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About The Cordele sentinel. (Cordele, Ga.) 1894-???? | View Entire Issue (March 31, 1899)
IIE IS PRESENTED WITH A SPAN ISH FLAG AT BRUNSWICK, GA. WAS THE FIRST TO SALUTE HIM ■ Tlie Presidential Party BI<1# Adieu to Jekyl Inland and lteturng to Thomasvlllo. President McKinley returned to Thomasville from Jekyl Island Wed nesday evening, bringing with him as one of the trophies of his visit to Brunswick a Spanish flag. This was the first flag of the con quered nation to be raised in salute of the president of the United States af Aer the conclusion of peace, and Presi dent McKinley will give it a prominent place among his trophies commemora tive of different phases of the “late unpleasantness. ” The flag was presented to him by Mr. H. H. Raymond, general south ern manager of the Mallory line, on behalf of Rosendo Torrae, Spanish vice consul at Brunswick. Perhaps it would be more nearly correct to say “late” Spanish vice consul, so long as diplomatic and consular relations be tween the two governments have not yet been formally resumed; but Torras is so thoroughly identified with Bruns wick that nobddy thinks of him in any other than his official capacity. Mr. The presentation was made by Raymond upon the arrival of the pres idential party at half-past 1 o’clock. The flag was accompanied by this not?: “This is the first Spanish flag which saluted President William McKinley after the conclusion of peace between the United States and Spain, and is now presented to the president at Bihnswick, Ga., March 22, 1899, with the compliments of Rosendo Torras, late vice consul of Spain.” masthead The flag was flying at the of the barkTafalla, of Barcelona.when the presidential party arrived at Brunswick. Tlie Departure From Jekyl. The start from Jekyl was made about 10 o’clock Wednesday morning, as a sail through the waters of the sound and Turtle river was one of the features of the program. This was taken on the Colfax, the revenue cut ter which has been at the president’s disposal during his stay. The whole Jekyl colony was down to wave a farewell to the distinguished visitors, Tom Reed using his mam moth handkerchief with the rest. Mr. Bliss, Mr. N. K. Fairbanks, Mr.H.W. Cannon,Mr. Thomas Nelson Page and the lady members of their families ac companied the party for this sail, which was in every way ideal. At half-past 1 o’clock the Colfax reached the Mallory docks at Bruns wick, and after farewell had been said, the presidential party began its return trip, by the Plant system to Thomas ville. The run was without special incident, and soon Georgia’s distin guished visitors were safely and com fortably settled at Senator Hanna’s home. SENATOR TELLER TALKS. - ■Given ms Views in Regard to Demo cratie Issues In Next Campaign. , A special from Cleveland, O., says: Senator M. II. Teller,of Colorado, was asked what, in his judgement, would be the democratic issue in the next presidential campaign. ” replied “I think there is no doubt, Senator Teller, “that the democratic - party will make the financial question the issue. ” “Who will be the democratic presi dential nominee?” “Undoubtedly Mr. Bryan will be the choice of his party,” promptly re plied the senator. In regard to W. J. Bryan’s eontro versy with Perry Belmont, Senator Teller saidf “I think Mr. Bryan did exactly right in taking the position he did. Those fellows in that organization are not democrats. They are republicans masquerading under democratic col ors. They opposed Mr. Bryan’s elec tion in 1896, saying his election weuld ‘endanger the nation’s welfare,’ and he did perfectly right in declining to accept their invitation.” EX-GOVERNOR PIERPONT DEAD. Politically Known as the Father of West Virginia. Hon. Francis Pierpont, the first gov ernor of West Virginia, died Friday night in Pittsburg, Pa., at the resi clence of his daughter. Lx-Governor Pierpont was the union governor of the restored government of Vlrgima organized in Wheeling at the outbreak of the war by the citizens of what is now West Virginia, and who then opposed the sesession. He uas the principal agitator of the divis ion of the state before the war and a nrime mover in the organization of West Virginia and has since been Lnown as the father of that state. SHERMAN ABOARD CHICAGO. Secretary Is Said,By Hi# Physicians, to Be Doing Well. A Santiago dispatch says: Mr. John Sherman has been safely removed from the American line steamer Paris to the quarters prepared for him on board the United States cruiser Chicago. Dr. Graff, of the Paris, who exam ined Mr. Sherman after he was trans ferred to the Chicago, says both lungs are doing practically clear and that the patient is welL BRYAN ADDRESSES LEGISLATORS. Tennessee Lawmakers and Many Visitors are Kntortulned By Nebraskan. William Jennings Bryan addressed the Tennessee legislature at Nashville, Wednesday, and about twenty thous and visitors, including prominent men of both parties. He was introduced by Gov. McMillin and delivered a speech entirely non partisan in char acter. ttie He said a representative of peo ple had no more right to use his place for private gain than a banker had to embezzle the funds placed in his care. Corporations were referred to as the dangerous enemy of the farmer. “Those who grind the people,” he said, “are those who have made their fortunes dishonestly,” place Legislative halls were not the to make democratic speeches, but he fcould with propriety refer to the high est democracy that teaches man to re spect the rights of others. Concluding he said: “It will be a pleasuie to me to be able to state that I once addressed a legislature where the members agreed with me before I commenced. ‘ ‘Legislators should know no friends; when a lobbyist wants to enrich some one it is at the public’s expense. The money spent in lobbying must always be returned in the legislation secured. The wine rooms are not paid for by the lobbyist, but by the people. “No representative has a right to hear a reason from a lobbyist for sup porting a measure that could not be printed in the newspaper. When a lobbyist whispers, he talks to the pocketbook through the ears. A lob byist who uses arguments that he dares not print is contaminating, and I would to God we could use an X-ray to detect him and put him out and keep him out.” Mr. Bryan then spoke of and corpora- said: tions as fictitious persons, “A good rule is to put the fictitious person on the same plane with the natural person. Make him share the dangers and give him no advantage not had by flesh and blood. “I have never yet seen the man who accumulated enough money by his own hand and brain to make him a danger ous person. I have seen them do it by monopoly and eat the bread that others have earned by the sweat of their brows. The fact is that by the time a man has made a fortune by his own efforts he has some sympathy for those who are making similar efforts.” Mr. Bryan left for Birmingham Wednesday night. GEORGIA FRUIT GROWERS Hold a Brief Meeting In Macon and Ad journ Until May 1st. The Georgia Fruit Growers’‘associ ation met in Macon Wednesday. Twenty-five of the leading fruit men from different parts of the state, es pecially from along the line of the Macon and Dublin railroad and South western, were present. The chair was taken by Colonel D. M. Hughes, the president of the association. Discussion on the condition of the crop showed that except in scattering instances the crojl will not materialize. Colonel J. M. Stubbs, of Dublin, in a strong speech argued for the dissolu tion of the Fruit Growers’ association and the merging of - it into the State Horticultural society, which he said is recognized by the state. He advised the adjournment of this meeting until sometime later when a better idea of the condition of the fruit growers may be arrived at and then a decision reached as to the advisability of sus taining the organization intact or merging it into the horticultural so cii?ty'. The meeting adjourned until the first Wednesday in May, at which time the question of dissolution will come up for a vote and it is under B t 00 d that that the object of merging into the horticultural society is to se cure more thorough co-operation on the part of the growers. a letter from ex-Governor Northen asking the co-operation of the grow erg f or t be state fair was read by the president and the fair endorsed, HOME FOR SOVEREIGN CAMP. Woodmen or tn# world f»h# Resolution Providing: For Building:. The Woodmen of the World at a meeting in Memphis, Tenn., Wednes day. passed a resolution providing for a home for the sovereign camp to cost $60,000. Ten cities will bid for the location. The sovereign commander’s salary was fixed at $7,500 per annum. SMOKELESS POWDER EXPLODES And Three Workmen In Dupont, Work# .Are Instantly Killed. Over three thousand pounds of smo keless powder exploded Wednes day at the E. I. Dupont powder works, at Carney Point, N. J., instantly kill three workmen and injuring a number of others slightly. The dead are: Isaac Lyman, William Ford, John Magilk has The cause of the accident not bfien determined, but it originated in one 0 f the drying houses where Lay man was at work. Tbe sbock 0 f the explosion shook the oountry for miles around and heavy panes of glass were broken. CIGARETTES KNOCKED OUT. Arkansas Legislature Prohibit* Their Manufacture and Sale. A dispatch from Little Rock, Ark., says: A bill prohibiting the manufac ture, importation, sale or giving away of cigarettes or cigarette paper to any person whomsoever, adult or minor, under penalty of not less than $500 nor more than 85,000, passed the house Wednesday by a two to one ma jority. THE REGIMENT IVILL HE MUS TERED OUT AT AUGUSTA. LANDED AT SAVANNAH FROM CUBA Whole Regiment Went Through Process of Fumigation at the Quarantine Station. General Carpenter telegraphed from Cuba to the war department Saturday tha 1 . the Third Georgia United States volunteers, with 46 officers, 921 men, 21 civilian employes and 15 horses, sailed from Neuvitas for Savannah at | 5 o’clock Saturday morning on the transport Logan. 1 After an uneventful voyage the Lo gau reached the Savannah quarantine station, at 12:30 o’clock Sunday, and there ,, it ... stopped , so that ,, , the ,, men might . , , go through with the process required j of all passengers from Cuba, namely, ; fumigation. , The most interesting feature in con nection with the return of the Third Georgia, so far as has yet been learn ed, is that the regiment, contrary to -all expectations, will be mustered out at Augusta, instead of Savannah or Griffin. This was decided upon and will be done at the request of Colonel Robert L. Berner, who said he would prefer to have his regiment tgken to Augusta to remaining in Savannah. Four of the volunteer regiments go to Augusta—the second South Caro lina, part of which is already there, tbe Third Georgia, the Fourth Vir ginia and the Second Illinois. Eight others to be brought back will be mus tered out in Savannah. The Work of Disinfection. The Third Georgia regiment was unloaded at once on the arrival of the Logan and the-wirk of disinfecting the men was begun. They had to re move their clothing, put it all into one big pot and have the disinfecting gases run through it. When the pro cess to which the officers, even the colonel, are subjected as well as the men—was completed, the regiment was hurried up to the city as rapidly as possible. excellent The Georgians are in con dition and there is no sickness among them. The fumigation, however, is a matter of precaution taken in all cases and to which all troops will have to submit. ROOSEVELT GIVES A ROAST. Governor Testifies That 35eef Furnished Was Unfit For Use. The army court of inquiry investi gating the charges made by General Miles that the beef furnished the sol diers in the Cuban and Porto Rican campaigns was unfit for use, convened in New York City Saturday. Before the hearing began Major Lee said he believed Governor Roosevelt would be the only witness heard. Upon his arrival Governor Roose velt shook hands with several members of the court, and then took the stand, after Colonel Davis had administered the oath. The governor described the organization of the Rough Riders at San Antonio, Texas, and told of the issuance of rations. “When was the first complaint yon heard of the rations?” asked Colonel Davis. “May I answer that in my own way?” asked the governor. “Certainly.” “Well, it was aboard ship at Tampa, I saw a man—think his name was Ash —I know he came from Kentucky— throwing away a can of the so-called roast beef. I asked what was the matter, and he said he could not eat it. I told him not to be a baby, and that he did not volunteer for a good time, and ought to be able to eat what came. I thought no more of the mat ter until I heard that complaints were being made on all sides. Then I made inquiries, and was told that the roast beef was part of the regular ration,and that only the volunteers were com plaining. “I spoke to Colonel Wood about it, and said it was the regular ration. I ate a mouthful or two myself, but I did not like it. I could not eat it.” MUST FUMIGATE BAGGAGE. War and Treasnry Department Disagree i As To Quarantine Work. There has been considerable corres- t pondence between the war and the treasury department over the hold up of the Olivette at Tampa, Fla., with 140 men of the Sepond South Carolina volunteers. When she arrived at Tampa the of ficers said they did not want to stop her to have the baggago of the troops fumigated. Surgeon General Wyman said the treasury department officials agreed that the fumigation of baggage should take place. Acting Secretary Meiklejohn sustained the action of the treasury department. TENNESSEEANS TO RETURN, TH« Transport Dixie Is Ordered To Bring: Troops From Trinidad. A Washington dispatch says: The transport Dixie has been ordered to proceed with haste from New York to Trinidad to bring home the Fourth Tennessee volunteers. General Brooke has been directed by the department to have the regi ment in readiness to embark when the transport arrives. ATLANTA’S NEW’ DEPOT Is Nearer u Realization, Owing to Action of City Council. The Atlauta, Ga., city council, Thursday afternoon, agreed to accede to the conditions named by the rail roads as uecossnry to he settled before any move could be made toward build ing a new depot. The city has designated its willing ness to co-operate in the erection of a passenger station on the present site, with elevated tracks and lowered street crossings. There is still a slight dif ference between the roads and the city, however, relative to the clear ance under the raised tracks at the central crossings, but this is a mere detail. In the resolution passed by the council it is especially required that the clearance at Whitehall, Pryor and Loyd streets shall be twelve feet. The railroad companies had calculated on onlv an eleven foot clearance at White half street, which would give a 1 pier cen t grade for the tracks, and a five foot excavation for the street, The city agrees to the excavation, but ^ requires another foot twelve of clearance, Jn tom–]le the feet im _ der tbe tracks it will be.necessary to raise the Broad street bridge and to begin the raised tracks at a point six ty or 100 feet west of the point it would have been necessary to start with an eleven-foot clearance and a 1 per cent grade. The main object for inserting the twelve-foot clearance clause was to let the street cars pass under the tracks. The property owners along Whitehall and Pryor streets are said to be heart ily in favor of allowing the cars to pass on these thoroughfares. It would be impossible for an electric car of the present type to pass through an eleven foot clearance. It can, however, pass through a twelve-foot clearance. In case the roads agree to build the depot with twelve feet under the tracks at the central crossings, the Consoli dated street railway will in all proba bility run its cross-town cars under the tracks at Pryor, Whitehall and perhaps Loyd streets, instead of linv ’ * u £ *° S° three or four blocks out of the way over the Broad street budge as at present. consid The action of the council is ered most favorable for a magnificent new station. The city has agreed to make certain sacrifices in order to se-. cure the depot, and the success of the venture now rests with the railroads. WORK OF FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. J Shows I*fnmber of j Enrolling Clerk Platt j Bills Fussed By Both Houses. B. S. Platt, enrolling clerk of the senate, has prepared a statement giv ing in figures the results of the work of the last congress. The statement shows that 1,457 hills and joint resolutions became laws out of a total of 18,463 introduced in both houses-. Of the measures intro { duced 12,608 were presented in the j J house and 5,855 in the senate. Of I those which became Jaws, 942 originated * I in the house and 515 in the senate, j There the were only two direct of these vetoes ! during congress, oue ap plying to a senate bill and the other j to a house measure. There were in addition to these, four bills which failed to become laws because they were not approved by the president. The record shows that the senate passed 1,173 of its own bills and that the house acted favorably upon only 517, or fewer than half of them, while the 1,081 house bills passed by the house the senate acted favorably upon 946. A larger number of bills were in troduced than in any previous eon j gress. T AMERICANS FACED FUSILLADE. Rebel Rifleman Give Eighteenth Bog 1 ! ment a Hot Reception. Details of the fighting at Iloilo on March 16tb show that 400 rebel rifle men from Pania were b 7 8evan 1 companies of the Eighteenth regiment of UHited States- infantry and a bat talion of Tennessee voluntoers. As supports these troops had throe two inch Hotchkiss guns, under General Miller, north of Jaro, across the river. The Americans met with a heavy fire. One of the men tyas killed and fifteen were wounded of the Eighteenth regiment, and there were several cases of sunstroke. General Miller esti mates that fifty rebels were killed and one hundred wounded. IN AID OF STRIKERS. Arkansas Legislature Saya Coal Shall Be Weighed Before Screened. A dispatch from Little Rock says: A bill providing that all coal mined in Arkansas shall be weighed before screened, passed the house by a unan imous vote Wednesday. The bill makes it a finnble offense for any coal operators to neglect or re fuse to comply with the provisions of the measure. Protests were filed by every coal dealer in Little Rock, Pine Bluff,Fort Smith and other cities, but these were ignored by the legislature. The bill was introduced in behalf of the miners who are now on strike. BRYAN MAKES DENIAL. Says Gathering at Hot Springs Has No Political Significance. In an interview at Hot Springs, Ark., Sunday, Colonel William J. Bryan stated that no conference of jrolitical significance has taken place there and there will be none. He says that he finds prominent democrats present from all parts of the country but they did not know of his coming and he dld ucd bnow ... their presence when he came to deliver his lecture. THEY FIRE THE CITY AND FLEE TO MALALOS. AMERICANS HAVE A HARD TASK. Rebels Are Strongly Entrenched and Much Dlfllculty Is Experienced In Dla lodging Thom. A Manila special says: The Ameri cans Sunday morning found the im portant town of Polo and a number of small village west of the railroad de serted and burning. They were ad vancing along the railroad. During the day the Washington vol unteers, who held Pasig Saturday,' had an engagement with a band of insur gents, who drove in their outposts. In the fight the Filipinos lost several. At 9:30 o’clock a. m. the Filipinos begao burning their stronghold at Malabon, and their forces fled from the city in the direction of Malalos. The insurgents will make their last stand probably at Malalos. The Americans have advanced along the line of the Dagupan railroad, driv ing the Filipinos from Malinta and Newcanayan, where there were 3,000 inhabitants. Saturday night the brigades of Gen eral Harrison Gray Otis and General Hale encamped in the enemy’s trenches at Newcanayan and that of General Wheaton at Malinta. General Wheaton’s brigade formed a junction with the remainder of Gen eral McArthur’s division at Malinta, and the two, leaving General Wheaton there, marched along the railroad to Newcanayan. This place was fortified and for 300 yards from it there were trenches on each side of the track. These were taken possession of by the American troops. The movement of the Americans will be pushed in this direction. The Filipinos realizing that the rail road is the crucijd line, have construct ed row after row of trenches, running diagonally on both sides of the traok at a distace of a few hundred yards apart. This work was designed most intel ligently, and has evidently been done under the direction of experts. Jt rep resents an enormous amount of labor. Most of the rebel positions are pro tected by thick earchworks, a majority of them topped with stones and pro vided with loopholes. Some have sheet iron roofs. The day’s work of the United States troops consisted of storming three suc cessive trenches. The Filipinos occu pying them were completely hidden. The enemy poured a strong fire from every trench until they were dis turbed by a flanking volley, when they would disappear into the woods and jungle, only to make a stand at the next line. The American loss was remarkably small, seven being reported killed and twenty-five wounded. It is known that the Filipinos were so protected that they suffered little. No dead in surgents were found in the trenches. Forty prisoners were taken by the Americans, and.it is estimated that the rebel casualties numbered twenty. American Doss Heavy.. Further particulars of Saturday's fighting show that twenty-six dead and one hundred and fifty wounded in the hospital is the latest statement cf the American losses in the engagement with the Filipinos. The day’s fighting furnished a specimen of the difficulties with which the Americans have to con tend. apposite The Filipino# ae y er > axce P t Mdlflbon, permitted hunted Jbeir opponents ards of to get within several 7 them. They would fire a few volleys from their cover and then scuttle back to another cover, repeating these tactics ’ 0 ll"«rofth.tr„ch.,hadg n m e ,« n a connecting paths through the cane and Wh, enabling lb.m to relreat nn The problem the Americans have to face is to drive or lure the insurgents to fight in foroe. The trenches seem thinly manned except in the vicinity of Malabon. The Americans, fighting a hidden foe, suffered greater loss in proportion than did the enemy. GEORGIA’S NEW CONVICT LAW. Old Lease Nearing Knd and New Bill Boon Goes Into Effect. The twsnty-year convict lease in Georgia expires on April 1st and the felony convicts of the state, more than 2,000 in number, will be turned over to the state and will then be hired to the nineteen bidders who made 6on tractfi less than twelve months ago for tbe ]abor 0 f the wearers of the stripes, The expiration of the twenty-year leage w jH witness a radical change in tho working of the state convicts, and will bring a vast amount of revenue to the state which has for the full term of the long lease been reaped by the lessees. LABOR LEADERS CONFER. Prominent Agitators Meet In New York To Form a Party. A. meeting of labor agitators, social reformers, silver men and delegates from several bodies organized for the advancement of various kinds of social conditions was held in New York Wednesday. While the conference was informal, some of the participants have a plan whereby it is thought a national party will be organized. AMERICANIZATION OF SANTIAGO. Our IdeasTake a Strong Hold on Men, Women and Children. I was greatly interested In seeing how rapidly the town of Santiago de Cuba Is becoming Americanized, writes George Kennan, In the Outlook. A ragged Cuban bootblack shouted at me, “Shine? Shine ’em up?” How these Santiago street arabs have ac quired precisely the words, voice, tone and pronunciation of the ferryboat bootblacks In New York I don’t know; but they have. Many of them can also count in English, and, I am sorry to say, swear fluently In the same lan guage. Half the street boys in the city can whistle our bugle calls, “After the Ball” and “The Star Spangled Ban ner.” I happened, a night or two ago, just before sunset, to be standing on the edge of the parade ground in front of the Fifth Infantry barracks when “Re treat” was sounded and the national colors were slowly lowered to the music of “The Star Spangled Banner.” A large number of dirty, ragged street urchins, of all ages, sizes and complex ions, had assembled to watch the drill and the dress parade, The instant that the band struck up “The Star Spangled Banner” and the flag began to descend slowly from its staff every boy who wore a hat or a cap promptly took it off and stood bareheaded in re-* spcctful silence until the ceremony ended. I don’t know what they thought nor how much they understood, but I am told that they began this practice months ago of their own accord, when they first noticed that American by standers followed it, and that they have strictly observed the custom ever since. There can be no doubt, I think, that American customs, American ideas and American methods are beginning already to influence not only the boys, but the men and women of this city. In dress, in social habits, in commer cial transactions and In a growing re . gard for neatness and cleanliness, one sees everywhere the slow but sure working of the leaveu of civilization and enlightenment. Spanish One year ago, under the re gime, there was not a public school house in the city-that is, a building originally intended for educational pur poses—nor was there anything like a system of free public instruction. Now there are seventeen elementary and grammar schools and a high school, witn tin average number of 1,922 pu pils, and the private houses rented for temporary use as school buildings are wholly inadequate to accommodate the number of children who have applied for admission. Major Baccardi, who is ex-officio president of the Beard of Public Instruction, has just recoin-, mended that thirty mote schools, with accommodations for 1,500 more schol ars, be established within the limits of the municipality, as soon as there is money available._ Knows Retter. “What is your idea of a humorist?” “A real humorist is a man who gets mad when he hears a pun.” Days of tho Horse Numbered. The greatest electrician In the world de clares that the days of the horse are num bered, and that In a short time electricity will completely supplant man’s nu st useful animal. In £0 years, he asserts, the horse will be a curiosity. Diseases oi the stomach, liver, kidneys and Mood would also be a curiosity If all sufferers would take Hcstet ter’s. Stomach Bitters. There would then be practically no dyspepsia, nervousness, malarial sleep lessness, Indigestion, constipation, fever or ague. At Plymouth. Mass., a man was killed by lightning while ringing a church hell. To Care Constipation Forsver. Take Casearets Candy Cathartic. 10c or 25c, tf C. C. C. fail to ouro, druggists refund monoy. The true Christian can he trusted as far as God can see him.—Ram’s Horn. 44 Peace Hath Her Victories n gj\(p fesj renowned than W3.r, said Milton, and now, ( n ffe Spring, is the time to (J€t d p€ACCful ■ i i Victory • ° ver ** top"** which have been accumulating in fa Winter's hearty eating. The ban ^ peace is DOrne aloft rv by Hood'S Sarsaparilla. It brings rest and comfort to the weary body racked by yatae of ail sorts and kinds. Its beneftolal effects prove it to be the great specific to be relied upon for victory. 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