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VOL. VII.
GEORGIANS FOR PHILIPPINES
President McKinley Awards Commissions to
Five Citizens of the State.
TWO CAPTAINS AND THREE LIEUTENANTS ARE NAMED
Eleven Places Are to Be Given Georgia and the List
Is Now Nearly Completed.
A Washington speeiul says: Geor¬
gia had its innings at the white house
Tuesday and during the president's
working hours his pen traced the
names of a number of Georgians who
may soon have an opportunity to dis-
tiuguish themselves.
In the batch of appointments to the
army that ,, from . the .. white , ., , house
came
during the day were Cleveland Wil-
coxon, of Atlanta; Owen T. Kenan, of
Macon; W. K. Wheatley, of Americus;
Blanton AN in ship, of Macon and Ed
H. Alrnand, of Conyers, Wileoxon and
Kemui being given captains’ commas-
sions, while llie others were awarded
a lieutenant’s shoulder straps.
Wileoxon and Windship were ofli-
cers in the Second Georgia, Kenan
xvas in tho First Georgia and Wheatly
was in Bay’s iminuues. These five,
with Major Spence, of the regular
army; Captain Walter Corbett, of Ma-
eon; Captain Frank Crenshaw, of
BarnesviHe, and Lieutenant
street, of Gainesville, comprise the
Georgia list as it has been completed
to date. These men have been com-
missioned und their commissions liavo
heen duly signed by- the president,
Georgia is to have several other ap¬
pointments, two others, and perhaps
more, lint the authorities have not yet
determined, apparently, which they
filiall bo of those indorsed.
It is almost certain, however,
the lucky ones will be selected from
Captain Clarke, of Elberton, who has
been strongly indorsed for the cap-
tainev; Captain Miller, of Augusta,
■who is being urged by Colonel Dyer
and the republicans; Captain Kim-
brongh, of Griffin, and Captain Davis,
of Perry. Strong efforts are being made
to land all these,but it is said at the war
department that only eleven places are
to be given Georgia in ail. Of course
there are a number of other applica-
tions and all are strongly indorsed
The Georgia contingent has not
been able to get ns much as was hoped,
but in this respect other southern
delegations are in the same boat. The
fact is that the southern senators and
congressmen were given to understand
there would be no appointments at
this time, or for some time yet, and
while this understanding was on, a
list of the specially approved was made
out. The senators and congressmen
had to contend against this list in
finding places for their southern con-
stituents.
While tIris special list was based on
merit, it is perhaps natural that the
administration senators and congress¬
men found their constituents cared for
first. Tlie Georgia senators indorsed
a number of applicants, indeed all of
those who had a good record, and tho
final selection was made by the war
department presumably on merit.
However, when there avo so many ap¬
plicants it is no reflection oil those
who fail that others were chosen.
An effort has been made to distri¬
bute the appointments geographically,
but in all cases the records made by
the men have been considered nnd os¬
tensibly at least their appointment has
been based on that,. Senator Bacon
and Congressmen Lewis, Livingston
and Bartlett are in Washington mak¬
ing-strong efforts to land other appli¬
cants. Their ehanees for success are
very problematical. Judge Bartlett
lias recommended besides Kenan, Win-
ship nnd Kimbrough, Lieutenant Now¬
ell, of Captain' the regular army, for staff posi¬
tion, Wylie, Captain Wall
and Captain Frank Curry.
Tho Twenty-ninth is the regiment
that will be raised in Georgia and
surrounding states, and will be mus¬
tered in at Fort Mcl’herson, Atlanta.
Congressman Livingston has made
formal application to the secretary of
war for the stands of regimental colors
used by the First, Second and Third
Georgia regiments, his desire being
to have thene put in the statehouse.
J1AY BE UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
Florid’.v's New Anti-Scalper Law Is Prob¬
ably No Good.
A Tallahassee special says: It has
just been discovered that the famous
“anti-pcalpers’ ” law enacted at the
recent-ession of the Florida iegisla-
lure for the avowed purpose of driving
railroad ticket brokers out of business
in this state, is probably nneonstitu-
tional. This statute has hitherto been
regarde! as ironclad and perfectly free
from co stitutional objections, lint an
investig tion now being made is prac-
tically c rtain to precipitate a
battle in ‘he Florida courts over the
validity <S the iaw.
MAuON HAS GOOD OIL.
Inspector -ays Only tlie Rest tjnnlit.v Is
Sent To That City.
qr,- Macon? T, W. Loyless, oil inspector
at Ga., says the oil in that
city is a ngbt, and in every test it
claimed^ l as ren -exed 138 degrees. It is
it only the beat.quality consumers of
oil i U sc k- Macon, and
> to^fSier i , , fear The Macon oil is
sate 18 degrees above the
test requii*4 by the laws of Georgia,
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EIVE MILLIONS LOST.
Texas Floods Desl,0 >’ ed «" ^re¬
Rate 20 t),ooo Dates of
Cotton,
The cotton exchange in Austin,Tex.,
j ast completed the work of oare-
fully tabulating , the losses oil the cot-
t on cr op attendant upon the Brazos
river flood. They have Returned data
from all the counties affected by the
flood and have compiled all returns.
The result is that they find that the
loss in the Brazos bottom will repre-
SPn t 200,000 bales of cotton, which
they figure out to represent $5,000,-
000 loss.
They have also figured out from
their reports from all over the cotton-
growing area (if the* state that the
floods in the bottom will not have
nearly the effect on the crop that was
at first expected. They now find from
their reports that the heavy rains
which produced the flood and ruined
the crops in tho bottom have benefited
cotton growing on the upper lands
proportionately, so that by far the best
crop harvested in years will be pro-
duced from the uplands this season.
WAR DAMAGES DENIED.
.Hiss Favre Wanted 810,000 From United
States Government.
A Washington dispatch says: The
secretary of state has sent Ambassador
Cambon > of France, an answer to the
Iatter ’ s recant !eHer submitting the
clalm oE Miss Ivau Favre for * 10 > n0 °
damn S es attending tho capture of the
FrenoU steamer Oiinde Rodriguez, on
which she Wils ft passenger, by the
cr " isor New Orleans during the block-
ado oE ’' >an
Miss Favre’s claim recited that she
had suffered from an attack of fever
whlle at Charleston and tho damages
were fortb is and tho indignities of tho
detention - From 1he fac t3 cl ted tho
3 ecretaiy states that the , United T . , States
Davnl authorities could not lie charged
wlth a, D T negligence m tho circnm-
stance attending the capture,
I be secretary reviews tne facts in
much detail and states in the conclu-
sion that the government is not bab e
<> a tins claim, ihe answer is likely
establish a precedent on a largo
number of slmllar c ,umB ■ Vhe se ?' e :
tary says the French steamer was first
observed by the cruiser Yosennte on
July *Rh, aud that a!1 °u icer °* ‘he
Yosemite went on board and noted in
the log of the Rodriguez that a block¬
ade of Sail Juan was in progress.
Miss Favre subsequently took pas¬
sage at Port An Prince on July 13th.
On July 17th the Rodriguez was again
sighted off San Juan, whereupon she
was captured by the New Orleans. ' Tlie
prize was taken to Charleston on July
22d and on August 5th nil the passen¬
gers were released by court order and
turned over to the Freneh company.
Secretary Hay’s letter is acconqia-
nied by one from Attorney General
Griggs, giving facts submitted by the
United States district attorney at
Charleston bearing out iu detail the
points made in the secretary’s letter.
He says the Ridriguez was anchored
off the battery iu Charleston harbor,
in one of the most healthful spots
along the Atlantic coast. The health
officer’s letter is to the same effect.
Aside from the bearing of his decision
on the individual case, it may have a
bearing also on the claims which may
be brought forward by tho owners of
tho steamer Rodriguez and of the La
Fayette, which, was stopped off Ha-
vana.
Fatal New York I-'ire.
Fire in a crowded tenement in Mon¬
roe street early Tuesday resulted in
fatal injuries to five persons and the
overcoming by smoke of eight others.
There were sixteen families in the
house. It could not lie determined
jnst how the fire started.
YVHEELER SAYS GOODBY
To Friends In Washington and Begins
Journey to Manila.
General Joseph E. Wheeler left
Washington Tuesday afternoon en-
route to the Philippine islands. He
goes via Chicago, Omaha, Denver and
Salt Lake, and is scheduled to reach
San Francisco on Saturday. He will
sail for Manila on the 20th.
“I have no plans of campaign,” he
said to an Associated Press represent-
ative, “and shall not know what l am
to do until I receive my instructions
from General Otis. I should like to
have it understood,” ho continned,
“that I go to tho Philippines in an cn-
tirely subordinate capacity.”
GOOD WORK OF LIFE SAVERS.
Over Five Hundred People Rescued In
Flooded Illstrtets
The life-saving bureau at Washing-
ing has received the following telegram
from Superintendent Hutehina. at Gal-
veston, Tex., who, -with a force of life-
savers, has been operating in the
flooded districts: “Have rescued 542
people. Seven to fifteen feet of water
over the cotton and cane plantations.
Some drowned; many narrow escapes.”
BUI 1 N, GA, SATURDAY. JULY I «>, IS!)!).
INVADES M’KINLEY’S STATE.
Bryan Speaks At a Big Dollar
Banquet At Columbus,
Ohio.
About 1,000 people attended the dol¬
lar dinner given by the Young Men’s
Democratic Club of Columbus, O., in
that city Friday night. It was tho
largest banquet which the local democ¬
racy has had since that given in honor
of the seventy-seventh birthday of tho
late Judge Alien G. Thurman in the
same hall ton years ago. The affair
was strictly democratic in its simplici¬
ty, nil classes being represented.
The chief guest was Colonel Williaifi
J. Bryan, at tho table with whom were
also seated Hon. C. T. Callahan and
George Fred Williams, of Massachu¬
setts; Judge Tarvin, of Kentucky;
Hon. Allon W. Thurman, of Colum¬
bus, the toastmaster, and a number of
others prominent in state politics.
Tho entrance of Colonel Bryan was
greeted by an outburst of applause
which lasted until after he had become
seated.
Hon. Christopher T. Callahan, of
Massachusetts, was the first speaker,
responding to tho toast “The Issues.”
Ho dwelt particularly upon imperial¬
ism, trusts and free silver ns the lead¬
ing issues in 1900.
When Colonel Bryan was introduced
there was another outburst of ap¬
plause that continued for several min¬
utes. When quiet had been restored
Colonel Bryan launched upon a dis¬
cussion of tho issues of the day in re¬
sponse to the toast “Democracy.”
Ilis speech was a great effort and was
wildly applauded.
PLEADED SELF-DEFENSE.
Slayers of General Luna Acquitted In
Filipino Court.
A cable dispatch from Manila says:
Tlie trial at Cabanatuan of the slayers
of General Luna, the Filipino leader,
who was assassinated by the guard of
Aguinaldo’s residence, resulted iu the
acquittal of the defendants. They
pleaded self-defense. Tho testimony
showed tliat thero was a conspiracy on
the part of Luna and officers to kill
Aguinaldo and make Luna dicta¬
tor. Luna’a death seems to have
strengthened Aguinaldo’s leadership
for the time. Luna’s supporters are
now outwardly loyal to Aguinaldo.
The members of the Spanish colony
here are now lionizing the survivors
of the Spanish garrison at Baler, on
the east coast of Luzon, who returned
to Mauiln Thursday night with the
Spanish commissioners sent to treat
with tho Filipinos for the surrender of
of the Spanish prisoners.
A dozen bauquots have been arran¬
ged in their honor and a subscription
lias been started for their relief. Lieu¬
tenant Martin, the only surviving of¬
ficer of the garrison, denies the story
that he killed Captain Morenas, the
Spanish officer who commanded at
Baler, because he tried to raise a white
flag. Martin says the captain died of
berri-berri.
The transport Chnrruca is to take
General Bates to the Sulu islands on a
diplomatic mission. The general will
endeavor to arrange the basis for a
friendly understanding with tho snl-
tan of Sulu, who claims fb be friendly
to Americans. Under tho sultan’s
treaty with Spain, ho received a sub¬
sidy.
General Wheaton is to take com¬
mand of General Hale’s brigade at San
Fernando. General Hale is returning
to the United States with the Colora¬
do regiment.
GEORGIA LAWYERS ADJOURN,
Tho Meeting nt Warm Springs Was
Magnificent Success.
After tlie most prosperous year in
its history, the Georgia Bar Associa¬
tion adjourned sine die at Warm
Springs, Friday evening, and Judge
Hamilton McWhorter the retiring
president, turned over the office to his
successor, Hoi* J. R. Lamar of
Augusta.
There has been a larger audience
tlian ever before and in all respects
this session of the association lias
been a magnificent success. Harmony
and enthusiasm liavo marked the pro¬
ceedings—harmony iu the working of
the organization and enthnsia m over
the excellent papers that have lem
read.
The address of Hon. WilRon, former
congressman and cabinet minister,and
now president of the Washington and
Lee university of Virginia, was thf
event of chief interest.
MONEY FOIL CUBAN TEACHERS.
Salary of the Educators Will in the Isle are
Behind, But Be Bald.
A dispatch from issued Havana says: Gen-
ern j Brooke lias a decree appro-
pHating $300,000 in settlement of ar-
rears of salary in the education de-
partmeut. Many of the schoolmasters
have gone without pay since January,
Fifty thousand dollars will be sp¬
propriated monthly hereafter. The
local press is unanimous in applaud-
j ug this act, as it is the first time in
y ears that has'been anything like regularity of
payment attempted in this
direction,
Ra'Iad Writer Died Penniless.
Charles A. Graham, the ballad
writer, died in Bellevue hospital, New
York, Monday. In spite of the great
popularity of his songs, lie is said to
have died penniless. -One of his great-
est successes. “Two Little Girls in
Blue,” brought him only $10.
congretHmon Rack From Alaska,
The party . .
congress,mna comprising
Messrs Payne, Hnll, Steele Heatwo e,
Dalzeli and Laraer arrived at Seattle
Monday from Alaska- They with expressed
themselves well pleased tjieii
Happenings In tho Stato of Inter¬
esting Import.
Tobacco Resource* of Ocofciu. v-
Vice President John M. Eagan, of
the Central read is now engaged in
cultivating the tobacco interest of
Georgia. The Savannah News says
that some months ago tho Centra! rail¬
road sent out hundreds of pamphlets
hearing on (he cultivation of tobacco.
Information was given, showing the
host means to he followed in the pro¬
duction of the weed, and prospective
planters were warned against, all the
enemies of ihe plant and w eather and
other conditions against which they
have to guard. The pamphlets were
widely distributed, reirly every far¬
mer along the line of the Central rail¬
road in tlioso sections best, calculated
to produce good tobacco receiving one.
The pamphlets wore not the only as¬
sistance furnished by tho railroad.
It aided in sending out a lot of seed
for experiments. A firm, in North
Carolina wont into tho thing with tho
Central, and it and the railroad shared
the expense of sending out packages of
seed to all the farmers who wrote for
them. Tho seed were planted and cul¬
tivated under the rules laid down
the book of instructions, and it is said
there are many living along tho line of
the Central railroad now have fine
patches of tobacco. Mr. Eagan is
well satisfied with ihe result of tho
endeavor of the railroad to induce
the people to undertake tho cul¬
ture of tho plant in the country dis¬
tricts. He expects to soo it develop
into an industry of great importance.
To Fix tlie T»*.
Hon. L. M. Trammell, chairman of
ih5 Georgia railroad commission, and
Hon. James M. Robinson, of Marietta,
have been appointed by Governor
Candler to settle tlie dispute which
has arisen as to the valuation of the
property of the Chattanooga Southern
railroad.
Some time ago the comptroller gen¬
eral declined to accept the sworn re¬
turns of tho road for taxation and
Chairman Trammell was appointed to
represent the state in an arbitration
agreed upon, and Hon. Alex. C. King
was named ns the representative of the
Chattanooga Southern.
These gentlomen were authorized to
select a third member who was to act
in tlie event they themselves could not
agree upon a valuation of the property.
Several meetings liavo been held, but
not only did they fail to agree among
themselves, but they could not agree
upon the third man who was to net as
an umpire in the event a disagreement
resulted.
It llien became Governor Candler’s
duty to appoint arbitrators nnd this
was done. The gentlemen named by
(he governor will begin at once their
new duties and a report from them
will be watched with interest by tiie
state and the railroad company.
The figures which were furnished
Comptroller General Wright were not
accepted because ho believed the
property returned was worth several
times the amount of valuation placed
in the returns nnd ho notified tho
road that" lie could not accept the fig¬
ures and the arbitration was agreed
upon, resulting as stated in a failure
to agree and the necessity of the state
nnming the board of arbiters.
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Oiiffmnn's Varn Milt.
The yarn mill to be established at
Quitman iH now an assured fact. It,
was desired to raise $50,000 for the
enterprise and $55,000 lias been sub¬
scribed. Mr. Will Spain put in $5,000
after th erequisitn $50,000 was raised.
At a recent meeting a name was de¬
cided on for the compnny, tlie Atlan¬
tic and Gulf Cotton Mills. Work will
begin shortly on the mill.
* * *
To Fight Fee Hyntem.
A determined campaign will he
waged against the fee system which
prevails in the state offices. The At¬
lanta Business Men’s league lias taken
tlie first decisive step against the sys¬
tem and in a letter recently written by
President C. A. Collier to tho chamber
of commerce some severo blows are
directed at the system.
Tho Fulton county grand jury
suggested tliat the league open
the fight on tlie system and the
league adopted the suggestion. The
fight will he waged with vigor and de¬
termination and letters similar to 1 lint
sent to tho chamber of commerce will
no maned to the hearts or alt the busi¬
ness organizations in the ptincipal
cities in the state.
It is hoped by this means to arouse
a feeling against the system that will
result in legislative enactment to wipe
out the fee system.
A Flood of Application*.
The decision of tlie war department
to muster the army to its full limit
under the Hull bill and to call for at
least 10,000 additional volunteers, bas
induced a flood of applicants to Gov¬
ernor Candler from every part of the
state for offices varying from colonel
to second lieutenant.
The great majority of tlie applicants
write under the impression tliat a cer¬
tain number of appointments, at least,
in the volunteer service will be placed
nt the disposal of the governor of
Georgia, while President McKinley has
announced through tho war depart¬
ment that all appointments under the
new agreement will he made by him.
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Sew Convict Law u Siucc**,
’Jlie quarterly report of tlie state
prison commission which was com¬
pleted and filed with Comptroller
General Wright a few days ago shows
that the gross income to the stato
from this source for the first quarter
amounts to over Sort,000, nnd Hint the
newly adopted prison system is certain
to bring into tho treasury fully eight
times ns much revenue ns the obi eys-
teiiudid in former years. prison
Ohainnnu Turner, of the
commission, predicted some time ago
that under the new lease of convicts
which went into effect March 1st $200,-
000 would be realized annually by the
state and that the effectiveness of the
system would bo correspondingly
benefited and improved. The predic¬
tion of Chairman Turner is shown by
a review of the statement of the prison
commission for to quarter bo thoroughly the accurate, ot ®o0,-
since one sum
000 is realized from the hire of the
convicts.
Jail l>t»llv«rv at FahT>urn.
A wholesale jail breaking occurred
at Fairburn last Saturday afternoon. confined
There were fifteen prisoners
tho jail, twelve colored and tlirt'o
wh.lo. Ton of these secured their lib-
erty. Those escaped George Ta¬
who are
tum, Howard Hindman, Joe Varner,
Lam Brown, John Jamison, John
Owens, Henry Callaway, Clem Watts,
Claud Briant and Milton Sowell.
Four of these, Tatum, Brown, Jam¬
ison and Watts, ate regarded ns des
perato characters and wore charged
with assisting to burn Palmetto last,
January. They wore the four out of
tho nine who escaped the fury of tlie
moli ihe niglit five were killed in the
warehouse in Palmetto. Tho others
who escaped from jail were charged
with various misdemeanors. The five
who remained in jail could liavo gone
if they had desired, but mado no effort
to get a way.
Reunion of Veteran*.
The Seventh Georgia Infantry Vet¬
erans’ Association will meet in Cnr-
rolton on July 21st. There are many
surviving members of this regiment,,
and their annual reunion is always an
occasion of unusual interest.
Carrollton invited the veterans to
hold their reunion in that city this
year and the invitation was accepted
promptly hv the survivors of the reg¬
iment. They wereanxious to go to Car¬
rollton because of the reputation that
city has made for hospitality.
The Atlanta and West Point i"ftiI -
road has given special rates for (ho oc¬
casion, and tho faro will ho so cheap
that all members of tho association
will lio able to attend.
State Siiof* (!oi’por»lloiL
The state of Georgia lias instituted
suit against the Atlanta Railway and
Power Company, tho Atlanta Consoli¬
dated Street Railway, the Trust com¬
pany of Georgia and tho Alanta Rail¬
way company, charging tliat tho ro-
cent consolidation of tho three trolley
lines in tho city of Atlanta destroys
competition and amounts to a monop¬
oly of tho electric transportation of
passengers iu certain sections of the
city.
Will Udell rate Historical Fvcnt.
The centennial anniversary of tho
adaption of a seal iiy the state of Geor¬
gia will bo appropriately celebrated
this year.
Ex-Governor Northcn lias for some
time been making preparations to have
the opening day of the state fair espec¬
ially set aside iof the celebration of
this historical event, and it is beyond
doubt that tlie occasion will be one
worthy of tho memory of a hundred
years. special will ho arranged
A program
suituhlo to tho occasion! Several
prominent speakers will lie obtained
for the occasion and will lie invited by
the committee on arrangements iu
time for them to accept tho invitations
and prepare addresses and historical
papers of tlie hundred years’ develop¬
ment and progress.
“It is the nim of tlie officers of tlnr
state fair,” said ex-Governor Nortlien,
“to have the opening day of tlie fair
set aside as a speeiul centennial day,
to celebrate the adoption of tho seal
tho slate of Georgia.”
WILL NOT RESIGN.
General Wlieeler Will ShII From Hun
FrunelMco on July ‘-401 li.
A special to tlie Chicago Chronicle
from Washington says:
“General Joseph Wheeler will leave
the city so as to sail from Ban Frau*
cisco on tlie Tartar ou July 20th. Ho
will not resign his seat iu congress, it
is understood, oven if lie remains in
tlie Philippines all winter.
“Should General Wheeler survive
the campaign ho will seek the demo¬
cratic nomination for governor of Alu-
tiama next year."
CHINESE CONSUL PROTESTS
Attain*!. I lie lleelulun <>r General llrookn
F.llmlnatlng Unlm Frnui Treatlefl.
A special from Havana says: The
Chinese consul general has filed a
strong objection to tlie decision of
General Rrooke, tliat commercial
treaties between Bpaiti and other for¬
eign countries do not apply to Cuba,as
WUH formerly tlie case, and tliat future
treaty arrangements must, be made
with the United States in the name of
Cuba. The ground of his objection is
his fear o f emig ration restriction.
STEAMER PORTIA GOES DOWN.
Hh« Htruck Upon Mhoal anti Sunk Oiib
L ife Lout.
The steamer Portia, which struck on
Big Fish shoal, fifteen miles east of
Halifax, Monday night, filled and sank
during Ihe night.
The only victim of the wreck was a
twelve-year-old Assyrian lad, who was
traveling second class from New York
to Bt. Johns, N. F., where his mother
lives.
The others on board the steamer,
including seventy passengers and a
crew of thirty-four officers and men,
were landed safely at Bambro island.
ROOSEVELT VISITS M’KINLEY
New York’s Chief Executive Was an Invited
Quest at the White House.
TEDDY APPROVES WORK OF THE ADMINISTRATION.
Declares That No Mistakes Have Been flade—Philip¬
Policy Is Sustained.
Governor Theodoro Roosevelt, of
Now York, was the guest of tho presi¬
dent at tho white houso Saturday
night, lie arrived in the afternoon
from Oyster Bay in response to a tele¬
graphic request from President Mc¬
Kinley to come to Washington for a
consultation.
Governor Roosevolt was mot at the
depot by the president’s secretary,
Mr. Cortolyou, and driven direct to
the white house, whore lie was received
by tho president, Thero was a abort
conversation between tho two distin¬
guished moil before dinner. After¬
wards, together with Secretary General Hay,
Secretary Long, Attorney
Griggs and General Corbin, they ant
upon tho western veranda of tho exec¬
utive mansion for n long consultation.
His visit set afloat various rumors,
among them that lie had been called
to Washington to he tendered the of¬
fice of secretary of war, to bo given
command of a brigade in tho Philip¬
pines and to designate on entire
regimont for service there. Ho de¬
clined to discuss these, protesting the
president’s purpose was merely to
consult him regarding tho organiza¬
tion of (lie now volunteer army, espe¬
cially tlie personel of the officers. He
was asked in so many words whether
the president had tendered him the
secretaryship. He replied to this ques¬
tion only wiih a laugh.
The governor’s host friends in
Washington say tlml regardless of tho
facts as to the president’s tender or
failure to make one, the governor
would much prefer his present, po¬
sition as of tho Empire state depart¬ to
a fractional term in tho war
ment, and his treatment of tho ques¬
tion renders Ibis tlioory ns to his atti¬
tude most plausible.
Governor Roosevolt dictated tho
following interview to tho Associated
Press:
“The president has told me that he
wished recommendations based upon
Dio efficiency of tho men recommend¬
ed, and that he will heed no others.
The president's attitude ill the matter
in the face of the terrific political
pressure to which lie is and will lie
subjected is such ns to intille him to
the support of ail men who feel that
politics has no place in the army, who
feel that it is, in a peculiar sense, the
properly of the whole country, and
that in the giving of commissions and
l.romotions alike absolutely no con¬
sideration should enter outside of tho
merit of tho moil as soldiers.
“My own recommendations will be
limited to the men I bad under mo, or
saw in action, and to tho members of
the New York volant-er regiments of
whoso merits I have, ns governor, not
merely official knowledge, but also the
knowledge gained from personal in¬
quiry among their superiors.”
Referring to the general situation
in the Philippines and the policy of
tho administration with reference to
those inlands, Governor Roosevelt said:
"Of course any American worthy of
tho name must stand behind the pros-
blent in his absolute purpose to bring
tBe insurrection in the Philippines to
an end. I have no question that by
the beginning of the dry season Gen-
oral Otis will he in Hhnpo to stamp out
all resistance. Then tho president
can and will see that tho reign of nli-
sol ii to law and justice follows. Jt
cannot bo too clearly kept in mind
that the whole trouble is due to the
men who for two months prevented
fbe ratification of the treaty of peace
and to those who declined to give the
president the troops he needed upon
the terms he asked. Those who took
part in tho first movement to oppose
tlie treaty liavo on their souls the
guilt of most of the bloodshed both of
on r own troops and that of tlie natives
of tho Phillippinos; have and the would-be
traitors who since been encour¬
aging Aguinaldo and his followers to
tho limit of their small capacity share
the guilt so far as their feeble powers
permit. who opposed giving (lie
“Those ns
forces we needed thereby showed
themsolves enemies of tiieir country
and of tho flag. Every man who so
voted in the senate may have the satis¬
faction of knowing that, he has done all
that no could to bring discredit on the
flag and disgrace upon our arms, ft
is all the more to the credit of the ad¬
ministration that it lias steadfastly pur¬
sued the path of national honor ami
steadfastly upheld the interests and
tho good name of the nation as a
whole, in spite of tlie way it has been
hampered by tlioso who sought to be¬
tray the nation. We have a right to
NOT A GIFT TO BUY AN.
Nebrasltan Ptneed Hie Carload of Melons
On tlie Market As Instructed.
A Lincoln, Neb., dispatch says: W.
J. Rryan denied Bnnday that the car¬
load of melons sent him by J. D. Mc-
Eachern & Co., of Morven, Ga., was
intended us a gift. He was merely
asked to place them on the market in
Lincoln. He turned the car over to a
merohaat, who sold the melons and
paid the freight bill.
NO. 41 ).
demand tho support of every true
American for tho administration’s
policy in the Philippines, and every
American who is far-sighted and patri¬
otic should join in denouncing alike
the men who strivo to give aid and
comfort to tho foes not only of Amer¬
ica but of civilization in the Philip¬
pines, and also those other men who
would prevent our army’s being made
equal to tho national need.”
TRAIN MANGLES SEVEN.
Han, Wife anil Four Children
Meet Death at n Hail-
road Crossing.
All but one of tlie sevan members of
tho family of William Reiuhard, of
Columbus, O ., were killed and tho re¬
maining one badly injured by a pas*
songor train Sunday afternoon. their
Mr. and Mrs. Reinliard and
flvo children, ranging in ngo from
nine to fourteen,were out for an after¬
noon drivo in a surrey. They wore
crossing the tracks just as tlie
westbound passenger train, due at
3:15 p. in., came along. The vehicle
was knocked into splinters and Mrs.
Reiuhard and Arthur and Karl were
killed outright. Edward and William
were so badly wounded that they died
after being removod to a hospital.
Clarence sustained a fractured collar-
lmne and other lesser injuries, but it
is believed he will recover. Tho horse
which was attached to the surrey ival
literally ground to pieces. regarded
Tho crossing has long beon
as a dangerous one, tho view of in¬
coming trains being obscured by 15
high fence around the fail" grounds.
The train was running at a high
speed.
C 1 UARMAKEKS LOCKED OCT.
Tim Strike Trouble Al Tallinn. Fin . Come*
To II 1’oi'UM. a
Twenty largo cigar factories in Tam-
pa, Flu..closed Saturday afternoon ou
account of labor trouble.
Four thousand men are thrown out
of employment and already many
threats are being made and incendiary
talk is being heard. The large major¬
ity of the men belong to the Latin
races, being Cubans, Spaniards and
Ilnlinus.
Some twelvo weeks ago there was a
strike in tlie Ybor Manrara factory,
400 men going out because the filler
tobacco was weighed. All efforts to
settle the matter was futile and at last
it lieeamo known that tlie cigar makers
had designs upon other factories as
soon ns tins one was over with. This
caused tho manufacturers to form an
association and settle Ihe matter by a
lockout. This means that a cash
w c okly payroll of over $80,000 will he
cut off until the affair is settled.
MANY NITI.II ITS OF CHARITY
I* One of the Results of Ilia Illsastron*
Floods In Tom.
Governor Bayers, of Texas, has
statei] to a „ Associated I’reKS corres-
pondent, that, judging from all tho ro¬
lj0 )„„] r(ioe ivcd officially from
t |„, gooded district, there had been
Kreut | ONH of property, both personal
an ,| corporate*; that hundreds of peo-
plo lja(1 |, een |, er eft of their homeland
belongings, and that at present thero
woro t h„ neighborhood of 45,000
poop i e( the majority of thorn being ne-
KroCH) w j, 0 wore dependent entirely
npon public charity for sustenance,
q’i, 0 „uff 0 Hng ,.f water-bound refugees
| mH j )een very g r( , !lb
Tlie governor figures the reports
out 1o show that the loss of life has
bocll comparatively small, not exceed-
'
il)g fifty poi . K oiis. Tho heaviest farm-
ing losses will fall upon the oiyncvs
of the big plantations in tho bottoms,
who have lost all their crops and much
of their physical properly nml are not
lining protected in the distribution of
charity, which is being expended only
among the poor.
On Charge of High Treason.
Advices from Pretoria state that the
Transvaal government lias decided to
prosecute on tho charge of high trea-
son tho three principal defendants
whose complicity in tho attempt to
promote a rebellious rising at Johan¬
nesburg lias been under judicial inves¬
tigation.
North Atlantic Uqtindron.
The North Atlantic squadron ar¬
rived at Portsmouth, N. H., Sunday,
and will leave for Portland on Thurs¬
day.
Mar Material For Transvaal.
A special dispatch received in Lon¬
don from Romo says that the German
steamer Reichstag has sailed from
Naples with 15,000 rifles, 500 tonB of
war material and 500 mules for the
Transvaal.
Carriage Struck By Train.
A carriago containing William M.
Diem and Miss Lizzie Froquezel, waa
struck by a Wabash train at Buffalo,
N, Y., Sunday night and both of the
occupants were instantly killed.