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im . .... i -' ; : . . ..... r . til- ; . - ' "' VOL. XV.. NO. 300. WILMINGTON, N. C., T MBEii ;i3, ms. I'll ICE 5 CENTi .1 ! I. y t - a t V t I - TAR HEELS IN r . .: - 1 - : - r.;-: y ' First North Carolina March Through Havana. 1 WELCOME The Men Make a Fine Appearance as they Pass Through the City in Heavy Marching OrderA 1 Street' Fight Between Cubans and , Spaniards..fighting in i the Hotel Inglaterra-General ' ' Greene Appealed tt for ProtectIoriTo Transport ' . 'hi- .- . " " - ' ." " ii -'' . - . I Spanish Troops from ". Nicaraguan Canal - --'!'- ' '.. ----- " Havana, December 12. The '.First North Carolina, regiment, whkl ar- v. J .' . l ii. rived here yesterday morning jihuc United - States tran short Roumanian, disembarked this mofning and marched through the city, witih band and colors, to the camp at Marajinao. At the time the regiment had reached the suburb Oeirro many hundreds. of men, women and children were fallowing, all show ing deep emotion, the men embracing one another, the wofnen weeping from excessive pleasure land the children shouting endearing names as the North Carolinians marched' along. The troops were amazed at the in tensity of -feeling displayed. Several hundred Cubans followed t-e regiment all the-way to Marainao, assistance of seven' miles. The troops, m heavy marching order, made a fine appear ance , reaching the camp about 11 o'clock' this morning, where they were , comfortably installed. j ' 3UOT. BETWEEN CUBANS AN SPAN ' . lARpS. ,i; -Three Cubans were killed and one - Spanish officer and two Cubans wound ed last - night in an affray between some Spanish officers off duty and a i ; - a i Ij a -ft yt.. number of citizens and a party of Cu bans who wished to close the Tacon theatre on account of the death of Genr Vral Calixfo Garcia at Washington. The Spanish troops ;on duty intervened and restored order. i ! After the news of General Garcia's death spread through Havana early yes terday evening the; Cubans wished to have all the places of amusement xlos pd. Thev succeeded in closine ! two places frequented by-Cubans, but the management of the Tacon theatre where there, were many L .Spanish officers among the audience, refused to close the house. Thereupon Ellegrette, a former captain of insurgent troops, got into an excited argument with the manager of tljfe theatre and. was es- ported to the side pwalk by the -.police' on uuty. mere n.iiegreLLe euiereu iu to a heated discussion' with a Spanish officer, who struck liim -across the face with the flat of "his sword. Then there was a collision between the Ctfbans and the Spanish military men. More ' blows "were struck on both sides and many persons from the cafes and park cheered fox .Spain and brought crowds of ' people-to the spot from adjacent streets , and squares. Suddenly-a j shot was fired, whether by a Cuban or by a Spaniard, intentionally of accidentally cannot be said, and the Cubans retreat- ed into the Hotel Inglaterra. More shots were fired oh jjoth sides and Ar turo Tizet. a French citizen born in Havana, was shot and seriously wound- ' ed while sitting at a; table, ' 4 : More snots were fired , and Cubans, ' ran through .the hotel' office and made .their way up stairs. Jesus Sotalongo, - a Cuban. 611 woilnded' on the stairs and another .wounded " man broke1 into ,'tne room jbceupied by Lieutenant Fitz iugh Lee, .sonjof the famous general .and former counsel general htre, de . -manding protection. . : General Greene and several msmbers : of his staff, who had been out on jfi bal cony watching the crjowd, heard tSi'e up roar in the- hotel and went' into" the corridor. As obn as the Spanish offi certi saw Gieral Greene, who was in uniform5 they stuped the pursuit of 4he:uba:ni, biluted ind mired; ( In the mefcutim? j Eastaquio Lemus had leen fatally founded hu the straets ,and 5-3dro Blest and JSenor Jimenez iad .been killed. . Shortly afterwjEtrd file Spaaish guards ton duty swarmesfl in! from ntigJiborinj- . i.m v tio uuu ui uci.: was itratupji. At the. time the Cubans and Dursume Spaniard ran through the feotel In- admitted into the union unless t&ree-,-rrafceneral Homp-faries .was in the fburths of the members elected to each lobby, taVung with Jaafor Martin of ihouse of congress shafl vote affirma eneral Gr eene s, staff, md otbr tgen- tiveiY for h aamissio!." The reso lemwi. A bullet, shattered a aiirror j.ftition was referred to ttie judiciary earrwhich -they stood :and two others csenmittee f splintered ike stairdase. ' . " "j - - ' .'' : ' -- - j-.-. ,l . ' . I ' rTbelaotel vasfull of Aaericati offi- j When you ask for DeWitt's Witch cers and civilians and - some of Hem ' Hazel Salve don't acceDt a counter- witii inetr wivts. were standing on the balconies at the imminent riJc of being htt by bullets fird aHn upvard angle to scare tne crowds, j From that poil; they watched the gpectacle in the eleei trie lighted square; ! '' .-U" .... It is reported; ' in addition to those Jvilied ad VirA uuueu ; previously en. itioned four are being cared for ifl-pn- L-illnyl A i. jat j , if vate. houses. - Three arrests were made - . Afest minutes after the shooting in the uited States district court The jury I mous desire of. the better class of Phil hor frightened , patrons and Cubans.; was out half an hour. Steele was charg- V Ll jgathier ?d around General Grpene. ask- ing if ife would protect thejn. tHe as-M - tuaij iic wpitevtru mey-were safe, btjt the only recognized authoritv tn?,Havana. was the Spanish executive, -He then seit Captain Cole and L-ieuten- CUBA .1 Regiment First to u Lj the PhilippiriesTHe Under Discussion, f ant Stevens, to General Castellanos to inuife what was being done to pre serve order. The latter replied that the cafes had been ordered closed and the streets cleared, while troops in sufficient numbers to , keep the peace; had been, posted - in the squares and thoroughfares. Two of the aides of General Castellanos called upon. Gen eral Greene and gave him f urther per sonal assurances. : . Jr ; Telephone messages; describing the o-curances were sent to General Wade, in El Vedado, and General Greene cabled to. Washington a brief statement of the facts. What was taking place in' the city was all unknown on the American warships and transports in the harbor nor did the news reach there till this morning. The United States evacuation com-: missioners and General Greene sent General Clous and Captain Hart at noon today to exchange views, with the Spanish" commissioners. It was ar ranged that all the Cuban officers "and soldiers including Generals Julios Sanguilly and Jos. Lacret, should go to the Cuban camp near Marianao, and remain out "of the "city until the Span ish forces are withdrawn, j ,f " The Two Hundred and Second, New ?York regiment began- to. land at G o'clock this morning and at 10 o'clock a column about 1,(H)0 strong - ' ' ! , ' started to march from San - Jose wharf to the Christiana railroad sta- TH SOLDIERS tiuui. i x uc mwo tcic icu u; vuiuuw - wnen tJUDa is maepenaeni.ine -xu,-Sevburn and Mai or Abbott, the regi- nno r.nn hp withdrawn and the army I' mental band playing simple marching airs. . The color sergeants bore the Stars and Stripes and the" blue and gold banner of the state of New York. There were only the ordinary number of people in the streets and it was only occaionally that cries of "Vive Espana," 'Vive Americanos" or "Vive Cuban Libre" were heard : The onlookers were most silent and were merely cur ious to see the American soldiers. j The reginlent .arrived at the railroad , 'st&tUm at lO; 30 o'clock and after some delay, two trains loaded with troops ,rpulled out of the depot. Some of the troops -belonging to this detachment are bound for the city of Pinal del Rio, about 118 miles from here. The oth- ers will he stationed at Guanajay and Mariel, ndt far from here, in; the prov- Washington December 12 The Quartermaster's department of the ar- quartermaster s department or tne ar my is now called upon to face the very formidable task of tra"nsporting from the Philippines all of the Spanish sol- 'diers iwhoT constitute the garrisons of the. island. There are about 15,000 of these, according to the best information j -r. .1 ' j i A n possessed. ,l)y-the , war department. All of the. government transports in ser- viceable condition, are required for the movement of the United States army, so the war department wil be obliged to invite proposals from transporta tion companies to carry the men. . Washington, December 12. Repre senative Hepburn, of Iowa,, introduced a bill today authorizing the president to acquire by purchase from the states - or Costa Rica and Nicaragua full, ownership, jurisdiction, and sovereign ty of such land as may be ' desirable and necessary tq construct and defend a ship canal. The president is also directed to construct such a canaL In negotiations with the states mentioned, the president may make special ar rangements as to the use of the'canal. The bin appropriates $140,000,000 to complete it. The canal shall be con structed urider the supervision of en gineer officers of the war department. Representative Hepburn of Iowa, to day introduced a jctnt resolution pro posing :an amendment of tne constitu tion as follows: "No new state, the territory of which was not a part of the United State and under Its jurisdiction and sovereignty on the first hott t, r ico I eit or imitation. Tfeere are more cases of Pfles being cured by this, rtfian ail other combined. R. R. Bellamy. A Bank Caltler Convicted , PhiladepMa, December 12. William Steele, former cashier of the collapsed i I " - . Chestnut Street National' bank, was . - m,ttv w , , T ed wim aiding and abetting the late William M SinrW nmMont .t i DanK, m misapplying the funds of the ? inKtitntinn n,at,w f w Wfr?flo fhn hnnts nf hont -roi i. the comptroller of the currency. : - AH7IY IXtHEASE funeral Tiller Adroiratf III Bill Be fore (be floute' Committee ou 51111 tary ;. ffklr . - 1T.;i.ni ' Ts,rnmT- 1 .Xf a IIT- funeral Miles appeared today before the house committee on military af- fairs for a.hearing rellftive to the pro I posed re-organization and increase of i the army.. Two bills for this purpose are pending, one drawn by General Miles and introduced-, into the senate as the Ilawley bill, anji another intro duced in the house by Chairman Hull, of the military committee.. At the out set General Mites addressed himself to the general need of the increase of the army with reference to the othr bill. r He said he had always favored the es- last year, fj54,592 ths year; peaiten tablishment of a fifted standard . for tiary -'earniljll las,f yejir, $134,51,6; this the army. The experience or the last year, he said, had demonstrated; that our present military establishment wasinadequate to maintain our posi tion as a first class power. . "If we are to keep the Philippines, and I have no more idea that we will , give up Manila than we will give up Bunker Hill or any other place im im- is na- 1 our mortalized in'our history then this tive force will largely augmen own troops and I understand the na tives are ready to enter upon this ser vice." General Miles then turned his at tention to the bill drawn by him. He hadprepared .this, he said, simply, in order o. express his views in definite form. He explained in detail the pro visions as to cavalry, artillery; ; infantry and staff. ' In response to questions,. General Miles said that at least 2,000 native ;quired to maintain order in Porto Rico, At least 13,000. were required for west- rn posts exposed to Indian uprisings When asked how many troops were re quired in Cuba, General Miles said that as troops Were moving"; there, now he : would not go into details on that point, as it might be erroneously construed as comment on his superiors in office. He expected that most of the troops would be off for Cuba within thirty days. "When will the Cuban government be organized ?" asked Mr.( Sulzer, dem ocrat, of ..ew York. "I do not know; that is a political question," answered the "general. .He went oni to say that probably 10,000 men wuld be sufficient for Cuba in the near future. The w officers in the or AAA .oiW,r Alt mu - vv. .. broad and t- 000 at home. reduced? suggested Mr. Sulzer. "I would wait until teat time comes ana tnen consiaer me quesuon, an- swered General Miles. "Whatever is the status of' Cuba, it will be necessary to maintain a stronghold there for a number of years." '. Concerning the size of the army un der present conditions, General Scho field said he estimated a need of about 30,000'for the Philippines, 15,000 to 20, 000 for Cuba, 5,000 to 8,000 for Porto ; Rico, 15.000 for manning and caring for : fortifications, 10,000 for the Indian country and 15,000 as a reserve. He did not believe in underestimating the : seriousness of our . task in the Phil ippines and the only thing to do was ; to meet the conditions in the best pos sible manner. When Mr. Cox asked what would be ',! d0ne if the Philippine natives were ji whipped, "but would not stay whip, i laughter, that he would advise "whip- ping hem tlH tney stayed whipped, After General Schofleld had conclud- ! ed. General Miles spoke briefly on what j iia.& been said -as to the commanding general. He said the laws now clearly j recognized this position as eommand- ! ing- general, and-one of these laws l md 11 TCol r army a member ex-officio of the board, ; AiA ftt ,:.mmve the suestion I, that tne head of the' army be an ex ecutive staff officer to the 'president. During most of the time for the last . 100 years the army had been under the command of a general or a lieu tenant general and that was the prac tice the world over. General Miles said he did not speak from a personal standpoint, as he was j ready to be retired at any time; bat he believed in the principle of a rank I ..tu..:t .. i ... . v. i and authority commensurate with the responsibility. Overcome evil with good. Overcome your enoughs and colds with On Min ute Cough Cure. It is s"o good children cry for it. It cures croup, bronchitis, pneumonia, grippe and all throat and lung diseases. R. R. Bellamy. A Flub t Between "Whites and Negroes Danville, Va,, December 12. At Vir ginalia, in Halifax county, Va., Sat urday night, trouble between several white men and a crowd of drunken negroes resulted in the wounding of several' of the negroes. The trouble started with a fight in J. C. King's store between a white man and a 'negro,- in which the latter was worsted. The negroes gathered about the store and an assault on the place was made by them, pistols, rocks and other mis siles being -used. A number of war rants are out and some arrests have been made. Particulars are meagre. Late to bed and early to rise, pre- pares a man for his home in the skies But early to bed and a Little Early s Riser, the pfll that makes life longer and better and wiser. R. R. Bellam' Philippinos Anxious for Annexation Washington, December 12 Don Max imo Cortez and Don Angel Cortez, J. Philipino brothers, saw the president today and expressed the hope that the i -phiiinnin islands wmiid ho Hiiv I -".- j : j annexed- to the United States. They trioutea largoe- sums to. Agiiuiaiao on condition that he should fierht for an- J. llull,r- ."ta,,j the-'r.statements and remarked that the object of this government in Its ippines wa to do them only good. V- - ' - - f r - : Mil Altan,t llsjtmastrr cjnTl-lrd-Tra if .(Spff"i to The Messenger.) Ralefgh,?J C. December. 12.Ex- AisitahUstmaster W. H. Holloman. of ApexBl county rwaa trietl today for openf tters,wr tten by a young woman whft'hOm he was in love and her sweetbf Sft Hollarnan lost an arm last-wintrlle cried while on trial and out o$$yinpath Judge Pu'rnell gave' tim iQfnt sentebce of only sixty days in jat ) 4 ' The ,stT2reasurers statement for past two y made-tonight shows-receipts for l&3pear $l,S08;u9i; this year, llST.So'-iisbursements 11,29.4,725 year $94 94 . iLiaL A. tlESt'KltADO lAPTlBEI) -1 After a nMftrte FlgUt Wltl .'adlllil'owe Sheriff i SavahnaHisGa.. De0emler 12. Bob " Brewer, thoted out "so consplci'isly in t aw, who figured the "Jesup riot ten years 414. was captured at Jonn- ston statioi.i.Na.i higl t by a sheriff's posse. - -AM . Sheriff rfis received word where Brewer witand "went! over to capture him, takirwKvith hiffi. Deputies Price and JFishbk;. They were joined by another dpS.y and proceeded to the house wheHBrewer had been- located As soon aT?rew.er- became aware of his discovef-l he shotfend killed Annie iraneir. a -miordd woman wnom ne ttiim away. Sev eral shots 1ii,ere thel fired, into the! , . . . i vte .M.; J: ;- nouse Dj posse ,aaa were reiuruea. by Brewer Brewer tf ji came tp the door of the house and r v&rted 'out but as soon as he opened, le . doon -Deputy iieriff Price shot :Jrn with a heavy lead of shot whkhUlok. effect in his face1 and arm. .Bre?ijf staggered back and fell, but got : upgain almost immediately and was ,th,snot in me neck by Sher u ujuua. i ,? ao CLXKX UiUUbU, Savanna tQ his lynching. Brewer s3 and killed Town Marshal Barnhillaniwounded Russell Leggett in the Jesuji Got ten y?ars ago and has been at larsince that time. He savs he has ney?? been further away from Jesup at.anHtime sinjee the riot than, Jacks.onvillita- fears are enter tained of hi being lynched. I A cougn -Knot like a fever. It does not-have to :wn :a certain course. Cure it quickly Hd- effectually with One Minute. Coilh Cure, the best remedy for all ageand- for the most severe cases.'j We ftommend it because it's go&d. iR, Rr ITelamy. , Geffiany in the Eatt Berlin, ; Bember- p.2. During the. course of tfcf debate on foreign affairs in the Refeata'g , today Baron Von Bulow, theJTeigh secretary, said the tern, quesin at th4 present moment was peacejand mufh less threaten ing to the Jitace 46f- the world, though he did not mean to -imply that the problem waifettled,. r V It is JikeHtea serpent" he. contin ued, .'one b";appears after the other. None of th?3e who bear me will live to see the 3al settleftnent. We must, after, all, ler-te' to oui children's chil dren a few:uts ' to crack. Germany does not aif at a eerash influence in the Orient in-. tha : fact lies the pe culiarity an security of her position at the Goldh Horn- The sympathies of the Tark'fjwith Germany rests upon the convictf!jMighat she means to up hold in.ternonal laiv with reference to Turkey, afgsvell as i o other nations. "- With T.eg'i,?& t,o Ge: -many's relations to Great I-Htian, Bsroh. Von Bulow said there rfere var ous matters in .which Gerniny coulc proceed in com pany itii England-a id that willingly without pre'diee anc "with the fullest maihtenandikvf other valuable rela tions. t4' Constipati.prevenjts the body from riddinev itseJI- nf 'vaWtp mnttpr' Tl Witt's LitthXEaTly Risers will remove the trouble.nd cure Sick Headache. BUliousnessr Jnactiyej- Liver and cler the comple.iiBn.' Small, sugar coc -d, don't gripe v ause nausea, R. R. Bel lamy. Annual ;oWentIon of Federation of Kansas CU-, Mo., December 12. The eighteenth nnual cdiivention of the American federation of Labor was called to ofyeF in iStropes hall today; About 150 4.vlgates from all parts f the countrViarnd two from- across the ' water,' naT&ly, William; Thorne and William Infc:ip, of; London, . represent ing the Brfsh trade .union congress, were preserr, Delegate Inskip's mis- ; sion is to Ldead for la closer alliances j between thirstUnited States and Great tsritain a -lg industrial as well as alf-lg1 industrial as well ooniicai '.iiiw,' v : After theipual preliminary matters Jivereii his i,: dress . "lrt try Governor of Havana ' ' L ' , A-f ftrv. A tary AlgetKhls afternoon designated General Luow to act as first military governor oEsHavana city, with full pajR-er to d&Lwitn a 1 local questions. Me win leavvjor nis post snortiy. Gen- nr&nXft 'Ha dno will remain era! Greenest Havana will tV - 3Ult , J T A, , uicic uuii. fKTTtru ucia. i.uuiv f G a . - J J. .,. " . ana men co e nome to be- retired TWO Of Qreat National. Importance Discussed irt - v. OUR .TERRITORIAL EXPANSION The .Subject of Debate in the Seniite-Senator Vest Argues at Lcngtk Against the New.Colohial System Brought About by the Result of the War .with- Spain -3Iem6rials Against Expansion of Territory lresentedSenator 3Iorgan Argues in ' , Favor of the Necessity of the Construction - of the Nicaragua Canal. SfiNATK. Washington, ..December 42, Discus sion of two questions, each of -interest ' and importance at this time, was bt gun by the senate at its session today. Territorial expansion and the construe- " tion of the Nicaraguan canal occupied the attention of the .body during -the' greater part of the afternoon. As soon as th routin- morning busi ness lhad been disposed of Senator Vest,, democrat,-of ' Missouri, called up his resolution offered last: week,, declaring-, it to be unconstitutional for this government to acquire foreign 'terri tory, except for coalingstatioiis ." or sdrae like purpose, unless its intention was to confer statehood upon the ter ritory and citizenship upon its inhabit' tants. "Senator Vest declared that it was .-.a Dasic principle or tnis -government that "the. powers of the gov ernment were derived from the consent of the '.governed,'' and maintained that the federal governmendiad no authori ty either in morals or interest in the constitution to go beyond that principle. He held that the principle 'had been sustained by the' supreme court in va rious decisions and that no public man of prominence and no recognized ri- ounai naa Deen rec-Kiess .enougn. to con trovert it, until within the list six Sionths, "when the craze of expansion eems to have taken possession of the American people." .,5 . . Senator Vest thought it was the pur pose of the expansionists to adopt the .European, system of colonization. He pointed Out that Great Britain , had Tn the mother country square miles- oi territory anu in ner colonies xd,odi, 071 square miles. The disproportion of population was about the sa,m. Senator Vest maintained "that the fundamental principle of -this govern- , ment was the grant of citizenship to all within the jurisdiction of the gov ernment, except alone the Indians' .He did not believe that apy body would be reckless enough to say that Thomas Jefferson, who penned the words, "All governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed," was not accurate in the light of our constitution. In the act of the cession of he terri tory of Louisiana from -France to the United States is found a provision that the . inhabitants, as soon as possible, shall be made citizens of the . United States, and. the- territory of Louisiana be made a state of the union. So it was, declared. Senator Vest, when Florida was acquired from Spain and when Alaska was 'obtained f rom Rus sia." "When, where, how," he asked, "have we surrendered the great power that this is a confederation of states? I cannot conceive it to be possible to point out any other form f govern ment under the constitution!" - - ; Senator Vest declared that the Unit ed States supreme court had settled that questiqn for all time. He main tained that the overwhelming argu ment of the expansionists was that the constitution applies alone to the states, of the union, in favor of what he term ed his "monstrous proposition." He said the expansionists quotefT. Dania4 Webster, for whose opinions.he, him self had the highest respect., The ar gument of Mr. W'ebster referred to had been made in a debatelwlth John T. Calhoun, when slavery, wa the dom inant issue." Mr. Calhoun had main tained that inasmuch aa slavery was recognized by the federaf constitution, its extension into the territories ac quired by the United States was con stitutional. Then it was that . Mr., Webster had declared that the consti tution applied to the states alone. "To say," declared Senator Vest, "that citizens of a territory are ex- ! 5luae1 rrom tne privilege guarantees 1 Dty the bill ot rights an are merely liic oijuictia vi tntr diuiuaiY iiii mi congress, is a-'monstrous proposition; ' but fortunately the. supreme court has determined that question in many eases." "I do not deny," continued , Senator Vest, "the power of the -federal, gov ernment to acquire territory, but' I do j deny its power to acquire territory' peopled with millions without their consent and with no intention of "con . ferring upon-them citizenship. I may be answered llfat the point is not good, that it may be evaded by the taking in of vast tracts of lands peopled with I barbarians to be held merely for com j inercial advantages. When the con gress of the United States shall be 1 come so degraded as thisjit is only a i question of time until the end shall come. We are a great people," continued Senator Vest. "We are told that this country can. do anything, constitution or not constitution. We are a great Pip Vf id true, but we cannot do' more than another 'great people did a people-that conquered the world, not with steel ships, and modern cannon, but with bare swords and primitive gallies. The colonial system destroy ed all hope of republicanism in the old time. It is an appendage of mon archy. It can exist -in no free coun try, because it uproots and eliminates the basis of all republican institutions I that governments derive their just !- r iium me cunsen erned. ; - it of the go "I know not what may be done witfh th- ,ftmor of foreign conoupft and greed of the money making classes of OUIiSTIONS - . v i " ; , xne oenate.r , , - - ; ' . - - ' v this country. For myself. 1 ouiJ rather quit public life this mtnut.--nay, I would be willing to yield life Itself rather than give my consent to this fantastic and wicked attempt to revolutionize our government, and to substitute the principles of our hen d itary enemy for the ' teaching? . f Washington and his associates." Senator Piatt, of Connecticut, in i x.: pressing ' the hope that Senator Vcct wou id inot- ask .for imnwdiate aclfon upon hls iresolution, said he desired "to offer some remark upon it. but wan not prepared today to do . so. lie did not, he said, acquiesce in th' law :m stated by the 'Missouri senator. He believed that the ixjwer to.atqiriie territory was inherent and the tui tion was not subject to limitation. Tn the remark's he proposed to-submit he would endeavor to establish this lief. He thought it perfectly' evident tUat if the United States, in fighting . a war. i came into .possession of terri tory, the progress of . its army' and " navy could not be stopped until the constituted authorities should declare whether it was the purpose of the government to hold" the acquired ter- i ritory with, tin' ultimate intention of conferring, statehood upon its iifrtabl ; tants." - - .' r j In response to an inquiry by Senator jiloar. Senator IMatt ileclared that the ; power. of the government to .acquire J territory was full and plenary. I o this .."proposition, unless it ver accompanied by declarations as to the purpose of the government with re. ,-spect to the territory acquired, which purpose should be within. the power of the. constitution to confer. Senator Hoar said "he desired to enter his fin phatic dissent Senator Morgan openeil the dfbatft on the canal bill with a three hour ap,peal for action at this session. The whole country, he said, would be dis appointed if Congress did .not act. He was willing to take any measure which would result' inthe building of .the canal. ; U '-. A question was raised as to the lanj guage regarding the neutrality .of the canal in .case the United States were at war with a country. Senator Mor gan said that the language of the bill specifically excepted' such .a case. Senator. Hoar suggested that the ; clause relating to the neutrality of the eanal should be amended so as to read: "Except as to nations at war with the United States." senator Morgan said he would ac cept the amendment. No senator' should vote .against the bill on this account. "During the day Senator Hoar and Senator Hale presented resolutions rf citizens of. their states remonstrating against the extension of American sov- -ereigrty 'over the Philippine islands, and against the acquisition of foreign territory without the consent of the people of such territory. The resolu tions were referred to the committee on foreign, relations. " i Senator Pettlgrew introduced a bill ; authorizing A. A. Bartlett to raise the battleship, Maine and transort it lo the United States. At 5:10 o'clock the senate adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The -hou&p spent the larger part of the day on District of Columbia af fairs. The bill to relieve the Condition of American seamen was taken - up, but nothing was accomplished. : Mr. Payne, republican, of New York, explained that the bill would do' away with some of the evils of the allotment system under which seamen have been . defrauded of their earnings; the pun ishmeht of sailors by imprisonment la greatly lessened; masters are required to ship with a full complement of men; the food whichthe men are to receive is stated and punishment by flogging- . is abolished. ' ; At 1:4.5 o'clock p. m. it was suggested . that no quorum was present ' and on motion: of Mr. Payne the house ad-" journed. ; r A Spanish fiunboat Floated Manila, December 12. The Isla da Cuba, one of the cruisers sunk by Ad miral Dewey, in the battle of Manila, on May 1st last, and which he subse quently caused to be raised, started for Hong Kong today under her own steam, i She is of 1,030 tons displace ment ,nd 2,200 indicated horsepower. Powder Marie from pure cream of tartar. Safeguards the-food against alum Alum baking powders are the greatest en to health of the present day. meaaccrs oM. who nxiota ea, w vow. - Baking 1 1 ft
The Wilmington Messenger (Wilmington, N.C.)
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Dec. 13, 1898, edition 1
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