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About The Advocate-Democrat. (Crawfordville, Ga.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (June 11, 1897)
CAPITOL ITEMS • V .. "■ ^ - Uncle Sam’s Postal Congress Ofl On a Jaunt. LIST OF NEW APPOINTMENTS. t The Rule to the Effect that Postmasters be Allowed to Serve Out Their Full Terms Unless Removed For Cause Has Been modified. Indians Now Quiet. A telegram has been received from Captain Stouch at the Tongue River Agency, stating that the Indians are now quiet. He adds that the Indian under arrest for murder will be es¬ corted by military to the Rosebud Agency and delivered to the sheriff. Government Brings Suit. The attorney general has directed suit to be brought against the Traders’ Live Stock Exchange of Kansas City, Mo., under the act of congress of July 2, 1890, known as the anti-trust law. It is rejiresented that a number of traders or speculators in live stock have gotten together as the Traders’ Live Stock exchange, prohibiting all other persons from trading at the yards. Our Postal Congress. A special train of nine finely ap¬ pointed Pullman cars left Washington at 9 o’clock Friday morning over the Pennsylvania road, carrying the Uni¬ versal Postal Congress on its trip about the country. The itinerary in oludeB Pittsburg, Indianapolis, St. Louis, Chicago, Cleveland, Niagara Falls, Buffalo, Rochester. Syracuse, Boston, Albany, West Point, New York. Atlantic City and Philadelphia. Not an Offense. At a recent Cabinet meeting the case of the Valencia, the Ward line steamer, which was compelled to haul to by a shot fired across her bows from a Spanish cruiser as she was coming out of the port of Guantanamo on May 28, was briefly discussed. Secretary of State Sherman explained vessel that the action of the Spanish could uot be regarded as an offense against the United States, as the Val¬ encia was showing no colors and tbq purpose of the Spaniard was to make her show her flag. As soon as the stars and stripes were run up she was allowed to proceed. New Appointments. The president has sent the follow¬ ing nominations to the senate: Lawrence Townsend, of Pennsylva¬ nia, to be envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of the United States to Portugal. of New Treasury—Ellis H. Roberts, York, to be treasurer of the United States. Conrad N. Jordan, of New lork, to be assistant treasurer of the United States at New York city. William E. Andrews, of Nebraska, to be auditor of the treasury depart¬ ment. Pennsylva¬ William W. Brown, of nia, to be auditor for the war depart¬ ment. Heads W ill Fall. The rule announced shortly after the administration assumed charge, that pusimasters would be allowed ^ to serve out their full terms unless re¬ moved for cause, has been modified, and it is expected wholesale appoint¬ ments to postoffices will be made soon. It was_ officially announced that the president and postmaster general will consider as having expired all post offices which are due to expire between now and July 15. It is understood that thj matter was discussed and the decision reached at a recent cabinet meeting. The reason assigned for the modification of the policy of the ad ministration is the desire of the post office department to fill as many offi cos as po ssible before the expiration of the fiscal year, July 1, in order that accounts may be begun with a new quarter. The Cuban Army. Captain IV. D. Smith, of the Cuban Army, spent considerable time with the Senate Committee on Foreign Re lations. with In a brief interview a repre¬ sentative of the Associated Press, he said: in better “The Cuban Army is now condition to resist the Spaniards and to maintain the fight for independence than it has been since the beginning of the war. General Gomez has a well ■disciplined army of about 40,000 men. feeding “We Lave no difficulty in our troops, In the portion of the country in which Cubans are in con¬ trol, the provisions are protected, and we draw our supplies from this source.” Captain reply question, _ In to a Smith said tnat all talk about autono¬ my aud of Spanish reforms for Cuba is so much breath wasted. Speaker Reed Threatened. Thomas B. Reed, Speaker of the House, recently received a letter warning him that unless certain speci¬ fied legislation was promptly expedited he would be assassinated. The com¬ munication bore the traditional skull and cross-bones. The Speaker pinned the letter on the inside of his office door and jokingly showed it to his friends. Letters of this character have lately been received by Mr. Reed in almost every mail. Many of them seem to have been inspired by his refusal to permit consideration in the House of the Cuban belligerency resolution re¬ cently passed by the Senate. A few correspondents have used the 1 ank rnptcy bill as the basis for their threat. letters Mr. Reed has regarded these as a part of a pnblie man’s existence and has given them little thought. His friends, however, became so wor¬ ried over the communication reoeived to-day that they secured possession of it and sent it to Superintendent of Police Moore. Boyd and Wheedon, of the regular force were consequently detailed, with instructions to keep the Speaker in sight from the time he should leave his hotel this morning uutil be finally entered it tonight. These instructions were faithfully ob¬ served. The Spanish minister. It is the prevailing belief at the White House that President McKinley will nominate the new Minister to Madrid in the course of a week. Six names have been under consideration, so it is stated semi-offlcially. Ihree of them are believed to be Gen. B. F, Tracey, of New York; Ex-Senator John B. Henderson, of Missouri, and Congressman Hitt, of Illinois. The last named, it is said, has been tendered the post, but does not de¬ sire it. Special Commissioner Calhoun will reach Washington from Havana next Monday or Tuesday- It is understood that ex-Representative Aldrich is to be appointed Consul-General at Havana, and that his appointment will be made in the near future. Consul-General Lee has practically closed up the pres¬ ent work ypon which he has been en¬ gaged and the way is now open for the appointment of his successor. STATE NORMAL COLLEGE. The Peabody Fund Agent, Hon. J, L. M. Curry, once an honored Con gressman from Alabama and late U. S. Minister to Spain, joins State Super intendent Dr. J. O. Turner of Ala bama and the State Normal College authorities in holding an annual Pea body Summer School of Pedagogy for Alabama Teachers. This is held along with the College classes during four weeks, June 1, to 24, and 150 teachers and candidates for teachers, are now in attendance there, and many more are expected to enroll, yet. The Dothan School Board requires their entire corps of teachers to attend this Training School for Teachers and prepare for better and better work in their schools, and increase s duries to enable their teachers to do so. It would be w r ell if every city and town School Board would insist thus upon Professional Training for their school teachers, and it begins to be almost a necessity that teachers should take a course o’ training, thus. The State Normal College of Troy has many calls for trained teachers, and the college is sending out scores of such every yenr, as it is glad to do. School Boards may rest assured that their calls for trained teachers will have prompt attention. Dr. E. R. Eldridge, the President, takes pleas* ure in thus helping to make better schools in Alabama. LOTS OF SPARKLERS. Lost Diamond Fields in Mexico Rediscov ered. A letter from tho City of Mexico says it is reported irom the state . of e Guerrcrro that the lost mamond fields there have been rediscovered. As far back as 1822 some Im.iaiis brongk from that state specimens of what they called “crystal chips and pre seated them to Gen. 'Vincente Out-r rerro, wbo had them examined, dis covering that the were val liable dia monds which were equal to the best Indian diamonds from Golconda. i i ac< of the beds were lost, and it is now believed that they have been found again. There is much interest in the matter here, and there ere pre¬ lim ions that the new diamond fields af(j t qual to those in South Africa. H age wan Overdrew. Carroll Robbio p » counsel for ox Vice-Chancelkr Bird, receiver for the Trenton, N. J., Rubber company, bah served papers on ex-Mavor Frank A. Magowau in a suit of $272,000 and in¬ terest, making a total of about $300, 000. This is fur money which, accord¬ ing to the books of the rubber com¬ pany, Magowau has overdrawn on bis accounts. SENOR SAGASTA • Spain’s Probable Next Premier Outlines Mis Views. OPPOSED TO INTERFERENCE Would Not Tolerate a Suggestion on the Rights of Spain—With the LiberaLs In Power, Weyler’s Removal Would be Immediate. A dispatch has been received rrom Madrid, giving the following inter¬ view wish Senor Sagasta, leader of the Spanish liberals: “We would be more liberal in every sense than the conservative party can afford to be,” said Senor Sagasta. “We would uot hesitate to go much further than Senor Canovas has gone in the way of a home-rule policy for the West Indies. “Our policy would entail a eliango in the supreme direction of Cuban affairs, of course. The removal of of Gen. Weyler would be immediate, and the present policy of excessive severity and repression would be abandoned, for that system is not cal¬ culated to improve the prospects of pacification, which we earnestly de¬ sire. “In regard to tTO" relations between Spain and the United States, I am uot acquainted with what has passed re¬ cently between the Spanish aud Amer¬ ican governments. I have no reason to suppose that international consider¬ ations of pressure influenced the de¬ cision of Senor C’nnovas to resign. The liberal party 'fished to maintain and improve the icordial relations with the United wou|d States, and hopes its colonial policy help to do so. “But neither the liberal party, nor any other Spanish party, could toler¬ ate a suggestion of infringing on the rights of Spain, or implying the inter¬ ference of foreign powers in her rela¬ tions with her colonies. The liberal party servatives would in he defen® as jijealons of the as the con¬ akd supremacy of Spain in Cuba Porto Rico. ” By order of thm queen, Marshal Campos where he has bad returned far from brief Catalonia, holiday. gone So a The queen wished consult him re¬ garding the solution of the crisis. His opinion and these iif ,Marshal Lopez Dominguez and Bjlanco iifluenee. are likely to to have a decisive All three make no secret of their opinion that the recall of Gen. Weyler is expedieiyt jufd both for the pacification of Cuba for international considerations. * It is a singular feature of ther pres ent crisis that the Queen’s chief con cern has been to know' tile opinion of all the statesmen and generals con suited on the advisability of the reoall of General Weyler, and whether a change of policy in Cuba and the granting of home rule would be most I likely to hasten the termination of the ! war. Spanish domestic politics has played second part in this crisis, | The whole drift of the interviews of 1 the * Queen with Marshals Campos, Blanco and Lopez Dominuez and with Seuors Padaz and Sagasta shows that all five men are unanimous in consid ering it necessary in the formation of a new government to have well de fined, concrete plans for carrying out Cuban homo rule and for endeavoring to strengthen St^K, irdial relations with the United aud all believe the indispensable preliminary step to j this is the appointment viould of a new Gov ernor-General who inspire for eign countries and the Spanish colo nies with confidence in the sincerity of the Spanish colonial policy. In military circles it is believed Marshal Campos has recommended that General Blanco succeed General Weyler, and that General Campos would only go to Cuba himself if pressed to do so by the Queen and allowed carte blanche by the new g . r ernment. In diplomatic and political circles it is considered probable that if even the Liberals enter into office Ber.or Dnpuy de Lome will he asked to remain as Spanish Minister at Washington. Leading Liberals say he lias very skilfully defended Spanish interests and defvated the intrigues of the Cu¬ ban separators and supporters. Later. The queen rtgeitt has confirmed Senor Canovas, the premier, in his ministerial powers, a»d th cabinet will remain in office jwith personnel anu policy unchange. hi * The solution of t i crisis is a gen end surprise, as much lerhaps in ruin isterial ranks as in the world at large, It was thought uot will out reason tnat the counsels of the higher military Marshal au¬ thorities, as represent (1 by Campos, Marshal Blan o end Manual Dominuez, would liaV : inclined the crown toward a radii d and distinct change of policy in t e Cuban cam¬ paign. that the The only explanation is first thought of the premier is to vin¬ dicate Lis "amour prope” so far as the liberals are concerned, aud when this 1 b established to find reason at an early date so to modify the cabinet as to satisfy the liberals and to terminate the deadlock before the oortes reas sembles, which will probably not be for several mouths. It can hardly be doubted that the modifications would inolnde the replacing of Capt. Gen. Weyler by some other commander. BATTLE WITH AXES. A Most Horrible Tragedy Enacted In the Woods. A most horrible double tragedy was enacted in the woods four miles from Cabot, a small town in Pulaski county, one day last week, the parties to the affair being prominent citizens of that locality. C. G. Barreutino aud John Brown fought to a finish with axes and tho fight lasted uutil both men had re¬ ceived their death wounds. The men had a difficulty over a set¬ tlement and thero was bad feeling be¬ tween them. Barrentine went to the woods where Brown was at work and started the altercation. Barrentine struck Brown with a maul, knocking him down. He then seized an ax and began chopping his antagonist, cutting his legs aud body in a fearful manner. In the melee Brown wrenched the weapon from Barreutino and literally disemboweled his assailant. Thegushes severed his liver and laid open the abdomen, but even in this terrible condition Barrentine walked a quarter of a mile to his home, where ho died in great agony. He related the story of the be.i/ie and when an investigation was mad, Brown was found where he hud beoe struck down and he cannot possibly recover. Brown is a school teacher aud has always boruo a good reputa¬ tion. Barrentine was a middle-aged man and leaves a wife and four clnl dren. Tho two men had been neigh hors from boyhood and had always been friends uutil the dispute over the settlement arose. BIG RAILROAD ENTERPRISE. A Transcontinental Line From the Atlan¬ tic to the Pacific. Chicago,—- A transcontinental rail¬ road, from tidewater to tidewater, is the gigantic enterprise which was set in motion when $30,000 was paid ' at Springfield, Ill., for the incorporation of a company with a capital stock of $30,000,000. Tho Baltimore & Ohio, the Wiscon¬ sin Central, the Chicago & Northern Pacific systems figure in the great un¬ dertaking. By a consolidation of th/ae, their branches and connections, Will bo produced the new system, one of which will touch the Atlantic and the other the Paoific. The head¬ quarters of the system are to bo lo¬ cated in Chicago. The chief promoter and man who has carried the gigantio plan to a successful issue is William Allen But¬ ler, of Yonkers, N. Y. Associated with him are Edward Adams, of the Northern Pacific, and F. T. Gates, of Montclair, N. J. Gates represents Oil the Rockefellers, the Standard corporation being largely interested in the undertaking. RECENT STORM IN TEXAS. The Loss Resulting Approximates at Least a Quarter of a Mill on. The Tecent storm in Texas has cost the state at leaKt a quarter of a million dollars, the principal loss falling on the farmers. Tho wind, rain and hail storm extended from tho northern boundary of tho state to the gull on the south and was about a hundred miles in width. Many places weru severely visited, while others were only slightly touched. Several per sons huve been killed by lightning and stock has suffered severely. ’I he greatest damage lias been done to the cro p 8 . Wheat and oats were ready to harvest, but have been beaten down and badly matted, Corn was high enough to sutler materially from both wind and hail. Cotton is the greatest sufferer. There were many complaints of lice from almost every section of central and southern Texas. The cool weather succeeding the storm, will add to the ravages of the pest and it may be expected that, reports will be heartrending for the next four weeks. SAVLD A CREDITOR. A Kansas Banker Pays a Dtbt With His Life. Chicago, Charles Person, a Kan¬ sas hanker, committed filicide in Chicago recently to save a creditor from Joss. A Mr. Bowman, of St Louis, held Prison's noli-, and as se¬ curity retained a $5,000 insurance pel icy on Person’s life. 1 * rsoo could not meet the note, which was over due, so he took his own life so that the debt might be paid out of the in surance money. The day before lie died Person wrote a letter to Bowman saving, among other tilings: 44 You, who could have been tin most lenient tome, have chosen to be the most pressing That you may lose nothing through me, / will meet my oligatiem, even though it takes my life to do it. ” A COMBINATION. Three Powers, France, England and Italy Warn the Sultan. TURKEY LIKELY TO SUBMIT. Hie Three Powers Will Never Consent to the Cession of Thessaly, Germany and Russia Notwithstanding—Rumors About the Peace Negotiations Are Coinflicting. At the meeting between the ambas¬ sadors of the powers ami the Turkish minister for foreign affairs last week at the Topkane palace, Constantinople, Sir Philip Currie, the British ambas¬ sador, and Signor Punsa, tho Italian ambassador, made a distinct declara¬ tion against tho cession of Thessaly to Turkey. This attitude of the three powers named is regarded as being of the highest political importance, in view of tho fact that since the czar’s telegram to the sultan there has been a marked rapproacbment between Bus sia and Germany. Here the opinion is expressed that the indications point to a resuscitation of the league of the three emperors, if that league is not already accomplished in fact. Rumors are Conflicting. Conflicting rumors ore published about the progress of peace negotia¬ tions at Constantinople, On the one side the sultan is said to have adopted tho most unyielding attitude, and on the other hand ho is declared to bo showing a moHt conciliatory disposi¬ tion, and that the sentiment of tho question in dispute is only a matter of a few days. The Associated Press, however, learn that tho ambassadors at Constantinople are hopeful that tho negotiations will be concluded in about a week in the sense of Turkey’s acceptance ef peace conditions propos¬ ed by the powers. There is now little doubt the sultan lias decided to agree to the evacuation of Thessaly aud the Turkish publio is being prepared for this step. It is considered probable that the conclusion of peace between Turkey and Greece will bo followed by a com¬ plete change of tho Turkish cabinet, as the palace party will endeavor to saddle the ministry with all the res¬ ponsibility for the peace conditions. Moreover, a strong feeling exists among tho Mussulmans against the ministry especially against tho navy department, owing to tho deplorable condition of the Turkish navy and tho inactivity of tho Ottoman floet. Tho news from Thessaly is that the Turkish army, which at first pillaged aud Greek com¬ mitted othor excesses in tho villages, is now under strict dicipline. Numbers of Greek Thessalonians are hiding in the mountains of Knlkilis and Eroclicri, on the Island of Bkia tkos, being afraid to return to their homes, fearing massacre, and prefer¬ ring death by starvation, exposure and disease. SOUTHERN PROG, ESS. The New Industries Reported m the South in a Week. Among the most important now in¬ dustries for tho week The Tradesman reports the following: The Old North State Brewing Co., capital 0150,000, Greensboro, S. C.; the Little Uoek Brick Works, capital 030,000, Little Hock, Ark.; cotton compresses at Co¬ lumbus and Waxahacbie, 'Lexus, ami 1 he Newport (ias Co., capital 075,000, Newport News, Va. At Kmbrerville, Tenn., it is reported that two 100-ton blast furnaces will be erected by tho Kmbreevillc Furnace ('< . I he Per¬ kins Machine Co., capital 0100,000, has been chartered at Boanoke, Va.; the Cortersvillo Manganese A Mining Co., (Mj'Stal 010,000 at, Cart< rsville, (hi. ; the George It. Sheriff ( 'oal ( V>., capital.0100,000, Martinsburg, W. Va.; the United States Automatic Pan Co., capital 050,000, Houston, Texas, and it cotton mill at Charlotte, N (' T he Big Pine Lumber (‘o , capital .025,000, has been organized at Boggy Ark., a $40,000 slave factory will be < n e‘ed at. Idizabetbfon, 'JVnu.ju 0 20*000, box, barrel and lumber manii,factorin'/ plant at Macon, Git., and other wood-work¬ ing plants at i ridgeport, Ala., and Al XHiidiia, J-»t Among mining improvements re ported i T he Tradesman h the erec tion of r-. i colo* ovens al I n ley <hty, A In., by - Ten III sh ee Coal, I rr>ft A*. Bidlroad i)o , and 100 at Cbickarrmuga, Ga , bv the (hickamiiuga A Purhum Coal Ar Coke f ,'o Arrested for nuider. Dr. Lewis F. Preston was arrested in Denver a few days since on a war¬ rant charging him with the murder of David Frank, a cigarmaker, of Brook lyn, N. Y. Dr. Preston in n consump¬ tive specialist. It is said that his method of treatment is to run a trocha or hollow needle through the walls of the chest and introduce an electric wire into the Jungs. Frank died un d?r this treatment.
