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ASUINALflO SWEHS
ALLEGIANCE T0 U. S,
Filipino Insurgent Chief Now
Our Friend.
TAKES PRESCRIBED OATH
Renounce* Ail Allegiance to All So-
called Revolutionary (li vornmonta
In Philippines and Will Henceforth
Bear True Faith to United States.
Washington, April 2. — Secretary
Root has just made public the following
cablegram, received at the war depart¬
ment at 8 o’clock:
Mas^a, April 2. — Adjutant Gen¬
eral, Washington: Since ho arrived a!
Manila, Aguinaldo has boen at Mala-
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canau, investigating conditions in the
archipelago. He lias relied almost en¬
tirely upon the instructive advice of
( hiof Justice Arellano. As a result, to¬
day he subscribed and swore to the
declaration on page 11 of my annual re¬
port.
(Signed) MacArthur.
The Oath.
The oath referred to is as follows:
“L--. hereby renounce all allegi¬
ance to any and all socalled revolution¬
ary governments in the Philippine
islands, and recognize and accept the
of supreme authority of the United States
America therein. I do solemnly
swear that I will bear true faith and
allegiance to that government; that I
will at all times conduct myself as a
faithful and law-abiding citizen of the
said islands, and will not, either di¬
rectly or indirectly, hold correspondence
with or give intelligence to an enemy of
the United States, uor will I abet, har¬
bor or protect such enemy; that I im¬
pose upon myself these voluntary obli¬
gations without any mental reserva¬
tions or purpose of evasion. So help F
me God.”
Four asterisks in the cablegram mark
a passage withheld from publication
about which the officials will say noth¬
ing now.
CHINA WILL FINALLY YIELD
The Demands of Russia Will Be
Conceded.
St. Petersburg, April 2.— The su-
perior councillor of the Chinese lega¬
tion, Chu We Jte, is continuing the ne¬
gotiations, as oharge d’affaires, regard¬
ing the Manchurian agreement. The
illness of the Chinese minister, Yang
Y u, is now admitted to be due to apev
plexy, which will incapacitate him from
work, probably for a long period. It is
said the loss of half his estate through
the destination of a Chinese bank, com-
femod with political cares, is undermin¬
ing hie health.
Unofficial observers scarcely under¬
stand how a doubt can possibly be en¬
tertained abroad that China will ulti¬
mately accept the Russian conditions
after it is apparent that no power is
willing to forcibly support China.
MRS. NATION “FIRED ©JJT.”
Driven From Saloon at the Point
of a Revolver.
St. Louis, April 3.—Mrs. Carrie Na-
tien of Kansas arrived here over the
Big Four this morning and left later for
Kansas City. She said she was going
home to attend to the cases that are
pending there against her. She says
she will never lecture for money any
more, as it does not pav.
“It may be I’ll smash,” she said, “but
l wop t go on the lecture platform- '*
v\ bile aere she visited the Market
afreet saloons. In one she engaged in
heated arguments with the bartender
and was finally driven from the safaxm
the jxnnt of a loaded revolver in the
hands of the proprietor.
Railroad Hen Promoted.
Sausbltsy, „ N. O.. April
8—W. S.
Frost, heretofore yardmaster at SaIir i
bur and Spencar " promoted
assistant, rrainmoat. oiir v, Spencer
and Atlanta, foreman
ef the Sunrh-re,’*
been appointed master mechanic ef the
repair snopsat 0. Greensboro, to snocood
Captam W. Loo, resigned.
Series of Labor Strikes.
East Livkrhool, O., April 2.—A vaat
amount of building ia in ^ progress g here
aud is likelv y to b * hrantyhY brou ^ httoaoom P 1 ®t«
etancistilL . 3 n AU the painter* aad deco-
raters and hodcarrierl have' struek, and
r^tl^sr,x*f:sL-.s the
women at potteries, the lecal labor
circles bid fair to be disturbed far some
time.
Damage to Farmers
OP.UKA, Ala., April 3.—Th« damage
to the farming lands in this county by
the heavy rain amounts to thousands 08 OI
dollars Tr a ' ev ® i lo P s that , the fruit
•ron iii thi« tl€m bas damaged
e aja< * t ^ ie P ro8 P €C ta are
ne fo * ga crop.
HOTEL BELLMAN IS HELD U>
Daring Robbery at a Jacksonville
Hostelry.
Jacksonville, Fla., April 3.—One of
the most daring hold-ups ever perpe*
trated in the south occurred at 4 o’clock
yesterday morning in the main hall of
the St. James hotel, one of the most
fashionable tourist hotels of this city.
As has been customary, the night cash¬
ier leaves about i o’clock and the money
subsequently taken in at the oafe is
placed by the watchman in one of the
office drawers.
At 4 o’clock the head night bellman
reported that two white men came to
the front door, which was locked, and,
posing as guests, demanded admission.
The watchman was at the time making
the call of the early morning help.
Believing that the men, who were
fashionably dressed, were tourists and
guests of the hotel, the bellman opened
the door. Gnce inside the light, accord¬
ing to the bellman’s story, guns were
drawn and the bellman made t® throw
up his hands in the front of a pistol.
The other robber hurried behind the
counter, pried open the door and se¬
cured the money, $53. The two men
then backed out, keeping the bellman
covered until on the outside, when they
made a dash down the street.
Officers of the hotel were immediately
called and in a few minutes all the city
detectives were working on the case.
A NOVEL SUIT IN ALABAMA
Defeated Republican Candidate For
Congress Files It.
Montgomery, Ala., April 3.—A suit
that promises some sensational develop¬
ments has been filed in the circuit court
of Havneville. J. J. Milstead, Republi¬
can, of Elmore county, who recently
ran for congress in the Fifth congres-
sional district against Colonel Charles
W. Thompson of Macon county, has
brought suit Will to recover $2,000 from
Messrs. Ed, and Bob Dickson, al¬
leged to have been paid them by the
said Milstead during the campaign,
with the understanding that the Dick¬
sons should carry Lowndes county for
Milstead.
It is alleged that Milstead*s friends in
this oounty endeavored to make a con¬
ditional agreement with the Messrs.
Dickson, that if they should carry the
county for Milstead they were to receive
the sum of $2,000, but this the Messrs.
Dickson declined and got the check for
$2,000 in advance and collected it. It
was further alleged by friends of Messrs
Dickson that they endeavored in good
faith to carry ©ut their promise to Mil¬
stead and that they did carry their own
beat, Lowndesboro, by over 300 ma-
jofity for Milstead. The case will de¬
velop some sensational practices in poli¬
tics.
DIED WITH CARDS IN HANDS
Woman’s Heart Fails While Hearing
Her Fortune Told.
Birmingham, Ala., April 1.—-At the
home of R. H. English, on Fifth ave*
ane, where she was boarding, Mrs.
Amelia DeLoy, wife of E. J. DeLoy,
dropped dead while seated about a ta¬
ble engaged with a number of other la¬
dies m telling fortunes with cards. Cor¬
oner Paris is investigating the case.
It is beli< ved that grief and disap¬
pointment weakened the woman’s heart
and caused her death. It seems that
she had separated from her husband at
Covington, alimony Ky., after having sued him
for and secured judgment
against him. She then followed him to
Birmingham and began legal proceed¬
ings to secure the amount of the alimo¬
ny. She obtained judgment here, but
for some reason had failed to collect the
sum.
The deceased was about S3 years of
age and was an attractive woman.
i/crov VERY ». PLEASANT cacaa.-v OCCASION
The “Christening” of Captain Hob-
BO " , s W11 MWer „
Greensboro, .Ala., March 3©.—The
“ehristeninr” of Captain Hobson’s sil-
ver service at “Magnolia Grove” yes- y
terday . . afternoon was a most pleasant ,
occasion. Thoroughly informal invita-
tlons were issued, and well nigh the
whole town was bidden to the “tea
drinking.” The first cup ©f tea was
poured by Mrs. Mary G. Biokens and
Captain Hobson handed it t© his mother.
A delightful afternoon was spent ac
the Hobsens’ hospitable home. Among
the receiving party, assisting Idrs. Hob-
son ..d BSisf Hobson, wore Mrs. Hop-
kins Mid Miss Emily Origsbv of New
York, Mrs. Ellen PejereBryoe, Miss
Aussie (Clarkson aad Mrs.. George A.
Soarey dlelew ef Tuseatoosa and Mrs. Martha
J. of New York.
Sandwiches, frapp© and bonbons were
served and Captain Hobson seeded to
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Some Railroad Gha.ges.
o«uha, Ala.. April 3. - Soyorai
changes haw jnat taken place on the
Wtstera »H d Atlanta and West Point
D C * Bachelor, traiamaster
at Mo **8 01,aei£ T» resigns aad is sue-
ceeded by Charley Johnson of Atlanta,
who becomes train s eater ^ncL special
agent, \v. ii offices here. F, H. 'Hill,
agent ar LaGrange, becomes assistant
secretary and treasurer ef tne companies,
with headquarters in Atlanta, and F. H.
West, now special age»t, becomes agent
at LaGrauge, to succeed Mr. Hill. Other
changes are being considered. Opelika
ttme Jh«t oTeo? titTmat? offioU®., h«
had aB dttice at this print.
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Domestic Troubles of Russia.
tendon London, April \nril 8. S —TV>p The Vienna Vienna cor- ^
respondent of The limes, reviewing the
Russian political situation, takes a
ous view of it, believing that the first
symptoms of far-reaching revolutionary
movements are confirmed by the reports
of sanguinary disturbances in Dialrstok,
where there is ho university. The dis-
orders there, in his opinion, show tha;
the rioting is no longer confined to stu-
dents. The correspondent, however,
does not believe that the domestic situ-
aft©n will immediately hamper Russia’s
loneign policy.
Famous Showman Dead.
London, April 8. — D’Byly Carte,
theatrical manager and inapressario,
died this morniiig at Tunbridge Wells,
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SAYS HE ORDERED ST©R*M
. Negro From \bhfjma
insane Arpfited
In Washington.
Montgomery, Ala., Marofc 30.—A
special from Washington, D. C., says:
Isaiah Morris, a negro, 35 years old,
who claims to be au creamed preacher
©f the ‘United Holy Apostolical Chris-
MM&z&rn police ptattajcharged with befng
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sane. Officer Thomas Hanley, who mad©
the arrest, alleges that the prisoner was
making wild bounds and giving vent t©
lend screams on the street when his at¬
tention was attracted to him. Several
persons were soared by his gesticula¬
tions.
When the officer placed him under ar¬
rest he resisted violently. He had in
his possession a lot of tracts and a
satchel filled with religious papers of
various kinds. As he was being taken
to the station it was raining heavily,
and the wind was blowing a north¬
wester.
“See,” said Morris to the policeman,
“I ordered dat storm, to com© down on
dis city to make satisfaction fo’ my per¬
secution by you people.”
He also claims to have “ordered” Aldfiama. the
recent storm that visited “I
dun told these folks dat dey would suf¬
fer,” he said to a reporter. Last night
he wanted to send a telegram to John
Green, “high sheriff of Montgomery,
Ala.,” who, he believes, will get him
him out of all his trouble.
Morris came here from Atlanta yes¬
terday.
CONVICT SHOOTS OFFICERS
Desperate Negro Killed by Detectives
and Policemen.
Birmingham, Ala , April 1.—Detective
Ed Morris and Policeman John Bress-
ingkana yesterday attempted to arrest
two negroes suspected of the murder of
a marshal at Gulf Port, Miss. Gne ne-
gro, Davie, resisted and shot Morris and
Bressingham probably fatally. He in
turn was killed. The other negre es-
coped, but was afterward captured.
William Davis and John Kilpatrick, the
negroes, were convicts escaped from
Jenkins & Co.’s camp near Monroeville,
Ala., and arrived here yesterday morn-
ing. Davis diverted the attention of
the convict guard and seized his rifle.
Then he overcame another guard and
obtained his pistol. He and three other
convicts then escaped.
Me had the rifle in his hand when ap-
preached by the detective and two po-
iicemen, Bressingham and MoGrath,
but the pistol was concealed. He opened
fire and there was a sharp interchange
between him and Morris Bressingham at arms’
length. A bullet fired by
killed Davis. Bressingham was shot in
the right lung and Morris in seven
places, the most serious being in the
face. The negro also was hit seven
times.
MRS. DRASCHMAL RELEASED
She Was In Mobile Jail C©nviete4
of Manslaughter.
Mobile, April 2.—Mrs. John Drasch-
mal, who was some weeks ago convicted
of manslaughter and was sentenced to
? ne y 0ar in the co ^y jail, has been re-
leased from the jail ©n a pardon issued
^ Governor Samford. Her son John,
wmo was sentenced to the reformatory
school at Birmingham, is still there.
The woman has no home and is stay-
in S at the jail through the kindness of
charged t S 8 8fa f rl with ^\ the killing and of her a 16-year-old son were
a t Sayou la Batre about a fir vear ago,
the girl 3tS.es being shot by the bey throw-
lag at ms mother.
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New Bank For Montgomery.
Montgomery T? kry, Ala. Aim, April \pril l. 1 — A* As an an
^ evidence of the material progress
•^Montgomery, a big financial institu-
tS6n, bapkec by Montgomery capital and
nudg* by Montgomery men, Union com-
njfhcefi business tcuay. Tbe
tjfust and-&«hngs company is the name
dl-fne new enterprise, business which will con-
duct a bar itug and execute
trusts of all kinds. The capital stock is
and the promoters are leading
meh"4h X the business and financial oir-
of Montgomery.__
Ribs Penetrated the Heart.
Thomas, Ala., March 30. - Edward
Norton, aged ,6. employed b, the Amer-
ienn Steel company, while at work plan,
ing sheeting on the new blast furnace
of the Republic Iron and Steel company,
lost his footing and fell 25 feet. lie
struck on the edge of a railroad car
loaded with coal and two^ ef his ribs
w<sre smashed and shoved into his heart,
WHiag him instantly. He came here
from Milwaukee three weeks ago.
Died Alter the Operation.
Birmingham, Ala., April 1.—E. M.
Borders, agent for the Louisville and
N " hviU * railroad at North Birming-
ham, died last ni fi ht fr °na appendicitis.
Ten days ago he srood a * He
was recovering gradually, and at noon
7 «Bterday it was thought he would be
able to be out in a day or two He had
a convulsion and died within three
hours. He leaves a wife and three chil-
dre3Q *
Saf ©blowers Get $4,0tK>.
Montgomery, Ala., March 30.—At
Reform, Pickens county, yesterday
morning, the safe in the express office
wag blown ©pen and $4,000 in money
secured, The robbers escaped. The
money is understood to be state funds
wnich was sent there day before yester-
day £ or tbe quarterly payment of the
public school teachers.
North llabama Presbytery.
Birmingham, Ala., April 1.— The Pres-
bytery of North Alabama will meet at
the East Lake Presbyterian church on
Tuesday evening next and Will continue
in session for about three days. The
opening ser ion will be preached by
Rev. J. D. c-ueoedor ©t this city. A
lar &® attendonee is expected,
Club Rooms Raided.
Birmingham, Ala., April 1.— The Bir-
minghana police force yesterday raided
a poker game with eight players, all
s&aassas
^ ch “* ee
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McKinley to Be Invited.
Atlanta, April 2.—President Mc¬
Kinley, with the entire party that will
accompany him on a trip to California
during the month of May, will be in¬
vited to spend one day in Atlanta while
enroute. A resolution was passed by
the council instructing the city clerk t©
prepare a proper invitation and send it
to the president. The clerk was also in¬
structed to write the representatives of
this state at Washington asking that
they call on Mr. McKinley and urge his
acceptance of Atlanta’s invitation.
Refuses to Fay the License.
Douglas, Ga., April 1.—In 1879 a
bill was passed by the legislature fixing
the license for the sale of spirituous or
intoxicating liquors at $10,000. Recently
a barroom has been opened in Douglas,
the proprietor of which refuses to pay
the license as excessive. The grand
jury found true bills against him and
the case will be tried at the next city
court. (X course, upon conviction he
will carry the case up to the supreme
court, which, he thinks, will declare the
“high license” unconstitutional.
-<-u.herii Agricultural Works.
Atlanta, April 2.—Judge Lumpkin
h is rendered a decision in the case of
Yaul Romare and Jacob Haas, trustees
fur bondholders, against the Southern
Agricultural works, in which he orders
t-bat the plant be sold, i tie concern is
now in the hands of thr United States
court, through George W. Parrott, trus¬
tee in bankruptcy, and out of courtesy
to that court Judge Lumkin directed
that the plaintiffs appeal to Judge New¬
man for a decree of sale also.
Increasing .size of Mills.
Cedartown, Ga., March 30—Work
*** blg &xtension *■ 10 . Standard
cotton mills is in progress, aad a large
force of hands is excavating the dirt for
the new structure. The building will
be 500 feet long. All machinery has
been purchased, and ju ^t as soon as the
buildings can be used the shipments of
spinning and finishing machinery will
begin to arrive,
Southern Flagman Killed.
Atlanta, March 30. —C. W. Hulsey,
flagman on the Southern road, was
crushed to death last night in the rail¬
road yard, near the Jones street cross¬
ing. while standing between two sec¬
tions of a train. Hulsey was 26 years
of age, and his home was at Bras we”,
this state, which is noar Dallas. Be
leaves a wife and one child.
Voluntary Mansi aught er.
Columbus, Ga., March 30.-At Cn-
setfca, Ga., Theodore Jackson, the negro
who killed Engineer T. B. Rivers on
the steamer Hires, was convicted of
manslaughter and sentenced to ten
y* V ars. bft asked tor -
found f “*? ®‘ this tody has , not been
yet, but faet did net * prevent P-^eat
the trial of the case.
Past Year Year \or Not a a t.ood „ One.
savannah, March 30 — The naval
stores year season 1900-1991 ends \™ tad ax- 7 ‘
The I he receipts receipts of of spirits at Savannah were
the largest in the history of the
ness ;of spwits were ?37,458;
ex P? rts ’ 333 Wi; rosin,
The ^year h as n ot been a good
®. oe because o. f mgh prices of labor and
.
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Handsome 2 ^ \>w oulldlog.
Acousta, . Ga., March 30.—The Ma-
sold their 60-foot lot on Broad
street, near the Albion hotel, for lT $35 \To 000
to Dr. W. H. Harrison and s
brothers. £hey will at once erect a four
gST * *" 1 “ d plfl “
Jones-Broughton Tabernacle
Waycpors ’ MarCil *>.-Plans
ave been adopted tor toe Sam Jones
ana Br. Broughton tabernacle. It will
feave a seating <ap*ciiy of over 5 000
CHOICE MISCELLANY
How We Get Our Salt.
“Please pass me the salt” is heard at
table many and many a time iu the
course of a year, yet probably no boy
or girl gives a thought as to how that
most necessary article of diet is manu¬
factured. Salt Is so necessary that no
human being can retain his lieabh long
without it. This fact makes the
one of interest, but the various ways
in which the mineral is secured form a
theme that is more interesting still.
There ate three general sources from
which the salt you secure at the gro¬
cery store is obtained. One is by evn
oration, one by mining and one
scraping from the surface as snow is
removed from the ice on a pond.
At Syracuse, N. Y.. in Michigan n
in many other states there are evr.,
rating vats, into which water from salt
springs is poured. As the water is
drawn away by the sun the salt re¬
mains. In a number of states there are
great salt mines from which the pure
rock salt is taken as are blocks of coal
from a coal mine.
In southern California there is a salt
field where the mineral is scraped up in
huge heaps, refined and placed on
market. In this region, called the
rado desert, lying just north of
Mexican line, is a tract covering
acres, 264 feet below the sea level
covered with salt to a depth of
one to eight inches. In the sunlight the
field is of dazzling whiteness.
years ago the Colorado river
through its banks and flooded this
desert, but the water receded, and since
then the gathering of the salt has boen
a growing industry. The crust of salt
is first broken into furrows by a salt
plow, is then gathered and hauled
away to the refinery. It is said the salt
crust is due to innumerable salt springs
below the surface.
Took it Giant Plioto?rriiph.
An object that attracted considera¬
ble attention at the Metropolitan Mu¬
seum of Art recently was a camera
about four feet wide and five feet
high that stood all day in front of a
painting in the Wolfe gallery.
It required the united efforts of three
men to focus the instrument. The
operator said that the plate used was
the largest ever made and that if he
should fail to give the proper exposure
it would cost his firm $28.
The time required to get a good
photograph of the painting was three
hours and a quarter. Three gallons of
developer and four of hyposulphite
of soda were used to fix the plate.
When asked why so long an exposure
was necessary, the operator said that
to get a full detail and color value a
yellow screen of glass coated with
gelatin dyed with picric acid was
fixed in front of the lens. This screen
changed the picture that passed
through the objective to a yellow color
and softened the high lights of the
painting to such an extent that tlie
dark shadows gave up their detail just
as rapidly as the bright places. The
plate was prepared with blue myrtle
ehlorophyl in the emulsion, and this
decreased its regular sensitiveness at
least 50 per cent.
Only one painting was photographed
during the day.
A Word For flu? Cook.
It is the popular thing nowadays to
say that a chief cause of bad health is
bad cooking. ‘The frying pan has
killed more people than the sword” lias
become the rallying cry of one band
of reformers. No doubt dyspepsia Is
a national disease, but it is not true
that the cook should be chiefly blamed
for it. Bad cooking is not so much its
cause as are overeating and too hasty
eating. The man who has a hasty
breakfast, a “quick lunch” and a big
but hurried dinner may find it con¬
venient to blame the cook for the re¬
sulting dyspepsia, but he has only
Mmself to blame. The fact that over¬
eating has much to do with the prev¬
alence of dyspepsia .indicates that the
dishes prepared by modern cooks are
too appetizing. If they were not tempt-
ffig, it is not likely men would indulge
in them too freely. What rnay be
the awful result if women generally
are taught to cook scientifically, so
that everything they prepare will be a
to * de palate? What is needed is
not so mucl1 more schools for training
cooks as more effectual methods metnoas » m
tearhinn- teaching moderation and common
sense on the part of the people who
eat : what cooks prepare.—Chicago Trib-
® nfi:land 8 w Serioas Problem.
The popular illusions respecting the
ser iousnessoftheBoerwarwr>renatu-
rally accompanied bv miscalculations
as to its cost. Just before the v ir
broke out Mr. Stead’s i* t on ,w ’
“we shall moffthfn net off r innfjf,- h. n. ■» .. . WS ''
cost us ,wu lives and £20
MOMO was considered as ridiculous
his other warnings. But seme time
ago the alread y exceeded £100.000,
while a moderate estimate M of the
“ T’* PUtS 11 « *
e * *° ca sualties, the official re-
.
° f December re -
H 7s by ttis C “ Mr'
speech at Carnarvon (Oct. C l 891 n
John Morley made the ri~ht retort to
the *
sneer that he was a Cassandra.*
“Cassandra’s prophecy,” he replied,
“hanDened 1 to come true.”—Forum.