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? Tha Hasseager cInts . the , News -IXJCDOIDIEJ JO- S J JOB PRINTING an 'I i nought after by thejpeo pis of McDowell, Yanoejy Bun coml, Ilutherford, Burka ri l ether countiet In Westers North Carolina, and U thara fvre W t r J THEM ESSE NGERi J Clarion. H. C. J Promptnee, Accuracy, Naataaw $ and Good Stock Guaranteed. Coed Advertising Msdlum. jut fi;rnifthJ on application. i THE MESSENOIB. Zlarlon, N. a Letter Headj, Note Headj, BUI Head. EnTalopra, Circular, Card. Poa- tra, Pamphlet, and any Had of 5 VOL. II I. NO. I MARION. N. C, FRIDAY, APRIL 29. 1898. . t 8j Per Year iiiAdvancc- ' H t iimitf TO DC MMTMII SPA,3f lakKS WAK. !Til -r - ...... T , id Mi! M1 n Actual War. E'.i ' CEMENTS NOT CONFIRMED r.nt ..i.i Has Always Taken an : i:fl Mand. In tho Principles 1 ; if r.!l!ty--3Ioro Advantageous r t .-. J"ui(cd States Than Spain. ..it ;!). April 20. (Special). 111 Washington are rapidly , -i.wi 10 those of actual war. to the State Department four quarters of the globe to- iug that the nations as a i repared to assume an atti : riri.-t ucutraltiy as between i. l Slates and Spain in the .' f 1 i ti u ;j lo. In most cases they ;;i a !i . '. .t to the identical note .! 1' tho State Department to . : . I Mutes embassies and lega- .1 -ti iictiii them to inform the ... i i;t ci' which they were- ac- i that war hua existed since . t Great Britain always has ui advanced stand iu the prin "i neutrality, so that it itii pre-at interest that tho u.li received here of the ul tho neutrality proclama 1 i-.-;i.'d iu London. On the !.': !iicia!s are disposed to take : v t nut a strict adherence by Kiit uii to theso rules will be i.i in; advantageous to tho Unit . than to Spain, particularly as ii''.v operating, in the naval - to our own base of eupplios, .1 all probability soon -will cut :! from the two bases that she 1 1:1 the neighborhood of Cuba, i '! hU nt issued a proclamation . 1:1- i;:y laying down the rules !: ' m-izuu-s of prizes and tho re it : li. liuvcd, will bo the release t!u ships already captured, iiik ill bo for the prize courts iiiiiko iu each case whether -iitiLiis under which the ehip 'u t.ae l are such as to war- J'hf i'iH'rflssj"n prevnils l '!.(.' na N'entura, the lirstonthe i : will be declared no prize. u 1 the l'anaiua, whose seizure 1 1) complicated one, owing to tho u whilo otherwise exempt, tho . 1- re; 01 ted to have contained i'-.r tho Spanish army in Cuba, . Mr toiitiat'aud. It is noted that . n.iNtratiuu has not been de- i I'V any criticism in Congress .1 .Miii formally pledging itself to us of the world to refrain from ! i: '. aud abide by tho Declara- : 1 ':u .s, of ls'iti. ;ii ! y i'-orga!ii:ation bill became ii i- tho day aud tho War Do t "ricials have begun to devise 1 n.taus of carryiug out the ' ! t ho act, which will result in i jaui. at!o:i of the army, aud au ' t I'uae- than ti'ou,! men. In ! I ' 1 nrtmeut ireparntions went -; !cs cuergv for the orgau 1 t the volunteer armj-. All ! ' were detailed who are to ' the various States, aud ni'ittT duardsmen into tho t tho 1'uitcd States. The ' 1 ti e full organization of the ' al.-o l eifected. To provide Vr the regular uriny and vol- : ectetary Alger ordered tho . rut to J'y ui all of .the cadets ' I'.'Mit .Military Academy who iat!;e ordinary course of events, .' a iiuted in .1 uno. .. rcatet anxiety was shown at department for news from a hug Mpiudiou. Notwith-- t:.e frequent reports that came ', " uuotiicial sources of eugage i twceii tho lleet and the shore -. no were of continuation came iii-tor in the Volunteers. t.'iL1 following oQicers were de i::u?tcr in tho volunteers by Mgii: Georgia, Atlanta, '.-car J. Brown, First Cavalry; :Viiun, Ualeigh, Captain John :a:u. Seventh Cavalry; South Charleston, Second Lieuten ;s B. Stokes, Tenth Infantry; c. Nashwlle, First Lieutenaut ' r. . Fourteenth Infantry ; Vir l.iiioud, l'irst Lieutenant Croxtou, First Infantry. If, ' a'i-e, the (Jovemors find it ' to change the place of ren tliey are to notify tho War i t at once. !' "i- to Do Most Fighting. ' -ton April Secretary Day V that it was his expectation - 'ho present and the immediate -' ::iurgent army would do the i a:t of the lighting in Cuba. 1 tiie statement that there was of takin.s: the militiamen 1 1 emits into Cuba until mured to tho hardships Of - .taiy life, and that prob ' regulars also would be ' country until later in tho i"he Secretary expressed ' a that Admiral Sampson's "' i take the first opportunity to :::otion with Gomez's army. i' there would thenceforth be ' '' "poration between these two i'l-iH in conducting the war -e common enemy. " iu-nrceuts are the best men service at present," eaid the 1 "And they can bo trusted to i'work when well armed aud ' ' He said it was his un ' ' 1 - that the government would a;n;s and munitions of war ' ii ;-':oial regiments of the in- iji uood shape, aud to put the " riny in good fighting 1 1 v iii im 1 nn 1 111. mill Mviiiii 111 111 mi n 111 111 nil uimum 111111 11 1 mi miiuiiiivi 1 iiiiniiini 1 nni 11 r irnn OlTlcIal Oa.ftte I'rints tlic Proclama-tlon.-Kulcs of War fiivcu Out. A Madrid dispatch eays: Tho offi cial Gazette prints a proclamation by the government thai a btate of war exists between Spain and the I'nited States, and art-ling that the treaty of 1 aad the protocol of 1877, are null and void. Also that thiitv davs are given American vessels to leave "Span ish waters, and that Spain will recog nize the following rules: A central flcg will L .tect all mercnan-tise not contraban-I of y war. 'I he goods of neutral rowers not contrabaud will be protected under the enemy's Hag. 1 must be effective. r. "ram icmma ucr i i'ixi 10 gram C letters of marquo, aud will exer- l cise tue right ot search on the high 6eas, but will not issue letters of marque, utilizing vessels of mfiv cautile fleet as auxiliary war ships. LKK AM) MUS1SKK Challenftefl to Fiht a D11-I ly Lieut. Carranzii. Washington, April 2, (Special). Lieut. Kamon do Carranza, of the Spanish lloyal Navy, uutil recently naval attache of the Spanish legation at Washington, has challenged General Fitzhugh Leo and Captain Sigs.bee, of the 3Iaino, to light duels. The challenges were issued on the night that the Spanish minister withdrew from Washington. Lieut. De Cai rauza had determined upon this course of action immediately after General Lee aud captain Sigsbee stated beforo Congress that in their belief Spanish naval officers were responsible for the blowing up of the Maine. He made known his purpose to Minister l'olo, who peremptorily forbade him from issuing the challenge whilo ho was a member of the legation stall". Lieut. De Carranza persisted that hi-? official position in no way restricted his rights as a gentleman to call an other gentleman to account. It was fiually arranged that tho issuauco of the challenges should await the termination of diplomatic re lations between Spain and the United States, whereupon Lieut. Do Carranza would be absolved from any restraint as an'ollicial under Minister Tolo. Since the challenges were Kent no word Las reached LeiG as 1.! tue. pur pose of Gen. Lee or Capt. Sn;sbee. J he dispatch from Toronto indicates that no acceptance or declinations ha 0 been received. Capt. Sigsbee, wheu seen tonight in Philadelphia, in reference to the chal lenge, said ho hail no delinito informa tion concerning it. Ho a ided: 'T do not believe any such challenge ha5 been issued. I have not received it, at any rate, and think I would have heard of it if it had been sent to me in Wash ington."' War IJevcinie Measure. Washington, April 20. Chairman Dingley, of the ways and meaus com mittee, submitted to the house the war revenue bill. It recites tho necessity of immediateh providing revenue be cause of the war with Spaiu; that if peaco had continued uo doubt the rev enue would bo sufficient. The bill sub mitted today contains thiee chauges from the bill as originally adopt ed. They aro as follows: A d.s count of five per ccut. on beer stamps will be allowed after th pas sage of tho net. Telephone messages are subject to a tax of one cent ou ali messages transmitted thirty miles 01 more. Graduated up to 10 cents, where the cost of communication exceeds .". Official telephone and telegraphic mes sages of the government are exempt. The differential half cent on mineral waters and beverages, domestic or im ported, not otherwise sujeeted to iuter uatioual taxation in half pint bottles is eliminated o that the dhidiug hue is pint bottles. Captures a Valuable l'ri.e. Key West, Fla. , April 2'", 11:13 a. m. The big Spanish steamship Panama, of the Ceballos Line, which left ew York on April 20th for Havana, with a number of Spanish refugees on board and a very valuable cargo, including, it is understood, stores for tho Spanish army, was captured last evening about twenty miles from Havana by the little light house tender Mangrove, now be longing to tho mosquitto lleet. The Fauama is of about 2,s0) tons, and a very valuable prize. No Mail for Spain. An order prohibiting the dispatch to Spain and her colonics of mail originat ing in the Cnited States dining contin uance of hostilities has been issued by the Postmaster-General. KKVIIOW OF Ti:.lF.. liradstreet's Comment on Commerce aiiI Wiir. Bradstreet's Review- of Trade for the past week, iu part, tavs: "General trade and speculation this week have exhibited most of tho characteristics which have become popularly associated with the near approach of hostilities. While there is reported a further quieting of distributive trade iu some lines at the Last and South, traceabio almost directly to antici pated warlike conditions, there is a lack of regularity eveu in the reports from those centers which serve to show that now the uncertainty to long pre vailing has been dispelled trade condi tions are being shaped to the new- order of things. There is consequently great ly increased activity in many special lines at the seaboard accompanied by excited markets and heavy price ad vances. While trade iu the interior sympathizes to a certain extent with this price movement there is still a per ceptibly good trade reported entirely outside of this, which proves that the prospect of wcr Las not had nearly as much effect inland as it has had on the coast." The work of a bill collector Is alwuja 4un It's seldom finished- nr IUUUA IN J I Ik I I ik II : UU II I UMU 1 1 f 1 J lb J 1 UIIMii UlUTU U rlUKIir A. iNU llll.i'll . ( UL V 1 nil uuiiuiun ui uuun. ; 1 uuuLniunilUil Ul unit, iiiuiun iuilii hi iiiiuhluu. iiniluiiflL Mil llinnilu). J . ! . . ! The First Blow May Be Struck In Eastern Cut. MISSION OF LIEUT. ROWAN. ! 1 He Landed 011 the Cuban Coast on His t I Way to Meet Gen. Garcia and Ar- j range for the Landing of the United States Troops. Kingston, Jamaica, April 26. Lieu tenant Andrew S. Rowan, United States Army, has landed on the coast of Cuba, near Santiago, from an open boat, accompanied by Cuban guides. He is on his way to General Garcia'a camp as representative of the War De partment to arrange for landing of Uni ted States troops in eastern Cuba, Gar cia to cover the landiner. Lieutenant Andrew Eowan wa3 un der orders from tho War Department, and was landed on the Cuban coast somewhere west of Santiago, probablv before dawn on Monday. His Cuban guides and an open eail boat were used. Tho guides have not returned. He is on his way. to the camp of Gen. Calixto Garcia. He will represent the War De partment in arranging for the co-operation of the insurgents in the invasion cf eastern Cuba by the forces of the United States. The time and place of invasion will be controlled by events aud the character of Lieutenant liow an's dispatches. Lieutenaut Itowan was detailed from the Bureau of Information for this daugerous service dangerous because in his civilian dress he is liable to be treated as a Bpy. He speaks Spanish and knows Cuba, having written a book on the subject Moreover, he is an expert map maker. He left Wash ington under instant orders on April nth. He w3 directed to wait here, prepared to go to Porto Rico or Cuba. As he weut to eastern Cuba, it is inferred that a blow will be struck there before one is struck at Porto Rico. With him he took an official Spanish section man of eastern f'nl. with amendations made by the War Depart- j meut iiycirograpners. me expedition is for the purpose of forming a plan to laud United States troops on the island. A courier with Lieutenant Rowan's first dispatches to the War Department will probably leave General Garcia's camp next week. WAR BKOAX Thursday, April l!lst, According to the Resolution. The following is the official text of the bill declaring that war exists be tween the United States and Spain, as passed by both houses of Congress and signed by the President on the 2-ith inst. : A BILL DECLARING THAT WAR EX ISTS BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN." Be it resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives of th3 United States of America, in Congress assembled : First--That war be and the same is hereby declared to exist, and that war has existed since the 21 6t day cf April A. D., 18W, including said day between the United States of America and the Kingdom of Spain. Second That the President of the United States be and he here by is directed and empowered to use tho entire land and naval forces of the United States the mi litia cf the several States to such extent as may be necessary to car ry this action into el'ect.j WAR NOTKS. The Price of Food Going Up in Havana, Cuba. A cablegram says Spain is seeking Russian support. Light thousand regular men are now under tents at Chicamauga. Gomez has notified the United States to send arms to the insurgents. Admiral Sicard has succeeded Roose- j velt as a member of the board of war. I Over four thousand fighting mea ! marched out of Chicago on the 2;th, j bound for the war. j Irish members of Parliament passed a resolution commending the action of ; the United States in reierence to Cuba. ; The President by proclamation has I allowed Spaicish vessels in Americau j waters till May 20th to load aud depart, j British naval authorities say that j Spain's Asiatic flest will be outclassed ' by American warships in a fight off the Phillippines Islands. A New York special pays Havana is preparing a torpedo attack on our lleet. Gomez will co-01 erate with the United States with HO.OiK) men. There are coal mines in Cuba, but j none of them have been developed, j and all the coal used in the islaad is i shipped there from America. ! The guns for the Keatucky and the ' Kearsage, now ready at Wahisrto:!, would be used by the battleships now ' in commission should such necessity i arise. Spanish vessels bound for the United States which sailed before April 21st ; ard exempt from capture and will be j ailowed to discharge their cargoes. There are at present eight companies 1 of negro militiamen in Virginia. Colo- ; nel Marshall proposes to raise four more to make a regiment, and to raise . three othr regiments in adjacent State?. At Havana, Cuba, the price of food is constantly going np, and is beyond the , reach cf the roor. The city is full of soldiers and Weylerite "volunteers. . Men, women and families are moring I to the interior, . . Congress Formally Declares War Between THE UNITED STATES AND SPAIN States Called I'pon For Their Quota of olunteers Sherman's Keslgua- tion Sent In--Roosevelt to Invade Cuba at the Heart of a Regiment. Washington, April 25, (Special) Congress today formally declared war to exist between the United States and Spain; the Senate passed the naval ap propriation bill, carrying large amounts of money for improvements of the sea fighting arm of the service; the Hulj aimy reorganization bill was passed by the Senate aud goes to tho President; Secretary Sherinan resigned and is suc ceeded by Judge Day, and the latter by John I. Moore, of New York, an ac knowledged authority on international law, aud the War Department called on tho several States for their quotas to the volunteer army of the United States. The Message to Congress. The President sent the following message to Congress: To the Senate and House of Represen tatives of the United States of Amer ica : I transmit to tho Congress for its consideration and apnropiate action copies of correspondence recently had with the representatives of Spain in the United States, with the United States minister at Madrid and through the latter with the government of Spain, showing the action taken under the joint resolution approved April 20th, 18:)$, "for the recognition of the independence of the people of Cuba, demanding that the government of Sj ain relinquish its authority and gov ernment in the island of Cuba and to withdraw its land and naval forces from Cuba and Cuban waters, and di recting the President of the United States to use the laud and naval forces of the United states to carry these res olutions into effect." Upon communication to the Spanish minister in Washington the demand which it became the duty of the Exec utive to address to the government of Spain in obedience to said resolution, tho minister asked for his passports and withdrew. The United States minister at Madrid was notified by the Spanish Minister for Foreign Affairs that the withdrawal of the Spanish representa tive in the United States had terminated diplomatic relations between the two couutries and that all communications between their respective countries ceased therewith. I commend to your especial attention tho note ad dressed to the United States min ister at Madrid by the Spanish Miuister for Foreign Affairs, on the 21st iu6tant, thereby the foregoing notification was conveyed. It vrill be perceived therefrom that the govern ment of Spain, having cognizance of the joint resolution of the United States Congress, in view of the things which the President was thereby re quired and authorized to do, responds by treating the reasonable demands of this government as measures of hostil ity, following with that instant and complete severance of relations by ita action, which by the usage of nations, accompanies an existent state of war between sovereign powers. The position of Spain being thus made known aud the demands of the United States being denied, with a com plete rupture of intercourse by the act of Spain, I have been constrained in exercise of the power and authority conferred upon me by the joint resolu tion aforesaid, to proclaim, UDder date of April 22, 181):?, a blockade of cer tain ports of the north coast of Cuba, lying between Cardenas and Bahia Honda, and of the port of Cienfuegoe, on tho south coast of Cuba; and, fur ther, in exercise of my constitutional powers and using the authority confer red upon me by the act of Congress approved April 22, 1838, to issue my proclamation dated April 23, lV.H, call ing for the volunteers in order to car ry into effect the eaid resolution of April 20, l'.H. Copies of these procla mations are hereto appended. In view of the measures 60 taken, and with a view to the adoption of such measures as may be neces.-ary to enable me to carry out the express ed will 01 the Congress of the United States, in the premises, I now recom mend to your honorable body the adop tion of a joint resolution declaring that a state cf war exists between the Uni ted States of America and the King dom of Spain, and I urge speedy ac tion ti:ereou to the end that the defin ing international 6tatus of the United States as a belligerent power uiav be male known, and the assertion of. all its rights and the maintenance of all its duties in the conduct of a public war may be assured. William McKinlet. Executive Mansion, Washington, April 2 I.-. Tho President's message was accom panied by tea or fifteen telegrams aud notes that have passed between the government of Spain and the United States, mainly through Minister Wood ford, but partfy through Seuor Polo. It is believed that these papers will clear ly establish the position of the United States against Srin, and Spain ha3 recognized the existence of a state cf war. Notes From the Field. General Lcgau's son raises a cavalry regiment and offers it to the govern ment under his own command. Governor Tyler, of Virginia, is over whelmed with applications from met; who are offering themselves for war. John Jacob Aster, in addition to ten dering his yacht and giving free trans portation for troops and supplies over his railroad lines, has raised aad quipped atUry yf Mjjjjary. ; Provides the City of Winston With ! Electric Power. OPERATES MILLS, STREET CARS Present Development, Furnishing 1,000 Horse Power, Capable of In crease to Double That Amount. Only One In the State. A special telegram to tho Raleigh Morning Post, from Winston, says the power of the Yadkin river has been harnessed and is now being transmitted upon the lightning w ings of electricity to the Twin City to turn the wheels of its industrial progress. The consum mation of the scheme marks a great event in Winston-Salem's history. It is the ouly enterprise of the kind in North Carolina. The plants now being operated by this power include Fries" woolen, cotton and flouring mills, the Southside cotton factory. The Street Railway and electric light plant and Fogle Bros, planiug mills will be con nected. The development of this enterprise was inaugurated last year by the Fries Manufacturing aud Power Company, of Salem. The mechanical plans were prepared by Cbas. R. Makepeace & Co., of Providence, R. I., and the electrical plans by Lewis k ChafliD, of the same place. The channel of the river where the plant is located was widened aud the power-house built upon solid rock. The power-house building is 36x43 feet and contains eight 54-inch McCormick wheels aud two governors. The gen erator house is at the end of the power house and contains a 1000-horse-power generator. The dam is of solid mason ry, 500 feet long. 10 feet high and it is estimated that the total amount of power to be transmitted will be more than 2,000 horse-power. The present development represents 1,000 horse power, but the buildings have capacity for another line of eight turbine wheels aud another generator of sufficient capacity to utilize the entire water-flow at thi? poijt of tho river. The electricity ia generated aud trans -mitted at lo.iiOO volts. Neat the Wachovia Mills, in Salem, is a sub-station, from which the indi vidual lines conduct the electricity to the various manufacturing plants of the city. Among the plants which have already contracted for the power are two cotton mills, ono grain mill, ono woolen mill, oae planing mill, one ma chine phop, street railway and electric light company, city water works, ferti liser fac ory, etc. "Other industries are ccntemplat ng tli3 U6e of this power and the probabilities are that in a short time the present am cunt now trans mitted will be consumed. The new enterprise is working beau tifully and the operatives in the mills where the power has been turned on say that the epeod and regulation of the machinery .is much better than when it was run by steam. The Guard Volunteering. A special from Raleigh of the 2oth says Governor Russell this evening, after receiving the President's call for troops, held a conference with the Ad jutant General and other officers, and prepared a call for volunteers, based on the call of the President. It is said at 9 o'clock this evening that there is little or no doubt now that the North Caro ltna troop, will be mobilized at or near Wilmington. Governor Russell favors this, and he said further he bad no money available to defray the ex penses of transportation or subsistence and that he would expect the general government to provide funds to cover all theee expenses. Maj. L M. Hays, U. S. A., is designated as recruiting officer. He will recruit the two regi ments. Companies will report in Wil mington after having enlisted the nec essary number of men, not less than 84, and as 6oon as a number sufficient for one regiment is ready it w ill be or dered there, aud Maj. Hays will muster it into the United States service, and the Governor will issue commissions to company and regimental officers. The Governor's call for volunteers will be issued tomorrow. Two more com panies of the Guard volunteer, the Waynesville compauy of the Fourth Regiment, and the Queen City Guards, of Charlotte, of the same regiment. The Charlotte Light Infantry, col ored, volunteers, and as it cannot under law be attached to a w hite regi ment, arrangements are being made to attach it to a Virginia negro regiment. General Cowles Fays North Carolina wiil have no brigadier general. Gen eral John fatten, who was here to-day, paid he was recruiting the Ldgecombe Guards to S4, and that it would volun teer. It is not, of course, known who will be the field officers of the two reg iments. Tne Governor, cf course, ap points them. Two Large Corporation. The Washington Ga3 Company has beeu incorporated by the Secretary of State. The amount of capital ptock is to be 40,000 and the amount may le increased to $2'.0o0. I he Norwood Manufacturing Company, of Norwood. Stanley county, was also incorporated with a capital Ltock of 3o0,0r). Privi lege is also granted to increase to $200,000. North State Nugget. After an unsuccessful attempt to bore the artesian well at Monroe deeper it Las been determined to sink another. John Uubanks. a Union county firmer, fays he Las cot bought a bush el of corn in t eaty v ears. And that in a cotton section. The Governor Las commuted to life imprisonment the death sentence of Pe ter Cameron, colored, convicted of raj e at the September term, llrt, of Chat ham county Superior court. The House Passed a Declaration ct War Last Monisy. TIME: 1 MINUTE, 41 SECONDS. The Senate Also Passed the Houi Hill Declaring the Kxlstence of War Between the I'nited State and Spain. TTIE SENATE. ArniL 21st. Three important meas ures were passed by the Seuate this af ternoon, all of which relato largely to the nation defence. The sundry civil bill, which has been pending for two weeks, and which carries a large amount of money intended to b used iu the etrengtheuing of the country b coast deleuces, was finally i as..s"ed. The naval appropriation bill was im mediately taken up and practically completed, although pending the dis cussion of an amend incut concerning the price of armor plate, the bill was displaced in order that the measure temporarily increasing the military es tablishment of the I'nited States iu time of war, might be considered. Af ter a long discu.-sion the bill, as amend ed by the committee, was passed. A joint resolution was adopted giving the President power to pievtntthe expor tation of coal and ether war material. Tillman, of South Carolina, offered and secured the adoption of an amendment providing for an electric light and power plant at a cost of ?2 ,00O, and for the storage and handling of eoal, at a cost of $20,000, both nt the naval sta tion at Port Royal, S. C. Ai'ftiL 22o. In the Senate the volun teer bill was agreed to aud Vice-President Hobart attached his signature to it at 2 o'clock. Money, of Mississippi, officially announced the death of Sena tor Walthall. In so doing he deliver ed a brief eulogy on the dead states mau. Money then offered the usual resolutions expressing the regret of tho Seuato at the death of Senator Wal thall and directing the Vice-President to appoint a committeo of nine Senators to represent the Senate at the f uueral. The resolution was adopted and the Vice President named as the commit tea Senators Mou y, Berry, Bate. Pet tus, Spoouer. Gray, Proctor, Pasco aad ("auncn. ""'..ate then ad'UTwd uutil the 20th. Ari'.in 2-viH. At :j o'clock the Senate went into executive session and passed the bill of the House, declaring the ex istence of war between the United States and Spain. Subsequently a brief open session was held, during w hich minor business was transacted. Vico Presideut Hobart signed the bill de claring the existence of war between the United States and Spain at o o'clock. A few minutes later a message was re ceived from the House announcing its disagreement with the Senate amend ments to the army reorganization bill, and asking for a conference. The con ference was agreed to, and Messrs. Hawley, Proctor aud Cockrell Avere named as the Senate conferee. Apkil 211th. During the two hours' session of the Senate today, the confer ence on the army reorganization bill was agreed to, aud the measure en grossed and signed. The remainder of the peion was devoted to the passage of Eeveuty-four private pension bills and numerous measures from the gen eral calendar, among them being a bill to enablo tho officers, warrant officers, petty officers anil mariues of the United States navy, who may distinguish themselves in action, to receive medals of honor, rosettes and ribbonH. THE HOUSE. Apr.iL 21st. The consideration of tho contested election case of Patersou vs. Cormack, from the tenth Tenuesseo district, was interrupted to allow the passage of the joint resolution to au thorize the 1 'resident, in his discretion, to prohibit the exportation of coal and other war material-. The measure i- considered of vital importance to pre vent the shipment of coal to Cuba, Porto Rico and other poits where it could be used by Spain. 'J he Speaker signed it just beforo the House ad journed. AritiL 22r. In the House ho Patter-son-Carmack contested election cave was disposed of, the sitting member, Carmack, being given the seat by a vote of W to 11. Several Bepublicns voted with the Democrats and many declined to vote. The Senate resolu tions announcing the death of Senator Walthall, of Mississippi, were present ed, together with au invitation to at tend the funeral in a bod-. The reso lutions were adopted and the invitation was pecepted on motion cf Allen, of Mississippi. The Sjeaker appointed Iesrs. Allen, Fox, Henry, Lord, Sul livan and William", cf Mi"isir j i; Bartiett, of Georgia; Spalding, of Michigan, and Johnson, of Indiana, to attend the funeral. April -"r. - The House iasedthe army reorganization bill, at the urgent request of the President and Secretary of War. Some fear was expressed u the Democratic dde that the bill might increase the regular army in t:mi - f reace, lut au amendment prepaie-d by Bailey, which removed all doubt 01 this pecre, wa accepted by Hull, au 1 the bill i asse l by a unanimous voj. TLe biil reorganizes the army 1M0 tho three Lattalion formation, and au thorize the twenty-five itrgim:its of the infantry aria of the -rvic4 to le recruited up to a tot t! f ?.l,vu enlisted men It given ! in stead of loo privates to each infun'r company. It authorize tho r-crtm-ment of the ten regiment of the cav alry arm of the service to a total of 12,:Q enlisted men; tho pevca regi ments of the artillery arm of the pervica to Le 1:.4"7 mrn, and the engineer bat talion of five companies up to TV en listed men, including two non-commissioned officers; wh:ch makes a total fur thee four arms of the service wlea at a maximum strength 01,010. At 11:"" a m. House took a reccs to attend the funeral cf Senator Walthall, but re convened at 12:'0. and tho prin cipal part cf the day after 2 p. tx ws devoted to eulogies upon th life and public service cf the late Senator J'arle, of South Carolina. Th follow ing members paid tribute to his mem ory: Messrs. Elliot. Democrat of South Carolina; Hamilton, Republican, of Michigan; Terry, Democrat, of Arkan pas: Talbert, Democrat, of South Caro lina; Lauham, Democrat, cf Texas; Farrows, Republican, of Masachu tetts; Stakes. L'eniocrat, of South Car olina; Norton. Democrat, of South Carolina, and Lattimer, Democrat, of South Carolina. April 2'rn. The House today pass ed the resolution declaring tue" exist ence of war between tho United State aud the Kiugdum of Spain iu a manner which cannot fad to impress the world. The representatives of ?r,ooo,ov) voted for it without a word of debate, with out a dissenting vote and without roll calling, but Ttith a solemn appre ciation of the gravity of their momen tous action, it required ono minute and forty-one seconds to accomplish this. The House was considering an election case when the message was received and simply paused to declare war. There was no excitement, no cavil, no word or question. It waa only when the cheer that went np from the floor and galleries when Speaker Reed anuounced its passage, that the tre meudous import cf the act aud the suppressed enthusiasm behind it were thown. After the President's message wa read the committee on foreign af fairs framed the resolution. Acting chairman Adams wrote the report and it was passed on its May to the Senate in uu hour and six minutes. The Sjeaker signed it at 4:4 . The re inaider cf tho day wm devoted to the election case of Wise vs. Young from the Second Virginia dis trict. Messick male the argument In tiie election case in favor of the claims of the contestant, Wie. Wheu the. army reorganization bill, with Senate amendments, came back to tho House, on motion of Hull, the amend ments were non-concurred iu and the bill was sent to conference. Messrs. Hull. Cox, of Tennessee, aud Marsh. Republican, of Illinois-, weie appointo-1 conferees. April 2tJrn. The war revenue bill was reported to the House today, aud by arrangement made, the debato will begin tomorrow and continue at night sessions until Friday. At 4 o'clock on that day the vote will be taken. The contested election caes of Wise vs. Young, from the Fecond Virgiuia dis trict, was decided today iu favor of the contestant, Dr. Wise, who is a Repub lican, by a party vote. Speeches for the contestant were made by ("ruin packer. Republican, cf Indiana, and Grosvenor, Republican, of Ohio. .lones. Democrat, of Virginia, followed for the couteatee. The Senate amendments to the naval appi opriatiou bill wein non-concurred in and a conference requited. The Si1'f'-'-r ;i on!';" o(M?'le, Hilborn and Cummings, conferees. Leo on W.iltlng Order. A special from Richmond, Yu., says Gen. Fitzhugh Leo is on waiting orders and has no present intention of going to Washington until summoned there. He Las received no challenge to a duel from Lieutenant Ramon de Carranza. late naval attache of tho Spanish lega tion, at Washington. He knows noth ing more about the matter thau what has been printed in tho newspapers Should a challenge come, General Lee will ignore it. Spaniard I: ti ii Out of u Virginia Tow n Two Spaniards, with bears, were run out of Jonesville, Va. One w bs serioua ly hurt, but they escaped. Impassioned orator A man should never forget th- luv h- owe Ida country! Auditor sot'o ro-ej-We won't-at least, rot while there ar cus toms lm-p : b ft. -New- Wb Jour mil. Southern Railway, Pu'.'man Car Sarvlct. In effect March 1, 1H0. Salisbury, Ahevllle, Hot Spring, Knoxvllie utid hattatiooga. West Pullman Drawing-Room Eatt bound Sleeping Car. bonnd. No lo (Eastern Time.) No 11 7 00 pm Lv. .Salisbury .. Ar 9 30am (Central lime.) 8 30 pm Ar . . Stfttenvillo. . Ly 8 43 am 7 r2 am 7 20 am C 45atn fC12am 5 15 am 4 00 am 2 30 am 1 15 am 10 00 pm 9 25 pm Hickorr. 9oS pm " flO 23 pm " fll08pm " 1210i.m " 1 2fJ am " 3 00 am " i 13 am " MorgaLton. . " . . Marion . . . " Round Knob. " ..Abbeville... . Hot Springs. " . Mormtow u . " . . Kcoxville . . " . Chattanooga. " Central lime.) 1710 am 0. It. & C. R. 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Marion Messenger (Marion, N.C.)
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April 29, 1898, edition 1
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