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NEWS OF THE DM
FROM MISSISSIPPI
Status of the Congressional
Nominations in the Dif
ferent Districts.
DEMOCRATS IN THE LEAD
Proposal To Establish a State National
Guard—The Mobbing of Patter
son Is Passed Over —Inter-
ference "with College
Openings.
Jackson, Miss., September 19.—(Special.)—
All the democratic nominations for con
gress have been made in this state. In
all the seven districts nominations are
equivalent to an election. In four of the
districts there are opposing candidates,
but there is not the slighest possibility that
a thousand voles can be obtained by any
of the republican or populist nominees in
any di triet.
In the lirst district Congressman Allen
has be* n renominated for the seventh term
by the largest majority he ever received.
He is frequently mentioned tor the
nail senatorial sueees.tion, and is believed
to be m a receptive mood. He has no oppo
sition for 1.-election so far, either from
populist or republican.
in th. second district Hon. 1 homes
Splght Is the democratic nominee. So far
he is without opposition.
in th.- third district Congressman Catch
ings is the demo, ratio nominee for the sev
enth time. His opponent is a negro repub
lican named Jones.
In the fourth district Congressman Fox.
who Is serving his lirst term. Is the dem
ocrat.e nomine. His opponent is a popu
list narited Hr* wer.
In the fifth district Congressman Wil
liams is the democratic nominee for the
fourth term. His opponent is a white re
publican named Pitts. Mr. Williams Is al
so m. ntioned a.- a probable candidate for
the Walthall senatorial succession.
In the sixth district Congressman. Love,
who is .serving ills lirst term, is the demo
cr ltlc , online, So far h< his no opponent.
in the seventh district Congressman Hen
ry who’ is serving bls first term, is the
democratic nominee. His opponent is a
w hit rei ibllea n of the L> neh fact ion,
named Urc-nan. There is also talk, that
. mu rep iblicans, headed by the na
tional repul.Jean committee men from this
state, will nominate a candidate for con
gress in the s* ven til district.
Th( vo ng trength 1 the populists In
Mississippi Is anout IS,O>O and of the re
publicans about 10,000; the democratic vote
of the st '■■■ is ab >ut 75,000 No joint dis
cu“sh>ns have been had between opposing
nominees for congress In any district in the
state so far. anti it is not lili. lv that tne
democratic nominees will dignify tli'-ir al
leged opponents by meeting them on she
stump.
There is more talk of the coming state
election next year than there is about the
congressional .i.- tlon this fall. Notnina
heers In Mis.' Issippi by the
democracy means success at the polls,
reusequ. ntly th- interest in congressional
m tiers diol vv.’.h th.- nominations, and
ratio v iters arc now
fixed on the campaign for nominations for
1 county < file* rs, which
mad* next spring or summer. All
ollie, rs in M - i * I'l'l. from governor to
beat constable, are in:, le . very tour years,
place
; ruc | ay after the first Monday In No-
, I ■ ida ture ,v hieh meets
? January.‘l9o". wld el- **t two senators
,,n, t'i till the term ot W althall, held by
Sul |v who vv ■ appointed by the gov-
, eleel which
termof
. * . , , ..n.mcn<-ing March 4. 1901 . Me-
'l.aiUii. tile Ut governor, who is inell-
. ... ,-r ; ii. c..listif ut lon as h:s own sttc-
■ ,iod to b a candidate for
hotti t!■•• •■ senai trial t( rms.
The Mobbing of Patterson.
As was gem-rally exp." t. 1, the grand
, , t v, ..tvillo, Simpson county, 'lid
not fuel a : ingle indictment against the
■ > murdered n Patterson
th. ■' ' ' 1 and en-
,F I 5 'til-., the life of another inno-
s/ a'..tt. ■■ t-ie deed there Was the usual
it ■' Hi In ind all sorts
. m mt thi grand jury
> just The public
accentual, d by the fact
,' t., :. • . • : vv gem-rally thought
tt, have .-.an.- from another county and it
v ■ nerally regarded us a breach of .at i-
, 11 e worthy of th, ■ ■ ■ rest reprobati in
• i, p t,. -. *.o' id.- of tie-tr ovvti <■ utily
tin,l victim. Th,- grand jury Went
• I . the usual examinations, but aI -
riie-igh a good many nun in and out of the
were shrewdly suspected to have
been < meerm : untimely taking off
of William I’aii- rson, nothing was done.
Discussing the Fever.
The Brandon Turns thus advises cool
ness in time of panic:
ns anil yellow fevi r
stories have supplanted wai new; and poli
ties in Miss.ssippi again, and tile people
In some 1,, alities are plowing fear to
vv: rp ttic.i judgment. ', . How fev,-r no
doubt exists ;n several loealities, but it
1 if such . rnild typ* that it would mit
create a passing remark if it could bo
, lie i>y sotn, other name ami the vviid
>:< rl. s com • ruing it s. i ■!. As w.,s
the case last year. : ic quarantine is worse
n th, fever Busim vv 11 be paralyzed
f. t a tiim and peop!.- I out of their
wits. Advi< o is ,esily given and often
counts for vary little, but if the people
will lie e,-mt jou.s. prudent, watchful and
above all. if tiny will ex.-r.-is.- common
sense and not go wild over every unfound
ed stor.v that is told, they will save them
lv- s lots >1 vv - - I no end of exp< . ■
I th. ry condi b, improved,
a waieliful eye kept bv the heal'tn au
thorities and town .Jlicials, and ten to one
matters will str., is lit ,-n th.-mselves out all
right with very little io.-s of lit'.'.
College Openings Postponed.
The Stat.- Agrlettllura! college opening
has been postponed by General S. If Lu--
until such time as be may choose to fit f,,r
Its ses i-ms to liegin. H. .-.ays: "ProsfieetH
have licc-i m-'i t favorable for a very large
- hool, ' l - - - - . - one wlio intei i
:■ . y to in-.-va-it hi<
doing so when we do open, I earne.-tly an
peal to e.i.-h old s:mb-nt to return :.nd to
bring with him as many new .students as
possible." From Cltaneelior Fuitun. of the
Si te university. unes tin, statement tba;
"on account of the r< -trietion.s upon travel
caused by tit, quarantine now existing In
tile vicinity of l e- university, it lias been
deem d best, after eonr.ultation with th
state board of lira.th to announce that the
session of IX'.IX-.t9 will open on the ilh of
October. IS'.IX. I' is Confidently believed
that all ippi eimr.-ions will be all.-iy,-.| by
that time. Tim outlook for a prosperous
session ha.- n.-v,-i been better than during
th, past summer ”
To Assist the Board of Health.
Tim J.iekson Howard Ass.iciation. le-ent
ly .-harter, !. no-: for action in tile ofli.a
of the s. • a arv. and after a brie: (-ons -r-
• no, ns to the outlook, appointed Hie fol-
tn ex ecut: \ committee: .la ir.es
I*. S’, wart, J 1.. Povvi-r. Bishop Galloway.
C. (timmings arid 'i. J. Waite, '.hiionei
Stewart and Bisitop Galloway are to con
tr with the state b ~.i I of health, t'-nd-
Ing the services of the assoei.-nion. Th •
~ . tion -■'■ iil told its meet Ings in the
rear of the First National bank.
The Proposed National Guard.
Adjutant General H.-nry’s plan for the
reorganization of the (national guard will
not be put into operation until the final
mustering out of at least one of the Missis
sippi regiments now in service. The reason
of this is the fact that the adjutant gem
era! contemplates using the body of the
returned volunteers as a nucleus or the
formation of the new national guard.
Since the old National Guard has been
away serving in the regular army, several
companies have be. n reorganized over the
state which have applied for admission to
tile national guard. Companies have been
formed at Brookhaven, Wesson, New Al
bany, Vaiden, Hazlehurst and a few other
towns.
in his letter of resignation Adjutant Gen
eral Hamilton recommended that the rent
ganization of the guard lie proceeded with
ut once, using these home companies as a
nucleus. General Hamilton's idea, however,
is different. He remembers the difficulties
that had to be contended against when the
lirst call to arms was made for volunteers
in til.- war against Spain. For this reason
lie is desirous that the state guard be com
posed of men with as much military ex
perience as possible. The old national
guard forces were not drilled to any great
extent and the lack of state appropriation
prevented their having any experience In
regimental -and battalion drills.
An Outlaw at Large.
Word comes from Yazoo City that the
negro outlaw Grandison has again been
seen near his old haunts where lie commit
ted the double murder more than two
months ago. A negro woman stat’d that
she saw' Grandison going across -a field en
Mr. Johnson's plantation. He had a breemi
loading shotgun on his shoulder. The
county authorities are trying to pick up
and follow the clew.
Guy Jack’s Case.
The case of Guy Jack, which was to have
come up at this term of the Kemper county
circuit court, has been postponed until the
ensuing term on account of the Illness of
one of the defendant's attorneys.
ALABAMA POLITICS.
Entire Congressional Delegation "Will
Be Democratic.
Montgomery, Ala., September ’".-(Spe
cial.)—There appears to be very little doubt
but that Alabama will elect a democrat in
each of her nine congressional districts next
No vern her.
The situation in tlhe state Is this:
First District—Hon. G. W. Taylor, of
Demopolis, has l>een renominated to con
gress by the democrats, but his nomina
tion is being challenged by Ihls opponent.
Hon. Hannls Taylor, of Mobile, and the
state executive committee will have to
pass oil the question. The opposition In
the first will not make any nominations.
Second Dlstriet—Hon. Jesse F. Stallings,
of Butler, lias been renominated by the
democrats of the second, and 1. N. (.art' r,
a m-gro, will run Independently against
him.
Third District—Hon. Henry D. Clayton,
of Eufaula, has been nominated by tho
democrats In the third and will be
elected without opposition.
Fourth District lion. G. A. Bobbins, of
Selma, lias received tho democratic nomi
nation' in the fourth, and Is opposed
by Hon. W. F. Aldrich, who has the re
publican and the populist Indorsement.
This appears to be tlhe only doubtful dis
trict.
Fifth District—Hon. Willis Brewer, of
Lowndes, has been renominated by tho
democrats of the fifth and Hon. A. J.
Millstead. of Macon, will likely be nominat
ed by the republicans.
Sixtlh District Hon. John H. Bankhead,
of l-’.-i.v et to. lias been nominated by accla
mation by tile democrats of the sixth, and
he will lie opposed by two republicans, a
n.-gro named Turner and Hon. Daniel
Cooprr, <»f Kayctte.
Seventh District--1 lon. John D. Burnett,
of Btowah, is tiie democratic nominee with
a. republican opponent named Lothrop and
a populist, (>. D. Street. Howard, a populist
now represents this district, but (’.done!
Burnett, it is believed, will win easily.
Eighth District General Jos.-pli Wheeler
has been renominated by the democrats
and indorsed by the voters of all other
pa rt.ies.
Ninth District Hon. Oscar I nd- rwood,
of Birmingham, ha.- been renominated by
Hie democrats and will likely have no op
ponent.
Stallings’s Negro Opponent.
Hon. Jesse I-'. Stallings will have oppo
sition for congress after all, but It will
come from 1. N. Carter, a Greenville negro.
In an address he says:
"At. tho urgent solicitation of my friends
fr-mi all over this district and from other
parts of Alabama, 1 have decided to enter
tile race for eongr.-ss, subject to the action
of . the republican convention. As to my
republicanism no question can be raised. I
believe tlm republican party advocates the
principles better suited to the proper d,-
v.-bqiment of the welfare and b- st inteie.sts
of the people of Uiis district, and I have
always been true to qs principle.-;. If nomi
nal-4 and elected. I shall serve the people
oj the district faithfully, and do all in my
power top th.- advancement of their inter
' sts. 1 shall be true to tlie trust in every
Sense of the Word. I shall endeavor to dis
cus.-, before Hie people the questions involv
ed in .ills campaign. ’
Hannis Taylor Is Out.
Montgomery, Ala.. September 2f. -(Spe
cial. 1 -11011. G. W. Taylor, of M treng-o, >.:is
declared to be the democr.-ith: nominee for
congress jn the first district by the state
executive committee at r.:30 o’elo-k this
morning, after an all night session. Tho
> ommittee. after listening to ti-ie tremen
dous volume o f evidence, and thoroughly
diseiifsing it all, gave Choctaw’ county to
H.di'bs Taylor, and solved the Washing
ton county contest by calling it a tie. In
asmuch as tile whole vol. o f Washing
ton w-is necessary to nominate I lannis
Taylor, his opi-onent was declared to have
been dulj’ nominated.
In Its resolution tile executive committee
sayis:
"In reaching this coneelusion she com
mittee is not unmindful of tie- fact that
certain irregularities occurred in the con
vention In \\ asihington eountv whi.-n the
committee i.innoi approve or In.lnis.-, but
tin -- irrogularities do not affect tbe final
r. suit. Tin- (-ommittee is funner in seri
ous doubt as to Hie regularity of the dis
trict convention in said district in adopt
ing th.- report of the iTodi-ntials . ommittee,
but as it appears from all the ev~ience that
a eh ar majority <jt tin.- lawfully elected del
egates were for Hon. G. W. Taylor, such
irr< gularlty. if it’ exists, oug it not, and
does not defeat tile nomination there
in ide.”
Hannis Taylor and his friends accept
the decision gracefu.ly.
Alabama Soldiers Furlouged.
Montgomery. .Ala., Septemln-r 23.—(Spe
cial.) ('amp .Herbert w--ars a lonesome as
p-'i-t liiilr. 'I .a furloUb led men -about
per i- nt of th. ri-giin.-iit—have fold' d
tlu ir tents and gone to their homes. The
i omposite c->mpany of HXi, which is made
up from debi-is from each of the twelve
companies, is in command of Captain Vaid
en. of tile Marengo i-ompany, who is the
commander of i-.u- camp. If the rain which
sl.-irti-d today continues for some days, the
camp will I" i-xe. . dingly uncomfortable, as
th. soil .(;•)•■(’•• is of muddy eonstitueucy.
The First Alabama was furloughed at Bir
in ugliam yesterday.
Mobile Is Clean and Healthy.
Montgomery. Ala.. S nt.-mber 23. (Spe
■ ■.il.) stat. Health (Illa r Saunders lias
just returned from Mobia-. He reports that
city to be in an unusually healthy eondi
tieii and absi-tu' -ly free ..i all suspi-ion of
yellow fever. The mortality fur the past
month lias i>’en conside -My blow the
average for 'his time of year, and llie sani
tary condition is b.-ttir tn. n for many
year.- past. Dr. Saunders believes there
will hl- na yellow lever in Alabama this
lull.
Biimingham Wants Permanent Camp.
Montgomery. Ala.. September 2.1. —(Spe-
I il.) A I tirndngli I"1 special say As a
result of a meeting of the Birmingham
Cenimi-rci.il Club today, a citizens' <-om
miiteo was appointed to go to Huntsville
Friday to m.-et Secretary Alger to en
deavor to Induce him to visit Birmingham
to inspect (his city's .advanta res as a point
for a i> rmanent military camp. It 1.-iiig
understood that the government is thinking
of In -. ing an .id'iitlun.-il camp in this state.
Birnui-.giiam will make a strong i ffort to
obtain the proposed .-amp.
Colonel Crutcher Dead.
Montgomery. Ala.. September 23.—(Spe
cial.)—An Athens. Ala., special says: Lime
stone Is called upon again to mourn the
THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 26, 1898.
loss of one of her best and ablest citizens,
Hon W. R. Crutcher, a leading planter
and a man who h-as many times been the
representative of the people in state af
fairs. Colonel Crutcher died at bls country
home, thirteen miles east ol Athens, last
night, after a brief illness of brain fever,
lie was counted, and worthily so, ono of tho
most prominent citizens of Limestone
county, lie leaves a large family of grown
children.
MRS. SEARCY DISAPPEARS.
Well-Known Lady of Eufaula Is Being
Searched For.
Eufaula, Ala., September 23.—(Special.)—
Mrs. Searcey, wife of Aiderman J. B.
Searcey, of this city, mysteriously disap
peared from her home during last night
and up to this hour all efforts to find her
have proved fruitless.
Mrs. Searcey has been in wretched health
for months and her husband has been ad
ministering medicine anti attending her
wants at night during her Illness. Last
night be aroused her at 2 o’clock to give
her a dose of medicine as usual, when
to his utter astonishment she refused to
accept it, avowing that it would kill her,
and could not be persuaded to do so. She
was not further molested and soon fell to
sleep, when Mr. Searcey retired for the
night. i pon waking this morning at B
o'clock he discovered that his wife had
disappeared.
Ho immediately began search, and after
looking over the house and premises thor
oughly and not finding her. made the
facts known and a vigorous search all over
the elt>- was begun at once and has re
sulted so far as above stated.
The supposition is that sb*-* became sud
denly demented and has either wandered
to the river or some very secluded spot in
the suburbs of the city.
WOODFORD'S RESIGNATION.
MINISTER TO SPAIN THROWS UP
HIS COMMISSION.
Was Possible for the General To Hava
Returned to Madrid as United
States Representative.
Washington, September 23.—Following the
custom in the case of a minister who has
been obliged to leave his post by the ’break
ing out of hostilities, Stewart L. Woodford
has filed his resignation as 'minister to
Spain. It Is believed that It will be slx
months before the United States has occa
sion to send a minister to .Madrid again,
and If Mr. Woodford's resignation remains
so long unacted upon his status will b"
merely nominal, for under the law his
salary ceased after the expiration of sixty
days from tho date he left his post, with
the addition of a sufficient period of time,
to enable him to return to the I nlted
It might have been possible for General
Woodford to have returned to Madrid In
tho capacity Id- United States minister but
thlts only would have -been the ease it tho
Spanish government seen II: to make a ic
nuest to that effect, otherwise, it Is cus
tomary for political reasons to
minister to avoid the reviva ol >1 ' feel
ings and t<> restore harmonic reljttons be
tween the two governments lately at war
Should th- United Stat.s government, In
disregard of this eonve-ntional usage, |wr
slst in returning General Woodford to Mid
rid it would find itself obliged tu reolu.
Sc nor Bernabe, late Spanish m nister to
Washington, whose course In es.abl ebing
a system of espionage In Canada during tae
war reiidet'-'l hi' ll in some degree unpopu
lar in the Unit'd States.
WHISKY CONSTABLES SHOT AT.
Led Into an Ambush by Carolina
Moonshiners.
Greenville, S. C.. S. .a.-mb'-r 21 - (Special )
Five dispensary constables were sho at
from ambush last night just after h<.
I'.o rnd-.I s.-v.ii "r eight lums'-s n a
disreputable section known a IP
Cr. ek ju.- t outside the city limns, beyond
the Southern railway station- < hi ‘ ‘
P.q .Hie.r, faded to <ind
i xe. tit some beer. 1 ’
that in a .’.’rtain Cripple Urc k house v. s
a big lot of whisky, and tins is no
*■ , i -. ,i„-„v as similar
llevd to have been a <n.o>,
statements had been made before bj tne
■‘’‘Acting on'thls Information, the cons 1
made the raid, whi- h was praetteally fruit
less When on their way to town t e
iurtv was fired on by some one about
w-I'ltv steps behind them who stood in
he eovi r"t a i'"' 1 '’orii'r. Ihe
,'n busher '-mpti'-d his Pistol ami r otb'
.il x- f . r.-il fire m tDe d.i*-' u<»n ui
t he' hous." as sonu- iunoei-nt parties might
Imve bi-'.-n’lut. but tiny mad.- a rush lor
the si»ot, no <>ne. 1 .*• 5 •*' _• «•' . ‘
rather well known whit'- man, but i'-l
-. , ' hi; narm Being thoroughly arous
ed, th.- oltie. rs will make If .’'LL
apprehend the guilty man. B' l
passid among the enrstabb-s uncomlort
ably close, but did no damage.
TOLD TRUTH ABOUT SAMPSON.
Chaplain Mclntyre Has Stirrel Up a
Naval Hornets’ Nest.
Denver ('ol September 21.-(’haplaln -L
p Uelnt’vre. of the battleship Or eon, has
1,,'.-n stricken with nervous prostration, ami
the physician who is attending him says
tl> it he’ may be confined to his bed lor some
time.
H Is probable tliat the court martial
which has been ordered to e<mv-ne !') Den
v, r next week for the trial of Chaplain
M.-Intvro on tile eciarge of having unfairly
erltieised the action of Admiral Sampsmi
and Captain Evans in the Santiago naval
b-.tt’e will bo oblige.) to postpone proc 1-
ings for several weeks on account of the
chaplain’s illness.
Mr. Mclntyre says he has not been of
ficially notified of Hie nature of the charges
against him or of the date of his trial,
and this lias seemed to worry him consid
erably. He is staying at tiio house of At
torney' Thomas J. Dunn, a friend, in tills
city.
The Facts Given Out.
'Washington, September 21.—Tho attention
of Judge Advocate General Lemly being
directed til tile complaint of Chaplain Mc-
Intyre that h" had not been informed of
the charges upon which lie is to be tried
by court martial at Denver on the 2titli
instant, tiiie otlicer very' promptly furnished
the papers in the case for publication. The
chaplain is to be tried upon three charges,
all -growing out of a lecture delivered by
him In th.- Trinity Methodist Episcopal
church. Denver, (’ol.. on August Bth last
referring to the battle of July 3d.
Tin- first charge is "scandalous conduct
t< nding !•> the destruction of good morals.”
Tiler., are three speeitieations under this
eliarg'’, in brief that ho referred to Admi
ral Sampson as reporting himself within
four miles of the Colon when sin- struck h. r
. .dors in order to get his share of prize
money. Second, ho charged that on the
ch.-iso after title Colon the Oregon met th
low.-i going to Hie rear, and that “Fighting
Hoti” took the lowa to th.- rear and kept
her there during the I.attic. Third, that
. astern mad.- ships failed to come up to
expectations because tile builders received
their orders through political pull and "did
no: care emw inueli they cheated tile gov
ernmen t.”
The second charge is “conduct to the
preiudiee of good order and diseiplini-."
It recites the three speeitieations of the
first eharge with an additional one based
on tli<- chaplain's "public and contemptu
ous” reference t" Captain Evins as “Fight
ing Boh.” The third eliarste is “conduct
unbecoming an ofiieer ot' tlie navy” and
r -.-ites tin. same specifications.
Lady on a School Board.
Se’.ma. Ala . September 23.- (Special.)—
Mrs. Kate K. Jarvis lias b.-en appointed a
member of tiie board of education of Dallas
.■ounty. th.- first Instance of the kind in
tins section. Sho is an experienced teacher
and newspaper writer of some note. She
will enter upon her new duties at once.
the CfINDIDIITES
ARE ARE NAMED
Progress of the Political Cam
paign in North Carolina—The
Democratic Outlook.
HOW THE DISTRICTS STAND
The Situation Now Seems To Be Quite
Favorable —Movements of Prom
inent People in the State.
Raleigh, N. C., September 24.—(Special.)—
Nearly ail the congressional nominations
have been made and the campaign of the
candidates is in very active progress.
in the first district the nominees are
John 11. Small, democrat; Harry Skinner,
populist-republican. Skinner was renom
inated by the populists and indorsed by
the republicans. There is a small populist
cabal against him.
In the second district the republicans re
nominated George H. White, the only ne
gro congressman. The populists nominated
James E. Loyd, with the avowed purpose
of forcing the democrats to vote for him
to defeat White. The democratic commit
tee made no nomination. It is waiting to
see if I-oyd makes a declaration for white
supremacy. If he does, democrats will
support him. it will require the full dem
ocratic-populist vote to defeat M bite. 1 lie
populist state chairman says Loyd will
certainly remain in the field.
In Hie third district Charles R. Thomas
is the democratic nominee. John E. Fow
ler is renominated by tin- populists. The
republicans retuse to indorse him and
make the claim tliat it is their right to
make the nomination in this district and
for the populists to support the republi
can nominee. The populist stale chairman
says that Fowler will continue in the field.
Tlie republicans call a • onvent.ion fur Sep
tember 2lfih and say that at lids time they
will nominate either S. H. Buchanan or
A. 11. Slocumb.
In the fourth district the democrats have
made no nomination as yet, but tin- choice
will probably be Ed Chambers Smith. If
he is not the nominee it will be either
James It. Young or .Mark S. Spruill. '1 lie
populists have nominat'd J. J. Jenkins,
and on tlie 29th instant the republicans
will, in convention, indorse him.
Jn tlie fifth district tlie democrats have
renominat'-d Wld mi . Kitebin. Ihe re
publicans have nominated Spencer 15. Ad
ams, having an agreement with the pop
ulists tliat tlie latter will indorse him. The
republi.-ans admit tliat they really dictated
tlie nomination of Jenkins and the pop
ulists dictated taut of Adams. There is a
republican cabal against Adams, composed
ot tlie friends of ex-Congressman Thomas
Settle, who declare tliat tlie latter was
the real choice es tlie republicans.
in the sixtli district the republicans
nominated Oliver 11. Dockery, who two
years ago was d'-feated by Daniel L. Rus
sell for tlie republican nomination for gov
ernor. The populists indorsed Dockery,
claiming they did it because lie wa.s a free
silver man. Tlie democratic nominee Is
John D. Bellamy
In tlie seventh district Theodore F. Kluttz
is the d> mocra -..- nominee. The populists
nominated Morri-on 11. Caldwell and tlie
republicans indorsed him.
In tin- eighth district tlie republicans re
nominated Romulus Z. Linney. Th. agree
ment with tne populists is that they shall
indorse Linney. There is a powerful com
bination of reput'li' .1 ns against Linney and
over half of tiio d, ;• gates to tlie conven
tion at which in was nominated bolted
his nomination and a month later held a
convention which nominated J. '>. Wileox.
The latter lias within tlie past fortnight
died. John M. Brown, an ex-congres.-man,
announces himself as an Independent re
publican candidate. The bolters met again
in convention on the li'lth instant and will
Indorse Brown, it is nderstood. Tin- dem
ocratic convention tie ets September 27th
and will nominate either ex-Congressman
W H. Bower or li. L. Green.
In the ninth district tlie democrats have
nominated ex-Congr. s:-man William 'l'.
Crawford. The rep . ili.-.ins have renom
inated Richmond i’< irson. Tlie populists
have made no nomination. They are but
a handful in tliat d triet and they claim
that their vote is not necessary to elect
I’earson.
It should be born.- in mind that in no
district are tlie populists united solidly,
'i'll.- arrangements for their vote are, -is a
rule, made by tie i">pulist maehine. Only
In the second .-ind third districts are the
populist nomino s d. tasteful to tlie repub
licans, tin- reason I. ing tli.it both Lloyd
and Fowler are friends of Senator Butler,
who is so e<q-'l: :iy hated l,y till North
Carolina republii nis -ive Governor Bus
sed. '1 fieri' are p'lpniisls who say openly
Dial the populist vot" will be divided be
tween Lloyd and White, the negro repub
lican, but others deny this and say they
will get the solid V"'. of th* r party. Their
slate chairman to in - the lat er assertion.
'I lie election of Kit.-hin, Bellamy, Kluttz
and tiie democratic .eimiriee in tlie eighth
district .appears to be .'-‘ire.
The Crop Situation.
The crop and w cither bulletin for the
week ending last night is very favorable.
It says conditions wer,. exe. llent for ma
turing crops and io. farm work. The de
ficiency of temp, ratio,, tor tile week av
eraged less than oin- legree Dry wo.itli.'r
and abundant scnsaine jirevaib-d, these
b ing exactly what tlie crops needed. Corn,
excepting a few counties, is turning out
well. Much is cut and gathered early to
s.'-tve it from the weevil. 'I ,ie deficiency in
fodder will good lij the very
large and excellent yield of meadow and
peavine Jiay. Con.dit.ions or., extrirnely
favorable for maturing cotton. Picking is
now the principal work, and so rapid is the
opening that there is a great demand for
pickers. lae crop is reported as short, as
compared with want was expected, it is
claimed that the August or top crop is
small, and tliat bolls av gen- rally small.
Tobacco cutting and curing are practically
completed, and grading and marketing
are proceeding tepidly. Peanuts and rice
are yielding w.,-11. I'.irmers art busy
lii'iiig'hing foi winter wheat, and have in > ie
good prgn-e.- Earlv -own oats look well.
Major E M. Hay.s, Sev. nl a . av.ilt .v.
Unit..! States arm.' who was for two
yearn <>n duty at military headqiiarters. is
now here on his wav t.> Arizona to join
his t glnii nt. w 1 '' i' will rendvzyoi’s at
Hunt- v;ile. and be in General Wheeler s
cavalry division.
Senator Butler arrived here yesterday,
and at once went to Governor BussoH's
office, where tii.-re was a confi rence.
Poisoning the Dogs.
Many valuable bird dogs in this • Ity
h iv.. wit'hin t "■ past thirty davs |. ■. n pois
oned In tin- Cap 'I square, ind suspicion
i; one., felj upon Bev. J. L. Burns, tlie
keeper of the capitol. Eviden.-e cam.- ye--
terday that lie had ordered his night
Watchman to imy tin- pois-m and that, not
daring to buy it here, in.- had procured it
Fav.-t tevitl'-. St’it lor damages insti
tuted at one ago nst Burns. Tills will
bad to a suit for cruel;y to animals. Burns
is heartily hated by everybody her... and
Ids conviction will give special pleasure.
It seems tliat the fusionists. In addition
to t'lielr Other shortcomings, have de
seended to the legel of dog poisoners
JoQin S. Koonce, ot 'I renton, was today
appointed chief clerk to the secretary of
stalo vice Mr. A. I>. K. Wallace, who was
dismissed for drunkenness
Th" Second regiment left for home today
on furlough. All ordnance property w;-.s
turned over yesterday and stored :n a
warehouse. The tents stand, and are oc
cupied i'V quite a large number ot tlie
m* n -is guard, and also by those who pre
fer to remain here during tlhe term of fur
lough. More remain t >;.n it. was expeeted
would fail to go hottie. Not a few of t.i<
app»* »r in some way to think that
there may be some change by which the
regiment may continue in service. There
are even hints that upon t'he resignation
of certain officers the regiment may be re-
tained. but this appears very absurd. In
deed It Is quite sure tliat by t'he end of
October the regiment will be mustered out.
At least sixty applicants for attorney’s
license will be before the supreme court
1 next Monday.
I Steps are being taken to make the ex
hibits at the Winston tobacco fair the
most complete and meritorious yet shown
t'here. Tlie fair will Induce now features,
among them a live-stock exnibit.
The Tobacco Sales.
Mr. J. IL W. Bonltz has returned from
Goldsboro, where he attended 'he prize
tobacco sales on Thursday.
There are three tobacco warehouses in
Goldsboro, and they are packed with to
bacco. They have sales from once to twice
' daily, and whole troops of farmers and
buyers are In attendance. At the sale at
I | tlie Farmers’ warehouse, Mr. Bonitz sold
I a. half dozen o r more lots of bright leaf to
bacco tliat brought from s»> to JE2 a hundred
pounds. He brought back with trim some
1 of tlie samples and kindly presented The
Messenger with some of th' best quality.
It is quite pretty, and was raised on Mr.
Bonitz's farm near Dudley, in Wayne
county.
Mr Bonltz fells us tlhat there was a tre
mendous crowd in Goldsboro on Thursday,
and that $1(1.000 were paid out for tobacco
and $3,000 for cotton. Tobacco lias got to
be a big thing in Wayne county, and
Gol<lt>b».ro is becoming an Important to
bacco city.
MAY KEEP COLUMBUS’S REMAINS
United States Considers a Monument
a Permanent Fixture.
Washington, September 24.—Notice
has been taken of the expressed pur
pose of the Spanish captain genet al
to remove from the island the remains
of Christopher Columbus with part ot
i the surmounting monument.
If a monument is not a permanent
fixture, then it is hard to decide what
is and it is possible that attention will
be called to the infraction of the terms
of the protocol, although this must be
dene with haste in order to succeed in
Its object, ns the removal is said to be
fixed for next Tuesday.
Will Lower the Remains Monday.
Havana, September 24. -At S o'clock next
Monday morning the captain general'*
bodyguard will form in the I’lnza < tisto.
whence, headed by a banTl, they will pro
ceed to the cathedral to render ml itary
honors during th. lowering of the r-m Uns
of Columbus from th- monument where
they now rest ami the preparation for
transportation to Spain-
BRONZE BUST OF COLUMBUS.
Washington. September 24.—The most
beautiful of all of tin souvenirs "f the
great naval battle of July 3d. off Santiago,
reached the navy department today from
Captain Converse, commanding tlie Mont
j gomery, at Guantanamo.
I It is a bronze bust of Christopher Colum
bus taken from the cruiser Cristobal
Colon, which lies b-low tlie surface ol tlie
ocean twenty tnil-s off Santiago. The navy
department has offer' d to place it In charge
of tlie Smithsonian museum until some per
manent disposition can be made of it.
LOOKING FOR WINTER QUARTERS
Troops Will Be Camped Near Southern
Resorts.
Washington, September 24.—The subject
of winter camps for the troops that are not
used tn the occupation of Cuba is being
consl.ier-d by the war department. Officers
of tile army have been investigating vari
ous sites which can be used, a'lid though
nothing lias be. n definitely <l. termijie<l, it
is probable that southern camps will be
chosen.
S'.lie suggestion has been made that the
mountain resorts might lie utilized, but the
si lection of such places is not conn mylaicd
by the war department. It was said today
that examinations were being made with m.
I v . to the select ion of camp- ti> ;>opu
ar winter r—sorts :n the * aiolin . -, AI i
bama. Georgia and !• lorida
It is not tlie intention of the d- partment
to have any Very large camps al any of
tin-,, places. If they are found satisfac
l(,..y it is probable that flier.- will be a
movement of troops to the south in about
a month, which would proinbly mean the
abandonment of Camp Meade i-n I’ctinsyi
vania.
HOW ADMIRAL DEWEY GOT COAL.
Sailing Vessels Were Sent East Before
the War Began.
Washington. September 24.—Contain
Bradford, chief of tho naval equipment
bureau, is s tiling up tin heavy coal bills
incurred during the war and lias now
adjust,-i most of them.
Some realization of the forethought and
discretion exhibited b.y tlie equipment bu
reau may be had from a s'.atement of th
fact teat weeks b.-foi.- the declaration
war it had a number of sailing ships qui'-l
1V creeping toward Asia laden with coal
and with nothing to indicate that they
we:-., carrying it to Dewey or to render
them liible to seizure or det'-.T.ion by the
eiiemv or some severe n-iftral power. _
Immediately upon tlie declaration of war
a number of steam -rs were hurried along
witii mure -oil. and in -onsequ'.in-'- 1
(.mud himself in possession ol tm less Ji. n
pi t<)US Ol thv AlU'Tl<''Ul ( O.AI o
fight bls battles witii.
EXPRESS TRAIN IS HELD UP.
Robbers Blow a Car Up with Dyna
mite.
Kansas City, Mo- September 23. The
Colorado and Coffcyvill-- express train "U
the Missouri Pacific railroad, which left
Kansas City at 9:L'> o'clock tonight, was
held up bv robbers near Leeds, a suburban
station about six miles out from the union
The locomotive and baggage car were de
tached from the train and taken down the
tr-, -k toward Dodson after which tlie rob
l. rs shattered the Pacific Express Compa
r.v’s ear with dynamite.
'At rnidnignt it is not known what the
robbers secured. Officials of the exptess
company state that th*' safe contained lit
tle treasure, as tlie messenger carried noth
ing d-stined for points beyond Coffeyville,
Kas.
POSTPONE DEPARTURE.
I President Will Not Leave Washing
ton Until Later.
■Washington September 21- The president
has .held, d to postpone his departure for
th. « st urtll the week in Oetob. r.
giving hlms-lf only time to reach Omaha
bv :.ie 12th. This is a change from th.
original programme, which contemplated
an , arlii-r start and a visit t v oth* r places
1.. arriving at Omaha. He has re.-eis. ,1
■ invit (lions to many other points while on
' his tour but so far has definitely decided
■ onlv to go to Omaha on tlie 12th and '<>
I Chieaga on til.. 17th. He « -s today invited
1.. St Paul and Minneapolis, but d.-ferr-d
a definite answer. The invitation in Inis
I ...a*.- came from Governor M. rriam an.l <,f
--| ti. ~1 b*H.-s of Hm twin cities.
it s now expected that Mr. Hay will be
Install..l as secretary ..( stat.' I,.fore the
pr. *i.l. al's depicture for tlie west, and
I it is hop* .1 to h:.v. tlie war department
■ inw-tlpation well under way before the
, pr-sldcnt gets away.
Barroom Tragedy in Savannah.
1 Savannah. Ga., September 21.—(Special.)—
' John L. Archer, a prominent young Sa
vann.ih real estate ag.-nt, shot,' and It is
i thought, fatally wounded Mehrt Sullivan.
an Irishman and harktepir at about C>
| o’clo-k.
■ Sullivan and Archer had been quarreling
i previously, tlhe dispute between t'hem be-
I ing of a political nature. Sullivan, who
1 was a bark, per at the South End hotel
I at Tyl.-e, lias been doing nothing since the
I elos.- of the season on the island, and was
- drinking heavily today. According to the
last authenticated reports lie accused
1 A relit er of being a member of t'he American
j Protective Association, which the latter
' denied.
Wreath on LaFayette's Tomb.
Paris, September 21.—Ferdinand W. Peck,
the United States commissioner to the
Paris exposition of 1900, accompanied by
ills staff, deposited a gold wreath on the
tomb of LaFayetVe today, it was in
scribed "A tribute to tlie memory of Gen
eral LaFayette from the United States ex
position commission.”
ARRIVAL OF COLONEL HAY.
Says There Is No Alliance Between
This Country and England.
New York. September 21.—Th- White
Star liner Teutonic arrived today from
Liverpool, having on board many notables,
[ including tlie new secretary of stale. Colo
nel John Hay, formerly ambassador to tlie
court of St. James.
"Is there any formal understanding be
tween Hi- United States and Great Brit
ain?” Colonel Hay was asked by an As
sociated Press reporter.
“Not that I know of.” ho answered; "but
the relations existing between the two
countries are comfortable and satis'ac
tory. There is no alliance, and 1 don t
think anything of the kind is contemplated.
The attitude of England during Hie Mar
wa.s absolutely correct, and strictly neu
tral. Still, at the same time, England
showed a great deal of friendship for the
United States. The feeling of tlie people
of England was strongly in favor u this
country.”
"What do you think of the czar’s‘dis
armament scheme?”
"I am satisfied tliat tho proposition is a
sincere one. All civilized peoples want
peace, and if the czar accomplishes what
ho has set out to do, bis name as tiie
greatest peacemaker will go down in his
tory. Again, 1 say, 1 believe the scheme
was suggested in good faith.’"
Colonel Hay will remain in this city
for a day or two. ..ind then he will go to
to assume his place in tlie
cabinet.
j MEXICAN VETERANS IN SESSION.
I
I National Association Elects -Officers
and Place of Meeting.
Louisville, Ky., September 22.—Tlie Na
tional Mexican Vcteruns’ Association today
elected General E. H. Hobson, of Green
ville, Mlllenburg county, Kentucky, presi
dent; A. L. Ogg, of Indiana, vic*- president;
Wilbur R. Smith, Ix-xington, Ky., secre
tary and treasurer; Al*-xandcr Williamson,
Lexington, Ky., corresponding sc*-rotary.
The following state vice presklents worn
chosen:
P. T. Briggs, of Illinois; Sam McFaddin,
of Indiana; James Givens, of Kentucky;
it. G. Wood, of Tennessee; N, H. Garr,
of Oklahoma, A. N. Davis, of Pennsyl-
Indianapolls was selected as the next
place of meeting.
Tonight tho veterans wore tendered a
banquet at Fountain Ferry park by tlie
Commercial Club of the city.
FLORIDA'S POLITICAL STATUS.
The Two Democratic Nominees for Con
gress Will Be Elected.
Jacksonville. Fla., Septemb ■(■ 2.7. —(Spe-
cial.) -The political pot is boiling In th;
state, but so far it seems all one way. Tie'
democrats who have been split by internal
dissensions for many years are now united
and but one democratic ticket. Is in th"
field and from present Indications it w.ll
have a walkover In tho two congressional
districts. The state ticket will bp olected
without trouble.
In the first district Rob Davis, of Palat
ka, the present incumbent, blds fair to be
returned with even a large majority than
his last one, as his course has pleased the
public. His republican opponent Is H. L.
Anderson, of C'cala, but the republican
strength is slight and the republicans are
'llvf'led. the Lee and Wainpboldt factions,
of Duval county, producing much feeling
and dissensions in their ranks.
In th'- second distr et Hon. S. M Spark
man, of Tampa, will b,- re-elected without
trouble. His republican opponent is E. R
Gunby. He is a hard fighter, but he hasn't
the strength in his party to place him in
congress in that district.
The democratic committees In 'h< first
<lis'ri' are now out among tin- districts
an.l doing good work.
None of the democratic leaders think
tliat the result will be e'.ose.
CHARLESTON'S COTTON MELL.
| How tlie Experiment with Negro La
bor Is Holding Out.
| Charleston S Septembt
j clal.) President O. Wl' , of tlie
Charliston t->ti mill, 'b'clined today to
deny or confirm the report th it the dlr' C
tors of the mill had about (leei.led to do
away with negro labor. A clipping fron
Ta. Southern ind Western Text
eeisior. which stated that negro labor in
the mill was ■ abolish* 1, was shewn
Mr. Witte. He said he knew nothing ot
such a move ami added tliat tn* labor
question was still under consideration by
the directors.
The Charleston mill has been working
negroes for about a year. Th*- mill was
not prosperous tir-Jer the wait., rcyim and
Mr. *>. 11. Sampsun, of 80. t.ui. m . I ■ i
earnest effort to have negroes pat m. T): ;
was finally don*-. There came mar I. t.g
bloody riots when the white peopb w. re
tunic*! down for the blacks and on --. -il
occasions attempts were made by th ■ ex
opera: Ives to mob the negroes For . ny
while police guards hao tn be sti:io ■ i
about tlie mill at the close of the. day’s
work to prev* nt bloodshed, thougn :. .w
there is no trouble and the negro laborers
are moving along quietly with their work.
The employment of tlie negro operatives
has greatly decreased the weekly pay rods
of the company, as the hands are wiling
to work for less money' than was form, rly
paid the wtiit. s. A few Whit ■ people re
slid employed as overseers tind tlie 1 k ,
but. til*- negroes are handling the ma
chinery.
The mill officials are rather rela-. at about
.... ssin Th
tend that they have had so mu
about it tli.it they are tired talking. From
other sour." s. however, it is said that t'i"
plan is working satisfactorily and that the
directors ar»> very much pleased, * pe ... ■
with the fact that less money lias to lie
paid out to til.- operatives from week -
week, (file apparent trouble Is that ae
negroes ate not steady < none It tor mill em
ployment. They drift about and live on
nothing, while the white p. "pie ail '. !
.families dependent on the mill wages fi.r
* bread. This made th* men and women re
liable and faithful operatives, though that
is not exactly the case with the blacks.
Efforts are made to till the factory witii i
better class of colored people and when
tills Is done there will be still less cau o
for dissatisfaction.
GOLD HUNTERS RETURN WEARY.
Vancouver. B. <’• September 2.7 -Brind •
ley Mills and I’. G. Grant, two members "f
a Montr.-al Klondike syndicate, arriv.-d
Imre today after spending f.mr months in
trying to got through to tho gol-1 country
over the Ashcroft trail. At Mud rlv
mot ST Arthur Curtis, in English baron,
and his party. Sir Arthur mystoriomslv dis
appeared h*-r*. and was never seen bv a
white man again. Mr Mills is confident
tae Indians not only know all about the
noblemans de.-ch. lint where th. l*el v I-.
They want sl.t'(b reward for bringing it
out of tin- woods. The unfortunat ■ noble
man. Mr. Mills believes, met with foul
play.
Mills and his party were left four days
without food lA' miles from Telegraph
Creek. On one occasion t!"\ took t'i, ad
vice of a treacherous Indian guide, and
went fifty miles out of their w iv. Tfi.-y
describe their experience as terrible T .
declare emphatically that the route is ..
fraud .ind that hundreds of fellows
are actually in danger of stnrv.it.on on it .
now.
Ambassador Fava in Rome.
YYasliin ;t»n. September 23. \nib.issador
Fava, of Italy, is taking a long vacation
at Rome and is not expected back to his
post here before next December. The
presence of tlie ambassador at Rome also
will give opportunity for a personal con
ference on the Cerruti case, which, accord
ing to late advices, lias led to a severan*-*'
of diplomatic relations between Italy and
Colombia.
AGUINALDO WANTS
FOB m
Filipinos Congress Is Now
Considering a Tax Levy
On Islanders.
IDEA IS BITTERLY OPPOSED
The Insurgent Leader Declares That
the Priests Are Working Up
Strife and Doing All They
Can To Cause Dis
content.
Manila, September 2.7. Tho Filipino con
gress is engaged In tlie conskleratlon of
the question of raising funds to defray the
heavy expenses of the maintenance of the
army pending a decision by the Baris con
feri nci'. || th. rto the army of the Ffilplnos
has been chiefly support. 1 by public sub
scription, but now the native government
contemplates the Imposition "f various
taxes. The Inhabitants of the northern
jirovlnchowever, i s,"- ! ;llv of I’ampang
and Ilocos, fiatly r fu. " to pay land or
poll taxes liecausc t was the popular im
pression that th" revolutionists would abol
ish t i xation entirely.
The natives of I’ampang and Dangaslnan,
the two rl< nest agricultural provinces of
the island and those of Hoe >s ar.J Zam
liiles. who ir - tho sturdiest mountaineers,
distrust it-' T.'gtil.-; and Insist upon the es
tablishment of an Amerlean protectorate.
Yestcr<l:iy tlie .assembly debated tho ques
tion of a land tax. A m ij-iri v of tlie mem
bers were opposed to the tn-'lntern no. of
a burden unequally d! '.rihuted and undulv
favoring the Tag.als nd demon*! that a
fit
before the matter was decided. The state
ment was no- forlhe miing an*l tho ques
tion was s’le’.ved.
Attulni'hlo realizes the diffiettlty of rocon
olling she (‘ontli'-t tig lat' rests, but hopes
that the nations will allow the Filipinos
a. fair eh in." t" show that they are capa
ble of ui'lf-gov’. rnment.
Aguln.-ildo ,!-.0. ".o A o-.ated Press
to inform tlie world that, “there Is conclu
sive evidence that mane Spaniards and
priests are intriguing with a faction of the
• . . . > ■ ' ■ '
Americans will be Ive th ■ whole ■ p
I tion to be irreconcilable."
Ho asserts that the intriguers pay mon
ey an I provide uniform; to pi rt ons who
inipersonate rebel ollleers and enter the
town and he a.-.-uscs Eugene Blan.-o of be
tli<* * Tiict" <)’ tTiosP i 8.
In (he course of an interview with the
Vssocl.iti-d l’rc;s correspondent, Aguinal
*lo said that the i .lip nos lie*-; cumpiises
| e ght st'-amers, *viil.-ii aie now ell g-Ig l din
| conveying troops tor a grand c.unpa.gn
against the Spat c ' ■ in tne souui-
I , ; .-i ni.ls. 1 tic;- \*ss is an prae.lc.Uiy
Thie Spanish gunboat El Cano, he .ays,
I r . u . , J ~-.1 Masbalu and caught and
i sunk tne Fu ■■ ' L ’ !h P Burisan.
■ wn;<- I was lying at .it" .'“ r tie-.e.
H,. admit:- d the " tunof me
tnu I Abbey, forrnerij the l'a.-ig. but < *•-
~ii ~|.i*d rides ami animu
‘ ; \ L h be admitted
’ bt . max*tn« und a- p
I ‘'The'YmT.T States steamer Hugh Mc-
Cuilo th ■■ mmri 1 l■" Abo . ixtj *
soum of Man.ia. H m bei.eved mat u
A1 ,.,.-y has ximded I. 1 : • ■
kitchener reaches fashoda.
Ficnch Were Informed They Would
Have To Leave tne lovvn.
, i vpiian t xpc<L-
conunanchng tne .
lion, has return ■! to Obidurimm, :i.tA
..-mo.islied posis a' Famod.i and on the
b':*b:.t riwr. 1 lie troops .lid no fighting
;• ' ,; ,»•v i - t -.< ’ I 111. I’ 011 ttlU W ,
except with cv U'-'L \i. a ■ > 1111
south, wii.eli W.i;* ..pull'd.
No Fighting Occurred.
London, *jv-i ' 11 '”‘‘ y , ‘ "
(■■',. ,> *m r -.mijndelil, le,. grapdiillg
today (Mo;: my), says.
•G.n'r.u e.um..-." -‘ f"’ ;lt
Fa-mm.*. I"- ’ ‘ ,’ 1 ’ “ d
l(lll a,, hau "Xpr. .- lilsti 11**1011:' Ilia, l.iu
■■■ \'" ' ■' : 1 ' ; . d
< :UIM. A»*.lj«'. -‘‘ i* <>t. *i * * .
i i i.int. li*. ><» ligniin--; occ.u'r. u. xU.ijor
.vlarc ' ■■-•' ■a' ■ ■ ■ 1
tna: tae British insist'-I imoti iin-.r em.ms,
: ' ' .■' - ' 1
ml Kit'-li'-ner a long official
dispatch to l.oml'in, hoist"*! the union jack
and the Egyptiati ensign and left i a
danese battalions and tin (’.-im ron High
landers to protect th.- Briash dag. Colo
nel J'.ack u on commands ill" i a.-;-;- n.”
Khalifa’s Army Defeated.
cd r*-mnar;: of l.e- I. i.il:. ’ army wa.s de
feated and its last 'o:>..!iold, G*d.ir|f,
captured S'-ptemb'-r 2_d, at'er three hours'
liard figli'.:ng, wlien an Egyptian force
numbering 1.;■(>", nt; nr command of Col": I .'-!
Parsons, routed l’.'" 1 dervi. hcs. of wh -m ..t>>
were killed. Three Egyptian "fii.-i t s w, re
wounded and thirty-seven Egyp . .
dlers killed ami lifty-nim w und< d.
MAY LAND CARGO FREE OF DUTY
Spanish Authorities Will Allow the
Comal To Unload at Matanims.
Washington, Sep-.emia-r j... A stat -ni' nt
was ,ssue<l by til* war d -partnient tonight
tliat th'' Cuban eumniissi-.m had effected . n
arrang'-ment wliii the Sp.ur.-h authorities
whereby the s ■ am--r Comal, carrying a
cargo of supplies tor the suffering people
of Cuba, would be permitted to land her
cargo at M Lanzas free of duty. This is
tiie text of the war department's siato-
" L'lie Comal has been ordered to s.i.l for
M itanzas, where a. r stores will be dis
tributed under tm- direction of a commis
sion to lie agreed upon by the commisstoiis
on I'V.ieuation.”
This Indi' ites the idjustment of a ques
tion tliat promised for several days to be
come serious. '1 In Spanis!i authorities, slid
malntaini'iig Spain's right of sovereignty
over the island of Cuba, refused to permit
tlie Comal to land at Havana without the
imposition upon her cargo of duties
amounting to ('lO.OOti.
Mails to Cuba.
Washington, S -P'.einbcr ;. 'l’lie j-ostof-
I;. e deparim*nt a . - in ormation 'hat tlie
Cuban South C" i Steamship Cuinpany
lias res" I weekly trips from Santiago
to P.at.ibitio, tcm-iiing at M.'inzani.lo,
Santa < 'ruz, J ; tio. Tunas, Tr nid id amt
(.'ienfuegos. Ma.! Horn ail points in Cuba
should therefore lie seat via Tampa. Fin.,
and Havana. Cuba, with the exception of
that I’m' the 1' iited St ites army and navy
al Santiago and vicinity, which should be.
sent to Washington, where it is made up
and dispatched once a week to Santiago
direct.
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