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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-10-06
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Ono month a0 Yesterday the tl
Regiment. q. s. Volunteer Infantry
Brase camp at columbus Mss and
started for ribs sue-assed land q
.tueas pgerg and pa]siianmig
aaye sea more eyidea @ Iiniaa
sal arlng more half rvsl nai
.caHdnea and poorly clothed men AID
women lnee have been in SOS
place than have seen 50 t9e ls
hirsr-6ye geus Before. It isa sight
sickeuing 10 behold ID IS quite
d common thing u See poor
e-manclated, ragged woman WITH
scarcely euough clothing on her per-
sou O. make q shadow, walking the
streets with a naked babe ID Der
arms and ta9 81 thsae u~alf-nase3
children following sehi0a, bsssng.
far bread They viIl eat with avidity.
h~alt-fotten mc aad brs2d which
they PICK up in the streets. Wljle
the people as rule about santiago
are worthless, contemplate things
without pride or deceucy, YET they
stl have some physical seusibaities
Chat is % say they are still capable
81 suffering FROM hunger and disease
went into the city this morning
and ] saw dozens 10 these eitarac rs
sitting III front 81 their squaad Dolby
huts, looking like THE vital spark Ss
just about to flicker out The paiid,.
pinched faces and pleading eyes
which one sees when they come up %
you, and extend the long skinny
cgnhy hand and beg you for anything
that you viii give them, makes an
impreisso1 which win never he ef-
faced It is horrible-wUrse dian
being ID a skeleton shop | Do not.
know how to describe fl except to
say 7it.i Is HelI. And 1 want Fit un-
derstood that / am not compliment
ing hell when / make the comparison
eIther. ! was told when / first land
ed here that ! would get used ID It
after awhile, but IS l am not a Span
lard and a Cuban prosecutor, I am to-
cllned 10 the opinion that my prog
|nosticating friend was mistaken It
may be a weakness but / am 50 put
together that where / see any sort II
Id animal, human or otherwise, suf-
rering 4 cannot for the life on me
help pltylng them and making a lie.
tie effort to ehelp them out.
AS stated heretofore, the people
/ mean the majog 8 tbem-art
thrilling, nasty and contemplate, stiff
the consciousness Of that fact doe.
prevent natural, genuine, human
folks from suffering a little commits.
GRAFTON when confronted by want
woe and wretchedness Our regi
malt doing fairly Nell, We hay.
IA good lot-of men earnest bray,
and true, and the officers, with thl
..H.a-H
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-10-06

the fever is spreading and uuie
frost soon makes ffs anpparauee itM
The herald., 1898-03-11
CONDENSED TELEoRAMs

Manager Sullivan has engaged Warren
Beckwith. son-in-law Of Robert T. Lin
coin. to pitch for the Dubuque team of the
Western Baseball association.
Mayor Robert McKisson Of Cleveland has
announced that he will contest the election
of Senator Hanna when the latter attempts
to take his seat for the long term.
There has been a bread riot at the vii
lage Of Pobalderra del Vale in the prov
ince of Zamora, Spain. The gendarmes
intervened, three of whom and two rioters
were wounded.
The house committee on foreign affairs
yesterday ordered a favorable report on
the bill Of Mr.. Adams of Pennsylvania, pro-
viding for the creation Of committee for
the reorganization of the consular ser
vice.
The designations of eight members Of the
session of the Fifth-avenue Presbyterian
church Of New York, of which the Rev. DR..
John Hall is pastor, were accepted by the
session Of the church at a meeting last
night
The subcommittee Of the house commit
tee on civil service reform decided yester-
day by a unanimous vote to report ad-
versely the Evans bill taking large num-
ber of places out of the classified service.
The report will be made to the full commit
tee today.
Judge X. Jenkins Of Milwaukee has
signed an order giving the Oregon Iron and
Steel company permission to file objections
to the alleged preferred claims of the
Northern Pacific company and s. H. Solo
mon on all of the lands Of the railroad
company east Of the Missouri river.
The herald., 1898-03-11

of one of the first families of Virginia. The
couple have five children. Ellen, Fitzhugh,
George, Mamie and Virginia. One of the
most beautiful homes in the quaint old
town of Lynchburg is theirs, situated on
the main residence street and looking upon
the River James.
Much of General Lees claim to being a
man of letters rests upon his Life of Gen.
eral Lee biography of Gen. Robert E..
Lee and the best one written. With his
heart in the work of transmitting to pos
terity a faithful picture of his uncle as he
knew him, General Lee made a brilliant
success of his book. 1t is dedicated ito the
memory of the soldiers who fought and
fell under the wave of Robert f. Lees
sword and who are sleeping in unbroken
ranks with the dew on their brows and the
rust on their mail" That he was fair and
generous to both friend and foe Is perhaps
best exemplfied by this selection from the
book, treating of Jeff Davis and AbrahG m
Lincoln:
when the red curtain of war rolled up
from the American stage to the world were
revealed two presidention chairs. In one
was seated MIR. Abraham Lincoln, in the
other Mr.. Jefferson Davis. These two
chief magistrates were both born in Ken
lucky. One when a small child was carried
by his parents to Mississippi, the other
when about years old was taken to Indi-
ana, and afterward to Illinois. Each abb
sorbed the political theories of his respec-
tive states. Had Davis been carried to
Illinois and Lincoln to Mississippi in the war
between the states Lincoln might have
been carrying a Mississippi rifle while
Davis held aloft the star spangled banner.
The deeds of a brave soldier even
though unsuccessful, excite the admira-
ton of mankind. The civil ruler of the van
quished is not so fortunate when the power
to sustain his government departs. Mr..
Davis was not the demon of hate his enc
mics have painted. He did not thirst for
the blood of his countrymen. His whole
character has been misunderstood by the
mass of the people who opposed his public
views. His heart was tender as a woman's,
he was brave as lion and true as the
needle to the pole to his convictions"
This soldier-author has a grave and seri-
out problem to face in Havana. He has
need for all the training all the diplomacy,
all the courage which have come to him
in his life's experience. Surrounded by
populace almost openly hostile to his
home government, with number of Amer
lean residents who are threatened and
harassed by the more violent element
among the Spaniards, he must move care
fully and at the same time fearlessly to
uphold the honor anS the dignity of the
United States Were he not a soldier it
might be feared that he would make some
rash or ill-advised move; were he not a
man of birth and education fitting him for
a diplomatic post, the United States might
even now be plunged into war with Spain.
But in the hands of Light Horse Harry's"
grandson, Sidney Smith Lees son, Robert
L. Lees nephew, the affairs of the country
are safe. He will move along wise and
polite lines, firmly upholding and guard
ing his country's honor as jealously as he
does his own. And the Lees of Virginia may
be trusted to do that.-Chicago Chronicle.
The herald., 1898-03-11
FOREIGN NOTES

George Muller. the English philanthro-
pist, Is dead.
Queen Victoria started for Portsmouth
yesterday afternoon on her way to the
south of France.
Sir George Lawson, X. c. B., English
assistant under secretary of state for war
is dead. He was born in 1888 and entered
the war office in 1855.
A sensation has been caused in Paris by
the announcement that Count Ferdinand
Watson Esterhazy, on the advice of his
counsel, has abandoned his prosecution OF
Matthew Dreyfus, brother of the ill-fated
prisoner Of Devils island. for defamation
in accusing him Of having written the
bordereau.
The Calcutta correspondent Of ne Lon
don Times says: Experts estimate that a
million tons of wheat will be exported
from Cawnpore. Wheat for April delivery
is selling at three rupees. six annas, per
eighty pounds, against an average rate in
parcels of two rupees. fourteen annas
No such price was ever touched before
and the cultivators will benefit greatly.
The herald., 1898-03-11

covered without an appeal to the I'm
perial credit
This expenditure, including the great
Siberian and other railways, as well as
the payment of a considerable portion
of the crown debt by the Imperial Bank
for the conversion of the credit notes in
accordance with the currency reform af-
ter the above expenditures of the unal-
located funds of the treasury, amounted
on January 1 to 00,000,0 900 roubles, of
which 06,00O,O 900 roubles are needed for
extraordinary expenditures. Therefore
there remains sufficient to cover the
aforesaid expenditure for naval con-
struction.
This state of affairs convinces me
you follow both the instructions of nv
father, resting in God, and mine, re-
garding the observance of the necessary
thriftiness in the financial administra
ton of the Empire.
'While enjoining you to constantly
exercise economy in the future for the
complete preservation of the equilibrium
of the budget, in which lie the props of
the power and well-being of the Empire.
/ remain, your unalterably well dis
posed and grateful NICHOLAS"
In official calculations, according TO
the Statesman's Year Book, G. 40 roubles
are equivalent to the British pound
sterling.
RUSSIA'S ULTIMATUM
Mr. Curzon announced that the British
ambassador at St. Petersburg had con-
frmed the report that Russia was nepo-
tlating for the lease of Port Arthur and
Iahen wan for the same period and under
the same conditions as granted TO Ger
many IN the case of Kiao Chau. and that
Russia was also negotiating for the right
to construct a railroad from Petuna. on
! tne Iransmanchurian line, to Kwane
CHUNG Tsu. Aukden and Port Arthur. bui
The herald., 1898-03-11

NOTED Lee was made colonel and LITTLE
later became brigadier-general. The cav
airy of the army of Northern Virginia was
at that time in tSo divisions, one COM
manded by Lee and the other by Wade
Hampton When Stuart died Lee sue
ceeded Hampton as commander of the
cavalry of the army and acquired the rank
of major-general.
General Lee served CALAMITY through
the war, engaging in many of the fiercest
battles of the rebellion. He had three
horses shot from beneath him. at Winches-
ter and was responsible for the Confed-
crate victory at Charlottesville. In the
many stories which are told concerning
him he Is at times confounded with his
cousin, General Robert +. Lees son, Cen
eral w. II. F'itZhugh Lee, who was also a
cavalry officer On the day before the Con-
federate armies surrendered to Grant at
Appomattox Fitzhugh Lee headed cav
airy charge at Farmville. the last battle
in which the army of Northern Virginia
engaged. He was opposed to General
Crook in this engagement and won quite
an advantage. One of the famous old war
stories about him is his connection with
the surrender which came next day. When
he was proceeding dejectedly away from
Appomattox after "the cause" was lost
he met a graycoat fastening to join his
regiment.
"Never mind old man." said General
Lee. you're too late now. Lee has sur
rendered. You'd better go home.''
whats that?' demanded the soldier
Lee has surrendered?'
yes, that's right was the answer.
For Il moment the soldier stood silent and
tear trickled down his cheek. Then he
blurted out:
You can't make me believe Uncle Rob-
ert has surrendered. 1t must have been
that - - Fitzhugh Lee
General Lee has been a warm friend of
Grover Cleveland since the latter's first in
auguration in 1885. General Lee rode at the
head of the division of southern military
organizations in the great parade up Penn
sylvania avenue, and he was recognized
and cheered the whole length of the line.
The next day he was invited to call upon
the president. and a warm friendship re-
suited and ripened into intimacy as years
went on. The same year Lee was elected
governor of Virginia. When Cleveland was
once more in the White House he appointed
General Lee collector of internal revenue
at Lynchburg, Va. In the spring of 1896
President Cleveland intended sending a
special commission to Cuba, but after ma
ture consideration he decided to send Gem
eral Lee as consul-general, with instruc-
tions to discover, as a military man, the
exact conditions of affairs on the island
III appearance General Lee is more i'm
posing when mounted and sitting in the
saddle Gen. Robert f. Lee used through
the war than he is on foot He rides like
a centaur and is an ideal trooper. On foot
he is not so stately, as he is of medium
height and rather inclined to be portly.
He has most striking face, set off with
white hair and imperial, and he bears him
self as jauntily as though he did not feel
the weight of his sxty-two years
He married in 1871 at Alexandria, Va.
Miss Ellen Bernard, who is also member
The herald., 1898-03-11
BY THE CZAR'S ORDERS
MILLIONS WILL BE SPENT IN
BUILDING SaIPS
HAS CASH IN THE TREASURY
Naval Affairs and Estimates Also
Occupy the Time in the British
House of Commons
Associated Press Special Wire

ASSOCIATED PresS Special Wire
ST. PETERSBURG, March 10.-An
Imperial ukase just issued orders the
disbursement of 90,O0O000 roubles as ex-
traordinary expenditure for the con-
struction of warships. 1t is added that
no loan will be raised to provide the
money.
In an Imperial rescript to the Minister
of Finance, M. j. Devitto, accompany
ing the ukase, the Car says: "In con-
sidering the probability of assigning so
large sum at one time without refer
ence to a loan, am induced to point out
that the disbursement contemplated has
been preceded by very considerable pay
ments from unalloted cash in the treas
ury for other items of extraordinary ex-
penditure.
During your administration the ordi-
nary receipts have exceeded the ordi-
nary expenditure by more than 500, 900 ,OOC
roubles and consequently the greater
mart of the extraordinary expenditure is
The herald., 1898-03-11

The man of all the nation who Is in the
public eye just now and who has occupied
that position for some weeks is Genera
Fitzhugh Lee, consul general of the United
States to Cuba. The complications which
have arisen between this country ant
Spain have served to intensity public in.
terest in the war for independence waged
by the Cubans, and to focus interest upon
Consul General Lee. the diplomat and sol.
dier who represents this government In
the heart of what is rapidly becoming an
enemy's country.
The fact that General Lee was retained
in his position as consul general by Presi'
dent Mckinley is remarkable and unique
for at least two reasons. He is a Demo-
crat. He is an ex-Confederate officer. The
fact that President Mckinley saw fit to
retain him in his post at Havana is a
compliment not only to the birth, training
and diplomacy of General Lee, but to the
wisdom and foresight of the president.
With a host OF Republicans who had been
officers, or soldiers at least, in the Federal
army all eager to accept posts under the
government, it might have been expected
that the president would accept the resig-
nation which General Lee sent in many
months ago Mr.. Mr.. Mckinley realized
the wisdom of the choice of Mr.. Cleveland
when in April, 1896, he sent General Lee
to succeed General Williams at Havana.
Since his accession to the presidential
chair Mr.. Mckinley has been in receipt of
hundreds of letters from business men and
others who have had dealings with Consul
General Lee asking that he be retained at
the post.
The consul general comes of a family of
fighters, a family which has filled many
pages Of American history. His grand
father was General Henry Lee, the Light
Horse Harry of the revolution. That gall
Ia fnl,t ,tay ia1 t.rina and -; ,;,I
son of the second wife was Sydney Smith
Lee, father of Fitzhugh Lee Sydney was
trained for the navy and graduated from
the naval academy in 1920. He rose sue
cessively to the rank of commander and
at the outbreak of the war resigned and
rendered his services to the rebels. He
had served his country, however, in the
Mexican war He was favorite brother
of General Robert l.. Lee.
A FAMILY OF FIGHTERS
The eldest son of Sydney Lee was Fitz-
hugh Lee, born at Clermont, Va, in 1885
He too was trained for war. When but l6
years old he entered the military academy
at West Point and when he graduated he
led his class in horsemanship. He was
appointed second lieutenant and attached
to the old Second cavalry. He saw con-
siderable service in Indian fights on the
Texas frontier under Ma ior Earl Van Dorm.
He was shot once with an arrow and
barely escaped with his life, and on an
other occasion grappled hand to hand with
big Indian buck. tripped him with a
Virginia back heel'' and killed him. Later
he was returned to West Point as an in
structor in cavalry tactics. AT the out
break of the war he resigned and hurried
to Virginia to join the rebellion. At first
he was attached to the staff of General
Ewell and then was made lieutenant-colo-
mel of the First Virginia cavalry, under
]. -. B. Stuart. When the latter WAS nro-
The herald., 1898-03-11
STATE NOTES

District Attorney Harrington closed for
the people in the Flannelly murder case
yesterday afternoon at San Jose. The jury
was locked up for the night.
Eight Jurors now occupy the box to hear
the charge of murder against Albert Hoff
Of San Francisco. Frank Dumont was the
only juror secured out Of twenty-one tales
men.
A meeting Of citizens was held at San
Jose last night for the purpose of making
preliminary arrangements for holding a
carnival Of buds and blossoms In that city
early in May.
Rev. F. F. Jewell who has been appoint
ed superintendent Of Pacific Grove by the
Pacific Improvement company, vice Rev.
T. H. Sinex. deceased, will enter upon the
discharge Of his new duties on March 18th.
Miss Esther Wilson. aged 10. the pretty
daughter Of Policeman Matthew Wilson OF
San Francisco, ended her life yesterday by
swallowing carbolic acid. The act followed
a quarrel with her married sister, Mrs.
Elizabeth Sully.
julius Knutzen was arrested in Wash
ington, Yolo county. last night for attempt
ing to rob Mrs. Lizzie Miller. The woman
was walking on the levee below the viii
iage, when she was halted by Knutzen,
who attempted to go through her pockets.
but was frightened away by her screams.
-. ue Martine, Qatryman uvfng IN
Chileno valley, six miles west of Petaluma.
was frightfully bitten by vicious dog
yesterday afternoon While he was pet
ting the animal 1t sprang at him, knocking
him down, biting him about the head and
face and almost severing his nose. He
will be disfgured fos life.
Bids for dredging work in Oakland har-
Dor were opened yesterday. When the
work for which they call IL completed, the
depth Of the channel will be twenty feet
throughout Its length. The lowest bid was
that Of the San Francisco Bridge COM
pany the total amount being S101, 800 The
bids have been forwarded to Washington.
John Desmond, who in October, 1895,
was sentenced at San Francisco to serve
fourteen years at San Quentin. for the
crime Of perjury, was pardoned by the
governor yesterday. and at 2 o'clock walk
ed out of the prison free man. One OF
the reasons given by the governor is that
Desmond is suffering from an incurable
disease, and did not wish to die in prison.
Controller Colgan has replied to Fish
Commissioner Vogelsang's demand for
fishing license blanks that he has no
blanks on hand; that the state printing
office IS closed; that he does not conduct q
printing office and will not write out the
blanks; that the fish commission can use
none of its funds for printing blanks, and
that unless legal method can be devised,
| fishermen may follow their avocations
without licenses. The state receives $45OO
annually from fish licenses.
The herald., 1898-03-11
A GOOD GAMBLE
ALI London Goes Crazy Over Tipton's
Grocery Store

LONDON, March 10.-The flotation of the
stock company which is to take over the
business here of Sir Thomas Johnstone
Upton, provision. tea and coffee merchant,
fruit preserver, ETC.. closed al 4 p. m. today.
Tenders were made to the amount of over
925, 900 for the f250O, 900 asked, of which
sum Upton, for himself. the directors and
his friends, retained 91,25O,O00. The fota-
ton Is pronounced to be the most sensa-
tional ever launched. There was an ex-
traordinary rush of people who knew moth
ing about the affairs of the company. The
tip had been generally circulated. how
ever, that it was good gamble and the
craze extended to the West End, where
ladies of title, officers and public men were
amonst the people who beseiged Sir
Thomas Upton, imploring him to take
their money. Extraordinary scenes were
witnessed at the Bank of Scotland. where
the lists were opened. The police had to
regulate the crowds.
The herald., 1898-03-11

Mr.. Curzon explained that Russia did not
demand sovereign rights, and had not
threatened to move troops into Man
churia in the event of China's non-compli
ance with her demands.
Mr.. Curzon denied that Russia and
France had protested against the Anglo
German loan to China.
AN ENGLISH ADVANCE
SHANGHAI, March 1O-An English
steamer has successfully ascended the
YankTse rapids as far as Chung King
province of SEE Chwen at the juncture of
the Kia Lin Kiang with the Yang-Tse
thus opening to navigation the most fer
tile tract of the YangTse valley
The Chinese authorities have announced
their intention to remove all obstacles
with dynamite.
THE ENGLISH NAVY
LONDON, March 10.-The first lord of
the admiralty, Hon. George ]. Goschen. in
presenting the naval estimates to the
house of commons today, pointed out that,
with the outlay in naval works, the expen-
diture amounted to the colossal sum of
925550,oOo pounds (s125 75o, C0O), which he ex-
planned was even considered Inadequate in
some quarters.
Continuing Mr.. Goschen explained that
the navy was in a transitional state. To
which many of the admitted deficiencies
were uue. moreover, he added, the govern
ment is Introducing a series of improve
ments. The jubilee display had been great
but the navy had not reached the ideal
standard.
Continuing he dilated upon the quiet and
unostentatious Increase of the British
fleet in Chinese waters by four vessels
from other foreign stations as being an In
stance of the naval preparedness. Later
Mr. Goschen said he hoped the admiralty
would not be too hard pressed to communi,
cate its plans. but he assured the house
that In the distribution of cruisers, for in
stance, the admiralty had considered care
fully the protection of every trade and
every food route, and he trusted that 'if
The herald., 1898-03-11
VIII Hang Today

who will be hanged tomorrow morning for
the murder of his uncle in San Francisco
on September 2, 1897. shows no signs of
breaking down. His case Is remarkable
as being the only one on record since exc
cutions have taken place In San Quentin
that no appeal to the supreme court has
been taken. the verdict Of the trial jury
being taken as final.
The herald., 1898-03-11
An Outlaw Captured

FRESNO, March 1O.-J. B. Clough. a
partner of Cliff Ragan, the notorious out
law. was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Tim
minis today. For the last ten weeks Clough
has occupied cot at the county hospital,
where he was receiving treatment for a
bullet wound in the thigh. Deputy Sheriff
Dickinson of Smelling came to Fresno to
identify Clough and returned to Merced
with the prisoner this afternoon. Last fall
Clough and Ragan stole horse and Win
chester rifle from man at Smelling. Clough
The herald., 1898-03-11
Womsn Strong Partisans

with respect to last years election ~
New zealand, Sir Robert Stout. IN the
AustralasIan Review Of Reviews. says
that the prediction that party zeal and
partisan telling would blind women TO the
defects OF the character Of candidates has
not been fulfilled, and that the women
were carried away just as much Dy party
cries as the men were and party DONNA"
ted them.
The herald., 1898-03-11
Railroad Building in Corea

United States capital Is invested in the
railroad now building between Seoul and
Chemulpo in Corea. The Coreans were sup
posed to furnish timber for ties but, hav-
ing proven their inability to do SO, Japan
has been called upon for such as are need
ed Immediately. A million and a quarter
feet, the first ever used there from this
country. has been sent from Puget sound