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VOL. XII. NO. 98 WILMINGTON N. C, TUESDAY, APRIL 25, 1899. PRICE 5 GENTS. FIERCE FIGHTING Philippines' Stubborn Resistance ' to General Lawton's Advance. A HEAVY LOSS SUSTAINED By Part of His Command--! hey March Into a Horseshoe Entrenchment. Met by a Terrific FireForced to Retire Reinforced They Charge the Earthworks and Drive the Enemy Out Colonel Stot- zenberg, of the Nebraska Regiment, Killed Leading f the Charge--Our Other Lbsses-The Ad vance on Calumpit. Manila, April 23. (Sunday.) Four at Maianon. " This double operation of the. Nebraska regiment, includ- ! men ing Colonel Stotzenberg and Lieutenant Sisson and three men of the Fourth cavalry, were killed and 'forty-four wounded in an engagement at Quen gua. The Philippinos retreated with small loss. t 9:30 p. m. The engagement develop ed into a disastrous, though successful, fight. The insurgents had a horseshoe trench about a mile long encircling a rice field, on the edge of a wood. Captain Bell, with forty cavalrymen, encountered , a strong outpost. One of . his men Was" killed and five were wounded by a volley. The Americans retired, carrying their wounded, under fire and with great difficulty, being closely pursued, a. fog enabling the enemy to creep up on "them. Two men who were carrying a com rade -were shot in the arms, but they continued with their burden. Captain Bell sent for jreinf orcements to rescue the body of the killed cavalryman, and a battalion of the Nebraska regiment; under Major" Mufford, arrived and ad vanced until checked by volleys fromi the enemy's trenches. The Americans lay about 800 yards from the trenches, behind rice furrows, under fire, for two hours. Several men were sunstruck, one dy ing from the effects of the heat, as they lay there waiting .for the artillery to come up. Finally the second battalion arrived and then Colonel Stotzenberg, who had spent the night with his fam ily at Manila, came upon the field. The men immediately recognized him and raised a cheer. Colonel Stotzenberg, deciding that a. charge was the sheapest way out of the difficulty, led the attack at the head of his regiment. He fell with a bullet "in the breast, dying instantly, about 200 yards from the breastworks. Lieutenant Sisson fell with a bullet in hie heart, the bullet striking him near the picture of a girl suspended by a . ribbon from his neck. . . In the meantime the artillery, had" ar rived and shelled the trencWes. The Philippinos .stood untii the Ne braska troopsjT were right on the trenches, andifnen they 'bolted to the second intrenchments, a mile ,lhe Nebraska regiment lost two pri vateV-isIUed and had many- wounded, including tvihiieutenants. The IowfiMj regiment had several ' wounded, f d The Utai f giment had one officer and three mill wounded. Thirteen dead Philippinos were found in the trenches. Their loss was com- paratively small on account of their safe shelter. - The Americans carried the second french with small loss and are holding the town tonight. . Colonel Stotzenberg had won a repu tation as one-of the bravest fighters in the army. He always led his regiment and had achieved remarkable popu larity with his men since the war be : gan,- although during his first colonelcy, the volunteers, who were not used to the rigid discipline of the regular troops, thought him a hard officer. The loss of the Nebraska regiment in the campaign is the greatest sustained by any regiment,' and today's disaster has greatly saddened officers and men, who promise to take fierce vengeance in. the next fight. " ADVANCING ON CALUMPIT. Manila, April 24. General McAr- thur's division left Malolos today, evi dently intending ,to besiege Calumpit, General Hale at 4:10 o'clock this af ternoon had crossed the Bagbag and had reached a positon a quarter of a mile from .Calumpit, thus commanding the ford. The prisoners captured toy General Hale's troops say Aguinaldo, General Luna and the Philippino staff are at Calumpit with a great farce of Philip pino troops'. . ' Before day light the Fourth cavalry with the guns belonging to the Utah battery, the Nebraska regiment and the Iowa regiment, under General Hale, were proceeding in the direction of Kiiinchua where the Bagbag (Ti'babag) is fordable, but commanded by trencTves. During the afternoon the troops crossed the river. Generals McArthur and 'Wheaton, with the Montana regiment, advanced . to the left of the railroad and the Kansas regiment moved forward to the right, north of Malolos. They had with them a long supply train with two armed cars in front, carrying two Gat lings and Colt's rapid, fire guns and the 6-pounder which did' such execution at the capture of Malolos, The insurgents attempted to destroy ; . the railroad bridge outside of Calum pit and succeeded in badly wart tig the nun name worn. 7 As soon as the soldiers left the Phil , ippino capital, the natives began flock ing, in as they did at Santa Uruz be fore the last boat of General Lawton's expedition had sailed Our army is compelled to abandon all towns when an onward movement is commenced .bx-ause of insufficient men ; to garrison t n. This gives the Phil ippino leader Va framework upon which to spin stories of American defeat, The American commanders have left . great stores of rice at Malolos, which they have been distributing to the na tives and Chinamen daily, of whom there were-20O to 300, nearly all of "hom remained during the occupation. but who followed the American army out of the place or took trains going into Manila, fearing "that the rebels would kill them. These refugees in ; eluded some of the wealthiest citizens ox the place. Major Mulford, of General Lawton's staff, is in command of the Nebraska regiment. - ANOTHER IMPORTANT MOVE. Washington, April 24. Information received at the war department indi cates that Genetral Otis is about to exe cute another important movement, th rniftal features of which are shown by today s press advices from Manila, The objectt.ie point is. the insurgent town of Calumpit, lying about eight miles ; northwest of Malolos. It was here that the insurgents concentrated after be ing driven, out of th'eir capital, setting up a new capital and making it the base of their operations. In moving on this stronghold General Otis pro poses to conduct two . distinct opera tions. The first, under General Mc Arthur, has for its purpose pushing .straight forward from Malolos along the railroad and striking at Calumpit from the south. The second one is un der Major General Lawton, Who, with his flying column, is moving far around to the northeast to- the. largetown of Norzagay.from which point he will turn ' abruptly west toward Calumpit. This last move will, take about ten days, and military strategists look Upon it as another effort to flank the insurgents by getting behind them at Calumpit', similar to the flank movement which General McArthur attempted to -execute maKes uaiumpit f"1"? rVf divided 'between McArthur"s column, advancing from (Malolos, and Lawton's column on its ten days' march to Nor zagar. ' McArthur has the shortest distance to travel, so his force 'may be engaged with the main force of the insurgents within the next few hours. The coun try is flat and j "better for our troops than that lying Isouth of 'Malolos. Cal-. umpit lies on the left .'bank of a small stream, at its confluence with the large river Rio Grande. It is a substantial ly 'built itown with some 2,000 houses. The advance of Lawton by cjreuitious route will be over a country of which little is known 'here. Norzagay Is a considerable town, and it is thought Lawton is about there by this time. A road runs all the way from there to Calnmpit. Along dt are scattered many small towns, .Bustos, isalinog, Angit, Indicating that the advance is through a populous country. It is an agricultural locality with extensive rice and fruit plantations. The war department map prepared by the . military information board shows this road Joining the one on which McArthur is moving from Ma lolos, It is hardly thought, however, that Lawton will make a junction with McArthur before striking Calumpit, but rather that he will leave the road when nearihg Calumpit so as to strike the city in the rear, while McArthur is at tacking the front. The execution of this double move ment is being followed with great in terest by the war department officials as it is on a considerably larger scale than the brush clearing, which has been in progress most of the time of late. . THE CRIME CONDEMNED The People and' the Press Denounce the Borbarlty or Sam Hou'i Execm tlon 'Savannah, Ga., April 24. The press and people of this city condemn in un measured terms ...the horrible lynch ing of -Sam-Hose at Newman yester day. The Morning News says: "The lynch ing will send a' thrill of horror through the entire country. The method of it was jiri keeping with the spirit of a savage rather than a ; civilized and Christian' community. It provokes- a spirit that Is likely to lead to other crimes. . " The Press says that the affair "will undo the work that ' friends of the state have been -doing for years. It will dissipate and. scatter to the winds the efforts that have been patiently making to show that Georgia offers to the home seeker the model abode in a state where nature, art and humanity are all unit ed 'in a cordial welcome." City Attorney Adams says: "It is unspeakably horrible and shameful. The men -who mutilated their victim and after burning him, cut up the solid pieces of his flesh and 'bones as . sou venirs have given' a lesson in savagery and barbarity to the most savage and barbarous. If they had only ,ten some of the cooked flesh they would, have completed, the picture' and made the lesson perfect." Judge T. Moorwood, -of the city .court said: "The whole thing is K horrible to think of. I do not want to talk about it. It is -terrible in all hideous- ness. I am sorry it happened." Colonel George Mercer said: "Such an offense as this cannot be condoned or too severely condemned. I believe that the killing of this negro at New man was the most horrible barbarity ever perpetrated in the world." Pneumonia, la gripps, 'Coughs, colds, croup and whooping cough readily yield to One Minute Cough Cure. Use thiB remedy in time and save a doctor's bill or the. undertaker's. R.'R. Bellamy. more Cigars Seized Charleston, S. C., April 24. Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue J. H. Fordham, seized 106,900 .cigars from wholesale and retail merchants of this city today. The boxes which carried illegal stamps were all sent out by a factory at Lancaster,; Pa. No charge is brought against the merchants who had the goods in stock. .The cigars were carted off to the- custom "house and stored there, pending orders from Washington. ' Lynchburg, Va April 24. Deputy Collector Cleland K. Nelson, under or des from Collector Agnew, today seiz ed here 65,000 of the Lancaster, Pa., cigars from the Jacks Factory. They' were in the hands of various dealers. Columbia, S. C, April 24. The United States revenue authorities today seized 2,500 of the Lancaster, Pa., counterfeit stamped cigars in this city. They wete in the hands of one firm, none others being found. The cigars retail at 5 cents each and are packed in boxes of fifty. If you suffer from tenderness or full ness on the right side, pains under shoulder-blade, , constipation, bilious ness, sick-headache, and feel dull, heavy and sleepy, your liver is torpid and congested. DeWitt's Little Early Risers will cure you promptly, pleas antly and. 'permanently by removing 'the congestion and causing the bile ducts to open and flow naturally. They are good pills. R. R. Bellamy. Ex-Postmaster Tol'bert to Testll y Columbia. S. C, April 24. Ex-Postmaster S.- Tolbert, of MeCormick, is in the city. He goes to Greenville tomor row to testify in the trial pf M. L. B. S turkey, Wade Cothrane and ten other prominent merchants and farmers -of aipcormicK, charged with conspiracy W run the Tolberts out of the postofnee. This is a development of the Phoenix election riots last November. , People who have once taken DeWitt's Little Early Risers will never have anything else. They are the. "famous little pills" for torpid liver and all ir regularities of the system. R. R. Bel lamy. Ike NafiU'vllle En Route to St. Louis ivaicnez, Aiiss., April 24. The gun- boat Nashville, eh route to St. Louia will, depart for the north at 6 o'clock a. m. tomorrow. She arrived here at 5" o'clock last evening. Today was de voted to a carriage drive and luncheon, and tonight a grand reception was giv en the officers by the Prentiss Club, the leading social organization of the city., oinp was uirown open to the visi tors today and her decks were Jammed with sight seers. If "you have piles, cure them. No use undergoing horrible operations that simply remove the results of the dis ease without disturbing the disease it self. Place your confidence in DeWitt's Witch Hazel 'Salve. It has. never failed to cure others; It wi" - cure you. R R, Bellarr- : ' . FrsiONISTS SCHEMING To Deprive Democrats of Securing Con trol of the Agricultural Department. Before the Corporation Commission (Special to The Messenger.) Raleigh, N., C., April 24. Before the corporation commission there was ar gument for the reduction of the mini mum car load of fertilizers to ten; tons, John S. Cunningham, T. B. Parker, business agent of the state farmers' alliance, "andR. H.'Battle urging that it be made; While on the side of the railways and against the reduction there was argument by T. M. Emerson for the Coast Line; Glover, for the Sea board Air Line; W. A. Guthrie and Powell, for the Norfolk and Western, and' Smith and Browder? for the South ern. .Petition was made- by J. L. Wil son for a depot atv Cerro Gordo. Three new lodges of Masons have been- organized thus far this year. ' -A secret, and special meeting of the old state board of agriculture was held here. One of the members this after noon denied that there was any meet ing. No notices were sent out by the secretary, either to the members of the board, or to the committees which al ways meet prior to the board meet ing. It Is learned that the ringleader and manipulator of the meeting is Hill E. King, and that J. L. Ramsey and J. E. Kelley, of the agricultural de partment, personally visited each, fu sionist member and told him. of the meeting. It is very hard- to get at de tails of the plans of .these fusionists to defy the legislature and hold office, as they are pledged o secrecy; but it is f oundi that they have arranged to pre vent the democrats from taking pos session June 15th. They last- Friday or Saturday had new locks put-on the doors and had the windows barred. The excuse for this was that there were too many keys; that there must be only two, one for John R. Smith and the other for J. L. Ramsey. The old board make two contentions as to the act of the last legislative session, dhich' add ed fifteen members to the board. One is that the new members didhot take the oath of office, at once, while in the past twenty years this' was never done. The other contention is that the legis lature, while it had a fight to increase the board by the addition of a few members, had no right to so-increase it as. to give .the democrats control. This is in face of the fact that the fu sionists in their, act of 1897 said their purpose was to take control from the democrats and put it in the fusionists hands. The fusionists have by law only nine members, the terms of five having expired. John Brady said tonight his term expired March 8th and so did that of Lineberry, but when asked if he proposed to hold over or thought he was a member of the board, he declin ed to answer, saying he could not tell until tomorrow. The fact is i Bryan Grimes can claim Brady's place tomor row. . ' , It is said that it is the plan of these fusiofnistsT tomorrow to elect officers, and that John R. Smith and J. L. Ram sey and other members of Llvi pVesent outfit are to be elected. It is not the proper time for election, but, of course; they care nothing for 'that, their, oaly purjose being to forestall ihe demo crats at the regular election June: 3 3th. Smith and Ramsey were very submis sive when the legislature was here, only asking to be allowed to remain in' lin ' June ibin. i ne democratic law pro vides that Smith and Ramsey, as well as an tne directors, shall serve out their terms. The decision in the Day penitentiary case is Avhat caused them to change their note. The fact is, they expect a decision by the supreme court tomorrow in the A tla'ntii and North Carolina railway cai-e and count on its being in favor of Patrick, the fusion ist. If it is adverse it is said they, will not make fight,- but they are not ex pecting it to be adverse, John Hi Smith has been declaring loudly he was going out June 14th and would make rij fight. He also said last Friday that the old board would make no tight. TV. II. Day and T. M. Argo are attorneys for the old board, while Battle "& Mordecai are attorneys on the democratic side The state superintendent of public in struction has returned from a visit to th'e negro normal schools at Elizabeth City and Plymouth. He finds the for mer superior to 'the latter, but both need, improvements. 'The state charters the Transylvania Railroad Company, with $325,000 capi tal. The- company has bought the. Hen dersonville and Brevard railway, twenty-one miles long, and will extend it to Estatoe, Transylvania countyy ten miles from , Brevard. .Pittsburg and New Castle, Pa., men are owners. ' A charter is also granted j the Rob bins Manufacturing Company, of Goldsboro, with $12,000 capital. It will make cotton and woolen fabrics. Henry weiu and others are owners. In the superior court bere ttoday. there was a decision in the. old case of A. B. young and others, directors of the peri itentiarys against the defunct North Carolina Phosphate Company, of Cas tle . Haynes. The court orders .' that $8,9S1 be distributed amOng j the 'cred itors. , - : . . - . Thei railway commffssion today heard argument in favor of a depot at Cono- ver. ) jtlarjlaud DeleaU Blugham ' .(Special to The Messenger.) . Mebane, N. C, April 24. Today, the university of 'Maryland played a.close and intensely interesting game of.base ball against Bingham schjool on Bing ham's grounds, near Mebane. The-contest was exciting throughout and was won by Maryland. by only three runs, the sc'ore being: Maryland 8 runs, 6 errors and 9 hits; battery, Goodridge and Alexander. Bingham 5 runs, 6 .errors' and 8 hits; battery, Mangum, i Keith, and LeGrand. j .Tomorrow Maryland plays the uni versity of Virginia at Charlottesville. A Dlsaatrons Levee Break Raoeland, La., April 24. Notwith withstanding strenuous efforts by: the people erf the LaFourche valley, the leivee gave way early today at :a point five miles below Raeeland on the bank of'Kayou LaFourche on the upper con fine of the Clotilda, plantation of Bar Icer and Lane. The break quickly Wid ened and the water poured over some of tlve richest plantations, inundating hundreds tf acres of cane and corn. All plantations within a radious of five miles will suffer a total, loss of all crops. ' . - - niYin Against the Language of Capt. Coghlan REPLY OF SECRETARY HAY The Secretary Deplores the Use of Such Language by the Commander of the Raleigh, but Says It Does Not Come .Within tbe Province of the State De partment -A Case for aval Disci pllne Surprise at Germany Taking. Oftensc. Washington April 24. The German government has entered a formal pro test against the language used by Cap tain Coghlan of theRaleich at the Union League Club banguet in New York la'l Friday night and also his remarks on Staurday night- before' the Army, and Navy Club. The protest was lodged with Secre tary Hay through the German ambas sador, Herr von Holleben. Secretary Hay replied that ihe lan guage appeared to have been usedit a dinner in a. club and so could not be regarded as an official or public utter ance in the sense that would warrant the state department in acting. How ever, the navy department was fully competent to take such action as -the case seeemed to require, With this statement, the ambassa dor was content for the time at least and will doubtless await a reasonable length of time upon the navy depart ment. There are semi-official Intimations that the ambassador will not so much concern himself with the course of Captain Coghlan as with the course of the United States In dealing with Cogh lan. The German ambassador stated today that the poem recited by Cogh lan was "too nas.ty to be noticed!" Though jelieved from accountability to the state department directly by Secretary Hay's attitude, the navy de partment, as it has been indicated, must deal with the case. Captain Coghlan can be called to account on several charges, presuming that he has been correctly reported and he admits the utterances. As in Commodore Meade's case, if he stands mute and the newspaper men refuse to testify, the navy department can proceed no further. The charges which would most probably be brought against Captain Coghlan if the affair went to court martial, would be con duct unbecoming an officer. It is said that the officer will proceed with delib eration in making any statement he may care to submit to the department In the meanwinle, unpleasant sugges tions are arising as to the embarrass ment that might follow the execution of the round of receptions already planned for the Raleigh. The German . ambassador appeared at the state department at noon today for the purpose of making further repre sentations to Secretary Hay touching the conduct of Captain Coghlan so that the utterances of -Captain Coghlan at the Arrr.y and Navy Club, as published in yesterday evening's paper, were re garded as an additional offense. An effort was made ;to ascertain whether the United -States government intended to do anything officially in view of sub sequent developments in the case. Secretary Hay has not changed his position, in any degree. He deprecat1 ed the lack of tact and the bad taste shown by Captain Coghlan and he did not hesitate to let that be known to the German ambassador, but he still held that the case was one that required treatment by methods of naval discip line only and with which the state de partment could not concern itself. The German ambassador will com municate the department's views to the foreign officials at Berlin. The officials on both sides realize that this episode may grow into a very great source of discord, unless treated "iscreetly and cooly. Our officials are somewhat sur prised at the importance attached to this incident by the German govern ment. It is said that our own govern ment has ignored many utterances of German officers of sentiments far more inimical to the United States than was the talk of Captain Coghlan to Ger many. . 1 . -I) After the conference between Secre tary Hay and the German ambassador this noon, it was stated in an authori tative quarter that there was no reason to view the Coghlan affair in too serious a light or as presenting grave inter national conplications. The two meetings today, it was stated had been mutually agreeable. The main feature of the state department conference was in establishing that the Germans ex pects -this government to deal with the Coghlan affair according to the gravity of the offense and the United States in turn gives assurance that every just expectation in this respect will be per formed. AS VIEWED IN GERMANY. Belin, April 24. It is announced in a semi-official note that the United States secretary of state has expressed to the German ambassador . at Washington, his strong disapproval of the "conduct of Captain Joseph B. Coghlan," of the United States cruiser Raleigh. The afternoon newspapers here con tain few comments on Captain Cogh- lan's remarks, and they generally take a calm view of the after dinner speech and consider the incident closed, partic ularly in view of the semi-official note published here, announcing the strong disapproval of the United States secre tary of state with the captain's conduct, coupled with the dinifled tone of the American press on the subject which is regarded as being noteworthy and as testifying to the improved German American relations. The Vossische Zeitung, is an excep tion to the rule and pronounces itself in favor of demanding severe punish ment for Captain Coghlan. . In official circles the Goghlan Inci dent is regarded mildly as an "express sion of wine humor." A representative of the foreign office said to the corre spondent of the Associated Press here: "The American government has promptly and efficiently done all we could reasonably expect. This alone, even if it were not for other indica tions, show us that the American gov ernment has in tio way identified itself with the utterance of a solitary offi cer." : . Little, neglected scratches and wounds frequently result in blood pois oning. Better heal them quickly with DeWitt's .Witch Hazel Salve, a, thor oughly an'tl-septlc application with a record of always curing piles, old ul cers, sores, v cuts, wounds and skin diseases. R. R. Bellamy. For Complicity in the Cranford Crimes. LIGB STRICKLAND LYNCHED Llge Strickland Lynched on the State ment of Sam Hose That He Had Paid the Latter to 111 Cranford The Brave Efforts of Colonel Thomas to Save tbe "lau From the Hands of the Mob The Negro Declares-His Innoo cenee to the Last -r. , . . . i .Palmetto, Ga.. April 24. The body Ix. i of Llge Strickland, the negro preacher who was implicated in the Cranford murder by Sam Hose, was found swinging to the limb of a. tree within a mile and a, quarter of this place ear ly lday. Before death wras allowed to end Ithe sufferings of the negro, his ears were cut on ana tne small finger of his left hand was severed at the second joint. These trophies were in Palmetto today. On the chest of the negro was a piece of bloodstained paper attached by an ordinary pin. On one side of this paper was written: "New York Journal We Must Protect Our : Ladies, 23-99." The other side of the paper contained a iwarning to the negroes of the neigh borhood. It read as follows; "Beware All Darkies. You will be Treated the Same Way." Before being finally lynched Strick land was given a chance to confess to the , misdeeds of which the mob sup posed him to be guilty, but he protest ed his innocence to the end. Three times the noose was placed around his neck and the negro was drawn up oft ithe ground; three times he was let down and told that death was in store for him should he fail to confess his complicity in the Cranford . murder. Three times Strickland proclaimed his innocence, until, .weary of useless tor turing, the mob pulled on the rope and tied the end around the slender trunk of a' tree. Not a shot was fired by tho mob. Strickland was strangled to death. The lynching Of Lige Strickland was not accomplished without a desperate effort on the part of his employer to save nis lire. The man who pleaded i for the negro is Major W. W. Thomas, ! an ex-state senator, and one of the most distinguished citizens of Coweta county. He did all in his power to prevent the ly neb ing of the negro and did not discontinue his efforts , untii he had been assured by 'the leaders of the mob that the negro would be taken to jail at Milburn. One mile from where this promise was made Lige Strickland was hanged. The negro was a tenant on the plantation of Major Thomas. When Sam Hose, the murderer of Alfred Cranford and the assailant of his wife, made his confession imme diately prior to his burning he impli cated Lige Strickland, Hose contend ing that he had been offered money by Strickland to kill Cranford. It . was known positively, however, that Hose had made false statements in his last confession and many of? those who aia- ed in his burning were disposed to dis-" regard his statement in regard to Strickland, Late Sunday night about fifteen men went to the plantation of Major Thom as and took Lige Strickland from the little cabin in the woods that he called home, and left his ..wife and five chil dren to weep over the fate they knew was in store for the negro. Their cties aroused Major Thomas and that stur dy old gentleman followed the lynch ers in his buggy,- accompanied by. his son, William M. Thomas, determined to save, if possible, the Hie oi his plan tation darkey. He overtook the lynch ers with their victim at Palmetto and then ensued, with only the moonlight to brighten the faces of these grim men, the wieraest and most dramatic scene this section has ever known. Lige Strickland was baited directly oppo site the telegraph office. The noose was adjusted around his neck and the end of the rope was thrown over a tree. Strickland was told he had a chance before dying to confess his complicity in the crime. He replied: "I have told you all I know gentlemen. You can kill TG ie if you wish, but I know nothing rrry rXT,l A TnT7 4 T TTii T mTTTH NE- GRO'S LIFE. The negro's life might have been end ed then but for the arrival of Major Thomas, who leaped from his buggy and asked for a hearing. JJe asked the crowd to give the negro a chance for his life here on the streets of Palmetto, and said: "Gentlemen, this negro is innocent. Hose said Lige had promised to give him $20 to kill Alfred Cranford and I believe Lige has not had twenty dol lars since be ' has been on my place. He has never done any of you . any harm and now I want you to promise me ithat you will turn him over to the bailiff of this lown in order that he may be given a hearing. I do not ask you to liberate him. Hold him and if the couft adjudges him guilty, hang him." To this the mob replied that Strick land had inflamed the negroes in the neighborhood and had a bad reputa tion, having been run from East Point several years ago. Major Thomas re minded the mob that the negro had voluntarily told of seeing Hose on the night of the murder. A man of the mob replied that Strickland had done this in cunningness of his guilt to establish his own innocence. There were some, however, who agreed with Major Thomas, and after a discussion a vote was taken which was supposed to mean life or death to Strickland. The vote to let him live was unanimous. Major Thomas then retired some dis tance and the mob was preparing to take Strickland in a wagon to New man, when a member of the mob cried out: "We have got him here; let's keep him." ' This again aroused the mob " and a messenger was sent to advise Major Thomas to leave Palmetito for his own grounds, but the old gentleman was not frightened. He drew himself up and said emphatically: "I have never before been ordered to leave a town and I am not going to leave this one." And then the major, uplifting his hand to give his words force, said to the messenger: "Tell them that the mus cles in my legs are not trained to run ning; tell them that 1 have, stood the fire and jheard the whistle of the min nies from a thousand Yankee rifles and I am not frightened by this crowd." Major Thomas was not molested. Then, with the understanding that Lige Strickland was to be delivered to the jailer at Fairburn, Major Thomas saw the negro he had pleaded for. led Off -to hisi death. The mob took the ne gro to a grove near the home of Mar shal J. J. Givens, of this place, and again the noose was adjusted around 10 ?SVA fl BA4(& Makes the food more delicious and wholesome ' ' IIOVAI BAKING POWDER CO., HEW VOSRT his neck. He was hauled off the ground but was let down to. allow him to con fess. He refused to do so and the lynchers were about to haul him up again when the son of Marshal Giveus oame upon the scene and asked that the lynching not occur near his fath er's home. The negro was then taken to the yard in the rear of Dr. W. S. Zellers home and hung up to a per simmon tree and left hanging. A coro ner's jury held an inquest over the body this evening and rendered the us ual verdict: "Death at the hands of parties unknown." Another mob is hunting the country for Albert Sewell, who has made him self obnoxious by remarks concerning the treatment given the negroes by the whites. There is no prosoect of his capture, however, as he has had a day's start of his pursuers. THE CAPTURE OF IL.OILO A Cause of Contention Between Naval and Army Officers Last Session of the Beef Court Washington, April 24.Captain G. F. Wilde, United States navy, of the .-r . 0 , . ' United States steamer-Boston, has pro tested against the promotion of Colonel Miller, to be a brigadier general as a leward for the capture of Iloilo. it; appears that this capture was ef fected enti.eiy by naval forces under command of Captain Wilde, and that it was not until atter the capture had been effected that. the place was turned over to Colonel Miller, who up to that time had nothing to do with its cap ture. This action is endorsed by Admiral Dewey. Captain Wilde's protest comes too late to be effective, as Colonel Miller was promoted a brigadier general Feb ruary 15th in recognition of his ser vices in the capture of Iloilo and was retired in that grade March 27th by op eration of law en account of age. He was in command' of the expedition sent from Manila for the capture of Iloilo and the cruiser Boston and Petrel were sent with him to render assistance.. While the vessels of the expedition were lying off the port, the natives be gan to strengthen their defences and fired several shots at the Petrel, which vessel was anchored nearest the shore.. The.xommander of that small warship. Risked and received permission of Cap- tain Wilde of the Boston to respond. At this time, according to naval ad vices, Gen. Miller's army transports were far out in the roadstead. Without connmunicating with General Miller, the two warships opened fire on the shore, batteries and soon silenced them. Lieutenant Niblack, of the Boston, landed with a battalion of marines and sailors and took possession of the i town. They captured the insurgents , . , A rt flaSS on the governor s house and on IJiC OcXLLeiJCS dUU I.U1UCU -lLJ uira to General Miller on his arrival an hour or so later. They kept the cap tured flags, however, in spite of General Miller's demand for them. This is the naval story of the battle of Iloilo. The official report of that engagement first received in Washington was made by General Miller to the war depart ment and simply announced the surren der of that city to the American forces under his command without going into particulars." Acting upon this report and1 in view .f the fact that General Miller had but a few weeks more to serve on the active list, the president appointed him to a vacancy then exist ing in the list of brigadier generals. He is now on his way home from' Ma nila, and is expected to reach San Fran cisco in a few days. The president has appointed Colonel James F. Smith, of the First California volunteer regiment, a brigadier general of volunteers. The regiment is now in the Philippines. General Smith will be assigned to one of the brigades of General Otis' army. : LAST SESSION OF THE - BEEF COURT. The Wade c urt of inquiry appointed to investigate the allegations made by Major General Miles in his testimony before the wjr investigating commis sion, concerning the meat furnished the army during the late war with Spain, held its last open session today and is now engaged upon the preparation of Its report. i The court has been in session al most ten weeks and, in addition to .the daily hearings, given in this city for several weeks, sessions have been held in Chicago, Omaha and Kansas City, to afford the members of the court an apportunity to personally inspect the canning houses. Several hundred wit nesses have been examined, most of whom have been officers and enlisted men in the regular, or voljunteer -services, and over four hundred pages of testimony have been: submitted. This morning the court decided not to accept a report made by Lieutenant Colonel Garlington, of the"" inspector general's efface. This deport had been transmitted to General Miles through Inspector General Breckenridge. The report goes extensively into the report of men without drawing any general conclusi , The board in explanation of their re fusal to accept this report in evidence, gave out the following statement: "The report of the investigation con ducted by Lieutenant Colonel Garling ton, inspector general, under the order of the major general commanding, con tains the result of an inquiry carried on for the most time at the same time and in the same places as this court" In the afternoon session, before Ma jor Lee, who has been Major General Miles' representative, summed up for his side, he read a brief statement from Inspector General Breckinridge, Major Reid and Lieutenant Colonel Garlington as to their individual ob servations. ' More Arrts lu Uie Counterfeiting Case Philadelphia, April 24. The climax in! the gigantic counterfeit conspiracy which was brought to light here last week was reached today when former United States District Attorney Ellery P. Ingham, of this city, and Deputy Internal Revenue Collector Samuel B. Downey, of Lancaster, Pa., were ar rested by United States secret service officers charged with aiding the coun terfeiters in. their efforts to flood the country with bogus treasury notes and internal revenue tobacco stamps. Secretary Wilson to. Visit South Car ollua Washington, April 24. Secretary Wilson, of the department of agricul ture, left today for a trip into South Carolina. He will act as one of the judges' at an inter-collegiate contest in oratory at Due West, on the 28th, par ticipated dn by six colleges, each rep resented by a champion selected from the student body of the college. Secre tary Wilson will spend a week in South Carolina. JOHNSON Those Wide - a Who Have Been Awaiting the Arrival of Our Entire New Stock of and Will be fully repaid the be prepared to exhibit by any other houser in Latest prices than could have been given earlier, We ask an inspection of our goods. JO H N THE ELEMENT O CD enters into most of the affairs take chances when he can have a certainty. The man who buys a Harness wants a certainty. life may depend on the honesty of a strap, chances when you buy our make of Harness. H. L FEHHELL, 22 NORTjH FRONT STREET PLOW LINES WITH SNAPS 15c. SPECIAL! SALE! On Monday and Tucsday of 25 Children's all wool suits ages 7 to 12, worth from $3.50 to $6 at only $2 pr suit cash. Suits Made to Order at $25.00 MUNSON & ed. Taylor 's Bazaar AN UNPARALLELED BARGAIN OPPORTUNITY. io.o WORTH OF NEW FRESH MY Purchased Within the Last COMMENCING MONDAY, As our quarters are too overcrowded to make any display our Dry Goods; and Notions, and as we need the space to display other lines, we .offer the entire stock at Cost. There never was such a chance to get Bargains in New and Seasonable Goods be fore. You don't want to miss the opportunity to -buy Lawns, Dimities, Swiss, Percales, Piques, Ducks, Chambrays, Silks, Madras, Satins, Organides, Calicos and Black and Colored Walst- ed Dress Goods and all Notions, At Cost For Cash Only gains i ' . ' . : - Mail orders will receive our prompt Stock of Millinery to select from. 3FOR THE NEW TAFFETA SnjKS . . Soyeaux Shades . . . ' r - Manufactured with little or no dressing will wear better than any Silks put upon the .market in many seasons I Full Line of Shades, plain and places including the newest sbades ...... . . Soyeaux Taffeta Silks Arte DOBBIN FERRALL AT TUCKER'S STORE, ' 123 and ,125 FAYETTEVILLE STREET - RALEIGH, 11 C S. - wake Buyers Best Styles in Dress Fabrics and Trimmings coming week, as we shall NOVELTIES not shown this city at much lower SON'S. OF CHANCE d w of life, but no man likes to His You take no cr W GOODS and NOTIONS i Four Weeks, to be Sold Out i I APRIL 24th, AT COST. of all New Goods. 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The Wilmington Messenger (Wilmington, N.C.)
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