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VOL. V
CLEVELAND, WHITE COUNTING A,, FRIDAY’ MARCH 20, 1896.
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Vestibuled Limited, Through Pullman sleepers
between New York and New Orleans, via Wash
ington. Atlanta and Montgomery, and also be*
tween New York and Memphis, via Washington,
Atlanta and Birmingham. Dining Cars.
Nos. 85 and 30 United States Fast Mail, Pullman
Sleeping Cars between Atlanta, New Orleans and
New York.
Nos. 31 and 82, Exposition Flyer, Through Pull
man Sleepers between New York and Atlanta via
Washington. On Tuesdays and Thursdays con
nection Will be made from Richmond with No.
81, and on these dates Pullman Sleeping Far will
be operated between Richmond and Atlanta. On
Wednesdays and Saturdays connection from At
lanta to Richmond with through sleeping car
will be to leave Atlanta by train No. 32.
Nos. 11 and 12, Pullman sleeping Car between
Richmond, Danville and Greensboro.
W. A. TURK, 8. II. HARDWICK,
Gen’l Pass. Ag’t, Ass’t Gen’l Pass. Ag’t,
Washington, D. C. Atlanta, Ga.
W. B. RYDER, Superintendent, Charlotte,
North Carolina.
tf. H. GREEN,
Gen’l Supt.,
Washington, D. C.
J. M. CULP,
Traffic M’g'r,
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THE 54TII CONGRESS.
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BRIEFLY CHRONICLED.
Summary of Mills mid Resolutions
Presented anil Acted Upon.
JUDGE HALL’S SUCCESSOR
Mill Mo lion. W. A. Little, a Proml-
nont Georgian.
Hon. W. A. Little, of Georgia, will
accept tho position of assistant attor
ney general of tho United States for
the interior department to succeed
Judge John I. Hnll.
In answer to n direct question Colo
nel Little said ho had notified Secre
tary Hoke Smith to that < fleet, i It is
expected that tho official announce
ment. of tho appointment will be made
from Washington at once and Colonel
Little will arrange his affairs pre
paratory to assuming the duties of tho
office April 15th, when Judge Hall’s
resignation goos into effect.
Since the announcement was made
that Secretary Smith would tender this
position to Colonel Littlo congratula
tions have been pouring in from all
parts of the state, aud the news lias
been received with great favor not only
by the close personal friends of Colo
nel Little, but by all men who know
him aud are acquainted with his ex
ceptional ability as a lawyer aud ex
treme popularity ns a legislator aud
citizen. Few men iu Georgia have a
larger circle of acquaintances, and no
man in public life has fewer enemies.
PROSECUTION A FAILURE.
Uncle Sam Mad No Might to Detain
the Bermuda.
A New York special says: The
United States government has aban
doned all claim of right to detain tho
ulleged filibustering steamship Bermu
da aud the lighter J. S. T. Thompson
and their cargoes, except iu tho case of
tho explosive found upon tho letter,
which, it is alleged, was packed in
boxes not marked as required by law.
United States District Attorney Alac-
Farlane instructed Marshal McCarthy
to this effect and the latter at once
took steps to turn over the vessels and
other property to the Cnbans. The
§4,000 in silver taken from the Bermu
da was returned to the place from
which it had been taken, and charts,
instruments and other articles were al
so put where they were found, the pur
pose being to restore the vessel and
contents to their exact condition at
the time of the seizure.
Time may be money, but just try to
)?uy a lunch with it.
TIIE HOUSE.
By a voto of 175 to 59 tho house
Friday afternoon unseated Mr. Bob
bins, of Alabama, and Heated Mr. Aid-
rich, the republican-populist contest
ant. Three Missouri'democrats pres
ent. voted with the republicans to un
seat. Mr. Bobbins. Of more than a
hundred democrats in the house but
fifty-nine were present, to support the
minority report of tho committee.
At tho evening session not a singlo
item of business was considered.
Upon the usual motion made an soon
us the house reassembled at 8 o’clock
to go into committee of tho whole Mr.
Erdrunn, democrat, of New Jersoy,
made tho point of no quorum. Tho
roll was called and 145 members re
sponded to their names. On motion
hv Mr. Pickier, republican, of South
Dakota, a resolution was adopted di
recting tho sergeant-at-armB to arrest
members absent without leave, but it
was within a few minutes of 10 o’clock
before the warrant was prepared and
•signed by Acting Speaker Payne, re
publican, of New York. At that hour
a vote by yens and nays was obtained
upon a motion to recall tho roll aud
that exhausted the period intervening
until the hour when the session expired
under tho rules—10:80 p. m. Tho
house then adjourned until Monday.
Monday was suspension day in tho
house, nnd the following billH were
passod under suspension of tho rules
or by unanimous consent: Providing
freo homesteads on the public lands of
Oklahoma for actual, bona fide settlers,
with au amendment suspending until
further legislation can bo had by con
gress tho operations of tho laud laws
in Greer county, Texas, duo to tho
decision of tho supreme court de
claring that county a part of tho pub
lic domain.
Increasing tho penalty for mutilat
ing or defacing coins aud making tho
passingjof such coinsja felony.
Extending tho collection limits of
the port of New Orleans.
To adjust the rank and pay of solic
itor and judge advoeuto general of the
navy.
Tho bill relieving tho supremo court
of jurisdiction of criminal casos not
capital failed of passage.
Tho house agreed to take up Wed
nesday at 1:3t) p. m. tho resolutions
reported from tho foreign affairs com
mittee regarding the'speechos at Edin
burg, Boston and England, by Ambas
sador Bayard.
Tho house at 4:15 o’clock adjourned
until Tuesday.
titk senate.
There was a contest in tho senato
Thursday for precedence between tho
Cuban resolution and tho Dupont
election case, which was finally settled
by laying aHido tho Dupont case while
Senator Sherman addressed tho souato
in support of the Cuban resolutions.
Mr. Sherman discussed at leugth
tho character of tho resolutions and
tho conditions existing iu Gubn. Jt
was not beHt to send joint resolutions
to the president us it would compel
his action in ton days, and this was
not judicious. Ho had confidence in
the president.. There wore political
differences between them, but, he
added, “no ono doubts liis courage;
no one doubts his fidelity to the ilag
of our country.”
Mr. Sherman referred to General
Weyler as a butcher and said tho con
ditions in Cuba were flagrant.
“If war does not exist in.Cuba,’’
he miked, “where outside of hell does
it exist?”
Speaking of the demand for facts ho
said that Senator Lodge had obtained
from Secretary Olnoy ample facts to
justify the resolutions, but for obvi
ous reasons these could not ho made
public.
Mr. Hill, of New York, was recog
nized. Ho was given marked atten
tion, aud iu opening said ho would
voto against the conference report and
would confine his remarks mainly to
an explanation of his reasons therefor.
He pointed out that this being a
conference report, the resolutions
could not bo amended. Ho would,
therefore, vote against tho report in
order that at a subsequent time amend
ments might be made.
The senator particularly objected to
the third clauso of the resolutions,
stating that tho United States has not
I intervened in tho struggles between
; any European governments and their
: colonies, but that owing to the prox-
' imity of Cuba, tho United Stntes
should be prepared to intervene. This
he declared to be ambiguous and un-
! meaning. We had intervened in such
controversies. Wo had intervened and
recognized tho countries which had
been colonies of Spain.
What tho resolution sought to con
vey waH a threat to intervene. To this
extent the resolution was unnecessary,
i It is subject to doubtful construction
; and a mischief breeder. It was liable
1 to compromise us. The phrase that
tlie “United States should be prepar
ed to protect tho legitimate interests
of our citizens by intervention,”
sounds like a threat or it was bun
combe. “If this resolution means that 4
wo should increase the army, Jet us
say frankly and frame a bill for that
purpose,” said Mr. Hill.
“If it means wo should increase our
navy, let ua state it frankly and fear
lessly and frame a bill to that end.
Let us not indulge iu idle boasts aud
throats and doubtful phrases us to our
being ‘prepared to protect legitimate
interests by intervention.' ”
A t the conclusion of the discussion
the Dupnut ease was taken up and Mr.
Pritchard (Bop., N. (’.) uddretired the
senate in f ivor of seating Mr. Dupont.
Tho financial condition of the gov
ernment, was presented in a four hours’,
speech in the senate Friday by Mr.
Cockrell, in which lie argued that,
every government obligation with th#
single exception of gold certiftratets
was payable in gold and silver coin,
at the option of the government: aud
lie charged that Mr. Charles Foster,
while secret a t y of the treasury, lmd,
iu October, 1891, surrendered volun
tarily, meekly and submissively, the
right of tho government to redeem
the United Slates lioteB or greenbacks
in silver as well ns in gold. That ao-
tion on tho pert of Mr. Foster, Mr.
Cockrell described as tho Pandora'*
mt of which had come all tho
financial ills that had siuce fallon upon
the country.
Referring to Secretary Carlisle’s re
cent speech iu Now York, Mr. Cock
rell said that the disguise had been
thrown aside and that “sound money”
mount gold, and nothing but gold. Ha
leclarcd that such monometallism tvas
anli-domocratio, contrary to tho entire
record of tho democratic party up to
I STB and contrary to tho democratic
platform. He declared that gold was
tuonarohial, aristocrat, for the rich;
silver for the poor. When war hov
ered over tho country gold fled Into its
hiding places and remained sec'rotc^l
w
V<*lo wa
„tio%s to make a report to the senate of
U material facts on the subject; stat-
j+ Hpecifically whether a state of war
vv exists in Cuba, how long it bus
h in existence, how many men are
,gud on tho respective sides, whoth-
,he insurgents have adopted a oou-
a jition aud organized a government
at what place a seat, of government
ittfearned on ; what places and ports
' ’ occupied by tho insurgents nnd to
,t cutout, they would ntt'eet our re
bus with Spain.
(Ir. Shermau asked that tho resolu-
go over under tho ruleB until
sday and Mr. Elkins assented.
"r. Call (Dcm. Fla.) secured tho
tiou of a resolution calling on tho
Notary of tho treasury for informa
tion as to the detention of vessols sup-
V@fiod to bo carrying arms to Cuba
jind tho legal authority for such a
course.
? Mr. Palmer (Dem. Ill.) offered n
yesolution, whioh wont over, declaring
.that tho unlimited coinage of silver by
,11* United States would subvert exist
ing legal and commercial values.
Mr. Cannon, tho new senator from
flyttdi, made his firstspoeoh, criticising
Secretary Hoke Smith for the latter’s
fedRont. response to a senate resolution
as to Iudian lands.
Senator Lodge spoke on tho immi
gration question, llo showed thut by
t,l$> existing law paupers, diseased per-
s, convicts and contract laborers
now denied admission to the
nited Htatos. By tho bill under con
sideration, it was proposed to make a
new class of excluded imigrants, viz:
Tho totally ignorant. Two questions
arose in oonnqotion with tho bill; first
as to the merits of tlii« particular form
fof restriction, and secondly as to tho
general policy of restricting immigra-
UnA at all.
Hit was found ns a result of investi
gation that tlm illiteracy test would
Algur most heavily upon the Italians,
Russians, Poles, Hungarians, Greeks
Snd Asiatics and very lightly or not
THROUGH GEORGIA.
BITS OK NEWS GATHERED FROM
OVER THIS STATE,
Iliotig a Summary of Interesting tin))'
pollings Kroni l)ny to Day.
The leoso of tho Lyons extension by
tho Central to tho Ham road marks an
epoch in tlm history of both lines.
Tho ladies of tho memorial associa
tion of Eatontou have oleeled Judge
Emory Speer to deliver tho memorial
address on tho ‘20th of next April.
Secretary Georgo T. Kershaw, of
tho Macon chamber of commerce, by
authority of the chamber, is inviting
bids for trnfiie ou tho Oomulgee and
Altamaha rivers, touching at all pointB
between Macon and the coast. Parties
owning “up-to-date” light draught
steamers, to draw not over twelvo to
fifteen inches light, and twenty-five to
twenty-eight inches loaded, and of not
less than 100 tons capacity, would do
well to communicate with Air. Kershaw.
* * *
The success of Mr. Perry with tho
whs never recovered and it is thought
that the money found was tlni'f."taken..
I from one of those places and placed in
1 tlio ground by the robbers who after
wards qpuld not find it. Cupt. Houser
is going to try to gain possession of
the money In cause it was found on his
place. There arc some who boliovo ho
should have it, while others think the
finder is entitled to it. The matter
will he fought out in the courts.
Ktgtit for Temperance.
A general mass meeting of the tem
perance people of the slate has been
called lor March 25lh at the Moody
Tabernacle iu Atlauta. At that time
some of tho most ardent workors for
the cause will bo on hand, and a sharp
fight will begin in the interest of anti-
barroom hills pending before tjio leg
islature.
The call for tho meeting is signod
by Hon. C. R, Pringle, president of
tho Georgia Prohibition Association;
Col. Frank J. Sibley, grnnd chief tom-
plar of the state, and Airs. W. 0.
Sibley, president of the State Wo
man’s Christian Temperance Union.
Addresses will be delivered liy Dr.
unbred, Sam Jones and Dr.
Warren Candler. Tho occasion will
be ono of importance in tho tomper-
nnco movement of Georgia. Tho pro
hibitionists are preparing to make a
. n o • i strong fight, and tho grand rally on
bauxite mines near Cave Spring, has , ‘ p “q, ’. . , , , ,, , ,
, , Alnrnh 26tl\ is said to be the beginning
lias boon so encouraging that tho own
ers of a large body of mineral proper
ty in tho same locality, aro preparing
to open another mino ou a large scale. Wliat About tlie JI. & N. <3. Railroad?
March 25th is said to bo tho beginntng
of a state campaign.
until white-winged peueo spread above" a R upon English-speaking imrni-
‘ grants, or Germans, Scandinavians and
unco more. „
Witness the Venezuelan messagJ, (French,
ho said, sent hero with a string tied to
it indicating tho possibility of war,
when tho gold standard trembled to
its foundations. England, ho declared,
had been unable with all th*e resources
of the Bank of England to carry out
its gold monometallic standard, and
twico had to borrow froui*Frauce. Ho
denied that a courageous advooacyia^SI
free silver would divide tlio demo
cratic party. Beading from a list of
democratic representatives elected in
1892 and 1894 ho showed that there
had boon a terrible falling off of demo
cratic representatives oloctod in the
latter year, duo to tho fact
that thnt election had been under tho
gold monometallic standard of Presi
dent Cleveland. Mr. Cockrell quoted
extensively from the speechos of Sec
retary Carlisle, and speaking of his
speech at Covington last summer, de
clared that ho was loath to believe that
secretary of the treasury could
‘The races which would suffer most
iforioUBly by exclusion under the pro
posed bill,” he said, furnish tho immi
grants who do not go to tho west or
‘south where immigration ih needed,
but. who remain on the Atlantio sea-
hoard, where immigration is not
needed and where their presence is
niost in|ftrii>UHjpid undesirable.”
HAVANA IN DANGER.
Aro
any
make such rediculous statements until
ho read a similar statement made by
other tools iu tho employ of tlio gold
bullion company of Niuv York. It
wus ludicrous that Secretary Carlisle
should attempt to “holstear up” tho
theories “to which he had boeomo a
recent convert” by roliauoo on such
stuff” as that, tho only cxcuho being
latitude always allowed for tho zeal of
converts.
Ho appeared for tho re-establish
ment of tho conditions existing prior
to 1878, for the country could not bo
worse off than it hud been since the
perpetration of tho crime of 1878.
Bimetallism was no experiment, hav
ing in use from the time Abraham
marched out of Chaldea until Great
Britain drove silver from use.
In conclusion, Air. Cockrell appealed
to tho country to onco more declare
its dependence and pronounce for tho
equality of gold and silvur, or else as-
bumij its dependence upon Great Brit
ain,--whom it. hud twice defeated, and
ask -her to take it under her avaricious
and selfish guardianship and protec
tion. • .
“Wo should,” ho declared, “haul
down Old Glory, tho starry banner
which lias waved over the power and
freedom and independence of the
country, and hoist in its stead tho gold
standard banner of Great Britain and
cry out, ‘Long live tho queen of Great
Britain and tho empress of India!”
During thelutter partof iho speech,
Sir .Julian 1’auncofote, the British am
bassador, had been an occupant of the
diplomatic " gallery and an attentive
listener to Air. Cockrell.
Notices were given by Senators
Chandler and.Platt of their purpose to
address the senate on tho Cuban reso
lutions; also by Air. Pugh of his pur
pose to speak ou the house tariff bill
and by Air. Lodge, on tho question of
immigration.
After un executive session, tho sen
ate, at G o’clock p. m., adjourned un
til Alonday.
Crowded senate galleries have be
come the rule since tho Cuban debate
began and there was the usual full at
tendance at Alonday’s session. In the
opening prayer, Iiev. Isaac Canter re
ferred to tho prevailing unrest and ex
citement, and besought divine interpo
sition for peuee.
Air. Elkins (Rep., W. V.,) made
early reference to the Cuban question
offering a resolution directing the com-
i uutteu on foreign relations before the
Elf teen Thousand Insurgents
Near tlie City.
The latost advioes from Havana nro
to tho effect that tho hotels and thea
tres iu tlio city are practically desert
ed and the situation is growing more
serious every moment.
Positive information has been given
out that 15,000 insurgent troops en
tered tho provinco of Havana on last
Friday. Tlio information created tre
mendous excitement and tho people
aro rushing from tlio capital at every
opportunity.
Tho climax is approaching in the
bloody campaign. A large number of
the criminals iu Spain havo been re
leased by tho government and enlisted
in tho Spanish ranks. These men aro
tho most desperate characters in tho
country nnd aro given freedom from
tho convict cells t,o aid iu drawing
blood from tlio insurgent forces.
Tho insurgents are norvod to tho
highest pitch, and tho results of their
raiding and wrecking iu the province
is easily discerned from tho heights at
tho capital. Ou Thursday night a tro-
mendous sugar warehouse at Begin,
ncross tho bay from Havana, was burn
ed by tho insurgents, and for an hour
or more Havana was brightly illumin
ated by tho light of the burning build
ing. The incident creatod great ex
citement and thousands of people
stampeded the streets iu their anguish
and fear.
General Weyler has isseued strenu
ous orders that newspaper men shall
bo kept from tho interior at tho point
of a rifle. A war correspondent is shot
in tho rccro attempt to get to tho
front.
NO PARADE FOR VETERANS.
Proposed Celebration at New York
Has Been Entirely Abandoned.
A New York spocial says: Tho com
mittee of citizens, headed by Air.
Charles A. Danu, who wero arranging
to attend a reunion of Union and Con
federate war veterans to bo held
July 4th, has determined to lot tho
matter drop in consequence of the op
position expressed by Commuudor
Walker, of the Grand Army forces.
This was decided upon soino days
ago, but the committee then consid
ered the advisability of asking war
veterans of the north irrespective of
the G. A. It. to participate. Opposi
tion, however, from both sides, since
tho first attempt, was so marked that
the project has been entirely aban
doned.
Poolroom Mon Indicted.
Indictments havo been returned by
the Louisville, Ky., grand jury against
tho owners of tho poolrooms in that
city. The bench warrants called for
tho arrest of Henry Wohmhoff, John
Kessler, Goorgo Hess, Emile and
Bourlie. All wero released on §1,009
bonds in each case.
A §25,000 plant is to be put in opera
tion so soon as tho spring opens, and
the supply is claimed by mining ex
ports to ho practically inexhaustible.
Tho product of these mines is shipped
to Pittsburg.
* * *
The Northeastern railroad will not
bo leased just now. At least that is
what tho iutention of Governor Atkin- 1
biiu is at present. He so informs
Messrs. Aslmry and Hodgson, of Ath
ens, aud othors who wrote him con
cerning tho leaso of the road, as they
have an idea of leasing it. Governor
Atkinson seems to ho pleased with tho
results of tho stato management of tho
road and would prefer to lot the
matter stand until fall, when ho fools a
bettor price cau bo secured.
The city council of ltomo lias boen
served with a notice to tho effect that
Captain Seay and his ticket wore
elected mayor and council respectively
at the rooeut election. A petition set
ting forth tho various grounds on
which the contestants will roly to es
tablish thoir rights will bo filed before
the ordinary. Among other allega
tions it will ho clnimod by Captain
Seay’s supporters that tliero were a
largo number of illegal votes cast by
parties who did not reside in Romojby
those who were not of legal age ; by
many who had not registered in per
son, us tlie statute requires, aud there
fore not entitled to voto.
Will Cost $23,480.
The contract for building the new
Public interest has been deeply
aroused over the fate of the Alariotta
nnd North Georgia railroad. From
tho present indications it begins to
look as if the proporty will havo to lie
resold. The purchasers have failed to
meet their obligations, after obtaining
from the court a special indulgence of
thirty days. Uroeeediugs will be in
stituted at once against the pur
chasers, who will be required to show
cause why the cosh payment of §92,-
500 paid at tho time of tho purchase
should not, bo forfeited.
If this amount is forfeited by reason
of tho failure of tho purchasers to
raiso the required sum of money it
will ho a serious Iosb entailed upon tho
Atlanta, Knoxville and Northern Con
struction Company, the purchasers of
the road.
No steps have been taken in the mat
ter as yet, aud tho lawyers interested
in tho several features of tho litigation
rofuso to speak unless authorized by
their clients.
* * *
Captain Cox Resigns.
Oaptniu Ed Cox has resigned his po
sition as superintendent of the Cole
City convict mining camps, and is no
longer connected with the ponitentia- '
ry of tho stato. His resignation was
accepted by Air. Julius L. Brown and
Dr. J. R. Brock was appointed to suc
ceed Captain Cox.
Dr. Brook is a well-known citizen of
i Dado county, and has the reputation
I of boing a sound business man and
| conservative manager. He lias been
I connected with the penitentiary Bys
tem of the state for a number of years
dormitory for tho Georgia Normal ! nI1 q j H now holding a similar position
in the camp at Bising Fawn. Dr.
Brook willresigu his position at ltising
Fawn camp and will assume control of
tho camp at Cole City at once.
Captain Cox has been considering
the matter of resigning for several
weeks and tho step which ho has just
taken was made after duo deliberation.
Homo timo hoforo the investigation of
tho penitentiary camps was inaugu
rated by the governor, it is said Cap
tain Cox had made up his mind to
leave tho prison life, but waited until
tho investigation was completed in or
der to seo whether or not his servieoa
would ho needed iu giving testimony.
aud Industrial collogo has beon awarded
to John H. AIcKinzie of Augusta, for
§28,480. Thoir bid being the lowest
among eleven competitors.
Work is to commence at once and
the building is to be completed by
August 15th, sons to be roudy for oc
cupancy at iho fall term. Brueo &
Alorgan, architects, will receive 5 por
cent of tho contract price which will
lonvo only §840 out of the §25,000 ap
propriated by the legislature for this
purpose. The now dormitory will ac
commodate about 200 students, tho old
ono 100 making room for 300 altogeth
er. This is not enough room to ac
commodate tho increasing patronage
of tho school.
No State Fair Tills Year.
At tho last meeting of tho Alacon
city counil a communication was road
from President John O. Waddell, of
the Georgia Btate Agricultural Society,
in which ho asked that tho city of Ala-
con consent that the state fair bo de
clared off this year. Thoro is n con
tract between tho city nnd the society
by which tho btate fair is to bo hold at
Alacon every alternate year. Presi
dent Waddell recites that the rosnlts
were not financially f-atisfactory when
the fair was held in conjunction with
tlio Augusta expobitiou in 1898, and
with the Alacon exposition in 1894.
He said tho society has not a dollar in
tho treasury, but owes no outside par
ty. He did not thiuk the finances of
tho country wero in condition for the
successful holding of a fair this year
and desired tho consent of tho city that
it bo declared off'. The communica
tion was referred to tho finance com
mittee.
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Whoso Money is It?
Honstou county is greatly stirred up
over tho finding of §18,000 in coin by
Green Hartley whilo digging a well,
mid all sorts of theories arc advanoed
as to how tho money came there.
Oue is that in 1893 tho old Planters’
bank of Fort Vulloy was robbed aud
about §00,000 was taken thorefroin.
Tho robbery, however, was in some
way settlod up. Another is that there
was au old gentleman living on the
placo named Head, who was robbed of
about §18,000 iu 1878. The money
LOADED WITH AMMUNITION.
The Steamer “Three Friends” Clears
From Jacksonville.
Loaded with arms and ammunition
from the Oulmu insiirgonts the stenmer
I’hreo Friends sailed from Jackson
ville, Flu., shortly after 2 o’clock Fri
day morning. Tho steamer carried
5,000 Remington rifles, 2,000 ma
chetes, 1,000,000 rounds of ammuni
tion, 1,500 pounds of dynamite, two
HotohkisB and two Gatling guns.
There wero also on bonrd about twon-
ty Cubans who aro said to bo members
of the most prominent families on tho
island aud who have been in this coun
try some weeks fitting out tho expedi
tion. It is claimed that tho Threo
Friends will not take tho ammunition
and tho men to Cuba, but will trans
fer them to the steamer Commodore
on tho high seas.
A BANKER SENTENCED.
Gets Eight Y’ears Each for Threo III-
<llctinmit9 Submitted.
J. E. Crandall, president of tho de
funct national bunk of Johnson City,
Tenn., who was tried in the United
States court iu Kuoxvillo, has been
sentenced by Judgo Clark to eight
years iu ouch of the three cases, terms
to bo served concurrently iu the
Brooklyn penitontiary.
Air. Crandall wus on trial under
threo separato indictments charging
him with padding his books and
swearing to falso reports to the comp
troller.