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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. - » 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. ___ _ 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 . • , t . . 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. REGAINED HEALTH. Gratifying Letters to Mrs. Pink ham From Happy Women. “I Owe You My Life.” Mrs. E. Wooi.msKii, Mills, Neb., writes: “Peak Mits. 1’inkham:—I owe my life to your Vegetable Compound. The doctors said i had consumption and nothing could be done for me. My menstruation had stopped and they said my blood was turning to water. I had several doctors. They all said I could not live. I began the use of Lydia E. 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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 a lit / j j '‘■J 3 P I & m \ i mm * n K mm I n: "lla! i gh 'm 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