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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-11-30
JOINT COMMISSION
Entertained at Dinner by Hon. John A.
Kasson.

Washington, November 29-Hon. John A.
Kasson, special reciprocity commissioner of
the United States, tonight entertained at
dinner the British-American Joint high
commission now in session here. The af-
fair took place in the banquet room of the
Metropolitan club, where covers were laid
for twenty-six Toasts to the president,
the queen and the emperor of Russia were
drunk standing. The response to the toastA
to the queen was made by the British am
bassador and that of the emperor OF Rus
sia by the Russian ambassador.
Other toasts were responded to as fol-
lows:
'"The Dominion of Canada" Sir Wilfred
Laurier the premier.
international Justice, the Best Guaran-
tee of International Peace" by Lord Her.
schell.
1.-The Army, the Instrument of Justice"
by General Miles.
1.-THE Navy, the Instrument of Civliza-
tion," by Rear Admiral Schley.
Among the other guests were the fol-
lowing: Chief justice of the United States,
the British ambassador, the Russian am
bassador Cardinal Gibbons. Lord Herschell,
Sir Wilfred Laurer, General Miles, Rear
Admiral Schley. Representative Dingley
and Hon. John w. Foster.
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WILL BE BUILT.
Financing of Black Diamond Railroad
Has Been Completed.

Knoxville. Tenn, November 29.-The local
promoters of the Black Diamond railroad
scheme today received information that Sir
Thomas Tancred, the English engineer sent
to this country by an English financial
syndicate, would recommend that the road
be built by his people.
Before starting for London the engineer
stated to Colonel Albert e. Boone, of
GAINESVILLE, o., the chief promoter and other
prominent men interested in the deal that
he would approve the survey and recon-
mend the investment. This is considered a
consummation of the financing.
Colonel Boone has the contracts for build
ing the road and expects to commence
work the first of next May.
The road will extend from Fort Royal,
s. c., to Columbus, O.. penetrating all the
coal fields of East Tennessee and Kentucky
and passing through this city. 1t will be
s22 miles long, double-tracked and cost
$40 900, 900.
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WASHINGTON ADVISED.
informed of the Acceptance of Ameri-
can Terms by Spain.

Washington, November 29.-The govern
ment has been officially advised of the sue
cessful termination of the peace negotia-
tons with Spain. A cablegram to this ef-
feet which had been received from Chair
man Day was read at todays cabinet meet
ing by the secretary of state. By the
terms of the treaty which will be signed
during the present week, Spain surrenders
to the United States her sovereignty in the
Philippine archipelago and Guam island
one of the Ladrone group.
In lieu of all claims to indemnity the
United States will pay Spain the sum of
$40, 0,OO0, 900 in gold or its equivalent. Before
returning to the United States the Paris
comm 'ssioners will secure from the Spanish
representatives, if possible, a proposition
for the sale to the United States of the
Strong island. one of the Caroline group,
some distance east and south of Luzon. for
a cable station. Should Spain, however
decline to sell the island for reasonable
sum the matter will be dropped for the
present at least. The possible cess'on of
these Islands is not involved in the pending
treaty and no pressure will be brought
to bear to induce Spain to part with it,
A large part of the time of todays cabinet
meeting was consumed In the scusson of
the new customs tariff which Is to be
put into operation In all parts of Cuba as
soon as the United States takes formal
possession.
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PLAN TO ABOLISH COURT Of
JEFFERSON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
The Bill Has Been Prepared and viii be Introduced in the
Legislature Today
Spain Apprehensive

London. November 30.-The Madrid corre-
spondent of the Standard telegraphing
Monday by way of the Spanish frontier.
says
The government is apprehensive as to
the effects of signing the peace treaty, and
has ordered the military and civil authori-
ties to maintain the greatest vigilance over
telegraph and telephones. A rigid censor
ship of newspapers is continued throughout
the country and special censorship on ar
tlcles referring to the peace negotiations.
Unfavorable information has been re-
ceived, even from official sources, concern
ing the earliest propaganda and prepara-
tions, which are decidedly assuming serious
proportions"
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MANY OTHERS DIE.
Explosion at Havana Resulted in Much
Loss of Life.

Havana, November 29-Since the explo-
sion in the private house yesterday on the
Avenue Infanta, between the Santa Clara
and Reina batteries, Abeina Martinez,
Nicolas De Rio, Asquiles and Carlos Ur-
rutia, Jose Garcia, Castillo Paula, Fran
cisco Banez, Jose Parez, Andres Alvarez
and two others, names unknown, have
died.
Some of the injured are progressing fa-
vorably, but others are still in a critical
condition.
Geronimo Smith, the owner of the cart
ridges which exploded, has been arrested
1t Is understood that active influences are
at work in order to secure his release and
hush the matter up.
The treasury here received cable transfer
from Madrid yesterday, amounting to l.
$4,000 pesos, to be applied to military and
civil requirements and back pay.
The Cuban assembly established head
quarters yesterday at the farm of Eel Car
men, mile from Playa de Marianao.
where the members will hold a session TO-
day and discuss routine matters.
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DRAFT OF TREATY
WAS CONCLUDED
Will Receive Final Consideration at To-
days Session.
WILL BE LITTLE DELAY
Both the Commissions Are Anxious to
Conclude Their Work.
FRENCH PAPERS ARE MORE RA8lD
Predict Trouble in Obtaining Ratifica-
tion of the Treaty by United States
Senate Americas Advent in
Camp of Nations.
FRENCH PAPERS ARE MORE RAslD

Paris, November pas the result of the
work of Mr.. Moore and Senor Ojeda the
draft of the articles embodying the proto-
col agreements was completed this evening"
1t will be presented to the two commits
sions tomorrow, when it will receive final
consideration. There will be little delay on
these articles.
Mr.. Moore will also submit tomorrow to
the United States commissioners the sub
jects to be presented to the Spaniards for
negotiation. These for convenience and
greater dispatch, are being drafted into the
form of articles.
The release of the insursent prisoners
held by Spain will go into the protocol
agreements, it already having been agreed
that Spain is to release them upon the
United States undertaking to secure the
release of Spanish prisoners in the hands
of Aguinaldo. This question is SO inti-
mately related to the peace treaty that 1t
has been removed from the subjects that
were matters of negotiation and have been
embodied in the articles containing the pro-
tocol agreements.
The commercial and general treaty of 1875
will be revived to be recast later; the
treaty of 1884 for the settlement Of certain
claims will be revived; the treaty of 1o.,
the trademark treaty of 1882 will be re-
vived, in addition to several modus vivendi
agreements.
At Today's Session
It is expected that the secretaries will
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WR[CKACE PILES HIGH THE COAST
Of THE new ENGLAND STATES
The Loss Of Life Cannot Yet be RscOned With Any Degree
Of Accuracy

Captain Leland, from Black River, Ja-
maica. for Boston, went ashore one mile of
the life-saving station at 10 o'clock in the
forenoon.
The captain and four men were saved.
Mate Rathbun, Sailor Offlander and coll
ored passenger named Weatherburn We're
drowned. The Butler is a total loss.
Two bodies that came ashore at Highland
light and are supposed to be from the Port
land, have been brought here. one is tnat
of well-dressed man with light hair ana
moustache, height five feet nine inches,
weight 130 pounds.
The other body was that of woman with
only shoes and stockings on, age about ~
years weight about IT'S pounds, Ight mar
about five feet nine inches tail.
Boston, November 29-The arrival In
this city from Cape Cod tonight of party
of hunters has added to the excitement at
tendant upon the report that the steamer
Portland had been wrecked on Cape COD,
through their reporting that 1t Is the belief
of the life savers on the outer side OF the
cape. south of Nauset light, that a Savan-
nah line steamer had struck on feaked
Hill bar Each member of the party saw
bodies washed ashore at Nauset, and the
life savers claimed to have seen
a board in the surf bearing the name
"Gate City," The surf Is full OF articles
from vessels general cargo. One of the
hunters in an interview tonight said that
there is possibility that the Gate CITY
was only swept by the seas and some Oh
her deck fittings washed away. The Gate
City sailed from this port for the south on
Saturday.
Note: The first advices since Saturday
from Highland light, on the extremity or
Cape Cod, received at 2 a. M, this (Wed-
nesday) morning do not Indicate that the
Gate City was wrecked off there Saturday.
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submit the treaty articles at the joint ses-
sion tomorrow, when all the other points
for negotiation will be discussed. Thus
the commissions tomorrow will have before
them the entire treaty for amendment, ap-
proval OF rejection.
On all the points outside of the protocol
there will be friendly negotiations, only
Spain naming the prices she wants for her
territory and to reject or accept the Amer
lean offers.
The Spaniards no less than the Americans
are now anxious to conclude the business
which brought them here.
The Soleil, reviewing the situation at
length, says:
Probably the greatest difficulty the
United States has before her will be the
strong differences of opinion in the senate
and house on the question of territorial
expansion
The Petit Bleu says:
"All the friends of Spain will congratu-
late her in putting an end to these painful
negotiations and finish the sad chapter in
her history. We on the other hand regret
that the United States should not have
shown themselves more generous in vic. .ory,
and that they shuld have too easily for
gotten the disinterested and exclusively
philanthropic motives in the name of which
they undertook the war. They cannot see,
either without some degree of disappoint-
ment the sudden and complete breaking
down of the principles that have made the
greatness and prosperity of their republic,
and they anxiously ask themselves what
influence the policy of conquest will have
upon their destinies and upon the world
The Monroe doctrine is now out of date.
The American republic, conquering and
colonizng. no longer has the right to close
to Europe a new continent, since she her.
self has stepped out of it"
The Intransigeant alludes to the possible
objection of Great Britain and Germany to
the cession of the Sulu islands on the
sground that the treaty of 1877 stipulates
that this group does not properly belong to
the philippines. and remarks:
'However that may be, the presence In
the camp of International policy of the
United States as a colonial power of i'm
portance is a serious event, end one that
may have unforeseen consequence
sagasta Much Moved
Madrid November 29.-Senor Sagasta
showed much emotion on learning that the
Spanish commissioners in Paris had for
maily agreed to sign the treaty of peace
on the American conditions; but he as
sured his friends that he was convinced
he had adopted the best course In the in
terests of the country and the monarchy
adding that the news had lifted a great
weight from the minds of the people.
The Bank of Spain has made fresh ad-
vance to the government of 6O,GO0,0JO pesetas
TO cover the expenses of repatriating the
Spanish troops in the Philippines and An
titles.
3 The republican papers violently attack
both the government and the Americans.
Spain Will Accede
London, November S0.-The Madrid cor
respondent of the Daily Mail SAYS:
"Senor Sagasta asserts that IL the United
States insist upon Spain paying the Cuban
and Philippine debts she will honor her
signature to the extent of her resources.
and that the government will not refuse to
accept this burden
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NEW THREAD COMPANY.
Subscriptions to the Capital Stock Will
be Opened Tomorrow.

New York. November 29.-The promoters
of the American Thread company an
nounced today that subscriptions will be
opened Thursday to the capital stock and
first mortgage bonds of the company. 1t
is stated that this will be a mere formality,
inasmuch as every share of the common
stock has been sold at par, and the entire
stock will be over-subscribed several times.
The issue will be made simultaneously In
this country Great Britain and Canada.
The American Thread company was in
corporated eight months ago under the
laws of the state of New Jersey. 1t has a
total capacity of $6yOOO,OO0 preferred and
$6,OOO,0O0 common stock Its mortgage In
debtedness is $1,000 900.
The new company will, 1t is understood,
cooperate with the two consolidated COM
panies of England, which are financially
interested in the American company. The
securities of the American Thread COM
pany will be listed on the New York and
London stock exchanges, which will place
them in the international market.
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Private Ross Houston

reached Long Island.
Private Ross Houston
Private Ross Houston, Seventh infantry,
who was wounded in the action at FL
Caney told of his experiences in a hospital
at Siboney. He said that when the wounds
came to be dressed it was found that the
primary bandages had been lost. He said
that in the general hospital at Siboney the
wounded men suffered extremely. They
suffered on the way owing to The sprngless
wagons having no straw in the bottoms
III the hospital the greatest difficulty was
getting food of a proper nature for men
in their condition.
Canned food could be bought but those
who had no money had to go without. The
only food issued was the canned beef and
tomatoes. These were issued as rations
but delfcacies and oranges had to be pur-
chased. He described a visit of Miss Mills
and an unpleasant controversy between
her and the doctor. after which the men
had better treatment. Witness testified to
hearing the men call out for water and
then hearing the nurses in the adjacent
tents shout: "Sliut up" for reply. One of
the wounded died after calling for water
in this way He added that after being
ten days at Siboney he went on board the
City of Washington and was there treated
very well. The opportunities for surgical
attendance on the vessel were excellent.
The board adjourned until $3.50 tomorrow
morning.
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100000 DAMAGE.
Crops Suffered Terribly from Sundays
Cold Wave.

Charleston, S. c., November 29.-Reports
received here from the truck farming re-
gion above Charleston show that the crop
was damaged to the extent of 100000 by
the frost and cold which prevailed during
Saturday and Sunday.
All of the tender crop was lost. The late
vegetables were badly put behind by the
cold snap In October and since then the
season has been SO damp and cold that
vegetation was delayed.
AL of the crop for miles up the rivers
was cut down and ruined. Cabbage, tur-
nip and strawberries were the only things
left.
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IN POSITIVE TERMS.
Morrow Says He and His Associates
Are Opposed to Any Such Measure.

County Commissioner VIM. s. Morrow
when told of the foregoing news from
montgomery last night, spoke in positive
terms his opinion on the subject.
one of the commissioners, Capt. Crook
OF Bessemer," said he, has just returned
from Montgomery and has brought with
him the news of some such movement as
this He said. however. that he under
stood there was only one of Jefrerson's rep
resentatives, John Mcqueen. who favored
the bill, but that 1t was also understood
that Governor Johnston was the father OF
the BILL All Of the other legislators from
this county. including Senator Cunningham.
fContinued on Second Pagej
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Order was RcscIndcd

Little Rock. Ark, November 29.-The or
der of the war department designating
negro soldiers for duty at Fort Logan H.
Roots. which caused so much Indignation
among the citizens of Little Rock. has
been rescinded and a detachment Of the
Twelfth infantry the heroes of El Caney,
win be sent here instead.
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Petition In Bankruprcx

New York. November 29.-George Jenkins,
who prior to March last was a builder in
this city, today filed a voluntary petition
In bankruptcy, In which he places his La
bilities at $710,39S. OF this sum $645 ,422 is
secured and $61 976 unsecured The petition
ers assets amSunt to $33, ,750
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Glow. Johnston Opposes
Ar1rexing Philippines


millions Philippines
Montg F. JOHNSTON
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OIL and Gas Stoves at Cost.
Ala Gas Fixt. 3 Plmb Co
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erwards he went aboard the Olivette. He
did not get his wounds dressed until ne
reached Long Island.
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It is expected that the secretaries will
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-07

the expedition was met and Joined by
Chris Roberts, an expert pilot, we'll ac-
ouainted with the Cuban shores. A
hurried consultation took place be-
tween Roberts and Gen. Jiminez, and
the Fanita's captain was ordered to
steer for Port de Paix, Hayti, it being
unsafe to land in Cuba. Shortly after
ward a Spanish gunboat was sighted,
cruising along the coast, but she took
no notice Of the Fanita, despite the fact
that she was then almost within the
three-mile limit. Port de Paix was
reached in safety and Gen. Jiminez
went ashore and sent dispatches On
his return he ordered the Fanita to
Cape Haytien. Gen. Jiminez again
went On shore, returning with ten men,
who, he told the captain, were laborers
engaged by him to unload the cargo as
soon as the vessel reached Cuba He
added that his advices were still to the
fact that it was unsafe to land an ex-
pedition in Cuba, just yet, and he de-
Domingo, where important news was
awaiting him.
SURPRISED THE CAPTAIN.
Monte Cristo was reached on Thurs
day, June 2. On casting anchor the
captain was surprised to see Gen. Jimi
nez come on deck in uniform and fully
armed, followed by Gen. Morsilo and
the other two officers, similarly equip
ped. They ordered thirty-seven rifles
and two cases Of ammunition to be put
aboard the long boat that was to row
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The Spanish torpedo boat destroyers
Furor and Terror were built at Glas-
gov for Spain, and completed their Of
f1cial trials in November, 1895. Thew
are bigger than any of their type in
the British fleet, being 22O feet long
and % feet broad. Their armament
consists of two 14-pound rapid-f1re
Maxim -Nordenfeldts, two 16-pounders
of the same calibre and two 37-MM.
automatic Maxims. There are also two
two-deck piyoted torpedo tubes on the
Schwarzkopf system. The mean Of
runs on the measured mile was one
point over twenty-eight knots, which
speed was also maintained In a two
hours run in a hard southwesterlv
wind. During the trial Of the Furor
that vessel had full load of flfty-sev-
en- tons on board, which is considera-
ply greater than the load carried by
the destroyers Of the British and other
governments
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performed by Lieut.. Hobson. in block
a6ing the channel leading to Santiago
bay, by sinking the collier Merrimac
In the most passable spot. Young Ca
Diet Powell Is not forgotten in the gen.
eral commentator of this splendid
performance. His part Of the work was
perhaps not so directly hazardous as
that done by Lieut.. Hobson and his
gallant crew, but it requires no ordi-
nary bravery to sit in a launch, within
range of the enemy's guns, and await
the Issue Of an undertaking fraught
With so much Importance until after
Its actual accomplishment. Powell did
not carry back to the fleet the gallant
few who did the work, but he remain
ed at his post so long as there was a
chance that they had not been killed OF
taken prisoners. The exploit is the
talk of the city tonight, as it has been
since the news Of it first reached the
capital.
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the New Orleans opened fire and their
shells burst around the dark object
Finally thirteen-inch shell from the
Massachusetts, Capt. Higginson (not
the Oregon, as first reported), was fired
and the search lights Of the vessel were
turned on the spot where the supposed
destroyer had been sighted, but not q
trace of the boat could be found, and
it Is believed aboard the New York that
she had been sunk.
PERHAPS THE PLUTON.
The first assumption was that the
vessel was the Terror, but it is believed
now that it was the Pluton or the
Furor as the Terror is not understood
to have been at Santiago.
On Saturday two Schwarzkopen tor
pedoes were found floating two miles
south Of Ell Morro. This is the class Of
torpedo used by the Spanish and one
Of the two found had only the practice
head. No wreckage had been found, no
dead bodies have been noticed and it is
possible that the torpedoes were some
Of those fired at the collier Merrimac
when Lieut.. Hobson sunk her, which
subsequently f1oated outside of the har-
bor
MERRIMAC MUST STAY.
Admiral Sampson is determined not
to allow the Spanish to remove the
Merrimac from the spot where she
lies. On Saturday 1T was reported that
they were working at the hull and ths
American fleet formed In line Of battle
with orders to lombard. 1t turned out
that the Spanish were not so engaged
and the fleet withdrew. Admiral Samp-
son had given special orders that Ell
Morro, where the heroes Of the Mer-
rimac are imprisoned, should be spared
in the firing. Admiral Cervera's polite
assurances were accompanied by the
statement that Lieut.. Hobson and his
men were confined there
This placing of prisoners In the di
rect line Of fire is denounced by the
American officers as a thirteenth CEN
tury defense-an act Of incarnate cruel
ty.
Gen. Castillo, commanding the Cuban
forces stationed north Of the province
of Santiago de Cuba, has been con-
centrating 1000 Cubans in the vicinity
Of the city.
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RED CROSS IN PHILIPPINES
Society Wants to- Send q Hospital
Ship With the TroOps.

NEW YORK, June 6.-Stephen e.
Barton has been made a member Of
the RedS'ross relief committee, which
is to give a mammoth entertainment
In Madison Square garden on June 16
The garden has been offered for that
date, and Mr.. Faure stated yesterday
that those interested had been led to
believe that very fine band would
also offer It's services. All details of
the entertainment have been referred
to a subcommittee.
Mr.. Barton has received q letter from
Mrs. j. G. Lennon, secretary of the
Red Cross Society of Oakland. Cal,
which tells of the work being done for
soldiers in the Philippine islands. The
Oakland society was the first organ
lied on the Pacific coast, but is now
associated with the California state So
ciety, which will have charge of the
field work with the army at Manila
when the medical department calls for
Red Cross assistance. AS soon as the
mobilization of troops began for the
Philippine expedition, the Oakland So
ciety raised $4,000, part of which was
expended in providing food for the
troops as they arrived and furnishing
some welcome additions to camp fare
and equipment. This work is being