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THE MORGAN MONITOR iK-' VOL. IV. NO. 33. ANARCHISTS RULE IN PARIS They Take Possession of the Streets In the French Metropolis. LOOT CHURCHES AND DESTROY THEIR CONTENTS Desperate and Stubborn Battles With the Police of Frequent Occurrence. Sunday Paris was the scene of most serious disturbances, recalling some aspects of the commune. In response to an appeal of The Journal du Peuple and La Petit Kepublique, groups of anarchists and socialists gathered about 3 o’clock in the afternoon in the Place de la Republique. Tho police had taken precautions and there seem¬ ed no danger cf disorders. Bebastion Faure and Faberot, well known revolutionary anarchists, were the ringleaders. Fanre, standing on the pedestal of the statue which rises in the center of the Place de la Repub¬ lique, addressed the crowd. Among othor things he said that the anarchists should be masters of the streets. The police interfered and disloged Faure and Faberot, making three ar¬ rests. The crowd at this point dis¬ persed, but a column of demonstrators headed by Fanre and Henri d’Horr made'for the Place de la Nation. The police broke through the column and a struggle for the mastery followed. Shots were fired and H. Goullier, com¬ missary of police was twice stabbed with a knife. This threw the police into momentary confusion. The mob reassembled and ran towards the Place de la Nation. The police, re-enforced by a sqkiad that had been held in reserve, made another attompt to stem the current, and fresh, fierce fighting occurred, three constables being -wounded. Faure aud d’Horr jumped into a passing de street car that was going to the Place la Republique, and the car driver, on arriving there, gave a sig¬ nal to the police, who immediately ar¬ rested them both, together with two other anarchists, Joseph Ferrier and Jean Perrin. All were conveyed to the Chateau d’Eau barracks. Only d’Horr wns found in possession of Ure¬ arms. Holism of Wowhip Dnnolishe;!. In the meantime tho anarchist mob detracted its course to the Place de la Republique, smashing the windows of religious edifices on the way. Suddenly, either at the word of command or in obedience to impulse, the eolnmu made a loop aud curved toward the church of St. Ambroise, where the rioters smashed the win¬ dows. Proceeding thence toward the Fau¬ bourg du Tomple, which they reached at the corner of the Rue Darboy and the Rue St. Maur-Popincourf, they formed up into a compact body. Hatchets were suddenly produced, with long knives stolen from the coun¬ ters of shops, and a concerted rush was made on the church of St. Joseph. The aged sacristan, seeing the mob, hastily closed the outer gates, but these were soon forced open with hatchets and bars of iron. The mas¬ sive oaken doors were then attacked. According to the first account the wild horde burst into the church, which instantly became a sceue of pillage and sacrilege. Altars and sta¬ tues were hurled to the floor and smashed; pictures were rent;, candle- STILL DRIVING FILIPINOS. One American Lieutenant Killed and An¬ other Wounded In a Skirmish. Advices from Manila state that one lieutenant of the Twelfth infantry wns killed and another seriously wounded while reconnoitering Saturday evening north of Angeles. The Americans encountered a large force of insurgents and drove them from their positions. Lieutenant Cole, of the Sixth infantry, with eighty men encountered 100insurgents intrenched in the mountains of the island of Ne¬ gros and routed them after nn hour and a half of severe fighting. The Americans had three men slight¬ ly hurt. Nineteen dead insurgents were counted in the trenches. DEWEY FAVORS AUTONOMY? Correspondent of a London 1’flper, At Na¬ ples, Interviews the Admiral. The Naples correspondent of Tho London Daily News telegraphs the substance of an interview lie had with Admiral Dewey there during tho ad¬ miral’s recent visit. The admiral said in his judgment the Filipinos were capable o: self-gov¬ ernment and the way to set le the in¬ surrection and to insure prosperity was to concede it to them. He de¬ clared that he never was in favor of violence toward the Filipino: and re¬ marked that after autonomy lad been conceded, annexation might he talk¬ ed of. HARRISON HAS FF.VE1. Inspector General Is Critically III in Cuba From Dread Disease. A dispatch from Santiago dtCnba says that Major Russell 15. Ilarison, inspector general, is critically il.witli yellow fever. The disease had been progressing for three days, altbngli not pronounced yellow fever intil first « un A“ to y occur afternoon. at Cristo. The case is the sticks,, ornaments and posts from high altars were thrown down and trampled under foot. The crucifix above was made the target for missiles and the figure of the Savior was fractured in several places. Then, while raucous voices sang the “Carmagnole,” tho chairs were carried outside, piled up and set on fire in the center of the square fronting the church. When this stage was reached the crucifix was pulled down and thrown into the flames. Suddenly the cry was raised that the statue of tho Virgin had been forgotten, and tho crowd returned and tore this down also. Meanwhile (he Bftcrislttn, who had been captured by the anarchists, es¬ caped and called the police and repub¬ lican guards, who promptly arrived with many constables. They were compelled to fall back in order to form up into line of defense, as the anar¬ chists attacked them fearlessly with knives. At length the officers began to gain the mastery. A score of anarchists took refuge in an adjacent house. Others intrenched themselves in the belfry and fiercely defended themselves by showering missels on the repnldi- can gnards, but finally they were dis¬ lodged. Twenty anarchists were ar- j rested, searched taken to the-police station, and found to bo carrying re¬ volvers, loaded sticks and knives. When the police entered the 'church the anarchists had just set fire to the pulpit. The Ulterior of the edifice was a complete wreck. Several valuable old pictures that can never be replaced were ruined. There is no change in the situation at the building in the Rue do Chabrol, M. .Julos Guerin and his anti-Semite companions are entrenched in a state of seige against tho police who have orders for their arrest. An attempt was made to fire the choir of St. Joseph’s with petroleum, and the firemen were called to quench the flames. Several parishioners were severely mauled in their efforts to defend the church from sacrilege. The church is situated in the poorest quarter of tho city. No disorders of any kind oc¬ curred in the fashionable districts. It is much feared that Sunday’s scenes were due to weakness the gov¬ ernment displayed over the Guerin af¬ fair. Tho government’s desire to avoid bloodshed has been misinterpreted with the worst result. It appears that, the anarchist de¬ monstration was decided upon at a meeting held Saturday night. The Journal du Peuple, edited by Sebastian Faure, published a mani¬ festo denouncing the military party, aiid the anti-Semites, tho monarchists the priests, and urged its supporters to meet force with forco. “Should Dreyfus be convicted,” said the manifesto, “it will be triumph of the bandits. Should he be acquitted, the military section will bo in open re¬ bellion.” WORK OF THE MORMONS. President Rich Issues a Statement Show¬ ing Progress In the South. The report of President Rich of the Mormon society issued last Saturday, shows that 490 elders are laboring in southern fields, and that during the week theso walked 9,260 miles; visited 3,500 families, and held 950 meetings. The report says in the Georgia con¬ ference 67 elders are at work, and during the week they walked 909 miles and visited 169 families. They were refused entertainment 37 times. Three New Cases of Bnbonic. Advices from Madrid state that three cases of the bubonic plague are re¬ ported from Oporto. They are said to be of a mild character. WILL ROOT RESIGN? Story Is Afloat That New Secretary of War Is Already Tired of His Job. An interesting story is going the rounds iu Washington that Secretary Root will resign his portfolio. In a word it is rumored that the secretary is already sick of his job and that he will be forced to abandon his post in humiliation if he does not protect himself by an early resignation. In view of the fact that the new secretary of war has had charge of tho department bnt a few weeks, this is certainly a remarkable story to find a start anywhere. But it is going around and comes from apparently good au¬ thority. MERCIER TO IIE ARRESTED And Orders Will lie Issued To Release Captain Dreyfus, It Is Said. The Paris correspondent of The Loudon Sunday Special says: “The government, I understand, has decided to arrest General Mercier. It is rumored that orders will be given to withdraw the ease against Dreyfus, it having been proved that the docu¬ ments relied upon to establish his guilt are forgeries. ” MORGAN, GA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 24. 1899. REBELS ON THE RUN. Twelfth Infantry Drives Filipinos From the Town of Catulet Aftet Sharp Fight. A Special from Manila says: The Twelfth infantry left Calulet at sunrise Wednesday and advanced up the rail¬ way, Captain Evans’ battalion deployed to the right of the track and Captain Wood’s to the left. Two companies remained on the track with the artil¬ lery. The insurgents were found well intrenched in front, of the town, the trenches having been dug within a few days and since the occupation of Calu- let. At a distance of 1,500 yards the Filipinos opened fire. Their force was estimated by Colonel Smith at 1,500, although the residents afterwards said it exceeded these figures by a thou¬ sand. The whole enemy sent heavy volleys against the American line. Most of their shooting, as usual, was high, but they concentrated their heaviest fire down the track upon the artillery. Cylonel Smith kept the whole line moving rapidly, with frequent flank rushes. Cap¬ The insurgents Evans and attempted therefore to tain two compa¬ nies w’ei-e s'eilt to the right and drove them back. Unable to stand our continuous vol¬ leys, the Filipinos abandoned the trenches and retreated through the town northward. It appears that they lia l only received their supply of am¬ munition Wednesday morning. Had they been made attacked resistance. sooner they could have little The Intense heat ttaitsed mticB. suf¬ fering among the Americans. SOUTHERN’ PROGRESS. Ust of New Industries Established the Fnsfc Week. Among the more important of the now industries reported during the past- week are ft $50,000 steam bakery in Middle Terii'eSsee; fi iofi-ton cast iron piph foundry in Alabama; coal mines in Arkansas and West Virginia; a $250,000 cordage factory in Louisi¬ ana; cotton mills in Alabama aud North Carolina; a cotton seed oil mill in Mississippi; an electric light and power plant in South Carolina; a fer¬ tilizer factory and tallow- refinery in Georgia; flouring mills in Georgia and Tennessee; foundry and machine BhopS in South Carolina and Texas, a furni¬ ture factory in Nol-th Carolina; gas works In West Virginia; ft knitting mill in Georgia; lumber Virginia; mills in NoVtll Carolina, Texas and mill a Louis¬ $10(3;- 000 lumber and shingle in iana; a natural gas and oil company in West Virginia; a shoe factory in Geor¬ gia; a in starch Georgia; factory in Florida; a plant tan¬ nery a tannery aCiu in North Carolina; tobacco factories in Kentucky and North Carolina; zinc aud lead mines in Arkansas.—Trades¬ man, (Chattanooga, Team) INDEBTEDNESS BEING SCHEDULED Crt-flllors of the BooDo-Blnck Diamond Railroad Arnin^lng Their Ctniinn. Knoxville stockholders and direc¬ tors of the Boone-Slack Liitriiorid Yaii- road are making but a schedule of in¬ debtedness, which is claimed is due them by the railroad, and an effort is being made to have this amount, which will aggregate obout $125,000, paid of the funds expected from Eng¬ land. The claim is for directors’ salaries, for four years’ office expense, etc. One item is for $50,000 in favor of Knox county. This is claimed on a contract by which the Boone pro¬ moters secured Knox county’s $100;- 000 Knoxville and Ohio railroad bonds and sold them for $40,000.[It was under¬ stood that the road should pay back $50,000 and this is the claim now be¬ ing mode. The local directors have charge of the road in East Tennessee and it is understood they will retain a lien on all rights of way in this section until the claims referred to are paid. RIVER NILE IS LOW. Tlie F.gyptlan Cotton Crop Ib FndnnRorcd ai a Consequence. Advices from Cairo, Egypt, state that the extreme lowness of the Nile threatens the cotton crop and the na¬ tives have been warned to sow early. Tho upper highlands will suffer the most, and it is feared that the loss of revenue will be considerable. CANAL BILLS DEFEATED. Emperor William's Pet Measure Is Lost In Prtisdrtn Diet. The lower house of tho Prussian dint Thursday by a vote of 212 to 209 rejected the second reading oi the hill relating to the Dortmuud-Rhine canal and the completion of tho Dortmund- Ems canal. The lower house also de¬ feated the central canal bill by a vote of 228 to 126. Strikers Refuse Offer. At. a meeting of striking coal miners at Middlesboro, Ky., Thursday after¬ noon, they decided not to accept the offer of the operators which was a 10 per cent raise. They demand 12J. DROWNED AT FERRY. Carriage Containing Hx Borsons Dr <ps In^oa Hirer In Indiana. A carriage containing six persons, two women and four children, was precipitated into White river at Wash¬ ington, Ind., Thursday night as it was being driven aboard a ferryboat and all were drowned. The horse had just stepped aboard the ferryboat when the hawser parted and the boat swung out, droppiug the carriasre into the river. ELECTION SURE SAYS MORGAN Alabama Senator Makes Predic¬ tion For ML J, Bryan. IF NOMINATED HE WILL WIN Ill Another Interview Alabama Statesman Prophecies Vic¬ tory For Silver. The Washington Times of Friday’s issue contained the following author* izeu interview with Senator Morgan from its special correspondent in An¬ niston, Ala.: “I think that the democratic party in the Chicago platform,” said Senator Morgan, “gave a free, fall arid clear expression of tile democratic breed governing a number of subjects, i think we ought to abide by that plat¬ form, without any amendment or mod¬ ification. I shail be entirely satisfied with any nominee who will siucerelj accept that, platform as tho basis of his political administration. Mr. Dry an is the leader of the party on the silver plank and lie will be the logical lender on the issue that will be formed, if the republicans succeed, as t sitpposo they will, in passing (licit Currency bill, “If the republicans insist upon the legal enactment of the single gold standard, silver will bo the predomi¬ nating issue of the next campaign. The republicans will attempt to dis¬ guise the purpose and effect of their legislation, but the real question will be this: Shall the coinage of the silver dollar be prohibited and the legal ten¬ der power limited to $10 ill onb pay¬ ment? On that, question I have little doubt that every democrat and every bimetallist in the United States will vote for the democratic nominee. T think a silver man will be elected pres¬ ident. “I think the United States govern¬ ment is doiug everything that is re¬ quisite to crush out Aguinaldo’s in¬ surrection. There call lie no doubt supplied that Aguinaldo’s munitions of wiir ftrfe by some combination som o- where oil the Coast of Asia. That combination States is fighting the United for a mercenary find malignant purpose. They are Counting upon popular sentiment, in the United States to recall tho American troops and make terms with Agninftldo. That expecta¬ tion is utterly vain find without anj foundation, in fact. “The people in this country are sat¬ isfied with the results already neeom- plished, and to be accomplished, by this war. They are determined to press it to a successful conclusion. We deplore the revolting features. Wo regret that innocent men are being led to their death by Aguinaldo and his selfish advisors, but that is only all incident in the suppression of any iil- surrecticn. “I am of the opinion that Mr. Boot is going to make an admirable secre- tary of war. He is a very able man and a very fine lawyer, and he seems not to be involved in any of the compli¬ cations that have caused disturbance in army circles. “There will he no difference of opinion among the American people in regard to the war. Both leaders of the two great political parties—Mr. McKinley; Bryan, of the repitblicaus, and Mr. of the democrats— concur that the war must he prosecuted to a successful conclusion. No political party that opposes the United States government, in its earnest attempt to suppress the insurrection in the Phil¬ ippines will ho sustained by the Amer¬ ican people, and I am satisfied that the democratic party cannot he led into that attitude.’’ PRINTERS INCREASE DUES. Typographical Union Adds Ten Cent* Per Month Foi* DefeiiAc Fund. By an almost unanimous vote the delegates to the International Typo¬ graphical at'Detroit, Union convention, in session adopted a constitutional amendment increasing the union’s reg¬ ular monthly duos 10 cents per capita, the Increase of revenue to go to the defense fund. The action must be ratified by the general membership. VAN WYCK SAYS NAY. Now Vorkcr Will Not Bo Candidate For Presidential Nomination. A New York dispatch says: The boomers of Augustus Van Wyck for the democratic nomination for the presidency are quietly leaving Sara¬ toga, where they have been gathering for several days, and are temporarily taking quarters at the Hoffman house, iu New York city. Here they will hold a conference the latter part of tho week. Judge Van Wyck refused To make any statement for publication, but he made it known through a friend that he would not under any circum¬ stances permit the use of his name in nny section of the country as candidate for the presidential nomination. TO INSPECT PLAGUE. Hu/geon Fairfax Irwin Has Been Or«l»>rr»l To Oporto* A Washington dispatch says: Bur¬ geon Fairfax Irwin, of the marine hospitnl service, now in Europe, has been ordered by Surgeon General Wyman to proceed to Oporto and Lisbon and make a report on the sit¬ uation regarding the bubonic plague which lias made its appearance iu Portugal, THEY ARE GUESSING Democratic Politicians Unoertaifl as to Crokor’s Sincerity. HIS PRAISE OF BRYAN UNSTINTED Tammany Foss Declares Nrhrasknn As Greatest Mat Tilts Country lias EVer Produce!?. A Washington Special says: The democratic politicians do ttU t kuoW exactly what to make of Croker’s nn stinted prttiso of Mr. Bryan, or how far to put faith in his words. In New York he is thought to be sincere and this thought is very annoying to the VYhiinhy whig of the New York dem¬ ocracy. Some of the BryanitfeS ftt the national capital, however, see an ele¬ ment of danger to Mr. Croker’s friend¬ support ship and fiud the a string attached to his of Nebraskan. The ‘for¬ mer’s statement that the silver ques¬ tion ettu safely bo left to congress is taken by some lb trican that he and the Saratoga conferees will bo willing to accept Mr. Bryan and to work for his election if the Bryanites will agreo to leave silver out of the platform. Tho few suspicions onos see in this statement a hidden bribe and tlicy Bryan profess democrats to beliovo that many of the to are having this prop¬ osition put them in their Secret jomneyings to Saratoga. But tiib getierniiy accepted Opinion is that Mr. Oroker, seeing that bottling can possibly defeat the nomination of Mr. Bryan, has decided to join in his following aud still have Tammany the recognized power in the state of New York. Mr. Oroker does not want to have a contesting delegation seated in the next democratic convention and state thus bob Tammany nritidfinl discredited in the by the paYty. Mr. Croker’s conversion 10 the ariti- imperialistie view is as astounding As his conversion to Mr. Bryan. Had Mr. Croker studied for a : year to make a sensational entrance or re- turn to this country the result could not have been more successful than what actually oecured. He left for :i h outing In Europe a violent expansion¬ ist and opposed to the Chicago plat¬ form aiid to the nominee, ’flic New¬ York democrats have been figuring on his position ns such and the Confer¬ ence to be held at Saratoga was largely tions. the outcome of his supposed without Convic¬ word Ho returns and a of warning reverses his position and sets all previously conceived plans floating stated in mid air. In j. an Brj-ttri interview ho has that W. is the greatest man this country has pro¬ duced. Tho expansionists had begun to look upon him as a strong ally and to dis¬ cover virtues in him that they nevor saw before. They looked for him to keep the democracy split into fictions. Their charge disappointment is keen. Tho new' that he still was in favor of expansion wheti he left England, but oh tile ivriy over life came under the hypnotic influence of Tom Reed, and convinced by the logic of the speaker expressed his conversion im¬ mediately upon reaching these shores. Bryan’s supporters, however, seo in his sudded flop a determination to sup¬ port the democratic ticket and to give nis fealty to the Chicago platform. His conversion is more to Bryan than to anti-imperialism and is possibly more version to save either. Tammany than his con¬ to DREYFUS WEPT IN COURT. TIio Story of ill* Sufr.*rl up:* On Dcrll's Island Im Brought Out. Tho second trial by court martini of Captain Dreyfus, of the French artil¬ lery, charged with treason, was con¬ tinued Wednesday morning at Rennes, France. Major Carriere, tho repre¬ sentative of tho government; having refused to agree to tho adjournment of the case as applied for by M. Demange, counsel for the prisoner, and Captain Dreyfus, owing to tho murderous at¬ tack upon Maitre Labori, leading counsel for the defense. The feature of tho days’s proceed¬ ings was tho story of the sufferings of off Dreyfus on Devil's French Island, Guiana. his prison the coast of Dreyfus wept in court when the clerk road a document recounting the details of his incarceration. LILLY ONCE MORE A BRIDE. Noted Actress Is Privately Married to Hugo Gerald de Hattie. A London dispatch states that Mrs. Lilly Langtry, tho actress, was mar¬ ried July 27 last, at tho Island of Jer¬ sey, to Hugo Gerald de Bathe, 28 years of age, the eldest son of Sir Henry Percivat de Bathe, Bart, retired general and Crimean veteran. The ceremony was private, the only witness being Mrs. Langtry's daugh¬ ter. The Prince of Wales is said to have been in the confidence of the pair aud he sent them gratiilatious. BRYAN AT HOME. Nebraskan Will Spnak in Towns in Ills Own State Colonel W. J. Bryan, after a day of rest in his home in Lincoln, began n short speech-making tour iu Nebraska towns Friday. Ho will attend the democratic state convention at Oma¬ ha, going from there soon after for speeches in Missouri and later in Iowa. Mr. Bryan said he had no comment to make on the recent conventions at Des Moines mid Lexington. He hopes to return to Lincoln for a good rest be¬ fore opening the campaign. JIMINEZ UNDER ARREST. Candidate For Dominican Throne la Experiencing Great Trouble, A special from Havana says: In view of the fact that Colonol Bacallao, chief of the secret police, persisted in his declaration that General Juan Isidro Jiminez, the aspirant to the presidency of Sauto Domingo, was in Havana, either not having left, or having returned, the military authori¬ ties telegraphed to Cienfuegos in¬ structing Capt, Stamper, collector of customs; to ascertain whether Jimi- uez was on the MenodcZ steamer and to take him Under arrest if that should he the case. Just as tho steamer was about leav¬ ing Cieufuegos, Captain Stamper lo- rated Jiminez and arrested him. Jim- ineZ denounced the arrest, as an out rttge. He said that he had broken no law and would not yield except to force. Captain Stamper replied that he was ready to Use force if nocessavy and Jiminez then yielded, remarking ibat, be did so only because he could not help himself. Senhr Frias, mayor of Cienfuegos, refitsed to make the arrest, claiming that General jiminez was an old per- sonal frie’rid whom he had known in- timatoly for years. tVlien .Teminez was taken into custody, Senof Frias was found with a police inspector, in close conversation with Jiminez and the latter’s secretary. It is believed tho mayor wns urging him to leave the steamer, to conceal himself and wait for ft better opportunity. Captain Stamper informed Jiminez that he Would make him as comfortable as possible, ftnd after packed Jiminez and his secretary had their trunks they were accompanied by the chief of police and Captain Stamper to the Union hotol, where two bedrooms and a dining room were placed at their dis¬ posal. , General Jiminez will be kept under police charge until the further advioes aro received from go Vet nor general. There is much eXciteirient among the people of Ceinfuegos over tile affair. The sentiment is generally expressed that tho authorities had no right to ar¬ rest Jiminez, an unarmed citizen, Cuba, go- iug apparently to Santiago de and the point is even made that, even if he were going to San Domingo, he would only be returning to his native Country. FAVORABLE TO 0REVELS. i'nWnel plclptort’s Evidence Showed 'flint Prisoner Wits Innocent. Advices front Reillies state that, when tho Dreyfus courtmaftial was lflc- re¬ sumed Friday morning Colonel qnart, former chief of the intelligence departflififit of the war office, was called, continuinghiS deposition,which was interrupted by the adjournment of Thursday. Colonel Picqiiart discussed the secret dossier as being the mainspring of the condemnation of Dreyfus. His evi¬ dence tends to show the prisoner’s in¬ nocence. He took up the documents successively, addressees referring to the writers arid of the letters as “A” fend “B.” Among those present in court were Generals 55urlinden and Billot, former ministers of wain Maitre Mftrnard, who argued the ease in behalf of tlie Dreyfus family for the revision of the prisoner’s sen¬ tence, before the court of cassation, wns present to assist M. Dcmange, of counsel for tho defense. NO OFFICE AT LAKE CITY. Mail Facilities Not Yet Hemmed In Little Souttl Cnrolltin Town. The disposition of the Lake City, S. C., postoffice controversy is still undecided, despite contrary reports. Tho suggestion to re-establish the office and appoint, a white woman as postmistress wns a tentative one, and while that course may ho pursuod, no decision has been reached. A new factor in the case is an ad¬ verse report of an inspector on re-es¬ tablishing tho office. Tho case has been under discussion ut Champlain between President Mc¬ Kinley and Postmaster General Smith. Tobacco Stammers (Jiilt Work. About 100 tobacco steinmers, in tho employ of VV. I 1 '. Smith k Co., export¬ ers of leaf tobacco, at Winston, N. C., went out ou a strike Friday. They demanded an increase in wages, which was refused. GEORGIANS ASKED FOR AID. Hecretnry Hoot Writes Governor Candler In Behulf of Porto Itlcans. Governor Candler, of Georgia, has rooeived an appeal from the secretary of war in behalf of tho starving and homeless people of Porto Rico. In¬ closed with the communication was a copy of the latest cablegram from the governor general of l’orto Rico giving a detailed description of tho suffering on the island aud the extent of the loss due to the recent hurricane. It is estimated, says Secretary Root, that at least one-fifth of the inhabi- itauts of Porto Rico are destitute end without homos and that the relief needed must he instant. ASSASSINATION PREMEDITATED. French Plotter* Finding Forgeries In¬ adequate Kesort to Other Menus. Joseph Reinach cables the follow¬ ing statement to The New York Journ¬ al and Advertiser from Rennes,France: “The shooting of Labori will warm ;:p the atmosphere of tho court, as it has disgusted honest men. “The attempted assassination is not tho outcome of a weak mind; it is part of a general plan, is cold-blooded, premeditated and paid for.” $! PER YEAR. TILLMAN AFTER THEWHITECAPS Carolina Senator Says They Are Rankest Cowards. “TOLBERTS THE ROOT OF EVIL.” Fiery Speeches at Farmers’ Insti- „ iute Mete ting in Green- wootft 5. C. % Senator Ben Tillman was tbrtspoalcer at the farmers’ institute'held at {Jreen- wood, S. C., Wednesday. At the very beginning of his talk lie pitched into tho whitocappers, , who , . have , been ter- roiizingn*'portion of that section for the past ten days, whipping inoffen- sivo negroes. Tho senator calls them white cow- nr(ls and ftaid they were a disgrace to the county. He thought if the Toi- ! bet ’ ts < ,be republican party leaders, "’erestiU stirring up the nfigrojes they ought to be dealt, with, lf ? ou " nut to u P n>[,t tbe evil and kil1 tlla nna,te ' 8° kiU the Tolbersfbnt dcm,t nbuso tho P oor - docent black , wretches, “The yankoes,” said the senator, are watching us closely and tho eyes of tho whole world are now on the race problem in the south. They will take advantage of everything of this kind to abuse tho south. You are just play¬ ing into the yankee’s hands. They are wanting to out, down our represen¬ tation in cougrous because of our new election laws, but otherwise there is little hotter feeling now betweon tho two sections, but this sort of thing will arouso had feeling. Why, jnst look at that Jewett ivoman coming down here and taking away the nigger postmaster’s family. She comes from Boston, the head and oonter of all dev¬ ilment, l'ho yankees are ready to take up any such deviltry ns this whitocap- ping business, and yon people ought to put a stop to this.” The senator talked largely about agricultural affairs, but later got into national polities npd denounced the Philippine war, sarcastically scorning McKinley’s benevolent assimulatiou. “I have not asked for any army ap¬ pointment,” said he, “because I don’t think any decent man ought to engage in this outrageous war.” The senator bragged about and his part in tho armor plate hold-up, be¬ fore he closed he made his usual at¬ tack upon the newspapers. Congressman A. O. Latimer, who represents tho Greenwood district, Wan the other speaker. It was the contest of Latimer’s scat by R. R. Tolbert, that canned the election riots at Phoenix last November. He did not refer to the present race trouble, al¬ though he took occasion to attack the Philippine policy. llajjlfod For Vindication of Fair. In the afternoon a mass meeting was held to denounce tho whitecap- ping. Tho prosecuting attorney of the circuit made tho opening speech and the sheriff followed. They bogged for the vindication of tjie law aud the sheriff said he would arrest, anybody if lie only knout.who. to arrest, hut he declared his inability to find out who was at tho bottom of the tronblo. Others spoke on the samo line, but Bob Cheatham, who was one of the election managers at tho Phoenix box last November, when Ethridge was killed by the negroes, exploded a bombshell. He cried excitedly: "I’ve'got a remedy for the trouble. Drive out tho Tolberts aud whites and negroes will live together peacea¬ bly. Rid tho country of the Tolberts and you’ll stop tho trouble. . T’ll lead tho crowd to rid tho country of oven the name or leave my wife a widow.” Cheatham’s fire-brand talk was ap¬ plauded, but it was evident that the majority were against him, not believ¬ ing that politics is tho cause oi this disturbance. A man in shirtsleeves, arose, and vehemently begged his neighbors to help him. His farm had been visited and all tho negroes drivon' off by the whiteenppors. His wife is sick from the excitoment caused by the raids. Ho has 175 acres of Jand in cotton and can’t get a negro to pick it. Even a well-digger he had temporarily em¬ ployed had been warned not to work for him. The speaker was P. B. Brooks, who is an industrious farmer living not threo miles from tho courthouse., Resolutions denouncing tho white- cappers were adopted and a committee was appointed to investigate the trou¬ ble and report to another mass meet¬ ing to bo held in the disturbed sec¬ tion. The negroes are still taking to the woods at night and many of them have left their homes for good. I* is believed that political troubles have caused tho disturbance, as the negroes have been quiet since the No¬ vember riots. CAPSIZED IN A SQUALL. (« 0 <*si Down and Five of Those on Hoard Known to Bo Drowned. Five lives were lost near Ann Har. bor Beach, Mich., BnUduy afternoon by the capsizing off Pointean Boarqnes of the schooner Hunter Savidge. She was bound from Sarnia to Alphona light and when struck by a squall cap¬ sized. Threo women and two men were the victims. Details are very meager and the fate of the rest of tho crew waB not given.
