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ESTABLISHED 1887.
i SLIP GIVEN
r THE SPIES
- Cuban Expedition Gets
. . Away
RROM WILMINGTON
Carries Fill Carlo of Inns am Imu
nition on Board.
b WAR MATERIAL FOR INSURGENTS
• >/
While Spanish Agents Watch
Wilmington Slip Given.
DEPARTURE FROM TOPSAIL SOUND
Filibusters at Work Again—Cargo Was Trans
ferred From a Schooner to a
Steamer.
e
*. Wilmington, N. 0., Aug. 2.—lt has
just leaked out that, while the Spanish
agents and United States authorities
have been watching for Cuban fllibus-
I tenng expeditions to go out from Wil
mington, an expedition fitted out last
Wednesday off Topsail sound, about 20
miles from Wilmington, and headed for
Cuban waters with a full cargo of artns
and ammunition.
Fishermen report that a schooner
loaded with war material arrived off
Topsail Monday and hovered off shore
until Wednesday, when a steamer from
the Delaware breakwater transferred
her cargo and steamed away. Tire
schooner sailed northward.
FOUR NEGROES POISONED.
jealous Neighbor Believed to Have Placed
> Laudanum In the Food.
Louisville, Aug. 2.—Hardin John
son, his wife and daughter, and Dan
Hazlewood, all negroes, have been pois
oned and are lying at their home in this
I ( city at the point of death. Hope is en
tertained for Hazlewood’s recovery, but
, Dr. Howard, the attending physician,
says he does not believe the members of
the Johnson family can recover.
Johnson invited Hazlewood to take
■ dinner with him. The former’s wife
prepared and cooked the vegetables,
4 which had been bought the night be
fore. Shortly after dinner all were
taken suddenly ill. They became un
conscious and-appeared to be dead. Dr.
Howard was summoned and adminis
tered emetics. None of the patients re
vived for several hours. Dr. Howard
says the poisoning was due to laudanum
placed in the food.
It is alleged that Johnson has a neigh
bor who has been jealous of him for
several months, and has attempted to do
him an injury on previous occasions.
The police are investigating the matter.
SHOCK TOO MUCH FOR HER.
Woman Who S»w Fiance Murdered Die*
of Nervous Prostration.
Bristol, Tenn., Aug. 2.—Miss Effie
Boring of Boones Creek, Washington
county, who saw Isham Sims, a negio
servant at her father’s home, murder
Walter Galloway, the young man to
whom she was betrothed, has died of
nerfous prostration. The murder was
1 committed three weeks ago, and since
then Miss Boring had been delirious,
seeing before her all rhe time, as she
fancied, tiie hideous form of the negro
murderer.
. Sims came near being lynched when
|i -captured, a mob of 300 men being in
pursuit of him. The sheriff says that
{iims will lie brought from Knoxville to
Washington county this week tor trial.
The friends of the murdered man say
that Sims shall not be allowed the priv
ilege of a trial.
UohfrM> of Nlinaraguit Opened.
Managua, Nicaragua, Aug. 2.—The
-congress of Nicaragua has been form.
•Uy opened by President Belaya. In
• his address to the deputies the president
said that Nicaragua was anxiously
awaiting the arrival of the United
States engineer commission, which is
to survey the route fora maritime canal
from the Atlantic to the Pacific, across
Nicaragua.
Ynuo* Hobirl H.i Appendicitis.
San Francisco, Aug. 2.—-W. S. Ho;
bart, the young millionaire and turf
man, is suffering from chronic appendi
citis and will probably have to submit
4o an operation. He has had a sinking
spell during the past 24 hours, from
' which he rallied with great diffiouity.
His physicians pronounce him muota
■ improved, however, from his condition
of a day or, t.wo_ag% •
THE ROHE TRIBUNE.
RAISE A BIG ROW
Blalock Committee Don’t Like
Price on Cuano Tags.
Bid at 54 Cents Per Thousand Ac
cepted by Commissioner
Arouses Them.
.Atlanta, Aug.. 2.—The Blalock
committee kicked up another big row
today.
This morning Commissioner of Agri
culture Nesbit opened up bids for
guano tags, which ranged from 54 to
80 cents per thousand. The state had
been accustomed to paying from $1.60
to $2 per thousand and this big cut
was the direct result of the fuss the
Blalock committee raised.
The Blalock committee were in ses
sion (at the capitol, and learning of
this raised a howl. T. M. Swift, of
Elbert, the star member of the body,
claimed that even this price was ex
orbitant. That he figures from a
New York concern that prices the
tags at 20 cents per thousand, and no
figures be had obtained here over
sixty cents.
The commissioner when approached
tonight refused talk about the matter.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Boston Broke Even in Washington and the
Other Leaders Won Out,
Washin&ton, Aug. 2.—Following
were the scores in the national league
today:
New York 9, Brooklynß.
Louisville 5, Cleveland 3.
St. Louis 1, Chicago 10. First game.
St. Louis 5, Chicago 9. Second game.
Philadelphia 2, Baltimore 4.
Pittsburg 2, Cincinnati 9.
Washington 9, Boston 7. Ist game.
Washingtons, Boston 9. 2nd game.
FOUL PLAY SUSPECTED.
Linton Alia, Ltnahan, Whose Body Was
Found Sunday in Atlanta.
Atlanta, Aug. 2.—Foul play is sus
pected in the case of Ed 8. Linton
alias Mike Linaban, whose dead-body
was found in an alleyway adjoining
the Imperial theatre on Decatur
street yesterday.
The matter is being thoroughly
sifted, as it is belied that the man was
murdered.
EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGED,
Former Prominent Atlantiau in Trouble in
Birmingham.
Atlanta, Aug 2.—A story comes
here from Birmingham that S. J.
Glenn had disappeared from that city,
and that he is guilty of a heavy em
bezzlement.
Mr. Glenn formerly lived here and
was a leading citizen. He is a brother
of ex-Mayor Glenn.
Four Hundred .Men Strike,
Chicago, Aug. 2. —Four hundred em
ployes of the Western Stone company
walked out of the quarries at Lemont
becauss the management refused to
graut an increase of 25 cents a day in
wages. Seventy-five men working for
the Illinois Stone company laid down
their tools for the same treason and op
erations in the extensive quarries around
Lemont are now at a standstill.
Canglit by a Strong: Undertow.
Columbia, S. 0., Aug. 2.—A party of
Columbians visiting Pawley's island on
the South Carolina coast, had a serious
experience Mrs. Lucile Bion and two
children were in the surf and venturing
two far out were caught by a strong un
dertow and curried beyond their depth.
They could not swim, and Mr. Albert
Withers, who was near, went to their
rescue. But he became exhausted and
was soon as helpless as the others.
When the whole party were on the
verge of drowning, a fishing boat ar
rived on the spot and took in the four
people. Mrs. Bion was unconscious, but
was soon restored.
\
Smallpox Situation Unchanged.
Montgomery, Ala., Aug. 2.—There
is nothing new in the smallpox situa
tion here. One one new case has been
developed, that being a negro. There
are now 18 cases at the pest house. Six
hundred were vaccinated Sunday, 1,000
Saturday and 1,500 the day before. The
physicians are confident that they will
conquer the disease. The town of
Prattville, in Autauga county, has quar
antined against Montgomery on account
of the existence of smallpox here. No
other town or city appears to have con
templated such a step.
Th. Fanatlot to Ba attacked.
New York, Aug. 2.—A dispatch from
Bio Janeiro, via Buenos Ayres, says:
The Brazilian government has ordered
another attack on the fanatics now at
Oanudos. The force of government
troops there will be increased until 15,-
•00 men are prepared to fight, and in
•he meantime reinforcements are being
sent forward m rapidly as possible.
ROME. GA., TUESDAY, AUGUST 3. 1597.
MINERS ON
THE MARCH
Seven Hundred Strikers
Pass Pittsburg.
MOSTLY FOREIGNERS
They Try to Induce DeArmitt’s Miners
to Come Out.
BOUND TOR CAMP DETERMINATION
it is Hoped to Make Pennsylva
nia Tie-Up Complete.
STRIKERS CARRY CLUBS AND CANES
Brass Band, and American Flags Head the
Procession- No Violence is Reported.
Latest R port,.
Pittsburg, Aug. 2. —Three hundred
strikers from the Beech Cliff mines,
on the Panhandle railroad, marched
through the city at 2a. m. They were
box. nd for Camp Determination, at Tur
tle Creek. The men were mostly for
eigners and earned canes and clubs.
About an hour after the Beech Cliff
men marched through another ghostly
regiment entered the city from the west
and marched silently towards the De-
Armiti mines. They were the Imperial
miners, 400 strong, headed by a brass
band. The first delegation also had a
band. The march was without noise
of any kind until the Oakland power
house was passed, when the band
started up a lively march.
Font hundred men from the third
Monongahela pool mines passed
through McKeesport at 2:30 a. in. for
Turtle Creek. They were headed by
two bands and the American flag. The
procession was an orderly one.
The battle of the striking miners to
induce DeArmitt’s men to come out is
being waged with apparently no further
gains over last week. The marchers at
9 a. m. in the vicinity of Turtle Creek
mine numbered 1,500. There is no rea
son to doubt then that there will be
3,000 men on the ground by 2 p. m. to
try to shame DeArmitt’s men to come
out. Other bodies of men are arriving
every few-minutes with brass bands and
enthusiasm. This means a long fight
if the leaders are* able te continue the
good order among the men. So far
during the marching not a striker has
shown any sign of the use of liquor.
While the ranks of the strikers at
Turtle Creek were being augmented
parties of marchers were in the field to
lifduce the miners not to go to work.
About 200 gathered at the Turtle Creek
mines before the men started to work.
A line was opened up. and as the miners
neared the month they passed between
the mines of the strikers. There was
no attempt at force, but a number of
diggers stopped and talked with the
strikers and then passed on into the
mine. Some were induced to come out.
About an hour later the strikers moved
off in the direction of McCrea school
house.
The Plum Creek mine was visited by
them.
At the Oak Hill mine a demonstration
was made, but no men were induced to
quit. How many men are in the mine
is not known The strikers say only
eight, but it is known that 15 new men
went in.
At the Sandy Creek mine many men
are out. The company say 100 are at
work, while the strikers say only 22
went in.
President Dolan, who was arrested
early Monday morning on a charge of
riot and unlawful assemblage, gave bail
for a hearing on Wednesday and again
joined the strikeis. Speaking of his ar
rest, Mr. Dolan commented bitterly on
the action of Superintendent DeArmitt.
He accuses the operators of trying to
incite riot by causing an arrest at such
a time and place. He claims he was not
disturbing any one an that his arrest
was made without cause. He thinks
the arrest, however, will help the cause
of the strike.
Commercial Agency in Mexico.
Washington, Aug. 2.—Consul Gen
eral Donnelly Ijtis informed the state
department, that negotiations for the
establishment of a commercial ageaer
in Mexico, under the very best Amen
can auspices, are now pending and seem
certain to be consummated very soon.
A Custom* Collector l>ee<i.
New Orleans, Aug. 3. John D.
Crawford, United States deputy col
lector of customs of this city, died sud
denly of paralysis. He was one of the
most prominent customs officials in the
service.
A TOUGH IS KILLED
Policeman IBankston Shoots
Charles Welch.
Fellow Was Drunk and Attacked
Officer With a Knife—Was
• Shot Through Head.
Atlanta, Aug 2.—Policeman Banks
ton shot and instantly killed Charles
Welch this afternoon.
Bankston was sent to arrest the fellow,
who lived near the police station. He
was drunk, and had been abusing his
wife. He was in an ugly humor when
the policeman arrived. •
As Bankston started in the house
Welch ran out the back door with the
officer in, close pursuit. Welch ran up a
bank and turned on his pursuer savagely
with a knife. /
Bankston shot at him five times, one
ball passing through his head and kill
ing him instantly.
BRITAIN ANNEXES’ ISLANDS.
Union Jack Is Hoiateii With Much Pomp
Over the Solomon Group.
Vancouver, B. 0., Aug. 2. The
steamer Miowera, which has just ar
rived from Sydney, brought details of
the recent annexation of the Solomon
group. The work was done by her Brit
ish majesty’* ship Wallaroo. The first
island made a colony was Bellona,
which the Wallaroo reached on July 16.
The Union Jack was hoisted with the
usual ceremonies.
The natives were very shy at first and
much frightened by the salute, but they
became reassured on the ship leaving
and removed the notice of the board of
annexation and dug up the bottle pro
claiming annexation. The entente cor
diale was re-established by rescuing a
native blown out to sea in a canoe.
Bunnell island was also placed under
British protection the same day. The
island is difficult of access and no na
natives were seen.
The Wallaroo called at Mark sound
and proceeded ’to the Stewart islands,
annexing them. The islanders are of a
high type and very friendly. They' are
much pleased at becoming British sub
jects.
Bunnell and Bellona lie to the south
ward of Guadalcanar and Solomon
group and were apparently discovered
by Captain Wilkinson in the Indispen
sable in 1779. It is said copper ore is
abundant on them. According to Lieu
tenant Richards, Bunnell island is
about 45 miles long and 6 or 7 broad, of
a uniform height of 400 feet, but appa
rently affords no anchorage. The na
tives resemble those on Tauna, in the
New Hebriues. All the islands are rich
hi cocoanuts.
miuiiesotu «Licitt.i -••ordered.
Redwood Falls, Minn., Aug. 2.
John O’Connell, a well known politi
cian, has been murdered at his farm
house. Several gashes in his scalp
were made by some blunt iron instru
ment. After the blows had been in
flicted O’Connell’s clothing was satu
rated with kerosene and his home set
on fire. Tne statements of hie nine
children, made to the authorities, are to
the effect that Mrs. O’Connell, wife of
the murdered man, is the sole author of
the horrible tragedy. His wife’s an
tipathy to drink was strong, and his
abuse of her and their children, while
under its influence, appears to have
driven her temporarily insane.
A Find nt Marvelous Richness.
Seattle, Wash., Aug. 2.—While the
whole world is excited over the gold dis
coveries in the north, sight has not been
lost of another discovery that promises
to be of great value in the development
of the country. Some months ago a
lake of almost pure petroleum was dis
covered aud samples were sent to Seat
tle for analysis. The report on these
has been made public and the find is re
ported to be of most marvelous richness.
A company has been formed in Seattle
to handle the product and travelers from
there say the company intends to put
it on the Alaskan market at once.
>ulci<ied by Taking Strychniue.
Columbia, S. C., Aug. 2.—The coro
ner held an inquest over the body of
Mrs. A. W. Oakley, wife of the treas
urer of Aiken county, who killed her
self Friday night. The jury found that
her death was caused by strychnine ad
ministered by her own hands. Two let
ters written by the deceased just before
her death were ruled out; neitner was
her dying assertion admitted. This
was: "My life has been ruined for two
years, and I cannot deceive my darling
husband any longer.” The tragedy and
revelations have caused a sensation in
Aiken. -
llrltish Kepnlae the Native*.
Bombay, India, Aug. 2.—Fort Ohak
dara, in the Ohitral district, which was
besieged by a large force of insurgent
natives, has been relieved by the British
force under General Blood. The fight
ing was severe and the tribesmen lost
heavily. .The loss of the British was
light. No further details have as yet
reached here.
Savannah** Ffrat Mela Sold.
SaVannah, Aug. 2.—Savannah’s first
bale of new cotton was sold here in
front of the Cotton Exchange at auc
tion. It was bought by Estere & 00. at
10 cent a It was classed as fully mid
dling. ....
PROSPERITY
INSIGHT
Southern Business Situ
ation Encouraging.
UPWARD TENDENCY
Leading Manufacturers Hopeful
’ • of Situation,
A FINE FALL TRADE IS LOOKED FOR
Actual Increase in Volume of
Trade Reported.
BETTER COLLECTIONS ARE NOTED
Some of the New Industries and Enterprises
Which Have Been Started—Merchants
and All Easiness Men Hopeful.
Chattanooga, Aug. 2.—The reports
received by The Tradesman from its
correspondents in all sections of the
south continue to be encouraging, and
an actual increase in the volume of bus
iness, an upward tendency in prices and
fetter collections are now to be noted.
Beplies to a special inquiry sent to
leading manufacturers of the south the
past week as to crop prospects and the
outlook tor fall trade shows that manu
facturers generally are now enjoying
increased business; that the volume of
trade for the first half of this year com
pares favorably wjth that of 1896 (in
many cases exceeding it); that cotton
is well advanced; that the corn crop
will be unusually large, while the to
bacco aud wheat crop will be below the
average, but better prices will more than
offset the shortage.
The general verdict is that the situa
tion is most encouraging, and that the
future holds promise of early and sub
stantial improvement, not only in the
volume of trade, but prices realized. In
all lines of busjness preparations are
now being made for an active fall trade,
and this, in connection with the expan
sion brought about by splendid crops, is
effecting all channels of business and
advancing an era of general prosperity.
Among the most important new in
dustries for the week are the following:
The Mason, Hoge and King Construc
tion company, capital $50,000, Charles
ton, W. Va ; the Queen City Compress
company, capital $50,000, Columbus,
Miss., and another compress at Jackson,
Tenn.; the Dallas City Land company,
capital $15,000, Dallas, Tex.; the Ashe
poo Fertilizer company, capital SIOO,-
000, Charleston, S C.; the Martin Gold
Mining and Milling company, capital
$30,000, Gainesville, Ga., and the Com
pressed Coal comoanv, maximum capi
tal $500,000, Norfolk, Va
Telephone supply works will be
erected at Knoxville, Tenn.; a $20,000
oil mill at Pelzer, S. 0., and others at
Gadsden, Ala., and Gretna, La.; a
bleaching and dye house at Tarboro, N.
O.; a tobacco factory at Danville, Va,
and woodworking plants at Alexandria,
La., Charlotte. N. C.. Walterboro, S.
0., and Chattanooga. Tenn.
ADMINISTRATION ROASTED.
White Members of the Republican Party
In Georgia Indignant*
Atlanta, Aug. 2. —At a meeting of
the Bepublican executive committee of
Pickens county, held at Jasper, resolu
tions were adopted denouncing the par
tiality of the present administration
for negro Bepublicans and declaring
that the white members of the party in
the -Ninth congressional district would
not stand being discriminated against
in favor of the negroes.
The meeting was heated and sensa
tional aud the passage of resolutions de
nouncing the administration outright
was narrowly averted.
The Ninth district contains the bulk
of the white Bepublicans in Georgia
and their indignation has been aroused
by the appointment of Henry Bucker,
as collector of internal revenue, and
other negroes.
boat Going to Hawaii.
San Diego, Gal., Aug. 2.—The gun
boat Bennington has arrived here. She
will be here a week or two and during
that time the naval reserves will drill
bn board. After her stay here tlie Ben
nington wil> go to Honolulu. Her mis
sion there is ostensibly to survey Pearl
harbor.
Tas Return. Show an Inoraate.
Atlanta, Aug. 2.—The tax returns
from 49 counties in the comptroller's
office show a net gain of $861,000.
Thirty-one counties show an increase
aud 18 * decrease. _
Talk to Your Trade. ~
The Tribune has the*
largest circulation of any
newspaper in North Geor
gia. It reaches your trade
daily,
PBICE FIVE CENTS
TENNESSEE MINERS
If Rome People Hold Os! They
Can Cet Coal.
Jellico Miners Likely to Return to
Work Soon—Satisfactory Wage
Scale to be Agreed Upon.
Knoxville, Aug. 2. Beliable in
formation has been received from the
Jellico district, where the mines have
been closed since May and over 2,000 *
miners are out on a strike, that work
will soon be resumed. Preparations are -
being made at the mines and every
thing is ready for resumption.. A num
ber of cars were loaded Saturday. The
operators held a meeting last week and
it is understood that a satisfactory wage
scale will be proposed. Ae yet the
miners have experienced little suffering
on account of the strike.
Henry Taylor, the representative of
the English syndicate which has in
view the purchase of the East Tennes
see and southern Kentucky coal fields,
has made an inspection of the Jellico
district and Coal Creek.
S A LIS B URY~A ‘ >AI N~ SCO RE D.
A— ...
Profeseor Elliott Writes Another Letter
• Regarding the *eal Conference.
Cleveland, Aug. 2.—Professor Henry
W. Elliott has written a scathing letter
to The Plain Dealer regarding Lord
Salisbury’s seal conference, supple
menting the one of a few days ago to
Assistant Secretary of State Day. He
Bays:
“In the foreign dispatches Sunday
morning there appears an entirely mis
leading account of the fur seal confer
ence which Lord Salisbury has finally,
at the urgent personal appeal of John
Hay, authorized. I protest against this
studied attempt to deceive the people as
to the scope and extent of that confer
ence, aud the inference which may be
drawn, that it is to be of the slightest
gain to the American case.
"In the first place, we have had the
official and curt refusal of Lord Salis
bury to reopen this seal question in any
way affecting existing rules and regula
tions as established by the Paris tribu
nal of 1893. This refusal was made on
April 21, last, aud not a thing has taken
place since which has altered Salisbury’s
stand. Foster’s trip to London only
strengthened the British premier’s
hand. -sj
“Now, what is the warrant for this ,
erroneous story of what the fur seal
conference is to compass at Washing
ton next October? Simply this, and
nothing more: John Hay, to break the
force of Foster’s humiliating failure to
reopen the question and that ‘shirt
sleeve’ letter of May 10, begged Salis
bury td let the British naturalists who
have been studying the seals ou our
islands since 1891, meet our naturalists
at Washington next fall and compare
their biological notes as to these ani
mals, all reference to the revision of the
existing regulations to be expressly 1
barred from the discussion.'
"Salisbury has permitted this; that is
all of it; aud it is simply nothing for
the American case, and ae to an agree
ment even in biological notes, that is
very unlikely, judging from the work of •
Jordan on our side, and Thompson on
the British, last season.
“Calling in. Bussian and Japanese
agents to this informal conference will
not have the slightest effect one way or
the other on the stand which the Brit
ish agents may take and have taken.
Canada controls this matter absolutely;
she has an unusually easy task, as things
now are directed on our side; she will
agaiii skin Foster as clean as she did at
Paris in 1893. ”
>-•« itlxo a JLarge'Fiy Wheel.
Columbia, S. C., Aug. 2.—H. 'B.
Owens, a lynotype operator, and Sun
day foreman of The State, met with a
fearful accident in the engineroom, as
a result of which he died. He was slip
ping a pump belt on, when his feet flew
from under him and he fell head first
into the 5-foot fly wheel of the engine.
His arm and head went through and
were crushed between the ironwork and
the spokes, stopping the engine. Fellow
employes had to back the wheel to re- ,
lease him. One of the vertebrae in his
neck was dislocated, and he was other
wise badly injured. He remained con-.
scions almost to the time of his death. .
Sloop bancy Uwn Scuttled?
Columbia, S. C.. Aug. 2.—There are
rumors that the sloop Saucy Lass, which
has for some time been smuggling liquor
into Charleston, has been made way
with by constables. The report is that
she was taken in the absence of the
crew, run oyer the Charleston bar and
scuttled. Her sudden disappearance,
however, is alleged by some to be caused
by a visit to another port, where she
will load up with contraband. The J*■
port of her being scuttled is said by dis
pensary officials to have been started ao
as to throw them off their guard.
Flash Hlfls TWO Farmers.
Louisville, Aug. 2.—William Sad
dler and William Parks, Garrard county
farmers, were struck by lightning and
instantly killed. They lived miles apart,
but In the same ceunty, aud were killed
about the same time und by lightning
from the same storm which swept over
that section.
Chief Coalin Want* to Retire.
New York, Aug. 2. The Herald an
nounces that Chief of Police* Peter Oon
lin will offer his resignation and.ask to
be retired on a pension soon after hie
return fronjtys ycipation next Thursday.