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The Jones County News.
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FURNISHING MONEY WITH WHICH
TO PURCHASE BATTLESHIPS.
A PROBABLE ALLIANCE MADE.
Spain's Credit Is No Good, Hut Slio Is
Securing War Vessel* From Other
Nations Without Any Trouble.
A special from London says: Spain
o.Mch
Armstrongs have boon building for
Brazil, the Ainazonius and a sister
ship, unnamed, of 4,000 tons each,
twenty-three knots and ten guns.
Spain is also negotiating for and will
proliably securo two cruisers of a simi-
far type which have beon building in
France for Brazil.
The Ainazonius is ready for launch-
ing and her sister ship will soon lie
ready.
The Spanish government is also en-
deavoring to securo guns aud large
supplies of ammunition in England
and on the continent for immediate
use.
The government of Spain seems to
have funds, for it iB understood to be
paying a large part of the purchase
money in cash, giving good security
for the balance, these being the only
terms upon which the Armstrongs
would deal.
Some x>eeks a,;o Spain attempted to
purchase ships and supplies in Eng-
land on credit, from prominent firms
baying close Relations with the gov¬
ernment, but after inquiries the firms
refused to give credit. Since then
Spain has raised funds from unknown
sources.
France Backs Spain Financially.
Diplomats in London expross tho
belief that French financiers are help¬
ing the Spanish government.
It is known that Spain is trying to
purchase three other ships which are
Doing built by the Armstrongs, but
she has not yet succeeded in making
a bargain, consequently there is still
time if the United States wishes to
forestall her.
The United States could also fore¬
stall Spain in the purchase of other
ships building in English aud conti¬
nental dockyards.
While Chile denies that any of (ho
ships ordered for that country are for
sale, it is believed by naval construc¬
tors tliat Chile’s best cruiser, the
O’Higgins, xvhich is just finished,
could bo purchased.
HONORS TO MAINE’S BEAD.
The Graves of Victims In the Cemetery
at Havana Arc Decorale<l.
At Colon ermetery, Havana, Friday
afternoon the graves of H!1 men xvho
perished in tlio Maine ilians, or xvero
decorated with txvo large floral wreaths
aud a cross iu the presence of n score
or more of Americans, including Con¬
sul General Lee, Captain Sigsbee nnd
Chaplain Chadwick. Chaplain Chad¬
wick offered a brief prayer. Tho
American flag xvns spread for a time
over the graves, but eventually re¬
moved, and in its place xvas laid a red,
white and blue ribbon with the follow¬
ing stamped in gold letters:
“In memory of our dead American
heroes. American citizens mourn
their boys.” .
REYVARD FOR LYNCHERS.
Cabinet Discusses Killing of Negro Post¬
master at Take City* S. C.
A Washington dispatch says: An
hour or more of the time of the cabi¬
net session Friday was occupied
in the reading of a long report
from the special agent of the postoffice
department on the killing of Baker,
the postmaster at Lake City, S. C.
The government’s reward in each case
was increased to $1,500. Every effort
will be made by the federal authori¬
ties to bring the guilty parties to jus¬
tice.
RATES CUT BY VANDERBILT.
Northwestern Makes Sweeping Reduction
From Minneapolis to New York.
The Northwestern has announced a
21-cent through rate on flour from
Minneapolis to Nexv York. The rate
is made with the concurrence of the
Lake Shore and the Michigan Central
lines. The Wisconsin Central and
Erie lines will, it is understood, meet
the rate of the Vanderbilt lines.
BRYAN TO VISIT ALABAMA.
Nebraskan Will Make Several Speeches In
the State.
A Birmingham ipecial says: Hon.
William J. Bryan will come to Ala¬
bama March 1st to make a series of
speeches at several towns throughout
the state, having been invited for that
purpose. He xvill come to Tuscaloosa
aud speak March 1st. His dates for
speeches are as follows:
Tuscaloosa,Tuesday night, March 1.
Birmingham, Wednesday night,
March 2d.
Mobile, Thursday night, March 3d,
Pensacola,Friday Talladega, night, March 4th.
at noon, March 5th.
Montgomery, Monday, March 7th
STUDENTS INVITE BRYAN.
Boys of Georgia State University Ask
Him to Adilress Them.
The students of the Georgia State
university at Athens held an enthusi¬
astic meeting and wired an invitation
to Hon. W. J. Bryan to visit Athens
during his tour through Georgia and
deliver a speech.
The invitation was telegraphed to
Mr. Bryan and active preparations
were at once'bc-gnn to gix-e the Nebras¬
kan orator a rousing reception.
COLLECTING OLD DOATS.
Island N»tj Yard Hnn.nckrd l or
t Rinergoncy Craft.
I An order was issued by the naval
department at Washington Thursday
to make a test of the machiuory of the
old war monitors at the Leagne islaud
:
; nav These y yard.
1 are singlo-turreted crafts
armed with big, smooth bore guns in
turrets that could likely bo pierced by
| the modern high power rifles on tho
battleships, but they would still be of
service in an emergency.
There are eight of these monitors ai
League island and soveral others that
are now loaned to the naval militia or-
! ganizations of some of the states,
hnttnn, Oatskill, Jason, Lehigh, Mon-
tank and Nahaut. They are all lie-
tween 1,800 and 2,100 tons displace-
j mont that they and draw take very little advantageous water, so
can up
positions on shoals commanding chan-
, nel approaches.
j that It is denied request at the has navy been nindo department
, any upon
the Newport News Shipbuilding OOlll-
j j pans tleships to hasten Kearsarge the launch and Kentucky, of tho bat- set
i some time ago, for the 24th of 'this
month,
Those two battleships, the largest
I ever built for the United States navy,
are to bo completed and turned over
. { 0 the government within ton months,
, if finished under the terms of contract,
j The coal mining companies through-
j out the country, especially those near
the seaboard, have been prompt, in
: their offers to tho navy department to
j furnish coni in the event of troublo
, with Spain, and the department has
] taken steps to ascertain the probable
supply and its location, etc., available
in the ease of an emergency demand.
Secretary Long has authorized an
absolute and positive denial of a re¬
port asserting that a partial or prelim¬
inary report had been received by the
government from tho Maine inquiry
hoard indicating or declaring that the
loss of the Maine was due to an exter-
nnl explosion. He said that no report
of any kind had been receix'ed.
CLIFTON SUCCEEDS CANDLER
As Secretary of State of Georgia For the
Short Term.
Colonel William C. Clifton, of
Darien, xvas appointed secretary of
stato of Georgia Thursday by Gov¬
ernor Atkinson for tho unexpired
term of Hon. Alien D. Candler.
Colonel Clifton will be inducted
into office on March 31st, xvheu tho
resignation of Colonel Candler takes
effect.
Colonel Clifton xvas born in Tatnall
county 42 years ago. He removed to
Chatham and from 1888 to 1892 repre¬
sented that county in the state legisla¬
ture. He was also chairman of the
democratic executix’e committee of the
first congressional district.
He xvas a candidate for secretary of
state in opposition to Colonel Candler,
the present incumbent, nnd though ho
only entered tho contest about three
xveeks before the convention was held,
ho made a splendid and surprising
race, being narrowly defeated for the
nomination. He xvas elected secre¬
tary of the senate four years ngo aud
re-elected for the succeeding term.
No man in Georgia is better known
or more popular than Colonel “Bill”
Clifton. His personal magnetism lias
made him friends innumerable. Ho
stntes that he lias no intention of en¬
tering the race for tho long term and
had sought the appointment for tho
honor which it cail'ios xxatli it.
THE LAKE CITY MURDER
Drought Up In tlie Senate and Discussed
By That. Body.
In the senate Thursday, a reso¬
lution was presented, providing
for an investigation into the
murder of the postmaster at Lake
City, S. C., and his family and the
burning of his homo. Mr. McLaurin,
of South Carolina, said be bad hoped
the resolution would go to tlie com¬
mittee without debate. The state au¬
thorities were active in their investi-
gation of tho crime, he said, nnd he
wns assured that every effort xvas
being made to bring the perpetrators
of the outrage to justice.
He then had read a clipping from
the Columbia, S. C., State, to shoxv
that the people of „ South Carolina were
liot in sympathy with those who com-
mitted the crime, but keenly repro-
bated it.
The resolution xvas referred .... to the
committee on contingent expenses.
POWDER MILLS BUSY.
Government’s Demands Keep Them Busy
Night and Day.
At the poxvder xvorks near Santa :
Cruz, Cab, men are busy night and j
day. Four new presses have just
been received for the manufacture of
smokeless powder. These are being ;
put into shape for immediate opera- j
«on. I
These new presses mean an add,-
tional output of 4,000 pounds of
smokeless powder daily. The capacity
of the works is now two and a half j
tons of government powder daily and
nine tons of black powder. It is said
that they xvill soon he in condition to
double their present capacity.
BRYAN’S GEORGIA ITINERARY.
Nohraskan Will Speak ot Several l'laces
in ll.e Stale.
Hon. William Jennings Bryan has
sex'eral engagements to fill in Georgia
and will address audiences at several
places in the state. He speaks at
Rome Tuesday, March 8th; at Macon
Wednesday, March 9th, and at An-
gusta, Thursday, March 10th, and fol-
lo-.ving this he xvill make a date for
Atlanta. In the latter city great
preparations xvill be made for his re-
ception and entertainment.
GRAY. JONES CO., GA„ THURSDAY, MARCH 1(1, 1898.
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IOUS FOR TROUBLE.
ADVOCATE WAR WITHOUT DELAY.
The lleT.ome Affair Otters Spanish Edi¬
tor* an Opportunity to Express
Their Convictions.
A fierce indignation characterizes
tlio Spanish newspapers that are not
supporters of tho government at its
alleged weakness in replying in gentle
,___ terms to , the ,, American . demand , , for , ox-
planations about tho Dupuy DeLoino
letter.
The Imparcial says: “It is tho
height of weakness to suppose we are
going to disarm the yankocs by means
of patience. From them wo shall
gain nothing by it, and on tho other
hand, we slinll lose the esteem for the
dignity and bravery of Spain obtained
from other nations. Paraphrasing the
never-to-be-forgotten Spartan words of
Mendez Nunez at Collan, ‘Sufficient to
to say Spain loves honor more without
Cuba than Cuba without honor.’ We
have sacrificed our youth, we have
sacrificed our millions; must we also
sacrifice our national honor? Not tho
great Antilla, not a hundred Antillios
would bn worth so groat a sacrifice.”
Tho Imparcial then proceeds to
argue that all Spain’s concessions
would -be useless if America seeks to
break off friendly relations, adding:
“If a pretext is sought, it will be
found; for instance, a hostile demon-
stration ngainst the Spanish warship
visiting American ports or a demand
for a pension for the widow of the
dentist Ruiz.
“In Europe,” the article continues,
“evovy one lias already perceived this.
The universal conscience is with us
and it is really a shameful fact that
the action of the United States rouses
more indignation in foreign minds
than in some Spanish. We believe
we can interpret better the spirit of
the Spanish people, nud we energoti-
cally protest against what has been
dono in order that outside Spain it
may hr known that her rulers do not
reflect the feelings of the Spanish peo-
plo in such ac ts as the expiation to
McKinley, and also that this nation of
bravo men has not become* a flock of
lambs.”
The Ikiis is not so modorato, for it
declares that war is already raging,
saying: Americans have not the
“Tlio North
soldiers, their ships, in Cuba, but
among the insurgents they hnve what
iR better—they have their money turn-
ed into ammunition, guns, cannon and
dynamite. Pais, “should
“Why,” asks the made, hen an
official declaration be w w ar
already exists, and exists under tlio
most favorable terms for the United
States?
“Instead of exposing their soldiers
on their own soil, they send them in
the guise of insurgents to Cuba. • To
avoid a catastrophe to their warships,
they send men and ammunition to the
insurgents in merchant vessels. Amer-
iean politicians would indeed ho most
foolisli if they abandoned by a dcclar-
ntion of war tho favorable position
they have taken up in Cuba against
Spain. continues, “we
“No,” tho paper
cannot hope for a declaration of war.
Cautions or bold, bumble or active,
our government need not fear that
Washington will declare war. It is
already declared. Already it has
caused havoc in Spain, and in tho
United States they laugh at the idea
that they are capable of the folly of
declaring w ar against us, a war already
aflnino through them—a warfare by
them—a warfare in which they run
none of the risks nnd hnve ull the
advantages that would accrue from an
open warfare ^ between the two conn-
tries.”
CUBANS ROUTE SPANIARDS.
insurgents Ho Dcict iy Work in a iintMu at
Holguin.
Reports of the recent battle at Hoi-
guin, province of Santiago de Cuba,
) ia ve been received at New York. In-
B f ead 0 f the battle being a Sjinnish
victory, as reported from Havana, it
xvas a disastrous defeat, followed by a
re t rea t on tho part of tho Spanish
forces.
COMPLICATIONS IN KLONDIKE.
HriUKh Flag On American Hull Creating
DiHtnrimncrH.
Five steamers nrrix’ed at Heattle
from Alaska Thursday. The most ini-
portant news brought down xvas a eon-
firm., ion of previous reports that a
Canadian official lias raised the British
flai? on what is regarded as American
soil, and trouble at Skaguay with long-
shoremen who objected to Indians
unloading freight from steamers.
presence of United States troops alone
prevented serious trouble.
It » feared serious trouble w,H
grow out of the Canadian attempt to
collect duty on the summits of \V lute
and Chilkoot nasses.
BOUGHT BY PLANT SYSTEM.
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Walterlx.ro and Western Railroad In
South Carolina Change* Hand*.
A Charleston dispatch says: Repre-
sentatives of the Plant system of rail-
roads, Wednesday completed the pur-
chase of the Walterboro and Western
railroad line, txventy-seven miles long,
extending from Walterboro to Elir-
hard), South Carolina
The road will hereafter be
in connection xvith the Green Pond
and Walterboro branch.
VIZCAYA AT HAVANA. I
Simoiwh Battleship I» Wcleomed By
yneen lUgent , i Subjects.
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with bands, mid as she steamed to her
moorings enthusiastic weloomes were
Bhouted from all the quays, which
woro lined with thousands of people.
The streets and plazas were gay
with hunting, rockets were discharg¬
ed, and there was continuous cheering
from all boats.
The mayor of Havana, Marquis l)e
Esteban, as director of the festivities,
wns the first to hoard tho vessel,going
out in General Blanco’s launch.
Pvootor> witu m s f ri end,
Colonel Parker, and Consul General
Lee, made a Captain call of General courtesy Blanco, by np-
pointmont Jose on Congosto accompanied
Secretary interpreter,
tho party and acted os
General Blanco received his visitors
with great cordiality and a-pleasant
talk on general matters ensued,
Senator Proctor said be was glad to
visit the beautiful island and hoped to
see some of the interior.
•General Blanco referred too visit lie
had paid to tho United States when he
was a young man and cowld speak
more English than he can now.
To a suggestion by Senator Procter
that he ought to repoat his visit Gen-
oral Blanco smilingly replied that ho
feared he was too old now. The eap-
tain general thanked tho Americans
for calling and said he would return
Proctor’s visit upon the re-
turn of the latter from tho interior.
This ended the interview,
The Spanish officers directing the
divers of the government of Spain,
callod on Captain Sigsbee Tuesday
and were given all tho information
desired.
LOUD BILL IS CONSIDERED,
A Measure of Great Interest to Newspa¬
per Publishers.
A Washington special says: The
house Tuesday entered upon the con-
sjderation of the Loud bill relative to
second-class mail matter. The hill is
identical with the bill passed at, tho
Inst cougross, but Mr. I cud, its
author, gavo notice of an
permitting tho transmission at pound
rates of sample copies up to 10 per cent
of tlio bona fide circulation of tlij) news¬
paper periodicals.
Tho amendment removes much op¬
position to the bill. Only two speeches
xvero delivered during the day. Mr.
Loud made an exhaustive speech in
its favor, claiming the government
practically paid a subsidy of #4(1,000,-
000 to the proprietors of publications
which now get access to the mails at
pound rates, as the cost of transport-
big mail and its handling averaged 8
cents per pound,
Mr. Moon, democrat, of Tennessee),
spoke in opposition to tlio bill,
Second-class mail matter by the bill
is restricted to newspapers and peri-
odieals issued at least four times o
year from a known office of publication
and publications issued under tlio
auspices of benevolent or fraternal or-
gauizations, trades unions or orders
having a membership of not less than
1,000. All publishers whose puhlica-
tions are admitted as second-class mail
matter are required by the bill before
depositing such mail matter in the
postoffieo to separate it into United
States mail sacks or bundles, states,
cities, towns nnd counties as tho post-
master general may direct,
C0URTMARTIAL AT STANDSTILL.
Witnesses In Farter Case Defuse to Com¬
ply With Summons.
The courtmartial which is hearing
charges of conspiracy, embezzlement
and conduct unbecoming an officer,
preferred against Captain O. M.Carter,
met at Now York Tuesday, but almost
immediately adjourned until Wednes-
day owing to the non-appearance of
witnesses summoned.
Acting Judge Advocate Colonel Barr
said that he had endeavored to get the
xvitnosses to attend, but bad not suc¬
ceeded in doing so. Their failure to
appear, ho explained, xvas on tho ad-
vice of counsel,
The testimony which the court de-
sires to obtain in Ncxv York is in re¬
gard to the payment of drafts amount-
ing to over $2,000,000 to banking
firms there in connection xvith the con-
tracts indorsed by Captain Carter.
SILENCE IS OMINOUS.
Congressmen Are Patiently Awaiting Out¬
come of investigation.
A Washington speciul suys: Tlie
silence of congress must not he mis-
understood, it is the calm that goes
before a storm.
Thore Jg one t]li certai th
i(lent has got to act in conformance
with the i(lettH of t)u . majority of con-
if he ,ioes not, he xvill be re-
1)U , lia , eil , ,,; K own art in the house
ftnd ibl in )hc K enaie wo „.
Neither the president nor Speaker
Raod cou)(1 restrain congress if the
report of the court of j Ilqu ; ry ))eare
ont tho im p re s ( ,ion now in the public
mind that tlie faster was the result
of treachery.
FOUR TRAMPS ASPHYXIATED.
They llulld a Fire in a Hefrlgerator Car
«n.l Hie From Coal Ga».
, lr * licn w er at . e lort T /"' n Worth, ”, ' Jexas, 1,1 a
* ‘ 1 reB ! l te< ^ f? as * rom
a nre bull uincoal.
J n ® n ’ HII PP° 8 ’, tramps,
««tered the car the mgbt . , before, , clos-
ing the door hdhmd them
^ " the men escaped in a dying
e ondition, but xvere resuscitated by
physicians.
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SO DECLARE NAVAL OFFICERS.
Information From the "Inside”—It Is
Thought Mine IVns Fired Under
Maine From Shore Ifntlery.
A special of Wednesday from Has
vana says: Without adding unnceessa-
rily to the Hood of surmises,conjecture
and prophecy concerning tho court of
enquiry, it is fair to say that, as a
m,, -' or of fact, most of the naval offi-
cors at Havana and at Key West, in-
clino to the opinion that the court will
find Ihut the disaster to the Maine was
caused by the explosion of a floating
submarine mine under the forward
port side of the ship. Opinions differ
as to whether this mine was made of
high explosives, such as wot and dry
gun cotton, or ordinary gun powder.
Sliorct UnUtTj’ I>1 <1 tho Filing.
Opinions agreo, not only ns to the
existence of mines in the havhor, but
also that this one was laid purposely
near tho buoy where foreign war
vessels were directed to moor and wns
fired by n flash from an cl< ctrie battery
on shore.
It is believed barely possible that
the explosion of tho mine was the re¬
sult of tho carelessness or ignorance
of (Spanish officers in charge of tho
mine station keys when testing the
circuit, but that latter supposition is
not felt to be probable.
It is further regarded as settled by
the evidence before the court, that, tho
port side of the hull forward was com¬
pletely blown to pieces, and that the
only explosion on the Maine, except
*f isolated cases of fixed ammunition,
was that of 2,000 pounds of saluting
powder, stored forward, and of which
no trace can he found.
Thoso views are gathered from offi¬
cers who talk with great reservo and
only upon the uHsuraneo that their
identity will never be revealed. The
fact remains that only the members of
the court of inquiry know all,the testi¬
mony elicited and no one is authorized
to make public matter in advance
the final judgment.
Spaniard* Are InvesUgnllng.
A good deal of surprise was ex¬
pressed by Americans in Havana at
learning that Spanish divers wore to
ho permitted to make an examination
of the wreck of the Maino, especially
as it xvas also said that American naval
officers xvould gix’e such divers all con¬
sistent facilities nnd xvould throw no
obstacles in the xvay of thorough sub¬
marine inspection. understood
It xvas not at first as it
came to he later, that the Spanish
search xvas to he entirely independent,
nnd that xvhile it xvas being made the
American investigation xvould proceed
under Captain Sigsbee’s supervision.
As understood, the Spanish request
made immediately after tho disaster
for a joint investigation xvns promptly
refused at Washington, but after a
cabinet coiisultntntion it xvas agreed
that the Spaniards had a moral and in¬
ternational right to discover tho cause
of tho wreck for themselves, if possi¬
ble.
Therefore, permission for an inde¬
pendent examination wns granted on
the ground that it could not bo refused
to a friendly power in lior own harbor.
That the permission xvas not accorded
until after the court of inquiry had
finished its work at Havana and gone
to Key West, is regarded as significant,
It opens a xvido field for speculation.
Some assert, that the court now has
no objection to Spanish inquiry, for
one of two reasons: Either the court
lias sufficient evidence that cannot bo
controverted by the Spaniards or af¬
ter a dilligent search the mystery re¬
mains as deep as over, and the court
does not think the Spanish xvill roach
a conclusion xvhere tho Americans
have failed.
Dynamite for Pensacola.
Two tons of dynamite xvero shipped
from Cincinnati Wednesday to Pensa¬
cola, Fla. The shipping firm declined
to say whether it xvas shipped on gov¬
ernment account or to private dealers.
KING GEORGE’S ASSAILANTS
Lose Courage am! Make a Full Confession
to Officials.
Advices from A/liens state that the
accomplice of Knrldtza, who attempted
to assassinate King George, of Greece,
a Macedonian workman named Giorgii,
has been arrested.
Giorgii has made a confession. He
declares that he acted at the instiga¬
tion of Knrditza, tho latter represent¬
ing that to kill the king xvould he an
act of great courage and glorify them
both.
Giorgii’s courage gave out at the
last, moment and he xvas unable to hit
the horses, upon which everything de¬
fended.
PROJECT ABANDONED.
War Department UalJn Off* ft« Relief Kx-
pedltlon to Klondike.
The war department has decided to
abandon its expedition for tho relief
of the miners in the Klondike country
because the conclusion has been reached
that no necessity exists for it.
Secretary Alger has written a letter
to Senator Hawley, chairman of the
senate committee on military affairs,
explaining the department's position
and asking that congress take action
to dispose of the supplies.
VOL. IV. NO. 11.
NO TIME DESIGNATED
da To Wlirn tlio Verdlot of Board Will
Be Made.
mg WM
an approximate dato for the oonolu-
l "°
Sharing tho generul anxiety for
some information on thiN point, Secre¬
tary Long, Friday, at tho instance of
the cabinet, sent, a telegram to Admi¬
ral Sicard asking him when it wns ex¬
pected that the report of the court
would he made, and late Friday night
the following reply wns received:
Kky West, Fin., March 4......Secretary ot
tile Navy: Have talked with the president
of the eoiirt of Inquiry and agree with ldm
that It Is not yet possible to tlx a date for
tho Hading, ns so mueh depends upon tho
progress of tlio divers and wreckers and
the results they obtain. Every effort Is
being made to advance the Inquiry. Tlio
eoiirt returns to Havana by tlio Mangrove
tills evening, having about Mulshed the ex¬
amination at Key West. Bicaiu).
Admiral Sicard’s message is regard¬
ed officially ns disposing of tho reports
that the court has yet obtained posi¬
tive or conclusive information bearing
upon the object of the invetigntion.
It is taken to mean that upon the
testimony or discoveries of tho divers
will depend the finding, the examina¬
tion of tlieoffieors and crew of. the ship
having been insufficient to enable the
court to even form an idea ub to what
lines may ho opened up from the in¬
vestigation of the wreck itself.
While the telegram was naturally
somewhat of a disappointment in leav¬
ing the termination of the inquiry as
much in doubt as ever, it was wel¬
comed as practically setting at rest the
reports as to the results of the investi¬
gation up to date.
GOV. TAYLOR WILL RETIRE.
Buy* Hr In Tired of tlio Harrowing An¬
tagonism of I'olltlcJ.,
Governor Taylor, of Tennessee,
issued a lengthy card Friday night
addressed to the people, in which lie
announces that he will retiro from
politics at the close of his term as
governor. This xvill leave Senator
Bate n clear field in his candidacy for
re-election to the United States senate.
Governor Taylor, in purt, says: last, Octo¬
“It was iny wish to retiro
ber from politics. I do so because I
am tired of political life; I am tired
of its harrowing antagonism; and I am
tired of its unjust accusations its
violent contention; I am tired of it.
because as I grow older I find myself
less and less able to bear the stings of
criticism and the stalm of slander; 1
am tired of it because there is no
peace in it for me, and because I be¬
lieve that I can do more good and
have more friends, and more happi¬
ness in the private xvalks of life.
“To those who hnve so generously
and vigorously sustained me, and lvlio
are even now working and planning to
crown me with the highest honor in
tho gift of our people, I wish to express
my deep and undying gratitude nnd
love. For those who have opposed mo
in political life I have nothing hut
good will and the olivo branch.”
ACCIDENT THEORY ABANDONED.
Consul Lee Gives un Unofficial Opinion
ItflKardliiK Fxplosion.
The feeling is growing in Washing¬
ton daily that tho administration has
abandoned the theory that tho Maine
xvas blown up by accident. Consul
General Lee lias given lp H opinion
that tlio explosion was caused by out¬
side agencies’and since then there bus
been indications that the administra¬
tion xvas preparing for u verdict to
this effect from the court of inquiry.
Since the receipt of General Lee’s
letter other information confirmatory
to his views came to Washington, but
this lias also been unofficial, for not a
line or hint has been received from the
court of inquiry, nnd therefore tho ad¬
ministration is perfectly correct in
stating that it has received no official
IlOXVB.
RAISED QUARANTINES.
Tennessee Towns Lot Down KestrlcfJons
Against, City of Knoxville.
The quarantine instituted by small
towns in Tennessee against Knoxville
on account of the prevalence of a foxv
casts of smallpox has been raised ex¬
cept in the caso of Jonesboro, and it
is thought that place xvill also ruise its
Quarantine in a fexv davs.
WORK OF FIREBUGS.
W«r«lioiH(» Willi Over On© Thousand
Kales of Cotton Destroyed.
Fountain Inn, a progressive town in
Greenville county, S. C., was the scene
of a big cotton fire early Friday morn¬
ing, when a large warehouse and 1,300
bales of cotton xvere totally destroyed.
The fire was the work of incendiaries.
Tho fire is believed to be the work
of a gang xvho have been burglarizing
houses in Fountain Inn for sometime,
but there is at present no ctoxv to the
guilty parties. model of its
Tho xvarehouse was a
kind, with stono foundation and iron
roof. It was built about a year ngo
by Mr. Givins, the owner.
LONG’S STATEMENTS REPUDIATED
President McKinley JtclHikca HI* Kccre-
Inry of tlio Navy.
The administration has thoroughly
and completely repudiated the state-
ments of Secretary Long. Never in
the history of the country has a eabi-
net officer been so rebuked. The re-
lations betxveen Long and Alger are
very strained in consequence of .Alger’s
interviexv setting Long straight.
It is now learned that the interview
emulated from the xvhite house and
xvas framed by the president.
THE KATAHDIN AND MIANTOYO*
MAH TO BE DROUGHT OUT.
OFFICIALS EXPLAIN PROCEEDING.
rim Two VcubcIh to Go Into Commission
After Having I.old Up For Two
Years st Navy Yard.
A Washington special says: Orders
were issued ut. tho navy department
late Tuesday evening to put tho iron¬
clads Miautonomnh and Katahdin into
commission on the 10th instant. They
are now at the Longue Island navy
yard, where they have been laid up
for a year or two past.
It is said at tho do] artment that tho
purpose for putting them iu commis¬
sion iH to make berths for the surviv¬
ors of tho Maine, now at Key West
waiting on tho court of inquiry which,
without doubt, will have finished with
them by (lie 10th.
The Miantonomah is a formidable
double-turrotod monitor carrying four
ton-inch guns. She is of 3,990 tons
displacement and steams ten and a
half knots per hour. In addition to
her main battery she carried a good
secondary battery of rapid-fire guns
and her turrets are clad with cloven
and a lmlf-ineh armor.
The Katahdin, otherwise known as
tho Ammon ram, is a freak in naval
architecture and although opinions are
divided ns to her qualities, there is lit¬
tle doubt that her presence in any har¬
bor would make nil enemy anxious.
She lies mostly under water with a
turtle hack of steel varying in thick¬
ness from two aud a half to six inches,
and tlio tlioory of her designer, Ad¬
miral Amnion, was that this armor
plate could not bo struck directly by
a shot from another vessel and that
any such shot would bo harmlessly
deflected by (lie sloping steel deck.
In action tlie conning tower and
smoko stack are about all of the ship
that would prosout a mark. The for¬
mer is made of steel eighteen inches
thick.
The Katahdin is a rnm pure nnd
simple, having in the way of weapons
of offense nothing except her sharp
steel beak and a few small rapid fire
guns to keep off boarders or torpedo
boats.
INSURES FREEDOM IN CUBA.
8ucli In tho Opinion Kxprfiiicd By »
French Diplomat*
A dispatch to the Noxv York Herald
from Baris says:
In The Intansigeant, Hori Roche-
ford writes: “To really grasp the sit¬
uation, tho explosion on tho Maine
must be regarded as tho first battle
between Spain and tho United States.
Wo only see it in the last stage of tho
advance of the Cubans toxvard inde¬
pendence. The catastrophe has caused
tho death of 254 unfortunate sailors,
but it has also saved the lives of mil¬
lions of combatants, for it insures the
final triumph of the insurrection before
many weeks.”
CONGRESSMEN OFF FOR CUBA.
Will Muho a IVrHonnl Investigation of
Affair's on tlio Island*
A party of senators and members of
tho lionse left Washington Tuesday
afternoon for a trip to Cuba. Tb<w
went by Fortress Monroe and from
there took a private yacht for Havana.
Tho party consists of Senators Gal-
linger, Thurston and Money and Rep¬
resentatives Amos J. Cummings and
William Alden Smith and their xvives.
Senator Thurston said that tho trip
xvas undertaken for tho purpose of
making a personal investigation into
affairs iu Cuba.
“It is not,” bo said, “in any sense
an official tour, but it xvill naturally
give us a better opportunity for inves¬
tigation than we can possibly have
from this distance.”
SAUNDERS ADMITS GUILT.
Kxpress Robber f» Sun I.•need To Two
Your* In I’eiitcntlftiy,
L. L. Saunders, xvho robbed the
Southern Express company of $4,000
at Social Circle about a year ago, xvas
taken into court at Monroe, Ga.(Tues¬
day morning, aud pleaded guilty and
wus sentenced to two years in the pen¬
itentiary.
MAY CENSURE LONG.
Congressman Preparing Devolutions Dep¬
rocut ing Secretary’s Statements.
A Washington special says: Secre¬
tary of tho Navy, Long, sent a delega¬
tion of friends to Congressman J.
Hamilton Lexvis Thursday afternoon,
asking the latter to withhold action on
his proposed resolution of censurifun-
til he (Lexvis) investigate for himself
and find that the statement made elim¬
inating Spain from official responsi¬
bility in the Maino disaster was
grounded on nothing more than pre¬
sumption.
The secretary gave further assurance
that he had received no report of any
kind from the board of inquiry xvar-
ranting him in speaking as lie did.
COMMITTEE ON TRUSTS
Appointed By tlie Olilo Senate Get* To¬
gether and Begin* Work.
The Ohio senate committees appoint-
ed to investigate trusts iu that statu
went into session at Clex-eland,Friday,
The trusts to be investigated are wire
nails, vapor stoves, fire insurance,
sugar and milk.
Twenty-one snbpcenas were served,
The members of the committee pres-
ent are: E. H. Valentine, 0. D.
Wightman, Oscar Sheppard, Alfred
M. Cohen and J. J. Sullivan.