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CLINCH COUNTY NEWS
VOL. II.
THEY ARE IN NO HURRY TO IUT
DOWN THEIR ARMS.
GOMEZ EXPLAINS THE SITUATION.
Says Cuban Soldiers Should Bo Compen¬
sated and That Inland Is Not
Yet Free.
^^peoial Bfltfi of Tuesday from Havana
eneral Maximo Gomez, from
200 miles westward, near
W, has addressed a proclama-
IK the Cuban army advising
? V disbanding until the proceed-
Ift Washington regarding the pay
:surgent troops have been com¬
pleted. It is dated December 29th,
and is in part as follows:
“The moment has arrived to give a
public explanation of my conduct and
my purposes, which are always in ac-
• cord with my sense of duty to the
country I serve. The Americans, tnc-
itiy our allies, have terminated the
war with Spain and signed a treaty of
peace.
“I believed it was my duty not to
move, for any political or other oh-
ject, from ihe spot where I had drawn
my sword so long as tho enemies of
the army had completely evacuated
the island.
“My presence elsewhere would have
disturbed the repose and calmness
necessary to consolidate peace; nor
ought I to have caused the Cubans
trouble by unnecessary manifestations
during Ihe jubilee.
"Calm Is Not Yot Free.”
“The period of transition is termi¬
nated; the army of the enemy is aban-
douing the country; the sovereignty
ef the Great * . United .„ States , begin- .
is
mug, as stipulated in the protocol,
ovar al 1 Y he ls ! an<1 -,
ll ., But . Cuba . is not yet , free . or inde- . .
pendent feel government is not yet
trJZ t
disappearance of tho cause for Ameri-
ran iutervertion above'everythin:/
“Blit But above everything else else, in in the the
spirit of justice to the Cuban army, it
is necessary that before the liberators
of the people can dissolve, as a guar¬
antee of order the debt which the
country owes to its soldiers should be
satisfied. Awaiting this result, 1 re-
main in my present position, always
ready to help the Cubans finish the
work to which I have dedicated my
life.”
Mnjor General Brooke had a long
conference Tuesday with Generals But-
ler, Wade and Clous regarding Cuban
administration. The judiciary of the
island is in a state of confusion. Many
judges have resigned and others are
about to do so.
The new provincial governors are
notable to fill vacancies quickly, he-
cause they do not know the character
of the applicants. As a result, the
trials of persons under criminal accn-
sations will be necessarily delayed.
A deputation from the municipal
military governor of the department
council called upon Mnj.-Gen. Ludlow,
of Havana, to Gdtieral offer the resignation of
the council. Ludlow asked
its members to retain their positions,
as existing condition y. tired the a«-
sistance of all, without distinction of
nationality.,
MINT COIN STATISTICS.
Metals Coin!'"I I)urine t > rast Year and
Their Aggregate Value
A statement of the coinage of the
United States mint in Philadelphia
for the year l:-98 shows that the ont-
put for the year just ended was the
largest since 1890.
The total number of coins made was
100,258,433, valued at 827,054,452.
The gold coined was 170,440 double
eagles, 612,197 eagles, 633,495 half¬
eagles and 24,165 quarter-eagles, with
a total valuation ot $14,709, Zb f.
'jfcjtai silver coinage was 5,884,735
dollars, 2.956,735 half dollars, 11,100,-
735 quarters and 16,730,350 dimes, a
total valuation of 811,770,395.
There Tver 12,532,087 nickels and
49,823,079 cents coined, a grand total
of 827,654,452 for the year.
There were also coined 511,8,3 pezos
for the government of San Domingo,
and orders for 200,000 more of those
coins have been received.
Tlao Official Organ of Olincli County.
HOMKRV1LLE. GA-, FRIDAY. JANUARY 6. 189*).
TRANQUIL IN HA YANA.
Cubans Forgot Resentment and Aro In a
Joyful Mood.
According to advices the people of
Havana were in a joyful mood Monday
in spite of the disappointment expe¬
rienced over the fact that the project¬
ed festivities have been postponed.
The resentment quickly subsided and
gave place to composure.
Major General Brooke’s impressions
of Cuba are pleasant. He regards the
people as being emotional, mild and
orderly.
Americans are now conducting the
customs, postoffice and telegraph
and, in fact, all public businesses,with
Spanish and Cuban employees.
Colonel Bliss, the American collec¬
tor of customs, has been instructed by
the authorities at Washington not to
appoint Americans to subordinate
places in Havana or the other customs
houses. Only Cubans are to be ap¬
pointed.
After General Brooke takes up his
headquarters in the palace Mrs. Brooke
will arrange for a series oif social func-
tions. The headquarters tor the pres-
! sent will he at the general’s hotel,
’ General Brooke and Ludlow see
’ many of the prominent Cubans. They
1 permit easy to themselves,
access
I it is their wish to make a wide per-
! eonal and official acquaintance,
J the As American the civil troops police is slowly formed,
will be sent into
I the country,
! Ten batteries of the Second artillery
have beeu lauded from the United
States transport Chester. One b"V
tery was sent to Morro castle, another
1 is garrisoned at Cabanas fortress, a
third is stationed near tho palace and
the other batteries are camped at
Yedado.
The United States transport Sarato¬
ga arrived Monday from Charleston,
S. O.-f with the Third-Nebraska regi¬
ment on hoard.
Two Cuban soldiers, carrying rifles,
I were stopped by a patrol of the Tenth
j ’ United lano street States Sunday regular night infantry on Gal-
; J and were re¬
ir0(1 to ive their weapo „ 8 .
T , (lj(1 SO) nfte * r an argument.
The blue jackets, from the Texas,
rowed to the wreck of tho Maine and
. hoi tert , fita and stripes to the
„ rs
1 <)f 1,10 T1 ' e "as -
lll ^ d ! >y the Rh 'PP lD . « 1,1 the harbor.
hoisted 4 n immeuse top American of the 200-foot flag was shears also
on
I ft{ , hf . naval floek wll ere it can he seen
for mileg around .
TKNh ESSEE LEGISLATI RE
Convenes Ar Nashville and Organizes.
Caucus Nominees Fleeted.
The fifty-first general assembly of
Tennessee met at Nashville Monday.
The state democratic caucus nomi-
sated Mr.Waddell, of Ohio, for speak-
er; James A. Kirby, of Robertson, for
chief clerk; W. L. Morris, of Benton,
assistant clerk; W. B. Morgan, of Cof-
j fee, sergeant at arms; Miss Flora
Kuhn, of Davidson, engrossing clerk.
Tho house democratic caucus nomi-
nnted Mr. Byrns, of Davidson, for
speaker; R. E. Folk, of Davidson, for
chief clerk; E. E. Adams, of Wilson,
assistant, clerk; G. J. Adams, of Gib-
son, sergeant at arms,
The senate and house, upoh assem-
ling, elected the caucus nominees.
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.
Treasury Iteeords Show 1.Hugest Income
1 n XIt I rly-T wo Year*.
The statement of the government
receipts and expenditures will show
that during the half year ending Sun-
day the receipts aggregated 8245,961,-
890, against $207,769,574 for the same
period of last year.
According to the treasury records
these receipts are the largest since
1866, when they reached $558,032,620
for the entire fiscal year and $490,634,-
010 in 1867. With the exception of
these two years the receipts have nev¬
er before, in the history of the coun¬
try, exceeded $490,000,000, and only
seven times have they ever reachod
$400,000,000.
SOCIALIST MAYOR INSTALLED.
Town of HftVerliUl, M, To lie (lov-
ernrnt on New Sdiedsil-.
John C. Chase, elected on a social* ,
ietic platform, took the oath of office
ns mayor of Haverhill, Mass., Mon-
day. In his inaugural speech Mr
Chase assured the members of the city ,
government of power” and the possessed people that “every j
atom by the I
mayor will be "exercised on the de-
feuse and support of the principles of i
socialism insofar as they may be ap¬
plicable to the municipality.”
ROBBERS LOOT TRAIN.
Express Tar on Kansas, CUy, Ft. Scott
and Memphis Bli»wn Up.
A special to The Memphis, Teim.,
Commercial-Appeal Mo,, from Mansfield,
says:
The ninth and first successful at¬
tempt. at, train robbery on the lino of
the Kansas City, Fort Hoott and Mem¬
phis occurred Tuesday night at 8:56
o’clock near Macomb, a snail station
five miles east of Memphis. Macomb
being a flag station, one of the robbers
got aboard the westbound train at
Norwood, the first station east of
Macomb, paying bis faro to Macomb
and compelling the train to stop there.
It was immediately boarded by five or
six masked men, who, covering all
members of the train crew with win¬
chesters and revolvers, compelled the
engineer and fireman to cut loose from
the remainder of the train.
The mail, baggage and express cars
were then run up the line about two
miles and stopped in a lonely cut,
whore Engineer Callender was placed
in front of the robbers and forced to
break open the door of the express
car, after which he was placed in front
of the foremost robber and together
they entered the express car, cover¬
ing Southern Express Messenger New¬
ton, and Baggage Master Steben with
their pistols, forcing them to adjourn
to the outside of the car.
They then proceeded to dynamite
the through safe. .Two charges of
dynamite were used, completely de¬
molishing the burglar-proof safe of the
Southern Express Company and play¬
ing liovoe with the car and its con¬
tents. It is not known how much
money and valuables were secured,
as the safe blown open was a through
safe, being opened only at a few of the
most important towns along the line,
between Memphis and Kansas City.
Everything was taken it and it is
safe to say that they wore well paid
for their trouble. The local safe,
which contained all local money pick¬
ed up, w as not molested.
Special Agent Chester, of the Mem¬
phis route, was aboard the train and
followed the robbers. He got close
enough to get a good view of them at
work and has a fairly good description
of one of them.
It.is thought that one of the party
; was a railroad man, be being able to
j handle the engine with all the ease of
j an 0 ld engineer, and also the other
members were well acquainted with
the fact that the through safe was car¬
ried in the rear car, »b no attention
was paid to forward cars other than
to keep all hands in them closely
guarded.
No attempt wns made to molest the
passengers, and it did not seem to ex¬
cite them very much. The robbers
are supposed to have take a southerly
direction.
CUBANS HAVE GRIEVANCE.
They Object to Order For Sendlnif All Col¬
lections to Havana.
A Washington dispatch says: The
objection of tho citizens of Santiago to
the execution of the war department’s
program requiring the Customs collec¬
tions at that port and at all other Cu¬
ban ports to bo sent to Havana has
brought, the war department face to
face with another of the many prob¬
lems connected with the Idiuinistra-
tion of affairs in Cuba that require
speedy settlement. The order is felt
to he absolutely necessary, tho inter¬
ests of good government requiring
that there should be but one responsi¬
ble head to the customs service in
Cuba.
It was pointed out at the war depart¬
ment Tuesday that if Santiago, at one
end of the island, and Havana, near
the other, were allowed to keep their
customs receipts,'hitch provinces as
Puerto Principe and Pinar del Rio
would be without funds to ,make any
public improvements. The officials
are disposed to allow each of tho mili¬
tary commanders of the seven depart¬
ments into which Cuba is nftsv divided
to submit requisitions based upon es¬
timates of cost of such public works
as sanitation, harbor improvements
and road and bridge building as it is
deemed desirable to undertake.
The cabinet which- General Brooke
is about, to call to his assistance in the
administration of the island probably
will examine into these necessities
and propose an allotment of the total
customs collections and internal rev¬
enue taxation in proportion to tho
needs of the communities nod in no-
eordnneo with principles of justice and
.good government. In all likelihood
these allotments will require the ap-
proval of the secretary of war.
ALGER MAKES ANNOUNCEMENT
Designating Roglments Now In Camp to
Bo M ustered Out.
day Secretary Alger made public Tues¬
other a partial list of the regiments and
of organizations which, as a result
the finding of the Paris peace
treaty, it has been decided to muster
°'G of the service. The list includes
twelve full regiments and two inde¬
pendent companies and three heavy
batteries of artillery, approximating
1(5,000 or more men, which with their
present location are as follows:
In Alabama— Sixty-ninth New York,
Third Florida, both at Huntsville;
Third Tennessee, at Anniston.
In Georgia—Companies A and 15,
Indiana colored infantry, at Chicka-
nnvuga; Third North Carolina and
Sixth Virginia, at, Macon; Third New
Jersey and Fifteenth Pennsylvania, at
Athens.
In South Carolina-—South Carolina
heavy battery, at Sullivan’s islani:
Fourth Missouri, at Greensville; Sec¬
ond Tennessee, at Columbia; Ninth
Ohio, at Summerville.
In Tty as—Third Texas, at Fort
Clark. "
In California—Eighth California, at
Benicia barracks; heavy batteries B
and C, California artillery.
QUAY IVON IN CAUCUS.
Old Mail Nominated to Succeed Himself
In the Senate.
A special from Harrisburg, Pa.,
says: Despite the efforts of the oppo¬
nents of Senator Quay to secure a
postponement of the senatorial caucus
until a later date, the adherents of the
senior senator carried their j>oint
Tuesday night and secured the in¬
dorsement of their favorite by 109 of
the 1(14 republican members of the
Pennsylvania legislature. This is
nittet-'u less than the immber to elect
a Unified States senator on joint ballot,
the total membership being 254, of
which 128 is a majority.
The auti-Quay leaders are jubilant
over the result of the caucus, and
claim that the man they are fighting
can never succeed himself in the sen¬
ate. On the other hand, the Quay
followers and Banator Quay himself
express confidence of ultimate victory.
GEORGIANS GET ORDERS.
Troops at flavamiak Warned to Get In
Henri inns* to Move,
The Third Georgia regiment en¬
camped at Savannah, was sent a warn¬
ing order from the war department
Tuesday. That means that the regi¬
ment is to he ready for moving orders,
which will come within a very fov»
days at most.
It is explained at the war depart¬
ment that the regiment has been de¬
tained at Savannah not because of any
doubt that it would eventually go.
Troops were needed at Havana and
other points in that vicinity more
than they were needed at Nouvitas,
consequently every available trans¬
port at the disposal of tho war de¬
partment has been utilized in sending
troops to Havana and points to be oc¬
cupied by the beginning of the now
year.
SENATOR BATE RENOMINATED.
Tennesseean II No Opposition Before
Democratle Cam us,
A Nashville dispatch says: The dem¬
ocratic caucus Tuesday afternoon re¬
nominated William B. Bate for United
States senator by acclamation.
There was no candidate against Sen¬
ator Bate. The election wili come up
two weeks hence.
This will he Senator Bate’s third
term.
WOMEN ONLY SPARED.
All Spaniard* At Balfcoae, In Philippine*,
Killed By Native*.
General Rios cables Madrid from
Manila confirming tho report that all
the Spaniards at Balabac, an island of
the miles Philippine group, situated thirty
south of Palawan, have been as-
sasinated with the exception of the
women, whose release is being asked
for.
FOUR CHILDREN POISONED.
They Ate Sard In ok and Three are Dead
While One Will Recover.
At Walnut Ridge, Ark., Tuesday,
tho four small children of W. T.
Vooper ate n can of sardines while
playing “housekeeping. ”
All were soon seized with spasms,
presumably from poisoning. Alegro,
Robbie and Pearl are dead. The other
child will recover.
NO. 10.
GIVEN BY THE PRESIDENT
mrs. McKinley.
THE WHITE HOUSE WAS CROWDED.
Wan a Brilliant Function and Was At¬
tended By all the Notables at the
. National Capitol,
A Washington special says: The
president and Mrs. McKinley received
the season’s greetings Monday from a
great throng of callers representing
every branch of public life, who at¬
tended the white house reception.
It was the first time since the pres¬
ent administration bewail that circum¬
stances permitted the observance of
custom, and this, as well as the happy
and propitious circumstances under
-which the year begins, added to the
interest and enjoymeut surrounding
the event.
The executive mansion was elabor¬
ately decorated for the event, a wealth
of cut flowers, palms, potted plants
and ferns transforming the apartments
into bowers of shrubbery and bloom.
Tn the receiving line with the presi¬
dent and Mrs. McKinley were the
members of the cabinet and the cab¬
inet ladies, while back of the lino
stood many Indies from the army,
navy, congressional and judicial cir¬
cles.
Among the m.ost notable figures in
the line of callers were the foreign
ambassadors and ministers in their
rich diplomatic uniforms. Officers of
the army and navy also were in full
uniform,.giving a brilliancy an J,'itash
to the occasion. The army group
which attracted most attention was
one made up of Major Generals Miles,
Shnfter and Lawton and Brigadier
General Corbin, who, after greeting
the presidential party, were invited to
join the receiving party. The recep¬
tion lasted something over two hours
and was in every wav a successful and
happy ushering in of the new year.
Hhortly after half-past 10 o’clock the
members of the cabinet with their
families began to arrive, and closely
following them were the ladies who
had been selected to assist Mrs. Mc¬
Kinley in the reception. They were
shown into the private reception room,
where they left, their wraps, and then
they ascended the stairway to the
library, where they were met by the
president and Mrs. McKinley.
Following the members of the cabi¬
net, came the ladies invited behind the
receiving line.
Then came the diplomatic corps,
ambassadors,ministers and their suites,
in the gorgeous uniforms and decora¬
tions characteristic of the foreign rep¬
resentatives. At their head was the
British ambassador, Sir Julian Paunce-
fote.with Lady Pauueefoto, the Misses
Pauncefote, and the numerous staff - of
the embassy. The ambassador greeted
the president and Mrs. McKinley most
cordially, pausing a momeut for an
exchange of Anglo- American greetings.
Sir Julian showed the effect of his re¬
cent serious attack of the grip, and
moved about with some effort.
Then came the German ambassador,
Dr. Von Holleben, in the German
diplomatic uniform of the highest
rank, with its abundance of gold lace
and medals of distinction. With him
walked Baron Speck Von Sternberg,
first secretary of tho German embassy.
In the absence of M. Gambon, the
French ambassador, the French em¬
bassy was represented by a trio of
richly decorated officials—Mm. Thie-
baut, Taignay and Boeufve. There
was one very notable feature of tho
French party, in that on the breast of
each showed, for the first time at an
official function, the superb dec¬
orations conferred on them by
the queen regent, of Spain for their
services in re-establishing peace.
BLEW UP FOURTEEN FORTS.
Spanish Commander K!o«, Who Surren¬
dered Iloilo, It ruche# Manila-
General Rios, the Spanish^com-
mandcr, cables Madrid, that he has
arrived at Manila on hoard the Leon
XIII after having completed the evac¬
uation of Visayas and the northern
part of the island of Mindanao and
after blowing up fourteen forts and
the fleet of gunboats ou Lake Lauo,