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r: VOl- XII. NO. 59. PRICE 5 CENTS. WILMINGTON N. C, FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 1899. ADMIRAL The Navy Department Discredits the Ru mors of His Health Giving Way. REPORTS OF HIS HEALTH FAILING Under Heavy Strain o His Responsible Command at Manila Received From Many Private Sources.-Umvilling to Leaye His Work in the Philippines Unfinished-Enthusiastic Reception of Americans at Negros-Troops Landed at Cebu Without Opposition-The New Major and ' Brigadier Generals. Wishinirton Marc h "9, When his at- , ed, that 'her cargo has been jettisoned Washington, statement and that her native crew mutined on tention was called to the. stateinent. r February 8th and murdered the Span coming from Vancouver to the eneci igh officerg of the vessel. Some of the that Admiral Dewey is breaking' down mutineers are reported : to have been andVarinot last a month longer, Sec- anrested In Vigan. - , ana-dnno British first class cruiser Pow- retary Long said that he had no inter arrived here from Hong mation whatever on tius point. iue ot. ; .-.f the admiral's ill-health have been in circulation with more or less persistency "for the past four months. They are all traceable to private re ports, and though officers of the navy who have returned from Manila state that Dewey's health, so far .as it could be gauged from his appearance, seeirfs to be about the same as it' has been for the past years, they agree that the pri vate reports probably have, a fair ba sis of fact. It is not denied by these officers that the admiral has aged in appearance notably within the past year: his hair is undoubtedly whiter and his figure shows signs of that weakness which, might - be expected to come with ad vancing years. Dewey will be 62 years old next December, and for many years has not been a strong man physically. Meantime; he has had imposed upon him the most severe and exacting "du ties, so that it is but natural that his frail physique should show the effect of the tremendous strain. ii ; rairsnno familiar with the 11. lis . lo. i ' j X .j ..... - - Philippine climate that the second year is the -hardest . to bear for a Caucas ian, and Dewey soon will begin his ?erond vear there. In addition to this, he labors under the drawback of hav-J ing undergone a most severe surgical operation for" the relief of his liver. A man needs a sound .liver in the . Philip pines of all places. These facts lead naval officers to believe the reports that Dewey is showing signs of the physical .strain. . - On the other hand, as already stated there is absolutely no -official evidence on file at the department to show that this is true. A full medicaj, history of Admiral Dewey is among the records of the bureau of medicine and surgery. They show every ailment that he has experienced since he has been in the na'vy, as well as the results of the Xhysk-al examinations he has under gone when he has been promoted from time to ume. Uut these ao noi uis close any complaint at this time; the admiral has not been made the subject ,of a sick report since he went to Ma nila. Some time ago the president feared 'that the great strain he was under might-over-tax him, so cabled Dewey through Secretary Long permission to return to the United States. The ad miral declmed to avail himself of this, permission and asked permission to. .haf in hid tinin'mn clutv aia f 1 1 '-h k . . . . . . .. ' required that he should finish the task he had begun at Manila. The presi dent accepted this statement and Dew ey remains by his own wish. He is free to return to the United States whenever he cares to do so, and the department will relieve him by cabled orders. In that case Captain N. H. Dyer, the commander of the Baltimore, who is the senior captain on the Asiatic station, would have command of the American squadron temporarily and probably would be relieved, later, by one of the rear admirals recently creat ed, nearly all of whom are anxious to assnmj ar-tivp flasr rank before retire- ' ment. . NEW MAJOR AND BRIGADIER The president lias praciicany niaue -up the list of the general officers to.be retained in the volunteer branch of the service. The basis of all -the calcula tions is an army of 65,0uO men, for the - president' has so far . insisted that' he will not call for volunteers in addition 'o that number unless an emergency ;shoqld arise. The reorganization acts .limits the number of major generals to be appointed. to one for each 12,000 men .and the brigadier generals for every. ; 14,000 men in actual service. ' t On this basis, as there a& already three major generals in the.jarmy in the persons of General Miles,. General Brooks and General Merritt; there 'is iro.un for. buttwo- more. To fill these lwo places the president has seleett - General Shatter-and General utis now in command at Manila. It is safe to say that the list of brig adiers to lie appointed win iiiliuuc me allowing names: General Woo d at - Santiago; General Wilson, i at Matan as; General Lee in the province of Havana; General Davis, now on amy with the euurt of inquiry in the beef jsupplies; General Ludlow in command of Havana city; General Lawton, near ign Manila; General McArthur, at Ma-' nila; General 'haffee and General' Frank. j AMERICA NECTRAL IN CHINESE MATTERS. The Italran government, -through its representatives in Washington, lately laid before the - authorities here its purpose to ask of China a port on San Mun bay, and has invited an e'xpres- sion from this governments as to its attitude. ' In response, it is understood that Secretary : Hay, as well" as the president, made it clear thai the United States would pursue the same course as toward the Russian, British and German occupation of Chinese ports; namely, disinterested neutrality. The exchanges have been verbal, and rath . er informal, more in the nature of dip lomatic soundings than direct propo- . i' sitiohs. They have given occasion to T erroneous publications, to the effect .that Italy had asked the United States L to support her demands on China and that this government in a pointed note ;' from Secretary Hay had Refused. Jt L is stated in an eminent and authorita tive quarter that Italy made no such request for American support and that . there was no declination from this government. . NEWS FROM MANILA. Manila, March 9.-4:10 p. m. The" Maritime Steam Navigation Compa ny's steamer Nustra Senora del Rosa rio has arrived here from Tloyo and reports all quiet there7, although skir ' mishiag is frequent in the outlying dis trtets 7 , :' The Negros commissioners landed on Friday last at Bacoled and have been doing excellent work since. The St. Paul landed a battalion of troops at Negros on March. 4th, Colonel Smith and the other officers were magnifi cently received and entertained by the natives, who were extremely kind and courteous. The occasion was generally celebrated with enthusiasm. Within ah "hour of landing the sig nal corps had established communica tion with Iloilo, Captain Tilley report ing the news of the reception to Gen- , -ral Miller. Goodall's battalion was subsequently - landed at Cebu without opposition and Js now stationed in the city. - i i The steamer Gloria, which has arriv i ed here from Curimas, in the northern j part of the island of Luzon, reports that the steamer Jan Joaquin is strand- DEWEY Kon in or0.er to relieve the first class Kong in ' .- XT.-;nn.m cruiser i. txi cioouo. transport Arizona quiet, at Manila. The United States has sailed. All is SITUATION AT SANTIAGO Improved tnder Prospect of Work on Public Improvements Reins He turned Santiago -de Cuba, March 9. The re mainder of the funds for February was formally allowed today from Havana, and it is expected that the estimate for March will be allowed by cable to morrow, in which case the work on public improvements will be immedi ately resumed. Today a communication was receiv ed from Havana appointing a secreta ry .to the local-so-called board of ag riculture, but as a matter of fact,', no such board exists here, " the practice being for a competent man to report regularly on agricultural matters to the civil governor. If this advice seems worthy, of acceptance, that functionary adopts - it. Similar appointments of strangers to posts in this province from Havana have caused no little unfavor able comment. General Leonard Wood expects that within a few days most of the labor ers, will be .working again, as the as phalt company will commence opera tion on a large scale next week uhder a former contract. The prospects, now look much brighter than they, did ten days ago. - ' - f Major Duncan B. Harrison, who had been defending before the court-mar tial one of the men charged with comH nlicity in the outrage at San: Luis, has , been debarred from further connection with the defense, owing to contempt of courf, incompetency and his appar ent efforts to justify -his own conduct on the -occasion of the outrage instead I of defending his client. Washington, March. 9. So many sen sational publications have been made ; concerning the alleged disturbed af I fairs inj Santiago that the secretary of I wafcabled to General Wood to ascer I tain- the facts. General Wood has re plied that there is absolutely no ground whatever for apprehension or anxiety as reported. , . Not one child dies where ten former ly died from croup. People have lam ed the value of One Minute Cough Cur and use it for severe lung and throat troubles'. It immediately stops cough ing. It never fails. R. R. Bellamy. The Baltimore and Brooklyn Club Baltimore, March 9.--The stockhold ers of thi Baltimore : Base Ball and Exhibition Company fnet today and elected Mssrs.H. R. Yon Der Herst, Edward- Hanlon and H. R. Borman, of Baltimore- and ' Charles H. Ebbetts and F. A. Abell, of Brooklyn, direc tors for The ensuing year. The direc tQ,rs immediately organized by elect ing Mr. Hanlon president.- The same gentlemen have been elected directors o the Brooklyn club, with the excep tn that A. S. Wall goes on the direc tory of the Bridegrooms. - Manager Hanlon announced tonight that AlcGann would go to Brooklyn with him and would play first base dur ing the coming season. Kelley will play center field and captain the team. With the exception of the catchers and pitchers, which both managers are. as yet uncertain about to a- great ex tent, the teams '" will be constituted about as-follows at the opening of the season: . , Brooklyn McGann 1st b, Daley 2nd b, Jennings s s, Dahlen 3rd b, Jones 1 f, Kelley c f, and Keeler r f. : Baltimore La Chance 1st b, O'Brien (signed today) 2nd b.Magoon or Koes ter s s, McGraw 3rd b, Holmes 1 f, Hrodis c f, Sheckard r f . Brooklyn has four pitchers Mc Jame's, Maul, Hughes, Kennedy and Yeager, while Baltimore may make its selections from . the following young sters: Kitson, Nops, Miller, McKenna, Howell, McFarland, Gaston, Hopper and McGinnity. Robinson will probably do the bulk of the catching for' the Orioles. For frost bites, burns, indolent sores, eczema, skin diseases, and especially Piles, DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve stands first and best. Look out for dishonest people who " try to imitate and counterfeit it. It's their endorse ment of a. good article. Worthless goods are1 not imitated. Get DeWitt's Witch! Hazel Salve. R, R. Bellamy. Will Sfaud No FoolUliues From Negr , Soldiers Richmond, Va., March 9. One com pany! oj the Eighth (Colored) immune regiriTent, sixty-one strong, arrived here tonight, having been mustered out. They were met at the depot by a police captain and eighteen stalwart police men, and informed that they would better get Fid of any firearms in their possession and disperse as quietly as possibles They took the hint and there was no trouble. The mayor and chief of police were notified that trains with other negro soldiers who had been very r iotous down "south were scheduled to : pass through the city tonight, but ar rangements were made with the rail road authorities to take them over the belt line, which is outside of the. cor .pqate limits. Destructive Fire In a Cuban Town Guines, Province of Havana, March 9. A large part of the reconcentrado .quarter of Guines was destroyed by fire this morning, three children being burned to, death. The Cuban indus trial relief fund, which has a station here, is providing temporarily quarters for the homeless, and a special appeal for funds will be made on their be half, as no work is to be had in the district and the supply -of army rations is exhausted. . , Citizens to Form a Vigilance Committee Tacoma, Wash., March 9. Citizens, indignant at the many recent rob- Denes ana noia-ups, held a public meeting today and decided to form a vigilance committee. The police de partment Tyas denounced. as incompe tent and a citizens', patrol organized It was decided that all - suspicious characters must be compelled to leave the city. LAWLESS NEGRO TROOPS The Tenth Immune Continue Their Riotous Conduct The Shooting Af fair at Griffin, Ga Both Sides of the - Case , ' -j ,'t Raleigh, N. C, March 9. The tour Of the Tenth immunes through this state was marked by drunken rioting and shooting at people, houses and cat tle along the railroad. During the few minutest the train stopped here, there Was drinking and disorder among the men. Several shots were fired at the ground or into the air. All along the route their conduct was the same. A dispatch from Henderson tonight, says: "The Tenth immune, negro troops, passed today, over the Seaboard Air Line. They shot at private houses and school children. Several men were wounded. The officers of the regiment seemed to have no control over the men." Similar reports come from ' other points between here and Weldon. Colonel Charles L. Jones, command ing officer of the regiment, was seen by a representative of the Associated Press immediately - upon the arrival of his tpdn here, as he had telegraphed ahead in the morning that he desired to make a 'statement in regard to the shooting affair at Griffin, Ga. He. said: i- 'iWe struck Griffin, Ga., about 5 'o'clock yesterday afternoon. I don't think there were more than a dozen re volvers in the hands of the men. When We pulled out of Vineville. there was some shooting in the air from the train. The men were full of good spirits and had no intention to harm any one. : No .shots were fired when we went Into the town of Griffin. I was surprised to find men lined up on either side of the depot. About fifty of them wore uniforms. I inquired what the trouble was, and was told that the first section had been disorder ly; and that the citizens wanted to pro tectthemselves. "I told my men to be quiet and they were obedient and there was no disor der. The train stopped about five minutes. The train, had pulled out about 200 yards when some of the men in the forward part of the train fired some shots "The militia then fired into the rear car. George L. Agree, the man who was standing on the platform was shot. One ball passed through his leg, an other through his thigh and still an other bullet i passed through his body. As the officers' car passed a body of the militia, a 'volley was fired into.it, not withstanding the fact that four ladies were at the windows. I was standing on the platform of' my car. The wife of one of the captains, who was seated by the window, had a narrow escape. An iron brace prevented another bullet from crashing into the,car. "Up to 3:30 o'clock when I, left Ma con yesterday afternoop not one of the depredations of the white or negro troops at that town had been com mitted by the Tenth dmmunes. "The 'action of the ifiilitia in Griffin was the most cowrardly that I have ever seen human beings guilty of. Had they fired into the car from which the one shot was fired, it would have been bad' enough, but to fire a volley into a, car .when the officer who had charge Gf the men who fired the Volley knew there were ladies in the car who' were unable to protect themselves, and who had not been guilty of any breach of law, was beneath men. Griffin, Ga., March 9. Mayor Davis and Lieutenant Daniel, of the Griffin rifles, made statements today in -reply to the letter of Colonel Withrow, of tha Tenth immunes, to Governor Candler asserting that his men had been fired upon yesterday by the state militia at Griffin and demanding safe conduct to the state line. Mayor Davis says: "When . the reprehensible conduct of the soldiers on the first section of the train was reported to me and the citi zens appealed for protection from the next section which 'was due here in, about an hour, . I at once telephoned. Governor Candler and asked him to or der out the Griffin rifles. He promised to advise me in twenty minutes wheth er he would do so or not, but the second section was approaching . the city and immediate action was necessary, and by the power vested in me as mayor, I ordered the Rifles out. My authority for oing so is found in article 3, sec tion 1170 of the Civil Code of this state. The Rifles and all those whom I dep utized to meet the train, were on hand and acted in a. manner that was above reproach. A.s long as I am mayor of Griffin I shall use all the means in my power to protect the life, and property of her citizens." In his statement Lieutenant Dan iels says: "I received the following or-; der. from the mayor: " 'Commander Griffin Rifles .O wing to imminent danger of riot at the train of. colored troops just mustered out in Macon, while passing through Griffin, which-will be in a few minutes, bring your command . to the passenger de-; pot at once and receive orders from chief police for preserving order. 'W. D. DAVIS, Mayor.' "The above order was issued to me under authority of section 1170,-Code of Georgia. I responded to the order as was my duly and reported as in structed' to the chief of police at the depot. I lined my command up and down the railroad track about twenty feet from the train of negroes, arms at order. The chief of police ordered half my company about 200 yards west of the depot. Upon the departure of the train the negro troops fired several volleys; directly at the citizens and mil itary. This fire was not returned by my men, but the crtizens did return tne fire. I had given positive orders to my men not to fire and they most posi tively did not." Narrow Escape of a Car Load of People Cicago, March 9. Fifty people nar rowly escaped death tonight in an ac cident to a Halstead street electric car at North Halstead Street bridge. Ap poaching the bridge at rapid speed, the motorman failed to notice that the bridge was open. When within a few feet of the river he discovered the dan ger and put on the brakes, at the same time endeavoring to reverse the elec tricity current. In spite of his efforts the front part of the car ran down upon the abutments of the bridge and hung there. One foot further and it would4 have plunged into the river, thirty feet below, and as it was crowded with passengers, the loss of life would prob ably have been large. The motorman, thinking that the car was doomed, warned the passengers and then jump ed into the river. The tipping of the car on the abutment, accompanied by the motorman's warning, caused a panic among the passengers and they made a rush for the doors, during which four were injured! The motor man after jumping into the river man aged to clutch some piles and keep his head above water until he was dragged out. Stove Manufacturers Advance JVHces Chicago, March 9. The stove manu facturers who met at the auditorium hotel today declared, upon adjourning, that owing to the increase in prices j of raw material, they were compelled to advance prices 10 peT cent. It was tacitly agreed also that still further advances will be made in the near future. The 10 per cent, increase will take place at once and the sec ond within sixty days. Ninety per cent, of the stove manufacturers in the coun try are said to be in the agreement. ITIao and Woman to be Hanged Montreal, March 9. At the request of the Catholic priest, it has been de cided to hang Sam Parslow ,and Cor delia Poirier at St. Scholastique tomor row, back to back and with a heavy black curtain between them. They were convicted of Tjourderingr the wo man's' husband. 1 AH Presented to Commons by the Admiralty. HER VAST NAVAL FORGE To be Made still Stronger by Increase of Men and Warships Wei Hal Wei to be Made a Second Naval Rase The Vast Sums of money These Additions Call For To be Prepared to Protect Her Commerce in Case of War,Though Still Adoeatlns Peace - iLondon, March 9. In introducing the navy estimates in the house of commons today, the first admiralty, the Rt. Hon. lord of the George J. estimates Goshen, said never had been submitted under more unique cir cumstances. Ahead was tne conier .i ence for international disarmament, while behind were the incidents of las November, and while a comparison of the naval strength of the various coun tries was in everybody's mouth, the most striking confidence was shown in British preparedness to meet all emer gencies. The continental powers, he said, were disturbed by the allegation that Great Britain I was preparing, with a particular purpose, for aggressive ac tion, but, the minister asserted, the idea never entered the mind of the goy ernment. He then proceeded to detail the naval programme. Mf . Goshen said her majesty's gov1 A a i i -n?5 tii eminent piujjuacu tu iuaa.e v ci xaai it ci vliic w at yui i uu tut? uuxiuciu coast of the Shan Tung peninsula) a seconds naval base, pointing out that it would be a most valuable anchorage jqI the greatest importance in any ope rations in Chinese waters and adding that it was proposed to expend 1,300, 000 on Wei Hai Wei during the present year and 1500,000 next year. Mr. Goshen informed the house that the jersonnel of the navyfor the com ing year would be increased by 4,250 men, making a total of 110,630 at a cost of 7,474,000. Referring to ship building, he said the coming programme had been fram ed after consideration of the pro gramme of the other powers. A study of these programmes, he pointed out, was not re-assuring, The United States, Russia, France, Japan, Italy and Germany had under construction 685,000 tons of warships or 225,000 tons more than was contemplated in' the present estimates. This had forc ed the government to draw up a new programme, excluding last year's sup plemental programme, it provided for two iron clads, two armored cruisers and three smaller cruisers, of a special ly high-speed. The' money required, therefore, for the coming financial year was 550, 000, and the total under the ship build ing vote, including the liabilities for last year's original and supplementary programmes, would be 12,817,000, an increase of over 2,000,000. The to tal estimates were 26,594,000. For armament Mr. Goshen asked aji increase of 161,000, chiefly for the construction of guns, but also for more ammunition for practice, which, he as serted, was a matter of enormous im portance, as shown by the late war, Mr. Goshen then announced in behalf of her majesty's government that if the other great navakpowere were pre pared to diminish their programmes, ; Great Britain was prepared to modify hers; but if the czar's hopes were not : realized, the programme would have to stand. - ' : Mr. Goshen emphasized ' the purely . defensive objects of the naval increase, but said that, in view of the construc tion by her rivals of fast cruisers with the avowed purpose of preying upon i British commerce, an4 Great Britain's food supply in the event or war, Eng land was forced to build five new cruis ers particularly swift, in order to cir cumvent these schemes. He also said that the four armored cruisers now be ing built under the original programme would be the most powerful ships in : the world i In conclusion, the first lord of the Admiralty said the estimates Tere "'simply the embodiment of the feel- ! mgs or a peace loving, determined na- 1 tion." j (Cheers.) As the season of the year when pneumonia, la grippe, sore throat coughs, cold, catarrh, bronchitis and lung troubles are to be guarded against, nothing "as a fine substitue, will "answer the purpose," or is "just as good as One Minute Cough Cure. That is the one infallible. remedy for all lung, throat or bronchial troubles. Insist vigorously upon having it if "something else" is offered you. R. R. Bellamy. . Narrow Escape of tbe AniphltrlteCJ Norfolk, Va.; Marhc 9. The monitor Amphitrite is here from Boston, and has been intending leaving fox Port Royal for the past few days, hut she has been detained by repairs to her boilers.- A leaking, pipe leading from the condenser to the boilers had almost filled with bilge, and th boilers would probably have exploded had the leak not been discovered in time. 6he will probably leave tomorrow. The naval officers here decline to discuss the pos sibility of her destruction if the leak had not been discovered. Sailors in Perilous Position Norfolk, Va., March 9.- The revenue cutter Windom, Captain Gooding, from Baltimore, arrived here this aftei'noon after a cruise of several days around the bay. Captain Gooding reports a heavy storm on the bay Tuesday, dur ing which the schooner Ida Thayer, of Crisfield, Md., from Tangier sound to Baltimore, witn. oysters, which nad dragged her anchors during the prev alence of a high wind, was found by the Windom pounding on a ledge in the Patuxent river, iiesmes Dane -in a very : perilous position the crew were, having a most unpieasaat experience4 when rescued. Arrest of Frlsby and Phelps to be In' vestlgated Washington, March 9. Secretary Gage, after consultation with the so licitor of the treasury today, directed that- the matter of the recent arrest, of Mr. Frisby and Mr. Phelps of the coast and geologic survey"at New Or leans, be- referred to the United States attorney for that district with a view to an investigation of the conduct of the detectives who made the arrest, and if the faets are found tobe as stated the New Orleans authorities will be re quested to punish the offending officers. 1 HI The Number of Bills and Resolutio ns Passed. - --4- OTHO WILSON'S COURSE As to the Railway Commission Watch ed With Interest Our State to be Represented at the Paris Exposition. Republicans Examining Acts of the Legislature Decision as to Status of the State Guard Death of Represent tatlve Trotman Messenger Bureau, Raleigh, N. C, March 9. Not until this morning was the sec retary of state able to give the exact number of acts and resolutions rati fied by the legislature during its six ty-four days' session. He finds that there were 1,107 acts and 79resolu tions, total 1,186. This is less than ex pected. The reason is that fewer than expected were ratified on the last day. Almost 50 per cent, of the bills intro duced become laws. , ( The people here are awaiting the re turn of OthoJ Wilson, ex-railway com missioner, so they can ascertain from him; whether he really means to con test's. L. Rogers' right to a seat on the commission. It Is safe to say" that if his resignation had not been in the I nanus oi me legislature ne would not have been vindicated as he was. It is -equally safe to say that even then he ' would have failed, but for the influ- i ence which the association of Major J. ! W. Wilson gave, as both had been re moved together. Nobody here under stands the action of Wilson's attorney. ; Mr-tVl fon Ko v,iV: at the Paris exposition and T. K. Bru- j either of the writer of the bill or the ner will be in charge of it. An old law I copyist, B. R. Lacy, state labor corn gives the board of agriculture power to i . . make such exhibits. The materials are missloner 13 mae tax collector of in hand, in the magnificent museum. I C. C. Cherry, the democrat elected keeper of the capitol by the legislature. today made formal demand on J U i BUrns, fusionist, for that place. Burns ' told him to make his demand in writ- ! mg. Cherry will have to bring suit for i the place. j The republicans are looking over all ' the acts relative to changes of officers ! and are making the assertion that near- lv all of them will stav in Thou uto. ' aisQ asserting that there are many er rors in the new laws, in wrong cita tidns of chapters of former acts, etc. me number of state convicts today. as reports show, is 1,053. There are 193 federal convicts in the penitentiary. ne numoer or state convicts steadilv dwindles. , Under, an act of the pres ent legislature there are ten counties allowed to have state convicts for work on public roads, in consideration of paying all expenses connected with such convicts, so that the state will be at no charge whatever. Under the terms -of this act it is expected that perhaps 200 or 300 convicts will be taken.- . . . The assistant adjutant general here decides in the case of the Governor's Guard, of Raleigh, that the old com pany (now in service as CohiDanv K. of the First volunteers at Havana) has ceased to exist as a state guard organ ization and that the new company has all its rights and privileges. This will apply to all the companies of the First volunteers. The state guard companies at practically all the points covpred have been reorganized. , Sound men between the. ages of 18 and 35 years will be enlisted here for the regular army. The recruiting sta tion will open next week. , The government practically allows the state's claim for ,$38,000 of state guard property taken by the volun teers. Already $2,500 of new stores-d place of those taken have been ordered sent here. By October the entire force will be equipped and there will be by that time encampments and practice marches. It is intimated that , there will be an encampment of troops in the east while those in the we3t mav desire a practice march. Representative Trotman, of Gates. whose critical illness in the hosDital here was reported yesterday, died after midnight last night. He was 60 years of age. "Give me a liver regulator and I can regulate the world," said a genius. The druggist handed him a bittle of De Witt's Little Early Risers, the famous little Pills. R. R. Bellamy. Sparks The legislature of Utah adjourns sine die without electing a senator. Japan is supporting China in her re sistance to the Italian dertiands for a concession at San Mum A vast quantity of rock, overhanging the village of Rucuerja. in Spain, falls. destroying many houses and killing eleven people. The report that the Italians have seized San Mun on San Mun bay, prov ince or. Che lviang, China, is officially declared unrounded. Beehler, the Wells-Fargo express messenger, charged with absconding from San Antonio with $50,000 in his charge, is captured at Bustmente, Mex ico. The peace conference, called by the Czar to discuss the possibility of tak ing steps toward a general disarma ment, will meet at the Hague on May 18th. 1 . The National Tube Works Comnanv. of Pittsbury. announce -that an- In crease of wages of 10 per cent, will be granted its 6,000 employees, to take effect March 16th. No breaks are reported in the sena torial deadlocks. In several states the dates for legislators to adjourn are drawing near and strong effort will be made .-to end the contests. Neilson Burgess, better known by his stage name of Neil Burgess, the actor and stage manager, fil a voluntary petition in bankruptcy. His total lia bilities are 5104,059, no assets. At Houston. Texas. Hon. William Jennings Bryan addressed 6,000 people ie aeciarea the Chicago platform still stood while that adopted at St. Louis had been violated by its projectors. Before the discovery of One Minute Cough Cure, ministers were greatly disturbed by coughing congregations. No excuse for it now. "R. R. Bellamy. Kipling JMueh Improved New Tork, March 9. At 10 o'clock tonight it was announced that Mr. Kip-- ling was sleeping soundly and had been for several hours. He was reported as being much better. During the after noon Mr. Kipling was transferred from his old sick room to parlor No. 1 and seemed much pleased with the change. The cnild Elsie was so much improv ed today that the physicians allowed the little brother into the room to play with his sister. Makes the food more NEW BOARD OF AGRICULTURE Holds Its First meeting and Oreanizes. A Freight Conductor Found Dead in His Caboose Ridiculous Error in an Act of the Recent Legislature (Special to The Messenger.) Raleigh, N. C, March 9. The state board of agriculture met this afternoon- The members of the old board present were J. D. Moultzby, W. C, Prinkle, J. R. Joyce, Howard Brown ing, H. E. King, and J. C. 1u Harriss. The new board was represented by Jno. SrCunnlngham, S. L. Hart, W. D. Smith, R.' H. Jones, A. T. McCollum, W. A. Graham, S. T. Waugh, W. A. Dills, J. B. Cof field, W. JR. Capehart, J. N. .Stevens, J. C. Burch, G. P. Wes ton andJ. Bryan Grimes. Cunningham was elected chairman, with power to appoint committees. For fish commissioners, Capehartt Coffield- and Grimes were selected, but the chairman deferred making other appointments. Loge, Harris spoke gracefully for the old board, and said its members would make every effort in assistance of ihe new organization. ' ' By the aid of Harris, a contingent resolution was adopted that until June 15th the per diem of members" should include the time occupied In coming to and going from Raleigh. This ac cords with the decision of the attor ney general, Harris says. Conductor Bickinson, who was in charge of a freight train on the South ern railway, was found dead, lying on his lace in the caboose of his train to day. He was on the run between Pin- ner's Point and Selma. His home was at Selma, but was a native of Man chester, Va. ' A find of copper ore of high grade is made in this county. T. A. Davis and W. J. Harris, of Wilson, have filed petitions in volunta ry bankruptcy, . . . .. . . it is iouna tnat by a curious error. Bryson City, Swain county. One of the l i. to Tfer to chapter 251, acts of 1897, re- garding inspections of mines, but, in- stead, refers to chapter 15. which cre- w 3 "lc u"-"- o- cuneuiur ul xry- son city. The error causes much mer- riment herp. Th SDecIai aDnrnnrifl tirin hv th' Ane sPecial appropriations Dy tne legislature aggregate ?235,000. The board of agriculture met tonight and elected T. K. Bruner secretary and Coffield chairman of the finance com mittee. The resolution adopted in the afternoon as to the per diem of mem bers was reconsidered and a motion was carried to pay the members only for actual attendance and 5 cents mile age. Professors Withers and Primrose, representing the experiment station, appeared before the board and argued the necessity of action being taken to disinfect cattle in the western counties from ticks or Texas fever. A commit tee will be appointed to act in the mat ter. The board will appoint committees and officers tomorrow. IUK. PAGK AT I II K UMVEHS1TY Walter II. I'ajje Lecture Before the Sludeutaou " i he Greater Republic' (Special to The 'Messenger.) . Raleigh, N. C, March 9. Hon. Wal ter. H. Page, editor of The Atlantic Monthly, lectured in Gerrard hall be fore the university tonight on , "The Greater Republic." He talked on this interesting question for an hour arid a quarter and charmed a large audience by his eloquence.'and was often cheered on reference to our growth and to our increasing associations with the Eng lish. The speech was scholarly and interesting throughout and showed deep and mature thought in this hon ored son of Carolina's heart. France's Good will Howard tne United 1 States Washington,, March 9. The French ambassador, M. Cambon, called at the White house today to pay his respects to the presideniyafter an extended yisit to Paris, covering the period in which the Spanish Anienican treaty of peace was concluded. The election of M. Loubet, as president of France occurr ed a few days before the ambassador left Paris for Washington. He paid a farewell call on the new president who after a high tribute to the United States, charged the ambassador to convey a personal expression, of good will to President McKinley. '1 o JKstabllsU JttecruitlnK Stations Richmond, Va., March 9. Major Da vid D. . Price, who mustered out the Second and Third Virginia regiments, received orders by telegraph from I Washington tonight directing him to report to Major Hartz, the recruiting officer here, for the work of establish ing sub-stations throughout the state. with two enlisted men from Fort Mon rp. He leaves Saturday for Lynch burg. He will establish sub stations at once in Roanoke, Staunton, Harri sonburg and Danville. Stations will be opened in the tidewater towns when the Fourth Virigina regiment reutnrs. A National Hank Goes Into Liquidation Memphis, Tenn., March 9.-r-The Con tinental National bank, which has fig ured extensively in the financial his tory of Memphis for the past ten years, will go into voluntary liquidation, to be effective April 25th. On the fol lowing day another bank will be organ ized to take its place, backed by local capital. The Continental National bank was organized in 1890 with a cap ital of $1,000,000, but several years later this was reduced to $600,000, on which basis it has since stood. Tne Conti nental has ample assets and "will pay out dollar for dollar. Klpllns Invited to Kansas City Kansas City, Mo., March 9. Rud yard Kipling has been invited to Kan sas City to give a reading on Queen Victoria's birthday, May 24th. The in vitation was sent through P. E. Bur roughe, the British vice consul, and was extended in behalf of resident sub jects of the queenl Elaborate ceremo nies are planned. I 40 M& delicious and wholesome ..JOHNSON'S.. Closing But Sale Will Be Continued. The Greatest Opportunity Ever offered Buy ers in the City to Secure Splendid Bargains! Entire Stock at frO. Ill MARKET STBEETV TO SEA-SIDE RESORTERS! WE HAVE SOME " ' Fire Damaged i THAT WILL SDIT For luststxio I ' ' Cane Seat Chairs Oak Sideboardsjtor , . - Oak Bedroom Suits . , Oak Beds ; , , . Woven WireKSpringsafrom COUE EARLY ! THE SNEED CO Our Buyers . . . i - - ' - - "'. BEING IN THE NORTHERN MARKETS PURCHASING THE LAT EST PRODUCTIONS FOR SPRING AND SUMMER 1899, WE ARE FORCED TO MAKE ROOM FOR THE FIRST ARRIVALS WHICH ARE EXPECTED TO REACH US IN A FEW DATS. IT WILL THEREFORE BE TO TOUR ADVANTAGE TO CALL DURING THIS WEEK AND NOTE THE General Reductions in all Departments; IN OUR CARPET DEPARTMENT. y ' IN OUR DRESS GOODS DEPARTMENT, " IN OUR DOMESTIC DEPARTMENT.- . IN OUR LJNEN DEPARTMENT, IN OUR CLOAK AND SUIT DEPARTMENT, AND SO ON UP STAIRS AN D DOWN STAIRS. COME AND HELP US MAKE ROOM. FIR ST COME,.. FIRST SERVEDaT THE C. W. POLVOGT CO. No, 9 North Front Street. DRY GOODS AND CAEPETS. spring has mm kum WE ARE OPENING- DAILY OUR ' NEW SPRING GOODS Spring Patterns of Waist Silks at 75c per yard (no two alike. Evening Shades Taffetta Silks, at 48e per yard. Zephyr Ginghams, at 10c per yard French Percales at 10c pet yard. New Spring Styles Wool Dress Goods at 25e per yard. Silkaline Draperies at 1 c per yard. Curtain Swinser at 10c per yard. Infant's Soft Sole Shoes at 25c- Best 50c Corset in the city. Our buyer, Mr. Rebder, who wilL be in the Northern Markets for several weeks, will be pleased to fill any orders for his customers. J. H. REHDER & CO 617 and 619 North Fourth Street. P. S. CAR FARE REFUNDED WORTH OR MORE. t . ' 4 Cost Furniture SEASIDE COTTAGERS. ' E3S- -S3 50'C up. i 7.00M 11.00. 82.00? 21.00 up. from $ GASH I! DidYouEverWear A HANDSOMR Scotch Suit ? or a Banockburn ? or a French Crepe ? If nor, leave an order -with us and . fset a No. 1 article. We are Looking- for a Fresh, Newly made Stock of NECKWEAR Next Week. NEGLIGEE SHIRTS At Popular Prices Now in Stock. A Large and Fine Stock of HALF-HOSIERY - Greatly Reduced in" Price When Qual ity Is Concidered. GOLF SUITS AND HOSIERY Now on the Way. . MUNSON & CO. T O ANT , ONE PURCHASING $2.00 1 POPULAR GROCERY that deals In nothing but high grade food supplies Is always kept busy fill ing and delivering orders, but we al ways send your orders promptly and fill them with satisfaction. Lent In creases the demand for cereals, canned fruits and flsn, and delicacies of all kinds, but we have provided every thing that heart could wish for variety during the fasting season. Fresh eggs at 20 cents per dezen: - THE KING GROCERY CO. . B. F. KING, Managers Phone m. Fourth Street Bridgt. r-'.j A
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