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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-05-13
Georuia Monument Dedicated.

Thousands of old confederate sol
ders, citizens and Union vetrans wit
messed the unveiling of the Georgia
monument, the handsomest in Chicka-
mauga park.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-05-13
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.
NOTES OF PAST AND CURRENT EVENTS.
BY J. L. POWER.
By J. L. POWER.

duly qualified minister when his SER
vices can be obtained. Mr.. Sims sug-
gests that it is great hardship, where
American citizens ride far in the interior
to have to make long journey to a
consulate for marriage when the same
might be solemnized and reported for
registry to the chancery clerk of the
brides domicile.
Realty Valuation aud State Tax For 1895,
| 1897, I8OS and 1899.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-05-13

New York, May s.--The German
steamer Olinda arrived yesterday from
Baracoa, Gibraltar and Neuvitas with
D6 passengers, most of whom were dis
charged soldiers of the United States
cavalry and Eighteenth infantry
Only two officers were on board, ). r
Young, surgeon United States army
and C. G. Cruikshank, United States
rol,tnteerS
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-05-13

Toby w. Johnston, of Columbus,
Miss, died at the infrmary of DR..
Mitchell, in Philadelphia, whittier he
had gone for treatment for a combina-
ton of diseases.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-05-13

Judge Shiras, of the federal court, at
)lbuo,e, Ia. made a decision, on the
! h, establishing a precedent in bank
kptcy cases. He ruled that the Unit
| States court had no jurisdiction in
Epkruptcy proceedings, the district
burt being the only tribunal.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-05-13

Mrs Joanna Devernc, a widow, 90
.ar old. was burned 70 death in a fire
,hch destroyed her house at Cortland,
IN the Sd. She was rescued from
\, burning building once, but re-
,rned to secure valuable papers and
ehad
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-05-13

I'm the 4th the first train over the
|mth Park railroad into Dillon, Col,
h four months ran through solid
,lls of snow. and steamed into the
Ewu amid the blowing of whistles and
nging of bells. The snow blockade
|ad been hrOken.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-05-13

Ma-Gen. MacArthur's division ad-
|rced to San Fernando, p. L., on the
b, and found that the place had been
|scuated by the rebels, who left only
small detachment to cover their re-
leaf by train. Gen. Macarthur occu-
|td the burning town without loss.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-05-13

IN tbe 4th Gen. Charles p. Eagan,
k.commssary fneral of the United
Mates army, san ID from San Francis
ISiar lIonop..u. ION the steamer Aus.
[,lia, Gen. Eagan and his family Will
'.nd several months on the Hawaiian
hands
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-05-13
Death of Rev. R. e. Fowler.

The Rev. R. E. Fowler died at Myrtle
last week, after severe illness of sew
ersl weeks. He was local Baptist
preacher and ss years old. He leaves
a wife and several children.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-05-13
win Rebuild on a Larger Scale

The Illinois Central roundhouse and
shops at Durant which were destroyed
by fire recently are to be rebuilt at
once. On account of the buildings and
yards being some two or three times as
large as the ones burned, additional
ground has been secured.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-05-13

George X. Van Horn, the murderer
! Mrs. Josephine Wescott, IA board
Pg-house keeper, was hanged in the
ackawanna county (Pa.) Jail on the
fh Van Horn fed after the murder,
! August IS, 1896, and on july Z, 1877,
|as captured in a lumber camp neai
[adena. La.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-05-13

som.n,.es ,es'oent Hobart has leased
y sr;.,urst'' srrs;aat Mrs. Norman L. Nun.
hneh hSsnee y at Norwood Park, Long
" Ima' y. r. for the season, and will
ts,Id.asn d,ned,ate possession. The vice.
y mmrs WIN entertain extensively III
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-05-13
NUMBER 26.
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.


Monroe Cannon, a prominent North
Christian (Ky.) planter, aged 80 years,
left his home near Crofton, recently,
to visit relatives several miles away,
nnd nothing Sirther being heard from
him search for him was instituted.
The body was found at spring two
miles from his home, his head beneath
the water, and his hands in such posi-
ton as indicated that he fell forward
while drinking from the spring, and
being old and feeble strargIed to
death.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-05-13

Tho handsome monument erected
|. ,he state Of Georgia to commemo-
tho deeds of Georgians who
[noht At Chickamauga, was dedicated
/. tho 4th. Gov. Gambler, his staff
n other distinguished Georgians par
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-05-13
4 Significant Change.

II is rumored that Mabini, president
of the cabinet and minister Of foreign
affairs in the so-called Filipino gov
ernment. who is radical. is to be sue
cceded by Paterno, the Trainer of the
Spanish treaty of 1896. This change is
regarded as significant at the present
iuncture.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-05-13
Cotton In the Delta.

The weather in the delta has been
good for the past three weeks and the
cotton crop is planted and much of it is
coming up.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-05-13

". L. Snow. postmaster q Lafayettes
0s. wns killed " train on his plnzn-
,atlon near lafayette.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-05-13
Brakeman Killed.

Henry Wicks, a brakeman on the
Nashville g. Tuscaloosa railroad, fell
between two cars and was killed At
Dickson, Tenn. He was decapitated.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-05-13

These figures include deaths among
all classes of the population, white and
colored 1t is well known that in the
Gulf States there are less than one
third as many cases of consumption,
pneumonia and other lung troubles as
there are in an equal population in the
Northern States.
Some years ago Bishop Hugh Miller
Thompson, formerly of Wisconsin, made
the following publication:
81 have received number of letters OF inquiry
In which great stress is laid on the health of Mis-.
sissippI do not wonder at this although there
is ground for wonder at the persistent igno.
rance of our great country concerning any other
part viii you allow Inc to say, then, that By
official figures. Mississippi is Just one.thrd
healthier than New York and Massachusetts,
and twenty Ave per cent healthier than Illinois
or Pennsylvania.
ats death rate Is under thirteen In thou.
sand. Considering that half its population are
colored and that the cOored death rate is halt
greater than the white in all the South. sup
pose the ordinary white death rate in Mssis-
Slppl Is NOb duoNo tcH III tuOuSduu, llttio
more than one third the death rate In New York
City,
"My own experience and that of men who
have come from the North to Mississippi. is that
1t is rarely healthy climate and country, and
that for delicate people, delicate in lungs or
throat. with catarrhal or bronchial troubles, 1t
is home OF health and comfort. As 10 malaria,
that Is more to be dreaded in a week on the
Hudson than in all our borders in lifetime.
can, from full knowledge and examinations, and
with full responsibility say that in summer or
winter. In spring or fall. there need be no hesi-
taton on account Of health in coming to Missis-
sppi, and the delicate and non robust are likely
to find here just the balmy and temperate cl-
mate which will enable them to live and work
with comparative ease"
The grand lodge and grand encamp-
ment of Odd Fellows had delightful
session at Greenwood. The attendance
on both bodies was quite full. The
next annual meeting will be at Colum.
bus, first Tuesday in May, 1900. The
newly elected officers of the grand
lodge are: o. L. Kimbrough, Grenada,
grand master; o. l.. Mckay, Aberdeen,
deputy grand master; VIM. Heming-
way, Jackson, grand warden; Rev. +.
NJ. Mccarthy, Utica, grand chaplain;
w. s. P. Doty, Coffeeville, grand secre-
tary; ]. L. Power, grand treasurer; j.
W. Stewart, grand representative; j. j.
Conan, grand marshal; G. G. Broome,
grand conductor; Samuel French, grand
guardian; j. G. Wood, grand herald;
judiciary committee. Simon Fried, N.
II. Bryant, w. o. Menger; finance, H.
M. Lanier, w. p. Ferguson, Il. L. Sykes;
trustee orphans home fund, I. B.
Franklin, to I'll vacancy.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-05-13
Will he Held in Dallas. Tex,

The next geneAl conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church south will
be held in Dallas, Tex, in May, 1902.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-05-13

F',, hui 'ne 80 San Francisco post office
\, "s us se'zed some of the pamphlets
re,;s ru' oy Edward Atkinson, vice.
,,n" u'", OF the Anti-Imperialistic
ldra., S"s VI Boston. The pamphlets are
sea M;S to Admiral Dewey, Gen. IL.
D's' 'en' Miller and Professors
u ''uan and Worcester. the latter
N s;,,s'! gentlemen being members of the
"pplne commission.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-05-13

A., H., iormer cruiser Reina Mercedes.
NJ :" was sunk in the channel of San
NJ, ~, narbor during the lombard
pE : ~ Admiral SIMPSONS feet on
,,i,oa ~ " 'as'' and which was recently
NJ w. pumped out and taken to San
,'s,i, n ue Cuba for repairs, left her
,ha ss' on the 5th, and was towed
i, -. center of the harbor in readi-
=" start for Newport News, Va.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-05-13
II. Z, VUKHIN.
Has Learned that silence Is Golden

Gen. Miles, when asked last night,
whether he had any comment to make
on the beef inquiry report, replied
that he had read it, "but have moth
ing to say, ''he added. "either about the
report, the method of testimony or the
&C nclusions reached"
"Does that mean that so far as you
are concerned you will let the matter
res. where the report leaves it?' asked
the reporter.
81 have nothing to say" replied Gen.
Miles.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-05-13
Fatal Explosion

The boiler at Meningitis saw mill,
five miles north of Hopkinsville, n.y.,
blew up, killing the owners, Barrett
Mcknight and Efiie Mcknight.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-05-13

s,,.re seismic disturbances visited
son,bern and eastern districts OF
,.nornesus on the night of the 4th.
l,r town of Liguditza was seriously
.m,ced, ', many houses being thrown
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-05-13

|suloi, "yer, proprietor of the Paris
|uDnr - ~. mas informed the premier, NJ.
i tba :, ,na' he intends to make a gift
kms french government of the fa-
kpi,,..u I'u mansion in the village of
bs Ma;' - TWO miles from Sedan, called
|lhe 'o" u des Dernieres Cartouches''
k,mor,.o'a.S oaSe OF the Last Cartridges),
|leneh 'a'l.ed by the brush of the
painter, Alphonse de Nouyille,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-05-13
U.ea Her Hu.bnnd,. Pistol.

Mrs. Ellen Edwards, who lived near
Paris, Tenn, committed suicide by
shooting herself through the heart
with her husbands revolver.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-05-13

-, Vincent Barynski, pastor Of The
nv. e,.niIous Catholic church, in Chi
soid TO be the largest Polish con-
Fso.,ion in the world outside OF War;
s;ed on the I'd, of pneumonia.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-05-13

The country beyond Calumpit is full
Of all sorts of ingenious tranches and
pitfalls in the road with sharpened
bamboo. Fortunately the Americans
escaped the latter. In the swamps
near San Tomas. where Gen. Wheaton's
troops did their hardest tighting--the
men sinking to their waists in mud
are many bodies of filipinos, smelling
lL,l.,il,l..
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-05-13
Miners Wages Advanced.

The Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad
Co. has announced an advance of 2H
cents per ton in the wages of its 6.0oO
,cal miners from May |.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-05-13
VOLUME ALXIX.

:. Con Thomas NJ. Anderson, who
DIE s,nrned recently from the Phil
y ,as ~ has been assigned to the COM
Pp'a'', - thc department Of the lakes.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-05-13

COUNTIES. Acreage Valuation sh Mills.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-10-20
cotton Mil For HuntsyilI,

HCNTSvlM.E, Ala. Oct. Is. - The
cham"er OF commerce has closed u deal
lor new cotton mill Of about 10000
sWnd!ea and The site Tor tie mill has
alreaaY been selected. Officers Of the
cuaN!Uer ot commerce are not ready 10
E've INC name OF the new concern, but
say that the mill Will certainly he hpiIt
ana me location Will probably be IN
west liun 'SYii.c, on the ngoperty Of tho
iahd and Improvement company OF thar
name; Inc Dallas mills, OF $4,000
spind!cs, w!.i be doubled within the
next few months at cost Of 500 600
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-10-20
ALASKAN HiODUS VlVCMDl.
Secretary Hay ANA III, British Charge
EIs!t a CDufrrrnCr.

NAsITEGroN, OCT. l3 Secretary Hay
had ! coz ference tGinv with IIr Tower
the cl:a-:c 0: tho British embassy here,
re a'iv- to the Alaskan mo!Us vivendi
Tic -ecre'ary had al-saoy given consid-
era, jcn to the at proposition otthc Rrit-
ish Eoyornmen: ant: was prepared to sub.
IN; :he answer :!on the United States,
win .yA III this case takes the form of an.
o;aar proposition.
hi, las: proportion ;ntcrfarcs IL no
es>on'iI. wI'n t3.t which mas already
sC:vei IS the basis Of the GGrcnu"n' Do
tween Secretary Hay ami Mr.. Tower,
but Upcn C!OSo s~~utiuv Of tho latest
Io:m IL was deemed aiv!>aDla by our
GOV eminent 70 make few changes ii
the TEXT. sOic.y wi;A the view TO clear
in CD. lGroni a"y "GaaCS OF doubt,
= few c tnc DClc's OF the agreGmcuJ.
1t : 10: -iouJtlG chat IT, changes VIII
be acceptable - ;Ac british govern aeat.
There viii lie no formal document 70
roC-.Ta tie signatures Ci TIE FI-t.c8 .
tire a@ryCncnt, aS was the case III tie
Negotiations OF the EeLr.uE sUl iICdUs
v!yruGi, bCt the agreement defining the
tclly yUgary boundary vii. be Sot out in
the note, exchanged between Secretary
l!Gy AMI Mr. lower.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-10-20
NNlMEt25 THREATEN STRIKE.
y rGrIs uf ;!4c Carbon HI! y strict
Have Grievances.

DIr,uNCIA,t. Ala, Oct. lS.-At 4
nassm.c'ins OF ell the miners III tho
Cartoon Hi, district, held a. Carbon
Hill, 4 committee composed Of miners
employed by each OF the thvco compa.
mis- operating III the district was ap.
pointed TO lay before tic operators their
grievance ANA request relief.
The miners desire al advance Of .
cents Per ten Ill wages and lie ADJUST.
rGnt OF we: -;ht 1T certain mines Pre- i.
dent George Young Of the United Mine
workers OF AluhalAa WAS present and
ird0rse1 the miners demands, Lu; ccun.
sc!cl discretion.
Another m;tssmcciinS Will bc held to.
day 10 hear the committee reDprt ana =
s,c!ko is regarded as pc0haGlc. One
thousand men 2Te- -Gpl n-oEEA- -.At- the ca"
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-10-20
4 FILIPINO GENERAL
Offers TO Sell. OUT
Pillar Nrol!d Gu"rcndcr His
Ilcn Tor Cash.
SHAH EATrLE 6UGC-cTED

Oiis Receives u - IS Tmi 2pr;!ng 70
Com, Fcom III, lisu.:.nt = ,irr
watch Contain n.,?Jst:s x. Wll!
Nj Er,.r,nin.
HAH;:A. &C: > General o;is has
receive; i2csaaGes purror;iar to "on >
ic-"i t@o iasu-@,nt genera. 10 al!
Hi.c:. iSy::n: - 81. Cct lis ac2.y ui..
- Cc.l"-r A:r.E&.,io !a;o tic uS...., q
til Ancr,,ans Although IL sI,it,, ...;.
i>..C.; TIA: ta.s C.fcr i authentic, j. il
nor !m:r.ua.c%l!y improbable Tha po,iry
o, GeHcrA. Or, Is I,rniiy Sc; against GUy.
ic@ a"y sl-ren&vrs.
p!r de. AI...r Offers, for tie sU.n o;
go, ,9Np. so~refra.2 frOpi attaching Ma
alla with his army; for tie sunl Ui .'!nr,-
90 he offers u surrender his ;s.llv aTgc.
= sham Gatt.e, both Sides iiriuE in,o iAe
air, AID for tie sum of 5000 UU). IL says
10 wl.i procure she overthrow Ct the IL
sjii-"ctLon and the ca YtU:e Of \ A.iuEaiLo,
pAtcfno .:al c;Acr leaders
III the CoU:so OF the communicative
lie refers - AGuinaido IN co"icmDtuou3
terms, !uUiCItinG thit strain 4 rc'a,!, rs
CX>s: between them.
Rep riS aco Icing received from lEe
HiSti!ttS ES'N:'i"u bE tRc entIHF 'HNI 'tc
IillH.Nos sIiieva thai P!o del P..G" las
an uudIciuUs Y:an 10 hreai; t"vo"Gn tho
American nEys !uto Manila ana selHg
GGCernt Oi.i AMI tho archU;sloN Pus.
sDbiY those runners We're starto: w.;.i &u
iie1 OF helping 10 make 4 SSal with TIC
.Su:2-.c&"s. I: is ncaCi!csso say ;L.;
!! 5@s :, A""@::soas 4 ..::. would " omo an At.
EAorc has been much speculation OF
late regarding the wEurea Bouts Of Pho
del h,nr. Tae recent attack az J..
LoDla Is credited 10 his men. l. IS 10.
.,eYti that he IS ROW III the vicinity OF
san Ma,co vale; with 4 force OF :cOm
/, so 10 G,pJJ rer.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-10-20
- - tow with cannon

ou'r :r,,' ,'H h tow with cannon
- .....;....-: NJ :sru.rl.4 wa, made.
s. :ouI"S C"".eat =. D3la.or Cay
tn: @.'GJ l'sr> .vo i,tn ce!ulsel at
H1~' : S~'r '.....
Z: =, raj aa" :; = Itrcf, scc21i IN
Sncs ,.z.Gs J.so lsVr GsscY+. Is ruil &C
Ft2.g~ SC H's sa,rnss ss'".ssss s',i - :;
,pt:,.- o.:i !i:a=t ~ s.CS "nI Ha' 60
lG. ,.'l.w.v lciHS.1 Hrn'!,e "a! d..
Jl&.r.s' ,.:tf,. Ss"1ya! Gr.a>yUA. -2',:.
Llui io> "-a 1a1Y.uG to"TG! tAe Big.
i:::- ..l.; :a.;.':t.:H' 10 t-o SHu;a CT
g" !,,2.
TIC telegraph si.:.cr;!;c::L.a; a. IL.
G"lH,Cs Trausvaal, reports that on
SUNDAY ul-h: Il bll'co passed over
NEei ~ the direction q. S:audortCn.
Tao TC.ES;on. the BJor O:!iciGl CrG!u
at pcctug.a, = .yes the tol.ow;;:- account
ot ;ac occu. alton of the Rvl;i-h camp
At NMuataA.A"lA, 5asi nSr;A cf Maize
k.ng:
lilo E:.yish camp ar T,,HatAiaJ!ma
has GC':! rhptcvcI and sA"lal u Cen.
era. CsouJe ai,rr severe NEh;!uS. Many
turG&'rs We're killed sr wounded. GAe
E-,'.-I loss i glnt krowH."
Il" NU!ksICu adds that success has
thu arc"erywhere attended the burEn.
e~s - Although /: admits that IL v&r,.
uuS >hirutis."S rear NI. .cbl2c and ~
other r":n:s Tho E1rr ,asua.tlcs Number
scr!r - CT - killed and wounded.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-10-20
DELECALS BADLY TREATED ,
MUTdercrs OF Joseph Townsend Wan,
Another Hearing

SANANNAIT, Oct. lS-JoLu and Ell.
ward DeleGal, the two Mcintosh county
negroes who were convicted Of tho nur.
der Of Joseph Townsend and sentenced
10 lie terms N the peni.cntiary, have
been roiugncG 10 tile Chatham county
J'"' +Aelr return was the result Of
ceed4ugs.
Inc De!cGals tell story of terrible
suffering ut tho convict camp in Brooks
county, exhibiting large we!ts on tbeir
backs which they say were caused from
severe whipDinss. The flesh, il is said
Is also cu' where the shackles were
paced upon them.
Inc arguments for new trials in both
cases vii. he heard before Judge Sea.
brook on SAturtaY.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-10-20

JEFT@ESoH CITY, No, OCT ls-Tnc
>Cn:emo court. which ordered writ Of
custer against IS fire insurance corn.
pan:cs doing business n the ,r,,n S,,,
VOCATION O.. tho antitrust laws. toL1y
stayed Judgment "A tsc la-os Cf il cn
tie payment OF fine O.: $1,000 cacI
t1ve companies filed no pie .!ys and th.
";N custer WAS .s.ur.. 10 ..c hcin-
= lowed, a"l ono cam:yDy was ..ivrrr
!rr,N"r unn 20 r,"ai. q, &. mm!ss.our,
W" ne appointed - Take ,cs:imo2v j.
l3 other yls.s 81.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-10-20
JOU8ERT AT NEW CASTl +
Aoer fomnandnm; liUI. D.lv ..
Hundred N"n !..I.

PRETORIA. Transvl,', D,,. g...,.
mandant General Jou..rr a,s .....
at New Castle. Natal y" ..s,..
100 men there when 10 .u:ar.a ....
town.
The Beers continue - c.,,a N ~
hafeking and TO des,I t.. "a.
north and south OF the to~a. an ~.
the prisoners captured ~ Loy.-.. ,..s
the Rev. Adrian Hofmier. il.
since been released.
me mrs, 6atch Of military Ir!srlurJ
Is expected here this a"sriar.
The Transvaal officials at E.,..:.
poort assert that large qdan,ltie, OF =.
plosivss were found on the ru,lvyr
thore. The culprits VINO placed ,,o
stun where it was found were firei an
but escapsd.
genera Cron1o, after warning ia
women and children to .s.ye N.,7Lt
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-10-20
'.vnnnah Want+ Dewey

"NTA>&Au. Oct IA committee &c
prem "r"t oi,izona lett for Washington
..."y ~ invite Admiral Dewey to visit
~Iv.UHan. '"''
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-10-20

&hN FRANCISCO, C., ls - Tn, tra,,s
P".i N'ct"rG nIs sailed for Manila with
1900 tons OF igaig.t.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-13
EACH HAS HIS
OWN OPINION

WASHINGTON. y. e. June IL
Although the members Of tho com
mission which Was cent to Porto
Rico by the president werr not un-
animous upon some important points
they wisely decided not 10 submit
minority reports but TO omit entire
~ al reference to matters upon
which they did not axree. For this
reason there r. no reference 10 the
tarir in the report submitted. nor
Is any permanent form % govern
meut recommended by them They
keep their counsel very closely. but
Il Ia Understood that each Of the
three commissioners had his own no.
lions on the latter subject. which
was the most important submitted To
them. They declined % b. interview
ed. but u is believed that one Of
them thinks Porto Rico ought to
have form Of government similar
TO that Of our territories: another ad-
vocates q system Ike TINT Of the Dis
trict OF Columbia. with three com
fulssionsrs. two from civil life and
one engineer from the army. while
the third believes that Il would be
better 10 give the Porto Hleans the
broadest kind 81 home rule by filling
all the Offices with natives under the
direction Of governor general APP
pointed by the president.
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Which Will UIti-
mateIy Control
THE BlSI,ESS OF UNITED STATES
Views OF Es.congressmsn Warner.
Of ohio, President OF tho
BimetslIie League.

WASHINGTON. u. g. June Ia
EN- Representative Adonlram Judaon
Warner. OF Ohio. president OF the
National Timetable league ana for
years one of the most pronounced
silver men in the country. has start
led mis- political friends IN Washing
ton by saying that free coinage of
silver must be a secondary Issue In
the next campaign.
The Democratic party" he says.
WITH stand BY the Chicago platform.
The money plank Uili be as full and
aa strong as ~ there Was no other
issue, The money question has lest
none OF It's Importance. but IN the
meantime other questions % greater
Importance have arisen. | wuuid be-
In favor Of making a declaration
against trusts a. II that were the
only Issue and che same against IN. IN.
pcrisiisn and the Philippine war.
Within a short time the country will
awaken To- the existence of threv
strong combinations working tascth-
er and controlling minor contributing
trusts.
"FarHt. there will b. ths eombtn-
ation of the great iineS q transport
alton. next ln Importance, aud uiti.
uatsiy Controlling the rest. Is the
banking combination. and third. the
Ercat iron and steel combination. II
viii not b. tonE. IN my judgment. BE-
fare these combinations represent
capitalization II si.ea. oaa. 900. and
they nov present a problem q the
utmost Importance. demanding the
Immediate attention u the American
Ie0pie. and taking precedence over
al others. for they VIII reduce the
amount q iailor employed. determine
the price u prciuetn and destroy all
competition
Furthermore. an effort vii b.
made at the NEXT eensreas e. redeem
the xrrsnbaeks and give the national
hanks entire control II the currency.
This phase Of the money question -
likely 20 attract more attention fur
the time being than free silver coin
age. Nens the ieas they ar~ deceived
who think th~ FREE silver question
i rnaily settled. There VAS much
wisdom In ths rrply % the Scotch
preacher when his congregation re-
an~Atesi him 90 pray for rain. Yes
~ replied. when the wind gets In
the right quaricr.'