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A les southwest from Circupistauces phintc1 d to certain negroes. vestigation for fleyeral days Yesterday it was expected that several negroes would be arrested negroes heard o it and determined to '-i - ir - : ! j iLast night abou whites kept watch. T.a tf- in' thf hich d byi tho few .white men: assembled i. "if - . ! ' 1 1 ' - I : one1 was 'injured;. ' v 'rhis afternoon the negroes commenced" assembling, Iheayily .armed, ahd J -V:J--t:-1 - -i v ! ;:! i- - -If- !--- :l-'tJ.i' I. -; '.f . "v ..,v)1: : : i'iil.L.- H.i: ;1 fliMS'tv, ,!. .L!i'. F nv expressed their deterlmination to "burnj from Lumberton noon.1' and a number of youngjmen, heavily armed left this after- A phone-- med sagd 'had assembled and the fighting was Young men are hastening to Ashpole from the surrounding towns.' ! - I'--..- --IU- '. Xhe negroes are 15-0 strong, and Another message indicates that assembling in frjont of -Dr. iBrown'p 1 and' the phone wj cis Immediately closed.1: dence. ... . i. ' ' ' . . . .' i. I A" second body of white men are i- -9 p. m Sheriff Hall, with a large '. ..'for; Ashpole:. '--Tliere -.is ' considerable. .excitement, here. ',: , 1 ' 11:50 p. m Information was just received from Drj Brbwn, 6f Ashpole, saying that theyi hac. made the negroes leave. The negroes .were very stub . born', and at firs t refused to leave. The white men,1 about 250 strong, sent a messenger to thfm twice and they refused jtb leave. The third time they told them'if thejhdid not leave they persed. The' white men 'made them Dr.. Brown says he can 'hear them no oe can say whether tney will f ne white men have stationed watchmen. ! H. W. Blakei and E. S. Wish art, were present.' E S. Wishart. acted ji;gkjuynciisI cocht Quickly 131poe 6fa Iero Wlio Criln- iually Asaul a jVoiius "Lady Louisville, Ky., ial to -the .Times jUcteber 22. a srec from Tompkinsville, .KyfJ , says: , News has reached here of Daur, jcolored; the; lynching of ArcU who 1 comnuitted an assault on and at tempted to murder pnnie Morrison, oldest daughter oif Henry Morrison, a county. " . The crime, was committed at the esterday 1 afternoon about 3 o'clockr Miss Morrison receiv- ed wounds that may prove fatal . When the neighborb i learned of the . crime they pursued the, "-negro with bloodhounds. anxl cap!tured-him" in a 4 small cabin withih fivje miles of where the! deed was committed, When they entered the negr begged, for mercy, .but a noose in ja rope was quickly thrown about hi ne:k arid he was " dragged, ! more dead t ian alive,, to the woods, iivhere tlie rojx- was tossed. over' .the'limb1 of a tre anl he was hauled riLto the air. J 1 . "The lynchers left Uie body and dis--apjeared; Eight bn let -holes were .found in th'e bod this morning The remains we.e Juried by'Baur's rela- stiyeJL- Traii "ap&l latal Kid t JPoit Wrorth, If October. 22. A wrei'JS On tne ivwa. imuuu ,xuau ucai 1 ' t T j-.!.- T-.iTrtl - .1 Vt nn y-1 vtAMM here today, resu ter in the; death of five men. I Three oth , m wil were .seriously ii ijurdd. A freight train rsxke die- and two in .two at the top of a steep grad4, rear, portion 'could not be stopped it crarhed in to the front, section vcsCKing &nd ae railing several box wrecked cars Were .1 Jri one of the ca ten . jjien,' evidently ttem were in-. stealing a ride. - Five o stantly killed and thf. jare vd-ying. The names, of the unto wiaoate- snen cannot be learned. Train wears eii: learned that DeW; tt's Lit y Early Risers are 'reliable ulati hg the bowels, littfe nills" reT- cur: g con ttljRS.tion i 1 and i. sick beadaeheJ Thty don . niie, B. RJ Bellamy. A Negro's Poor ITIacksinansliip -Washington, Octcjber 22. A telegram -received. at -the war department tboay from "Colonel, Voting, lof " .the Third Ttorth'Carolina regimeh & Knoxville, Tenn!. says I that! First Lieutenant Hyman T. Scott, df Company G, that regiment,' died today from; a pistol wound accidentally! inflicted urop him self., . i UpholdSTlieir Friends BURN: A TOWN a Village of Robeson County, bn of the Negroes They Assemble td Destroy it The Whites iff The Whites ! Pr- few night? ago.Stubb store In Ash Lumberton, was ; robbed -and burneid The matter : has j been under ;in- The T - if - ; 1 - Hi:;- - -1 U - 'f.' .1 17; . - f-.F i t -jSl.A ' I resist and threatened ,the town. ! 100 negroes assembled in the village after dark and the if: the negroes commenced shooting. The fire was retiirji- About fifty shots were fired, hut no i up! the. place tonight. 'Help was asked has just been received from Ashpole that the negroes i expected to commence In! twenty minutes. bt, least 100 white men are already there -! - - i 6:1. ' 'l .the trouble is. onJ c The negroes were residence. He ordered the lights ;out The: telephone office is in his resi- jpreparing to leave, for Ashpole. posse of men, -has' just ! left Lumberton would fire into . them. Then they : dis- go two directions. shooting in every direction. . He' says stay away or not. of the Second: North Carolina regiment, as captain, h Both did their iparts well. . THE EPISCOPAL COUNCIIi Junius TI. Homer, of Oxford, N. C, Elected! Bisliop oi tlie. Aslierille felonary Diocesei ,' if -:"v . ! i J ' 1 I i 1 . . Washington,! October 22 The bishops '.. , :j ji f !!,:' i-;.;;-.'. v'",:,,;1 -. v t 1 .-.-. and deputies of the, Episcopal 1 conven tion united in joint session- today j to consider a report from a joint .commis sion ,on Christian education. The fe pore j'gave in, detail ; ;the ' educational work . in 1 progres, indirectly1 through the public schools-and.fdirectly through the church schools' and c'olleges. The public schools were'..; referred to !asi worthy institutions, necessary to dur sociai' system. The work in them coutdi , be advanced the "report stated; by having the' teachers ;j grounded in i religious principles, thus j making;; the public schools art ally of j the church. ! The need of , church colleges in the north was pointed out,. the-present ones beipg; local, small and t without re-i sources. A tentative, plan was sub j mitted for joining the Episcopal col j leges in , an academic conference, on jthe theory of I the-rgreat ' English' uni versities having detached colleges. Bishop Whipple, of Minnesota, spoke of the i importance .of Christian trains ling. J j j, I j i - i Ct I Among! other addresses were those 'of Bishop Dudley-of Kentucky1, on the "University of the South,-" and Bishop Peterkin, of -Wes(' Virginia,' on "Acad emic Halls.". 1 BisTiop Dudley disclosed for. the' first time that his plea at' the iMinneapoJis- general convention in be- - -i r . ! - -i , . i r . i in . - i nan or tne university of the south ilrni, , n 0 c -aaaa The, house of deputies: rheetine ai deputies: rheetine anart f r-o-m the bishop$' held memorial ser- .vices on i rormer ( members of .general conventions whoT'had dietl since ' the last council t T.be deputies debated at much length the proposition tp alldw the represen tatives of. missionary districts the right corpo rated?' in th-' constitution .by I Ar tide 10. but the house adopted, a reso lution to reronaidr this section ami i so notifyi the bishop$. v m ' The) house of -bsbops in private Ses sion selected JRevJ Junius Moore Horn er, of j Oxford, N", C, for bishop of the missionary district of lAsbeville. N, ! C. dominations were--made for, bishops! of the new missionary districfiof Kyote, Japan; but the final .i'lectiorf was de ferrerd. ., ' i im . ' J" ,f' ' i !T . The ,day of fina adjournment is now definitely I fixed for October 25th. "both -.houses having agreed not to prolong -fje sessipns -Deyqnd that date Ile Fooled tlxe urgeon AH doctors told ! Renfck Hamilton, of ! west Jefferson, O.. .'.after sufrVrinc 'is ! SXnS5 ftm Refal 'stula, he woiild die unless a costly ooer&tion wn r2r. onaed; ?dt he cured himself with five br-xes-of iicklen's Arnica Salve, the sui Tretix-nt; -sre oniivarth; and the best saiw (i" m? vorjci.j 2b cents, a bd.x. fsom ji. pt, ijjeuamy, -Druggist. Special to ;The Messenger)! 3 Red Springs, K. C, October was .a gala day! in Red Springf, This The crowd was estimated at e.OvO. North Carolina's beauty ana cnivairy ana South Carolina's greatest; leader and loyal son were present. Seven hundred and thirty-two horsemen, several hun dred red shirts,1' hundreds of j jadies, many from all adjoining counties, hun dreds of Croatans?, - the McCalV Cornet band, a cannon, ; a float with thirteen ladies and the greatest enthusiasm and the largest crowd of men s'ums up the attendance. eve r. here f Great speeches were made bj Xeal, Tillman, Mclntyre and j v Easterling, with good short introductory speeches. !j Tillman said it was the finest j croWd be ever addressed. There were"f gains in democracy. A1 sumptuous feajs:,.was spread with food to spare.- j j . It was a red letter da in the his tory" of our town. This grand denon stration . shows jthe determination ' - to win. I !' ' ' it Xeal's .speech was an able effort, and did good. i r , 1 i Tillman administered a medicine to cure political disorders and was loud ly cheered. J 'A , 1 . i Mclntyre's speech was rich, rare and racy. ;,v !, h ;.:.'' y. ''" :-h :' H- ':i Much credit is due to the-' ladies,' to Chief Marshal Martin McKirinon', Jg. II. Hall, general manager; Mayor; -iPear-' sa.ll, the hand, the Blue Spring's de mocracy and many o.thers. ! Thanks to" all. . Hurrah for' Red Springs. " y j Senator Tillman also addressed the seminary 'this evening. , ENGLAND AND AIEIliCA, Lord Rosebery 1 Kefers to Our fTwo I Wars lu Wliieli Kugaud' AVas Not !' Conspicuously Successful t' J 7 1 Perth, Scotland, October ' 22.-i-Lord Rosebery,. the liberal leader and fbr- ;mec: premier! in receiving the freedom of the city of Perth today, referred in ithe most cordial terms to the "good lindestranding: between Great Britain and our kinsmen jin jthe United States." Continuing the speaker said he: believ ed the wh'olei history of the ill-feeling which existed was? one vast mjisiindjer- standing. Since '1779, by the jmadrfess of one government and the want; of wisdom of anothe.r, Great. Britain , bad waged two wars against thej United States, in neither . of which "svee ..we Conspicuously successful, but . through out my life,. I have ever been cognizant of an unfriendly; feeling in this jcoun try toward the United States.! On the other hand, the it Americans, in I whose territory the wars were' fought and with whom the recollection was; most painful, have always had a isense of abiding soreness. But, I '.ami; glad to say, that after more than a j! century of misunderstanding .the United . States has discovered that we-are not ene- mies, "but friends.'.! (Cheers.) j I could not but believe that now they realize . the position that it was a greatj future before the two nations goingjihand in hand and that it was theijr 1 1 duty, function and i destiny to perform a great service, not' actually in behalf Of iother nations,! but in behalf of hu mainty and civilization." i I 1 . Frost In Yellow Fever Districts f Washington, Octr, 22. The I weather i- ' -' . ". i !l : ;!-' ! fit- i. 'f. ' . It -1-1 ; bureau today issued the following bul letin on frosts in yellow fever districts':' i tThis morning's reports show frosts generally i throughout J the in fected dictricts. In Alabama eastern and northerns Mississippi and northern Louisiana the 'frosts .were heavv and ( L . XV 1111 XJ. Q y Ij-i lntr- in i emir riwoctorn nvi ssiss. iiy,".""'"" f.T-r""-""" ; i ippi and southern Louisiana! light frosts were - reported. ( At Mo bile the minimum" temperature, was 40 degrees ' and at . New Orleans 46 degrees, the lowest ' previous,! record for the third decade of October. being 34 degrees at Mobile and 42 ; at New Orleans: November 18th,' is . f;he earl iest date on which freezing tempera ture has ever occurred at New! Orleans and; November; 2nd, is the earl est . date of freezing temperature at Mobile. . In central Mississippi and northern Louisiana and 'also in northern j Ala bama and northern Georgia .freezing weather has occurred in tho third df-. Cartfti nf October. 'The earliest! date of 2, 1874-1878. .The earliest date at New- Orleans was November 11, 1877. ) The average minimum of -tempera- L turei for the regions referred to ranged from !50 degrees during November, with occasional periods of I freezing temperature- ! 1! , i The occurrence oflight fronts Tnes- day morning supplemented by, heavy frosts and lower -temperature this morning may be considered i.MavoJ - able for the further progress 6f the frost and temperatnre 40 degrees or slightly below tonight in Alabama, Mississipi and the interior olj' Louis iana. The temperature will ! prpbably .for iseveraf dAys be below thefseasop's average which' is 66 degrees alt New Oritjjis and 65 degrees ' at ' Mobile. One Minute C'ough Cure : surprises peopfe by its quick- cures and children may r take it lu lartje. quantities, with out tf?e Ieafetl dinger. It haswpn for itself re best reputation of any, prep aration used : today foA colds, tickling in -the throat r ob conghs. R. R, Bellamy. . Ni'j proup," War fir. tltioa omm!lon in fIoa t AnuUton Take Tetl ioDr of Vfrrm ml lamp I uonaat in.vestJgatf4.tf -'cornrai&si6n began its Hon of theUJf Cawp Shipp in the forenoon ,4 if $ then devoting thej after noon' to qtit Istloning- General Fran), commanding! officer of jthe camp ad nss cnier( sgeon, iiajor nenry Both were'inUfied wth Camp Hoyt. Thom as at Chvci "mauga, General Franks hjavlng beet.inl command bf th First division .oftHhe Third corp? a1 t that point, and . ifajor. Hoyt.i his! chief sur geon there; j.was here.;! It was made plain by ;t general -trend of their examination that the work, done hri would pertftfn more largely to Catpp Thomas .h. 6 to the "camp .herf, a4 a majority oC fhe men here were remov ed from Chf'Kamauga. .There are hoftv ever, two tTiments here whicii ,wre in. Cuba an'?som of their ' repr ?s'enaT tives wil' ( go-be examined. ' . 'General 'frank said he onsideed Chickamauf,jL park a goodsitc foK a temporary. imp, but not, for1-a perija nent cam f jr $ large army. Tl e chjjlef: difficulty! vt )s , in putting sinks do'n deep enoijig' - Owing- to the rock for mation me . thejgfarface, sinks coiild onlj be ma. 'e :tt or three feet deep and ( theyi V irefreouentLy overjflow.ed. Thete were' -alsof a general impression that the 1 swings In the locality were impregnajte by these sinks land it Ivyas , impossible ;-o - prevent the. men from drinking.jfr n the springs. He tboijght the camp si .ould have been mo!ve$ ; as early as Ju; .y..!He said he -had hard no complaii : from the men in regard Ao the- food,- received .while, at Chieka manga, bufSbecause of the necessity for getting 'the first corps ready "tor foreign ser ce, there' was a shortage in elothing ipr a time. There wjas also for -the timtA-difCiculty In .securing hos pital roomt '0r the: men when sfeknss begSin to rirease! but this" deficiency was soon t'lme'died. There: has b(en a- constant "Umprovement in thf com mand sinc : its . removal to. Annistbn early in Sep Brhber, and General Frank thought it ras diie to the change of : siteflVVr-'-'lhi: ' 'M" tl'. ' " iVfr ' I'll 1 Returning 'to' Chickamauga-he said the hospitfi rtenjts - were not floored when he ViJnt' to the camp erly Jin: July, thougP there had been sufficient time to hav?. furnished flooring for the entirejcampil j ' j J ; j ! ' , t . v General' ;42"ank ! said that his'j corps commanders vhad . never 1 made sn in spection of ..the." camp with; reference: to sinks, -dnns, etc.' ij ' Dr.-Henry F. iHojyt was also' examlTi ed 'especiallHi withi reference toi.Qarlip Thomas. .Hsaid the increase in sici ness above,-the normal had 'begfm about the huddle of July and had befn rapid ! fromsc. that, time fooyard until there 'were? 350 patients in 1 the First division hosriital on August 1st. At this' time it wa impossible to receive new", patients fovaf pefiod of twenty-fobr hours. The ) jicreas'e in disease had be gun with tfh rainy season and fie thought muf.i of the malaria had been due to the f( yt that the men were con pelled to sli p on the ground. He at tributed the-r-increase in typhoid to the sjnks, to thf flies, -io the fact that tbie wells i were -ofected and to . the " care lessness of-ihe men. The ; comnfand used water Taken jthrough pipes .from Chickamaug i river and the pipe was located onI-I a few feet above, the mouth of tbistream which drained the camp. The i'Joctor; thought that some of' the i warier from this ' tributary Vidfl ! Soon fVrr-orl ' intr tho -niro5 by means oi eddies. It had alsotbeen impossible. tl -prevent the use of-sur.-. face well w-ter by the men. I y, ! Dr. Hoy t impressed the opinion; that the, surgeor; in ,the division houpital had been-competent and-in suppor-t of his opinion ne adduced the ;facttthjit there had f:een only 1 twent-se-Ven, deaths out M,549;patients ill t hot .hos pital for tli entire three. sUiiismer months. nurses of the hqsjltal corps,,1 whil4 4 faitbjful, were in! j ijst cases, unsrlf-'ed and, therefore, incom petent. He l'aid there had been 616 pa tients treaty 1 in, the division hospital at Anniston -and of these twenty1 had died. Therej-.-liad been an exceptionally. 1 2 n.U II nllw. ... l! ' rtt54-.T- V -I . Vvl . 4" ' manv! of th men! who came here both I- from Chick naugaT and Santiago were t very much liberated. He thought the -u- j iwiiiiii, i v,;ir,t. Cliailge Ul fItit.ailUil' IIUIUI Viiil.Rauiau6a. bad been1 ry beneficial.: . Dr.: ? Hoyt said he :wa familiar with the com plaints ;coi.erning the i Eighth: f New York' regimi'tt .and! especially with the criticism) mf 3e byj Surgeon" .General Terry, of :N -jW Yjrk. There was, he said, an! enormous sick , rate in tlyis regiment ar there were many, caes of h'omesic! cpess ; yet. Circumstances surrounding hese jmen were the Sanie as those afficting others. , , ' - .' r ; !-;" J 1: -af " T 11 1 ; . '"!" ''. : :!"' iJ 'w'rjVn . :A i-li trtti Lu i ' . ii '.. - U'MiU More than twenty million free sam ples Of Del Vitt's Witch Hazel 1 Sve have been-Nstribnted by the. manu facturers. .1 That i better proof of ieir confidence b U's merits do you wfeit? It cures LPil i burns, scalds, sores', in the shortest- pace of tlmel R. K. Bel- , lam7' :-0- p.- vi: t--.v ' - ... .! r fv ir .- England wl t stick to Her Programme London, X ?tober 23. The Paris coii- I S - ' : respondent f 5 The Sunday Times, says: v'The chat-ie of tone, of the press .is noteworthy.jIt is now certain: that the Fashod Question is left out1 of all negotiations" 5etween France and Eng- lang and- th-U both governments have the? flouble" fact that England . means to ( frIck to' her prpgtamme, j while FraniS is certainly entitled: to fj,rilitip nflrnn th NiiP". Herlinf 0.fober i 22. The ' National Zeitung " sa.- it learns that luravieit tree itussian ioreign mnijs- ter, has recommended to the Frenjch governmenra peaceful 1 settlement lof the Fashodouestion. as Russia does , not considef' that; war will 'serve the interests of :f ranee. I DevVItt's ;titch Haeel Salve his the largest sate.rtf any salve In the kofid. This fact arj its merit has led dishon est peoplet,3T attempt to counterfeit it llook out ip',- the man who attenpls to: deceive-. pr:tu when you call taf pe VfiU's WltM Hazel Salve, the jg&at :piIet,e.i-M fKi:; jBellaiiy. '.:: j 5T. if v Expressions of? Gratituc for Preservatib.x K oni : StaiTrl ition. THE' CITIZENS1 Adopt Resolutions Expressing Thcirf Starving People by'jpfflclals of Not Yet Sufficiency Advanced Stationed at kriavana U . I, . . )' ;- .. ; : . - - in Spaniel , Evacuatjon-fLpain '.12 Conipromirri ; Washington,! October 22.-pne of the must fervent ie-xpressions iw gratitude wlfich hai yt-rbt-en uttfVtly the res iddnts of anyjof the Cubaf communl tic that ' ha'v fallen undt . the mlli taiy occupation of the United States government wjis that addrsed by the people of Matanzas to the vo ofneers of khe United jstates army, .'aptain L. Kites and Major Albert WVatur Nis- keiln, who were charged w tli the dls- tritution of relief supplier in.i that Tht text fai of pine stricken community the formal1 resolution ujthinks as coibmunicated to the war department is as follows: . - ''Matanzas, October 14. ' : ' I ! ' ' ! J - . -Pi ! ' I The Matanzas relief committee ooities to iuiiui tne pleasant uuiy i oi expressing to you the gratitude of this cit for the .succor you have brought us.f The task' is pleasanL-fnd noble,, indeed, but it rs far above air ability. '.'jfiow can -we command liguage to givfe utterance to, the' sentiiients that svyay our; population? Hoi? can we faithfully : represent "and tr "nsmlt the thoughts and ideas that 'vib; f te in our hearts" , at j seeing our fellovj creatures redeemed from the horrors'if famine by the inexhaustible- chatty of the great i American nation,- s worthily rep-esehted by you? ' . , "gentlemen, you have h a good; OpilrtUnity to ndtic.e : the ' difference theie is! in: Matanzas since yor afrivali Previous' to r it, crowds of,-men, women andl children wandered all-'oySer the city, impjoririgcharity that we w'r$ not able to give'j and many were .pushing in obr streets, our ' hospitals apd benefit cieqt asylums unable ' to shelter; the horseless and feed the hungiA for they wene rjusti as poor and destutej and today what a contrast. verything seeihs, to smile hunger is i Recked; In its fcareer i of bavoc, and oujV hospitals havle 'thrown their doors o-n' to the -honjeless : doomed !to die In ou thorough fares. And ' beyond this isT-the satis faction 1 of: closing the doq-f to' crime andl to all the failings in wjych. misery mattes men's weakness Tjll. Thus; gen llepen the relief, you hi'e ' brought? u s . jjn both ma terial and m&&l. -. v 1 "Ip the names of those re&cued in the citf, in the ' name: of that' which is holjf and-. Christian; we give heart-felt thaAks to the American people for,thejr timciyi assistance" which -'tis another link to the: chain- of love and gratitude whi ?.hi already binds us to.hem. ' s r : : s "Vh,at shall we say to ycsji- individu allyl? Simply to repeat whit is on ev ery lip; your solicitious car'jind untirt ing attention ;to all the dtils of I a larde i and complicated '-distribution , have-' gained our admiration You ' have' set before: us noble example; . you have ifully identified yourselves with the errand of mercy to yoii entrusted, i "pn bidding- you farewell . it. is our earlest request that you convey, to the government of ' the ,United5-'States 'the. deep feelings of gratitude 'df the whole cityl of Matanzas.! i - : :!r-l 1 1 you-"- obedient Tery' respectfully, wer.va.nt.s.4 Ir -r. ' " , . ."JULIO OPTIZ, ' 1 1.: '. .': ' W;'--:'..iM$resid;ent. t . t - "JOSE PESMO, I, - , - "Sretarjr1." , ports received; at' the 'jit deartr t from the American m.fjtary comt- R men misioners'in Havana indieffie that the season has not yet sufficient. advanced in Cuba to make t it even-Reasonably saf3 to send any large jfriumberi of . Amrjcan troops to the islaif jUt now. -According to the last ad (ace's .-. .from Genler'al Wade, president o'ihe "Amm ican commission. ; n win rTOoaDty i oe Decfcmber 1st before additnal-'-troxms will be required in Cuba. iThis state) meil t in connection with Assurances tha tne Spanish oniciais a;f earnestly trying !to complete the evquation ! Of thejisland.1 has tended to. n&soneile the: authorities to a postpbnerjfSpt-'of the original date ,of the compleon" of ?the evaluation a tmonth ,beyond.the I date1 originally jfixed upon.' It ip;felt; hows evef, that! there '-is no acil Joss i of timb upon, this score, sinc'fjtbe delay not only; affords opportuni to better arrange and, sift1 the trips in the Uniked Statesi ; being preparsS for gar ri'srtn 'duty, but, meantimefhe Heck-; er hoard now in Cuba, selftting camp site?.' will be enabled to hak4 mOst ev; ery detail : of : the camps :.ait-anged li so tha: comfortable I quarters ffill be in readiness when the 'troops Hrrive. i i THE CQMMISSIOs AT ATISTON'. Ajnnipton, Ala., October 22-The war invpetigatiRg commission ai'ea nere early today and spent th forenoon :in SX- vi? ar. ting Camp Shipp. They made a t to every company irs,the camp to all the hospitals, alsV:.in?pecting l kitihe canteens and oler- camp As, a 1 rule the .'iHh.en1 were round to oe piasea with; he i camn ' sittj and satisfied with theirreafment , s?f of thn1 complalnectiPjhat 'their ! cl! h.,nr s .Rot mc.ent tjr thejcpld weather of the pas few iOys, Many of them appeared anxious tKget home, bul said if they could if it be ent ho in1, they desired 1 to so toscuba. l!he fojliwng bulletin fro-4i military corprr.anders in Ponce andfo'rto Rico wer- routed at the- war ; ppartnrent t.offayr 'jf' ;i.-' . .,;;.": iJ i'V.-U- :l T IThe Manitoba sailed! & for New YoJ-k'with 30 passengers, llscharged somiers. t? otneers, ana C4J,men rrom thrf Third "Wisconsin. " J-U f- 'tThe Missouri: and the -plief saileJ OljIMATANZAS Ap;s;iation of the Aid Given Their A -' ! 5 - ii " " I " i : : j.. - , I StatesThe Season can Troops to be tha tiitcd fofLtibieri elavriiereforc'' Allowed Offers -a als4tbAt they were not reported to t&O i 'tvellssUfippi sailed at 4:3Vo,clocB thif irning, taking General and Mrt. Gx?rj and the Sixth Massuichusett 3T qt cirs apd nun. j ' V f- I. ' '"IUUHMCS.- ' .''lef surgevn report. "that th. Itelfet sail?;. jvith patients. Tlu Misssourl hafljine to Arroyo to 'take tfu sick2 wif;rKurn here and thvu go t- Maya- ,K"Uf r get the sick. syi' OFF EHS Pi!! October 22 V k'OMPKOMISEU The rnlted States peaft'trnniission held two Hitting to day i s consider voiumlnou. communJ- cati presented yesterday by tb' o.iwrtr of the 1 Spaniard. looks ta n comr$pi!se jbtwV-en ,ihe refusal ! 'of theTtpiericans to iiftsum1 any of tbd .CubCfdebt 'and th.',SpAnifh hoMing thait ;b? Un,itl States should ussumo itmy. ! . . - Tljv j germs' f yesterday's proposal arff'lously. J unknown, save to tho orrfii iioners.; The American commla sioiN,in reply ton he comrnunicationt at .?day jint svsiion and- an cx tenl l -Argument will' then follow ana thc-t -jil carr- the matter possiblss "V U another meeting. Tutt following cablegram from Cfen-prav-&Hd. Icoimmanding at Santiago waflte(1 at he war department to- nlMt 'Mi" M "' called Cuban government In se siorvut nothing definite done. HealtH of ie ahd troops jmproving;" . Ti iinvitei dlaannnintrrtnt' -i oV 1 ..v. : : ..... T..r.v j rTVv.-kij.'., . : I 'I i 4 ,1 v . . . lewuis little . Karlst Risjr;ire pleasant, Htttf -lle IThotf easy, thorouchi They, cufe constltuatlon andr1 K headache Just as sure as you akt ;t.f&m. Jl. R. Bellamy. M V.tS)s i'iiilii'imm: nc;hi:ss J Foif jly Opposed loAuySpanKli Unto,. Ai xi'Aldo Now Favor Aunoiatlou . Sai IjFrancisc'o, October 22. Tho Unify States transport ,Rio deJanelro wh(r .rrived here today, brought thm follpt ig to the Associated Press, dat ed ni la, September! 22nd: 'biHppIne congress has beeh irt' ky. :since Tuesday,! Septemher(15th. Th; st thing decided was that tho P.h8 Mne republic should not cbunte- najiny policy t at Should bn agreed, upf whereby . Spa. - jwould have any thifc;, further to do jith the islands aniYjv7iuld resist by force of arms anx su(jjiteasure. I ! .' , ," - AVfnaldo ,nowt expresses himself as peiv3dgilly in favor ofr'a'rinexation,-ad dirvthat he does not think, the na tive generally will support ssuch a P0S4l III i I , -r- . I - t ii interviewed by the Associatecl Pfig. representative on September lltli A -iodo stated that his army con sisUji -f, 37,000 insurgents regularly; armed 4 and1 equipped with modern weapons ,and- that hi had some 9.00CI prinrs of, war at this time, includ infttbi2f-larger iportiob !now bing helcl in Mt .vicinity of Manila. He state3 thrayv.arm of 100,000 could easily bo rai;4fl2io fight for th Cause of inde petl5nre, adding that "indeed tho wh,) population is willing to. fight for th.tfc-use of independence and would opt'Jsany European power takinr poon." j . 1 ; " it l- vasked 'how it; was that soma nas! openly declared themselves int fa-Qrvf an'nexation jto America, . bo tat3that-natives wo profKs to fa vr 0f exatiort are insincere in. whafj th j4y- They are merely trying ,tc asT;a$n the general isentimen't or In- 'tehtCil' of .the Atneticans.' Ho, ex- -prestt himself as entertaining tb0 greres friendship f4r peisi. adding that-!h the Ame,ricar4 e nopeo. tneret 'w ibe no trouble ibetwec-n the re puh;of the Philippines and -the re putj.-52of America. He entertains thc ide:jtbat America and the Philippines! are-wo sister republics allied togeth- er'. tj"' righting a-, comihon enemy tho, Snaf ards He said the American mts- stoiii n: these islands had been accom- L pli sd!by the destruction of the Span- th"e;f lty of Manila and expected that thH'"V.merIcans would soon 'withdraw theit -forces, leaving the' insurgents tc go. and. Control the islands.?; Tlv S rl la Um kliest Qtrnde bmlimq pvwdmr :jp.ln ActMl test show it am Ij . ' jbird fwtier tsa Mf etber br4. fi '.Hit. tin! Absolutely; Pure Hoi. MKia pcwocb co., e vohc I ' 'I 1 . . "I - 1 ' ' mm t j- 3 1 1 :.ril.h: -A ::V : " A ' 1 : .:: hvA A : : miA.; i-A.- -'A- .v-4r ll I r ? if . i fSlh- '! 1 .. - i m i : tllr I.X I
The Wilmington Messenger (Wilmington, N.C.)
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Oct. 23, 1898, edition 1
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