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REE PRE li PUBLISHED EMERY EVENING EXCEPT SUNDRY, Vol. I-No. 119. KINSTON, N. C., THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 18, 1898. Price Two Gents. COST OF THE WAR. THE DAILY CD Nlll On the Battle of Manila and Preced- ; ing Events. ; Notice III I II ItUl I0(2E!1EI1IAIIS A Summary Based Upon the Most Accurate , Information at Hand. The New York Journal estimates that the cost of the war with Spain to date is as follows. - Month Wui. April G,223,814 Maj 17,093,593 JaneT....... 19,723,804 July.............. 34,774,153 Aug. to date 3,605,000 Navy 112,556,932 : ;. 9,093,577 9,506,02 8.514.279 , 1,080.000 Totals...... $81,480,860 $40,750,809 Repeatedly Given. Loss to American Army About 50. Insurgents Kept Out. No Disorder or Pillages. Washington, August 18. The follow ing was received at the war department todav: "Manila August 13. u tne seventh instaiit; Admiral Dewey joined me in the forty-eighth notification to-the Spanish commander to remove non-com batants from the city. ""On the same date a reply was received fiTrmwuincr thanks for onr humane Ben 1 i- j Navy...... wii-uuun unnu8 iuvu-vwiuw, of dead an(, woandeo: wuu Hnaiters army. No complete list of wounded has been turned in. Total, armand navy, ......$123,321,176 The tabular statement above does not comprehend all expenses for July. These will be included largely in the August expenditures. It is suggested ihat from this amount should be deducted tne amount necessary to operate the &rmy and navy in time o! neace. which.; for the same period last year, was 33.766.00O. in tbe matter oi casualties tne united States fared comparatively well. The losses thus far reported are: Killed. Wounded Army..... 1,080 2,300 7 48 . ants outside the city. , VOn the ninth instant we sent a joint note inviting the attention of the Span ish commander to tbe suffering in store for the sick and non-combatants in case Going to Quit Being a Chattel. Charlotte Observer. Time was when the Populist leaders it became onr duty to reduce the defenses, cond eDUmerate their voters and offer also settiDz forth the hopeless condition them it-bulk to the Republicans. in ex ih Rnnnieh tnroou. fnrrmindd on all change for a certain number of offices, sides and with tbe fleeting prospects of reinforcements, and demand- getting nothing out of . the trading, to uue, in uuuaiuei aiiuu ui i wuicu ue is aa uuuuuBuii.ru pari, v, tMircub ed surrender as humanity. "On the same date we received a reply, admitting the situation but stating that the council for defense declares that a re quest for surrender cannot be obtained but offered to consult the home govern men t in the time granted. ' - "A join note was sent in reply declining. "On th, tbJsenth. instant the .army joined with the navy in an attack with 'tbe folio wing- results: 'After about half an hour of actual shelling the enemy's lines, McArthnr's brigade on the right and Greene's on the left under Anderson made vigorous attacks, carrying the Spanish .works. The loss is not accurately known. bnt about fifty total . ''Tbe behavior of the troops was excel lent. ' , . "The co-operation of tne navy was most valuable. ' ; "The troops advanced on tbe walled city, upon which the "white flag was shown and the town capitulated. "Troops' occupy Melate, Binondo and the walled city San Miguel. All tbe im portant centres are protected and tho in surgents are kept out. There is no dis order or pillages. . (signed) 7 Merritt." NAKES OF PEACE COMMISSIONERS Asked for by the Spanish Government Clanco Presides In Cuba, Maclas In Porto Rico. Madrid, August 18. The council has cabled Washington asking the United States government for the names of its peace commissioners.' The council also 'Cabled Gens. Blanco and Macias asking them forhe names of the best men for appointment as local peace commissioners. Gen Blanco . will preside over the Cuban commissioners; Gen. Macias over the Porto Rican coiri- missioners. TAR AND FEATHERS higher taxes and worse government. He is therefore going to do some voting this year on his own account instead of nn rier instructions, and those whodon't be lieve this now would do well, at all events. to make the prediction. State vsTPettljohn. M.C. Pilot. f . ... . . Four warrants were issued here last week indicting Mess. Vand L. Petti- iohn. the managers of the Atlantic hotel, Tor selling malt and spirituous liquors without State license, and made return able before his honor, Mayor Chas. L. Wallace, on the lath Inst. The Mess. Peltiiohn appeared on date named and requested a postponement of the trial for ten days, which Lis honor allowed, nam ing Tuesday, 23d inst., for a re-opemog of the case. , Seventeen witnesses have been summoned, and the trial will prob ably be an interesting one. Two Bears Caught. M. C. Pilot. , Mr. T. H. Mallison, of Piney Grove. Craven county, has had a bear trap on his farm for a number.of years in which be bas caught 42 bears. He caught .one on' Saturday last wnicn weighed 250 pounds ' and another - one on Tuesday which pulled down the scales at 275. The bears were killed and divided among his neighbors; tne bides were shipped and sold tor about $iu eacn. Colored School Committee Took the Census. Chatham Record. The Record is reliably informed that a colored school committeeman took the last census of the public school children in one pf the townships of this county. j. ma is me nrav ume inai n coiorea man has officially visited the homes - and houses of the white people of this county, and this is one of the "reforms" givju us by ropulist fusion with ItepublicansJ Won't Do It Again. Wilson Advance. . ' - The same tale is coming from every section of the State. Saturday oneof the most prominent farmers in the city, speaking of the political situation, re marked that at the last election he had voted the Populist ticket. When asked if he were not ashamed of it he replied, "No." then added, "But 1 ehalf not do it egaiu." Applied to SixGirls and Three f.!en. House Blown Up By Dynamite. Smitbfield, W. Va., August 18. Tar and feathers were applied to six girls and three men by vigilantes early this morn ing at an objectionable resort here. The resort was afterwards bio wnnp by dyna mite. . Mastering Cat Troops. Washington. D. C, August 1G. The work rf mastering out troops now be- gins. lne presioeat issued an order to day to muster out 40,000 troops. It is said that the third 'North Carolina rerri- mrnt (Jim Youug's) will be included among the number. Husband How do you like" the view? .Wife (with etstacy) Oh, I am speech less. - . Husband Well if we had tetter stny Leslie's Wctkly. tbat be so, I think Lne for a while. Life Insured for $250,CC3. m. c. rnot. . Mr. L-jaac X. Vaughn, a prominent bus iness man of Richmond, Va., who died suJJenlj of appo?!exyon theSthinst., carried 2."05UuU insurance. 1 11 IL Merritt Prepares a Proclamation To The Watives. CHIEF WIS Rigid Protection to All. Local Institutions To Punish Crime to Remain Till Further fjotlce. Open Trade for Neutral Na - tlons. Merritt Occupies Palace. - Manila, August 14th, via Hong Kong, August 18 Gen. Merritt bas prepared a proclamation to the natives which pro vides a schenie of government for Manila and the surrounding territory, and other islands in our possession. The chief points are? Rigid protection to all, in iersonal re lations,' municipal laws and tribunals local institutions for the punishment ol crime to remain until futher notice, except where Incompatible with military rule; subject to the supervision of the Amer ican general. A provost marshall and sub-provosts will be appointed with power to make arrests of civil as well aa military offend Open trade for ueutral nations. . . ;s Public proierry will be "vigorously pro tected ' ' - There will be no interference with the people as long as they preserve peace. Uen. Merritt occupies tne governors palace and has his headquarters there. A Restaurant Stqned In Porto Rico. Ponce, August 18. A crowd .of native toughs stoned a Spanish cafe last night. The attack was provoked by publication in a local paper Of the report or the mus sacre of women and children by the Spanish at Ciales Saturday, ; ; " The crowd wus put to flight by the American officers in the cafe at the time, No damage was done. Ambassadors Changed. London, August 18. The Russian am bassador here will be shortly sreceeded by Count Cassini, Russian ambassador to the United States. GRAND REVIEW Subscribe to Tin: Daily Tr.i:n Pi:i;ss. To Be Made of Santiago Troops Before Mustering Out. ' Washington,' Auirust 17. Tbe preei dent today told Gen. Wheeler that he would review the troops which uarttci pated in the campaign against Santiago, tbat resulted so gloriously for the Amer ican arms. - Tne grand review. win taite place as soon as the soldiers are in condition to parade. It will precede the mustering out ot volunteer forces whicn are now at Montauk Point. - The review.itisnowthought, will prob ably taxe place miew lone city. Tbe date has not yet been fixed. It -win de pend upon the rapidity with which the men recover from their wounds aud tbe ever contracted in the Cuban climate. "jsn t tnat new . neignbor or yours ratnereccentrtc" inquired thecoramercial traveler. ' 'No," answered one of the villrtge's prominent citizens, "tie ain't rich enough to be called 'eccentric.'. He's ust a plain crank. Hasington Star, To F.iamlna th Eye. If anything gets into your eye, don't rub it. (Jood advice, but a little dim- cult to follow, for one instinctively rupa the eye under , tnese circumstances. Nevertheless, don't do bo. Get some one to turn the upper eyelid gently over a thin penholder, so that he may see the ball of the eye thoroughly. If lime gets into the eye and if you seo the substance at once, wash out the eye with vinegar to two parts of water. If, however, you don't eee theparticloimmediately, sim- ply put sweet oil or 'olive oil into the eye and send for the doctor. New Tork Lc.dscr. ' If wo moved our legs proportionately 3 fast as an ant, it i3 calculated we t ,iiLl travel nearly 600 niles an hour. Interesting OLD l!IH SIE" Hi. North Carolina Condensed Form. Items la Senator Butler left Tuesday for a three weeks' tour, bis wife accompanying bim. They go to Yellowstone Park, Colorado Springs, Salt Lake City, and Piko'it Peak. The senator says they first go to Texas. He will aid Canuon in the latter'a fight in Utah. . He will al60 aid Dubois. The sovereign grand lodge of Odd Fel lows will be held in Boston in September. The grand representatives from North Carolina aie Messrs. Bruton? of Wilson; Williams, of Elizabeth City; Sawyer, of Ashevilie. Past Grand C. M. Busbee and fast Grand Lumsden, of Raleigh, will at tend.. Leaks ville Gazette: A white boy named Baughn, while depredating in a water melon patch last week, was shot and killed at Mayodan by the owner of the melons, a colored man. Tbe boy had been previously warned what would be fall bim if caught in the patch. Thonegro who did tbe snooting escaped arrest. Chatham Kecord: some days ago as Mr. Franklin Jones, of Hadly towusbip, was coins: along the road he found a hawk and snake in a deadly fight. The bawk bad caugbt the snake in its bill and then the snake bad wrapped itself around the bawk, and neither could get away from the other, Mr. Jones killed them both. SLAUGHTEREUBY SPANISHSOLDIERS. Ninety People at Ciales Inhumanly Ma- cheted Because They Raised Our Flag. Ponce. Porto Rico, . August 15. The first report of outraged by the Spaniards within their lines was brought to the headquai ters of Gen. Wilson today by a priest who headed a deputation from Ciales, twenty miles northeast of Utuado. The inhabitants of the place raised an American flag after tbe Spanish troops bad left. The troops returned,toredown the flag and macbeted ninety of the in habitants. This occurred on Saturday, The priest appealed to the Americans for protection? but the latter are powerless to Interfere In tbe present circumstances. even though a reign of terror bo inaugu rated. . ' The Cerrutl Claims Settled. Borne, Aug. 16. Admiral Candiani, the commander of Italian squadron, now off the Colombian coast, received . on August 14, a definite reply from the kov ernment of Colombia, agreeing to , all these points included in bis ultimatum as to the payment of the Cerruti claim. The dispute is thus settled to Italy's satisfaction. 1 From Santiago Next Saturday to Be Made the Occasion Of HI i un H Mayor Van Wyck Issues a Proclamation. Will Have a Naval Parade and Affair Promises to Be of National Interest. , New York, August 18. Mayor Van Wyck . proclaims holiday Saturday in honor of the return of the battleships from Santiago. All details have been arranged for a naval parade,' which promises to be of national interest. 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