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ESTABLISHED 1887.
FOUR 816 NEGROES
•Took George Maxey From ibe Statham
Jail
THEY MADE~ UP A LYNCHING MOB
Took and Tied Him and Led
Him Out
HE UNMASKED TWO OF THEM
And After a Desperate Encounter Succeeded
in Breaking Loose From Them and Es
caped and Reported the Mattrr to the
Officers Who Arrested the Men Accused
of the Outrage.
Athens, July 20 lsaac Crawford,
Cbisolm, William Howard and
Lewis Calhoun, a gang of desperate
railroad negroes from North Caro
lina, wera tried here today before
Commissioner Kennebrew for at
tempting to lynch George Maxey,
another negro, who was taken by
them from the Statham jail Tuesday
night and marched to the woods for
that purpose.
Statham is a station on the Sea
board Air-Line. Maxey was in jail
for securing goods under false pre
tenses and was awaiting trial. At a
late hour Tuesday night the jailer
was overpowered by four large men,
all of whom were well ’ masked.
Maxey was taken from the jail
tied with a cord, and led into
the woods. He supposed that
he was in the hands of whitecaps and that
a severe whipping would be administered
to him. He ascertained, however, while
the men were still leading him, that one
of them earned a heavy reps, probab'y
twenty feet long. He knew then that the
purpose of his enemies was to lynch him
and he made a desperate effort to escape.
He finally succeeded in breaking the
cords oefore the heavier rope could be
ti *d about him. In the scuffle he knock
ed two of the masked men down and as
they fell the masks fell from their faces.
He knew them. He succeeded in warding
off the blows of the other two and light
ing in the dark, in a furious battle for his
life, he managed to escape.
Maxey cleared the woods as quickly
as possible and made his way to Ath
ens. He told officers Joe C. Bernard
and C. S. Owen of his escapade and
‘they immediately began working on
on the case. Yesterday’ the four men
were arrested. They deny that they
took Maxey from the jail and led
him to the woods.
The case is an unusual one and has
created a sensation The men tried
are known to be desperate characters,
and it is generully believed that they
intend to hang their victim, for what
reason is yet a mystery. Maxey dis
claims any connection with the gang,
and is ata loss, apparently to know
what cause has led to the attempt
made to lynch him.
The four men were bound over and
left this afternoon for Atlanta.
Want Bryan to Declare Himself a Popnllst.
Kansaß City, July 20.—While en
route to the national Populist conven
tion, the California delegation, 89 strong,
issued an open letter to the Democratic
presidential nominee, William J. Bryan,
urging him to go before the country as
the nominee of the Populist party. The
letter was composed and dispatched
while the delegation was waiting for its
train to St. Louis. Dr. G. W. Daywalt
of San Francisco being chosen secretary
and instructed to write it. The letter
says in part:
If you will accept the nomination of the
People’s party, declaring yourself a Popu
list. you will become a leader to whom
will rush every former free silverite, Dem
ocrat or Republican—not only be elected
yfiurself, but alio elect the congress, the
lawmaking power. This is the oppor
tunity of your life, taken advantage of
will, like Lincoln with the Republicans,
send your name down to history as a
savior of your country by means of Pop
ulism. If you don’t do it we must, in de
fense of our princples, put another nomi
nee in the field. Can you thus be elected?
The Texans’ Sentences Commuted.
Washington, July 20.—The president
has commuted to imprisonment for life
the death sentences imposed upon three
Texans, John 0. Ball, Tom Davis and
Taylor Hickman. They were to be
hanged Sept. 4 next. The president says
that while they have been twice con
victed of murder, the judge and district
attorney both urge the commutation on
the ground of the youth of the convicts
and for other cogent reasons. Davis
and Hickman are fullblooded Indian
boys of 14 and 13 years respectively,
without any appreciation of the enor
mity of the brutal and coldblooded hom
icide committed by them, and in their
cases also the judge and district attor
ney urged the commutation.
British Minister Lost In the Mountains-
New York, July 20.—A dispatch to
the Herald from Panama, Colombia,
says: The Herald’s correspondent in
Guayaquil, Ecuador, says that Dr. Freil
Zaldramira, minister of justice and ed
ucation. has resigned. A decree har
been issued by President Alfarro to the
effect that the tax imposed for war pur
poses be reduced. The British minis
ter, who arrived in Guayaquil a fort
night ago and left for Iquito, is lost in
the mountains. His secretary, who ar
rived in Quito last Saturday, tele
graphed to all points without success.
THE ROHE TRIBUNE.
A PANIC AT CANEA.
Fire Mistaken as a Signal For Carnage.
Many Persona Killed and Wounded.
New York, July 20.—A dispatch from
The Herald says: Dispatches received
from Canea . state that a panic occurred
there Sunday in the Plantza quarter,
owing to a fire which was mistaken as
a signal for carnage. The houses were
forthwith barricaded. The British cap
tain Drury landed boats carrying armed
sailors. Austrian and Russian ships
also landed men in Canea and Haleppa.
The Austrian consul showed great cour
age and ran to Abdullah Pasha, who
remained inactive, and rated him se
verely. ‘ Abdullah finally dispersed the
Turks. The hops were closed and no
body dares to stay in the streets.
The correspondent says that as he
passed through the town the dead and
wounded were lying about and the
panic still continued.
A number of Cretans arrived here,
making pretentious demands to the
committee for perfected guns. They
complain loudly because the committee
does not send sufficient cartridges. M.
Nicolaides, a member of the committee,
has resigned.
One hundred thousand rounds of am
munition and 20,000 rifles reached the in
surgents. The recall of Abdullah Pasha
to Constantinople is received here favor
ably as a sign of peace.
The conduct of the Cretan deputies in
their refusal to debate further until
they have received replies to the de
mands they formulated, is approved
here.
HIBERNIANS ADJOURN.
Th® Convention at Detroit Winds Up Its
Business—Resolutions Adopted.
Detroit, July 20.—The Ancient Or
der of Hibernians convention wound
up its business and adjourned. The re
port of the committee on resolutions de
clared that any controlling of the ballot
of any member is foreign to the society
and will not be tolerated. The resolu
tions demand unity of action and hon
esty of purpose from the official repre
sentation of the Irish people in parlia
ment and declare that “while our na
tive land is loved we hold the conscien
tious discharge of our obligations to this
land of the free and maintenance of its
laws and government our first civil
duty.”
The convention decided to have an A.
O. H. national holiday on June 21, 1898,
in commemoration of the centennial of
the struggle for the freedom of Ireland.
The expected fight on the officers did
not materalize. P. J. O’Connor was re
elected president and John O. Weadock
retains the office of vise president.
Thos. J. Dundon of Columbus, 0., was
chosen treasurer and O. M. F. Wilhere
of Philadelphia, chairman of the na
tional board of directors. John J.
O’Sullivan of Philadelphia was elected
secretary after a long fight and many
ballots, succeeding Secretary Flattery.
ALL HOPE ABANDONED.
Generally Conceded That the Bodies of Ea
tombed Miners Will Not Be Recovered*
Wilkesbarre, Pa., July 1820.—1 tis
now generally conceded that the bodies
of the entombed miners at the Twin
shaft can never be recovered, and it is
more than probable that the work of the
rescuers will be abandoned before many
days.
Mine Inspector Stern says in his opin
ion it is hopeless and useless to continue
the search. This opinion is shared by
nearly all the old miners in this section.
The work in the nit is going on slowly,
the rescuers finding it hard to remove
the solid rock’ that they have en
connterd this week.
“Climate and Health*' Discontinued*
Washington, July 20.—“ Climate and
Health,” which has been a regular
monthly publication of the weather bu
reau, has been discontinued because of
doubt as to the authority for the expend
itures incident thereto under the last
appropriation act. With its discon
tinuance also have ended the weekly
collections or the statistics of mortality
and morbidity and the services of a
large corps of physicians and health
officials. During the fiscal year just be
gun the bureau will prosecute a num
ber of climatological studies the results
of the researches to be published in spe
cial bulletins.
Brltlsn Troops spying ol uuolera.
Cairo, July 20.—There were 393 new
cases of cholera in Egypt on Friday and
Saturday and 838 deaths from that dis
ease, including those of three British
soldiers at Wadyhalfa. Since the out
break of cholera among the Egyptian
troops between Assouan and Koshek,
there has been a total of 269 cases and
165 deaths among them. Among the
British troops there have been 23 cases
and 18 deaths. It has been decided,
owing to the increase of the epidemic,
to remove the whole camp from the
Niger river bank back to the desert.
Ex-Premier Howell Coming to America.
Liverpool, July 20.—Among the pas
sengers who sailed for America by the
Cunard line steamer Lncania on Satur
day were the Hon. Sir MacKenzie Bow
ell, K. O. M. G., late premier of the Do
minion of Canada, and Sir Donald
Smith, K. O. M. G., the Canadian capi
talist and statesman.
Booth-Tucker Golos to California.
Chicago, July 20. Commander
Booth-Tucker of the Salvation Army
arrived in Chicago from New York city
Over the Grand Trunk railroad. He is
on his way to California to attend the
campmeeting of the Salvation Army,
which opened this month at Trestle
Glen, Oakland.
THE SOME TRIBUNE, ROME. GA., TUESDAY, JULY ‘2l, 1896
IWAR IS PREDICTED
Southern Railway May Meet the
Seaboard’s Cut.
MANY ROADS ARE INVOLVED
It May Last For Months to
Come
ON IT MAY BE A FEW DAYS ONLY
Nearly Every Line Bait of the Mississippi
Will Be Affected by the Recent Slash In
Rates—Southern States Freight Associa
tion to Meet In Atlauta and Take Action.
St. John Out For Blood.
Washington, July 20.—One of the
fiercest rate wars ever waged in the
■outh is likely to be the outcome of the
tariff cut made by the Seaboard Air
Line. It may last for months, or it
may be only for weeks, but officials of
the roads directly interested say that
the present situation indicates the most
spirited contest made in the south dur
ing the quarter century. The cut affects
mainly the Southern railway, but it di
rectly or indirectly involves practically
every railroad east of the Mississippi
river and south of the Ohio and the
Potomac.
The officials of both of the principal
roads affected announce that the fight
will be carried to the bitter end by their
respective sides. So far no conferences
have been held between the officials of
the various roads, though the leading
officials of the Southern and of the Sea
board have held informal interviews, in
which the matter has been discussed.
The first formal step looking to retali
atory action is the issuance of a call by
Commissioner H. S. Haines of the South
ern States Freight association to all the
roads comprising that body for a meet
ing to be held some time this week
either in Atlanta or New York. The
call originally fixed Tuesday for the
gathering, but it is now likely to be
postponed until Wednesday. The place
of meeting has not yet been fixed, but
it is very probable that Atlanta will be
decided upon. Pending the meeting,
none of the roads will take any steps to
meet the cut. Twenty or 25 roads will
probably be represented at this meeting,
including roads outside of as well as
within the association, as all will feel a
direct interest in the deliberations.
The Southern Will Retaliate.
The Southern doubtless will decide to
make a cut in both freight and passen
ger tariffs similar to that made by the
Seaboard, and in all likelihood will de
termine to meet every new cut made by
the road that has thrown down the
gauntleti Whether all of the roads in
the association will carry out what is
generally agreed upon at this meeting,
or will take individual action, each look
ing only to its direct interests, is of
course mere conjecture.
It is not thought probable that the
war will extend beyond the Mississippi
and Ohio limits mentioned, but the rates
from all points east of the Mississippi
will be affected. The rates from the
west bearing a corelation to eastern
rates, the railroads leading from the
Mississippi river and from Chicago to
Louisville and other Ohio river points
will be more than usually interested.
The rates from Louisville and Cincin
nati to Atlanta, which have been in
vogue for many years, are the same as
from Baltimore to Atlanta. Accord
ingly, when the rates from Baltimore
to Atlanta are reduced the rates from
all western points t will be correspond
ingly diminished.
Commission Will Not Interfere.
The statement has been made that the
North Carolina Railroad commission
would interfere with the rates proposed
by the Seaboard Air Line. This was
contradicted at Raleigh by Major J. W.
Wilson, chairman of the commission.
The refusal of the eastern steamship
lines connected with the Seaboard to
rec gnize its reduced tariff has already
resulted in the withdrawal of the Sea
board’s new schedule, which provided
for a reduction of per cent in freight
rates from Boston, New York and Phil
adelphia to southern points. The re
duced rates from Baltimore have already
gone into effect.
The action of the water connections
was due to their membership in the
Southern States Freight association and
the consequent binding rates and rules.
The heavily cut passenger rates from
all these points remained untouched,
and the Seaboard threatens to make fur
ther reductions if necessary.
Ll Hung < hang Changes His Flans.
Washington, July 20. President
Cleveland’s absence from the capital has
necessitated a change in the plans of Li
Hung Chan .■, the special Chinese envoy,
whose original purpose was to make an
official call on the president of the
United States in August on his way
home to China from Europe, but as the
chief magistrate is expected to be absent
from Washington during that month,
the personal representative of the Em
peror of China has decided to defer his
visit and to prolong his stay in Europe
several weeks beyond his original sched
ule.
California Socialists Against stiver.
San Francisco, July 20.—The Cali
fornia Soci list Labor convention has
adopted a platform protesting against
the free coinage of silver on the ground
that such action would be class legisla
tion, inasmuch, as alleged, it would
benefit the debtor class at the expense
of the capitalists. The platform de
clares that free silver would not benefit
the laboring men as wage earners if
they are not as a rule debtors.
NOW FOR THE POPS
Everything In Readiness For Their
Convention.
THE FINAL DETAILS ARRANGED
A Down Pour of Rain on the
Opening Day
SERVED TO SUPPRESS ENTHUSIASM
Outlook Is Bright For x the Indorsement
of the Chicago Ticket—Senator Allen
Thinks Silver Forces Should Be United.
National Chairman Jones Conferring
With Populist Leaders.
St. Louis, July 20.—The rain poured
down in steady sheets Monday and
served to dampen the ardpr of the arriv
ing Populists and silverites. The gay
bunting which decorated the entrance
to the Lindell, the Populist headquar
ters, sagged and flagged and the leaders
kept closely huddled within the walls.
Those who were quartered at other ho
tels were slow in venturing forth to
their respective meeting places. Only
the sergeant-at-arms and the secretaries
were active early, arranging the final
details as to decorations and seats.
The Populists are making extensive
preparations for the Populist press,
which they expect here in force. They
claim over 2,000 reform papers in vari
ous parts of the country and most of
these papers they believe will be repre
sented. Some of its representatives
held an informal conference late Sun
day night. A Strong sentiment against
an unequivocal indorsement of the Chi
cago ticket which might result in the
complete annihilation of the Populist
organization, prevailed. The general
feeling was that the silver forces should
be united, but only in away that would
improve their organization. The whole
list of them seemed favorable to unite
on some pan for Bryan, but they are
strongly of the opinion that a separate
platform should be adopted, which
would include the demands for many
additional reforms.
The Nebraska delegation, with United
States Senator Allen at its head, ar
rived during the day, making visible
argumentation of the Bryan forces.
The members of the delegation say that
the Populist party of the state is solid
for Bryan and express confidence in his
indorsement.
“Why shouldn’t we indorse Bryan?”
said Senator 'Allen, asking a question in
reply to one. “It is good policy—the
wise and proper thing to do. Mr. Bryan
represents three, if not more, of the im
portant Populist doctrines: The free
and unlimited coinage of silver, the in
come tax and a revenue tariff. Our in
dorsement of Bryan gives reasonable
hope of success at the polls. With our
indorsement he will win. If we fail to
indorse him the logical effect will be
made as if we had indorsed McKinley.
Hence the choice is between McKinley
and gold and abnormally high tariff,
and Bryan with free silver, a tariff for
revenue, income tax and other ref orms. ”
“What is the prospect of his indorse
ment?”
“I think it good,” was the reply.
“There is a deal of noisy demonstration
in the hotel corridors in opposition, but
it amounts to nothing.”
The senator expressed the opinion that
whether Bryan was indo sed or not, the
Populist convention would promulgate
a platform of its own.
Senator Jones Conferring With Populist..
St. Louis, July 20.—Senator Jones of
Arkansas, chairman of the Democratic
national committee, ate an early break
fast Monday with Governor Stone, and
at 9 o’clock repaired to his parlor to re
ceive callers. Scores of cards were in
his room when he got back to it, and he
began immediately to have his visitors
ushered into it. Senator Stewart of
Nevada was one of the first admitted
and close on the heels of the Nevadan
followed Colonel Thomas Patterson, the
Populist leader of Colorado.
Senator Jones was engaged all day in
private conferences with Populist lead
ers. He said:
“I hope the Populist convention will
indorse Bryan and Sewall, and since I
arrived here I have received a good deal
of encouragement of that hope. It oc
curs to me that everybody who believes
in the free coinage of silver can, with
perfect good grace and confidence, vote
for our nominees and thus assure the
restoration of bimetallism at the earli
est possible date.”
Asked about the appointment of the
executive committee for the manage
ment of the campaign, Senator Jones
said:
“I have given that matter a great
deal of thought, but have not deter
mined upon the selections. So many
vast interests have to be consulted in a
matter of this kind that the progress is
of necessity slow. And besides, the
committee does not have to be made up
until the candidates have been officially
notified of their nomination. Then,
too, I am not confined to membership
of the national committee in choosing
the executive committee, but can go
outside of that organization entirely if
such a course is considered advisable.”
On the subject of the location of the
executive committee headquarters he
was not very explicit.
“I have not selected Washington, as
reported,” he said, “and have expressed
a preference for no location. In fact, I
doubt that the selection will be left to
my judgment, but I am inclined to
think that the executive committee will,
when chosen, make the selection.”
Governor Stone, who, it is undrstood,
will be a member of the elective com-
mittee, expressed a very decided preier
ence for Chicago.
“My personal choice, of course, would
be St. Louis,” said the governor, “but
considerations of 4ftst concern incline
me to Chicago. It is certain that the
headquarters must be in the west, and.
as Chicago is of easier access to the bat
tlegrounds, my choice is for that city.”
There May Be a Bolt.
St. Louis, July 20.—The belief con
tinues to be generally prevalent that
a bolt is among the strong probabilities
of the Populist convention, whatever
the course decided upon by the taajority.
The delegates are constantly .Arriving
now, and the larger the crowd becomes
the more evident is the intensity of
the feeling over the one question at is
sue. The question is whether to indorse
Bryan and Sewall or nominate an inde
pendent ticket. In a general way the
contest is between the north and south.
The western and northern delegate calls
himself a Populist and the southern
delegate also refers to himself as a Pop
ulist. Many of the delegates express
the opinion that they may at no distant
day be separate parties.
The northern men, as a class, contend
that in the indorsement of Bryan lies
the only hope of making the influence
of the party felt or of achieving prac
tical results, while the southern men,
remembering their many contests with
the Democrats of their section, maintain
that such a course is utterly suicidal.
The feeling is the same whether among
the leaders or the rank and file, the only
difference being that the former discuss
the issue in committeerooms and the
latter in the hotel corridors. Both
classes are equally earnest and both de
clare that there is but one course open.
The crowds are not lajge, Int the men
are all very evidently in earnest
and two of opposing views who engage
in a controversy have no difficulty in
attracting a crowd, # any number of
which is only too glad* to take up the
thread of the discoursejpf his champion.
They are all debaters and well informed
on the issues at stake.
The Bryan followers mean to make a
most strenuous effort to secure the in
dorsement of the Democratic nominee.
They do not publicly admit that there
is any possibility that they will not be
able to control the dbnvention, but pri
vately many of them say that if they
are not in the majority and if a separate
ticket is nominated they will walk out
of the convention and ask the people to
rally to the support of Bryan and Se
wall. The other crowd are more reti
cent, but the feeling is none the less in
tense.
Teller Will Take the Stump For Bryan.
Lincoln, Neb., July 20. —William J.
Bryan has received the following letter
from Senator Teller:
Denver, Colo., July 18.
Hon. W. J. Bryan, Lincoln, Neb:
Dear Sir —I congratulate you on your
nomination at Chicago. I think the coun
try is to be congratulated also. I need
not assure you that your nomination was
more than satisfactory to me..
I think we shall be able to consolidate
all the friends of free silver in your sup
port and if we do this 1 believe you will
be elected, although I do not overlook the
tremendous power that will be put against
us in this campaign.
All the power of money and organized
wealth, corporations ana monopolies of
all kinds will be against us. Justice is
on our side, and this is the cause of the
people. It is a contest for industrial in
dependence, and for freedom from the
domination of foreign powers and foreign
capitalists, and it does not seem possible
that, in such a contest before the Ameri
can people justice should fail and wrong
prevail.
Ido not believe we shall fail. I think I
can promise you the cordial support of the
western silver men who have heretofore
acted with the Republican party, and if
you get that I think all the western coast
and intermountain states will be with
you.
I will not offer any suggestions to you
save to advise you that as you were nomi
nated without pledges of favor or privi
lege to any one, you maintain that posi
tion, and make no pledges or promises, so
that you may go into the great office of
the president of the United States without
the embarrassment that follows pledges
and promises, even if they are such as
may be properly carried out.
It will afford me pleasure to place my
self at the disposal of the national com
mittee to make speeches in your behalf, as
my health will permit, where and when
ever they may think I will do good. lam
very respectfully, H. M. Teller.
The Dakotas and Minnesota For Bryan-
Minneapolis, July 20.—Silver men
claim that if the election were held to
morrow Bryan would carry Minnesota
and both Dakotas. They say that one
half the Republicans of Minnesota and
tWto-thirds of the Republicans of the
Dakotas are for silver.
The Populists of this state are enthu
siastically in favor of the indorsement
of Bryan at the coming St. Louis con
. vention. Ignatius Donnelly and S. M.
• Qwen will both be prominent figures in
the St. Louis convention, although the
“Sage” is quoted by an evening p iper
in this city as follows:
“The trouble arises that under our
System of government we cannot vote
for Bryan and against Sewall at the
same time, even though we indorse
Bryan alone and use his name on our
ticket with one of our own men.
Sewall is president of a bank and former
president of a railroad company, and it
is but natural to expect that we won d
prefer some one of sympathies akin to
our own.”
Ex-Governor Williams Dead.
Augusta, Me., July 20.—Ex-Governor
Joseph H. Williams died at his residence
in this city Sunday. He had been con- ,
fined to his bed since last March. Death I
was due to old age. Governor Williams
was born in Augusta Feb. 15, 1814.
Fvralt Goch Up For Life.
Milledgeville, Ga., July 20.—The
jury in the Ewalt murder case returned
a verdict of guilty with a recommenda
tion to the mercy of the court.
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DEFEATED SPANISH
Inclan’s Column Crushed By Insurgents
Under Maceo.
TROOPS WERE LED INTO A TRAP
According to the Latest Ad- I
vices Received
BY SYMPATHISERS AT KEY WEST
Th® Don® Lost Over Thro® Hundred Men-
It I® Said Maceo Will Hold General In
elan as a Hostage to Save the Lives of
Prominent Cuban Officers Who Have
Been Captured by the Spaniards.
Key West, July 20.—The Spaniards
under General Suarez Inclan have sus
tained a crushing defeat at the hands of
the insurgents under General Antonio
Maceo, according to advices received by
the Cuban leaders in the city. Not only
was Indan’s column defeated with heavy
less, but the Cuban leaders are informed
that it is currently reported in Havana
that the Spanish general himself was
captured and is now held prisoner by
Antonio Maceo.
The battle is said to have occurred on
July 15, near Maceo’s stronghold, in the
province of Pinar del Rio. For two
weeks past the insurgents have been
very aggressive, and small parties have
repeatedly attacked the trocha, causing
the Spaniards much annoyance. Gen
eral Inclan was ordered to drive back
these detached bands of insurgents, and
for this purpose took with him 2,000
men. Maceo seems to have expected
such a move, and arranged to ambush
the Spaniards. He stationed a large
force in a favorable position and ordered
the detached bands to draw Inclan into
the trap.
The Spaniards followed the insurgent
skirmishers incautiously and fell into
the ambush. Then the Cubans opened
fire from all sides, which threw the
Spaniards into confusion. While the
Spaniards were thus confused the Cu
bans charged, completely routing their
foes. General Inclan made desperate
efforts to rally his demoralized forces,
but was surrounded by the Cubans and
forced to surrender. It is said in Ha
vana that the Spaniards were pursued
almost to the trocha, and lost over 300
men, killed and wounded. There were
14 officers among the killed.
Cubans here say that Maceo will hold
Inclan as a hostage to save the lives of
prominent insurgent officers who have
been captured by the Spaniards. One of
these officers is General Capote. If this
general is shot by Weyler, it is said In
clan will meet the same fate at the
hands of Maceo.
Oar Relations With Spain.
London, July 20.—The Standard pub
lishes a dispatch from Madrid saying
that the relations between Spain and
the United States are now on a satis
factory footing. Final action in the
Competitor case and on American claims
growing out of the insurrection in Cuba
will not be taken until the end of the
parliamentary session. The dispatch
adds that the United States recognizes
the decree issued by Captain General
Weyler regarding the registration of
foreigners so far as it does not clash
with the provisions of the Spanish-
American treaty of 1877.
To Present Spain With a Cruiser.
New York, July 20.—A dispatch to
The Herald from Madrid says: The
Spanish patriotic league of the Argen
tine republic offers to present the Span
ish government with a cruiser of 4,500
tons displacement, costing approxi
mately 8,000,000 psetas. The league
representative, Senor Gonzalo Saenez,
interviewed the government on the sub
ject. The cruiser will probably be built
at Glasgow.
CLEVELAND CELEBRATING.
The City In Holiday Garb In Honor ot Its
One Hundredth Birthday.
Cleveland, July 20.—Notwithstand
ing threatening weather and occasional
showers, many thousand persons gath
ered around the great arch upon which
the finishing touches are now being
placed, in the center of Monument
square, in commemoration of the 100th
anniversary of the founding of the city
of Cleveland. The centennial celebra
tion proper began Monday and every
incoming train brought big crows of
visitors to witness the festivities which
will be continued for a month.
The city is in holiday garb and the
decorations of business houses and resi
dences are on a scale never before at
tempted. The official program of the
celebration was issued Monday. It is
an elaborately printed book of 48 pages
with a brilliant cover in colors, bearing
a drawing descriptive of the 100 years
that have passed, and representing an
Indian mounted on the cliffs surveying
a scene of primeval beauty in contrast
with one of a laboring man, dressed in
the garb of a skilled mechanic and sur
rounded by his tools.
Irving’* Oldest Son Wed®.
London, July 20.—Many members of
the dramatic profession were at St. Pan
creas’ church to witness the wedding of
Mr. Henry B. Irving, eldest son of Sir
Henry Irving, and Miss Dorothea Baird.
Lady Irving, Sir Henry Irving and El
len Terry were among those present.
George du Maurier, the author and
artist, gave the bride a diamond pend
ant and an original drawing.