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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-29

self to the Anderson bill requiring the Pa
citic railroad companies to maintain and
operate their own telegraph lines and criti-
cised some of it's features. The effect of the
measure, be said, would be TO decrease the
revenues of the roads. BY such legislation
the railroad companies would be the losers,
the government would be loser and no
body would be benefited.
Gen. Swayne, of the counsel for the West
ern Union Telegraph Company, followed
in an argument against the Anderson bill.
CLAIMS OF A RIVAL.
Col. Robert G. Ingersoll said to the COM
mittee that he would first try to tell just
what the real contention is. He produced a
large map and showed upon it the extent of
the postal telegraph and united lines, the
companies he represents and which he said
are now substantially under one manage
ment. These lines meet the Northern Pa
cifc railroad at St. Paul, the Union Pacific
at Omaha, and the Santa Fe at Kansas
City. AT these points the lines he repre-
Sented had to stop.
KEPT OUT BY THE WESTERN UNION,
The lines over the Pacific roads were all
operated by the Western Union company.
Consequently the contention, and the only
contention, was whether the lines of the
companies to be represented should have
people under various Pacific railroad acts
or whether they must pay tribute to the
Western Union Company from these ter
minal points he had named. There was
still another question, whether his com
panies could even be allowed TO put their
own lines along these roads. The price of
a message from New York to San Francisco
was 81. 1t was also 81 from Omaha to San
Francisco.
NO CHANCE FOR PROFIT.
All his lines could do would be to send a
message to Omaha and then pay 81 to have
it transmitted to San Francisco, so that
they would not be on an equality with the
Western Union Company "unless we could
do business for nothing between New York
and Omaha at a profit" Having by this
arrangement been driven out of United
States territory, these lines had made con-
nection via the Canadian Pacific with the
Pacific coast and had built from British
Columbia down to San Francisco.
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She spoke of women in medicine" and
said that the women who went
to all quarters Of the globe os
physicians did more missionary work than
the church missionaries, because the doctor
appealed to nature. She advocated the
putting of women physicians in charge of
the unfortunate poor and criml-
mails of her own sex, and above
all that woman should receive equal
pay for equal work with her malo competl-
tors. She was stopped before her speech
was ended by the chairman, as her time
was up, but the audience, by clapping OF
hands and cries of "go on overruled the
chairman and she concluded her address.
WOMEN IN LAW.
Mrs Ada Bittenhender, National Super
intend mt of Legislation in the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union, read a paper
on "Women in Law Mrs. Bittenbender
practices law with her husband.
WOMEN IN THE MINISTRY.
Rev. Ada C. Bowles spoke of "Womeu in
the Ministry" ," and said that women should
be allowed to share the pulpit equally with
men.
Other addresses were made by Mrs.
Martha r. Fields Catherine Cole, of the
New Orleans PicdyuRe. Amelia Hadley
Mohl, of Washington, ID. c., representing
the National Press Association, and Matilda
y. CarSe, who spoke of what few women
have accomplished in the financial world.
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with cross of palm branches bound to.
gether with a knot of white satin ribbon
with floral tribute of yellow roses and
white lilies.
The impressive burial service of the Epis-
copal church was then read by Bishop Paret.
Music was rendered in an effective manner
by choir of eighteen voices to organ ac-
| compartment. The solemnity of the occa-
sion was heghtenedswhen as Bishop Paret
read the Apostles creed, the vast audience
on the floor and in the gallery rose of one
accord and joined in the solemn recitation
of faith.
At the conclusion of the services the
caSket was borne from the chamber and the
ceremonies in the House were closed. The
House then, at IL :45 o'clock, adjourned, and
the Senate repaired to its chamber ana i'm
mediately adjourned.
THE FUNERAL PROCESSION.
In the corridor Immediately outside the
House a procession was formed of those who
were to accompany the remains to the de-
| pot, and the party retraced its steps to the
entrance. At the foot of the steps the
hearse was drawnup and two lines composed
of the capitol policemen, the Senate and
House funeral committees and tue officiating
| clergymen, were formed, between which the
remains were slowly borne to the hearse. Fol
lowing the body were the Justices of the
supreme court ana the family, relatives
and intimate friends of the deceased. On
entering the carriages in waiting the funeral
party was driven Immediately to the train
Immediately upon the arrival of the pro-
cession at the Baltimore and Potomac sta
| ton the casket was taken from the hearSe
and placed on a slightly raised crepe-covered
platform in combination car at the rear
of the train. Promptly at 2 o'clock the train
moved slowly out Of the station. The funeral
train was composed of eight coaches. The
cars composing the train were not draped.
The flowers which had been received at
Justice Waite's residence had previously
been boxed and placed in the car, which
was to contain the casket, except the wreath
sent by President and Mrs. Cleveland,
which was taken to the capitol and placed
upon the casket, where it remained during
| thesceremonieS.
MRS. wAITE'S JOURNEY.
A telegram from ST. Louis announces
that the train bearing Mrs. Waite arrived
In st. Louis this morning too late to make
close connection for the Toledo train, and
| that a special train was Immediately placed
at her disposal. She is expected to arrive in
Toledo at 10 o'clock tonight.
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A LOCOMOTIVES BOILER BURSTS
The Engineer and Fireman Killed at
Their Posts.

HARTFORD, CONN, March 2S.-The boiler
Of the locomotive attached to the early
morning passenger train on the New York
and New England road here at 8:15 o'clock
this morning, exploded at about 1880 o'clock
near North Manchester.
Half a mile west of the station is a
high railroad bridge over the Hocka-
mum river. AS the train approached
the bridge the engineer shut off steam to
slow up, when without warning the boiler
burst. The force of the shock was terrific.
The locomotive was shattered and the ten
der thrown from the track. 1he momen-
tum of the train was sufficient 10 push the
wrecked engine 200 feet. The front
platform of tho baggage car
was demolished, but beyond
that no serious damage was done TO the
train. The fireman was killed instantly,
and the engineer died before reaching Hart
ford. Nobody else was hurt. The en- ine
had been condemned, and this was the last
day it was to run. Had the explosion oc-
Cured half a minute later the train would
have reached the bridge, and would have
been thrown Off with frightful results.
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EUROpEs FLOODS.

Seventy-Seven Villages Submerged
in an Area of 10 Miles Square.
BERLIN, March 2S-Reports from the
flooded district along the Vistula say that
within an area Of ten miles square seventy
seven villages are submerged.
The inuudation in the vicinity Of Cassel
is increasing. The floods along the Weser
extend over vast territory. The Fulda-
oyerhowed their banks
The total damage by the foods is esti-
mated at $50 0O0,0
The towns Of Boitzenburg, Domitz and
Damberg are still flooded.
Twenty-niue lives have been lost and 1000
head of catt have perished.
The weather Is mild.
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REPUBLICANS AT OUTS.
Their Members of the Tariff Commit
tee Can't Agree.

Their Members of the Tariff Commit
tee Can't Agree.
WASHINGTON, March 2S.-Acting Chair
man MILAN has issued call for meeting
of the Ways and Means Committee for to
morrow morning. At this meeting the
tiriff bill may be ordered reported at once
but the chances are that inasmuch as
Chairman Mills is now improving, and will
probably be out by Monday or Tuesday,
that the committee will await his return.
No question of courtesy has arisen between
the majority and minority as TO the report
on the bill. The majority will
accord the minority every consideration.
The trouble with the minority is that they
cannot agree upon report which they will
oil sign. There is prospect of two minority
reports, one signed by Mr.. Kelly in favor OF
the Randall bill, and the other signed by the
other Republicans in favor of some scheme
of tariff as well as internal revenue reduc.
tiOn
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PLANS OF THE HOUSE.
A Report Which Disposes of its Tin
for Two Weeks.

for Two Weeks.
WASHINGTON, March 2S.-The House
Committee on Rules met today and agreed
upon a report which WILL if adopted by the
House, dispose of all Of the time of that
body now open to general business during
the next two weeks. Certain leading Re-
publicans had announced their intention to
defeat all special orders or assignments Of
days to committees until the Senate direct
tax bill should have been acted upon in
the House. From to-day's action of the
Rules Committee it appears that they have
prevailed, for it was agreed to assign Tues
day and Wednesday of next week to the
Judiciary Committee, upon condition that
the direct tax bill be the first measure
taken up. The Commerce Committee
will be given Thursday and Saturday of
next week, and the Committee on Military
Affairs will be allowed the time afforded by
two evening sessions. The following week
separate days will be assigned to the com
mittees on Agriculture, Public Land and
Territories The last-named committee
will call up the Oklahoma territorial bill
during its Gay and and will also be allowed
two night sessions for consideration of local
territorial measures.
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KniRhts Going West.

PITTsBURG, PA, March 2S--A carload
of Knights of Labor brakemen and con
ductors from the Reading 81 stem passed
through this city from the east this morn
ing en- route TO Chicago TO take the places
Of the striking switcimen of the Chicago.
Burlington and Quincy road. There were
seventy-fve in the party, and more will fol.
low to-night and to-morrow.
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American Newspaper Publishers

NEW YORK. March 2s-The Executive
Committee Of the American Newspaper
Publishers Association adjourned today
after a two days session. Plans were
agreed upon for enlarging the scope of the
associations work, which will at once be
carried into effect. Among the new mem
fers admitted were the New York World,
Philadelphia Times, Boston Post and New
Haven NetGs
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-29
COVER IN GLAMoRGANsHIRE.
A Gladstonian Elected to Parliament
by 600 Majority.

a Gldu9LOnldD bleCJ6Q 10 HHfudmenC
by 900 Majority.
LONDON, March 2S-The election in the
Cover division Of Glamorganshire TO fill
tho vacancy in the House of Commons,
caused by the death Of Frank Ash Yeo, was
held yesterday, and resulted in the return
Of David Randall (Gladstonian), who re-
ceived 1884 votes against $3.50 cast for
DR.. j. F. d. Llewelyn Conservative. At
the last election Mr.. Yeo, who was Home
Ruler, was returned unopposed.
MoONLIGHTERs CONVICTED.
DUBLIN, March 2S-At the Wicklow
Assizes to-day Moonlighters Daniel Hayes
and Daniel Moriarty were found guilty of
tho murder of Farmer Fitzmaurice, in
County Kerry, in January last, and were
sentenced 20 be hanged. Morlarty subse-
quently made a confession of his guilt and
then tried to cut his throat. He is now
closely guarded, as the authorities fear that
hc will make another attempt on his life.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-29
Fire in a Furniture Factory

BALTIMORE, March 2s.-The extensive
furniture factory Of Charles Hollander q
Sons. on Concord street, was badly dam
aged by fire tonight The loss on the stock
and building is estimated at about $4,000.
Il is fully covered by insurance.
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MRS. wAITE's JOURNEY.
A COLD CLINE FOR RADICALS.
The Postmaster of ofIndianapolis Stric
Partisan.

The Postmaster ofIndianapolis Strict
Partisan.
WASHINGTON. March Ex-senator Hales
committee to inquire into the workings of
the civil service law was addressed this
morning by William Dudley Foulke, Presi-
dent Of the Indiana Civil Service Reform
Association, on the condition of
the civil service in his State,
his testimony being the result
of Investigations made and affidavits taken
by his association. He described the
sweeping removals made by Postmaster
Jones. of Indianapolis. and the avowals by
that official that none but Democrats would
be appointed, regardless of the civil service
examinations.
DEFECTIVE SERVICE.
He detailed the defects in the postal ser
vice which resulted. For example, three
weeks elapsed between the mailing and de-
livery of drop letters. Carriers were ap-
pointed who could not read the addresses on
letters. Letter boxes were left unvisited I'M
til they were filled TO overfowing A
mail car was sent from indianapolis to La
fayette with no messenger, and all the mail
was brought back to Indianapolis. The
Assistant Postmaster, the witness was in
formed had previous to his appointment by
Postmaster Jones, been connected with a
gambling house.
REMOVALS OF PosTMAsTERS.
The witness described an investigation
made by himself resulting in the discovery
that out of 1856 cases of suspension-all, or
nearly all, Presidential postmasterS-only
two were ever informed of charges or
any reason for their removal. The witness
called upon the President and found that he
knew of these removals The President
said it was impossible to let the parties
know the charges. To do so would give
such removals the character of judicial pro
ceedings, and that would be impossible. The
President expressed the hope that the asso-
citation would go slow, as he had great diff
Guilty in bringing some of his party up to
his ideas of civil service reform and that
Indiana was a pretty close State
JONES JAW wAGs.
Mr.. Foulke stated that Postmaster Jones.
of indianapolis, had said to two members
of his (Mr Foulke's committee that he
would not appoint Republicans even if they
passed the examination, no matter how
they sto d, and that he would not appoint
them because they were Republicans.
The chairman asked: "What is your
view of the operation of civil service reform
in IndianaN
The Witness-Well, we have not had any
civil service reform in Indiana.
The subcommittee will probably go to
Philadelphia next week.
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Death ofa Railroad President.

PHILADELPHIA, PA, March 2S--Isaac
Hinckley, President Of the Philadelphia.
Wilmington and Baltimore railroad, died
at his residence here this morning from
complication Of diseases.
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A WEB OF TRACKS.

There is a web of intersecting tracks
where the accident occurred. The Michi-
gan Central has the right of way at all
times, and the neglect of this rule brought
about the collision. The gates were down
as usual and signal lights displayed The
express train was crossing the tracks of the
Wabash AID Western when a freight train
under full head of steam broke through
the gates and crashed into it. The engine
struck the sleeper directly in the middle,
nearly cutting it in two, tore il from its
couplings and threw it from tho tracks.
The freight engine was derailed, three or
four freight cars telescoped and piled uron
it, Meanwhile the passengers, who were
buried in the wreck of the sleepers, were
shouting for help.
EIGHT PASSENGERS INJURED.
The train men procured lanterns and
dragged from the wreck a dozen passengers,
five of whom were severely injured, and the
others were badly shaken up. None were
fatally hurt. Eight passengers, injured
slightly, were put upon the express train,
which proceeded within an hour after the
the accident.
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SMASHED A SLEEPER.
Several People Badly Injured in ,
Crash in Illinois.

Crash in Illinois.
CHICAGO, March 2S.-The fast night ex.
press on the Michigan Central railroad
which leaves this city at o'clock at night,
met with a serious accident last night at a
crossing a little south of Burnside. A
Toledo, Wabash and Western road freight
train ran into the rear sleeper of the pas
senger train under full headway. Many
passengers were injured, several of them
being seriously hurt. The sleeper was de.
rallied and almost entirely demolished.
Several cars on the freight train were tele-
scoped. The engineer and fireman of the
freight train leaped just in time to save
their lives
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WOMEN IN JOURNALISM.

Laura G. Holloway spoke on Women In
Journalism" Twenty five years ago only
fifteen women were employed in the whole
country as editors, while at present there
are 300 employed in active journalistic
work in New York city alone. In conclu-
sion she paid tribute to news
paper editors and propretors OF
the United States, and said that the news
paper that attempted to get along without
a woman on its staff would be bankrupt in
five years The best school for journalism
Is the newspaper Office, and the best news
paper work that woman does is that which
comes from the heart.
WOMAN IN MEDICINE.
DR.. Sarah Hackett Stevenson was then
introduced as the first woman ever admit
ted to the National Medical Association.
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me casket, which was rich and magnifi-
'onti In Its simplicity. was tastefully adorned
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-02-09
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

HoS. A. H. LONGING has been appointed
Unitei States District Attorney for the
Southern District Of Mississippi to fill the
Bowman Harris.
The Greene County Bank, at Paragould,
Ark, vas Incorporated on the 6th. The
capital stock is S3J,oo0.
/, Tw3 Of the Terry boys are in Jail at
Greerviiie, Ark. charged with murder.
They belong To the Terry family which
was soneerued IN the recent bloody feud in
Stou- county. NO.
A sILL was introduced in the lower
kous- OF Congress on the 6th to pay
DAVIDSON county. Tenn, 55,4l6 for the use
of tie county courthouse during the war.
| o. z NETcALF, agent of the Southern
ExT-ess Company at Winfield, Ala, has
abs ondeJ with considerable money. He
got away with q large sum sent to the
stae treasury by the sheriff Of Marion
equity.
| I.C. FARMER, a commercial traveller
frcn st. Louis, was shot and killed at
Shreveport, La, on the 5th, by Charles
| Pa ker from Georgia Parker and a man
ma ied Pierson had difficulty over a
cal table, and Farmer resolved the bullet
mant for Pierson.
CORPORATION has been formed at
Cicago whose object is the purchase aud
removal to that city of the famous Libby
pison of Richmond. Va
The Grant Monument Association has
isued a circular addressed TO artists,
cchitects and sculptors, inviting CON-
/ etitive designs for a monument % Be
rected over Gen. Grants grave, to cost
10000. Prizes OF >llO0, $1,000. 500, 500
Ind 500 are offered.
Owing to the alarming frequency Of
attacks of robbers upon mail trains on
spsrssly settled routes in the far west,
and the almost constant peril in which the
lives OF postal employees are placed by
these marauders, the pOstoffice depart
meDt has determined 70 arm, at the ex-
penss OF the government, every postal
employ on these exposed routes. with
weapons Of the most effective kinY
TIE shutting down Of SO many furnaces
for want Of coal has caused many OF the
iron ore mines along the East Pennsyl-
vania railroad 10 close down. The miners,
who have large families. received but -
TO % cents per day, and consequently even
when working, are in almost Abjsct pow
srty.
A COMMUNICATIONS signed by eighty
eiSh. members ef Congress, asking for the
dismissal OF Ststisticisn Dodge. was re
ceived ON the 5th by the Commissioner Of
Agriculture. The movement is understood
to have originated with the tobacco
growers, who were aggrieved by the sta
tisticiAn's crop report las. summer.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-02-09
PERSONAL ND GENERAL

PAT PARKE, seonced for a term of
three years for gro larceny. from Sioux
City, hung himselt n the night of the
3lss in his cell at Anamosa Qa.) peni-
Tertiary. He usedis suspendcrs for a
moose.
THE London tn correspondent at
Rome, in a dispatc(siving the text of
the American pilgHs' address, says the
Pope has since bssosurprised to learn
that the maiorityt the pilgrims were
Protestants.
EARTHQUAKE shoe were felt at many
points in Maine, ew Hampshire and
Vermont at eleven fock on the mornin
| OF the 1st- No dan has been reported,
but the shock was ere enough to rattls
| windows and dishe
Mr. EUGEN. ZIleRH,S, formerly n
director N the FidGS National Bank OF
| Cincinnati, who wsh Europe when he
vas indicted by th&nited States grand
| jury for complicity& the wrong tram
actions in that bao has returned He
went before Judg16a-e on the 1st, and
gave bond in the 50 &bf SD 90.
Ex-LoRD MAYoR$ ULLsyAN of Dublin
y - released trcGs4s,l = nora prison on
| the 1st, after two batns' confinement.
| A large crowd ga3-ed m 'front.' OF the
building and greed NE. Sullivan with
| great enthusiasm ,r Sullivan after
wards received ad essss from various
| deleg ations.
By boiler expl dBn in q portable saw
mill at BarnesyilIR %, ON tue 81, two
men were killed an&veral injured.
CHARLES HoAG, man who named
Minneapolis. Mimi I'd in that city on the
ID. OF dropsy Of tho k1rt- aged eighty.
Two miners We overcoms by gas
while descending q Germania shaft at
Hurley, Wis.,, on ed. and fell to the
bottom They wef0 kstantiv killed
| FIFTEEN HUxDRD cotton-mill opera
tives are on strikkt Cornwall. Ont,
| against a reductio4 wages.
| Two carloads Gpotatoes, corn and
| food were sent 20 thkansas sufferers, on
the I'd, from Pierr$,ak. The Chicago &
| Northwestern furuGei free transports ta-
ton
THE President aoMrs. Cleveland gave
the third of the SOS of state dinners on
the night of the Ito the justices of the
| Supreme Court. y President escorted
Mrs. Miller to dbe- and Chief Justice
Waite escorted NJ Cleveland
4 AhG outtcaho ~ " lAASHi5 an On the
| ID. decided the Hns will case by reyers-
ing the decision& the court below and
sustaining the kst The result leaves
the will intact
SHocKs Of ealhuake were felt on the
| night of the 1sS koughout Scotland
IT is reportedRat the Austrian Gov
ernment has de< I'd to ask the deIsga
| tions to vote 12~D, 600 forms for the firs
| expenses of mo 0zation.
The telegraph versions Of q ssttI-
ment between tmsin questions aYec-
ing the nsherieen a basis unfavoraIs
to Canada havlaroused a storm Of i
| dignation in al arts Of the Dominion
+; The five And. BANS recently srrestd
for attemptinabig forgery scheme a
the Bank Of z hnd. were examinedt &
London on thei and were RENAMED
/ for trial
| A PoSpER- near Cleveland, O, as
blown to atou bn the Sd. nothing bels |
left bat big De in the ground
The Eexecuttcommlttee OF the Sosh- |
west Texas IAigration convention lAs |
formulated Avs for the govsrnrsnt
l of the organt lion
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-02-09
Tn. H.r,.y, river Improx,m.ns.

WAsHINGroS, Feb. 4.-COIonel Gillespie.
Of New YORK, the enginssr in charge OF
Earbor improvements, was before the
House comr7ittee on rivers and karts5rs
yesterday and explained the character oi
the proposed improvements o1 the Har
lem river, for which an appropriation Oi
So, ,a0O IS asked The Colonel thought
that the proposed improvements would
bs Of great impcrtancs - commerce.
Arguments were heard by the Hous e
con.mli tee OH merchant marine and fisa-
cries, IN reference 10 bills prohibiting the
capture OF menhadec within three miles
OF ths Atlantic coast. The hearing will be
eontinued on Monday next