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About The Ashburn advance. (Ashburn, Ga.) 18??-19?? | View Entire Issue (July 15, 1899)
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, i . * 1 'v i y ffr AS / 1 AJ S" . » 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. * + * 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. * * * 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.
