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MEETS MEN FROM THE MAINE.
THREE OF THE OFFICERS CALL
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
Firn* Have an Extended Conference
With Secretary Lour at the Navy
IJepartment—Believed to Have
Heprenentcd to the President That
the Explosion Wan External—Be
lieved to Have Brought With Thein
Some Official Knowledge of the
Report of the Court of Inquiry.
Washington, March 19.—President Mc-
Kinley to-day had a personal interview
with some of the surviving officers of the
ill-fated Maine, and from them he re
ceived further assurances that the de
struction of the warship in Havana harbor
was not an accident.
Among the earliest callers at the execu
tive mansion was Secretary Long, who
informed the President of the arrival of
three of the officers of the Mafte who are
relieved from active duty, with permis
sion to proceed to their respective homes
on leave of absence. ,
The ranking officer of the three surviv
ors is Lieut. George F. W. Hollman, navi
. gator of the Maine. He was accom
panied by Lieut. George P. Blow, one of
the watch officers, and Lieut, A. B. Catt
lin, commanding the marine guards aboard
the ship.
Secretary Long had a long conference
with these officers at the navy department
before going to the White House, and from
them he learned many heretofore unknown
circumstances attending the disaster.
At the suggestion of the President these
officers called at the White House later
in the day and repeated to President Mc-
Kinley as commancjer-ln-chief of the army
end navy in substance what they had pre
viously stated to Secretary Long and the
bureau officers of the department, who
were present in Secretary Long's room.
These officers were not known to the
group of war correspondents at the White
House, and as they were in civilian at
tire and came unheralded their visit at
tracted no particular attention at the time.
They did not go to the White House to-<
gether, but an official of the navy depart
ment piloted them to the President’s of
fice.
( It was said the visit was purely volun
tary on their part, as they are now on
waiting orders and are free to go where
they please. Their long conference at the
navy department and later at the White
White led to much conjecture, it being
asserted that Lieut. Blow brought with
him the report of the court of inquiry or
at least the general conclusions reached
byahat court. It can be stated positively,
however, from an authoritative source,
that the officers did not bring with them
the report, either as a whole or its gen
eral conclusions. It is stated with equal
positlvefiess and authoritatively that they
do not know what the action of the court
of Inquiry is, and therefore, are not in a
position to convey any information to the
President or Secretary of the Navy on
that point. Their talks were confined en
tirely ,to graphic narratives of their ex
periences on the night of the explosion. In
the course of this narrative, however, in
dividual opinion as to the cause of the
explosion found expression. These opin
ions, as already staled, were purely per
sona) and not founded on Jhfl, pjoce«>dlngs
•“f the oaurt of inquiry. TnJip-pe rsonAl
opinions, however, it wan learned reliably,
were strongly favorable to the theory of
an external cause leading to the destruc
tion of the Maine. The officers them
selves maintain the strictest reserve.
Just what they related to the President
Is as much of a secret as Is the official
findings of the court of inquiry. Lieut.
as the navigator of the Maine,
occupied n position third in rank to that
of Capt. Slgshee. It was his duty to be
officially advis'd of the exact condition
of the ship at "eight bells" (8 o’clock) on
the night of the disaster, when the officers
of the several divisions rendered their last
report to the captain of the ship. He
knew how many boilers were under steam,
he knew the temperature of all the de
partments of the ship, and all the reports
made to Capt. Slgsbce that night showed
that all due precautions had been taken
to secure the absolute safety of the ves
sel from all natural occurrences.
The President was degply impressed by
the information he derived from these of
ficers, for they violated no clause in the
navy regulations in talking* with the ut
most freedom to the President of the Unit
ad States. They were more guarded, how
ever, in discussing the subject with their
personal friends and naval associates at
the department.
While they studiously avoided any at
tempt to anticipate the verdict of the
court of Inquiry, they left a very strong
impression upon those with whom they
conversed that the disaster was due to an
exterior explosion.
As to who la directly responsible for this
destruction of the Maine even the Court
of Inquiry may encounter great difficul
ties tn determining.
Thia fact remains, however, that on the
night of the disaster every department of
the ship wiiH thoroughly inspected and re
ported to be tn perfect condition.
The Information which the President de
rived from these officers Is but the con
m-mallon of the unofficial returns and Im
pressions he has previously received, but
coming directly from survivors of the ter
rible disaster mobably made a deeper and
more lasting impression than even the ter
rible presentation of the situation by Sen
ator Proctor,
After Secretary Long left the "White
House Assistant Secretary Day came over
from the deiwrtment of state and remain
ed with the President more than an hour.
At the conclusion* of the conference. Mr.
l>ay preserved his usual reticence but stat
ed that there was no new developments In
the diplomatic status. It is fair to assume
that the President related to Mr. Day the
substance of the Information he derived
from the officers of the Maine, and the
H may have upon the case from
a diplomatic standpoint.
After the conference* with the President
ami the Secretary of the Navy, the Maim*
©ftcers did not return to the navy depart
ment. and considerable care was exercised
tn having their whereabouts kept from
public attention. 1
Another Interesting arrival of the day
**• Constructor Hoover. the technical ex
pert sent to Havana to identify the twist
ed plates in the Maine wreckage with a
view to learning whether the explosion
was of Internal or external origin Mr
Hoover alan maintained silence concerning
the wreck. Me made no report to the See
retarv of the Navy as he w.ia s. nt to
Havana to learn facts and then embody
them In testimony before the naval court
of inquiry.
MONK tit Ng T<» he MOUNTED.
Savannah and Itrnnawick tn Have
Additional I'rotrction.
Washington. March 19—Senator Bacon,
tn his determination that everythin* which
can possibly be done to protect Savannah
and th* other Georgia coast cutes mil lv
FACTS ABOUT HEALTH
It is Easy to Keep Wei) if We Know
How—Some of the Conditions Neces
sary to Perfect Health.
The importance of maintaining good
'health is easily understood, and it is
really a simple matter if we take a cor
rect view of the conditions required.
In perfect health the stomach promptly
digests food. The blood is employed to
carry nourishment to the organs, nerves,
muscles and tissues which need it.
The first great essential for good health,
therefore, is pure, rich blood. No medi
cine has ?uch a record of cures as Hood’s
Sarsaparilla and it is because it is the one
true blood purifier. Hundreds of people
are alive and well today who would have
been in their graves had they not taken
Hood’s Sarsaparilla. It is depended upon
as a family medicine by thousands.
HnnH’c DSIIc arethe only pills to take
11UUU r 111 b with Hood’s Sarsaparilla.
done, paid another visit to the war depart
ment to-day. He had a long talk with the
Secretary of War and the upshot of it was
the determination on the part of the secre
tary that Savannah and Brunswick shall
have the protection of great coast defense
guns as well as of torpedoes and mines
and rapid firing guns. Gen. Alger said
that there were a few of the ten-inch and
twelve-inch guns still unplaced and while
it has been the invariable policy to erect
fortifications before the guns were mount
ed he has determined to vary the order of
things in this emergency, in other words
to mount guns in advance of permanent
fortifications, letting the fortifications fol
low at such time as may be convenient.
His idea is that a gun can be fired just as
effectively without fortification surround
ing it as with one. To this end he has
given orders to the engineers of the war
department to begin the necessary prepar
ations for the proper foundations for such
guns, and Senator Bacon secured from
him the promise that Warsaw sound and
Brunswick should be cared for in this way.
PAXDO REPORTED CAPTURED.
The Story Looked Upon a* Improb
able by the Caban Junta.
New York, March 19.—Special dispatches
under date of Key West to-day report that
Gen. Pando of the Spanish army has been
captured by Gen. Garcia, the insurgent
commander.
At the headquarters of the Cuban junta
in this city nothing had been heard of the
reported capture. There was a disposition
to discredit the story and to ascribe its
origin to some enthusiastic, but Irrespon
sible person.
GUN RAISED FROM THE MAINE.
Ln Luchn Semi-Satarlcal Over the
Steps Taken for Humanity.
Havana, March 19.—One 6-inch gun and
a valuable cable were recovered from the
wreck of the Maine to-day.
The bodies of two of the Maine’s victims
were sent to Key West this afternoon on
the Olivette.
Chaplain Chadwick is revising the list
of the bodies thus far taken from the
wreck. He4pciines to the belief that a
lunger number has been recovered than
has been stated, but will know positively
as to this in a few days.
In a semi-satirical editorial, entitled, "All
for Humanity,” La Lucha to-day refers
to the fact that Spain is entertaining the
people with a carnival and Cuba is deep
ly interested in the coming elections, while
the United States seems to be entirely de
voted to humanity. The editorial says
the relief work is so widespread and so
greatly varied here that it is impossible
not to suspect that there is some other
motive for it than charity, and hints at
a desire to Americanize Cuba.
The j<aper says of Miss Barton’s offer
to build houses for the sufferers, that "in
these might grow Yankee colonies with
the stars and stripes floating from each
house." The editorial is written in a good
humored tone.
COURT AGAIN IN SESSION.
Two Battleship* Leave Tortugas for
Hampton Hoads.
Key West, March 19.—The United States
court of Inquiry into the loss of the bat
tleship Maine continues its sessions to-day
on board the United States battleship
lowa.
The United States cruiser Montgomery
sailed this morning for the Tortugas, with
twelve-inch sheila for the fleet. The bat
tleships Massachusetts and Texas will
leave the Tortugas Islands to-day for
Hampton roads.
Judge Advocate Marix came «shore later
in the day. The court apparently held a
short session.
Two unidentified •xtles from the wreck
of the Maine were brought here to-night
on the steamer Olivette. They will be
buried to-morrow.
Fourteen enlisted men from two batte
ries of artillery, stationed here, left to
night for Tampa. They are going to Fort
Henry to become a part of a new regi
ment.
LAKE CITY’S DARK CHIME.
Coroner's Jury Unable to Inearth
Hakers's AwaMlas.
Columbia, 8. C., March 19.—After five
weeks' consideration, the coroner's jury
at Lake City to-day found that Frasier
B. Baker and his child came to their
deaths by gunshot wounds at the hands
of parties unknown to the jury. The re
ward of 11,500 for each conviction offered
by the government. Is said to be the larg
est of the kind on record, and as the
state also offered LW. it is probable the
detective* have been holding their evidence
until the coroner's jury had disposed of
the case.
HILL WON’T RIA FOR JUDGE.
Con Do More Cor Prohibition Off the
Henrh Than On it.
Macon. Ga., March 19.—Hon. Walter B.
Will has declined the nomination for the
Supreme Court judgeship by the Populist
convention. He bases his declination on
the fact that he could not promote the
cause of prohibition as well on the bepch
as tie can now. His strong convictions on
this line will keep him out of politics, as
he has devoted the best year* of his life
to trying to drive the saloons out of the
country.
Maj- Anderson, who was stricken with
apoplexy a few days ago, is improving and
may recover.
!HE WEEKLY NEWS (TWO-TIMES-A-WEEK): MONDAY MARCH 21, 1898.
STILL TRYING TO BUY SHIPS.
SAN MARTINO AND O’HIGGINS APT
TO BE SECURED.
Actual Purchase Not Consummated,
But the Prospects Good—Naval
Board Contracts for 4,500,000
Pounds of Brown Powder—State
Department Officials Deliberatinjs
on the Policy to Be Pursued in
Case the Maine Is Eliminated from
the Situation.
Washington, March 19.—Late to-day the
prospects became much brighter for the
acquisition by the United tSates of two
exceptionally fine foreign warships, name
ly, the armored cruiser San Martino, be
longing to the Argentine Republic, and
the battleship General O’Higgins, belong
ing to Chili.
The hope of getting these ships had been
almost given up, but cablegrams received
to-day from Commander Brownson, now
in Europe, made the outlook more encour
aging. Up to the close of office hours an
actual purchase had not been concluded,
but a high official summed up the situa
tion by saying the negotiations were get
ting “very hot.”
The San Martino was originally built
for the Italian government, and was then
known as the Varez, but since her pur
chase by Argentina she has been renamed.
Her dimensions are: Length, 328;'beam, 59;
draft, 24; displacement, 6,840 tons; horse
power, 13,000; speed, 19.98 knots. Her arm
ament is two eight-inch rapid-fire guns,
mounted in ‘barbettes and protected by
hoods; ten §ix-inch quick-fire guns in a
central redoubt; six 4.7-inch quick-fire
guns on the upper guns, and twenty-two
smaller quick-fire guns on the upper deck.
The General O’Higgins is a battleship of
8,500 tons built at Elswick. Her dimen
sions are: Length 400 feet, beam, 62; draft,
22 feet; her contract speed, 21%
knots. Her armament is four
4-inch, ten 6-irich, four 4.7-inch
Armstrong guns, eight 12-pounders, ten
6-pounders, and four submerged torpedo
tubes. Her protective deck is a belt of
Harveyized steel seven inches thick. Her
gun horse for the 8-inch guns and the case
ments of the 6-inch guns are protected by
six inches of nickel steei.
Both the navy and war departments
continue their active preparation for
'emergency and contracts in all branches
of armament are being made daily by the
various bureaus. The naval board of ord
nance has contracted for 4,500,000 pounds
of brown powder, which is probably the
largest single order ever given. This was
divided between the California Powder
Company and the Dupont Powder Compa
ny. The order is sufficient in the aggre
gate to give 300 rounds for every gun
afloat in the American navy, and with this
large supply on hand the navy, for the
first time in years, will be more than am
ply supplied with powder.
An unusually large number of senators
took advantage of the fact that the Sen
ate was not in session to-day to call upon
the cabinet officers with the hope of se
curing definite information as to the Cu
ban situation. They succeeded only in
learning that the report of the Maine
court of inquiry had not arrived, but that
it was expected early next week and that
it would be forwarded to Congress imme
diately upon its arrival, unless of an un
expectedly startling character.
Some of them found the high officials
of the state department deliberating upon
the line of policy to be pursued in case
the report of naval court should Have
the effect of entirely eliminating the
«Maine incident from the situation. Th”c
state department officials did not make
any positive declaration that such infor
mation was In their possession and they
advahced it as a tentative suggestion, and
when pressed for information on this
point replied that they only knew that
the report was to come next week and
that they had no advance information as
to its contents.
SPAIN'S APPEAL TO EUROPE.
Germany. Austria and France De
cline to Intervene.
S]>ecial Berlin Cable Letter, Copyright,
1898, by the Associated Press.
Berlin, March 19.—1 n spite of denials the
Queen Regent of Spain has repeatedly and
strongly appealed to Emperor Francis Jo
seph of Austria to exert his influence with
the monarchs of Europe, particularly Em
peror William, to secure their, efforts to
restore amicable relations between the
United States and Spain.
The Queen has laid special stress on the
necessity of maintaining the peace of Eu
rope and securing the entente of the Eu
ropean monarchs against republican, ag
gressive America, and on the affinity of
her dynasty with the Hapsburgs. It is
understood that Emperor Francis Joseph,
while replying to the Queen, cautiously
and conservatively, has actually written
to Emperor William, endeavoring to elicit
a reply pledging the latter to promise to
tender his good services in trying to main
tain peace. XJore recently Spain approach
ed Germany and Austria, with the view
of obtaining assurance that they, in the
event of war, would assist Spain in some
way or the other.
The Spanish ambassador here, Benor
Mendox de Vigo, father-in-law of Senor
Polo y Bernabe. the Spanish minister to
Washington, had a conference on Wednes
day last with the minister for foreign af
fairs, Baron von Buelow*, when the latter
assured him that while Germany earnestly
desired the maintenance of peace, she cer
tainly would not pledge herself to any
thing but the strictest neutrality. Spain is
believed to have received the same answer
from Vienna and Paris.
Senor Sandoval, the Spanish agent, has
thus far failed in his efforts as a purchas
er of torpedo boats and other war vessels.
RUSHING WORK ON TORPEDOES.
Men Also Working on n Death-Deal
ing Douyant Mine.
Newport, R. 1., March 19.—Great activ
ity is displayed at the torpedo station
here. Since the Maine disaster up to yes
terday. the station has gone on as usual,
and there was no'evidence of warlike pre
parations. This, however, was changed
by the receipt of an order from the navy
department with '’rush" instructions to
get In readiness for shipment shells for
the dynamite cruiser Vesuvius, and to fill
at once the war heads of all torpedoes on
the Island and of those that would be
shipped to the station daily until the out
fits for *ll cruisers and battleships would
be completed. and a number of spare ones
prepared for whatever auxiliary cruisers
may be purchased by the navy.
In addition to the torpedo outfits the
men at the torpedo station are working on
a death-dealing engine in the shape of a
buoyant mine. This is an organ-shaped
hollow affair. The mine opens in the cen
ter and into one-half is fitted a square
frame. In this frame, secured in place,
are spur cans filled with gun cotton, the
whole discharge being equal to lour sex-
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and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys
tem effectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro
duced, pleasing to the taste and ac
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects,prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances,
is many excellent qualities com
mend it to all and have made it the
most popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50
cent bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist whr
may not have it on hand will pro
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept
any substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
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vice torpedoes of sufficient power to blow
the largest battleship out of water. The
upper half of the mine is then clamped
and through the water-tight, rubber-pack
ed hole in its top, run four wires connect
ed with the gun cotton. Two of the wires,
are connected with shore and two contact
wires project above the mine a distance
of two feet. The mine is to be moored a
few feet below the surface of the water
by means of a mushroom anchor.
As soon as the rush torpedo orders are
completed, which will require ten days
at least, the whole force at the station will
be put upon the buoyant mines. The en
trances to Narragansett bay, both east
and west, have been plotted for mines by
the United States engineer office.
DEPARTMENT OF THE GULF.
Headquarters Established in the
Austell Building;*
Atlanta, Ga., March 19.—The headquar
ters of the department of the Gulf has
been established at the Austell building,
the entire sixth floor of the structure hav
ing been rented by the army officials.
Col. Hall, adjutant general of the de
partment, will arrive from San Antonio
Monday.
After he has opened his office in Atlanta
Gen. Graham will begin his contemplated
tour of the new department.
The company from Fort McPherson,
“TKhlj-h to St. jyugus
Fla., will leave Tuesday afternoon.
NAVAL BILL COMPLETED.
Commission to Brport Measure to
tjie House To-Morrow.
Washington, March 19.—The naval ap
propriation bill was practically completed
to-day by the sub-commit tee and will be
reported to the full committee on Monday.
The bill will appropriate $200,000 to be
expended during the next fiscal year on
each of the five dry docks authorized by
the bill. Half a million is appropriated
for each of the three battleships.
GAIN FOR ATKINSON IN FLOYD.
County Executive Committee Calls
for u Joint Debate.
Rome. Ga., March 19.—The Floyd county
Democratic executive committee met to
day and had a hot session. The supporters
of Judge Spencer Atkinson won at every
point during the meeting. The members
for the legislature will be chosen by pri
maries on June 6. No primaries for coun
ty officers will be held. There are seven
teen members of the executive committee
and without a dissnting vote they passed
a resolution asking for a joint debate here
next Saturday, when Col. Candler makes
his opening speech. The resolution was
as follows:
“Whereas, there are’ three distinguished
candidates seeking the Democratic nomi
nation for Governor; and
“Whereas, We believe that a full and
free discussion of the issues now agitat
ing the country would be of great advan
tage to the party and promote harmony
in the ranks; therefore, be it
"Resolved, That Hon. Spencer R. Atkin
son, Hon. Robert L. Berner, and Hon. Al
len D. Candler be and are hereby invited
to meet in the city of Rome in joint de
bate on March 36th inst.
“Resolved, That a copy of these resolu
tions be sent to each of said candidates.’*
WOM’T GO IVTO JOIST DEBATE.
Col. Candler Prefers to Hun His
( on His Own Linen.
Atlanta. Ga.. March 19.—1 t was stated
to-day to the Morning News correspondent
upon what is undoubtedly good authority,
that Col. Candler will not accept the chal
lenge pt Judge Atkinson for a joint debate
between the three gubernatorial candi
dates.
Col. Candler has given out no authorized
answer to the challenge, but one of his
most intimate friends is authority for the
above statement.
The reasons assigned for the reputed un
willingness of Col. Candler to engage in
joint discussions are that the other can
didates have pooled against him. and that
he has, anyhow, already mapped out his
campaign, which would be seriously inter
fered with by an acceptance of Judge At
kinson's challenge. He wants to run his
campaign, his friends say. to suit himself
and is perfectly willing to let his oppo
nents do the same.
It will probably be several days before
he formally replies to Judge Atkinson's
challenge. Next Saturday he will make
the first speech of his campaign at Rome,
and from then on he will follow up a list
of appointments already agreed upon,
which will carry him into every section
of the slate.
SPAIN AS NOMINAL SUZERAIN.
GOVERNMENT PLAYING ITS LAST
CARD TO SECURE PEACE.
Gen. Pando Believed to Have Al
lowed the Cubans to Cross the
Trocha in Order to Secure a Con
ference With Their Leaders—Will
Offer to Disband the Volunteers,
Pardon the Insurgents and Grant
Complete Autonomy on Payment
of $2,000.000 Per Annum to Spain.
Havana, via Key West, Fla., March 19.
News has just reached this correspondent
from authentic sources -that the autono
mist government backed by the military
authorities here and the government at
Madrid is now playing its last card to se
cure peace in Cuba and to prevent inter
vention on the part of the United States.
Near Palo Prioto and via Jacas Gordosa,
in the province of Santa Clara, on tne west
side of the Jucaro-Moron trocha are gath
ered several thousand insurgents under
command of Gen. Calixto Garcia and other
prominent chiefs, accompanied by Senor
Masso, president of the Cuban republic,
with several members of his cabinet.
Also on the west side of the trocha in
the district of Sancti Spiritus less than
thirty miles distant from Gen. Garcia’s
forces are stationed 2,000 insurgents, under
Gens. Pancho, Carrilo, Monteagudo, Lan
cliez, Legon and Gonzales.
The Spanish commander, Gen. Pando,
with Gens. Remirez, Charves, and other
generals is within a few miles from Gen.
Calixto Garcia. Gen. Garcia is west of
the Juraco-Moron trocha, within easy
reach.
All the insurgents, President Masso, and
the insurgent officials with Gen. Garcia
got through Gen. Pando’s linesfsome time
ago and the latter gave up the campaign,
which was to be a grand military coup de
grace in the province of Santiago de Cuba
or province of Puerto Principe.
But in addition to passing through the
trocha, the insurgents turned Gen. Pando’s
flank. It is just possible that their flank
movement was wjnked at by Gen. Pando
for the purpose of’attempting to carry out
his ulterior political purposes.
Such was the positions when the last ad
vices were received at the palace in Ha
vana.
Gen. Pando’s purpose, to further which
he has ordered practical armistice in the
eastern part of Cuba, is stated succinctly
as follows:
To have a personal conference with Gen.
Calixto Garcia, President Masso and other
insurgents, with Gen. Gomez if possible,
and to make them a normal offer of auton
omy, according to the programme drawn
up by the Left or Radical wing of that
party.
As previously cabled, this offer includes
in return for the close of the insurrection,
the disarmament and disbanding of all vol
unteers; commercial treaties to be con
cluded without Spanish interference; a
maximum sum of $2,000,000 annually to be
paid to Spain by Cuba as the latter’s nomi
nal suzerain; no insurgents to be shot or
imprisoned on account of the existing in
surrection, and no insurgents to be sent as
prisoners out of Cuba for political offences.
The advices received here are in sub
stance that Gen. Pando felt confident of
Securing the confere'nce, while on the other
hand Capt. Gen. Blanco, Secretary General
Congosto and the staff Cheers of
Tank and*ta£ny ¥a®eal iiSnroeri of”
the autonomist government felt sure that
the proposition being the best ever offered
and assuring practical Independence,
would be accepted, that the rebellion
would be declared at an end, and that
consequently all excuse for intervention
by the United States would be ended.
Such views, however, were not held
when this dispatch was sent by those best
acquainted with Gen. Gomez and his
chiefs, nor by the Spanish-Cuban mer
chants, bankers, editors or lawyers, the
best class in Havana. The latter were
sure that nothing but this proposition of
Monte Cristo (the granting of an indemni
ty to Spain, but absolute independence for
Cuba) would ever be considered by Gen.
Gomez or any of his principal followers..
In support of the latter view, it is of
ficially announced that after all the forces
near Manzanillo, only two privates of Sal
vator Ruiz's band have surendered. It is
known besides that Gen. Pando, in order
to advance his plans for the proposed
campaign in Santiago de Cuba, greatly
weakened all the trochas, taking from
them several thousand men and much
artillery.
It is regarded as certain in well in
formed circles here that Gens. Gotpez and
Garcia, after refusing to confer with Gen.
Pando or, if they do confer, after refus
ing the terms offered, will take sufficient
cattle and provisions from the compara
tively well-stocked ranches imemdiate’y
west and then inaugurate a raid upon the
provinces of Matanzas, Havana and prob
ably Pinar del Rio, appearing near here
within fifteen or eighteen days, which is
.considered nossible.
Letters received here from prominent
autonomists in the provinces of Santa Cla
ra and Puerto Principe, have been shown
to this correspondent. The writers are
not favorable to the United States; they
still cling to the theory of autonomy, and
class as false the assertions that the Span
ish soldiers are "unpaid and unfed and
living In towns, while their officers are
conspiring against the autonomist govern
ment and refuse to take the field, either
denying the presence of the insurgents or
saying “let the troops who are in favor
of autonomy fight Its battles.”
Other letters from the same source in
sist that all the plans laid to secure the
surrender of the insurgents have been
badly conceived and poorly executed
These Jettera said that only in isolated
instances have any of the insurgents laid
down their arms, and the insurgent leader
Masso, who surrendered, it is still further
asserted, was proscribed by Gen. Gomez
and was liable to be tried by court mar
tial. while of the 100 insurgents who sur
rendered with him are at Fomenton, more
than half went back, and will be with the
insurgents within a fortnight.
The general opinion seems to be that
the Pando conference will in any event
be the end of autonomy, and the most san
guine assert that It will make the inter
vention of the United States imperative.
Those who have this view claim that the
intervention of the United States will be
necessary to prevent outrages which v ill
disgrace civilization, and also to protect
American citizens in Cuba. Under the
circumstances, news from the scene of the
conference is awaited here with the great
est anxiety.
In spite of official and other denials, it
is believed that serious troubles for Spain
in Porto Rico are imminent, and it is as
serted (though the report cannot be veri
fied at present) that the Spanish cruiser
Vizcaya, when she leaves Havana, will
go to Porto Rico, in order to strengthen
the hands of the government officials
there.
Troops left Matanzas City yesterday to
make a reconnoissance of the Cuban coast
to the eastern extremity of the island.
Miss Clara Barton, after calling upon
Capt. Gen. Blanco, at his suggestion, vis
ited the heads of the colonial government.
SAILINGS OF OCEAN STEAMSHIPS.
SAVANNAH TO NEW YORK.
(Central 90th meridian time.)
Steamship KANSAS CITY, MONDAY,
March 21, 5 p. m.
Steamship CITY OF AUGUSTA, WED
NESDAY, March 23, 5 p. m.
Steamship CITY OF BIRMINGHAM,
FRIDAY, March 25, 9:30 a. m.
Steamship GATE CITY, SATURDAY,
March 26, 6 p. m.
Steamship TALLAHASSEE, TUESDAY,
March 29, 12 noon.
SAVANNAH TO BOSTON DIRECT.
Steamship CITY OF MACON, THURS-
DAY, March 24, 7 p. m.
Steamship CHATTAHOOCHEE, THURS
DAY, March 31, 2 p. m.
SAVANNAH TO BALTIMORE.
Steamship ESSEX, WEDNESDAY,March
23, at 6:00 p. m.
Steamship ALLEGHANY, SATURDAY,
March 26, at 8 p. m.
Steamship ITASCA, WEDNESDAY,
March 30, 12 noon.
The autonomists treated her with such
distinguished courtesy that she broached 1
to them the subject of allotment of lands
to poor Cubans, engaging to furnish their
houses from America, and also to super
intend any colonies thus formed. Miss
Barton was told that the matter would
be carefully considered.
After she had left one of the officials
said: “We are Spanish; does she think
she can make yankees of us? Her desire
must be to Americanise the creoles.”
At a meeting held at the palace yester
day of the committee appointed to secure
funds for the Spanish navy, Capt. Gen.
Blanco was elected president. He said
he would use all of his influence to induce
the officials, military, civil and municipal,
to make monthly contributions to aug
ment the naval funds. The function in aid
of the navy which takes place to-night
at the Tacon Theater will, it is believed,
realize more than SIOO,OOO in gold.
For a single admission to the gallery a
cigar manufacturer of Havana paid sl,-
200. The smallest price for general admis
sion is $lO in gold.
News of the result of the interview be
tween Gen. Pando and other delegates and
Gen. Calixto Garcia, Senor Masso, Presi
dent of the Cuban republic, and other in
surgent leaders is anxiously awaited here.
There is no change in the belief held by
the best-posted men that all the proposi
tions looking to the laying down of their
arms by the insurgents were rejected.
There is no doubt that a conference was
held; but, owing to the distance from Ha
vanna and also to the poor mail facilities,
the result is not yet known. Meanwhile,
all military operations in that part of
Santa Clara province has been suspended.
ATKINSON’S OPENING SPEECH.
FIRES THE FIRST GUN OF HIS
CAMPAIGN AT HAWKINSVILLE.
Declares Allegiance to the Demo
cratic Party and Takes Up His
Record on Sliver in 1802—Says It
, Defeated Him for the Nomination
for Congress But He Worked for
His Successful Opponent—Favors
Liberal Appropriations for the
Public Schools and Pensions.
Hawkinsville, Ga., March 19.—Judge
Spencer R. Atkinson fired the first gun
of his campaign here to-day in a remark
ably conservative speech,' free from sen
sation.
He spent a large portion of the morning
meeting the people, and began his speech
at 11:40 o’clock. It lasted an hour.
After a few preliminary remarks, <3a
"<clCring ail< .cj'uce Demoerm'k! .“ar-
he took up his record in 1892. He said
he advocated free silver, and was for that
defeated for Congress. “Nevertheless, I
energetically worked for my successful
opponent and other nominees of the par
ty. When the Democratic national con
vention met it sustained my views. My
opponents ask where was Atkinson. In
1892 and 1896? I was working for Demo
cratic success on the stump. In 1896 I was
on the Supreme bench.”
Parsing to his opponents, he said, both
of them say taxes should be lowered, but
neither suggests a remedy. "Col. Candler
says the school fund or pensions must
be reduced. I say reduce neither.” He
here paid a tribute to the Confederate vet
erans.
Continuing, he said: "I did not have
the educational training of my opponents.
I plowed from 14 years old to 20, and speak
from experience when I speak of educa
tion to children of this state.
Judge Atkinson declared in favor of the
federal railroad commission having power
to regulate rates and he favored teachers
of ihe state being paid monthly.
“When,” said he, “the election of judges
and solicitors by the people is ratified at
the jjolls, I favor reducing the legislative
session by half. This will reduce taxation.
I also believe in the readjustment of the
whole tax system in the state. I say,
have laws fixed so no properly which
should be justly taxed should escape, os
is done to a large extent to-day.”
He said he could prove party fealty and
service by Editor C. R. Pendleton, “a bet
ter man than whom God never breathed
brpath Into.”
He closed with a eulogy on the value of
immigration, saying: “God speed the day
Av hen our unoccupied lands will be filled
with the hum of factories and thrifty
cities.”
Mr. Atkinson left after dinner for Coch
ran, where he was to speak this afternoon.
WARE COUNTY’S CANDIDATES.
Three Anplrnntii for the Legislature
Already in the Field.
Waycross, Ga., March 19.—Ware county
Democrats will have a trio of candidate
for representative to choose from in the
primary election. The trio are: C. C.
Thomas, incumbent; S. F. Miller and J.
Robert McDonald.
Mr. Thomas is serving his first term in
the House and has made a good represen
tative.
Mr. Miller was sheriff of Ware county
for a number of terms and was an excel
lent officer.
At the last election Mr. McDonald was
an independent candidate and Mr. Thomas
defeated him.
Mr. McDonald was the original free sil
ver Democrat in Ware county. He re
ceived the Populist nomination for repre
sentative.
All the candidates stand squarely on the
regular Democratic platforfti and each one
has a strong following. They are candi
dates subject to the action of the Demo
cratic primary election.
To Explore the Okefiiiokee Swamp.
Waycroes, Ga., March 19.—A party of
base ball men and newspaper correspond
ents will go down to the Okefinokee swamp
to-morrow and hunt black bears and alli
gators.
If you are not feeling well, why don't
you take Hood's Sarsaparilla? It will pur
ify and enrich ypur blood and do you won
derful good.—ad.
BRITISH FEELING BROTHERLY.
CLASSES AND MASSES IN FAVOR OF
AN ENTENTE.
Inclination of the United States to
Be Friendly Heartily Welcomed in
England Anglo-American Union
Guarantee of the Extension of
the Reign of the Law and Individ
ual Liberty—Spain’s Appeal to
Austria and Germany.
Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press.
London, March 19.—The remarkable
unanimity of the approval of both classes
and masses of the mere suggestion of an
Anglo-American alliance, compels belief
in the sincerity in the desire of the Brit
ish public for an entente with the United
States.
The fact that most of the cable dis
patches from America have proclaimed
that the suggestion has been seriously
discussed, is heartily welcomed here and
is regarded as extremely important and
gratifying, as evidencing a friendly spirit.
“They are,” as a diplomatist put it, “in
spiring hope that the differences of the
past will be buried and that Anglo-Saxons
in the near future will be found issuing
identical notes to all opposed to their com
mon interests.”
The diplomatist continued: "It is not
any stretch of imagination to say that
such a union has been longed for by the
best men in Great Britain for many years,
not only because of the genuine wish for
closer bonds of friendship, but because
it is a known fact that all the statesmen
of Europe realize that a close alliance be
tween America and Great Britain would
constitute, not only the surest guaranty
of the peace of the world, but would af
ford proof that the reign of law and in
dividual liberty is to be extended, for the
benefit of mankind, in spite of the efforts
to extinguish it made by reactionary rul
ers and governments.”
The weekly newspapers pay considerable
attention to the subject. Discussing the
subject, the Spectator remarks: “The
Americans are quite right in assuming
that they will have the support of the
Britishers should a continental alliance
attempt to oppress them. If our people
once realize the condition of Cuba, half
of England would be calling the Ameri
cans hard names because they have not
intervened earlier to stop the horrors per
petrated at their very doors.”
The curious mixture of pacific assur
ances and announcements of active prep
arations for war, which are coming from
the United States, keeps the prophets
guessing, but the opinion is gaining
ground that the outlook is improving and
that war will finally be averted by a Span
ish retreat under some more or less spe
cious excuse, and an agreement to recog
nize the claims of the United States, for,
in spite of stories to the contrary, Spain
is well aware that it is useless to build
hopes of sympathy from the European
powers.
Madrid advices of Wednesday say tha
government organ, El Globo, assumes a
much bolder and loftier tone than lately.,
It compares the United States to “an im
mense Maine floating between the Atlantia
and the Pacific, some of whose crew, hav
ing lost their heads, are seeking to force
open the magazines, in order to blow it
up.” President McKinley, as the com
mander, is represented as "doing his test a
to restrain his unruly crew.”
El Globo attributes the loss of the Mains;.
to “bad Storage of he* ! enormous quantity 1 ’ '
of explosives, arising ei her from too hasty
preparations for war, or from want of
proper discinline on board.”
The HeraiSo, independent, confesses “it
can only smile at seeing the Yankees de
voting themselves to the difficult task of
trying to frighten us by clamor and war
like displays.”
Continuing, the Heraldo compares the
attitude of the United States to that of
“a boulevard swaggerer, who flaunts hia
dollars to attract the attention of a fine
lady passing by,” adding that Spain, “like
a woman of good breeding, confident in
herself, will continue her course, brave
and alone, and will pay no attention to
foreign people posing.”
REVIVAL AT ODUM.
Converts Working Themselves Into)
a Frenzy of Excitement. *
Odum, Ga., March 19.—A meeting of
more than usual influence and power Jias
been carried on here the past ten dsjyS by
the Rev. Mr. Lee and Rev. Mr. Gam- " ,
mon. There has been two sermons each
day since it begun. The interest In relig
ious circles are now very high some.
Oftentimes it is 11 o’clock at night before
some of the converts cease shouting and
turn their thoughts homeward. Some
times when a subject gets converted un
der the magnetic powers it takes them
several hours to regain the power to stir,
and on the return of their strength to move
they rise with great force and use every
effort of their voice, which is invariably
greeted by shouts and prolonged laugh
ter by all of the other converts. It is
miraculous how long one of the converts
can persistently continue laughing what
they call the holy laugh. These subjects
are almost invariably members of the
church that have been members of sev
eral denominations at different times, and
others are of a weak and easily excited
nature.
DEATH FROM APOPLEXY.
American Tobacco Company’s South
ern Superintendent Passes Away.
Atlanta, Ga., March 19.—M. Dumett, su
perintendent of agencies in the South for
the American Tobacco Company, died at
the Kimball to-day.
Mr. Dumett’s home was at Albany, N.
Y., but he has been making Atlanta hia
headquarters for some time past.
On Thursday night he came in from Ma
con, and was assigned to a room. At the
time he appeared in good health.
At 5:30 o’clock on the following morning
he w#s called according to directions. No
response being received, the room was
entered, and Mr. Dumett was found uncon
scious. A physician was summoned and it
was ascertained that he had suffered a
stroke of apoplexy.
Mr. Dumett was 58 years of age. He was
married only a few weeks ago, and h‘.a
young wife is now at Albany. The remains
will be forwarded to Albany for interment.
Hypnotic Wonders.
No one need go to Paris now to see all
that is marvelous in hypnotism. In the
hypnotic wards of many hospitals of
this country are hypnotic subjects that
a mere glance, it is said, throws them
into the trance state. But in order to
overcome that obstinate kidney trouble,
the persistent use of Hostetter’s Stomach
Bitters is necessary. Use it also syste
matically for malarial, bilious, dyspeptic,
rheumatic and nervous diseases.—ad.