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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-04

From present appearances the week S
business in the H use will be made up Of
patriot oratOry and routine hard work,
the former TO be called forth by the Ed
munls Panama canal resolution, and the
latter oooasiooed by the necessity for
disposlng Of the remaining approp Ration
bills
Monday will afford individual members
one Of thoir last opportunitie, during this
congress to secure the lassaCe Of measures
under r susI ems on OF the rules, and the
speaker has been fairly seged by repre-
sentstives W have abandoned the hope
Of getting their bills before tre II use in
e7y other manner T. } Campbell of
New York feels confident that he will abe
able to secure recognition TO move TIE pas
sage Of the bill t. pension the widow Of the
late Gen. Sheridan. Mr.. Blanchard, also,
is hopeful Of his ability to rescue the river
and haThor bill from its present perious
situation nd get it b fore the House.
THE COPYRIGHT BILL
Then a strong contingent has organized
under the lead Of Mr.. Dunn for an etf 'rt to
pass the copyright bill under a suspension
Of the rules. The fate of these and olher
attempts to expedite business depends,
however, upon the temper of the people
who have been fighting the Union Pacific
IuhalHg bill. They say that they must re-
ceiy7 assurance that this measure will not
be offered tomorrow before they will
allow the House to enter upon an uncon-
lrolab.e suspension day"
The conference report on the Nicaragua
canal bill is expected TO he called up Tues
DAY, the army bill follow, if not blocked
by The report on Mr. Edmunds' Panama
resolution, and the remainder Of the week
may be filed in with contested election
cases and possible report from the con
lerees on the omnib ; Territorial bill.
WHAT Is CLAIMED.
II all the motions to suspend the rules
SCI Dedulei are actually entertained and
aao ted tomorrow the House will pass the
Ii'er and haroor bill and the bi ! to pension
ans Sh rdan, and will fix Wednesday to
consider tie Senate inter ational copyright
ol. he friends of all these propositions
,ain tonight tnat all have secured pledges
winch Wi, give them two-thirds ma lori, les
provided they are reached.
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SUICIDE OF A BARONESS.
HER DEATH LINKED WITH THAT
OF THE RINCE.

The Eminencs of Her Social Standing
Backed by Rare Beauty-The En-
peror of Germany and the Prince Of
Wales May Attend the Crown
Princes Oosequies.
BERLIN, Feb 3.--The Vossische Zettung
says Emper William has telegraphed to
Vienna that it is his intention to waive all
etiquette aud attend Prince Rudolph's
funeral Iu reply Emperor Francis Joseph
has teegraphed his most sincere thanks for
this evidence OF the German emperors
kindly feeling, but has repeated the hope
that Emperor William will forego carrying
out his Intentions.
THE ACT LONG PREMEDITATED.
VIENNA, Feb. 3-Count Korolyi testities
that Crown Prince Rudolph often inquired
as to the exact manner in which the famous
sportsman, Kegel, shot himself. The en-
peror ordered the publication Of the true
cause Of death before consulting Premier
Tisza.
INSTRUCTIONS IN THE WILL
The Crown Princes will contains instruc-
tions for the disposal of almost every
smill article in his possession. No friend
servant or acquain ance is forgotten. The
most important instructions refer TO his
daughter. He orders that she be brought
~ by the Emperor and Empress and re-
main with them always, especially in the
event Of Stephanie ro-marrying.
A BARONESS ALSO A SUICIDE.
Sensational news leaked out to-day that
a beautiful young baroness committed sui
eide by taking poison at Meyerling at the
same time that the crown prince took his
life. TIE two acts were committed almost
stimuli -aneously. Il is asserted that tie
Prl ce of Wales will come to attend the
crown princes funeral.
RUsSIA'S REPRESENTATIVE
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. st Gar has
deputed his brother, the Grand Duke Alexis,
to attend the funeral of the Austrian crown
prince. The Gar will not go to Vienna
himself, in accordance with the wish Of
EmDeror Francis Joseph.
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AN OFFER FOR THE vEsUv1Us.
Italy Understood to be After the New
Cruiser.

Italy Understood to be After the New
Cruiser.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 3.-Ths Record to-
morrow will say:
An ofre- has been made for the dynamite
cruiser Vesuvius by European COVER -
meat, AID if the United States government
or contractors should not take t ie vessel
MeSsrs Cramp & Sons will dispose of her
at a price far in excess Of the em cunt
named In the contract entered into with the
United States government. The Cramps
are not in a position to accept the offer As
the cruiser has been partially accepted by
tle navy department. The members Of the
firm refuse to disclose the name of the l.
ton which made the offer but the Italian
COVER me It is supposed t. be the one, mas
much as the Camps are now constructing
a pneumatic gunboat for that country.
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FOURTEEN STARK DEAD.
A Bridge Collapses Beneath a Train in
belgium.

"A brlCR9 GOllapSeS BenSaIn 1ralD IN
belgium.
BRUSSELS, Feb. 3.-A terrible railroad
accident occurred to-day near Groenen-
dael. A train bound from Brussels for Ma
mur struck the pillar Of bridge near that
place, causing the bridge to callapse. The
ira was carried down with it and com
pletely wrecked. Fourteen pc sons were
killed outright, and fiji cen others injured.
BRINGING IN THE CORPsES.
The bodies Of all the persons killed by the
accident have been brought here.
Fifteen persons, all mortally injured lie
at Hoeylsert, near the scene OF the disaster.
Among them are several young children.
The minister Of railways has visited the
injured, most of whom are suffering from
fractured legs. Masses of masonry block
the line and they will probably have to be
removed By the aid of dynamite.
The Independence Beige hints that the
line was under repair at the place where the
train was derailed
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KILLED BY A WOMAN.
A WILD LEAP ON THE RAILS.
Three Men Killed Outright and Four
Others Fatally Injured.

ST.. LOUIS, Feb. By an accident on
the st. Louis and San Francisco railroad
near Springfield. Mo, this evening three
men were instantly killed and Ave injured,
four of them fatally. A switch engine
moving live stock cars jumped the track
and went down an embankme t, carrying
ten men with it, The injured we're taken
to Springfield and number OF physicians
called TO care for them. The dead were
later taken TO a Springfield undertaker's
nstnhlIS lIShrnanf.
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FLoRlDA's TEA POT TEMPEST.
Lawyer Pope's own Story of His Ex
perience at Madison.


JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Feb. 3.-Lawyei
F. W. Pope returned home late this even
ing qui safe and rather inclined to laugh
at the tempest in the tea pot in this city
The people in Madison first thought that
Mr.. Pope was there to got testimony against
their people or fraudulent voting al tn
last elec ion so that they could be pr secuted
in the United States court here, and a few
hot heads at once started to get
meetings bed 10 oppose this.
but wiser heads interferod and stopped
all the trouble. Mr. Pope says that some
wild threats were made by few quick
tempered and passionate men, but the
sheriff, under the vernors orders, pre-.
served tho peace o tirely The witnesses
are rat er intim dated as regards testifying
in the Goodrca- Bullock contest, but the
Pope patty will return to Madison Thurs
day, when they expect TO secure all the wit
nesses ON their list.
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ATLANTA, GA, Feb. 3.--The coroner
held inquest 20 day on the body Of OH
YER Moody a young man who was run
over by an engine Of the East Tennessee,
Virginia and Georgia road, at the Hum
phries street crossing yesterday afternoon.
The verdict was that he was killed by an
engine ruuing at an unlawful rate of speed.
Moody lived at Flowery Branch.
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TLoRLpA,s MtTaoPoL1s.
A Fall into an Excavation-Death Of a
Clergyman.

n pall luJO III hAthN NAklOll OF q
Clergyman.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Feb. 3.-Harvey
Granger the wel!-known transportation
man, fell into the excavation made for the
new Meyer e. Muller building. on Bay
St eet late last night and injured himself
seriously. He arrived in tho city from
south Florida late III the evening and pro-
c eded 20 bis room. at Holel Bristol. The
excavation made for the new building was
ZONE ten feet deep aud extended
iuto the sidewalk Mr.. Granger
claims that IL was not guarded by Ia terms
or boards and, not being warned, hopitch, d
into it, No bones were broken, but be is
considerably bruised rp and is confined 10
his bod. A suit for m ge5 is talked Of.
Rev. c. +. Bransemor, minister Of the
German church, died here this afternoon Of
drop.y He came here from Augusta
thirteen years ago, and was universally es-
teemed. lie was 90 years old and unmar-
rad
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DEAD AT A PRIESTS FEET.
An Inspector Of Police Killed by
Mob in Ireland.

DUBLIN, Feb. 3.-Police Inspector Martin
was killed at Gweedore, county Donegal,
to-day, while trying to arrest Father NC
Fadden. A party of police under Inspec-
tor Martin surrounded Father McFadden's
chapel during service this morning, aud
when the priest appeared at the door they
made a rush for him. Tie people came 70
his rescue and Father McFadden escaped
he rad nearly rea he'd the door Of his own
house when Inspector Martin caug hi n
by he coat. At the same iusta ant the IN
Spector was struck by stone on the back
Of the head. He fell and died soon after
ward. Father McFadden was subsequently,
arrested
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A GALE OFF GREAT BRITAIN.
Cunard Steamers Brave the Brunt OF
the storm.

LONDON, Feb. "a great wind and srow
storm prevailed to-day on the English and
Irish coasts. The CunRrd steamer Serv a,
which arrived at Queenstown to-day W 5
unable 10 transfer her mails, the tender
sent out to receive them being forced to run
back to the inner harbor for sh itsr Sew
eral buildings at Queenstown were unroofe d
by the wind. The CunArd steamer Umbria,
which left Liverpool yesterday, has not yet
arrived at Queen town.
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WHERE BLAINE WILL LIVE.

Ee is Said 10 Have Engaged a House
Opposite the White House.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-Mr. Blaine, it is
stated by friend, has taken the house oc-
cupied by Secretary Seward, on Lafayette
square, diagoually opposite the white house
and next door to Senator Cam ron's 1t
has been used for years as the Office of the
commlssary general Of the United States
army and as such fell into bad condition.
Mr. Blaine will impr We it so as to make it
better than it ever wa before. There is no
court between the Seward mansion and the
white house
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A CITY Treasurer out Of Town

LOUISVILLE, KY, Feb. 3.-Scultz Leach.
city treasurer of Maysville, KY, has not
been seen there since Thursday, and IL Is
believed that he has left 10 escape trouble.
The city council last night discovered On
apparent shortage Of 81 200 His friends
bondsman, not having as yet furnished
bonds for this year,
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MURDER NEAR JEsUP.

A Peddlers shot-Iorn Corpse Found
Beside tle Track.
JEsUP Ga, Feb. 3-An unknown white
man. supposed to be a psddlsr, was mur-
dered last night about a mile aud half east
Of Jesup on the Savannah, Florida an 1
Western railroad. he was shot in the back
WITH buckshot. The coroner's jury have
not yet d ded who committed the mur-
der. They have ead journed until to-morrow.
One party is under arrest and has acdnowI-
edged assisting in committing the crime.
The other has escaped.
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Changing the GauzA.

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla, Feb. 3.--The work
Of changing tae gauge Of the jacksonville,
st. Augustine and Halifax River railway
from narr W TO standard gauge was com
pleted today. The first train left here at
4.i5 O'clock this afternoon. This road now
has the finest rolling stock Of any road in
the state an will reduce the me from Jack
sonville TO this place fortyhve minutes.
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oLEvELAND's ruTURa HOME.
He Will Live at New York as Counsel
for Law Firm.

He Will Live at New York as Counsel
for Law Firm.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-The President
will enter upon the practice of his profession
in New York city shortly after March 4,
taking Attorney General Wayne Mac
Veagh's place as counsel for the legal firm
of Bangs. Stetson and MacVeagh. He will
have his home and therefore legal residence
In New York city, but he may have sum
mer home in Orange, New Jersey. lie will
dispose Of Oak View, and possibly to his sue
cessor in the white house. AS counsel for
this firm of young lawyers the President
viii perform just the duties which
the title suggests. He will not
appear in court or in the
newspapers, but will devote himself to Civ
ing counsel in chambers. He may remain
here with Mrs Cleveland as the guest Of
Secret ,ry aud Mrs. Whitney for few days
after the Inauguration of Gen. Harrison,
but his prose It purpose is to 60 to New
York March 5, on which day his new con-
nection takes effect
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HIS ARM AMPUTATED.
Sad Outcome of the Accidental Shoot
ing on Lake Beresford

JACKSONVILLE. FLA, Feb 3.-Douglass
Stark, Is years of age, from De Land, had
bis right arm amputated by DR.. F. 0.
Summers this evening Stark was out in a
boat at Lake Beresford. When coming to
shore he drew a gun toward hi n, tho nam
mer caught and 1t exploded, sending a load
of bird shot into his ar ~. He wa; broug t
he o this forenoon and the operation was
performed this evening by DR.. Summers in
he p ese CO Of Drs. Fern ndez and Daniel
The boy was under the influence of anes-
thetlcs and viii get ON well
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FROM AFRI AS WILDs.
A Missionary Reports no Direct New
From Stanley or Emin.

From Stanley or Emin.
ZAHzIBAR, Feb S.-A le ter las been re-
ceiycd here from Mr.. McKsy, 4 missionary
in Usant iro, dated November 20 The
writer says that no direct news of either
Stanley or + min Bsy had been received A
fresh revolution has broken out in Uganda
King Kiwaiwai had been deposed and his
younger brother raised 10 the throne, King
kivaiwal having killed two Of tho princi-
pal agitators of the expulsion Of the English
missiona es. Abere is mucn indignation
among merchants hero over he ac.i Of
the German merchants company, in press
j. & the sultan to cede lie nua and adjacent
islands TO German companies, the trade Of
those islands being entirely in British
hands
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settl era for tort Pnyne.

CfNcNNATI Feb. 3-Sixty persons.
mos ly capt. lists aud owners Of property
AZ Fort Payne, Ala. hfty miloS southeast
Of Chattanooga, loft here tonight on tne
Queen and Cresc mt railroad, bound for
that locality M 81 Of them are from New
Engla d, tho train having started from
Boston. They are equipped for making a
permanent settlement there.
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A Duel But Nobody Hurt.

PARIS, Feb. 3.--Deputies Laguerre and
Lscroir fought duel this morning with
pistols. NeitHer of the camba an 8 was
injured. The CHALLENGER was ~ Laguerre,
who claimed that he had been Interrupted iu
an offensive manner by NJ. Lacroix while
speaking in the Chamber of DAputies.
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4 BIG WEEK IN CONGRESS
.ppROPRIATIoN BILLS THAT WILL
BUSY THE SENATE.

ooraral Speeches on the Pacific Rail
road Funding Bin on the Taps IN
.be senate To-day Com
,,tt+ee Reports that Win Come Up
as PrivilsR
WASHINGTON, Fab 8. The senator's ex-
n.c. this to be a busy week. Tomorrow
,,s anDr5priation committee will report the
legislative. executive aud judicial appro-
..;.tir bill. and it will be called up for
confederation on Tuesday.
Tsa naval bin will be acted upon by the
committee as soon as received from the
uof.e and will probably be reported to the
Senate ty the end Of the week, If indeed, it
be not passed by that time.
Upon tie legislative appropriation bill
there may be discussion 90 some of the
anne dments proposed by the Senate COM
miltee that viii carry the bill over for a
dsy or TWO, but delay is not anticipated.
THE CENSUS BILL.
When the appropria ion bill is out Of the
way. Mr.. Hale will call up his census bill.
T1.morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock the
Pacific railroad funding bill comes up as the
unfinished business, and several speeches are
expected on it, but no definite action.
there are several other measures pending,
including Mr.. Sherman's antitrust bill,
which are likely to be called up during the
week as opportunity offers, but upon which.
according to the present outlook, no decisive
action seems probable.
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORTS.
From time to time reports from confer
enc8 which are privileg ed mat
ters-may be received and called up for ac-
ton. Of these the most important are
those concerning the Nicaragua canal, the
interstate commerce bill and the omuibrs
territorial bill An agreement may be
fAeacbed on the canal bill by the two houses,
but new conferees will probably be ap-
pointed on other subjects. Under the reso-
luton introduced by Senat n Saulsb ry,
and referred to the committee on foreig1 re-
ations, that committee will be expected,
after it's meeting Wednesday, to report in
some fern a declaration of its idea Of what
4 Is nece ssary and right to be done by the
United States to maintain the gnity of
the government and to fulfill its obligat ons
under the treaty with Samoa. Should this
come, it will doubtless lead to debate Of
some length, probably in secret session.
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PARIS, Feb. 3.-Cbauges in the ministry
are imminent, but they are not duo TO The
new bills proposed by Premier Fioquet, the
present ca met being unanimously in favor
Of those measures
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Sir Julian Pauncefote is LAWYER, not
di lomat, and was never attached to any
embassy. He was appointed to his present
post on account Of his extens We knowledge
present salary is only &2, 900 yearly the new
appointment is a desirable one, t salary
of the minister at Washington being
&c, 900. Sir Julian Pauncefoto married Kiss
Selma Cubitt, daughter of the late Maj
Cuhitt, and has a family. Amo officials
he has reputation for shrewdness. He has
quiet, amiable manners, allied with much
aCLteQeSs
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HAwEs' HORRIBLE CRIME.
A Man Under Arrest Who is Supposed
to Have seen the Murder.

A Man Under Arrest Who is Supposed
to Have seen the Murder.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA, Feb. 3.-The latest
development IN the Hawes' murder case is
the capture by two Age-Herold reporters
OF man supposed to have been Il eye
witness Of the murders. The reporters got
on the mans trail and followed him 1000
miles, finally capturinZ him in Middletown,
Tenn. The man claims that be is a twin
brother Of a man who saw the killing Of
Mrs. Have, but his brother told him he
saw the man strike Mrs. Hawes with a
club.
KILLED BY A WOMAN.
The lady then ran and Fannie Bryant
caught and finished her. He also saw them
carry the bodies Of Mrs. Hawes and her
little girl through the woods in sacks 20
East Lake The testimony will probably
have an important bearing on the trial and
bring Fannie Bryant into the case. He
says two white men assisted Hawes to dis
pose Of the bodies.
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.rnrno5a.niii.N'GroN, Feb 3.-The civil service
report te,'1''oa ,ne VIII shortly submit it's annual
mi tia t9r the last year to the President
sneoIoi o after will transmit il TO congress
he nr''I. T'a. Message in whicn lie viii revIeV
" sIe's II civil service reform as he
Gbieet' 'r't ,a T. done had be touched upon the
'0-' IN his annual MESSAGE
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During the debate Speaker Hudgins left
the chair and spoke an hon in favor Of the
resolution. He Denounced il the most en-
phatic manner ballot box robberIes in gen
erai and the Pulaski county robbery in par
ticular, scored the grand jury for failing
t. report on the matter, and handled the
whole subject with bare knuckles. tn,
resolution was adopted by large majority.
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ARKANSAS srOLEN BALLOTS.

The Senate's Red-Hot Debate Over
the Proposed Reward.
ST. LOUIS. Mo-, Feb. 4-Dlspatches from
Little Rock, Ark, say there was an excit-
ing scene in the Legislature yesterday over
the joint resolution introduced by Mr.
Jones of Nevada county, requesting the
governor to offer a reward of $500 for the
arrest and conviction of the thieves who
broke into the vault Of Pulaski county and
stole the ballot boxes and poll hooks iume-
diately after the state elcct.on' in Septem-
ber last. The resolution was vigorously
opposed by some and ridiculed ny DIR Cor
don. who moved to substitute Is. cents for
$500
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rsceiyes tHSIoN, Feb. 3.--Information 3. was
tlda Cirie,sn,, e Is evening that Mrs Ma.
late er.s"oIlu 'sS"olu Frelinghuysen, widow of the
Fr'lnghuysen, died 1t to-ds Stase Ersderics 7.
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An Assignment at Toronto.

TORONTO, ONT, Feb. 3.-Vallancey E.
Fuller of Hamilton has assigned. His lia-
bilities are sl,0OO,OOO. His assets are con-
siderably less.
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sACKvILLE'5 SUCCESSOR.

Sir Julian Psuncefots said to be the
Man Decided On.
LONDON, Feb. st is stated that Sir
Julian Pauncefote, permanent under secre-
tary of state for the foreign office, has been
appointed British minister to the United
States. Although tho report is not officially
confirmed, it Is credited at the foreign
office. The appointment IS creating intense
irritation i'll British dipl) rate circles, as
this is departure from the rule of success
sion in appointments according to rank in
the service