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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-27

under the control of their husbands, and
but very few were allowed to educated, and
those OF tho Brahman's or priestly caste,
only a few--but handful--of them were
allowed any educational advantages
MEN AGAINST THEM.
Representative men in India had always
advised against the education of the women,
but since the English people took control a
happy change has taken place The English
people, sae said, had treated the native
Indians fairly and honestly. The
universities Of India were thrown open
to women as were also her medicSl col
leges Since 1873 about half dozen native
women have graduated with honor from
the universities Calcutta has taken the
highest ground in the education of women.
A great change is being wrought. What
India needs is women teachers.
Five or six other ladies spoke or read
papers upon subjects connected with the
higher education of woman
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-27
BoULANGER's FATE.
Street Rumor Says the Court Has
Decided Against Him.

Street RunOr Says the Court Has
Decided Against Him.
PARIS, March 26.-The hearing before
the Court Of Inquiry in the case Of Gen.
Boulanger was held to-day. The counsel
for Gen. Boulanger occupied but ten min
utes in stating the defense. Gen. Boulanger
then departed for tho residence Of NJ. La
gurerre. The court afterward gave its
Judgment, but tho nature OF the decision
will not be divulged until after it has been
submitted TO President Carnot. 1t is re-
ported that the court decided against Gen.
Bouanger. The Cabinet will discuss tho
Cen Boulanger when he departed from the
court room.
The police seized many papers issued In
behalf OF Gen. Boulanger at Marseilles on
the ground that they did not bear the name
of the printer. M. Lagurrere will inter.
peilate the government in regard to ~
seizure in the Chamber tomorrow.
FULL DISCUSSION ADVOCATED.
Many members of the Republican party
consider that the Chambers cannot sepa.
rate without a full discussion OF
the political situation and the forma.
tion OF a new ministry with a pro
gramme more in accordance with
public opinion. The Temps, referring &c
yesterdays elections, attributes the success
Of Gen. Boulanger not to tue existence Of a
revolutionary majority, but to an increase
Of the discontent with the government II
says that a resolute majority alone could
change the situation, and that Gen. Boulan'
ger cannot command such a majority.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-27
CALL OF THE STATES.
Some of the Bills and Resolutions
Introduced Under 1t.


WASHINGTON, March 26.-In the House
to-day, under the call of the States, the fol
lowing bills and resolutions were introduced
and referred;
By Mr.. Wheeler, of Alabama-To estab-
lish an arsenal upon the banks of the Ten
nessee river in Alabama.
By Mr.. Oates, of Alabama-To refund
the cotton tax.
By Mr.. Kerr, of Iowa-For the establish
ment of a permanent board of arbitration
between the United States, Great Britain
and France.
BY Mr.. Hooker, of Mississippi-To pro.
vide for joint celebration at the national
capital in 1889, by the sixteen American
republics, in honor of the centennial of the
constitution of the parent republic, the
United States.
By Mr.. Gear, of Iowa-To provide for
a worlds exposition at the national capital
in 1892, and thereafter for permanent ex.
hibition of the three Americas in honor of
the four hundredth anniversary Of the dis
covery of America.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-27
JUSTICE wAITE's FUNERAL.
The Arrangements for the Ceremo-
MES in the House.

WASHINGTON, March 26--In the House
to-day Mr. Grosvenor, of Ohio, offered the
following resolutions which were adopted
Resolved, That the funeral services of the late
Chief Justice Waite be held in the hall of the
Rouse of Representatives Wednesday, March
y. under the management of the supreme
Court, and that when the House adJourns on
March "a, it shall be until 1880 O'Clock in the
morning on March %.
RESOLVED, That the Clerk of this House notify
the Senate and Supreme Court of the passage
OF these resolutions.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Allison intro
duced bill appropriating $1,000 to defray
the funeral expenses of the late Chief JUS
tice of the Supreme Court. 1t was passed.
In the House the same bill was passed on
motion of Mr.. Cox, of New York.
TRIBUTE FROM MACON.
MACON, GA, March 26.-Pursuant to an
order from Judge Speer, of the Circuit
Court of the United States for the Southern
district of Georgia, the court and members
of the bar assembled this morning at 10
O'Clock in the court room to take suitable
action upon the death of Chief Justice Nor
rison r. Waite, of the United States Su-
preme Court A numter of citizens were
also present to participate in the tribute to
the memory, life and character of the illus
trious deceased. United States Marshal
Lamar called the court TO order. CIerK
Erwin and District Attorney GueTy were
at their desks. Judge Speer announced the
object of the assembling of the court and
said the court was ready to hear the report
of the committee appointed to present reso-
lutions. Hon. Walter b. Hill, as chairman
of the committee read an interesting eu-
logy, covering the main points in the life
and character of the dead Chief Justice.
At the conclusion Judge Speer made a few
eloquent and appropriate remarks and or
dered the report of the committee spread on
the record of the court
RESOLUTIONS AT JACKSONVILLE.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. March 26.-The
Uniten States Court convened this morn
ing, Judge Settle presiding. After it had
been formally opened the committee from
| the Bar Association reported, and Col.
| Cheney, ex-United States District Attorney
read the resolutions prepared in respect tc
the dead Chief Just ce. Eulogistic ad-
dresses were made by ]. B. G. Drew, J. r.
Challen and Judge R. B. Hilton, expressing
their high estimate of the late Chief Justice
Waite. Judge Settle briefly responded in
an eloquent manner. The resolutions were
then adopted and ordered spread on the
minutes Of the court. On motion the court
then adjourned till tomorrow morning.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-27

WASHINGTON March 26.-Several weeks
ago Senator Sherman's friends announced
that Gov. Foraker would present Mr.. Sher-
mans name to the Chicago convention
Now they announce that he will not, but
they say there is nothing in the obvious in
ference-that they are afraid that Gov.
Foraker. in naming Mr.. Sherman, may
nominate himself. Representative Grosve-
nor, Of Ohio, announced to-day that some
prominent man not from Ohio would pre-
sent Mr.. Sherman's name
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-27
SPRING FLOODS.
Great Anxiety Felt at Sioux City and
in the Valley.

Great Anxiety Felt at Sioux City and
in the Valley.
Sioux CITY, IA, March 26.-The situa-
tion on the river here is practically un-
changed. The weather again turned cold
last Saturday night, and three inches Of
snow has fallen since the gorge opposite the
city has been augmented The gorges five
miles above and opposite the mouth of the
Sioux river, as well as one ten miles above,
opposite jackson, Neb., still hold. This
makes the situation serious, because
the food is pouring down the river
still further. Up to the present the con-
ditions are almost identical TO those
preceding those Of the great flood Of 1882.
The food lies deep along the Missouri valley
There Is a series Of gorges in the river from
here 10 Is or 100 miles above here, which
the upper Missouri and its continents have
broken up and are flooding If the weather
turns warm disastrous floods must ensue
great amount Of property is exposed
here and there is intense anxiety through
out the low lands along the river.
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RESOLUTIONS AT JACKSONVILLE.
COAST QUARANTINES.
The Station at Sapelo to be Re-Estab-
lished This Season.

WASHINGTON, March ga bill was re
ported by Senator Harris to-day from the
Committee on Epidemic Diseases to perfect
the quarantine service 1t provides that
whenever any pilot, master or owner of any
vessel shall enter a port of the United States
in violation OF the quarantine rules and reg
ulations, he shall be liable to fine of $500
and imprisonment for three months 1t also
authorizes the Secretary Of the Treasury to
establish the following additional quaran-
tine stations, and makes appropriations
therefor for the next fiscal year, as follows:
At the mouth of Delaware bay, $75 900;
near Cape Charles, entrance to Chesapeake
bay, $4,000; on the Georgia coast, at
Sapelo sound, S3s, 500; at or near Key
West, SSS, 900; San Diego. Cal, S55, 900
San Francisco, $103000; Port Townsend,
S55. .OOO
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-27
UTAH'S ADMISSION.
An Important Resolution from the Sen
ate Committee.

ate Committee.
WASHINGTON March 26.-In the Senate
to-day Mr. Cullom, from the Committee on
Territories, reported unanimously resolu
tion declaring it to be the sense of the Sen
ate that new States should be admitted into
the Uuion only on the basis of equality with
the existing States, and that Congress ought
not exercise any supervision over the pro-
visions of the consti tuition of any such new
State further than is necessary to guarantee
TO each State Republican form of govern
ment; that the proposed constitution for the
State of Utah, submitted TO Congress, con-
tains provisions which would deprive
such proposed State, if admit
ted, of that equality which should
exist among the different States and that
it is the sense Of the Senate that the Terri
tory of Utah ought not to be admitted into
the Union as a State until it is certain be
yond doubt that the practice of plural mar
riages, bigamy or polygamy has been en-
tirely abandoned by the inhabitants of that
Territory, and until 1t is likewise certain
that the civil affairs of the Territory are
not controlled by the priesthood of the
Mormon church. He asked for immediate
consideration of the resolutions.
Mr.. Hoar-The resolutions are very i'm
portant. Let them be printed and 60 over.
1t was so ordered
Mr.. Cullom also reported back the Utah
memorial and draft of the constitution
and asked that the committee be discharged
from their further consideration. 1t was
SO ordered.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-27
Petitions and Mem orials.

WASHINGTON, March 26.-In the Senate
to-day, among the petitions and memorials
presented and referred were several from
the Iowa Patrons of Husbandry asking that
agricultural products be equally protected
with manufactured articles, that foreign
emigration be restricted SO as to keep out
all paupers and criminals, and that United
States Sc aturs be elected by direct vote of
the people; also, petition for the protec-
ton of wool and woollen goods.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-27
FORT MoULTRIE's DECADENcE.
An Expenditure of 100000 Neces-
sarv to Pct 1t in Condition,

An Expenditure of 100000 Neces-
sary to Pct 1t in Condition.
WASHINGTON, March 26.-In a commu-
nication transmitted to the Senate to-day,
in answer to the resolution Of that body,
Gen. Duane, Chief of Engineers, says that
there has been no garrison stationed at
Fort Moultrie, Charleston harbor,
since the war. lie estimates that
$4,000 will be needed for the
erection of quarters and barracks outside
of the fort for the accommodation of gar
rison of United States troops. To place
Fort Moultrie in "the highest state of
strength for defensive PURPOSES" he says,
would require an expenditure of 5000, 900. ~
1t is estimated that a proper system of
modern works to protect Charleston would
cost So, $50 000
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-27
BLIZzARD-BOUND.

A Train In Michigan Stuck Fast in q
Big Snow Drift.
DETROIT, March Ca special to the
EUentng Journal, from st. Ignaice, says:
"The first passenger train from Marquette
since Wednesday arrived last night. This
morning another bowling blizzard pre-
walls, and no trains have gone out. A
train which left here last night is fast in the
snow near Allenvile and the prospects are
good for another blockade Of several days"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-27
S1e,4a2,7ea for Waterways.

WASHINGTON, March 26-The House
Committee on Rivers and Hsrbors com
pleted to-day the largest river and narbor
bill ever reported from that committee 1t
appropriates $19, ,432, ,7S3 II, about one-half
the total estimates. The bill will be re-
ported on Thursday and called up as soon
as possible. 1t may be shut out by the tariff
bill, however.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-27
Underground Wires.

WASHINGTON, March 26-in the Senate
to-day Mr. Hale offered two resolutions in
relation to establishing systems of under
ground wires for telegraph and telephone
service between the several government de-
partments in Washington and for the use
of the district authorities, requiring reports
on the subject TO be made on or before
April 16. The resolutions were adopted.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-27
TRANSFER OF THE TERROR.

An Order Issued That Attracts Some
Attention.
WASHINGTON, March 26.-The Secretary
of the Navy has directed that the double
turreted ironclad monitor Terror be trans
ferred from Cramps yard at Philadelphia
to the navy yard at League Island. The
Terror has been at Cramps yard for nearly
fifteen years past, and it has been the gem
eral impression that she would be com
pleted there, hence the Secretary's action
has attracted some attention.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-27
SECRECY OF TREATIES.
Mr. Riddleberger's Resolution up in
the Senate.

WASHINGTON, March, 26.-In the Senate
to-day the resolution offered by Mr.. Rid
dleberger last Thursday to suspend the rules
for executive sessions in respect to the fish
cries treaty was taken up, and Mr.. Riddle
berger expressed the hope that the Senate
would agree to it.
Mr.. Sherman said that the treaty was
now under consideration by the Committee
on Foreign Relations, and that that COM
mittee might probably report in favor of
public consideration of the subject in the
Senate, but for the present he thought it
better that the resolution should lie over
unacted on. Mr.. Riddleberger consented
and the resolution went over
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-27
END OF A RUINED LIFE.

Ex Bank President Benyor, of Boston,
Dies at Toronto.
Boston, March 26-The death Is an.
nounced at Toronto, Ont, yesterday, OF
Abner Ingalls, Benyor, late President of the
Pacific National Bank, Of this city,
the failure of which in May. 1882
and the history of its management and the
disappearance of it's President are well
known matters. Benyor had lived in
Mexico and Canada for the past two years.
He leaves widow and nine children.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-27
District of Columbia Business.

WASHINGTON, March 26.-The House to-
day proceeded 10 consideration Of business
pertaining TO the District Of Columbia. The
pending bill was one to prevent the desecra-
tion of graves in the District of Columbia.
No final action was taken upon IL and at
4:40 o'clock the House adjourned.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-27
A POLITICIAN IN A PICKLE.
Gen. L. B. Faulkner Charged With EN-
bezSling S15O,OOO.

UTICA. ~ Y, March 26.--Gen. Lester B.
Faulkner, of Dansville, was arraigned in
the United States District Court to-day on
an indictmentof twentyfour counts, charg-
ing him with embezzling $l50,000 from the
First National Bank of Dansville. He
pleaded not guilty and was ordered TO ap-
pear before the United States Com
missioner at Rochester Wednesday and
give bonds in the sum Of $4,000
on each count. His brother James, the alb
sconding President Of the bank, has re-
turned from Canada, and has made clean
breast of the affairs of the bank before the
United States grand jury here. Under
these disclosures Gen. Faulkner has been
arrested
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-27
GERMANY,S GUARD.
The Emperor Orders the Usual Spring
Review Omitted.

BERLIN, March 90. The Emperor has is
sued an order directing that the usual re-
view of the Guards be omitted. The order
s1vos great satisfaction to the military au-
thorities
The North German Gazette says the En-
peror's sleep last night was broken by spells
Of coughing. The doctors anxiously await
the coming of milder weather in order that
the Emperor may enjoy tho fresh air, which
he greatly misses.
Special orders have been issued TO the
generals of the suite and aides de camp of
the late Emperor directing them to retain
their positions.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-27
ALABAMA PRoTaCrIoNIsTs.
Abolition Of Internal Revenue Taxa
tion Advocated.

WASHINGTON, March 26.-The petition
OF citizens of Calhoun county, Alabama,
who represent themselves as engaged in
agriculture, commerce and dmanufactures,"
presented in the Senate to-day by Mr..
Morgan, protests againstsa reduction OF Gus
TOMS duties and prays for the repeal OF
the internal revenue taxes. The petitioners
say that the internal revenue tax is imposed
upon consumers and is of domestic nature
while customs duties fall upon foreigners.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-27
Nominated by the President

WASHINGTON, March 26.-The President
today nominated 10 be Postmasters John
L. Williamson, at Columbia, Tenn. NJ. d.
T. Martin, at Water Valley, Miss, and
John NJ. Browne, Medical Director, TO be
Chief of the Naval Bureau Of Medicine and
Surgery, with the relative rank of Commo-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-27
VICIOUS v1sTULA.
Numerous Villages Along It's Bank
Filled With the Tawny Tide

Filled With the Iawny Tide.
BERLIN, March &C. G-Further particulars
have been received of the damage done by
the floods in the Vistula river and its
branches The Dyke at Hurst, ON the
Nogat, has overnowed, and the inhabitants
af the place have fed to the tower Of Ell
bing Tho suburbs Of the latter place,
which is on the river Elbng, are flooded.
The population of Warienburg, on the
Nogat, have escaped from the town with
difficulty. The prisoners in the jail were
rescued by the fire brigade. The town is
inundated.
Eight villages at the mouth of the Wis
tula are submerged. Houses are falling and
cattle are being drowned.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-27

CHICAGO, March ga special from Salt
Lake saws: I'm the First District Court a.
Provo Saturday sixteen Mormons were
sentenced for living with more than one
wife, contrary 10 the provisions oil the Ed
munds law. Most Of them were given six
months In the penitentiary and fined $500.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-27
Smallpox on Shipboard.

New YORK. March 26-The French
steamer Britannia, from Marseilles and Ma
Piles, which arrived last evening, is detained
at quarantine with smallpox among her
passengers The passengers will be vacci-
mated and the ship disinfected, and then
allowed to proceed to the city.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-27
FRANCES SCANDALS.
The Court of Appeals Reverses' tho
First Decision.

First DeClSlOn.
PARIS, March 26.--The Conrt Of Appeal
has rendered. decision in the case Of M
Wilson, who appealed from the decision Of
the lower court, which found him guilty Of
completely in the decoration scandals and
sentenced him TO two years imprisonment
TO pay a fine Of 3,000f. and to be deprived
of his civil rights for five years. The Cours
of Appeals reverses the decision of ths
lower court and acquits M Wilson of the
charges against him. The other person.
tried with NJ. Wilson on the same charge,
were also acquitted. The judgment
of the Court of Appeals severely
condemns the act imputed TO M
Wilson and others, but declares that tn.
existing laws do not apply to the offense
charged against them.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-27
Danville's DEVELOPMENT.

DANvILLE, VA, March 26.-The census
which has just been completed Of Danville
and North Danville shows combined pop
ulation OF nearly 5000. This is an increase
of nearly 1000 over the census made by the
same persons in 1855.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-27
No News from stanlev.

LONDON March 26.-Advices from the
Congo river up TO Jan. q contain no further
news of Henry NJ. Stanley. II was thought
that he was too far for news of him TO be
received by way Of the Congo, and that he
would next be heard Of from Zanzibar.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-27
Public Building Bills.

WASHINGTON, March 26-In the Senate
to-day the following bills were reported
from COMMITTEES and placed on the calendar
For the erection of public building at
Greenvile, S. G. IA House bin. and SINH
lar bill for the benefit Of Birmingham, Ala.
The Birmingham bill appropriates $500,
900. and the Greenville bill 500, 600
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-27
Seen Only by Their Grandchildren.

WINCHESTER, VA, March 26-The only
witnesses to the Mcclure tragedy, which
occurred in remote part of the county on
Friday, were their two little grand chill
dren. Mcclure felled his wife to the floor
and cut her throat with razor. He then
killed himself
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-27
Alaaka,s orRanizetion.

WARRINGTON, March 26--In the House
to-day Mr.. Springer, from the COMMITTEES
on Territories, reported the bill for the or
eanization Of the Territory OF Alaska. IL
was referred TO committee Of the whole.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-27
WIND AND HAIL.

A Terrific Storm Sweeps Over a Mis-
sissippi County.
NEW ORLEANS, March GA terrific
storm Of wind and hall swept over Bolivar
county, Miss, Sunday evening, doing
much damage TO planting interests. Trees
were uprooted and many fences destroyed.
The storehouse Of Z. s. Waller at Kentucky
Landing was carried Off its foundation and
unset
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-27
Naturalization Tests.

WASHINGTON, March 26.-A bill to
amend the naturalization laws so as TO re-
quire would-be citizens 10 make oath that
they are not polygamists, Anarchists or
Communists was introduced in the House
to-day by Representative Stewart, of
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-27
Mr.. Mills Better.

WASHINGTON, March 26.--The condition
of Representative Mills is somewhat better
this evening than it was this morning.
The fever has abated and he appears
refreshed after several hours sleep.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-27
Epidemic Diseases.

WASHINGTON, March 26.--In the Senate
to-day Mr.. Harris, from the Committee on
Epidemic Diseases, reported the bill to pro-
tect the quarantine service of the United
States Il was put on the calendar.