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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-07-12

has won or may win in this
He will not relieve General Shafter of
his command, unless the latter's ply
steal condition is such as TO demand
some such action.
SUPPLIES FURNISHED GOMEZ.
The war department admitted for the
first time today that two expeditions,
one on the Florida and another on the
Fanita had successfully proceeded
from Florida ports to points in Gen.
trail and western Cuba, where large
quantities Of arms and supplies were
landed for General Gomez's command.
This is the first time that arms have
got to Gomez and his men in the
western sections, as the first expedi-
ton equipped Garcia and his men
around Santiago. The Florida and the
Fanita left some time ago, but their
movements were guarded with the
greatest care in order that a prema-
ture publication might not j~eopardiZe
the safety of those on board, as we'll
as the delivery of the guns. The time
of danger is now passed, however, and
the full stock of guns, ammunition and
supplies is in the hands of General
GOmeZ's troops.
CONTRIBUTIONS BY THE SENATE
The senate in executive session to-
day confirmed almost all the nomina-
tiOns On the calendar, to which there
was no opposition, and decided to go
into executive session at 1890 o'clock
tomorrow for the purpose of taking
up cases in which confirmation is OPP
posed.
The following are among those con-
firmed today:
North ~Carolina-John B. Respess,
postmaster at Washington; Alexander
NJ. Long, at Rockingham.
Navy-Commodore Fred. V. McAir,
to be a rear admiral; Captain William
T. Sampson, to be commodore.
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BOMBARDMENT OF SANTIAGO
RumOr That it Has Begun-The Span.
ish Loss in the Naval Battle-NO
Yellow Fever Anon our Soldiers.

Madrid, July I, 10 a. MA rumor is
current here 10 the effect that the
bombardment of Santiago de Cuba has
commenced. The Spanish batteries
are said to be replying vigorously.
Copyright by Associated Press.)
Headquarters of General Shafter,
Tuesday, July 5, by the Associated
Press Dispatch Boa Dandy, via Port
Antonio and Kingston, Jamaica, July
6, 5 p. m.-Admiral Cervera, who was
transferred from the Gloucester to the
battleship Iowa, is being treated with
every consideration. In brief inter-
views today he stated that he was or
dered to IA the harbor, but refused
to say from whom the orders came.
Today's estimate on the Spanish loss
in the naval battle is placed at 1900
killed and 1900 captured. against
which stands an American loss Of one
killed and two wounded.
Genera Young, who has been very
i'll with a fever for the past week, left
for the United States on the transport
Cherokee today. 1t is not believed that
his illness will result fatally, but his
physicians said there could be no
hope for his recovery if he remained
in Cuba.
DR.. Guiteras has a large number of
cases in his fever hospital, but there
is not the slightest. indication of yell
low fever, most cases being malaria,
typhoid and measles.
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Senate Passes a Bill to Make Him n
Major General-House Adopts n Res
olufion for Adjournment To-day.
SENATE.

Washington, July Late this af-
ternoon a bill, comforting upon Adju-
tant General Corbin the rank, pay and
passed by the senate. When unani-
nous consent was asked by Senator
Sewall, republican, of New Jersey, for
consideration of the bill, Senator Pet
tus, democrat, Of Alabama, objected.
However. by a vote the senate decided
TO consider the bill.
senator Pettus sharply criticised the
measure and charged that General
Corbin had been rapidly promoted by
reason of political favoritism. This
charge brought several senators TO
their feet, among them were Senators
Bate, Pasco and Bacon (democrats) all
Of whom testified to General Corbin's
distinguished ability and special fit
ness for the position he occupied.
Senators Hale and Foraker paid high
tributes to General Corbin, warmly
eulogizing him for the splendid record
he has made both in the field of bat
tie and in the position he o holds.
There was no division on the vote by
which the bill was passed.
During h greater part of the ses-
sion, the senate considered unobjected
bills on the general calendar, passing
a large lumber of them.
A bill making appropriations to pay
employees of the house of representa-
tives and for other purposes, was pass
ed, with the following amendment:"To
enable the secretary Of war, in his dis
cretion, to cause to be transported to
their homes, the remains of officers
and soldiers who die at military camps
or who are killed in action or who die
in the field at places outside of the
limits of the United States 5000, 600"
Senator Allison called up the house
resolution providing for the adjourn
ment of congress at 2 o'clock tomorrow
and had it referred to the committee
on appropriations.
At 4:4O o'clock p. m. the senate went
into executive session and at 6:12
O'Clock adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Today in the house consideration
was given to measures by unanimous
consent. Few of Importance We're
passed. A resolution providing for
final adjournment at 2 o'clock tomor-
row was agreed to. Then followed a
clamor characteristic of the closing
lays of a session, member in large
being almost constantly upon
their feet, appealing for recognition
and consideration of their local meas
ureS.
The house accepted the senate pro-
vision for an appropriation of $500, 000
to pay the cost of transporting dead
American seamen and soldiers to their
homes for interment in the discretion
of the war department.
The bill to incorporate the interna-
ton American bank was called up. but
by unanimous consent it went over to
the first Wednesday after congress
shah meet in December.
BY the adoption of a, resolution Mr.
Payne. republican, of New York, was
formerly elected speaker pro tempore
of the house.
At 4:59 o'clock p. M. the house ad-
jOurned.
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Washington, July Tt was by a
ceremony Of the simplest character
that h resolutions annexing the Ha-
waiian islands to the United States
his evening We're enacted finally into
law. 1t occurred in the cabinet room
of the executive mansion and only six
persons beside President Mckinley
were present.
At $40 o'clock Alonzo H. Stuart, as
istant door-keeper of the senate, ar
rived at the White house with the en-
crossed copy of the resolutions signed
by the speaker pro tenn. Payne of the
house n Vice President Hobart. Geo.
B. Cortelyou, the assistant secretary
to the president, receipted for the res
olutions in the usual form and then
notified the president that they had ar
rived. The president said he would
sign the resolutions Immediately and a
few minutes later a little group was
gathered about the cabinet table to
witness h completion of his import
ant legislation. Precisely at 7 O'Clock
the president affixed to the resolutions
these words, which made them law.
"Approyed, July Z, 1898.
rWILLIAM M'KINLEY."
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Thieves Rampant

T1ievery was never so rampant in
the city as now. On Wednesday
morning at 5 o'clock Mr.. George r.
French, who resides at Third and
Ann streets, had a coop of six chick
ems stolen from his yard by a negro
woman or a man dressed in woman's
clothes. He saw her go out of the
yard with his chickens and was pow
erless to prevent her. He heard the
chickens squall and when he looked
out of the window from his room, up
stairs, tie woman with the chickens
passed under the window and out of
the gate before he could dress and go
in pursuit.
Wednesday afternoon a thief went
into Alderman John Norwood's resi-
dence, at Third and Walnut streets,
and robbed him of his grocery sup
plies.
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Pick or our Oaieer~ af q Distance OF q
Vile and q Ha1f-There Advantage
Over Us rs 60 Rifles.

Tampa, Fla. July THE steamship
Mascotte arrived here tonight with a
number of those wounded a. the bat
tie OF Santiago. Among them was
Captain J. b. Kerr, second squad. Sixth
cavalry; his left erm is in a sling as
a Santiago memento. He tells a
graphic story of the bravery OF the
American soldiers who forced the
Spanish trenches in the face of a
scathing fire. He gave the loss of Of
ficers as 40 per cent OF the total and
stated that whenever a man exposed
himself wearing shoulder straps he
was shot down by the Spanish sharp
shooters at a mile and a half as though
ii were but that many rods.
The negro troops who went over
there are said TO have fought like
demons and being in front were cut
down as If a moving machine had been
run through their ranks. The use OF
the Springfield rifles by the volunteers
with the common powder was the
cause of much American loss, as IL
constantly betrayed their position to
the enemy. The volunteers and artil-
lery fire attracted a shower of lead
which apparently came from a clear
sky as the Spaniards fought from be-
hind deep trenches and used smoke
less powder. Their we'll directed vol
leys were remarkably effective, over
ed the field with dead and wounded.
The forts were we'll protected and
strongly fortified. Captain Kerr esti-
mates the loss at 1900 on each side.
He anticipates the capture OF the city
even in the face of the Pando REIN
forcements, but thinks it will be some
what delayed.
Captain Kerr leaves tonight for st.
Louis where his family reside. AS
soon as he can use his arm he will re-
turn to the front.
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ATTACK ON THE BROOKLYN
The Spaniards Try Hard to Sink Her,
Struck Forty rive Times
Copyright by Associated Press,

Copyright by Associated Press.)
Guantanamo, July 4, via Port An
tonic, ia, per the Associated Press
Dispatch Boat Dandy, July 6, via
Kingston, ia, 7 p. m.-When the
Spanish fleet left Santiago de Cuba
it was with the intention to make for
C~ienfuegos, the nearest port, to Sc
cure coal and provisions. All the ships
were very short of coal, the Christie
bal Colon having only two days sup
ply, which she has secured at Santi-
ago.
The Spaniards concentrated their
fire on the Brooklyn, hoping to dis
able that vessel, which they consid-
cred the fastest of the American war
ships, and thus give an opportunity at
least for one or two of the Spanish
boats to escape. The Brooklyn was hit
fOrty-fve times.
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The ancient Greeks believed tina the
Penates were the gods who attended
to the welfare and prosperity of the
family. They were worshipped as
household gods in every home. The
household god of today is DR.. Kings
New Discovery. For consumption,
coughs, cold and for all affections Of
Throat. Chests and Lungs 1t is invalu-
able. 1t has been tried for a quarter
of a century and is guaranteed to cure.
or money returned. No household
should be without this good angel. It
is pleasant to take and a safe and
sure remedy for old and young. Free
trial bottles at r. r. Bellamy's drug
store. Regular size SOC and 81. 90.
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PEACE
Two of the Spanish Cabinet Ordered q
Study the Question and Repor
Thereon.

Paris, July THE Temps this even
ing publishes a dispatch from Madrid
which says that its correspondent, in
snite Of the official denial publish
ed in the newspapers, persists in the
belief that the Spanish cabinet today,
not only deliberated upon the ques-
ton of negotiating for peace, but
charged the minister for foreign af-
fairs, Duke Almedovar de Rio, and
h minister Of public instruction,
Senior GamaZa, 10 study the matter
and report upon it.
The correspondent adds hat he does
not believe the pope will again inter-
vene, although he has charged the
papal nuncio at Madrid to renew his
expressions of sympathy with Spain
and the dynasty, and has also order
ed the Spanish preIates to restrain
h Carlists.
According TO a dispatch from Rome
TO The impartial, of Madrid, Emperor
Francis Joseph, of Austria. in re-
sponse to the pope's intercession. has
declared he will exert all his iniu-
ence, with h cooperation OF his two
allies. 10 bring about an honorable
peace.
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SPANISH
4 Barge Loaded with Provisions Cap.
fured-The Loss of Ia AIphonzO MI

Wellington, July THE war de-
p%artrlent has received a telegram from
General Skaters headquarters stat
ing that the auxiliary cruiser Osceola
has captured a Spanish lighter loaded
with provisions, and valued at $50, 600.
Madrid, July I'll a. m. The Span
ish version Of the sinking of the war
ship Alphonso MI is that h WIS
chased by three American warships
while attempting to enter the port OF
Mariel and that her commander pur-
posely ran her ashore in order TO avoid
capture. The official report adds
that the Americans fired GOO shells al
her and that the ship is a complete
loss. 1t is further stated that the
crew of the cruiser and part of the
cargo were saved.
A dispatch from Santiago de Cuba
says 140 of the sailors who belonged
to Admiral Cervera's squadron have
reached Santiago de Cuba.
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Miss Hattie Whitaker on yesterday
kindly showed The Messenger "A copy
Of the Oldest newspaper we ever saw.
II was a copy of The Morning Post.
OF New York, published in 1883, and
though it is now lis years old IL was
we'll preserved. considering it's extreme
Age. 1t was preserved by having been
made the backing Of an old painting.
1t is a four page paper. with four
columns to the page. and was in It's
third volume. The merchants adver-
Using in il invariably announced their
consignments as by sailing vessels.
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OPEN FROM
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JENNIE E.. GREEN, Denmark, Iowa,
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Prisoners Not Killed by Cubans

partment today posted the following
dispatch from General Shafter, re-
ceived in response to an inquiry as
to the reported killing of Spanish
prisoners by Cubans:
playa del Este, July Z.
THE Secretary of War:
The dispatch as to the killing OF
prisoners by Cubans is absolutely
false. No prisoners have been turned
over to them and they have shown ne
disposition to treat badly any Span.
iards who have fallen into their
hands.
"SHAFTER.
Major General Commanding"
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Win your battles against disease
by acting promptly. One Minute
Cough Cure produces immediate re-
suits. When taken early it prevents
consumption. And in later stages II
furnishes prompt relief. r. T.. Bel
lamy.
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Sick headacne. biliousness, constipa-
ton and all liver Inc stomach troubles
can be quickly cured by using those
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The editor or the Evans City, Pa,
Globe, writes. "One Minute Cough
u is rightly named. 1t cured my
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"SHAFTER,
Major General COMMANDING

Bob Moore, of Fayetteville, Ind,
says that for constipation he has found
DeWitt's Little Early Ris rs to be per-
feet. They never grippe. Try them
for stomach and live troubles. r. r.
Be1lamv.
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A COUNCIL OF WAR
Meets at the White House to Review the
Plans of the Campaign.
TOTAKE POSSESSION OF HAWAII

Admiral Miller Ordered to Sail With the Philadelphia With such ORDERS
to Minister SeweII.. Watsons Eastern Squadron Ordered to Sail
for Spanish Waters.-To Pursue Camaras Fleet, Which
is Still at Suez-.General Miles Goes to Charleston,
Where He Will Sail for Santiago-.War
Supplies Furnished Gomez.
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Defeated

Especial to The Messenger.)
Wilson, N. c., July THE monop-
oily is broken. Tarboro has been out
done once anyway. Wilson won out
in a beautifully played game. Law
sons field catch and other fielding
were features of the game. TarborC
did good batting. The score:
r. II. E
Tarboro . E. 49,. ...... =. II IL
Batteries; Wellington, LeGrand
Petty, Accorcini.
The Press., 1898-04-07

Saving wood, working in his garden, walking three times day to and from his place of busineSs-these form part of the daily routine of Edwin R. Tripp, Post master of Middieficld Centre, N. Y. He b past his seventieth birthday.
 Nearly fifty years blaeksmith thirty two years Justice of the Peacey three years town clark, then postmaster forty-Six years a resident of the town he now lives in these arc the bare outlines of a useful life.
 Nr. Trips career is a type. His story will be read with heartfelt sympathy by lhosnands. His hearty endorSement of Dr. wlllians' Pink Pills for Pale People will be echoed by tens of thousands.
 He saidf
 ~In March, 1892, I was attacked by what I afterwards learned was 1ocomotor
 Two skiiIfuI doctors did everything they couid for me. l steadily became worse. Was unable to dress myself.
 Later l could not move even about the room, but was carried in my chair.
 gave up hope. The doctors gave me 70 encouragement. did not expect to live very long. was more helpless than a baby. l sank lower and lower.
 ~In June the tide turnedI From the lowest ebb, ft began to set toward health and yigor.
 "T6s turning point was a newspaper articIe.
The Press., 1898-04-07
EPISODE OF THE LATE WAR.
Last Night of a Southern Soldier ou the
 Battlefield.


 Last Night of a Southern Soldier the
 Battlefield.
 Don't leave me, captaini Oh. don't leave me !''were the words that came to me with an agonized shriek from bleed ing and dying Confederate soldier on the evening of the great battle of Nal vern Hill, July l, 1862. He, mere youth of r years, lay ill a heap, gasp ing for the breath which was fast leav- ing him, along with the rays of sum- light, on that sad and memorable day. I, for whom that piteous cry was meant, was staff officer of the brigade to which the Louisiana regiment, the sol dier boys regiment, was attached.
 We'll mounted, I was galloping back across that bloody field to report the duty I had performed when suddenly arrested in my course by the voice of despair and woe, coming from my stricken comrade. The day was fast passing away into darkness, a darkness that seemed to enshroud this valley of death. The terrific cannonading on both sides that had lasted for hours from the surrounding hills (Malvern hill being the central point of attack by the Con- federates) was supplemented by the booming of artillery and bursting of shells from the gunboats on the adja- cent James river.
 | Nature seemed to revolt at this scene of blood and carnage Thunder and lightning and all avalanche of rain came in quick succession with such great force as to cause the stoutest heart to quake This great battle was the sev- enth day S fight to capture the city of Richmond. It was not an ordinary bat tie. but a demons fight and the final encounter between those two giants of war Robert E. Lee and George B. Mo Clellan. It gave the laurels of victory to the southern chieftain, bedewed with the tears of broken hearts.
 l Without stopping to consider what l alone could do for the dying youth amid the chaos and increasing darkness of the night that prevailed, turned back and dismounted to keep lonely vigil with the dead My horse, which, strange to say, had seemed frenZied with fear, became quiet and tractable as though he knew there was safety with his master. l called the boy, who had swooned away from loss of blood, and was glad to know he was not dead. Giving him the bride of my horse tc hold 1 tore the sash from around my waist to bandage hls torn and bleeding limb
 The boy was praying and called down God blessing on me- His petition tc heaven seemed to be heard. The storm of wlnd and rain, although still high was aDatlng Naught but the mournfu wall of the wind through the surround Ing forest could now be heard. Tn. great III mics that Lad so lately confront ed eat ether in battle array had seem ingly vanished from the scene l wa , alone on a battlefield with the dead Wet and dripping, with the chill o night upon me, waited for morning | and he, too. the brave soldier boy, wa waiting for morning. Oh, God, will ever come?
 He clasped my hand with hope an confidence and seemed to be happy an without pain. 1 believed he had gone . sleep Morning came. and he was stil asleep-asleep to wake no more. -Daw , son A. Blanchard in Washington Post