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Abbeville
VOL. II.
PROMINENT GEORGIAN DIES AT
HIS HOME IN SAVANNAH.
(I LONG AND BRILLIANT CAREER.
A Great Soldier and DistlnguiaheQ Dip
lomat—An Interesting: Sketch of
His Life.
General Henry II. Jackson, one of
the best known citizens of Savannah
and of Georgia, died at an early hour
Monday morning.
General Jackson’s death was the
di rect result of the second stroke of
paralysis which ho suffered some two
weeks ago.
No citizen of Georgia has had a
more varied, picturesque and brilliant
career than General Henry Rootes
Jackson, of Savannah, born in Ath
ens, Ga., June 24, 1820. His father,
Henry Jackson, LL. D., youngest
brother and adopted sou of General
James Jackson, of Revolutionary
fame, was an eminent professor of the
State university, the presidency of
which, repeatedly pressed upon him,
lie declined.
His college service was interrupted
by acceptance of the appointment of
secretary of legation to France, made
at the instance of Win. H. Crawford,
United States minister, and upon that
cfficirl’s return, he conducted Ameri
can interests as charge de affairs, es
tablishing the family repute for
diplomacy, so brightly continued by
the gifted son.
General Jackson was educated at
Yale college, and graduated with one
of its highest honors in 1839. Study
ing law lie was admitted to the bar at
Columbus, Ga., and shortly thereafter
began in Savannah his remarkably
successful career.
He was appointed United States dis
trict attorney in 1843 ; elected in 1846
colonel of the First Georgia regiment
in the Mexican war; served as judge of
superior courts from 1849 to 1853; was
appointed United States minister to
Austria in 1853, resigning in 1858;
declined to be chancellor of the
state university to which he w'as
selected in 1859 by unanimous vote
of the “senatns academicus,” com
posed of the state senate and the trus
tees of the university; was a delegate
to the historic Charleston convention
of I860; was elector for the state
at large on the Breckinridge and
Lane ticket; w£S appointed judge of
the Confederate courts for Georgia
in 1861, resigned in the same year
to become brigadier general C. S. A.,
resigned this position also, shortly
thereafter, to accept the appointment
of major general of state troops in the
held made by the governor, confirmed
by unanimous vote of the senate of
Georgia; was reappointed brigadier
general C. S. A. in 1864; was made
trustee of the Peabody educational
fund, which position he resigned after
holding it several years; was appoint
ed liy President Cleveland United
States minister to Mexico in 1885, re
signing in 1887; has been president of
the Georgia Historical society from
1875 to the present time, and of the
Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences
for many years.
Successful in All.
In all of these important functions
General Jackson was signally success
ful and distinguished; but the largest
successes of his varied and illustrious
career was acliievcu in his chosen pro
fession of the law.
His great law practice was inter
rupted by long episodes of the most
distinguished military and diplomatic
service as an officer of superior rank
in two vast and decisive wars, wide
apart, and a national embassador in
strikingly different and far separated
epochs of national event and interna
tional complication, and embracing
both his youthful and matured man
hood, and each only an incident in his
long record. Yet his extraordinary
triumphs in vast cases at the bar, and
his powerful and eloquent speeches in
the highest state and federal courts,
make the main and best part of his
long and eventful life.
He conducted and gained since the
war some of the heaviest litigations in
tdo south, and probably earned the
largest fees ever known, realizing a
fortune from them.
AWAITING DEVELOPMENTS.
Tlie Navy Department Looking for Results
of Present Program.
A Washington special says: The
navy department has settled down to
quietly wait for definite results in the
naval program in West Indian Waters.
Every inquiry is directed toward the
location of the respective squadrons,
and the chances of an early conflict.
But the sum total of the official advices
throws little or iio light on the time
when a battle may occur.
It is said by those best acquainted
with the situation that tlie decisive
fight may occur witbiu the next few
bodes, or may not occur for several
days, possibly weeks.
ABBEVILLE, GA.. THURSDAY, MAY 2(>. 1898.
WAR PAR AGRA PUS.
A Brief Compilation of Daily
Occurrences.
Gen. Joe Wheeler hns received or
ders from Washington to assume com
mand of all the cavalry in and around
Tampa. He lias removed his head
quarters from the Tampa liny hotel to
the camp of the 6th Cavalry. Ilis
command includes the 1st, 3rd, 6th,
9th and 10th Cavalry regent.
President McKinley has stated that
he will not consider the proposition to
call for more troops until the present
volunteers had been mustered in and
on their way to Cuba.
There is no truth in the report that
the lives of the American residents in
the city of Mexico are in danger from
excited members of the more numer
ous Spanish colony, There was much
rejoicing among Spaniards upon tho
arrival of the Cape Verde fleet at San
tiago de Cuba.
The Spanish fleet can average 20
knots and ours as now constructed
cannotaverage over 13 knots,therefore,
the movements between the fleets now
in V T est Indian waters is but a game
of chance and dodge in, which the
Spaniards find no great difficulty to
escape the United States vessels.
Mrs. Whitelaw Reid has presented
the services of two male trained nurses,
graduates of the Belleview school for
uurses, to Gen. Merritt to go with
him to the I’hilippiues to serve during
the war.
The news censorship is so strict that
the employees in the war and naval
departments dare not speak upon the
most simple subjects, or deny the
most absurd rumors, for fear of inad
vertently dropping some fact about the
whereabouts or movements of the
fleets or the army.
The Spanish government was noti
fied by cable from Admiral Cervera
that the Cape de Verde fleet arrived
safely at Santiago deCuba. Spaniards,
everywhere, are greatly rejoicing over
the fact and it is considered another
“victory” over the American fleet.
The camp of the Georgia volunteers
will be located at Lakeland, Ela., 35
miles north of Tampa, on the Plant
line of railroad, near the camps of the
famous Seventy-flrst regiment of New
York and the Second regiment of
Massachusetts volunteers. Lakeland
is a village of 1,500 people, and the
town has been oalled the “beauty spot
of Florida.”
General Fitzhugh Lee has left Wash
ington for Tampa, accompanied by bis
son, Fitzhugh, Jr., who is one of his
aides.
The Monterey, the largest monitor
in the world, is to be sent to the Phil
ippines. The only difficulty in send
ing her on this long voyage is her
small coal capacity—200 tons—which
will only last her to Honolulu, one
third of the way. Therefore she must
be towed 2,000 miles or coal at sea.
Otherwise she is perfectly seaworthy.
General Masso, president of the
Cuban republic, has issued a proclam
ation urging the autonomists, guerillas
and nil Cubans leaning toward Spain
to join the insurgent ranks. Failing
to comply they will not be allowed to
enjoy the fruits of Cuba’s freedom.
Wm. Astor Ohanler lias joined
General Wheeler’s staff as assistant
adjutant general with the rank of cap
tain. He has turnsd his company
over to his brother W. Authrop Chan
lei’.
In the United States circuit court at
Key West the Spanish prizes, Mathilde,
Candidate, Sofia and Argonauta, with
the rifles and ammunition found on
the latter, valued at $5,600, were con
demned and ordered sold.
Nine hundred of the thirteen hun
dred recruits stationed at Fort Mc
Pherson, near Atlanta, Ga., have volun
teered to go with General Merritt to
the Philippines.
Two congressmen,Robbins,of Penn
sylvania, and Broussard, of Louisiana,
have been authorized to go the front by
President McKinley. While away,
these members will be paired in tlie
house.
The army officials have decided to
establish a volunteer camp at Jackson
ville, Fla.
The Bed Cross ship, State of Texas,
with Miss Clara Barton, representative
of the National Bed Cross Association
of America, and a corps of surgeons
and trained nurses, arrived at
Port Tampa from Key West and cast
anchor near the gunboat Helena. The
vessel is fully fitted up for hospital
purposes.
PROCLAMATION BY MASSO.
The Prezldent of Cuban Kepnblic Inyltnz
All To Join the Cause.
The text of a proclamation issued
recently by Bartolome Masso, presi
dent of the Cuban republic, has reach
ed Tampa, Fla., via New Orleans.
In it Masso strongly urges the au
tonomists, guerrilas and Cubans lean
ing toward Spain, to come over to the
Cuban ranks. He assures them that,
with aid of the United States troops, a
decisive blow to Spain is soon be
struck and that the Cuban cause will
soon be won.
He points out that all who fail to
join the Cuban forces before it shall
be too late must seek a home in some
other country.
EMBARK ON TRANSPORT l'EKIN AT
SAX FRANCISCO.
REGIMENT OF CALIFORNIA BOYS.
Great Farewell Demonstration by the
Citizens—Weeping Women Follow
Brave Boys to the Dock.
The First regiment of California
volunteers marched gaily forth from
the presidio at San Francisco, Mon
day, to start ou their long journey to
Manila. The men left camp at 8 a. m.
and marched to the Pacific mail dock,
where the big steamer City of 'Pekin
lay ready for them. By noon the sol
diers were all on board.
The farewell demonstrations by the
people of San Francisco will long be
remembered by the soldiers of the
First regiment. Every street leading
from the presidio to the Paoifio mail
dock, a distance of about five miles,
was lined with people who, after the
soldiers had passed, followed in their
wake and marched with them to the
docks. It had been announced that
camp would be struck at 8 a. m. and
long before that hour there were thou
sands of citizens at the presidio to see
the sight.
Promptly at 7 o’clock the bugle
sounded and all the tents went down
together. Then for an hour the sol
diers were busily engaged in rolling
them up and loading them ou trucks.
At 8 o’clock the regiment was formed
into line and headed by its band,
marched out through tho stone gates
of the presido and the journey of con
quest had commenced.
At Van Ness avenue the entire po
lice force of San Francisco was in
waiting and fell in ahead of the sol
diers. The latter were in heavy march
ing order, carrying blanket rolls and
loaded knapsacks on their backs. The
men merched along at a swinging gait,
and as they turned into the broad
thoroughfare of Van Ness avenue they
presented a splendid appearance.
At Pacific avenue the navnl reserve,
signal corps, and National guard staff
officers were in line and presented
arms as the soldiers went by. They,
too, inarched to the dock. As the regi
ment proceeded through the residence
district on its way down town, the
crowd grew thicker and thicker. There
was one continuous roar of cheers,
flags waved frantically and people
along the line, as they recognized
some friend among the soldiers, rushed
ont and grabbed him by tho band to
say good-bye. When Market street,
the main thoroughfare, was reached,
the crowd was enormous. The peo
ple on their way to work lingered to
see the soldiers pass. The cheering
of the crowd grew in volume and noth
ing like the sight on Market street was
ever Heen before. Many weeping wo
men followed along after the soldiers
as though loath to let them out of
their sight, and even men were not
ashamed to shed tears of emotion.
As the marching men neared the
water front bombs were fired, steam
whistles blown and every device imag
inable for making a noiso was put into
operation. The jam at the dock was
something terrific. In vain the police
and the mounted signal corps attempted
to keep the crowd hack. They would
not be denied and rushed on to the
dock in tho wake of the soldiers. Ar
rived at the dock tho volunteers
marched on board the transport with
out delay. It took considerable time
for each man to be assigned to his
quarters, but this task was accom
plished with but very little confusion.
After the soldiers were once on board
the police with difficulty cleared the
docks and the gates were shut. All
day, however, a big crowd hung about
the dock in hope of getting one more
glimpse of the men who were going to
sail 6,000 miles to fight for their coun
try.
COAL MINE DISASTER.
Firo Causes the Death Uf Forty-rive Miners
In Prussia.
Advices from Dortmund, Prussia,
state that at 9 o’clock Monday morn
ing thirty bodies had been recovered
from the Zollern mine, in which fire
broke out Sunday morning. It is be
lieved at least forty-five miners have
perished.
another fatal collision.
Trains Crash on the F. C. & P., Killing One
Soldier and Fatally Wounding Another.
Shortly after 5 o’clock Monday
morning the fourth section of train
No. 37 of the Florida Central and
Peninsular railroad, en route to Tampa
with the third battalion of tho First
regiment North Carolina volunteers,
collided with a northbound vegetable
train of tlie same line. Private W. M.
Barbee, of company I, North Carolina
volunteers, Durham, was instantly
killed, having his head mashed be
tween two cars, and Private J. M.
Colcolougb, of the same town and
company, was injured so badly that
he cannot recover.
CAN USE DECKFTrVfi FLAG.
The Spanish forte* Kilters it "Protest—News
From Washington.
It was stated at the navy department
Monday evening that no dispatches of
any kind relating to the movements of
the fleets or of a prospect of an engage
ment had been received during the day
and that the dispatch received related
to an inconsequential prize case. As
the ships are now at sea there is no
expectation of reports until a decisive
engagement occurs and a dispatch boat
gots to a port, or it is found Cervera
lias eluded our search. In the mean
time there is a complete lack of official
data by which to forecast the coming
engagement.
A report was ourrent during the day
'that the big battleship Oregon had ar
rived at Key West, but the department
officials would notice it only by enter
ing a general denial that word had
been received of any important vessel
movement or arrivals.
Later in the day Associated Press
dispatches from Madrid, giving tho
sharp debate in the cortes over the
alleged flying of the Spanish flag by
American warships, created much com
ment in naval circles. Spain’s protest
to the powers that this use of the flag
was “cowardly and iniquitous” was
dismissed by naval ofllcers with the
statement that international law wri
ters agreed on tho right to use an
enemy’s flag for the purpose of deceit,
so long ns the flag is hauled down be
fore a shot is fired.
The United States naval regulations
make specific provision on this point.
The navy department recently issued
a version of Snow’s navy precedence,
a standard work ou navnl usage in time
of peace and war. In this the doc
trine ou the use of an enemy’s flag is
stated as follows:
“The regulations of the United
States navy state that the use of a for
eign flag to deceive an enemy is per
missible, but that it must be hauled
down before a gun is fired, and under
no circumstances is au action to be
commenced or an engagement fought
without the display of the national
ensign."
The foregoing rule, both by regula
tion and by the text book distributed
to the navy, is a guide for all naval
officers. Practically the same rule is
applied to the use of an enemy’s uni
form.
As to the allegation that the block
ade is ineffective, it is said that on the
contrary it has been singularly success
ful, and that so far as known not a
single neutral ship subject to deten
tion has passed the lines without tho
express consent of our government.
SPANIARDS SPIRITED AWAY.
Cortejo and .Julian are Sent to Havana
For ETtehRiiffe.
Colonel Vincente De Cortijo and
Dr. Isidro Julian and two of the Span
ish privates, all of whom have been
under arrest at Fort McPherson bar
racks, were spirited away from Atlanta,
Ga., Sunday night.
Tho Spanish captives were carried
to Florida on the Southern railroad
train.
The removal was conducted as sec
retly as possible. The captives were
in charge of Captain Bnbb after leav
ing Atlanta. They were not hand
cuffed and were allowed considerable
freedom. Tho prisoners were at
once taken to Key West and thence
they go to Havana, where they will be
exchanged for tlie American newspa
per correspondents, Thrall and Jones,
who have been under arrest by order
of Blanco for some time.
The departure of Colonel Cortejo
and Dr. Julian and the two privates
leaves sixteen Spanish prisoners at
Fort McPherson to bo eared for by the
troops. It is probable they will be
held for exchange of Americans from
time to time.
ENGLISH VESSEL CAPTURED.
Her Seizure Was a Mistake and She Was
Quickly Released.
The British steamer Ardanmohr,
Captain Dana, reached port at Key
West Monday morning in charge of an
ensign from the auxiliary gunboat
Osceola, by which vessel the Ardan
mohr was seized Sunday off Carysfort
light, because she was acting in a sus
pieious manner and was supposed to
be trying to enter Havana harbor.
Upon the arrival of tlie Ardanmhor
at Key West Captain Dana made a
formal protest to the British, consul,
Mr. Taylor, who laid the case before
Commodore lteniy, with the result that
the vessel was immediately released.
It is thought the affair is now closed.
ZOLA’S SECOND TRIAL.
Noted Author Again Before French Court
On Charge of Libel.
The second trial of M. Emile Zola,
on the charge of criminal libel, con
tained in charges which he brought
against the officers who conducted the
Esterhazy courtmartial, commenced in
assize court Versailles, France, Mon
day.
But few of the general public were
admitted within tho precincts of the
court, and vigorous measures were
adopted to preserve order. There was
incident upon the arrival of the
accuged
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OUR BLOCKADE HAS BEEN PROVEN
INEFFECTIVE.
ADMISSION BY SECRETARY LONG.
Department Officials Are CluiBrlnod at
Cervera’s Success In Reaching
Cuban Coast.
According to advices from Madrid
Captain Aunon, minister of marine,
has received a dispatch from Admiral
Cervera, in command of the Cape
Yerde Bquadron of the Spanish fleet.
It read:
"Santiago do Cuba, Stay 19.—This morn
ing I have without incident entered this
port accompanied hy the squadron.
"Cbbveiia."
The minister of mariuo immediately
went to the rosidonoe of the premier,
Senor Sagasta, and communicated this
information. He then proceeded to
the palace for the purpose of inform
ing the queen regent, but her majesty
had already retired and the news was
conveyed to her by the Infanta Isabel.
Captain Aunon then wont to the ad
miralty and cabled bis congratulations
to Admiral Cervera on his arrival at
Santiago de Cuba.
Admiral Cervera bar given the slip
to twr powerful fleets that have been
scou ing tho ocean for a fortnight in
an endeavor to catch him. All tlie
American schemes depended thereon.
Admitted By Naval Ofllcers.
A Washington special sayH: Tlie
navy department officials were kind
enough vo state Friday evening that
information in their possession led
them to believe that the Spanish fleet
was at Santiago de Cuba. In view of
their early disclaimers their strong
unofficial insistence that this was
another Spanish ruse the final admis
sion is interesting.
At the same timo it is announced
that both American fleets are at Key
West, 800 miles away. The feeling
at the navy department over Cervera’s
successful move is not that of jubila
tion.
The naval strategists had expected
to catch the Spaniard before he suc
ceeded in reaching a Cuban port.
BRIGADIERS ARE ASSIGNED.
President McKinley Gives Volunteer
Army Corps Tlieir Commands.
By direction of tlie president tho
following assignments of brigadier
generals of volunteers to duty at the
several army corps, departments, di
visions, etc., were marie Friday.
Brigadier General Francis L. Gueu
ther to the Second corps, Falls
Church, Y a.
Brigadier General Alex G. lenmng- .
toil to command of camp at Hemp
stead, N. 1.
Brigadier General Abraham K. Ar
nold to the cavalry division, larnpa.
Brigadier General John S. Poland
to the First corps, Chickamauga I ark.
Brigadier General Simon Snyder to
the First corps, Chioamanga Park.
Brigadier General Jacob F. Kent to
the Fifth corps, Tampa.
Brigadier General Guy Y. Henry to
tho cavalry division, Tampa.
Brigadier General Thomas Ander
son to the department, of the Pacific.
Brigadier General Hamilton M.
Hawkins to the Seventh corps, Tampa.
Brigadier Goneral Samuel S. Sumner
to the cavalry division, Tampa.
Brigadier General John C. Bates to
tho Fourth corps, Mobile.
Brigadier General Andrews Burt to
the Seveuth corps, Tampa.
Brigadier General E. B.Williston to
the First corps and to the command of
the light artillery brigade,Chickamauga
Park.
Brigadier General Charles E. Camp
ton to the Third corps, (’hiekamauga
Park.
Brigadier General Louis II. Carpen
ter to tho Third corps, Chickamuuga
Park.
Brigadier General Henry W. Lawton
to the Fifth corpB, Tampa,
Brigadier General George W. Davis
to the Fourth corps, Mobile.
Brigadier General A. K. Chaffee to
the Fifth corps, Tampa.
Brigadier General William Ludlow
to headquarters of l ho army.
M’COY WHIPS RU1ILIN.
Twenty Rounds Were Necessary to Decide
tJie Context.
The fight at Syracuse, N. Y., Fri
day night between Kid McCoy and
GuS Ruhlin, the latter of Cleveland,
resulted in a victory for McCoy after
twenty rounds. Three thousand per
sons were in the Alhambra, where the
fight was held
There was little betting on the ro
suit, and the showing made by Kuhlin
was a surprise. He stood a lot of
punishment and was always ready to
come up for more.
When the decision was rendered Jim
Corbett leaped into the ring and asked
McCoy to light him, but the latter de
clined to consider the matter.
NO. 19.
ANOTHER “VICTORY” CLAIMED.
Blanco Say* Our Slilpn Used Spanish Flag
For a Blind.
A Madrid dispatch states that Cap
tain Geuernl Blanco cables from Ha
vana that “in order to deceive the gar
rison of Guantanamo” the American
warships hoisted Spanish flags, but
were immediately recognized and re
pulsed.
The captain general alsoroports that
insurgent hands have heen defeated in
the provinces of Matanzas and Havana
and that several insurgents have been
killed.
Great indignation is felt in Madrid
over tho statement contained in Gen
eral Blanco’s telegram. The newspa
pers contain snvago attacks upon
America regarding tho alleged action
of the United States vessels.
THE OMAHA EXPOSITION
Will Be Opened Wednesday, Juno By
President McKinley.
At noon Wednesday, June I, Presi
dent McKinley will ho placed in tele
phonic connection with the officials of
the Trans-Mississippi exposition at
Omaha, and his message will bo read
before tho assembled people. The
president will touch the button that
will start tho exposition machinery in
motion.
The program for the opening of tho
exposition with tho attendant ceremo
nies and the outline of the program
for the three following days has been
prepared by President Wattles.
COLLISION KILLS FOUR.
Trains Crush Into Each Ollier Witli
Disastrous Results.
A St. Louis dispatch says: A cou
struction train and a special bearing
Snjieriuteudent Miller and other offi
cials of the road collided in a deep cut
on tho Yandalia Saturday afternoon,
two and a half miles east of Collins
ville, Ill.
Four men ou the construction train
weio killed and twenty others were in
jured, five seriously.
The engineer and fireman of the
special escaped by jumping and ono of
the officials was injured.
SPAIN TO FORCE WAR.
The New Cabinet Is Extremely Anxious
For a Decisive Naval Battle.
The Madrid correspondent of The
London Chronicle telegraphs:
“It is believed hero that a conflict
between tho American warships and
Admiral Cervera’s fleet cannot be de
ferred long.
“The now Spanish cabinet desires
to force the war to an issue, it is said,
with a view to evoking intervention
by the European powers as quickly as
possible.
“The internal economic situation of
Spain is known to bo desperate.”
POLO LEAVES CANADA.
Notincd IJy Bl . iti , h Government x<. Take
„, H Departure.
A 8pecial to Tho New York Herald
f rom TVIcmtreal says: It has not been
possible for Spain to postpone the de
parlure of Senor Polo y Bernabe any
| onger Saturday he sailed with all
his staff by the steamer Dominion for
Liverpool, and he will go thence to
jj a drid. He says that though he wus
detained in Canada for some time by
, msinesg ho res , )e eted the declaration
()f neutni | ity a nd left this country vol
uutarily.
TORNADO IN ARKANSAS.
Seven People Reported Killed and Much
Property Destroyed.
A tornado which passed through a
portion of northwest Arkansas last
Friday night did immense damage to
property and caused the death of at
least seven people. Reports of the
destruction are being received slowly
and it is feared that later details will
add other names to the death list.
PROTEST AGAINST TURKEY.
American. Not Allowed Passport. to
Travel In the Interior.
A cable dispatch from Constantino
ple states that United States Minister
Angell has entered u protest with tho
Turkish government against the action
of the authorities in refusing to grant
passports to Americans to travel in
the interior.
Captured Routs Condemned.
In the United States circuit court at
Key West, Saturday, the Spanish
prizes, Mathilde, Candidate, Sofia and
Argonauta, with the rifles and ammu
nition found ou the latter, valued at
$5,600 were condemned and ordered
sold.
TREATY ARTICLES PUBLISHED.
They Are Those of tho Geneva Convention
Bearing ou Neutrality.
At the direction of Secretary Alger,
the war department has issued a gen
eral order giving extracts from the
treaty articles of the Geneva conven
tion bearing on the neutrality to he
accorded equipments and individuals
engaged in the treatment of the sick
and wounded.
In the same connection the depart
ment published the regulations which
have been adopted for the observance
of the treaty and the requirement that
on persons and equipment engaged iu
caring for sick and wounded shall bo
displayed the Red CrosB.