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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-10

ATLANTA, Ca, Dec. 9.--Thc bill paying
the Western nnd At~ntic appraisers 500
each was fagorably repor,ed tonight
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MILITARY ORDERS.
REPUBLICAN BLUES,

Headquarters REPUBLICAN BLUES,
SAVANNAH, Ga, Dec. 10, 1890.
The Company VIII meet at the Armory THIS
"wednesday EVENING, at O'Clock In fatigue
uniform, 10 attend the regular monthly meet
ing BY order
". B. DIXON, Capt. Com'd'g.
T. J. SxITH Acting Orderly Sergeant.
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MEETINGS.

GOLDRS RULE LODGE no. n. 10. o. F.
A regular meeting Of this Lodge vii be held
THIS EVENING at O'Clock
Msmbers Of other lodges and visiting brothers
are cordially invited 70 attend.
Toe first degree Will De conferred
By order or d. F. MCCOY, Z. G.
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GRADUATE OPTICIANS.

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BAKER WHISKY.

have BEEN appointed by f. Walters & Co. Of
Baltimore, Nd, az agent for their celebra ted
BAKER WHISKY. Parties wishing It can be
supplied from store. f5s and GO Bryan street,
or from f. WALTERS & CO, Baltimore, Nd.
P. II. WARD.
Successor to W. NJ. Davidson.
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CHATHAM Gun GLIB.

A meeting of the club viii be held at the office
OF DR.. S. NJ Roach THIS EVENING at O'Clock
Every member Is requested to be present, as
important matters viii be brought before the
club. By order Of PRESIDENT.
THE MERCHANTS AND MECHANICS
LOAN AND BUILDING ASSOCIATION.
The fifteenth q5thl regular monthly
meeting of this Association viii be held at the
office OF the Secretary. rs Bryan street. THIS
"wednesday EVENING at clock
d. G. PURSE, President
J. L WHAILEy, Secretary.
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NACOOCHRE TRIBE NO. "a, l. o. R. NJ.

NACoOCHEE TRIBE No. Pa, I. o. n. NJ.
A regular council IRE viii be kindled THIS
SLEEP Wednesday At the sth run, at wigwam
at Odd Fellows Hall corner OF State and Bar
nard streets (Encsmpment Room
Members Of other tribes and visiting brothers
are cordially invited 20 attend
". l. O'BRIES,
z. A. GEADor, Sachem.
chief NJ lpenorSz
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DON'T DE "DEAD BROKE, ,

Uncle Adam" VIII lend you Money on any
personal property at lowest rate OF interest
for one two or three months Open from A.
NJ. to 9 p. NJ; Saturdays TO II p. II. NEW YORK
LOAN OFFICE. 20 jefferson street. corner
Congress- Street Lane. ADAM STRAUSS.
Manarar
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SAVANNAH CASTLE 40. 5 X G. q

regular meeting Of this Castle will be held
a. MeirOp Jlltan Hall, cor. Whitaker and Presi-
dent streets, THIS wednesday, EVENING at
80 O'Clock. Members OF sister Castles and
visiting brothers are cordially invited TO attend
THOMAS J. SHEFTALL, \. c.
Attest Y. z ST. CLOUD n OF r
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INSURANCE AGENCY,

JAS. T. STEWART & Soy, Agents
JAS G.. YoNoE, Manager
London and Lancashire Fire Insurance Com
pany OF LIVERPOOL and New York Underwriters
Agency of New York. OFFICE: No 90
Bay Street
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Our store will be perfumsd every afternoon
FRIED & HICKS

THE ONLY LADIES' RESTAURANT IN THE
SOUTH.
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FOREST CITY LODGE NO. ~,
NOTICE TO RAILROAD CONTRACTORS.

NOTICE TO RAILROAD CONTRACTORS.
We are ready to let, Immediately, forty miles
of grading. consisting of team and station work.
on line of Macon and Atlantic railroad. close to
Savannah. Work will be let in sections suita-
BILE to size of outfits. Good work good prices.
and material first-class.
For full particulars apply to or address
J. s. McTIGHE q CO.,
R. r Contractors, Guyton, Ga, so miles from
Savannah, on Central RI
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The TREASURY.
A Large Acceptance Of FOur-Per-Ceut
Bonds S-Bland's Legal Tender Bill.

WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-The Treasury De-
partment to-day purchased 6S5,0G0 ounces
of silver at from S1.02S to S1O35O. The
amount of four-per-rent bonds accepted to-
day was S4,591 eco, for which the disburse-
ment of about S5,550,000 in money will be
made. The Secretary of the Treasury said
this afternoon that in view of the present
conditions he would accept additional of
feTs of fourS at reasonable prices of suffi-
cient amount to make the total purchases
$4,000, 600, for which he said the expendi-
lures would be nearly S10,000,0C0. The
Secretary said further that it was mani
festly impossible, under existing conditions,
for him to use the fractional currency now
in the Treasury in the purchase of bonds,
for the reason that it would at once be re-
turned to him In exchange for greenbacks,
and leave him with deficiency instead of a
surplus. There is now about S19,000,000 in
fractional currency in the Treasury, of
which all but S2,000.000 is in silver half-do-
lars. AS 1t Is legal tender to the amount of
Sl0 only, II is regarded as part of the avail
able cash balance. The Secretary said he
would like very much to get it into cifcula-
tion, Dut he certainly should not do so at
the expense o1 the limited available surplus.
Bland to-day introduced bill authorizing
the Secretary Of the Treasury to prepare
new series OF lcgal-tender notes or green
DackS which, when the ordinary revenues of
the Government are not sufficient to meet its
requirements. he Is to pay out in sufficient
sums to meet all demands and dues
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TO EXPERIMENT WITH LYMPH.
NV York Physician Will Soon Be Able to
Treet Patients for Corsumpt.nu

NV York Physician Will Soon Be Abe to
Treat Patients for Consumption.
New YORK, Dec. S.-Among the passen-
gers Oh board the steamer Saale. which
arrived Sunday, was DR.. j. Riddle Goffe
who came directly from the laboratories of
Koch in Berlin. Goffe is in all probability
the first American physician to arrive home
af ter studying the new cure for consump-
tiun. Il was unable 10 bring any of the
coveted lymph with me-" says the doctor,
"but expect consignment soon. Shortly
before l left Berlin DR.. Koch announced
that he would have large supply ready for
distribution about December, and would
divide il among the ply ysicians in accordance
with the dates of their application. half of
Berlin almost took advantage of his promise.
was fortunate enough to be among the
early subscribers. When l receive the lymph
| shall experiment with 1T in the
New York Skin and Cancer Hos
pitaL In one of the syringes which
DR.. Koch has invented for making
Injections the power is applied by means of
but the barrel of the syringe and air come in
contact with the fluid, keeping it pure and
clean. l wish to emphasize the statement
that the unfortunate people of the con-
sumptive world should not expect too
much from the cure. AS the lymph is an
agent of terrific power, its use in advanced
stages OF the disease is dangerous. 1t can
not accomplish all that is claimed for it by
the secular press. 1t is curative, however,
for cases in the early stages, but its limita-
tlons hare not yet been determined"
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THE WORKINGMEN.
Annual Session Of the American Fedora
ton OF Labor at Detroit.

DETROIT, Dec. s.-Eighty delegates of the
American Federation of Labor assembled
this morning and were welcomed to the city
by the President of the Board, in the at-
sence OF the Mayor. President Gompers If
the federation responded. GOmpers then
delivered the annual address He advised
the convention to avoid controversial ques-
tlonS and concentrate an effort upon such
Issues as the members are most agreed upon.
That such course is best is evnced by the
success OF the eight-hour movement agita-
non t6l ior reform, which was successful in
13I cities and benefited $4,000 workmen in
the carpenters trade, besides countless
others in other branches of the building
trades; A demand for eight hours may be
made by other trades interests, aud its final
success cannot be questioned. The next in-
dustry to make demand will be the coal
miners. They Will move May /, 1891. Dur
ing the year the federation has established
IA local Branches and the National Trades
Union 913 The existing branches have in
creased . to 30 per cent in membership. The ad-
dress declares in favor of a system of national
unions of individual trades. During the
year 1163 authorized strikes have taken
place, Of which $3.50 succeeded, seventy-six
tailed and ninety-three were compromised.
Gompers referred in cOmmendation to the
project Of an international labor congress in
1893, coincident with the Worlds Fair; de-
mands the enforcement of the eighth0ur
law IN government work; asks Tor suit
able Federal alien contract-labor law; sug-
gests an extended observance Of Labor day
as an annual holiday; warns against child
labor, and declares for an international
copyright and ballot reform.
RESUMING OPERATIONS.
.PTTTsBURG. Dec S.-The threatened strike
OF employees on this division of the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad did not materializs
to-day and general strike is not regarded
as probable. Five through freight trains
moved this morning and the officials claim
they will have enough switehmen at Glen
wood by tomorrow to entirely clear the
yards of the accumulated freight.
LONDON, Dec. s.-The striking stevedores
OF the New Zealand and British India
Steamship companies resumed work io-day.
When the Committee on Credentials went
into session, Gompers appeared before them
to object to receiving any papers from the
delegates from the Central Labor Fedora
ton (socialistic) Of New York. The COM
mittee decided to allow the socialists to pre-
sent their case to the convention tomorrow.
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CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

LONDON, Dec. SKIING Milan of Servia
has arrived
THE HAGUE, Dec. s. - Queen Regent
Emma to-day took the oath of office.
PARIS. Dec. S.-Luekrey will present an
amendment to the Customs Bill. provi1ing
Tor the free admission of all articles of food.
LONDON, Dec. S.-Advices from India
state that cholera broke out in tine Second
Battalion Of the Third Goorkha Regiment
in India
CHICAGO. Dec. 8.-The American Live
stock Association of the United States as
Sembled this afternoon in regular annual
meeting.
CHICAGO, Dec. 8.-The temperature this
morning at s o'clock was as follows: Chi
cago 24o, New York 1So. St Louis 22o, Gin
cinnati 90, Winnipeg 14o.
VALENCIA SPAIN, Dec. "a bomb,
thrown last night at the residence of the
Archbishop of the diocese, exploded under
one of the windows, doing much damage to
the building.
PARIS, Dec. Sat the election held in
this city yesterday to ill the vacancy in the
Municipal Council, Gvenbonval, the Bou-
POssiblist Republican.
CHICAGO. Dec. S.-Representatives of the
barbed-wire manufacturers of the United
States met this morning. The object of the
meeting is to form trust and raise the price
OF barDed wire l cent per pound.
w ASHlNGION, J)tc. o.-I lie secretary OF
the Treasury transmitted to the House an
estimate for S34, SOC, 600 by the Secretary of
the Interior to supply the deficiency for the
payment OF the army and navy pensions for
the current fiscal year.
WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-The Treasury De-
partment has purchased S3,S0l, 900 4-per
cent bonds, under tie Treasury circular
i4sued Saturday, at prices ranging from 122
to 123112. The department also purchased
100000 ounces of silver.
LONDON, Dec. S.--The police of Amstar-
dam have made another raid on the Social
lists and seized hundreds of revolutionary
manifestoes aud posters. 1t is believed that
widespread conspiracy against the Gov
ernment has been checked.
New YORK. Dec. s. Peter Dempsey,
cousin of Jack Dempsey, the prize-fighter,
while endavoring to save Mary Allen, q
pretty siXteen-year-old girl, from criminal
assault by two Poles in Brooklyn, last night,
was probably fatally stabbed. His assail-
ants were arrested.
NEW YORK, Dec. S.-The Worlds Sing
Sing special says: Jugiro, the japanese
murderer, sentenced to die by electricity
during the week beginning January Sth, is
starving himself to death. His condition
causes the Warden uneasiness for fear the
law will be evaded.
WAsHINGToN, Dec. s. = General rains
have occurred in the South Atlantic and
East Gulf States and snow in the Ohio
Valley and the southern portion of the
Middle Atlantic States. The temperature
has fallen 100 to 800 in districts on the At
lantic Coast and in the Gulf States, and
risen 16o to 30o in the Upper Mississippi and
Missouri valleys and the extreme Northwest.
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hlmself. The others are: Vice. Chairman
James S. Clarkson and Secretary j. Fassett
Of the Republican National Committee.
General John N. Knapp, Chairman of the
New York Republican State Committee:
Chalrman Tichenor of the Indiana Republi-
can state Committee, and NJ NJ. Estee, a
National Committeeman from California.
Ex-senator Thomas &. Pratt is due late and
has engaged rooms at the Arlington, the
headquarters of the other politicians named.
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The Tohlcco Tax

WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-The Ways and
Means Committee voted to report, without
amendment the bill authorizing the Seere-
tary of the Treasury to refuud so much of
the tax collected on tobacco which shall be
In the hands of dealers ard manufacturers
January 1st as was abolished by the recent
Tariff Act. The committee also voted to
report the resolution declaring nothing in
the Tariff Act should be construed to i'm
pair the provisions of the Hawaiian treaty.
Ihe Democrats opposed the resolution.
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MURDERED AT SEA.
The Master of British Ship Killed by One o
the Crew

The Master Of a British Ship Killed by One Of
the Crew.
New YORK. Dec. s.--The four-masted
steel British ship Buckingham came into
port to-day with one of her heterogeneous
crew, a black barbarian from Mauritius
named Grose, tied to stanchlon on the
main deck forward, with his face turned
to the northerly snow laden blast,
and stocky savage of Lascar. Bhagwan
Dhaas, manacled &c an iron deck house.
The ensign of the ship was at half-mast for
her dead commander. Captain Peter Lyall,
young Scotchman, whose body lies many
fathoms deep off Shetland Islands. The
Lascar murdered him on October 1lth, the
first anniversary of the captains marriage
in Brooklyn to comely young Scotch
woman, who began the voyage to Calcutta
with him in their honeymoon, and came
back on the snip a widow.
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enable it to obtain reports from common
carriers when desired, and call for reports
from companies owning or conducting ter
mnal facilities, or rolling stock, etc. The
are renewed. The commission says the diff
heulty of obtaining direct evidence from
parties who. by means of participation in
illegal acts, Lave knowledge Of the partic-
ulars OF such transactions, is invariably very
this defect
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Mrs. Mii'er's Funeral.

WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-The funeral of
the late Mrs. NJ. W. C. Miller of California,
who died Saturday, will attract large nun,
Der of people prominent in official society
circles. 1t will be from Mrs. Miller's late
home on Connecticut avenue at II o'clock
tomorrow. The pall-bearers will be Sena-
tors George F. Edmunds of Vermont, John
Sherman of Ohio, Leland Stanford Of Cali
fornia, Eugene Hale of Maine, Fl. b. Alli-
son OF Iowa, John T. Morgan of Alabama,
nj. Z. Butler OF South Carolina, j. r. Haw-
ley Of Connecticut, Major-General John B.
Schoheld, U. S. A., and Rear-Admiral r. p.
Rodgers, U. S. n. Mrs. Lieutenant Clover,
Mrs. Millers only child, is too ill to attend
her mothers funeral.
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INTERSTATE LAW.
Several Amendments Recommended by the
Commerce Commission

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8.-The annual report
OF the Interstate Commerce Commission rec
ommends number Of amendments. The
first is that there be added to Section
provision that the facilities to be offered by
common carrier shall include due and
reasonable receiving, forwarding aud de-
livery by every such carrier at the request
OF another common carrier Of through traffic
at through rates; second. an amendment to
Section 10. removing antiquities In Its
language and making criminal remedies
clearly applicable to a corporation, when a
common carrier, as we'll as to its officers and
agents. A lther amendment is also in
dispensable. the commission says, providing
for the service of criminal process on corpo-
ratlons and bringing them under the juiis-
dlclion OF the courts. The commission also
recommends q change in Section 20, SO as to
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The Fnller niunrca sni.

NEW YORK, Dec. S.-Judge Truax has ap-
pointed Lawyer George c. Furman guardian
ad lirem for Mrs. Lizzie Hastings Fuller to
defend her in the divorce suit of her hus-
band, DR.. Fraser j.. Fuller. who names ex-
Judge Leicester H0lme as correspondent.
Mrs. Fuller returned from San Francisco a
few days ago with her aunt, Mrs. Il. NJ. Tall.
man. She denies the charge OF infid elity.
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THE HOUSE.
Enlce Gets No satisfaction-Bill for Rebate
on Tobacco in Stock Passed.

WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-The House Conn
mittee on Judiciary reported back the Enloe
resolution for the arrest of George Minot.
one of the door-keepers, for attempting to
prevent Enloe's exit from the House during
a call Of the House In August last. The
committee reported that the case calls for
no action on the part Of the House, and the
resolution was laid upon the table.
Mckinley reported from the Ways and
Means Committee and the House passed
bill providing for a rebate ON tobacco in
stock equal to reduction made in the in-
tcrnal revenue tax by the last tariff bill.
Mckinley merely stated that the bill was
similar to the provisions of the Tariff Bill
Section 80. which had been omitted in en-
rolling that measure And OH the declara-
ton of Mills OF Texas that it was ''all right"
no opposition was made to its passage. Ad-
jOurned.
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Irrigation Subj act.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-During the morn
ing hour In the Senate Casey of North
Dakota introduced resolution requesting
the Secretary Of the Interior to report to
the Senate all information in his possession
as to the progress made in the investigation
for irrigation purposes of regions living be-
tween ,the ninety-seventh parallel west and
the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, as
provided in the Deficiency Act of Septem-
Der 80. 1890; and also to inform the Senate
whether, in his opinion. the investigation
provided in said act can be carried out so
as to secure the information sought, and
with the greatest economy. On motion of
Stewart. this resolution was referred to the
Committee on Irrigation
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Destitute Farmers.

PIERRE Is. Dak.), Dec. S.-Lieutenant-
Governor Fletcher confirms the reports of
destitution in South Dakota. He declares
the boomers are trying to conceal the facts
and says that in seven counties on account
OF the loss of crops through drought the
past three years the farmers are destitute
and will starve unless aided. Aid is being
contributed by the citizens of the State, but
he thinks general appeal should be made.
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Frederic Remington, the artist, as much
has been out with General Miles to The seat
of the Indian troubles. and is now home
again. But he enriched his collection of
Indian curios and his knowledge of the
Indian and the horse. three lines in which
he is without rival.
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PERlLOUS TRIP.
A Child Carried Away by an Eagle and
Rescued Unhurt

SAN ANTONIO Crex.), Dec. S-The four
year-old son of Charles Waller, prominent
citizen of Italy, Tex, was playing in the
yard OF his fathers home yesterday MORN
ing when large eagle descended and bore
him away in his taons. Mr.. Waller pur-
sued the bird on horseba and rescued the
child in deep rayine, two miles away,
where the eagle had alighted The child
was unhurt.
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Blaine and Alper.

New YORK. Dec. S.-A Washington sutL
cial to the Press says: Politicians who have
been watching the movements of a group
OF Republican leaders are asking IL lsnes
G. Blaine is going 10 head the ticket in 1892.
and If General Russell A. Alger is going to
be his running mate? One of the most dis
tinguished visitors here is General Alger
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The church,s Position

ROME, Dec. 8.-Cardinal Rampolla, the
Papal Secretary of State, has written let
ter in regard to Cardinal Lavigerie's recent
declarations in favor of a Republican form
of Government, saying the Roman Catholic
Church Is not inimical to any form of Gov
ernment. The church applies itself before
all else to the progress of religion and there
fore thinks it is right for the faithful to
participate in public affairs when such
action Is demanded by the interests of reli-
giOn
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Educational al Bsouests.

NEW YORK, Dec. S.-The will of Daniel
w. b. Fayerweather, millionaire leather
dealer, was filed to-day. 1t gives $2,1OO, 600
to colleges. The following bequests were
made: Yale, for Sheffield scientific
school. $500, 600; Columbia, 100000; Cor
nell. 100000; Amherst. 100000; Will
leyan, 500, GOO; Hamilton, SlOO. COO; Hanover
Of Rochester. 100000; Lincoln, 100000
University Of Virginia, 500. 600; Hampton,
100000; Marysville, 100000; Bowdoin,
$1,000 Wabash, $4,000, Union Theo-
logical Seminary. $4,000; Lafayette. $780,
90oi Marietta, $4,000; Adelbert, $4,000;
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sma,,-p-x Raging in Guatem,,a

NEW YORK, Dec. S.-The South American
correspondent Of the Star says that in Guate-
mala smallpox is raging and for the first
time in the couEtry's history the Govern
ment is compelled to make rigid quarantine
regulations. Already hundreds Of deaths
have resulted from the disease and no abate-
ment in the virulence of the epidemic is
appaIent.
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FoRGER MISSING.

Young Nan Makes an Assignment to His
Mother and Disappears.
SAGINAW (Mich.), Dec. s.-Louis D. San
born, always considered most exemplary
young man. has left the city, having realized
on forged paper during the last ninety days
to the extent of over $4,000. Previous TO
his departure he made an assignment to his
mother. His Liabilities are estimated at
over 100000.
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Summoned 10 Washington.

KANSAS CITY, Dec. S.-United States
Minister Ryan to Mexico passed through
this city to-day for Washington. He has
been summoned to the capital by the Secre-
tary Of State for some reason unknown to
himself. He denied that he contemplated