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AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER.
VOLUME 7.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1898.
NUMBER^
ORGAUDIE OPENING
Allen & Sheffield’s
FI0NBAY MORNING
E VERY LADY in and around Americus is specially
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petitors but now is the timeto buy while the goods are fresh
and new.
The following lines wilt be controlled by us this season:
Organdie Unblime: Indeed they are sublime,
Price, 25c per yard.
Dotted SwiS3 Mull: A production of dainty
texture. Price, 2oc.
F. O, Checks: A fine Organdie woven in checks,
and printed in lich designs. Price, 15c.
Organdie Diaphrame. or shadow print, price 15c.
Organdie Japanaise: An organdie in texture as
well as name. Price, 15c.,
Organdie Imperiale: An extraordinary value for
xoc per yard.
Silk Figured Djalmatte3: A woven fabric as
novel and unique as the name it hears, being a combination
of silk and cotton. Just the thing for waists. Price 25c
per yard.
FIGHTING LOOKED FGIi
Leo Advises Americans In
Cuba to at Once Leave.
SITUATION KOBE SEEI0U3
The United Consul General Expect!
Trouble—Nearly All Naval Expert!
6upport Treachery Theory Now.
Fortifications la South to Bo Rap
idly Finished.
Lappett Stripes, si popular last season, will be ^j£J C p“te£ dcbi ' u ami culW 111111
shown again in great variety.
G-aletea Cloth for children’s suits and ladies skirts.
Manhattan Huoks: a standard fabric for skirts
and general use.
Our stock of English Percales is larger and more
complete than ever. Price. 12%c.
D. P. Percales. yard-wide, 8c.
SPECIAL.* Silver Star Madras Cloth, an
^ / elegant fabric of distinct charac
ter, suitable for ladies waists, children’s garments and fan
cy shirting for men’s wear. Many other things too numer
ous to mention.
Whether you want to buy or not come Monday and
look at these beautiful goods
16 yds Lonsdale Bleaching for $1.00
cash, again MONDAY
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ALLEN l % HEFEI ELO.
New York, Fob. 23.—A dispatch tn
The World from Havana says: The
situation in Havana is more grave than
it was n week ago. Although the offl-
cers of the uaval board on inquiry pre
serve an impenetrable reserve, it is
learned that some of tho best naval ex
perts now believe that the explosion was
the result of treachery.
They do not bolieve that Spanish oBi-.
cials wero part of the conspiracy. Frornj
evidcnco now in their possession they
believo the Spanish government. General
Blanco and all bis military subordinates!
were guiltless alike of knowledge of or
participation in tho crime. It is bolievod
to have Iweu set off by a fanat-io.
Consul General Lee has informally
advised Americans not necessarily de
tained here to leave for homo at once.
Many families will sail by tho Olivette
tomorrow.'
This is an indication that thoso ou the
ground realize the possibility of the
trouble arising suddenly and their in
ability to protect wemeu and children if
any outbreak occurs.
DISASTER WAS DESIGNED.
The further inquiry into tho causes
that led to the Maim, disaster proceeds
the remoter appea rtho chances that any
evidence will be discovered to show that
the disaster waB due to accident.
Those divers who penetrated into the
forward part of the wreck found that tho
whole forward end of the ship from a
point just abaft tho foward turret had
been twisted 15 or 20 degrees to star
board. Tnat pert of tho vessel was a
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Thu sharp, jagged edges of some of
tho plates added danger io tho difficulty
of tho divers, geriing lifelines into a
tangle and fraying tho cords. In ono
iustanco they almost out through n rob
ber tuba which supplied a diver with
air.
Ono important discovery mado was
(ho position of tin bodies found in tiui
wreck, 100 of which wero floating about
tho torn compartments. A full seoro of
these bodies wero ill hammocks aud all
had tho anus curvnd upward. They
looked as if the men baa been startled
by sotno sndden shock of dangor and
wero in tho act of reaching up lor the.. -
hammock hooks to swing tnowsoives ou
dock when death came.
TWO EXPLOSIONS THEORY.
This seems to confirm what has al
ready been said about there having been
two explosions, the first startling tho
men into the act of arising from their
hammocks, tho otiicr diuiiiug tiio life
out of them while they were in tha
position
Before th* explosion tho 10 inch nuig
nziuo was located on the starboard side
forward andibnenrh tho forward turret.
What is left of the uuigazine seems to
have been driven toward tho port bow,
in a diagonal and upward direction.
The 0-inch magazine which had its lo
cation in the port sido of tho ship, for
ward, was hnrled in a direction directly
opposite to tint of the 10-inch magazine.
One of the copper cytiniiricai tanks for
tile B ineh magazine was found by tho
divers in the wreck of that structure.
It contained no powder charge. Tee
10-inch magazine has not byu closely
examined at this writing, but such in
spection of it as was made leads to U;o
belief that a big pi 'o of twisted wreck
age that lies abmit the top of it is com
posed of unexp-oded 10-inch charges.
Tho theory of two explosions is Isimo
out by tho testimenv of Hone-*
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DOZENS EXPIRE DAILY
Pooplo Dying of Hunger In
the Slatanzaa Province.
AMONG THEM AMEHICAN9
Fund Appropriated by Congress Is Ex
hausted and Unless Further Relief
Steps Are Taken Many United States
Citizens Will Succumb For the Want
of Food.
No matter
much of
a buMne»s wo
man a wonctn
may be, w in l:
the little love-
god makes up
his mind to
shoot, there is
no protection
against his mow. Vet many ayonng woman
whose affections arc already engaged, hesi
tates to assume the obligations of wifehood
and motherhood, because she feels unfitted
for them by some physical weakness ot
disease.
The special ailments to which the femi
nine organism is liable, not only nnfit a wo
man for happy wifehood and motherhood,
Cabeilero, a tobacco dealer of Havana".
Soaor CabcUero was crossing the bay in
a ferryboat at the tone of tbo disaster.
SAW BATTLESHIP SINS.
Ho was familiar with tho Maine, hav
ing paid several visits to that craft, end
Was pointing out to a group of friends
cn the ferryboat her peculiarities.
There came, just at that instant, he
tays. a dull report from tho forward part
of the ship, ihe upheaval of a geyser o:
water about tho boat, followed alum it
instantly by a territio roar aud a blind
ing flask of light.
He is positive about tha first explos
ion, and rays that it was noticed by his
companion'. Tui3 statement of his cams
to tho tars of one of tho court of inquiry
and Lost night an oflleer was sent to
Soil or Caballero to nsk him if ho world
appear as a witness before the court.
Ho announced his willingness to do so.
Many siraugo tales of the disaster are
brought as the days wear on. Ono of
thesa was from the captain of an Eng
lish bark anchored in the harbor, nearly
a niilo distant from tho Maine, who told
of how a bewhiukcred jaw had fallen on
tho deck of bis vessel. Tim captain has
been asked to appear as a witness before
tiio court cf inquiry
•EVIDENCE IS EMPHATIC.
Tho outlook in Cuba does not grow
more promising. Tho oxact statement
is that tho government officials were
never so mneh disturbed as today. Local
developments justify tho serious view
General Blanco mid his associates are
said to take of the probability of fresh
complications.
The statement that tho divers have
penetrated tho forward part of the Maine
and fouhd nothing in tho magazines
there to indicate an explosion seem* to
bo veriliod. Attention is also given to
testimony regarding vibration under
before tho Maine went to pieces.
water before tho Maino went to pieces.
Evidence as to this feet is emphatic.
How far it justifies tho belief that the
explosion camo from underneath the
■hip, experts may be left to determine.
The point has not yet been reached
wboro a definite opinion etui be formed
regarding submarine minos. Outside
evidence has been brought forward re
garding tho construction of such a ays
tern, but it has not bocn sifted.
MERRITT TO COME SOUTH.
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Eastern Department Commander Will
Inspect Our Forts.
New York, Feb. 23.—The World says:
Major General Merritt, in command at
the eastern department of the United
States army, will start ou a tour of in
spection of tho southern fortifications
before tho end of tho week. It was his
original intention to leave Governor's
island today for New Orleans, bnt at
midnight it was generally understood
that bo would not bo ab'.o to start for a
day or two.
Tills sudden movement on tho part of
General Merritt, following so closely up
on the recent order of General Miles
relative to the absolute necessity of com
peting tho new works of defense at tho
orliliSitions thronghont the country lias
created quite a sensation in army circles.
Ostensibly ho is simply going on his an
nual tour of inspection, bnt at the island,
Fort Wadswort and Fort Hamilton, it is
omhurisod that his mission is of far
gredSVimportance than tha regulation
visit to the stations under his command.
It is believed tb t tho work on the
now ordnance for tho southern fortifica
tions has not been goiug on with suffi
cient rapidity to satisfy either General
Miles or Goneral Merritt.
Am.tiler development which has a di
rect bearing on General Merritt's de
parture is the artillery bill which yes
terday passed the sonata. The bill pro
vides for the maintaining of" two more
artillery regiments. It is cue intenticD
of General Merritt to have one of. these
quartered at Sandy Hook. Tho other
wilJ, in all probability, lxt distributed
among the various pats atoiiR the At
lantic coast.
It is General Merritt's intention to
first visit New Orleans end f uspuet Fort
Phillips and Fort Jackson. Too o.hcr
farts that General Merritt will visit are
Santiago df. Cuba, Feb. 23.—While
tho United States cruiser Montgomery
was at Matanzas recently a beard of
officers was appointed to inquire into
the condition of tho people of that
province. Although tho exact terms of
tho report are not known, it may bo said
that in substance it sets forth that there
are 14,000 pooplo absolutely without
food and clothing within tho city limits.
About 3,000 of thoso livo in small huts
of palm branches. Thesa huts form
three separate villages beyond tho built-
up portion* of tho city. The other 11,
000 unfortunates livo in tho streets of
the city and are absolutely without
homes or shelter.
Thoso 14,000 people are of the laboring
class, who have been driven into the
cities from their country homes, which
have been destroyed in the war opera
tions. Most of them are women and
children and they are all emaciated, sick
and almost beyond relief nnlcss they can
have the benefit of regular treatment in
the hospitals. As it is thoy are dying in
tho streets for want of food.
According to statistics gathered from
the best sources, the number of deaths
in the province of Matanzas from starva
tion is 59,000, and the number of starv
ing peoplo at present in the province i3
estimated at 98,000, ont of a total popu
lation of 253,016 in December, 1S97, and
the number of starving pooplo is rapidly
'a&rcasiug.
RISE IN DEATH BATE.
In the city of Matanzas alone, there
havo tarn about 11,000 deaths during the
>t year and tho number is increasing
Jy. The death rate at present aver
ages 46 per day, as shown by the reports
from the ccmotery. The incrouso in t'10
death rate is duo to the faot that tho dis
tress is no longer confined to tho labor
ing class, most of whom •ivo already
perished. It has now extended to those
peoplo who, before tho war, wero in
moderately comfortable circa instance*,
Thoso who are now beggars in the Streets
were, in large part, well-to-do peoplo.
In addition, tho citizens of tho city of
Matanzas themselves are beginning to
suffer for the actual necessaries of lifo,
having drained their resources in order
to supply the needs of tha laboring class
who have been thrust upon them.
The citizens of Matanzas have an or
ganized system of relief for the starviuf:
lople, bnt if is entirely inadequate ont
daily becoming more glaringly so, for
the resources of tho30 who wero well-to-
do ore rapidly diminishing, while the
demand for food is constantly increasing.
At ono of tiio relief stations the board
of officers found 100 starving people,
this being the actnnl number of persons
for whom tho citizens had been ablo to
provide rations there. In a room across
tho court ycnl of the hnilding wore 100
tin pans and ns many spoons. These
pans were filled with a cooked mess of
rice and fish and were arranged iu rows
ready for distribution among the fiun'
isbing poopie who wore in waiting in
another part of tho homo.
STARVE IN THE STREETS.
Eat, as already said, the three relief
places in tho city of Matanzas do not b?
gin to adequately supply food to tho 14,.
000 peoplo who are there starving in the
streets, for the citizens ore 0J1I7 able to
is'sne food three times a day at each
place and then to only about" 300 at a
time. Consequently only about 900 of
tho destitute receive food onro a day.
Tbo only other public reliof at Matam
zasist’.iat given to tbo poor sick chil
dren by the management of the emer
gency hospita’, which is tinder the di
rection of the volunteer fire department
of Matanzas. There are abaat 80 chil
dren treated daily end aro furnished
with nourishment tinder'tho direction of
the city physicians.
These statements are tho conclusions,
facts and figures arrived at by United
States navai officers. When the United
States naval officers landed they were
constantly followed by olamoring crowds
of starving men, women and children,
who importuned them in the most heart-
rendering manner fur a little food, for
tho want of which they were slowly
starving.
Tha United States consul at Matanzas
has done everything possible under tho
Ray Ml make the food pure,
j. wholesome and deUclona.
Absolutely Pure
SOVAL CAKINO POWDEA CO., RCW VOW.
NO MORE OFFICIAL NEWS.
Departments at State and Navy Still
In the Dnrk.
\Yarhikoton, Feb. 23.—There was •
total lack of official news respecting tho
Maino disaster in both state and navy
departments up to neon today, no tele
grams having come in ovor night anti
none having been dispatched. A re
minder of the disaster, however, reached
the navy department in the shape of a
water stained and hrine flavored pack-
ago enclosing the medical journal of tbs
Maine.
It was turned over to tho chief clerk
of tho navy darnrtment, and by him re
ferred to thy bureau of medicine and
surgery, where it will be kept for future
reference in rasa of necessity. Tho of
ficials say the pr.ekaga was under water
four day.-, frr re i ts appearance and it still
bears evidence of tb’r.t fuat, besides hav
ing au nnplciriant hrakish odor.
Of course t tern is nothing in tbo hook
bearing upo .i ihe disaster, but it is a
e to tho m thcdico! habit of Sur-
Mobile, Charleston, Galveston, Savan
nah, Pensacola and gey "West.
circumstances, but when tho Montgom
ery left there, in the first days of Fobrn*
ary, the consul had only enough rations
remaining to lost about two works, after
which the fund appropriated by congress
would have been exanstod, and then the
sufferers of Matanzas would includo tho
American citizens at that plane, who
have hitherto received relief through the
United States consulate.
AMERICANS NEED AH).
At that time, the ccnsul bad received
a petition, signed by the American citi
zens of Malanias, setting forth in de
tail the need in which they stood of im
mediate relief 'from the dangers of
starvation.
So for a* the branl of officers of the
Montgomery canid ascertain, Matanzas
at that time needed a supply of food fan
14,000 people for a| least one month, in
addition to supplies of condensed milk
for invalids ana medicines of all kinds.
The people of Mstanxas are also iu
urgent need of clothing, most of them
being in filth} rags. 1
The Spanish authorities, it mar be
raid in conclusion, hive rendered all the
assistance which it. menu possible for
them to provide. On two occasions they
bsve given $100,00910 the fund for the
relief of. the doititnte: V-v' - "'— ~
tribute
gei u Henehor'jer, Ihe Maine’s medical
officer, that the record ytus brought np
to llio Ia:,5 uvunent before the wreck of
the ship, thn lezi entry I-jitig Fob. 15.
Nn ordure have yet gone out to tho big
double turresod monitor Terror, so the
situation remains us it was yesterday
wfcm Secretary Lrojr tt-.id sho was be
ing hoid to- on’.' -< rvr. N rfclk.
In repaid to the statement ctmiiT
tan Key West that Pin al officers had
been warned by Ailuiirul Sicavd, at tin
instauro of t!>n rat7 dey rrtmont, not to
discuss (ho Maine disaster publicly
an.l with the nowapupor men, it is
said by naval chleers that this i3
only the usual couth’, for the regula
tions especially prohibit uneh discussion*
as calculated to affect improperly tha
conclusion tho cjtirt of inquiry.
HANNA EXPECTS NO WAR.
Senator Thinks Jlulan Dlcostcr Duo
to no Accident.
WAStnxoTo::, Fbb. 23. — Sensational
report! having been circulated that Sen
ator Huunu had ,ci pressed the belief
that a conflict between tin United State*
and Spain was imminent, the attention
of tho Senat -r was called to them. Ho
emphatically denied thc.n, saying:
"I do not believo there is anything la
the Maine incident or in our relation* to
Spain regarding Cuba that will lead to
war. Iam firmly of t o opinion that
the expiosiou of the Mr tno was due to
an accident coil 1 think that tho navr.l
court of iuq..ry will rcunh tho same con
clusion.”
Aud con t v vi it"! Cr nothing?" >
What is there for congress to do?
There is uo afc- .iatiop. except a lot of
sonsetuiual s.u.ie*. up. a which to buss
ail ihia ialh *>.' war. rhen She eccretarjr
of il'.a navy r. i no information and na
long os the prusiile-jt a: d tho secretary
of tho uevy and all the rest of .the cabi.
net keep cool aud qniet there is no ne-1
for the rest cf I ho Uni ': d States to gel
alarmed. No,” raid Senator Hanna in
centfusion, •'! honestly and frankly do
not seo any reason for the excitement
that in being created. There will bo no
war."
llsrhlebemd Ready to Move, 1
Nbw Ouxtiass, Feb. 23.—Now Orleans
shippers are advised that no more Crom
well lino steamers will sail for this port
from Now York until further ordo:*
from Washington. The. affair is aooni-
pleto mystery. The United States crui
ser Marblehead, which is here for Mardi
Gras, it is reported, has 'rulers to bo
ready at a moment's notice.
Will Repair the Worships.
Vai.ijuo, Cal.. Feb. 33.—There aro
now at tho Mare Island navy yard tho
Charleston, Yorktown, Philadelphia,
RmsscoU, Hartford and Adams. A
numbe- of mechanics who have been at
Port Orchard have returned and will as
sist in rnshiny to completion repairs to
the various ships at the yards.
Marshall Hnceeod* McFarland.
Jmterson City, Mo., Fob. 22.—Gov
ernor Stephens today appointed Wm.
Marshall, city counsellor of St. Louis, to
tho state snpreme bench to succeed Jus
tice McFarland, who died recently.
Floe Fcarl In n Fish.
Knoxville, Fob. 23.—Sam Eskridge
today shot a duck near Rockwood in
which was a half-pound fish, and in tha
flsb was a pearl vmaed at $100.
