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The record-union., 1898-07-31
American Victory Greeted by the
Porto RicanS
With a FeNor That Leads to the ConcIu-
sion That They Would be Content
ed If Under the Control Of
the United States.

PONCEI porto Rico), July % (via st.
Thomas, d. w. L., July % 1.-THE con-
quest of Porto Rico has begun au-
spiciously. The Spanish have abandoned
Ponce, the principal port on the south
ern coast of the island and in many
respects its most progressive city. Last
night General Miles landed and this
morning took possession and raised the
Stars and Stripes. The Inhabitants re-
ceived the Americans with open arms
and gave them the widest and most
exaggerated welcome, indicating that
the population was ripe for the revolt.
which was predicted as soon as Ameri-
can troops touched the shore.
The forces landed at Guanca on Mon
day and have been moved and now hold
the terminus of the railway connecting
Yauco with Ponce. They encountered
no opposition except on Tuesday morn
ing at daylight, when the advance
skirmishers, under hot fire, fell back,
and then again came gallantly forward
Notifications into the brush. In the en-
counter three Americs.4 asvere wound
ed: Captain Edward ]. Gibbons, Com
pany A, shot in the left leg. Captain
E. A. BostwiclS, Company L, in the left
arm, slightly. Private James j. Drum
mond, Company K, in the neck.
The enemy lost three killed and four
teen wounded.
After the action it was believed that
the enemy intended to contest the ad-
vance from Guanica. and General Miles
made preparations to send General
Wilson's troops to Ponce with view Of
throwing them between Ponce and the
enemy and closing in on the latter with
both divisions. He sent word to Cap
tain Higginson of the battleship Mass
chusetts yesterday to- be ready to cover
the landing to-day. An officer accord
ingly was sent ashore yesterday to for
mally demand the surrender of the port
of Ponce, three miles from the city of
Ponce. The officer was greatly sur
prised to learn that not only the port
but the city of Ponce, was ready to
capitulate. The Spanish commandant,
Julison San Martin, with 1000 men
without artillery, had been taken COM
pletely by surprise by the invasion oc-
curing in this quarter. On advice of
the British Consul he decided to make
no resistance. A force of marines was
Immediately sent from the Annapolis
and the American flag was hoisted over
the custom house in the port of Ponce.
During the night the Spanish troops re-
tired from the city along the military
road, towards San Juan, where it is
probable that Captain General Macias
win eventually concentrate all the
Spanish forces in the island. In the
morning General Miles established
headquarters at the custom house and
raised the American flag.
Among the prizes found in the har-
Dor We're seventy lighters used in load
ing sugar ships, and these were used
instead of cutters to convey the troops
ashore, during which operation not
man or animal was injured
The scene when the soldiers reached
the wharves along the water front was
Thousands of residents of
the city, men. women and children,
lined the water front and shouts of joy
and cries of viva los Americanos,"
''Buenos Dios,' Puerto Rico Libre,"
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won; Ogden, 130 (Hamilton), coupled
with Hamburg. second; Howard Mann,
133 (TaraD, 20 to /, third. Time
4:O2s4.
Five furlongs, Matanza won, Cormor-
ant second, Mark Miles third. Time
1:O1.
Steeplechase, about two miles, Forget
won, FL Cid second, Olindo third Time
A. :333la
AT HARLEM.
CHICAGO, July 30-Weather cool;
track slow at Harlem. Results:
Six furlongs, Marsella won, Borden
second, Bethlehem Star third. Time
1:19
Mile and a sixteenth, Donna Rita
won, Morte Fonso second, Braw Lad
third. Time-1 54A.
Four furlongs Frank Bell won
Cheval dor second, Andes third. Time
O:52 Cathedral finished first, and Es-
pionage third, but both were disquali-
fled for fouling.
One mile, AL Fresco won, Traverser
second, Eddie Jones third. Time
1:47h.
Six furlongs. Mary Black won, Imp
second. Storm King third. Time-1:174
Mile and one hundred yards, Boan-
erges won, Moncreith second, Paul
Kauvar third. Time-1:52
Six furlongs, Tartarian won, Prince
second, Eleanor Holmes third. Time
1:1S34.
AT BUTTE.
BUTTE (Mont), July 30.-Results:
Five furlongs, Queen Nubia won. r. @
Ban second, Trappean third. Time
1:O24.
Six and a half furlongs, Highland
Ball won, Master Mariner second, imp.
Missioner third. Time-1 :22A
One mile, imp. Devils Dream won,
William OBJ. second, Encino third.
Time-1 :4334.
Five furlongs, Miss Rowena won,
Mekallah second, l Don't Know third.
Time-1:O1.
Mile and a sixteenth, imp. Black Cap
won, Grand Sachem second, Los Prietos
third. Time-149.
Mile and an eighth, hurdle, J. O. c.
Won, Silverado second, Rossmore third.
Time-2:O615.
AT SARATOGA
SARATOGA IN. ", July 30-Out of
thirty-four horses on to-day's card fif-
teen were scratched. The Kearney
stake, which was the attraction. proved
almost a walkover for Irish Reel. Sum
maries:
Five furlongs, FlaVius won, Diminu-
tive second, Chryster third. Time
1:033.
One mile, Hurry Burly won, Bangle
second, Handpress third. Time-1:41.
Mile and an eighth, Poetess won,
Havoc second, Premier third. Time
1:55.
Kearney stakes, purse $1,000, six fur
longs, Irish Reel won. Maceo second,
Hanlon third. Time-1:15
Mile and a half. hurdle, Right of Way
won, Hurry Up second, Governor Budd
third. Time-2:J41a.
AT ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, July 30-The track at
the Fair grounds was wet and very
heavy to-day. Verify was the only
winning favorite of the afternoon.
Summarizes:
Seven furlongs Verify won, Rebel
Jack second, Refer third. Time
1:3334
Mile and an eighth, Maddalo won,
Mamie G. second, Helen H. Gardner
third. Time-1:5 :591h.
Handicap, six furlongs, Mona won, Be
True second. Leo Planter third Time
Ills.
Mile and a sixteenth, Laureate won,
Basquil second, Elkin third. Time
1:46A
Six furlongs. Miss Marian won. The
Chemist second, Belle of Memphis
third. Time-1:15%.
Handicap, six furlongs, David won,
Horseshoe Tobacco second, Gibraltar
third. Time-1:1GH.
One mile, Fireside won, Pinochle Sec
ond, Belle Bramble third. Time
.46h
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won; Ogden. 130 (Hamilton). coupled
with Hamburg, second; Howard Mann,
133 (TaraD, 20 to 1, third. Time
4:O2s4.
Five furlongs, MatanZa Won, Cormor-
ant second, Mark Miles third. Time
1:01.
Steeplechase, about two miles. Forget
won, FL Cid second, Olindo third. Time
A :33ls
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Condition of the Treasury.

WASHINGTON, July 30.--To days
statement of the condition of the Treas
ury shows: Available cash balance
$500. 93G. .993: gold reserve. S1S9. 500. .lIS.
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CONTINUED on Fifth Page.)
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-03-18
LET A COMMISSION STUDY
so SAY THE BUSINESS MEN OF
THE INCOME TAX.
+. j. Lowrey's Resolution is Unani-
mously Adopted-Representative
Robertson Explains His Bill.

At a meeting in Chamber of Com
merce hall last evening, the business
men of the city passed a strong reso-
luton against the Income Tax bill be-
coming law at the present time.
The resolution was introduced by
Fred j. Lowrey, after the fullest dis
cusson on the bill had been made.
and was adopted unanimously, not
one citizen raising his hand in support
of the measure.
Mr.. Lowrey's resolution reads:
this meeting that House Bill No. s,
TO provide revenue for the Govern
ment by the imposition of Tax on
Incomes etc, is uncalled for, as the
Government has not asked for furth-
err revenue than is now provided for;
and that the placing of such tax in
addition to those now imposed will
not meet with the approval of the tax
payers, and be it further
Resolved. That as the present laws
are admitted to be unsatisfactory in
many respects, it would be well for
the Legislature now in session to pro-
vide for Commission to consider the
present tax laws, including the license
laws and to report to the next Leg
islature a revised law upon the whole
subject
Representative Robertson, the fa-
Their of the bill. gave brief but COM
plete explanation of the pending act.
While the former law was thrown out
by the Supreme Court, Mr.. Robertson
was firm in the belief that the pres
ent bill was solid and would stand
fire.
F. NJ. Swanzy was the first speaker
against the bill. He has yet to learn
need of more money to run the State.
| Under the income tax bill, he believed
that the total tax would reach 10 Per
cent. He believed this to be an inius-
tice.
Theo. H. Davies was against the
proposed bill. He spoke of the tax
system in vogue in England. w. A.
Bowen stated with Schedule Z in OPP
Grafton with the income tax law
there would be double income tax. He
believed the income tax act to be un-
constitutional and discriminating
Senator Baldwin did not favor the ides
at all.
In regard to the Commission spoken
of in Mr.. Lowrey's resolution, George
r. Carter thought it would be wise for
the Legislature to invest the Com.
mission with authority to see all re.
turns in order to enable it to asctr.
tain Just what the income of the coun.
try is and what the expenses of gov.
eminent aggregate.
Among those present at the meoe.
ing were Chairman Pogue, Represen
tatives Gear, Paris, McCandless and
Richards, Colonel j. II. Fisher, j. B
Atherton, J. F. Hackfeld, L. NJ. Vetlc.
sen, w. S. Crooks, Tax Assessor Shaw
T. f. Lansing, II. F. Wichman. Collec.
tor General McStocker H. A. Parme.
lee, G.. Bolte and f. r. Adams.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-03-18
RACES NOT ABANDONED.

When it was announced that the ra-
ces at Kapiolani Park were "indefini-
tely postponed" it was not intended
that they should be abandoned entire
ly. So soon as the weather became
settled enough to permit the horses
to get out on the track, week or ten
day will again put them in racing
form, and as soon as possible after
that the meeting will be held. just
now, however, the track is. so muddy
that no work can be done on it. II
has been great disappointment to ali
who are fond of good horse racing.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-03-18
CLAUS SPRECKELs. VIM. G.. IRWIN
Claus SpreCkelS 4 Co.

Ii "A ~ * 10 N -
HONOLULU H. I.
San Francisco Agents--The Nevada
Bank of San Francisco.
DRAW EXCHANGE ON
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of San Francisco.
LONDON-The Union Bank of Lon
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NEW YORK-Amer' can Exchange Ma
tional Bank.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS National Bank.
PARIS-Ccmptoir National d'Escomp-
te de Paris.
BERLIN-Dresdner Bank.
HONGKONG AND YOKOHAMA -
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking
Corporation.
NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA
BanA of New Zealand. ls
VIC1 ORA AND VANCOUVER-Bank
of British North America.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-03-18
EQUAL SUFFRAGE.

Bjornstjerne Bjornson demandsg en-
eral suffrage for men and women who
are over IS years of age. Bjornson is
not only woman suffragist, but he
also believes in the equality of the
sexes when it comes to the question
of age.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-03-18

Honest goods will have constant sale.
We saw this seventeen years ago.
LEWIS g. co.
If you should be dissatisfied we cheer
fully exchange goods or refund
money.
LEWIS & co.
Many a one has learned cleanliness,
order and system working here.
LEWIS & co.
Our free catalogue tells of everything
that's good to eat.
LEWIS g CO.
Our honiday goods have arrived. You
are welcome to look.
LEWIS & co.
Most of the first class families deal
here.
LEWIS & co.
Nearly everybody likes our goods and
service.
LEWIS & co.
Seventeen years of complaints have
wonderfully improved our service.
LEWIS & co.
We talk more about our goods than
our prices; yet our prices are
LEWIS & co.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-03-18
HOPE ABANDONED.

"For fifteen years 1 suffered with
indigestion and my whole system was
broken down. 1 almost abandoned
hope of recovery. 1 took Hoods Sar-
saparilla and it's effects were marvel
Gus. I am now able to sleep well,
have good appetite and have gain
ed in weight" James Wilder, Oro-
vile, Washington.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-03-18
SINGER AUTOMATIC

Is simple, silent, swift and easy
running single-thread machine, in
tended for all kinds of light sewing in
the home; and one of its many attrac.
tions consists in always being ready
for use when the needle is threaded.
B. Bergersen, Agent, Bethel street.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-03-18

pure Natural Spring Water,
and if it does not do all that is
claimed for it we will refund
the money.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-03-18
Just
the
Thing!

Many people are skeptical
about taking Mineral Waters,
fearing that they are injurious
and are manufactured waters.
We challenge any person to
take a dose of the celebrated
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-03-18

All live men know that advertising
greases the wheels of business. The
Star columns pay.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-03-18
TRANSACT A GENERAL BANKING

TRANSACT A GENERAL BANKING
AND EXCHANGE BUSINESS.
Deposits Received. Loans Made on
Approved Security. Commercial and
Travellers Credits Issue. Bills of Ex-
change Bought and Sold.
COLLECTIONS PROMPTLY AC-
OOUNTED FOR.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-03-18

HOODS PILLS act easily and
promptly on the liver and bowels.
Cure sick headache. z
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-10-07
THE sEMI-wEEKLY MESSENGER: FRIDAY. OCTOBER l. 1898.

societies have beef consolidated with
the University hbrary and located in
the old University library building
once known as Smiths Hall. The old
Dialectic library room has been turned
into a Latin Seminary" and the old
Philanthropic library room is utilized
by Professor Wilson who has been in
II the best biological laboratory TO be
found in the south.
The old students who remember SO
well the old hotel kept by Miss Nancy
billiard. viii be glad TO know that the
old building once occupied by her has
given place 10 a modern hotel. An cleo
trio plant lights the village beautifully
and among the many Improvements
now underway are a large cotton fac
tory and a village bank.
The outlook for the University is
most promising. The enrolment Is 4sC
already. and by the end Of the year II
will not only equal but surpass the un-
p~recedented record OF last year. Old
students will be surprised TO learn thai
the present senior class has sixty mem
bers.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-10-07
Three More sudden Deaths

For some time York Elkins. a color
ed mar about A years Of age, has
been night fireman at the saw mill
plant of the Peregoy Lumber Compa-
ny. Mr.. r. II. Holmes is the day fire.
man and yesterday morning between
6 and Z o'clock when he went TO the
mill to relieve Elkins. he found him
lying dead. fiat on his back. in the fire.
room. He had evidently died early
Sunday night. as the steam in the
boilers had died down. 1t takes about
five hours for the steam to die out,
and as the firemen are required to keep
it up, il is evident that Elkins had
been dead several hours. Coroner ia
cobs was notified and he had DR.. Nc
MILAN. superintendent Of health, 10
make an examination. The doctor gave
it IS his opinion that the man died
from natural causes. so no inquest
was held. The dead man lived at ITO
South Second street n leaves a wife
and several children.
ANOTHER SUDDEN DEATH.
About l o'clock yesterday afternoon
Amanda Groom, a dissclute white wo-
man, died suddenly in Bornemann's al
ley, in the southern part of the city.
The coroner visited the body. but as
the doctor declared that death was
from mural causes he did not deem
an inquest necessary.
A STRANGER DIES ALONE.
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. F. a. Per
~, who occupied a little SHOP near
Ninth and MacRae streets, died alone
in his place of abode. 1t is supposed
that he had a congestive chill. Mr.. r.
| A. Orrell lives across the street from
- 1 l.
| went over TO see how he was getting
| along and if he wanted any water Oh
| needed attention. He found the ma,
| asleep, he presumed, as he was snor.
ing. He uck the around Mr
Perry and slipped away, not wishing
to disturb him. The man was really
| dying, for when Mr.. Orrell went bacl
in ten minutes he was dead. Coronel
| Jacobs was notified and viewed tn,
| body, but as the doctor again account
| ed for the death from natural causes
no inquest was held.
Mr.. Perry had presentiment som
| time ago that something was going L
happen to him and he told Mr.. Orrel
that if anything should occur to tele.
graph his brother, Mr.. j.. CT. Perry, {
merchant at Greenville. s. {. His re
quest was obeyed, and Mr.. Perry a
G~reenville, telegraphed last night [,
MI. j. w. Norwood to have the bod,
cared for, as it would be called 70
today. Mr.. w. f. Yopp took charg,
of the body and prepared it for ship
ment, at the request of Mr.. Norwood
The deceased came here about ST.
months ago, and stated hat he hat
been in the state about twelve to fit
teen months. He was frequently OF
our streets selling rustic work which
he made in his little shop. He wa
about 80 years Of age.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-10-07
JUDGE ADAMS SPEECH.

From the Columbia News we take
the following:
The August term of the supreme
court convened in the court house
here Monday morning at II o'clock, His
Honor Jurge Spencer B. Adams presid-
ing.
His honor's charge to the jury, we
will do him the justice to say, was the
best (being the only) political speech
we ever heard delivered from the
bench. We nave been reporting court
proceedings here for about six years
and in that time a number of judges
have been here whose political afflia-
tions differed from ours, but we have
had no OCCASION to refer to any Of
them in uncomplimentary terms. We
regret the necessity for doing so now.
But when a man clothed with the ju-
dicial ermine takes advantage of a
position on the bench to abuse and to
villify as good peoples as there are in
the state and to mix his partisan ram
cor with his instructions of the law,
We think it u duty as a faithful
~chronicler of events, to publish the
fact.
The first point of his political speech
was to pay his respects to folks who
were going up and down the country
abusing people about the way they
cast their ballots This came under
the head Of "intimidating voters" and
was evidently intended for the demo-
cratic speakers who are now
ing the state, as neither of the other
political parties have begun their can
vaSS yet.
His second political point was in the
nature Of a defense of the last legis-
lature, saying that if it had done moth
ing else but pass the law in regard to
embezzlement by public officers, ad-
minlstrators, executors, etc, which he
was then discussing, it would have
been worth all it cost to the state.
He reached the climax, however,
when he came to discuss fornication
n adultery. He said hat mine
times out of ten if you will chase
down the fellows who are going about
trying TO stir up race prejudice you
will find them sleeping with a negro
woman" When we consider that
numbers of as good people as there
are in the state are "going about. stir
ring up race prejudice" as he would
doubtless call it, his statement be-
m a most sweeping v~illiication,
n one which cannot be properly
characterized in temperate language
And he said this with a kind of a ere
member the Maine expression on his
countenance which seemed to indicate
his regret that there was not a law
by which democratic speakers and pa
pers could be stopped from telling the
people of the foothold which negro SUI
premacy had obtained under the pres
ent administration.
And this was not all. Proceeding tc
the question of rape, he argued tc
the jury that it was a lesser offense
than seduction, because the only diff
ference was, he said, that one was
committed by force and the other By
fraud. 1t required some courage for
the former. He illustrated his position
by saying he had rather his purse was
stolen by a highwayman than by de
ception. We may not be surprised
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-10-07
SDain,S Greatest Need

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He says this grand medicine is what
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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-10-07

that assaults upon white woman by
brutes-the lowest crime in the eyes
Of the Lave as well as Of men to which
1t is possible for human depravity to
descend-are SO alarmingly on the
increase when a judge on the bench
attempts to minimize its Nervousness
and argues to a grand jury that it Is
less a crime thai one for which the
most extreme penalty is a term in the
p~enitentiary.
We are informed that Judge Adams
never practiced law, and was simply
clerk OF h court Of Caswell county
when he was called into o mon
partisan judiciary"
His honor received Just a few days
ago from the republicans Of his dis
trict a denomination for the position he
now holds, and this was, perhaps, his
opening campaign speech.
MARION buffers VICIOUS
CHARGE.
Marion Butler in his odious speech
at Rocky Mount made the villainous
charge thu democrats hired worthless
negroe to commit outrages on white
women in orclr to make political cap
ital; and about the time Judge Adams
was delivering his charge against
the patriotic white men Of the state
who are using their energy, their tai
ents and their means at this time VI
and down and athwart the state, te
restore honesty in public office n de
his negro political conferee-the VIII.
mington editor-was penning hi!
charge" against the poor white
farmers wives"
Are these in the hire of democrats
| also?
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-10-07
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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-10-07
Residence Robbed

Mr.. William McAllister lives on
Campbell street, near the Armour
Packing Company's cold storage. Yes
terday afternoon While Mrs. McAllis-
ter was at a neighbours house a few
feet away in the same yard, a sneak
thief entered the house and stole a
black suit Of clothing and a pair of
pants of a grey suit belonging 10 M.
McAllister, a white shirt, a number OF
h~alf-hOse, some ladies' hosiery and -
cents in money.
No one was seen TO enter the house,
and there is no clue to the robber.