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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-31
CRITICAL DAYS FOR EUROPE.
Russia Eager to Intervene in Affairs in
the Balkans.

BERLIN, March S0.-The Cologne Gazette,
commenting upon the murder of n. Balt-
cheff, the Bulgarian minister of finance, says
to-day" ''The Importance of the Baltcheff
murder is enhanced by the coincidence that
new action iu Burgaria has been traced TO
the Russians and the fact that papers re-
lated to the French foreign office declare
that the mandate which the Constantinople
conference granted to Prince Alexander,
the deposed ruler Of Bulgaria, cannot be
continued co Prince Ferdinand, the present
ruler Of that country
1t is reported that note has been issued
by Nj. Giers, tee Russian secretary of state
for foreign affairs, ,forerunning an intention
OF Russia TO intervene in the Balkans.
CRITICAL DAYS COMING.
This circumstance says the Cologne
GoEette, combined with the demonstratiye
massing Of the Russian troops on tha
Austrian frontier is looked upon as the
Eastern Europe.
The Pesther- Lloyd of Buda-Pesth, dis
cussing the situation of affairs. says: 1--WE
stand at the beginning OF another great
movement on the part Of Russia, which will
probably open with protest against the
reappearance of Prince Ferdinand as gov
ernor. 1t is time that the dreibund should
consider how long it will continue to allow
Russia to make military preparations"
RUSSIA ANXIOUS TO INTERVENE.
ST. PETERsBURG, March 30-Russiau
newspapers concur in the opinion that the
Baltohef incident is proof that it is abso.
lutely necessary for the powers to intervene
in Bulgaria. The Novoe Vremvd declares
that tie time is near at hand when the
duties involved by the Berlin treaty will
require fulfllment
ARMED REFUGEEs.
VIENNA, March 3O.--Three hundred and
fifty Bulgarian refugees, armed with Rus.
sian and Berdan rifles, were waiting il
Servian frontier towns in order to march
to Sofia in the event OF the success of the
Bendorff plot to murder Premier Stam-
buloff.
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DIRECT TAX CLAIMS.
The Method of Payment Where Fed
eral officers Collected.

The Method of Payment Where Fed
eral Officers Collected.
WASHINGTON, March S0.-The treasury
officials are considering the best method of
settling the direct tax claims of individuals
in those states where the tax was collected
directly by United States officials. The act
provides that in such cases the money in
settlement Of tho direct tax claims shall be
paid to the governors of the states in trust
for the claimants. 1t so happens, however,
that the records Of these collections are in
the custody of the government and that the
governors have no record information on
the subject.
WAYS OUT OF THE DIFFICULTY.
Several ways ont or the difficulty have
been suggested, and the one most likely to
be adopted is for the governors to appoint
agents to make transcript of the govern
ment records and for the governors TO settle
the claims in accordance Herewith. Under
this plan the state would be allowed to re-
tain all that portion of its allotment for
which claims shall not be presented
within six years from the date
of the passage OF the act. Applications for
their share have been already received
from three states in which a portion or all
of the tax was collected by federal officers.
IleSe aTe HeSb NlTBlnlH, DSldWdTe huu
North Carolina. In tne last named state
the entire tax was collected by the govern
ment directly from the citizens, and the
same is true of all the southern states. In
the cases of Delaware ald West Virginia
the tax was collected partly by the state
and partly by the government.
INDIANA'S CLAIM.
In compliance with the request of the
governor of Indiana the Secretary Of the
Treasury to-day instructed the assistant
secretary of tho treasury at Chicago to pay
a draft of S769, IA drawn in favor of the
governor of Indiana as that states share of
the direct tax fund, less $50, 900, which, he
saws, will be detained ia the treasury
until the present differences in regard to an
alleged unpaid obligation on the part Of the
6. ate have been finally adjusted.
The treasury department. will soon an
nounce in a circular tnat it has the stubbs
of the United States direct tax collectors
receipt books containing the names of those
who paid the tax directly to the United
States and therefore are entitled under the
act to receive back an amount equal to what
thew paid.
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OTHERS HEARD OF THE THREATS.
RA1E3 ON COTTON.
The Interstate Commission Rules or
the Complaint OF New Orleans

The Interstate Commission Rules on
the Complaint OF New Orleans
WASHINGTON, March 30.-The interstate
commerce commission To-day announced its
decision in the case of the New Orleans Cot
ton Exchange against the Louisville, New
Orleans and Texas Railway Company,
in an opinion by Commissioner
Morrison. Complaint was made
that the railway company violates
the act to regulate commerce by charging
higher rates on cotton from Memphis and
other points in Tennessee and NJ lsslssippi to
New Orleans than it charges on cotton in>
tended for export, and shipped from the
same point tos Southport, La, within the
port of New Orleans, and that the rates
charged by it on both domestic and export
cotton shipments are not posted
in its depots, stations and offices
in New Orleans. Since the hearing
the railway company has equalized the rates
on cotton TO its terminal stations in New
Orleans, and therefore no order directing it
to do so is necessary, but an order will be
issued requiring it to post in its terminal
stations at New Orleans, in convenient form,
for puolic inspection, the rates in force be-
tween its New Orleans termini and stations
in Tennessee aud Mississippi as well on
freight for export as on that which is not
for export.
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DANGER AT PINE RIDGE.
Father Craft Points Out That Another
Outbreak IS Not Irnnnsailala

Father Craft Points Out That Another
Outbreak is Not impossible.
PROVIDENCE, r. l.. March 3O.-Eugene
7. McAuliffe yesterday received a letter
dated Pine Ridge Agency, March %, from
Rev. Father Francis NJ. j. Craft, the Indian
missionary who predicted the recent Indian
troubles, and who himself was shot at
Wounded Knee. In the communication
Father Craft earnestly points out the danger
OF more serious trouble unless the Indians
are placed under control Of the war depart>
ment.
AN EXTRACT.
He says in part: "As the case stands
now the causes Of the trouble still exist aud
the Indians and whites are at the mercy of
the rascal who finds it to his interest to an
noy and endanger them. The only thing thai
stands IN the way of the speedy ana perma-
nent settlement of all difficulties by the i'm
mediate transfer Of the Indians to the war
department. is the desire of politicians to
retain the plunder. As these politicians are
our public servants and in our power, we
American citizens should use that power to
turn them out of office. They have abused
1t to our loss and disgrace. With the people
rests the remedy, and on them will rest the
blame if they will not bestir themselves.
Every word that | have said for them has
been verified and more than verified, and
think it is now time for Americans to say
what they are going to do.
THE PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE.
The American people are responsible if
they fail to act at once, for trouble will GER
talnly follow. Heaven grant that l may
not now be making another prediction to
be lightly disregarded and terribly verified.
If the Indians are not 10 be transferred to
the war department, but are to be further
robbed aud abused, suppose l must pre-
pare for another dose Of lead and steel,
which, hope, will be more effective than
the last. l am heartily sick and tired of
witnessing miseries that cannot correct,
and share in the suffering of the Indians
and brave soldiers who were forced into
conflict, and then slandered by the cow
ardly politicians who slaughtered them.n
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FRANCES WoRKMEN.
The Programme e Adopted by tho Labor
COnRress at Paris.

The Programme Adopted by tho Labor
Congress at Paris.
PARIS, March 30.-Ths workmen's con-
gress has adopted a programme embracing
the following propositions: That eight
hours constitute a days work; that the
minimum of wages be fixed; that children
Under IA be prohibited to work, that every
body declared by the workmen's syndicate
to be unable to work receive public sup
port; that the masters be held responsible
for accidents TO workmen; that municipal
abattoirs, bakehouses and bazars be
formed; that the communes be allowed TO
borrow money without consulting the CEN
tral government, and finally that every
trade organization be in readiness for a
general strike to vanquish the opposing
employers. The socialist element domi-
mated the congress.
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PROMISES TO rHa INDIANS.
The Agents Gwen instructions From
Washington.

WASHINGTON, March SO-The com-
missioner OF Indian affairs has sent to the
agents at the various Sioux reservations q
letter giving synopsis of all the existing
treaties and agreements between the Sioux
and the government, including the Indian
appropriation acts passed during the last
congress. The commissioner directs the
agents to inform the Indians that Agent
Cooper has been instructed to proceed to
Pine Ridge and find out definitely what
persons suffered loss of property during the
late trouble, and as soon as the information
is received, 100000 which congress appro-
priated to make good these losses will be
paid them. They are also directed to ex-
plain that the agents have been requested
TO report to him what Indians are ready
and entitled TO receive from the govern
ment COWS and other stock, and as soon
as this information is received stock
will be purchased and sent TO them.
BETTER SCHOOL FACILITIES.
The Indians are also told that the super
intendent of the Indian schools is now in
vestigating the matter of establishing q
large boarding school at Rosebud, improv-
ing the boarding schools at Pine Ridge aud
elsewhere, and of locating aud building
thirty day schools provided for, and that 1t
is hoped that before the opening of the new
school year in September all of this work
will either be completed, ot we'll under way,
so that they will have next year better school
facilities than they have ever had. The
agents are also instructed to inform
the Indians that probably within the next
month commission will be appointed to
settle the question of the BE- utiary line be :
tween Pine Ridge and Rosebud, and that
orders have already been given for The es-
tablishment of sub-issue stations at conven>
lent places. Larger and better cattle will
also be furnished the Indians The commits
sion directs that the agents state to the
Indians very fully and very emphatically
that renewal of the disturbances will
postpone the payment OF money and the
furnishing of supplies.
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DIR. S. A. BAETLETT DEAD.

He Was a Grandson of a Sgner Of
the Declaration Of independence.
WASHINGTON, March 3O-Dr. stephen
Addison Bartlett died at his residence, in
this city, to-day from stroke of paralysis,
aged IA years. DIR. Bartlett was grandson
of Josiah Bartlett Of New Hampshire, one
of the signers Of tae declaration Of inde-
pendence, and was for twenty years pro-
fessor in the female college at Tuskegee,
Ala. At the time of his death ne was en-
ploYed in the treasury department.
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Y. NJ. @. A. OF PARIS.
Land P purchased and Building to Be
Erected.

Land P urohased and a Building to Be
Erected.
PARIS, March 30.-The Young Mems
Christian Association Of Paris to-day made
a purchaSe of 5000 square feet of land on
Rue TENSE, paying therefor s1l2 500. IL ia
situated in the business center of Paris, only
a few steps from the present rooms of the
association in Rue Fnubourg Mont Martre,
and within block OF the great central
boulevard. Plans are being pro pared for a
commodious association build ng, which will
include good gymnasium and large hall.
The title to the property will
be vested in the society Anyone Immobilere
de l. Union, which will hold it in trust for the
association. Some Of the prominent bust
ness men OF Paris are interested in the
building movement. Members OF a well.
known family of New York have made 6
large subscription and the money necessary
for the erection Of the building and for the
purchase of the lot Is assured.
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RAvAGES OF THE GRIP.

Family of Four Dies Within Week
in Virginia.
WINCHESTER, VA. March 30.-The
whole family, consisting of Adama Barley,
aged "a; his wife, aged AZ; sister, aged 6S,
and daughter, aged 20, have died within
the past week after few days illness of la
grippe, followed by pneumonia. They
lived near Stephens City, in this county.
GoTRAM's DEATH LIST.
NEW York, March 30.-1he health board
officials reported deaths to-day and 18
yesterday from the grip. This makes 130
in all since the scourge made its last
APPEARANCE.
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BOY BURGLARS.
Sons Of Well-known Citizens of Lo
gansport Under Arrest.

Sons Of Well-known Citizens of Lo.
gansport Under Arrest.
LoGANsPoRT, IND, March 30-During
the past six months number of burglarles
have been committed in this city, but the
police could not get trace of the thieves.
Last Saturday the Terre Haute police ar
rested four boys charged with vagrancy,
and in their possession were found letters
and articles Of value indicating that
their homes we're in this city
To-day they were brought here
and it developed during the preliminary ex-
animation that these boys had done much
of the crooked business here for over a
year. The boys are the sons of we'll known
citizens. One of them is Edwin Overhaul
zea, son of q doctor Of that name, who two
years ago ran for congress in this district on
the prohibition ticket. The others are
George Hall, John Roof and Frank Welch.
They were bound over to await the action
of the grand Jury.
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A MASSACRE IN ASSAM.
NATIVE TROOPS AND A FEW EN-
GLISa PEOPLE SLAIN.

One Estimate Places tue Number of
Dead at 47o-The English Victims
Eleven in Number-The Ammunition
of the Unfortunate Contingent Ex-
haustsd After Forty eight Hours
Fighting.
CALCUTTA, March SO.-A dispatch from
Manipur. in the province Of Assam, brings
news Of a disaster TO force of native
troops there. The news was brought 70
Kohims, on the Assam frontier, by two
Goorkhas native soldiers in the British SER
vice., who arrived there yesterday. The
massacre originated in feud between the
Rajah Of Manipur and a leading tribal
chief. The raJsh was deposed, ard he ap-
pealed to the Vicsroy. The British CON-
missioner, Mr.. QIinton, was sent to settle
the trouble, and started from his head
quarters at Shillong, escorted by the Forty
second and Forty. fourth Goorkha light in
fantry. After crossing the frontier Com
missioner Quinton summoned the chiefs TO
durbar at Manipur for the purpose OF ar
resting the rebellious chief.
TREAcHERoUs ATTACK.
The tribesmen, pretending to obey the
summons mustered in force, and at mid
night before che day on which the durbar
was to be held suddenly attacked the camp.
The attempt to surprise the camp failed
and the tribesmen were driven back. They
returned, however, ond Kept up the attack
daY and night for forty-eight hours. FL
HAlly, the ammunition of the Goorkhas
gave out aud Commissioner Qulnton was
obliged to give the order save who
" Ilnrfnur fha finhf rrar
out to try to communicate with Shiltonga,
but they never returned. Manipur natives
cut the telegraph wires and killed the mes,
sengers The fugitives report that a gen.
eral massacre followed the taking of the
camp. There is reason for believing that
the eetimate that 470 we're killed is moor
rect.
FATE OF THE EUROPEANS.
One account OF the affair reports that
Commissioner Quinton and his staff were
made prisoners. AnotNBr account says that
Col. Skene, the commander, Commissioner
Quinton, with his son and daughter, Capt
Boileau aud six officers were killed, the
natives refusing to give them quarter. The
rebellious tribe is famous for cunning
cruelty aud bravery.
immediately upon receiving the news OF
the disaster the viceroy at Simla summoned
a council. Two native regiments stationed
in Assam have already been dispatched to
Manipur. The Third Bengal infantry will
start for the scene tomorrow.
TIL, viceroy Of India has abandoned his
| tour, and has started for Simla.
+ Five regiments and a mountain battery
have been ordered to Maripur.
STRONG MEASURES NECESSARY.
| LONDON, March 81. 3 A. NAH the
inogilILg daiilos comment upon the gravity
OF the Manipur rebellion, and the necessity
Of strong measures to retrieve British pres
tige. Some OF the papers think Com
missioner Quinton's force was inadequate,
and that he committed blunder in under
rating the strength of the enemy.
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LEMCKE OUT OF THE RACE.
iis Health Too Bad to Allow Him to
Becoma Treaa1rar

His Health Too Bad to Allow Him to
Become treasurer.
WASHINGTON, March 3O-J. A. Lemcke
of Indiana, who has been prominently mem
toned as the probable successor Of United
States Treasurer Huston, informed the
President to-day that his health was 80 bad
that he did not desire TO be considered in
connection with that Office any longer. es-
pecially as he had arranged to 60 abroad in
May. 1t Is stated at the white house that
while Mr.. Lemcke had never been ten
dered the treasurership his name had been
very favoraDly considered in that connec-
tion. It was also said that Treasurer Hus-
toms resignation will not be accepted until
his successor has been appointed.
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CASE OF TaE sAYWARD.

The Argument VIII Be Proceeded
With Next Month.
WASHINGTON, March 3O.-The depart
ment of justice has received the return Of
the Alaskan district court to a writ issued
by the supreme court asking that cause be
shown why writ of prohibition should not
issue in the case of the schooner Sayward,
hbeled for violation of the law prohibiting
sealing in Ber1ng sea. 1t will be filed in a
short time by Attorney General Miller or
Solicitor General Taft, and no reason is now
known why the argument should not be
proceeded with on the second Monday in
April
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A oHUkCa soHIsM HEALED.
Charleston Congregations Elect Del
gates to a Convention.

Charleston Congregations Elect Dele
gates to a Convention.
CHARLESTON, s. c.. March 30.-The
congregations of st. Michaets and st. Paul's
churches to-day elected delegates to the
diocesan convention. AS they were the
only churches that remained unrepresented
in the convention after the settlement Of
the color question, the election Of dele
gates is regarded as final healing Of the
schism which has prevailed in the diocese
for the past four or five years. The trouble
arose from the placing of the name Of a
negro clergyman on the convention roll Of
clerical deputies, which action caused sew
eral parishes to gecede.
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Cnile,a R,volutloa.

LONDON, March 30--A dispatch to the
Times from Santiago says that the arch
bishop OF Chile has issued pastoral con-
demniug the strong revolutionary sympa-
thies Of the clergy The Chilean govern
ment is planning naval operations in the
north.
Itisreported that nitrate is being shipped
at Iquique, and that the duties thereon are
paid to the insurgents under protest.
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A PIECE OF FICTION.

The Alleged Interview OF Bismarck
aud Napoleon a Fake.
BERLIN, March 30. The newspapers Of this
city dismiss the reported interview which
Marquis de Villeneuves says took place in
1860 between the late Prince Napoleon and
Prince Bismarck, at which the latter IS said
to have proposed combination of France
and Prussia against Russia and the rest of
Europe, as being piece Of absolute fiction,
evident from the fact that Prince Napoleon
was not even in Berlin 1866.
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NEW ORLEANS, March 30.-The Times
Democrats Lake Providence (La.) special
says: The river this evening, after two
hours rain, is one-tenth of a foot under last
years water and, should the promises of a
rainy night be fulfilled. it will rise that
much by morning. The levees are becom-
ing quite soft, but the levee inspector,
although apprehensive aud watchful, says
their condition is not especially alarming" !"
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Showing In Great Britain.

LONDON, March 30-A heavy snow.
storm is sweeping over the northern part OF
Great Britain. The car lines and railroads
Of Aberdeen are blocked by the snow which
has fallen in and about that city.
SHOWING IN FRANCE.
PARIS, March 3O.--The northeastern de-
partments have been visited by heavy snow
storms Local railways are blocked with
snow. The mountain roads in the Vosges
are impossible.
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rha siIuer Rriok Firht.

WASHINGTON, March 30.-The supreme
court Of the District OF Columbia, in general
term to-day, issued an order requiring Sec
retary Of the Treasury Foster to show cause
why the writ asked for by George L. Mer-
rick to compel the treasury department Co
not be issued. The order is made returna-
BILE on Monday next
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KILLED BY WHISKY.
Three Goose Eggs Full Cause Death
in IOrriI0Ia

Al GO SOO6O Eggs 4 ulI SduS0 O6dDu
in horrible Agony.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March 30.-Bernard
Mckee, residing at No. 24l4 Bodine street,
in this city, was found dead in the rooms of
the Dauphin Literary Club, a drinking Or
ganization, near his home this morning
Last night Mckee boasted in the hearing of
a number of companions, who were drink
ing in the club room, of the quantity of
liquor he was capable Of consuming.
One Of the party, who held a
goose egg she'll in his hand,
offered to wager that Mckee could not
drain it of whisky three times. The wager
was accepted, and a quart of liquor was
secured. After Mckee had fulfilled the
terms of the bet he became stupefed, and
was laid on the floor This morning when
the club house was opened Mckee was
found dead on the floor. His knees were
drawn up close to his chin, and his arms
were twisted behind his back, as though he
had suffered terrible agony.
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Tho City of New YORK All Right.

LIVERPOOL, March 3O.--The agents OF the
1nman Steamship Company have issued a
circular in which they officially deny that
the steamer City OF New York sustained any
damage by the fire which occurred on board
Of her on Friday night last. They also an
nounce that the City of New York will
positively sail for New York on Wednesday
next. her regular sailing day.
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FIorida's Moonshiners.

WASHINGTON, March 30.-Attorney Cen
eral Miller to-day received a telegram from
United States Marshal Walker at Pensa-
cola, Fla, saying that five Of the men con-
nected with the shooting of United States
officers at Bombay, Fla, in December last
have been arrested and that they pleaded
guilty 70 having conspired to kill govern
ment officers. He says that he expects to
catch other persons concerned in that affair.
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KANSAS CITI LANDSLIDES.

a Block of Houses on the Verge of a
Precipice.
KANSAS CITY, NO., March 30.-Another
big landslide is threatened at the bluffs near
Eighteenth and Terrace streets. On &C
count of the recent rains the earth has
cracked along Terrace street for distance
of several hundred feet, and an entire block
of houses which stood thereon and which
now hang trembling over the railroad
yards 100 feet below, have been deserted.
Tons of earth and rock fell last night, and
the crevice continues to widen.