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VOLUME XVI.
DALLAS, GEORGIA. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1898.
WON’T WITHDRAW FROM CUBA
TILL TREATY IS SINNED.
NEW ORDERS JUST PROMULGATED
It Seems that She Manifests a Wlllln*-
neaa For Mora Fighting, and Wo
Are Not Averse.
SLAUGHTER ON BEAR ISLAND.
A Madrid dispatch states that the
Spanish government announces its in
tention to maintain a strong foace of
troops in Cnba until the treaty of
peace with the United States is defin-
' itoly signed. Imraediatety after peace
is signed the cortes will be convened
and measures dealing With the reor
ganization of all the state (departments
will be summoned to parliament. -
The dispatch caused a universal
smile, but no little comment in Wash
ington'. *
When the attention of the officials
of the war department was called to
the dispatch they simply stated that
there had been and would be no change
in the orders to the United States
troops and that the instructions given
to the American military commission
in Havana to take possession of the is
land on December 1st, irrespective of
the presence or absence of the Spanish
officials, would be rigorously adhered
to. The Spanish troops may stay in
Cuba for a time after that date if evac
uation is not complete, but they will
be no longer the masters of the island
and the United States officials would
administer all of.its affairs.
To carry out this purpose, instruc
tions have been sent to the Uuited
States commission in Cuba fixing De
cember 1st as the date when Spanish
control over the island must cease.
The commissioners; noting on these
instructions, havo notified the Span
iards that all ports and customs re
ceipts, and the management of munici
pal affairs, will pass into the hands of
the military commander in the island.
This order was not intended to work
hardship to the Spanish troops or gov
ernment, but it was thought best to
fix a definite timo to end the Spanish
rule and to begin operations under the
United States. It is probable that
the United States troops will go to
Cuba before that time.
By December 1st it is expected to
have troops so stationed that there
will be no need of Spanish troops to
preserve order. The proclamations
that have been issued by the president
establishing custom rates and defining
the manner in whioh Cuban territory
shall be governed will prevail until it
becomes apparent that new regulations
are needed.
On October 18th General Brooke
will assume absolute control of the
island of Porto Rico. It is possible
that all the Spanish troops will not
have left Porto Rico at that time; if
so, they will be quartered in barracks
until they can be taken away. In the
language of Secretary Alger, the Uni
ted States will be the host and the
Spaniards the gnestB after October
18th.
The United States will not ship the
remaining troops, to Spain at its own
expense. That was no part of the
protocol. The custom houses, the
money received for customs and the
government of the island will pass
completely from Spanish control on
the date set.' The present customs
regulations under the proclamation of
the president will prevail.
A Major, Sts Soldier, and Thirty Indiana
Are Dead.
A special of Thursday to the Minne
apolis Journal from Walker, Minn.,
says Mnjor Wilkinson, six privates and
one Indian policeman are dead as the
result of the battle with IudinnB at
Leech LaktA Captain Sheehan is
slightly wounded. Thirty Indians
are dead. The Journal dispatch boat
has just returned from the battle
ground, where there had been desper
ate fighting all tho morning of Wednes
day.
Major Wilkiuson was shot through
the leg, and he had his leg dressed,
took the field again and was shortly
afterwards shot through the body. He
raised himself to one elbow and shouted
to General Bacon;
“Give them h—1, general; never
mind about me. ” These were his last
words.
The Journal boat brought out H. S.
Talman, deputy marshal, and Captain
Sheehan. Sheehan is not badly
wounded. He iB shot in tho abdo
men.
While the boat was transfering
wounded men she was fired on from
the brush. This was tho signal for an
immediate reopening of hostilities.
Tho troops opened on the Indians,
and in a second thero was ns fierce a
fight in progress as that of the day be
fore.
Bealieu narrowly escaped with his
life. He had his shoulder bored clear
through. We landed provisions and
medicines. The firing became so hot
we were compelled to weigh anchor
and steam out into the lake.
The Indians appear to be in force.
Baoon’B command is too small to take
the aggressive. The detachment is
intrenched in a good position, and can
hold out so long as ammunition lasts.
The steamer Chief was met by my
boat about eight miles out, and has
arrived before this. She carries a
posse of armed men.
Mnjor Wilkinson was shot and kill
ed while walking up and down ad
monishing the men to keep their heads
low. No braver man or better offioer
ever lived. The men in his command
are crazed with rage. When rein
forcements arrive they will wreak ven
geance on the Pillagers in their own
way. The fight is not half over yet,
the biggest battle remains to be
fought.
It is said the Indians from the
^lille Lacs reservation, have started,
800 BtroDg, to join the Leech Lake
Indians, and if this is the case it will
require 500 additional troops to quell
the disturbance. They are reported
to be well armed and going north at a
rapid Tate.
The inhabitants at Walker, Lathrop
and Hackensack, Minn., are terrified
beyond measure, and are armed as far
as arms and ammunition are procur
able. Little sleep is taken by the ma
jority of the oitizens.
Since the uprising of the Bear
iBlnud Indians the Indians at the
agency have been heretofore quiet but
word has arrived from the agency
that the Indians have broken out
there, and the authorities have no con
trol over them and fear there will be
more bloodshed.
IMI!
MISSISSIPPI HEALTH OFFICERS
APPEAL TO THE GOVERNMENT.
THEY ASK FOR FEDERAL
City of Jackson Is Deserted lly White
People—Other Towns Threatened
With K,,Identic.
According Jto dispatches the yellow
fover situation throughout the state of
Mississippi is assuming grave propor
tions. The area of the fever has so
enlarged that infection may be said to
be general throughout the state, as
there is not a seotion that has not been
visited. Three interstate railroads
hnve praotically suspended business,
and several short lines are on tho
verge of a temporary stmt down dne to
lack of trade. Twenty thousand or
more people have hurriedly left the
state and are refugoeiug in northern
cities, eagerly awaiting the approach
of cold weather.
The disease continues to increase
steadily in Jackson, the state capital.
Since September 27th there have been
44 casos there, of which twenty-four
were negroes. Only five dentils have
been reported since tho bogiuning.
Twenty cases of yellow fever are re
ported from Hattiesburg, MiBs.,
town of about 3,000 inhabitants, 110
miles north of New Orleans, on the
New Orleans and Nprtheastern rail
road.
The fover wns brought there by 0.
W. Rich, a wealthy lumberman, from
New Orleans, about fifteen days ago,
and the nature of the disease not being
known, a large number of people were
exposed and an epidemic of the plague
is the result.
Tho New Orleans and Northeastern
railroad has ordered all trains to pass
Hattiesburg at full speed and the rail
road telegraph offioe has been moved
to Tuscanola, eight miles north
Conditions at Taylor’s station do
not improve and the disease continues
to spread.
A special of Saturday from Jackson
says; The yellow fever situation
throughout the state grows worse
daily, the disease appearing at new
places constantly. In Jackson tho
area of infection is gradually in
creasing. There is now a case within
100 yards of the state oapitol. The
state board of health has issued the
following appeal for aid from the gen-
eneral government, tho governor tele
phoning his approval from Brandon:
"To tub Pbksidknt, Washington—
In consequence of yellow fever and
quarantine there is alveady great des-
Ten Thousand Troops Ordered By the
Government to Conceutrale'ln the City.
A special dispatch of Sunday from
Paris says: Tho government has issued
orders to the garrisons of numerous
towns near tho capital to send imme
diately to Paris 500 infnntry each.
The Journal des Debate declares
that theso re-onforcomonts will amount
to 10,000 men.
The paper expresses tho hopo that
the country is not on tho ovo of a rev
olution.
All tho troops will bo suppliod with
two dnys’ rations and sixty rounds of
ball cartridges.
The Siecle says it learns that tho
government >.i about to demand tho
expulsion from the legion of honor of
Major Comte Ferdinand Wnluin Ester-
hazy, who is believed to bo the author
of the bordereau in tho Dreyfus case.
M. Trainx, minister of justioe, lias
written to M. Brisson, tho premior,'
protesting against tho illegality of
Colonel Pioqunrt’s oloso imprisonment
and threatening thnt unless thin is re
laxed he will bring the matter before
the senate.
HOW TROUBLE ORIGINATED.
LEE IS CALLED HOME.
His WlfeSls Very Ill With Typhoid Fover
at Richmond.
General Fitzhugh Lee and son,
Lieutenant Fitzhugh Lee, Jr., left Sa
vannah, Ga., Tuesday night, for Rich
mond, Va., where they have been call
ed on account of the serious illness of
Mrs. Lee.
During General Lee’s absence Gen
eral Arnold, of the Second division,
will be in command of the corps and
the movement to Savannah will pro
ceed as heretofore stated.
Mrs. General Fitzhugh Lee is quite
sick at the St. Luke's homo in Rich
mond with typhoid fever. Her con-
dition,- however, is not regarded as at
all critical. Mrs. Lee returned from
Jacksonville a few weeks ago, where
she spent some time on a visit to her
husband.
Indian Uprising Started Through an Ar-
rent Nude lly 11 Marshal.
A Washington dispateh snys; Com
missioner of Indian Affairs Jones re
ceived the following dispatch Thurs
day from Indian Agent J. H. Suther
land at Walker, Minn:
“The trouble at Leech Lake origi
nated in consequence of an arrest
made by a deputy United States mar
shal of an Indian on a warrant. The
Indians overpowered the marshal and
rescued the prisoner. Troops were
sout here to assist the marshal in ar
resting the rescuers. I have been here
a week doing my best to get the In
dians to give themselves up and save
trouble, but they would not. Today
the troops and indians had several
battles. The United States marshal
has called for more troops."
CHARLESTON IN LUCK.
RECEPTION TO VAN WICK.
Democratic Nominee For Governor of New
York Entertained.
Justice Augustus Van Wyck, the
democratic nominee for governor of
New York state, was given a rousing
reception at the Manhattan club Satur
day night, as were several other can
didates on the state ticket who were
present
The occasion was made significant
by the presence of many gold demo
crats. Prominent among these was
John G. Carlisle.
John S. Crosby, a prem inentHonry
George man, who delivered the oration
on the death of Henry George, was
among those in attendance.
She Is Selected^ns a Point of Embarkation
of Troops.
Mayor Smith, of Charleston, 8. C.,
received a telegram from Washington
Thursday stating that Secretary Algor
had promised to make the city a point
of embarkation for the troops to Cuba
the coming winter. A camp will also
be established at Summerville for a
brigade.
titutiou in stricken communities of
this state. At this place 90 per cent
of the white people are absent and
several thousand negroes are out of
employment and subsistence, many
being cordoned in originally infected
distriot. Looal and personal oontrib
ntions have censed, eo that the situs'
tion is one of increasing distress.
Under a Btate statute the board of
health is authorized with consent of
the governor, when occasion demands
it, to call upon the general government
for such financial and medical aid as
tho necessities arising out of any epi
dernio may require. We need proris
ionB for about 0,009 persons here and
at othor places, for about 30 dnys, also
money to pny nurses.
“J. F. Huntbb, M. D.,
“Chairman Executive Committee Mis
sippi State Beard of Health.
“I cordially approve the foregoing,
“A. J. McLaukix, Governor.”
A DECREE FROM BLANCO.
SOLDIERS FOR PARIS.
FOR LOCATION OF THREE ARMY
CORIES IN THE SOUTH.
GEORGIA GETS 40,000 SOLDIERS.
Major GnnernU Whoeler, llre«kanrti1|e
ami Graham Will Ho In Commam!
of tlio Troops.
DRUMMOND SELLS OUT.
Moll Known Tobacco Company I. Pur
chased For •3,487,500.
A St. Louis dispatch says: The much
rumored sale of the Drummond To
bacco Company's plant to the Ameri
can Tobacco Company was consumma
ted Saturduy evening. Tho cash price
was 33,457,500 paid by the American
Tobacco Company iu certified cliooks
drawn to the order of Harrisou I.
Drummond, president of the now de-
fnnet company. Tho sale of the
Drummond Tobacco Company was
outright. There wns no stock consid
erations. Tbs American Tobacco Com
pany simply paid the cash fdjwtho real
estate, plant, buildings, stooksin trndo
and good will of the Drummond com
pany, and tho stoojc of the latter ceases
to be of value.
President Duke, of the American
Tobacco company, announaoB that
there will be no change in the person
nel or officers’ staff of the concern,
oven Mr. Drummend remaining as
manager at a Ralary and later will be-
oome an offioer and a member of the
board of directors.
COLORED TROOPS REVIEWED.
Tenth Cavnlrjr Pnrndn. Before President
end Cheer. General XVhenler.
A Washington dispatch says: Presi
dent McKinley reviewed the Tenth,
cotored, United States regular cavalry
in front of the white bouse Saturday.
The grounds were crowded with peo
ple, both white and colored, who
evinced great anthusiasm as tbo famous
colored regiment filed in front of the
president.
Secretary Alger, Secretary Bliss and
a number of army officers stood be
side the president. Just as the first
troop bad passed, Genoral Joe Wheeler
joined the party. The crowd recog
nized him at once and cheered him
again and again.
General Wheeler commanded tho
Tenth, with other cavalry regiments,
at Santiago, and after thqy had passed
the crowd surged up to tho white
bonse portico and gnvo the general a
warm reception. Several hundred of
them grasped his hand, It was a very
inspiring scene and greatly impressed
the president. The regiment was on
route from Camp Wikoff, and by ar
rangement stopped long enough to
pass before tho prosiilent.
BACON PRAISES TROOPS.
SMALL POX ATTACKS SOLDIERS.
Troop. In tho Philippine. Now Wrest
ling With Two Dlaon.es.
Advices received Thursday from
Manila state that thero have been
fourteen coses of small pox and six
deaths from that disease among the
American troops during the past two
days.
The dead are H. M. Powers, First
California regiment; Henry Wheeler,
Second Oregon; Henry Culver, Four
teenth infantry; Joseph Daley, George
Cooly and Frank Warwick, of the
Thirteeth Minnesota regiment.
Eight deaths from typhoid fetor
have also been reported.
n» N.kM Provision for Moo Enlisted In
Spnnl.h Army to ltamnln In Cuba.
A special from Havana says: A de
cree of Captain General Blanco, dated
October 5th, has been published, pro
viding for a full discharge to every en
listed man who lias tho right to it and
who desires to romnin in Cuba; for the
transfer of tie second reserve of those
who, possessing the necessary qualifi
cations, wish to remain in Cuba, and
for the return to Spain of those who
may have previously lost the right to
a return passage.
Many men now in tho Spanish army
will decide to remain in Cuba, as there
is a brighter future for them in pros
pect in tho island than thero would be
if they returned to Spain.
JESSE JAMES, J It., ARRESTED.
Ho Declare# Tlint "No Soltllcr# Ever Put
Up a Gainer Plight.*'
A dispateh from Walker,Minn., says:
General Racon speaks in the highest
terms of praise of the conduct of his
men in their fight with the Bear Island
Indians.
“No soldiers over put up a gamer
fight,” ho said, “and considering that
four-fifths of the mon were recruits
their showing was one which every
American soldier may feel proud of.
The new men were entirely unfamiliar
with the Krag-Jorgonsen and when we
were attacked it developed that many
of them actually did not know how to
load (heir pieces. I hud myself to
show several men how to load. But
they fought like veterans.”
Of the entire company but twelve or
fifteen were old soldiers. The men
wero as full of praise for their officers
as the officers aro for the men.
SPAIN EXPECTS MUCH.
Son of MI**oiirl*n Noted Ontlaw Thought
To Ho Implicated In Train Robberlei
A Kansas City dispatch says: Jesse
James, Jr..son of the notorious bandit,
Jesse James, Missouri’s pioneer train
robber, was taken from his cigar stand
in the county courthouse by the police
Tuesday evening.
Jesse James, Jr., has been nnder
snrveillanoe since the last of the many
train robberies in the outskirts of
Kansas City. This was the robbery
of a Missouri express train near Leeds
on September 24th.
The police also have in custody Bill
Kyan, one of the notorious members
of tho old James gang.
Her Peace CommiMloneri Arc hthorliifg
Under a Deluded Hope.
A Porto Rico special of Saturday
says: Tho United States peio) com
mission began their usual three hours’
session at 10 o’clock. They are un
derstood to have taken into considera
tion direct suggestions and counter-
propositions from tho Spaniards, of
which the Americans now have enough
to engage their attention at the daily
session. It may he regarded ob quite
likely that the Spaniards have already
outlined their apparent expectations
odd that they are beyond the line of
possible acquiesenee by the Ameri
cans.
The latter are now acting along well
considered lines, consistently and with
a definite end in view.
A general order was issued at
Washington Friday from the office of
Gen. Miles organizing new army
eorps and designating various points
where the troops shall be stationed.
The Third, Fifth and Sixth corps are
liscontimied; the First, Second and
Fourth corps reorganized. They are
to be commanded respectively by Ma
jor Generals Breckinridge, Graham
and Wheeler. The headquarters of
each corps will bo:
Firet corps, Macon, Ga.; Second
corps,. Augusta, Ga.; Fourth corps,
Huntsville, Ala.
Tho full text of the order is as fol
lows:
By direction of tho secretary of war
tho Third, Fifth and Sixth army corps
aro discontinued; the First, Second
and Fourth army corps will be reor
ganized and assigned to camps as be
low specified:
First army eorps, Major General
Breckinridge, U. S. V., commanding,
hoadquarters at Macon, Ga.
First division, headquarters at Ma
con, Ga.
First brigado, Atlanta, Ga., Thirty-
first Miohigan, Fonrth Tennessee and
Sixth Ohio.
Socond brigade, Maoon, Ga., Third
U. 8. V. engineers, Sooond Ohio and
Sixth Virginia.
’third brigade, Macon, Ga., Tonth
U. S. V. lufautry and Seventh U. S. V.
infantry,
Second division, headquarters at
Columbus, Ga.
First brigade, Columbus, Ga., First
West Virginia, One Hundred and Six
tieth Indiana and 1 Third Kentucky.
Second brigade, Ameriaus, Ga.,
Eighth Massachusetts, Twelfth New
York and Third North Carolina.
Third brigade, Albany, Ga.; Second
Missouri, Third Mississippi and First
Territorial U. 8. V. infnntry.
Second army oorps, Major General
W. M. Graham, U. S. V., command
ing, headquarters at Augusta, Ga.
First division, headquarters at Au
gusta, Ga.
First brigade, Angnsta, Ga., Tenth
Ohio, First Maryland and Third Mich
igan-
Second brigade, Summerville, S.
C., Fourteenth Pennsylvania, Third
Connecticut and Ninth Ohio (battal
ion.)
Third brigado, Augusta, Ga., Thir
teenth Pennsylvania, Eighth Pennsyl
vania and Fifteenth Minnesota.
Socond division, hoadquarters at
Greenville, 8. C.
First brigade, Greenville, H. O.,
Two Hundred and Third New York,
Second West Virginia and Fourth New
Jersey.
Third brigade, Columbia, S, C.,
First Rhode Island, Second Tennessee
and First Delaware.
Third division, headquarters at
Athens, Ga.
First brigade, Athens, On., Fif
teenth Pennsylvania, Third Now Jor-
sey and Two Hundred and Seoond
Now York.
Second brigade, Athens, Ga., Third
Georgia and Twenty-second Now York.
Socond brigade, Spartanburg, 8. C. ;
Fourth Missouri, Fifth Massachusetts
and Two Hundred and First New York.
Fourth army eorps, Major General
Joseph Wheeler, U. 8. V., command
ing,. headquarters at Huntsville, Ala.
First division, headquarters at
Huntsville, Alu.
First brigade, Huntsville, Ala., Six
teenth United States infantry and
Sixty ninth New York.
Seoond division, headquarters at
Apniston, Ala. ,
First brigado, Anniston, Ala., See-
ond United States infantry, Fourth
Kentucky and Third Alabama.
Sczoud brigade, Anniston, Ala,
Seoond Arkansas, Third Tennessee
and Fourth Wisconsin.
Cavalry brigade, Huntsville, Ala.,
Second United States cavalry, Sixth
United States cavalry and Tonth Uni
ted States cavalry.
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POWDER
Absolutely bur*
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IIACOX CONTINUES IIATTLE.
Renfluo of Nolillnrii From It* or Inland Only
/ 1’nrtlully Succcmiful.
A dispatch from Latlirop, Minn.,
soys: Thursday afterfioon it was learned
thnt Genoral Bocon and his small band
of seventy mon were still fighting.on
Boar island, but the outcome was not
stated..
An attempt wns made to land on the
island and rescue the wounded soldiers
ami got the bodies of the unfortunate
biuouonts who were killed. This at
tempt was partially successful, so fe*
that four bodies were recovered ami
nine soldiers who were wounded*
were rescued, but the oitizens were
driven to the boat and tlie boat driven
from the shores by the Indiana.
CENTRAL’S OFFICERS RE-ELECTED
Annual Mooting of Htoekliolders In Hu-
vitnnikh, tin.
The Control of Georgia Railway
Company had its unnnal stockholders'
meeting at Savnnnah Tuesday. Presi
dent H. M. Comer had the proxy for
the 50,000 shareB and voted it for the
same directors who have served for
the last year, with one exoeption. Mr.
T. M. Cunningham, the treasurer of
the company, was elected a director to
take the place of Hon. Patrick Walsh
of AuguBta, who has resigned.
After the stockholders’ meeting the
directors held a meeting and re-elected
tho old officers to serve for the coming
year.
ATLANTA’S JUBILEE ASSURED.
Prominent Cltlimu Dnrtdo to CelebraM
American Vletortao on Grand Basle.
The oommittoe recently appointed
by Mayor Collier of Atlanta to con
sider plans for a grand Peace Jubilee
to be uelebrateil in thnt city held an en
thusiastic sessiou in tho mayor’s offioe
Friday morning, at whioh it was de
cided to liafo a jubilee thqt would be
worthy of Atlanta and one that the
poopie would 1 be proud of.
DAHLONEGA, GA.
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.1 laboratories; healthful. Invigorating tig
c; military discipline; good moral and
religious Influences. Cheapest board in tbo
Btate; n hu ud men of country produce ;axnenMM
from 875 to 8150 a year; hoard in dormiturles
or private families. Special license cuiirsu for
teachers; fall faculty of uiuu; all under tho
control of Ilia University. A college prepar
atory clans. Co-education nf sexes. Tlie Insti
tution founded spuclully for students of limited
means. Bend for catalogue to tho President*
- Jos. S. Stuwart, A.M.
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