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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-06

States regarding the message, IL can he
stated that il is fully expected by the
administration that the message will be
sent 10 congress tomorrow In all proba.
bility, and certainly by Thursday. Mem.
beH Of Mr.. McRinley's cabinet and his
friends In congress STATE definitely that
II will deal vigorously with the ques-
tion, will include the Maine incidentand
will make definite recommendation 20
congress, one Of which viii h. the recog.
milton of Cuban Independence. As 70
the mediation Of Europe or the pope,
they declare that these material and
moral powers must exercise their sua.
sion on Spain, for this government viii
insist on the Independence OF Cuba as
an ultimate sine qua non unless the in.
surgents themselves should consent 70
less, and they have fatly refused 70 DO
this.
Notwithstanding the many reports Of
European mediation they assumed their
first tangible form yesterday afternoon
when AZ least two Of the foreign estab-
lishments In Washington France and
Austria-received information that the
powers Of Europe were taking hand
in the settlement Of the Cuban question.
What common front the powers are
seeking to reach can only Be- conjectured.
The Spanish government seems to he
hopeful Of results from this movement,
and this inspired additional ground for
the belief that it viii not b. regarded
with favor by the United States
IL is still denied by high officials at
the White House that the pope has OF.
fered TO act as mediator IL Is pointed
out that both countries would have to
ask for such before the pope would con.
sent to act as mediator, and this has not
been done.
IL Is true that the pope has given
Spain to understand that unless she sat.
ished the Cuhans, and that in a short
time, she would In all probability lose
Cuha. In this matter the pope has ten.
dered his services 20 Spain, but not in
the matter between the United States
and Spain.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-06
TOWN ALMOST GONE.
What is len Of ShawneetOwn Il
In Great Danger.
LEVEE rs GOING TO PIECES
The Most Conservative Place Drowned
At One Hundred-Nons of the
Dead Bodis. Have Been he.
covered Yet.

Ridgeway, Ills, April 5-A gap over
100 feet wide is in the levee at Shawnee
town and Is gradually widening. The
water is from 10 to i5 feet deep all over
town With the continued cold ains
the loss Of life, suffering and sorrow are
little ahaied. IL is known that from IS
70 80 people have lost their lives None
Of the bodies have been recovered. Those
known 10 BE- dead are Colonel Callico,t,
Wash Callicott and wife, Mrs. G. X.
Galloway and two daughters. Mrs. Hol-
ly, Mrs. Greer, Mrs Ed Flake, Charles
Clayton and family Of siX, Anna Rein.
hold, G Rincholi, Paul Phaler aud fam
lily Of three, Mrs. McClAir, Zachary
Meir, Mrs. Webb and three children, a
family Of seven, unknown, Ellen Meal.
lister, Mary McAllister. The last two
uaried are colored.
The scene in Shawneetown is worse
than In 1857 or in 1854, during the food,
Of those years. Every store in town /.
full Of water and no provisions can b
had except as they are sent from sur
pounding towns Relief committees an
doing all in their power 10 provide fol
the wants Of the horror stricken people
Clothing and provisions are being sen
In on trains, boats, skitfs, canoes ant
dugouts. Provisions are cooked ready
TO serve on arrival
Levee Is in a precarious condition Al
II Is being undermined at several places
/ II is thought by conservative people
the loss Of life will reach 100. A mum
Der are missing and IL is known IS or q
have pcrished. The property loss, say
nothing of the damage to levees an,
crops, will reaoh over 10000. Prop
srty in two blocks on both sides Of Nil
street, utterly ruined and damage 4
| goods enormous
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-06
IS SURF TO MEAN WAR
The Forthcoming Message Is a Ring
ing Document.
MAINE WRECK BROUGHT IN.
No mineing Tsrms Are In n aaa 10
win Ne Equivalent 10 . Straight
Declaration of War Asaiast
the Kingdom Of Spain.

Washington, April 5.-The Washing
ton Post says unless Spain within 4s
hours yields all by surrendering Cuba.
war cannot be Averted. Il sums up the
situation a. follows:
President Mckinley message 10
congress will Be = ringing, vigorous doc
ument that promises 10 meet the full eI-
pectation Of the congress and the coun.
try. IL will be a scathing Arraignment
OF Spain, showing that she has demon.
stnted her utter incapacity to govern
that her colonies have declined in popu.
lation as the result Of misrule and op.
preston; that American commerce has
been damaged and American lives and
property imperilled, and that existing
conditions should not and viii no, b
tolerated by this government.
THE destruction Of the Maine and
the slaughter OF 266 officers and seameu
serving under the United States flag
will be commented on In strong Ian.
guage and Spain viii be held responsible
for that disaster. The president will
make no direct recommendation, but his
message will point clearly TO the neces-
sity OF armed intervention to restore or.
der and peace. He will not recommend
the recognition Of the independence Of
the island, for the insurgents have no
established form Of government, and
the president and cabinet believe that a
tnvesty would be presented to the
world II. following the recognition Of
independence, the United States should,
as the resul, Of war, take that independ.
ence away by seizing or anneIing the
island. The presidents message will b
equal TO a declaration Of war and hos.
tilities can now only be averted by Spain
yielding all.
"Pope Leo Is mcdiAting between Spain
and Cuba. The efforts Of his holmes,
have already resulted in an appeal from
Spain to the insurgents through the au.
tonomis' cabinet, for an armistice pend
ing an agreement for peace and inde
pendence IL is learned that his holmes.
has represented to Spain that IL is the
par, Of wisdom to make all possible con
cessions or surrender the island absolute
ely rather than 20 to war with the Uni,
vi States, which would inevitably resul
in the loss Of Cuba and other SpAnisl
colonies and at the same time endAngei
the dynasty.
THE United States has ceased al
negotiations and will not accept med
iAtion.
The administration sees no alternat
i've, but war"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-06
TOWN SEEMS DOOMED.
Entire Lsvse Around shawneetown May
Go at Any Time.

Ridgeway, llls., April 5.-Shawnee.
town, which was fioodswept Sunday
sight, was threatened with total de-
struction when the last news was Ne
ceived last night Innumerable more
lives may be lost.
Hundreds Of people at that time had
not been rescued from the houses in
which they were imprisoned, Others
were still in the treetops and still others
were atioat ON the waste Of the torrent.
Late reports said the entire leyce would
BE- destroyed in a short time. and that
every frame house in the town was Ger.
tain TO be dashed 10 pieces. The wind
was blowing s5 miles an hour, with rain
that cuts like glass. Grave fear was ex.
pressed for the rescue force now in
Shawneetown, as nothing could resist
the power Of the waves dAshing 10 feel
high under the impetus Of the gale. II
the storm does not cease tho entire town
Is doomed, rs well a. most OF the people
who have not yet reached the hilltops
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-06
THE MESSAGE PREPARED.
IL WIN Present strong Reason. For
Ending the War.

NV WI
Washington, April 6.-The president
has completed his Cuban message and
IL will be presented to congress tomor.
row. Secretary Long. after the special
cabinet meeting last night. authorized
the Associated Press to make this state.
ment; The message, which in itself is
long, will not be accompanied by the
consular reports dealing with the state
Of Affairs In Gaia. These will 20 to the
committee on foreign relations Of the
senate aud will not be made public Just
now. The diplomatic correspondence
between the United States aud Spain
will not be submitted a, present
The cabinet meeting lasted from s to
II o'clock, and was devoted entirely to
the careful reading and discussion OF the
presidents draft Of his message. Every
member Of the cabinet was present The
document was gone over point by point,
and met the approval Of the cabinet in
every material respect The only changes
made were in few points Of verbiAge.
II is understood that while the oonsu.
lar reports on Cuba are withheld from
the public for the present out Of regard
for their authors, who are still in Cuba.
that their publication Is not deemed es.
sentiAl by the cabinet One member. in
discussing this point, said;
They contain only information which
has been thoroughly presented TO the
public from other sources"
From the fact that the diplomatic
correspondence IA not to be presented
with the message, IL is inferred that IL.
main features are touched on In the
message itself, whether in the form Of
extracts or merely in substance.
The fact that the Autonomist cabinet
OF Cuba had issued an appeal 20 the in
surgents for an armistice with the idea
Of arranging peace is regarded here by
the best informed members Of the Ad
ministration 20 be simply covert efiort
TO induce the Cuhans 20 surrender, Il
Is not taken seriously. as the opinion 4
general that the insurgents will not con
slider the appeal.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-06
STRENGTHENING OUR NAVY.
Ten Auxiliary Cruiser. Added aud More
Being Looked After.


New York, April 5.-Under instruc.
tions from Washington the naval aux.
iliAry board Monday added 10 auxiliary
cruisers TO the vessels owned by the gov.
ernment. The vessels for which the
board negotiated and which will be i'm.
mediAtely turned over TO the govern.
mentare;
The Kansas City OF the Savannah
line, 1919 tons; the Caracas, 1854 tons,
and the Venezuela, 2S44 tons, Of the Red
d line; FL Sol, 4S29 tons; FL Norte,
1859 tons; II Rio and III Sud, 466l tons
each, Of the Morgan Steamship line
the Yorktown and the Jamestown, 2S9S
tons each and the Princess Anne, 2OiS
tons, Of the Old Dominion line.
The terms upon which they have
been secured We're not disclosed by the
board, but member said they would b
purchased outright. They are to b
Armored and equipped with guns.
The boari has now for the auxiliary
cruisers fleet Of % vessels In all, in
cluding the dozen yachts and tugs pre-
viously secured the Creole for hospita
ship and the Saturn and Lebanon fo
eolliers.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-06

Cypress Junction, Ills, April b.-
Three carloads Of relief shipments are
at the waters edge and work Of trans.
porting them across the baokwater Of
the bayou began promptly.
The relief committee Of this place
gathered up all teams and wagons in
this vicinity, and organized wagon
train TO Shawneetown, four miles dis.
tant.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-06
Quiet at Havana.

Havana, April 5.-To all appearances
= moral state prevails in Havana. The
impression is abroad among business
men here that the prospects for peace
have grown more favorable, the general
idea seeming to be that foreign inter,
vention will result in the solution Of all
problems with honor 70 both nations.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-06

Havana, April "A Spanish report
says a party Of 800 insurgents at the
plantation Of Ell Desquiedo, province OF
Puerto Principe, recently surprised 20
Spanish soldiers by ambuscade, killing
one officer and ~ soldiers and wounding
siI soldiers. IL is added that an attach.
ment OF Spanish troops went to the as.
sistance Of the surviving Spaniards, who
surrounded and dispersed the insurgents,
inhicting considerable loss upon the on.
emy.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-06

Bryan, Tex, April 5-Morgan Clam.
pitt pleaded guilty to charge Of burg.
larry in the district court and was sen.
tenced to the pen for two years.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-06

Cincinnati, April John K Mclean
Of the Cincinnati Enquirer promptly
telegnphed 800 for the relief Of the suf.
fcrers at Shawnectown.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-06

Galveston, April 5,--John +. Tncy,
wanted at Jeneyville, Ills, ON charge
OF bigamy, who escaped from the jailer
Friday, was recaptured.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-11-01
PERSONALS.

Miss Telfair is very sick at Mrs. L. FL.
Adams.
Miss Helen Primrose has gone to Win
ston to attend the tobacco fair.
governor Russell yesterday went down
to Wilmington.
Misses Mamie Moody and Sallie Bates
are visiting Mrs. G. III. Wiley, at Wins
ton.
Solicitor Pou spent Sunday in the city
and left yesterday for Harnett County
where he delivered a speech.
Miss Moselle Apperson. who has been
tie charming guest of Mrs. w. IL. Walk
er. on West Cabarrus street, left yester-
day morning for her home in Danvile.
Miss Apperson was one of the Maids of
Honor at the Fair. and much admired.
Rev Gilbert Higgs, ID, rector of
st. Paul's Church. Key West, Fla, is the
guest of Mrs. II. G.. Badger. DR.. Higgs
is returning home after attending the
General Convention, at Washington. He
has made short visits among old friends
and parishioners at Warrenton. and
Jackson, where he is greatly loved, and
his reception at those places amounted
to an ovation.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-11-01
STUART ROBSON COMING.

If Stuart Robson does not score a
most emphatic success in his forthcom-
ing production of "The Medder" at the
Academy Of Music next Wednesday
night, the fault will certainly not be laid
the doors of the people with whom
he has surrounded himself. This is
evidenced in his remarkably efficient
cast he has called to his assistance
Since he separted from Crane he has
never visited Raleigh with company
containing the artistic strength to be
found in his present organization. Pos
siDly one of the most successful char
acters which Stuart Robson has given
TO the dramatic stage of America was
that Of BERTHE the Lamb in ''The Hen
rietta," the role with which he has de-
lighted theatre-goers many times in the
past. therefore this favorite player $
myriad Of admirers will doubtless be
gratified to- learn that in the character
of Francis Eli (The Mcddler) the author
of that comedy hit has fitted Mr.. Rob
son with part that is equally as strong
as his BERTHE in Bronson Howard's
successful play.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-11-01
hot OR COLD
Wet OR DRY I'M.
OR Business Goes on
lust the Same.

The buying public have long since
found that we keep the best Of every
thing and sell at reasonable prices.
Our ROLLER CHAMPION"
FLOUR made from winter wheat Is
whitest. sweetest and strongest.
Our BUTTER FROM THE "HOL-
LOWAY" DAIRY cannot be surpassed
for richness and delicacy of favor.
We have State reputation for fine
Coffee. Our best roast is composed OF
Private Growth, Fancy Padang, Java
and Finest Mocha.
The immense sale of "HE-NO-TEA''
attests it's merit; as hot drink 1t Is IN
surpassed, as an iced drink 1t has no
rival.
The most celebrated cures Of Hams,
including Smithfeld, Southampton, Fer
ris, Westphalia and other brands. We
l have few cases large and small Hams
we are retailing for 10c pound.
All kinds Of foreign and domestic fruits
and vegetables in their season.
Special packing Of Bahama grated
Pineapple and Burnett's Extracts for
flavoring ice cream.
Van Houten's, Bakers and Huyler's
Cocoa and Chocolate. These are the best
goods manufactured.
Our four-year-old pure Apple Vinegar
will keep pickles in any climate.
Best imported Olive Oil in half-gaIion
tins, cost only half the price of that In
| glass.
Salad Dressing, Sauces. Catsups and
Pure Spices.
Whole Ok Tongues, Lunch Tongues
| Salmon Steaks, Lobster Scouse, Deviled
| Crabs, Barat&2ia Shrimp, French Sar
| dimes and all kinds of canned and potted
| meats; will compare favorably with
butcher prices for raw meats.
"Franco-American" Soups, Consomme
| Chicken Gumbo. Ok Tail, Mock Turtle,
Julienne, and half dozen others. So pre-
pared as to be most appetizing to an in
| valid, and thoroughly harmless to a
| dyspeptic.
We have only mentioned few things
we have for sale. We have hundreds OF
other articles. Fish, Flesh and Fowl.
All goods promptly delivered, and war.
ranted to give satisfaction.
W. G. STRONACH & SONS.
| wholesale and Retail Grocars
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-11-01
A PRINCE OF GOOD FELLOWS.

All big things must have Il trained
newspaper man connected with them, or
their success cannot be complete. The
management of the great Forepaugh
and Sells Brothers combined shows rea-
lie this fact and so they have at each
performance Mr. j. V. Miller. Il clever
young journalist of Columbus. Ohio
Mr. Miller is one of the brightest and
cleverest young fellows that has tray-
eled in these parts and he makes circus
day very pleasant for the quill-driyers
wherever he goes. He knows the show
business as well as he does the news
paper business and he is one of the most
valuable and popular attaches of the
great circus.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-11-01
Plants s. Flowers

Roses, carnations and other choice cut
flowers. Floral designs arranged taste
fully at short notice. Wedding decora-
tions, Palms, Ferns, etc., for house
culture. For ornamental gardening at
the lowest price. All kinds OF bedding
plents, Geraniuns, Callas, Heliotropes,
plats, Geraniums, 0Oleus, HeliotrOpes,
latest varieties. Vines for the veranda.
Tomato plants, once transplanted, In
standard sorts. Cabbage, pepper, and
pot grown Egg Plants. 0elery at proper
season. All mail orders promptly attend
ed to.
II. sTHINMETZ. Florist.
PHONE III. Ralei9A ~.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-11-01

Mr.. c. c. Fordham, who has been here
in the drug business several years, will
leave this morning for Greensboro. hav-
ing purchased an interest in rhe Stamey
and Grisson Drug Company, of that city
He will go there to manage its business.
Mr.. Fordham is not only one of Raleigh's
finest druggists, but one of its best and
most popular citizens. 1t is therefore
with regret that the people here see him
and his family move away. Their good
wishes. however, go with them to their
new home.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-11-01

The big auction sale of the sc
Myat lots on and near Newbern Avenue
will come off on Wednesday, Raleigh
has grown and extended so rapidly that
good building lots in and near the city,
at reasonable prices, are scarce. In
tending purchasers had best take adj
vantage of this opportunity, as it may be
their last chance.