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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-18
sTREGTER GAINS VOTES.
The Republicans Go for Him to Sta
of Palmer's Victory.

The Republicans Go for Him to Stave
of Palmer's Victory.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Fec. 1.-THE soma
torial battle was opened with renewed
vigor this morning, the republican steer
ing committee endeavoring TO throw as
much Of the republican strength as possible
to Streeter, hoping In this way TO prevent
the Farmers Mutual Benefit Association
men from voting for Gen. Palmer. (. The
first ballot of the day, bhe ninety-oighth OF
the session, showed tho following result:
Palmer, 10l. OgleSby 30, Strester
SO, Lindley 8, Steele ]. Streeter
so the 10lst ballot. which resulted as fol-
lows: Palmer l0l, Streeter rs. Oglespy 23,
Hunter 3, Lindley /, Steele 1.
An adjournment was then taken till to-
marrow
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Worlds Fair chickering's.

CHICAGO, Feb. 17.-In the oity council a
resolution was unanimously adopted last
night calling upon the directors of the
worlds fair to silence the reports of lack
OF harmony in the management by form
ally recognizing Director General Davis as
tho supreme national - well as the local
executive officer Of theexposition.
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AID for Drou9ht sufferers.

TOPEKA. KAN, Feb. 1.-THE House has
passed q compromise bill appropriating
Soc, 600 for the aid OF the destitute settlers
in the western counties Of Kansas. The
Senate has agreed to concur in the bill.
The money is TO be used for the purchase of
seed grain in counties where the crops last
year were destroyed by drought.
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Killed by a switch aneine.

BIRMINGHAM, Feb 17-News has just
reached Birmingham from New Decatur
that Supervisor w. w. Hanley of the
Louisville and Nashville railroad at that
point was tonight run over aud instantly
killed by passing switch engine. he was
crossing the track when the engine struck
him. He was young man and came from
Macon. Ga.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-18
opposed to Free Coinage.

BALTIMORE, Nd, Feb. 1.-THE mem-
bers of the Merchants and Manufacturers
Association met In large numbers to-day In
their rooms, and adopted q resolution 70 the
effect that the association is strenuously op-
posed 20 the bill now pending in congress
providing for unlimited free coinage.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-18
A TRIBUTE TO SHERMAN.
Gotham's Confederates to be Repre-
eented at the Funeral.

Gotnam's Confederate5 to be Repre-
eented at the Funeral.
New York, Wb. 17.-Confederate Vet
erans' Camp of New York, at a special
meeting to-day. decided to send commits
tee to attend Gen. Sherman's funeral
Thursday, aud passed the following reso-
lutions:
WHEREAS, God In his providence has removed
from our midst Gen. William Tecumseh Sher-
man; and,
WHEREAS, II is becoming that the confeds rate
camp, organized under determination 70 bury
ali animosity engendered in the late war, now
nents citizens Of united country; therefore be
it
RESOLVED, That the confederate camp, by its
commander, do appoint committee to consist
Of twelve members, including it's officers to at
tend the obseqAes on Thursday next.
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Grounded while Coming Here.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Feb. IA dis
patch to the maritime exchange says: THE
Schooner J. w. Gaskill, from Philadelphia
for Savannah, is ashore at the Pearsland
life saving station, North Carolina, in good
conditiou.n
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Richmond welcomes the zouaves.

RICHMOND, VA, Feb. 17.-The Veteran
Zouave party of Elizabeth. n. J., arrived
here to-day from Charleston. They were
met at the station by TWO companies Of the
First Virginia regiment and escorted to
their armory, where breakfast was served
after which they visited the principal points
Of interest In the city. They will leave for
home tomorrow.
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rro,I " IAlsoHfINGToN, Feb. 1.-THE House ap-
ffbbop1rlations fbe ration committee to-day completed
ora isst a OF the appropriation blIls-the gen.
Eoroule ~ ouleiiclency-and it was reported to the
nro.st, ae TINS afternoon. 1t carries total ap-
Expiration tnS of $50, ,574, ,30S, a large part Of
winch, $2S,67s, ,332, is on account of pensions.
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GIBSON AGAIN INDICTED.
He is Charged with Plotting to Kill
Four Men.

CHICAGO, Feb. II. = An indictment
against George ]. Gibson was returned into
court by the grand jury this afternoon. 1t
contains six counts. charging Gibson with
having in his possession nitro-glycerine,
dynamite or eunpowder for the purpose Of
doing personal injury to or killing II. H.
Shufeldt, Thomas Lynch, John Lynch and
others. The bond is fixed at s25, 900.
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TWO KILLED BY A MADMAN.
he Was on a Pullman and Opened
Fire Without Cause.

he Was on Pullman and Opened
Fire Without Cause.
LITTLE ROCK, Feb. ia Pullman pail
ace car on the Iron Mountain passenger
train from st. Louis, due here at o'clock
this afternoon, was the scene of dreadful
tragedy at noon to-day. As the train
was pulling out from Bald Knob
man for Foster Hill, Son d Co., OF New
York. had just transferred from the Mem-
phis train, and was sitting In his seat, when
a man who sat eating a lunch suddenly
drew a pistol aud fired, killing Mr.. Meyer
instantly Conductor H. w. Leech Of st.
Louis was on the platform, and hearing the
shot pulled the bell to stop tho train.
THE CONDUCTOR KILLED.
The man thereupon turned aud fired at
Conductor Leech, shooting him in the head
He fell 10 the platform dead. All the pas
sengers rushed from the car. one of whose
doors was locked by the porter, the MUIR
derer locking the other, leaving it with no
other occupant than the dead drummer and
his murderer. Soon people ran TO the traiu
from the town, many Of them armed. and
succeeded In arresting the murderer. It
was asccrtained that be is an insane man
named John w. Greater, from Vincennes,
Ind. q livery man.
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Won't Prosecute Bismarck.

BERLIN, Feb. 1z.--It is reported that the
Prussian council of minister's has decided
against prosecuting Prince Bismarck
The Deutsch TdgeblGtt, in an article on
loyalty, appeals to Prince Bismarck to disa-
vow connection with the Hamburger
Nachrichten.
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AN ICE FACTORY WRECKED.
superintendent Killed and Two
Negroes Injured

-,ohFoLK, VA, Feb. 1.-THE ammonia
- LN !. IN an ice factory at Suffolk exploded
aay' killing Supt. Thomas B. Baldwin,
ot1 cLu seriously, if not fatally injuring two
'orea men. The factory was owned by
=. COW =. Bel and NJ. F. Lloyd & Co, and is
inanp..l nple.e wreck. Young Baldwin was orig
Thy from Baltimore, and is o son OF
-uonias ID. Baldwin Of this city.
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A CLOSE CALL FOR PowDBRLY.
He Falls Into a Chair from Heart
Disease After a Speech.

Disease After a Speech.
TOPEKA. KAN, Feb. 17.--Just as General
Master Workman Powderly was concluding
bis speech to the Knights of Labor at
Representative hall, he fell prostrate Ia his
chair from an attack Of heart disease last
night. He recovered, however, in about
FIVE minutes, and was able TO walk to his
hnial
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TEE CoPYRIGHT BTLL.

The copyright bill was then taken
up, the pending question being on
Mr.. Daniels amendment to In
sert in the provigo that requires the
copyrighted books to be printed from type
sat in the United States the words: "0r
shall be other wise produced in the United
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Conspicuous on the breast OF the deceased
were his g. A. r. badge, the decoration OF
the Sons Of the Amerioan Revolution, and
the badge of Porter Post Of Massachusetts.
His face looked calm and natural and gave
no indication Of recent physical anguish.
The casket stood In the center of the main
drawing room, ON a catafalque heavily
shrouded in black. A stalwart marine
stood at the foot of the coffin as a
special guard over the body Of his late CON-
mander
The morning call., 1891-03-26
FINANCIALLY EMBARRASSED.
Failure Of an Old Firm Of Car Wheel
Manufacturers.

PHILADELPHIA, March 25.-The firm Of A.
Whitney & Sons, car-wheel manufacturers.
is reported to be financially embarrassed.
The firm is now composed of John R. and
James S. Whitney, surviving sons of the
founder. The car-wheel works were founded
by Asa Whitney in 1S49 When the works
we're built they were among the finest in the
country, and an immense business was built
up. The founder died, leaving an estate
valued at $1,000, COO, and the management of
the concern fell to three sOns-GeOrge, John
r. and James S. After the death of the
father it was found that he had left large
dover to his daughter, who had married
Bishop Howe of Reading. This dover was
secured in the mandatory. A couple of
years ago it was found the interest in this
inheritance had not been regularly paid.
and an appeal was made to the courts, when
an order was made assessing the unpaid in
terest, and the plant is said to have been
mortgaged to secure its payment. George
Whitney die1 in 1888, leaving an estate
valued at 100000. John X. Whitney had
of placing the mortgage on the plant he was
constrained 10 come back into it, and is now
the senior member. Since then the works
have been doing fair business, but have
been gradually falling behind younger
establishments In last years rating of the
firm by commercial agencies it was cut down
to between 100000 and $500, 900, but their
credit was good at that amount.
BosToN, March 25.-An expert accountant
is at work upon the books of the Boston
Wa;er-power Company, investigating the
rumors that have been prevalent for several
days OF an oyerissue of the company's stock.
The company's affairs have been In an uu-
satisfactory state for some time.
New YORK, March 24.-The Sheriff has
received two attachments against the
Columbia Iron and Steel Company of Pitts
burg. Pa, in favor of creditors. The COM
pany was Incorporated five years ago with
100000 capital, and has done heavy bust
uaSs
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ORGANIZED LABOR.
Pacific R0llins-Mills Involved
Now in the Strike.
Annual Election Of the San Francisco Typo.
graphical Union-0pen Meeting of the
Retail Clerks Association.

The strike of the iron-molders has ex-
action had been under consideration for
several days, but it was not finally decided
upon until at meeting of the Executive
Committee Of the union yesterday afternoon.
Having obtained the sanction of the Ma
tional Executive Board, it was decided to
call out the seventeen molders and two ap-
prentices employed in the rolling-mills.
They finished up the days work, but will
not report for duty this morning.
There are about 1000 men employed at the
rolling mills, and the strike of the molders
will throw out Of employment some 200, u-
Guiding machinists, helpers and men who
clean the castings.
"Our grievance against the Pacific Rolling
Mills" said President Valentine of the
Molders' Union last night sis that at that
establishment castings for struck foundries
are being made in steel The mills have
always complied with union rules except in
turning out castings for the struck foun-
dries. The matter of calling ont our men at
work there has been contemplated for some
time, but we did not desire to paralyze the
steel industry on this Coast. Many castings
that should have been made of iron have
been turned out in steel 1t is now ques-
ti0n of life or death with us, and so we
have been compelled to adopt aggressive
measures"
The majority of the molders called out at
the roling-mills were employed on castings
for the new war-ship to be built by the
Union Iron Works. The rolling-mills will
endeayOrtto secure union men to 90 on
with the work, and the strikers intend to
nse every legitimate means to prevent it.
This latest action on the part of the union
will have an important bearing on the long
standing strike, and some interesting de-
velopments are expected in the next few
DAYS
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TYPoGRAPHERs' ELECTION.
Officers and international Delegates
Chosen.

OmCerS and international delegates
Chosen.
San Francisco Typographical Union, No.
q, held its annual election yesterday. Con-
siderable interest WAS centered in the event,
and crowds of typos lowered in the vicinity
of the headquarters, at COG Montgomery
street, from noon until long after dark
The polls were open from noon until 8
o'clock in the evening, when the work Of
counting the ballots began and continued
until long after midnight.
The ballots we're printed according to the
Australian system, aud bore the names of
all the candidates. In addition to the regu-
lar officers and committees of the union and
delegates to the Council of Federated Trades
three delegates to the International Union
were elected.
There was spirited contest for the
presidency between Harry Rogers and G.
NJ. Jones, but the rivalry did not mar the
harmony Of the election or cause any I'M
pleasant feeling between the supporters of
the various candidates.
For First aud Second Vice-Presidents
there was no opposition. For the Secretary
ship there was gOod-natured contest be-
tween j. j. McDaid and l.. G. Stilley; but it
was said early in the evening that McDaid,
the incumbent, would be reelected.
When the ballots had been counted the
result was found to be as follows:
President, Harry Rogers; First Vice
President L. Compton; Second Vice Pres j.
dent. NJ. ROthschild; Secretary, j. j. Nc
Daid; Treasurer, j. P. dwell; Executive
Committee-A. Pennington, J. Z. Nc
Cormick, James I. Kelsey, Miles l.. Far
land, j.. Fl. Woodward; Sergeant-at-
Arms, Joseph Prentiss; Membership
Committee = John Helmer, Miss C. NJ O.
ran, j. b. McCauley, William Peacock,
j. Houston. John Henderson; Delegates to
Federated Trades-M. E. Atkins, NJ. l..
Farland, NJ. Rothschid, T. McGowan, w.
A. BrOugh; Delegates to International Typo
graphical Union-Johu Collner, Thomas
Hickey. E. +. Conway. Thele were GAS
v0tas east.
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PRIZES AWARDED.
Designs for The W0man'S Building Of the
Worlds Fair Accepted.

CHICAGO, March 25.-Miss Sophia G.
Hayden wins the $1,000 prize offered for the
best design for the Woman'S Building for
the Worlds Fair. Miss Lois L. Howe, also
of Boston, takes the second prize of $500,
and Miss Laura Hayes of Chicago takes the
third prize OF $3.50. Miss Hayden has been
wired to come to Chicago and elaborate her
plans. The d sign is one Of marked SIM
plicity, in Italian renaissance style, with
coonnades, broken by center and end pa
viliOns. The structure is to be 200 by 400
feet and 80 feet to the cornice. There is no
dome. the chief feature of Ornamentallon
being the entrance. Miss Hayden Is hIst Z
honor graduate of the Massachusetts lnsti-
tu!e of Technology.
INVITATIONS ACCEPTED.
WASHINGTON, March 25.-rhe Spanish
Government has notified the Department Of
State that it will participate in the Worlds
Columbian Exposition at Chicago. Minister
Lincoln also cahled the brief announcement
today that the Government Of Great
Britain had accepted the invitation to make
a display at the fair
1t is a curious fact that the first action
taken by any foreign nation in connection
with the celebration of TIE four hundredth
anniversary of the discovery of America
should be by the republic of Sauto Domingo.
on which was located the first settlement of
Nathan Appleton, a well-known citizen of
Boston. who is engaged in the construction
of a railway in Santo Domingo, has been
requested to take charge uf the large exhibit
of that republic.
Lieutenant Weles, U. S. N, who was
commissioned to Venezuela, reports that
the President received him very cordially
and announced that Venezuela would ac-
| cept the invitation to participate.
BRITISH AND GERMAN INDUSTRIES.
ment has formally notified Mr.. Blaine.
Britain accepts President Harrison's invita-
| ton to take part in the Worlds Fair at
| Chicago in 1888. A Royal Commission will
he appointed to assist the British merchants
exhibiting the products of British indus
tries at the fair, and to further British in
tereSts there.
BERLIN, March 25-A conference In
which prominent German manufacturers
took part, and in which the Chicago
Worlds Fair and the prospects OF Germany
being there represented we're discussed. was
held to-day. The manufacturers concurred
in the belief that representation worthy OF
the German Empire only could be obtained
| If the Government sent a Commissioner To
the United States with power TO secure TO
the manufacturers of Germany who might
contemplate exhibiting all the advantages
which German industry is entitled to. 1t
was decided TO issue a call for a mass-meet
ing of the German manufacturers of this
city on April ID, at which committee of
| merchants will be appointed TO supervise
and arrange for the represen tatiOn Of the
products OF German industry.
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OVER A GRAVE.
Mrs. Lucy A. Bells Attempt to
Commit Suicide.

A telephone message was received at the
new City Hall Police Station yesterday aft
eTnoon about o'clock that woman had
attempted to poison herself in the Odd Eel
lows Cemetery. Officer Gaynor proceeded
in the patrol-wagon, and found an elderly
woman suffering from the effects of swal-
lowing the contents of a two-ounce bottle
of laudanum. She was taken as rapidly as
possible to the Receiving Hospital, where
the Police Surgeon administered the usual
antidotes.
The wGman's name was ascertained to be
Lucy A. Bell, the widow of Robert Bell, a
pioneer of 1850 and once a member of the
Odd Fellows. Since his death Mrs. Bell,
who is in poor circumstances. has daily Wis
tied the grave, watering the flowers and
caring for it, and while so engaged yester-
day an empoye of the cemetery saw her
take the laudanum and soon after fall in
sensible on the grave.
She had evidently premeditated taking
the drug, for when she left her room at 407
Seventh street she took with her all her
late hu stands keepsakes and trinkets. His
death weighed heavily on her, and at times
induced mild form of insanity. She was
probably in that condition when she tried to
make away with herself yesterday.
At 2 o'clock this morning Mrs. B ell was
resting easily with chance of recovery.
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COLORED POPULATION.
Census Statistics Showing the Losses aud
Gains in The SOuh.

WASHINGTON, March 25.-The Census
Bureau has in preparation a bulletin giving
the population of the South Atlantic ard
Southern Central States, including Missouri
and Kansas, by races. The total population
embraced iu this count is given as IS, 875, 259,
Of which 16, S6S 205 are white, 6,996, 166 COL
ored. and 10,S8S Chinese, Japanese and In
diaus. In the States included were found in
1890 fifteen-sixteenths of the entire colored
population of the United States, SO for the
purpose Of ascertaining the percentage Of
the increase of the colored population the
returns of these States are adequate. The
abnormal increase of the colored population
in what is known as the % Dlack belt" dur
ing the decade ending in 1850, led to the
popular belief that the negroes We're in
creasing at a much larger rate than the
whites. The facts now aScertaiaed sustain
the theory tnat the high rate of increase
shown IN 1880 was apparent, not real, and
was due 10 the imperfect Enumeration i'll the
Southern States IN 1870. During tie past
decade the cOlored r0ce has not held its own
against the whites.
In but three decades-that is, from 1900 to
1S30-during part OF which time the slave
trade was in progress, has the cOlortd race
increased more rapidly than the whites.
Since 1880 the whites have steadily increased
q
pie. This increase is not effected by immi-
grafton, for with the exception of Kansas
and Missouri these States have received
comparatively few immigrants, In 1880
there were nearly six cOlored inhabitants to
ten white, but this proportion mas been re-
duced to a trtle more than four at the pres
ent date, or by nearly one-third.
The deficiencies OF the ninth census, says
Porter, are apparent. Several tables are
given which show the movements of the
colO1ed element Of the population during the
last half century. There has been no ex-
tended movement Of this element since the
time of the civil war. Indeed, with the ex-
ception of the District of Columbia, the Dor
der States appear to have lost rather than
gained, ana during The last decade there be-
comes perceptibIe southwark movement
of the colOred element from the border
States into those bordering on the Gulf, par
tcularly into Mississippi and Arkansas. In
these two States this has resulted in the
production Of a more rapid increase of the
cOlored element than Of the white,
The morning call., 1891-03-26
FUNERAL OF MRS. CUTTING.

A Very Large Attendance and an I'm
pressive Service
The funeral of Mrs. John T. Cutting took
place from the parlor of the Occidental
Hotel Yesterday Mt noon, Rev. Edgar j.
Lion, rector of st. Stephens Episcopal
Church, off .iating. The service was the
simple but impressive one of the faith the
lady died in; no hymns were sung and the
only music was the responses chanted by
the church choir.
Following the pastor into the presence of
the casket were the husband, General John
T. Cutting, and his daughter, Miss Nellie
Cutting. and Mrs. j. c. Hussey, sister of
the deceased, followed with her husband.
The pall-bearerS, who followed, were:
George Ii. Rice, Major William b. Cooper,
E. A. Shepard, A. II. Vail, Colonel William
Edwards, j. n. Z. Wilson.
rich profusion of flowers surrounded
the casket given by the host of mourning
friends. The remains were taken TO Mount
ain View Cemetery in Oakland.