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! ItUlCE 5 CEN TS vol; x-. no. 268. Br 1i WILLINGTOnJ I C, kATURDY, dCTOBER 2J 1898. 7 I IB! 11 .The Deplorable Condi tion Revealed. GRY FOR 'DELIVERANCE The White !Ian Convention atGoldft- bora Ic'ewterday ; Appealed Annealed; .to the Whlte-fcn ofth (State to lie II ecued From Domination liy the Ethiopian. IwM-fii!pee'li n (lie Situation by ITIaJor fiuthrie the j I'opulUt Nominee for fioyernor Two! Yea m Ago Demo--rat and Iopilt l'reeut the Cane In Hunting i. tVordiM-Stroug Itesolu- tlouM Adopted qj-he' cry of the: Ea?t hajs gone up, fur 3f0ivefance from . ;megro'j domination. TJp true'condition tf the political sit- V- i!-h!: . Ill . J. . J - -- . ' upturn f this J part, i of North Carolina wa's laid be I one ihp white men of the jft.t i - : ' i ' t t. e; , yesterday i at a great Vhite I'jnan'jj conventual neld at- Goldsboro. The disgrace i ! Atnid humiliation of a. Xair land "va,s rtveailed in .ournins: words of eloquence' and strong resolu tinhs. '' ! ' t ! Some days agjo the Hon. J?'. M. Sim- .mns, "cratic chairmah 'of! the state demo- executive cjmmittoe, called a white -man's, convention to aBsemble at C.oldsboru to discuss, the Sit- - uation -in Eastern North p Carolina and :let the state know fwhat "fusion" has .' lone"to negroizei thi's part 6f Carolina .; and blacken and blast its social and ' .political affair ruin ;its business, and. imperil .the. peace land good order of- a once prosperous, and promising part of 1$ the -state; , -"i t .:. ' Chairman Simmqns invited white :tjnen from all !tlie clxuntfes.of.' the state ...to atteiid thif convention, and most all ! the counties of i th.4 .. !Eait and ipanv j of . the-: count tea of the! Wiest sent their , -representative men tto mejet together to . consider the , grav situation and de- vne a remedy for -relief jfrom the Ne- mesis of destruction and . -ruin ! that blaclk spreads its i I ,, i i . i . . . pall over a large por- tio-n of the got d-Dld North State. Jtedueedrate were allowed and spe cial .trains weije'i ran 'byj all : the rail- Vjads in order o aecorauK)date all who ; desired to attend.' . Ji.arly yesterqay morning the 'high ways leading t!i) Goldsboro were lined with- ; buggies, fCarriiiges, (..wagons and all manner of vehicles bearing white men to th-e convention, and as the; spe cial and regular ; trains ) arrived they brought in othersi from j;he surround ing and more distant counties. Besides the special trains bni the others railroads and the 'upper branches' of the Atlantic Coast Line, - a i special train was run over : the Wilmington - and: Weldon rail- y-oad from Wilmington, leaving here at 3 a. m. A number of the citizens of "Wilmington wv'nt: up on this train and others loiiowedon 'jthe regular train, Hvhich left, here? at d:30 a. i m. All along the route men koti aboard and the en thusiasm of thj occasion was manifest ed by the charing; crowds at the va rious, stations. Wben thej trains reach- ed , Goldsboro tfie streets j were throng 'ed with. men. i nd bands of music, were splaying, and 4net crowds greeted every arrrival with hheers. "Many ' disting tMish'ed sons of t!Carol'ina! from the East: md West wer there, and they made" their headqyar ers i at the Hotel Iven , non. " - 1 ! Three bands were on ihand to fur nish music for ithei !great Irally. Two of the bands' were: from Wilson and New Bern, and the. ift Ker wes Wilmington's Second Regimjjit; liand, which w ent up with President i'ames W. Monroe on Thursday V'evt nihgj ' At 11:30 a. m. headed by the i Second iRegiment band.. thedistinguishl'd men headed a 'pro-, ceshonand thi thousands fell in and mu3 to the cdurt house to the strains ,of rarshal -mijK-ijicJ i -In front of the coiijt. house 4i )j?:and had been erected art4j around it. &(ssemblel a throng-of meni and women estimated in numbers at t $,&1Q... -On itjh stand" 'were about, thirty-of the Mailing men and statesmen- ol: .$h demicratic ; a.nd7 nopulisc -parties, mcfudtii the Hon. F. M. Sim--mons, tf Raleiti I chairman of. the - democraticparp1 1 iri North CaroUha; populist 'nomin41 ! fop : governor two years : ag : , Hoi): T1 E. ' Fountain, - of TTarboro. vhairn an kf the: populist par- ty in . the Sec(jrrvl I icongressional- dis- trici, and for ;;i wliile- I acting state -chtiirma-n if hi: ,-T. 'Ja-rvis-.. v)f G "M. Wadded.. 'Walter H. Net ; 'parry; Ex-SenatorTr. -eenville. the Hon. - A: of Wilmington; ' Hbiv of iLaurinburg: Hon 'JS W. Pou. of Simthfie'id: Hon. Domiell itHiarn. of TTarjboro, democratic pttiy1 in chairman of, the Edsrecombe: Hon. C. B. Aycock.i .f Goldsboro: Ex-Con- ressman F. Ai toodwartl. of Tarboro; Tlori.rus Wja oeratie nominee frson. of u inston. dem- forii governor two years ago: the Rev. N M. Jurney and many others - The fonvnviri newspaper rep- i . resentatives wtref a so on the stand: F Ijf. Arendell; of The Raleigh News -nd Observer; : Andrew. Joyneri of The Winston. Journal: H. A. C. Bryant., of The Charlotte Observer : .T.-J. Pence, of The Raleigh ,.Post: Iv". L. Stevens. : of The New Bern Jounsal: Joe Robinson, of The son. of C,oldsboro AfgAis; J E. Thomp-pt The democAtic party, hasdeter The Wilmington Star, - and ,T. o in . tWro ,W. Clawson; of i Thel "Messenger THE CONVEtrriON .At; 12 m.. after j11?,,1.iVi.s, ii1umi; uy . the Jpecond Regiment! Barwl and cheers by the-multitude:, the Hon'. F. M. Sim- ;moTi?, democratipii ) statechalrman. aroe 'amid the perelain - of ; tiie throng' and called the convention to order. He said lie-v.-asratifiefl to seel this great mass 5 meeting of the white men of i Ihe' East and jWest.) He stated that I f i I! somten or tV.-Jyie-! Jays ago he issued a call for 'thJjw&ite!; people of North Carolina n to I ir assemble ! at Gojds boro, and 'I. he deemed - St proper, as chairman '; of, the democratic party irt North Camliha, to siate the object land:! purpose of -the. conven tion. lie. announced that the purpose' was to discjips a.nd Imake known jthe deplorable ; cfrndltlorf ( of the Eastern counties anf to consider and .devise plans for averting and overthrow in; negro dominatm.! There is negro dqrn Ination in the 1 jstatel, -In the Seciond congressional, district of North Caro lina there Is1 a! hegroi running .for cjon grss asi th rd-gular nominee of jthe republican party!, Iliji the Secohd dis trict a negro 1 is thej regular nominee of the republican party for solicitor. In Wilmington,; the largest city in the state, therei s -a negrjp collector of cus toms, drawing a. salarj' pf $4,000, and his deputies! are' chiefly negroes. ( In Vilson. wi(h! a 'population' of 6,000, there is & negro I postmaster. In, t the toVn of Rocky Mount, one of the lead- ' ing towns of Eastern North Carolina wtth a rppuhltlon Af-o.OOO. a negro post maste :er. i There - are, in eastern North Carolina; appointed-by McKinley, with 'the consent! lof 1 iSenator Pritchard, twenty or thirty' negro postmasters!. In "The city .of New , Bern and Craven county there - is a- negro register of bleeds. In Wilmington there were four teen negro policemen up to. a few d, ays ago when a great; uprising of the peo ple caused. , if the , republicans to. take them down find puti white- menilin their place, as it; was too much )t a good thirrgJ Ijand i Hikely' to bring I the wmte people) together. In : Xew Bern ' there, are ngro ipolioemen. negro al derrnen, inegro j constables, negro d4pu ,ty sheriffs, ,a negro register of deieds,' a negro Icoroner and twenty-seven ne-un- gro magistra tet. In Jdgecombe CO ty there are trats arid al thirty-one negro magis- srore of negro constables In Halifax "bounty there a?"e 1 twerity- seven negro magistrates aiad a score of negro constables.' In Bertie countv 'there are seventeen negro( magistrates and negro cjoristables i galore. In, Cas well county! ;there Hare i- nero magis trates. In New Hanover county there are forty: -negro magistrates and a ne irro register! of V dseeds. e In North Carolina; today 'there-1 are 300 1 negro magistrates f and "half as many con stables, 'a Ihi North1, 'Carolina, all told, theTe are nearly 1.000 1 negro office-holders, beginning :.wH-h; congressmen, . so licitors, coroners, ; legislators, senators, magistrates,! school;; cbmmitteemen, etc. Yet Senator Pritchard, as the leader of the republican party in Xorth Car olina: Mr. Holton. as the head rf the renublioati organization, and .the fus ion press, have, asserted that there are j but few riesroes holding offices- in east ! ern North Carolina!,! and only a few iri ! significant nand n unimportant offices ! were-filled by negroesi Senator Pritch-t-ard has ' recent lr asked the president of the United i ; ptates to sfnd troops to North Carolina to intimidate tne wnite neople ntHcause tney were determined toirid themselves of negro f' mi- ii;. I-i: -L.!'- ' 11.:. domination This representative of the republican party, Pritchard, a few days ago, said only ,a tew negroes are hold .ing office in North 'Carolina! The peo ple of. eastern North Carolina and thei press have lassertedi and do assert, andf I as chairman of the state democratic organization, do assert, and solemnly! assert thatf theret is! negro rule and ne- gro : domination in ealstem North Car-i Jolina. Pritchard,!;: Holton and the fu- siori press have' deniejd the proposition.! -What constitutes negro rule.? It is not! a question of opinion, but a question of; fact. The factrtshows that there is ne-; gro domination. In yiew of this fact, I. have called jthis convention so the? people of eastern North Carolina can. set tortn .the i tacts-concerning negro:; domination and negro rule so the peo-! pie of the state can see 'the conditions themselves and ; determine as a, jury whether; thereijis negro 'domination in the east. ,1 called this convention to show in: a calm; dispassionate way whetherl therei is. negro domination or not in North Carolina., believing that if the people of the: central and west ern portiona ofitthe state are truly sat4 isfied and convinced of the fact that we are .actually living under the shadow iof negro rtli-in North Caro lina, they, will, rise In tlieir might and make thai awful, calamity- a matter of impossibility. (Applause.) , Mr. Simmons' added: The white peo! pie North Carolina, in my judgi, ment, have made Up I their minds that' negro rule must and shall stop. (Af plause, and 1 cries Of "it shall stop.') The republican speakers have said the: democratic party is the negro party;,' that the democratic! party- has appoint-; ed negroes to officel I say that is .a lie.: (Applause.) 'But! whether or not, the w hite people of.iuNbrth; Carolina, irre spective of partj't'! ha1e determined that this negro business! has go,t to be stop;- ped in North iCarolina. (Applause; vries of "That's f-o," f'we will stop- it," etc.) The . democratic .party of North -Carolina is not th enemy of the ne gro. In his -place: it?wjll trea-t him fair ly.! I declare to youjthat the tlemocratr, ic ! p$.rty has made up jits mind that: tle white man shall rxale, lapplause) atid if it J succeeds white men. shall make the laws ; and : wTiiteien will ndnministAr all fht latt-ts nn pvptv hand', (Immense appause5 and cries cf "That is pto.;'X Ii.will say Itoj the. negroes .that the democratic pajjty does not' intend to tttke away the- negro's right-to vote,: but for the protection of , the "intelli gence and pror;rty holders ol the state, it has determined tht tbe ne gro nall not rlile,; over white men. (Wjld applause.) Warfare has been waged' on our-heplr ss ' and innocent' women. -The editwof a noiTo Tnneh at Wilmington hss insulted and assail-1 ed the purity bfii-tfee white women of North Carolina! (Shcnfts, "TJLynch hiTri!" "Lynch: liim!") : The democratic partyt has determined to jimake such an out-' rage impossible.: Jt has gotten so that a white; woman cannot go- safely alone through a piece oi wioods S0t yards in length. Ths must will!" "We'll put stop! Cries, It a Stop to U. The situation is-1 thisr jThe white men of North, Carolina,!! irrespective tf party,' outrages wherever foumU (Applause.) We say we I will i protect our women x.-itVi out hflllnf ., Slit if -cv nr nrn tect -them from ' insults anu slarwaer, van. aggrs-ssionHtltt: lust, we will pro- xeci inemiwitn our. strong arms, iurfcat demonstration ftjid' cheering) It has come to this-'iin NorthMTarolina: If the (Continued on Fifth Page,)' TIIK WHOLE TKITII The Conrt of CaatIon I rsed to 7fake Sea re hi n 2 Cuvevtlsatloa Into the Dfeyfu Trial jParisj October -2S.-At 'today's of 'the court of. cassation in the of justice, M." Xiard, the reporter h-ssloni alacq eluded, his report of the Dreyfusl the; first part of which! was pre$entedj yesterday, as detailed in these dis-1 patches.' He said this morning that the courr should make 'every investigation. necessary to enlighten, them and! the whole truth in evidence. It wps tor the court to decide what remained i to be done. . The task was, 'a delicate onej but thatr vas no motive! to avoid it. He . dutv e die- Drey- concluded:' "You have a great! to fulfill, .Do what your conscien tate." i: '. , :: j ; 'l;.v':: M. Mornardj counsel for Mme; fus, urged that an investigation dered concerning the divergency be or of the testimony of the experts who exiamin ed the borbereau; in 1894 and lS&tT. and also tol ascertainiWhether secret dcu rnents were communicated to the! mem bers of the court-martial The court was less crowded than yes terdayj but the same stringent-precauf 1 tions were taken, i There was; rio ex citement outside the nlace of iusitice-. I The public prosecutor, i:M; Manapfol lowed M. Mornard Addressing the judges. he said:: "'Nobody can. now take the Dreyfus Laffair 4ut of your hands: nor caln you' relinquish it withouti'dereliction bf du ty. Your- decision 'must constitute for everybody the exposition of truth and lustirp Rf-viRi the trial then, tientle- mpn. fir at ' least 'orenare the road for" its revision." 1 !l - i 1 ! -vt ATonmi rioMnrori tho rAn rff-miiri nrvi ' annul the sentence imposed upon Drey- i fn wirhnnt a retrial 'of the nriLsoner.' Ile added: jou must hx the rqsonsi- bility If Dreyfus is innocent, tne cul- nrit must not :co unDunished. ; The public prosecutor : continuing, proceeded to -argue on the'same lihes as M.-, Bard, the reporter of the case, urg-f r ging a revision of the trial and dwel ling upon the falibility of ithe Writing experts. He also, suggested that Major Esterhazv should testify, on the subject of the bordereau. i At this stage of the proceedings r M., Bard read 'a letter: from General ponze to the Ipresident of the court-of cassa tion in which-the general said: "I Jiave just heard of a' memorandum introduc ed in court yesterday in which Pic . 1 r i ' . i I AT HIS OLD f Ohyer H. Dockcry Calculated to Incite and Probable ,; Personally appeared before City ot. Wilmington, State of Columbus county, North Carol r North more, Maryland, who being duo sworn That on the 24th day of October, 1 1898 I was 0i She Carolina Central railr road train at Laurinburg, North ! Carolina, : and h,rd O. H. Dockery say to T .. j . . ' : iv : i . j j . a sfp, . : i -: ,'t ' - i h. a negro man who got on the train at iLaurinburg tly old pistol has not been loaded for twenty years but it is.Toaded i ; i:.: ; -I'-.-'.- i, ;. fl . ; - ! ' :' f-m vnnreolf and frr armpd " b ' ' m XXX j uui uiv- uuu Ow - . ; r. Subscribed and sworn tb before me quart accusedime of a dishonorable ac tion I have never previously heard of ... '1 - -, : ! -i -r z t. if j tnis memoranaum anu j. wish w ucuj most lformally Picquart's allega think my word is of greater -valuje than that of a man imprisoned on thejsuspi- cion ef forgery." ' ' ' I ! The reading, of the .last statement called forth loud protests in eouift. The reporter added that as Colonel Pic quart' memorandum was ppblicly read, it was only-justice to read Gen eral G-onze's denial. t The j president of - the court drdered that the general's letter be added to the documents irt the case ahd the court ikdjournedv ; : ,i Constipation prevents the body from ridding . itself of. waste matter. De Witrsj Littlert Early Risers will remove the triouble and . cure Sick Headache, Billiotisness;: Inactive " Liver and clear the complexion. Small, sugar coated, don't gripe or cause nausea. R. R. Bellamy.- ; :-.f' !';. t:;i ;;.':,; ;;- ;;:. I 1' '.:- A San Doimnso Annexation Sfherae. Charleston. S. C, " October .2S. The cruisfi" Montgomery arrived off Char leston harbori about 3 oclock yesterday and after a very brief pause at. quaran tine came upj to the city ahd anchored off hej custom house wharf. Command er George A.i Converse and his : cre'w had a rough passage from Nassau, en counter in-g' head winds and high j seas, but tlie ship took it all without any trouble. Some weeks ago the JMont gomery was lordered to Charleston to be present during! the fall festival,! but a littl later the vessel was given spe cial orders to proceed to San- Domingq, carrying a pary - of " commissioners from New York. iThe cruiser1 was exj pected' to bring President I Heureaux, Mr. : Smith. Mr. Weed, sof 'New York, and qtiher cemmisioners back with he, but : the colored executive f San Do mingo left the warship for a, privat yachts and went back home. : i . i Mr. .Weed is still on board .ndj may have interesting information loi give about; the San- Domingo question. It is thought i by some people that the syndicate of which Mr. Weed is a representative, has been over on th,e island iojecting an ahnexatn st-?ieme, but of Ic.onrse jthis is not by any njoans a surety. - ' : !,v;;'- .h ."f:- When r you ask ! for ; De Wi tt's Wi teh Hdzel Salve don't' accept a coujiteT feit orj irtiitation.r There ate more case. of Piles, being cuid by this, than all others combined. IC R'. Bellamy. I ' ' ' i j t .-''.y:. : -:C't " ;'' : ' "", :r':.. ' ' The PreInt luutt a Proela'niatton ;i Appijluilus OTembera lh . i "Washih?:n, October 2S. The presi dent afteri i he cabinet meeting I todi.y. issued thlf i fallowing Thanksgiving proclamatf: . ; By the Prldent of ' A- Proclamation. The api Caching : the United Statestr? November brings to mind tv? custorb of our ancestors, halloa ed i ?r. ' time most sacr!J tra'diti- ns of giving thanks to Almigh God for all the blessings '.pst.;yearlj j v. jq.U; :-: ) -: - . :'i:v .; Few yeaji'in our history have afford-, ed'such ca-jTse: fcr thanksgiving as this..' We ; have tJeen blessed by abundant harvests; ?4ir; trae and commerce have beeiliwonderfully increased; .our public cre?it j has : een improved; an4 strengthel; all sections of our com mon; cQurEry hayej ; been brought to--gether anifv united into closer bonds of national plfrpose and uyiity. , ! I The skix have been for a time dar kened by.'e cloud of war, but! ag we were compiled; to take up the' sword in the cauel of humanity,, we areJ per mitted to ? -rejoice that the conflict; has been of bef duration and ther losses we have Ir-l to mourn, though.' trriev- . ous and iriortant have been so $ few; cuiisiuerinvxlltr great resuns aL-foin-plished,, asCt.5 inspij-e us -with gratitude and: praie.t-ito the Lord of Host. '.We may laud lyid magnify -His holy name that the -ssation of- hostilities -came so soon a.?toj spajre both sides the. countless 'borrows i and disasters that attend pr&tflacted war. I do, thp-fore, invite all my fellow citizens, 4j.well those at I home, as those WhOiktay be kt sea or sojourning in foreign? tands, tp set apart and ob-. serve Thtfrda the 24th 'day of No- vember,-a 4 day iof national thanks giving. toLeome together in their sey eral place? of '"worship, for, a service of praise a?-d thanksgiving to Almighty God- for- at-s:he .blessings of the year; for si the mildness jof' seasons and the fruLtfulnespfof ' the soil: . for the con tinued prK.iierity of the people: for the-devotihj and valor of our -countrymen, for' WiS; gkn-y of our victory and the j hope dfya righteous peace, and to pray thatthe Divine guidance which has: brou-A, ; us "heretofore ' to safety and honors may i pe -graciously c'onr tinued in my& years to come. . - i In witns?-'whereof, etc., i r;WILLIAM McKINLEY. . By the Liresident, i t i t.-"-- '.-.'V:-;t:."'J' Using JLangliageto Negroes fr Theni thjLawlessnessi till Blobddiedi if; -v mm- : ; :i--: ' si:. me, Preston CuniAikngi! a. Notary Publie of; the , II" t-:(.- i: i&P: ill: ' it1' 'I'-l -...i-i'- I ' Carolina. f?y, B. ITrdy, formerly of ha, nowLof 303 ff-St North; Avenue, Balti- says : mi now. We going to have trouble, : -;. i:;V!s ;-!:.: '.; ; ' ' i '- . ! W. B. TROY, ii this 28thrjdaV of October, A. D., 1898. i :psiestqn cumming, i Notary Public. I A' JtrjGkTIC A'D HIS RAZOR I He Kili- ne 1 an and AVoundu To '" .'!' ' ' Otlter ".- r;:''-v'K;;H - Atlantai'kk, Ocipber '28. W. Shock ley, an insane farmer of Auburn coun ty, Georgia-; cut jthe throat of J. P. Bishop ahlwounded Police , Captain John Thompson, on a street car ; here today. Rbert ; McCoyj an ex-pplice-man, in dtteting la capture of the. de- was seriously but not fataltf stabbed. Bishop died in stantly is Shocklefr galled at. the police station, during tb horning and asked to f8 locked up . he was going insan but; w as fhifown out of the static ii Shocklej7 then called on .Governor -At-f kinson atd- asked' for protection,' aijd while the gfevernoij ws telephoning the police the J q sane man departed. , $ Shockly- iUas fitting next to M.r Bishop in -tffae street car and withoiat a word dre" ; a razor, reached arounq and nearly fevered the head from the body i .Shockley is under arrest. ; A cough i not like a fever. Itl does not have SeSrun a! certain cpurse. -Cure it quickll- !nd ; eff ectually with One Minute, dough Cure, the best remedy for all1 agrs; and for the most severe cases. Wf ecomtn&nd it because it's good- Pw tL 'Bellamy. f . JIcKitlf to Ke;itr In Canton ClpvelaM: iCth irt Octoher ?S . A nee- j - i r . : r. i iai lioia riiun, kjluq, says. . ivnixiavii for registtf ion hap been receiyedfrom President! TilcKinley by Thomas F, T., wr. n ''UU 1 l .Liif x uixxcx ,i iuie uiLjr p uoaru ui f elections. - In answer-i'g thel usual ouestiosfe as x rm .ltUnx , ! ir. i - r T - i 1 . i . ; "-AC st -f'l; ' ' W- - . states: thasfcis temporary residence is in Washigi9,- but gives 815 West TuscararaB street as his real: residence r .-.xis: . . -:,i-,, -. , . mis js liUtssoia aicivmiey nomesxeaa. The presldts-we'ars it is impossible'; for him tQ-fe In I Canton on any regis- t tratioa dayj . J Late tossed and 'early to rise, pre- jaic? u?a!iui ma jioixie- in: i:ie sales. But early to bed and a Little Early Hiser, th?HU that makes life longer ! i ac.d better ad'wiser. R, R. Bellamy. M... : I -:'SM-:-!'e:'1 -! ?f-l r r - ' :- :-i !- .:.:';.;.';'-':: V.:--:: , fl ;:''-; :T i-:4-.:$m v ?:r-4::':f.J:---. v--; i, ': ..!:.;-.; "-""'I i;5j ; !''':'' -"'-'?''" ;-: 1 '"'.'.':''' '':". ' v.; j.'';J'p";3jSx v.Wr:i ; T fli' 'IWNMtwWitA .1 J...i.i' .ii.T.in..ii..: in... ,. Mm. i ll III , l.l ,j : fM j: ...r j ! .... v'- . ." j; JJ-: '.-iJV J: i :. : -i -i I j Tiic sErwxD i:;i,tt lCene eI KtTort to r Itetalqi't I u the errlre : 'i 1 . S f i al to t he M e s?H-n yfe ir. ) Waiington; D. 5"S i step towards the fin at settlenjht :f the disputie oyer the order musijppn Ot th service the Second fr gi out gifrjent. North! Carc4ina volunteers, liio Rus4l wireI.the secretaoi.'f asking that the matter be slftjed w-rriof. m cram vote of the enlisted men. Hliueb was 'referred to Adjutant Gejfra bin. ho forwarded lnstrujMlonH to Captain Albert Todd,' chief JfiuRterlp-S in fidd officer at Raleigh. Captai is to Investigate the advisability hj) th de- nnrt r,4 lent taking; such a cou arid rt- port lls findings to General ffrbi This is a result of-the unsfsfa 4$sfak-try visit M Colonel Burgwyn toffe tcre tary; pri Tuesday of this when he reliuest.ed the retention ofSthe ment j and received no ericoingv rt-gi- ttnent fronl Secretary Alger. ! THE PLl'G TOBACtD TfrJl JiT . I : if.. i' t . -, .l !i :: The i evi Kyudleate Ors:anred4-The " Concern that Have Keen grcljaed Ney York, October 28. Ajjaew bun reauj says:: A syndicate naasoeen or ganised for financiering thej prodOspd organization of a capital "to lie ttalled tle ..Continental ' Tobacco tCpm any, which company will acquirRhe fpl- lowing concerns: Uohn Fosner &, Bros., f it lluisik-i le; Ky.;'P. H.J'Mayo & Bra, (iQr p. crat ed), Richmond, Va.; .Daniel .vott; n & l: ! '; ?; i i'i .-. - v; ;-. ', I iSatf :. i .-1 ' r"ki Tkr.! fvK Tln nf i' T OJh. v y., VIU uu, .1X11.11,, i ic 'XH 11 llJ.Ul:6 Cpmpany, f Middletown, Ohib.; j The Itardy Wessinger Tobacco ipmiiany,' Lbiiisville; Ky.; The P. Lorittard (pom pany, Jersey City, N. !J.; Te- D:-um-midnd Tobacco Company, stji Lorjis,' aAdxthe plug tobacco busin cf titie- Ainerican Tobacco CompansHof i New Jersey.. It' 1 Al the -nproperties, ,rights,i assests, etc.,, pf the) various companijpfa wijll be P. taken, except in the case tji the Lorillard Cpmpany, where, allHhe. torn mon stock, consisting of theitoar a ue of $31000,000 is i purchased, tMxs gjying the pontinental Company ! fb.trQl, of that Company,; its orgdnizatpn being made, anc in the case 'of the Am'etifan Tobacco Company,. . the Cqntinpntal Company purchases, from: tiat jcom panyS the plug tobacco businei of manr ufacuring I plug tobacco, ii ; i .The new company will la&iie 000,(.a)0 of f preferred 7 per .it ' iton cumulative! stock and $30,0p0,0q0,p00 common ; stock. The. mamfactiirers accept in payment for their rop4rxies common and preferred ; stoclj to Ithe amount of about $46r000,00)' ledving 6,t)2q,000 td be raised for m$kang cer tain casn payments ana premaing ad ditional working capacity. TO RAISE THE 'IALC A PlVrecklng Company Auks Permission. ' . : of the Government to Do So " t .. i - e r !...., ... ; , - -ui; Washington, October 28.-The Ac Wjrejcking Company, of. San Franaij nasimaae a. request on the partment bittjesiiip for Authority to Maine. The company has ' -fl ,! experience in raising vessel $ on Pacihq coast .and reprefyntauons navel Deen maae to the depawtnent as fmertt toi iSj ability to . accomplish :jhe iltask in uiavana harbor, it proposed Itofwiow tne mud 'from unde-r thes ireck by means or. streams ot water aipi i -. i i. ii -.ii -.i.r r.. i . . a S thri to pass chains under and attach?, theni to framework! connected with a Srystem Of , I Bl I ' i : stee! barrels. These barrels, fvill ' also be placed in the wreck 'anrinj utilized whenever they can be made fvailaple. Thel'Gompany simply asks authority to raise' the Maine and bring h(ilrtr toi country. If the government i-Hanta the ship after she reaches . the United States, the company will wHrlt to be paid salvage money through 'ponlem natMon proceedings. It is probable in casa the government .did not! yianlj the shlip'. the company would exhilijt her in different large sea coast citfjai of the United States. No money is dltn'apied from; the gox-ernment by the '(tympaloy. it-is 'Statea at tne i oepartmMt unor Jr.:n xt.:-.x z - xi i i.:. K ' :-J : liqiaiiy mill, in case uitr vumpdiy is fotnd reliable the .authority doubt be given. ' will no A Steamer Lost In a Stoirti Chicago,; October. 28. Th; loss of the steamer L: R. Doty, with her entire It -: 'J , - - - r H 1 ' : - ' . i . . p . . ;. 4- 1 1 - hi i crew of K men during . ' th j gale of Tuesday is now conceded. Irecjcage brbijght here has been fully fentiud b5t ;Captam Ellison, of thefegteamer Geo: Williams, which belonfcs' to' the samfe.line,1 as having come from the Ddt fm Olive Jeannette, which'ahe ,Poty , nauun row was'towea lnio-ciKcagq to- uaiv j iier crew coniiruxeu tn of th 'steamer. ercome evil with good, vercjome yojuri eoughs and; colds with Qne y in- ut b Cough Cure. It is so goodf Children ery for iLr It cures croup, branch tls, ; pri eumonia. grippe and all; thlrpat ard t lutg diseases. iIV R. Bellamy I i if! pflleer Honorably Dtehrsed Washington, October -TS.-fBy d fee 1 ticbj of the' president the fejllow1 ing .! nalnaed OxBcers of the volunu army - ; u arc. honorably discharged from jthe rer. vie e iof the United- States, their service no, longer required: Ifcaptjain res. ; G. Blaine, assistant adjuitknt pe; sls- , p.L,i,--n p,i.i itmu aV L Li rTT",4""'" -UU1' B if ttf J adjutant general, son oA Senator j Miirphy of New ,York. ii .it ; . II I, i X i - I'- ! f iili PI. G65 Siiission; Inspecting l3anm Thomas. 'm$i-i: MUSES OF 81 KNESS 4 m. M i -V-The JLook at the ourt ol ;-GIlOt';f f , !--r -It? '--Ml -: tt'; -r" Supply the Crowding of the L :Siils0'i 'r j- j 1 ; I .; T It;i. ftleutAl Ca m p and the Nature of j-. iii-g . - :; i ,- ..!. 'i , - :f - :" - ' Ihe-f No Oplnlou Kprted by - Vnj hi he Inspector llltte-l'llf : ( : I -i - L-""':-J I- . 1 ' . ' . a .IL?ae. Produce r i V- : Chinooga, Ttnn., ( ar stigatlng con October !2N.THc ; 1 l : V ' w mmliion s fin'nt thei eMiJe day in inspoctini:! the site of CarlspSfthomas in Chlckamaupai park, u idtfffee guidance of 3eneral Boyn t4ne Cv2eral Stewart.: a member hi the Cjli-k Jfpauga park r conirtnssion, uni M'r$ K. Belts, engineer iof ;tlv- park con'i'sion. The inspection boj an at I-ui station and i covered all polntj o ' :&v.trest. in the park :and near . tta b orftc : i, which have been in any way invol- U in the . contro ;r.y coiuvrn ing; trj sanitation of; lhe,oamii liiLludV i: jg' tjnibertr and Loiter hospitals; th kriof? 'jgprings from which water a sccuij by the truops, including the! fa - niious- raw liish springs, and the pint oh C'i ikamauga creek ut which- th wjate- 4f the pipe. line supply as tak SpijJil attentioii was givin tu-thi I4tte jlrfce, because o.f.'thu triticism$ t h a i i I ve bee n m a d e ; u po n 1 h i s s-o u r c 0 for i,r i -camp's water supply They, f o u i f ahe i n ta k e ' p i pe e u b r n e rg t d a b o u t t veil.; ft-et above' the mouth uf a tribt I5fy.' creek, locally' -known as , CJavfiipring creeks which drained the CimHr'The charge has been made that the .i(gr from the tributary stream had:,.itaminated the pipe water, be iiig 't"ied back into itj by means of eddl.4-, and in one case by an overllow-; . ihg,? ,-het. ! " Gf al Boynton and Mr. Belts, both of wl;vn; had been concerned in the la-' dattv-f r;of the pipe-line, f admitted; that, thetfs iad been one occasion : "when Cfa- springs creek! had overflowed and nror-r a aam, tnus meowing its wa- the; main stream above ithe ! but they explained that this : 4 had occurred lat pight when ips were shut down and no !wa- tVr X. ijntklt fret h ' t,hep terj w' bein: taken iri. -They called - attgn )n to, the rapidity of the tiovr anf t depth of the sitream and ur ge(f tJ, -4 Impossibility tof infection from this ir.ee. The inspectors i listened at-.. t;er?Si y to all that -was said, but na tuAirj(h.ey were consei-vative in their fWSni:'' :--f'-i -1'. ;! ' -1 i if- .Hjr rf-l Wilson gave especial atten- tiof cihe question as an engineering prcjjli . jfij and, while he refused to a lowS -npelf to be quoted, it was evi de'ifl ;j fdin the interest ) he I manifested an l ief expressions he dropped that Ijie bv? impressed with the. strong :im proj fjity, if notJ the impossibility of infesi p from this source.' It was also ejqifal eident that a majority: of the eorftnf Itee: formed the same; opinion. t3i4 r were expressions of commcn jf the methods qf . the work .at $te3-rr rg hospital; and General Dodge Wag t .s-rd to-remark that it was a pity to ?ia 4 to leave an institution so well qiftfc-: $df. Major.. Griffin, in: command of . : (hospital, said It would soon I be aban - ped. : x ! r . . ; Tbh commission also- gave attention o fl1 '5 proximity of : the ! various camps o fh another and thei denth and! Io- ati'H" of the sinks.' .The conclusion seem. quite general that many of, the regJ'.rr- nts were thrown more cbtsly mik...sj:. nicy nouuum mave oeeii, . andrfL rit . this fanlf fw!di! hav-f. htxn Avol't J by moving, as there was. inlthe pis ; of. at least some of the cofrt VPi - sufficient, space, tbat was Tiot ; yccpii 5d, for' the accommodation ) of' maJJ thousands more jf. troops than tv'f"t ' Present there, 'Many of the ri-re also found i.to i have ' been 5to the tents than propr Ideas station encourage, and in scme lie character of the surfaceMwas to. be such as to warrant j the on that the sinks w-ere shallow-, -V should be; but'. this was tru -j parts of the camps; i ; I 1 ft m foUne rlth Aft t concluding; (thef inspection of .hp,. Major OlfpnJ whd had befn commission before, was- ask hake a "statement i concerning ps : of hospital , physicians. ; He the e befn td : U rritj-cf flenif that -any dying men had been .DSs' Vaig expressed the decided onin- on;3tll -Jr common house-flies are captsrhle f 4&?A :?idine a decided I source nT I dist- fasflir'-fection. and he detailed bacterf- blgii j tests showing, that; they taf-rl- tV: paid t a iy )ma germs upon tneir: reet Jto a jit he had macerated a number hf ft' which had been placed in sjjgar iated with ; the germ and haf 1 fro m them a, pure .typhoixl . f culture. I h "i ' - ' I - ImpM proj b'ef. Ii m iking Powder I Made from pure I cream of tartar. 5 S$ guards, the food :against alum t ! ang powders ate t&e greatest 'en to heahh of the present day tJYiU. BAKIMO pootn CO., KW VOAX. t':i "Mm . Il'- ) Li 5; 1 1
The Wilmington Messenger (Wilmington, N.C.)
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Oct. 29, 1898, edition 1
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