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BRYB RGUINRLDO’B AGENT
Wants Representation on
Peace Commission.
Chicago, Sept. 28.—Felipe An*-
gonilla, the first accredited emis
sary of Aguinaldo’s revolutionary
government to any foreign power,
with hie Secretary and interpreter,
Sixto Hopez, reached Chicago this
morning, and a half hour later
proceeded to Washington, to lay
before President McKinley the
appeal of the F.lipi s tor rep
resentation on the peace commis
sion at Paris.
If official representation on the
commission can not he granted, he
will urge that the Administration
at Washington should secure for
him the right to be beard by the
commission in order that any un
just charges or false accusations
against the Filipinos which the
Spanish members of the commis
sion may set forth shall not go un
answered .
Angoncilla and secretary are
traveling with Major Genera! F.
G. Greene and his aids. Captain
W. G. 4 Bates and Lieutenant
Schuyler Schiefflm, al] of whom
aie going to Washington, the
General having been ordered there
to advise the Administration of
affairs in the Philippines.
Os conditions in trie Philippines
and the hopes and wishes of the
Filipinos, this is what he says;
“It is true that before the be
ginning of the provisional govern
ment there was strife between the
different tribes in the Island of
Luzon, but the people of that and
theothf principal islands of the
Philippine group are now practic
ally unanimous in the support of
the provisional government, which
is republican in form and limito
the power of its leaders so that
they must do the will of the peo
ple.
“If the outcome of the peace
negotiations shall be that this
Government is given the control
of the islands, I have not the
slightest doubt that if left alone
by foreign powers, the islands
would be well and orderly gov
erned.
“As to the power of the Filipino
Government to control the islands
and maintain order, provided the
Spanish foices are withdrawn, I
have no misgivings.Thestateaients
that have been made that the
i Filipinos are secretly conniving
with the Germans are false and
unjust.”
Angoncilla refused to predict
the attitude of the Filipinos in the
event the islands should pass into
the hands of the United States,
either for temporary or permanent
control.
WHEN YOU ARE TIRED.
Without extra exertion, languid,
dull and listless, your blood is
failing to supply to your muscles
and other organs the vitalizing
and strength-giving properties
they require. Hood’s Sarsaparilla
cures that tired feeling enriching
and purifying the blood. It will
give you energy and vigor.
Hood’s Pills are easy to take,
eas; to operate. Cure indigestion
biliousness. 25c.
CAN’T IDENTIFY LEGS.
Body May Be In Hiding Tempt
ing A Large Reward.
Niagara Falls, N. Y., Sept 28
\\ itnosscs have failed to identify
the pair of legs found in Niagara
Riv r as those of Peter Schemm,
the Philadelphia brewer, who went
over the falls. It is thought that
Schemm's body has been found
and held for a larger reward.
NEW GOVERNMENT,
Spanish Officials Renimd,
are Replaced by Cubans.
GENERAL WOOD’S WORK
Is Beginning to Take Shape in
Santiago.
Santiago, Sept. 28.—The sys
tem of civil government estab
lished by Gen. Wood is practi
cally complete and in good work
ing order. Major McClearly,
formerly attorney general for
Texas and a Spanish scholar,
has been appointed mayor, and
the Spanish officials are giving
place to Cubans.
Gen. Wood says he does not
know the capabilities of the men
taking office. They are chosen
by a committee of fifty promi
nent Cubans, whom ne believes
to be honest and conscientious.
1 his committee recommends
men whom its members think
would be efficient in the various
offices to be filled. The choice
of men by the committee must
be unanimous and must be
made over the signatures of the
fifty members.
Gen. Wood finds the plan
works admirably. Lieut, Blount
I has been appointed to codify th#
’ Cuban laws.
I enor Rigney, one of the larg
est sugar planters, who has ar
rived here from Manzanillo, re
ports the conditions there worse
than ever. The insurgents, he
asserts, refuse to grant permis
sion for tlie carrying on of work
on the plantationsand the Span
ish officials decline to furnish
Coke cheaper than
Coal- Can be used in
stoves for heating and
cooking purposes. No
smoke or soot. Clean
and economical. For
further particulars
see ROME. GAS CO.
protection to those desiring to
work.
Senor Rigney declares that
since the cessition of hostilities
the insurgents have confiscated
his provisions and destroyed a
number of valuable pictures,
made his carpets into saddle
cloths, to T 'e and tramped cur
tains and broke glasses worth
SSOO each. Thoy are encamped
in numbers at the seatown of
Campechuel i, where they com
pel small vessels which fall into
their hauds to hoist the Cuban
dag.
Tue Cubans earnestly request
Gen. Wood to send to Manzanil
lo food and clothing. They de
clare there is much suffering
there, but privatd advices re
ceived by Gen. Wood deny ab
solutely the stories of the desti
tution and declare that work is
obtainable, but that the Cubans
will not work and he has there
fore refused to send the sup
plies asked for.
William Stakeman, before the
war American consul at Manza
nillo, arrived here today and
paid a visit to Gen. Wood. He
counted many lawless acts on
the part of insurgents who, he
declares, demand tribute from
every one, terrorize peaceful
people and threaten the confis
cation of the property of mer
chants and planters.
Many persons say that the
recognition of the Cubans has
not been granted because the
bandits make work andptogress
impossible. There is a general
feeling of alarm in Manzanillo
over the departure of the Span
ish troops and the American
soldiers are anxiously awaited.
News received from Puerto
Pricipe is to the effect thatrhere
is much sickness among the
Spanish troops. There are now
9,000 Sdanish soldiers in the
province and fully half of them
are suffering from scurvey and
dysentery. The Cubans hold the
country and refuse to permit
fresh provisions to be carried to
the cities.
TEXAS STEERS IN CUBA
I Syndicate Formed to Push Ag
ricultural Development.
Havana, Sept. 28.—A repre
sentative of a New Orleaes syn
dicate has been visiting Carde
nas this week with a view of
buying 20,000 acres for a ranch
and the importation of 5,000
head of cattle.
The same syndicate intends to
establish agricultural banks in
every port to advance money to
planters on bonds and mortgag
es, and will open a cheese facto
tory and dairy farm at Carde
nas.
$2,000,000 STEEL PLANT.
The Bessemer Furnaco Co , to
Erect Works at Sharon.
Sharon,Pa.Sept.2B— The Bes
semer Furnace Co., comprising
eighteen of the leading furnaces
of the Mahoning and Shenango
Valleys, has decided to erect a
steel works, the cost of which
will be $2,000,000.
A plant large enough to util
ize the output of these furnaces
will be built and as Sharon is
the central point for these valley
concerns, the plant will be
erected here. The manufactur
ers claim they have no market
'or their iron in cold pigs and
must turn it into steel.
• DIAMOND CARNIVAL.
To be Held in Macon, October
11th—14th 1898.
On account of the Diamond
Jubilee Carnival to beheld at
Macon, Ga., October 11th —1 Ith
1893, the Southern Railway will
sell round trip tickets from all
points on its line between Merid
i ian, Birmingham, Chattanooga,
Knoxville, Morristown and in
termediate points to Macon, Ga,
and return at one fare forth e
round trip. Tickets will be sold
October 10, 11, 12andl3th with
a final limit October 15th to
return, while from points
within a radius of 150 miles in
the states of Alabama and
Georgia, tickets will be sold at
something less than one fare for
the round trip, on October 11th
12th and 13th, with final limit
to return October 14th.
There will be many attrac
tions in Macon on this occasion,
and those taking advantage of
these reduced rates cannot fail
to enjoy themselves.
For further information call
on Southern Railway Ticket
Agent.
Starke, The Tailor - Mr. 8,
M. Starke the popular tailor is
now open for orders and ready for
business in his new business home
next door to Wooten’s drug store
in the Clark building. Mr. Starke
Las a splendid line of new season
goods and invites you to cull and
see him and them.
“The White Front.”—Messrs.
W. H. Coker A Co. in their new
and elegant business home ,n
Shorter Block, on Lower Broad, r •
port business aa being iu splendid
shape The full sea son, so far
the “White Front" is concerned,
has already arrived. lut ’h 6ll '
Coker & Co. are always I usy, and
will continue to do a rushing bus'
iuess as long as people are hungry
f«r bargains. M