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THE MORGAN MONITOR
VOL. IV. NO. 28.
THE NEWS IS SUPPRESSED
Press Correspondents Stationed In Hanila
Formulate a “Round Robin.”
ENTER A PROTEST AGAINST RIGID CENSORSHIP.
Newspaper Men Say That General Otis Is Misrepre¬
senting True State of Affairs In Philippines.
Advices from Manila via Hong Kong
state that the constantly increasing
strictness of the censorship of press
dispatches from Manila, which has
prevented the cabling to the United
States of anything that did not reflect
the official views on important events
and conditions resulted in a united
effort on tho part of the correspond¬
ents th,efe to secure an abatement of
the rigor of the censorship.
The initiative in this direction was
taken a month ago and resulted iu tho
framing of a statement which was pre¬
sented on Sunday, July 9, to Major
General Otis, commanding the mili¬
tary forces of the United States in the
Philippine Islands, with a request for
permission to telegraph it to the
United, States, The correspondents
also asked that they be allowed to
cable to their respective papers all
facts and the different phases of events
as The they transpired in the Philippines.
interview's correspondents Genera! had two long
with Otis, in the
course ox which they complained that
the evident purpose of the censorship
was not to keep information from the
enemy, but to keep from the public a
knowledge of the real condition of
affairs. It was also asserted by cor¬
respondents that newspapers print¬
ed in Manila, whieri reach the enemy
quickly are permitted to publish state¬
ments similar to those which corres-
pendents are forbidden to cable. It
was made clear to General Otis that
the objections was to the system arid
not to the censor.
General Otis finally promised only
all a greater liberality, agreeing to pass
matter that he might coixsider not
detrimental to the interests of the
United States, General Otis appoint¬
ed Captain Green, of his staff, censor.
The statement of the correspond¬
ents is as follows:
The undersigned, , being _ all staff
correspondents of American liewspa-
pers, stationed in Manila, xxnite in the
following statement:
«( « We believe that, owing to official
dispatches from Manila made pnblicin
Washington, the people of the United
States have not received a correct im-
pression of the situation iu the Phil-
ippines, but that these dispatches have
presented an ultra optimistic view- that
is not shared by the general officers in
the field.
“ ‘W8 believe that the dispatches in¬
correctly represent the existing condi¬
tions among the Philippines in respect
ALLEGED COLORED REVOLT.
Uprising Against the Adminis¬
tration Reported as Being
Organized at Boston.
The Boston (Mass.) Post published
the following in its Sunday issue:
“An uprising of the colored race
against the administration at Wash¬
ington is being organized in Boston.
This is the seat of the movement that
is proposed wherev er the colored jieo-
ple are populous. j
“The instigators assert that it will I
mean the downfall of McKinley, im¬ | i
perialism and the Republican party. j
“The object of this organization is !
revolt at the ballot box. But there
are those among its supporters who
would uprising, willingly and who, take part in it an possible, armed j
were
would offer their strength to aid the
Filipinos in their struggle for inde¬
pendence.”
The Post says the negroes have had
conferences with Edward Atkinson
relative to the organization of a col¬
ored auxiliary of the Anti-Imperialist
League.
“UALLUS” SAVED KOCKEL.
Ex-Soldier Attempts the Murder of a Bank
Runner.
At New Orleans, Monday, Charles
E. Rockel, runner for the Metrepoli-
tau bank, had just entered the bank
to begin his duties, when Englehart
Biber, a discharged soldier, slipped
up behind him and taking deliberate
aim, fired. The bullet struck the
juncture of Rockel’s suspenders and
carried it into his back.
When the suspender was pulled
from the wound the bullet came out
with it. Biber says that when he went
to the war that he gave his deposit book
for $805 to Rockel and the latter drew
out the money and refused to return it
APPEAL TO PRESIDENT.
Iron Molder, Want AlhKc.l DLcrlmlna-
tlon Investigated.
At the session of the Iron Moulders’
Union of North America at Indianapo-
lis Monday on" a resolution was adopted
calling President McKinley to in-
vestigate in the -war department
as to the reported discrimination
against organized labor in the machine
shops of the Rock Island arsenal,
The convention placed itself on record
by declaring in favor of government
ownership of all public franchises*
to dissension and demoralization re¬
suiting from, the American campaign
an “■ the brigand character of their
army.
“Me believe that the dispatches err
in the declaration that the situation is
‘well in hand,’ and the assumption
that the insurrection can be speedily
ended without a greatly increased
force.
“We thjiik the tenacity of the Fili¬
pino purpose has been underestimat¬
ed and that the statements aro mi-
founded that volunteers are willing to
engage in further service.
“The censorship has compelled us
to participate in this misrepresenta¬
tion by excising or altering uncontro¬
verted statement of fact, on the plea,
as General Oiis stated, that' ‘they
would alarm the people at home,’ or
‘have the people of the United States
by the ears.’
“Specifications: Prohibition of re¬
ports; suppression of full reports of
field operations in the event of failure;
numbers of heat prostrations in the
field; systematic minimization of naval
operations and suppression of complete
reports of the situation. (Signed)
“John T. McCutcheon, Harry Arm¬
strong, Chicago Record.
“Ed S. McKean, Scripps-McRae
Association.
“Oscar Davis, P, G. McDonnell,
New York Sun.
“John P. Bass,Will Dinwiddle,New
York Herald.
“Robert M. Collins, JohnP, Dunn¬
ing, L. Jones, the Associated Press.
“Richard Little, Chicago Tribune.”
Department Officials Surprised.
A Washington special says: The
publication of the war correspondents’
formal indictment of General Otis’s
management of the Philippine 'cam¬
paign caused a sensation in the de¬
partments at the national'eapitol. Sec¬
retary Hay had received advices as
late as Monday which led him to de-
dare that the situation was certainly
improved materially and that the pros-
pects for the future had brightened
very much. With these advices, the
secretary said General had noth-
ing to do, and they were from disin-
terested persons, whose opinions must
carry weight.
Generally there was strong disincli-
nation exhibited by the officials to
discuss this last “round robin.” Gen-
eral Miles, who was acting as secretary
of war in the absence of Secretary
Alger, and assistant Meiklejohn would
not comment upon the dispatch and
Adjutant Corbin took the same atti¬
tude.
NKGRO’S COMMENDABLE DEED.
Arrests a While Man Who Assaulted a
Young Lady.
A Swede by the name of Brown as¬
saulted the 16-year-old daughter of D.
S, Russell Monday morning at An¬
drews, N. C., a town sixteen miles
from Murphy. He went to Mr. Rus¬
sell’s home and asked for some milk.
His young daughter got it for him,
when the brute assaulted her. Her
mother,who was out in the yard,heard
her screams and ran to her assistance.
She got a shotgun, intending to shoot
the fellow, but was afraid to do so, as
she feared she would shoot her daugh-
ter. She then went out in yard and
fired the gnu.
A negro, working near by, ran to
her assistance. By this time the brute
fled, but was pursued by the negro,
who, with a gun, overtook Brown and
brought him back. He had a prelim-
inary trial at once before Squire Por-
ter and committed to the Murphy jail,
Miles Calls on McKinley.
Major General Miles called on the
president for about 15 minutes Monday
afternoon. The visit, it was stated,
was occasioned by General Miles’ po¬
sition as acting secretary of war. The
matters under discussion related mere¬
ly to routine business.
EIGHT-HOUR LAW <<N. G.»
Colorado Supreme Court Declare* Meas¬
ure Unconstitutional.
The Colorado supreme court has de¬
cided that the eight-hour iaw is uncon¬
stitutional.
The eight-hour law which was en¬
acted at the late session of the legisla¬
ture applied only to mines, smelters
and mills for the reduction of ores.
Tho refusal of the American Smelt¬
ing and Refining company to pay tho
same wages for eight hours as had
been paid for ten and twelve hours
caused its smelters to be closed on
June 15th, when the new law became
operative.
CHABGeTaGAIXST BREWER.
Senator ««liln K er of New Hamp.hlre,
H ’ ants Comrni„ioner liemoved.
As .a Bequel to the sensational scenes
accompanied the hearing before
Civil Service Commissioner Brewer
last week in New Hampshire when
Senator Galhnger, of that state, was
charged with having violated the civil
service law in soliciting campaign sub-
scriptions from federal office holders.
Senator Chandler, it is understood.has
lodged a formal complaint with the
president against Mr. Brewer. I
GA„ JULY ‘JO. 18 !)!).
BRYAN MAKES EXPLANATION
As to How He Stands In Regard
to the Philippines
Question.
The following telegram froth Hon.
W> J> Bryan explaining his views on
the Philippine question w r as sent to
the Atlanta Constitution and publish¬
ed in Sunday's issue of that paper:
TIt.'MI’hrey, Nob., July 15.— Editor
Constitution: My vi'ews rtpOb the
Philippine (question have been made
public over and over again. The
treaty should have provided for the
independence of the Philippine
islands, as it did for the independence
Sf Cuba, but I thought it better to
ratify the treaty and declare the na¬
tion’s policy by resolution than reject
the treaty.
I favored the Bacon resolution,
which promised the Filipinos inde¬
pendence as soon as a stable govern¬
ment could be established, t believe,
further, that our nation should pro¬
tect the Filipino republic from outside
interference while it works out its own
destination; in other words, I believe
We should treat the Filipinos as we
have promised to treat the Cubans,
and as we have treated the people of
Mexico and the people of South and
Central America. Monarchies are'
founded upon force, but republics are
founded upon consent.
The declaration ol independence as¬
serts that governments derive their
just powers fx-om the consent of the
governed. If the declaration is sound,
we cannot rightfully acquire title by
conquest or by purchase from an alien
monarch, whose title we disputed when
we furnished arms to the Filipinos.
If the administration had given to
the Filipinos the assurance of inde¬
pendence which was given to the Cu¬
bans there would have been no blood¬
shed. If that assurance is given now
hostilities will cease. No one proposes
to withdraw the soldiers until a stable
government is established, but it will
be easy to establish a stable govern¬
ment when it is known that our occu¬
pation of the Philippine islands is
only temporary.
“Forcible annexation would be
criminal aud contrary to our code of
morality.” W. J. Bryan.
TROLLEY LINES TIED UP.
Motormen and Conductors Inaugurate
Big Strike In Brooklyn, N. Y.
Another trolley strike is on in Brook¬
lyn, N. Y. So far it has not been as
effective as the strike of 1895, but
there is no telling how long or far-
reaching it may become. For some
weeks past the employes of the several
lines controlled by the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit company have been complain¬
ing that the management did not live
up to the ten-hour law. The men de¬
mand a revision of the time tables at
the different barns, and also claim that
they should be paid 20 cents an hour
for overtime, which is equivalent to $2
a day, the price which they set for a
working day of ten hours.
General Master Workman Parsons
and District Master Workman Pines
had charge of the men’s affairs and a
strike was called at half-past 4 o’clock
Sunday morning. At this hour most
of the motormen and conductors on
the Brooklyn Traction Company’s
lines had completed their night trips,
and the leaders decided that this was
the most opportune moment to begin
what was expected to be a subborn
fight with the traction company.
NEGROES AGAINST NEGROES.
Colored Miner* In Alabama KngHge In
Desperate Dne-Sbled Battle.
A special to The Birmingham Age-
Herald from Ishkooda, Ala., says:
Two negroes were killed outright
and another fatally shot in a terrific
one-sided battle which took place Fri¬
day night at Ishkooda, between the
striking miners and the negroes who
have been imported to take their
places.
From ali indications the killing was
the result of a deep-laid plot. For
four weeks the miners, composed in
the main of blacks and belonging to
the Knights of Labor, have been on a
strike. During tho past week negroes
have been imported from Georgia and
other southern Btates to take their
places engendering bad feeling and re¬
sulting in the open conflict.
All was quiet Sunday at the scene of
the tragedy and Coroner Dallas com¬
menced an investigation into tho kill¬
ing. The dead negro is Richard Cobb
and he came from Atlanta.
BLAZE IN HAINBRIDGE.
Twenty-Seven Building;* Consumed Before
Fire Was Checked.
Twenty-seven houses were reduced
to ashes at Bainbridge, Ga., at a late
hour Sunday night. Fire was dis¬
covered in the rear end of the large
general mercantile establishment of
Bacher Bros., corner of Broad aud
Water streets, and soon afterwards
the whole building w as wrapped in
flames.
The brick buildings of M.W.Bubers
and Mrs. E. Born—one occupied by
W. H. Morrow, as a saloon, and the
other by Dr. T. R. Wardell as a drug
store—were destroyed, not even a wall
being loft standing.
COTTON MILL FOR MONTEZUMA.
A Movement Is on Foot to Fttablish Fac¬
tory Costing WlOO.OOO.
The Montezuma, Ga., cotton mill
committee, consisting of Messrs. J.
W. Haygood, W. M. Lewis, J. W.
McKenzie, G. Lippman and lion. J.J.
Easterling, is visiting the ’various
mills of middle and north Georgia. If
these mills are found to be iu a pros-
perons condition Montezuma will be-
gin at once tq raise sufficient money
to build a factory to cost $100,000. '
FIVE II KliHD IH FEUD.
Pierce Pitched battle engag¬
ed in BY KENTUCKIANS.
TROUBLE ORIGINATED YEARS AGO,
FislU Won ftetween Philpot* a till Griffins
Who Were Knemles of Long Stand¬
ing-Only One Escaped Injury.
A special to the Louisville Courier-
Journal from London, Ky., tells of a
report reaching there of the outbreak
of another fend iu 4 Clay county by
which five men lost their lives Mon¬
day.
The dead al;e said to be Robert
Philphot; Ed Fisher) Aaron Morris;
Jim Griffin and Hugh Griffin.
These fatalities resulted from
pitched battle fonght. near Little
Goose Creek, three miles from Man¬
chester.
The feud dates back nearly two
years. On Christmas, 1897, James
Philpot was killed by Aaron Morris,
but before he died he shot and killed
William Bundy, a friend of Morris.
The Morrises and Griffins were closely
affiliated. Since then the feeling be¬
tween the two factions has been very
bitter aud it has been aroused recently
by the White-Baker hostilities. The
Philpots, who are the strongest fac¬
tion in the mountain, numbering
about 750 voters, openly espoused the.
cause of the Bakers, while the Grif
fins took sides with the Whites.
The story that comes from Manches¬
ter is to the effect that Bob Philpot
Deputy was arrested Sheriff Monday morning by
Wash Thacker.
While very circumstantial in other
respects, the report does not show
clearly the origin of the trouble noi-
give the reason for Philpot’s arrest.
It is said that while Thacker was
taking Philpot’s bond the latter was
shot from behind by oue of the crowd
that had gathered. This precipitated
a general fight with Winchesters and
revolvers, which was participated in
by George, Grantville, Robert aud
Peter Philpot and Ed Fisher on one
side, and Aaron Morris, Hugh, Jim
and Green Griffin on the other.
The battle began at about 9 o’clock
and raged fiercely for ten or fifteen
minutes. When it w-as over it was
found that the five men mentioned
had been killed outright, three of the
belligerents were seriously wounded,
while Pete Philpot was the only one
on either side to escape injury. Gran¬
ville Philpot is said to be one of the
most seriously wounded. He is a un¬
ion veteran, having lost a leg at Stone
river. He is an ex-member of the
Kentucky legislature and is said to
have killed three or four men. Ed
Fisher, who is reported dead, was an¬
other mau with several nicks in his
cane. He was but twenty-three years
old, but wus said to have killed three
men.
The story of the*batt!e caused cou-
sternation in Louisville, notwith-
standing the fact that serious trouble
lias been expected to break out among
the mountaineers of Clay county ever
since the assassination of Tom Baker
several weeks ago. An effort was
at once begun to secure deputies to go
to the seat of the trouble and attempt
to restore quiet.
The situation at Manchester is de¬
plorable. The place is in a state of
terror, scarcely any one daring to
venture out of doors. Business is sus¬
pended and the residents are momen¬
tarily expecting a renewal of hostili¬
ties.
CHICAGO POLITICALLY STIRRED.
Windy City Has Three Decided Sensations
All In One Day.
Three political developments stirred
the democrats in Chicago Monday. One
was the refusal of Mayor Harrison, on
account of its “obscure origin,” to at¬
tend and deliver an address of welcome
at the Auditorium free silver meeting.
The second was a verbal notice that
the democratic national committee will
be asked to repudiate the Croker-Hill-
Murphy machine in New York and re¬
organize the silver men.
The third was the statement that au
effort woulj be made to have a rule
adopted that no man who bolted the
Chicago platform and ticket in 1896
shall be eligible to sit in the national
convention of 1900 as a delegate.
OTIS NEEDS MORE HORSES.
Secretary Alger Will Buy ,.V >0 Cavalry
Steeds in Southern States.
A dispatch has been received at
Washington from General Otis re¬
questing that there be Bent to the
Philippines 2,500 horses in order that
a brigade of cavalry rnay be organized
for use at the end of the rainy season.
General Otis has tried the horses of
Manila and nearby countries, but nono
of them seem to be available for caval¬
ry. It is the intention of Secretary
Alger to have the mounts carefully se¬
lected, and he thinks that anamals
from the southern states, not too
heavy, but tough and wiry, will be
the best.
INDIANS WILL DANCE.
Government Is Unable to Stop Primitive
Practice of lied Men.
Advices from Guthrie, O. T., state
that tho Indians of the territory are
largely engaged in dancing, in spite of
the efforts of the government to pre-
vent the practice. At Greyhouse the
Big Hill Viand of Osages has been
ing a smoke dance for a week in bon-
or of their guests, the Pawhuska baud,
and during that, time have presented
them with nearly $6,000 iu
SOUTHERN MEN
REMEMBERED
By President McKinley In Filling
Places In the Arm y.
SOUTH GIVEN LIBERAL QUOTA
States of Georgia, Alabama ittid
Tennessee Are Conspicu¬
ously In Line.
The president Thursday made the
following appointments in the Voilin-
teets:
Tb feh iieutentarit chloric!— Robert
W. ‘Leonard, colonel Twelfth Ktbv
York volunteers.
To be major—Francis Ward, lieu¬
tenant colonel Two Hundred aud Sec¬
ond New York volunteers.
To be captains: William B. Gracie,
captain Twelfth New York; Walter F.
Randall, Kew captain Two Hundred and
Second Yol'k Volunteers) James
M. Lidd el 1, form eriy major Fifth United
States volunteer infantry; Samuel A.
Price, formerly major Sixth Pennsyl¬
vania volunteer infantry; Granville
Sevier, formerly captain Second Ten¬
nessee volunteers; Devereaux Shields,
formerly lieutenant colonel Second
Mississippi volunteer infantry.
To bo first lieutenants—Solomon
Avery, Jr., Philip major Second OoldermSn, Georgia vol¬
unteers; S. second
lieutenant Two Hundred arid Third
New' York; James G. Harinah, first
lieutenant Two Hundred arid Third
New York; John J. Kennedy, Sixty-
ninth Now York; Theodore 8. Pulver,
captain Two Hundred and Ninth New
York; Theo B. Taylor, first lieutenant
Twelfth New York; Oscar D. Weed,
captain Ninth Now York; Wilson G.
Heaton, formerly captain Fiftieth
Iowa; James H. Blount, Jr., former¬
ly first lieutenant Third United
States voluntoer infantry; Will-
liam P. Clark, formerly lieuten¬
ant Third Georgia volunteers; Willis
O. Davis, formerly captain First Geor¬
gia volunteers; Wilson G. Heaton,
formerly captain Fiftieth Iowa; Jas.
M. Kimbrough, Jr., formerly captain
Third Georgia volunteers; James
Longstreet, Jr., formerly first lieuten¬
ant United States volunteer infantry;
George D. Bice, formerly chaplain
Sixth Massachusetts.
To be second lieutenants—John W.
C. Abbott, Michigan; Garrison Ball,
lieutenant Twenty-first New York;
John J. Bryan,' captain Ninth New
York.
Holt A. Bradford, corporal com¬
pany H, Sixth Illinois volunteers; Ed¬
win S. Broussard, captain company I,
Second United States volunteer infan¬
try; Timothy L. Coughlan, second
lieutenant Two Hundred and First
New York; Ursil A. Ferguson, cap¬
tain First New York; Hilden Olin,
-econd lieutenant Seventy-first New
York; John T. Ryan, New York; Lee
D. Fisher, formerly private Seventy-
first New York volunteers, assistant
engineer United States navy during
Spanish war; Robert II. Stillman, for¬
merly Astor battery; William S.
Wells, Jr., formerly captain company
F, Third Alabama; Frederick Hadra,
captain and assistant surgeon; William
Bowen, captain and assistant surgeon;
Richard S. Griswold, first lieutenant
and assistant surgeon; George P.
Reed, first lieutenant and assistant
surgeon.
Officers recently appointed to the
volunteer army have been ordered to
join their regiments at trie various sta¬
tions.
ONE KILLED; OTHER CAPTURED
Sheriff’* Posse Come Upon Men WJio A*-
nnulted Judge Hlngletary.
Thursday afternoon Sheriff Martin
and a posse killed one of the men who
assaulted Judge Singletary, in Schley
county, and wounded and captured
the other one. The wounded man was
shot in the right side, front and hack,
but he may recover. His name is
Harry Bprke, from Houston, and he
is about twenty years old.
The dead man was named Frank Ar.
senell and is from Alabama. Burke
confesses the Singletary robbery and
part of the stolen silver was found on
his person.
EX-SENATOR PUGH PROTESTS.
Giyes Senator Morgan Credit For Sinceri¬
ty, But Condemns Interview.
Former Senator Pugh, of Alabama,
is one of the many democrats who
takes issue with his former colleague,
Senator Morgun, on tho subject of the
nomination of Mr. Bryan. He gives
his views in an interview published at
Washington in the course of which he
says:
“I do not question the sincerity or
honesty tions, of Senator Morgan’s convic¬
but I feel constrained by my
sense of duty to the democratic parly
and the country to enter my earnest
protest against and condemnation of
Morgan's interview.”
WANT METAL FROM MAINE.
Americans In Mexico Ask For lllatei lnl To
Make Historic Men.
A Washington dispatch says: The
secretary of the navy has received a
request from an American citizen who
i s building a chapel in Mexico for 100
pounds of metal from the battleship
Maine with wdiieh to cast a bell for the
chapel.
The reqnest will be granted if found
be expedient.
AFFAIRS IN SAMOA
Fully Explained By German Con¬
sul General Rose Now In
Washington.
Consul General Rose, the German
official who has been one of the fore¬
most figures iu the recent events iu
Samoa, and who is now in Washing¬
ton, lias given to the Associated Tress
an interesting outline of the conditions
up to the time he left Samoa.
‘‘Prior to the arrival of the Samoan
commission,” said he, “an armistice
had been arranged With tlia native
forces. The commissionei's fifsttfirn.-
ed their attention to disarming tlx a
native forces. The commission then
gave a hearing on board Ul(S Badger
to each of the claimauts for the king¬
ship, Mataafa being heard one day and
Tanu another. They were addressed,
not as kings, but simply as ‘Sirs.’ As
senior member of the body, the Amer¬
ican commissioner, Mr. Tripp, asked
some very direct question* of Mataafa
and Tanu. He wanted to know if they
were ready to gibe their fruppott to the
committee, evou if it determined to
deny the right of one or the other of
them or decided to abolish the king¬
ship entirely. Serious as were these
questions to the two claimants to the
throne, they promised to support the
commission in whatever action was
takeiii
'‘Some days iater the Badger wont
along flic Coast to Malie, where Mataa-
fa’s headquarters were located. The
native chiefs came alongside aud for¬
mal surrender of the guns Was made
to the commission.
“Mhtaafa and chiefs came aboard
tho ship and w-ere entertained at din-
ner. The Tanu pnrty followed with
tho surrender of their, arms a few
hours later, for while tlie decision of
the commissioners had upheld Tanu,
yet it Was felt to be in the interest of
all Concerned that tho native kingship
should he brought to an end and that
ati administration by white men, at
least over those localities where white
interests are greatest, should be
brought about. Tanu yielded to this
decision, but for a time there was
some prospect of trouble as the royal
flags were kept flying over the Tanu
headquarters, despite the fact he had
surrendered the kingship. This was
a source of irritation to the Mataafa
people, who considered it contrary to
the understanding arrived at.
“Since arriving in this country, I
understand that this source of difficulty
has been removed, and that the Tanu
flag is withdrawn and the Tanu forces
dispersed. The Mataafa people have
also gone back to the interior. With
natives disarmed and both factors
back to tkair homes, there is every
reason to believe that no further trou¬
ble will arise, and that the commis¬
sion will be free to work out a satis¬
factory plan for the future government
of tho islands.
“In determining upon the abolition
of the kingship the commission ex¬
amined the question with great care.
The opinion of all of the leading bus¬
iness interests iu Samoa was secured,
and this was almost nanimous in favor
of abolishing tho kingship. Tho man¬
ager of the German company, which
is the most extensive business concern
on the islands, strongly approves the
plan of having whito administration..”
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.
The war department has chartered
the steamer Siam to carry 300 cavalry
horses to Manila.
The comptroller of the currency has
declared a 10 per cent dividend in fa¬
vor of the creditors of the insolvent
national bank of Jefferson, Tex.
Tho London Daily Graphic pub¬
lishes a rumor that a battalion of the
Scots and a battalion of the Grena¬
diers have been ordered to the Cape.
The street car strike caused consid¬
erable disorder in Brooklyn, N. Y.,
Monday, the striking employes be¬
coming even more determined to fight
the matter out.
The Peerless mill at Mount Vernon,
Ind., was destroyed by fire Monday,
together with the warehouse, elevator
and office building. The loss is $100,-
000, fully insured.
The cruiser Chicago was taken out
of dock at Cape Town, South Africa,
Monday, in readiness to cross ti e
south Atlantic to Rio.
At Paris Monday evening M. Malet
Provost entertained the members of
the Venezuelan treaty tribunal at din¬
ner.
A Washington dispatch says: Jud-
son Lyons, register of the treasury;
ex-Kepresentative Cheatham, recorder
of deeds, and John P. Green, United
States stamp agent, three of the lead¬
ing colored men of the administration,
had a consultation with the president
Monday regarding matters of import¬
ance to their race.
During the course of the consulta¬
tion the effort of certain colored men
to array the colored race against the
administration on account of the Phil¬
ippine policy was mentioned and Ly¬
ons assured the president that, in his
opinion, it would amount to little.
THREE WERE DROWNED.
Txvo Men and a Young Woman Lose Their
I.Ives In Ohio Illver.
At Cincinnati Sunday Frank Ray,
with his sweetheart, Catharine Wim-
sey, and Clifford and James Shannon,
started on au excursion up the Ohio
river in a naphtha launch, The
had a small, flat bottom,
known as a “John boat,” in tow.
Frank Ray playfully jumped into this
this boat and all the others, against his
protest, followed. The bout filled aud
sunk and Ray alone was rescued.
$1 PER YEAR.
CLAIMS FILED
FOR BOUNTY
Admiral Dewey’s Attorney Makes
Demand For Prize Money.
FOUR THOUSAND SIMILAR CASES
Courts Will Decide Remuneration
For Destruction of Various
Spanish Warships.
Adihiral George Dewey has filed in
the court of claim*) at Washington,
through his attorney, his claim for
naval bounty growing out of the battle
of Manila bay, May 1, 1808.
This i3 the first of this class of
claims filed in this court, aud it is
anticipated that there will be between
fonr and five thousand of them alto¬
gether. Many of these claims were
originally filed before the navy de¬
partment, under the provisions of
section 4635 of the Itcvised Statutes,
for sinking or otherwise destroying
vessels belonging to Spain, on various
dates during the period from April
21st, when active naval operations
against the country were entered upon
until the suspension of hostilities upon
the signing of the protocol, August 12,
1898.
These claims involve controverted
questions of fact and law, the decision
of which will affect a number of cases
and willl furnish a precedent for the
future action of the navy department
in the adjustment of this class of
cas'ea. The secretary of the navy,
after consultation with the attorney
general, and with his approval has re¬
ferred to the court of claims a number
of these claims, in order that the mat¬
ters involved may receive judicial con¬
sideration. The claims referred to the
court of claims are the following:
United States Flagship New York—•
Spanish fleet, Santiago, Cuba, July 3,
1898.
United States Steamship Concord-—’
Minila bay, May 1, 1898.
United States Steamship Manning—•
Spanish fleet, Santiago, Cuba, July 3,
1898.
United States Torpedo Boat Erics¬
son—Surrender Spanish fleet, Santia¬
go, Cuba, July 3, 1898.
United States Steamship Yale—Sur¬
render Santiago, Cuba, July 1C, 1898.
United StateB Battleship Massachu¬
setts— Prize money and bounty for
sinking Iteina Mercedes, harbor San¬
tiago, evening July 4, 1898.
United States Steamship McCulloch
—Manila bay, May 1, 1898.
United Slates Battleship Texas—
Almirante Oquendo, Infanta Maria
Teresa, Yiscayn, Cristobal Colon,
I’luton, Furor, Hcina Mercedes, July
3d and 4th, 1898.
United States Battleship Texas—Ves¬
sels taken by terms of capitulation of
Santiago and eastern province of Cuba.
United States Steamship Hist—
Bounty for sin'ring of Estrella, dis¬
abling gunboat Cuba Espenda and
torpedo boat Del gate; sinking of sloop
with soldiers, burning armed vessel,
all in engagement against superior
force, harbor Manzanillo, Cuba, July
30, 1898.
The secretary of the navy is given
authority to refer these claims to the
court of claims for decision under pro¬
vision of section 2, of the act of March.
3, 1883, entitled: “An act to afford as¬
sistance and relief to congress and the
executive departments in the investi¬
gation of claims and demands against
the government. The purpose of the
reference of the claims is to got a judi¬
cial determination by the court of the
rights of all parties interested.
BROWN If AS JUDGMENT.
American Want* United State* To Collect
a Claim Against Transvaal.
United States Consul Smith, of Vic¬
toria, B. C., is said to have forwarded
to the American government a memo¬
rial from It. ii. L. Brown, an Ameri¬
can mining engineer, requesting the
government's intervention to secure
Brown’s claim against the Transvaal
government for damages rising out of
the well-known Witfuntein case, in
which Brown secured a judgment for
#1,812,000.
I r
SOLDIERS AUK APPRECIATIVE.
Ohio Ilcglmcut Will Present Mias Helen
Gould With Testimonial.
A dispatch from Toledo, O., says:
During the war with Spain, Miss Hel¬
en Gould, of New York, furnished a
number of cots for the soldiers iu Cu¬
ba, part of which were received by the
Sixth Ohio regiment of this city. The
boys fully appreciated tlio gift of Miss
Gould and - they at once decided tg
show their regard for her.
The corporals of each company com¬
menced the raising of funds among the
men, and with the money a magnificent
medal is to be bought -and pros* nted
to Miss Gould. The design for the
medal is a miniature eauteen.
MAY INVADE SOUTH.
Cotton Mill Men of New Hampshire May
Build In This Bection.
A dipatch from Manchester N. H.,
says: At a meeting of the directors of
the Stark cotton mill, to be held soon,
it will he decided whether or not sup¬
plementary mills will be erected in the
south.
The agent and treasurer has just re¬
turned from a tour of inspection in
that section and will have a report to
present rf that time to the board.