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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-06

General Macias Places His Residence
as Disposal of General Brooke.

Ponce, Island of Porto Rico, Sep
TENDER 3.-The United States trans
port Mississippi sailed this morning
for the United States, having on board
the New York cavalry and Pennsyl-
vania cavalry and artillery.
Guayama, Porto Rico, September 2,
Delayed in transmission. - Captain
Palma, of the Spanish civil guard
brought General Brooke today, under
a flag of truce, a dispatch from Cap
tain General Macias, extending to the
American general, the use of his pri-
vate residence at Rio Piedras, near
San Juan, during General BroOke's
stay there.
The health of the troops here is
steadily improving.
The Panama has sailed for the Unit
ed States with 100 cOnvalescents,
leaving less than fifty men in hospi-
tails.
General Stone started today to make
a tour of the island and examine the
roads and harbOrs.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-06

Santiago, September 2.-Lieutenant
]. H. Blount, Jr., of the Third immune
regiment, has been assigned by Cen
eral Lawton, commander of the de-
partment of Santiago, to the task of
codifying the Spanish and Cuban laws,
with the view of arranging a system
for use in that part of the province OF
Santiago de Cuba which is under
American control. He has begun the
work with a large corps of assistants.
The undertaking is a big one and will
require some time for it's completion.
The United States transport Mis-
souri, will sail for Montauk Point to-
morrow morning with $50 GONZALES
cents from the various regiments of
the Fifth army corps. The vessel has
been equipped for the trip with great
care and the men will be comfortable.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-06
h President Makes a Thorough Inspection
OF Camp Wikof.
TENDER CONCERN FOR THE SICK
He Goes Through all the Hospital Wards, With a Kind Word for all
Who Recognize His Presence--AlOne He Visits a DYING Soldier
Who Had Expressed a Desire to See Him--His Sympa-
thetc Greeting to General Shaher-.Not Afraid to
Enter the Contagious Wards-.An Address
to the Soldier.
to the Soldier.

309. The total amount paid to pension
ers living abroad vas s6e9 1862.
Pension claims pending June 30, 1898,
numbered 635, 059. The commissioner is
confident that there are not over u.s.
900 of these Gnvalids and widows)
that are genuine original claims. The
others are cases where the claimants
are already pensioned. There is much
complaint among pensioners, says the
commissioner, and very just cause for
such, by reason of uniformity of rating
for the same or like disabilities of
different claimants. This complaint has
always existed and always will, under
our present system, and, he declares,
cannot be remedied without radical
change of system. It is recommended
that the payments of pensions be
made to the wife or some other suita-
BILE person in the case of pensioners
who are likely to disipate their money.
A special division has been establish
ed to a~djudicate claims growing out of
the Spanish war. These will be paid
under the general laws. Only about
one hundred claims of this class have
been filed up to the close of the fiscal
year and one has been adjudicated.
TO ANTICIPATE REDEMPTION OF
BONDS.
The secretary of the treasury has
issued a call offering to redeem the
balance Of the bonds amounting to s14,-
004, $50 issued to the Pacific railroad
and of this amount over 50, 600, 900 were
issued to the Central Pacific, over
$4,000, 900 to the Union Pacific and over
81, 800, 900 to the old Western Pacific.
These bonds will be redeemed at the
treasury at a rebate Of one hal f of one
per cent. of their face value at any
time during the month of September.
This is on the basis of 2 per cent per
annum. These bonds were to mature
January LIST, 1893.
GOLD PILING UP IN THE TREA-
SURY.
The gold in the treasury is steadily
climbing upward and today again
broke a record with a total reserve of
1920, 916, 282, the highest in the history
of the reserve fund. United States
Treasurer Roberts, speaking of the up
ward trend of the gold in the treasury,
said that out of about $40, 600, 900 yet to
be paid in for the new war loan, it is
likely that $25, 900 900 or $50, OOO, 900 will
be in gold. TT would not be at all
strange" he said, eff before the tide
turns our total gold will be considera-
bly, over $3.50, 900, 000."
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-06
G.. N. Clay,s Petition for Divorce

Louisville, September "A special to
The Evening Post from Richmond,
KY, The petition for divorce
filed by General Cassius NJ. Clay to
secure a legal separation from his girl
wife, Dora Richardson Clay, recites:
THAT the plaintiff has treated the
defendant in all respects as a dutiful
and faithful husband should, and that
he has fully met and discharged all
the covenants of said marriage con-
tract, but that the defendant did.
without fault on the part of the plain
tiff, abandon him on July 3, 1897, and
has since lived separate and apart from
him.
General Clay prays for a divorce
and asks that the defendant be restOr-
ed to her maiden name and given all
proper relief, which is supposed to
mean that he intends to provide a lib
eral alimony. The defendants answer
admits all the charges. General Clay
says that the girl shall never want sc
long as he lives.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-06
kilgO's Attack on J.. A. Crews.
Especial to The MeSseCger.)

Wilson, II. c., September 2.-Mr. J.
A. Crews, travelling representatives Of
The Wilmington Messenger was in
the city today and expressed very
great surprise that without the slight
est intimation to him that his charac-
ter was made the subject of attack in
the Clark-Kilgo investigation at Dur
ham. He feels that not having taken
any part in the controversy as a wit
ness or otherwise it is very unjust to
him to have made an attack upon his
character. Mr.. Crews, has lived in
Wilson many years and is entirely
willing to submit to the good citizens
of the town the question as to his char
acter for truth, honesty and morality
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-06

Manila, Philippine Islands, Septem-
Der "a Hong Kong deputation, rep
~resenting the southern Philippines
and consisting Of the best and richest
natives of Panay, Mindoro, Cebu and
Mindanao, visited United States Con-
sui Williams yesterday evening and
urged that every possible effort be
made for the annexation OF the whole
of the Philippine islands. The depu-
tation declared hat all classes, the
warlike mountaineers, as well as those
engaged in mercantile pursuits, would
welcome the stars and stripes and had
resolved never TO submit to Spanish
rule. They also said there were 1000
men, many Of them armed with rifles,
near Iloilo. ready TO support the
Americans. They refuse to join In
the clamor for independence, which
they consider a mistake and impracti-
cable. They only wish for annexation
to the United States.
Aguinaldo remains at Bakoor. He
recently wrote In impertinent letter
TO General Otis, which resulted In his
receiving a sharp snub. The insur-
gent leader will probably render him.
self amendable TO the American au-
thorities-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-06
STRANGE CASE or THIEyERY
Negro Man Arrested Yesterday for
Stealing Iron Pots.

Talk about stealing pots. If you ever
have an opportunity to do so, Deputy
Sheriff Flynn yesterday arrested a ne
gro nan who has a decided inclina-
ton for purloining iron pots. the par
ticular style used to boil clothes in.
The tale runs hat about six months
& a colored m residing In the
southern part OF the city. one morning
missed a pot out Of the yard to her
residence. BY putting n and two to-
gether and by dint Of persistent in
quiry. she found that 1t had been stol-
en- by a certain negro man. She laid
for him, as we say about the hen. and
pretty soon she found him. The man
acknowledged his guilt, but also ex-
pressed profound sorrow, and promised
her that If he vas not prosecuted "A
pot would be III her yard the very next
morning. The woman went home satis-
fled, and mex morning. presto,
change" Herman outdone, a pot was
in the yard. The woman inspected the
article, and at once discovered that
it was not hers, but ii was just as
good. perhaps a little better, so what
was the use Of crying over split
milk"
The woman at once placed the pot
in use, at the accustomed place in the
yard. Now this particular locality
was in plain and near sight from the
street, and one day, a short time sub
sequent, a gentleman passing by recog-
niZed the pot as one stolen from him.
He at once took steps to recover his
property, and was successful. This
caused the negro man to once more
get lin it." as q warrant was i'm
mediately obtained for his arrest. He
was searched for but wasn't found
until yesterday Deputy Flynn landed
him.
The trial Is Ser for tomorrow at noon
| before Justice Fowler.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-06

Sign a Treaty In Which Germany Will
support England i'm EzvPI and VIII
Have syria as Outlet for Her Surplus
Population.

London, September "A report was
current here today that a treaty of
alliance between Great Britain and
Germany, on the lines of the speech of
Dir. Chamberlain, the secretary of
state for the colonies, was actually
completed yesterday. 1t is said that
as a guild pro quo for Germany's sup
port in Egypt, Great Britain will rec
ognize Germany's claims to utilize
Syria as an outlet for her surplus pop
ulation.
The Pail Mall Gazette his afternoon
says 1t has received from a source in
which it has every confidence, infor-
nation that the Anglo-German agrea-
ment was signed this week by Mr..
Balforur and the German ambassador
in behalf of the respective powers.
Continuing, The Pail Mall Gazette
says that while the agreement is re-
stricted it embraces an offensive and
defensive alliance in certain eventual
tiles.
It is reported on the stock exchange
that the Anglo-German alliance, or
understanding, relates to the British
purchase of Deagoa bay with Germa-
ny asserting. AS a result Kaffir and
Portuguese securities are booming.
The Daily Mail, says this morning:
We learn hat Mr.. Balfour and the
German ambassador, Count Won HAITI
feldt, signed on Wednesday a docu-
ment preliminary to a treaty which
will give Germany a free hand in Asia
Minor and allow England to lease De-
lagoa bay from Portugal at a cost of
between $4,000, 600 and Els, 00O, 900. Ger
many will, as a further condition, sup
port Great Britain's claim for the alb
clifton of mixed tribunals in Egypt.
Mr.. Schomberg Kerr Mcdonnell, the
premier's private secretary, has left
London for the continent to submit to
Lord Salisbury a copy Of the treaty.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-06
Spanish Peace commissioners

Madrid, September st is current
ly reported that the Spanish minister
at yesterday cabinet meeting definite
ly selected the three following peace
commissioners: General Rafael Ger
ero Y Saenz, general of engineers;
Senior Villaurutia, under secretary Of
state for foreign affairs.
The Carlists declare that after pro-
testing in the cortes against the policy
of the government they will with
draw.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-06
Weekly Bank statement.

New York, September 3.-The fol-
lowing is the weekly bank statement:
Loans S672, ia, 900, increase $50, 100;
specie s14S, 37S, 800, decrease $3.50, 400;
legal tenders, s54, TIC, 200; decrease
s723, 900; net deposits. 1852, 3S9, 800; de-
crease S7,S44,6 600; circulation S14,O4S,
500: decrease s74,sOO. The banks now
hold S14, 991, $50 in excess of the re-
uuirements Of the % per cent. rule.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-06
Government Vessel Blow Up BY a
Torpedo.

New Orleans, September 3.-The gov
steamboat John R.. Meigs was
totally destroyed by an explosion at
Fort ST. Phillip today. She had
aboard Lieutenant Jervey and a party
engaged in removing the %tOrpedoes
laid in the Mississippi river during the
beginning of the war. Lieutenant Jer-
vey had a narrow escape. The killed
were Captain Starr, commander of the
boat; Sergeant John Newman, of the
engineers; Pat Carlos and Ralph
Rogers.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-06
A Soldier Imprisoned For Life

Leavenworth, Kas., September B.
Private Alex La Duke, company l.,
Second Wisconsin volunteers, was
placed in the federal prison here to-
day to remain for life, for the murder
of Private Thomas Stafford ofthe
Thirteenth United States infantry, in
a saloon row at Ponce, Porto Rico,
La Duke asserts he shot Stafford in
self-defenSe.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-06

A hospital train Of two coaches ar
rived at Old Point To take the sick
K~entuckians there back to their homea
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-11
FLORIDA.
A Superior Through Sleeping Car
Line Between st. Louis
and jacksonville.

Commencing DECEMBER ata TIE Louis
Via Ar Ttle mas established zee Creze
Throuca sl=ep-EE Car Route 20 For "a
Thrcuga s.Eep.Cg ears arranged &c leave
:, Louis SIS p u 6aly. q1ss-zE Lozssz-
vile 90 a n. LsxlrgSe1 80
fe.s0 2 N and Jacksonville s. a n lsz--
old morning. StoP-oTers ziloEesl. Tnas
-,oute 5 through large cities ard .aterss, q Z
COUNTY,, and wezsze Z neE ,-sscy-s1 z.eepir <
ca route Is over mast superior and we
ests blsshed lines OF railway. The Echegslses
are sast ana nost ccnTez.ez-
Tbs lie also affords passengers for
florida zip va AsaevlIs, y g tae gres.-
est American eu-yCa--zrSl-11 resort
Co--ss1ondeucz selected ard lrfc--rs a-t1-
PROMPTLY f1rn.sae5 R A CAMPBELL
Gen! Passenger Agent. s. Louls. No.
This s also The best Ire = Esoi1ts r. Esr-
lucky. Tennessee. GeorgLz sE1 N1rIA acz
South Csrcli-z-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-11

FRISCO LINE.
ST. LOUIS & SAN FRANCISCO RAIL
- POAD co
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-11

FOR SALE-Residence 2-story, 8 rooms,
well finished. cistern, cement cellar
16x24, city water and all modern i'm
provements; lot 75x150. fenced, fruit
trees ali kinds, good barn, good local
ity, block from car line, 81. 300 so S.
Seneca street. 1-18tX
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-11

Elegant free reclining chair cars on an
trains and Pullman Palace sleepers from
Wichita to Chicago and Kansas City
without change. Also sleepers on all
night trains TO Fort Worth, Houston, san
Antonio and New Orleans. Tickets sold
and baggage checked to all points north,
east. south and west. Steamship tickets
sold to all European points at lowest
rates Passenger station corner Douglas
and Meade avenues. Telephone 100.
A. f. COOPER. d. P. a.
JOHN SEBASTIAN, G. P. & T. A,
Chicago. Ill.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-11
CLASSIFIED
WAN IS

FUR SALE
a modern residence of s rooms, barn,
east front, in the North end, 81, 600.
An elegant Groom cottage, $500.
A good 5-room cottage, $3.50.
A good Broom cottage, s325.
a good 4-room cottage, $780,
a 10-room house to move, 800
NJ. W. KEOHANE & CO., 300 n. Main.
73-4t
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-11
ghe aaiehita Daily eagle arday aor,ne aebruary 500

NJ. and A. points .........I $40 pm
Train No. z52 from Anthony
and Conway Springs .........::. u: g am
Arrive from North and West.
Train No. 10. from Denver, Colo
- Hutchinson .-......s..!.......i 1i:1o an
Train No. 4sa, from hutchinson
and Mt Hope. daily except
9, OuHOdlJ .-....--.--....--.--.i o.AV YIN
Hutchinson :. 9:2o pm
or further information call on or ad-
oress City Ticket Office, Missouri Pa
ENC Railway, Ia II. Main street, Wlch-
E. z. BLECKLEY, P. and 7. A
Depot, corner Wichita and Seconu
streets.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-11

This line is now running. through chair
cors seats freel and Pullman Drawing
49,, sleeping cars. Wichita TO 81. Louis
49, ss1.- Iri-bout change. This is the ONLY
49, 49, running through Pullman cars from
Wichita 20 81. LOUIS "here direct con
lection is made with all eastern .r,,rt-
iin,a n0ints in the most magnificent raI-
~ station in the world. Quickest Inc
~ al points in Southwest Missouri
Northwest Arkansas. east and SOUTHEAST
The dining car service on the trairg .,
tho Frisco Line Is under the sIl0a-yfSio.
- Fred Harvey Meals are served : -.
Carte and the car is neat and tastv IN fts
srpoiptmeuts Care is exercised to r-o
vide patrons with service which shsr
prove satisfactory.
This company now also have on sala
steamship tickets 10 all points on the
globe.
For further information address
J. ". LINGENFELTFP
City Ticket Age1.
Corner Main and Douglas Ave
Z. r. DELANEY, Ticket Agent.
Union Depot. Wichita. Kan
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-11
Trains.

ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC
RAILWAY.
Time Table Effective Nov. q, 1897
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-11

9:57 ami 9:57 am
1851 a. m s:57 am
I1:1o p.mt11:1o pm
$50 ami $50 am
6:53 PM 6;53 pm
6:53 PM 6:53 pm
500 ami 500 am
500 ami 500 am
$40 PM $40 pm
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-11

Direct connection made in Union Depot.
Ellsworth, for Denver and all Colorado.
wyoming, Utah. California and Washing
ton points. Twenty-four hours time
saved to all northwestern points.
Depot corner Douglas and Mosley ave-
nues. G. II. WHITNEY, Agent.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-11

HUTCHINSON & SOUTHERN r. r. CO
L. Z. Walker, Receiver
Time table No q. taking effect Sunday,
November q, 1897, 1905 a. N.
All trains daily except Sunday.
NORTH BOUND.
No. EFT Worth and Kansas City Mail
and Express, Limited:
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-11

PROPOSALS for Erection of School
Buildings. [. s. Indian Service, Kiowa
Agency. AnadarkO, .. T. January o. 1898.
Sealed proposals, endorsed. Proposals
for Erection Of School Buildings" and adj
dressed to the undersigned al Anadarko.
Oklahoma, will be received at this agency
until two o'clock p. IN, OF February g,
1898, for furnishing the necessary mate
rials and labor required in the Construc-
ton and completion of the following build
ings, viz,
one stone mess hail at the Fort Sill In
dian boarding school: one brick dormitcry
and one frame mess hall a the Riverside
school: and one stone dOrmitOry, one
stone mess hail and one frame employees
quarters at the Rainy Mountain school
all in strict accordance with plans and
specifications which may be examined at
the Indian Office washington. \. C. the
Offices Of the Journal" of Kansas City
Missouri. the Eagle, of Wichita Kan
sas. the Capital" Of Topeka. Kansas.
the Courier" of Winfield. Kansas. the
Builders and Traders Exchange. Omaha,
Nebraska. and the L. :. Indian Ware
house. 1862 State St, Chicago, Illinois, and
at this agency
For any additional information apply
10 Capt. Frank D. Baldwin, Acting L. S.
Indian Agent. 1-25-2lt
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L.. d. POLLOCK, Dispatcher.
W. A. BRADFORD, General Manager =
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North and Ea ST.

North and East.
No. 2, Kansas City, Chi
cago and st Louis linn
tied daily .............l
No. 2, Colorado Springs
Denver and Pacific
coast, daily ..........l
No. 4, Kansas City. st.
Louis and ChicagoI
night express daily
except Sunday ......l
No. 80, Accommodation
daily except Sunday. J.
South and West.
No. /, Fort Worth, Dali
las. Houston and Gall
weston express daily |
No. l, Oklahoma, Fort
Worth, New Orleansi
and Pacific coast dali
ly) ......,..............
No. 8, Oklahoma, Fort
Worth, Dallas and
New Orleans eXpressl
daily, ex. Sunday)....l
No. 5, TT. Worth. Hous-I
ton, Galveston and
San Antonio eXpressi
daily except Sunday !
No. 81, Accommodation
daily except Sunday
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-11-29

rotiate hereafter on those subjects on
lines that may be very broadly define
in the peace treaty. In this case two
or three more sessions of the peace CON-
mission should suffice to complete the
work OF that body; otherwise 1T IS
doubtful whether the work can be COM
pleted before Christmas.
The exact text of the agreement
reached in Paris up to this point is not
yet known to the state department, al
though. of course, it has knowledge OF
the general terms of the agreement.
Consequently it is not possible at pres
ent to obtain here a copy for publica-
ton of this important document. More
over, it is suggested at the state de-
partment that if the customary rules
relative to the publication of treaties
be followed this particular treaty must
be withheld from the press until the
United States senate in its discretion
decides to make it public. There is no
rule or law, however, on this point, and
the practice is based entirely upon a
rather old fashioned conception of the
degree of courtesy which should he ex-
hib.te toward the senate by the exec
utiEe branch
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-11-29
THE PEACE TREATY.
Much Work Has to De Done Yet Be-
fore 1t Is Signed.

Washington, Nov. 29.-The officials of
the state department without hesita
ton accepted as accurate the bulletin
from Paris announcing that the Span
ish commissioners had accepted. the
American terms. Secretary Hay has
been confident from the beginning that
such would be the outcome although
at times in the negotiations there were
signs of serious disagreements that
might have led to a failure of the COM
mission.
1t is not understood from the news
so far received that the commissioners
have yet reached the point of signing
Il treaty. Much remains to be done in
execution of the last instructions of the
state department before the peace
treaty itself can be completed ana
made ready for signature. The work
may be hurried materially, however,
should the state department decide to
permit the treatment of the remaining
questions to be settled in separate con-
Nentions.
The instructions to the American
commissioners sent last week were to
arrange for a renewal OF the denounced
trade treaties with Spain, for the ac-
QUESTION of ITALIAN. for obtaining con-
cessions for cable connections in other
quarters and for the procurement of re-
ligious liberation in the Carolines.
These things are not likely to be easily
disposed of, so it may be that the
American commissioners will feel that
they have complied with the spirit of
their instructions if they succeed in in
Guiding in the peace treaty a provision
binding the Spanish government to ne