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5 Va J - jf r t l I f l I. IJ : y " - - ' ... . .-- -1 f "' . I 11 .4 VOLUME WILSONf.N. 0.', APRIL 6, 1899. NUMBER-13. ' , 4 JJIP if M MISREPRESENTE PROCLAMATION TO FILIPINOS AMERICANS ATTACKED WITHOUT PROVOCATION. MSI AMPLE LIBERTY OF SELF GOVERNMENT The Oregon to Come Back Await the Dry Season For An . Active Campaign. OVER THE STATE. North Carolina Items The Latest News Boiled Down. Sanlord votes on bonds for water works on May i. The Seaboard Air Line has had; plans drawn for eight .additional jir, engines. ! Raleigh is expecting to see the j Seaboard shops and General Offices j moved to that city from- Portsmouth, j I SICKNESS THE PHILIPPINE CLIMATZ BRINGING ON DIS EASE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT ALARMED. Cleveland Oh TELEGRAPHIC: NOTES. UK H fill IE AMERICAN ''TROOPS, IN. . BAD SHAPE. Manila, April 4. The proclama tion of , the United States Philippine Commissioners has just been promul gated. It assures the rhilipinos a cordial good will and fraternal feeling by the President and people of the United States.' The aim and object of the Ameri can Government, apart from its solem obligations assumed toward the family of nations, by acceptance; of soverignty of the Philippine, is its well being and prosperity of its people. The purposes of the American Government have been misrepresent ed to some of the inhabitants of cer tain islands in consequence ot which the American forces, which are friendly, have been openly attacked without provocation. The Commissioners state that the supremacy of the United States will be maintained but that the people will be granted most ample liberty of self government reconcilable with the administration of affairs in the Islands Civil rights are guaranteed and wil be protected. Religious freedom is 1 1.11 cissureu ana an win De equal ana have Va. - ! - ' I' It is estimated from Raleigh that I Capt. Day will win his suit in the contest for the position of Supt. of the Penitentiary. In a debate at Elon College on Friday night as to expansion or anti- expansion for the United States, the expansionists won. John A. Ramsey, Rep. of Salisbury is to contest the election of Gen. W. G. Lewis, Dem. of Goldsboro, as the State Agent of Swamp lands. During the month of March Win ston shipped 1,805,1782 of manufac tured tobacco. The stamp sales for all purposes aggregated $216,580 23. The Public Printing will not go to Barnes Bros. Judge Brown decides that the only chance for them is by an act of the Legislature, or a suit for damages against that body. The machine shops and foundry of the Hester M'f'g. Co., of Winston, was burned Saturday night. It is thought that incendiaries did the work. The loss is $10 000, partly covered bynsurance. The new silk Manufacturing Corn- Disheartened Soldiers ftlske Targets of Them selves Must Not Remain in The Philippines. Fort Worth, Texas April 5. Dr. Charles V. Harris, of the Medical Department of the United States Army passed through Fort Worth to-day on his way to Washington. He comes from the Philippines, and says that the report of the ex cellent health of the American troops is false. Their Physical Condition Wretched. He states that many of the soldiers, disheartened by their wretched physi cal condition, deliberately place them selves as targets for the enemy's guns. It is the opinion of Dr. Harris that ifsthe troops remain in the Philippines any "great length of time sickness and death are sure to follow. Overcome by the Heat. Manila, April 5. There are no indications when the Americans will advance on the hills near Malolos where the enemy is located five and a half miles away. In yesterdays skirmishes 25 men were prostrated with heat and - were taken to the hospital. o. McKLsson, Rep , was defeated vesterdav for Mayor by Farley. Dem.. by -.soo votes. Columbus, Ohio. For Mayor Swartz, Rep , defeated Black, Dem., hy 1393 votes. Toledo, Ohio. Sim Jones Inde pendent Republican has defeated the 1 t- t 1 - - r ' regular rvepuoiKMn nominee - Tor Mayor. Canton, Olio. -McKinley's home town goes republican lor Mayor by Harrisburg, Pa., April 4. The on. y 13 votes. city crowded this morning with politi- Dayton, Ohio The vote was cians, and but two men oi promin- light in Dayton, but it went Demo- ece in the btate are not here, yuay MEETINGS OF ALL KINDS THE QUAY MEN FULL OF FIGHT. HARRISBURG CROWDED WITH BIG POLITICIANS- Quay Comes To-morrow John Wannamaker is Absent Jenks is Present. cratic. - , New York The marriage of Mr W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr.. and Miss Vir ginia Fair was celebrated this morn ing. Fifth Avenue was crowded and thousands fought to get within sight of the mansion. Canton, O. The trial of Mrsr. George, charged with the murder sometime ago of George D. Saxon, M and Wannamaker. At 9 o'clock there was a round up of the antUQuayites to decided how to vote if there was a switch oft to Dalzell from Quay. The Democrats met at another hotel. , Jenks is here, but like Dalzell did not participate. I he meeting was held to determine'" whether there should be a change from Jenks, and it continued until almost time for the rs. McKinley's brother, began here Legislature to convene. at noon today. 1 his afternoon the selection of a jury starts. mini cfMnrlinrv V k..r C ! v-uuui oiauuiui; ju luc eyes Ji r t- mi mi . 1 - o nanv 01 H avettevi e w nntiiri larcrer 1 1 r" 1 1 -H i . 1 1- 1 1 r . f t ine law. cnoois win oe established and reforms in all branches of the government will be effected. ' Oregon Called Home. San Francisco, April -4. The Iowa has been ordered to Manila to buildings than at first anticipated. increase from 160x4010 211x40. resentatives of the company delighted with Fayetteville. The small pdx has disappeared IE HIS AROUSED THE CITIZENS CONCENTRATING MAKING MILITARY MANOEUVERS. , Hot Fight in Chicago. Chicago, Ills., April 4. The May oralty fight is the bitterest in years, each side claiming a vict lry. The day is bright and fair. Trou ble is feared in the first, second and fourteenth. Most leaders refuse to predict re- suits this morning. the guessing is admitted risky. The candidates are Harrison Democrt), Carter (Re publican), John P. Alrgeld (Inde pendent Democrat). The Quayites are seemingly unaf fected by all this display ot eneiyy and are full of fight as ever. Insurance Commissioner Durham said Quay would be here to-morrow and that be would not withdraw, but would stick till-the last gun fires. It is said that Maggee and Quay have not yet met, but that if Maggee withdrew it would not affect the situa tion, and he has not yet withdrawn his support. These Were.Re-Elected. from the suburbs of Rockv Mount. ...u u ....11 v . lUc w.o.i wnicu vvi,. come The quarantine has been abolished, nere ior repairs, the repairs take three weeks. Talk About Rainy Season. Washington, April 4. The war department officials look upon the approaching rainy season as likely to be an important factor in determin ing the character of operations in the Philippines .for the next six months The season begins in June. It is generally believed however that General Otis will complete the present campaign before the rainy season opens and will confine the operations afterwards to holding the ground already won Waiting till the dry season for another period of ac tive operation. ARE RAPIDLY DillFIING IST9 OPED REVOLT. Fire on Broadway, New York. New York, April 5. A fire start- the infected houses fumigated and the town quieted once more. No one died or was even very sick. A ferftale baseball team is headed for the South 25 persons are along and they travel in a P .'"mn car, car rying a lot of scenery i.j place about the ball grounds. In N. C. thev ex hibit themselves at Statesville, April 1411 ; Charlotte, 15th; Concord 17th; Salisbury 18 th..- Snow Hill had a serious fire Sun day morning. The Potter building in the centre of the business part of the town was burned, and the whole business section was in danger. The loss is about $7,000. The fire began as the result of a cigar stump thrown in some trash. . Nevvbern has quarantined against Railways Are Guarded Momentous Impending Towns Crowded With Soldiers. Events Newspaper Warriors. A correspondent in this war hau7to display many more qualities than audacious enterprise and the capacity for vivid description on short notice. The expenses that must be' incurred were something tremendous, and the correspondent who had not in addition to dash and brilliancy, a shrewd Yan- - I it t. 1. ...... 1 ,1 Raleioh N C Arsril r At a 1100 notion 01 unnr-; a i:uxam euuiu w "'l'J j have oasilv have run his employer in- meeting 01 the Board ot Directors ot to b-mkruptcy. says Harper's Bazar. the 'State Hopital htld here to-day, On the outbreak of the war the staff r t ir- ..A vessels to carry eorresponuenis 10 xxie ui. ocuigc L-d ivuy was - hl QffiQOfi worc ilK.lvasoa astonish as Superintendent, W. R. Crawford, inly, and were chartered at the exof T. j tm: Luaat iuir hum ""'"m- jr., aS OLCVVrtlU, iiJ33 VV UlldKCl Military Force not to he Reduced. ns ITatron. London, April 3. Grave conse quences from Bulgarian and Turkish affairs cannot be avoided much longer. ' Berlin, April 5. The Cologue - The whole Bulgarian provin:e is Gazette says that the American re'pre armed and a revolution is expected at sentatives to the peace conference any moment. People are wild with will he instructed to declare that the xcitement and are forming com- United States are so far behind the j panies for the purpose of drilling for other powers, that no idea of a re prices xiiai snipowners were able to charge under the circum stances. One journal had no less, than ten sea-pcoin craft in commission, at an ajrixrepate expense of over $1,500 per day for their use only, and as, it cost from 50 to SO cents per. word to send press matter from St Thomas or J.amaiea, and .51.45 to $1. SO per word for press cables from Hons Kons, a correspondent was" jmt to his wits to know where to stop. r One New York correspondent paid 0.400 in American sold to jret his de scription of the fiirlit with Cervera to his newspaper. A writer in MeClare's ed in a small building No. 1460 where there is small pox, and persons Broadway this morning, and for a can't go to or pass through Newbern time threatened the Stuart and St. without health certificates. Ticket Cloud hotels, but by steady, hard agents have been instructed not to work firemen saved them with but sell tickets to Newbern unless a little1 loss. 1 health certificate is shown. News & A row of small- buildings was Observer. 1 . - now is virtually in a state of siege and Turkish troops are pouring info the most disturbed districts wmich are chiefly in the north. - Reinforce ments are arriving daily. The Oriental railway from Salonica to the Servion border is guarded by 1 " Kinston, Goldsboro and all places I detachments of Turks and the garri- 011 towns are packed with soldiers. thp. rnmi'tifr ctrnnJa TVo Mfrv j....;. r '.V.4 Ko 21V0S a ffOOU . UiVSL Ot tllG aUSOltlte ne- J ".J j . Ulu.uuu ji inimui j " . .. .. . . , (. SS.il , entertained by them. VritIng on Class. . A patent has been granted in Ger many for a new method of writing on class, using an aluminum point. The glass which is to be written on ' i- mic f,nn1 TT-i til villATH V fllld expanses that yere forced up- 311 the newspapers in order to accom plish the remarkable feat of newsget- ting that last summer saw. Owing to the threatened hazards of the war,., shipowners exacted from .$5,000 to $0,000 a month for the use of each of these boatfSnd the newspapers were x i a. i. ...... . eaen j-ecLuneu 10 ie:u- me aaaiuonai 1 w point. Fine particles or aiummum . . 1 . 1 i j adhere to the glass, wnicn wnen uij shows the marking in silverly lines that cannot be readily removed by "friction. -, -; When France's. President Travels. The French President travels free on the railways during his official tour of France, but when the return journ-r-ir is pan eluded, his secretary calcu lates what it would have cost if paid for at the regular rates, and this sum is handed over to be distributed among the poorest paid of the railway, men. Capitals of thegUnited htates. Lancaster was the capital of .the United States from Sept. -27. 1777, to Sept. SO, 1777. The capital was also located for a time at Baltimore, York, Princeton, Annapolis and New York. In 1800 the seat of the Government was transferred permanently from Philadelphia to Washington. burned, dollars. Loss about fifteen thousand Wages Advanced. Capt. Ramseur will close up his N. C. Car and in November have "Cuba on Wheels" in its place. He says concerning the N. C. exhibit : "We are now turning tov the Northwest, Birdsboro, Pa., April 5 The E. & and will travel through Kentucky, IlH- C. Brooke Iron Company will in- nois, Ohio Indiana and Michigan crease the wages of the puddlers this summer. It is with much reluc- ten per cent to come into effect April ta nee that I contemplate "abolishing 15th; The firm has already advanc- this car that has done and is doing ed the wages of the employees of the so much for my State, but circum- nail factory which took effect the first stances force me to take this step! and of this month. load the car from Cuba." The widespread impression through out .the whole ountry is that momen tous events are impending. SAM OAS TROUBLE SETTLED. England Agrees to Germany's Plans. Commis sion Will be Organized. Washingtou, April 5. Lord Salis bury has accepted the plan proposed by Germany as to the settlement of -the Samoan trouble. Germany pro- A - pose a tripartite commission and England's acceptance in only a broad principal the details to be agreed upon later. As the United States hc.3 aheady accepted the general proposition there is no longer any doubt that the commission t will be or ganized. IS hrSt mOlSteneU WUU r.f-fir0 mnvinn iPr.:.Ut.t onrl - writ nr or drawing made with the . . w 1 ' - o . . 1 r s t. .iii.it. intr . :i 1:1 riiifi 1 underwriters of New York -iiad fixed at the enormous rate of '8 cent, per month qual in a year t. fr.;-ly j'iq total value of the boat. ' ; One managing editor's, r.vlary list for a sidgle week, including only-war correspondents, amounted to ?1,4G3.51. A single correspondent representing another New York newspaper is said to receive $10,000 a-year. -A, -J, 'The "Viaible Stars. The number of stars yisible to the naked eye is less than sir thousand. The number of stars visible through the largest telescope is probably not less than one hundred millions. All M n.4rle. . The elephant has more muscles In its trunk man any other creature pos sesses in its whole body, the number beine, .according to Cuvier. not fewer tha if 40.000; while in the whole of hla bodv mail canjonly boast of 527. -Thia is why the oi pliant's trunk is eo ex ceedingly strong, and at the same time so extremely delicate in its move ments. ' - ! : - A Way Some 3Ien Have. . - "Old chap," said the man who has conscientious scruples against buying" ais own cigars, "got a smoker handy?" "No. I'm not .smoking in Lent" I "Well, well! Too bad! Say, I gness . '11 swear off myself till you begin , igain." DetrcjtJ ree Press. . . - r. . -1
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