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Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1897-09-29

ebanif6e @ren3e tnab Der I'M Gabul= Slu1e
geleqenen Stabt 9attd unb bpn bier aus in
mel tli9er RiGtung iiber 9ieuala6ab ndd
Dem $500 SUB iiber benz Meere liegsnhen
&abuI, Der Geiiber3 bes @mirs bon Afgbuz
niitan.
STEELE 5eIspdnbe f9GieBen 6en abaibarz
paB gu bet0en Seiten Elm unb maden i'm 81
elmer leibt gu bertbeibtgenben StraBe, Die in
ben friiberen 8riegen Der Gngldnaer oegen
Die Nfgbanen ftets cine tpi9tige &o1s gefpielt
bat, tpie au9 burb bic 8eaei9nuu9 rS9Iiiiz
fel Snbisns" gefenn3ei6net tpirb. 9etannt>
li9 purbe i'm @tnter 1841-42 bas ben
&abul nu4 Snbien ub3iebenbe Seer BEL Nli
Masiib bouitGnbig berni9tet. 9erfeGbe Ort
bat au9 i'm Sabre 1878 cine ni9tiee &pQe
9efpielt nnb 1T, bunaIs in ufgban:I6e ZEN 8es
iib, bon ben @ngIGnbern bombaroirt pura
ben.
MiIitdrif6e Sperutionen iinb in Dieie1
tpilo 5ertlufteten @ebir9s9e9en6 auBerp+z
bentlib f6tpierig un0 bic SerrdinberbGltniH
bieten 9enen, bic bon &inbbeit auf hamit
bertraut iinb, groBe 8Ortbeile, Die &frtbts
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1897-09-29

CUR Nationalfd9e au MAIDEN, tpurbe arsts
nomtnen unb bic Mitglieber Sobn 6. 9aupt,
Wm. Sbeobalb unb 9einri9 Srlemanr als
Gpmtte e%rnannt, I'm in Der Nnqelegen6eit
Dordn5ugeben unb ale 9~ermannslogen in
ben Ser. Stoaten CUR 8etbeilieung an oew
@erfe etr3uldben. 8enanntes Gomite err
gdn3te fi9 8und6f' bur9 bic !9erren Gsorg
8en3 bon ct. Baul, Sulius 8ernbt rnb
SSo6n 6auenitein BON Sem ltlm unb or9aniz
quf febr frlthtbaren 8oben unb feBten oas
Pgpmite in ben Stan6, i'm Sriihabr 1883
bic 5unbamentdrbsiten tpieber duf5une5men
unO o~ielelbsn Io-raf9 gu f0rbern, bdB I9on
in Der Mitte bes Sommers, in 8~erbinbung
NIT benz 10. Surnfeif tie 6es Surnbe3irtS Minz
neiota, bas Set Der Grunbiteinlegung gez
feiert perben fonnte. Oie5er feierli9e Diff
purbe am Gonntag, ben "a. Suni, Dor elmer
5abGlofen Menf4enmenge bolaogen, unb Der
Ieitber 0ertorbene Gilbert Wolff bielt BET bertl
NnlaB cine bur9 %feGtenen S4ipun9 ausge4
5ei9nete, unpergeBli4e 5eftrebe.
Nber bies mar ia erft Der Mnfang beg 9ro]
BEN Wertes. Gum Weiterbau mar fein @sl1
bor6anben, nod mar bas Stanbbilb 0erli
manns, bes @berusters, nidt beitent, ro9S
fonnte bas gan5e Werf in Die Bride geben.
ga fprung 9err 9sorg Beng bon Ct. puuGl
in bic 8rei4e unb i4oB bds fir bus Stanos
bib n0t6ige @eGb (ettpa $1,000 Dor. SIM
SUM- 1889 purbe Der r0ermdnn" g%egoi{en
unb fam Nnfangs Suli in SEEM l1Gm an, no
CT fir mebrere Sabre in einem 8retterf9upz
pen fem 9uartier uuff9lagen muBte. OBJ
glei9 bic 4rbeiten an benz unter6au gum
@tiQitanb getommen tparen, 70 bate bpc9
bic Nnfunft bes v9ermann", Der bon sSSebsrz
mann dls Elm &untipert bepunbert purbe,
oennp9 cine ~aufmunternbe @irtuns, un5 es
lit mebr ais nabM9 einIi6, baB bur9 bielesI
li6erale @orgeben bes 9errn 8en3 bus Oent=
NAL erit geii9ert, bus beiBt serettet purbe.
SIN September 1889 faBte bic gfational1
@roBlogeniibung in ct. Souls ben 8ef9luB,
buB ale gelegentli4 bes 50idbrigen Srbensz
iu6ildums bet ben 2Dgenfeften eriibrieten gez
trGge Dem 8aufonb i~iber1pisien tperben IoGz
ten, bod liefen aus bieIer 9uele bic erboffs
ten Gummen muir febr ipGrli9 elm.
@Rr Sabre ipdter, i'm September 1893,
fiibrte bas 9entmal in Der Nationalz@roB
lo9enfibung gu Seem 9aben gu groBen 9ebulz
ten, bod itimmten fdmmtfi4e 0elegaten (bie=
ienigen bon penniplbanien unb WiscoaIiu
auagenommen) bafir, benz 8auzGomite 1uz
fort $4,000 unb fir ieOes foIsenbe Sabr
$1,000 mebr gu betpiaisen. Oas 9auygOz
mite tonnte %oaraufbin 6as @erIpre9en eez
ben, oas '0sntnal Bis gum September 1897
gu ~bouenben, unb~ Oarauf6in nurbe bann BE,
lSOrtistans aaf Der 2, 6sits.l
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1897-09-29
gas Dermanus= penkmal in Hem Him, adinn.

Sn Netp nlm, Der IiebGi9en teutf6er
Gtabt Minneiota's, pirb morgen Elm Dent
NAL 6eutf9en Strebens, beutIdtr Ginigfeii
unb beutI9en 9emiitbsiebens, bas Ser
mdnnsz9 enfmal, unter feitfi9enG erempnieu
ent6iilt perben. 9as 9enfmaG lit eine
S90pfung bes Srbens Der 9ermannsI06ne,
unb ols Der Qnreger unb unermibtt9e SDr=
berer Der 190nen SSbee, in Der perion bes
@berusterfiirften benz beutf9en Gtre6sn III
bie1em 2anbe elm tpiirbiges 9sntrlal gu
ieBen, fat ii9 Der Nr9itett Sutius 8ern6i
elm uni terbli9es @erbienit ertporbsn.
Sbglei9 bic 8au3eit bieies OenfraaIs cine
oe~rbdItniBmdBig tur8e mar, 10 lit bennO5
feline Gei4i6te. interefant genEg. Die
SSbee, Elm fOl@es 9entmaG gu bauen, tanmt,
tpie gsfast, bon benz Seem Timer Nr9itetten
sSulius 8ernbt unb 1T iebt bere;ts iiber Is
Sabre alt. @s mar am 20. Sanuar 1882,
aGs 9err 8ernbt als 9elegat Der neugegrin>
beten Seem l1lmz2oge go. 81 BET fiebenten
tudtsS9roBlogeniibung in ct. 8auI beiz
tpobnte. Na9 berfelben Tub Der ~bantdlige
@robietretdr bonIfinnei ota, 9ammer6a9er,
perf9iebene bet 0eIegaten, bdtunttr au9
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1897-09-29

iirten fi@ bieruuf tpie foGst: @Driiber. Sobn
6. 5aupt; Setretdr, S. 8ernbt; General
S9abmetiter, 8eorg Beng; 2otatzS 4abs
meiiter, Sobn 9auenitein.
Sn Der Staats=8 roBGogenibung bon 1885
tpurOe Obiges 8auzSomite nod bur9 bic
6erren @mil &riiger bon StiQpater .un5 s..
.. Gutenberg unb 6. 81. 9au BON Minnsz
apolis er9dnat. Sn berielben Gibuns lestt
9err 8ernOt Die pldne unb 8otsnbere9nunz
gen ($24,273) Dor unb tpurbe als 8auIeiter
6eauftrdgt, Material fir 6us Sunbament ans
5uf9uffen.
SIN Sum- 1887 tpurben bic 5~unbnnsatz
Qusgrabungen gema9t, unb i'm September
6eftIben Sabres bef9loB bic Nationalz 8ro5z
logeniibung in Milpaufee, bic 6isberigen Gr@
16eiten oes 8auzgomites gut5ubeiBen, in alien
Staten geeignete @olettoren fir freiptGi5s
8ettrdge bor 9ermannsiDbnen gu ertenner
unb einen Nufruf an ale beuti9en 2o9en
unb @eretne bes 2anbes ergeben gu lafen,
ipelder Nufruf i'm fulgenben 5ebrudr 1885,
9ieie rrnsuten Q~n1frengungen, gelber fir
bas 9entmaG gu iammeln, fitlen tbtilpeife
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1897-09-29

obtge Summe %aufummen gu bringen, unb DIR
erite Older bes @runbes, duf pe!Gem beutt
bas 0snfmal fte6t, purOe getauft. Die etz
gentGi9e Msitation our 8erpirfliGung Ger
sroben Sbee begann inbefen erit i'm folgenz
ben Subre. DIN %. Stunt 1885 legtc 9err
8ernbt benz bamaIigen Stuats>GroBprait
benton !6einri9 @ut6un5 ben plan fir Die
@rbauung zines 6~ermunns>O entl7aIs brttt1
li9 por, unb bieIem 8riefe folgte lin 3peitsr
Teitens bes Setret6rs Der Sem Hlm &ogs ).
8. @elitanie, pom 20. auguft 1885 8eiOe
@dreiben tpurben am 3. September besielz
ben Sabres Der gu gbilabelpbia tagsrben
Rationatz @roB1ogeniiBung Dorgslegt. Ger
,Mntrag. ben 8au zines fol4en 9entl1olS
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1897-09-29
I'm maIaFanos pa6.

bob bic &egierung beidloB, elm @olbaten>
betm in Sainois unb atpar in OanbiGe gu
errt9ten. Mas iebt gebaut tpirO, lit muir Der
&nfang Der su erriAtenben Standardization,
unb Der an 9errn Sobit ertbeilte $4,000
@ontratt 1T Der erite elmer 9ei6e bon @onz
%tratten, Die fpater folgen tperben; benin bic
8unoesz&egierung bea6Ii4ti9t, 30O,= Big
100000 Dollars fir bas Seim gu peraus,
gaben. 9errn Sobit tann man gu bieIem
Gontratt nur gratuliren, Oenn bic Concur
ren3 mar i9arf, unb nur elm in &egierungsz
8duten% gepanoter Mann tpie 8eoria's tii9>
tiger 8ouneiiter BAL. Sobit tOnnte in bieIsr
SADIE t%riumpbiren."
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1897-09-29

raGiI9e" ober nitrutegif4e" @riinbe finbea
psrben, bic tie 5pingen, I4lieB(iG bieis grz
tIGrung 2igen 81 itrafen.
Der Sauptitiibpuntt Der britii@en 0pez
ratipnen 1T bas in Der @bene Iibli3 bonn
&abulz unb tpeTtli9 bonn Snbusz JLufe gez
legene psfbatpur. @on bort fii3rt Der Weg
na3 &abuG, Der 9aupttubt Qfgbanitans,
sund9it in peitli9er &i6tung bis gu Dem
stpa II Meilen entfernten SSSamru0, nel9es
am 5uBs bes OftGiben Nusldufers beg Sefibz
&ubzSebirges liegt. 8on bieicm Sort aus
fteigt Der Weg alImGIig an unb berengt iiG
BEL Dem SORT Mdube bebeuteno, feline peit=
libe 3i4tung aber bei6ebalteno Biz an Der
tpi9tigen 8efeftigung Bel Nli Masiib, mr
bann bic StraBe, bon benz reiBenben &baiz
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1897-09-29
Der Anfttan0 lit Snoien.
Karto9ropbiide ueberfat dber 0en SdoupIak %0eHeIber.

itanbes, bas 2anb Der Mobmunbs, su betbaz
tigen. Nu4 Der 3iidtigung Der W3o9manbs
ioqen Die an lift betbeiligten Sruppen ndd
geI6apur (iie6e bic 8arte) marIAiren, ND
.in5pi19en Die 8orbereitungen gu Dem Nm
griffe ouf ben britten unb pi6tigiten Serb
Der l1nruben, bas. 2anO Der Ifriois uno
Orat5ais, tbrer 8olenbung sntgsgengsreIft
Iein nerben. Den Sber6efebI iiber Disfe
brittle Expedition loG Der ii nab Snoisn be-
orberte @eneral Sir 0iqtam 2pdbart iiberz
nebmen, Der ii9 in friiberen ggpeottionen, in
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1897-09-29
pna1ett- AataenhF.

ObipobG na4 ben neueiten 8eri9ten Die
Musbe6nung bes Nuftanbes Der ofgbuz
nii9en 8Dltsritdmme an Der nprbtpetlihen
Drsn3e BON STttnbien ni9t 10 grOB 1T, als
es unfdnglih ben Nni6ein bate, 10 MAIDEN
bteie unruben ben @ngldnbern oo4 mebr 5u
f9dffen, ais i6nen fieb lit, unb BADEN fAon
man4en SrOpfen 8lut 9etOtet.
Der Muftanb 6at bret getrennte SCRIBE.
Ser cine 1T bus @tpattbal (itebe sic &arte)
unb bic Na9bart6dter, Sn bieieHt, benz
n0rbli4iten 9erbe, 1T Der Qufitan0 10 gut
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1897-09-29
Rod etn so1Satembeim IN Satnois.

Der @taat SGinois bat betanntli4 bon
fi6 aus elm 1h0nes SnDaliben9aus fir @ez
terunen aus ben 9reren Der l1nion, in
Quincp erri9tst, in pel4em aablrei3e alte
unionstGmpfer ii9 zines freunbli3en 2ee
bensobenbs erfreuer.
a6er AUDI Dom 8unbe aug pirb u in
Suinois elm 1ol4es SnDalibenbaus erri4tet.
Der beut16e D0emOtrat" in PeOria f4reibt
bariiber: n,
SEER @alentin Sob # 1T bon DanbiQe
3uriidgefebrt, p0ielbft er unter alien 8etperz
bern fir ben neuen 3e9ierun9sz8au ben
Sieg baoon g~etrdgen bat. Die 8unbeszRes
gierun9 lGBt ndmli4 elm SolOatenbeim fit
8eteranen in Camille erri9ten, tpo5u
fe in Der g1G6e~ Der Stubt cine groBe 5arm
eriporben bat, ipel9e in eiren part Dertpan=
belt perben ptro.
Der NationalzN bgeorbnete Cannon bal
es fir feinen Go%ngreBbitritt fertig eebra4t.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1897-09-29
Gbtraen, astttttphdb. 80. 8epte,nher 1897.

iotpobl, tpel9e bic umgebung bes &baibarz
paRes betpobnen, pie bic Sraf5lis, bic etz
mas peiter tpetlih, in Der NGbe 0es &oGltz
paRes, anfdKig itnb, tragen ben rcinen SD<
pug Der Nf9baner an it6. Sn ben Bergen
aufgepa9fen, iin6 fie, pte ale 8ergoOlfer,
frGftig gebaut, TAPER unb bon rsligi0iem
Sanatismus befeelt. Die Mdnnet fin6 BON
grpBer, itattli6er Sigur. Sbr 6uar 1T lang
unb bi9t unb bic meiiten tragen ftarfs 8drte.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1897-09-29

Sci aunbi aond treu3t Der a6aibar= DluB
gum 3peiten Male Die StraBe, 70 baB alio
bas l~sbt9enannte Sort, ebenfo ;pie Mli Masz
iib, Oor ben iibrigen gefeFigun8sanlagen ben
8oraug; Der lei9ten MqHerpriorgung bat,
zine in bteiep regenurmsn @egenben beIonber5
tpi4tige SaAe. 8et 2unoi. &otal erpeitsrt
fi9 bic an ein5elnen Steqen. aur 20 Dieter
breite poititraBe llnb fibrt iiber Die .bibt an
benz oorgenannten Srte norbeifiibrtnbe afz
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1897-09-29

SIN Sbeatre be Ia Gate in 9or:s
'tpuroe neult3 Die vMascotte" gum fieb3e6n@
binoertifen Male segeben; troB Offenba6
unb 2ecOcq lit Die .Maascotte" neben ben
u@foden bon Gorneoi1e" Der srDBte grfolg
Der franaOf19en Sperette.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1897-09-29

tpie eritidt. Die @tpdtis unb 8onernuls
baden in ben 3ufummenit0Ben NIT Sir @inz
Don 8loob Saufenbe i6rer &rieger b%erloren
unb Der g3et f9etnt genug gu ba6en, 10 bob
man Elm paar MilitGrpoiten unb zine feline
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1897-09-29

Die @4mar8en Serge unO nan WaairiItan,
groBe grfabrung i'm Sren5z unb Bebir9sz
friegs erporben fat.
Die inbif4e Resierung erfGirt uusbriid=
li9, bic Expedition in bas M%o6manbldrb fei
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1897-09-29

burz6lufe gefreu5t, f4urf nu6 Norben umz
biegt. 3pii4en aGi Musiib unb Sarnrub
liegt ungefdbr in Der Mttte bus Sort SSi6dnz
CARA. Cine 5pette Wenbung madt Der @eg
Bel Dem Sort 2unbi &ana, pel9ts ben 0itliz
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1897-09-29

sruppenobtbsilung fir btnrei9enb bdGt, Inn
bier Die &ube aufre9t gu erbalten. 9abur9
lit Sir 8inbon 81oob in ben Stanb geIebt
t~porben, ii9 nit feiner 9auptma6t an benz
@OritoBe gegen ben 8~tpeiten Serb be5 @ufz
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1897-09-29

muir cine StraferpebitiOn; cine 6auernbs Ocz
cnpatton i9reS @ebietes fet nt9t beabii9tigt.
Sic bot Die glei3e @rtldrung fstner 3eit Be-
3iigli3 Sf4itrals ab9egeben unb es lit ni6t
untpa9ri4etnli9, baB fi9 uud biesmal srnoz
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1897-09-29

9en ausgang bes ei9entli6en, fi9 in uorb<
tpeitli6er Ri4tung eritrederosn &baibarz
.8afes btlbet, tpdbren6 an Dem .tpsItli4en
@nbe 6s1elben 6as SORT 2unbi Social lie9t.
8eibe iinb Is Meilen bon einanber entfernt.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-19
THE NEW GOVERNOR
OF South Carolina Inducted Into Office
Is a Gnvernnr of the Pan,,lo


OF South Carolina Inducted Into Office
Is a Governor of the People.
Columbia, s. c., Jan. 18-At noon to-
day in the hall of the house of repre-
sentatives and in the presence of a vast
audience, composed of all classes of peo-
pie, William II. Ellerbe, the new Gov
ernor of South Carolina, was inaugural
ed, the oath being administered by the
chief justice of the state supreme court.
The lieutenant-governo Miles b. Nc
Sweeney, subsequently was also inau-
gurated. In the audience were the young
ladies' of the female colleges. Partici
pating in the inaugural procession were
the justices of the state supreme court,
wearing their judicial robes; the cir
cult judges, the faculty and students Of
the South Carolina college, the state Off
GERS and other notables. The historic
mace and sword of state was borne in the
procession. Gov. Ellerbe's inaugural was
elected by the votes of both factions, he
pledged his word to be the Governor
of the whole people, knowing no faction
He came out with an earnest plea for
the moral support of the whole people,
in the support and enforcement of the
dispensary law, and said he believed 1t
the best system of controlling the liquor
traffic He also made an earnest plea
for higher education by the state.
The address struck a popular chord
and he was generously applauded- To-
night the new Governor was rendered
reception, which was largely attended,
by the retiring chief executive of the
Governors mansion.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-19
IN TROUBLE AGAIN.
Another Cabinet Crisis Imminent-Sen-

Another Cabinet Crisis Imminent-Sen-
timents Favorable to Cuba.
London, Jan. 1S.-A dispatch from
Madrid to the Central News says that
the TEMPO (newspaper) declares that the
condition of affairs which recently
brought the ministry to the verge of a
crisis has been renewed and a crisis is
again imminent. The dispatch also says
that in the course of an interview yester-
day Senor Moret, who was minister Of
foreign affairs in the cabinet of Senior
SagaSta, said:
"The government Of the United States
always works for peace. Cuba ought to
be guaranteed all the conditions of prog
ress.'
Senor Margall, the eminent Spanish
republican leader, is also reported to
have said In an interview: Peace ought
to be made not by haggling concessions,
but by granting to Cuba the fullest au-
tonomy."
On the other hand, Senor Croizard,
leading royalist, is credited with having
declared in an Interview that" at"whoever
permits the Spanish sovereignty of Cuba
to be shaken without drawing his sword
is traitor to his country"
Ell Liberal published a report of an in
terview with Senior Emilio Castelar,, the
republican leader, in which he favors
diplomatic entente with the United States
and the addition Of commercial reforms
in the Antilles so as to facilitate the re-
lations of these islands with the United
States.
Senor Valera, formerly Spanish minis
ter at Washington, expressed the opin-
ion that Spain ought to accept the good
offices of the American government.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-19
ON SEA AS WELL AS LAND.

The Insurgents Prove Effective by Blow
ing Up Gunboat With a Torpedo.
Havana, Jan. 1S.-Though the insur-
gents have no navy they do not hesitate
when the opportunity offers to attack the
Spanish warships. The latest instance
of this kind occurred yesterday morning
when Spanish gunboat was sunk by
means of torpedo and many of her
crew killed. A detachment of rebels had
made an attack on the forts at Guaimo,
some distance up the Cauto river, prov
ince of Santiago de Cuba, and the Span
ish troops fearing that they would not be-
able to hold out asked for assistance from
Manzanillo on the coast. On Saturday
might the gunboats Centinella and Re-
lampago left Manzanillo under orders to
ascend the river and protect the forts.
All went well until the gunboats were
opposite place called Mango, when the
Relampago struck torpedo. Instantly
there was a terrific explosion. The hull
of the Relanpago was torn open and the
vessel went down. Those on board of the
ship who were uninjured went into the
river and swan for the Centinella.
The Centinella's boats picked up the
survivors under heavy fire from the
rebels. The Centinella then returned to
Manzanillo. The commander of the
Centinella was seriously wounded.
The official report of the affair states
that the commander second engineer and
three sailors of the Relampago were
killed and her boatswain, pilot and four
sailors wounded The boatswain of the
Centinella was killed and her pilot, Sec
ond engineer, a gunner and six engineers
killed.
Both gunboats were small vessels in
tended principally for river service and
they did not carry large crews.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-19

has no more to fear from the grand jury
of the United States court for the south
ern district of Florida, for today the
grand jury. reported that IT had failed
to find true bill against him.
Gen. Nunez had been placed under
bond in the sum of $1,000 by Commissioner
Eagan last September on a charge of aid
ing in setting on foot the expedition al
legged to have been carried out from the
New Jersey coast by the steamer Laura
da. Several negroes employed on the
steamer were bought by the Spanish spies
and testified against Gen. Nunez at the
hearing before the commissioner and 1t
was on their testimony that he was held
for the grand jury. The same negroes,
with five others, appeared before the
grand jury last Saturday and gave their
testimony. The jury was evidently not
satisfied with this for today mo true
blP' was the verdict in the case.
For nearly two weeks the grand jury
has been at work investigating charges of
violations of the neutrality laws against
every person connected with fitting out
the expeditions alleged to have been car
ried from this port on the Three Friends
and Dauntless. The investigation has
been farce from beginning to end and
when the grand jury came into court to-
day and made its final report before being
discharged for the term, no mention Of
any filibusterfng cases was made.
The grand jury reported that no true
bills had been found against the follow
ing persons, who had been held by United
States commissioners: James Haw-
kins, Burrett Raines, Moses Boyd, NJ. d.
Crate, Willie Ball, Davis Boyd, Samuel
Johnson and Emilio NuneZ.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-19
RAILROAD employees
Petition the Commissioners Not to Gu
Rates ON Fertilizer.

Petition the Commissioners Not to Cut
Rates on Fertilizer.
Macon, Ga, Jan. 1S.-The reduction of
freight rates on fertilizer is viewed with
alarm by railroad employees. It means
a reduction in railroad earnings, and they
fear as result a reduction in working
time and wages. To avert such an un-
fortunate condition, the employees of the
different lines of railroad in George have
prepared an address to the.railroad COM
mission, which will be accompanied by
petitions The address is as follows:
To the Railroad Commission of Georgia:
The undersigned employees of the rail-
roads of Georgia, and those who sympa-
thize with them, hearing of the proposed
reduction in fertilizer rates, lately under
consideration before your body, desire
most earnestly to present the following
suggestions against the continuance of
such reduction.
/. The revenues of the railway COM
panies are said to be already so much
depleted that the wages of the employees
apparently cannot be fixed at remunera-
tive rates. Besides the number out of
employment is as great as the number
engaged in work. The employees and
those with whom they deal are sure to
suffer from the loss of income.
2. The companies are only just recov-
ering' from their late disasters and begin
ming to get on their feet again and it ap-'
pears udTu lHdL the S1IplOyeS anu DuSl-
ness men shall be threatened with the
new complications when they are looking
for better times.
3. The recollection of our sufferings
while the railroads were passing through
the periods of reorganization just ended
is too fresh in our minds to be passed
over.
4. A large part OF the people who get
their living from railroads will feel the
reduction in revenues, because any re-
duction in revenues from which the pres
eht income is derived Judging the pres
ent by the pasD must mean a reduction
of time and of the number employed
and this would affect more or less every
interest in the state.
5. The people at large are not inter
ested in the cut on fertilizers, as 1t is
believed that those most concerned-the
farmers-will receive benefit from the
same. Besides, the railroad employees are
in no condition to give a portion of their
wages to the farmer, especially when the
latter are not demanding it. When the
railway employees are prosperous the
farmer is benefited, as railroad employees
are great consumers.
Inasmuch, therefore, as the railroad
commission is intending to stand be-
tween the people and the railroads and
do justice to all parties, we most earnest
ly request that the action reducing the
rate may be reconsidered, and the dis
astrous consequences to the persons most
concerned averted.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-19
FORCED ASHORE.

Norfolk, Va, Jan. 1S.-The British
steamer Staffa, of Hartlepool, England,
stranded Saturday and lies on her side
on the beach near Cape Henry with her
hold full of water; her bottom knocked
out and the waters flowing over her. Capt.
L. Ostergardt and twenty-one sailors
were rescued from her yesterday norm
ing. Capt. Ostergardt states that the
steamer is a total loss and the value of
the vessel and cargo is $120,000. She
was laden with corn and bound from New
Orleans. She encountered heavy fogs
and high winds and unable to find a
course or keep 1T If found was forced
ashore at 4:40 o'clock Saturday morning.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-19
WRECKED A TRAIN

And Robbed the Passengers--Ten Span
ish Officers Captured--Traitor Killed.
Havana, Jan. 1S.-Oficial news has
been received here of the wrecking and
plundering of railway train near this
city on the night of Jan. 16 by bands OF
plateadors. The train was the last one
running from Regla, suburb of Havana,
on the east side of Havana bay, to Guiana
bacoa- five miles further east. The rob-
bers stopped the train at 1890 p. m, and
covering the passengers with their guns,
proceeded to rob them of everything or
value they had about them. There were
ten Spanish officers on board the train
who had been on pleasure trip to the
city and were returning to Guanabacoa.
These the robbers made prisoners and
took away with them. Nine of the off,
GERS were subsequently released, but one
of them, native Cuban. was killed for
being found in the Spanish service.