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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-05-27
Hot on the Trail of the Spanish Fleet

washington Post, May 23.)
Commodore Schley's squadron was
last night either in the WindWard Pas
sage or off the coast of Cuba in front
of Santiago. 1t left Key West last
Thursday, t~Wenty-four hours ahead of
Admiral Sampson, whose ships had put
into that part for coal, provisions, and
ammunition. It has, therefore, had
time to reach the Josed rendezvous
of the enemy, but up to midnight no
word had been received at the navy de-
partment of an engagement. A fight
may occur this morning, but everything
depends upon the maneuvers of the
Spanish admiral. If he has left Santi-
ago II it's vicinity, Commodore Schley
will Dol into an empty nest. 1t would
not be at all surprising if Admiral
Cervera has slipped out. He is an
artful dOdger, and if he is caught in a
trap it will be because he tried to es-
cape and failed.
The discredited Saturday
night Of a fight off the Mole of St.
Nicolas with ne report of twelve
Spanish warships sur and two Amer
lean vessels disabled, was given it's
death blow yesterday by an official bull
letin from the navy department to the
! effect that no conflict had taken place.
The cipher clerks were ON duty in the
| department throughout the entire day
| and again took up their watch last
/ night, with Acting Secretary AHen to
keep them company, but nothing ar
rived to throw any light upon the sit
uation. Admiral Sampson did not
leave Key West until Friday afternoon,
n it would take him until his morn
ing to traverse the 800 miles from Key
West 10 Santiago. IF the Spanish
squadron has remained at Santiago, it
will be met and DESTROYED.
Nava officers who are impatient to
hea of the destruction Of the Spanish
fleet console themselves with the reflec-
ton that it took Lord Nelson just three
months to find the French fleet in the
Mediterranean When he finaH caught
up with it, he swept it from the seas,
n naval officers say that this is the
fate which awaits the Spanish squad
ron, although they will not venture a
prediction as to when the engagement
will take place. The Caribbean sea is
as large as the Mediterranean and is a
much more open body of water. so that
if Cevera keeps up his policy Of dodg-
ing he may be able % elude his pur-
suers for some time.
Twenty-Five thousand United States
soldiers are ready to invade Cuba.
They wait pon the navy. The inva-
sion will Immediately follow the i'm
pending naval engagement.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-05-27

Senators Discuss the War Revenue
Biii-HOuse Passes Volunteers Pay.
ment Bill and Bill for Keieif of Reg.
ular Army Officers.
SENATE.

Washington, May 23.-For five hours
measure under discussion. The entire
time was occupied by Senators Chiffon
democrat, of Texas; Lodge, republican,
of Massachusetts, and Turley, demo-
crat, Of Tennessee. While Senator
Lodge confined himself to a discussion
of the proposed tax on corporations
and bank deposits, strongly urging
hat such taxes be not imposed, Sena-
tor Chiffon and enatO Turley cover
ed pretty fully the general features Of
the bill. Their speeches dealt compre-
hensively with the theories of taxation
and were, therefore. In the very nature
of things legal and technical disserta-
lions upon the subject. No action Of
any kind was taken upon the bill.
At the request of the war department
a bill was passed admitting to America
register the steamer Zelandia. The
vessel, which belonged to the Oceanic
Steamship Company and a. under
the Hawaiian flag. has been chartered
to convey troops to Manila. The
steamer is British built.
The senate at Sis p. m. went into
executive session and at $50 p. m. ad-
jOurned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The house today passed the senate
bill providing for the payment of vol
unteers from their enrolment and au-
thorizing the secretary of the war to
pay troops embarking for Manila, one
month in advance.
The senate bill providing that off,
GERS of the regular army who may be
made staff officers in the volunteer
service shall not vacate their Offices in
the regular army was called up by Mr..
Hull, of Iowa. The bill was amended
so as to include army officers appoint
ed to volunteer engineer corps and was
then passed.
The rest of the day was devoted to
legislation affecting the District of
Columbia.
At 5:27 D.. m. the house adjourned.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-05-27

Versailles. May 23.-The second trial
Of M. Emile Zoia, on the charge OF
criminal libel. contained in charges
which he brought against the officers
who conducted the Esterhazey court
martial. commenced In the assize court
here today. But few OF the general
public were admitted within the pre-
cints Of the court, n vigorous meas
ures were adopted to preserve order
There was no incident upon the arrival
Of the accused.
M. Labori, counsel for the accused
Immediately questioned the competen-
cy OF the court on the ground that the
alleged offense was committed in Paris
IND that only a partisan jury was CON-
petent TO try the case.
The general. NJ. Bertrand,
Of the Paris court. h acts the public
prosecutor. upheld the competency OF
the court to try the case. whereupon
NJ. Labori announced that he appealed
to the court Of cessation upon that
point.
The trial was hen adjourned pend
ing the hearing OF h appeal.
On leaving the court NJ. lola was
greeted with cries of Down with
Zola." informing led with cheers for
lola and cheers for the army.
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Baltimore, May 23.-The somewhat del.
icate question of salaries was the chiei
interest at the Methodist Episcopal gen
eral conference, south, this morning. The
publishing interests committee recon-
mended that those editors and agents
connected with the publishing house re-
ceive a salary of s., 900 Unsteady of the
81 800 hitherto paid them. The conference
voted to keep the salaries at $500, and
then DR.. Hoss, editor of The Christian
Advocate, made a statement saying that
he had TO work between 10 p. m. and !
o'clock a. m. at matters other than MS
paper in order to supplement the salary
the church was paying him. DR.. J. j.
Tigert. secretary of the conference, made
a similar statement. 1t was then de-
cided to reconsider, and the salaries Were
placed at 5000.
ov-r minor charges in the form and
method of trial for local preachers accus-
ed of immortality.
In the midst OF motions 10 table. sub
stitutes. etc. Rev. Sam Jones advanced
to the platform and offered a substitute.
AR. President" said he. "as a local
preacher l nave a substitute to offer in
his matter. l move to hang all the
local preachers under suspicion
Bishop Gambler. pounding his gavel Wig
orously-HBrother Jones is out OF or
der"
II was voted TO open the next General
Conference on the first Wednesday in
May. l91s. The pace will BE- selected by
a committee in a couple OF years.
The committee Of entertainment for the
next conference was appoinIed as FOL
lows: Rev. A. G.. Brown. of Virginia
Rev. T. VI. Finnie, Of Missouri: H. Y.
McCori. OF Georgia: 3. NJ. Burgher. OF
Texas: Robert Magruder, OF Baltimore
The lively discussion on the subject OF
which was held on Sunday.
had an echo this morning when Rev Jul
Illus e. Wright Of Harrofsburg. Ky, and
a few Others entered a protest to the ac-
ton of the conference in deciding that
evangelists could not hold meetings in
charges without the consent Of pastors
The protest was received and Rev. DR.
Collins Denny. Rev. DR.. e. E. Hoss aTt
Rev. w. L. Mems, were appointed Il
reply 10 il.
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niticant ship movement on the coast.
It IS said at the navy department
that il will be at least five days before
the Monterey can be startea on her
long journey from San Francisco for
Manila, the delay being on account of
the preparations that must be made for
the very exceptional service required
OF the vessel.
Washington, May 23.-The senate
spent more than an hour in executive
session today n made an effort to
confirm the nomination of Collin P.
Anthony as postmaster at Scotland
Neck, N. c.. Anthony is a cOlOred man
and he was opposed on the ground
that he is a saloon-keeper. Senators
Pritchard and Wolcott defended him.
An aye and no vote developed the lack
of a quorum, and the senate adjourned.
without action. The vote taken show
ed a small majority against Anthony.
Joseph F. Doyle was confirmed as
postmaster at Savannah, Ga.
TO ENLIST THE IMMUNE REGI-
MENTS.
Captain J. S. Petit First infantry.
and Lieutenant H. H. Sargent, Second
cavalry, who were recently appointed
colonies of Independent regiments of
volunteers to be composed of men i'm
mune from contagious and infectious
diseases, are now making arrange
ments for the organization of their
regiments. Captain Petit will recruit
his regiment from residents of the
District of Columbia, Maryland, Vir-
ginia, West Virginia and North Caro-
lima, and Lieutenant Sargent will secure
his in Alabama and Mississippi.
PLANS FOR COLLECTING PHIL
| IPPINE REVENUES,
In anticipation of the early Oocupa-
ton of the Philippine islands by the
military and laval forces Of the Unit
ed States, the treasury department has
already begun the formulation of reg
ulatiOnS and a scheme of customs tar
ifs which will be collected by the mil
itary authorities and turned into. the
treasury of the United States asa
military contribution" That the
president has authority to collect the
Philippine revenues under existing
conditions is not a matter of doubt,
The tariff now being prepared by the
treasury department will closely follow
the Spanish customs law in force in
the Philippines. Just what revenue
. they produced is not known, but the
assumption is that, inasmuch as the
home government realized from them
last year approximately SO, O00, 900 the
actual amount collected was SIS, 000, 900
The government will assume control OF
the revenues as soon as the principal
SeapOrtS are in our possession and will
| continue to control them, at least unit
congress takes specific action in the
case or until peace has been declared
between the two countries.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-05-27
AT CAMP ~CHICkAMAUGA.
General Wade Takes Command Of the
Third Corps-General Wilson Re.
views His Division Of the First Corp.

Chickamauga National Park. May ..
Major General James T. Wade, until
recently in command Of the Fifth
corps. at Tampa, reported here today
TO General Brooke. having been assign
ed by the war department % the com
mand Of the Third corps, now being
formed here.
The First division Of the First army
corps was reviewed today by its com
mander. Major General James II. VIII
son. Although n particular demon
stratton was made, yet Il was a spec
tacular scene. made doubly interesting
because II will go in history as the first
great formal movement by a large
body Of troops organized for the Amer
ican-SpaniSh war. Il is moreover said
% be he first review Of the kind had
since the civil war. 1t began early in
the cool OF the day before 9 O'Clock.
The three brigades Of the First divi-
sion, nine regiments, practically 5000
men, formed a line Of battle, the right
resting north Of the historic Kelly field.
Thence IL ran a mile perhaps along the
ridge, a portion Of the command form
ing IN the rear, a second line, as Il for
a reserve in an assault.
After the usual formal Inspection OF
ne iIiIr WHICH DDOh some time, the ul-
vision formed in column Of tours,
changing direction twice until on a line
parallelwith General Wilson, who sat
ON a magnificent horse in front Of a
group Of brilliant staff officers. The
lines We're formed with remarkable
rapidity of precision. Then in a COL
umn Of companies, the division ad-
vanced in splendid form. 1t was a
grand sight. The marching " a as a
rule, in excellent time, the alignments
accurate and the distances we'll main
tanned.
General Wilson expressed himself as
delighted n very proud of the fact
that the division when m~anOeuvred to-
gethered for the first time should act
so much like regulars and veterans.
The regimental and brigade drills be-
gun day in the First army Fps will
be prosecuted with increasing activity
each day.
Inspector General Breckenridge and
staff visited the park today and in
spected the camp of the Second dfvi-
sion of the First corps which they
found to be in excellent condition.
The sanitary conditions, however, are
to be improved.
The remains of George NJ. Walker,
Company d, First Missouri, who was
killed in the railroad accident Thurs
day, were shipped to his home at St.
Louis. The other injured men are
doing we'll no unfav0rable symptoms
having appeared.
General Brooke today assigned the
following as provisional commanders of
the three divisions of the First corps:
General Wilson, first division; Colonel
RObleter, Of Minnesota second; Colonel
Van Duze, of the Fourteenth Mime
sofa, third. A number Of regiments ar
rived today.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-05-27

Good looks are really more h skin
deep. depending entirely on a healthy
condition Of all the vital organs IL
the liver be inactive, you have a bilious
look: IL your stomach be disordered.
YOU have a dyspeptic look; II your
kidneys be affected. you have q pinch
ed look. Secure good health. n you
will surely have good looks: Electric
Bitters" il a good Alternative and Ton
ic. Acts directly on the stomach. hv-
er and kindeys. Purihes the blood. cures
pimples. blotches and boils. and gives
a good complexion. Every bottle guar
anteed. Sold at r. r. Bellamys aru9
store. 50 cents per bottle. 3.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-05-27
WhoOping Cough.

L had a little boy VINO was nearly
dead from an attack OF Whoopins
cOugh. My neighbors recommended
Chamberlain's Remedy. I did not
thing that any medicine would help
him, but after giving him a few doses
oe that remedy I noticed Al improve
ment, and n bottel cured him en-
tirely. It is the best cough medicine
1 ever had IN the house,. l.. Moore,
South Burgettstown, Pa For sale by
r. r. BeIlamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-05-27

S. II. Parker, Sharon, Wis, Writes:-
81 have tried DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve for itching piles and it Always
stops them in two minutes. L cOnSid-
Ter DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve the
greatest pile cure on the market. For
sale by r. r.. Bellamy.
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ed or not a man wOuld have been left
alive. I certainly did not expect to get
back. The bullets we're striking the
water and boat like a hail storm. Ny
boat suffered most as their fire seemed
to be concentrated on IT. / regret I
had three poor fellows mortaily wound
ed-one shot through the forehead. one
through the liver and one through the
neck and his jaw shattered. Four
others were wounded. One will lose a
leg. the other three were shot, one in
back and two in leg. The boat was
shot through in several places and was
leaking very badly. har wOrk to keep
her aflOat. How / escaped I do not
understand as my coxSwain was shot in
the back early in h game and / took
the helm. / kept the men in the bot
tom between the war while rowing
off TO the launch, which was about 200
yards off, and as there was no onfc+r
in the o to restrain them they got a
little ratified. I was seated or the rail
all the time TO encourage the men and
although many bullets passed very
close to me / was not touched 1t Is
not a pleasant 20 be working
under fire and not b TO return II, al
though there is an e~xultacion about IL.
The ships Were SheHing the beach all
the zine We were working, which vas
about three hours, and il vas a very
grand sight TO see the shells burst
Sometimes when they shelled the
woods whole trees would be cut off
and thrown straight up like a dart
from 50 TO 20 feet in the air. When the
shells struck the cable house or bar
racks they would make a round hole
in one side, burst and puIverizing the
tricks END IL in q reddish funnel
shaped cloud along the ground for a
hundred yards or o and blowing the
walls down on the of side and setting
the wood work on fire. As . Of the
shells passed close over our head We
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-05-27

Charlotte News The selection OF Pro-
fessor Dred Peacock. of Greensboro. as
president of the State Historical Society
insured the success OF the organization
1t has a worthy object and deserves the
support OF all patriotic North Caro.i-
mans.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-05-27
SPANS PROTESTS
To the Powers Against our Warships Flying
the Spanish Flag.
TO RESORT TO PklVATEERING.

tion..No Newsf from the FIeets--Recent Recruiting of the NAVY.
Frances Compliment to Our Government--Cuban Block
adc Not Inefectve-.Our Coast Signaling SYSTEM.
To Begin Enlistment of the Immunes.-PIans
for Collecting Philippine Customs.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-11-19
Twelve Killed in a Railroad .Acci.
dent in Canada.

Trenton, Ont, Nov. IA
grand trunk express train, bound
for Toronto, crashed into NOV
ing freight train near Murray
Hill crossing, two miles west of
here, at $3.50 this morning, and
several cars were smashed almost
to splinters. So far rs known,
IL persons were killed and n
dozen or more seriously injured.
A misplaced switch was the
cause of the accident, the west
bound train taking the wrong
track, on which was the east bound
freight.
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n Sight Worth Sccing-A Wagon
o" a Look Over CIyburn
~ lIlIiott'S Stables.

a., nooc ,a",. ~ ,,,',ns ms wagon
s. E,Iiott,s stable, ~ Wy '''rn
:,
,.,tod Ni,o,,on . '''
Wall of o,,,,, 7'"
have hrcn in tom n,;los nf 1a,,,'' '''
ter within the past week II i
not quite as high rs MitchoIi'~
ieaN III North Cat"IIna-6, 7o7
,S L,I ",'' - i i'' enough up III
,,,a,,,, ,n1 80, :" :. -; :'''l i"' .,'''H "I""hI'
'''"''" ~ II - upon 'h' plnnarl"
hoIdinr nu thn ,,u cnJ ,f ,,n....'..
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just Arrived Horses, Mules
amd Wagons by the Car Load.
y car load of Horses, Mares
and Mules, selected especially for
this market and bought to sell at
prices in keeping with the low
price of cotton, have just been re-
cciyed at our stables.
Also, another car load of the
celebrated Tennessee and Old
Hickory Wagons, the only rclia-
BILE. This is our second shipment
this season.
Call early. We will treat You
right. Respectfully,
Farmers b. & NJ. Company,
j. Nj. Hood, Manager.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-11-19
NEGRO TROOPS RIOT IN
MACON.
Make Trouble as Soon as they
Arrive and Thirty of Them are
Arrested.


Macon, No". Negro troop,
are rIoting in Macon today The
tenth immunes, coIorcd, reached
the city and promptly proceeded
to hold up store. Thirty of
them were put under arrest.
y provost guard hastcned to
the scene Of the disturbance and
with fixed bayonets and loaded
guns the disorderly negro soldiers
were compelled to dispense. They
had formed n line to prevent
couriers from reporting their con
duct.
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kcT>iaW News.

Ecr>haN News.
Quite number Of our people
attended the State fair IN Column
bia this week.
MIR. W ID Ingram was at Lam
caster Mondav.
Mr.. Jake Grow paid flying
visit to BLacilsburg this week.
Miss Rosa Neal of Flat Creek
was in the town visiting relatives
this week.
Mr.. G G Horton, Sr., is on u
business trip to Rock Hill.
MIR. w b Threat paid visit
to his old home 10 Chesterfield
county last week.
Capt. l. + Stratton, Supt. of
the Blackmon Mine. was III town
Tuesday.
Mr.. w + Croxton has moved
from Mr.. j & Catoe. 5 house to
the house vacated by DR.. r S
Beckham.
Mr.. W II Ingram of White
Plains was in town Tuesday.
Mrs Mamie Horton, wife Of Dir
Columbus b. Horton, died last
Tuesday, after II lingering illness
of dropsy of the heart She was
consistent member Of the Kcr-
shaw Baptist Church. Her brother,
DR.. } f Rutledge Of Lancaster,
came down Tuesday to attend the
burial. AMERICUS.
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Office

To the Deb'ors ma Credit0rs OF
JOhn u, BOWers, Deceased,
All Persons indebted to the late
John j. Bowers are hereby noti-
fed to settle their Indebtedness at
once and all persons having claims
against the estate of the said John
j Bowers, deceased, are requested
to present the same, properly Ger.
tilted to, to the undersigned at
once.
w. Z. Clvburn,
Executor.
Halle Gold Mine, Nov. IA. 1898
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Meeting of the Lancaster County
Teachers Association Called

Meeting of the Lancaster County.
Teachcrs Association Called
There will be meeting of the
Lancaster County Teachers As
soclatlon, at the Lancaster Graded
School building at 1870 O'Clock
Saturday, the Goth, inst. All the
teachers of the county are urgent.
ly requested to attend. Other
counties are holding their meet
lnSs regularly. Why should Ian.
caster be behind 2 Come one,
come all! The association needs
help of every teacher, and every
teacher needs the help of the asso-
ciution..
Geo. w. Fooshe, Pres.
Miss Minnie Miller, Sec'y.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-11-19

The Clemson boys and the South
Carolina College boys played a
match game of foot ball at the
Fair grounds in Columbia last
Thursday with the result that the
Clemson boys scored "a to Caro-.
linlans O..
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lfThey Only Knew

If those subscribers who are
owing The LEDGER only knew
the inconvenience and loss we suf.
Ter on account of their tardiness,
we suspect that they would, with
out delay, make an honest effort
to pay what is due.
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Adam r Smith, one of the old
est and best known bankers O
Troy, n. Y, committed suicld,
there on Tuesday.
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Sl 80 PER ANNUrlS
O. G A \ : q s!

why are the crowds with U.s. if their rnonev doy>sf
ouy more here than elsewhere! If you have lngs
OF money and don't care what things cost. bvy af
other stores; but if on bargains bent, our rsesyy
stores are the stores for you For the past tsy o
weeks we haven't called attention to our new
bargain arrivals. TO do SO would draw more,
people than we cOHid serve, and mark YOU. yye,
are better equipped i'm Men and Merchandise.
than have ever been.
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FOR RENE.

Two nice 4-room dwelling
houses amt one two story 7-room
dwelling, in East End of town.
Apply to
Heath, Springs & Go.
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EMI-W + = KLY

Cotton brought SIS yesterday.
notwithstanding it rained all day
there was a sight of it sold. In
fact, the town has been crowded
with cotton all the week. A
glance in at Ganson's and at the
Farmers Banking and Mercantile
Co.'S shows trade is lively. The
clerks in thse two establishments
are busy all the time. There is n
rush of the pooplo for the bar
gains they are advertising.
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"Now that you've got your
dog again. " said the rough look
lng man pockcting the reward
"'you might ask me if | wouldn t
like something to drink
"iou forget, sir " slcrnly re-
piled the owner Of the animal,
"that | said in my advertisement
mo questions asked. ;" Chicago
Tribune.
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Brought Back to Serve Out His
Sentence.

Scnfcncc.
Bob Witherspoon, COL, who
escaped from the Lancaster coun
ty chain gang about two years
ago, was brought here from North
Carolina last Tuesday evening by
Mr.. f f Nivens of Monroe and
will serve the remainder of his
term-12 months on the gang.
Shortly after his escape, Bob shot
Policeman Nivens at Monroe and
has Just finished servings a sentence
of IS months in North Carolina
for this offence. On his release
Mr.. Nivens took charge of him
and brought him here, receiving
the reward Of $40. which had
been otfered by the county for
his capture.