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WW I Alj-j i , "S. LAST EDITION, 4:00 A. Al RALEIGH. N. C, THURSDAY, MARCH 24. 1898. No. 97 7fnl . 1. .. I- ' : i- 1 - - n rnn nnrmi mm rw Ilt5 yesterday'sDevelopmentsin aine and Cuban Matters. li REPORT SI 01 US III put May Reach Washington ening "" last M9hf . This i by tne President and Cabinet Before h;V AM Probablllty-Me hiniey said to Ee Undecided as to KlS Altt-r Se nding It to tongrus ed to Stop the Murders. Called War !; J,: Course HelsDetfrml in Cuba However. Tho Morning Post. March 2-1 Judge jf;issed through here i;.anl of Enquiry's Tc'. I V M-i.: H- . t T h . ,iitt-l interview sent in which he wa? nt- 'l to a eorrespond i. .nks like war." rix .was accompanied nr.: officers of the . r- very reticent hut i i t y gretings or tne ly T U':: ' th j.j.-M Th- I: : 1 1 .IN THE PRESIDENT'S COURSE. After the Report is Considered, Probably Today, and Sent to Congress Monday, ne is undecided as to the Next Move. u'f.ii 'n Jjj I lie Morning jrosi. .M.u( h 2'-). Today s de-- ti-it materially chang yit t i n. so far as Pres- is concerned. I'r.--i-i' iit ri'-'tns to be hesitating I, uis'- in ii' followed by him Court of Enquiry !. ;t. h .him tomorrow, has i 1 1 - 1 1 1 ' 'ongreSs. .: -i I t -nl the barbari i ui ui war. That much ap . (itnin, but he Is unde- ! linW t ' i do it. : i ' lit-t ween Republican i- i. ii. v and tonight, it Is said, r:.;. ii- it i rtain that the Presi-N'.-miUMii''. in refering the re- f ii- futirt of Enquiry to com- !ted in the Senater the House is ""uneer- iff, i but th.- ;k t : tain. Th Prtsi im s-iiil contemplates ask ing about $.")iMi,(iin) for cluban relief, to bi F?nt as the I'nited States sees fit, ul t this mild form of intervention is fi'un-l incff.M tual, he will adopt more ijrernus D)easiir s. AMERICAN EXODUS FROM HAVANA Steamers Laden With American and Cuban Families Who Think Time Has Come to Move t:v rah IhiY., :r.- A:: tu The Morning Post, a. Maivh 2.".. Reports that war l hi: h.-tue.-n the United States ha spread alarm among !i' in residents here and manv ' n!;;!i. s also, who are hurried 'he island. Aiiieiitan steamers are filled 1 ss' n u t s . boind from this place ;1, V t- ir will be too warm for : : ! .-.f any American or Amer- v ' '.tthiz--r hefore the end of the tlBANS GREATLY ENTHUSED. v Tosein Tampa wild with Joy Over the Prospects ot Recognition by the United :. - ' ' Tlie Morning Post. y ' ' ; ; y March 23. Ten thou - Tampa are wild to- ' : ' ' ;is;asni, caused by des ! ' tj d t'rom the members ,! -:J: '1!,': nw in New York , ' ! "tuition of Cuban . v ' -v i ! I'nited States is - luantities is leing 1 : i' patriots for the pur ' ; i s .f war. and hun i:' "untr and old, are ' " A s into companies to ' 'uba as soon as the ;! i.-- recognizing Cuban ": !i,',T'endence is sent to SPANISH ENQUIRY NOT OVER. Divers to Again Be Put to Work on the Wreck . Before the Board's Report Is Sent In. By Gable to The Morning Post. Havana, March 23. Referring to the despatches from New York, to the ef- rf ect that the report of the Spanish Board of Enquiry is already in the hands of the government, the" naval au thorities here reply by saying that the board has not finished its investigation, and that the Spanish divers will soon resume work on the wreck. TO STRENGTHEN PUBLIC CREDIT. Important Financial Measure Agreed on by Republican Members House Banking Con -mlttee. By Telegraph to The Morning Post. Washington, March 23. The Republi cans of the sub-committee of the House Committee on Banking and Currency has prepared a bill to strengthen the public credit, by substituting for green backs legal tender notes which the banks are required to redeem in gold. tThe effect of this measure will be. to throw upon the national banks the en tire burden of finding gold for the notes of the country. ' The system proposed provides for an easy and adequate method of obtaining gold for exports from banks, without exposing the country or the treasury to the alarm and the convulsions which have attended the gold "'.exports during the last five years. 1 The Republican caucus of the full committee has considered the measure, and it is supposed the bill will be intro duced in the House and formally re ferred to the committee proper this week. It will be reported back to the House probably next wek, with a favorable re port. The bill is said to have been recom mended by the Indianapolis monetary commission, with a few provisions ta ken from the Walker bill, and that por tion requiring banks to redeem notes in gold. TWENTY-ODD LIVES LOST nil Important War and Navy De partment Orders. COUNTRY SOON BE ON VftR FOOTING Even the Old Monitors to be Repaired The Terror Ordered to Key West and the Pur itan to Also o to That Point Eventual lyUnusually Early Notice to Naval Ca dets to Select Their Stations and How They Regard It Powerful Torpedo De stroyer Secured From Italy Revenue Cutters Transfered to the Navy. By Telegraph to The Morning Post. Washington, March 23. Secretary Long today ordered the monitors "Cats kill" and "Lehigh" to Boston, and the "Nahant" and "Jason" to New York. where they will be repaired and put in the best condition possible for craft of their age. These monitors are at pres ent at League Island navy yard. The Navy Department believes that they may be effective as harbor de fenders, and all four will be used in the defense of Philadelphia. The Navy Department today issued orders to the "Terror" at New York to proceed to Key West. No orders have been sent for any ship to take the place of the "Terror" as a protection to New York. The "Puritan," after having been out of commission for a year or more at the Norfolk yard, sailed for Hampton Roads today and will thence proceed to Key West NAVAL CADETS WARNED PREPARED. TO BE l. a Railroad Accident in Indiana Train Vvent Through a Bridge. By- Telegraph to The Morning Post. Cincinnati, Ohio, March 23. A spe, cial from Columbus, Ind., says that a wrecking train on the Pennsylvania Railroad, near there, went through a bridge tdnight with thirty men aboard. About a half-dozen were rescued. The rest- were drowned. The place where the train went down was entirely surrounded, by, water,. and the rescuers could Work only' by means of skiffs. The fireman on the train is up a tree surr.ounded by water and is freezing to death. One man was drowned while trying to reach the train in a skiff. By Telegraph to The Morning Post. Annapolis, March 23. Cadets of the graduating class have been ordered to advise the Navy Department as to what station they prefer. This is about two months earlier than the order is usually given, and is accepted by the cadets as a warning to be prepared for emergencies. B'JSINESS FROM THE WORD "GO." BASEBALL AT CHAPEL HILL. The University Team Defeats the Trinity College Club by the Score of 6 to 0. Special Telegram to The Morning Post Chapel Hill, N. C, March 23. The ball game pulled off here today be tween the Carolina's (university team) and the Trinity College team, resulted in a victory for the former by the score of 6 to 0 The feature of the game was Law son's superb pitching, which was large ly responsible for the ; victory. Trinity scored only one hit. For Trinity Johnsorj and Chambers were the star players. Hits: Carolina, 5: Trinity, 1. Errors: Carolina, 7; Trin ity, 7. Struck out: By Lawson 5; by Chambers 7. W r N-".y O'-r-trfn-ents Straining Ev ery Muscle to Get the Country on a War not Inn. , By Telegraph to The Morning Post. Washington March 23. Both the Navy "and War Departments were es pecially active today . in- arranging", fori the anticipated trouble with Spain. Some of the things done by the Sec retary of the Navy were the arrange ments for the transfer of the revenue cutter fleet to the Navy Department; the selection of an ambulance ship and water tug; the practical promise of an unnamed torpedo boat destroyer from Italy; the recall of the "Cincinnati," the "Castine" and the. "Wilmington" to home waters, and directions to prepare a number of old monitors for service. The War Department was authorized to spend over a million dollars for coast defense; Dry Tortugas was transferred to that department, and will be forti fied; and it was decided to buy more large seacoast guns abroad, and addi tional supplies of ammunition at home. II II 1111 PICTURE I Presented tb the U. S. Sen ate Yesterday. DEATH AND DESOLATION ifJ CUBA MANY SLICES OF PIE. senator Galllnger 61ves a Thrilling Ac count of the Horrible Scenes of Starva tlon and Hunger and Misery which He Witnessed During His Recent Trip to Cuba, and Recounts the Damnable In stance of Man's Inhumanity to Man as Practiced by the Spaniards Towards the Cubans. By Telegraph to The Morning4 Post. Washington, March 23. The ap proaching crisis in Cuban affairs came up in the Senate today in two separate forms. Bacon (of Georgia) introduced a reso lution expressing the desire of the Uni ted States to live in peace, but declar ing that every possible agency to ac- complish the protection of the honor and property of the nation of our neigh- bors in Cuba who are struggling for liberty, should be put at once in action. He gave notice, that he would call up the resolution tomorrow. The House bill to recompense those who have suffered loss by reason of the "Maine" explosion was passed, and then Mr. Gallinger (of New Hampshire) presented a most harrowing descrip tion of the scenes he had witnessed during his recent visit to Cuba. His speech was interspersed with de nunciations of Spanish barbarism and cruelty. Mr. Gallinger said that it did not take long for one on the ;spot to determine that war actually existed in Cuba. The desolate country and thestricken peo ple tells the story only too plainly. I The pictures of wretchedness and an uish which he had seen there would never be effaced from his memory. In Havana province Jhe scenes of starvation and wretchedness were al most Xbeyond Xdescription, but XinX most beyond description, but in Matan zas $hey were even worse. It is a country of beggary and death. The streets ,are crowded with starving people, and in the hospitals thousands are; dying without food, medicine or He-said .; ther full-number who have starved to death would never be known, but it was estimated that about 800,000 had been penned up in towns and starved to death. The Red Cross Society he added, was in possession of the figures to show that 420,000 had already died from cruelty and starvation, and that 200,000 nrore are now doomed to death from the same causes. This latter number may be increased to 630,000 deaths, as the result of Wey- er's desire. The one and only hope which the poor remaining sufferers 'have is the human- ty of the United States government. Mr. Gallinger added that he had b?en asked the question many times, "What of the 'Maine?' " wrought through cruel and Inhuman decree. -' : - "At three hospitals there was fresh evidences of. the ravages that starva tion is working. Some of the Red Cross Society had visited the hospital two weeks before, and they were terrified to discover that almost every tnmate there had died In the meantime, and to some extent others, who had taken their places, had also died. "Here poverty, sorrow and suffering were depicted in their worst forms. "The death rateitt Matamas has been enormous. The Governor of the prov ince told me that the 'first 'day he oc cupied the palace fifteen persons died. "'Estimating the population of .the city at 75.000, and taking a death rate of 20 in 1,000. would give 1.500 deaths in four months, more than seven times that of the normal death rate. And a sad thing is that the excess above the average shows that number from star vation. "I was told in San Cristobal one coach, used as a hearse, had carried to the cemetery 900 dead in 26 days; and in another place, of only 3.000 in habitants (Santa Del Norte) not far from Matanzas, every dog and cat had been eaten by the starving people, and utter desolation now confronts the place, unless relief comes soon from the United States. "The mayor of the town was in Ha vana, anI he begged Miss Barton to go to the relief of the place." 1 PRESIDENT AND ShNATOw GORMAN SOUTHERN COAST DEFENCES. CUr i ! ... -3 , K . :-r:... i tr.-:... . . - 4 B4rton ot the Red Cross Returns. . ''' '" 1 r!le Morning Post. .' A?; F l - March 23. Clara lied Cross Society, re ivana tonight. 1 ! that she was going after her affairs the highest terms received from the n.i others in Cuba. e in n t she P0pE WASHINGTON OF N. C. vor or the ,Min v. Ex"Mtio?PO,,S to PrePr 'or , , -l' r. ev -" Y, . . l " The Morning Post. . vwarcn .23. Another Jrv,,r turned up today -in Pe Washington, an eh- as detailed to the years' graduation ii tVV ;7nv.Iost much head , for hi8 final examina- Vn lhe way from his 'Mintfe. 1. Annapoll. .7 ,u sei aii tne text -name wreck. !" the Gev Graham. Commander of Deptn't of South, Begins a Tour of Inspection. By Tele'graph to The Morning Post. Atlanta, Ga., March 23. Gen. Gra- harii, the commander of the Department of the South, accompanied by Lieut. Barney and chief of the signal corps Lieut. S. Rober, left here this morning for Charleston, where he will begin an nspection of the defenses under his jurisdiction. The tour will include South -Carolina, Georgia, Texas, Ala bama and Louisiana. Gen. Graham ex pects to be absent from Atlanta about two weeks. Long List or Storekeepers and Gaugers Ap pointed Yesterday. Special Telegram to The Morning Post. Washington, D. C, March 23. The fol- owing appointments of storekeepers and gaugers for the Fifth District of North Carolina are announced: William D. -Jones, Jas. W. Anderson, William B. Getty, Horace W. McAlister, Jas. W. Pelham, Hunter Arnold, David . Nichols, Thos. W. Lambeth, Miles Parker, William E. Lawrence, George T. Smith, Robert H. Brisker, Elisha D. Stanford, Leonidas O. Mack, Peter M. Rhine, William J. McDaniel, T. Hamil ton Slagle, Joseph G. Walser, Daniel G. Wagoner, Samuel M. King, William D. Walker, Elihu P. Mendenhall, Ed ward O. Masten, Wyiie P. Jones, Sid ney T. Shore. Chas. H. Tulburt. Frank lin B. Benbow, Edmund T. Wakefield, Samuel H. Hudgins. Thomas N. Henry, Albert S. Brown, James T. Britt, Wil liam R. Hndro. GEORGIA'S FAMOUS MURDERESS Will Not Be Hanged Friday as Contem plated Respite of One week 6ranted By Telegraph to The Morning Post. Atlanta, Ga., March 23. Elizabeth Nobles will not be hanged day after to morrow acording to sentence. The pardon board has been at work some time on her case, but the evidence is so voluminous that it became appa rent a fair review of the case could not be concluded within the time, so the Governor has ben prevailed on to grant a respite of seven days 6ov. Atkinson Says War, Sure Pop. By Telegraph to The Morning Post. Charleston, W. V a., March 23. Gov ernor and Mrs. Atkinson returned home today from a trip to Richmond and Washington. Governor Atkinson said that he had several conferences with officials at Washington, and that the general opinion is that it is scarcely possible to avoid war with Spain. Everythipg points to war, he added. THE EWART INVESTIGATION. Numerous witnesses Testify Before Sen ate Sub-Committee and Return to North Carolina. Special Telegram to The Morning Post. Washington. March 23. Carter and Bostick completed their testimony to day before the sub-committee of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Messrs. Aiken and Pegram were also examined. - All cf them left for their homes to night. There is no indication when the hearing will come to a close. Strung Up for an infamous Crime. By Telegraph to The Morning Post. Moutrle, Ga., March 23. James Allen, a negro notorious in this vicinity, was taken from the Sheriff several miles from here this afternoon by a mob and his body riddled with bullets and sunk in Okapilo creek, in the dense swamps. , Last night the negro had attempted to assault the wife of Professor In galls. She successfully resisted him and fired six shots at hinu When captured he admitted the crime. a 'I do not know," he concluded, "but government that will deliberately starve to death 400,000 of its own people would do pretty much anything." "If shown that the 'Maine' was pur posely blown up, it would not be a question of arbitration, but a question involving the honor of the great Re public. "Spain's rule in Cuba should be end ed, even at the cost of war involving the United States. "I am of the opinion that sooner or later we shall absorb Cuba, and I am in favor of annexation." Mr. Gallinger then made an argument in favor of an nexation. "But if annexation is im possible,"! he said, "Cuban independ ence at least is not impossible, and should come. ' "Poor Cuba!" he exclaimed, in con clusion. "I commend her to the great heart of the American people!" Of ;the suffering in Havana the Sen ator spoke at length. In telling of a visit to Los Focas, where the reconcentrados assemble to get food and shelter, Senator Gallinger said: "There is a large side yard, which was filled with men, j women and chil dren a motley, .dilapidated, hungry looking crowd they were. "But sad as the crowd was outside. it was nothing compared with those in side the building. "I looked upon a scene that made my heart sick,, and then I thought of the hundreds of thousands of poor people who had perished for want of food since the order was Issued by Weyler to drive them from their homes and concentrate them in the cities. "What a chapter of horrors and death is that!. "And still the tragedy continues. "How much longer it will continue largely depends upon the forbearance The Democratic Leader In the Senate ta'l-d In Conference with the President. Who Asked for H s Counsel and Advice Cuba Alust be Relieved. By Telegraph to The Morning Post. Washington, March 23. The request of President McKinley made of Senator Gorman, of Maryland, the recognized Democratic leader in the Senate, yes terday for a conference at the White TInufe was immediately complied withi by the noted Marylander, and , the President candidly told him that he had' seiit for him to secure the benefit of his counsel nnd advice on the troubles w itn Spain which are now engrpsslng the attention of the administration. The two held a long conference, to gether with Senator Allison, lasting several hours. Senator Allison is naturally close to Mr. McKinley, and could have been a member of the Cabinet if he had so de sired. Senator Gorman, although t,t opposite party, is much esteemed by the President, not only for his personal character, but also because of his re mark ebly acute foresight and accurate ;uKl---Th- .twQ-.Senatrs-Jasiii t-1 t - C j.Itol: to the S i 1 ii where they were conducted to the Pres- Merit's private library, . and remained for a considerable length of time. The President did not disguise the serious ness of the situation, but stated frank ly that he wishedhe'r counsel, tiling Sena i (.r Gorman that the- joint h.id been l cached where party lines must be i'ergf tten and the nation stand united. He referred feelingly to the unanimous support given him by the Democrats i.i the passage of the erne '&nuiy aivrc- pr'aljon, and hoped that ho inline con tinue to merit the same approbation and confidence;. On this poinc Stn.itor Gorman was assuring, sayin? that pa triotism was above partisanship and that the President's hands would be up held in all matters that pertained to the nation's honor or to the exercise of humane considerations ' for the dying thousands in Cuba. CUBA MUST BE RELIEVED. The President said little himself, but listened attentively to the statements of his visitors.Although differing In politics, both Mr. Allison and Mr. Gor man agreed in their opinion as to the course to be pursued. They belfev-sd that it was the President's duty to keep the country moving steadily toward re lieving the conditions in Cuba. It was pointed that the Monroe doctrine .vould not allow any European power to in terfere! in the island, and it was quite evident that Spain would do nothing to ward feeding the starving multitudes. As Europe could not and Spain would not, It was the unavoidable duty of the United States to perform the humane task, While this might be interference. it would be an act worthy of a Chris tian nation, and if. It was resented by Spain, the United States could afford to meet the consequence of that resent ment. A " The President listened with close at tention to this presentation of the case. The explosion of the "Maine" was re ferred to only.' in -the .most incidental fashion, because the Senators were not acquainted with the nature of the re port and they asked no questions con cerning it. In fact, the Cuban problem seemed to be uppermost In the Pres ident's mind., When the Senators left him he had not disclosed the policy which he intended to pursue, but they departed impressed with the belief that he would undertake in some fashion the relief of the starving Cubans. Having formulated no plan to solve the problem and being anxious to gain all the time possible, the President wlU not immediately make any suggestion to Congress. The message which he will send in Monday will treat alone of the "Maine." and Congress will be Inform ed teat the President will at a later of this great people." In sneakinK of Matanxas, he said: I desire or expect to see such Bavoc. ' situation. HSAISIVHIESS And Millions in Property Is Destroyed tm loss of lives 8y Reason of the Unprecedented Overflow of the Ohio River Railroads the Princi pal Sufferers In Loss of Property and Operation of Trains Suspended la Some Instances At Wheeling Street Traffic Is Suspended and Thousands of the In habitants ot the City Driven Out of Their Homes by the Flood About as Bad la PortlonsTof Ohio. By Telegraph to The Morning Post, Wheeling. W. Va.. March 23. There s an unprecedented rise in the Ohio river, which has sent thousands of fam ilies n this city and vicinity out of their homes and caused great damage to the factories and other property. Railroads running out of the city are under water, and street traffic is sus pended. This evening the water Is ris- ng at the rate of four inches an hour. Cincinnati, Ohio, March 23. The Ohio river and Its tributaries have risen to Janger point here, and from places on ihe banks come reports of great dam age and death Railroads have been the greatest suf ferers, traffic being partly suspended. The Scioto river has wrought destruc tion around Columbus, which has pass ed the million dollar mark. . Three thousand are homeless jt Zanesville and many are missing and believed to have' .been drowned. A lumber have been drowned at other towns, also, it has been ascertained. Columbus; Ohio, March 23. The Scl 6to river, flowing through 'the center of t!hls city, has overflowed- the banks, breaking through the 'big levees erect ed for the protection of the western part of the city, inundated that partof the town and already caused an . esti mated loss of $1,000,000. t . Five hundred families here are made homeless and destitute. Scores have been rescued by prompt work, lnd only three lives are so far reported lost, though It is feared that when the. worst is known more will, be added. Near Camden, L. B.- Plummer j(was washed from . his buggy, and drowned while fording the creek. The bottom lands near tu.uJud!;y t c usl; . .tc for an entire mile on each side of the river. At Newark, M. C. Ross wa drowned by the loss of the bridge there. SPREADS TO PENNSYLVANIA Pittsburg, Pa., March 23. The three great rivers Monongahela, Alleghany, and Ohio, are now in a flooded condition,. and there is every" indication that the loss to coal operators, manufacturers and property-holders In general, will eclipse that of the freshet of 1894. Already the rivercoal interests have suffered losses aggregating $750,000, while the manufacturing interests are so severely crippled that great loss and inconvenience must follow. ' Reports received from-the towns ' on ' each side of th ethree great valleys show great damage to property on the lowlands, and with the water still risings, grave fears are entertained of even heavier losses. TRAIN ROBBERS' BIG HAUL. A California Train Held Up and $30,000 of Express Money and Registered Matter Stolen. By Telegraph to The Morning Post. San Francisco, March 23. One of the moct expert cases of train robbery In California occurred late last night on the Southern Pacific Railroad near )Qo- snen, in the heart of the San Joaquin Valley. Two men stopped the north-bound Los Angeles express, blew up the ex press safe, and obtained $30,000 in treas ure which had been shipped from the Itandsburg mines, as well as consider able money, from the registered mail. The train was stopped on a high tres tle. The express messenger refused t- open the car, whereupon the robbers blew the door off its hinges and com pelled him to surrender. They . then blew up the safes with dynamite, com pelling the fireman , to touch off the fuse. ' The explosion was a terrifiic one and was heard for 20 miles. , Having secured the cash and taken the registered mail the robbers made off for the mountains. Passengers In the Pullman cars were scared by the explosion, but were not molested by the desperadoes. Lord Salisbury to Retire? By Cable to The Morning Post. London, March H The Chronicle this morning makes a spread oh the state ment, which it admits It Is unable to guarantee, that Lord ' Salisbury has been compelled to Inform his colleagues that It Is desirable for him to retire from the Premiership, and the foreign office. '. The paper predicts that the Duke of Devonshire will become the Prime Min ister.' r . ..., i . I ' I t f
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