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VOL. XII. NO. 110. PRICE 5 CENTS. WILMINGTON N. C., TUESDAY, MAY 9, 1899. MILES CENSURED The Finding of the Court of Inquiry Ap proved by the President. J , - - u nt t i - T-rV a mrrn rn ArmrTn t rrrvrvrn trilbi lbAiUKlib Ur 1 lit KLTUK 1 Miles Censured for Not Reporting Earlier to the War Department His Condemnation of the Refrigerated and Canned BeefHis Charges v as to the Former Pronounced UntrueEagan Censured . for Buying the Latterin Such Enormous Quanti . ties-Miles' Chief of Staff Also Criticised. Miles Declines Washington, May 7. By direction ot the president, who approves the find ings. Acting Secretary of War Miekle John today made public the report and findings of the military court appolnt edto Investigate the charges made by Major General Miles, commanding the army, that the beef supplied to the army during the war with Spain was unfit for the use of the troops. , The court finds that General Miles' allegations that the refrigerated beef was treated with chemicals were not established; that his allegations con cerning the canned fresh or . canned roast beef were sustained as to Its un suitability for food as used on the transports and as a long (Continued field ration.. j i . . General Miles is censured for "error" In failing to promptly notify the secre tary of war when he first formed the opinion that the food was unfit. Gen eral Eagan, formerly commissary gen eral, is censured for too extensive purchases of the canned beef as an untried ration. Colonel Maus, of Gen eral Miles' staff, is also censured. The court finds that the packers were not at fault; that the meats supplied to the army were of the same equality as those supplied to the trade gener ally, and recommends that no further proceedings be taken in the premises There Is more or less criticism of General Miles In various parts of the report. j , "The court finds that .the major gen eral commanding the army had no euf ffcieht justification fori alleging that the refrigerated beef was embalmed or was unfit for Issue to troops. It also finds that he committed an error In that, having belief or knowledge as claimed, that the food was unfit, that it caused sickness and distress,-that some of it was supplied under the 'pretense of experiment, that other beef, was embalmed, he did not imme diately report such knowledge or be lief to the secretary of "war to the end that a proper remedy might be prompt ly applied." Commenting upon General Miles' tes timony that he had first formed the opinion last August that the refrlger ated beef had been processed, the court remarks: " "Whatever-the date upon which he formed a belief, or a reasonable suspi clon, that the health of the troops was being impaired by the ) use of delete rious food, it was his bounden duty, in the opinion of the court, Instantly to take the most effective measures within his control to ascertain ithe actual fact and to, correct the wrong, if any should fte found. , j RECKLESS PURCHASE BY EAGAN. "Considering the little use that had been made of this beef in the regular army, the- probability that the volun teers were entirely ignorant of It, that Its use as a part of the field ration had never' been sanctioned by the president .or secretary of war, the court can but '.characterize the action of the commls bary general of subsistence as unwar ranted and reckless inl that he order )ed the purchase of such enormous (quantities of a food hat was practical untried and unknown, and the "The court also finds that there Is no i nil fill I I ir m ii v in I in i itn iv fi u uvup t any other actuating motive on the part or the commissary general than the earnest desire to procure the best pos sible , food for the - troops. The court pronounces this . act of the commls sary general of subsistence a colossal error for which there Is no palliation." The court finds that there was neg lect In Cuba and, to a less degree, in rorto tico in delivering the refriger ated beef. "The court,' says the re port, "does not wish to state the case more strongly than. to say that the finding appears to be warranted that too much time was consumed in dls trlbutlnsr this perishable article. The fault, If there was, rested with the brigade and higher commanding offi cers ana tneir commissaries and quar termasters, but the testimony Is not so definite or specific as to warrant the naming by the court of any particular omcers. , j . THE PACKERS EXONERATED. An instruction of -President MKJnJey to the court was that fif the packers or the country are guilty, it must be known." Replying to this direction, the court says: "xne court finds that at the out break; or hostilities, in! April, 1898, the packers of canned beef were engaged in the manufacture of; an article of standard quality, well; known to the trade7and the subsistence department. unaer the name or canned roast beef The methods of packing then ,in use were the same as those habitually em ployed in the preparation of the meat as an article or commerce, and the court does not find that they under went any change during the progress or trie war. j me large purchases for the use of the military forces during the months of May and June, 1898,! were made not at the solicitation of the packers or in consequence or efforts put forth by them for that purpose, but by order and upon the initiative of the commls- ; gary general of subsistence, such pur chases being made In every case by officers of his department In the usual manner." 1 Replying specifically to other ques tions set out by the president, the court says: j "The canned beef was described as fresh' because it was! not salted, but the meat was not old or stale. The re frigerated beef furnished the army was not doctored or treated with any other agency than cold air. "The meat purchased for the army was the meat of commerce; both kinds . refrigerated and canned were such as are well known In both hemispheres as commercial articles! of which there is and has been Very I large consump tion not' only by the trade generally, but by the United; States navy and by the armies and navies of Europe. ! "No reports of unfitness or unsul la bility of the beef sent from the United 'States were forwarded to the war de partment by any general officer serv ing in Cuba or. Porto Rico while the field operations were In progress, nor more than one month after hostilities - ceased. MILES DECLINES TO TALK. Washington. Mv Th ildnt is commander-in-chief of the army and : TfPTV t? o S' 0rI my superior. He has approved the Mba off Kkty Haw. N. C. findings of the Wade court of inquiry. 1 ' ' Therefore, I have nwfmment to make. Crmte Vaetary Burned " ;uumBue an unsomterly act were ,. i ? ines ords. General Miles re- side Manufacturing Company was de plied to a Star reporter, who saw him ! stroyed tonight by fire. Several bun- for ft moment tOdayJ With ronnl Hnul hana vwa flimirn. tmt nf m the probable action he would take in yicw v im ouvense report Of the COUrt to Talk. "Will you formulate a protest to the president,' was the next question. "I have nothing to say. No, sir," re plied the general. "Will you Inspire a congressional In vestigation?" "No, sir. I will not talk upon the subject.", - "Do you believe congress will rectify the matter?" "I do not know what congress will do, nor have I any means of knowing in advance what verdict tne result oi an investigation might develop. I have no comment-, criticism, or statement, to make in this matter, and you may take it as certain that any alleged In terviews or intimations to the contrary said to -come from me are wholly and unqualifiedly false. "I was. and am now, actuated solely by the consideration of the health, lives and Integrity of the army. My duty is done." ' . Inquiry was made as to the status of the officers criticised and what course they might pursue and It was stated that as a military legal proposition It was Impossible for any action to be taken by any of the officers aggriev ed They might demand a court of in quiry, but this was a court of inquiry which recommended that no further action be taken; this beinri approved by the president, precluded any fur ther Inquiry. General Ea graft, who m specified inthe report, Is no likely to ask for any lurther investigation. Lieutenant Colonel Maus, of General Miles' staff, the other officer criticised. feels it keenly. His friends say he was among the witnesses whom General Miles asked to be called and was not called by the court. CONVICTS' COMPLAINT Federal Prisoner Prefer Charges of Haran Treatment Against North Car ollna Penitentiary Authorities. Washington,- May 8. The Evening Star publishes today a complaint from a number of "federal prisoners incar cerated lr the state penitentiary at Ral eigh, N. C. The prisoners were ordered to work at some brickyards eight miles from the prison and refused to comply, claiming immunity under the law from labor omtside the. prison walls, where upon they were flogged for insubordi nation. The complaint was submitted to the attorney general and an investigation has been ordered. One of the communications received by The Star Is as follows: We, the undersigned, United btates prisoners, wish to call your attention to the treatment and punishment we received here on Tuesday, the 18th of fhJs month. , We were formed in line and told we were (to be taken eight miles outside of kiie (Walls to dig clay to be used .to make brick. We told the officers here that we were all willing to work, tout that the law did not re- competes with the outside labor and brick yards in the vicinity. Thirty or more United States prisoners went. jind are still going every day, the eight niiiea io me ciay uoie ivr icai ui iuc inhuman and corporal punishment we received. The authorities had us singled out, and calling us Yankees, took us in the cell block. We were handcuffed. and tied with a rope from overhead and pulled up by bur wrists until our toes just touched, Our trousers were i pulled down, and we were lashed on twenty lashes, and wben taken down was unable to standHe was taken down to the hospital. The others of us had rrom eseven xasnes aown xo xnree. iwo fYthpr TlTidted Statf orlaotirs hnvohoon whipped since. The authorities here ! claim they- bave permission .from Washington to wbip, and do, and take side of the walls and work us any- where they see flit. They say they soon expect to sret Permission to take us the state. - I "None of the United : States prisoners ; refuse to-work inside of the walls, ahd i God knows we are fed improperly and bad enough. The food causes weakly men and sickness, and when sick, be fore God, they dont "furnish medicine; neither do they have the medicine on hand. Our working bours bere are from sunup to sundowrn. We get fresh meat once a week, boiled. Will you in vestigate this inhuman and outrageous treatment? If this is law we are the only United 'States prisoners in this great free country that must submit to this brutal abuse. We hope that you will investigate this shameless and slavery treatmertt, and we expect to get redress." The other communication is similar. It says that during the cold wave one of the convfcets had the fingers of both hands frozen off -by being made to work in the cold. It goes on to say that one o'f the five men so terribly lashed is in a bad way. WHAT THE PENITETIARY AU THORITIES SAY. Raleigh, N. C, May 8. The peniten tiary authorities make no denial of the alleged flogging of federal prisoners confined In the state's prison here. They deny, however, that it was ex cessive. Superintendent Day says the prisoners became unruly, and he could manage them In no other way. lie had five of them whipped, some quite se verely, he says, and others lightly. "At first I thought the law "prohib ited their being -whipped." he added, "and they thought so too, and that's what made them so troublesome; but I looked into the matter carefully and I found that there was a law allowing it, that has never been repealed. Since I had these men flogged they have given no trouble." During Superintendent Mewboorne's administration in 1898, the federal pris oners gave the authorities much trou ble. More than once they mutinied and refused to work, but they were never flogged. Little. neglected scratches and wounds frequently result in blood pois oning. Better heal them quickly with DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve, a thor oughly anti-septic application with a record of always curing piles, old ul- cere, sores, cuts, wounds and skin diseases. R. R. Bellamy. - The Orizaba Safe New. York, May 8. 3able advices i from Havana announce the arrival there I Of the steamer Orizaba. This sets at " T8t a7 anxiety cau3ed. b? I Petersburg. Va May 8. The large - , crate and basket faetory of the South- ! ployment. Loss $30,000; insurance about $20,000. THE RAILWAY COMMISSION Has Several natters Before It A Vic tory for the Wilmington Tariff Aumom elatloa. ;, . (Special to The Messenger.) HaJeigb, N. C, May 8. The railway commission met today, to give the rail ways a hearing as to the "Jim Crow" car law. More than a dozen railways were represented by officials or by counsel, these Including the Seaboard Air Line, Atlantic Coast Line, South ern', Atlantic and North Carolina Nor folk and Western, etc. tAs yet the pub lic laws are ,not prlnited and hence no official copy of this "Jim; Crow" law has been sent out. An official of the Atlan tic and North Carolina railway said be bad never even seen a copy of the law. , At the afternoon session of the com mission, a depot was ordered at Cerro Gordo, on the Wilmington, Cohimbia and Augusta railway, and an agency to be established there. The petition for a depot at Crouse, on the Carolina Central, Is held over for Information from the railroad. The petitions for depotsat Hudson, on tflie Carolina and Northwestern rail way, and at Sbarpsburg, on the Wil mington and Weldon railway, were dis missed j because there are new depots nearer than five miles. . The case of the Wihtnlngton Tariff Assocfaitton against the Southern and the Atlantic Coast Line railways, in Which it was set for'th that there was diecrimdnaition in freight rates from Wilmington to western North Carolina points, is withdrawn because the rail ways grant the petition and reduce rates. A. CM. Goodman filed a complaint against the condition df the Murphy branch of tihe Western North Carolina railway. The railway denies bis alle gations and the commission calls for witnesses. In the case of Haywood against the Soultherri Express Company for re fusal to receive and forward freight on Sundays, the express company agrees to receive and forward and the case is therefore dismissed. The people of 'Max Con petition for a union depot. The railways showed the commission that within, ninety days such depot will be built and the peti tion is, therefore, dismissed. The "Jim Crow" car matter will be again taken up tomorrow and ah order will then be made as to It. 'At the morning session of Che com mission there were present John D Shaw. J. H. WiHiams, J. M. Turner and W -H. Day, for the Seaboard Air Line; S. L. Hill and J. C. L. Harris, for the Atlantic arid North, Carolina; J. R. Kenly, for the Atlantic Coast Line; A. B. Andrews and F. H. Busbee,. for the Southern; M. K. King, for the Norfolk arid Soutihern; W. 'A. Guthrie, for the Norfolk and Western; H. A. Page, for the Aberdeen , and Ash'eboro; J. M Bronlng, for the Wellington and Fow- ellton; W. C. Petty, for the Caraleigh; J. A. Mills, for the Cape Fear and Ral eigh; Fraud D. Jones, for the Durham and Charlotte: F. M. Barnes, for the 1 Raleigh, and. Western. PoeMef from the provisions of tha "Jim Crow" car law was asked for all i branch lines, it being declared that ne- gro traffic was very light t on these and ! that most negroes rode second class. : Exemption for through trains was also ion of the railway officials that the law does nit apply to mixed freight and i passenger trains. A BIG HAIL. WAY DEAL To Consolidate AU the Lines Between Boston and Chicago Cleveland, O., May 8. The Leader will say tomorrow: ; "According to a hig"h official of the Vanderbilt lines in cnra cw. tne ueiaus oi a. uiS in ; trust which is to Include aul the unes between Boston and Chicago are now , , a ,Ai,. s Uuc xw - tion may oe compieiea wiimn nine iktai few weeks. The recent purchase of short tines in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio. Indiana and Illinois was in line with the plans for tWe . consolidation j wnion nas ueeu in coiiieiiiiMaiuu. It is not the purpose to have all the but to apportion them among the j Pennsylvania Company, the Vanderbilt ! interests and the Baltimore and Ohio Company when it shall have 'been organized, giving to each system re tbe lines that it can use to the best ad vantage. The purpose or the consolidation is said to be to prevent rate cutting and to accomplish . practically what- the joint traffic association was organized to do. If you have piles, cure them. No 6e undergoing horrible operations that simply remove the results of the dis ease without disturbing the disease it self. Place your confidence in De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve. It has never failed to cure others; it wr cure you. R. R. Be 11 air-- Great Beduetion of military Foree in Cuba. Savannah, Ga., May 8. Colonel Bel linger, depot quartermaster, has re ceived the following official ardvicea from Havana: But one regiment of volunteers now remains In Cuba. That is one of the immune commands at Santiago. That regiment will embark , on the transport Logan for New York as soon as that .vessel Can disembark the second half f the Tenth' cavalry, which she is . to take from Galveston tb Santiago. The regular commands in Cuba are being sadly depleted by discharge of soldiers who volunteered "for the war." The second artillery is referred to as One regiment that has lost heavily. One troop of this regiment has been re duced to barely fifty men by discharges. The movement of troops from Cuba through Savannah has been, practically completed for the spring and summer. If you suffer from tenderness or full ness on the right side, pains inder 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 tfJppen and flow naturally. They are goo-pius. tt. a. lien amy. The Chicago It each e Tangier Tangier, Morocco, May 8. The Unit ed States cruiser Chicago has arrived here, to support the claims of the Unit- ted States government against the sul tanate of Morocco. Rear Admiral Henry L. Howison and the - United States consul . general, Mr. Samuel R. Gunners, paid a visit to the foreign minister of Morocco, Said Hamid Pen Musa. . ... piMi' n n Nearly Up tcrthe Amer ican Outposts SDCCESSFDLLY EXECUTED They Bush Forward on a Train, Tear Up the Trade and Itetreat Our Biver Gunboats do . Good Worlt Death of Prince Lowensteln He Was Repeat edly Warned oft the Firing Line A Passport From Agulnaldo Found on His Person. Manila, May 8. The Philippines sur prised the United States forces at San Fernando with a daring' .trick yester- daly. A railway-train with an engine at each end was run almost to xne American outposts and in plain sight of the town. iBetfore they could be reached a gang of natives sprank off the train, tore up several lengths of the rain way track, boarded the train again and. steamed aWay so qut-'kly that there was no opportunity to cap ture the raiders. The Nebraska regiment is asking Xor temporary relief- from duty. Only 37,5 of this regiment are left at the front. j . The army's gunboats Laguna de Bay and Cavadonga, under command of Captain Gran!t, which started up the Sam Fernando river for Gaugua on yesterday, as was presumed, to estab lish there a base of supplies for the troops engaged in the northern cam paign, returned today. Major ueraerai MacArthur having failed to connect with the expedition. The gunboats found rebels entrenched at Sosmoan and Guagua on the water fronts of the town. 'The vessels steamed past the works, shelling the occupants and driving them out. Landing parties from the 'boats entered both towns, capturing at Sosmoan a Spanish cap tain in uniform, who was ostensibly a prosiner in the hands of the reJbels,and also a native officer. Arriving at Gau gua, the town and a small gunboat were found burning and the natives evacuating he place in consequence of the 'bombardment. lAt Sosmoan, the landing party cap tured a number of Phllippino flags and a quantity of arms, chiefly bolos and bows arid arrows, beside a lot of band instruments, which. which the men played as they marchied back to the boats. "Captain Grant's expedition will prob ably return up the San 'Ferna.ndo river. after having been reinforced, on re cently purchased light draft Spanish steamers. ' . OTIS GIVES THE SITUATION. Washington, May 8 The war depart ment has received from General Otis a dispaten giving tne situation in me Philippines, some parts of which have been omitted by the war department in making it public. The dispatch Is as follows: : "Manila, 'May 8. "Adjutant General, Washington: "Situation as follows: Lawton at Maasin and Baliuag; Scouting parties to north and east. MacArthur at San "Fernando, x x x Portion of coun try between Manila and northern poirits held by troops returning to home: ap pear cheerful and contented. Arm? gunboats operating in rivers. Have cleared country west of MacArthur of insurgents, x x x Signs of Insur gents' weakness more apparent daily. "OTIS." HOW PRINCE LOWENSTEIN WAS KILLED. San Francisco, May 8. C. S. Badford. of this city, has just returned from the Philippines and gives an interest ing account of the death of Prince Lud- wig von Lbwenstein. who was killed during the battle of Caloocan on Sun day, March 28th. - A party of civilians, among whom were Mr. Bradford and the prince, were observing the progress of the battle from a stone bridge over the Malabqn river when an orderly appeared, warn ing the sight-seers of the danger of their positkn. The orderly addressed" himself to the prince personally, say ing: "I am speaking x to you particu larly. . You have already given us some trouble by hanging: around the firing line and we will have no more of it." The prince and a companion disap peared into a clump of timber. This timber later became the scene of some active work and the Oregon soldiers were ordered to fire volleys into it and to perforate rebel houses. In one of these Prince Lowenstein had secreted himself. A bullet fired by an Oresroman entered "the right- side of the prince. severing the intestines, killing him in stantly. Mr. Bradford, with two others, took charge of him. A search of the body revealed among other things, a pass port signed by Aguinaldo, granting the prince permission to enter the lines of the rebels at will amd instructing in surgent omcers to give him any aid and comfort he might desire. The prince was at one time interpreter for General Miller, but was found untrust worthy. Exciting Scenes in the French Cham her. Pans, May 8. In the chamber of deputies today, M. Georges Berry, na tionalist, representing the Ninth ar- rondissement of the Seine, questioned the government as to whether the res ignation of the portfolio of war by M. de Freycinet was due to a disagreement between the minister and colleagues, or if M. de. Freycinte had resigned because he wished no longer to protect the chiefs of the army. M. Berry also asked why the portfolio of public works had been given to M. Monestier, who had voted against transferring re vision of the Dreyfus case from the criminal , court to the whole court of cassation. The premier, M. Dupuy, replied that the motives which M. Berry alleges were purely imaginary. There was not the shadow of a disagreement, he said, within the cabinet. Regarding Monestier, M. . Dupuy said his appointment did not indicate any change on the part of the govern ment regarding revision, which, more over, could not be regarded as the pivot of republican policy. M. Lavy, nationalist,-inquired if dis cord in the cabinet wa3 not due to an exchange of sharp letters between; M. de Freycinet and the minister of for eign affairs, M. Delcasse, concerning the Palealogue incident. Amidst a great deal of uproar, M. Dupuy replied that the suggestion was unfounded. M. Lavy interjected that M. Delcasse was the possessor of cheeks incapable of flushing, even from smacks.' Great uproar and excitement ensued. Finally M. Lavy was formerly censured and the subject was dropped for the or der of the day, which the government Laccepted. The vote was 444 to 67. 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 tr regularities, of the -system. R. R. Bel lamy. . . - ;. : ; mm hi Admiral Watson Chosen For the Position THE FL1GSHIP OLYMPIA Will Bring the Admiral lMreet to New York His Beturn to be Governed Entirely by Hie Judgment of Affairs In the Islands The Spanish minister to Arrive In June A Cordial Letter te Secretary Long From the German minister of marine. Washington, May 8. The navy de parement has selected a successor to Admiral Dewey, to command the Asi atic station. Orders were issued today detaching Rear Admiral Watson from command of the Mare Island navy yard and ordering him to report to Admiral ' ni at Xfanlla. to relieve that offi- I Dewey at, $uamia, to relieve inai om cer wnen m? ieeis inai ne can oe epsueu there. Rea Admiral Kempff, at pres ent on waiting orders, has been order- Led to succeed Admiral Watson, In com mand of the Mare Island yard. It was stated at the department to day that Admiral Dewey will come from Manila direct to New York when he returns to the United States. How ever, it was added, the admiral will not start until the commission, of which he la a member, has completed the work it has undertaken, at least so far as it relates to the restoration of peace on the Islands. The reason for bringing the flagship Olympia to New York instead of hav ing her come to San Francisco, where she was built, is said to be primarily because Admiral Dewey desires to make the passage on his own flagship, put also for the reason that the Mare Island navy yard threatens to be over whelmed with repair work as soon as the numerous vessels of Dewey's fleet begin to return to. the United States. The Olympia is in need of a thorough overhauling, having been away from her home station, longer, than, any of the vessels in'the Asiatic fleet, and rendered more than the usual amount of hard service during her absence. THE SPANISH MINISTER. The state department has been in formed that the Duke of Arcos will present hta credentials to the president as minister of Spain early In June and that Hon. Bellamy Storer will be re ceived by the queen regent of Spain at the same time. FRIENDLY FEELING OF GERMAN NAVAL OFFICERS. Secretary Long has received the fol lowing letter from 'the minister of ma rine in the German cabinet, expressive of the good feeling prevailing in the highest naval quarters of Germany to ward the United States naval authori ties: "Berlin, April 17, 1899. "Captain-Lieutenant Von Rebeur Paschwitz, assigned to the Imperial German embassy at Washington, has repeatedly spoken in his reports of the very great courtesy he has met within United States naval circles. On the oc casion of his presence in this city said officer confirmed his . reports in words of the warmest and most grateful ap preciation, and expressed the convic tion that it was solely through the val uable assistance of all authorities con cerned and the ever-ready courtesy of the officers of the United States navy that he was enabled to discharge his duties during and after the Spanish- American war. "Captain-Lieutenant von Rebeur Paschwitz further stated gratefully that wherever opportunity offered he had "enjoyed the most liberal hospitali ty of his American comrade. "There can be no doubt but that the great readiness of the authorities in giving information and the extreme courtesy of the different officers and officials of the navy ashore as well as on the sea is to be ascribed primarily to your excellences initiative. I, there- Tore, desire to express to your excellen cy my most sincere thanks for the as sistance given Captain-Lieutenant von Rebeur-Paschwitz, and I have the honor to request that you will trans mit my thanks also to the gentlemen of the office of the secretary of the na vy, the commander-in-chief of the At lantic squadron and other gentlemen concerned. "I ask that your excellency will ac cept the assurance of the high esteem with which I have the honor to be, "Very respectfully, ""TIRPITZ, "'Rear Admiral, Minister of State and Secretary of State of the Imperial Marine Office." Pneumonia, la gripps, coughs, colds, croup and whooping cough readily yield to One Minute Cough Cure. Use this remedy in time and save a doctor's bill ("r the undertaker's. R. R. Bellamy. A STRONG PROTEST By A usi. Imperialist League Against The Action of the Government in Sup pressing Certain Mai! matter Boston, Mass., May 8. The executive committee . of the Atta-Imperiallstic League today adopted the following let ter to be sent to Edward Atkinson: "The executive committee of the Anti-imperialistic League thought it proper to privatejy communicate at once to the same persons to whom, as you advised us April 22nd. you had written to express your intention mailing your pamphlets to soldiers in th field, that the league did not de- sire to circulate Its literature in this manner. An inadvertence in expres- Ju"ls accioenxa! otnerwjse conveyed to the recipients of your let- ters the impression that you Had re- ferred to the league's publications and the distribution. Whatever difference of opinion nu exist as to the properlety of the circu- ! Davis. Porto Ricans generally display fJ?? suSested bt which I much regret at the departure of Gen we understand has not been attempted) I , rr C , there should be only one opinion as to the far more serious issue which has t wuumuu. mo uw mmia.j been raised by your experiment ofvrilor. harmony prevailing gener- 5?uurug- copies ox your pasmpnjec oniy to Admiral Georee Dewey. President Schurman, Professor Worcester. Gen eral H. G. Otis, General Lawton, Gen eral 'Miller and J. H. Bass, the corre spondent of Harper's Weekly, and which were reported to have been tak en from the mails by order of the post master general. Against this act of arbitrary and Illegal power, which would hardly be attempted by any government of Eu rope, except perhaps that of Russia: the league calls on all good citizens to protest as a serious blow to republican Institutions, which are now so grave lly threatened by imperial policies at borne and abroad." f.!c!&3 the food more W 7 . ' ' . . a THE CASE OF BISHOP BBIGtlS Dr. DeCosta's Protest to Bishop Potter Against His Ordination New York, May 8. Bishop Potter re ceived today a second letter from Rev. Dr. D. F. DeCosta, which, it is thought, may prevent the ordination of Dr. Briggs without a formal' investigation of the charges against him. The leter reads as follows: ! 'Church of St. John, The Bvengelist, : L : "New York, May 6, '1899. "Reverend and Dear Sir: Referring tc? my letter of May 2, 1899, on Canon III, Title 2. in tits relation to Dr. Briggs case, I beg to say that I ajn prepared to bring a specific charge against -Dr. Briggs of teaching con trary to the standards of the Protest ant Episcopal church, and that I claim "any right to a (hearing before a commit tee empowered to investigate public rumors." In speaking of the letter Dr. DeCosta saM it was a canonical right to be heard. He added that he did riot speak for himself alone, but for others. Asked whether he thought Bishop Potter would, ordain Dr. Briggs' quietly with out giving notice to the diocese. Dr. DeCosta said that it was an unwritten law of the church that such matters ; must 'be given publicity, and it would oe worse to violate such a raw than to So contrary to the written statute. He further saKi hat it looked very much mucft now Dr Briggg. ordination wouia (be postponed if not entirely would (be postponed if not omitted. There was scarcely time for aue notice to be given before the date set for Dr. Briggs' departure for Eu rope. In reply as to what were the plans of those opposed to the ordination Dr. IeCosta said that the next move was the bishop's. Should Dr. Briggs be ordained before he sailed it was likely that proceedings against him would not be begun before his return in the fall. The regular order of procedure would be for three! presbyters to prefer charges. no brigandage: In the Province ot Santa Clara the many Ramon Found to be False Havana, May 8. Major General Wil son, military governor of ithe new de partment of Matamzas and Santa Clara, has visited within the last fen days ev ery railway point in Santa Clara prov ince. At several points where receiv ed by him reports of brigandage, he made a point to investigate these per sonally or through members of his staff. While he was near Calabasa he was that ix bandits had attacked xne los Angeles estate and had been driven off by the police after a sharp interchange of shots. He sent Lieuten ant Colonel Reber and the Cuban gen eral Jesus Monteagudo, to make in quiry. They found that there had been no bandits near the estate.and that the only basfis for the story was that Mr iutv.uiiasnp owner or rne unidos Tlt' "f"' ft,ht8Janf hed ..- MUCT-uuu ul ims -tt-iiyeies. xne theory is that some Spanish tobacco buyers had arranged to have shots fired to give color to rumors of the pres ence of bandits, in order to cause timid ity among tobacco sellers and thus se cure sales at low prices, the buyers em phasizing the danger of the warehouses being burned if there were, any delay. Other reports investigated had as lit tle foundation as tine above. Today General Wilson came to Ha vana and conferred with- general urooKe, representing that there was no necessity for rural police in the new department, as Santa Clara was aosoiuceiy tranquil and that it woum oe a useless expense to arm 500 men in each of the provinces, merely to catch a few chicken thieves. He said he desired to use the appropriated $40, 000 a month in other ways. ATTEMPTING TO BRIBE Attorney General IVonnett Kile in the Ohio Supreme Court the Names ol the Standard Oil Wen Who Offered to m ne Him. t;oiumous, Ohio, May 8. Attorney General Monnett, this afternoon, filed in the supreme court his answer to the motion of the Standard Oil Company requesting that he designate the per sons alluded to in, his statement that he had been approached with offers of bribes to dismiss the suits against the company, and named Charles B Squires, formerally of Cleveland, and now of New York as the party through; whom the alleged proposition was made. The attorney general In his an swer says: "As to the third request in the mo tion addressed to the attorney general, io name tne- party we had the conver sation with and to name patries con nected therewith renresentine the Standard Oil Company, the attorney general says that the party calling him up rrom Cleveland and the party mak ing the proposition set forth in. the complaint was Charles B. Squires, for merly of Cleveland, now of New York city, and the stockholder and official representing the Standard Oil Company that Charles B. Squires claimed were the parties and through whom the proposition had in som way come to him were Frank Rockefeller 'Of Cleve land, a stockholder of the Standard Oil Company; 'F. B. Squires, secretary of the Standard Oil Company and Charles N. Haskell, lattof New York city. Porto Itlco's New Governor General "San Juan, May 8. Brigadier General George W. Davis who has been, ap pointed to succeed Major General Guy V. Henry, as military governor of Por- 0f to Rico, arrived here today on board the United States transport McPherson He was welcomed by the insular sec retariea and officials of Porto Rico and i San Juan. This afternoon General : .Hnry and Genera! Dayis were given a Q, .vQ vj, , ""laren of fcan juan. j rraere 13 mucn curiosity as to tne t policy that will be adopted! by General ! c7 "CU'J:.., , ,r Z. auy. Major General Henry will sail for the United States tomorrow. Negroes Killed by a Storm - West Point, Ga., May 8. A report reached here today of the death of sev eral negroes in a storm which swept over Chambers county late last night. The rumor cannot be verified as all wires in that direction are down. The storm here unroofed the car shops of 'the Atlanta and West Point railroad and created a small panic in a negra church across the river. delicious end wholesome QOPCW COt HEW yQ-WK, aaWrifTi n i MUNSON & CO OUR COMPETITORS SQUEALED In their advertisement of the past week. Did you read them? They do not like our method. . Why? Because it suits the majority of the shoppers of Wilmington, and when we have a Good Thing, we 'share It with our custo mers and friends, and by their liberal support we are convinced that our ef forts are appreciated. A FEW OF THE GOOD THINGS THIS WEEK : Crown Pongee1 sold In- N. Y. retail stores at 18c, our price for this case only 12c per yard. Beautiful assort ment of patterns. Extra heavy white Piques for skirts, 15c, 20c and 25c. Pique for Shirt Waists in all shades, 15 cents. 35c Colored Mulhouse Organdy, beau tiful patterns, 25c. Fancy stripe and plaid Ribbons for ties and belts only 35c per yard. Ladies' Muslin and Cambric Gowns, Lace and Hamburg Trimmings, 50c to $3.00 each. Our Black and Colored Kid Gloves will be "sold at 90c a pair this month every pair warranted by the maker. m THE C. W. POLVOGT CO. Sole Agents for' the W. B. Corsets A. D. BROWN SHOWS AN UNEQUALLED 'STOCK OF Dress G-oods, Wash - Laces, Embroideries, INotions, Corsets, Ladies, Grents and Children's Underwear. UPH0LSTEREEY GOODS, DRAPERIES, CARPETS, MATTINGS, RUGS, ART SQUARES, OIL CLOTH AND LINOLNNES. . . . . j "We show the NEWEST THINGS, the best things and sell them to you as close as we can to make an honest living. We want youh patronage and are sure you will receive the best goods and best treatment. Youf particular attention- is called to the NEW LINE of " Mattings and Shades Now is the time to make your selection, before the assortment is broken. Those 30x60 and 36x72 Rugs are grea LACE CURTAIN AGENT FOR "HER MAJESTY'S CO RSETS" TERNS. NORTH FRONT STREET. PETERSON & RXJLFS Haying Bought, the Entire Stock of Boots and Shoes of EL Von Glahn lOO MARKET STREET, 3 DOORS FROM CORNER, . Will be ready for selling to the public on Saturday, the 6th We have on hand about 1,000 pairs Ladies' and C hildren's slippers in every style and color that sold from 50c to $3.00. My price will be from 15c to$L50." Special nice line of Child's strapped Sandles in black and tan at 35c to 75c. A nice line of Tennis Shoes from 25c to $2.00, sold from 50c to $3.50 per pair. A big lot, of Ladles' and Gent's house slippers; going for half price. We have in. this stock GOO pairs of the celebrated Douglass shoes. The $5.00 Douglas we will sell for $3.75. The $4.00 Douglass Shoe for $3.00. The $3-00 Douglass for $2.25 and the $2.50 Douglass for $2 00 and "the $2.00 Douglass for $1.50 and the $1.75 youth's Douglass for $1.25. Wis have 500 pairs of Ladles' fine shoes, in odd sizes which have heretofore retailed from $2.00 to $3.50 per pair, which I WILL NOW SELL FOR SI. OO In this stock there Is a big lot of men's shoes, that are up to date styles and best material, which we will sell for half the original price. We ask that -you look to your interest and come and examine this stock, for nov offer like this has ever been made in Wilmington. ' GEO. O GAYLORD, Proprietor The Reason Wilmington's Big Racket Store is Busy All the Time is This "We Sell for Cash and Buy for Cash. We buy bargains and we can sell bargains. Our trade gets better every day. Our goods are all cheap, and cheap does not mean low in price ev ery time, but it means big values. We are receiving goods by every train- and our stock Is always fresh and new. We have just 10 pieces of colored Pique, 32 inches, at 10c, worth 15c. 200 yards of fine White Organdy, 72 inches wide, -at 29c, . worth 50c. 25 pieces fine French Ginghams, worth 8c, for 5c. 48 pieces of fine Flannelette, worth 10c, now 6c. 22 pieces of nice Stripe and Cross-bar White Nainsook, cheap at 5c, now 3c. - 40 inches wide, very fine Colored Lawn, cheap at 12c, now 8c India Mull, in colors, at 3c. Fine Linen Crash, with Blue and Red figures, worth 15c, now 8c 10 pieces Colored Dotted Swiss for dresses, 30 inches wide, for 7c, cfheap at l2c. 8 pieces Pineapple Tissue Ctoth, 30 inches wide, sold at 10c, now 6c. Turkey Red best Prints, in short lengths, at 3c. I yard wide fine Sea Island Sheeting at 4c. I yard wide Black Morina Dress GEO. O GAYLORD, JProprietpi 'Be-Headed" For our clothing rooms when In need of wearing apparel and don't buy be fore seeing our new stock of Men's Boy's and Children's Suits, as it is all thaj could be desired as regards style, quality and price. We display a very handsome line ot SPRING SUITINGS AND TROUSERTNGS. catchy styles and with our own inimitable cutter to perfect a fit, patrons can bet assured of . appearing in correct forms. Pallor, Russian Blouse, Military and Rough Rider Suits for the little fellows and nobby effects in Percale Waists with patent waistband, which will interest mothers. How about neckwear, Negli gee Shirts, Underwear in fact furnish ings generally? We have a full supply at reasonable prices. W. B. summer Corset, all sizes, only 50c, 75c and $1.00. Every pair war ranted ; . , Reed Portieres in ten different color ings to select from, $1.25 and $1.50 each, suitable for summer homes. 100 dozen"31over Leaf Towels, large size, special this week 10c. ' At 50c we show the. most complete line of Gent's Neckwear in all styles. Full stock of Gent's Negligee Shirts 50c, 75c and $1.00 each. Gent's underwear in'Balbriggan and fancy weave, 50c. No. O, North Front Street. and Standard Patterns. G-oods, - a values at $1.25 and $2.00. STRETCHERS. AND BUTTE RICK' S PAT- COMFORT COMES WITH. GROVER'S SOFT SHOES For Tender Feet Lace, Congress, Prince berts, Buskins. Al- Linen, worth 10c, now 8c. Colored Cambric at 4c. One thousand Ladies' Hats just re ceived. Everything: in this line Is fresh and new. Our Millinery is up-to-date and our prices are far less than elsewhere. If you need Ladies, Girls' and Boys' Hats, save money by looking at ours. Nice Trimmed Hats from 60c up. Sailors, everything from 5c to $1.50. Our Leghorns are very pretty. We do the Millinery business of North Caro lina. We employ more belp and sell more goods than any house in the state. .,- Our Carpets and Matting are very cheap. We sell good heavy Matting at 10c Good heavy 2 -ply wool Carpet at 25c Fine Brussells Carpet from 40c up. Heavy Lenolium. 2 yajrds wide, at 42c per yard. - Square flrie floor Oa Cloth from 22c to 35c Cirpet Paper 2&c We want your trade. We exchange any goods bought not I cut or give cash for any sold and not as represented. Bring your card and get it punched with every casb purchase at Wilming ton's Big Racket Store. i
The Wilmington Messenger (Wilmington, N.C.)
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