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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-03
TO FORM A NAVAL RESERVE.
Question Discussed at Meeting of Ma
tional Militia Association.

Philadelphia, Pa, Dee. 2.-The fourth
annual meeting of the association of the
Naval Militia of the United States met
here to-day on board the old receiving
ship St Louis. representatives being
ga, Illinois. Louisiana. Ohio. Maryland,
Virginia. New York. New Jersey, Mis-
souri, and other States.
The meeting will he one of national
Importance, on account of the movement
now ON foot looking toward the forma-
ton of Il national naval militia.
The conference was called to order by
Captain j. w. Miller, of New York,
president of the association, who, in a
few remarks, introduced Governor
Hastings. In brief speech the Gov
ernor formally welcomed the delegates
to the State and expressed his high APP
probation of the records made by the
militia during the recent war. When
the Governor concluded he was extend
cd q vote of thanks by the delegates.
CAPTAIN John w. Bartlett. who had
charge of the auxiliary naval force dur
ing the war, spoke briefly He said the
Navy Department made some mistakes.
as did also the naval militia. There was
DOtllu 10 ne IllSlHhcS Ill llIlcS Oh war,
and these can now be happily over
looked.
Letters of regret from Secretary of the
Navy Long and Assistant Secretary
Allen were read, in which they gave
pressure of public business as a reason
for being unable to attend. Lieutenant
Switzerland, however, was present as n
representative of the Navy Department.
and made a very able address.
Upon the conclusion of the reading of
the reports the remainder of the day was
given to a general discussion of the ad-
visibility of forming a naval reserve of
a national character. 1t appeared to
he the opinion of all those participating
in the debate that such a step would be
Il move in the right direction and about
the only point on which there seemed
to be difference was whether or not
the State naval militia should be dis
penscd with
After adjournment for the day Com
mander Emerson. of the MARYLAND Re
serves. gave a dinner at the Hotel Wal
ton. in honor of Captain Bartlett, and
which was attended by the other Off
GERS. This was followed by n reception
TO the members of the association by
Commander Muckle at his home.
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PRESS IS EXPLANATORY.
Though Aguinaldo is Conciliatory and
the People Are Quiet

ln0ugh Agulnaldo is Conciliatory and
the People Are Quiet.
Manila, Dec. 2.-Owing to the fact
that the result of the Paris conferences
has long been Anticipated here the
agreement of Spain to cede the Philip
pine Islands to the United tSates ere
ated no excitement. The Americans
made no demonstration. Commercial
circles We're relieved; the Spaniards were
indifferent; some of the American volnn-
teers were disgusted at the prospect of
being detained here now that the fight
ing is finished
Aguinaldo is certain to assume con
ciiiatory attitude, because his position
is daily becoming more untenable. His
rival intriguers are becoming uncontrol-
liable, especially since funds have run
short and the outlying provinces have
become disaffected Although never
much more than figurehead, Aguinaldc
has been consistently temperate and the
authorities have no reasons to fear that
he will depart from this policy.
Nevertheless the native newspapers
continue to publish iniiammatory articles
The Republica Eilipina today published
an article headed The Moment Has
Arrived
When the conference terminated it,
lahors, says this paper. .'the Filipinos
had already conquered all the island OF
Luzon and the adjacent islands, except
the town Of lloilo, the islands of Cebu
Leyte and Samar. Therefore Spain has
ceded authority which she did not pos
sess. The Filipinos will never consent
to the ignominy of being treated as
chattels. They will shed their blood in
torrents again before bowing TO foreign
dominion, however light.
America brought the great chief
Aguinaldo from Hong Kong, recognized
our nationality by allowing our flag tc
he raised at Corregdor Island and te
sail the bay in full sight of all the for
eign fleets. None dared to interfere. II
America now declines to openly ac
knowledge our independence a great
injustice will be committed. Had Spain
asked S40,000.000 for the islands the
Filipinos would gladly have given twice
that amount or more to preserve theil
rights. ruthlessly set aside by the enemy
without a true understanding Of the as
piration, rights and sacrifices OF
those who have stood torture enough ana
who are left to fight and suffer in de-
fence of their country from new slav
cry"
In conclusion the article affirms the
friendship of the Filipinos for Ameri
cans, insists that the insurgents will
never fire the first shot and adds that
the harmony existing will only be broken
by priests or traitors inducing the
Americans to attack us
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THEIR OBJECT UNKNOWN
GENERAL WOOD OPENS REOR-
CANNED SUPREME COURT.
C08ANS BELIEVE IT DAWN OF A NEW ERA
Cuban Comm ssion Cordially Received by the
President, Who, However, Welcomes
the Distinguished Cubans as
Citizens Only.

Havana, Dee 2.-The executive COM
mittee of the Cuban Assembly agreed at
its last session to make it compulsory
upon the part of any Cuban officer in
suited by Spanish, American or other of
fieers, to challenge the person so insult
ing TO fight n duel. The measure has
two aims, according to the Cubans, first
''to maintain the dignity of the Cuban
army" and secondly, Ito check the inn
pudence and insolence of many so-called
Cuban officers who, without having ever
put their courage to a test, having en-
listed after the armistice, are swagger-
ing about with Cuban uniforms, endeay-
Oring to offend Spanish officers
1t is learned on good authority that the
Cubans have recently secretly acquired
quite a formidable armament, the ulte-
rior object of which is not known. 1t is
added that they have purchased over
5000 rifles within the last ten days.
The fact is causing considerable specula
ton here.
The United States transport Florida
arrived here to-day with quartermasters'
stablemen.
The United States transport Chester,
which left Savannah on November Both
with the Fourth Tennessee volunteers,
arrived at Trinidad this morning.
WOOD OPENS SUPREME COURT.
Santiago de Cuba. Dec. 2.-The open
ing of the recently reorganizcd supreme
Court this morning was an impressive
ceremony General Wood, in few
forceful words, opened the proceedings,
delivering the court, in. the name of the
United States Governoment,. to the Chief
Justice and his associates and demand
ing from the public implicit obedience to
the courts decisions and decreeS.
Chief Justice Echeverria, replying. ac-
cepted the judicial offices in the name of
justice, formally recognizing the United
States as the supreme power and declar-
ing that the bench would render JUS
tice to rich and poor alike.
The proceedings terminated with
handshaking, after which General
Woods party was escorted to the en-
trance by the entire legal body. The
first session of the first purely Cuban
court was then opened. Among Cubans
the event is matter for general con-
graduation. The local newspapers con-
slider it the dawn of new era and eX
press the hope that the judges, who are
men of legal acumen and profound re-
search. may be able to show thet world
that the Cuban population has within
itself the elements of good government.
The same papers are exceedingly COM
plimentarly in their illusions to General
Wood, declaring it ''quite impossible that
any other American could have secured
better grasp of the entire situation. :"
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THREE BARGES WENT DOWN.
Ten of the Twelve Men Compos ne
Their Crews Lost.

len oL tue Twelve Men COmp0S ng
Their Crews Lost.
New York. Dec. 2-The coal barges
Helicon, Qninnebaug and Corsica. it has
just been learned, were lost during the
recent storm with ten of the twelve men
who composed their crews of four each
The barges Helicon and Quinnebaug
loaded with 1,500 tons of coal each. i'm
tow Of the ocean tug Ocean King and
the barge Corsica. with 1,600 tons of
coal in tow of the ocean tug Luckenbach
left Norfolk on November 23rd. the two
first for Bath, Maine, the latter for
Providence, II. |. They encountered the
gale in all its force. When about thirty
five miles off 1Barnegat, the Corsica broke
from her tow and went down, followed
by the Helicon, and of the eight men
composing the two crews, six were
drowned. The Quinnebaug being the
rear tow of the Ocean King was lcsl
sight of when the Helicon went down,
and the two boats put back to Norfolk,
which place they left yesterday to
search for the missing barge. 1t was
learned to-day that the Quinnebaug went
down on Sunday night off Scotland
Llghtship, probably taking her crew of
four men with her as they have not
been heard of since. At the office of the
Luckenbach Towing Transportation
Company, who are the owners of tow
boats and barges it was said that the
bages were valued at $4,000 each.
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MCKINLEY RECEIVES GARCIA.
Welcomes the Commission Only as Gu
ban Citizens. However.

ban Citizens, However.
Washington, Dee. 2.-The members of
tho Cuban commission, headed by Gem
eral Garcia. called ut the White House
at $50 O'Clock this afternoon and were
soon ushered into the Cabinet room.
where they were received by the Presi-
dent. The meeting. however. was entire
ly informal and unofficial in character
lasted an hour and half. The
greeting of the President was very cor
dial. but the distinguished Cubans were
received as citizens Of Cuba and not as
having an official status. Nothing could
be learned at the Waite House as to
the subject of the conversation.
SenOr Gonzales de Queseda. who pre-
sented General Garcia and the other
members of the commission to the Presi-
dent and acted as interpreter in the con
ference that followed, said this evening
that, as the conference was of a private
nature. it manifestly would be improper
to make public any of its details. He
was satisfied, he said. that the interview
was entirely satisfactory to both the
memhers of the Cuban commission and
the President.
This evening Major General Miles,
commander of the army, called upon
c"n"ral Garcia at his hotel The call
was unofficial. The two soldiers spent
a pleasant half hour together.
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TROOPS ORDERED TO CUBA.
Second Division. Seventh Army Corps
the Men.

Savannah, Ga, Dec. 2-TIe second
division of the Seventh army corps, the
second division hospital and the signal
corps, Battalion f. Seventh army corps.
have been ordered to move as soon as
possible from Savannah to Havana.
Major General Fitzhugh Lee issued an
order to this effect to-day.
The men will go as soon as possible.
1t will take about fifteen transports to
carry them. That is more than the
Government has in service at this time
The second division will go under COM
mand of General Edward B. Wiliston.
The regiments in the second division
are the Hundred and SiXty-Fourth In
diana, Second Illinois, Two Hundred and
Second New York, Fourth Virginia, For
ty-Ninth Iowa and Sixth Missouri.
The orders are in the nature of hurry
orders. it is not thought the troops can
leave before December 10th.
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THE EXPANSION POLICY.
Some Rather Hard Problems Presented
by it to Uncle Samuel,

Washington. Dec. 2.-The United
States Government is being called upon
TO face some questions of interest result
ing from the policy of expansion. The
British Government some time before
the annexation of Hawaii to the United
States filed with Hawaii a number of
claims for redress for the ill-treatment
and Illegal confinement of British sub
jecta involved in the revolutionary
movement which overthrow the Queen.
Thesc amount TO several hundred thou
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THIRTY SEVEN DROWNED.

Lisbon, Dec. 2.-Thirty-seven people
were drowned who were on board the
British steamer Clandrummond, from
the Clyde via Liverpool for Cape Good
Hope, wrecked in the bay of Biscay. The
remainder of the ships company saved
number twenty-three. They are on
board the British steamer Holbein, Cap
tain Shurlock, from London and Ant
werp for Rio Janeiro, anchored off Cas-
caes. fifteen miles west Of here. The
Holbein has propeller shaftins in the
tunnel broken.
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A HUNTINGTON SUICIDES.

Los Angeles, Cal. Dec. 2.-Roscoe
Huntingdon aged 81. who claimed TO
be nephew of Coils 7. Huntington.
and cousin of III. Il. Huntington, com
mitted suicide in a lodging house with
morphine today. He came to this city
about a year ago with considerable
money. He was an expert accountant
and expected to get employment in the
Southern Pacific office here. but was
disappointed. He left orders to for
ward some Of his belongings to son.
]. NJ. Huntington of Norfolk. Va.
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EXPLOSION or A BOMB.

Atlantic City, n. j.. Dec. "A bomb
was exploded tonight near the residence
of Councilman-atL Large Edward John
son, of Brigantine City, tearing a hole in
the ground and shattering windows, but
doing no injury to any person in the cot
tage. Mr.. Johnson thinks it is the work
of his political enemies, whom he was
instrumental in turning out of office by
proving that fraud had been perpeuated
in one ward.
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NEW YORK GOES TO HAVANA.

Washington, Dee. 2.-Commodore
Philip, at Norfolk, has been ordered to
send the New York to Havan immedi-
ately The vessel will start tomorrow.
Upon the arrival of the New York at
Havana, Admiral Sampson will resume
his duties as commander of the North
Atlantic Squadron, and again will hoist
his flag on the New York. Whether or
not the Cuban commission will return
north on the cruiser will depend on their
own wishes.
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ANDREE HEARD FROM.

Letter Found in Bottle Says He Has
Crossed Ural Mountains.
Stockholm, Dee. 2.-An engine driver
named Detka has written to the Swedish
.,orwegian Minister at St. Petersburg
Il letter in which he says that he found
in the vicinity of the Ural Mountains u
bottle containing two papers, one of
which bore the following message in
French:
"Andrees balloon has crossed the Ural
Mountains
(Signed) "ANDREE."
The other paper inscribed in Russian,
was as follows:
Give this letter to the Consul or to
the police"
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WARSHIP AT NANKING.

Pelsin, Dee. lowing to the presence
of 4 French warship at Marking, a
British warship has been ordered there
to protect the interests of Great Brit
ain.
The question of the extension of the
american and British settlements at
Shanghai is likely to be favorably de-
cided upon at an early date.
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EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.
The Tarboro Convention Holds Annual
Session in Wilson Next Week.

Wilson, n. c.. Dec. Especial )-The
Tarboro convention of the Protestant
Episcopal church will be held in st.
Timothys church in this place December
9th to Sth. The following is the pro
gramme of services:
Tuesday, Z p. m.-Evening prayer and
sermon hy Rev. j. Tavlor Chambers
Wednesday, IL a. m.--Holy Com
munion, and sermon by Rev. w. j.
Smith.
Wednesday, 5 p. m.--Paper to be read
by Rev. l.. III. Schubert and followed
by discussion.
Wednesday. p. M Evening Prayer,
sermon by Rev. f. w. Gamble, and adj
dress by l.. l.. Nash, Esq
Thursday, IL a m.-Morning Prayer
and sermon by Rev. g. w. Phelps.
At 3 p. m. the Woman's Auxiliary
meets, at which time reports and adj
dresses viii be made.
AT p. m, the closing service, with
addresses by Rev. B. S. Bronson and
Judge Connor.
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FOR ROBBING THE MAILS.
Negro Porter at Union Depot of Macon
Arrested.


Macon, Ga, Dec. 2.--Robert Jones,
colored porter at the Union depot in this
city was arrested this morning by Post
office Inspectors Wardle and Barry and
a decoy or test letter containing $1.75
was found on his person. Jones ut first
denied his guilt but later made a full
confession and said he had been robbins
the mails for the past two months.
He was sent to jail in default of $500
bond.
Jones is the second porter arrested fol
robbing the mails at the depot within
the past three months. He had stolen
checks and drafts from the mail of the
American National Bank to the amount
of $1,000, and it is said that the amount
of cash he had stolen in small sums will
figure up II large amount.
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WEEKLY BANG CLEARINGs.

New York, Dec. 2-The total bank
clearings in the United States for the
week were Sl,53o.S07,519; per cent in
crease. 15.S. Exclusive of New York,
$3.50, 43O,4 per cent increase, 80.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-03

WASHINGTON. Dec. 2 "A cablegram re-
c"ived nj the State Department todav
says the revolution in Salvador is ended.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-03

One item the governors did not include
for which we are thankful today IL
is that the county has raised good
brood Of turkeys all fattened to sIay.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-03

If the day breaks before you get up
you should not expect to find the whole
day before you.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-03

The Door ontimist gets more real en-
Joyment out of his earl soiourn than the
wealthy pessimist.
Evening journal., 1898-03-08
Did.

DEGRAW.-I this city, on March 6,
1898, Barbara A., daughter of George
J. and Matte A. Degraw aged / year
and IL months.
Relatives and friends are respect
fully invited TO attend the funeral SER
vices, on Wednesday afternoon, March
9. at o'clock, at her parents resi-
dence No 1914 KirkwOod street. In
-terment, Old Swedes Cemetery.
HAUGHEY. this city, on March 6,
1898, James p, son of Rosanna and
the late Francis IIaughey.
Relatives and friends are respectful
ly invited to attend the funeral from
the residence Of his mother. No 719
West Second street, on Wednesday
morning at 9 O'Clock. High mass at
St. PauYs r. c. Church. Interment
Cathedral Cemetery.
Kitchen this city. on the 9Th
instant, Myrtle T. Kitchen, aged 81
months
MEREDITH-In this city, on March 2
Eliza A. Meredith, aged rs years
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FLORIDA.
LAST TOUR OF THE SEASON VIA
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.

PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
The last of the popular Pennsylvania
railroad ersOnally-conducted tours
TO jacksonville will leave New York
and Philadelphia by special train of
Pullman palace cars, on Tuesday
March s.
Round-trip tickets, valid to return
on regular trains until May 81, 1898.
and including railway transportation
In each direction, and Pullman accom-
mOdations Zone BERTH and meals ON
special train going, will be sold at the
following rates: New York. $4,000.
Philadelphia, $500; Canandaigua.
S52.S5; Erie, S54.S5; Wilkesbarre. $50
S5 Pittsburg, $500; and at proper
| tiOnate rates from other points.
For tickets, itineraries, and full in
formation apply to ticket agents; Tour
ist- Agent. 1886 Broadway. New York:
Thomas Purdy. Passenger Agent Ions
Branch District, 7S9 Broad street, New
ark. n. j.; Thomas e. Watt, Passenger
| Agent Western District. Pittsburg. Pa.
or address George w. Boyd, Assistant
/ General Passenger Agent, Broad Street
Station, Philadelphia.
Evening journal., 1898-03-08
WHERE soLpIERs GROW.

ANY war news down in St. Georges
hundred?" was the question PROFOUND
ed by the Wayfarer to a st. Georges
hundred man at the p. w. & B. railroad
station this morning.
Everything is ready to fight down
there, was the response.
Who seems to be the most belliger-
emit Of your fighting population" he
was asked.
Charles Derrickson. who is an en-
thusiastic Cuban sympathizer," said
The visitor. "HIe does not live imme-
diately in Middetown. but he comes in
to the club every night or two on his
celebrated charger Shagnasty, and.
from the time Of his arrival there is
nothing in the air but war and rumors
Of war. Shagnasty isra PAGER, and the
boys tell him that PAGERS aren't any
good in a charge. Shagnasty over
heard the remark and changed his gait
Immediately. McDOnOugh Roberts is
his first lieutenant / understand that
about forty men have signified their in
tention of enrolling themselves in the
Shagnasty Lancers. Every man will
wear oog-wheel spurs and carry a
barn shovel to sit on while sliding
| down precipitous places. Oh, yes: Un-
Gle Sam can depend on the Shagnasty
Lancers all the time. But there goes
my train to Philadelphia, and / have
been commissioned to purchase the uni.
forms for Derrickson and the boys-sc
goodbye"
He swung himself aboard the trair
and was soon out of sight around tn,
curve above the train sheds.
Evening journal., 1898-03-08

Always something new in the way Of
Shoes to be seen at Cleland's.
Evening journal., 1898-03-08
SOAP AND SOAP.

There is a neat little swindling
game going on out on the West Side Of
town remarked a resident of the
West Side TO the Wayfarer this morn
ing. "and l expect that it is being prac-
ticed in ether parts of the city as well.
You would perhaps. be doing your
readers a favor by exposing the thing.
Canvassers come to the house and rep
resent that they are selling a brand OF
toilet soap which has a worldwide
reputation. They give you the name OF
the manufacturers. the name Of the
soap, and agree to let you have il for a
ridiculously low price. You take the
bait. and in few days the soap is de
liveIed. II is miserable stuff. and the
name it bears is merely a paraphrass
of that borne by the standard article
-Four canvassers came to my house II
the course Of a single day That indi
Evening journal., 1898-03-08

BOUGHMAN-MORRIs.-At Whining
ton, Del, on Thursday evening,
March 3, 1898, by Rev John d. c.
Hanna. George ID. Boughman, and
Miss Lille NJ Morris, both Of this
city.
Evening journal., 1898-03-08
ANOTHER MARINE DIsAsTER.

The Wayfarer has received the fol-
lowing dispatch, portion of which is
verified by Clerk of the Peace Foard:
Pont de Mire, Md, March ga terri
Bile zephyr swept over this section yes
terday afternoon, swaying the trees and
doing other havoc.
A barge containing 1000 bushels of
wheat belonging to Clerk Of of the
Peace Jefferson b. Foard, of Middle
town, is ashore in Bohemia river. a
tributary of the Chesapeake bay. She
Hes on the cruel mud, with the ragged
and jagged bull ruShes making savage
thrusts at her oaken sides as she rises
and falls to the tumultuous pillows
which dash on the fatal strand.
The crew was saved, but some of the
sailors lost their rubber boots in the
mud as they waded ashore.
All the masts and sails are gone. and
The left auxiliary twalve-horse antioue
oak pole propeller is serving as a SPAR
bouy short distance from the strand
ed wreck. The rest of the machinery
is little warped but a few hours in
the sun will straighten it.
Divers win be sent down to discover
the depth of the mud and to ascertain
whether the accident was due to ont
size contact or sudden fan in the
wheat market.
A court Of inquiry is now on its way
to the scene of the disaster. and mean.
while the grain elevators Of Philadel.
phia, New York and Baltimore are In
halt-mourning for the gallant craft.
IL mas been suggested that the Boarf
OF inquiry carry along bucket o.
water TO throw into the Bohemia river
as low tides have prevailed there fo
several days.
The captain of Ethelwyn EtheTber
Elfrlda, which is the name of the I'M
fortunate craft. has sent a postal car,
2 TO MT Foard asking him to suspen,
Judgment, and he has hung il up ON
c9at-hook back of the front door in hi
office at Middletown.
, The St. Georges hundred consul-een
eral at Pont de Mire is looking afte
D., the comfort of the captain and crew.
+ Always something new in the way q
I | Shoes to be seen at Cleland's