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THE MORNING NEWS. 1
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J. H. ESTILL, President. )
HORROR AT
HAVANA.
Battleship Maine Blown
Up in the Harbor.
LIVES OF OVER 100 LOST.
Cause of the Explosion a
Mystery.
MAY HAVE BEEN A MAGAZINE.
Sigbee Wires Opinion
Should Be Suspended.
SAILORS WERE SLEEPING.
Disaster Occurs at 9:45
O’clock at Night.
pi re Follow* the Explosion and Fin
ishes the Work of Destrnctlon.
( rnr From u Spanish Cruiser Goes
to the Rescue—Captain General
Hliinco Orders His Generals to
Lend All the Assistance Possible.
All the titileers of the Maine Be
lieved to Have Been Saved.
Havana. Feb. 15.—Tonight at 9:45
o'clock a terrible explosion took place on
hoard the United States battleship Maine
in Havana harbor.
Many are killed or wounded.
All the boats of the Spanish cruiser,
Alfonso XIII are assisting.
As yet the cause of the explosion is not
apparent.
The wounded sailors of the Maine are
unable to explain it.
It is believed the battleship is totally de
e: roved.
The explosion shook the whole city. The
windows were broken in all the houses.
The correspondent of the Associated
Tress says he has conversed with several
of the wounded sailors and understands
from them that the explosion took place
while they were asleep so that they con
Hive no particulars as, to the cause.
CONSTERNATION IN THE CITY.
r l he Wharves Crowded With Thou
sands ol" People.
Havana, Feb. 16, 1 a. m.—The wildest
consternation prevails in Havana.
The wharves are crowded with thous
ands of people.
It is believed the explosion occurred in a
email powder magazine.
At a quarter of 11 o'clock what remain
ed of the Maine was still burning.
Capt. Sigsbee and the other officers
have been saved.
It is estimated that over 100 of the crew
"ere killed, but it is impossible as yet to
Eive exact details.
Admiral Manterola has ordered that
boats of all kinds should go to the as
sistance of the Maine and her wounded.
The Havana firemen are giving aid, tend
*' V carefully to the wounded as they are
brought on shore.
•t Is a terrible sight.
Hen. the'other generals have
1 < n ordered by Cnpt. Gen. Blanco to take
p, ‘ ps to help the Maine's crew in every
way possible.
The correspondent oft Vie Associated
Tn ss has been near the Maine in one of
t v- boats of the cruiser Alfonso Doce, end
I '"‘n others of the wounded who corrobo
lu'e the statement Of those first inter
viewed that they were already asleep when
Hie explosion occurred.
first EXPLOSION on shore.
Admlrnl Thinks Shell Was Thrown
Over the Nuvy Ynrtl.
Havana, Feb. 16, 2 a. m.—Capt. Sigsbee
F a.vs the explosion, occurred in the bow
1 f the vessel. He received a wound In the
bead.
Hrdors were given to the other officers
•<> save themselves as best they could.
I he latter, who were thrown from their
fpje Jttirfmng l
bunks in their night clothing, gave the
necessary orders, with great self-posses
sion and bravery.
At 11:30 the Maine continued burning.
The first theory was that there had been
a preliminary explosion in ihe Santa Bar
labara (magazine) with powder or dyna
mite below the water.
Admiral Manterola believes that the first
explosion was of a grenade shell that was
hurled over the navy yard.
SIGSBEE'S STORY.
Maine’s Captain Says Public Opinion
Should Be Suspended.
Washington, Feb. 16.—The Secretary of
the Navy has received the following tele
gram from Capt. Sigsbee:
"Maine blown up Havana harbor 9:40
and destroyed.
"Many wounded and doubtless more kill
ed and drowned.
“Wounded and others on hoard Spanish
man-of-war and Ward line steamer.
"Send lighthouse tender from Key West
for crew and few pieces of equipment, still
above water.
"No one had other clothes than those
upon them.
“Public opinion should be suspended un
til further report.
"All officers believed to be saved.
"Watkins and Merrit not yet accounted
for.
"Many Spanish officers, including repre
sentatives of Gen. Blanco, now with me
and express sympathy. “Sigsbee."
The officers referred to in the above dis
patch are: Lieut. Friend W. Watkins
and Assistant Engineer Darwin R. Mer
ritt.
From the wording of the dispatch the
navy department thinks it is possible that
they were on shore at the time of the acci
dent.
The Secretary of the Navy received an
other dispatch from Key West at the same
time with the above, but its contents were
not made public.
The orders for the lighthouse tender
were at once sent to Key West in plain
language, thus avoiding the delay that
would have arisen from the use of cipher.
Secretary Dong received Capt. Sigsbee's
dispatch but a few minutes before the
Associated Press dispatches from Havana
were handed him.
He received the news with apparent
calmness and his first act was to comply
with Capt. Sigsbee’s request that assist
ance be sent from Key West.
He immediately wired Capt. Forsythe
at Key West to proceed with the naval
tender Fern to Havana harbor.
Secretary Long then sent for Capt.
Dickinson and together they discussed
Capt. Sigsbee brief telegram.
No other naval officers were present and
besides the Secretary and Capt. Dickin
son, the naval colony here is ignorant of
the most terrible naval calamity that has
occurred since the disaster at Apia many
years ago.
The secretary is inclined to believe that
most of the officers of the Maine were on
shore at the time of the accident, as it
was still early in the night.
While neither the Secretary nor Capt.
Dickinson are inclined to discuss the prob
able causo of the accident, several sug
gestions were ventured upon. They be
lieve that it may hav been causd by a fire
in the bunkers, heating the bulkhead near
a magazine, or, that an accident may have
occurred while inspecting high explosives
for torpedoes.
Of course, this is mere speculation, and
the Secretary is anxiously awaiting a
more detailed report from Capt. Sigsbee.
Later the Secretary sent another tele
gram 'o Key West directing that the ten
der Mangrove also be sent to Havana.
MAINE AND HER OFFICERS.
A Description of the 111-Fated Bat
tleship.
Washington, Feb. 16.—The Maine is a
battleship of the second class and is re
garded as one of the best ships in the new
navy. She was built at the Brooklyn navy
yard in 1890 at a cost of $2,588,000,
and is 318 feet long, 57 feet broad,
21.6 m.ean draught and 6,682 tons displace
ment.* She carries four 10-inch and six
6-inch breech-loading guns in her main
battery, and four 2-pounders and eight 1-
pounder rapid-fire guns and one Gatling
gun in her secondary battery find four
Whitehead torpedoes. She had a steel hull
and a complement of 574 men.
The officers-of the Maine., besides Com
mander Sigsbee, are:
Lieutenant Commander Richard Wain
wright.
Lieut. George F. W. Holman.
Lieut. John Hood.
Lieut. Carl W. Ungen.
Lieuts. Junior Grade Blom, John T.
Blandln, Friend W. Jenkins.
Naval Cadets— Jonas H. Holden, Watt T.
Cluverius, Amon Bronson, David F. Boyd,
Jr.
Surgeon Tuiren G. Henfcerger.
Pavmaster Ryan.
Chief Engineer Charles P. Howell.
Passed Assistant Engineer Frederick C.
Boivers.
Naval Cadets (engineer division) Pope
Washington, Arthur Crenshaw.
Assistant Engineers John R. Modrls and
Darwin R. Merritt.
Chaplain John P. Chidwick.
First Lieutenant of Marines Albertus W.
Catiln.
Boatswain Francis E. Larkin.
Gunner Joseph Hill.
Carpenter Geojge Helms.
Paymaster Cnarles W. Littlefield, was
recently replaced by Paymaster Ryan.
Paymaster Littlefield is now in Washing
ton.
The commander of the Maine, Capt.
Sigsbee. is a favorite in the navy depart
ment. For four year* he was chief of the
hydrographic office, and by his energy,
brought the office up to a high standard.
He was lucky to get so important a ship
as the Maine, considering his actual rank,
which la that of a commander, but he lm
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SAVANNAH, GA.. WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 10. 189S.
ESTERHAZY A CRUEL ENEMY.
WANTS TO MASSACRE THE JEWS OF
PARIS.
Predict* That the Streets of the
City Will He Strewn With 100,000
Corpses—Says He Mould Shoot the
Jews Without Hatred or Anger,
Hut ns n Matter of Public Safety.
Denies Only One of the Letters At
tributed to Him.
London, Feb. 16.—The Daily News this
morning publishes interviews had by Cor
respondent David Christie Murray with
M. Zola and Comte Esterhazy. Mr. Mur.
ray says Zola appeared more calm than
at the beginning of the trial and observed:
"Whatever the result may be we are pro
ducing a better effect than we had dared
to hope. We owe this to M. Laborie’s
giant energies. It is the government now
forced into the position of a defendant. If
I secure an acquittal we shall march rap
idly to a conclusion, but if I am condemn
ed, I believe the affair will become grav
er.”
When Mr. Murray told M. Zola he was
going to interview Comte Esterhazy, M.
Zola said: “Esterhazy is the most inter
esting of human documents. He is a thor
ough going bandit, but a brave one. He
has undeniable courage and knows how
to defend himself like a lion."
Count Esterhazy, in his conversation
with Mr. Murray, declared himself the
victim of a miserable Jewish complot. He
frankly admitted the authenticity of the
letters in the handwriting except the one
attributing to him a wish to command a
regiment of Uhlans in anew invasion of
France. This he decleared a forgery.
After protesting against the defamation
of Mme. Boulancey by the assertion that
she had been his mistress, he concluded
vehemently: "It is impossible that this
drama should close without scenes of vio
lence. Likely enough the streets of Paris
will lie strewn with 100,000 dead before this
miserable business is brought to a conclu
sion. For my own part I should ask
nothing better than to lead my regiment
against the Jews of Paris. I would shoot
them without hatred or anger, but as a
work of public safety, and as willingly as
if they were so many rabbits.”
ESTEBHAZY’S HOT EPISTLES.
riemcneenti Spring* Sensation* In
tlic Zola Trial.
Paris, Feb. 15.—The arrival of M. Zola,
M. Perreux and others at the court of the
Seine to-day was not marked by any Inci
dent. 1
The presiding judge to-day disallowed
the request of counsel for M. Zola that the
experts heard at the Esterhazy court mar
tial should be called to testify.
Gen. Gonz reappeared oh the witness
stand, and protested against the assertion
made by M. Juares, the Socialist deputy,
on Saturday last that the general staff had
refused to enlighten on the Dreyfus af
fair.
M. Crepleux Janin, a handwriting expert,
strenuously denied that he had attempted
to bribe M. Teissonieres to modify his re
ports of the Dreyfus Bordereau.
M. Teissonieres, M. Janin, .said, had de
clared It was on his report alone and not
on M. Bertillon’s, on which Dfieyfus was
convicted. This statement caused a sen
sation. M. Janin added that it was be
cause M. Teissonieres was angry for the
witness for not sharing his opinion in re
gard to the Dreyfus case that he tried
to compromise the matter.
M. Clemenceau, counsel for the Aurora,
read letters from Mme. de Boulancy, ad
mitting the possession of letters which
Maj. Esterhazy wrote her between 1881
and 1894, and containing serious inadver
sions of France and the French army.
M. Clemenceau urged the court to ap
point a magistrate to ask Mme de Boulan
cy If among the letters there was not one
containing the following expression:
"Firstly, Gen. Saussier (then the comman
der-in-chief of the French army and mili
tary governor of Paris) is a clown. In
our country the Germans would not show
him in a circus. (Uproar in court.)
"Secondly, if the Prussians got as far as
Lyons they might throw away their guns
and keep only their riding whips to drive
the French in front of them.” (Prolong
ed sensation.)
Prof. Havert of the College of France,
said he examined as an expert the Bor
dereau and the letters of Maj. Esterhazy
and Dreyfus, as well as a letter written
by Dreyfus since his condemnation. The
letter, the witness continued, was devoid
of resemblance to the Borderau, of which
he was convinced Maj. Esterhazy was the
author.
The court then adjourned.
The crowd made no demonstration.
The excitement caused by the trial has
greatly abated, but the real interest is
absorbing and grows dally.
Count Esterhazy will be examined to
morrow'.
M. Millevoy* speaking to-night at a
patriotic meeting at Suresnes, claimed to
know that the secret document upon which
Dreyfus was condemned read thus: “Let
thWn ask that Canaille Drayfus what lie
has promised us.
(Signed.) Gullalume.”
M. Millevoye added: "It is evident that
war might follow the publication of such
a document. ■
It was rumored in the lobbies of the
court to-day that MM. Laborie and Clem
enceau were prolonging the examinations
of the witnesses in order to extend the trial
in the hope that the question of a revision
of the Dreyfus trial will come before the
Chamber of Deputies, and the hope that
something will happen in their favor.
While the examination of the experts
has proved rather tiresome the fllmsincss
of their rtethads has turned favor toward
Zola, and the sulkiness of the advocate
general is a strong indication of how mat
ters are going.
At the cabinet council to-day the trial
of M. Zola and the publisher of the Aurora
was under discussion.
VON DER ARE'S IMPRISONMENT.
Half the Money Needed to Get Hlin
Ont of Jail Rained.
St. Louis, Feb. 15.—President Muckenfuss
of the St. Louie Browns has raised $2,000
of the $4,000 needed to get Chris von der
Ahe, the liaiie ball magnate, out of the
Pittsburg jail. With this money In his
pocket, Glover, Von der Ahe’s attorney,
has gone to Pittsburg, where he hopes to
effect a compromise with the prosecutors.
RUSSIA NOT AFRAID OF ENGLAND.
Rritish Looked Upon a* Powerless
to Thwart the Csnr.
Pekin, Feb. 15.—Russians here declare
England is utterly powerless to prevent
Russia executing her designs on China.
They consider England a qtiantite negli
geable and Russia sufficiently powerful to
thwart British plans.
EDHEM PASHA SENT TO I'SICI'B.
Outrages Complained of by Bulgarin
to Re Investigated.
Constantinople, Feb. 16.—Edhem Pasha
has been ordered from Thessaly to Uskub,
100 miles from Salontca, in European Tur
key, in order to institute inquiries into the
outrages complained of by Bulgaria.
It is added that at the same time it is
hoped “the presence of the victorious com
mander will intimidate the excited popu
lation.”
The Bulgarian agent at Constantinople,
as cabled to the Associated Press on Feb.
8, presented' a note to the Turkish gov
ernment, pointing out the seriousness of
recent occurrences in the vilayet of Os
kurb, where Bulgarians had been arrest
ed by the Turkieh authorities on (he
charge of storing arms.
The agent further alleged that many of
the prisoners had been tortured to death
and that women and girls were dying
from the outrages Inflicted upon them.
Therefore, the agent of Bulgaria urgent
ly demanded an immediate cessation of
the oppression, the withdrawal of the
military forces surrounding the locality;
the transfer of all prisoners to Uskub for
trial and the dismissal of a number of
officials.
The presentation of this note caused
quite a sensation among the Turkish min
isters and at the palace.
Not Stolen by Cniiolrjna' Employe.
Madrid, Feb. 16 —EI Heraldo formally de
nies the story published in a Havana news
paper that one of Senor Canalejas’ own
employes abstracted the De Lome letter.
Mikado’* Fleet Maneuvering.
Yokohama, Feb. 16.—The Japanese fleet
Is still maneuvering in Japanese waters.
RIOTING IN HUNGARY.
Agrarian Snclnlints Holding Village*
Against Troop*.
Vienna, Feb. 15.—The agrarian Socialists
movement in Hungary is becoming more
serious.
At Kistarkcny, In the Karschau district,
a thousand .peasants are in open revolt.
They have murdered the local magistrate
and are holding the village against the
troops sent to restore order.
At Agrad, in the same district, In a des
perate fight between the gendarmes and
the peasants four were killed and twenty
wounded.
At Yarassee, the socialls’s tried to lib
erate their imprisoned comrades and the
gendarmes were obliged to prevent an on
set with levelled bayonets.
A woman tried to wrest herself away
from a gendarme and he stabbed her. She
fell dead.
The sale of gunpowder has been prohib
ited in the disturbed localities. There is
talk of proclaiming a siege.
LOSS OF THE CLARA NEVADA.
Explosion Preeedeil the Fire—No One
Saved.
Victoria, B. C., Feb. 15.—A late Report
says the steamer Clara Nevada was
burned off Berners’ Bay, Lynn canal. The
fire and explosion were seen and heard
from the wharf, and wreckage was picked
up on the beach' next day, but there were
no sign of the forty men who left Skag
uay on her.
Seattle, Wash., Feb. 15.—N0 further
news has been received concerning the
reported loss of tne steamer Clara Nevada
in Alaskan waters. Owing to the many
conflicting stories, some hopes for her
safety have not yet been abandoned. On
account of the remoteness of the scene
of the reputed disaster it is impossible to
get anything authentic. Unless some un
expected steamer arrives no definite news
is expected before next Thursday.
BLOWS Ol T HIS BRAINS.
Mannger of nu Express Company at
St. Louis n Suicide.
St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 15.—William H.
Heath, manager of the Central Electric
Express Company of this city, was to-day
found dying in Forest Park from a bullet
wound in the head.
It was evidently a case of suicide.
The young man was taken to the city
hospital, where he died.
He is a relative of Peiry 8. Heath, assist
ant postmaster general.
Two letters found In Mr. Heath’s pock
ets explained his reasons for killing him
self.
One of the letters contained this extract:
“I have been extremely unfortunate in
everything I have attempted to do for the
past year, I have decided to end the whole
business by the simple act of shooting my
self."
DROWNED OR ADRIFT ON ICE.
Fate of 211 or !SO Fishermen From
Buffalo In Doubt.
Buffalo, N. Y., Feb. 15.—A number of
men. estimated at between twenty and
thirty, who were fishing through the ice
on Lake Erie, several miles up the lake,
are believed to have lost Iheix lives or are
adrift on the ice on the lake.
A heavy wind, blowing from the east,
caused the Ice to break away from the
shore, and nothing can be seen or heard
from the men.
A large rescue party are on their way
through a blinding snow storm up the
lake shore, but will not return before
morning.
BATTLESHIP AGROUND.
Will Have to Discharge Her Coal ami
Gan* to Be Floated.
Port Said. Feb. 15.—The first-class Brit
ish battleship Victorious, which sailed
from Malta on Feb. 11 foy China, and
which went ashore outside the bar while
venterlng this port, will have to discharge
her coal and probably her guns before the
can he floated.
TEXAS TO SEE LIVELY TIMES.
FOUR CORNERED FIGIIT FOR THE
SENATORSIIIPS.
Congressman Joe Ilniley Admits He
Will He a Candidate Against Sen
ator Chilton—Gov. Culberson to Op
pose Senator Mill*—The I,niter
Forre* Mr. Unilry’s Hand in Order
to Compel Mr. Chilton to Help Him
in Hi* Fight With Gov Culberson.
Washington, Feb. 15.—'Representative
Joe Bailey, the youthful leader of the
Democratic minority in the House, is to
run for the Senate. He made public an
nouncement of his intentions to-day. This
does not mean that Mr. Bailey has fny
idea of putting aside his chances to bo
speaker of the next House should tie
Democrats and their allies control that
body. The young Texan and his friends
believe he has an absolute certainty in
that, but while the fight for control of
Congress is being made by the alllxl sil
ver forces, Mr. Bailey expects to devote a
large amount of incidental time to the
fences that compas his senatorial ambi
tion.
The man Bailey is after is Senator Chil
ton. Mr. Chilton's term of service in the
Senate does not expire until 1901, but un
der the conditions that have developed
during the past three days his fate, as well
as that of the great apostle of free trade,
Senator Mills, will be decided this sum
mer and fall. Senator Mills is a candi
date for re-election. The present Govern
or, ex-Congressman Charles Culberson, is
in the field ilgalnst him, and as Mr. Cul
berson is the best politician in Texas, Mr.
Mills has his hands more than full.
Mr. Mills' record on the financial ques
tion docs not measure up to the standard
of the Texas Democracy, and the taint of
cuckoolsm still clings to him. Mr. Cul
berson, therefore, took occasion In his an
nouncement to lay strong stress on the
necessity of the Democrats keeping the
silver question the main issue in this
year's canvass.
Mr. Mills In the effort to divert the
issue talked tariff exclusively in his an
nouncement ami emphasized the stand
which he and Senator Chilton took in the
debates at the extra session of Congress.
Tliis necessarily involved a criticism of
the position taken by Mr. Bailey in his
tariff for revenue fight, which was based
on opposition to the doctrine of free raw
material. Mr. Bailey at once announced
that he would give his active aid to
Mr. Culberson.
Yesterday Mr. Mills replied to the state
ment which Mr. Bailey had given to the
public declaring that it was no surprise,
because it was well known that Mr. Bailey
was a candidate for Senator Chilton's
place. Mr. Mills' idea in ringing Senator
Chilton into his controversy Is to force his
colleague to his own defense. In view of
the speakership tight and the probability
that it would force Mr. Bailey to devote
most of his time to close districts in
other states, he did not count on Air.
Bailey’s taking a hand in Texas affair, at
least more than Incidentally.
To-day Mr. Bailey accepts the challenge
and declares that he will be a candidate
against Senator Chilton, and that means
a four cornered fight uflth Senators Mills
and Chilton takong frceTaw material and
Messrs. Culberson and Bailey combating
the free raw material idea, but not for
getting to keep silver well to the front.
There are hot times ahead for Texas.
DON’T FAVOR STRIKING.
New Bedford tlie Only Place Voting
for a Mill War.
Boston, Feb. 15.—The proposition of the
American Federation of Labor to order an
original strike in textile goods In New
England seems to meet with decidedly a
cool reception in manufacturing centers
where at present there is no trouble. Two
reasons are put forward for this. First,
that operatives do not see what they are
to gain by it, and. second, they have
pledged in the best of faith their finan
cial help to carry on the struggle in New
Bedford. In several cities last night oper
atives of cotton mills met to discuss the
general strike proposition. Only in New
Bedford was any sympathy shown for it.
RANGED IN PUBLIC.
Four Thousand Spectators at an Ex
ecution In Mississippi. '
Senatobia, Miss., Feb. 15.—1n the pres
ence of 4,000 spectators at noon to-day
George Washington Edwards, colored,
was hanged here for the murder of lloxle
Williams. The crime was peculiarly an
one and was committed in July,
1896. The murder was done with a shot
gun in a room occupied by .the Williams
woman, whose head was completely torn
away by the load of lead. The tragedy
took place on the Washburn place, in this
county.
MURDERER TO RE BURNED OUT.
Desperado in a Coal Shaft Holding
Officers nt Buy.
Terre Haute, Ind., Feb. 15.—John Car
rington, the desperado, who murdered two
men near this city, is hiding in a deserted
coal shaft. To-day two deputies entered
the coal mine, but were compelled to re
treat. The sheriff returned the murderer's
fire, but missed his man, and it is now the
intention of the authorities to set fire to
the mine*
SMALL-POX AT Y 1 ID DLE* HO lit).
Disease Epidemic nnd Schools and
Saloons Closed.
Middiesboro, Ky., Feb. 15.—Smnil-pox is
being declared an epidemic. There are 29
cases. All saloons and the public schools
are closed. No loitering on the streets is
allowed. Malls are fumigated and all sur
rounding towns are closed against Mid
dleaboro.
Baron Von Krlangcr Dead.
Frankfort, Feb. 15.—Baron Ludwig von
Frlanger, head of the Erlanger Bank, is
dead.
Mobile's Collector Confirmed.
Washington, Feb. 15.—The Senate to-day
confirmed: J. W. Burke to be collector of
customs for the district of Mobile, Ala.
BOUNTY LANDS FOR VETERANS.
II on wo I'tiNMPN Hill Dolnic Anny Wltli
Affirmative l’roof of Loyalty.
Washington, Feb. 15.—Congressman
Clayton of Alabama succeeded this after
noon in getting through the House a bill
which is" of much Interest to many resi
dents of Georgia and Alabama, and indeed
of other Southern states.
The bill relates to the claimants for
bounty lands under the Mexican and In
dian wars, and It amends the present law
by providing that proof of loynlty dur
ing the late war as a prerequisite be dis
is-nsed with. The purpose of this hill is
to permit those persons who have not al
ready availed themselves of the right to
a bounty land warrant to have the same
Issued to them us contemplated by acts
of Congress in 1850 and in !Sso. Persons
entitled to the provisions of this bill are
those who served in the Indian wars
from IS.T.J to 1802, and soldiers of the Mexi
can war. Under the law as it stands,
without this Idll, affirmative proof of
loyally Is required. A similar hill was
once passed by a Democratic House, but
failed to pass the Senate. There Is no
doubt, however, that this bill will pass
the Senate and become a law.
GEORGIA NEWS AT WASHINGTON.
Three Nerv Post masters—New Mali
Haute.
Washington, Feb. 15.—Congressman Tate
is trying to secure authority for a sur
vey of Tugale river from the Seaboard
Railroad to Panther, In Habersham coun
ty, In order to pave the way for an appro
priation to clean out that river.
This Is a matter in which many of the
residents of that county are Interested, as
is shown by petitions which Mr. Tate has
received.
R. B. Coleman, general manager of the
Georgia Pine Railway, is here arranging
for tho establishment of a mail route from
Balnbrldge to Damacus, which lias been
created by the postoffice department at
the instance of Congressman Griggs.
Three Georgia postmasters were named
to-day. They are:
At Grimsley, Lawrence county, Leander
A. Harden.
At Homer, Ranks county, Robert J.
Dyar.
At Wade’s Park, Brooks county, T. M.
Brantley.
RAILROAD STRIKE!It 9.
Arbitration Hill Prepared l> y Train
men to Re Reported L'uvorit 1)I y .
Washington, Fob. 15.—The Senate com
mittee on education and lalior to-day de
ckled by a unanimous vote to report fav
orably the bill prepared by the trainmen
of ttie country and recently Introduced In
the Senate by Senator Kyle, providing for
the arbitration of railroad strikes by a
txiiird of arbitrators to he chosen by the
strikers and The interstate commerce com
mittee.
Before deckling to report tho bill the
committee heard arguments from Secre
tary Moseley of the Interstate Commerce
Commission, and Messrs. Hines and Kden
on behalf of tho trainmen. All of them
supported the hill. They agreed In the
opinion that the passage of the bill would
pul an end to railroad strikes.
. PAY DIRECTOR DISMISSED.
Naval Court Martial Results In Con
vtetion of L. G. Billina*.
Washington, Feb. IB.—Luther G. Bil
lings, pay director in the navy, has been
found guilty by u court martial, which hag
been in session at the Washington navy
yard for the past few days, of falsehood
and scandalous conduct, and has been sen
tenced to dismissal from the navy. The
result of the trial caused the greatest sur
prise in naval circles.
CONFERENCE OF Till', POPULISTS.
Senator Haller Says Its Object t.j
Honorable t o-operutlon.
Minneapolis, Minn., Feb. 15.—Senator
Marlon Butler and cx-Senator Dubois ar
rived here to-day to attend the populist
conference that begins to-morrow. Senator
Butler said the purpose was to firing about
not fusion, but "honorable co-operation.”
He did not think the so-called mldd!e-of
the-roader, who was
would stand out against It. The situation
in Minnesota Is so similar to that in many
other Western states that the decision of
this conference looked upon as
forming a precedent for action.
SOUTHERN LUMBERMEN.
Eighth Annual Meeting of the As
sociation t ulleil to Order,
Memphis, Term., Feb. 15.—The eighth
annual meeting of the Southern Lumber
men’s Manufacturing Association was
called to order by President White In the
Gayoso hotel this morning.
Owing to the fact that yellow pine manu
facturers are exceptionally busy at this
season of the year, the attendance was not
near so large us ordinarily.
At the morning session but little busi
ness was transacted, the appointment of
committees being looked after.
RICH STRIKE ON THE SIAPE.
Pocket Hell ex ril to He Worth 800,000
Discovered.
Redding, Cal., Feb. 15.—Another rich
strike is reported as having been marie In
the Blue Jay mine of Morrison Gulch, a
tributary of Coffee creek, Trinity county,
by the Graves Brothers. The new pock
et Is said to be worth 100,000. It will be
remembered that a IJO.OOG strike by the
Graves Brothers caused a rush to Coffee
creek last summer.
SILVER ON THE ST. PAUL.
Russian Parc liases of the White
Metal to be Reduced.
New York, Feb. 15.—Tho steamship Bt.
Paul, sailing for Europe to-morrow, will
lake out 582,000 ounces of sliver. To-day’s
.weakness in silver was attributed to the
official statement by the Russian author
ities that their purchases of silver will
hereafter bo much reduced, as notes are
now convertible into gold at the pleasure
of the holders.
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STRONG PLEAS FOR SILVER.
ADDRESSES ISSUED TO THE \A IIITH
METAL’S FRIENDS.
The Addresses Published In Behalf
of the Democratic. Popollst anil
Silver Republican Parlies ns the
Result of Conferences In Progress
Among the Lenders of Those Par—
tie* at AN Hsblngton— Text of the
Democratic Address.
Washington. Feb. 15.—Th? address In be
half of the Democratic, Populist and ell.
ver Republican parties, which are the re
sult of the conferences which have been
in progress among the leaders of thoso
parties at the capital for the past few 1
weeks, were issued to-day. They seek to
unite the members of the three parties In
future elections upon the financial Issua
as the question of paramount Importance,
and are separate appeals to each of tho
parties to consolidate all along the lino
for this purpose.
The address to Democrats is signed by
Senator James K. Jones of Arkansas,
chairman of the Democratic national com
mittee, and la indorsed by tho Demo
cratic congressional committee; that to
the Populists by Senator Marion Butler,
chairman of the Populist national com
mittee, and the twenty-five other Popu
list members of the Senate and House,
and that of the sliver Republicans by
Chairman Charles A. Towne and the sil
ver Republicans in the Senate and in the
House, and also by ex-Bonator Dubois.
The Democratic address Is as follows:
"To The People: The surrender of the
Republican party to the advocates of tho
gold standard and monopoly Is at last
complete. The present administration,
called to power on the solemn pledge of tho
Republican national convention at St.
Louis to promote bimetallism, has formu
lated and sent to Congress u bill, the lead
ing purpose of which, the honorable Sec
retary of the Treusury avows. Is to com
mit tho country more thoroughly to the
gold standard.
"The country has firmly for twenty-four
years been so committed to this standard,
partly by the authority and partly by the
usurpations of the executive branches of
the government, that its effects are seen
and felt on every side; wages are reduced;
work Is harder to get; the weight of debt
Is doubled; the value of land and other
property is reduced one-half or more, until
the lives of the people are ’made bitter
with hard bondage.’
"It is certainly not due to humanity to
have this condition of things more thor
oughly established. The continued rise in
the value of gold, or which Is the same
thing, the continued fall of prices, must
Inevitably transfer the property of all
those engaged In active business, tho
actual creators of wealth whether by hand,
brain or capital, to those who avoiding the
risk and effort of active business only
draw interest.
"The Increase of 145 per cent in the value
of money, caused by its increasing scarc
ity, from 18011 to 1849, as admitted by lead
ing advocates of tho gold standard, found
expression at that time In the extremely
low prices and conditions of unparalleled
distress. The discovery of gold und sliver
In extraordinary quantities, and the great
Increase in the volume of metallic money
resulting therefrom, served this distress
and brought in its stead wonderful pros
perity. Prices rose, business flourished,
producers prospered, all were happy.
’'Substantially this condition would have
continued If both the precious metals had
been allowed to remuln in use as money,
because they were being found in nearly
sufficient quantities lo increase the vol
ume of money In proportion to the devel
opments of business. A wicked conspir
acy, however, deprived one of them of
the money function. This was done with
the deliberate purpose of raising the value
of the other by rendering the supply of
metallic money relatively scarcer as com
pared with the demand. From the hour
of the consummation of this crime man
kind has suffered commercial disaster and
social distress In almost constantly in
creasing measure. Just in proportion to
the growth of arts and civilization and
the expansion of commerce, business and
Industry, the Inadequacy of the volume
of gold is felt, its scarcity is emphasized,
its value Increased.
The repression of life and happiness,
which Is inseparable from a long course of
declining prices, has now checked develop
ment, and If continued, will ultimately
stifle civilization. An eminent American,
President Andrews of Brown university)
some years ago said: ‘Our national debt on
Sept. 1, 3865, was *2.750,000,000; It could then
have been paid off with 18,000,000 bales of
cotton; or 25.000,0 t tons of bar Iron. When
It had been reduced to *1,250,000,000, 30,000.-
000 bales of cotton or 32.000,000 tons of iron
would have been required to pay it. In oth
er words, while a nominal shrinkage of
about 56 per cent, hod taken place In the
debt, It had, as measured In either of those
two world staples actually been enlarged
by some 50 per cent.
"Though more than half the principal
of this enormous debt und every cent of
the accummulated interest had been ild
by the labor of tho United States, the
holders of tho bonds still hold a claim for
more of the labor of the people than they
had before these enormous payments l ad
been even begun. This ctuel confiscation
of tho lives and liberty of the laboring
millions of this country 'is the most stu-
I>endous crime that has been committed
in the annals ol civilization.’
"Unless a government ’of the people, by
the people arid for the people’ has perished
from the earth, surely the present boldly
nvowed scheme, not only fo continue, but
to increase these evils, will not be per
mitted. In addition to this purpose of
more thoroughly establishing the gold
standard the plan of the administration is
to retire the paper money of the govern
ment, to Issue gold bands, and to Increase
the power, privileges and profits of nation
al banks. The retirement of tho govern
ment paper money must reduce the vol
ume of circulation, and while the secre
tary admits that the contraction of the
currency would be more ruinous in t wo
years than Interest on n like amount of
bonds for forty years would be, he calmly
Informs us that the national banks ili
probably secure a sufficient amount of
money to prevent this enormous suffer
ing.’ .
"The national banks are not to be re
quired to redeem their notes in gold, but it
la arranged that the United States govern
ment shall do so on demand; and after
having done bo, the government must tie
1 content to have the national banks re-im
burse it in ‘any kind of legal tender money
at tho option of the banks.’ \Ve are frank
(Contlnued on Sixth Rage.),