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buVERNMENT FORCES
DEKAT
♦iminez’s Uprising In Santo
Domingo Quelled.
Both sides lose heavily
T, Commanded by General «*«•<>*
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grtrtli-u as Ending ilie Revolution
Wliirh Has Been In Progress.
-puKUTO p ( . A A ' _^j 10 „ ov .
ernraeut , forces, commanded . by , General ., ,
E.c„l„a, toM defeated the itteurgee...
The rout was almost a massacre. Ihe
wounded on both sides are numerous,
The engagement is considered , by , the
government as decisively ending the
Jimiaoa uprlsiug.
lne government plan for gradual
witharawal of paper money from circu
iatiou has established confidence. abort
term bills of exchange on Europe sell
for 300 per cent sliver. The Domini
cans, almost without exception, are for
the use of American money.
NOT SO GRAVE IN DOMINGO.
Our Warships Brave Without Danger
to American Interests.
Washington, Aug. 15. —Official ad¬
vices received from Captain Edwin
Longnecker, commanding the cruiser
New Orleans, show the situation m
Santo Domingo to be less exciting than
has been currently reported.
Captain Longnecker regards the con¬
dition of affairs such that the New Or¬
leans and Maohias may leave Santo Do¬
mingo without danger to American in
loio , 'sts for the purpose of obtaining
coal. I the siination were serious, the
department officials say, he would have
sent tlie Manillas to coal and upon her
return would have gone with the New
Orleans. This is his dispatch, dated
yesterday:
“Situation reported by the commander
of the Maohias remains (.the same.
Everything is quiet at Santo Domingo.
Request permission for New Organs
and Manillas io proceed to St. Thomas,
for coal, or to Sail Juan, at my discre¬
tion.”
The department d'sipproved the re¬
quest to go to St. Thomas, aud directed
Captain Longnecker to proceed to San
Juan, where there is an ample supply
of coal. Upon the arrival of the New
Orleans and Maohias at Sail Juan they
ina}' lie used in connection with the re¬
lief work work in progress there.
The reported establishment of a Jinii
nez junta m New York for the purpose
of encouraging the revolution against
the recognized government of Santo
Domingo is regarded with little official
concern at present, although it is ad¬
mitted that a shin p watch will bo kept
ovqr the headquarters to prevent any
violation of neutrality. It is unlikely
that any partieu ar attention will be
}>aui to the friends of Jimiuez so long as
they violate no law by overt acts against
President Figuereo, who has been recog
mxod by President McKinley.
NEW CHANCE FOR MAYOR.
Councll Reconsiders Its Action In Or¬
dering mii Inqniry.
Atlanta, Aug. 15 —The city council
has reconsidered its action in appoint¬
ing a committee to investigate charges
■of drunkenness brought against Mayor
James G. Woodward and there will be
no inquiry.
This action was brought about by a
statement from the mayor in which he
tentatively admitted the general truth
of the charges, at the same time prom¬
ising that his conduct in the future
should be that of a maw, and that if he
should again fall he would immediately
resign from office.
As matters now stand the charges
against the mayor may be said to be
overlooked and his seat in the mayoralty
chair assured so long as he shall live up
to the promises made to council.
31 a y Break OlF N egot iat ions.
Cape Town, Aug. 15. — No reply lias
been received up to the present from
the Transvaal government oil the latest
British proposals for a peaceable settle¬
ment of the questions in dispute aud a
dispatch from Pretoria says the reply,
when sent, will be disappointing and
that it is teared the result will bo the
breaking off of negotiations, Great
atixiety prevails at the capital of the
Transvaal.
A Gale (Ili'Sontli Caroliun.
Washington, Aug. 15.—The weather
bureau today issued the following storm
bulletin: “Storm central this morning
off South Carolina coast, moving slowkr
northward. Charleston reports maxi¬
mum wind 50 miles per hour from the
northeast. Wind will increase to north¬
easterly gale along the middle Atlantic
nud South New England coast tonight
and Wednesday.”
These R:-.pltl Days.
City Editor—Well?
Reporter—Can I have 15 minutes
lliis afternoon?
City Editor (frowning)—For what?
Reporter—I’m to be married.
-Louis Republic.
AN ESTIMATE BY WRIGHT.
Comptroller General on Tax II'*<• 'ipts
Kur tile Year.
Atlanta, Aug. 12.—With 115 coun¬
ties out of 1 557 in the state beard from
Comptroller General Wright estimated
from the tax digests yesterday that the
total value of property that would be
returned for taxation this year would
be $1170,000,000. the
'I'm* ni.inimr does not include
taxes of railroads in the state, all of
which h ive be -n received and amount
| m ;lli to $43,72!),421.
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! n aiize his year from the enure list a
total tax of $4,186 127. Only a very few
more counties in the state are to send
iu their digests and this estimate made
b v Comptroller General Wright will be
t.mnd he prttctteally ae, urate. nil.1 less
lne new tax rate is nearly’a
than the one imposed last year ajid is
important when it is seen what a differ
e nce the reduction makes m the amount
of property upon which taxes are paid,
SL'jTJom prZn ,''iTStoS
d ie state will be practically $:Ub,000 less
th an that of last year.
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PLANTS WILL BE ENLARGED. _ _ „ ^ ^
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New Soil P.pe Combine to at One
Increase Ifs Capacity.
Brawiv Birmingham. „, nv Ala .. Aug. All _ ,o 1 -Infer Tnfor
mation comes from New Fork that the
Central Foundry company, which is the
name of the new soil .tl pipe combine, will
at once enlarge the capacity n «nitv nf of „il al! it* its
southern plants. These include the
Hoffman-Billing- Weiler plant at Gads
den, Ala., the E. L Tyler plant at An
u is ten and the plants at Bessemer and
South Pittsburg, Tenn.
It is also stated that the company has
secured options on large tracts of prop¬
erty in the Birmingham' district where
one or more of the largest aud best
equipped plants in the country will be
erected.
When the above extensions are fin¬
ished the company will employ in this
district alone over 1,000 men.
STORM HITS JACKSONVILLE.
Heavy Wind and Rain, but. No Serious
Damage Done.
Jacksonvillk, Fla , Aug. 14 — The
remnants of the West Indian hurricane
struck Jacksonville last night about
midnight with heavy wind and rain.
The velocity of the wind was about 40
miles an hour.
No damage is reported from St. Au¬
gustine. Pablo Beach or any of the sea¬
side resorts, though alarming rumors
last week drove many visitors home.
Wires are down south of here and
nothing has been heard from that sec¬
tion.
The storm is now east of Jackson¬
ville. The chances are that it will not
strike Savannah. Nodamage is reported
there and none at Bruuswick or ou the
coast.
Mistrial In King’s Case.
Grkknwood, 8. C., Aug. 12. — A mis¬
trial has been ordered m the case of
Herman E. King, chargod with the
murder of Ins brother-in-law, T. W.
Mabry. The trial lasced three days.
Ex-Governor Shepperd of Edgefield was
one of the attorneys for King. The
jury stood seven for murder and five
for manslaughter. The defense was a
novel one. King questioned the fidel¬
ity of liis wife. The matter preyed on
his mind and he constantly talked about
it with his friends. Finally he shot
Mabry to death without cause, aud de¬
clares ho knows nothing about doing
the deed.
I>ig Lund D -ul In Augusta.
Augusta, Ga., Aug. 12. — A big deal
for real estate is ou here. An option
has been secured, it is understood, by
the Atlantic Coast line, for tlie entire
block facing the union depot, Tho
price is $164,000, and tenants have
agreed to vacate on 30 days’.notice, ex¬
cept McDade’s stock, which requires GO
days. A forfeit of $300 has been de¬
posited o-u the option. Definite infor¬
mation is not obtainable, but tlie pre¬
sumption is that ilie proposed purchase
is for the purpose of securing a site for
a new unism depot.
Lynelitu" Narrowly Averted.
Jackson, Ga., Aug. 12.— Lewis Wil¬
liams, a negro tramp, attempted an as¬
sault on Mrs. McKenney Watkins, wife
of a prominent farmer living near this
place. The woman's screams brought
her husband, who was in a field near
by, to the rescue, and he shot the brute
in the hip as the latter ran away. A
sheriff’s posse sooti captured Williams
aud angry citizens tried to lynch him,
■luor 'prisoner' J ' ‘ in ’iid here ' Imer'im J “
wub taken to At.ama lor safekeeping. .. ,
A Ivi-hiA," oii C'otVou Mills *
Raleigh, Aug. 1,. Ihe agricultural
department has completed its annual
report of cotton mills iu North Carolina.
It shows that there are £05 of these, also
13 hosiery, four knitting, one towel and
one cotton goods finishing mills Gas¬
ton county leads with 22 cotton mills,
Alamance ranking second with 19,
Mecklenberg third with 13, Randolph
and Richmond fourth with 12 each.
Water r»v) Cents a I* irrel.
Shreveport. La.. Aug. 15. - The
weather in this vicinity continues dry
aud hot. The residents of this city are
out of drinking water and have to pay
50 cents per barrel for good water. Re¬
ports irom the parishes east and south
of Shreveport are to the effect that m
numerous localities refreshing snowers
have occurred. At several places south
the rain was accompanied by high
winds, wuich did some damage.
CLASH BETWEEN OFFICIALS.
| An Interesttug (jtiiiplication In Henry
Count y, Alrtlrulliu.
Montgomery, Ala., Aug. 11. — An it:
teresting complication between s' ate
unci federal officials has arisen in Henry
county. Daring last May tue govern
mein warehouse at Dothan was
, stroyed bv fire. It developed that the
house had been robbed previous v to the
«re, however, and some of . the . plunder . ,
was found in one Rees Pilcher s potato
held, partially hidden by the vines.
Dei.nty marshal!. cook bold of the case
ami their investigations resulted in the
arrest of Richard and Ben Pilcher and
Monroe Hatcher, all white men of good
standing in the countv. All of the men.
erceptinz telle* Ben Pilcher tie pleaded guilty.
The yed property that
had been taken and the mules and
wag0 us, by which it had been removed
*• Lthehandsof h „ nc j „lacing them
‘ OiavroiiPilcker as
baiiiff fo r rhe ( , OV emmeut, advertised
.he.u lor s.le,
re^nue 'collector d°enm.!ded ^f the
bailee the possession of the property and
was infnnn«H f count/hid r i v , r jnsenh Pilcher as
,. heriff Ih of the 'awritof detinue taken ,josses
sio, p
The sheriff warned the collector not
to ... touch the property under nm ler npimlrv penalty of oi
arrest whereupon the collector had
bherift Richer, Clayton Pilcher and
l^pcty --heriff Bryan arrested under
United U te States f‘“ es 1 ^or^ tor 6 reRcula rescuin'" -< * property P ro P ert >
seized by federal . revenue officers
1 he Pilcners are brothers and tbe fed
eral authorities here say they have got
themselves into a very bad fix.
WILLETT GIVES HIS VIEWS.
Purpose of tbe Conference In Saratoga
Next Monday.
Birmingham, Ala., Aug. 11.—Joseph
J. Willett of this state, who since his
speech before Tammany on July 4 has
been regarded as the sponsor of the
Van Wyck presidential boom in the
south, while here today was asked to
explain the purpose of the Democratic
conference to be held m Saratoga next
Monday.
“The meeting,” Mr. Willett said,
‘‘will be one of leading anti-Bryati
from all over the country. Ihe object
is to save ti e Democratic part} from
committing suicide. It would be sui
cide to nominate an extremist like
Brvan or go before tue country ou a ca
lainitv issue. Ihe country is too pros
perous for that
"ihe meeting will not consider ... u ungo
Van Wyck to the exclusion of other
candidates. We are not wedded to him
or any other man. although we believe
he can carry New Y'ork by 50.000.”
Mr. Willett said the Van Wyck boom
was well launched and that he thought
the New Yorker’s prospects excellent,
as his strength in tlie south was grow¬
ing steadiiv.
FIVE HUNDRED LIVES LOST.
A Hurt-lea tie Wrecks tile Town of
Police, Porto Itico.
Ponce, Porto Rico, Aug. 10— A bur
ricane struck here at 8 o’clock Tuesday
aim - , lasted , , until ,, mu I be
morning e op. 1 m.
rivers overflowed, flooding the town.
It is estimated that 500 persons were
drowned. The town and port are total
wrecks. It is believed tlie damage done
will amount to over $500,000.
Arroyo, on the south coast, has been
destroyed, 1(5 lives being lost there, and
the town is still submerged in water.
At Guayamo the houses are still stand¬
ing. Seven pers. ns were killed thero.
A number of bouses were pillaged,
squads of soldiers were unable to main¬
tain order and starvation threatens the
pouulatiou.
The water supplv of San .Tuau has
been stopped. Tlie Ccanio Springs hotel
has been wrecked. It belonged to the
Porto Fifteen Rico company of Philadelphia.
vessels in the harbor were
driven ashore.
HUNG HIMSELF TO A POST.
Texan Committed mi cide by Usin'*
Very Short Iiopr.
Brenham, Tex., Aug. 14 —Y'esterday
Hermann Liudemaun nominated sui¬
cide at William Rondeubeck’s place at
pleasant Hill, 3 miles south of town.
The body was in a crouching position,
the hands and lest touching the ground,
The rope that had been use i was not
more than o feet long. One end had
been knotted around a small post. The
other, doubled into a loop, had passed
around the neck of the suicide.
The distance from where the rope
wastied ar< uud tlle l0 rhe ground
was not more than three feet „ and
orile r to accomplish his purpose it was
necessary for tne self murderer to stoop
almost to a sitting posture. It was in
this attitude that the searchers found
him.
Hermann Liudemaun, the dead man,
was about 60 years old. There is abso¬
lutely uo known cause for the act.
Storm Touches Chariest on.
Charleston, Aug. 1-1 — f ue outer
edge of the storm has touched Charles
t0 u_ causing high winds aud raiu. The
wind reached a velocity of 30 miles this
morning, but has now subsided some
Hurricane signals are nving stul and
shipping is warned.
Arranging Cotton Rates.
CHATTANOGGA. Aug. 14. Twenty of
the leading freight officials of the
Southern railroad are in conference at
ue , T Inn on Lookout _ mountain, arr.mg
ing tne cotton rates irom southern
points for rhe coming shipping season.
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DREYFUS’ LAWYER IS SHOT.
31. Labor! Ambushed While on His
Way to Court nr II "lines.
Rennes, France, Aug. 14. — Maitro
Labor!, leaning counsel to. Gaptain A1*
fred Dreyfus was shot from ambush by
an unknown person near here while on
his way to court. ihe assassin escaped
to the woods and at last accounts the
vlc ' lm was m a precarious condition
Madame Labor!, wire ot tne wounded
] aw y e r, was promptly notified of the
crime and rushed to her husoand s side.
She found him with his head upon the
^ e Tb^w'herfflfVh£ lid.'JSS'SS
his head in her lap and fanned him
with a colored paper fan, which she
htiti evidently snatched up as she left
Ih ® h ° as '®
M. La bon • was perfectly , still. Not , a
<*“«' r ° m '”? >‘lP* “ 1 ““
. . h h?m : ’ ’ '
1S f^
AS sne 0 Ianuea U ea with her uer ri-ht r 1 '~ uc
, Land she caressed , him with the leit, ,
lovingly on his upturned face.
S.dto tawlie Wje, aud
terin «, ber teeli “«% heroically did
.
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Danas agony.
It is reported that the famous lawyer
said as he lay wounded on the ground:
“I may die from this, but Dreyfus is
save d-'’
Colonel Picquart and his brother-in
k M G ast. who accompanied M La
bori on his way to the Elysee, pursued
tbe mur d eror for some distance, but as
tlley were both heavy men they were
unab l e to continue the pursuit and so
returned to the side of the wounded
man, leaving the chase of the murderer
to a number of laborers and peasants.
The members of the courtmurtial
were quite upset by the outrage, and
held only a brief session, adjourning
until Wednesday. M. Casimir-Perier,
General Mercier and several others were
examined, but nothing of general in¬
terest developed.
FAITH TREATMENT FAILED.
Parents of a Twclve-Yi-ar-Old Girl
31 ay II" Prosecuted.
Darlington, S. C., Aug. 14.—Several
months ago Mr. and Mrs. James Lide
moved to this place from Atlanta, Ga,
They were believers and teachers in the
doctrine of faith cure. The husband
was eulpioved as a c l erk . while Mrs.
Lide did active work in faith curing,
Several weeks ago the little 12 year
0 } ( | daughter ot’ Mrs. Lide was taken iil.
doctor was summoned, but “faith I ’
was p UC U1 control of the case. The
gj r i d j ed and arrangements for the m
ment were made. The matter was
br0UK ht to tbe attention of Coroner
progan, and he was asked to bald an
inquest. A jury was empaneled and
went to the Lide homestead to view the
remains.
As the jury reached the house the
pallbearers were putting the little coffin
in the hearse, but the coroner had all
proceedings stopped. He opened the
coffin aud allowed the jury to view the
body, after which the coffin was again
fastened up aud the funeral carried to
an end.
Coroner Drogan adjourned the in
quest till today, when testimony will
be taken in the case. The jury has
been selected from among Darlington’s
businessmen. Ttiere is much teeling
m ... the t town on both sides. •, The „ n bud
position is that the jury will find the
death of tlft child resulted from criin
lna -l negligence.
ELECTRICIAN'S * INVENTION.
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3i a eliine That Can He Used to Advan
tag" In Time of War.
Mobile, Aug. 14.—A P. Weaver, an
electrical expert and inventor, at pres¬
ent in the employ of the Associated
Press iu this city, has invented what he
terms a telephotoaerograph, , , which
Reems f° be a perfected instrument for
ate photographing, ihe camera is eic
vat ? a *' means of box kites, aud is
unaer the control ot the electrician.
who can operate all the mechanism of
the camera by means of electricity.
Weaver claims that the instrument
will be of great advantage in times of
war in disclosing valuable information
a Lout tho enenn s fortifications, and
says the machine will be completely
under the control of the operator.
Weaver says he will not patent his cam¬
era, hue offers it to the government, and
says that if it should be the means of
saving the life o: a single reconnoiterer
he will feel amply repaid.
Weaver is an original worker in wire
les* telegraphy and tiie inventor of a
secret system of telegraphy, a telephone
repeater and many other electrical ue
vices,
St'lilcy an<] 3IeClnr>- Invited.
Birmingham, Ala., Aug. 14 — The
State Fair association, the Birmiuham
b v , rf j n f t 1 u„ " nia ' 01 ot .< B,r r> *
“P _ h “‘ jouay sent :invitations Ad
ia u to
mlral ^ S. i..e\ o raeL il.cu t-Ui.es
1:av q’ a Su-V°-°^ 1 m"^ ^- c ^ ar ?» etd : tor
ot the Philadelphia - Times, to visit Bir¬
mingham during the state fair. These
invitations were .sent on the strength of
a letter from Colonel McCmre. i:i which
he said he expected to come south this
winter, and that he understood Admi¬
ral Schley also "contemplated a visit to
this section, if he is not meanwhile or
tiered to sea.
(*t*ricr.il .'Moorman R si«*ns.
New Orleans, Aug. 14. — General
George Moorman, who for many years
has been General John B. Gordon's ad
jutant general arni cine, of staff, an
n ounces m a letter that business inter
ests compel his resignation. General
Moorman has been a conspicuous figure
at every confederate reunion held since
the United Confederate \’eterans were
organized, and is favorably known
throughout J the south, ......
|r !VE NEW RiiGIMEKTS
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ABOUT DECIDED UPQitf
Root May Issue the Orders In
a Few Days.
POLITICS CUT NO FIGURE
Secretary of War 3Iakes Tills Plain to
Senator Clay, Who II quests That
Young Georgians lie Given
missions.
Washington, Aug. 15. -Orders ore
expected within a few days directing
the organization of five new volunteer
regiments for the Philippines. Wml Q
a final decision on the matter of'endu¬
ing still more troops has not yet been
made, the fact that. Secretary Root is
already considering the matter of of.
ficers for the regiments is strong proba¬
bility that they will be organized. Tne
secretary is extremely anxious to get
good officers, and as he cannot examine
each individual’s record, he has refused
to place responsibility ou the governors
of states.
Political influence and personal pull
will cut no figure in the distribution of
commissions in these new regiments.
Secretary Root made that point unmis¬
takably clear to Senator Clay of Geor¬
gia, when the latter called at the war
department to urge the appointment of
several young Georgians, who are am
bitious to enter the army as commis¬
sioned officers.
The recruiting for the ten new regi
meuts continues, although they have
their complement of men, aud the over¬
flow may serve as a nucleus for the new
regiments. It is the expectation of the
department that enough men for 18 vol¬
unteer regiments will be obtained by
litie middle of September.
«( We will send troops enough to the
Philippines to capture Aguiiialdo,” said
Secretary Root when a.-ked how many
more volunteers are to be recruited.
He declined to sav anything further
about the war department’s piaus, but
it is known that recruiting will be con¬
tinued indefinitely and troops will bo
sent to Manila until the rebellion is
suppressed.
The policy of the new regime is to
strike a heavy blow the moment the ag¬
gressive is taken again; to pursue Agui
naldo in the most vigorous manner and
to have troops enough to maintain every
advantage gained. The department
realizes that it will take fully 70,000
men to accomplish this.
The ten new regiments are practi¬
cally filled now. and the officials believe
it would be easy to get recruits enough
to organize the remaining regiments.
Between 1.500 and 2,000 enlistments
will be all General Otis will be able to
get among the discharged volunteers.
His orders were to raise, if possible,
four regiments. Men will be sent from
the United States to fill the other regi¬
ments.
fAMPA STRIKERS WIN OUT.
Cigar Factories Resume After an Idle¬
ness of Five We.ks.
Tampa, Fla , Aug. 15.—After a com¬
bined strike and lockout, lasting five
weeks, during which time 22 cigar fac¬
tories in this city have been closed and
several hundred cigar makers idle, the
differences between the employes and
employers were finally settled at a con¬
ference held yesterday. The result is a
complete victory for the employes.
The manufacturers granted every de¬
mand made upon rtiem, and the changes
made obligatory by these concessions
will amount to virtually a revolution in
the methods of producing clear Havana
cigars in the United States. The cigar
makers demanded the abolition m each
factory of the scales for weighing the
“fillers” issued to them This was the
main point at issue. Under the new
rule no check will be kept upon the ma¬
terial issued to the men for making into
cigars. fac¬
Another demand was that all
tories should adopt a uniform scale of
wages. Hitherto each factory had its
own scale, and the cost of production of
the same grade of cigars varied consid¬
erably in each house. This had its ef¬
fect on wholesale aud retail prices.
Hereafter the workman who makes one
grade in one factory will receive the
same par as one who makes the same
grade in another.
There were a dozen minor demands
and the workmen return to their places
with everything practically their own
way.
3lrs. Stonewall Jackson III.
Charlotte, N. C., Aug. 15 .—Mrs.
Stonewall Jackson, who has been at
Buffalo Lithia Springs, has gone to
Richmond, and thence will go tw a sani¬
tarium for the treatment of inflamma¬
tion of the orbitai nerve. She has suf¬
fered greatly at times during the past
* , tuls , . year °*
ew years * rorn cans ® aua a
two a S° spent several months at a sani¬
tarium. She is now simply suffering
from a recurrence of tire old trouble,
which is nowise dangerous, but quite a
painful one.
Kx-Govcrnnr Atkinson’s Funeral.
Newnan, Ga., Aug. 1U.—The funeral
of Hon. W. Y. Atkkiso^was conducted
from the Methodist church at this place
yesterday afternoon. Prominent citi
zens from all parts of the state were in
attendance, including Governor Cand
ier gtate officials, senators, members of
tho i e g ls lature, justices of the supreme
C0U r. a nd members of the various Geor
gia state commissions. Several leading
Georgians pronounced eulogies Oak over Hm tue
deceased. Interment was at
cemetery.