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The Jones County News
M. C. GREENE, PUBLISHER.
RIOTS IN HAVANA MAKE CRISIS
IMMINENT.
WARSHIPS ARE AWAITING ORDERS.
All Washington is Discussing the Latest
Phase of an All-Absorbing Question.
Oreat Activity in Our Navy.
A Washington special says : It
is the beginning of the end in
Cuba. That is considered to be tho
real meaning of the rioting in Havana
and the results to which it is sure to
lead.
All Washington was talking war
Thursday. The talk of riots among
the factions of Spanish soldiers and
the sensational reports which had our
entire navy headed that way made a
f®deep impression at the Capital City.
The facts are, of course, that the
rioting has been anticipated for some
time as the result of interior dissen¬
sions over autonomy; that the stato
department has been kept fully in¬
formed, and that the real meaning of
the order for the ships of the north
Atlantic squadron to winter in Flor¬
ida bay is that they might be near the
scene in case of an outbreak which
might call for their services.
The most significant feature of the
developments of Wednesday and
Thursday is found in the international
dissension of which the rioting is the
outward and visible sign. This can
failure mean only one thing. Autonomy is a
and Spam’s possession of Cuba
is doomed.
Meanwhile, as has been said, tho
navy department is prepared for all
emergencies, and although the offi¬
cials repeat their statements that no
1 orders have been sent to the ships in
Florida waters to go to Havana they
have prudently shaped their pro¬
gramme so as to have a ship ready at
any moment that she might be needed
by Consul General Lee.
It is said at the department that in
case at any time it should he determ¬
ined to send a ship to Havana the
choice would fall on the Marblehead
’ rather than the Maine. The reason
for this choice probably is that the
former is a swift cruiser and could
cross the strait to Cuba in much less
time than the Maine, while, though
unarmored, she would he fully ns cf-
jWtivo for the protection of American
interests in time of riot as the heavy
battleship.
During tho day a telegram came to
the department from the commander
of the Essex announcing that he had
sailed from St. Thomas for Port Royal,
so the fleet of American ships in West
Indian waters has thus another acces¬
sion, ihe Essex, though a training
ship, being still serviceable, espe¬
cially for lauding parties.
Quiet Not Restored.
Further advices from Havana stato
that about noon Thursday a crowd
gathered in front of the offices of El
Diaria de la Maria shouting “Death to
Diario.” General Arolas used the
regular troops to restore order and to
compel the dispersal of the crowd,
which kept up a continuous shouting
on the streets near Central park.
These people accuse El Diario de la
Marina of being responsible for all the
attacks made upon army officers and
Spanish residents in the islands. They
say that La Discussion and Ei Kecon-
centrado received their cue from El
Diario de la Marina.
HANNA’S TRIUMPHAL MARCH.
Greeted With Ovations All the Way From
Columbus to Cleveland.
Senator Hanna was received in Cleve¬
land, O., Thursday afternoon upon
his return from Columbus with enthu¬
siasm far greater than that which has
been accorded any public man in that
city in a decade.
The senator was lustily cheered
along the line of march, many busi¬
ness houses practically suspending
business for tho time being. A pub¬
lic handshaking reception occurred in
the loby of the Hollenden and the sen¬
ator was congratulated on all sides.
Senator Hanna received an enthusi¬
astic ovation all along the route from
Columbus to Cleveland and at several
points made brief addresses to the as¬
sembled crowds.
INVESTIGATION IN ORDER.
Senate May lie Called Upon To Cook Into
Hanna’s Election.
A Washington special says: It is
understood that some senators have
been notified of the probability of tbe
senate being called upon to investigate
the methods of Senator Hanna’s re-
election to the senate.
It is said to be the purpose of the
Ohio managers of the opposition to
secure an investigation of Represen¬
tative Otis’ charges of bribery by the
Ohio senate, and they have made the
inquiry whether, if the state senate
forwards properly formulated charges,
they will or not receive the attention
id tlie senate of tlie United States.
Americans Arrested in Mexico.
Advices from Mexico City state that
four Americans have been arrested and
are rigorously incommunicado, being
suspected of complicity in robberies
of great magnitude.
For Both Gold and Silver.
Representative Bland, of Missouri,
introduced a free coinage bill in con-
gress Thursday. It makes gold and
silver the standard and declares all
rules discriminating against the legal
tender of such coinage unlawful.
NEW POPULIST PARTY.
Conference of I.railur. nl St. I.out* Adopt
New Name.
At tho conference of the populist
leaders held in St. Louis a new politi¬
cal party was christened. It was given
the cognomen of “People’ Party.”
After lengthy discussions, the mode
of procedure for future action AY UN
agreed upon. A report was adopted
as follows, in part:
“To the people of the United States:
The fusion movement consummated at
St. Louis in July, lH'.lti, and the inex¬
cusable treatment of our candidate for
vice president in the campaign that
followed, gave rise to such dissatisfac¬
tion among the rank and tile of the
people’s party as to threaten the abso¬
lute dismemberment of the only politi¬
cal organization honestly contending
for the social and political rights of
the laboring and producing classes of
the country.
“It has been the purpose always of
the committee to he courteous to the
national committee and our supreme
desire has been at all times to promote
a harmonious co-operation with said
committee, that factional differences
might be obliterated, our parly pres¬
tige regained and our organization re¬
stored to its once splendid estate.
This committoo feels confident of its
ability to show that it is no fault of
ours that the national committee is
not present as a body today, but it
does not choose to waste valuable time
in wrangling over questions of official
etiquette. We avow' it to be our sin¬
cere purpose now as ever heretofore,
to promote in every honorable way the
reform movement on true populist
lines, and we deem the issues too mo¬
mentous and the dangers threatening
free government too imminent to allow
ns to pause to consider personal
grievances or affronts, or to permit
wounded dignity, real or imaginary,
to overshapow patriotic duty.
“Under present conditions our be¬
loved organization is slowly but sure¬
ly disintegrating and our comrades are
clamorous for aggressive action.
“Having in vain importuned those
who assumed to be our superiors to
permit us to aid them in the grand
work of reorganizing the people’s
party, that it may accomplish its glori¬
ous mission, we now appeal to the
people, the true source of all political
power. ”
The referendum committee appoint¬
ed is as follows:
Messrs. Dixon, of Missouri; Tracey,
of Texas; Reynolds, of Illinois; Mat-
singer, of Indiana, and McGregor, of
Georgia.
A number of rules were adopted for
government of the national organiza¬
tion committee, among them a rule
that the national organization shall
submit to a vote of the people’s party
any proposition when petitioned to do
so by not less than 10,000 members of
the party.
This concluded the work of the con¬
ference.
On the adjournment of the organiza¬
tion committee of the people’s party,
members of the national committee
met at the Laclede hotel and adopted
“Resolved, That we, the members
of the national committee present, in¬
dorse the action taken by the organi¬
zation committee and recommend that
its provisions be carried into effect,
believing that such action will har¬
monize all differences in the party.”
There were seventy-four members
of the committee represented by mem¬
bers present or by proxies and letters
who favored a joint meeting of the na¬
tional committee and organization
committee in the spring. Forty states
were represented at this meeting.
COX GR ESS SEEKS IN FO R M AT ION.
1’resldcnt Is Asked by Jtcsnlut Ion to Give
llis Cuban Plans.
Senator Cannon, of Utah, presented
the following resolution in tho sen¬
ate Thursday, anil it was adopted:
Resolved, That the President is re¬
quested, if in his opinion it is not in¬
compatible with the public interest,
to transmit to the senate at his earliest
convenience a statement showing what
measures are in force by this govern¬
ment in the island of Cuba, and in
waters contiguous thereto, to protect
the lives, liberty and property of
American citizens now dwelling in
Cuba.”
Late in the afternoon the first news
of the day came to the state depart¬
ment from United States Consul Lee,
who telegraphed that everything was
very quiet in Havana, and that there
was no cause for apprehension or trou¬
ble.
DURRANI’S REMAINS CREMATED.
Ashes From tlio Crematory Turned Over
to Murderer’s Parents.
A Los Angeles, Cal., dispatch says:
The body of Murderer YV. H. T. Cur¬
rant was finally cremated at the cre¬
matory of Reynolds & Van Nuys at
Altadina Thursday.
The ashes were remove d from the
furnace and delivered to the parents.
No one saw the inside of the crema¬
tory except the employes and the Cur¬
rants.
A few gathered around the outside,
but everything was done so quietly and
so quickly that their curiosity was soon
appeased, and before the ashes were
removed those few hail dispersed.
SPINNERS PERMITTED TO STRIKE.
Union Unanimously Grants Workmen
Privilege of Walking Out.
At a general meeting of the spin-
nets’ union at Fall River Wednesday
night, the spinners of the King Philip
cotton mills asked permission to strike
and it was unanimously granted by
the union.
The opinion is general that the ac-
tion of the King Philip’s spinners will
result in the striking of the spinners
in other fine goods mills.
GRAY, JONES CO., GA„ THURSDAY, JANUARY 2ft 1898.
DOTH HOUSES OF OHIO LEWIS*
lATURE VOTE FOR SENATOR.
MAJORITY OF ONE ON JOINT BALLOT
llaium’s Friends Were Wildly J.ildlunt
On Announcement of l ho lJesult.
Sketch tit' 11 is Career.
, Mareus r A. , „ Tlai.na was elected , , i United I- •, i
States senator for the short and long
terms by the Ohio legislature Tuesday,
he receiving a majority of three over
all in th house, and McKisson a ma¬
jority of two in ihe senate.
The ballot in tho house resulted as
follows:
Hanna, 50; McKisson, 19; Wiley,.1;
Warner, 1; Lentz, 1.
Tha vote in the senate was: Hanna,
17; McKisson, 19.
After the ballot tho somite and
house both adjourned till 10 o’clock
Wednesday morning. A joint resolu¬
tion was adopted to meet in joint con¬
vention at noon and canvass tho vote
cast for senator.
When the two houses adjourned
there was a general stampede for tho
Neil house to congratulate Senator
Hanna on the result of the balloting
in the two houses. The feeling for
him became intensely strong during
the day because of tho charges of
bribery that had been made by his
enemies against some of his friends.
As many believed that the charges had
been sprung for effect on the eve of
the balloting, there were many who
said the charges did Hanna more good
than harm.
Hardly had the result of the ballot¬
ing been announced before a sin ging,
shouting crowd filled tho lobby and
corridors of the Neil house and cheers
for Senator Hauna swept like waves
through the house and out upon the
streets. Senator Hanna responded to
the repeated calls from his friends,
and in answer to their demands liiftdo
a speech, congratulating them on be¬
half of the republican party for tho
auspicious outcome.
“It is not so much a matter of per¬
sonality,” said Senator Hanna, “ns it
is a question of keeping the pledges,
and upholding the integrity of the
party, and of giving heed to the will
of the people.”
The excited crowd lifted tho senator
from the floor and man after man em¬
braced him while others were shaking
at both hands.
Marcus Alonzo Hanna, of Cleve¬
land, was horn in New Lisbon (now
Lisbon), Columbiana county, Ohio,
September 24, 1837; removed with his
family to Cleveland iu 1852; was edu¬
cated in the common schools of that
city and the AVestern Reserve college,
Hudson, O.; was engaged as an em¬
ploye in the wholesale grocery houso
of Hanna, Garretson & Co., his father
being senior member of the firm; his
father died in 1802, and young Hanna
then represented his father’s interest
in tho firm until 1807, when the husi-
ness was closed up; then became a
member of the firm of Rhodes & Co.,
engaged in the iron and coal business;
at the expiration of ten years the title
of this firm was changed to M. A.
Hanna & Co., which still exists; has
been identified with the lake carrying
business, being interested in ves-
sels on the lakes, and in the
construction of such vessels; is a
director in tho Globe Ship Manufac-
turing company, of Cleveland; is
president of the Union National hank,
of Cleveland; president of the Chapin
Mining company, Lake Superior; was
government director of the Union Pa-
cific Railway company in 188o, by ap-
pointment of President Cleveland; was
a delegate to the national republican
conventions of 1884, 1888 and 1890;
was elected chairman of the national
_ Republican ... committee ... 1896, and ,
in
still holds that position; was appointed
to the United Btutos senate as a RO¬
publican by Governor Bushnell, March
5, 1897, to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of Hon. John Sher¬
man, who resigned to accept the posi¬
tion of secretary of state in President
McKinley’s cabinet; took bis seat
March 5, 1897. He was Tuesday
elected for the short term and for the
long term.
ON WRONG DATE.
Mississippi I^|ti.lat».»JllnmJer In ISallof
in" for Senator.
The Mississippi legislature made a
curious and awkward blunder Tuesday
in balloting for a United Btates sena-
tor for tho unexpired term made va-
eant by the death of Senator J. Z.
George.
Exactly at noon both houses, by
separate formal ballot, elected Hon.
H. I). Money, who already holds the
appointment of Governor McLaurin as
George’s successor. Late in the day
the question was raised as to the le-
gality of this action as the legislature
was wrong on the date.
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SUIT AGAINST BLISS.
Prominent Chicago Democrat AhUh Far I
850.000 Damngeft.
The “Lex ,w” investigating commit- j
too appointed bv tbe Ohio state senate i
to investigate the workings of the Chi-
engo police department, met iu Chicago ;
Monday. As an outcome of charges
which have been made, Adolph Kraus, ,
president of Ihe civil service oommis- ;
sion, who is a prominent democrat., I
has entered suit against Attorney E. ;
R. Bliss, leading republican, for ,
a
#50,000 damages. j
RIOTING IN HAVANA.
Mob Attack. Newspaper Official attff Do,
.troy Tliolr Outfits.
Advices from Havana state that at
10 o’clock Wednesday morning about
a hundred army officers, incensed by
the violent attacks made by some of
the ioeal papers on the genoral-in-cliiof
and ish the principal officers of the Span¬
army in Cuba, went to the print¬
ing offices of the daily jomnels La Dis¬
cussion and Ml Reconcentratio and be¬
gan smashing tho windows and destroy¬
ing the printing outfit, ns well .s cuff¬
ing the employes.
A mob of thousands followed, shout¬
ing, “Long live Spain!” “Li pg live
fho army!” “Long livo the volun-
‘
)(>(1| , sr The at the office
of La Discussion of General Garriche,
acting military commander at Havana,
l, ul General Solano, chief <f staff,
prevented more serious outrages. Tho
officers then proceeded to tho office of
1‘11 I Mario do la Mariana, the mob
shouting meanwhile "Death to El llo-
conccntrado” and “Death to La His-
mission.” Hut on the appearance of
General I’anado the people scattered.
At half-past 11 largo crowds of citi
Zens Diario appeared opposite the office of El
de la Marina and began smash¬
ing the doors and shouting “Long
live Spain!” “Long live tho army!”
“Long live tho volunteers!”
The gendarmerie dispersed tho riot¬
ers. Order was finally established.
Central park has been transformed
into a military camp. Thcrobas been
great excitement among the authori¬
ties, who have taken all necessary pre¬
cautions to maintain order.
BATTLESI11R IS READY.
Tlio Maine Muy Bo Onion'd to Sail For
Havana.
A special to the Chicago Times-
Ilerald from Key AVest says that the
second-class battleship Maine has re¬
ceived orders to hold herself in readi¬
ness to proceed to Cuba at an instant’s
warning. The orders were received
by telegraph Wednesday night.
In compliance with these orders,
Captain C. I'. Sigsbee, commanding
tlio battleship, has ma le all arrange¬
ments to get under way without delay.
He has been placed in communication
with Consul General Lee, who will
cable him whether or not it is neces¬
sary for him to go to Havana.
A COURT SENSATION.
lawyer OITorml to Fay ISxponHOH of v,n
Important Witness.
One of the most sensational episodes
in tho court history of Augusta, Ga.,
occurred in the city court Wednesday
in tho trial () f a suit for damages for
#30,000 brought by Mrs. Alice L.
Wbitton against the Augusta (south¬
ern and the South Carolina anil Geor¬
gia railways for tho killing of her hus¬
band, Brooks Wbitton, while uncoup¬
ling cars oil tho former road. Messrs.
Vun Epps & Ladson, of Atlanta, rep¬
resented Mrs. Wbitton, and Joseph
D. Gumming, Bryan Gumming and
Leonard 1’hiuizy represented tho
railroads.
The sensation occurred when Major
Jos. 15. Gumming, one of the oounsel
for the defendant, introduced a letter
written in November by Ladson to a
witness named ltcvelle, including ten
dollars anil offering more if witness
would testify to certain facts.
When the letter was read it fell like
a thunderbolt. Ladson asked Major
dimming to give him the letter. Cum-
niing replied in a dramatic way that he
WO n)d not let the letter go out of his
possession except by order of the court,
He said: “I want it for a dual pur-
pose; not only lo use in this case, hut
a j d JIie j a barring the writer from
belonging to this honorable profes-
B j on >>
FULLER’S SENTENCE REDUCED.
Given a New Trial nnd Kseaprs Peiieten-
tiary on Technicality.
AV. B. Fuller, the inhuman
who several months ago deserted his
1( . SK child iu , lie woods lieal - At .
)nJltnj (} 0 ; ], a8 escaped the peniten-
ti through a legal technicality.
Fuller was convicted of an assault
witll to murder at, the last term
of the superior court, and sentenced
fo ft tcrm uf tcn V( , al , s iu ,| lc 1>onitoM .
tiary.
Fuller’s attorneys claimed he could
not be guilty of an assault to murder
because he hud not used violence.
A motion for a new trial was im¬
mediately made, and after reviewing
the evidence a day or two ago, Judge
Candler decided that the verdict ought
not to stand, and changed the sentence
to twelve months in the cliaingang and
a fine of #100.
WILL DEFEAT TREATY
Th „ opponents of Hawaiian Annexation
So Declare.
The senate now expects to get a vote
on the Hawaiian treaty earlier than at
first expected,
The opposition announced Wednes-
day morning that as they are certain
of enough votes to defeat ratification
they will not cause a delay by mukirig
speeches. Livingston, of Geor-
Representative
gia, made a speyeh in the house Wed-
nesday on the urgent deficiency bill,
He supported the item, which imposes
the cost of transportation from the
a ,j .Hay office to mint on tho owner of
bullion deposited.
COTTON ROLL WEEVIL.
Aj>jicii!f in tl Depsirl merit Given Informa¬
tion Kcgarflirig t !»e JUcHt,
The agricultural department at
Washington has i rued a circular rc-
garding the ;q n ml of the Mexican cot-
ton . during the past sea-
son. Several years ago the weevil
made its. appearance in certain por-
tions of J e:.u and there wu* great fear
it would spread to the north and east
of the inn in that state
«n<l even to Mahaj.ei and Georgia,
FEARFUL TORNADO DOES DEADLY
WORK IN FORT SMITH.
FLAMES ADD TO THE HORRORS.
Without Warning People Are Crushed to
Death In Debris of Many Wrecked
Fundings.
Two score of human lives and up¬
ward of one million dollars' worth of
property were destroyed by a terrible
tornado, which burst upon Fort
Smith, Ark., a few minutes past II
o’clock last Tuesday night.
Tho storm struck near the National
cemetery and tore its way through the
entire city, leaving its path marked by
death and desolation. Me, women
and children, peacefully as...... in their
homes, were, without a moment’s
warning, awakened to a horrible death
in the fearful storm, while others,
momentarily more fortunate and who
escaped the furies of the wind, met n
far worse fate a few moments later in
the flames which soon engulfed many
of the wrecked buildings.
Tho known dead are.
Bilus Mineher, merchant.
Harvey Rutledge, a negro.
Two unknown men from Burgess
hotel.
John Griswold, a tailor.
John Martin and J. J. Riley, far
mors from Madison county attending
United States court.
Goorgo Carter, foreman at Grand
opera house.
Mrs. Milt Burgess, proprietor of the
Burgess hotel.
Two unknown men, died at St.
John’s hospital.
J. M. Foutz, a farmer.
Joe Kyle, a farmer.
Two Lefovre boys.
Malt Knapton, Jr.
Mrs. Malt Knapton.
Joe Lucas, a negro.
Ed Ferrell, a butcher, and his two
littlo children, Irene and Hoy.
Frank Richardson,restaurant keeper,
John Adams, a carpenter.
Mrs. Charles Muuver.
-Ritter, a gardener.
Mrs. Will Lawson.
Louie Mongol.
Miss Holden.
John Budt, a farmer.
Mrs. Maggie Mhelmn’s infant.
L. Woelilo, a butcher.
James Hinith, a clerk.
Mrs. Jones.
The list of wounded is a fearfully
long one, and many more names will
probably ho added to the death roll.
The tornado was of such magnitude
that tho full extent of the damage is
not yet known. It swept straight
across the city, leaving behind a path
of desolation and ruin.
The scene following the first terifie
crush of the storm was one of awful
grandeur. Business blocks, handsome
mansions, hotels and humble cottages,
were razed to the ground and scattered
in shapeless masses. Several of the
wrecks caught fire and the influmublo
timbers burned furiously.
Thn city was crowded with rural
visitors, many of whom wore sleeping
at boardinghouses unregistered. Fur
this reason the number of victims who
perished in the catastrophe may never
be definitely known.
The federal court was in session and
there was a great many farmers in the
city, who crowded the cheap boarding
houses and wagon yards. abandoned
Business is practically
nil over the city and men of all classes
arc assisting in cleaning the debris.
Leaving Fort Hmith, tlio storm
bounded by Van Buren and continued
down tho river, demolishing every-
thing in its path. Nows from outside
points is meagre, but rumors of much
damage as far south as Alma are cur-
rent.it being reported that a number
of persons were killed near that place,
MANY DEATHS BY EARTHQUAKE,
Fifty People On Orin of tlio Molucbm Is¬
lands Kill oil.
An official dispatch received at The
Hague from Batavia announces that
tlio capital of Amboyna, one of the
Molucias islands, lias been completely
demolished by an earthquake.
The dispatch further states that fifty
persons were killed outright anil 200
were more or less seriously injured.
OREGON SENATOR LOSES.
(Unrnnltti'O On IJJi cf Jon* Decides ’I lmt He
Ih Not Unlit led t,o Scat.
A Washington dispatch says: Tho
senate committee on privileges arid
elections Friday decided to make an
adverse report upon Hon. M. W. (,oi-
butt's claim to a seat in the senate
from Oregon.
I lie vote was 4 to 3 and was east on
partisan lines, except that Senator
Burroughs, republican, who was a >-
sent, was counted upon his an hoiity
in opposition to Mr. >o/ f( J .
A motion was then made to declare
Mr. Corbett, was no*, entitle* o
bin ft cat ,ir| d wan carried by the a mvc
vote reversed.
POPULISTS AT ST. LOUIS
III IlCHpoiiHi! In Cull 0 y National OrL'uul-
Zutloll For Conference.
The conferenc • called by the nation
0 1 organization of the peoples party
met at St. Louis Wednesday and went
into executive session with about fifty
prominent populists present. Most of
those in attendance were middlo-of-
the-road populists, very few members
of the national executive committee of
the party who had been invited having
anneared
VOL, IV. NO. 4.
(JOY. ELLER HE’S MESSAGE.
Ilv lti reives South Carolina State AtTtttru,
fast amt frosent.
Tho South Carolina general assem¬
bly met at Columbia Tuesday in an¬
nual session. The announcement by
the governor that tho legislature must
provide for a deficit now existing and
that the income from phosphate royal¬
ties was last year lmt. little more than
tho amount guaranteed tho bondhold¬
ers from that source as a sinking fund,
together with tho uncertainty about
the dispensary, w as not cheering.
A prolonged debate is promised on
the dispensary. members
Speaker Gary urged the
to conclude their work in a hurry and
adjourn, as the people were in no
mood for paying expenses of a long
session.
A resolution to extend the time of
paying taxes six weeks was tho first
introduced.
T »": 1' 1,0 «' lm, ° i “‘V wtr y as r “V? f T n °l *
r '" ! r seem ?
“ ‘' l,lll ‘l w U "as decided
to elect a supreme court , and several
on ci.it pulgcs January 19th.
11 his annua message Governor El-
Icr, , ' a lian<lk “ l lhe stato N lu,anclal < ' ou '
dition,declaring that tho finances were
in mi unsntisfntory shape. Ho stated
that there was a deficit of #100,000 to
he provided,but congratulated himself
he had passed the year without borrow¬
ing. The levy for state purposes,he do-
clarctl, would be high. The general
fund dining the year had been aug¬
mented by 802,000 received from the
dispensary, #8,000 less than last year.
The governor handled the dispensa¬
ry in an exclusive manner, laying its
failure to Judge Bimontou’s ilecisii ns
on original package cases. He reviewed
the litigation before tho judge,recount¬
ing each ensu and ihe consequence of
-in'll decision, lie enacted a law, the
dispensary would have lo run without
making a profit for tho state.
In tiic message the governor show¬
ed a partiality for the dispensary sys¬
tem.
Education was handled fully and
ably, the money expended for tho pur¬
pose and tho work accomplished being
thoroughly discussed.
The penitentiary was shown to have
paid off a debt of $9,049.72, and to
have accumulated #10,000 in cash in
addition.
Governor Ellerbo took a gloomy
view of the phosphate industry und
declared that the competition was so
great that the contractors could do
nothing. He recommended discontin¬
uance of phosphate mining rather than
granting of further concessions.
JIo expressed himself opposed to
special legislation and wanted Caroli¬
na’s past in the late war faithfully re¬
corded.
The message showed that there aro
#8,130.79 in the treasury to the credit
of the direct tax fund. Ho made refer¬
ence to the state hospital for the in-
sane, aml rofering to the sinking fund,
said the total value of tho assets of the
cumiilativc phosphate royalty sinking
fund is #2(13,007.511. Of this amount
#37,532 was loaned to counties at a
rate of 5 per cent interest per annum.
Tlio sinking fund has been perma¬
nently invested in state stocks —#35,-
728,5(1. There is invested in tempor¬
ary loans under the act of February
25, 1896, and February 25, 1897, #58,-
484.22. This leaves a balance of
#131,2(12.78, which has boon deposited
in hank, bearing 4 per cent, pnyable
luou thly.
TO CHANGE CONSTITUTION.
IloulHiaiiit Voters Dcelilo I n Favor of
tho Scheme.
A general election was held through¬
out Louisiana Tuesday on the ques¬
tion of holding a constitutional con¬
vention. At tlio same timo tho people
voted for or against a convention they
chose delegates so that in case tho
convention desired, it could moot at
once without the necessity of tho new
election.
There were J31 delegates to he
elected, thirty-six for the stato at
large and ninety-eight from the several
representative districts.
The convention carried the stato by
a majority of 35,000 and the demo¬
cratic ticket at large is elected by 40,-
000. Tho indications arc that the con¬
vention will consist of 110 democrats,
ton populists, six independents, with live
sugar republican*, who will vote
the democrats for an educational qual¬
ification to disfranchise the negro, and
three regular republicans. There will
be no negro in the convention.
The democratic majority will allow
that party to curry out its plan to dis¬
franchise t lie negro.
DAVIS SPOKE FOR TREATY.
Keimto I.lstens to an Address on Mia
Hawaiian Question.
The senate Tuesday briefly di~d
an ad verse report by tlio pensions
committee on a b,l to pension Gen-
era! Meade s two daughters at #100
a month each. Nou.-t.ioi, was taken.
||,e Hawaiian ,|,ic-(„m was then
take,, up n, executive session
Sena'.,,- Davis took the floor and
proceeded to deliver a He set represented speech in
support of I he t reaty.
the majority ol tin. committee on for-
cign relations and h,s speech was ac-
cepted as practically the committees
report upon the treaty.
INDIAN STORY A FAKE.
Keport of 1,> r I -1 ii '4 In Inillan Territory
Said To Hu Unfounded.
At noon Wednesday the Associated
Press correspondent ift Bouth McAllis¬
ter, I. T., sends the following:
“The whole story of the Indian up¬
rising is a fake. The first account of
the alleged affair was sent out by the
agent for the C., O. AG. railway at
Earlsboro, I. T., to the train dis¬
patcher at Kansas City.
SENATOR ALLEN STRONGLY OR-
ROSES HIS CONFIRMATION.
SAYS M’KENNA IS INCOMPETENT,
Ami That Appointment is Weakest Ever
Ma<lo—Other Features of tho
Pay hi Congress.
A Washington special says: Almost
the entire four hours of the executive
session of tho senate Friday were de¬
voted to tho indirect consideration of
the nomination of Hon. Joseph Mc¬
Kenna, now attorney general, to he
associate justice of the supreme court.
The discussion was the result of an
effort, on tin' part of Monitor Allen, of
Nebraska, populist, to secure a post¬
ponement for two weeks, hi tho end
a compromise was reached deferring
consideration for a week on tho con¬
dition that the Nebraska senator should
agree to allow a vote to be taken on
that day. Tho Hawaiian treaty was
not touched upon during tho session.
The debate upon Mr. McKenna’s
nomination was precipitated by Sena¬
tor Hoar, chairman of the committee
on judiciary, who called up tho nomi¬
nation in accordance with his notieo
of Thursday, and asked for immediate
action. In doing this Mr. Hoar spoke
briefly of the opposition of Mr. Mc¬
Kenna, saying that the judiciary com¬
mittee had investigated most of the
charges made and had reached tho
conclusion that they were without
foundation. He said that the greater
number of charges had been made by
the members of the American Protect¬
ive Association, and that as they had
been founded solely upon the fact that
Mr. McKenna was a Catholic in reli¬
gion, they had not been deemed worthy
of serious consideration.
Senator White, of California, also
spoke of the efforts of the American
Protective Association to interfere
with tho course of thesomite in giving
proper attention to a question, tho de¬
termination of which should depend
upon considerations of fitness and jus¬
tice as between man and man rather
than appeal to bigotry, prejudice and
a false claim of patriotism. did
As for himself, while lie not con •
tend thn 1 Mr. McKenna was a giant
in Ijis legal attainments, still he be¬
lieved him to be an honorable limn, a
competent lawyer and a just jurist,,and
he should support his confirmation.
It was hero that Mr. Allen inter¬
posed an objection to immediate ac¬
tion, and chnracterizc.il the nomina¬
tion as the weakest ever sent, to tho
senate. Po said Judge McKenna was
too narrow, hail not sufficient legal
training anil was in no way qualified
to fill the position.
In the open session of the senate,
Olay, of Georgia, presented petitions
signed by several hundred Georgians
protesting against the passage of tho
so-called anti-scalping bill which were
referred to the committee on interstate
commerce.
The house, on motion of Mr. Cooper,
of Texas, considered the bill to reim¬
burse the book agents of the Metho¬
dist, Episcopal church, south, in the
sum of #281,000. Mr. Gaines, of
Nashville, and Mr. Cooper, of Texas,
made some arguments asking for the
passage of the bill as reported by tho
committee on war claims.
The house managers decided not to
praceed with the consideration of tho
diplomatic and consular appropriation, considera¬
but to give the day for the
tion of private bills.
CUBAN SCARE CALMS DOWN.
Con.ill I.ro lii polls Tbnl Ii-f.*«*l Onli-t
Hus I See n Ii<*Hlor«’d.
A Washington dispatch states that
the Cuban scare had subsided Friday,
and little interest or anxiety was man¬
ifested in it in official circles, l’resi-
ilont McKinley was unusually free
from callers, and even the office-
seekers were not on hand in their
usual numbers.
The first congressional caller was
Benator Bewell, of New Jersey, who
came at half past 9 o’clock. Shortly
before 10:30 o’clock Representative
Grosvenor, of Ohio, and Benator Platt,
of Connecticiitt, put in an appearance,
but none of these visitors discussed
foreign affairs with Mr. McKinley.
CARTER TRIAL UNDER WAY.
('aptitiii Gillette Testifies ns to tlio Work
Under llin Sij porvislon.
Captain Cassius E. Gillette was tho
lti Frid£ motZ
» He was on the stand some timo
testilif!(1 as to tlio work under his
H erviHiim aIld relative to the method
, £ vIli( . h it wa8 done by the Atlantic
( I|Htructillg ( ; 0 . work Cumberland
Ho t „ ld l)f on
d b(d taken out of his jurisdie-
. He recited the fact incident to
tion of mnte rial fur the Cum-
island work an ,l said that it
^ mjt constrlu . ted as tiglxtly as it
, mve )m
TRAMPS AS FIREBUGS.
Hig I.umber Mill In Wisconsin Burned
With Heavy Doss,
The lumber mill of the Ingersol
Land and Lumber company at Eland
Junction, YVis., burned Friday, loss
#70,000. The company is a Henry
Bherry corporation anil the mill had
not been run since Mr. Bherry made
an issignment. of incen¬
It is thought the fire was
diary origin, probably the work of_
tramps.