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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-18
MIoHIaAN's BIG FAILURE.
The Assignee Claims That the Assets
VIII Exceed the Liabilities.

SAGINAW, MICH, Oct. 17.-Albert NJ
Henry. assignee of r. G. Peters & Co. of
Manistee, says though no schedule has been
prepared he does not think the liabilities
will exceed 100000. and the assets,
though largely scattered, will exceed that
amount he attributes the failure to over
expansion and the close money market.
Friends Of Peters say the oompany's ussets
will care for the liabilities Peters ind =
vidual liabiliTies are probably 81, SOC, 900.
and the nominal assets are considerably
larger. The Peters Salt and Lumber Com
pany expect to continue business under a
receiver. Me-. Peters, besides vast quanti-
ties OF timber land, in Michigan and Wis
consin and silver mine in Canada, has a
large plant at Brewton, Ala, and another
at Cypress, N. G.
LARGEST MANUFACTURER IN ALABAMA.
MONTGOMERY, ALA, Oct, 1.-THE
Peters Lumber Company was the largest
lumber manufacturing company In Ala
oama, IL not In the yellow pine territory.
THE ALABAMA COMPANY ASSIGNS
Specidt 10 the Mornin o NsCs.
PENSACOLA, Fla, Oct. l7-As a result
of the failure of the r. G. Peters Lumber
and Salt Company of NJ ,nistes, Mich, an
nounced in the Associated Press under date
OF Oct. 10, the Peters Lumber ompany of
Alabama to-day announced an assignment
TO j. A. Proctor, their secretary and treas
urer. The liabilities aud as sets are not
given, but the former are known to be
enormous and are due mainly in the imme-
diate vicinity. The Michigan branch of
the concern lately had mercantile rating
OF S5.0O0,OO0 over and above all in
debtedness The Alabama company
have lands and plant worth nearly $1,000
600, and were rated with unlimited credit.
They cut 10000 aud dres ied 90, 900 feet of
lumber day, employing $50 hands around
the mills al ne The failure will scarcely
affect the condition In this market. the out
put having been mainly shipped to the west.
Attachment proceedings have been begun
by several corporations against the property
of k. Il. Peters, or concerns with which be
is connected Several of the banks now
hold his paper but all assert that they are
secured, although they did bring attach
ment suits It is said at least 200 concerns,
large or small, mostly in Michigan and
Wisconsin, are affected by the failure.
Peters has sold his interest In the Higbee
a. Peters Lumber Company to Pardee,
Cook g. Co. The failure caused big run
on the Fifth National Bank of Grand
Rapids, Mich, to-day. The bank paid de
posiUors and assured every one it was all
right
NORTH CAROLINA PROPERTY IN GOOD
SHAPE.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH, Oct 17.-In an
interview Mr.. Peters says that Buffers &
Peters Of North Carolina are In good shape.
The Peters Lumber Company of Brewton,
Ala, owed not over $4,000 or $50, 900 to
outsiders In addition to what 1t owed him.
The Peters Trust Land Company Of Ala
bana has its lands all paid for. A dozen
other companies which Peters named as be-
| ing conneo ions of his are In the west
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A NEGRO HANGS HIMSELF.
Preferred Death to Testifyirg Against
Another Negro


Another Negro.
HAwKINsvILLE, Ca, Oct. 17.-PulaskI
county comes to the front with firs5-class
sensation in the nature Of negro commit.
ting suicide. A negro suicide is almoss an
unheard Of occurrence, aud the nature of
this case makes the self-murder all the mora
strange. At various times sluce tie pro-
hibition law went into effect In this county.
when the superior court would adjourn, tho
blind tigers would come forth from their
hiding places, but when the time drew nigh
for another session Of the court they would
repair to their dens. Several weeks ago q
certain leading prohibitionist employed
counsel to prosecute the blind tigers for
violating an ordinance against the keeping
OF liquors for unlawful sale within the cor
porate limits OF Hawkinsville. One
OF the parties prosecuted was a negro.
and Jack Love, another negro, was ons OF
the main witnesses for the prosecution. The
negro Love did not wish TO appear in courb
against one Of his race, but was threatened
with prosecution for perjury IL he did not
tell the truth when put on the stand. Love
was very much exercised over the matter.
He feared prosecution IL he dId not toll ths
truth and he apprehended something un-
pleasant III his evidence was material IN the
conviction. Nine O'Clock this morning was
the hour set for the trial, but Love did not
appear to testify. The night before he de-
bated the matter of his testfying pro and
con. and he concluded to put an end to his
existence. He gathered up a plow line,
climbed China tree, tied one end Of the
rope to a limb and then the other around
his neck and jumped off into eternity.
The affair has caused considerable COM
ment on the streets to-day.
While the above dispatch was being writ
ten news came of serious difficulty had be-
tween two hands out at the camps on tie
Empire and Dublin railroad. Ole of the,
hands struck the other over the right eys
with heavy stick, crushing in the skull.
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FELL DEAD WHILE SPEAKING.
A Member OF the Socialist Congress
Suddenly Expires.

a Member OF the Socialist Congress
Suddenly Expires.
HALLE, Oct. T-Much excitement was
caused among the delegates to the socialist
congress to-day by the sudden death of one
of their number. The congress was engaged
in discussing means to improve the position
Of the socialists press. Herr Baumgarten,
one of the delegates from Hamburg, taking
part in the debate He was in the midst OF
an argument, in presenting which he had
become very excited, when he was seen to
stsgger. Those close to him rushed to his
aid, but before they could reach him he fell
to the floor dead The cause Of his death is
not known, but was probably either heart
d isease or apoplexy.
The congress adopted a resolution
urging the socialists above all things to sup
port the already existing press in their var
ious localities and TO prevent the press from
being made an object of private specula-
tion. The first and chief duty of the press
the resolution declares, is to enlighten the
workingmen ard to inspire them with conf
dence in themselves as a class. The press
must not suffer through consideration for
private interests.
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COAST LINE.
CLOSE OF A TWO DAYS MEETING
OF MANAGERS.

Trafi1o Arrangements Between tha
Coast Line and the seaboard AIR
Line Disputed Claim Considered-
Freight Rates Advanced From vir-
ginia and the Cerolines to the East.
BALTIMORE, Oct. IA two days meet
ing Of the managers and general freight
agents of the Atlantic Coast Line and Sea-
board Air Line railroads has Just closed. 10
was attended by John NJ. Robinson, presi-
dent of the Seaboard Air Line; William
Sanford of New York, vice president of the
Old Dominion Line; d. d. C. Mink Of the
Clyde of Philadelphia; Warren Elliott.
president Of the Air Line; Henry Walters.
general manager. and T. Emerson, general
freight agent, Of the Atlantic Coast Line;
Maj. Richard Poor, freight ageat of the
steam packet company, and several Others,
TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS.
The first days session was devoted to
discussion of traffic arrangements between
the Atlantic Coast Line and the Seaboard
Air Line. A question has. arisen between
these companies as to which is entitled to
freight shipped south from Norfolk and
consigned to the Atlantic Coast Line. Such
freight has been for twenty years past han
died by the system of roads Of which John
M. Robinson is head, and no question has
been raised to his right TO use this distinctive
name until within the past two months.
Sometime in September notice was served
on Mr.. Robinson that freight consigned To-
the Atlantic Coast Line would be claimed
as the legitimate traffic Of the system Of the
road having that name. TIL company has
Just completed a roa from Norfolk TO Tar.
boro, N. c., at which place it connects
with the road already in existence to Viii
mingten.
THE CLAIM DISPUTED.
By following the coast with this route 10
is said this company claims to be the At
lantic Coast Line, aud entitled TO freighn
marked by that route This contention was
disputed by Robinson. who will carry
freight over his roads from Norfolk to-
Weldon, thence to Monroe and Colum-
bia, through Charleston, and to Atlanta.
A portion Of this road Is now
under construction and has been completed
to the Georgia line. A settlement of the
differences was not reached. but the matter
was referred to a committee which will
meet again In Baltimore.
The second days session was devoted to
discussion OF freight rates by steamship and
railroad lines operating in Virginia and the
Carolinns. The rates ON cotton between
sound points In Eastern Carolina and eastern
cities was advanced about so per cent. The
new rate was agreed to as follows: Betwesa
Newherne and Washington and.other sound
points in North Carolina by the Old Domin-
I on Line direct to Norfolk; by the Clyde
line to Baltimore; by the Eastern Carolina
Dispatch Company to Elizabeth City; by
the Norfolk and Southern railroad to Nor
folk, and from these points by water and
rail connections to their destination in sasts
ern cities.
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PANIC IN A CHURCH.
Children Trampled and Crushed With
Probably Fatal Results.

Probably Fatal Results.
CHICAGO, Oct. I7.-There was a panic
with probable loss of life at st. Stanislaus'
Roman Catholic church. Noble street, in the
Polish settlement in the northwestern Dor
tion Of the city, this morning. Rev. Father
Barsinkensy conducted 5 o'clock service
for children, and the church was filed with
little ones. While the service was in prog
ress the altar draperies caught fire from
candles and panic ensued. In the wild
rush about twenty children were crushed
and trampled on, and some received inju-
ries which, it is believed, will prove fatal.
RUN OVER AND TRAMPLED ON.
There we're about 1900 children, accom-
panied by their mothers, in the church at
the time. They rushed pell nell to the
exits. Those in front were pressed upon by
those behind them and lost their footing on
the stone steps in front Of the building,
where they we're trampled on by the fleeing
multitude The arrival of the fire depart
menr added to the stampede. aud iu a few
minutes 10 900 people had gathered in the
nelghborhood. The fire was quickly ex-
tinguished and the police, with much diff
Guilty, rescued the wounded children from
the excited multitude. N ne of the little
ones were dead, but a large number was
injured, q few seriously.
THE INJURED.
Joseph Jazak, 12..years old, has fractured
skull and will probably die.
Stanislaus Kaminske; injured internally.
Frank Dreweicki; severe cut in his head.
Stanislaus Furgot, 9years old, injured in
ternally.
Martin Keoski, Frank Sick and Leon
Skowko wski were sent TO a hospital, and
four other children were takeu to their
homes.
The church looked as if some bloody riot
had taken place.
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Huston Aeainst aarrlson.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17.-Mr. Huston,
treasurer OF the United States, and the
manipulator of things in Indiana during
the presidential contest OF 1888, has an in
terview printed this afternoon, in which he
says that If Indiana goes republican this
year Harrison will not be considered for the
nomination In 1892, but, If the state goes
democratic, he will be formidable candi-
date. Huston, who is not on good terms
with Harrison, swipes him badly, and tha
statement has created much comment.
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WON'T GIVE a RECOUNT.
The Census Bureau Satisfied With Its
Enumeration of New York Citu

The Census Bureau Satisfied With Its
Enumeration OF New York City.
WASHINGTON, Oct. F.-Acting Superin-
tendent of the Census Childs tonight sent
an answer to Mayor Grant's letter depand-
ing a recount Of New York city. He says
the census bureau had nothing to do with
the police count, and that the demand for
remuneration is without the support of
any facts officially known to the census
office. Mr.. Chiids says the bureau has
entire confidence in the emu
meration it made of New York,
and will adhere to it until convinced by
proper proofs, duly presented, that it is
erroneous. He closes by giving the mayor
notice that 'No great delay will be allowed
you in presenting your case, and the evi-
dence you may have to support it, as the
count Of the population of the entire coun-
try is nearly completed.n
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a NEWFOUNDLAND PROPOSITION.

Privileges offered to American Fish
ermen for Like Concessions.
WASHINGTON, Got. 17.-Robert Bond of
Newfoundland, In aninterview to-day. said
81 have submitted to the United States
government, through Sir Julian Paunce-
forte, a proposition that American fisher
men shall have the privilege of entering the
harbors Of Newfoundland at all times to
purchase bait on the same terms as New
foundland fishermen, and the priv
ilege of trading and selling
fish, oils, etc., subject only to
such customs duties as are imposed upon
Newfoundland vessels similarly employed /;
also the privilege of winter frozen herring
fishing without restriction. In return for
this we ask that the product Of our New
foundland fisheries, our crude or unmanu-
factured minerals, be admitted to the
United States free of duty"
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TO DEDICATE THE WORLDS FAIR
A Great Military Encampment and
Band Tournament to be Held.

Great Military Encampment and
Band Tournament to be Held.
CHICAGO, Oct. 17.-Secretary Dickinson,
of the worlds Columbian exposition, has
prepared an elaborate plan for addresses
and ceremonies for the dedication of the
worlds fair buildings on Oct. 12, 1892. The
secretary's scheme will be presented
to the committee ON ceremonies which
meets on Saturday The plan
has received the Endorsement of
ach member of the committee. and will
doubtless be adopted. Secretary Dickinson
proposes to give on the grounds and In
buildings great interstate and interna-
tional military encampment and band tour
nament. He would have the exercises begin
on the first Monday in October. and to con-
clude few days after Oct. 12. The plan
suggested, Secretary Dickinson believes,
will bring together all the crack military
organizations and the finest bands in the
country. The committee will be asked to
set aside 100000 for prizes and 500, 900 for
expenses
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FIRE IN A pENIrENTIARY.

Plant of the Cherry Morrow Company
Destroyed at Nashville.
NASHVILLE, Oct. 17.-Fire broke out in
the oil rooms of the Cherry Morrow Manu-
featuring Company, situated within tho
walls of the state penitentiary. in this city.
The flames spread rapidly and the entire
plant of the company was destroyed. The
convicts were In this portion of the prison,
and the origin of the fire is uuaccountable.
The old prison, built in 1922, is unharmed,
and all the convicts had been safely housed
there for the night before the fire began.
Outside the walls three small cottages and
lumber yard belonging 60 the Cherry
Morrow Company were consumed.
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by Officer flanagan as one of the men he
saw running away from the scene of the
murder
KILLED By RELIGIOUS FANATICS
A Doubter Murdered by Two Negroes,
One Preacher

COLUMBIA, s. c., Oct. 17.-Primus Jones
(colored) was killed Sunday morning at
Sumter. 6. c. A protracted meeting was
being held by negroes at Beulah church,
and the greatest excitement prevailed. It
was at first reported that Primus had been
offered as stcriace to the Holy Ghost be-
cause of his infidelity. Deputy Coroner s. A.
Morris held an inquest at the church. The
testimony showed that In perfect
frenzy of fanaticism Jones was killed by
Rev. A. ID. Durant negro pastor, and one
Richard Campbell, prominent member of
the church. because the deceased had ex-
pressed doubts about the supernatural power
OF Durant TO kill and restore to life, and
that it was test case, but the experiment
failed. A large number of Durant's con-
gregation believed that he possessed super
natural power until his failure In this casa
The finding of the ccroner's jury was
that Jones was killed and murdered by
Richard Campbell and A. h Durant The
jury was composed of intelligent colored
men, and the coroner complimented them
on their verdict. The murderers are in
jail.
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KILLED IN JAZZ.
le or the Italians Accused of S,av-
ing Hennessy Shot.

o4 'ne Italians Accused of Slay-
ing Hennessy Shot.
I'VE" ORLEANS, Oct. 17.-While the BODY
Tue late Chief of Police David c. Hen.
|SSy lay in state at the city hall. Antonio
alaoa, Identified as one of the assassins of
iei Hennessy, was shot and mortally
unueu IN the parish prison bv
onias e.. Duffy, brother of the
EpII1e lighter of that name. Duffy
kotmed Deputy Sheriff Andrev
ne called for the purpose of seeing one
sne dagoes" arrested for the assassina-
VI Chlet Hennessy. as he believed he
aoie to identify him. Scafflda came
n accompanied by Deputy Sheriff
Eter and put his face within a few inches
,ne crate to recognize who it was that
nteu 10 see him. Duffy, who was
EGatuR ABOUT foot from the gate, with
eh!nlng H. like motion drew a revolver
4 IL us NIP pocket and, putting it within
SooL nches OF Scatida's face, pulled the
IN ana the Italian, with a groan, fell
1nd a Vhe corridor. blood squirting from a
.P ~. ~ the left side of his neck.
1 was dlsarmed. While In the sta
Dunny SAID that if the italian died he
IN +IS 10 hang. tie said: 81 only
l;,v ;here we're about seventy-fve more
'-Ao me- Duffy was locked up.
TUE ITALIANS STATEMENT.
len gsn the wounded man reached the
1 a1d MY hospital Judge Bringier was sent
erri'u" WIN ms assistant, Judge Hollan-
1--we lived In few minutes. Scafida
"a Aeu II ne had anything to say before
keo, kleu, and he replied In the affirmative.
Ean Sba. ~. ms statement by saying: "We
'uaC chief Hennessy and the Proven
bds re os good people. We were good
d d. u Matrangas. lam going to die,
rss 4e an innocent. My idea is that Ma
Ey Gna dI tnet to keep Provenzano in Jail.
closad -. 4 am going to die," and Sea-
oro r,Oseu ~ nls eyes and remained silent
e than fifty arrests have been made
s;nst r.es oeheved to be implicated ia the
Ision I,nisa or Hennessy, and to-day an
II A''Aiah' Pedro Natal, was identified
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ichmond,s manoipation Celenration

RICHMOND, VA, Oct. 17.-The third and
last day of the exercises connected with the
celebration Of the emancipation proc anna
tion by the colored people was held at the
exposition grounds to-day. The attendance
was quite small. Addresses were made by
a number Of local speakers. John II.
sole exception. The chief topic of Discus
sion was the selection of day for the an
nual celebration Of negro emancipation
throughout the United States The first of
January was finally agreed upon.
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MAY NOT PAY THE REwARDs.
Technicelities May Keep Burrows Dap
tore Out of Part of Their Money.

tore Out of Part of Their Money.
NASHVILLE, Oct. IA Montgomery
special says: It was developed yesterday
that the reward of $1,000 offered by the
state government for the capture and de-
livery of Rube Burrows to an officer will
not be paid. This fact became known
by the publication in an even
ing paper of the original procla-
nation of the governor, which ia
dated Sept 30, 1889. AS is well known the
outlaw was killed before he was turned over
to the custody OF any lawful officer.
1t is said that the Postmaster General win
also refuse to pay the government reward.
As neither the state nor federal government
can be sued, the captors may yet be deprived
Of their 81 600 reward, or ut least a portion
of It, Gov. Seay refuses to say whether he
will avail himself OF the technicality to
avoid paying tine reward, but the opinion
prevails that he may do 30.
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LONDON, Oct 17.--Mr. Mnndella, M. p,
in speech at Sheffield to-day said he
believed that the new United states tariff
law would disappoint its trainers and prove
oppressive TO America consumers, espe-
cially the farmers. Austria, Germany, Bel
gium and France. he said, would suffer
most from rhe law. He had no doubt,
however, that England would overmaster
the dear labor of America, and that IL Cana
dians proclaim free trade they would be
masters Of the situation.
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A CEUROR MUDDLE.
Verdict Acquiring a Minister of I'm
morality MOI Sa5isfa ctorv.

NASHVILLE. TENN, Oct. 17.-A special
from Chattanooga, Tenn, says that the
case of Rev. Dr.. Carter of that city, editor
of the Methodist Advocate. who has been
on trial for the past two days by the
Holston conference at Greenvllle, termi-
mated yesterday in verdict of acquittal by
a vote Of IL to Q. DIR. Carter had been
charged by his presiding elder with i'm
moral conduct 1t is said by prominent
members of the Northen Methodist church
that the verdict will not settle the affair,
but that the case will be taken TO the circuit
court, as three preachers are involved.
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Count of Paris in New York.

NEW YORK, Oct. 1.-THE Count of
Paris and suite arrived this morning from
Philadelphia, and are at the Windsor hotel.
The party expressed themselves highly de-
lighted with their trip to southern battle
fields, and the count was enthusiastic over
the receptions rendered him by his old COM
rades in every city that he visited The
party will remain in New York about ten
days. and then leave for Europe, via Liver
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FiddIing for Mckinley.

PITTsBURG. PA, Oct 17.-Speaker Reed,
Maj. Mckinley and Consul John Jarrett of
Pittsburg held two meetings at Alliance, in
old molly Stark" county, in McKinley's
district to-day. During his speech tonight
Reed was frequently interrupted by cheers.
especially when the name of Mckinley was
mentioned, coupled with a shot at the
Gerr wandering Of his district.
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Mrs. Dayis Passes Through Washing
ton.

WASH NGToN, Oct 17.-Mrs. Jefferson
Davis, the widow OF the late ex-President
Jefferson Davis OF the southern confed
eracy, reached this city this morning. She
took breakfast at the Pennsylvania station,
and continued her trip to New York, where
she goes 10 read the proofs of the life of her
late husband, which is now in the hands of
the printers. She looked remarkably well
for a lady of her advanced years. She
said she had not been in Washington be-
fore since 1856 She may stop of on ber
return trip to the south, to visit scenes
familiar to her in ante-war times.
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conoeseions to the Greek church.

CoNsTANTIsoPLE, Oct17.-The porte has
sent conciliatery reply to the ecumenical
patriarchate of tine Greek church in response
to the encyclical issued that body, granting
several Of the demands asked BY the church
and rejecting others. Diplomats consider
that the reply win form a oasis OF COM
promise IL the patTiarchate is equally de-
sirous with the porte OF ending the dispute.
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Didn't Want Negro Guests.

BosroN, Oct. 17.-Rev. J. II. Hector Of
San Francisco, the colored prohibition
orator, who recently went to Pittsfisld to
address the prohibitionists OF that city, in
Mime. Bay ard, also colored, of Boston, were
refused admission to TWO hotels there,
Hector claims, Ion account of their color,
as other parties were subsequently accom-
modated, though the proprietors had in
formed the Hector family that the hotel
wvaa f,xu