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'r i ^ 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. ^KlH* POWDER Absolutely bur* & 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. A college education In lha reach nf all. A.BV It.H., Normal amt Business Man's courses. .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. 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