davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-12-23
THE NTFLLTfENCER.
Published Daily. Except saAdhy' "
InteIllgencer Publishing Co..
Is and II Fourteenth Street.
JOHN FREw, Pres. and Bus. ManaGer.
Terms, Per Year, by Mail, In Advance,
Postage Prepnid.

Terms; Per Year, by Mail, II, Advance,
Postage Prepaid.
Daily 20 Days Per Weekl 1 Year,,S6.s0
DaiIy, SIX Montlls-........ ..............-. S.8O
Daily, Three Months ..................-... 100.
Daily, Three Days Per week...,-... 800
Daily, Two Days Per Nveek..,......,, 800
Daily, One Month......,. ..,,.... ."....., 40
weekly, One Year, in Advance. 100
Weekly, Six M0nthsa......,......-....;.. 90
THE DAILY INTELLIGENcER is deiiy-
cred by carriers in Wheeling and adj
iacent towns at 10 cents per week.
Portions wishing 70 subscribe to THE
DAILY INTELLIGENcER can do 50
by sending in their orders to the In
telIlgencer odlce on postal cards or
Otherwise. They will be punctually
served by carriers.
tributes Of Respect and Obituary Notices
80 cents per inch.
Correspondence containing important
news solicited from every part Of the
surrounding country.
Rejected communications will not DO re-
turned unless accompanied bysufhclent
postage.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-12-23
'TgIli OLD CITY BOOK STORE,

PELoUBET's Notes on International
Sunday School Lessons for 1899 for
81 publishers price, 81 25) or mailed on
receipt OF 81 II.
STATIONS oLDCITY BOOK STORE.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-12-23
oLDc1TY BOOK STORE.

ASK to see the new game. 'Conette,"
advertised in all the magazines, also
the new puzzle, Three Blind Mice.
with all the old fOvorites, such ms Par
cheesl Carromo Scripture Cards, Flags
of All Nations" 1.-THE Union" etc, nt
STATIONS OLDClTY BOOK STORE.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-12-23

BAGSTER's Teachers Bible with
name stamped In gold on cover, at 81 %,
81 so up to 80. All full size. minion type,
overlapping corners, lined TO edge. in
ternatlonal, Cambridge and Halman's
also In stock at ridiculously low prices.
STATIONS oLDcITY BOOK STORE.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-12-23

WHEN Vou see book Of any kind
advertised In your magazine, remember
that we will sell It to you at q lower
price than the publisher Here Is a
chance to help yourself and your home
book seller at the same time.
STATIONS oLDCITY BOOK STORE.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-12-23

EPISCOPAL Prayers and HmynaIs,
in sets or separate, at prices ranging
from 25c to 81 80. Names stamped in
gold when desired.
81, A N,sSoN,e OF Is CITY BOOK STORE.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-12-23

STANDARD Diaries In all sizes from
vest pocket to office. In various bind,
ings aud styles Name stamped In gold
when desired.
STATIONS OLD CITY BOOK STORE.
TAKE the Ohio River II, r., for Gin
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-12-23
IuEPRONE NUMBERS,

EDITORIAL Rooas...... s1s cOuutlus ROou..... $40
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-04-22
STATE PRESS

Butler in his belligerent senate speech
said he would drive every Spanish snip
from the sea, and lay waste every CITY
and town in Spain" II anything of the
kind is attempted North Carolina would
spare the last drop of the populist sena-
tors blood to see him do it--Ashevil!e
Gazette.
The Concord Standard hopes that The
anti-fusion sentiment expressed by the
democratic press of the state some
months ago will undergo no reaction. -
The sentiment itself is not apt to. for
il is sincere and deep-rooted. but what
may be in contravention Of the convic-
tons entertained. The party lash has
not lost all of its potency and it IS apt
to be used between this time arsi the
18th of May. and on that day. with a
good deal of vigor.-Charlotte Observer.
Democratic conventions will soon he
held in every county in the state. to Sc
lect delegates to the state and district
conventions. All citizens who honestly
want white supremacy. honest white
rule, and honest, intelligent. decent gov
ernment, are cordially invited to attend
these primary conventions and Cooper
ate" in selecting delegates who will faith
fully represent these views. This Is
where genuine, sincere Corporation"
ought TO begin, and where l. will nave 10
begin, TO accomplish the results desired.
We are gla to hear from various sec
tons that this method of cooperation
is meeting with great approval. All who
of Russell Butlerism should attend these
primaries. Let the conventions be full OF
honest. determined. state-loving citizens.
Raleigh POS
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-04-22
NORTH CAROLINA

At Fayetteville a negro child was shot
a mantlepiece and exploding.
Charlotte News: Sonny Allison. a son
of Alex. Allison, a we'll known coIored
man, was badly cut on the left arm last
night while walking on the Air Lin
trackfs near the trestle. He has no idea
who it was that ASA ulted him. The city
physician dressed the wounds, three III
number.
Raleigh News and Observer: Mr.. c. P.
Abernethey, a prominent citizen of Cald-
we'll county, and a descendant of Colonel
William Dickson, died yesterday aged %
years, the result of an injury received
eleven weeks since from a limb OF d
tree falling on him.-A young man by
the name of McDade was seriously in
jured yesterday by being caught in a
belt at a saw mill and carried around
the wheel. His leg was broken and seri-
Gus internal injuries resulted. He will
probably die.-YeSterday afternoon at
2:30 o'clock Miss Sallie Jones. daughter
of Colonel T. l.. Jones, of Henderson,
died at the residence of Mrs. J.. j. Har-
ris, corner of Lane street and BoyIan
avenue. Miss Jones had been an in
tense sufferer from ear trouble, and came
to Raleigh six weeks ago and submitted
to d surgical operation. She was a young
lady of lOvable character and her death
is a severe blow to her friends and fam
lily. (She was of close kin to the family
of the editor of The M~essenger.)
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-04-22
BREViTIES.

If General Lee should be appointed
to a Major Generalship and be put in
command of a fighting force he will
give a good account of himself. But
there are other southernerS who would
do good work also if confided in. The
south knows how to fight, but 1T pre-
fers it's own commanders. 1t does not
fancy in the least the General Miles
type of braggarts and menaclers.
Who pays the cost Of war? An easy
enough question to answer. The peo-
pie who do the fighting do the paying.
This is a peoples war all the way.
If the cause of the Maine is not good
cause of war the north had a miser-
able cause when it plunged into a four
years war of destruction because the
south proposed to peaceably withdraw
from a violated, despised compact"
There are northern newspapers, and
possibly some southern sy~mpathizers.
who are still harping upon my daugh-
ter" They continue to say do not be
hasty. do not be precipitate, take time
to think. be careful. as. to what you
are doing. While the flags wave n
the drum beats the long reveille, they
are saying, hold on. await longer, take
a week longer to consider. And the
answer comes back from the people,
Attention.. shoulder arms. forward
march,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-04-22
PRECAU7IONS AT KEY WEST
The Mayfo~er Arrives tincfn'
natl Sent ON Special Duty The Ha.
wanna Gable Cut.

Key Weski. April 2G-The United
States torpedo boat destroyer May
flower arrived here last night and an
chored neae the flagship New York.
Addit ional precautions have been put
in fo rec hare to insure the safety Of
the big ships since the resolutions Of
cong ress ware adopted. All deck lights
on board the New York, Iowa and In
diaI Ia, WHICH lie out Of Key West har-
Dor are now ex~tinguished before s p.
m, when, The battle ports are screwed
on and the formidable war ships can
ha rdly be seen from each others deck.
ex cept when an occasional searchlight
fla shing AROUND reveals their dark out
liz les. Besides this ~precaution, the night
pa ttrol has been doubled Last evening
b. 9TH the Cincinnati and the Marble
h cad. accompanied by W. torpedo
b oats, went out on picket duty. The
c rulSer Cincinnati is missing from her
squadron of sister ships tonight, but
there IS no occasion to fear hat dis
aster or accident has befallen her. This
morning the Marbiehead returned as
usual, but not the Cincinnati. which
had not been sighted up to night fall.
Inquiry developed the fact tina a mes
sage was signalled to her from the
flagship early this morning. It's import
has not been ascerrained on shore, but
the answer was waved back: Still nine
miles out. Will follow orders" What
these orders were are not known only
to- the commanding officers Of the fleet
J and the Cincinnati. The probability is
sf1at no alarming significance attaches
60 r1e incident, as the Cincinnati was
most likely sent further out TO gain
] greater command of the entrance to
/ these waters from the Cuban side.
/ 1T has been lea rned that the ca bic be-
tween here n havana was cut
% a mile south Of Fort Taylor, and
| evidently by some one familiar with Cd
bfe work The cable. which is Of the
| double armor, heavy. shore end type,
was not cut in two. but merely Gu
| open. The conductor was then pulled
| out and cut in two near the shore. The
| cable is now repaired and the whole
matter is under investigation.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-04-22
i HAVE Been TOO BUSY

s2.eo to 1915. Clay worsted from 500
up to $1,000. Fine SUITE from $4.25 10
$1,000. Odd Pants at any price from
sc up to so and NJ. Overzlls from 25c
to 75c a pair. Jumpers at same prices
Boys odd Pants At CSC n pal. Boys
Suits from sec to s-.0 and -
We have a comrsete stock sum-
mer Goods and 1 can safely say they
are cheaper than evsr before.
Come TO Us and brisE you card and
get fs punched with ~ery cash pur-
chase. You will find asre everything
that is kept in a first-ciass dry goods
store, covering 5000 square feet OF
ffoor room. with an e~leetric ele~atcr
connecting the three floors with al the
up-to-date system. Send Us your or
ders. We guarantee satisfaction or
money refunded. ut Wilmi7gton's Big
Racket Store. IL. North Font Street.
opposite the orion Hotel near the
Posteficc,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-04-22
and Cuba

The house republicans deserve a
compliment, which we here make bold
% offer. upon having had the courage
and resolution to stand out against
the senate'S recognition of Cuban in
dependence. Even if there were no
other reasons for their course in his
respect, the fact that the president is
opposed to recognition should be
enough 60 justify the house in what
has been done. Mr.. Mckinley, very
properly as we understand the mat
ter, holds that the recognizing Of any
foreign government is a p~rerOgative of
the president, and he naturally objects
to it's seizure by another brance'o of the
government. The house has done wen
to sustain the executive in his ccnten-
ton, and we believe that it will be
commended therein by all thoughtful
and well-1nformed people. We do not
wish our action to be complicated by
outside and impairment issues. The
case is ciear-cut as it and Why
obscure and enfeeble it unnecessarily?
On the other hand, the senate was
justified in it's attitude with reference
to the language of the preamble, The
Cuban people are and Of right ought
to be free" In yielding the point as
to explicit recognition it sufficiently
exhibited it's Willingness to make all
reasonable concessions in the interest
of harmonious action. In insisting
upon the phrase quoted above it made
a very modest assertion of it's right to
take part in the framing of a resolu-
ton which. after all, has and can have
but one meaning and Interpretation.
The question as to whether Cuba is
or not free at this moment is, to be
sure, OF minor Importance. Technical
ly speaking. it is not free so long rs
the Spanish flag flies over the Moro
and u,se Punta Brava, but in another
sense it is free. since the insurgent ar
mics roam at will over a great part of
the island, and the Spanish forces do
not seem to be able TO arrest or to
ppr them. From our point of
view the phraseology of rhe senate
resolution in this respect was purely
academic difference as 10 rhetoric.
The house could we'll rave afforded to
let it pass as a superfluous and insig-
nificant complication
Harmony OF feeling and onc Of
action on the part of congress have
constituted the chief desiderarum in
crfis The country has want
ed 40 Quib3ling over unimportant de-
/ tailS-Over mere tricks of utterance.
| There has at no time been a reason
j able doubt as to popular demand. There
| has at 10. time been the smallest war
/ rant for obstrucring or frustrating the
| popular p by points Of order or
bewilderfng Observation-Disclosures
/ Post
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-04-22
GEO. O. GAYLORD, Proprietor
RIoTOUs COLORED TROOPS.
Armed With Rifles, They Force the
Release of One Of Their Comrades
From Civil Custody.

Key West, Fla. April 20.-The Cuban
population literally went Wild tonight.
having apparently reserved its enthus-
iasm for an imposing demonstration.
The procession marched through. the
principal streets of the town led by a
brass band, which took particular care
to play only American national airs.
The rear Of the procession was brought
up by the better class Of Cuban resi-
dents in carriages. The parade sere-
naded Commandant F~orsythe at his
home fronting the harbor and then
Americans at the principal hotels.
There We're sivas and cheers for An
drew Jaskson, General Grant and
President Mckinley.
After the demonstration an ARRAY oc-
CURED which shows that considerable
feeling exists against the colored
troops or rather their presence here.
Sergeant Williams, of company G.,
Twenty-fifth infantry, was with a
brother soldier examining a revolver at
a street corner when a policeman ask
ed him TO put the weapon away.
According to the story of the police
Sergeant Williams refused and chal-
lenged the policeman to compel him.
The policeman drew his revolver but
the weapon missed fire Meanwhile
the soldier blazed away. He was over
powered before Cny II was hurt.
During the struggle to overcome the
negro several white men struck him in
the face.
Williams was locked UP at the city
hall. The police say Coloalel Daggett
has issued an order forbfdding the
troops to carry side arms. The es-
capade has raised feeling to a high
pitch, and race trouble is feared.
Twenty minuxes after Williams arrest
twenty-five soldiers OF the Twenty
fifth infantry fully armed with rifles
and fixed bayOnets, the
house of Sheriff Knight and demanded
tina he release his prisoner The Sher-
if was alone and i'll. The negro troops
gave him five minutes to comply with
their demand and he decided thar dis
erection was the better part OF valor
and gave up lbs man.
Colonel Daggett, when the latter g
ture of the affair was brought 10 his
attention., said he would Investigate it
thoroughly and. if the report were true,
would diScipltkse every rnan severely.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-04-22

For the past two weeks TO change my
ad in The Messenger. but / VIII tell
you of tn few specially cheap things l
am running on this week
Fine Gilt Edge Bleaching s%c per
yard. Fine Smooth Unbleached Cotton
at 2t.c per yard. Nice Checks at &c
per yard. Nice Sha1lie at size. Calico
at &c and &c, Fine Colored Lawn at &C.
White Lawn at &C, Cross Sal Lawn at
&c. Beautiful Bookfoid Lawn at 5c,
Linen Crash at &c. Foolard Cloth worth
10c for &C. Dimity at SC. All styles
of fine goods in Percale at &c. Sea Is
land best Percale at loo White Swiss
at i2Hc up to 35c. Black Nuns Yelling.
all wool. a job at Sc. Cashmeres, Serg-
es, Flannels and Muslin. all prices.
Beautiful Mohairs at Sc and soc per
yard Lace Curtains from IS to sl.00
and up Fine Lace Curtain Swiss at
from 12c TO 15c per yard.
Mems black suits OF Clothes from
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-04-22
LITERARY GOSSIP

Kiping has written a poem on the
Torpedo" and it is said TO be treated
with all his wonderful sweep and subj
seiy, of that engine of war, with it's
Strength of twice three hundred
horse"
The doom-bolt in the darkness fired
Ihr mine that splits the main.'
TIE 'rCloister and the Hearth" is not
only by great odds the very greatest
triumph of Charles Reade's fine genius,
bot it is indeed one of the greatest
novels in English literature. 1t is a
STORY without the limitations of a novel
OF reform of any kind. Dickens's "A
Tale of Two Cities" We have been long
suclined to DC as his supremest effort
IN creative literature. He had no 'ul-
esior motive" but gave his great pow
Its to the telling of a story for itself
fssased upon the most tremendous social
p and political governmental upheaval of
times. He wrote a very great
move as a result.
Mark Twain ridicules Jane Austen's
novels and 'Th Vicar of Wakefeld'
and expresses his hearty dislike. They
usf4l continue to be read by the hous-
ands of cultivated men and women.
Walter Scott greatly admired Miss
Austen, and thousand of famous men
x1ave read the pure, simple story by
~1ahdsnith with pleasure and admira-
lion. Mr.. w. l.. Alden, in New York
<r1nops's saturday Review," wants
eas-k 70 add Paul and Virginia" to his
Dist OF abominated books.
we learn that Wordsworth
r0ld Landor that all of SCOTS poetry
together vas not worth slxpence.'
ABOUT the %silliest, most namby-pamby
stuff eve written in verse was the pro-
duct of Wordsworth. He was a great
sssrI, but he wrote no little of intoler-
able stuff. Scott was never dull and
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-04-22
Troops Arriving.

Chattanooga, Tenn. April 20-CaF-
airy and artillery from all parts OF the
country poured into Chattanooga to-
day, Major General John r. Brooke
and his staff of the department of the
lakes arrived from Chicago late this
afternoon to assume command at the
ChickamSuga camping grounds.
Mobile, Ala. April accompanies E
and G. of h Eleventh infantry, Lieu
tenant Colonel E. w. Burke, arrived
here this afternoon via New Orleans
from Fort Logan ear Little Rock.
New Orleans. April 20.-Company a,
Twenty-third infantry. arrived today.
Hospital tents capable Of accommodate
ing 1000 patients are being erected at
the fair grounds. Bids for s~upnlies
will be oaened tomorrow.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-04-22
The Coming Woman.

Who goes to the club while her hus-
band tends the baby, as well as the
good old-fashioned woman who looks
after her home, will both at times get
run down in health. They will be
troubled with loss of appetite, head
aches, sleeplesSness, fainting or dizzy
spells. The most wonderful remedy for
these women is Electric BitterS. Thou
sands of sufferers from Lame Dack and
Weak Kidneys rise up ana call is bless
ed. 1t is the medicine for m Fee
male complaints and Nervous troubles
of all kinds are soon relieved by the
use of Electric Bitters. Delicate wo-
men should keep this remedy on hand
to build up the system. Only soc per
bottle. For sale by r. r. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-04-22
Chapel Hill Notes
Correspondence of the Messengar.)
Gl>--l IL ~ .-:L %

VI lIe -ieSScHSSI.J
Chapel Hill, n. c., -Apri, 90.
Last night in Gerard hall the dra-
matte club presented the roaring COM
euy "A Modern Ananias" for the first
time before a Chapel Hill audience.
There was a fair sized audience pres
ent and all who saW Judge it AS the
best play which the univ .rsiiy d. a.
matte club has ever presented. From
start to finish it is Overfiowing With
mirth and comedy and the audience
is kept convulsed with laughter.
Every one acted his part perfectly
but Messrs. Reynolds, Rawls and
Myers in female characters made es-
pecial hits and MIR. Pond as Colonel
Lyon showed true dramatic talent.
The club will soon prepare another play
for commencement vel
This afternoon the university again
plays Oak Ridge and next Saturday
the great Virginia game comes off at
this place. With Lawson in the box
and our regular team on h field we
have much hope of defeating the team
from the Old Dominion.
The Historical Society had an inter
esting meeting Monday night, some
very interesting papers were a
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-04-22
IERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
WILMINGTON, n. G..
THE OUTLOOK FOR WAR.

The congressional esolution and the
ylt5matu1n of this government have re-
cr1ved the executive signature and will
today be officially presented to the
Spanish government by Minister Wood
Ford Spain by the ultimatum Is re-
rQ1ired % ~evacuate Cuba and an answer
Us demanded by noon Saturday. No
reply by hi time will be taken as a
refusal. This is the last move on the
part Of our government before a decla-
ration of war or opening Of hOstilities.
Tire nature of SPANS reply is clearly
ToreshadoWed in the demand by Min
Esier Bernabe for his passports immed-
lately on being notified of the Presi-
dent having signed the resolution Of
Congress and his departure for Cana
ia last night.
The outlook is surely war, unless the
Spanish government swallows itself
and jumps into the deep sea of revOlu-
zion by backing squarely down. The
gJnited States cannot back if it would
FOR the people would not allow.
Mr.. Grosvenor pronounced Grove
nor) said on April eth that this war
viii be fought under the republican
banner of the administration of this
government. or it will not be fought
at all" That appears to be something
of Il joke in the light Of subsequent
facts. Speaking on the 10Th, after the
sEnti-war gam had been bagged, Gros-
Venor said that the war would be pros
eCuted vigorously, and he tickled the
south's ribs with a long republican
brush held at a distance. The south
generally does it's duty when there is
heavy fighting at the front 1t was so
IN n first war Of independence; it
WAS so in the war with the Barbary
States; it was so in the war of 1812-14
with Great Britain, when New Eng
Sand played the traitor; it was so in the
Seminole war; it was so in the Mexican
war; it was eminently so in the recent
<econd war of independence. The south
will do it's duty and needs no patting
on the back by the Grosvenor set.
The south should not allow itself to
be put in a false position, one of single
sacrifice. There is a disposition, it ap-
gears, up north, to force the south,
ever so willing to fight, to do the brunt
of it There is neither rhyme nor
reason" in this. The south has
had its full share of fighting and
1t should not seek to sacrifice
its young men needleSsly. The At
tanta Journal puts the actual strength
OF the guard in Alabama, Florida,
Texas, Georgia, Louisiana and Miss
issippi, the six States nearest to Cuba,
at 27,800, which is quite double what
Gge had supposed. There is an exag-
geratiOn we take it of numbers. 1t
gives a list of the other Atlant States
and puts the guard strength at 63, 800.
We do not know where it gets its fig
1res- We notice in the list that North
Carolina is credited with 1000 and
south Carolina with 9,400, while Mary
land and Virginia united have but
$500. This war should not be fought
Ea;onc. and will not be fought alone,
10y the regular army and the State
Guard. "A call for so, 900 men will be
Knnde in addition. 1t is a peoples war
and all the states Will furnish soldiers.