SOY EE?MTY OF
SPAIN ENDS.
Stare and Stripes Hoisted by
a South ??rolinian.
The Ceremonies Simula and Hot
Marred by an Unpleasant
Incident.
Habana, Jan 1-The sovereignty
of Coba passed from Spain to the
UnitedStates, to day at noon.
The*form of transfer was simple
consisting only of an exes an ge of
?peeebe? In the salon of the palees,
th? hauling down of ihe Spanish flag
and the raising io ito stead the flag
of the ?nit?d States on the flagstaff
.? the palace roof. Saintes were
fired from the heavy go ns of the forts
and the warships before and after
the change of flags The raising of
the stars and stripes w.^ greeted
with cheers by the people who
covered the roofs of the buildings
around the palace and the plaza.
No crowd was permuted to gather
iin the streets in the vicinity of the
palace to witness the epoch-making
fonction. ?t 9 o'clock a guard com?
posed of the Second battalion of the
Tenth infantry marched into the
.Plaza de Arms, nader commandai
Capt YanYleit, and formed around
tibe square Gen Castellanos watch
e<3??hem with interest from the ba! -
-cony of his apartments as they
entered the square and were stationed
al aH the streets approaching the
aza. No one was allowed to enter
ithoot a pass and all the doors of
ii? palace facing the square were
eirilered to be closed, Only those
wliio could get on the roofs and foal
?6mes of nooses in toe neighborhood
BAW what was going on before the
JPfith the guard was the band of!
the Second Illinois regiment which
been selected for the occasion as
best band in the Seventh Army
corps With the band were tba
bog ere of the Eignth and Tenth in
airy.
The weather was warm, the sun
lug at intervale through the
clouds and the soldiers in blue
who were forced to stand in the sun
i&feU the heat oppressive. The
troop J were formed in extended order
d the square, three paces apart,
the band was massed in front of j
the p; lace entrance across the street,
*tt the edge of the park.
Bri?;. Geo. Clous, .the master of c?r??
monie? of the day, at 10 30 o'clock is
vsied instructions to the oficers who
were Eo take charge of the vari?os de
partme ats of the government at 12
Valoak . Coi. Dudley was assigned to
^xbe dc[>artmeot of justice, ofioe of the
seoreta v of the captain general . Maj.
lt, Y, Kennon, adj a tant geo er al of
.tbs department, to the department of
-oommer 36 and agriculture ; Col. T. U
Bliss, of she commissary department,
to She treasury ; Capt. Frank B. Hanna,
asstst&nu adjutant general to the depart
ment ol1 public instruction and Col.
BOD wooly, of the signal corps, to the
.publie warks department. Each of
these ofBsers were instructed thus :
" Qa the firing of the last gun of the
first twenty one at coon you are to go
to the place assigned you and demand
possession of the offioe io the name of
the United States."
These orders were givvso under the
arcade of the palace. Each officer bad
vtth hi CD ? Cajtata interpreter, a group
of whom stood by elad in dark clothes
sad wearing silk hate. Io a carriage
near by were the Amerioao fisga which
were to be raised at varions points
At 11.10 Maj Gen. Wade sod Maj.
Gen. Botkr, of the Amanean evacua?
tion commission, arrived from El
Yelado on horseback, accompanied by
their staffs They were met by Brig
Geo Cioos and Maj T Bentley Mott,
of Gen.' Ludlow'* staff. Abont the
same mo aient Lueieo J. Jerome,
British vice consul, arrived. He was
warmly greeted by the American
effijers.
Maj. Gee. Joan R. Brooke, governor
of Coba, and Maj. Gen. Lad io*, gov
eroor of tba city of Havana accompaoied
by their staff*, arrived ac bal? bes,
ll in carriages. Gen. Brooke ?nd
Geo. Ada a R Cnaffee, Gen Brooke's
chief of staff, io the first carriage. Io
each of the other carriages rode a Co
ban general with American officers.
The Cubans were Gees. Laeret, Mario
Menoeal, Mayta R >d riga es. Serafin
Saoobes, Jose Miguel Gemez. Nodarte,
Rafael de Cardenas, Agramoote, and
Ytdar aod Co!. Yalies te. As tbe car?
riages drove op tbe second company of
the Twenty-bight Spanish infantry,
der eommaed of Col. Boc Rafael
anea, presented arms and the
can band started up with "The
and Stripes Forever," the Spao
n colonel sainting.
45 Maj. Gen. Lee, military
the province of Habana,
stafi:, joined Geo. Brooke.
theo crossed tbe street to the
en. Lee oo tbe side of bim
Cbftfiae on the other, followed
Aroerioan generals and tbe
eers Tbe Cubaos wore dark
ma, brown felt bats and grav
carried machetes,
h of trumpets greeted tbe
and the Spanish troops
& as tbe Americans eoisr
. The Cubans remained
coned tn by members ol
staff, the Spanish so!?
diera remaining ali the while at "present
arme.*7 As soon as ali were within,
the Spanien troops formed a column of
fours aod marched around tbe right sido
of the plaza to the dooks, white the
band of the Second Illinois volunteers
played the Spanish Royal March
Oa eoteriog the palace the American
general went to the salon facing the
plaza, which is on the second floor
Here were gathered the members of the
captain general's staff, Col Gel pt.
Liest. Cols Beiled, Girauta and
Bonitas, Maj. Priego. Capt. Ritene
and Cap ts. Adolfo and llam?n Castel?
lanos, sons of the captain general.
The Americans grouped themselves
near a large mirror, between the two
central windows, the Spanish staff being
on the right, while on the left were the
Azi'Mzz.^ staffs, the Coban generals
and the correspondents
Soddenly Capt. Gen. Castellanos
entered the salon without ceremony
from the left and greeted Gen. Brooke
and others. After shaking bauds,
Gen. Brooke sat opon a sofa, while
Geo. Caetelhnos moved towards the
groop of Caban generals.
At the last stroke of 12 the boom of
a gun brought all eyes to the point io
the room where stood the captain gen
eraL who was talking with an American
officer. Immediately ail was silence
The eaptaio general stepped to the left,
taking his position directly in front of
his staff. Oa his right stood. Capt. J
S. Hart, interpreter to the United States
military commission. Next to Capt
Hart, io the order named, were Gens.
Chaffes, Brooke, Ludlow, Lee, Wade,
Kotier and Clous. Immediately behind
Geo Chaffee was Senator John W,
Daniel of Virginia.
At this moment the band on the
plaza was playing the Spanish na
tional hymn As the goos at Cabanas
fortress ceased firing there was a
breathless pause io the salon. Every?
body knew that the American flag
was being raised on the sttaff of the
palace^ by Maj. Butler, soo of Geo.
Baller, and that the Stars and Stripes
were goiog op OD all the other official
staffs io Habaoa. After this second
of silence the band on the plaza
played "The Star Spaogled Banner,"
while the gnns of the fleet aod
fortress began to roar oat a national
s?late of 21 goos.
Negro Leaders Visit M'Kin
ley.
Washington, Dec 31.-The ex?
ecutive committee of the national Afro
American council now in session here
called at the White House to-day and
presented ?o the president an address,
io which Oe was asked to ose his good
offices io presenting to congress the
subject of the recent lynchings of color?
ed men to the Carolinas that the per
pe tr ato rs may be brought to justice
The recent troubles in Illinois also were
called to bis atteotioo, aod io a general
way be was a*ked to exert his influence
io all proper ways to improve the con?
dition of: the colored race
The committee was composed of
Bishop Walters, Bishop Ar nett, Bishop
Clinton, Lyons of Georgia, register of
the United.States treasurer ; Cbeatham
of North Carolina, ex Governor Pinch*
back of Louisiana ; Representative
White of North Carolina, and Pelham
of Michigan. Mitchell of Virginia,
Fortune of Ne? York, Adams of Illi?
nois, ex-Representotive Murray of Sooth
Carolina ; Morris of Massachusetts ;
Lawson of New Jersey ; Blackburn of
Iowa ; Casey of New Jersey ; Lewis of
Louisiana ; Dacey of North Carolina ;
Thompson of Indiana ; Sanford of Iowa ;
Bray of Georgia ; Marray of District of
Colombia ; Ferris of Massachusetts and
Bradley of Kansas.
At the conclusion of the call, wbioh
lasted 15 minutes, the delegation with?
drew, greatly pleased with their inter*
view.
Jackson, Miss , Jan. 1 -An epi?
demic of meningitis bas appeared at
the Starkville* Agricultural and Me?
chanical college, a State institution io
the northern part of Mississippi The
college contains 250 pupils and the
young men, ar. the advice of Gen Ste?
phen D. Lee, are leaving io numbers
on every train. Seventy-five left this
morning on the. southbound Illinois
Central and passed through this city
this afternoon en route to their homes.
Up to the present time five cases have
appeared, resulting in one death.
Annapolis, Ed.. Jan. 1.-The naval
cadets of the first class were given a
New Year's gift to-day that made them
happy. Just; before dinner they were
informed tbat they would be graduated
after' the semi annual examination that
takes place in February. There are 53
members of (he class and they all saw
service during the war. Many of them
probably will receive assignments in the
navy immediately after graduating.
No Decision ic Lee County
Yet.
No decision in Lee county case bas
yet been rendered, but ii is expected
that the decision will be filed about
Tuesday.
On that day all the justices and
judges will sit io council oo the case of
the State against Hoiieman for violating
the dispensary law.-Colombia Stats
Khartoum, Jan. 2.-Lord Kitchener
of Khartoum has started with reinforce?
ments to take command of the expedi?
tion organizing &t Dalim to operate
against the Khalifa, who has been raid?
ing Arab settlements io that vicinity.
Validity of Blue Ridge
Revenue Bond Scrip.
Attorney Ly les Believes
Tnere is No Possibility of
State Avoiding a
DECISION ON THE IMPORT?
ANT ISSUE.
Hearing a rumor several days ago
that a case brought by Mr. Wesley,
involving the validity of the Blue
Ridge bonds bad reached tbe United
States supreme court, Mr. W. H.
Lyle? was approached by a represent
ative of the State to know if there
was any foundation for the report.
He declined then to give the infor?
mation, and the Stace telegraphed to
the clerk of the supreme court at
Washington to know if soch a case
had been filed Mr. McKenney, the
clerk, replied that the case of Edward
B. Wesley, appellant, against How?
ard P Elis, respondent, had been
filed, and seemed to involve the ques?
tion of the validity of the scrip
A farther interview with Mr. Lyles
yesterday develops the fact that the
case was brought by Mr Wesley in
1897 npon a contract to sell the
property to Mr Howard P. Ells, of
Cleveland, 0., at the price of $20,
000 cash, for the purpose of estab?
lishing a large manufacturing enter?
prise Mr. Ells declined to take the
property when it was ascertained
that the State of South Carolina held
a mortgage on it, and the action was
brought to enforce the specific per?
formance of the contract It came
up before Judge Kicks of the United
States circuit court for the eastern
division of the northern district of
Ohio, at Cleveland, in January last,
and was argued by Mr. Lyles and
Mr Sballecberger of the Cleveland
bar, for Mr. Wesley, and by Mr. A.
St J Newberry of Cleveland, 0.,
for Mr. Ells.
Judge Ricks reserved his decision,
and was taken sick shortly after?
wards, which cauaed a delay ic the
filing of his opinion. It was filed,
however, several months ago, and
was adverse to the validity of the
scrip.
Tbe decree concludes with the follow?
ing : "The opinion of this court is that
the South Carolina bond scrip issued
nader and io purpsuanoe of the act of
March 2,1872. are bills of credit within
tbe prohibition of the constitution of the
Uoited States, and therefore void.
"The tender of the scrip by Alexan?
der to the State treasurer of South Car?
olina was not a valid tender, and did
not opperate to extinguish tbe mortgage
given by Alexander to the State. The
said agrieoltnre ball property is still in*
cumbered by the mortgage sod com?
plainant caonot give defendant a clear
title to it Complainant is not entitled
to the relief asked in the bill of com?
plaint."
The opinion of Jadge Ricks is very
long, covering.22 pages of typewritten
matter, a cd reviews ail of the authori?
ties on the subject. His opinion ie
based on the several decisions of the
supreme court of South Carolina, which
involved the invalidity of the scrip, but
Mr. Lyle?- seems as coofident as ever
of ultimate success. He says that the
decision has left out of consideration all
minor objections to tbe validity of the
scrip, and has decided it entirely upon
the constitution of the United States,
and he is now satisfied that tbere is no
possibility of avoiding a deoislon of tbe
question on its merits Ha says that
the leading case on the question as to
whether securities constitute bills of
credit within tbe inhibition of the con?
stitution of tbe United States is that of
Craig vs. Missouri, 4 Peters. 410, re?
ferred to by Judge Ricks io b ia decree,
in which Chief Justice Marshal says,
"Io its enlarged, and perhaps its
literal sense, the term 'bill T credit'
may comprehend any instrument by
which a State eogages io pay money at
a future day ; thus iocladiog a certifi
cate given for money borrowed. Bat
the language of the constitution itself,
and tbe mischief to be prevented, which
we know from the history of oor coun?
try, equally limit the interpretation ot
the terms. The word 'emit' is never
employed in describing those contracts by
which a State binds itself to pay money
at a future day for servioes actually re?
ceived or for money borrowed for pres?
ent uss ; nor are instruments executed
for euch purposes, io common language,
denominated 'bills of credit.7 To 'emit
bills of credit' conveys to tbe mind the
idea of issuing paper ioiendedTo cir?
culate through the community for its
ordinary purposes, as money, which
paper is redeemable at a future day.
This is the sense in which tbe terms
have been always understood "
The proof is conclusive that Mr.
Wesley advanoed a large amount of
mooey to tbe State and took tbe revenue
bond scrip therefor Under the language
of Chief Justice Marshall, it caonot be
said that this bond scrip was "emitted"
by the State in the manner prohibited
by the constitution. He says, however,be
is satisfied that tbe State of South Caro?
lina will now be forced to pay the
revenue bond scrip.-The Columbia
?tate
Londoo, Jan. 2 -The Lima corres?
pondent of The Times says : "A seri?os
revolution is now proceeding in the re?
public of Bolivia The transit trade by
way cf Moliendo, Peru, is ioterropted
Esuador is also much disturbed, but
Peru is perfectly tranquil."
The Philippine War.
The Situation at lioilo is Re-\
ported to Be Grave.
Manila, P. L, Jao. 1.- The follow?
ing dispatch, dated Friday afternoon,
December 30, at Iloi'o, Island of
Panay, has jQ6t been received here by
boat, telegraphic communication with
lioilo not baviog been resumed:
?*The situation at lioilo is grave.
Fifteen hundred natives, folly armed at
Meio, a suburb of Iloiio. Seventeen
thousand more, it is reported are
awaiting orders to embark at several
points on the Island of Negros, 15
hours sail from lioilo.
. ?Ail tbe women have withdrawn and
many families have taken refuge with
tbe Americans. The rebels, after a
consultation, insist upon inaction until
Gen. Aguinaldo shall have been heard
from. Geo. Miller, when this demand
was first made, d ,;oed to concede
them time and insist J upon an answer
being given him by noon to-day. At
the same time be gave assurances that
lives and property would be protected.
"The foreign residents then petition?
ed Gen. Miller to grant the extension
desired by the rebels, as a fight would
cause inevitable loss. This also Gen.
Miller refused.
"At the designated time a native
commission again boarded the United
States traosport Newport and asked for
delay, saying that they were unable to
control the army. Geo. Miller refused
and prepared to land forces, sending an
emissary back to Manila for instruc?
tions.
"The rebels are strengthening their
position and are prepariog to resist
The streets of lioilo are full of armed
soldiers who are constantly entering in
every direction. There is great excite?
ment wbicb is increased by the appear?
ance of the gunboat El Cano, flying the
Spanish flag. The public buildings,
churches and boats along tbe river are
.filled with rebels.
"The Newports boats, as the dispatch
brat carries this message is about
leaving, are being lowered with four
machine guns mounted in their bays
The lighters are alongside the United
States transport. Tbe United States
traosport Pennsylvania lies three miles
to the south with steam op."
REFORM IN ~
CHINESE EMPIRE.
Edict Issued by Dowager
* m
Empress.
Pekin, Jan I.-An imperial edict,
issued last Friday, remarks that
"China is passing through a severe
crisis in ber history." . It reminds
viceroys and governors of the num
eroos edicts that have been issued
lately ordering administrative re?
forms, points out that maBy of these
have not been observed and com?
mands immediate institution of re?
forms in the methods of training'
troops, in agriculture, in manufacture,
and in everything likely to conduce
to the prosperity of the empire.
It directs the viceroys and gov?
ernors to memorialize the throne
within a month that these reforms
have been inaugurated.
The edict is highly significant as
showing that the empress dowager
realizes that the situation is serious
and that ail hope of the country's
future lies in reform.
? deadlock has resulted from a
demand bj the Russian authorities
for the surrender of certain British
property which the Chinese govern?
ment has awarded as part of the
Russian concession at Han Kan.
The British refuse to surrender the
property.
-aaa?-? i -??
CURE FOR APPENDICITIS.
This paper is a protest against the
current surgical theory and practice
coat all cases of appendicitis must be
split open. This protest is based on 27
years* experience as physician and sur?
geon, including services in three hos?
pitals, ooe western fort, five years in
mining surgery, five years in railroad
surgery, 12 years in general practice
on the central western plateau of Min?
nesota and four years io this great city,
which-unique in toe speed of its rise,
unique in the snap of its people, unique
io vast tributary territory and popula?
tion-is decreed by tbe tates to be tbe
bob of the earth iu the near-by future.
My experience is that appendicitis
and ali other beiiyaobes for wbicb men
now operate are promptly amendable to
proper medical treatment. I can recall
100 cases treated with symptoms of ibis
malady-or of typhlitis or pcrityphiltis,
as it was formerly eailed-but I have
never yet met a case of it io which ?
felt it was my duty to cut or which
terminated fatally. IL licenced by the
prevailing craze to cut, time and again
io coming to new cases of this kind, I
have thought : '"Now, sir, your time
bas come ; in this case you must cut,"
But, presto ! simple*medical treatment
again availed. Later ou 1 sbali cite
other unimpeachable practitioners who
share" my v:ews that medical treatment
avails in this malady, one showing 49
out of 50 caaes successfully treated
being more than 96 pee cent.
My treatment tor appendicitis is free
calomel and soda purgation, supplement?
ed by bot applies'ions, to be followed
by a saline if action is too slow.-Dr.
Hutton io the Medical Record.
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HAPPINESS OF THE
PEOPLE OF HABANA
DISAPPOINTMENT OP A
PEW DAYS AGO GIVES
PLACE TO JOY.
Brooks Seems to Be Gracious-He
Is Anxious to Become Acquaint?
ed With the People.
Habana, ./an. 2 -The people of
Habana are in a joyfci mood today,
in spite of the disappointment expe?
rienced over the fact that the pro?
jected festivities have been postpon?
ed The resentment quickly sub?
sided and gave place to composure
The city was tranquil last night
Maj Gen Brooke's impressions of
Cuba are pleasing. He regards the
people as being emotional, mild and
orderly,
Americans are now conducting the
customs, postoffice and telegraphs
in fact, ali public business, with Span?
ish and Cnban employes.
Col. Bliss, the American collector
of customs, has been instructed by
the authorities at Washington not to
appoint Americans to subordinate
places in this or the other customs
houses. Only Cubans are to be ap
pointed.
After the General takes up his
headquarters in the palace, Mrs.
Brooke will arrange aseries of social
functions. The headquarters for the
present will be at the General's hotel.
Gens Brooke and Ludlow see
many of the prominent Cnbans. They
are easily accessible, and wish to
make a wide personal and official ac?
quaintance,.
the civil police is slowly formed
the American troops will be sent into
the country.
. The batteries of the Second artil?
lery have been landed from the United
States transport. Chester. One bat?
tery was sent to Morro Castle, an
other is garrisoned at Cabanas fort?
ress, a third is stationed near the
palace and the other three batteries
are camped at Vedado.
The United States transport Sara?
toga arrived here (today from Char?
leston, S C , with tbe Third Nebras?
ka regiment on board.
Two Cuban soldiers carrying rifles
were stopped by a patrol of the
Tenth United States regular infantry
on Galiano street last night, and were
requested to give up their weapons.
They did so after an argument.
. It developed today that the com?
pany of the Indiana regiment which
waved flags during the parade yes?
terday was not arrested, as cabled
last night Investigation showed that
the flags were distributed fco them by
Cubans in the crowd, and that the act
of waving them was thoughtless, and
not prearranged
Twenty five Cnban horsemen, well
mounted and armedjoined the column
at the Prado, rode to Central park
and denounced into a side street.
They aroused considerable enthu?
siasm.
Three bluejackets from the Texas,
at about half past 12 yesterday, row?
ed to the wreck of the Maine and
hoisted a large Stars and Stripes to
the peak of the wreck. The flag was
sainted by the ships in the harbor.
An immense American flag was
also hoisted on top of the 200 fcot
shears at the nav&? dock, where it
could be seen for miles around.
THE CUBANS IN ARMS.
Habana, Jan. 2.-Tbe continuance
of the Cubans io arms is tbe most pez
zling question connected witb the ad?
ministration of the island. The nego
tiatiocs for tbe payment of the soldiers
are to be conducted from Washington,
so as to relieve Maj Gen. Brooke of
this difficulty. For the present the
Cuban commanders are holding their
men closely together and nuder discip?
line. Gen. Davis, militazy governor
of the department of Pinar dei Rio, has
gone into the matter fuily with Gen.
Mario Menocal and other Cuban com?
manders. They say that they expect
the Ueited States to pay them or they
will not disband untti they get an an?
swer. The majority of military ob?
servers here seem to thiGk that probably
the easiest way out is to make the
payment, taking a mortgage on the
revenues of Cuba in the form of bonds.
There are probably 35,000 men able
to work, bot now spooging on the coun?
try, lt paid off ou condition that (he'.r
arms were surrendered they would have
no excuse for not working. The Uni?
ted States military authorities do not
look with favor upon the notion of for?
cible disarmament.
Gen. Brooke received to day the
foilowiog dispatch from Gen. Simon
Snyder, military governor of the de?
partment of Santa Clara :
"Certain Cuban forces in the district
of Casilda, the port of Trinidad, have
surrendered their arms.'7
CUSTOMS THE FIRST DAY.
There are twelve vessels io Habana
harbor to day unloading and the customs
entries for toe first day figure out about
?42,000, the receipts in cash being
?15,221 This is at the rate of ?l3,
(J?O.?OO a year, the best Spaoisn re
ocrd having been $9,000,000 To?
day's receipt?? arc presumably heavier
than they will be later.
Maj. Kennon of Gen. Brooke's staff,
while in the department of agriculture
to day, saw 40 clerks doing nothiog
and told 38 to go home until thers. was
something for them to do. Gens.
Brooke acd Ludlow wish to ase all the
available clerks io all the departments,
bat it will bo difficult to distinguish
between the real workers aod those
who are on the pay rolls by favor.
? general boase cleaniog in all the
public buildings is an immediate neces?
sity.
Maj. Geo. Ludlow spent eight boars
in the saddle to-day iospecting his
department. He fouod Morro an?
Cabanas tenantless except for a few
care-takers. Sentries will be detailed
there daily and both the fortresses will
be thoroughly cleaned and otherwise
repaired, special attention being paid to
the plumbing. On the glacis between
the two are encamped three batteries of
the Second Leavy artillery under Maj.
D? leo back.
One hundred and eight men of
battery B are encamped on the plaza,
fronting tbe palace and around the
statute of Ferdinand VIII. Tbey will
act as palace guards, relieving the
Tenth infantrymen, who are at Camp
QaemadoB to-day resting.
Ont of 8,000 men only 30 left
yesterday's parade. The Third Ne?
braska regiment marched to camp
to day.
Lieut. Col. Louis M. Mace, chief
surgeon, says that less than one per
cent, of the Seventh army corps ts on
the sick list and there is not a single
case of yellow fever among the United
States troops. He thinks it would be
unwise to send freshly recruited
regulars here in the spring. It would
be better to leave the volunteers who
will have learned how to take care of
themselves. Lient. Col. Maas will
equip a general hospital in the city for
Americans only, so that they may have
the best care
Judge Advocate Dudley has taken
over the judiciary department Daring
the holidays the courts are in recess.
Gen. Brooke has appointed Brig.
Gen. Ernst inspector general of the
division of Caba.
The cabinet of secretaries in the
autonomist government tendered ita
resignation on Dec. 15.
Mr. Bryan's Speech.
The speeoh of Hon. William J.
Bryan at Linooln, Neb., was directed
almost entirely against the imperialist
tendency which Mr. Bryan regards as
the greatest dan gs r that now threatens
the country.
His attack apon this attempted
perversion bf oar national policy was
very strong and will be endorsed, we
beheve, by a majority of the people of
the United States.
Mr. Bryan ie often very happy in
his expression and was at his beet.
Among the many striking things be
said were the following :
**It bas been the boast of our nation
that every right makes might. Shall
we abandon the motto of the repoblio
and go back a century to the monarch
ial motto, which asserts that might
makes right ?"
^ sic * ;?: sfc
"Oar nation has a mission, but ic i&
to liberate those who are io bondage,
not to place shackles opon those who
are straggling to be free."
% :jc * * * * ?je
"Be steadfast in .he faith of the
fathers ; your fight is for yourselves as
well-as tor your country. In the words
of the distinguished Georgian, Hill,
'who saves his country saves himself,,
and all things saved do bless him.
Who lets his country die, lets ali things
die, dies himself-ignobly-aod ail
things dying, curse him.' "
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Imperialism finds tbe inspiration in
dollars, not in duty. It is not our doty
to bordeo oar people with increased
taxes in order to give a few speculators
ao opportunity for exploitation, it is not
our duty to sacrifice the best blood of
our nation in tropical jungles in an
attempt to stifle the very sentiments
which have given vitality to American
institutions. It is not our duty to deny
the people cf the Philippices that for
which our forefathers fought from
Banker HUI to Yorktown."
This is not only rhetoric ; it is logic.
It is a clear warning to tbe people of
this oouatry not to depart from the
theories on which our government was
founded and' on wbieb ic has grown
great.
Mr Bryan contends teat it is
contrary to the ppiric of oar govern?
ment to hold any foreign people in
vassalage and that by doing so we
imperil the liberties of oar peopie.
On this idea Mr. Bryan is as right as
a man can be.-Atlanta Journal.
Thrilling Experience.
Cariinville, Ills., Jan. 2 -The shaft
of the Caritta ville Coal company oaught
fire to-day by a can of lubricating oil
being heated on a stove on the top of
the tripple. A strong southwest wind
fanned the fi?mes. The fire company
was powerless, as there was no water
io the mains. The burning timber an 1
fire m the coal house tumbled down ic
the shaft One hundred men were en?
cased below. The air shaft engine, be?
ing seldom used, refused to work. A
panic ensued belo'- where the air had
extinguished tb mes oo the lamps,
leaving (be men io total darkness
They were scattered over a radius of
three miles. Suffocation was narrow!?
adversed A sceno indescribable took
place on top among the woman, mothers,
daughters and sweethearts of<
miners. The men were fiaaliy n
from ihe mine unharmi
will aggregate $10j