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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. 0 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.