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CARNlSVILLE advance. VOLUME I. ROOSEVELT VISITS New York’s Chief Executive Was an Quest at the White House. TEDDY APPROVES WORK OF THE Declares That No Mistakes Have Been pine Policy Is Sustained. Governor Theodore Roosevelt, of New York, was the guest of the presi¬ dent at the white house Saturday night. He arrived in the afternoon from Oyster Bay in response to a tele¬ graphic request from President Mc¬ Kinley to come to Washington for a consultation. Governor Roosevolt was met at tlie depot by the president’s secretary, Mr. Cortelyou, and driven direct to the white house, where he was received by the president. There was a short conversation between the two distin¬ guished men before - dinner. After¬ wards, together with Secretary Hay, Secretary Long, Attorney General Griggs and General Corbin, they sat upon tho western veranda of the exec¬ utive mansion for a long consultation. His visit set afloat various rumors, among them that he bad been called to Washington to be tendered the of¬ fice of secretary of war, to be given command of a brigade in the Philip¬ pines and to designate an entire regiment for service there. He de¬ clined to discuss these, protesting the president’s consult' Aim purpose regarding was merely to the organiza¬ tion of the tlew volunteer army, espe¬ cially the persouel of the officers. He was asked in so many words whether the president had tendered him the secretaryship. He replied to this ques¬ tion only wi’h a laugh. j The governor’s best friends in Washington say that regardless of the facts as to the president’s tender or failure to make one, the governor would much prefer his present po¬ sition as of the Empire state to a fractional term in the war depart¬ ment, and his treatment of the ques¬ tion renders this theory as to his atti¬ tude most plausible. Governor Roosevelt dictated the following interview to the Associated Press: “The president has told me that he wished recommendations based upon the efficiency of the men recommend¬ ed, and that he will heed no others. The president’s attitude in the matter in the face of the terrific political pressure to which ho is and will be subjected is such as to intitle him to the support of all men who feel that politics has no jilace in the army, who feel that it is, in a peculiar sense, the property of the sjiole country, aud that in'the giving of commissions aud promotions alike absolutely no con¬ sideration should enter outside of the merit of the men as soldiers. “My own recommendations will bo limited to the men I had under me, or saw in action, and to the members of the New York volunteer regiments of whose merits I have, as governor, not merely official knowledge, but also the knowledge gained from personal in¬ quiry among their superiors.” Referring to the general situation in the Philippines and the policy of the administration with reference to those islands, Governor Roosevelt said: “Of course any American worthy of the name must stand behind the pres¬ ident in his absolute purpose to bring the insurrection in the Philippines to an end. I have no question that by the beginning of the dry season Gen¬ eral Otis will be in shape to stamp out all resistance. Then the president can and will see that the reign of ab¬ solute law and justice follows. It cannot be too clearly kept in mind that the whoie trouble is due to the men who for two months prevented the ratification of the treaty of peace and to those who declined to give the president the troops he needed upon the terms he asked. Those who took part in the first movement to oppose the treaty have on their souls the guilt of most of the bloodshed both of our own troops and that of the natives of the Phillippines; and the would-be traitors who have since been encour¬ aging Aguinaldo aud his followers to the limit of their *,-.*«« capacity share the guilt so far as their feeble powers permit. opposed giving “Those who us the forces we needed thereby showed themselves enemies of their country aud of the flag. Every man w’ho so voted in the senate may have the satis¬ faction of knowing that he has done all that he could to bring discredit on the flag and disgrace upon our arms. It is all the more to the credit of the ad¬ ministration that it has steadfastly pur¬ sued the path of national honor and steadfastly upheld the interests and the good name of the nation as a whole, in spite of the way it has been hampered by those who sought to be¬ tray the nation. We have a right to NOT A GIFT TO BRYAN. Nebraskan Placed the Carload of Melons On the Market As Instructed. A Lincoln, Neb., dispatch says: W. J. Bryan denied Sunday that the car- load of melons sent him by J. I). Mc- Eachern & Co., a* of Morven, Ga., was intended as gift. He was merely a'^ked to place them on the market in Ipiu'oln. He turned the car over to a .merchant, who sold the melons and paid the freight bill. / demand the support of every true American for the administration’s policy in the Philippines, and every American who is far-sighted and patri¬ otic should join in denouncing alike tho men who strive to give aid and comfort to tho foes not only of Amer¬ ica but of civilization in the Philip¬ pines, and also those other men who would prevent our army’s being made equal to the national need.” TRAIN MANGLES SEVEN. Han, Wife and Four Children Meet Death at a Rail¬ road Crossing. All but one of tho seven members of the family of William Reiuhard, of Columbus, O., were killed and tho re¬ maining one badly injured by a pas¬ senger train Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Reinhaul and their five children, ranging in age from nine to fourteen,were out for au after¬ noon drive in a surrey. They were crossing the tracks just as the westbound passenger train, due at 3:15 p. m., came along. The vehicle was knocked into splinters and Mrs. Reinhard and Arthur and Karl w-ere killed outright. Edward and "William were so badly wonnded that they died after being removed to a hospital. Clarence sustained a fractured collar¬ bone aud other lesser injuries, but it is believed he will recover. The horse which was attached to the surrey waff literally ground to pieces. The crossing lias long been regarded as a dangerous one, the view of in¬ coming trains being obscured by 1 high fence around the fair grounds. The train was ruuning at a high speed. CIGARMAKERS LOCKED OUT. The Strike Trouble At Tampa, Fla., Comes To a Focus. Twenty large cigar factories in Tam¬ pa, Fla., closed Saturday afternoon on account of labor trouble. Four thousand men are thrown out of employment and already many threats are being made and incendiary talk is being heard. The large major¬ ity of the men belong to the Latin races, being Cubans, Spaniards and Italians. . Some twelve weeks ago there was a strike in the Ybor Manrara factory, 400 men going out becauso the filler tobacco was weighed. All efforts to settle the matter was futile and at last it became known that the cigar makers bad designs upon other factories as soon as this one was over with. This caused the manufacturers to form an association and settle the matter by a lockout. This means that a cash weekly payroll of over $80,000 will be cut off until the affair is settled. MANY SUBJECTS OF CHARITY Is One of the Eesults of the Disastrous Floods In Texas. Governor Sayers, of Texas, has stated to an Associated Press corres¬ pondent that judging from all the re¬ ports he bad received officially from the flooded district, there had been great loss of property, both personal and corporate; that hundreds of peo¬ ple had been bereft of their home3 and belongings, and that at present there were in the neighborhood of 45,000 people, the majority of them being ne¬ groes, who were dependent entirely upon public charity for sustenance. The suffering of water-bound refugees has been very great. The governor figures the reports out to show that the loss of life has been comparatively small, not exceed¬ ing fifty persons. The heaviest farm¬ ing losses will fall upon the owners of the big plantations in the bottoms, who have lost all their crops and much of their physical property and are not being protected in the distribution of charity, which is being expended only among the poor. On Charge of High Treason. Advices from Pretoria state that the Transvaal government has decided to prosecute on the charge of high trea¬ son tho three principal defendants whose complicity in the attempt to promote a rebellious rising at Johan¬ nesburg has been under judicial inves¬ ________ North Atlantic Squadron. The North Atlantic squadron ar¬ rived at Portsmouth, N. H., Sunday, will leave for Portland on Thurs¬ War Material For Transvaal. A special dispatch received in Lon¬ don from Rome says that the German steamer Reichstag has sailed from Naples with 15,000 rifles, 500 tons of war material and 500 mules for the Transvaal. Carriage Struck By Train. A carriage containing William M. Diem and Miss Lizzie Frequezel, was struck by a AVabask traiu at Buffalo, N. Y., Sunday night and both of the were instantly killed. GARNMSVMLI.E, GA., FRIDAY. JULY 14, 189!). GEOROIA VS. CONSOLIDATED. Governor Candler Orders 5uit Against Atlanta Street Railways. Governor Candler of Georgia issued an order to Attorney General Terrell Thursday morning directing him to bring suit in the name of the state against the Atlanta Consolidated Street Railway Power Company, the Atlanta Railway and Company, the Atlanta Rail¬ way Company and Trust Company of Georgia for an alleged violation of the constitution of the state, in defeating or attempting to lessen competition. The notion of Governor Candler was taken in the interest of a number of citizens of Atlanta residing along Richardson street, who filed a peti¬ tion with the chief executive complain¬ ing against the proposed action of the above named companies in what is thought to be au attempt to injure the excellent service now operated on Richardson street. The signers of the petition claim to represent property to tho value of $100,000 along Rich¬ ardson street which, jt is alleged, would he more or less affected by the change of the service along that thoroughfare. The petition to Governor Candler was granted by him yesterday morn¬ ing bn the same ground that the pe¬ tition of the citizens of Eatonton, Ga., against the Central ror.d was allowed, for tho reason that should such a suit be brought by individuals they would be deniurrered out of court, It was considered just that the complaint of the applicants be given a hearing, and since this could only be accom¬ plished by the state of Georgia becom¬ ing a party, it was so ordered by the chief executive. Judge Candler has issued the neces¬ sary restraining order, temporarily en¬ joining transfer of any more stock from the Trust Company of Georgia to either of the other companies named, or from the Atlanta Railway Com¬ pany to the Trust Company of Georgia. liis order further enjoins the opera¬ tions of the lines under the amended charter of the Consolidated Street Railway Company, or as a combina¬ tion. The case was set by Judge Candler for July 15th unless a speedier hear¬ ing is desired by the Atlanta Railway and Power Company and others, in which case three days’ notice must be given by them. Joel Burt, of Atlanta, in speaking of the matter, says: “1 am not surprised that the bill has been filed. I have been expect¬ ing it for several days. “I have no fear regarding the out¬ come. It is just an effort to protect the electric light monopoly w’hich now exists in the city, “It js not difficult to imagine who is behind the? proceeding, aud it is an¬ other move ag'ftinst the Atlanta Itail- xvay aud Power Company, which will amount to nothing.” THE MOHAWKS INDORE BRYAN. Org-auizatiou Will Meet Where National Committee Convenes. A dispatch from Buffalo, N. Y., says: The Mohawks, a democratic organization said to comprise 000 wig- wams and over 50.000 active members, which has been in secret session here since the third instant, has elected officers and adjourned to meet next year in the city selected for the national democratic convention, one week prior to that convention. Steps w ere taken to begin immediately the work of organizing new wigwams. The national executive committee was reduced from thirteen to seven members. The resolutions adopted denounced trusts and monopolies; in¬ dorse Bryan and free silver and op¬ pose militarism. EIGHT PERSONS ARE DROYVNEH. Minnesota Lives Lost in the Heavy Flootls of Wednesday Night. A special from St. Paul says: Eight lives are reported lost at Crookston, and much damage done all through the Red river valley by Wednesday night’s storm. The only report thus far has been received from St. Cloud, having reached that point by train. The railroads have no .Retails of the storm damage, and ti: tune is true of the 'telegraph combines thickly The storm-swept district ij settled, anil details are meager. FOR GOVERNOR OF OHIO. Editor NcLean Will Accept Nomination of Association of Democratic Clubs. A special from Columbus, O., says: An interesting feature of Friday’s con¬ vention of tho Ohio Association of Democratic Clubs was the announce¬ ment that- John It. McLean would ac¬ cept the nomination for governor, which is believed to signify the formal beginning of his caudidacy. When questioned a3 to whether he would be a candidate for the nomina¬ tion, Mr. McLean made this state¬ ment: ( < If the demoorats of Ohio give me the nomination and my friends ask me to take it, I will accept.” New Mill for Newberry. Interest increases in the proposed new cotton mill at Newberry, S. C. 'The commission has been ordered from the secretary of state. It is to be styled “The Anchor”, Cotton Mill company. The capital stock will be $250,000 to start with. Refuses to Release Prisoners. Aguinaldo, according to a dispatch leceived at Madrid from Manila, re¬ fuses to liberate the Spanish military prisoners in the Lauds of the Filipinos. AN APPALLING DEATH LIST Is the Result of Heavy Floods In Lone Star State. BRAZOS VALLEY DEVASTATED. One Hundred People are Known to Be Dead and Property Loss May Reach $15,000,000. A special of Wednesday from Hous¬ ton, Texas, states that a correspond¬ ent has just returned from a voyage through the flood districts. The half has not been told of tho lmvoe wrought. The disaster is so appalling that de¬ scription is not possible. After this flood will come sickness undoubtedly, aud what a week ago was the fairest part of Texas is now almost a God¬ forsaken wilderness. The watere of the Brazos have for six days covered its valley for a depth of from six to thirty feet; where a week ago there were on every hand fields of cotton and corn and thousands of acres of watermelons and cantaloupes, today there is slime all over the vegetation. Carcasses are found of cows, mules, pigs, dogs and eats, and mayhap hu¬ man beings, for many are missing. The correspondent thus describes the situation: “Our party left Bryan at sunrise Wednesday morning, going to the Na- vasoto bottoms and to a point about three miles from Millican. Here we encountered everywhere an* overflow from the Navasoto which spread out fully two miles on either side of the Houston and Texas Central track. Everything is under water from two to seventeen feet. It looked oil all sides like a great lake, and the water was so high that for a vast area it completely submerged the telegraph and telephone poles.slong the line. In truth portions of the Navasota bot¬ toms aYe even now a perfect sea, ex- tendpl cer * ‘lpoints. four or five miles wide at Y*u.V.re3* of H 'uses Submerged, “l saw hundreds of houses there totally e& submerged, and as many more w swept from their foundations and destroyed. The planters of the bot¬ toms are still movlvg their help and ^hatever where they is left of their stock to places Tlioy can be cared for. are all nobly helping each other, aud faking them refuge wherever they can, some of seeking safety on housetops. “All the planters stated that the outside world has no conception of tho losses incurred by the destruction of crops, stock and buildings. Nearly e.’UiH has built boats aud sent readier thenjf through assistance th e flooded the people, districts and, to to if possible, save some of their drown¬ ing (stock. “The flood district has a length of over 500 miles, a breadth of probably fifty miles, and in all this vast space damage incalculable has been done, ‘.‘The loss of life will never be fully knoxyn, perhaps; the bottoms were thickly settled, mostly with negro tenant farmers; among theso has been the greatest loss of life. To show tlie damage done, (he following estimate has been made by men w-ho are in a position to know: Lives lost, from 100 to 300. Loss to farmers, including crops as well as live stock, from $5,000,- 000 to $15,000,000. Damage to rail¬ road and county bridges, from $2,000,- 0C0 to $4,000,000. “These estimates are taken in tlie whole area. It is known that more than sixty people have met their death; that many bodies have been re¬ covered; it is not believed that all of them will ever be recovered.” Sheriff Swearingen Talks. Deputy Sheriff Swearingen, of Aus¬ tin county, uaado the following state¬ ment over the long-distance telephone at Sealey: “Relief has not reached the flood victims in this section. Thirteen (lead bodies have been recovered near the town of Brookshire, thirteen miles from here. Forty-five persons above Sealey are reported missing and given up for dead. Seven were drowned to¬ day in a boat seven miles below Sea¬ ley. “About 400 persons are isolated on a small piece of land in the Brazos bottoms three miles ’’rom Brookshire. Several hundred more are surrounded at San Philipe, three miles from Sea¬ ley. Unless relief can soon reach these two places, 800 lives will probably be lost. Many will die, as it is, from hunger, exposure and exhaustion. “The water today is running through the town of Brookshire, something never known before. The sixty five lives reported lost here today were in a radius of twenty-five miles north and south of Sealey. We are com¬ pletely isolated at Sealey, but tiffs town is not in danger. AVc cannot estimate the situation beyond the limits I mention. The whole face of the countryjim-e is a sea.V JONES WILL NOT QUIT. Will Hold On to Chairmanship of the National Democratic Committee. Ex-Governor William J. Stone, of Missouri, who has been for some time the controlling figure in the democrat¬ ic national committee, states that there was no truth iu the reports that Senator James K. Jones, of Arkansas, intends to resign the chairmanship of the committee, and that Senator Mar tin, of \ irgiuia, is likely to succeed him. RAINT SEASON IN PHILIPPINES CAUSING DISCOMFORT. DEEP WATERS FLOW UNDER BUNKS Are Cut Off By Swollen unit t(nfor<lnl>le Streams-Manila Hay Cannot Now He Navlgatril. Advices from Manila under dato of July 10 state that it has been raining storming to such an extent that country along tho American south bay lines is literally Hooded. The are suffering great discomfort. The Thirteenth infantry at Paray is in the worst position, being practically by water. The bridges the companies are now separated by streams six feet deep. In many cases tho men are sleeping with three feet of water beneath their bunks, which are elevated on cracker boxes. The com¬ pany cooks, when preparing the meals, stand kn< e deep in water. Some of the roads leading to Paray are fields simply impassable, and the rice on all sides are one great lake. A high wind blew over several tents of the Second Regiment hospital. Maui la bay is impossible of naviga¬ tion by cither lannehes or canoes and no vessels are leaving the harbor. The United States transport Cen¬ tennial is ready to sail for San Fran- cisca with discharged soldiers, but the hitter have to sit around tho water front all day, drenched to the skin, waiting for a launch to take them to the steamer. The river Pasig and all the other streams are swollen, aud the city streets at low points are covered with water. Friendly Filipinos in Manila have been the medium of communications between tho American authorities and the military leaders of the insurrec¬ tion in Cavite province, which for some time promised to result in bring¬ ing over a prominent general and sev¬ eral hundred of his followers, with their arms. If the negotiations had succeeded the outcome would have had a great moral effect, for other de¬ fections doubtless would have fol¬ lowed. Were the general’B name given it might lead in his case to a fate similar to that which has befallen other Filipi¬ nos suspected of freindliness towards the Americans. He had foreseen the failure of the insurrection aud advised Aguinaldo to make terms, but it is understood that lie has sent word to the Americans that Laving sworn to support the insurrection, he must re¬ main loyal to the end. Similar negotiations are said on good authority to have been conduct¬ ed with a member of the cabinet of the so-called Filipino government, who himself took the initiative. Some form of money consideration figured in the discussion with his friends. VERDICT OUICKLY REACHED. Jury Acquits Gen. James Walker, Who In Turn Thanks Them. A dispatch from Bristol, Tenn., The jury in the case of tlie com¬ of Virginia against General A. Walker on a charge of shoot¬ with intent to commit murder rendered a verdict of acquittal at 8:30 o’clock Saturday night, after having been out only twenty-five minutes. In response to the verdict General Walker said: “Gentlemen of the jury, allow me to express my sincere thanks to you. I had no doubt of your verdict from the time I first h-'srd that I had an honest jury from Montgomery county. ” JUDGMENT WAS POSTPONED. Admiral Cervera Was Not Acquitted Has Been Ileported. It is »ow r said the courtmartial at Madrid did not nctnlly acquit Admiral Cervera and the other officers'tried in connection with the destruction of the Spanish fleet off Santiago de Cuba July 3, 1898, by the fleet under the command of Admiral Sampson, but postponed judgment and released them, which is regarded as equivalent to an acquittal. EXDEAVOKERS SING ALL DAY. Twenty I’non Hand Delegates Are Now Gathered in Detroit. A dispatch from Detroit, Mich,, says: Both of the great'main tents owned by the United Society of Chris¬ tian Endeavor were used Wednesday night for the first time during the eigh¬ teenth international convention, and both contained their full quota of 10,000 people, and as usual, hundreds of others who failed to secure admit¬ tance patiently occupied standing room all around the outer edges. Many visiting delegates from long distances came in Wednesday, swelling the number of stranger delegates, it is believed, beyond the 20,000 mark. BISHOP NEWMAN DEAD. Prominent Methodist Minister Expired At His Home In Saratoga. Bishop John T. Newman of the Methodist Episcopal church died at his home in Saratoga shortly after noon nonneed Wednesday. early in the His day physician that the end an- ) had arrived. The wonderful vitality exhibited by I the bishop, who had been in a serious I condition since early Sunday morning, 1 astonished friends and physicians, WILL NOT ARBITRATE. Government of Austria-Hungary Turned Dow n by Wash¬ ington Officials. A cable dispatch from Vienna Rays that the United States government has declined tho proposal of tho govern¬ ment of Austria-Hungary to arbitrato claims for damages arising from the death.of Austrian-Hungarinu sub¬ jects during tho rioting of Hazleton, Pa., in September, 1897. The officials at Washington confirm 1he advices from Vienna thnt a plan arbitration proposed ns a menus of claims growing out of the Ha¬ Pa., riots had been rejected by United States. This probably dis- of the n after, according to the view held beve, as it has run the eu- gamut of diplomatic nogptiations, and all of the plans of settlement, in¬ the last one of arbitration, have come to naught. At the outset the state department called the matter to the attention of the governor of Pennsylvania, who in turn awaited the action of the grand at Hnzeltou, which tried the slier- ill'on the charge of murder. The jury the sheriff, whereupon the authorities held that could not recognize a responsi¬ which a jury had held did not The state department took a similar view, whereupon Austria-Hungary pro¬ posed arbitration of the -claims. It is this last proposal which is rejected, which seems to close tho matter, as the claims are hardly considered of sufficient importance to justify Aus¬ tria-Hungary to go beyond diplomatic representations she has already made. VOLUNTEER OFFICERS Are Named By President McKinley Under His Kccent Call. A Washington dispatch says: The president has made the following ap- point meuts in the volunteer army, the former service of each officer following the name: To be captains:—James B. Adams, first lieutenant, Fourth United States volunteer infantry; Frank F. Cron- shnw, first lieutenant, Third United States volunteer ‘ infantry; Paul G. Gallaber, captain First Kentucky; Ja- cob 11. Culver, captain, Second United States Volunteer cavalry; Charles D. Gaither, captain, Ninth United States volunteer infantry; John Van Ness Philip, first lieutenant, Fourth United States volunteer infantry. To* be first lieutenants—Robert J. Arnold, captain Third Ten- ncssee; Kent Browning, Fourth United States volunteer infantry; Thomas G. Bradley, First United Btntes volunteer cavalry; Walter* P. Corbett, first lieutenant First Georgia volunteers; James D. Fauntleroy, captain, Third United States volun¬ teer engineers; James C. Hixon, cap¬ tain Fifth United States volunteer in¬ fantry; ^William M. Meek, first lieu- teuant Third Tennessee; William 1’. Screws, second lieutenant Third Ala- hama volunteers; 1 hoiuas H. Under- wood, captain, Fifth United States volunteer infantry. To be second lieutentnnts—William Armstrong, second lieutenant Sec¬ Alabama volunteers; Arthur G. private, First United States cavalry; George M. Holley, lieutenant, Third United States engineers; Henry K. Love, Fir.it United States volunteer Wilford Twymnn, second lieu- First Kentucky volunteers. TRAGEDY IN CHURCH. Prominent Citizen of DhIIak, Tex., Shot Down Without- Warning. One of the most startling tragedies Dallas, Texas, has ever known oc¬ curred Monday night in the First Christian church of that city. In the midst of protracted meeting services John T. Carlisle arose from his seat at the rear of the house aud walked to where Professor William Lipscomb, principal of the Central High school, the leading educational institution of tim ,, public , schools of the „ c .. ty , was „ seated, and shot hint dead without a ' V c'arlille a had for nearly a year been chief janitor of tlie high school, hut failed to be reappointed by the school board some days ago. ! Carlisle attributed liis defeat for re- appointment to the professor’s infill- euce with the school board. It is be- lieved this was the cause of tho mur- dor. TRAGEDY ON EXCURSION TRAIN. j A Negro Fatally Wounds Dr. W. D, Jennings, of South Carolina. | A special from Columbia, S. C says: On ,, ,, the return . of . an excursion . ; from Augusta, Dr. W. D. Jennings, of i McCormick, Abbeville county, was fatally shot by a negro on the traiiA After ,,, , being • wounded i i t-v Dr. Jennings t • s drew his pistol . and fired three shots, killing his assailant instantly. Dr. Jennings is a young physician, the grandson of the doctor by the same name who lived in Edgefield, and is one of the most prominent phy6i- cians in the state. ROBERT BONNER DEAD. Publisher of The New York Ledger Dies at His Home In New York. A New York dispatch says: Robert Bonner, publisher of The New York Ledger and owner of the famous horses, died at his home in this city at 7:40 o’clock Thursday night. Mr. Bonner had been ill for some months, but was able to be about until I a few days ago. Death was due to a 1 general breaking down of the system. NUMB Eli «>») «> * • OUTLAWRY IN CUBAN ISLE Bandits On the Island Harass Peaceful Inhabitants. PLANTERS FORCED TO DONATE Robbers Seem to Have Things Their Own Way In Western Portion of the Island. Advices from Havana indicate thatl bandits on the islaud of Cuba are active . Tlie Manzanillo rural ,ollce .. , liave klIletl Bok,inso11 Arlto ... l » aa escaping outlaw, At Baynmo r>,000 men are awaiting payment. About 2,001) weapons have been delivered to the mayor. At Bo- jucal two armed men hailed Julio An¬ gulo, owner of the plantation Santa Rosa, and ordered him to open the door of his house. He hesitated or refused, and they fired twice through tho window, whereupon he complied. The men were Maximo Rodriguez and Antonio Morono, who escaped from Bojucal jail last month. They They bound Angulo, searched the house, secured $510, aud having or¬ dered him to bring au additional $500 to a spot designated within an hour, under threat to leturn aud kill him, they left with tlie planter’s horse, rifle and machete. A short time afterwards tho same men practially repeated this same per¬ formance on the plantation Guijalos, belonging to Vermin Diaz. There they obtained ten centimes. They went next to the adjoining farm, the property of Jose Gonzales, whero they secured $10 aud various articles of jewelry, finally disappearing untouch- ed by the bullets fired from tlie raided houses after their departure, The mayor of Alquizar has asked Governor General Brooke to ceaBe sending rations to that point and to expend an equal amount in the pur- chase of farming implements “in or- der that our people may earn their livelihood instead of being dependent np<>» alms.whos* regular arrival tends to encourage vagrancy and to destroy self-respect. The board of agriculture of Puerto Principe has appointed Sailors Carde- "as and Uuaces a committee to visit Washington and ask for an appropria- f'-z the province to enable it to pnrebase farm implements, SOUTHERN PROGRESS, Lint of New Industrie!# Fnlul>Jislie<l the Past Week. The more important of the new in- dustries reported during the past week include a $25,000 canning factory in Texas; coal mines in Tennessee jpd Virginia; cooperage works in T IT His see; a cotton deluding plant in , - aDa; cotton mills in Georgia and**to Carolinas; a cotton aud woolen mill in North Carolina; cotton seed oil mills in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas; elec¬ tric light plant .'xanzanii«. ; i. ami Tennessee; flo. South Carolina and Tntary of the nav.fl_ in Virginia; gold ; refer theso claims „ North V i ” ; .ms for decision under J elevatoiS -P don 2, of the act of Mt compnurA » -jtdled: “An act to afford West V. J nd relief to congress and, 0 departments in the ii*, Carolina; Ini; claims and demands agr and ATrgiuia; oj nessee; a pla’rnmcnt. The purpose stave factors© of the claims is to gew>h cross-arm fiurmination by the court exchanges in all parties interested. see; a water p.—-----* , olina; a rice AY N HAS JUDGMENT. . \ Tradesman (C. rnitril.#*' To CoIIfc~ ntst '» Railroads ?"_• Oz-^lxas, Atfujr'rimnge vrial. th, of Vic¬ The railroads esr forwarded tho{le of south TexaS) bave b „..» uit by the grea t floods of t’ *■ memo- J“the Vveeks ' Tho :11 cent*. 'Dys,cal properties h ie 088 m revenu es qq cm ^ ransvaal A Schooner .11. out of Tho schoonor Ida L. liul!*tf<f % in, stable,Mass., is believed to have bee for totally wrecked on an island in M»- cliias bay, Maine, during a thick fog and rough water Monday morning. CZAR’S BROTHER 1)EA1>. (if,in<l Duke George a Victim of Violent and SikW n Hemorrhage. A special from St. Petersburg, RllS- s ‘ a > sa y s: k ^ e (, rand Duke (reorge, brother of tho czar, is dead. Au oni- cial aiBpatoh . from Ab bas Tuman, in the Caucasus, announces thnt the grand duke died of violent and sudden hemorrhage of the throat. Another brother, ’ the Grand Duke .. Michael . of . T Russia, , now , heir . ____. apparent, is ftt pregent j n Loudon. It is under- stood tbe ciSal . w iu shortly issue a nkaso ordering that in the event of a millor succeeding to the throne, his brother, Grand Duke Michael, is to at q as re g en t. CHICAGOESE ROAST PRESIDENT. Prominent Citizens Accuse Him of Break¬ ing a Solemn Pledge. Tn a letter addressed to President McKinley, one hundred aud ten prom- inent Chicago citizens declare the chief executive of the nation lias vio- lated a splemn pledgem liis recent civil service order. McKinley’s record is compared with that of Grover and others of his predeees- sors, and he is earnestly besought t’j revise the order at once.