The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, July 21, 1899, Image 1
THE ?A AIDE
NISLE.
volume x.
('AM DEN, S. FRIDAY, -Tl l.V 21.
N ( ). 2S?
It Has Bee/) Presented Through His
Attorney,
THE -FIRST YET FILED
In t e Court of (h'ms- Tncrc Will be
Aboat 5,000 of T lie in Altogether? Ques
tion cf Law Involv.d.
Washington, D C . Special ? Ad
miral Geo. Dewey Saturday filed in
iho Court of <* lamis through his as
tc-vney, his claim for naval bounty,
wv?.vi j.g out of the battle of Manila
Bay, M ay 1. 1S0S. I his Is the first of
'this class of claims filed in this court,
und lc U antloip-ttod thv there will
bo b*tw:en 1 noo and 5.000 of them a)
1 &gc:..hc-r. Ma.vr of these claims were
originally filed before the Navy Do
T>aitTOcnku under ihe provisions of Sec
tion 4 CS3 cf tho Revised Statutes, for
vinhing or otherwise destroy ins: ves
frls belo-ngln's to Spain on various
il>tcs during tho period from April
l?l?t, ISf'J, when active naval ope.*a?
t i "r. k ng.Tinit that country were en*
tc-rc.l up until the suspension of
l'or-ili;ics upon the t!gn:rg of \he
P'l'crocol, August 32,
Thc-e claims luvohe controverted
Mue-.-ii:!ir- cf law, and the decision of
which will alfect a number of cases,
ar l " 11} furnish a precedent for tho
lu'u/e a t ion of the?Navy Department
In 1 1; ? a ljustment of this class of
<w)' - The Secretary of the Nary, af?
10 r e : r?ulta4?ion with the Attorney
Qensr.il ard with hi?, apprroval, has
rcv'rrr*u to the Court of Claims tbe
f-jllawin?
United Spates Flagship New York,
Spanish flee*, Santiago, Cuba, July 0,
7 1 r= ^ ? t jilted States Steamship Conco.V:
Manila Day. May 1. ISO*. United States
Steanuhlp Manning, Spanish fleet, San
tiago, Cuba. July 3. 1S0S; United
Stri'f? Steamship Vale, surrender S#n
I i?go, Cuba. July lb. United
Ss'.tcs battle hip Massachusetts prize
money and bounty for sinking Rein a
Mer-edes, harbor Santiago, evening
July 4, ]^<S, United States Steamship
%M;.CulSc<igh, Manila Pay, May 1. 1?08;
United St't'es. battleship Texas. Almir
onte Oquendo, Infanta Maria Teresa,
Viscvaya, Criftobal Colon, Pluton. Fu
ror, F.cina Mcrcedes. July 3 and 4. is&?,
United Slate? battles-hip Texas, ^es
eels taken by terms of capitulation
?>r Santiago an^l carter n province of
Cu.ba, United States Steamship Hist,
bounty foi sinking of Estrella. disab
31ng gun-beat Cuba E? panda, and tor
pedo boat Delgado, sinking of sloop
with 6oldIers, burning armed vessels,
in engagement against superior
force; harbor Manzanillo. Cuba. July
So, i
The secretary of the navy is given
Authority to refer these claims to the
( :;v' cf r'iaina- for decision under pro
vision of Pcction 2 of an act of March
?. 18ft?, en'ided; "An art to afford
h . si my r. and relief to Congress and
the executive departments in the inves
tigation of claims and demands
against tho government.
f h* purpose of Ihe reference of the
claims IK to get a iud?cial_ determlna
tlon by the court of the rights of all
- parties concerned
I'ryan Burked for a Sptccft.
Chlcasa, 111. Sp.ecial ? Wiliam .T.
Tiryan will sprok on the results of In
dustrial and financial conditions, at a
conference on trusts, to be held In
? '?itffra/'o, ort September I3?h to 16th,
Inclusive, und^r the auspices of the
Civic Federation, die bar- "been ap
pointed by !hc CJ?vernor of N>braska
pe one of th^1 delegate to represent
that S'ate at the conference
Report of the Commissioner of Patents.
Wr.shlnpton. D. C., Special ? Commis
si or-r of rnfe-nt? Duel!. lias submitted
his ?.rn>i,i! report for fhe fiscal ysar
Just idoked Tt shows t.hat durlw? the
yor there were r?v.eived 3.5, 3i2 appli-.
ratOns for patent* There were 25,404
patents granted Ther* were' 16,670
Jotters parent tliar expired. X
ladles Greet Mine f)re)f?r;
Hennes. lly Cable. ? Maitre Demajige
Interviewed Captain Dreyfus Saturday
from 10 o'tjjovk till 1. after which Mme.
Dreyfus visited her hur.hand for sever
al hour?. On leaving the prison *he
was greeted by seventy Itennes society
Sadies, who had assembled to testify
their sympathy wlih her.
To Blow Up the Filipino*.
Washington, D. C? Special.-? The *PIY
department has recently concluded au
exhaustive series of experiments In
6#?dy Hook with high explosives. and
light field guns, that promise*, ir adopt
ed, to result In arming the t-ocp' in
tike Phillpines with the most advanced
type of light field ghn In the world.
T6e board has decide*! or'Tr tyTHr oT
field gun which can fire I# aro>ed shots
per minute, which can be operated by
ou mi a*d abicli*i(s full tr? v csa
({?le ts pfifs la If mosdi for loading
an nfSe beck for<fswportsUen>ali?ire*
ever ? e ded. It is s>!nc!i csitbr . m
mrvf eel id shot ihiijwl at a tanrttag
ck>rg* oL high ?tp:?Te wfc;_t * ill
Mm r " ? r~ ?**
B ANN'S SUCCESSOR
- Howie a Chic} *Consla U? I Jlruclions !<
' . s. u c cj .
The rtsigna' ion ot W K B.ihv, chief j
riUipensarv constable, was puMishtd
th? other d?y Constable B^h:- sennit*
to have devoui his energies to break
ing up'siUU in ih# country, an<i gen
erally austainM the rcpuation of b ?
ing a faithful ofllo.al, bu> u Is Inti
mate 1 bh&Mi&'-i* not-liK-* 1 by the ad
ministration
Constable S iters be-on appointed
chief to suc?ea >T r Rahr .ami Con*
ettble S 1 Ho?jg ha_ been made
chief ecus-tab!? ; Mi> Sellers' piaoc.
Tii* 1st tor will h$ VC''.!8rg? of 'ho op
erations in Chai|escn.
Chiff Clerk HirJi has issued a cir
cular let-ter cAUt !ho chief Stite
cou?' ablfo to bewa\ 0f noting too hos
tile at times. Mr. -arris said.
'?OoT?rncr MrSw^^y t|i ject* to
inst-ruct yoa to be ^'.careful In r :? i d *
in?, with or tvk-hout a iriant; not to
br<? *k or nxn'-ila'? l>rop<{V unn^ees
6-3 v ?1 y . You nr^ T'?s{ to V}<v?v private
v^si'lcrt'-ef or rom^ j ox
op* on tho bos', ot ?\1ou* tha'V li
quors are concealed th?c ^ jj^tai
purposes, and when it
M.ry to starch s>ueh prlvi pj,ace(3 ^
must b? doiv? in the dayir. anj (1j.
M-avs v i t h i warrant.
"All pub It ft places where li<TF ^
kncvn to bp told orstored gajjy
should bo raided frej^Kh.uly an
fully unti the nuisance Is nbi!o'r.
119
convicMon of violators cf rho !*?
\ S
more important than th* selzurt? j
? mall quaiMi- le> of liquor and pj, i
c i 3 1 effort? should bo mad* t ?> cbtaj
convictions. Cases Vhould pushe
to as prompt a hc*uin~ as possible,
bch in the magistrate*.' an the cir
cuit court? You should kce. in cor
respondence ^i*h Phc solicit*^ with
whom you have cases and .*rn at,
near as possible what coitjblas
should attend tho courts as **'i esses
3r.d thup avoid sending 'those w,
r.c-t needed *
' Us? all diligence in getting ^
? t !' c og case* and avoid croxvding-ne
dockc'.s with weak and 'rivial o,v
Ycu will not interfere with the rale#
ciderr and bounce and like soft drirt.
unle*? you find it producing intoxici
tion and the citizen;- of the community
complaining of it as a. nuisance. In
such caies you <ar* to allow *th* eo^d?
to be shipped out M the S'a+e and to
see that i* is done.
"If you find that any pertain make
pr brands of th*?.$ goodc.are certainly
iBtoxJ^nt'Dg. vo*i will hfi ve it. shipped
?>ut c! the State. St^evcr fcund on
sale, or in casft ITne dealer refy&es. to
do 'his, you arc to s?i*e it and ship it
to 'he S'ate commissioner a? hereto
fore, giving on form 1 your rej*w:t- in
full for the soizure. You will be caro
ful to giv? on all forms 1 all the facts
and Information that }:a-l you to make
seizure. Good? seized will be returned
to the owner by the commissioner If
you d^ not. give good grounds for the
seizure in your reports.
"Avoid unnecessry expense. ex
travagance will no! be permitted'-]
Teams aTe to bo hired only when ab
solutely necessary in prosecuting work
known to be needed. and no* to go out
in search of work only on the most re- !
liable information "
? ? -
Our Victory at Los Angeles.
The work of the Chai lesion delegation
?)? Los Angeles -is recciviutr generous
commendation on .every Fide The five
gentlemen who represented that city
before the National Educational Asso
ejation can change Caesar's famous
venj, vidi, vici to the plural tBIfmber,
and give the libera,! translation: "We
got thar." Too much praise cannot be
given them, for it surely required much
work of an intelligent and quick na
ture to land Charleston ahead of New
York, Boston, Asbury Park. Cinclnat
M and other more metropolitan places.
Will it Be Judfc Mcl.anrin?
Th? Union Timeu baa this Interest
ing editorial paragraph: "Judge Mc
Laurln sounds well, It? T'ndetr
the law Judge Simonton can retire on
full pay In three months, from now. .
We have 1t pretty straight that he will
do this, and t.hat. our Junior Senator
has been offered the place by the Pres
ident. Congratulation* m*?y not yet be
in order, but we are satined the man
tle could not fall on more worthy'
shoulders."
Gift to Orangeburg College.
Pre>M^nt of the Orangeburg
HapM?t College, has announced that he
\haf secured a pledge of a gift of ten
thousand dollars from a well known
citizen of this county towards the
erection of an additional building for
th* school. It Is understood that an
effort will be made to raise further
sums during the next few months, and
it is desired to crcct a handsome brick
building on the campus of the school.
The present buildings are Inadequate
tor tke demands of I ho school, u the
patronage ha* Increased considerably
during rc:ent yeara.
- ? ?? - ? ?
I imteesat Heermae.
"T A taTegrarnrrom wajtrmrgmn an.
n ounce#- the far* that Mr. Thoma* ft.
Moorman. Jr . had been, or would be,
appointed a second lteoeraant in the
?Mltiand! troop* for the United State*
arm? tfaa* art beinc enlisted for ape
clet m ika
?% lift. Moorman ??a a captarfnin the
8eco?d Sonth Carolina regiment, and
M? eppoietmaai to much appreciated
VT |lf P ?7 Is State. ,
AN lISi! HHII III (lliOfl
Beteflcourt Indulges in Some In
cendiary lalk.
LEAFLET ISSUED IN MATANZAS.
Tlie Americans Charged VN 1 1 h Doc option and
Described as I>rankal Master* ? Cuba s
Are Restless.
JTm in.i. By Cable ? Many Cuban pa
pers 0 : tlv deny the existence of "plots"
agamrt the American visitors who re
main here a few day*, and then return
to the I ni'Fd States, but. there If. un
doubtedly a considerable element on
deavortRg to son- dlFsen&lona among
the Cubans aiui using every menrs to
array them asainrt the Americans,
Even th*? province nf Malanza*, which
is supposed to bo th# most peaceable
district, ha^ such malcontents within
its borders. Recently r.oon leaflets
wove issued in the ciiv of Matanzas in
the form of nn address to ih^ people in
the following vein
?'Cubans! You men of honor whom
Spanish bullets rer-p^ited and whom
fever 3nd hunger only served to mako
doubly strong. Vour mothev country
calls you to make her stronger aivl
grander because tfcere ire tho?o who
wish to li'imilato hrr You. who have
helped to convert your family heart
Ffonrr. Into hr?vul. clothing. nu Hi in'
or nrms; you who hsw boon rpfly to
givcf Tour very lives, oven v. hen you
.would have left your adored ones to n
miserable orphanage, to know only th"
In of Itring by menial toil. thMr
'utiful ova? full of tears; you whoso
^>en wore born to bp happy only a?
tk country Is free ? you tint mo'h^r
as'io he r^afly to hurl from the coun
try <j rraft.y eagle, ar you have r^c
inov haushtv and hungry Span
ish li
(hough* be ours. ?o long
a* our9g (ioe3 not flm^er fioiu Cape
Malsl tcnpe f;an Antonio, there will
he only^ni desolation anil vandalism
for o>ir tyip fields. our rirh M-ramr^.
our weal and br-Tlty. Th^ Americans I
lecelve n The" fvrannizo o?*??r v? I
ney n re motors of our pln^o." 1
rtF. Thi maV.e a display of wraith
Vi pov/er ^ ivduee us to the level of
hiala ?r|(
til n i*y o r* <1 v ? t )i a u I
Tith
\"<v 'Pfcte-anYot continue. Th<* !n
""nln? po-er must keep it_v prom
'or give QiarftitieR of blood (o p:\y
ts ambitlJi Fe ready to answer
*V of the *ouutry. While wp nv n
*V duty, ht ou?* ulsters. If Fff
Convert tieir Jewels into rlflos
aVinon, as *hcy have already done.
Mm at the .?mfl tlm^ makebnn
linen to staunch the blood of
^ There wllf be with you All the i
*?^vour rhlef. I
M) "mSTANCOfiRT."
of th* pron'inotamcntn Is
^ Uaesslon of Genera! 1.h?JIo*av
ThO| ?? Bestir ourt" Is common
arnoj Cubans: and while Jin nd-,
thlp, though inflaming Hie
pays* those xvho rrad i>, fp. reel y
polnt^y present, da.j;;e\ still. >n
the ?\ 0f nicn prominent, in Ha
vana \% ovc]n ^ indirntpe p,nne
po?6*V?, ,jv< f,,?i]rr
ssajjc From Dewey.
j ^ p- C.,? Special? Secre
W *+H
cable mV0C6iVCd <h0
,1*0111 Admiral TJowe.v
'Peer eta
D. C.:
' Olvm
As soon
Trieste f
of officers
(Signed)
Port Said. July 1 ?
p Navy. "Washing 'on.
voluntary quarantine
d ^il) proceed to
f and recuperation
r
* DEWEY."
_ Jc Briefs.
Gaorga DA ,
nvr Eddie ^ decision
bout at the ? tJe,r
Club, in Chi?trboTn Athlotte
Bl?*o Petrca^'
Nlebolaa. of ir8t,r* of f'inrc
rf?t?d on a eh?*0, haf becn "r*
recent at,t*mpf "]p!,r,fy ,n ,he '
Kin* Milan, 0f*8,nat* former I
\
How The
VTe*?s.
Jal to The
Tex., says:
ty, thero
wildest ind
St, Loui*. Sp
Republic from
"At New Boat
to-day occurred
most desperate s
yrt been recordeA?* that has
tory of that towrilrt,t'n& hl?
nated from a dif,pPul>l? ema
wlre fence which lA barbed
of Ira Smith and V^e farm*
two men met at a The
Sunday, when the*:
over, resulting In
Hays waa heated.
tin* la ft
talked
nv which
ESW
J?oit?kt Mori wax
the mw .ww ;*rri
end
TRAGEDY IN IMON.
Sheriff lonjf Shot and Killed Jyiebh 0,
(lallman.
Thursday j> Union Vlndl^tor gives
tho following account of i tragedy
which occurred at t !' s? plv? b?t P.it
urday .
Satin day mm nit . i? :it about flvo
o'llock, Sheriff 0 G. Long t^ot nnd
killed Joseph H Gallmnn, hi* deputy,
according to his own fta'emcnt Tb*
unfortunate tragedy caused srM( ex
cltcnunt fov a w hile, a* both pnrtic?
wero known to le on the he?t of terms
.md no co'tfo could ho at first assigned
foi (he deed which hurried Joseph
Galiman into etornliy and mado Sheriff
Long, In his own w ord? ' a miserable
man." The facts are suh&tant! iiiv Hm
| uauman came to the ni' wok* up the
&)i or I if and nsltorl fir the stabK* keys,
' which we re given him Hr *hrn nslcad
Tor t bo keys to the prisoners' depart
ment Sheriff I/ong, woing that Gall
tr.an ^as. in an intoxicated condition,
advise 1 him net to go np there as h*
had no business there then, and was
hp' in fit condition to go. Gall man re
monstrated, aud began to ciutc. and
the conversation which followed ended
In hif. pul'leg his pistol and pointing
i< a* ?he cdicnff who grabbed bis *diot
gun and fired two fhorr- with fatal ?.t
rod. There being no one <>l!>e present.
Sheriff Long s statement \i> all that
tells iho tale. After the shooting,
Sheriff Long gave himself v? p to Depu
ty Coroner J. V Gage, ami an inquest
was held over the body of Oallinan.
After being out an hour tnc jury ren>
der^d a veidict that ili^ de<.ca;fd had
come to hi.; death by a gun. hot wmn.d
from thy hand.; of Sheriff ?; l.ung.
said tlio* being fired in rlf defence in
order to save hit> own 1 i fr. "
i.; Cullman leaves a wife anil
< iiil'Jicn. fit- was ui^urM for $2,
00'.' in the Knights of lK>nor at . Inncy S
ville
Sheriff Long s wife an I (wo daught
ers were at Jonesvllle veiling rela
tives at the time of the tragedy.
Sheriff I '?>ii t; nppoarc'l hefor< Uii?;c
' i"| :? net was granted bail for
$1,000 for his appearance it t h ? ? ue\(
|frm of ro'irt
Summer School a Su<c?<v
The S?3te Summer school for teach
er t r.lo; *d "\Vc4ne-sday n l el: t Th" last
day \va~? * very bury on* and a vctv
inheres ticg one; it was the day o? ex
aminations Written ? examinations
were held in all th<? elates cxrept poll
*TT'. al?vunt:,s "a i'.<i primary mctlwJe. It
K'as not considered adi'isable hold
examinations in ihe?e subjects. The
examination In Victorian poetry was
h?*ld ruesday. There ?ere enrolled,
in all the elapses 379 students; .ill fave
;j half cr dozen or were teachers.
Few dropped ou'. po that about ."WO
stood the examinations Tuesday .md
Wednesday.
I Watermelon Train W reeked.
There a "smash-up" on the couth
boun<d a/bout iwo miles below Cayce's
Thursday afternoon. 'Xohody was
hurt, however. An cat.ra watermelon
train, in oharge of Engineer Rogers,
was coming flown thr grad*1 at' f5and
Mountain, one mile north of Dixlana
an d two mile.- south of Cayce's. A
va.lve ?tfm broke, disabling the engine
?u?l nrcc^dtating Its being stopped.
While repairing the^rak*. No. 72, the
Denmark local freight, ran Int^the
voir of the watermelon train T-he en
gin^ of No. 72 wa* domolif^hed and'
four cars o? watermelons badly torn
up
| rVffamisI pic.ids fmilfv.
("ha? F. roup appear**! in court at
BirnwHl, ,v,r! ploadrvl guilty to f.lio
chirgo o* bigamy ar'i was ftppt??n',ed
;ct t wy yea i imprisonment In the
prnit^fTiary or on the chain ganir or,
in ?hf? aiternatlvr. to piy n fine cf $500
ar:1 to bo imnrir?"?nr*l fix months In
the county Jail
tnicr Cnnstah'c Rc.<l?n?
Chief Constable W. NT. ftahr wir*<1
hie resignation Thursday. If was ac
ceptrrt Immediately. Xo'hlnK rould
up obtained from t*io governor 'a of
flrr> n.hou' t.h*? matter. hut it is auf.pcct
<h! that ? li r? resignation n\is not <*n
-'tcly voluntary. ?
Conslahlfs Accti* d
.famr* E. Black. of Charleston,
ew.ire out an arrrst waTraiU ThursVtay
iifvnoon !*foT Magistrate Moor*
f Constables Kellers,
Pivcnporl, Mc'r?rlanii. Pleach $nA n
psrf.y unknown, r-harsin* ihrni with
h i: clary. Mr. Bl,r*k fli!rof< thlt t,he
f on ? ; ilfjfw.- prvtrrM hi* rev-Menee,. 3t
ArvlHdal* stret^. nn.1 mvlf off with
$34 In cnrre-Tjry n-hl?h he nvl In his
trunk. -
The governor hi* nfforfl a reward
of $100 for the rapture of Samuel
MatrfcAvw*. n (^?rl*3ton mur
derer.
lV*ter?elo? Shipment*.
f^jrload?\fte?_?&rleAdJi o.' weterme!*
|0n? arc pa<-*fnr Cilntrtili/ d?lly on
' ? ^>r *??>? n<*rrb orer ??h?i different llne^
Th* j*r??ci? l< now on in
wni^ ataI the M?if?TTvri?ts are the
larsmt^hM hare bMa made ia fMn
Over 96 nrlom&v ?m <mid4M ?t Bh#
3?Hhfn?-i|0(X Wed p? day tod W# or
wore jhmA of?r Mm ikm line rooter
day. A Imw? toed lor m ngtM to It
HS HMD BV T lie Ct.NSOR.
Manila Correspondent^ Protest Vtyorouilv
Vfaiflst it.
Manila via Ilonjr fcou?i fly C'aMo ?
The cor.*tantly.increaMfc* Mrietne.*?
of th? c^niorshlp of provs dispatcher
from Manila, which has prevented the
cabiling to t ho I "n l tc?l States of hw^
thins thai did not reflect official yk? *
of Important events and condition? re
pnlteri in a united effort on the part cf
eoi respondent* hero to secure an aMte
mcnt of the rigor of tho censorship
Tho initiation In this direction war
taken a month ago .and resulted in ?
framlns r f a statement which waa nro- I
tfi'eil on Sunday. July 9. to Mil<?
General Ot'vs. commanding (bo military
forces of t t*o United States !n thf Phil
ippine I -landr. with a request for per
mission to telegraph it to Mna United
Stater. The correspondents also asked
that they be allowed to ahie to their
respective papers all fa eta and ?!io dif
f'M'^nt phn?-C3 r.f e\ enta as thfv tw?<>.
pi rod hero The correspondents had two
!oi>k inurvlowA with Oenornl Ot!.1. in
Uk% ccui'Mi of which t hey complained
that thr evident purpose of the ceneor
ehip was mvt to keep information from
the enemy, but to Keep from the public
a k now led go of t ho ten! conditions of
affairs hero. It war al .o assorted by the
correspondent a th.it newspaper* print
el in Mauilh. whkh reach the ftncuiy
quickly, are permitted to publish r'n'f
mentf. fimilar to tlicso which corres
pondent?! ?ve forbidden to cable. It waa
mad** < b \r to <inpi'nl Oil th'it 'ho ob
j<vi|i*n v v: to the and not ?.>
i ?>)? (iri'Oi Al (>i ! flu illy pvMnjs
L ? >l ."i' itir lUvTnliiy. ntivclni- to pars
h 11 ni;?U?M' 'lint j..? might conM'kr ?"><
it'"1 1 imoiral to tl;f! iniM'eets ?>f ih?
1 nitf'l . Grnornl Otlr. iippoinU'tl
C'spt^hKCfrrtui, of Ilia olail. itiuor. Tlio
Aia.U'lM'rnt oi tho LOiTcPpontlf-ntB 1? ??*
fOllO"
"The lit: IcrfUncJ being ill staff cor?
respondents of nc -vspapjrs In America,
ion:- 1 .it Manih. offrv the follow
ins st-atoincut . \K'?? belli??v?* that
owing to officii! dispatchr.\ frum Ma
nila. tin lr> pubiic in Washington, th?
people (>f tile rnilei ?":itr;> ii.n- nor
received a ootrf't impression of t h o I
situation in fhc Philippines, bu* thit
'iho?e dispatch^ h:?vc prc^cntri in uf I
? ri- c pt inilitic view fhf?f is no'
by i ho general officer* of tli*> Wo
believe the oispafrhcs Incr-rrectly rep*
i*???-n>l the exlcLlr-!; rond! lions am??n*
the Philjippnes n. ver<p? ;t to dissen
sion and demoralisation ror-ulMnT
tropj the Ameriri.n cimpilgn nn'I
tho brigand charactcr of thrh rniy. We
ho] if. vc tho dic pitches nr in tho de
clar.ition lha t "th? situation te= weii in
h-and" anfl In th^ fif55-nuiption that the
insurrection <%??.?! In4 speedily rndoft
witTiout a grc-.itly IncrcaMS-d force. Wo
think tihc tAnn^itv of tho Filipino pur
pose hia been undere?H>m?ted nnd t^K
tho -ti lemenls nrc unfounded thnt eii
un'.cerr> ire willin? to onpun in fnr
ther service.
"The ' censot'lT'.p his ? ompelled us
to participate in thl? misrepresenta
tion by exercising or altering uneonrrn
verred ftatements of fict? on t'he pin
(hit General Otis stated that they
would alarm the people at hom*." or
"have the people of Hif? t Ti? t i#**l States
by the *a,r*. "
"Specification? Prohibition of hos
pital report?; r.'ippmsRton of full re
port.? of field operations in the event of
failure; numbers of h<v?r pros.tr.it ions
In the field ; sy*tenvaHe minimisation
5f naval operations, and suppression
r>f complete reports of ttse situation."
(Signed) John T McC'Uteheon Harrv
Armsftrorr. Chicago Rrcord; (>-r<ir
D. Davis ami T\ G. McDon^ll. N'w
York Sun; Rn'idrt Oollln*. .T P.
Junning. L Tone*. the Aj?s">Matorl
Tress; .Tohn F. Ra?* Will DfnvMrllio
New YorK TTonahl; f* S. Kcrm-.
fkrlpps-McItap A'cnrintlon PVh-ml
I/H-tle, Oh lea so Tribune.
Killed In a "Playful M*n?rr."
Lewes. TV). Pppci.il- -At Rohr;li Hiy
Monday, a son r?f .Tanina Mi- ? hell Shot
his brother with a rum Ir-idr 1 with
larg*" fhof. ranMne deith !>> n.<i hour.
The fihootlnrc v-ir done in -i p' ?yful
manner Tho boys supps/eil flu aim
?vr-i? not loidM T1i? <ka'l w.n i"
years old.
More Troub'c for ?p.vn.
Madrid, By Ca,bl?\? F1 1 .1 r.? 1 .m
nounccft th* dlsrovorv of a < I ?-? r | ?. of
2 ,750.000 p^-sAtn^ t n the afcoun;* of tbo
Nort'hoi n Railway '"jtanpatoy, ?i i? o to
^mbczzl^nirn's. ^ *r>ni t?1 r? s n * \ h">" hr*u
lodged Hk- a?if.ho^ltk>, hnfl ..:i in
quiry will b<? ItipHtutcfl to wkioi mini?
who in responsible for^tlir: nhov^.-igo
Fifht With Train Rubber*'"
F>a~vt 1/8 s VfgflB, N. M , SjTjrriril 17.?
Mea.gro details wro rcclyed h?"re
Monday of a pitched battle 'between a
sheriff's poffC and ? !?#? out lawn
who held up a Colorado &.f Southern
paasen^er train at. Folsom, X. M , a f*w
days ago. The affray occurred near ,
Clmaron. W. J. Ka>r, of , Walsenbiira. I
Col., a member of the poss, was kWled.
Deputies Love andSmittf. of Jaufinxc*,
N. M.^ were prob?Wy fataHy JJpmdeU.
W. H. Hon, eMof J>t the freret scrV.cc
de^uiment of the Colorado & Southern
Railrofcd. was atao wounded.
SrW ?0 ike Tru> .
Naw Bedford. Mmi., epectaj ? At *
meeting held by the Hoylanl and
Roth m4 Spinning Companies,
UM mommvi Authority /or tt>? (nu?M
1 fm?f 4ft rwyKttre proper tiles to tfca
Nnr ladud Cotton Yarn Company
wu rot O ta each caa9 the rote waa
? aalaiioui. The companies ptmarty
m* upHilliii at Mfe than $9,909,999. |
K* HmMiuMm ? will fltoelT* tMW. |
Mf *r iMr boMtaff*. I
WOIIIIIISIS Mil
Headquarters Have Been Opened
in Havana
| SOME ADDRESSES CIRCULATED
- ? r-!
Calculated to Inflame ihc Cubans ? A Junta
FsiaMiSlud in ? No \rre?'!i *re
I ifcel> to Ho Matte.
Havana T*y Cable - 1 hf (ruth re
| pardlnn'iic r*r n* proMa ni.it ion l<furd
In Mniaiiza* show : fll H .'I rerrulm >CV
Oiutli'iiary party his Kvn established
with headquarters in l-lavam. Its td>
Joct being to liK'ltr Cubans throughout
the entire country. Tliitt party hi3
Agenio In every larpe ojtr nr.l .?l?o a
junta In Mexico, oiv of the n k n t a of
which I* now bf, ;v Ml this i.< perfectly
known to (ho inn horl? ir? .tnd no j
manifesto coma* off th<> preo without
the govern receiving .t copy of it
Of course tlic.s* inflammatory addressee
hurtful to ?hr> prwe <.'f t Uo coun
try, but it ;s generally considered t hat
it would work more harm to arret the
leader* of the movement who would
undoubtedly po^e ar? mnr'M vhhh if
econjiu&ly their desdre. Kaeh province
hnr, or will lu'ivc, an add re** widely
circulated, f.isned by some prominent
name r.nftici? ntly common to lv> bnrno
by many ?nd tKu* to pre\?ut the ac
cusal inn of fovftery.
Onr ,-uch ,'i|>pr?i? vorontly l">su*d in
the provinco of Santiago rc.vtn n?. fol
lowf. \V|'h my row! stirred wi'h en
f hu^ tasm b> yuur dignified action un
der t l?e humiliating rendition? j:i
which we nr?* plumed by 'lie intervening
government I raise niv voico to vim
brave contra dca ,3?id obrdlmt soldier*
of the immortal asking in glo.
rlous remrmbrranoo of his name, thnt
you again swear you will die en Hie
battlefield before you ul)i live like inlr
efnlde etiwards, yoked and Med. like
? he dislnheraled offspring of our fnrr
fathers-, nllouing a perjured foreiRtj
flag to Aral who re our *l?nrr . should
I.'" inarke ! only l>v ? n ^ b!r .:?mJ emblem
of the Lone Star. You who turr.rl your
backs on ?ho \ ilo metal which pretend
ed to pay for (he ai m? whb h cost so
ntauy fciicrlilocfl win fcjiow bou to use
them again, should It be lrWei^ n vf- >i
(luetic* of our juat rights, bc.-n.ufc the
?r?Mf rfnO powerful are muiII an?l cow
ardly when-tlKy face justice nnd truth.
1 i.h'ill always b*> fim to die lor you
or carry you t?i glory.
' Voin brothel' a ml general.
"DUANY."
Uonrr.il Maximo Gomez has r^fu^M
the offer of Qulutos dc Ion Mollnos a?
a permanent wideiKp, and has also
stated that he will not use the furni
ture offered him. lie has a house in
Ku\ana. when* will live with his
family, and to which he will bring all
his belonglngf-. "e wishep it t" !)?> g<n>>
?rally know.ii that h*? doe? not rare to
accrpt gift*..
Kl fJiarlo de la Marina iu authority
for the at a' own I that the Western
l.'nlon Telegraph (.'oni'j'a n,v intends' to
lay another cable line to*Ilavana, the
ea'.)le to run from Miami, by way of
Key West. The paper also announce*,
that work on the new line will ront
meme m the fall.
Nathcs lighting lilipi o Pch:h.
Manila, I3y Cable- The native* of th?
province of Albav, South Camarlnea
an?l North Camarines arc ewloavorliiR
f<o throw off the ilOnilnat Ion of tli?
Tagal.?. I? la reported that th^ro has
lighting between tho people of t ho
provinces named and fimi! hands of
Tagals who were quartered upon then),
running the.lc**ai governments ami
that tho people In question ar<* willim;
lo declare allcglance ?o ill? l/nltcd
States wh?n troops ar*- font to protect i
them
.Miles Calls on I lie President.
Washington, L>. C, Special.? Major
General MIIor rallrd on the President
for a,bOut 15 minutes Monday after
noon. It wa? explained ?hat thr \* 1 1? ! r.
na?, orcaslonod by flfneral Miles', posi
tion as Acting Seerctarj- of War and
that the matters under dlscusulon re
late! merely to routino bii&iue&s of the
War l>epartmf'nt.
Work On The Seaboard.
Several toamft. with hand*. KCoops
and other grading Implement* from
Columbus, Oa.. pafu-ed throtiK'i Cam
den Saturday, going 'to 1<yneh'8 eroek
to begin work on the Seaboard Air
Line cxtennion.
Gold From the Kioodikr. ?
Washington,-1 E>. c?.. Spodal.?Mr,
Frank A. YahderHp,- Assistant Secre
tary of the Treasury has return*?!
from a month's trip through |h<> W?t
on Uualaeaa connected with t\c xrvrfn
m?nt ininta and asxay nffr.^s. H ?? state*
that what appeara to bo a conscrvAtlt*
eotimite of tire nmonnt of ?old ul.'. Jl
wlU come out of the Klondike
numner la flS.OOO.OOO. '
Pit SMitrs Aiuuiniiei -
Wfmblnrtqn, D. C.. Special. ? An it
to tr?o rAnMTlOnal *cci\'a whlrh
?reoauonUd iba h?ar4*g- Iwfore-Vtrtl
ferret OomwimlMlomr- Brewer hrst?
week In New H?mp?btr*, when ritu
tor Ctalitocer. of th?t was ch?r?
?d vim hartag vlo)?Mu? efTll m*
rice taw in edfehtan <ruu???lfrn *e^ |
$rom PHtenl otttt-UoMw L
6 tutor rh*odI?. It U iwdemooi. I
f totwuH WiiMil irHi ikif
ku
^ uklv ckm? hi 1 1 rm.
v^ick He/fan With Lower Temperature, but
(he Meat Increased.
At f.bo t :f ginning of tho weok ending
July nth, the temperature wae lower
than u?un!, but witJi steadily lnoreasing
hc.u up to Saturday il5th on which
date It rose to from 06 to 105 degrees
? Knot on the immediate coast. The ex
treme maximum of 1^5 la tho highest
over recorded ft' Columbia. The tropin
heat continued to tho close of the
? f ok.
With t)i* e.tccptjon of quite general,
hut light showers throughout tho Stat#
on the Sth, and in a few places on the
10*h, th?ro h iV been no rain of any
conjequenc* in two week?, and over th*
Creator portion of the Stay) the need
of moisture if urgent t?> maintain the
condition of the various crops; Indeed,
over tho mitral and western coutttle?,
i-rops ore taM falling under tha- com
bined influence of prolonged torrid
b*nt nnd extreme dryness. Water
courfea a re vfj-y low, and stock water
!.* becoming ro<?. Desiccating winds,
too. aided In drying the noil and vege
tation, but made the heal more endur
able for animate.
! For tho flrst time tliis season. th*
majority of th*> reports are unfavorable
on cottony relating that growth has
practically stopped. t h;: thn plants ar?
losing their previous hr-iith, color and
nre sh willing leave? sn l rquare*. nnd
ar? blooming to the very top. Generally,
they are well fruited with bolls, In
Mnrlou, Marlboro, and ('hcroke? coun
ties, tho crop is unimpaired. Brwisland
cotton continues *o fin well, but. In
I'lnre:; i:> blicht.inc
Old rem 1* rtiffciiiix severely from
the drynep*, and much la injured be
yond rccupentlon men should it rain
?oon At o f<\\v points only is corn up
to a.ii average conditloln. Young corn
lias not reicfced i t b critical stage of
growth and generally maintain? I ? ?
color hir !,x not making ae.isonalMe
growth
nohv-v inyf> roved Gathering and
curing lias ma 11s rapid profcrrt?. The
?Top 1 3 yielding well, .ind senm fl?ld?
exc< llcai tly.
Nearly ail bur Mio very latest, plant
ings of ri<"? have been lsi-d by,' and as
caterpillars are no longer troublesome,
the crop Is In fine thape. Upland rl'**
Is, hoover, suffering for rain.
Meloj* vines are falling. Peas dy
ing. and acreage reduced. Pastures
and garden* are burning up. Pear*.
f?pple? ^rapfii ar.d fi.43 are plentiful in
Oharlcwt^h couvtv, but t'ic commercial
nip of fnilt ilpoughout the. State I*
small. Grappa are ripening over th?
enjitovn count iie?.
J
The Wordt Attack of All.
London, By Cable. ? The Times, In Iti
leading editorial article Tuesday fay*:
"Alger has run the War-Offlce as a po
litical machine. Military pofcta hav?
been bestowed upon political friends
without regard to fltneRft or ih? Inter
est? of the country. Dlshopefcty and
corruption have b<y>n rampant^ wh.crov
e r there was public money to blff^in
died. American soldiers were killed by
t housands on American hoII by such
agencies m embalmed beef and scan
dalous neglect of elmcntary sanita
tion. As the head in, so we expect aub
or-llnates to be. They were chosen
without regard to fitness but with
every regard to political service. Natu
rally they aet as the politicians they
are rather than as fcoldlers and ?4S)ln
iHr.i.tors, which i.hcy arc not. The new
Imperial policy of the United States la
discredited by association with a -sys
tem of more than common corrupHcto.
Mi Klnlny, for some reason or other, ffe
inc&pabi* of riddling himself of the In*
cubuR of hl:> Secretary, who, ovldently
regarding hlmpelf as having (he Presi
dent In hit? pocket, serflniiy deflV *ke
public indignation tlfet has
amused by his mlsmariagera&nt."/
fbc Nefrocs l.ca>?<r The Alabama /line*.
Birmingham, Ala., Special. ? The
Oorgla n^groej Imported to Iehkooo
da mines to take the places of atrlkera,
hare stampeded from that place as the
result of th#> AAftraslnrtion of one of
tholr number and the wounding of four
others Sunday .night. Another Invoice
r>f <*eorfle negroes. About 2,00 in num* .
brr, arrived Sunday nleht and were
taken to Isbkooda, but when they
were informed of whait had happened, - -
they. t.oo, commenced leaving.
V,
VMcc Ftrffcttaf to Smm. ?'
Apt#. aiadc, \l? A?ckfe?4. If.
flpf<l?i. f? qMili
gjihjU^ l? tfc* ?q?n?i <l?niet.irty ?.
?m( wm Mtmr
??M ?y two (U?I| Mi