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SUMTER. S. C., WEDNESDAY, 'DECEMBER 21.1898.
Sew Series-Yoi. XYIII. No. 21
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SE TERMS OF
THE TREATY.
CUBA, POETO RICO AND
THE PHILIPPINES
ARE OURS.
_ London, Dec. 14.-The Paris cor?
respondent of the Times, gives the
following ss the text of the Hispano
American treaty, omitting diplomatic
circumlocutions :
"Spain relinquishes all claims of
sovereignty over sod title to Goba,
and, as the island is, upon its evacu?
ation by Spain, to be occupied by the
United States, the latter will, so long
as suth occupation shall last, assume
and discharge the obligations in re?
specting protection of life and prop?
erty which may, under international
law, result from its occupation.
"Spain cedes to the Ucited States
the island of Poerto Eico and the
other islands nov under Spanish
sovereignty in the West Indies, with
Guam, in the Mariano, or Ladrone
islands. Spain cedes to the United
States the archipelago known as the
Philippine islands.
"The Uuited States will, for a term
of 10 years from the date and ex?
change of ratifications of the present
treaty, admit Spanish ships and
merchandise to the ports of the
Philippine islands on the same terms
as the ships and merchandise of the
United States.
"The United States will, upon the
signature of the present treaty, send
back to Spain, at its own coat, the
Spaninsh soldiers taken as prisoners
of war on the capture of Maniia by
the American forces The arms of
the soldiers in question shall be re?
stored to them Spain will, upon
tbs signature of the present treaty,
release ali prisoners of war and all
persons detained or imprisoned for
political offences in connection with
the insurrection in Cuba and the
Philippines and the war with the
United States
i "On their part. *he United States
wijl release ali persons made prison?
ers taf war by the American forces,
andr will undertake to obtain the
release of all Spanish prisoners in
the/ bands of the insurgents in Coba
ami lue Philippines.
f'Tbe United States will, at their
own cost, return to Spain and the
government of Spain will, at its own
cost, return to the United States,
Cuba, Puerto Rico, or the Philip?
pines, according to the situation of
their respective homes, the prisoners
released or caused to be released by
them respectively tmder this pro?
vision
"The United States and Spain
mutually relinquish ail ciaims for
indemnity, national and individual,
of every kind, of either government,
or of its citizens or subjects, against
the other government that may have
arisen since the beginning of the
late insurrection in Cuba and prior
the exchange of ratifications of the
present treaty, including all claims
for indemnity for the COST of the war.
The Ucited States will adjudicate and
settle the claims of its citizens against
Spain, relinquished under this stipn
ation.
"Spanish subjects, natives of the
penin8olar, residing in the territory
over which Spain by the present
treaty relinquishes or cedes ber
sovereignty, may remain in such
territory, or may remove therefrom,
retaining in either event all their
rights of property, including the
right to sell or dispose of such
pioperty or its proceeds and they
??hali also have the right lo carry on
their industry, commerce and pro?
fession, being subject io respect
thereof to such laws as are applica?
ble to other foreigners. In the event
of their remaining in the territory,
they may preserve their allegiance to
the crown of Spain by making before
a court of record within a year from
the date of the exchange of ratifica?
tions of the treaty, a declation of
their decision to preserve such alle?
giance, in default of which declara*
tion they shall be held to have
renounced it and to have adopted the
nationality of the territory in which
tboy may reside.
"The civil rights and political
s?afcG3 of the native inhabitants of the
territory hereby ceded to the United
States shall be determined by con
gress. The inhabitants of the terri?
tory over which Spain relinquishes or
cedes her sovereignty shall be
secured in the free exercise of their
religion
"Spaniards residing in the terri?
tories over which Spain by this treaty
relinquishes her sovereignty, shall be
subject in matters civil as well as
criminal, to the jurisdiction of the
courts of the country in which they
reside, pursuant to the ordinary laws
governing the same and shall have
the right of appear before such court
and to pursue the same course as
citizens of tbe country to which the
court belongs.
"The right of property secured by
copyrights and patents acquired by
tbe Spaniards in tho island of Cuba
and in Puerto Rico and the Philip?
pines and the other ceded territories
at the time of the treaty, shall con
tinue and be respected. Spanish
scientific, literary and artistic works,
not .subversive of public order in the
territories in question shall continue
to be admitted free of duty into such
j territories fer a period of ten years
; to be reckoned from the date of the
exchange of the ratifications of the
treaty
"Spain shall have the right to
establish consular offices in the ports
and other places of the territories
sovereignty over which has been
either relinquished or ceded by the
present treaty The ?overnment of
each country will, for a term of ten
years from the exchange of ratification
accord to the merchant vessels of the
other country the same treatment in
respect of ail port charges, including
light dues and tonnage dotieB, as it
accords to its own merchant vessels
not engaged in coat wise trade. This
provision may at any time be deter?
mined on six months' notice given by
either government to the other.
"It is understood that any obliga?
tion assumed in this treaty by the
United States with respect to Cuba
is limited to the time of the occupa?
tion by the United States of that
island, but the United States govern
ment will, upon the termination of
such occupation, advise any govern?
ment established in the island to
assume the sams cbligatk>os ,?
Geo. Brooke Gov?
ernor of Coba.
Succeeds tbe Captain General
in the Island.
Washington, Deo. IB.-It was
formally announced to-day that the
president had designated Maj. Gen.
Brooke to be the military governor of
the island of Cuba. The new post
carriers with it all the oontrol over the
military and civil branches of the
island formerly exercised by the captain
generale under the Spanish regime,
Gen. Brooke arrived io tn is city to-day
from Fort Mooroe.
Each of the six provinces of Caba
will have its own military governor,
jost as Geo. Wood is now military
governor of the proviooe of Santiago,
bot all of these will receive their
instruction direct from Maj. Gen.
Brooke who is io supreme authority of
the island. Thos io Habana, Geo.
Ludlow will be governor of the city,
bot answerable to Gen. Lee, the gov.
eroor of the province of Habana, who
in toro will be answerable to Maj. Gen,
Brooke, the governor of the island.
In answer to a question as to wheo be
intended to assome his new duties Gen.
Brook replied that he would proceed to
Habana and take charge jost as soon as
be could organize his staff and forces.
Such disturbance as occurred in Habana
oight before last it is believed may be
expected to reoccur there aod to happen
in some of the other Coban cities aod
towns. And as the United States is
pledged to restore the reign of law and
order in Coba Geo. Brooke will be an?
der tbe necessity of providing an elebo
rate system of administrative machinery
io order to bold the disorderly elements
io check and secure a proper application
of the laws.
Geo. Ludlow, the governor of Ha?
bana is already given bis attention to
the organization of a semi military foroe
to take the place of Orden Publico, and
Garde Civil, the Spanish polioe forces
which maintained order io towns and
country. The repatriation of these
forces reoeotly has left this ooontry and
particularly the city of Habana exposed
to an epidemic of crime.
Washington, Deo. 14.-The pension
appropriation bill reported to the boase
to-day carries $145,230,830, beiog tbe
exact amount of the estimates and ?4,
000.000 more than was carried by the
current act. ,
The increase is due to the increase in
pension disbursements which increased
from $139,949,717 in 1897 to $144,
651,879 in 1898. Tbe total number of
pensioners oo the roll is 993,714.
Peace Jubilee in Atlanta.
SECTIONALISM A THING
OP THE PAST.
Atlanta, Ga., Dec 14.-President
McKinley made memorable the first
day of the Atlanta peace jubilee by a
notable utterance in bis speech be?
fore the joint session of tbe Georgia
legislature this afternoon.
Hie reception by tbe general as?
sembly was warm aod hearty in the
extreme, and his speech was punc?
tured with frequent outbursts of
cheering. It is admitted on all sides
that the address marked an epoch in
history and is to-night on every lip.
Upon the president's arrival at the
capitol be was greeted with a field
artiU?ry sainte and was at once es?
corted to Governor Candler's office.
There a short informal reception took
place. Upon its conclusion tbe
president was condneted to the as?
sembly chamber, where he occupied
the speaker's chair with Governor
Candler on bis right.
When President Dodson of the
senate called the legislature to order
the galleries were thronged with men
and women. The body of the cham?
ber was well filled with State Sena?
tors and assemblymen, while the
uniforms of various officers and the
governor's staff gave a touch of
brilliant coior to the gathering. On
the first row facing the speaker sat
Secretaries Gage, Long, Wilson and
Smith and Secretary Porter
Besides the speaker's desk and
below the president Gens. Wheeler,
Lawton and Young, in foll uniform,
sat on chairs.
The speaker rapped for silence and
introduced the president to the au?
dience, after congratulating the
State of Georgia upon the presence
of their distinguished guests.
As the president arose the audi?
ence applauded.
During the course of his short
speech Mr McKinley referred to his
notes and constantly paused for the
cheers to stop. A scene of intense
enthusiasm followed whem amid im
pressive silence these words fell
from the lips of the president :
"Every soldier's grave made during
the unfortunate civil war ie a tribute
to American valor. And while, when
those graves were made we differed
widely about the future of this gov?
ernment, those differences were long
ago settled by the arbitrament of
arms-and the time has now come in
the evolution of sentiment and feel
ing under ihe providence of God,
when in the spirit of fraternity we
should share with yon in the care of
the graves of tbe Confederate sol?
diers."
A wild cheer went up from every
throat in the typical southern audi?
ence, a cheer that echoed and reached
through the chamber until it was
taken np by the crowds outside
Old men who fought for the south,
tose from their seats and waved their
hats Coe Confederate veteran, now
a venerable legislator, had passed
forward until be was leaning against
the speaker's desk, hanging on each I
word the president uttered. When
the reference was made to the Con
fedrate dead, this c!d man buried his
head in bis arms and while cheers
rang out, cried like a little child.
Of all the many conciliator;
speeches which have been made
since Grant said "Let there be
peace," nothing bas more deeply
stirred a southern audience than the
simple words of President McKinley
this afternoon.
THE SPEECH.
The president speke as follows :
"Sectional ?ines no longer mar the map
of the Uaited States Sectional feeling
no longer holds back the love we bear
each other. Fraternity is the national
anthem, sang bj a choras of 45 States
and oar territories at home and beyond
the seas. Tbe union is once more the
common atlas of our love and loyalty,
oar devotion and sacrifices. The old
flag again waves over as in peace with
Dew glories which your SOBS and oars
have this year added to its sacred folds.
What caase we have for rejoicing !
Saddened only by the faet that so many
of oar brave men fell on field or
siokened and died from hardship and
exposure and others returning, bringing
wounds and disease from wbieh they
will long saffer. Tbe memory of the
dead will be a precious legaoy and the
disabled will be the nation's care
"A nation which earea for its dis?
abled soldiers as we have always done
will never lack defenders. The na?
tional cemeteries lor those who fell in
battle are proof that the dead as well as
the living have our love. What ao
army of silent sentinels we have, and
with what loving care their graves are
kept!
"Every soldier's grave made during
oar unfortunate o ; vii war is a tribute to
American valor. And while, when
tboee graves were made, we differed
widely about the future of this govern?
ment, the differences were long age
settled by tbe arbitrament of arms
and thc time has uow come is the evo
tatton of sentiment and feeling, ander
the providence of God, when, in the
spirit of fraternity we should share
with you io (Le care of the graves of
the Confederate soldiers.
"The cordial feeling now happily
existing between the north and south
prompts this gracious act, and, if it
needed farther justification, it is found
in the gallannt loyalty to the Union and
to the Sag so oonspioaoasly shown in
the year just passed by the sons and
grandsons of these hercio dead.
"What a glori?os future awaits os,
if unitedly, wisely and bravely, we faoe
the new problems now pressing opon
ns, determined to solve them for right
and humanity."
No sooner had President McKinley
concluded before there were load cries
for Wheeler, and when that little man
got np, his head scarcely higher than
the speaker's desk, the audience once
more gave vent to wild enthusiasm.
Gen. Wheeler referred eulogistioally to
the efforts of the president towards
preserving peace as long as the conn
try's honor would permit such efforts
and of bis masterful polioy after war
was inevitable. Gen. Wheeler paid a
tribute to Admial Dewey, and added :
"The army, in conj unction with the
oavy, was ordered to attack and destroy
the Spanish forces at Santiago. In
four weeks that order was obeyed, and
its purposes accomplished. The proud
Spanish nation stood suing for peace,
from the nation wbioh, a month before,
it had held op to ridicule and scorn."
Calls for Maj. Gen. Yoong brought
that officer to his feet with a short
speech regarding tbe conditions of the
army camps in the sooth i He said
that no troops in the wcrld were better,
more regally fed and treated than were
the troops in Sooth Carolina and Geor?
gia.
Gen. Lowton was loudly cheered, bot
refused to make a speech. He simply
thanked, on behalf of his men at Santi?
ago, the legislature and people of Gior?
gia for their tribute to himself. \
Secretary Alger refused to speak, and
the legislature dissolved.
The president held a private recep?
tion io the renate and afterward a pnblio
reception on the steps of the rotonda.
There were hundreds of southerners
who orish?d and jostled each other ia
their anxiety to shake a northern presi?
dent's hand.
Maoy had come from miles distant,
and when, at 2.15 p. m., the president
lett the capitol, there were still hun?
dred bitterly disappointed beoaosed they
had not been able to make their way
through the surging throng to get a sec?
ond's hold cn his hands.
The day's festivities included a uni?
que floral parade, which was reviewed
by the president, and a reoeption to?
night to the distinguished guests at the
Capital City club. ,
To-night the members of the Capital
City club opened their dob house to
the president and Mrs. McKinley and
the guests of the city. The oceasion
was notably brilliant. The receiving
party consisted of a cumber of Atlan
ta's representative wemen and a large
company of dob members. The deco?
rations were flags, American smilax and
American beauty roses.
The late arrivals to-day were Hon.
Evan Settle of Ktntoeky, who will
speak in the place of Congressman
Bailey, Richmond P. Hobson and Miss
Hobson and Gov. Voorhees of New
Jersey.
Richmond, Indiana, December 15 -
Gen. John 6. Gordon, of Georgia,
who lectured here to-night, said in ao
interview concerning President McKin?
ley's speech ac Atlanta : "I have read
tbe speech with much interest, and was
greatly delighted with it. It was
probably a surprise to some of our
Southern people, but it was not to me/
I have known President McKinley ior
a great many years, and have had the
profoundest respect for him as a man
and a patriot. This Atlanta speech is
in entire keeping with what I have
known to be bis liberal impulses toward
the South for a number of years. He
is a very broad mao as weil as a capable
man "
Savannah, Ga., Deo 15 -Beginning
Januvry 1 next the interest of the sav?
ings bank of this cit j will be 3 per cent.,
a reduotion of 1 per cent. The reduo
tion wai ordered by unanimous consent
of tbe bank to discourage deposits and
because of a similar reduction in New
York. The banks have more money
thao they can place at profitable figures.
Williston, Dec 15-Aboat ll o'clock
this morning Hamp Ashley came into
Williston and gave himself op for kill?
ing Abe Pierson, about 10 miles from
town. He says it was in self defense.
Both parties are colored.
New York, Deo. 15.-Former United
States Senator, Calvin S. Brice died at
3.15 o'clock to-day at bis residence in
this city of pneumonia. He contracted
a severe cold one week ago to-day.
On Friday last he took to his bed and
on Monday morning bis physician said
that pneumonia had developed. Every- !
thing known to medical science was done
to save him, but he grew steadily worse
Military Govern?
ment of Cuba.
The Duties of the Command?
ers.
Washington, Deo. 15.-The war
department to-day made publie the
formal order providing for tbe military
government of Coba. The notable
feature of the order is that Maj. Gen.
Ludlow, who is designated as military
governor of Habana city, while nomi?
nally subordinate to the divisioo
commander, Gen. Brooke, is apparently
charged to exercise all the oivil
fonctions in that place nuder the direct
authority of the pr?sident.
Gen. Lee's fanotions appear to be
limited to those of a strictly military
character, although it is said at the
war department be may be eventually
charged witb all the duties, civil as
well as military, of the governor of a
province. The text of the order is as
follows :
War Department,
Washington, Deo. 13, 1898.
By direction of the president, a
division, to be known as the division of
Cuba consisting of the geographical
departments and provinces of tbe island
of Cuba, with headquarters in the city
of Habana, is hereby created, nuder
command of Maj. Geo. John E.
Brooke, U. S. A., who, in addition to
command of the troops io the division,
will exercise the authority of military
governor of the island.
Maj. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, U. S. V ,
commanding the Seventh army corps,
is assigned to the immediate command
of all the troops in the province of
Habana.
Maj. Gen. Wm. Ludlow, ?. S. V.,
is designated as the military governor
of the city of Habana, and will report
direct to the divisioo commander. He
is charged with all that relates to
collection and disbursements of revenues
of the port and city, and its police,
sanitation and general government,
under snob regulations as may be
prescribed by the president.
(Signed) K. A. Alger,
Secretary of War.
Hester's Cotton Statement.
New Orleans, Deo. 16 -Secretary
Hester's weekly New Orleans cotton
exchaoge statement shows a deoreaee in
the movemeot into sight compared with
the seven days, ending this date last
year in round figures of 500,000, an
increase over the same days year before
last of 45.000. The total movement
for the 107 days from September 1 to
date is 6,684,894, against 6.383,318
last year and 5,634,685 year before
last.
The movement since September 1
shows receipts at ll Coiled States ports
5,100,696, against 4,814,125 last year,
and inter; stocks in excess of those
hele* . ' Jose of the commercial year
596.89o, against 569,214 last year ;
southern mill takings 435,648, sgainet
428.862 last year.
Foreign exports for the week have
been 275,000, against 225,000 last
year, making the total thus far for this
season of 3,435,668, against 3,210.204
hst year.
Stocks at the seaboard and the 29
leading southern interior centres have
increased during the week 298.999
bales, against an increase during tbe
corresponding period last season of
36,214
Including stocks left over at ports
and interior towns from last year and
tbe number of bales brought into sight
thus far for the new crop, the supniy
to date is 6,952.460, against 6,499,872
for the same period last year.
Ridgeway. Dec lo-A fatal accident
occured to day near Blythewood, and
bas brought grief to numbers of the
good people of this section.
Mr. John Haitboock, a young mao of
prominence in his neighborhood, bas j
been recently troubled by thievish visits
to his oom crib in the night time. To
alarm the rogues, be set a rudely con- i
strocted spring gun and connected it j
with the door of tbe crib. This morn- j
ing he thoughtlessly opened the plaoe i
without releasing the attachment, and,
io consequence, received a pistol ball in
the region of his heart, which caused
his death in 15 minutes.
Christopher Columbus.
Madrid, Dec 14 -A mob of
women at Grenada to day, consider?
ing that the discovery of America
was in their opinion the principal
cause of Spain's misfortunes, stoned
the statue of Columbus there.
Pillage and Death.
OFFICIAL REPOBT FROM
PINAR DEL RIO.
Washington, Dec. 16.-The terri?
ble s;iate of affairs existing in the
western proviDce of Coba is shown
in this report to the war department
from Gen. Davis :
Pinar del Kio, Dec. 14,1898.
Adjutant General, Washington.
Arrived here last night ; troops
comfortably encamped; have been
received with greatest enthusiasm
and rejoicing; good order prevails
avery where. Shall raise flag to?
morrow in presence of troops and
citizens. Treasury empty, and only
means of replenishing it is a system
of taxation almost to verge of con?
fiscation. No custom hoGses in this
province. Country of great fertility
and beauty, but ravaged almost to
destruction ; assured by responsible
citizens and foreigners that one half
the former population has been killed
or starved to death. Col. Zeyburn
with two battalions at Guanajay. He
is ordered to occupy Mariel with a
detachment. No sickness.
Cuba's Custom Tariff.
President McKinley Signs the
Executive Order.
Washington, Dec. 16 -President
McKinley, before leaving for the
south last Tuesday signed an exe?
cutive order establishing a customs
tariff for the islaod of Cuba, to go
into e?e* ' January 1, next. This
tariff is b?6?d upon the report and
recommendations made by Hon.
Robert P. Porter, special commis?
sioners of the United States who was
seat: to Cuba some months ago for .__
the special purpose of making an
investigation of the subjects of reve?
nues and customs of the island.
Among the export rates of duty
are the following : i
Cigarettes in boxes, per thousand,
90 cents ; should wrapper and filler
leaves be exportnd in the same pack*
age, bale or bundie, the export duty
leviable on wrapper tobacco shall be
collected when the weight of the
latter exceeds ten per cent, of the
total weight.
Tobacco, cut, 100 kilos, $3 75 ;
other $6 30.
Cigars, per thousand, $1 35 ; in
the leaf of filled tobacco, harvested
in the province of Santiago de Cuba
and exported through tbe custom
houses of Santiago, Gibara or Man?
zanillo, 100 kilos, $2 20.
Tobacco in the leaf for cigar
wrappers shall be liable to the duty
leviable on tobacco in the leaf, with
a surtax of 100 per cent
Rice, husked or not, $1
Tobacco, in cakes, so called
"breva," or in carrots, 100 kilos,
$1.50 ; in powder or snuff, per
pound, 12 cents. Leaf tobacco,
stemmed or unstemmed, whether
wrapper or filler, per pound ?4 50
and 25 per cent ad valorem ; paper
cigars, cigarettes, $4 50 and 25 per
cent, ad valorem
Cotton, onbleached,half bleached,
or dyed in the piece, per kiio, eight
cents ; bleached, printed or manufac?
tured with dyed yarns, per kilo, 20
cents ; andershirts and drawers of
simple finish or rough sewing per
kilo, TO cents ; double sewing or fine
finish, per kilo, 80 cents ; stockings,
socks, gloves and other smaliarticles
of simple finish or rough sewing, per
kilo, TO cents; stockings, socks,
gloves and other Email articles of
double sewing or fine finish, per kiio,
90 cents.
Charlotte, N. C , Dso. lo -A soeciai
to The Observer from Durham, N. C.,
says: The Blackwell Tobacoo factory
has been sold to the Union Tobacco
oompany of New York. The deal takes
effect at'ooce. Col J S Carr will re?
main at the bead ?f Blackweil works.
The price paid has not been disclosed,
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