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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-22
COAST FoR,rIFIcArIoNs.
All In Telegraph Touch with Head
quarters mt Governors IHlRnd.

All In telegraph Touch with Head
quarters mt Governors lHinnd.
New York, February 2l.--The World says:
Nearly 100 egraphicsdspatches we're ssnt
during the past twenty-four hours from
Governors Island, the army headquarters
of the department of the East. TO the yarl'
Gus points of fertilization along the sea-
beard from Eastport Me-. to Galveston
Texas. All of these Notifications in which
guns and mortars have been mounted are
under the control o: General Wesley a.
Merritt commander OF the department OIL
the East.
General Merritt spent very little OF Tue
dav of the island. his staff attending 10
the unusual amount OF teisgrapDic corEe-
spondence. ,,
During his absence Colonel Barber aalu-
tant general of the department OF the Easl.
was in charge Colonel Barber refused 10
discuss the reasons of the activity along
the ssaboald, as much as to say that every
thing that is now being done is merely an
outlined programme.
It Is learned from other sources tnat OF
ders had been received on the island on
twenty men to clean the big guns In the
Notifications there and to transfer con
siderable quantities of Ammunition. ne
same order to send forty men from foIt
SCHUYLER to Willetts poiut TO clean Inc guns
there and to overhaul the ammunition
was also sent. ~,
Fort Hancock at Sandy Hook is also still
IN the hands of the army engineers and
ordnance bureau. The engineers are con-
structing the applacements for the guns
and mortars yet to come, and when tney
complete the work the ordnance bureau
will have to set the guns and carriages
and test them before the fort can be regu-
larly transferred to General Merritts com.
mand.
This work will not be finished until late
in the spring and The quarters for the ar
tillery will not be finished under the pres
ent programme until October. Not until
then will Fort Hancock be an official
reality.
Two days ago the expert artillery man
stationed at Governors Island. the man
recognized as the most skillful artillery
man in the country. returned from tour
of inspection of the Notifications from
Boston to Charleston.
The last place he visited was Fort Ca'd-
we'll. near Cape Hatteras. On his wa,
back to Governors Island he stopped Al
| Washington and conferred with Secretar,
| Alger.
| At Fort Caldwell he found three nigh
caliber guns in splendid shape, which ht
| did not know had been set up. He visited
! the Boston forts. the Notifications Of
| dutch and Gull Islands. at the entrance
| In Long I..and sound, those at For
! SCHUYLER. Willetts Point. Forts Hamiltoa
| Wadswortb. Hancock and Slocurn. the ffr'
| attractions in Delaware bay and at othel
places down the coast to Charleston.
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TODAY's FORECAST.

q
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. birthday will be
Ensy observed here today by the Amcrl-
colony.
AN FRANCISCO-Presiden Dole and his
w expect to leave America today or to-
Ircw for Hawaii.
EEw yoRK-The New York State chess
ansment will be held here today at the
Rso Charities building,
LsANY, n. Y.-The governor and Mrs.
!. s., nave Issued invitations for a legislative
'suon 70 BIO given this evening.
PAUL. Minn.-The wedding of Ignatius
kss'y and Miss Marion Hansen, his pretty
ssfser. is announced to take place here
niiLADELPHIA. Pa.-The University Of
r.ahla expect President Mckinley will
Sssent at the annual function Of the uni
" In celebration Of Washington's BIRTH
fesent. ' $500
sIiANoOGA, Tenn.--Educator from all
Az inc country are In the city to at
s nesting of the department of super
Sss.sce 81 the National Educational as
~, which will be held here for three
Summarizing today.
Nm
IaansNAPoLIs. Ind.--A call has been is
s.sI : meeting today at Bates House OF
peii,ve euocrats of the State. The call Is
to the whole membership OF the
- y @osement in the State. although d.
the committee.
~ .aavhk-The Carteret Gun clubs bis
a. .aool viii be held today and tomorrow
rsa Championship at Garden
A. conditions of the championship
I I'm sof 100 birds. the entrance money
IVY post entrance SIPS.
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Local.

A short and uneventful session OF the
city council
The Colin case still engages the atten-
lion OF the criminal court and tho Perry
ease tho Eleventh civil district court,
Annual ball OF the Houston Light Artli-
ieiy company and the annual masquerade
cnfpiyal by the saengerbund
The Cuban sympathixers arranging for
big demonstration.
The big gun en- route to Galveston will
be detained in Houston for inspection.
Tobacco srowers OF Harris county per-
fsct permanent organization.
The party OF New Englsnders with ex-
Governor Hosg viii be 10 houston tomof-
row.
large number Of Houstonisns going TO
Austin 70 the Parks-Msiiiot wedding
~ !
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Boilers and Engines....
An Sizes for prompt delivery.
Write for prices and terms.
HartwelI Iron Works.
probab,lit,e...

Washington, February 2i.For Eastern
TeXas--Generally fair: warmer in southeast
crn portions westerly winds.
Western Texas-Partly cloudy; variable
Winds
Oklahoma, Indian Territory and Arkansas :
Fair; warmer; variable winds. becoming
southtrly.
North Dakota-Fair; light snow: colder;
soutberly winds, shifting to northwesterly.
South Dakota--Partly cloudy; propapiy
northerly winds.
Kansas-Partly cloudy; warmer; southerly
winds.
Internationally cloudy weather; warmer;
variable winds.
Iowa--Generally fair: variable winds.
Montana-Light SHOWS; westerly winds.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-22
FOREIGN.

Argument by eoupsei In the lola trial
Is row engaging the court 30 more sen
ha,ions sprung. Government Is said to
want the DreyfuE matter flushed up.
The new Central railroad wharf at Tam
pico Mexico destroyed By IRE. Loss OF
wharf and merchandise 2,ooo,ooo,
Armed Frenchmen said TO have invaded
srkoto territory in West Africa, which
England VIII object 10. The report is
semi officially denied at Paris.
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MRS. nuRxETT's MIC AMBITION.

she Has Gone 10 England I" Com
pIete the "Great American S"s"t.
Washington. February 2l---Mrs. Frances
Hodgson- Burnett. who sailed for Europe
today from New York. has an ambition 70
white the much-talked o. and long ex-
pected great American novel"
The main object of my journey TO Lon-
dom said Mrs. Burnett before her depar-
ture. sis the completion of story IN
which I have been really interested fr
years. II will be. think. my best WORK
the achievement of my life. have always
SO regarded II. and yet. strange TO say;
have allowed years to intervent between =, ~
bepinning and completion. This new brok
viii be called The Great Willoughby
claim That at least is what have called
Il IN 10 the present time. That Is the name
by which the scribners have read y, ana
they are now urging me to complete IT,
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THE WAR SPIRIT IS GROWING


Washington February tspeca) The and
lief that the Maine rcacherous DESTROYED the
will
Washington declaration
Will
No believes that Speaker Reed the official
we must not become historical this situation The blood of which
" and
Another Nohen
be
need evidence I
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DOMESTIC

II is said that sam Jones Will run fop
governor Of Georgia on a platform oppos-
Ing public free schools.
A dozen Spanish flags were torp up at
Dayton. Ohio. but two dozen were imms-
daitely put up 10 replace them.
Blizzard has impeded railroad travel 10
Markham Michigan
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s..dry civil NH.

washington February 2i.-tSpecisi)-
The only items in the sundry civil bill
that interests Texas are s4cso for the san
Marcos fish station aud an appropriation iof
Sabine Pass.
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nesday things are expected to happen. The
appointment Of Mr.. Meek 10 the new Texas
judgeship has rot yet been made and every
days delay STRENGTHENS his opponents. But
nothing more can be done officially In the
Gaze until "Wednesday.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-22
TEXAS POLITICS.

Fully 500 democrats are already at Dali
las and even now the contest over the
teal and place Of holding the convention
has grown very warm.
wynno's friends will attend the state
cninmitiee meeting IN numbers.
John E. Linn Of Wharton suggested for
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-22
The Texas Offices.

washington. February 2i.-ispeciai.,--
Chairman Green had an interview with
President Mckinley this morning before
the latter left for Philadelphia On Wed
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-22

of seguin. First National OF Chicago; First
National OF Sulphur Springs, Commercial
National OF Houston.
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n,sMORs DENIED.

Diplomats Have Not Reported That
War U Inevitable.
Washington. February 2i.--lnquiry at
the leading foreign embassies and Legations
today fail TO confirm the rrmors that mem-
bers OF the diplomatic corps had resched
the conclusion that crisis In spanish az
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! !. .,au. snra.ta,. story.

SagnciOus S1gastafs sto's'
Madrid February 2l.--senor sasasta. th'
premier, says the reports Of divers, which
have since been confirmed. prove thas tse
disaster 10 the Maine was the result OF an
accident.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-09
HIGHWAY ROBBERY
A Market Man Held up and Robbed on
the Newbern ROAD.


Last night at 1920 o'clock while Mr..
John Jones was returning from the
city in his cart, he was held up and
robbed at the bridge just beyond the
National cemetery, or the New Bern
road. He had been to the city with
produce, sold out, made some pur-
chases and started for home about 10
o'clock. When he crossed to the end
of the bridge going from the cemetery,
a man stepped out and stopped him.
He had a pistol in his hand and order
ed Mr.. Jones to give him his money.
Mr.. Jones had SIG and gave it to him
with alacrity.
The robber did not attempt to take the
goods out of the cart but told Mr..
Jones to drive on while he stood in
the road with his pistol in his hand.
Mr.. Jones drove ahead and the man
walked %leisurely up the road toward
the cemetery and probably came on to
the city.
Mr.. Jones told the next person he
met, who was at Mr.. j.. S.. Smith, of On
low, who was coming to the city over
the same route. He passed over by
Mr.. !. B. Rhodes place, and came by
the Princess street road. He told
about the robbery, and says Mr..
Jones thinks the rObber was a white
man, though the scene of the rob-
berry was in a dark and secluded spot
and he could not see well.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-09
A Sentinel Shoots a Sleep Walker
ATLANTA Journal


One of the North Carolina volunteers
came near killing a United States SOL
der at Fort Mcpherson this morning.
Private James G. Burns, of the Sec
ond North Carolina volunteers, was
doing sentinel duty in front of the
Spanish prisoners quarters at Fort
Mcpherson this morning at 2 o'clock.
He was dreaming of killing S%paniards
when n of the army to which he
himself belongs came in sight. He call
and the sentinel Immediately conceived
the idea that the man was a Spaniard
attempting to escape and fired at him.
The supposed Spaniard promtly tum-
bled over OF the ground and the SEN
tinel rushed to him. Other soldiers,
aroused by the report of a rifle, also
came rushing up.
On the ground, with a bullet hole in
his leg, they found Private Osmand,
Of the Third infantry, who is a pa
tient in the fort hospital.
1t appears that Osmand has a habit
of walking in his sleep, n got out of
the hospital early this morning for a
stroll. Being asleep he did not see the
sentinel nor lear his challenge.
The North Carolina boys are being
laughed at this morning. Burns n
his will leave the fort to-
morrow or Sunday, and the regular
recruits jOkingly beg that they may
be spared and none of them killed by
the volunteers before they depart.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-09

About one mont ago my child, which
is fifteen months old, had an attack of
diarrhoea, accompanied by vomiting.
I gave it such remedies as are usually
given in such cases, but as nothing
gave relief, we sent for a physician
and it was under his car for a week.
At this time the child had been sick
for about ten days and was having
about twenty-five operations of the
bowels every twelve hours, n we
were convinced that unless it soon OBJ
tanned relief &c would not live. Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy was recommended. and I de-
cided to try it. I o o noticed a change
for the better; by it's continued use a
complete cure was brought about and
it is now perfectly healthy.-C. L.
Boggs, Stumptown, Gilmer Co., w. Va,
For sale by R.. r. Bellamy.
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Having used three bottles Of p. P. p.

Having used three bottles of p. p. p.
for impure blood and general weakness
and having derived great benefit from
the same, having gained IA pounds in
weight in four weeks, I take great
pleasure in recommending it to all IN
fortunate like JOHN NORRIS.
Office of J. N. McElroy, Druggist,
Orlando, Fla, April 20, 1891.
Messrs. Lippman Bros, Savannah, Ga.
Dear Sirs:-I sold three bottles Of P.
P. P, large size. yesterday, and one
bottle small size today.
The p. p. p. cured my wife Of rheu-
matism winter before last. It came
back on her the past winter and a half
bottle, 81 size, relieved her again, and
she has not had a symptom SINCE.
I solo a bottle of P. P. P. to a friend
Of mine, one Of the turkies, a small one,
took sick and his wife gave it a tea
spoonful, that was in the evening, and
the little fellow turned owe like he
was dead, but text morning he was
following n well.
Yours respectfully,
J. N. McELROY.
Savannah, Ca, March II, 1891.
Messrs. Lippman Bros, Savannah, Ga.
Dea Sirs:-I have suffered from
rheumatism for a long time and did
not find a cure until I found p. P. P.
which completely cured me.
Yours truly,
Is Orange ST.. Savannah, Ga.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-09
The War and Our Timber Trade

We asked Mr.. H. Mel. Green, who
has been in the timber business in
Wilmington for more than twenty-five
years, what effect the war in Cuba
has had on the timber trade in Will
mington.
He said the effect had been very bad,
as timber had been getting gradually
lower and lower in price ever since
the war begun between Spain and the
by the United States against Spain,
the bottom simply fell out.
do you hin prices will improve as
soon as peace is declared? was asked,
and he answered: Most certainly 1 do.
I think it will be higher than it has
been for several years past"
DO o hin it will be as high as
1T was soon after the war between the
states?"
mo, it will not; for we cannot fur
nish such timber now as we did then.
Our forests hav been cut over sew
eral times in the past thirty years,
you must remember, but such grades
as we can furnish will be proportion
ately as high as it was them
Do you think the mills will be able
to get a supply?
Certainly I do. The country people
are willing and anxious to cut timber
if the prices are high enough to JUS
tify them in doing so. 1t is true, they
have lost money on timber for the last
two years, but I believe they will re-
gain much if not all of the money
lost by working timber this winter. I
expect to see the mills running both
night and day as they had to do twen-
fv vQ1rC 100 in or1or RI icon IN with
their ORDERS
How much timber will it AXE to
supply the mills?
THAT is hard to say. If they all run
on full time 1 would think it would
from CO., 600, 900 to u.s. 600, 900 feet"
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To Pender Democrats.
Headquarters Democratic Executive
COmniffoo

COulLuIII66.
Burgaw, n. c., August, 8.
We, the Democratic Executive COM
mitee of Fender county, desire to call
the attention Of the people to the i'm
portant fact that in a republic every
man is a ruler and shares the honors
of it's success and the disgrace Of its
failures. 1t is this unity of interest
and the jealous watchfuiness of public
and private rights tIat has always
the virtue and purity of its women
and the unfaltering patriotism and
admirable courage of its men The
white men of North Carolina have
never failed to maintain her honor
when aroused; and We claim the
right of the great Anglo-SaXon race
to rule in North Carolina as it does
in all parts of the Christian world.
And we are proud to say that under
their administration all classes and
conditions of life are protected alike.
In North Carolina we cannot secure
this mutual protection and provide for
the upbuilding Of all classes without
insisting upon the traditional right to
rule--and just here We must remind
our colored citizens that the negro
race has prOspered except under
the protecting care and influence of
the white man.; and in insisting upon
white supremacy in North Carolina
We are sincerely ~considerate of the fu-
ture of his ace in connection with the
general prosperity of the state. The
material and social interest of all
classes depends upon the united efforts
of the white people, which means the
democratic party, and while the action
Of Mr.. Cleveland was such is to cause
some of the best men of the state to
leave the party, We wish to remind
our brethren that Mr.. Cleveland was
not the party and his action in betray-
ing his trust was not endorsed by the
party; but to the contrary, he receiv-
ed such a rebuke for his want of ap-
parent good faith as no other man
ever received at the hands of a disap-
pointed people. Mr.. Cleveland is the
first man ever elected president by
the people of any party in this COM
try who failed to get the endorsement
of his party on retiring from office.
No party could have done more to dis
honor and punish a chief magistrate
for betrayal of trust, n it does ap-
pear to us that this action of the great
democratic party assembled in nation
al convention at Chicago should be
ample to satisfy all who left it on ac-
count of Mr.. Cleveland's alleged mis-
conduct. Many prominent men who
left it from conscientious motives
have already returned and have been
welcomed and honored by the party,
and we now most cordially invite all
our brethren to cooperate with us,
and with their families join us in some
grand love feast during the campaign,
when we will kill a number of fatted
calves and in friendship and kindness
talk together about the future Of our
grand old state, while u loved ones
renew and broaden old acquaintance
and lay the foundation of the social
future of their children. Life is too
short to be wasted.
E. PORTER, Chairman,
BRUCE WILLIAMS Secretary.
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Double Homicide in a Penftentiary.

Little Rock, Ark, August GA double
killing occurred at the convict brick
yards near here today. A convict
named Bishop was advancing with an
axe on John H. Funigan, a guard,
when the guard shot and killed him. A
dispute arose owe the killing between
Warden ellis Hudson and Hill A.
Potts, another guard. The lie was pass
ed and Potts hot and killed Hudson.
Troopships Sail for Manila
San Francisco, August 6.-The
transport steamers Lakme and Charles
G.. Nelson, bearing five companies Of
the First New York volunteers and
the Second United States volunteers
engineers, sailed for Honolulu today.
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HELPssON THK WAR
Uncle Sam Aided TO the Extent Of
About 81, 900 in June Under the War
0uAno

Uncle Sam Aided to the Extent of
About IS 900 I'm June Under the War
Revenue Act.
In driblets of one, two and five cents
mostly, and up to 25 and so cents, un-
der the act of Congress to raise reve-
nues to wage the war against Spain,
Wilmington has helped Uncle Sam to
the extent of about $1,000 during the
month of June.
The sellers of the revenue stamps
have been the National Bank of Will
mington, the Atlantic National Bank,
MurchisGn & Company's bank, the
railroads, the telegraph Offices, and the
Southern Express Company. Most
of the stamps used have been in de-
nominations of one, two and five
cents. The tax has been principally
as follows: On checks, drafts, certi-
ficates of deposit not drawing interest
2 cents; or notes, drafts, certificates
Of deposit drawing interest, 2 cents for
each $1.00 Or the fractional part there
of; on bonds, of Indebtedness and
stock certificates, five cents OF 800
or the fractional part thereof; On all
sales or agreements TO sell or transfer
shares or certificates of stocks, two
cents ON the 800 or fractional part
thereof, On telegraph messages, one
cent; On bills of lading per rail, one
cent; on bills of lading per express,
one cent; on money orders per express
two cents: on postal money orders,
two cents.
The receipts during the first month,
on account of it's being in the dull
season, were necessarily small. It is
estimated that when the cotton sea-
son opens up, and the fall business
gets under way, the receipts will
amount to $4,000 to $40, 600 per month.