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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-27
ANNEXATION OF HAWAII.

The islanders Anxious to Join the
United States.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. Sept. 26.-Ex-Attor
ney General Thurston, of Hawaii, speaking
today OF the projects for the annexation of
The lSands to this country, said: "There is
deep underlying sentiment in Hawaii in
favor Of annexation to the United States.
Even the native Hawaiian paper, the Ko-
SEQ, Is pronounced in its favor.
For some time the Hawaiiaus have
been in favor Of it. 1t would
Ce going too far TO say that the sentiment
as whole is in favor Of annexation, but
tnere Is very strong undercurrent, and it
is growing. 1t is believed there that so far
as the sugar business is concerned annexa-
tion would bring the islands under the
benefit Of the bounty law. Our sugar in
terests have been SO demoralized by the Nc
klnley bill, involving, as it also does, our
labor problem, that there is a feeling that
something must be done.
THE MONROE DOCTRINE.
ut is not thought that annexation of the
Islands would be an Infringement of the
Monroe doctrine. Hawaii is directly in the
path from San Francisco to the occident.
and straight line drawn from the end Of
tho proposed Nicaragua canal to
hong Hong strikes the islands
squarely in The center. see by the
papers l have received and have learned
from correspondents from the island, to-
sesner with conversation with persons lust
arrived from there, that the sentiment for
annexation is growing aud there seems to be
s@uennlte opinion that it is certain to come.
me statement that Queen Lilioukalaki is
.avorlng the English ia any way is
efrOneousn
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HORNS sTANDfEG.
ASSAULTED BY A BURGLAR.
Narrow Escape Of a Lady Of Lyons
from a aorribls Fate.

Narrow Escape Of a Lady of Lyons
from aorribls Fate.
Lyons, Ga, Sept. 26.-Last night about
10 o'clock, while W. F. Cox was away from
home, a negro man forced an entrance into
the room where Mrs Cox was sleeping, aud
after stealing Mr.. Cox's watch, be at
tempted TO felonously assault Mrs. Cox.
The lady awoke, jumped out of bed. COM
menced to scr cam and call for her husband.
The negro seized her by the throat aud COM
menced to choke her. Mrs. Cox struggled
frantically 70 escape and the noise awoke
her little son, z years old, who jumped out
of bed. The negro hearing some one run
ming in the room supposed that Mr.. Cox
had returned, let go bis victim and made
for the woods. A party Of citizens are
securing the county, and II the negro -
caught hs will be summarily dealt with.
Mrs. Cox recognized the negro 10 be one
who had only been in Lyons two days. and
had commenced TO dip turpentine for
Parker, Clifton & Co., for which hrm Mr..
Cox is stiller.
The other negroes on the farm would not
let the new negro cook at their house, ana
rs he bad no cooking utensils Mr. Cox let
him have a vessel 70 cook IN, and allowed
him 70 cook In his yard and 70 leave ms
provisions in his house.
The negro told Mr.. Cox that his name
was Wylis Mitchet; be told some of the
negroes on the farm that his name was
Willie Jackson. lie is about teot inches
high, weighs about 80 pounds, wears a
mastachs, and Is Tasher dark 10 color, but
not q coal black.
Il Is thought that the negro viii be capt
ursd, as al u ths negroes On tie farm are
very much attached - Mr. Cox, ana VIII
DO ali thsy ean - aid ~ tie capture.
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ton Of the holy coat at Treves. The facts
of the case are that the professor Joined the
old Catholic movement in 1870, since which
time he has been entirely dtsessooiated with
the Catholic church.
The Berlin section of the Salvation
Army began a week of self denial to-day.
The money which is saved by tho restraints
the members propose to place upon them
selves will be sent to Gen. Booth, the head
of the army. Within year the German
salvationists have sent 10, 755 marks to the
the general fund Of the organization.
NO GENERAL STRIKE PROBABLE.
The report of the socialist strike com>
mittee discloses an entire failure of the or
ganizations which were being arranged TO
bring about a strike in all the trades.
There has been extraordinary general ex,
haustion of the socialist funds. Within O
year the trades unions have lost half
of their members The leading rnasons, and
carpenters unions, owing partly to internal
dissension, are in a state of collapse Since
the formation of the strike committee
thirtysone strikes have been organized,
and in every case the labor party has been
defeated. The committee complained Of
want of foreign support. The committee
was promised nothing, but received from
America and France 1000 marks and from
England 10000 marks. The strikers at
first got 20 marks weekly. The employers
protracted the struggle, and the funds
dwiudled away until they were not
sufficient to give the men marks weekly.
When this point was reached the men were
unable to exist and were compelled to
cepitulate. When the strikes were over the
masters refused to re-employ many of their
old hands. The socialists confess that they
have been defested. They promise, how
held in March next to arrange for revival
of the struggle
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-27
COMMERCE WITH SAN DOMINGO

some of the Benefits This Country
Gains by Reciprocity.
WASHINGTON. Sept 26.-For several
years past the Dominican republic has been
maintaining in its tariff free list articles for
the special encour Agement Of its agricult-
ural industries. By the terms of its present
reciprocity arrangement with the United
States this free list was to be abolished
for all countries except the United
States when the reciprocity treaty went
into effect. In accordance with this agree
rnent, the president Of San Domingo, under
date of Aug. 8, bas published a decree
atolishiHg this free list and restoring all the
articles named in it to the rate Of duty fixed
in the general tariff, which is an average of
20 per cent. ad valorem. BY this action the
reciprocity treaty Is greatly increased in
value to the United States.
ARTICLES ON THE LIST.
The articles on this free list embraced
among others all classes of machinery,
tools and implements for the development
of the agricultural aud industrial establish
ments, tellow aud oil for machinery,
Ruano and manures, zinc and gall
vanlzed iron, cooperags, sacks for sugar
railroad mnterial and equipment barbed
wire and coal In addition there was
list of articles admitted at duty OF 1C
per cent. ad valorem, which also has been
raised to the full tariff rates, embracing
wood and lumber of all kinds, shingles,
tiles, slate aud all other materials for roof
Ing, bricks, hagstones, cement, iron, steel
and copper in sheets of bars, nails and
screws, tubing of iron, copper or lead, cord
age, wagons, carts, wheelbarrows, boats and
lichtars
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-27
A FIGHT ON TIE STAGE.
Three of Wilson's Minstrel Men Ele
trify an Audience.

Three of Wilson's Minstrel Men Elec-
trify an Audience.
ATLANTA, GA, Sept. 26.-There was an
extra act, lively realistic one too, in the
Wilson minstrel performance at the opera
house tonight. 1t occurred just as the cur
tain was rising. The end men were in their
places and everything was ready for the
nightly volley OF antique jokes when Rowe
of the fancy clog dancers suddenly sprang
toward High Tom Ward, the end man.
High Tom forget himself and his jokes and
received the clog dancer with singing
blow. In moment there was another
Richmond In the field. 1t was Rowe's
brother, vino came TO the rescue.
WOULD HAVE BEEN GOOD FIGHT.
High Tom has told 80 many jokes this
season that he has grown tough in physique
and he would possibly have made joke-meat
Of one Of them but for the interference. 1t
was an exciting scene. 50 exciting that it
was half an hour before the aggregation OF
burned corksts could collect their nerves to
go on with the performance. Wilson him
self was one of the heroes who took a hand
in separating the angry minstrels. The
cause Of the narrowly averted tragedy
could not be ascertained.
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A PEARL KING.
An American Who Will Some Day
Weld Scepter.

Au american VINO VIII Some Day
Weld a Scepter.
CHICAGO. Sept. ga special from San
Francisco says: "A romantic story comes
from the Paumoto Islands in the South
Pacific. William Gibson has just returned
from there and says Samuel Harris, 25
years old, born and reared here, has been
for five years in the islands, has mar
ried a daughter of King Tokotaia
and been made prime minister. When
Harris left San Francisco he went
TO trading in the islands. lie had small
capital but turned it to good account and
soon became identified with the pearl fisher
les at the harbor Of Tokotaia. and quickly
made 80 much money that for two or three
years he has controlled the fisheries and is
known as the pearl king. The king of the
islands is proud Of his enterprising son-in-
law and openly states that at his
death he will confer the Ecepter
on him. The Paumoto Islands
are long way out in the South Pacific.
They are east of the Society group, and are
a part Of what is known as the Low Arohi-
pelago. The Paumotos, which comprise
some 5000 miles in area, are independent
of the French, and Harris as prime minister
and heir to the throne, says he will take
good care that the French do not get their
grip on the country. The population Of the
Paumatos is about 9000.n
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-27
BRUTRS FLoG A WOMAN.
Stripped of Her Clothes and Whipped
iii the Blood Cana

I'LL the Blood Came.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND, Sept. GA special
to the Netcs from Birdseye, Ind, says:
This county is once more disgraced by mob
work, which is doubly disgraceful in that it
ls perpetrated upon defenseless woman
Mrs. Harmon, a woman of rather loose
character, lived at Mentor. one mile west of
here. Last night she was visited by body
OF thirty men who tied her to post near
her house and applied fifty lashes to her
bare body. After performing their work,
tneY called up another woman named Mrs
Freeman, OF like character, and warned her
to leave the place within twenty-four hours
or they would treat her to the same dose.
She Immediately departed. Then the white
caps called upon JACOB Sapenfield and
ordered him to visit Mrs. Harmon
unite her and publish to her neighbors, on
penalty Of twenty-five lashes, what they
had done and that they had whipped the
Harmon woman because of her bad name.
HORRIBLE SIGHT.
"When Sapenfeld reached the helpless
woman be found her tied to post naked,
with the exception Of one undergarment,
which was turned over her head. Her
body was torn from head to foot as il by a
knife, one terrible wound bleeding from
every pore, while across her abdomen was a
deep gash twelve inches long and SO deep as
to leave the bowels exposed, and scattered
around we're the great hickory switches
With which the woman had been fayed.
THE GANG. UNKNOWN.
"No one knows who composed the gang
nor whence they came. though nearly every
citizen in town saw them by the light of the
moon. The community is enraged that such
an unlawful thing should have happened in
their midst. Mrs. Harmon and her daughter
were whipped in Birdseye two years ago.
just before they moved to Mentor"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-27
STORY OF THE ITATA.

Her Officers Begin Giving Their Tes-
timony at Los Angeles.
Los ANGELES. CAL, Sept. 26.-Ths TAX
ing of the testimony Of the Itata's officers
was to have commenced before Judge Ross
yesterday, but he declined to hear it in
open court when he learned. that other wit
nesses were to be examined. William
Ebell. purser's clerk Of the Itata, was then
examined before the commissioners. He
detailed the movements of the vessels, and
claimed that the ship was only mer shant
vessel. but had been prison ship in Chile.
Ebell said no sailors, soldiers or arms were
on board when the vessel was at San
Diego. He saws the arms were taken on
board off San Clements.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-27
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
A CROWD TAKES RAVIsHER MOCK
FROM THE JAIL.

Ths Mob Seventy-flve Strong and
Armed With Winchester Riff ss-AlL
Supposed TO Have Come From the
Country-A Refusal by the Sheriff to
Surrender His Keys Followed by an
Attack With Crowbars and Pick
Axes.
SwAINsBoRo, Ca, Sept. 26.-Charley
Mock, the negro who criminally assaulted
Mrs. Lewis Derison, who resides four miles
from this place, was captured at Vidalia, on
tnr Savannah, Americas and Montgomery
road, Thursday and was lodged in Jail yes<
terday at this place after great difficulty.
The officers who had him in charge encouns
tered two mobs before they arrived at
Swainsboro. Sheriff Kemp had him we'll
guarded, and when he got to town hurried
him into Jail as soon as possible. He was
met here by crowd of fifty men, and many
Of the best citizens Of the town favored
hanging him publicly, but were prevailed
upon to defer the rash deed
MASKED MOB.
Last evening about $50 o'clock a mob Of
| masked mon consisting OF about ssventy-
| five persons armed with Winchester rifles
came in from the country, and being unabls
to obtain the keys from Sheriff Kemp, who
baffied their efforts, they began TO work
like madmen with crowbars, axes, etc, till
an entrance into the jail was forced. Ths
negro Mock was carried to branch near
the depot and hanged, after which his body
was riddled with bullets.
Mock was from Dawson county and had
been engaged in working on the turpentins
farm OF p. II. Emmett e. Co., from whom
he stold 800 and a rife He came to Mr..
Derison and requested dinner When 10
was offered him by Mrs. Derison, who was
entirely alone, be caught hold of her ana
dragged her about two hundred yards inta
the woods and then assaulted her.
MIGHT HAVE ESCAPED.
Had it not been for Messrs BocielI
Brown, Col II. X. Daniel and Sheriff Kemp
and Others he would have escaped entirely
as he had escaped th9 US ody Of a crowd who
who had first captured. lnis is the second
lynching in this place IN the last eighteen
months for bhe same otfense. Our men are
determined to protect their women IL 10
requires bloodshed 10 do it.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-27
oKLAHoMA's NEW TOWNS.
Chandler Represented to Be Better
Than RepOrted

Chandler Represented to Be Better
Than Reported.
WASHINGTON. Sept 26-Mai. Eugene r.
Weigel, special agent of the general land Of
flee, to-day telegraphed the Secretary OF the
Interior from Guthrie, Oklahoma, that
neither the location nor situation at Chand-
Ter is as bad as reported; that Special Agent
Scotthorn writes that there is enough good
land for the business portion; that the
water supply was only temporarily ex-
hausted by the rushing in of 1000
people with countless horses to water
that all is right now and the howl comes
chiefly from disappointed lot Of spectators
who did not intend to locate there. He says
that the editor OF the Guthrie paper, after a
personal inspection, has written a very fav-
orable article about the location OF the new
county seat and that there has been a strong
effort to pick flaw in this very successful
governmentibusiness by disaffected unprin-
cipled persons.
RIVAL TOWN STARTED.
GuTHRIE,O. T., Sept. 26.-Couriers report
that about thirty stores are running in tents
| at q temporary town near Chandler, and
| that Col. William ID. Taylor OF Clinton.
| Mo-, has the Bank Of Oklahoma In full
| operation.
Alien johnson rode so hard for claim
that his horse dropped. falling on him and
killing him. Last night cowboys snealted
into Chandler and destroyed scores of
stakes which will delay the survey, and the
town will not be opened before Monday.
The crowd is getting restless and many in-
cendiary speeches are being made.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-27
MURDER AT A TIE CAMP.

The Murderer Escapes TO a Swamp
Pursued by Crowd.
WAYcRoss. Ca, Sept, 26.-At Bailey,
Boles s. Co.'s. tie camp, about eight miles
below here last night Harry jackson was
shot three times in q gambling den by
Neal Tolbert. There were three or four
negroes present playing Seven-up Neal
Tolbert accused Jackson of cheating. A
dispute began between the two men which
resulted as above. Jackson was dying
when last heard from. Tolbert escaped to
the swamps, chased by big crowd of
negroes. He is tall slender negro of a
dark ginger-cake color, smooth faced, with
knife wound in the upper lip.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-27
A NEGRO SHOOT A PLANTER.

The Latter Had Accused Him ofSteal-
ing Meat.
COLUMBUS. Ca. Sept. 26.-News reached
here this afternoon of the shooting Of Allan
Brooks, q prominent farmer Of Harris
county. by Abe Frye, a negro section hand
on the Columbus and Rome road. Yester-
day it seems Mr.. Brooks accused Frye of
stealing meat from his smoke house. That
night Frye went to the home OF Mr.. Brooks
accompanied by several other negroes. Mr..
Brooks was called, and just as he stepped
into the yard Frye fred both barrels Of a
shotgun at him. The shot took effect 10
the muscles Of Mr.. Brooks legs, inficting
severe wounds. Frye fed, and at last ao-
counts had not been captured.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-27
INEFFICIENT OFFICIALa
Fennsylvania's Legislature Summoned
to Investigate.

w O4ANCSbA9okCs
HARRISBURG, Pa. Sept. 26.-This even-
ing proclamation was issued by Gov. Pat
tison, convening the Senate in extraordi-
nary session on Tuesday, Oct l3, 1891. The
preamble sets forth that grave charges
have been made against the auditor general
and state treasurer, most seriously
rejecting upon the discharge OF
their official duties; that it is
proper diligent inquiry should be made TO
ascertain whether or not reasonable
cause" exists for their removal that there
is conviction in the public mind that they
have been grossly inefficient, and entirely
wanting In due fidelity; and that If the
charges be established the Senate should
take action looking to the removal of the
officials
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LOSSES.
Als) IL is set forth that much of the state
money lost through ex-Treasurer Bardsley
would be in the treasury IL the auditor gem
eral and state treasurer had performed their
duties with fidelity, aud further that ex-
Treasurer Bardsley's refusal to disclose any
information whatever as to tho conduct of
these officials has compelled abandonment
OF the proposed criminal prosecutions, at
least for a time. Proper inquiry by the
Senate. the governor thinks, may develop
evidence sufficient to satisfy It's members
that reasonable cause exists for the removal
of the auditor general and state treasurer.
This evening the governor also addressed
communication to Senator Smith, chair
man of tho committee appointed to investi-
gate the offices of the auditor general and
state treasurer, asking that he permit the
attorney general to be present and partlci-
pate In the further investigations of his
committee
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-27
ARMEp NEeH oEs IN 1HE FInLp.

ALI the Cotton Pickers Driven Away
and Gin House Burned.
MARIANA, ARK, Sept. 26.-Forty armed
negroes have appeared in st. Francis town
ship and have driven all the cotton pickers
from the fields and burned Mr.. Bonds gin
house. They threaten to drive all the pick
crs out and burn all the gin houses. The
sheriff Is on the ground with wrfts for the
leaders. Another posse left Mariana this
morning by his orders. Much excitement
prevails, as a majority Of the mareuding
band Is composed of non-rasidents and the
authorities anticipate serious trouble.
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A MIGHT PRowLER SHOT.
r he Pistol Fired by a Plucky. .woma

he Pistol Fired by q Plucky. Woman.
Boston. Ga, Sept 26.-George Horn
tcoloredl was seriously, if not fatally, shot
last night by Mrs. A. q. Johnson Horn
lives within 200 yards of Mr.. Johnson's
house and claims that he was passing near
Mr.. Johnson's house and some one fired
twice and be was unfortunate in catching
ons of the shots. He says ne has no idea
who did the shooting aud does not think he
| was intended as the target. Mr.. johnson
says hs and his family have been very
much annoyed by some one trying to break
ia his house for the past three weeks.
ALWAYS CAME ON DARK NIGHTS.
The visits wero irregular and made on
dark nights. The unknown visitor would
pull at the blinds, pull on the door and try
to make an entrance by prizing up the
floor. Mr.. johnson says he has used every
effort to catch the intruder and was noh
successful until lass night. His wife,
mother and sister were In the house and
heard some one walking near He seorcted
\ himself bshin the door and armed his wife
with double action 32-caliber revolver.
| Ills wife remarked that she wished her hus<
band would return home, and that she was
afraid 10 stay at home without him. This
remark was made loud enough for the ins
| truder to hear.
WALKED INTO TRAP.
A few INMATES after this he walked up on
the steps and showed the door open. Mr..
Johnson was behiad the door and terked the
door open, thus giving Mrs. johnson fair
shot Horn. under a disguise. was then
standing In the door. She shot at him, the
ball taking effect in the loft lower bowel.
He then ran and she follow wed him out In the
yard and shot at him again. Mrs. Johnson
did not know who their unwelcome visitor
was until she heard the negro neighbors
crying out that Horn was shot. What this
mans object was is hard to decide, but he
was evidently bent upon some criminal
scheme.
HORNS STANDING.
Horn was considered very good negro,
and was thought well OF by every one who
knew him. He owns a nice hcme, Is well
educated and has held position as cotton-
marker for the alliance warehouse for ths
past two or three years. Drs. MalIette and
Vann were called In as quickly as possible
after the shooting. They proted for the
ball, but could find no trace of il. DR..
Taylor Of Thomasville was sent for and
probed for the ball. but was unable to To-
cate 1t. The doctors think it a hopeless
case, and IL alive by Tomorrow they will
perform an operation. Mrs. johnson Is
now the heroine Of the day, and is consid-
cred the piuekiest little woman in the
country.
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A BIG STRIKE IMMINENT.
The Men of the Southern Pacific
Road Want Higher Wages,

The Men of the Southern Pacific
Road Want Higher Wages.
New ORLEANS, La, Sep. 26.-The
Rcaune's San Antonio, (Tex.,) special say
the grievance committee of the Order Of
Railway Conductors, Brakeman and
Switchmen to-day presented each of the
six division superintendents Of the Atlantic
system of the Southern Pacific rail-
road with printed request for
an increase in wages. IL is a very elaborate
schedule, and would increase the wages Of
conductors on mileage about IS month,
brakemen $40 aud switchmen SIS. The
division superintendents deuied the request,
as acceptance would make an increase Of
expenses of 200 month. The grievance
committee will refer the matter to
the highest general officers of their
order, who will make demand upon Gen-
eral Superintendent Van Week and
General Manager Krettschmit II they re-
fuse the branches on the Atlantic system Of
the road will be granted the privilege Of
striking II they so decide. 1t would be
tremendous strike, covering l,500 miles Of
road.
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WOULD HAVE BEEN A GOOD FIGHT.
UNION PACIFICs DEBT.

Four-fliths of the Money Require d
Already Subscribed For.
NEW YoRK. Sept. 26.-The creditors
committee Of the Union Pacific Railroad
Company met to-day, aud on their ad-
journment it was announced that four
fifths Of the g., 10000 collateral trust notes
for the extension Of the floating debt
offered through DreKel, Morgan a. Co. had
already been subscribed for. Jay Gould
subscribed for 1000, 900. and sent bis check
for 100000, the 10 per ceot. required Oh
TIE date Of the subscription, early IA tbe
morning.