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The Elbert County tribune., 1898-10-20
THE PRESIDENT At ST. LOUIS.
He Does = Hard Days Work and !.
WARMLY Recsivsd-

He Does = Hard Days work and Il
warmIy Recsivsd-
st. Louis. Oct. 14.-President McKfn-
ley was to-day the guest OF st. Louis,
the city In which. two years ngo. he
received the nomination TO his present
high office.
The President came from Omaha. by
way OF Gniesburg. Illinois. and was
brought Into the city at 9:15 a. M. be-
Ing preceded from Spanish Lake by n
special train. carrying the local recep-
tion committee.
From the time OF his arrival until II
p. m. when the President left the city.
he was accorded m almost continuous
ovation. Escorted 10 the Southern ho-
tel by civic bodies and regular and vol
unteer troops. President Mckinley was
met by the cheers of thousands OF peo-
pie lining both sides OF the thorough
fares through which he passed.
At the Southern. hotel, where the
President was entertained, he stopped
and reviewed the parade given In his
honor and later held n reception In the
parlors. There he met many promi-
nent st. Louisians. At noon the chief
executive addressed large crowd on
the door Of the Merchants Exchange
and nftcrwnrd sat down to IN elabor-
ate luncheon at which seventy-flvs per-
sons were present A drive through
the fashionable west end streets and
parks OF the city completed the day
light program of entertainment.
A feature of the drive was the stop
made at the Memorial Home. where
President Mckinley met and shook
hands with Jnck Haynes, aged Ill
years. said to be the oldest soldier in
the United States.
Tonight Mt the Coliseum In the ex-
position building the greatest throng
OF people addressed by President Nc
Kinley under cover thus far during his
present trip, gave him magnificent
greeting.
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-10-20
M'rNrRvE FOUND GUILTY.,


rindInEs Of the Naval csurf nart'ai
Washington. Oct 13.-Thc Navy De.
partmcut to-day lnnde public the hnd.
inRH and sentence OF the court martial
In the case Of ChnpIain Mcintyre.
The chaplain was charged: First
With pcnndnlous conduct. tending 70
the destruction OF good MORALS with
three specifications; second, conduct
to the prejudice Of good order and dis
cIpline. with four specifications; third,
conduct unbcconling m officer OF the
navy, three specifications.
All these charges were founded up
on the ckaplnIn's criticism Of his ssi-
perIor officers in n lecture delivered a.
Denver.
All the specifications were found
proven ms alleged; the accused wns de
clared guilty under the three charges,
and he was sentenced to be dismissed
from the naval service Of the United
Stntes
The case is now under review at the
department
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-10-20
R-puala,lnr Stock sub.erlp,lop..

The right TO repudiatc IL subscription
to a stock company which has been OBJ
tained by misrepresentation. frnudu
lent or unintentional, Is universally
conceded. No one can be compelled Ia
hold an interest In Il corporation when
that interest has been obtained by mis-
statements. But In order To make such
II privilege or right operative, there
must be movement toward repudiu.
tlon the moment there is knowledge of
n sufficient cause existing. II will moi,
do for subscriber to stock. when he
knows of fraud, to wait. and. after
making Intellectual attempts to unload
his liability upon others. TO then enter
Il protest. In 80 doing he would not on
ly shut himself ont OF any remedy by
a resembling. but would himself become
n party to the fraud. One or the other
horn OF the dilemma must he chosen.
Either he must repudiate quickly or
stay In and take his chances. What
constitutes knowledge Is always an
open question. Mere suspicion or ru
NOR cannot be so regarded. but sub
scriber to stock must nse ordinary
means of inquiry. which are subject
10 his use in verifying what comes 10
llpl MS the truth Mining aud Scientific
i'rfSs.
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-10-20
ANOTHER SEAHORR0R
WRECK ON THE COAST or Enc
LAND.
Fs.rsd rhas More Than One Handred and
ssxsy Lives Are Lost-saohsG.n Driven
Ashore.

London, Oct. f5.-Thc Atlantic
Transport company's steamer Mohc'
gan. formerly the Cleopatra, OF the
Wilson and Furness-LcyIand line,
which left London for New York yes
terday with fifty passengers and a
crew OF 15O Ii ashore on the Lizard,
between the MnnncIes and the Low
lands.
Only thIrty-one were saved out OF
the 200 In the steamer.
A coast guard message reported that
the passengers were "drowning like
rats"
Another account says:
Bodies are washing ashore. one be-
ing that OF a Indy, iashcd to plank
with both legs severed
Particulars of the disaster are diff
cult TO obtain. 1t appears that when
the Mohegan struck gale was blow
ing and the sea wns running high.
Life boats put on from the Lizard
and from Falmouth. one returning
filled with passengers. Several were
drowned. however, II Is reported. on
the passage OF the life boat TO the
shore. Another life boat saved six
persons.
The coast at that point Is extremely
dangerous aud has been the scene OF
numerous wrecks. Some years ago
there was movement set on foot TO
get llghfsiip placed there, but 1t
failed.
dispatch from Falmouth says the
Motc;nn foundcred and wns probably
blown ashore by the heavy east wind
nftcT her machinery WINS disabled.
All the Falmouth tugs went out, but
none were able to appronch the vessel.
NJ A l.n In thirty
OF the Mohegnn's passengers and re-
turned for more. One lady died after
she wns brought ashore.
II Is reported that the position Of
the Mohegnn Is serious and assistance
Is urgently needed.
$3.50 n. m.--AccordIng to dispatch
Just received from Falmouth. out Of
200 persons. constituting the passen-
gers and crew of the Mohegan, only
thirty-one have been saved.
a. m.-Only thirty-one have been
saved. This intelligence was forward
ed from the coast guard by telephone
to Falmouth. The const guards nrc
watching for bodies and wreckage.
The llfeboats have gone into Port
Houstock.
The steamer Mohegan tthen the Gle
opatrn) arrived at New York August
18th last on Its maiden trip from Lon
don. 1t is a single-screw steel vessel.
OF 1910 tons register, 4S0 feet long by
50 beam and about 30 feet In depth of
hold. II had accommodations for 125
passengers and capacity for be-
tween 1000 and 5000 tons Of freight
and 700 cattle.
The commander is Captain Grlniths,
commodore OF the Atlantic transport
fleet. The Mohegan Is one of the five
vessels recently purchased from the
Wilson and Furness-Leyland line by
the Atlantic Transport Company to re-
place the Mohawk. Mobile. Mnssachu-
setts, Michigan and Mississippi, which
were sold TO the United States gov
ernment to be used as transports.
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-10-20
Lot.rrles In Old Havana a

,,iAle and Society In Old Cuba, is The
1lsue pn,,n, up OF extracts from the Journals oi
Jenkins says: IN 1907 ME-
IN Havana the strangers attention 4.
arrested by the vendors OF lottery tick
s's. VINO stand on the street corners viii,
., pair p oi shears In one hand and sheets
o., o. ioticry tickets in the other. rendv to
ver verv on ndrnS dqnS number % FOR buyers. They arc
croSuin,,.p niu,piii ana are apt. To persuade fis
one me scheme These licensed lotteries ,ra y,
p tbc snsnI 81 ,ne great evils there especially 10
gamblers. and for whom the ch, ns.o ooi !, !,
bns. bb,ce. eards aud lottery tickets appear H.
Havann HaHrs an d,rresistibie charm, ali classes IN
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-10-20
asaer.l s.sou,. War rl.n..

Walker, Minn.. Oct. 13.-Generni Ba-
con has fully completed his plans for a
campaign against the Indians, provid-
ed he finds TINT one Will be necessary
In case the council with the Indians
does not go the right way. the Fourth
and Seventh regiments viii be sent
for.
To-dny's conference between the hos
tile and friendly Indians, preliminary
TO to-morrow's council with Indian
Commissioner Jones. indicates that the
hostiles Will lay down their arms and
that n settlement will be reached.
Washington, Oct. 13.-A dispatch
was received at the War Department
from Minnesota to-day asking for 800
Springfield rifles and $4,000 rounds OF
ammunition for the use of the people
Of that state in protecting themselves
against hostile Indians. No action has
yet been taken on the application.
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-10-20
ALoER SAYS ALL WAY SPEAK
Secretary VIII Not PunIsh Those crItiois
lag War Department.

Secretary VIII Not Punish Those crlticis
lag War Department
Washington. d. c.. Oct 1G.-secre.
tary AIger was asked tonight II II
was the purpose of the War Depart
ment 10 take any official action con
cerning the statements made by Major
Seaman. surgeon of the First volun-
teer engineers.
mot at all replied the secretary.
mot AT ALL ! want II to be understood
distinctly that any officer or man In
the army may speak freely and unre-
servedly concerning his observations OF
the war without the slightest fear of
possible consequences. While am sec
retary OF war no man shall be the suf-
fercr for speaking what he believes TO
be the truth.
above all. the witnesses who ap-
pear before the war investigation com
mission shall be projected TO the fuil-
est extent. The commission and the
country want the facts and no obstacle
shall be placed In the way of getting
them. We are NIL Interested In having
the clearcst light thrown upon the con
duct of the war and the standing or
promotion of 10 enlisted man or Off
Ger shall be affected In the slightest
way by amy testimony or other assist
ance he may give the commission. We
mean to keep absolute faith with the
commission and with the witnesses.
I cannot be more explicit than that.
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-10-20
mob.on Mt Work on tn. co,on.

Santiago de Cuba. Oct 1G.-Naval
Constructor Hobson. who has arrived
here from the wreck of the Spanish
cruiser Cristobal Colon. will leave to-
morrow for Guantanamo ON business
connected with the lnfanta Maria Te-
resa. which he expects to get of to the
United States before the end of the
month.
For the last few days lie has been
engaged in preparing to raise the Girls
tobal Colon. IA work which is practic.
ally impossible. from the sea. because
OF the dangerous heavy swell. The op,
erations will. therefore. he conducted
from the shore.
Mr.. Hobson has built a trolley line
out to the shop. "A distance of $50 feet
with suspension bridge: and the
compressed air pumps are now in DO.
sition. On his return from Guantana.
mo he will push his operations vigor.
ously. as lie feels absolutely certain Of
raising the hull uninjured.
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-10-20


Since the ideal Of one generation Ii
the working factor Of the next. the
public school teacher becomes q rank
ing oflcer in the ship Of state. OF the
twenty thousand teachers gathered at
the recent convention In Washington,
even the most irresponsible exerts a
profound influence upon our future cit
isenship. A little boy lately came to
Mrs. Mary A. Livermore with q ques-
tion. iistened to her answer. and then
said. Eravely: well, grandmamma.
viii ask Miss Brown tomorrow II what
you say is true.v The fact that Miss
Brown was the little eighteen-year
old teacher OF a primary school makes
comment upon the character and in
fiuence Of the teacher superfiuous.
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-10-20


OF the several causes of fear. that OF
thunder and lightning Is said by Presi-
dent Stanley Hall to be the most COM
mon. because of the supposed helpless
meas Of Elmanity to avert or neutralize
\ stroke OF lightning. Yet this is not
always the case. During the civil war
Col. Rutherford B. Hayes and little
squad Of men were reconnoitering In
the mountains Of West Virginia, when
= severe thunder storm broke over
them and they took shelter under a
clump Of trees. With sing'< bolt.
flvs Of the men fell senseless and were
mourned by their companions as dead.
Col. Hayes detailed two men to each
Of the unconscious soldiers, and him
self demonstrated the methods used
In resuscitating the drowned. After
ten minutes OF Intellectual effort. the
soldiers declared Il folly to try longer:
the men were dead. The colonel or
dcrcd no relaxing Of work. In twenty
minutes two of the men showed signs
OF life; In forty minutes two others.
and after an hour and half the breath
Of the ffth came with faint hutter.
and all were saved. make a point OF
telling this experience" President
Hayes used to say; ut may save other
lives"
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-10-20

\ remarkable block OF copper ore,
which assays ~ per cent. fine. is ON ex-
hibition in the Bank block. this city,
says the Rocky Mountain News, at
the office OF the United States Gold
Reduction Company. The specimen
weighs 562 pounds. II was taken from
the bottom of the shaft in the Hag-
gerty- Ferris mine mt Battle Lake, Wy
oming. and in three hours there were
hoisted, with single whim, five tons
OF ore of similar value. II comes from
a shaft tlirty-five feet deep on well
defined vein over six feet wide. Dur.
ing the past fifteen days. In and about
Battle Lake. there have been made no
less than iive rich strikes of copper.
all going better than 40 per cent. II is
claimed that no other mines in the
world, except possibly those at Lake
superior, ever produced block of ore
iwo-thlrds pure copper, as--large ms
this one
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-10-20
An Elevator Ia Mon, 5,

The plan of travelling hv
the center Of Mont Blanc .anaa
linking an elevator for 4 xas, aug d
cent OF a mile and a half ,o 1 ,n \
NIT is an amazing one even lae =
days OF great works. A Frsos ~
pcer, NJ. Paul Issartier nr' NUN u
tunnel 1864 feet long. to ,ern,is- p-sins-
1900 feet above sea Level ss,a sI.a'''
OF 600 feet In Its length. ana 4.
vertical shaft. 1Ox13 feet ,rsl nola
the summit. $500 feet all - ~
excavating would be done ~.
low. a strong. two-stor,aS V1
chamber would he raised z
racks at the corners Of the s, ~ =
upper floor carrying the ca,a,h
air drills and the lower ono j'a,v1 -
vided with rock-crushing anr.. . <
and the rock blasted out waraa ,l /.
caught on steel gratings. puIs44
passed to the bottom Of the "s'l'' sh,,' (
twelve-inch tube. and then
away in a stream from cen,,,ss sp
pumps Before making n h,.a.
chamber would be rolled 10 hs' ~
side of the shaft. ~ "
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-10-20
Plot. Ar.,n.t uumnor,


London. Oct. THE Alexandria cor.
respondent OF the Daily Mail. tele-
graphing regarding the anarchist plot
against Emperor William which was
discovered on Friday. says:
''The plot against the Kaiser is hour
ly proving more important. each ar
rest disclosing new qualifications. The
documents found disclose a well ma.
tured plot to kill King Humbert.
Fifteen persons. all Italians. have
been arrested. The original plan was
TO throw bomb of gun cotton and
illuminate of mercury on Emperor
Williams carriage in narrow street
of Cairo.
when the Egyptian "trip was aban-
doned elaborate arrangements were
made by conspirators to send confed
crates to Jerusalem TO carry out the
plot during the dedication of the Ger.
man Church of Our Redeemer.-
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-10-20
SITUATION IN PARIS.
An Orieanist Plot -Thous-
aud Troops In tho City.


Paris, Oct. 14.-lt is announced here
this morning that military plot
against the government has been dis
covered. The Rnppel. Aurorc and Pc
tite Republique Franchise publish al
most Identical stories on the subject.
1t appears that the plot was discovered
by general holding nm important po-
sition.
The plotters were to have taken ac-
tion Saturday. during the absence Of
the minister of war, General Chan0ine.
II further appears that when the gov
erument was warned of the plot, the
ministers were not surprised. having
already obtained Information regard
ing the conspiracy.
The Mntin says the plot was not in
favor of one of the pretenders TO the
throne OF France. who has been talked
about for some time, but was only for
the purpose of changing certnin Off
cals Of the government without touch
ing the President
Paris. Oct. 15.-It is impossible ia
pick out the truth from the mass OF
rumors current regarding the alleged
military plot.
The general idea is that It was in
tended as a pretended revisionist dem.
woke the army into some act which
have led to the arrest and incarccra
tion of Dreyfuslte and proclamation
OF n military government.
Apparently the Orleanists We're nj
the bottom of the movement, and M
English duke is mentioned. There Is
little doubt that the plot has been frus
trated. but an extremely uneasy feel
Ing prevails.
A reliable estimate of the troops re
Gently brought to the capital on nc
count of the strike puts the number
now here. or within easy distance, Al
10000 men.
London. Oct. 14.-The situation il
Paris is regarded in well Informed
quarters here as being more serious
than at any time since the commune
The city is excited over the Dreyfu.
affair, the strikes and the plot agalnsi
the government discovered to-day.
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-10-20
DISCUSSING THE CUBAN DEBT.
The Pcacs Commissioners Are Holding
Long Sessions.


Paris. Oct. 14.-Commander Brad
ford OF the United States navy. who
Inns arrived here from Washington.
was examined tlis morning by the
members of the United States Peace
Commission relative 10 the conditions
prevailing and the main features of In
terest In the Philippine islands. with
which the commander Is well acquaint-
cd.
The NTH joint session OF the two
commissions was convened ut .
o'clock to-day. II may he snid that
the first. second and fiiird meetings
scarcely penetrated the surface OF any
protocol point and less still the mar
row.
Last Tuesday, however, marked fhe
Spanish prcsentment regarding the Gu
ban debt. which has. during recess,
brought the Americans 10 serious pre-
pamtions for an adjustment of their
diplomatic forces and the formulation
of plan upon which they may ulti-
maiely stand IN relation TO the Cuban
phase of their mission here.
A hnsty conclusion should not he
drawn from the fact Of this careful
weighing OF the Spanish proposition by
The Americans that they accept either
alternative classification of the Cuban
obligation. but rather tina, they are act
ing OH a line and purpose to meet ev-
cry point raised ns exllamstiveIy as pre-
sentcd They have thoroughly
traversed the Cuban debt views and
the Isoposnls were submitted In writ
ing.
The American reply TO che Spanish
presentation OF Tuesday was submitted
and read. An oral discussion followed.
occupying the time until about ten
minutes after q o'clock. when the com
missions adjourned until Monday next.
The session to-day was Two hours
longer than any previous one
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-10-20
TANNER AND THE RAILROADS
The Alton Omcisis believe Their Rights
Have Been Infringed.

Chicago. Oct. 14.--Complications that
threaten to assume greater proportions
than the clash between the federal and
state authorities during the railway
strike under Altgeld's administration
promise TO grow out of Governor Tan
ners action refusing TO allow the Al.
ton railroad to unload colored miners
at Virdcn.
General Solicitor Brown Of the Chlca-
go & Alton left for Springfield to-day
as the result OF conference of the Of
ficlals of the road. Brown will as
sumo charge of the situation ut Virden
so far as the Alton Is concerned. Steps
will be taken likewise by the Alton to
secure legal redress for the alleged
lawless seizure of the road by the gov
ernor
The officials of the Alton make no
attempt to conceal their anger, and
cast the blame upon the governor for
Interfering with common carrier
which has authority to operate as such
under state laws.
The officials OF the Alton claim that
one OF the most sacred prerogatives OF
n common carried was outraged and
they expressed their determination to
find out If the governor of the state can
exercise lawless force" ns they term
it, without being held TO account.
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-10-20
Mh,isr From ,h. Arctic.

San Francisco. Oct. 14.-The whaling
bark wandercr arrived from the Arc.
tic to-day.
The Wandcrer was one of the vessels
that was frozen in last winter, and a.
soon as the Ice opened up Captain
Buckley headed for San Francisco.
She brings down 13.00O pounds of
whalebone. and the captain reports
that the other vessels in the fleet are
dolHg well.
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-10-20
Troop. Likely to n. Needed.

Washington, d. c.. Oct. 1s.-The
War Department is constantly In re-
ceipt OF requests from soldiers nsking
to be mustered out, stating that the
war has closed and they wish to 20
home. This is the excuse made by
nearly. all those now seeking discharge.
The War Department officials say that
the war will not be over until the
treaty OF peace is ratified by the United
States Senate, and that the soldiers
may be needed for further duty. No
discharges will he granted except for
sickness md disability. and the re-
quests In these cases must be approved
by the colonels and higher command
Ing officers.
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-10-20

An emt7ent authority says we ought
to have standing army Of one. hun
drsd aid nifty thousand men. That
would 10 imperialism indeed. What
ever the peace results Of this war. 1t
would bs misfortune to have that
expensiye show and parade fastened
upon us year by year. There is no ne
cessity for II. and It smacks too much
Of the foreign systems which ignore
the Taxpayer In behalf Of the soldier,
We can get up larger army within a
brief space Of time than any other ma
fIon, and the delays of discipline and
organization would be less expensive
and destructive than a continual army
tax and an utterly useless display of
military power.
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-10-20
Two Inters.tinr Bnus,.


Pictures of two interesting a.,
more and Ohio Railroad bn,iss
have been reproduced in a rec.n, -
OF Truth. One is the bulldi,.
Frederick. Nd. which has besr l..
since 1881 as freight s,atlo- !.
which is still devoted to that nn,,.. y
In the little cupola of the buiISI,. .
bell once hung which was alway. n,
on arrival OF trains from Bsltirs,
VIXEN horses were the motive poxr
the railroad. The other buildIp,
the station at Mount Glare. BaltIS,.
and 1t is noted as being the loc,s..
Of the first telegraph ofice In 4.
world. 1t was from this buIldlnr ~
Professor Morse sent his celeb,s,,
message in 1874 to his friend, |.
Washington. forty miles away
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-10-20

1t having been represented to the
treasury department that tow OF fax
which is subject to duty Of $40 per
ton under paragraph a26. act OF July
~. 1897. is being admitted to free en-
try At various ports as paper stock un-
der paragraph 632. or. when carded, an
waste not specially provided for" al
10 per cent ad valorem under paragraph
46s. the department has directed that
all tow Of hAx be hereafter classified
under paragraph 326. irrespective of
the fact that It may or may not be
entered as paper stock.
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-10-20
Madrid Censor /. Active.

Bayonne. France, Oct. 14.-According
to advlces received from Madrid. a
rigorous censorship has been revived
there since yesterday.
Senior Sagasta and his colleagues ar.
reported to he greatly concerned re.
garding the demands of the United
States government. which. they assert
not only refuses to assume any Of
Spain's colonial debts, but wants to
take the heavy artillery In Cuba md
the floating dock recently sent to Ha.
vana.
Imparcinl announces that the govern.
ment has cabled General Blanco not to
turn over any further territory to tho
Americans until the pence treaty has
been definitely signed.