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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-12
a YACHT RACE.

Lively Sailing Between Two Flest
Boats OF Port Royal Harbor.
PORT Royal, s. C., July 11.-There was
a closely contested yacht rece in this harbor
Thursday afternoon, and considerable Of the
needful changed hands. The two boats
were the Alpha, owned by J. B. Walker Of
Port Royal. and the Wandering Jew, owned
by J. J. Johnson of Pans Island. The
Alpha was sailed by John Stickley Of Port
Royal, and the Jew by Hon. w. L. Verdier
of Beaufort. The course was some four
teen miles. A fair breeze was blowing and
the Jew made the run in two hours and five
mlnutes, and the Alpha in two hours and
nine minutes.
Owing to her proportions the Jew had to
allow the Alpha about eight minutes, so
that gave tho race to the Alpha by about
four minutes. There was much rejoicing
here when it was known that the Port
Royal boat had won. The two yachts
were handled most skillfully, ami by men
as well acquainted as any around here in
nautical matters.
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Sheffield Companies to be Sold.

NASHVILLE, TENN, July ia Flor
ence, Ala, special says that the property of
the Sheffield Land Company and the plant
of the Alabama Iron and Railway Com
pany of Sheffield will be sold to an English
syndicate. The dispatch says that negotia-
tions have been pending for some time,
and it is now said that the
deal will be closed at once. Messrs
Ensley & Cole, the largest owner OF the
property. left yesterday for London, ao-
companled by the representative ot the syn-
dioate who assured them that the deal
would be consummated on their arrival in
London The property consists of three large
blast furnaces and nearly two-thirdS Of the
town Of Sheffield. The price is understood
to be So 100000.
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Panama Canal Affairs.

PARIS. July 1.-THE Steele to-day
makes the following announcement: IN.
Prinet, counsellor If the court of appeals,
before whom tine inquiry into the mall
administration of Panama canal affairs is
proceeding. has decided to request the pub
lic prosecutor of New York 10 INSTRUCT an
American magistrate to inquire into the
agreement entered into by the directors of
the Panama Canal Company and certain
contractors"
NJ. Christopole Of the Credit Foncier. in
an interview relative to the Panama canal
said if the engineering experts pronounced
in favor of proceeding with the work the
financial plans to retrieve the enterprise
would not fail
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AN EVnNTFuL VOYAGE
Thrilling Experience Of Ship
wrecked Crew

PHIPPsBURo, Me. July 11.-Capt Joseph
Perry of the barkentine Hustler, has Just
arrived home from a long sea voyage. The
Hustler was launched in Bath last Novem-
Der, sailed for Philadelphia light, and thence
for Seattle with a cargo Of iron pipe.
While going round Cape Horn bad weather
was encountered, and the vessel was
wrecked on a sunken rock in Nassau Bav.
forty miles west of Desert Island. The
crew left in boats, with nothing but what
they stood in. and rowed TO an island
ninety miles distant, on which there
was a"missionary station called Ushuraia.
with English missionaries aud a station for
shipwrecked crews kept By the Argentine
Republic, which also sends its prisoners
there. The captain says that FIVE of the
men who started across the country from
Sandy Point, bound for the missionary
station were captured by savages, bound to
trees, and a fire bulls around them when one
of the men managed TO get his hands free
and. drawing a revolver, shot one of the
Indians, which so frightened the rest of
them that they ran and the men escaped.
After having spent twenty-five days in this
locality they left for Buehos Ayres. Then
they went.to Southampton, England from
there to New York, and thence home to
Maine
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SE.zURsOF TEE ITATA.

The Bond May Be so Large That It
Cannot Be Furnished.
SAN DIEGO, CAL, July 1L.-From infor-
nation cleaned to-day, it appears that the
Chilean steamer Itata will remain under
arrest much longer than was expected.
Judge Ross signiAed a willingness to release
the vessel on bond, but it is stated that the
bond will be so high that the vessel may
not be able 20 give IL. The
Itata brought up two passengers from
Iquique, and 1t now develops that these
gentlemen were agents Of the congressional
party and very wealthy, and t1at their
mission was to give whatever bond might
be required and secure the vessels release.
Ii is announced that as soon as Judge Ross
returns from San Francisco a motion to
this effect will be made by the vessels at
torney and bond offered. .
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ArRLRTRs IN ENGLAND.
The Manhattan Clubs Representa-
tives Do Well.

The Manhattan Clubs Representa-
tives Do We'll.
LONDON, July 11.-C. A. J. Queckoerner
of the Manhattan Athletic Club won the
ffty-six-pound shOt-throwing contest at
Fulham to-day, covering 80 feet 259 inches,
thus beating the English record. He also
won the hammer throwing contest with l2s
feet. The 1OO-yards scratch race was won
bv Mortimer Remington Of the Manhat-
tan Athletic Club, time Ia yard outside)
10 seconds. II. l.. Halleck OF the Manhat-
tan Athletic Club won the high jump,
clearing six foet. IL the quarter-mile
scratch race Mortimer Remington won in
40 rs seconds. Us. Koddy Of the Manhattan
Athletic Club finished second. Mortimer
Remington did $50 yards in 81 3-5 seconds,
breaking the record. The Americans IosS
the walk and mile run, though Nicoll in the
former aud Dadmun and RoddY In the
latter had good handlcaps.
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CHRISTIAN ENDRAvoa WORK.
Reports From Different Sections
Reard by tho Coavantion.

Reports From Different Sections
Beard by the Convention.
M1NNEAPoLIs, MINI, July 1.-THE early
morning prayer meeting was conducted TO-
day by Miss Grace Livingston of Winter
Park, Fla. The regular session was again
late In beginning. The morning text was
from the Lords prayer. Thy kingdom
come" and ths first thing on the programme
was reports from the worldwide
field.n Representatives of each
place IN attendance gave brief
reports of the past, present aud future OF
the Christian EndeavCr movement in their
section. Nearly all were applauded, but
none others so heartily as was a ooored del
egate from South Carolina. The society
was indorsed as strong apd valuabls aid
20 the church by pastors representing about
a dozen different Protestant denominations.
Rev. George B. Overton OF Louisville,
KY, Of the Methodist Episcopal church
south, said they took the whole Bible, and
theChrlstian Endeav vor societies suiEed them.
The convention next year will meet In
New York. Montreal contested for the
honor. a committee was appointed TO draft
strong res buttons urging that the worlds
fair be closed on Sundays. The committee
is to push agitation of the matter after tho
convention adjourns.
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ROWS IN THE ALLIANCE.
u. s. HALL CHARGES M'CUNE
WITH SELLING OUT.

He Claims That He Has Gone Over to
the Protectionists for Money Con
eiderat,on-EarryM Macune Threatens
m Air Some Bad Facts About Hall.
Chagrin in Kansas.
Fort WORTH, TEX, July 1.-THE prin-
cipal feature Of the state alliance conven-
ton this morning was the speech Of U. s.
Hall president OF the Missouri alliance. He
charges that DR.. Macune had sold out for a
money consideration to the protectionists,
and in furtherance of that bargain the third
Marty move was inaugurated In the south
10 divert democratic votes. He said
that It was no disgrace for such dishonest
man as Macune to get into the alliance, but
It would become a disgrace if he was not
turned out. President Hall was loudly
applauded. Last night Harry Tracy Ma
oune. the chief apostle in Texas, gave an
omen challenge for debate on the sub
treasury scheme. Mr.. Hall accepted. The
debate occurs tonight. Tracy claims to have
some unsavory facts about Mr.. Halls ca
reer, newly discovered, which he proposes
to turn loose tonight. The sub-treasury-
ties. Of whom q squad walked out Of the
convention yesterday, are red hot, 1t is
believed that the outcome Of the conven-
ton will be split of the state alliance into
factions, one representing the third party
and the other the democratic wing.
KANSAS LEADERS CHAGRINED.
TOPEKA, KANs., July 1.-THE alliance
leaders in Kansas are greatly chagrined and
worried at the action Of certain leaders of
the southern alliance, in calling on the Fort
Worth (Tex.) convention to resolve
against the suo-treasury idea. They claim
that it is the scheme of southern demo-
Gratis to break up the alliance, and
that prominent democratic congressman
are st the bottom Of it. The Kansas lead
ers swear that this action is but the begin
ming Of a movement that will disrupt the
organization in Kansas, as thousands of
republicans who affiliated with the Peoples
party last year would follow the course OF
their southern breshern and go back to
their old party.
A DENUNoIATORY RESOLUTION.
The anti-sub-treasury bill state conven-
tion of the farmers alliance to-day adopted
the following resolution:
That we denounce the sub-treasury and land
loan schemes and governmental ownership OF
railroads as violation of the first principles OF
good government as paterual in
their character as centralizing In
their tendencies, and if enacted
into law they would create such horde of ma
tionAl of1oeholdsrs as would fasten the
clutches Of the party in power upon the throats
OF the people 80 strongly that the voices OF
honest patriotic citizens would no longer be
heard in the control Of the government affairs
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A MURDERER IN A CAVE.

His Recapture Effected After He Had
Mortally Wounded q Pursuer.
LITTLE Rock, ARK, July 11.-Nimrod
Sheppard, murderer under sentence of
death, escaped last Wednesday night with a
fellow prisoner and took refuge
in mountain cave near White
Fork run. His hiding place was
discovered and posse attempted
to recapture him last night. The man had
armed himself and drove the pursuers from
the cave with volley OF shot, striking and
mortally wound1ng Millsrd johnson. He
was smoked out, and when taken was moro
dead than alive, having been severely
wounded.
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A BLAzE NEAR MARQuETTF.
OF COURSE HE'S FOR HARRISON.

Office Holder Lynch Says Southern
Republicans Are All for Him.
WASHINGTON, July 11.-Fourth Auditor
Lynch, who has just returned from Missis-
sippi, says there is considerable excitement
for the democrats Of that state in their fight
with the alliance, but he thinks that the
democrats will be victorious. Speaking Of
the probable attitude of the southern re-
pubcaus in the next republican national
convention, he said that 1t was simply not
worth while to mention the name OF any
one but President Harrison in connection
with the nomination. All the republicans
OF Mississippi are for President Harrison,
and so they are In the other southern sta5es.
He will have the southern delegation in the
convention und it cannot be broken.
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AN INSULT SICILY.

The Authorities of Catania Violate
our Consulate.
LONDON, July 1.-THE Rome correspond
ent of the London edition Of the New York
rumored that the local authorities of
Catania. city OF Sicily, have violated the
United States consulate at that place, and
that the consul has asked the officials at
Washington to permit him to close his office
and 10 place the archives under the pro-
lection of the German flag.
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A THREsa1Na ENGINE BURSTS.

Two Men Fatally Injured and Five
Horribly Scalded.
VINCE NNEs, IND, July IA threshing
engine exploded this morning at Brucevlle.
John Fleck was instantly killed, having his
head blown of. Dick Prices breast was
crushed in and he will die. William Coan,
Herman MIlburn, Newton Baker, Charles
Gibson and GUIDE Barr we're horribly
scalded. The engineer was blown to frag-
ments
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IMPERIAL FEEDER ALTON.

French Canadians Object to Sir Tup-
per's Speeches.
OTrowA, ONT, July ll.-Many OF the
French members of parliament have taken
offsnse at Sir Charles Tupper's public utter
ances In London in favor of imperial feder-
alton. Col. Amiyot intends asking in the
Houss whether the high commissioner is
authorized by the government to promote
an imperial federation. He will also ask If
the government has fixed policy with re-
gard to an imperial federation aud whether
that policy is hostile, favorable or indifPer-
ent to imperial unity.
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SOUTH DAKOrA's ALLIANoEMRN.
The Independentsof the State Falling
Into Line.

HURON, 8. D.. July 1.-THE alliance
independent conference closed yesterday.
The question of the reorganization of the in.
dependent party of the state to conform with
the Cincinnati platform was discussed and
referred to the independent central commit
tee for settlement, which practically means
that the Cincinnati platform will be adopted
by the independents here. The organization
Of citizens alliance, to work with the
Knights Of Labor, was recommended, also
the patronizing Of newspapers that are
friendly TO the reform movement, aad the
holding Of county harvest festivals in every
county In the state this fall.
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WAsHINGTON's sTRIK ERs.

The Militia Force at the Mines TO be
Reduced to Three Companies.
SEATTLE, WASH, July 1l.-At confer
ence between the county officers and Gen.
Curry and Col. Haines Of the MALTA last
evening it was decided to reduce the force
at the mines from five to three companies,
leaving the cavalry in the fed. No further
attempt will be made at present to disarm
the strikers The shipments of coal from
the several mines are daily increasing, show
ing the strike to be broken.
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UNDER A FALLING WALL.

Three Workmen Fatally and Three
Others Badly Injured.
CHICAGO, July 11.-By the falling of a
wall of the fair building, corner of Adams
and Dearborn streets. this evening, a num-
ber of workmen were buried in the debris
Three, named Richard Hughes. John Mur>
ply and AL Patio cannot recover. Fore
man John Gozden was injured about the
head and hips, Fred Larkin had On arm
broken, and /. Inghs' left hand was man
gled. The men were engaged in tearing
down the structure to make room for q new
one when the weakened wall fell without
warning.
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SMILER 10 BE EXaUMED.

Coroner Levy to Inquire into the
Manner of His Death.
NEW YORK, July 1l.-Coroner Levy said
to-doy that be will have the body of Harris
A. Smiler exhumed. 1t Is buried in Wood
lawn cemetery, within the city limits, aud
the coroner claims that as no inquest was
held at Sing Sing after Smiler's execution
he has authority to hold one now. He
asserts that II it is true, as published, that
it required several shocks to produce death,
the execution was contrary to the law
which says that no torture shall be Inflicted
He intends to subpoena Warden Brown and
ether witnesses Of the execution to testify
at the inquest.
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FL Paso's Collector.

~ " ~ .AAs4H3,IAGToN, u, July 11-CollectoF Clarke
tba 'uS u Paso district made statement to
we Secretary of the Treasury to-day in
teLutation of the charges made against his
SS-olal Sr(nli character and Official character by
,giG PTOlel a. Agent Moore and others. He
l. 'ii :. oe given another bearing Monday.
1,-a.s.llG salG however, that the depar tmens has
at8Oa n 8i,Os'cally decided to make change in his
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eRAssHoPPEas IN THE CLOUDS.

Ihey Arc Destroying Every Green
Thing Above Ground.
Topeka, KAN, July ia reporter of
the Topeka Democrat, who was sent to in
vestigate the reports that grasshoppers
were swarming in Eastern California, tele-
graphed his paper to~day that there had
been no exaggeration of the facts. Grass
hoppers are swarming in innumerable num-
bers over q section of the eastern part of
the state, and destroying every green thing
above the ground They cover an area Of
about AGO square miles Trains passing
through that section are seriously DELAYED
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MORMOhS IN NJ ElOO.
The Colony at Dlez Transforming a
Wilderness into Garden.

WlderneS3 into a Garden.
CITY OF MEXICO, July i1.-According to
local paper the Mormons are making
preat progress in the states of Sonora and
chihuahua. Hundreds Of industrious Nor
mons have made their abode In the valley
Of Corralitos, above Baca Grande, in
the latter state, and the results thus far
attained bear witness 20 their energy and
70 the fertility OF the soil. The Corral .tos
valley is nearly level, sloping merely enough
to effect perfect drainage Seeeral colonies
of Mormons are distributed throughout the
valley. The soil is rich, rese mbling that of
Illirois aud Iowa. Here q colony OF Diaz,
established in 1863, have already accom-
plished much by their thrift and
energy. They have neat and comfortable
adobe houses, wind mills for raising water,
both for consumption and irrigation, well
filled barns and corn cribs and thriving
vineyards and orchards. The Mormlns are
doing nt Diaz wat they accomplished at
Salt Lake-transforminga a wilderness into a
garden. The Mormon colonies at Juarez
and Dublan are equally prosperous
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BELTECaEFFS DEATH.
Mysterious Inscription on lis
Tomb Revives Interest.

Mysterious inscription on LIS
Tomb Revives Interest.
SOFIA, July 1L-Publc attention has
been again called TO the assassination Of
Constantine Belteohef, the Bulgarian min
ister of finance, who was shot and killed on
the evening of March ~ last, while
walking in the streets Of this
city with NJ. Stambuotf, the Bulga~
rian prime minister. NJ Beteoheff, it
was thought was assessinated in mistake
for NJ. Stambuloff, whom he somewhat re-
sembled.
The revival Of interest in the case has
been caused by the discovery that some un-
known persons had inscribed on the tomb
stone Of NJ. Beltecheff the following words ::
"Forgive us. We aimed at Stambuloff and
and struck you. The second time we will
not failn
Although he has had the matter thor
oughly Investigated, M. Stambuloff has
failed to find the persons who were guilty
OF the writing of the threat against bis life
on the tombstone, as there are too many
persons on whom suspicion has fallen.
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PIIT6BURG'S STRIKERS.
The Painters and Plumbers Surrender
to the Bosses

PITTsBURG, PA, July 1.-THE strike Of
the journeymen painters, which began ten
weeks ago. against the new rules laid down
by the master painters was sofliciallydeclared
of to-day, and all the men will return to
work Monday. The struggle was bitter
one and the men attributed its failure to
hos tilItY in their own ranks.
The plumbers have also surrendered, and
will start to work next week under the
bosses rules.
The bricklayers are the only ones now
out, and they are making a hard fight for
an advance of so cents per day. The master
builders are determined to force the brick
layers in also.
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RYDROPROBIA's HORRORS.

a Man Attacked Flees to Swamp to
Save His Family.
FoRr WAYNE, IND. July 1.-THE sscond
death from hydrophobia in this neighbor-
hood within a week, occurred yesterday.
James Goodrich, a prominent farmer, was
bitten by pet dog six weeks ago, and
thought no more Of it until Thurs
day, when he was attacked with
high fever. which rapidly developed
into hydrophobio. Late in the afternoon
he was offered water but sprang from bed
and hid in a tamarack swamp near by
without a stitch of clothing on him. On
being captured he said he ran away for fear
of injuring his family. When put to bed
he was attacked with horrible oonvulsions,
lasting all night, and died yesterday.
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RIoHMoND HIs RBsFING PLACE.
Mrs. Davis Finally Decides on Her
Husbands Burial SPOT

husbands Burial Spot
New YORK. July 1l.--The World to.
morrow will have the following: MRS
jefferson Davis has addressed a.lbtter to the
veterans and people OF the southern states
saying that after much anxious thought
she has finally decided to give Richmond,
Va, the care of her husbands mortal
body. The claims OF all the states
that have asked for the honor of
having his remains Ia their holding have
deeply touched her heart She elouuently
says. however: Every hillside about Rioh-
nond would tell OF the valorous resBtan0e
which he initiated and directed with tire
less vigilance as chief magistrate, and that
there he received generous and unwavering
support in the darkest hour Of our country 3
defeat ~
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OaIo'S DHMOCRAT
The Hamilton County Delegation
Pruned Down.

Pruned Down.
CINCINNATI, o. July 1.-THE democratic
executive committee for Hamilton county
met this afternoon at the rooms of the
Duckworth Club, and pruned down there
the delegation to the convention which is to
be held in Cleveland next week
to the quota fixed by the state CEN
tral committee, which is fifty-uine
delegates. There had been eighty-two dele
gates elected at the Democratic primaries.
All the precincts had agreed upon what
delegates should be dropped except five, and
these made proper adjustments harmon
iously at the meeting. This insures the
delegation seats in the convention.
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GIVEN a HUNDRED LAsHEs.
A Man Who Insulted Woman Fatally
Whipped in Texas.

ANCoNA. TEX, July ia man q dis.
solute nature went to the house Of a re-
spectacle citizen yesterday and madO inde-
cant proposals to his wife, the husband
being absent. The woman prevented him
from carrying out his purpose, and after he
mad departed informed several persons Of
sued, stripped to the skin and 100 lashes
were administered to him with a black
snake whip. He will die from the effect Of
the castigation.
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Downnour in Iowa.

SIOUX CITY, IA, July 1l.-An immense
downpour of rain for three hours yesterday
flooded the city, causing an aggregate loss
of 100000. The mayor says the injury TO
the pavement alone will cost the city
$4,000. Several buildings were under
rained
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Battle of the BOyne,

TORONTO, ONT, July 1.-The annivsr-
sary OF the Battle Of the Boyns" is being
celebrated by the Orangemen to-day with
the utmost enthusiasm. The procession was
the largest in the history OF the order,
5000 men, representing fifty lodges,
being in line. Leading Orangemen ad-
dressed monster gatherings this afternoon