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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-19
LoUIsIANA's LOTTERY.
An Attempt to Force q Promulgati
of the New Act

An Attempt to Force q PRONUNCIATION
of the New Act.
New ORLEANS, Feb. IS. Yesterday In the
supreme court the mandamus proceedings
in tho case Of John A. Morris of the Louis
lana Lottery Company versus Secretary Of
State Mason was called for argument. This
action was taken by Mr.. Morris to compel
the secretary of state to promulgate act No.
81, known as the lottery amendment.
The act provides for the submission TO
the voters Of the state OF an amend
ment to the constitution by insert
ing therein an article relative to
schools, levees, asylums, churches, drainage,
etc, The bill passed the legislature by the
necessary two-thirds vote, and was vetoed
by the governor but both branches OF the
legislature refused to consider the governors
veto and ordered by resolution that the
secretary Of state should promulgate the
amendment This he refused 20 do, and
Mr.. Morris sued out writ Of mandamus to
compel him TO do so. The case was tried be-
fore Judge Buckner, Of the Seventeenth
judiciary district court ct Baton Rouge.
The case was submitted without argument,
and Judge Buckner, without giving any
reasons, refused to make TIE mandamus per-
emptory. The case was then appealed 70
the supreme court, where 1t b now being
argued.
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NEEpHAM FAINTEp AWAY.
RISE OF TsE RIVERS.
The Water Reaches 90 Feet and II
Inches at Pittsbur9.

The Water Reaches 90 Feet and II
Inches at Pittsbura.
PITTsBURG, Pa, Feb. 1S.--At l O'Clock
this afternoon the water in the Allegheny
river reached 80 feet and II inches, and be-
gan TO slowly recede. As even the widest
estimate had placed the high water at 25 feet,
the great damage inflicted in this city is
due more TO carelessness IN removing goods
than TO tho very high water. With
nearly every iron mill flooded and
closed down, the railroad tracks washed
away, squares upon squares OF streets
flooded TO the second story, and thousands
OF cellars flooded, the direct loss by the
food cannot be less than 81 100000. The
poor living along the river have suffered so
greatly that appeals for aid have been
issued
Tonight the river has fallen several feet,
and trade and street car lines will open up
tomorrow.
WHEELING FLOODED.
A special from Wheeling, w. Va, says,
"The river has continued to raise here all
day, and at 10 o'clock tonight Is still
coming up, though an encouraging report
comes from above that the water is fall
ing. The damage has been very great here,
but 1t Is impossible to estimate the amount
at present. Certain IL is that much suffer-
ing will result, as very large area of the
city is under water. The whole Of Wheel
ing is flooded, and tonight most Of Its
10000 inhabitants win sleep on the high
ground in the main part OF the city.
IN SOUTH WHEELING.
"In South Wheeling hundreds of houses
OF workingmen employed In the mills aud
factories are under water, and In the bust
ness center many Of the Wholesale houses
are flooded. The postoffice and custom
house Is partly surrounded, and the bases
ment IL filed with water. Bus
iness Is almost entirely sus-
pended. No trains are arriving
or departing. The depots are under water,
and the railroad yards are blockaded, en-
gines and cars standing in water over their
wheels. The Stamm and Windsor hotels
have water on their FIRST foors and their
guests are obliged to 60 In and out Of the
windows.
"Reports from down the river glass and
pottery districts also show heavy losses sus-
tanned by the flooding Of those industries.
In spite Of the general destruction Of prop
erty not single case of loss Of life can be
directly traced to the food.n
HAVOC AT CATLETTsBURG.
CATLETTsBURG, KY. Feb 1S.-The Big
Sandy and Ohio rivers are both creating
havoc here. Two houses were washed from
their foundations this morning. and large
slice OF Front street is gone. The people
are fleeing from their homes along the
rivers In terror.
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ANNEX ATOM OF CANADA.
The London Times Admits that th
EtruRRle is On.

The London Times Admits that the
Struggle is On.
LONDON. Feb. 19--The Times says: The
ultimate issue of the struggle whether Cam
ada will enter the American union the
pending election will not decide, because IL
the liberals are victorious they will find it
only the beginning Of their task. II tho
weaker American states are systematically
driven to the wall what chance of fair play
would Canada get In a commercial union
with Americai Without representation in
congress her position would be intoisrable,
and she would be compelled to abandon
commercial union or accept political union.
The Americans know this, and are frank
enough to make 1t the basis OF all their
dissertations. The Canadians must also
know it, but those desiring annexation
pretend that it has no necessary connection
with unlimited reciprocity. Without ex.
pectfng Canada to forego any advantage in
order to crafty any sentiments the Cana
dian people ought to De fairly treated by
the politicians aad not iockeyed into annexs
alton by false pretense. 1t is very doubtful
whether the advantages Of annexation
would be as great as painted
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THE MARKET PRICE.
PEAKERsHIP sKIRMIsHING.
The Alliencsmen Refuse to Commi
themselves Yet.

The AIliencsmen Refuse to Commit
themselves Yet.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.-The speakership
of the next House is beyond the reach of
any of the candidates. They are working
to secure as many votes as possible among
the hold-over members, and at the same
time are working to secure the votes of
the new members. Unfortunately for
them the alliance men refuse
to commit themselves in advance,
simply saying that the thirty odd votes
which they will cast in the democr attic eau
Gus will go to the candidate who gives them
the best assurances as to the committee
places and legislation they desire. Hence
all that he candidates can say is that the
fight will be settled during the sum-
mer. But one thing they do know
and predict with confidence, and that
is that the next congress will certainly pass
free coinage bill and bill repeating the
worst features OF the Mckinley bill. The
reduction of the republican maj joritv in the
Senate to four by the election Of PETER and
Kyle insures this, there being almost as
many tariff reform as silver republicans in
the Senate.
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A GAIN FOR FRER COINAGE.
The House Committee TO Vote on ths
Bill Tomorrow.

The House Committee to Vote on the
Bill Tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, Feb. IS Francis G. New
lands Of Nevada to-day resumed his argu-
msnt for free silver before the committee,
but he had not proceeded far before the old
dispute broke out again over the question
of closing the hearings and voting on re-
porting the Senate silver bill to tie House
The first definite motion that came out Of
the wrangle was one by Mr. Williams of
Illinois, that the hearings close
with to-day,s session. At q
subsequent lull In the dispute. carried on
principally by Mr.. Walker OF Massachusetts,
against the free silver men, Mr.. Tracey of
New York. as substitute for the pending
motions, moved that the hearings cease az
10 o'clock Friday. and he adopted the sug-
gestions Of other members that the vote
should be taken at o'clock Friday on the
reporting of the bill.
THE BEST THEY COULD DO.
1t was evident that this was the best that
the silver men could do; and Mr.. Bartine
accepted the substitute motion. Mr.. Will
hams said he would vote for the PROPOSE
ton Of Mr.. Tracey under protest because he
could not help himself, and Mr.. Bland
made q similar statement, SO that by
unanimous consent 1t was
agreed that the hearings should
cease at 10 O'Clock Friday aud that the vote
on the bill should be taken at O'clock that
day. The hearings Of the free silver advo-
Gates then proceeded, but there was con-
slant raspiug, In which the witnesses con-
tributed their share. and this continued
until the adjournment.
AGAIN FOR FREE COINAGE.
The House coinage committee to-day
af0afofS IN,
IL o'clock friday and to voto IN the silver
bill in committee at / o'clock that day. The
resolution was adopted, after a long
wrangle, by unanimous consent, the silver
men agreeing to 1t az the best solution of
these questions.
EFFECT OF THE PROGRAMME.
II the programme here outlined is car
ried out, il will make it impossible to pass
that bill second time If the President de.
clines either to approve or disapprove 1t
The period of time between O'Clock Friday
and noon March 4, is just one hour less than
the period of ten days, exclusive Of Sunday,
throughout which the President is permitted
TO retain a bill before returning 1t to con-
gress.
THE BILL TO BE REPORTED.
1t is supposed by the members Of the oom-
mittee that the bill reported Friday will be
the compromise bill which would have
been reported last week IL Mr.. Cleveland
had not written his letter. II ia to provide
for free coinage of American silver, with
perhaps the legislation for the relief of the
national banks. which was in the financial
bin reported by the finance committee tc
the Senate. There are some sanguine silver
men who are predicting that this bill can be
passed through both houses in the briei
time which will remain after 1t is reported
but the best opinion is that there will be nc
| legislation on the subject.
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GoRnAN AND THE PR siDHNoY.
Congressman Rusk of Baltimore Says
He is Not a Candidste

he is Not a Candidate.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.--Harry Welles
Rusk. the only democratic congressman
from Baltimore, aud Senator Gormau'G
chief lieutenant in the Maryland delegation,
after conferring with Mr.. German to-day,
gave out for publication the following state
ment: "The statement In some of the news
papers, purporting to come from me, 10 the
effect that the Maryland delegation TO the
democratic national convention in 1892
would present the name of Senator German
for the presidential nomination, is utterly
without foundation. Maryland will send
a solid Cleveland delegation to the next
national convention. Referring TO Mr.. Cor
man, have said on several occasions that
his friends have been greatly gratihed
at the full appreciation of his services to
the party shown by the democrats of the
country, and that the democratic members
of the next legislature would renominate
him for the United States Senate by accla-
matioa as in 1894, and re-elect him. now
say, however, that no friend of Senator
German has any authority to use his name
10 connection with any public position other
than the one he now holds" This denial
Is not taken as conclusive. however. by
those democrats in both Houses who be-
heve that Senator German ought to be
nominated In 1892.
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BISMARCK SHIPS HIS PApzRa
Four Boxes OF Documents Sent Il
London for eatety.

Four Boxes OF Documents Sent to
London for eetety.
PARfs, Feb. 1a-The Figaro to-day says
that Prince Bismarck has sent four boxes
filed with important documents to London.
The paper adds that the ex-chancellor took
this action in view Of the possibility Of
being prosecuted for his utterances and
alleged utterances upon public affairs.
SOUNDS CONTRADICTORY.
LONDON, Feb. 1S.--The Pail MdH 0dSetts
this evening publishes n dispatch from it's
Berlin correspondents stating that Prince
Bismarck,is convinced that the reports pub
lished as to the emperor's injurious opinion
Of himself are untrue and are Inventions of
his (Bismarck'9 enemies. The dispatch also
quotes the ex-chancellor as saying, "The
emperor knows too well how TO estimate the
motives which promps political warnings
to doubt my patriotism"
THE NACHRcHTKN sKEPTICAL.
BERLIN, Feb. 18.--The Hamburger
Ndchrichten expresses skepticism 10 regard
to the rumor that the emperor intends 90
proceed against Prince Bismarck. The en-
peror, says the paper, knows that Prince
Bismarck's Ideas are patriotic.
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CENSUS OF THE SCHOOLS.
TEE ENROLMENT KEEPING PACE
WITH THE POPULATION.

The Relative Gain in Attendance Great
est in the South-South Dakota Caps
the Climax-A Showing Of the Rela-
tive Number of Male and Female
Teachers and Also of the Scholars.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1s.-The census office
has in press bulletin prepared by James
II. Blodgett, an expert special agent. show
ing the general enrolment in the public
schools Of Arizona, California, Connecti-
cut, District of Columbia. Maine, Mary
land, Massachusetts,. Montana, North Caro-
lima, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Yer
mont, Virginia, Wyoming, and eighty-shree
cities. The most striking showing
of the bulletin Is the comparative growth OF
the population and the public school enroli~
ment. In New Hampshire, Maine and
Vermont, however, there has been slight
decline In the public school enrolment,
The relative gain is generally greatest in
the south, but the phenomenal extreme OF
gain in population and school enrolment is
shown in South Dakota. In that state the
per cent Of gain in population is 234. 6, while
the per ceut. OF gain Ia the school enroll =
ment is 5GS3o.
TABuLATED SHOWING.
The following table shows the per cent. of
gain or loss in the population and school en-
roilment during the last decade in the states
under consideration:
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BRUTALITY In THE RING.
RYAN KNOCKS NEEDHAM OUT IN
SEvENIY-SIx ROUNDS

The Vanquished Slugger Unconscious
After the Final Blow, and Consider
able Difficulty Experienced in Bring
ing Him To-Both Men Fought with
the Ferocity OF Bulldogs.
MINNEAPOLIS, MTNN.. Feb. 1s.-At 2:20
o'clock this morning Ryan and Needham
had fought seventy-three rounds and the
men were simply walking around each
other. getting in blow occasionally.
Needham forced the fighting In the seventy
fourth round. but did little damage. He got
in a smash on Ryan's face, and Ryan re-
turned, almost scoring knockdown.
In the seventy-hfth round the fighting
was hot and fast, the men doing considera-
BILE in-fighting, and going at each other like
demons, Ryan securing first blood. Per-
feet pandemonium reigned among the spec
tators. Suddenly Ryan gave Needham an
awful blow on the neck. and both men got
excited, clinching savagely. Cries Of foul
were raised aud not allowed. Desperate
mitigating followed. IN which both men
struck any number Of foul blows.
BOTH UP FOR BLOOD.
With round seventy-ix each man came
up for blood. Ryan landed effectively with
his left and knocked Needhhm down. A
clinch followed and Needham was Knocked
NoWh ukaths Is1dh upper Cut rl&ut huQ
left, knocking Needham down repeatedly,
aud call OF time only saved him from
being knocked out. As it was he was car
ried TO bis corner In a dazed condition, and
before time was called his seconds threw up
the sponge.
The fight is universally considered one Of
the greatest ever fought In this country,
the fighting being by rule In almost every
round. Needham made plucl1y fight, be-
ing Knocked down repeatedly In the last
round, coming up but only to go down by
another vicious upshoot. The exact time OF
the fight was hours and minutes. Need
ham was badly punished, especially about
the face. Ryan escaped without a mark.
The Chicago delegation went wild over the
result Of the fight. and shouted themselves
hoarse, hugging Ryan again and again in
the ring.
NEEDHAM PAINTED AWAY.
At the conclusion OF the Needham-Ryan
fight last night Needham tainted away,
and it took the united efforts of three ply
sicians nearly an hour to bring him to. At
nooh to-day he was resting quietly under
the influence Of q narcotic, but still very i'll
Ryan has scarcely scratch or bruise.
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MoRToN'S SUBSTITUTE.

A President Pro Tempore to be Elected
to Succeed ingalls,.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.-The subject Of a
successor TO Senator ingalls,, who retires
from the Senate March 4, as president pro
tenapore is being privately discussed among
the republican senators. 1t viii be neces-
sary to arrange this matter before March
in order TO guard against
vacancy in the presiding officers chair
after that date, so a caucus of the republi-
can senators will be held, probably next
week, to elect ingalls, SUCCESSOR. Ir does
not appear that much effort is making on
the part of the senators to secure the place,
and but three names have been put for ward
prominently. They are those Of Senators
Platt, Hoar and Frye.
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FLoRIDA's FIBERs.
A Government Expert on the Way to
Investigate.

A Government Expert on the Way to
Investigate.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18,-Charles Richards
Dodge, the expert in charge of the fiber in
vestigation Of the department. Of agricult-
ure, is en- route to Florida to study the
distribution and chara cteristics of the fiber
plants of that region. He will visit
both the east and west coasts Of south
ern Florida aud the islands of the
Key West group on the sou b, and will ex~
plore DR.. Perrin's tract near Biscayne bay,
where plantation from Central American
sisal was made more than fifty years ago
and described in the Senate report. Those
plants are still growing wild there, and
have been carried by ship loads to the
bahamas to advance the British fiber
growing interests.
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noUsg OF qHs scANDAI.

Prince Albert Victor of Wales to Visit
Arthur Wilson.
LONDON, Feb 1S. 1T is announced that
Prince Albert Victor of Wales will visit
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wilson's house at
Doncaster, where the recent card scandal
occurred. The PaI Mall Gazette to-day
publishes tworcolumn account Of the
scandal, giving a diagram showing the
table and positions the Prince of Wales, Sir
William Gordon Cumming, Lord Somerset,
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Wilson and others
occupied during the much-talked OF game
of baccarat
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IDAHO'S FOUR SENATOR'S.
Claggett I'm Route to the Capital
With Beatty.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1s.-William Il.
Claggett, Idaho's fourth senator, is expected
here tomorrow, accompanied by Mr..
Beatty, whom he was instrumental In hav-
ing nominated district judge for IDAHO, to
the great irritation Of the three Idaho sena-
tors already here, and especially Of Senator
Dubois, whose title to a seat in the Senate
after March Claggett comes to contest.
The battle over Beatty promises TO be lively
from this on. The charges against him are
chiefly Of fast living while ID Washington.
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srREnrRR oRHEPs UP.
The Republicans, However, Fail
Support Him.

The Republicans, However, Fail to
Support Him.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL. Feb. 18.-In the joint
assembly to-day the Farmers Mutual Benz
eft Association men once more cast their
three votes for Mr.. Streeter, their regular
candidate, but the republican steering COM
mittee could not give him an undivided
support. The i02d ballot resulted
as follows: Palmer 101, Streeter 7e,
Oglesby II, Hunter 4, Lindley 8, Long,
necker1. In the subsequent ballots some
Of the recalcltrant republicans ranged
about promiscuously, bringing in number
Of new names, among them that OF
Judge Gresham. After the 10Sth ballot,
which stood: Palmer 101, Streeter 80,
Oglesby 10, Lindiey /, the joint assembly
adjourned.
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IrALY's coNsEav avArrvBs.
The Policy OF the Party Outlined by a
Senator.

O0n6JOT.
ROME. Feb. 1s.-Count Jqccini, a senator,
who was colleague of Signors Cavour and
Ricasoh, in an article In the Natopo Antolo-
gia, leading review, outlines the national
conservative programme rs follows: An
unaggressive foreign policy; admins
trative decent alization; the terrific
rial question In Rome to be a
matter Of home policy; the Independence OF
the vatican to be settled by internn tional
pope may elect to dwell The dreibuud, hs
holds, ought not TO 10 renewed unless Italy
ceases to guarantee Germany in the posses
sion of ace-Lorraine; aud in the event OF
war between Germany and France, the con.
fict ought TO be localized, and Austria and
Italy ought to intervene only DO prevent the
victor from endaugering the equilibrium.
The article IL exciting much attention in
political circles
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Kyle,s Election Quessioned.

PIERRE. s. D., Feb. ia question has
been raised over the legality OF Mr. Kyle's
election to the United States Senate. A
claim is made that the constitutional re-
quirement provides that a majority OF all
the members Of the legislature is necessary,
which would necessitate Mr.. Kyle's receiv-
ing IS votes, whereas he received only IS.
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bradford puildors FAN.

LONDON, Feb. 1S.--James Wilson g.
Sons, builders Of Bradford. have failed,
with liabilities amounting to $4,000. The
trade in packing cases for woolens sent to
America.
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BALrIMoRE's SUGAR REFINERY.
The First Product Of the New Concern
Sent to Market.

BALTIMORE. Nd, Feb. 1s.-The first
sugar turned out by the Baltimore Steam
Sugar Refinery was sold this morning. The
turnout amounted to about 80 barrels and
was pronounced of hrst-class quality.
This is especially gratifying, as most
new machinery does its work imperfectly.
The refinery will now run steadily, but
until after April 1t will be confined TO the
manufacture Of one grade, granulated.
After that other grades Of white sugars and
yelIows win be turned out as rapidly as
possible
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EUGRNIE IN PARIS.
A Crowd Mistakes Her for the Fm
press of Germany.

pross or Germany.
PARIS, Feb. 1s.-Ex-E Empress Eugenie
arrived at the Northern railway station at
0S0 o'clock tonight from England. She
alighted In the midst of crowd awaiting
the arrival Of the ex-empress of Germany,
and, being mistaken for the latter, was fol-
lowed TO her carriage by silent and re-
spectful multitude.
The Empress Frederick. accompanied by
Count Secendorf and Countess Perponcher,
arrived here at IL AS O'clock tonight. She
was met at the station by Count Munster
and the members of his staff, and all pro
ceeded TO the German embassy.
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Lem Rurch Pardonad.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1a--The President
has pardoned Lem Burch, indicted in Geor-
gia with Wright Lancaster aud others for
conspiracy to murder Capt Forsyth. He
was pardoaed because of the aid rendered
the government In prosecuting the case.
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MEN AND WOMEN.


The relation Of men'to women as teachers
in the states under consideration appears to
vary from q minimum OF ten men TO ninety
two women In Massachusetts, to a maximum
Of 100 men to 101 women in South Carolina
II the colored teachers Of South Car
olina are taken separately there
appear to be 100 men to fifty eight women.
The other New Epgland states approach
the relation shown in Massachusetts,, while
Ohio shows higher ratio of men than any
Of the other northern States, or 100 men TO
lib women. Ohio is closely followed by
Arizona and Pennsylvania.
BOYS AND GIRLS.
The ratio of the boys and girls in the
public schools has a comparatively small
range of variation. This is more striking
when the great variation in the legal school
age and diverse conditions of population are
taken into account The extremes are
Arizona, where 100 boys are enrolled to S5
girls, and the District of Columbia, where
the enrolment is 100 boys TO 113 girls.
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Don't Want Women 70 vote.

TOPEKA, KAN, Feb 1s.-Ths bill to au-
thorizs women to vote at general elections
and TO hold Office has been defeated In the
House. An effort viii be made to have the
vote recousidered