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The Elbert County tribune., 1899-05-25
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Manila. May 21.-The cruiser .olym-
piIa. Nth AlimiraI Dewey on board
lrcft here ON her homcward journey To
the United States at 4 O'Clock yestcr'
day afternoon '--''.77-
AS she steamed away, the Oregon
baltimore and Concord fired an ad-
n.lrnrs salute. At the first shot the
band ON the fla asship played n lively aiI
and the crew crowded the decks and
gave tlnniderons cheers. As'the oiyni'
pia pa sssl The oregon. the crew of that
bafticship gave nine cheers for the
Dlynplnns. who responded hy thrpY.
Ing their caps SO high iliat dozens OF
them werc left bobbing inflie wake OF
the cruiser.
Then followed the noIsicst half hour
known In this hnrbor since the Datue
which linked Its name with tDnt OF
Dewey.
The din OF guns and brass bands
echoed through the smoke. q heet OF
steam launches shrieked their wins
Hes. flre musicians OF the Baltimore
played Home Sweet Iiomc.' her hags
sIsnnIed Good bye aud those. OF tho
Oregon said "Plcnsnnt voyagr.Ha III.
'rhe merchant vessels III these waters
dipped their flags. tiie Indies on Tho
decks of the vessels of the fleet waved
handkercliiefs and the great black
British cruiser Powerful. which lay the
furtlicst out, saIuted the Olympia. The
luttcr's. band played God Save tho
Queen" and to, this the crew OF the
Powerful responded with hearty
cheers for the Olympia. aiI
Tie last music heard from Admiral
Deweys ship was AUD Lang Syne,
while the guns from the fort at cav.
ltr and from the Monterey OH guard OF
Pnrnnique. too far TO be audible, pun
ed white clouds of smoke. -. q.
The Olympia was disappearing past
rorregidor Island when n battery be
fore the walled city spoke SIanlla's last
word OF fnreweh.' urlla tfEtip
Admiral Dewey sat on the deck of
the Olympia and received the ndieua
OF his friends turing most of the day
The hiunclI nj, General Otis was FIRST 10
nrrive alongside the cruiser at Z O'Clock
this morning. and afterwards the nd
mlfal landed and called upon. the major
general and the United Stnfch Philip
pine comnission. Admiral Dewey Is
enfhusiasilc over his, .lipme-going, hut
when mention was ipnde of the wei
come to be extended to him lie snid. he
appreciated the friendship OF his c0un.
try men deeply. hut Ioped they would
not be too deDionstrafire. lie Intends
TO go directly to his home at Montpe'
lier, Vermont. aud live there. 10
Tn II being said tlgi people wanted
him 10 20 home by way Of San Fran
cisco and across the continent, The nd
miral replied; "lf was twenty years
Younger and had political ambitions, |
would not miss that chance.s
Speaking of the situation. Admiral
Dewey snid;.'I bclleye we nrf near tho
end. The insurgents are fast going to
pieces. The sending of a third com,
mission shows that they believe This
commission means business"
Captain Walker OF the Concord. the
Inst OF tile commanders In battle here,
went To the admiral and s.ad: Don't
leave me behind" So he was relieved
and goes home on the Olympia. M
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-05-25

The Scandinavian Kingdoms nro
making rapid strides In commercial
development. although few OF the fnrts
reach the general public some IN
stances may be cited. The telegraphIc
cabls IL being laid betwcen the coast Of
Sweden and Rygen. at a cost of $780,
600 crowns; the rIlSsdag has -npproprl-
ated 2.ssA06Q crotns for the extension
Of the telephone system throughout
Sweden; the opdai-suntlnls railroad
Will be built this year in Norway, Mt q
cost OF 100000 crowns; nine thotisand
miles of railroad are. under cnstrnc-
tion in Norway. and the total expendi-
ture Will reach 10o.oOQ000 crowns
$4,000, ,0o0).
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-05-25
cueANs, ARMS.
Presid<nt NcKsaI%y I-sss,s, That They
shall ft~ sarrendsr<d to Ansrionns.

shall lie surrender<d to Anericnns-
Washington. May 1D.-The President
folegraI,lied General Brooke to-day
from Hot Springs that the proposition
OF the Cuban generals to have the
Cuban soldiers arms deposited with
the rnnyors OF towns could not be en-
terfnlned.
.General Brooke telcgraplcd the War
Department yesterrIuy that such u
proposition had been made to him. and
that IL might be accepted " the mu-
inequalities were made to accept the
custody OF the arins by the Americap
military.
rsccretary .tlger, on the receipt Of The
telegram from General Brooke. advised
the President Of Its contents and de
sired to, know II the Presidents In
rtrncfions that the arms must be de.
llycred TO United Stntes military Off
GERS only could lie modified. Secretary
Alger In his telegram to the President
Expressed his opposition TO the plan
suggested By General Brooke.
The President replied To Secretary
Alser ms he had 10 General Brooke.
that the proposition of the Cubnns
Should be rejected.
Secretary Alger snid. referring 10 The
statement that General Brookef order
had been countermanded: "genernl
Brooke issued no order aud therefore
no order was couiitermanded. lie
simply conveyed proposition on
which the proper notion Will be taken.
II has always been understood that the
arms Of the cubnns were to be given
up to the military authorities In Cuba
and 10 no other authority. The Presi-
dent WIN attend to the matter In the
usual way. through this department.
on his return to Washington.
The War Department officials believe
that there VIII be no trouble with
either Cubans or Cuban generals when
they are Informed that the President
lns dcciied. that the nrnis must be-
given mp 10 the military authorities.
They helleve that the soldiers viii ne.
cept the, ultlmafum regardless Of TIN
objections OF the generals who have
been opposing Gomez.
Hnvana, May .1D.--ilnvana is IN u
lfermcnt again over the Iden that the
Washington administration hns de.
termined TO take the arms OF the Cuban
troops nnd TO retain them In military
possession. THIS Wow of the latest
ncws from Washington has been telc-
graphed 10 the various cities.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-05-25
DAWSON CITY BURNED.
Lis, Of tho priae,p.' le-.r. and o;hsr D

tails. qt 1ls
victorln. u. g.. May 1.-THE main
portion of the city Of Dawson was de-
stroyed by fire ON April 18th, causing
n loss of S1.0Oo.000 In all. III build
ings, including the Bank of British
North America, were burned.
The news was brought down by l..
S. Hume, n son of Mayor Hume of Sc
nttic. j. 'rui>ius, and II tnird party.
who left Dawson on April nth and
made their way out by canoe TO Lake
Lebnrge and then over the ice, hnv-
Ing q most -periious "Trip. af !. $3.50
Toklas reports. that the fire occurred
on April 2dili, in the very heart Of the
business center Of the city. commcnc-
ing near tile opera house, onlthe water
front and spreading with unusual
rapidlty. 1t was driven by strong
north Wind destroying everything In
its way on that street down and in
cluding Donahue * Smiths establish
mcnt. 49, .l .
The fire then took In all of the water
front buildings abreast of the same
blocks. II crossed the street, burned
through and spread over to Second
street, covering the principal business
portion OF Dawson, leaving il all In
iSutS, WIN tht lItiileii nelplesS anu
powerless to do anything,
The fire consumed everything, from
Timmin's Royal cafe down to and op-
posiie the Falrview hotel. the build.
ings being as dry as tindcr The
flames spread with such rnpidity that
the citizens appeared panic stricken
and unable to save anything In the
way OF furniture, goods and clothing.
Nothing In the way of rebuilding can
be done until the opening of naviga-
tion, several weeks now. as there is
not over 1900 feet OF lumber in the
place. if u NFt t.ia-
Tile fire was caused by drunken
woman upsetting II lamp In notorl-
Gus house. None of the big ware
houses of the .Nlaskn Commercial Com
pany or the North American Trading
and Transportation Company were
touched by the fire. so there will be no
shortage OF provision. even II the lakes
should not open before the middle of
June, which is now predicted. alr
Tho heaviest losers by the fire are
Messrs. Mcclellan x McFcely of this
city and of Vancouver, who had an
Immense stock of iron aud .tinware
and miners supplies. taken in al heavy
expense. and the Bank of British
North America. whose rather fiinsy
vnult did not withstand the heat. the
papers in 1t being destroyed. = gst
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-05-25

An orange tree that will grow and
bear fruit as far north as ST. Louis
and Philadelphia is promised by the
ofiiciais Of the agricultural depart
ment. The destruction of orange crops
and groves In recent years through
frosts in northern Florida directed the
attention Of Secretary Wilson to a
search for some measure OF relief for
the owners, who have .been suffering
financial loss. He has been superln-
tending the crossing of the Florida
orange and the Japanese trifoliata. a
hardy variety of fruit. and now has
several thousand OF the hybrid plants,
which VIII be set out during the pres
ent spring. The experts believe that
the new orange will survive frost and
moderate amount Of cold. and. are
confident that the Experiment will re-
suit In producing trees In which the
excellency OF the Florida orange will
be combined with the hardness OF the
Japanese plant II the experiment sue
ceeds the department. will materially
assist in, fevivIng the orange industry,
not only IN Florida. but In other south-'
ern states. and will at the same time
assure the orange-eaters Of an unfail-
ing supply. .a.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-05-25
PAWN THEIR wnr'
That 4. ,l,e w.,

That 4. the Way P.r,.,.
ih'" o.rsd for During n. a's
An amusing phase N
hns excited attention a., fars<
TO the advent Of bettsr ',s vi
several days last the s,s. ~sa'A's
have received the visits :, an
bicyclists, come TO reda,. -
which they pledged at iha y
the winter. '"e o'isa;,
To house n bicycle duri,.
ent season is compnratis. "a,
Paris. As result fbe y ID
thisiast has found thai ~
way out OF the difHcul,v As
Ills machine TO the paw5., %
has to pay is the trifiiny in,
money advanced him 1'hs
moreover, is as excellen, az ~
The pawnshop never Is ~ "a
VIII not have to sell the l,,sI .
der to recover the loan and 80 ~
ly 1t takes utmost care an ,t spns7|
entrusted 10 it, carefully bos.e os ~
IN dry rooms and keeping tS
oiled and attended 10. M ~'a
dations Of the state pav,n.,u -ou1
been Tested to the utmos, s'l
past winter and as the ,,. -.ua'
are far from profitable tba '''' y
ment Is sorely perplexed by n.y. ~
foresecn demand on its ser,,. "a
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-05-25

A. the university troubles nt Klev
have received more and more nttcn-
tion the tussian government has been
forced to admit that nihillsrn. supposed
to be dead. Is more lively than ever.
and has made immense progress
among the youth In the schools. Let
tera that have been seiyed show the
existence OF a vast organisation conn
posed OF large number OF students
In AL tho universities of the empire
and the existence is suspected, Of q
secret journal. the organ Of the move
meut. In Poland as we'll NIhillsm Is
the aim OF the agitation. The police
are making descents on suspected
houses in several Russian cities;
many students have boon Imprisoned
and some have been sent to siberia.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-05-25
BROOKE ORDERED TO PAY.
He VIII See u the Cubans Want to Trade
Arms for Money.


Washington. u. c.. May 20.-It is he
licyed that whatever difficulty has ex.
isIted as to the disposition of the wea-
pons held by the Cuban soldiers has
been removed by the action taken by
Secretary Alger to-day. N HHl
He has Instructed General Brooke to
begin at once the payment Of the 49,
100000 set aside for the payment of
the Cuban soldiers. being entirc,y sat
isticd with the provision made by Gen
eral Brooke for the safe keeping of the
arms that must ibe surrendered hy the
Cuhans in consideration for receiving
n share Of the money, $50 'r.I-.,i,
There has been less correspondence
on this subject of late between Secre-
tary Alger and General Brooke than
has been generally Suppressed Last
week the hitter cahlcd To the War DE
parinlcnt that he pnrposrd TO begin
the payment OF the money'fo the Gu
bans. the arms to go into the custody
OF the mayors. Secretary Alger did not
reply TO this. as II concerned n matter
ir which. the President himself had
given instructions. 80 4l .s ~
To-day General Brooke was again
heard from. this time saying lie saw in
the press reports that the secretary OF
war did not approve OF the plan he had
formed. He explained ,,fllat all the
arms surrendered We're TO he deposited
In the arsenal at Havana aud the ar
seual ut Santiago. This statement
changed the case completely. for the
arsenals being In the possession Of the
United States. the requirements of the
Presidents contention We're fully met
by the proposed arrangement. There
fore Secretary Alger. after submitting
the nuittcr to the President this even
ing. cablcd General Brooke 10 pro-
tced Immediately with the payment of
the money 10 the Cubnns.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-05-25

Mrs. Florence Kelleys testimony be-
fore the Industrial commission at
Washington should open the eyes of
Chiengoans to the necessity for doing
away with the sweatshop evil. The
Witness experience as state factory In
spector In Illinois and her long ana
intolliscnt study OF the subject makes
her an authority. and It Is impossible
to read what she snys without joining
In her condemnation OF our Inadequate
lats which are 30 ineffectiyely en-,
forced. tsa7.f
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-05-25
II W to Descend on nop, fI,, ~.

The safest aud simplest way 4 |
scend a long rope In time Of ~
to pass II first under the rIyb,
then over the right shoulder. lettb.
loose end hang down the back A
takes so mucE friction of the L,
that any person of average stp,,
can descend steadily and safely h
must not. Of course, attempt
when barcfoot.-Ncw York Time.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-05-25

New and important evidence OF the
rapid and permanent Americanlzatiofi
OF Cuba is presented IN the report iust
made public By Acting Secretary OF
War Meiklejohn. The chhnged Indus
trial and commercial conditions In the
island. as shown by the development, OF
new business enterprises OF every de-
scription and the return OF capital that
was taken away during the three years
rebellion against Spanish despo.ism
oner Justification OF American inter-
vention that cannot be successfully
assaulted.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-05-25
Miner. At Pan. yIe.orlau..

Pana. ILL.,. May 1o.-As result of
the meeting Of coal mine operators. the
State Board OF Arbitration and United
Mine Workers officials. an agreement
was reached this afternoon which will
settle the long-drawn out struggle he
tween the union miners and operators.
The agreement gives the union recog-
milton, and provides that all negro min.
crs shall leave the city and only union
men Nv employed.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-05-25
Compound Loeomo,,..

A dozen or more Of the q 81
fdation compound freight locona,
recently ordered for use on the =,
western division OF the BaltImo-'
Ohio Railroad. are in service a,sI
giving splendid satisfaction h,
Mississippi division they h,ys
creased the train haul 40 per ceu,
the old line. When the grade "a
tions are completed the improves
will be even more noticeable
compound ten wheel passenger
gines have developed unexpecis, !
ing power and unusual speed.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-05-25
The Pow'r of storm

The cayman islands wr,.
overwhelmed by the recent % ~
parently secure things are ~.
Even If you have health h.
eunrd. Disease works steaI,bSs
occasional dose of Hosietter's ~.
Bitters will keep the bowel. IVY "
and disease at bay. II Won MT
gestion and constipation try |,
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-05-25
senl.y w.,com.a ;, om,,, r..n,. ;.

0mahn, Neb., May 19-In spite of
the fact that II steady rain was fall
ing and had been for several hours
when the train bearing Rear Admiral
Schley arrived In Omaha this morning.
there was large crowd nj the Bur!lng-
ton depot to greet him. As he emerged
from the ear a cheer went up. and an
effort made on the part of many to se-
cure Il handshake. He hurried into n
carriage. however. and was driven 10
the residence of ex-senator Mander-
son, whose guest he Will be while in
the city.
AT y. M the army officers from the
headquarters of the Department of the
Missouri and Fort Crook called on him
in n body. During the morning num-
Der Of citizens called on him by special
Invitation. but there We're no public re-
ceptions. 1t Is the Intention that the
evening shall he passed quietly. The
first public function will be n reception
to the general public tomorrow after
noon in the rotunda of the city hall.
which Is being deliberately decorated
wI,a potted plants and bunting for the
occasion. schley will go to Denver
next week.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-05-25

The highest temperature at Dawson
City during the month Of January was
2 degrees above zero. while the coldosi
was 40 degrees below. but 1t was
ideal winter weather. without any
wind, the air being as pleasant as in
November weather in the middle
states. y ~
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-05-25

The will OF Col. John p. Cameron, OF
Randolph county. Missouri, who died
recently. leaving property valued at
$4,000. contained the following singu-
lar provision: Il have no wife or chill
dren. but II any come forward ard
lay claim to my property. they will
be given IS each on establishment Of
that fact" . -. .. 80
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-05-25

The London Sunday newspaper il
nothing remarkable in itself, but Eng
lish comment on 1t Is decidedly inter-
esting. We may illustrate by citing
the London Literary World. whose
point OF view Is SO different from our
own that its puzzled conservatism viii
strike the American reader as being
far more novel than the radlcalism OF
the bold Innoyafors.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-05-25

Is rapidly superseding the old style ''a,a
es. Ii saves labor, saves money and mii1
collars and cuffs look like new. All gr0c1
sell it; large package l0c.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-05-25

gome women's Ideas Of happiness
consists in supposing themselves The
envy OF all their friends.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-05-25

When man makes blunder that
he can't blame on somebody else he
doesn't like to talk about 1t.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-05-25

II. w. Bryan of AIaybcll, Colo. had n
lively fight with big grizzley bear the
other day that nearly resulted fntaHy.
Armed with n revolver and rifle, Tor
which he had but two cartridges. he
struck the trail of the bear In Crooked
Wash canon He had followed it only a
few hundred yards when he heard n
noise ti the brush directly in front Of
him. He immediately dropped behind
u log and wns surprised 20 see u large
mountain lion step into view aud
crouch low Ms II about TO spring. AS
MIR. Bryan wasn't out after lions, he
concluded to let tlils one go on its way
without molesting it. and as he was
about to raise himself from behind the
log he heard n horrible SCREAM and the
lion lenped on the back of Il large grlz-
zly bear that had just stepped into au
opening In the brush. A terrible bat
tie ensued. Bryan again dropped ba-
hind the log 10 await results. They
We're not long In coming. us the lion
was a mere plaything for tho bear.
whose rage was Something terrible. In
few moments the lion uttered his last
scream and fen baclS crushed to
death. The, hunter took aim at the
bears head and fired. expecting TO see
bruin fall dead: but the bear gave a
horrible growl and started towards his
new assailunt- bryan waited until the
bear was within about ten feet of him
and shot his remaining cartridge and
drew his revolver. but before the
smoke had cleared away the bear lung
cd forward. struck Bryans arm with
his powerful paw, knocking the six
Shooter out of his hand and sending
him headions into the brush. II was
the bears last stroke, however. and as
he struck that blow he fell forward
dead Mr.. Brynns arm was broken III
two places aud all the flesh was torn
from his hand. bnt lie succeeded In get
ting back TO Mnybell. that night. In
the morning party OF men from May
bell brought both the lion and bear to
town. The bear wns unusually large
weighing 1.323is pounds, dressed. ani
about $50 pounds OF grease was render
ed from 1t. The hide was extremely
large and sold for S125.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-05-25

Mankind Is divided into-two classes--
those who ride bicycles and those VIII
dodge them
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-05-25

II target practice by rejected suitors
continues to be as popular as It seems
to be now, the girl who happens ito
meet with favor in the eyes of two
men will show wisdom II she hastens
to don bullet-proof clothes 'sl-=' = :
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-05-25

Fred's Father (sternly)-'My bog
don't know the value Of money ~ ~
"Yes. | do. father; only l don u"
think about It,.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-05-25

4Io preserve peace and order in Alas
kn and to prevent conflict between the
American and Canadian miners which
may iniure the good relations existing
between the United States and Great
briiain, orders have been issued by
Secretary Aiger under which three
companies of infantry will bt. sent i'm.
mehiately To that territory. These or
uers nave been given with the approv-
al OF the State Department. which has
iorwarded the proper notification 20
"reht britain TO convince that GOV
erninent that the United States is act.
ing In good fnlth and proposes 10
maintain peace. They are also due 10
the failure of Secretary Uay and sir
Jniian Pnuncefotc to arrange n ,nodus
yNendi, which, the authorities saw
Would have prevented the condition Of
huairs now reported along the bonn
unry iine- Reports received .bv TIM In.
,srior department from Governor
hrauy show that the Canadian miners
nave no regard for the Temporary
boundary line which has been, estal,.
.'s'" aiii hrc constantly encroaching
~ .NnleIichh SOIL American miners
are nuch wrought up over the matter,
anu ,nrents of vengeance. whhsh may
my gay be rnt into execution. are he
'ng uttered. General Merritt has been
ulrecteu to send one company Of infan-
,ry and General Merriam two com
l,anies, ana place them under the or
'lers OF Major General Shafter com
'll,'nuing the Department of California
winch includes Alaska.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-05-25

General Lawton holds Ansnt and
BalInag. but Chicago is no. envious.
She stiil has Oshkosh and Kalamazoo
within easy reach.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-05-25

Edward Atkinson says he is no, wor-
ried- OF course he isn't. He Is now
getting the notoriety he doubtless
Graves. Rat 4
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-05-25

Whenever a girl giggles at every fool
remark young man makes she is wlli-
Ing TO be more than sister to him.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-05-25

In inviting Mayor Harrison and John
p Altgeld to one and the same BAN
quet st. Louis doubtless has in mind a
scheme for freezing the ice cream
without doing business with Ice com
panies.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-05-25

Don't pu. too trnen .fsIsh IN bsuins
lister whose trousers never has at 'he
knees.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-05-25

Are YOU enjoying this beautiful spfia
Mr.. Tompkins2'' mo. You see my s@
Dickey played trick on me ana .a w
the circus with that man next uvp''
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-05-25
-. .c,.r.,,..aC cure.

wen. well. IL is always the unexpss
that happens" 1t never happens
l always expect II.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-05-25

Henry. when we move ] want 81 y
van.' ''Our stuff may get rained o.. !.
don't care; | want the neighp95Is ~ y. ~
what lovely furniture you buy ior ne
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-05-25
STRIKERS at bum 10 R@padi.ts Asreem.n

Buffalo. y. V, May 1G1'rhe grain
shovelers to day adopted resolutions re-
pudiating all agreements made with
the Carriers Association and demand
ing the unequivocal abrogation OF the
contract with Mr.. Connors. esrs
The striking freight handlers Mt their
meeting voted to ignore the advice of
Bishop Quigley, in which he urged
them to return to work under the terms
granted by the associated lake lines at
the conference this afternoon.
The action taken nj these two meet
ings tonight. It is thought, will end
for some time to come the negotiations
to bring about settlement of the
dock troubles. PIT