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NO ESCAPE FROM
WAR NOW POSSIBLE
Foreign Affairs Committee Ready Te
Report Foraker Resolution.
THE PRESIDENT IS ADVISED
Message Will Go to Congress Tuesday
Carrying Official Information.
PRESIDENT IS WELL INFORMED
The White House Was Thronged All
Day Saturday with Friends of
the Administrati-n.
By Jos: Ohl.
Washington. April 2,-Tho president’s
message will reach congress Tuesday. Late
this .afternoon in a conversation with a
republican senator the president expressed
the opinion that it would be a physical
Impossibility for the message and accom
panying documents to be prepared before
Tuesday. He had a conference this morn
ing with Judge Day ami Assistant Sec
retary Adee, of the state department, who
are at work upon the diplomatic history of
the events leading- up to the present sit
uation, and It was after this that he in
formed his congressional visitors of the
necessity of another day's delay.
It has been a. day of anxious conference
and consultation nt the white house. There
wtts no session of eith r branch of con
gress. and there was therefore no attraction
for visitors at the eapitol, so that center
was practically deserted. but there was a
eru.-'a at both the white house and the
state department. Almost all day the pres
ident was in conference with leading mem
l>. rs of his party. There was an extra sts
-j..n of the cabinet this morning.
The question of whether there
should be any further negotiation with
Spain was discussed with final deter
mination that Spain should be inform
ed that so far as this country is con
cerned negotiations are at an end.
In accord.me.' with this. Minister Polo
was informed that the whole matter will
be laid before congress on Tuesday and the
Spanish minister has informed his govern
ment what this means. The president and
his advisers have spent the greater part,
of the day discussing just wli.it shape the
action of congress shall assume. They are
greatly worried.
As they face the problem of making the
case they are brought more closely to a
realization of '.ho fact that in all the diplo
ma tic juggling that has been going on the
United States h is got the worst of it.
Indeed the only sensible thing they
have done is found in their method of
presenting- the Maine disaster to the
Spanish government.
If as was their first intention, they h.d
made a direct demand for reparation from
Spain they would apparently have had
nothing to stand on for tills flnil step
" ..ich they must take. A demand would
i> e tied them up to a money settlement
nv living ncee-'s.-trily arbitration. In every
other respect Spain has met their sugges
tions ami demands in such away as to
tn■ rif tlie admiration of those who study
*l* ■ JUAtwlb-AT of w.c-da and propositi ms
wm'li tii< world calls diplomacy.
'l'li’ demand of the president that the
United States bo allowed to go ahead and
feed the starving insurgents has been met
by the bland statement of the Spanish
pr-mlcr that Spain has already taken the
n- >ssary steps toward the relief of these
He points to action of Blaneo in
; . .. et'ders which will permit the people
o reiura to their homes and when he
.-. . s that the president is quoted as about
10 ask congress for JuiKUKiO for the purpose
. f feeding the people lie gm s him $100,1118)
i'.’ter and announces that Spain has al
i. niy appropriated $6w,000 for that pur-
This plan of hers has been the eli
te, tug wedg« upon which McKinley
h ired his entire Cuban policy, and Sa
g ta has, to use a military expression,
simply spiked his guns with this coun
ter nnno’jt-• emer.t.
.1 everything < ’.sc. so far
s . i. permitted to know, and
. i . I. id. rs of both branches of
- ~ . great deal of talking
~v about tin b mg’.ing diplomacy which
put ti: c government in such a hole.
■; -v ■■ ■• that wi: i tin- l ist announcement
, pl mil r they must look
-,. :r po-itiVe action by congress. ..nd for
reason, as the drowning nu n grasp a'
" r i.'liug’m i.xor of making the de-
L , ■; .on of the Maine tile e.isus belli.
i- ■ .ilk o.i t.ils line, which was so strong
It 5 not'ible that much of it today < omes
i i nn ri publicans who ought to be in < lose
i. i with the administration it they .-,re
Flotilla Rumor Made Excitement.
. re W is gr< at . x. it< merit .it the navy
ii -m. n- this morning at 11.e unilutlll''.'-
I. .. . mmined in tin- m wspapers that tile
. . , t • la had arrive.! at Porto Ki. ...
A.I rn 11. calculations of tin- experts had
. -..1 that mid. r no cireumstnm. s
~ ,| ii,. boats r. ..-it this safe humor
bl ... -Ilav oi- Tuesday, even with the
ruble wind and weather, and
ui. it was told thin lb.-x had
irrived the impression became
an; that i -iey must be . ven more dan
i the naval < xperl s have con-
~,i them. Ii was not until afternoon
ml.. . . V ole re< .iv .1 which . xpla n
, d ill It I .. >.I of .mix .ng at their <l. stimi-
11 ■ C, flotill . . -I Im ■ll compelled to go
. . th . ape V< rd. 1.-. .nds and are there-
~1 .mt a- far from Pinto R-ieo as they
' . . n th'i • announcement was given .mt
■ -i ixx .!• paitni.-nt . sigh of relief
" : up from all W . shing-ton.
II much anxiety felt over the
ire from Havana of the Spanish
< , ■ ■ v. mse .1< stin.it on nobody .ms
know.
While is it guess work and nothing
more, a good many people in Wash
ington would not be surprise ! to learn
ot some act of war committed by these
Spanish vessels.
' « most important feature of tile day’s
. v. that concerning the repnsenta
is n. d ( by Fr.'mc through her minis
'. - ■ l.it ... in tile day Ihe positive . an-
: mm. .men was made from unofficial
I . Ilia | the tr.-n.l of this note was
V. I- - r. 1 ■ toward a demand for peace. Os
e irs.- did not go that tar. The note
'.ii , however, mi intimation on th.- part
<•: I ram that slm is d- eply interested in
peaceful settlement of t lie
•r a!... s i.mwi.n the two countries, but it
■ f .rt her than 1 hat.
’. c.munitte.- in foreign rela-
ys had a meeting tips morning and de
... ,i taut with tile ligiits now before con
will favor tlie adoption of r> solu
t• • . th.- line of those of Senator p’ora-
r t '•. ~gnizii g imlop ndenee and directing
• ’:r..| intervention in behalf of the insur-
f inn of the members of this committee
' id mo this evening that definite action is
-’ill left open, with the idea of first going
through the formality of hearing from the
president. When I asked him if there would
be anything more positive toward n decla
ration of war, he said he did not think
there would be, as nothing more positive
was necessary. It was his view that the
direction which congress, under such reso
lutions, would give to the. president to ‘'use
if necessary the entire land and naval
forces of tlie United States to carry these
resolutions into effect.” Taken In connec
tion with the demand that. Spain -at once
withdraw her land and naval forces from
Cuba, and the Cuban waters, is all that is
necessary and means war just us plainly
as if the word war was used.
No Confidence in Spain’s Promises.
This same member of the senate com
mittee, when I asked him in what way
the president would meet the diplomatic
replies of Spain, said that there was but
one way and that was to simply say to
the world that in view of what had been
done In tlio past, these late de<-la rat ions
could not. be regarded as being made in
good faith.
“It might bo undiplomatic to make so
blunt a statement,” said he, “but that is
the v.'iiv we feel about it. and we might
ns well s<i v so. e liuve luui eiitiif ly
tfto" much diplomacy in t his business up
to the present, and we might just an well
say what we mean for once.”
The secret service officials of the army
and navy were In conference with the
president and cabinet during part, of the
morning. Tlie object of this was that the
president and his official family might be
put. in possess'' in of the exact condition
of affairs in both of these important
branches of the government. Both army
and navy were reported rea<ly tor work.
There was also talk of the conditions at
Havana.
Careful reports on the fortifications
of Havana and other seacoast towns
of the island have been prepared by
the agents of the goveinmnt.
Plans have been carefully drawn
looking to an attack upon Havana just
as soon as events reach the hostility
point.
Under the plans which have been pre
pared by General Miles and tlie officers of
the army, it Is designed that a. sea attack
upon the fortresses which make tin- liaroors
practically impregnable would be support
ed by a. land attack upon the city.
The naval experts are insistent upon the
necessity of intercepting the torpedo flo
tilla and the second fleet of Spanish ships
which is somewhere on the Atlantic and
under the plans which they have discussed
tlie flying squadron is scheduled not only
for this duty, but to follow it up by a
cruise into Spanish waters, where much
damage could bo done to Spanish colo
nics
The senate committee on naval affairs
made an important change in th<* appropri
ations bill which it began considering to
day. Instead of authorizing the construc
tion of three battleships, which was the
house provision, the eommitt.-e omits one
of the. battli ships and provides, in place
of that, for three coast defense vessels.
This cluing - is on the Uno <>f a Sight whl< 11
Congressman Tote, of Georgia, made In the
house committee.
The coast defense vessels can he built
in much shorter time than the battle
ships, and it Is believed could be prepared
In time to be of use in the present emer
gency—that is, if the war with Spain should
last as long as a your.
NEGRO TROOPS ARE MOVING
Twenty-fifth Regiment Ordered To
Proceed to Dry Tortugas.
The most warlike ami Important move
ment that has jet been made was the
issuance of orders yesterday for the
transfer of tie- Tw-nty-liftli r gini'-nt of
infantry to Dry Tortugas, tlie island fort in
the gulf sixty miles from Havana.
Negro soldiers compose this regiment en
tirely. witn the •■xceptnm -if tin- "tb< i .-,
who are white. There are 450 negro< s in
the regiment, all of them w-U trained to
tlie s< rvii e ami sum -of th'-ni having 1:
ex|»-ricnee in the Indian campaigns in the
West.
Atlanta will be the fust stopping pl o e of
the negro regiment, after it leaves its
present station in Montana. The sold • -rs
will be here within the next f< w days, ami
after being here a short time will be sent
on to St. Augustine. wln-re regiment.’.!
hi adquarters will be established. Two
• omp.in.es will be left there and the six
other comp inies will be sent to tin- Dry
Tortugas.
That hostilities ire expected by the ;rov-
< rnment is i i-rtaln, ami t- proven b\ the
transfer of tins i-<-gim”nt, which is by f,li
the most significant action y>t taken. Il
is said .11 A asbington that th.- troops ai<-
being sent south so that they will be e.m
--vini'-n. should It be determined to land
forces in Cuba.
The negro soldiers are sent because lu y
are better able to stand the climate of tin
gulf than the white soldiers It is said that
tlie war departnn-nt intends to use negro
soldiers as far as is prai-tii-a!>!<■ in the
southern . mipaign. Tln-i. are at pr s.-nt
2.lbX negro soldiers In tlie armv. and ibis
number will be increased bj the iddition
of volunteers. Recruits of colored soldiers
will b< sought and the c010r..1 l.ram-h .li
the army made as large as possible. Tlio
negroes are proud to be soldiers, ami tin v
do ilu tr best.
Then- ar.- three other regiments of m-gro
soldiers, and it is expected that they will
be moved forward to som< point in the
department of th- gull', timl.-r General
< ir.iliam, in a t. w days The ofllci i it
A'ashington hav.- been malting particular
inquiries regarding the negro militia com
panies of tlie soiitn, witli a view to suppie
m< - tit g through them the duty issigned to
those regiment- at the ex.tr.-me south, tn
points on tin- Atlantic and gull coasts.
SHIPPING POWDER TO CUBA.
Train Loads of Explosives Are Sent
Out from Chicago.
Chicago, March 31 The Times-Herald to
morrow will say: Cuban agents or sympa
thizers In Chicago are busy shipping gun
powder and ~a ri ridges to th.- l-'lorida e.r.ist.
At Miami it is t iken ..board small liitbiis
tering ships that d< liv. r it to the Insur
gents. Twenty ear loads have be.-n shipped
within . mouth and halt as man' more are
now being arranged to follow Th.-se ears
have I billed as ordinary m.r.'lian.iise
and lire divid'd among tlie half doz'-il dif
ferent lines leading to Ja<'ksonville. (licit
earn is used in boxing the . xplosiv. s s>
the'- will pass :i rigid s.-rutiny a.nywhere
..long the journey with good ehanees for
• •sc.-iplng detection The stuff Is eat..full'
packed in . His. Im. Io IS k. g s . barrels imil
.rates In i ring tlie lrr.iii.ls of various pack
ing houses and js bill.-.i upon the < ars as
• p.-i'-k. rs products ”
NAVY ACQUIRES A NEW CRUISER
Colwell Buys Another Boat and Raises
the Stars and Stripes.
London. April 2.- Lieutenant Commander
Colwell, the t’n'ied States naval attache
here, this afternoon purchased from the
Tiitimes iron works for his government a
cruiser of 1.800 tons displacement ami ca
pable of a speed of sixteen knots, 'rhe ves
sel ei.rries six 4.7-ir.eh guns and ten
smaller ones. She is fitted with twin
screws and h is a protected deck.
At 5 o’clock this afternoon 1/euten-int.
Commander Colwell hoisted the stars end
gtripes on the cruiser a.id had then ob
tained a crew. The vess'-l will to sea
within tiir.-e days. Lieutenant Commander
Colwell says the price ptiid was v-ry r< i
sinable.
Must Have Wai- Insurance Clause.
i i.dw'ston. Tex.. April 'L Foreign <x
eliange buyers today notified local eorre
s'loml.'nts to purchase no more bills with
out win in-urance clause, regardless of
flags; also to .-case purchases of . mtim-n
--tal ex. liange entirely.
♦
Piles and Fistula
(Cure Guaranteed.)
Dr. Tucker, 16 N. Broad St., Atlanta, Ga.
THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, APRTI. 4, 1898.
SPAIN MOBILIZES
MILITARY FORCES
Troops Are Ready To Respond to a Call
at Any Moment.
WILL BE READY FOR ACTION
Government Has Ordered All Vessels
Out of Foreign Waters at Once.
WON’T WAIT FOR HOSTILITIES
Sagasta Is Alive to the Gravity of the
Situation, but Is Hopeful That
War May Be Averted.
Madrid, April 2.—From entirely re
liable information it can be asserted
that tlie government has adopted meas
ures to mobilize, at any moment, the
available military forces of the coun
try.
The newspapers announce that they have
patriotically agreed to obey the expressed
desire of the government and publish noth
ing respecting the movements of the army
or navy.
Spain will immediately get out of
foreign water aIT the war ships she has
already purchased, lest, an outbreak of
hostilities render it impossible.
She is adopting the same measures for
war material contracted for abroad Large
orders for coal to be used for the Cuban
(service have been given.
The Spanish naval department lias re
ceived numerous overtures from the na
tives and foreign mercantile marine to
prepare privateers.
Senor Sagasta is alive to the gravity of
the situation and seems inclined to believe
this bold front will deter the United States
from pushing its demand into war.
It is not doubted that the great
difficulty in the way of Spain making
such an offer is turbulent army offi
cers who, it is generally admitted,
would endeavor to precipitate a rev
olution were an armistice offered at tlie
suggestion of tlie United States.
Curious misleading acts of yesterday’s
conference have been published, indicating
a long and impressive discussion. All that
happened was that Senor -Morel, the min
ister for the colonies, read the Spanish
note. General Stewart L. Woodford. United
Skates minister, wltlio-.it expressing an
opinion, promised to transmit it to Wash
ington and after the most friendly inter
change of compliments the conference
end ed.
The newspapers today are extremely
jubilant over the display of patriotism at
the opera house last evening, but it was to
a greai extent manufactured enthusiasm.
All olil.-e holders were expected to sub
scribe au.l did so. The same is true of tlie
army officers.
In spite of the gloomy aspect prevailing
this mottling the Associated Press corre
spondent hears tonight that Spain may
find away out of the difficulty and grant
ail I‘r< sident .McKinley lias asked, though
in a different form.
A diplomat friendly to both nations
made strong representations today to
an -influential Spanish, minister urging
Spain to accept America’s moderate
demands, which he approved and rep
resenting that if it was not done this
week it would be too late.
it is further learned that these represen
tations bad a decided effect.
Much pressure has been brought to bear
on the papal nuncio, urging him to ask
Spain to grant an armistice and nt the
sent.- time issue a rescript to the insur
gents urging them as faithful sons of the
church to accept. The plan is likely to
succeed.
BOY KING IS READY FOR FLIGHT
Yacht Is Kept Prepared for Instant
Start witli Alphonso.
Berlin, April 2. ’Die German ambassador
at M.idl'd, 11. rr veil Radowitz, reports to
tie foteign Olli..- here Hint the Spanish
royal family f. irs an outbreak miles, th,,
did'.me. s b. : < n th- I’nited States and
Spain are soon settled.
The iiulist movement j s assuming more
active form and the royal i unity fears
. . lally a pronun. .arriento from General
Weyler and tie military party.
Hveryihing is prepared in tlie rov.al cas
tles for flight. The boy king. Alphonso.
will be tak. n to S.nn Lu. ar de B.arameda.
a I Andalusian port, where a yacht is kept
r. a.ly for sailing.
The repl|. s to tlie queen’s letters asking
for the intervention of the I-luropean jiow
• ' li' • been wholly unsatisfactory.
SPAIN NOW VERY SYMPATHETIC
Appropriates 3.000,000 Pesetas to the
Starving Cubans.
Madrid. Mar.-h 30.--At m'dnight, nt
Hie cabinet council, Senor Uijidejion,
irilnistet ot the interior, explain.-.l
Hie results of the elections, and
Senor Moret r. ad •> series of important
documents relative to (he situation of the
rei-oncentrados in t'uba and the results of
t tin efforts hitherto made for their relief.
In view of these documents Senor Moret
proposed, and the council approved, an open
credit of 3,000,000 pesetas to be placed at the
disposition of General Blanco by cable to
be used in succoring necessitous reeoneen
trados, and to facilitate means of work for
those willing to return to their homes, with
the supply of needful advances to enable
tie in to till the ground.
The documents read l.y S.-nor Moret tend
ed to show that the healthy reeoncentrados
who wet.- d. slums working coiil.l tin.i
sufficient labor in Hie fields, but tb.it those
who lia.i lost their Implements or Hie sm Hl
e ipii.il nee. -sary to sustain them for three,
months wiille "ailing for Hie product of
Hi. ir husbandry needed some kind of ad
ministrative organization mote eompl -x
tn ,n the slnipb distribnt on of food by com
mission. This intention appeared al-o troni
Ih e I..it that many heads of . families had
, mini aI- d. -. eking Work in Hie t .wns of
\l. I !• iving abandoned wives ami
cti'ldr. n. wiio remain. •! wit hout r. soiin .-'.
th. r. being a large number ot children whose
future must Inspire the liveliest sjinpiih;.
War Declared Against Spain.
On ai-' omit of Hi" wreeking of Hue Maine,
muy the message flashed from
Washington any moment. The beautiful
button, large as'a half-dollar, whii 'i shows
(he Maine exactly as she rode the waters
in Havana I larbor surmounted with a large
"star sp:angled banner.” is the rt < ogn z.-d
emblem of American patriotism. Every
body should w. ar one. Get it today. Sam
ple it) cents, three for a. quarter. .Consoli
dated Button Co., box 228, Atlanta. Ga.
“Ccntnon Sense bar Drums
Uemai'idle'.iulitionsol Uraf.
/O/ IBSB AiA Medimlsliiil urns, 'lheonly
Aural Sound Condurlor
’SliHlho won'!. Safe f<» v.ear,
IUE Ar
EAR IKtl M <’«»
lesii-u.t tills.. Loui.’itir.iiy.
BREACH GROWS
GREATER HOURLY
Ne CinunnnicitionsNow Passing Between
the Two Countries.
BOTH ARE AWAITING ACTION
Crisis Is Now Thought by Those Best
Posted To Be at Hand.
RECOGNITION WILL MEAN WAR
Diplomats See Every Indication of a
Conflict and No Intention for
Intervention.
Washington. Apt'il 2.-The issue between
the United States and Spain remains un
changed. No communications having any
bearing upon the situation have passed be
tween this government and Spain since
last Thursday night, when Minister Wood
ford transmitted the. reply of the Sagasta.
ministry to the president’s propositions of
two weeks ago.
Both governments appear to accept this
issue as made up, and are shaping their
course accordingly.
This being Hie case the view is universal
ly entertained, even by representative men
of the administration, that congress upon
receipt of the president’s message early
next week will take action which it is al
most universally expected must result in
a .severance of the relations of the two
countries.
This wns in part foreshadowed by
the action of the senate committee on
foreign relations today in agreeing to
a resolution favorable to the independ
ence of Cuba and for armed interven
tion if necessary to secure independ
ence.
Witli the crisis so near at hand, it Is be
lieved Hiat if any Europe in lintervent:on
or mediation is to come, it will be within
the next few days. It was said, however,
a' the state department late this afternoon
that no offer of European mediation had
yet been officially transmitted to this gov
ernment. It was the general understand
ing that friendly overtures of this nature
were looked for at almost any time from
Eranee or Austria, and it was reported
during the day that the presence in Wash
ington of t'a.rdinal Gibbons and Arehlmhop
Ireland was in connection witli mediation
from Rome, but It was stated on high
authority at the state department that no
overtures of tills ehar.mter had taken offi
cial form nor was ttie state department
advised ttiat any such steps were in < oti
ternpla tion.
It is the understanding in official
circles, based upon information, that
the recognition of Cuban independence
would not. in itself be regarded by
Spain as a casus belli.
But tit the same turn tin re is little doubt
that such recognition of Cuban imh-pen
dimee would be follow ..I by the wi '. adr t" >■
of tlie Spanish ni'mist r. S.-nor I’olo l.< t
na’ue, and his entire ’ide from Washing
ton ami Hie te-m tm”.»i of Spain’s diplo
.nat;.- repres.-m-iH m i ml’ Sm 11
withdrawal is om "i the last s'e-ps ;e<--
ceding actual rex'ourse to war. It is prob
able. however, that Hie withdrawal of tin-
Spanish minister, following Hm recogni
tion of independence, would not l>" so much
tin indication of war as it would be an em
phatic protest by the Spanish government
against the recognition of Hie ind.-p, n
d.-nce of a colony over which she . laims
to <‘X«Tcise complete sovereignty.
Although this recognition of inde
pendence is not considered a casus
belli by which Spain could declare
war, yet it is viewed in diplomatic
quarters as a step which would have
consequences inevitably terminating in
war.
Eor that r. ison it is said tilt" Hm
nltlon of th" Indep.ndenee oi i üba. ii- t ‘ .-
to be no b'SS grave than intervention.
The Spanish minister continues to pt'-
u ,. rvt . his outward '■ dm, although h- f' ' ‘-
H. Ho r. lat .ms ar- extrenmlj strmned
ami tli.it bls st.-.j in W Islington max U"t
be long eoniiniied. To some oi his « :p.»>-
malic associates who called today he .mid
I, is conscienc. was perfectly clear, as he
thought Spain’s . m-- was a just mm, and
for tills reason lie lelt no agitat’■ >i.. ,
Tlie state dep irinmut today r'-'-< fv> d Hi.'
full report of Hm Spanish commission
which investigat'd the destruction of tim
battb hip M line. This document 11 is I
expi-eted for some days, but it was not
until to<la\ it r.-m Wasldngton by a
special messenger ft >m Havana. It proved
to be a most bulky and voluminous docu
ment of far grcatir length than Hm r.-
port of Hu- Anmrv.m court of inquiry
The text as delix ■ r< .1 to the stat'- depart
ment Is in Spanish, and it will take some
time for tin' elaborate document to be
translated. The Assoi-iat.»l Press early in
the week gave a eompl. te amt official syn
opsis of tills Spanish report, the essential
features of which were that the < xplosion
of Hie Maim- oceiirr. <1 inside of the ship
and that no evidence existed of any exte
rior explosion.
Does Not Kill Fish.
Admiral Irwin today vra.s among the wit
nesses before Hie senate committee on for
eign r< lations, which is making a thorough
Inquiry into the -Maine disaster. His testi
mony was regarded as important In lull
ing the position of t tie Spanish comrni:-s;on
that a mine did not explode under the
Maine, as no dead fish were found in the
harbur. Admiral Irwin is an expert on
torpedoes and submarine explosions and lie
told the committee he never knew lish to
be killed by such < x,plosions.
The white house was, as usual, a central
point in Hie great, activity of the day. Tlio
president saw many public men. Some of
them urged upon llm president that the
Maine incident be put forward as a casus
belli, the general t'uban subject being sub
ordinated to it. Among these was Repre
sentative Marsh, of Illinois, who said, af
ter t.l Ikin;: with t lie presidmi ;
"1 went to see Hie pr<sid'nt to till
him tlitu Hm basic ~f ( ,m- d.-. I.i ra I ion of ;
war should I'e th,- dost I net 101 lof lb- I
Maine ami the slaughter us Aiimrit .n
sailors. That was i foul rind intent iimal
blow at the Anicri an people, llm Anmr
iian flag and Anerkan honor. It was
done by Spanish autlioriti< s. It wns this
foul blow which Housed the American
people. The gem i d condition of affairs
Is a blow -it btimanity; tin: other "as a
l.low at us.”
Many senators and members of the
house today n ceiv. d telegrams from con
servative business men in their state coun
seling paeitle action in Cuba. Some of
them commented quite vigorously regarding
them and the f;n t that tiny seem to come
simultaneously from different sections.
Lute this afternoon tlie navy department
was informed of the sailing of the. Spanish
ships I’elayo and the Charles V from
Havre at d Toulon. France, for Cart hag' na,
Spain. Tile officials suppose these vessi Is
have been at the French ports for some
necessary repairs and are returning to Car
tbagetiia. where then is a Spanish nival
station, for such additional work on them
as may be necessary preliminary to any
active service they may be called upon to
perform. The I’elayo has twin screws, is
330 feet long and 66 feet beam. She is of
EMINENT PHYSICIAN’S NEW DISCOVERY.
l\ 7be Laboratory- / I® L
ESA
I||s|yis|i* rh
The Noted Physician and Specialist Who Has Proved That All
KIDNEY, AND URIC ACID
TROUBLES CAN BE PROMPTLY CURED.
To Prove the Wonderful Merits of This Great Discovery,
Swamp-Root, Every Reader of The Constitution
May Have a Sample Bottle Eree.
We do not always realize how much
work our kidneys are required to do. They
are tin- great filters of the body, separating
the poison ami waste material from the
blood. They work away day and night,
whether we sleep or are awake.
There is nothing more dangerous to
health and strength than any derangement
of the kidneys.
It is easy to tell if we have kidney
trouble by observing a few of the more
common symptoms.
If you find it difficult to hold your water,
or necessary to pass it frequently, or are
obliged to arise often during the night, j
your kidneys are out of order.
As they reach a more unhealthy stage, a
scalding and irritation takes place as the
waler flows, and pain or dull a<’he in the
back makes you miserable. if tile water,
wh n allowed to remain undisturbed for
twenty-four hours, forms a settling or
sediment, you are on dangerous ground dm
to most serious kidtiex- or bladder disorder.
If neglected now, the disease advances
until tin face looks pale or sallow, putty
9,l'tih tons displacement, l as a spi ed of 16.7 ,
knots ."nd I-sides a formidable arnminehl, i
carries seven torpedo tubes.
Secri'tary Alger today auHiorize.l an allot- ■
pent of sl,o<to,etO from the emergency lund .
for the office of the chief of eiigim'el’s. The I
entire amount will be spent in purchasing J
material for the temp-do d"'’ens> • "'nm "’t' '• ■
witli th., set is’ fortifications. <1- neral ,
Wil-on chef of ' iigimeis, aet-d pronip-iy ,
as soon as he received tlie allotment ami |
authorized the commanding officer a: Wil
let’s I'e.iiit. N. Y.. to proceed fmnn.liit ely
to contract for the material n quired. It
will bo shipped promptly to tin' pl.ii'e > |
needing torpedo detenses amt work on [
them Will I’o pressed with all possible
.spvt-’d.
FLAGS FOR ATLANTA SCHOOLS.
01-l Glory Will Fly Over Every Public
School in Atlanta.
From the flag pole of every school in
Atlanta a I’nil 1 States tlag will soon
float to Hm bre. z. . and th" 100 l
children of Hie city will saint.' the nation al
colors as they inter tl.o buildings In till'
morning and have tor t'neir homes in tho j
afternoon. i
At tim meeting of the committee of pub
lic buildings and grounds, held yesterday
afternoon in tlie mayors office. 11 resoln
tlon was introduced r< e<.mim nd ng the pur
chase Os .1 flag for each of the twenty
ono public s. 1>" is of th' city.
Tlie aetien of tinminit'e. w is the re
sult of a petition signed by lax pajetn,
patrons and pupils of the ' it: S' lmj s.
Tlie petition, which had b-en neatly print
ed and . inb' llished witli a I nit- d States
tlag. was signed by s. v. ra! hundred per
sons. and imbed that immediate ait m
be f ik' i. b’ the committee.
M'lyor ’’oilier, who was present at Hie
session of th" committee, stated that he I
saw no reason why Hie petition should ’
not bo allowed by Hie committee.
"I I's tmmb. r that when I was in Golum- J
bus last year at the mayors' convent ion," i
said Mayor t'olli'i’. "that I stated, in re- i
plying to the tf’r. ss of welcome. I had j
natic'il that from every selmol and public j
building in Hm eitj 1 had seen an Ameri
can flag. I Stated that 1 hoped before an
other convention should lie Inld that :>
flag would flutter from every school build- |
ing ’ll Atlanta. The audience cli>-<".ed and j
shouted for several minut< s and I was af
tf.-rwards informed that there is a law in
tlie state of Oliio requiring that t ' mry
school building' ill the stale be furnished
with a. national flag.
"I think it is only just and proper that
the sc ]mol children be taught to love and
le-qait tile I’tiilcd S(a’"S flag and I want
to see om- float from . very school building
in tho city.” . , ,
Alderman Miieh' ll said ho was m l.ivor
of Hie flags mid thought il a splendid i<’< i. I
lie said lie was sori J Hi.U a flag did Hot
float from < '.-I'ty public building in tin' |
cite and Imped that ali pi’i'perty owners
would SCO Hint flags w- r« .lisplaycd from I
every flagstaff.
('oiiniiln iu ''amp was heartily in favor
of the flags ami a unanimous \ "<■ was
taken "hell tile .I'.iestion w.'is call'd. The
flags will be purchas'd out of 'Hie jiublie
b'lildim.s and grounds fund mid will b- or
dered at
High School Boys Take Action.
From ti'e top of the tilt High School
building occupied by tin- noys a inaguili
cent flag will float in a few days.
Friday afternoon at a special session held
by the boys it was d.'eided to purchase a
large flag, erect a flag pole and hoist the
colors to tlie hre< ze. As no fund is allowed
In the school appropriation, the patriotic |
boys decided to assess themsi Ives and buy
tho flag.
Each boy who is a. student of tlie high
school agreid to pay lit "ent-s toward the
flag fund and 5 cents for tlie flag staff
fund. As there ate more than 2UO pupils in
the school fund that is to be realized
will be sufficient for the purchase of a very i
liat.dsonie flag.
Many Flags in the City.
As the war cloud gathers the number of
flags in Atlanta increases.
Fmni the fifty-foot pole of the English-
American building a. magnificent flag has
b« en unfurled for several weeks. A flag has
also been flying from the Aragon hotel and
from tho Capital City Club. A new flag
or dark circles under the <y< s, tho foot
swell, and sometimes the hoar; acts badly.
Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp-ID»ot is the great,
discovery of the eminent physician and
specialist, and is not recommended fur
everything, but will lx> found just what is
iH’eded in all cases of kidney and bladder
disorders and I’ric Ackl troubles, du» io
weak kalneys, such as catarrh of th* blad
der, gr.ivol, rheumatism, lumbago, and
BrighEs Diseiso, which Is tin worst form
of kidney disease. It is «lisponsed by drug
gists in 50-< ent and $1 bottles.
f*o smcessful is Swamp-Hoot in promptly
j curing even the most distressing
that to Provo its wonderful nn rit you
may have a sample bottle and a book of
valuable information, both sent fr» • by
mail upon ree< ipt of three 2-< « nt . tamps
to cover cost of postage on the bottle. 'The
value, and success of Swamp-Root is so
well known (hat our rea.<e rs are advised to
write for a sample bottle and to kindly
mention Toe Atlanta Wkly <’oust s . mi m
when sending th°ir addnss to Dr. Kilmer
A <’«»., Ringharrt'ton, N. Y.
j has reei nil.V been hoisted Io the lop of lln
. staff in the L’nit-d State; ■ iistom building
• . i .d from i number "f pob*> |h business
portion «»f the city flags have bvn darn ing
. in ihe bt ••ze.
i ft is said (hat flags will fly fr»»m the ar
mories this w. .-k ami a number have b« n
Old* red by individuals,
, RECONCENTRATION AT AN END
i
: Blanco Rescinds Weyler’s Order ’n
Font Western Provinces—Decree
Was Issued Yesterday.
Havana. Man Ii 31.—Capt.iln Gnn' r.il
Ultimo lias Issued .■ i Important <■'■'.
il.'itiil March 30th, amt published this
inuriilng. in whieh ho din <ts the end of the
t i i-oin'i n: ration in tin- four v. ■ stern prov
ini'es, I'iii'i- del Kin, H.iv.in.i, Mat.mzas
mid Sa Uta ('I i ra.
The pn amble says that for the rernui'eii
tiados who, bi'ii’g without n sourci'S or in
sirununts "Hi which to laliir, r<n’.a ; 'i
in Hie towns or centers previously sot ap iri
for tluir us,. Hi.- colonial ■■ ivrnnic.il
will with great urgency propose to the
• rmlt- gi'iiera.l .< plan < " relief. !u this plan
t'le mayors and ab alib s an' exjiL'cti'd t<>
| tak.i part, . st a lilishing soup Icitehms. <t< .
j and doing ail In tln ir flow r to terminate
Ho exisling misery.
Thin follow live articles, carrying out
w hat is set forth in tlio prcaintih"
Article 1. Afler the publication of :h:s
order the n < uik-< at i ad"S ami their I’.imilies
I will I"- allowed to return home in the four
jirovim i s gi\en above.
Artii )<• 2 onh r • all n i commit' and
civil and military authorities to facilitate
th" workings of the .Ic. r .• ami also to a : d
tlie t'e< om'entrailo' S in selecting and secur
ing mw hou.is
Arti< le 3 '!:!■ cts 'l'.'- colonial government,
tliri’iigh its -'. ci'i'ia ries ami iniimr ofll < rs
to prepare to , x< ■ ate all necessary orile -
to secure forth. country p. oplo work .
I public impio\. no His I'inl also to give f.n. .
I b '■ oiiolnii al kit' ln us t i .ill the suffering
I attention being call, d to those on the . tn.Hl
country < tai' .-.
I Al'i«• I■ ■ I \ll tile ex |u uses over and above
I tlio Hinds now in th. hands of Ihe commit
t. . s 11. • 1., lie ;. ■.. v:. ’. • i for under ■ ■
jof an extraordimiiy war en
• Article 5. All former .r.let, of reeotii'cn
tra'ion are a I.Toga 1 ed.
I SIGSBEE IS ASSIGNED TO DUTY.
i Maine's Captain Is Nov/ an Aide to
Secretary Long.
Washlti" ton. Mar. h ::i> Captan <’ I 1 j
SlgsL. ••, "ho eotnmamled tlie l.acleship ;
Maine at Hu Huie of the explosion, hi - i
been assigiii-d to duty as aid t> Si <Tct.i ry I
Long. This detail was determiiieii on to I
.lay after a conference between the s< |
t.'iry am! Captain Sigsbia-. H is .'spee all\
satisfactory io the latter at this time, as it
I will enable Idm to recuperate from tile
great strain to whieli he has been subject-
I cd during the stay in Havana after the
ship was blown up.
i Capta.n Sigsbei- "ill, in part at least, as
sume th.- duties lorin. rly !■< rl'o-m ,|
Captain Harker, who. wilh Colonel W igrnn,
of Hie army, eoinpi.se the joint board oii
defense plans. Captail Sigsbee’s presence
at the dep.irtmi iit will lie espei'i.ilß valua
ble, tor th'to will be man.'.' questions re
garding the disposition of Hie hulk of the
Maine and other matters concerning the
-hip about which the officials "ill "ant to
consult him.
WILL BRING CONSULS AWAY.
Americans in Cuba Directed To Go to
Havana at Once.
Washington, Ypril 2 The Post tomorrow
will s.iy that directions have h—i giv. n to
the >'o,isnls in Cuba to r> t'.air to II ivan i in
order tiiat tiny may be able to leave the
island without il ntter in case of war \r
rangement.s have been made for General
Lee's safe "Hhilruw.al if smli action be
comes
Tile American newspaper eorrespomlents i
in Havana .are also to be given the utmost
protection and they will be allowed to leave
with General Loe.
Senator Platt, of New York, who lias
taken groat interest in tho arrangements
for tlio protection of Hie correspondents,
has had an interview with Assistant Secre
tary Day upon the subject. j
ICONOCLAST MAN
SHOT TO DEATH
Baylor Institute Episode Leads to Fatal
Street Duel.
BOTH MEN ARE FATALLY HIT
Captain Davis and Editor Brann. Fill
Each Other with Lead.
DYING STATEMENTS ARE MADE
Prominent Waco Citizen and Editor
Brann Meet on Street and Kill
Each Other.
Waco, Tex., April 1. In the midst of
busy preparations for city election meet
ings, while bands were playing ami hand
bills "<re being sciii'T'd from several
decorated vans, calling t'ne people together,
W. C. Brann, editor of Tin- b onoelast, and
Captain .’I. T. Davis, ne t and fought a
revolver duel to tin de ith.
The combatant-' mt t just at 6 o'clock on
South Fourth street, in front of th'- i.'otton
Belt ticket office, ami after . xclimging a
few words, both began emptying their re
volvers into each other's bodii s.
When Hie battle was over Brann wan
found to be perforat' d in the 1. ft lung, Hie
left leg and tin- light foot, and di'd sift- r
being taken to his home. Davis wis
shot, through tlie right lung and through
but harm -. lie is 1 ilc.-ly to di.
Brann’s Pen Caused the Trouble.
The difficulty between the two rm n gr< w
out of the Brann-Baylor feud of last year.
Captain Davis’s daughti rs an- pupils of
Baylor university, and the reference made
in The IconocList to Baylor, which were
generally construed to mean relleethms on
the moral character ot the pupils and
faculty, brought forth from Captain Davis
a denunciation of Brann, delivered in
language most. for. ible and direct.
In tho city campaign now in progress
Captain Davis is Hie chairman of one of
Hie committees, am 1 was active ill day in
the duti.-s that position entailed. Eb-etioti
I day is close at h ind and .x
--ei:<'ment was- high. Brann was an advo
cate of tile candidate Davis w.i. ■ -king to
defeat, ami Hint, statc'of a ’'’airs <-»nI ril»>it• 1
to no sm,ill extent to the meetlrg I'ollHcs,
i however, were not. the chief cause by auy
meutts.
Davis Talked About tlie Editor.
Ah' ut a month ago, I . , > r . the eitv . un
• p.iign op. in-.1, i frien. of Br.inri's ref. i red
j to i'im in e,,mplim.'iit uy i. rm- in the
pr. .-'iieo of Captain Davis ..ml m-irly p>o
voked a row then .uni there. Remarks oi
. th U o. eas on made by c .plain I >.iv; t ,
, The I -m t and its editors "• rein -
I "1. it is said, in Brann’s h-.iring and
. Braun’s rejoinder was carried to I’lpt iln
j Davi- This ■ pco.le tin..l up th.- in. u
. I agiinst <uh other ami Insist.■.( tl bitt.
. ne s o. tw-en them which 1.. g m with the
, ; Brann-Baylor tr..ul..e, arose ul -. w
I Intense " 'en the Crerub.l-ll "rris (I'.igedy
I oeeiirreil last Nov tuber. It ",.s oft. n pre
. diet, d that Wil’ U Braun and < ip
lain I avis nt' i there would 1,, blood
shed, C.-,| min I i.n i . I. a I u!■ -. in; a
ami ready on all occasions to • xpn s. him
self. T’ne publications of Brann aga.tist
Baylor univ rsity v onml. d him .I-ply and
I he took i v ry oeea.s ion to make 1) > :• - lit „
, known
The Shooting’ Was at Short Rtu.ge.
mXerfTH
I near the Cotton Belt ..lib •• and were .., .-n
I crossing the street togethc r. going in t t<
!'..E",. So™
ami the CoHnn Belt office. Win n Br um
ami Ward reached Hie front of the bo’k-
I store Captain Davi-' was in iron! of hi
| office. The worosHiat j is-. <i between Hum
. w. i . !■ rm.- of ’ pro ■ ’ •■■( thl yl■ t . •
| j'.'-im.'s' ’"ere"oc! upi. d" in" the ’ shoot Ing. .1
I Hie end of which Brann and Da\ lay
I t'leedlng and W H. Ward, Brann’s busi
; m-ss m inager w.i-' shot through the rigiil
1,a...1. I’m- born-- being shattered. A wi d
i bullet l.it A Kennedy on Hi.- km'v.
Kt nnedy " >- passing on Ins . tr Ano er
I wild bull't hit Eugene Kepler in Hu toot.
. |'h,. Wild bullet wounds in no: . i o'. .
Kepler and his partner, Fnn. - are tour
, - ng the world Oil " "agon ai.d mm jst
| |'l O'l,"I W.K-O.
Both Men Are Mortally V.' our. ,ec.
■S'srrXT
i in which lie recit' d parti' Illal.s given ahova
’ | his ''■■ i ng- . otic, ruing Brann a.id .md
I ,1 that Hr mu. aeeompant. .1 by Ward,
appro.. d him at th© Pat fit hot 1- <1
"caiitain Davis’s dying deposition states
I v'.'s) ofllce and -o',dr -s. d bint; ’ nit Brann
i w ,s .1" inlng 1 is |’.-:ol "bi n he (Div 0
,? lai--"horn <’ii|>tain D.,v. w.i- .<i:ve. i.u>
i appear, d to be sinking.
j n ‘ Tl'e'c ig.'B ■ ''■■l '' 'I
' :1 fl ish. when no one w.i- nr. n,r .1. C.ip
l,.' thong e had t« O
. nght. ami he ".'lit to work with a wi'i.
disc^unV^er^'lm't 0 "! hi.’ a batt!e“ho‘ex-
it. a
nded by hit
j wi’A* iiu<l • hiluu.
Captain Davis Is Dead.
. Tex.. April 2. I’.ipl.'in ’i’"m R.
Dav:-'. Brann's ant ivi’-t in Hie -tre.'t
duel ye. t- I lay. Imgere-i ’ill ’ 'k HHs
.fpnmmi. liis il-ath was < Im "id Ins
di.jioi tment to tho la:-t .hi' <■:<’ >' ■ of
Ids life, manly and bi iw 11.- ku- w troin
Hie lirsl that his wounds w. o <at >’.
\\ hen he sank to the s I. " ilk mid. r
Bi-an i’- mill' Is, Brann. tlimi;"i bb-. dl ts
from scv inl wounds "as not hurt. Cap
tain ’>.\ is I oil-d •-X ron his side uud lb I
npw nd. inflicting death on his adversary
with bis list (>iol.
c,,m..n 1’: vis ut I : de ith was so ty
tv.o y; i: of ''-o.
<• ,i,lain I’:.' 1; did not .xpei ■ to tn. >t
I'.'ami :nd "h. n H-.e I an- r m '-t. d him
tir-i lie "as mi.in I. Hi imn ; -i Io h’s
otl'ne got h: pt.-toi. and when he ■ ■ n ei
i ~’| ' to ' . til' ■ In- mi Br . n
. ”>•;] " '’ ,p ' ’"■" 1 ' b " 11 " b -
Tlie nti n were bitter foes and fought It
~-K .11,. r .(:■ r H’e r own I . -Ilion, mak-
ing .' bl ."dy . nding of a ti -i. ■ feud, .vim Ii
termimite.' now and tr inquilize the . tty,
after vidli'g lour men to tlie .11 of violent
WATCH AKO CHAIN FOB ONE DAY’S WORK.
»u-
/zC'.’ \ Boys and Girls can got a Nickrl-l’h.t •<! Wat h,
ff ll also a Chain ami Charm for mllim' 1 <b -on
III* /*-'» Packages of Bitline nt 10 cents each. Send
>’y <’•«!! address by return mail ami we will fotwanl
Z* 7 the Bitline post-paid, ami a large Premium Li«L
No money required.
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| Mention The Constitution.
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