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VOL. II.
RETIRING CHIEF EXECUTIVE RE.
VIEWS HIS ADMINISTRATION.
IMPORTANT RECOMMENDATIONS.
Biennial Legislative Sessions Advocated.
Ballot Reform Urged and Equaliza
tion of Taxes Favored.
The farewell message of Governor
W. Y. Atkinson, which was read in
the two houses of the general assem
bly Thursday, was a strong and inter
esting review of his administration,
with recommendations of such legis
lation as he thinks would be advan
tageous to tbo state.
Tbe most important features of the
message are here presented:
Gentlemen of tho General Assembly of
Georgia:
In obedience to the requirement of law,
I send this communication to Inform you
0 / such transactions since the adjourn
ment of your predecessors In ’office as
may better enable you to discharge your
duties as members of tho general assem
bly; and make to you such recommenda
tions as will, In ray opinion, aid In the
perfection of our laws and promote the
growth of our material interests.
Temporary Loans.
Early in July I received an official com
tnunlcatlon from the state treasurer, in
which he informed me that, in order to
carry out the law providing for the quar
terly payment of the salaries of teachers,
It would be necessary for th9 state to bor
row $200,000. This condition of the treasury
was due to the fact that the increase In
the appropriation for common school pur
poses of $400,000 would not reach the treoa
ury until tho collection of the taxes for
this year, and would not likely he avail
able until some time in December. It be
came necessary, therefore, for me to de
cide whether It would be better to Ignore
teriy°'r g to 10 e n x a erclse a3 ; h e h< amhoH e t r ; gWen
me by the last general assembly to bor
row money and meet the demands
promptly. I reached the conclusion that
It would be better for the state to pay
the Interest upon this amount than to Ig
nore the obligation to the teachers and
require them to discount at ruinous rates
their claims against the state.
Expe-se of Organizing the Troops.
Soon after the declaration of war the
federal government declined to furnish a
regular army officer to assist the state
In the office of adjutant general, as had
been done for a number of years. On
this account, and because of the large In
crease of the work incident to organizing
the military forces, it became necessary
for me to employ some one to aid in the
adjutant general’s department. Colonel
\V. G. Obear. an able and experienced
militia officer, was employed at a salary
of one hundred and fifty dollars per
month, which was paid out of the mili
tary fund. This employment, which has
been necessary, has continued up to the
present. There was necessarily a large
expense to be incurred in raising the
troops, and the problem was presented to
roe of determining from whence this
fund should be derived. On account of tho
expense which would have been Incurred
by so doing, It was considered Inadvisable
to convene the general assembly and ask
for an appropriation for this purpose;
find It was therefore determined to use
the fund appropriated by the state for
military purposes. .
Northeastern Railroad.
The last general assembly conferred up
x>n the governor authority to sell the
Northeastern railroad whenever ho
thought advisable.
I have not offered this property for sale
because I did not deem It advisable in
the present condition of the country, but
I feel sure that soon a sale can be per
fected in compliance with the conditions
imposed, for as much or more than the
amount of the bonded debt for which the
state is liable.
Pensions.
It has become the just, humane and set
tled policy of the state to pay pensions to
Confederate soldiers ana their widow's,
where the circumstances justify it. Since
‘1866 all legislative action has tended to
’that end, and on three several occasions
the question has been submitted to the
people, and each time by a practically
unanimous vote they have fixed or amen
ded the constitution for that purpose. It
is a patriotic and noble spirit which in
spires and puts in active operation the
discharge of this obligation.
j legislating for that purpose such re
etrictionjs should be kept In view as will
tend to keep the pension roll as a. roll of
honor.
The following table shows payment or
pensions during my administration,' and
two years previous;
Number. Paid.
For 1S93.. .. ..... 7,290 $429,080
For 1894..... . .. 7,232 424,820
For 1895..... . .. 7,308 426,340
For 1896..... . .. 9,291 645,140
For 1827..... . .. 10,445 673,460
For 1898..... . 10,390 609,620
There are now pending In the pension
office 2,716 claims, of which, probably 1,000
under the proofs are entitled to be paid;
and to cover such payments $60,000 should
■ be appropriated for 1899 in addition to the
sum appropriated for 1898.
Fee System.
I am persuaded that the Interest of the
state will be conserved by abolishing the
fee system, and suggest the passage of a
law providing a different method of com
pensation for our public officials. All of
ficers who are compensated In this way
should be required to keep an Itemized
account of their receipts, and make re
turn^ tVbreof under oath. A maximum
limit ought to be fixed, and receipts In
excess of this limit covered into the treas
ury. The limitation should be sufficiently
liberal, however, to secure the services
of our best men, and I apprehend no dif
ficulty in adjusting the new system so as
to satisfy requirements. I commend the
matter to cour serious attention.
Biennial Session*.
Another step in the direction of re
trenchment which I would propose, Is an
amendment to the constitution providing
for biennial sessions of the legislature.
Heretofore much of the time of our as
sembly meetings has been taken up In
balloting for Judges and solicitors, but
now that tn* constitution has been so
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amended as to require the election of
these officials by the people, ample time
will be allowed for the purpose* of need
ful legislation within the period now fixed
tor a single session—fifty days. This
change will result not only In a net sav
lng to the state of 170,000 for the session
dlspensed with, but will have a good ef
fect tn other respect*. Annual session*
are prolific of much needles* legislation,
and too much legislation ha* a disturbing
effect upon business and commercial af
fairs. All states of the Union, except
Georgia and five others, now have bi
ennial sessions, and the experiment has
proven so satisfactory that It will be only
a question of a short time when the plan
will be adopted also In the state* to which
I have referred. • i
.
Tax on Inheritance*.
As a means of adding to the state’s rov
enue, I Teeommewd the imposition of a
tax on Inheritances, direct as well as col
lateral. Other states have set us a goo i 3
example on this line, which we would do
well to follow. A measure providing for
a levy of thl3 sort would. I believe, re
ceive the approbation of the people, and
add materially to the state's revenue.
Education.
The state has made most gratifying
progress in matters affecting Its educa
tlonal advancement. Perhaps never be
fore In the history of Georgia has there
been such widespread Interest in the cause
of popular education. The legislature. In
answer to the demands of the people, -has
made liberal appropriations for the sup
port. of all our schools. These large In
vestments that the state Is annually mak
{ng for the education of the masses, will
yield larger returns than the state could
derive In any other way. The problem
before us as a people Is to make our own
children capable of developing our own
resources. It is extremely gratifying to
me to note the steady and rapid Improve
ment In our educational conditions.
The public school term has been length
ened from one hundred days to one hun-
3raa anfl tWrt Y’ ’ n>e R ubUc 9ch ° o1 fun3
has grown from $937,871.12 In 1894, to $1,-
140.881 In 1898. Within the same length of
«»• added to our teaching force
me thousand teachers who have been pro
fessionally trained in normal schools The
enrollment „ . of , children of ... school age In
the common schools has also largely In
crease a 0V er the enrollment of previous
years. The building of new and comfort
able modern schoolhouses is steadily go
Ing on In all parts of the state. Tho two
normal schools supported by the state—
the Georgia Normal and Industrial school
at Mllledgeville and the State Normal
ichool at Athens—have been taxod to their
utmost capacity to make room for tho
pupils that apply for entrance In both in
stitutions. During the present year, In
deed, a large number of applicants have
been denied admission in both of the^b
seliools for lack of room. Teaching Is no
longer an avocation. It Is now a profes
sion, and teachers who are wanted every
where are those who have had professlon
al training. These two schools, therefore,
that are providing professional training
to our teachers, deserve the liberal sup
port that the legislature has provided.
Georgia School of Technology.
By giving our young men the opportuni
ty to obtain practical and scientific educa
tion of high grade In the different fields
of engineering and industrial science, we
continually add to the population a class
of citizens familiar with our resources.
capable of organizing manufacturing
plants, and qualified to increase the
wealth and Importance of the state. In
view of these facts. I recommend for
your continued support the Georgia School
of Technology.
The University.
I recommend the continuation of the
state’s support of the university.
The intellectual supremacy of a people
is the key to prosperity and material
greatness, and the University of the state,
if properly supported, will continue to add
to the growth and greatness of the state.
I advise that the excellent dormitory
system now existing at the School of
Technology he provided for at the univer
sity, so that young men of limited means
may obtain the advantages of the insti
tution at small cost and that parents may
f ee i ^at their sons are under the contin
ua j guardianship and protection of the
authorities.
School Books Question.
I would again Invite your attention to
the Importance of legislation looking to a
reduction of the cost of school books used
In the public schools of this state, and
urge upon your body the growing neces
sity for action thereon.
Industrial Education.
We have come to a time when practical
education is demanded for the changed
conditions that confront ns. Our children
must be taught In the schools to do what
the world want* done. Most of the man
ual labor of the future will be done with
a machine. This will be true, not only of
the manufactory and workshop and print
ing house, but It will be true to a large
extent on the farm as well. We have
come to the age of the machine. Such
changes should be made, therefore, In the
courses of study In our common sfchools
as will broaden the foundation of popular
education, by Including such industrial
branches as the times demand of us.
Ballot Reform.
For some years past there has Jieen con
siderable discussion In regard to a change
In our election laws, making them con
form, In some degree, to the advanced
laws on this subject in other states. In
my first message to the legislature in 1894,
and In every subsequent message, I have
adverted to this measure. Now, however,
that the agitation has become general
throughout the state, and Is being advo
cated by those who formerly opposed It. I
hope for definite action by your body,
and again add my urgent appeal to the
general demand.
Better Election Law Needed.
Fully as Important everywhere ae strin
gent election laws, and a more crying de
mand in Georgia, 1* th* necessity for th*
ABBEVILLE. GA.. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3. 1898.
strictest regulation of tho party primary,
For thirty years past the welfare and
destiny of this state have been In the
hands of one party, and the recent elec
tlon has but furnished a fresh demor.etra
tlon that this condition le to continue in
definitely, or at least so tong as the pres
ent party alignments remain.
The most vital part, then, of our poll
ties, Is the primary, and any reform that
docs not Include this Inceptive function In
Its scope will fall to strike at the root of
the real evils of which the people are
complaining. Methods.
Plea for Better
The growing demand for better party
methods was recognized by the legislature
as far back as 1831, when an act was pass
ed and approved by the governor "to pro
tect primary elections and conventions of
political parties In this state, and to pun
ish frauds committed thereat."
deercoy is Noodcd.
Tn the first place, I cannot too strongly
emphasize the statement that the ballot
should be made absolutely secret, No
possible opportunity should be given to
the briber to see that the vote corruptly
purchased Is faithfully delivered, and thus
corruption will be discouraged. Neither
should an employer have any method of
ascertaining how his employes really
vote, and thus the laboring man. whoso
Interest may not always be the same as
that of the capitalist, but whose views
are equally worthy of expression In a free
government, cannot be successfully co
erced. This becomes more vitally Impor
tant every year, as Industrial and corpo
rate factors enlarge their scope and cm
ploy' Increasing numbers of Intelligent
suffragists, whose franchise cannot be loo
vigilantly protected against any Improp
er Influences.
So satisfactory has been (he practice of
holding state primaries on one day that I
would by all means incorporate this in
the law; and I would also advise that tho
date of the primary be made a fixed dsy,
at such season as may be most conven
ient to the masses of the, voters.
Equalization of Taxes.
A great deal of comment has beon mada
recently about the high rate of taxation
in Georgia. „ ........ 1 hat the tax rate is , Higher .....
than the people who pay the taxes can
well afford 1. an Indisputable propoel
R° n * but I fall to see how the amount of
appropriations made can be materially
reduaed without receding from the posi
tion which the state has taken respecting
Its treatment of the old soldiers and the
education of Its children, and against thl*
policy of retrogression all are mutually
P !e dscd.
I am as much in favor of economy la
state affairs as any one can ha. as I
think the record of my administration
will show'; but the proper and only way
to reduce the taxes that everybody pays.
Is to make everybody pay his taxes. If
there were a Just and equitable system
of tax assessment tn the state, Instead of
leaving each tax-payer to swear to the
amount that he is willing to pay taxes
upon, according to Investigations that
have recently been made In differ
ent localities, and according to the
painstaking report of Comptroller Gen
eral Wright, to which your care
ful attention Is called, the valua
ation of property would be so increased—
so much additional property would be
placed upon the tax books—that the rate
bf taxation would be decreased one-third
and still afford the same amount of rev
enue that we arc receiving today.
I now appeal to your body to respond to
an awakened public Interest on this auh
l ec t. and am persuaded that effectual
wlU taken In the direction In
dicated. ,
Suppression of Lynching.
I respectfully but urgently invite your
attention to my message to your prede
cessors, in which I asked for legislation
for the suppression of lynching in this
state, and suggested legislation for their
consideration. The Democratic platform
In 1896 declared in favor of legislation on
the line of my recommendation, and I
respectfully call attention to the fact that
this pledge of the party has not been ful
filled.
Work of Last Four Years* Adminis
tration.
In sending this, my Inst official commu
nication to the general assembly, I will
take the liberty of calling your attention
to many results which have been accom
plished during my administration.
The state now collects interest on its
money deposited with banks.
The Northeastern railway has been sold
and is now tho property of the state,
yielding a net Income.
The public debt has been decreased four
hundred and ten thousand dollars.
The annual Interest account of the state
has been decreased $40,905,
All state bonds which will mature prior
te 1915, except those which can be paid
with the sinking fund received annually,
have been either paid and cancelled, or
retired by substituting in lieu thereof
bonds bearing a rate of interest much
lower than the rate of the retired bonds.
The state has borrowed money at the
low rate of 2% per cent per annum.
The amount of pensions to Confederate
soldiers annually has been Increased one
hundred and eighty-five thousand dollars.
The annual common school fund has
been Increased six hundred and ninety
four thousand dollars.
The state normal school at Athens has
been opened and maintained by the state.
New buildings have been erected at the
fitate university, State Normal school,
School of Technology and at the Georgia
Normal and Industrial college.
A textile department has been estab
lished in the School of Technology.
Large additions have been made at the
lunatic asylum, and substantial improve
ments made at the School for the Deaf
and Dumb.
The penitentiary question has been met
and solved by the adoption of a system
which will guarantee state control of all
Its convicts, felony and misdemeanor, se
cure just and humane treatment to all
and yield to the state a net income ap
proximating $1,000,000 per annum.
A state board of medical examiners has
been established.
Our election laws have been improved
by the passage of the registration act.
The state school commissioner has been
made elective by the people.
Three additional justices have been ad
ded to the supreme court, and the entire
bench ts elected by the people.
The constitution has been so amended
as to provide for the election of the
Judges and solicitors general by the peo
ple.
A new C0C ^ e been adopted and pub
lishecl
, An act hos been pa83e(J revising the
criminal law* of the state, ____
The resources of the state have been
exhibited at three expositions of a na
tional charueter, to-wlt: The Cotton
States and International exposition, at
Atlanta; tho Tennessee Centennial expo
sition, at Nashville, and the Trnns-Mis
elsslpp! Internatlonal exposition at
Omaha,
Specimens of the products and resources
of the state havo been collected, which
inay at small cost, be transported for ex
hibit at any future oxposltlon.
The office of governor has been relieved
of a large part of Its work and responsi
bility because of the action of the general
assembly In creating the office of pension
commissioner .ltd giving to the prison
commission the power of pardon, In so far
as It could be done under our constitution.
But for the Immense amount of work Im
posed upon the governor In organizing tho
volunteer force of the United States, the
duties of the position would, this year, on
account of the reduction of the work of
the governor by the two above mentioned
acts, havo been vastly lighter than K has
been for years.
During the Inst four years the Demo
cratic party, which has been In control of
the affairs of this state, has shown a dls
position to correct existing evils and to
Inaugurate such reforms as the Interest
of the country demanded. The exhibition
of this spirit has gone far to convince all
the people of the state that there Is no
good to come from divisions and dissen
sions; but that within the ranks of this
pnrty all may come who desire to take
part In perfecting our laws and advancing
our business Interests.
There Is no reason to doubt that the
same forces which have carried us for
ward during recent years will continue In
tho line of progress nnd reform, detecting
and eradicating defects ami upbuilding
every Interest which looks to the advance
ment and progress of all the people.
I cannot take leave of your body with
out, through you, extending to the people
of Georgia my sincere gratitude for their
many kindnesses to me. If. in the dis
charge of the duties Imposed by their par
tiality, I have In any way contributed to
the happiness of tho people and the great
ness of my state, it Is to me a rich re
ward. W. Y. ATKINSON,
Governor.
TO GIVE THANKS.
President McKinley Issue* Proclamation
Naming November 24th.
President McKinley, after the cabi
net meeting Friday, issued the follow
ing Thanksgiving proclamation:
“By the president of the United
States.
“A PROCLAMATION.
"The approachiug November briugs
to mind the custom of our ancestors,
hallowed by time and rooted in our
most sacred traditions, of giving
thanks to Almighty God for all the
blessings he has vouchsafed to us dur
ing the past year.
“Few years in our history have af
forded such cause for thanksgiving.
We have been blessed by abundant
harvests, our trade and commerce havo
been wonderfully increased, our pub
lic credit has been improved and
strengthened, all sections of our com
mon country have been brought to
gether and knitted into closer bonds
of national purpose and unity.
“The skies havo been for a time
darkened by the cloud of war, but as
we were compelled to take up the
sword in the cause of humanity, wo
are permitted to rejoice that the con
flict has been of brief duration and
the losses we have had to mourn,
though grievous and important, have
been so few, considering the great re
sults accomplished, as to inspire us
with gratitude and praise to the Lord
of Hosts. We may land and magnify
His holy name that the cessation of
hostilities came so soon as to spare
both sides the countless sorrows and
disasters that attend protracted war.
“I do therefore invite all my fellow
citizens,as well those at borne as those
who may be at sea or sojourning in
foreign lands, to set apart and observe
Thursday, the 24th day of November,
as a day of national thanksgiving, to
come together in their several places
(J worship for a service of praise and
thanks to Almighty God for all the
blessings of tho year; for the mild
ness of the seasons and the fruitful
ness of tbe soil, for the continued
prosperity of the people, for the devo
tion and valor of our countrymen, for
the glory of our victory and the hope
of a righteous people, and to pray that
the divine guidance which has brought
us heretofore to sufoty and honor may
be graciously continued in the years
to come.
(Signed) President, William McKinley.
"By the
“John Day, Secretary of State.”
COL. BRYAN HAS TYPHOID.
Ills Attending Physician Makes Known
Tme Nature of .<>nip a n .
A Savannah dispatch says, there
be no ®°ulit now that Col.
William J. Bryan has typhoid fever.
IIis complaint has been so pro
nounetd by his attending physician,
Major Ole Grothan, regimental sur
geon of the Third Nebraska regiment.
He was much better Friday, however,
and though he had no fever during the
morning, it went up to about 100 in
the eveniug.
Friday was the first day that Col.
Bryan has permitted himself to be
seen by any one outside of his per
sonal friends, his physician and nurse.
SPAIN ENTERS PROTEST
Against Our Sending the Battleships Iowa
and Oregon to Manila.
A Washington special says: brttlesh Spain
has protested against the ps
Oregon and Iowa going around Cape
Horn to the Philippine islands and
demands their return to the United
Slates, claiming the action in sending
these ships to Manila is a violation of
the terms of the protocol.
The protest was formally submitted
to Secretary Hay Wednesday by M.
Thebaut, the French minister to Wash
ington.
PERFECT ULISR.
Noll—So you and Jack are really
engaged, are you ?
Bess—Yes; we have decided to en
ter into a life partnership. of Jack
Nell—And just think it,
will be the silent partner, Isn’t that
just too lovely ?
COURT OF CASSATION DECIDES
FOR REVISION V}' CASE.
THE PENALTY IS KEPT IN FORCE.
Result Accepted By the Public Without
Demonstration—Text of
Order Given.
A Taris special of Saturday says:
Tho court of cassation has decided to
grunt a revision of the Dreyfus case,
and will institute a supplementary in
quiry.
The court, however, has declined to
order the release of Dreyfus. The
decision of the court as follows:
“In view of the letter of the minis
ter of justice, of date September 1st,
1898; iu view of the arguments of the
public prosecutor denouncing the
court for the condemnation pro
nounced by the first courtmartial of
the military government of Paris, on
December 22d, 1894, against Alfred
Dreyfus, then a captain of artillery
attached to tho general staff; in view
of all the documents in the case, nnd
also of articles 443 to 44(5 of the code
of criminal procedure, amended by
tho law of June 10th 1895, relativo to
tho admissahility of an application iu
proper form for revision.
“Whereas, The matter has been
brought before the court by the pub
lic prosecutor in virtue of tbe express
order of the minister of justice.
“Whereas, The application comes
within the category of the eases con
templated in article 443 and has beon
introduced within tho period fixed by
article 444.
“Whereas, The judgment, a revis
ion of which is demanded, has the
force of a choae jugee.
"Whereas, The documents produced
do not place the court in a position Ho
decide all the merits of tho case, and
there is ground for making a supple
mentary inquiry. de
“For these reasons the court
clares tlie application to be in proper
form and legally admissahle, and
states that it will institute a supple
mentary inquiry and declares there is
no ground at the present moment for
deciding on the public prosecutor’s
application for a suspeusiou of the
penalty ”
The judges of the court were ocou
pied for three hours and a half in con
sidoring the judgment.
The public, whose admission to the
court was regulated with the greatest
care, awaited the decision with mark
ed calmness.
No One Can Be Shielded.
By the decision the court of cassa
tiou obtaius tbo most absolute control
over the Dreyfus case. It can demand
and examine any documents whatever,
including the dossier of any case bear
ing upon tbe Dreyfus matter and can
examine under oath any witness, how
ever high his position.
Iu short, if the court makes a sin
cere use of its power the truth will re
ceive a much better chance of being
discovered than would have been the
case had the revision been by another
courtmartial whose members might
have been actuated by a desire to
shield the geueral staff.
Its procedings will not be public
and there can, therefore, be no object
tion to a communication to it of Die
alleged secret dossier, if this is still
iu existence, while the numerous gen
orals who have expressed their belief iu
the guilt of Dreyfus will now be called
upon to explain tho grounds of their
convictions
Although the liberation of Dreyfus
lms not Been ordered, the court can
order him brought to France at any
moment and will probably do so at an
early stage of the inquiry.
The court refrained from ordering
his release because it would have been
a presumption of his innocence.
KING GEORGE MAY <}UIT.
Report Current That tie is on thoKvcof
Abdication.
According to advices received at
Lo , )(]on from the court of Copenhagen,
where King George of Greece is stay
a ft er attending the funeral of the
q uee n of Denmark, it is believed there
tlmt j ie w ;u abdicate next spring in
fftVor of t)ie <> own Prince Constantine,
Duke ()f 8 ta _
DREYFUS LETTERS READ.
Friday’s Proceedings In Court of Cassa
tion Devoid of Sensation.
A special from Paris states that
Friday’s proceedings at the court of
cassation were devoid of sensation.
The only emotion caused ensued upon
the reading of pathetic letters from
Dreyfus. point the revela
A significant was
tion of the fact that General De
Boisdeffre gave orders, after the
Dreyfus case was supposed closed, for
the dossier containing the bordereau
to lie burned, and expressed surprise
afterwards to find that his orders had
not been executed.
STEAMSHIPS COLLIDE.
One Vessel Goes Down Irnmeillutely and
Sixty Japanese Are Drowned.
Advices from Kobe, Japan, state that
tbe Japanese steamer Mijagala was
sunk Wednesday, almost immediately
after having been in collision with the
Japanese steamer Kinshiu-Marn.
The report states that sixty Japan
ese, composing the crew of the Mija
gala* were drowned;
VETERANS MEET IN MAY.
Hate of Confederate Veterans' Iteunlon In
Charleston,
By directum of General J. B. Gor
don, commanding tho United Confed
erate Veterans, Adjutant General
Moorman has issued a general order
announcing that under the resolution
passed at tho lato reunion held at At
lanta, and under the custom establish
ed try the association, leaving the date
of the next annual meeting and re
union, which is to bo held in tho city
of Charleston, S. C., to tho general
commanding and tho department com
manders; by unanimous agreement
and at the desire of and acquiescence
in by “our host,” tho noxt rennion
will be held at Charleston, 8. C., upon
May 10th, 11th, 12th and 13th, 1899,
Wednesday, Saturday, Thursday, Friday and
respectively.
On account of the rapid growth of
tho association and the immense accu
mulation of business which demands
urgent attention at the coming session,
four days will bo given for this impor
tant session, unless the business is
soonor disposed of by the delegates.
With pride the general commanding
also announces that 1,170 camps have
now joined the association, and appli
cations have been received at head
quarters for over 200 more. He urges
veterans everywhere to send to head
quarters for organization papers for
camps at onco and join tho associa
tion, so as to assist in carrying out its
benevolent, praiseworthy and patriotic
objects.
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COL. BARING succumbs.
Tho Government'* Nanltary Expert a Vic
tim of Tellow Fever.
Colonel George Waving, Jr., diet! of
yell w fever at Now York Saturday,
where he had been since he arrived
from Havana on the Yucatan a week
ago. He was forty-seven years old.
He was sent to Havana by President
McKinley to investigate the sanitary
conditions of Cuba.
Dr. Blauevelt, who had been attend
ing Colonel Waring during his illness,
was summoned to the house at 1
o'clock Saturday morning. He found
that Oolouel Waring had been attacked
with the black vomit. This symptom
continued nil morning without cessa
tion. Everything possible was done
for the dying man, but he only lived
until a quarter of 8 o’clock.
Three hours after the death of
Colonel Waring his body, inclosed in
* metallic casket, was taken from the
apartment he had occupied to the
dock at the foot of F ifteenth street,
where the quarantine boat Governor
Flower was in waiting. The body was
placed on board and taken to Swinburn
island.
It was there placed tn a retort and
Dr. Doty himself lit tho fire which
cremated the remains. As soon as the
body hud been removed from tho
house the premises were put under
quarantine and the apartments oj the
Warmgs were fumigated uud disin
fected.
What disposition will be made of
the ashes lias not yet been decided
upon by Mrs. Waring.
On account of the expressed wish of
Colonel Waring there will he no public
funeral. Colonel Waring often said
that he wished his obsequies to be of
the simplest character,
PECK WAS SUCCESSFUL.
Gets Concession For Additional Floor
Space Ht Paris Exposition.
Director of Exhibits J. H. McGib
bon, at Chicago, has received . ftom
General Commissioner F. W. Peck, at
Paris “ telegram stating that he had
been allotted 35,000 square feet of
additional floor space for United States
exhibitors and had also secured spo
eial concession demanded. The tele
gram was also sent as a contradiction
to a number of reports which have re
cently caused considerable misunder
standing,
SUNDAY SESSION OFUABI.NET.
President and His Ministers Discuss
Forthcoming Reports.
An informal session of the cabinet
was held Sunday night nt the white
house. The president embraced the
opportunity afforded by the presence
of several members of the cabinet to
Ji H cnss with them their forthcoming
annUa [ reports.
The peaeo negotiations at Paris were
referred to but not seriously consid
ere q j jt is said. This statement is
borne out by the fact that Secretary of
gtate Hay was not a party to the con
ferenee.
RELIEVED OF B AR TAX.
judge Simon ton, of South Carolina, Make*
His Injunction Perpetual.
In the United States circuit court
at Charleston Saturday, Judge Sirnon
ton handed down a decision in* the
cases made by the telegraph company
against the railroad commissioners of
South Carolina.
The commissioners had ordered the
company to pay the war tax on mes
sages sent in the state. The company
obtained an injunction from Judge
Simonton restraining the commission
from enforcing the order.
The cases were argued several days
ago before Judge Simonton, and Satur
day lie handed down a decision making
his injunction perpetual.
race track receiver.
Chicago Association Will Hnvo Affairs
Settled In Illinois Courts.
A Chicago dispatch says: Edward
B. Mackey has beon appointed receiver
of the Chicago Racing Association
upon petition of Dewitt H. Curtis,one
of the stockholders, and George H.
Kuhl, a creditor of the association, who
filed a bill in tbe circuit court to wind
up the affairs of the concern;
NO. 41.
GOMEZ SEEMS DETERMINED ON
SECURING HOME GOVERNMENT.
WANTS AMERICANS TO WITHDRAW
£«neml Rodriguez Assorts That tho TIm«»
Has Arrived When the Island Should
llo Turned Over to the Cubans.
A special from Santiago rays; Major
Petit,in command of the United States
troops at Manzanillo, and military
governor of the city, telegraphed Wed
nesday that tho Cuban general, Rios,
offers to furnish armed men to tho
Americans, merely asking rations in
return. General Wood sent the fol
lowing reply:
“Certainly not. The only condi
tions on which rations are to be fur
nished are the complete disarmament
nud disbandment of th*. troops.”
Some of the Cubans insist that tho
United States is treating its allies
badly in not allowing the Cuban forces
to remain armed.
They contend that the Cuban sol
diers who have been fighting three
years and who speak the language of
the country are better fitted for gar
rison duty than “untrained volun
teers.”
The Cuban General Rodriguez, virt
ually voices the sentiment of the Cu
ban army when ho says:
“We thank the United States for the
assistance it has given us, but the
time has now arrived when the Cubans
should be placed in the higher offices
and should be prepared to take over
the isluud on the departure of the
Spanish,”
The Cuban extremists are jubilant
at the reported attitude of the Cuban
assembly at Santa Cruz del Sur,
where the delegates, while espressing
their gratitude to the Americans, prac
tically demand a distinctive Cuban
government.
The Cuban moderates, on the other
hand, regret this stand, thinking it
best that the United States authorities
should have charge of affairs for a
year at least, so as to set things going
and to prevent and complications with
foreign governments.
Those who advocate annexation to
the United States are extremely anx
ious as to the outcome. A prominent
Cuban now employed under our gov
ernment, who is a moderate and well
able to judge of the feeling in Santi
ago, says these three parties are well
defined and would poll about equally,
but fhat in the event of the extremists
endeavoring to force an issue, a ma
jority of moderates would join the an
nexationists.
Butler Predicts Trouble.
A special from Havana says: Gen
eral Butler has written to Secretary
Algor, indorsing a modified form of
the military plan of policing the
island, recently advanced by ColoSei
Waring. General Butler would give
employment to ten or fifteen thousand
insurgents. He would follow in a
general way the system originated in
Mexico by President Diaz.
Goneral Butler, iu giving the plan,
warns Secretary Alger that unless some
show of strength is speedily made the
United States will surely have to ftgbt
the insurgents, who will become
bandits.
Hugh Thomason, an American, who
was a lieutenant in the Cuban army
under Jose Miguel Gomez, has arrived
from Tunas. He is one of the three
survivors of the Johnston expedition,
which landed at the San Jnnn river
July 1st. He says that Gomez is
weeding out of his army all American
sympathizers and those favoring an
nexation, retaining only violent advo
cates of independence, Thomason
says ho was dismissed for this cause.
MAY INDICT MRS. BOTKIN.
Evidence In Cane la Submitted to San
Francisco Grand Jury.
A special dispatch from San Fran
«isco, Cal., says: The grand jury has
been asked to indict Mrs. Botkin for
the poisoning of Mrs, Dunning and
Mrs. Deane in Delaware. District
Attorney Hosmer lias placed before
that body all the evidence of the cele
brated case,
B ANT SECOND RETAINED.
Senator Bacon Is Working In Interest o
Georgia Troops.
Hon. A. O. Bacon, United States
senator, left Macon, Ga., IVedfiesday
rooming for Washington for the pur
pose of securing the retention of the
Second Georgia regiment in the volun
teer army.
A movement to secure this action on
the part of the war department was
started Tuesday. A deputation of offi
cers from the First and Second Geor
gia regiments held a conference with
Senator Bacon, and he promised to aid
them in every way possible, on the
condition that no man is to he retained
in tho Second regiment who desires
to bo mnstered out.
YELLOB FEVER WANING.
Refugees From Infected Districts Are
Returning to Their Homes.
A Jackson, Miss., dispatch says:
The yellow fever situation throughout
the state is most encouraging. Reports
from infected points have almost
ceased, and the epidemic is considered
nt nt end. Refugees are returning to
Jackson on each train, and the town
has begun to assume a business-like
appearance.