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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-31
JEsUP's PRIDE.
Interesting Closing Exercises of q
Prosperous School.

Prosperous School.
JEsUP, GA, May 90-The Milikin Girls
School closed hers ys;4terday. and the sfhi-
bition was witnessed by a large and appre.
ciative audience last night in Stansirs
Opera Hcnse. The girls were
pretty and handsomely dressed,
and they showed that they had been
carefSs;S trained. Miss Milikin, the princi-
pal, Is shs daughter OF Capt b. Milikin,
proprietor and editor Of the Jesup Sentinel
Jesap Is extremely proud Of her and rejoices
at her success rs a teacher. She opened the
school on Sept 10 last, with seven pupils, Eve
of whom were her sisters The reputation OF
her school soon became known, and it in
creased in numbers rapidly. The building
had TO be made double its size. The school
is the pride OF Jesup. Miss MIliken IL
assisted ia the primary department by her
younger sister, Miss Kate.
The musical department. has been coh=
Quoted by Miss Jennie killeu. Miss Killen
is daughter Of ex-Mayor q. w. Killsn Of
Perry Ga. She Is an accomplished musician.
The programme was CARED out without
the slightest error, the audience showing its
appreciation by hearty applause. No part
OF the programme met with more applause
than that in which seventeen little girls
sang six Ages Of Woman so nicely.
PROGRAMME.
Overture. "Le Mardi Gras Aux Enfers, -
Misses Beach and Killen; plane solo,
Merry Spring" Miss Mary Morris; duet.
Misses Kate and Josie Milikin, chorus,
"Six Ages OF Woman, primary departs
rnent piano solo, "Mit Ghlc,n Miss Mary
Warn; duet. "Andante,n Misses jamie and
Maggie Milikln. walter exercise; piano
solo, "The Mill.n Miss Merle Massey !;
chorus, "Come Fit Around chorus GLASS
duet, 1.-Two Little Artists" Misses Genie
Price and jamie Bennett; piano solo. "I.ove's
Dreamland Waltz" Miss Bessie Beach /;
Cooper's chorus tBocoaociol, Misses Card
ner, Goodbread, GammaRe, Dedge, Bennett,
Dye. Milikin, Williams, Hops aud
Warn; "Merohant of Venice" Act w.,
Scene l., o court of justics--cast
Of characters, "Duks," Mics Laura Dedge !,
Antonio" merchant of Venice, Miss
Mabel Dye; "Bassanio,n Miss Stella Good +
bread; "Gratiano,n Miss Daud Hops,
"Salerio," Miss Irene Murphy; "Shylock, y
rich Jew, Miss Sallle Perry; "Portia,v y
wife Of "Bassanio," Miss Nerio Massey
''Neiissn, maid TO "Portia," Bessie Beach
CLERK" Miss Genie Price
After the exercises DIR. Il. q. Norton Of
Savannah made fine inpromptu speech,
which was highly appreciated. Col. J. w.
BennOtt was called for, who readily re-
sponded with appropriate remarks. This
concluded the exercises. This morning the
girls left for home.
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A BLAZE AT WAHPEToN.
1t Started in q Shed and Spread With
Uncomfortable Fury,

1t Started in a Shed and Spread with
Uncomfortable Fury.
WAHPEToN, N. D., May 3O.-Fire broke
out this afternoon and property that cost
100000 10 build went up in smoke. The
fire originated in a shed in the rear of W. A.
Sealy & Co.'s warehouse. A strong wind
from the east carried the flames into the
stable and then to the warehouse. In
stAntly the warehouse was enveloped in
flames. The fire then spread to the north
and west. destroying tne Peoples bank,
Western Union telegraph Office and six two-
story business houses west of the bank.
These we're largely occupied by dealers in
farm machinery. The Great Northern depot
was consumed !! with large Touring mill and
steam elevator owned by Dunn g. Thomp-
son of Dninth.
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TURNED srATE's EVIDENCE.

One OF the Wella Walla Soldiers Said
to Have Confessed.
WALLA WALLA, WASH. May 3o.--It
was learned late last night that one Of the
soldiers confined in the county Jail charged
with tine murder of Hunt, April "a, had
turned states evidence, and his testimony
had been taken by the prosecuting attorney
in writing and sworn to. When it became
known at the garrison that a man had
turned states evidence runors of attack on
the Jail were Immediately circulated. As a
precautionary step the sheriff has doubled
the guards at the Jail, which now number
fifty men
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PANIC AT BURNos AYREs.

Gold Goes to 321 Per Cent Danger
OF Revolution.
BUENos AYREs, May 30.-Thers has been
a further marked advance in the price of
gold. Gold closed yesterday at 321 per cent
premium. The bourse at the closing hour
was a scene Of great excitement, and
tie financial situation is such that it is
expected TO lead TO a number of failures.
Much uneasIness is also felt owing to the
statment made yesterday tn the congress by
Senor Zapata, minister of tue interior, to
the effect that the recent revolt in the prov
ince Of Cordoba was port OF a general
plot to convulse the republic.
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HHRBERT's LAST TERM.

He Announces That Ee Will Not be 9
Candidate for denomination.
MONTGOMERY, ALA, May 30.-Hon. H.
A. Herbert. member Of congress from the
Montgomery district, has written a letter in
answer to a constituent which will be
printed in the Advertiser tomorrow morn
ing announcing that he will not stand for
reelection at the end of the Ffty-second
congress, but will return to private life At
the end of the Fifty second congress he will
have served his district eight successive
terms ably and satisfactorily.
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CARnIsRs CLOSE CALL.

The Senator and His Family on a Train
in a Collision.
RICHMOND. VA, May 90.-The vestibule
train on the Chesapeake and Ohio railway,
going east. at noon to-day ran through an
open switch at Basic City into the rear of a
freight train on a siding. The engine of the
vestibule train was considerably damaged.
The headlight and guard were carried away.
Four freight cars were wrecked John G.
Carlisle and family were on the vestibule
train going to New York. No one was
burt but two negroes, who were only slightly
bruised
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NEW ORLEANS LYNCa1Na.

The Grand Jury Makes It's Final Re-
port on the Matter.
New ORLEANS. La, May 30.-The grand
jury this afternoon made their final report.
Referring to the irregular proceedings at
the court house, the fact is mentioned that
list Of the tales jurors in the Hem
nessey case was delivered to the
defense nearly twenty-four hours before
it was given to the attorneys for the state.
The grand jury was unable to ascertain
who was responsible for this, but they sug-
gest that the court officials should invests
gate the matter and place the responsibility
where il belongs
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PAID DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR.

The Hughes Lumber Company to
Resume Business.
CHATTANOOGA, TENN, May 30.-Last
December the Hughes Lumber Company
and D. W. Hughes of this city made an
assignment, involving nearly $500, 600 Of
liabilities. To-day final settlement was
made with all creditors on the basis Of .OO
cents on the dollar and interest. The big
lumber mill is 10 resume operations at once
with Mr.. Hughes in charge.
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LONDON, May 30.-Cardinal Manning
cables Cardinal Gibbons that be has mailed
% hlm an official copy q the English trans
laii0u ~ the eneyclaal 0shde By order a
fhe holy father. Tbs cahlegFam aads
please notify gbe unitsd states sod
Canada y nrrhoge for 9 speedy repgiut agd
nida diffusion.
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Dapville,e Tobacco sales.

DANvILLE, VA, May 30.--The leaf TO-
bacco sales on this market have been enor-
nous of late. The sales for May were
$780, 900 pounds, against 1,Gs0, 900 for May
last year. The sales for eight months OF
the pre- aent tobacco year amount 20 %, 400, :
900 pounds, just double the sales for the
corresponding period OF last year. The
average price paid for leaf tobacco In Nay
wss about l3l6 cents per pound.
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CEREALS IN ITALY.

The Minister OF Finance Won't Sane
tiop q Reduction OF Duties.
ROME, May 30.-In the Chamber Of Depu-
ties to-day the minister Of finance said. in
speaking Of the price of cereals, that
the reports in regard 10 the
crops both at home and abroad
did not justify any modification Of
the duties on cereals. The government, he
continued, was obtaining all the informa-
tion necessary TO study the question, and
would await the results of the harvest he-
fore takinR any action in the matter.
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NOBLE TO BIZ CHANGED.
A Belief That He wtl be Sent to the
Court of st. James,

- 1OtACA AA1b 10 WILL O6 IcuL 10 ING
Court of st. James.
WASHINGTON, May So.-The Post to-day
prints the following: "There is a strong
impression on the part Of well informed
persons in official circles that, while Secre-
tary Noble is not going to leave the public
service, they would not be surprised If, in a
very short time, no would retire from the
interior department to accept q prominent
place in the diplomatic service. One story
is to the effect that he will take Minister
Smiths place at st. Petersburg.
Another and more probable story is
that If Secretary Proctor should be selected
to succesd Senator Edmunds, which now
seems certain, Minister Lincoln will be made
Secretary Of War, and Secretary Noble will
be sent to the court of st. James Secre-
tary Noble is still absent, bnt there are
those in his department who believe that he
will not much longer occupy his present
position.p
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a TRIP TO THE PACIFIC.
be Northern Presbyterians to Meet

The Northern Presbyterians to Meet
at Portland, Ore, Next.
DETROIT, MICK. May 30.-The Presby-
terian general assembly to-day voted TO
meet on the Pacific coast, and by rising
vote Portland won by an overwhelming
majority, which was then made unanimous.
II was voted that IL the railroads do not, at
least three months before the next assembly,
make proper concessions, the permanent
officers Of the assembly have the right tc
arrange for Kansas City,
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CLEANING OUT OHIO.
Secretary Fosters Fine italian Hand
In the Buckeye State.


in the Buckeye State.
WASHINGTON, May So Secretary Foster
takes pains to disavow the sentiments ex-
pressed BY Gen. Grosvenor respecting the
German immigrants, which have so angered
the German-Americans, and to say that he
regrets that Gen. Grosvenor should have
used them, but he will hardly. remove Gen.
Grosvenor from the immigration inyesti-
eating commission, because that would de-
feat his purpose to get Gen. Grosvenor out
Of the country, 50 as TO secure Gov.
Foraker's help in the attempts
to elect Maj Mckinley, or at least to keep
Gov. Foraker from active opposition.
Gen. Grosvenor, Ben Butterworth and Mr.
Thompson, who ere Gov. Foraker's great
enemies, have all been gotten. out of Ohio
now except Mr.. Thompson, and Secretary
Foster is trying to provide for him either
on the court of claims or land court.
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FouR puRNEp no pEArH.

A Lamp Upset by a Drunken Man
F1rss House.
WHEELING, w. Va. May 30.-Ths home
Of Henry Phillips at Taylorstown caught
FIRE this morni1g, and Mr. Phillips, his wife
aud 3-yesr-old child we're burned 20 death,
and their l5-yeaF-0id boz was 80 badly
seoFchod that be died Ia a few hours.
Fhillips bad been drinking during the Dlght,
knd u ls bslieFe1 that the lamp was upset,
causing the e0DfsEratl0a,
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caARLEsToN's ELECTION.
No New Developments In the Fight
over the Supervisorship.

NO new Dev0lopmentS IN the Fight
Over the Supervisorslip.
CHARLESTON, 8. c., May 30.-1here are
no new Developments in the supervisor war
to-day. The commissioners Of ofregistration,
whose term of Office expires tomorrow,
still holds the books, but it is rumOred that
thsy will turn them over TO Supervisor
Cantwell on Monday. and then Supervisor
Cantweli viii open his offlce for the regis
tration of voters. The total vots regis
tered to date is 4,o15 out Of about II, 600.
The battle, il there is 10 be one, will open
Monday morning 1t Is developed that the
reformers at their meetings on Thursday
night turned out less than 600 out OF MEM
bership roll Of over 1900. Several of the
clubs passed resolutions demanding a con-
vention without a quorum. These will
make another effort 10 hold meetings Mon
day night. Lawyers are now busy draw
ing up papers for the legal nght which viii
open Monday.
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A POSTAL CLERK JAILED.

SIX stolen Letters Found on His
Person.
? CEcfEsATI, o.. May 80. Sherman Cat
ton, postal clerk ON the Big -Four, running
between clncinnati and Cleveland, was az.
rested this morning ~ inspector Hamilton
Ga a chafKe " rebbiDg the malls. Slx lst.
tors were found op hin, - Il ~ wbich wera
test letters, containing naeney, Ee Was
failen - Cleveland f0f trial.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-31
Revolutian IN Havti.

Pans, May 30.--A cable message has
been reeeiyed AZ tue Haytian legation here
announcing hat revolution has broken out
at fprt aR frinee, hayti. and that q state
A siege eaa beea proclaimed af Port az
Primes. a French lroncla1 has bseu seDt
y tue sefue a lpe dlatarbanes.
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MURDERED BY HIS WIFE.
The Body Dragged Into the Street by
the Murdeross.

Tno body Dragged Into the Street by
the Murdeross.
MACON. Ga, May 80. Early this morn.
ing the body Of negro named Tobe Long
was discovered lying in pool of blood
within q few yards OF his house on Pleasant
Hill. Tha head had been mashed in with
some heavy instrument, and the brains were
ooztnR out upon the ground. Tho body was
discovered by Longs wife, who gave the
alarm, and at IL O'Clock the coronsr's Jury
was impaneled.
STORY OF HIS WIFE.
The woman said that at late hour last
night a man came to the door and told her
husband that his mother was Ill and that II
he wanted to see her alive he must come at
once. According TO the wifes testimony. hsr
husband at once left and she did not see him
agnin until she found his body lying cold.
stin and bloody outside the door this morn.
Ing. The whole story was told with the
utmost GOODNESS, and ths jury returned q
verdict that Long came to bis death from
blows with an az in the hands Of parties
unknown.
HER STORY DIsPRovEp.
But a reveletion followed. The under
taker found blood upon tho door of the
house and the furniture Thon some one
lifted the carpet to discover more
and smeared with fresh gore and
the place looked like slaughter house,
Longs wife was arrested At hrst she said
she had cleaned side of beef in the house
the day before. but on being farther pressed
by the deputy and urged tc confess she said
she had killed her husband with a piece of
iron, and dragged his body into the middle
OF the road during the night. She was
jealous OF his atSeEtions to another negro
woman
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EMIGRATION TO AFRICA.
The Congo Scheme Revived in New
Form at Atlanta.

Form at Atlanta.
ATLANTA, Ca, May 30.--The Congo smi-
grafton scheme, which created such COM
motion among the negroes Of Atlsnta, a
few months ago, has reappeared in
a new form. Application was fled
to-day for charter for the Ins
dependent African Missionary Emigra-
tion Society, whose avowed object il to
promote the cause Of the Christian religion,
of charity and Of education by transporting
ChrisSen negroes from any port in tho
United States to any port on the west coast
Of Africa. Rev. Thomas Pe0ks, who was
conspicuous in the to-Africa-for-$1 fake, is
at the head of the new scheme.
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RlAlnn Eattar.

NEW YoRR, May ~. Secretary Blaine
was up early this paorning. 10 said be was
feeling much better. This announcement
caused the members u the family % begin
the labor ~ making ready for tnslr do
paftuFe for Bar HaFboF on Monday neat
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LISBON, May 30.--It is reported that
I.sito, who was sentenced to term OF i'm
prisonment and to banishment after his
sentence had expired for the part he took In
the recent revolt in Oporto. committed sui
cioe while en- route to Mossamedes.
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Da Fonseca III.

RIO JAEEIRo, May 30.--President da
Fonseca is lying in a critical condition at
PetropoIis. town twenty-ave miles north
Of this city, from an attack OF asthma.
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WAR IN TIE NEW HhBRIDEs.

Six Hundred Natives Killed and the
Bodies Eaten by Their victors.
MARsEILLEs, May 30-A steamer which
has arrived hero from the New Hebrides
islands IN the South Pacific brings adYices
ty the effect that state Of anarchy pre-
walls there. Numerous conflicts have 90.
CURED, 10 which oO0 natives wore killed
Inc bodies OF the dead were eaten by tl.
yietora
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LExiNGT0N, Va, Nay S0.---Col. william
n. Peyt0n, ons n the moeE widsiy known
apd popular slu1iie man III flrRluis. died ef
bla horae 10 Drsepyll.e, ~ f1la eopafy, lass
nlRhk
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BmmEoBAH. Ala, May 30-A special
b the hge-Hsrald from NerbeaA says J..
r.. Norris has been appointed as receiver of
the Pratt haW-hlih Company. Ibs assets
Che Berry Naticnal Bank q bifminghafn
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fARIK, Nay a9 fhs CsambeF a Ilepu~
lies tefiaf e9res4 ~ aii9s ffss nfslrleltan
u fas tsaea asa isrs ietq AfAefa
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BALMACEDA's NEW SHIPS.
The Insurgent Agents Demand zhen
from the Builders

from the Builders.
PARIS, May 30-The agents in this city
OF che congressional party OF Chile have de-
manded that the Compagnie des Forges
deliver them the vessels which the company
has built under an order given
by President Belmaceda The Chilean
representatives here have applied for a
Judicial decision in the cese, and the judge.
pending the final settlement of the matter,
has authorized the company to hold the
veexele
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a Patard Exploded.

CADIz, May 30.--A pstard was exploded
ia the custom house here to-day, causing
much damage. One man was fatally in
iured
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srARKEs MARszAL KILLED.
His Slayer Negro he Wes About I
Arrest for Murder

Arrest Tor Murder.
STARKE, FLA, May SOD. L. Alvarez,
the marshal Of Stsrke, was Killed here to-
night by Harmon Murray. the negro who
killed the deputy sheriff Of Nassau county
on May 10. He killed one negro, Prince
Albert, and wounded another at the same
time. The ARRAY took place in attempting
70 arrest him for his FernaudinA murder
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sir .rohn Macnonnid,e Oonditinn.

OTTAWA. Osr., May So.-The condition
of Sir John Macdonald has not improved
since last night, and life only hangs by @
thread.
HIS CONDITION LOWER
OTTAWA, OgT., May 80. II P. M.-The
ssremier was quito composed during the
afternoon and evening. dis genmal cons
dition Il lower.
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pTiIdA;ssHlNGToN, May 30.-An the public
NOS ttings and banks were closed to-day. and
hoSoI the mercantile houses made half
eva".ty, The weather was beautiful, ana
sorr! ything favored the Decoration day OBJ
ann auces. In the forenoon all the grand
Of ~; posts in the city and a number
ys,,, a'lied organizations assembled with
sycy Iuu ranks on Pennsylvania
mii,S"i and. escorted by the district
tbro,nia; headed by tho Marine band marched
tSs us The avenue 10 Georgetown. There
am, parade was dismissed, aud the grand
10 posts divided, tho greater part going
gra.e,l.n ngton, others to Oak Hill, tho Con-
obe- ial l cemetery, tho Soldiers Home aud
wIe,. cemeteries in aud around the city,
''e services were held.
-, WHERE SHERIDAN Is BURIED.
i've 1,ss az Arlington were moro impress
gr. ,0, ,,l4nd ana the decorations Of the soldiers
isss,l hua t0tnts more oxtonsiy6i than for
vbelleel years Of late. Mra Gen. Sheridan,
ebore husband Is buried there, was Ia
IN - ~ The floral decorations az Arling-
eol ttlsie also the Marine band aud Mozart
si,b tslted " - maze ths services impressive
-. s''slr music AZ the soldiers bone, Rook
E..Iits.e.-h eng tse Congressional eainsiery the
display vas nere imposing than
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In New England and the Middle Atlantic
states, owing to tho continued low temper
ature and drought, although in PennsgIya-
MIA the crops are much improved. Cloudy
and cool weather prevented rapid growth.
Killing frosts in New York iajured tree
fruit. Berries and grapes were damaged by
the drought. Grass Is in poor condition In
New York and New England. Tobacco
planting Is well advanced in Pennsylvania,
and In progress in New England"
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The Emperor Waiting for a Report
From His Ministers Before Dsclding
Ahumor Thas Prince Bismarck WIN
Oppose a Reduction in the Reich
sseg-Tndignasion Against the Rus