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|sified and more clearly defined and the
candidates for President will be the
same. Mckinley will be supported by
the aggregation of wealth and all that
they represent. Mr.. Bryan will. be sup
ported by the reform forces
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Arrived From Matanzas.

NEW YORK, May 2S.-Among the
passengers who arrived to-day on the
Louenberg from Matanzas were General
Joseph P. Sanger and Colonel George
K. Cecil
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Perth Won the Grand Prix.

PARIS. May 2S.-In the. race for the
Grand Prix of the French Jockey Club
to-day at Long Champs Perth won,
with velazquez second and Holocaust
third.
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Some men are always worrying about
their health and yet claim they
haven't any.
The record-union., 1899-05-29
ANOTHER WRECK.

OELWEIN Qa.), May 2s-The Chi
csgo Great Western passenger train
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1t Has Been "BObbing Up sereneIy''
Ever Since 1925.


From the Manufacturer.
In the early days of the nineteenth CEN
fury Alexander Won Humboldt. the great
German traveller and scientist, called at
tention to the feasibility of constructing
a canal across Nicaragua.
In 1925 the congress of the so-called Unit
ed States of Central America decreed the
digging of an interoceanic canal through
Nicaragua.
In 1926, Henry Clay, then Secretary of
state, ordered an examination of the route.
In 1885 the Senate of The United States
passed a resolution in favor of the canal,
and a Mr.. Biddle was deputed by Presi-
dent jackson 10 explore the route.
In 1889 j. L. Stephens executed con-
fldential mission for the United States gov
eminent in the canals behalf.
In lS4S the Nicaraguan government, act
ing with the approval of the United States,
signed contract with firm for the con-
structlon of the canal. The concession
lapsed.
In 1919 Cornelius Vanderbilt got con
cessiou from Nicaragua for an overland
route. hauling his passengers. who were
attracted to California by the gold excite
nent. by coach and by boat.
IN 1850 the Claytou-Bulwer treaty be-
tween Great Britain and the United States
was signed. guaranteeing the neutrality OF
all waterways across Nicaragua.
In 1851 Mr.. Vanderbilt organized the
American Atlantic and Pacific Canal Com
pany. intrusung tho survey of route from
Brito to san Juan del Nortc via Lake
Nicaragua to Col. O. w. Childs of Phila-
delphia, who laid the foundations for all
subsequent surveys.
In 1856 81. Rear Admiral c. II. Davis,
L. :. n. reported 60 tho United States
government on the Childs survey. He ad-
vsed against the canal.
In 1863 the Vanderbilt monopoly, which
had proved so valuable. came to au end
by reason OF the opening OF the Panama
Railway
In 1872 an expedition was sent out by
the United states government to repors
81 4h. general srhnrna al an isthrate CA
nal
IN lS72-'i2 the route was surveyed ana
reported on by Commander L.ul. aided by
Mt a g Menocai who has been identi.
ned with al tine later surveys.
Iu 1870 a report was submitted 90 the
President Of The untcd States by Gen.
Humphrles. MI. Patterson and Commo-
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dore Ammen, who had been appointed as
members of a Nicaraguan canal commits.
sion.
In 1879 the President of the United
states dispatched Admiral Ammen and
Mr.. A. G. MenocaI as delegates to the In
ternational Congress at Paris.
In 1879 work was begun on the Panama
canal under De Lesseps, only to be aban-
donsd a few years later.
In 1885 the entire route was examined
by Mr. Menoeal
In 1886 private association of Ameri-
can capitalists was formed to forward the
enterprise.
In 1887 the route was relocated by ain
engineering party led by Mr. Menocal
In 1883 the Maritime Canal Company Of
nicaragua was organized and Incorporate
cd oy the Congress of the United States
IN 1880 the construction company was
organized. a party of engineers arrived at
Greytown in June. and work was actu-
ally commenced
In 1893 the work ceased
In 1895 a bill passed the United States
Senate 10 extend a government guarantee
OF SOOooO0O to the enterprise, but it failed
10 pass the House
In 1895 a commission was appointed by
the President of the United States 10 re-
port upon the feasibility of the route. 1t
was composed as follows: Col. Ludlow, U.
s. N; NJ. T. Endicott, u. S. NJ, and John
Noble of Chicago. This commission was
accompanied by Mr.. Menocal, acting in an
unofficial capacity. and its recommended
tons were unfavorable.
In 1897 the President of the United States
appointed another commission TO examine
the route, consisting Of Rear Admiral
Walker Prof. L. NJ. Haupt and Col Hams.
This commission made d preliminary re-
port last December. 1t declared the con-
struction of the canal to be entirely feas-
Sl23, 100000 or Sl24000,00o and the third Col
Hams, 20 per cent. more. The fun report of
the commission has not yet been complet-
ed.
In 1898 the new Panama Canal Company,
which succeeded TO the interests and rights
of the unfortunate company of De Les
seps sent private commission to the 18th
mus, which made a report favorable TO
the completion Of the work by construct
ing a system of dams with locks; De Les
seps' original plan called for a straight
cut as al Sues
in January 1880, the United States SEN
ate PASSED a hill hv a large majority. 10
purchase the commissions and Rights OF
the Maritime Canal Company and appro-
priaiing a sum 20 push forward with the
work, but the House failed to concur.
In March. 1899. Congress authorized the
appointment 81 another commission TO in
vesngate both The Panama and Nicaragua
routes and appropriated 100000 60 pay
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AT A GOMEZ RECEPTION.
Black Generals Surround the old
Commander.
From the Times of Cuba.


From the Times of Cuba
Cen Gomez was seen within the pavil-
ion like structure, but he was so surround
ed with chattering ladies and black gener-
ais that the reporter dared not presume
to make his presence known. But as an
outside observer il appeared that the hand
work OF nature was being undone by the
uniting of two distinct races into one,
for there was no distinction between white
and black. The perfume of elegantly dress
ed ladies mingled with that of perspring
nature and it seemed that the race ques-
ton as far as Cuba is concerned is at an
end. and in another generation freedom
will have amaigamated the white race
from off the island.
Several of the dusky warriors were
spoken to by the Times of Cuba reporter.
who expressed themselves freely upon the
subject of having attained their liberty.
They did not argue with the reporter in
that they. the Spaniard, is stiu here, and
Americans are continuing 60 arrive every
day"
I'VE don't want them here said a sick
~ lieutenant, for the Americans are even
more Industrious than the Spaulards, and
they work 50 hard that we viii be driven
TO the wall. Now Cuba Is an earthly para
disc il belongs 10 the Cubaus. and no one
need work here.
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MARINE INIELLIGENCE.
Local and General News of Ships and
shipping.

Local and General News of ships and
shipping.
The steamers D. Murchison and San
tee, which were detained night before last
on account of the northeast gale, return
ed to quarantine early yesterday morning.
The steamer Pope Catlin. which Is in
the employ of the government in trans
porting in the lower harbor, came to the
city for coal, water. and other supplies
The tug Weymouth. after having been
repaired on WHHnk's marine railway. was
launched yesterday.
The schooner yacht Triton was hauled
on willink's marine railway yesterday for
repairs to her bottom.
The steamer loretta, which sustained
some damage to her rudder post, was
hauled on Wilinks marine railway for
repairs.
A new federal law will go into effect
July l requiring everything shipped by
water either by raft or otherwise. to be
In vogue in the government service, but
masters and clerks have been rendering re-
ports in whatever measurement best suit
ed them.
Passengers by City of Birmingham from
New York, April 17.-R. o. Rupert w. H.
Pitkins and son. w. w. Zapp, r. e. Pol
lax, B. F. Hays Mrs. L. ]. Shannon, Sid
ney Dewey.
Passengers by steamship Nacoochee, for
New York, April l9,-Jos SAKE. Mr.. Dem
metery, T.. Anderson, c. B. Towne, John
f. Phinn, Max Seifert, L. Walsh Dan
Reagan, c. w. Chapp, Miss Kate De-
vine, Miss Nellie Dougherty. r. Rosconi,
Mrs r. Rosconi, Geo. SCHNEIDER H. p.
Perry b. Holgerson, Miss Evelyn Noah
and friend E. Van Benskotsen, Miss Bes-
sic L. Hammond, f. c. CLOSER, T. C.
Root, Conrad f. Haeseler, r. Whitney,
Vim. Davis, Mrs. VIM. Davis, NJ. D. Block,
w. Buhrfiend, Alan VIII, Rev E. F.
Slattery, Rev. DR.. Moran, Rev. T. B.
Hapln. Rev. T. w Wallace, A. Mapor.
Hughey Fanens, r. d. Angel, w NJ.
Jones. r. P. Rasmussen, Tim MuIligan,
w. NJ. Little, John Leonard H. Demster,
Corpl. Pugh, II. Burke Mr.. Bailey, Mr.
McDermott, ii. c. Collins, Robert New
love, Chas. Loewenthal, Clinton A. Mohr.
Passengers by steamship Itasca for Bal
timore.-Mrs. Campbell. L. S. Ford, c!
keenan,, S. II. Hoyt. E. Larson. Miss K.
Donovan. Miss NJ. Doherty, Miss Mulvan-
ity, Mrs. F. Gilbert. G. W. Conner Chas.
G. Dobbins, r. s. German. w. l.. Downs
w X. Dow, ]. A. Rankins. c. c, Nc
Carlson, j. Daniels, Louis Morchl, C.
Brant NJ. b. Blocks. G.. A. Cooke, ]. f.
McGraw, C. T. Frindlin. E. Mays.
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Per Central Of Georgia Railway April
$3.50 bales cotton.
Per Georgia and Alabama Railway, April
18.-9 bales cotton.
Per Central of Georgia Railway, April
l9.-l03 bales cotton $50 packages mer-
chandise, rs packages domestics. 50 bales
sweepings, 3 cars pipe. 148 barrels rosin.
GO barrels spirits, 81 cars lumber, / car
grits car brick, cars fresh meat, Z
cars stock, 3 cars government wagons Z
cars stock, 4 cars pales, 1 car meal, 2 cars
rice, ] car lime
Per Georgia and Alabama Railway. April
l9.-3 bales cotton 1852 barrels rosin, g cars
merchandise, cars wheels, l car bars.
cars flour, cars corn, 37S casks spirits.
60 cars lumber, cars iron. car beer.
cars oats, car bran
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Jacksonville, Fla, April 19.-Cleared,
steamer Comanche, Pennington, New York.
Key West. Fla. April 19-Arrived.
steamers Olivette, Smith, Havana, and
sailed for Port Tampa; City of Key West,
Bravo. Miami and returned.
Sailed. gunboat Machias, sealed orders.
Pensacola, Fla, April lS.-Arrived, banks
Velezo (AusO, Gersaglia, Marseilles; Bal
tistina Madre QtaD. Scaccaima, Genoa.
Sailed. ship Kenmore (BD, Johansen,
Antwerp.
Cleared, barks Prospero and David QtaD,
Chesa, Genoa; Leruka (BD. Harris, Rio
Janeiro.
Port Royal. s C. April 1S.-Arrivcd.
schr Star of the Sea- Norfolk.
Apalachicola, Fla. April l9-Cleared
schr William f. Campbell, Strout, Ban
gor.
Pensacola, Fla, April I9-ArrIved
steamships Francisco SPAN. Arribi, Glen.
fuegos; Saint Osward (Br, Curtes, New
castle; Glenvech (BD. Davis. Norfolk
bark n. s. Delhoschette Utab. Gracome
San Louis. de Rhone, schr Alfaretta l.
Snare. Lawson, Granada.
Fernandina Fla. April l9-ArrRed. In
quarantine, schr Florence, Creadick Car.
denas
Entered, schr Henry p. Macon. Blair
Boston: Normandy Merry Portland
Cleared and sailed. schr Laura NJ. Launt
Cummings. Boston
Sailed, steamer Istok (AusD. Lizard
Stettn. via Norfolk
Stettin, April l7.-Arrived. steamer Stag
Port Tampa.
swinemunde. April lL-Arrived. steame,
Lagega. Fernandina.
Gibraltar, April lG-Sailed steamer Johr
Morrison, Charleston.
pclfay.. april l6.-ArrWed. Houstawu
Darlen.
Philadelphia Arrived echrs Thomas r
Pollard Savannah; John H. May Jack
fouville.
Wilmington Del. AnrU lS-Arrive3
schr Thomas g. smith, Apalachicoia.
New Nork.-Saiicd, steamer Sem.ro.a
Jacksonville.
Apalachco'a, I'la.. April ls.-Cleared an,
sailed, schr Eima, Baker. Las Paimas
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the expenses of the surveys and the exam
nation. AT the same time the reorganized
Panama Canal Company chartered ship
and invited senators and members of Con-
gress to make journey to Greytown and
Colon to judge of the respective merits of
The TWO routes,
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Per steamship Nacoochee for New York.
81 bales sea island cotton, Ill bales do
mestics, so barrels cotton seed oil. 15S7
barrels rosin, 254 barrels turpentine. 1874
l9l feet lumber. 4 barrels fish, - cases
cigars, . barrels vegetables, 1873 crates vege-
tables, 100 tons pig iron. $1,000 shingles. SIS
pieces iron pipe, A bales waste, 800 cases
canned goods 1872 sacks cotton seed, Is
barrels rosin oil, 1853 packages merchant
disc.
Per steamship Itasca for Baltimore
2.l24 barrels rosin 1873 barrels turpentine.
g., 9lj feet lumber, 5 cars scrap iron, 1914
packages vegetables, $50 sacks clay, 1879
packages merchandise, 152 packages do
mestns and yarns, ST bales hides, 1877
cases canned goods.
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S5A@S5iac; No. yellow corn, 35s4c. No.
2 oats, 27lkd27s4c; No . white 3ol2@3lc:
No. white. 29lsa30lac. No. 2 rye, 57iac
No. barley 40a l7c. No. I fiaxseed. Sl.l9l2;
n W, S1.23l5. Prime timothy seed, 81 32is
Mess pork. per barrel, S9l0Q915. Lard. per
100 pounds, S5.22IA05.25. Short ribs sides,
loose. s445d490. Dry sailed shoulders
boxed. 42sG4lzc. Short clear sides, boxed
S495d5.O5. whisky. dstilers' finished
goods, ner gallon, S126 Clover, contract
grade, 25
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Steamship Nacoo9hee, Smith, New York
Ocean Steamship Co.
Steamship Itasca, Easter, Baltimore-J.
j. Carolan, Agent.
Bark Bergslien (Nor), Trulsen, Ham
burg--Dahl & Andersen.
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1ns p
n. - 1eA""-'
Pullman
Riho
ana "a
Pullman Charlotte
For fun Information
r. p. A., Bull
s. D. c.. A, andScr --@9A'
T A Streets osi De
w r MCINTYRE. A. dandL Liberty
G. p. A L. A A G
Trains leave and ibertys
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Per Norwegian bark Bergslien for Ham
burg. $50 barrels rOsin, valued at $12,-
GOO; 600 barrels rosin oil, valued at 50, 100;
and 100 packages pitch, valued at 800
Cargo by S. =. Shotter Co.
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Central Of Georgia Railway
Schedules Effective March &c, 1899.
90th Meridian Time.


DEPARTURES
Lv. Savannah
No. daily for Augusta, Macon
= and Atlanta ............... S:45 A. NJ
No. daily for Augusta, Macon,
Atlanta, Athens. Column
bus and Birmingham 900 p M
NO. ex. Sunday for Dover and
No o IL intermediate eediate points .,..... 500 P. M
intermediate points ...... 200 p. M
ARRIVALS
Ar. Savannah
No. daily from Augusta, Ma
No CON Son ana en Atianta........... 500 P. NJ
con. Atlanta, Athens, Co
lumbus and Birmingham Con A A,
No. ex. Sunday from Dover "a 4'i
and intermediate points. 7.4s A.
NO. 10 eX. Sunday from Guyton
ana intermediate points. 45O NJ
BETWEEN SAVANNAH AND rrvp,,r,
10Th meridian or Savannah cit, ill.,
Monday and Thursday-Leave Sa,tar'.
$40 a m. and $3.50 p. m. Leave Tvbe 'a'' 7 d,
a. m. and p. m. ~
Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays
days and Saturdays-Leave Savannsh ~ =
a. m and $50 p. m. Leave Tybee I'm ~ 80
m. and p. m.
Connections made at terminal points MT,
all trains Northwest, West and So,,L VII W ~
Sleeping cars on all night trains pa'
lor cars on day trains between savan,' a. ~
and Atlanta.
For further information and for scbed
ules to all points beyond our line ary,,.. =,
w. G. BREWER, City Ticket ana b.. e
enger Agent, l07 Bull street.
J. c. HALE, General Passenger Agent
Savannah. Ca
JOHN NJ. EGAN. Vice President
THEO. d. KLINE. Gen. Superinte,Aa,,,
e. H. HINTON Traffic Manager.
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Phases of the Moon for April.

Last quarter Sd. hours and II min
utes, morning; new moon, 10th. 0 hours
and AZ minutes. morning. first quarter,
nth, hours and minutes, evening: full
moon, 18th, hour and AZ minutes, evening.
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-Clnncy-AW there wor not tonnes at
Flannigans christenln av IN twins?
Dolan-Wor there? Begorrah' Oi fought
at wan tolme II wud woind up IN wakeg'
Puck, u L..-... =. 80. 49,.
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vessels Cleared Yesterday,

Schooner Alice Mcdonald. Brown, New
London.
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sun rises at 5:2s and sets at 6:S1.

High water AT Tybee to-day at $50 a.
m. and 4:05 p. m. High water at Savan-
nah one hour later
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COnsfvviSe Exports.

Reports of wrecks and derelcts received
for transmission 10 the navy department.
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shipplng Memoranda.

Steamship Itasca, Baltimore.
Steamship Nacoochee, New York.
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United States transport fitzpatrick, Sa-
pelo-United States quartermaster depart
ment.
United States transport Florida. Sapelo-
United States quartermaster department.
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sS9S99SSSSSS009909900000SS

chestra are from the classical city of
Chicago.
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vessels Arrived Yesterday.

ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.
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a. m
ly.
trains except
Yorkan
is
ri a
p, L. & N
%,
andNe andN
train rom o
rs
and Jacksonville
m
E. A ARMAND. City Ticket Agent, De Soto Hotel
H. C. Agent
b. WRENN
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The schooner yacht Triton was hauled
on Willinks marine railway yesterday fol
repairs to her bottom.
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100 am from I'd ave. 30 am for % ave
10 81 am from Bolton u 20 pm for % ave
2 30 pm from % ave 70 pm for I'd ave
5 80 pm from I'd ave
To take effect Nov. IA. 1898
II. c. BENAGH. Supt.
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Lv. Savannah 1880 p.
M, carrying through
Pullman sleeper, Sa-
vannah to Atlanta
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SGEGnnG1, ThuIdSThOI Gnd Isle OIL hope RI
dDd CITY end Suburban R'y.

Fer Isle of Hope and Montgomery
Sundays excepted.
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The steamer loretta, which sustained
some damage to her rudder post, was
hauled on Willink marine railway for
repairs.
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The tug weymouth. after having been
repaired on WilHnks marine railway. was
launched yesterday.
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NORTH AND EAST.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-04-16
THE REPUBLICANS AND TRUSTS.

There is a verdant Republican mcm-
Der of Congress form Indiana by the
name of Lands. He lives near the
people and he has heard the growing
indignation against trusts. 1t alarmed
him and he FASTENED to Washington to
urge Mckinley to take some action
pressed by the political danger and in Il
few days thereafter the Attorney Cen
eral began suit against some railroad
| in the West for alleged violation of the
antitrust law 1t will not be pressed,
| but Mr.. Lands is said to be satisfied.
Will the people be SO easily pleased?
At Cleveland, Ohio, there is a Repub-
/ lican paper called the Leader. A few
days ago it printed this truth in its
editorial column:
'.All trusts are created in order that
the people may be robbed in one way or
another. The only course open to the
several States and to the United States
| is to destroy the trusts.
| The Leader seems to be ignorant of
the fact that through Mark Hanna, this
administration was elected by corrup-
ton fund contributed by trusts, that
lit is owned and controlled by them, and
under its fostering protection trusts have
past two years than in any previous fifty
Years. That shows that the trusts and
! the administration officials are as thick
as two in IA bed. The Leader seems to
think the Republican party can be in
duced to make the fight against trusts,
fer it says:
THE Republican party leads in re-
forms The Republican party should
make immediate and relentless war upon
trusts. The Republican platform in
Ohio this year should be built upon this
idea. The Republican Congress which
will meet next December should take up
the trust question at once. Mr.. Mckin-
| ley should be recommended and re-
elected on the declaration that all trusts
and dangerous, dishonest, and must be
destroyed.
THE fight should be hard and fierce
Down with the trusts
When the mother turns upon her own
.child and strangles it, then and not until
then will the Republican party make
any honest effort to destroy the power
of the trusts.
Mr.. Lands and the Cleveland Leader
are preaching the right doctrine and
it will be effectively used to elect a
Democratic President in 1900
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-04-16
FIGURES TELL THE TALE.

\. Y. Sigman, a penitentiary director
under Russell, is also editor Of the
Hickory Press He denies that lis
crowd wasted, misapplied and squand-
cred" the States money, saying land
no other refutation than mercy 10 say
that they have never had a dollar of
the money entrusted to them, and hence,
the absurdity of the charges"
That REPUTATION will not do. Ii
is misleading. When Mr. Leazar re-
tired as superintendent, the penitentiary
was well supplied and out of debt. In
less than two years it has succeeded in
piling up debts of not less than Sl3O.Wl0
and in running down everything 50 thar
the depreciation in stock. &c., is not
less than $4,000. The loss is 5000, Iao.
No amount of denials will dispose OF
these figures which show incompetence
or rascality or both. ~
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-04-16

A LETTER THAT RINGS RIGHT.

Governor Lee, of South Dakota, has
written Il ringing letter to the President
demanding the immediate muster
out and return home of the South Da-
kota volunteers who are now in the Phil
ippine islands. The law is clear that
the volunteers are not be retained
against their WILL
Gov. Lee in his letter recites the facts
of enlistment to fight for humanity
against Spain, declares that 1.-THE South
Dakota volunteers have fulfilled every
obligation which they owe TO their coun-
try and its flag and should be allowed
to return home. He says:
I'VE view their present or future re-
tention as unconstitutional and vic
lation of the law which called the or
ganzation into being. and feel sure they
will not be retained against their will,
against the law and against the moral
sense OF tile people of our State without
Offering some sound reason for so doing.
He declares the present course re
pugnant to the fundamental principles
of this government, a violation of the
Declaration of independence, repudia>
ton of the theory upon which we cngag-
ed in war with Spain and utterly incon-
sistent with your eNcellency's spleldid
announcement respecting the policy TO
be pursued toward Cuba
He says the people are unable to
eountenance the present at.e:n;'t of his
government to enforce title with Eayo-
nets to a nation of brown mon, pur
chased from disgraced ana yanquis! I'd
despot, and regard the further sacrifice
of our soldiers. in a conflict waged
against liberty and i'll the interest of
patible with the spirit of our institu-
tons"