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THE NEWS AND FARMER. J. W. WHITE, Editor and Proprietor. VOLUME' XVI. pills ill. FEARFUL TORNADO DOES DEADLY WORK IN FORT SMITH. FLAMES ADD TO THE HORRORS. Without Warning People Are Crushed to Death In Debris of Many Wrecked lluildings. Two score of human lives and up ward of one million dollars’ worth of property were destroyed by a terrible tornado, which burst upon Fort Smith, Ark., a few minutes past 11 o’clock last Tuesday night. The storm struck near the National cemetery and tore its way through the entire city, leaving its path marked by death and desolation. Men, women and children, peacefully asleep in their homes, were, without a moment’s warning, awakened to a horrible death in the fearful storm, while others, momentarily more fortunate and who escaped the furies of the wind, met a ' far worse fate a few moments later in Pie flames which soon engulfed many f the wrecked buildings. The known dead are. Silas Mincher, merchant. Harvey Rutledge, a negro. Two unknown men from Burgess hotel. John Griswold, a tailor. John Alartin and J. J. Riley, far mers from Aladison county attending United States court. George Carter, foreman at Grand opera house. Airs. Alilt Burgess, proprietor of the Burgess hotel. Tvo unknown men. died at St. Jouiis hospital. T AX. Foutz, a farmer. ’L.e K/le, a farmer. Two Lefevre boys. Malt Knapton, Jr. Mrs. Malt Knapton. Joe Lucas,'a negro. Ed IV-Tell, a butcher, and his two little children. Irene and Boy. Prank Richardson,restaurant keeper. John Adams, a carpenter. Airs. Charles Alauver. Ritter, a gardener. Airs. AVill Lawson. Louie Sengel. Holden. 'Tjmn Badt, a farmer. Alaggie Shehan’s infant. AVoehle, a butcher. Smith, a clerk. Jones. k The list of wounded is a fearfully P>ng one, and many more names will probably be added to the death roll. The tornado was of such magnitude that the full extent of the damage is not yet knewn. It swept straight across the city, leaving behind a path of desolation and ruin. The jne following the first terific crash of the storm was one of awful grandeur. Business blocks, handsome mansions, hotels and humble cottages, were razed to the ground and scattered in shapeless masses. Several of the wrecks caught fire and the inflamable timbers burned furiously. The city was crowded with rural visitors, many of whom were sleeping at boarding houses unregistered. For this reason the number of victims who perished in the catastrophe may never be definitely known. The federal court was in session and there was a great many farmers in the city, who crowded the cheap boarding houses and wagon yards. Business is practically abandoned nil over the city and men of all classes are assisting in cleaning the debris. Leaving Fort Smith,' the storm bounded by Van Buren and continued down the river, demolishing every thing in its path. News from outside ooints is meagre, but rumors of much ■unage as far south as Alma are cur- Knt, it being reported that a number of persons were killed near that place. ►many deaths by earthquake. Fifty People On One of the Molucias Is lands Killed. An official dispatch received at The Hague from Batavia announces that the capital of Amboyn a, one of the Moluqias islands, has been completely demolished by an earthquake. The dispatch further states that fifty persons were killed outright and 200 were more or less seriously injured. SCANDAL HUSHED - UP. Sensational Suit at Newbern, N. C., Is Withdrawn. A special from Baleigh says: Mat ters have taken anew and strange turn in the Hancock sensation at Newbern. The following is a copy of a notice to the clerk of the superior court withdrawing the suit against Robert Hancock, president of the Atlantic and North Carolina railway, by Elizabeth Abbott: “I desire to withdraw the suit entitled Elizabeth Abbott and next friend of Thomas Ab bott, against Robert Hancock. Please act accordingly.” Signed Elizabeth This was the suit for SIO,OOO •|mages for ruining Annie Abbott, niece. W INDIAN STORY A FAKE. of Uprising In Indian Territory 1 Said To Be Unfounded. I Moon Wednesday the Associated ± i-esfT correspondent at South McAles ter, I. TA NARUS., sends the following: “The whole story of the Indian up rising is a fake. The first account of the alleged affair was sent out by the agent for the C., O. & G. railway at Earlsboro, I. TANARUS., to the train dis patcher at Kansas City. SOUTHERN PROGRESS. Many New Industries Established During the Past Week. Among the most important new in dustries for the past week are- the fol lowing: The Brown Common Sense Harrow Cos., capital $20,000, Murfrees boro, Term.; a development company with a capital of $20,00 at Birming ham, Ala.; the Nashville Electric Light and Power Cos., Nashville, Tenn.; the Conway Milling Cos., capital $12,000, Conway, Aik.; a flour and grist mill at Boxwood, Ya.; machine works at Gal latin, Tenn.; the Pratt Press Cos , capi tal $40,000, Atlanta, Ga.; a $25,000 bicycle factory at Charleston, S. C., and vehicle works at cost $50,000 at Louisville, Ky. The Witherspoon-Ross Shoe Cos., capital $40,000, has been chartered at Louisville, Ky.; the Bourgeois Motor Works, limited, capital SIO,OOO, at New Orleans, La.; the Eagle Gap Quarry Cos., limited, capital SIO,OOO, at Shreveport, La., and the Elliott Farm Oil Cos., maximum capital SIOO,- 000, at Parkersburg, W. Ya. The erection of a $75,000 silk mill is con templated at Newport News, Va.; a $50,000 wooled mill will probably be erected at Madisonville, Tenn., and tobacco factories at Farmville, Ya. Woodworking plants will be estab lished at Courtland, Ala.; Lexington, Ky., and Staunton, Va.—Tradesman (Chattanooga, Tenn.) TO DEVELOP WATER POWER. Capitalists Secure Option*Oil L-ands AIOII3 Cliattahooehee River. An Atlanta special says: A develop ment of water power for electrical transmission, second only to that at Niagara Falls, is contemplated by a company of New York and Pennsyl vania capitalists ivho have acquired control of the Chattahooch.ee river for sixteen miles, from Jones’ shoals to Power’s ferry. They have taken options on land valued at $175,000, including three shoals, which will develop 11,000 horse power. The work of securing options has in progress for many months, and in the meantime careful surveys have been made of the river and an elabo rate report on the water power and the cost of three masonry dams has been submitted. The intention of the projectors has been kept quiet, but they have secured ail the options they need and under legislation enacted at the recent ses sion of the general assembly are given power to condemn property needed. INNOCENT INDIAN BURNED? One Victim of Mob In Indian Territory Reported Not Guilty. A dispatch from Earlboro, I. TANARUS., says: Excitement is still intense here over the recent burning at the stake of two Seminole Indians and the subse quent fear of an Indian uprising. Pub lic sentiment has favored the lynchers. At Wewoka, the capital of the Sem inole Nation, the sympathy is all the other way, for it is believed that the lynchers tortured and killed at least one innocent man. United States Commissioner Walter Jones is holding court at Wewoka and the deputies of the court are busy is suing subpoenaes and warrants in an endeavor to bring the lynchers to jus tice. As no attempt was made by the lynchers to hide their identity, it is probable that the lynchers will be ar rested by the United States authori ties. They can only be tried on the charge of kidnaping and taking the murderers by force from the Seminole Nation. The killing of the Indians comes under Oklahoma jurisdiction. SILVER LEADERS ACTIVE. Held Conferences In Washington and "Will Issue Joint Manifesto. Asa result of conferences held in Washington in the last few days be tween the silver leaders of the various parties, it is understood Chairman Jones, of the national democratic committee; Chairman Butler, of the populist national committee,and Chair man Towne, of the silver national re publican committee, will issue a joint manifesto within a few days with a view to securing common action by the three organizations in the political contest of 1898. The draft of the document is now in the course of preparation. It will ap peal to all those interested in the cause of silver to work in union and to avoid rival organizations by which their common strength will be dissi pated. COURT GOES TO WITNESS. Carter Courtmartial Will Now Sit at Au gusta, Ga. The courtmartial at Savannah, be fore which Captain Oberlin M. Carter of the corps of engineers, United States army, is now being tried, will sit in Augusta, Ga,, as the secretary of war has been telegraphed for permission to have the place of holding the court chauged, and it will be granted. Paul E. Twiggs, an inspector of work in Savannah river harbor and Cumberland Sound, is ill in Augusta. Carter’s attorneys would not permit his deposition taken, and Judge Ad vocate Bar was compelled to ask the court to go to Augusta. LARGEST COTTON CARGO. British Steamer Clears From Savannah, Ga. Carrying 18,200 Bales. The British steamship Ranza, Cap tain Johnstanhope, was cleared from Savannah, Ga,, Thursday for Bremen by the Georgia Export and Import company, with 18,200 bales of cotton, weighing 8,963,855 pounds, valued at $524,952. This is the largest cargo of cotton ever shipped from an Atlantic port HIM 11 Sill. IIE ANNOUNCES, NOTWITHSTAND ING CONTRARY ASSERTION. HAS HEADQUARTERS IN NASHVILLE Other eg and Tlieir Friends are Indignant at Turn Affairs Have Taken. A Nashville, Tenn., special says; The contest for the United States sen atorship is overshadowing the other questions that will come before the general assembly. Governor Taylor lias at last yielded to the solicitation of friends who have been endeavoring to drag him into the senatorial race, and Saturday after noon announced openly that he was a candidate. His friends had already opened headquarters. Before his announcement, Governor Taylor sent a messenger to Senator Turley, asking him that he be released from the obligation to not run against him. Senator Turley replied that the governor was under no obligation to him but was his own free agent. An effort was made to have Senator Turley give a written statement that he, Turley, had voluntarily consented that Taylor should run, but Senator Turley declined to do so, stating that it would be untrue. He would neither give nor withhold his consent. The Turley men are indignant at Taylor’s candidacy. Senator Turley’s friends still talk with confidence aud Mr.McMillin says he sees no change in the situation, as he realized from the start that Taylor was a candidate and based his cam paign plans on this fact. HON.“REN”BUTTERWORTH DEAD. Public Official Succumbs to Pneumonia In Thomasville, Ga. Hou. Ben Butterwortli, who has been ill at the Piney Woods hotel, Thomasville, foj some weeks, died at 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon. The end ca.ino peacefully and in his dying hour he was surrounded by his wife and children. Benjamin Bntterworth was what is known as a “birthright Quaker.” Those who knew him best during his busy career are unanimous in saying of him “his daily life was an exem plary of the tenets of that good old faith as that of any public official could be.” He was born in Warren county, Ohio October 22, 1837, senate and was a member of the state of Ohio from War ren and Butler counties in 1873-’74; was elected from the first Ohio dis trict to the forty-seventh, forth-ninth and fiftieth congresses and was re elected to the fifty-first congress as a republican. During the war he attained the rank of major in an Ohio regiment. He was commissioner of patents first during the administration of Garfield and Arthur and his record made then and subsequently had great weight with President McKinley in selecting him for that position. He was made secretary of the World’s fair project early in the in ception of that great enterprise at Chicago during the early nineties and worked along in that capacity with honor to himself and profit to the company until its close. In Washington City, no less than in his native state, Major Butter worth enjoyed a wide acquaintance and great popularity, and the news of his death, while by no means unexpected, caused general sorrow there. No public man probably had a larger circle of per sonal friends at the capital. ' Ho con tracted his fatal illness while on the stump in the late Ohio campaign. MONTHLY EXPORTS. Statistical Bureau Gives Figures F< r December, 1897. The monthly statement of the ex ports and imports issued by the bu reau of statistics at Washington shows that the exports of domestic merchan dise for December last amounted to $123,181,743, an increase as compared with December, 1896, of over $7,000,- 000. For the twelve months the in crease was over $90,000,000. The imports of merchandise during Decem ber last amounted to $51,514,733, of which $24,184,588 was free of duty. BOOTH LANDS IN NEW YORK. The Head of the Salvation Army Comes To America. General "William Booth, the head of the Salvation Army, reached New York Saturday morning on board the steam er St. Paul from Southampton. He was met down the bay by Com mander Booth Tucker. On the pier a large delegation of headquarters Sal vationists were awaiting their chief. General Booth was given a warm re ception. The general will go at once to Can ada to inspect the work of the army there, and will then return to. the United States. He will begin his American tour on February 10. IIALF MILLION WANTED. McKenna Sends Urgent Recommendation to Congress. Attorney General McKenna has sent to congress through the treasury, a recommendation for urgent deficiency appropriations for the United States courts and involving over a half mil lion dollars. The principal item called for is SIOO,OOO to establish sites and erect United States jails in the northern, central and southern districts of In dian territory. A Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Material and lutcllectnal Advancement of the County. LOUISVILLE. GA., THURSDAY. JANUARY 20. 1898. NEW POPULIST PARTY. Conference of Tenders at St. Touts Adopt New Name. At the conference of the populist leaders held in St, Louis anew politi cal party was christened. It was given the cognomen of “Peojde’ Party.” After lengthy discussions, the mode of procedure for future action was agreed upon. A report was adopted as follows, in part: “To the people of the United States: The fusion movement consummated at St, Louis in July, 1896, and the inex cusable treatment of our candidate for vice president in the campaign that followed, gave rise to such dissatisfac tion among the rank and file of the people’s party as to threaten the alqjjfcj lute dismemberment of the only polite™ cal organization honestly contending for the social and political rights of the laboring and producing classes of the country. “It has been the purpose always of the committee to he courteous to the national committee and our supreme desire has been at all times to promote a harmonious co-operation with said committee, that factional differences might be obliterated, our parly pres tige regained aud our organization re stored to its once splendid estate. This committee feels confident of its ability to show that it is no fault oi ours that the national committee is not present as a body today, but it does not choose to waste valuable time in wrangling over questions of official etiquette. We avow it to be our sin cere purpose now as ever heretofore, to promote in every honorable way the reform movement on true populist lines, and we deem the issues too mo mentous and the dangers threatening free government too imminent to allow us to pause to consider personal grievances or affronts, or to permit wounded dignity, real or imaginary, to oversliapow patriotic duty. “Under present conditions our be loved organization is slowly but sure ly disintegrating and our comrades are clamorous for aggressive action. “Having in vain importuned those who assumed to be our superiors to permit us to aid them in the grand work of reorganizing the people’s party, that it may accomplish its glori ous mission, we now appeal to the people, the true source of all political power.” The referendum committee appoint ed is as follows: Messrs. Dixon, of Missouri; Tracey, of Texas; Reynolds, of Illinois; Mat singer, of Indiana, and McGregor, of Georgia. A number of rules were adopted fry government of the national organiza tion committee, among them a rule that the national organization shall submit to a vote of the people’s party any proposition when petitioned to do so by not less than 10,000 members of the party. This concluded the work of the con ference. On the adjournment of the organiza tion committee of the people’s party, members of the national committee met at the Laclede hotel and adopted the following resolution: “Resolved, That we, the members of the national committee present, in dorse the action taken by the organi zation committee and recommend that its provisions be carried into effect, believing that such action will har monize all differences in the party.” There were seventy-four members of the committee represented by mem bers present or by proxies and letters who favored a joint meeting of the na tional committee and organization committee in the spring. Forty states were represented at this meeting. CONGRESS SEEKS INFORMATION. President Is Asked by Resolution to Give His Cuban Plans. Senator Cannon, of Utah, presented the following resolution in the sen ate Thursday, and it was adopted: Resolved, That the President is re quested, if in his opinion it is not in compatible with the public interest, to transmit to the senate at his earliest convenience a statement showing what measures are in force by this govern ment in the island of Cuba, and in waters contiguous thereto, to protect the lives, liberty and property of American citizens now dwelling in Cuba.” Late in the afternoon the first news of the day came to the state depart ment from United States Consul Lee, who telegraphed that everything was very quiet in Havana, and that thepe was no cause for apprehension or trou ble. OREGON SENATOR LOSES. Committee On Flections Decides That He Is Not Entitled to Seat. A Washington dispatch says: The senate committee on privileges and elections Friday decided to make an adverse report upon Hon. H. W. Cor bett’s claim to a seat in the senate from Oregon. The vote was 4 to 3 and was cast on partisan lines, except that Senator Burroughs, republican, who was ab sent, tvas counted upon his authority in opposition to Mr. Corbett. A motion was then made to declare that Mr. Corbett was not entitled to .his seat and was carried by the above vote reversed. HANNA HURRIES TO CAPITAL. He Receives a Message Urging His Pres ence In Washington. Senator Hanna left Cleveland, 0,, for Washington at 1:40 o’clock Sunday afternoon very unexpectedly. His hasty departure is said to have been brought about by the receipt of a message urging him to come to the capital at once. It is believed the Hawaiian treaty will be taken up this week and that his presence was desired on that ac count. in nil m SENATOR ALLEN STRONGLY OP POSES HIS CONFIRMATION. SAYS M’KENNA 13 INCOMPETENT, And That Appointment is Weakest Ever Made—Other Features of the I>ay in Congress. A Washington special says: Almost “ ; tiitire four hours of the executive session of the senate Friday were de voted to the indirect consideration of the nomination of Hon. Joseph Mc- Kenna, now attorney general, to be associate justice of the supreme court. The discussion was the result of an effort on the part of Senator Allen, of Nebraska, populist, to secure a post ponement for two weeks. In the end a compromise was reached deferring consideration for a week on the con dition that the Nebraska senator should agree to allow a vote to be taken on that day. The Hawaiian treaty was not touched upon during the session. The debate upon Mr. McKenna’s nomination was precipitated by Sena tor Hoar, chairman of the committee on judiciary, who called up the nomi nation in accordance with his notice of Thursday, and asked for immediate action. Tn doing this Air. Hoar spoke briefly of the opposition of Air. Alc- Kenna, saying that the judiciary com mittee had investigated most of the charges made and had reached the conclusion that they were without fount 1 a' ion. He said that the greater number of charges had been made by the members of the American Protect ive Association, and that as they had been founded solely upon the fact that Air. AlcKenna was a Catholic in reli gion, they had not been deemed worthy of serious consideration. Senator White, of California, also spoke of the efforts of the American Protective Association to interfere with the course of the senate in giving proper attention to a question, the de termination of which should depend upon considerations of fitness and jus tice as between man and man rather than appeal to bigotry, prejudice and a false claim of patriotism. As for himself, while he did not con Vend tha Mr. McKenna was a giant in his legal attainments, still he be lieved him to be an honorable man, a competent lawyer and a just jurist,and he should support his confirmation. It was here that Mr. Allen inter posed an objection to immediate ac tion, and characterized the nomina tion as the weakest ever sent to the senate. Fe said Judge McKenna was too narrow, had not sufficient legal training and was in no way qualified to fill the position. In the open session of the senate, Clay, of Georgia, presented petitions signed by several hundred Georgians protesting against the passage of the so-called anti-scalping bill which were referred to the committee on interstate commerce. The house, on motion of Mr. Cooper, of Texas, considered the bill to reim burse the book agents of the Metho dist Episcopal church, south, in the sum of $281,000. Mr. Gaines, of Nashville, and Mr. Cooper, of Texas, made some arguments asking for the passage of the bill as reported by the committee on war claims. The house managers decided not to praceed with the consideration of the diplomatic and consular appropriation, but to give the day for the considera tion of private bills. CUBAN SCARE CALMS DOWN. Consul Lee Reports That Perfect Quiet Has Reeii Restored. A Washington dispatch states that the Cuban scare had subsided Friday, and little interest or anxiety was man ifested in it in official circles. Presi dent McKinley was unusually free from callers, and even the office seekers were not on hand in their usual numbers. The first congressional caller was Senator Sewell, of New Jersey, who came at half past 9 o’clock. Shortly before 10:30 o’clock Representative Grosvenor, of Ohio, and Senator Platt, of Connecticut!, put in an appearance, but none of these visitors dismissed foreign affairs with Mr. McKinley. ■ INVESTIGATION IN ORDER. Senate May Be Called Upon To Took Into Hanna’s Election. A Washington special says: It is understood that some senators have been notified of the probability of the senate being called upon to investigate the methods of Senator Hanna’s re election to the senate. It is said to be the purpose of the Ohio managers of the opposition to secure an investigation of Represen tative Otis’ charges of bribery by the Ohio senate, and they have made the inquiry 'whether, if the state senate forwards properly formulated charges, they will or not receive the attention of the senate of the United States. POPULISTS AT ST. LOUIS In Response to Call by National Organi zation For Conference. Tlie couftfrene3 called by the nation al organization of the people’s party met at St. Louis Wednesday and went into executive session with about fifty prominent populists present. Most of those in attendance were middle-of the-road populists, very few members of the national executive committee of the party who had been invited having annearniL CUT WAGES IN EFFECT. Mill Operatives Will Remain Idle or Accept Reduction. Advices from Boston, Alass., say: The operatives in over half a hundred cotton mills in the New England states ceased to be paid under the old sched ule of prices when they left their work Saturday. On Alonday morning the general policy of the manufacturers to reduce wages went into effect in nearly every mill center in the six states. The reduction also became operative in the Cotton mills of New Bedford, Lowell, Pawtucket and Blackstoue valley in Rhode Island and in the states of Alaine and New Hamp shire. The Fall River, mills, with the ex ception of three corporations, cut wages earlier in the month, as did also the Amoskeag company, of Alan chester, and the mills in Salem and a number of smaller places. New Bedford continues to be the storm center. The indications are that all the cotton mills in that city will be silent for some time to come, the employees having decided almost unanimously not to go to work under lower wage scale. The attempts of the state board of arbitration to bring about a compromise failed. The New Bedford mill hands will be supported by other centers. The operatives in the Biddleford,Ale.,mills voted to stay out, and it is possible several more strikes will occur in other places. A portion of the Queen City mill operatives at Burlington,A r t., are already out. Saturday notices of a 10 per cent reduction were posted at the Atlantic and Pacific corporations of Lawrence. A dispatch from that city states that the other cotton mills will undoubted ly follow. The Lawrence mills are last to come into line. They employ about 12,000 hands. The reduction in most of the New England mills amounts either to 10 ro 11 1-9 per cent. THE SHROPSHIRE CASE Brought to the Attention of Congress In a Unique Way. The Clyde Shropshire case has been brought to the attention of congress in a very singular way. The Hon. John W. Hinton, of Milwaukee,at the head of the northwestern tariff bureau, in a pamphlet of twelve pages reiter ates his charges that money belonging to his son, Francis Hintcn. who died in Paris in 1895, was misappropriated by Clyde Shropshire, the vice-consul in Paris. The pamphlet is in the form of a petition to congress asking that a law be passed “To punish American consuls for robbing Ameri can citizens dying in foreign coun tries.” In order to show the necessity of such a law, he gives his entire corres pondence with the president and the state department concerning the al leged misappropriation of his deceas ed son’s money and points to the fact Shropshire was not made to answer to the government. Mr. Shropshire denies the allega tiors in toto. EULOGIES TO MILLIKEN. A Quiet l>ay Was Saturday In the Congress. A Washington special says: The senate and the house Saturday, after 2 o’clock, was devoted to eulogies on the life and public services of the late Representative Seth W. Milliken. Immediately after the reading of the journal Representative Starr (pop.), of Nebraska, rose to a question of privilege to deny a publication in a local paper stating that he had acted as attorney in the pension case of Jackson W. Cheney. - Asa representative, he said, he had interested himself in the case, but he had never acted as a pension attorney in his life. The house then went into committe of the whole, and took up the consid eration of the army appropriation bill. REPUBLICAN MAYOR ELECTED. ltesult of the Greater Knoxville, Tenn., Campaign. The most exciting municipal cam paign in the history of Knoxville, Tenn., closed Friday night and the votes were cast Saturday. The fight between the regular and in dependent democrats was a bitter one. The contest resulted in the election of Captain Rule. The republicans al so elected the chairman of the public works, but lacked one of getting a majority of the board of aldermen. WILL DEFEAT TREATY The Opponents of Hawaiian Annexation So Declare. The senate now expects to get a vote on the Hawaiian treaty earlier than at first expected. The opposition announced Wednes day morning that as they are certain of enough votes to defeat ratification they will not cause a delay by making speeches. Representative Livingston, of Geor gia, made a speech in the house Wed nesday on the urgent deficiency bill. He supported the item, which imposes the cost of transportation from the assay office to mint on the owner of bullion deposited. TRAMPS AS FIREBUGS. Big Lumber Mill In Wisconsin Burned With Heavy Loss. The lumber mill of the Ingersol Land and Lumber company at Eland Junction, Wis., burned Friday, loss $70,000. The company is a Henry Sherry corporation and the mill had not been run since Mr. Sherry made an issignment. It is thought the fire was of incen diary origin, probably the work of tramps. CUBAN SHIN IS GRAVE RIOTS IN HAVANA MAKE CRISIS IMMINENT. WARSHIPS ARE AWAITING ORDERS. All Washington lg Discussing the Latest Phase of an All-Absorbing Question. Great Activity in Our Navy. A Washington special says: It ia the beginning of the end in Cuba. That is considered to be the real meaning of the rioting in Havana and the results to which it is sure to lead. All Washington was talking war Thursday. The talk of riots among the factions of Spanish soldiers and the sensational reports which had our entire navy headed that way made a deep impression at the Capital City. The facts are, of course, that the rioting has been anticipated for some time as the result of interior dissen sions over autonomy; that the state department has been kept fully in formed, and that the real meaning of the order for the ships of the north Atlantic squadron to winter in Flor ida bay is that they might be near the scene in case of an outbreak which might call for their services. The most significant feature of the developments of AVednesday and Thursday is found in the international dissension of which the rioting is the outward and visible sign. This can mean only one thing. Autonomy is a failure and Spain’s possession of Cuba is doomed. Aleanwhile, as has been said, the navy department is prepared for all emergencies, and although the offi cials repeat their statements that no orders have been sent to the ships in Florida waters to go to Havana they have prudently shaped their pro gramme so as to have.a ship ready at any moment that she might be needed by Consul General Lee. It is said at the department that in case at any time it should he determ ined to send a ship to Havana the choice would fall on the Alarblehead rather than the Alaine. The reason for this choice probably is that the former is a swift cruiser and could crons the strait to Cuba in much time than the Maine, while, though unarmored, she would be fully as ef fective for the protection of American interests in time of riot as the heavy battleship. During the day a telegram came to the department from the commander of the Essex announcing that he had sailed from St. Thomas for Port Royal, so the fleet of American ships in AVest Indian waters has thus another acces sion, the Essex, though a training ship, being still serviceable, espe cially for landing parties. Quiet Not Restored. Further advices from Havana state that about noon Thursday a crowd gathered in front of the offices of El Diaria de la Maria shouting “Death to Diario.” General Arolas used the regular troops to restore order and to compel the dispersal of the crowd, which kept up a continuous shouting on the streets near Central park. These people accuse El Diario de la Marina of being responsible for all the attacks made upon army officers and Spanish residents in the islands. They say that La Discussion and El .Recon centrado received their cue from El Diario de la Marina. HANNA’S TRIUMPHAL MARCH. Greeted With Ovations All the Way From Columbus to Cleveland. Senator Hanna was received in Cleve land, 0., Thursday afternoon upon his return from Columbus with enthu siasm far greater than that which has been accorded any public man in that city in a decade. The senator ivas lustily cheered along the line of march, many busi ness houses practically suspending business for the time being. A pub lic handshaking reception occurred in the loby of the Hollenden and the sen ator was congratulated on all sides. Senator Hanna received an enthusi astic ovation all along the route from Columbus to Cleveland and at several points made brief addresses to the as sembled crowds. DURRANT’S REMAINS CREMATED. Ashes From the Crematory Turned Over to Murderer’s Barents. A Los Angeles, Cal., dispatch says: The body of Murderer W. H. T. Dur rant was finally cremated at the cre matory of Reynolds & Van Nuys at Altadina Thursday. The ashes were removed from the furnace and delivered to the parents. No one saw the inside of the crema tory except the employes a;.d the Dur rants. A few gathered around the outside, but everything was done so quietly and so quickly that their curiosity was soou appeased' and before the ashes were removed those few had dispersed. SPINNERS PERMITTED TO STRIKE. Union Unanimously Grants Workmen Privilege of Walking Out. At a general meeting of the spin ners’ union at Fall River Wednesday night, the spinners of the King Philip cotton mills asked permission to strike and it was unanimously granted by the union. The opinion is general that the ac tion of the King Phil i ,\s spinners will result in the strikin ’ of the spinners in other fine goods mills, Subscription : SI.OO in Advance. NUMBER 6. RIOTING IN HAVANA. Mob Attacks Newspaper Offices and De stroy Tlieir Outfits. Advices from Havana state that at 10 o’clock Wednesday morning about a hundred army officers, incensed by the violent attacks made by some of the local papers on the general-in-chief and the principal officers of the Span ish army in Cuba, went to the print ing offices of the daily journels La Dis cussion and El Reconcentrado and be gan smashing the windows and destroy ing the printing outfit, as well as cuff ing the employes. A mob of thousands followed, shout ing, “Long live Spain!” “Long live the army!” “Long live the volun teers!” The appearance at tbevoffice of La Discussion of General Garriehe, acting military commander at Havana, and General Solano, chief of staff, prevented more serious outrages. The officers then proceeded to the office of El Diario de la Alariana, the mob shouting meanwhile “Death to El Re concentrado” and “Death to La Dis cussion. ” But on the appearance of General Parrado the people scattered. At half-past 11 large crowds of citi zens appeared opposite the office of El Diario de la Alarina and began smash ing the doors and shouting ‘ ‘Long live Spain!” “Long live the army!” “Long live the volunteers!” The gendarmerie dispersed the riot ers. Order was finally established. Central park has been transformed into a military camp. There has been great excitement among the authori ties, who have taken all necessary pre cautions to maintain order. BATTLESHIP IS READY. The Maine May Re Ordered to Sail For Havana. A special to the Chicago Times- Herald from Key AVest says that the second-class battleship Alaine has re ceived orders to hold herself in readi ness to proceed to Cuba at an instant’s warning. The orders were received by telegraph Wednesday night. In compliance with these orders, Captain C. D. Sigsbee, commanding the battleship, has made all arrange ments to got under way without delay. He has been placed in communication with Consul General Lee, who will cable him whether or not it is neces sary for him to go to Havana. A COURT SENSATYON. lawyer Offered to Pay ..Kxpenses of an Important One of the most sensational episodes in the court occurred ( , unr t: Wednesday in the trial of a suit a._ ,i ariu ,ges for $30,000 brought by Mrs. Alice L. Whitton against the Augusta South ern and the South Carolina and Geor gia railways for the killing of her hus band, Brooks Whitton, while uncoup ling cars on the former road. Messrs. Van Epps & Ladson, of Atlanta, rep resented Mrs. Whitton, and Joseph B. Cnmming, Bryan Cumming and Leonard Phinizy represented the railroads. The sensation occurred when Major Jos. B. Cumming, one of the counsel for the defendant, introduced a letter written in November by Ladson to a witness named Revelle, including ten dollars and offering more if witness would testify to certain facts. When the letter was read it fell like a thunderbolt. Ladson asked Major Cumming to give him the letter. Cum ming replied in a dramatic way that b* would not let the letter go out of his possession except by order of the court. He said: “I want it for a dual pur pose; not only to use in this case, but to aid me in barring the writer from belonging to this honorable profes sion.” FULLER’S SENTENCE REDUCED. Given a New Trial and Escapes Peneten tiary on Technicality. W. B. Fuller, the inhuman father who several months ago deserted his helpless child in the woods near At lanta, Ga., has escaped the peniten tiary through a legal technicality. Fuller was convicted of an assault with intent to murder at the last term of the superior court, and sentenced to a term of ten years in the peniten tiary. Fuller’s attorneys claimed he could not be guilty of an assault to murder because he had not used violence. A motion for anew trial was im mediately ma.de, and after reviewing the evidence a day or two ago, Judge Candler decided that the verdict ought not to stand, and changed the sentence to twelve months in the chaingang and a fine of SIOO. RIGID CENSHORSHIP ENFORCED. Blanco Issues Decrees For Observance By Newspapers. Decrees were published in Havana Friday prohibiting the publication in daily newspapers of cable dispatohes without previous censorship and with out twelve hours’ notice of their re ceipt. In addition, in future the postoffice in Havana will detain national and foreign newspapers not having been previously censored. Violators of the law are warned by decree that they are under military jurisdiction. POPULISTS FINISH THEIR WORK. The Convention Submits Questions to Members of the Party. The populists concluded their work in St. Louis Friday by giving out the details for setting in motion their novel plan of taking a referendum vote of the rank and file of their party. The questions submitted are: “What date is your choice for hold ing a national convention for the nom ination of presidential candidates, Monday, July 4th, 1898; Friday, May 26th, 1899, or Thursday, February 22d, 1900 V”