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Urging the President On.
More Vigorous Cuban Poli
cy Favored By the Cabinet.
New York Tribune.
Washington, Nov. 13.?Tbe fact
has come to light that practically a
unanimous cabioet bas urged President
Cleveland to take a more vigor?os
s?and oo tbe Cubao question, and ad
vised the chief executive that affairs
have reached the point where a firmer
front oo the part of this coaotry is oot
only advisable bat necessary. A high
official said to-day that President Cleve
< laod stood alone amoog those at the
head of the government in maintaining
a patient and strictly conservative Cu
ban policy. Amoog the cabinet minis
ters, Secretary Oloey is known to favor
more vigoro as measures by tbe United
Stat.es ..than have been taken. *Mr.
Oloey is said to be of the opioiou that
the point has been reached when this
coaotry mast act, and that the safe
guarding of important trade relations
with Cuba, to say nothing of the pro
tection of American cttizeos io tbe
islands, demands an exhibition of vigor
more effectuai tbao tbe framiog of di
plomatic notes
The secretary of state is supported
in his position by a majority of the cabi
net. It appears that the various secre
taries are receiving argent appeals
from their home communities to repre
sent to the President the expediency of
taking steps calculated to briog the Cu
ban revolution tp ao end, in tbe inter
est of American trade. Toese appeals
have come from New England, New
York, Philadelphia, tbe south and the
west. Many of these appeals have
come from mea aod corporations of
high standing who are directly inter
ested in tbe Cuban question. Ooe
communication received bere a few
days ago set forth that whereas Ameri
can trade with Cuba amounted to $120,
000,000 in 1894 it,was now less than
?40,000,000.
President Cleveland, however, has
so far turoed a deaf ear to tbe advice of
his.oabioet. An official expressed tbe
opinion to-day that tbe President was
seriously opposed to any steps looking
to a war with Spain. He said tbat tbe
President realized fully the seriousness
of tbe Spanish situation; that be knew
that American interests io Cuba were
Deiog injured, bat, that be could
not briog himself to agree with
bis cabinet in adopting a coarse
which meant certain war. This official
was asked this pertioeot question:
"Is the President expecting that io
the near fatare Spaio will relieve bim
of his embarrasment aod herself take
tbe initiativer'
The reply was: ' cannot speak for
the President, bat this woald seem to
be the case " The official was also
asked this question:
"If war is oot anticipated, why is
the administration concentrating io
home waters a fleet larger aod more
powerful than was ever before assem
bled, and greatly in exoess of any need
except those of war?" He replied :
" my judgement the authorities
see tbat a crisis io Spanish affairs is
imminent, and they have made prepa
rations for the gravest contingencies.
Their course is that of prudence, un
doubtedly.
Tbe. speaker made tbe ^significant re
mark that it was only a few days before
congress convened, and that before De
cember passed be anticipated somethiog
to occur of great moment to tbe country.
To a senator who called upon him to
day to inquire about the war rumors io
regard to Cuba, President Clevelaod re
plied tbat tbe positiao of this govern
ment was as announced in his last as- j
Qual message to congress, ooe of trad
tiooal sympathy with a people strug
gling for autonomy and freedom, but
nevertheless this government felt its
plaio doty to fulfil hooestily interna
tional obligation. Tbe President fur
ther said tbat every precauttioo had
been taken so that if occasion should
arise io Cuba the United States could
assert itself with force, but be did not
think that occasioo would arise.
There is OLe importami matter which
Spain will soon have to consider. Tbat
' is a large number of claims of Ameri
can who have suffered serious financial
losses as a result of the Cubao revolu
tion. The state department has re
ceived from Americans claims against
Spain probably ?20,000,000. These
claims are based on losses sustained
under various heads Among the items
are losses on account of plantations
seized and held by Spanish troops
Tbe damages demanded oo this account
are heavy. Theo there are claims for
losses co accouot of the owners
of the plantations haviog been
prevented from planting oew
crops. The money value of these de
maods will amount to something like
$15,000,000. So far as can be learned,
none of the* claims have yet been pressed
on tbe government at Madrid. They will
be arged ?o due course, however, and
careful consideration of them asked.
The report is current to-night that it
has been decided to augement the Eu
ropean fleet materially, and that seve
ral vessels on the Chinastation, partic
ularly the armored cruiser Olympia,
which is a match for the best of Spain's
ships, have been ordered to take the
Suez route aod report to Admiral Self
ridge. Besides the Olympia there are
in Chinese waters the protected cruisers
Boston and Detroit. These vessels,
with the Sao Francisco, tbe Minneapo
lis aod the Cincinnati, now under Ad
miral Selfridge, would from a fleet of
considerable effectiveness. Nono are
battleships, but aU are excellent ships of
their class. Spain has less tbao six
vessels which are their superiors.
THE COERCION OF EM
PLOYES.
How Republican Manufactu
rers Forced Their Work
men to Vote for
McKinley.
Little Rock, Ark , Nov. 15 ?Sen
ator James K. Jones, chairman o
the Democratic national committee,
was in Little Rock to day, and left
to-night for St. Louis, where he will
be joined by Hon William J. Bryan
and Governor Stone, of Missouri, on
a trip to the St Frauds river on a
duck hunt. When asked if he had
been quoted correctly in saying that
one powerful cause contributing to
the defeat of Bryan was the placing
of orders at factories to be filled in
the event of McKinley's election, he
said :
"Yes ; such orders cut a large
figure. Millions of dollars' worth of
these orders were placed, and the
manufacturers made it a point toccali
their employes in and exhibit the
contingent orders. They impressed
upon the wage earners that McKin
ley's election would result in giving
them work for at least six months
from the orders at hand. It was at
the beginning of the winter, when
the people had nothing and had to do
something to insure them, the neces
sities for the cold weather n
Speaking of the attitude of busi
ness men in the election, Senator
Jones said : "Business men as a
rule ate timid. Great impression
was made on their minds by the pre
dictions of hard times in case of
Bryan's election. A few days be
fore election interest went up, and
the business men argued that if the
mere apprehensiou of Bryan's elee
tion had that effect the result of his
election sure enough would be that
much worse on them
"Thousands and thousands in the
west voted for McKinley in the be
lief that he is a bimetallist and will
adhere to the record he made in con
gress. On the other hand, the. east
enere voted for him believing that he
is a mouometaliist. When McKin
ley comes out ou one side or the
other he will be in the attitude in
which Cleveland placed himself when
he alienated the great bulk of his
party "
Crop Failures in Ireland
Cause Distress*
London. Nov. 14.?Endeavoring to
obtain from official sources further in
formation regarding the impending
famine in Ireland, a representative of
the Southern Associated Press learn
ed that although the Irish authorities
reported on the failure of the crops
in many of the districts; the official
view was that uo serious or wide
spread famine was anticipated A
leading board of trade official, who is
in a position to know, said that there
would be distress of a severe kind in
many districts but no actual famine.
There can now be no really extensive
famine in Ireland, .the arrangements
for relief having been so perfected
that the central authorities in Dublin
can assist the local authorities at
almost a moment's notice. Into the
questior of the suspension of rent
payments by the farmers, the officials
interviewed declined to go From
sources it can be affirmed that the
Dublin castle authorities have been
warned of the wholesale refusal of the
smaller farmers to pay their rents on
the simple ground of inability. Their
crops hive been destroyed and they
have nothing to pay rent with. There
has been up till now a remarkable
absence of agrarian crime in Ireland
When the pinch of winter comes it is
feared that the old record of outrage
will be renewed, unless the landlords
hold their hands and cease prosecu
tions and evictions.
Baptists in North Carolina.
Raleigh, N. C , November 15 ?
The North Carolina Biptist Associa
tion, only two delegates dissenting, baa j
adopted the foilewicg resolution against | ^'
the State University and normal and in- I "
dustrial schools and colleges : 0
"Whereas, State aid to higher cdu- "
cation by taxatioD is wrong, unjust aod ? ls
nowise, wrong against the whole people 'a
who caonot receive the benefit of such a
opportunities; unjust to private and
corporate and denominational institu ? a
tions voluntarily supported; unwise be- a
cause the people of North Carolina are |
now inadequately provided with public I D
schools for their children and need r<
every cent of their taxes that can be ! 11
spared for that pupose ;
"Resolved, therefore, That the Bap- ;
tist State Convention of North Carolina I
reaffirms its opositioo to State aid bv j
taxation to higher education." j q
The Baptists have over one hundred iQ
of 170 members of the new Legislature, j t,
aod hence this actioo is very import- ! e]
ant. ; ^
Old People. l"
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Old. people who icquiro medicine to re?ulate |
the bowe's and Sidneys will find the true ;
remedy in Electric Bitters. This medicine ?
does not stimulate sod ocntains no wniskey
nor other intoxicant, but acts as a tonic and ;
alterative. It acts mildly on the stomach and
bowels, adding strength and givi?g tone to the
organs, therel-y aiding Nature in the perfor- j
mance of the function*. Electric Bitte: s is an !
excellent appetizer and aid* digastion. Old
people find it just exactly what they need.
Price fifty cents and one dollar per bottle at
J. F. W. DeLorme'a Drug Store. 5
The Situation ?n Cuba.
Sylvester Scovel, in a long article
in the New York World, predicting
the independence of Cuba, says:
Spain lias 200,OUU troops in Cuba
Two thirds ?f them are needed to
guard the fortified towns and the
trochas The other third forms Gen.
Weyler's army of operations of 50,
300 men, guerrillas, regular cavalry,
infantry and mountain artillery They
ire picked troops.
This force cannot well be increased
in numbeis without large reinforce
tnents from Spain, for to withdraw or
to weaken a single garrison means
the taking and destroying of a town
t>y the Cubans and the loss to Spain
>f a stronghold, a storehouse and a
Dase of possible operations.
The trocha garrisons might be
brought into active service without
weakening Spain's chances, but the
"trocha idea" seems to form such a
part of the Spanish military brain
that it is noi; likely to be done The
[/uban leaders, too, may be relied
upon to keep up a vast amount of
Demonstration near those alleged
military "strong" lines to foster the
Spanish notion that ??0,000 useless
trocha soldiers are useful
Of Spain's 50,000 soldiers availa
ble for active duty, 30,000 are now
being sent against Maceo's moun
tains in eastern Pinar del Rio, just
west "of the Mariel (Weyler's)
trocha. The other 20,000 are in
scattered columns
Weyher has taken the field. His
forces are near the Rubi mountains.
He cannot hope to win even should
Maceo be killed, for then the Cuban
army would merely split up, would
be all the harder to catch" and would
occupy the provinco The war
would only last the longer.
It is likely that Maceo will have an
easy time of it shortly, for unless
Weyler deserts his eastern trocha or
abandons many towns, he must move
most of his force out of Pinar del
Rio ptovince, across the Mari?i
troca and ioto east central Cuba, to
use them against the westward
movement in three columns of Gen.
Gomez, whose advance guard is al
ready in Matanzas province.
Even should Weyler abandon the
eastern trocha, collect all hie availa
ble scattered columns and immediate
ly mass 80,000 meu against Maceo,
it is not at all likely that he would
crush or even corner and starve out
the Cuban general, such are the won
derful strategic advantages of Cuba's
western w ooded mountains.
Weyler may even use this number
of men sgainef Gomez. This move
would seem equally unavailing, for
last year he tried it without success
with over 1.25,000 men. and with
railroads, telephones and telegraphs
at bis disposal. I
There are no telegraph or tele
phone lines intact now, and there is
nothing to prevent the Cubans, who
bave plenty of dynamite from quick
ly disabling the three slimly guarded
railroads.
If Weyler divides his 80,000 troops
between Maceo and Gomez, he re
duces his prospects of defeating
either
To Tobacco Growers.
Ocala. Fla., Nov. 15.?Secetary
Williams of the Ocala . board of trade
s busy seodiog out invitations to the
ijoveroors of 23 States, boards of trade
tod tobacco growers' associatioos of the
?oootry to send representatives to ibe
tfatiooal Tobacco Growers'convention,
which will coovene in Ocala, January
12, 1897. Tbe meetiog has the sane
ion of Governor Mitchell, who formu
ated tbe letter of iovitatioo. Secre
ary Mortoo of the United States agri
culture departmeot has appointed as
)ational delegates C. W. Dabcey, Jr ,
issistaot secretary of agriculture, and
3rof. Whitney of the same depart
neot. Tbe meeting will be in no sense
ccal.
The .Spanish Loan.
Washington, Nov. 15?Proposals
advancing a new loan of $50.000,?
?0 asked for by the Spanish govern
ment will be opened to-morrow at Ma
rid. Mr. Depuy de Lome, the Span
in minister here, this evening received
cablegram from the minister of foreign
ffiirs informing him that proposals a!
eady filed by baokers and brokers
mounted to more than $60,000.000
nd tbe government were of the opinion
iat by the time fixed for opening tbe
ids the total amount of proposals would
?ach $100,000,000, or twice as
?uch as was asked for.
Gen. Lee in Washington.
Washington, Nov. 16.?Consul
renerai Loe was at the state depart
ment this morning and called on Secre
ary Oioey, with whom he spent only a
?w minutes. This visit was followed
y a call on Assistant Secretary Rock
ill. Gen L:?e said there whs nothit;^
igni?cant. i:i bis visit to Washington
nd to the department .-it this time,
le was merely in tbe city with his wife
or a few days and espected to get away
nmorrow. He dceires to go to West
>nint and see his son who is a cadet
here, afterwards reiurning to Virginia
)v a week before he returns to his p< Bt
a Habana. When a-.ked if he would
20 the President he replied that he
1rs.ght not not this time Gen and
hou Lee dioed at Secretary Oloey's
esidence yesterday.
In Double Peril.
Englishmen Wrecked on Cu
ba's Coast Nearly Murdered
New York, Nov 16.?Among the
passengers who arrived t<>-day per
Ward Une steamer Yucatan from Ha
bana, where 13 shipwrecked seamen.
They were Captain Nelson aod 12 of
the crew of the British steamer Coiia,
which ran ashore on Colorado reef at
2 o'clock on the morning of Nov. 4
Later the steamer got off into deep wa
ter and Captain Nelsoo attempted to
run ner across the strait ro Key West,
but the water gained so rapidly that at
5 a. m., they aboodoned the steamer,
which shortly afterwards sank in deep
water. At 7 a. m. the shipwrecked
seamen landed on the Cuban coast
about 60 miles west of Habana, where
they fell ioto the bauds of Spaoish sol
diers. The Spaniards, believing them
to be filibusters from the American
coast, treated the prisoners harshly,
threatening to shoot all hands Finally
they were taken to Habana, where they
were taken in charge by the British
consul, who sent them to New York.
Henry W. Delorey. of the ship
wrecked crew, in speaking of their ex
experience in Cuba said : "We landed
by a troop of soidiers, who escorted us
to a sugar estate. Here tbe* used us
very kindly, but they had stroog suspi
cion that we were American filibusters.
Later in the day another troop of sol
diers took us to Mariel, where they in
sisted that ? could speak Spanish. I
was taken to the headquarters aod ques
tioned by a big Spaniard, who asked if
we were English or American 1 an
swered, "Eoglish " "No American,"
striking me in. tbe neck and over the
head with a loaded cane stunning me.
The blood ran down rny face and back
and ? fell quite weak, aod three soidiers
puin'ed their guns at me aod I expect
ed t ) be shot Failing to learn that
there were Atcericans among our crew,
? was dismissed. We were compelled
to sleep on the barp stone floor with sol
diers on guard We were then sent to
Habana, where we were cared for by
the British consul. If we bad been
Americaos we would never have iived
to toll the tale."
The S. A. L. Transfer.
Baltimore. Nov. 16 ?With the
change in ownership of tbe Seaboard
Air Line, which is expected to be con
summated to morrow by the transfer of
a controlling interest to a syndicate
beaded by Tboe. F Ryan, one of the
first effects will be restoration of rates
by all Hoes involved in the recent rate
war. Although it has been denied
that the purchase is made directly for
the Southern railway oompany. it is a
well known fact that the relations be
tween the two systems will be very
close. Mr. Ryan and other gentlemeo
of the New York syodicate have very
heavy interests in the soutb. Mr.
Ryan owns stock iu the Southern rail
way, Norfolk aod Wester,i, Atlantic
Coast Line and other southern rail
roads. Therefore, it is natural to ex
pect a speedy termination of the expen
sive rate war which was begun last
summer between tbe Seaboard Air Line
and the Soutbe-n railway company aod
which was primarily the cause of the
deal looking to a purchase of a controll
iog interest in 'he Seaboard company
Mr. Reuben Foster, general manager
of the York river line, which belongs
to the Southern railway compaoy, says:
"if the deal for the seaboard Air
Line railway system goes through, I
believe the relations between the new
owners and the Southern railway com
prny will be very friendly and if, in
course of time, it is found that, it does
not pay to operate both lines of steam
ers from Baltimore to Norfolk and Rich:
mond, arragements may be made by
which one would be withdrawn The
Bay line being by far tbe oldpsi. it is
likely the York river line would be
taken off."
It U rumored in financial circles to
day that Mr Rryan who ha* engineer
ed the deal by which he expects to gain
control of the Seaboard tomorrow will
be chosen as president to *ucieed Mr.
?. Curzon Hoffman.
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The declioe ?d the price of eottoo
since the election must uot be very en
couraging to the gold bugs who were
promised better prices for everything
that people bad to sell and lower prices |
for what they had to buy. There is no |
doubt about a dollar bu>ing. more than
it ever did, and tbe greatest objectioo
to the gold standard dollar is that if
buys more and more each year, which
makes it harder and harder to tret, by
honest labor. If the dollar contioues
to appreciate in value and in purchasing
power at the present ratio it is but a
question of time when a man's labor
will be comparatively valueless when
reckoned in dollars.
Fern andina, Fla., Nov. 16 ?It
was stated here to day by an official
that the government would soon
send a battery of artillery to old Fort
Clinch, which commands the bar to
this port. It was also stated that a
coast defense vessel will be stationed
near Fort Clinch. These precau
tions, it is said, are taken because of
impending troubles with Spain.
CASH FOR COMPOSERS.
Memphis Music House Offers a
Big Prize for a "Tennessee Cen
tennial March.
0. K. Houck & Co., music dealers of Mem
phis, Tenn , acting under the endorsement
and in the interest of the Tennessee Centen
nial Exposition, which is to be held durine
1897, at Nashville, Teno., offer a prize of
$100,00 in cash for the oest original compo
sition for tbe piano, in the form of a march,
the winning composition to be published as
tbe Tennessee Ccmt^onial Priz3 March, and
during the exposition 10,000 souvenir copies
will be given away at their piano at d organ
exhibit in itae Commer?a buildiDg. Tbe
lithograph title paee will contai-i a bird's-eye
view of the exposition grounds, and at the
top of each i'age of music will be an original
desigo of one of the ouildings. Manuscripts
will be received up to January 1, a d award
of judges announced on January 15, 1897
For full information address Publishing Ue
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Pianos, Organs and Sewing Machines
of the best grade sold, cheap for cash
or on easy terms. Old ones taken in
exchange for new ones.
CLEANING AND REPAIRING
DONE PROMPTLY.
We also keep
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We have some rare bargains in
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and all the charms which beau
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Jewels like these would en
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they score new victories at ev
ery inspection. Those who
look over our stock do not
willingly stop with examina
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our display of up to date jew
elry.
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Additional Liability of Stock
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retal protection to Depositors $164,500 00
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