The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-04-19
CONSULATE ATTACKED
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1-pOun shots from the p 2 boat
hit fair ii would make a hole clear into
the boiler room of the destroyer and
would probably do a heap of damage"
At Port Tampa there is no little ex-
element over the prospective arrival
Of seven regiments OF troops. The doc
facilities here are certainly admirable.
The ship canal Is nearly a mile long, is
224 feet wide at the bottom with q min
i,num depth Of twenty-four feet At
present che only boats avilable for
transporting troncs are he Florida,
Olivette and Mascotte. ell OF the r.cnt
Line. But the port is readily accessi-
BILE both from Atlantic ports and from
the gulf.
LEE IN RICHMOND.
Richmond, Va. April I6-Consul Gen
eral Lee. accompanied by Miss Cisne-
ros. arrived in the city tonight. There
were no demonstrations. Miss Cisne-
ros Will be the guest Of General Lees
family during her stay.
Southampton. April IA vessel
which arrived here today report hav-
ing seen a Spanish torpedo iotilla in
the British channel.
falmouth, England, April 1.-THE
shippers of all the vessels which have
arrived here during the day discredit
the Southampton report of a Spanish
torpedo fiotilla having been seen in the
channel. Tugs which have Deer cruis-
ing in the channel for the past twenty
four hours nave not seen any Spanish
vessels.
Island of ST. Thomas, West Indies.
April ia report is current here thar
five warships passed this island yes
terday to the northward. They are
said to have beef going in a westerly
direction.
SITUATION IN MADRID.
with unreiieved tension, all awaiting
action at Washington. United States
Minister WoodfoTd is still working for
peace and is still hopeful of securing
it. Important negotiations were held
today. 1t is learned that if the United
States congress finally agrees on
resolution similar to that passed by the
house of representatives Senior Polo
de Bernabe, the Spanish minister at
Washington, VIII not he recalled and
General Woodford consequently will re-
main in Madrid. Furthermore, it is
not unlikely, in h event of a reso-
luton on these hines, passing, that the
friendly offices of the United States
will he invoked to assist in the restora-
ton Of permanent peace in Cuba.
Another important factor in the Sit
uation which also tends toward
is the official news that a conference
has been arranged for tomorrow be
tween General Maxine Gomez and two
Spanish generals in Cuba.
10 p. m.-This evening demonstrations
were made in several of the provincial
capitals. The American shield has been
replaced at the American consulate in
Malaga amid the turnultous protests of
the crowds. "A force of gendarmes con-
tinues to patrol the streets.
A cabinet council lasting three hours
k~A~A1,J 49, A~,rhr.nfto s~Ao rr-a ~
ships Of the steamers COpania and
Transatlantic and then discussed the
state of SPANS foreign relations, final
ly deciding hat the questions be sub
united to the cOrtes.
WAR TAX MEASURES.
Washington, April 16.-the republican
members of THE ways and means COM
mittee of the house have practically
completed the preparation OF the reve-
nue. measure which will be passed to
raise sufficient to prosecute the
a The members prOpos that the
present generation shall bear the bur-
dens of the war and, proceeding upon
that theory, they have prepared a bill
that will raise between 500, 600, 900 and
$120, 900, 900 additional revenue per an
num-. The bill provides for an addition
al tax of $1.0O per barrel upon beer. On
manufactured tobacco and snuff the
Internal revenue tax will be increased
from 6 to II cents. The increase On
cigars and cigarettes has not been alb
solutely fixed, but it will probably be
$1.00 ON all classes. The proposition
which the senate placed ON the tariff
bill but which went out in conference
to tax stocks and transfers of corpor-
ations is embodied in the measure, to-
gether with practically all the scheme
of internal revenue taxation of the act
of 1865, which includes a. stamp tax
ON all checks, drafts, and all instru-
ments of business (mOrtages. loans and
bonds), a tax on patent and prOprie-
tary medicines, and a tax on telegraph
messages and express packages is al
50 incorporated in the bill. This
scheme of taxation is estimated to raise
$35, 900, 900. The tax on proprietary and
patent medicines will be 2 cents on
packages or bottles retailing ait 25 cants
or under and 4 cents on those retailing
above that price. The tax on telegraph
messages Will De 1 cent or all messages
which cost % cents or less and 2 cents
on all above % cents. = duty OF 10
cents per pound is placed upon tea and
8 cents per pound upon coffee. Bottled
waters are to bear a tax similar to
patent medicines. For the pressing
needs Of the government the secretary
Of the treasury is given the general
power to Issue ceTa1lcdtoS OF 1nO6UeU-
ness payable in n ear and to bear.
not to exceed 8 per cent. interest. The
secretary of the treasury is also au-
thorizad to borrow on the credit OF the
nment, by popular subscription,
a loan of $500, 900, 900. This loan is TO
Zoe placed through the p~ostoffice Of h
country, the s~ub-treasuries and gov
repositories in low rate bonds
which are to he sold at par. They are
to bear 3 per cent. interest and to be re-
deema BILE after five years at the option
of the government and to be due in
twenty years. The principal and in
teTest are to be payable in coin.
The war department made an allot-
ment today Of s25, 900 for the complete
equipment of an army hospital at Key
West, Fla.
General Wilson, chief of engineers
has been given an allotment of $4,000
from the emergency fund for establish
ing temporary batteries on the Of
Georgia. Florida and Texas.
General Miles this afternoon said that
the movement o. roops to the south,
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