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VOL. II.
FLORENCE, S. C., FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 6, 1895.
No. 105.
TOMS STILL AHEAD.
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TURKISH MINISTERS AFRAID
FOR THEIR LIVES.
Th«6ultan Rages and Threatens
Them—Russian Fleet at Black
Sea Entrance of Bosphorus-
Constantinople, Dec. 5, via Sofia,
Dec. 5.—During the past twenty-
four hours there have been fre-
■^sp»snt Cabinet councils at the pal-
a<5fe abd several exchanges of com
munications with the representa
tives of the powers, but no decision
seems to have been arrived at by
the Porte on the subject of the fir
mans demanded by the powers for
the passage of extra guard ships
through the Bosphorus. The dila
tory policy of the palace people is
continued apparently in the hope
that some hitch will occur which
may put an end to the accord of
that power. The Ambassadors do
not attempt to deny that the accord
of Europe is liable to be disturbed
at any moment, and it is to attain
this end that the Turks are work
ing night and day with all thrf
skill and subtleness of Eastern dip
lomacy. Irritating rumors al>out
the “real designs” of Great Britain
are taken to the Russian Embassy
by the agents of the Porte and an
noying insinuations concerning i
the “ultimate aims” of Russia find
their way, through the Porte’s
agents, into the British Embassy.
In turn the French Ambassador
hears sly reports about the doings
of the German Ambassador and
vice versa. So the game con
tinues, with the Turks still ahead
in spite of the efforts ot an ap
parently united Europe.
However, unless all signs are
misleading or the unexpected hap
pens, there will be decided changes
in the situation by Saturday.
All the Turkish Ministers are
guarded and all are in fear of their
lives, not only dreading assassina
tion at the hands of the Armenians
but standing in great apprehension
of being summarily dealt with by
the Sultan, who is known to be ir
ritated beyond any previous de
gree at everything and everybody.
Seeing the meshes of the European
net drawing closer and closer
around him every day, Abdul
Hamid is described as being fran
tic with impotent lage and likely
to wreak vengeance upon any or :
all his Ministers.
There are more rumors lima
usual in circulation to-day regard
ing the massing of Russian troops
on the Turkish frontier and the
gathering of a Russian fleet near
the Bosphorus. Indeed, it lias
been reported that several Russian
war vessels have been sighted off’
the Black Sea coast of Turkey and
nobody would be rstonished to see
Russia’s extra guard ship steam
into the Bosphorus from the East
at the same time Great Britain’s
extra gunboat passes the Dardan
elles.
The United States Ambassador,
Alexander VV. Terrell, has received
ii note from the Porte to the effect
that new and more rigorous orders
have been sent to the Turkish of
ficials in the disturbed districts to
take every precaution necessary to
protect all foreigners and their
property and assuring him of the
safety of the American missionary
at Cicsarea, where a “disturbance”
was recently reported.
Bull Run So>d for a Song;.
Alexandria, Ya., Dec. 4.—The
historic Yorkshire estate, the first
battlefield of the war for Southern
independence, was sold to-day at
public auction at the court house,
about six hundred acres in all,
situated on both sides of Bull Run
in Prince William and Fairfax.
The land lying on the Prince Wil
liam side brought on an average
six dollars an acre, the other about
three dollars.
RESOLUTIONS.
Wreck-
Jacksonville, Fla., Dec. 4—The
Savannah. Florida and Western
railroad train No. 21 was wrecked
at 7 :10 to-night at the 156th mile
post, between Calahan and Dins-
more. The wreck was caused by
a broken rail frog. The train was
made up of a baggage car, day
coach, smoker and sleeper, all of
which were derailed. The engine
remained on the track. Conduct
or Dick Butt, H. L. Rohr, the
Pullman conductor, was slightly
scratched. J. B. Martin, his wile,
two children and mother-in-law,
Mrs. Teal, of Owensboro, ICy.,
were on board. One of the chil
dren had her hand hurt, and Mrs.
Teal was very badly shaken up.
II. G. Kueedler, of Louisville, Ivy.,
on his way to Florida for his
health, is thought to h< ; injured in
ternally.
Before tfto Mayor.
George Woods was arrested for
being drunk and disturbing the
congregation in the colored M. E.
church. He forfeited £>'5 for non-
appearance.
OME OFFERED BY C HANDLER
AND THE OTHER BY MILLS.
One is Tentative and the Other
Positive-Senator Call Makes a
Vigorous Flgnt for Recognition
of Cuban Belligerency.
Washington, Dec. 5—There was
a very good attendance when the
Senate met at noon to-day. The
first bill introduced was one by
Mr. Mills (Dem. of Texas) for the
coinage of the silver in the Treas
ury.
A bill introduced by Mr. Chand
ler (Rep. of New Hampshire) for
the free coinage of silver at the
ratio of 15 1-2 to 1, the bill to be
come operative when England,
Germany and France pass similar
laws, was listened to with great
attention by the members of the
Senate.
After providing for coining the
bullion and the issuing of silver
and gold certificates, the third
section of the bill provides that
the law shall take eff'ect and be
come operative when similar laws
shall have been adopted by the
governments of England, France
and Germany, “which laws shall
in substance provide for the pur-
chase ot gold and silver bullion
without limit and shall make le
gal tender of the gold and silver
coins, and any certificate repre-;
eoniing th'.in, the ratio between J
the gold and silver to be the same
provided for in this Act; and
when such laws have been passed
by the governments aforesaid, the
Po sident shall make proclama
tion accordingly, and this law
shall then take effect and be in
force.
Petitions from Florida for the
recognition of Cuba and from the
Legislature of Montana against fur
ther issuance of bonds were pre-
s nted. j
A resolution offered by Mr. Call
(Dem. of Florida) was adopted,
calling upon the Secretary of State
to b <ont t > the Senate the corres
pondence relating to the case of
Dr. Sanguilly, an American citi
zen snuo.-nci d to life imprisonment
for alleged complicity in the Cuban
revolution, and directing him to
procure a copy of the records in the
case, it it is not on file at the de
partment.
Mr. Gallinger (Rep. of New
Hampshire) introduced a resolu
tion declaring it to be the sense of
the Senate that it was unwise and
inexpedient to retire the green
backs.
At the conclusion of the pre
liminary routine business, Mr. call,
of Florida, called up his resolution
of Tuesday and addressed the Sen
ate.
The resolution provided for the
recognition by the United States
of a state or public war between
Spain and the government pro
claimed and for some time main
tained by force of arms by the
people of Cuba; declaring that the
United States would maintain a
condition of strict neutrality be
tween the contending powers and
accord to each the rights of bellig
erents in the ports of the United
States. The resolution further
declares that the United States
protest and remonstrate against
the barbarous manner in which
the war in Cuba has been con
ducted and authorize the Presi
dent to take such steps as may be
necessary to secure an observance
of the !aws of war as recognized
by all civilized nations.
Mr. Call drew a graphic picture
of the ruin, miegovernment and
barbarous cruelty against which
the Cubans were contending, and
their long struggle for freedom.
He described the former revolu
tions and declared that the prog
ress against tyranny made by the
native Cubans who maintained, as
we had maintained in 1770, that
just government must derive its
authority from the consent of the
governed, entitled them to recog
nition as belligerents and the neu
trality of other nations.
He considered it an outrage that
the United States should not hold
out an encouraging hand to those
who were struggling for independ
ence. But, instead of speeding
the Cabans in their course, he in
sisted that this government was
actually retarding the revolution;
was, in fact, furnishing aid to the
Spanish tyrant.
MILLS MEANS BUSINESS.
The bill introduced in the Sen
ate to-day by Senator Mills of
Texas, directs the Secretary of the
Treasury to have all the silver in
the Treasury coined into subsid
iary coin and provides that when
the revenues of the government
shall be insufficient to meet the
current expenses of the govern
ment the Secretary shall issue
non-interest bearing legal tende