Atlanta Age, 1900-01-13

Copy of Dewey's Repot Sent From Manila Last Presented In Senat Responding to the senate's of inquiry, the secretary of a navy sent to the senate Thursday sopy of Admiral Dewey's report fr Hong Kong, dated March 31, 189 elative to the capture of Manila, tl under consideration. He stated ittt his own squadroti Was in a hi( state of efficiency. Speaking of tl Spanish forces he said it numbered out 15,- 000 soldiers of all arms iijl the is islands, - lands, islands, cf which half were ii|° vicin vicinity - ity vicinity of Manila. "The islands," says the i >rt, "are now in n state of iusurr on, and my informant States ths Ven the Spanish soldiers. Who com Lte only a small part of the whole, t lisaffect lisaffected. - ed. lisaffected. Both ships and forts in need of ammunition. I believe I nut over overconfident - confident overconfident in stating thi with the squadron under my comm the ves vessels - sels vessels could be taken and th efense of Manila reduced in one da "There is every reaso o believe that with Manila taken, even block blockaded, - aded, blockaded, the rest of the islar would fall either to the insurgents ourselves, as they are only held rough the support of the navy, an< e depend dependent - ent dependent upon Manila for sup is. Infor Information - mation Information has just reached that there are 5,fi00 armed rebels camp near Manila, who are willingilsftist me." METHUEN IRRESIfcIBLE." British General's Mind s4<» B* Unbal Unbalanced - anced Unbalanced and He Will lletirad. A special cable to ie Chicago Tribune from London : Lieutenant General Lord Methuei ommanding the column advancing he relief of Kimberley, is to be eved of his Command within twooeks. Later he will be sent to (J Town and eventually ordered hi- When he teaches England he wje retired. These facts have be|on firmed by an official of the war fe. Lord Methuen's car a sad one. Always a man of rathfail physique - although a clever bojand all-round show Signs of breakdown almost immediately aftet h|ok conimand of his division. Three days after tiattle of Bel Belmont, - mont, Belmont, General Wolsd suggested to the war office that Muen be reliev relieved. - ed. relieved. His advice was!needed. The wisdom of the age Pit keen com commauder-iu-cheif - mauder-iu-cheif commauder-iu-cheif of , British army is now realized by tp'ftr office who scoffed at his sUgger* Friends of Lord huen insist he is only in broken ilth; that the strain of many cam| ns has shatter shattered - ed shattered his naturally nejs system. Those who know! circumstances and the situation | Moddflr river equally well and >vfire willing to state facts plainly,|that Methuen's mind is uubalence'

Then it was, goaded to desperation, in fear of her life or great bodily inju injury, - ry, injury, that her mind became surcharged with the weight of her injuries, she lost control of herself, and drawing her revolver, which she always carried lor protection, she instinctively as even the dumb brute would do, used it to are herself. No proof had been ad adduced - duced adduced to show that she was a violent roman; all the testimony was to the wotrary, and this was to be taken in ter favor. At the conclusion of Colonel Clift's peech Samuel B. Smith closed for the Kate, summing up the evidence, and asking application of the law in such ases provided. He made no new points, but argued the case purely on the provisions of the law. Ho made a strong arraignment of Ihe accused, and made an effort to -how by the testimony that Miss Mor Morrison - rison Morrison knew' what she was doing; that -he had gone to the opera house on the fatal night to kill Leiden; that she had hided in the lower part of the ttage for an opportunity to kill him -here it would not be witnessed, but -oopportunity coming to her she bad Re to the stage with murder in her hart and the instrument for carrying -t her purpose in her hand; that -ithout warning or a word she bad fed upon a defenseless man and had died him. At the conclusion of Mr. Smith's Judge Estill, although the -ton hour had arrived, proceeded to targe the jury, which occupied about - hour. The charge was long and given to the jury in writing after Hind been read at 12:50. Cornu then adjourned until 3 o'clock. Hour not contraband. -'and Kcleanes American Food Stuffi Seized Off Delagoa Bay. London special says: The Amer Amerflour - flour Amerflour seized off Delagoa bay has released. Bruited States Ambassador Choate an interview with the Marquis of Wednesday afternoon and a verbal reply to the repre- of the Washington govern - n; - 1 he British note on this sub - sent later to the United embassy. The gist of it was to Washington. In brief, food- K ar e not considered contraband ' Hr unle.is intended for the enemy. Hestock Cuban Farms. *ptain McKay, formerly United marshal, located at Jackson Jackson*'a - *'a Jackson*'a -> and later on General Shaf Shafstates - states Shafstates that he has shipped * Jva, l of cattle to Cuba in the e ' Ve niol| ths to be used for beef g IJ restock Cuban farms. Bu° ekef< ller Establishes Chair. Hkj "? Rockefeller has given $lOO,- Columbia University -with 0 sstabbsh a ehair of psyehol-

Otir Ambassador Exl>* England's View of FlouAnres. The answer of British govern government - ment government to Mr. Chof representations respecting the st es of American flour and other g< on the three ves vessels, - sels, vessels, Beatrice-, Ms a rind Madeira; has been received just as the offi of the state de department - partment department anticip it amounted to a partial answer Jis very satisfac satisfactory - tory satisfactory so far as it d disposing of the character of someshe goods seized, but not finaliwciding broadly whether or not fluffs ate to be re regarded - garded regarded As contrei of war. In brief Mr. Choate rep'M 8 f°H° WB - "That the an I s highly satisfac satisfactory; - tory; satisfactory; that it is ltd and liberal in terms. The pc4 assumed by the British govern®* B that foodstuffs in transit to a hie destination can be regarded as taband of war only when they afe Jihsfor the enemy's forces. It is ijufficient they are capable of beinfd for the benefit of the enemy; y s t be shown that they are so in through their desti destination - nation destination at the tpf the seizure. "The Britisliernment diet not claim that any? 6 American goods on the Germrifcrk Maria and the British bark iona were contra contraband - band contraband of war. 'British government is investigating fact in connection with the goodled oil the third Ves Vessel, - sel, Vessel, the Beatr? NAVAL fICER SUICIDES. Admiral Schlel l ® B NaT J' Department |e Fact. The follow cablegram was re received - ceived received at the department Thurs Thursday - day Thursday from Ad Schley: "Montevh anuary 11, 1900.-- To the Secre >f the Navy: Lieu Lieutenant - tenant Lieutenant Comnw E. E. Green com committed - mitted committed suicifednesday evening. Arrangement 6 been made for burial ashorA board is ordered to examine thefc ls^anccs the case and report, j No by Green's friends for tF- The deceased has an excellent fd- c LOST HFAVirV

A new senator is not supposed to make a speech for a year or two after his advent. But Senator Beveridge cared little for ethics. There was nothing of the sophomore in his man manner - ner manner of delivery and nothing of the novice in his treatment of his subject. Almost all of the oratory which has been heard on this subject heretofore has come from the men opposed to the administration policy. Those who favor the expansion side have had lit little - tle little to say and none of those who have talked have taken the frank open, ground of the senator from Indiana, who argued that this government should not only refuse to hold out any promises of independence of howso howsoever - ever howsoever equivocal nature, but that we should declare it our purpose to hold the Philippine archipelago as a per permanent - manent permanent possession and should give it* inhabitants a colonial government. The fact that Senator Beveridge had made the investigations for him himself; - self; himself; that he brought testimony from the foremost men of the islands to bear ont his contention that it would be a good business proposition for tie to hold these islands; that the people are incapable of self-government, and that such a "o ver n meat would be an injury to them rather than a bless blessing, - ing, blessing, gave peculiar value to his speech in the opinion of his hearers. At times he was quite dramatic in his utterances, particularly when he charged that the blood of American soldiers must be upon those here at home who had been instrumental in keeping alive the insurrection by their opposition to the policy of the admin administration. - istration. administration.

Before 1 o'clock the courtroom was again crowded to its utmost limits with men and women, and among them there was but one general expectation, the verdict would be an acquittal. In which events proved the belief was well founded, At 3 o'clock the prisoner arrived at the courtroom and exhibited an air of supreme confidence that would leave it free to go where she pleased, instead of retracingthe unhappy route to the Hamilton county jail, * While the jury was deliberating the court was busy with other cases on the regular docket. At 1 o'clock the Mortisott juty Was ushered in. A deathlike stillness en ensued - sued ensued and their faces were searched and researched by hundreds of pairs of eyes that the verdict might be read, if possible, in the countenance. For seven days that same group of twelve men had been scrutinized by thous thousands - ands thousands of spectators in Judge Estill's ! court to note the effect, if any, upon ' them by each telling piece of evidence and each convincing point of logic enunciated by the lawyers who spoke iu justification or condemnation of her alleged crime. Never perhaps in any courtroom did a more mobile, stoic and expression expressionless - less expressionless set of human faces appear in a jury box. The best reader of char character - acter character was set at defiance, for not in a single instance did one of the twelve faces in the jury circle betray the feel - ingof the heart and head. So they came through the aisle before the judge and when, after responding to their names, Judge Estill said: "Gentlemen, have you agreed upon I a verdict?"

In cotton seed oil mills, the lumber business and other branches of indus industry - try industry there has been very marked activi activity. - ty. activity. A short time ago I received a com communication - munication communication from the secretary of the treasury at Washington, calling my attention to a claim of the United States government against the state of South Carolina, and an act of congress passed March 3, 1899, requiring him to institute such proceedings as he might deem proper to collect any bonds or stocks, principal and interest, which the general government holds against this state, before any claims on the part of the state against the gov government - ernment government should be paid. This com communication - munication communication was brought forth on ac account - count account of the claims put in by this state for reimbursement of expenses incur incurred - red incurred in organizing volunteer troops for service in the war with Spain. A statement from the state treasur* er is submitted showing the state does owe, principal and interest, about $250,000 to the national government, bat stating that the government is due the state $550,000 for money ad advanced - vanced advanced during the revolutionary war and the war 1812.

He also lays stress in his conten contentions, - tions, contentions, upon the importance of allowing the church to administer its own af affairs - fairs affairs without state interference, upon the necessity of a regime that will guar guarantee - antee guarantee the liberty of the church, upon the desirability of European clergy, the establishment of a new college for the instruction of native priests and the continuation of indirect contribu contributions - tions contributions for the maintenance of churches and clergy, and upon the expediency of maintaining the system of parochial fees, including revenues from births, marriages, funerals, dispensations and apostolic indulgences. In addition Archbishop Nozaleda advises the continuation of the church's control of pawnshops and certain de designated - signated designated hospitals and schools, to together - gether together with the establishment of a special form of parochial administra administration - tion administration exacted by the actual conditions in the Philippines. Finally he makes a plea for the continuation of the pres present - ent present missionary work of the church.

Governor Miles B. McSweeney sent in his first message to the general assembly. It was a paper of about 10,000 words, moderate in tone, and being for the most part a record of public conditions. The governor first refers to the death of his predecessor and then to the "very marked material progress in almost every line of industry." Of cotton mills he says: During the past year eleven new mills have been organized and are in progress of construction, representing a total capital of $3,275,000. Sixteen old mills have been enlarged, repre representing - senting representing an increase of their capital stock of $2,4'29,000. In railroad building, 237 miles have been completed and in actual process of construction. This represents an outlay of at least $25,000 a mile, or nearly $8,000,000, and when completed and returned for taxation even at a valuation of $lO,OOO a mile, will add $2,370,000 to the taxable property if the state.