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The Jones County News
M. C. GREENE, PUBLISHER.
THE FUNERAL PROCESSION WAS
LARGE AND VERY IMPRESSIVE.
CITIZENS TURNED OUT EN MASSE
To Show Kespect to tlio American Dead*
AH Civil and Military Ofllclalg
Took Part.
The interment of the martyrs of the
Maine took place at Havana Thursday
afternoon.
The flags on the public buildings
were at half-mast and many of tho
houses were draped in mourning.
All classes were represented in the
throngs that flilod the streets along
which the funeral procession passed to
th i cemetery.
The funeral cortege started from the
principal entrauee of the city hall on
Weyler street. lined the
The population that route
gave every indication of the profound-
est respect.
General Blanco witnessed the pass¬
ing of the funeral procession from the
balcony of the palace. The entire
ceremony was a most impressive de¬
monstration of sympathy. preparations
Very elaborate were
made for the interment of the dead.
In the morning twenty-two bodies
were carried to the city hall, where
they rested in coffins covered with
beautiful crowns of silk ribbons, with
appropriate inscriptions. The crown
from the city council bore the inscrip¬
tion:
“The people of Havana to tho vic¬
tims of the Alaine.”
There was a handsome crown of
silk ribbons in the Spanish national
colors with the inscription:
“The navy department at Havana
to the victims of the Alaine.”
All the civil, military and state offi¬
cials and thousands of the citizens of
Havana followed the reirnins to the
cemetery and took part in the exer¬
cises.
Wounded Dolnff Well.
The correspondent of tho Associated
Press visited the. hospitals of San Am-
brosio and the Alfonso XIII during
the day and met Aliss Clara Barton
and John Elwell, of the lied Cross
Society. Tho scene was heart-break¬
ing. Some of the men, however, are
already much better.
Captain General Blanco lias sent to
tho Spanish dun go d’affaires at Wash¬
ington a cable message on behalf of
the colonial government requesting
him to tender to President McKinley
tlio condolences of tho cabinet upon
the terrible disaster that destroyed the
United States warship Alaine, request¬
ing him, moreover, to “tender our pro¬
found-sympathy to the American gov¬
ernment and assurances of how deeply
we regret that this port should he the
witness of such a tremendous accident
to the American navy.” Cap¬
The following cablegram from
tain Sigsbee, dated nt Havana, was
received Thursday evening by the
secretary of the navy:
“Twenty-seven will bo buried this
afternoon, twenty-five found in the
harbor and two died in hospital.
“The following only can be recog¬
nized:
“Dierking, drummer; J. S. Graham,
W. S. Tinsmnn, landsmen; Brown,
sergeant of-murines; Nero, chief ma¬
chinist; Keys, ordinary seaman; O.
Sheridan, Gaffney, Cosgrove, Seary,
firemen; Golpine, marine; Knnea, coal
passer; J. Smith, seaman.”
GOVERNMENT FOR ALASKA.
Plans For Organization of tlio Territory
Under Way.
A Washington dispatch says: Sena¬
tor Carter, from tho senate committee
ou public lands, has reported favorably
the house bill granting right homestead of wny to
railroads and extending the
laws iu Alaska, with amendments by
the senate committee.
The amendments of tho senate limit
to forty acres the amount of land to he
taken unless the land is distinctly ag¬
ricultural, the object I eing to prevent
a monopoly by any individual of valu¬
able sites. No homestead title shall
limit or abridge the free navigation of
the waters of the territory. Purchase
of land for canneries or trading pur¬
poses are limited to forty acres.
may yet he war.
Excitement Over Blowing Up of the Maine
'GnowS More Intense.
While official Washington is extend¬
ing to tlie Maine disaster that sus-
pension—of judgment for which Cap¬
tain Srgsliee lias asked in his official
declaration, the situation becomes
more and more intense.
Nine-tenths of those in authority
who expressed an opion on the quiet
have come to the positive belief that
it is only a question of a very short
time before Spanish responsibility for
the horror that has shocked the world
is made manifest, and the conviction
is supplemented by another—that the
end of all is sure to be war.
CURRENCY REFORM RILL.
House Committee Ready to Draft Meas¬
ure Agreed Upon.
A Washington sppeial says: The
house banking and currency committee
has finished its hearings and a com-
mittee, consisting of Messrs. James T.
MeCleary, of Minnesota, chairman;
George W. Prince, of Illinois, "a d
John Murray Mitchell, of New York,
has been appointed to draft the gen¬
eral currency measure to be pushed
at this session.
SAM JONES IN THE EIGHT,
(.corgla Evangelist Announces For Gov-
ernor In Order To li» Heard.
Tho following speoial was received
by Tlie Atlanta Journal and published
Saturday:
t’AKTEBsviLLF., February 19.
I arrived home early this morning from
.'ui extended tour and after going hurriedly
through my mail and seeing the great press¬
ure on all sides, and consulting no one hut
myself and wife, I have, upon mature delib¬
eration, decided to announce myself a can¬
didate for governor of Georgia.
With the assurance that, I will not bo tho
“hind dog” in the race, I ask the public to
await further announcements of my platform
and plans, reasons and regrets.
8am P. Jones.
To a number of his friends Mr.
Jones said that, so many announce¬
ments had been made for governor,
that ho had written a letter precipita¬
ting himself into the light in order
that he could be heard from during
tho campaign on the same high plane
as those whom he proposed to antago¬
nize.
“I am going to seek votes for gov¬
ern ir,” he said, “and I propose to be
heard from in more ways than one be¬
fore tho votes are counted, but I do
not want to he governor. I would
rather ho a bailiff, because such an
office would leave me sufficient time to
attend to other and more important
duties.”
No man in Georgia is more widely
known than Sam Jones. As an evan¬
gelist and a lecturer he is popular
from Maine to Texas.
He is not only a strong man with
the masses, but with the cultured'
classes also. His wit, wisdom and
eloquence have made him famous, and
it goes without saying that on the
s ump in a political campaign he
would he ono of the most unique, pic¬
turesque and powerful figures ever
seen in the arena of politics.
POLICY TO FREE CUBA
Will Bo Filtered Upon nt Once Says
President. McKinley.
A Washington special says: The
convincing statement is made that, the
president has decided definitely to
end the Cuban war. From a most re¬
liable source it is given out that, Pres¬
ident McKinley has fixed upon a policy
whereby ho hopes to seo the stricken
island free from Spanish rule within
a year. Behind him ho believes lie will find
the great bulk of tlie American people.
Everything will depend upon the
outcome of the Alaino disaster. If it
is proven to be an accident the admin¬
istration will recognize the belliger-
eney of the Cubans, giving sufficient
time for the excitement of the prosent
incident to pass.
Whether tlie disaster to tlie Alaino
proves to be the result of an accident
or of foul play, the president cannot
resist the will of the people longer.
The question has got to bo settled,
and settled in his administration, and
for political reasons alone he would not
permit the Spaniards to again conquer
the island.
A 1’0LOGY FOR DELOME LETTER.
Stale Department Itcrolves Decree Signed
Hy Queen ltegent of Spain.
The state department at Washington
received Saturday the royal decree
gazetted by the Spanish government Du-
accepting the resignation of Senor
p«y DeLome as minister of Spain at
Washington. The following is the
Ac it:
“Acceding to the wishes of Senor
Dupuy DeLome, in tho name of my
august son, King Alfonso XIII., and
as queen regent, I accept the resigna¬
tion he has presented of the post of
extraordinary and minister plenipo¬
tentiary at Washington, leaving him
without employment, with the emolu¬
ments due him.
“Maria Christina.”
The DeLome incident is now con¬
sidered closed. Spain has officially
disclaimed in positive manner the
reflections contained in the DeLome
letter.
GUARDING HARBOR GUNS.
Government Issues Orders to Commander
Shafter at f*ao Francisco.
The San Francisco Call says it is
definitely known that the department
at Washington has wired General
Shafter to use the utmost vigilance in
guarding the guns of tlie harbor.
The telegram from Washington to
General Shafter is elaborate and gives
instructions in detail regarding the
desired preparation.
NEW TRIAL DENTED
In tho Case of S»usagemaker Ductgcrt
Convicted of Wife Murder.
A motion lor a new trial was made
at Chicago Saturday on behalf of
Luetgert, the sausage manufacturer,
sentenced to life imprisonment for
wife murder, The courtroom was
crowded. apparently far from
Luetgert was
hopeful. His attorneys attacked the
court, claiming that the jurors had
been prejudiced by Judge Gary’s re-
marks, Counsel gave twenty-three
other reasons of a technical nature
why a new trial should be granted.
Judge Gary, however, denied the
motion and formally sentenced Luct*
gert to life imprisonment.
NORTHYVESTE RX BLIZZARD.
Milwaukee Has a SnowHtom Which
Blocks the Railroad*.
A special from IVIilw&uRee, Wis.,
says: The blizzard which started in
Saturday morning and of which Mil¬
waukee is the center, still continues.
Snow to the depth of seven feet is
pilel up along the different lines of
street railway. • all roads entering
Railway trains on
Milwaukee are all the way from two
to fifteen hours late.
GRAY. JONES CO., GA.. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 189H.
MANY RELIEVE THE MAINE EX¬
PLOSION WAS NO “ACCIDENT/’
NAVAL MEN EXPRESS OPINIONS.
Public Opinion Seems to He CryfttnllzInK
Til tlie Heller That 4Vreeklng of the
Warship Was lly Design.
A Washington special of Wednesday
says: It means a heavy indemnity or
war with Spain, for there seems now
no good reason to doubt that tho ter¬
rible tragedy that has cast a gloom
over tho nation was caused by Span¬
ish treachery.
Despite the strong efforts of those
in authority to create a contrary im¬
pression, the opinion that, the Maine
was wrecked by a Spanish torpedo, at
first advanced with reluctance, has
grown until it has become a convic¬
tion. The best thought in the navy
department now indorses this idea,
and the construction which experts in
these affairs put upon Captain Sigs-
bee’s cablegram seems to hear it out
fully.
All of tho official utterances have
been to the contrary. It has been
given out in a semi-official way that
the president believes the wreck was
duo to accident, and the officials of
the navy department have been kept
busy trying to put up a plausible
story on that line. At first the public
was inclined to take that view of it.
Hut since these first statements there
have been others, from the men whoso
views are valued most at the navy
department, which have thrown a dif¬
ferent light on tho situation; and in
consequence of tho belief that somo
Spaniard is responsible for tho most
terrible disaster that has ever over¬
taken this navy, or any other in time
of peace, the feeling in Washington is
running high.
Nobody believes tliat tho acl was
committed by authority of the Spanish
government. But almost everybody
now believes that the Maine was
sent to the bottom by some Spaniard
in consequence of the hitter ijnti-
American policy in Madrid and Ha¬
vana, and that it was some man or
men who had -means of securing the
deadly weapons which are made for
harbor defense.
Elaborate explanations are lining
made as to the manner of the “acci¬
dent” that happened to the battle¬
ship. Some of these are plausible,
and are adhered to by those whose
every breath is for peace at any cost.
But under tho analysis of such men as
Chief Navy Constructor Ilichborn and
other men high in knowledge of the
affairs of our navy, these explanations
vanish into thin air. It is the opinion
of Commodore Hicliborn that the
“accident” that sent the Maine to the
bottom was a torpedo, and that the
investigation of the divers when they
get to work will demonstrate his idea
to be the correct one.
Torpedo Did tho Work. -
As to the theory of spontaneous
combustion, Commodore Ilichborn
takes no stock in that. Ho says tlio
character of the powder and other am¬
munition and tlio precautions taken to
protect them all combine to render
such an occurrence out of the ques¬
tion. All he lias said for the public is
that he feels convinced tlie divers will
find that the indentations will turn
inward—which in reality tells the
whole story of liis views, as that
would mean that a torpedo had done
the work.
Out of deference to the opinion
which Secretary Long expressed for
publication, most of the officials of the
departments have felt it incumbent
upon them to give out nothing that
did not seem to bear out the accident
theory. Nevertheless, the secretary
is quoted as having expressed to a
close friend his opinion that a torpedo
did the work, and the other officials
are talking more freely.
Assistant Secretary Rooseveit is one
of those who has all along adhered to
the idea that there was no spontaneous
combustion about it, but that a Span¬
ish torpedo did the damage.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press says lie lias conversed with sev¬
eral of the wounded sailors and under¬
stands from them that the explosion
took place while they were asleep so
that they can give no particul irs as to
Ihe cause.
RIG FOREST FIRES
Doing Untolrl Damage to Property In
North Carolina.
A special from Raleigh, N. C., says:
Foi eui fires have done immense damage
to pine timber all the way from Rock¬
ingham to Sanford, a distance of
eighty miles. Entire forests are s wept
away and a number of farm building ).
Men on horseback gave warning
and no doubt saved many lives. The
wind blew a gale for twelve hours.
The greatest destruction was along the —
line of the Seaboard Air Line. Its
crossties were on fire at many places
and a section house was burned at
Hamlet. It is estimated that the tim¬
ber loss is at least $100,000.
SPAIN HAS ANSWERED.
But the Kcply IlaH Not Yet Reached Wash¬
ington.
El Correo, the Spanish organ at
Madrid announces that on Wednesday
United States Minister Woodford re¬
ceived the Spanish reply concerning
the DeLome letter, and it adds that
the incident is regarded as terminated.
Up to 11 o’clock Wednesday night
Secretary Day had not received tb»
note.
MISS FRANCES WILLARD DEAD.
President of tlio W. C. T. V. l’liraca Aivny
Suddenly In New York.
Miss Frances E. Willard, president
cf the Womau’s Christian Tern per anco
Union, died shortly after midnight
Friday night at the Hotel Empire in
New York city. ill for about
Miss Willard has been
three weeks with profound anemia,
which was the direct cause of her
death.
Frances Elizabeth Willard was horn
in Churehville, N. Y., September 28,
1889. Slio was graduated at North¬
western Female college, Evanston,
Ill., in 1859, became professor of nat¬
ural science there in 1802 and was
principal of Genesseo Wesleyan semi¬
nary in 1800-07. The following two
years she spent in foreign travel, giv¬
ing a part of the time to study in Paris
and contributing to periodicals. In
1871-74 she was professor of esthetics
in Northwestern university ntid dean
of the women’s college, where she de¬
veloped her system of self-government,
which had been adopted by other ed¬
ucators.
Miss Willard left her profession in
1874 to identify herself with the Wo¬
man’s Christian Temperance Union,
serving ns corresponding secretary of
the national organization until 1879,
and since that date ns president. As
secretary she organized the home pro¬
tection movement and sent an appeal
from nearly 200,000 persons to the
legislature of Illinois asking for the
temperance ballot for women, At
the denth of her brother, Oliver A.
Willard, she succeeded him as editor
of The Chicago Evening Post.
In 188(3 she accepted tho leadership
of the White Cross movement in her
own unions which had been establish¬
ed through her influence in twelve
states for the protection of women.
In 1888 she was made president of
the American branch of the Interna¬
tional Council of Women and of tho
World’s Christian Temperance Union,
she had founded live years before,
and she was repeatedly re-elected.
Resides many pamphlets and contri¬
butions to magazines and the press,
Miss Willard lias published several
volumes relating to temperance and
other reforms.
ANOTHER DISASTER AT SEA.
Fifty Passengers of a Tramp Steamer are
Drownoil.
A special from Juneau, Alaska,
drted February 12th, confirms the
news of tho loss of the steamer Clara
Nevada. The cause of tho disaster
was doubtless the explosion of her
boilers. *
Of the fifty people on hoard none
aro believed to have been saved. The
wreck was discovered by Customs In¬
spector Mnrqunm, at Juneau, who or¬
dered the Rustler to the scene in Lynn
canal, where a burning vessel had
been seen. Wreckage bearing the
name of the ill-fated vessel was found,
but there was nothing to show the
identity of any of the passengers.
The Clara Nevada was a tramp
steamer, and as she was plying be¬
tween United States ports she did not
file her passenger list with tho customs
house officers.
It was thought she carried about
twenty passengers, of whom two or
three were women. Several were hound
for Juneau and the balance for Hent-
tie.
BUTCHER YYEYLKR TALKS.
ire Gives Ills Views In Regard to Maine
Disaster.
Lieutenant General Weyler, who
arrived at Barcelona, Spain, Thursday,
expressed the opinion in tho course of
an interview that the disaster which
lmd befallen tho United States war¬
ship Alaine in Havnna harbor was
“due to tho indolence of her crew.”
Ho announced his intention to ask
the government’s permission candidate to go for to
Havana and stand ns a
tlie chamber of deputies for tho Havann
district.
HARBOR FULL OF TORPEDOES.
{Significant Fetter Written By n Gunner
On the Maine.
A special to the Detroit News from
Ruy. City, Alich., states that a letter
was received in that city Thursday
from Elmer Meilstrup, gunner on
board the battleship Maine, dated
February 11, in which Meilstrup
wrote that he would not he surprised
if they should be blown up any day,
that tho ship was surrounded with
torpedoes and could not leave the har¬
bor without consent and' direction of
the Spanish authorities.
ILLINOIS STANDS READY.
Governor Bend# Menage to UeglHlature
Which Wan Applauded.
Governor Tanner, of Illinois called
on the legislature Thursday to author¬
ize him to tender to the president of
the United States tho “moral and ma¬
terial support” of Illinois, to “pre¬
vent or punish any attempt at hostile
invasion of our country.” This he
did in u message to the senate and
house. In tlie senate the message
. came as a profound suprise. While it
| was being read hy the governor’s pri-
j vnta silence secretary, in the senate, there and was at the its deepest conclu¬
sion there was a burst of applause
from both sides.
HOLE DISCOVERED IN PLATE.
Bottom of tlio Wrecked Battleship In¬
spected B.y Divers.
The correspondent at. Key West of
the Associated Press states that the
divers who have been working about
the bottom of the wrecked battleship
have discovered an eight-inch percus¬
sion hole in a plate.
Admiral Manterola has summoned
Captain Sigsbee to appear before
Military Judge Peial to make the
necessary deposition,
SENATOR MASON DEMANDS AN 1M-
MEDIATE INVESTIGATION.
A SENSATIONAL. DEBATE ENSUES.
Much Warm Talk Indulged In Itepobll-
eans ltcply to Their Colleague
From Illinois.
A Washington special says: In the
senate Friday Mr. Mason offered a
resolution for nil investigation of the
Maine disaster providing for a private
committee to make an investigation.
Mr. Hale asked that the matter he not
pushed.
Mr. Mason, in reply, snid that it,
was evident that facts in regard to
Cuba were being concealed from the
people of the country and from con-
gress.
Mr. Mason said that the policy of
the government, was delay, and noth¬
ing was stopping the murder of people
in Cuba.
The DoLome letter had not stopped
the murders. The Maine disaster had
not stopped them. It was time for the
senate to act,. Air. Mason said he did
not want tho foots regarding the Maine
looked up in the executive depart¬
ments.
Air. ATnson said we had waited while
the diplomats have deceived us. They
had sat at our table and misrepresent¬
ed the situation. Air. Mason said that
while the diplomats delayed 250 of
our brave seamen were lying in tho
harbor at Havana.
Mr. Alason snid the American peo-
jdo were tired of investigating behind
closed doors, that with 250 seamen ly¬
ing at the bottom of Havana harbor
the people of the United States want¬
ed to know whether she was blown up
l>y her enemies or from spontaneous
combustion. Air. Allison said that if
it was found that the disaster was the
result, of an accident the people would
ho better satisfied if a committee of
congress should find it so and no harm
would he done.
Mr. Mason, referring to the DeLome
letter, said he thought everyone would
commend the president, for the manner
in which he handled a matter which
was in part so personal to himself.
Mr. Mason said that those who are so
anxious to go slow in tho matter of the
matter of the Alaine were defenders of
DoLome and had praised hi'H wise
statesmanship. president, said
Air. Afason said the
in his message that one reason why he
had hesitated to interfere was because
of the promise of autonomy, and yet,
at tho same time the Spaniards Mr. were Ala-
denouncing tlio government. American
son said there should ho
divers for the Maine so that, the truth
could be told. Ho would not, act upon
an investigation committee, he said,
because ho would not sit, at a table
with a Spaniard unless ho had a sti¬
letto in his pocket. the senate.
This caused a titter in
Senator Wolcott created a sensation
in replying to Mr. Mason. Mr. Wol¬
cott, said the senator from Illinois had
said the people were losing confidence
in one of the great departments of
tho government, a statement that
could not go unchallenged. Mr. Ala¬
son sought to interrupt Air. Wolcott,
but tho latter peremptorily declined
to lie interrupted and insisted that the
words bo read.
SECRETARY LONG CENSURED.
Marli llcsciitment Felt Toward Him Be.
<‘it IIHA* of Ills Atilt,ndo.
A Washington special says: Resent¬
ment is now felt, toward Secretary
Long that lie should, without substan¬
tial proof, insist upon giving out the
theory that the disaster to tlie Maine
was the result of an accident.
In tho whole course of reasoning
the assumption is that the Maine was
blown up by n torpedo. Congress¬ in
men, naval officers and other men
the government do not hesitate to ex¬
press this belief, while the adminis¬
tration, for fear of offending the Span¬
ish, persists in giving out the contrary
theory. for
The administration asks a sus¬
pension of judgement, while the sec¬
retary of the navy forestalls that sus¬
pension by posting his opinion.
TO DISMANTLE MAINE.
Tho Morrltt Wrecking Company Secures
Contract for the Work.
The Merritt Wrecking company has
beer, directed to send vessels to Ha¬
vana for the purpose of performing the
preliminary work of saving property
pertaining to the Maine.
Several telegiams were received hy
Secretary Long from other wrecking
companies desiring to contract for
raising the sunken battleship. It is
believed generally by the naval offi¬
cers in Washington that tho proposi¬
tion to raise the Maine is quite feasi¬
ble, unless the damage to her hull
shall prove to he very extenseve.
RESCUING THE DEAD.
Rivera Bring Up Many More Dead Bodies
From the Maine,
Advice - : from Havana state that the
divers, who are only employed in
recovering the bodies of the dead re-
maining in the ironclad battleship
Maine had, up to Friday morning,
secured ninety-seven corpses.
Eight funeral wagon* aro employed
in carrying the bodies from La Macina
to the Cuban cemetery.
VOL. IV. NO.!).
SPAN1SH CRUISER AT NEW YORK.
Extraordinary Precautlonti Taken fly Offi¬
cials For Iler Protection.
The Spanish armored cruiser Viseaya
is in Now York waters on a “friendly
visit.” Sko dropped her big anchors
live miles south of Handy Hook light¬
house at 5:80 p. in., Friday, uftor a
thirteen day voyage from tlie Canary
islands.
Whoa her officers and men learned
the startling news of the disaster to
tho American battleship Maine in
Havana harbor and of the downfall of
former Minister DeLome, they broke
into a wild uproar of talk.
For a time all discipline on the great
ship seemed to vanish to the winds.
Men rushed below to toll their com¬
rades in tho lower decks.
Hear Admiral Bunoe has given final
instructions to Lieutenant John A.
Dougherty, who will have chargo of
the patrol tugs,six in number,to guard
the Spanish cruiser during her stay in
the vicinity.
Each boat is to have on board, while
on watch, four marines, and one non¬
commissioned officer of marines, a
roundsman and four policemen of the
metropolitan force. will patrol
While on duty tho boats
the waters carefully in tho vicinity of
tho visiting Spaniard, and no boat, or
person will he allowed to approach the
Viseaya without tho sanction that vessel. of the
commanding officer of tho
At night it is intended to keep
Viseaya brilliantly illuminated with
electric lights, and tho watch boats
will lie also well lighted so that there
can he no possible means of approach¬
ing the vessel without detection.
ALL FAVOR GOOD ROADS.
Tropic of Aliilimna Have Heen Spurred
IFp l»y Anniston Convention.
The good roads convention at An¬
niston, Ala., has, at least, served one
good purpose. It has directed the at-
toution of the people of Alabama to
fact that they are far behind the march
of progress in the matter of good roads,
and it lias set them to talking about
the best means to remedy the existing
difficulty.
It was a noticeable fact that the
words of county commissioners of at
least three-fourths of the counties ill
the state were represented at the meet¬ tlio
ing. These hoards have in charge
public roads of their respective coun¬
ties. These commissioners went to
Anniston for instruction and informa¬
tion; while tliero they swapped expe¬
riences. They took dots as to the host
methods of drainage, etc.
They found that lands in the coun¬
ties having good systems of roads
were worth twieo as much as the lands
in the muddy counties. Many of them
were heard to sny that they proposed
to return to their homes and insist, on
the building of good roads at almost
any cost.
The convention resolved to demand
some good roads legislation from tho
next general assembly and appointed
n committee to consider the formula¬
tion of a code of good roads laws. It
is evident thut the improvement of the
public highways will be a popular
issue in the next, state campaign.
BANCO! K SAID “NIT.”
President, of Atlantic and North Carolina
Kail way JtefuHod to lleHlgu.
A liulcigh, N. 0., dispatch■ says:
President Robert Hancock, of tho
Atlantic and North Carolina railway,
went to see Governor Russell Friday
and urged tho latter not to take up the
matter of his removal from office until
May, on tho ground that it might, prej¬
udice his interest iu tlio ten-thousand-
dollar damage suit, against him by the
mother of the girl he is alleged to have
enticed to her downfall.
The governor said he would not de¬
lay. He asked Hancock if he would
resign.
Hancock said, “No.”
The governor then said that the de¬
lay until February 22d in taking action
was to give Hancock an opportunity to
resign. will
Hancock said, “I swear I never
resign.” dis¬
Then said tho governor, “I will
miss you.” words, “I will
Hancock repeated his
never resign,’’and added that the courts
will have to oust him.
The governor atonce called the board
of internal improvements together and
ousted him as director.
To be president one has to be a di¬
rector. The directors will oust him
and end the matter.
SIGSBEE WAS WARNED.
Mr*. Blgwhee Huh an Anonymou# Fetter
Which Create# Great Excitement.
A Washington special says: Mrs.
Sigsbee has given out a circular sent
to her by Captain Sigsbee over two
weeks ago on which was • '■itten the
words:
“Look out for your ship. vVo will
blow your whole rotten navy to pieces
if you send it here.”
Then follows avast amount of abuse
against the yankees. Mrs. Sigsbee
says she cannot give out tho contents
of tlie. letter in which this circular was
enclosed, but she lias felt vague
fears ever since Captain Sigsbee sent
it to her. .
LURY WAS NERVY.
Wife Murderer Su rma Into Eternity nt
Blakely, Gil
“T am not ready to die. I am in a
bad row for stumps!”
These were the words of Christopher
Luby, who was executed at Blakely,
Ga. ( Friday in the presence of a crowd
”• people for the murder of Ins wife,
j He was speaking to the preacher at-
tending lnm. Luby 'vas a man of
»»perb physique and made a striking
appearance when on the death trap.
PRESIDENT REFUSES REQUEST TO
ALLOW CO-OPERATION.
WILL INVESTIGATE INDEPENDENTLY
Americans Must. Do live Work First; Af¬
terward Spain May Make an Ex-
ainlnallou of Maine's Hull.
rresidont McKinley had a confer¬
ence with Secretary Long of tho navy
department, and Assistant Secretary
of State Day Saturday morning in re¬
gard to the formal request of tlio Span¬
ish government at Havana to be allow¬
ed to co-operate with the United States
government in tho investigation of the
wreck of tlio Maine and its surround¬
ings. The decision reached by the
president and his advisers was that no
objection will be made to the Spanish
authorities making an investigation,
but that the United States would
make its own investigation and its
own report. reply through
The president’s Day sent that
Assistant Secretary means
tliiN government will insist upon its
rights to say for itself, on the testi¬
mony of its own citizens, what caused
the great disaster which has brought
two nations to the very brink of war—
to say whether it shall mean war or
peace. decided Hint, the
The president also
United States would act, independent¬
ly in regard to tho court of inquiry
and would conduct the report inde¬
pendent of other authorities.
Favo/ttble Comment I’rmllH'pd.
The president's position has called
forth favorable comment on all sides.
Of course it is nothing more than ho
should have done, nothing more than
ho is bound in honor to do.
At first, it was feared that because
the harbor where tho ship lies is Span¬
ish grounds the president would be in¬
clined to accede to the request of the
Spanish officials.
But it was so clearly shown to him
that the control of tho ship and every-
thing belonging to it is under the ex-
tra territorial rights of tho United
States that, the president was strength-/
ed Spanish in his government position against to participator allowing ty
the investigation. *
ATTRIBUTED TO SU DM A RISE MINE
Well Known Nciv8|ni|icr Correspondent
Presents Proof of Foul Play.
A cable from Sylvester Scovel to
The New York Evening World under
Saturday’s (lute from Havana, via Key
West, says;
“The concensus of opinion of those
who have studied the wreck closest, is
now that the explosion was caused by
a submarine mine. The forward mag¬
azine, it is now generally supposed, is
intact, also tho forward six-inch mag¬
azines.
i • This leaves only a few saluting
charges and a few small caliber shells
in the | ilot house which could possi¬
bly have exploded aboard the ship.”
“At the same time the fearful dam¬
age is too big for any hut an extremely
largo torpedo. torpedo tlio divers will
“If it was a
find the torpedo fragments, hut if it
were a submarine mine no traces
would ho found.
“All the American officers are inter¬
nally boiling. There is not one of
them, from Uaptain Sigsbee down,who
is not firmly convinced a government
submarine mine did it.
“The Spanish dailies are loudly
clamoring ‘Accident, accident,’ when
even now the fact is known that tlie
whole middle deck, which was blown
straight up, never had au ounce of
ship’s powder under it, and that was
where the first ldaze was seen.”
THE WEEK IN CONGRESS.
A Number of Important Mensures To He
Considered In the Senate.
A Washington dispatch says: Tho
diplomatic and consular and tho mili¬
tary academy appropriation bills will
he considered ami passed hy the sen-
ate during tlie coining week. There
will ho more or less debate in execu¬
tive session of tho Hawaiian annexa¬
tion treaty and speeches will lie made
on the claim of Mr. Corbett to a scat
in the senate on the appointment of
tho governor of Oregon.
CARTER’S PRIVATE LETTERS
Arc ItrouKlit Out In Evidence at the
Uoiirtmai’tial.
A Savannah dispntcli says: The fea¬
ture in the Carter conrtmartial Friday
was the introduction iu evidence of a
number of personal letters written by
Captain Carter to Captain Green, a
member of the Atlantic Contracting
company. All were written prior to
1890.
One referred to a certain marblo
quarry, another was about a patent
pneumatic jack for stowing cotton
which Carter seemed to want Green
and J. F. Gay nor to go into.
An account showing that in 1886
Captain Carter borrowed $ 1,000 from
Green was also read.
HURRYING WORK ON BOATS.
Extra Time Put In Oil Battleships Under
Construction at Norfolk Navy Yards.
Orders have been received at the
Norfolk navy yard to keep the force
working on the monitors Puritan and
Terror and torpedo boats Foote and
Wainslow at work night and day.
It is understood that the Terror was
ordered to get roody and go to Hamp¬
ton Roads.
Over fifty extra men were taken on
at the yard Saturday morning.