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"Yankee Aggression."
Alleged Presentment of the
People of Spain.
Madrid, March 3-The govern?
ment has received a number of
offers of pecuniary and other aid in
the event of war with the United
States, growing out of the attitude
of lae latter on the Cuban question.
The people appear to be determined
to uphold the government in its in?
tention to keep Cuba a Spanish col?
ony, no matter at what cost. The
cabinet is greatly encouraged by the
attitude of the continental press
which, generally speaking, expresses
much sympathy with Spain in her de-j
termination to resent what is termed
Yankee aggression.
One important factor in the sup?
port accorded the government which
is sedulously kept in the background
is that Cuban debentures and other
securities depending for their value
upon the income derived from Cuba
are held in a large amount by
foreign capitalists. With a free
Cuba, these securities would fee prac?
tically worthless and this accounts in
a very great measure for the attitude
of many of the foreign newspapers
which speak not so much because
they believe that the United States
have any ulterior motive in recogniz?
ing the Cubans as belligerents, as be?
cause they are defending the finan?
cial interests of capitalists of their
countries In Spain itself, however,
the support of the government is due
to pure patriotism.
Among the offers of assistance the
government has received is one from
the Spanish Trans-Atlantic company,
which has offered to place its entire
fleet of steamships at the disposal of
the government, making no condi?
tions whatever. The offer has been
accepted and eight of the steamers
will be armed with from 9 to 12 cen
-timetre guns. Compressed sawdust
will be nsed as protection for the
guns. If events shall necessitate
such action, these vessels will be
used as cruisers and privateers.
The government has ordered that
large quantities of coa! be stored in
Cuba for the use of the warships
Military preparations are being
hastily but systematically made
Orders have been issued for the dis?
patch to Cuba of reinforcements from
the Balearic, Canary and .Philippine
islands
At the meeting of the cabinet to
be held to-morrow. Admiral Beran
ger, minister of marine, will ask for
a credit to complete the armament of
the warships Pelayo, Oquendo, Viz
caya and Maria Teresa The diplo?
mats here had a long interview to-day
with Senor Elduayen, minister of
foreign affairs.
Three hundred students at the
university attempted this morning to
make a demonstration. A number of
workingmen joined them The rec?
tor of the university took prompt
action to restore order and caused
tfre arrest of 50 of the more demon
etrative of the crowd. They were
soon liberated upon promising to be?
have themselves. The polic arrested
two of the workingmen. The day
was otherwise peaceful. Many of
the shops of the city on which
there were American names have
taken the precaution to have
them effaced, fearing tnat in
the present unsettled state of the
public sentiment the names would
invite au attack.
SENTIMENT IN EUROPE.
London, March 8.--Thc St. James
Gazette regards the language of the
American house of congress as more
provocative than the disturbance io
Barcelona. Spain is confronted with
the declared hostility of the representa?
tive bodies of the American nation and
will lose no time io replyiu^ thereto.
Spain, the Gazette says, deserves thc
sympathy of Europe and will doubtless
get it. If war should result, the jingo
politicians would be surprised as no?
where outside of the United States are
the Americans likely to find any eup
. pert for their unlimited policy of ag?
gression.
The Westminister Gazette believes
the American house of representatives j
goes further than that of the senate
and is ealou!ated to increase the excite?
ment and indignation in Madrid and
other capitals of Europe. It will also
have the probable effect of arraying the
enlightened citizens of the United
States against the jingoes. "How
much further," thc Gazette asks, "is
the prostitution of the emDocratic gov?
ernment for electioneering purposes to
be allowed to go? The mad action of the
American congress is steadily destroy?
ing not only respect for America abroad,
but its influence in the conduot of for?
eign affairs. "
The Pall Mail Gazette says Presi?
dent Cleveland should not pass over the
action of congress, especially if be is
backed up by popular opinion. The
recognition of the belligerent rights of
Cuba need not to precipitate war, and
nobody is anxious to back Spain through
?.thick and thin.'.
The Globe says: "If the United
States government is calculating upon
using privateers it will find that the
commerce of America is a bigger mark
than the commerce of Spain. Spain
could find plenty of privateers, for ev?
eryman* venturous spirit in Europe would
be trying to get letters of Marque "
Paris, March 3.-The Figaro in its
comments upon the situation as between
Spain and the United States says that
although President Cleveland is not the
man to recoil from a conflict with Spain
should bis electoral interests require
euch a step, he will nevertheless resist
the excitement which congress bas
stirred up. American steatesmen, the
Figaro says, would do well not to exas?
perate Europe with the Monroe doc?
trine. It is certain that Spain will not
give way, and it is difficult to see the
benefit that the United States would de?
rive from a war
The Matin says the United States
senate has aroused tb? legitimate indig?
nation of Spain, bet expressed hope
that the Spanish will not compromise
their just cause by ?rseles provocation
Their noble solicitude for their nations
honor ought not to impel them to exceed
extreme dimensions whereby their inter?
ests would suffer. The Americans are
accustomed to these superb declarations
but they often have no effect, as in the
case of Venezuela
The Estateffe trusts that President
Cleveland will reflect before he pro?
claims the independence of Cuba.
Spain, the paper says, will not allow
herself to be intimidated by the arro?
gance of the American senate.
The Soliel says the Spaniards did not
tremble before ?Bismarck and they will
not tremble before the Americans.
The Journey of the Red
Cross.
New York, March 5 -A letter just
received by a member of the Amerieac
National Red Cross society from Miss
Clara Barton, dated Pera, Constantino?
ple, February 19, tells of the journey
of the Red Cross party which sailed
from here on January 22, and also con?
tains the fellowing :
The following cablegram sent by
Minister Terrell yesterday afternooo to
Secretary Oleey, and which I trust was
made public was the outcome of a call
in the morning upon the sublime porte
in the person of its minister of foreign
affairs, which was in every way as
agreeable, cordial and satisfactory as it
could have been made in any couory.
Not only is the fullest permission given
for our entran-ce into Armenia, but an
active and generous effort was displayed
toward making our endeavors, our
journeys, etc . safe, pleasant and as
easy as possible, and also as productive
of beneficial results as could be wished.
Mr Terrell was very much gratified
and seems very happy over our success
to which the state department and te
contributed so iargely.
"As soon as an outfit can be made,
and passage secured, our men will start
for the desolated regions. It will be
oold and terribly bard for them ; but
that is what they-came for. I have met
several of the leading missooaries and
other American gentlemen here. It is
hoped that the massacres are over, but
it is of course uncertain.
'The general feeding is that Russia
has said 'enough*. The distress and
suffering through want and sickness are
described as being both enormous and
tsrrible.
"Our stops on the journey at Loo
don, Paris, Genev? sod Baden-Baden
were short, but very pleasant and so
full of good feeling, cordiality and
usefulness."
Miss Barton refers in the beginning
of this di?patch to the message cabled
by Minister Terrell on the 18th ulto ,
saying the Red Cross had been ad?
mitted and "guaranteed protection, and
that the gates of charity were now
open. Since than these dispatches have
announced that some of the Red Cross
party had left for Zeitoun where re?
lief is most urgent by reason of its re?
cent capture by tho Turkish army.
Miss Barton took with her many
letters of great influence, addressed to
the Turkish authorities and other
persons in close contact with them.
All kinds of Sewing Ilachice N eedles a
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Fat. Walsh's Patriotism.
The Man Who Holds the
South's Interests so Dear.
The HOD. Patrick Walsh, formerly
the Uoited States senator from Georgia,
the editor of the Augusta Cbiooicle aod
one of the most patriotic of southern
men, a man always up and doing for
the advancement of the material inter?
ests of the south, arrived in the city
yesterday afternoon and at 6. p m.
addressed the members of the general
assembly io the hall of the' bouso of
representatives, by invitation, upon the
scope, ailis and purpose of the great
Southern Cotton exposition, which it is
?proposed to hold in Chicago. There
were many outsiders present to bear
the address, which was an able, eloquent
aod impressive ooe. The audience was
thoroughly interested, ootwitbstaodiog
Mr. Walsh spoke for an hour.
Mr. Walsh entered the hall on the
arm of Mr. Weston of Kiohlaod, being
aocompaoied by Messrs. Pollock aod
L. J. Williams.
He was introduced by Mr. Weston,
who said that the goveroor was to have
introduced the distinguished speaker.
He ?as to speak to them on a vital
question. Hie long service had en?
deared him to the whole south.
Mr. Walsh was profoundly apprecia?
tive and grateful for the invitation
which bad been extended to bim to
address them on the scope aod purpose
of the Chicago Cottoo expositioD
They knew that expositions io gre^t
centres were the best means of adver?
tising the resources of aoy country.
The advanced "countries of Europe
realized this. This country hod held
several notable expositions Chicago
had surpassed io the excellence of her
exposition as compared to the other no?
table ones. The exposition in AManta
was not to be mioimized by iy of
those referred to. It was L elous
display of the progress of the southern
States. It would do great good to the
sooth. It would not minimize the ef?
fect. It was a revelation to the South?
erners themselves that the south pos?
sessed such marvelous resources. The
only criticism was that the people of
this great country, whom it was intend?
ed to ioflueoc?, were not there-the
people of the west and northwest, the
farming classes, the eastern manufac?
turing and other interests. They would
have been there it had been in ooo of
i the great centres. All could easily see
j the justness of this criticism. He then
I gave the figures, comparing tbs attend
! aDce of the Atlanta and Chicago expo
:| sitions
:j The purpose of the coming exposition
was to show the people of the wen and
northwest the wonderful resources of
the south. It was also to show them
the marvelous products of our soil, of
our gardens ; the diversity of our agri?
cultural products The city cf Chica
go was the place. This was a labor of
love with bim. He bad no axe to
grind-political or otherwise. He had
reached the conclusion that there was
no area of land anywhere that God had
bestowed upon so many bounties. No
country abounded in such resources for
agricultural and mechanical pursuits
as the south, [n the period following
the war, notwithstaodiog for nearly ll
years thc Southern States were oppress?
ed by misgovernment, they had made
loog strides, wooderful progress io de?
veloping their resources. Io this re
pect no State faad accomplished more
thr.n the State of South Carolina.
Someone bas said that tho south is
likely to overdo this business of manu?
facturing cotton. All should bear in
mind that this cotton would be manu?
factured somewhere, and would com?
pete with our goods. This argument
was a fallacy. There was no danger
of overdoiog this matter. He contrast?
ed the number of spindles in the mills
of Spartanburg a few years ago with
these of the present time. He predict?
ed that we would have 1,000,000 spin?
dles ere loog.
Mr. Walsh weat on to quote the
figures showing the wondrous growth
of the cotton manufacturing industry
in the South in the last 10 years. If
it continued at the present rate for 50
! years the South would be manufacturing
half the cotton crop. We need more
money. They say we owe the New
England capitalists something, and we
should not go to Chicago to invite those
people to come io aod compete for our
territory. He was above passion and
prejudice, but when it came to iovitiog
capitalists to aid in the development of
the Southero conntry he wanted all to
come io.
The people of Chicago were doing
all they could. The idea of this expo?
sition had taken root ir? Augusta, bein'/
suggested to some business men there,
and there the movement was started.
They sent an agent to Chicago. Then
he detailed the proceedings of the re?
cent conference in Chicago.
Chicago proposes to furnish thc
buildings, the money and manage the
exposition, continuing for 00 days, if
we furnish the exhibits. This was thc
personification of genernsit}'.
South Carolina had been most, credit?
ably-handsomely-represented among
the exhibits at Atlanta. His pumose
here was to ask them to duplicate that
exhibit at Chicago. The exposition
coming on was in his opinion the great?
est thing ever conceived to bring about
a speedy development of the south
New England had made wonderful
progress in mauufacturidg pursuits.
He remembered when the southern
States did not furnish a single Belgian
block Now, our quarries are furnish?
ing all this class of material. We
could build ali the public buildioings
aud pave the streets of the cities of the
whole country, so prolific are our de?
posits of granite. We have sufficient
marble to build the palaces of the
world. He referred to Carolina's mag?
nificent deposits of phosphates. Then
be contrasted the natural resources of
the New England States with those of
the Southern States. He quoted the
Hon. Wm. B. Kelly of Pennsylvania
in regard to the blessings of climate
and resources which had been showered
on the Southern States Mr. Kelly
said they were incomparable. Mr.
Walsh then quoted Mr. Edward Atkin?
son on the same line. Mr Porter the
superintendent of the United States
census was also on record as to the
superiority of the south in the resources
for individual development. We pro?
duce more coa', and pig iron to-day
than the whole country produced in
1870. We have over 50 per cent, of
of the entire forest area of the country.
You can all 6ee this ; but we need peo?
ple. We need those who have gone
out and conquered the wilderness of
the northwest to come down here and
settle on our surplus lands. We could
take the 70,000,000 of people in this
country and put them io the Southern
Scates and the country would not be
one-fourth as densely populated as Eog
land is to-day. The State of Georgia
was nearly as large as all the New Eng?
land Statet. Texas was larger than
the New England and capital, skilled
labor, more people, good Middle States
together We have 500.000,000 acres
of laud io these Southern States. Not
in 100 years could we get ioo much
population.
What is *'ne best way to develop it ?
That's what I am here for. I waot you
to duplicate your Atlanta exhibit. It
will do more good than if shown at 50
Southern expositions, because the peo?
ple we want to attract won't see it at
a Southern exposition. He had already
printed an address on this question to
the governors of the Southern States.
He boped the governor of South Caro?
lina would make this matter the sub*
ject of a special communication to them
He hoped they would make a generous
appropriation for this purpose. The
State would receive the greatest benefit
from it. He did not know how to im?
press the magnitude and the importance
of the matter upon them. There never
wa? a day when all the circumstances
were more propitious than now. There
never was a time when there was less
sectionlism than to-day. The State
that failed to embrace this golden offer
of Chicago would miss a grand oppor?
tunity to advance her most vital inter?
ests. It was to bis mind the most
magnificent opportunity to advertise to
the people of the northwest the unri?
valled resources of this grand Southern
country.
Everything combined in the South to
produce cotton in the greatest abund?
ance, coal was produced at lest cost
than anywhere else ; we make pig iron
$6 a ton less than anywhere else
Mr. Walsh made an eloquent pero?
ration, saying no mao living could do
justice to the subject. God had filled
his cornucopia full and scattered its con?
tents all over this broad Southern coun?
try The time will come when these
Southern States will become the great
and thriving centre of successful agri?
culture and of Manufacturing and other
industries. It is our manifest des
tiny
His highest ambition was to do some?
thing to fill up and utilize the waste
places of this great country until peace
and happiness shall possess this land.
You have it in your band to-dav to
bring about the grandest results for
your State and people.
As Mr. Walsh closed there was con?
siderable applause.
Mr. Magill then offered this reso?
lution, which was unanimously adopted :
Resolved, That the general assembly
has heard with pleasure and profit the
able and instructive address of Hon.
Patrick Walsh a?d the thanks of the
general assembly of South Carolina are
hereby tendered the distinguished vis?
itor for such address.-The Srate.
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House Resolutions Accepted.
WASHINGTON, March 5.-The con?
feree? of the senate and hou-e on the
Cuban resolutions met in the rooms of
the senate committee on foreigu rela
tions at 2 30 p. m. The conferees
were not in session over 20 minutes
and there was no dissenting voice to
the motion te accept the bouse resolu?
tions.
During the discussion it was stated by
a prominent member of the senate com?
mittee, that the second clause of the
senate resolution which asks Spain to
recognize the independence of the
island was a wanton affront to the
Spanish goveromeDt and her people
and that by adoptiog it the seDate had
gone out of its way lo insult Spaio.
The seDate resolutions only provided
for belligerency aod this request for re?
cognition of Cuba by Spaio as an inde
pendent government. The house reso?
lution weot farther, and in addition to
granting belligerent rights declared the
only solution of the trouble to be found
in an independent government of the
choice of the people of Cuba aod coo*
cloded with the significant words that
the United States government should
be prepared to protect the legitimate
interests of American citizens by inter?
vention, if necessary. This is looked
upon as of more importaoce than any?
thing to be fouod io the senate resolu?
tions aod it took oo argument to per?
suade the managers OD the part of the
seDate to accept the house resolutions.
Manly And Sensible.
WasbingtoD, March 5 -Speakiog
to-day of the published decisioo of
Geoeral Walker, commaoder of the
Grand Army of the Republic, io re
fereoce to the proposed joint parade io
New York July 4, Senator Gordoo of
Georgia, who has been commaoder-?D
chief of the United Confederate
Veterans ever sioce their orgaoizatioD,
was asked if be proposed to take any
action lookiog to a change of the date
of the next annual meeting of the
Confederate veterans at Hieb mon'p
Juoe 30, aod Juiy 1 aod 2. Geoeral
Gordoo replied :
"This date was finally decided upon
io order to permit the Coofederates who
came from farther south to go to New
York immediately after the adjourn
meat aod take part io the joiot parade,
but I see DO reasoo for cbaogiog the
date o? our reunion, which was called
to meet at Richmond by the last annual
meeting at HoustoD, Tex., and al?
though the date could legally be
chaDged by rae, yet I shall not do so
unless I find it to be the wish of a
majority of the United Confederate
Veteraos' camps and best suited to the
convenience of the people of Richmond,
who have been most generous io onk
iog provisioD for our entertainment.
It will be readily seen that no change
can be contemplated, if it in any meas?
ure inoommode our hosts, the people of
Richmond.
"Of C3uree, it would now be entirely
incompatible with our self-respect as
ex-Confederates to take any part injthe
proposed joint parade. I don't wish
however, to discuss the action of Gen?
eral Walker. It bas been my effort
sioce the war to cultivate the most ocr
dial relations between the soldiers of the
two armies and between the people of
the sections. I am glad to know that
I have had the cordial sympathy aod
approval of my old comrades in this
effort, and I wish also to add, in this
connection, that I have had the most
cordial manifestatioos of a like senti?
ment on the part of the great body fo
the Union soldiers "
Will Yet ReaelTthe North
Pole.
BERLIK. March 5.-The Lokal
Aozeiger publishes an interview with
the wife of Dr. Nansen, the Arctic ex?
plorer, who it bas been reported is re?
turning from the north after having
discovered the pole. She says she is
deluged with telegaams and letters
which she ia unable to answer. She
understood nothing about tbe question
which she left to scientists. Mrs.
Naoseo was cool aod composed. She
declared that she wag coovioced that
ber husband would eventually reach the
goal, but she had no doubt that the re?
cent story that he had found the north
pole was a canard. Success, 6be added,
could not be effected so uuicklv and
easily. Moreover, the statements that
had been received were vague There
was nothing positive or authentic about
them. In conclusion she said she de?
rived the greatest joy and comfort in
knowing the world's admiration and
sympathy for her husband.
Who was Lincoln's Father?
lu the course of a communication
to tlie Lexigton Dispatch entitbd,
"The Handwriting of God in tue
Government of Man/' by Mr. D. J.
Knotts, the following story is told :
'.Whatever we may think of Abra?
ham Lincoln the world gives a place
among the great heroes of the past.
To me there is something instructive
in the life of this man. In his life
and labors there is to me a lesson of
warning. His birth, life, elevation
and success indicate to rae very
strongly that be was a great man on
a great occasion. Whatever histo?
rians may have written about the
birth and lineage of Abraham Lin?
coln history will some day state
facts as they are. When written,
this history will say that he was the
son of John C. Calhoun, and that in
lineage and blood he was a South
Carolinian, bnt not by birth.
A young lady whose name was
Nancy Hanks, who was born and
raised a few miles from Mr. Cal?
houn's home was his mother. She
was a lady of fine physical outline
and for whose worth and qualities
Mr. Calhoun is said to have had
great respect and admiration. He
was then comparatively a young man
and the feeling between them was
said to be strong-but Mr. Calhoun
was already a married man. She
moved West under guidance of a
man of intelligence and worth se
? lected by Mr. Calhoun. Poor Nancy
I Hanks thus leaves her native land
and makes her home among
strangers, with strong convictions
uppermost in her troubled mind.
Soon afterwards she married a poor
man in her Western home, whose
name was Lincoln. He who gave
the name of this offspring was uot
his father.
"She thus left her home and kin?
dred and thus became the mother of
the great President of the United
States. Her kindred are still in An?
derson County, and one of her
brothers is still alive and commands
the respect of his countrymen for his
sterling virtues, and is a man of very
much of Abraham Lincoln's com?
manding appearance. For little Abe
his horne was not happy and to him
Jordan was hard road to travel. But
these trials and difficulties only de?
veloped his faculties and energy for
the issues of the great future
"Possibly Mr. Calhoun thought he;
was making the best disposition ai a^
serious matter, but the past has re?
vealed the fact that he was paving,
the way for a child whose life work
would result in laying the life work
j of his father on the scaffold He
! prepared his own execution.
"From nullification in 1S32 till
secession in 1860 the influence of the
life and labors of John C Calhoun
was to engraft a disloyal feeling t?o
the American flag, which culminated
i in 1860 in what we cari now see was
the foolish act of secession and that
use'ess and bloody war. Secession
placed us on that billowy sea and we
have reaped a rich harvest for our
sowings-and while I am proud of
the record of the Confederate soldier
I am sure no greater disaster could
have befallen us than for ns lo have
gained our independence..'.
War Between Capitalists
St. Louis, March 4 -A morning
paper says : The anti-trust tobacco
manufacturers have fired the first gun
and begun the expected war which
bas been predicted for some lime be?
tween the tobacco manufacturers out?
side of the trust and the American
Tobacco Company Last Saturday
the Leggett & Meyers Tobacco Com?
pany sent out circulare to all dealers
in the United States who handle
their brands, notifying them that a
cut of three cents a pound would be
made on their brand of tobacco.
Three hours after this circular was
prepared the Drummond Tobacco
Company heard of it and sent out a
similar circular. Both these firms
are of St Louis, and it is understood
that the Lorrillards and other Eastern
firms will follow suit It is probable
that this cut is the beginning of a
war greater than any that has taken
place in this country between capi?
talists. On one side is the trust
with a capital of ?40,000.000. and
on the other hand ha'f a dozen indi?
vidual manufacturers whose com?
bined capital would equal ?50,000,
000, bound together by a single tie
a desire to down the trust and pro?
tect their interests
Consolidated Aug. 2,1881.
SUMTER, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1896.
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