l. : : , 1- I - V I i
ntlou to
Surrender QWeatjion a to Dipol
tlon Adraifl Crvera-D
LandlnS SupleaiFron&Tra
eultjr iu
port.
tjjjl-
is'
.Wash
nton,
8.-r-Ther
was ; a
ay and
n. those
continuation oi peace taik' t
m'ore evidence; in
(this line tl
of !3'e5ttrday jjjre
roming S t
the fur-
Siclji for?:insstance waa Jthe con
flrmatloin iat tle.
til !, I i .L-f'i'i
tate deparrlment of
he Cadiz ! Aett was
toe; ! report. inai
rei rning-(to Spairt since 5t is scarcely
cnceivabie thfit
he Spanisl'il govern
menu puid dotmrthis last iy nnant of ,
Jit ' f LJi ,tin ''i J,
their nuet to-d'-Sfsuction at tie hands r
i i j i, i i. n ii ,-
of W aUson s squadron, whi-Ii in- all ;
s-u,
probability couJd
7
head it off:
lefore it
reached
adiz.i-iij
home por
There-,
fore thej
apsuini-'t
n is that t
e Span-
ish j govefnmejf .ti
calculates ;
precedent!
that at
least! art drmisUieJ
e peace
will' be cbtainei
before the-ships reach I
Spain.
:f-An uriuauallva uafinite repoir
was in
tes had
f peace
circulation;! that Jthje' United St
beensoiknded itf the interest
by the i: British inibas-sador, 'I
t when
it: was i broughttoj Sir Juliaraj jPaunae
fote s attention hit1 authorizeit , an o
pjlicU dejnial ari'1 said he. had.l lot. com
municated! witlViithji. government in any
way regiardmg'iihe, termination of the
war; ' 1 ; ! j j j . . ;14 !
niUonditaons at-; Santiago aisKH are. re
garded i&sl favorable just nor accord
ing to iGeneral Shafter's- dislpateh re
ceived! quring v.he! forenoon Nothing
more calmp froi?-i hMm during the -day,
but ' tl&e ihipresioh prevails;) :hat. the
Spanish; are hf al ' desperat plight
within th4 linesi of the, city iuul Gen
eral Shifter's actjon in JaUa.ni'g 1J
nareS tp jcomnunhcate - free' v Willi
Aladrid lis an implication i -:t Bi it i there
isi at least a reasonable hopejljthat th
Bender, i Howevler fhat may flue every
preparation is
3! mai
aiding for a
ireat en-
gagemeiSit,! th4-1 fin
al -one at
Santiago,
it! is. hoped, which
may begirt even- as
early aa Itomorro'w if Shaftt't-'.s rem
foreenieht8 are! on hand. Thief depart
ment has not! Jieaitd &o far an the ar-
rival of . tHese So9iliers. butl beiioves
.they have! reacilled1 Shafterj
rlii' - rti' ..(if. I ;.:,,.. I Si ;! .
Spanish
c
abirtet Opposes" Pleiiice
S
4
isi ContinuediAJiitil 12 o'cabek
Sampson Ai'ill Bombard jthe
and Take Them.
the No'mmat
Irk ill. rtf Vurort A Vii
Raised m.
Tamajby (he Ret
irri
JiJ -. . i
i
j Prom jc
j Prombtedelstklrday, Aiiibng
Window Iliad a JFill Yiewot the
i , ,) i : i -i , -T 1 i
! ! L
The gfeatefet difficulty that! has been
ncb.unteried J is i in. the-lariffl ing of
trpops jarid supplies. JfTh-is Wing the
hurricai44 sasdjti, Land! tiie wBnd'.'set
ting tjraighl ccithe -southerh coast
the masters pf fle transports "nave be
come alaj-mjed' nl have- taken their
simps .many.fimHs-s lout: to sea,' Inecessi
fating loSg journeys, by tlwl ships
boats, :.jwhih jnake j their andings
through th suf f with the t greatest
3iffc'ult: r i "a id latie. - So 's ow and
tjedious lias b&n ithfe seryic ? , under
,tihese con(ditionSj tpat 1 SecretaJy Alger
tias ordbtfea GOTietal SShaf ter Ito seize
tlhe transpcrts hnk .and: ail iji ldplace
them as near. tie (coast as ,he. chooses
without ifei ard;i tq the fears i of their
m astern . ;: i A - ; - - --x
The gbyernmnt has ; not yat deter
mined how I to msptose of Admiral Cer-
yera..vjA flireg jof .!$he higpiest ad
miration pTevaigs here at thej4gal!ant
tjyi displjayid .bjr- tihe' 'old' ivarfior and
he noble) fPirifi eihi'dited ibyjtiim u,n-
aer mistog-tunea ne. disposition is , to
treat htai withj as great: litlrty as
iiohdJtiorisj I willy permit, .k it Has been
proposed; ithat h Uo released -if l parie
but itf Wasi moll yet been; decided
whether! ttp dolthis or to -ftodfirie . the
admiral Wchnifalfy within tae limits
of the
al irsefrvaticn 1 at:i.nnapo-
:-.!ll-;: . j'1."'!!-;-: :' :
rbp6rt !o3 the (appearance of a
Spanish
brif:
Off the fo'ist. of
'British
Cplum
which appears te
have created s
commotion ou the
northwestern
tame.ftlme one
of j the- gov emmgnl agents . in hat. sec
tion .of Ki' worfd." Aloreover, ihe same
person! said that two : vessels wera
taking L on coaE ait a' British Coliurl-t
blan port! whic! ik was I resu
ed .was
intended for tlie Bpatiish
should
Pacific
it have made its hvay intp th
.Ocean through th; Suez can
U Jl k ! ' w aJb
Washington, (July 8. The president
today i siemt "thse nominations to the
S&nateC ' I
Brigapifr getierjals of volunteers to
be major! genefalHamiIton US. Haw-
ikins, Hehry WUiawtfflfit : Jdna- R.
.Chaffee ind Jh. Bates.
ii To Ibel - britfadier " eeheal si Colonel
Ionard Iwood, First regiment United
States volunteer cavalryT ,-Lleutenant
Colonel) Clhambera, Twenty-fiilst infan
try.
To &el colonel Lieutenant .Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt,'! First ilregiment
United ! States Volunteer! cava
nr.
These! -
nominations
Were
ali
con-
.firmed; i
n.;
The Spanish Consul OflTon His Faeta
! -r Jt J I T.-.l-rrt c! 9 n ln ni On.n
i i 1 r b . A. f ''
Msh coflstll at Hong Kong cables that
I the insurgents at Cavite, Manila bay,
. nave , "reyoiteoj against met - Amen
Cans.! I He adds that a. sharp! fusillade
ts exchanged and that the result Is
I not known. :
j j In, another part of his dispatch the
SpahlsBL fconsul makes :the lassertios(
I that, the majority of the Philippine in
surgents have; received the American
I reinforcements wkh hostility "because
they inclladed nnmhers of negroes;
-t i- r--
;Spah Is being severely ilpunished
ion of
1
aieer
:Ria
isch! a
foast.
for fightmg on
Sunday,
: BADLY INJI BED SOLDIER
1
Private Hazier Who W a Hurt r the
! Premature Dlx-harge of a Cannon at
j Fort ytmeon Broaght Here and (obi-
!-mltted to the Hospital.
j Hospiul! Steward ! F. P. Connol
ly, of the Igarrison t of regular i Unit
ed States oldier at Fort Macon, near
Beaufort, X? C, arrived here yesterday
Afternoon with PriVat'a J. . J. Rotier,
who was so terribly injured on the! 4th
ot July while . firing a salute at .the
fort. Thei injured isoldier was . com
mitted to (the Unitedj States Marine
hospital and Mr.i Con nolly returned to
his post: : ' j . ..' -. ' j ''.'.
i At 12 o'clotE nf th' 4th the. battery
detachment started itofire a salute of
45 guns. Private Rozier was swabbing
out the-cannon add' 'after about !i 15
shots had been discharged he rammed
another load and; before the rammer
could be withdrawn! there was a pre
mature discharge;' It lis presumed that
a piece of jburni?g iBponge had been
left in the gun afadftjie vent hole was
not securely plugged. ; i ! !
When the discharge took place the
rammer was splintered and shot out
otfhe cannon with such force that it
wasNnever seen afterwards. Private
Rozierxreeeived a bad bash, across the
abdomen.xa splinter entered his right
thigh and ?ame 6ui -bear the! knee,
,f !.,. 2 I T . , .'.
and several splinters stuck in his right
-,. x!i,ui.
I; Vf; fine nierof Riilintr nn ; inch
and a half long rwasj pulled from the
eyeball by Steward Epnnolly. Private
Rozier had hi's chin stripped of the
skin so that it hung fdow,nf. under his
throat, and his' left hand was badly
lacerated. .His face and hands ' were
badly burned,! but with -alP hta ter
rible injuries he; borc4' up' withNthe
most superb courage . i
11 .It is hop.ed the injured soldier will
not lose the sight of, his eye, but no
dduibt he will bedisfigured forji life.
He I is about 22 years of age, I and; is
the bnls son of at widowed mother
who lives in? Indiana. '
las.i Texas, when war
.He was inJ Dal
with Spain; was"
declared, and though he had a good jab
in the railway mail service' he resign
ed and e'nlisted in- the regular artil
lery .-service.
; You need Cod LiveriCll, you say bjut
i think you can t takel it 7 Try "Aior
srhuvln" a perfected! - ''Wine of Codl
iLIver Oil." You get all the virtue! of
the Oil, without the I disagreeable ef
fects. Sold by J. C. Shepard, J.iiH.
i Hardin and H. L... .Fentress. . ;i
Mr.. Jouck in tlie Newport Yacht Hacea
., ! -!. r ;. ' ',, . h ri .'"-..;..!':!:,
A Newport, R. I.' dispatch in The
jNewrYork Herald of lJuly 5th sayai: i
"Mr. Cornelius Vahderbuilt, Jr.,- Won
the .race of 2t footers,! for sweepstak
ers today by the cteverest kind of
seamanship on the wind in the second
round. The North parohna, which
vas sailed by Captain SamnH. Seaman:
ia the absence of i her owner, 'Mr Pem1
broke oJnes, led at the end of thei first
i round," with ithe! Hera; i Vaquero HI.,
Veda. and Wawa following in the order
named. Ther was no change in i the
positions of ,the boats, on: the second
round except tht the. Veda worked
up: to the front of the fleet and Lwon
by twenty-three seconds.".: i i ;i .
i Mr. Jones' yacht iwas third in, the
race for- the Kavadai camp'j The Herr
ajd i of the 6th contains a dispatch
which says:- .J v ' : ' i - - ,i-r.t.
j "The ' thirty ! footers j raced today for
the ' second- annual Narada cup, 'given
by Air. Henry. Walters,1 owner of ithe
steam -yacht Narada, ,' , ' i i
''The Vaquero III.;ldd on the run out
before the wind, and on the beat back,
being especially wel)' handled, winning
by over two minjitas lover the Wawa.
fu'Mi6 Cornelius: yknderbilt, Jr., -got
the Veda off forty-nine seconds behind
the! gun, but sailed , a pretty . race.
The start' was at. iten minutes -e3
o'clock.?' '11 ' '
! "! ' t "!).-'- - ' 'VV'.f..
I ! 1 K. ' '' ! H - .i j '-
! !!: Repnblicau AVard Meetlns ; j r
iThe republicans ! of the-fourth divisr
! ion of the Fifth Ward I met last night
to select delegates "and. committeemen
!to be. submitted; for ehdirsement , at
ithe primaries to be held nexttThurs
!
i day night
jWilliam
Sheridan i was
chairman and James
tary. . ' ' S ' 1"--; F .'
G. Blain
sacre-
s
The following delegates to the coun
ty convention Iwete'agreed upon: E. M
... r - , i j ... . ' ; ' i- r
Green, C. Wj Norwood, George Bell,
alternates, James, GV Blain, Benjamin
Barge, John "il. Slikw. Precinct com
mittee. 3.' N. ; McUuffy, Wm. Evans,
Wm. Johnson.
. -.'5 i
Win -your!-- baictifea,! against
disease
toy
.. acting
' promptly. One Minute
' r.n1iifa Immediate re-
Cough
Cure
sultsi When!' takri early , It prevents
consumption.
And
later stages :nt
"furnishes prompt relief.
R. K. BeU
-. lamy. . j;
-!-
Tarborp Shuts out. Wilson
(Special I to The Messenger.)
Wilson; N.'C.,. July 8. Tarboro shut
the home . team out " today, j only two
men going as far;
as second. .Withers
.for .-the yisjtjors pitched elegant I ball
allowing joiiiy five
hitp, no two in the
same ipriing
Fenher's catch of Rob-
1 ertson
f,tne:
:s fly w
as the finest seen here.;
" ' " It H E
Tarboro .. U jr.
Wtilson . . . . . : C.
...5 '11
..a. 0 1 5 '
iBatteries-Withers and . - Accorsini
HjOlloWay and LeQrand
LITEST FH(n SHAFTER
Tlie Soldiers Improvlnst Their Posi
tion -Wounded j ipolng Well Few
Amputatlona Mereary. : !
Washingt
on,
July 8. Thel war
de-dis-
'! ;1 ' '
pirtment posted
patch today!:
fthe : following!
i"Camp" Near Santiago, July T, 1898.
tHoni R. A. Algeri Secretary of Waf;
- 'Perfect a.uit , today. At the ! ; re
quest of Spanish general enniloyees of
njngtisn came company; were sent into
him 40 telegraph; his government as! to-
-surrendering. Alenj ate in good -spirits
and are . making : themselves more se
cure every hour,' (i Wounds are muoh
less dangerous thin similar wounds
made with ; calibre 45. Among the
large number wounded there are ! few
amputations.! jeraaps ten wur cover
it.! General! health) of the command is
good. .One hundred: and fifty cases of
fever, which runs! its , course in. four
or uve aayn, jeui u noi senous. , 1 am
feeling muehetter.. - , ,
(Signed) I ?vV -. f ; "SHAFTERJ
"Maj
joij Genf ;
eral Commanding."
I Camara Heluaward Bound ! :i -
Cairo, Egypt, Jul3T8. Admiral Ca
mara, the .commander of the Spanish
fleet, which was bound for-the Philip
pines and I . which, . recently passed
through the Suez! caaal, has informed
the Egyptian government that he! has
been ordered to return to Spain- There
fore, his ships will go through 1 the
canal immediately! and will, proceed
westward. I The Spanish warships! will
now be allowed to coal, as tb,ey are
THB BQ()K
Report of Senate Committee on Investigation
! -' it Ii-"'-ul"-' -
of the Fee
to
CENSURE ON
. ! I 'if 1 !' 1 -!!- ' . . I ", ."' l - i - :L ::':".:!-;. 'y:p:
No Moiijey IaiJ tu ltarhc and Smith Tor Personal l!s:;or t Any Sinator
. J : tM 5 W J ! - 1 ....-'ri-l "v::" i --:-.----:-1 :J";l"l-
- or KercM.'ntatic.-tablinan IufjHcly Misled Senators on tho v
I i s". I i .:
iliestion ot-OmtrUct for a Fee
Stahlman an I tar bee Testify as ito Their
f :i
r I Uecertci(li of ;Sentors In tins .natter-
tL i - ! i, . .. if
of Compensation.
I
; Wasluhgtpn,
Uuty .; S.41thl enato
committed
on ;!ajn todfly nad.' U
i : i -t ' 'i 4 .:
ln the ijn-vestlgajumi madj
reporr-'
by the
of the
comn4ttie,li into life- Ipayinent
cld-im mf the Metl5di9t Rook
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Concern
H. Stah
getting
Vort of
' The
atid Vfle pajmetu f -Mijor.K
inan tiof : $100,800, i
HKent m
tle -claiin ;i throusrli Tl;&
re
ft he cm m ft t eei !
efetinwny before the eommlt-
- -. .1 - i -i .. . . .
tee cleuqly shdwjH that' no pa
f the
sum rec
ed ;py Stahl-man
was pa tit
to Atessris
Barbee and Smith.
; i ' ; ; . 1 . ',.! i I
fop their
ator or
personal
use r to artjt ' tei
member
congress
any - OLh.-r
person lor -corrup.1 purpi-s.j
ft
The
ebort; j also payb ? that "Air.
Stahlma'
in conversations aiid cotre
with j senators nd repre
corlcaled -front, them ail
vspondencfe
entJitivtJ
krmwled
rd 'of 'the existence: of a' con
traet w
trtheiq from then all Infor-
mationxgardlng it land purposely and
wiiiiuiiy, wy iTinsieaaing, ii. non uy iais
statementi.iimpressed them
with the
belief that!- Alr.Stahlman -as
not- act
- of th.t
!n as the agetttjor attorp
book agents withVl he expectiation f
pecuniary
tmli6eraiin- for ihi ser-
vices, but
as iif persoNJ friend of the
book ageilts
aiwtft' !t me(Vb-r
in i lie
church
Iteferrin
If? to.
thei assuraji5
received
from AIesrs. JJarbee and MBiiSth, the
committee
''No ::ca
hdiil I person- whoi examines
Ihis correspondence can, eath iny
other contlusiOn, than thats th 'nuU-
jcii ui iijn.t.iii:iu'iy' was iiiij jfiitiience
of such -mi
contract and no the ,pei
ceiye. Thel
replies of the'bdok a'gent-s ,
to .the letter and telegram snake--It.
manifest! that I the: policy; of !' silence
with reference! to!the contract was
maintained to . the end-even 'to the exi
tent of 'Withholding the truth and mis
leading and . deceiving .. tpose 'who
made an earnest- effort . t : Obtain It."
With reference to the, chuTCh,- itself.
th
ie committee I says: ; - 5
"The committee deems 'it -proper to
state that too cenBure should? rest upon
the Alethpdist ,-Episeopal Church,
South, for thes acjts'of : lts'4j(ijk agents;
The soutl has been.1 Injur5dby the
misconduct ofHts agents anS-lfor such
misconduct It sis I held entirely blanvy
less." : -: . - hi V . " ? I
The teat.mony taken was aJlmade
public. The principal; w-lUaf were
Mr. Stahltnan and MrJFj.We.
Air. Stahlman sa'fcrjFL Sn-t been giv-
ing- more cr less &tte.:,; tlhe claim
since 1892. but, that I v B,onrkct for
35 v?r hcenft. had! bee ft 554 (W n 1895.
Air. Stahlman! said he had! cautioned
the book agents lagainst.'marKijng , the
contract public "because," Sie 'contin
ued, "if I went to Washingtfn as their
repfesentauve for a'fee of arfy amount.
I would Just, be! hounded i dfcy in and
day: out knd that I . wouhBi probably
fall into the hands -of. the yutures who
hang aroUhd the capitol, whiiqh would
involve the passage of. the; iftdasure in
questionable methods.. Theya agreed to
that.-' I i '. I 1 : i" ;!! I I - ,.-
Air. Stahlman iaid he had iiuild Sena
tor Easco hat! he had no coiwtifact with
the book agents.' Technically this was
correct, as( his contract wasl vith the
book committee.!" I .fi ' .
Senator j- Fairbanks ;"DiiPt Henattfr
Pasco ask youi whether or nijlvou had
a contingent -feel in hi.s-claiftiP ' ! -
Afr. Stahlman4-"Ie did ingtl I will
say thisv thoughj for Senaoi; paaco-.he
had a right to jassume thato Contract-
existjed.'l 'j ; i , ! j ft'
The Chairman 'jADd ! tAaf j ho
was to be paid?" i - - j- I 1 1.
fee
Mr. ;i;$t hltria&Tes.'' Jill said he
had allowed SenatOfs Bacon j ("lay and
Lindsay t understand thai no ah
torneys' ft eswere! to be received. He
had told' 'enatkr! Turley subsequently
to, the ; passage I ofj the bill; that, the
money; was all jgoihg inta? Giei church
treasury,. and .'they could do jthat they
pleased w
fh St
afterward!. 1
In reply to. frl q-uestion frorni Senator
Teller as to whether members of the
book committee or jthe book agents had
receivea a ly snare or. tne. pronts,- Mr.
Stahlman -eplieil in the negaitive, also
stating thi t he had paid no 'money to
attorneys Ti lth! the intention. if . Its
reaching congress.. ! -ri ' ;
j Afr. Stahlmanj; said' he ; was 'ilhhg to
be held entirely responsible, .adding
! Fven if f taMman, be made thei mar
tyr, peter d.enIe(p!his, Lord three times.
He told a! story:". I do: not clajimito be)
betterj tha 1 Beter. If Peter jwap for
given, and if kael church Waai founded
upon the 'ilackj f peter, Stahlman can
be forgiVeA fo- tfirf ;crime heiTia: "com
mitted?' .1 . I , .' -- , i
.Mr, Barbeef n . his explanation of
the ireply, 6f hiirtseiif and AIr.lSmith; to.
oenaior fascora telegram, saip":; v -
i "Senator. P"asio I cjonVeyed to us5 per
picuousiyi max you ;Qia not want any
mformatioi, but hie'agked us to- deny
a rumor; to thjefefffct that we were to
pay 40 iper cerit of! the claim. lt iseem-
ed to us as If the inquiry ; Waa pro
Bounded to us : in such a way as to
elicit a categorical (answer; in the. form
or a aeniai, and we, answered accord
ingly, I.We stated jthe exact fact that
ha MlAl ! WAtf ..n..-r. V. . ! . . ' .
...vj x 1., w E3 ifijuuc inai Lwtr'. were
0?aylne 40 Percent.?- :
Replyingl to t this
Senator Psc sai
that, his letter called for a full; istate
ment of tlbe case and called! attfntlon,
to ; the fact that . Ao f urtheii ifekfolana-
tion had been : made in res6ons I " "'.! to
Senator Hate's dispatch aski-ng V for
information as; to the 40 perspentVconi
tract, "or contracts iat anvi oflher ratea.
To this Mr.iBarbeej'f?aid Cher llharl
not intended to reply, to Senator ate
at all. lie had. he said. undfirtrrtrl
that both Bate arid Pasco w-ere l. Jthe
friejicy of the book agents.hd the
supportersl of the claim. iHeMthoujght.
he isaid. that 1 the senate had- Wrfgiit
to .Inquire what a litigant was paying
an attorney, j He did not.J he saldj n
tend tp convey tof the senate; the jim
pressidn that there was ind payment
to be made to anjy claim dfeent. f
Follqwinig is - a specimen t page from
his testimony: -. j :i I Hi i
Senator iTeBer-J-Did vou! think Um.
tor Bate'a .question applied only to a"
ree or-w percent,'? '
Mr, uarbeet That is all. J !
. Senator
Teiier-f-wThat answer - did
to the fronds,? "and j other
you' give
fee?" -N
i-i . - L , ,: -M
Mr. Barbee-sNohe. arid! wef did not
intend 1 to 1 because we aid not ifeel
that was a proper -thing to.be inquir
ed into.- j i .; '. " ;. 'I: :,
Senator Paeco ITou ireaHze-i 1'41enl
that you .were - Withholding informa-
uon rrom, senator Bate. il I ; - , j
ii Air.: Barbe4-Thw wav T rir-nnM-Wi
it is that, we realized we were doing
a - thing 1 the propriety, of - which !tbe
senator himself must see. Senator Bate
made inquiry which he hlmseif .vould-
xenciiieu uituer BJinuar ; oircum
stances, and we felt that he was, pot
enuueu no a statement tor wnat ree
CONCERN
I - w .
:L;'r' ' ( I
Matter:
THE CHURCH
, ; -,'
from , the IUoV : iAi2ent
Willful j
h
' Senator Varfir-rj Why did
nin
pav.su in your ipIeramTi i '
."i r. Mai iw i "fli uum aav urtn
ofTfii!lve. We did Hot: want -tt ntlttu-
that. Mtatenient,
lt'.hrr"pH a
aml o- Junt
Senator Pastit Vuu
till (1I- IU1 lid" tt
hpldl;ig!'i Vou Utiw;
oiir the MaiKl twnaiti
the-i term ; "wl
that uf wltneaa
tall ,' I Iriilh Ifh.k. ki-h, , l nt Ii 4rk.li
noining out- in -n rwin, ,--i,i4- you ii-ir
vou fWf re: tip tot lhurrtandri J
. Air. Barb. Yl,!ir. 1 ilM '
Senator Stewartl
f Tou vioiiM" hkvk?
ilenwl lhat it wai 4) jer wiH. if ybttr
contract had beenifor f0 prr emt.
Air. Uarbe' S. a Jl nutlet
ci'urse. Understanding It lnvlb.it
yen.';-,4,--; i '': i ST Ml :' .. . i;
Of
hi
-!
Senator Warrenl-XaklnK the gfoilHJ
that. Senator l'!i- wauted:- a denial
what would have toffti yupraniftCfiit' if
the contract had b'en "for t percent?
Air. yllarbee I .--v.it 1 1 tell .yiai exactly
1 would navw naldt Kxcuhh un.
ator. but that 1m i
and our attorn y
which we d nit
mattes
and is
a; quenu'in
m-ogplae- the right
of anybody to Jmiuire
Senator Warren? Thert
Pasji-o had happrrled to
right Hum yniip.i answer
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i,T-r-u iiirr ruiiit . .1
Mr.! Barbee YH.
' Mr. ; Barbee -saWl
"ceived heme of thi
k tliiVL- l I ll t . n v "tl ti
hurch had. - ' J
. -Mr. kStanimnn ruf
hlmnn fufy
Of pefpil j
money: f
tee- a ills t
paid the m
rmly- the Hems it ;
itlori ,With the' rr;
were made imb
tTaptHin Baker U '
Donaldson $:I.2imS ;.
in the case. Alfc' .
.pnciiiy more he t
iiui puia a rent y
nected wfth the
affatrs of ' tht 1
i.nurch, South. t
x ne ancient uree.K VVJSPTJ that thrv-
xenaies were in? 5 attended
to the-welfaxe.,;a Profatlly ot the
famly. ,Ihey; wtere wifshlpped Us
bousehoKl gvids iral evervdi hum Th
lihousettoid.god of today ji Dr. King's
iew ujscovery. I I For bonsumptlbn. -"eoug-Ka,
icold and for all affections! of
Throat, Chests and Lunges it Is invalu
jftile.! H has been ! tried .for a quarter
of a century and l guaranteed to cure,
or .money returned ,10 household
should be without 1 this 'good: angel, f u
is: pleasaht -to take and! a", safe and
sure; remedy for old and young. Free
trial bottles ati Hi R. litellamy'a drug
store. Regular sua 60c and l.00
: -:l !- t " I
tieu, tnilea ITIilltary
Keeord
! (Washington Ptist)
EilitorVost:-! read your baoer with
much interest, hue oecafcUonally I have
1 ; :- - -. i il : 1 -
to differ with Vii: t There! have jun- g r.
dohbtedly been: mjanyki Military men'. 1
of splendidabllltyiv w lie I have . jiver ( l i
been to West Poinlt, JiiBtJ as there have ? ij
been West Pointers w)(o never amount
ed to anything.- Butl lake- exception ,
toiyour Btatemehtthatu' Allies washot-' i
a West Pointer, and. yi-t he. made a ,
brilliant record" His scolef claimMto
notoriety Is the f4ct thtt will always 1
bej ftemembered' byl soutlierners, of is " '
having shackeled feeble old - man, at -Olid
Point, many I years aio. What ehe -wasieyer
done by hlmftbai. could ibb
characteTized as "brilliant? llet was -
sent after Geropimo, btt people' who
kijew; say peronimo. wis the better , ;
geiheral.. And. but f or the political p!ull .
hej got through;; his 'father-in-law jhe -;.!:
wpu,iu never: nave mttauieu uis present
rank. ,-..:;. ; . '- 2 ,U .l .r :
' U ' U. AYLETt
Richmond. Va. July 6.
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A North Carolina fcjuzgeptlou
(Washington Post.1
v
Editor -Post: Would St l pot be
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Mk- J. 1
J' -..A V . T M
i m
I -' 1. : -tVV"" II
th -
ptloper thing to . do aflJe.n Santiago
lia-i-i
cajptured- by Shafter to haveia; big cI- j
ebratioa and banquet alt Santiago and!
injvite Captain Sarpson as.tB nation's
jest. If he Is iivitei formally and ' i
the proper authorities, he would
doubtless
not I refuse, provided, p of
rse. that an escort be sent for nim
and all the Spaniards penned up i so
thleyi could not hiirt himi In any way.
Apolllnaris wateri will bell free j and
aliiindant V' j ! - i i- C. A. JORDA?
rham, Ni C, July 6.
"In a minute" one dope of Hart's Es- - '-
sence ot umger, win reneveiany arai-
EiH.ry caBe of Collcj cramps, or Nausea. !
ail i unexcelled - remedy for s Diarrhea,
Cholera Morbus, Buminer complaints
aiid all Internal pains. Sold by J.! C
tress..,., , ii : 8 ; . .; lf.
f ! ! ! . 1- n r- 4-
Sick headacne, biliousness, constipa
tion and all liver and stomach troubles
can be quickly scored j by Ujslnr th
famous- lltOe plrMknohvm as DeWitt's
Lmle Early lUsers. They ate pleasant
toutake and ! never grfbe. R. R. Bel-
"tiad rid Cabinet Oppose "Peace,
ERpme, Julyr8.-4talie says, the nego
tiations have been openel among
European powers;! with a View of
ranging peace. -j i . j "'A ; -,l '
ar-
The best Intenllona," the Ipaper
as-
serta, are manifested at Washington
bit the' Madrid: cabinet1 strongly
op-
poses any ideas 'of peace.
nBoralUUMaigbetgr4aUaowar
fcaawa. Actaal tacts mow it 01
tUrtf lartfew Uaa aar otbar Wsad,
V'
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