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Evening journal., 1898-04-05

claring independence and Intervention,
with an amendment fixing the respon-
slbillty for the destruction OF the Maine
upon Spain. either by design or criminal
negligence The house foreign affairs
committee VIII report II possible reso-
luton in line with the presidents rec
concentrations, and Il is known that
efforts are being made 70 have the reso-
lutions Of both committees agree With
the presidents wishes.
Republican representatives who have
been in conference with the president
state their belief that he IL pushing
ahead the work on the message TO be
transmitted 10 congress 50 that it will
be In by tomorrow. They say that 1t
undoubtedly VIII be a very patriotic
message that will look to the indepen-
dence Of Cuba, and while none Will
quote him as saying he proposes inter-
vention, a number intimate that such
may be his policy. Some, however, say
that he believes there is a very slight
chance Of still emerging from the sltu-
alton without actual hostllities and
that while armed Intervention Is more
likely the administration may succeed
in carrying out its line Of policy With
out a display OF force. There are few,
however, who share this opinion.
A New England Republican, who is a
close friend Of the president said; His
central idea is to bring free Cuba out Of
the present complications. His message
will take a firm and pronounced stand
that certainly will fully meet the ex-
pectations Of the country. He will re-
view the situation very thoroughly, and
state paper OF such significance re-
Quires very laborious work and a
weight Of responsibility that make am
pie time for consideration absolutely
essential. As q result of the showing
up of the deplorable state Of affairs on
the island, the establishment and main
tenance OF a republic against great odds
and the present showing made by the
insurgents, he Is determined upon the
freedom Of the whole island from Span
ish rule. How that is to be accomplish
ed / cannot tell beyond the point of
official recognition of independence by
this country. I do not think he will
deal with the Maine affair at any length
in this connection. He doubtless will
refer to it, but in view OF the intention
TO take up that later as a separate sub
iect, my impression Is that he will not
urge any action on that incident at this
time. lie believes It would be wiser to
wait a little while longer before taking
precipitate action that we would GER
tainly gain as much by little delay as
Spain might in case of war. There are
many things to do, and I believe the
country Is not in readiness to go to war
with another nation. l think the presi-
dent thinks that way too, and that II
war IS inevitable delay of few days
would not harm us at all in view OF
preparations that are under way and
need time for completion. Unless his
present plan is changed the message
will be submitted surely Wednesday,"
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our New craI.er Reaay 20 Sam.

LONDON, April 5.-The United
States officials here have been singular
ly reticent concerning the name to be
borne by the new American cruiser pur-
chased last Saturday afternoon from
the Thames Iron works by Lieutenant
Commander Colwell, United States ma
val attache here She now bears the
unique name Diogenes. but the govern
ment will undoubtedly change this. A
large force was at work all day and in
to the night coaling and provisioning
her, and it is expected that the work
will be completed today. A crew of 40
was enlisted yesterday to take her
across the Atlantic. The vessel is now
in the custody of Mr.. c. W. Hazelton,
formerly an ensign Of the United States
navy, who has of late been in business
in London. He has offered his services
to the government and was commits
stoned as acting ensign. Lieutenant
John J. Knapp will take command
when he arrives here on board the tor
pedo boat recently purchased for the
United States at the Schichau yards.
and Acting Ensign Hazelton will be the
executive officer
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spanlsh spies at Fort nIonroe.

FORT MONROE, Va, April 5.-There
is good deal of excitement here over
the alleged discovery of the presence of
a Spanish spy. Several nights ago the
sentry at Fort Monroe whose post was
nearest the newly arranged esplanade
for rapid fire and disappearing guns
noticed a man skulking along the
grassy side Of the slope. He challenged,
but received no answer. The next night
the same thing occurred, and the SEN
try challenged and then fired. Blank
cartridges were in use, but since the
incident Captain Hoskins of the fort is
authority for the statement that the
guard is armed with ball cartridges and
with orders to shoot. When Commo-
dore Schley was at the Hotel Cham
berlin, a man of foreign appearance
watched him closely. Friends of Com
modore and Mrs. Schley noticed the
man several times. He is registered at
the hotel, but has avoided all the
guests.
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SPAIN RESPONSIBLE.
Senator Perkins Directly Charges That
spaniards Blew Up the Maine.

Senator Perkins Directly Charges That
Spanlards Blew Up the Maine.
WASHINGTON, April Sit was
frankly and openly charged in the sem
ate yesterday by Mr. Perkins Of Cali
fornin in a set speech that Spain was
responsible for the Maine disaster, as
1t had been brought about by Spanish
machinations and Spanish treachery.
The speech of Mr. Perkins was only
one OF four prepared addresses upon the
Cuban question delivered in the sem
ate. Mr.. Clay OF Georgia, while hop
ing for peaceful solution Of the prob
lem the country Is now facing, declared
strongly In favor Of Independence Of
the Cubans and pledged to the adminis-
tration the loyal support Of the south,
which in the event of war would have
to bear the brunt of the conflict.
Mr. Perkins took substantially the
same ground, and his vigorous treat
ment OF the Maine disaster aroused the
crowded galleries to enthusiastic ap-
plause Mr.. Mantle Of Montana, while
expressing confidence in the admins
tration, maintained that the time for
action had now arrived and that action
must be to the end that Cuba should
be free. Mr.. Rawlns Of Utah entirely
eliminated the president from consid-
Grafton in his speech holding that the
case against Spain was already made
UP and that with congress rested the
responsibility of declaring war. For
congress to wait longer was only to in
! vite criticism. He declared for the
| most vigorous action Immediately.
/ After the Cuban speeches had been de-
livered the senate resumed consider
alton OF the sundry civil bill and fin
ished SO pages before adjournment.
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Reed Rebukes the Galleries.

WASHINGTON, April 5.--While there
was no attempt TO force consideration
of a resolution regarding the Cuban
situation in the house yesterday, there
was "A brief outbreak in the course of
which the warlike temper of the crowd
ed galleries was 50 manifest that Speak
er Reed threatened to clear them if it
was repeated. The outbreak occurred
over a bill to authorize the president to
erect temporary fortihcations in case Of
emergency upon land when the written
consent OF the owners was obtained
without awaiting the long process Of
legal condemnation. This led to a de-
mand by Mr. Bailey, the Democratic
leader for information as to the facts
which warranted all these war meas
ures. The particular statement which
aroused the galleries was to the effect
that while the Democrats were willing
to wait any reasonable time for the
president to transmit message that
would meet the approval of the Ameri-
can people they would not wait a min
ute for him 10 continue negotiations
with the butchers Of SPAIN" When
the demonstrations I'm the galleries were
rebuked by the speaker. he declared
that the galleries were the American
people in miniature.
Mr.. Cannon accused Mr.. Bailey OF
"posturing" and playing to the gall
leries. The bill was passed, and it was
arranged that the army reorganization
bill should be taken up on Wednesday
unless a report was made from the COM
mittee on foreign AFFAIRS.
The remainder of the day passed
without incident In the Transaction ~
District of Columbia business.
Evening journal., 1898-04-05
Trnons Rendv to Move.

SARATOGA, April 5.-The Twenty
first United States infantry, stationed
at the Plattsburg IN. W barracks, is
held in readiness to move at an hours
notice in the event Of hostilities with
Spain. The Delaware and Hudson rail-
way keeps two locomotives and a train
OF "A cars in constant readiness for the
prompt transportation of the regiment
to the seaboard. Fifteen members of
the above mentioned regiment having
been transferred to the Seventh United
States artillery, left Plattsburg last
night for New York. The United States
cavalry in Barracks at Fort Ethan AL
len, near Burlington VT. has for sew
eral days been In a position to move
at an hours notice. A railway train
has been placed at the disposal of the
cavalry
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rhe Barhe Goes to Havana.

KEY WEST, April 5.-Acting under
orders from Washington, Captain Samp-
son, commander of the United States
fleet In these waters, has sent the sur
yey boat Bache from the Tortugas to
Havana. 1t is assumed here that she
goes to afford a mode of safe egress for
American citizens should a riot occur
in Havana or war be declared. The
survey boat Blake, now in this harbor,
was also ordered to proceed to Havana,
but these instructions were counter
manded before she got away The Fern
is still at Havana, but her accommoda-
tions are very limited.
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nTnre Gnns Tor Kev Nest.

BETHLEHEM, Pa, Ap14l 5.-The
Bethlehem Iron company has just ship
ped two 1O-inch guns to Key West.
These. together with one shipped on
Saturday. will be loaded on a vessel at
Jersey City and sent quickly as possible
to their destination. A disappearing
gun carriage was also shipped, and
others will follow in a few days. Every
branch of the company's ordnance
works is running day and night and
scores Of extra mechanics are at work.
The guns and fixings shipped weighed
so tons each.
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WI poPE Aor AS MEpIAroRq
Has Asked Spain to Suspend IIostiIities.
Italians Call Our Demands ExcessIxe.

Italians Call Our Demands Excessive.
ROME. April 5-The Vatican refuses
to publish the text of the communica-
tions which have passed between the
pontim and Madrid, but the statement
that his holiness has asked Spain to ar
range for a suspension of hostilities in
Cuba is confirmed.
The Osservatore Romano, reviewing
the situation. says: I'VE must regard
Americas demands as excessive, es-
pecially as Spain has proposed to sub
NIT the whole administration question
to the insular parliament. 1t is difficult
to perceive on what pretext Washington
could declare war, even If so disposed,
and we have confidence that the wisdom
and moderation OF President Mckinley.
with the practical common sense Of the
Americans, VIII avert the horrors of
war"
The Italia, confirming the report as 10
the communications that have passed
between the Vatican ard the Spanish
government, says, The prospect that
mediation viii eventually be offered is
not excluded, but the greatest difficulty
viii be TO induce the United States 10
accept the pope as arbitrator"
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nig CIaIms ApaInst spain

WASHINGTON, April 5. II Claims
against Spain aggregating S160OO,00 for
injury and loss incident to the war in
Cuba have been dled with the state de-
partment by citizens of the United
States residing in that country. They
cover claims for personal injury, inn
prisonment, loss OF stock burning of
sugar plantations, etc.
Evening journal., 1898-04-05

United States He said: "There is not
a word Of truth in it. have not seen
the president fol. some time Neverthe-
less 1 hope for peace War is always
to be deplored and history shows that
as a rule matters have always been
worse after than before. The conserva-
tive and thoughtful people Of the coun-
try evidently do not desire war and
seem to be united in the feeling that
the whole question may be safely left
TO President Mckinley"
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congressmen Arc ImpntIent.

WASHINGTON. April 5.-The leaders
Of the Republicans Of the house and
senate who have been pressing for ag-
gressive action on the Cuban question
held several informal meetings yester-
day afternoon and evening looking to
the arrangement of a programme for
concerted action at both ends of the
capitol in case the president is not
ready to transmit his message to con-
gress tomorrow. Senator Davis. Sena-
tor Foraker. Senator Cullom and 9TH
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snnIn Is onIr nInnlnr.

LONDON. April 5.-The Paris CORE
spondent of The Daily Mail says: Il
learn on excellent authority that the
Spanish reply to President Mckinley is
regarded as a move to gain time and
to avoid replying directly to the Ameri-
can ultimatum. Spain will now find the
means Of yielding, while saving her
e..
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Tie Names FIae HauIed Down.

HAVANA. April 5.-soon after sun
down last night the tattered United
States flag was taken from the gaff Of
the Maine wreck, where it had foated
since Feb. II, two days after the ex-
plosion. 1t was taken down by an Off
Ger and a boats crew from the Fern to
which vessel it belongs. All the colors
the Maine had left was the captains
pennant. and this was torn in two.
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rrnnce Mnr stin Interrsne.

PARIS, April "a semiofiicial denial
has been issued OF the report that NJ.
Jules Cambon, French ambassador to
the United States. had intimated to the
American government that France
would not intervene unless asked to do
so by America. The denial is signifi-
cant in view of the report that the
European governments are exchanging
Evening journal., 1898-04-05

A cheap SUBSTITUTE for a standard
advertised article may prove to be any
thing but bargain Be careful 70 sx
what you ask for.
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British Vessel Fired on by spaniards.

ST. JOHNS, N. F., April 5.-The Brit
ish brigantine Bella Rosa, Captain CAL
lahan, from Cadiz March A. via Oporto,
ior St. Johns. which arrived on Sunday.
teports having been chased and fired
,pon by a Spanish vessel shortly after
eaying the harbor Of Oporto.
Evening journal., 1898-04-05

A merchant who keeps both eyes
ipen has in stock goods that are in
demand. He furnishes what you want.
and not a substitute. Buy OF him.
Evening journal., 1898-04-05

Take your trade to the storekeeper
who sells what you want to buy. and
does not wear out your patience trying
10 make you accept something you do
not want.
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Wilmington 81 Northern II R
TIME TABLE IN EFFECT JUNE a.
1907

Trains leave Wilmington CFrench Street
statIonl for b. & o. Junction, Montchan-
IN Winterthur, Guyencourt, Granogue,
Cossart, Chadd's Ford Junction, Pocop-
SON. West Chester. Embreeville. Morton
viiie. Coatesville and intermediate sta
lions. daily except sunday at 40 a. m,
210 400 and $40 y. m. Sundays only al
en5 a. M 210 and 800 y. m.
For Waynesburg Junction, Springfield
and intermediate stations. daily. exceDi
sunday. at 7.20 a. m. 2.10 and 400 D. m.
Sundays only at sos m, 2.l0. 400 u. m.
For Joanna. Birdsu,ro. Reading and
intermediate stations. daily except Sun
day. 1T 7.10 a. m. and 2.10 d. m. Sundays
only at Sos a. m. and 30 p m.
.BOWNESS BRIGGS. Gen. Pass. AEt.
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A manufacturer with a reputation 70
lose must keep his goods up to a high
standard. lmitators don't care. See
that you get what you order when you
90 to buy.
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Cardinal Gibbons Has Not Seen mckinley.

BALTIMORE, April 5.-Cardinal Glib
bons was askec about his reported in
terview with President Mckinley in re-
gard to the mediation Of the pope in
the trouble between Spain and the
Evening journal., 1898-04-05

Leave Philadelphia, Broad Street. fo,
Wilmington (express) $50, 40, 72s' s'ss
s4e 4.0l Al. sos. 6.35. 55s. s.i7. SIS ri ~
lilo. Ills p. M, and 1905 night.
Accommodation, 6.f4, fs0, sI2. lOsb
M. La, Sl6. 4os, 4.A, s.25, SIS. 1908 an,
Evening journal., 1898-04-05
sUNDAY TRAINs

For Philadelphia, (express), I.57 sOs. An
70. s.S3, 1913, 11.45 a. m. 1.37, s.O5, 45S66
C.b2, 12S, 9.06 and 9.16 D. m. 's''''''
Accommodation 7.O7, $40 q. m tsw
L45, 4.O0, 5.26 and 1910 .. m.
For Chester (express), 1.57, 40. g5s
n.ts a. m. l.s7, s.Os, ass, SOS. 652 and s.Os
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-06
Blind Tom as He is TODAY

'The name Thomas Virgins means
nothing to the majority of readers"
writes John j.. a Beckett in the Sep
TENDER Ladies' Home Journal. But
Thomas Virgins is Blind Tom a
name familiar to hundreds of thou
sands in this country and abroad, and
have heard the piano played by this
wonderful negro. The impression that
he is dead is a pretty general one. AS
a matter of fact, Blind Tom has never
been i'll a day in his life. On the banks
Of h Shrewsbury river, in a domain
of over two hundred acres of woodland.
stands a picturesque two and a half
story wooden house, with a broad We
randa. Here Blind Tom is at home.
His hands are not at all piano
hands, In place of the slender, long
fingered lands which one so often sees
in great pianists, Toms hands are
small and plump, with the thumbs and
tapering fingers quite short.
THE strongest impression | bore
away was that of the sweet, contented
life the oor blind negro is leading.
There was pathos in it. 1 had ex-
pected to find a wonder at the piano,
and 1 did, for his untaught mastery of
the instrument is marvellous. From the
time when the Bethune family left
the dinner table to see who could be
playing on the piano, and discovered
h sightless pickaninny of 4 years
perched or the stool, his little hands
plucking uncanny melody from the key
bOard-frOm that time until now he
has had an unwavering devotion to the
instrument whose music is his life"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-06
Squirrel Saved His Fife

A Virginia member of the hospital
department of the Second division of
the Fifth army corps, was in Colum-
bia yesterday and to a State reporter
told the following incident concerning
a North Carolinian who figured in the
battles around Santiago. He said:
"a North Carolina regular just be-
fore he left for Cuba had a talk with
his girl, and she advised him to take
a squirrel along with him in Cuba as
a mascot. He protested against the
abSurdity and nuisance of such an
awkward mascot, but when she insist
&c with tears in her eyes and declared
h would never again see him alive
unless he carried the squirrel with
him, he consented, although she could
give no other reasO than hat she felt
this would be his only salvation. The
soldier kept his promise to always
have the little pet near him, and it
rode upon his shoulder when he went
into the fight. A bullet cut off the tail
of the squirrel, and as he turned to
see what was the matter another bull
let slightly wounded him in the head.
The missile would have pierced his
brain had he not turne to look at the
squirrel just at that time. The North
Carolinian is now on his way home on
a furlough to tell his sweetheart about
his narrow eScape
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-06
THE NEGRO SOLIERS
Outrage~ They Are Committing Around
Fort Macon.
IMorehead City Pilot.)


tMorehead City Pilot.)
On Saturday night a white gentle
man of his town on his way home was
accos.,z- by a negro man in regulation
uniform, and was forced at the muz-
zle of a pistol to pilot the negro to-
wards the house of a certain colored
woman. The gentlemen mislead the
soldier and when in front of his uncle's
residence said to the negro, Here is
the place." and raped on the door.
His uncle opened the door and the
gentlemen Selling the opportunity to
escape from the negro sprang inside
and slammed the door in the soldiers
face. The negro seated himself on the
piazza and remained there some time
and then left. The night being ex-
ceedingly dark and stormy the old
gentleman of the house, while he
knew the negro was on the piazza was
discreet enough not to venture outside
or attempt to arrest him.
Worse still, on Monday morning
about 8 o'clock a lady, the wife of a
highly respected gentleman, went
down to the shore On Middle sound,
about 100 yards in the e of her
home, to gather some oysters. While
there three negro soldiers came sud
denly to her and extending their hands
asked her to shake hands with them.
This, of course, she declined to do and
turned to run toward home, where
upon they offered the most insulting
indignities The lady ran
screaming home, and the negroes fed
in another direction. Before any male
assistance could be had the negroes
had made good their e~scape-fortu-
nately for them!
These may be considered outrages
of minor Importance when viewed by
the Internal gang who now control
the affairs of government, but there
is a day coming when white men will
take the law in their own hands and
defend their homes and loved ones.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-06

Inc SUdIIOllc observer Oh NSSlCIu1s
says:
In "A Colonial A~pparation,' history
and omance are woven together quite
inSenious!y and entertainingly by Mr..
James Sprunt, Of Wilmington. This
was the subject of a paper which he
read before the Society of Colonial
DANES of North Carolina, and the ad-
dress has been issued in pamphlet form
by h Wilmington and Southport
Steamship Line. The leading actors in
b story are Captain John w. Harper,
OF the steamer Wilmington: Mr.. Me
milan, a passenger; the mate and the
engineer. The captain and the passen-
ger exchange historical "reminiscences
OF the lower Cape Fear as they are
seated in the Wilmington's cabin on
a stormy night, while the boat was
tied up to her wharf awaiting repairs
In her engine room, previous to start
ing to Southport. Then follows a
night of adventure between Whining
ton and Southport, in which the cap
tain n all hands saw some colonial
apparitions afioat,. got aground twice
ana rescued two men from a floating
wreck. The story is in itself we'll ON
ceived and is toll in a way that holds
the interest OF the reader to the very
finish.
MI Sprunt and Captain Harper are
great on Cape Fear traditions and A
Colonial Apparition' is one of their
best pieces of work. but The Observer
is not exactly satisfied with some
points in Captain Harper's ondu on
that stormy night, as related by Mr..
Sprunt, and feels sure that there are
omissions. Probably there were some
things said and done which the au-
thor did not see proper to incorpor-
ate in his narrative. So much of it as
he tells, however, should satisfy the
readers of his story.
AS for us, we are going to have ii
all. On u next trip down the Cape
Fear, Mate Jorgensen shall take the
wheel after we pass the bend below
the Dram Tree. permitting the cap
tain to retire with US to his cabin, and
there We are going to have the truth.
We are going to make John Harper
tell us what of liquor it was
he had on board that night"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-06
A Fake HObsOn

New Orleans Times-Democrat.)
There was a bogus Hobson at a
south Georgia watering place last
week." said a New Orleans drummer,
who came in yesterday from a trip,
land the hotel proprietor is wild over
the sell. The lieutenant's double was
Arthur Eaton, of Cincinnati, Nho is
we'll known here. He looks something
like Hobson's picture, and a friend reg
iStered him as the hero just for a joke.
Well, o hou have seen the excite
menti The whole district f1ocked to
the hotel, all the pretty girls turned
out and the landlord nearly burst a
blood vessel getting up a swell dinner.
In a little while the thing had gone SO
far that Eaton was afraid to own up,
and he sneaked off on the first train.
Before he got away the girls cut all
the buttons off his clothes as souvenirs
and he got to Jacksonville hanging to-
gether by safety pins. At the depot
some cheerful idiot asked the fake
Hobson to kiss his best girl, and sew
eral other idiots followed suit Now
they want his gore. and lots of it. I
forgot to say that Eaton promised TO
send every native a hunck of the Mer-
rimac. 1t would take about three bat
tleships to go around. If he ever goes
back there they will hang him, sure"