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CONCESSIONS
CAUSE KICK
Secretary Root May Have Ex=
ceeded His Authority.
AN INQUIRY IS SET ON FOOT
Senator Turner Charges That
(jold Property In Alaska Has
Been Illegally Ceded.
Upon the authority of the governor
of Alaska, Mr. Turner, senator from
tbe state of Washington, made the
statement in the senate Wednesday
that concessions for gold mining in
the bed of the sea near Cape Nome,
Alaska, had been granted by the sec
retary of war, and upon that statement
he based a resolution of inquiry.
Senator Turner said if such a grant
had been made it was “a shame, a re
proach and a scandal.”
Mr Turner’s resolution directed the
secretary of war to inform the senate
whether uny concessions to excavate
the gold-hearing bed of the sea in the
vicinity of Cape Nome, Alaska, or in
other Alaskan waters have been made
to any individual or corporation or as
sociation by the secrotary of war or
any other war department official, and
if so, upon what theory such grant was
made.
“The secretary of war,” said Mr.
Turner, “has jurisdiction over the
navigable waters in the rivers and
harbors of the United States and at
v;i! i. us times has giveu to private in- i
dividuals authority to excavate the
bed of such waters for proper pur
poses. Now if this authority has been
stretched to cover such a concession
as that mentioned in the resolution it
is a shame, a reproach and a scandal.”
Mr. Wolcott, of Colorado, said that
in view of this extraordinary state
ment the secretary of war would be
auxions to answer any proper inquiry
touching it. If such a concession had .
been gi anted it was clearly a violation
of the law.
Mr. Carter said it certainly could
not be in contemplation of the secre
tary of war to give mining leases
without a semblance of law. “I think
the resolution should be adopted,”
said Mr. Carter, “as I’m satisfied the
response will show the secretary has
not arrogated to himself such power.”
The resolutions were agreed to.
(ON FLK IT NO TF> Tl MON V
Given Itcforc the linluslrial Commission
tit It Session In Atlanta.
Conflicting testimony has been given
to the United States industrial com
mission as to the condition of the mill
operatives in Atlanta and the wages
they receive.
Three witnesses representing labor
organizations, told the commissioners
that the condition of the mill opera
tive- was deplorable. Their evidence
was that the conditions at the Fulton
Hag and Cotton Mills were especially
bad.
Mr. Oscar Elsas, representing the
Fulton mills, denied that his employes
were mistreated or were paid starva
tion wages.
The foreman of a Macon newspaper,
1. J. Kiiburn, was also a witness be
fore the commission. He said that
since he had been at work, labor in
the south had been organized. He
believed moral and financial benefits
hail been derived from organization.
He discussed the labor unions in Ma
con, tei'ing of the wage scales and the
rules that prevailed.
“Incompetent workmen ave not ad
mitted to our unions,” he said. “We
have to keep them out because wfl
want to guarantee to the employer of
union labor that he will get the value
of his money.”
“Then it is in the power of the
union to prevent moa from working at
a given trade,” said Mr. Smyth.
“Wo do not go that far, but wo pre
\eiit non-union tneu from working in
union shops.”
Kiiburn explained the system of
apprentices, saying that iu the Typo
graphical union one apprentice was
allowed to every seven printers or
fraction thereof.
“Suppose an employer had a son
whom he wautod to learn the trado
aud there were no apprentice places
vacant?” suggested Seuator Kyle.
“The employer’s sou would be
turned down,” replied Mr. Kiiburn,
“just like anybody else I bad a case
a few days ugo whore an employer
wanted Ins son to learn to operate a
Morgen thaler machine. There was no
vacancy and l had to turn him down.”
Senator Kyle asked if the laborers
were not operating a gigantic trust.
Mr. Kiiburn said they simply had a
large organization. He did not con
sider it a trust.
The senator said it occurred to him
that the labor unions were putting
themselves on the sune plane with
lire big corporations of the country.
“MENACE TO AMERICA.”
Sulzer Charges That England Is
Fortifying Against On the
Canadian Frontier.
A Washington special says: In the
house of representative Congressman
Sulzer denounced the administration
for its pro-British policy in the most
scathing terms. He spoke on his res
olution making inquiry about the for
tifications being erected by Great
Britain on the Cauadian border, which
resolution had been turned down by
the Republican committee.
Mr. Sulzer said his resolution only
called for such information not incom
patible with the public interest, not
for secret information. The adjutant
general’s report, he said, is preposter
ous and untenable and it is ridiculous
for him to say Great Britain is not
trespassing on our territory, no one
contends that. What we do declare
and what every thinking aud intelli
gent citizeu of this country knows is,
that while Great Britain is pretending
to be our friend she is sedulously and
studiously and consistently erectiug
great fortifications on our northern
frontier which menace the integrity of
the republic and which on notice of
twenty-four hours could destroy our
cities, our towns, and lay waste the
property of our people. It seems to
mo that today the administration is
being humbugged by the administra
tion of Great Britain.
“I say that on this resolution I want
to get the sense of this house and find
out who are the friends of America
and who are friends of Great Britain.
We ought to have this information.
There is a feeling all over this country
that the administration has absolutely
and abjectly surrendered American
rights to British enterests. It has
done so iu Alaska, it has done so in
regard to the Nicaragua canal, it is
doing so now in the orient, in the
Philippines, iu China.
“The administration here is more
English than the administration in
London, aud it is time for someone to
stand up here and talk for American
rights against British interests.”
(Loud applause on the Democratic
side.) The resolution was finally laid
upon the table, 110 to 97.
The resolution of Mr. Sulzer was as
follows:
“Resolved, That the secretary of
war is hereby directed to inform the
house of representatives as early as
possible what fortifications Great Bri
tain is erecting, constructing and com
pleting on the northern frontier of the
United States, especially at Puget
Sound aud other places on the Pacific
ocean, contiguous to the state of
Washington and District of Alaska.”
The resolution had been previously
referred to the committee and came
back with the following endorsement:
“The information that the depart
ment possesses on this subject has al
ways been held to be confidential, and
for good and sufficient reasons has not
been made public.
“It is remnrked, however, that Great
Britain, so far as the department is
informed, is iu no instance erecting
fortifications trespassing on our rights.
(Signed) “H. C. Corbin,
“Adjutant General.”
01JU GOLDEN’ GIRL
To Ise Exhibited at Paris Exposition Suc
cessfully Cast at New York.
The gold statue of the “American
Girl,” which is to be exhibited at the
Paris exposition, was successfully cast
at New York Wednesday.
Miss Maude Adams, the actress, was
the model, and Mrs. Bessie Potter was
the sculptor. The statue mounted on
its base will be six feet in height, the
figure being of Miss Adams’ own
height. It weighs 712 pounds and the
bullion used is valued at $187,000.
Miss Adams’ gown was of the sim
plest sort. It is a summer dress of
chiffon, lace rutiles extend its length,
and gathered at the waist they give a
kind of blouse effect at the bottom.
The sleeves are tight from shoulder
to wrist. The arms droop to full
length on both sides. The hair waves
back from the forehead and is parted
slightly to the left. The pose is that
of taking a step foiward, denoting
“progress.”
Preparing For Boer Prisoners.
Colonel Chalice, of tho army ser
vice corps, has sailed from London for
the Island of St. Helena in order to
make the necessary arrangements for
the occommodations there for General
Cronje and the other banished Boers.
R FPU BLIPS MAY AMALGAMATE.
Report of Proposed Union of Transvaal
anil Free State Comes From Pretoria.
It is reported from Pretoria that a
scheme has beeu arranged for the
amalgamation of the Traustaal and
the Free State. Kruger will become
president of the federated states and
Steyn commandant general of the Boer
army. The dag wjl be the same as that
of the Traausvaal, with au additional
orango color.
Machinists Decide to Strike.
The machinists of Cleveland, 0.,
decided to go on a strike Thursday
morning. Between 1,500 aud 2,000
men are affected.
A HOT BED OF
INSURRECTION
*
Has Manila, tbe Philippine Me=
tropolis Proved To Be.
REBELS INFEST THE CITY
General Otis Finds an Abundance
of Troublesome Situations
Right at His Door.
Advices from the Philippines state
that General Otis consider* Manilla the
most troublsome center in the situation
there, just now. The insurgent junta
in connection with that in Hong Kong,
growing active. The military authori
ties have been forced to put a stop to
Mabini’s intercourse with the public.
The local aqd foreign press considers
his recent utterances calculated to in
cite the Filipinos to a continued revolt
and prejudicial to American control.
Flores, who has just ariived in Ma
nilla says he comes trusting to Ameri
can leniency, and that he would not
have dared come to Manilla if
Spain were yet in control. He cher
ishes the hopes and aspirations which
actuated him when in the field and de
sires to watch congressional action
upon the question of the Philippines.
The insurgents, he says, do not expect
to vanquish the Americans, but are
maintaining a resistance with the idea
of forcing congress to accord them the
best possible terms.
A number of representative insur
gent leaders from different parts of
Luzon have recently been in confer
ence in Manila. Some have been
placed under arrest, but the others
thus far have not been interfered with.
Louis Spitzel, head of tbe firm of
Louis Spitzel & Cos., contractors to
the Chinese government, and himself
a suspected filibuster, came from
Hong Kong to Manila last week and
was temporarily detained in custody
on suspicion. It is asserted upon good
authority that three loads of arms and
ammunition have receutly been landed
on the east coast of Luzon.
Reports are current of active rebel
reorganization in the province of Mo
rong, where the insurgent leaders are
said to be assisted by prominent Span
ish residents. Inhabitants of this
province who are now in Manila have
been advised not to return to their
homes, but to remain under the pro
tection of the Americans.
It is also reported that the rebels
are reorganizing in the province of
Zambales under Macardo. Brigands
are committing atrocities in the prov
ince of Neuva Eciga, where they have
murdered twenty natives and China
men. Eight other murders have been
committed near Tarlac. The Neuva
Eciga insurgents are heavily taxing
local traders and farmers with tbe re
sult that business is paralyzed and
there is a general scarcity of food.
The funds for maintaining this
guerilla warfare are collected from
the various towns of the island, wheth
er occupied by the Americans or not,
even including Manila.
In the province of Albay the insur
gents have ceased harassing the Amer
icans, owing, it is reported, to a lack
of ammunition, but they continue rav
aging the country by burning and
looting. The natives are tiring of this
sort of thing and threaten to turn
against the marauders. Already the
townspeople of Legaspi, Albay and
Donzoi are slowly returning to their
homes.
Major Allen, of the Forty-third regi
ment, has bjeu appointed military
governor of the island of Samar, where
Lnkban, the former leader of the
rebels in that locality, is still in the
mountains.
Evidence acnmulates of the treason
and perfidy of the municipal presi
dents in the provinces of General Mac-
Arthur’s district. The presidents of
several towns iu Lepanto and Union
provinces have declined to continue
iu their positions, saying that they do
not desire any further identification
with the Americans. Travel between
tbe towns garrisoned by the Americans
is becoming more dangerous. All
wagon trams must be escorted by
heavy guards to insure their safety.
WENT THROUGH TRESTLE.
Bad Accident to Fast Mall on the Plant
System.
The fast mail train on the Plant Sys
tem leaving Montgomery, Ala., Sun
day night went down at Clay Bank
trestle, ouo mile from Ozark, about 1
o’clbck Monday morning. It was a
double-header, running fifty miles an
hour. Both engiues passed over the
trestle, but the entire train went down
except the rear sleeper. The trestle is
250 feet long and forty feet high. The
coaches were split iuto kindling wood.
Two passengers were fatally hurt
and about fifteen received more or less
serious injuries.
CONSPIRATORS PLEAD GUILTY.
Sensational Case of Tyson and
Others Comes to a Close In Dis
trict Court at Savannah.
In the United States district court
at Savannah, Gn., Wednesday D. A.
Tyson and others pleaded guilty to
the charge of conspiracy to defraud
through the use of the mails. Thus
collapsed a case that has engaged the
court for the better part of two weeks,
and which Judge Speer characterizes
as “one of the most notable cases ever
tried in the federal court in this coun
try.”
The conspiracy had ramifications
through half a dozen of the country
counties of Georgia, most of them pro
hibition counties. The conspirators
would send orders by mail to whole
sale merchants out of the state for all
manner of goods, principally beer and
liquors, which they would dispense iu
blind tigers, aud the shippers would
never hear of their money.
But while liquors for sale in “dry”
counties were a specialty, many other
kinds of goods were embraced in the
orders of the gang. Indeed, the con
fessed leader of conspirators, D. A.
Tyson, built and equipped a long dis
tance telephone line connecting Sa
vannah with a dozen neighboring
towns with materials fraudulently or
dered on elegantly engraved letter
paper of fictitious firms.
Tyson made use of a number of
-small country merchants, whom he
persuaded to permit the use of their
names for the fraudulent ordering of
goods. Many pianos, organs, reapers,
oases of wine aud other articles were
found in depots in the territory of the
gang, consigned to the various mem
bers of it. The gang victimized whole
sale merchants in Montgomeiy, Chat
tanooga, Richmond, Charleston, Bal
timore, Cincinnati and elsewhere. The
trial had gone on nearly two weeks
and nearly 100 witnesses had been
examined when it was suddenly ter
minated by the plea of guilty.
Judge Speer stated that sentence
would be passed upon the men later.
Those who pleaded guilty were: D.
A. Tyson, J. H. Hutchinson, W. E.
Hutchinson, Morris W. Hutchinson,
J. M. Harrell, J. T. Hammond, T. L.
Ricks, C. J. Phillips, J. S. Wheeler.
Jr., and H. B. Watts, alias C. J.
Watts. The man who was declared
not guilty, the evidence not connect
ing him with the conspiracy, was F.
D. Wilkes.
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DEWEY IN PARADE.
Admiral Sufficiently Iteooyer* to Take
Fart In Savanna It Program.
Fifty thousand persons on the
streets of Savannah Wednesday gave
Admiral George Dewey as enthusiastic
a welcome as was ever accorded to any
public man by the Forest City. The
admiral had recovered from his indis
position of Tuesday sufficiently for
him take part in the military parade
and review arranged in his honor, and
as he rode through the streets with
Mrs. Dewey at his side, ringing cheers
rent the air and waving colors made
the scene one long to be remembered.
There were present in the parade
five military companies from Charles
ton, one or more companies of naval
reserves from, Charleston, Mount
Pleasant and Beaufort, S. C., and
Brunswick, Ga., and military organi
zations from Columbia, Pelzer and
Timmonsville, S. C., and Augusta,
Brunswick and Thomasville, Ga.
There were in all seventeen out-of
town organizations.
Adding the local militia, there were
nearly 4,000 men in line. The review
took place in the park extension,
where an admiral’s salute was fired by
the Chatham Artillery from brass
pieces presented to the organization
by President George Washington.
Business, public aud private, was
suspended from noon in honor of Ad
miral Dewey.
The day’s program ended with a
banquet at the DeSoto hotel. After
the elaborate menu had been served,
the ladies joined the gentlemen in tbe
main dining room and the speaking
began. Following came the presenta
tion of the elegant silver vase, the gift
of the city of Savannah to Admiral
Dewey, by Hon. F. G. dußignon.
Free Silver For Porto Rico.
Senator Morgan, of Alabama, has
introduced an amendment to the Porto
Rico bill providing for the free coinage
of silver. It is limited to the Ameri
can product
SCHLEY’S HOME FUNDS.
Committee I* Informed That Subscrip
tion* Are Abundant.
At a meeting in Washington of the
national executive committee engaged
in raising funds for a home for Rear
Admiral Schley Saturday night Sec
retary Evans reported many favorable
responses to the circulars soliciting
contributions. He also reported that
absolute refusals to contribute to the
fund had been received from the naval
contingent on duty iu Washington,
with one single exception, that of Ad
miral Hichborn, and in some instances
the refusals were aceorapahied by ad
verse comments on the committee’s
project.
What Came of It
Oneman— I’m not ln Dollt .
more. Politics any
Tother—Why not?
Oneman—Haven’t
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A es, At Last Accounts.
Percy—Where were you on von. -
last summer? your vacation
Harold—Ol). I went to Niagara Pall.
All goods are alike to Putnam Fab,,.
Dice,as they color all fiber* at one boihn.
Sold by all druggists,
How He NVas Paid.
‘ 'You’re a nice lad. ” remarked the mini.u,
to a hov who waschopping wood. ‘‘Doesv™.
mother g lve you anything tor chopphffi
‘‘*l°'” replied the boy. with a meaning loot.
but 1 get something if I don’t do it.” 8
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We effer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
r.ny cose of Catarrh that cannot be cured hi
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fectly honorable ln all buslnees transactions
and financially able to carry out any obiie.
tiontnade bytbelrflrm. °
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Ohio.
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Druggists. Toledo, Ohio.
Hall’s Catarrh Cure Is taken internally act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous ’sur
faces of the system. Testimonials sent free
l*i ice, 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Hall’s Family l’lils are the best.
I cannot speak toohiglilyof Piso’s Cure for
Consumption.—Mrs. Frank Mobbs,2lsVV.33d
St., New York. Oct. 29, 1891.
Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for children
teething, softens the gutns, reduces Inflamma
tion. allays pain, cures wind colic, 25c. a bottle.
His Dream Came True.
Hogan—Do you belave in dreams. Mike?
I m ;an —Faith an’ i do. Lash night I dremt
I was awake, an’ in the mornin’ me dream
kern tlirue.—Princeton Tiger.
Tlie Best Prescription for Chill*
and Fever is a bottle of GhOvk’s Tasteless
Cnil.L tonic. It Is Simply iron and quinine in
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Fatted Calf For One.
Bride (who ha* eloped): “Here is a tele
gram from papa.’’
Bridegroom (anxiously): “Wliat does he
s a > ?”
Bride: “All is forgiven, provid ng you
don’t, come back.” —i ollier’s Weekly.
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All kindsof Humor Psoriasis
Blood Poisoning Rheumatism
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