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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-02
sONE OF THEM EXPECTED A WAR MESSAGE
FRoM TIE PREsIDENT YEsrERDAT


FROM THE PRESIDENT YESTERDAY.
Washington. Apri' (speciaD.-Members o.
the House OF Representatives were considerably
excited late this afternoon on account OF a re-
nor, which appeared 20 have some foundation.
that the President would send message 70
Congress before II adjourned to-day IN regard 70
the Cuban situation and the relations between
Spain and the United States. In the earlier
hours Of the day they had been fed with fake
and sensational reports Of every description
until they had become surfeited and thoroughly
eisrusted and declared that they would not
swallow any more But the bulletip issued a.
The White House later in the day. which ended
with the statement that the President "ouId
communicate with Congress as soon as ne could
prepare a message was construed 20 indicate
that the message would be sent 20 that body TO
dav and Il put n different face on the sltua-
ton.
Punctuation and excitement soon ran hiHh'
and Of course promptly bred a ne" crop o.
sensational rurnors. There were m smbers OF the
House who could give assurances as 70 ''e
contents Of the message. which the freslaeh'
had not yet begun 10 write. and VINO were VIII
ing 10 name the hour o'clock-wneh II was -
reach that body. recommending an 'n'heu'a'e
declaration Of war against Spain
When that hour had passed the SENSATION
,roneers were ready with a new tale TO the Fl
tact that the Vice President and the speaker
=, The House Of Representatives had been sum
,oorod 70 the White House TO be requested ~
,he President "to hold Congress In session un''l
he could send in his message. This story n"u
tho good effect Of keeping members at the pos,
20 a.. ,r,u the Naval Appropriation DIN Cou'u
10 dIe1osed Of and the tad effect or keSpihk a
eCod roanv hundred hungry people In me ga
irrics Who would otherwise have been a, nom
entovne their dinners; but IL had no
49,, hat the President did confer win Speah
- - Dced Tor a few moments in the course OF te
or,arnoon. and that the House or Kepresgi,t."
- afterward adjourned until MohGay, ~ .,,~
an important message VIII De reo"i''O
President.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-02
BAD TEMPER DISPLAYED.

Nr. Steele (Rep. Ind. moved TO decrease the
number o. battle ships from three 20 two. Mrch
pad temper displayed as the debate proceeded.
mr. BOutelle. after Mr. Steele had Withdrawn a
motion 20 close debate. said: Il did not know but
the gentleman had Withdrawn my bill" Qaugh-
'erJ i think every member on this floor re-
p"en sir. Steele has been impressed since the
oeOa'e began with the idea that the bill would
nave Jared bette. II II had been Withdrawn from
.he hands OF the gentleman from Maine" daush-
ter and apDlause)
M. ~ Almond Dem. MOI at this juncture GOT
- uoor tor q speech that attracted much atteu-
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-06-16
WOMAN'S FOREIGN MISSIONARY S0Cl
ETY.

Hold Their Annual Session At Winston-
Prominent Workers Pres snt-Treasurer' ,
Report Very Good.
WINSTON, n. c., June 1.-THE Sth
annual session of the W0man's For
eign Missionary Society of the West
ern North Carolina NJ. E. Conference
opened here Friday. The devotional
exercises were conducted by Mrs. Rob-
erton, of Greensboro. After the open
ing exercises committees were.appOin-
ted and the hours fixed for three SEES.
sions each day. Among the promine OF
workers in attendance are Mrs. w. NJ.
Wightman, President Of South Carroll
ma Conference Society; Mrs. w. Hum
bert. Corresponding Secretary of the
South Carolina Conference Society
Mrs. F. NJ. Butler, editor of Woman'a
Mission Advocate, Nashville, Tenn.
and Miss Mary Pescud, of Raleigh
who will 90 to Brazil as missionary
worker.
Addresses of welcome were delivered
by Rev. DR.. Greasy, pastor Of Centena'
ry NJ. E. Church, and Mrs. Frank MAT
tin, of the Winston Auxiliary. The
response was made by Mrs. w. S. Stew
art, of Charlotte.
The Treasurer of the Conference
made her annual report, which wa:
both creditable and encouraging. This
was followed by an excellent address
by Miss Mary Pescud, of Raleigh.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-06-16
FIRST N. C. REGIMENT At JACKSON
WILLIE
Has Been Furnished with Necessary
Clothing Getting In Fine Shape-AlIiga-
tors selling Rapidly AZ Curios.

Has Been Furnished with Necessary
Clothing Getting In Fine Shape-AIIiga-
tors selling Rapidly "a, Curios.
The following news relating to the
First North Carolina Regiment 8 Civ
EN- by the Jacksonville Times II MON
and Citizen:
"The First North Carolina Regiment
was furnished yesterday with 1000
blankets, making two for every man
900 campaign hats, 600 pairs of socks
and $50 lightweight uniforms. The
regiment is now getting into good
shape, 80 far as equipment goes, much
to the delight of Colonel Armfield. The
regiment was in pretty bad shape in
this particular when it arrived.
: 1t has not yet been decided when it
arrived.
at has not yet been decided when
the court martial will convene that is
TO try the two members Of the First
North Carolina Regiment who are
charged with desertiOn, and who were
brought back here from Savannah on
Wednesday,"
"One of the most attractive features
of the camp is the excellent vocal mu-
sic frequently furnished by the men,
bers of the North Carolina Regiment.
About a week ago a sentinel fired on
a man who it was thought was about
to throw something into the big reser-
voir, and last night about 8 o'clock
Private o. Il. Bright, of the First
North Carolina Regiment fired on a
man who was acting In suspicious
manner.
"A man was seem bending over, walk
ing toward the west side of the tank
The sentinel called on the man to
"halt," but instead of so doing he
strengthened up and ran in westerly
direction. The sentinel fred and the
man was heard to yell, but nothing
could be found as to bis whereabouts
and it was not known whether the shot
| had taken effect.
The alligator market in this city
seemed to be booming yesterday, ant
| if the present run continues the stOcf
in the hands of the curiO dealers will
soon be exhausted. A number of thu
soldiers were seen purchasing these
"insscts" at Bay Street store, ant
others were observed with the uncannl
pets on the streets.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-06-16
Complimentary to Our Readers

Our readers will be pleased to learn
that the eminent physician and spe-
cialist, DR.. Kilmer, after years of re-
search and study, has discovered and
given to the world q most remarkable
remedy, known as SRamp-Root, for the
cure of kidney, liver and bladder troub-
les; the generous offer to send bottle
free that all may Prove its wonderful
merits without expense, is in itself
sufficient to give the public confidence
and q desire to obtain 1t. Swamp-Root
has an established reputation - the
most successful remedy, and is receiv-
| ing the hearty endorsement of all up
to-date physicians, hospitals and
homes. II our men and women read
ers are in need of . medicine of this
kind no time should be lost in sending
their name and address to DR.. Kilmef
& Co., Binghamton, N. Y, aud receive
4 sample bottle and book of valuable
information, both sent absolutely free
by mail, upon receipt of three tW0-cent
stamps to cover cost of postage on th<
bottle. The regular sizes may be OBJ
ftained ct the drug stores. When Wris
! ing please say y0n read this goneFouI
leffev il THA CAucAsIAN. s.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-06-16
DuRHAM'S FIRE

water supply cut oil aud Flames Consum-
81 $1,000 worth OF Matcriai-W. +.
Hrown Arrested in the Charge of Arson.
Fire broke out Friday night in Dur
ham in the furniture store Thomas IL
Campbell, and before the flames were
subdued, the damage amounted to two
thousands dollars. On account of the
water supply being cut off for repairs at
the pumping station the fireman were
unable to successfully combat the
flames. Water was finally had through
Dukes factory and the fire subdued
IL was thought the fire was accidental
but Saturday Mr.. w. Il. Brown was
arrested and charged with the crime
of arson. lie was taken before the Mayor
and released upon $4,000 bond for his
appearance before the Mayor Tuesday
for preliminary hearing.
MIR. Brown is a young man just pass
ed his majority. His father died but
few months ago, leaving life insur.
ance policies amounting to $4,000
MIR. Brown engaged in the grocery
business and his fLit nds say he coulC
not have been. financially embarrassed
As he had ample capital and his ex
peuses were light. He has always born,
good reputation, and his friends dt
not believe the serious charges tina
have been preferred against him. They
do not believe that he would have con
mitted an act which may send him Il
the penitentisry for from five to fort,
years, and they trust that he will es
tablish his innocence.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-06-16
SPAhiARDs ATTACK MARINES

That Landed Last Friday a, Guantanamo
Pour American. Killed Among Them
surgeon Gibbs, Of Richmond. aud LIEUT..
Neville and shaw are Missing Spanish
Loss Cnknown, b.. IL H. Believed To
Have Been Heavy
on Guantanamo. Sunday, June IL
Lieut.. Col. r. w. Huntington's battai-
ion OF marines, which landed from the
transport Panther on Friday, and en-
cimped on the hill guarding the aban-
doned cable station 1T the entrance to
the outer harbor of Guantanamo, has
been engaged in beating OIL bush At
tack BY Spanish guerrillas and regu-
lars since 3 o'clock Saturday Afternoon
The fighting was almost continuous
Tor thirteen hours, until o'clock thii
u )rning, when re-enforcemepts were
landed from she Marblehead.
-Four OF our men were killed and one
wounded. The advance pickets under
Lieuts. Neville and Shaw are unac-
counted for.
Among the killed was Assistant
Surgeon John Blair Gibbs. His home
was Richmond, Va, but he had been
practicing In New York. and he en-
tered the service since the war begun.
is probably considerable The splashes
of blood found at daylight at the po-
sitlons the Spanish occupied indicate
fatalities, but their comrades carried
off the killed and wounded.
The bodies Of the marines were
stripped OF shoes, hats, and cartridge
belts, and horribly mntilated with
machetes.
1t was shortly alter midnight when
the main attack was made. The
Spaniards made gallant charge
up the southwest slope. but
were met by repeated volleys
from the main body, and broke
before they were one-third of the way
I'D the hill; but they came so close that
at points there was almost hand-tO-
hand struggle. The officers used their
revolvers. Three Spaniards got through
the open formation to the edge Of the
camp, Col. Jose Campina, the Cuban
guide, discharged his revolver, and
they, turning and finding themselves
without support, ran helter-skelter
down the reverse side OF the hill.
1t was during this assault that Assis-
tant Surgeon Gibbs was killed. He was
shot in the head in front of his own
tent, the fartherest point of attack. He
fell into the arms of private Sullivan,
and both dropped. A second bullet
threw dust in their faces. Surgeon
Gibbs lived ten minutes, but did not
regain consciousness
ESTIMATED vary as to the attacking
force. Some say 200, and the figures
run as high as 1000. Colonel Campina,
the Cuban guide, said the Spaniards
were mostly irregulars, but the reports
of the discharge of Mauser rifles would
indicate that they were regulars, as
most of the regulars carry Remingtons.
The Cuban guerrillas, ss rule. have
more dash and courage than the regu-
lars.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-06-16
DEFENDS NORTH CAROLINA.
Hon. &. w. Tiilstt In hts Alumni Ad IRE,
ut tho Mar d oil PHI M aeon College

Hon. &. W. Tiilstt in hts Alumni Ad free.
ut tho kardoIph-M Macon College
LYNCHBURG, Va, June S.-The
third days exercises of the Randolph
Macon commencement opened thi,
morning with alumni exercises, con.
sisting Of orations, papers and es.
says. The alumni address Was made
by Hon. Charles W. Tillett. of North
Carolina, who, In the course of hi.
brilliant address, said that he wanted
to briefly discuss q sub act that had
been recently spread abroad abou,
North Carolina. 1t had been said
that she had failed to respond fully
to the call for troops in the present
war with Spain.
Very many people believe that the
war was unnecessary, and though
the soldiers of the "Old North State
might feel that some one had blund
cred. they had not failed to offel
their services, and North Carolina,
full quota was ready for service.
The State had always furnished
her share of soldiers in time of wal
and she would continue to do so il
all time to come.
The history of the civil war pre-
sented a record of North Carolina o.
which any State might feel proud
Hers was the first blood shed in tn,
opening of the civil war, and j
marked the separation, the bitter dis
union of years of the North An,
South. Again it was North Carroll
mas blood. shed off the shores of Gu
ba, that welded the broken chain o
union and obliterated the lines o
alienation.
1t was a sad day in North Carolin,
when brave Ensign Worth Bagle,
WAS brought home to Raleigh to hi
heart-broken parents.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-06-16
JUDGE DOUGLAS AS the ORATOR.
vt the GuiIford battle-ground Celebration
on the ith of July.

Vt the Guilford battle-ground Celebration
on the ith of July.
invitations to the twelfth anniversa-
ry of the Guilford Battle Ground Com
pany, which occur on the historic bat
tlelield of Guilford Court House July
tth, 1898, have been issued.
The committee of invitation is COM
posed of ID. Schenck, ST., President of
Guilford Battle Ground Company ex-
Governor g. NJ. Stedmap, Il. X. King
Esq, Hon. j. j. Nelson. Mayor of
Greensboro; j. A. Odell, Esq, Robert
NJ. Sloan, Esq, Hon. John l.. King.
rhe following historical facts are
given:
"rhe battle of Guilford Court House
was fought on March 18th, 1871. Corn
wallace was driven by General Greene
from the State of North Carolina. The
Guilford Battle Ground Company was
organized May 9Th, 1856.
THE company So acres of the
battlefield. 1t has on it now twelve
mOnu uents of beautiful granite; two
statue, one to william Hooper, one tC
Major Joseph Winston. There are
fine avenues, numerous springs. Lake
Wifong and inviting groves. The mu
scum, handsome little fire proc
building, containing rare and inter.
esting revolutionary relics and paint
ings. The G. +. Il Y " Railroad di
ydes the ground and has station
there"
The grafton will this year be deliv
cred by Hon. Robert M. Douglas, AS
sociate Justice of the Supreme Cour
OF North Carolina.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-06-16
CAMP RUSSELL NOTES.

h. new Springfield rifles for the
second regiment arrived Saturday
lh hey were issued to the companies at
once. The new rifle IA the latest
make Of the Springfield.
flannel shirts. undsrshlrts, drawers
and socks have been issued TO the men
I ncIe sam is doing the handsome
Thing by his boys. The supplies fur.
ul-hrd the soldiers are of excellent
vuAlity. The shoes are of excellent
quality, and the men are particularly
we'll pleased with these. Every soldier
IN camp has been supplied with rub
Der cloak (poncho).
Recruits are are arriving rapidly al
camp Russell. Saturday 70 came from
charlotte. Previously some 80 or l(
men arrived to complete the compan-
!p-
One hundred of the recruits who ar
rlyrd were given physical examina-
non by the surgeons Of the Second
regiment. Ofthis number - failed &c
pass the examination and were re.
Irrtpd. The surgeons are conducting
very rigid examination with the re-
cruits. This examination is much
more severe than when the regiment
WAS mustered in.
Dr. StOckard reports that there Is
not single case of serious illness in
camp. There are few cases in the hos
pital but the. sickness is off light char.
actor
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-06-16
To Recruit Wrist Regiment.

In accordance with a recent order
issued by the War Department, where
by all companies are to be recruited
up to the full war strength of l6O men
ca CHI, the following are the recruiting
parties named by Colonel Armfield to
recruit the First North Carolina Reg
iment:
First Observation-Disclosures Thomas
ii. Christian, Private p. c. Hutton,
Sergeants G. q. Bunch, l.. c. Oldham,
II. ii. Coures, to Raleigh, N. G.
Second BattaliOn-Lieut. Thomas
w. Patton, Sergeants G. II. Turner
Ben ii. kirkpatrick, Privates Harold
s. Hall, Joseph p. GOOdson, ito Ash
vile, N. c..
Third Battalion-Lieutenan w. A
Erwin, Artiflcer A. A. Osborne, Pr.
vate G.. III. HOllister, Sergeants QuiDt
f. Smith, Thomas ID. Holt, to Char
lotte, n. G..
All the recruiting parties have ar
rived.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-06-16
summer school for Teachers.

The University Summer School
Tor teachers will begin on June 2lst.
and last one month in the University
buildings at Chapel Hill. The mos,
famous teachers in America have
been engaged to give thorough in,
struction in methods and special
subjects. Chapel Hill is a delight.
full summer resort and many teach
ers are already there enjoying the
campus and library and rest in thu
shade of the majestic oaks. One
hrst-class fare for the round trip has
been authorized on all the railroads
tickets on sale from June Is to Jul.
IT, good returning until July 2lst.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-06-16
THE CAUCASIAN.
Raleigh, N. g., June 10 1898.
A LIBERAL OFFER.

ol this page Tue CAUCASIAN makes
ali unusual attractive offer to sub
..r.hcr-. We have just concluded
,,rtrgrmpnts with the Southern Gull
r.qtur whereby We are enabled TO
make this generous offer "a an enduce-
u..rt 10 secure new subscribers for
.ruE caucasian and the No0ihcrn CpI-
49,. we offer to send THE CAucA
.i,> for one year, the Southern Taiti.
.... one year and your choice Of
either knife advertised for the sum Of
,.,r. This offer may be Withdrawn
3D. any time and we trust that those
suo desire TO take advantage OF this
very liberal offer TO do so at once. The
CAUCASIAN guarantees the knives to
rra- represented.
Nldrr-s THE CAUCASIAN,
Raleigh, y. &.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-06-16
COST OF THE COLLIER MERRlMAC.
Figures to Show that the Government
Was Swindled.

Figures to Show that the Government
Was SwindIed.
Washington Post.
Something about tho history Of
the collier Merrimac, that Lieutenant
Hobson sank in Santiago harbor,
was given in the House yesterday
by Representative Gaines, of Ten
nessee. While the House was con-
siderlng Senate amendments to the
sundry civil appropriation bill, Mr.
Gaines took occasion to say that he
desired to make an observation. ut
seems to be cheaper to build our
vessels" said he, than it is to 60
into the market and purchase them.
AS some evidence of that, l beg per-
mission to read an editorial from a
New York paper, of June 6, 1885,"
Mr.. Gaines then read as follows:
The glorious exit of the Merrimac
from the United States navy should
not distract attention from its any
thing but glorious entrance.
A year ago the Merrimac, then the
Norwegian tramp steamer Solveig,
was OOuSuL LII PfO,OOo. ouO W DC
rebuilt and this brought her total
cost up to 1892 900. She was offered
to the government early in April
but was rejected by the Board OF
Auxiliary Cruisers.
Then she was sent to Baltimore
and at the request Of q politician
Especial agents" from Washington
came down and bought her for $342,
900.
cost or Merlmac. ............... Sl9Z,OO'
Price the government paid. ........ 342, OO(
The government swindled out Of. $3.50, OO
Aud she was selected as Cervera'.
cork out of all the feet Of transports
because she was worthless to the
navy in every other way.
This is the most conspicuous, bu
not the first public example of tn
business side of a "kind-hearted
war.
care those the boats they are 60
ing to throw at the birds?' inquirer
Representative Simpson, of Kansas
when Mr.. Gaines had finished read
ing.
at seems in this case," reptile
Mr.. Gaines, that we are the birds
they threw money at in buying thi
vessel"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-06-16
Qualifications for Recruits.
QUALIFICATIONS Tor KeCFU1ts.
The following explains what quail
fications are required of recruits:
Adiutant Generals Office.

Adjutant Generals Office.
WASHINGTON, June, 2, 1898.
Applicants for enlistment must be
between the ages of Is and As years, of
good character and habits, ablebodied,
free from disease, and must be able to
speak the English language.
Married men will be enlisted only
upon the approval of the regimental
commander.
Minors must not be enlisted without
the written consent of father, only
surviving parent, or legally appointed
guardian.
Enllstments will be confined to per-
sons who are citizens of the United
states, or who have made legal de-
claratiOns of their intention to become
citizens thereof.
Applicants will be required to salts
fy the recruiting officer regarding age
and character, and should be prepared
to furnish the necessary evidence.
They must defray their own expenses
to the place of enlistment; their fitness
for the military service can be deter
| mined only upon examination at a re-
cruiting station.
| The term of service is two years.
For infantry and artillery the height
should not be less than five feet four
inches, and weight not less than one
hundred and twenty Q20) pounds and
not more than one hundred and ninety
(19O) pounds.
For calvalry the height should be
not less than five feet four inches ani
not more than five feet ten inches, ant
weight not to exceed one hundred ane
sixty five (l65) pounds. No minimum
weight is prescribed for calvalry, bu
. the height measures should be salts
factory.
Recruiting officers are, however, au
thOrized in their discretion to accep
, desirable applicants who are tel
pounds or less overweight or under
weight, or who vary not more than
fraction of an inch from the require,
height or chest measures, il they NEE
all other requirements. In every sue
$ case the variation from the norma
e standard should be carefully noted o.
the enlistment paper.
By order of the Secretary Of War.
II. G. CORBIN,
Adjutant General.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-06-16
For Bryan.

From New Orleans Times Democrat.
Mr.. Bryan is the lesder of the DEM
Ocratic party, and will continue to be,
because be perfectly represents and
expresses the ideas for which the party
stands.
As the Democratic party followed
Jefferson and Jackson, as the Republic
can party followed Abraham Lincoln,
SO the new Democracy has followed
William J. Bryan and will follow him
| to the end,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-06-16

The little city of Alexandra, Min
nes ota, owns its water and lighting
plants. The expenses last year were
"a 297, and the receipts we're IS $40,
| allowing An excess q over q, 600.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-06-16
$50 in Gold {!
Will be Paid to any Man or Woman

and socialists, Dr. HsthaWay & Co.. 9kesular
Graduates Registered), to place genuine boi-
ness proposition before the public, which has
never been made before.
We agree to treat any person afflicted With any
chronic disease and cure them. furnishing medi-
cnes and everything necesea for their caee or
fully follows treatment and directions, and The
case is q durable one.
This offer il plain, and there is no catch to il;
and furthermore. theoffer is good and the money
perfectly safe because We are financially respoo-
nblo.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-06-16
PAYING INVESTMENT
CHATHAM MIRO. Co.

An Advertisemt In The Caucasian Brings
Good Returns-Read What "a Progressive
Firm says.
CHATHAM MFG. Co.
ELKIN, N. G, May u, 1898.
THE CAUCASIAN, Raleigh, N. c:
GENTLEMEN We enclose new copy
of ad. for this season, and will thank
you to insert instead of the old.
Our last seasons ad. in your paper
did Us much good.
Yours truly
CHATHAM HE0. Co.