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T ii e State of Dade Newe.
VOL. IX.
LOSS OF THE CRUISER
The Charleston Wrecked On An In
know Coral Reef.
HER CREW TRIED TO PULL HER OFF.
And Her Engines Were Kept Going
For Two Days, But She Went Down
At Last.
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Manila, by Cable.—The United
States cruiser Charleston ran aground
near Vigan, on a hidden reef, with 35
fathoms of water on both sides. She
worked her machinery for two days
and nights in trying to get afloat, but
a typhoon arising, the crew were com
pelled to take their beats and seek
refuge on a small island live miles
away. The natives are friendly. Lieu
tenant McDonald and a number of
■sailors put off in a small bbat and
i' 'ached the Calleo, which brought
t tent to Manila. The gun boat Ilel
-1 ua has been dispatched to bring away
the crew.
Lieutenant McDonald describes the
C harleston when he last saw her as
hard and fast aground, with her bot
tom badly stove, and well out of the
water.
Washington, D. C.. Special.—Admir
a Watson cables to the Navy Depart
-IDe‘ the following official report of
the w. ck of the cruiser Charleston:
Manila, Nov. 11.
“The Charit3ton was wrecked on an
uncharted coral reef, three miles
northwest ol Guinapak Rocks, north
coast of Luzon, at 5.30 on the morn
ing of October 2. Everybody was safe
ly landed at Kami gain island, armed
with rifles and two colts. The natives
are friendly. McDonald made Lin
gayen Gulf in a sailing launch. When
he left there had been no opportunity
for an examination of the wreck,
was a northeast monsoon and a heavy
sea prevailing. He reports that the
ship struck easily, then thumped vio
lently. The fire room compartment
was flooded and the first water-tight
doors closed promptly. The ship lie;:
settled aft, water one foot front name;
well out of water forward; apparently
very steep bank. Ten days’ provis
ions and one-half rations were landed.
The Helena was dispatched from Lin
gayen by the Oregon to Kamiguin;
due today.
(Signed) “WATSON."
There is a discrepancy in the date
of the wreck of the Charleston as giv
en in Admiral Watson's message and
in the press dispatches. It is probable
that the 7th instant is correct, and Ad
miral Watson's dispatch was confus
ed in transmission. There was some
surprise expressed that so long a
time elapsed since the wreck before
the news of the fact reached the Navy
Department. It appears, however,
that this delay was inevitable, owing
to the isolated position of the wreck.
Kamiguin Island is a small island
lying about north of Aparri, which is
the most northerly part on the island
of Luzon. It is distant about 250 miles
from Lingayen Gulf, where are sta
tioned the nearest of the warships of
Watson’s fleet. When Acting Secretary
Alien reached the Navy Department,
this morning he communicated with
the White House, and then, by direc
tion of the President, went over at
once, carrying a chart of northern Lu
zon and the cablegram from Watson.
Admiral Watson appears to have
acted at once upon receipt of the news,
for he informed the Navy Department
that he had cabled across to Hong
Kong to secure the help of experienced
wreckers to proceed immediately to the
scene of the accident. The Navy De
partment has already a constructor on
the ground in the person of Lieutenant
Hobson who may be called on to as
sume charge of the wrecking opera
tions.
Verge of Conflict.
London, by Cable.—A Shanghai dis
patch says that the relations between
Russia and Japan have almost reach
ed the breaking point. The trouble is
caused by Japan's refusal to allow
Russia to take possession of land held
by the Japanese government in the
Corean port of Macampo.
Three Hundred Killed.
Caracas, Venezuela, by Cable. —The
forces of the de facto government of
General Castro hold tlhe town of Pu
erto Cabello, the result of desperate
fighting Friday, and bombardment by
the fleet Saturday. Three hundred
were killed. General Parades, the
revolutionary leader, was wounded
four times. It is reported tihat he es
caped on a war ship.
Bryan Goes Hunting.
Springfield, Mo.. Special.—Wm. Jen
nings Bryan and son joined Colonel M.
C. Wetmore’s hunting party here, and
left for the latter’s game preserves
In the Ozark Mountains.
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.
The South,
Rev. Dr. John T. Chalmers of Char
lotte, N. C., has been elected president
of the Ersklne college by the Associ
ate Reformed Presbyterian Synod of
the South. He has long been one of
the most prominent ministers in the
denomination. He has not yet decid
ed whether he will accept or not.
Ten leading naval stores men in the
bouth have organized the West Coast
Naval Stores Company, at Pensacola
Ha., with $150,000 capital.
Thomas Wright was hanged at Ste
phensville, Texas, for the murder of
John Adams, whom he believed had
caused him to be sent to the peniten
tiary.
As the ofllcial returns of the Ken
tucky election are being received the
prospects that Taylor, Republican, is
elected governor are increasing.
Cotton bolls from Mississippi will
be exhibited by plantation negroes at
the Paris exposition.
The North.
Recorder Goff says he will not try
the case against Roland B. Molineux
unless counsel on both sides should
request that he do so.
Charley Bias, colored, better known
as “Race Horse Charley,” was killed
by Joseph W. Smith, colored at Cleve
land, Ohio.
Harry Hammond, who shot at John
T. Shayne, a furrier, at Chicago, who
was with Hammond’s divorced wife,
has been acquitted as insane.
Mrs. Jane H. Sennatt, aged 65 years,
and Mrs. Elizabeth Sarsfield, aged 75,
were suffocated by escaping gas at
Roxbury, Mass.
The school board of Hanover, Pa.,
has suspended the pupils of the High
School who left in a body Thursday.
Carter Harrison, of Chicago, is be
ing talked of as a Democratic Presi
dential candidate in 1908.
August Becker, the Chicago butcher
who murdered his wife, was hanged in
that city Friday.
John C. Lammerts, ex-county
treasurer, charged with embezzling
$50,000 of the public funds, was con
victed of grand larceny in the first de
gree, at Lockport, N. Y.
Foreign.
The Berlin Bundesrath has consent
ed to the establishment there of an
Ottoman legation.
Gold bullion to the amount of JE
TTS,OOO was withdrawn from the Bank
of England, most of it for South
America.
General Joubert. the Boer com
mander in Natal, has taken steps to
head off the expected British rein
forcement.
Ambassador Joseph H. Choate, in a
speech at Edinburg, said that “iron
clad friendship” prevailed between
Great Britain and the United States.
Witnesses at the trial of M. Deroul
ede and other alleged conspirators
against the Republic caused riotous
scenes in the French Senate.
Anew levy of troops has been made
in the Department of Cauca, Colom
bia, by which all persons from 18 to
60 years of age are called to the sup
port of the government against the
revolution.
Gen. Wheaton at last accounts, was
reconnoitering near Dugapan, Luzon,
with a .view of starting out to seize the
terminus of the Manila-Dugupan
railroad.
The military operations in the
neighborhood of Angeles, Luzon,
which General Lawton is conducting
are greatly impeded by heavy rains.
Recent meetings in Santa Clara
Province, Cuba, are said to have
shown that the natives are much dis
satisfied with American rule in the
island.
The Forty-sixth Volunteer Infantry
sailed from San Francisco, Cal., for
Manila Saturday.
Many daring burglaries committed
in the City of Mexico are believed to
be the work of American professional
operators.
Miscellaneous.
The Treasury Department will send
invitations this week to prominent ar
chitects to submit competitive plans
for the new custom house in Balti
more. The architect whose plans are
accepted will receive $75,000.
It is said irregularities in the court
martial proceedings will save the lives
of four soldiers under sentence of
death at Manila.
Rear-Admiral Schley at Washington
received the orders which made him a
Knight Templar and a Knight of
Malta.
Burial services were held at Arling
ton over the remains of Lieutenant
M. C. Krayenbuhl, Third Artillery,
killed in the Philippines.
It is said the Administration for po
litical reasons, will not ask congress
to enact legislation at the coming ses
sion for the permanent increase of the
army. Secretary Root’s report, it is
believed, will contain no recommenda
tion for an increase.
TRENTON, GA„ NOVEMBER 16, 1899.
JAPAN MAY FIGHT RUSSIA.
It -aoks Like Another War is Proba*
ble.
London, By Cable. —A special dis
patch from Shanghai says the differ
ence between Russia and Japan has
been accentuated by Japan's refusal to
grant Russia a foot-hold or. the sea
front at Massampr* harbor, Korea.
Careful inquiries made by the Associ
ated Press reveals nothing extant in
diplomatic circles hero to justify the
alarmist view taken by a section of
the press regarding the situation in
the far East. That a serious denoue
ment is so close at hand as is indicat
ed by advices from Shanghai during
the past 24 hours is regarded as in
credible. For a long time it has been
known here—and it was asserted in
Associated Press dispatches two
months ago—that China and Japan
were closely allied, but neither Brit
ish nor American diplomatists in
London believe that this Alliance is of
an offensive nature.
At any rate it can be asserted posi
tively that if Japan and China con
template aggressive action against
Russia, Lord Salisbury is not aware
of their intention, and it is scarcely
probable that those powers would de
cide upon any definite course without
at least consulting Great Britain, who
in the nature of things, would be
their ally, whether active or passive.
The action of the United States gov
ernment in requesting assurances from
foreign governments retarding the
“open door” policy in China 'has cre
ated intense satisfaction in British
official circles. Lord Salisbury, ac
cording to a British official, “has
gladly acquiesced in this step on the
part of the United States, which is re
garded as most potent evidence that
the United States recognize the impos
sibility of conducting their foreign
affairs without the co-operation of
other nations and as the first practical
earnest of their desire to conduct
Eastern negotiations in concert with
European governments.” -
Last in the Hurricane.
Philadelphia, Pa., Special.—News
has been received here that the Phil
adelphia schooner William M. Bird,
from Charleston, S. C., to New Lon
don, Conn., was wrecked in the Octo
ber hurricane off the Frying Pan
Shoals, N. C., and ten of the crew, in
cluding Captain Barrett, perished.
Two survivors, George W. Loud, the
mate, and George Robinson, seamen,
have been landed at Salisbury, Md.,
by the schooner Samuel T. Beachem,
from Jacksonville, Fla., which vessel
rescued them on the afternoon of No
vember 3rd, 29 miles southwest of the
Frying Pan Lightship.
To Prevent a Bombardment..
La Guayra, Venezuela, by Cable. —
Francis B. Loomis, United States min
ister to Venezuela, has asked the com
manders of the foreign cruisers off
Puerto Cabello to act together in or
der to prevent, by bringing moral
pressure to bear upon him, General
Antonio Parades, formerly a com
mander in ex-President Andrade’s ar
my, who refuses to recognize the au
thority of Gen. Cipriano Castro, from
bombarding Puerto Cabello. The
British, French, German, Dutch, and
American commanders will confer at
Puerto Cabello and will take all prop
er measures to prevent Parades from
sacrificing the lives of innocent per
sons.
Cruiser Charleston Lost.
Manila, By Cable.—The United States
cruiser Charleston, which had been pa
trolling the northern coast of Luzon,
was wrecked on a reef off the north
wst coast on Tuesday, November 7. All
on board were saved.
Briefs.
Rear-Admiral Schley, who has been
assigned to the command of the South
Atlantic station, has asked that five
more ships be added to his squadron,
including the battleship Texas.
Mr. E. L. Godkin, a very powerful
writer, has retired from the editorship
of the New York Evening Post, in
which position he has won distinction.
Three New Vessels Wanted.
Washington, D. C., Special.—The
construction board of the Navy Depart
ment at its meeting Monday, took up
the subject of new construction in the
navy for the coming year. This was at
the request of the Secretary, and will
form the basis of his recommendations
to Congress for nesv vessels during the
coming esaion. Thi matter is confi
dential, but it may be said that the
Secretary is expected to renew his rec
ommendation for three new cruisers
of the Improved Oympia type, such as
Congress failed to appropriate for last
i year.
DEMOCKA TIC.
OTIS’ DISPATCHES.
Reports of Great Public Interest From
The Commander in The Philippines.
TYPHOONS IMPEDE HIS PROERSS,
The Solders Push Their Way Through
Rain, Storms and flud Against The
Insurgents.;
Washington, D. C., Special—Three
Important dispatches from General
Otis were received at the War Depart
ment Saturday, showing the hardships
and difficulties encountered by our
troops in their advance and giving a
captured insurgent dispatch showing
the line of arguments put forward to
sustain the insert ection. Trie dis
paches are as follows:
Manila, Nov. 11.—Severe typhoons
over Panay last two days impeded
march General Hughes’ troops; his
column several miles north of west of
Iloilo. Insurgents have abandoned
strong defenses in that section.”
“Manila, Nov. 11. —Lawton pushing
troops through on Lupadimgan and
Sanquentin road; but country sub
merged; bridges and recently con
structed rafts washed out wheel trans
portation can not move; his reliance
on cavalry, few infantry and nativj
scouts, Jiving mostly on country. M&c-
Arthur commenced advance early thi3
morning. Yesterday two companies
Seventeenth Infantry under Chyn
weth making reconnaissance on Mag
along and Conception tcad, struck
battalion of the etieiuj, which left 23
dead on the field; our casualties re -
ported 3 wounded.”
“Manila. Nov. 11.—A number of of
ficial insurgent dispatches captured
yesterday by General Young’s troops
in the north and forwarded by Lawton
last night. They indicate directed
abandonmet by enemy of country in
vicinity of Cabanatuan and San Jose
and hurried movements by way of
Taying over mountains to Bayonbo
nay, thence to Apirra. Among the
dispatches the following appears:
“ ‘Tarlac, Nov. sth, 1899.
*' 'Otis did not accept proposition to
day; enemy attacked our outposts be
cause Otis Promised McKinley to take
Tarlac today; think they can not
break through; take care of prisoners
as therein, lies our great hopes, espe
cially (for?) our wives. There is no
such miscruit (?) either by the gov
ernment or by Miong. Spanish com
missioners tried to deceL e us; deal
ing with us as insurgents; our gov
ernment sent them away and they
withdrew greatly displeased. Quadru
ple alliance between Germany, Frauce
Russia, and Spain is a fact. Before
December we will know our fat*.
Throughout Europe there is sympathy
for our cause—American Democrats
clearly in our favor; they are sure of
Bryan’s next election. Pay no atten
tion to your affairs and never mind
the rest.’ ”
The dispatches are given verbatim
as received with several unintelligible
words including “miscruit.” Inquiry
is being made to learn whether this is
a cable error or a word used in the
Insurgent dispatch.
Washington, D. C., Special.—lnter
est is felt in the War Department over
Aguinaldo's sudden change of base
northeastward from Tarlac to Bayom
bong, about 75 miles distant. There
aie numerous spellings of the latter
place, but the form given is the most
generally adhered to on the maps in
the possession of the War Department
The most interesting feature of the
new situation is that Aguinaldo has
been forced out of the Tagalo country
into a region north, where Tagalo is
not spoken and where the mountains
are filled ith Negritos and other sav
age tribes who are hostile to the Tag
alos.
To the southwest base of Carabello
mountain there is a break in the
mountain range and within a few
miles around the base of Carabello
mountain on its northern slope one
strikes the head waters of the great
Gagayan river that flows northward
250 miles into the China sea. It is
on the head waters of the Magat that
Aguinaldo is now located. The way is
open for him down the long stretch of
river to Aparrl at the mouth of the
Cagayan where it flews into the sea.
This is one of the wildest but richest
valleys in the island. It is believed
that the river Cagayan is navigable
for our thin-clad gun boats 150 miles
from its mouth and for cascoes much
further. It is expected that r.s soon
as Aguinaldo shows any disposition to
move down the valley toward the Chi
na sea that the war ships and gun
boats will be sent round the northerr
end of the island to meet him and shut
off his escape.
If it is his intention to escape from
Luzon he would naturally seek Aparri
or some northern port, but the coun
try around Carabello mountain is such
that he could probably stand off the
whole American force in a game of
hide and seek in the hills for the
greater Dart of the coining season.
DEWEY MARRIED.
Weds a Sister of John R. HcLean, of
Ohio.
Washington, D. C., Special.—Mrs.
Hazen was married to Admiral Dewey
Thursday morning at the pastoral res
idence of St, Paul’s Church (Catholic).
Rev. Father Mackin, pastor, performed
the ceremony. The wedding was in
formal and very quiet, being witnessed
only by members of Mrs. Hazen’s Im
mediate family and Lieutenant Cald
well, the admiral’s secretary.
When the wedding party entered the
house Father Mackin was presented
to Admiral Dewey by Mrs. Hazen. The
remainder of the party were presented
and a few minutes before 10 o’clock
the wedding party entered the parlor.
Lieutenant Caldwell stood at the
right of the admiral, and Mrs. McLean
and Mrs. Ludlow to tfce left of Mrs.
Hazen. Father Mackirn faced the ad
miral and Mrs. Hazen.
The bride was dressed in a becoming
costume of light gray silk, with an
overskirt trimmed with gray silk
fringe. Her bonnet matched her dress
and she wore white kid gloves.
Admiral Dewey wore a frock coat
extending almost to his knees, light
trousers with a narrow stripe, and
patent leather shoes. Lieutenant Cald
well was similarly attired.
Father Mackin made a short address,
dwelling on the importance of the cer
emony. He then proceeded with the
Catholic ceremony arranged for a
wedding when one of the contracting
parties is a Catholic and the other a
Protestant. Both Dewey and Mrs. Ha
zen gave the responses in a firm voice,
and then Father Mackin pronounced
them man and wife and invoked the
divine blessing upon them. Congratu
lations were then in order and were
extended all around.
“I understand you were once a sail
or,” said Dewey to Father Mackin.
“I was once,” he responded, “having
rum away to sea when a boy; but I
found I had no chance of becoming an
admiral, and so I returned to my
books.”
“Weal,” said Dewey, “I am glad to
have been married by a sailor.”
After a few more words the wedding
party left the house, Admiral and Mrs.
Dewey taking the admiral's carriage.
Mts. Dewey is forty-three years of
age, of medium height, and while not a
woman, ds one of the most
entertaining. .
No one was present at the wedding
breakfast except members of the wed
ding party.
Admiral and Mrs. Dewey remained
at the McLean residence until nearly
12.30 o’clock, when they entered a car
riage and drove to the Pennsylvania
Railroad station, where they took the
12.45 train for New York, taking seats
in a chair car. Secretary Root who
was also a passenger on the train on
his way to New York, joined them and
congratulated them heartily. Several
other friends who were on the train
congratulated them.
The couple will spend the first stages
of their honeymoon at Oakdale Farm,
Long Island, a handsome country
place belonging to Mrs. Ludlow, the
bride’s sister.
Congress Pettioned.
New York, Special.—At the meet
ing of the New York board of trade
and transportation, the following res
olutions were adopted: “Resolved,
That we ask the Congress of the
United States to enact a law estab
lishing the gold dollar as a standard
and measure of value, and providing
that bonds and notes of the United
States and all paper money, includ
ing national hank notes, shall be re
deemable in gold. Resolved, by the
New York board of trade and trans
portation. That the business in
terests in the United States demand
the creation of a separate (govern
ment department, whose head shall
be a cabinet officer, to be known
as the Department of Commerce and
Manufactures and the President of
the United States is respectfully
urged to recommend to Congress
early action to this end.
Five Privates Discharged.
Atlanta, Ga„ Special.—Privates Ber
lin, Bowen, Hurst. Baird, Kelley, of
the Ffth Regiment Georgia Volunteers,
were discharged Friday from service
of the State by Governor Candler for
the good of the servic. The men are
charged with looting a small store at
Hamlet. N. C., on the return of the reg
iment from New York, where it had
been participating in the Dewey cele
bration.
Landing at San Fabian.
Manila, by Cable.—The landing of
the American troops at San Fabian
Tuesday, was the most spectacular af-
fair of the kind since General Shafter
disembarked at Daiquiri. The co-oper
ation of the trops and the navy was
complete. The gunboats maintained a
terrific bombardment for an hour,
while the troops rushed waist deep
through through the surf under a
heavy but badly aimed fire, from the
insurgent trenches, and charged righ,
and left pouring volley after volley af
ter the f/eeing rebels. Forty Filipinos
were captured, mostly non-commis
sioned officers. Several Insurgent dead
; and five wounded were fcrcnd in a
building.
SMITHE IS THE KING
Bill Arp Tells of His Visit to Pelzer,
S. C.
LARGER THAN CARTERSVILLE, GA.
Prosperous Place of 7,000 Inhabitants
'Without Any Officers, Lawyers,
Editors or Saloons.
A few days ago I received a letter
from a friend and it was post-marked
Pelzer. He said I was wanted there
to talk to the people, and he ven
tured to fix the day and the compen
sation for loss of time and waste of
tongue. I had never heard of Pelzer
nor could I find it on my antiquated
map. But I did find it on one of later
date, and supposed it was some small
village that had a cotton mill and a
dam on the Saluda and same tene
ment houses. Nevertheless, I ac
cepted the call, for the offer was lib
eral. The next mail brought a simi
lar invitation from Piedmont, another
mill town, only six mlle3 from Pel
zer.
So I journeyed from Atlanta to
Greenville, and there changed cars for
my destination, which was only tweqty
miles away. It was night when I
reached the place. My good friend,
Mr. Padgett, who is the Democratic
postmaster, took me to his house. I
had not seen the town, for it was
quite dark. “What is the prospect for
an audience?” I Inquired. “Very good,”
he said. “I think you will have sev<
eral hundred people out to hear you.”
“Why, how large is your town? What
is your population?” “About 7,000,”
he said. I was amazed. A town
twice as large as Oartersvllle and I
never heard of it and it is not on my
map. He explained by saying that
it was only twelve years old, and had
four large cotton mills that employed
over 2,000 operatives, and consumed
nearly 100,000 bales of cotton, and the
company owned some 3,000 acres of
land, and all the houses and stores
and churches and several miles of the
riveT. “Did you advertise me pretty
well?” I asked- “Ob yea!” he said.
“We church folks told it to everybody
we met, both in the town and in the
country, and they all said they were
coming.” “Publish it in the papers?”
said I. “No, no. We have no papers
here, and no printing office. We
didn’t even have a poster or a hand
bill, but we talked it a good deal.”
Well, I listened and wondered, and
my confidence was shaken. After a
bountiful supper and a little mixing up
with the children, we went to the
large church where I was to hold
forth, and found it already pretty well
filled. In a brief time I stood before
more than 500 people, and was in
spired to make my best effort, for I
had an orderly and attentive congre
gation, and we all fell in love with
one another. I never have had a more
gratifying lecture occasion. Next
morning was spent in viewing the
city and the malls and the libiarp. The
merchants carried immense stocks in
large stores, and there were many
nice residences for the managers and
heads of the venous departments, but
they were all built and are owned
and leased by the mill company. This
company owns and controls every
foot of land and everything that is on
it. Captain Smythe, of Charleston, Is
the king, the czar, a big-hearted,
brainy man. and everybody respects
and loves him. He is a son of that
celebrated Presbyterian ministei of
Charleston who during his ministerial
life, was a notable man in religious
circles I remember that he was one
of my father’s friends. “Who is your
mayor?” said I. “We have none, no
mayor nor aldermen, no municipal
corporation, no marshal nor police.
Captain Smythe runs
Everybody who cornea here tor em
ployment is investigated care.i y '
antecedents must be good or he can t
of.,v We have no lawyers noi edi
ters. don't need any. Wo alio™ them
to . come in and look around. D and
you know that I was a lawyer, sand
T “Oh. ves: but we learned that you
had quit the practice and retformed.
and so we invited you.
The lyoeum and puiblic library
Piedmont is an interesting P l ®*®
visit and is liberally patronized.by the
workers in the mills. Connected with
it is a home made Insurance or bene
fit association, a kind of savings bank
where for a deposit of ten cents a
week the family of the depositor gets
forty dollars whenever a death occurs.
This is of course to provide for funeral
expenses and a decent b"ri*l. In this
library' is the finest collection of In
dian relics I ever saw anywhere.
Fortunate people to have such
philanthropic guardians. Old Father
Pelzer does not live there, but he is
near enough to keep a fatherly eye
o-n these numerous children. He is a
Charleston millionaire, hut lives at
bis up-country' home, not far from the
beautiful Mill City that he founded
and which bears his name. Just think
of it, my Georgia friends; .60,000 spin
dles turning in one room, and 1.400
looms weaving to two others. Why
should not every cotton growing
county in Georgia, yea, in South
Carolina, do likewise. Our county
produces ten thousand bales annually
and surely our farmers can build a
mill large enough to manufacture it
and double its value. —Bill Arp in At
lanta Constitution.
NO. 37.