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WILMINGTON N. C, SATURDAY, DCKMliHR 17, 1898.
PRICK S CENTS.
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The President's Visit
V . the Confederacy. ; x
THE WARM-HEARTED WELCOME
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Given Him by the People of Alabama Feelinjjly Touched Upon in Ills
.Specch-From Atlanta , the President Goes to Tuskegee Where
He Visits the Negro Normal SchoolA Speech of Welcome
by Booker T Washington-The Party Pass Back
Through Atlanta on Their Way to Visit
'!'.-." the City of Savannah.
Tuskegee, " Ala., December 16.- Presi
dent McKinley today visited the.Tua-
ktgree normal school -and addressed Its
4ipils,' .Tw hours before the presi
dent's train reached here a. special
, Jtfialn brought the members of the Ala
f broa legislature v and a large crowd
fijim Montgomery. . ;' -. v
. . SV proceHBion formed at 'Tuskegee de
"", jMt und marched through, the city un
ltf way to the normal school. The
president's carries was drawnby four
.beautiful bays. In the carriage with
tl? president were Governor Johnston,
of Alabama; Colonel Foster, "of .Tuflke
K'ie, and Kooker T. Washington. In
th- other carriages were LMrs. McKlnley
affd other ladies of Hie president's par
ty! , mem bm jf the cabinet and Qen
erftls -VVh-l'e,' akafter rand Iawton.
. At the entrance to the normal school
gipunus' was-a beautitul arch inscrib
"e4 "Welcome to the Chief. f and deco
raiohs of bunting. Holly and moss
products of the held were ueaC
tered -in profusion along the road
through, the ground's,
i'he president and party first review
ed more-rthah, tiW boys and J00 girlri or
thte normal school; and 200 children of - f
tle training school. IJach or tne ooys
cirried a stalk of sugarcane with apalm
in the top, each of the girls a stalk
with cotton bails at the top, - and the
obfildren carried stalks tipped with mis
tletoe. - "
jrestdent McKlnley. showed much -"Interest
'and pleasure as with uncovered
h4ad he view the procession. ' After
tHe students had gasped came some
flffty floats representing all departments
ofj school work. f ,
fter the profession all. followed; the
president to the beautiful, chapel.
Apout 3,000 people gained .admittance.
IiTre singing by tht students of plan
tation melodies, the most quaint and
beautiful .of .the blarkbelt sections-was
alspeclal feature arid was greatly en
joyed by the president and the entire
audience. -
Booker T. ' Washington, the principal
Ihflntroducing Governor Johnston,, said:
' f'On thi occasion, I ,do not trust my
s4f 10 Siv expression to the feelinga
th)at iill th4 heart of eyery white man
aiid men or ttie iouth because of the
f4ct that the president -of the United
"Slates, ho hay the deepest place in
thje hearts Of every citizen high and
lpiv; the members of his, cabinet, the
governor of Alabama, the state legis
lature, together with other distinguish
ed! citizens, including our own brave
nnVt rnoil hearted" General Joe-Wheeler,
tdiould' lay aside their immediate., du
ties and responsibilities to pay a yisit
toithe town of Tuskegee and to this In
stitution. 'We. welcome you all to this spot,
where, without racial bitterness,- but
with sympathy and.-:-friendship with
trie" aid of the stated wun .. -tid of
biick men and of w hite men, with
i4utherh help and with northern help,
are trymg,, to assist the nation in
wtrking out one of the greatest prob
lems ever Igiverr-to men to -solve.
'In the, presence of the chief magis
trate of 4he nation, I am glad to testii-
fvi that in our efforts to teach, our; peo.-
plf1 to put brains and skill" and dignity
irijto the .common 1 occupations of life,.
yvp have not - only active hP of .li
classes of citizens In the little town
of Tuskegee, feut of the best people of
11 hp south 1 . - ' .
."Said our present governor "in his
rtjrvm message to the legislature: 'Ev-r
eAy dollar given to the cause orV edu--4tion
becomes invested capitaf that
cannot be Jost or destroyed, but will
continue t5 ray dividends . from one
feneration to another.' These are. tho
wnrds:. 'this is the spirit that governs
the actions of the present governor of
AinhamiL and I am sure tnar no one
can more fitly welcome our distinguish
eS guest to "the state than Governor
j Johnston, whom I take great pleasure
iri IntroducinS'."'
Johnston introduced the
JtTident. -who delivered an address
- rrvw denarture for Montgomery was
taken At 1 ojclook. .'
- THE PRESIDENT AT MONT-
! GOMERT.
klontgomery. Ala., December 16. Tile
' npiitnt and hid narty were- given a
mknificent welcome in .the Cohfed
eriacy'S first capital today. The-president's
train was escorted from At
lanta to Tuskegee antl thence here by
srie state assembly. Governor John
thn. Chief Justice McCiellan and - a
pirty of -laidies. The assembly's ,trair
c4me In ahead. of the president's. At
' trie Union station the 'presidential par
tjl was met by the governor, commit
tejes of the assembly, tire mayor and
fctty council, and the commercial and
irflustrial associatio?, : Mayor, Clisby
received the president ' with a: . well
-d.-rdeI sDeech at the station. The
.n'hni nartv was then taken 1 carri
ages through the leading business nd
l-eisidence streets to. the old confederate
c4pitol- The entire route "was ablaze
rtt'h national colors, while tremendous
rMtvds lined the streets as far as th
tf could reach. No such gathering
ivn seen here since Mr. Cleve
flrtnd'a visit during: his first term. Capi-
srril hill was one mass of humanity
lhen the fine of carriages, escorted by
tlie' local military, companies, reachel
Jtf at 3 o'clock. j -
?When Governor Johnstoji escorted
J-eeident McKlnley. into the hall there
1 wjas a tremendous demonstration. Goy-
einor Johnston made ft brief speech in
'wfhich he took occasion to say that
1 Alabama; had nothing to take back' for
-v?rat she did In'l86i; but that she -was
'bacln tne union to-stay and that she
'wfclcdtTd the president of the' re-united
cduntry i tne historic spot around the
assemblage. .-
The presidei: addressed his audl-
rjce as follows!" . . .
: ' fThe warm-hearted w-elcome which
his been given to -me fey the-citizens
. of! Alabama has deeply pouched me,
and in return for it I cannot ;!nd lang
uage to express my gratitude i.d aP
"eclation. To be welcomed here 4
of Montgomery, the first capita! Ot
confederate States, warmly ana
common 'country has fined
me with emotion. Once the
the Confederacy, now the
at and glorious state.
tructible states of an
'on. , .
he has nothing
ave nothing to take
you in th? union.
4 not go ut ,and
ed In. (Tremen-
states of th
has been loyal
devoted to
to American
been in th?
such a 1
from one
ther as in
evw has
ntly
shore
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tes
Villia
to th'e First Capital of
and on the "battleship at sea: than- by
the isohliera and sailors of the UnUe4
States. Everybody is talking of Hob-f
son, and Justly so, but I want to thank;
Mother Hobson In this presence. Evi
erybody is .talking about ' General,
Wheeler, oife. of the bravest of thej,
brave, but I want to speak of that
sweet little daughter that followed
him to Santiago (great .applause) -and
ministered to the sick' at MorrtaukJ
I (Cheers.) I have spoken in many places
and-at many times of the heroism of,.
the American army and the Americani
navy, but in our recent'-tipnflict thei
whole people were patriots. Two hun4
dred 'thousand men were called for an(
a million rushed to get a place In the
ranks, (great applause) and millions
mort. stood , ready if need , be (prolonged
applause.) ; .'
I like the feeling of the American
people that we ought, not to have 9
large standing army; . but it has-been
demonstrated in the last few .month
that we need the standing army' largq
enough to do all the -work , requireq
while we are at peace and only rely
on the great body of the people in an
emergency to help iis fight our bati
ties. (Applause.) We love peace. -We
are not a military nation, - but when-t
ever the time of peril comes the bulj
wark of this people rests in the pa
- triotism of its citizens and this
tion will be safe for all time, because
75,000,000 of people love it and will give
up their lives to sustain ana uphold it:
(Great applause.) , - ' I
'I thank you, my fellow citizens, for
this generous warmth and wealth of -welcome
which you have given me to-f
day and I shall go, back to my duties
at our great capitjal feeling that w-e
have a united country that acknowll
edges allegiance to but one authority
and will march forever unitedly undet
one flag, : the glorious old- Stars and
Stripes." (Tremendous cheering : and
applause.) ' '. ' !
The audience punctuated the;presir
dent's remarks with the wildest . de
monstrations of s approval and espe
daily his tributes to Lieutenant Hob-
son s mother and General Wheeler 8
daughter. - J
As soon as he had finished the gov J
ernor started to escort the president
away for a reception at his office, but
the audience would not have it. -They1
called for General Wheeler, Generalj
Shatter, General Lawtdn, . Secretaries
Alger and Long,, and Postmaster Gen-(
eral Smith. General Lawton at first re-i
fused to speak. Then amid great .ap
plause he said: I am not an orator
I am a soldier. I am not aJfeero; I am
a regular. I am one of the 16,000 regu
lar soldiers sent to "".Cuba on behalf of
that part of the army I commanded. I
thank you, people of Alabama."
The other :speakers-! emphasized
briefly the power of the Spanish "war
in restoring the harmony and cordial
ity between the different sections. Secf-
retary Long was especially well-;- re
ceived, as he called attention to the
fact that in addition to' Wheeler and
Hobson, there was another Alaba
maian who had contributed a vasit
deal to the success of the:war In his
important work of helping fashion the
navy his predecessor, Miliary A. Her
bert, of Montgomery, After the
speeches the presidential party went
to the governor's office, where a pub
lic reception was held tor a half hour.
The crush to reach the president was
terrific. ' ; .- i-
The president i next- went to meet
the colored people at Old Ship church
where a great throng received him enj
thusiastically. He made a short, but
forcible speech' there. ' ' .
This ended the ceremonies here. The
party were conveyed back, to the train
and .at 6:30 o'clock, "amid the boom of
cannon, the president left for Savan
nah. - . . i . .
To a number of gentlemen privately
the president and members of his party
spoke in the warmest terms of their
enthusiastic reception here. . There is
little doubt that it has been the heart
lest" experience on his southern trip
and it is accounted for, first, by his
recognition ' of such Alabamaians - as
Wheeler, Hobson Oates and Wiley and
hy his suggestion at Atlanta of na4
tlonal care for confederate graves. I
THE JOURNEY TO SAVANNAH.
f Atlanta, Ga., December 16. The spej
rial train conveying President McKin
ley and party on his trip through the
south, arrived on the Atlanta and West
Point railr.oad from Montgomery at
11:35 o'clock. An hour was spent in the
depot. The cars wejje dark and no de4
monstration occurred. The train was
transferred to the Central of Geor
gia rail w; here for the trip to Savan
nah. All freight trains were annulled
for the night '' and a pilot, engine was
'Started on the long- night, run fifteen
minutes ahead. At 12:30 o'clock the
train pulled out of "the Atlanta sta-i
tion, , Bavannah will be reached at 8:30;
o'clock Saturday morning. t
Secretary . Wilson missed the preui-
dential train at Tuskagee and was left
over at that place. ' He was picked up
on the back trip. ,
Overcome evil with good. Overcome
your eougha and colds with One Min
ute GougbCure. It is so good children
cry for It. It cures croup, bronchitis,
pneumonia, grippe and all throat and
lung diseases. R. R. Bellamy.
t Hansed for IQurder ;
; Charleston, S. C, December l6.rJno.
Harper, colored,! who killed! Sandy!
Campbell, white, last spring in Chester-;
field county, was hanged at Chester-;
fleld.court house today.1 Unusual in-i
teresi. was takeni in his case as it was
the first hanging in the county for
forty-three years, the. last execution
being that of a white man for forgery
in 155. Harper shot at another" negro
and killed & white matn by accident.;
Through the effort of his attorney a
respite of thlrtyi day a granted,
wifh a view of getting a. commutation
M x ! i x ri J L tsj l
of sentence, but Governor Ellerbee re-fused
to commute. Harder, walked to
the scaffold with a bible under his arm
and a hymn book in his hand. He didnot
?Uow ny nervousness. In addressing
the crowd pe murderer said: "I
brought thf Jtm ielf.. I say to
yoanir men, do a?r fit. fi?)s anid
whiskey. I haye riotiing jsalnst anj,r
body, I never killed Sandy CampbU
intentionally, be was my closest
.friend.";! . f J:
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The Peace Commissioners Lmv Paris i
Paris, December The members
of the peace commission Jef t here for
Southampton tonight.' They will sail
tomorrow on the American line steam
er Louis. r " .
' It is. learned that Agoncillo, the rep
resentative, of AguinaJdo, tbe Philip
pine leader, has lodged a strongly
worded protest with the commission
which! thus becomes part of the ree-
ero.8.
BASE BALL.
The Brooklyn
boAadeJ 1
New York.: December 16. That gome- I
thing of a startling nature was to be '
prung during tne meeting or tne na
tional Base Ball League wa. an open'
secret and today when the announce
ment was made that the Brooklyn and
Baltimore clubs had amalgamated no
one was surprised. When the matter
was announced as , a certainty it was
generally regarded as a great boom for
base ' ball in Greater Nw York and
by some it was considered the forerun
ner of many- changes which, will take
place in the near future.
- As a business venture the deal is re
garded as a promising one financially
for both clubs, which have been losing
money of late. By the-terms of amal
gamation the clubs shall pool all gains
and losses. Those who figure a profit
on Brooklyn say that this will more
than counterbalance, the ;Baltimpre
losses next October.
The players who are spoken of as
being likely to" be transferred from
Baltimore to - Brooklyn are Kelly,
Keeler, Jennings, McGann. DeMontre
ville, Clark, Corbett, Maul, Mc James
and Hughes. "
Manager Ned. Hanion will have
charge of the Brooklyn aggregation
and William Barnie is talked of as his
successor in Baltimore.
With Cleveland going to St. Louis
and the Louisville Club purchased by
the league, ten clubs would still re
main, and of these it might be possir
ble that Washington and Baltimore
would, for a financial consideration,
drop ' in a minor league. The matter
has Vnot been discussed at any of the
sessions thus far, but it may be taken
up tomorrow.
If was said today that J. Earl Wag
ner, or Washington, favored a non
Sunday playing and. a Sunday playing
Jeague, the former to be made up of
the New York, Boston, Philadelphia,
Washington, Pittsburg, Cleveland, De
troit and Chicago clubs, and the other
to be composed of the Brooklyn, Phil
adelphia, Athletic Baltimore, Cincin
nati, Chicago. St.- Louis, Providence
and Louisville or Indianapolis clubs.
Mr. Wagner may make this proposition
tomorrow, and it is generally expect
ed that some' move will be made in
this direction before the meeting ad
journs. The delegates were occupied today
in discussing the Philadelphia agree
ment, which has Just expired. By it
all visiting clubs received 12 cents
for each person who -entered the.
grounds during the last six years, and
Colonel John L Rogers is anxious that
this arrangement, should be continued.
No- agreement was reached.
The Philadelphia club bought Pitch
er Frazer from the Louisville club to
day, but the price was not given out.
r BRITISH EMBASSY ATTACKED
An Insane Printer Smashes the Wln
dowioftbe Residence of Sir Julian
Ptnncefole-1 Xonnz Ladjr Slightly
. Injured ' ;. i- - j
Washington,' December 16. The po
lice have under arrest Jos W. Pearson,
a printer 26 -years old, who last night
made a violent attack on the British
embassy with bricks, which he flung
into the drawing-room in which mem
bers of the family of Sir Julian Paunce
fote were seated. Miss Pauhcefote
was struck by a brick, hut fortunate
ly its force was somewhat spent and
shejescaped with a slightly injured
ankle. Several windows were smashed
and the magnificent cut glass of the j
The total damage done, it is estimated,
will amount to $600. A telephone call
was made for police as soon as the first
missiles were thrown and the servants
rushed out-and were engaged in a fight '
. With Pearson when the police arrived ;
and arrested him. He was taken to the . from operation $2,loo,240, operating ex
police station where his mother called U penses $1,488,828, income from opera
oi h fiho iq1 T,,v0rl hor nn I "on $666,412. Miscellaneous roads, gross
had been acting strangely ever since
he graduated last June from studies
he had been pursuing diligently for two
years past His offense may be a se
rious one should he be adjudged sane
as special laws govern the case of for
eign legations and embassies.
The department of state communi
cated with Ambassador Julian Paunce
fote. The matter is taken cooly at the
British embassy -whre the chief in
terest expressed is in the injury to Miss
Pauncefote, which was severe enough
to keep her In bed this morning. As
to the prosecution of Pearson, it is un
derstood that no special action will be
taken by the embassy. It is expected
that he will be appropriately dealt with
by the American authorities and that
he will be put where he will do no
further damage. :
Pearson is now confined in a station
and grew violent this afternoon.
The police surgeons examined Pear
son and found that he was insane. He
will be removed to St. Elizabeths asy
lum tomorrow. Next week the mar
shal's jury will pass on the case.
CONVICTED OF ROBRERV
The Trial of W. A. E. Moore for Play
ing a "Badger Cmf- yu a Hotel
Proprietor - '
New, York, Decemot-i 16 William Ji.
E. Moore, accused of having ro"bbed
Martin, "Mahori, the proprietor of the
New Amsterdam hotel on the night of
November 4th last, in the Grenoble ho
tel," in a ,'badger game," in .Which
Fayne Moore.the defendarrt's alleged
wafer was charged with having taken
part, was tonight convicted by a jury
before Recorder Goff. ,
This was JMoore's second trial, the
jury having disagreed In the -first, and
has continued for; five' days. Today
was occupied in summing up, District
Attorney .Gardiner making the closing
speech for the, prosecution. The jury
returned after being-out about three
hours with the verdict "guilty of rob
bery In the first degree, as charged in
the indictmertt,-with .a recommendation
of mercy -to the court."
Moore maintained the same stolid in
difference . that bas characterized him
during the entire trial! Sentence will
probably be pronounced on Monday, j
The ttrial of. Fayne Moore, the co-defendant,
was set down by the recorder
for Monday at 10 o'clock a. m.
Hobson and Waynard at Nashville
Nashville, Tens., December 16.-j-Com
mander Maynard and Lieutenant Hob
son arrived here tod.ay from. Atlanta
and were met at thW Union station by
committees of confederate veterans!!
They were escorted to -the Gospel tab
ernacle, Where 6,000 school children,
assembled to greet! them. Lieutenant
Hobson and Commander Maynard were
introduced and delivered speeches and
Ciwsniander Maynard was presented
with,' & sworj hy the children, the .pre
sentation speech heijig mde by Lieu
tenant Hobson. - it '"
This -afternoon the visitors gave a reT
cegtiofl. to the lady members of the pa
triotic .organization of the city. From
7:30 to 9:86 o'clock in te evening a
public reception was given, at the tab
ernacle.! A banquet followed.
. Volunteers TTinstered Ont
Richmond, Va., December 16.At Sa
lem today Company H and the field
and staff officers of the Second Virgin
ia regiment were mustered out of the
seryic of the Pnited States.
All Opinion bj' the At-
torney General
RAILWAY STATISTICS
is-'
Receipt and Expense of the Koa'da of
tbe State for Put FImiI Year The
Number ot Pcrioot Killed and In
jured Another Dividend by the A.
and ST. C. Kaiiroad-Suppllea Receiv
ed for trire State Guard. Companies.
The Agricultural Department
i - '
I " . Messenger Bureau,
I Raleigh, N. C.'. December 16.
The reports shows that the expenses
of the agricultural department this
year were $44,000. The balance on hand
is 127.000. The board of agriculture dis
cussed the question of opening the
state museum ;Sunday afternoons and'
decided not to do so. It appointed J.
C. L. Harris, Joyce and Spruill as the
legislative committee.
Supplies for five companies of the
state, guard have been received and
requisition is made for enough to com
pletely supply the remaining compa
nies." j : ."' , ' -
D. H. Young, a republican who for
two years was clerk of I tlie superior
court here, and who was defeated at
the recent election, was today ap
pointed a deputy collector and assign
. ed to duty in the office of the reve
nue collector, vice E. A. Womble,
commission expired." ' Womblt? was a
civil service man, but is dropped un
der the "arrangement" made to evade
the civil service. .
The directors of the Atlantic and
Nprth I Carolina railway met at New
Bern this evening and finding $50,000
of profits on hand, declared another
dividend of 1 per cent., it being the
second dividend declared this year.
The attorney general today rendered
'an opinion of much general interest
and importance regarding the appoint
ment of magistrates. It is given the
secretary of . state in response- to an
.inquiry by Clerk Watson, of Craven
Superior court. The attorney general
says: fit is my opinion that clerks are
authorized to appoint justices of the
peace to a vacancy caused by death,
resignation or other cause during' the
term of office and also in case of fail
ure of the electors of any district to
' elect-. The second Clause of Section 28,
Article 4, of the constitution has again
become operative by Virtue of the act
of 1895,' chapter 157, section 4. When a
person i is elected ' justice of the peace
and faiils to qualify, . it becomes the
duty of the governor toappofnt. I am
inclined to think that a justice of the
I peace elected ipn the first Monday in
December, 1898,! has three months f com
The governor has, therefore, power to
appoint only in one contingency. -
The railway commission report says
of accidents to persons .during the
year, that of passengers only 2 were
killed (on the Raleigh and . Gaston
railway) and 77 injured. Of employes
23 were killed and 602 injured. Of tres
passers! 72 were killed and 81 injured,
and of persons not trespassing, 2 were
killed and 20 injured. The total is 99
killed and 780 injured.
The learnings, etc., of the various
systems irt the state .were: Atlantic
Coast Line, gross earnings from opera
tion $2,988,919, operating expenses
$1,737,472, income from operation $1,251,
456. Southern, gross earnings from op
eration I $4,701,282, -operating expenses
$2,976,792" income from operation $1,724,-
4S9. Seaboard Air Line, gross earnings
i' earnings from operation $1,608,065, op
erating lexpenses $l,192,4o6, income from
operation $505,000.
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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
Riser, the pill that makes life longer
and better and wiser. R. R. Bellamy.
DISABLED CONFEDERATES
A BUI Introduced in the House of Rep
resentatives for Their maintenance
in Federal Soldiers' Homes
Washington, December .16. Repre
sentative Rixey, of Virginia, introduced
a bill today for admission of confeder
ate as well, as union soldiers to all sol
dier's homes and other institutions
maintained by the government. Al
though somewhat in line with the pres
ident's suggestion in his speech at At
lanta, which referred to government
care for confederate cemeteries, the
Rixey bill refers to living ex-confederates
who are "maimed, crippled or
needy."; The text of the hill follows:
"That after the passage of this act
all soldiers' homes and other institu
tions maintained by the government
f6r the maimed, crippled and needy
sbldiers and sailors of the United States
shall be open to all soldiers and sail-,
ors of the civil war of 1861-65 upon the
same terms and - without discrimina-,
tlon as; to whether they were enlisted
upon the side of the Union- or the Con
federacy." A cough is not like a feyer. It does
not have to run a certain course. Cure
it quickly and effectually with One
Minute j Cough Cure, the best remedy
for all ages and for the most severe
bases. We recommend it because it's
good. R. R. Bellamy.
' A Handsome Steamer Burned
Norfolk, Va, December 16. The new
steamerape Charles, belonging to the
New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk
railroad, was totally destroyed by fire
about 9 o'clock, while: lying at her pier,
Pinner's Pbint, Norfolk harbors No
lives were lost, and the captain, offi
cers and crewwere the only people on
the vessel, which was a fine propeller,
built by the Delaware River Construc
tion Company, of Chester Penn. She
had only been accepted by the New
York, Philadelphia and Norfolk Rail
road Company, this morning, though
she had; been here two months, as
there were some unsatisfactory fea-r
tures in jher, which had Just been rem
edied, j . '
The logs is estimated at $100,000, ful
ly covered by insurance placed by the
railroad i company when they accept
ed her. The steamer was intended for
passengers and freight between Nor
folk and Cape Charles City, Va.,
.where connection was made with the
railroad for the north. The origin of
the fire is unknown.
Dewey Feels No Uneasiness
Manila! December 16. A few influ
ential Jfllippinos,' in an ambitious at
tempt at self-government, are clam
oring for independence, though unable
to realize, its true meaning. The agiT
tatprs here invariably admit that they
would b unable Vto stand without
American protection. -
Regarding the possibility of Inter
national complications. Admiral Dewey
said: "Prior to the arrival of the moni
tors, I felt uneasy, bwt now I am ready
to hold tblsposition lagainst ttie whole
eartb.". i
Soldiers barking at
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Southyrn Ports.
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TH RAPfb PROGRESS
TIade in CojnveyVjjZ the Troops to, Tb-lr
. Deatlnatlon I.teulant andl .Keernlt
Embark' at "X t rlelou llcadquar-
V .V" i
ters or the' SCnd Division of the
, 1 .
Seventh Corpa-jave for Cub-JSonif
of the Troops f ilmed with Krag-Jor-
gensen Rifles t-r
Charleston, , C.,v Decenhber 16.
Four compart iesf the Tetiti infantry
and 12$ recrui .j for the Eighth In
fantry arjrived 5tere last njight and
boarded the stef itiship, Saratoga today
for Havani"'Tneainer wili sail from
here at. dayllgfUfe tomorrow mornjng.
The Saratoga n pe a very 'quick and
successful trip bm here
first battalion jlTthe Tenth
Kvith the
infantry.
Sunday
The transport' Rtt here last
afternoon and
vana and was
tip
k the troops to Ha-
Charleston at day-
light this; morn it I; The four compan
ies and 1-25 recf JEits who boirded the
Saratoga" rrumbei, about 523
are commandeday Captaih
men and
Allenber-
ger, .. with Lieupants Stokes, Hugh
Miller and AssisMtK Surgeon
poulding.
Companies C. ??f and D
are armed
with Krag-JorgivHsen rides
Guns for
Cuba by
company m., w
MJfnllnw to
the next boat
?aiur of the
men were
too ill to ernbari'rJind wre left at the
hospital here. -h'e Saratoga .will re
turn here to tafvithe Third battalion
of the Tenth jhmerft Vo .. Havana:
The men came tifharleston on .a train
composed entirMy of Pullmans and
had a 'v.err cof Tortable tholugh very
slow trip from feitsville. ' ; "
Savannah, Gar; ;We ember 16. The
trjaneport Che&tt, jailed thismorning
f6r Marianao, Ctla, carrying Brigadier
General Hasbrotk andvthe headquar
ter staff of thecond xiivisipn of the
Seventh army f ps and the Fourth
Virginia regime?., J 1
The transp6rtfiinnewaska and Rou
manian arrived .SmHavana tTiis morn
ing. They will $li aboard the Sixty
ninth Iowa-and its Sixth Missouri reg
iments tomorro! and Avill probably
sail the next da j
At a lJte hqur-Stst night fire was dis
covered in the y& buokers; of the
Roumanian. : It tbpught it had been
burning for .sevt'itMays, as futn es of
gas has been n fd. -No dariage. has
been done: Lahttrs ane nowi at Tisrork
shifting .the ' co&j.for . tie pirpose of
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lUC-aiilig IUB1 ursV
cib ikfi s-rois
by
Presidi H. JTlcK i uley
U asjiingto,n, rtrember 16 President
McKinley, before-Heaving, for t!hesouth
last lyreuay sigtrg,'fi .an executive oruer
iaujisaillg CL Vi,.LOIIlS ItXl lLL lOT .IX1C
island of Cuba, go jnto Effect Janu
ary 1st next. Tto. tariff is baled .upon
..... 4- r1 JvtifS t .-, . A -.
iciiuii auu ii3iiiineiiuauons maae
by Hon. Robert, iyrter, gpeciil com
missioner of 'thUnlfed States. .. who
'thc'IWJnited;
was sent to CubsSorne months ago for
the special purprj-sf- making. n inves
tigation of the sf-Jacts of revenue and
customs of the ir4nd."-Among the ex
port rates" of .dur arc-the" fallowing:
Cigarettes m "boxes, per 1,000, 90
cent; should wrper and filler leaves
be exported in same package, bal
or bundle, the e&rt duty levuab'le on
wrapper tobacc shall be . collected
when ., the weightLM the latter .exceeds
10 peri cent, of .total- weight. To
baccof, cut, 100 kbKiJ, $3.75; othjer $6.30.
Cigars, per l,00(ft?l;35. tIn thd leaf or
filled tobacco, haW sted in the province'
of Santiago and wported' through the
custom houses ot Santiago, Giibara or
Manzanill9, 100 ?-j9 $2.20. Tobacco,
in the leaf for c. yr wrappers shall be
'liable to the dT .leviable on' tobacco
i in ithe lea.fj.wittA surtax of W00 p.er
cent. -
Rice, husKeSi of siot,' $1.00.
Tobacco, -in cat .s, so-called-.'breva,'
or in carrots, iuit . yiios. $iu.t)0; -in pow
der or sjiuff, per un-d 12 .cents. Leaf
tobacco, stemmf ,; " .or . unstfemmed.
whether wrapperir filler, per pound,"
j $4.50 and 25 per c4j ad. valorem; cigar-
i ettes, Ji-bU ano zt f&v ce-aU ad valorem.
i . Cotton, unblea&Jad. half b eaehed,
I or dyed in the,r5,v (kilo), 8 -'cents;
bleached, printed manufactured with
dyed yarns (kiio di cen ts1 und( r shir ts
and drawers of a.nnie
finish or rough
sewing (kilo), i. ents.
and drawers of fenple' finish ok- rough
i sewing (kilo), -S,, cents; stockings,
i socks, gloves an other vsmall articles
i of simple finish oifough sewing (kilo)
I i0 cents; stocking 4 socks, glows and
j other small article bf double sekving or
line nnisn ikjio-, ti.-cents
.
Constipation p6vents the body from
ridding itself of'aste matter.' De
vvurs kittle EannRisers Willi remove
ttie trouble -andfviKe- Sick Headache.
Billiousness, InaSJe", Liver arid cler-
the complexion JfVha 11, sugar
coci -H,
R. Bel-
don't, gripe or. oaf uauaeo. It.
lamyi Mr
1IOISE OF REPRESENTATIVES
i
The Internation&vjpJatik Bill Defeated.
Rill to Extend 4fHX 'Customs and Rev
enue Laws Ove' awalla Adopted; v
Washington, 1 -eaernber 16.' The . bill
to incorporatejt the -. .International
American bank Jfts -.burred under an
overwhelming rse raajoritj of the
house today.
The debate upt the measure , which
opened yesterdaysvas concluded today
at 3 o'clock. Efingley, 'thi floor
leader of the majority, rhade ah argu
ment in its sUpot-J'Other speakers to
day were Mr. H4of 'Connecticut, in1
its support, and essrs. Bell,: populist,
of Colorado,- Sulv, democrat, jof New
York; Maxwell, f jpulist an-d, SWanson,
aemocrat, of VrKinia, in resnonse.
The bill tO exfed th. nlatotna nnH
revenue laws of ft e United 'Stat'es over
tne Hawaiian islds was passed with
out opposition, ffee bill, Mr. pingley
explained, carriet,-with, ft the.civl ser
vice in HawaiL l.
The house at o'clock adjourned
until tomorrow
Four Persons?j illed by a TrI
New Tork, be'tmber 16. A wagon
containing eigfctifbersons was struck
ty. a train pn tPeBnsylvan aVailr
raad tc night -at Uenwood .cross
ing, a few miiesVirom Manasquan, X.
J. Four were Kff !a, two fatally- and
two others serious ly injure'd. The dead
are Mrs. Ellen Af --ft, -Bessie Client her
daughter; Mrs. .fce Alger' and Jen
nie Cramer., Thit atally injured are
David S. Allen, h-' iband of Mrs; Aiin
who was killed, a Katie Allen, their i
daughter, 5 r - ' -
SAFE CRACKERS S EXTEXCE D
Two yitu Chanced with Robbing the
PostoOlre Sale al Aberdeen Sent to
the Penitentiary
(Special to The Messenger.) -Raleigh.
N, C, December 16. In ths
fMeraJl court here today Joseph Reed.
Harry right and Charles A. Miller
were arraigned for blowing open ; the
p?)S-tofflce safe at Aberdeen and stes
ing over $00. Reed and Wright plead
ed .guilty and wen given flyf vears
each at hard labor in the North t'aro
lint -penitentiari-. Miller pleaded not
guilty. Reed and Wright s testimony
would have exonerated him and h- was
discharged, but was immediatHy re
arrested on another charge. There .is
no doubt that Reed and Wright ore
the 'heads of. the; desperate gang of
posfoffice robbVrs "which operatevl in
Virginia. North and South Carolina.
Craud Vodgeof Colored nawDi-
(Special to The Messenger.)
- Raleigh, N. C.,' December 16. The
grand 'lodge of iiegro Masons elected
the following officers: Grand master,
J. J. Worlds, of Raleigh;, grand secre
tary, B. S. Stevens; grand treasurer,
A. R. Middleton; grand senior warden,
M. P. Holly; grand junior warden, E.
W. Hoke. The next session will be
held in Goldsboro. .There are now 134
orphans in the colored asylum at Oir
ford. The grand lodge' made an appro
priation for asylum and has $1,000 left
iri the treasury. .
COLONEL. BRYAN TALKS
In a Democratic Cloak Room of the
- House lie Delivers a Lecture Against
Annexation of the Philippines
Washington, December 16. William
J. Bryan came to the house of repre-
, . ' - . . t ,
his former colleagues in congress.
Earlier in the day Representative
Bailey, of Texas, the democratic leader,
breakfasted with Mr. Bryan at the
latter's room, and it is understood they
discussed in a general way, questions
of public and party policy. When Mr.
Bryan reached the house he was es
corted to the democratic cloak room
where he was surrounded by members
and made the recipient of many atten
tions.' For some time he talked sor
cially and politically with that unre
serve which marks cloak room dis
cussion. I
: Colonel Bryan expressed himself very
emphatically to his democratic asso
ciates upon the duty of congress in re
gard to the Philippines. He believes
that the islands ought not to be held
longer than necessary for the United
Statato establish there a stable and
"independent government such as was
guaranteed to Cuba in" the resolution
wheih led to the declaration of war,
and he believes that it is the duty of
congress to make such a declaration of
the intention of the United States at
the earliest possible date, in order that
there may be no misunderstanding in
the future and that the natives of the
islands may rest assured tht the pur
pose .of the United States is. to give
them a free and independent govern
ment. The warNwas fought for human
ity's sake, he says, and the United
Statesin the hour of victory at the
close of hewar when the Philippines
have fallen"Mnto their possession
should stand uponthe policy it pro
claimed at the outset regarding Cuba.
When you ask for DeWltt's Witch
Hazel Salve don't accept .a counter
feit or imitation. There are more cases
Of Piles being cured by this, than all
others combined. R. R. Bellamy.
,
CONFEDERATE AND FEDERAL
Veterans.of, Savannah as One Rody to
JTIeet and Welcome the President
Savannah, Ga, December' 16. Pres
ident McKinley will be greeted here
tomorrow by' a joint delegation from
the local camps of confederate veter
an., and the grand army of the republic
This will be the first occasion on which
the two bodies have acted together.
It is in response to the president's
speech in Atlanta in .which he paid a
tribute to the dead heroes of the con
federacy and advocated that hereafter
the graves of the dead of the civil war
should .be considered as the resting
'places, of American heroes, with
out distinction as to the color of"
their uniforms: Calls for meetings
of Hancock post, Grand Army Republic,
and the confederate veterans, were pub
lished this afternoon. It is intended
that the organizations Should meet the
president's train together under the
Stars and Stripes. The meeting was
called to be held in the hall of the
confederate veterans. Tonight exrr
union and ex-confederate soldiers,
met together and passed resolutions
commending the president's utterances
and pledging hearty sympathy! The
call was too -late for a full meeting,
but it was resolved that the, veterans
would call upon the president in a
body during his visit and assure him
of their concurrence in his suggestion
and appreciation of the spirit which
suggested it.
' A Lynching In Oeorgla
West Point, Ga, December 16. Jim
Anderson, a negro wrho fatally wound
ed Cicero Wright, a constable of Fre
donia, Ala. was lynched near Lanett
last night. The negro, -who had been
placed under arrest for stealing, over
powered Wright, beat him into insensi
bility and rifled his pockets. He was,
later, arrested by Sheriff Johnson and
posse and was being taken to jail when
the sheriff was overpowered by a mob,
the negro taken from him, strung up
to a tree and shot .full of holes. Mr.
Wright is in a critical condition.
Baking Powder
Made from pure
cream of tartar.
Sfuards the food f
against alum
dnsr powders are the greatest
to health of the present day.
1
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I AlumZial
m
If
I menaqai
1 ." ,rew
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500 tiits ;
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January Prices.
WE PLACE
MONDAY MOR
Special purchase of this season
make
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Regular Price $15.00.
This Sale
BigS
took of OvercoatsBoys' and Chil
dren's
THE
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FISH
BUTE CLOTHING CO
OKTT1NG E K COM PAN Y,
M AN UF A CTl' R i RS 01
PERFECT BORAX SOAP
j A re organizi Jig Theatre parties tor
; ton during balance ot the season, xit
,'iO LdU your
friends by saving the
, Soap wrappe
rs and exchange-them in quantities of 50, 100, 150 and joy
the store of S.A,' fechfcsjss & Co.. 24 North Front street or
j for tickets at
you can
prefer.
sen
i them to the (tnanufactiirers for "'other presents if vu
SPECIAL
ON REA'DY-MADE SUITS AND OVERCOATS
THIS
Too m
any goods. on hand and
Extraordinary inducements
How about a Suit made to
gets a handsome one "lade in fine style, "f !
New lihe NECKWEAR will
UNOMRWEAR very reasonable. -
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COME IN AND
Taylor s
IIS Market Street. :
Santa
TO TIII1 LITTLE CHILDREN . - . '
I have a nice little "Post
ZAAR, w-here you can write me a letter,telling me what you
want. I phall not be there for a week, but you can take Mam
ma to seo the Office. In- a few days I shall be there everyday
after school
shall get it.
to get your letter. Write me a big one, and I
"7eh your little friends, but
w-ue-tjo me, as I don't liktthem.
FURNITURE
j
WE STIt HAHDLE PERFECTIOH MATTRESSES
.SECOND Alfl-in
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ySsu -Mm: ! : -v --
vwW Johnson $
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1 l 'zz&zz&m I
ON S ALE
NING
of Siiits.
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at $8.50.
Suits?
attractions to appear in Wilminp-
their expense
You can join, ami
- .trade, marks from Perfect Dorax
PRICES
AVEEK. J
must reduce stock.
offered to purchasers.
measure for Xmas ?
$25.00
be opened WEDNESDAY.
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TAKE A LOOK.
Clap Headquarters
Wilmington, N. C, J)ecember, i.S(,8
Office built at TAYLOR'S ia.
o not want bad Children to
SANTA CLAUS.
FOR
Id
XMAS PRESENTS
FROM OUR COMPLETE STOCK
WILL, BE EAST,, AS THERE ARE
SO MANY NOVELTIES IN HAND
SOME JtOCKERS, ODD CHAIRS,
CHINA.r CLOSETS, ' SIDEBOARDS.
COUCHES, If ALL RACKS, LADIES'
DESKS, . COMBINATION DESKS.
MORRIS CHAIRS. THAT WILL
MAKE SUITABLE OFFERINGS, and
ARTICLES THAT THE HOUSEWIFE
LOVES TO BEAUTIFY HER HOME
WITH. THERE IS NO NEED SEEK
JNG FURTHER., ALL THIS WE IN
VITE YOUR INSPECTION. GUAR
ANTEEING THE LOWEST PRICE
IN LEGITIMATE BUSINESS, .
MISS MINSH ALL ,
The Expert Corset Fitter
Will be at our store only a few
days longer to fit
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