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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-11-11
To Wind Up The War.
Captain General Wey1er
Takes the field in Person.

Havana. November 9-Cap,ain
General Weyler left Havana last night
to take personal command and direc:
the operations Of the Spanish forces iu
lbe Piuar Del Rio province. He sailed
at midnight 90 board The transporta-
tion steamer Lemazpi for Mariel,
whence he will 60 to Armtemisa by the
public highway. Gen. Weyler was ac-
compauied by all of the members of bis
staff, consisting of Gen Aguilar. two
colonels. swo lieutenant colonels. two
majors, four captains and the chief of
the Havana police.
No news has been received from
Puerto Principe and details are lacking
of the siege Of Guaimaro. which was
lately reported to have been captured
by the rebels. Railroad connection
with the place has been broken since
October 9.
A large rebel force attacked the town
of Aguada. Province Matauzas. The
garrison made brilliant defence and
repulsed the insurgents, killing five cf
them, Including their leader. The
Spaniards lost major and oue soldier
killed aud three wounded There are
now, according to official report, 49,
957 soldiers 10 the island.
Captain General Weyler arrived at
Muriel this moruiog. The troops &C.
panyiug him were Incorporated
with 5000 men who bad been sent from
G uauajay. and the entire command
started in the direction of the bills in
search OF Maceo.
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San FRANCISCO, Nov. Special
correspondence of the Southern As
sociated Press, Honolulu, Oct II =
A movement is started which is
meeting with general favor to intro
duce Armenians as laborers on the
sugar plantations Mr. L. A. Thur
ston believes that they can be trans
ported at low rates by the large Rus,
sian feet now carrying railway sup
plies and Russian peasants to Vladi-
yostock. The Armenians could be
transferred at Japan to steamers run.
ming to Honolulu. 1t is believed
that they will make very desirable
class of citizens.
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The Southeastern League.

ATLANTA, Nov. 8-Southeastern
league of baseball clubs will meet at
the Arlington hotel in Augusta, Ga, i,
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock
The league is new one built upon
the ruins of the Southern association
of several years past. 1t is com
posed Of Atlanta. Savannah, Macon
and Augusta, Georgia towns. and
Charleston aud Columbia. South
Carolina towns Each Of these cities
will have a representative at the
meeting tomorrow
Formation Of the league was
fought by The Southern association
as President Powers wanted to hold
Atlanta in the old organization, but
Nick Young shifted the condition Of
affairs and granted the Southeastern
protection. Either R G Besche, of
Atlanta. or Z. w Passailaigue, of
Charleston, will be elected president
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The Warm Cuba.

KEY WEST, FLA, Nov. 3 -Passen-
gers who arrived last night from Haba-
ma bring the Intelligence of another
outrage com mItted on au American cit
izeo. Although the details are ucom-
p!ete. the facts are positive. sioce the
victim has fled protest before Vice
Consul Springer. and the case has been
sent to Washington for Instructions.
1t appears that near the town Of San
Jose de las Lajas. this province, Span
ish force patrolling the county surprised
three rebels who tried to sneak into
town. The Spauiards gave chase and
the rebels fed. In order to discover
the hidsng place of the fugitives. the
Spanish force divided into squads of so
men and went 10 different directions.
One of these parties wentto the estate
owned by Cuban where Frederick L
Craycraft. a native of Indiana, and only
two years in Cuba, was manager
They entered the residence. destroyed
the furniture and ransacked the prem
ises The women present we're insult
ed ie the NEST outrageous manner. .ex
cep, rapiug. Craycraft protested that
be was American and showed papers
This, it seems, incensed the officer in
command, who drew his sword and con-
menced slasbing at Craycraft. He
managed TO avert death, but was wound
ed in the back, receiving a fearful cash
that carried away part Of the flesh
His forearm was cut to the bone. The
other officer Interfering saved his life.
Craycraft was forced to deliver about
$3.50 in bis possession. Meantime
Craycraft heard ou,cries outsride and
found that II ''roci6oos" had been
killed. There was not one lnsurgent
amongst them All this was reported
last week as great Spanish victory.
Letters received from Puerto Prin-
cipe give further details Of the capture
of the tow of Gusimaro by Calix'o
Garcia. The whole garrisol-160
meu-surrenderd and are still prison
ers, although Garcia sent word to Cas-
tellanos that be would deliver them
Garcia is also at ding the officers aud
soldiers wounded.
It is rumored Weyler has issued Sc
cret orders to military commanders in
sugar districts prohibiting grinding cx-
-cept on Spanish properties. Orders
have also been issued to seize foreign
ers residing 90 sugar estates, to kill
cattle and destroy implements aud to
stimulate fight in order to scare the
farmers and laborers
Passengers by the steamer Olivette
also report that numerous insurgents
from the command of Gen. Gomez
have entered the province of Mautan-
zas during the past few days and have
caused Gen. Weyler to dispatch 5000
of his troops stationed in Pibar del Rio
district into MaDtanzas. Considerable
excitement exists in Habaua and also
10 MantaDzas fearing an attack on the
latter place
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commoo action 10 defense of the com.
mon herltages Of society.
We have had an anxious year at the
foreign office, but We have Aoated into
period Of comparative calm. and | do
oct iutecd to trouble you With matters
that have passed away
CANT ACT ALONE AGAINST TURKEY.
Lord Salisbury then proceeded 10 the
Turkish question. H repeated the
arguments against Great Britain taking
isolated action against the porte aud
emphasized the fact that the military
ccupation Of Turkey would be peces-
sary ii such action were taken. Great
Britain, hc declared, could not occupy
the country uuless she established con-
scription. He pictured the risk of
European war aud then said that th
six great powers must act III concert.
Any one of these powers was able to
veto the others. He denied that the
powers were acting ou selfish principles.
They had firm ground for difference of
opinion The motives influencing the
British government must influence all
conscientious rulers.
OPPOSED TO suRRENDERING LAND.
Her majesty's goverument. be added,
had been urged by the Right Hon.
John Morley to abandon its policy Of
the past aod renounce certain lands, in
which case the foreign powers would ac-
cept Great Britain's policy. He did
not believe iu anything of the sort. At
all events, be did not see any cause to
abandon the policy hitherto pursued or
to reliuquish an acre of ground now oc-
cupied by the British. Continuing.
Lord Salisbury declared that the cou-
cert of Europe seemed to be 10 a more
favorable condition to extirpate the ter
riale disease 10 the east than ever be-
fore He eulogized the speech made
Oh Tuesday last by NJ Hanotaux, the
French foreign minister. ia the chamber
os deputies. He did not. be said. ex-
pect that France would try to beffls the
action Of the European concert, while
he added, the triple alliance had al
ways been iu sympatby with the British
doctrines regarding the eastern ques
tiou.
NO QUARREL WITH RUSSIA.
Lord Salisbury repudiated the idea that
there was necessarily permanent autag- :
onism between Great Britain and Rus.
sia. (Cbeers. Such an idea was a
superstition Of antiquated diplomacy
He had, be said, good ground for be-.
lievipg that Russia had the same views
He did not desire to imply that there
was any power with which Great
Britain would specially act. He only
protested against the idea that any
power was specially Great Britain s
opponent.
He would Dot say there would be
difficulty in concurriug ip any scheme
to exercise force if the other powers
agreed, but be did not know whether
the use of force was meditated against
Turkey. He referred to the latest
promises of reform made by the sultan
and said that the future alone could de-
termiue how far even such hum ble
promises as these would be realized
He hoped the powers would be able to
convince Turkey that she was drifting
in the current towards an abyss, and
that they would succeed 10 divertiog e
her before she arrived at the edge.
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A Triple Alliance.
The American Bimetallic
Union Stands.

WAsH1NToN, Nov. 8.-Ths directors
Of the American Bimetallic Uoiou, who
constitute the bulk of the silver leaders
ia three parties. have declared to main
taiu headquarters 10 the city aud use it
as an agency through which literature
is to be spread broadcast over the land
The branch Office at Chicago will be
consolidated with Washington Office,
but the San Francisco branch is to be
continued
Gen. A. j. Warner, president Of the
uoiou, at the request of the directors.
has Issued the following address. set
ting forth the purposes Of the silver
men:
To the Silver Leagues aud Bimetallic
Unions of the Uoited States:
Silver has lost 10 this election, but
the battle for the overthrow of the gold
standard has uos ended The disas-
tsous consequences that must attend
upon the continuance Of this standard
make it impossible to reliuquish the
struggle against it until it is finally
overtbrown. The gold standard cannot
be maintained by increasing revenues.
because revenues are not paid 10 gold.
The attempt to maintain the gold stau-
dard by perpetuai loans must also soon
er or later fail. The only other way
is by contracting the currency aud
forcing down prices SO low that gold
will come here of itself in such quauti.
ties as to continue 10 part. at least, the
currency with which revenues are paid,
and no debtor nation can long maintain
such policy. Either course, there
fore. leads to inevitable ruin; the one
by baakruptipg the govern meut and
the other by bankruptiog the peop'e
Either policy will subject the United
States absolutely to British domination
aud hence the rejoicing of the British
press oyer the defeat Of silver here
Tue victory for gold is a victory of
trusts ard syDdicates' wealth. brought
about by corruption aud coercion and
not victory by the people for the peo-
pie, and it cannot last. There must be
an end also TO the constant appreciation
of money. The appreciation of money.
if allowed to go on at the
rate it has gone on for the past 20
years. will. in half a generation more,
transfer the bulk Of all the wealth of
this country from those who have Gre
ted it, to the hands of the few who co.,
troll the money and own the debts. No
power can be conceived so potent to
gather wealth into few hands as the
ceaseless all-pervading power Of an ap-
preciating money standard. No civili-
zation can stand against it. 1t must
end or the foundation upon which free
institntions rest will be broken up. The
battle, therefore, for the restoration Of
silver must 60 on without abatement,
and urge upon all silver and bimetal-
lie leagues aod Unions to keep up their
orgaoizations and to continue the fight
till victory for the people is fairly won.
TIE noble fight made by our intrepid
leader 10 sbe campaigu just ended eo-
dears.him to all who believe 10 the
righteousness Of our cause. aud under
his leadership we believe victory will be
Won 10 1900"
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CHICAGO, Nov. 9.-Warren D. Ma
son, president of the Chicago Acety-
lene Gas and Carbide Company. was
killed this morning at his residence
by folding bed. Mr.. Mason arose
to see what time it was, and in get
ting back into the bed Jared it so
that the top fell upon him, breaking
his backbone
LONDON, Nov "a dispatch from
Seville, Spain, to the Central News
says that two steamers have been
lost by collision at the entrance to
the GuadaIqulvir River One of the
steamers was sunk and twelty pas
sengers drowned Most of those
lost were wealthy and prominent
people.
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Bryan gets one electoral vote in
Delaware and Mckinley the other
two.
The French government has filed a
list of claims against the Spanish
government for losses sustained by
French residents of Cuba.
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New YORK, Nov. 9.-Napoleon
Sarony, the veteran photographer,
was found dead in bed today.
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The crops in Ireland are failure
and famine is threatened.
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The November Periodicals at Il. G.. Osteen
l. Co.'S Book Store.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-15
WATSON MAKES A 81 EECH.
Perish His Name il lie Cannot Free
The People.

osce"la. Neh.. sept. l4.--ThonIas T..
Watson spuk" t" an audience uf over
800 here today. I've called attention tn
the fact that. nf all the congressman
elected from the southern states
through the aid of the Populist PARTY.
he was the only one who had rema med
ira" to tn" faith. and said that his was
IA fight for the preservation of TIL.
populist party. Continuing, he said.
''lf | believed ii best for the inter-
"slS Of Mr.. Bryan | would willingly
got off the ticket. Perish my name for
ever if I cannot bc instrumental in
freeing the people"
Congressman Eel addressed large
audience at a mass meeting this even
ing. Both SPEAKERS lrav. for WahOu
in the morning. at which place they
speak tOmurrGW.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-15
POLITICAL NEWS NOTES.

Governor Bradley has left Frankfort.
Ky. for Illinois and Missouri to speak in
the interest of Major Mckinley.
The village of Rib Lake Wis, composed
of laboring men employed in tannery and
tan mills, held an informal election with
the following result: Mckinley, 223:
Bryan. 10: no choice. II.
Lewisburg, Pa.--Thc Republicans of the
Twenty-seventh senatorial district nomi-
mated II. NJ. Ilummcll, OF Selin's Grove.
Snyder county, for the state senate. He
was chosen on the second ballot
Lebanon, Pa.-The Democrats of Leb-
anon county in convention endorsed
Bryan and Scwal and the Chicago plat
form. A county ticket was nominated
! headed by George II. Spang for state
senator.
On a south-bound Northwestern train
during Il political discussion it was pro-
posed to take Il votet of the passengers.
OF the iifty-siX votes on the train, fifty
three registered i'm favor of sound money
and three for silver.
II is expected that the o.. 600 men who
have signiiied their intention of taking
part in the Industrial parade of sound
| money clubs will he increased to 100000 by
the time of the parade, which Is set for
oct. ., the Chicago day" anniversary of
the great fire.
Lowell, Mass.-ln the Fifth district
Democratic congressional convention
| jeremiah l.. O'Sullivan, of Lawrence, the
| ''originar' silver man, was defeated by
John II. Harrington, of Lowell, on the
| first ballot, the vote standing: Harrng-
| ton, 80; OSulivan, 73
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-15
FRUITS OF SILVER CRAZE
II Causes One of the Leading Mercan
tile Houses OF Philadelphia TO
Make an Assignment

Philadelphia. Sept. 1i--Cot'in, Alto
mus g CO.. leading dry goods
commission merchants of this city,
made an assignment today to john
I.uwhrr Welsh. No statement of as
sets on liabilities can yet be obtained,
but II is understood a report of the
firms condition is in course of prep
ar..iu ana viii shortly he issued.
Coffin. Atemus Il Co. is rated at ST.
COu. 300 by the commercial agencies and
its creut is placed at "a" The fol-
lowing announcement was issued this
morning by the firm:
MeSSrs. Coffin, Altemus e Go. regret to
inform their friends aud creditors that
owing to the impOssibility of securing
funds through the ordinary channel 10y
the disCountinG of their commercial paper
and the fact thai tn" large holdings OF
real estate held by members of the firm
cannot be speedily converted into money
they have found ii necessary to make Il
general ASST gnInrnt TO Ny. John l.owbel
Welsh tur the benefit of creditors as the
best means Of protecting their assets and
realizing the best results for their credit
tors. Coffin. Altemus Il Co.
The Iirm is one of the oldest i'm its
line in This country, and it is believed a
settlement will be made in full under
the administration Of Mr.. Welsh
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-15
TRAlNMEN IN CONVENTION.
BrOthe rhOOd of Locomotive Firempn
Assemble in Biennial Session,

Galveston. Tex. Sept. H.-The bien-
NAL convention of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen of North America
convened here today and will last ten
days. Grand Master Sargent. Grand
Secretary Arnold. Grand Master Nor
rissisy of the order of Railway Con-
ductors and Samuel Gompers. presi-
dent of the American Federation of
Labor. are the most prominent leaders
present. Eugene V. Debs is also here,
not as a delegate. but as spectator.
Grand Secretary Treasurer Arnold s
report showed the order to be in ex-
cellent condition financially. Funds to
the amount OF $634,00O have been paid
to the heirs of 30 of its members and to
las members who were declared totally
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-15
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.
Weather Indications Today;
Light Showers; Variable Winus.

/ Names Unprecedented Republican Vic
tory.
Bryan in the Role of Il Prophet.
2 Watson Hailed as the Peoples Saviour.
Mares Nest unearthed.
3 uocaD-Prof. McCloskey Is Ready to
Teach in the New High School.
Court Refuses to Restrain the Traction
Company from Laying Track on
Washington Avenue.
Editorial
What the Trouble Is in the West.
U.ocaD-Catholic Knights in Session
Here.
Lillian Russell in An American Beauty.
Car Shop Workers Favor Mckinley.
Base ball.
Suburban Happenings.
Wall Street Review and Market Re-
ports.
8 News Up and Down the Valley.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-15
IL HUNG CHANG DEPARTS.
The Great QuestiOner Starts for the
EIowery Kingdom.

Vancouver. Il. c., Sept. I'LL Hung
Chang sailed on the Empress of China
for home today. In reply TO the board
of trade address. which was formulat-
ed with "a view to promote trade be-
tween China and British Columbia, he
replied that no doubt an impetus
would he given to the timber trade be-
tween the two countries, rs China
would require much timber IN the con-
struction of railroads and other con-
templated improvements.
The lieutenant governo: of British
Columbia. as the representative oi the
queen, was received with distinction
and when he retired III. vi"rruy ic-
companied him to the stairway of the
saloon. The Empress of Oh na sailed
1T 30 y. IN. in a fusilade of Chinese
artillery, rockets and tirecr lcke"' and
the buomiug from IL. NJ. $. CoMuS,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-15

heard Mr.. Bryan numbered 5000 peo-
ple-perhaps thousand more. Cheer
after cheer went up as Mr.. Bryan was
presented by Colonel Gil Shanklin, ma
tional committeeman from Indianapolis.
On the way to the station the spirited
horses attached to Mr.. Bryans car
riase became frightened and jumped
into the crowd. There was a momen-
tary panic among those near the car
riage and Il great scamper for safety.
One of the horses plunged back and
forward furiously, getting beyond the
control of the driver. At this juncture
Mr.. Bryan and those with him jumped
to the ground just as the horses were
subdued by some policemen.
In concluding his speech Mr.. Bryan
said he believed his chances of success
were good providing he lived till cleo
tion day. His greatest danger lay in
being killed by kindness.
MIR. Bryan left here for Anderson at
$50 and made short speeches at owens
boro, Hayesville. Cloverport. Erinston
and West Point. At the last named
place number of flaming Jets of ma
tural gas formed the principal iliumlla-
tlon III the canuluattS = nOnb'.
BRYAN AT LOUISVILLE.
Louisville. Ky, Sept. 14..-Tired al
most to the point of prostration after
q fa'iguing tourney of fourteen hours
from st. LOUIS. his voice nearly gone
from the effort expended In a score of
speeches. Hon. w. ]. Bryan reached
Louisville at $50 o'clock tonight in a
special train over the Louisville, Hen
derSon and st. Louis railroad. The day
had been extremely hot and the wear
and tear on the Democratic candidates
system began to show shortly after he
crossed the Ohio into Kentucky. He
had not intended to make many speech
es. but the enthusiasm of the crowds
at every station where a stop was made
carried him away and his resolution
went for aught. An enormous crowd
cheered him on his arrival at the Union
depot. He was taken to Phoenix Hill
Park. where the first speech was made.
Phoenix Hill Park is big summer
garden and tonight it was ia nned and
packed with many thousand people,
bow many cannot be reasonably esti-
mated. Every seat in the enclosure
had been taken out to provide for the
crowd. Mr.. Bryan began to speak at
3 o'clock. but his voice was so hoarse
| that quite number could not hear
him.
Another great demonstration took
place at the Haymarket, spacious
| open square, where the second meeting
was held. The crowd there numbered
| at least $1,000, made up largely of eX-
cursionists who had been brought to
Louisville from the neighboring points.
Judge Sterling b. Toney presented Mr..
| Bryan.
outside the Willard. the third place
where Mr.. Bryan spoke. another con-
course of humanity was assembled. The
! two last speeches were very brief and
contained nothing new. Mr.. Bryan
was too tired to say much and ac-
| knOwledged 1t to the crowd.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-15
HIGH SPEED TROLLEY TEST.
Motor Attains u Rate of Sixty Miles
an Hour.

New York, Sept. 1.-THE Westing-
house Electric company began a final
test of the Mount Holly and Burlngt IN
Electric railway line, between Mount
Holly and Burlington, last week. The
speed attained by the trolley has aver
aged sixty miles an hour. Eight pas
senger cars We're attached to trolley,
and it possessed power enough to move
them.
The results. it is expected. will deter
mine whether the Pennsylvania Rail
road company will adopt this method
of locomotion and displace the steam
engines.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-15
READING MAN KILLS HIMSELF.
Fired u Shot Through His Head in
ThilndriNhia.

Philadelphia, Sept. IA middle aged
man. who, from papers found ON him,
is believed to be. G. ". FUuke of Reading.
committed suicide this afternoon in
Decker and Sons hardware store, No
2,0J Girard avenue, by shooting him
self through the head
In the suicides pockets was found u
number of dhentists busnesscardsb bear
ing the name of &. w. Fouke, No. 526i !.
Penn street. Reading. two clubs, re-
cripts made out in the same name. and
Il memorandum book Of dental work
done. The only money found consisted
OF three ennirS.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-15
NO FUSION IN KENTUCKY.
pOpuiists Give Up in Disgust--Wili
Throw state to Mckiulpy.

Louisville, Sept. 14.-After waiting
all day for a fusion proposition from the
free silver Democratic state central
committee, the Populst state central
committee this afternoon put out a fun
Bryan and Watson electoral ticket.
According to Chairman Parker, of the
Popnlist committee this action gives
the state to Mckinley.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-15
HeraId's Weather Forecast.

New York, Sept. 1i.-ln the Middle States
today, partly cloudy weather will prevail,
with slightly lower temperature and light
to fresh variable winds, mostly from
southwesterly to northwestery, followed
by local rains. On Wednesday, cloudy to
partly cloudy. cooler weather and fresh
northwcsterly winds will prevail, preceded
by rain and followed by clearing and ON
Thursday fair and warmer weather.