The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, February 11, 1904, Image 3
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BALTIMORE El
Large Wholesale
I Wiped Out by
| LOSSES REACH MILLIONS!
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Firemen Unable to Check Av*
x aianche of Fiery Element i
and Himdreds of Costlv
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Buildings and Contents
are Reduced to
Ashes.
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The most destructive conflagration
* fa tie history of Baltimore occurred j
Sunday and Sunday night, raging prac- j
tioally unchecked during many hours,
completely destroying scores of the
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triot, involving losses which, cannot
yet be accurately estimated.
The fire broke out shortly before 11
'dock Sunday morning in the wholesale
dry goods store of John E. Hurst
& Co., on Hopkins place, in the heart
of the business district, with a series
of loud explosions, which were heard
ia remote parts of the city and spread
> with fearful rapidity.
In a half hour there were a dozen
big warehouses in the wholesale dry
goods and notions district burning
* fiercely.
The entire vity fire department was
oalled out, but was utterly powerless
to check the spread of the flames,
which were aided by high winds, and
by noon there were roaring fires in at
least thirty big warehouses and tho
conflagration was steadily eating its
way into successive blocks east, north,
west and. south.
Building after building fell a prey
to the flames, and apparently there
was no check to the'frightful sweep
of destruction.
On Baltimore street, the block east
to Hanover, and after that tne biock
on the south side to Charles street,
* broke out in flames, the Consolidated
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Acme hall burning fiercely.
Meanwhile there were stores north
of Baltimore street being similarly
consumed. Mullin's hotel caught and
, other buildings near it. West of Lib<
erty street, on the south side of Baltimore,
the block was doomed, and the
big Baltimore Bargain House also
caught. Down In Hopkins place,
where the conflagration started,
Hurst's building and other wholesale
houses on both sides of the street,
crumbled and fell.
Spectacle of Ruin Appalling.
The big dry goods house of Daniel
Miller & Sons and R. M. Sutton &
Co. were seen aflame and along German
street, east and west from the
Hurst building, there were a dozen
' buildings burning and scores more
threatened. The spectacle of ruin and
destruction from any point in these
doomed blocks were something appalling.
Mass & Kemper's big wholesale;
store, on Baltimore stret. quickly
Succumbed to the flames and the walls
fell with a crash that was heard for
squares. The Hurst building was ut-i
terly destroyed. j
On Hopkins place the Hopkins Savings
bank and the National Exchange
bank were gutted by flames, while
across the street were the ruins of
John E. Hurst & Co., and next to it
S. Hecht, Jr., & Sons, in flames. Adjoining
was the large building owned
by the William Hoch Importing Company,
which was also destroyed.
Across the street the Stanley &
.Brown Drug Company was quickly in
, ruins, while fronting on the Baltimore
street side of this block were the Roxbury
Rye Distilling Company, the
TRAGEDY AT COAL CREEK.
Union and Non-Union Men Engage in
Riot and Four are Killed.
A bloody tragedy was enacted Sunday
in the litte mining town of Coal
Creek, Tenn., forty miles northwest of
Knoxville, as the result of which four
> Hves were snuffed out and three persons
wounded, one perhaps fatally.
Tbe clash was the culmination of trout
ble between union and non-union labor.
Three of the dead men were killed
by guards employed by the Coal Creek
Coal Company, while the fourth victim,
a deputy sheriff, was killed by a
guard he had gone to arrest.
CZAR TO PRAY FOR LUCK.
May Go to Moscow and Lay His Cause
Before the Almighty.
A dispatch received from St. Petersburg
states that the czar in the event
of war, may go to Moscow to submit
his cause and fate to the Almighty before
the altar of the Tre:tz monastery,
as his fathers had done In the past before
drawing the sword.
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Business Blocks
Conflagration.
| building occupied by Silberman &
\ Todes. the house of Allen tons & Co.,
which had bardly been completed, |
while next to it was the establishment
of M. Moses & Co. On the corner
was the building occupied by the
Messrs. Sugar & Shear, and several
other smaller concerns. All of these
were swallowed up in the flames, and,
in fact, the whole block was nothing
but a cauldron of fire.
At 1:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon
Mullens' hotel, a seven-story structure,
was in flames from garret to cellar
and its great height and narrowness,
which acted as a sort of flue, converted
the doomed building into a huge
and dreadful torch.
Other Cities Send Aid.
Though every bit of fire fighting apparatus
in the citj was called into
i requisition as tne namus cunuuueu uj
| spread the firemen realized that they
j had a task before them which was
: too great for then.. combat. TeleI
grams for fire engiih^were sent to
! Washington and Philadelphia and
i about 1 o'clock six engines arrived
j from Washington and four irom Phila;
delphia and joined in the battle with
! the flames.
Engines from stations in Baltimore.
! Howard, Anne, Arundel and Hartford
j counties arrived as soon as possible,
j Water plugs in every section within a
j radius of half a mile from the fire
! were in use, and it is roughly estimatj
ed that there were ?50 hose lines all
playing at one time upon different
parts of the conflagration.'
Owing to the great congestion of
fire apparatus, the crowds of people
and the general confusion, many eni
gin^s from out of town were unable to
I find a place where they would be of
! any service.
At 7 o'clock Sunday night the sk[
uation was so desperate that Chief
Hoston decided that the only thing
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I leit IO QO was IU ayiwuiiit; uuimiu^a
I ai threatened points and thus prevent,
I as far as possible, a further spread'
i of the flames.
At 3 o'clock Monday morning the
fire still raged. So far as known no
! serious casualties were reported. Telegraph,
telephone and electric wires of
all kinds were prostrated.
The fire covered an area of threequarters
of a mile in length by nearly
"a quarter of a mile in width, taking
in many of the most important buildings
in the city. The loss, it is believed,
will reach $100,000,000.
KOREANS ATTACK RUSSIANS.
Czar's Soldiers Seized a Woman and
Were Promptly Punished.
Russian soldiers have been the
cause of a disorderly incident in Seoul,
capital of Korea. One of the Russians
seized a woman and an angry crowd
gathered. A body of Korean gendarmes
soon arrived at the scene and
an encounter with the Russian* fol
lowed.
The gendarmes fought well, overpowering
the Russians.
An insurrection has broken out sixty
miles north of Seoul and the prefect's
house has been destroyed by the people.
MORE FAVORABLE TO EUROPE.
Under New Cuban Tariff America is
Given the Worst End.
President Paima's decree increasing
the rates of Cuban customs duties m
accordance with the authority given
him by congress has been promulgated.
The rates are considered more favorable
to Europe than America. The latter
hoped that a 30 per cent increase,
which is the maximum rate allowed by
congress, would have been placed en
! goods which the United States cannot
; manufacture in competition with Eui
rope.
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WASHINGTON IS ADVISED
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i Of Severance of Diplomatic Relations
Between Japan and Russia.
The Associated Press at Washing*
i ton was informed Sunday at the Rusi
sian embassy that the Russian government
has received a note from Japan
! announcing the discontinuance of ne1
gotiations and the interruption of diplomatic
relations.
Count Cassini. the Russian ambassador,
upon receipt of the cablegram
from St. Petersburg, called upon Acting
Secretary of State Loomis and informed
him of the interruption of relations.
EDWARD CROKER REINSTATED.
Fired by Mayor Low, He Wins Out Be-1
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TUro UIU oic?wc wui M
The reinstatement of Edward F.
Croker as chief of the fire department
of New York has been ordered by the
appellate division of the supreme
court. Mr. Croker was removed from
office early in the Low administration,
j He is a nephew of Richard Croker.
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Most Drastic and Inhuman Measure '
Taken by a Mississippi Mcb to
Avenge Murder.
At Doddsville, Miss.. Sunday after* >
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colored, were burned at the stake by j
a mob of over 1,000 persons for the
killing of James Eastland, a prominent
white planter, and John Carr, a negro,
on Wednesday morning at the ,
Eastland plantation, two miles from ;
Doddsville. !
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The burning of Holbert and his wife i
closed a tragedy which cost eight1
lives, engaged two hundred men and i
two packs of bloodhounds in a four ;
days' chase across four counties, and
stirred that section of Mississippi to
such a state of excitement as it has ;
never before experienced in its his- j
tory.
The following are the dead: Luther j
Holbert and wife, negroes, burned ac:
the stake by mob; James Eastland, :
white planter, kihed by Holbert; John ;
Carr, negro, killed by Holbert; John :
Winters, negro, killed by Eastland; ,
three unknown negroes, killed by j
posse. i
The killing of Eastland, Carr and
Winters occurred Wednesday morning j
at Eastland's plantation. Holbert and :
Winters were in Carr's cabin when
Eastland entered and ordered Holbert j.
to leave the plantation.
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leged that Holoert opened Sre on 1
Eastland, fatally wounding him and;
killing Carr. Eastland returned the j
fire and killed Winters.
When the news of the tragedy!
reached Doddsville, a pesse was form- i
ed and left immediately for Eastland's j
plantation. Arriving there further j
shooting occurred and an unknown ne- j
gro was killed. Holbert and wife, who j
had donned men's clothing, both hear- j
ily armed, had fled.
Posses were formed at Greenville,
Ottabena, Cleveland and other poir.ts. i
and the pursuit of Holbert and his ;
wife was begun with norses and j
bloodhounds. The chase, which was j
begun Wednesday morning, was continued
until 3 o'clock Sunday morning
when Holbert and his wife, worn out
from traveling over 100 miles on foot
through canebrakes and swamps, were !
nd asleep in a heavy belt off timber,
three miles east of Shepherdstown,
and captured by a posse without a
shot being fired. They were carried
at once to Doddsville and burned at
the stake by a large mob almost in i
the shadow of a negro church.
During the chase Sunday morning I
two negroes were killed by a possenear
Belzoni, Yazoo county. One of
the negroes bore a striking resemblance
to Holbert and was mistaken
for him by members of the posse. He
was called upon to surrender, but instead
of doing so, showed fight, and
both negroes were shot down by members
of the posse.
MILLIONAIRE BUTLER FREED.
Was Tried on Charge of Bribing Members
of Missouri Legislature.
The jury in the case of Colonel Edward
Butler, the millionaire St. Louis
politician on trial at FuTton, Mo., on
the charge of bribing nineteen members
of the house of delegates at St.
Louis, returned a verdict which read: \
"We Jhe jury, find the dercndant |
not guilty." |
When the verdict was read a dozen j
of Colonel Butler's friends gave forth
a wild shout and dashed into the
street to spread the news.
Circuit Attorney Folk, who was in
the court room, appeared dumbfounded.
"I thought the state presented a
good case," he said. "Beyond that I
have nothing to say now."
PRESIDENT ANXIOUS TO AID. j
Wires Mayor of Baltimore that Cicv- i
ernment is Ready to Render Help.
Mayor McLare, of Ba'lt'more. received
the following telegram from President
Roose elt Monday:
"White House, Washington, February
8.?I share the horror of 3'our people
at the appalling catastrophe which
has befallen Baltimore. If there; is
anything the feaeral government can
do pray call on me.
"THEOPORR ROnSRVRTAV*
COLOMBIANS CHOSE REYES.
Special Envoy is Elected President of
Disgruntled Republic.
A private dispatch received in
Washington from Beuna Ver.tura announces
that General Reyes was elected
president of Colombia on February
2. Gonzales-Valencia was elected vice
president.
General Reyes, who is still in New
York, said he had received unofficial
information that he had been elected
president of Colombia on the date
narr.ed.
FLLORIDA TOWN HEAVY LOSER.
Big Blaze in uaKeiana uesiroys property
Valued at $75,003.
An entire block of business houses,
including a hotel, were burned at
Lakeland, Fla., Monday moning.
The loss is estimated al $75,000.
with insurance of about one-third
The cause of the fire is unknown.
The entire burned district will at once
be rebuilt in brick.
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of Fire Fiend in Baltimore, j
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city is dumbfounded!"
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Appalling Destruction cf Property Is- j
fimated near the Billion Mark. j v
Demoralization is
Complete.
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The following summary was given j
out at Baltimore Monday afternoon o
at 3 o'clock:
The burned area is more than two ^
miles square and is the site of the
business center of Baltimore.
Every newspaper plant, the tele- '
graph offices and uie office of the As- e
sociated Press have been destroyed.
The loss is estimated at $200,000,000 a
early in the day, is now reported to far ?
exceed these figures.
The fire 'began Sunday morning In "
the wholesale house of Hurst & Co., ^
and followed by terrific explosions.
Washington, New York and Philadel- ^
phia and all neighboring cities rushed
fire apparatus to the stricken city. ,
Several thousand firemen were en- ^
gaged in fighting the flames.
The legislature is called in extra
session to authorize the declaration
of marial law. ' .
The city is being guarded by state
and federal troops, augmented by thou- r
oartdo nf dimities nolicemen and fire-.
men. j
Baltimore's half a million people are ^
appalled at the disaster. Business ;s g
suspended. The city is under martial
law for ten days and the life of the
great metropolis is literally suffocated
Many of the principal banking institutions,
all the leading trust compan- 1
ies, all the largest wholesale houses, I
all the newspaper offices, many of the \
principal retail stores and thousands j
of smaller establishments are completely
destroyed, while the thousands
of employes who depended up?n these
institutions for their sustenance are
sweeping through the streets aimlessly,
stunned into forgetfulness of their |
own calamity which has befallen their k
beloved city.
Weeping men embrace each other in'
despair and women stand cowed waiting
together as they view the track of
the flames.
Scores of men who closed their 1
doors Saturday aight as prosperous
merchants face utter ruin today, many
had little or no insurance. 1
Several large insurance companies
will doubtless go to the wall on account
of the great losses they will be
called upon to pay, and those that will
be able to meet the losses dollar for
dollar will require time in which to
meet the demands.
At one time over 400 streams of water
were pouring on the flames.
The fire department of Washington, J
Philadelphia, New York and Wilming- '
ton, Del., having rushed assistance to
Baltimore on special trains, but it was
useless. The flames took the water
as though it were oil and only leaped
higher and wilder at the attempts to <
check them.
It was a fearful sight to witness the
progress of the fire. Splendid buildings
of ten and twelve stories wouid 1
loom majestically out of the smoke j
and flames and ater fail crashing to .
the ground before the firemen could
reach them. ^
The thunder of falling walls was s
continuous for over twelve hours, in- t
termingled with frequent roars of keen- c
er explosions, when gasoline tanks
and dynamite stored in the buildings
caught fire.
It took twenty-seven hours to stop
the progress of the great fire.
While anything like adequate computation
of the probable loss is at
this time outside the real of possi- f
bility, estimates run from 575,000,000 j c
to $200,000,000, with the confident be- j a
lief of those who ought to be best; d
posted that the final reckoning will , I
be nearer the latter figure than the %
former c
So far the loss of life and injury to <3
person has been singularly small. But
one man, a visiting fireman from York.
Pa., has been killed while but fifteen
have been injured, none of these seriousily.
Some are reported missing,
but tie list is small, but few have
been rendered homeless. Thousands
and tens of thousands have, however,
had their means of earning a liveli- g
hood taken suddenly from them, and
the Buffering will be very great.
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Million Asked for Baltimore.
A bill was introduced in congress .
Monday by Representative Emrich, ^
of Illinois, appropriating $1,000,000 for g
the relief of sufferers from the Baitimore
fire.
DOMINICANS HELD RESPONSIBLE.
Killing of American Sailor to be ^
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MVCTiycg uj un^IC gam*
A special from San Dom'ngo says: b
Drastic action is purposed by Com- d'
m-ander Heilner of the United States Is
cruiser Yankee to apprehend and punish
the insurgents who shot and killed
J. C. Johns-on, the engineer of the
launch erf the Yankee. Orders to this n
effect have been received from the it
navy department ei
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REBELS KILL AMERICAN.
"ngincer on Launch of Cruiser Yankee
Stein by Shot from Insurgent
Guns in San Comir.go.
A dispatch from can Domingo, under !
ate of Monday. February 1, is as foi- J
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"The insurgents this morning delibratclv
fired on the launch or the aux*
iry cruiser Yankee, killing J. C. j
ohnscn, the engineer. The bullet en- |
erecl his head above the eye.
"United States Minister Powell has
irectad the captain of the Yankee to
ake drastic measures to avenge Johnoil's
(loath and this insult to the
imerican flag. Johnson will be buried
n shore this afternoon."
Another dispatch, under date of
Wednesday, February 3, says:
"The#funeral of J. C. Johnson, liie
ngineer of the Yankee's launch, who
ras deliberately killed by the insurants
last Monday, took place this
aorning instead of Monday afternoon,
s had been arranged. The body was
scorted to its grave in the Santa
larbara cemetery by a detachment of
aarines,'bluejackets and officers from
he Yankee, headed by the ship's band,
"here were in all 100 men from the
ruiser in the cortege. United States
Minister Powell, the American consul
nd vice consul and nearly all the dipDmatic
and consular representatives
[ere went to the funeral. The provisonal
government sent a detachment
>f troops to act as an escort.
"Great surprise is expressed by all
oreigners here that the commander
vt n Vonl-oo T?aa nnt dpmnndf?rl im
mediate satisfaction for this inexcusa>le
act, and for the firing upon the
American flag by the insurgents,
[ here was heavy firing all day today
iround the city."
German Consul Guarded.
The German consul at San Domingo
las requested United States Minister
5owell to afford protection to Herr
iVorman, the German vice consul, that
le might bring his family into the
:ity, as the insurgents have given Mr.
Vorman 48 hours to leave where he is,
>r suffer the consequences.
Consequently, Mr Powell secured a
juard of sixty men from the United
states cruiser Colombia, and informed
he government that it was the intenion
of the German consul and him;elf
to bring jherr Wbrman's family
nto the city and asked the governnent
that its troops not fire upon this
jarty, while it was on its mission. He
laid thattf fired upon they would proect
themselves. As soon as the guard
>assed outside the city they were covired
by the guns of the Colombia. No
ittack was made and the Worman
amily and their belongings were
irought back into the city in safety.
All the houses outside the city walls
lave been pillaged. The insurgents
ire desperate and are destroying forsign
property wherever they find it
ljv h-aa iirsrent an
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to protect foreign property
tgainst this pillaging and the Colom>ia.may
be compelled to land marines
o do so.
. MRS. POST ON THE STAND.
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>o-Called "Mental Science" Healer Explains
Volatility of Thought.
Mrs. Post, the "mental science"
iealer, was placed on the stand at
racksonville, Fla., Friday to testify
n her own behalf. She stated that she
ras 73 years of age and that she had
itudied Christian science and mental
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leUlLUCm, cvci smtc oac nr oo uv / 4
if age. She is, and has been for a
lumber of years, a firm believer in the
lower to cure by mental science. She
:laimed that when a mind has been
egularly trained in the science of menal
healing its power to overcome the
lis of the flesh is beyond computaion.
She claimed that it was just as easy
or her to treat a thousand patients
lollectively as it is for a lecturer to
iddress a thousand persons in an 'aulience.
She sent out her tnought to
ler patients and thought not only
rent where it was sent, but it was
harged with a work To do, and it
lid it.
SCHWAB PLACATES ENEMIES.
.ong Fight Against Defunct Ship
Building Trust Has Been Settled
After frequent conferences the lomg
ght between the Sheldon reorganise
ion committee in the United States
hip Building affairs and the bond*
olders protective committee, repreented
by Samuel Untemeyer, was set- i
led at New York Thursday night by
he formulation of a new plan which
as been agreed to by both sides, and
hp litigation In whirh flharlfts M.
chwab has been the central figure
rill end.
Disastrous LumbeiY Fire.
A fire which swept the north end of
tonawanda island, N. Y., Wednesday
ight destroyed 15,000,000 feet of lumer,
valued at a quarter of a million
ollars, had been destroyed. The loss
t fully covered by insurance.
Banquet to H. Clay Evans.
The Chattanooga chamber of comlerce
gave a banquet Thursday night
1 honor of H. Clay Evans, consul genral
to London, who is at home on a
isit. About 150 guests were present.
CUBA IS NOW ALONE j
American Occupation of Is
iand Comes to an End.
OUR FLAG HAULED DOWNjlj
Uncle Sam's Soldiers are Bidden Farowell
In Patriotic Ceremonial. 'Jji
President Palma Expresses
Sincere Thanks.
A special from Havana says: Tha-fj ;
last vestige of the American occupa- ,-J
tion of Cuba disappeared Thursday
ternoon when the American flag was
lowered from the Cuban barracks ajtii r
the last battalion of American soldiers ^^B
marched to the Triscoi'hia pier 4Btf3lBk
boarded the United States army transport
Sumner.
Standing on the plain near C&bahas 9 ||
fortress, between Jt line of America*^
and a line of Cuban troops, and sur*^^H
rounded by a crowd of Americans anfl.^?||-?
Cubans, President Balma Malingl^^^
voiced his appreciati</a of ail that jj
Americans have done for Cuba. '"' iSgB
The Sumner had brought the Sev?^|R?
teenth and Nineteenth companies
United States artillery from?Santiago^>J|9
and these troops participated with tfcaKffl"2
Twenty-first and Twenty-second
President Palma and the members ?|
of his cabinet, General Rodrlgti^i^F^
commander of the rural guards; Uitf- . '';j
ted States Minister Squires, and
members of the legation stall, toc3tl|
their places facing the center of the :|>.|?
After the soldiers had presented^
arms, th'e American flag was slowijpi^^
lowered from the staff over the har^Jla f
racks, a salute of twenty-one gWW'fjt'S
meanwhile being fired from the.|d^P
tress The Cuban flag was raised ta--;j|J|j
its place and also saluted with two?ra|rJS
one guns. President al&P ethmPH$| >,JI
one guns. President Palma then ^
dressed Mr. Squires and Major Broilfe^
commander of the American troopjfeljB
"On this momentous occasion
sincerity and depth of my feelln&^||^|
overcome me and my heart must'wqjQ^
ply my deficiency of words. We
confronted by one of the most
ordinary facts recorded in the an2|Sfli&^
of universal history, the departqfjRM^M
from our shores of the last troop^^^^HB
United States had kept in Cuba,
helping us to secure our independen<?|jJyB
and the blessings of freedom..
government of the United States. lde?^J|S
tided as it is with the liberal
and noble character of the Ameiio^H
people willingly proves its disintermfl| -'11
edness 'and the sincerity of the aUHB*J?||
rendered us by taking these men
and showing us at the same tfme tbfi^
we have, as an independent people, tJ? If?
confidence of the most powerful naj^^^
. "This act of the United
withdrawing its troops from Cuban ter^Jli
ritory reflects upon it everlasting g!oq?|j/iS
and make us proud of ourselvee, f^^ s?||
it means that nobody doubts
ity to govern ourselves or to maint&(&Mfra
peace and order and guarantee
rights of all the Inhabitants of
"I beg you, Mr. Squires, to
interpreter of these feelings
government and the people of the
ted States. I beg all present' to.
Godspeed to the departing dfflcertj anfi^fii^
soldiers and to express our wishep
the increasing prosperity andt welfare?? |g
of the American nation." jS
Major Brown replied to the prosi^^ii^^
and thanekd him lor his kindness
the American officers and soldiers. "3^8 ^
After this- reply all the
marched past in platoon formation
boarded the Sumner.
There were many more Americwa ||
spectators present than Cuban, asd^ ^
the only diplomat, besides the minti^^a
ter of the United States, was the
nese minister, who was accompsn^W^| ^3
by his staff. The British ministerseral^H
The Sumner will leave the twen^^'T^g
first and twenty-second companies:
artillery at Fort Barrancas, Fla., andS-ij
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DEWEY'S SUGGESTION ADOPTEB?f| |||
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House Navy Bill the Gene^^ ,|j||
Board's Recommendation Ignored.; *3
Admiral Dewey's suggestion In
of heavy fighting ships. for vthe
prevailed Thursday with the tgggwB^Jl
committee on naval alTairs over the-.>5 Jj
recommendation of the general board, "'pW
submitted by Secretary Moody.
Thft naval annroDriation bill waf^H';ll
completed by the committee after S$||i|i
hearing granted by Admiral Dewey.'ltd* v?f
carries an aggregate appropriation of &
$95,000,000. J
The ships authorized are one battJaJ^ji
ship, two armored cruisers, three scout. ,:J 1
cruisers and two squadron colliers. ^
GENERAL BLACK A 8ICK MAM/ -J
Overtaxed Hi? Strength and la Oalh&M |
ing from a Partial Collaps* >J|
General John C. Black, chairaubl^ |j
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mission and commandor in chief of
Grand Army of the Repu?5c, is - Vfflj M
riously ill in Washington. Hs
overtaxed his strength and is suffering -|l
from partial collapse. '
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