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if - i , 1 " V7 A H R J AY; OVEMlElt ISitB, WILMINGTON, N. C TUL PIIIGEV -CENTS NO. 4f WrW 1 1 hi hi Hi' hi 11 Nt IU -"fifs : . ;-.;r; ia. " ',- -; ;.; t; -y-i l-v ...A " J : I' r i spaix mi: Our: Commissioners Demand the Cession of ; the Philippine Archipelago. -; .. SPAIN TO ANSWER BY The- Aincric Payment of 520,000,000 In- tlciiinit y Jml 'Sp'airi for Twelve Years to Enjoy the, Same Coin " MiereiarPrivileges as the United States with the Islands. .' ! hr Commissioners also'Demand one-of the Caro- -y line Islands and oaliog Statioim Other Spanish Possessions. " ., ' , Washl -rton;. dep.if P ,,.,, t h .!i')vcmtT 21.T.he state ii' t yet iKa-n advised of the -.reported refusal of ttV .Spanish -v i if-6ijufii4;'mtrj to ontinue the f5rt-rr;h:.-.l4 -Paris.- Btcnitarj Alger, r-xijr rVtj di.Jlitf in tjj-e at-Vuracy of . i thtj ' ."rport.j or ra.ther tit; feels that it 'w-a.H fUsf d I'ipori the personal c-x'ui?:--' sion if V'pinicm of President Ilios, . of tUe , .Sj)anisb ij(n,!iniiii!idn, aiid that ' h-: '-iut -ptrt-it-urily ;iv pent the for-. rn.i3 Ofiiiyion of the full ' 'fcomrntesjwi.r H t ilL the JvrAi;h if J.rfach; '-there; has iVkvu, 4'Vvili no't' a 't nat'toi--.of siir-' . 'priy ito .' t hTT fct'ale'.''tleji:iritneiii", which Iiuk Hh.'iiVrl intriK,v)nsi to' the A'nieri 'Xan . .Ciimi-hisji!n;rK s as to brinir rthu ait-ijotiatioiis j'.ti - Paris -to a Hlirirp is'aue. "ie. jvay.or the- otJier lolay. . ' ' If tI'iefei(,) n;l JiioH djd : express the taeterniiniVtiu ' of Uie Spaniards, unlvr' ' ihisir irjsh-u.rtibns the "American com-' ".; Jiiissiofiers "win: leave -Paris will leave Paris for "the United Sta ted at once. It is said at .the state v cie'ilartment" that nwn ly all of tlu ir w ji kf in mich case will go for aiothing. , This " elo' i.s not necessarily wipe out - 'what has been accomplished under the - terms of t'h'e-;'.'roto.c.ol..- Kach article of the pro to col must -stand, .for it 'iwas in ho rope'ef deiietident oh; what voUld follow at Paris, .saving -the one clause touching the Philippines. For jnstanpje, &p;un agreed positively to relinquish ish- ulta men t or ; her sovereignty over C and Po rto liico ' audi evacuate those . it-lands uinl to cede to us ;bne of the l3dron t- islands for -a naval, station. Those' a-gre,wiients are beyemel recall and nl 1 that jwas 'left to be settled at Paris i Velatedii ta 'the Philiprrtnes This . a. the position of the United States as -annou need at the state .department. As to what, shall, follow peace-' or war the officials tare not clear and Vearne st ! consideration will be giyen to 'this $ tubject before any decision" is apv other Spanish islands of the West. In-jjou'n- vd. It if believed that the Span- dies, and Gaum-in the form in. which ish- fVrces inj Cuba' will continue the these demands have' been provisionally '.;VVac-"aation. ofj the island which' is now . agreed to. In this event it will be pos "tin pi -ogress, it is'iKt thought probabhvKible for the 'joint commission to con . rthat they wilt attack the UnitetStates tinue its sessions and td proceed to ; forc es; the, latter , v. ill hot attack them j dhe , consideration and - adjustment of . so 1 ng as ther :c6ii tinue to carry out other matters, including , those, which, ' the terms of tile protocol. ' There'is no ; subsidiary and incidentai to the prin-' ' 'pro'ofenv .connected with Porto RiCo,: clpal provision's,' should form part 'of whi-c-h is' nowf completely in our pos- the treaty of peace. ' ; session. Qaum.. one of the Eadrpne's, It -was at this , jvfhe.ture that .the - can be ;pasily garrsoned; at - any time, i Americans notified the Spaniards that the Spanish orce there having sur-j they desired"; t treat of the' religious rendered: This leaves about the only. ) freedom .' of the Caroline islands, as questions to "be determined those con- agreed to twelve years ago; also of the r -necte'd with the Philippines; ; It is not release of political prisoners now held Relieved that ppain will make any' ef- by Spain in co-nnection with the insur fort, to irecqnuuer ttose-: islanas Irections- in Cuba and the Philippine' ;v ; ; 'iMeanwhiUv -fhe Unite . States' milita-' islands; also . of the . taking over of the ry and ( naval commanders probably, island! of Kusaie or Ualan, ih the 'Car- 'will he lirecvtjft to extend ; their-occu- : olines for a telegraphic and rtaval sta--'"Pjtitm. at once to the who'll group of j tion: also of cable station rights at - islands. ( thong-h, it is not clear that mis can pe -accfompnsne.d withnut much . triubhs '" and -perhaps a hostile clash with the insurgents. For sdme reasm. a ."speedy.-' decision to undertake this. .,- - work would bf aecept&ble v t he state departmbnt. 'there -are foreign inter ests and lives and property at stake there' for whirfi ;the United States has -jissumed a mvrai anil technical respon- -frioilityi ', ." ' -' ". -"';.';' T.HE- AMERKSX uLtIMATUM. laris; November 21. The Spanish .- and American peace-s . commissions .-met hi. joint sesio-n at i o'cloe c this ' af le'rnoon. , The Americans declared the Pnitel States must have the en tire Philippine archipelago and for a treaty of, cession of- the islands the ;Anteiicans tendered to Spain $2t',000(- tHHi. . . . . -' U j.-; further declared that it is the Tutted S.tates to main- puriH..e of the -( '' ;.' -" tain , the PhUipi-ines an 1 pen dt.or" ; ;-o the .yorld's w'nimen-e. On the teiins v named .' the -Tlnited Srates proiose a .: -mutual relinquishment of 1 11 claims for inlemnitj-, national or pc-rsQrial, . Msubseiu.mt to the outbreak of the'list ";"--:- Cuban irisurn-k'ticru'. . ; '::;'" Novemberf 2th, :is fixed' as the dat e . ; fc" which lth tnitKl States eocimissia . decides i tl jdefinite- response inust be ".-. - given to today's propositions arid aj; : THUbject.s. in isisue here. r-v: It is al. led'lared that . the United ' ;'- states dest.-e to trtnev. on- the religious a. 3'reedom of tle Candine- ,islam.ls - jas . ci greed Upon between the t'nited States " ' and pain it r. '"IjSS.fi, arwf also for tbe ac- t - 'lwisition jof daie of -che ('..tuoiiue is . '"'; lands lor; aft American na at station ".'' 7 and of icabje -icr.nding "lights at f.ther .plat-es - in Spaisi jurtinrUctioK and .the '.'i'-Z s revival of cetkain 1 Spanish-American i- treaties as heretofore in force. .. . 5 The 'Americans- also refuse to ai i ' trate article 3 4? the peace protocol, beartiig" ujyon jtKe future. . disposition . y and mtnil of ith Philippic isl&nds. '"v:-- ' ' ; ..'- -The' "m.emora jid'u'ni ' of the American '."'..- comrni?sioii mporVing the atnove trop-:-"osition i lwnir and was tiwt reavl in :,full.. Tlie 'vilal -portions, liwever, ; J f fwe-e. 6wrautlbatd verhally to . the ,L : -v, Spanish cpinmissiorhrs in practicaily j . -I2u. se term: ' j - '. " '. V . "The fact was citl . that the .pro- P.r-al presented by the American 'com . -'"nTihsionera; in Uehalf of che government - ' the Psion of the PKjippine islands . -to. the United t'ates, having been re " jecte.1 by the Spanish r-.mmissi oners, i v . ; and the counter; proposat the latter for the- 'withdrawal of- th Umpriom orces kfrortT' fhej islands and' the pay- jochv ur au iiioernniiy oy tne unrtea States to Snath! havins been rpiept.-fl lfy e-American CQrnmissonVrjs. the ST YIELD T latter; deeming it tssehtial that the i resent negotiations, already greatly jiotracted? should be 'brought to aa early and definite conclusion, . now begged to pFesent a new proposition embodying, the concessions, which, .for the" sake of peace, their -government would, under the" -circumstances be willing to tender; , "The government -of. the Unite! States is unable . to jwidify . the pro- T)osai heretofore made ftor the cession ( of the entire archipelago of the Phil ippines; but the 'American commission 'ersf are authorized to offer to Spain; in 'rase the cession shotild be agreed tt'v the sum of $20,000 ooo, te be' paid in 'a.cQ.rdan'ee.ivrit.h the terms to be fixed in the treaty - of peace. . -. ."It being the policy of -the United Statesto maintain in the Philippines a& open door to the world's commerce; theiAmericn commissioners are pre-piift-d to, insert in the treaty now in coh'templatioii a stipulatien to the ef fect, that, for a term of years, Span , ish" ships and merchandise shall be 1 admitted into the- Philippine .ports on the same terms as American .ships and merchandise. . ;. ; "The American, commissioners are . also authorized and are prepared to ! insert in the treaty in connection with the cession of territory -by Spain to the United States, a provision for the mutual relinquishment of all claims for indemnity, national .and individual, of every kind, of the United States against Spain and of Spini against ! the UnKed 'States, which may have ; arisen since the beginning of the date Cuban insurrection andii prior to the conclusion; of the treaty of peace." j' Xext followed in terms the nearest aj'iproayh to a formal ultimatum to Spa'in. The United States; commission ers expressed the hope that they might receive fiiom; the Spanish commission ers, on or .before Monday, the 28th in stant, definite and final acceptance of the proposals made as to the Philip pines, in connection also with the de- ; ' mandal as to.Uuba, Portd Rico and the , other points in Spain's jurisdiction. and also .of the renewal of, J certan treaties previously in force between tthe United States and Spain and jvhjch may have lapsed or been Vitiated by war." . .': , . -: - . i' . ,'-: ' !':. i - ;. The commissions then adjourned un til Wednesday next. : i The United States peace commission ers have undoubtedly made ' their final proposition here. W'heriithe confer ence opened this afternoon Judge Day, addressing Senor Montero Rios and his colleagues of the Spanish- commis sion, recurred to the protracted nego tiations and , reaffirmed i the desire of the American-cbmmissioners to reach an anjiicable c-onclusiGn. ;Then,. handing the American iresentation to the in terpreter, 5 Judge Day .concluded his remarks by saj ing tha t the Americans, preferring not to break the armistice or to resume ho'stilities, had determin ed to present another tnd final propo sition which he hoped, vould lead to an amicalrtle settlement, :! ; An analysis of the American memo randum sliows that all suggestions and . considerations ihr' it hibge upon treaty cession,"'at the amount named by the United . States and withjin one week. Under the cesson Spain may, enjoy for ;a term of twelve years rights of com merce in tne Philippines etjual to those of -the United States. If we acqtsire the islands by conquest,, Spain may not enjoy such rights. . - This evening the - Spaniards , do not know whether they will accept or re ject, the American terms.; They are telegraphing the substance of the American .memorandum to Madrid 'and tney expect to reply at i Wednesday's meeting. .-- . ; - AGUIXALDO'S AGENT TALKS. - 'London.- November 21. Agrmcillo, the agent of Aguinaldo. hvith hi5 ad visers, returned- here froim. Paris this morning. ' He anncfuncejl - himself . as being " indignant , at the statements made by ilajor Gelieral Wesley Mer rit.t, In reply to the- arriaigttment of American officers made by jtlie insur gent junta of Hong Kong in an open letter to President. -McKinley and the eople of the United States tnrough the AssK?iated "Press. The general-situation also displeased. Agoncillo. and, aftr recalling to an interviewer, "how the J'hilipt.'inos have loyally and effec tivly aided the Americans," he added: 'General Merritt's reference, to the Philippinos as 'children, is simply an echo or a Spanish saying; and he may, Llike the Spaniards; find his error when yoke of a colonial government. Rather (AM n.AA than , live again as- .slave?, thy: will fight , the bitter end' in deience of their rights and freelom. $Vt instruc tions are to; claim the repogn-itton of their independence." "What du the .Philippine. s think of ther American pf o'iiosai'. top purchase the islands'?" Agoncilio - was akei, '"The opinion of ,:the . Philippine .gov ernment cannot be favorable to it," he answered, ''as7 they cannot alloys themselves tx be. boug-ht anel sold like mrchaneJise; but if the object of, the iituuciair 1 ji'j"1.1 LJ .""V ognition and peace be established, I e3o : not see why, -perhaps, the matter shouhl not be submitted to their con1 sideration:" ! . ; ' Aguinaldo's ajrnt was then asfied what form of government the Philip pinos would prefer if they could not get complete independence, but he de clined to answer, on the eround that x it w-ould be ( premature to do'- so, btit expressed connaence m the Honor or-j the American nation and President McKinley, who will not permit any misunderstanding." ' 1 '-:; ; ' , i Till: PISIXE FK.HX TOMGI1T ( orbeltand Sliarkey In Fine Trim for the llout To be No Hollre Inlerfer ence Corbett the Favorite New York. November 21. The sport ing element in this city, which is be ing augment el hourly - by - new arri vals5.Is in a. ferment, over the. com yig -meeting -be ivee.n James J.- Corbett and Thomas Sharkey,' the - heavy weight pugili?;ts, which is to take place tomorrow', night before? the Lenox Ath-. letic Clu'o. The fight .will certainly go on without any, interruption by the police authorities. - " Poth pugilists are in' the best possi ble, shape for the encounter, and, while each: seems jeonfident of victory. Cor bett is ' still' the- favorite " among the majority of. snorting men. Both in dulged in . light wejrk yesterday, jus', taking enough exercise to . keep their muscles and' wind in good order 'and eachwill rest from this afternoon until called upon to enter the ring .'about. 10 o'clock tomorrow night. Tom- O'Rburke, w ho is-. Sharkey's backer, manager and trainer, says that Tom will surprise those who have , doubts as to; his ability.- "Sharkey has ' improved wonderfully," said O'Rourke today, "and j is in' fine fettle. He has trained well; and carefully, doing ev erything that was asked of him with out a murmur." .Corbett only boxed a couple of rounds this j afternoon to 'limber up. His trainer, Charley White, was more than please i with his man. The latter said: "Jim has gone through h.s course of training splendidly, anil today he is" a shade better than when be' met Fitz simmons at Carson "City. There he lost ' the tight when he had it w on, but to morrow night will tell a different stpry.- Corbett is just as fast as ever he .was. His leg work could not b"e oetter. During his preparation tori this: bout, Jim has learned to fight a'" little slower tnan neretorore, ana mis is an advantage as it will enable 'him to hit harded: I am confident that he will win and the tight should not Jast more, than fifteen rounds." wnen youfasK ior jjevvitts nv nun Hazel Salve don't accept a counter feiter imitation. There are more cases of Piles being cured by this, than all R. Bellamy. . - others combined. R. R SOUTHERN MILL STRIKE Three Thousand Operators at Ansusta Oo Out-Four Willis Idle Results of ut In Waset :4;. ' j - "Augusta, Ga,, November 21. After threatening for some days the, local mill trouble culminated in an individ--; ual walk put today. Over 3,000 em- ! .ployes are idle, three' .of the largest . mills and one of the smaller being in eluded in the trouble. They areKing mill, 60,000 spidles,' 1,0,85 hands,. Sibley, ; with itOO nands and 40256 spindles; ..En- : terpiise, 33,000 spindles, 900 hands; Is aetta,. 3,653. spindles and 100 ' hand The affair is styled an 'Individual walk-out," while it is in reality a strike. The trouble began , about a month ago when the Soutlrern Manu facturers' Association announced that in order to meet competition it - was necessary to make a reduction of from 8 to 13 per cent, irtall branches of the mill industry. When the scale of re duction; was posted it was found that it started yvlth, in some cases, below the section hands, none above being cut Straightway the operatives began drganization under the direction of the local representatives- of the Federa- tion of Labor. Saturday the-merchants of the city. Cwith but two exceptions, ! : presented to Mr. Chas. Etes, president I of the association, a petition asking K that .-no present reduction be made, as it -would precipitate a strike. j The I walk-out started this morning' in the wpfl.v.irts,-denartment of the Sib- I ley. operatives loininer from the King. The stnkens t?ien went over to the m- lerprise; anu were joineu oy ine woi k- ets there. A mass meeting Was held this afternoon, spet-ches bei.ng made uv stv:eia( uut-i aiivrs cijiu nun; irni.' rick WaUsh, mayor of. the city. Upon his suggestion a' committee of five were appointed to wait upon the mill owners tjo-see what could be adjusted. .This (conference will take v place to morrow j morning at,' 40:30 o'clock.. Meanwhile there is grim determina- There has jbeen no disturbance of any kind, though the factory district ia a perfect Hive of meetings tonight. Captain of aj ISrltlsli Steamsnlp A"- . '. I . - rested "- .-. : Norfolk, Va., November 21. Captain Munro. of the British' ship Canada, Rio Jan-iiro, vja quarantine to Nor folk, was!a.rrefeted here today, as acces sory atep the fact in a murder case, the mat' '"of his vessel, it is charged, having nfurdered a sailor, while the shin wasUn port on her last trip. The captain 14 c.-iarga w un smuggling mm i"SL SJ 1 . i the sum of $300. " ; the blle?;Jple ial u outrol f lUe ; '(5-pe cAto The esstrngef.) Gre-nvU!. LV groes no lof-4; f tontro Greenviller the town g"o -rfxJ nt ha i hg texjay p isel into the hA?M f v. 1 Lte men'. Th.: chang wav "juide qui ly and paeea- Klf cr. .-hi I.-. W i i f-iv-.t that few people were awiiirreflnvhat wji s going on until X had beeai?.ac'm-i-i hed and- th- white. pelianen a-i ear '.i ; on- tne. streets. T-t"'f the, ti ;gre. councilman res i g n ed ' a rl't'a s peci a m ee ting u f ; t h e board eleitAji, white . . v.-f ' . . men to succeed tnem. i nerM nite cm f'6f police had already beine uneasy and resigned. Th'e change Fin the c tUncilmen made it consist a? our vhi :e 'men and-.twa negroes, jusstSthe reverlse .of hov it for- m'erly stcKxTtfind th irgt work of the new beacd ? Was to di miss ti;e negfo assistant po -em a n and elect two white office i& who w once. pnt tin duty ,-at TVliL,FTIlISTHlJ r ji im;fsiiii , 2 ' Itumorcd.t&at, Hie '; kernor Hait Ap- pointed traiird J.. 'Ji uitle, a bemeif crat-All ;'yilr.K;'- i:i--tibu ICeturu fj? I'rotit oul jolt in tills State .t1 f - Sr Mespf riger Bureau. Ra&Tph, X. Cfrxovember 21 It" i sai.k ,vre that the' resignation ' kS. .13,: .. . I ;of . Thorpas And spn ; as i genera'l passenger' kt-IU "of the Seaboard Air ie takes f'fect riec4niber 1st Jyr YounsST. Allen, for thirtv -yeai s .fnissiohaL! to Chin-a preached in ttvo of the Iethoilisfl churches ' here yesterday, ffery. iarte audiences'. : The secre;J,s- of stdte says that- he has rec( ivetpiill the election returns. ueeemDer isune win t e.a to canvass - ... ; . p ' . " them and' t5tB-' work "will require two or three date ( ompljete.. The stateE.rJibor-:C)rnrnissioner todav completect t$j? annua, statement of the average of le,'profit per cere of the principal -crS$fc for. liUS; It is based on returns fron5ill-the counties, The fig ures are as$llos: Cotton i..;12, corn $3.50, wheat' e)ats; S2.51, rye sweet potati $2y.fg, Irish pbtatoes $28.37, peanu? $23.23. tobacco $20.97.-sor ghum $19.s fdiay $14.:S, rice $12.2: ueans . .?3.o.',fi-vff)i:N ie .n-i, peas. zo.oi broom corniy.60," flax -.83,15.. The profit , oh cotton-1 g-iven as greater tthan it. was last yeag for the jreason it is as serted, that teSj- cost of production was lowered. Inlct, it is stated that there is an mcreaf in protiu on , most crops In some .th Slier ease, is -?o great .that J it appears tfj-b'e "doubtful; Next Wedti'jsd'ay thei' field arid staff officers of thftSecond riegiment areex- pected to iifemble hjere for muster - ; out. The. stag-ement ia made that the cost or . tnm.jetrii-nent ito tne goVerh- , ment has beifii over $300, 000 j ' The crops? the penitentiary farms ; are so lanf? particulnr'y the cotton i crop, that tlvre are riot enough con victs to harAtjKt -themJ It seems that there are" unler 600 cpnvicts how oh the five faruvs.. .It- setems that there will be sorrEtfhin "like 3.S0O bales of ' cotton andtlOO barrels f corn j The' Greefi;flro Iron Company which the state has;just chartered, will, it is ! said, operate gKe welUdquipped furhac ? i at . Greensborpji and. abb mines at Ore ,' 'Hill. 'The .fUfpace ha: never been .in blast, lhou'g3i;if it was built s'x -years , ago. The e(r'jfpany p -oposcs to build a bran -m Hnlf-n conne :t with the Cape Fear, and .Yajkin' Val ey railway. ; It was sa.id3ie.re tod ly that the gov ernor had Wpointed ffidward J.s Jus tice, of McXivell courjty, a democrat, judge of thT?r welfth 'district. At the. executive off i-Ji? Private Secretary Cade said Justice ivas nor appointed and laughed at-ttinews. There are persons herewho isa.e-lvillingr. man. of N ' Mitchell to bet that Bow- q-ouhty, Senator rit( hard's It ber-in- aw,- will be ap- pointed; . Late to. bw and ea ply to rise, pre- pares a. man. Cr his-,hp me in the skies. But early tombed and Riser. thV pJH, that ni a Little Early akes' life longer and better any wiser. R. R. Bellamy. Report ' of. rifilallwy Comnilvslone i'.'.lafcoufiwtrq et . Washingtaib Novm per .21. General James Iong'et raplroad . commis- sioner, in hi pnnual rdport. made pub - lie todav cafls .attention to the gen- era! prosperity ki rail oa-cl affairs and recommends te government construe- ; tiori and ' titration d f a first class - double tra ldilway frbm Kansas City, Mo., to Sari 6go Cal. He, says the? physical railroads gen'ally is by airline route. oadition of our ietter than ever before. Mariiroads -hich in 1893 were forced to-cut salj -ies 20 per cent. I he; says, 'havpluntaiily restored the Old, basis otg-Ttages. an April iiJi re- i ceivers contsyireit- in tpis country -id roads. embr(ng about 20 per cent., of he total tne iotai mia-ge ot trie tfiitea states. 1 :JU"e ux I ' : 119 railway tn -the hinds of the re- pongstreet pre- . esent.COnditlOn of prosperity ithm' ah other year the list of inspPvht railrdads will be as 1 . --tfi It i . A s- J-.ji: r smaii as m uny yearp lpineuiaieiy pie- ' ceeding 1S33. S 1 r " ; eeeaing ' SlelZ?Jp11, wl fei 2!fe te rn,',rfi r Tt i Inond rhiidrcrr crv for it Tttire flour., bronchitis. pneumonia, ebppe ana all throat and Jung diseases: R R. Bellamy. To nut Sword for nobson Birminghains Ala., N" bvomber 21 .A special tO:th?tNtws -frd mi Montgomery says.i The-Arfbama ho Use of represen- tativev ratifieKtoday a j qint re-olutiori, ; approprMingSSOO to Hi uy a sword for Lieutenant fson. of Merrimac fame, -The senate Apected Wur in the L ....i'iS A SPAXISH ATTACK .-'-'.:- ' ' ' ' -' - . ' : '. - -' ' . , " - . - '- A With Gunboats , on a Philippine t. ' ' ANNEXATION OP PIIILIPPK m. - " !. Advocated by Admiral Dewey.- The to (iarisoii CienfueRos Hefore Fdm Havana AVith the Cohtmbus .Monument Taking the Cuhan Archives to Spain ConiliwtinR Testi mony as to 111 Treatment of Sick-SofJicr Bv An Armv Surgeon, f -..Manila. November 21. -Passengers Isvho 'arrived-here today by the steamer Adelante report that two Spanish gun boats recently, visited Sorsgon and fired three shells- into the town, claiming that the ' insurgents there refused to lower their flag when ordered to do so. On theinsuf gents showing 'fight, it is added, the gunboats left . hurriedly. The- shells did little damage. Sergeant. Price, of the Minnesota regiment who 'was stabbed by diso'r .'derly Philippinos on .Friday night, and who was reported to have- be-n -killed, i-s still alive. .- . V WashingtonNovember 21. -The navy -department is iformed trrat the .naval yacht Scorpion, after coaling at Key West sailed on Sunday for Havana. The cruiser Topeka now on her way -to , Key West will continue to .Havana itcp relieve rthe Scorpion from regular duty on the station.. . . : ' The. war department has found that; lit is impracticable to occupy Cienfue- i - ... . i gos before January ist and Major Gen-. bral Wilson -commanding the first corps, who was designated to occupy I Cienfuegos, has been directed to make -such disposition of the troops tfiat were about to sail- as in his 'judgment .will best serve the interests of. the army. A. short time ago 'a brigade tinder .com mand of General Snyder , was ordered to be placed in readiness' for fmnifli ate service and occupation of Gienfue gos: Since that time it ha' been found that, there are now' 19,000' Spanish troops at Cienfuegos and that more Spanish troops are to be sent there, so that the Spanish garrison cannot be removed in time for occupancy by theAmerican troops on or about De- 'cember 1st. This, was the date origi- ; hally fixed when General Snyder should troops originally, fit this place, it has been found necessary to send a large number of troops. from Havana On ac count .of the disturbance and mutiny which has occurred there. The preparations thus far made do not Indicate that the United States au thorities are in any great hurry about sending, troops to Cuba,. No shirks for; transport have been assembled aT Sa-' vannah and no orders have been issued ! for the quartermaster's department to send, transports to southern points for the embarkation of troops to Cuba. ' i DEWEY FAVORS PHILIPPINE AN . N EX A TION. . Montpelier VaJ, November 21. Pres lident Brown, 'of Norwich . university; jha-seceived' a 'personal letter from Adr miral Dewey under date . pf Octofer 3rd, in w-hich the admiral says. . '"I.. j trust the eritire archipelago; will be re- !' tained bv the ' United States'. Anv of trouble," - ., - - I Havana, November . 21. The Spanish iraail steamers San Augustin leaving jXT - - . , . . - ?. . iNeuyitas today for Spaing carries the uoiumbus monument, tormerly- m the cathedral, which 2S7 boxes of archives. jShe . takes also twenty-three officers i and TOO soldiers. . . The Mexico and Chandernagora, ! living today for Neuvitas ca.rryTtweji- ty-seven omcers. r rom Neuvitas they .twill take the troops of the Puerto di- ,: 'vision;" ' - ' According to pfficial- reports 19,827 persons have arrived here as, passen- . f - , :; . - isiuce i ue laismg, ul tne u.iocKaue. . . . ' BEFORE THE WAR COMMfSSION. Washington. ' November . 21. Dr. . S. Clifford Cox. an assistant surgeon in the" 'First volunteer 'reeim'ent of the i District of Columbia, todav exnlained tn Colonel Denhv of the war 'invAsti- j gation commission, his connection, with tbe case -of Sere-eant Dobson; of that i ! regiment .in a. Brooklyn hospital last 1 September - He said he had not attend- i - ,efj the case until September 3rd. when hp had mn'p'tn see the vftiinir mn'"in- 'his tent and that on the nth ha?i" pronounced the rase tvnhnid-anH nr. . ' i deredahe patient taken to-the. general hc-woi tk; n , ..: .' on a bed on the eroimd hut h& haH a i hatnmock'he .could have used it he had ! desired. Dr. Cox expressed the opinH ' lon that the patient should not have .heen removed to the "Brooklyn hospital i from; the. general camp hospital. No ( doubt, he said, he was killed by being i ; moved x a round. It wa's his -under- j standing that, the sick man's mother had requested "the transfer. ' ; Corporal Ryan testifiel that Tfn Cox had required Sergeant Dbbson to come to his, (iheh doctor's. teni) notwith- standing he had-been: told the man was not able to do so and that in face of the t fact . Dobson - was practically carried sToWn Occupied By 1 Insurgents. : :' : ! - - ' - .War Department Not t AttcinM January 1st '"A Steamer up by. two comrades,- Dr. , Cox had marked him for duty. Corporal Ryan declared that Dohson'sibetl on. tho ground consisted of his.' blanket only, and he did hot occupy 'his- hommix-k because he would not get into it. Cor- purnl Ryan stated, as did Dr. Cox. that tlobsd'n had not wanted to go to tho hospital as he desired to conie homo with his regiment. ' ;- ' 'New York, November 21. Major F. J. ;lfves. chief stirgeXMi of rhe Third or pro ' visional 'divisi(n, of the Fifth army j Vorps.'was ihe first itnVs.s: before thicr war invcstigatinlg'- conYiiisionrrtiday. fH evidence sumnicd up in as followR:, My personal opinion Is that the arm . Was well equipped in every respect, ex- . cept that at times thre were not enough nbulances and; at time there was a lack ; of . medical '?upplies. I never knew a time. Vhen, if a surgeon took the trouble to. hustle for; hiedf cjne, he failed to get ail that was nffd ed. 'When I wished supplies I mount ed my -horse and rode after them, and when I could not get. things which hvero not at headquarters . I iiought -J them with the permission of my superiors. f.'Hrela Tallin ol ll IIUmIou ' Nm". York,; November " 21. General Garcia, and the other "Cuban commis sioners from fhe . .Cubaji military ..as sembly at Santa Cruz dei, Sur, who arb eu route to- Washington for the pur pose f laying before Irsident McKin ley a 'resolution --recently adopter! by th ass..mbly as to the future of the islan l of C'uba, arrived here today' on the ward line steamer Seghram a. ' General Garcia .-.when'-'"seen m the steamer said he was delighted to be in . New York again land that he looked forward with pleasure to the tommis 'sion's call , oil; President . McKinley. He said: "The Cubans have no othtr feelings ' for the Americans than-those of friendship and gratitude. As for myself. I believe in American occupa tion of Cuba until order 'has been re stored. I believe inthe United States h having Cuba but not forever. I arrv for free Cuba and so are all other Cubans. There is no sentiment pn the yiand for annexation. All" Cubans have faith in Mr. McKinley. Th? commission of which. I am the head is not going tr .Vv'ashington with ahy propositions for the jVesident's consideration. We -aro going-there to tt-ll of the country ami better theJ arrangements for the . dis banding of froofs, collecting the' cus toms duties and the establishment of more jiostoffices." ',." j Constipation prevents the body from ridding Itself of waste matter. De Witt's LitU.e Early Risers will remove: the trouble and cure Sick Headache, BillibusnecR, Inactive Liver' ah(TC'le. the complexion. Small, sugar cnci I. dont.' gripe or cause nausea. H. It. Bel-' Iamy. . i '' : . , . ' A g.r ICesf ment l udrr Arret Macon, (la;, Noyeniler '21, The Sixtf Virginia regiment colored) that was idaeed.. in the. guard house Saturday nieht for .-riotous - and disord'-rly ton- duct, is stllK.under arrest; and. hav'f i . , , 7- , . . ' . ' .been put.-at hard work. The VbA ,.ourt.martiaied later. in en I will Mac on, Ga., . November 21. Colonel Iveurt. of the 'Second .'Ohio regiroent. stationed here, will be court-martialed, for disobedience bf orders. , The1 A turt rhartiai has not yet be'n ordered. TFje m'n in the Second are highly Indig nant rfit the id'ea." T ' 4 IXnlhz Tar Service on llic Soiitlieru Wa sh i n gton, Nove m be r - . 2 J. Th e Southern railway today announced that dinning cars will be operated on 1 its "United States fast mail-' "trains,; daily, th'e year round, commencing tho. 23rd instant.; This, completesi dinine car service , on the double daily'trains of the Southern railyay to rlonda anq. all points south and southwest. i .v Made from pure cream of tartar. Safeguards the fcxxl "against alum Altcn baking powders are the greyest mgnacers to health of the present cay. RCVAl BAKIM POWOCM Ca , NEW YORK. vlS Satis Bjkigig Powder - -I 1 r ' J f ' - 1 "... : ; A 'X - 1 w .1 "2
The Wilmington Messenger (Wilmington, N.C.)
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Nov. 22, 1898, edition 1
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