The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, March 24, 1898, Image 6
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fclXGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA,
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LOUIS .1. BRIVTOW,
Kditor and Proprietor.
It Is predicted that 250,000 persona
trill flock to the Klondike region just
as soon as spring navigation opens. It
is also predicted, by the Chicago TimesHerald
that those who can walk hon|6
again will do so a few months later.
A Government official reports that
of those who have gone to Alaska
within the last year only seven per
oent. have been able to earn a living.
That, however, will not be regarded
as particularly important as long as
? the United States Government under}
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takes to provide for all needy citizens
of the United States?after they have
emigrated to Alaska.
Generally speaking the good little
boy is scarce, laments the Philadelphia
Press. There are 90,000 criminals
behind the bars in this country
under thirty years of age, and 10,000
y* in reformatories ranging from seven
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to seventeen years. There are more
ehildren in the House of Refuge and
various reformatory institutions in this
State than there are criminals in our
p?;.' jails.' .
According to the last census there
are no fewer than 3,454,675 farm
laborers or "hired men" on the
farms of the United States, or more
than one-fifth of the total voting population.
The average earnings of this
tremendous agricultural army are, in:
dependently of board, $105 a year, and
a grand total of $362,740,665, paid out
. annually for farm labor of the most
primitive kind.
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c According to recent information
v ^ which has come to band showing tne
total aotput of the gold and silver
mines Vest of the Mississippi Brirer
-f -< for the past calendar year, it appears
that the gold outpntof these mines
aggregated $69,830,597 and the silver
output $33,278,290. Distributed
among the Western metal-producing
States, tho showing is as follows:
States. Gold. Silver.
California $17,621,953 8 12.919
Nevada 2,632,510 451,451
- Oregon 2,104,797 15,000
Waahington 471,949 "t 70,000
Alaska. 8,571,000
Idaho.. 2,725,000 4,555,600
Montana 4,450,000 9,452,000
Utah, 1,662,254 813,743
Colorado 18.326,554 12,869,783
New Mextoo 553,678 153,343
Arizona S,392,991 143,693
Dakota 5,829,575 320,000
? ? aaa ana tit i
j Texas 9,WV i
Wyoming 27.500 31,000
Brit. Col. k N. W. T. 6,175,000 3,150,000
Total* $69,830,597 $32,278,290
, In the production of the yellow
metal it appears that Colorado has at!
k' last surpassed the Golden State of
L , California, which has headed the list
for nearly fifty years past.
- flp?he recent decision of Justice Harlan
of the Supreme Court, involving
the liability of an insurance company
upon policies held by a man who iu
sound mind deliberately commits suicide,
is now published in full and is
regarded as of the greatest importance,
writes William E. Curtis in the Chicago
Becord. A man by the name of
k5? Bank had policies to the extent of
$315,000 until a short time before his
death, when he incroased his insurance
to $500,090. He held an important
judiciary trust, to which he had
"been unfaithful, and, being afraid of
exposure and the same time remorseful,
obtained insurance to an amount
sufficient to reimburso those whc
r would suffer by hif defalcation and
provide for the necessities of hie
family, wherenpon he deliberately took
his own life. Some of the insurance
^nmnnnifli rAftiatad navment. went in
to court, and the cose was finally ap*
pealed to the Supreme Court, which
held that if, from anger, pnde, jealousy,
or a desire to escape from the
ills of life, a man intentionally takes his
own life, there is no liability on the
part of the insurance companies to
pay the risks, because such an act is c
violation of the condition under which
the policy is issued. But when a
man's reasoning facnlties are so impaired
that he is not able to understand
his moral obligations and appreciate
the consequences of the act he is
about to commit, such a death is
not a violation of the contract,
and the insurance company is liable.
In the Bunk case it was perfectly clea*
that the suicide had a full and accurate
apprehension of the character and
the consequences of his act, and that
it was a wilful attempt to transfer his
own obligations to innocent parties.
This suicide is compared with the
* ' crinJe of arson, in which a man inten'tionaDy
may set fire to his own house
in order to recover its value from the
\ insurers.
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The Warships^^^P^nd Abrouall
Securea^rom Brazil.
NOW FLYING THE AMERICAN FUG.
Spain Suddenly Orders Her Torpedo
Flotilla to Cross the Ocean?United
States Gunboats Helena and Bancroft
; Leave LUbon and Steam on a Southwesterly
Course. Atter the Spaniards.
Washington, D. C. (Special).?The prudent
and patriotlo action of Congress in
voting the appropriation of $50,000,000 for
the National defense bore its first notable
fruit Monday, when the Administration was
able to announce the addition by purchaso
of two new and efficient warships to the
available American fleet. The new vessels
which are now flying the Stars and Stripes
are the twin cruisers Amazonas and Almir&nte
Abrouall, just completed by the Armstrongs
at Newcastle, England, for the Republic
of Brazil. Both are practically
ready for sea, and will be manned as soon
as possible with Amerleon crews and
brought to this country to reinforce the
Atlantic fleet.
Though not entirely filling the gap made
In the United States Navy by the loss of the
Maine, the two cruisers will add materially
to this country's effective naval
strength, while their acquisition absolutely
blocks in one quarter Spain's eager effort
to augment by purchase her present available
fleet. The two new cruisers, whioh
are of the eeneral tvne of the Cincinnati
and the Raleigh, will be renamed alter two
THE UNITED STATES S
(She carries four four-inch rifles, two sixguns.
With the Helena she could make t
armament has been crippled to make roo
American cities not yet represented in the
naval list. Their displacement Is 8450 tons,
and they carry batteries of six-inch guns.
The purchase price o( each is supposed to
have been between tl.750.000 ana ?2.000.
000.
The Almirante Abrouall will not be completed
at Els wick, England, for at least two
weeks, bat the American flag has been .
hoisted on her at once, in order that no
complication shall arise to cause her detention
in case of an unexpected declaration
of war. The Amazonas is at Newcastle
ready to sail, and as soon as Admiral '
Howell con send a draft of men from Lis- 1
bon to her she will flyfcer new colors.
In addition to strengthening the navy '
the Administration decided to push at once i
the work of fortifying the Dry Tortugas as 1
a possible base of naYal supplies in case of 1
a rupture with 8paln. By order of the
President <500,000 of the emergency fund !
of $50,000,000 was set aside for use in put- '
ting both the Dry Tortugas and Key West t
in readiness for depot uses. Of this sum 1
$400,000 will be spent immediately in en- <
larglng the storage facilities at Dry '
Tortugas, and $100,000 will be devoted to i
the port of Key West. It is expeoted by the
aaval authorities that an expenditure of
$500,000 will be sufficient to put both stations
in a proper state of defense, and so <
increase their capacity for naval rendezvous
purposes that they can serve as a base l
tor a campaign of any duration against the ]
Spanish possessions in the West Indies.
The detachment of the "Helena and the I
Bancroft from the European station, one :
to reinforce the Key West fleet, and the i
other to join the "flying squadron" at
Hampton Roads, is taken here as a signlfl- <
cant development in the naval programme .
aow being worked out under the guid- i
ancs of the Administration. Neither the
Bancroft nor the Helena could be considered
powerful enough to be left alone on a dls- i
tant station, and the recall of both to this j
side of the Atlantio must be considered a <
precautionary measure dictated alike by j
prudence and forethought. The San Fran- <
elsco, which remains alone at Lisbon, will j
also be summoned to reinforce one of the j
home sauadrons at an early date.
President MeKinley, it is said, is plan- j
nlng to end the crisis with Spain by diplom- (
aey or force, leaving Spain to choose the
alternative?peace or war. The President
hopes Congress will speedily adjourn after
the Maine Court of Inquiry report is received.
The settlement of the entire question
would then be left to the Executive. 1
The explanation given Is the revival 1
of the proposition to purchase Cuba in a 1
new form. The suggestion mow is to have
a great syndicate of American and European
capitalists organized for this pur- i
pose. Men who control the finances of the '
world believe they can end the war in Cuba 1
and prevent a war between Spain and '
the United States by guarnBteeifg
Cuba's war debt. Former Governor
Levi P. Morton, of New York State, .
is said to be deeply interested in this '
movement to preserve International peace. 1
He has been in Washington In frequent ;
! conference with the President and Sir :
I Julian Pauncefote and has met the Spanish
i Minister. J
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Boats teave Cadis, and the Helena and
Bancroft Sail From Linbon.
Cadiz, Spain (By Cable).?The Spanish
torpedo squadron has sailed from this :
port. It is understood the Spanish war- ]
ships are going to Puerto Rico, where they 1
wili await the orders of Captain-General
Blanco. Enthusiastic crowds of people
gathered at Cadiz to* bid farewell to the '
vessels. The
United States gnnboats Helena and
Bancroft sailed qp the same day from Lisbon,
Portugal, ?rolng in a southwesterly
direction. This departure of the United i
States warships may be connected with the I
.Unltn>.nni dennrtiire of the Snanish <
squadron from Cadiz, which is on the south- I
western coast of Spain. Rumors have had i
it that the Bancroft and Helena might fol- <
low the Spanish ships across the Atlantic. '
The Bancroft was launched at Elizabeth,
N. J., in 1892. Like the Helena, she has a
steel hull and a twin screw, and she is a
cruiser, but her displacement is only 838 1
tons. She is 180 feet in length, 32 feet beam 1
and her maximum draught is 11 feet 6 <
inches. She is of 1213 indicated horse- <
power, which will drive her at the rate of
14.37 knots an hour. Her armament consists
of four 4-inch quick-firing guns, two
6-pounders. two 3-pounders, one 1-pounder,
two Huxim guns and two torpedo tubes, i
Hernort&al coal sunolv Ir 900 tons. I
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PUTTING THE VESUVIUS IN TRIM.
Expected to lie the Most Effective Flghtei
in the Navy.
Jacksonwjixe, Fla. (Special).?It is stated
that the Vesuvius wilt leave shortly for
Norfolk for repairs to her loading apparatus,
the compressed air apartments of
the big dynamite guns.
Orders were received here to at once
place the vessel in fighting trim. Ten or
twelve tons of ammunition are on the way,
and Captain Pillsbury was directed to
clear ship and make room for this.
It is known also that several six-inch
rapid-fire guns will be mounted amidship.
with heavy armored shields. At present
her three three-pounders are the only
battery she has to supplement her powerful
dynamite throwers.
The pneumatic dynamite guns are the
main dependence of the Vesuvius, say her
officers. At* from a three to a five-mile
range a light charge can be hurled with
great accuracy, while at from one and a
half fa fwA mlloa fhrt nil* la AArtoln Va '
man-of-war. It is declared, could float
within seventy-flve yards of where a dynamite
shell fell.
In case of hostilities the officers say the
Vesuvius will be the most effective vessel
in the navy. She is so low in the water and
is so narrow that she would present a very
small mark fortne enemy.
AUXILIARY CRUISER BOARD.
Vessels Available For War Purposes Considered.
I?ew York Citt (Special).?Slxty-threo
steamships, the choicest vessels of the
American merchant marine, have been
placed at the disposal of the United States
Government. Representatives of the owners
appeared before the special Auxiliary
Cruiser Board, which met in this city, and
offered their ships. Little desire for pecuniary
gain was shown. The vessels offered
are capable of carrying nearly 1000
guns. Members of the special board examined
the American liners St. Louis and New
York.
A large number of owners of vessels have
thorn at tho nf tho f*nvorn.
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TRAILER BANCROFT,
pounders, two three-pounders and other
hlngs lively for the Spanish flotilla, whose
m for st ores.)
ment, and a long list is ready forselections
to be made. On the big ocean liners sixInchguns
can be placed, and on smaller
ones foar-lnch guns. Some of the artillery
necessary ror arming mem is aireaay ac
the Navy Yard.
RUSH ORDER FOR~ POWDER.
The Sch*f^itlcokd Company Bellas Work*
log Full Forces to Supply lOO Tons.
Trot. N. Y. (Special).?The Sch&ghtlcoke
Powder Company has received a rush order
for 100 tons of powder from the Government
at Washington. Worlc ou the order
will be commenced at once, and the men
will go to work at the powder mills at sunrise
and work until sunset. This schedule
Is necessary, owing to the rule of the company
to ullow no lights In the mills.
The works are the largest for the manufacture
of powder in the country, and
their full capacity will be tested in Ailing
this or,der. The Government has asked
that the powder be shipped in small lots of
s Ion each, so that It can be at the disposal
of the War and Navy departments immediately.
TAre Both Kaisers Against Us?
London, England (By Cible).?The Paris
:orrespondent of the London Tlmos says:
"According to information obtained from
good sources, the Austrian Emperor is
making great efforts to Induce the
European powers to present to the United
states the danger to Europe of their carrying
any further their interference in Cuban
affairs.
"Emperor William is warmly seconding
the efforts of Emperor FraDcis Joseph. The
American Government is aware of this
situation."
The Oregon Taking War Stores.
8ax Fkancisco, Cal. (Special).?1The battleship
Oregon is lyihg in the stream with
3cows all about her. From two of the scows
coal is being discharged, from another
powder is being hoisted on board the warship,
and from a fourth shells for the big
guns. The ultimate destination of the Oregon
is presumably the Atlnutic Coast. She
Is taking In 100 tons of coal, which, it Is
figured, will carry her to Callao. She will
nwait orders at Valparaiso.
Killed by Fellow Insurgents.
Havana, Cuba (By Cable).?Colonel Alvarez,
Major Nunez and Major Espinoza, of
the insurgent army, according to the report
of the military commander of Santa
Clara, have been killed by other insurgents,
who had learned of their intention of surrendering
to the Spaniards. This news
produced a sensation In Madrid, wnere it |
was looked on as evidence that many of the |
insurgents were ready to lay down their
arms.
Senator Proctor Reports.
Washixotox, D. C. (Special).?Senator
Proctor, who has lust returned from Cuba,
spent considerable time with Secretary
Alger and General Miles, and then for two
boura was in close conference with the
President, telling them what he had learned
of the situation in Cuba. It is understood
that he gave General Miles some suggestions
about military warfare in Cnba if that
should become necessary.
No British Ships For Sale.
Loxnox, England (By Cable).?UnderForeign
Secretary Curzon announced in
Parliament that Great Britain has not ottered
her warships to us tor use if we go to
war with Spain, but he declined to answer
Mr. Davitt's further questions asking
whether Great Britain desired an AngloAmerican
alliance.
Spain's Merchant Navy.
Madrid, Spain (By Cable).?The Spanish
naval reserve or merchant navy, according
:o the Marine Minister's figures just given
out, consists of 552 steamers and 1125 sailing
vessels above fifty tons burden; 373
steamers and 69,697 craft of less than fifty
Ions, with crews aggregating more than
100,000 men.
Torpedo Boat IV in slow at Key West. 11
Ket West, Fla. (Special).?The torpedo ;
ooat Wlnslow has arrived from Charleston,
oavlng made the longest run ever made by'
i torpedo boat without touching at a port
>r coaling.
For Governor of Rhode Island.
The Democrats of Rhode Island nomnated
Daniel L. Church, of Tiverton, for
Governor oo a local-issue platform.
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MAIM ANMATM
The Treaty Dropped and a Joint Resolution
Introduced.
REPORTED FAVORABLY TO SENATE
Annexation by Legislation the Programme
Now?Action of Chairman Davis at the
Direction of the Foreign Relatione
Committee?A Virtual Abandonment
of the Treaty?Sent to the Calendar.
Washisotox, D. C. (Special).?In the
Senate Wednesday, Chairman Davis (Rep.
Minn.) of the Committee on Foreign Relations
reported a joint resolution providing
for the annexation of the Hawaiian Islands
to the United States. The resolution was
introduced following action by the committee,
which agreed to recommend that
,the Hawaiian Islands be annexed by legis.
lation in open session.
The following is the text of the resolution;
"Section 1?The Government of the Republic
of Hawaii having in due form signifled
its consent in the manner provided by
its constitution to cede absolutely and without
reserve to the United States of America
all rights cf sovereignty of whatsoever kind
in and to the Hawaiian Islands and to their
dependencies, alsato cede and transfer to
the United States the absolute fee and ownership
of all public, government or crown
lands, public buildings or edifices, forts,
harbors, military equipment, and all other
public property of whatever kind and
description belonging to the Government
of the Hawaiian Islands, and every right
and appurtenance thereunto appertaining;
therefore be it
"Resolved, That said cession is accepted,
ratified and confirmed, and that the said
Hawaiian Islands and their dependencies
be and they are hereby annexed as a part
of tbe territory of the United States and
are subject to the sovereign dominion
thereof, and that all and singular the property
and rights hereinbefore mentioned ore
vested in the United States of America."
Tka *oA/\1n4(on fkan a<lonfa f Ko lan ortv m ma
xun iugviuvivu wiicu tuo jou^uofsv
of the treaty beginning with the second
paragraph of the second section, and taking
all the remainder of It, bat does not cite It
as a part of the treaty. This part provides
for the disposal of the Hawaiian public
lands, for the temporary government of the
island until Congress decides upon a permanent
form of government, the abrogation
of Hawaiian treaties and the preservation
of Hawaiian customs regulations until
those of the United 8tates shall be put into
operation, the assumption of the public
debt of Hawaii by the United 8tates to the
extent of $4,000,000, the regulation of
Chinese Immigration, and theappolntment
by the President of Ave commissioners to
prepare a code of laws for the government
of the islands.
Section two provides that the Commissioners
proposed shall be appointed by the
President by and with the advice and consent
of the Senate.
The sum of $100,000 is appropriated by
the third and last section for the purpose
of carrying the resolution into effect, and
this sum is made Immediately available.
The resolution went to the calendar.
Senator Davis did not give any notice as to
when it would be called up.
FIRE HAD THEM IN A TRAP.
Nearly 400 Persona In ? .Had Rash For
Their Lives.
Fire was discovered in Chicago at 11
o'clock a. m., in the seven-storv structure
at 215 Wabash avenue known as the Emerson
building. Nearly 400 persons were
within its walls. There was a rush for
life, and it proved a rush to death for
many. Although only four bodies have
been identified, fourteen persons are missing,
probably dead.
The building is just within the elevated
railway loop in the busiest spot on Wabash
avenue. An explosion quickly followed
the first burst of flames, and this drew
thousands into the streets to witness viei
tlms jumping from the upper floors. The
persons in the building rushed to the windows
and doors on every one of the
I seven stories. They crawled out on the
cornices and ran down the fire escapes?
They poured out of the exits over one
OMAtKaS AM/1 MAMA. 1A. f.AM f K rx
auuiuoi. iucu auu ?uiucu jcaj;ca iivm tuo
windows. Some were caught in the arms
of spectators and in blankets, escaping
with their lfves. Four others fell to their ,
deaths.
FRENCH NAVY ACTIVE.
The Fleet Reported aa Prepared to Mobilize.
The French fleet is being prepared for
mobilization, the feverish activity prevailing
at all the arsenals and shipyards,
which are working until 10 o'clock at night.
The French northern squadron at Cherbourg
is ready for immediate departure.
The ships, it appears, are being swung during
the night, at Cherbourg, for the adjustment
of their compasses.
Finally, it is asserted that, in order to
complete the necessary number of officers,
second-year students are to be appointed
midshipmen, and all the admirals have been
instructed to arrange to reach Paris within
twenty-four hours after being summoned.
The mobilization is connected with prepparations
to support Russia by a naval
demonstration in the far East.
MAINE VICTIMS WITHOUT HEIRS.
Only 127 Claimants Found?Sixty-three
Foreigners on Board.
Frank H. Morris, Fourth Auditor of the
Treasury, is at present in Cleveland. Mr.
Mr. Morris's department has charge of the
work of settling the claims of the heirs of
those lost by the Maine disaster.
"We have found on Investigation that
out of 378 men who were on the boat
sixty-three were foreigners," said Mr.
Morris. "Of the 253 who were killed we
have succeeded in cettlnc into eorresnond
ence with 127 claimants. It wilt surprise
you to know that less than ten per cent, of
this number had families depending on
them, and many had no direct heirs."
The Maine Inquiry.
The Maine Court of Inquiry arrived at
Hey West, Fla., from Havana, and its memben
consulted with Admiral Sicard; leaves
of absence of the surviving officers of the
Maine were released, and they left Key
West for their respective homes. The
Jlontgomery was withdrawnjfrom Havana
Harbor.
Powderly Nomination Confirmed.
The nomination of T. V. Powderly to be
Commissioner of Immigration was confirmed
by the United States Senate in executive
session by a vote of 43 to 20. Senator
Chandler was the only Bepublican who
cast his vote against confirmation, while a
large number of Democrats voted for Mr.
Powderly. ,
, A Friendly Remonstrance.
The Spanish Cabinet has addressed a
friendly remonstrance to the State Department
against the presence of a great j
lleet at Key West and other emergency
measures taken by the A drofnKt rejigs
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THE NEWS EPITOMIZED.
Washington Items.
The'order by Secretary Long that all
proceedings of the court martial that recently
tried and convicted Pay Director
Billings be stricken from the record of the
department, gives great satisfaction tothe{
many friends of Pay Director Billings. The
accused officer has been honorably retired
Major-General Miles, after a searching
investigation ef the defenses on Long:
Island Sound, returned to Washington convinced
that New York is absolutely secure'
from attack by foreign war ships.
The House Committee on Naval Affairs.
voted to build five new drydocks and wllL
probably authorize the construction of sev-i
eral torpedo boats and torpedo boat de- ;
stroyers.
Pav Director Luther G. Billings has been
placed on the retired list of the navy. His,
sentence of dismissal from the service will'
be allowed to drop.
Bishop Satterlee deposed from the min-;
istry the Rev. Gilbert F. Williams, pastor!
of Christ Episcopal Church, on charges of j
immorality.
New York and New Jersey pilots who are1
familiar with all parts of the Atl&ntio'
coast volunteered their services to the
Government. j
Domestic.
Joseph Wilkins, of Wilkins A Co., oleo- j
margarine dealers, of Washington, D. C.,
and Howard Bntler, an employe of the j
firm, who were recently convicted of violating
the oleomargarine laws, were sentenced
in Philadelphia, Penn. Wilkins to
six months and to pay a 91500 fine and
cost of prosecution, and Butler was fined
9500 and sentenced to four months' lmpris-f
onment.
Eugene J. Lindsay, formerly a clerk in
the prothonotary's office in Philadelphia,
and recently convicted of conspiracy with
several others in issuing fraudulent naturalization
oertiftcates, was sentenced to!
serve two years' imprisonment and pay a;
fine of 92000 and the costs of prosecution.*
Richard W. Merrick, who pleaded guilty of,
conspiracy with Lindsay, was sentenced to
r\r\A van. onH sir m nnt h? And to M V a fine
of #1000. Henry Copper, who also pleaded
guilty of conspiracy In the same case, received
a sentence of one year and on#
month and a fine of 1500.
Alexander Anderson, colored, attempted
to assault a school girl, In Granada, Hiss.,
and three hoars later was captured by a
mob, confessed and was bangea.
The yacht Mayflower, purchased by the
Government from the estate of Ogden Goelot,
was delivered at the Brooklyn Navy
Yard.
The Court of Appeals gives Newbold T.
Lawrence title to 1500 acres of land whioh
have been In possession of the town of
Hempstead, Long Island, one hundred
years. ?
Great damage was reported to California
fruit by recent frpsts.
City Auditor John'S.Fear, of Burlington,
Iowa, has fled, leaving a shortage of #3900,
representing money he lost in speculation.
A mail carrier who has arrived at Skaguay
from Dawson, In the XToxnlike, estimates
the winter's output 6f gold at $8,000,000.
Food is plenty knd many good
claims have been located..'
Two big columns forming the main sup
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Son 10 me ei'irttuco ut iuo uvimuiu
uildlng, In Chicago, 111., destroyed recently,
collapsed wltboat warning, killing
?. R. Baker and fatally injuring John
Bice. Several others were slightly injured.
Captain William Lee,I an army veteran,
mortified-because he failed to get the appointment
of Postmaster In Merchantvllle,
N. J., committed suicide.
Dr. Trumbull W. Cleaveland was Indicted
in New York City for manslaughter in the
second degree, charged with causing the
death of the infant daughter of John L.
Carhart by giving her harmful medicines.
Frank Scarrings, who suddenly disappeared
recently from Mechanicsvllle.N. Y.,
was found dead in a mill pond at Saratoga.
Upon his body were found three gold
watches and a roll of money amounting to
2000.
John Wanamaker opened his campaign
as candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania
at Lancaster, Penn. He made a fierce attack
upon boss rule, and, alluding incidentally
to the Cuban crisis, said the people
of Pennsylvania were not afraid of war
with Spain, and approved the measures
taken by the Government.
A Bessemer pig Iron pool has been formed
in Cleveland, Ohio, to control the market
in the United States.
William H. Maxwell was elected City Superintendent
of Schools of Greater New
York by the Board of Education. His salary
was fixed at $8000 a year.
In New York City Recorder Golf sentenced
William J. Koerner, the newspaper
artist, recently convicted of second degree
murder, to life imprisonment In Sing 8ing
Prison.
Harry Pole and Mrs. Leonora Faulkner
were fatally shot by "Captain" Peterson,
who has charge of a Brooklyn dredge boat,
because of jealousy. Peterson kada short
time before locked Mrs. Faulkner out of the
house where they both lived. She asked
Pole, whom she had never seen before, to
assist her in opening the basement door.
He consented, and both were shot.
Dr. Edward B. Coombs, a former Coroner
of Kings County, Brooklyn, was found
guilty of grand' larceny for fraudulently
obtaining fees.
Governor Bradley, of Kentucky, received
a message from Middlesboro stating there
are seventy new coses of smallpox and four
hundred suspects there; that the city is
quarantined, has no money, the county can
appropriate none and that the city's
strioken people are liable to starve.
Edwnrd Garrity, an engineer on the New
York Central, was killed near Montrose,
N. Y., by his head striking a bridge.
The Bank of Abbeville, Ga., made an assignment.
Batteries of artillerymen were sent to
Fort Hancock, at Sandy Hook, N. J., to
man the big guns there. Twenty twelveInch
mortars arrived.
Miss Lena Bemis, of Mount Holly, N. J.,
threw acid in the face of Miss Katherlne
Weitzell, who had won her lover away.
, Foreign.
The Amttrnlnsian Colonial Convention '
has ndopted the Federation bill. The bill
low goes to the various Legislatures of <
Australia. j
A large party of Dervishes crossed the
Nile to Shebaliya Island, and were repulsed I
by the Egyptian troops with the loss of, ]
thirty-eight men killed. The only Egyptian
casualty was tho weunding of Major Sit- I
well. . i
Tho American Medical Mission in the
suburbs of Chung-King-Fu, Province of !
Sze-Chwan. or. the Yang-Tse-Kiang, China,
lias been attacked by a mob. The native 1
medical assistants havo been maltreated i
xnd one has been murdered. 1
The tug Underwriter, with the derrick -j
?hief in tow, arrived at Havana to work on j
;he Maine wreck.
' War feeling was expressed in the'
ipeecbes at tho banquet of the Chambers
)t Commerce in London, and sympathy
vas manifested for Lord Salisbury in his
llness. 1
The French Minister for the Colonies, M. t
ijcbon. has refused the petition of Mme. c
Dreyfus, wife of tho former Captain Drey- t
'us, to share tho latter's imprisonment on (
Devil's Island. (
An outbreak of yellow fever of a mild t
:ype is reported from Bio de Janeiro,
Srazil.
At a meeting of the Jamaica Legislature
t was estimated that the deficit in the
siand's revenue for the year ending March \
II, 1899. will be *925.000." '
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No Cessation of the Efforts to Get
Ready For an Emergency.
FORMING A NEW - SQUADRON.
Atlantic Seaboard Thonjht WB? Not
Sufficiently Protected?Th^Axas and
Massachusetts Ordered >--v - ^
Road*?To Be Joined J^^^fTnnea
poll*, the Colombia at^PeBrooklyn.
Wa8hikotok, D. C. (Special").?The President
and the Cabinet spent two honra discussing
the latest turns in'the complicated
tangle of Spanish relations, but f?w or no
conclusions were reached, and the anaouncement
was made at the close of the:
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mtwiiug iuni uubuiUK unu uoiuvjnju w .3
change the policy or attitude of the Administration
in any way.
Secretary Long denies that the battleship
Massachusetts and Texas were ordered
from Key West because of Spanish protests.
Their removaf, it is insisted, Ls part of an
Improved system of coast defense.
The division of the available fleet in the
Atlantic Into two squadrons, ordered by
the Secretary of the Navy, will belcomploted
in the near future by the assemblage
of a third squadron, composed chiefly
of monitors, at Port Royal, 8. C. It is held
that the establishment of a squadron bash
at Hampton Roads will furnish effective
protection for the harbors of the
Northern coast, and will liberate fqr active
tea service the monitors which had been
isstgned to the defense of the Dorta of
iPhilodelphla, New York and Norfolk. It is
thought that the monitors Puritan, Terror
and Miantonomoh and the ram Katabdin a
will form the additional squadron off Port
Royal.
The Spanish Minister of. Marine has di- < x
rected that the fleet of torpedo boats now ?i
kt the Canary Islands remain there instead
)f proceeding to Havana. The United
States had objected to 8paln's action in
despatching a fleet of torpedo boats to
Cuban waters.
Senator Redfleld Proctor dispassionately
but forcibly arraigned Spain for her misrule
of Cuba in a speech before the Senate set
ting forth the'result of his Investigations.
President McKlnley approved of the matter
of the Senator'^ speech, and to this extent
the utterance represented his views. The tspeech
was a terrible portrayal of the starvation,
and misery on the island.
Senator Gallinger, who has returned to oj
Wwhington from Cnba, confirms the statements
made by Senator Proctor of the awful
suffering of the reconeentrados and the . V
irutal misrule of the Spanish Government.
He says the Spanish merchants even of v
Havana are ready for revolution. All
slasses are eager for any change which will
!ree them from the domination which means
itarv&tion. ?
Belief supplies an being delivered in - v
fach jpeac aoundance for tne Cuban snfferers
that the Department of State baa
ibout decided to charter a vessel for
Souths for the express purpose of earry- 'i
g them to Cuba, as the naval vessels an
tot suitable for the transportation of
!reight, and the little tender Pern, which
is now engaged on that mission, is needed
ilsewhere.
T. Estrada Palms, the Cuban Republic's r,
lelegate to the United States, has issued a - * r J
proclamation to the American people, saylap
that nothing but superior force.vrill com- . An
pel his people to accept anything short of
complete Independence from the hands of .
Spain. 1 mk
Reports to the Acting Secretary of War ^10
from the various States of the Union show
that there are 114,363 milltihmen prac- Vs
tieally at the immediate disposal of the
general ttovernmeut in ouo ui uumijiuqs. *
Representative Hull, Chairman of the
rlouse Committee on Military Affairs, introduced
a bill, at the request of the Administration,
reorganizing the line of the
trmy and authorizing the President, in
Ume of war, to Increase it to 101,000 men.
Congress will pledge more than *17,00*,JOO
for eighteen new vessels of war If the
recommendations of the House Naval Committee
are carried out. It is proposed to
build six seagoing battleships, six torpedo
boat destroyers and six torpedo boats.
Nearly *5,000,000 in addition to previous
allotments was pledged for increasing the
efficiency of the coast defenses. Senator
Allison, Chairman of the Senate Committee
on Appropriations, gave a pledge to General
Miles that not less than *2,000,000
should be appropriated in the Sundry Civil
Dill for military pnrpoaes.
A semi-official statement from Madrid
gays that, In viow of Spanish explanations /. , H
of the Maine disaster, no indemnity will be
paid. Close watch is being kept on Spain's
torjiedo flotilla. Should an attempt be
made to move it to Porto Rico, prompt
representations demanding its immediate
return to the Canaries are to be made. If
Spain should refuse to comply with these
representations the plan or tne aninomtes
contemplates tbe despatch , of cruisers to
Intercept the fleet and destroy It.
The military and naval autbortfTeStmrw*'?*
exhausted their resourceful energies for <-<
the time being in raakingpreparations for
an emergency, and no new policies of importance
have been put into ofTect. Nevertheless
there bos been no cessation of thd
efforts to buy ships, gtrns. ammunition,
coal and every other needed war commodity.
Enlistments of men are
being made in the. army, the
navy and marine corps. Ships are being
distributed at places where they are likely
to be the most effeotive, and engineering
officers are pushing the work on the new
coast defense fortifications. These and
many others of a preparatory character
are occupying both services to tbe almost
entire exclusion of everything else.
HOLLAND BOAT DIVES WELL
Will Be Taken to Washington and Ex. g
hibited to Authorities. J
The torpedo boat Holland made a trial I
trip under water off Perth Amboy, N. J.
The inventor, John P. Hollaad, was in I
charge. The tag Sallie P. Linderman attended
the Holland.
When the/conning tower,ordinarily about
lour feet above the water, was nearly three
taat Ki1a? the ennrs? of the Holland was
parallel with the surface. Three tlme9 the
boat weot under, once going 150 yards at a
speed of about nine knots.
The trial was witnessed by about 400 persons,
who were on the tug. Mr. Holland
was happy as he received the cofegratulalions
of his associates In the Holland Torpedo
Boat Company and of thd many spectators.
After a few more trips the Holland will
be taken to Washington, to be exhibited to
:lie authorities. It is-said that boats of the
same type would cost about ?65,000 apiece.
Transfer of the ^muonu.
The cruiser Amazonas, parchased from J vJrazll,
was formally transferred at Graves- >
md, England, to Lieutenant Colwell, naval
ittache in England. Shortly afterward
he cruiser S&n Francisco arrived and
Commodore Howell detailed Lieatenant
lommander Nazro to bring the new cruiser
o this country.
Eight Killed by Dynamite.
A dy.iamite explosion took place in the
Jovernment storehouse, on Montego Bay,
amaica. Eight men were killed.
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