THE MORGAN MONITOR.
VOL. I V. MO. T.
I
IMPORTANT orders are issued
by the war department.
SURPLUS TROOPS IRE DISCHARGED
Savannah, Augusta and Columbus,Ga., Are
Designated As the Mustering
Out Points.
The war department issued the fol¬
lowing. statement Monday:
“Orders have been issued for the
muster out of the following volunteer
regiments:
“At Savannah, Ga.—Third Georgia;
batteries A, B, 0, D, Maine artillery;
202d New York volunteers.
“At their present camps at Augusta,
Ga., and Greenville, S. C.—Third Al¬
abama, Third Connecticut, Fifth Mas¬
teenth sachusetts, Thirty-fifth Michigan, Fif¬
201st Minnesota, Fourth New Jersey,
■ New York,203d-New York, Tenth
Ohio, First Rhode Island,Second West
Virginia.
“This order discharges all the vol¬
unteers remaining in the United
Stales.”
Jhe orders will muster out about
16,000 volunteer troops, including all
such troops now in camp in the United
-States and the Third Georgia, at Neu-
vitas; the Two Hundred and Second
New York, at Guanajav, and four bat-
teries of Maine artillery, now at Ha¬
Savannah, vana. They will lie mustered out at
Ga. This will reduce the
army strength to 110,000 men, of
'"'hieh 30,000 are stationed in Cuba.
All the volunteer troops in Porto Rico
have been previously discharged and
the only volunteers stilt in the service
are either m the Philippines or in
Cuba. No action will be taken with
regard to those troops until congress
a< fis upon the peuding measures for
.
, the reorganization of the regular army.
The enactment of the Hull bill, the
wav department says, will result in
the muster out of all the remaining
volunteers. They will be given the
first opportunity .for re-enlistment in
the regular service, ho.ws.ver, and it is
the expectation, and hope of the war
department that a majority of' them
will, avail themselves of this privilege,
there being a strong desire to secure
.the benefit of their services.
Regarding the. order a Washington
special special says: The order for the
muster out pf the Third Georgia came
ns a sui'jtrise to the members of the
Georgia delegation. Some time ago
there was talk -of the possible muster
°ut of* the’ regiment, but jlothing has
■ been "heard from that since the regi¬
ment got to Cuba.
The present order is due both to the
policy of the department to muster
out all volunteers not very much
needed, and to the desire on the part
of the department officials to put au
end to the importunities of the soldiers
for have discharges. These applications
been coming in steadily, much to
tbe disgu- t of the adjutant general and
other officials, and the desire to get
free from them was doubtless instru¬
mental, in some degree, to the muster
out order of Monday.
DEMAND THEIR RESIGNATIONS.
Methodist Ministers of Atlanta, da.. Score
Barbee & Smith.
An exciting meeting of the Metho¬
dist ministers of Atlanta took place
Monday morning in the basement of
^ Trinity parsonage. The subject of
discussion was the present difficulty
in the Methodist Publishing House
matter.
The -ministers passed resolutions
asking the. book committee to demand
the resignation of Barbee & Smith,
agents of the Methodist Episcopal
publishing house at Nashville, Tenn.
PRIVATE ABERNATHY CONVICTED.
Discharged From Army anil Sentenced to
Fifteen Year* In Pen. . •
A Washington dispatch says: Private
Hampton Abernathy, Company A,
Third North Carolina volunteer in¬
fantry, having been tried and found
gniltv of manslaughter by a general
' 'courtmartial convened at Camp Has¬
kell, Macon, Ga., has been sentenced
to be dishonorably discharged from
the service of tho United States and to
- bo confined in Leavenworth peniten¬
tiary for fifteen years.
THAT TWENTY MILLIONS
i For Spain Causes Unexpected Opposition
In the House.
A very sensational and unexpected
thing happened in the house Thurs¬
day during the consideration of the
sundry civil bill.
The paragraph carrying the appro¬
priation of $20,000,000 for payment to
Spain under the terms of the peace
treaty was stricken out upon a point
0 f order made by Mr. Wheeler, a Ken¬
tucky democrat, who declared that he
opp<? set * appropriation on princi¬
ple and would resort to any techni¬
cality to defeat it. The point of order
was debated for hours, but was .finally
decided against.
10 LIBERATE PRISONERS.
Spain ® e, eas« Filipinos Deported to
Caroline and Larirone Islands.
A Madrid special slates that it has
been decided at a cabinet council to
liberate the Filipinos who had been
depo rtet ? to order the Caroline to influence and Ladrone
island 3 releaso '’ 11 the Spaniards the they Filipi-
nos to hold
prisoners. i)» f a,f,r) . b R - en decided to postpone
It ssleof the floating
fye dock at Havana.
MISQUOTED hy press.
So De«lai es General Miles In Testimmiy
Before Beef Investigators.
A Washington dispatch says: The
court of inquiry to examine into the
beef controversy assembled at the
Lemon building shortly after 10
o clock Monday morning, preparatory
to its first formal session.
When the court was sworn, Major
General Nelson A. Miles was present¬
ed as the first witness. He appeared
in fatigue uniform, and was sworn.
After staling his rank and office, he
was asked about his statement before
the war commission, He said he had
made one, and upon Colonel Davis
submitting statement, a printed report of that
General Miles examined
and approved it.
Then he was asked about an alleged
interview which appeared in the New
York Journal of December 23, whether
it represented completely or in part
what he said:
“I do not recall anything in that in¬
terview that had not been given in my
testimony, or transmitted in my re¬
ports. You will observe it contains a
number of my declinations to name
officers or my authorities and refusals
to answer. It must, therefore, be in¬
correct in its representation.”
He then commented upon the gen¬
eral slight inaccuracy of newspaper in¬
terviews owing to the dependency of
writers upon their memories. Hardly
a day in six mouths had passed that
an interviewer had not applied and be¬
cause of the kindness of the press to
the army and especially the enlistqd
men, he had endeavored to give them
such information as he thought wise
and safe, but never, he said, with a
view to prejudicing any oue against
any Finally person or department.
General miles said he did
not think The Journal interview rep¬
resented correctly what was said, be¬
cause its contents sho.nld be taken in
connection with all that was said, his
silence upon some points and speech
upon others.
Then being asked about an inter¬
view from the New York Herald of
February 1, he said:
“I have a letter from the gentleman
who, I understand, wrote this, in
which lie-says he is willing to swear
that I declined to be interviewed and
that, thinking that something had
been given out, he had proceeded to
write what he knew were the facts.”
He then pointed out that the inter¬
view was erroneous, in that where it
represented him to have said that he
had overwhelming evidence that the
refrigerated beef was treated with
chemicals, the fact was that his only
evidence was. what was contained in
the reports of officers and statements
of men who claimed that the beef had
the odor of an embalmed body, that
they had seen fluid injected into beef
and other indications of chemical
treatment. He declared the interview
an erroneous presentation of what he
could possibly have said.
General Miles, in bis testimony,
said his use of the phrase “pretense
■ f experiment” in speaking of army
beef was unfortunate. He disclaimed
intention of any inference of fraud
and said He should have said the re¬
frigerator beef issue “was on the the-,
ory of experiment and a “very costly
one.”
ARMY RILL TAKEN UP.
Measure Displaces Anti-Scalping Bill In
the Senate.
Mr. At Monday’s session of the senate
Hawley moved to take up the
army reorganization bill.
There was some discussion as to the
precedence of measures. Mr. Hawley
said he had waited a long time and
would give way no longer, and as
chairman "of the military committee
would accept nothifig but uncondi¬
tional surrender. The roll was called
on (aking up the army bill. The dem¬
ocrats voted in, the negative. The
populists and Pettigrew and Teller
(silver republicans) voted no. Lind¬
say, democrat, of Kentucky, voted in
the affirmative.
The army bill was taken up for con¬
sideration. The vote was 44 to 26.
. The anti-scalping bill was displaced,
unfinished by the vote.
After being read tbe army bill was
laid aside and the postoffice appropria¬
tion bill taken up.
The senate committee on foreign re¬
lations authorized a favorable report
upon an amendment to be offered to
the sundry civil bill providing for the
construction of a cable to Hawaii and
Manila. The cable is not to be built
by the United States, but a yearly sub¬
sidy is to be paid by the government.
FOR PACIFIC SURMARI.NE CABLE.
Subsidy of 8*175,000 Yearly For Twenty
Years Allowed In Bill.
Senator Frye has reported from the
committee on foreign relations the
amendment to the sundry civil appro¬
priation bill for the construction of a
submarine cable in the Pacific ocean
as amended by the committee.
The most important in them increases
the subsidy to be paid every year for
twenty years to $175,000, and extends
the time in which the contracting com¬
pany is to be given to complete the
line to the Philippine islands to the
first of January, 1902.
HAVANA’S PORT RECEIPTS.
Statement of Custom* For the Four Weeks
Kmlhi g January 2S, IS 99.
Assistant Secretary of War Meikle-
john lia.-> made public the following
statement of receipts from customs at
the port of Havana, Cuba, for the four
weeks ending January 28, 1899.
Importation, $621,719; exportation,
$63,937; tonnage tax, $17,524; fines,
$1. Total, $703,183. Total of all
collections for the month of January,
1899, $743,533.19.
MORGAN. GA„ THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1899.
PACRE IS STRICKEN WHILE AT
. WORK IN HIS STUDY.
DEATH SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED.
His Family Reached Him Before the End
Came—A Stroke of Apoplexy tlio
Cause of Heath.
A Paris special says: M. Felix
Faure, president of the republic of
France, died at 10 o’clock Thursday
night from apoplexy, after ail illness
of three hours.
It had been known for some time
that President Faure’s heart was
weak, but the first intimation that he
was sick was given at half-past 6
o’clock Thursday afternoon, when a
message was dispatched to the premier,
M. Dupuy, announcing that the presi¬
dent was ill. M. Dupuy immediately
repaired to the Elysee.
All medical efforts proved futile and
the president died on the stroke of
ten. The flag over the Elysee was
immediately lowered to half-mast and
the news was dispatched to all the
officials and members of the cabinet.
General Zurlinden, military governor
of Paris; the grand chancellor of the
Legion of Honor, the prefect of the
Seine, the prefect of the police of Paris
and the presidents of the senate and
chamber of deputies promptly arrived
at the Elysee.
The report spread rapidly through
the city and large crowds soon assem
bled in the vicinity of the palace.
About 6 o’clock M. Faure, who was
then in his study, went to the door of
the room of M. Le Gall, his private
secretary, which is contiguous to the
study, and called him.
M. Le Gall, immediately went to the
president’s aid, led him to a sofa and
called General Balloud, general secre¬
tary of the president’s household; M.
Blondel, under private secretary, and
Dr. Humbert, who happened to be at
the Elysee attending a relative.
The president’s condition did not
appear dangerous, but Dr. Humbert,
on perceiving that he was rapidly get¬
ting worse, telephoned for Dr. Lanne-
Longue and Dr. Cheurlet, who arrived
with M. Dupuy and were joined later
oy Dr. Bergerey.
Though M Faure still retained con¬
sciousness, the doctors soon recognized
that the case was hopeless, but it was
not until nearly 8 o’clock that the
members of the family were informed
of the real state of affairs. They came
to the sofa were the president lay.
Soon after he began to lose conscious¬
ness, and despite all efforts, expired
at 10 o’clock in the presence of the
family and M. Dupuy.
Republic Notified Officially.
M. Dupuy communicated the sad
intelligence to M. Loubet, president
of the senate; M. Taul Descbanel,
president of the chamber of deputies;
the members of the cabinet and other
high functionaries, after which he
addressed the following dispatch to
all prefects and sub-prefects in France:
“I have the sad task to announce to
you the death of the president, which
occurred at 10 o’clock this evening as
the result of an apoplectic stroke..
Kindly take the necessary measures
to inform the population immediately
of the mourning that has fallen upon
the republic. Tne government counts
upon your active vigilance at this
painful juncture.”
It was not until 11 o’clock that tbe
news began to become known to the
general public in Paris. From that
time began a continuous arrival of
public men. Strict orders, however,
were issued and only members of the
cabinet were admitted to the Elysee.
The president of the council and
minister of the interior, M. Dupuy,
requested all prefects and sub-prefects
not to leave their posts, and directed
all those who are absent to return im¬
mediately.
Nothing could have given the idea
of approaching death. Up till the
very last M. Faure indulged in bis
customary habits of work, and even in
his equestrian rides. He ate well and
slept regularly.
WERE SAMPSON’S ORDERS.
Admiral Schley Hands Naval Committee
of Senate a Statement.
A Washington dispatch says: Rear
Admiral W. S. Schley, having been
granted permission to answer the
charges recently made against him in
a communication sent to the senate,
handed to the committee on naval
affairs Monday his statement, in which
he disclaims any purpose of contro¬
versy with the navy department.
The admiral says his order from
Admiral Sampson on May 19th were
to blockadge Cienfuegos, which he
proceeded to do.
PHILIPPINE TAXES.
First Itemized Statement Has Been Ke-
relved at tJie War Di'imrtinent.
The war department has just receiv¬
ed the first itemized statement of re¬
ceipts from all sources of taxation in
the Philippines from the occupation of
Manila by the United States forces
August 31st last to December 31st.
The total collections amounted to
$1,819,813. Of this total $534,086 was
made up of funds seized by the Amer¬
icans upon the capture of Manila,
HITCHCOCK ARRIVES.
Now Secretary of the Interior Gomes to lie-
lievo LJliss.
Hon. Ethan Allen Hitohcock, who
is to succeed Secretary Bliss at the
head of the interior department,
reached Washington from New York
Sunday evening.
The new secretary, in an interview,
corrected what he said was a popular
wrong impression regarding the czar’s,
so-called disarmament proposal, made
to the powers of the world.
“This proposition,” said he, “is not
for a disarmament, but for the calling
of a conference for the purpose of
reaching an agreement not to increase
armaments. Such was the intention
of the circular issued by him in Au¬
gust last.”
Mr. Hitchcock was averse to discuss¬
ing for publication European politics,
but he said in answer to questions
that the accomplishments of this
country in raising an army from 25,-
000 to 260,000 men during the Spanish
war challenged their admiration and
astounded and amazed the nations of
the old world. It had iucreased ad¬
miration for the flag, and he added:
“The American flag never flew
higher in Europe than it flies to¬
night.”
Russia, he said, was friendly to
America and during the late war main¬
tained au attitude of strict neutrality.
COST OF GROWING COTTON.
Department of Agriculture Makes Investi¬
gation* Which Will Be Published.
Under the supervision of Statistician
Hyde of ilie department of agriculture
at Washington, the cost of growing
cotton has been investigated, and the
results of the investigation, are to be
published within a few days in a pam¬
phlet. This report will show that the
average cost of producing an acre of
upland cotton in 1898 was $15.42, sub
divided into the following items:
Rent, $2.88; plowing, $2.81; seed, 21
cents; planting seed, 28 cents; fertili¬
zers, $1.30; distributing fertilizers, 16
cents; chopping and hoeing, $1.31;
picking, $1.37; ginning and pressing,
.$1.02; bagging and ties, 57 cents;
marketing, 64 cents; repairing imple¬
ments, 40 cents; all other expenses,
41 cents."
It was ascertained that the pounds
of lint produced per acre were 255.6,
sold for 6.7 cents per pound; bushels
of seed produced,16; price per bushel,
11.9 cents. The total return to the
planter on the average was $19.03,
which gave him a net profit of $3.61
per acre. The cost of picking cotton
per 100 pounds was 44 cents, while
the cost of producing the lint per
pound was 5.27 cents.
Several thousand cotton planters
contributed to these statistics, and of
the entire number reporting, 20 per
cent reported a loss, largely due to de¬
ficient production,owing to drouth and
to other causes.
To produce sea island cotton costs
$21.95 per acre, or an average of 11.59
ceDts per pound, and the total return
for lint and seed of sea.island cotton
was $28.65, which gave the planter a
net profit of $6.70 per acre.
GUERRILA WARFARE
A (I opt f-cl By Prodnclllg Bail Feel¬
ing Among American Troop*.
General Otis cabled the war depart¬
ment Saturday the names of nine
American soldiers wounded on Tnri-
qnina road, north of the pumping sta¬
tion, Friday. Of these, Private Geo.
Adams, company A, First Nebraska,
died.
The reports of such skirmishes as
those noted above and the stories of
frequent firing by concealed natives
upon the American outposts, have
conveyed the impression to the offi¬
cials in Washington that General Otis
is being rapidly brought to a pass
where he must assume a most vigor¬
ous offensive campaign.
BRYAN TO STUDENTS.
Nebraskan Speaks On “Imperialism” at
Ann Arbor, Mich.
Colonel William Jennings Bryan
lectured on “Imperialism” at Ann
Arbor, Mich., Saturday night before
an audience of students, members of
tbe University which of Michigan the faculty and
citizens, taxed capacity of
the big university hall.
The students of all shades of politi¬
cal opinions gave him a noisy and on -
thusiastic welcome on his appearance.
Colonel Bryan’s declarations in favor
of independence for the Filipinos, un¬
der an American protectorate, brought
out considerable applause.
BRIRERY CHARGE MADE.
Senator Whiteside Say. Kvery Man Who
Voted For Clark la Guilty.
A special from Helena, Mont., says
t at Senator Whiteside, who produced
t ie $30,000 alleged bribe money at the
leginning of the session created
a sensation by openly charging that
every man who voted for Clark liad
been bought.
He mentioned Representative Gary
by name and that gentleman shouted
“You are an infamous liar.” The
grand jury reported that money had
been used on both sides, but there was
not sufficient evidence to warrant an
indictment.
NOTICE OF FAURE’S DEATH
Beceiveil By President McKinley With
Surprint* and Grief.
A Boston, Mass., dispatch says:
President McKinley upon being in¬
formed of the death of President
Faure, expressed his surprise arid
grief. A suitable message of condo¬
lence was sent Friday morning by the
president through Secretary of State
Hay. None of the cabinet* cared to
express found any opinion other than pro¬
regret,
IN REPLACING SPANISH SOYER-
EIGNTY OVER PHILIPPINES.
DEWEY TO 1NA0GURATE CAMPAIGN
Administration Considers Delay as Dan*
gerous and Decides to Strike
Decisive Blow.
A Washington special says: The ad¬
ministration has determined to rapidly
extend the jurisdiction of the United
States over the whole Philippine
group, acting on the theory that delay
in this case is dangerous, and that an-
arehy and a general paralysis of Such
interests as the islands support will be
brought about through a failure to
promptly replace the Spanish sover¬
eignty over the islands by that of the
United States.
The decision involves the necessity
of a naval campaign, and this will be
instituted ns soon as Admiral Dewey
receives the re-enforcements in the
shape of gunboats now on the way to
Manila.
Owing to the vast number of the
Philippine islands, a large number of
gunboats would be required to visit
them simultaneously; so the program
will be to have the vessels visit, in or¬
der, the principal towns outside of
Manila.
The naval vessels probably will ho
accompanied by some troop transports,
and the soldiers will be landed where
necessary to hoist the United ’-tat.es
flag and take possession formally of
the ports. It is understood that there
will be no attempt made nt this time
to displace any of the existing munici¬
pal governments except where they
prove refractory and offer resistance.
PRESIDENT ADDRESSES VETERANS
ile Is Given Warm Reception By (i. A. 11,
Men at Boston.
The last day of President McKin¬
ley’s visit to Boston was spent in a
continual round of pleasure. At Tre-
mont Temple he spoke to the mem¬
bers of the Massachusetts department
of the Grand Army of the Republic,
who were assembled in annual con¬
vention. To the Grand Army of the
Republic President McKinley said:
“I count myself most fortunate to
find upon my visit to tbe city of Bos¬
ton my comrades of tbe Grand Army
of the Republio in session in tlio same
city, thus giving me an opportunity
once again to look into your faces and
to exchange tlio friendly greeting of
comrades with each and every one of
yon.
“You fought in a holy cause, which,
under the providence of God, triumph¬
ed. You not only were good soldiers,
maintaining in the battle’s front- the
honor and integrity of tho flag we love
so much, but Since the war and in
your relation as citizens to the gov¬
ernment you have ever been loyal and
faithful, preserving in peace the gov¬
ernment which you secured in war.
The sad feature about all these re¬
unions is that our numbers are dimiu-
ishing.
“Every annual roll call discloses one
or another of our comrades not pres¬
ent, but accounted for. They have
gone to join their comrades on the
other side, now in the majority, sleep¬
ing within that low green tent whoso
curtain never turns. It has occurred
to me, as it has to every old soldier of
the war, that the conspicuous com¬
manders, those who gave orders wo
loved.to obey, have all gone from
among us—Grant and Sherman anil
Sheridan and Hancock—and a long
lice besides that are treasured in the
memories of the soldiers of tho re¬
public.
“I am glad to have an opportunity
of living as you have had the oppor¬
tunity of living iu this last year,when
the American people have again mani¬
fested their patriotism, their love of
country, their devotion to American
.honor, and I want to see all tho brave
men of the Spanish war, north and
south, in some great patriotic organ¬
ization, and I know none better than
the Grand Army of tho Republio. I
thank you and bid you all good morn¬
ing.”
PASSENGER TRAINS COLLIOE.
Twenty-One People Killed Ip a Dl.ii.ter
Near Bru88<;l8.
A cable dispatch states tliat an ex-
press train from Calais having pas¬
sengers from London on board collided
Saturday with a train from Tournay,
which was standing at tho station at
Foret, near Brussels. r Twenty-one
persons were killed outright and one
hundred more or less injured.
There were no Americans or English
among the victims.
It is said that owing to the fog the
engineer of the express train did not
see the signals. The scene' of the
wreck presented a horrible picturo.
INSURGENT SCOUTS ROUTED.
Their Itecoimolfcerfn# W»» Stopped Short
By Gen. Klntz’H Brigade.
Advices from Manila state that a
largo body of the enemy, presumably
rocoiinoitering, was discovered on tlie
right of Brigadier General Macatia King’s
position, near San Tcdro
Thursday morning, The entire
brigade turned out and after an ex¬
change of volleys the rebels retreated
into tho jungle and disappeared.
$1 PER YEAR.
MORGAN’S CANAL BILL
Is Added On To the River and H«rl>o*
Appropriation Measure.
A Washington special says: The
senate committee on commerce has
decided to put the Morgan Nicaragua
eaual bill on the river and harbor bill.
The action of the committee ■was
preceded by a brief argument by Sen¬
ator Morgan, in which he went over
the general grounds favorable to the
construction of tlie canal. He contro¬
verted the opinion that the addition of
the amendment would be detrimental
to the interests of the river and harbor
bill, and expressed a preference for
the river anil harbor bill over the sun¬
dry civil appropriation bill as a vehicle
to carry the canal bill.
Some of the members expressed the
desire that the amendment should go on
,
the sundry civil hill, but a motion to
recommend that it he incorporated in
that measure was voted down, 7 nays
to 4 yeas. Senator Nelson then moved
the amendment to the river and har¬
bor bill, which prevailed, 7 to 4, as
follows:
Ayes—Messrs. Nelson, Berry, Pen¬
rose, Jones, McBride, McMillan, Elkins,
of Nevada.
Senator Frye, chairman of the com-
mittee, did not vote.
pby. Nays—Cnffery, Mills, Pasco, Mur-
While Senator Cnffery voted against
the amendment, he did not indicate
any purpose to oppose the passage of
the bill in the senate because of the
incorporation of the canal provision.
He joined with all the other members
of the committee in the vote to report
the,bill with the amendment added.
RIVER AND HARBOR RILL
Is Comjiloted B.v I in- Sen;iI n Committee On
Commerce.
The senate committee on commerce
completed its consideration of the riv¬
er and hai'bqr bill Friday, the last act
of the committee being the addition of
tlio provision for the construction of
the Nicaruugua canal.
The whole bill, exclusive of the Nic-
nraugua canul amendment, carries mi
expenditure for tlio next year to the
amount of about $14,000,000 and for
the following two or three years of
about $28,000,000, making a total ex¬
penditure of about $42,000,000.
Some of the important changes made
n the bill, and affecting the south are
as follows:
Brazos river mouth, Texas, $85,000
cash appropriation for deepening
channel and $115,000 for extending
the jetties'; Hillsboro bay, Florida,
(new item) cash appropriation $100,-
000; limit fixed at $900,000; Sabine
Pass, Texas, increased from $50,000
to $100,000; mouth of Brazos river,
Texas, (ufew item), $200,000; James
river, Virginia, decrease from $150,-
000 to $100,000; Watersee river, South
Carolina, direct appropriation is made
and limit fixed at $100,000; St. John’s
river, Florida, from Jacksonville to
ocean, limit fixed at $1,359,760; War¬
rior and Tornbigbee rivers decreased
from $220,000 to $200,000, Tennessee
river, Colbert and Batree shoals, (n nw
item), cash appropriation of $250,000;
Big Sandy river, Kentucky, and Almost
Virginia, increased from $220,000 to
$240,000 limit.
CHICAGO PAPER MAKES TEST
Of the Wliolesomenes* of the Muchly
I>i8oiiM8ccl Canned Beef.
Samples of tlio canned beef Ameri
can soldiers in Porto Rico and Cuba
said was unfit for food have been
tested chemically and analyzed with
respect to fitness for food by expert
chemists employed by The Chicago
Tribune.
The results of the analysis shows
that in the cans submitted there was
no trace of either boric or salicylic
acid or any other chemical preserva¬
tives in the meat.
The meat analyzed was brought
from Porto Rico.
TRAIN ROBBER CONVICTED.
I-eailer of Gang Was Once a Prosecuting
Attorney At K1 Bono.
At Chickasaw, I. T., Friday, A1 Jen¬
nings was found guilty of robbing tbe
Chicago, Rock Island aud Pacific train
October 1, 1897.
Frank Jennings and the O’Malley
boys are to be tried on the same
charge.
A1 Jennings was tho leader of the
Jennings gang, at whose door many
desperate crimes are laid. He was
formerly prosecuting attorney ut El
Reno, O, T. The penalty is death.
FOUR CHILDREN CREMATED.
Mother Wan Helpless to Save Them
From Burning Home.
A dwelling house at French Run,
thirty-five miles east of DuBois, Pa.,
belonging to a woodman named Cari-
son, was burned Friday morning.
Carisen was away from home, but bis
wife and five little children were iu
the house.
The mother was awakened by the
noise of crackling wood and had just
time to grasp her linby aud jump from
a second-story window into the snow.
She was then obliged to stand aud
witness the burning to death of lior
four other little ones, age,d twelve,
seven, five and two years respectively.
SHELLS ABE INEFFECTIVE
To Drive IiiKTirgeutg From the JungleM.
American8 Use the Torch.
A dispatch of Sunday from Manila
says: “The California volunteers have
abandoned Guadalupe church, which
lias since been set on fire, and retired
to San Pedro Macati.
“The rebels still hold the country
,in the vicinity of Guadelupe, Pasig
and Patero despite the efforts of the
gunboats to dislodge them from the
jungle on both sides of tho river.”
FRENCH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
MEETS IN YERSA1LES.
A NEW PRESIDENT IS ELECTED.
Meline Wiw Given Votes By the Oppo-
tion—lioubet Is Anxious to
Maintain Peace.
A Paris special snyB: M. Loubet
was elected president of the French re¬
public Saturday afternoon. He re-
ceived 483 votes against 270 votes cast
for M. Meline, and 50 scattering.
The national assembly met at Ver¬
sailles at 1 o’clock and Mr. Loubet,
president of the senate, declared the
sitting open amid the appl use of the
leftists, during which M. Loubet
proceeded to drawing for tellers.
Soon the scene became animated.
Crowds of people surrounded the
doors watching the arrival of mem¬
bers. The palace was closed to the
public. Various political groups held
meetings at noon, and M. Oocliery an¬
nounced that M. Meline had definitely
withdrawn his candidacy. The nation¬
alists and the anti-Semites decided not
to vote for M. Loubet.
When M. Paul DeRoulede, organ¬
izer of the League of Patriots and dep¬
uty representing the second district of
Angouleme, voted, lie attempted to
speak from the tribune where the urns
where placed; but M. Loubet forbade
bim to do so, which called forth pro¬
test from the rightists and applause
from the leftists.
Tn tlio meantime the voting contin¬
ued. While the checking was in prog¬
ress the members of tlio assembly left
the ball and assembled in the galleries
and corridors, where they discussed
the chances of the election.
M. Meline loudly announced that ho
had voted for M. Loubet.
When tlio sitting of the assembly
was resumed the public galleries were
crowded.
The tellers entered headed by M.
Cliaixveau, who announced that M.
Loubet had been elected by a vote of
483 to 270 cast for M. Meline amidst
applause from the leftist and ceute'r
groups. Senator Chauveau added:
“M. Loubet, having obtained an
absolute majority, 1 proclaim him
president of the republic.” .
Tlio announcement was greeted with
prolonged applause mingled with vio¬
lent protests from tlio rightists, the
leftists shouting, “Vive larepublique!”
M. Chauveau then declared the sit¬
ting closed. A squadron of curraisuers
which arrived at the palace to escort
the new president was greeted by tbe
crowd outside with cries of “viva
1’armee.”
The result of the election was com¬
municated to M. Loubet and he re¬
ceived the congratulations of his
friends. The newly elected presidents'
promised to devote his best efforts to
fulfilling the wishes of the country
and to “reunite the republicans’who
have drifted asunder by tlio current of
unhappy events.”
President Loubet’e remarks brought
forth lively applause from bis bearers.
Power Transferred to Loubet.
The premier, M. Dupuy, then for¬
mally transferred tlie executive power
to M. Loubet and congratulated him
upon his election.
The president in thanking M. Dupuy
expressed the hope of having the sup¬
port of tlie cabinet. The senators
and deputies then tiled past and shook
hands with the president, who- after¬
wards received a deputation of news¬
paper men and through them appealed
to the whole press of the country to
work in unison and appeasement,
M. Loubet left tlio place in a car¬
riage accompanied by M. Dupuy slid
followed by the ministers. The crowds
along the route acclaimed President
Lioubet with cries of “vivo la repub-
liquo!” “vivol’armec!” “vive Loubet!”
President Loubet arrived in Paris
from Versailles at 5:08 p. in., and was
received with military honors. As the
presidential carriage left the St. La-
zare station a hand of thirty or forty
persons ranged themselves on either
side of the landau under the leader¬
ship of a couple of individuals, who
kept giving rdgnals and shouts of
“down with Loubet!” “resign, re¬
sign I” The general public was ap¬
parently indifferent and no hostility
was displayed.
IVILL HONDURAS APOLOGIZE
And Bay Heavy Fine For tbe Murder of
a I’ittsburtf, Fa., Mart?
The Pittsburg, Pa., Post says that
in the executive mansion at Washing¬
ton there was recorded Monday morn¬
ing n protest, the result of which may
lead to serious trouble jbotween two
nations—the United States and the
republic of Honduras.
The murder of Frank Pears, the
Pittsburg man, in Honduras, on Janu¬
ary 31st, will undoubtedly lead to
most embarrassing complications an-
less tho little republic shall apologize
anil at tho sumo time deliver up a
great amount of gold ns a fine for the
foul murder committed.
TRANSPORT OFF FOR MANILA.
Tlii Sheridan I.en.e* New York with
a,OOO Troops.
Tpo United States army transport
Sheridan pulled out from her pier in
Brooklyn at 3:30 o’clock Sunday after¬
noon on her way to Manila by the way
of the Suez canal with 1,885 enlisted
men and officers anil their wives an q
families to the number of ninety
The Sheridan is considered the best
appointed of the three army transports
which have sailed from Brooklyn.
