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New-York tribune., 1900-12-23

10 wait upon her, Before she went away the latter
had whispered consultation with Mr.. GOOdharI
In which she had confded to him that in her opinion
the baby looked rather old for a new born infant
AT last Goodhaft had been convinced that some
thing was wrong. and he had accused his wife of
deceiVing him. his wife had tearfully confessed
tnaL the baby was not hers she had told him thai
carrier IN the day she had Eiet strange woman IN
Elghth-ave. who asked Il she wanted baby. Tne
woman had given her the child and s. Goodhart
then had left home and had said he would never
nave anything more 10 do with his wife
Magistrate Mayo gently FeprOved Mrs. GoOdhart
Tor her conduct N the AFFAIR aud told 20 taSs
the baby 10 Superintendent of Outdoor FoOr blalf
giving her card OF direction. Before she left ne
court TO DO so she declared that she had had noth
ing 70 eat. that bills being presented and sns
had no money with which to pay them. GOOdhaFs
declined 20 live with her again.
Magistrate Mayo will decide tomorrow how rfuca
money GoOdhart shall give his wife for her sus
port. They have been married two years. Goou-
mart says he earns only small salary as an es
presSman.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-23
WHAT LEE SAID OF OUR FLAG IN CUBA.
HE MEANT IT WOULD REMAIN UNTIL STABLE
GOVERNMENT is ESTABLISHED.


Chicago. Dec pa dispatch to THE Record"
from ST. Louis says that General Fftzhush Lee
made a speech on ''Cuba" before the members OF
the Merchants Exchange here yesterday which
caused much astonishment and is creating great
deal of speculation to the deep significance
which an unguarded remark may have in regard to
the future of Cuba.
General Lee and staff and party arrived here
Yesterday and he was received on the floor of the
Exchange. When he responded to the address OF
welcome he touched upon Cuba, reviewing the war,
the destruction of the Spanish fleet, the conquest
and surrender of the island and finally the evacu-
alton of the Spanish troops. Then came the utter
ance which caused so much astonishment. He
said:
And now the Stars and Stripes float over Matan-
zas, over Ell Caney, over Morro over Havana and
I'll tell you on the quiet that the flag Is going to
stay there"
ST. Louis. Dec 22-GeneraI Fitzhugh Lee COM
mander of the Department of the Missouri, who is
in the city as the guest of the New-England So
New-York tribune., 1900-12-23
THE FRENCH COOKS' ExHIBIT.

Having finished planning their masterpieces for
the holiday season. the French chefs OF the big
restaurants and hotels OF the city now devoting
their energies to preparing for the great culinary
exhibit which they make every year at Madison
Square Garden. This affair is the annual mas
querade ball and carnival given by the Societe Cult
naire Phanthropique, which comprises most OF the
French cooks OF the city 1t will be held at Nadi-
son Square Garden on the afternoon and evening
OF EebIuarY q.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-23
Books au6 publlraIious.

de PHarmonie gives every year This time it will
celebrate the birth OF a century The Cercie
Francois de PHarmOnie has given carte blanche
to the decorators and programme makers, and they
have taken full advantage Of their opportunity.
Fanciuili's list Regiment Band will be there, two
hundred strong. and Max SchwabS orchestra has
been rehearsing new music for the occasion
New-York tribune., 1900-12-23
HENKEy DEPoRTED TO RUSSIA.

Deputy United States Marshal Bernhard tocN
solomon Henken, who is charged with forgery a y
Russia 20 the amount OF 1890 rubles. 70 sou'a
Brooklyn early yesterday and put him on y
steamship Hekla which sailed from Forty -nrs.s "a
All al m bound for CODenhagen. HenkeR va
arrested on his arrival IN this country.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-23
EMPLOYEES MADE HApPY-

The many employees of Cowperthwalt & Sons. M
Chatham Square and also at One-hundred-and-
twenty -hrst-s and Third-ave. were generously re-
memhered yesterday the firm presenting to each
employe. as IT has done for several years past
a cash Christmas gift. F'
New-York tribune., 1900-12-23
HUSBAND DEcEITED As TO B4BE,
WIFE REPRESENTS CHILD AS HER OWN
AND HE FORSAKES H2R.

AND HE FORSAKES H2R-
When he appeared in the West Side Court yes
terday to explain the charge OF abandonment made
against him by his wife. Joseph GoOdhart, an ex-
pressman of No. PAS Thirtieth-st told NIagis-
trate Mayo that on Monday last his wife had tried
TO foist upon him strangers child her own
He had received a note while at work Monday
stating that his wife had given birth TO a child
He had hurried home and had found his wife in
bed the new baby beside her Taking up the IN
fant he had kissed IL a great many times. Mrs
Goodhart had said she did not need the services OF
a midwife. but GOodhart had insisted. He had bor-
rowed $40 from his employer and engaged a mid
wife
Mrs. Goodhart had refused to allow the midwife
New-York tribune., 1900-12-23
THE OLD GUARD BALL.
OFFICERS AIM TO MAKE IT THE MOST NOTABLE
EVER HELD

The Old Guard, ever youthful is to give its an
nual ball and reception at the METROPOLITAN Onera
House Thursday evening January % The
major commanding and his staff of officers ara
busy sending out invitations that are engraved
and ornamented with the American eagle carving
In Its oeak and talons the flag OF the Guard
The pan this year is to be more brilliant than
ever. The music will be by the two Old Guard
bands. consisting OF two hundred pieces The deco
rations of the opera house to be beautiful and
unique The drill will be very attractive. and the
great variety of uniforms will be one of the feat
Sres OF the evening. Boxes may be obtained at the
Old Slip. 0' -'0' Il
New-York tribune., 1900-12-23
PREPARATIONS FOR THE FRgycB BArr

AT Madison Square Garden Tuesday January
s. viii be held the BAN which the cercle Francais
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-20
WAR l.

The news now is that Roberts is sure
to gobble up the Beers, who are repre-
sented to be retreating to get out of
his clutches. With 230, 900 men he
ought to make 80, 900, more or less, ske-
daddle London is again in high an
ticipation for the discouraging move
ment. 1t should be careful next time
not to shoot off it's ~sky-rockets too
soon. That in the end Roberts must
is certain unless some great Euro
can power shall intervene. The Boer
commanders are not trained in fine
eschools like West Point, but they
know how to conduct war when it
mean strategy and battle. The news
shows that Roberts has been forced to
delay operations by lack of supplies.
There is plenty of important work
ahead. The correspondents tell the
British to cultivate patience, but as
sures them hat soon there will be i'm
portant good news" 1t looks as if the
hopes of relieving Mafeking are dash
ed. With all the great army that is a
job Roberts will not undertake. A
London paper says that no force has
been sent to help the plucky besieged,
and that they are in a very bay way.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-20
REvTTIES

Would any one outside Of a lunatic
asylum for demented politicians ever
suppos that democratic senators
would warmly support the seating Of
that vile corruptionist and defaulter,
Quay? So it is. But he will be OPP
posed. The legislature republican
refused to elect him, he is SO venal and
vicious.
General Gomez greatly angered the
whites at Santiago by accepting hospi-
tally from a black party. 1t came near
causing a riot. There is race trouble
in Cuba all about.
Smalley, correspondent of The Lon
don Times from New York. sends this:
eff, as must be admitted, the presi-
Dental election is the final word on
every question legislative raised in
Washington, then the German vote is
the final word with reference to the
doubt of President McKinley'S r~e-elec-
ton, and there is some, the doubt
arises solely from the attitude toward
Great Britain of the mass of German
voters heretofore republican. Their
hostility is due solely to their Boer
sympathies, which lead them to regard
with distrust the presidents friendli-
ness to England"
On the 18th inst, a negro named
George Thomas followed Mrs. Rosa
Douberly, of Savannah, and forced her
at the point of a pistol. Getting to her
fathers house h reported, and the ne
gro was hunted down and identified.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-20
DEMOCRATIC RATIFICATION.
Fayetteville, n. c., Monday April 80,
19OO-Mounted Procession-Old Time
Vance Welcome.

The democratic candidates for state
offices will address the people of this
section of North Carolina at Fayette-
willie, Monday April Goth.
The people of Cumberland, Robson,
Scotland, Richmond, Bladen, Sampson,
Harnett and Moore, and other counties
are invited and expected to join in eX-
tending these representatives of the
white womanhOOd and of
North Carolina an old-time Highland
welcome, such as we used to give the
lamented Vance in the days of yore.
A mounted escort will attend the
candidates to the grounds, and it is
likely that many q red shirt" will be
seen among the crowd as it will tend
to emphasize where we stand on the
burning question of white supremacy.
The ladies are cordially invited to
come out and hear these advocates of
all h a is noble and good in our civili-
zation, as special provision will be
made for them.
The men should come prepared to join
the mounted procession, but come any
way n give one day to the white
women n men of North Carolina, and
let us declare to the world thus early
in the campaign how this section shall
60.
E. R. M'KEITHAN,
Secretary. H. L.. COOK
Cair. Dem. Elk. Com.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-20
THE TERRITORY OF HAWAII.
TERMS OF THE BILL SETTLED By THE
CONFERENCE COMMIT TEES.
House Adopted as n Whole,
with some Amendments. Cniei
Among Them being Organization OF
Courts. the Alien Question and
Adoption or Local option as TO
Liquor Trafic.

Washington, April 17.-After extend
ed meetings an unanimous agreement
was reached today by the senate and
house conferees on the Hawaiian gov
rnment bill. AS il went TO conference
the house substituted ar entirely new
measure previously enacted by the SEN
ate. The senate conferees yielded TO
the house measure as a whole. although
a number OF amendments were made.
In the main. the form OF government
as finally determined upon is that pro-
vided by the house. The main amend
ments are in providing a district court
instead of the federal court organized
under general laws and the striking
out of the house provision ~postponing
for n ear the time for applying the
~coasting laws TO Hawaii.
The prohibition of saloons in Hawaii.
as provided by the house bill. is re-
tanned in a modified form. in effect
leaving the matter TO local option.
The house provisions as to the land
laws are retained, including the amend
ment of Representative Newlands, OF
Nevada, restricting the amount of land
~ pt lICiu by q " pof dNioAA ~ WV
| acres. The other Newlands amend
ment, providing for a commission to
investigate the labor question in Ha-
wall, is changed so that Commissioner
of Labo Wright will conduct h in
quiry. The appointment of circuit
rather earnest difference, was finally
decided by leaving the appointments
with the president.
The bill establishes a complete form
of government for the islands with a
governor and other executive officers,
a legislature of two branches and a
| judicial branch consisting of a supreme
court, circuit courts and inferior
courts
The bill provides hat Hawaii shall
be represented in congress by a dele
| gate, who shall have a seat in the
house of representatives with a right
of debate, but not a vote. The delegate
to congress is to be chosen at an cleo
ton of the people. There is no tariff
provision of the bill. as the tariff laws
of the United States are extended over
the islands and the territory of Hawaii
is specifically made a customs district
of the United States" with ports of
entry at Honolulu, Hilo, Mahukona
and KahuIui.
AS to the crown lands which have
| been the source of some controversy.
it is provided:
THAT the portion of the public To-
| main heretofore known as crown land
is hereby declared to have been, on
| August II, 1898, and prior thereto, the
property of the Hawaiian government
| and to be free and clear from any
trust of or concerning the same and
from all claim of any nature whatso-
ever, upon the rents, issues and pro-
fits thereof. 1t shall be subject to alien
alton and other uses as may be provid-
ed by law"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-20

We have not doubted that Dewey is
put forward by the enemies of Colonel
Bryan, and that his candidacy IL on
tinued can only favor Mckinley. II
this Is well based then Dewey is a
sorry democrat. That Tammany may
favor him in the end may come TO pass.
Belmont is for him. and a fellow
named Roosevelt, kin TO the republi-
can governor of that name, is in Lon
don trying to coax Croker, the Tam
many leader, to help Dewey. What
will be the end we do not under
take to forecast. But little confidence
can be reposed in any New York poll
tician of any school or party. The Chi
cago democrats urge the Admiral To
stick to his professed party and play
fair and accept the good old demo
cratic doctrine of abiding by the result
of an honest democratic convention.
Upon this ground Bryan democrats
have decided to welcome Adnira
Dewey into the democratic party.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-20
A FEW LONESOME POPULISTS
Caucusing In Raleigh Preparatory to
Their Convention Today Standing
Master Shepherd to Resume the Tax
Hearing on h 24th-Heavy Sales of
Fertilizers.


3SdiclSu, ~ -. ApEll Ia.
Senator Butler and the other advance
guards Of the populists arrived today
to be present at the caucus tonight and
at the state convention tomorrow. The
popLlists looked very lonesome indeed
They swung around in a limited circle
in Senat Buffers room and the Of
fees of Secretary OF State Thompson,
Treasurer Worth and Auditor Aver. Il
was h general talk during the day
that Thompson would be the nominee
for governor. Worth for and
Aver for auditor. Thompson said the
convention would meet at 10 O'Clock a.
m. in the Academy of Music. He said
he did not yet know whom he would
call to preside as temporary chairman.
He says he expects a pretty good sized
convention, but not a large one.
Standing Master James z. Shepherd,
a today that on the oath inst, he
would resume the hearing Of the as
sessment cases, which involve $40, 0O0.-
900 increase in taxable valuation of rail-
ways. He ays Judge Simonton has not
yet decided whether or not private cor
porations must produce their books be-
fore h standing master: that the
judge held up that question on the
briefs. He added that he supposed the
judge would send in his decision by
the oath. Some of the newspapers have
asserted that the judge has decided
that the private corporations must pro-
luce the books, etc.
There are a number of cases of grippe
at the soldiers home here. Twelve are
in the hospital and the others outside,
as the hospital is full.
1t is learned from tobacco growers
east of here that they will this year
very largely drop tobacco culture and
plant cotton instead.
1t is stated that Edward w. Pou, now
solicitor for this district, will have the
democratic nomination for congress.
An earnest effort will be made to have
no congressional conventions until after
the August election is held.
The sales of fertilizer tax tags so far
this year amount to s3S,676, which
shows sales of 1873, $50 tons. The tax
is 20 cents on a ton. The sales for
the year will aggregate over $50, 00(
tons, or 10, 900 more n last year.
Some years ago the sales were only
4 5,476. During seven years the total
was 1,27S, 727 tons, or an average OF
1872, 675. A great cotton crop is a GER
tainty. The fertilizers are sold at a
higher figure than for several years
past.
The Carolina and Northwestern rail
way formerly the Chester and Lemon
narrow guage) today demonstrated
itself under the Craig act, though il
already had a state charter. Heavy
rail is being put down on the part OF
this road from Lincolnton to Lenoir
which looks very much like a Seaboaro
Air Ill connection.
Repton Fl. Merritt, of Charlotte, ar
lived here today, accompanied by his
brother, w. E. Merritt, of Wilmington
and will tomorrow marry Miss Powell
daughter of the mayor of Raleigh. His
brother will be best man.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-20
ATTACKED BY FILIPINOS.
They Rush the Town of Cagayan.
Street Fighting-The Enemy Re
pulsed.

Manila, April 17.-Twelve hundred
Tagalogs attacked Cases battalion
headquarters of Fortieth regiment at
Cagayan, island of Mindanao on the
18th. The Americans had fifteen casual
ties, while of the attacking force fifty
were killed and thirty wounded or
taken prisoners. The enemy, num-
bering $50 riflemen, the remainder be-
ing bolomen, archers and mounted
spearmen, Swooped down in a bowling
mass, at daylight, surprising NJ kill
ing three of the Sentries. They swarm
ed the streets in small parties, some
bearing scaling ladders by mean of
which they attempted to enter the
houses.
The Americans tumbled out Of the
barracks and formed in the plaza and
companies began sweeping the town.
The subsequent street fighting lasted
twenty minutes. Twelve of the woun-
ded Americans are now on board the
hospital ship Relief. The enemy with
drew to the mountains in great confu-
sion.
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SOUTHERN SUED FOR LIBEL
President Powell Sues the Company
for $4,000 Damages.

Atlanta, Ga, April Nv. Y. Pow
ell, president of the Order of Railway
Telegraphers, who is directing the
strike of telegraphers on the Southern
railway. filed in the city court here
today a suit for $4,000 damages
against the Southern on account of a
publication in a local paper yesterday.
1t contains an interview with j. ;. j..
Thompson, assistant general Superin-
tendent, and a telegram from General
Superintendent j. H. Barrett, of the
Southern.
Regarding the publication the petit
ton for damages says:
1.-The rpO and meaning of the
entire article and each part thereof as
published was to hold petitioner up to
public hatred, contempt and ridicule,
thereby injuring and destroying his
usefulness and reputation. Petitioner
shows that all these publications were
well known by defendant to be false
and were deliberately made fo4
purpose of running him in the minds of
all good people and of injuring him in
the successful conduct of the business
of the order of which he is president"
Among the most important allega-
tons, the petition reads:
Defendant in using the language,
their criminal actions are only in
line with Powell's general Methods in
connection with the preceding clause,
intended to charge petitioner with
being guilty of criminal conduct and
melting n causing criminal conduct.
Defendant used the following Ian
guage: Powell knows that there is no
strike in fact, hence his desperation
Defendant intended by the use of said
language, taken in conjunction with
the preceding clause to charge petit
toner with sending out false state
ments."
The reports concerning the progress
OF the strike from headquarters of
both sides say that the situation is
satisfactory.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-20
MORE TIME T
By the President to Select the officers
Of the Civil Government of Porto
Rico-His Message to Congress and
Senate Resolution Thereon.

Washington, April 1S.-The president
today sent to congress the following
message:
THE time remaining before the first
of May when the act of April II, 1900,
entitled, IAN act temporarily to provide
revenue and a civil government for
Porto Rico and for other
will take effect appears to be insult
ficient for the careful inquiry n con-
sideration requisite to the proper Sc
lection of suitable persons to fill the
important civil offices provided for by
the act. The powers of the presidents
government will tease when the act
takes effect, and some new authority
will be necessary to enable the officers
now performing the various duties of
civil government in h island to con-
tinue the performance Of those duties
until the new government shall have
been appointed and qualified. That
authority cannot well be given at pres
ent by temporary appointments of the
existing officers to positions under the
act for the reason that many of the
existing officers are officers of the
army detailed to h performance of
civil duties, and section 1922, of the
Revised Statutes would prevent them
from accepting such temporary ap-
pointments under the penalty Of los
ing their commissions The selection
Of the new officers and the organiZa-
ton Of the new government under the
act referred to will be accomplished
with all practical speed, but in order
hat it may be properly accomplished,
I recommend the passage of a joint
resolution to obviate the difficulty
above stated.
"WILLIAM M'KINLEY."
To carry into effect the presidents
message, Senator Foraker. chairman
of the Porto Rican committee, intro
duced this joint resolution:
That until the officer to fill any
office provided for by the act of April
II, 1900, entitled IAN act temporarily to
provide and a civil govern
ment for Porto Rico, and for other
purposes" shall have beer appointed
n qualified. the officer or officers
now performing the civil duties per-
tanning to such office may continue
to perform the same under the author
ty Of said act; and no officer of the
army shall lose his commission by
reason thereof; provided that nothing
herein contained shall be held TO ex-
tend the time for the appointment and
qualification of any such officers be-
yond the first day of August 1900"
On motion of senator Foraker, the
resolution and the message were re-
ferred TO the committee on Porto Rico.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-20

To accommodate those who are par
Iial to the use of atomlzers IN apply
80 1io,,ids into the nasal passages for
rafarrhaI troubles, the proprietors pre-
pare Ely's Liquid Cream Balm. Price
Including the spraying tube is IS
cents. druggists or by mail. The
LIQUID embodies the medicinal proper
ties of the solid preparation Cream
Balm is quickly absorbed by the mem
brane and does not dry up the secre-
lions. but changes them to a naturaI
and healthy character. Ely
as Warren street. New YorI.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-20

Atlanta has two large dailies of re-
markable excellence. The Constitution
has but few equals in the whole south.
The Journal is the best evening paer in
the south of which we have any knowl-
edeg. 1t is a superior paper. with an
extensive circulation. 1t has lately
changed ownership at a price of s216,-
500. The management will continue,
and it is thought that Mr.. H. II. Rich
ardson will continue as editor and Mr..
Josiah Carter, who has been manag-
ing editor for several years. will con-
tinue also. Hon. Hoke Smith gives up
all connection to devote himself en-
tirely to the law The ability and in
dustry of the paper are conspicuous
and exceptionally good. George H.
Dickerson, formerly of The New York
Herald, will be the publisher under the
new regime.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-20
FAST NAIL TRAIN WRECKED.
Caused by Collision With Freight
Train-Mail Agents Injured.

Tampa, Fla, April 1.-THE mail train
from the north, which left here at a
late hour last night for Port Tampa,
was wrecked between this city and the
latter place. The mail car was derail-
ed and almost entirely destroyed, and
some of the pouches We're badly dam
aged.
Mail Agent II. A Donnell was ser
iously injured and his assistant, Harry
Gray, painfully bruised and cut
The accident was caused by a collis-
ion with a freight train.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-20
~HOICE Vegetables

~ will always find a ready
market-but only that farmer
can raise them who has studied
the great secret how to OBJ
tain both quality and quantity
by the judicious use of we'll
balanced fertilizers. No fertll-
izer for Vegetables can produce
a large yield unless it contains
at least SO Potash. Send for
our books, which furnish full
information. We send them
free of charge.
GERMAN KALI WORKS.
q, Nassau ST., Ne~ Sek-