North Carolina Newspapers

Seta mm VOLUME XXI. NIW BIHNI, I HAVEN CULMV, S. C , FRIDAY, MA) jn, 1898 SECOND SECTION. MMlitli Ki. write 7" HANGING FIRE Wtali ill's t is NO BATTLE ffl. Miivf ment of all (he ." -is it Havana Pro!) a Me. The Oregon Will Soon Come to View Sampson Kereives Free Orders, llltinco Experts Kelp Soon. Various Movements lie ported. Special to .Ii'imml. WaShiKiImi, May 18. H.eiin is pro paring lo resist the ower of the toiled Miles to the utmost. To repim In r lost colony of. tlm I'll iltppines is inium the projects Through Knglish reports from U.hraltnr it is reporleil that fourteen warships me getting ready for the Phil ippines ami on the ships will he eleven tli losiind troops. Movement on Hhviiuh. That some intimation Iims reached tlie English government that Havana and Hunting!) (It1 Cuhu will noon ie bombard ed by tlie Aineriean lici t ih interred hy the British Admiralty ordering the men-of-war ThIIkiI and Alert to those places to protect Kncjisli interests. The various reports of the where -nboiits of the lb-els ivre rouHicling, al IIhiukIi it is Ik-1icvcI in Washington tliat Schley and Sampson li-ive formed a jiincli n of their 11 'cts uml arc moving together on llavaioi. A 1 1 1 n m ; 1 1 it is thought Mint tin- Kpi: i.h licet is on the w.iy In attempt the i..ising of M1.1 hloc.id of lluyann, a ruiiKir co lies from I'olon, (Vnr:il Amer ica, that the 8p.inish vessels, will louch at tll.it pol l. tTlitaWreirn. T'ie report of the locution of the ves sels arc no lo be de i d d mi. 1'nder I lie p ilicy of the govcrninont no information of that nature is e,ivpn out. iSicretuiy Long declares Hint the battleship (Irene n is safi) hut dei Inn s to give pnrticul ira or lie location of the vesse'. The activity of Ihe Spa li inl in Cuba isgrcaiiy increased under the expectation of assistance from the Npiiuish l!;el. O.-nerul Ithinco cables lo M i l, I I that he has received plenty of piovisions from uulti phices. Tlinl there will bu a complete rear rangement of llii- vessels in Cuban waters is ili'turmiiii'd on. Tlie plan is to form one squadron of Ihe taster vessels and u second sipiadron of thejhlo.ver onei. The fast vessel.! will be then able to keep up with II, e movcou-iil of die Spanish licet. The torpedo b ml ltovv.ui is added lo the defenses of the I'ucilic cua.-'. It wdl he tried at Svallle toinoirow aiel Iben used to patrol I'uget Sound. At Kingston, Jiunaica. two American warships were sighted tod ly, innkLig in a wpslwnid direction. namp.oe's Orrtera. Tho orders 'o Admi.nl Sampson aro to siek and destroy the enemy, just us were those sent to l)ewey before he sailed for llaudu. 1 he most practicable no uns of discovering aud hunting down On- Span tnh ships and engaging theui in sol ion it a question t he determined almost on llroly by tho llg officers with the Amerl cmn fleet South. No restraint lot been placed on the senior offl ;er, and hr ia clothed with full power to g where he deems lieat to leek and givo buttle u Spain ! formidable llotilla, which has a war of eluding watch that has become annoy in; nn I perplciing to tlm strategic If. Mid. I1AVANA rZPCOTANT. it I lb BarnaUli Trl. Orr IIaVaiu. Hay 17. -Tlie KpanUh 8wt ia MKT led In lluVjn Fur tho ll Iwa ntghl Morro I'eallc light, ablcb bid not been burning aince 1-lorkade be gan, UauJ red" aignala In guide Spanish warship Into the herbjr. home Information regarding the mon rnenti of the dee ha rhsl Itluncn. This must have com Iron Madrl I. for newstif the ilg'iUaj of the Cjrxj Ver fleet cooltl Maroely I tr p nelrmted Ha Tana from any othr aonrcab bwt Mun ilajr, yet on that Jay Buanoo cenard It tu be nfllcUlly annonnrvj to bia aoldier anil ll prnple of Havana Ibat a power ful fleet, vita reinforoenteata and n -p'lea, had elndeil Iba Amerteaa fleet and waa ipiiearing froiartb wrat. Tlila tinra f what ( going on la data baa bn a kTn)ht by a Cubea noul, mho aaaj 4c(d op la a aowbost w Onjleaar 6ia Uy Bight mn) take to lb Uoeiadla ttdrm. ' ' . OU mm TKletly tiperti Um Ppaaia ' tw ) J lb arolen M1 ai iM harbor aarti Uf flariia ia U l fit 0 ad irvlW Mil trvoyt it I pHtr (of , a Watl wll (Wi .tadV 1 1 jladro . WE B. OLASSTOITB. aiteirhi ( Ik Hlaleamaji'a X'fe Wile lla Tealrraay BleralBC la II u Tear. William E Oladatone baaitood for more than half a century as the great j representative of reform in the British ."vcrnnieul. He has lieen the leader of i ' i" I. literals In parliament, and four j limes head of the government lit s one of the most admired men i in the warld. Ilis wisdom, his honor, ills vast learuliii; and criiical power, his I strength and trs line personality all com bines with the memory of the great ai coniplishments o his life to place linn supremo h:iioh his fellows and make him in 1 . jui ' i lie grand old mail" of a ireat li.u i. .1 lb- !ia- ii. ci ! In- greatest friend of the I'is'i To iiim has due the extension of iili.'jc in i: inland, the disostahlish mcni of the i lunch in Irclaud, and the niovi'meut for home rule has always counted on him as its tower of strejigth He was horn in Liverpool on Decem ber 29, 1. soy. His father was Sir John Gladstone, a Liverpool merchant, who had grown very rich in the Kast India trade, and who had been created a bare net in l.S4i. William Kwart Gladstone was graduated at Oxford with distin guished honors in ls:j. He entered parliament in IH.Ii as a member from Newark. Sir. Gladstone wai at that time a strong Tory. For twenty years he was a leader in the Con servative party. Me gradually drifted into Liberalism, and became a member of Lord l'almcrton's cabinet In 18o!). When l'alinorton's death occurred Gladstone succeeded him as leader of the Liberals in the house of commons. W hen the Liberals attained power in IMliS, after Disraeli's first government, Gladstone became premier. He held the position for six years.and again from IH,st) to 1H3.", whim lie declared for Irish home rule. A large body of his supportcis deserted him, and he w as defeated in lHNii. He was again prime minister in IS'.li. jM r. Gradstone was married in 1S3S to .Miss Margaret Glynnc, an heiieis, w ho was then 'I't years old. She aiifc.il her husband in every way passible. The latter years of Mr. Gladstone's life have been spent at Ilnwarden castle, the property of his wife, which is at the Gateway to Wales. Mr. and .Mrs. Glad stone have seven children, four sons and three daughters. Mr. Gladstone hogan public life as n Conservative. He was the son of a mer chant, lie inherited that commercial spiiit which regards business as the first concern of human lify. ' t Is doubtful whether lie ever con sidered any great question without first estimating iu business effects on Groat liiitain. He was cautious, reserved in temper a business statesman, lie be loved iu distu rhing tilings w ith words and rcfoiming things with legislative enactments." For nearly twenty ye ns he wiis :i shin ing light ol I lie ( 'niiserwil i ve p.utv mid the foremost li::i'.ten:inl of Sir Kihe't Peel, the great leader. Then he gradually drifted into Liberal Ism, and after being for some time mo.ro or less a "free lance," he went into Lord I'alinet ton's cabinet in 1M.V.I, Gladstone recognied the fail that Ids mental history was one of dev clopmen! rather Ihun ol consistency. ' I whs educated," said he, "to regard liberty as an evil. I ha e trained to re giirdil as ii good. Tlint is a formula which suflirieiilly explains all the changes of my olitleal com icllous." t'nini Mitrllulqti. St. 1'n rre, Martinique, May IT. The main part of the Spanish Meet has evidently left Martinique waters, and it is believed hrru lh.it the ships have saihsl either for Cuba or I'oilo Itico. Tlie Terror and the All, -mile ,irn still at Fort de France. Krpalrs on the boilers of the Terror are nearly completed nnd it is reported (hut khe will lea.no tomorrow. The Alicante carrcs supplies and coal in reserve. It is fluid licit a Spaniih ship entered this Mirt dining the night, nhowing no lights, and departed after making i w out of tin- hartxir. elH IM law. Sper i;il to Journal. KTOImouii, ia . May M. A cyclone pasKcil through here neiiiug every thing in its path for a diaUiiuo of forty milea. Nsorllaic l.t mtm. H,a-( ial to Journal. Niw Vina, Msy IN. Kid MeOov and Jon God. lard hava lieen nintclird for a tvoniy round fight, u take plK-e Juno 2Mi, Oiili'Aim, May !H -HicoiaJ) I'araon iHivira ha trlegraplied an oflrr -for a piirao of t-.y(M) for a match between Jim (' rtx tl. anil a heavy Wright, not yet ae-Irx-lid, but who hi probably Jim Jrffrays. The lime of fight la art for June fnd. nflYii CCV4J aJKLllI -i Ak eta fear .( I aJ FLEETS PREPARED Bui Have No! Liscoverefl Tie Spanish Admiral Yet. Hirer; Divisions Preserved Willi A hie Commanilers, Many Reports Received Locating War Vessels. Talk About the Cadiz Fleet. (Jenernl Miles on The Movement In Cuba Mow About Our Slate Troo ps.' Spccwl to Journal. Washington, May III. General Miles said emphatically tonight that the begin ning of the invasion of Cuba hy the army of the I nitcd States is not yet be gun. Three days notice at least will be given," lie said, "before tho movement begins. When I leave Washington for the South it can be accepted that the army is at once lo move." It is understood that President Me Kinley will give orders that tlie actual warfare iu Cuba begin as soon us possi ble and that unless some unforseen movement of I lie Spanish Heel occurs the invasion of Cuba by the I'niled Stales Army will begin the latter part os next v eek. HlMiif-o I'm oil. According lo the determination to prevent the further communication be tvvcen lilanc and Madrid, Santiago de Cuba was bombarded hy American ves sels and all the cables were cut. Hav ana's communication with the out side world was carried on by means of live cable lines. Two of them run to tlie I nited States, and, of course, are closed against General Blanco. The remaining eatde exits from Havana are by way of Santiago, on the south coast of Cuba, two of the lines running thence to Jamaica and one to Hayti. The government was satisfied that if this w as cut the entire system of eoni inuiiieution I el ween Cuba and tlie out side world will be at an end. The right to cut these cables is nut doubled by I htvtiilhorillcs hr re, although most of them are British cables. rleta ArmniPd. Ailiniial Sampson Is placed in com mand of Ihe three great squadrons of American lighting ships around the island of Culm. One squadron w ill be directed hy Com modore Schley, the second by either Captain Clark of the battleship Oregon or Commodore WatBun, and the third w ill lie directly under the supervision of Sampson himself. Admiral Sampson will have his flag ship tho New York, the battleships Indiana and Iowa, the ciuisera Cincin nati, Columbia, .and Minneapolis, besides smaller craft, in his squadron. Commodore Schley will have the Brooklyn as flagship, the battleship Texas, cruiser New Orleans and Yale, and the monitor! Puritan and Miantonn uiali, and leaser vessel!. Wataon or Clark lll have batlleahlp Oregon the crulaera Montgomery ami St Paul, the Marietta, the dvnainite cruiser Buffalo and the monitors Terror and A mphitrilr. In order to check any mine which (Vnera may conlcmplele tin minx upon the Amrrii an coast and to pirvent the possibility of Ida escaping north through tlie Windward passage or around the wrat end of Cuba the aquad rniia will lw located an that he cao be Intrri eptod and forced to tight or aurrrn der The entire fighting atrrngth practi cally of the navy on Ilia Atlantic auh-gia now within a few hundred nil lea of Havana. It ran lie mobiliFed off Havana If nereaaary In twenty-four houra, of by alipplug around the two ends of Gn lx ran rat, h the Hpaiilah tWt if It gnea to (lenfuegoa. Ika (Vaiala riasM. It ia reported from Ismdon that the date (or the (ailing of tha t aylll fleet ha been postponed. The (Wt oonaiala of the drat cJaaa baltlrahlp Felayo, three armored crtikaers, fire auilliary crula era, and three tnrpedn bnata. Tbey are auppoard to carry 11,000 troofii to the 11)111 ppt are. The annrmorement that the aaillng of Ute fleet ha bee pnal poeed ka belUveaJ to be ruea on the part of Praia aad that the flee baa already ami led for Ma nila. awtaaM la Haal. It faUlterad tbai I om way the reporu ef (tpaalaa waraklpa bafaf aoee sf lb Kt faa41ea4 aoaM It kMtiwr BpMia ree .raw lU Irlu qta4 ! froaiCaW. la(iayUU hoped that the Spanish Admiral, t'er ' v cia i an elude the other American . . seU and escae Into Havana. And yet a second report comes lo the authorities from Ualliai that nt&e war sLij.s have Isxu sighted off the coast. One report of ihe Cap Verde fleet re ceived today locale it off the coast of Jamaiea Aeceaalaar Loaara. t ol Oriy. of the Cuban army has ar rived ai Key West. He brings luller accounts of ihe Spanish losses at ihe bombardment of Cienfeugos by the American yessels whem they succeeded in cutting the cable. According to Col. Oriz the Spanish losses were three hun dred killed and several hundred wounded. Bad Reperta. The New York Journal today pub lishes a dispatch from Washington say ing that owing to a large number of de sertions among the volunteers in North Carolina, that uieu will be drafted to till the regiments. The article also adds that Governor Russell says tlie State troops are panic stricken. It is reported from Paris that Senor Castillo, who was offered the portfolio of Minister of Foreign Affairs in the reconstructed Spanish cabinet, refuses lo accept the oflice. The Daimler Motor company received orders from tlie Government for twelve launches equipped after Ihe Daimler model. Thoa. .1 . Pray, who had been twenty one years in the United States navy died at Salem, Mass., today, lie was a well knewn character. The Chinese consul at Washington has asked Ihe relief committee to extend aid to the Chinese resident in Cuba. The committee authorizes Clara Barton to look after them when possible. THE STATE CAPITAL. .Shrlner ritruiti'. l ily Crowded With VIsliorN. lump Knaaell. Butler l'nlitr-l roiivcullon. JiH'UNAl. lU'HKAf, Raleigh, N. C, May 18. j The Slirlners paraded tho streets here yesterday much to the amusement of every one. Dressed in fantastiqtie gar ments riding mules, some sitting back wards. 'They addresseil the crowds on the streets as they passed along. There were many carriages and In each Bat a Shriner with his red skull cap on and three "candidates" bound with ropes and wearing tall grey beavers. There were 12 of these carriages and on each one floated a banner w ith these words "Wo walk tonight " The Knights of Pythias will give the next parade. Masons are here from all over this State and from South Carolina. Between the Masons and the attend ants on, and the delegates lo Ihe Popu list State Convention the city is about full. It Is a noticeable fact that the great number of Masons here are :dl such line looking men. The Second Uegiment camp bus been named camp Daniel Rttssell, so Col. Ilu rgwyne nf the "nil decides. 'The fol lowing appoinluieuls for that Kegiiiieul were yesterday announced: John W, Cotton, of Tarboro, Major Second list tttlioti; H. B. Davis, Wilmington, tuar termaster with rank of 1st Lieutenant. Dr. J. If. Slocksrd of Alamance, Surgonn with rank of Major; Rev. J. 0 Klrcrlon of Dare, Chaplain, with rank as Lieuten ant. Today the Ulii company of the 2nd Regiment was mustered In. The Ashe ville, Murphy and Wayneavlllc com panics will come later on. If they can pass Ihe required number of men then the 2nd Regiment will be completed When the Populist Slate convention met yesterday. J. B. Schulken of Co luinbus was nominated temporary chair man They were In seaaioD all nighl and until II o'clock llda morning. No perma nent chairman was elected until aftei 8 o'clock tills morning, then, Ii fell to Secretary of Stale Cyrus Thompson. Butler completely controlled the eon ventlon. Skinner was defeated Iu all his plans liutler at 4 e'clock mailr the re port for the platform committee I'srla of It were loudly applauded. rtral aflmal lm V tai' i la Plarr ! aaaai a Vr Tamaa. Jll'.'a.fAI. Ill IIKAI. I Raiiiiiii. N. C . May III i Cnl. Armlleld of the lat Regiment of v oluntecra recelv ed orders laat night to leave for Tampa today Early thla morn Ing he broke ramp for that purpose Tho Regiment la divided, part goltg via the Seaboard Air Line and part by the Southern. The equipments for li, lit Regiment have not been sent here, but lhy arc told that uniforms etc , await them at Tampa. Many of thera here bare not had a change of cloth I n ? , and the people of Raleigh have been petitioned to donate underwear for huadreda of tlie men. With all the other ralla on the people here II onmea rather hard to have to help clothe soldiers who ar swore lato the service of the I'niled Hlatea. The Second Iteglmenl will be moved soon It I a let ad. Dree parade ha been qull a feat are with lb oily people ever since the caaap ha been eeUbllabed bare, tad - aew It I III b greatly salaeed. . I TbeTfcad for la Worth UafUry mo a I Meat hat ow reached M7 41 The I. O 8. tlraar caaap OoafederaU rateraaa left Wxlay far CbarlotU U al td Ue ceUhraAlaa the Wib of the MecaVeabari teUrUoa. ftiftaiof BrnWi vtctory la the pipe. Hat CMTtastiot ta toeMwhal af 'prtaa. ItlkKtbsWaM oTWal (aid Uat UutW had Wet hl aold I the Ppaltat parly that many eipeced lo see hiui defeated iu his plans and propositions, but instead they w itnessed the utter de st ruction politically of Congressman Skin ner and Oiuo Wilson The Masons selected A sLe v i lie a their Ds.xt place of meeting. The following officers were elec tod for the year Mar tin S. Willard, Wilmington, Grand High Piiesl, William T. Randolph, Asheville, Deputy Grand High Pr est, J. D Bul lock, Wilson, G rand King; .1.11. Hack burn, New Berne, Grand Scribe, William Sltupaon, Raleigh, Grand Treasurer; H. H. Munson, Wilmington, Graud Sec retary; Rev. C. L Hoffman, Charlotte, Grand Chaplain; J C. Drewry, Raleigh, Grand Cspt J of Hosts; J. K. Mortleet, Winston, Grand Principle Sojourner; M. C. S. Noble. Wilmington, Grand Royal Arch Captain; D. E. Allen, Char lotte, Grand Master 3rd Vail; J.J. While ker, Enfield, Grand Master 2nd Vail, o, W. Spencer, Salisbury, Grand Masler 1st Vail; Robert II. Bradley, lialeigh, Graud Guard The R. It. Commission makes the -'-' percent reduction on lish from More head and New Berne effective June Mih THE MARKETS. Yesterday's market quotations furnish ed by W. A. Portertield & Co. Commission Brokers. New Yokk, May 17. STOCKS. Open. High. Um. Cloe Sugar mi 13SJ BWJ 134J Peoples 'Gas 1I7J 7j 97J 97j c. H. & q 1004 nnj 0oi loij COTTON. Open. High. Low, Close August fi.4n t 47 6 A'i 6 42 CHICAGO MARKETS. Wiikat Open. High. Low. Close July 100 107r 16 107 Corn July to :! 35J 5 J. V. Williahs Si Co. 4iil GREENWICH STREET, NKW YORK. 9IkrlianIis Broken and Coin mission Merchant!, Are in posllion to obtain Highest Prices for TRI CK, PRODl'CK, FISH, etc. We also make a Specialty of Buying for Southern Trade. tWGlVE I'S A TRIAL.- Dobbin & Ferrall, Tucker's Store, .t 12o FAYEITKVILLE S T. RAI.IOKill. N. C. alust Now Very Stylish- Printed Foulards and India Silks. Our -I v Ii-.- lire uvt I ht I hail ot In r Mores. r liuv i- t he tilftli-sl bllVer in A iiu-riiM. OI K I'lilCKS an- ills.. I.UWKK I hall nl lo r Slorcs. Is l IIS Si'tlll Mill sample- lllld Voll will si-iul iih an order. WRITE TO US, Dobbin & Ferrall. It's True, Too. But very many people will nol find tl out until loo late. IMika and low pilee will decide their choice The wise man and wise woman will, however, dalltierate ami, having drlirier ated, will diacrinuiiale in making lhlr bicycle purrhaaea Tliav will rj-alne that rood looka are often but rnamel-dep that low price ia often h it bail for the unwary that one ha (ml one life to live, and it Is short and awvet, while surgeons' bill are high and unwelcome. They will reallre that first coat la not everything, ami that It IB "better lo he sure than lo be sorry And there's m-t.ere we come in with o.ir Columbia and Hartford IIIeyHtV All Ihe world knows tbetn knnwa that their makers are too firmly estab lished and too Jealous of their proud rep tiUUnn to endanger I hem. Tbey appeal to discriminating rmvere. The wheels have good looks, nf roil tee. Hut Ihry have intrinsic Worth a well. We have the separate part la the rough to show Us akepttraj or lo help thoee who are deliberating. xvn. T. nileTa, jlKt, II Bo. fr ial f L, Rw Barm, H. 0. TO THE We d.-si re ' o .-:n that e cin Asaorted Stocks of GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS, TO HE FULND IN THE HTV. We buy our goods direct from first hands in larp quantities for Cash. We aro tliorefore in a position to sell yon as lo as any firm in the citj. We guarantee our goods to be iu every respect as wo repre sent tbetn and we respectfully ask for a share of your jistronage. We have good aUblea ami plenty of warehouse room w 'n ch you are welcome to use free of charge. If you need a barrel of (!ooil Flour or Mess I'ork it will le to your interest to see ns before von buy. liespectfully, McDaniel Uill. grocers. 71 Brod Street, XKW KERtfE, W. C. QUALITY 1 1--3:C TSLTrd.. O. Marks CJo- Some time during the iall of '97 we advertised as "New Berne's Busiest Store." While not using these words in every "ad", still we have felt no need since then to withdraw that statement. In our advertising eflorts, feeble though they may be, we generally follow our own Style, varying Irom time-to-time, as circumstances may suggest. When we do absorb the ideas of others it is in such a general manner as not to appear as a copy of their methods. Colored Laundrled Nhlrt, HalbririirNlilrta, and Drawer, IHchrlvcirn Klatlc Nearn I rawer and Othrr Npjwonakle FarnlrtliliiKR For Itlrn. FARMERS ! t ,.h,-..f ;lt. I.irgest Host i -'