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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-04-12
SQUADRON READY FOR SEA.

Cruiser Baltimore and Revenue Cutter
Hugh McCulloch Expected To-mor-
row.
London. Eng. April 1O.-The Hong
Kong correspondent of the Daily Mail
t2lographing Sunday says:
The American squadron has completed
arrangements for putting to sea. Two
vessels have steam up ready to start at
Il moments notice. The cruiser Baltl-
more. and the revenue cutter Hugh Nc
tulloch are expected tomorrow.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-04-12
WILL END THE WAR.
Powers Hopeful That -ArmiSticc VIII
Bring About This Result.

Powers Hopeful That Armisticc VIII
Bring About This Result.
London. April 1O.-Thc Madrid cor
respondent Of the Daily Mail says:
The ambassadors Of the powers in
urging the armistice declared hat their
action was in support of the acts of
their colleagues in Washington. They
understood. they SAID. that if Spain
agreed to an armisticc it would be posi-
bic TO maintain the influence Of the pow
crs with President Mckinley and i'll
directly with the rebels. thus bringing
about 4 termination of the Cuban Wal.
"A~ccOrding to the ambassadors. the
powers will be ready to give Spain Il
certain amount of support should
America ma:ntain an attitude of hos
t:lity. The Spanish ministers declare
Themselves very hopeful of a speedy
pacification of Cuba"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-04-12
ACTIVE Vt FORT MONROE.
Captains of Flying Squadron Meet and
Talk Over Plans of Action With Com
modOre Schley.

Captains Of Flying Squadron Meet and
Talk Over Plans Of Action With Com
modore Schley.
l. ort Monroe. Va. April 1O.-The fact
that this wae not only Sunday, but
Easter Sunday, made no special differ
ence with the activity of those on the
flying squadron to-day. and there was
much that was important done, in addI-
ton 10 the routine work. On the
Columbia and Minneapolis some of the
new men were drilled at the guns. and
the men on the Brooklyn were busily
employed taking on ammunition All
of the vessels of the squadron are now
well, if not fully supplied, with ammuni-
ton. despite sensational stories to the
contrary.
\ conference with all the captains
of the vessels of the feet was held this
afternoon on the flagship. presided over
by Commodore Schley. At its conclu-
sion that officer said that the meeting
was held for the purpose of talking in
formally over various plans for action.
1t was said also that Senator Proctor.
who is here. and Commodore Schley had
received notice of an alleged outbreak
in Porto Rico. and that the squadron
expected to sail in the morning. Com
modOre Schley denied that they had re-
ceived any orders and the fact that
he had remained shore tonight WAS
further confirmation Of the denial.
The merchant ship Merrimac. recently
purchased. and which is to be made a
collier for his squadron. went to New
port News tonight to be transformed
and receive coal. Commodore Schley
| sa4u he had received no orders to attach
t e ram A>atahdin to his squadron. but
IS still lying here. 1t is believed that
she will be left to guard the harbor il
conjunction with the Fort Monroe
should the fleet sail. Within three hours
from the time of receiving orders the
squadron can be 1T sea.
10 ASSIGN RETIRED OFFICERS
Washington. d. c.. April 1O.-A bill
which has official sanction is ready fol
production tomorrow authorizing Tho
President in time of war to assign rotir
cd officers to duty with the grade oil
their rank.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-04-12
NICTORIA'S CONGRATULATIONS

Emperor William. Also. Cong%ratulatcs
the .An@lo-Egyptian Forces on Their
lctorN.
London. April l0.-Qnccn Victoria ami
the ministers OF the khcdivc Of Egypt,
have telcgraphed hearty congratulations
upon the victory OF the .tnElo-Egyptian
forces over the DeryisheS M the battle
Of .Atbara.
Emperor William. through The German
ambassadors Count HatZfeldt. has tclc-
graphcd his congratulations.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-04-12
TERMS OF ARM|ST|CE
CONTINUED From First Page.)
\ CTRAN CIVIL GOVERNMENT

Washington. ID. c., April 1O.-Senor
nesada. the diplomatic representative
of the Cuban insurgents. to-day issued
\ signed statement to show tina the
insurgents have Il regularly organized
evil government whose independence
can he recognized.
The sketch of the laws and officers
of The Cuban government is given IT
diSpcl any doubt in the minds of Sena-
tors ana congressman who will be call
ed upon TO vote fora resolution recogniZ-
ing the republic"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-04-12
SOME LIP FROM FRANCE.

Paris. April 1O.-The Temps says:
Spain has given fresh proofs of her
prudence and wise patr;otism; and
h%enceforth diplomacy must guard her
honor and interests. The United
States will shock the conscience Of the
world if ii fails TO respond TO Spains
advances
The Journal DeS Debats SAYS:
IF the jingOeS continue their cam
paign it will prove that under the pre-
text Of humanity they have only pursued
their own aims and sought the exploita-
ton Of Cuba
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-04-12

eral Lee to-day dated Key West.
Florida. in reply To the invitation Of
the Virginia Society. In these dis
patches General Lee thanked the society
for it~ cordial greeting and stated it
was impossible to give the route he
would take until his arrival AT Tampa
some time tomorrow. General Lee said
he was awaiting Instructions from
Washington
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-04-12
~DESTIsTCTINE FIRE.

Business Part Of Morton Destroyed
Loss Unknown.
New Orleans. La. April 10.-A spe-
cial from Morton. Miss. reports thai
the business portion Of the town was
destroyed by fire at noon to-day. There
were Il dozen business houses destroyed.
Loss not stated.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-04-12
ELECTRIC TANDEM TEAM.

New York. April 10.-Henry and Vie
tor Jaltau. the champion cycle team.
with their electric tandem, arrived to
night on the French steamer La
Gascognc. The electric tandem has 4
speed OF 30 miles an hour and was used
successfully in pacing the leading French
riders last year.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-04-12
BURIAL OF MISS WILLARD.

Chicago. H.. April 10.-Thc remains oS
MSS Francis f.. Willard were buried M
Rose Hill cemetery this afternoon. The
body of the late temperance cadcr was
crematcd yesterday. and previous 10 thc
ceremony today a small metal box.
wrapped in white and containing tn"
ashes. wa~ placed deep in the grave OF
Miss Wizards mother.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-04-12
SAYS IT HAS NO JURISDICTION
Scahoard EXcepts to the Commissioners
Mileage-boOk Rate.

Sea hOard ENcepts 70 the COmmlsslOners
M~ileage-book Rate.
The Sfal,oard Air Line yesterday flied
exceptions to the new mileage-book rate.
They set forth hat all the mileage
books issued by this system are for
transportation Of passengers on all the
railroads, of the system in North Caro-
lima, Virginia. South Carolina and GeOr-
gia. and o for exclusive t%ranSpOrta-
ton in North Carolina: that for this
reason the regulation INT control of the
mileage-book rate is not within the juris-
diction of the North Carolina Railroad
Commissioners but belongs to the jnris-
dictiOn of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-04-12
PREPARING FOR THE TROOPS.
General Boynton Goes to Chattanooga
TO Look After the Work.

General Roynton Goes to Chattanooga
to Look After the Work.
Washington. ID. c.. April 1O.-General
II. V. Boynton. Chairman of the Chick
manga Park Commission. will leave to-
morrow for Chattanooga to put the park
force Of aborers and their teams upon
sue work as VIII best afford assistance
to the incoming troops at the moment
of their arrival, by providing an advance
supply of wood and facilities for prompt
transportation of camp eQuippage. Much
of this work viii be of a precautionary
character, as 1T has heretofore happened
that troops ordered to the park have ar
rived there in advance of their own
equipment. SidingS for cars will be III
creased. sind telegraph facilities pro-
vlded to all parts of the park.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-04-12
JUDGE RECTOR DEAD.

Dallas. Tex. April 10.J-Tnited States
Judge John T.. Rector. Of Northern dis
trict of Texas. who has been insane for
two years and unable TO occupy the
bench. d.cd At his home in Austin last
night.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-04-12
GOLD TO

Sydney. y. s., April l0.-The Mari
posa. of the Oceanic Steamship Line.
will take 81, JOO, 900 TO San Francisco.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-04-12

newspapers. There have been numerous
arrests and many injured.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-04-12
~ARRESTING THE MOB.

Madrid. April 1O.-11:1O p. M.-Dem-
onStratiOnS continue III favor of the
army and against the government. Mobs
visited the Military Club and Liberal
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-04-12
LEE At KEY WEST.

He VIII Go to Tampa and Thence to
Washington.
Key West, Fla, April 1O.-COnsul
Genera Lee arrived here on the Fern
This morning.
General Lee came here about II
o'clock and received an answer to Il tele-
gram he had sent to Washington. The
General sailed for Tampa at noon.
From that port he will go direct to
Washington.
INVITATIONS TO LEE.
Atlanta, Ga. April 1O.-Major j. G.
Courtney. president of the Virginia Sc
cicty. received two messages from Gen
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-04-12

Washington. II. G.. April 10 Upon
the presumption that SPANS offer Of an
armi>ticc To the Cuban insurgents will
make no change in the plans Of the 1d-
miniStration. and that the Presidents
message will 90 10 Congress tomorrow.
the House his week will make hiStorr.
In anticipation Of stirring scenes and mo-
mentous action. every Congressman has
feen he>eigcd by hundreds If friends for
tickti> To the reserved galleries. and
its chances in the public galleries on
the principle of first come first served.
is prepared to assault the capitol at
IL wn tomorrow. 1t is likely that hun-
drettS will camp ont N the marble steps
all night. : o intense is the desire to he
present when the message i read. The
public generally regards the message as
the prologue to a drama. which may end
IN war before tn" curtain goes down.
After the message is read Tomorrow il
will probably be referred to the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations without de-
bate. Such is the programme To which
1ottH SIiSS HdN' III dttlCilIt 'hA>tllth.
with the tacit understanding that that
committee would report on Tuesday the
resolutions. upon which the House will
he expected 10 act. Any individual at
tempt to Illustrate this part Of rhc pro-
m necessarily would prove abor-
tive. With the gravity of the situation
confronting them. member on both sides
have heen SObelad. and seem impressed
with the idea that things should pro-
ceed in regular and orderly way. 1t
seems almost certain now that there
will be a conflict. both in the committee
and in the House. as to the nature of
the resolutions, upon which the House
Will be called upon to act. Individual
views vary greatly from those who desire
Il direct declaration of war. based on
the theory that the blowing up Of the
Maine was a hostile act. and Il few
who are opposed to any action what
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-04-12
CONTROLLING THE MOB.

Madrid. April 1910 p. m.-Tho
puerta Del Sol is now dcnsely packed.
\ large body of police is drawn up near
the hotel De Paris. where the civil gov
ernor Of Madrid is dining. Occasionally
the cry Viva ESpana." is raised and
re-cchoed by II thousand voices. The
correspondent of The Associated Press
saw one arrest. \. respectable looking
individual was brought to the hotel
doorway, where he asked to be loosed
from physical custody. promising to ac-
company the police quietly. Senior
Agullera, the civil governor. resumed
his interrupted dinner. But fresh cries
arose. and the burly. good tempered gov
ernor rushed into the thickeSt of the
mob. brandhshing Il stick. but hitting
nobody.
Senior Aguilera is Il man Of gigantic
proportions, and the best loved Individual
liz Madrid. The manifestants scuttIed
in all directions before his Shillelah.
producing comic effects and reducing the
disturbance to its true proportions. The
police are acting admirably. and the
military are kept in reserve at the bar
racks. in ease of an emergency. Should
there be more beneath the surface thar
appears. praise is due for the prccau-
lions taken.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-04-12
THE SECONDARY LINE OF
DEFENCE.

or the battery of submarine mines is
already practically prepared As soon
as the detachment Of army engineers.
ordered from Willej's pn;nt. got to
CaSwell. they We're hustled into the old
fort where they harl.1 of their coats
and went to work IN earnest. The
mines have not yet been laid. but THIS
Tart of the undertaking Is the easiest:
and when all the rest Of the prerara-
tons are made. which can be lone in
side Of thirty-siX hours, the remainder
ct the work necessary TO Il complete
defence of the harbor cln he compl ted
III comparatively II snort While. NJ
place where Il ship can pass VIII ne left
urdefended.
/ TELEGRAPH LINE TO CASWEIL..
The army headquarters in the tLJri
story Of the government building ar
ROW connected by ,elGy:apn Wire with
Fort CaSwell by means of the Viii
mington and Southport line. with con
~nection from the Postal office to the gov
|rrnment building. and from Southport
70 the fort. Mr.. .Adolphus Robinson,
ole OF the experienced yonHg operators
of the Postal. is assigned to duty in
Capt. Craighill'S office. Mr.. v. S. Ste
vens rs the operator at Southport and
Sergeant G.. +. Taylor. who has had
abundant experience. will most likely
send INC receive messages at the fort,
STONE CONTINUES TO COME IN.
The government steamer II. G.. Wright
brought up two empty fighters from
Fort Caswell yesterday morning and
placed them at the c.. i. & y. V. docks
4 large force of men We're busily ell
gagged all day in loading the rock re
ceived the day before for the new on,
y Ii ~ ! l.
tug Marion, Capt. Edgar Williams, tool
the lighters IN tow for the fort. \
force of hands went down on the light
erS to assist in unloading them.
RAPID FIRE GUNS.
\ consignment of Maxim rapid-Grt
guns for Wilmington and other South
ern points is expected this week.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-04-12

WAR MUNITIONS ARRIVE.
Fifty-Five Cases Come on the Steam
snip Etruria.

New York, April 1O.-The steamship,
Etruria. which arrived from Liverpool
to-day brought Il large cargo Of war
munitions for the government purchased
abroad by government officers, which to-
morrow will be transferred to Governors
Island and the Navy Yard for shipment
to Qualifications along the SEGA coast, ana
to be on vessels recently Dur
chased as auxiliary cruisers. The cargo
consists of rapid-firc guns, machine guns.
lea " tnIdnanc% and many tons OF
smoke.CSs powder. The larger part OF
the guns were purchased from the
Armstrong;. Other guns were pur-
chased ut Sheffield and other places IN
England.
These war machines are of the latest
and most improved Observation-Disclosures
patterns. There are tifty-five cases of
them, besides their carriages and ma
c%hinery.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-04-12
ONLY 4 DELAY OF WAR.
The I.OndOn Press Think the -ArmiStice
Will Not Prolong Negotiations WITH
the United States.

London April 10.-Yesterday conti-
mental kilograms and to-day'S morning
papers all welcome the armistice AS CIV
ing at least Il roSpect Of peace: but IL Is
the general belief. looking TO the diff
culties involved. that there is only Il de-
lay OF a as the United States VIII
refuse to be a party to further neSotra-
tons.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-04-12
WORK AT FORT CASWELL
NEARLY THREE HUNDRED MEN EMPLOYED
DAY AND NIGHT.
Submarine Mine Battery in Readiness TO be
Placed in the River---The Fort in Telegraph
Connection With Army Engineers Office in
Wilmington.
Wilmington Starr

Fort Caswel continues to IN .he
scene Of great activity. The govern
ment operations are being pushci with
haste. and though the authorities viii
not say whether the additional fortified
TONS VIII be completed soon or late.
Ii may be presumed that viii ~lelueen
80 and 300 men 1T york. half IN the
day and half at night. and more wanted.
1t will he only Il snort while ttfort
everything will be in readiness for the
successful operation of the lir~t line
o: defence. This Mil be The kca~v
guns of the fort. some of which are
already on the spot and Others are cN-
utcted daily.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-04-12
\ MOB IN

Madrid. APRIL 1o.-9:3O T. MA
large crowd is still parading the Puertl
Del Sol. crying Long Live Spain" and
Long Live the Army The evil gov
ernor of Madrid is among them. prone
nading up and down and begging them
to diSperse peacefully.
The crowd. relying on the kind heart
cdncss Of the governor. whom the popn-
lation of Madrid adOres. refuses to dis
pcrse. and IS bent on visiting the military
club to make a demonstration of Sympa-
thy. The authorities prohibit the forma-
ton of groups in front of the Military
Club.
General Castelvi was offered at the
Military Cub a hannc to head the
demonstration. but he refused, alleging
that the crowd was composed Of the
drcgs of the city. Several of the ring
leaders have been arrested. the civil
governor threatening to call out the
civic guards if the crowd does not DIS
HrSe,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-22

William W. Wright was today convicted
before Judge Scott OF the larceny Of
bicycle from Representative shafroth. and
vas sent to jail for ninety days. Tue wheel
Was recovered by Detectives Bcardman ana
Gallagher of this city, In Baltimore, where
Wright was also arrested.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-22
!, A Much Needed Building.

yThere is a movement on foot at the Vir-
gfnia Polytechnic Institute. inaugurated
aud carried forward by the students, to
erect building for the use of the athletic.
literapy and Christian young men who
gather within its walls from year to year
This college is the leading scientific insti-
tuition in the south. but it is, like many
colleges In the south, sadly in need of
fundsdt
The students and faculty of the institu-
ton have contributed very literally toward
this Hluch-needed building, and they are
now making an appeal to the friends of
the institute, to those interested in the
physical, moral and intellectual training
of the youth of the country, at large (but
especially the south), and to men and wo-
men of means everywhere. to help them
in this enterprise.
This is to be novel building in one re-
spect-not only will the names of all con-
trfbutprs be forever preserved in q register
at the building, but all persons who con-
fributH above certain. amount are to have
their names tmbedded In memorial tablets,
and these tablets will be placed in the diff
ferent rooms or departments of the build
ing. In this way the names of the donors
Will be handed down to the students from
year to year.
5 Nj Lawrence Priddy. member OF the
class Of ~. Is now in the city In the In
terest Of this building
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-22
Prisoner With Many Aliases.

Frank c. Pratt, alias Frank c. Stevens,
alias Frank c. Gray, a Bostonian. who is a
barber by trade, was in the Police Court
this morning on complaint of Detective
Weldon as an alleged suspicious character
The detective said the prisoner had served
In the reformatory in Boston and had also
served two years In the Maryland peniten-
tiary for forgery. For several days he has
been stopping at local hotel, under the
name of Frank c. Stevens, and has been
drinking. He was released from the Mary
land prison on the 26th of last month, the
officer said, and Is wanted in Boston oil a
charge of grand larceny
do you want him held for the Boston
authorities" the court asked.
mo, sir" the officer answered. 1--WE want
to get rid of him."
What is his line?" the court wanted to
know.
''Forger and general thief" the officer
answered.
The prisoner admitted that he had served
In the prisons mentioned by the officer, but
denied that he is wanted in Boston on any
charge.
what are you doing here?" he was
asked.
I'm tell you the truth" he answered.
when 1 was released from prison 1 went
to work at my trade, but when the police
learned l had been in prison, they drove
me out of the city,
Judge Kimball imposed sentence of
Einety days on the farm in default IF se-
curity
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-22
Name Could Not De Substituted.

The United State Supreme Court yester-
day decided in the case OF the United
States against Benjamin Butterworth ex
rel. that the name of the successor of a
government official could not be substi-
tuted by the court for the name of his
predecessor. The opinion went a step fur
even in case In which the successor in
Office was willing to have the change made
The effort in this case was to substitute the
name OF the present. patent commissioner,
Mr. Duell. for that of his predecessor, Ben
jamin Butterworth. deceased, Mr.. Duell
having given his assent. The majority of
the court. in an opinion by Justice Shiras,
held that the change could not be legally
! take action which would permit such a
course in future cases. Justices Harlan,
Brewer and Peckham dissented from tho
opinion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-22
OPENING OF COURT,
March Term for Montgomery Comfy
COnvenes at Rockville.

March Term for Montgomery COCnty
COnvenes ut Rockville.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star
ROCKVILLE. March p, 1895
The March term of the circuit court
commenced here today, large number Of
persons being In attendance. A large por-
ton of the day was devoted to the selec-
ton of the grand jury, calling over the
docket and the assignment of cases for
trial. The grand jury is composed of the
following persons: Charles F. Kirk, fore
man; Lloyd c. Colifiower, Uriah H. w.
Griffith, Henry B. Gardiner, Hiram ].
Stottlemager, Benz. T. Hawkins, James c.
Cooley, ID. ]. Willard, Hezekiah Robertson
John NJ. Hagy VIM B. Vincent, Willard
l.. Price, c. w. Kisner, Louis E. Shoe
maker, Marshall Brown, VIM. H. Wood
VIM. T. Burriss, Zadoc NJ. Cooke, Joseph
ii. Mills, George r. Bell, Darius Clagelt,
Thompson, Williams, Frank B. Horner.
The charge to the grand jury was deliver
ed by Judge Henderson. The petit jury Is
composed of Ulysses Griffith, Thomas A.
Hickman, Charles Sellman Charles H.
Welt, jr., Michael Conroy, John H. Harriss
John Broadly. VIM. l.. Cashell, VIM. H. Nc
Ceney, Jas. N. Benton, Willie C. Offutt
John Thomas, Edward P. Thomas, Alex.
Fl. Harriss, Joel Wolfe. James A. Reed,
VIM. G. Brewer, Vim. E. Watkins. Rufus
K. King. James w. Wilson Philip Schooner
Lawrence Hogan, VIM. p. Beall and Thos
Grandson.
This term of court promises to be of
more than ordinary duration and interest,
as, in addition to the ordinary routine of
business, there are over a hundred eases
of alleged violation of the local option law
left over from the last term. A large num-
Der of witnesses were last week summon
ed to appear before the grand jury. THIS
is an unusual proceeding in this COMMUNE
ty and has caused considerable comment
Judge Henderson instructed the grand
jury 10 make the expenses of the term as
small as practicable. When there are par
tics under more than one charge he adj
vised that as far as possible thew be
brought under one Indictment, so that
trials will not be multiplied.