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The Weather To-day: FAIR: WARMER. The News and Observer. VOLXLVI. NO. 00. HMDS ILL NORTH CAROLINA OIILIES 11 IEIS 111 GOTHAM. _ - QO SQUTHFBNIRON Hi STEEL TRUST To be Organized With a Cap ital of $15,000,000- THE WOKK COMPLETE IT'WAS BEGUN SOME TWELVE MONTHS AOO. SYNDICATE CONTROLS TWO RAILROADS Th ; Pioperiies involved in the Deal are in V<r gi'iiaatid Tennessee, and the Head quarters of tne Combina'ian Will be at Bristol. Knoxville, Tenn.. May It). —.v consoli dation of Southern steel, iron and rail road interests which will reorganized with a capital of $15,000,000, has been practically completed. The syndicate is headed by eapitalists interested in the Virginal iron, Coal and Cone Com pany. !’resident- George L. Carter, of the latter company, has been work ing on the consolidation scheme for the oast twelve months. lib: iron properties included in the deal are furnaces at Johnson City and Embre ville. Tenu.: the Carter Coal and iron Company, Pulaski, \a.: Pulaski. \ ( rozier Iron Company, Iloan.c e. Ta.; Consolidated Coal and Iron Company. Max Meadows. \%.: Camden Iron Works, Salem Va.; Graham Furnaces, Graham. Va.; Home Iron Company, liristol, Term. The properties named include sev eral thousand acres of mineral and timber land and leases of ore lands. The syndicate has obtained control of two railroads formerly know: as tl;e South Atlantic and Ohio ana liristol. Elizabethtown and North Carolina, which are now known as the Virginia and Southwestern. The capital stock of th ' new * orp. - ration is said to have been :i\cn a s $15,000.000, with heaihju.ie r e-s nt liristol. The Virginia Iron, Coal and Coke Company has filed in Johnson countv and will file in other counties of' tliis State and Kentucky in which prop erties are located, a mortgage covering all the property of this company in Tennessee. Virginia and Kentucky. The amount secured is $10,000,000. The Virginia and Southwestern Rail road has also tiled a mortgage at the same time covering the property in the same States, the amount being $1,000,- 000. U N A MAKES ARRESTS. Efforts to Prevent Filipinos frotr. Com municating With Americans. Manila, May 10.—6:30 p. m. —General Luna is reported to be making des perate efforts to restrain the educated Filipinos, within the limits of his self appointed jurisdiction, from communi cating with the Americans, even ar resting Eneamino and Herrera, two of the most influential officials, while on their way to Malolos to join those who are coming via San l.siuio today. 'l'llis, and the removal of the s>-a~ of government to Tarlne, 30 miles north of San Fernando, may bad to complications and delay >n the pacifi cation. Hut it is generally concede'! -that further opposition to American sovereignty is useless an l ridiculous. Neither General Luna nor General I*io del Pilar has sufficient force to re sist or compel submission. General Wheaton lias been relieve! of the command of the Second division for a special assignment, and General Funston has been assigned to bis brigade. A board, consisting of Colonel French, of the Twenty-second infan try, and Major Cabell and Captain Randolph, of the Third artillery, lias been appointed to proceed to Bula vina. for the purpose of investigating the European methods of providing for the health of tin* troops there and to report on the sub ject for the benefit of the Americans here. The United States transport War ren has arrived here from San Fran cisco. VAINLY ASK AN ARMISTICE. Manila, May 20. —10:4.1 a. in. — Two military and two civil Filipino commissioners, appointed to co-oper ate with three citizens of Manila in negotiating terms of peace, arrived here at S: j 5 a. m. today. They have submitted no new propo sition, but want an armistice pending the session" of the Filipino Congress. Major General (Mis lias refused to entertain the proposal. ARRESTS IN TRANSVAAL. W ill Not Disturb Relations Between Hie Boers and English. London. May lit. In the House of Commons today the Secretary of State for the Colonies. Mr. Chamberlain, gave the names and the identity of the men arrested at Johannesburg. All of them excepting Tremlett ami Flies were for mer non-commissiom d officers in the British army, lie added that President Kruger had informed the British agent at Pretoria that there was no proof that the prisoners were British officers ami that in any ease the incident would not ho allowed to disturb the friendly rela tions existing. (Cheers). ASSEMBLY'S SECOND DAY. ■ Southern Presbyterian Church at Work in Richmond. Richmond, Va., May ID. —Tim first business of the second day of the Gen eral Assembly of tin* Southern Presby terian church, was the appointment of standing committees. A memorial was received from the Superintendent of the Woman's Christian Temp-ora nee 1 nion, sugestmg that the fourth Sunday in .November in each year should lit* set apart as an annual temperance Sabbatii. It. was referred to the Committee 1 on Bills and Overtures. A communication was received from Rev. .1. Is'wis Howe, of Lexington. Va.. hearing upon the representation of this church on the 'board of trustees in the United Society of Christian Endeavor. Referred. Various overtures from Presbyteries oil the hymn hook and other questions were received and referred, among them the following: “'l’lie Presbytery of Athens overtures the General Assembly to withdraw its recognition of the American Sabbat Ii Union on the ground that this is a so ciety for the promotion or legislative reforms which is not a function of the church of Jesus'Christ.’’ From the same Presbytery: "“W hereas, there is a growing tenden cy in many quarters of our communion to recognize Christmas and Easter as religious days because of the fact with which they are associated in the pub lic* mind, the Presbytery of Athens, be lieving that such recognition Is contrary to the principles of the reformed faith, and in the nature of will-worship, hereby overtures the General Assembly to make a pronounced and "explicit deliverance on tlm subject. The reports of the* committees on for eign missions and publication, were then submitted, after which the assembly took a recess until 8: 15 p. ni. At the night session no business was trail-acted. The Rev. Dr. McNeilly pr» acht d a sermon, and the communion was administered. THE GHOULS OF GOTHAM. Mnzet Committee Finds Corruption in Disposition of Dead Bodies. New York, May li*. —The feature o: today's sessions of the Mazet inves tigating committee was the unearth ing of the alleged system of corrup tion in the disposition of dead bodies from the city hospital; a ghoulish tale that, was well corroborated and re plete with detail. By several witnesses it was stated that an undertaker nam ed Marren illegally secured the funer als of all bodies taken to the Harlem Hospital, and that lie was enabled to do this by bribing clerks in the em ploy of the city to break the rules, it was also shown that apparently an acquaintanceship existed between Marren and Messrs, broker and Car roll. A number of witnesses were called and a multiplicity of subjects were touched upon during the examination. Another effort was made to gej the bookmaker. James Mahoney, to ac knowledge that he was connected with pool rooms, but this witness added nothing but a little mirth to the pro ceedings. though he refused to deny the many accusations made against him. i DEATH OF C. R, BUCKALEW DISTINGUISHED STATESMAN, AND EX UNITED STATES SENATOR, He Was cf French Extraction, his ancesters Be ing Huguenots. Friend to the South in her Darkest Hour. B1 .ontslnirg. l’a., May Ith—Ex-United States Senator (’. !J. Buekaiew died nr his home here today. . Charles Beilin Buekaiew was horn in Columbia county, December 28th. 1821. His ancestors were Huguenots, who tied •to tl>s country on tin* revocation, of the Edict of Nantes. lie was admitted t.» the bar of Colum bia county in 1843. in 1841 In* settled at Bloom*lit,rg and made his home there until his death. ,In 1800 he was elected a member of 'the State St mite and was re-elected in 1 '"••*•'’ at. 118. M. lie was appointed com missioner for the exchange of tin* ratifi cations of the treaty between the Uni ted Stages Government mid Unit of Paraguay, and. in 1856 was elected Senatorial Presidential elector. In 1858 he was appointed resident Minister to Ecuador at flu* hands of President Buchanan. For three years lie resided at Quito with his family, hut returned to this country at the breaking out of the relit Lion. in INC:! he was elected to the United States Senate. During his term as Sen ator he served on numerous important committees, but was nut a frequent speaker. In Iris notable speech, delivered F< hr nary 21st, 18 do. on the basis of rep rt sen ration in Congress, lit* regretted that the affairs of the war should lu* allowed to absorb all other topics, inter fering with matters of civil policy which demanded immediate attention and, at the same time, strongly urged the- ne cessity of restoring the Southern States to tln-ir representative rights. WOMAN SHOOTS A NEGRO. Atlanta, Ga.. May 10. —A special to the Constitution from Rockmaut, Ga., says: "Mrs. James Wood, of Ksom Hill dis trict sent a ball into a negro's brain shortly after midnight last night, escap ing tin* clutches of a negro assailant who was seeking to enter her bedroom.'' RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 20, 1800. HARMONY AT THE HAGUE A MEETING OF THE HEADS OF THE DELE GATION HELD. The Committees to be Appointed to Deal With the Questions, Disarmament, Laws ot Warfare, Mediation, Arbitration. The Hague, May 10. —There was a meeting of the heads of del 'gates to the peace conference to-day at which An drew D. White, head of the United States delegation, and Sir Julian Paunee l'ote, head of the British delegation, were present. It resulted in agreement to appoint three committees to deal with the respective groups of tile questions proposed for discussion, namely, disarm ament. laws of warfare and mediation and arbitration. With a view of facilitating the appoint ment of the committees it was agreed that each chief delegate should nominate those of his own delegation whom it might he desired to appoint to the re spective committees, so that each nation should he represented niton til!. Probably the committees will meet next Tuesday or Wednesday to organ’/ 1 ; and to arrange their procedure. The opinion of a majority of the dele gates seems to be that the general scheme to be presented to the confer ence has been conceived in a broad and liberal spirit, and the result,, of this morning’s meeting of delegation chiefs is regarded as demonstrating the good will ami com iliatoriness of all the delegates, as well as a common desi**e *o facilitate the labors of the con£ *:t?uco. Perfect harmony has prevailed thus far regard ing all questions brought forward. WORK OF EPISCOPALIANS. Rcpni rs Read Showing the Condition of the Virginia Cfiurc'n. Ri. himuid. Va.. May PJ. —Tne Episco pal Council of Virginia resumed its ses sions today. The Committee on Paro chial reports submitted its ivport set ting forth the work done during the year and the status of the diocese, in part as follows: Baptisms, adults, white. 112: eohired. 5; total ITT. Infants, white. 432: col ored. 11: total 443. Grand total 3}ML Confirmations, white, (104; colored, 12: total. GIG. Communicants, white. 10,- 171; colored, MS; total, 10.311 b Sunday ScL mis. white teach; rs, 1.014; scholars. 7.500; total 8,583: colored teachers, 27: scholia is, 55(1; total 50.3; grand total, I*. 170. Contributions .3,120. Parochial, schools. paid teachers. 17: scholars, 55-1; total -57 i. Members of tiie Brotherhood. 120; Hrothcrine d of St. Andrew. .38.3. Wo man's Auxiliary. 1,(i54. Total contribu tions. SIS'S,HN(».(>2. The report of the Finance committee was next presented, and rs as follows: Contingent fund. $7,.584.25; interest on hank balances? $70.25; total ordinary re-' Ceijits, $7,663.61. Dividends on Southern Railway preferred stock. SSB; contributed by Bisimp Whittle from hiss-alary. $50):; brought forward from previous year, $004.52; gross total, $0,216.14. The or dinary expenses during the year amount ed to 55.U72.72, and the extraordinary expenses to $4! ML IS. making a total of .SS.nfiß.oo and leaving a balance on hand of' $<>47.24. Among other repoits presented was om* recommending the dissolution of the Brotherhood, which was represented as practically dead now, the assets to he turned over to tin* inn,ls for (lie widows and orphans of disabled clergymen. Alter a good deal of <K-sehsion the sub ject was referred to a special eommif tcc of three clergymen and three lay men. The council i lie in adjourned sine die. It will meet, next year in Charlottes ville. BRIIIBII OFFER ACCEPTED. Will Buy Up All the Cotton Yarn Mills in Bristol County. Taunton, Mass., May it).—’l l*a News today says: "the offer of the English eapitalists to buy up all the cotton yarn mills of Bristol county has been accepted by a liuijorily of the stockholders in all the mills.' The present treasurers and superintendents have been assured that the mills are to be operated un der their management ns heretofore and that the purchase is made purely as an investment. ‘"The actual bonus to be paid above Hie par value is $2,455,000 and the lo ta! amount the present stockholders will receive is $8,460,000.” TOTAL BANK CLEARINGS. New York. May 11).—The bank clear ings at tin* principal cities of the United for the week ending May lbth. were $1,1)09.403,066; an increase of 4,3. S per cent. ° !:tsi,l > ” New York city the total was $037,085,110; an increase of 20.4 per cent. THE FUNERAL SHIP CROOK. Washington. May 11).—The funeral ship Crook, which has been transformed into a regular army transport, will sail tmm New York to-morrow for Savan nah. Ga., when* she will embark the Second regular regiment of infantry for transportation to Cienfuegos. Cuba. 1 In l transport Dixie, which brought the I mirth regiment of immunes home Horn Manzanillo, will also leave New Ymk to-morrow with about IRK) recruits for Havana. Washington, May 19.—The Secretary nf War has ordered Battery B. Third artillery, from Fort Monroe, Va., to re port to the commanding general. Depart ment of California for assignment to duty. FOR PASSING BASE COIN TWO ARRESTS MADE IN WILMINGTON BY SECRET SERVILE AGENTS. j One Hundred Dollars in Counterfeit Coin, To gether with Crucibles and a Quantity of Bar Metal Found. Wilmington, N. May 19. —Secret i service agents of the Government ui | rested here today two countcrleiters I and seized a quantity of bogus money, j The first arrest was made about 1:39 j a. m., a young man named Waiver Sil i vy at bis home in the northern part of | the city. A few hours later the detectives ar | rested Nick Politz, a Greek, who kept a grocery store near Front street, Market. At Politz’s store about SIOO in coun terfeit coin—dollars and half dollars— crucibles, tools and a quantity of bar metal were found. .In the room oc cupied by Silvy the detectives found 800 or more bogus nickels and a lot of metal dies, etc. The two men were committed to jail to await a preliminary examina tion to take place tomorrow before United States Commissioner S. P. Col lier. It is likely that other arret!s may be made. STRONG CASE AGAINST THEM. Washington, 1). May 19. —A brief dispatch, announcing the arrests at Wilmington was received today by Chief Wilkie of the secret service. The agent reporting them announces that there was a good case against the men. The arrests grew out of an in vestigation instituted as a result of complaints received about ten days ago that counterfeit half dollars were being circulated in the city of Wil mington. The complaints were placed in charge of the agent at Charlotte, with directions to look into the matter with the result above stated. . HEADLESS BODY FOUND. The Corpse of a Young Negress Dis covered in a Creek. Fitzgerald, Ga., May 19th. —The head less body of a young negro woman was discovered in Wilincooehee Creek this morning. The hacked and torn stump of flic neck gave evidence that a dull knife hud been used ami that two al tempts had been made to find five joint in • the vertebra. A short distance from where the body was found the grass and earth were torn up. indicating a severe struggle. The body was absolutely unde, hut at the scene of the struggle a few pieces of corset strings were found. A woman named Polly Mitchell is n>~ pui ted .to he missing from. Martinsdale Mill. She is understood to have had trou ble with her husband. A number of highly wrought negroes viewed the headless corpse this afternoon. There is no posi tive clew as to the identity of the victim, or the perpetrator of the crime. 1 ELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS. Preside nit McKinley and party left Hot Springs at 19:30 last night on route for Washington. The Czar Nicholas has replied to the President's cablegram of congratulations to the effect that he, Nicholas, is deeply grateful for the President's good wishes. Tin* Atlantic and North Carolina man agement have accepted designs for cars to be used under the Jim Clow law which goes into effect June Ist. u. W. Simpson furnished the designs. The striking grain handlers at Buffalo have refused to make any further propo sitions to the contractor, and the indica tions now arc that the strike will he permitted to wear itself out. Tin* Assembly of the Northern branch of the Presbyterian church, have passed ringing resolutions, calling on Christians to aid in stopping all kinds of work o.v the Sabbath and to assist in every way possible in preventing its violation. Mr. George B. Allen, who has until recently been district passenger agent at Atlanta, is now to assume control of the passenger business of the Southern in South Carolina, with headquarters at Charleston, with the title of “division passenger agent.” Mr. L. A. Emerson, recently traffic manager of the South Carolina and Georgia Road, will remain with the Southern system. Mr. Emerson will in a few days be appointed' assistant gen eral freight agent of the Southern, with headquarters in Charleston. Seventeen electric vehicle transporta tion sompauies were incorporated at Trenton yesterday. Three . companies were formed liy the WhitnPy-Elkins- W'idener Syndicate to operate automo biles io as many different States, THE PRAIRIE IS COMING. She Will Take the N. C. Naval Militia for a Cruise. Washington, May 19.—The cruiser Prairie, with the Georgia naval militia aboard went into Brunswick, Ga., today from an eight day ernise at sea. she has gone to Wilmington and Southport, N. C.. to take the North Carolina militia on their cruise. Assistant Secretary Al len. who is in direct charge of naval militia matters is particularly pleased with the promising start made by the Prairie in the extensive programme laid out for tiie summer. A steam whistle is no more exasperat ing than a canary bubbling over with song. FLOWER S DEATH AND STACKS Value of His Holdings Suffers Littb From the Great ‘"Bull's" Death. New York. May 19. Brad street's lb view of the New York stock fnarkei will say: Ex-Governor Flower had been the most " conspicuous bull lead er for the pant two years, and the entirely unexpected news' of his death, which awaited Wall Street mi last Saturday morning seemed to many the signal for a decided break in the mar ket. On the other hand it was quickly recognized that, the large financial in terests engaged in the market would la* sure to prevent any serious mishap. This proved to he the case, and though at the opening on Saturday morning a flood of short selling ami liquidiatiou was met, which carried People's Gas down from lit) at the preceding night's close to 191. Brooklyn Rapid Transit from 117% to 199 and Federal Steel from 01% to 59. with corresponding declines in not only the Flower stocks but in other parts of the list, then* was almost instantly a sharp rally. Brokers who are credited with acting for the Stand ard Oil interest. Mr. Keene and other large operators had buying orders, and prices were* advanced so that a large part of the* early declines Were re gained. Further assistance was given to the market by Hie appearance of an excellent bank statement on Saturday and by the assurance that the leading hanks would, so far as it: was proper, extend all needful accommodation to stock market borrowers. It also appeared that the late Mr. Flower had no large speculative* holdings, that the firm in which he was a special partner would continue without change, and that his associates were fully convinced of the* value* of his prop erties. Beyond this it was recognized that the larger interests of the* street having various important deals on hand, would not ami eoulel not allow the market to become demoralized. Sup port from such quarters was plainly ap parent throughout the* week. The ilevision of Governor Roosevelt to call an extra session of the New York Legislature for the* purpose of amending the Ford Franchise Tax Bill was another incident having a favorable e*ffect on speculative sentiment. Never theless ice Thursday a reviewed reaction took place in the* Flower stocks and In dustrials. while the* support seemed to shift to the Grangers and the* dividend payers. On Friday tlie* market was gen erally dull and irregular and showed a renewed disposition to sell off. CORBIN \ ISITS HOT SPRINGS. Hot Springs, Va.. May 19.—Adjutant General Corbin arrived here today bear ing some documents iqion which he de sires the- President's action. It is uneler stood that they refer to tin* situation in Cuba, regarding the plan for the paymeut and disarmament of the* Cuban troops. A qqbstion has been submitted by General Brooke* whether or not the arms should be* turned over to the may ors of towns or to Pniited State's officers. General Corbin was with the* Presi dent a few minutes befeire tin* entire* Presidential party siartcd off for a drive*. General Corbin probably will return to Washington on tin* special which leave's here* at 19:30 o'clock tonight. HUGE DEALS IN TIMBER A SYNDICATE AT WILMINGTON BACKED BY $21,000,000. It is Buying Timber Latds in South C rol na Countier. 100,000 Acres Within the last Week. Charleston. S. (’.. May 19.—Specials from Darlington, Marion ami Cheraw announce that a syndicate with head quarters at Wilmington, N. C, and said to lie hae*ke*il by $29,999,999 is buying timber lands in Chesterfie'd. Marlboro and Darlington counties, nearly 109009 acre*s having been purchased during the past week. ON thel)iamond. At Cincinnati — Cincinnati.. ..200120000—5 13 3 Brooklyn .. ..00039301 7 13 2 Batteries: Taylor, Phillips and Wood; Kennedy and Farrell. Umpires, Swart wood and Warner. Time 2:15. Ait Chicago— Chicago 0 0 0000002—2 5 3 Baltimore .. ..10 0 390000 —I 10 1 Batteries: Callahan and Donahue; Kitson and Robinson. Umpires, Emslie and McDonald. Time 1:55. At Louisville— Louisville .. .92 191 9990 4 5 2 Boston 9 9 4 9 9 0 5 9 4—13 18 1 Batteries: Dowling and Kittredge; Killen and Bergen. Umpires, Hunt and Connolly. Time 2:19. Ait St. Louis — St. Louis 9 11196—!) 19 3 New York 94 2 2 20—19 !) 3 Batteries: Wilson, Bates, Jones and Criger; Meekiu, Doheny and Grady. Umpires, Burns and Smith. Time 1:49. At Washington— Washington ..00 00 220 00— 4 12 5 Pittsburg 10002 0215—11 13 3 Batteries: Baker and McGuire; Tan nehill and Bowermau. Time 2:00. Second Game. R. H. E. Washington . .0320 20 9 2 o—l 9 12 2 Pittsburg 1 99999991 2 8 4 Batteries: McFarland and Butler; Weyliing and McGuire. Iloffer and Bowel-man. Umpires, O’Day ami Snyd er. Time 2:15. Imagination is a magnifying glass that makes our troubles appear much larger than they really are. PRICE FIVE CENTS. MUH AGAIN r IN A FERMENT La Discusion Asks if Alger Wants War. OPPOSES ALLCUBA WANTS AGREEMENT AS TO SURRENDER OF. ARMS. GENERAL BROOKE ASKS TO BE ADVISED The Resident has Given no Answer. Genera Brooke, if no Arrangement can be Made With Leaders, Will Deal With Soldiers. Havana, May 11). Havana is in a ferment again over the idea Unit the Washington Administration tins de termined to take the arms of the Un ban troops and to retain them in mili tary possession. This view of the lat est news from Waslmigton has been telegraphed to the various cities. Governor General Brooke is thus far unaware, save through tin* press tele grams, of any dissatisfaction on tin* part of General Alger. Secretary of war, with his (General Brooke’s) plan to have the arms deposited in the care of the mayors of the municipalities, nor has he received any other inkling of the Secretary’s purpose to lay tin* matter before President McKinley. Consequently, unless instructions to the contrary are received from the • Washington Administration, the Gov ernor General’s order respecting the distribution of the $3,000,000 as modi fied will be issued tomorrow. Article four of the agreement be tween General Gomez and Robert P. Porter, President McKinley's special representative, runs as follows: "The Cubans shall surrender their arms to the Cuban Assembly or to ils representatives.” General Gomez, who at the time of coming to the agreement with Mr. Porter had not quarreled with the as sembly. insisted upon this point. Since the quarrel lie has again raised tin* point repeatedly, saying also that Mr. Porter brought full written authority from President McKiuiey, and in the President's name, agreed that the arms should go into the custody of the assembly or its representatives. • k Monday night’s meeting of the i Society of Veterans of Independence j organized by former members of tin* ; assembly—the speakers dilated upon ' articie four, asserting bad faith, the | President’s plenipotentiary having i agreed to deposit the arms with the ! representatives of the assembly, while, through tin* connivance of Gome/, they were to be surrendered to the American army. La Discusion says: "Secretary Algers appears to wish to protoke a conflict here. He is | more distinguished in the United i States as a business man than as a ! politician, and his relations with cer ; tain syndicates are yvell known. He opposes everything that Culm wants ami favors everv-tliing -that would cause feeling and provoke excitement. His attitude prompts the question, what does he want? Does be desin a war here similar to that in the Philippines? We art* forced to believe that he only approves what is unsatis factory to Cuba.” THE FACTS IN THE CASE. Washington, May 19.—"1t is the sheer est nonsense,’* said Secretary Alger io commenting upon the published story that the President or himself had count ermanded any order made by General Brooke relative to (lit* disurmment of tin* Cuban troops. The state of the ease in brief is as follows; The President, himself, ordered Gen eral Brooke to cause the arms of the Cuban soldiers to lie delivered up to representatives of the United States army. With these instructions. General Brooke has been patiently striving to car ry out the President's plan. He has ar rived at that point where the Cuban leaders, as a matter of sentiment, they snyS make it a condition of disarmament that the arms shall be placed in the cus tody of tin* mayors of the Cuban towns. Realizing that to assent to such condi tions would lie contrary to the Presi dent's instructions, General Brooke has telegraphed to Secretary Alger the facts in the ease and asked for a decision. The Secretary, in turn, has communi cated wit Ii the President, and asked for instructions. The President has not* yet notified the War Department of his in tention. It is held at the War Department that should the Cuban leaders refuse to ac cept General Brooke's proffer. General Brooke will proceed to address himself directly to the Cuban private soldiers. He will have his agents—United States army officers—pay off every bona title Cuban soldier who is willing to comply yvith the conditions laid down by him. A SUICIDE AT MARION. A Wealthy Citizen Ends a Protracted Spree in His Well. Marion, N. May 10.—(Special.)— J. S. Elliott, a well known citizen of Marion, was found dead in the well on his premises this morning, lit* had been drinking heavily and was not in his right mind. He was a successful busi ness man, and leaves u good estate for his family.
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