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ESTABLISHED 1887.
THE BRAYE BATTLE
lade by Georgia’s Plucky Governor Yes
terday. \
MANY AMIODS HEARTS IN RONE.
While He Hovered Between
Life and Death.
EACH BULLETIN EAGERLY SCANNED
And Everybody Was Deeply Interested In
His Condition and Sympathies 01 the
Public Were Freely Expressed.
All day long the public made fre
•quent inquiries as to the condition of
Governor Atkinson, and when the
frequent bulletins were issued, stat
ing that he was slowly sinking, there
were sad hearts in Rome.
The Tribune’s bulletin board was
eagerly scanned until a late hour by
those in search of information con
cerning his condition.
Here are the bulletins as they came:
12 o’clock—The governor’s condi
tion is desperate. Pulse 120, temper
ature 100, respiration 36.
Practically no hope for his re
covery.
• 12:30 p. m.—The official bulletin
. says the governor is dying.
1:30 p. m.—There is no hope.
2p. m.—The governor may last till
midnight.
3p. m.— Governor Atkinson is dy-
• ing. The doctors have given up all
hope.
6p. m.—The governor may die at
any hour. He is slowly passing away.
6:30 p. m.—The governor has rallied
slightly since 6 o’clock, but his condi
tion is almost hopeless.
At 8:30 o’clock tonight the gover
nor said, “Doctor, I know I am des
perately ill. Tell the boys I am do
ing all I can.” He is making a game
fight.
10 p. m.—The governor has just
•said to Terrell, “Tell the boys lam
going to win this fight if possible.”
The governor’s grit is the wonder of
the physicians. His chances of re
covery are improving every hour.
10:15 p. m.—There is a slight im
provement with him, though Dr.
Holmes says there is no hope. His
pulse is 140.
10:45 p. m. —Doctors telephone that
the Governor’s condition is extremely
critical. Whether this means unex
pected relapse has not been learned.
12 o’clock—No change in the Gover
nor’s condition in the last hour. The
physicians are at sea as to what course
the disease will take, however, hope
has increased since 6 o’clock.
BETWEEN THE BAPTISTS.
Unfortunate Clash Between F'actions of
an Old and Honored Denomination.
Rochester, June 19.—The contro
versy "‘between the extreme Baptists
and the supporters of the Liberal party
of President Hill, of the University of
Rochester, has come to a climax with
the result of a signal victory for Presi
■dent Hill, in his annual report to the
board of trustees Dr. Hill gives an out
line of the entire history of the college
with reference to the contributions of
Baptists and others. He also discusses
the present differences and asks the
trustees to place the institution “in a
light before the public that shall admit
•of no ambiguity, perversion or contro
versy respecting its policy and its
aims. ”
After a long discussion, the trustees
adopted a report submitted by a com
mittee appointed to consider the mat
ter, which expresses the continued con
fidence of the trustees “in the admin
istration of our wise and faithful pres
. ideut, approves add endorses the state
ments in his report and refers to the
resolutions of the Baptist ministers of
Rochester and its vicinity as ‘unjustifi
«d and unjustifiable.’ ”
The report continues:
“We do not recognize the right of the
• ministers of any denomination to de
mand that this institution shall be
changed in respect of its chartered pur
poses or converted into an instrumental
ity for sectarian propagandism, directly
or indirectly, or that its foundation,
history or traditions shall be violated. ”
It further declares that “the univer
sity does not recognize any ecclesiasti
cal power of visitation.”
Brasil Is Tranquil Again.
Washington, June 19. Minister
Thompson, writing to the state depart
ment, thus discusses affairs in Brazil:
“With the exception of spasmodic fight
ing in Rio Grande do Sul and occasion
al election disturbances in some other
States, notably Pernambuco and Bahia,
tranquility prevails throughout Brazil
and confidence in the government seems
to grow stronger each day.
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The Time Extended.
Washington, June 19.—Word reach
es here that Mexico and Guatemala
have extended until May 1, 1896, the
time within which the boundary line as ■
agreed on by recent treaty shall be put I
into effect.
THE ROUE TRIBUNE.
DUTY OF CITIZENS.
What They Must Not Do In Regard to the
Cuban Insurrection.
Washington, June 19.—Secretary Ol
ney has clearly laid down the duty of
citizens of the United State# ia the ob
servance of strict neutrality as between
the Spanish government and the Cuban
insurgents, not only touching armed
assistance, but also as to rendering aid
and encouragement in a financial way.
The occasion for this exposition is fully
explained in the following correspond
ence.
Farmers’ and Merchants’ Nat. Bank,
Waco, Tex., June 13, 1895.
To Hon. Richard Olney,Secretary of State,
Washington, D. C.:
SIR: I have been approached by alleged
agents of the Cuban insunzents with the
view of securing this bank’s consent to
act as a depository for contributions from
sympathizers in the United States, but
have withheld consent until such time as
I could hear front your department as to
whether we would by so doing lay our
selves liable to prosecution under the
neutrality laws. This we desire to avoid
not only technically but morally as well,
for we are all too loyal to our own coun
try to seek to overturn, in any sense, her
laws.
1 myself am in entire sympathy with
the cause of Cuban independence and at
tribute the singling out of this bank to
the fact being known to a few- who are
identified with the cause in this country.
It is needless to say that from a business
standpoint it would result in great finan
cial advantage to this bank and I hope
you will see your way clear to allowing
us to publish acceptance of the trust to
the world.
With much respect, 1 remain, your obe
dient servant,
John P. Massey, Cashier.
Secretary Olney’s Reply.
Washington, Jund 18.
John P. Massey, Esq., Cashier of the Far
mers’ and Merchants’ National Bank.
Waco, Tex.:
Sir —l have to acknowledge the receipt
of your favor of the thirteenth instant,
and to note the inquiries therein contain
ed. Whether the bank or its officers
could be criminally prosecuted under the
neutrality laws of the United States be
cause the bank had knowingly made it
self a depository of funds contributed by
sympathizers in the United States in sup
port of the present Cuban insurrection is
a question as to which opinions may dif
fer and which can be satisfactorily settled
only by the adjudication of the proper
court. Should a bank engage in such a
transaction, and, as you suggest, publish
its acceptance of such a trust to the
world, it would bi* my duty to call upon
the department of justice to test the
question whether or not the proceeding
was a crime against the United States.
It might also be my duty to suggest
whether a bank holding a United States
charter does not abuse its franchise and
furnish ground for their forfeiture by
acts in aid’of hostilities against a nation
with which the United States is at peace.
Ido not anticipate, however, that, any
thing done by your bank or its officers is
likely to promote the solution of the in- 1
teresting legal questions your letter pre
sents. You ask. me not merely ns to your
technical legal liability, but also as to
your moral obligations, adding “for we
are all too loyal to our own country to
seek to overthrow in any sense her laws.”
I heartily commend the sentiment of
the quotation and am in a position to say
that your moral duty in the premises does
not admit of the least question. It has
been expounded by no less an authority
than the supreme court of the United
States.
I am. sir, your obedient servant,
Richard Olney.
SCARED THE GIRLS.
A Ghost Play That May Cost the Dives of
Three Young I.adl
Chicago, June 19. —Ai unknown
man played ghost at the Paris laundry
in Thirty-first street and so badly
scared three of the girls that they are
dangerously ill, one pf them with but
faint hopes of recovery.
The girls, Alva Reidel, Hattie Reidel
and Hattie Litz, were members of the
night fdree at the laundry. About 1:30
a. m. one of them saw a white draped
figure before the window and ran
shrieking for help.
The three remained on watch for a
time and then the figure again sud
denly appeared and with an unearthly
groan glided into the darkness.
The three girls swooned and when
found half an hour later all were st ill
unconscious. Physicians say Alva Rei
del will probably die and that the
other two are in a critical condition.
GOING TO CHINA.
The Topheavy Olympia Must Get Ready
For a Long Cruise.
Vallejo, Cal., June 19.—A dispatch
received by Commandant Howison in
structs him to notify Captain Reed of
the Olympia to hold himself in readi
ness on the completion of the approach
ing trial trip to take his ship to China
to relieve the Baltimore, which will re
turn to Mare Island.
This overthrows all previous plans of
local officers, both at the yard and on
the Olympia. The expectation was that
Admiral Beardsley would transfer his
flag as commandant of the Pacific fleet
to the vessel should the final trial prove
satisfactory. The admiral will now
doubtless retain the Philadelphia as his
flagship.
THE RUSSIAN TARIFF.
Goods Labelled With Marks of an Irrever
ential Character Are Prohibited.
Washington, June 19.—The state
department has been informed that the
following has been added to the Rus
sian tariff code and sanctioned by the
emperor:
“All goods and articles invested to
ward religion, with an irreverential,
blasphemous or impious character, pro
vided with labels, marks, etc., with re
ligious designs of the same character,
are forbidden to be imported into Rus
sia.”
SOME, GA.. THURSDAY. JUNE 20. 1895.
MURDER MOST FOUL.
An Ex-Convict Shoots a Prominent
Citizen,
AND THE KILLING WAS UNPROVOKED
Great Excitement Around Rock
Run, Alabama.
THREATS OF LYNCHING FREELY MADE.
He Was Conveyed to the Jail in Center,
Alabama Before the Enraged Citi
zens Could Get Hold of Him.
Tecumseh, Ala., June 19.—Today
Horace Tierce, a noted rough o
North Alabama, who was recently re
leased from the chaingang, where he
had been serving a sentence for shoot
ing into a mail train at Bluffton four
years ago, went to the residence of
James Powers, a prominent citizen of
Rock Run, drunk. He became noisy,
and Powers tried to eject him. Draw
ing a pistol he shot Powers in the
breast, killing him instantly.
He was arrested and placed in Cen
ter jail.
Powers leaves a wife
children. Great excitement prevails.
A lynching is talked of strongly.
Baseball Game.
Atlanta, June 19.—The Southern
League games today resulted as fol
lows:
Atlanta 13, Chattanooga 0.
Montgomery 11, New Orleans 8.
Nashville 4, Evansville 7.
Little Rock 21, Memphis 5.
The Big League.
Washington, June 19.—Baseball
games were played today with the
following results:
Philadelphia 11, Baltimore 5.
New York 2. Washington 4.
Boston 10, Brooklyn 5.
Pittsburg 5, Louisville 1.
REPUBLICANS MEET.
Eighth Annual Convention of the League
of Clubs In Clevrlmd.
Cleveland, June 19.—The eighth
annual convention of the League of Re
publican clubs convened in Music hall
with 2,000 delegates in the auditorium
and the galleries filled with visitors.
The halls were elaborately decorated as
is the arcade, where the banquet will
be given, the hotels, clubs and other
places.
After prayer by Rev. S. L. Darsie,
Secretary Humphrey read the call and
addresses of welcome were made by
Mayor Robert F. McKisson and Presi
dent D. D. Woodmanze of the Ohio
League of Republican clubs. President
Tracey of Chicago then delivered the
annual address.
A. B. Humphrey, who has been sec
retary eight years, ever since the Na
tional League of Republican Clubs was
organized, announces positively that he
will not be a candidate for re-election.
This withdrawal is in the interest of
General McAlpin for president. McAl
pin and Humphreys are both from New
York.
ii mat committee is organized against
free coinage they will insist on the con
sideration of their 16 to 1 resolution in
the convention. Their glittering silver
badges are the most brilliant parapher
nalia in the hall or about the hotels and
they are still confident that the party
must concede to their demands to hold
the western states.
Since the withdrawal of Secretary
Humphrey, the New York delegation
promised the silver men the secretary
ship if the latter would not oppose Gen
eral McAlpin for president. The silver
men united on J. F. Byrnes of Denver.
The indications are that McAlpin and
Byrnes will be elected and that the sil
ver men may not place the name of
Colonel Trumbo before the convention
for. president. ■
J. Miller, secretary of the Ohio
league, has been mentioned for secre
tary, but as D. D. Woodmanze with
drew as a candidate for president at the
request of the McKinley men, it is
thought that Miller’s name will not be
presented.
Thomas H. McGee of Logansport, is
a candidate for secretary; but Indiana,
like Ohio, Tennessee and other stat >s
with presidential possibilities for next
year, is not asking for anything at this
convention.
UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
The Missouri Law Which Forbids Cor*
porations Discharging Union -Men.
Jefferson City, June 18.—In the su
preme court Justice Sherwood filed an
opinion declaring unconstitutional the
law forbidding the discharge by corpo
rations of employes who refuse to sever
their connection with labor organiza
tions. This law was enacted two years
ago and provides penalties ranging
from a fine of SSO to SI,OOO and six
months imprisonment. The court
holds that this law is class legislation.
A nonunion man could be discharged
without notice and the law would not
intervene, while a union man could not
be discharged if his discharge was
based upon his connection with a union.
Josiah Patterson, the Tennessee
“sound money” champion, will speak
in Augusta, Ga., June 24.
Near Tuskegee, Ala., Lewis D. Cox
and Miss Cornelia Torrence were drown
ed while attending a picnic.
KIEL MAKING READY.
The Great German Water Way Built in
Eight Years.
THE PRIDE OF THE FATHERLAND.
The German Emperor’s Grand
Reception.
GUESTS AND REPRESENTATIVES
OI All the Navies' of the Civilized World
Will be on Hand to Join in the
Ceremonies.
KIEL, June 19.—After the labors of
eight years and an expenditure of about
156,000,000 marks ($38,500,000) the great
canal which joins the Baltic sea to the
German ocean is ready for use. It in
tersects the peninsula of Schlesweig-
Holstein from Brunsbuttel, near the
mouth of the Elbe river to Hotteneau,
on the Kiel bay, and opposite that city,
the distance of about 59 miles. The
entrances at both termini have been
provided with dock gates for the pas
sage of vessels both entering and leav
ing the canal.
At Kiel, the gates will be generally
open and at the Brumsgetten end they
will be open during warm weather dur
ing flood tides for a period of three or
four hours each day. Each of the gates
is 97 1-3 yards wide and the spaoe en
closed by its walls is 164 yards in
length. The lowest possible depth of
water at the Brumsgetten end is almost
five fathoms and at Holteneau a trifle
mors. The dock gates or sluices are op
erated by hydraulic power.
The whole canal is lighted by elec
tricity, said to be the longest distance
in the world illuminated continuously
that way. Some 5,000 tall poles, taken
from Bismarck’s oaks in the Saohen
wald, have been erected for the purpose
each light is of 25 candle power. The
distance between every two poles is 266
yards.
The light that is furnished is power
ful enough to enable navigators to
discern the route by night. The two
sluices at the terminal points of the
canal are lighted up both by arc an in
candescent lamps of divers power, and
the entrance points to the harbor and
sluices are marked by lamps of differ
ent colors.
The power for this whole line is fur
nished by the two main stations at
Brumsgtetten and Holteneau. At all
those poinst where the canal runs
throngi. small lakes and ponds, of
which quite a number lie along the
route, the buoys are lighted by gas.
Steam tugs are stationed at each
main gate to the canal to assist the
passage of vessels, and inside the gates
are harbors for the accommodation of
vessels which have to wait for passage.
At the lowest possible water the ca
nal has a depth of 4 1-2 fathoms, but
4 3 4 fathoms is the desiyd depth
throughout. The breadth at iW) bottom
of the canal is 24 1-10 yards. In tra
versing the canal vessels must be ac
companied by special pilots and must
not exceed a speed of 5 3 10 knots, the
time thus required for rhe passage of
the whole canal, including delay at the
two docks, will average 13 hou~s. Sail
ing vessels must be towed through the
canal.
Both sides of the new waterway are
faced with stone up to the surface of
the water and at intervals of about 200
yards stone steps are let into the wall.
At convenient points near these steps
stand posts for warping lines, etc. Pro
visions are made for vessels to get out
of the way of large ships of war, which
may be passing through the canal, sev
en widened passages occurring at dis
tances of about six miles apart for such
vessels to lie. Each of these widened
passages is 273 yards long and 27 yards
wider than the canal itself. At sever
ed pointe the canal is crossed by move
able bridges, which when opened leave
a free space of 54 1-4 yards. There are
also a number of ferries.
Two finely constructed permanent
railway bridges at Levensau and Gru
enthal carry the West Holstein and the
KielFlemburg lines across the canal.
The piers of these two bridges have
casaiated buttresses attached, each ca
pable of hoi. ling 400 soldiers and port
holes for guns wrought into the ma
sonry, which in times of war could be
used to prevent the enemy’s passage.
Each of these two bridges has an alti
tude above high water level of 186 feet,
admitting the passage of the tallest
masts.
The most brilliant feature of the se
ries of festivities wil be the laying of
the last stone in the building of the ca
nal and an international banquet which
is to follow it, thus making it virtually
the close of the official program of fes
tivities. This ceremony will take place
in the open air at Holteneau and not at
the lighthouse adjoining the sluices as
first intended.
The spot where the emperor will per
form this ceremony on Friday has been
embellished by handsome designs in
landscape gardening, and the light
house in close proximity shows already
the three bronze reliefs of Emperors
William I, Frederick 111, and William
11..
neiieatn tne relief medallion of the
old emperor is a black marble tablet,
richly ornamented, on which is en
graved in gilt lettering:
“His majesty. Emperor William I,
laid the cornerstone of the Baltic canal
on June 3, 1887, and accompanied his
blows with the hammer by the words:
‘ln honor of united Germany, to her
permanent welfare, in token of her
might and power.’ ”
The lighthouse and the block of ma
sonry into which the emperor is to
place the finishing stone are surrounded
by enormous scaffoldings rising amnhi-
. tt reiTcricaiiy in hsemi-circie ana anora
ing seating room for about 15,000 per
sons. From these seats the whole space
where the banquet is to take place and
the bay where the international naval
demonstration is to come off can be
overlooked at ease.
A grand banquet at which 1,000
guests will participate, including the
diplomatic representatives of the vari
ous nations, will be given in a structure
of original design, the latter being bas
ed on an idea of the emperor himself.
WHAT CUBANS CLAIM,
The War Is Going Iheir Way in Spite of
All Report* to the Contrary.
New York, June 19. —The World
says the revolutionary Cubans in thia
city are jubilant. General Rafael Que
zado, who has just returned from Flor
ida and New Orleans, says that the
prospects for a free Cuba were never so
bright. Despite the proclamation by
President Cleveland, sympathizers will
continue to receive arms and enlist.men
and try and find means of getting them
out or the country.
Under the system organized in the
United States, there is nothing to pre
vent shipment of arms to Mexico and
other countries convenient to Cuba.
The Ward line steamers, Orizaba which
sailed for Tampico June 12, and the Se
garanca which left this port June 15
for Vera Cruz and Progresso, are said
to have carried consignments of arms
and ammunition. Information on the
matter was refused at the custom house.
The Pacific mail steamer Newport left
for Colon with cartridges on board, but
it was declared that they were for the
revolution there. It is hinted, how
ever, that they will ultimately reach
Cuba.
According to General Quezado the
Cubans are well supplied with arms,
ammunition and money.
PUBLIC GROUNDS.
Steps Taken to Protrot lhe Capitol From
the Invasion of Vehicles on the Lot.
Washington, June 19.—Sergeant at
Arms Bright of the senate has taken
steps to secure the enforcement of the
law prohibiting business vehicles from
entering the grounds of the capitol
building. There has long been a stat
ute forbidding the passage through the
grouiids of any loaded wagon or any
vehicle displaying a business sign, but
it has been ignored for so many years
that it has virtually become a dead let
ter.
During the Coxey excitement the
grounds were invaded by probably
1,000 vehicles of all descriptions. Coi
onel Bright became impressed with the
possibility of the presence of wagons
for mischief in times of trouble and he
determined then that as soon as he
could secure sufficient police force he
would put the law for their exclusion
into effect. Hereafter only carriages
will be admitted inside the grounds.
NORTH CAROLINA LAND.
An Old Grant Make* Colonel Coi hran of
California a Rich Man.
San Francisco, June 19.—Colonel A.
E. Cochran of San Diego is about to
become the possessor of an immense
fortune through a land grant. His at
torneys, Senator Thomas J. Jarvis and
ex-Attorney General C. O. F. Davidson
of South Carolina, have notified him to
this effect.
The grant, which is in the vicinity
of Asheville, is about 20 miles long and
11 miles wide, and comprises 100,640
acres. The land was granted to Colo
nel Cochran’s grandfather, William
Cochran, by George 111, in 1775.
Most Have Proof of Death.
Washington, June 19.—1 n deciding
a case appealed from the ruling of the
commissioner of pensions, Assistant
Secretary Reynolds, of the interior de
partment, holds, that where presump
tion of death is invoked it must be
shown that the facts attending the ab
sence of the party establish his death
beyond a reasonable doubt and inde
pendently of absence for any period of
time. These requirements are held to
be eminently desirable for the protec
tion of the government as well as the
soldier entitled to its bounty.
A City and a Railroad.
Little Rock. June 19.—War is brew
ing between the city of Little Rock
and the Iron Mountain Railroad com
pany. The trouble grows out of the re
vised tariff sheets which discriminate
in favor of Memphis and St. Louis.
The local business men say if they do
not receive proper concessions from the
Iron Mountain they will declare war to
the knife against the Gould system.
A Tel-« Sheriff Captures One.
Victoria, June 19.—Sheriff Sullivan
has returned from his chase after the
Dalton gang. Lewis Johnson, one of
the three, was captured and the evi
dence against him is complete. One of
their confederates turned state’s evi
dence and gave away a plan they had
made to rob the Southern Pacific train
between Houston and New Orleans.
F.rn Will Build R»ilrondi.
Washington, June 19. —The Peruvi
an corporation has floated $5,000,000 of
new debenture bonds in Paris accord
ing to advices received here. The pro
ceeds are to be used in railway construc
tion. The sales were made in Paris in
order to keep the new bonds from con
flicting with the old ones held in Lou
don.
A Gaoricla Journalist Dead.
Savannah, June 19.—Bishop J. Doo
lan, a member of the Georgia legisla
ture and a well known newspaper man,
has just died at Suwanee Harin cm
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
DEPEW IS DELIGHTED
Over the Prospects of The Southern
Failure.
SOME ENERGETIC EXPRESSIONS
Os Encouragement From the
Eminent Men.
DESTINED TO LEAD IN THE FUTURE.
Is the Country Discovered by Columbus
and Desoto Thinks Chauncey,
the Eloquent.
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IX ASHVILLE, June 19.—The address of
Chauncey M. Depew before Vanderbilt
university in this city was a great feat
ure in the exercises of this great insti
tution.
The address was stamped from be
ginning to end with the evidence of
profound, thought and bore evidences
of the greatness of the mind that con
it.
Upon the south and the southern peo
ple the speaker bestowed words of com
mendation aud praise which will be re
membered by a people who have long
felt that their true feelings and princi
ples had hever been properly under
stood and appreciated by those who
molded the sentiment of other sections.
Speaking upon this line, Dr. Depew
said:
/
“The great opportunities of our
country are in the south. The flood of
immigration which has bien pouring
into this country for 50 years has
sought the west, the northwest and the
Pacific coast. In these southern states
we find, as nowhere else in the country,
the original stock which fought at Cow
pens, King’s Mountain and Yorktown.
The composite of all races which has
developed the continent from the great
lakes to the Pacific has set a standard
of progress difficult to surpass. They
had the advantage of virgin soil and
uninhabited regions in which to locate
and build their commonwealths and
found their cities, The intelligent pa
triotism of the southern people in the
last quarter of a century has overcome
difficulties which seemed insurmount
able.
A recognition of the assimilating and
elevating power of education has cre
ated the new south with its hospitable
invitation and boundless resources.
Columbus sailed for America to find.
Eldorado with its fabulous riches, and
DeSoto explored the Mississippi to dis
cover the fountain of youth. Eldorado
and the spring of DeSoto’s aspirations
are in the hills and mountains of Ten
nessee, Alabama, Kentucky, the Vir
ginia ~ the Carolinas and Georgia and
on the plains of the southern belt of
states. Every new vein of mineral
treasure, be it coal, or iron, or lead, or
silver or gold, every new factory and
furnace which bring the gifts of nature
closer to the service of man are not the
agencies of materialism, but the consti
tuents of patriotism.
The young men of the south have no
call to tempt fortune in the crowded
cities of the north or the east. At their
doors and within their own states are
their missions and their careers. Pa
triotism is paralyzed by poverty, while
it is fertilized by prosperity. The in
telligent application of trained ability,
public spirit and indomitable energy to
the present and the future of this terri
tory of inexhaustible resources and
magnificent opportunities will not only
create happy aud growing populations
within the borders of the southern com
monwealths but add enormously to the
wealth and power of the United States.
This development and progress can
never come by the enervating processes
of state or governmental aid, but only
by individual thrift and intelligent ef
fort
Hetty Green's Relatives Destitute.
Fort Worth, Tex., June 19.—Mrs.
H. Babcock, a blood niece of the multi
millionairess Hetty Green of New York,
is dangerously ill at her home in this
city. Her husband is also seriously ill,
and the family’s relatives have been
advised of their true condition. B. H.
R. Green, president of the Texas Mid
land Railway company, and a cousin of
Mrs. Babcock, has been appealed to for
aid. Mrs. Babcock is in destitute cir
cumstances. Her condition has excited
considerable comment.
Mexico Buying Guns.
City of Mexico, June 19.—Military
circles are on the qui vive over the re
port that the government has placed an
order in Europe for 60,000 new Mon
dragon rifles and 80,000,000 cartridges ‘
for use in the improved gun. The visit
to England of Captain Brenne, com
mmaudant of the corvette Zaragon, in
connection with the alleged pending
purchase of two new warships for the
Mexican government, is an item of in
terest in this connection. '
Core»'» Legation Frrmanent.
Washington, June 19.—The Corean ■
government has made an allowance of '
8,000 yen (about $7,000) to sustain the
Corean legation at Washington. This
is likely to be followed at no distant
day by the appointment of a new min-(
ister, or the return of the old minister
who has been in Seoul, the Corean can- ,
ital, for some months. The making of j
a suitable allowance for the legations
insures its retention here, and over-*
comes the fears that this unique and L
picturesque branch of the diplomatic 4
corps would be withdrawn.