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CAPT. JACKSON DEAD
He Was one of Atlanta’s Popuhr and
Leading Citizens.
APPENDICITIS WAS THE CAUSE
An’Oparatlon was Performed
“ Thursday Afternoon.
.AND YESTERDAY EVENING HE DIED
He|Wa«“Well Known AU Over the S‘ate,_a
Lawyer of Ability and a Popular.
iGe titleman.
Atlanta, December 13. —Captain
Harry Jackson died this afternoon at
12:15 o’clock from the effects of an op
eration for appendicitis performed
yesterday afternoon at 3 o’clock.
Death was caused by an inability to
rally from the shock of the surgeon’s
knife. Had the operation not taken
place death would have ensued from
the fearful disease in all human prob
ability.
When the end came Captain Jack
son was unconscious, as he had been
several hours before his death.
Nothing could have created a more
sudden shock to the community than
the announcement of Captain Jack
son’s death.
It is true that for several days Cap
tain Jackson had not felt at himself;
but the indisposition was so slight
that it was no more heeded than any
of those slight ailments which come
to men and pass away to be forgotten.
Monday evening, he, with his family,
were at the reception tendered Mrs.
Palmer at the Capital City Club. There
the indisposition was faintly manifest,
but not sufficiently to create comment
among his friends.
Tuesday the family physician, Dr. W.
S. Armstrong, was called. Captain
Jackson had grown seriously ill. Such
was his fortitude, that a slight ailment
he battled against and gave it not half
the heed an ordinary person would.
But he was stricken with severe pains
and he grew apprehensive.
«An examination excited the suspicion
of Dr. Armstrong and the next day he
-called a consultation of physicians on
the case. Dr. Armstrong suspected
what proved to be the truth.
Dr. V Illis Westmoreland, Dr. J. B.
S. Holn es and Dr. W. S. Elkin were
gathered in a conference. Capt.
Jackson’s case received a thorough
diagnosis. The result was the decla
ration by the physicians that the
patient suffered from a well developed
case of appsndicitis.
Yesterday afternoon 'an operation
was performed and at first it seemed
that the patient would recover. About
midnight, however, he grew worse
and just after noon today he died.
TO BE T'cStED.
The Constitutionality of the Ten Per Cent
Tax on State Banks.
Atlanta, Dec. 13.—The Georgia leg
islature has opened the way for a test
of the constitutionality of the ten per
cent tax on state bank notes.
The Calvin banking act, passed at a
former session, has been amended so
that within a short time some public
spirited citizen of this state will estab
lish a bank and issue notes for the ex
press purpose of trying the state bank
tax question in the courts.
Many able lawyers who have given
the subject close study are convinced
that this tax is unconstitutional and
some of them will volunteer to defend
in the courts an issue of state bank
notes. This case will attract the atten
tion of the whole country.
REPUBLICANS ANXIOUS.
They Want a Definite Statement of the
Condition of the Treasury.
Washington, Dec. 13.—Several Re
publican members of the house have
occn in consultation since the presi
ient's m'essage was made public to de
vise a method whereby they could se
cure a definite statement of the condi
tion of the treasury. Mr. Walker of
Massachusetts will endeavor to bring
about an investigation of the finances
by an expert under the direction of the
committee on appropriations.
After consultation with leading Re
publicans in both the house and senate,
Mr. Walker has outlined a plan to throw
light upon the principal matters which
he thinks should be made clear.
He has a resolution which will-be re
ferred to the committee on appropria
tions, authorizing that committee to
employ a suitable expert, to whom de
partmental officers are requested to give
any information in their power, and
who is to prepare a statement of the
following matters:
All claims against the United States
that were not paid before July 1, 1895,
that have been favorably reported upon
by any committee of the house, and on
which of such claims the court of claims
has rendered judgment in favor of the
claimant; all claims on which the court
of claims has rendered judgment in fa
vor of the claimant,.but which have not
yet been passed upon by any committee
of the house; a list of all acts of con
gress providing for any public work,
where the work was not completed and
paid for prior t-o July 1, 1895, the state
ment t" ' give the date of the act, the to
tal sum to be expended under the act (or
estimate, ami the total amount
THeRGU-.lk'lßl'\W
appropriated unaer or oevause oi tne
act,the date upon which the first moneys
were paid out of the United States
treasury under each appropriation and
the amount of money paid out dur
ing each calendar quarter under each
appropriation up to July 1, 1895; the
value of so much of all government
work done and approved of by the prop
er officers, on or before June 30 in each
year of the four years prior to 1896
which had not been paid for prior to
July 1 in each year; when any of the
acts mentioned were passed to provide
premises to be used in the place of
premises for which the government was
paying rent, the rents paid in each
quarter of any calendar year since the
passage of the act to be given- in the
statement.
One of the aims of this plan is to sub
stantiate the statements made by Re
publicans that Secretary Carlisle has
delayed the payment of appropriations,
and held back public works in order
that the treasury may make the best
possible showing.
EM PH ATIOALLY~DE NIED.
What Purported to Be an Interview With
President Crespo of Venezuela.
Washington, Dec. 13.—Senor An
drade, the Venezuelan minister to the
United States, has received a cablegram
from Caracas from his government en
tirely disavowing a publication in the
London Times, giving what purported
to be an interview with President Cres
po. No such statements, it is said,
have ever been made by the govern
ment. The article quoted President
Crespo as expressing a willingness to
make reparation to Great Britain for the
Uruan incident, which Lord Salisbury
is endeavoring to separate from the long
pending boundary dispute.
The position di the Venezuelan gov
ernment is, as has been stated frequent
ly in Associated Press dispatches, that
the Uruan incident and the boundary
dispute are inseparable, the liability of
the government for the Uruan affair
being dependent on whether or not it
occurred on Venezuelan or British soil.
Published statements that Senor Mar
tinez is in London on a secret mission
to the British gove iment from the
government of Venezuela, are denied
also.
A NEW CONSTTTUTION.
Alabama’s Increasing Indebtedness May
Require One.
Montgomery, Dec. 13.—There ap
pears to be but little doubt but that
Alabama must hold a constitutional
convention. For several years the state
has systematically spent more than its
income, until now its floating indebted
ness is something like $700,000, and in
creasing all the time. When the last
legislature was in session the matter of
a constitutional convention was dis
cussed, but the assembly passed a new
revenue law and slightly increased the
tax rate and it was calculated that this
would produce enough revenue to meet
current expenses and gradually to re
duce the amount of floating debt.
In this the legislature was mistaken,
however. The newly created county
bonds of tax assessment have, perhaps,
been of some value in equalizing taxes
throughout their respective counites,
but they have not increased the state’s
revenue any. The state has no difficul
ty in borrowing all the money she needs,
but it is evident the deficit must be
checked, and this it is believed can best
be effected through a constitutional con
vention.
VICTORY FOR' STRIKERS.
They Get an Increase In Wages, But Are
Not All Taken Back.
New York, Dec. 13. —The strike of
the housesmiths, which commenced on
Nov. 13, has terminated in a decided
victory for the Iron league. An agree
ment has been signed by J. B. & J. N.
Cornell & Co., and the United House
smiths and Bridgemen’s union, the lat
ter retracting its demands for recogni
tion by the Iron league, and an increase
of 25 cents in the wage scale.
The terms of the agreement will not
be made public, either by the leaders of
the strike or the Cornell people. Os
the 109 men who quit work on the Sie
gel, Cooper <fc Co. building at Eighteenth
street and Sixth avenue, when the strike
began, only about 50 will be taken back.
The nonunion men now employed o:i
the building will not v '‘ discharged.
Held For Throwing a Bau 1-fTg
New York, Dec. 13.—Louis Silver
man, who throw ab; d egg at H'nv
Ahlwardt, the “Jew baiter,” while the
latter was lecturing in Cooper union
was arraigned in court and held foi
trial in SSOO bail. Herr Ahlwardt was
not in court, but was represented by
counsel. Silverman is an asririant >if
City Marshall Gross of the Fifth dis
trict court.
Thrown Out of Work by Fire.
St. Paul, Dee.. 13. Fire broke out
in the Wann building occupied by Hen
ry S. Sternberg as a jobbing dry goods
and clothing house and by Guitennan
Bros., manufacturers of shirts, pants,
overalls, etc., at Fifth and Sibley streets,
and spread to the building adjoining,
occupied by Price & Robbins, wholesale
paper house. After three quarters of
au hour the fire was gotten under con
trol. The l< ss to this firm, chiefly by
water, is estimated at $65,000, fully cov
ered by insurance. Five hundred em
ployes of the Guitermaxi Bros., are
thrown out of work by the fire.
Bunraven Coming Aerom.
London, Dec. 13.—Lord Duiiiayen
will sail for New York on Wedii'sday
next, in order t > assist the committee of
the New York Yacht club in its inves
tigation of the charges brought by his
lordship against Defender.
THE ROME TRIBUNE, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14. 18‘J5.
TALK OF THURMAN
Prominent Men on the Death of the Great
Statesman.
WATTERSON GREATLY DISTRESSED
What Ex-Senator John Ingalls
Had to Say.
GOVERNOR M’KINLEY’S REGRET
Watterson Says He Not Only Had the Sin
cerest Admira’ion for Him but Also
Genuine Affection.
Chicago, Dec. 13. —Ex-Senator John
J. Ingalls is stopping at the Victoria.
Os Judge Thurman’s death he said:
“I served in the senate with Mr.
, Thurman from 1873 to 1881. He was
the acknowledged leader of his party in
that body,and while his Democracy was
i pure and undefiled, he was not a bigot,
and his relations with his Republican
associates were those of hearty and
cordial good fellowship. His courtesy
was inherent and .not acquired; his
• temper was genial and his good humor
never ruffled. Having served on the
bench, his inclination was judicial and
his authority upon questions of consti-
1 tutional law was not questioned. ’ ’
1 Delos P. Phelps, assistant United
States treasurer:
“He was one of the landmarks that
connected this with past generations.
No man living occupied a higher posi
tion in the Democratic party. His great
ability has long been recognized by men
' of all parties. He was a lawyer of re
markable ability and a statesman who
ranked among the highest. His integ
rity was as unquestioned as his ability.
Watterson on tlie Statesman’s Death.
Wichita, Kan., Dec. 13. Henry
Watterson of Louisville, Ky., who filled
a lecture engagement here, spoke feel
ingly of Thurman’s death. He said:
“I knew the old Roman all my life,
but I became more intimately acquaint
ed with him when he and I were mem
bers of the electoral commission in the
Hayes-Tilden trouble. His presence in
the senate during the 12 years he sat
there was an unmixed benefit to the
whole country. He had great experi
ence, great moderation and great learm
big, and received the homage and the
universal respect of both sides of the
senate chamber.
“I can only say that the death of
Jud.ce Thurman, although not unex
pected to me, distresses me greatly, for
I nt t only had the most genuine admi
ration for his charactor and talents, but
t 7 ■ sincerest affection for him as a
man.”
Governor McKinley Talks.
Columbus, 0., Dec. 13.—Upon learn
ing of the death of ex-Senator Thur
man, Governor McKinley said: “The
death of Judge Thurman is a deep loss
to Ohio and to the nation. His long
. anti useful public career, characterized
as it was by nobility of purpose and pu
rity of character, endeart d him to the
hearts of the people irrespective of party
, or politics. His death rem >vt>s one of
the nation’s greatest statesmen and one
of Ohio’s greatest citizens, and all
nit urn his loss as we would a beloved
friend,”
IRON TRADE REVIEW.
Little Change In the Pig Iron Situation.
All Irons Are Weaker.
Cleveland, Dey. 13.—The Iren Trade
Review this week will say: The cen
tral west furnishes the most cheering
news of the week. Four more big
freighters have been placed at Lake
shipyards in the past three days, mak
ing 14 for the week, involving a demand
upon the mills for about 35,000 tons of
plates and shapes.
As was to be expected this business
brought out some close.competition and
recent quotations were cut; but the im
portant fact is that deliveries are to be
gin at once and the mills taking the
bulk of the material will thus be better
able to maintain prices in a time al
ways marked by weakness. There is
little change in the pig iron situation.
All irons are weaker, Bessemer going a
trifle below the sl2 mark, valley fur
nace, in a few speculative transactions.
Thus far, no sales are reported by fur
naces at less than $12.25 in the valley
for the first quarter of 1896; but recent
business on this basis would probably
not exceed 10,000 tons, though on some
sl2 iron deliveries run through January.
While actual sales of billets are lim
ited to the 1,000-ton and 500-ton lots, on
which sl7 Pittsburg and somewhat less
has been done, inquiries are out which
indicates that a few important con
sumers, notably in Cleveland, are con
vinced that the buying time is now.
THE LAURADA RELEASED.
She and Her Captain Had Been Helil For
Violation of Neutrality Laws.
Charleston, Dec. 13.—1 n response to
orders issued by Judge Brawley of the
United States district court. Captain
Hughes of the American steamship
Laurada. removed his bond of $3,000 to
appear before the January term of the
district court for alleged violation of
the neutrality laws of the United States,
the American Banking and Trust com
pany of Baltimore becoming his surety.
Th? steamship, which has beeri'm the
marshal’s custody since her arrival here
in response to a libel filed by Kerr &
Co. of Philadelphia, was also released
on a bond of .$6,000.
RUMORS OF RIOTING
: Uniformed Troops Patrol the Streets of
Constantinople.
SERIOUS OUTBREAK THREATENED
i Alarming Rumors Cause State
of Panic.
♦
’ THE CAUSE OF THE WILD PANIC
. The Armenians, as Venal, are Accused by the
Tarkisb’Government of Attempting
to Cause an Uprising.
[Copyrighted, 1895, by Associated Press ]
Constantinople, Dec. 12, via Sofia,
Bulgaria, Dec. 18. —There was a dis
turbance in Stamboul, and it caused the
spread of rumors so alarming that Gal
ata and Pera were soon in a state of
panic and serious outbreaks were threat
ened. This in view of the passage
through the Dardenelles of the British
gunboat Dryad and the Italian gunboa t
Archimede, the extra guardships for the
British and Italian embassies, formed
the basis for the report that the rioting
predicted by the Yildiz Kiosk courtiers
had actually conimmenced; but, happi
ly, the trouble was not of a serious na
ture, although the Armenians, as usual,
are accused of having attempted to,
bring about an uprising of the populace.
The panic, however, was a most ex
traorninary occurrence and is striking
evidence of the nervousness and appre
hension which prevail here as one of
the results of the long drawn out nego
tiations between the powers and the
sultan regarding the suppression of the
outbreaks in Asiatic Turkey and the
admittance of the extra guardships into
the Bosphorus. The least note of alarm
now suffices to produce widespread ter
ror, and if proof was needed that the
powers were right in their insistence
upon having additional protection for
the foreign population of Constantinople
and its vicinity, it was furnished by
the occurrences of the day.
Cause of the Panic.
Simmered down to bare facts, the
cause of the panic was, on the face of
it, a fierce quarrel between two Arme
nians in the Stamboul quarter, during
which they came to blows. Finally one
of the Armenians drew a revolver and
■ fired at his opponent The shot, was’-the
signal for an uproar, a stampede of the
spectators, and, eventually, a panic
which spread far and wide, from one
eud of the city to the other, from one
quarter to another, until matters began
to look very serious indeed. The Ar
menians and the other Christians, terri
fied by the shouting and yelling, the
rushing here and there of excited
crowds, naturally imagined that a fresh
massacre had commenced. They hur
riedly closed their shops and houses
barricaded the doors and windows, con
cealed their most valuable belongings in
various ways and made all the prepara
tions possible for defense. The women,
as well as the men, armed themselves
as best they could after the recent domi
ciliary visits of the police, who searched
the Armenian residences high and low
for concealed weapons and left these un
fortunate people very little to fall back
upon for defense in case of an uprising
of the Mussulmans.
The example of the Armenians of
Stamboul in hurriedly closing their
shops, etc., was followed in street after
street, until in the briefest period of
time imaginable every shop was shut
and nearly all the houses were barri
caded. Crowds of people—male and
female, old and young—were seized
with terror, which grew in strength as
time wore on and the confusion in
creased. People fled hither and thither
aimlessly, helplessly, apparently una
ware of what they were doing, not
knowing what had actually happened,
but with the general impression that a
1a.,, sacre w’ .: in progress somewhere
Great J£xciteineut Prevailed.
It is difficult to describe to those unac
quainted with the vagaries of the pop
ulation of this city, ana who are not fa
miliar with the state of nervous tension
which has existed here for months past,
the scene of incredible alarm and disor
der which prevailed here at the height
of the excitement. Every man seen in
the streets seemed to have lost his head
for the time and it would not have need
ed much more to actually precipitate a
terrible outbreak. The ordinary police
officials as well as the military police
who have been patrolling the streets
since lust outbreak here, seemed to be
among the first to catch the panic for
they hurried to their different head
quarters as if obeying orders previous
ly given, and it was not until the alarm
began to subside that they reappeared
ami busied themselves with their duties.
From Stamboul the reign of .terror
swept to Galata and Pera, carried on
ward by the' panic stricken fugitives
from the first named quarter, who were
evidently under the impression that
they were fleeing for their lives. The in
habitants of Galata quickly caught the
fever of alarm and in turn shut their
stores and houses and joined in the
scene of confusion, an example which
was promptly followed by the people of
the Pera quarter.
Seeing people fleeing through the
streets in terror caused others to do the
same until the air was filled with ex
cited cries and the noise of a rushing
multitude. Those who did not join in
the stampede, barracaded themselves
within their houses and prepared to see
their most horrible fears realized.
Fled For Safety.
The Armenian porters, when the
alarm first spread, hastily dropped their
loads in the streets and fled to the near.
est place of safety,
their heroes. inubA nr d-iiilffß
ran away from their rninll ’ .
sought refuge in the
mosques; the old and fl
trampled upon, and many fl-’.>
Iv injured during the
Women s<>bbed and childrtl*
fear, and the men. as a rulfl
as badly seared. Some lafl
rar- ‘ .. lor protect ion, 1B
ish cmiws.-y, while about .">(■
chattering with fear. 11
deuce of the first socretaiH
ish embassy, lire Hon.
and beoged f -i .-lieit'-r ufl
was passed. fl
Eventually the police iflßflfl
presence of mind, and desirous 0175M8
ting an end to the panic, they circulated
the report that the stampede from the
Stamboul quarter was occasioned.by the
escape of a lion from a menagerie, and
that the animal having been killed,
there was no occasion for any furthei
alarm. This report, as good as any
Other under the circumstances, spread
quickly and the disturbance began tc
subside. Finally the gen d’armes circu
lated among the people and explained
to them the real state of affairs, which
soon caused the majority to return tc
their usual occupations somewhat dis
gusted at having been so needlessly
frightened.
The Turkish officials, however, right
ly or wrongly, claimed that the quarrel
between the two Armenians of the
Stamboul quarter was a prearranged af
fair and that the firing of the revolvei
was intended as a signal to cause an
outbreak which, it is added, was avert
ed by the prompt and efficient measures
taken by th'e police. Be that as it may,
the whole affair clearly demonstrated
how small a spark is required to start a
conflagration here. The panic lasted
exactly two hours.
Troops Patrol the Streets.
It should be added that a rumor if:
current that an outbreak might be ex
pected and the arrival of the guardships
doubtless aided in increasing the panic.
The Turkish government, when in
formed of the alarming reports in circu
lation, sent to the different embassies,
saying that the report was_ groundless
and that there was no cause' for alarm.
The troops, however, have been ordered
to patrol the streets in order to assist
the police in maintaining order.
The porte has rejected the proposal
for an extension of the tobacco regie
concession in return for a further loan
of money. But it is believed that the
extension will eventually be made, for
the government must have money in
order to maintain the 280 battalions,
190 squadrons and 220 batteries of the
army, numbering in all over 200,00 G
fighting men, now under arms, in addi
tion to the reserves which have been
called out in order to suppress the dis
orders in Asiatic Turkey.
A military expert who has been in
quiring into the subject, estimates that
Turkey could place over 350,000 men in
the field at very short notice—if the
treasury was fairly well filled. Hence
the anxiety of the. government to obtain
money, and it is believed that great sac
rifices will have to be made in order to
do so.
Mob Destroys a Mission.
London, Dec. 13.—A report from An
tananarivo says that an anti-European
mob numbering 6,000 destroyed the mis
sion station at Ramairandro. Rev. Mr.
McMahon, the missionary in charge,
and his family escaped a few hours pre
vious to the looting of the mission. All
Europeans residing in the country dis
tricts have been ordered to the capital
and 600 French troops have been dis
patched with orders to put ’down the
riots. _ _
CHINAMEN INDIGNANT.
They Were Only Witnesses In a Murder
Case and Were Heavily Chained.
Portland, Or., Dec. 13.—The fact
that Chan Fee Law and Sing Foo Lung,
two Chinamen held as witnesses to ap
pear against Sin You, the murderer of
Lai Sing, were taken before a coroner’s
jury and exposed on the public streets
in irons, may lead to serious complica
tions. The Chinese are very indignant
over what they deem to be an outrage,
and through their representative at
Washington, damages may be demand
ed for the indignities heaped upon their
countrymen.
The two men were not criminals,
simply witnesses to a murder in which
one of their countrymen shot another.
As much for their protection as to in
sure their presence in court when want
ed. they were held at the Central Po
lice station under bonds. On Monday
the sheriff, who had possession of the
prisoners and the two witnesses, took
them into the coroner’s office heavily
chained.
A prominent attorney, speaking of
the fact, said that so far as the two
men simply held as witnesses were con
cerned, their being ironed was a graxe
outrage.
“The fact is that under treaty rights
these Chinese were made to suffer a
great indignity,” said he. “I think that
under the terms of the treaty China
comes under the most favored nation
clause, and that these men can demand
damages from the government. It has
been held that a sheriff has not even the
right to iron or manacle a prisoner
while before a court on trial.”
The Order of Foreij/.i’ Wars.
New York. Dec. 13.—The first annual
meeting of the Order cf Foreign Wars
of the United States, New York com
mundery, was held in the Brevoort
House. The society Avas organiz’d in
December, 1894. The condition of ad
mission is descent, by male line, from
an officer in the revolution, the war of
1812, the war of the Barbary states, and
the Mexican war. Among the members
ex-President Harrison's name appears.
»' \-.mxoro\-. 1
ilia not appear at tlie
day and it was ann<>une<
remained at his hotel to -S'2o
-of the (•ommitteeivfl'''.y:
been quietly hinted about tlfffl
Reed will not give out the commß||||
until the end of next week and thaßMfei
mediately thereafter congress worSB
adjourn for the Christmas holidays.
This being the program, quite a num
ber of members see no' necessity for re
maining in Washington longer and sev
eral of them, including Mr. Hopkins of
Illinois, will return to their homes this
week.
Although nothing seems to be abso
lutely known concerning the chairman
ships of the leading committees over
which there is a contest, the impression
continues to grow stronger daily that
Mr. Dingley of Maine will be chairman
of the ways and means committee, in
stead of Mr. Paine of New York, wh '
ten days ago was supposed to be booko.l
for the leadership of the majority on
the floor. This week Mr. Dingley has
been recognized by the speaker to make
the motions which naturally devolve
upon the floor leader, and this, with
other circumstances, are accepted as
almost, though not quite, conclusive ev
idence that JPe is to be chairman of the
ways and means committee.
Mr. Milliken and Mr. Boutelle of
Maine are also in the field for chair
manships; the former being the ranking
member on public buildings and grounds,
and the latter on naval affairs. In the
Fifty-first congress all three headed
committees.
Almost as much uncertainty exists
concerning the chairmanship of the ap
propriations committee as the ways and
means. Next to the latter it is the most
important committee in the house. The
contest lies between General Henderson
of lowa, the resent ranking member,
and Mr. Cannon of Illinois, who would
have been the ranking member had he
not failed of election to the Fifty-sec
ond congress. At first the chances ap
peared to favor Mr. Henderson. They
now seem to point to Mr. Cannon, and
the argument is being urged that it
might not be good politics to permit
lowa to be at the head of the appro
priations committees in both the house
and senate, Senator Allison heading the
appropriation committee in the senate.
Mr. Cannon, however, may be placed
on the committee of rifles, if not at the
head of the appropriations committee.
With Grosvenor of Ohio, who, it is
said, has retired from rhe contest for
chairman of the rivers and harbors, out
of the way, this important chairmanship
is supposed to lie between Mr. Merman
of Oregon and Mr. Hooker of New
York. The chairmanships of the fol
lowing committees seem to be almost
certain:
Foreign affairs—Hitt of Illinois.
Judiciary—W. A. Stone of Pennsyl
vania.
Pacific railroads—Powers of Vermont.
Banking and currency—Walker of
Massachusetts.
Interstate commerce Hepburn of
lowa.
Elections (which will probably be di
vided) —Daniels of New York.
Naval affairs—Boutelle of Maine.
PORTO RICO, TOO.
She Wants to Overthrow the Spanish Rulo
on the Island.
New Yorf, Dec. 13. —A dispatch to
The Herald from Porto Rico says:
Great excitement has been caused among
all classes by the discovery of a conspi
racy to overthrow the Spanish rule on
this island.
Many persons, who form a branch of
the Marti revolutionary club of New
York, have been arrested and are now
in prison at San Juan awaiting trial.
The present affair is the outcome of
the threatened revolution a year ago,
when General Gamir, the Spanish g<w
ernor general, attempted to demonetize
Mexican money, which is the principal
currency of the island. A secret order
was then formed, and each member
swore to fight for the independence of
Porto Rico.
One of the lately initiated members
betrayed the scheme to the government,
and General Gamir ordered the arrest
of the leaders. On the way from Ar
royo to San Juan with the prisoners,
the mounted guards were attacked, but
they succeeded in placing their prisoners
in prison.
The governor general has cabled to
Spain for more troops.
‘i b-ba. i ui’.vmen.
Montgomery, riec. 18.—The Alabama
Dairyman's association held its annual
meeting here, about 39 of the most
prominent dairymen and daily stock
raisers of the state being in attendance.
Isaac Ross of Opelika was elected presi
dent, and F. G. Bates of Uniontown,
secretary and treasurer for the ensuing
year.