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EXCITEMENT JKT LONDON.
Heroic Conduct of Knolfn Monahan
Appeal* to British Subject*.
London, April 13.—The dispatches to
the Associated Press from Apia, Samoa,
Tim Auckland, New Zealand, were the
only news received here of the fcreaoh
fcrous attack mad© th© Mataafas
upon the American and British naval
farces, l’hfy created considerable sen •
ution in official circles and among the
general public. The newspapers sent
out large placards printed with such
startling statements as “British and
American forces routed,” “German
treachery,” etc., etc.
The heroic conduct of Ensign Mona
han of the United States cruiser Phila
delphia partiularly appeals to the publio.
The Britlfh admiralty has received a
dispatch from Captain Stuart, the se
nior BritiSh naval officer in Samoan
waters, giving the news of the deal h of
Lieutenant Freeman of the British
cruiser Tauragan in “an engagement
with the rebels "
Beyond this no further details have
been received.
The German ambassador, Count von
Hatzfeldt-Faldenburg, first received the
news from a representative of the As
sociated Press. He quickly recognized
its importance and asked permission to
make a copy of the dispatch. He said:
“This news is indeed grave, and it is
unfortunate at this moment that any
thing should occur to endanger the ne
gotiations for the settlement that wo
were glad to feel would soon have ar
rived. Of course I cannot discuss the
particulars given in the dispatch, but
the occurrence is certainly very unfor
tunate. ”
The Pall Mall Gazette says:
The location of the engagement, or
rather ambush, is stated to have been a
German plantation and there is the un
pleasant suggestion of treachery upon
the part of a German subject. The in
cident, apart from the loss of life, is
deeply deplorable. The situation was
already full of anxiety to the govern
ments at home while on the spot racial
feeling runs high. Though it will be
kept well under control, the cabinets of
London, Washington and Berlin could
well have spared this latest develop
ment.
“It may be assured that order will be
maintained ashore by the united efforts
of the English and American com
manders, but even their efforts will not
clear the air of the electricity which is
fast accumulating at Apia. ”
ADMIRAL KAUTZ REPORTS.
Xuiiit-s of Americans Killed Near Apia
Cabled to Washington.
Washington, April 12.—The follow
ing dispatch from Admiral Kautz has
been received:
“On April 1, while the combined forces
of the British and United States, under
Lieutenant Freeman, British navy, were
recounoitering near Apia, they were
ambushed.
"Deeply regret to announce the death
of Lieutenant Philip B. Lunsdale, En
sign John K. Monahan, Coxswain
James Butler, Ordinary Seaman Nor
man Edsal and live men wounded, be
longing to the Philadelphia. The Brit
ish loss in killed two men and Lieuten
ant Freeman. ”
The navy department records of the
service for the two sailors killed at
Apia are as follows:
James Butler, seaman, enlisted at
Boston. Born in Dungarvau, Ireland,
next of kin Mrs. Kate Butler, Spring
Mount, Dungarvau, Ireland. Has had
no previous naval service.
Norman Eckley Edsal, ordinary sea
man, enlisted at Toledo, O. Born at
Columbus, Kv. Next of kin Bessie E
Edsal, sister, Greenville, Mich.
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP.
Straws Which Show the I’roicreHH Uv
liiK Miklc In Thin Direction.
The cause of government ownership
tif railroads and other pubKc monopolies
has recently received support from an
unexpected quarter. In his recent re
port General Longstreet, United States
railroad commissioner, recommends the
government construction and operation
of a double track railway from San
Diego on the Pacific coast to Kansas
City or St Louis, a measure which, he
mgos, is not only warranted hut de
manded by the extension of our com
merce certain to result from the an
nexation of the Hawaiian Islands and
our probable control of the Philippines.
Australia seems to he keeping the
lead which it took several years ago in
this direction. Among the measures
now before the parliament of New South
Wales is one for the establishment of
national collieries sufficient to supply
the requirements of the government
service. The experience of the city of
Sydney with tramways under city own
ership and control has been remarkable,
eveu from the point of view of profits
to the city. In 1888 these tramways
paid less than 2 per cent, while in 1808
the net profit was more tha i per
vent
Official inquiry now under way in
New South Wales is directed to estab
lish as far as possible the relations be
tween wages aud rents. The result of
this inquiry is likely to have an im
portant effect on the demand for in
creased wages. It is estimated that the
average deduction from a laborer’s in
come fur rent amounts to 25 per cent
in Australia. The proportion is about
the same in this country, and very lit
tle reflection will serve to show that
this proportion must he regarded as ex
cessive. The balance infast be struck,
find if it cannot be arrived at by reduc
tion of rents it must be met by au in
crease of wages.—Arena
ALMOST A GREENEACKER.
Sound Argument For n Financial
System Thai Jial l-'ulls Short.
The financial policy proposed by The
Journal has met not merely with ap
proval. but with enthusiastic welcome
from newspapers and readers in all parts
of the country. Indeed, the scarcity of
adverse comment makes it worth while
to take notice of some critics who would
not otherwise call for attention.
For instance, the Louisville Post con
siders The Journal’s currency views the
“exploded theories of a world half
awake," “the dreams of the idle and
the ignorant” and “the ultimate ex
pression of fiatism, which believes the
government can create something out of
nothing, and all very good.”
As “language” this is very attract
ive. but as argument it leaves some
thing to be desired. \V e believe that
our Louisville contemporary enjoys the
pleasure and profit of very intimate re
lations with certain railroad corpora
tions. It also bolted the Democratic na
tional ticket in 189(5, after having pro
moted the election of a Republican gov
ernor: hence it naturally objects to a
policy that proposes to secure the profits
of railroads and other public utilities
for the people, instead of for the corpo
rations.
But let us descend from the critic’s
airy heights of rhetoric to details.
The national banks issue notes, which
are not a legal tender. These notes are
accepted everywhere at par. because
they are payable in lawful money of the
United States, which may be either
gold, silver, Sherman notes or green
backs, and because the treasury holds
United States bonds, with whose pro
ceeds they may be redeemed if the is
suers default. Now, if bank notes, pay
able in government paper, secured by
United States bonds, and not legal ten
der. are accepted at par, what is to hin
der the acceptance of the government
paper itself, when it is made legal ten
der, payable in coin and exchangeable
for bonds at the pleasure of the holder "r
Where is the “fiatism” or “creating
something out of nothing” in that V
The government lias found no trouble
thus far in getting people to accept its
notes when they have been issued to
pay for the destruction of war and
when they have been accompanied by
bonds backed by nothing but the tax
ing power. The Journal’s policy pre
serves all the old securities and adds a
new and most important one —the pos
session of productive, income paying
property.
Under this plan the government’s
notes and bonds will be represented,
not by powder smoke and commissions
to bankers, but by railroads and tele
graphs, bringing in a revenue sufficient
to cover nil interest payments and leave
a handsome margin for new invest
ments. Russia, where the general rate
of interest is lower than it is here,
clears over 6 per cent net on her state
railroads. The Journal, in its desire to
keep within the narrowest limits of
moderation, counted on only 4 per cent
for ours and showed that at that rate
the government would be ahead from
$10,000,000 to $20,000,000 a year on
an investment of $500,000,000. —New
York Journal.
Municipal Ownership.
Mayor Jones of Toledo, in a letter to
the New York Journal, says:
“The people care nothing for parties;
they care everything for principle, and
they believe in municipal ownership.
The greatest obstacle in the way of good
government here and everywhere, in
municipality, state and nation, and the
one that is now the easiest for the peo
ple to overcome, is private ownership of
public utilities.
“There is never any talk of corrup
tion or scandal or dishonesty in connec
tion with the management of our water
works, our natural gas plants, or, in
deed. any of the publicly owned utili
ties.
“Nearly all of the defects in our mu
nicipal government can be traced to the
corporations who own or are seeking to
own or extend public franchises.
“There is no kind of doubt about
your proposition that good gas can be
made and sold at a profit in New York
city for 50 cents. We never shall have
honest municipal government until all
of the public utilities are publicly own
ed. ’’
REPORT FROM GEN. OTIS.
He hi'srrlb s tin* Movements of Troops
Commanded by Lawton.
Washington, April 12.— The war de
partment has received a dispatch from
General Otis saying that General Law
ton’s campaign has been concluded with
great success. The war department
officials say that the result is very grati
fying
The following is General Otis’ cable
gram in full:
“Yesterday, in the lake region, Law
ton pursued insurgents eastward from
Santa Cruz dispersing them. Captured
all the larger vessels used in the lake
trade and Spanish gunboat. He is now
eudeavoring to pass them from river,
where concealed, into luke.
“Wheaton drove immediately 10 miles
to eastward of rail way line communi
cations with Malolos. Lawton's aud
Wheaton’s casualties few and slight, as
enemy made no stand.
“Notified by Spain that she will
evacuate Mindora aiid Sion.’’
National Plan
of Organization.
Your committee appointed to formu
late a plan for the future organization
and government of the poople’s party,
realizing the necessity of preserving
party independence and wishing to
prove that our party alone stands for
direct legislation through the initiative
and referendum system applied to party
government as well as to the maki.-g
of laws, reports the following rules on
organization: V
1 All delegate conventions of the
People’s Party for making nominations
and platforms are hereby abolisnad,
and instead thereof, nominations for
office, platforms and amendments there
to shall be made by direct vote at the
People’s Partb primaries of the politi
cal subdivision affected there
by.
2. The People’s Party organization
shall consist o : H national committee
of three member from each state to be
chosen by the state central com
mittee on each presidential
year.
3. A state central committee of three
members from etch congressional
district to be elected
by direct vote at the party primaiies on
each election year,
4. A congressional committee of
three members from each county in the
congressional district, to be elected
by direct vote at the party
primaries on eash election
year.
5. A county committee of three
members from each township or ward,
to be elecsed by direct vote at the
party primaries on each election
year.
6. National, state, congressional and
county committees shall perform the
same duties as heretofore,not inconsist
ent herewith, provide blank ballots for
the referendum votes hero.u contemplat
ed, and canvas and certify the votes cast
in their respective territories. _
7. The unit of organization shall be,
the precinct club.
8. Any voter may become a member
of the precent club of any precinct by
subscribing to our national declarations
of principles and onr rules on organiza
tion.
9. Any member of any precinct club
who shall propose fusion or oo op -ration
with either the Republican or Demo
cratic organizations in the make up of a
ticket through conference committee
or otherwise, shall, upon conviction
thereof, by a majority vote of his club
bo deemed outside the party.
10. No person not a member of a pre
cinct club, and in good standing shall
be eligible to membership on any Peo
ple’s party committee or a People’s party
nomination ior any office.
11. Each committee shll make prompt
report to the committee next higher of
all referendum votes and other matters
within the jurisdiction of such higher
committee, and the chairman of each
committee shall ha deemed responsible
for the prompt and faithful performance
of the duties of his committee.
12. State platforms can be changed
only upon demand of a majority vote of
the precinct club membership of any
county, ratfied by a vote of the precinct
club membership of the State; and the
national platform can be changed only
upon demand of a majority vote of the
precinct club membership of any State
ratified by a majority vote of the pre
cinct club membership of the nation.
13. No salaried official shall be elected
a member of any committee of the Peo
ple’s party organization, and any mem
ber of such committee elected to a sal
aried office shall be deemed to have
vacated his position on suclj committee.
14. All People’s party condidates for
office and members of People’s party
committees shall at all times be subject
to the principles of the imperative man
date and may be recalled by a majority
vote of the league membership of their
constituency.
Respectfully submitted,
John O’ZABEL, Chairman.
H. B. FAY, M, D., Secretary
Adopted in national convention, Cin
cinnati, 0 , Sept. 6th, 1898.
“Hello, Mr. Workingman 1 What are
you doing?” “Digging potatoes.”
“What are you going to do with them ?”
“I sort them into four piles.” “What
for?” “The big pile of fine potatoes you
eee over there I give to the landlord
as rent for his permission to me to
live on the earth; next to the biggest
pile I give to the mortgagees as interest
for the use of the implements to work
with; the third pile I give in taxes for
the privilege of living in the county.”
“And that pile of little ones, do you eat
them?” “No, I feed them to the hogs
to fatten them, and then give the bogs
to the railroads for hauling the potatoes
to the owners. This is a great country,
though I“—Southern Mercury
Gainesville, Jefferson & Southern Railroad.
SAMUEL C. DUNLAP, Receiver.
Time table No. 12, taking effect 5. 50 a. m., Jan. 6, 1899
MAIN LIjSTE
NORTH BOUND. Between Social Circle SOUTH BOUND
Reßii Downward an d Gainesville. Read Upward
First Class. First Class
1
93 9* 85 83 81 STATIONS. 82 84 86 92 94
Sun- Snn- Daily Daily Daily din daily daily SiiTT'’
day day ex ex ex ex e .\ J su ?" sn
oniy only Sun Sun Sun j gun Sun Sun only 5 ’
g am am am pm Lv. ~ Ar. a m pin —~r~
s 1100 74511 00 450 SOCIAL'CIRCLE 915830 605 c o,J £
o 11 15 80211 20 505 GRESHAM 855 3 10 545 u ,1k 0
& H3O 820 1140 525 MONROE. 835 250 525 aZ b
= 5 520 ° E
® U 45 855 1205 543 CAMPTON 815 55 30 4 55 R „ g
•° 1158 915 12-.0 557 BETHLEHEM BuO 215435 J* ®
—l2 15 93512 40 615 WINDER 745 300 415 J**
9 55 1 50 7 40 12 25 4 05 ' 94
87 12 30 10 10 202 633
Trjr 12 45 10 3> 222 648 HOsCHTON 7 iO II 50 3 80 7 39 —-
ex' 108 11 10 2507 08 HICKORY TREE. 6451125 305 7 19''%
Sun *x
Sun
am / — —
640 1 15 11 15 300 7 15 BELLMONT 640 11 20 3 00 7 uVfn
645 1 20am 306 720 KLONDIKE 635 11 14pm 709 S
6 50 125 310 725 CANDLER 6 30 11 10 7 06 7m
710 145 335 745 GAINESVILLE. 6 10 10 45 6 45 640
m P m .pm pm Ar. Lv. a m ain a m p m
87 19 185 |BJ 181 j j - 82T84T86~loiT88
No. 82 will run to Social Circle regardless of No, 83, but Respect
ing No. 85.
No. 84 will run to Social Circle regardless of No. 81.
No. 83 will run to Winder regardless of No. 84, but Rerp’t’gNo.B6,
No. 84 will run to Winder regardless of No. 83, but Resp’t’g N0.'85.
No. 92 will run to Social Circle regarding of No. 91.
No. 84 will approach Belmont with train under full control, ex
pecting to find No. 85 using main track.
JEFFERSON BRANCH. ~~
Time Table No. 12, taking effect 5.50 am., Jan. 0, 1899.
NORTH BOUND Between Jefferson and SOUTH BOUND
Read Downward Bellmont. Read Upward.
;
:
First Class. First Class.
~B<T~ 87 STATIONS. “88
Daily Daily Dully "Dauy
except except e xcept except
Sun Sun Snn ‘ nn
R. Al. A. M. Lv. Ar. P. JM. A in.
210 550 JEFFERSON 800 12 10
235 615 PENDERGRASS 733 11 40
300 640 BELLMONT 715 11 20
P M. IA. M. Ar. v.P- M. A. M.
' 89 |B7 | ~§B |9O |
No. 90 will run to Jefferson regardless of No. 89.
No. 90 will wait at Belmont until 12 SO for delayed No. 94 from
Gainesville.
“Frank's Cough Cure is the best I ever used.”—lLob’t L Taylor.
FEMALE
If*m, * Bp * a ~\ rniENU
F;fil f' 5 l.;i $ y # $ MAKPS YOUMO WOHEN
tjj&H PV iil .*tf our OF PRH/VUTURLY
m § i nW S A ln
- —Celery Comped(*>
' BUILDS UP RUN DOWN
■ MEN AND WOfIEN.
Kannfactured only by MARBLE CITY DRUG Co’7 KaoxyTHe. TennT”
or Sale by Winder Dra£ Co*
'linuiUHi >t tin- Farmer,
"When National Grange Grand Mas
ter Aaron .louts of Indiana was before
tlie national industrial commission a
short time ago. he expressed the opin
ion that transportation was the most
important question with which the
farmer had to deal, and he believed
rates shonld bo made by an independent
commission.and that the railroad com
panies should not be allowed to arbi
trarily fix rates. He also asserted that
the trusts should be controlled, and ex
pressed the hope that the commission
would devise legislation to that end.
He thought our consuls abroad should
interest themselves in the agricultural
products of the country as much as in
its manufacturing interests.
Another reform suggested was the
lowering of the salaries of government
officials. “I remember, ”he said, “when
the salaries of congressmen were in
creased from SB,OOO to $5,000. This in
crease was made on the plea that the
purchasing power of the dollar had de
creased. Now that there has been an
increase in the purchasing power, we
hear of no agitation for a reduction of
salaries. “
Mr. Jones asserted that the farmer is
unfairly and inequitably taxed, one
fourth to one-third of the income of the
average farm in Indiana being necessary
to pay the taxes levied upon it He sug
gested legislation looking to uniformity
in taxation in the different states. He
was favorable to a uniform income tax,'
but opposed to the inheritance tax.
ARRESTED FOR CONSPIRACY.
Nashville .Man Who Visited New \ork
Gets Himself In Trouble.
New Yoke, April 12.— A. S. Colyar,
Jr., of Nashville, Tenn., who came to
this city to secure the extradition of
Nicholas A. Heckman, an important
witness against Robert Molineaux, was
arrested today on the charge of being
concerned in a conspiracy against Heck
man.
Colyar was accompanied to this city
by Captain Casteen of the Nashville
police. It was alleged that Heckman,
who identified Moliueuux as the renter
of a letterbox in his establishment in
this city, was Percy E. Raymond, who
was sentenced to two years’ imprison
ment in Nashville in 1894 for larceny,
and who escaped from the penitentiary-
It is now alleged that the whole affair
was a plot to spirit Heckman away.
The extradition papers which were ob
tained for Heckman have been revoked
Puncture*.
Ice breaks with a cold snap.
“Bearded beef" sounds rather barber
ous.
Is the frost work on our windows a
frieze 1
The only way to rid the dog of kis
baTk is to skin him.
A cycle side path isn’t a road, thong
it’s the next thing to it. . , .
The “owl cars” carry the
hawks’’ who are out fora “lark.
A. W. Bulletin.