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J Wilmin VOL. XII. NO. 146 WILMINGTON N. C, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 1899. PRICE 5 CENTS. m I tot mm PfirwM I mmiPinn iS li - WHAT SCHLEY SAID More Testimony as to the Admiral's Speech as to the Texas. A J A II DLL1VEKV ML rLHUL HUM MUM mUMUIML IHTHinO I I MR., HEILNER'S STATEMENT Of What Mr.' Hodgson Repeated to Him as the Latter's Conversation With the Admiral During the Battle Agricultural Depression at the South Its Causes Declared to the Industrial Com mission by Two Southern Men and Remedies Sug gested The Negro an Incubus Officers to Inspect the Battlefields of Virginia. Washing-ton, June 20. The navy de partment gave out ithe following- cor rection in Captain Chadwick's fetter, anent .the Hodgson statement: ' , The .typewritten copy of the state ,ment of Captain Chadwick and Lieu tenant Commander Hodgson, given to the press yesterday was in error, in the following points: About one-third from the beginning where published state ment reads: h intended 'him to under stand there was danger of running into the Texas. He said "all right," or words to that effect; I cannot repeat verbatim. It. should have read: I in tende.him to understand there was danger of running into the Texas. He said: "all right, the Texas must look out for ihat," or words to that effect; I cannot repeat verbatim. Following the statement -of 'Lieuten ant Commander Hodgson respecting the events that occurred on the bridge of the Brooklyn July 3rd, the navy de partment today made public the fol lowing report from Captain Chadwick of his examination, of Lieutenant Com mander Heiiner: "Sir: In obedience, to the orders of the secretary of the navy, I have the honor "to make the following report of an examination of Lieutenant Com mander Heiiner with respect of his knowledge Of a conversation reported to have loocurred between Rear Admiral .Schley and Lieutenant Commander Hodgson, during the action of July 3, 1898. "Lieutenant Commander Heiiner states as follows! " 'At one of the early sessions of the board on the ships' positions during the action of July .3rd, I strongly express ed my doubt asto the Brooklyn's posi tion before making the loop, as laid down by Mr. Hodgson, several other navigators, Mr. Comly and Mr. Schu etze, I know, sided with me. Mr. Hodg son and I, on this' particular occasion, walked up and down the port side o the cabin of the Brooklyn in which the board was sitting. It is my impression that Mr. Hodgson claimed that thj Brooklyn was 1,100 yards from the lead ing Spanish ship when the turn was made. The board, I think, put it later at 1,400 yards. Mr. Hodgson told me that he felt certain they were closer than 1,400 yards, and that their standi meter gave 800 yards He said: 'We wer so close that, Schley -gave the order 'hard aport.' 'I said to him: 'You mean starboard, do you not?' The commodore said: 'No, I mean port; we are close enough to them now.' " 'Mr. Hodgson then said he called attention to the position of the Texas and told the commodore he thought there was danger of running her down. The commodore replied: 'Damn the Texas, 'let her look out for herself!' This conversation was reported to me on several different occasions. ' "Everything T say now was contain ed in Mr. Hodgson's statement. The words may have been a little different. He may have said: 'Don't you mean starboard, commodore?' instead of the first phraseology. He certainly said: 'We are near enough to them now,' and also' 'Damn the Texas; let her look out for herself!'. "He repeated this conversation to-me at least three times during the sessions of the board, because every time a discussion 'arose, I recurred to the po sition given by him which I did not think correct. I placed no dependence J on any observation by the stanaime ter or sextant during gun fire. My ex perience was that during the action, 1 "could not get a single observai;on of the standimeter on which I couli place any confidence, though I was using two standimeters and had a man in the conning tower with cleaning material, whose only duty was to try to keep the glasses clean. With the utmost care this eotrid not be done. I tried keeping the standimeter under my coat, but it was of no use. I mention t,his as a reason for the doubts which brought up the discussion.' " 'The report as published was prac tically the conversation as repeated to me. , . - - "Lieutenant Commander Heiiner ap pends his signature as an attestation of ih0 correctness of the foregoing as herewith given. ''Very respectfully, -' , "F. E. CHADWICK. "Captain, I". B. N. "L C Heiiner, LieutenantX'om-mahd-e'e U. S. N. " r . , - ! "To the Commander-in-Chief." AGRICULTURE AT THE SOUTH. The industrial commission today con tinued its investigation of the agri cultural conditions of the south. J Mr. J. Polk Brown, president of the agri cultural society of Georgia, was: the first witness. He agreed with Mr.Baij rett, who testified yesterday that the condition of the agriculture in tlys south was more depressed than it had ever been. More people were 'plough ing 'barefooted and barebacked than 1 . ver before. He agreed with the late Henry "Grady that the fault was not with the soil or the climate, nor, as many had claimed, was it entirely with 1 the tariff. One of the mst prolific causes of the trouble was in the fact that cotton, was practically, the only crop. Education, he considered, was not sufficiently practical. It should teach people to do manual labor. So fnr the colored trace was concerned, there was no opening for them in tradi or the professions THE NEGRO AN INCUBUS. Mr. Brown dwelt on the presence of the negro as the special cause of the want of development of the south. He regarded him as retarding the indus tries, moral, religious, socal and agri cultural development of the section, and he felt that if they were absent a better class of labor would take their place. The more the negro was paid the less efficient he was as a laborer. Mr. Brown wanted the race separated from the whites and colonized either in this country or elsewhere in the interest of the southern states. The-great obstacle in the way of the development of the manufacturing in terests was the want of money. Mr. Browjj advocated diversified crops, recommending that each com munity should raise sufficient of every thing to meet its own demands. At the afternoon session the com mission listened to a statement by Mr. P. H. Lovejoy, a merchant and planter of Hawkinsville, Ga. He spoke espe cially of the relations of the loca'l mer chants and the farmers. The merchants themselves had not been prosperous for several years. They were compelled to make the majority of their sales on credit and had to take mortgages upon the land of the farmers, if they had any, or on their crops, if they had no land. Many of them were not able to give collateral of any value, and to such men sales were made on large margins of profif. 'We size the man up," he said. "If he is good we sell to him on a small margin. If he is a hard case , we take .what he has and quit." He said that freight rates from GeorT gia to New York were about twice what they are from New York to Geor gia The large cities were evidently be ing built up at the expense of the coun try. Even the watermelon crop was unfavorable "We have found that m shipping melons we pay the freight," he said. "The railroads cut us out of profit in that business." TO INSPECT VIRGINIA BATTLE FIELDS. Colonels Wheater and Bird, of the quartermaster's department, left taday to make a tour of the battlefields of Virginia, especially those of the Wil derness, Fredericksburg and Spottsyl vania, with instructions to report upon the best available site for a military park similar to those of Gettysburg, Chackamauga and Vicksburg. Although Virginia was the theatre of the civil war, no military park has been established-in that state. The board ""which visits the parks does so under 'provis ion of the last congress. 1'Uli ATTACK u; .M,H1D I.ts .Uurinas Occupied Alter Might Op position Admiral Uatoou Takt Couiiuanc-.Uure 'l'rausporta to Sail lor .Uauiia Manila, June 20. 9 a. m.' -General Wheaton's command has- renewed the attack upon Peres das Marinas. Early this morning they moved on the town, hoping to reach there by noon unless very strong opposition was encount ered. The latest list jf the American cas ualties in yesterday's fighting shows that five were killed and twenty-three wounded. The list includes no officers. I lie wounded were brought to Ma nila from Bacoor in cascoes. o p. m. The troops commanded by General Wheaton entered ' Peres das Marinas without opposition, except up on the part of small bodies of rebels who intiicted no losses upon the Amer icans. The town is an unimportant place, surrounded by swamps, and Gen eral Wheaton will probably return to lmus.' ARRIVAL OF ADMIRAL WATSON. Rear Admiral John C. Watson ar rived here today on board the United States transport Zafiro from Hong Kong, and raised his flag on the Unit ed States cruiser Baltimore. The com manders of all the warships called upon the admiral during the -course of the day. . L , A CABLEGRAM FROM OTIS. Washington, June 20. General Otis, in a cablegram to the war department today gives the following brief ac count of the operations south of Manila yesterday: "Manila, June 20. "Adjutant General, Washington: "Wheaton' at lmus, Cavite province, with four guns, four battalions of Fourth and Fourteenth infantry, Neva da troop of cavalry; sent a battalion south on reconnoissance, direction of Das Marinas yesterday morning where enemy reported concentrating, scat tered forces; battalion encountered en emy's force of 2,000 marching to at tack lmus, successfully impeding its progress. Wheaton with two guns and two battalions hurried -forward; re pulsed enemy with heavy loss. Enemy leaving over 100 dead on field; our loss five killed, twenty-three wounded. Wheaton reinforced last night by bat talion Ninth infantry; is driving ene my beyond Das Marinas; now in his possession. Gasualities today not re ported. Wheaton's qualities tor bold and successful attack unsurpassed. "OTIS." SPANISH CONSUL AT MANILA. ;The Spanish minister has been ad vised of the appointment by the Span ish government of Senor Luis Marinas as consul general at Manila. He has been Spanish consus at Baltimore, Savannah, Key West and New Orleans. TRANSPORTS TO SAIL FOR MA NILA. San Francisco, June 20. Four trans pouts will sail for Manila within a week and a fifth will soon follow. The steamer Zealandia is scheduled to sail on Thursday. The Sheridan and the Pennsylvania will depart together on Saturday and the Valencia will follow on Sunday. The Wycfield, carrying only freight, will depart early next week. The Zealandia will take part of the Twenty-fourth infantry and the Valen cia "Will take the remainder. ' mgctrle Kail way Presidency Offered General Wood Washington, June 20. General Leon ard Wood, the military governor of Santiago province, has been offered the presidency, of the Washington Traction and Electric Company, of this city. The company has been formed recent ly and owns and controls, directly and indirectly, all but one of the street rail roads in the district. Stt Louis Street Railway Consolidation St. Louis, June 20. It is announced that as Governor Stephens has signed the street railway bill, the negotia-' tions for a general consolidation of all the street railways of St. Louis, which have been in progress for some time, .have been practically completed. The deal involved nearly $100,000,000. Over $5,000,000 will be expended in improve ments and a much larger force of mei will bevemployed than ever before. j The Steamer's Sliaft Broken London, June 20. The Dutch steami er La Flandre, from Savannah for Lon don and Antwerp passed the Lizzard today and signalled that she spoke the Atlantic Transport Line steamer Mon tana, Captain Watkins from Baltimore,; June 4th for London with her shaft broken, in latitude 48, longitude 43. Tlie Rapist Patrick Captured Mobile, Ala., June 20. Daniel Pat rick, the negro who is accused of as saulting Miss Bessie Isaacs in her home near Scrairton, Miss., was captured to day. He has , confessed. At midnight a crowd had gathered for the purpose of assaulting the jail. Sheriff Moore and deputies say they will resist the mob. Shooting is looked for. . July 3rd IHade a Holiday New York, June 20. The city coun cil today adopted a resolution making July 3rd a holiday in this city in com memoration of the first anniversary of the battle of Santiago. A Fire Prisoners Escape from the Jail of Florence, S. c, in Broad Daylight (Special to The Messenger.) Florence, S. C., June 20. Florence had a jail delivery today a broad day light one at that. All the prisoners, five in number, made good their escape and are now resting somewhere in the swamps near the city. Sheriff McLen don and a posse on horseback with bloodhounds are in pursuit, but up. to this hour .9 o'clock, nothing has been heard from them. The .escape was well arranged and was undetected until about 6 o'clock this evening. Mr. Dennis, the jailer, was away at the time. Mrs. Dennis had had the prisoners fed by a boy who was used, as a trusty. The boy fed the prisoners at 3 o'clock and when he came out it is supposed he left the cage open. The boy locked the main door and gave Mrs. Dennis the key. Mrs. -Dennis with the key under her head took an afternoon nap. When she awoke she foud the "birds had flown," the trusty included Among the pris oners were James Abraham, who was sentenced to be hung July 7th. for the murder of Henry Green two years ago, and John Creech alias John Prety, who was brought here last week form Wil mington as the supposed murderer of Sarah Holmes in this city last Septem ber. The otherf prisoners were await ing trial for various crimes. The exit was made by climbing on top of the cai e removing the bricks from the ven tilator in the corridor and lowering themselves to the ground with blankets. A NTiUNGK BUIiGLilltY Ncsroes Attempt to Rob tue Negro Pest House Lessee oi'a Motel Ejected (Special to The Messenger.) Raleigh, vt C, June 20. The small pox pest house for negroes has been vacant some days and no less than three attempts to rob It have been made, and one of these fast night was successful. The watchman caught one of the thieves. They are negroes, and are known. It was not believed possi ble that any one would attempt to rob such a place. There was a curious suit before a magistrate here today . Ex-United States Marshal O. J. Carroll, former owrier of the Carrollton hotel, brought suit to eject W. L. Gilbert, lessee of that hotel, and won his1 case. Carroll charged that Gilbert discriminated against Carroll and family, who board at the hotel; that he did not furnish them with such food as other boarders had and that they were not served with milk. There were many witnesses. A large crowd attended the trial, which was the sensation of the day . Graud Lodge ol Knigbts oi'Pytblas. (Special to The Messenger.) "ayetteville, June 20. -The city is full of delegates to the grand lodge of Knights of Pythias a very fine, manly body of representative citizens. The fantastic parade of the dramatic order of Knights of Korossom attract ed an immense concourse of people on Hay street. The costumes were fan tastic, gaudy, rich and tasteful. Conferring grand lodge degrees takes place at 8 o'clock. Afterwards will be the address of welcome by Mr. N. B. Alexander, concluding with a banquet in the armory. Cbapel Hill Summer Sebool (Special to The Messenger.) . Chapel Hill, N. C, June 20. The uni versity summer school opened today with seventy-five teachers on the Hill. Members are coming in on every train, tand. under the excellent superintenden y of Professor Noble, prospects are for the largest attendance in the his tory of the school. An enjoyable re ception was given tonight in Gerard hall, which was largely attended by visitors and students. A Beatb Warrant Issued (Special to The Messenger.) Raleigh, N. C June 20. Governor Russell issued a warrant for the execu tion of Avery Kale at Newton, Sep tember 20th. He was convicted of mur der in the first degree, but appealed and the supreme court affirmed the judgment. Tbe Counts Sleleased from Prison Paris, June 20. Comte de Dion and Comte d'Aubigny, who were sentenced June 16th to two weeks' imprisonment and to pay 100 francs fine after having been convicted of complicity in the dis turbances at Auteuil June 4th, were released from prison today. Asked to Form a Freucb Cabinet Paris, June 20. It is definitely an nounced that President Loubet has asked M. Bourgeois, who is head of the French delegation at The Hague peace conference, to form a cabinet. One of the Asbevlllc Counterfeiters Cribbed Mr. B. F. Perry, the secret agent of the treasury department, who left here last week for Asheville, arrived there Saturday, having been sent there .. to work up a counterfeiting case. JHe reached Ashaville at 2 p. m. and at 11 o'clock that night he had one of the Asheville counterf. iters in jail. He is a negro man, and he and his entire out fit of counterfeiting moulds, tools, etc. were captured. Detective Perry also captured $27 in counterfeit money. The negro was engaged in making dollars and nickels. Death or a Little Boy The numerous friends of T&r. and Mrs. Guilford F. Home, will deeply sympathize with them in the death of their little son, Eugene Norman, who passed away yesterday morning, aged 5 years, 10 months and 20 days. The funeral will take place at the residence, 312 Red Cross street, at 10 o'clock this morning. The interment will be made at Oakdale cemetery. Annual meeting of Southern Wholes sale Grocers Association On account -of the annual meeting of the Southern Wholesale Grocers' Asso ciation at Asheville, N. C, July 6th to 8th, the Seaboard Air i-iine win sen round trip tickets to Asheville at one first class fare for the round trip. Tick ets will be on sale Jcfly 4th, 5th and 6th, limited to July 11th for the return. The Kev. B. Lacy Hoge We are informed that the Rev. B. Lacy Hoge, of Concord, has been invit ed to held a protracted meeting at South Side Baptist church, in this city. He has not been called to the pastorate ,otf the church, as erroneously stated. Protection to Neutral Powers Clause. THESE NEW ARTICLES To be Presented to tbe Conference. Probability of Tbeir Adoption by Nearly all tbe Powers Tbe Geneva r Convention Section A Probable Com promise on the Arbitration Question. Germany Not Alone in Opposition to tbe Plans Submitted. The Hague, June 20. The Brussels conference sub-committee of the in ternational peace conference convened today, Professor de Martens, of the Russian delegation, presiding. The drafting committee's report was amended in regard to awarding greater protection to neutral states, defining the rights off civil populations to organ ize for resistance, and the rights of ar mies as toward armed civilians. Ten clauses of the report was adopted. The report of the sub-committee will now 'be presented to the conference and it is believed that nearly all the pow ers will adopt the new articles as a basis of instructions for armies when entering the field. The Geneva convention committee held a plenary session today to consider the report of its sub-committee. The plenary conference met to adopt these additional articles and appointed a committee to draw up a general act embodying the report of the Geneva convention section. This is the first definite result df the conference. Washington, June 20. Private ad vices reach here from a high authority to the effect that the conference a't The Hague probably will be redeemed nom inally from failure through an agree ment on an arbitration project that wiil satisfy the apparently general demand on that point, but which, at the same time, by carefully framed safeguards, will so narrow the field of matters that may or must go before the arbitration tribunal as to make it little more than arbitration in name. The attitude of Germany is said to be only a little in advance of that of some of the other powers after all, in opposition to the plans submitted, and the disaffection is more general than appears on the sur face. As for the other projects that were specially desired by the Americans, such as protection of individual prop erty from seizure at sea, they have all been irredeemably last, according to this report. WILL HAVE NEW QUARTERS Wilmington School of Business Has Obtained More Commodious Quar ters. Wilmington's School of Business, which has flourished so auspiciously since its inauguration here several years ag-o, will next session occupy new and more commodious quarters, in order to accommodate the increased attendance. The growth of this institution has bt en most marked, and Rs able prin cipal, Professor J. E. Hockey, has ev ery reason to feel proud of it. Espe cially successful has been the past ses sion of the school, demonstrating to the principal that he would have to seek new quarters to keep up with the advancement. Heretofore the school has occupied a suite of rooms in the Young Mens' Christian Association building, but in future it will be located in the Mc Ginney school building, on Fourth street, near Princess, which Professor Hockey has rented. The building will be nicely fittted up and improved, and equipped with individual desks. The next session will open September 1st, and Professor Hockey tells us he will be well prepared to fully instruct in business and academical courses. WILMINGTON REPRESENTED Charming House Party Now in Vogue at Fayetteville. Miss Kate Hawley, who was one of our most popular summer and Yuletlde visitors last year, being entertained while here by Misses Lucy Latham and Emm. West, is now entertaining a number of her friends at a house party at her home in Fayetteville, and among the number are several Wilmington folks. The Fayetteville Observer makes -the following mention of the house party: "Afiss Kate Hawley is this week en tertaining a number of her young friends in the city, and throughout the state, at her lovely home on the banks of Cross Creek. It is an ideal spot for the gathering of the state's beauty and youth. Those present from abroad are Messes Emma Stevenson, Bertie Win ley, Newbern; Lucy Latham, Emm West, Wilmington; Eliza Hodges, Wil son; Alice Makely, Edenton; and Messrs. George P. James, Champ McD. Davis, Thomas Kenan, Robert Nash, Dawson Latham, Wilmington; Guion Dunn, Mark Stevenson, Newbern; and Graham Woodward, Wilson." Methodist District Conference At noon to-day the Methodist dis trict conference will convene in the Methodist church at Southport and will remain in session about three days. From this city's churches the follow ing deioer-toe' win ero to RouthDort on the steamer Wilmington, viz: Grace M. E. Church Messrs. W. B. Cooper, J. F. Garrell, J. H. Davis and C. C. Covington. Fifth Street Messrs. J. J. LeGwin, T. G. Landen, J. S. Funchess and Dr. J. D. Webster. Bladen Street Messrs. J. M. New ton, D. J. Joiner, A. R. Merritt and W. D. Shaw. Market Street Messrs. W. J. Penny, R. H. Beery, E. F. Johnson and Bufus Penny. The conference will be presided over by the presiding elder of this district. Rev. R. F. Bumpass. Marriage Next Wednesday Next Wednesday afternoon ait 3 o'clock Miss -Stella Thomson, of Fay etteville, and Mr. Robert Dickson Wes cott, of this city, will be united to mar riage. The ceremony will take pace at St. John's church, FayettevIHe, and will be attended by quite a number of Wilmington people. Mr. and Mrs. George A. Thomson, parent? of the bride-elect, have sent out intftations to ithe event. The groom elect 6 a son of our townsman, Mr. R. M. Wescott. Accident on tbe Kail Yerterday Passengers who arrived in the city yesterday on the Wilmington and New Bern railroad brought news of a fright ful accident that happend on thatiroad yesterday morning about eight niles from New! Bern. An aged colored man attempted to cross the Itrack diiectly in front of the moving train and was hit by the engine and nearly kiled. Board of Audit Didn't Meet Last night was was the regular lemi monthly meeting time of the board of audit and finance, but there w no quorum and consequenltly no merting. Messrs. H. C. McQueen and C W. Yates were the only members pres ent. The city attorney, Iredell Mares, Esq., was also in attendance. Special Meeting of the Aldermen. LIQUOR LICENSES GRANTED The Guard House Nuisance Discussed and a committee Appointed to Look After its Improvement A Number of merchants Protes t A gainst th eldcens e Xax The Applications for Liquor Li censes A Furnace to Burn Trash. Ojher matters. The board 'of aldermen held a called meeting yesterday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock in the mayor's office, at the city hall, Mayor Waddell presiding. The following members of the board were in attendance: Aldermen Taylor, Worth, Woolard, Springer, Hanby, Spencer, Wesitr, rParker and MacRae. Absent, Alderman Montgomery. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. A communication was received from the board of audit and finance, notify ing this board that the pay-roll for the police force, including pay for some special policemen, exceeded the regular appropriation. On motion, the board of audit and finance was requested to charge the extra pay to the (contingent fund. Committee reports were called for. Alderman MacRae, of the streets and wharves committee, reported as to the repairs on Fifth street, between Castle and Queen streets, and stated that ow ing to the danger of excavating the earth during the hot weather, the work had been suspended. In this connec tion he said Professor J. A. Holmes, the state geologist, in conversation wikh him as to street work, had expressed the opinion that excavating the streefts a foot or so, was not dangerous, but that deep excavations might be so con sidered. Alderman MacRae stated that owing to some trouble in getting con vict labor at the Castle Haynes quar ries, the streets and wharves committee could not get the rock necessary for the street work. : QUESTION OF DISINFECTANTS. Alderman MacRae, of the sanitary committee, made a report of the sani tary work in the city and especially as to ithe disinfectants used and ithe re quirements for better disinfectants. He stated that it had been demonstrated that while slacked lime, of which a great deal had heretofore been used, was a good absorbent and deodorizer, it did not answer the purpose of a disintant- He spoke of the necessity of getting other disinfectants and men tioned several preparations and the I'l n-C7 JA UiC oailic. lit n Cti5 lei VOI able towards the use of the carbonatf- of tanlbark, which costs ten cents per ; pound, as he did not think it would I pay to use it at that price. He suggest- ! ed a conference ofthe sanitary commit tee and the board of health to take the matter of disinfectants under consider ation and decide as to wJhat disinfect ants are best to employ for purposes df sanitation. On motion of Alderman Springer, the chairman of the sanitary committee was instructed to call a mealing of the sanitary committee and the boaid of Hoa-ttH to oonfer about the matter of disinfectants. Alderman MacRae, of the streets and wharves committee, recommended that two of the city's horses and a mule, which have become unfitted for use, be sold, and that the committee be author ized, when it is necessary, to purchase other teams, to replace the old ones. On motion of Alderman Springer, it was so ordered. Alderman MacRlae," of ithe sanitary committee, recommended the appropri ation of $150 for the purchase of a fur nace to burn the trash gathered up in the city, and that the committee be given permission to secure a lot on which to place the 'furnace. On mo tion of Alderman Springer, the sanitary committee was authorized to secure a lot and build a furnace at a cost not exceeding $150. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. Alderman Taylor, of the committee on fire department, reported that bids had been secured from buWders for the construction of two hose wagons for the nenartment and thai the hiH of Messrs. Burr & Bailev. of this oitv at $700, for building two wagons, accord- ! 'f1 P'an to eJect a guardhouse in the ing to the specifications, Was the low- i clt.y . ' a1' ya est. Bids were secured from New York I Alderman MacRae said he thought Richmond and Petersburg. He urged j some Reaper plan could he adopted to the necessity for the two wagons, as I answer ne purposes. He believed the the old reel was so badly worn out as ' Presnt fse could be put in or to make it dangerous for the firemen i dr for 1-m- The people now had all and horse. He reminded the board that 'tne taxes they could bear and are al recently while one of the old reels was I ready klckinS against the tax ordi heing driven to a fire, it broke dow;n ! na.n,,e' , . " and injured two firemen and injured a 1 Alderman Parker begged the board to horse on which the city had expended ' 2ho?' "V5 disposition to lighten the $30 ifor its (treatment. He said, in fact bur3fns of the people. He believed the that the horse had been permanently fuardhouse could be put in proper con injured. He moved that $100 additional j d!tlon for Iess tha" $1-000- He said be appropriated to add to the $600 THa?1?"1? heretofore assessed at heretofore appropriated for the pur- i H'SS nad. eeP recently assessed at ch'ase of two hso wnp-nna Th0 mH $'.000, and instead of property's being was adopted. Alderman Taylor also reported that the contract for furnish- ing the uniforms for the firemen was awarded to Messrs. A. David & Co. The board ordered the bill of Tr F H. Russell, for $5, for attending Po liceman R. J. Jones when he swallowed laudanum, was ordered to be paid. An invitation was received to attend the State Firemen's Tturnament at Greensboro. Alderman Worth, of the committee on ordinances, recommended the adop tion of the ordinance previously offered for the regulation of the paid fire de partment. .After it had been read, it was adopted. It defines his duties and requires the chief of the department to give his entire attention to his duties as chief, prohibits him from engaging: in other business and requires him to reside at one of the engine houses and hf irtioro at rvio-ht Tit .EL inspection of the gildings by the chief and regulates the quantity of gasoline and other inflamahie Tr.arriaic tt h merchants. The chief of- 'the depart- i ment is also required to inspect the flues' of all houses being erected and to be erected, and provides a penalty for persons who are building and do not report the same to the chief so he can make the necessary inspection. It was announced that it was in or der to elect a layman member of the board of health, and for that position, Alderman Springer nominated Mr. J. Hicks Bunting. Alderman Hanby nom inated Captain W. R. Kenan. The vote resulted in the .election of Captain Kenan by 5 to 4. THE GUARD HOUSE NUISANCE. Alderman Taylor said it was neces sary to remove the disgrace of the guard house and it was time to take that matter in hand. Besides the un sanitary condition of the guard house, he remarked that the custom of plac ing white and colored prisoners togeth er in the guard house must be discon tinued. He said a good deal of com ment had been made recently about chaining a white prisoner to a negro when the convicts were taken to the wohkhouise, and while white and ne gro prisoners are not chained together in the guardhouse, they occupy the prison in common. He declared that this was inconsistent. He -said white men will get drunk, will fight and will "go below," and some provision ought 'to be made to separate white and black prisoners. He called upon Alderman Hanby, oSf the public buildings commit tee, to give the board some information of the plans made a few months ago for the improvement of the guardhouse. Alderman Hanby stated that by au thority of the board the committee had Mr. James F. Post, the architect, to make plans and the city had paid for The Qly by the use of Royal M Baking Powder is con siderable. Royal is eco nomical, because it possesses more leavening power and goes further. Royal saves also be cause it always makes fine, light, sweet food; never wastes good flour, butter and eggs. More important still is the saving in health. Royal Baking Powder adds anti-dyspeptic qual ities to the food. them. It was estimated that the im provements under the plans will cost $3,300. The plans provide for the re modeling of the entire basement floor of the city hall. The floors are to be concreted and the ceilings are to be steel. The prison for white males is to j be under the room of the board of audit ; and finance, and in the center of the room -are to he steel cages with corri j dors running on both sides of them. I The present guardhouse will be used i for colored males and steel cages will I also be placed in the centre of the j room with corridors on both sides of them. The wide passage running from "east to west through rhe basement is to he used for female prisoners, the cages for whites to be at the west end' j the east end of the passage : ana mat ror colored remaies to be at The plans also embrace provision for sewerage, and everything to make the guardhouse complete. Mayor Waddell stated that with the ! present guardhouse it was impossible : to separate the white from the colored I prisoners unless the prisoners were j kept in the miserable cells. In hot j weather 'the cells were unfit to put prisoners in ,and he had heretofore no tified the board that unless the guard house is put in proper condition, for humanity's sake, he would refuse to commit prisoners to the prison. Before lie would do so tie would turn them out upon the streets. He declared that the prison was such that there was danger , of the prisoners contracting typhoid fever in them, and if any prisoner should contract fever the city would be liable for damages. He called abbten tion to decisions along that line. He informed the board that Dr. McMillan, superintendent of health, and other ' physicians, had expressed the opinion ; in the guardhouse during hot weather. that it was dangerous to put prisoners j He declared that he would not lay the city liable, and if he has to confine pris i oners he will ,,send them over to the ; jail, and he would like to have authori j ty from the board -to do this. Alderman Taylor urged that the 1 plans secured for the improvement of the guardhouse be carried out, and moved that an appropriation of $3,000 be made for this purpose. He said he j did this on irhree grounds first, for so I Cial purposes, sanitary reasons and its j necessity. He renewed his motion to j appropriate $5,000 to carry out the plans. Alderman Worth suggested that it would be cheaper and probably a bet I accumulated for the benefit of one's I i'amily Yhen 'he dies and leaves it to I I "e 5are? ntm a Duraen instead, i He appealed to the members to vote i against Alderman Taylor's motion to Alderman Worth said he believed that both sides coWd get together on this matter. His opinion was that the guard house could he placed in condi tion for $1,000. He, therefore, moved that a special committee of three be ap pointed to consider and report a plan at the next regular or a special meet ing of the board. Alderman MacRae inquired of Chief of Police Parmele what is the average number c I prisoners a month that are confined i; 'he guardhouse, and was in formed bj he chief that the average !Lf ' s tne average per i da L T L h Th.ximu? number since he has been chief was 26 LL dfl: A de.rman MacRae then I pressed himself in favor of preparing I he guardhouse to accommodate 7 or prisoners at one time. Alderman Springer said he would vote for Alderman Worth's moltion and wish ed to be put upon record that he was opposed to spending $3,000 because the city has not the money to devote to tiu purpose. Alderman Hanby asked Alderman Taylor to withdraw his motion to ap propriate $3,000. He would withdraw his second to the motion, and let the guardhouse remain in its present con dition. Alderman Worth's motion was then adopted, and subsequently Mayor Wad defll appointed as the commititee to look into the. improvement of the guard house Aldermen Hanby, West and Springer. Mayor Waddell requested the board to take some action authorizing him in the meantime to send the city prison ers over to the jail. Alderman Parker inquired about the difference in the cost of keeping the prisoners in jail and in keeping and in the guardhouse. Chief Parmele said the cost otf prisoners in the guardhouse was 22 cents per day for each prisoner; and that the cost of maintaining them id jail was 25 cents. On motion of Alderman Springer, the mayor was authorized to send the pris oners to the jail tin the guardhouse ia put in condition. On motion of Alderman MacRae, the wharf at the foot of Brunswick street was allowed to be used as a woodyard by Elijah Chadwick, provided he will vacate it when required to do so. LIQUOR LICENSES. Mayor Waddell announced that it was in order for ithe board to pass on the application's for liquor licenses. (Continued on Fourth Page.) Saving in ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., NEW YORK. WARM WEATHER WEARABLES. We show an "unequaled" stock of these goods. That is a broad as sertion. Nevertheless, we are prepared at all times to substantiate what we say. Our stock of "WARM WEATHER WEARABLES" IS UNEQUALED not only in VARIETY, STYLE and TASTE, but in quality and matchless prices. Here the very latest Is shown, no "out of date" stuff, but all FRESH NEW GOODS. SUMMER UNDERWEAR. When we say "SUMMER UNDER WEAR," we mean the thinest. Just the proper thing for the HOT WEATHER. By the way, w have about ten dozen Ladies' Balbriggan Vests, low neck and short sleeves, which were 20c. will be sold for 15c or two for 25c. Very naturally you will ask why the re duction. We will tell you. They are very nice quality and perfect. The only thing is they are Balbriggan and not white. Mattings and House Furnishings. Don't think of purchasing MATTINGS or HOUSE FURNISHINGS without looking at our line, which is second to none. Nothing is offered here except RELIABLE goods So remember if it is cheap, shoddy atutt, you wish, we don't have it. It will be a pleasure to show you through and make prices or if not convenient for yqh to come in, write for samples and prices. Agent for "HER MAJESTY'S CORSETS" AND BUTTERICK'S PAT TERNS. - r i Leave your order with us for THE DELINEATOR. NORTH FRONT STREET. Great Dissolution Sale -AT- A. DAVID & COS We are determined to dispose of our stock of Clothing and Furnishing Goods at Prime New York Cost and Below Cost. We mean business as our stock must be sold out by July 1st. Men's 815.00 Suits now n.oo . Men's $12. 50 Suits now $10.00 Men's $10.00 Suits now $7.50 Children's Reefer, Vestee and Sailor Suits at one-half former price. Knee Pants 10c, 15c, 25c, 5c c and 75c unheard-of prices. Men's Negligee Shirts, former price 1.25, now $1.00. Men's Negligee Shirts, former price $1.00, now 75c. Prices on Hats, Caps and other goods reduced in proportion to the above. - 3D -A. 7" 1 3D Sb CO. S. W. COR. FRONT AND PRINCESS STS. THE C. W. POLVOGT CO., NO. 9 NORTH FRONT $T. r ABIES', Gents and Children Bathing Suits in Jersey, Mohair, Duck and Flannelette. Full Line of Bathing Caps 15 to 75 cents. Hammocks, Reed Portieres, Window Shades. 50 Styles Matting to Select From 10 to 40c per yd. Just received 500 Umbrellas and Parasols. Ladies' and Gents' Gloria 26 inches, beautiful handles, $1 and upwards. July Standard Patterns and Designer at THE C, W. POLVOGT CO., Sole agents for the W. B. Corsets. SEE OUR 50c SUMMER CORSET. MECHANICS' HOME ASSOCIATION Subscription List for Stock Open at the Office of the To Whom Make SERIES LIMITED TO 500 SHARES. Payments Will Begin With Saturday, July lst,l899. Having large capital and ample means wears prepared to grant Loans and give applications prompt attention. Apply to NATH'L JAC0BI, PRESIDENT. Ju 9 of There is no baking powder so use, no matter how little others may cost, as the Royal Alum baking powders are harmful and make the food bitter. in the 18th SERIES is Now Secretary and Treasurer, Applications. W. M. CUMMING, SECRETARY AND TREASURER.
The Wilmington Messenger (Wilmington, N.C.)
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June 21, 1899, edition 1
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