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CARNESVILL H ADVANCE
VOLUME I.
THE NEWS IS SUPPRESSED
Press Correspondents Stationed In Hanila
Formulate a “Round Robin.’’
ENTER A PROTEST AGAINST RIGID CENSORSHIP.
Newspaper Men Say That General Otis Is Misrepre¬
senting True State of Affairs In Philippines.
Advices from Manila via Hong Kong
state that the constantly increasing
strictness of the censorship of pross
dispatches from Mauila, which has
prevented the cabling to the United
States of anything that did not reflect
1 tie official views on important events
ntid conditions resulted in a united
effort on the part of the correspond¬
ents there to secure an abatement of
the rigor of the censorship.
The initiative in this direction was
taken a month ago and resulted in the
framing of a statement which was pre¬
sented on Sunday, July 9, to Major
General Otis, commanding the mili¬
tary forces of the United States in the
Philippine Islands, with a request for
permission to telegraph it to the
United States. The correspondents
also asked that they be allowed, to
cable to their respective papers all
fa<jLs and tho different phases of events
as they transpired in the Philippines.
The correspondents had two long
interviews with General Otis, in the
course of which they complained that
the evident purpose of the censorship
was not to keep information from fhe
enemy, bnt to keep from the public a
knowledge of the real condition of
affairs. It was also asserted by cor¬
respondents that newspapers print¬
ed in Manila, which reach the enemy
quickly are permitted to publish state¬
ments similar to those which corres¬
pondents are forbidden to cable. It
was made clear to General Otis thnt
the objections v/as to the system and
not to the censor.
General Otis finally promised only
a all greater liberality, agreeing to pass
matter that he might consider not
detrimental to the interests of the
United States. General Otis appoint¬
ed Captain Green, of his staff, censor.
The statement of the correspond¬
ents is as follows:
“The undersigned, being all staff
correspondents of American newspa¬
pers, stationed in Manila, unite in the
following statement:
“ ‘We believe that, owing to official
dispatches from Manila made public in
Washington, the people of the United
States have not received a correct im¬
pression of the situation in the Phil¬
ippines, but that these dispatches have
presented an ultra optimistic view that
is not shared by the general officers in
the field.
U < Wo believe that the dispatches in¬
correctly represent the existing condi¬
tions among the Philippines in respect
ALlEfiED COLORED REVOLT.
Uprising Against the Adminis¬
tration Reported as Being
Organized at Boston.
The Boston (Mass.) Post published
the following in its Sunday issue:
“An uprising of the colored race
against the administration at Wash¬
ington is being organized in Boston.
This is the seat of the movement that
is proposed wherever the colored peo¬
ple are populous.
“The instigators assart that it will
mean the downfall of McKinley, im¬
perialism and the Republican party.
“The object of this organization is
revolt nt the ballot box. But there
are those among its supporters who
would willingly take part in an armed
uprising, and who, were it possible,
would offer their strength to aid the
Filipinos in their struggle for inde¬
pendence.”
The Post says the negroes have had
conferences with Edward Atkinson
relative to the organization of a col¬
ored auxiliary of the Anti-Imperialist
League.
“GALLUS” SAVED ROCKEL.
Ex-Soldier Attempts the Murder of a Ban k
Runner,
At New Orleans, Monday, Charles
E. Rockel, runner for the Metrepoli-
-tan hank, had just entered the bank
to bogin his duties, when Englehart
Biber, a discharged soldier, slipped
up behind him and taking deliberate
aim, fired. The bullet struck the
juncture of Rockel’s suspenders and
carried it into his back.
When the suspender was pulled
from the wound the bullet came out
with it. Biber says that when he went
to the war that he gave his deposit book
for $805 to Rockel and the latter drew
out tho money and refused to return it
APPEAL TO PRESIDENT.
Iron Holders Want Alleged IHscrlmina-,
tion Investigated.
At the session of the Iron Moulders’
Union of North America at Indianapo¬
lis Monday a resolution was adopted
calling on President McKinley to in¬
vestigate in the war department
as to the reported discrimination
against organized labor in the machine
shops of the Rock Island arsenal.
The convention placed itself on record
by declaring in favor of government
ownership of all public franchises.
to dissension and demoralization re¬
sulting from the American campaign
and to the brigand character of their
army.
“Wo believe that the dispatches err
in the declaration that the situation is
‘well in hand,’ and the assumption
thnt the insurrection can be speedily
ended without a greatly increased
force.
“We think the tenacity of the Fili¬
pino purpose has been underestimat¬
ed and that the statements are un¬
founded that volunteers are willing to
engage in further service.
“The censorship has compelled us
to participate in this misrepresenta¬
tion by excising or altering uncontro¬
verted statement of fact, on the plea,
as General Otis stated, that ‘they
would alarm the people at home,’ or
‘have the people of the United States
by the ears.’
“Specifications: Prohibition of re¬
ports; suppression of full reports of
field operations in the event of failure;
numbers of heat prostrations in the
field; systematic minimization of naval
operations and suppression of complete
reports of the situation. (Signed)
“John T. McCutcheon, Harry Arm¬
strong, Chicago Becord.
“Ed S. McKean, Scripps-McBae
Association.
“Oscar Davis, P. G. McDonnell,
New York Sun.
“John F. Bass, Will Dinwiddie,New
York Herald.
“Robert M. Collins, John P. Dunn¬
ing, L. Jones, the Associated Press.
“Richard Little, Chicago Tribune.”
Department Officials Surprised.
A Washington special says: The
publication of tho war correspondents*
formal indictment of General Otis’s
management of , the ,, T,, Philippine ... . cam-
paign caused a sensation in the de-
partments at the national capitol. Sec-
retary Hay had received advices as
late as Monday which led him to de-
clare that the situation was certainly
improved materially and that the pros-
pects for the future had brightened
very much. With these advices, the
secretary said General had noth-
ing to do, and they were from disin-
tected persons, whose opinions must
carry ‘ weight
Generally there was strong disincli-
nation exhibited by the officials to
discuss this last “round robin.” Gen-
eral Miles, who was acting as secretary
of war in the absence of Secretary
Alger, and assistant Meiklejohn would
not comment upon the dispatch and
Adjutant Corbin took the same atti¬
tude.
SEURO’S COHHESUAKLE REED.
Arre.ls » White Man Who- Assaulted a
Young Lady.
A Swede by the name of Brown as¬
saulted the 16-year-old daughter of D.
S. Russell Monday morning at An¬
drews, N. C., a town sixteen miles
from Murphy. He went to Mr. Rus¬
sell’s home and asked for some milk.
His young daughter got it for him,
when the brute assaulted her. Her
mother, who was out in the yard,heard
her screams and ran to her assistance.
She got a shotgun, intending to shoot
the fellow, but was afraid to do so, as
she feared she would shoot her daugh¬
ter. She then went out in yard and
fired the gun.
A negro, working near by, ran to
her assistance. By this time the brute
fled, but was pursued by the negro,
who, with a gun, overtook Brown and
brought him back. He had a prelim¬
inary trial at once before Squire Por¬
ter and committed to the Murphy jail.
Miles Calls on McKinley.
Major General Miles called on the
president for about 15 minutes Monday
afternoon. The visit, it was stated,
was occasioned by General Miles’ po¬
sition as acting secretary of war. The
matters under discussion related mere¬
ly to routine business.
EIGHT-HOUR LAW “X. U.”
Colorado Supreme Court Declares Meas¬
ure Unconstitutional.
The Colorado supreme court has de¬
cided that the eight-hour law' is uncon¬
stitutional.
The eight-hour law which was en¬
acted at the late session of the legisla¬
ture applied only to mines, smelters
and mills for the reduction of ores.
The refusal of the American Smelt¬
ing and Refining company to pay tho
same wages for eight hours as had
been paid for ten and twelve hours
caused its smelters to be closed on
June 15th, When the new law became
operative.
CHARGES AGAINST BREWER.
Senator Galiinger of New Hampshire,
Wants Commissioner Removed.
As a sequel to the sensational scenes
which accompanied the hearing before
Civil Service Commissioner Brewer
last week in New Hampshire, when
Senator Galiinger, of that state, was
charged with having violated the civil
service law in soliciting campaign sub¬
scriptions from federal office holders.
Senator Chandler, it is understood,has
lodged a formal complaint with the
president against Mr. Brewer.
CARNESV1LLE. GA., FRIDAY. JULY -21. 1890.
BRYAN MAKES EXPLANATION
As to How He Stands In Regard
to the Philippines
Question.
The following telegram from Hon.
W. J. Bryan explaining liis views on
the Philippine question was sent to
the Atlanta Constitution and publish¬
ed in Sunday’s issue of that paper:
Humphrey, Ned., July 15. —Editor
Constitution: My views upon the
Philippine question hnve been made
publio over and over again. The
treaty independence should have provided for the
of the Philippine
islands, as it did for the independence
of Cnba, but I thought it better to
ratify the treaty and declare the na¬
tion’s policy by resolution than reject
the treaty.
I favored the Bacon resolution,
which promised the Filipinos inde¬
pendence as soon as a stable govern¬
ment could be established. I believe,
further, that our nation should pro¬
tect the Filipino republic from outside
interference while it works out its own
destination; in other words, I believe
we should treat the Filipinos as we
have promised to treat the Cubans,
,
and as we have treated the people of
Mexico and the people of South and
Central America. Monarchies are
founded upon force, but republics are
founded upon consent.
The declaration of independence as¬
serts that governments derive their
just powers from the consent of the
governed. If the declaration is sound,
we cannot rightfully acquire title alien by
conquest or by purchase from an
monarch, whose title we disputed when
we furnished arms to the Filipinos.
If the administration had given to
the Filipinos the assurance of inde¬
pendence which was given to the Cu¬
bans there would have been no blood¬
shed. If that assurance is given now
hostilities will cease. No one proposes
to withdraw the soldiers until a stable
government is established, but it will
be easy to establish a stable govern¬
ment when it is known that our occu¬
pation of the Philippine islands iB
only temporary.
“Forcible annexation would bo
criminal and contrary to our code of
morality.” W. J. Buy an.
TROLLEY LINES TIED UP.
Motormen and ^Conductors Inaugurate
Big Strike In Brooklyn, N. Y.
An ° th * r tr ° 1Ie / str ’ k e 18 on ™ Lrook , ’
, .?■ Y S ° ^ it . has not been as
’
® ffectlve as the strike of i805. but
ther8 18 n ,° teih “« how long or far-
reaching . it may become. For some
" eeks P a8t th 0 amployes of the several
Lnes controlled by the Brooklyn Rapid
? ran8lt that company tko management have been did -compiam- not live
ln S
U P to the ten-hour law. The men de¬
“ and , * roT18 ? on of tke U ™ e al,le8 a ‘
wio different barns, and also claim that
sh °! lld he paid 20 cents an hour
for overtime, which is equivalent to $2
a da /.- th ? P rl ™ ’ vklch tbe y s et for a
working day of ten hours.
General Master Workman Parsons
and District Master Workman Pines
had charge of the men’s affairs and a
strike was called at half-past 4 o’clock
Sunday morning. At this hour most
of the motormen and conductors on
the Brooklyn Traction Company’s
lines had completed their night trips,
and the leaders decided that this was
the most opportune moment to begin
what was expected to be a subborn
fight with the traction company.
NEGROES AGAINST NEGROES.
Colored Miners In Alabama Engage In
Desperate One-Sided Battle.
A special to The Birmingham Ago-
Herald from Ishkooda, Ala., says:
Two negroes were killed outright
and another fatally shot in a terrific
one-sided battle which took place Fri¬
day night at Ishkooda, between the
striking miners and the negroes who
have been imported to take their
places.
From all indications the killing was
the result of a deep-laid plot. For
four weeks the miners, composed m
the main of blacks and belonging to
the Knights of Labor, have been on a
strike. During the past week negroes
have been imported from Georgia and
other- southern states to take their
places engendering bad feeling and re¬
sulting in the open conflict.
All was quiet Sunday at the scene of
the tragedy and Coroner Dallas com¬
menced an investigation into the kill¬
ing. The dead negro is Richard Cobb
and he eauie from Atlanta.
BLAZE IN BAINBRIDGE.
Twenty-Seven Buildings Consumed Before
Fire Was Checked.
Twenty-seven houses were reduced
to ashes at Bainbridge, Ga., at a lato
hour Sunday Dight. Fire was dis¬
covered in the rear end of the large
general mercantile establishment of
Bacher Bros., corner of Broad and
Water streets, and soon afterwards
the whole building was wrapped in
flames.
The brick buildings of M.W.Subers
and Mrs. E. Born—one occupied by
W. H. Morrow', as a saloon, and the
other by Dr. T. R. Wardell as a drug
store—were destroyed, not even a wall
being left standing.
COTTON MILL FOR MONTEZUMA.
A Movement Is on Foot to Establish Fac¬
tory Costing $100,000.
The Montezuma, Ga., cotton mill
committee, consisting of Messrs. J.
\V. Haygood, W. M. Lewis, J. W.
McKenzie, G. Lippman and Hod.J.J.
Easterling, is visiting the various
mills of middle and north Georgia. If
these mills are found to he in a pros-
perous condition Montezuma will Le-
gin at once to raise sufficient money
to build a faotory to cost $100,000.
FIVE Mil KliLED IH
FIERCE PITCHED BATTLE ENGAG¬
ED IN’ BY KENTUCKIANS.
TROUBLE ORIGINATED YEARS AGO.
Fight Wrr lietwoon Vhilpots nttil GrlMits
Who Wore Knoinics of Long; Stand¬
ing Only One Escaped Injury.
A special to tho Louisville Courier-
Journal from London, Kv., tells of a
report reaching there of the outbreak
of another feud in Clay county by
which five mou lost their lives Mou-
day.
The dead aro said to be Robert
Philphot, Ed Fisher, Aaron Morris,
Jim Griffin and Hugh Griffin.
These fatalities resulted from a
pitched battle fought near Little
Goose Creek, three miles from Man¬
chester.
The fetid dates back nearly two
years. On Christmas, 1897, James
Philpot was killed by Aaron Morris,
but before he died he shot and killed
The William Morrises Bundy, a friend of Morris.
and Griffins were closely
affiliated. Since then the feeling be¬
tween the two factions has been very
bitter and it has been aroused recently
by the White-Baker hostilities. The
Philpots, who are the strongest fac¬
tion in the mountain, numbering
about 750 voters, openly espoused the
cause of the Bakers, while tho Grif¬
fins took sides with
The story that comes from Manches¬
ter is to the effect that Bob Philpot
was arrested Monday morning by
Deputy Sheriff Wash Thacker.
While very circumstantial in other
respects, the report does not show
clearly the origin of the trouble nor
give the reason for Philpot’s arrest.
It is said that while Thacker was
taking Philpot’s bond the latter was
shot from behind by one of the crowd
that had gathered. This precipitated
a general fight with winchesters and
revolvers, which was participated in
by George, Grantville, Robert, and
Peter Philpot and Ed Fisher on one
side, and Aaron ‘tforris, Hugh, Jim
and Green Griffin Jtf the other.
The battle began at about 9 o’clock
and raged fiercely for ten or fifteen
minutes. When it was over -it was
had found been that killed thvfc&« men mentioned
belligerents outright, three of the
while Pete Philpot were seriously wounded,
was the only one
on either side to escape injury. Gran¬
ville Philpot is said to bo one of the
most seriously wounded. He is a un¬
ion veteran, having lost a leg at Stone
river. He is an ex-member of tho
Kentucky legislature and is said to
have killed three or four men. Ed
Fisher, who is reported dead, was an¬
other man with several nicks in his
cane. He was but twenty-three years
old, but was said to have killed three
men.
The story of the battle caused con¬
sternation in Louisville, notwith¬
standing the fact that serious trouble
has been expected to break out among
the mountaineers of Clay county ever
since the assassination of Tom Baker
several weeks ago. An effort was
at once begun to secure deputies to go
to the seat of the trouble and attempt
to restore quiet.
The situation at Manchester is de¬
plorable. The place is in a state of
terror, scarcely any one daring to
venture out of doors. Business is sus¬
pended and the residents are momen¬
tarily expecting a renewal of hostili¬
ties.
CHICAGO POLITICALLY STIRRED.
Windy City Has Three Decided .Sensations
All In One Day.
Three political developments stirred
the democrats in Chicago Monday. One
was the refusal of Mayor Harrison, on
account of its “obscure origin,” to at¬
tend and delivor an address of welcome
at the Auditorium free silver meeting.
The second was a verbal notice that
the democratic national committee will
bo asked to repudiate the Croker-Hill-
Murphy machine in New York and re¬
organize the silver men.
The third was the statement that an
effort would be made to have a rule
adopted that no man who bolted the
Chicago platform and ticket in 1896
shall be eligible to sit in the national
convention of 1900 as a delegate.
OTIS NEEDS MORE HORSES.
Secretary Alger Will Buy S.fiOO Cavalry
Steeds in Southern States.
A dispatch has been received at
Washington from General Otis re¬
questing that there be sent to the
Philippines 2,500 horses in order that
a brigade of cavalry may be organized
for use at the end of the rainy season.
General Otis has tried the horses of
Manila and nearby countries, but none
of them seem to be available for caval¬
ry. It is the intention of Secretary
Alger to have the mounts carefully se¬
lected, and be thinks that aunmals
the southern states, not too
but tough and wiry, will be
the best.
INDIANS WILL DANCE.
Government Is Unable to Stop Primitive
Practice of Red Men.
Advices from Guthrie, O. T., state
that the Indians of the territory are
largely engaged in dancing, in spite of
the efforts of the government to pre-
vent the practice. At Greyhouse tho
Hill band of Osages has been hold-
ing a smoke dance for & week in bon-
of tneirguests. Dii I’awhuska band,
and during thjpt time w.sm -presented
them with nearly $5,000 in presents. '
SOUTHERN MEN
By President McKinley In
Places In the Army.
SOUTH GIVEN LIBERAL QUOTA
States of Georgia, Alabama
Tennessee Are Conspicu¬
ously In Line.
The president Thursday made the
following appointments in t-he volun¬
teers!
To be lieutentant
W. Leonard, colouel Twelfth
York Volunteers.
To be major—Francis Ward,
tenant colonel Two Hundred and Sec¬
ond New York volunteers.
To be captains: William B. Gracic,
captain Randall) Twelfth New Two York; Walter F.
captain Hundred and
Second New York volunteers) James
M. Liddell,formerly major Fifth United
States volunteer infantry; Sttmttel A.
Price, formerly mnjor Sixth Pennsyl¬
vania volunteer infantry; Granville
Sevier, formerly captain Second Ten¬
nessee volunteers; DevereauxShields,
formerly lieutenant colonel Second
Mississippi volunteer iufautry.
To be first lieutenants—Solomon
Avery, Jr., major Second Georgia vol¬
unteers; Philip S. Goldermnn, second
lieutenant Two Hundred and Third
New York; James G. Hannah, first
lieutenant Two Hundred and Third
New York; John J. Kennedy, Sixty-
ninth New York; Theodore S. Pulver,
captain Two Hundred and Ninth New
York; Theo B. Taylor, first lieutenant
Twelfth New York; Oscar D. Weed,
captain Ninth New York; Wilson G.
Hea*on, formerly captain Fiftieth
Iowa; James II. Blount., Jr., former¬
ly first lieutenant Third United
States volunteer infantry; Will-
liam P. Clark, formerly lieuten¬
ant Third Georgia volunteers; Willis
O. Davis, formerly captain First Geor¬
gia volunteers; Wilson G. Heaton,
formerly KimSrougb, captain Fiftieth Iowa; Jas.
M. Jr., formerly captain
Third 'Georgia volunteers; Janies
Longstteet, Jr., formerly first lieuten¬
ant United States volunteer infantry;
George D. Rico, formerly chaplain
Sixth Massachusetts.
To-be second lieutenants—John W.
C. Abbott, Michigan; Garrison Ball,
lieutenant Twenty-first New York;
J. Bryan, captain Ninth Now
Holt A. Bradford, corporal com¬
pany H, Sixth Illinois volunteers; Ed¬
win S. Broussard, captain company T,
Second United States volunteer infan¬
try; Timothy L. CoughlaD, second
lieutenant Two Hundred and First
New Y’ork; Ursil A. Ferguson, cap¬
tain First New York; Ililden Olin,
second lieutenant Seventy-first New
York; John T. Ryan, New York; Lee
D. Fisher, formerly private Seventy-
first New York volunteers, assistant
engineer United States navy during
Spanish war; Robert H. Stillman, for¬
merly Astor battery; William S.
Wells, Jr., formerly captain company
F, Third Alabama; Frederick Hadra,
captain and assistant surgeon; William
Bowen, captain and assistant surgeon;
Richard S. Griswold, first lieutenant
and assistant surgeon; George P.
Reed, first lieutenant and assistant
surgeon.
Officers recently appointed to the
volunteer army have been ordered to
join their regiments at tne various sta¬
tions.
ONE KILLED; OTHER CAPTURED
Sheriff's Posse Come Upon Men Who As¬
saulted Judge Singletary.
Thursday afternoon Sheriff Martin
and a posse killed one of the men who
assaulted Judge Singletary, in Schley
county, and wounded and captured
the other one. The wounded man was
shot in the right side, front and back,
but he may r recover. His name is
Harry Burke, from Houston, and lie
is about twenty years old.
The dead man was named Frank Ar-
senell and is from Alabama. Burke
confesses the Singletary robbery and
part of the stolen silver was found on
his person.
EX-SENATOR PUGH PROTESTS.
Gives Senator Morgan Credit For Sinceri¬
ty, But Condemns Interview.
Former Senator Pugh, of Alabama,
is one of the many democrats who
takes issue with his former colleague,
Senator Morgan, on the subject of the
nomination of Mr. Bryan. He gives
his views in an interview published at
Washington in tho course of which he
says:
“I do not question the sincerity or
honesty of Senator Morgan’s convic¬
tions, but I feel constrained by my
sense of duty to the democratic party
and the country to enter my earnest
protest against and condemnation of
Morgan’s interview.”
WANT METAL FROM MAINE.
Americans In Mexico Ask For Material To
Make Historic Bell,
A Washington dispatch says: The
secretary of the navy has received a
request from an American citizen who
j H building a chapel in Mexico for 100
pounds of metal from the battleship
Maine with which to cast a bell for tho
chapel. reifuest
The will be granted if found
to be expedient.
AFFAIRS IN SAMOA
Fully Explained By German
sul General Rose Now In
Washington.
Consul General Bose, the German
official who has been one of tho foro-
most figures in the recent events in
Samoa, and who is now in Washing¬
ton, has given to tho Associated Press
an interesting outline of the conditions
Up to the time he left Samoa.
"Prior to tho arrival of the Samoan
commission, 14 said he, “an nrmistico
lind been arranged with the native
forces. Tho commissioners first turn¬
ed their attentkn to disarming tho
native forces. The commission then
gave a hearing on board the Badger
to each of the claimants for the king-
ship, Mntnafa being heard one day and
Tnnu another. They were addressed,
not as kings, but simply as ‘Sirs.’ As
senior member of the body, the Amer¬
ican commissioner, Mr. Tripp, asked
some very direct questions of Matanfa
and Tauu. He wanted to know if they
were ready to give their support to the
committee, even if it determined to
deny the right of one or the other of
them or decided to abolish the king-
ship entirely. Serious as were those
questions to tho two claimants to the
throne, they promised to support the
commission in whatever action was
taken,
"Some days later tho Badger wont
along the coast to Malic, where Mataa-
fa’s headquarters were located. The
native chiefs came alongside and for¬
mal surrender of the guns was made
to the commission.
“Mntnafa and chiefs came aboard
the ship and were entertained at din¬
ner. The Tnnu party followed with
tho surrender of their arms a few
hours later, for while the decision of
the commissioners had upheld Tanu,
yet it was felt to be in the interest of
all concerned that tho native kingship
should ho brought to nu end and that
an administration by white men, at
least over those localities where whito
interests are greatest, should ho
brought about. Tnnu yielded to this
decision, but for a time there was
some prospect of trouble as the royal
flags were kept flying over the Tanu
headquarters, despite the fact he had
surrendered the kingship. This was
a source of irritation to the Mntnafa
people, who considered it contrary to
the understanding arrived at.
"Since arriving in this couuitry, I
understand that this source of difficulty
has been removed, and that the Tanu
flag ia withdrawn and the Tanu forces
dispersed. The Mntnafa people hnve
gone back to the interior. With
natives disarmed and both factors
back to their homes, there is every
reason to believe that no further trou¬
ble will arise, and that the commis¬
will be free to work out a satis¬
plan for the future government
“In determining upon the abolition
of the kingship the commission ex¬
amined the question with great care.
The opinion of all of the leading bus¬
iness interests in Samoa was secured,
and this was almost uanimous in favor
of abolishing the kingship. Tho man¬
ager of the German company, which
is the most extensive business coucern
on the islands, strongly approves tho
plan of haring white administration..’’
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.
The war department has chartered
the steamer Siam to carry 300 cavalry
horses to Mauila.
Tho comptroller of the currency has
declared a 10 per cent dividend in fa¬
vor of the creditors of the insolvent
national bank of Jefferson, Tex.
The London Daily Graphic pub¬
lishes a rumor that a battalion of tho
SeotB and a battalion of the Grena¬
diers have been ordered to the Cape.
The street car strike caused consid¬
erable disorder in Brooklyn, N. Y.,
Monday, the striking employes be¬
coming even more determined to fight
the matter out.
The Peerless mill at Mount Vernon,
Ind,, was destroyed by fire Monday,
together with the warehouse, elevator
and office building. The loss is $100,-
000, fully insured.
The cruiser Chicago was taken out
of dock at Cape Town, South Africa,
Monday, in readiness to cross tho
south Atlantic to Rio.
At Paris Monday evening M. Malet
Provost entertained the members of
tho Venezuelan treaty tribunal at din¬
ner.
A Washington dispatch says: Jud-
son Lyons, register of the treasury;
ex-Representative Cheatham, recorder
of deeds, and John P. Green, United
States stamp agent, three of the lead¬
ing colored men of the administration,
had a consultation with the president
Monday regarding matters of import¬
ance to their race.
During the course of the consulta¬
tion the effort of certain colored men
to array the colored race against the
administration on account of the Phil¬
ippine policy was mentioned and Ly¬
ons assured the president that, in his
opinion, it wonld amount to little.
THREE WERE DROWNED.
Two Men and a Young Woman Uose Their
hives In Ohio River.
At Cincinnati Sunday Frank Ray,
with his sweetheart, Catharine Wim-
sey, and Clifford und James Shannon,
started on an excursion up the Ohio
river in a naphtha launch, The
launch had a small, flat bottom,
known as a “John boat,” in tow T .
Frank Ray playfully jumped into this
Ibis boat and all the others, against his
protest, followed. The boat filled and
sank and Ray alone w rescued.
NUMBER !J6.
CLAIMS FILED
FOR BOUNTY
Admiral Dewey’s Attorney Makes
Demand For Prize Money.
FOUR THOUSAND SIMILAR CASES
Courts Will Decide Remuneration
For Destruction of Various
Spanish Warships.
Admiral George Dewey has filed in
the court of claims at Washington,
through his attorney, his claim for
naval bounty growing out of the battle
of Manila bay, May 1, 1898.
This is the first of this class of
claims filed in this court, and it is
anticipated that there will be between
fonr and live thousand of them alto¬
gether. Many of these claims were
originally filed before the navy de¬
partment, under the provisions of
section 4685 of the Revised Statutes,
for sinking or otherwise destroying
vessels belonging to Spain, on various
dates during the period from April
21st,'when active naval operations
against the country were entered upon,
until the suspension of hostilities upon
the signing of the protocol, August 12,
1898.
These claims iuvolvo controverted
questions of fact and law, the decision
of which will affect a number of cases
and willl furnish a precedent for tho
future action of tho navy department,
in the adjustment of this class of
cases. The secretary of the navy,
after consultation with the attorney
general, and with his approval has re¬
ferred to the court of claims a number
of these claims, in order that the mat¬
ters involved may receive judicial con¬
sideration. The claims referred to the
court of claims arc the following:
United Htatcs Flagship New York—
Spanish fleet, Santiago, Cuba, July 3,
1898.
United States Steamship Concord—
Minila bay, May 1, 1898.
United States Steamship Manning—•
Spanish licet, Santiago, Cuba, July 3,
1898.
United Sta'es Torpedo Beat Erics¬
son—Surrender Spanish fleer, Santia¬
go, Cuba, July 3, 1898.
United States Steamship Yale—Sur¬
render Santiago, Cnbip July 16, 1898.
United States Battleship Massachu¬
setts-Prize money and bounty for
sinking Reina Mercedes, harbor San¬
tiago, evening July 4, 1898.
United States Steamship McCulloch
—Manila 1898.
United States Battleship Texas—
Almirante Oquendo, Infanta Maria
Teresa, Viscaya, Cristobal Colon,
Pluton, Furor, Reina Mercedes, July
3d and 4tb, 1898.
United States Battleship Texas—Ves¬
sels taken by terms of capitulation of
Santiago and eastern province of Cuba.
United States Steamship Hist—
Bounty for sinking of Estrella, dis¬
abling gunboat Cuba ' E«penda and
torpedo boat Delgate; sinking or sh'"!)
with soldiers, burning armed vessel,
all in engagement against superior
force, harbor Manzanillo, Cuba, July
30, 1898.
The secretary of the navy is given
authority to refer these claims to the
court of claims for decision under pro¬
vision of section 2, of the act of March
3, 1883, entitled: “An net to afford as¬
sistance and relief to congress and the
executive departments in the investi¬
gation of claims and demands against
the government. The purpose of the
reference of the claims is to get a judi¬
cial determination by the court of the
rights of all parties interested.
BROWN HAS JUDGMENT.
American Want. United States To Collect
a Claim Against Transvaal-
United States Consul Smith, of Vic¬
toria, B. C., is said to have forwarded
to the American government a memo¬
rial from R. E. L. Brown, an Ameri¬
can mining engineer, requesting the
government's intervention to secure
Brown’s claim against the Transvaal
government for damages rising out of
the well-known Witfonteiu case, ia
which Brown secured a judgment for
$1,812,000.
SOLDIERS ARE APPRECIATIVE.
Ohio Regiment Will Present Miss Helen
Gould With Testimonial.
A dispatch from Toledo, O., says:
During the war with Spain, Miss Hel¬
en Gould, of New York, furnished a
number of cots for the soldiers in Cu¬
ba, part of which were received by the
Sixth Ohio regiment of this city. The
boys fully appreciated the gift decided of Miss
Gould and they at once to
show their regard for her.
The corporals of each of funds company com¬ the
menced tho raising among
men, and with the money a magnificent
medal is to be bought and presi nted
to Miss Gould. The design for the
medal is a miniature canteen.
’ MAY INVADE SOUTH.
Cotton Mill Men* of New Hampshire May
Build In This Section.
A dipatch from Manchester N. H.,
says: At a meeting of the directors of*
the Stark cotton mill, to be held so—
it will be decided whether or no'
plementary mills will be ereett
south. je
The agent and treasurer h e of
turned from a tour of i * the
that section and stab-
present at that time fo the '«