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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-03
a BIG LOOPHOLE.
New Legislation Might be Sneaked in
In an Appropriation Bill.

NeW Legislation Might be Sneaked In
In an Appropriation Bill.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-The democratic
leaders in the House are preparing to watch
the consideration of the District of Colum-
bia appropriation bill without the limi-
tatlon rules very carefully next week.
CT course, in the absence of the rules limit
ing amendments, which the experience of
the House has shown to be so necessary
that the leaders on bo sides have included
them in every recent code of rules, there
IS nothing to prevent bare majority of
the House from indefinitely increasing the
amount appropriated by the bill by adding
appropriations for objects not contemplated
by it at all, nor is there anything to prevent
bare majority of the House
from Incorporating in the bill
any new legislation which happens
to strike their fancy. The Blair
educational bill, the tobacco tax repeal, the
direct tax refund, or a new national
election law could be engrafted on the Dis
trict OF Columbia appropriation bill with
ease under t g general parliamentary law,
which means, of course, simply Speaker
Reeds ipSe di1it. Fortunately, the re pub
lican majority is small aud the democratic
leaders are Vigilant
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MADE BLAINE BACK DOWN.

He Objected to a Hack Stand Near His
House, but Has Reconsidered.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-For years a few
Woodworking hack drivers have had the
privilege of hack stand on the eastern
side of Lafayette square. Since Secretary
Blaine has come to live in his present house,
which faces this side Of Lafayette square,
he has complained to the district commits
sioner that the little stand was an annoy
ance to him. Therefore, the com nissioners
ordered its discontinuance. Having learned
that their privilege was withdrawn at
the request Of the Secretary of
State, the hack drivers lost no
time in representing to Walker Blaine that
this act was hardly polite in presidential
candidate. Walker Blaine, after consulting
mis- father, gave then letter to the COM
miSsioners. stating that his father does not
object to the re-establishment of the hack
stand if the number of hacks is limited to
six. This the hack drivers presented to-day
to the commissioners, the hack drivers
agreeing to keep only six hacks on this
stand. Their privilege was thereupon re
newed
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FLORIDA'S METROPOLIS.
Tobacconists Sell Out to Savannah
Parties-Girls to Drill.

Tobacconists Sell Out to Savannah
Parties-Girls to Drill.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Jan. 2.-Salomon
e. Stockton, wholesale tobacconists, sold
their business to Savannah parties yester-
day.
Twenty young ladies, who about two
weeks ago gave the famous commercial drill
for the benefit of st. Pauls Methodist church
in this city, leave for Tallahassee to-mor-
row, where they will repeat their entertain
ment. They will be the guests of the ladies
Of Tallahassee. The party is composed
of Misses Carrie Hardee, Fay Vande-
man, Bessie Sollee, Daisy Whistler,
Eleanor Hardee, Issie Garnee, Bessie
Thompson, Pert Cornell, Nellie Simpson,
Marion Lucas. Daisy Sollee, Clara Irwin,
Charlie Bernard, Maria Thompson, Rosa
Grierson, Katie Cornell, Mabel Lockett,
Amy Rhodes, Frida Peters, Emmie Robert,
Emma Gale, Marion Hopkins, Minnie Hol-
land, and Lizzie Tatem. Chaperones. Miss
Sue Hartridge, and Mesdames Judge
Mclean, L. A. Hardee, G. Jeffries, and s.
f. Gale.
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DEATH-DEALING WIRES.
A DOG KILLED AND FOUR PEOPLE
FELLED AT ST. LOUIS.

The Wire Fell to the Ground During a
Storm - The Woman Who Owned
the Luckless Canine Thrown Some
Distance - Her Husband and Two
Other Men Succumb.
ST. LOUIS. Jan. 2.-The heavy rain storm
of yesterday and last night sadly demoral-
lied all kinds of electric wires in this city,
and it was not until after midnight last
night that they were brought into proper
working order. The telephone was espe-
cially exasperating, it being almost i'm
possible to get communication over it. and
several serious accidents were occasioned by
electric light wires.
DOG KILLED BY WIRE.
About o'clock in the evening an electric
light wire fell to the ground at the corner
OF Seventh and Morgan streets. A few
moments later, Mr. and Mrs. Smith and
their little dog passed the corner. The dog
touched the wire, and was a corpse in q
JiHy. Mrs. Smith ran to the dog, and not
seeing the wire stepped ON it, and was
thrown some distance and fell unconscious
HER HUSBAND ALSO SHOCKED.
Her husband sprang to pick her up, and
iSS~A ON a SONolO ouONh, Du1 was INV Aou
dered insensible. Mis-. Smith was restored
to consciousness by "a physician, but had q
narrow escape from death. A crowd col
lected, and George Reeves, coming in con
tact with the wire, was knocked insensible
A fireman named Hogan rushed *
the rescue, aud was very severely
shocked. Reeves was so badly hurt that ht
was sent to the city hospital.
A horse was killed by stepping on 1
fallen wire at the corner of Vandevente
and Finney avenues, and several othe
minor accidents occurred in different part
of the city.
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A PANIC AT A BULL FIGHT
TEN THOUSAND PEOPLE DRIVEN
OUT BY FALLING WALLS.

Hundreds Injured, but No One Killed
The Bull Fighters Run, Followed by
the Bull-Many Men Stripped of
Their Clothing.
CITY OF MEXICO, Jan. 2.-Telegrams
from Villa Lerdo give the particulars of
the fall of the plaza last Tuesday while a
bull fight was in progress. About 10000
persons were crowded into the building.
When the second bull was being killed
nearly every person present rose. and stood
applauding and stamping their feet. Sud
denly, one side Of the plaza commencing to
give way, a rush followed, and the extra
movement of the thousands of
spectators helped to bring about the fall
of the structure.
BULGED OUT AND COLLAPSED.
1t bulged out rapidly and then collapsed,
precipitating the unlucky inmates to the
ground, the distances of the falls ranging
from ten to twenty-five feet Many were
buried beneath the debris. Among them
we're many ladies of the best families of the
town. Many fights occurred among the
men, and many were stripped of every
stitch of clothing.
HUNDREDS INJURED.
The crowd on the opposite side of the
building, which numbered several
thousands, became panic-stricken,
and the people fell and
trampled on one another in their attempts
to reach the outside of the plaza. The bull
fighters were also seized with fear, and
made their exits with the bull closely fol-
lowing The number of wounded will
reach into the hundreds, but, while.the in
juries of great many are serious and pain
full, it is not thought that any will prove
fatal.
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EvANsvILLE's STRIKE.
The Railroads Doing Their Best to Sc
cure New Men.

The Railroads Doing Their Best to Sc
cure New Men.
EVANSVILLE, IND, Jan. 2.--The conduc-
tors and switchmen's strike on the Evans
vile and Terre Haute and the Evansville
and Indianapolis roads of the Mackey
system, stu continues. The yards present
the same deserted appearance that they have
for the past four days. The tracks are
filled with cars Of freight which
the company is unable to move. On
inquiry as to why none of the strikers
could be seen about the yards il was learned
that orders had been issued to them to re-
main away from the yards as mucn as
possible, to keep order, and q gentlemanly
in their demeanor, and this they are doing.
FILLING THEIR PLACES.
The company, it is understood, is doing
everything possible in the way of filing the
places of the strikers, and promise the lat
ter a sensation within the next twenty four
hours, but just the nature of the surprise
could not be learned An official of the
road said this evening that the dismissal of
some men for drunkenness led to the strike.
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POISON IN THE COFFEE.
A Farmer and His Wife Killed by a
Discharged Employe.

JOLIET, ILL, Jan. 2.-John Dali, Ger
man farmer, lived at Mokena, this county,
his household being composed by his
mother, himself, and hired man. and
maid servant, were poisoned on New Years
day. Their coffee at dinner was 50 bitter
that nobody could drink it. A second pot was
prepared, and of this they all drank,
although it also was bad. Soon after din
ner ali became sick and went to bed, out
the hired man and cook drunk milk, which
acted as an emetic Mrs. Dali died thst
evening, and John Dali died last even-
ing. The hired man and girl are all
right. The nature of the poison could not
be determined. John Shofer, former
employe of Mr.. Dali, and a rival suitor for
the hand Of the servant maid, was at once
suspected as the guilty person. men 1ne
sheriff arrested him at Mokena this morn
ing, he tried to commit suicide with a
razor
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REIGN OF La GRIPPE.
The Weather Favors a Spread OF the
Disease at Montreal.

1po w oaEO0E cdVOEs u spread OF bn6
Disease at Montreal
ALBANY, N. Y, Jan. 2-Warden Fuller
writes the superintendent of state prisons
that there are over 400 cases of influenza
among the prisoners In Clinton prison, and
the working force is being weakened by new
cases from hour to hour His clerk and
assistant clerk are also confined to their
beds at Plattsburg.
AIDED BY THE WEATHER AT MONTREAL.
MONTREAL, Jan. "A change in the
weather has assisted the spread of la grippe
very considerably, and increased the num-
ber of cases reported last night and to-day.
One physician reports that he has fifty new
cases of influenza.
DR.. George Ross says that there are sew
eral hundred cases of the disease under
medical treatment in the district in which
he resides. The spread of the epidemic ap-
pears to be general throughout the city.
sPAIN's FAvoRITE TENOR sUCCUMBs.
MADRID, Jan. 2.-Senor Gayarre, the
Spanish tenor, whose critical illness from
influenza was reported last night, died to
day,
A HoSEMAN DEAD.
NEWARK, N. j., Jan. 2.-Michael Null
vaney, hoseman of engine No. 2, the first
victim of la grippe, died this morning. he
became ill last week, and the disease devel-
oped into pneumonia.
ABNORMAL MORTALITY AT PARIS.
PARIS, Jan. 2-The mortality is still alb.
normal. On Tuesday there were 3S9, and
on Wednesday 334 deaths. The reopening
of the schools already closed is postponed,
and Others are about to close.
DECREASING AT VIENNA.
VIENNA, Jan. 2.-The epidemic falls
somewhat as to the number of victims here
but it is more virulent. In Prague and
Dresden it is increasing.
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A VERDICT FOR $2,2o4,1oo.
The Lucky Plaintiff, However, Won't
Get Nearly All the Money.

The Lucky Plaintiff, However, Won't
Get Nearly All the Money.
WILMINGTON, DEL, Jan. 2.-In the supe-
rior court this afternoon, the jury in the
case Of Elizabeth B. McComb VS.. the
Southern Railroad Association, rendered a
verdict in favor of the plaintiff for the full
amount claimed, s2,2O4, 100, being the
heaviest verdict ever given in Delaware
county. The plaintiff Is the widow of the
late Col. Henry s. McComb, who was a
heavy stockholder in the Mississippi Gen.
trail railroad, which was absorbed by the
Southern Railroad Association, and the
verdict is for 900 Mississippi Central
coupon bonds of 81, 900 each. bearing inter-
est at z per cent. from the date of issue
December IS, 1873. The verdict does little
more than establish the validity of the
plaintiffs claim, since the assets will fall far
below satisfying judgment.
Argument was begun in the United
States circuit court to-day, in an allied case
entitled "The Rogers Locomotive and
Machine Works of New Jersey to the use
of Elizabeth B. McComb VS.. the Southern
Railroad Association Of tennessee and Mis-
sissippin
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DEATH WAS JUST AHEAD.
A Narrow Escape from Train Ho
ror on a Trestle.

A Narrow Escape from Train Hor-
ror on Trestle
REYNOLDS, GA, Jan. 2.-What came
near being repetition of the Hurricane
river horror occurred at the river, three
miles below here, yesterday afternoon.
AS the Columbns-bound passenger train
was nearing the trestle one Of the
passengers, who was looking out
Of the rear door, noticed that
the ties we're being cut aud
torn to pieces by wheel. He called the
attention of the train men to it, and the
train was stopped just fifty yards from the
trestle. The front trucks of the tender
were off the track, but the fact was not
discovered by the engine men until the
train stopped. Trains were delayed several
hours.
Gov. Gordon and family are spending a
few days at their stock farm here.
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PuNrA CODA POINTERS.
A Ball Game Between Cubans an
Americans Won by the Former.

A Ball Game Between Cubans and
Americans Won by the Former.
PUNTA GoRDA, FLA, Jan. 2.--Christmas
day the Cubans played game of base ball
against the Americans, in which Cuba won
by a score of 10 to s. At night
King Comus, with 100 masked serenaders,
paraded the streets, and partook Of good
cheer" at the residences Of the most promi-
nent citizens.
All the trainmen of the Charlotte Harbor
division of the railroad have moved down,
and the repair shops Of the company will be
moved here this week.
Frank O. Brown, treasurer of the Florida
Commercial Company, is in town. All the
large landed interests are harmonizing to
give the town boom. ifa
Petitions and subscriptions of every kind
are constantly circulating for town i'm
provement. The latest is for S25 flag and
a 100-foot flag pole, from which the stars
and stripes will fiutter.
Land and horel men are praying for
colder weather in the north. ar
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AN EXPLOSION OF GAS.
One Man Killed and Another Badl
but Not Fatally, Burned.

One Man Killed and Another Badly,
but Not Fatally, Burned.
PITTsBUBG, Jan. 2.-By an explosion of
natural gas at Ronomey, Pa, this morning,
George Kirschbaum, aged 40, was almost
instantly killed, and John Becker seriously
injured. There was a shortage of gas in
the little village yesterday, aud shortly be-
fore daylight this morning Kirschbaum
and Becker, both members Of the Economic
society, start d out to ascertain the cause
of the small supply. They carried a
lantern, and no sooner had they entered the
gas regulator building than there was q
terrific explosion. The building was totally
wrecked, and Kirschbaun was so badly
burned that he died in a few moments
Becker sustained serious burns, but will re-
cover. The flames ignited a tank of oil
near by, which was destroyed.
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oooDRICa's STRANGE DEATH.

An Autopsy Ends in Report that
Pneumonia Caused 1t.
RICHMOND, VA, Jan. 2.-Coroner Taylor
held an inquest to-day on the body of Fred
erick Goodrich, who died yesterday. An
autopsy by DR.. Bosher resulted in ascer-
tanning that the deceased came to his death
from the results of pneumonia. The jury
found a verdict In accordance with this
testimony. The assault on Goodrich on
Sunday, Dec. %, by which he was so
seriously injured, yet remains mystery.
The police still have the case in hand. The
body was taken to Albany tonight for in
terment
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AN INNOCENT MAN HANGED.
The Real Murderer Confesses on His
Deathbed.

KANSAS CITY, Jan. "A special to the
Times from Tahlequah, l. T., says: ga
startling revelation has been made at
Illinois Station, small town two miles
from here. On the evening of Dec. %
Minnie Rogers, a colored gambler and
whisky dealer, was run over by a railway
train and fatally injured. Before he died
he made statement regarding the murder
in 1886, in the Cherokee nation, of DR..
j. M. Pyle and Mrs. William Knox.
rhe couple were found murdered in their
beds at their respective houses one
morning, their heads having been crushed
in by some instrument. John Stephenson,
toward whom suspicion pointed, was ar
rested, tried before Judge Parks at Fort
Smith, Ark, and hanged, Ga his death
bed Rogers confessed that he had com
mitted the deed unaided. He swore that he
had been hired to do it by an enemy of his
victimsv
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A BIG BLAZE IN GOTHAM.
The Downtown Edison Electric Light
Shops Burned.

Shops Burned.
NEW YORK, Jan. 2.-The downtown
shops Of the Edison Electric Illuminating
Company were burned this morning. The
current generated upon the dynamos sup
plies Is, 900 incandescent lights in Che down
town district, most of which burned all day
in the banks and offices below Fulton street.
All of them went out at 6:15 o'clock. BY
shifting the source Of supply Superintendent
Smith hoped to have them all re-
lighted before neon. The fire broke
out at 6:07 o'clock in the dynamo
room. 1t gutted the buildings Nos. 525 and
527 Hart street, and resisted the efforts of
the firemen for an hour. They succeeded
however, in keeping it within the walls of
the fact ry building. Travel on the east
side elevated railroad lines was suspended
for several hours, the firemen holding pos
session of the track in front Of the burning
building and fighting the flames from the
iron structure. The loss to the Edison COM
pany is put at 100000. 1t is covered by
insurance.
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ABBEvILLE MENTION.
Bringing in Turpentine Hands-A 30.
Killed by Wagon.

Bringing IN TurpeutIn0 HauuB-A Boy
Killed by a Wagon.
ABBEvILLE, GA, Jan. 2.-R. e. Wishart
brought a company of about fifty hands
from North Carolina few days since.
Capt. T. D. Wilcox of Crisp had his
wagons here this morning to meet conn
pany Of forty negroes from North Georgia.
These gentlemen expect to work these hands
upon their turpentine farms.
News reached here this morning that a
son Of Mr.. rroup of Irwin county was
killed by being run over and crushed by the
wheel Of timber cart.
An election was held here, Friday, in
which the question of changing the county
site was voted upoa. Only about thirty votes
were cast.
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Laborers and Farmers Unite

TOPEKA, KAN, Jan. 2.--The farmers alli-
ance, state grange, and Knights of Labor
have formed an offensive and defensive alli-
ance according TO the recommendation Of
the recent farmers convention and Knights
of Labor convention. The object of the
combination is cooperation in Kansas busi-
ness and politics. The combined alliance
numbers in its ra Ks over 125, 900 members.
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DOWN AN EMBANKMENT.
An Engineer Killed and Several Pas
sengers Injured in Arkansas.

An Engineer Killed and Several Pas
sengers Injured in Arkansas.
ST.. LOUIS, Jan. "A special to the Re-
public from Little Rock says: "a passenger
train was wrecked last night at Wabbaseka,
fifteen miles north of Pine Bluff, on the
Cotton Belt road. Engineer APP
person was killed, and several
passengers were injured. Three coaches
filled with passengers, the baggage car, and
engine were thrown down an embanknent
twenty feet in hight A wrecking train
was sent from Pine Bluff. The wires are
down, and no further particulars can be
learned
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PENsACOLA'S SHIPPERS.
Nineteen Square Riggers Come In, and
Report the Cuff

Nineteen Square Riggers Come In, and
Report the Gulf Full
PENSACOLA, FLA, Jan. 2.--Nineteen
square-rigged vessels sailed into Pensacola
harbor to-day from European and South
American ports. Some Of them made re-
markably quick passages. The Norwegian
bark Tirsten was only thirty-five days from
London. The Norwegian ship Falkvany
made the run from Hamburg in forty-one
days. The ships from the river Platte cams
up in forty to fortv-four days.
The Norwegian ibark Star of India, from
Montevideo, had on board the dead body OF
Capt. Michaelsen, her late master, who died
two days ago from congestion of the brain,
after an illness of fourteen days. The re-
mains will be embalmed and shipped To
Norway.
Arriving masters report a fleet Of about
sixty sail now in the Gulf and bearing
north. One of them counted forty vessels
in sight from his deck last Friday. The ar
rivals came up with the southeastern Of yes
terday.
SHIP SANITATION.
The chamber of commerce met tonight
and among other important matters disc
cussed the question of ship sanitation The
chamber uni ed in request to the board Of
health to have in operation next summer q
system of sanitation similar to that in use
at New Orleaus. 1t memorialized the Sec
retary of the Navy setting forth the ada
vantages of Pensacola bay for the purpose
of training ship, and praying action
that would result in the placiug
of such vessel in these waters. It dele-
gated to s. G. Cobb the power to 60 to
Washington and make such representations
as would show the ports superior location
in serving the needs of mail carrying be-
tween this country AID Central America,
and it requested the Florida senators and
representatives to leave nothing undone in
an effort to have Pensacola included as a
stopping place in the southern tour Of the
pan-American congress.
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A oharleston Factory Burned.

CHARLESTON, s. G., Jan. 2.-The Han
Manufacturing Company's warehouse and
factory was destroyed hy fire tonight
about 12 o'clock. The cause OF the fire Is
unknown. The owners say they can give
no figures about the losses and insurance,
The factory was located in Cow alley and
was a two-story building. 1t turned OUT
sashes. doors, and blinds The building and
machinery are totally consumed.
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Convicted of Intimidation.

DUBLIN, Jan. 2.-Mr. McInery, editor of
the Limerick Leader, who has been on trial
for intimidation, has been found guilty, and
sentenced to three months Imprisonment.
The appeal court has dismissed similar
charges made against Mr.. Redmond of the
Waterford NeioS, and MIR. Fisher of the
Munster ETpTeSS of Waterford.
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Narrow Escape from a Theater.

ZURICH, Jan. 2.-During performance
at the theater here last night, the audience
was startled by a cry of fire. The ushers,
with great difficulty, prevented a panic,
and finally succeeded in getting the people
to the streets before any one was injured.
The building was entirely destroyed.
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pronght In q shipwrecked Crew.

NORFOLK, Jan. 2.--The steamer West
Cumberland, which put in here to-day for
coal, brought the crew and passengers OF
the four-masted schooner Mlille y. bourne
of Roston for Montevideo. The schooner
was dismasted. and was abandoned at sea
Dec. 22 after being ast on 6re.
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Russian Ofacers Arrested.

ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 2-Thirty-two
officers have been arrested charged with
being members of a secret society the
objectof which is TO abolish the aristocracy
and establish a constitutional monarchy.
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RoBERrsoN's FUTILE APPEAL.

HELENA, MONT. Jan. about two
hours after T. G. Power was selected for
second senator Judge Hunt, OF the district
court gave his decision in the case of Repre-
sentative Robertson of Silver Bow county,
who had applied for a writ to compel the
state auditor to pay him his salary and
mileage as a member of the legislature. 1t
was Thought the court in its decision
would decide the validity of the rival
Houses, but instead the decision was to the
effect that if Mr.. Robertson was member
of the legislature he was entitled to his per
diem and mileage. The question of the
legality of the two Houses is still being dis
cussed. The democrats again met in joint
conference to-day, and took a ballot, but
there being no quorum the body adjourned.
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AN Iron Firm Asaigns.

BELLEFoNTE, PA, Jan. 2.-The large
iron firm of Curtin & Co. near here. made
an assignment to-day in favor of ex-Gov,
A. g. Curtin and Constans Curtin. Their
nal assets about s125, 900. and the nominal
assets about $4,000.