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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-24
DAHOMIANs DIE HARD.

Five Hundred of Them Perished, How.
ever, Before Porto Nova.
PARIS. April 23.--Ohicial dispatches con.
firm che report Of French reverse in Da-
honey. One white was killed aud twenty
native allies were wounded Advices from
Lagos state that the French garrison al
Porto Novo, having been warned that the
Dahomians were advancing upon the place
sailed out to meet the enemy. The
Dahomian army was met marching to
attack Porto Novo. and battle which
lasted two hours took place. Five hundred
of the Dahomians were killed. Fifty
Frenchmen were wounded. Advices make
no mention Of any French soldiers being
killed
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-24
May BE SAVANNAH BOYS.

Two Runaway Lads Bagged by a
South Carolina Officer.
CHARLESTON, s. c., April 23.-The chief
of police here received telegram this
afternoon from Florence stating that the
chief of police of that town has two white
boys in his custody, aged ID and IA years
and respectfully dressed. They give the
name Of Parker and say they ief5 No. 9S
Kirk street, Charleston, five days ago They
are suspected of having come from Savan-
nah owing TO the fact that they talked quite
familiarly about that city. Tpey viii be
held in Florence till their parents are heard
from
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-24
MEXICAN MENTION.

Yaqui Indians Routed - Indefinite
Terms for the Presidency.
CITY OF MEXICO, April % 3--Ye Yesterday
forces under Gen. Hernandez attacked the
Yaqui Indians at Los Canoues de Jubsiba
and Laconia, and after several hours OF
fighting routed them. The Mexican forcel
lost one officer and two soldiers, and five
soldiers were wounded. The Indian Loss
was heavy.
The bill allowing the president to serve
an indefinite number of terms passed its
first reading in the House to-day. Only one
term is allowed at present.
The cab met has decided to grant no more
railroad concessions and therefore Carlos
Pachero, minister of public works, will re-
SIGN
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-24
A POWDER MILL BLOWN Up.

Buildings Shaken for Miles from the
Scene of the Explosion.
MARQUETTE, MICH, April 23.-The mill
of the Anthony Powder Company at Ne
gaunee caught fire last evening and blew up
shortly after o'clock, shocking the whole
of Marquette county. Twenty minutes
later there was another heavy explosion of
powder thrown out by the first. The shock
in this city, eleven miles distant, was
severe, while in Negaunee store fronts were
blown in. No one was killed. The night
watchman usually on duty at the mill was
let go two days ago. The loss cannot be
estimated but it will be heavy.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-24
SIBERIA'S EXILES.

Kennan Tells What He Expects the
Petition to Accomplish.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, April 23.-At a
meeting of the Siberian Exile Petition As
sociation in this city this afternoon George
Kennan, the Siberian traveller, gave his
views as to what can be done for
the relief of the exiles. The petition which
he suggested last fall, he said, promised
to be one Of the largest ever presented to
any ruler. He did not anticipate that it
would have any effect in making the czar
acquainted with any new facts, but, by
showing the intense feeling abroad in rela-
tion to the unfortunate exiles, it would
exert great moral effect.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-24
WOUNDED IN A POLITICAL WAR.
q veteran Of the Harrison Campaign
to be Treated as a Soldiar.

WASHINGTON, April 23.--It is proposed
W some OF the House republicans to add ten
names to what is called the soldiers roll Of
permanent employees around the House, all
~ Them supposed to be wounded union vet
teaans. fans. Among the ten now proposed for
LIS ses fol IS man named Ohlsen, who lost
Uo.n hands by the premature explosion of a
gun at Winona, Mimi, while he was firing
mt i'lgce II IN nonor Of the election of Benja-
uiin Harrison in November, 1883.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-24
A New Circuit Wanted.

ROME, GA. April 23.-A meeting of the
bar was held at the court house this morn
ing. On suggestion of Judge Maddox Of
the supreme court, a committee was ap-
pointed to adopt resolutions to have the
judicial circuit changed. Judge Maddox
stated that the circuit has twice as much
litigation as any other in the state. more
railroads, and q, 600 more population. The
business was more than any judge could
dispose of. A resolution was drafted so as
to propose that Floyd, Chattooga and Cor
don counties constitute new circuit.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-24
Buying On the Glass factories

PrrTsBURG, April 23.--The efforts of a
British syndicate to purchase the flint glass
industries of this country have come to a
point here. A. T. Townsend, London
barrister. claiming to be backed by $780,
600, 600 syndicate, is here Attempting to
secure options on all the houses Ia this
vicinity. IL Is the intention 70 run the
glass houses as one immense concern. Mr..
Townsend's offers are being considered.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-24
Archer's Defalcation.

BALTIMORE, April 23.-rhe legislative
committee appointed to inquire into the
matter Of the maIfeasance in Office of ex-
State Treasurer Archer has again counted
the states securities in the custody of the
Safe Deposit Company. The dsfalcation is
now placed at $l32, ,401. This does not in
clude $50, 900 of registered stock, the where
abouts of which is said to be unknown. To-
day Archer returned coupons amounting TO
81 a70
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-24
Death at Oartersvllle.

CARTERsvILLE, GA, April 23.--Capt.
George Maddox died at his home near here
Monday and was buried with Masonic
honors yesterday. Capt. Maddox was a
brave soldier of the Eighteenth Georgia
Barlow County Confederate Veterans Camp
since its organization. He took great in
terest in the reunions of his regiment and
and viii be greatly missed BY his soldier
comrades, as well as large circle Of friends.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-24
A swINDLE IN sCALPs.
County Commissioners Caught in a
Conspiracy.


KANSAS CITY, April ga special to the
Star from Ulysses, Kan, says: "The inves-
tigation into the official acts of the commits
sioners of this county had proceeded yester-
day far enough to warrant their arrest and
the arrest of others implicated in the county
swindle. To-day arrests were made Of
County Clerk George w. carp and County
Commissioners d. c. Sullivan, C. L. Green
and f. NJ. Tenhart, and J. D. Harder, q. A.
Robinson and George Dougherty. The
clerk and commissioners are charged with
the illegal issue of county scrip, given as q
bounty to the latter four persons mentioned
The bounty was on the scalps of wolves,
and the alleged illegal issue of scrip
amounted in all to $4,000.
SOLD OVER MANY TINES.
Gin the complaints filed against the ac-
cused it is alleged that one of the conspir-
ators would present a sack of scalps to the
counry commissioners, who would author
ize the issuance of scrip in payment OF the
bounty. The sack would be placed where
another member of the party could conve-
niently steal it, and would in turn present
it again to the commissioners. In this way
one sack was presented over again until
bounty had been paid to amount of $4,000
on 250, 900 scalps."
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-24
A BIG BLoCK BURNED.
PRESBYTERIANs IN A ROW.
A Pastor and Two hlders Suspendec
at Knoxville.

KNOXVILLE, TENN, April 23.-Rev. w.
A Harrison. for many years pastor of the
Third Presbyterian church in this city, has
just been suspended by the ministry and his
pastorate relations dissolved. Two OF his
elders have also been suspended. This ac-
ton on the part of the presbytery is caused
by the refusal of the pastor and the elders
TO submit to the authority of tue presbytery
for some years past, but to act independ-
emily of it. The church is one of the larg-
est and richest in the southern assembly,
and much excitement exists over the case.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-24
CARNOT IN CORSICA.
The People Give Him an Enthusiastic
Reception.

PARIS, April 23.-The train ON which
President Carnot was travelling from Ajac.
clio, Corsicn. was prevented from reaching
Bostia on time by the derailment of the
train preceding it. At Carte, thirty
one miles southwest of Bostia, Pres
ident Carnot received the municipa
authorities. He made an address in which
he congratulated them that disssnsious ia
Corsica had ended, and that only the French
party, united by patriotism, remained. The
track was finally cleared, aud when the
president reached Bostia he was welcomed
by an immense crowd. The naval squadron
lying In the harbor fired salute in honor
of the president.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-24
An Anti.rillman Movenent.

COLUMBIA, s. c., April ga conference
of democratic farmers. consisting Of one
from each county, met here to-day and
issued an address sustaining the regular
democratic party of the state and protest.
ing vigorously against the Tillpnan move
ment as forestalling the action of the demo-
cratic state convention, and having a
tendency to make local government impos-
sible and check the Industrial development
of the state.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-24
BRAzIL's GOVERNMENT.
Gen. Fonseca Says He Will Turn It
Over as Soon as Possible.

ONoE as oOOu as FOSSlOle.
Rio DE JANEIRo, March 26.-Gen. Deo-
dore da Fonseca, head Of the provisional
government, says he is determined TO de-
liver up the government to the legislative Q
congress just as soon as possible, aud that
internal peace and order shall be maintained !.
let it cost what it may. From some words
that the general and his ministers have let
drop, it would seem that they are convinced
of the necessity of removing the capital
from the metropolis. or principal
commercial city. just as soon as
possible. The provisional government have
declared that they do not consider 10 a
proper opportunity. nor convenient for any
change in legislation now in force regarding
registration, or the elective franchise OF
women.
The journal do Comnlercio tinonarchist
and opDosition) has come out in leader
March 25) against the proposed ple5iscitum,
or the voting of n new constitution to be
proposed by the provisional government to
the people direct.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-24
DANCING IN THE WHIT e HOUSE.
Mrs. Mckee the Hostess for Washing
ton Younger Element.

Mrs. Mckee the Hostess for Washing
ton Younger Element.
WASHINGTON, April 23.-Crash was laid
on the floor of the east room this afternoon,
and tonight several hundred of the younger
element of Washington society danced for
three hours or more in the white house.
The invitations were issued in the name of
Mrs. Mckee, the Presidents daughter, and
the acceptances were very general The
east room was handsomely decorated for
the occasion with plants and cut flowers.
The string pieces of the Marine band
furnished the mnsic. The entire lower floor
of the white house was thrown open and
many of the guests not caring to dance
spent the time in promenadng. An elegant
collation. was served in the dining-room.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-24
The City of Berlin Sails.

NEW York, April 23.-The Inman line
people appeared before Collector Erhardt
This morning and gave an indemnity bond
for the steamship City of Berlin. which was
threatened with seizure for unloading ner
cargo without a permit and the vessel
salad this afternoon. The goods will be re-
leased to merchants. The Inman people
express deep regret over the affair and say
it was occasioned by a thirty-six-hour delay
at Liverpool.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-24
IMMIGRATION TO FLORIDA.
A Branch OF the Interstate Burea
Organized at Tallahassee.

OrRanlzed at TaIIahasSee.
JACKsoNvILLE, FLA, April a Tai.
lahassee special to the Times Union says
"W. w. Pemblo, commissioner for the
organization of the southern interstate i'm,
migration bureau, arrived here to-day, and
in very few hours organized the first
branch in Florida for perfecting the bureau.
A great southern interstate exposition and
permanent travelling exhibit is to be held
in one of the large northern cities in 1891.
There are ten charter members, with q. W.
Saxon as president. Branches will be
formed in every large city and town in
Florida. Boston or Chicago will probably
be the city chosen for the exposition.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-24
A postal Clerk Arrested.

WASHINGTON, April 23.-The postoffice
department is informed Of the arrest of
Harry M. Henderson. postal clerk on the
Chattanooga and Memphis railway post
office line, charged with robbing the mails.
Test money was found on his person.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-24
SOLD OVER MANY TINES.
R1CHMoND's WHITE HOUSE.
The Initial Steps 1ossard turning It
Into q Confedera Museum.

Into a Confederate Museum.
RICHMOND, VA, April 23.-The initial
steps looking to the transfer of the Davis
mansion (the white house of the confeder-
acy) to the ladies Of the Hollywood Memo
rial Association, to be used as museum for
confederate relics, was taken by the city
council tonight. It is designed that each
of the southern states shall have a
room in the building. The ladies
Of the association, in conjunction with the
various veteran organizations in this city,
will make formal appeal to Mrs. Davis to
allow the remains of her husband to be
brought here and buried in the old mansion
where the couple resided during the war =
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-24
France and the Fisheries.

LONDON, April "a, A. M.-TheParis cor.
respondent Of the Ddilu Netcs saws that M.
Waddington the French ambassador in
London, has been instructed to urge a
speedy solution OF the Newfoundland fishery
dispute. The French government is not
disposed to submit the question to arbitra-
ffou
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-24
Russian War Papers stolen.

ST. PETERSBURG, April 3.-Documents
embodying plans for the mobiliza-
tion of Russian troops on the
German and Austrian frontiers in the
event of war have been stolen from the
war office.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-24
TERRITORY OF OKLAHOMA.
Provisions of the Bill to Establish the
New Division.


WASHINGTON, April 23.-The bill to erect
the territory of Oklahoma as it came up
from the conference and has been agreed
to by both the House and Senate provides:
That all of the Indian Territory excepting
that part occupied by the five civilized
tribes and the Indian tribes within the
Quapaw agency, and excepting the unoccu-
pied part OF the Cherokee outlet, together
with the public land strip shall be
embraced in the new territory. When
ever the Cherokee interest in the Cherokee
outlet has been extinguished, and the Pres
ident has so proclaimed the outlet shall,
without further legislation, become part of
the territory, and any other lands in Indian
Territory may be annexed wherever the
Indian owners assent; that the usual terri
torlal officers shall be appointed by the
President, and that the legislative assembly
shall be elected. Six counties are estab-
lished.
JUDICIAL POWER.
Judicial power is to be vested in the su-
preme court, district courts. probate courts
and justices of the peace. The district
courts are to have original jurisdiction over
the Cherokee outlet in cases of offenses
against the laws of the Uuited States, and
in all civil cases between citizens of the
United States. the laws of Nebraska are ex-
tended over the new territory. The dis
rrict courts are also to have jurisdiction
over controversies between the Indian
tribes in Oklahoma, but not between Indians
of the same tribe while the tribal relations
exist. The public land strip is opened to
settlement under the homestead laws, and
the President is authorized to establish a
land office within it. Provision is made for
the determination by the supreme court of
the conflicting claims of the United States
and Texas to the lands comprised within
Greer cocnty. The jurisdiction of the
United States court in the Indian Territory
is enlarged TO inclnde all civil cases except
where the tribal courts have exclusive juris-
diction, and Mansfield's digest of Arkansas
law is to prevail
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-24
our sauadron Of Evolution.

MALTA, April 23.-Ihe Atlanta and Bos-
ton of the American squadron OF evolation,
joined the Chicago aud Yorktown here to-
day. The feet will remain here until April
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-24
Bond Purchases.

WASHINGTON, April 23--The bond offer
ings to-day we're S65, $50, all OF which were
accepted at 122 for is and l0513 Tor AIS.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-24

ROME, April 23.-The pope is incensed at
the archbishop of Naples, and the latter
will be superseded by the present nuncio at
Munich,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-24
FIRES FURY.
Tbirty-three Buildings and Tw
People Burned at Greenwood. Mis-

Thfrty-three Buildings and Two
People Burned at Greenwood. Miss.
JACKSON, MISS, April %. 3.--Fire destroyed
the entire business portion of Greenwood,
Miss. last night. The fire is said to have
been caused by negro cook throwing ashes
on a pile of straw. Tbirty-three houses
we're destroyed and two lives are said to
have been loss. The victims are given as
John Dorch and an unknown man
A BIG BLOCK BURNED
ROCHESTER,, N. Y, April 23.--John G..
Wagner's five story block, Nos. 73 to 79
South Paul street, was burned this morn
ing. The loss on the building is s65, 600.
Weaver a Co., shoe manufacturers, occu-
pying part of the building, lose on stock and
machinery $4,000, with Insurance of S57.-
600. Langslow, Fowler g. Co., leather,
plush and carpet manufacturers, lose S50.-
900 and are two-thirds insured.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-07-24

Among the nameless heroes. none are
more worthy OF martyrdom than lie who
rode down the valley of the Concmaugh,
warning the people ahead of the Johns
town flood. Mounted on q powerful
horse. faster and faster went the rider,
but the food was swiftly gaining, until
it caught the unlucky horseman and
swept on, grinding, crushing, annihila-
ting both weak and strong.
In tho same way Is disease lurking
near, like unto the sword of Damocles,
ready to fall, without warning, on its
victim, who allows his system to be-
come clogged up, and his blood poi
soned, and thereby his health endan-
gered. To eradicate these polsons from
the system, no matter what their name
or nature, and save yourself a spell of
mslarial, typhoid or bilious fever, or
eruptions. swellings, tumors and kim
dred dsfguremcnts, keep the liver and
kidneys healthy and vigorous, by the
use of DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
coyery. It's the only plood-puritler sold
on trial. Your money Is returned II 1t
doesn't do exactly nc recommended. a
concentrated vegetable extract. Sold
by druggists, in large bottles, at sl.oo'
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-07-24
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

JAY GoULDs health has much improved.
Mrs. GROVER CLEVELAND has just inner
tied SjD, 900.
GENERAL MAuoSE has quit politics for tho
mining business.
THE Prince of Wales is "A crank on the sub
ject ot court etiquette.
GENERAL SHERMAN's salary rs a retired
officer Is $4,000 per year.
BENJAMIN +. SHILLABRR, Mrs. Parting
ton, Is seventy-slN years old.
BISMARCK calculates that retirement from
Cilice will add ten years 10 his life.
DR.. TALMAGE's income is S3i, OO0 year,
not counting what he makes by lcCturIng.
Mrs STANLEY, nee Miss Tonnant, has n pc
culiar fad. Her hobby is plrasos OF which
she has wonderful collection.
The Sultan Of Turkey il described ms Il
thin, pale black-hairel man with sharp
eye. Heis forty-eight years old.
lr is reported in Berlin that General Won
Caprivi, Chancellor of the Empire, is be
throthed 10 Count Waldorsee's niece.
The eX Empress Eugenic, Of France, trav-
els under the name Of the ComtcsSa de Pierre
fonds AZ present she is in Norway.
THEODORE TTLToN has been made master
Of an English lodge of Masons--the first time
IN American has been thus honored.
MISS LILLIAN BLANCHE fEANING, tho
only woman In this years graduating class
in the Union College law school, in Chicago
H., is entirely blind
SENATOR CALI, Of Florida is Kentuck-
ian by birth. lie is six feet tall, weighs about
200 pounds aud is erect, dignihed and cour-
teous. HIS hair is black and his eyes blue.
WILLIAM BLACk, the English novelist, is
very fond Of athletic sports, and IS also an
expert angler, He has IA charming home and
family, and his house is noted for its enter
tanments.
j. II, IAGGIH has more money invested in
thoroughbred horses than any other man in
America. The Rancho Del Paso, his breed
ing farm in California, represents an invest
ment OF more than 81 900, 900.
HORACE Il. SCUDDER vino succeeds
Thomas Baily Aldrich on the atlantic, is
hfty-one years old, and has been engaged
in literary pursuits ever since his graduation
from Williams College, in 1883.
THE Emperor of Japan wants to ride OK
pensively. Therefore he has ordered that u
state coach be constructed, and has laid aside
Sl75,0 for that purpose. OF course the
oruamentation is responsible for most of this
sum.
JAv COOKE, the Philadelphia broker, owns
several country places, but hs fayorite re
sort is his farm at FELTON, Hills, few miles
out from Philadelphia. Here he spends
nearly every afternoon, giving personal at
tention 10 all the necessary details OF prGc-
tical farming.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-07-24

J A. johnson. Medina, n. V, says: "Hali's
CRtarrh Cure cured me-" Sold by Druggists,
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-07-24

The dark bluc straw hat for men IS one OF
the novelties in head gear.