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STORIES OF
OTIS'S UNFITNESS.
Major Wisenburger of the Volun
teers Describes the Situation.
GLOOMY FOR THE SOLDIERS
At Manila All Realize That a Change
of Commanders is Imperative
—Returning Troops Talks.
San Francisco, Oct. io.—Major
J. J. Wisenburgof the First Wash
ington Volunteers, who arrived on
the transport Pennsylvania from
Manila yesterday, summarized the
situation in the Philippines in these
words:
"The insurgent forces are better
armed, better provisioned and bet
ter intrenched today than when the
rebellion broke out. lam sorry to
have to admit that our command
ers have been outgeneraled by the
Filipino leaders, but such is the
fact. The sort of campaign which
is being carried on in the islands
will never end the war.”
Major Wisenburger knows the
conditions as they existed in the
islands from December 2, 1898.
when the Washington troops land
ed at Manila, until September 30,
1899, when they were withdrawn
to board the Pennsylvania Major
Wisenburger was off the firing line
but three hours. In every one of
thirty-seven engagements in which
the Washington troops participat
ed Major Wisenburger was at the
front. The men relate innumera
ble incidents in which he display
ed bravery and seemed unconscious
of the Mauser bullets which pat
tered like hail about him.
"The citizens of the United
States have no idea of the difficul
ties under which our troops labor
in the Phillippines.’’ continued
Major Wisenburger. "Before the
fighting commenced, on the 4th of
February, I was field officer of the
day in the Paco district, where the
severest fighting afterwards took
place. Days before a gun was
fired I reported that the insurgents
were throwing up intrenchments
and fortifying their position in
every way. My report came to the
notice of General Otis, but he did
nothing.
"Day after day I rode along the
insurgent lines and watched them
at work on the trenches, from be
hind which they afterward killed
and wounded so many of my brave
boys. A week before the rebellion
broke out I knew that all hope of
peace was ended. Again I report
ed the activity in the insurgent
camp—told of the strong fortifica
tions they were preparing, and ask
ed permission for my troops to dig
trenches and prepare for the un
avoidable conflict.
REQUEST REFUSED.
“My request was refused. A
few days later, at midnight of Feb
ruary 4, I lay with my battalion in I
an open field beside blockhouse No.
ii, trying to dislodge the rebels)
from their secure intrenehments,
while men were being killed and
wounded all around me because
our position was not properly for
tified. Captain Otis of Company
A. went into this fight with sixtv
eight men. Before the morning
twenty-two had been killed or
wounded.
“The American people do not
realize the gravety of the Phillip
pine situation. The entire Thir
teenth Regiment of regular infan
try dropped their arms, their hav
ersacks and their baggage, and fled
like sheep before a midnight insur
gent attack. It was not the fault
of the men. When they have had
a soldier’s training they will be the
equal of any men in the islands.
They were bundled aboard their
transport befoie they knew how to
load their guns. When the ship
reached Manila they disembarked
at once, and. without any drilling
whatever, were marched to the fir
ing line and ordered to make camn
within sight of the “nemy’s litr 5
Their colonel protested against i. e
orders, explaining that his men
were but an undisciplined band of
’rookies,’ but the orders were not
countermanded.
“We have accomplished nothing
after a year’s fighting in the Phi
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lippines. The insurgents, led by
Emilio Aguinaldo, a natural fight
er, have held their own —yes, more
than held their own. A dozen
campaigns carried on as the previ
ous ones have been will not end the
war.
"I see that there is talk of re
placing Otis with Gen. Miles. I
hope this is done. Miles is the
man for the job. Our present
dilly-dallying policy must be
changed before the insurrection is
subdued. We have good fighters
among the regiments in the Phil
lippines. Despite their superior
intrenchments we beat them decis
ively when we were allowed to fight
them. A campaign in which we
drivethe natives from their trenches
only to return after a week, and
drive them out again, will not do.
The Washington regiment cap
tured a trench defended by 3,500
rebels. I hope that Miles will be
sent to the Phillippines.”
OFFICIAL ADVICES^
Confirming Gen. Sch wan’s Success
Women Not Wanted.
Washington, Oct. xi.—A cable
gram from Gen Otis to the war de
partment received late this after
noon confirms dispatches regarding
Col. Sch wan’s movements on San
Francisco de Malabon, Gen. Otis
says:
"Schwan successful yesterday in
driving insurgents with loss from
San Francisco de Malabon. He
reports their force disintegrated
and retiring on divergent roads
which are impossible for artillery
or wagons. No intention of occu
pying this country permanently or
temporarily, transportation will re
turn by way of Rosario and col
umn will move direction Das Mari
nes, probably retiring on Imus.
Country of no strategic impor
tance.”
Gen. Otis disapproves of officers’
families joining them at Manila.
Regarding this question he today
cabled the department as follows.
“Population much congested.
Provision for officers’ families can
not be made. Those already ar
rived, together with families enlist
ed men have caused much perplex
ity. Would not permit my own
family to come under existing cir
cumstances, nearly all officers and
men here absent from Manila on
duty; families should await more
peaceful condition.”
Another message announced the
arrival at Manila of the transport
Victoria with 403 horses. Ten died
en route, and several found to be
afflicted with glanders were shot.
The Garonne sailed for Manila on
the 7th inst., and the Athenian on
the 9th, both from Seattle.
LAWRENCE RELEASED-
Accused of Murder Many Years
Ago—Did Not Believe Witness.
Frank Lawrence, who was arres
ted two weeks ago on a charge of
murdering Mack Johnson in 1894,
had a preliminary hearing before
Judge Lumpkin, in LaFayette,
last Friday, and the court, after
listening to the evidence produced,
discharged him.
Stewart was the main witness
and several men swore they would
not believe him on oath. The
bones, alleged to be those of the
dead man were not produced. So
-1 citor Mose Wright could not be
present, and the lawyers for the
defense had it all their own way.
It is said that Jake Goodson, ex
deputy marshal, gave some testi
mony that promised to be quite
sensational butitlie lawyers for the
defense carefully' avoided bringing
out the details.
The prosecution will probably
go before the next grand jury in
Walker Superior court, and silt
the case to the bottom, as the pre
liminary trial lust had does not
bar further investigation by that
body.
THE GAME LAW.
Time to Shoot Quail Is After No
vember First.
In spite of the existence of a
state law, there come reports from
different sections of the state that
quail are being put on the market.
Here is the law on the subject:
“It shall be unlawful for any
person to shoot, trap, kill, ensnare
or destroy in any manner, any wild
turkey, pheasant, partridge, quail,
between the 15th day of Match
and the first day of November, ,y
and “it shall be unlawful for any
person to sell, or offer for sale, any
game bird or animal or part of
either, whether dead or alive, that
are protected by this act, during
the period so protected, and it shall
be taken and deemed as prima fa
cie evidence of a violation of the
provisions of this section for any
person or persons to be found in
possession of any animal or bird or
part of either during the periods
they are protected by this act, and
anv person or persons who shall
violate any of the provisions of
this act shall be guilty if a misde
meanor.”—Act of xS96, page 74.
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WAR DECLARED.
Boer’s Advance Has Probably Al
ready Begun in Strong Force-
AGENT ASKS FOR TRANSPORTS.
Great Britain’s Answer to the
Transvaal’s Ultimatum—Panic
at Vryburg,
London, Oct. 12. —When the
cabinet meets at noon today it is
evident that Boer advance will be
in full swing.
Judging from present appearan
ces, the Boers are preparing for a
simultaneous invasion at five sep
arate points—Laingsnek, Kimber
ley, Vryburg, Magenting and Lo
bastsi. Therefore, it is almost im
possible to guess the plan of cam
paign.
A dispatch from Durham, dated
Thursday morning at 8 o’clock,an
nounces that the Boers seized Al
bertina station and demanded the
keys, which were delivered to them
by the station master, who reach
ed Ladysmith on a trolley car. The
excitement at Ladysmith is increas
ing and the troops at?e ready to
act at a moment’s notice.
The Daily Mail’s correspondent
at Lobatsi, telegraphing on Wed
nesday, says:
The Boers are on the border pre
paring to cross at 3 o’clock today.
A messenger sent to the Boers ask
ing them to spare the women and
children has been detained.
All kinds of rumors are tele
graphed from South Africa regard
ing the Boer movements. Apart
from the advance of the Volksraad
and Van Reenan commandos re
ports have arrived of the concen
tration of the Utrecht and Vrihied
commanders towards the drifts
along the Buffalo river, east of
Dundee.
One of the special correspon
dents at Ladysmith expresses the
opinion that a Boer command of
some 200 men visited Newcastle
on Tuesday, made purchases and
then withdrew. These, he sug
gests may have given rise to the
reports regarding the occupation of
Laing’s Nek.
ORANGE FREE STATE.
London, Oct. 12. —The position
of the Orange Free State at the
present juncture is peculiar. While
the Transvaal has virtually declar
ed war, technically Great Britain
and the Free State are on friendly
terms. It is alleged that the Free
State Boers have been endeavoring
to induce the Basutes to cross the
Caledon river and consent to a con
ference in the belief that they fa
vor the Transvaal, but it is under
stood that the Basutes ridicule the
idea.
At a late meeting of the para
mount chief of the tribe with the
resident commissioner of Maserr,
the chief was most pronounced in
asserting the firm loyalty of the
Basutes, and although pleasant
words may have been exchanged
the authorities are confident that
an alliance between the Boers and
Basutes is impossible.
Dispatches from Durham, Natal,
confirm the report that the Orange
Free State authorities seized the
Natal train that was leaving La
dysmith yesterday morning for
Harrismith. They also stopped a
train due to leave Harrismith in
the afternoon.
All the rolling stock has been
ordered down the country' out of
the reach of seizure.
It is understood that telegraphic
communication with the Transvaal
ceased at 5 o’clock yesterday after
noon (Transvaal time).
Cecil Rhodes has arrived at
Kimberley.
A panic has broken out at Yrv
burg and a hurried exodus has be
gun, owing to British refugees
from the Transvaal declaring that
a large force of Boers was acivalu
ing on the town. The rumor that
Newcastle had been occupied 1 y
the Boers is without confirmation.
Mr. Hoffmever and other prom
inent members ot the Afrikander
bund have issued a circular appe; |
ing for subscriptions for the relici
of the widows and families of the
j burghers killed in the Transvaal,
The Twentieth Century.
Scientific American.
The nineteenth century closes
with the year 1900. Immediately
after midnight, therefore, of De
cember 31, 1900. is when the twen
tieth century begins. In other
words it begins with the first sec
ond of the first hour of the first
day of January,l9ol.
The twentieth century will open
on Tuesday and close on a Sunday'.
It will have the greatest number of
leap years possible for a century —
twenty-four. The year 1904 will
be the first one, then every fourth
vear after that to and including
the year 2000. February will three
times have five Sundays; in 1920,
1948 and 1976.
The twentieth century will con
tain 36,525 days which lacks but
one day of being exactly 5,218
weeks. The middle day of the
century will be January 1, 1951.
Several announcements are made
of changes to be inaugurated with
the opening of the new century.
The first of importance is that
Russia will adopt the Georgian
calander. This will be done by
omitting thirteen days, the amount
of error that will have accumula
ted after the close of February,
1900. The Russians will then
write Jan. 1. 1900, instead of Dec.
19, 1900, or rather, instead of both,
according to the dual system now
in vogue in that country and in
Greece. The other iittphrtant an
nouncement is that it j¬ at all
unlikely that the astronomical day,
which now begins at noon of the
civil day’, Will begin with the civil
day, at midnight. The present
method of having the astronomi
cal day to begin twelve hours after
the beginning of the civil day is
apt to be confusing. On the other
hand, to have the former begin at
midnight, just when astronomers
are often busiest, will be to them
somewhat inconvenient.
SEVENTY MILLIONS.
For Amusement Spent Every Year
In the United States.
In the United States there are
5,000 theaters, if we count all
kinds, writes Franklin Fyles,
in the first of the series of
articles on "The Theater and Its
People,” in the Ladies’ Home Jour
nal. More than 2,000 are fairly
classable as legitimate, and over
1,000 more are devoted to vaude
ville. The 2,000 others taper off in
various ways. To estimate the
capital invested in all this theatri
cal property is difficult. But about
$100,000,000 is invested in the
3,000 first-class legitimate theaters
which will be considered in this ar
ticle. This is an average of $33,-
333 each, which is low enough,
some costing as much $500,000
each. It is equally hard to com
pute the money paid bv Americans
for theatrical amusement. Separate
audiences yield from absolutely
nothing, ixi extreme cases of fail
ure, to as much as $20,000 at an
exceptional performance of opera.
A conservative estimate is that the
aggregate reaches $70,000,000 a
year. Not less than 1,500,000
persons sit in these theaters each
weekday night in the season of at
least eight months.
Hits the Nail on the Head-
John R. McLean goes to the very
core of the money question in short
metre. “Intriguing men,” he says,
"are found who want to strip the
government of that power (the pow
er of coining and issuing the coun
try’s money.) It has ever been
their (the old monometallist intrig
uers’) aim to make a currency that
should be as scarce as possible, with
which to carry on the business of
the country. They wanted a law
that should regulate the amount of
money and then fix the price at
which che people could have that
money.
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WAS ONCE A NEWSBOY.
The Governor of South Carolina
Among the Newsboys.
That must have been an amus
ing picture when Governor Mc-
Sweeney of South Carolina, was
surrounded by newsboys on News
paper Row, in New York. It will
be remembered by Governor Mc-
Sweeney’s old friends that he was
a newsboy himself when a lad.
The other day while in New York
attending the Dewey celebration
Governor McSweeney ran into a
big crowd of newsboys in front of
the Pulitzer building. His son,
Miles, was with him, and here is
the story as told by the Columbia
"State:”
"He exclaimed, “Ah, that is
what I was once. Just look at
them; Miles, come here son, I want
to show you what your father was
when he was your size.” Reach
ing back and catching his boy’s
hand, it was only a second or two
before the governor had forced his
way
yelling, ’ soyffliixg newsboys. He
talked with them and when they
found out who he was and that he
had once been of the “clan,” they
rallied round him and the gover
nor’s face was all smiles. He
bought as many papers as he could
carry, and Col. Folk, who got down
into the crowd, did likewise. The
boys gave the governor an ovation
in their own demonstrative way
and before he could be extricated
from his admiring host of news
boy enthusiasts the police h°.d to
go to his aid and clear a way out of
it for him.
There was no incident of his
trip to the metropolis that Gov.
M’Sweeney enjoyed more thorough
ly than this. It recalled to his
mind many memories of the past.
And who shall measure the in
fluence of the incident upon some,
of those boys? How they will talk
about a real governor having been
a newsboy like themselves. It
may be that the incident will arouse
the ambition of some brave boys
in the party, who like Governor
McSweeney may rise from their
humble estate to places of honor
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Commissioner’s Sale.
Bv virtue of an order and judgment
oi Superior Court of Bartow county
Georgia, rendered September 27th, lwwj
in open opart and.recorded in book “L"
-of miniates,
commissioner Tor that purpose appoint
ed in the case of Stella H. Swam, et.
1., vs W. W. Woodruff, et. al., peti
tion for receiver, Equitable Relief, e c.,
NO. 42 Januarv term, 196, Bartow Supe
rior Court, sell at public outerv, before
the courthouse door in Cfcrters" -- ille,Ga.,
between the legal hours of sale, the
place known as the Terlmne place, be
ing lots Nos. 93. 94, 95, 96, 120,121, 122,167,
los and 169, and parts of lots of land
Nos 123, 166, 192, 193, 194; all of said lots
and parts of lots being in the Seven
teenth District and Third Section of
Bartow comity, Georgia, and being n
one tract containing five hundred acres,
more or less This property is sold f< r
the puroose of division (as set
forth in said judgment in said
case), between the tenants in com
mon, owners thereof, named in said
judgment. Terms of sale: One-third
cash, one-third in one year, and one
third in two years, from date of sale,
with eight (8) per cent, per annum in
terest from date ot the sale: bond f< r
title to be ei _ en to the purchaser and
sale subject to confirmation by the
court ' K. li. DODD.
Commissioner.
Foreclosure of Mortgage.
D. W. K Peacock \ Foreclosure of mortgage in
vs J Bartow Superior Court,
Agnes Lavitte. J July term. 1899,
It b-ing represented to the court b.v the peti
tion o 11. ~K. Peacock, that on the’lUth day
ol p. bi nary, ISM 7, A sines Lavitte executed and
Mitered to John W. Akin and was thereafter
-ransferied and assigned to the said petitioner a
mortgage on certain real estate lying and being
in Bartow county, Georgia, and described as
follows: The farm where I now live and which
belongs to me. consisting of above 53 acres, and
being the place I bought from Newton Cochran
in the 17th district and 3d section of said counjy
of Bartow and state of Georgia, bounded on the
north by F. M. Martin’s place east by the T. H,
Powell place, south by the B. T. Le a ke place and
west by the S. E Garner farm, being parts of
lots Nos. H‘J. 032 and 700. for the purpose of se
curing the payment of a certain promissory uote
for $52.50 executed and delivered to said Akin
and thereafter transferred and assigned to the
sid petitioner, on the 20tb dav of February.
1 SO7, due October l, 1897. with interest on the
principal from maturity at the rate of s percent,
per aunu n. and 10 per c-nt. attorneys fees.
it is ordered, that the said defendant pay into
this court b.v the first day of the next term
'hereof, the principal, interest, attorneys fees
less a credit ofsis,so paid on November i 1897.
and costs, due on said note, or show cause why
the said defendant should not pay the same,
or that in default thereof the aforesaid mort
gage be foreclosed and the equity of redemption
of the said defendant therein be forever barred,
and that service of this rule be perfected on said
defendant according to law.
In open court this August 5. 1899
PAUL F. AKIN, A. W. FITE.
Plaintiffs Att’.v. J. S. C. O.C.
GEORGIA Bartow ' ounly,
I, \V. W. Roberts, clerk of the Superior r art
>'said county, hereby certify ns such that lie
or* going is a true and correct copy of the re
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bar and and seal
Thi. August 5. 1599.
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