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DEWEY ALONE APPROVES!
Hero of Manila Awards All Honor to
Santiago Hero; Others Condemn.
FINDINGS OF SCHLEY INQUIRY COURT SENSATIONAL SURPRISE
Majority Report Causes a Tremendous Surprise and Indicates That Ben-
ham and Ramsey Viewed Evidence In Prejudiced Way, Thus Plac¬
ing Themselves on the Side of Schley’s Detractors.
A Washington special says: The
most prolonged, interesting and impor¬
tant naval tribunal ever held in this
country came to a close (after having
in open and secret session lasted three
months, short of one week) when Sec¬
retary Long at 5 p. m. Friday received
■the findings of the court of inquiry
which inquired into the conduct of
Rear Admiral Schley during the San¬
tiago campaign.
The result was a complete surprise,
and it is probable that no prophesy
has approached the truth. Instead of
one report there are two. Both are
signed by George Dewey the president
cf the court, and by Sam C. Lemly, the
judge advocate. This is a form said
to be recognized in all courts of in¬
quiry, the signatures of the other mem¬
bers not being necessary. But it is
explained that Admiral Dewey signed
the second report, a minority report, to
express his qualification of or dissent
from the views expresed by the court
comprising beside himself Admirals
Benham and Ramsay, in the first re¬
port.
It is said at the navy department that
there will be no further proceedings
in the case on the department’s initia-
tive. Secretary Long and Judge Ad¬
vocate Lemly positively decline to dis¬
cuss the findings in any phase. The
secretary probably Will sipply append
his signature with the word “approv-
ed” to the whole record. The court it-
self recommends no further proceed¬
ings owing to the lack of tiqje.
A representative of the Association
Pres conveyed the first information of
the findings of the court to Admiral
Schley. He was seated in the public
reception room of a hotel, chatting
with friends and several newspaper
men, and showed no signs of nervous-
ness over the outcome.
When the conclusions of Admiral
Dewey were read to him, Admiral
Schley showed his pleasure, and it was
evident from his manner that he re-
garded the statement from Admiral
Dewey as a vindication of his cause,
He declined to make any statement
concerning the court’s findings, and,
excusing himself from the little com-
pany which had gathered about him,
he went to his apartments, where Mrs.
Schley had been anxiously awaiting to
hear the court’s decision.
Admiral Dewey declined to make
any statement concerning the court’s
findings. He said the court was not
dissolved and that he was still bound
by his oath of secrecy.
Admirals Benham and Ramsay, in
their report, condemn Admiral Schley
on eleven points. The majority opinion
finds in brief that Admiral Schley
should have proceeded with the utmost
dispatch to Cienfuegos and maintained
a close blockade; that he should have
endeavored to have obtained informa¬
tion of the Spanish squadron there;
•that he should have proceeded to San¬
tiago with dispatch; that he should not
have made the retrograde movement;
that he should have obeyed the depart-
ment’s orders; that he should have en-
deavored to capture the Spanish ves-
sels in Santiago; that he did not do his
utmost to destroy the Colon; that he
caused the squadron to lose distance in
the loop of the Brooklyn; that he
thereby caused the Texas to back; that
he did injustice to Hodgson; that his
conduct in the campaign was charac-
terized by vaccillation, dilatorine/s
MRS. BONINE ACQUITTED.
Washington Woman Declared Not
Guilty of the Murder of Ayres.
A Washington dispatch says: The
jury in the trial of Mrs. Lola Ida Bo-
nine accused of the murder of James
Seymour Ayres Jr., the young census
office clerk, killed in the Kenmore ho-
tel last spring, returned a verdict Fri-
day night of not guilty, after being out
about four hours.
Such a conclusion of the trial was
generally expected, the popular im-
press'jn being that from the evi-
dence submitted the prosecution failed
to prove its case against Mrs. Bonine.
and lack of enterprise; that his official
reports on the coal supply were mis¬
leading and inaccurate; that his con¬
duct during the battle was self-pos¬
sessed and that he encouraged in his
own person his subordinate officers
and men.
Admiral Dewey, president of the
court of inquiry, in his report sustains
Admiral Schley at all points and com¬
pletely vindicates him from the asper¬
sions of his foes. Admiral Dewey finds
that the pasage to Cienfuegos was
made with all dispatch; that in view
of his coal supply, the blockade of
Cienfuegos was effective; that he al¬
lowed the Adula to enter Cienfuegos to
get information; that his passage to
Santiago was with as much dispatch
as posible, keeping the squadron to-
gether; that the blockade of Santiago
was effective, and, finally, that he was
the senior officer at Santiago, in abso¬
lute command and entitled to the cred¬
it due for the glorious victory which
resulted in the total destruction of the
Spanish ships.
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE ENDS.
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Electric Clock Proves an Enigma in
Observance of Old-Time Custom.
Songs Were In Order.
The general assembly of Georgia of
1900-1901 finally ceased to do business
at the state capitol in Atlanta Friday
night at 11:30 o’clock.
The usual closing scenes were en-
acted, and, when both branches of the
legislature adjourned sine die, men
who had opposed each other upon the
floor in spirited debates during the
past two years clasped hands, at the
same time expressing regret that the
hour of parting had arrived.
In many respects the general assem-
bly which thus passed into history was
somewhat a remarkable body of men.
During the past session some of the
most important measures ever consid-
ered by any legislature were acted
upon.
While the clock ticked off the min-
utes of the closing hours of the session
a general love feast was held. The
president of the senate, speaker of the
house and other prominent members
of both houses were remembered by
their appreciative colleagues in a man¬
ner well calculated to “warm the
cockles of their hearts.” Handsome
gifts were presented and words of
highest praise were bestowed upon
those who had worked hard during the
past two years as representatives of
the people in the legislative halls.
The time-honored custom of turning
back the hands of the clocks was out¬
lawed this year because of the fact
that electric timepieces were installed
in both branches of the legislature and
there was no way of throttling them.
True, the faces of these clocks were
covered with papers, just for safety’s
sake, but the precaution came to
naught, as adjournment was taken
fully half an hour before midnight,
After adjournment had been declar-
ed in the house many of the members
appeared reluctant to leave. Some of
the representatives who were known to
possess good voices were called upon
for songs, and for half an hour the hall
rang with the melody of "God Be With
You Till We Meet Again,” “My Old
Kentucky Home,” ‘‘Home, Sweet
Home,” and other tuneful airs. Mr.
Park, of Troup, who possessed a splen-
did tenor voice, was prevailed upon to
lead the singing, while all the others
joined in the choruses with a vim.
AIMED AT FUGITIVE TAYLOR.
Two Bills Regarding Extradition Are
Introduced In Congress.
Representative Robinson, of Indiana,
Friday introduced two measures to se-
cure the extradition of ex-Governor
Taylor, of Kentucky, from Indiana
One of the measures is for an inves-
tigation as to whether the governor of
any state is justified in refusing to rec¬
ognize extradition papers from the gov-
ernor of another state The other pro-
vides that in case the governor refuses
to recognize extradition papeps that
they may be executed by a United
States marshal.
Georgia.’.CuIlings
Brief But Interesting Snramary
of Happenings in the State.
Bank Safe Blown Open.
One night the past week the vault
and safe of the Douglasville Banking
Company were blown open and the
robbers got away with fully ?2.000 in
cash. Jule Wylie, of Atlanta, has been
arrested on suspicion of being one of
the safe blowers.
Charlton’s New Court House.
The commissioners of Charlton
county, together with the committee
appointed to assist them, are to meet
December 19 to decide as to the kind
of courthouse they will erect and to
locate the lot. It will be built at Folk-
ston, the new county site.
Seeking Property Restitution.
A resolution has been Introduced in
both branches of the legislature me¬
morializing the United States congress
to pass a bill appropriating propor¬
tionately to the southern states the
$105,000 accruing from the sale of cap¬
tured and abandoned property during
the war between the states, and the
cotton tax fund, to educational pur¬
poses in the south.
To Extend Road to Valdosta.
The Wadley and Mount Vernon rail¬
road will be extended to Valdosta from
Rixville, Ga., as rapidly as the work
can be done. The branch from Rix¬
ville to Valdosta will be about 140
miles long, and will give an air line to
Augusta. It will traverse the counties
of Emanuel, Montgomery, Laurens,
Dodge, Telfair, Wilcox, Coffee, Irwin,
Berrien, Clinch and Lowndes.
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Error In Bookkeeping.
Inspector Harper reports that the
recent alleged shortage on the books
of ex-Tax Collector Sanford, of Floyd
county, is probably due to some er¬
rors and omissions in bookkeeping.
It was reported by the inspector he
had discovered a shortage amounting
to 6ome $9,000, but a further inspec¬
tion reveals the fact that much, if not
all, of this amount will be eliminated
by docket mistakes.
Station Is Favored.
Legislative approval has been given
the movement to establish an agricul¬
tural experimental station in south
Georgia. The house adopted the joint
resolution by Mr. Toomer, of Ware.
It is rumored that there are citizens
residing in the southern part of the
state who are willing to give to the
state abundant land for the establish¬
ment of a great farm to development
of indigenous products.
Livingston Retains Position.
According to a Washington special,
Representative Livingston retains his
position as leading democrat on the
house committee on appropriations.
There is always a strong desire on the
part of members to get on this impor¬
tant committee, but Colonel Living¬
ston’s work on the committee is so
highly regarded that he retains his
democratic leadership.
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Wright Will Sustain Veto.
Hon. Seaborn Wright, of Floyd coun¬
ty, announces that he would vote to
sustain the governor’s veto of the dis
pensary bill, of which he is the author,
should the matter come up in the
house with a view to ovrriding the
veto.
This announcement will come as a
surprise from Mr. Wrignt, who has
worked so ardently and with such
force in behalf of his measure, and
who has felt such a deep personal as
well as political interest in its suc¬
cess.
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Berien County to Protest.
Berrien county will enter a protest
to the secretary of state against the
map filed by State Surveyor Ward-
roper giving eleven whole lots and
three fractions of her territory to Cof¬
fee and Irwin counties.
When Coffin and Irwin counties call¬
ed in the state surveyor to decide upon
the line between them, Berrien did no
feel herself vitally interested, and
when Mr. Wardroper decided that the
line of Irwin ran to original lot 264 and
that the wording of act stopping it at
268 was probably an error, Berrien felt
secure in her original line.
Mr. Wardroper decided that the old
Coffee road, the line in dispute, was lo¬
cated east of the Willacoochee. He
then wanted the line between Berriei
and Coffee to follow the Willacoochee
to the line of Irwin. This was contrary
to the act defining the line between the
two counties, and Berrien protested.
Johnson Resigns Chairmanship.
Hon. Walter H. Johnson, chairman
of the republican state central commit-
tee of Georgia, has resigned that posi-
tion owing to a circular which has
been issued from the department of
justice by Attorney General Knox.
That portion of tho circular relating
to ex-Chairman Johnson's position is
as follows:
“No person in tho executive civil
service shall use his official authority
or official influence for the purpose of
interfering with an election or control
the result thereof. The spirit of tho
civil service laws and rules renders
it highly undesirable for federal offi¬
cers and employees to take an active
part in political conventions or in the
direction of other parts of political
machinery. Persons in government
service should not act as chairman of
political organizations nor make them¬
selves unduly prominent in local politi¬
cal matters.”
The retiremen of Chairman Johnson
leaves the republicans in Georgia with¬
out a head. The vice chairman of the
republican state central committee is
W. A. Pledger, colored. He will likely
be placed at the head of the republican
forces of the state.
Mr. Johnson, who thus retires from
his office bas been active in the ranks
of the republican party for years. He
has been in the forefront of the ranks
for a long time and has been recogniz¬
ed as an able leader. He has been a
resident of Atlanta for many years.
He was first appointed collector of in¬
ternal revenue for north Georgia under
the administration of President Harri¬
son.
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Money Should Be Returned.
A most important feature oi the ses¬
sion of the South Georgia conference
was the adoption of a resolution touch¬
ing the famous war claim made on the
United States government by the
Methodist Episcopal church, south, by
which the church and agents employed
to push the claim were paid $288,000.
The resolution was offered by Hon.
S. B. Adams, of Savannah, who has
been elected a delegate to the general
conference which meets in Dallas,
Texas, in May next year, and is in
part as follows:
Resolved, first, That we hereby re¬
quest our general conference, which
is to meet in May next, to take prompt
action and complete action for the re¬
turn of the entire fund to the United
States treasurer, this being in our
judgment the only course that is con¬
sistent with the assurance contained In
the letter of our bishops and the ac¬
tion of the senate thereon, the facts of
the case, and the honor and dignity of
our church, which cannot, either by
precept or example, tolerate the per¬
nicious doctrine that “the end,” no
matter how righteous, ‘‘justifies the
means,” if these means are not right.
Resolved, second, That the secretary
of this conference transmit to the sec¬
retary of the general conference a cer¬
tified copy of these resolutions.
Many Approve Veto.
Governor Candler’s mail was deluged
with letters thanking him anu congrat
ulating him for vetoing the Wright
dispensary bill.
Before the veto message was quite
one day old, he had received more than
100 letters, and a dozen or more tele¬
grams approving his action. One of
the telegrams received from a middle
Georgia county, read as follows:
“Every man, woman and child and
unborn generations should bless you
for your philanthropic wisdom.”
Among the ltters received was one
from Rev. Sam Jones, who was for¬
merly quoted as approving the bill. Mr.
Jones’ approval was written from
Michigan, but when he got home he
said he read the bill and saw it in an
entirely different light, rie immediate¬
ly wrote the governor asking him to
veto it.
In addition to these, three judges of
superior courts of the state and one
ex-judge called on the governor and
assured him from their standpoint he
had put the right construction on the
measure. They stated that the bill was
at least ambiguous and was for that
reason dangerous.
There was great rejoicing among the
members of the South Georgia confer¬
ence in Macon when it was learned
that the dispensary bill had been ve¬
toed, ministers expressing their ap-
Droval in hand-claDDine.
New Cafe Car Service Via Seab< arJ
Air Line Kail way.
The Seaboard Air Line railway re-
cently inaugurated a modern and up-
to-date service of Cafe Cara upon its
! Metropolitan Limited, which leaves
1 Atlanta daily at noon. This service
j is the par-excellence of luxury and a
new departure in dining car service in
i the South. The menu is upon the
j highest standard and the tables are
constantly supplied with all the deli¬
cacies that the market affords.
The service is a la carte—pay for
; Y° u or & eT and the prices are
extremely reasonable.
The ‘‘Metropolitan Limited” is one
of the fastest and most superbly ap-
Pointed trains running between At-
lanta and New York and is composed
°* Pullman’s most palatial drawing-
; room sleeping cars and day coaches.
| When you travel “ask for tickets
' via Seaboard Air Line Railway.”
VITICULTURE C
h 'T.iUuttiiVuiIS
Succe.a With Callus.
If one wants a calla to bloom, a large
tuber must be secured. A calla will
not bloom until It is two or three years
old, so get a large bulb. Allow any
little bulblets on the main bulb to
remain, ns they throw up a mass of
greenery that helps give grace to the
plant. For a large bulb use an eight
inch pot. Place in the bottom two
Inches of broken charcoal, then a layer
of rich soil, composed of garden loam,
sand and well decayed manure, in
equal quantities, and on this the bulbs
(two or three cau be placed in one
pot), and cover with the soil, press¬
ing It down securely about the bulbs.
Water well and place in shade.
When the shoots appear above
ground give plenty of water. Have a
large flower pot saucer placed under
the pot and pour warm water in the
pot until it runs out and fills the
saucer. Do this every morning. Once
a week add a good fertilizer. Give as
much winter sun as possible. With
tills treatment a strong bulb will pro¬
duce eight to ten blossoms.— New Eng¬
land Homestead.
How to Make Water-Lilies Grow.
At the farthest point of marshy
ground in the garden you can some day
excavate a little basin cemented to re¬
tain water, but a cheap way to ob¬
tain water lilies here would be to sink
some old paraffin barrels. Saw them
in half, burn out tlie oil, knock off
the bottoms, and sink them in the
marshy soil, puddling the bottom well
with clay, to which add old cow
manure and fibrous loam and a sprink¬
ling of charcoal. Above this founda¬
tion connect the barrels with small
piping. In each plant a water lily
rhizome tied in a sod of good turf
with a few pieces of charcoal, and fill
with water to the depth of two feet.
If the barrels do not fill from tlie nat¬
ural supply, they must be kept full ar¬
tificially. Outside the barrels make
a handsome, bold group of taller
aquatics, such as calamus, epilobium,
Gunnera sagitteria, and especially
Tylpa latifolia, the great bulrush.
Plant these only on one side of the
little pond, and even if there be not
enough water for the lilies they will
thrive. Pampas grass, I think, flour¬
ishes in similar hot, moist positions.
A very little paraffin floated on the
surface will destroy mosquito grubs.—
Anna Lea Merritt, in Lippincott’s Mag¬
azine.
■Protecting Weeping Trees.
The small weeping ornamental trees
are now to be found on luaDy country
lawns, and decidedly ornamental they
are proving themselves to be. Some oi
these are not wholly hardy in our
Northern regiolls, and so require some
winter protection. Covering a weep-
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ering in the ordinary way does not
prevent the top from being broken
down by the snow. The manner of
growth makes the top in danger of
receiving a great mass of possibly
damp snow, that quickly splits off the
curving branches. Tlia cut shows
an excellent plan to use in the care
of such trees. Four stakes ami two
cross pieces gives a framework that
permits bagging to be wound about
the tre(?i but at s uch distance from it
as to permit straw and hay to be
packed in about the trunk and under
and around the curving branches,
while crossboards at the top will sup-
port any weight of snow. The same
stakes and boards can be saved and
used year after year, for these weep-
trees gain little in height from one
year’s end to another.—New York
Tribune.
In a hurricane blowing at eighty
miles an hour, the pressure on each
square foot of surface is three and
one-half pounds.
The i ai .g ^ es t artesian well in the
world is t our t een inches iu diameter
and G48 feet deep. It is at Cerritos,
iu California.