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THE MORGAN MONITOR
VOL. IV. NO. 36.
PENSION RULES
ARE SCORED
Veterans of 6. A. R. Ask Informa*
tion of Commissioner Evans.
SHAW rii 1 nr ELECTED r« rrrrn COMMANDER tamm a vnrn
_
Southern Flags Will Not Be Re-
turned—Encampment
Adjourns.
Tho thirty-third national encamp-
ment of the Grand Army of the Re-
public' adjourned at Philadelphia
Thursclnv niffht The features of the
day’s session were the election of Col-
'■
onel Albert D. Shaw, of W atertown,
N. Y., by acclamation as commander-
in-chief for the ensuing year, and the
adoption of a resolution scoring the
present pension policy.
At tho opening session Judge Leo
Rassieur, of St. Louis, withdrew as a
candidate for commander-in-chief and
, . „, P , , n ,__, a . .
whose electiou was made unanimous!
Judge Rassieur’s action was cheered to
the echo and there were cries of Ras-
sieur for 1900. It is expected that he
will be the next commander-in-chief,
other officers elected were-
Irwin Bobbins of ludiananolis se-
niov vioo r->mmander-in-chief* vice' M Min
ton of Louisville iunior com
a’nr-reon William TI -Raker of G-imm’ T mn
Mass n-eneral-Jacob
of Maryland cliainlain-in-ehief 1 and
Thom as T e-’eneral Stewart ’ of * Pennsylvania ' 5 ’
adinffint 'committee
its^rXhZ’r^Sr The Tensions nresmited
mediately adopted unanimously The
resolution adopted called for the nt.ro
fudicatina nation of rule 2°5 now in effect in ad
indicating claims claims under under section section of of
tho .Tune 27, 1890, act, stamping it as
unjust and asking iu its place the
tu-incinlc defined in rule 134 under
•whoseoperations 400,000 names were
added to the pension roll The rose-
lntions also deplored the practice of
the pension bureau which bars the
widows who-have an inromp of limit n
year and asks an'increase of the
to 8250. A committee of five was ap-
pointed to seek relief from failing'there tho admin
istrative officers and to
ask con as° "res a to amend tho law in such
form to make certain the true in-
tent of the statute
Refuse to Befurn Fla*?*
Late in the afto’-noon a notion dp was
made to return to the south wasTilled flags
tiu ed mS;Z during the war Lf This Jim US
The report
committee complained that widows ot
soldiers were asked if tbev bad beon
virtnnnn nftm- Hia
bands and condemned such questions.
The minority report said that ifqnes-
tions of that nature were asked this
method of examination should be con-
„ SuphiT,; ■ r
charges «r. m.„. sglis., , ppl ie,»t,
they were required to answer qnes-
tinns rptntinu in rm _____„
. muh questions aero put to the appli-
'
xhe celebration Thursday n i>ht in
cluded the illumination of the North
Atlantic squadron and a big campfire
of the union ex-prisoners of war. The
trie ships lights, were literally big covered with elec-
in operation, searchlights being also
aud great crowds were
attracted to the Delaware river shores.
The departments of the various
states appointed their; representatives
in the national council of administra¬
tion. They include:
Alabama, M. IV. Wiokersham; Geor¬
gia, J. A. Commerford; Kentucky,
A. H. Bliss; Louisiana and Missis-
eippi, Lincoln Sims; Tennessee, Geo.
W. Patton; Virginia and North Caro¬
lina, James E. Fuller.
Chambers Calls On President.
Chief Justice Chambers, of Samoa,
had a long interview with the presi¬
dent Thursday respecting the condi¬
tions in Samoa and the future outlook
for the islands.
CASUALTIES AT SEA.
Annual Report of General Dumont Shows
Increase of Fatalities.
The annual report of General Du¬
mont, the supervising inspector gen¬
eral of steamboat inspection, shows
that the total number of accidents to
steam vessels during the year was for¬
ty-eight, thirteen of which seven were from
fire, from collisions, eight
breaking steam pipes, two explosions
and eighteen from snags, wrecks and
sinkings.
The loss of life was 404, an increase
over the previous year of 123. Of the
whole 158 were passengers and 246 be¬
longed to crews of vessels.
MORE CASES AT KEY WEST.
Florida Board of Health Announce. Tl.lr-
teen Ifew Vo! 'nw Fever Batienl.,
The Florida state board of health
announces that there are thirteen new
ca-es yellow f e v er at Key West.
W. Hunt Harris, state senator from
Monroe Torter, cenuty^and son-in-law of Dr.
j. i. state health officer, is
nnuneed among the an-
At Miami number.
no new cases and no deaths
*re reported.
Cause a Lively Row and a Bolt
In Q. A. R. Emcampment
At Philadelphia.
A Philadelphia dispatch says: There
were lively times at Wednesday’s scs-
Gon of the fourteenth annual eonven-
tion of the Association of National
Veterans. A resolution providing for
the admission of participants in the
Sl ' an ls ? 1 war started a rumpus and the
result . is that there ia now a split in
the organization. The leader of the
forces in favor of the the proposition
was Past Bear Admiral B. S. Osborn
of the Farragot Association, New York
city.
Surgeon A. Trego Shertzer, of Bal¬
timore, stoutly maintained that the
association was organized for the sail-
ora of the civil war only, and should
die with them. The vote on the reso-
uhon was overwhelming against ad-
muting the men of the lnte war.
Wbon tho result announced the
Fan agut delegates from New York
and the delegates from the Admiral
Boggs Association of Newark, N. J.,
walked out in a body. It is their in-
tention to start an opposition nssocia-
tion to be known as the United States
Veteran Navy.
The encampment elected Vice Com-
mander-in-Chief W. C. Johnson as
ndrnmander-in-ohief to serve the unex-
pired term of two days of the late
for'the'nevf ann 011 a Sela ncampmen ° ted Cbicag0 .
T111 ^ h ® ay Besses ? proceedings and reports included and also a
fn?" the committee L Bparrmg on pensions. ° V ® 1 ' tbe r ^. This P ° rt of
re-
P ort was hold in the greatest secrecy.
com P^ a * us ^ 10 construction of
t,le , act !890 for tho relief of the
cml war veterans and their widows
and orpbans n ? t conditioned upon
ev Tt j. dcnce sayB ot tho service oli 8' nal disability. construction of
this this was was obligated obligated in iu 1893 1893 by by unjust unjust
and and arbitrary arbitrary rules, rules, but but expressss expressss tho tho
confident aoubllentbeiief beiief that that President President Me- Me-
I V“ ey < ak o measures to bring
? bout ft lllfferont ruling in the future,
x f « sks that the limit of income suffi-
cient to bar widows he put at not less
thau $i!50 a y oa r, and that other rigid ?
«A„,iuinn 1 l
i” 'f, i 1 ^ t*. It repudiates
the charges of , inflation of the pension
loiUTsueh^'serH g assertions. aU<1 CW ‘''
™ The , report was discussed for hours,
m an ‘T de ogales fayor Ing immediate
?^°P“ , on . the committee . was finally
,ns tructed to submit it again w-ithout
re “ > ™ llientia,io!ls and resolutions.
e anBlla ^ reports show 287,981
ZV,, , 3 m good standing on Juno
30tb ’.! tbftt ossea !> , by c72 death deserving a gg re g at sick ?d 7.994 and
• 1 )
i T" nre n0 ade reoemn 8 pensions.
p ^ aa “ Xoy government, at-
, . 082 BoI<1 >ers’
"ii S “ !' v-’ Umer0U8 a “ ,h “7 graves “ B0C un- “-
f 1 aiulu al meetmgs wlth
th ° Ve ‘ era “ 8 Wedn “ d 1 ^
^ -VIiZKOP PF.^ „ HAWS .7 NAY.
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The Anzicger, Berlin newspaper. CoS
publishes an interview with
Sehwarzkoppen which is to’worll believed to
ilefino Gernii.ny’s policy the
.|,l‘ SJt'JV rn.ke .
Have we not already adopted a a u line of 1
, , . atter? W 0ha , d ,
COn i , n e T ? °r
so twice. First w our ambassador . to
<ia “ ee c arec ia we bacl nld nl,! 7
German .
von Bnlw, minister ofX
eign affairs confirmed tlmt statement
plainly 1 ? and laistinctiym^tnereiclistag. distinctly in the reichstag ’’
ALL IN SAVANNAH JAIL.
TIi© Delegsils TToltl at Darien Day© Been
Transferred to Savannah.
John Delegal, Eddie Dologal and
Mary Delegal, their mother, arrived at
Savannah, Ga., Tuesday afternoon,
from Darien. They were immediately
placed in the Chatham county jail,
Where they will be hold until the day
of their trial in Effingham county.
German Entertains Chambers.
The German ambassador at Wash-
ington gave a dinner Wednesday
night to Mr. Chambers, the chief
justice of Samoa, and the fact is taken
to indicate a bettor state of feeling
now that there is fuller knowledge re-
specting the course of Mr. Chambers
in Samoa. •
BENTIIEIM A FAKIR?
Coburg Agency Pronounces His Allega¬
tions To Be False.
A semi-official agency at Coburg,
Germany, declares that the statement
recently made by Charles E. Bentheim,
of Atlanta, Ga., to the effect thatAlvin
Florschuetz, when United States vice
consul at Sonneberg, used the seals,
letter heads, etc., of the consulate, for
years beforo the Dreyfus case came up,
for the transmission to the German
war office of French military secrets
is pure invention.
It is also said that Bentlieim was
never employed, in the offices of the
general staff of Germany, as he has
claimed
MILES’ PROPOSAL REJECTED.
His Recommendation A* To Rapid-Fire
Guns Disapproved Of.
A Washington special says: Some
months ago General Miles recommend-
ed the purchase of a number of rapid-
fire guns for use m tbe Philippines
His recommendation was as president
of the board of ordnance and fortifica¬
tions.
General Buffington, chief of ord¬
nance, disapproved the recommenda¬
tion,
MORGAN, GA., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER U. 1899.
DEMANGE PLEADING
Attorney For Dreyfus Opens His
Speech For the Defense.
^^ONEK pmom,™, LISTENS ic X cve with WITH INDIFFERENCE luniLTxncvrr
-~—
A Rc P ort Current That I.nl>orl anti Dena¬
ango Disagreed Over tlie Flan
of Procedure.
A special from Rennes says: The
hall of the Lycee was crowded Friday
morning at the opening of the fifth
day of the fifth week of the second
tnaI , . , , courtmartial . , „ Captain Alfred
of
Dreyfus, of the artillery, oharged with
treason.
There waB a , arge attendance of
Mles and ne ^pnper writers, who sat
U P all night in order to secure front
places. At an early hour a long line
was formed of people awaiting ndmis-
sion. Standing room at the back of
the court commanded 15 to 20 francs
for places, and the demand increased
as the trial approached its end.
Among the privileged witnesses of
the trial Friday was Baron Russell, of
Killoween, lord chief justice of Eng-
land.
speech ^ Majtie for Demange the defense. at once In opened eloquent his
terms and with impressive delivery he
brought out strong evidence against
Estorbaz V 1)u nn « tbe course of bls
remarks he cried: 1
“Do you think if Dreyfus and Ester-
hazy had been before tho courtmartial
of 1894, that tho court would have
condemned Captain Dreyfus?”
Dreyfus listened to the oration of
M. Domango with impassiveness,
Whatever the prisoner’s feelings were
as behalf, behalf, he heard ho ho carefully carefully M. Demange’s plea in his
m! concealed concealed it. it.
At At li 11 o’clock o’clock M. Demange Demange was was still ■
speaking, and announced that ho
would need another two hours aud a
half to finish hia plea, so the court ad-
journed until 7:30 o’clock Saturday
morning. s
it.. I here after adjourn-
was a rumor
ment of court that, M. Labori had de-
*?. speak ’ tbe idea being that
his abstention from doing so, in-view
the irritating effect his every utterance
has on tho court, would be rather an
advantage than otherwise to Dreyfus,
M. Labori was asked if there was
any truth in the report, and he replied
with a slirttg of his shoulders, appar-
ontiy conveying the impress ion that
the matter was under consideraton.
It was generally noticed that when
M. Labori entered the court he spoke
to M. Demange ill a deprecating tone,
and a sharp discussion ensued almost
ering on a dispute.
Tbo Ban!0 th,u g occurred during tho
-« a, brie ! R " spenaio “ of tbe
Hie two . lawyers were apparently at
loggerheads about the best method of
conduciiHg the case, which, it is said,
boded no good for Dreyfua.
f.rDU GERMANY A WV CPE SPEAKS 4 VC FDD FOR DREYFUS ROEVC 1 TC
-
Count Von Dunstc, DeclarcsMost
Emphatically Th«. Prisoner
fi ’ puobmied theoffiK al portion of
the paper Friday evening the following 8
statement:
» We are authorized to repeat here-
with tho declarations which the impe-
-J* 8 f, 0Ternlaent ! Te *T° d ’ ° while ma ” ded loyally *" regard observ- to
U ° ! • UtCTnaI mat{e, ' B °f. ano ‘her conn-
try, has made 1 concerning the French
captain Dreyfus. For the preservation
of his own dignity and the fulfillment
of a duty to humanity, Prince Von
Munster, after obtaining tho orders of
tho em P eror > repeatedly made in De-
00 mlier, 1894, and in January, 1895,
yasimir-Perier, ■*\ X- I far it an x, declarations M. Dupuy to and the M,
ef-
b!cX * baX imperial embassy in
France never maintained either direct-
7 or indirectly any relation with
Dreyfus.
“Secretary of State Von Buelow, in
the reichstag January 24, 1898, made
tile following statement:
“ ‘I declare in tho most positive
manner that no relations or connec-
Rons of any kind ever existed between
xbe French ex-Captain Dreyfus, now
011 Devil’s island, and any German
agent.’”
PRESIDENT MUST JOIN.
Union Bricklayer* Require Initiation to
I ay Corner Ktone.
A Chicago dispatch says: President
HeKinley was elected a member of the
Bricklayers and Stone Masons’ Inter-
national Union, No. 21, of Chicago,
Wednesday.
President Gubbins, of the union,
Hat since the elicit executive was
to lay the corner stone of tho new
postoffice, it was necossary lie should
join the union before he is allowed to
handle a trowel in Cook county.
A card of honorary membership was
made out for the president, but it will
not he forwarded to him until the mat¬
ter has been further discussed.
SEVEN MEN KILLED.
Freight Wreck Occurs In runnel at Wil¬
liamson, W. Va.
A (liflpatcb from Williamson,W.Va..
8nvS: Heven persons were killed in a
{rei ° ht wrecU Wednesday in Dingess
tlin e „ on the Northern and Western
railway. The dead are: |
Frank It. Archer, brakeman, I
Charles Booth, brakeman.
John Cliaftin, fireman.
Four tramps, names unknown.
AN ULTIMATUM
IS PROBABLE
Tronl/Ie Between England and
Transvaal Becomes Critical.
MANY SIGNIFICANT MESSAGES
Pass Between Salisbury and the
Queen—Transvaai Govern¬
ment’s Answer.
Advices from London state that the
colonial office officials were busy until
after 3 o'clock Thursday J morning. b
| Dispatches have been passing by ape-
cial messengers between the queen
j | and Lord Salisbury for the last few
day8
The Times advises the government
to convoke parliament immediately,
if necessary, to vote tbe needed sup¬
plies, adding that a “further loss of
time may be dangerous and humilia¬
ting.”
The day’s news shed no now light
on the Transvaal crisis. The signs
which the English aro accustomed to
see just previous to a war continue,
and from these any number of sensa¬
tional deductions may be drawn.
General opinion trends ta the belief
that the cabinet council will result in
an ultimatum, followed by an inline-
tliato backdown by tho Boers, or the
immediate commencement of hostih-
ties by Great Britain,
Mr * Chamberlain remained at the
forc! « n opl, '° » nt! > shortly before mid*
night. Ho declined to make a stato-
ment regarding the Transvaal situa-
tion, but expressed a desire to see a
copy of the following transcript of the
Transvaal government’s reply, issued
b T the Transvaal agent m Brussels
Wednesday night, which was forward-
ed to him by the Assorted Press:
Kruger’s Reply to Chamberlain.
In reply to the-last dispatch'of the
British government, the Transvaal
government on Saturday handed to
the British agent in Pretoria are-
sponse, of which tho foliowing is a
purport !
“The government of the South Afri-
c “n republic regrets that Great Britaiu
; ' s °f Iko opinion that it is unable to
\ accept the proposals made by the
j Transvaal m the dispatches of August
19 and 21, by which the term for 0D-
taming the franchise was fixed at five
years and the representation of the
| Witwaterstrand district. Was increased,
“'The government regrets this the
I more “«*.“> inasmuch ded as !™>‘ it considered negotiations itself | |
’>-
previous to its formal proposals that
the latter would bo accepted by the
British government. In these condi-
. tions the Transvaal considers its j
P ropasa,s aIe “nmiHed, and finds it . |
necessary to submi them to tho volks-
f, aad a “ d tb °, pe .'!’ p,e - 11 rcmains ot
ftSm™ Jy’a. mS. ItaZ
P.~»U<1
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ab
“The Transvaal never desired Great
Britain to abandon any rights pos-
sessed by virtue of the London con-
vention of 1884 or by virtue of inter-
national law. The Transvaal still
bopcs tbat these declarations will cad
to a good uuderstandingand a solution
of the existing difficulties.”
fiio Transvaal government has ,
already mado known to tho British j
agont its objections to accepting tho
proposals contained in tho British
high commissioner's telegram of Au¬
gust 2, suggesting the appointment of
delegates to draw up a report on the
last electoral law voted by the volka-
raad.
“If the one side’s examination re¬
ferred to in the last dispatch should
show that the existing electoral law
can be made more efficient, the Trans-
vaal government is ready to make a
proposal to the volksraad with this
object. It is also disposed to furnish
' bG information possible, but it is
of the opinion that tho result of such
an inquiry, so fur as regards a useful
appreciation of the law, will bo of lit-
tie value.”
A UNHJUE PARDON.
Governor of Alabama RoJuane* Convict on
Conditional Parole.
Governor Johnston, of Alulinma, has
granted a unique pardon to John Bos¬
ton, an ignorant country negro of
Bussell county, who had been con¬
victed of chicken stealing and sen¬
tenced for six months. After allowing
him to serve for several weeks, tho ex¬
ecutive, who considered that the pun¬
ishment was excessive, granted him a
parole conditioned that for twelve
months ho should not buy, steal or cat
another chicken or a portion thereof.
COAL CREEK MINERS OUT.
Workmen Dernnml That Company Drop
Ono of Its I’nrchaftora.
hundred A Chattanooga dispatch says: Two
coal miners at the Bale creek
mines went on a strike Wednesday
because tlje company was furnishing
coat to the Dayton Coal and Iron corn-
pany, whose miners are on a strike for
higher wages.
The Sale creek men demanded of
the company lhat they refuse to fur¬
nish coal to Dayton. The operators
rejected the demand and the men laid
down their picks,
DEPENDS ON KAISER
German Emperor Holds the Fate
Of Dreyfus In His Hands.
IS ARBITER OF PEACE OR TURMOIL
M. I.nborl amt President Jouaust Haro
ExcUltinK Colloquy—Dreyfus’ De¬
fender May Retire l-’rom Case.
Advices of Wednesday from Rennes
state that it is the general opinion
that the salvation of Captain Dreyfus
hangs on a word from Emperor Wil¬
liam. If the kaiser consents to allow
Colonel Sehwarzkoppen, the Gorrnau
military attache at Paris in 1894, to
testify before the courtmartial or to
send a deposition or, what ia consid¬
ered still more probable, to allow hia
disposition to be accompanied by the
actual document mentioned in bor¬
dereau, then Dreyfus is saved.
If the emperor, however, decides
that it is not in the interest of Ger¬
many for Colonel Sehwarzkoppen to
intervene then Dreyfus’ case is hope¬
less and his condemnation certain.
To all intents and purposes Emper¬
or William holds tho peace of France
in his hands, for every one anticipates
that King Humbert, of Italy, will fol¬
low his lead.
May Withdraw.
An exciting episode of AVednesday’s
court session was a scene in which M
Labori, General Eliiot, Colonel Jou-
aust aud Oaptniu Dreyfus participated.
Things had progressed quietly and
even monotonously up to that time.
Suddenly when General Billot iu
low, even tones again brought out
what many declared is tho general’s
last card, namely, the complicity of
Dreyfus and Esterkazy, there was a
rcmarkablo change of scone.
M. Labori, in terrible excitement,
and waving his arms, protested in a
ringing voice. Dreyfus, who had been
sitting like a statue, also jumped to
his feet, despite tho restraining hand
that a gendarme placed upon his
shoulder, and with his face flaming
with passion, said, addressing Colonel
Jouaust:
this “I odious protest, accusation.” colonel; I protest against
M. Labori, at the same time was
demanding to bo heard, Colonel
Jouaust equally determined not to
hear him, called out:
“Maitre Labori, I refuse to allow
you to speak.”
When M. Labori finally "ave up and
sat down trembling, he v-as deathly
pale.
It is understood that as a result of
this scene M. Labori, leading counsel
for the defense, wishes to retire from
the scene. Ho is convinced that the
judges are utterly hostile to him. A
meeting of M. Labori’s friends will be
held to decide whether such a step is
advisable.
Labori’s withdrawal from tlie case
would be tantamount to a public dco-
lar.lioM of his feelings that, the judges
bay e shown a bias against Dreyfus and
_
■ COl.L.SIOJi I1UORES FIFTY.
Trains on RaUirnore and Ohio Come In
Contact With Disastrous Results.
Probably fifty persons were injured
in a rear-end collision on the Balti¬
more and Ohio railroad Wednesday
night at Connellsvillo station, Fa.
No one was fatally hurt and many of
the injured continued on their jour¬
ney.
An emigrant special of eight Wag-
ner sleepers ran into the renr end of
the Cumberland accommodation. Two
coaches of tho accommodation were
wrecked, the rear end of the last one
being crushed as though it had been
an egg shell.
FEVER PATIENT ISOLATED.
A Case Reported In Miami, Florida, and
Prompt Precaution* Taken.
Wednesday morning the health au¬
thorities of Savannah, Ga., were ad¬
vised that a case of yellow fever bad
been discovered at Miami, Fla. The
report which reached Savannah was to
the effect that one enso hns been found
in the town and that it has been care¬
fully isolated. The patient wan placed
on a scoouer and tho vessel taken into
the ocean, where it will be away from
other vessels.
JURY HARD TO GET.
Th© Delegal Rap© C';«ho Is Called In McIn¬
tosh Court.
Nows from Darien, Ga., is to the ef¬
fect that trouble was experienced in
securing a jury to try Henry Delegal.
Wednesday over seventy jurors were
summoned and out of that number on¬
ly eleven were secured. The jurors
go down mostly for cause nDd about
nine-tenths of them admit their preju¬
dice in tho ease.
Court was adjourned until Thursday
to give the sheriff another chance to
bring in men.
WORKING ON NEW MILL.
First Brick On Cotton Factory at Griflln,
Oft.* Is Raid.
Tho first brick was laid on the Spald¬
ing Cotton mills at Griffin,Ga., Thurs¬
day, and was witnessed by a large
number of citizens. A large force of
hands were then put to work and the
building will be ready for the machin¬
ery early in December.
The paid up capital of the mills lias
been increased from $100,000 to $125,-
000, which was done to accommodate
a few personal friends, and it could
have been increased to $100,000,
$1 PER YEAi .
ENGLAND WANTS PEACE
Cabinet Council Did Not Issue U1-
timtuni to Boers as Was
Expected.
The cabinot council in London Fri¬
day attracted greater public interest
than any meeting of the ministry for
years past. A well dressed crowd of
people continually greeted the most
prominent cabinet ministers aud im¬
patiently thronged the preeinets of the
foreign office throughout the session,
eagerly scrutinizing the faces of those
coming and going in the hope of ob¬
taining a glimmering of the outcomo
of the monotonous event.
The war spirit was evident on all
sides and the generals were enthusi¬
astically cheered as they appeared, the
crowd evidently understanding that in
they had been summoned to bo
readiness in the‘event of the ministers
wishing their advice.
As showing tlio importance of the
meeting of tho council, Under Becro-
tary Wyndham, of the war depart¬
ment, and Brodrick. of the foreign of¬
fice, were summoned to attend.
By 1 o’olock ail the cabinet ministers
were present. The cabinet council
was concluded at 3 p^ji. A reporter
of tho Associated Press asked the
president of the board of agriculture,
Rt. Hou. Walter Long, if any conclu¬
sion had been reached. lie said:
“All I can say is that wo must have
patience.”
The ministers oarno out arm in arm,
laughing and chatting, greatly con¬
trasting with tho manner in which
they went in. Lord Salisbury again
received an ovation.
Although tho foreign, office has not
given out a statement, the general im¬
pression was that no ultimatum will
l>e sent to the Transvaal at present
and that a time limit was placed for a
conference at Cape Town.
It is understood that the cabinet
meeting established the following
facts: That parliament will not ho
summoned; that the reserves will not
be called for; that 10,000 troops will
bo sent to sonth Africa,
A representative of the Associated
Press learns that n strongly worded
dispatch has been sent to the Trans¬
vaal, which will be published imme¬
diately on its delivery' here.
MAY CAUSE A STRIKE.
Duelitown, Tennessee, Companies Refuse
to Kmploy Union Men.
The American Federation of Labor
lias organized a lodge at Ducktown,
Tenn.jwitk membership of 350 miners.
Ducktown Sulphur, Copper and Iron
Company and Tennessee Copper Com¬
pany posted notices about their works,
stating that they would not recognize
the labor union and would not employ
union men. Later the Ducktown
Sulphur, Copper and Iron Company
discharged all union men employed at
Mary mine.
A PLACE FOR SAMPSON.
Commander of Atlantic Squadron May
15c Sent to Ronton.
Tho present understanding at. the
navy department is that Admiral
Sampson will relinquish his command
of the north Atlantic squadron Octo¬
ber 8, immediately following the con¬
clusion of the reception of Admiral
Dewey. Tho vacancy in the Boston
navy yard caused by the death of Ad¬
miral Picking will offer one opportunity
for a suitable shore command for Ad¬
miral Sampson.
UNIVERSAL PEACE AFAIl OFF.
fio Declared Kinperor Wiliam In a Speech
at Carls Rulio.
Emperor William addressing tho
burgomaster of Carls Rulie, Paden,
Friday, ami expressing his satifaction
at the bearing of the troops, said:
“Many centuries must elapse be¬
fore the theory of perfect peace attains
universal application. At present tho
surest bulwark of peace for the Gor¬
man empire consists in its princes and
the army (hey lead.”
COSTLY DEWEY ARCH.
The Sum of *20,800 Will He Spent On
Structure At New York.
The National Sculpture Society has
submitted plans to tho building com¬
missioner for the erection at Broadway
and Fifth avenue, Now York, of the
Dewey arch, the estimated cost being
$26,500, Sections of the columns
which form a part, of tho Dewey arch
were put in place Friday morning.
A NEW LESSEE.
Atlantis Coast Uno Secures An Interest In
Georgia Railway.
The Atlantic Coast Line has obtained
the half interest in tho Georgia railroad
lease. Tho announcement was made at
the director’s meeting of the Western
Railway of Alabama.
President Barry Walters, of tho
Coast Line, was elected o director
of tho Western. He is ono of tbe
Georgia road’s representatives on the
hoard.
M. H. Smith, president of the Lou¬
isville and Nashville, retired from the
hoard. The Louisville and Nashville
has two representatives on the West¬
ern’s board.
MOTHER USES RAZOR.
C’uta Hor Five-Y««r-OJ<1 Child’s Throat
nml Then Her Own.
Mrs. Dr. James Burch of Lincolc-
ton, Ga., in a stato of mental aberra¬
tion, caused from continual illness at
tbo bouse of her sister, Mrs. F. Dun-
nington, in Augusta, where she was
visiting, out tho throat of Marie, her
flve-yejv-old child, and then cut her
own throat. Both wounds nre dftu-
gerous, but both may recover.
YELLOW JACK
IN EVIDENCE
Thirteen Cases Reported In Mis¬
sissippi City.
FEVER SPREADS IN KEY WEST
Rigid Qaurnntinc Rules Are Be¬
ing Applied at Various
Points.
A New Orleans special says: Sus¬
picious cases reported Thursday from
Mississippi City, Mias., were pro*
noueed yellew fever Friday by the ex¬
port, after a careful study of the eases.
Thirteen were sick, all the cases being
mild and thoroughly isolated and the
disease is fully under control. Mo»t of
the summer residents of the town,
.
however, loft to avoid quarantine.
Mobile quarantined against * Missis¬
sippi City Thursday night. The state
board of health of Mississippi quaran¬
tined Friday. The Louisiana board
has not as yofc taken any notion and
•probably will not do so, bolding that,
there is no danger, a^ the cases are
isolated.
One of the yellow fever cases in
Now Orleans was declared cured Fri¬
day, leaving only one sick, Rev. Mr.
Bentley, curate of St. Paul.
THIRTY CASES AND TWO DEATHS AT
KEY WEST.
Thirty cases of yellow fever had
been reported in Key West up to Fri¬
day night ns a record for twenty-four
hours.
ted, Including two oases previously omit¬
the total number occurring to
date so far ns known is 127, tho total
number deaths up to Friday being
nine. The weather is still warm and
rainy and favorable for the spread of
the disease.
Tho cases of yellow fever having
been discovered at Mississippi City,
Dr. J. F. Hunter, secretary of the
state board of health, issued the fol¬
lowing bulletin Friday night:
“Yellow fever hns been officially re¬
ported i ii Mississippi City* I hereby
declare the nlnSvciinmed place, to be iii
quarantine under Dr. J. as
stato officer, and no pusseyfitTs, bag¬
gage, freight or express will be allowed
to bo brought into any other "portion
of the state.”
located Mississippi City is a summer resort,
on the gulf coast seventy-two
milos from New Orleans. Tho news
has produced but little excitement and
no apprehension ia felt. ''
TEXAS APERIES RULE.
A dispatch from Austin says: Texas
ordered on an additional yellow fever
quarantine Friday as tho result of a
telegram from Dr. Bouohon, at New
Orleans, that an additional ’’’ease of
yellow fever had developed there, and
n telegrnm from W. H. Sanders, stato
health officer of Alabama, under n
Mobile date that yellow Liver had
developed at Mississippi City. ’
A second telegram was received from
John T. Hunter,-secretary of the Mis¬
sissippi stato hoard, stating that' there
were thirteen genuine cases of; yellow
fever at Mississppi City and tbat tho
state of Mississippi had - quarantined
that place. . . .
• •.
. •
Montgomery 'Quarantines.
A npeeinl from Montgomery, Ala.,
says: The state quarantitfe' • lock been
extended against Mississippi Gj-ty and
points west of there on the route to
New Orleans.
Fever in Vera^Orjist. •
Official reports of the yellow fever
cases at Vera Cruz, Mexico, isdlcate
the cohtfiiued prevalence - ’ 6f the dis¬
ease at that port, and a large propor¬
tion of deaths.
GATHERING PEARLS IN FLOYD.
A Dcoiarli) Farmer I’iuka ('j) Gems Which
Aro Valued at
Interest has. beep m oused .in the
pearl fisheries of Floyd county, Ga.
A farmer living on tho Arniuchee has
on exhibition in Rome'm number of
tho most beautiful pearls yot seen in
the town.
Tbo bottle containing 835 worth of
tho pretty pearls aro attracting much
attention.
THOUSANDS OF AFFIDAVITS.
Question of Railroad A«se*ssn»enfs In North
Carolina In tlie Court*....
By far tho greatest suit in which the
state of North Carolina has ever figur¬
ed will bo heard before Judge Simon-
ton at Asheville. It involves $10,-
000,000, being the additional '
assess-
ment of tho Southern, Seaboard and
Coast Line railway systems which the
corporation commission fixed and
which tbo roads are fighting.
There nearly five thousand affidavits
in tho case. Tho railways took them
to provo that other property is not tax¬
ed over 00 per cent of its value, while
the state’e affidavits ave to show that
other property is taxed as fully.
FILIPINO MONEY ISSUED.
_V: •
..
i*nper Hill, to Amount "4 *3,000,000
Glvon Out In Manila.
A Manila dispatch says: The recent
issue of Filippino paper money amounts
to $3,000,000. Tho-aoCeptance of this
issue is made obligatory and the bills
aro made redeemable in three yoars.
Tho insurgents have issued a call
upon property owners in tlie interior
to supply gratis to the insurgent army
carts, horses and cattle.