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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-29
SAM SMALL A CHAPLAIN.

Savannah, Ga, Dec. 2S.--Rev. Sam
Small. the noted evangelist, is now chap
lain of the Third engineers, United
States army. He arrived here to-day,
and one of the first things he did was
to give out an interview.
Among other things he said:
"The chaplains are sort of sop to the
church sentiment without much sub
stance to them. They just take min
lister and put a uniform on him with
silver cross on the shoulder, pay him
5000 a month and turn him loose on
t200 men without any of the imple-
ments of the spiritual warfare to fight
with. I've been disappointed.
when | get out l am going to sug-
gest that they do away with the chap
lains. ] suppose there may be a howl,
but it is better to raise the issue and
have the whole system revised. When
we get down to Cuba I'll wager most Of
the men would rather go to a cock fight
or bull ring than attend services. To
tell the truth, | am beginning to think
there is heap of ba,derdash about
what the chaplains do accomplish out
side of meeting the sentiment that calls
for their presence with every body Of
troops"
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no CHANGE IN PLANS.
Situation in Philippines VIII Not Affect
mastering Out of Volunteers.

Washington, Dee. 2S.--It is said at the
War Department that no change in plans
as to the mastering out of troops VIII
be made as result of the threatening
outlook in the Philippines. The Secre-
tary OF War has made some progress IN
designating the volunteer regiments to
be mustered out, but no announcement
will be made until the list is completed.
1t is believed, however, that the list
will include the Thirty-First Michigan.
now at Knoxville; the Second Tennessee.
at Columbia, S. c.. the i Aird Tennessee
at Admission, Ala; the Third North Caro-
lima, (colored). at Macon, Ga; the Sixth
Virginia, (colored. at Macon, Ga; and
the First West Virginia, at Columbus.
Georgia.
These regiments would constitute a
good part of the volunteers to be mus
tered out. for the entire number will
not run very high, owing to the purpose
to first muster out the volunteers at
Manila and reduce the regulars down to
the number contemplated by law when
the war closed.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-29
SPANISH TROOPS RETIRr
THEIR FORCES CONCENTRATE
AT TOWN OF ZAMBOANGA.
IMPORTANT EVENTS LOOM ON HOOIz0t
The America will 0oublI SIS Demand Suren
der of loo. if insurgents Refuse il
the Issue will Arise as 10 who
60 trols ,he Sands.

Washington, Dec. 2S,-A dispatch was
received at the War Department from
General Otis to-day informing the Off
cials of the capture of Iloilo by the in
forces which were dispatched there, ar
rived too late, and that the insurgents
had added to the difficulty Of the pro-
blems already presented by hosting their
flag over the city, which they have been
Desleging Tor months. Inc news was
contained in the following message from
Crtneru Gus:
Manila, December q, 1898.
''Adjutant General, Washington:
sent Colonel Potter on last vessel to
Iloilo on December z4th to cOmmun.ca
with Spanish General Rios; Ialter eva
cuated evening OF 24th, and Potter 80
hours late; insurgents took possession of
city on Decembef 10th and Potter found
Aguinaldo's flag flying. Cannot now re-
port probable results; will not hear from
there tor tour days, as no cable commu-
nications. Spanish forces have evacuat-
ed all stations in Southern Islands, ex-
cept Xamboanga, Mndanao, by orders,
as they say, from Madrid. Otis"
The evacuation by the Spaniards of all
the Rhnlpplne ports, as leporoed by
General Gus, although doubtless insplr-
ed by Il desire to secure thelr safety by
concentration, undoubtedly has done
much to cohplicate the problem already
presented 10 the war Department OF eX
tendng the military JurIsalctlUn OF the
United States over the islands. 1t viii
now be necessary to expedite the eXecu-
ton of the o4lgInal plans, and it may
be fully expected that within q week
important events will have happened in
tho Philippines. 1t is presumed that
General OTIS will demand the surrender
of llol0 into his hands, and this demand
may at once raise the issue between the
insurgents and our own Government of
possession OF the islands. The province
of lloio is set down in the official di
rectories as having population OF H.
600, and it is the second seaport in inn
portance in the Philippine group. 1t is
located on a river navigable for vessels
of Il feet draught so that very few of
our gunbOats would be available to assist
the troops in case it should be necessary
to take forcible possession of the city.
The SDaniardS have chosen a strong
place for concentration of their troops
in the town of ?amboanga, which, as the
reports indicate here, is strongly fo.ti-
fed and possessed of considerable natur-
al strength from defensive point Of
view. 1t is not doubted that they will
be able TO maintain themselves for an
indefinite period against the insurgents
preSuming that they are not cut off from
obtaining supplies from the sea. The
town itself has population of 21,000
inhabitants.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-29
EXPANSION AND MONEY ISSUE
Their Relation in 1900 Hard to
Prophecy, Says Bryan.

Omaha, Neb.. Dec. 2S.-William ].
Bryan arrived in Omaha today from
Chicago. He called on friends in the
city during the morning and this after
noon left for Lincoln.
When asked if he thought the question
of imperialism would 0vershadow the
money issue in the campaign of 1900,
Mr.. Bryan said it was difficult at this
time to say what relation these subjects
would bear to each other then. He
thought if Congress would adopt a reso-
luton pledging this Government to keep
the Philippines only as a trust for their
people, as we do Cuba, until stable
government is established, the eXpan-
sion issue would be at an end. If,
however, the question is not settled in
some way as this, he said, it would
continue to be a matter Of discussion
until it was disposed of and would there
fore remain one of the issues before the
people.
With Porto Rico, Mr. Bryan said, the
situation could be simplified easily. He
believed the people of the island should
first be permitted to vote whether they
desired annexation to this country, or
the formation of an Independent repub-
lic
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-29
EDUCATORS MEET.
SoutH Educators in New Orleans
Interesting Papers Read


New Orleans, Dee 2S.-The Southern
Educational Association today listened
to number of interesting papers by
prominent educationalists. Committees
on nominations and resolutions were APP
pointed. The sections on art education
and kindergarten work were organized,
the latter electing Miss McCulloch Of
st. Louis, as president.
The monument to John McDonough
will be unveiled tomorrow by the school
children who have built it by their con-
tributions.
Rev. DR.. Sampson, of Boston College,
Texas, gave the invocation at the morn
ing session. Prof. Halsey G. Ives, OIL
the st. Louis Art Museum, was to nave
read the opening paper, but his physic-
ians warned him not to leave home
DIR. Jerome II. Raymond Of the
University of West Virginia, read
paper on education generally. Prof.
Charles w. Dabney spoke of higher ed
ucatiOn in the South.
At the afternoon session Bishop David
Sessums delivered the Invocation. Hon.
w. Y. Harris, United States Commits
sioner of Education. delivered one OF
the most important addresses Of the con-
vention on the condition of education IN
the South. The address brought out an
extended discussion.
Dr. A. l.. Peterson, Of the Southern
Normal University of Tennessee, spoke
on the pleasures and pains of teaching
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TO PAY THE CUBAN TROOPS.
A Loan From This Government For the
Purpose Probable.

Washington, Dee. 2S-Negotiations are
progressing in the matter of the pay
ment of Cuban troops, so that on laying
down their arms they may be enabled 10
enter upon civil pursuits and earn Their
livings. Probably no further appropria
tions by Congress will be necessary to
enable the President to carry out the
plan if il should be decided, as it prob
ably will be, to advance money caarg-
ing it against the revenues of Cuba. to
pay the Cubans part of the money iu'
them for their service N the Cuban
army. This debt is not an obligation
resting upon the United States. but is
one for which the Cuban Government
will be obligated on it's establishment on
an independent basis. Pending the es-
tablishmcnt Of permanent Government,
there is no authority responsible for the
payment of these soldiers, and unless
this Government advances the money as
a loan they will have to go for aa in
definite period without pay for services
already rendered in the war for indie
pendence. The special deficiency ap-
preparation bill carries an item of 5000.
600 dollars as an emergency fund which
the Government may use for amy pur-
pose, and the idea is to advance the
money for the payment of the Cuhun sol
diers out of this fund. 1t is understood,
however, that the President has lot con-
sented to this arrangement vet.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-29
PANAMA CANAL ROUTE.
Company Endeavoring to Interest United
States in the Project.

London, Dec. 2S.-The Paais corre-
spondent Of the Times says:
AT the annual meeting of the new
Panama Company to-day wednesday,
long report was read In addition to
showing that no definite plan has yet
been adopted for the completion of the
canal, the report refers to the American
interest in the Nicaragua Canal since the
Hispano-American war and indicates the
means taken to acquaint the United
States Government and the American
people with the position and prospects of
the Panama Canal. On this point it
says
I'VE have offered to place at the DIS
posal Of the United States every facili-
ty for examining Our works and plans
which will easily convince them of the
superiority from all points of view of
the Panama route. They will find in
the treaties existing between them and
Colombia and the facilities allowed by
our statutes all the guarantees and adj
vantages which their national interests
can reasonable require. The Panama
route is indisputably the maritime high
way which can be opened to navigation
in the shortest time and at the least
expense"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-29
CALIFORNIA LIMITED WRECK
Spreading of Rails Probable Cause OF
Accident-.No One Kill4l.

Trinidad. Colo, Dee. 2S.-The east
bound California limited train No. 4, OF
the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
railroad was wrecked II miles east of
this city at Z o'clock this morning
The accident happened ON a curve, and
it is supposed to have been caused by
the spreading of the rails. The engine
one Pullman and the dining car passed
over all right The observation car, two
drawing room sleepers and a composite
car left the track. The wreck imme-
diately caught fire from an explosion of
gas from the composite ear, and the en-
tire four cars were burned up.
Those in the composite car are re-
ported badly injured. No one was kill
ed but II were seriously injured.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-29
SENATOR MoRRILLs FUNERAL.
Ceremony to be Held in Senate Chamber
On Saturday at Noon

Washington, Dee. 2S.-Arrangements
for the funeral of the late Senator Nor
rill, of Vermont, who died at an early
hour this morning, We're comp eted to-
day. The funeral ceremony will be held
in the Senate Chamber on Saturday next
at II o'clock, noon. Until then the body
will remain ut the family residence on
Massachusetts avenue, and will be borne
to the Capitol early Saturday morning
The services at the Senate will be con-
Quoted by Rev. e. Bradford Leavitt, Of
All Souls Unitarian Church, where
Senator Morrill, was an attendant for
number of years, assisted by Rev. DIR.
Milburn, the blind chaplain of the SEN
ate. The remains will he taken to the
family home at Stafford, Vermont, for
burial alongside the remains of Mrs.
Morrill, although they will probably be
entombed here for a time, till the family
mausoleum, now under construction, is
completed,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-29
THE FEDERAL PRISON SITE.
Central of Georgia Offers Three Hundred
Acres Adjacent to Fort Mcpherson.

IeuIFil Oh georgia OHerS Inree hundred
Acres Adjacent to Fort Mcpherson.
Atlanta, Ca, Dee. 2S.-The Central of
Georgia Railway to-day offered to donate
three hundred acres of land adjacent to
Fort Mcpherson as site for the Federal
prison. In the tender is included the
right of the Central to handle all the
supplies for the prison, agreeing not to
charge more than the established track
age prices. The Central proposes to
build all the tracks. The property lies
almost directly in the rear of the military
post, and one side of the property touches
the barracks boundary on the southwest
corner. The Federal prison committee,
recently appointed by Mayor Collier, to-
day visited the site and were highly
pleased. 1t was the opinion of the com
mitteemen also that no sites should be
seriously considered outside of Fulton
county.
Attorney General Griggs will be noti-
fed IN few days that sufficient num-
ber of sites have been secured to make
an object for him to pay a visit to At
lanta so that he may personally inspect.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-29
LEADS ALL NORTH GAR0lNA DALlES 1 NEWS AMID CIRCULATION.

once in a while he would receive a can
that was spoiled and smelled badly. He
knew large lot of spoiled canned beef
had been found at Tampa, before his
company sailed for Cuba. The men
seemed to like the canned beef, he said.
but later became surfeited with it. The
refrigerated fresh beef, he said, had no
evidence of chemical treatment, and had
natural appearance. The trouble with
the refrigerated beef, he thought, was
that the men oyerfed themselves and ate
If half cooked
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-29
BEEF OCCASIONALLY SPOILED.

Washington Dec. 2S-William w. Hill,
assistant secretary of the war investigat-
ing commission, and who served in Com
pany l., District of Columbia volunteers
as first sergeant and acting quartermas-
ter' sergeant, was the only witness be-
fore the commission to-day.
Colonel DENLY, who presided question
cd the witness regarding the mooted
question Of the canned beef furnished
the volunteers. The canned beef first
furnished the men, Mr.. Hill said, was
lean. dry and hard, lacking nutrition,
though later it was considerably improv-
ed. He believed the canned beef, which
he explained was canned just after being
boiled, was perfectly fit to eat" though
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-29
AGAINST JUDGE AND SENATOR.
Committee of Bar Association Prefer
Grave Charges.

Cleveland, Ohio, Dec 2S.-The charges
against Judge +. II. Dellenbaugh and
Senator Vernon Fl. Burke were filed in
the Circuit Court this afternoon by the
committee of the bar association appoint
ed to formulate and prosecute the
charges. The charges in each case are
as follows:
The said Frank II. DelIenbaugh, (Ver-
non Fl. Burke), an attorney at law of
the State of Ohio, is hereby charged:
First-With having been guilty of mis-
conduct in office as an attorney. at law
of the State of Ohio.
Second-With having been guilty of un-
turpitude.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-29

Its. BLUE AND ANDERSON.

Norfolk, Va, Dec. 2S.-The gunboats
Alvarado and SandovaI, captured from
Spain during the late war, have COM
pleted coaling here and sailed for Ports
mouth, n. II. The former, commanded
by Lieutenant Victor Blue. left last night.
and the latter. under command of Lieu
tenant Anderson, left to-day.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-29
THE FALL OF A MOUNTAIN
THE DEBRIS or THE AVALANCHE COVER
AsQUARE MILE.
Buildings Crushed into Machwo d Under The
Stupendous Mass. Fire Adds Horror
10 the Scene.

London, Dec. 2S-Part of the Red
Rock Mountain. according to dispatch
from Airolo Ga village of Switzerland,
Canton of Ticino,) has fallen into
Airolo, destroying hotel and several
houses. The scene of the disaster pre-
sents terrible spectacle, the debris of
the avalanche covering square mile.
The hotel, with eight houses and twelve
other buildings. were swept into great
heap of match wood. A new terror
was added by the outbreak of fire amid
the ruins.
Three dead bodies have been recov-
cred. 1t is estimated that the damage
will reach 10000 pounds.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-29
ARREST OF A CASHIER.

Nashua, \. H., Dee. 2S.-H. #. Bailey,
cashier of the Colebrook National Bank
Of Colebrook, was arrested today charg
ed with the misappropriation Of funds
of the bank. The shortage is placed at
100000. Bailey will be arraigned al
Lancaster tomorrow.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-29

TO SETTLE WAY OF ESCAPE.
Members of Morgan's Party Invited to
Columbus.

Columbus. Dee. 2S.-All the survivors
of General Morgan's party who escaped
from the Ohio penitentiary during the
war, have been invited here TO inspect
the recently discovered tunnel through
which it is claimed the raiders escaped,
and settle for all time the dispute as
to whether Morgan and his men escaped
through the tunnel or by the connvance
of the officials Of the penitentiary. A
carload of dirt taken from the tunnel
made unoer the walls has been found
in the air duct near the cells which
Morgan's men occupied. After the men
made their escape the hole was filled mp
with loose dirt and the clay around this
shows the exact dimensions of the tunnel
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-29
FUNERAL OF MISS GARCIA.
1t Was Largely Attended, and the Floral
Offerings Were Numerous.

Atlanta, Ga. Dec. 28.-A special to
The Constitution from Thomasville, Ga,
says:
Notwithstanding they were strangers
in a strange land, the funeral of Miss
Mercedes Garcia, daughter of General
Calixto Garcia, who died here yesterday
afternoon, was largely attended to-day.
The services were conducted in the par
lors of the Masury Hotel, at which place
the Garcia family are stopping. The
floral offerings were numerous and beau
tiful. The body was laid away in its
temporary resting place in Laurel Hill
cemetery. II will be removed TO Cuba
as soon as the family can make the ne
cessary arrangements"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-29
SALE OF c. Il. AND Y. V. r. r..
Blackford of the Reorganization Com
mittee, Goes to Fayetteville.

HiUlee, GOeS 10 EayelleNllle.
Baltimore, Md, Dec. 2S.-William II.
Blackford, chairman of the Baltimore
reorganization committee Of the Cape
Fear and Yadkin Valley Railroad Com
pany, has gone to Fayetteville. n. c.,
to attend the sale of that property. The
road wlll be sold under foreclosure to-
morrow, and the indications are that
there will be lively competition between
the Seaboard Air Line, the Sou .hern
Railway Company and Atlantic Coast
Line interests for 1T.
Ii traverses a rich section of the South
and would he valuable feeder for any
Of those systems. If the Baltimore com
mittee bids it in, the property will be
leased TO the Seaboard Air Line. an
agreement to that effect already having
been Signed. If the New York bond
holders secure the road either the
Southern Railway Company or the At
lantic Coast Line will operate it.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-29
sAGAsTA AND CASTELAR,.
Both are Improving, Doubtless on the
Road to Complete Recovery.

Madrid, Dec 2S.-Senor Sagasta, who
has been suffering f.om pneumonia, is
much better to-day, and is now consid-
cred out Of danger.
Senor Emilio Castelar,, the Republican
orator and statesman, who has been con-
fined to his room for some time with q
serious pulmonary catarrh, is improving
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-29
THE sEABoARD's NEW AGENT
T. ]. Anderson to be Succeeded by l..
S. Allen.

Atlanta, Ga. Dee. 2S.-Mr T. J. An
derson, General Passenger Agent of the
Seahoard zAir Line. with headquarters
at Portsmouth, Va, will be succeeded by
J.. s. Allen. general agent of the same
company at Washington. January 1st.
Mr.. Anderson, it is understood here, will
go to New Orleans. but with wnat com
pany he will be associated is not known.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-29
A MURDERER HANGED.

Princeton, Missouri. Dec. 2S.-1ra
Sexton was hanged here to-day for the
killing of Nathan Stark, young farm
er, October 2Sth, 1857.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-29

The police of San Jose do not believe
that Dunham, the murderer, has been ar
rested. They think he killed himself
on the night of his atrocious crimes.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-29

Application was yesterday made to the
Secretary of State by the Weldon Cotton
Mills for a charter. The capital stock
is 25000.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-29

General Francis Greene has arrived in
Washington, coming to resign his COM
mission as an officer Of volunteers.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-29
\ FEW MARROW BIG0TS
pOLYGAMY is NOT ADULTERY
DECLARES ROBERTS.
us HOPE IS IN A GENEROUS PEoPL.
'oes not Thirk lhey will Require Man Il
Cast off lha Wives with Whom he has
Lived nor to Abandon his

New York, Dec. 2S.--A Salt Lake
special TO the Evening World says:
"Congressman-elect B. II. Roberts
today made the following statement to
the Evening World:
If a times comes when it is necessary
for me to defend myself, | shall be
right there on the spot, and | appreciate
that the members of Congress and the
American people are more liberal, broad
minded and generous than Il few bigoted
and contracted preachers of the Presby-
terlan church, whose training, mode OF
life and trend of thought tend to unfit
them for practical life.
"'Joseph Smith received a command
ment from the Lord to introduce our
order of marriage into the church. On
the strength OF that revelation and not
by reason Of anything that is written
in the Jewish scriptures. the Latter Day
Saints practice plural marriage. Polyg
amy is not adultery, for, were it so con-
sidered, then Abraham, Jacob and the
prophets who practiced it would not be
allowed an Inheritance into the Kingdom
of Heaven; and if polygamy is not adul-
terry, then il cannot be classed as a
sin at all. 1t appears to ME that mod
ern Christians must either learn 10 to-
crate polygamy or give up forever the
glorious hope of resting in Abraham's $
bosom.
That which God approves, and so
strikingly approves, must be not only
"a h.,t 4
holy. Notwithstanding this, however,
the hand of the Gentiles was laid so
heavily upon the people of the Lord
that ia-His mercy, God permitted them
to cease therefrom from expediency, and
true TO the p.edge given by the Church,
no polygamous marriages have since
been celebrated by the church But not
even the Church can take away from
a man the wives it has already given
him. They are his for time and for
eternity and | think the great, broad
minded and just American people will
not require man to cast off the wives
he has, with whom he has lived. nor
to abandon his children"
''At the most, Mr.. Roberts says, his
offense is unlawful cohabitation, and
he remarked;
81 am here and the courts are open.
If anyone wants to test the point, the
way is clear
1T has been urged by some that Mr.
Roberts, owing to the operation of the
Edmunds-Tucker act, winch dlsrrancnis-
ed all polygamists, is legally barred
from taking his seat in Congress. In
regard to this Mr.. Roberts says he has
had The best legal advice obtainable,
which convinces him that there are no
legal obstacles in the way of his taking
the seat"