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I ; - j . - . ' - :- . Wm VOL. XI. NO. 313. WILMINGTON N. C, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1898. .4' V i' 4 I- SENATOR TELLER Advocates Unrestricted in the Federal ; GOVERNMENT FOR THE COLONIES ''iW Senator Denied That They Are Entitled to Statehood, But Are ! Kntitlcd to Se!8-Government to Same Degree-Should Be Given . ' - an Opportunity to Learn Self-government .w "the House -, jv ; . Mr. Williams' Makes the First Argument Against i , j-'j Annexation of the Philippines-The Agri- . i cultural Bill Passed. ; ! ' - SENATE. .Washington',. December 20. Senator Teller occupied the ' flrst half of. to day's session of the senate with. a. speech in advocacy of the theory that thej-e are no restrictions, -upon, the right of' the United Htjit.-ii .to expand Its' borders' su' us to include far distant territory. i " 'Senator Teller's uddresa.'like that of Senator Watt. was a. constitutional ar-J guiner.t, in the eours of wftlcn.-ne .,ainrai;ni-l the fighfof- the -.United States t' aeuuire roreign. iei " j Avithou't fflUTinK upon a..awcuHi.U,. i lOt the policy ,f expansion, except, i. a.0 '.'.',., incidental'' and inferen- course', in an m iucm' tiali-way ' S.-natoii iTeller I did "not think -there was the slightest question of the puw , ,-r of this gverniuent :to acquire for- ?hr.. , l' , itfi,ts of a nati.n-all the . ,.i.,tft ,f 'any sovereign- power iliel! .uw.n in country waa - , , v and ,neet UusHU.-st.on.it .net t fail ly and .i , ti l l I IIJI'. the '-,"' :. . r-,.iu.r said: -"We" have dy riKHi , ,""! wsessiOn ;pute'd-ve came i i - Astic arch lat I'erU. KV.-6 and tne cer ifieiaeo. l ne ... ma,iP so by tainlyas:;they coUH.l ue." r treaty, ' V. ... ..Weuasetl- briefly the 'Senator ne-ii "" .. vest that many these terrl- is prop- into ques- jutlgment in 'this matter irve .u.the r,ght . . ...11(111 I f IX 111.-'.. 4 verv ai'I' '"'HV ; - i. Whe cart ..govern- now in ,kn thought it a duty of . , Senator- V' V wisialure to keep in ,"llnd -H-.,.h this government is tounci upon w iUBt Wers or a t-d-that t Vived f rdmi the consent of ment are ',e beved the United the, governe. faiern the pos831.0" Wtatesicoul.d'n,l. , ;in violation of this ..icMuired'absolu.f; le ...We ought, -tie fundamental pnnc . p peopie of these .said, '.'to-extend to M :Q overn them jJsseBsions the powe. y prepared to eivrs as. soon as thJ'y.re' oming .Ai-ri se tnai P"-" ' AwA-llOn I"" .! uv. the irreatesi M"" . k i i m-v r , i 4,v deal with -tne- g"-"1" c nt. American peop e jy and. " -i, tTIHVJ nave o.-f - - A ern. 1 anticipate IIlU'- - . . ti3l barrassrhent, but n manitested the distrust that has lnw":r.T-tn.hne army.1 to escape aij-.j, ...h along. I am not one, back to , turn tne. V'.that we., ought f e tneJn oppar?unlty tat govern ' Ol ives I say that nobody, wants themselves, i - 0..Jq mw. themseivet.. , ;,,, cfatas now. s!: ! Savor of uch a jo puuV .-. 4 a.reJ Yet, m in- gland er htihed years KMt., w.i.hp,! under the- - if them l. ': ,,:!,.'!, citizens the fla est rights t. ,,miiiem of Ktjod gov-, will float as otecton (o them as it -rtiment and .v - ; .. - . i, . doe's to-us." v,,.tion from Seriatof In feoly to a 'Tillman. Senator Jhe people or tne not go to war wi".- ce. OUr insti . i-y,iirr.'r.'iTies, in order -' . -, , oi , iiiiii' . rut ions upon tnem. ,'t.laem as to the forms and He oene.veu iui- uld avoid the cvnt natives. The vff Course we co war with the might not e as perfect -a." "r"' i..,v oil acmimta agree tnai me '-v . "ivere tractible and intelligent a no.- ' tVS b interrupted Sen. itor Teller to read an-extract from a let tor from Admiral Dewey concerning the character of the Philippines as follows. .These, people' can be governed with the slightest, difficulty. ' They readily o-ive in to reason and; I have not had the slightest uiincujij m un"b-.4-""T- -trrninc Senator" i Teller expressed He . iV.elieved mat uwj' , " . "ii... J -rnmerit intei,d-i ""'tS '.,n,t'th- iie:t that they carried thOi i, tert ... t-, exe. uti..n. hai. been us . ined hy he senate, the house of rep- II.- declared lhal'.il. wa-i. ii. ' I .. ..'.SiLi tu'd.-fcnd itserf. When 1 Wll 1)V cent war it . t;.rritory ;. .we already .ac.uir (f factrlu) treLty need, as a i ,nftrtrt 6ur riffht t,o it. with ?i'ain ;V.;.-tiet-. Ji undls- i of t;u- '-. Ktateinerjt -c.i. ' ton'of foHeipn ter- - -vf the leeds of "n ; XTniled States .l; WWrJ$ vvWing that the, - contained .-taUSs l erected - territory .ullirnae.lyhouia v ,,'' intlo states o.tne.o. ;; can confer Y,Wunt it i.iries when jn ar-- . .. lorien v t r.nn trail ...-. UT-ttwio ."r'.;,i.,T11ir ',ivi or in rwtr IUco- ;',0(iLet- i the ..east generaljy interest in an "open tt That '.nation 9 Ued set j door, poli Ifiany other country got Md bv the very JtVrcumstances oi in j posSPSsion of the Philippines, it would The uiiestin: nw:,;What a not da.WOrse than Spain did.. In any vai';iim-hn'v-we Imake -.-, t. ' -l event our trade with the PhUippines ptl. that, has come' into our posses was a mere drop m the bucket and py .j ;:ut-w ll say w . Mr. U JUiams' --ir-fnis v . t ' rltory; saw - t0 witf eareful people oi c .. r : j you sell' ,ea&ues gave Senator "..'.k.,,.;!!' t need an army nnnlause when 1 -.i,.rl T-TL.T T . VC '"i - TJ..rt.1 UVT.'.rV; : iVuba. 20.UW(in yj;" The agricu ,He -.Philippines. -io; , The prov Kico aim ou.vr, ... iahe oni -tn be W!ted as a th s to r wiy Vlan, so i. --fa t!JUe them urse t un, . aE- Ho-..coion.A. i, , n,v,a :-ivill ev ! J Ve W Oi v flag wil Valvvays float yer ? 'fP1 an-d happiiiess; insured to all the - - liberty .a ' ,v! its folds. Although all - ' Pple bbeorded the full- " " the opinion that the natives could not governed from -Washington. They ' -J - ,.';.' were" susceptible . to just and liberal treatment and there ! was ho reason '.' -v -why if they were capable of! appreciat ' . v , r-; 6ng them, our beneficent institutions -J v: ehould not be extendedtojthem : - -J. ?:. r V Senator Allison, of Iowa, reported fa- . ' -'V -vorablr from the appropriations cpm- t; . TnUtee the house resolution providing: ' ; : . 1 ,r for an adjournment of congress from 'i- -I'y'J -December 21st to January 4th, and it T" v tfias adopted witnoui uiviaimw. 7 v - 'The remainder ox .e -f '" . - rt .(. ?JicaraHia'bill. Sena- - ' , ft -l .v, Aniv npflker on : S subject and he opposed tn Mqr- ithout having -concludea nl,s,r- Senator CafTrey at :iu ociucr ielded to Senator uaninger, ana ptiori the senate.went into ex- At 5:10 cfclocK. p. m.. idlourned. ' , t)-p" RT-PRESEXTATIVES. l today listened to the first subject, of the annexa- iUppines, Mr. .Williams, democratic memoer L' Committee, in an iairs . .- r.0iriI, tn 1113 V. ioTonda Vuld bring u I" it United Sta" said, the island" disappointment, i Nslon Vted he ulated with peo- Power of Expansion Government. plee of hetrogeneous races.They could jiever afford hortie or opportunity for American citizens. In the annexation of territory of the past the area an nexed had been always coterminous, except the case of . Alaska, j and we had in each ease increased our pop ulation and our pevyer of national, de-' fense. These had been j the testis in th past. The Philippines! fulfilled jnone of these tests. In (he4case of ciuba, if Cuba should be willing in th future to throw in her lot with ours, he case would' bp different. Sixty-six per cent, of Cuba's population w,as-Caucasian, a fact not generally known. Heir people could easily be assimilated. Ciba was' practically contiguous. She lay direct- ly wit trie sphere of American in- lluenci . : A'- : . . He summed -up the objections to the annwcatlon of- the Philippines. They lay 7,000 miles from our coas.' lIot ,a single geographical, defensive br racial test could be, applied. .-'Annexation, would project us 7;tK)0 rnilesj in the melee of the Orient.- Wei woijild have to hold in subjection 9.000.000 PhilippI-' n os" at a cost of $140,000,000 annually. He argued that citizenship cbu,ld not be denied the natives of . the' islands if they were annexed. They camje-within the purview pf the Fifteenth' Constitu tional amendment. They, becajme citi zens ipso facto, as soon as thf islands were annexed. He had been asked why, if Mississippi had be,en able to the deal with the race question the people toTiOf the United States would not be able to do so in thej Philippines. The differ -ence was that'ithe peop'e of Mississippi understood the problem with which they had to dffal. It- came homej to them by actual coritact. The peoplje of ; the IJnitekl States:.who would have to solve it would do so theretlcally an'd they would fail. There must be fhite su prem'acy.' If white supremacy jwere ne t guaranteed in Hawaii' he "declared that 1)0 per cent of the Caucasiaiis would not remain there, , . While he opposed the annexation, he saiiil, he should not return the Philip pines to Spain. "I should leave the is laiidsi where they were the day after Lfewey's glorious victory at Manila. 1 should haul down the American flag. I; am for the 'flag, for what it means, not for itself. It is nothing but a piece of bunting and when some one an nounces that it must not come down, I care not how toigh his station, he says' something unworthy of -"himseli ahd his country. The flag should ' cornp down if it js right that it should dol so, -and the Arnerican people must pull it down. We would not let any other country do it." '(Prolonged applausfe on demo cratic side.) : ' J j Proceeding, ;Mr. Williams argued that if the Philippines could not take care of themselves they would fall under the influence ofJ England, ;orj France, or Germany. Our. interest in themwas the commercial J interest.-. We, had in if we retained possession of them we would have to sacrifice the "open door" 'policy in the Orient or go backjon the constitution. He argued that ourtariff laws must extend over the islands and if they did it would be absurd! for us to exerqise. one policy in the Philippines and contend for another in China. ; There Was still another solution of the problem. Mr. Williams said if we did not want to give the isiands their Independence or let them fall under the sway of another country, we could sell them as a war indemnity to Eng land. She .would bring to them civili ization. The islands would get freedom of? religion and freedom qf trade and we would get rid of a naval., military, political, racial, social and naval prob- . anjfl an everlasting, perpetual for- emu - . remarKs were listened attention and his col- rum. ;a. hearty round of he cbncluded.if . . . tural' bill was then pass- ision inserted in the bill means of retaliating aeainst Germany and other-countries was passed with a slight amendment which gives the secretary of th treas- discretion of ds adul health Jnstea i.- in refusing tneaenvery adulterated or deletetious to tead of making refusal to deliver such good mandatory. The bill carries $3,696,322, or 1187,120 more tnan the current law. . - . The conference report on the army and navay deficiency bill was adopted fend at 5 o clock the house -acrjournea. : : rr- I . A cougl it not like a fever, ilt does not, have to run a certain course. Cure it joiieklv and effectually with One Minute Cough Cure, the beet iremedy for-all ages and for the most; severe cases. -We recommend it because It's 'good. R. R. Bellamy. A NEGKO SOCIETY lOrsraulzed lor the Protection of the i ' ' Negroes of th Soutli Cleveland. Ohio, : December 20. As a resujt of""-a meeting of colore! citi zens held in this city recently :o pro test against the treatment that was accorded j colored people during the troubles at Wilmington, K'. 'C., a movenent to form a national organi zation of cIi?red' citizens. ' has -.com- rrienced. Tbose .chiefly interested are- FratK L?e, WilliajH Pundy and The. pastors of the colored cnurcnes. ine name selected is the Brotherhood Of African Descent. The object is to bring about united political action-to pre vent such occurrences as,, that at Wil mington. The Ufeveiana promoters or the organization are in communication with nrominent eoiorea men m me northern states with the view bf ob taining their co-operation. A njeeting will soon be called to start thje new society. Ex-Bank Cashier Sentenced Philadelphia, Penn... December 20. William Steele, former cashier of the wrecked Chestnut street national bank, wae today sentenced by Judge Butler in the . United States district court to six years and' six months' imprison ment and $300 fine. Steele wis con y Jcted of conspiracy with the lajte Wil llaiH, M. Singerly. president of the bank, In making false entries jin the books of the bnk and false reports iof the bank's condition to the comptrol ler of the currency and ia misapplying the funds of the bank. . Tli HHfejfum Secret Dossier Paris, December 20. The Courriere Tue Sire says this evening; "The Drey t us secret dossier was hanaed court of .cassation this evening under the pledge that it should not be com municated , to jthe counsel for ,he de -nse or to: any pne aut . sifte the court, wi,- - - r - . I - I Iaati .THE HA II. WAV, connissiox Take ap Ibe ( Wi AgilMl the Ex pre Company and Uie Hull man Company (Special to The Messenger.) I. Raleigh. N C, December 20. The railway commission met today. Jt took up the matter bf ts order for thje Southern Express (Company to show cause why1 lit should not pay the stami lax on receipts for express matter sent from this .state into others. Thje company was represented by Fleming -du Bignon, of Georgia, who argued that the commission had nothing to wi inter-Etate business; Another matter taken up was a re duction of Pullman car fares. Th eame plea was - made as to this; tha at was inter-state. The Pullman Company filled- it schedule of rates as requested, bu : gave notice tat- it was, as a courtesj and that it did not recognize the au thority of the commissions to makt rates', on the ground that the Pullman Company is not a common carrier. The - ' . . . commissjon fully recognized its lack ol authority in this respect and will iisk the legislature to give it. Superintendent - Crosswell, of the' Southern Express Company, 'said that the company relied on ife rights a's-tc stamp -tax on-inter-state Ireceipts. The commission hoped to get some eoneesj sion from .Mr. Crosswell, but will nof make a fresh case, as one from New York is now before the United States supreme court and, this wilLanswer for all. . :." ' ; ;. .. The Western Union Teiegraph.com pany filed exceptions to the recent or dei- of -the commission that it should open an up-town office at Kinston. Its alt torneys announced that it denied thi right of the commission tcrmake such an order. ;TAX VALUATION OF PUOPKKTV Fortlim iear (Greater Thau Ever He lore-Siipreiue Court Ue iMioux-Sta t e JLIbrary (Special to The Messenger.) Raleigh, N. C., December 20. The state auditor completed his report toi day, which shows the aggregate valuje all property; returned for taxation to be $265,918,197, the largest amount eve'r reported.; It; is a gain of $6,906, G89 over" last 'year and of $8,4S0,97O ove year before last'. The gain ovelr las: year 'is made up as follows: On rea and personal property $2,392,92f), telej graphs $383,619, steamboats and canall 69,620, railways $4,0pi,530. ' ; j The supreme courtifiles the f;ollovin opinions: McMillan vs. McMillan, from Pender, affirmed; Slocomb vs. Ray, from Cumberland, affirmed. The United States district court ad journed this afternooji till February 8th. - . The report on the stafe library mad today shows it has gained 2,100 volumes! last, year and this year. W4ien you ask for' DeWitt'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. TAK HEEL TROOPS IN flBA A Detacliraeut oftlie Klrnt North Caro lina Raines the Stars and Stripes in Slgnt of the Wreck of the .TIalue Havana, December 20. At noon to day Major Russell B. Harrison, with a detachment of the First North "Caro ling regiment, - Raised the Stars . and Stripes ver Fort Atares, in full sight of the ivreck of the United States bat7 itleship Maine: Harrison as provost of the Seventh corps, is charged : to pre serve order in Cerro, Atares and Jesus del' Monte, ' suburbs of Haj ana. Two companies of the Second Illinois regi ment, and two of the. First North Caro lina regiment are doing guard duty; Captain General Castellanos inform ed Brigadier -General Clous today that the evacuation of Havan would be complete on or before January 1st, next. Fourteen i transports are due fo arrive from 'Spain (during the next ten days. There are 16,000 Spanish troops still in Havana and its environs, but the "last few thousand will embark simultane-, ously. This, information was particu larly agreeable to the Americans, be "cause all Spanish . troops who remain here after January 1st will have to rbe protected. . ; . - The Eighth, jand -Tenth regular .t in fantry regiments were , ordered hee hv the United States evacuation commis sioners from Quemados for duty tomor row, .but the order was changed this eyenjngv at rhe request of Captain Gen eral Castellanos, who fears. -that a con flict of authority might occur should the Americans"' occupy any position of the city proper prior to the final,evacu ation. The Cuban Irreconcilabies talk of overturning the queer, regent's statue In Central park on January 1st! Gen eral Green says the statue will be taken down, carejiilly boxed and offered to Spain, no 'Indignity. being allowed.. ; Although Admiral Sampson1 has gone horth.ithe other Unttjed States evacua tion commission will remain unti af ter New Tear, pending the evacuation of the other parts of the island. -Today Commodore John Philip made 'ant. of ficial call upon Captain General Cas tellanos. - i ! li4?t night while an American lady from Richmond, Va., was walking with her husband in Central Park she was hit fey a spent rifle bullet, receiving a flesh wound uKthe side. No report was heard at the time. Overcome evil with good. .Overcome your coughs and colds with ' One Min ute Cough Cure. ! It is so good children cry. for it. It cures' croup, bronchitis, pneumonia, grippe and all throat and lung diseases. R. R. Bellamy. . i Three Ttiousaud Chinese Killed ; Condon, December 20. A . dispatch from Shanghai . to a newspaper here says,a powder magazine situated in the centre of the Chinese camp ait Hang Chow exploded? leveling a square mile of .housejs. It is estimated tbat 8,000 '-sopldiers were killed, including tine gen era! commanding the , forces. Ttie American and French missions are both supposed to have been damaged; but it is said .there were no fatalities among the Americans. From England to France In a Balloon I London. December 21. Yesterday (Tuesday.) a baloon which ascended at t,he Crystal paj4.ee. Syndenham; Lop don, crossed the Kngiih channel to Fechamp, France, about twenty-seven miles northeast of Havre. The " Daily 1 Chronicle, whjcbjhd Trrjpnbrj l 1 ... .... .1, . feesfi ..- M. . X ' ciioiinn So Says a Republican Office-IIolder. COLLECTOR JOHN DflNGY Continue Ills Absence Since. Ills Ilasty OepartUre-a Few Days Alter the Elec tion ' Conference Over Legislation Oealred for the Insane Asflums-Ue-markable Development of ibe Oyster Industry Negroes Indicted lor lutlni Idatins. a. Dcniorratlf e;ro at the .Polls - " Messenger Bureau, . Raleigh, X. C.. December 20. 1 A republican office-holder here made "the very positive assertion last, night that Q. Z. French-will return to WT1 mington lie also says that he uriUer-; stands Collector bancy (colored) nas never returned to Wilmington since he made a- hasty departure from, there oii a steamer for New York, four or live; days after the election. . i , ' The state charters the M. B. Wilkin son Lumber Company, of Buncomb. county, partly owned by jl'hiladel phia.ns. and, with $30,00 capital. : ' Dr. . P. L. Murphy, superintendent, and, J'. G. Hall and James -O. Sawyer, of Asheville, directors of the Western hospital for the insane, arrived today and had a conference with the super intendents and executive committeemen of the Raleigh and Goldsboro' hospitals, in' regard to legisuation. desired, and the general mutter of the needs , of the hospitals, so as" tt have entire unity ol' action. f The legislature will be asked to pro tect the Mongolian pheasant in certain districts of this state. In Oregon and Washington, ' under such protection, these line birds have increased so that there are literally hundreds .of thou sands of them. - Revenue-' Collector Duncan, ji who came up yesterday from Beaufort; says the. development of, the oyster indus try this winter is remarkable. It is he declares, the greatest oyster sea son the -state has - ever known., The great packers are establishing .branch houses and employing- large numbers of persons. Dredging is now allowed, under limtatiofjS. The demand for oys ters is heavy and the quality is excep tionally fine. tTnited States Marshal Dockery when asked if there were any election eases to come- before the courts, said he knew- of only one matter of the. kind in this districtthe' case of el-en ne groes in Richmond -county who stand charged with intimidating a "demo cratic negro.".'- . " Judge" -Purnell appoints S. -'. S. Daniel, of Winston, a United States t-omms-sioner. The state board of public chariti.-. which Has done an excellent , year's 'work, meets Thursday to prepare its report. The seventh and 'last batch of claims, in connection with the volunteers were,1 sent to. Washington today, t The total of all elaims-Js $24,542. A negro servant at the insane asy- Inm here gets sixrponths' hard labor I on the jiublic roads tor assauuing , a patient, an epileptic, named Jethro. He tried to make the latter work, threw to the floor and choked, him. - The populist headers at last admit that there is a "crisis" in the affairs of that iparty: that.it is "a condition and .not a theory which confronts us and the sooner we realize.-it 'the better." MCKINLEY'S ATLANTA SPEECH TwoOrand Army Posts Endorse Ills Remarks as to Graves of Confederate Dead Violent Opposition of One Fed eral Veteran Dubuque. Iowa. December 20. Hyde Park post. Grand, Army of the Repub lic, 'has unanimously endowed - Presi dent McKinley's Atlanta declaration that 'the time has arrived when the federal government should assist the southern states- in caring for the graves of the confederate dead. A copy of the resolutions were telegraphed to the . president at Augusta, Ga. Hyde Park post is the first in .the country to act on the president's proposition. Lancaster, Penn.j December 20. Ste vens post No. 157, Grand Army of the Republic, of Lititz, has endorsed the ; president's speech relating to the gov ernment caring for the graves of con federate dead, and has requested Con gressman Brosius toi. use his influence to bring about national legislation to carry into effect the president's senti ments. -So'mimerville', Miss., December 20.--Mayor A. A. Berry, member of Willard C. Kinsley Post No. 139, Grand Army of the Republic, has written a letter to the post severely condemning that por tion of President McKinley's address at Atlanta, suggesting ' that it would be -proper for the government to assist in care and preservation of confederate eemetries. The letter says: "Perhaps it is better for me to stay away from Grand Army gatherings foH a little time, at least until I recovey from the shock of the statements latei jly- made by President McKinley at Af-' ilanta. I love the south and people aiyl ino one rejoices more that I at the i splendid spectacle of a reunited courf try. presented during the recent war with' Spain: but I cannot believe that it is the duty of the nation to give the same attention to- the graves of the men who sought to destroy it as to the resting places of those who died for its preservation. God forbid that " any word . should come from my lips or pen calculated to revive the sad mem ories of the- past. Let us extend the warm hand of fellowship to our south ern brothers. Let us give to them un grudgingly of our love, but let us not Ho any act or. approve any policy from (which future generations may infer tthat- the great Arnerican republic in khe closing years of the Nineteenth century ha become so blind that she pou'ld not distinguish between hersa jviors and her would-be destroyers." I Constipation prevents the body from jridding itself of waste matter. De Witt's Little F7arly Risers will remove the trouble and cure Sick Headache. Billiousness, Inactive Liver ind cler- jthe complexion. Small,, sugar coct-d. idOnJt gripe or causeutLusea, R. R. Bel jlamy. ... ' The Trial of iIrs. Payne Moore I New Tork, December 20. The work of getting a jury forthe trial of Mrs. iFayne Strahan Moore, co-defendant l with her husband, William A.. E. Moore, convicted of '-'badgering' -Mar-tin Mahon in a hotel . in this city was resumed today. Four, jurors were ob tained yesterday and after a long list of talesmen had been examined today five more were accepted by both sides. The case was then adjourned until to- mprrow morning. General Wilson Not to Resign Mvicon, Ga., December 20. General Jarris H. Wilson, commanding . the Firs army corps, in camp here and w-hol-jnade the reference to "Canada unds,l the Stars and Stripes, in a here yesterday, denies that he sign and says the reports which in the papers to that effect tally without foundation. r A I -n -no ftred I- Senator Butler Proposes Such a Lav BILL TO INCREASE ARMY Ordered Favorably Hrported by Ibe House Committee A niuorlty Krport .to be .-Hade Proposition to t.;l ve Extra i Pajf to the .'olu(nte,ers Uuee kalanl's Prptest .Against An n Lllluo uexatlon of Hawaii It eturu of the preslden tial Part). Wash mgton, December 20 Senator Butler, of .North Carolina, today gave notice of au-amendment he will in troduce to .the . pensUsn appiopriatiop bill, pensionihg.ex-confederau soldiers. The amendment foilovy.s: 'That ..from and after the passage of this nil every pension law- now oih the stati.'te books shall -apply- to" every- inValu: soldier, widow, minor child, -depend nr rela tive, the armyt-Sures and jdl other I)ensioners'xvhomay be able to prove their claim' under the present pension laws, without regard to whe her said .soldier was ; enlisted in the' f ;de.ral or confedefate service-.-o the civil war of 1861-63, provided that those enlisted in the confederate sera-ice shall lot draw iany.ba'ck pensions prior to the passage of this bill, -but their claim urn dier ex isting laws shall begin arid become1 op erative with the passage of t lis bill." ADDITIONAL PAY. FOR VOLUN'- TEERS. " Representative Gibson, of Tmnes'see, today introduced a bill to re vanl the patriotism of volunteers by - granting then! extra pay o,n discharge. Those enlisted men who have servet only in, the United States shall recoive two months' additional pay and each offi cer one month's additional pay; those men and officers who have served -or shall serve abVoarf are, to receive four and two", months pay respectively. Those already, mustered out a e to re ceive one half o the amounts named. QUEEN LILIliOKALANI'S' PROTEST. Ex-Queen LiHuokaiahi today sent to the sena'te-a protest against the" appro priation of the crown-lands: ol Hawaii by the United States. In it :ie says: j -I earnestly and respectfully protest against the assertion of owne ship by the United States of America o" the so called Hawaiian crown-lands, amount ing to about 1,000,000. acres and which are my property, and I especi lly pro test against -such -assertion -of owner- ! ship as a. taking of property, without due' process"-of law and with iiit jusjt or other comp'ensati'ou." ! -1 THE BILL To; -INCREASE THE . ,. - . ,AKMY. - The house coriiraittee on military af fairs this afternoon '-ord.ened r favor able :report on the Hull bill, inc reasing the regular army up to : 100, ( 00 men. The final vote orf reporting the )ill was 8 to 5 on party. lines,-as. follows Yeas, Messrs. HulK Marsh, Grifftd, .Ritcltem, 'Fenton, Belknap, McDonald and,B-own-low, republicans; Nays, FulzeV, Cox. Lentz' Hay, and Jett, deHiocrats. v Mr. Marsh while 'voting for he bill reserved the right to oppose , sbme of its features ori the floor. The minority gave notice of. a minority report and a substitute, bill. Five' days were given for the preparation of the majority and minority reports, Chairman Hull mak ing that for the majority and Kr. Hay drawing the substitute bill and. report for the democrats. The main feature, of the substitute bifl will be a standing army limited to that existing before the recent . war anil authority to the president to enlist a large- temporary force, probably 0,000 men for service in outlying territory. 1 v ' A number qf changes were njiade in the Hull bill, relating to the adminis tration of the new army. p.'..; RETURN OF THE PRESIDENT. The pre-sidential . party, after an ab sence of several days in the south ar rived at. the Pennsylvania Avenue sta tion over the Sbuthefn railroad at 11 o'clock this morning exactly on sched ule time. With. .ne exception )f Mrs: McKinley, who was slightly -indisposed atAtlanta, every . member of the party has- been --yi the. best of health and "all pronounced the trip m jst en joyable and a splendid success i:i every way. i Every w'here, a stop was made the president, was received with greet ings and demonstrations qf an enthus iastic', character and during the entire week there tvas 'not a disturbing inci dent. - The run from' .Columbia, -S. C, was uneventful and on arrival here the splendid train of six Pullman cars un der the personal, supervision of Gen eral .Agent Brown was run up to! the Sixth street -siding where all aLighted. The President and Mrs. McKinleiy were driven to the White house at onle. The last morning abroad the presidential train was spent chiefly in' farewell vis vS paid upon each other by member's of the 'party. The president received all his giiogts in his own car. He ex pressed his entire satisfaction over the trip. In this sentiment every member of the cabinet aboard heartily 'coincid ed, while 'Generals Wheeler and Shat ter repeated the eulogistic expressions already: made in their public speeches. The . general impression prevailed that the trip had cemented to a. marvelous degree, the good feeling between the north andthe south ,and had brougltit into prominencikthe excellent condition ana capabilities, of the army. Thre original object of the'i.'trip, to celebrate the peace wih Spain, lost significance directly. aftef: the president's memor able utterances, regarding the care of tfie confederate dead. . " Late lo.bed and early to "rise, pre parea 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. K. Bellamy. Arrested for Selling American Flags Havana, December. 20. Samjuel L. Israel, of New York, a few dJys aj" opened a little store Ofl OMsppjWeet. for selling Airieftcan fla and jjeveivyj His wife last night appealed in tear' to General Greene, saying thatl Israel f uau ueen arrested and jthat she could not find him. ..General Greene sentCap taln ,-Mott to Captain General Caste lanos asking that Israel be produced' and serft to Geperal Greene. In an hour an aiderde-camp of the captain general brought the man to the hotel InglateTra. He had been in the Furza prison. - ,',' - . Israel says that at 5 o'clock yester day afternoon a Spaniard entered Vis" sjtore, "tore down the flags andl hrote the show case with his sword r.htd sent three men. who arrests !Too' I was wen treateq. while a prisont n FOOT BALL THIS AFT. ie of the Hauling Series of jJTbr Another gatrae of the. series of three between- the O. U. D's. and Chestnut Streeters will be piayed";hb3 afternooa on the gTidiron-tthe C. A. N. parK. corner of Ninth and Orange sure. This will be the second contest, and .promises to be quite lively. The flm game was iwon by the Oj I. The line up is as follows: o. r. D's, I D'i Streeters. .... Huhn . . . Catlett Fredericks . . . Spence . Peschau Galloway Shulken Myers . Davis. C. . . . . loder . . 1 Greene Bailey ; Storm Peck .. ,. 4. .. . Rh'einstetri Bell ...... Davis, p. . Armstrong Smith Davis. L, . Emerson . . t rant : . . ... ' The 'fun o'clock. ' ., c. r g,.;.... g---! -" .1. r;-;t..i. . . . ...1. t... ,,.).... . . . . r. e. ........I.e......... q........ . ..r. h.,b...:... 1. h. .... rb:.... will c. .rmnence at 3:30 "AS WE SEE IT" " Jlf rrj (omrdj to be Presented at the Tlinlre Tvulhl . T.iniglit al the opera hous- will b presented "As W See It," which has the ivputa'tion of btHng a bright', breezy comedy of the, tirst water: It possesses; in. intricate .-plot, but only a story sufficient enough to pan out gen uine novelties and roaring absurdities. Numerous up-to-date specialties are introduced thruughout the auction of the play, and are furnished most accept ably. Kverybody Miii-njirrs the mirth pro voking -''Mi-Fee Matrimonial Bureau.' well. "As .We. See. It" is under the 'iiame management and said to be supe rior. Anyway, it will -make you laugii. and, ,thaL is all you can dVsire. Seats are now on sale at ileiken-'s. - - "7 ' " : 4.eorla or Alabama, Whlt-li Editor .Messenger: Sir: In an editorial this a. 111.., you say that "General Joseph. Wheeler was born iil Alabama." In your tele graphic report of the ovation at.Au'- gusta, Ga., the statement is: "General Wheeler was the hero, Augusta being his birthplace and here rest the re mains of his .departed loved ones." Having been at one time a resident of Augusta, my impression is that General Wheeler was born in Augusta Ga., and is therefore a native of Georgia. "Respectfully, '. CALVIN'S. BLACKWELL. . Was Pleased With llmlugtou Wilmington, Nv C, December 20. Editoi,s Messenger:- ! - I wish to express my thanks to the people of Wilmington for their kind ness to me while in their beautiful city by the sea, in the interest of the Epis copal Orphans' Home. I always found the gentlemen genial and polite: the ladies sweet and lovely. It was. also my good fortune to secure board with one of the most charming families' in the city. Miss Julia James. I leave to morrow fiir my home in the City of Oaks to spend the holidays, but will take with me many pleasant, memories and recollections of Wilmington and its good people. ' MISS JOSIE BATCH'ELOH. Killed a Rattlesnake in December . Yesterday while- Messrs. Robert Prit chett :and Ed. Boiishee were bunting in the woods 'back of Colonel Rop-er Moore's brickyard, they killed a rattle snake that was five feet in length, measured eleven inches around th body and had ten rattles and a button. The reptile, is now, at Dr. L. B. Sas ser's drug- store on'i'Eighth and Market streets. - J DEATH IN THE FLA.tlKS Tw-o ladies and a Servant Eose Their Lives in a Fire in New York New York, December 1 20. :A fierce fire , -started in the handsome house at No.'2G0 West Seventy-third street, oc cupied by Charles H. Kaymond, gen eral agent of the Mutual Life Insur ance Company, at an early Injur this morning -;which resulted in the death of three", persons and the serioqs injury of several others. The dead are: Mrs. Charles H. Raymond, 55 years of age, death resulted from compound fracture of the leg and internal injuries. Mrs. Victoria Underwood, of Zanesville', Ohio, sister of Mrs. Kaymond, jumped from the third story window. Harriet Fee, domestic, burned to death. -The fire starred in the basement and in "a few minutes the lower part of the house was enveloped in. flames. There was a panic and Mrs. Victoria Under wood, Mrs. Ray'mond's younger sis ter, who had come here from Ohio to spend the Christmas holidays, jump ed from the third story window and was Killed almost instantly. William Doerr-, a conductor, who had run to assist in the rescue, and who 'was as cending a ladder, to try to save Mrs. Underwood, was .struck by her body as she fell and knocked to the pave ment, below. 'a Mrs. Raymond, who occupied a roo?n on the second floor, wa assisted to the window by her husband and stood on the sill, panic-stricken and calling for help. -Two firemen went rapidly up scaling ladders, while people on the .street shouted to the Rayinonds not to jump- They were so confused and frightened and half suffocated that they seemed not to know what they were doing. As the firemen neared the window- Mrs. Raymond stumbled and ren. tier nignt dress caught on a round of the ladder and her . body whirled around as -ft fell to the flagged area. She vas picked "up, unconscious and taken to Roosevelt hospital, where sh.e died tonight. Harriet Fee, a domestic, who had run up stairs at the first alarm to .'arouse the persons sleeping In the house, was unable to get to the- street again and was burned to, death. , ,, Mr. Raymond- himself was 'rescued and taken to Roosevelt hospital wt,sw it was found that he was suffrrng a great deal from having inkaked flames ana smoke.' ' ; It is claimed by xhe authorities that; the casualties resulted , by reason of th panic. The house was supplied with fire escapes and the, firemen were early at the scene. Baking Powder .1 . Made from pure cream of tartar. Safeguards the food against A ' -a uum Dating powders are menacerstohealu of tpp novAt eaxiho pomxn co.. ! he greatest Arescntday. fW 1 1 When People enusiastically of something i y lir chased in these xlays of bargair 1T AMOUNT- TO SOMETHING, c v g tL been overcrowded for did they buy here? This is a probl solve,': because THE FISHBLAT IN & COMPANY gavQ the people tlr gains for the least money. But la wonderful selling must keep up, the: have again this week marked down bur finest arid best clothing at the s:. figures. The past week men bought their Iriends. and their so bn. ; ': Here is lie Reason- Money Ml in a mi Wright's Genuine Health r ONST.RUC.T J51 otv$e hygienic prancfple of niaintaini SJCmj'j' , temperature, whether the boiy is at rest cr during eiercise, - ' The wihjI is wovi-ri-to the outef fairif' in tic. v loops But prorllifiv inter-air-space..- This 'meihod represents tire scientific tMttruct1 ' a genuine health gutnjent-f - 0 . .' We were .Hie originators -of this The mbov0 Im m Uctimilt of our woven label trademark, which I aewa oar vry garment of the Ueauloe WRIOtirS HEALTH UNDERWEAR.- y 1 ----- . - . - You will find these for 'sale at the FISHBLAtE CLOTHUSGj . ..- J ' k A. DAVID & CO -J Front St. STORE OPEN EVENINGS UNTIL 7" O'CLOCK. P M Brinp-s results. It isn t proving. Gifts galore for. rpices are so reasonable that all can enjoy the -pleiP ure 01 girt ma King. .: - Men's Suits and W vereoats at reduced prices: No. tricks or humbuggery but good solid values for-your money. Money refunded if goods do not prove sat- - : 1 , -- . -' f isfaetory as guaranteed. ' - . ' : The largest variety of Shirts and Sweaters in the. TOYS ! TOYS ! TOYS! DOLLS. Dolls of every description at 5c to $1.00. . Our 10c size is 10 inches long. Tea sets at 5c to .W. ..Doll Furlnture Sideboards,; Bureaus, Bedsteads, Tables. Pianos, - Etc. Doll Carriages and Oames. : Uxanf ine our 5?, lvto and 25c counters. We hav everything you .want in the Toy Line. 1 , , XJiAS TREE ORNAMfC.VTS- Very a.rgy assortment to select. from . MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. Guitars, Etc., Mandolins. : ' '. UMBRELLAS AND CANES. Umbrel las. at 50c. $1.48 and 42.25. .Walk- ing Sticks, 10c, 25c. 50c and $125. . HANDKERCHIEFS. Memstitched: at 5c to' 25c. Silk at 15c, 25c, 4Sc and W fr5e. Pocket books at ' 5c to "9c". ; 1 Combs and Brushes. i JEWELBT.-A large stock, , to select from. Solid Gold set Rings Mc. UNDERWEAR AND HOSIERY. TJn- j . derwear for men. Women and cUil- d ren at cut prices. , FastJ Biack 1 Hose, all sizes, 9c, 40c quality of Hsse 23c. ' S - ! SHOES AND SUPPERS.-fcLaiJles' Houe Slipper; 60c, $1.25 i.and $1.45." . .glen's Velvet Embroidered Slipper , 50c, "SO,' 98cv $2.25 and $1.48. . ; FANCT CROCKERY. Cupa and Sau V cers. .at 5c to 75c.; Fancy Baskets, ' Vases, Mugs. beautiful Glass j jisnes. .- - , . EVERYTHING FOR FANCY WORK. s IJepiyr 4c oz. Embroidery' Silk 10c' da. Crochet Silk 5s spoof.-Crochet otton. Stamped,. Goods Wool, J, H. REHDER & NeavFourth 1 It t tho past v 1- friends bo . - .-'-' process of manufacture; "A NECK TIED I.oks well, if one of our swell An-. cits, l.'uffs. Imperials or Bows Is used.-' We 6 how in reckless profusion a new ' line of Neckwear for the Holidays lrt'' Dainty Silks w4ik h cannot fall to cap-V tlvate and please all. eyes. The colors ' harmonize and' blend' so exoreslavcly ' they sell on sight. A fellow; doesi"- usually like to iret the mlttpn frnti his best "girl except when it cornea A itiife.i 1 UndcrW ine unape or White or. Colored KJ GIves. They ,are- handy articles a'j thoroughly appreciated,, A-, sUk TjwL - .-. brella nffords protection, under certain . atmospheric conditions, while a nobby ' Cane -Is a gKd thine- tniirrvfoinii when the clouds roll by. Dress Shirts,? ' Collars. Cuffs. Suspenders, are verv 1 Klrillll,. find -114.111 ,,r.4a.,WM A . . a 1 V . . ........ u. i t 1 -. 'ili-. P(fUI I V . 2lli n,- T....f.. lkA II. .1.. m ,, mierh't Interest .von. I.el'a et-t tniruihur 1 H ,..,.-1 Mil IIIIT .11 I IH I , ' I I, 1W V " anj sen if.you ( an't find here Just ex-' ' uctly what you have been looking-for. ' - nnnriinr 'nr nninK'ff the mere assertion its t'j all Wilmington. Anf j - - " , ; ,;. ". , ' i '':--'.'..- Nobby Neckwear, Fancy city. V. r Soles, JCtcJ Germantown and Sine- ' ony Wool; .. . SILVERWARE. A splendid variety' T at 2-'.c. . . .7 . CELLCLOID A RTICLES. Pleture jiiiaiiiier! auu itwiting AjlSfMSJfc, (Jol-: ' Jar and Cuff Boxes, Fancy BaAitta Etc. ' - ' ' PERFUMERY. Aft sizes Fahcy'Bot- ' ties 5 to 98c ' PICTURES -AND MEDALIONS. A splendid ' assortment, lowest prices. Medalions 10c to $2.00. CLOCKS AND WATCHES. Alarm Clocks 89c. A good Stem Winder Watch $1.00. Toilet Sets $1.25. CLOAKS, CAPES AND SHAWLS,-: Capes 50c, $1.00. $2.25 and $U.93. Plush Capes at $1.75 to $10.00. Jack- : ets $S.50 to $.00. " .-. CARPETS. RUGS, ETC. Rugs, beau- tiful patterns, lowest prices. Mat- h tlnra 10c, 12'c, 15e, 20c and 25c. l TruSijks- and Valises. ! Window. Shades. .;.' - tl- CLOTHING AND HATS Men's Suits. Boy's and Children's Suits, large I stock of Hats and Caps. Over coats, Men's and . Boy's Mackin- toshes $1.50 and up. DRESS GOODS. All the latest Nov elties in Dress Goods. . TABLE CLOTH AND DOYLIES. 1 Special Xmas prices. Table Cov ers and Portieres. pur. stock is very large, well selee' ted and prices low enough to suit any one. Car fare paid on purchases of $2. 00 and upwards. 9.' 9 Street Bridge, V 1 9V 1 j j m :7 1 ( - - , .. ... . .... . .... ....'....-. .t . '
The Wilmington Messenger (Wilmington, N.C.)
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Dec. 21, 1898, edition 1
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