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CUBAN CAPITAL
WELL GUARDED
Virtual State of Siege Exists at
Havana as a Precaution.
SOLDIERS ARE PARADED
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Government is Prepared for Any Attack
That Might Be Made by Daring
Insurgents.
A special from Havana, Cuba, says:
So far as war developments went on
Tuesday, it was one of the quietest
days since the outbreak of the insur¬
rection; but, the public interest was
deeper and discussion more animated
and earnest than on any preceding
day. The government’s outright dec¬
laration that the war will be prose¬
cuted to a finish was everywhere the
sole lopic of conversation.
Tuesday afternoon the government
forces in Havana paraded through the
principal streets, and were greeted
with some enthusiasm. The parade,
which was headed by the tine artil¬
lery band, consisted of 400 mounted
rural guards, clad in the regulation
khaki uniform of that organtatlon, 20o
mounted city militia, 000 infantry, ru- j
ral guards and volunteers and a city
militia company of artillery with two
machine giwi batteries. The parade
was reviewed by President Palma at
the palace.
• i'arlicular plans have been prepar¬
ed for the defense of the outskirts of
the city. The Ameri- an Captain Reno’s
rapid fire battery keeps nightly vigil
at La Eiien, a Cattle in front of the
palace, prepared to sweep the Place de
Arms park, fronting on the palace, in
the event of any surprises in that
quarter.
All the publishers and editors of
newspapers were summoned Tuesday
afternoon to the office of the secretary
of the interior and informed that while
the suspension of constitutional rights
had uol affected the customary liberty
of the press the publication of any¬
thing that might ba construed as in¬
cendiary or in any way inciting to
revolution would not be tolerated, and
that the government during the-exist
of the «#rt martial larf had
*”t uoerned right to advisable r -
** to
rest those who are responsible.
On Government Mission.
A Washington special says:
can snipping and commercial
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the protficlioii^of 1 , an*American
ship in Cuban waters. While
ment officials show an inclination
to discuss Cuban affairs in any par
ticular, there can be no doubt about
the attitude of the officials that the
cruiser Dos, Moines, which cleared
from Norfolk, Va„ Monday, presuma¬
bly to keen a watch on the filibus¬
ters, sailed really on a state depart¬
ment mission, and it is rumored in
official circles that she Will proceed
immediately to Havana
PETITION TORN lit* BY MAYOR.
Request of Socialists to Speak in Atlanta
Streets f mphotic.illv Refused
Mayor Woodward of Atlanta in no
uncertain wokIs dismissed a commit¬
tee representing J. B. Osborne, the
socialist loader and candidate for gov¬
ernor of Georgia, Tuesday morning
aftei tearing up a petition urging that
the blind orator be allowed to speak in
l udor no conditions will i give
the streets.
permit him to speak in the streets,”
paid Mayor Woodward, “and if he is
again placed in the city stockade he
will have to serve his sentence out.
fo far as I am concerned. Don’t bring
me any more petitions like this.”
Ph\sici»ns form insnrance Company.
The Interstate Life Insurance com¬
pany. with a capital of a half million
dollars, the funds to be supplied by
tV? physicians of the south, has been
chartered at Nashville, Tenn.
Bank DlPOSUO'iS is panic.
false Rumor Causes Frantic Run on Eon
cern Backed b» Millions.
A wild and unfounded rumor of in¬
solvency created a spectacular run
Tuesday on the Pullman Savings
bank at Chie?go.
Some l.o00 depositors, with their
wives and children, besieged the bank
and clamored for their savings. Ev¬
ery depositor was paid in full and
the announce nent was made that the
bank would meet any continuation of
the run. The bank is declared on all
sides to be in excellent condition and.
moreover, is backed by the Pullman
company, with $22,000,000 of wealth
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ANSEL WINS PRIZE.
Result of Second Primiry in South
Carolina a Defeat for Tillman
and the State Tank.
The second democratic primary in
South Carolina in which Manning and
Ansel made the final contest, was
held Tuesday. Martin F. Ansel, the
local optionist, has defeated Richard
Irvine Manning, dispensary candidate,
for governor.
J. Fraser Lyon, w’ho conducted the
investigations in the dispensary cor¬
ruption case, was elected attorney
general over J. W. Ragsdale. J. M.
Sullivan was elected to the railroad
commission defeating the incumbent
J. H. Whorton.
The election of Ansel and Lyon,
both of whom are against the state
dispensary, is considered a defeat for
the institution and Senator Tillman.
The fate of the dispensary, however,
will not be decided until the next leg¬
islature.
TO PLEASE THE SOUTH.
Bryan Softens His Attitude on Government
Ownership Question.
The most noticeable feature of the
great Bryan reception in St. Louis :
Tuesday night was his softened atti¬
tude on the question of government
ownership of railroads. j
“It is government supervision which
I stand for first,” he said.
“If that fails, then we must try
more radical measures.”
A tremendous ovation was tendered
Mr. Bryan by ihe great crowd gather- j I
ed in the coliseum when he stepped
upon the platform and took his seat.
Mr. Bryan said, in part; “You have
cheered enough to make my heart
cheerful, and I an glad to be here. I
have been trying to find home for
more than, a week, and I have found
it so homelike everywhere that I can
hardly tell wnere I live.
“Now I want to show you it is bet
ter to trust the democratic principles
to the democratic party than to trust
them to one man -whose party de
nounccs him for following them. I
want to remind you that the most
popular act of Mr. Roosevelt’s admin
; miration was his bringing peace be
tween two nations. He settled the coal
strike after a loss of $99,000,000 to
employers, employees and the public,
It was a grand act. I applaud him
for it. Via;form■;
-£ :
Bi it ■ did democratic' No.
m*c from the
and I wrote the plank myself. If
j could gain popularity by settling
strike that cost $99,000,000, whv
not our party have some credit for
proposing a plan which if nut into i
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necessary? Why hasn’t the republican
party lollowed it up by making a na¬
tional law that will make it unneces¬
sary for a man to starve his wife and
children in order to get justice? If
the president can become the only
popular man in the republican party
because ho does something spasmodi¬
cally along democratic lines, what
should be the popularity of the man
who does something and lias always
been a democrat? Where did Mr.
Roosevelt find his mandate for his ac¬
tion regarding the rate bill? Ho had
to go to the democratic platterm.
The most important part of the El¬
kins bill is the penitentiary sentence
for its violation.
"The railroads have been the most
corrupting Influence in politics in the
past, twenty years. By the use of pass¬
es they have packed conventions. This
law was suggested by the democratic
party. I shall soon have occasion to
talk on railroads again, but tonight
1 want to impress it upon you that
the railroad question solution was the
product of the democratic party.
“The president has now been in of¬
fice almost five years. How many
trust magnates are in the peniten¬
tiary? We have a great many trusts
in this country violating the law. My
■ tiends. I ask you to figure out on
ihe basis of the number of trust mag
rates imprisoned during the past five
years, how many generations will it
take to solve the trust question?”
Mr. Bryan left for Louisville, Ky„
at 3 p. m.
CHINESE OPPOSE FOREIGNERS.
New Propaganda Menaces Business inter¬
ests ot Americans in Orient
Mail advices received in Washing¬
ton from China are disquieting to
Americans having financial interests
in the Orient. There is no abatement
ot the anti-foreign feeling, and the
animosity is no longer confined to
Americans, but includes all foreign¬
ers except Japanese.
A formidable party has arisen and
is conducting an active propaganda.
It is known as “restorer cf rights”
and its purpose is to drive the for¬
eigners out of business in China.
OLD KENTUCKY
GREETS BRYAN
Great Throng Gathered in Louis¬
ville to Extend Welcome.
WAITERS0N MAKES A HIT
Bryan Puls Himself Right as Regards
Government Ownership by Saying
Question is With Voters.
Entering the southland for the first
time in two years, Mr. Bryan Wednes- i
day received a welcome in Louisville
which in warmth has not been sur¬
passed by any of the greetings given
him since his return from his tour
of the world. His arrival in the city
provoked a great outburst of acclama¬
tions from thousands of marchers and
yet more thousands on the streets.
His reception at the armory at night,
where he addressed a crowd of 12,000
people, was nothing less than a vol¬
canic eruption of enthusiasm.
The mass meeting at the armory
constituted Kentucky’s greeting on
behalf of the south. Mr. Bryan was
welcomed by his whilom opponent,
Henry Watterson, who presided over
the meeting. TbS' other speakers pre¬
ceding Mr. Bryan were Senator Car¬
mack of Tennessee, representing the
south, and Senator W. J. Stone of
Missouri, -who introduced the guest
of honor.
When Biyan entered the hall lean¬
ing on the arm of Mr. Watterson,
there was a demonstration which last
cd ten minutes, thousands of flags
beiim waved in union with the surges
of cheers that swept over the throng. 1
As soon as the noise had subsided,
Mr. Watterson began his address of
welcome.
Mr. Watterson said in part;
“I recognize as our chieftain in this
approaching conflict the Hon. William
Jennings Bi in of Nebraska.
“We purpos to reform, not to rev¬
olutionize th- government. We pur¬
j pose to re-establish democratic insti¬
, j tutions in th-* cation’s capital, return¬
ing to the voi ? what belongs to tlie
i voters. We ;n ise to crive from the
floor of the w hose who sit there
j nQt ag |Jei . Vd the people, but as
! cnrporatiou We purpose to
: ’ yaXSs coimiiitteeMJ.
have ma,le an ai;t00racy of that which
^ as creat * a a legislative body. In a
word, , we purpose to readjust the lost
j la,anoe between the people and their
lawmakers.
"° ur jury is the nation : our Proof
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I our ^ witness °L Theodore the . repabl5can Roosevelt; T arty =
our
attorney Mr. Bryan of Nebraska.’
Mr. Watterson’s speech touched off
the penf-up enthusiasm almost at the
start, and when at the close he point¬
ed to Mr. Brvan and said; “Here he
is; God bless him and give him wis¬
dom,” the audience yelled for five min¬
utes. Mr. Watterson finally command¬
ed silence long enough to introduce
Senator Carmack of Tennessee.
Senator Carmack was followed by
Senator Stone of T.lissouri, who, in
a few words, introduced Mr. Bryan.
The demonstration which greeted Mr.
Bryan on his entrance to the hail was
renewed as the Nebraskan arose to
speak.
In his speech which followed, he
made a more explicit statement as
to his position in the matter of gov¬
ernment ownership of railroads. In
dead silence he read a lengthy state¬
ment elaborating his position, but de¬
clared that "the making of platforms
rests with the voters of the whole par¬
ty, and 1 never have and never wilt
attempt to force my opinions or those
of any few men on the people.”
While ti vs indicating that the doc¬
trine of government ownership is in
the hands of the voters, Mr. Bryan’s
speech indicated plainlj that nothing
has yet occurred to shake his belief
in the ultimate efficacy and necessity
of it. He declaied that he would gladly
make any sacrifice in exchange for
the assurance that regulation instead
of government ownership wouid an¬
swer the need of the people. He ex¬
pressed grave doubts as to whether
regulation would eve«< suffice.
He also took pains to present ar¬
guments to convince his hearers that
government ownership of trunk lines
and state ownership of state lines,
“not only preserve the rights of the
state, but will permit the people of
each to adopt government ownership
when they are ieady for it.” A tre¬
mendous yell arose when at the finish
of the statement Mr. Bryan, with all
the emphasis he could muster, re¬
called to his hearers that—
"Whenever i saw a danger threaten¬
ing the people I have spoken out
without asking anybody’s permission
or querying what the effect might be
on me.”
H0HE GETS HARD JOLT
In Testimony of Former Stewardess,
Who Also Routs Character Assas¬
sins in Plain Statement.
Mrs. Belle Reid, former stewardess,
was the star witness at the Thursday
morning session of the joint legisla¬
tive investigating committee at At¬
lanta, which is probing into past and
present conditions at the Georgia Sol
aiers’ Home. She was on the stanu
for probably an hour, during which
time she wept copiously, denied vig
orously the charges that have been
made against her and swore that prior
her employment at con- j
,jj t j ons were awlul.
While Mrs. Reid was introduced by
the trustees in rebuttal, her testimony
was quite as damaging as any that
has yet been offered. Sue swore that
when she accepted employment at the
home the place, from cellar to garret,
was filthy, too filthy to be described,
The dining room and kitchen, she said,
were vile with stench, while many of
the sleeping rooms -were so filthy that
the negress who cleaned them was I
forced to wear a camphor saturated
towel over her face.
In her effort to vindicate herself,
Mrs. Reid gave the received home the worst the |
black eye it has since
investigation begun. 1
was
“There were maggots in the dining j
room, maggots in the kitchen, mag- j
gots in The fireplaces, maggots and j
filth everywhere, when I took charge I
as stewardess,” declared Mrs. Reid, j
to the astonishment of committeemen j j
and trustees alike, “and the stench
was sickening,” she added. 1
“I made enemies, yes, I made a 1
number of enemies,’ continued • tbe j
“I in . a position ...... to Incur
woman, was
the enmity of some of the grumblers, j
when I inaugurated the a dining plan for room.” con- j j
trolling them in
With a show of spirit and flashing
eyes, Mrs. Reid admitted having car¬
ried a pistol during some of the time
she occupied the postion of steward¬
ess, and she continued a detailed
justification of arming herself.
“1 carried a pistol because I was
being constantly thrown with unruly,
impudent and drunken negroes in the
kitchen,” said Mrs. Reid, “and I used
it to good advantage too. I used it
for a bluff and it workei,
“The negroes in the kitchen were
disorderly. nd one had threatened
. ■ a w P"f tKSlUHl -ttrytj/ib-u;.
jl them Wat I would kill
e who gave me any jaw,
anu l have done it too. I
would . put a bail through one
of them in a minute.”
Continuing Mrs. Reid also modestly
admitted that she carried the pistol
on trips to and from home to the city.
She said she was afraid of an in
mate named Moses, with whom she
had had trouble at the home.
\yhen Judge Freeman, prior to turn¬
ing tlie witness over to counsel for
the petitioners, invited her to make
such statements as she cared to make.
| the woman broke down completely,
and it was some time before she could
continue.
Her eyes brimful of tears and her
body shaking with emotion, Mrs.
Reid’s recital was pathetic. She said
she had been hurt by the notoriety
given her through the investigation,
and wept copiously when she referred
tc the charges that have been made
against her character.
Mrs. Reid touched the hearts of her
hearers when she referred to her fa¬
ther, a Confederate soldier, and her
dier, who died in the saddle, while
fighting the common foe of the south.
She spoke feelingly of the good name
and fine character of her people, and j
t ailed upon the committee to decide |
• f she had or could ever do anything :
H.al would besmirch the fair name of !
her family.
ARMY OF lfVNrSSEE SOCIETY.
Will Hold Thirty-sixth Annual Remlon ot
Council Blulls, Iowa.
The announcement is made by Re¬
cording Secretary Cornelius Cadle that
the thirty-sixth reunion of the Society
of the Army of the Tennessee will be
held at Council Bluffs, Iowa, Novem¬
ber 8-9, 19)6. The annual address will
be delivered by General Smith D. Wat
kins. Captain George H. Richmond
of Council Bluffs is in charge of ar
rangemerfis.
ONLY SMALL GUARD RETAINED.
Most of Bluejackets Landed at Havana
Ordered Back to Their Ship.
A Washington special savs: Law*
•
Thursday night it was officially an
iiouneed here that the sailors who
were landed at Havana from the
American cruiser have VSrir“vessel! been ordered
to immediately return !
leaving on shore a small guard - tor
the American legation.
CUBA WARNED
BY ROOSEVELT
Islanders are Told Plainly to Cease
Hostilities Instanter.
THREATENS INTERVENTION
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^ $tag2 and Secretary
Taft and Acting Secretary of State
Bacon Sent to Investigate.
At Oyster Bay, N. Y., Friday, after
a protracted conference with Secre
tary 0 f war Taft, Acting Secretary of
gmte Bacon and Secretary of the
av y Bonaparte, President Roosevelt
add(ieSr . ed an j mpor tant communica-
1
lion to Cuba, and arranged to , send ,
secretaries Taft and Bacon to the
ipland to ma ke a thorough investiga
things there, and lend their
influence to restore peace,
The communication is addressed to
the Cuban minister to the United
States, Senor Quesada, and is an im
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1 a ioned lvja to Cuba to realize her
responsibility as a self-governing c P if .mvernine re¬ re
public, and to restore peace In the
island. Her attention is called in no
uncertain language to the responsibil
ity which the Lnited btates hears
to the island, and the certainty that
such responsibility will necessarily be
exercised should peace not be pve
served.
The president says lie nas ceituin
information that the peace of the
island is now menaced and that Amei
ican property has been destroyed.
Secretaries Taft and Bacon will go
by rail to Key West, Fla., and from
there the journey tc* Havana will be
completed on a naval vessel, probably
the cruiser Des Moines.
The conference which resulted in
the Cuban discussion began at Saga¬
more Hill shortly after 3 o’clock Fri¬
day afternoon, and continued until 10
o’clock at night
Secretary r l aft said as he left Oys¬
ter Bay that he had no idea as to
the length of his visit to Cuba. He
indicated that there would he no haste
in the investigation which would be
made there. Aside from this informa
I'mriv tKose -no -KlfRfiafeun'-tWi
by attending the conference, ffi©
statement being made that the letter
of the president -was intended to cov¬
er the whole Cuban situation so far
as it was desirable to do so in the
public print.
The most significant paragraphs in
the president’s letter to Cuba are as:
! follows;
“I solemnly adjure all Cuban pa¬
triots to band together, to sink all dif¬
ferences and personal ambitions and
to remember that the only way that
Liey can preserve the independence
of the republic is to prevent the ne¬
cessity of outside interference by res¬
cuing her from the anarchy of civil
war. I earnestly hope that ibis word
of adjuration of mine, given in the
name of (he American people, the
stanchest friends and well wishers of
Cuba that there are in all world, will
be taken as it is meant; will be
seriously considered, and will- be act¬
ed upon, and if so acted upon, Cuba’s
permanent independence, her perma¬
nent success as a republic, are as¬
sured.
Btates. have a duty i n this matt-r
which I canr.ot shirk. The third arti¬
cle in that treaty, implicity confeis
upon the United States the -is-M ir*
Intervene gove.-nment'adeq-iS for fine maintenance in Pule*
of a for
teciion of life, property and individual
liberty
“ The- treaty
the conferring this right is
supreme low of the land, and fur
msnes me with the right and the
means of fulfilling the obligation that
1 am under to protect American in¬
terests. The information at hand
s.iows that the social bonds through
I " !anJ haVS been so relaxed
tLat tUa< lue. r - property and individual lib
<?rly are no longer safe.”
ACCIDENTAL DfAlH EQR NEIL.
Well Known Cotton Statistican Hit by Street
Car and Dies of Injuries.
Henry M. Neill, one of the best
known cotton statisticians, both * m
this Country and in England, was
struck by a street car in New Or¬
leans and died shortly afterward from
bis Injuries. Mr. Neill, while waiting
for a car o close 7“‘T to the w tracks " un S
and --- was - knocked down.
T vas at one time
' considered ^ bv
m^crop P "affihoritie auttl0ntlea ' FT* m America. ^ Mr
Neill was born in England and
7S old. was
years