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V-T-^V \ % . > . ^ TV , >1 - "'- " - ...... , " - , -r. The Bamberg Herald. _ j ESTABLISHED 1891.. BAMBERG. S. 0.. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28,1899. ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR. || FORTY UYB Hany Miners Buried I trous Gas I BODIES BADEV MCTILAIED. tl b Mining Laws Alleged to Have e Been Criminally Violated p By Those In Charge. A Pa C A DpCUlUl liuiu <uivnu9M??vy * w< ^, says: Forty men were entombed in the ^ Braznell mine, as the result of a gas a explosion, which ocourred Saturday p morning. There were between forty-five and fifty workers in the mine when the explosion occurred. Fourteen were res- i cued within a short time after the accident ? The explosion occurred at 7:30 o'clock a. m. Owing to a shortage of cars, less than the usual number of ^ men entered the pit. The mine is that of the Stockdale Coal company, and lies four miles from Brownsville. Ear- S lier in the morning Fire Boss James ^ Kadcliffe went through the mine as v usual and found gas or "fire damp" in t< two places. The fire boss reported the tl presence of the gas, but informed the a superintendent that it was all right for c the men to enter. The men were low- c, ered into the mine in the cage de- h ^ scending the main shaft, which is vertical. From forty to fifty men had en- ^ tered the mine and dispersed through s it when the gas ignited in some man- e ner not yet discoverable. a A tremendous explosion occurred. v Its force must have reached every man 4 in the mine. The cage in the main t shaft, which was at the bottom, was tj blown into splinters and the hoisting 8 machinery wrecked. About a hundred yards from the main entrance | s was an air shaft, also vertical, and j r, brick lined. It was torn by the blast Jq and the bricks were blown to the very a top. o Frantic women and frightened cnil- s dren dashed ont of their dwellings r just across the railroad track and I rnshed toward the month of the shaft. ^ They were driven back by the smoke ^ that poured up from the mine. A minute later everything was quiet. The a big engines stopped and the fan was 8 hushed. There was no possibility of fi at once aiding the imprisoned men at b the main shaft, and a rush was made u for the ventilating shaft, 150 feet away. Fire damp kept the rescuers out of h the mine until 3 o'clock in the after- ti noon, when the first gang descended. A mass of wreckage was found at the bottom of the shaft, in which lay seven men, their faces blackened and burned c arfd their bodies distorted. When the first party was worn out and nearly poisoned, another took its place, and. this was continued until late into the night in an effort to save ^ the survivors. Sunday morning the rescue work * was resumed and the horror of the j Braznell mine grew in intensity with t every hour. At the same time there was a strong o presumption that the laws regulating ? mining were carelessly and probably criminally disregarded. J.H6 UFBd UUUItJH U1 tilO Vibbuuo nuc ^ brought out of the mine Sunday morning, and never in the history of j mine disasters were human beings so c horribly mutilated. It was nearly 11 ^ o'clock before the first five bodies ^ were taken out, twenty-eight hours after the explosion. At 5:30 o'clock three were brought to the surface and D at 6:50 o'clock three more came up in ^ the cage of the main shaft. c At least twelve other bodies were in sight, but could not be reached on ac- ^ count of the debris. The estimates of the number of the dead were conflicting. A. B. c Braznell, president of the Stockdale ^ Coal company, said he believed that but twenty or twenty-five men had been killed. Men who were working j around the mine say thirty-five to 1 forty men were down the mine shaft in the cages, while about twenty climbed down the steps in the eleva- F tor shaft. From fifty-five to sixty men 3' were in the mine, and of this number c but twelve have been recovered alive. ^ All the rest, whatever the number, are e dead. v BANK PRESIDENT ARRESTED. / i Cole Charged With Misappropriating Government Fund*. Charles H. Cole, former president j of the Globe National bank of Boston, . j which failed several days ago, was ar- \ rested at Bedonda, Cal., by United g States Marshal Osborne. The arrest e was made on a warrant charging him with misappropriation of government , funds. The information was sent from \ Boston. Mr. Cole has been connected with the Globe bank for thirty years, and his resignation, which took place two ? mr?r>tha den. caused a sensation in i Boston. 5 FOUR KILLED IN WRECK. Train Operator Fails To Hold Train On 1 Siding: and Result Was Disastrous. By a wreck on the Northern Pacific Monday morning, near Bear Month, . Mont., foar men were killed and sev- 1 eral injured, more or less seriously. 1 The operator at Bonito allowed the i freight train from the west to pass, when it should have been held on the * siding. As soon as the operator heard i of the wreck he took to the hills and 1 has not been heard of. 1 EARTHQUAKE IN CALIFORNIA. Two Small Towns Are Nearly DeYastated ! By tlie Shock. At 4:25 o'clock Monday morning a severe earthquake shock was felt over i a large portion of southern California, ' the undulations lasting about twelve 1 seconds. The center of the shock ap- < peared to have been at San Jacinto, a < small town in Riverside county. Ten or fifteen buildings were damaged, chimneys toppled over and walls were cracked and shaken. The total damage at San Jacinto and Hemit, a small town near by, is estimated at $50,000. WERE LOST n the Pit By DisasExplosion. Another evidence of the force of the xpiosion -was discovered Sunday afsrnoon. On the hillside fifty feet ack from the main shaft -was discov red an arm and a foot. They were ortions of a victim killed 108 feet be)w the surface and blown out of the haft like a bullet from a rifle. From statements obtained it seems Iear that the presence of gas in quanities in the mine was perfectly well nown, and that naked lights were sed for several days before the exlosion. "BOBS" LEAVES LONDON. .ord Roberts Starts For South Africa and Is Given a Grand Send-Off. Field Marshal Lord Roberts, who is 3 assume command of the British >rces in South Africa, left Lopdon aturday, starting on his way to South .frica amidst scenes of enthusiasm, ividly demonstrating the n'atioEud.insrest in the event and the beli^that tie departure of the general can be ccepted as a guarantee that whatever an be done in South Africa will be arried out by thoroughly competent 3- -3 1 ? linoc anus aiiu uii careiuiij iuuiui&u a<uv?> Although only privileged persons rere permitted to enter the railway tation, this did not prevent the gathring of immense throngs at all the pproaches and other points of adantage, who cheered repeatedly as 'Bobs," accompanied by his wife and wo daughters, drove up. Seldom has be terminus witnessed such an inpiriDg send-off. Every appearance of the field marhal was the signal for ringing liurahs, lusty shouts and good wishes, 'he moment the veteran commander rrived he was surrounded by military fficers and other friends and held a emi-private reception in the waiting oom. After personal leave-takings, iord Roberts reached the platform, rhere general greetings and parting rords were exchanged. Many ladies pressed forward to get last handshake and bid him God peed. One woman, with her eyes tiled, with tears, exclaimed: "God less you and bring you safely back to s." This wish was,echoed and re-echoed a varying phraseology by hundreds hronging the vicinity of the train. AMERICAN CARGO SEIZED. hance For Dispute with Great Britain Has Presented Itself. A special to the New York Herald :om Washington says: Secretary of State Hay will have a borough investigation made of the reported seizure by British cruisers of everal cargoes of American flour off )elagoa Bay, South Africa. Initrucions have been sent to the American onsul at Lorenzo Marquez, Portugese, South Africa, directing him o make a thorough inquiry and to do verything in his power to prevent ilegal interference with American comaerce by either belligerent. Ambassador Choate has also been ustructed to make inquiries into the ases and to make such recommendaion to the British foreign office as he facts in the case may justify. The seizure has giyen rise to a lot of peculation as to what this governlent is going to do in the matter. 'he stuffs -were shipped from Amerian ports consigned to the Portuguese iorts of Delagoa Bay?and the proests over the seizures have raised the rhole question of contraband of war nd the rights of neutrals. It has aused much discussion in Washingon. OFFICERS NOT BLAMED. 'he Board Reports the Charleston's Officers Were Blameless. A special from Manila says: Theretort of the Charleston court of inquiry nst rendered is favorable to the others of the strauded warship. It shows hat due vigilance was exercised in the mbarkaiion of the crew into the boats rhioh were well handled. HOLIDAY LYNCHING. "wo Negroes Meet Death at Hands of Mississippi Mob. Two negroes, named Jim Martin and ?rank West, were lynched on the Baker's ceek bridge, near Bolton, Hiss., for the murder of an aged and lighly respected citizen named Milton J. Haire and an attempted criminal' assault on his niece, Miss Curran. The murder was one of the most jold-blooded in the criminal annals of he county. Brooke Leaves Cuba. General Brooke left Havana last Saturday at noon for Florida, receiving a major-general's salute as the steamer left the harbor. HOSPITAL SHIP SAILS. The Maine Departs From West India Docks For Cape Town. A London dispatch says: The Amercan hospital ship Maine sailed from :he West India docks for Cape Town it 2:30 Saturday afternoon. The Maine departed under favorable mspices. The Red Cross flag floated from her foremast, the queen's ensign from her main and stars and stripes from her mizzen. THREE APPRAISERS RELEASED. Six Others Are Held to Answer Charge of Fraudulent Practices. Three of the Havana custom house appraisers arrested on charges of fraud have been set at liberty conditionally by order of CollectQr Bliss. Six others charged with receiving bribes and of fraudulent practices are now held at the disposition of the court. Collector Bliss believes he has sufficient evidence to warrant the steps he is taking, and expresses the opinion that within the next few days all the guilty persons will be lodged in jail. rjc\JtNj?\JCM<NjrsJ?sj? l SOUTH CAROLINA \ S STATE NEWS HEMS. X C^CNJCvlCMfMCMCSlIM 0 Union Depot For Columbia. The Southern and Atlantic Coast Line Railroads make a splendid Christmas gift to Columbia. It has been definitely announced that these roads will build a union depot 540 feet long, to cost $100,000. It is said that this ( will be the finest passenger station in the south. j Columbia now has more railroads than Atlanta, Ga., and the confidence , of the railroads in the future of this ie rrroat Tho SpnhnftrTl will have 1 a separate depot, a very handsome af- ( fair. Work will commence at once. ( A handsome park is to be in front , of the depot. All the tracks in the , vicinity are to be changed so that no j train will have to back into the depot. < The old South Carolina and Georgia ] track will be torn up for some distance , on each side of the present junction. ] The Coast Line has joined the South- , ern and will go into a terminal compauy to operate the depot. The building will cost about $100,000 and the money for it is now in hand. This J will be welcome news to Columbians. Our Industrial l!oom. Chief Clerk Gantt, of the office of j secretary of state, has not completed the statement of the charters granted during the present year, but the work bas progressed sufficiently to show that the year now ending has reached ] high water in the matter of industrial development. South Carolina's record for 1899 will be one on industrial lines < that will be hard for auy state to surpass. The commissioned companies will show an aggregate capitalization of very nearly eleven millions of dollars, as against six million last year. The showing as to ^ie companies chartered, these whose organization i has been completed and have gotten , into operationg will be equally as re- 1 markable and significant. Ta remarkable showing made by the cotton mill J enterprises started up during the year 1 has already been given. Equally as striking will be the showing made by ' the cotton seed oil mills, the lumber concerns and the tobacco ware houses. - " ??i ? t All tnese ngures win De avauuuic iu u few days, however, and will speak for themselves. Charleston county will head the list as to the new companies 1 chartered, with twenty-six, with a 1 capital stock of $750,900. Richland and Anderson come next. % Hanna a South Carolinian? A prominent South Carolinian talking about South Carolina's history, as he was looking over some of the recently discovered revolutionary records in the state house, expressed the belief that Mark Hanna was a descendant of the Hanna family of this state. The father and son served in Marion's brigade, and General Hauna, who lived in Chesterfield, is known to have moved to Indiana in 1806. Congressman Norton, who was present, said that when he went back to Washington, he proposed to ask the famous Mark about it as a matter of curiosity. % Governor May Be Sportsman. Governor McSweeney has received a personal invitation from the president of the League of American Sportsmen to become a member of that organization, formed eighteen months ago, and having for its primary object the protection of American game. Several governors and other prominent men from all over the country have joined the organization, which i3 rapidly increasing in power. ?** Chancre of Schedule. On January 17 the Florida limited train of the Sonthern will be put on. It will arrive at Columbia, southbound, at 7 a. m. and pass there, northbound, at 9:40 p. m. This catises a change on the same date in the schedule of one of the trains between Columbia and Charleston that are now leaving Columbia in the morning, and returning in the evening. There will be no ciaer changes in the CharlestonColumbia schedule. *** Farmers Promptly Responded. The popularity of Wappoo Bridge is i J* clearly shown by tne general ana prompt response by the farmers of the island to the call made by the directors for inoDey to repair the draw, which was blown from its base by the storm in October. There are only a few who failed to respond. Barn and Contents Burned. Mr. Evans Price, well-to-do farmer, living at the old John McColl place, fonr miles east of Florence, met with a heavy loss a few nights ago. His barn, stables and forage house were destroyed by fire, together with 500 bushels of corn, 100 bushels of peas, several thousand pounds of forage, lot I of improved farm implements and other valuable stuff. The value of the property destroyed amounted to at least $1,000, with not a cent of insurance. Mr. Price came very nearly losing all of his stock, four head of mules, several cows and hogs. They were gotten out, however, but some of the stock was badly scorched and blistered from the heat. The fire was the work of an incendiary, as it occurred about midnight, and no fire had been about the place that day. * * Candidate Barnwell. The Williamsburg County Kecord Mrs- "Tn the first congressional dis trict next year the Hon. Joseph W. Barnwell, of Charleston, will oppose Colonel Elliot. Mr. Barnwell is at present state senator from Charleston. He is well known throughout the state, and has done good service to the Democratic party. "In this issue we reprint a few clippings from different newspapers in the state, which shows the high regard in which Mr. Barnwell is held. There is no doubt that he will make a good run, and we believe he will represent the first district in the 57th congress of the United States." ** Wlntlirop'* Merry War. The board of trustees of Winthrod refused to grant the petition of the pupils for a longer holiday at Christ- j mas. The matter may be considered | settled for this year aud it is hoped for ! all time. For some weeks after col- j lege opened nothing was heard of a holiday. Then from some unknown quarter came the suggestion of a petition; then there was the consequent talk; then more talk; then a report of what this trustee and that instructor had said, until the entire body of j students was moved as perhaps never i before. There was no special reason j urged, only "we want to go." The decision of the trustees was un- j doubtedly a wise one. The trustees j had discussed the matter fully in June j aud had decided that only one day ; svould be given. This was published as a settled fact in the catalogue. rTvwlur tliueo ^ir^TimRfjinces to errant a louger holiday would be p. material change of program. "With many par3nts some self-denial is- necessary in Drder that their daughters may attend ?ollege; this is the case, too, even with the moderate necessary expense account of Winthrop, and the proposed lioliday would materially increase the expected expense. Many parents brought this coudition to the attention 5f the faculty. A SCORE DROWNED Steamer Strands Off the North i Carolina Coast. BOATS WERE SWAMPED BY WAVES. Duly the Captain and Eight of the Crew Were Rescued By Men of the Life Saving Station. The weather bureau of Hatteras, N. C., reported that the British steamship Ariosto, Captain Barnes, from Galveston to Norfolk for coal, thence ; to Hamburg, loaded with cotton, corn J and wheat and meal, stranded on Ocracoke beach, six miles south of *" " " ? _oe? A Jtiaueras weaxner oxireau umce, -* i o'clock Sunday afternoon. The steamship carried a crew of thirty men. Twenty-one men abandoned the steamer and took to the boats soon after she stranded. The boats were wrecked in the heavy seas and the entire twenty-one were drowned. Captain Barns and the remaining eight men were taken from the ship later by Captain James Howard and crew, of the Ocracoke lifesaving station. The rescue was effected with difficulty, owing to the heavy sea, the landing taking almost the entire day. Captaiu Barns and eight surviving members of the crew were cared for at the life-saving station. Some water reached the hold of the vessel, but she is in good condition, and probably can _ be saved if prompt assistance is rendered. Monday the weather bureau officials at Hatteras furnished the following list of those saved from the wreck: Captain Baines, Warren, Reed, Peetoner, Anderson, Saline, Helsing, Petterson and Henroth. The Merritt and Chapman wrecking steamer Rescue passed out of the' capes Sunday night on her way to the Ariosto. BUTLER TO POPULISTS. Chairman of People's Party Asks Questions of Executive Committee Members. The Washington Post of Saturday contained the following: Senator Butler, of North Carolina, the chairman of the people's party, sent out a letter to each of the national committeemen of that organization, askiner them a number of questions, U ? the answers to which will determine the plans and purposes of the Populist party. As long ago as the spring of 1898 the Populists decided to hold their convention in advance of all other parties in 1900, as a concession to ahe middle of the road, or radical,faction of the party. Senator Butler's letter is as follows: "Sir?As you know, the national committee, at its last meeting at i Omaha, in June, 1898, passed a reso- ! lution known as the Omaha agreement j to the effect that our national conven- i tion should be held at least one month j before the old party convention. The Republican national committee has just held a meeting and fixed June 19th as the time for heir next national convention. The Democratic committee has been called to meet January 22d to fix a date for their convention. They will probably hold their convention a week or two before, or a week or two after, the Republican convention. I write now to get the concensus of opinion of our national committee on the following points: "Shall I call a meeting of the national committee to fix the time of our next national convention? "2. If yes, what time and place do j you favor for the committee meeting? \ "3. Or shall I take the vote of the I national committee as to the time of j holding the next national convention by referendum vote? "4. If you favor the referendum vote, what date do you favor for the national convention? "5. .Shall I invite the silver Repubcan national convention to meet at the same time and place with us? "I submit the fifth question because I notice that at the recent meeting of the national executive committee of the Silver Republican party there was a strong sentiment expressed in favor of holding their convention at the same time and place as ours with the view of agreeing on the same national ticket." Senator Butler expects that the committeemen to whom his letter has been ! addressed will reply promptly and | that within the next two weeks he will i be able to decide definitely what course ! to pursue. Miss Morrison's Trial Set. A Chattanooga dispatch says: The trial of Julia Morrison, who killed Stage Manager Frank Leiden, is set for Thursday, January 4th. Her attorneys, as well as those representing the state, have announced that they will bo ready for trial on that date. GOEBEL SUPPORTERS Issue An Address to the People of Kentucky Concerning the Filing of Protest. A special from Frankfort, Ky., says: The address to the Democracy of the state, indorsing the contest instituted by William Goebel and other candidates on the Democratic ticket, was issued Thursday night. It is signed by Former Senator Blackburn, chairman of the state campaign committee; Chairman Young, of the state central and executive committee, and all of the members of those committees. The Democratic party of Kentucky, declares the address, through its several RtntA fnmmit.tfies. has unanimously declared that the best interests of the party, as well as justice, demand that contests shall be made by all the candidates on the Democratic ticket for the respective offices for which they were nominated. The committees feel that it is proper that they should in a concise form state the grounds upon which they base their action. The state board of election commissioners at its recent session, issued certificates of election to all of the Republican candidates for state offices, but the board expressly declared in the opinion it rendered that it acted simply as a canvassing board without power or authority as it construed the law to inquire into the legality or validity of any contested votes. The board expressed the opinion that, if clothed with the authority to go behind the returns and determine the matters in contention, the certificates of election would not have been issued to the parties who received them. JOHNSTOX-MORGAN "FEUD." Alabama Senatorial Contest Has Degenerated Into Bitter Personal War. The senatorial contest in Alabama has resolved itself into a bitter personal fight between Governor Johnston and Senator Morgan. The developments that are now in sight promise one of the liveliest political sansationsof recent years in the south. Governor Johnston has written Senator Morgan a letter in which a demand is made for the retraction of his statement that Johnston was a stockholder in a trust that had to leave Alabama and seek shelter in New Jersey. Commenting on this Senator Morgan aaj3: "I shall make a retraction, eh? When I speak I know what I am talking about. Loan that copy to me, please. I shall is^ue a statement above my own name, at once, in which I shall deal with this demand. This is the opening that I have been looking for, and I can prove everything that I have said, and Johnston will be sorry he spoke.' SHORT SESSION OF HOUSE. Time Spent In Filibustering Against a Motion to Adjourn. A Washington dispatch says: No business was transacted at the brief session of the house Wednesday. The time was occupied in a filibuster against a motion to adjourn, having been inaugurated by the Democrats and some Republicans in order to give Mr. Grow, the venerable ex-speaker of the house, an opportunity to reply to some statements made Tuesday by Mr. Gaines, of Tennessee. Mr. Payne, the majority leader, was defeated on two roll calls. After Mr. Grow had made his statement the house adjourned until 12 o'clock, January 3d, 1900. BACON OPPOSED TREATY. ^ It Opposed to Our Acquisition of Tutuila Island In Samoan Group, The senate committee on foreign relations Wednesday authorized a favorible report on the two treaties negotiated with Great Britain and Germany for the disolution of the tripartite agreement for the control of the Sacnoan islands. Senator Bacon, one of the Democratic members of the committee, was the only opponent of the treaty and he did not seek to delay the reporting of it to the senate. His opposition was directed toward the acquisition by this country of the Island of Tutuila, and his opposition to that was based upon the contention that Ihe consent of the islanders should be arst secured. BISHOP TURNER BARRED. Colored Prelate, Who It IU, Refuted Berth la Sleeping Car. Bishop Henry M. Turner, of Georgia, was refused a berth on a sleeping car at Savannah Thursday morning by the officers of the Central railroad in that city. The bishop, who is ill, having been paralyzed a few days ago, desired to return to Atlanta, his home. He asked to secure a berth in a sleeper, but was told that berths were not sold to colored persons. The sleepers are owned by the Central railroad and the road has an arbitrary rule that no colored persons ?i.?it *iVlo in fhfi slfteniner cars be Diiaii t?? tween Atlanta and Savannah, or on any of the branch lines of the company. NO THANKS TO M'KINLEY. Havana Municipal Council Refutes To Adopt Resolution Presented. At Friday's meeting of the municipal council of Havana, a motion was made to send an address of thanks to President McKinley for his candid references to Cuba in his recent message to congress. The motion was rejected on the ground that the message contained nothing, but merely reiterated a former promise. G0MPER3 RE-ELECTED. American Federation of Labor Retains All the Old Officers. The American Federation of Labor, in session at Detroit, unanimously reelected all its old officers. The only ! contests occurred in selections of fraj ternal delegates to the foreign trades' | congresses. i In the case of each of the officers ! the secretary cast unanimous vote of the convention. The convention made formal requests that all trades unions hereafter more clearly define the work of their respective crafts. LITTLE GIRLS DIE IN FLAMES Rehearsal Exercises In School End In Horrible Tragedy. WERE ELEVEN BABY VICTIMS Gas Jet Ignites Clothing of One and Blaze Envelopes flany C thers. At Quincv. III., Friday afternoon -V V ' - while the school children of St. Francis parochial school, Seventeenth and Vine streets, were rehearsing for an entertainment, the dress of one of them caught fire from a gas jet and in ten minutes four of them were burned to death, two died an hour later and five others died before midnight. Half a dozen others were burned more or less severely. All were between nine and eleven years old. Several of the teachers were painfully burned in trying to save the children. The fire started in a little dressing room. Three or four little girls were there dressing for the rehearsal and laughing gayly among themselves. A dozen others were grouped in the wings of the stage near the foot of the stairs descending from the dressing rooming. The girls in the dressing room had nearly completed their costumes when one of them brushed against the gas jet, but which one it was, will never be known. A touch of the flame was sufficient and in an instant her dress of cotton and light cloth was in a blaze. She screamed and ran out of the room, communicaiing the blaze to the others as she ran. One of the girls, with her dress in a blazo, jumped out of a small window onto the stairs leading to the stage 811(1 OOWH me Biairs. jx uarniug iviuu she was, as she almost fell down the stairs and rushed into the groups of children standing in the wings. Thej were all clad like her, in fancy costumes of cotton, lace and silk, and the fire spread with incredible rapiditj from one to the other. There were fourteen children in the cast of the Christmas entertainment and only a few escaped. It was all over in ten minates, and in that time four perished, seven fatally burned and others more or less severely injured. The children were panic stricken and rnshed this way and that, screaming with pain. But the agony was brief. The school hall was filled with children and many more would have been killed in the panic which followed had it not been for the prompt efforts of the teachers and sisters, who were in charge of the entertainment and were present. The children were in a panic for a few minutes and rushed for the doors; but prompt efforts quieted them and no one was hurt in the rush. The shrieks and screams of the injured wero agonizing. The little ones lay helpless and impotent on the fiooi and writhed about in agony. The dead were charred in most cases beyond recognition. JOCBERT AN AMERICAN. Major Fontaine KeIterates That Boer General Fought In Civil War. T I'nnloina r\( AflfiSlA. llittjUi jjuuiai j. uubaiuu) v* sippi, well known both in peace and war, was recently brought into prominence in the public press by a story sent out from Washington quoting him as saying that Colonel Joubert, of I the Boer army in the Transvaal, had | served under Stonewall Jackson and 1 was a Louisiana officer in the civil war. Soon after the publication of the press dispatch in the papers of the country there was a meeting of Louisiana Confederate veterans in the city of New Orleans and the statement of Major Fountain? was denied by them. Notwithstanding this, the major emphatically reiterates his statement that Colonel Joubert was a Confederate soldier and that he had served under Jackson in Virginia in the Shenandoah valley campaign. BODY PLACED IN VAULT. Gen. Lawtun's Remains Removed From San Mateo To Manila. Major General Lawton's body was removed from San Mateo to Manila Wednesday afternoon, his staff and s squadroc of cavalry acting as esoort. i It was found necessary to bridge the river. The funeral will take place from hii late residence, a mansion formerly oc cupied by a Spanish general. The body has been temporarily placed in t vault in El Pasco cemetery, where many of the American soldiers have been interred, and a guard of hono: will be maintained. WATCHING ABYSINNIANS. Emperor Menelik May Cause Tvoubl< For England. London papers display much anxietj over the attitude of Menelik, emperoi of Abyssinnia, toward England. Al present there is a dispute oetween tnu potentate and Great Britain as to th< boundary between Egypt and Abys sinnia, and it is feared that Meneli) may consider the present a good tim< to make a demonstration against th< British. Havana Street Railways Combine. All the street railway interests ir tho city of Havana were consolidated at a meeting Thursday in the office o: ihe treasurer of the Havana Electrit Railway Company, in New York, thus ending a contest begun more than ? year ago. j. Ray Demands ihe Facts. The department of state has called apon United States Minister Huntei for a report of the facts in the case o: two Americans, Imboden and Golde. who were recently tilled by a nativ< in San Pedro, Honduras. | WAR OF CONQUEST 1 ????? I Opposed In a Resolution By Senator Hoar, BE VIGOROUSLY OPPOSES IMPERIALISM I Measure Is a Strong and Sensational One and Is the First Shot of the Coming Campaign. ] I A Washington dispatch says: Senator Hoar, of Massachusetts, intro- ? duced the following resolution in the senate at Wednesday's session: "Whereas, the American people and the several states in the union have in times past at important periods in their history, especially when declaring their independence, establishing their con- J stitutions, or undertaking new and I great responsibilities, seen fit to de- f clare the purposes for which the nation or state was founded, and the important objects the people intend to pursue in their political action; and * "Whereas, the close of a great war," . the liberation by the United States of the people of Cuba and Porto Rico, in ! the western hemisphere, and of the Philippine islands, in the far east, and the reduction of those peoples to a condition of practical dependence upon the United States constitute an 1 occasion which makes such a declaration proper; therefore be it "Resolved, That this republic ad- . heres to the doctrines in the past set forth in the declaration of independence, and in its national and state constitutions: ' "That the purpose of its existence and the objects to which its political 1 action ought to be directed are the ennobling of humanity, the raising ! from the dust its humblest and coarsest members and the enabling of oersons coming lawfully under its power or influence to live in freedom . | and honor, under governments whose form 8 they are to have a share in de- ' termining, and in whose administra- ' tion they have an equal voice. Its most important and pressing obligations are > "I. To solve the difficult' problem presented by the presence of different races on our own soil with equal constitutional rights. To make the negro safe in his home, secure in his vote, equal in his opportunity for education | and employment, and .to bring the Indian to a civilization and culture in 1 accordance with his need and capacity; ! "2. To enable great cities to govern 1 themsehes in freedom, in honor and in purity. "3. To make the ballot box as pure as a sacramental vessel and the elec1 tion return as perfectly in accord with . the law and the truth as the judgment of the supreme court; ' "4. To banish illiteracy and ignorance from the land; "5. To secure to every workman and for every working woman wages ; enough to support a life of domfort, and an old age of leisure and quiet, as befits those who have an equal share * in a self-governing state; "6. To grow and expand over the 1 continent and over the islands of the 1 sea, just so fast and no faster, as we can bring into equality and self-governmeiit, under our constitution, peo| pie and races who will share those ideals and help to make them realities; 1 "7. To set a peaceful example of freedom which mankind will be glad to I fnll/vw hnfc n?vAr to force even free dom upon unwilling nations at the point of the bayonet or at the cannon's month. "8. To abstain from interfering with the freedom and just rights of other nations or peoples and to remember that the liberty to do right necessarially involves the liberty to do wrong; and that the American people \ have no right to take from any other people the birth-right of freedom because of a fear that they will do wrong with it." Hanna Issues Call, i The call for the next republican na> tional convention at Philadelphia was issued at Washington Wednesday night. It is signed by Mark Hanna as chairman and Charles Dick as Secretary. Revised List of British Losses. Revised lists of the British casualties at the battle of Colenso received in London show that 137 non-commissioned officers and men were killed. BROTHER SUES BROTHER. Fat Calhoan Wants An Accounting With i His Brother John. Patrick Calhoun, formerly of Atlanta, Ga., but now of Cleveland, 0., has filed suit in the district court at 1 ' Washington against his brother, John : C. Calhoun. About $197,000 is involved. .The suit is filed in accord- ( ance with an agreement between the j brothers allowing a difference betweon ) them to take this course. The suit involves a number of transactions between the brothers dating back a num- : ber of years in which they have been : , unable to agree as to amounts. 1 r Former Senator M. C. Butler, of South Carolina, is referee in the case. BIG REWARD OFFERED. Directors of Rapid Transit Company > Want Authors of Reports. The directors of the Brooklyn, N. r Y., Bapid Transit company have offer ' ed a reward of $25,000 for information k leading to the discovery and convic' tion of the author or authors of reports 3 recently circulated concerning the - company's affairs with intent to affect t the market price of its stocks, an of3 ferse punishable under the laws of 3 the state. Parrott Gets Appointment. Governor Bloxham of Florida has J appointed J. R. Parrott, vice president f of the East Coast railway and lawyerf politician of Jacksonville,on the board 5 of trustees of the State Agricultural 1 college, Lake City, vice E. K. Foster, 1 deceased. Fifty-One Millions. [ A Washington dispatch says: The . argent deficiency appropriation bill, f the first of the important supply bills for government expenses, is practically ' made up, and the total will amount to about $51,000,000. X LIEUT. BRUMBY | LAID TO REST inried Is Oakland Cemetery at Atlanta With Military Honors. < M UOCSANDS VIEWED THE BODY || jcenes Were Sadly Impressive and Funeral Pageant Was * I One of Hagnificence. I The mortal remains of Lieutenant Phomas M. Brumby were laid to rest >y loving hands and impressively ead J$ n n oral Horviopq in Oakland ^emeterv it Atlanta, Ga., Wednesday afternoon. . ?&& The train bearing the body reached " ' he city from Washington at 7 o'clock SVednesday morning <two hours late, jut the friends who were at the depot iwaited its arrival with patience, in seeping with the sadness of their mis- 7 The honorary pall-bearers, the com* jM nittee on fnneral arrangements, a com* J pauy of the Fifth regiment, and a jquad of police were in waiting. The |f| committee met the relatives of Lien* | M tenant Bmmby, who came with the body. They were Mr. and Mrs. Hey- j teard, Lieutenant Caldwell, the per- : jonal representative of Admiral Dewey ind close friend of the dead officer, M || svas also with the party. The party ^ ^ crent immediately to the Kimball bouse, while the honorary pall-bear* .7 | srs, the soldiers and the squad of po-vJ lice, accompanied the casket to th*1| '^| state capitol, under the direction of ; B Undertaker Patterson. On the arrival at the capitol the \:4 lice formed on either sid6 of the wide /; ^ Bteps and the funeral party and mffitaeii ry escort marched with selemnstep^ B into the rotunda. The soldiers form- B ed on either side of the central rotnnda^| and the casket was placed directly w^lg der the dome. '' " '% The casket bore the simple inserip- 1 B tion, "Lieutenant Thomas M. Bram^ ^ fl by, IT. S. N.. November 20th, 1858^ 7>I December 17th, 1899." ' 4'M Lieutenant Caldwell placed the msg- % nificent sword of Bramby and navy officer's hat on the heavy black fl casket, while the flowers which had || .-'m come down with the body from Wash-; ; ington, were arranged on tables about 7 the rotunda. They were superb floral* | A great wreath of white roses, ja- B ponicas and carnations, twined wi&ifBH delicate ferns, bore a card with the V B simply inscription, 4 The President.|| Another wreath of similar design wisl^ marked with the 555c 01 PecrelaqJ ^ Long, of the navy. Admiral and | Dewey's card was attached to an aiK>l ohor of roses and violets. A magnificent^ |i wreath of oolored roses and graoefu$|| palms was marked, "Prom Georgia1 : j Friends." The body of the young hero !aydn:|| gsj state at the cfipitol from 8 o'clock ia|| v the morning nntil 2 o'clock in tbe^ :fM afternoon, daring which time thoa* % sands of sorrowing Atlantians lcwked|| ^ for the last time on his face. 3 4 Mrs. A. E. Brumby, the aged nHri&|| er of liientenant Brumby,was notwelig ' /M enough to leave her home in Mariei$i9 to attend the funeral services, andh^ see the dead form of her beloved sojjfgl \^|i Mrs. Brumby has been in ill heatt?|| for some time, and though it waaeixj|jl : pected that she would arrive in Atlanta^ Wednesday morning, she was too weak 3 to undertake the short trip. M At 2 o'clock the remains were tcikpab^ | by the military guard to Si Philip^ || 'M church, where, at 2:30, the solea&fl ,-| and impressive funeral service of | Episcopal church was conducted by ^ | Bishop C. & Nelson. | At the conclusion of the service ataj ^ the church the funeral procession was | | fofmed, and, headed by the military of the city, the Fifth Georgia infs2^|| |? try_the Atlanta artillery and the Gqvk|| l| ernor's Horse Uuara, morea own | Washington street out Hunter to the H. J) cemetery. ' | JkS9| The fifth regiment band was at tfo6|||^9 head of the military and was followed g| by company B of the Seventh United m States infantry. Next came the Piflh J 3 regiment, followed by the Atlanta tillery and the Governor's Horse - | Guard. 'J] The state and municipal officers, |i supreme oourt judges and many proaSp|| -;:J| inent citizens comprised the honoreq^J if escort to the cemetery. M When the service had ended the ess- . m ket was lowered into the grave and in. ; 9 a few short moments a large mound of; || newly turned earth was all that marked . the spot of the final resting place <?:)} one of Georgia's gallant sons. A detachment of regulars was marched to the grave under command ' | Lieutenant Offerly and three rolb||| J were fired into the air. Two bnglera. ^ from the Seventh infantry then sieppe&^|B | forward to the foot of the grave asd^ sounded "taps." || This was the last act of the ?ere- i 9 mony and the crowds withdrew. .-.-v&M % --jy8 - BANKS ASK FOB FUNDS. ||? <|l National In?titution? Make AppUestioa tm 8?cretary of the Treasury. .--tH - xgSj Up to noon Thursday Secretary Gage -1 ||j of the treasury had approved applica- 9 tions from national banks for deposit of publio funds under his recent offer:|| M to the amount of about $15,000,000; J|| So far no applications have been eon-41 ^ sidered from banks which do not owa^.r| or control the bonds which they pzor^ p pose to deposit as security. WANT LOWER SYRUP BATES, |j8 | Railroad Comminioners of Owrgis Tlrtia -P g to Complaints of Cane Grow on. Syrup rates occupied the attention *3 ^ of the Georgia railroad commission P Friday, the entire session of the day si| being devoted to hearing'from the cane growers of south Georgia and V representatives of the railroads. .'.v^Sg It is claimed by the Georgians whop > 1 are interested in the syrup business , 'pi that the present railroad rates grr?v? j great advantaged to New Orleans, and^|| ;p| unless relief is afforded the syrup in" ?1 anstry in the state will be ruined, | |gjj