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VOL. II. SPAIN INSISTS ON ELIMINATING THE PHILIPPINE QUESTION. 'Tl flRF filVFN Both Governments Send Orderg Which Conflict and May Result In Ending the Peace Conference. A Washington special says: The cabinet held a special session Satur day J night, at which instructions un derstood to , be of a positive . . character, bearing on the Philippine question, xvere drafted for dispatch to the Amer ican commissioners in Paris. These instructions were the outcome of the conference held earlier in the day and instruct the American repre sentatives to admit of no further dis cussion as to the right to consider the disposition of the islands and state tbat on that point the instructions already sent must stand, the only mat ters of discussion from the American view being the manner of giving over the islands. May Be the Lust, El Imparcial (Madrid) says the gov ernment has forwarded instructions to Senor Moutero Rios, president of the Spanish peace commission at Paris, aud that Monday’s conference may be the last or the last but one, “unless the American commissioners moderate their claim.” According to El Imparcial,a member of the cabinet has virtually declared os much. The Madrid papers declare that the expected visit of Emperor William is a matter of no political importance, and that the German ambassadors in Madrid and at Berlin are in no way connected with it. Trealy Improbable. A special of Sunday from Washing ton say3: Among on-lookers here the impression exists—though it is not the result of any official statement—that tho Spanish peace commissioners will not consent to n treaty which the American commissioners could sign. It seems almost possible, also, that in the pitiable pressure to which the Spanish commissioners are subjected between their large creditors, who are on the spot watching them, and the stern attitude of the United Statos, the Spaniards mny abandon their struggle and leave the two forces to confront each other. The statement is made that the last memorandum from the Americans is regarded by the Spaniards as a virtual ultimatum. But, as a matter of fact, the Americans have not presented an ultimatum, save as their treatment of the subject in hand may be unanswer ble. ' It is only since Wednesday last that the Spaniards have begun to feel that the Americans purpose taking over the Philippines, and that, too, without any assumption of Spanish indebtedness. As they are now convinced of this,it may be that Spain’s next presentment in conference will bethesupreme rally of her diplomatic, argumentative and tactful forces. It may even mark the conclusion of all she has to say. but if the rules of procedure are followed, the Americans would still have another presentation to subidit. Ever since October 1 it has been within the range of possibility that at any meeting an open rupture might occur, and on one or two occasions it might have been easily a fact even be fore taking up of the Philippine ques tion. Spain may still insist that she ef fectively reserved her Philippine sov ereignty from discussion or disturb ance by the United States in a note from Duke Almodovar de Rio. the Spanish minister of foreign affairs, to •Judge Day, then United States secre tary of state, dated Madrid, August 7th. It is by this message that Spain presumably accepted the terms of peace which, at Spain’s request, had been set forth by President McKinley through Secretary Day under date of July 30th. And it is by this message of Duke Almodovar de Rio and by the response of Secretary Bay that Spain seeks to prove to the United States peaoe commission and to the tribunal of nations that Spain’s sovereignty over the Philippine islands was re served from any discussion here and without protest from the United States. TRAIN ROBBERS CAUGLT. Six Men Landed in Jail at Moorhead by Minnesota Officers. A dispatch from Moorhead, Minn., says: Six of the men engaged in the hold-up of the Great Northern coast train near Fergus Falls were captured Friday by Chief of Police Murphy. Four of the men arrived at the Ex change hotel together and the others came about an hour later and inquired for the first four. Each had a large revolver. Two sets of burglar tools and two dark lanterns, three sticks of dynamite and four dynamite caps were found on them. Each man had three handkerchiefs. The six had about $ 200 . BELGIANS WANT PHILIPPINES. A Proposition Made to Spain For Lease of Islands. According to a London cable dis patch under date of Nov. 9th the Madrid correspondent of The London Daily Mail says a Belgian syndicate under the presidency of King Leopold of Belgium, has offered to lease the Philippines qnder Spanish sovereign ty, paying Spain a large rent for the privilege. Abbeville Chronicle. AMERICANS MAKE ANSWER To Spaln’g (Contentions Regarding the Philippine Islands. A Paris special says: The American and Spanish peace commissioners held an hour’s joint session Wednesday afternoon. When the meeting opened the Americans presented to their Spanish colleagues the ansvyer of the United States to the claims submitted on Friday last in behalf of Spain. The document in which the Ameri can answer was set forth consisted of nearly fifty sheets of typewritten mat ter. It was a refutation of the Spanish allegation that because the words “pos session,” “ownership” or “cession” do not occur in the protocol clause touch ’ n 8 u P on the Philippine islands the discuss P e(lCe ^missions them here, have ami that no right even to if they did so it must be in the light cf the alleged fact of an exterior agroe ment that Spain’s sovereignty should not be impaired. The American also auswered Spain’s claim for the restitution to her of pub lie money and customs collections taken by United Slates officials since the capitulation of Manila and made reply to Spain’s claim for an indemni ty on account of the alleged itnprison merit by United States authorities of Spanish troops at Manila and for their subsequent restraint from being of service to Spain in the suppression of the insurrection agd the preservation of property, The American commissioners held that there was justification under the terms of the protocol for the discus sion of the future of the Philippine islands, and they also claimed that the occupation of Manila is a military oc enpation, which justifies the United States in collecting the revenues, ad ministering the government and exer cising all the functions of possession. IS IT THE TERESA! Navy Department Advised of a Stranded Vessel Found. A message received at the navy de partment Wednesday night from Cap tain Crowninshield, chief of the navi gation bureau, who is in New York, called attention to the report that the Spanish cruiser Maria Teresa had been seen off Cat island. The captain expresses his beliof in the accuracy of the report, and suggested to the de partment that the repairship Vulcan, now at Norfolk, be sent at once to make search for the derelict. The department acted at once upon the suggestion. A telegram was sent to the com.i andant of the Norfolk navy yard directing him to place the Vulcan ia command of Captain Mc Calla, the captain of the yard, and send her with all dispatch to look for the Teresa. A similar order was ca bled to Captain Converse, at Guanta namo, directing him to send the big wrecking tug Potomac from that place northward on the same quest. The Vulcan was one of the vessels which was towing the Teresa when she was supposed to have foundered, and the department believes that she will reach the scone of the wreck in about forty-eight hours after leaving Nor folk. Cat island lies about thirty miles southwest of the spot where the Teresa was last seen, and it is said at the de partment if the vessel did not founder outright within a very few hours after having been cut adrift sho would almost certainly have fetched up on tho shoal beach oft' Cat island, for the bid and tide set directly on that b ch. if so. the location is much more favorable for saving the ship than tho position occupied by her off Santiago. EASY ON CARTER. President Will Keep Disgraced Captain Out of Penitentiary. A Washington dispatch says: Not since President McKinley enteied the white house has a more painful task been given him than passing upon the findings of the courtmnrtial in the case of Captain Oberlin M. Carter, charged with conspiring to defraud the United States government in con nection with harbor work done at Sa rannah, Ga The relations betwmen tho president and the army engineer were more than official. They were personal. The president liked the man. He honored him. He trusted him. Before the president left for Canton Monday to vote . Tuesday’s election, in ho approved the finding of the court martial which dishonorably discharged Carter from tho army. He tempered justico with mercy, however, in decid ing against sending Carter to the peni tentiary, and gave him the alternative of spending five years behind the bars or paying a fine of §5,000. Although there has been no official nnnounee ment of this sentence, the authority therefor is not to be doubted. That Carter will pay the fine no one doubts. Five thousand dollars is a trivial sum compared to that which the disgraced army man has already expended on his defense. It was esti mated during tho trial at Savannah that the investigation was costing him a week. He has rich and influ ential friends. The, Atlanta Construe twn Company, which had some of the contracts involved in the affair, is a wealthy corporation. HOME FROM HONOLULU. Thirty Sick Soldiers Arrive at San Fran ^ cisco on Board the Australia. The steamer Australia has arrived at San Francisco , seve n days, from Hono lulu and is in quarantine. soldiers Among afflicted her passengers are thirty with malarial fever. The majority of the sick men are members of the cavalry who wmmJ I duty in the# The voya* of molt of th ABBEVILLE. GA.. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17. 1898.. RESULTS FROM A MURDER AT THE POLLS LAST TUESDAY. ARMED MEN HUNT THE RIOTERS. Four Negroes Lynched at Phoenix—Mob Searching* For White Republican Leaders—Great Excitement. The situation in the upper portion of South Carolina, according to a Co lumbia dispatch, where the election race riot began on the morning of the election, is extremely critical. There seems to be no doubt but if the crowds of incensed, armed men now scouring the country run ricrose tho m:de members of the Tolbert fam ily, the white republican leaderi of the negroes in the Phoenix neighbor hood, they will be either lynched or killed, even if there ha* to be a battle in order to accomplish this end. Tho people there feel that the Tolberts have incited the negroes to desperate deeds, and are responsible for every thing that has taken place; and this is why they are pursuing them so re lentlessly. B. R. Tolbert, Jr., is the republican state chairman. John R. Tolbert,who was wounded id the first encounter, is the head of the family, and is tho col lector of customs at the port of Charleston. Wednesday hundreds of armed men were scouring the country in search of the negroes who started the riot, re sulting in tho instant death of Mr. Etheridge, a prominent fanner of the Phoenix neighborhood, and of fhe Tolberts. They came across John R. Tolbert in a house in the country, alone, save for his sister. He was in a pitiable condition, and physicians say lie cannot live. Thomas R. Tolbert, who was also shot, i» not fatally wounded. His house was fired into on Wednesday, with what result is not known. Fom* Negroes Lynched’. Wednesday afternoon a large party of whites came across another party about dusk who had captured eight negroes. They met at Behoboth church, near Phoenix.. They were vc-ry quiet at first, but gradually tbeir passions rose. Cool-headed men tried to counsel them not to do violence. Finally, however, one of the negroes was dragged out in the roadway and riddled with bullets. Two broke away and ran .in one direction, and another two ran in another. Ono was wounded while fleeing, but made good his escape. The other threo remained on a log where they were sitting. The crowd, now' thoroughly mad dened, went for them and all threo were lynched. A later report from the scene slated that six negroes had been shot during the day. Men of both races are thoroughly aroused now and there is no telling where tho thing is going to stop. There is considerable excitement all over the state about the matter and men from neighboring towns have been arming themselves aifd preparing for any emergency. Wednesday af ternoon reliable men from close-by towns wired to the governor and to the adjutant general asking that am munition and rifles bo sent them at once to bo used for protection. The telegraphic requests, of course, had to be ignored, but the governor instruct ed a military company at Greenville to hold itself in readiness to be moved to the scene at a moment’s notice. Phoenix is the locality in which the Tolberts, who have for many years been leaders among the negroes, live They own big farms there and em ploy numerous negroes. Origin of Row. The row' bad its origin in the refusal of the managers of election to permit any one to vote who was not registered. A. R. Tolbert was a candidate for congress. A separate box was placed across the way, in which each negro who w as refused permission to vote was made to drop a certificate slating that he had tried to vote for Tolbert, (ho idea being to secure a basis for a contest before congress on the consti tutionality of the election laws. Ether idge, one of the regular managers, was remonstrating with T. R. Tolbert n bout this when some negro fired, killing Etheridge, and the fireworks display began. IS DREYFUS DEAD? Such Report Widely Circulated But Not Officially Confirmed. It is reported in Paris that Dreyfus is dead. The rumor is understood to be based upon a mysterious telegram received from Colmar,capital of Upper Alsace, signed by an unknown corre spondent. So far as can be ascertained, there is no official confirmation of tho report, The father-in-law of Dreyfus dis credits it. He says he has received excellent accounts from the Colonial office quite recently as to the prison er’s health. LEE'S TROOPS REVIEWED. Soldiers Parade in Honor of Governor Tyler, of Virginia. General Fitzhngh Lee reviewer! the Seventh army crops at Savannah Satur afternoon in the paik extension, Savannah s military parade ground, in center of the city, in honor of Governor J. Hoge Tyler, of Virginia, The twelve regiments .vere put in " !_J —7 / f the parade grounds, being -v fronts and twelve VESSEL IS MARIA TERESA. Stranded Cruiser Is Now Claimed By British Authorities* Wreckers arriving at Nassau, N. P. Friday brought with them stores from tho stranded vessel off Cat island, which establishes beyond a doubt that the she is Infanta Maria Teresa. As the vessel is looked upon as being n derelict, the wreckers claim the right to seize the stores which can be saved. They report that the water is up to her hetween-deeks; that sho 1ms a list to starboard, which side is damaged, and that Bhe is dismasted. Tho vessel lies between reefs, on a smooth bottom, and has her anchor out. The British admiralty authorities at Nassau are going to take possession of tho Teresa as a derelict. The Amer ican consul has protested against this course, claiming everything less the salvage. The steamer Antilla has gone to Cat island with customs offi cers and police on board. Opinions differ as to tbo chance of saving tho cruiser. Although she has been agrotml for over a week, tho Maria Teressa rests in an easy posi tion. and the weather is moderate. Officials at the navy department in Washington were interested in the nows from Nassau, identifying clearly the steamship lying off Cat island as the Maria Teresa. The legal status of the vessel has been considered, and in tho opinion of the administration the title of the United States is unim paired, notwithstanding tho fact that it was necessary to abandon her for a time. It is feared that the damage to the vessel sustained through the storm, and the probable pounding upon the coral reefs outlying Cat island, added to the wounds received by the ship in action when she Runk originally, are sufficient to render her entirely value less. The navy department has decided that a court of inquiry shall be held to determine whether the abnnbon ment, of the Teresa at sea is justifiable, and if not, who was responsible. SPANIARDS ARE HOPEFUL. German Emperor’s Visit to Madrid Will Be an Official One. A Madrid special says: The Duke Almodovar de Rio, minister of foreign affairs, received a telegram Friday evening announcing that Hmperor William would arrive at Cartagena on November 19th. The authorities were apparently greatly surprised when they heard of the visit, and it is probable that they had no previous notice of it. The whole Spanish press will expresses initiate the hope that Germany some sort of European intervention. Official circles pretead to be amazed that such an idea should take hold of the public and they loudly declare that the kaiser’s visit will have no official character. It is understood that as a matter of erurtesytlie queen regent will send an autograph letter inviting the em peror and empress of Germany to visit Madrid. In the unlikely event of acceptance their German majesties would natural ly be shown special attention. 'The German ambassador will confer ou the subject with Duke Almodovar do Rio and nothing definite will be known regarding tho matter until after the interview. FAST TRAINS COLLIDE. Four Men Killed Outriglit—Air-Brakes Failed to Work. A special from Willcesbarre, Fa., says: The Buffalo express, on the Lehigh Valley railroad, which left New York at 8:30 o’clock Thursday night, ran into the New York and Phila delphia express going ea c t on Wilkes barre mountain at 3 o’clock Friday morning. Five men were killed and four wounded. The train going east had tho right of way on a single track. Tho Buffalo express, in charge of Engineer Hobb ling, had orders to stop on a siding on the mountain and let the New York express pass. approached the siding As Rohbling he discovered that the air brakes would not work. Tho engine r whis tled frantically for the hand brakes. He knew the other train was about due. He reversed his engine and stuck to his post, but could not avert the collision. In less than a minute the express train, drawn by two en gines, hove in sight. A terrible crash followed on a curve in a deep cut. An investigation showed that a heavy windstorm prevailed on the mountain in the night, which caused the leaves from tho forest to accumulate on the track. The engines plowed into these leaves, which clogged the braking apparatus. LARGEST GENERAL CARGO Ever Cleared From New Orleans Was Aboard Steamship Monarch. The steamship Monarch cleared from New Orleans Friday for Liverpool with the largest general cargo ever carried from that port, embracing 20,030 bales of cotton, 128,000 bushels of corn and 19,000 staves. The weight of the cargo was 18,303,000 pounds; value $572,000. LATEST FROM NEBRASKA. Unofficial Returns Iiulicat® Election of Poynter, Fusion, Governor. A special from Omaha says: Unof ficial returns from Nebraska indicate tho election of Poynter, the fusion candidate, for governor, by 2,000 over Hayward, republican. repub The state legislature will be lican on joint ballot by from six to eight, insuring tho election of a repub lican to euoceed Senator Allen. THEY ARE SURE OF SENATE AND MAY HAVE HOUSE. REPUBLICAN BIRMAN CONFIDENT I.ate KltTlIon It1 n r it h Seem to Favor Ills Assertlons'-IIeiuocratle Chair man lloea Not Concede. A Washington special of Wednesday says: Republicans will control the United Slates senate after March 4th next. The present party division of the senate, viz: Republicans, 48; dem ocrats, 34; populists, 6; silver repub lican*, 6. Prior to Tuesday’s election these figures were changed by ft repub lican gain of two viz: McOomni, of Maryland, who will succeed Gorman, j and Simon, of Otegon, who was eleet ed to fill a vacancy. This increases the republican total to forty-five. 'The terms of seven re publican senators expire March 4tb next, leaving thirty-eight hold-over republicans. The elections of Tues dnv made certain the choice of ten ad ditional republican senators. fbrty-eight, This gives a total of oi two more than a majority over demo crats, populists and silver republicans. In addition Tuesday’s voting proba bly will result in the election of three more republican senators, 'To this number Tuesday’s election will result in adding four certainly and one probably, making a total of twenty five. The populists and silver repub lican hold-overs number eight. This was increased Tuesday by ono. Republicans Have House. Chairman Bnhcook, of tho republi can congressional committee, is claim ing the house with confidence, and it looks as if he has it. Secretary Kerr, of the democratic committee, on the other hand, is still insisting he sees no reason to change his belief in an anti-repnblican boitse, and be points out that from all the sources of in formation ho has been ablo to com mand, there has been nothing definite to make him change his mind as to the number of tho districts which tho re publicans are claiming, but winch ho believes belongs in the democratic col - umn. The Associated Press figures, based on the reports of its correspondents in all tho states, boar out the estimate of the republican chairman. The returns up to Wednesday from 330 of the 357 congressional districts showed that the republicans have elected 179, the dem ocrats 150 and tho populists and fu sioiiists six. There were still twenty one doubtful districts, in several of which the official count will be neces sary to determine tho result. Of these twenty-one districts called doubtful ten now have republiern, nine demo crats aiql two fusion representatives. TEDDY IS APPRECIATIVE. Thanks the People For Great Honor Con ferred Upon Him. A New York dispatch says: When it was announced positively that Col .onel Roosevelt had been elected gov ernor of New York, he said: “I appreciate the honor very deeply, and I appreciate even more deeply the responsibility involved in the honor. I shall do all in my power to redeem every promise I have made, expressed or implied. I am a good republican, and I believe I can serve the republi can party by doing everything I can to help it serve the state. “I shall strive to administer tho office of governor in tlip interests of the whole people. It is by so doing that I can best show my appreciation of the support given m<j by the independ ents and democrats who have them selveB put the welfare of the state first, declining to follow those of their lead ers who in this crisis either ranged themselves outright on the other side of the forces of dishonesty or else sup ported them in effect by standing aside from the real contest.” Corrected returns received up to midnight Wednesday night showed Roosevelt’s plurality outside of Great er New York 107,736. Van Wyck’s pluralities in Albany, Chemung, Clin ton, Erie, Itenssalaer and Schoharie counties and Greater New York is 80,450. Roosevelt’s plurality 21,280. BABCOCK PREPARES LIST. Republican Chairman Shows Majority of thirteen In tho House. A Washington special says: Late Thursday afternoon Chairman Bub cock, of the republican congressional committee, prepared a list of repre sentntives-elect to the fifty-sixth congress. His figures show tho elec tion of 185 straight republicans, 163 democrats, six populists and one silver , do in republican. 'These figures not clude two doubtful districts. Conced ing these two districts to the demo crats, us a means of reaching definite results, Mr. Babcock claims a certain majority of thirteen over all opposition. ACCEPTS RUSSIA’S PROPOSAL. Prince George Will Attempt to Settle Troubles In Crete Advices of Wednesday from Con stantinople state that Great Britain, 'France and Italy have accepted Rus sia’s proposal to appoint Prince Georgs of Greece high commander of the powers in the island of Crete. Tie Turkish government has ap pealed to Germany and Austria against the proposal, but ineffectually. CONVICT FARM BOUGHT. Tract Contain** 3.8114 Acres and Cost, tho State #80,000. Georgia’s new prison farm will be near Millodgeville, the prison commis sion having purchased the Newell traot, as has already been published. This tract includes land owned by Captain T. F. Newell and Messrs. Hendricks, Bethuno, McComb and Roberts. Judge Turner states that the farm is a fine body of land, comprising 3,334 acres, lying between the Georgia and the Central railroads in Baldwin county. It is susceptible of ns high a state of cultivation as any laud in mid dle Georgia. The tract costs $25,000, of which sum the city of Milledgeville has agreed to give $5,000 so that the farm will cost the state only $20,000 for purchase money. Some of it is well wooded and watered. It contains *om* rolling land and a great many acres of bottom laud. It will make excellent crops. The legislature appropriated $50,000 for the purchase of a farm nnd the es tablishment of the famnle, the young and the old convicts on it. After paying for tho farm the commission will have $25,000 with which to pur chase additional land if desired and to move the convicts and house them and keep them until they become self sustaining, if ever. Large stockades must bo built. Large barns will be needed and also a mill for grinding grain, making meal nnd flour. Tho state will probably plant cotton as well as grains and grasses and vegetables. An option was secured by the com missioners on a water power adjoining the Newell farm anil also an option on another farm of 2,000 acres. The location of the farm is central, and with two railroads running through it or close to it, it will be very accessi ble from all parts of the state. The removal of the convicts will begin next spring, when the present lenso expires. There are about 2,300 convicts in tho penitentiary, all told, and of these there will lie poRsibly 300 for the farm. Whetheu the farm can be made to do more than pay ex penses is to be proved. Some think it is possible for the state to raise large quantities of meat and grain as well as cotton ami make the farm more than self-sustaining. The first year’s results are not ex pected to be very flattering, ns there will lie so much exponse in making all the preliminary preparations, and the state will have to support tho women, children nnd decrepid convicts until the food crops are made. STRIKERS WIN FIGHT. Clileiigo-Virdmi Coal Company Agra®. to Pny the State Scale at One*. The differences between theOhicago Virden Coal company at VirdeB' ** \ Auburn, Ill., and the striking miners, have been settled, and tho shafts will Boon be in operation. The company agreed to pay the state scale of 40 cents per ton, but did not want to tear down the stockade. Finally, the company accepted the offer of the miners that they would fake it down and charge tho company nothing for their labor Adjutant General Reese, of Spring field, notified Sheriff Davenport Sat urday that the remaining troops guarding the Chicngo-Virden Coal Company’s shafts at Virden should bo removed. Since the difference between the coal company nnd the miners have been settled, troops are no longer needed. General pressure is being brought to bear by influential persons that nothing shall result from the grand jury’s investigations. CIRCULARS ARE ISSUED Advising Negroes to Commit Crime When Opportunity Offers. Postoffice Inspector Ray, of New Orleans, was in Chattanooga, Tenn., a few days since, anil it was learned that, growing out of the recent race troubles in North Carolina, the post office authorities had discovered that an organized scheme had been set on foot by parties unknown for the pur pose of instigating the negroes of Mis sissippi, Alabama and portions of Geor gia to deeds of violence. Circulaia have been sent out signed by the “Rosebud Club,” in which negroes are urged to criminally assault white women whenever they have an oppor tunity and to perform other dastardly crimes. WILMINGTON IS QUIET. Now City Government In Charge find No Further Trouble Expected. The now city government, Wilming ton, N. C., lias thoroughly established law and order so that a visitor could scarcely realize that only a few days ago a race war reigned. One hundred new policemen are to be elected at once. Negroes who fled to the woods dur ing the rioting are returning to town, many of them in a famished condition. The authorities havo effectively stamp ed out the lawless crusade for tho ex pulsion of citizens who have been prominent in negro leadership. TIN PLATE COMBINE UNDER WAY. Promoters Declare That Everything Is In Readiness For Signing Agreement. All the potent interests in the tin plate industry are now getting togeth er m the formation of a combination which is tQ be capitalized at $50,000, 000. The promoters of tho combii^j have been in Pittsburg, l’a., for sev eral days and their success has been such as to justify the statement that the market will soon be in control of those signing article of agreement NO. 43. OF TIIE RACE RIOT AT PHOENIX, SOUTH CAROLINA. TOLBERT CULLS ON M’KINLEY. lie Tell. III. Side or tlio Story and De mand. That (lie Trouble Be Looked Into. A Washington special says: The president has ordered federal officials to investigate th«b condition of affairs in Greenwood county, South Carolina, nnd to report to him as to whether fed eral interference is warranted. 'I nis order was sent through the de partment of justice Friday. The United States marshal and the district attorney are directed to pro ceed to Phoenix and report the facts. The step was determined on after a confeieneo of nil hour between repub lican lenders of South Carolina and the president. During the session of the cabinet Fri day considerable attention was devotod to the raco troubles in the Carolina*. The president expressed deep concern over the situation. Of course, the duty of punishing the transgressors is with the state author ities, and as Governor Ellerbe has not suggested that he needs aid, it is diffi cult to see how the federal government is going to interfere. R. R. Tolbert, whoso father and brother were shot in the reeent race war at Phoenix, was at the department of justice Friday and asked for the investigation of tho riot by the federal authorities of the state. The elder Tolbert, as lias been announced, is now in tho state penitentiary for safe keeping from popular violence. Tolbert’s Story. Tolbert soys that the true fasts of tho rioting have not been given. The facts are, he said, ns follows: “I was nominated by the republicans of my district. For the purpose of making a contest before the house, my brother, T. P. Tolbert, agreed to be present at tbe polling place at Phoenix for tho purpose of witnessing the affidavits of colored men who were rejected as voters because of their in ability to comply with the require ments of tho constitution. “My brother took no part in the management of the polling place, which was in tho hands of the demo crats. He simply sat on the piazza of Mr. Luke’s house nnd witnessed the affidavits given him, depositing these affidavits in a box prepared for the purpose. “Mr. Etheridge, the white man who .'i'.s killed, was an election manager at a precinct precinct two miles and, with away. paWpbf Il^left his own a men, wentj/i FlnS*ix. He walked up with his party to whereSXJF Brother was sitting at a table and deiibe^&te-Jy kicked over tbe table and box in which the certificates were. Thon he assault ed my brother. “In a short while tho demoeratio voters who were in the same house rushed out and commenced shooting into the crowd. 'The negroes fled. My brother, who is probably dead by now, told me that Etheridge was killed by shots from his own friends. My brother did not have a weapon on his person.” afternoon At a late hour Friday Tolbert, accompanied by Solicitor General Richards, of the department of justice, called at the white house and had an extended interview with President McKinley. Ho related to the president tho story of his experi ences in South Carolina, entering into minute details of tho trouble, on elec tion day. The president listened at tentively to tho recital, but gave no indication of what action.if any, might be taken. However, he requested Mr. Tolbert to see the attorney general nnd make to him ft full statement of the situation as he viewed it. Returning to the department of jus tice, Tolbert had an interview with Attorney General Griggs, who had just returned to the city from New Jersey. At the conclusion of the in terview the attorney general said he would have a conference with the president upon the matter as soon as possible, and it would then be deter mined what, if anything, would be done. GERMANS MAKE DENIAL. They Say Emperor’. Visit to Spain Is Not An Official One. A Washington dispatch says: It is understood that assurances have been given by tbo German government that the visit of Emperor William, of Germany, to Spain is entirely devoid of official character; that t trip of the imperial party ended wnen they loft Palestine and that the proposed stop at Cadiz aud Cartagena is largely ft health precaution in behalf of tho empress, as the sea trip would be long and arduous if unbroken by these stops at the Spanish ports. NEVADA IS REPUBLICAN. Latest Returns Show That McMillan Is Elected Governor of the State. Latest returns show that McMillan republican, has been elected governor of Nevada. Careful compilation of the next legislature shows that it stands for United States Senator Stewart on joint ballot. Against Stewart, 25; for Stewart, 16; doubt ful, 4, with one county having one as semblyman, still to hear from.