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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-07

NJ OTirE-I, STANSBURY MURRAY, JR.,
IN owner and occupant OF tho house
situated at iu4 East Front Street, in tho
Second ward in the city of Whining.
ton.county OF NewCaste. state O. Del. IN CON.
plinnUe with the requirements OF the acts Of
the General Assembly IN such case lnndo and
provided. do hereby give notice that / shall
apply III 1rltinE TO the Judges Of tho CUurG
OF General Sessions Ol the State of Delaware
in and rorEnv Castle county, Oh Monday. the
18th day Of May, 1873, being the next term OF
said cou for II ICen 20 FOR sad nous, Us an
iuu Or tavrrl Tor tho sale therein OF intoyt-
cutting Iiquu in loss quantltiD' Lhani 4 uar5
to be drunk on the premises, and tho toi.rw.
Ing respectable citizens of said ward at least
twelve OF wliurd arc substantial fro1h Jldurs
OF said ward. recommend the said application
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-07
FOR SALE.

I7OR SALE-ONE SPAR SPRING BUGGY
Il made by Cooling. Apply to Frank Yer
non this office tt
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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-06-01
LEE AT JACKSONVILLE
HIS WELCOME TO THE CITY AMOUNTED
TO AN OVATION.
Hundreds of People Crowded The Station as
the Train Rolled in and Cheers
Rent the Air.

Jacksonville, Fla, May 31.-General
Fitzhugh Lee arrived in this city from
Tampa early this evening, and his well
come amounted to an ovation. Hun
dreds of people crowded the station as
his train rolled in, and cheer upon cheer
greeted him as he stepped from Mr..
/ Plants private car, which had been
placed at his disposal. A committee OF
prominent citizens met him and he was
escorted to the Seminole club, where he
was entertained for an hour by his old
friend. No formal demonstration was
attempted, as he had expressed his
strong aversion to such a welcome. He
was driven later to the Windsor Hotel,
which will be his headquarters in this
city. He was accompanied by four
members of his staff Capt. II. u. L.
Niche, assistant adjutant general !;
Lieutenant Colonel Curtis Guild, Jr,
inspector general; Lieutenant l.. M
Maus, chief surgeon, and Lieutenant
Colonel Oliver Wood, chief of commits
sary. The aides of his personal staff
Lieutenant Algernon Sartoris, Lieuten-
ant Fitzhugh Lee, Jr., and Carlos Car
bonell are expected to arrive from
Washington tomorrow.
Later in the evening. accompanied by
severa members of his staff and other
military officers ut present located here,
General Lee went to the Terminal sta
ton and paid his respects to General
Miles and his party during their stay in
the city enroute to Tampa The two
generals enjoyed half nm hours CONVEX
sation in General Miles private car,
but nothing was given out for publica-
ton. General Miles was shown the lat
est dispatches regarding war news by
an Associated Press correspondent, and
expressed qualification at what was
shown him.
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and covered il wide area. 1t was fully
six miles wide at this place and extend
ed as far east and west as has yet been
heard from. 1t either took 4 widening
course or there were several storms, for
reports of heavy damage come from Int
Teton and places far to the north of the
apparent track of this storm
The cloud gathered quickly in a clear
sky, after day of extreme heat. Its
strange Wilderness became suffused with
mink. and it was ushered in by thunder
ana lightning and in deep twilight.
No one here ever before witnessed such
weird phenomena. The hail was not nj
all the color of ice, but of cleaning white
like Parian marble. The stones were the
size of grape shot. many much larger.
and came down thick as rain drops ana
with force that shattered everything
in their way-crOps. tree bOughs, grow
ing fruit, window glass and single roofs
if at all weak
1t began at D. M. and though II
lasted only fifteen minutes the quantity
of ice that fell was prodigious. Rain
melted it fast, but at the close it lay
drifted i'll places two feet deep, like
vast rows of grape shot. 1t is to be
doubted if its like was ever before seen
in the state The pecuniary loss must
amount to hundreds of thousands Of dol
lars. as the above named crops are so
near completely destroyed as hardly to
pay for cultivation or reaping, as i'm the
case of wheat and oats.
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GARCIA IN GOOD TRIM.
He Has 10000 Men Better Equipped
Than Ever Before.

Key West. May 31.-2:3O p. m.-Conr-
iers from Cuba today brought highly en-
conraging reports from General CaliXto
Garcia's army. Garcia alone, it is said,
has 10000 men better equipped than
ever before. except in the matter of
clothing, and they are in excellent spirits.
Five thousand men. it is added, oc-
cupy territory along the northern coast
near Manati. The Spanish troops have
withdrawn to San Holquin and Man
zanillo, and General Garcia still holds
his headquarters at Bayamo.
General Mario Genocial has been
obliged to abandon his contemplated Mt
tack on Holquin, province of Santiago
de Cuba, General Lugue, of the Spanish
army, having thrown 10000 men into
the city and strongly terrifying neigh
boring hills.
Tomas Collazo, Juan Miguel Portuonde
and Captain Cardenas left Banes in Il
small boat recently for Nassau, bearing
dispatches from General Garcia to the
United States authorities.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-06-01
FERTILIZER TAX VALID
THE NORTH CAROLINA LAW SUSTAINED
BYU S. SUPREME COURT.
Case Of PatapscO Guano Co. VS. Board Of Agri'
culture Of North CarOlina--0piniOn by
Chief Justice Fuller.

Washington, d. c., May 31.-The
United States Supreme Court to-day de-
cided the case of the Patapsco Guano
company vs.. the Board Of Agriculture CT
North Carolina. The case involved the
validity of the North Carolina state law
providing for inspection, and sought to
enjoin the collection Of the charge for
such inspections. The opinion was rem
dered by Chief Justice Fuller and sus-
tanned the law. affirming the opinion of
the court Of the eastern district of North
Carolina.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-06-01
FOR SECOND REGIMENT
COL. RURGMYN AT WASHINGTON SECUR-
ING EQUIPMENT FOR HIS MEN.
Maj. Moody Assigned 10 Buffers Staff Urg-
ing Gen. Roberts Appointment
Lieut.. Cameron's Case.

Washington, d. c., May 31.-(Special.l
Senators Pritchard and Butler and
Congressman Skinner were at the war
department to-day to receive clothing
and equipment for the Second regiment
OF North Carolina volunteers. While
Senators Pritchard and Butler were
waiting on Secretary Alger, Congress
man Skinner with Col. Burgwyn called
on Adjutant General Corbin. who re-
ferred them to Maj. Patton. The major
requested Col. Burgwyn TO make out .
requisition for what he wanted, and as
sured him that such things rs shoes,
shirts and drawers would be expressed
to-day. The other items in the rcguisi-
tion will be forwarded at once. While
at the war department Mr.. Skinner saw
Col. Ward and General Corbin IN ref
rejected by the examining board on the
ground of undersize and deafness. Cen
eraI Corbin informed Mr. Skinner that
the report of the board will be held up,
and that another examination will be
ordered.
Major Moody has been assigned on
Major General Buffers staff
At the request Of Senator Iiritchard
and Congressman Skinner the order is
sued by the treasury department for q
reduction in the force in the collector
office at Beaufort and Wilmington has
been suspended.
Congressman Skinner is insisting that
as Virginia, South Carolinl, Alabama
and Georgia have been honored by tile
appointment of a distinguished son as
major general or brigadler general, it II
but right and fair that North Carolina be
also given a major general or a brigadier
general The man for such place is
General w r. Roberts. Mr. Skinner has
not only seen the president but he has
written him a letter calling attention
TO this discrimination against the State
and urging General Roberts appoint
ment.
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ANXIOUS TO FIGHT.
The Volunteers at Chickamauga Want
to Go to the Front.

The Volunteers at Chickamauga Want
to Go to the Front.
Chickamauga National Park, May
31.-Much to the disappointment of n
number Of volunteer regiments here who
think they are ready to go to the front,
no orders were received for the move
ment of any commands additional, to
those mentioned yesterday. The South
ern and the Western and Atlantic rail
ways were instructed to-day to move
four regiments tomorrow morning. In
accordance with this order the follow
ing regiments have been designated to
move tomorrow: First District Of Co
Iumbia. 157 Indiana. Second New York.
and First Ohio infantry. The Fifth
Maryland, Sixty-ninth New York Third
PENNSYLVANIA and the First Illinois, will
leave Thursday morning. Orders have
been issued and are expected tomorrow
from Washington that all regiments Of
volunteers must be recruited to the full
strength of / .307 officers and men, and
recruiting officers are to be detailed at
once to secure these recruits.
George Schwarts. private, Company
ID, Fourth Pennsylvania. Of Allentown.
4tleu Ut the ulNlSlOll iuNtfltht lb-daHs \ nv
cause of death was pneumonia.
Schwarts' brother was with him, and
the remains will he taken home tonight
for interment. The First Mississippi
infantry, comprising 1000 officers and
men. in command Of Col. George Govan
arrived to-day.
An incident Of the arrival of the Mis-
sirpanS created considerable enthusiasm
When the trains arrived at the depot
there were several hundred of the
northern and western volunteers there
waiting for the park trains. The south
erners got out Of the train. and gave
their northern comrades the "Rebe
Yell" by way of assuring them that
they were ready to fight with them tC
the last ditch.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-06-01
THE WAR REVENUE BILL.
No Progress in the Senate Yesterday
Senator Sullivan Sworn In.

Washington. May 31.-Another day
has been passed by the Senate in fruit
less discussion of the war revenue meal
sure.
Not the slightest material progress
was made at to-day's session toward dis
posing Of the bill. Speeches were made
by Mr. Mason, Republican, Illinois);
Mr. Lodge. Republican, Massachusetts,
and Mr. Elkins, Republican. W. Vir-
ginia) Mr. Mason strongly advocated
an amendment to the bin placing tax
upon wheat -four. adulterated either
with clay or with corn flour. and pre-
scented Il long statement by the National
Association Of American Millers, in sup
port Of his contention Mr.. Lodge had
intended to defend his action in offering
the Hawaiian annexation resolutions as
an amendment to the pending bill, but
refrained because. he said, a secret ses-
sion would be demanded if that discus
sion started After commenting upon
the arrogance of the minority, which pre-
vented action upon Il question which the
administration and majority in both
branches of congress desired to dispose
of. he began discussion of some ques-
ton arising out of the present war
Evidently believing this not proper
subject for public discussion. Mr.. Iur
pie democrat, Indiana), forced a Sc
cret legislative session.
In the open session that followed, Mr.
Elkins discussed the general features Of
the pending bin. opposing the corpora
ton tax. the tax on bank deposits, and
the issue Of greenbacks, and strongly
advocating the issue Of bonds.
Soon after the opening of the session,
Mr.. Sullivan was sworn in rs Senator
from Mississippi, to fill the vacancy
caused by the death Of Senator Wal
thall. The Senate went into executive
session ut $50 o'clock p. M, and after
wards adjourned.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-06-01
TROOPS WANT TO co TO CUBA
CONCLUDED from First Page

Sunday; Company
Godsbro Company WINSTON Monday, and Company p Red
to-day. il
before vaccinatng the Second baa
like the third This done order to guard
large number being the same time from the ehee OIL
when the vaccination complete regiment will be i'm
mune pox Importance this viii be seen when it is lnem
Cuba but in this and other southern cities IN tins section
almost summer there is an epidemic Of small pox
A THUNDERsToRNI
The establishment Of the here
week ago. the wind p 30
The edsvnle were the greatest sufferers Some ten
them that of Captain Ellington were blown down. Mos
them went their occupants but in the Captain
Ellington leaving him and his household goods exposed
TO the downpou His pay roll that ne had Just shea making OUT was
hundred yards his hat quite
captain bung blown out Of his key Of liquor
could be confirmed Because Of boasts previously made
had the best tent in his prednent source
o. his
captain Balm and Major Smith came near suffering
Captain Ellington difficulty their poles
lacks being like North Carolina
thunderstorm. doesn't waste much
time or give any simply hunders
twice and qualities simply wonderful
the ground first absorbs the moisture slowly The sand 50 very
roll along like until the surface of the
eathg gets velaam simply drinks the water
A CANTEEN ESTABLISHED.
these columns the other day has been established
house has been erected for in the centre
the Of the and near the guard house. that may nave good p
protection which general merchandise Of all kinds
soft drinks and beer sold The
these articles the same as are charged the city but the h
end three months divided out
This is method Of furnishing the soldiers
The executive management of
OFF, :" : ri = smith e Ralegb He viii he allowed clerk and
Raleigh The storfkeeIer viii
officer sergeant and the caneen clerk private
will month and then place
somebody else.
SENIORITY OF OFFICERS
by
This exceed
question: depends not only the position OF the men ~
be the brigade charge
understood that the date q the commission or the time
roll will settle it. BY this test
rgade general BY day and Dr. Wilder
hospital with
ran .
be who to regiments
with all possible dispatch the
question seniority and therefore the
standing to 4 veryg the officers in the army
under the last call the eoore people OF
be 1t stated that
when will be taken direct to the island on the
FIXED l" MElttlll.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-06-01

Department Issues Notice to Marines
Asking for Cooperation.

Washington, d. c., May 31.-The fol-
lowing notice to marines was issued to-
day:
Headquarters Coast Signal Service,
washington. ID. c., May 81, 1898.
'Notce is given that this service has
now in operation Il system Of signal stu
tions extending from West Quoddy
Head. Me-. to the Mexican border all
connected by wire with the navy depart
ment. Tt also has the complete co-opera-
ton Of the light house service, life saw
ing service and weather bureau. Vessels
passing any of the stations of the above
service are requested to signal by inter
national code any news they may have
of sighting suspicious craft or fleets at
sea. ANY cautionary news such as the
knowledge of an enemy in these waters
will be communicated to passing vessels
that come within signal distance. A list
of the stations Of this service will be fur
nished on application. but they are at all
prominent points on the coast and may
be known by the following distinguish
ing signals hoisted on a ninety foot signal
mast, viz:
"Quiet days-G-foot drum shape.
Breezy dayS-Intemationa letter II.
'Night lanterns white. red, white in a
vertical hoist.
Most of the prominent light houses
as Well as the life saving stations, have
telecfaphic connection with the coast
signal stations and are equipped with
the international code flags and book.
All correspondence relating to this ser
vice should be addressed to the super
intendent Of the coast signal service.
(Signed) "JOHN r. BARTLETT.
Superintendent"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-06-01
ANOTHER PRIZE TAKEN.
The Spanish Bark Maria Dolores Cap
tured by American Cruisers.

Key West Fla, May 31.-Another
prize has been captured. She is the
Spanish bark Maria Dolores, of Bilboa.
She was overhauled by one of the
American cruisers six miles off Porto
Rico. She was bound from Rio .Ianeiro
to San Juan de Porto Rico, with coal.
Some cases, supposed to contain am
munition. were found under the coal.
The Maria Dolores was captured about
o'clock on the morning Of May p. \
prize crew was put on board and the YES
sci was sent to Charleston. The report
Of the capture was brought by cruiser
which arrived here today.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-06-01
CHINESE NoBLEMAN DEAD.

Pekin. May 31.-It was definitely an
nounced today that Prince Koung. pres.
ident Of the Tsung-Ii-Yamen Chinese
foreign officers Is dead. and the emperor
has issued proclamation ordering the
Chinese court to go into mourning foi
a stated period.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-06-01
LEAVE FOR TAMPA.

Atlanta, Ga. May 31.-Two hundred
recruits left Atlanta today over the At
lanta and West Point railroad for Mo
bile. They are in charge Of Lieutenant
Heavy and are assigned to the eleventh.
infantry.
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p. NJ. SIMMONS. Il. W. PoU
JAMES H. PoU. A. D. WAR;
SIMMONS, PC U & WARD,
ATTORNEYS AT Law.
nALEIGH, ~. q.

(OMca In Lumsden Building, DRposIte
Market HOuse.)
viii practice In the counties OF Wake
Johnston arnett Wilaon egravaU
Jones, Onslow, Duplin, Pamllcc ana Gar.
teret and elsewhere In the State whers
services are desired and In the guDremas
and Federal Courts. 0ficas also IA New
bern and Smithfeld.
ID. w. Pou AassoeIatsa In civil Wpaa
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-06-01

A little boy asked for q bottle OF "get
up in the morning as fast as you can"
the druggist recognized a household
name for "DeWitf's Little Early
Risers," and gave him bottle of those
famous little pills for constipation, sick
headache. liver and stomach troubles.
Heart 4 Heart.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-06-01

Thirty-fve years make d generation.
That is how long Adolph Fisher, OF
GAINESVILLE, O., suffered from piles. de
was cured by using three boxes OF De-
Wits Witch Hazel Salve. Heart q
Heart.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-06-01
YOUNG WOMANH00D.

Sweet young girls How often they
develop into worn, listless, and hopeless
women because mother has not i'm
pressed upon them the Importance Of
attending to physical development.
No woman is exempt from physical
80 nea and ,na1.indical main -
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-06-01

A plug Of Trio has on it blue tag,
and in it the best and richest Tobacco
in the world.
THE DALTON-FARROW CO.,
Manufacturers,
Winston, N. @.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-06-01

Wise is the son who admits the supe-
rior wisdom of his father.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-06-01

It doesn't take much to make a one
legged man hopping mad
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-06-01

A torpid liver robs you of ambition and
ruins your health. DeWitt's Little
Eeaht gfarm orm romarm ora0hraohFaha
Early Risars cleanse the liver, cure con-
stipation and all stomach and liver
troubles. Heart & Heartt.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-06-01

The majority of people seem to forge
that tomorrow never comes.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-06-01

her symptoms, surroundings and occu'
patton.
She will get advice from source
that has no rival in experience OF wo-
mems ills. Tell her to keep nothing
back. Her story will be told to wo'
man, not to man. She need not hesi'
tate in stating details that she may
not wish to mention, but which are
essential to full understanding OF her
case, and If she IS frank, help iscertaln
to come
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-06-01
DAMAGE IN FRANKLTN.

Louisburg, n. G., May 31.-(Special.)-
Hail did great damage throughout this
section yesterday afternoon. About i
o'clock pieces fully the size of eggs began
to fall 1t continued for nearly half
hour, but not continuously. The course
of the storm was from n. w. to ). II.
sOne piece picked up measured , inches
i'm diameter.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-06-01

Washington, d. c., May 31.-The fol-
lowing notice to marines was issued to-
day:
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DAMAGE IN HALIFAX.

I.ittleton. n. G., May 31.-(Special) -
The most destructive hail storm in
thirty-five years. say the old Inhabitants
PASSED near Littleton yesterday after
noon. At panacea blinds were destroy
ed. 40 window panes were broken. In
the same neighborhood horse was
killed and some roofs were demolished.
Cotton that had been chopped is ruined.
gardens destroyed, and trees stripped Of
their foliage. Stones are reported two
inches in diameter. Farmers are dis
spirited, and viii have to plant again.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-06-01

p, NJ. sTMMoNFs
JAMES II. P0U.
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IN DAVIDSON.

Lexington, n, G., May 31.-(special.l
lightning struck the Hunt House and
knocked off one chimney top. Fortunate
Iy no one was hurt The thunder shook
the very earth Hail in great abundance
fell. In about a minute the ground was
literally covered with the beautiful icy
peDr.es, ranging in size from a hen ega
down. Leaves We're cut off trees, and
young tobacco, cabbage, corn and garden
truck riddled. It is also said that wheat
is badly damaged by the hail.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-06-01

Il. W. PoU
A. D. WARD
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IN VANCE COUNTY

Kittrell. N. G., May 31.-(speciaI. y
People whose recollection reaches back
to when the century was young never
saw the like of yesterday. No such cal
omity has ever befallen the agricultural
interest of this community. The great
hail storm of October, 1873, destroyed
alI the tobacco then uncut, but it came
TOO late to do great damage, and its path
was narrow. The great frost Of Octo-
her, 1881, virtually destroyed the tobac-
20 crop of this State and Virginia. But
The loss to this vicinity was not SO
heavy as that of yesterday The great
fall o. hail that occurred on Easter Mon
day. 1882. came before the crops were
M and in harms way. That of yester-
day came when it was too ate to replant