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FIERCE' j : - : . -Jj,-' - -I Continued Between the Under General Bacon. SEVERAL Situation of -tire Troops Becoming Desperate Reinforcements Hurry - - i'ng to 'I heir Support Indians from Other Reservations Hasten- nig to Join the Jlostiles Meagre Reports from the Scene of Action Our Dead and Wounded Still Fiercer ' '. :: ;'. ' : : i- :' .it- . : -: " . j' . " - ''''' ' '!."'! 1 ihtinp Expected f li Our Officers.- " -' i WashinKton. ii- fInJian AfTu tii ..the? following tober fii-Corrvmiflaton-ra Ji.M' taday reciv-. dixpatch from Indian Ag nt J 11' Vv ilkV. Minn -"Thei -trouble HitlKTlaiKl, d.it-d at uHtnlKlU'.i ! ' lit I;tah Iike orii- rtatt-J in e'mwjuiice-uf an arn-Ht nijidi' ITy a d-piJty'V-iii!tel Ssiatk-s marshal or an Jtnlian :u.fi a . ovr-powered til J t ! prisoner, i warrant Tin; Indians nta-rahul and ifscu I ronpH ijvcrtf Ht-nt hr; tn ansist -the niai irabu I iikI arresting tin.- bi-'d-ti I ht-rt; -a week tiim my bi-st ti gel. the Iiiiliuns. t.i "i -e-:tbfms 1 vt-.n I tii aii'liKavc trouble, but tihoy -would tfol: ,'luday tli.- troops anJ Iijilians bai( Mi-vi-ial battles. The t : Hi SlaU.-H nUrptiat ftia.s "asked Cor .iiiiv- trooj's. ':; - .-"n . - ... -tTpiito the -1m- of office ' hours . rtu Jntfiior dt-puttnli-nt b4i',) rwivvj-iiy udviC-8 of a puBitive aiwi reliable. ot- Iwiat ,cbar.'ivter ifandj- tbm . fact cauwetl much einbarras.Hirient. i (li-neral . patcli'i'S wife ififiejved bu!t Ihtt only onn at Hll dellniti. Wlas fitii to h Kb- reached Swuuiy IUivs1 il iO i' U as i-iy -brief and nald uMaJi.n' Ailkinson, and live- ith(-i -Kold.ei s itnd one ; Indian . pi, liceman liad-leeh filled, miml eiKht pi H vates and on lndiicn i policemuii wouiKjed. "it t-ii nil' t roint r Intipectoi; Tinkfii1 "7tnd : promise - i-partivUla-r -later- Thf inspector hatli been ur- -i ." . . - . i: ... i. J.. II .. .1.. Uelll ! V ircil HI U'leni-Wll: KUljer.'wt "lailK In :h;s di the: iwo hundrvi the battlelleld war deuart irn'iit patch lije stated Vhitt. troops bn the way" U ire notj i-iioUKh.' Th b is orclertKl aditioiutl troops to sta tart ltninediatHyi. C. Wilkinson find Mr. .Shee-' Major Al ban who are alHony the killed were well known u . Washington. Major Wilkinson was il yolunltsiT in- tie c-tvjl var Hervod throufehoutit . Miat. conllrct itiiil i l ei eived oif ' Us - cloe a coinnii. tthm In the reguliar armyi He h"al par ticipated jn sevtral Indjan cainpajgns Hmte ithi? civil tatr. ij : T h J. Slu-ehaii' was i tiptairi In the KKth.' Minnesotii and ; partlcf Kite( massacre in Jil. in command - of 1 run tier. Thcut? during the civil war in- theJ hioux Indian 1 . w hen he was nlaced , Fort liidgeley on- the with a iilotal force c .iibiriit 12C nit?n 3it withstood for two 1,00" days the attackiiand-siefiie if oyer Indians. tLnatly in wulsiiiK them. Minntapohs, JVlinn., ; potobei- -C.-rA special to The Journal sfrom Walter, Jll.inn., says:-: . I : VTdlif Wilkinson ;sixr privates and ire Indian-policeman. iiira dead. Colonel SUcehan is slightly ;wounded. j Thirty Indiana are doad. The" JiAirnal dispatolv boat has just it-turned-troirthe. bat tie ground- There i has been" , desperate lighting all the inorningl The; Journal boat broaght out H. rf. HalmAn, deputy iiiarslxal, and Col. Sheehan. t bheehan is not badfy wouniled. ( lie is shot jn the abdohicH. W bile the jboat was t ranstt.'i:rnig -woinded Mleni she was lired -on from ithe brush. ; This , wa.-j the signal far 'ah limnedhate ireoitening of lB;tlbif.es, The- trojii Ibe lndiaus and, -in a -sei as fierce a fight: in. progi opened on ond there, was. ess as that of yesterday. HeaOUeu" nArow.ly escaped with his life. lie had his' nlvuulder? i)one bored clear! through We handled provisions ami iimedjcinijs. j The finnu .Veounie :"so. hot . we .were cosmpe.lled to vveigfr anchor and steam 'out into .ihe. Ijike- The. Indians ' apoap J to be in f ce .Bacon s 'ommand is too - small to take the aggressive. The detach ment is 'entrenched in a1 good position and i-an -hold out so long as ammuni lion lasts. The steamer Chjet was mat y my boat about eight Ifujus arrived;bef,ore this. Lost of armed men. M jn klits out and Shu cairits a ijor IW'ilkinsoii was hi)t'-and killed w hile (Walking: up and 4on admomshin thi'l men " to Jieen their hviuls -low IX braver man ur letter otheel erer li eds. ! The." men. . in hia ilV.hen unmand are criized Mith rag. reinforcements : aTt they iwili wrrfik . iiiriame -on till- lMlagtl-s m their 4n wa The tifcht w not half uverf. the bipgest bait le) fema.ins. tu . lie' fouKW,' I ' i j:- : I su Pitu'l: Minn.. octo.U-r 6.t-A Walk-. e-'r, Minn . sp.M-Jal to :.Th ; Dispauh i:ivs:,i - -.v.i r . - i - . A 'boat from the jvwnA-ofl-iaetionj ha .,K,'iriitd Fuhtjng i M U plogrtv Miiiiu' W-ilkinsonJ o serg.ean; and thru" mniites Aeie 'kill'ed itmt eight doui.'hd K Lav tjway Tih, chief oC UMjAh l'oHce. 1-s, kiWfO., Itjwarf .J.oiii t,.; brrnsr .thes wounded to iow-n "for tli.v lilt iiaus kept; i.up a jcroa cl nnt fire 4 11 I hi' bon T (A ' special tl dll iMi. -no. additional solan' s! will arm iere- :i t 2 ...', lock u. HV. Whftl .fhttj-j w ill 1 v i.iB..if..(l iiit the scene f .trtion fc.iim as o -ibb Not tnoie than ioiir lhdUns )iavt been- Killed and only iw,o. w ounded. Captaiii :iheeiian. iieaa : Her Health Restored m. HIE misery u ,-,.. vc 1 a realized .b? d b t rlt ur c .t r: . eucedit; Ncrvou. lieadacbes. Eenraiiii.'. - i tLv' r-' . i :. i i -i ililes' Restoi jtiv j-rvhia fft . lr. Miles at this f h tit 'Sfl ;di : " tl authorized to k Tjluv '.iVp fi ' ' J ' - , bottle tried, proX'ii - .-j Mm. Hcniy Urtt9-. iTof -1 ' Wacksmith at Graud J us:c-l , f,.s , -"I was troubled V. Jih ieep.issm e.r.. aiewibeadacbe utid lrMiiUrjj-iirtr. ..t.-u , -Buffering untold: misery : f.v j n I Jic-. , - waclous ad-vetwed rf i ii? -'- '' v plilRt3besiilsUiv N;- eiui. yrcth. a pbysVciins, T.I.Iiwiti Njliotc m I'r Miles avertiseuiout t. tfV'uu il hi ? lady cured f Liloienis sir. 'No ia.i.e, aud I shaU never totbant t,bt l:'.cy.-i Ilerj testimonial induced js?s to so Dr. Mdes'-j "Jitrtine and Rorve aa4 J?r TilU v-iicb "irWd me to health.-. I csuuot iy enough; . .. -rs ,!! f llVl'Sl .tSI!?S: ' Tr- Mitos Comedies SeAs n?. 'SO atc-34 by toi rffojc gvTi fViires : sisiS anucr a iwsfm? y guarantee, Crt 1ottlo ' benefits or money re funded. Bookondi .eases pf the heart and .nervpa free. Address, w to ii rnTn i T. i Ir- l Hifi Ft. fnrf. .-.fl I " 1 i w'. m FIGHTING Indians and Regulars BATTLES YESTERDAY. Heroic Conduct of d"puty Uniied biatea marshal, arriv ed on the boat with a fteali wound in the abdomf-n and one in the right arm. Tle.fsays the 1'illagers do' not. numbet inoie-:thari : ilO, but they fight only as (feriioniacil savages can. Unless over lo ered '.by; superior numbers, not one o. them will quit tiKjh.ting' while he has any breatn in his carcas. They are buldirn; out;now with' the hope.that thi Cass lake Indians y'iirson arrive to their assistance, 'i If they should ar rive before our troops are -reinforqred thesoldiers! will have a desperate tipne of it. - After the reinforcements get here, it Willi take two hours to debark them and two hours more for them to g-t t Sugar point," therefore the, best that an bet expected is that they will not Ixi ablei to render unuch assistance except 'as to the force of numbers, un til (lay light Friday. The 'newspaper correspondents are all right. .1 - - : Minneapolis, Minn., October 6. Tla? Journal s sjlec ial from Walker says"-" ' I'aptain Wilkinson was shot through the leg and lie had his leg dressed, took the held again and was shortlyaf ter w.ard shot through the body: lie rais ed himself ito one elbow and shouted to: . ;eneral i liacun: "(Jive them hell, (Jeneral; never imnd about jme!'! v I These were the last words of a 5 true soldier.-' .i : ,?. r '" A -.Journal al-ker, Minn. special s i s - : . -( ' ;' The pilot 1 box --of - the Flora was ar inoreij with; sheet iron before, she pull ed out thisi morning. Several shots lired with; Winchesters at- close range penetrated It, but at' Jong range the .'plating 1 will a,ford; protection. The 'boat will, meet with, a hot tint at Squaw point, half ;wav through--the harrows. There is no.other way. I believe there will- be twenty or thirty Indians at this jilace all day today.; it would not be syrprising if Mr. Camps' outfit landed find swiped t them-- out, ' That ' strip of land must be capFured or' there will be heavv losses in making runs, to Bear inland. Mi . ..; - f ' .: ' iJust to show that Major Wilkinson knew his business, wherf Tthe -. fight started yesterday.fhe shouted: "Steady luiff.;- make every (shot count. - Kill ev erything you see!" The .squaws are more to be dreaded than the . bucks . alnd' Cuba's .vultures were hot more to bejavoided. . T Lieutenant Morrison ha's won his, spurs. I nt'ver. saw more . splendid bravery in my life. ' 'Aim straight, ' he shouted. Vdon. t get : rattled, - boys. Those devils can't get us,""- he "said, laughing, as. a ball touched his hat and' knocked . it- off. -, The men cheered him-right in .the thick of it. The following telegram which speaks for itself was sent to President McKin:- ey last evening: -; ' 'To William McKinley. 1 Executive Mansion, . Washington, D.' C. ; "Advices from coriservatH'e sources iead ,11s to believe that 'a force bf not ps . than 600 soldiers, preferably ;S00. should le at once available at Leech,.- ilake and vicinity. We,-belile-fe such sL force needed not only to rescue Gen eral Bacon and the siirvivors of command.! but properly overaVe his the, figencv Indians, in whose -professions of friendship and .iieutralfty no one acquainted with fhemi - puts credence.' u: ieiieiit-i uuiui eaiv- -. di 01- ruuiiu Walker would probably -result- In the mass'acre of man citizens. ; fin a coun-j itry as heavaly wooded the present force s, in pur judgment, wholly inadequate The gravity of the situation is notl over-estimated in the " above sugges-; tions. V- ' - : ; .' : 1 : i -1 (Signed) Jv-S. Sl-'LI-1AX, ' i .- ' ' - Eritor Journal ' r. johns6n,v; Managing Editor The Times; i C. H. HAMBLIN, M "..Managing Plditor The Tribune. This dispatch is sent upon receipt xf-. reliable 'mfornrntion that, an-' up-j nsirrgl among the Red. Lake and Cass Jake, ' as well as the . Leech Iake- In dians is regarded as imminent. '- ' li. . A .Journal s - . Walker, . Minn., special a" '"" :.-'"..; -: i ';' tt i! - TTiere ! was a big Nfonference at ; thq ingency last night. -Lieutenant Hum phrey of ithe agency detachment' and I )octor Hart, the agency surgeon were: mviteil. with half a'dozen bad charac ters who had -stirred up sentiment in ifavor of joining the Pillagers. Dr Hart -told them that if they went on ithe wan path.there would riot be a live Itndian in IechLake in a week.!Lieu4 tenant Humphrey backeil .the state ment. After several hours1' talk, i the (Indians decide to be good Indians; at .least for i the present. .Thet assurance umay not be worth much. ' 1 i i A special i t rain, left Fort Snelling -at 17:40 o clock this- morning with ;'Oom pames B.l F., and II., under command of Lieutenant Colonel "Harbach. of the Third infantry. It will;, be rushed to the front but cannot reach Walker be fore -2 o'clock undfer tbemost faror able conditions-. . - , 1 . - J j ' There are -two hundred!, picked imen in the detachmenti.and thyhave tjhree :days ration: and" are abundance o? am itxxunition. lA Gatling- gun is .ipartof the lenuipment antl further reinforceihients Jwill.be kept ready to start at an ift istant's 'notice.. A car was attached to ithe Northern Pacific for the use of thft newspaper corpesporidents. Additional representatives were sent by the Twin t ity iapers. - . -? : j i -: NO: LATE INFORMATION l - Washington! Oetobe 6. tp ' to 14 o'clock tonigl t here Jtas been -bq iij-l iformationi rwoeived by the war de-; partiuent from General papoh. puring the evening, howeVer.'the department ireceived , from ithe, generarsi adjutant mow . at St. Paul, the following tie-: gram giting a isummary of (the. c,ondi-i (tion as far as that 'officer was,-able to obtain them: t .--' - J - il , Paulrctober-6, I'.'Adiiurant Gunerai. -Washington: f "In answer to a telegram' to the Unit led States marshal -ax Walker, Minn., I ihaye" received reply giving .location !of General ,JETacp on the main Jang, south west,:rnAr of. Leech lake and isaying: Commenced pghting af 11:30 o'clock, yesterday, Indiani seemed to hate best positlori Not moving, j-M& jor Wilkinson, five soldiers and- two, In dian ' police killed ; awaiting reinforce iments.' . " . ' ' ' ' "Press dispatches and private w est- erfc Union dispatches seem to support tneiee m.ef'7ienis aooui- me inforceme' Wl doubtless reach the icommand" tftii 'kV&Azs:. Reliable in formation indicates tb lhjlF. Quiet in the vicinity of engineer danv to Jhe northeast. No report yet from GeaF? al. JJacon. Only one officer. Captain Gerloh, tor duty at Fort Snelling and 150 -men. Axifrrl;nd no further rein-, forcements"' tmlesa 'jto iwP to vicinity of Leech lake dain to cut o ffe of Infii ape.- Would suggest attthorfcy' b giveij f.9 utilise one battalibri of JMfni neeota yoUuueeir 'case of need. Re port Just recetyeL pf rrlyai of Colonel Harbach's commasd ai' Waiter about 4 o'clock., ' STUjiSKSSf, : "Assistant Adjutant General." . St. Paul, October 6. No orders had been received or issued at army, head quarters w this city at a late hour I 1 3 I this i evening',:, although n i arrangements wrft being fomplete! i to rush, such additional troops to the scene asi might bei needed.. The 200 i nien : who! went upon -a Kpeoial tram -today" were- umi?' ble to , take much f with tHerflirf the way of supplies, .but thes-' followed later in the day. 'The;g?vernmejiit .offi cials arf Mmewht la-rmefJ over tlie possible iniury6 government dams Irt the neighborhood of Leech and Winne bogoshisk lake. ' , r h . i UKSI'KHATK SITUATION OF 15 A - ! . CON'S TROOPS. Lothruj, iMjnri., October C This afternoon- at 30 o'clock ;it was learnei that, General Bacon ktid his sml band of seventy or sevehty-kwo men are still fighting on He-ari island, but it Is not known what the joutccirne of the fight ing has been up to this hour, 5 o'clock p. m. : An attempt was made to land on the island this afternoon and rescue the- wounded soldiers and get the bodies of the unfortunate , blue coats who were killed; This attempt was partly succi-fcsfuli so far in that four bodes were recovered and nine soldiers wh&; were wounded were, rescued, but th'e-citizens were driven, to; the .boat and the boat driven from the " shores by skulking redskins. A fT'ecial train w-tth 215 of the Third infantry from Fort Snelling under command rt Lieutenant Colonel: Har bach, .'of the department of Dakota, ar rived in Walkc-r; at 3 o'clock this af trnoon. - Anoth-eir special trairt..will leave Jiratnerd tonight with 20fi or 250 more- soldiers Inspector Tinker ex presses the1 opinion that .with 500 sol diers "the, Indiana will be subdued, but r tbinks there will be' bloodshed - and may1 be lots of it. -a It is said the- Indians from the Mille Lac- v -reservation have . started 300 strong to Join, the Leech Lake Indians and if this ; is the c ase, it will require 500 additional :trpops o quell the' dis turbance. They are . reported to be well armed jahd going1 "north at a rapid Yate.. "Theyj will probably reach "Leech La,ke and Bear Island by t6rriorro' at daylight.- i .j.:... , I . ! " Two hun.eera . came in "th:is afternoon .from: -the-' Woods and reported :.k (band of fifteen or twenty going north, and it is supposed that -they are an . ad vance' guard, fo the Mille Laps In dians or a party of their scouts. The. men; were rot close enough 'to them k say whether they were painted or-" not, but know-; they were armed.: ; The inhabitants of Walker, Lothrup and ' Hackehsack, Minn;:, are terrified beyond, measure and are armed as far as arms and ammunition are procura ble, -, Little i sleep is-taken by the maJ jority of -the citizens. ' T . ? -Since the iuprising of the Bear Island Indians' the; Indians at thef Leech Lake agency have been'juiet tUl today, but word has 'arrived tonjgbt; from the agency , that the Indians have broken, out and the authorities have' no con trol over them and fear there Will be more bloodshed. '-!-"- The condition of Bacon's men, even if : they were saft from annihilation, must be deplorable. They are illy "supplied with overcoats arid blankets. Tents they have none.. Their food sup plies were short when they landed and the'yjAvere In no shape.to-stand a long seige. ' . ' .' . - : Power of the Dowager Emprem Com ::'"'' lete ' : . London, October 7. The Pekin cor respondeht of The Times, telegraphing Tuesday;, says: The restoration ; of the regency - is 1 complete. The empress dowager receives the cabinet daily, seated beside the emperor openly and not, as- forrperly, behind a; screen. The government is more retrograde and reactionary. - . , The Russians; welcome 'the change as increasing their influence. The im mediate exciting cause .of the change was the impending edict- ordering of ficials) to ,abolish the ; queue and t adopt- foreign dress. A search of the house of .: Kahg Yu Wei, the reformer resulted; int the. discovery ; of, ; papers proving i .that':he "was1 .carrying on a correspondence" with ; the,, leaders!,, of i the anti-dihastic movement in .south-, ern Chlna.'j'v j ' , - x s. " y . : The; same Correspondent telegraph ing .Thursday says. - .The Tsung 'Li Ta mehi having unayaiiingly entreated the foreign legations to spare China, the humiliation of bringing foreign'; es corts to the capital, agreed to the de mand of -.the? powers : for a special train to bring the escort from Tien Tsin tomorrow. .. . ,-' ::. j ; r One, Minute Cough Cure surprises people by its quick cures and children may take it In large quantities with out the least danger, jit has won for itself 'the best, reputation of any prep aration .used today for colds, ' croup, tickling'; in . the throat or obstinate conghs.'l Rj'H, Bellamy a Yellow FeVer Spreading la IVIlsiMippX Jackson', 'Miss, October 6. Jackson's fever record grows. 'For' tod y it ,is s.even jnaw eases, six white and One col,-' . - - w i- t ; .: I i . ': . . - i .:'J . ' . ! or.ed ; ana T.one ideatn, ietia : tiarrisoen. !Twp:-.ff: these cases are in the BajJtiist orphanage, an-institution located: about two niiles northwest of; town, in which there; a re' a -large-number of .small chil di:tn. The patients are 1 Miss' Callie and Ida Flowers,: the matron ; and assist ant. ;The iithfr cases . are located .. in various l portions of-t south and . west Jacksbnj; The. . Hpwarid association rhefc jitodayj appointedj i'lah executive committee', p.n& perfected arrangements for active work among; the sick and destitute. Hermanville. a. small town located oh the Little J branch, of. the Yazao . and IMississiDtji Yallev railroad about fifty hides-from Jackson, reports ' tw o cases wf yellow fever three nines trom tovvnj ;wjth several-, exposures H'4r?8oit re'ponts-seven new cases four whiles, ij.thre colored. ; Taylor's t has foiiiinew pases. . No repof.t from Or-: wood. Water Valley has no new cases,, but . one; suspicious and "two critically 111;. Edwards . one new case and one death.' A ease of smallpox is reported at Lumber'ton, Miss. Dr. Souchon, of the LoUisana state, board, reports a. cajie I, of -S yellow fever i at i. BowieC La Fori he I'aflsh and Alexandria. ' -1 " BeWltt'a Witch Hazel Salve has the largest Bitte of any salve In the world. This fact and itsmerit has led dishon est;' people to attempt to counterfeit it. Look out for the maTKvho. attempts to ideceive you when youaJI for De Witt's Witch 1 Hazel SalVe, thegreat pile cure. R, R. Bellamy. :., 4. ' : vfiM- :-l j ' ' . : 1 ' : : ' i vti- if.: ' i; j i ' ' --!. v Spanliih Troopships Delayed by Storms '' Havana, October 5 Delayed In trans mission. The' American "military eoi'ii- , mission iwill entertain thtl Spanish mili- tary c'ommission at lunch: next Sunday, at jth .TroCha hotel, Vedado. : '.. . . i -i :'t!he Spanish .. commissioners jte'ster da qfflciaily ' Notified the American coipnniissiohers that- owing to-a hurri-cane.- the vessels which i-were; sent to Manzanillo have been unable to reach threfat the appointed time, which will dejayi! the. eivaeuation of that place by the Spanish tpoops. m :i ;; Tbe ellow Fever Situation Cltlpal , Sfew j Tork., October 6, Dr. William T. - Jenkins, of the health board, .re ceived ithe; following telegram today. - I - il l - I MOxfordJ . Miss.. October B. r ( "Drli Jenkins, Health Commissioner, i : .xsew iors jity t ; 'iThe situation The situation here is 'critical. Four teen fcaae 8 a;nd;six deaths. I apprehend much danger. - We have -600 negroes to feed and take car of. If; possible U i Is h i ifW; a. HEDDLESTON. MrhHeddteiiioa'' posmafter at Ox ford-V I 1-r' Volcanlj' Eurptions H Ai Vrand; but Skin! Eruptions rob life of lioyi Euckleii's i; Arnica Salve Cures ,them, also, Did, Banning and Fe ver jsores, jjjeers, noun, reiuus, Watts.! Cuts, ; Bruises, 1 Burns, Scalds, ptapped JJands, Chilblains: "Best Pile eur&SMa ft&i: " prives out' Pains and Aches.' J Only 5 4i.'a," Jjpy. Cure guar- anieeu., aoiu oy a. a. joenaiuj', tvAintr gist. - . ' , , , . ... j ; - ' -, ''' - ' : ; , j ; Compiled from Federal War Records. RALEIGH'S NEW GHORGH Tbe rliuri b of t lie Oood Mirpberd le be Kulll l oW-Paying Ie- Bllln for tlie Volunteer Troop-A DeUlota Id Ftor of "the EipreH tompiur am to . ICequtrlus Krepafmeut of harge '; '';' t , iIemberi of I'lrnt ICegimeut Jeire' I1U( barret ." " Messenger Biireau j " Raleigh, N, C, October Two. exr-confederate soldiers today began the; work of compiling from the records of the Civil War which, the government is p-ublishing the history of the North Carolina troops in that great struggle. The. volume ; will 'be sold for the benefit : of the soldiers' home here. ' ; f - ; '" Orders are given for work to be gin at once on the new church 1 of the: Good Shepherd in this city. Gn.n he from Salisbury will be-the material used in' its construction. The interior will' bei of yellow .brick, with pillars of white imatble. The church .will 'be in the form of a cross. Its corner stone, was brought from Jerusalem last year by Rev. I. McK. Pittinger, the rector. The. cost of the build; is to be, j $25,000. ' The' delivery of . ma-; terial had begun. it is Asserted by persons corinected. . with : republican state j- headquarters that forty-five printers ,are now at work getting up campaign literature. The republicans' are declaring that Senator Butler has set his heart upon the .election of Judge Adams as con gressman; in the Fifth district, and .that he; is bringing great pressure to jbear for him,' in returfor the repub licaii endorsement of "John E. Fowler in the Third district. . The state did not pay anybills.ini curred ; for the .volunteers but simply "fathered" such' bills and sent them: on to the war department. . The latter re turned .them and required! the state to .pay. them, and then send the vouchers to Washington, This is being done, and the' ! government is. paying the claim's:: The latter do not include those incurred under. orders from. Lieutenant Marshall, acting quartermaster and IMPORTANT EVENTS OF THE DJLY. , ("cncral Lec Tcstifieis Before His Corps is Ready on 3Ioment's Notice to go tCuba or Madrid. ; General Boynton Says if all the Volunteer; had Been From the South There Would not Have Been Half tlif Outcry of Com plaint. ,. ; 'i ;.' i - ' . '; General Lee says the President has Promisdt that he SljalUbe Sent t ilavana. . "' I .- . : 1 The Episcopal General Council Rejects 'ei;ral Proposed Amendments to the Church Constitution. , The Corbett-McCoy Fight is Declared O if. . f ' Our Government Does not Consider the Situation in China as Serious as Represented. ? i It is Reliably Stated that the Emperor of China is not Dead. ' Tie Yeliovr Fever Situation at 'Oxford, J1 issl is Critical, i Chinese Officials Object to Increasing the Legation Guards by European 3Iembers at Pekin. t ' . ' Com modore Philip now Commands the North Atlantic Squad ,ron. i ' '.;.-..-,;''" . The Seventh Corps is Ordered to Savannah, to Embark for 'Cuba! ''' -" - ; 1 , Des.perate Fighting with Indians Continues in Minnesota. ; Z commissaf y, whije he wa,s . on duty here. , . i , ; ' :; ' . - The number of students at the Agri cultural cjollege here is now 210, which is a few jgreater than last year.;' ' r 4 Raleigh has. representatives' : in the forces on duty in .Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippinfesj and soldiers irpm here landpd at Honolulu and the La drones. . . -; ! , l It is- now the pinion- that the dem ocrats 1 iii. this, the Fourth, district will soon hold a convention here and nomi nate' a candidate for congr.ess.- - , i Cotton is opening, so rapidly that the pickers cannot keep up with it.. Not long ago the . Southern Ex press Company required Kern er Bros., of Forsythe county, to make prepay ment oh: express ' packages. The firm made a case before; the railway com mission; cla.ini.ing that the .express company had. no; right to require such' prepayment- The express company demurred 'and' its demurrer set- forth that it has tl& ;right to require pre payment jf it i chooses. The deci.si.on w4s left !to' Chairman :Caldwell- of the commission, dnd - today he filed his decisionwhich sustains the demurrer, and says the? company has the right to say whether-the sender or. the re ceiver- shall pay thecharges. ; Three rears ago the ilashannon Coal Company, of PennsylvaniaKfurnished 115 coal cars to the Langdon-Henszey Coal Mining Company; i of Ciimnoclc, N. C. The Moshannon j Company late ly brought suit -before! Judge . Purnell of the federal court here to hate the receter return the cars. Judge. Pur nell toayjnade an order for !;the re turn" of the careas prayed for; within ten days. - Mpmhsrs nf th' First NfWt.h Carolina regiment continue to obtain discharges, though! physically sound men, tnewL being secured by political influence and not throueh the surgeons. The .officers very naturally do not at ; all relish .this weakening of the regiment, It is expected that the paymaster will, this Veek be here: to pay;-off jthe Second regiment, of which less, than 200 officers and men are .in camp, j The -mean temperature here during September was 74 degrees, "which' !s 3 degree's above the average for the month! i The excess -of daily tempera ture' during the year foots Hip 537 de grees. The rain fall was -4 inches of of an. inch above the average.; The deficiency in rainfall during the ; year is 91 inches. ; V'' :'. U-i ' ' The provost guard is constantly kept on -duty! here. It is kept not only in th. city, Pt also on the boundary of ea-st..Raleig1i.' .' " -f The i number of students at "Wake Forest college has increased to i 231.' ;; Trucn; wears well.; People haye learned r that DeWitt's Little ; Early Risers; are reliable little pills for reg ulating tbe bowels, curing constipation and sick headache. They don't gripe. K. R. Bellady. HliOliEll He Givl His Viewk to the armmmmon .-4 2 :.4 .A FOR Hftf iNftiOR MftDRlD mw H ' ' ':!' ' .1 .t: sS;?!!..''; ..'; ;; ;t - . Lee Say fila cer p 1 -Ready to Co jio Either Pla'ri- ProaUed ibe "om- miDd of ll(jTropi to b Sent to HtTiua-WipefateB the Chree of 1 Ineompeni- tid Nefeleet ol Army ffl , rr and S,i..;eo.u4 General - Bo J u - i 'i '-'i- " . 1 : 1 ' 'l ton's Prale o sSoutberu Soldier -i-i.'M.-- .-!'!.' - r Wa.hingto,jOctobei' G. The inye'stigatincfhmission held two sea iont today the forenoon (Jejneral H. V-i,-Boynf concluded bis!'testi mony, whijrijl; had begun yesterday and Generalf jffzhugh Lee "Was hearX in the aftert.;:; '..! j. . ' : :. ' - General ?j!ton'- dwelt today upcji the causes o (fclease at Camp Thomas, char gmg lhJii.frease toward; the close cjf'j, the, campAtJ?! the lacii of sufficient care on theffi -jffft of fn'-' regimental arid brigadef c fnrnanders In; covering tile sinks. fv -"jkld there; was no foun dation for :. fi; - reasonable complaint. inr -rpMnl triifotli Ife also denied that there was 'intentional neglect inT10 t.hhosPital;l ;--; " j . :;:;;- . . In'; discuss?jKyiih Captain; Hdwell the questicr"? ; rations, ' supplied to' calnp .-Thori-i&;jieheraI I Boynton vol-: unteered.lheSs fgestion hat there! had been rfo con'iWS tits from southern; sol diers in the p, "and," he continued,. "I do not beS-e ,f .we would' h4ve heard half of the oStiw that has;been raised it all the sE- fs had been from the sputh.''' . '1 ' 1 ! i- . 'J i; ' , (jjeneral Dod isaid that only two or: three charged i d been receiyed from the south and jey were not frorn sol- .aiers. 9 ; ( 'f 'GENERA L ' EE' S TESTIMONY.; General-FittKtigh Lee was before the commissftjf.Sat its afternoon . ses sion, i He had t,?io complaints;, to make in regard to 'rjie supplies 1 In June -ihile,the expf Htions at Tampa were being gotten iti there was, some de lay, llut this Ji-s natural and since then supplies all kinds had come with regulariitl and -in abundance. "There havejV course," he said, "been some cjplaiRts.! Soldiers -j are-' like school bof; they eometimes oom pjlain even v trji there is no opcaisio'n for complain t.'$f le thought the atrmy riion'was abuwdant,! in the main, well suited7 to a . mtjjpajgn in a tropical climate. Yet Hjf'jhough some changes might B tniidy He i was of. the opin ion that it woitfbe better to sendMive animals to Cuf u than to send ref rig-. :if'li the War Commission. He Says eijatbr meat as,: at present. . According tq hi ideas, the men should have more fruit and less meat.- i ' . v During the course of the questioning it developed that General Lee had been notified that .he would be expected tq move his corps to Cuba in the vicinity of Havana aUout the first of Novem-. ber and .that he "considered his troops prpperly equipped for the campaign. He considers the Spanish uniform the better adapted to a tropical elimat'e' than ours, as-they were cool and could bei washed.; He was fearful that the sh rts -and blouses of our men; would, found to tee too heavy for comfort. General Lee made the significant fi.n- houhc.ement that he was counting upon landing in a friendly country as he had received direct- information that the American troops would t be welcome, not only by the Cubans, but by the Spaniards as well. He said the con sejrvative and nrooertv nwnino- Snan. iahis w-ere especially deslripus ; to Imye ; i ne American troops to cornje f or ! the piteservation of order. ! '' . peaking of his; command, General Lee . stated that the health of the troops had been aood only about 2 per cent, being-sick. He had insisted upon a very thorough inspection ' of the camp and upon having his forces thoroughly instructed by; the staff of ftcjers, who had practically organized schools for that purpose. i ! He said the meat Was received in re frigerator cars ,and that! as a rule, it was goocL In a few instances the outer edges of- the large pieces of meat were spoiled,- as- was also the hard tack, in one or .two cases A shipment of potatoes was reported; to be in bad condition and sa board waa appointed which . condemned all-the goods. n As to the efficiency of officers ap pointed from! civil life,! General Lee said -me of tmem learned duties very promptly. othrs were very slow to leat-n; others -lie ver learned, but a ma jority J:d: believ-ed that .volun teers -would always become effective, especially whe&. cohfronted-by the etie- o-vrjior' Jl.vfr read a letter com-plaininglJf-tfi'jituation ;in the Jack sonville, cam -5 he letter stated the camP 'was filgi)Uhebread moulded, iincr uuciuis gia(fa.iiy- araniofttc, 7-is that frfch.tny. command?' - U T .i 1 . T: " ' . Vihen, inform .fha't it was,; he said hj was astonigt d and asked fop the name of the or.-jHe said in this connection that; jccasional complaints had come to Cfi'j which ihe examined and in every je . found therm to be unfounded, i - ' ' -;"Then," saiJovernori Beax-pr Tnf j ti.l r. .CI- 1 . in nuine i ur.Lki .i questioning,! you consider your&l jn good condition in everyway 1,0" ; xt n the expedition iJ 1 do-," repliSj ."teeneralj Lee. a button and ;S tSare prepared go to Madrid:!'- i A t'Touch even; - PmPUliH unai regimental , sur geons Ts-ere rafrl-4o the general" from members of Fourth Virginia vol unteers, buf freplied that jhe could not speak tfefifely o the regimental doctors in thise. - Some of j them he knew were nog competenti as thai? should te. Tgfe; -eurgepni, j i higher rank were an W$ jppetent men. ! He ex pressed .the trflisi' ' that' rn:J, i pitals were tf- Jarge. . He Advocated, brigade hospiSl tas a compromise be- i-'i . :...,.,"' ..) ' ' tn the division and regimental ho pft&ls. He expressed-the, cplnion that th site of the camp at, Jacksonville wjaj well selected. i Captain (Howell asked General Lee if .htigtonsidered that he had been ; uide. trlrSked la the campaijm. ; ' don'.t think so," he replied, "I have fthx t'imi toj time seen something ij tl eljj newspapers to the -effect that'it w the intention of the V'authorties thiajj I should not have, an k'Ppi,,rtunSty fora.ctlv- pai-tlcipation- .In tjie cam paig"n. I. of course, had'fio claim t gciiijo Santiago or to Porto -ltico. as otfetr om"ijers !ih the' army ranked me. Itlim'as always the-understanding,; that m corps -Wap organized 'for vaif campaign, I hadsome the "Ha- iambition to., there b4cauise I had no.ti been aU l"iid to stajf .while I was; there. I ,wajted to.go back with some ;men an ! shiM' our eriepiea that I coujd stay." He-Continued by saylhc that the pres ideit had told htm within the'past few da;S thathehad always intended to send hjm to. If avana and in;.cas there had been an assault upon the city that he (mould 'lead it. ' -. .- - ' ' " General Lee dwelt upon-the import ance of taking proper care of jjh sink "as !. preventive of disease. ' jHe '.'said thoghealthiest regiment in hiis camp wasf the One Hundred and Sixty-first IndiSana, which burned all ies , effate mafeeiv -Moat of. his troops wk-re anx ioiij to gp to (Cuba, but some desired to e discharged. :. ,-."' ''"'. , Igi said in conclusion that he knew of gf case of distress, starvation or deaVh from-ahy neglect or that Was dufcito any Inefflciency on the part of goj3rnment officials. He said; he had no iomflalnt tin make against th,e war aeisrtment .arid knew-of nonie . of hi.- corinand who had. j.tneral Gre4n, vho participated In thq'Manlia campaign, will be heard tonijrrow knd he will be followed by fa nuyBuei oi siaii omcers wno have been n. m :sn . -t r-. fciieu ot Ito triMio u aud Kh limoud Hj Xnr4 Out lnKorc-e J ft. (Special tb The Messenger.) ;d Springs :.,N. ! C.; October 6. grga demperafjic rally which icame off Louy at uetnei church, 12 miles .out fr(8 Red' S'prittgsj .was a most, com -piety success. In' jevery 'way. Upper Robeson and lower Richmond ; united in aulemonstratiori; the result of which cant be told till the 8th da ofNo-T veer. jThenumber In" attendance ws'timated at as high as 2r000 and the -were it is 6aid 260 horsemen j nUifV of them I wore red' shirts,' and thrand procession was nearly'- a halfamile" long, j L . " - . .- i T noble womeo of the surrounding coiiytry did the?ir part well, for thfere wa4Such a 'bountiful supply of every thjtt necessary to eat prepared by thegf willing hearts and helping Hands thep was i no Necessity for a- single souto have left .there hungijy today. erft was also a, band of music to heiH the cause along. The speakers weinilon. P. A. Woodard,, J. A.. Brown; Stehen Mclntyre, John t). Shaw, Jr., aniljpthersi i ' ' . I. ' ; 1 ,:. &at liberality was s,howii by the Retg Springs Lumber -, Company '- in traportihg over their railroad a large number of people to a point within twdrfmiles of the epeaking.and return. a stance of ten miles.. Altogether it wair-a great, time and a grand success, anpi will not be. forgotten yeaCs to come. n many ; Ijlore than twenty million free sam ple's' of DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve haye been distributed by- the manu facturers. What better proof! of their confidence in it's merits do ycu want? ltjcures piles, , burns, scalds, sore$4 in mtf suorieat space ox time. tt R. ijeK :. lamy. ; :.;.-.- J DtFFY AND THO.TIPSOJ Have a Joint Debate at Warsaw The Doctor Completely-Whipped Out ; (Special to The Messenger.) Warsaw, N. C.K October 6. Rodolph Duffy, democratic nominee for solicitor, of Onslow, met Dr. C Thompson here today in joint debate, and completely demolished him. As usuaf the doctor made his opponen speak firstjmd Mr. Duffy had . only thirty-. minutes' re joinder in which to, ventilate hjis incon sistencies. But in; this, short time he bo! completely knocked to pieces the unblushing falsehoods ; of the 'doctor, and so held up to view his ipast in-' consistent political life that lone felt a kind of pity for him. Duffy and Thompson are both from Onslow and Duffy : knows Thompson's unenviable career as few others do. There were about 200 present, 50 negroes; 50 populist, mostly leaders assembled fronju;the ; furthermost parts of this arid : Sampson counties, and -100 demfcrats4 . Thiere was a notable lack:i of ; enthusiasm from ; the populists, nut the negroes m agin g. most fuss"- The democrats made the welkin ringpvith applausdt as Duffy picked Thompson.: unmercifully to, pieces. Thompson was si' badly hacked rthat he cguld only find maudlin wofds enough to fill twenty minutes of a SOi-ttgfiute rejoinder, - . ToiS Invite disappointment when you expeflment DeWitt's Little Early Riserf are pleasant easy, thorough littleS pills. Theyj cure const;ituajUon and flck headache Just as sure as you take.hem. : R. Rj Bellamy. ' ChaBe la North Atlantic Siioadron jWphington, October 6. Admiral HowVl has been relieved from the comipind of the North Atlantic squad ron af-ad his flagship the San Francisco has. teen ordered out of commission at; iNorroik. The i command nf fha squaaidn devolves upon Ctorimodore Tlii iiiJ , -. . .4 ! , - 1 "'"in wnose nagsnip, the -New York, isj nojF at the New York navy yard The an Francisco will be thoroughly overhauled ; and her battery: brought up toy date.! i HTWa l41e Welcome 'Mjt SaniDwi Havana, October 6, Last levelling Mfs, Sampson, -wife of Admiral Samn- son, iiaa visited at her cottaee at El Vadaitro by a deputation of ladles rep resep;ng the , best Hayana society, 1. T is the highest 9rd bckiag fow4f J"-1" " mw it gea m QlutcJy Puro www cc, mr wiK. 1 A im -! m : m 1 .in i GOODS Women never tdressfd riofe neatly, jeent time. Th id grade with i'orall DrXerence rilM by shewing yju -an assortment the yre ptMore. so jo ir the Dricea so " i not o ft-mua to mention a IDRESS German Fancier. French Vigurm. French Plaid. Crepon in Black and all Colors. Covert Cloth, thc viots.'in the Arnj y and Navy Blues Whip Cord. Birtuid Cloth. Cablets' HHir ftndSrRes Pattern Suit-, in Pop. lin WeayeVarid MelanRC Eflfcct. Flancv Silks for Walt-f R I BBpSS, - Mt - LVCTS,' toiMatch any If you Jiike to ' dainty, designs!. most modern nake . CiUi .early and tied with your Selection and satt n-. ; 2nd FLOOR. .ur Carpet reriartmfnt. wh.-re you f have, received the, LA.i'Ki CC liTAI :r..;i: :-t-; i . ; :' I-.; - ' i - . ' i . ' j . - . . ' i SUCCESSOR TO BROWS 4 "RODDICK. Nc. 29 North jFront Street BETWEEN ONE: THING AND ANOTHER It mm IMC.1 io; Prlnoeaa Street UNLESS 0JJ RE SATIS.FIED---WE ARE NOT. I ; :- r !ft.:-tiif ff'-r ! OUR STOCK j OB ' HUGGIES IS. ARRIVING DAILY. WE GUARANTEE 10 PLEASE BQIH IN QUALITYUND PRICE. NO TROUBLE TO 22 NRTII FRONT STRKI-T, TUB ENTIRE STOCK .OF welry, Sterling Watches, .Clocks, Diamonds, &c, - H S. C TDirLgeltLoef. ! ri - - olhf 2. Ay chiiIdren to TO AND TRUST, THEM TO DAVID'S. Yiu'rp Saf(j.; You're Little Bovs are as for Out of hundreds of original stvles. we mention ! 1 1 f S3io and ,$5.00 .Assortments- I' - ' ' I-- ' ' YOU haven't seeii all In the C.i.ihin& wav. nr.r Mi mtLt In'r. M" f fi esting, perh apsiVo matter where in town you have been,, until f j"u riavc seep Miai.A! uaviu St i.u.J nave to oner. ! f i til" i We are-pfertiiliing' to let j matters take their course i onceiyou havfelttur Stock and noticed the price tickets. - Fit i itfnriTi li llf Ml . tt A mm "v'" s;t ;au such ST id ll r .k ..I-.i- fcX-- L-.r. pastledFand we are yoij jdoubt it, give qs'i&. and your A Special. Lhiimts;, Caps and Furnishing! Goods. I ;;H A. .'f-i ;'' ' wmm BTKlfi SPACE? v;lJ 1 la..'"-1 : V We harrtvn apace. raoite thSifa!year, and 'Htliore in proportion than has th 4-1 '. j:-;. ' .i ."L . i , ' 1 ! Your Eye on iiiifd as so this ;e ill grow a it i NTS 'I'll ki- i ' - i re? 1 3 C THE WILMINSTllSfiViNGSJlND TRUSTjGOMPANYL ii TIIJIIXGTON, N. C. WWpf haa hlArrtlglOlin Capital of ) any Strictly 8t in f Bank lis North Intej est Paid on Depoisl f Rate of 4 mm at Bank $4-jwa made at Xjo fa LKT U.....L a kn.11 DeeiJ Jtii t oundsftoa oC mat . ommea. O Savljgs iand Tnwt Out tcC t H wrorta t .puvig nexx- iovbxjl. J W, NORWOOD, i p. ; TQ. WATiTERS. 1- ? President. AND TRIMMINGS; i . prettily and brominfi!r .than at t.h fori ihid n.i nior:' Wn rah ih rtl. like of which ha nevt-r bn etl va.rld; tt mft'ih our, nf all ! fw of th nwmt rrvtuir 'I t I - SILKS AM) R A 1 DS and Everything. "-j h eat! pattern, fine gooi'U atid all In thu you cannot fail to bo pka'd-!i!h o-ulp own; , Will find everything you niijr wan N STHCTCHKKS. . Don't you- want a 5VE MANAGE TO TtfUN OUT TH tfl TjjEST EITTlNG.KXgiJSITi:LY FUH NirSIIED AND DISTLNiiUE HUITS 1 1 cjf.OTinxo;TO Bic s:en in Til 1-1 CITY. WE TAKE PAINS TO "pELKCC THE ..LATEST' AND EI ANDSOM ICS C FABUIC3 FOR YOUIt SELECTION. JtTST NpWjWE ARE SHOWING AM ELEC.ANT LINE OF IMPORTED-an I DOMESTIC WORSTEDS, CHEVIOThJ T W E E D S. C A S S I M E It K S, ETC. T he v VIILL PLEASE YOU. DliOP IN n l MAKE YOUR SELECTION. OU1S FURNISH INO GOODS WILL CATCJC THE EYE OF THE MOST FASTI Dl OUS. THE LARGEST AND HAND. SOMEST LINE of UNDERWEAR UsT THE CITY PRICES T(J SUIT THU . TIMES, j" ' ' i: i i u; .!!' - - '- c "D a . n. C3 SHOW GOODS. Silver ' . . ' G123 MARKET STREET. clothe ? DAVID'S, Sure. The -NevV Fall iarment la' Neat and Darner as one uiulJUh l J - r - -i . p- - - - - j mem to be the - i BF.tT In the Mark- : - .-' -T " " . tt t' i t t- n t r xt r 111 I A II IIKI 1U a prosperous season as tlie one lust . . ' i.. " reu, ia oner netter value xnan ever belorc., 1 doubts will be dispelled. & CO. ,K' We have been iri business a lfttl the '.volume of our trade has re We Grow i annually ; IKEf KING- GROCERY! CO., B. T. KING, Manager. Fourth Street Bridge. Id vMojiey Earn Interest by Depositlns In '. 'i- --. " -'i X"-; ' . o .T:- i . ; !i,"r '.!". - '- - --1-;; i ,, , , . r. xi Carolina, per cent per Annum. 1 for Benlatlona Govern in Deposit, 1 on any Good Secnritr for Short or LioneTIme ne Dollar Tepoe4ted in The WUmiartoa o you b five tfollara you expeot to d GEO, SLOAN- -n'!i. Bit --:; - ' ' f .4 I 0
The Wilmington Messenger (Wilmington, N.C.)
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Oct. 7, 1898, edition 1
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