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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-04-14
A HARSHIP TO NICARAGUA.
AMERICANS AT BLUEFIELDs ASK
FOR PROTECTION.
AN IHSURRECTIONARY MOVEMENT.
Arbitrary Actions Of General Torres In
Levying Double Duties Causes
Vigorous Protest,

A letter to The New Orleans Plea
yune from Bluefelds, Nicaragua,
dated March 21st, says that Cen
eral Torres, the special agent Of
President zelGya, has again noti-
fed the merchants they would have
but twenty-four hours to pay the
duties again, which had been already
paid TO the treasurer Of Nicaragua,
who served after the revolution began.
Torres also undertook to prohibit
the American consular agent from
cabling to Washington .or the presi-
dent of Nicaragua at Managua.
He is in charge of telegraph wires
which lead to both the capital and to
San Juan del Sur, the cable station.
The American consul, after discov-
ering that it would be impossible to
secure satisfactory information from
Torres, withdrew with the American
merchants, who accompanied him to
the palace.
At this meeting Torres also declined
to state what steps will be taken to
force the American merchants to sub
NIT to double charges.
A vessel was chartered promptly,
and after considerable difficulty a
clearance was secured from Torres
and this vessel sailed for Port Limon,
Costa RIGA, with dispatches for the
government.
The consul, in these dispatches
asks that at least two warships be sem
to Bluefelds ut once.
The next move Torres made was t.
issue a decree doubling the duties
notwithstanding the fact that thu
schedule of duties for this section o
the republic have been fixed by Law
passed by congress. This law ha
never been amended or repealed.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-04-14
w arshlp Ordered 70 Nloaragua.

A Washington special says: The
cruiser Detroit, which is now lying off
LaGuayra, Venezuela, has been order
ed post haste to Bluefelds, Nicaragua,
for the protection of American inter
ests in that quarter
On the way she will touch at Port
Limon, Costa Rica, where her COM
mander will put himself in communi-
cation with the United States consul
at that point and where he also may re-
ceive further instructions. She is
also likely to make q brief stop at
Greytown.
Her dispatch under hurry orders is
at the urgent request of the state de-
partment, to which American residents
both in Bluefelds and in Costa RIGA
have appealed for protection of Amer
lean interests. The arbitrary and ex-
tortionate policy adopted by General
Torres at Bluefelds, who on more
than one occasion has made himself
persona non grata to this gov
0Tnm6uJ huu WuOS6 TeSlOTdblOu W
has been followed by the acts
which power at this time Amer
lean residents resent and protest
against, is the main cause of the YES
sells dispatch.
The state department at the same
time has cabled instructions to the
United States diplomatic representa-,
tive at Bluefelds to lodge an energetic
protest with the Nicaraguan govern
ment against the action of General
Torres and a disregard of this protest
will be followed up by more positive
step on the part of this government,
In Costa RIGA the American business
interests and residents are in trouble
rs result of an insurrectionary move
ment. 1t is understood that the in
surgents are leyying forced loans on
them, besides collecting exorbitant
and double duties on its ports.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-04-14
An Explanation.

Windsplit Adolphus Wierry, the re-
howned tragedian, paused in his lines,
and advanced TO the center OF the
stage. Then, lifting his voice, he
spoke:
"The gentleman on the third tier, "
he said, "who just earnestly and forci-
bly, exclaimed Rottenp has my SYM
pathy. / agree with him. Much that
this fellow Shakespeare wrote is I'M
doubtedy rotten. But, my friends,
we must follow the lines. With this
explanation, let us proceed, and if you
will bear with me I'll promise to get
through as soon as possible"
Then the play went on.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-04-14

General Henry's order prohibiting
the foreclosure of mortgages on Porto
Rican plantations is a good illustra-
ton of the benefcent despot so nee
essary to do things while others are
wrangling as to how they shall be
done. We are finding in our new pos
sessions some fine illustrations of
doctrine only discussed academically
among ourselves. Our experience,
however, shows the use some of these
rusty doctrines may be put to on oc-
casion. This is not the country in
which to repeat Carlyle's assertion
that wise, benefcent despot is the
best kind of government, if you can
only find him; but, all the same, we
have given three or four of such rul-
ers to subject populations, and are
getting good results from them.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-04-14

That the new bankruptcy law is do
ing well is testified by the fact that
many petitions in bankruptcy already
filed in New York state relate to fail
ures that occurred from two to 10 years
ago. These failures may have been
entii ely honest, as doubtless most of
them were; but this made no differ
ence, says Christian Work. SO long
as judgments hung over them it was
impossible for bankrupts to enter
business except under the name of
another person. They did not dare
to invest a dollar they could call their
own. In this way their creditors as
we'll as themselves often suffered. As
n result there was little incentive for
bankrupt to attempt to to get on his
feet again, and creditors, for whose
protection the state law was especially
intended, received nothing. Instead
of the law being to their advantage it
was just the reverse This state of
things the new federal bankruptcy law
removes. It is now possible for hon
est debtors 30 secure discharge from
old debts and to make fresh start in
business. The law bids fair to prove
real blessing, and the only wonder
is that the craftsmanship of the coun-
try could not have produced an ado
quate measure lo9g ago.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-04-14
REBELLION WAS SoUELCHED.
Bandits On Island of egros Attempted to
Incite an Uprising.

Bandits On Island of Negroes Attempted to
Incite an Uprising.
According to a Minila dispatch Col.
Smith, the governor of the island of
Negros, reports that a number of ban
dts, headed by a man named Papais-
sio, attempted a rebellion on March
9th, and killed several officials Of
Jumamayalan.
He also captured other officials and
issued q proclamation calling upon the
natives to rise and exterminate the
Americans and Spaniards. Major Sine
and two companies of the California
regiment were dispatched by water to
the scene of the Insurance, and Col.
Duboce and two other companies of
troops were sent overland.
On April % this force marched
twelve miles and ca ptured Labzid, the
headquarters of the bandits, and de-
stroyed the town. The troops also
captured thirty-fve prisoners and
scattered Papaissio's forces, thus eff
fectually quelling the rebellion at the
outset.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-04-14

The recent meeting of the Quebec
fruit-growers in Montreal attracted
some little attention to the present
situation of that very important
branch of the farming industry.
While the farms in sections capable of
peach-raising bring the highest prices
in the whole Dominion, no: infre-
quently the sale price OF single crop
will suffice to repay the purchase
money. Excellent returns were also
made III former years by such farmers
as grew strawberries, raspberries and
the like, and the natural result has
been what is called "oyerproduction. :"
The result has been that farms once
considered worth nine or ten thousand
dollars because of their special capac-
ity for fruit-growing have sold in the
last few years for six and seven thou
sand OF even less, and there is now a
decided tendency to abandon fruit
growing, OF, at the very least, to
abate the interest formerly shown.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-04-14

Bishop Cheshire (EpiscopaD OF
North Carolina, who is at present in
the North to secure funds in aid of his
work in the South, says: "It would
probably astonish a great many north
ern people to know that the only town
in North Carolina where no negro
may either live or own a footof ground
is settled entirely by New England
ers, and that there is not Southern
born adult among its citizens"
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-04-14
Infantile Reasoning.
athing has gOne wrOnR.

Something has gone wrong.
81 don't care" said the little one,
ST think you are the meanest mama /
ever had"
"Also the best" suggested his f&A-
er, wishing to restore amicable rela-
tions. \
But the little one shook his head.
"I never, never, never had a meaner
mamma" he asserted.
And while they had to admit that he
was right, in view of the fact that he
was not a stepchild nor yet one that
had been adopted, he was, of course,
reproved in accordance with modern
kindergarten methods. The CbNago
News.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-04-14
.THE WORK OF INCENDIARIES
THIRTEEN PEOPLE DIED FOR THE
REVENGE OF ONE.
CAUSE OF NEHYORE5L LATEST FIRE
Destruction Of Andrews. aud Adams
Residences Fired TO Encompass the
Death OF Servant.

A New York special says Despite
reticence on the part of the police,
facts became public Saturday which
make it appear that the fire which last
Friday destroyed thirteen persons was !
Of incendiary origin. 1t transpired
that few hours before the flames we're
seen policeman was sent for from the
Andrews house, and was mysteriously
dismissed by a servant, who said he
was not wanted.
Letters threatening the lives of the
Andrews family and the children of
Mrs. 81. John were found. 1t is be-
lieyed that the motive for incendiarism
was revenge, and that the affair arose
out of a quarrel between the servants.
Foley, the butler in the Andrews fam
lily, is under surveillance, and the
police are hard at work investigating
the clews, which chiefly rest upon the
anonymous letters.
Mary Flanagan, the dead maid
servant, seems to have been central
figure in this alleged plot, and the
chief object of the supposed perpe-
traitors hate. The police have given
out three scurrilous, threatening an
onymous letters which had been sent
to members of the Andrews house
hold. One was addressed to the serv-
ant, Mary Flanagan.
The letters made charges against
Mary Flanagan and the butler. In a
letter addressed to Mrs. st. John, the
writer said:
81 hope you and Mrs. Andrews
don't think for one moment that l am
reconciled with Mary Flanagan, for,
indeed, am not, and what is further, !
will not be until get my revenge.
feel that have given warning enough,
and am going to fix her life, and be-
cause you and Mrs. Andrews did mo-
give heed to warning, am going tt
fix you too. I am going to make
some one throw something in your
nurses. and children's faces that vii
disfgure them and eat all the flesh oil
the bones This I will do for spite
because you did not let Mary go-as
told you to do. You had just as wei
let her go first as last. You will hay
| no girl alive when l get through witt
her"
Funeral of the Victims.
The funeral services over the re
mains of the members of the family c
Wallace G. Andrews and G. G. ST
John, who persisted in the terribl
fire, were held at the F!!fftcn avenu
home of the Andrews family Sunda
afternoon.
None but the very intimate FRIEND
and relatives of the family were in a
tendance. The funeral Grafton WI
delivered by Professor Felix Adler,
8 the Ethical Culture Society.
h There were no ceremonies save IL
+ Grafton delivered by Professor Adle
. Nor was there any music. All WI
plain and simple, in accordance wit
the wishes of Mr.. ST. John.
The pallbearers were: Russell Sag
Gen, Burnett, Colonel Robert G.. I
\ gersoll, James w. Halves, W. J. Hitc1
9 cock, @. E. Orvis, Mr. Williams, Sc
= ator I. G, Plat, Horace A. Hutchil
and H. S. Ford.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-04-14
Amerlcn aud Germany.

So soon as America showed her character
isiic nrmness the German cruiser lett Manila
ests. In ike manner all stomach ills fly
before the wonderful power Of Hostetters
Stomach Bitters IL strikes at the root OF all
diseases-the stomach and not only cures In
digestion, constipation, biliOusness, liver and
kidney troubles, but cures them quickly and
permanently. It makes a hearty appetite
and fills the blood with rich red corpuscles.
The names OF the United States transports
Scandal and Arizona have been changed to
Warren and Hancock.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-04-14
CAPTAINS ASSOCIATION
viii Hold Important Meeting at Charles
ton Confederate Rennion.

ton Confederate Reunion
The Chaplains' Association, COM
posed of ex-Confederate chaplains,
which was organized in Atlanta, Ga. i,
last July, during the veterans reunion,
proposes to hold several Important
meetings at Charleston, S. c., during
the coming reunion there.
J. William Jones, chairman OF the
committee on arrangements, has issued
q request for all old Confederate chap
lains, chaplains of Confederate camps
and ministers of the gospel generally,
especially those who were Confederate
soldiers, to meet with the association
and assist in the work.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-04-14

II is estimated by the American Ag.
riculturist that there are $4,000, 900
horses in the world, Europe being
credited with 5000, 900, North Amer
lea with $4,000, 900, aud Asia with
5000, 0OO The mules and asses in
the world are said to number 8, 0OO,-
600
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-04-14

First Cook (reading)-Wanted to
60 to Connecticut, first-class cook.
Good wages.
Second Cook-Niver on yer loife.
Sure, isn't that where they make
alarum clocks?-Jeweler Weekly.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-04-14

The temptations to interfere with
Americans at Manila and with Eng
lishmen at Apis are calculated to
make the German emperor wish there
were not quite as many Of the Anglo
Saxon race.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-04-14
BUYING STREET RAILWAYS.
Boston Capitalists Secure Control of Nash
willie Lines and Electric Plant.

WIG Lines and EIectrlC Plant.
Frank S. Hambleton and others of
Baltimore, associated with local CAPT
talists, have secured control of the
Nashville Street Railway Company and
of the Cumberland Electric Light and
Power Company.
It is their intention to consolidate
the two, thereby concentrating one OF
the biggest deals manipulated in the
Tennessee capital for years.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-04-14
CHICAGO VOTE CONSOLIDATED.
Mayor Harrison Wins by a Plurality of
4O,973 Over Both Opponents.

A Chicago dispatch says: The cleo
tion commissioners have completed the
official count of the ballots cast at last
Tuesdays mayorality election. Har-
rison received total Of 148, 412 votes,
Carter 1O7, 439 and Altgeld AZ, 1862.
Harrison's plurality, 40,973.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-30
COURT WORK IN wAYCRoss.
Changes in McDOnaId's Dog BIZ.
other WaycrOss News.

Waycross, Ga. July 29.-E. w Hayes
the express defaultcr, was tried before
Judge j. S. Williams in the City Court of
Waycross to-day, and sentenced to serve
twelve months on the chain-gang He
pleaded guilty to the charge against him,
through his attorney, Col. Fried of Cordele.
Joe Dyal was sentenced TO serve eight
months on the chain-gang, or in lieu there
of to pay fine of $50 ana costs. He was
found guilty of selling whisky
Hon. J. r. Mcdonald has made some
changes in his dog bill The bin as he
has IL now will provide for a taxation rs
follows on dogs First dog ST. second dog 81,
third dog SO, and for each additional dog
SIS. The bill exempts all dogs weighing
less than five pounds and puppies under 4
months old. Part of the fund derived from
this source is intended by Mr.. Mcdonald to
divert to the school fund, to purchase sup
plies for those too poor TO secure their
own books.
Lieut. G. NJ. Holley of the Twenty-nin.h
Infantry, United States Volunteers, win
open a recruiting office in this city next
Monday.
Cole NJ Eunice had open bolls Of long
cotton on exhibition here this morning, He
says there is a good lot of it open in his
field
Daddy Peacock was the second person
ever buried in the Mount Pleasant Gene
terry east of this place. He was a preach
er OF the primitive Baptist faith and Of
nciated in this section in the late thirties
when the Indians were giving the early
settlers so much concetn for the safety
of their lives and properly. He died Mt the
advanced Sc of 1903 years, and was buried
in Mount Pleasant graveyard, half cen
Jury or more ago. An effort is being made
now TO place a tombstone over his SraVe
Fine crops of sweet potatoes will be mad,
in this section. r. E. Lanier has five OF
six acres planted; j. G. Clough, &. G
! Buchanan and others are also expecting
| fine Yields.
! 4 daily increase In business is noticed
! at the Waycross pOstoffice.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-30
GEORGIA RND @
" @ FLORIDA.

tlat his company expects from that sec
on. TIE present war houses are also 10
have new TO IS put on them; and al og tn
or IL means several thousand dollars 10 be
expended here within the next few
mCnt!s
Indian River Advocate: From an along
the East Coast comes the gratifying news
OF a marvellous growth being put on by
the orange trees: and another such sum
mer as tuis VIII bring hundreds OF groves
into bearing provided We get no frost, Or
the trees are covered with Mcfarland $
patent frost proof tents.
Pensacola News: Judge John Thomas
Porter Of Grand Ridge is doing a great
work in the way of educating farmers
and convincing them that intensive farm
ing ana diversified crops VIII make them
Independent and help Western Florida on
to a brilliant future. His successful CX-
periments should lead 10 the planting Of
extensive fields Of broom corn.
DeLand Weekly News: The friends of
Attorney starke Marsh are out with petit
tons obtaining signatures asking that he
he appointed as attorney for the Board
of County Commissioners, an office left
vacant by the removal to Brunswick
Ga, of ttorney Austin. Starke Marsh
Is the only Democratic attorney in the
two or more offices and would, therefore
appear to be the logical. the only caudl-
date for the office.
Mariana Tines Courier: The watermel-
on crop is about harvested, and from what
we can gather, the returns have-with the
possible execution OF few car soads OF
The very first shipments, been far from
satisfactory. We do not pretend 10 locate
the blame, but of one thing We are sure,
IL cannot be laid at The door of the melon
grower. For a more uniformaIy excellent
lot Of large thoroughly ripa melons have
never been grown anywhere, than have
been shipped this season from Mariana.
Jacksonville Metropolis. A white man
named Williams arrived IN the city this
morning from Lawtey, Fla, in search Of
his wife. who he alleged had run away
from him and had come TO this city with
another man Williams, upon his arrival
here Informed Policeman Moore of his
in locating his wife and their two chill
dren, whom she had brought with her
After a search lasting several hours the
woman was found living in small cottage
on West Adams street, in LaNilla, and
after a consultation between husband and
wife it was agreed that the husband
should take the two children back home
with him, leaving the wife here with an
other man. Williams seemed satisfied
with having recovered possession Of his
children, and dl MOI express any regret
al leaving his wife behind. The man with
whom the woman is said to have run
awayf did not appear upon the scene dur
ing the fathers visit, though he Is known
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-30
FLORIDA.

Hon, ]. Ed. OBnen announces that he
will not run for Governor.
W. p Hackett of Miami has leased the
Hotel Miami for several years at an an
nuaI rental of $2,4OO.
Steps are being taken to revive and re-
organize the Lake City Board of Trade.
Nearly every citizen has signed petition
for this purpose.
The selden cypress door mandatory al
Palatka employs $50 men as regular
force and extra hands at times. Il uses
annually 100000 feet of cypress lumber.
Pensacola News: The gubernatoral
contest in Florida, which at one time
looked like a free for all race, is now
narrowing down to a few prominent can
didates, with Hon. u. H. Mays of Mon
ticello well In the foreground.
Lake City Florida Index: The latest
addition to the already long list of those
who will be presented as candidates for
the next governarship of Florida is Capt.
Albert W. Giichrist of Punta Gorda and
w. H. Milton, Jr., of Mariana.
Among ether immediate improvements
10 be made in Sanford is that Of the Clyde
Line people. On Aug. l. work will com
mcnce on new pier-head, TO be extended
FORTY feet further out than the present
structure, giving greater facilities for
handling the largely increased business
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-30

Valdosta, Ga, July pa report reaches
here of a negro dropping dead at VIM.
Fla. while making the air b.ue with oaths
and cursiug. The nogros name is War
rem Lockley and is said 10 have been pro-
voked by one Of the other negroes at tho
turpentine stin where they worked. He
is said to have been a relative of famous
outlaws of North Carolina named Low
cry
Little Thelma BaslSn, 3-year-old daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. w H. Baskin died
here yesterday and the remains were car
ried to Ocaia for buraL
The people of bonneville are elated over
the prospects of "a new road to "A point
on the Atlantic Naldosta and Western
road. south Of there. II is said that Va
dosta parties have secured timber privt-
leges through a large section Of country
south of there and that they will build
road to connect with a branch of the
Atlantic Na.dosta and Western. This
section of Georgia is becoming cut to pieces
with railroads and new lines are being
built in all directions.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-30
A FLOURISHING TOWN.
DcnmarI<'s New Industries-What
Visitor Thinks of 1t and Its Future.


Editor Morning News: Denmark is only
ninety miles from Savannah, yet there are
many people in the latter city who know
but little of its growing Importance.
1t is now the most important railroad
center In South Carolina. 1t has three
great trunk lines passing through 1t, and
bringing TO it the business from a widen
ing circle Of many miles. These roads
bring TO Denmark not only the products
of the rich country surrounding il, but
brings as permanent settlers many of the
employees Of these roads. The population
is increasing. not from that source alone,
but from the industries, new enterprises,
that are increasing in number every year.
The Denmark Roller Mill started bust
ness this month under the most fiattering
auspices and is running night and day to
turn into flour the thousands Of bushels
of wheat raised in South Carolina. It
goes without saying that our people Will
only buy South Carolina flour now.
Denmark as a cotton market has been
attracting much attention. Her receipts
of cotton have been increasing every
year Approaching this fact preparations
are being made for two congresses one
for square and one for round bales. With
these improved facilities, and increased
banking capital Denmark will attract
many cotton buyers this winter.
Another important industry is the large
spoke and handle factory just started by
Mr. ]. S. Simms of Charleston. With am
pie power from his great sIXty-horse pow
er engine, this gentleman will be able to
add other features to his factory. With
all the advantages of location, pure water
and air. il is no wonder that Denmark Is
drawing to her capital and population.
It ie riaking nothing to predict great flu
ture for her. Visitor.