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The Jones County News.
V04. X.
BALTIMORE FLAME-SWEPT!
Large Wholesale Business Blocks
Wiped Out by Conflagration.
LOSSES REACH MILLIONS
Firemen Unable to Check Av¬
alanche of Fiery Element
and Hundreds of Costly
Buildings and Contents
are Reduced to
Ashes.
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The most destructive conflagration
in the history of Baltimore occurred
.Sunday and Sunday night, raging prae-
tically unchecked during many hours,
completely destroying scores of tho
largest houses In the wholesale dis-
trict, Involving losses which cannot
yet he accurately estimated.
The fire broke out shortly before 11
o’clock Sunday morning in the whole-
sale dry goods store of John E. Hurst
&. Co., on Hopkins place, in the heart
of the business district, with a series
of loud explosions, which were heard
in remote parts of the city and spread
with fearful rapidity.
In a half hour there were a dozen
big warehouses in the wholesale dry
goods and notions district burning
fiercely.
The entire vity fire department was
called out, but was utterly powerless
to check the spread of the flames,
which were aided by high winds, and
by noon there were roaring fires in at
least thirty big warehouses and the
conflagration was steadily eating its
way into successive blocks east, north,
west and south.
Building after building fell a prey
to the flames, and apparently there
was no check to the frightful sweep
of destruction.
On Baltimore street, the block east
to Hanover, and after that the block
on the south side to Charles street,
broke out in flames, the Consolidated
Gas Company’s building and Oehm’s
Acme hall burning fiercely.
Meanwhile there were stores north
of Baltimore street being similarly
consumed. Mullin's hotel caught and
other buildings near it. West of Lib¬
erty street, on the south side of Bal¬
timore, the block was doomed, and the
big Baltimore Bargain House al30
caught. Down in Hopkins place,
where the conflagration started,
Hurst’s building and other wholesale
houses on both sides of the street,
crumbled and fell.
Spectacls of Ruin Appalling.
The big dry goods house of Daniel
Miller & Sons and R. M. Sutton &
Co. were seen aflame and along Ger¬
man street, east and west from the
Hurst building, there were a dozen
buildings burning and scores more
threatened. The spectacle of ruin and
destruction from any point in these
doomed blocks were something appall¬
ing.
Mass & Kemper’s big wholesale
store, on Baltimore stret, quickly
succumbed to the flames and the walls
feU with a crash that was heard for
squares. The Hurst building was ut¬
terly destroyed.
On Hopkins place the Hopkins Sav¬
ings bank and the National Exchange
bank were gutted by flames, while
across tho street were the ruins of
John E. Hurst & Co., and next to it
S, Hecht, Jr., & Sons, in flames. Ad¬
joining was the large building owned
by the William Hoch Importing Com¬
pany, which was also destroyed.
Across the street the Stanley &
Brown Drug Company was quickly in
ruins, while fronting on the Baltimore
street side of this block were the Rox-
bury Rye Distilling Company, the
TRAGEDY AT COAL CREEK.
Union and Non-Union Men Engage In
Riot and Four are Killed.
A bloody tragedy was enacted Sun¬
day in the litte mining town of Coal
Creek, T«nn., forty miles northwest of
Knoxville, as the result of which four
lives were snuffed out and three per¬
sons wounded, one perhaps fatally.
The clash was the culmination of trou¬
ble between union and non-u e'on labor.
Three of the dead men were killed
by guards employed by the Coal Creek
Coal Company, while the fourth vic¬
tim, a deputy sheriff, was killed by a
guard he had gone to arrest.
CZAR TO PRAY FOR LUCK.
May Go to Moscow and Lay His Cause
Before the Almighty.
A dispatch received from St. Peters-
burg states that the czar in the event
of war, may go to Moscow to submit
his cause and fate to the Almighty be-
fore the altar of the Treitz monastery,
a$ his fathers had done in the pas! be-
for? drawing the sword.
building occupied by Silberman &
Todes, the house of Allen Sons & Co.,
which had hardly been completed,
while next to it was the establish¬
ment of M. Moses & Co. On the cor¬
ner was the building occupied by the
Messrs. Sugar & Shear, and several
other smaller concerns. All of these
wore swallowed up in the flames, and,
in fact, the whole block was nothing
but a cauldron of fire.
At 1:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon
Mullens’ hotel, a seven story structure,
was in flames from garret to cellar
and its great height and narrowness,
! which acted as a sort of flue, convert-
| ! ed the doomed building into a huge
and dreadful torch.
Other Cities Send Aid.
Though every bit of fire fighting ap¬
paratus in the citj was called into
| j requisition as tne flames continued to
j spread the firemen realized that they
had a task before them which was
j too great for them to combat. Tete-
| grams for fire engines were sent to
j Washington and Philadelphia and
about 1 o’clock six engines arrived
f rom Washington and four Irom Phila-
1 delphia and joined in the battle with
the flames.
Engines from stations in Baltimore,
! Howard, Anne, Arundel and Hartford
| c0lln tj es arrived as soon as possible,
Water plugs in every section within a
j radius of half a mile from the fire
were in use, and it is roughly estimat¬
! ed that there were 350 hose lines all
playing at one time upon different
parts of the conflagration.
Owing to the great congestion of
fire apparatus, the crowds of people
| and the general confusion, many en-
i ginos from out of town were unable to
find a place where they would be of
j any service.
i At 7 o’clock Sunday night the su-
! uation was so desperate that Chief
j Boston decided that the only- thing
j left threatened to do was to dynamite buildings
j at points and thus prevent,
! as far as possible, a further spread
of the flames.
At 3 o'clock Monday morning the
fire still raged. So far as known no
serious casualties were reported. Tele¬
graph, telephone and electric wires of
all kinds were prostrated.
The fire covered an area of three-
quarters of a mile in length by nearly
a quarter of a mile in width, taking
in many of the most important build¬
ings in the city. The loss, it is be¬
lieved, will reach $100,000,000.
KOREANS ATTACK RUSSIANS.
Czar’s Soldiers Seized a Woman and
Were Promptly Punished.
Russian soldiers have been the
cause of a disorderly incident in Seoul,
capital of Korea. One of the Russians
seized a woman and an angry crowd
gathered. A body of Korean gen¬
darmes soon arrived at the scene and
an encounter with the Russians fol¬
The gendarmes fought well, over¬
powering the Russians.
An insurrection has broken out sixty
miles north of Seoul and the prefect’s
house has been destroyed try the peo-
pie.
MORE FAVORABLE TO EUROPE.
Under New Cuban Tariff America is
Given the Worst End.
President Palma’s decree increasing
thi rates of Cuban customs duties in
accordance with the authority given
him by congress has been promul¬
gated.
The rates are considered more favor¬
able to Europe than America. The lat¬
ter hoped that a 30 per cent increase,
which is the maximum rate allowed by
congress, would have been placed en
goods which the United States cannot
manufacture in competition with Eu¬
rope.
WASHINGTON IS ADVISED
Of Severance of Diplomatic Relations
Between Japan and Russia.
The Associated Press at Washing¬
ton was informed Sunday at the Rus¬
sian embassy that the Russian govern¬
ment has received a note from Japan
announcing the discontinuance of ne¬
gotiations and the interruption of di¬
plomatic relations.
Count Cassini, the Russian ambas¬
sador, upon receipt of the cablegram
from St. Petersburg, called upon Act¬
ing Secretary of State Loomis and in¬
formed him of the interruption of re¬
lations.
EDWARD CROKER REINSTATED.
Fired by Mayo r Low, He Wins Out Be¬
fore the State Court.
The reinstatement of Edward F.
Croker as chief of the fire department
of New York has been ordered by the
appellate division of the supreme
court. Mr. Croker was removed from
office early in the Low administration,
He Is a nephew of Richard Croker.
GRAY. JONOS CO.GA.. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 11,' 1904.
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Cream of News. f 1
Brief Summary of Most
Important Event*
of Each Day.
—Tho Mississippi house passed a
bill making attempted criminal assault
a hanging crime. The maximum pen¬
alty has been heretofore ten years Im¬
prisonment.
—The republican state executive
committee of North Carolina passed
resolutions Indorsing Roosevelt and
approving the course of the adminis¬
tration.
—Major Keesler has been offered
the commandershlp of the state guard
by Governor Vavdaman. of Mississippi.
It is thought Major Keesler will ac¬
cept.
—State officials of North Carolina
declare the recent decision of the su¬
preme court in the bond case was a
blow to state sovereignty.
—The senate Friday agreed to loan
the St. Louis exposition an additional
sum of $4,600,000. Senator Patterson,
of Colorado, declared against silver,
and Senator Mallory, of Florida con¬
doned Roosevelt’s Panama policy.
—Mr. Sheppard, democrat, of Texas,
one of the youngest members of the
house, made a determined and persist¬
ent effort in the body Friday to bring
about a reform in the mattes- of dis¬
tribution of seeds by the government
but failed.
—Senator Hanna’s illness is official¬
ly pronounced by his physicians to be
irregular typhoid. The senator’s con¬
dition is critical, but physicians hope
for recovery.
—At the convention of the republi¬
can editors in Washington, O. R. Nor¬
ris, of North Carolina, bitterly at¬
tacked the democrats of the south.
The announcement of Judge Maddox,
of Georgia, that he will retire from
congress has caused great regret
among his colleagues at Washington.
—At San Domingo the insurgents
deliberately fired on the launch of the
auxiliary cruiser Yankee, killing J. C.
Johnson, the engineer. United States
Minister Powell has directed the cap¬
tain of the Yankee to take drastic
measures to avenge Johnston's death.
—'While riding at the head of his
company of guards at Potsdam Fri¬
day, the German crown prince was
thrown from his horse but not serious¬
ly injured.
—Sixto Lopez, the Filipino agitator,
will be deported from the Philippines
because he has refused to swear alleg¬
iance to the United States.
—President Palma has issued a de¬
cree increasing the Cuban customs du¬
ties. The rates are more favorable to
Europe than America.
—By a volcanic eruption on the
island Java several persons were burn¬
ed to death and many injured.
—S. Hill Terry, on trial at Wilming
ton, N. C., charged with the nTurder
of his son-in-law, commits suicide 'n
his cell by slashing his throat with an
old case knife.
—Crazy negro woman near Whiter-
boro, N C., chokes her 17-year-old
daughter to death, claiming that the
Lord commanded her to put the girl to
death.
—The dead bodies of Fireman W. .1
Madey and ex-Fireman J. J^ Dunn
were found Wednesday in the ruins
caused by a conflagration at Knoxvile.
Tenn.
—Miners and operators who have
been in conference at Indianapolis
have failed to reach an agreement on
a wage scale. A strike of 117,000 min¬
ers may follow.
—In the postal trial at Washington
Wednesday, the defense introduced a
note dated July 1, 1903, for $25,000,
drawn by George Lorenz, In favor of
August Machen. The note was In¬
troduced to explain the remittances
forwarded by Lorenz to Machen.
—At the trial of Colonel Eld Butler,
the St. Louis millionaire politician, on
the charge of bribery, J. K. Murrell,
ex-member of council, and agent of the
alleged boodle combine, told how the
fund of $47,500 was divided among
councllmen.
—Eighty-nine of the ninety demo¬
cratic members of the Maryland legis¬
lature met In caucus Wednesday night
and selected Isldor Rayner for the
United States senatorship, thus break¬
ing the deadlock that has existed for
weeks.
—Bishop Thomas F. Gailor, of Ten¬
nessee, will preach the baccalaureate
sermon at the University of Georgia
at the next commencement.
—There was a warm debate in the
senate Wednesday over the proposed
loan of $4,600,000 to.the St. Loui3 ox-
position. Mr. Tillman, of South Caro¬
lina, characterized the appropriations
in aid of expositions as “steals.”
—One hundred and fifty thousand
Texas voters have lost their franchise
under the new law, having failed pay
poll tax.
—Every building except two in Hoi-
landale, Miss., was burned by a fire
Saturday, which inflicted a loss ol
$ 200 , 000 .
—Former cashier of the Franklin
bank, Cincinnati, has given a power
of attorney to sell his securities
amouunting to $2,000,000, in order tc
pay bis shortage of $241,000, Ther«
will be bo prosecution,
TIES ARE SEVERED
Diplomatic Relations of Jap
and Russ Broken Off.
IS FIRST STEP TO WAR
Russia Alleges Surprise at Disruption,
and Tries to Lay All Blame on
Japan—Crucial Moment
Comes.
A special from St. Petersburg, unde-
Sunday's date, says: It is officially
announced that Count Lamsdorff, the
Russian foreign minister, has Informed
Russian representatives abroad that
Japan has decided to break off negotia¬
tions with Russia and to withdraw her
minister and the entire legation staff
from St. Petersburg, and that upon the
receipt of a note to this effect from
the Japanese minister Russia had or¬
dered her minister, Baron de Rosen,
and the legation stafT to leave Toklo.
In notifying Russia’s representatives
abroad of Japan’s action in breaking
off negotiations, Count Lamsdorff says,
in concluding his telegram:
“Such attitude on the part of the
Tokio government, which has not
even awaited the arrival of the answer
of the imperial government, which was
sent off during the last few days,
throws the whole responsibility for
the consequences which may arise
from a rupture of diplomatic negotia¬
tions between the two empires on
Japan.”
In a general way the Russian posi¬
tion is understood to be that Russia,
while making concessions, declined to
yield on the four following points:
First—Japan’s right to ask for a
treaty covering the sovereignty of
Manchuria.
Second—She insisted upon mutual
recognition of the independence of
Korea.
Third—That there should be no for¬
tification of southern Korea which
might threaten Russian Communica¬
tions with Port Arthur and Vladivos¬
tok; and
Fourth—She f. to meet .Ja¬
pan’s wishes .wtV' r « 4 ard to' ,:'iu
zone on both sides of the Ya.' < .tor.
The news of the breaking off of dip¬
lomatic relations between Russia and
Japan was spread far and wide
throughout the capital by extra bulle¬
tins of the papers. Much excitement
was created, and this resulted in pa¬
triotic demonstrations.
A Step Toward War.
A special from Tokio, Japan, says:
The severance of diplomatic relations
between Russia and Japan appears lo
be only a step toward war, although
when the minister!}, of Russia and Ja
pan withdraw from their respective
posts quick and decisive aclion is ex¬
pected.
When Minister of Foreign Affairs
Komtira, on Saturday notified Baren
De Rosen, the Russian minister, of
Japan’s determination to sever diplo¬
matic relations, he is reported to have
declared to him that “Japan’ is tired
of Russia’s delays, evasions and Insin¬
cerity, and has decided to take inde¬
pendent action for the conservation of
Japan’s Oriental interests.”
“PEACE BE TO THIS HOUSE.”
Members of Dowie Mission at Chatta¬
nooga Visit Homes of Citizens.
The Dowie hosts are very active in
Chattanooga and the various repre¬
sentatives have visited hundreds of
homes and greeted the residents with
the salvo: “Peace he to this house,”
They have secured the aid of several
local people, there being a small Dow-
ieite colony in tho city.
SCHOOLS SEEK STATE AID.
Longer Terms Asked for Children in
North Carolina.
A special from Raleigh, N. C., says:
Fifty-eight, counties have asked the
state for aid in order to keep their
public schools open four months in
the year. The amounts allowed these
range all the way from three hundred
to four thousand dollars.
DEWEY’S SUGGESTION ADOPTED.
In House Navy Bill the General
Board's Recommendation Ignored.
Admiral Dewey’s suggestion in favor
of heavy fighting ships for the navy
prevailed Thursday with the house
committee on naval aiiairg over the
recommendation of the general board,
submitted by Secretary Moody.
The naval appropriation bill was
completed by the committee after a
hearing granted by Admiral Dewey. It
carries an aggregate appropriation of
$95,000,000.
The ships authorized are one battle
ship, two armored cruisers, three scout
cruisers and two squadron colliers.
ISIDOR RAYNER FOR SENATE.
Maryland Democrats Finally Name
Candidate After Long Wrangle.
Eighty-nine of the ninety democrat¬
ic members of the Maryland general
assembly met in caucus at Annapolis
Wednesday night, and after parleying
for more than three hours, selected Isi
dor Rayner for the United States sena
torahip to succeed Senator [.puis JJ
MeGomaa, the incumbent.
PANIC SEIZES JAPS
Non-Combatants in City of
f Ct. Petersburg in Hegira.
SACRIFICING BELONGINGS
Report that Large Russian Army Has
Seen Sent to Take Possession of
North Korea—Czar’s Reply
in Transit.
"The Japanese are flying panic-
stricken," cables the Vladivostok cor-
respondent cf The Novoe Vremya (St.
Petersburg^ "and Japanese storekeep¬
ers are sacrificing all their posses¬
sions In their haste to escape to Ja¬
pan. Cases of oranges are selling for
five cents and furniture is being liter¬
ally given away. They are practically
ruining themselves in their hurry to
get away before the outbreak of war.
“Over a thousand Japanese girls
embarked for Japan yesterday and
three other steamers are on the point
of sailing for Japan with Japanese
families, including many who left the
Nikolskoye and Ussuri regions on
Wednesday last.”
A St. Petersburg special says: As
reported the draft of tho Russian re¬
sponse, tentatively approved by tho
czar, was telegraphed to General Al-
iexeff. The document follows tho
course of its predecessors. The vice¬
roy will have an opportunity to exam¬
ine the phraseology and return any ob¬
jections he may have before receiv¬
ing final instructions to deliver the re¬
ply to Baron DeRosen, Russian Minis¬
ter at Tokio, for presentation to Ba¬
ron Komura, Japanese foreign ICais-
ter.
While tho contents of the response
are naturally guarded they are known
to be In a conciliatory spirit and form,
and to contain what are regarded as
important concessions, although main¬
taining Russia’s former position on
some of the main points covering Man¬
churia and Korea.
The news that tho note had been
jsent to Viceroy Aloxieff became public
in St. Petersburg Friday morning, and
caused an increase of anxiety ov'er
the future. On the bourse this was
reflected by a further fall in the price
of securities. The announcement also
created a stir among the members of
the diplomatic * corps, and there
was much activity and conferring.
All Ships in Commission.
Ail the ships of the Russian Pacific
squadron which have been held in re¬
serve are now In full commission.
The regiments of the Third East Si¬
berian rifle brigade, which recently loft
Port Arthur, are taking temporary sla
tions along the Chinese railroad. The
Port Arthur garrison has been
strengthened by the arrival there, of
the Seventh brigade of conscripts, who
have recenily been going through a
short course of training.
Stores .pf provisions and coal are
being accumulated, end all the neces¬
sary military works are being actively
pushed forward.
Both the army ami navy aro in ex¬
cellent. condition, and everything is
ready for an emergency, but all are
patiently awaiting the outcome of tho
negotiations.
Ru*sian s to Seize North Korea.
A dispatch to tho Central News
Agency (London) from Tokio says tho
newspapers there publish telegrams
saying that. 20,000 Russian troops have
been concentrated In tho Yalu Valley
with the probable intention of seizing
north Korea.
It is added that hope of maintaining
peace has been abandoned. While tho
pessimism in London diplomatic cir¬
cles 1s shared on the stock exchange
and reflected by the attitude of the
principal business houses, there is a
notable dearth of news on which it Is
possible to prophesy. The Japanese
legation officials confess they are
pessimistic regarding the ultimate re¬
sult of the negotiations and point out
that Japan is merely waiting on Rus¬
sia. The whole situation, they add,
depends on the nature of Russia’s re
ply.
HANNA IN BAD HEALTH.
Has Sinking Spells, But Shows Excel-
lent Rallying Power.
A Washington dispatch says: Sen¬
ator M. A. Hanna had a setback Wed¬
nesday afternoon which, for a time,
considerably alarmed his family, and
while not so well as early in the day,
showed excellent rallying power and
an Improvement over his condition
at sundown. Tho setback came in the
form of an attack that, resembled sick
spells that have seized the senator on
two or three occasions in the past few
years.
RU8SIAN TROOP8 ON MARCH.
Report Says that Six Thousand Will
Attempt to Land at Chemulpo.
A dispatch to The Central News
Agency, Iymrlon, from Seoul, Korea,
says that about six thousand Russian
troops have sailed from Fort Arthur
and will endeavor to land fit Cljewilb
po, the port of Seoul.
NO ILLS INCURABLE.
Patients of “Mental Science" Healer,
Helen Wilmans-Post, Produce
Mirth-Provoking Testimony.
The trial at Jacksonville, Fla., of
tho mental science healer, Mrs. Helen
Wilmans-Post, who is charged with de¬
vising n scheme To dofraud diver* per¬
sona and using the mails to further
this scheme, brought out very little
new evidence Wednesday.
A letter from an Indiana woman
was read and placed In evidence, In
which she wanted (o know if Mrs. Wll-
mans-Post would undertake to get her
son out of prison by using her mental
treatment to persons who lequested it
by Mrs. Post’s direction to tho offect
that nothing was impossible, and that
she would take the case tor $4 per
month.
It was brought out that she nnswer
ed letters and promised to give her
treatment to persons wh orequested It
for every imaginable disease, and also
for troubles of all Hinds. She had
agreed to give treatment for making
a new set of teeth grow; to make a
leg grow on a stump from which the
lower limb had been amputated; to
make hair grow on bald heads; to ro
store the affections for each other ol
persons who had become estranged;
to transfer the affections or persons,
and, in fact, to do anything she wat
asked to do.
FOR STEALING MILEAGE. BOOKS
Atlanta Negro Brought Back from St.
Louis and Lodged in Jail.
In charge of a detective William
Edwards, a negro, who Is wanted for
stealing mileage books from the Atlan¬
ta and West Point railway, arrived in
Atlanta from Si. Louis Wednesday
morning.
When seen by a reporter Edwards
said that he stole the mileage books
at the request of Sam McClurkln, and
that he was promised a part of the pro¬
ceeds of the sale, but never received
anything.
Edwards said he commenced to steal
the tickets last year and does nor
know how many he took. He says Mc-
Clurkin told him whero and how to gel
therru He did not know the value ot
them, so ho says, and all he ever re¬
ceived was about $1.50. MeClurkin
having given him 50 cents on two or
three occasions.
FLEECED BY BOGUS SCRIBES.
Alleged Newspape r Representatives
Reap Harvest in Florida.
Society folks in Palm Beach, Fla,
and all along the east, coast have been
fleeced out of many thousands of dol¬
lars by three unscrupulous newspaper
men. Among the victims are Josepa
Jefferson, W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr., W.
Gould Iirowak, of New Yoik; Freder¬
ick Townsoad Martin, of New York;
Julian T. Davis, a New Yor attorney,
and Tangaman, president, of tho bak¬
ing powder trust.
Tho three men claimed that, they
were getting up a book'about promi¬
nent people containing their photo¬
graphs and a sketch for the benefit of
a club for newspaper men in New
York.
FOR CARRYING THE MAILS-
Postoffice Department Makes Contracts
for Star and Steamboat Routes.
Tho postofflee department has
awarded contracts for carrying the
malls on 3J-’98 star and steamboat
routes in tho states of North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Ala¬
bama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Ken¬
tucky and the Island of Porto Rico for
a term of four years, beginning July
1 next. The total annual compensa¬
tion to the contractors for the service
under these contracts amounts to $1
210 , 576 .
These contracts will provide not
only for carrying the mail in closed
pouches, between postoflices as hereto-
fore, but also for the delivery and ccd-
lection of mails into and from boxtg
along the line* of the star routes for
all persons who pro vide proper boxes.
MORE BAD LUCK FOR IOWA.
Another Explosion Occur, on Ill-Fated
Battleship, But no Casualties.
A Washington special says: Tho
following telegram wag received at the
naval department Friday from Captain
Train, president of tho board of inspec¬
tion and survey, dated at Fort Monroe:
“While the board of inspection was
testing tho battery this morning on
the battleship Iowa UoTii guns in star¬
board forward 8-inch turret blew off
their muzzles. No damage except lo
guns and one whale boat. No casual¬
ties.”
KILLS STATE SOVEREIGNTY,
Opinion of North Carolina Officials Re¬
garding Bond Decision.
North State officials, in speaking of
the decision of the United States su¬
preme court in the case of the suit by
South Dakota against North Carolina
involving bon<s, say they regard the
decision as a death blow to state sov-
erelgnty, and that this is Jts most se-
rloua aspect,
..
NO. 12.
CUBA IS NOW ALONE
American Occupation of Is¬
land Comes to an End.
OUR FLAG HAULED DOWN
Uncle Sam’s Soldiers are Bidden Fare¬
well in Patriotic Ceremonial.
President Palma Expresses
Sincere Thanks.
A special from Havana says: The
last vestige of the American occupa-
lion of Cuba disappeared Thursday af¬
ternoon when the American flag was
lowered from the Cubnn barracks and
the last battalion of American soldiers
marched to tho Trlscornia pier and
hoarded the United States army trans¬
port Sumner.
Standing on the plain near Cabana#
fortress, between a line of American
and a lino of Cuban troops, and sur¬
rounded by a crowd of American's and
Cubans, President Palma feelingly
voiced his appreclath/n of all that the
Americans have done for Cuba.
The Sumner had brought the Seven¬
teenth and Nineteenth companies of
United States artillery from Santiago
and these troops participated with the
Twenty-first and Twenty-second
President Palma and the members
of his cabinet General Rodriguez,
commander of the rural guards; Uni¬
ted States Minister Squires, and the
members of the legation staff, tooTc
their places facing the center of the
parade ground.
After the soldiers had presented
arms, the American flag was slowly
lowered from the staff over the bar-
racks, a salute of twenty-one guns
meanwhile being fired from the for¬
tress The Cuban flag was raised in
its place and also saluted with twenty-
ona guns. President. alaP ethrnSH
one guns. President Palma then ad¬
dressed Mr. Squires and Major Brown,
commander of the American troops,
saying:
“On this momentous occasion tho
sincerity and depth of my feelings
overcome me and my heart must sup¬
ply my deficiency of words. Wo are
confronted by one of the most, extra¬
ordinary facts recorded in the annals
of universal hlBtory, the departure
from our shores of the last troops the
United States had kept In Cuba, after
helping us to socuro our independence
and the blessings of freedom.. The
government of the United States, iden¬
tified as It Is with tho liberal spirit
and noble character of the American
people willingly proves Its disinterest¬
edness and the sincerity of tho aid it
rendered us by taking these men away
and showing us at the same time that
we have, ns an independent people, the
confidence of the most powerful nation
on earth.
“This act of the United States in
withdrawing its troops from Cuban ter¬
ritory reflects upon it everlasting glory
and mako us proud of ourselves, for
it means that nobody doubts our abil¬
ity to govern ourselves or to maintain
peace and order and guarantee tho
rights of all the inhabitants of this
island.
“I beg you, Mr. Squires, to be th®
interpreter of these feelings i.o the
government and tho people of the Uni¬
ted States. 1 beg all present to bid
Godspeed to the departing officers and
soldiers and to express our wishes for
the increasing prosperity and welfaro
of the American nation.”
Major Brown replied to the president
and thanekd him for his kindness to
the American officers and soldiers.
After this reply ^11 the troops
marched past in platoon formation and
boarded the Sumner.
There were many more American
spectators present than Cuban, and
the only diplomat, besides the minis-
ter of the United States, was the Chi-
nese minister, who was accompanied
by his staff. The British minister sent
hig re g re } B
Th( , Snmner wiu leave the twenty-
firgt an( j twenty-second companies of
ar tj|j ei .y a t port Barrancas, Fla., and
take , h<J others t0 Fort w . ash ington,
Maryland.
THREE DOLLARS A YEAR.
Farmer Arrested for Holding
Negro Woman In Peonage.
Warrants were issued Thursday af¬
ternoon by Judge E. C. Kennebrew,
United States commissioner at Athens,
Ga., for Weldon Brooks, a well known
Oglethorpe county farmer, for peon¬
age, and for Brooks and Ed and
George Huff, charged with the offense
of conspiracy.
It is alleged that Brooks has kept in.
a state of peonage a negro woman
named Mary Jackson, and that all she
got for her year’s work last year was
three dollars.
GENERAL BLACK A SICK MAN.
Overtaxed His Strength and is Suffer,
ing from a Partial Collapse.
General John C. Black, chairman
of the United States civil service com¬
mission and commander in chief of the
Grand Army of the RoputTie, is se-
riously ill in Washington. He has
overtaxed bis strength and is suffering
from partial collapse.