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The Elbert County tribune., 1898-11-03
WOULD RAISE THE MAINE.
A San Francisco Company Asks the Gov
ernment for the Privilege.

ernment for the Privilege.
Washington, ID. c., Oct. 2S.-The
Acme Wrecking Company Of San
Francisco has made request upon the
Navy Department for authority to raise
the battleship Maine.
The company has had experience in
raising vessels on the Pacific coast
and representations have been made to
the department as TO its ability to ac-
complIsh the task in Havana.
1t purposes to blow the mud from
under the wreck by means of streams
of water and then to pass under chains
and attach them to frame work con-
nected with system Of steel barrels
These barrels will also be placed In the
wreck and utilized wherever they can
be made available.
The company simply asks authority
to raise the Maine and bring her to
this country. II the government wants
the ship after she reaches the United
States the company will want to be
paid salvage money through condemna-
tion proceedings. II Is probable, in
case the government did not want the
ship. the company would exhibit her in
different large seacoast cities OF the
United States. No money is demand
ed from the government by the com
pany.
1t is stated at the department. unof-
ficially. that in ease the company is
found TO be reliable the authority will
no doubt be given.
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-11-03
Large.t rIum, ln thc Mnrla

The largest fiume in the worla
claimed for San Diego. Callfornla /,
the course of this remarkable ~
there are 315 trestles. the most po,,
BILE of which is LOO feet in length ~
So feet high, known as the Los Coch,
trestle, its construction requiring "a
600 feet of lumber. Then there is a.
Sweetwnter trestle. 1,2OO feet In,
and 50 feet high-the main timls,
used in these irestles being 10xl0 M
Sxs, put together on the ground NJ
raised TO their position by horse ma,
er. There are eight tunnels IN A,
course of the fume, the longps, !
which Is 2.1O0 feet, the size OF A,
tunnels being Gx6 feet. with couTr
shaped roofing. Each mile Of i.
flume required, on an average. ~
600 feet of lumber for It's construct.
and the redwood used in the box /, /
two inches thick. The grade Of eve
mile was engineered with such a,
as to insure the utmost precision /
that respect, uniformity being =
cured of four and seven-tenths feet .
the mile. 1t is expected that be,os
long the water from this great fun.
will be flowing into the city Of Il,
Diego.
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-11-03
TANNERS RADICAL POSITION.
Tho virden Coal Company VIII Ask an
Injunction Against Him.

Tho virden Coal Company VIII Ask an
Injunction Against Him.
Chicago, Oct. PA special to the
Times-Herald from Madison, Illinois,
says:
II reiterate that / will not tolerate
this wholesale Importation OF foreign
ers into Illinois, and IL hear that a
mob is to be brought into this state,
such as was taken into virden, care
not on what railroad 1t comes, or for
whom, will meet 1t at the state line
and shoot 1t to pieces with gatlIng
guns
SO declared Governor Tanner In n
speech delivered before 1900 auditors
gathered at the Knights of Pythias hall
in this city. 1t was the concluding
statement In an address largely devoted
to defense of his course in the recent
strike in vlrden.
The Tribune tomorrow will say. The
coal operators of Illinois Interested In
the virden situation are preparing Pc
tition to be presented soon In one Of
the United States courts for an injunc-
ton to prevent Governor Tanner from
interfering with the Importation OF la
horers to take the places OF men for
merly employed at the seat OF trouble.
The present step Is deemed necessary
by those about to take II, because, as
they say. the governor has reiterated
his determination TO forcibly keep out
imported labor and because all efforts
at an adjustment by arbitration have
failed.
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-11-03
MeKlnl.y at Phll.ds,rhl..

Philadelphia. Pa. Oct. 27.-For three
hours to-day William Mckinley, COM
mander-in-chief OF the United States
army and navy, saw victorious men
pass in review before him.
1t was military and naval day of the
great peace jubilee. Twenty-Five thous-
and men marched In the most brilliant
and spectacular pageant the country
has witnessed In many years. In n
semi-cIrcular inclosure of the big re-
viewing stand. In the magnificent court
of honor, the President stood erect and
uncovered throughout the entire pro-
cession.
Mrs. Mckinley reviewed the process
sion from small stand on top of the
conservatory of the Lippincott man.
sion. back of where the President
stood.
There was not an untoward feature
of the day-the weather was character
istic of autumn-sunllt, gusty; the vast
crowds were handled with commenda-
BILE skill, and whatever accidents occur
red were of the most trivial character.
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-11-03
THE DREYFus CASE.
Tho Court of Appeals Now Has 1t Under
AdvIsemcnt-

Paris, Oct. 27.-The Court of Cassa-
ton, which is to decide upon the qucs-
ton of reopening the case of Alfred
Dreyfus, the prisoner OF DEVILS island,
who is alleged TO have been falsely
convicted Of selling important military
plans to agents of foreign power
opened at noon to-day.
The belief is general tonight that
the Court of Cessation will pronounce
neither for revision nor annulment OF
the decision in the Drcyfus case, us
either course would entail awkward
consequences.
To avoid the contingencies 1t Is ex-
pected the court will decide that as the
affair now presents itself there has been
no treason, and that, therefore, the con-
demnation pronounced upon Dreyfus
by the court-martial cannot be upheld.
The Courier du Soir says that the
revelations In the report of NJ. Bard
before the Court of Cessation us to the
part played by some members of the
general staff have produced strong
effect in military circles and are "like-
ly to result In a reaction tending to put
an end to the antagonism between the
civil and military authorities"
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-11-03
THE NICARAGUA CANAL.
cisizsns Of the Uaissd States Mako Head
way In Their Negotiations with

Nlc4r4EAA<
Mnaagun. N.carnugua. via Calves
ton, Tex. Oct. 2T.--Edwin f. Cragin
the Chicago engineer and contractor.
and Edward Eyre and Frank s. Wash
burn Of New York city. have made an
agreement with President Zelaya tc
construct an fnfer-oceanic canal.
Under the terms OF the concession
they are authorized to negotiate with
the Maritime Canal Company. WHOSE
concession VIII lapse next October.
The form Of agreement guarantees n
release from the incubus OF the old
company. while making satisfactory
arrangements with all parties.
The concessionnires represent ade
quate capital. which. with efficient
American engineers and contractors
assures prompt beginning and an
early completion of the canal. in con-
trast to the inactivity Of the Maritime
company for the last ten years
The option requires the concession
aires to commence work Immediately
after the expiration of the existing
concession In October next. They must
deposit 100000 in gold In the Mica
raguan treasury as guarantee ON
signing the option. and 100000 more
within three months after. They
must organize n company within six
months. begin the excavation of the
canal within twenty-six months, open
up some transit route across Nica-
ragua within three years. and COM
plete the canal within ten years.
The option provides also that the
concessionnlres shall give Nicaragua 8
per cent. Of the stock and net divi-
dends pro rata annually for 1870 years
thereafter dividing the net dividends
equally with Nicaragua.
Several fines of 100000 each are
mentioned in the event of non-compli-
ance with the provisions specified.
The option is now before the Mica
raguan Congress.
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-11-03
SPAIN WILL GIVE UP.
wILL pAy rHs cysAN DEsr.
H>porn FROM Paris Indicate That Ansrs-
can Firnness Has Won Over Spanish
D<mards

| Paris, Oct. 27-The Spanish Peace
commissioners have accepted the neg
| ative view OF the United States com
| missioners towards the proposed as-
sumption by the United stntes OF the
Cuban debt.
IL should be said that the adjust
ments already accomplished VIII stand
In the final treaty, unless opposing
Views and positions on the Philippine
question should develop hereafter and
bring 10 naught the efforts of the fu-
. turc and at the same time the results
already obtained.
The American commissioners have
firmly but courtcously declined to as
sumo for the United States the entire
or joint responsibility for the Spanish
financial conditions. and the Spanish
commissioners have finally abandoned
the effort and have agreed that the
Cuban article Of the protocol shall
without conditions hive n place in the
ultimate treaty OF peace. II was not
until Monday that they became actu-
ally convinced that the Americans,
who had from the outset made a re-
fusnl to accept the Cuban debt, meant
exactly what they said.
In spite of the fact that the Span
ish commissioners had as back
ground Of their efforts doubts of sue
cecdlng, their hope OF so doing has
been so keen and their contention has
been SO vigorously prosecuted that the
hnal conviction OF their inability TO
win their point brought the Spaniards
such shock and depression that. con-
sistently with these dispatches at the
time, there were grave doubts as to
the continuance of the negotiations
GnnnDrf nf rfuf La tts
fact that Senor Montero Rios. after
Mondays session and that OF Tuesday
last would have resigned the presi-
dency OF the Spanish Peace commits
sion had he not believed that his doing
SO would have grievously shaken, II 1t
had not unseated Senior Sagasta's gov
ernment.
From this standpoint, II from no 9th
cr renson, Senor Montero Rios main
tained his position. and mt yesterdays
session, acting under the conviction ar
rived at Monday. the spaniards an
nounced that they would forego fur
ther argument on the Cuban debt. and
agreed that, practically In the terms
and absolutely in the spirit OF the pro-
tocol, the article about Cuba should go
forward Into the final treaty. Thus,
Spain agrees to relInquish sovereignty
over any claim to Cuba without either
terms or conditions.
All differences, II any existed, regard
ing Porto Rico and the selection OF the
island of Guam, were also arranged
by n mutual understanding and the
commissioners found themselves well
nigh touching the Philippine question,
which will be taken up next week.
The session of the joint commission
ers which began to-day at p. m. end
ed ut 4 p. m.
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-11-03
FATAL FIGHT WITH INDIANS.
Five Rencgade and One white Man Kines
In Fight Near Izce. Oregon.

In Fight Near Izce. Oregon.
Baker City, Ore. Oct. PA speciaI
from Canon City states young man
who was member of the sheriff's
posse has Just returned to Canon City
with n report of desperate fight be-
tween the whites and n renegade baud
of Indians. The nineteen white men
and five buck wnrrlers were about
forty feet apart when the battle be-
gam George Cuttings, son of David
Cuttings, received ball in the left
arm, the missile passing through his
lungs One of the Indians who was
shot and killed fought with desper-
ate courage. After being repeatedly
shot he continued firing with his rifle
until 1t was empty, then fired his re-
volver till the muzzle dropped SO low
that the bullets struck the ground near
the dying redskins side.
George Cuttings. after receiving n
wound. started In company with NJ.
Mozier for Ice, near the scene of the
trouble. The wounded man became so
weak that he was left near the trail
propped against tree. When the
searching party went to look for Cut
tings, they found his body near a
spring where he had crawled.
The posse continued in pursuit, and
after running battle killed all five In.
dians.
Settlers have sent to Canon City for
more ammunition. stating that the In
dams are gathering around lee In
large numbers. The trouble arose over
the Indians accusing the whites of
stealing horses.
Austin, New, Oct. 2I-The citizens of
lone have no fear of serious trouble
with the Indians. Alarm is not felt by
the Ruse river farmers and notwith.
standing threats no outbreak is ex-
pected.
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-11-03
SENSATION AT OMAHA FAIR.
II. b. Hardt of Department of Exhibit.
Il Arrested.

Chicago. Oct. 30.-An Omaha. Nebas-
ka special TO the Times-Herald says:
A sensation has developed In the de-
partment of exhibits at the transmits
sissippi Exposition growing out of the
arrest of II. II. Hardt. assistant mana
ger of that department. on two war
rants. charglngfi him with forgery. He
will be arraigned tomorrow.
Hardt denies the charges and, In
turn. declares that he will make some
counter charges that will cause more
of sensation than his arrest. The
warrants for Hardts arrest were sworn
to by ii. ii. Cochron. representing
Schofeld. Schumer & Teagle and ii.
A. Searle of the Monarch Manufacture
ing Company. Both complaintants al
lege that Hardt changed the awards of
the judges so that the medals and GER
titicates of merit. which should have
gone to the firms mentioned. went to
some other firm.
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-11-03
Colonel w.rlnr s.. yellow r,,,r

New York. Oct. 27.-Colonel George
Il. Warning. Jr., formerly street COM
missioner OF New York. is sick at his
home In this city with yellow fever.
contracted at Havana.
Commissioner William ]. jenkins OF
the health department made an OIL
cial statement to this effect tonight.
Colonel Waring returned from Cuba
on the Ward line steamer Yucatan
two days ago.
Colonel Waring was sent TO Cuba
by President Mckinley 10 inspect the
sanitary conditions of Havana. He
spent some time in the city gathering
data and succeeded In collecting n
vast amount of information which he
Intended to submit to the President.
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-11-03
WINS HEAVY DAMAGES.
An Arbitrator Decides Against Peru
MacIcord Gets $4,000

Washington. D. c., Oct. 27.-The
award of the chief justice of Canada,
to whose arbitration was submitted
the claim of Victor ii. MacCord against
the government of Peru for damages
sustained by reason of Imprisonment
during one of the revolutionary out
breaks there. has been received at the
State Department. MacCord is award
ed $4,000
The payment of this amount will
close diplomatic controversy which
has been In progress between the
United States and Peru for some
years. this government having per-
sistently but fruitlessly HERETOFORE
urged reparation for MacCord.
The settlement of the case provides
that the money must be paid to Mac
Cord within six months from the date
of the award. Fees to the chief jus-
tice of Canada. $1,000 by the United
States and $1,000 by Peru, were paid
before the terms OF the award We're
made known to the respective govern
ments. The arbitrator was the Rt.
Hon. Samuel Henry Strong, p. C.
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-11-03
CORRUPTION AT DAwso.
Claimed That omelai. Tai.
Mine Location. hhr, :

Ahat omciais Take Aax
Milne Locators nr~
Returning Kloadikers c,.,-
corruption and duplIcIfy chs. "
the conduct of Canadian
Dawson One man. who ba5 S5i,e'als 4
tho difficulty OF getting valrat,eaf tIeafd
critics recorded. and who ,asv 1r'>
precaution TO observe the law r'e1
went TO a new locality and ,aH n
good claim which he proner,, .ouhd
out and left a man in cbs.9 sst.
he went to Dawson 10 recas,, vi
reiating ms experience, he s.ia.
stood In line before the gold e"
sioner's Office from o o'cIoct
morning until late in the 90. N y
when my turn came. nnsr..s a''s
usual questions about where s,eu az ..
was. how much gold I had fa.,.. ~ An
the prospects. The official nm u.
and then told me TO call in n co,'., lid
days and he would attend
went and l returned. and ~ ~
that the claim had been recoris, o
could have shot that man 1,
been armed | had not con, ~
world and had gone there 10 s.a N "
'Rhh' nv f'A 10 Sunf.,-4
wife and babies. | had hardsbir" y
nearly prostrated me and then Wy
find only to he beaten ont ~ 'e I.s
one Of the recorders. who used ny II
plication for a tip and had one !,
friends take up the claim ou
say that n man cannot stnke oa.
claim with any assurance ~ re,.
It recorded without he has ss,.
in" with the recorders Office. and -.
then he is Obliged to be perne,v's
paying blackmall on penalty n icss
all he has. One Of the recordars !.
claimed. has gold dust TO the valua
100000. and yet he draws only si,a
month salary. and is not perm,t,.,
under the laws TO take ND Ga
The speakers said there is no or.-
tion that his 100000 is tribute ls,i,,
upon his unfortunate victims "
cannot even get your mail from n.
postofiice in less than two ar ~
days" they said. unless you nav
mounted policeman 81. when Won IN
have II In fifteen minutes.'
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-11-03
FRANCE AND ENGLAND.
Now believed rha. War win Be Ar.r,

Now Believed That War VIII he Avsrted.
Paris, Oct. 27.-It is reported here
this evening that the British Cabinet
Mt to-day's session decided to proclaim
the protectorate OF Great Britain over
upper Egypt.
London, Oct. 27.--Aithough nothing
official has transpired regarding the
deliberations of the Cabinet council
yesterday, the Times says II may be
taken for granted that the decisions
reached are In full agreement with
the policy formulated in the recently
published blue book.
The Daily Mail understands that an
arrangement has been arrived Mt
which removes all danger of friction
with France
The Cabinet of Great Britain has de
cided that there can be no question OF
any concession In the nature of nm
outlet to the Nile for France. The
whole valley Of the Nile must be re-
stored to Egypt, though freedom in
trading facilities Will naturally be
granted to France as to the world gen
orally.
General Kitchener arrived here this
afternoon and was greeted by the com
mander-in-chief of the British forces,
General Lord Wolsey, and other high
military officials.
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-11-03
Nrarchaaa arr- r..h,s..

Cairo. Oct. 2s.-Major MarchaDd left
Fashoda Sunday and arrived at Khar-
toum this morning. He will start for
Cairo tomorrow.
As the other Frenchmen remain at
Fashoda. Major Marchand's departure
from there is not regarded as set
tlement of the question as to the pos
session of that place. which is In dis
France.
The major. II is asserted, deemed II
necessary TO personally bring to Cairo
the unfinished portion OF his report of
the explorations. Captain Gcrmain
was left In command OF the French
mission at Eashoda-
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-11-03
TRANSPORT MISSOURI ARRIVES.
sick and Wounded Soldiers Brnusht From
Porto Rico.

New York. Oct. 31.-The United
States army hospital ship Missouri ar
rived to-day from Porto Rlcan ports
with 2I1 sick and wounded patients,
most of whom are suffering with malar-
Ial fever. typhoid and dysentery.
Two died. l.. Burton Bradish. cor
poral, company A. Third Illinois, and
Henry NJ. Morrison. private, company
Fl. Fourth Ohio. The former was
buried at Mayaguez, the latter at sea.
Forty-tive of the most seriously sick
Were sent to the st. Peters hospital
and the Long Island College hospital
in Brooklyn. Forty others who had to
be carried from the ship on litters. but
who are not seriously III, were taken
to Bedloe's island. About fifty of the
40 convalescents on board the Mis-
souri, were sent TO Brooklyn hospitals
for II few days treatment preparatory
10 leaving for their homes. The pa
tients belong to the kentucky. Penn
sylyania, Illinois and Ohio regiments.
in addition there are some OF the vol
unteer engineers.
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-11-03
Dupuy for French pr.m,,r.

Paris, Oct 27.-PresIdent Faure, at
D O'Clock this evening, asked NJ. Du-
puy to form Cabinet In succession
to the Brlsson ministry, which re-
signed Tuesday.
NJ. Dupuy. who was interviewed as
he was leaving the Elyses, said the
question of the Dreyfus revision was
purely judicial, adding: mo honest
politician will decline to accept the
difficulty which has arisen"
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-11-03


The extraordinary record OF the ma
ing men to the influence OF the nava
college at Newport. where officers art
educated In the science OF war. ant
to the several training schools for thu
men behind the guns. says VIM. E
Curtis. The old shellbacks still be
lieve that the only place to educate
a sailor is before the mast, but the
days of sailing vessels are over, and
q man-of- wars-man now is 0 maohin.
ist rather than a seaman. 1t is neces-
sary that he should know all about Z
ship. Of course. but that must not bt
the limit OF his knowledge. He must
understand mechanics. electricity and
engineering, and to be fit to I'LL hif
station must enter the service As ar
apprentice and spend two or three
years on probation--a learn pidgin.
as the Chinese say. The war college
has been an experiment and has beer
compelled to endure the sneers and
jcers OF old-fashioned naval officers
who despise innovations and hold thai
seamen cannot be educated from
books. They have been particularly
severe in their satire concerning the
games Of strategy that have been play
ed at the college with lead ships and
tin soldiers on table. and usually al
lude to the training ships as kinder.
gartens." But thinking men like
Sampson. Taylor, Philip. sicard. Ma
han. Crowninshield and others feel
that the strategic ability as well as the
gun practice shown during the late
contest was largely due TO the train
ing in the science OF marksmanshir
and strategy which was obtained al
the war college.
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-11-03
Captains Let Our.

Washington ID. c.. Oct. 2S.-By di
rection OF the President, the following
officers of the volunteer army are hon
orably discharged from the service of
the United States. TO take effect De-
cember 31st. their services being no
longer required:
Captain James G. Blaine. assistant
adjutnnt general, son OF ex-Secretary
Blaine.
Captain Edward Murphy. second as
sistant adjutant general. son OF Sena-
tor Murphy OF New York.
Captain Samuel W. Belford. assist
ant adjutant general. appointed from
Colorado.
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-11-03
FEAR TO FREE pREYFus.
Parisians Dread to Involve Oncini. I'm
Wholesale Censure.

London, Oct. 29.-In moderate circles
according to the Paris correspondent
of the Times, where n serious effort Is
being made to discover the truth in Tho
Dreyfus affair. the impression left Inv
the report of NJ. Bard. official reporter
TO the Court OF Cessation. and by the
requislore 'petitionl OF NJ. Manau. the
rrocurateur general. is profound. pain
full and discouraging.-
tlnues:
THE thought which weighs Iiko :,
pail ON the country seems 10 be n rs
luctance TO believe in the comnlets, T.,
nocence of Dreyfus. because such n ba.
lief would involve such terrible censnre
OF those responsible. knowingly or mn
knowingly, for his condemnation.
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-11-03

A man OF sound Judgment is not di
verted from the truth by the strength
OF Immediate impression. He decide,
with unbiased impartiality. sei
suffering any passion to interfere with
the love OF truth. He does not foiu
hasty opinion. He Is not tenacious
in retaining an opinion when formed
''he is never ashamed Of being wiser
today than he was yesterday" he
never wanders from the substance o.
the matter in Judgment. into useless
subflety and refinement.
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-11-03
Mu..uiman. Hanged In crstr,

Gambia, Island Of Crete, Oct. "a
Five more of the Mussulmans convict
ed OF taking part III the massacre OF
British soldiers September 9th wcr.
executed to-day. In addition fou1
Bashibazouks have been sentenced tc
twenty years imprisonment at hare
labor.
Since the departure of the Turkish
troops number of additional guilty
Mussulmans have been discovered
daily. 1t also appears that the Turkish
officers appropriated the valuables loot
ed by their soldiers. ..o..s
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-11-03
London IIit by a Cyclone.

London. Oct. 30.-During severe
storm last night a small area. about
half mile square. around Denmark
Hill. Camberwell. London. was visited
by a cyclone.
Cabs We're overturned, windows.
doors, lamp posts. trees and chimncys
We're blown down and number OF
houses unroofed- The contents of nu-
merous hawkers' stalls were carried
hundreds of yards in the air by the
wind and many people were injured
by the dying debris. which did also
immense damage to property.