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About The Ashburn advance. (Ashburn, Ga.) 18??-19?? | View Entire Issue (Feb. 24, 1899)
THE ASHBURN ADVANCE * VOL. Ml. FAURE IS STRICKEN WHILE AT WORK IN HIS STUDY. DEATH SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED. His Family Beached Him Before the End Came—A Stroke of Apoplexy the Cause of Death. A Paris special says: M. Felix Fanre, president of the republic of France, died at 10 o’clock Thursday night from apoplexy, after au illness of three hours. It had been known for some time that President Faure's heart was weak, but the first intimation that he was sick was given at half-past 6 o’clock Thursday afternoon, when a message v. r as dispatched to the premier, M. Dupuy, announcing that the presi¬ dent was ill. M. Dupuy immediately repaired to the Elysee. All medical efforts proved futile and the president died on the stroke of ten. The flag over the Elysee was immediately lowered to half-mast and the news was dispatched to all the officials and members of the cabinet. General Zurliuden, military governor of Paris; the grand chancellor of the Legion of Honor, the prefect of the Seine, the prefect of the police of Paris and the presidents of the senate and chamber of deputies promptly arrived at the Elyaee. rapidly The report spread through the city and large crowds soon assem- bled in the vicinity of the palace. About 6 o’clock M. Fanre, who was then in his study, went to the door of the room of M. Lc Gall, his private secretary, which is contiguous to the study, and called him. M. Le Gall, immediately went to the president’s aid, led him to a sofa and called General Baliuud, general secre¬ tary of the president’s household; M. BiSndel, under private secretary, and Dr. Humbert, who happened to be at the Elysee attending a relative. The president’s condition did not appear dangerous, but Dr. Humbert, on perceiving that he was rapidly get¬ ting worse, telephoned for Dr. Lanne- Longue and Dr. Cheuriet, who arrived with M. Dupuy and were joined later by Dr. Bergerey. retained Though M Fanre still con¬ sciousness, the doctors soon recognized that the case was hopeless, but it was not until nearly 8 o’clock that the members of the family were informed of the real state of affairs. They came to the sofa were the president lay. Soon after lie began to lose conscious¬ ness, and despite all efforts, expired at 10 o’clock in theprisenco of the family and M. Dupuy. IJepubllc Notified Officially. M. Dupuy communicated the sad intelligence to M. Loubet, president of the senate; M. Paul Desehanel, president of tho chamber of deputies; the members of the cabinet and other high functionaries, after which he addressed the following dispatch to all prefects and sub-prefects iu France; “I have the sad task to announce to you the death of the president, which occurred at 10 o’clock this evening as the result of an apoplectic stroke. Kindly take the necessary measures to inform the population immediately of the mourning that has fallen upon the republic. Tne government counts upon your active vigilance at this painful juncture.” o’clock that the It was not until 11 news began to become known to the general public in Paris. From that time began a continuous arrival of public men. Strict orders, however, were issued and only members of the cabinet were admitted to the Elysee. The president of tlie council and minister of the interior, M. Dupuy, requested all prefects and sub-prefects not to leave their posts, and directed all those who are absent to .return im- mediately. have given the idea Nothing could of i oaching death. Up till tho very st M. Fame indulged in lis . customary habits of work, and even in his equestrian rides. lie ate well and slept regularly. THREE FIREMEN KILLED. They Were Buried Under Fulling IJebrls of Burned Building. Ac 3 o’clock Friday morning while a dozen firemen were at work in the ruins of the big store of the Emerson Shoe company in Philadelphia, which was burned out the night before, a mass of iron aud stone crashed down from- the upper floors, burying the men beneath it. Three of the firemen were killed. "When the three men were first buried in the debris they answered the shouts of their comrades, but the unfortunates undoubtedly met death by suffocation. Five other firemen were injured, two seriously. ASHBURN. WORTH CO.. ^A.. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 24, 1891). HITCHCOCK ARRIVES. New Secretary of the Interior Comes to Re¬ lieve Bliss. Hon. Ethan Allen Hitchcock, who is to succeed Secretary Bliss at the head of the inteiior department, reached Washington from New York Sunday eveuing. interview, The new secretary, in an corrected what he said was a popular wrong impression regarding the czar’s so-called disarmament proposal, made to the powers of the world. “This proposition,” said he, “is not for a disarmament, but for the calling of a conference for the purpose of reaching an agreement not to increase armaments. Such was the intention of the circular issued by him iu Au¬ gust last.” Mr. Hitchcock was averse to discuss¬ ing for publication European politics, but he said in answer to questions that the accomplishments of this country in raising an army from 25,- 000 to 260,000 men during the Spanish war challenged their admiration and astounded and amazed the nations of the old world. It had increased ad¬ miration for the flag, and he added: “The American flag never flew higher in Europe than it flies to¬ night.” Russia, he said, was friendly to America and during the late war main¬ tained an attitude of strict neutrality. COST OF GROWING COTTON. Department of Agriculture Makes In% T esti- gations Which Will Be Published. Under the supervision of Statistician Hyde of tlie department of agriculture at Washington, the cost of growing cotton has been investigated, and the results of the investigation are to be published within a few days in n pam¬ phlet. This report will show that the average cost of producing an acre of upland cotton in 1898 was $15.42, sub¬ divided into the following items: Bent, $2.88; plowing, $2.81; seed, 21 cents; planting seed, 28 cents; fertili¬ zers, SI.30; distributing fertilizers, 16 cents; chopping and hoeing, $1.31; picking, SI.37; ginning and pressing, SI.02; bagging and ties, 57 cents; marketing, 64 cents; repairing imple¬ ment-, 40 cents; all other expenses, 41 cents. It was ascertained that the pounds of lint produced per acre were 255.6, sold for 6.7 cents per pound; bushels of seed produced,16; price per bushel, 11.9 cents. The total return to the planter on the average was $19.03, which gave him a net profit of $3.61 per acre. The cost of picking cotton per 100 pounds was 44 cents, while the cost of producing the lint per pound was 5.27 cents. Several thousand cotton planters contributed to these statistics, and of the entire number reporting, 20 per cent reported a loss, largely due to de¬ ficient prod action, owing to drouth anil to other causes. To produce'sea island cotton costs $21.95 per acre, or an average of 11.59 cents per pound, and the total return for lint and seed of sea island cotton was $28.65, which gave the planter a net profit of $6.70 per acre. GUERRILA WARFARE * Adopted By Filipinos Prorincing; Bad Feel¬ ing; Among American Troops. General Otis cabled the war depart¬ ment Saturday the names of nine American soldiers wounded on Turi- quina road, north of the pumping sta¬ tion, Friday. Of these, Private Geo. Adams, company A, First Nebraska, died. The reports of such skirmishes as those noted above and the stories of frequent firing by concealed natives upou the American outposts, have conveyed the impression to the offi¬ cials in Washington that General Otis is being rapidly brought to a pass where he must assume a most vigor¬ ous offensive campaign. BRYAN TO STUDENTS. Nebraskan Speaks On “Jmpe ;, ilism” at Ann Arbor, Mich. Colonel William Jennings Bryan lectured on “Imperialism” at Ann Arbor, Mich., Saturday night before an audience of students, members of the University of Michigan faculty and citizens, which taxed the capacity of t&e big university ball. The students of all shades of politi¬ cal opinions gave him a noisy and en¬ thusiastic welcome on his appearance. Colonel Bryan’s declarations in favor of independence for the Filipinos, un¬ der an American protectorate, brought out considerable applause. FOUR CHILDREN CREMATED. Mother Was Helpless to Save Them From Burning; Home. A dwelling house at French Run, thirty-five miles east of DuBois, Pa., belonging to a woodman named Cari- sou, was burned Friday morning. Carison was away from home, but bis wife and five little children were in the house. The mother wa awakened by the noise of crackling wood and had just time to grasp her haby and jump from a second-story window into the snow. She was then obliged to stand and witness the burning to death of her four other little ones, aged twelve, seven, five and two years respectively. IN REPLACING SPANISH SOVER¬ EIGNTY OVER PHILIPPINES. DEWEY TO INAUGURATE CAMPAIGN Administration Considers Delay as Dan¬ gerous and Decides to Strike Decisive Blow. A Washington special says: The ad¬ ministration has determined to rapidly extend the jurisdiction of the United States over the whole Philippine gropp, acting on the theory that delay in this ease is dangerous, and that an¬ archy aud a general paralysis of such interests as the islands support will be brought about through u failure to promptly replace the Spanish sover¬ eignty over the islands by that of the United States. The decision involves the necessity of a naval campaign, and this will be instituted ns soon as Admiral Dewey receives the re-enforcements iu tiro shape of gunboats now on the way to Manila. Owing to the vast number of the Philippine islands, a large number of gunboats would be required to visit them simultaneously; so the program will be to have the vessels visit, in or¬ der, the principal towns outside of Manila. The naval vessels probably will bo accompanied by some troop transports, aud the soldiers will be landed where necessary to hoist the United States flag and take possession formally of the ports. It is understood that there will be no attempt made at this time to displace any of the existing munici¬ pal governments except, where they prove refractory and offer resistance. PRESIDENT ADDRESSES VETERANS Ho 18 Given Warm Reception By G. A. It. Mon at Boston. The Inst day of President McKin¬ ley’s visit to Boston was spent in a continual round of pleasure. At Tre- mont Temple he spoke to the mem¬ bers of the Massachusetts department of the Grand Army of the Republic, who were assembled in annual con¬ vention. To the Grand Army of (lie Republic President McKinley said: “I count myself most fortunate to find upou my visit to the city of Bos¬ ton my comrades of the Grand Army of the Republic in session in the same city, thus giving me an opportunity once again to look into your faces and to exchange the friendly greeting of comrades with each and every one of you. “You fought in a holy cause, which, under the providence of God, triumph¬ ed. You not only were good soldiers, maintaining in the battle’s front the honor and integrity of the flag we love so much, Imt since the war and iu your relation as citizens to the gov¬ ernment you have ever been loyal and faithful, preserving in peace the gov¬ ernment which you secured in war. The sad feature about all these re¬ unions is tlmt our numbers are dimin- ishing. “Every annual roll call discloses one or another of our comrades not pres¬ ent, but accounted for. They have gone to join their comrades on the other side, now in the majority, sleep¬ ing within that low green tent whose curtain never turns. It lias occurred to me, as it has to every old soldier of the war, that the conspicuous com¬ manders, those who gave orders we loved to obey, have all gone from among us—Grant aud Sherman and Sheridan and Hancock—and a long line besides that are treasured in the memories of the soldiers of the re¬ public. “I am glad to have an opportunity of living as you have had the oppor¬ tunity of living in this last year, when the American people have again mani¬ fested their patriotism, their love of country, their devotion to American honor, aud I want to see all the brave men of tlie Spanish war, north and south, in some great patriotic organ¬ ization, and I know none better than the Grand Army of the Republic. I thank you and bid you all good morn¬ ing.” PASSENGER TRAINS COLLIDE. Twenty-One People Killed In a DJHanter Near BrnHHelH. A cable dispatch states that an ex¬ press train from Calais having pas¬ sengers from London on board collided Saturday with a train from Touruay, which was standing at the station at Foret, near Brussels. Twenty-one persons were killed outright and one hundred more or less injured. There were no Americans or English among tlie victims. ft is said that owing to the fog the engineer of the express The train did not see the signals. scene of the wreck presented a horrible picture. FRENCH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY MEETS IN VEItSAILES. A NEW PRESIDENT IS ELECTED. Meline Was (liven Votes By H»e tlon—Loubet Is Anxious to Maintain Peace. Paris special says: M. Loubet was elected president of the French re¬ public Saturday afternoon. He re¬ ceived 483 votes against 270 votes east for M. Meline, and 50 scattering. The national assembly met at Ver¬ sailles at 1 o’clock and Mr. Loubet, president of the senate, declared the sitting open amid the applause of the leftists, during which M. Loubet proceeded to drawing for tellers. Sopu the scene became animated. Crowds of people surrounded the doors watching the arrival of mem¬ bers. The palace was closed to the public. Various political groups held meetings at noon, and M. Cocliery an¬ nounced that ML Meline had definitely withdrawn his candidacy. The nation¬ alists and the anti-Semites decided not to vote for M. Loubet. When M. Paul DeRoulede, organ¬ izer of the League of Patriots aud dep¬ uty representing the second district of Angouleme, voted, he attempted to speak from the tribune where the urns where placed; but M. Loubet forbade him to do so, which called forth pro¬ test from the rightists and applause from the leftists. In the meantime the voting contin¬ ued. While the checking was in prog¬ ress the members of the assembly left the hall and assembled in the galleries and corridors, where they discussed the chances of the election. M. Meline loudly announced that ho had voted for M. Loubet. When the sitting of the assembly was resumed the public galleries were crowded. The tellers entered headed by M. Chauveau, wlio announced that M. Loubet bad been elected by a vote of 483 to 270 ea '' for M. Meline amidst applause from the leftist, and center groups. Senr.ttr Cbauveau added; “M. Loubet, having obtained an absolute majority, I proclaim him president of the republic.” The announcement was greeted with prolonged applause mingled with vio¬ lent protests from the rightists, the leftists shouting, “Vive la republique!” M. Cbauveau then declared the sit¬ ting closed. A squadron of curraisuers which arrived at, the palace to escort the new president was greeted by the crowd outside with cries of “vivo l’armee.” The result of the election was com¬ municated to M. Loubet and he re¬ ceived the congratulations of his friends. The newly elected president promised to devote his best efforts to fulfilling the wishes of the country and to “reunite the republicans who have drifted asunder by the current of unhappy events.” President Loubet’s remarks brought forth lively applause from his hearers. Power Transferred to Loubet. The premier, M. Dupuy, then for¬ mally transferred the executive power to M. Loubet and congratulated him upon his election. The president in thanking M.Dupuy expressed the hoj>e of having the sup¬ port of the cabinet. The senators and deputies then filed past and shook bands with tho president, who after¬ wards received a deputation of appealed news¬ paper men and through them to the whole press of the country to work in unison and appeasement. M. Loubet left the place in a car¬ riage accompanied by M. Dupuy slid followed by the ministers. The crowds along the route acclaimed President Loubet with cries of “vive la repub- Jique!” “vivel’armee!” “vive Loubet!” ( President Loubet urrivod in Paris from Versailles at 5:08 p. m., and was received with military honors. As the presidential carriage left the Bt. La- zare station a band of thirty or forty persons ranged themselves on either side of the landau under tho leader¬ ship of a couple of individuals, who kept giving signals and shouts of “down with Loubet!” “resign, re¬ sign!” The general public was ap¬ parently indifferent and no hostility was displayed. WILL HONDURAS APOLOGIZE And Bay Heavy Fine For the Murder of a Pittsburg’, Pa., Man? The Pittsburg, I’a., Post says that in the executive mansion at Washing¬ ton there was recorded Monday morn¬ ing a protest, the result of which may lead to serious trouble between two nations—the United States and tho republic of Honduras. The murder of Frank Pears, the Pittsburg man, in Honduras, on Janu¬ ary 31st, will undoubtedly lead to most embarrassing complications un¬ less the little republic shall apologize and at the same time deliver up u great amount of gold as a fine for the foul murder committed. MORGAN'S (ANAL BILL Is Added On To tlio Klvet' ami linrbor Appropriation Measure. A Washington special says: The senate committee on commerce lias decided to put the Morgan Nicaragua canal bill on the river and harbor bill. The action of the committee was preceded by a brief argument by Sen¬ ator Morgan, in which ho went over the general grounds favorable to the construction of the canal. He contro¬ verted the opinion that the addition of the amendment would he detrimental to the interests of the river and harbor hill, and expressed a preference for the river and harbor bill over the sun¬ dry civil appropriation hill as a vehicle to carry the canal bill. Some of the members expressed the desire that the amendment should go on the sundry civil bill, but n motion to recommend that it ho incorporated in that measure was voted down, 7 nays to 4 yeas. Senator Nelstm then moved the amendment to the river and har¬ bor bill, which prevailed, 7 to 4, as follows: Ayes—Messrs. Nelson, Berry, Pen¬ rose, McBride, McMillan, Elkins, Jones, of Nevada. Senator Frye, chairman of tho com¬ mittee, did not vote. Nuys—Culfery, Mills, Pasco, Mur- 1’1>.Y- While Senator Oaffery voted against the amendment, ho did not indicate any purpose to oppose the passage of the bill in the senate because of the incorporation of the canal provision. Ho joined with all tho other members of the committee in tho vote to report the bill with the amendment added. RIVKH AND HARBOR BILL In Completed By tlie Senate Committee On Commeree. The senate committee on commerce completed its consideration of the riv¬ er and harbor bill Friday, the last act of the committee being the addition of the provision for the construction of the Nicaraugua canal. Tho whole bill, exclusive of the Nic¬ araugua canal amendment, carries an expenditure for tho next year to the amount of about $14,000,000 and for the following two or three years of about $28,000,000, making a total ex¬ penditure of about $42,000,000. Homo of the important changes made n the bill, and affecting the south are as follows: Brazos river month, Texas, $85,000 cash appropriation for deepening channel and $115,000 for extending the jetties; Hillsboro bay, Florida, (new item) cash appropriation $100,- 000; limit fixed at $900,000; Habine Pass, Texas, increased from $50,000 to $100,000; mquth of Brazos river, Texas, (new item), $200,000; James river, Virginia, decrease from $150,- 000, to $100,000; Walersee river, South Carolina, direct appropriation is made and limit fixed at $100,000; Ht. John’s river, Florida, from Jacksonville to ocean, limit fixed at $1,359,750; War¬ rior and Tomliigbee rivers decreased from $220,000 to $200,000, Tennessee river, Colbert and l’atree slmals, (new item), cash appropriation of $250,000; Big Hat.’/river, Kentucky, and West Virginia, increased from $220,000 to $240,000 limit. CHICAGO PAPER MAKES TEST Of tho YVItoloftomennim of tho Muchly DiftciiMMetl Grtmieri Beef. Humpies of the canned beef Ameri¬ can soldiers in Porto Rico and Cuba said was unfit for food have been tested chemically and analyzed with respect to fitness for food by expert chemists employed by Tho Chicago Tribune. The results of the analysis shows that in the cans submitted there was no trace of either boric or salicylic acid or any other chemical preserva¬ tives in the meat. The meat analyzed was brought from Porto Rico. TRAIN ROBBER CONVICTED. Leader of Gang Wan (liicn a Proflucuf fnir Allorncy At, LI Bean, At Chickasaw, I. T., Friday, A1 Jen¬ nings was found guilty of robbing the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific train October 1, 1897. Frank Jennings and the O’Malley boys are to be tried on the same charge. Al Jennings was the leader of the Jennings gang, at, whose door many desperate crimes are laid. He was formerly prosecuting attorney at El Ileno, <). T. The penalty is death. THAT TWENTY MILLIONS For Spain Ohuhbk Unexpected Opposition In tho Ho uno. A very sensational and unexpected thing happened in the house Thurs¬ day during the consideration of the sundry civil hill. The paragraph carrying the appro¬ priation of $20,000,000 for payirtent to Spain under the terms of the peace treaty was stricken out upon a point of order made by Mr. Wheeler, a Ken¬ tucky democrat, who ^teolared that he opposed the appropriation on princi-' pie and would resort to any techni¬ cality to defeat it. The point of order was debated for hours, hut was finally decided against. NO. 2!>. IMPORTANT ORDERS ARE ISSUED BY THE AVAR DEPARTMENT. SURPLUS TROOPS ARE DISCHARGED Savannah, Augusta ami Columbus,(3a., Are Designated As tile Mustering Out Points. The war department issued the fol¬ lowing statement Mouday: "Orders have beeu issued for the muster out of the following volunteer regiments: “At Savannah, Ga.—Third Georgia; batteries A, B, 0, ]>, Maine artillery; 202d New York volunteers. “At their present.camps atAugnstn, Ga., and Greenville, H. 0.—Third Al¬ abama, Third Connecticut, Fifth Mas¬ sachusetts, Thirty-fifth Michigan, Fif¬ teenth Minnesota, Fourth New Jersey, 201st New York,203d New York, Tenth Ohio,First Rhode Island,Second West Virginia. “This order discharges all the ■vol¬ unteers remaining in the United States.” The orders will muster out about 16,000 volunteer troops, including all such troops now in camp in the United States and the Third Georgia, at Neu- vitas; the Two Hundred and Second New York, at Guatiajay, and four bat¬ teries of Maine artillery, now at Ha¬ vana. They will ho mustered out at Savannah, Ga. This will reduce the army strength to 110,000 men, of which 30,000 are stationed in Culm. All the volunteer troops in Porto Rico have been previously discharged and the only volunteers still in the service are either in the Philippines or in Cuba. No action will bo taken with regard to those troops until congress nets upon the pending measures for the reorganization of the regular army. The enactment of the Hull hill, the war department says, will result in the muster out of all the remaining volunteers. They will ho given the first opportunity for re-enlistment in the regular service, however, and it is the expectation and hope of the war department that a majority of them will avail themselves of this privilege, there being a strong desire to secure the benefit of their services. Regarding the order a Washington special special says: The order for the muster out of the Third Georgia came as a surprise to the members of the Georgia delegation. Home time ago there was talk of the possible muster out of the regiment, hut nothing has beeu heard from that since the regi¬ ment got to Cuba. The present order is due both to the policy of the department to muster out all volunteers not very much needed, and to the desire on the part of the department officials to put an end to the importunities of the soldiers for discharges. These applications have been coining in steadily, much to the disgust of the adjutant general and other officials, and the desire to get free from thorn was doubtless instru¬ mental, in some degree, to the muster out order of Monday. DEMAND THEIR RESIGNATIONS. Methodist WlnlHiiBHof A!Iantii, Ga., Kcore itiirlimt & Shi it It. An exciting meeting of tho Metho¬ dist ministers of Atlanta took place Monday morning in the basement of Trinity parsonage. The subject difficulty of discussion was the present in the Methodist Publishing House matter. The ministers passed resolutions asking the book committee to demand the resignation of Barbee A Hmitb, agents of the Methodist Episcopal publishing house at Nashville, Tenn. PRIVATE ABERNATHY CONVICTED. IIIhi-Iihi Ifefi From Army nnil Nwitenrml to Firioe.i Year* In Pen, A Washington dispatch soys: Private Hampton Abernathy, Company A, Third North Carolina volunteer in¬ fantry, buying been tried and found guilty of manslaughter by a general courtmartiul convened at Camp Has¬ kell, Macon, Ga., has been sentenced to lio dishonorably discharged front the service of the United States and to be confined in Leavenworth peniten¬ tiary for fifteen years. FOR PACIFIC SUBMARINE CABLE. Subsidy of 01 Iff,OOO Vt-urly Fur Twenty Years Allowed In Bill. Senator Frye lias reported from the committee on foreign relations the amendment to tlie sundry civil appro¬ priation bill for tlie construction of a submarine ruble in the Pacific ocean as amended by the committee. The most important in them increases the subsidy to be paid every year for twenty years to $175,000, and extends the time in which the contracting com¬ pany is to be given to complete the line to the Philippine islands to the first of January, 1902.
