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We are to Hold What We Have
In the Orient.
THE YOSEMITE MISSION
Scaled Orders Which Seems to
Have Been U-ns-eal^d—Guam’s
Importance.
try Associated Pe»e«h
Ntw York, Dec. 23—A al to the
Tribune from Washington «aye
"The importance of Ameri an interests
in the Pacific ocean which has been so
notably increased by Dewey’s. victory at
Manila and the assumption by the United
States of augmented responsibilities in
consequence, has received significant re-
□ tnition from the navy department in the
issue of orders to carry out the plans wh'-l a
hat■ been carefully matured in the last
few weeks with a view to maintaining
an-oluiely the unlitical jgi.iphy of that
vast ocean as i’ exists a; the present time
and ut preveniapy further u-tssions of
■territory by European powers m the
•tracks of American commerce or along the
lines of communication between he Uni
ted Slate and its most distant possessions.
Pernaps the official action of greatest
importance related to the dispatch of the
auxiliary cruiser Yosemite about January
1, from Norfolk to the Ladrone islands by
way of the Suez canal. Commander George
E. Ide. of the Yosemite, will sail under
sealed orders to hold his vessel at Guam
a station ship and v. hLe there to be
c.instantly prepared to protect the island
of Guam against any unfriendly incursion.
The seizure of this island during the war
and i.s acquisition under Lie treaty of
i . iis by the .United States may ;-rove to
trie resuli of rt markable farsightedness
• the par. *»f the naval advi.'wrs of t h e
preside in, as it practically commands the
Caroline archipelago, being within a. few
■hundred miles of the extreme isltes of that
group.
The etategerie value of the Yosemite’s
station at Guam is therefore manifest and
is calculated to prevent any change of
sovereignty over the Caroline islands
without the cordial consent of the United
States especially as Admiral Dewey's
squadron at. Manila will be rather aug
mented than reduced in strength in the
course of a few weeks.
Another important order which has been
issued provides for loading the collier
Abarenda at Norfolk with the best quality
of Pocahontas coal and for the departure
of that vessel about January Ist for Samoa
byway of the strait of Magadelene a voy
age of over ten thousand nautical miles.
The Abarenda will lie in the harbor of
I ago Pago, which is owned by the United
States, doing duty as a station ship, until
the arrival there next spring of the con
tractors and material for the coaling es
tablishment to be erected by thiis govern
ment at a cost of SIOO,OOO.
The Abarenda will be armed and fully
able to give a good account of herself if
ihe serenity of the Samoan group is too
severely strained by German interference.
She will be only two thousand miles from
Honolulu where the Oregon and the lowa
are to rendezvous and these battleships
can join her at any time with the certain
ty of securing coal for a return voyage
from her bunkers. The lack of coal at
Samao has hitherto been the chief objec
tion to sending high powered was vessels
there io protect American interests. An
other order bearing on the Situation in the
Pacific lias been prepared to be sent to the
special squadron wh«-n r arrives at Cal
lin'. directing the distilling ship Iris to
p.oceed directly to Manila. Before start
i. g on this voyage she will take a full
complement of fuel from the other colliers
of the squadron enabling them to hurry
on to San Fran cis c owl th tire lowa tv hike
the Oregon and the Celtic continue their
voyage to Honolulu.
Before the end of January the Hawaiian
islands will become a strong ba<e of naval
strength and in conjunction with the ef
fective forces at Manila and San Francisco
will effectually command the entire Pacific
ocean.
I
OUR RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR.
Congressman Hitt Probiby to Succeed to
The Post.
Fy Associated Press.
New York, Dec. 23.—A dispatch to the
Prees from Washington says: Indications
are that Robert E. Hitt, of Illinois, chair
man of the house foreign affairs commit
tee. has been asked to accept the Sinbas
sadorehip to Russia by the president.
Senator Cullom recently recommended Mr.
Hitt for the British post. This is of im
portance as an indication that Mr. Hitt is
willing to leave congress to enter the dip
lomatic service.
FOREIGN MISSIONS.
Boston. Dec. 23 —The annual report of
the American board of foreign missions
was made public today. It shows the fol
lowing receipts: Donations. $252,488; lega
cies, $197,729; donations for school funds.
$7,312: donations for 'Micronesian navy.
•52.976: donations for young missionaries’
fund. $3,077; donations for the debt of
September. 1897. $25,902: donations for
mission work for women. $186,400; income
of funds, $6,293; total, $671,717.
THE MACON NEWS.
STOPPED IKE GANG.
! a't Cha’i Gang
Guards.
It is not eg.'-:,;. k ,c< ;i, ii 16 a
,I fae; that county chali gang is unable
‘ to work the Virjev lie roaT on account of
•4 the Intelk-rerr e of the negro soldiers-.
It may have been noticed that the road
! near Mr. Edgar Koks’ residence was left
i in an unfinisneu condition about ten days
; ago, r.fter being dug up by the gang.
It now traitsp res mat a large body o?
the Sixth Virginia negroes interfered with
an dthreatened the guards to such an ex
i tent that the work had To be abandoned.
The negro soldiers threatened to release
( the convicts if brought back, and later
said that they would ana -k Rjff Home on
; Christinas day and release them all.
Judge Speer and other prominent citi
zens brought the matter to General Wil
soh'k attention but the outrage was al
j lowed to go unpunished.
SPAIN’S HARD ROW.
Aguinaldo’s Generosity —Conference of
Spanish Marshals.
By Associated Press.
Madrid, Dec. 22.—According to a dis
patch received here from Iloilo several
i engagements have taken place between
■ the Spaniards and the insurgents and
i many were killed and wounded. It is as-
I .serted that Aguinaldo hats cabled the gov
ernment saying he will shortly release rhe
j Spanish prisoners in the hands of the in
surgents. This statement, however, has
not been courmed. There has been much
comment upon a conference which has
I taken place between MaitshAis de Campos,
Blanco and Iminguiz.
Minister as the Colonies Giron an
nounces t'he payment of coupons on Cu
ban mortgage bun de is assured.
OFF FOR CU3A.
The Sixth Ohio of the First Corps Ordered
to Move.
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noxville. Dec. 23. —The Sixth Ohio, Col
i onel McMakin, received orders today to
move. The regiment goes from here to
Charleston, where a transport will be
I taken for Cienfuegos. The Sixth expects
■ to leave Camp Poland tomorrow night and
' spend Christmas on the road. This regi
ment is one of the commands of the first
j brigade, first corps, of which t'he Fourth
i Tennessee is already in Santa Clara pro
ince. The Thirty-first Michigan is .still
; here, but expects orders soon.
THEY THANK US.
Havana Council Acknowledges Our Gener
osity.
By Associated Press.
■Washington, Dec. 23.—The following has
been received-;
• "Habana. Dec. 22.
j "Wili'am McKinley, President ol the
United States.
"The ci’y com cil in solemn session has
rcsol.-ed ii* the name of the people o' Hi-
■ ban-i to re 1 urn warmest thanks for the
contribution sett; in aid of the needy poor.
"(Signed) Marquis Esteban,
President.’'
RUINED FARMERS.
i
Representative Maddox Files Claims Against
The Government.
Washington. Dec. 23 —Representative
| Maddox has called the attention of the war
, department to certain claims which have
i been filed against the government by par
i ties who have suffered from devastation at
i the hands of the troep-s while stationed
i near their property or while passing
I through their lands.
i These claims are for such damages as .
I the destruction of cornfields, orchards and ■
watermelon patches, and in some cases
the destruction of personal property and
buildings.
Judge Madden was requested to have all
such claims filed at the war department,
wher they would be investigated, and if
; found to be correct, they will be sent to
; ongress to be paid* by an appropriation. I
1 It is thought that these claims will be
brelight, to the notice of congress soon .
after the holidays.
To illustrate the character of some of
the claims he related the following:
‘"Throughout my district are extensive .
1 watermelon farms. 1 well remember one ;
young man who had just started in (he ■
watermelon business and had succeeded
in raising a very fair crop. He had his
melons loaded in freight cars, sidetracked ■
ready for shipment. While they were lying
1 there, a hot box on a train bearing sol- I
’ dtere. necessitated the stoppage of that
I train near the melon-laden cars. No
; sooner had the train stopped than some of
the very hungry soldiers spied the car
loads of melons. Then began the first bat
tle of the young soldier boys. They put
all their energy to the storming of these
within ten minutes all that re
mained of the summer's work of this
• young farmer was a great pile of rinds
' and seeds.”
i
EDUCATED THIEF.
A Yale Divinity Graduate Steals Many
Thousand Books.
By Associated Press.
New Haven. Conn.. Dec. 23 —James P.
Miller, a Yale divinity student and a
three years’ graduate was arrested last
evening for shoplifting. He was seen by
the detectives to purloin three books iti a
book store and by tracking the man they .
i discovered that he was evidently a pro- I
fessional shoplifter. Five thousand vol- ;
times were discovered at his rooms and at
his home. The books ranged from editions
De luxe to pocket editions. The dealers
. have already identified 2.000 volumes.
| Miller wore a coat filled with pockets
1 such as professional thieves wear.
MACON NEW* FRIDAY DECEMBER 23 xBcB
DEATH RATE
Havana a Very Pest-Hole cf
Filth Diseases.
SICK IMG IN GUTTERS
Hospital Overcrowded and 4 Inde
scribable Distress” in Some Lo
calities.
By .\msoi ia ttd Press.
, New York, Dec. 23—A disyateh to the
World from Havana says:
Havana s death rate is astounding.
There are between fifty-five aud seventy-
Lve deaths here each day, the majority
• from malarial fever, typhoid claiming the
nei.t largest number of victims and per
nicious fever about the same.
1 he civil .register today shows a total of
j forty-nine deaths in this city in the last
i en,y-four hours and two parishes, where
tie death rate was unusually high, made
.no report. The mortality last week was at
■ the rate of eighteen every 1.000 of the
: population. This week ii will be higher.
In New York the rate is only twenty
i two deaths per annum for every kind of
. population.
All the hospitals are over-crowded and
no more patients can be received. The
municipal hospital, organized as an emer
, gency hospital to care for sick reconcen
trados, is taking care of 305 patients with
space for only one hundred and sixty. A
surgeon in one hospital eaid today that he
had to leave sufferers lying in the streets
because there is no place to care for them.
Vile stenches from -the indescribable
dirtiness of some sections offer a hercu
, Ilan task to the officers preparing to clean
the city, making the Americans here des
pair of an immediate lowering of the
frightful death rate.
ABOARD TRANSPORTS.
Texas and Louisiana Troops Readv to Sail
For Cuba.
Savannah, Dee. 2:.’.—The transports Mo
bile and Michigan and Texas will sail to
morrow wit’: one 'battalion of the First
Texas regiment and the Second Louisiana
regiment on board. The Texas man will
go on the Mobile and the Louisiana men
on toe Michigan. The baggage of these
tv.o battalions was sent aboard the ships
this afternoon. General Whiatley and the
meber.s of his staff will also go on board
the .Michigan. When these troops get out
i the work of sending the first division to
' Cuba wiy 'have begun..
The troops in Savannah have heard that
■ the cabinet had recommended that 50,000
: volunteers be mustered out and that they
j hope it wild' fall to the lot of some of
■ them to be among these who will get dis
| charged.
Colonel Berner bf the Third Georgia has
not heard anything positive vet about the
early departure of his regiment for Cuba.
I but he would not be surprised to get word
s< on :o be teady ro move at once. The
men are al! anxious to go and the officers
are more so.
ANSWER OF JUDGE EVE.
To the Bi! lof Mr, Jacob Phmizy to Oust
Him From Office.—
Augusta. Dee. 23. —The answer of Judge
£; ve - °- t -- e city court, to Mr. Jacob
i Phinizy’is bill to oust him from the office
ci commissioner of roads and revenues of
Richmond county was filed yesterday eve
ning. Messrs. Frank H. Miller, J. R. La
mar, Boykin Wright.and Henry Cohen are
j the array of legal talent appearing as re
po'ndent attorneys. They first file a gen
eral demurrer and then make a special
, answer to the different propositions in teh
petitioner’s bill. They set out the fact
. that mere is a specific exception in the
siate constitulien declaring that there
need not be any general law in the case
of (ounty commissioners, and cite author
ities upholding the constitutionality c-f the
act under which Judge Eve holds the two
off'ces.
STRENUOUS EFFORTS.
Being Made by the War Department to Get
Troops to Cuba.
By Associated Press.
j Washington, Dec. 23.—According to
every evidence the war department is
l making strenuous efforts to put enough
| American troops into Cuba to meet any
call upon them through the speedy evacu
ation. of the Spanish garrisons. All the
transports available in The Atlantic are
being prepared under rush orders for sail
ing south. The Spanish are carrying out
the evacuation contract with unusual ce
lerity and there is some question whether
the American troops can be concentrated
at certain points before the Spaniards
leave. In the meantime the Cubans are
preparing for demonstrations during evac
uation week, and it is thought very desira
ble to have an edequate force on hand ro
•prevent an outbreak that might jeopardize
American en'tente at the outset. There will
be thirteen custom ports on the Cuban
coast to be turned over to American con- I
trol, and although some of these will no '
doubt be closed, these ports require a very I
large guard. Besides this the department ;
is having quite n search for competent ■
customs men understanding Spanish to fill
the customs offices.
ADMIRAL SAMPSON.
1 By Associated Press.
New York*. Dec. 23. —The cruiser New ’
Yorok from Havana has arrived here with i
Admiral Sampson on board with Mrs. j
Sampson. They came home to attend their ;
daughter’s wedding. The admiral declin- |
ed to discuss the Cuban situation.
fopnpmn?
HLinLiuHltlK
Proposition to Throw Over
Clayton-Buiwer Treaty.
' GREAT BRITAIN NEGOTIATING
She is Willing to Make a Trade
With Us So That the Canal
May be Built.
i By Associated Press.
New York, Dec. 23.—A special to the
j Herald from Washington says: All danger
lof further friction between the United
States and Great Britain over the con
-1 struction of the Nicaraguan Canal will
1 i ehortiy be removed by the abrogation of
|‘the Olayton-Bulwer treaty. Your corres-
■ poadeut is in a position to auihoritiatively
etaie that Sir Julian Paunctfotc, the Brit-
i ish ambassador, has received, or will re
“ I ceive within the next few days positive in
-1 etruetions to enter upon the negotiations
. | with Secretary Hay for the abrogation of
‘ ! the convention referred to and the prepar
. ‘ ation of a new treaty guaranteeing the
l neutrality of the canal. The change in
’ 1 the attitude of the. British government
! from it«s old position of insisting upon
I ' having a voice in the construaton of the
, proposed canal is the result of representa
! ticns made to Lord Salisbury bv Mr. Henry
•While, charge d’affairs of this govern
| ment in London.
1 j l’t is the understanding of those who are
1 i aware of the change in the attitude of the
I British government, that Lord Salisbury
5 ' will suggest through Sir Julian the advisa-
• I bility of the United States granting some
• I i oncessiond" to his government in return
i for the relinquishment of the important
1 rights possessed by Great Britain in the
matter of a canal acroas the Isthmus,
which for nearly fifty years has been rec
ognized by this government in the treaty
negotiated by John IM. Clayton, on the part
! of the United Suates, and Lord Henry Ly
j ton Bulwer, on the -part of the British gov
■ ; ernmem.
Just what concessions will be asked are
’ not known, nor will .they be until full and
final instructions have been received by
Sir Julian and communieate'd to 'Secretary
Hay.
PHIN'ZY IS MAYOR PRO TEM.
Mayor Walsh, of Augusta Granted a Leave
of Absence.
j
Augusta, Dec. 23. —There was a meeting
i of council tonight called on account cf the
' illness of Mayor Walsh, to grant him
leave of absence and elect an acting mayor
in his place. A resolution granting Mayor
Walsh leave of absence for such time as
his physician should think advisable was
unanimously passed. In compliance with
a suggestion from Mayor Walsh, Council
man Jacob Phinizy was elected acting
mayor. Mr. Phinizy thanked his fellow
townsmen for rhe compliment, but said he
i could not definitely say whether he could
! undertake the duties of the office until he
had time for consultation with the corpor-
I aiions he serves. Mr. Phinizy is president
of the Georgia Railroad bank and head of
i a large insurance business.
Mr. Walsh’s physician does not consider
i him dangerously ill. but says it is impor
[ rant that he shall have complete freedom
frem official care and business worry for
• several weeks. He is suffering from acute
! neuralgia in his head and is threatened
i with nervous prostration. As soon as he
I regains his strength sufficiently to travel
I he will leave probably for seme place in
j Florida to recuperate.
ANOTHER CUT IN PRICES,
| The Bargains at the Georgia Music House
Are Catchinz the Crowds.
■ Irvine's Georgia Music House on Third
I street is catching the crowds by their won
i derful bargains in pianos. All these pianos
I are absolutely new and camprises such an
array as Webers, Knabe-s, Chickerings,
I Kimballs. Fischers. Howards, Franklins,
’ Story & Clarks* and a host of extremely
i low priced goods. New ipianos from
$147.00 to $700.00. Prices less than charged
j at the factories, and terms to suit the mod
j erate wage earner. No excuse to have a
l home without a piano. Pianos make mu-
I sical homese, and musical homes are hap
py homes —have a happy home with a
1 merry Christmas.
$275.00 pianos for $147.00; $375.00 for
$246.00: $425.00 pianos for $297.00, $450.00
pianos for $310.00. $525.00 pianos for I
$375.00. and so on. Either all cash or $25
cash down and $lO per month, or on terms I
to suit purchaser. Do not be left out.
FIRST FLAG RAISED.
Action of Insnrgents Has Caused Much ,
Anxiety in Manila.
By Associated Press.
Manila, Dec. 23. —The cruiser Boston
and gunboat ePtrel have arrived here from 1
I Chinese ports. The steamer Union, whict) i
returned her from Iloilo, with native Span
ish soldiers, has been refused a landing
I here. The steamer St. Piaui arrived here
j with Christmas mail. The first American
f flafi raised was over the Malate school
house yesterday. It was sent by the Uni
' versity of Pennsylvania. The honor of
raising the flag was accorded to Father ,
McKinnon, of California, in recognition- of
his services in reopening the schools. The
native troops encamped in the suburbs.
j are again causing anxiety. The attitude of j
'an insurgent detachment at Panduchan
bridge Wednesday was such that the Cali
, fornia, Idaho and Washington regiments
j were concentrated in light marching order
I on short notice at Paco, but trouble was
| avoided.
SURROUND HIM IN SWAMP.
Still Pursueing Negro Who Assaulted Mrs.
Mtroney.
By Associated Press.
Albany. Dec. 23. —A large posse com
posed of citizens of three counties, Lee.
Worth and Dougherty, are on close track
of the negro who outraged the home of
Mr. J. S. Meroney. near Philema, on Sun
day night. Last night he was located and
surrounded by the posse. While attempt
ing to make his escape he was fired upon
and shot down, but recovered and man
aged to elude his pursuers in the darkness.
The chase was resumed this morning.
, Trained hounds are aiding the posse in the
work. The whole country for miles
• around the scene of the crime is intensely
excited, and the horrible affair, think in
dignant white citizens, must be avenged.
Tne negro has been identified as Bill
Hcdt, who lives near Warwick. Several
darkies are under arreet and suspected of
being accessories to the crime.
The negro has so far eluded his pursu
ers and reached the swamps. All the
streams are full and the dogs are unable
I to enter. Fifty determined men are
guarding every little outlet throughout the
. i night. More go for recruits at once to aid
i the vigil in the morning. One of the
pc-isse has arrived at Warwick and reports
; that all of the citizens of Doles are out
i tonight.
The negro is bare except his undershirt,
■ 1 having got rid of his clothing.
5 Reports are very meagre, and as all is
i excitement it is impossible to get any
thing more definite. It is safe, however,
> to predict that tomorrow will furnish ina
( terial for a lynching, which will be but a
humane punishment for the terrible crime
( > committed by the fiend. The rope is al
ready prepared.
SOME UGLY TALK.
» A Few Members of the Second Ohio Make
? Threats.
■ , The most regretable feature of yester
' day's tragedy is the talk indulged in by
t | certain members of the Second Ohio regi
-3 ment, who were on the streets when the
, j tragedy occurred. They openly expressed
I
• , sympathy for the negro, and said they
1 would join a party to hang the “white
. who killed him.”
. i Two others said they would refuse to
: fire ‘a gun if ordered out to quell an up
' I rising of the negro troops.
J '
It is due the decent members of the
: Second Ohio, however, to say that there
’i are only a few such men in the regiment.
The regiment as a whole have seen enough’
I of the negro to understand the situation,
■ and they are heartily opposed to such law-
> lessness as Turner was guilty of.—
NICARAGUA CANAL.
Estimate of the Cost Given Out by the
Commission.
By Associated PresG.
■ New York, Dec. 23 —The preliminary re
; port of the Nicaragan canal commission,
I consisting of General Haines, Admiral
i Walker and Professor Haupt, have been
j completed and will be read before the sen
j ate .committee, either during the •Christ-
I mas recess of congress or immediately af
j terwards. This report will give many de
i tails of construction in regard to the pro
posed route and give a pretty close figure
of the entire cost of the undertaking, as
, far as human ingenuity can foresee. A
! summary of these costs have been made
I
! out in sections and without going into de
i hails, curves and levels they are as fol
j lows:
The eastern harbor and jetties will re
j quire about nine million cubic yards of
j soft excavation. The jetties themselves
i will require about 400,000 cubic yards. The
Greyton section of the canal, that is the
■ -section beginning at the harbor and reach
j ing to the east divide, will require 16,000
| cubic yards of earth and clay excavations,
i Three locks are in this section and cost in
i the neighborhood of ten million dollars.
1 The divide section reaches from here
through a high rocky range of hills twen
ty-four miles further. There are seven
and one-half million cubic yards of rock
in this cut and about five million yards of
earth and clay. The depth of this cut will
be mitigated by the height of the canal,
which here is 112 feet above the sea. The
actual cutting will be about 200 feet in the
deepest part. From here begins the Ocroa
i section, which runs through San Francisco
I basin and Florida lagoon. This low coun
-1 try and cutting which will reach to the
I Ochoa dam thirty-four and a half miles
from Caribbean sea, will only add ten
, mrilion yards to the figures, making a
I triffle over forty million cubic yards to the
i dam. From here the summary cut
through San Juan river will aggregate
000,000 cubic yards. The cost of the
Ochoa dam, upon which rests the entire
feasibility of the route has not been accu- ’
rately computed. The dam will be over
1,500 feet in length with a foundation
seventy-five feet below the bed of the bot
tom and rise over 130 feet of the river will
have to be turned from the course during
the construction and estimates for the ;
western division have not yet been made. I
l They are under the direction of Admiral
Walker’s son, V. D. Walker, and will
amount to not less than thirty million
, cubic yards mere, making a total of 115,-
000,000 cubic yardsin all kinds of excava
tion. The sum of 5135,000,000 will be a j
conservative estimate of the entire cost of
the canal and this almost agrees with that '
of Mapor General William Ludlow’s report
j in 18S6.
>■ rice five cents
siSSSJMIRiL
Dewey to Go to the Head of
the Naw List.
SWSOH-SCHLET QUJRBIL
Sampson Has the Ear cf the De
partment and Schlev May IbeJl
Stunted.
i ________
By Associated Frees.
New York, Dec. 23 —The Press says:
On Christmas day Rear Admiral Dewey
, will become the ranking officer in active
, service of the United States navy. Rear
I ’Admiral Bunce, commandant of the navy
■ ’ yard, now holds tha*t place, but as he has
; | reached the age limit he will, while still
remaining in command of the yard until
his successor there is appointed, but of-
■ [ fiicially retired.
When the order from Washington reach
’ ed Admiral Bunce that he continue in
command in the yard until rekived by the
I appointment of his successor it created a
L great deal of gossip in the navy yard club
> and among the officers on the ships.
A few days ago, although Admiral
I Schley had asked for .sea duty and al
though it was generally believed he would
command the squadron of the European
■ station, unofficial information came from
p Washington that he would be named as
commandant of the New York yard. But
■ now it is believed among the officers in
the yard that the officials in Washington
- have decided to wait the arrival of Rear
Admiral Sampson at present on his way
. home from Cuba before definitely deter-
I mining upon the more important assign
, ments made necessary by the retirement
. of Rear Admiral Bunce.
It is believed by the friends of ftt'.ar Ad
, miral Schley that this waiting upon the
. i pleasure of Rear Admiral Sampson is the'
result of the controversy that has been
> carried on between the men. It is not.
> known what S.tmpson wants, ‘'but it is be
lieved in the yard that he neither desires
f that Schley go to Europe nor take com
| mand of the New York navy
known that Schley prefers to go to the
I European station and yet the officers are.
, sure that he has recently been booked to
succeed Bunce in the yard here.* Rear
i Admiral Sampson wishes probably will
■ determine, they say, the assignments of
jail the officers except Rear Admiral Dewey
and the protests or desires of others will
be of no avail.
WHAT DR. HAWTHORNE SAYS.
About the Recent Article Written by Mrs.
W. H. Felton.
Nashvlle, Dec. 23. —In an article from
Mrs. Felton, of Georgia, published yester
day, in which she comments on Dr. Haw
thorne's sermon delivered on the subject
of mob law last Sunday, Mrs. Felton calls
Dr. Hawthorne a “slick-haired, slick
tongued, peeksniffian blatherskite.” While
the full text of the interview was not
handed Dr. Hawthorne, he gave cut the
following interview this evening:
“The dispatch announcing that Mrs.
Felton, of Georgia, has called me a slick
haired, slick-tongued pecksniffian blather
skite’ is the first intimation I have had
that she had made a reply to my sermon
on mob law. I could not enter into any
i contest with Mrs. Felton in the line of
I billingsgate. My vocabulary for such pur
j poses is very limited; hers is voluminous.
: 1 made a dignified argument against mob
violence; she made a very impassioned ap
. peal in support of .it. If Airs. Felton
wishes to discuss with me that issue, I
i announce myself ready. I have known
l her for about fifteen years, during which
period we worked harmoniously together
j in some things and were opposed in other
things. While we agreed she showered
compliments upon me. She magnified me
as a wise and heroic leader. But when
we differed upon any subject she hurled
epithets against me.”
WANT HERDICKS.
People of Vineville Turn at Last—General
Indignation.
There is no disguising the fact that the
j -people of Vineville. almost without an ex
ception, are hot with Manager Winters, of
the Consolidated . So much so that they
are clamoring for a herdic line, and say
they will' pay double the present fare
rather than submit any longer. Their
wives and daughters have been almost
- daily insulted by drunken negro soldiers
and many no longer dare ride on the care
■ at all.
They feel that this sort of thing could
have been stopped had provost guards
been placed on the cars, or if the man
agement had pursued a more vigorous
policy from the outset. '
One prominent Vineville lady, in ex
pressing herself, said she had been told by
a conductor that the employes were pow
erless in the face of the orders received
by them at the outset.
“We were told by Major Winters when
the soldiers first came here,” said the con
ductor’ “that he wanted no trouble be
tween us and the negroes. That he was
going to run only one car for both colors,
j and that if the negro paid his fare he was
as good as a white man. so far as the road
j was concerned. We were told to let them
I alone until recently when we were given
orders to ask them to ride on the rear
cars.”