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The Abbeville Chronicle
VOL. II.
TELEGRAMS NOT SATISFACTORY
TO SPANIARDS “IIELD UP.”
CHANGE CREATES A SENSATION.
Madrid Press Dismiiislied With the
“Throttling” Procedure and Unwar
ranted Action of Authorities.
A dispatch of Monday to the New
York world from Madrid says: In
structions have been given since Fri
day night to the press censor to stop
all foreign aud domestic press tele
grams—and even telephone messages
-—containing news unpalatable to the
government. Unauthorized details of
naval aud military preparations, of
the movements of war vessels, particu
larly of the flying squadron, of the
purchase of vessels of war aud stores
abroad are especially interdicted.
Hitherto no step had been taken to
prevent the Madrid press from pub
lishing frequent abundant informa
tion.
The same press censor will also stop
telegrams sent from Madrid to news
papers in America, England aud
France when they coutaiu news which
is deemed likely to create alarm.
Therefore the people now are at the
mercy of rumors propagated by word
of mouth or the post, which is much
worse.
The Liberal says that on Saturday
several hundred telegraph and tele
phone messages were stopped by the
press censor in Madrid.
The government’s action has caused
a profound sensation, not only iu Ma
drid, but throughout the newspaper,The provinces.
Even the ministerial
Liberal, sides.with the majority of the
press in censuring vigorously a meas
ure which it says is calculated to in
crease the national anxiety, relations because
most people surmise that the
between Spain and the United States
have got into a very critical stage in
deed when a liberal cabinet decides to
be more rigorous with the press than
was Cauovas, and worse than the reac
tionary cabinets of 1884 aud 1885.
RELIEF BILL PASSES.
Money for the Maine Sufferers Vofl'(l For
In tlie House.
The house Monday unanimously
passed the bill for the relief of the sur
vivors aud victims of the Maine dis
aster.
But before the hill was fairly before
the house Mr. King, of Utah, secured
the floor aud introduced the following
joint resolution recognizing the inde
pendence of Cuba:
“Resolved by the senate and house
of representatives, That the republic
of Cuba having established aud main
tained an independent government ca
pable of performing those duties, for
eign and domestic, which appertain to
independent governments, and it ap
pealing that there is no longer any
reasonable prospect of the successful
prosecution of the war by Spain
against said state, it is expedient and
proper and in conformity with the
laws of nations and the practice of
this government in like cases that the
independent political existence of said
state he acknowledged by the govern
ment of the United States.”
The Maine relief bill reimburses the
surviving officers and men for the losses
they sustained to an amount not to ex
ceed a year’s sea pay and directs the
payment of a sum equal to a year’s perish- pay
to the legal heirs of those who
ed.
NOW THE “NEW ORLEANS.”
Newly Purchased Brazilian Battleship
Is Re-Christened.
Secretary Long issued an order
Monday that the Amazonas, the battle
ship recently purchased from the Bra
zilian government, shall bear the name
of “New Orleans,” iu honor of the
principal city of Louisiana.
Telegraphic instructions were sent
to the naval officer iu command of the
vessel, who will take immediate steps
to carry them into effect.
“New Orleans” was chosen as the
name of the warship acquired from the
sister republic of South America for
the reason that Louisiana is one of the
very few slates of the Union not rep
resented in the navy at this time.
WASHINGTON WELL PROTECTED.
Defenses of The National Capital Are
Practically * Complete.
The preparations for the defense of
Washington have been practically
completed, so fur as the approach by
water is concerned.
The battery at Sheridan’s Point, on
the Potomac just above Mount Vernon,
is now completely manned and will
prove a powerful auxiliary to the main
battery at Fort Washington, ou the
opposite shore of the river, near the
city. A garrison was established at
Fort Washington several months ago.
It consists of a detachment of the
Fourth artillery barracks under com
maud of Captain Howe.
ABBEVILLE. GA.. THURSDAY MARCH 2L ISOS.
SOUTHERN PROGRESS.
In<lin*tt*itil Development* For Past Wiok
Very Kncouruging.
A marked diversity of new southern
industries reported during the past
week, gives a record of even more than
usual interest.
Manufactures of wood and iron
proved equally attractive, each bring
ss&rJzxrz'Z'XL.’: factory and novelty works,
churn a go
beyond the raw material. Iron, how
ever, shows a welcome progress past
the pig, the list comprising two foun
dries and a rolliug mill, whilo Texas
reports a boiler works and a cotton
machinery plant, and New Orleans
people will invest $100,000 iu making
cultivators, etc.
In other lines Virginia is credited
with a trunk aud bag factory; Georgia
with a brick works; South Carolina,
an ice factory and a large electric,
light plant; North Carolina, two ice
factories and a flouring mill; Tennes
see, a $100,000 fertilizer works; Mis
sissippi, an electric light plaut; Texas,
an electric light plant, a $50,000 flour
ing mill and a $40,000 candy factory.
The Pee Dee mills at Rockingham,
N. C., will build another 0,000 spindle
mill, doubling present capacity.
The Kincaid mills, Griffin, Ga., will
double their capacity, and Griffin
money will build a uew $100,000 mill
for cotton yarn aud twine.
The reorganized Tuscaloosa mills,
with capital from Mobile, Ala., and
Cleveland, Ohio, will add a line of
finer goods.
Memphis, Tenn., will build a $50,
000 mill at once.
The new granite mill of the Talla
hassee Falls Co., will raise their year
ly demand to 25,000 bales.
At Birmingham, Ala., Avondale
Mills will he ready by June 1st,capac
ity, 15,000 bales a year. Their capital
is $500,000—half northern and half at
home.
In woolens, Kentucky reports a
$25,000 plant, and Georgians will in
vest $50,000 in making underwear.
General business and trade condi
tions are reported satisfactory through
out the south.—Tradesman (Cliatta
lioga, Tenn.)
YOLUMI NOUS DOCUMENTS,
Thought to Bo Inquiry’. Keport, ltellv
«rt*fl to Admiral P curd.
A special from Key West says:
Judge Advocate Marix, of the court of
inquiry, came ashore at 3 o’clock Mon
day afternoon, accompanied by an
armed orderly from the Iowa, who
carried a bulky package of official
documents which was handed over to
Rear K t1‘ Admiral Sicard
It is believed 11 1 11 he documents 1 1 are the 11
full findings of the court of inquiry,
Lieutenant Commander Manx, when
questioned on this subject refused
either o deny or confirm, but an offi
cerofthe Iowa said the documents
were the long expected report on the
Maine disaster, ll.e papers were im
mediately examined by the rear udmi
ral and Commander West.
BATTLESHIPS MOVING.
The Texas Sturts From Key West To
Hampton Komis.
The battleship Texas started north
ward from Key West Monday, thus
settling the question as to the forma
tion of a second squadron at or near
Hampton Beads. It is expected that
the Massachusetts will follow in a few
days, but the final orders for that
move have not been made.
The navy department received a pre
liminary report from one of its agents
who is at Havana watching the pro
gress of the wrecking. It is under
stood that this refers mainly to tech
nical work of salvage and not to the
question of the cause. The judge ad
vocate general’s office, where the re
port was received, will not disclose the
details of the report.
MRS. THURSTON BURIED.
A Great Concourse of People Followed
Remains To the Grave.
Tho body of the late Mrs. John L.
Thurston was followed to the grave at
Omaha by a tremendous concourse of
people Sunday afternoon. All Omaha
was out and many from Nebraska aud
other states were in attendance,
A , BeautIful „ .... , < atalog . V "'”
Everybody interested in seeing the
latest developments in the manufact
ure of high-grade wheels should send
a postal to the John P. Lovell eom
pany, Boston, Mass., foi their new
illustrated free catalogue. It contains
valuable information.
END OF LONG-FOUGHT CASE.
Treasury Department Forwards Ilia Cheek
To Methodist Publishing House.
A Washington dispatch says: The
treasury department has forwarded to
the Methodist Publishing House at
Nashville a warrant for $288,000, the
amount allowed that institution for
damages done it during the war by
Federal troops.
This closes the transaction and ends
one of the longest legislative fights in
the history of congress. The fight for
this appropriation covers a period of
nearly 30 years.
Representatives from all over the
country vied with each other to pay
this just claim.
GEORGIA DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE MAKE PLANS.
THE CONraTION F0R JUNE z9Itl -
Senator Clay Is Succeeded as Chairman By
Fleming: DuBignon -Some Import
ant Kegolntloms Adopted.
During two long sessions at Atlanta
Thursday the democratic state execu
tive committee of Georgia mapped out
campaign plans and arranged for the
holding of primary elections to nomi
nate the noxt state and judicial tick
eta.
mv, The committee met , at ... the Kimball ... . ..
the 1°^!’,, candidates in d J‘ u 0 f foi °" neai 7 .i ly Ver all n H* the ar offices ff-nli
on the tickets present in person, but
they were accompanied by so many
friends that the hotel ohby was at
times too much crowded for comfoit.
Every congressional district in the
e w s rep sen e( auc neai y every
couii y.
,
e comm e ecu e in avor o
separate conventions to nominate state
* cla ° alH m f i ' > °! ,°
. , r r lie ates
l orm piimanes , or eao 1 . <
of the two primaries and conventions
were xe as o ows.
Por the State Ticket-Primavy, June
For , convention, the Supreme , une Court-Primary, . .
>cn . u v l.
len , ena or t ay, asi chairman of
the committee, assumed the gavel and
^eetd bVr e gene y rou, °rouml of an
SStSHS plause and in response made a most
Washington be ^Oshed it to be «uder‘ pLt,
stood that in the future as in the
i. , • Aii 11 i .
* & "
be at the service of hie pai tv
Hon F. G. duBignon was elected
• » n COmimttee ... t0 , 8ttccee<1 -j
Senator ' CUT
Some slight opposition was at first
manifested to his election to the chair
mauship, but it disappeared as soonas
itr 7 TTid ln *1 feW man, , J T d ■j
straightforward straiffl H words, assumed the
duties of his ofl.ee. Ills speech, which
£foltow!“ .r° ', 7 P
“I thank you for this evidence . of ,
your confidence and esteem. During
the short period that, I will hold this
important office, by your favor, I shall
endeavor to requite it by an nn.elei.t
mg devotion to its arduous duties.
Believe me, that I would not accept it
were I not unconscious of a single
heartbeat that is not in accord with
the officially declared principles of the
democratic party. I dedicate to the
service of the democratic party today,
here in your presence all the ability
and all the energy that I possess, ask
mg and expecting „o other or higher
reward than the general good that
shall come toall people
Ihe following resolutions concern
ing minor matters were adopted unan
m T.'r> 7 '
Resolved, , That to both oonven
tions each county be entitled to twice
as many delegates as it has members
in the house of representatives, and
that credentials be issued by the re
spective county committees to no more
delegates than their respective ooun
ties are entitled to.
“Resolved further That no conn y
shall be represented by proxies held
by persons not citizens of said coun-
“Resolved, That it is the sense of
this committee that the primary for
stateliouse officers be held at the
various precincts of the several coun
ties.
"Resolved, That the qualifications
of the voters in said primaries he left
to the executive committee of each
county where they see fit to act, but
where they do not act, we recommend
that the qualification for voting at the
democratic primaries shall he that the
voter be a democrat and that he will
vote for the democratic nominees in
said election.
“This declaration not being intend
ed to prevent the participation of any
voter who has not heretofore been a
member of the democratic party, but
who wishes now to become so.”
AN IMPORTANT BILL.
Measure to Place the United States Army
on a War Footing.
A Washington dispatch says: The
largest measure of preparation yet
made by tbe w ir department to meet
the contingencies of the future lias
just been completed. providing,
It is preparation of a bill
among other sections, for the placing
of the army on a war footing, full
strength of 104,000 men. The hill
has been carefully gone over by the
war department, and will he intro
duced in the house by Representative commit
Hull, chairman of the house
tee on military affairs, who, it is ex
pected. will urge it vigorously.
SPAIN LOSES MAN! SOMMERS.
Authentic Information I utn the Number
tit Seventy TIioiihhikI.
A Washington dispatch says: Seven
ty thousand men is the number of
Spanish soldiers who liuvebeen killed,
wounded or otherwise incapacitated
for duty during the present war in
Cnba. These figures have been re
ceived in this city recently from relia
ble sources uud are said to be as near
ly authentic as it is possible to obtain
them w.thout recotirso to the records
kept by the Spanish government.
From the same source considerable
other information bearing on the mil
itary strength of Spain and her de
pendencies is obtained. The present
force of Spain in Cuba is as follows:
Regulars, 135,000 men. Of this
number it is estimated that 80,000 of
them are effective for military pur
poses. They are distributed through
out the island as follows:
About 25,000 are iu the two eastern
provinCeS ()f Santiag0 (Ie Cuba and
I 11161 - 10 Principe, and the remainder
“J| ■ > duaLl ..rovinceB of Phml Santa Clara
aelllio.
There are about 30,000 members in
what is kll0WIl a9 t he volunteer army,
rp. J^na mostly in the in^he province natnr; of
aml me largeb
0 f bome guards, corresponding to our
state militia. There are 55,000 men
w ho a re not effective for military duty
from varioug cau8e8 .
The strength of the »Spanish army at
bome ant j including 8 her nearby 'u pos
seasion8 . # 100>(HJ0 meU) whi in
times of demand for additional soldiers
mfty bc increft8ed as follows:
First reserve, 50,000 men; second
re8erve( 160,000 men, all of whom are
instructed in military tactics and p,
gecond re serve which is not instructevl
of 3()0 000 men making iu b)1 a grand
total « 10 ’ 000
Hilll ' e tbef,e fi ff nres were received
“° w j U tbe tbo
Iu tlle Philli PP iue islan,ls «P ail ‘ ba «
“ °* 32 '°? b,nen ’ "s ve,'d aT
15,000 native troops. Several regi- r
ments of the latter were disbanded
f Unng * be 4i “ e of tb ® lut .° “‘T’”*'
the islands , and . time ofwai,
lion m in
it is said, they are of very little use to
tbe S P ftnisb *««>"““«*
1HE AMA/O , „7, 11 vT NAS ll '«BTvwr.t.iFD TRA NSEERRED.
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» ra:£lli » n Warship Turned Over to i;„lted
state* WU n impmilv. Ceremoul.-s.
At Gravesend, England, Friday the
cruiser Amazonas built by the Arm
strongs ^lited for Brazil and purchased by
tha States, was formally trans
ferred from the Brazilian flag to the
R t« r « and strmes
Lie „ t ^ Ilall t Commander Colwell,
Unite(1 states naval attache, accompa
nied b Ensi g U Roberts, Assistant
“ McMorris and Consul tie..
Ellgine r arrived board shortly
el . a l OsWne »>i
b , fore n o’clock. The chief officers
o{ tbe eoa st guard and a number of cus
tom8 offl( . ers all iu uniform, were al
,
ready on boftrd . Lieutenant Com
mandcr Colwell and his party were re
ceived by Commander Cones. Lieu
tenant Commander Colwell, saluting
Commander Corres, said:
“Captain, I have here a contract of
salo t „ which you were a witness am
, vbereby this vessel is to he transferred
to me, in behalf of the United States.
Commander Corres replied through
a n interpreter, saying: I desire
„ In banding over the ship
t o say that it is done with the sincere
friendship of Brazil.”
Lieutenant Commander Colwel, sa
lnting> replied: the United States I
“In behalf of
thftIlk you for the sentiment.”
ItI Uie cente r of a circle of officers
of both nations, Lieutenant Com
mander Colwell then faced the Bra
zilian llag, fiyjng from the cruiser s
stern, and as the officers hared their
heads, the flag of Brazil was hauled
down at 11:10 a. in., after which, fac
ing about with their heads still un
covered, old glory was run uj> at the
main.
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OPPOSITION TO CULBERSON.
J. W. Illak© Will Pun Against; Texas Gov
ernor For the Senate.
A special from Dallas, Texas, says
J. W. Blake, of Mexia, chairman of
the Texas state democratic
committee, has determined to make
the race against Governor Culberson
for United States senator to succeed
ltoger Q. Mills, whose term expires
March 4. 18‘J‘J
BENEFIT FOB MAINE VICTIMS.
Four Thousand New Yorkers Sang In a
Great ChoruH.
At New York Sunday night over
4,000 people rose simultaneously in
the Metropolitan opera house and
joined with tho choruses on the stage
in the singing of “Tho Star Spangled
Banner,” with more enthusiasm than
has been exhibited in the opera house
for many months. It was upon the
occasion of a performance for the ben
efit of the Maine fund.
The entertainment, aside from the
subscriptions, netted about $12,000.
Many of the best known actors and
actresses took part in the perform
ance.
WILL DIE FIGHTING,IF NEC ESSARY
FOR COMPLETE INDEPENDENCE.
PALMA ISSUES STIRRING APPEAL.
Head of Cuban Junta Declares That Free
dom Will Como Unlexs United States
Shall Give Aid to Spain.
The following proclamation to the
people of the United States was issued
by T. Estrada Palma at the office of
the Cul.au junta at New York Thurs
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.
. io the .. American . People The fre
'l ue,1, 7 with which there has lately
appeared tions made in by the malicious public press uiisinforin- sugges
or
« P^-ns that Cubans would accept
or 00,11,1 1,6 fo »ced to accept autonomy,
pr anything short of independence, has
i.uipelled us to make a de.fiuite and
«»a! statement on this subject.
“From the first our motto has been:
‘Independence or death.' We are now
more firmly than ever determined to
carry out that program. As we would
not accept, we will not eyen discuss
the proposed measure of autonomy,
After three years of the most sangniu
ary, barbarous and ur civilized war
fare of modern times, carried on by
Spain, we are stronger than ever. It
is for us to say what will satisfy us,
not for others. Our ideals and m
tional honor we can confide to the
keeping of ourselves alone.
«**■»<* think that the American
people have forgotten the principle
ftzx
can be found who
will advise ns to forsake the ideal of a
rnon
“We have-fought three years, not
Tl” 8 * xT\ T
whole world. Not a helping band was
extended to us, no country gave us
etl ' ,al rigbts " itb Tb « rigid to
arm our people by purchafiincf weapons Them
in this country and transporting
to Cuba is admitted and although en
TTn i* W °., had *£ rUU
the blockade to get from these shores
and then run the gauntlet to cet to
Cuba. Our ships and cargoes were
8e ized, subjected J to delay, but invari-
1)ly / reBtore (1 by the slow and costly
p oce88 „f the law. Nevertheless we
never faltered We always TmpatliT amirecia
te(1 the fact that the of the
American ‘ people was L wi us \ Spain l
aeeeptTnbi, • »
O reo to omT’ Sbe ”^\<Z
desires the iistoLcept aid of he UnHed States to
compel ..} lieve'that
( , annot be the American t^mTs
Laeherous people will ever IfloodrtaineLonaThy lend self to
and
of i.istory / for such a purpose. Should
snch pr ve fo be ’ however, ’ I
declare in tLe name of th0 C u baM £
in arms that {oiY;a alone Cftn m _
pel om . 81lblttiKsion . W e, who have
8ee n hundreds of thousands of our race
ami families exterminated by slow
starvation l.y a cowardly decree of the
mogt illbuman commander of sanguin
ary Spain, will fight against anything
l>ixt indeiiendence.no matter who op
poses -if, us
unfortunately, this incredible
propo8lll be carried into effect and
American bayonets are arrayed against
us in our struggle for freedom and fti
aid of the HpanisU monarchy, we will
fight on, sa.ilyhut determined, and let
b i 8tory judge wbe ther the vanquished
Lad not a purer ideal of free institu
ti ons than the victors. In such case
we will ho exterminated, but future
generations will again take up our flag
arld 01]1 . aspirations and Cuba will yet
be f ree _ Nor will we pver agree to a
fence until our independence is estub
ji g j led _
“Wo will continue to fight as did
Americans under Jackson at the
battle of New Orleans, even after the
victory of peace is signed, if it should
be necessary.
“Tho Cubans cannot be convinced
that the United States will ever try to
{ ‘> r ™ »« to remain under tho Spanish
fla K. ';»* I deemed it my duty to
appeal to the generosity, the sympathy
« n<1 lbe patriotism of the American
Pe°P]e , to the end that they may under
stand the justice atul firmness of our
demand for complete independence
“Thomas Estrada Palma,”
TENTH WEEK OF STRIKE.
Mill Operative# at New Bedford Are Still
Holding Out.
A special from New Bedford, Mass.,
says: The decision of the manufac
turers announced Saturday leaves the
great cotton strike where it was before,
and at the beginning of the tenth
week the end can be predicted with no
more certainty than at the beginning
of the first week.
The sentiment of the more promi
nent unionists' as now expressed is in
favor of continuing the fight.
William Cunnane, secretary of the
strike fund, reported the total collec
tion for the past week as $1,047,
against $2,345 the week before.
NO. 10.
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LOVELL DIAMONDS
STAND THE TEST.
Board of Experts
So Decide.
Remarkable Investigation From Which
the Lovell Diamond Bicycia Came
Out Ahead of All Competitors.
Where there uro so many makes o t bi
cycles ou the market, all of which at tlrst
- Ight seem to lie oil an equal footing to the
casual observer, and still the fact is well
known that there Is no article In common
use where It ts so eiisy tor the manufactur
er to cover up the Imperfections us in tho
bicycle, both iu material and workman
ship, and which cannot he detected until
the machine has been given a test on the
road, such an Investigation as has just
been completed under by tho best experts lu the the
country, tho supervision of
Western Review of Commerce, is likely to
lie of great value to tho riding public. The
honor of producing the best wheel among
tho thirty-seven well-known makes that
were tosted toll to the old established house
of John F, Lovell Arms Co., of Boston, Mass,
manufacturers of the celebrated Lovell
Diamond. Tho investigation was made
In a thorough manner by competent ex
perts in tho construction of wheels, and
before them were placed thirty-seven of the
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COLONEL BENJAMIN S. LOVELL.
President of the John P. Lovell Arms Co.
leading makes. The machines were all
marvels of the most recent ideas of me
dian ical construction, and were brought
together without the slightest intimation or
knowledge to the manufacturers that such a
test was to take place. The practical gradually experts
composing the investigating board
weeded the machines down to a small num
ber, and, after several days of careful test
ing of the relative merits of the ma
chines, they were unanimous, in their
verdict that the Lovell Diamond was un
doubtedly the best wheel made and so re
ported to the paper, the president of which
Immediately informing wrote the the latter J. P. of Lovell the investi- Arms
company aud the decision reached, and
gation made
this was the first intimation that the Lovell
company had of the matter, The
statement that the Lovell Diamond is the
best bicycle built Is based upon the fact
that every iinrt of the machine is made at
their own factory. Previous to and includ
ing 18% tho machine bearing the name
of the Lovell Diamond was manufactured
for the John P. Lovell Arms Co. by out
side parties, but beginning with tbe seagon
of 1897, every part of every machine bearing
their name plate has been constructed at the
factory of the John P. Lovell Arms Co. at
South Portland, Maine. This fact easily the
accounts for the proven supremacy of
“Lovell Diamond” over all other leading
makes of the world. The LovelUttms Com
pany have Broad three stores in Boston, Washing
ton street, street and Massachusetts
avenue, and branch stores in Worcester,
Mass., Providence, It. L, Pawtucket, li. I.,
Portland aud Bangor, Me., besides having
agents in nearly every ’ city and town
throughout tho country. Their new cata
logue, “Famous application. Diamonds of the* World,”
free on