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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-20
GERMANY'S CORN DUTIES.
a PETITION ASKING A SUsPEN-
SION FOR THREE MONTHS.

Caprivi Declines to Entertain Further
Discussion at the Cabinet Meetings
The Differences Between Him and
Berr Miguel Increasing Daily "A
Proposition to Prohibit the Expor-
tation of Rye.
BERLIN, August 19.-Herr MIGUEL, the
minister of flance, has sent a petition di-
rect to the emperor. asking the latter to
suspend the duties on corn for three months.
The minister has been compelled to take
this step, according to his friends,
by reason OF the fact that Chan
cellor Won Caprivi has declined
to entertain any further discussion of the
question Of suspending the duties on corn
at the cabinet meetings. The differences
between Chancellor Won Caprivi and Herr
MIGUEL, a man who is supposed TO be the
emperor's fayorite seem to increase day by
day, and have now undoubtedly reached
such an acute stage that the end It would
seem, must be a fall Of one or the other or
them.
FINLAND TO PROHIBIT EXPORTS.
The Finnish Senate proposes to prohibit
the expectation of rye. Otherwise it is
feared Russia will cut Off the supplies for
FINLAND Ihis VIII upset the plans OF Hus-
sian merchants, who hoped to export rye
via Finland.
PREPARATIONS IN WARSAW.
The North German Gasette's Warsaw
correspondent telegraphs that the miIlers Of
that city are now exclusively engaged in
preparing rye -four and bran for exporta-
tion. All the available threshers Of the
vicinity OF Warsaw, says this corresponds
ent, have been hired at high prices the OBJ
ject OF the millers being to export all the
rye possible there before the prohibition is
enforced.
FAILURES LOOKED FoR.
The National Zeitung says: 1.-THE Ger
man merchants who made heavy advances
to Russian growers in April for rye for deliv-
cry In September will suffer heavy losses,
and probably some failures will occur. The
situation is extremely grave and the gov
ernment is not paying sufficient attention
TO It,"
DREARY VIEW.
LONDON, Aug. I9.-The Chronicles Ber-
lin correspondent takes a dreary view Of
the situa ion. He says: September
promises failures of the small and big farm
ers as we'll as Of the city merchants.
Homegrown rye is mostly ht only for
manure. The substitution OF wheat for rye
III the army will not be- easy, as it was
proved in the war of 1870, that the Prus-
slams lost their stamina from the regi-
me OF French wheat bread.n
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REDEEMABLE AT PLEASURE.
SCIENTISTS IN SESSIO v,
Fortieth Annual Meeting of the Amer
ican Association.

Fortieth Annual Meeting OF the Amer
ican Association.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1S.-The fortieth an
nual meeting Of the American Association
for the Advancement of Science was for
mally opened this morning in the law lect>
ure room of the Columbia university.
This association Is the leading scientific
body in America and has among its active
membership Of over q, 200 many eminent
specialists In every branch of scientific re-
search.
During the meeting, which will continue
until Tuesday of next week, two meetings
OF eight constituent sections" Of the asso-
citation will be held daily, at which papers
will be read relating TO special subjects of
mathematics and astronomy, physics,
chelnistry, mechanical science and engineer
ing, geology aud geography, biology,
anthropology and economic science and sta
tistics. General sessions of the association
will also be held each morning at 10 O'Clock.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-20
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
CANNOT DRAW THE SALARIES.
Controller Matthews Decides Appoint.
ees Must First be Confirmed.

Controller Matthew'S Decides Appoint
ees Must First be Confirmed.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -5E q. Rathbone,
who was recently appointed to the newly
created Office of Fourth Assistant Postmas-
ter General, has been notified by the dis
bursing clerk of the postoffice department
ment that he cannot draw any salary for
his services until he has been confirmed
by the Senate. This action is
taken in accordance with the recent opinion
OF Mr.. Matthews, first controller Of the
treasury, that persons appointed during the
recess of congress to newly created offices
are not entitled to compensation until they
shall have been confirmed by the Senate.
Mr.. Rathbene has also been requested to re-
fund to the government one months salary,
amounting to $497, which he had already
drawn for the month of July.
The opinion of Controller Matthews ap-
plies also to the cases of Assistant Secretary
Crounse of the treasury department and to
the members Of the court of private land
claims.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-20
CHINESE EXCLUSION ACT.
A New and Important Interpretati
by the United States Court.

A New and Important Interpretation
by the United States Court.
SEATTLE, WASH. Aug. 19.-United States
Judge Hanford yesterday made an im-
portant Interpretation of the Chinese ex-
clusion ac: requiring the deportation of
Chinese who come into this country in
violation of the act. Heretofore all Chinese
who have beea caught have been sent to
China. Judge Hanford decides that they
shall hereafter be sent to the country from
which they came This will send ell China
men who come in hereafter back to British
Columbia. The case in which Judge Han
ford made the decision was that Of Lee
Hem Bow. one of ths Cinnamon recently
brought over the line at Sumas by the cow
boy Terry" and over whom Deputy
Sheriff Poor was killed.
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HARRISON AND BLAINE
To Return Soon to Washington to
Discuss Presidential Prospects.

OASCubS OS BbCbSs
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.-The President,
according to Secretary Foster. who returned
last night from Cape May Point. will be
back here by the time the cool weather of
September sets in. and will not wait, as he
at first proposed, until October. He has
hsd very little real rest and sees no pros
poets of being less busy than he has been
and as he can have no more conveniences
here be prefers to return. When he is away
it takes time and trouble to communicate
with the different departments, which are
served when he is here.
BLAINE's RETURN.
Secretary Blaine is expected to return TO
Washington about the same time. II they
are to have a conference about the presi-
dency the President and the premier will
probably meet then, for President Harrison
is not going to Bar Harbor, nor is Secretary
Blaine going TO Cap May Point. II the SEQ
retary shows on his return that
he is well enough to take
the presidential nomination and does not
disavow any intention TO do so IL is said
that the President will gracefully withdraw
from the presidential race, but his hope is
that he can persuade Secretary Blaine to
come out and say that he would not accept,
under any circumstances, a nomination for
the presidency. SO far he has received no
such assurance
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-20
CORRUPTION IN CANADA.
Commissions Faid Head of Depart
ments to Secure Contracts.

OTTAWA, ONT, Aug. 19.-The public ac-
counts committee adduced some startling
developments to-day. In the first place, Mr.:
Sommerville said, in moving for certain
accounts and vouchers from the pub
lie works department, that the papers
would show that number of officials In
that department have been pur ,hasing
goods from Bourceir & Co., dry goods mer-
chants In Ottawa, charging them to the de-
partment and having them sent to their
private houses for their own use.
A COMMISSION RECEIVED.
When Supk Brinskill of the stationary
branch Of the department of public print.
ing was brought to the stand be admitted
that he had received some $50 from the
paper company in Montreal as a commits
sion on goods purchased by the government
from them, and that he had received from
Barber Ellis & Co., stationers, from whom
he had purchased some $4,000 worth Of en-
yelopes, sums aggregating about $500.
These were in the way Of loans or accom-
modations in times OF sickness, and for the
purpose Of sending his family to the seaside.
or this money $500 had been received the
past spring aud he had not repaid any of
it, but he had, about two weeks ago, given
the firm promissory note for S100.
GAVE THE MONEY AS LOAN.
J. s. Johnston, typefounder of Toronto,
admitted selling $1,000 worth of type to
Mr.. SENEGAL. superintendent Of the bureau,
and admitted that he gave him money, not
as commission, but as loan, Mr.. SENEGAL
being hard up. He declined to state the
amount, when the chairman said be must
do so. He still persisted, and finally Mr..
Rowell moved that bis conduct be reported
TO the House.
After taking an hour to consider his
course, Mr.. Johnston gave in, and admitted
that be had given SENEGAL over 1000.
SENEGAL ON THE STAND.
Mr.. SENEGAL himself was then called. He
had, he said, bought some S66, 900 worth of
type from r. L. Patterson & Co., and had
received accommodations from them. 1t
might have been 5000, but he did
not remember. Being hard pressed,
he said he could not remember
any of the circumstances of the loan. A
number of other admissions of q similar
character were made by MIN, but lis
memory was evidently defective as 60 dates
and amounts. His evidence created great
sensation,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-20
BRIaANDs IN TURKEY.
An Italian Railroad Inspector Alb
Quoted and Held for Ransom

an ALaAlhu tkdltEOao AnbQ6CLOT AD@
Quoted and Held for Ransom.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Aug. 19.-Another
outrage upon the part of the Turkish brig
ands is causing much uneasiness to high
authorities in this city. An Italian rail-
road inspector, who was at work about
seventy miles from Balonica, has been ad-
Quoted by the brIgands, and he
is supposed to be held prisoner
pending the payment Of a heavy
ransom. The body Of a murdered
railroad workman was found near the spot
where the inspector was last seen, and 10 is
supposed that he was killed in order to pre-
vent him from giving the authorities q
clew as TO the route taken by the brigancs.
No news has been received up to date
of the Frenchman Ruffier, who started
about week ago to ransom his employer,
Raymond, who was held prisoner by the
briRands. IL Is feared that both French
men have been killed, and that the brigands
are enjoying high carousal with the money
sent for Raymond's ransom (S23,0O0.
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OAN BE OoLLEnTEn.
STRUCK BY AN EXPRESS.
Two Men Instantly Killed and the
Third Badly Injured.

Two Men Instantly Killed and the
Third Badly Injured.
UTICA, N. Y, Aug. ia carriage con-
tanning H. C. Mulligan of Greenbush and j.
F. Hickey of Troy, delegates to the fire.
mems convention at Herkimer, with John
Lawton of that village as driver, was
struck last night by the New
York Central and Hudson Rivers Niagara
Falls express. west-bound, due at Herkimer
at 2 O'Clock "A. m, while crossing the tracks
a short distance from the depot in that vii
lage Mulligau and Lawton were instantly
killed. Hickey was badly hurt, but was
living at last reports, though little hope of
his recovery was entertained. He is cap
tain of the Eddy Steamer Company of
TroV
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-20
Missouri's Ex-Confederates.

KANSAS CRY, Mo-, Aug. 19.-The ninth
annual reunion of the ex-confederate
soldiers of Missouri was held here to-day
Three thousand men who wore the gray are
in attendance. Gen. Joe Shelby, a most
interesting character of war times
in Missouri. had been invited to command
the marching veterans, but he declined to
have anything to do with the reunion, be-.
lieving old wounds will heal more quickly
and easily without such affairs.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-20
VIRGINIA ALLIANCEMEN.
They Exclude Reporters and Discuss
the State Debt Question.

They Exclude Reporters and Discuss
the State Debt Question.
RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 19.-During the
session Of the farmers alliance to-day news
paper reporters were not allowed near the
doors leading to the hall Of the House Of
Delegates. 1t was charged that the news
papers had published the previous days
proceedings, which should not have been
published. The chairman Of the press COM
mittee gave out the following:
Resolved, That we deem 1t both patriotic and
iudicious TO pay our taxes in money and not in
coupons and we hereby earnestly beseech the
taxpayers in the larger cities not TO sacrifice
our state upon the altar OF commercial Gu
pidity. H
1t was adopted. The committee to whom
was referred so much OF President Pages
address as treated of the debt submitted
its report to the convention, which was
adopted. This report declares that the
alliance fully appreciates the Importance Of
settling the state debt, providing IL can be
done without in any way increasing the
present rate Of taxation; that the taxpayers
Of Virginia have some rights that
the bondholders ought to respect, that the
committee is satisfied that certain people
in Virginia had made impressions on
the bondholders of the co ondition
of the state that were not true,
which in their judgment had retarded the
settlement OF the debt.
THE OFFICERS.
The following officers were elected for the
ensuing term: Maj. Mann Page, president;
J. b. Beverly, vice president. The
offices of secretary and treasurer
were combined, and ]. J. Silvey was elected
thereto. The following delegates were
elected TO the national alliance and indus
trial union, which meets In indianapolis in
November: Mann Page, G. Il. Pierson,
J. B. Beverly and r. Snavely.
A telegram Of greeting was read from the
state alliance of Texas. The convention
then adjourned until tomorrow.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-20
CHINA MORE CoNoILIAToRY.

No Necessity for Hostile Demonstra-
ton on the Part of Europe.
PARIS, Aug. 19.-Official information has
been received here to the effect that the
combined action of the representatives of
the powers in China is succeeding in bring
ing the Chinese government TO look upon
matters in their proper light. The
local authorities are becoming more con-
ciliatory, and it begins to look as IL 1t will
not be necessary 70 MAKE proposed naval
demonstration in which the warships OF all
the powers represented in Chinese waters
were to take part.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-20
NEWS FROM HONOLULU.
The Queen Completes Tour of the
ralands-The Ousen DowaQer Ill

The Queen Completes a Tour of the
Islauds-The Queen Dowager Ill
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, Aug. 19.-The
steamship Zealand arrived to-day, seven
days from Honolulu. Queen Lilinokalani
had about completed her tour of the islands
and was on her way to Honolulu when the
steamer left.
The queen dowager. Kapiolani, was at
tackled by stroke Of paralysis Aug 4, but
at last accounts no alarming results had
been manifested.
Col. Alexander Campbell, the worlds
fair commissioner, en- route to Australia,
stopped at Honolulu July 81 and gave in
formation Of value to the Hawaiians re-
garding the coming exposition.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-20
Bank Omoials Arrested.

KANSAS CITY, No., Aug. 19.-William
Cbrsti9n. president, s. o. Caldwell, cashier,
and W. H. Robinson, director of the
wrecked Citizens Bank of Nevada, mo. 4,
have been arrested aud each held in IS, 900
bonds for trial ia the circuit court for re-
ceiving deposits when they knew the bank
rao insolvant
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-20
Kllled by q Falling scafold.

denhamm, grand duchy Of Oldenburg, says
that high scaffold, upon which large
number Of men were working, collapsed to-
day, dragging the lower scaffod to the
ground killing ton men upon the spot and
seriously injuring forty others. In addi-
tion fifty workmen were precipitated into
the water, but most Of them were saved
uniDjured
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-20
Purchases of Silver.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.-Of the $4,000
ounces which were offered for sale to the
treasury department to-day, 260,000 ounces
were purchased at 9S 75@9S SO.
The director of the mint to-day announced
that the, government having completed the
purchase of the amount Of silver bullion re-
quired by law for the current month, no
further purchases will be made until Sept. 2.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-20
FREIGHT TRAlNs CaAsa.
ans Engineer Killed and Conductor
and Brakeman Injured.

~ 2 4I4OOI NIII5u aIlU q OOuUuCLOT
and Brakeman Injured.
BALTIMORE, Nd, Aug. 19.-While a
feight train was standing on the viaduct
orloge OF the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
ESaer yer uynn's falls this morning another
nught train came along and
Hsaeo into the caboose, killing
r,nt ratoert =. Brendt, a brakeman, and Sc
aos lnJuring @. W. Ruby, cond uctor
HpG 7, =; 5. Thompson, another brakeman
tsoi the rule Of the road for ell freight
briIH bus TO run slowly when nearing the
tba but 1t is thought that
the englnser Joseph II. Haudsl Of
Tss Tts asleep and his engine was not slowed" !"
frai,It ecRed caboose and three cars of the
nnd ;o. Lsin were pitched over the bridge
rolIin-. y. tne ravine sixty feet below. The
-O4Aiug stock loss is uninportant.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-20
Columbus Public Building.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.-Assistant Sec
rotary Crounse to-day selected as the site
for the public building to be erected at
Columbus. Ca, the property at the south
east corner of First avenue and Twelfth
street, owned by the dearaffenreld estate
and offered for $4,000.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-20
announcer Record Rroken.

New York, Aug. l9.-The steamship
Teutonic. from Liverpool, arrived to-day.
The Teutonic now holds the record for
quick westward passages-five days, sixteen
hours and twenty-one minutes. Her sister
ship, the Majestic, held the record up to
&bge krfn
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-20
THE sUB-rKEAsURY PLAN.
Quite a Bitter Fight Being Made on Il
by the Texas Alliance.

DALLAS, TEX, Aug. BIN the state
alliance. now in session here, quite bitter
fight is being made on the sub-treasury
question. but it is evident that large ma
jority Of the delegates favor the sub
treasury scheme.
A resolution was adopted providing for
the appointment of a committee whose
duty 1t shall be to ascertain the exact num-
Der Of bales of cotton produced in Texas
this year. for the purpose Of protecting the
planters against the false reports Of specu-
iators
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A nnnhln Snicide.

BUFFALO, n. Y, Aug. ia double
suicide occurred In the Erie county jail at
noon to-day. Two insane women, named
Anne Goroswky and Catherine Schmidt,
hanged themselves with pieces of bed cloth
ing within twenty minutes OF each other.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-20
WON'T ACCEPT 80 CENTS.

Ryan's Creditors Unanim ously Reiect
HIS Offer Of Compromise.
BosToN, MASS, Aug. 19.-The creditors
of Stephen A. Ryan, doing business as John
Ryan's Sons, dry goods, Atlanta, Ga, held
a meeting in this city to-day. Itwas voted
unanimously that the offer Of 30 per cent
be rejected. A committee was appointed
to draw up paper rejecting the offer and
to get the creditors signatures thereto and
for ward it to the creditors attorneys at At
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-20
a Hurrioane at Martinioue.

WASHINGTON, Aug 19.-The state de-
partment has received a cablegram from
the United states consul at Martinique,
stating that hurricane last night destroyed
every sail in port. The houses wero all
Damaged and many lives we're lost.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-20
TELEGRAPHEas IN SESSION.
The Two Organizations Now Holding
Meetings in Washington.

The Two Organizations Now Holding
Meetings iu Washington.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.-Two societies of
veteran telegraphers are holding their two
days annual meeting IN Washington, the
Old Time Telegraphers and the Society Of
United States Military Tslegraphers.
There is a larger attendance Of both than
at any previous gathering, and many new
members were added. To-day was devoted
to business meetings, aud tomorrow will
be devoted to social enjoyment and sight
seeing, winding up with reception on to-
morrow night.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
The following officers of the Old Timers
were elected: President, Edward Rose
water of the Omaha Bee; vice president,
George M. Dugan of jackson, Tenn. =:
secretary and treasurer, VIM. J. Dealy,
manager OF the Western Union Telegraph
Company's Office at New York.
The old officers of the United States Mill
tary Telsgraphers were reelected, making
the tenth consecutive year of service for
the president, w. r. Plum.
A new division of the Order of Railway
Telegraphers was organized ip Alexandria,
Va, to-day with about 100 members.
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Ropatadt to Daath.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Aug. 10-Tom Pace,
a l6-year-old white boy. fell in a lake Of
molten Stag at the Eosley furnace last night,
and was roasted to death. He was sn EN-.
ploye engaged in dumping Stag and his foot
slipped.
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Killed Over a TRIVIAL Affair.

Oakss Oo1 WI VILE, TENN, Aug. I9.-Johu
coanfv ae Su dordon Longmire, two Union
affair farmers, quarreled over some trivial
ilsfa,.yy yestseirday, and Oakes was shot and
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-20
TIE Az PER CENTS.
The Treasury Departme ent Answers
Two 1irnalv OnastiOns

The Treasury Department. Answers
Two timely Questions.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.-Acting Secre-
tary Nettleton received letter to-day pro-
pounding the following questions:
1. What is the engagement of the government
as to the payment of its AZ Per cent. bonds2
Are they due on Sept !, or SIMPLY then redeem.
able?
2. II only redeemable at that date, why is the
government under any moral or legal obliRa-
tions or business necessity of considering them
Except at its own convenience, underits option)
until they do fall due9
REDEEMABLE AT PLEASURE.
In reply Secretary Nettleton said that
the 4 per cent. bonds are, by their terms,
redeemable at the pleasure of the United
States after Sept. next The government
proposes, he said, to continue at 2 per cent.
such OF these bonds as may be presented by
the holders for that purpose, and to pay the
remainder, because it Is considered Jude
sirable, in the public interest, to continue
paying ~ per cent. after the date Of their
redeemability,
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KEYSTONE BANK AFFAIRS.
Experts Find a Due Bill and Draft for
$4,000.


PHILADELPHIA, PA, Aug. 19.-The gov
renment experts engaged in examining the
assets of the suspended Keystone National
Bank to-day found tin box in the bank
vault which was supposed TO
have been the personal property of
Gideon w. Marsh, the fugitive
president Of the bank. In the box, in ad-
dition TO a number of papers and docu-
ments, the experts found clearing house
due bill issued by the Spring Garden Ma
tional Bank also suspended) for s25, 900 and
a draft of the Spring Garden Bank on the
Chase National Bank of New York for $685.
600. Both the due bill aud draft were dated
Feb. 10, 1888. They have mayer been can
celed. The due bill is similar to those re-
ceived by John Bardsley from the Keystone
Bank and upon which his assignee has sued
that institution.
oAN BE COLLECTED.
While it is highly probable that both the
due bill and draft were loaned to President
Marsh of the Keystone bank by Francis
w. Kennedy, the imprisoned president of
he Spring Garden Bank, to swell the assets
of the former bank when the bank exam
iner was expected to look over the books of
the bank, Receiver Yardey is Of the opin-
ion that they can be collected, or at least
the Spring Garden Bank oan be compelled
to acknowledge the Indebtedness repre-
sented by them. The experts refused to
disclose what other papers OF documents
were found in the box, or TO say whether or
not they were important. Regarding the
$50, 900 represented by the draft and due
bill they said that SO far but little trace OF
them had been discovered in the books of
the bank.