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THE SEMI-WEEKLY MESSENGER: FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 1898. 3 5? f V s t 6 V 1 A ,1 X A WARSHIP SENT TO HAVANA THE PRESIDENT ORDERS 7THE MAINE TO THAT PORT; Every One Taken by Surprise at the Order. The Dbpatch Foe warded by the Dapont from Kf y West to Tortugas Excitement In Madrid Over ThU News-Unelnees In Havana .Extra Guards Around Lee's Of ficeVolunteers Called for to Protect the Ameiican Colony Jacksonville, Flu., January 23. (Sun day.) A U lTarn from Wt-y "West saya Almiml Sicard, with, the battleships New York, Indiana, Massachusetts, Iowa and Texas, arrived off the bar at 10 o'clock. The Maine, Montgomery and De troit and the torpedo boats Cashing and Dupont went out and joined the fleet. Telegrams from Havana last night state that extra guards have been placed around General Lee's office for protec tion. Circulars were distributed around Havana calling on volunteers for the protection of the American colony. The commander of the naval station at Key West received a message from Gen eral Ixe this "afternoon. He is safe, the city Is quiet, but there is suppressed ex citement in the American colony. The white squadron is anchored at Key West and will sail for Tortugas tomorrow. Madrid, January 23. (Sunday.) The re port that American warships have been ordered! ito Cuban! waters .has caused great excitement iiere. The Imparctal in the course of a violent article, swtys: "We see now th'e eagerness of the Yankees to seize Cuba." A grand banquet was given at the palace this evening In .honor of the name day of King Alfonso. The- numbers of (the cabinet and the principal members of the diplomatic corjjw were present. The cabinet met afterward and decided so it it reported to address a manifesto to the country. One minister, in the course of an interview, said the govern ment was quite, 'tranquil respecting the movements of the American warships, which were fully known to the minister of marine. TUB MAINB ORDERED TO HAVANA. Washington, January 24. Within forty eight hours, for the lirst time since the insurrection bi'oke out In Cuba three years ago, the United States government wi:il li represented in the harbor of Ha vana by a. war hi p. The decision to send The United States steamship Maine Was linally reached at a special meeting- at the White house; this morning between The president. Secretary Long, Attorney Genera!! McKenna, Assistant Secretary Day and General Miles, and it is a striking fact that, with the exception of the secretary of the navy and the attor ney general, not a member of the cabinet knew of the presi i-nt's intention to take this radical action. It is not denied, however, that Some FiiCh move has been long in contempla tion, u.x is evidenced' in the following statement of Assistant Secretary Day made thi.- afternoon: "The sending of the Maine to Havana means simply the resumption of friendly naval relation's with Spain. It is cus Tomtiry for naval vessels of friendly na tions to pass in and out of the harbors of other countries with which t'hey are at leace, and llritis'h and German warships 'have recently visited Havana. This is no new move. The president 'has intended to do it for some time, but 'heretofore, some tiling has 'happened 'to postpone it. The orders to the Maine mean nothing more ft hart I 'have said, and there is nothing alarming or unfriendly ini them. The Spanish minister here is fully informed of what is going on, and, so far as I know, has not made the slightest objec tion to it." Further, Assistant Secretary Day said tth'at Consul General Dee bad not sent for st warship. This statement shows that the move- was made deliberately, and that it could not have leen taken if there were serieus apprehensionH. of Its results in Havana. The general belief here', however, is that in Madrid rather than in any Cuban town is trouble to be looked for, if there should be any misap prehensions of the purpose of our gov ernment sending the Maine to Havana. The ttmjier of the oppositiem newspapers 5ni the Spanish capital has been threat ening for some time, and it may require the strong hand of the news censor to re press utteiances that vould lead to riot ing. Admiral Sicard's orders were not made public in 'their text at the navy depart ment, but it was stated that the sub stance of them was contained in the fol lowing statement made by Secretary Lo ng: "So far from there being any founda tion for the rumors yesterday of trouble at Havana, matters are now in such con union that our vesseis are going to re sume their friendly colls at Cuban ports si nd go in -audi out just as the vessels of ether nations do. The Maine will go in st day or two on just such a visit. The department has issued orders for vessels to attend the public celebrations in Mo bile and the Mardi Gras at New Orleans sind for the torpedo llotir.a to visit Gal veston, Texas." The orders were not sent directly to the Maine for the reason that she is now at tached to tihe squadron and the naval regulation's require all such orders to go 'through the superior officer. There is some question whether the telegram reached the admiral before he sailed with his squadron from Key West for Tor, tugas 'harbor. The belief is that it did not. but this will make little difference in the .programme, inasmuch as the tele gram doubtless will be sent to the ad miral by one of the torpedo boats or ome other means of conveyance. The de tails of the Elaine's movements are be lieved to be left for the arrangement of Admiral Sicard. but it is thought that the fhip. which put to sea with the g'puad ron. will return, to Key West before going to Havana. The German ships to which Assistant 'Secretary Day referred in his state ment are the Charlotte and the Geyer, both training ships, and net of formida ble tyie, though one sufficed to settle 'hastily the Haytian difficulty. Their touching at Havana is not believed to be significant, as their cruiNr was arrangeVi in all details last SepteuMler and the ttame ships are due at Charleston, S. C, t-ary in February next. AT THE SPANISH LEiUATIOJ?. At the Spanish legation iothhg was known of the order for the Main to pro ceed to Havana, Minister de "iome said that even in case it were true that it portended noithing serious; it was per fectly in accord with u stage for warships of two, friendly powers to enter and leave each other's ports. The warships of Spain had visited. American porta on compli me Hilary missions .three times in as many years and if there had not been an American warship in Havana, in the same length of time, it was merely be cause the United States- government had not seen fit to order one there. As to the possible consequences of the Maine's appearing at Havana ait this time, the minister 'expressed himself as not at all uneasy. There was mo doubt, he said, of the conservative behavior of ithe loyal Spanish population irk Havana and else where, and the onily remote contingency which might lead to unpleasant conse quences was. some overt act on the part of the insurgent sympathizers, committed with a nope .of embroiling Spain and the United States in just such an incident as happened with the Baltimore's crew dur ing the insurrection in Chili. In- response to an inquiry, the minister said that it was not customary and a. part of diplo matic usage for one country to notify t'he diplomatic representatives' of anoth er In advance that it intended to send a war vessel to the waters of the other na ttion. The statement of Minister de Lome makes it apparent that the Spanish gov ernment will1 not regards the dispatch of ;che Maine to Havana as aa hostile ac,t and equivalent, to a breach of the friend ly relations between the two countries. Minister de Lome called at the state department about 3 o'clock this afternoon in pursuit of information concerning the movements of the Maine. He asked and was freely permitted to see the orders nt to Admiral Sicard. directing the Maine to proceed to Havana. The fact that the Spanish minister was sJhown the orders is regarded as an Indication that there is nothing of a threatening or bel licose nature in them. The navy department received infor mation during the day that the squadron had sailed from: Key West to the Tortu gas, this being in accordance with the original programme when it was ordered south. THE BATTLESHIP MAINE. The commander of the Maine, Captain Sigsbee, is a favorite in the navy de partment. For four years he was chief of the hydrcgraphlc office and by his energy brought the office up to a high standard. He was lucky to get so im portant a ship as the Maine, considering his actual rank, which is that of a com mander, but 'immediately he justified the department's judgment in the selection by running his ship straight into a dock in New York harbor to avoid running down a packed excursion boat. This was a display of quick judgment, nerve and pluck that pleased the department so highly that the captain was sent a com plimentary letter. His officers are also a good lot. including Lieutenant Com mander Richard Wainwrig'ht, Lieuten ants G. F. Holman. John Hood and C. W. Yungen; Lieutenants (junior grade) G. W. Blow. J. T. Blandin, F. W. Jen kins; Cadets J. H. Holden. W. T. Clau verius, Amon Bronson and D. F. Boyd, Jr.; Surgeon L. G. Heneberger, Paymas ter C. W. Llttlefleld, Chief Engineer C. P. Howell. Passed Assistant Engineer F. C. Bowers. Assistant Engineers J. R. Morris and D. R. Merritt; Cadet En gineers Pope Washington and Arthur Crenshaw, Chaplain J. P. Chidwick and Lieutenant of Marines A. W. Cattlin. The Maine is a battleship of the second class and is regarded as one of the best rfhips in the navy. She was built at the Brooklyn! navy yard and is 31S feet long, f7 feet broad, 21.6 mean draught and 6.6S2 tons displacement. Sire has two 10 inch vertical turrets and two military masts and 'her motive power is furnished by twin screw vertical triple expansion engines f "ing a maximum horse power of 9,233, capable of making a speed of 17.45 knots. She carries four 10-inch and mx 6-inch bree Oh-loading guns in her main battery and seven -pounder and eight 1-pounder rapid-firing guns and four Gatlins in 'her secondary battery and four Whitehead torpedoes. While administration officials miss no opportunity of declaring confidence in the promise of the maintenance of peace, it may be noted as a matter of interest that the United States now .has assem bled near Key West the most formidable j 41 .. a . 1 ,1 .1 . 1, ... ueei in warsnips mui xias ueen go'iien together in our home waters for many years. It is made up of the North, At lantic squadron under command of Ad miral Sicard, composed of the New York, (flagship); the first-class battleships Iowa, Indiana, Massachusetts, second class battles-nips Maine and Texas, cruis ers Detroit and Montgomery, dispatch boat Fern, and the torpedo boat flotilla, composed of the Cusning, Ericsson, Du pont and Porter, which will be re-enforced in a few days by the Foote. The big protected cruiser Brooklyn, almost equal to st battle? hip herself, is fitting out at the New York navy yard. Captain Cook, wiho commands the s'hip, was at the navy department this morning and expects to sail the .latter part of this week to join Admiral Sicard's squadron. The gunboat Nashville 'and the training ship Essex are at Port Royal. S. C, within easy call and the entire navy may be said to be ini a state of preparedness that is grati fying to the officials, in view of the lim ited resources placed in their hands by congress1. CONGRESSMEN EXPRESSING GRAT IFICATION. The first intimation the members of the senate committee on foreign relations had of the orders to the Maine was given in the Associated Press bulletin. T'hey received the information1 with evi dent satisfaction. Senator Foraker was particularly pleased to hear the news. He said he wished the Texas-and the other vessels of the squadron would1 be ordered to fol low the Maine. Senator CuDlam said: "I am glad to hear it. I 'hope the Maine will be follow ed by other vessels." Senaor Teller said he would like to see the harbor of Havana filled with Ameri can snips. Senator Daniel said: "I am glad to hear of it. It ought to have been done two years ago." There was gratification' expressed among members of the 'house committee cm foreign affairs, especially by Messrs. Smith and Pearson, republicans, who had expressed some unrest at , the non-action of the committee or the 'house in the matter of Cuba. Key West, Fla., January 24. At 9:30 o'clock this morning the United States fleet, including the Maine, sailed from this port. The announced destination was Tortugas and until news came from Washington this afternoon it was not generally known here that the Maine was destined for Havana. Two torpedo boats are left in this port, to be used as dispatch boats to communicate with the fleet. The torpedo boat Dupont sailed at 6 o'clock tonight for Tortugas with official dispatches and mail for the squadron. GENERAL LEE'S RESIGNATION RE PORTED. Jacksonville, Fla., January 24. A dis patch to The Times-Unionj and Citizen from. Key West, says: Great excitement prevails here over a report that Con sul General Lee has resigned. The Maine and the rest of .the fleet .left here at 9 o'clock this morning for Tortugas. The torpedo boat Dupont sailed at 5:01 o'clock this afternoon with important dispatches for th'e fleet. Washington, January 24. -Assistant Secretary Day said tonight: "There is absolutely no truth in. the retort that General Lee has tendered his resignation. lie is in pertect accord' with the adminis tration! ami the administration with him." New York. January 24. At the head quarters of the Cuban junta in this city there was some surprised expressed at the explanation given by the state de partment for the dispatching of the bat tleship Main to Havana. As far as hos tilities were concerned, it was affirmed by Delegate Pal ma and others, that the condition) of affairs today was precisely the same as when the war broke out. The interpretations generally put at the junta on the state department's actions was that it might be an oL'set to the ac tion of Germany in sending two warships to Havana. A thrill of terror is experienced when a brassy cough. of croup sounds through the house at night. But the terror soon vhanes to relief after One Minute Cough Cure has 'been adminis tered. Safe and -harmless for children. R. R. Bellamy. Geaeral Blanco Makes a Tour Havana. January 24. Captain-Cen eral Blanco left the palasoe at 6 o'clock this morning- for tihe railroad station of Villa SXueva, Where he emTaarked on an express train for Batabana, on tire sou tn ooast. 'Prom where lie will take ai coasting s tearrrer to Cienfuegos, province of Santa Clara, and from that port he will -go to Manzanilla, province of Santiago de Cu'ba, During the ab sence of Captain -General Blanco, Gen eral Parraldo will exercise the functions of that office. Ton need Cod Liver Oil. you say but think you can't take it? Try "lor rhuvin" a perfected "Wine of Cod Liv er Oil." You can get all the virtues of the o51 without the disagreeable ef fects. Sold by J. C. Shepard, J. II. liar din and H. L, Fentress. j jaj 4 DPS lF infills BJISSY mtm SENATOR MORGAN Refers to Cleveland's Denial of His Ever Favoring; Annexation of Hawaii The Senator Kepeats His Charge and Says He Can Substantiate It A Field I.r In the House SENATE. Washington, January 24. Senator Walthall, of Mississippi, presented a joint resolution adopted by the legisla ture of Mississippi, urging the Unhed States government to interevene in the Cuban war on behalf of the insurgents, "peaceably if it can, forcibly if it must." The resolution was read and referrc to t-e committee on foreign rela' ,ns. The Teller .resolution was then laid before the senatr id in accordance with notice pre- sly given, Senator Turpie, of India - a, addressed the sen ate in support of the resolution. "I shall vote for the resolution willingly," he began. "I think its introduction timely and o '-ne espeoiaJly when we are confronted measu which contemplates an increase of the public debt by three hundred or 'four hundred million dollars. It is, indeed proper that we should epeat the declaration that all goven-.nent obligations are j payable in coin not in gold." Senator Morgan, of Alabama, under a question of personal privilege, rose at the conclusion of Senator Turpie's address to make a statement. He re ferred to a dispatch from Princeton, N. J., published yesterday, quoting ex President Cleveland as denying a state ment said to have 'been made 'by Sena tor 'Morgan in an executive session of the senate to the effect that Mr. Cleve land was once in favor of the annexa tion of Hawaii. Senator 'Morgan said that he could not discuss his own state ments made in executive session. "iNo statements for publication was made by me," said he, "hence Mr. Cleveland, in accepting such a statement without first ascertaining from me what the facts were, shows his willingness to ac cept ex parte statements in Hawaiian matters." Senator 'Morgan said that it was well known to some of Mr. Cleve land's friends during 'his first adminis tration that he was in favor, not only of the annexation of Hawaii, but also of Cuba. "I cannot," declared Sena tor Morgan, "accept Mr Cleveland's statement that he was always opposed to Hawaiian annexation. I can name at least one confidential friend of Mr. Cleveland who will support me in the belief that that statement is not true." !A-t great length Senator 'Morgan read the correspondence between Minister Willis and the Hawaiian government and with ex-Queen Liliuokalani. He .then said that Mr. 'Cleveland, after the correspondence had been submitted tn him. seeiner that he bad a man (Mr. Dole) to deal with, who was incapable of dishonesty or intrigue, retired from the field and shouldered the Whole Hawaiian matter upon congress. 'Senator Morgan said that he had no desire to argue the matter, feeling well assured that the correspondence he naa read, not only established the fact that Mr. Cleveland was covertly considering the question of annexation, 'but that hi action in regard to Hawaii was a lasting disgrace upon this country. "The correspondence I 'have read," declared Sniatnr Morgan, "lays the foundation for the broad predicate that Mr. Cleve land was capable of declaring one policy and intending to carry into er fect another." The- ryension appropriation bill was then called up and debated for three n'ours. At 5:50 p. m., the senate adjourned, leaving the measure uncompleted. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The house spent a couple of hours to day transacting business relating to the District of Columbia and the remain der of the day on the Indian appropria tion bill. During the consideration or the latter bill, a lively political debate was precipitated by an allusion made "by Mr. Simpson, populist, of Kansas, relative to an alleged interview with the president on the subject of immi gration. Mr. Grosvenor took occasion to express the opinion that the presi dent never used some of the language imputed to him and the debate drifted into a general discussion of our indus trial conditions in the course of Which the strike in New England, the high prices for weat in Kansas and the de faulting republican officials in Nebras ka successively played their parts. Mr. Boutelle. republican, of Maine, chairman of the committee on naval affairs, reported back the two resolu tions calling on the secretary of the navy for information as to the suita bility of sites for an armor plate rac torv in the south, with the recommen dation that they lie on the table. The report called attention to the fact that invitations had been issued for sealed nrooosals for the land, buildings and machinery for a government armor plate factory, which would 'be opened January 29, 1S98, and that the secre tary, when these were opened, would end a special report to congress con taining all information. In view of the fact that the secretary was proceeding to carry out the law, Mr. Boutelle said be thought it unnecessary to can on the secretary for information which he would furnish. The first resolution was laid upon the table without division, but Mr. under wvod. democrat, of Alabama, insisted upon a division on his resolution call ing upon the secretary for information obtained by the armor plate board as an the advantages of southern places fcs locations Xor an armor plate plant mmiu but by a vote of 107 to 105 the resolu tion was tabled. The house, before adjourning, com -pleted seven pages of the Indian ap propriation bill. THE MARYLAND SEN ATORSHIP The Issue Squarely Drawn Between Balti more and Kstern Shore" Republicans and Those of the West-Democrats Heady to Aid the Bolters Annapolis, ML, January 24. General Shryock withdrew from the natorial contest today and declared himseu equivocally far Judge McComas' elec tion. It is believed that a crisis Is fast approaching and. that an election may take place at any time. But one bal lot was taken in Joint convention today and that resulted as follows: McComas 49, Gorman 42, Shaw 17, Flndlay 1; to tal 109, necessary to a choice 55. The changes in today's ballot were brought about by McComas acces sion of both Shryock's votes and one of Firrdlay's. He also captured Sen ator 'Day, 'of Howard county, who has voted for almost every body in the race. Delegate Tull, of Talbot, who voted 'for McComas on Saturday, re turned to Shaw, making McComas' net gain over Saturday's vote but three. Delegate Hall, of Talbot, Who voted for Fin'd lay on Saturday, also came 'back to Major Shaw today. This leaves every republican in the two houses on McComas' list except the "eleven" from Baltimore city, three senators and two delegates from the ''Eastern Shore" and the solitary Findlay del egate from Baltimore City. The lines are thus clearly drawn between the two sections of the state, as in this fight the "'Eastern Shore" men are working in the (interest of Bal'timore city as against the western portion of the state, in revenge upon that portion for 'having forced the election of Sen ator Wellington two years ago by ig noring 'the statute which provides that one senator shall always come from each of the sections. That 'the democrats are ready and willing 'to take a hand in the contest anki to aid the "eleven" in electing al- m'ost anybody (but McComas, is no longer susceptible of denial. Delegates Wirt and Wilkinson, the acknowledge'd eaders of the democrats in the house, declared as much today in speeches made in the joint con vent ion, the for mer making a bitter attack upon Judge McComas for his part in the passage of the "force bill" when in congress and declaring by implication, that he would vote for a republican, but not for one whose record upon that ques tion was sudh as that of Judge Mc Comas.' k These speeches are looked upon as official announcements that the coal ition is on 'if it can be carried through, and it is announced that the full dem ocratic vote will be on hand within a day or 'two. (After years of untold suffering from piles, B. W. Pursell of Knitnersville, Pa., was cured by using a single box of DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. Skin diseases such as eczema, rash, pimples and obtinate sore are readily cured by this famous remedy. A NEGRO GETS THE OFFICE The President Decides to Appoint Deveanx Collector of Customs at Savannah New York, January 23. A Washing ton special to the Herald says: John Deveaux, a colored -politician, is to be appointed collector of the port cf Sa vannah ua. His appointment was agreed upon yesterday at a conference held at the White house between the president and the Georgia republican leaders. It has been understood for several months that Senator Mark Hanna was behind De eaux, because of valuable services rendered at the St. Louis convention. The white republicans of Savannah With few exceptions, headed by Major Hanson, who was prominently men tioned for a place in the McKinley cab inet, have opposed "Deveaux's appoint ment solely on the ground that a color ed man in the custom house would be offensive to the majority of the busi ness men of the city. The cotton ex change and other commercial bodies 5n Savannah held indignation meetings and passed resolutions protesting against the appointment of Deveaux, and copies of these resolutions were presented to the president and the sec retary of the treasury. Deveaux, on the other hand, has the support of the regular republican or ganization in Georgia, at the head of which is Colonel A. E. Buck, the pres ent United States minister to Japan. The term of. the present democratic collector expires January 23, and the conference yesterday at the executive mansion was the culmination of the hong and bitter struggle against the selection of a colored man for the office. Senator, Hanna has been loyal to De veaux from the beginning of the con test, and white residents of Savannah are denouncing the newly elected Sen ator from Ohio for the part he has played in the case. "In a minute" one dose of Hart's Es sence of Ginger will relieve any ordi nary case of Colic, Cramps, or Xausea. An unexcelled remedy for Diarrhoea, Cholera Morbus, Summer complaints and all internal pains. Bold by J. C. Shepard, J. H. Hardin and H. L. Fen tress, i--a -J - ANALYSIS OF FOOD PRODUCTS IS TO RE I REG UN AT TRK STATE I EXPERIMENT STATION The Free Pass War on th Southern Kail way Alone Railways Want Commission ers to Settle Free l'asa Ooesttoa lh Southern Files Exceptions. to Redaction la Rates on Cotton and Fertiliser Sea board Air Line Shops to beReboilt-Farm-rt Taklnc Adrsutagc of the Remarkably Open Winter Metsersjrer Bureau, Rak-igh. N C. January" Suite Chemiist W. A. Withvrs say the state experiment station will this wek In-in analysis of an the food products on Kile in North Carolina. It nrt take up supnr, having bought In open market hTv some of all kind, on s.Ue. This new movement is regarded aa lmi ftor.t. as it is believed that there is much, adulter ation of various food. It has bten reported that seeveraJ offi cial of railways other than the South ern have been yummoned Wfore the rail way commisesion this week to jrive evi dence regarding the i?sue of free psiissat-s. It fc an error. The new commissior.ers have so far directed their er.tirv attack against the Southern railway. It has also been reported that the com minion had i-ired an order forbidding the i.-'sue of ja?ei to members of the families of railway em move. This is an error alsa. aa the commission him not yet taken up that matter. The railways have asked that it bv passed on anJ the question- fvttled. Revenue Co'Cector Simmon retir-s February 1st. and Carl Duncan comes in. Spt-j'ul Agent I,ay will supervise the turning over of the office. Tn-r- :it only three -pecial aerrts in the eouiury who do this particular line of work. Thvre is no ei.d of raJk about the won derful weather. It is one of the rnot open winters evtr known in this iirt of North Carolina. Fall ?own crops look well, but there i.-? entirely too little wheat and oats. Thrifty farmers are ck-aninR lands and cor. hurable plowing Is dune. There appears to be not the ieu:--t concert of action s to reducing the acreage in cotton: in fact, one hears little talk in thin section about the matter. It was expected when the penitentiary bought the phosphate mine at Castle IIayr.es that a large force of convicts would be put in there and the output of the mine be made larger than evt r be fore, but so far very little mining seems to have Ireent done. What OMtle fear there was in this city regarding smallpox has entirely abated, as news comes from Wilmington that there is no epidemic. E. V. Patterson, of Winston, is elected Chief marshal at the next e-ommvnecrm-nt of the university. It is believed that the shops of the Sea board Air Ivine lure will be rebuilt. It is alleged that one of the reasons for their not having been rebuilt immediately after the lire, which destroyed them in the' spring of was that invent igat ion showed that tire to have been of incen- diary crigin. H. G. Ewart reels perfectly certain that he will get the appointment as United States judge. A gang cf state convievts was today sent to the stone quarry here, le longing to the state, from which the city is taking granite for street Improvements. These convicts will get out stone to be used on the streets around the capitol square. At the agricultural department it is said that the" sales of fertilizer tax tags are very large; but yet not quite so large as last spring, which broke all re-cords. The farmers'" institutes which are to be aga'in held this year by the board of ag riculture Will -not. the secretary of the board says, begin lefore August. The Southern railway texlay filed excerp tions to the reduction of the freight rate. on cotton on .the Western North Carolina railway, which tihe railway commission ordered ten days ago. The Southern says the present rate is just and reasonable; that it is no more than a projer return for the service exicteel to be rendered. The Southern ako hle-d exceptions to the reduction of 1. 2-3 per e'ent. in the rates of freight cn fertilizers in car-load dots. The exceptions say the present rate is reasonable; that it is not too much for the service expected; that a reduction on fertilizers which constitute so large a part of the. freight " business would im pair the revenue and make it imiKssible for the read to earn a fair return on its investment, and also 'that it would redue-e? the Southern's revenues in this; state $20,OXJ, and that this is not just and rea sonable, unless there is a comiensatory rise in rates of freight on some other commodity. We are anxious to do a little good in this world and can think of no pleas anter or better way to elo it than by recommending One Minute Cough Cure as a preventive of pneumonia, con sumption and other lung troubles that follow neglected colds. R. R. Bellamy. EVANS RESPITED H Will nans at End of Thirty Dy If the Rockingham Peopl Demand It XV, II Willard Not Expscted to Live Two Month (Special to The "Messenger.) Ttaleig'h, N. C, January 24.-Maxey L. Jor-.n, of Rockingham, of counsel for Jdhn Evans, the negro unvler death seritetiee for rape, arr;vevi this morn ing and urged Governor Russell to grant the prisoner a further respite in order that some allegvd new evidence may be inquired into. The governor gran-ted him a respite for thirty days from Wednesday, -w'hen the first respUe lerds. The council of state "was con ferred with regarding Maxey John's plea for comimutation. A member of the council said: "Under present con dtiions this -will be the last executive action in the matter, and if at the expiration of the reprieve the people of Rockingham still demand Evans execution, he will le hang-ett. The governor and council wash their hands of Oils blood." Marshal Dockery appoints as deputy Unftedl States marshals, John B. Du pree, of Stephen son. Johnston county, and James B. Barrett, of Kox'boro. Prince Alfred Imply, of South Africa, grandson of King- Kama, who is at tending Shaw university-, colored, here, wa3 today taken ly the negro sanita rium at Southern Pines. The change of climate has affected one of his luns. An operation -was performed on Wil liam H. Willard In the hospital here by art eminent Baltimore surgwn. There appears to be no hope that Mr. Willard -will live over -two months. Whooping cough is the most distress ing malady; but its duration can be cut short by the use of One Minute Cough Cure, -which Is also the best known remedy for croup and all lung I and proncfoial troubles. R. l. Bellamy. Houltor Rcss Po tstct! 25 75 50 20 IS 40 50 25 40 50 BARRELS K. R. POTATOES BOXES CHEWING GVU. HOXF.S AMERICAN HEAUTV BOXES DUKE CIGARETTIS ROXEH CYCLE CIGARETTES ROXES PERFECTO CIGARS BOXES OLD VA. CHEROOTS. BOXES SMOKING TOBACCO. BOXES SCHNAPrS TOBACCO BOXES HONEST BILL. TOBACCO W. B. Cooper, WHOLESALE GROCER, WILMINGTON, N. C TO - HERCHAUTS: TO SELL TO THE DKAL.KR KXCI.V SIVKLY, AND LKAVK WANTS OF THE CONSUMER TO BR SUIVIJKT BY THE RKTA1LER. 13 A FUNDA MENTAL PRINCIPLE? OP OUR BUSI NESS. WE CONCEIVE IT TO UK 1134 INENTLY UNFAIR TO SOLICIT THC PATRONAGE OP BOTH THE X MCA I.Kit AND THE CONSUMER. FOR THE PRACTICE OP THI3 JOBBER SELL ING THE CONSUMER CARRIIU TO ITS LOGICAL CONCLUSION. WOULD BE TO ROB THE RETAILER OK IltS LIVING. J. C. STEVEHSON X TAYLOR- WHOLESALE (t KOCEKS. FOR 18987 We don't Intend to nmVp nny promise of mi unusual linratV ter tor the New Your. To u sc a homely expression. we ore Sim Dciro Business ei nmimi "We propose to continue aUhz the Mm heretofore eiiMinjr. That is, in our prcKcriptiou de partment we assure cure ful, in telligent and prompt wrvie; in our sundry department we car ry almost every approved akl for the comfort of a patient .lust now Hot Water ltagNur in demand II. cts for t lie 1 quart, and H.1 its. for tlio IT quart size. j Hardin's Mn hocif, 126 SOOTH FROST STREET, PHONE 65. On the Level- la the way our goods are made ami sold. "Just now we are selling a frreat many tools of various kinds, but there Lg enougn for all. Our line of Blue ami White and Granite Ironware is the largest ever sho-wn In the city before, at prices to suit the times. PENINSULAR STEEL RAflGE is still In the lead. Come and ere them. They are an ornament as treU as a comfort in any kltoiben. We carry the largest and best line of Crockwry and Heating Stoves In the city, at prices to please the closest buy em. J, full line of Hardware, Cutlery, Brass Goods always on hand. J. w. IUKCHISOEI OKTOS Iil'ItDISP. The Clyde Steamship Co: lrEW YORK, . VIL.MINGTON, N. C AND GEORGEOWN, a C, LINES, i I LEAVE NEW YORK, CROATAN Saturlay, Jan. 2 ONEIDA Saturday, Jan. 23 FROM WILMINGTON. ONEIDA Saturday, Jan. 22 CROATAN Saturday, Jan. S FOR GEORGETOWN. ONEIDA Tuesday. Jan. CROATAN TuIay. Feb. 21 Steamship Oneida does not carry sengers. Through bills of ladles and lowwk through tates guaranteed to and treacaj pointi In North and South Carolina. For Freight or PaM? apply to H- O. bMALLBONESl 8upeiintea4a f THEO. O EG EH, Traffic Manager, I Bowling Green. 27. W. P. CLYDE ft CO. General AL 'A j