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OUR PEACE COMMISSIONERS AR¬
RIVE SAFELY AT HOME.
SOME COMMENTS BY MEMBERS
Party landed at New York and Started
Immediately lor Washington.
Judge Day in Canton.
Judge William R. Day, Senator C.
K. Davis, Senator George Gray, Sen¬
ator W. P. Frye and Whr^law Reid,
the United States commissioners to
arrange a peace treaty with Spain,
reached New York Saturday on board
the steamer St. Louis.
Holding that the rule governing
their diplomatic mission is still Darned in
force, none of the gentlemen
would speak at length regarding the
work at Paris. They took the first
train to Washington, carrying the
treaty of peace with them. <T. Bassett
Moore, secretary and consul of the
commission, and Arthur W. Ferguson,
translator, were with the commis
sioners.
Mr. Reid said he aud his fellow com
missioners were very glad to get back,
they could not discuss the treaty.
“We are going to Washington by the
first train we can get,” he said, “and
shall report immediately to the presi¬
dent. It was understood among us
that we should say nothing about our
official business when we arrived.
When the treaty was signed it became
an official document, and it must be
left for the senate of the United States
and the president to decide what shall
be done with it.”
Mr. Reid would not discuss the pub¬
lio translation of what purported to be
the text of the treaty, nor would be
say anything about Montero IUor’ re¬
cent criticism of the examination.
“As a newspaper man, I should like
to talk,” he said, “but as I am a pub¬
lic official, I cannot.”
Senator Gray, the only democrat ou
the commission, was told of W. J.
Bryan’s recently declared attitude on
the question of expansion. •
“Um," said the senator, “I am not
on to Colonel Bryan’s curves yet.”
The senator admitted that he had
an opinion concerning the expansion
question. doubt,” said he, “that
“I have no
there is sober, thoughtful opinion in
this country against expansion—there
must be. The treaty merely gives us
control of the situation; we can do as
we please. Wo can keep the Philip¬
pines or not, as may be determined iu
the future.
Senator Frye said: of session in
“At the opening the
Paris the Spaniards first wanted us to
get out of the United States. That we
refused to do. Then came a squabble
about the Cuban debt. We were not
inclined to pay that, and after a hard
fight of days and days our opponents
finally yielded to our claims and sign
ed the treaty, which I have no doubt
will be ratified by eongiess.
Treaty Delivered to President.
The commission arrived in Wash
ington Saturday night and immediate¬
ly delivered the treaty to President
McKinley.
Judge Day In Canton.
Judge Day and Mrs. Day left Wash
ington Saturday night and reached
their Canton home in time to take
Christmas dinner with the family,
They arrived at 10:15 o’clock Sunday
morning over the Pennsylvania road. his
Judge Day, when asked as to
plans for the future, said he expects to
remain in Canton and resume theprec
tice of law in the firm of which he was
a member before entering the cabinet
of President McKinley. The work of
the commission ended when the treaty
was delivered to the president, Washington aud he
does not expect to visit
again in connection with any duties of
that commission.
While he talked freely on many
matters connected with his work in
Paris, Judge Day did not feei at lib¬
erty to give an interview in detail on
the work of the commission. He said
the talk of $100,000 compensation for
the commissioners, or of any susa ap¬
proaching that amount, was ridiculous
and preposterous. The president fixes
the compensation of the commission¬
ers, and none of them, it is safe to say,
accepted the duties as a speculation.
A CHRISTMAS RIOT.
Pitched Battle Between White* and
Black* In Dallas, Tex.
A special from Dallas, Texas, says:
A crowd of several thousand whites
and blacks, gathered by the burning
of a saloon building, became involved
in a race riot Christmas eve, and be¬
fore the battle was ended two persons
bad been killed, five were seriously
wounded and a dozen others slightly
injured. fell dead
In addition one man on
the sidewalk during the fire and a
woman was fatally injured iu jumping
from a window of the burning build¬
yne County News.
WILL RELEASE FIFTY REGIMENTS.
Mustering Out Plaus Agreed Upon By
President and Cabinet.
A Washington special says: The
secretary of war and adjutant general
have not determined upon any of the
regiments to be mustered out under
the new order adopted by the presi¬
dent and cabinet Wednesday to dis¬
charge 50 volunteer regiments, now in
the service, except that the volunteers
now in Manila and ordered homo will
head the list.
Adjutant General Corbin stated
Thursday morning that the work of
mustering out would be very carefully
considered, and that there would be a
combing out of the regiments rather
iiiau a general discharge of volunteers
in certain camps. Those ordered to
Cuba, Manila and Porto Rico would
not have their orders changed, but
would be sent to these places as soon
as transportation could be had.
The war department has already
been overrun by requests for dis¬
charges and mustering out of certain
regiments, but these have all been
placed on file and will be taken up in
order.
One reason for the order to muster
out such a large number of volunteers
is that it will save the government
$780,000 a month in pay alone. An¬
other reason is that by reducing the
size of the army the military service
will be composed of about 100,000
men with sufficient force necessary to
furnish garrison for Cuba, Porto Rico,
the Philippines aud the United States.
General Corbin said that the Third
Georgia would not be mustered out,
but would most certainly go to Neu
vitas as originally ordered as soon as
transports could be furnished them.
SWORD PRESENTED SCHLEY.
The Blade, Scabbard and Belt Cost tlio
Sum of S4.300.
At Philadelphia Thursday Rear Ad¬
miral Schley was the recipient of a
handsome and costly sword, scab¬
bard and belt, presented to him in be¬
half of the people of the city and oth¬
er citizens in Pennsylvania, New Jer¬
sey and Delaware, who contributed to
a fund established for ■ the* purpose.
There was a large and .enthusiastic
audience present and speeches were
made by Governor Hastings and May¬
or Warwick on behalf of the state and
city. gift,
The admiral in accepting the
thanked the people and said:
“Let me hope with you that in God’s
providence it may never be drawn
without reason, but if it ever should
be so willed that it must be, it will
never be sheathed except iu your
greater honor.”
The sword, scabbard and belt rep¬
resent a cost of $4,200. The blade is
of fine Damascus steel, appropriately
engraved, and the hilt is elaborately
decorated with diamonds and other
precious stones.
BANQUET WINE SEIZED.
New Ktiglaiid Society in Charleston Placed
In Bad Plight.
State Dispensary constables seized
the fine stock of wines imported to
Charleston, 8. C., for the annual ban
qU et of the New England society,
which was given Thursday night,
When the stock was seized the Rev.
Dr. Edder, president of the society,
appealed to the constables to surren¬
der it, but his request was refused.
The situation began to look serious.
Senator McLaurin, wbo delivered
an address at the banquet, was seen
and asked to use his influence to get
back the liquors. He sent a warm
telegram to Governor Ellerbe and ad
vised him to make the constable deliv
er the goods. telegram
A short while afterwards a
from Columbia announced that the
wines would be released. Sharp or
ders were sent the constables, and the
wines flowed as usual at the banquet,
BIRD PREVENTS DISASTER,
Ball Was Tied Across the Track Intended
to Wreck Past Train.
The northbound passenger train on
the Internation and Great Northern
railroad narrowly missed a serious
wreck forty miles below Austin, Tex.,
through the intervention of a bird.
Some miscreant had tied a rail se¬
curely across the track, Just a few
miles before reaching the spot a bird,
blinded by the headlight, flew agaiSst
the glass, breaking it and extinguish¬
ing the light. This necessitated run¬
ning slowly to the next station.
The train proceeding with greatly
reduced speed struck the obstruction,
tearing up the track and damaging
the engine, but no one was injured.
TO PROCEED TO CUBA.
General Sanger, at Columbia, Ga., Get!
Orders to Move at Once.
Late Thursday afternoon General
Sanger,division commander at Colum¬
bus, Ga., received orders from Wash¬
ington to proceed at once with his
brigade staff and regiment to Charles¬
ton, S. C., where he would take the
transport Manitoba and sail at once
for Matanzas. The telegram caused
more or less of a flurry in local army
General Sanger at once con- and
suited with officers of the division
it was finally decided te take the
Twelfth New York regiment, which is
now located at Americas,
JE8UP. GEORGIA. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 80, 1898.
FRYE DISCUSSES TREAT!.
Senator Kxpre.se. Himself As to the Ke
suit of Negotiations.
Senator Frye talked to a Washington
Star reporter Monday with respect to
the conditions attending and resulting
from the peace negotiations.
With respect to the frequently re¬
peated statement in press dispatches
that the sentiment of the powers, with
the exception of England,was opposed
to the United States and looked with
disfavor upon the attitude of this gov
esnment in dealing with Spain, Sena¬
tor Frye said:
“I saw no evidence of such senti¬
ment existing ontside of France, and
in France that sentiment appeared to
bo confined to the press, which does
not reflect the sentiment of the nation
nor the people generally.”
“Do you think there will be an ear¬
ly restoration of cordial relations be¬
tween Spain and the United States?”
“I think that very soon after the
ratification of the peace treaty, and the
restoration of diplomatic relations
there will be no difficulty about nego¬
tiating commercial treaties and a trea¬
ty for the release of prisoners, aud
Bnch other matters directed toward the
perfect restoration of friendly rela¬
tions between the two governments. I
do not believe that the Spanish gov¬
ernment will be at all disposed to keep
up an unfriendly feeling between the
two governments. The making of
treaties adapted to present conditions
will be better than the restoration of
old treaties, some features of which
were obsolete. ”
"What has been published with re¬
spect to the treaty of peace, seems to
indicate, does it not, that this govern¬
ment is not committed by these nego¬
tiations with respect to the future dis¬
position of the territory over which
Spanish sovereignty has been relin¬
quished?” strongly that this
“It indicates very
government is not committed in any
way whatever with respect to the dis¬
position aud government of these
islands. If we were Insane enough to
do so, we might give them all back to
Spain after the ratification of the
treaty. If we were fools enough we
might divide them up amongst the
other foreign. powers. The whole
matter is left, in the hands of congress.
Congress can make any disposition of
the islands it sees fit. The ratifica¬
tion of the treaty will not in any way
curtail our privileges in this direc¬
tion.”
DEWEY AT THE HEAD.
Manila Hero I* Now Senior Rear Admiral
ofOur Navy.
Rear Admiral George Dewey, the
hero of Manila, is now the senior rear
admiral of the United States navy,
which means that he is the head of the
fighting forces of Uncle Sam on the
sea. This change has come about
owing to the retirement Christmas day
of Rear Admiral Francis M. Bunco.
Rear Admiral Bunco's service has ex¬
tended over a period of more than 46
years, in which time he has seen much
active duty and won for himself an en¬
viable reputation. His war record is
equal to that of any of the men now in
the navy. He entered the novy as a
cadet midshipman on May 28, 1852,
and was promoted through the various
grades until he reached that of rear
admiral on February 6, 1898. He was
mentioned in special orders and re¬
ceived the thanks of the navy depart¬
ment on several occasions for distin¬
guished service* rendered during the
civil war. He was the first command¬
ant of the ill fated battleship Maine
and also of the largest squadron of
modern American warships ever as¬
sembled in times of peace. His last
duty was the command of the navy
yard at Brooklyn. Dewey’s services have
Rear Admiral
extended over a period of forty-four
years. He entered the navy September
23, 1854, and was awarded the rank of
rear admiral by a vote of congress May
11, 1898, for services rendered in the
far east. If congresB makes him an
admiral andTncreases his time of serv¬
ice ten years, he will, with the excep¬
tion of Admiral Porter, have served
more time on the active list than any
other officer. With the increased time
his naval career will extend over a
period of more than fifty-five years.
PLOT DISCOVERED IN PARIS.
Scheme of Military Officials Said to Have
Been Unearthed By Police
The Paris correspondent of The
London Daily Chronicle says:
“It is asserted that the French
police have seized several bundles of
letters, whose contents prove that a
military plot is in thorough working
order. ”
The Paris correspondent of The
Weekly Sun, of London, telegraphed
bis paper on Sunday that he had
knowledge of a military coup planned though
for Wednesday, the 28th nit.,
he gave no details of the plot. The
The Paris correspondent of
Sunday Special, of London, hinted at
similar knowledge, adding that the
court of cessation would give judg¬
ment against Dreyfus on Thursday,
yielding to the government’s plea of
state necessity.
THEY ALL SAY YOUNG LIEUTEN¬
ANT IS ACTING INDISCREETLY.
TOO MUCH OSCULATION INDULGED
Secretary Long Advises '‘Merrimac Hero”
.khat He Is In Danger of Dosing
His Reputation.
ska
Tie Atlanta Joarnal’s special cor¬
respondent at Washington wires his
paper as follows:
Satan fell from heaven no more
rapidly than Lieutenant Hobson has
fallen in the esteem of publio officials
and his fellow officers here. Feeling
toward the “hero of the Merrimac”
has undergone a complete reversion
since the kissing episode began. The
resentment felt toward him among the
southern contingent here is mingled
with pity that such a glory as he won
at Santiago should be smirched by his
conduct on his tour west.
Th« navy is in arms in protest of
his belittling his deed, and nearly
every officer here has denounced his
action in terms of bitterness and re¬
sentment. To quote one is to quote
all. They feel that the esprit decorps
of the service has suffered more by
bis recent conduct west than it has
gained by his gallant sacrifice in the
harbor of Santiago.
“Up to the present time,” said a
young lieutenant commander to me,
“the heroes of the navy have kept in
the background—there has been no
vainglorious flaunting of their deeds
before the public.
“The modesty of our heroes have
been our pride. The whole navy con¬
demned that first kiss up there in
Long Island, He should never have
permitted himself to be made cheap
by a maudlin, idiotic girl. As to his
tour and osculatory features in the
west, They have lowered us in the eyes
of the naval officers of the world.”
No naval officer will ever be quoted
in criticism of another officer. The
esprit de corps prohibits it, but to get
the estimation of Hobson one has only
to enter the doors of the Army and
Navy club. Not one officer palliates friend
the offense. The most intimate
he has in the service has no excuse to
offer for him. The men who feel it
most deeply, however, are the southern
members of congress.
“Ob, the pity of it!” is their cry,
and “pity 'tis true.”
I have talked to many democrats,
but not one will say a word of criti
cism for publication. They will tell
. personal
you privately that they feel a
injury has been done them. There is
hardly one who has not in some pub¬
lio utterance held the “Hero of the
Merrimac” up as a typical southerner.
They have placed him side by side
with Wheeler and find their idol but
clay is a disappointment they do not
want to discuss.
Speaker Reed’s remark when asked
as to his opinion on the matter, said:
“That young man should be sent
out of the country. What he needs
now most is a salt bath.” That was
the speaker’s laconic way of saying he
is too fresh.
It is said here that after the Kansas
City reception that Secretary Long
wired him to act with more discretion;
that he was imperiling his reputation.
The secretary has been urged to recall
him and administer a rebnke, but the
secretary felt that this would be an
exaggeration of the prerogative given
him, and I am told, though Mr. Long
will not discuss it, that he took the
gentler conrse of appealing to his
prides it is due
His fellow officers say that
to Long’s telegram that there was no
repetition of the kissing scenes in
Denver Tuesday night.
His conduct is inexplicable to some,
in light of past events. It has come
to my knowledge, and I can vouch for
the truth of it, that Hobson refused an
offer of fifty thousand dollars to go on
a limited lecturing tour, giving as his
reason for so doing that to turn his
deed into money would be to belittle
it. It will be hard to strike a trial
balance of his character, both sides of
the ledger being carefully considered
jmd added up.
BOY KILLS TWO MEN.
He protected Hi! Mother’! Property With
a Shotgun.
Thomas and William Brantley,
brothers, were shot and instantly
killed Saturday night at Enondale,
Miss., a small town on the Mobile and
Ohio road, by Eugene Dennis, an 18
year-old boy. accompanied by their
The brothers,
father, attempted to enter the store of
Dennis, it is said, intending violence.
Dennis’s mother seized the gun of
elder Brantley and young
opened fire on the Brantleys with
above result.
■„ The trouble is said to have been
caused by liquor.
BRYAN WELCOMED HOME.
Colonel Make, a Speech In Opposition to
Expansion.
Colonel W. J. Bryan returned to
Lincoln, Neb., Friday afternoon and
was tendered a reception at the Oliver
theater in the evening by the Woman’s
Bimetallic League.
The house was crowded and Colonel
Bryan received an ovation. He was
introduced by Governor Holcomb,
who formally welcomed him home aud
complimented him for his patriotism
in enlisting in the army.
After thanking his neighbors for
their cordial welcome and compliment¬
ing the members of regiment and Col¬
onel Yifquain, in whose charge he left
them, he justified his resignation as
follows:
“I had five months of peace in the
army, and resigned in order to take
part iu a fight. I am as much inter¬
ested in the people of the United
States as I am in the people of Cuba,
and unless I am mistaken in judging,
we are called upon to meet more im¬
portant problems in the United States
just now than will confront our army
in Cuba.
“Some of these problems hostilities were un¬ be¬
der discussion before
gan, others have been thrust upon us
as a result of the war. Let me im¬
prove this, my first opportunity, reforms to as¬
sure you that my zeal for the
advocated a few months ago has not
in -the least abated, Vital questions
cannot he killed or buried.
The American people have not ac¬
cepted the gold standard as final. It
has wrought more injustice in our
country during the last twenty-five
years than Spain has wrought in all
colonies, and opposition to it will
grow until the gold and silver coinage
of the constitution is fully restored.
The trusts which now flourish in de¬
fiance of law are not more merciless
than Weyler was, and the new trust—
the paper money trust, which is seek¬
ing to obtain control of all the paper
money of the nation—iB a greater
menace to the country’s welfare than
any foreign foe,
"There are, however, two new ques¬
tions which demand immediate atten¬
tion, because congress is asked to act
upon them at once. The president
recommends that the regular army be
permanently increased to 100,000 men.
This question must be met now or
not at all.”
Taking up the subject of imperial¬
ism, Mr. Bryan said that the president of
lias misinterpreted the sentiment
the people. They are opposed to
giving the Philippines back to Spain,
but they have not as yet declared in
favor of embarking upon a colonial
policy. So great a change, he said,
could not be undertaken without more
investigation and deliberation than
the people had yet given to the subject.
The principal part of Mr. Bryan’s
speech was devoted to the Philippine
question.___
TO SEIZE WAKE ISLAND.
Will Be Used As a Cable Station To Con
liect Philippine! With Hawaii.
A Washington dispatch says: The
government has determined to hoist
the flag over an island far out in the
Pacific ocean and orders have been
sent out to the commander of the Ben¬
nington, Captain Taussig, to proceed
at once to take possession in the name
of the United States government, of
Wake island, three miles long and ly¬
ing in latitude 19, north; longitude
166, east. It is distant about 2,000
miles from the Hawaiian island aud
1,300 miles east from Guam. It is al¬
most iu a direct line between these
possessions of the United States and
is admirably adapted for use as a sta¬
tion for a Pacific cable to connect the
Philippines with Hawaii aud the
United States.
WEYLER ANXIOUS TO CONTROL.
Sngasta’s Illness Has Brought a Halt to
the Political Crisis.
A Madrid special says: Senor Sa
gasta’s illness has brought to a stand¬
still the political crisis and the nego¬
tiations for the reorganization of the
liberal party.
El Liberal publishes an interview
with Weyler, in the course of which
he is represented as declining to give
any information regarding the crisis,
but as insisting upon the
for a strong government. Such a gov¬
ernment could not, be said, be drawn
from a party led by Senor Silvela,
General Weyler hinted that the coun
tiy would run great risks unless
power were placed in the hands of
Sagasta-Weyler coalition goverpment.
BOOKS NOT DESTROYED.
Attorney for Standard Oil Co. Say* no Rec¬
ords Have Been Burned as Report ed.
A Chicago dispatch says: According
to Attorney Tolies, of the Standard
Oil legal department, none of the
books of the company which are
wanted for examination under Ohio
supreme court’s recent order have
been destroyed. He says that only
useless records or books have been
burned.
Owing to the non-appearance of
high Standard Oil officials, whose tes¬
timony is wanted, no depositions were
taken before Notary Mason Monday,
and it is probable that the hearing will
not be resumed for several days.
NO. 25
BY AMERICAN EVACUATION COM
MISSION AT HAVANA.
PEOPLE ADVISED TO BE ORDERLY
Artdrefig Sets Forth the Evacuation Agree¬
ment and Insists That Its Terms Be
Strictly Carried Out.
The American evacuation commis¬
sioners in Havana issued the follow¬
ing proclamation Tuesday to the in¬
habitants of the island of Cuba:
“The undersigned commissioners,
on the part of the United States, hav¬
ing been invested with power by the
president to arrange for and execute
the evacuation of Cuba and adjacent
islands, and also taking over the pub¬
lic property of Spain, have entered in¬
to an agreement with the commission¬
ers on the part of Spain for the final
ceremonies and jegulations to be ob¬
served and carried out on the first day
of January, and thereafter until Span¬
ish troops shall have embarked for re¬
patriation and the same is published and
for the guidance of the inhabitants
others outside of the Santiago district.
“The undersigned desire in this
public manner to impress and enjoin
upon all the people of the island the
necessity for strict compliance with
the terms of this agreement to the end
that public order and due respect for
the gravity of the occasion may pre¬
vail, and especially to admonish all
classes of people to exercise self-re¬
straint and moderation and refrain
from giving cause of offense or irrita¬
tion and from the exhibition of excite¬
ment, undue manifestation of feeling,
or from doing any act calculated to
produce irritation or bad feeling.
“For nearly four months this com¬
mission and other officials of the
United States have been under the
protection of Spanish authority. They
have extended tb us the most scrupu¬
lous courtesy and consideration, and
not one unpleasant incident has marred
our sojourn iu their midst, and now
that our positions are soon to be re¬
versed and they are to become protection, our
guests and entitled to our
we must see to it that they enjoy the
same immunity and consideration.
Apart from the eminent propriety of
such a course, the best interests of
all classes—Cubans, Spaniards and
Americans—will be thereby subserved.
Offenders Will He Punished.
“Acting under a sense of duty to
the people and otir government, we
give notice that any violation of the
terms and provisions of this agreement
will l>e resented and offenders brought
promptly to justice. Representing all
classes and interests, we shall lie gov¬
erned by the strictest impartiality
with the sole purpose promoting
the rehabilitation and pacification of
Cuba. The preservation of peace, the
security to persons and to property
and the establishment and mainte¬
nance of government with just laws
impartially administered are indispen¬
sable to the welfare and happiness of
people. We, therefore, confidently
invoke the aid and co-operation of the
inhabitants in accomplishing these
ends."
VAULT DOORS WERE OPEN.
MyiterioQR Bank Robbery In Rlrna, Ohio.
950,000 Was Mlftftinf?.
There was a mysterious robbery at
the American National bank in Lima,
Ohio, Sunday night, the amount
stolen being from $25,000 to $50,000.
The janitor discovered the doors of
the vault open Monday morning.
The inner doors were opened by
President Michael and Cashier Kalb,
when it was found that all gold and
paper money in the bank had been
carried away, although the racks of
silver money were untouched.
REFERRED TO GRIGGS.
Attorney General Will Decide Captain
Oberlfn Carter's Fate.
The president has again sent the
papers in the case of Captain O. M.
Carter, the army engineer convicted
by courtmartial of embezzlement, to
the attorney general for an opinion as
to the regularity of the proceedings, indefi¬
thus postponing final action
nitely. It. has been stated that the
attorney general will not be able to
give the matter his attention for some
time.
NEW ENGLAND SOCIETY
Farknkei of IU Ninety-third Annual Din¬
ner In New York.
Over four hundred sons of New
England sat down Thursday night to
the ninety-third annual dinner of the
New England Society of New York, at
the Waldorf-Astoria. presided and
President Howland
over his chair was the seal of the so¬
ciety, flanked on either side by the
American and English flags, while on
either side of the flags and at the head
of the room were the coats of arms of
the New England states. The guests
included many men prominent in pub¬
life.