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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-19
SAVANNAH BOYS JAILED.

They Robbed a House Near Black.
shear, but We're Overtaken.
BLAoKsHEAR, Ga, April 1S.-W. P.
Lees house, several miles south of here, was
entered yesterday evening. by means Of
keys. by three young men, who stole Win
chester rifle, razor and some other articles.
The men only reached Waycross, where
they were arrested at 3 o'clock this morning
and held until Marshal w. L. McMiIlen
won't after them and brought them back on
train No. IA, when they were tried before
Justice higgins, and, failing to give bond,
were sent to Jail to await their trial at
the October term Of court. They gave their
names as Willie and Thomas Edwards and
Ed Thomas, and claimed Savannah as their
home. The Edwards boys refuse TO say
anything in regard to their family, bus
Thomas, as he calls himself, is the boy who
killed his step-father In Savannah a few
years since and was sent to the penitentiary
and was pardoned out. His grandfather's
name is Tant, and he is better known by
that name than Thomas, In Savannah.
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MAYNARD AND THE VOTES.
The Reports of the Investigating Con
mittae Submitted.

The Reports of the Investigating Com
mittee Submitted.
ALBANY. N. Y, April 18-The majority
and minority reports of ftheMaynard investis
CATION committee were presented to the
legislature tonight. The majority report,
signed by the democratic members OF the
committee, contained about 6, 700 words. 1t
says that all that Judge Maynard did he
did as an honorable. upright and consci-
entious lawyer, and recommends the adop-
tion of resolutions indorsing the
action of Judge Maynard in
taking the Dutchess county returns
from the controllers office, and also in
dorses the action of the state board of can
vassers in determining the four contested
election cases. The minority report. signed
by the republicans, was about Il, 900 words
long and reviewed the litigation in the elecs
tion cases. 1t characterizss Judge May
nard's action in connection with the Dutch
ess county returns as a criminal act and
closes with a resolution demanding his re-
moval from the court Of appeals bench.
When the majority and minority reports
were presented il the legislature tonight
they were made the special order for
Wednesday morning in both houses
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MOVES vs.. ROCKWELL.
DOUBT AS TO HOW THE VOTE IN
TIE HOUSE WILL RESULT.

Democratic Members Determined TO
Be Influenced Only by the Merits of
the Case-Two Mem bers OF the EIsc-
tions Committee Keeping Their Col-
leagues Guessing as to How They
VIII Vote.
WASHINGTON, April 1S.-There Is great
deal OF uncertainty among the democratic
members as TO how they will vote in the
Noyes-Rockwell contested election case and
in consequence of it the interest In the case
has greatly increased. The argument will
be listened to with more attention than has
been shown in any election case since the
contests in preceding congresses against the
Ohio tariff opponents. Messrs Mckinley and
Hurd. The reports OF the committee have
been studied with great deal of care, but
many members are not yet determined on
which side they will vote. For this reason
the arguments made on the floor will have
more than the usual weight, for it will be
as result Of listening to the debate that a
number Of democrats will decide for whom
to cast their votes OF the democrats who
are paired not one has yet directed that he
be paired in favor of Mr.. Noyes.
PAIRS IN DOUBT.
A number of pairs, which are In the Gus
tody OF Col. Ike Hill, however. were made
out some days ago, and are generally pairs
not made for this special case. The debate
will be opened by Mr.. Lawson OF Georgia,
q democratic member of the elections com
mittee, who will speak in favor of the re-
publican contestant. Mr.. Noyes. Judge
Cobb of Alabama, leader Of the minority,
will follow in behalf of Mr.. Rockwell. The
debate will be opened with the positions of
two members on the elections commits
defined. Mr.. Paynter of Kentucky
and Mr. Johnstoue OF South Car
olina have never signed either the majority
or minority reports. Mr.. Paynter, it is
said by his friends and members of the
Kentucky delegation, will vote with the
minority in favor of Mr.. Rockwell, but Mr..
Paynter was non-committal when spoken to
on the subject. Mr.. Johnstone has not posi-
lively made up his mind which side he will
favor, and will listen closely to all that is
said In the debate before reaching a final
and definite conclusion.
FAIRNESS OF THE CHAIRMAN.
All the members of the House con-
cede the absolute fairness of Chair
man OFerran of the elections COM
mittee, but one Of the democrats in
explaining why, while holding this opinion
Oh tne chairman, he would, nevertheless
vote for MIR. Rockwell, said that he thought
Mr.. O'Ferrall, In bis desire to be fair, had
resolved doubts in favor of the republican
member. and had held the Doyle ballots to
be good when, in his the members) opinion,
they were marked ballots and should have
been excluded. Mr.. Wheeler of Michigan,
who is new member, but admitted to be a
good lawyer, on the other hand said that as
the House was a judicial body it must de-
eide the case judicially according to the
laws of the state of New York, and in a re-
cent case the courts Of the Empire state had
decided that misdemeanors against the eleo-
tions laws did not disfranchise q man,
though he might be liable to punishment
for the offense.
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A SENSATION IN COURT.
&. a. UNDERWOOD PLEADS GUILTY
TO MURDER.

A Suspicion Among Some That It is
Part of Scheme to Play the In
sanity Dodge The Prisoners Ap.
pearance Ghestly-His Counsel APP
peared Dumfounded by the Plea.
ATLANTA, Ga, April 1S.--E. A. Under@
wood was placed on trial this morning for
the killing Of Alexander H. Ssyre In 1891.
He was tried once and convicted, but was
granted new trial by the supreme court.
Underwood and Sayre were both railroad
men. On the day of the killing they had
been drinking together. Underwood was q
boarder at Sayrs's house. At dinner! time
the two went home together. A dispute
arose and Sayre was shot dead at the dinner
table before the eyes OF his wife and her
brother. just what the quarrel was ebous
has never develo ped, but it has been inti>
mated that Mrs. Sayre figured In the cause.
When the case was called this morning the
court house basement was packed. Judge
Richard II. Clark is on the bench. Solicitor
Hill and W. J. Nesl of r ONE represent the
prosecution, and Messrs Glenn, s. Fontain
and c. r. Madd OK the defendant.
STARTLING DEVELOPMENT.
When Solicitor Hill flushed reading the
bill OF indict tment charging Underwood
with murder he asked him il he was guilty
or not guilty. Guilty" said the prisoner,
as he turned a shade whittier and looked
nervously at tho court. In an instant
every eye in the room was turned upon him.
Underwood and his attorneys had made
hard fight for his liberty, and his plea Of
guilty created sensation. The prisoners
blanehed face and hollow eyes looked ghastly
and many OF the curious in the
court room thought he had given
up the struggle for life. The attorneys
stopped their consultations and the silence
became oppressive, when Hon. w. @.
Glenn, his lawyer, spoke to the prisoner.
What" he said, ''do you plead guilty to
the charge of murderF'
UNDERWOOD FAILS TO REPLY.
Underwood stared vacantly at the COURT
and made no reply. "You plead for him.
Mr.. Glenn" said Solicitor Hill Mr.. Glenn
said nothing and for a moment looked
almost as vacantly at the court as his
client. Recovering himself he told
Underwood to sit down. Underwood SANK
back into his chair, seemingly very weak.
Mr.. Glenn then told the court that he
would enter plea OF not guilty for the
prisoner. The impression created by the
incident was that Underwood's mind has
failed, but the attorneys for the proseeu-
ton say the prisoner Is playing off under
advice of his counsel. The case will occupy
several days. Much interest is attached
to it.
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HILL STILL A CANDIDATE.
He Resents the Talk That He Has No
Chance of success.

He Resents the Talk That He Has No
Chance of success.
WASHINGTON, April Ex-senator Hill,
like Gen. Alger, still thinks that he is likely
to be nominated this year for the presi-
dency, He resents the friendly intimations
to the contrary which he has had from his
Quondam friends, Senators German and
Brice, and repudiates the declarations Of
other friends to the effect that he recognizes
the fact that he is out OF the race. He said
to-day that no one was authorized to de-
clare his intentions at any time aud that
certainly when he declined the presidential
nomination be would do 1t in pr0piG per-
soma. For the present, at least, he saw no
reason for declining it. AS matter of
fact he knows that 1t Is now or never
with him, inasmuch as he has
reached and;passed his highest point of pres
tige and influence. He will, therefore, fight
desperately for the nomination TO the last
possible moment. AS yet he has no second
choice. To nominate himself or to prevent
the nomination of ex-Presdent Cleveland is
his entire purpose. A second choice would
be difficult for him, for he does not like
either Senators German, Brice or ex-Secre-
tary Whitney since they have declared for
MIR. Cleveland. Gov. Boies, Senator Palmer
and ex-Gov. Campbell he knows to be for
Mr.. Cleveland, and Mr.. Morrison he knows
to be against him (HilD if not for Mr..
Cleveland. No one but Gov. Flower
seems to be left to him.
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HARRISON IN A HoLH.
Certain Structures as to Michigan to
Be Resanted.

WAsHINGToN, April lS.-The severe
structures of the President upon the
methods adopted by the state of Michigan
for choosing the presidential electors are
likely to be sharply met in a special report
on the subject by Judge Chapman Of
Detroit Judge Chipmau is the chairman
OF the committee on the election OF Presl-
dent, which Mr., Lodge headed in the last
congress and which brought forth the
Davenport force bill. 1t was remarked
when Speaker Crisp promoted a Michigan
man to the head of the committee
that 1t would give him good opportunity
20 reply 70 the extraordinary attack made
Dy the head Of the nation in formal state
paper upon the discretion exercised by one
OF the states under the power conferred by
the constitution upon each state to appoint
IN such manner as the legislature thereof
may direct, number of electors, equal TO
tue whole number of senators and repre-.
sentatlve1 to which the state may be en-
Titled IN the congress" The President
old not 20 so far as to adopt tho ridiculous
argument of ex-Representative Cutcheon
that the legislature violated the federal con,
sutution in exercising this discretion. lie
simply declared that This legislation was of
course accompanied by new congressional
apportionment and the two statutes bag the
electoral vote Of the state under the infiu-
ence of the gerrymander."
PECULIAR ACUTENEss,
The wonderful aouteness in the President
In detecting gerrymanders in democratic
states will be adverted to In Judge Chipman's
report, and he will bring to his attention
some striking cases In republican states long
before his last annual message, Judge
Chapman has been inquiriug as to the re-
markaole system by which Connecticut and
Rhode Island choose their legislatures, and
he may venture the mild suRges-
tion that they come as near
persistently defeating the popular will
as any legislation In Michigan, or any other
democratic state. The distribution OF rep
resentatives in the legislature Of Connecticut
Is such that one quarter Of the population
IN the leading cities chooses six representa-
hveS, while another quarter of the
population scattered among the small
towns sends l7S representatives. The little
town OF Union, with population of 431,
Is as potent in the legislature as New
haven, with her population of S6,045, and
usually exercises as much influence In the
choice of state officers and senators of the
U nlted States as either New Haven or
Hartford. The President In his au-
nual message recommended a constitutional
amendment by the other states to deprive
Michigan of the discretion now conflded t.
her legislature to determine the manner OF
choosing electors He did not see fit to REQ
ommend any coercion upon Connecticut or
Rhode Island in regard to the choice of
United states senators, aud Judge Chapman
IN discussing the matter will probably re-
mind him tn plain language that what is
sauce for the goose is sauce for the Qander ~
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-19
LoUIsIANr's ELECTIONS.
Five Candidates For Governor to be
Voted For To-Day

Five Candidates For Governor to be
Voted For To-Day.
NEW ORLEANS, La, April 1S.-There is
great activity in political circles. Candi-
dates aud officials are making preparations
for the general election tomorrow, when
q governor and other state officers, parish
aud city officials, representatives of both
houses and in some instances judicial officers
will be chosen. There are four principa
state tickets in the field. two democratic,
headed respectively by ex-Gov. s. D. No
Emery and Murphy J. Foster. Two are
republican, headed respectively by A. H.
Leonard and J. E. Breaux. Then there is
the farmers alliance and Peoples party,
with r. L. Tannehill of Winn parish for
governor. As everybody apparently favors
a free ballot and fair count the indications
are that the election will be peaceabIe one
and that large vote will be polled.
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A SUNDAY SCHOOL BOX STOLEN.
1t Cont aimed Penny Contributions to
Be Used For Charity.

1t Cont aimed Penny Contributions to
Be Used For Charity.
ATLANTA, Ca, April 1s-5unday after
noon while services were being conducted
at st. Luke's church a thief broke into the
Sunday school room aud stole contribu-
ton box. containing about $50, over $40
being In pennies. About eighteen months
ago those In charge Of st. Lukes Sunday
school started a birthday contribution box.
1t was placed In the Sunday school room,
and as each child's or teachers birthday ar
rived the child or teacher deposited penny
for every birthday during their life. In
this manner the money in the stolen con-
tribution box was accumulated. 1t was 70 be-
used for charity work in the parish. Before
the services began the box was noticed in
Its usual place, but when the services were
concluded the box was missed. A search
for 1t was begun, and the rifled box was
found outside the church door. Detectives
have been notified of the theft and are now
looking for the thieves.
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A MECHANIC MADE A JUSTICE.
Gov. Tillman Makes an Appointment
That Causes Talk.

Gov. Tillman Makes an Appointment
That Causes Telk.
COLUMBIA, S. c., April 18-Gov. Till
man made an appointment to-day that will
raise a storm about his ears and assist in
his defeat for reelection. 1t is that of Tom
Herman as trial justice IN this city. Kier-
nan is a young mechanic who was dis
charged several weeks ago from the rail-
road shops for making a socialistic speech,
attacking the company that employed him
and tending to array capital
against labor. Herman has no
college education and is entirely ignorant
Of the law. The governor favored the ap-
pointment of John G.. Capers, but Superin-
tendent of the Penitentiary Talbert and NJ.
R, Brooks, another administration office
holder, in behalf of the workingmau,
bearded the lion in his den and threatened
open war II Herman was not appointed,
and the pupilage of Herman was made
necessary. Kiernan was, accordingly, put
through 2-weeks' course of law by Attor-
ney General McLsurin, and to-day he
graduated as a full-aedegd trial Justice
The appointment is regarded here as the
worst thing the governor could have done
for himself
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Mrs. Davis Book.

NEW YORK, April 18.-Judge Larcombe
to-day granted an order continuing the in
junction against Robert Belford and the
Belford Company, and also the United
States Book Company, restraining them
from transferring or assigning their inter
ests IN the jefferson Davis memoirs by Mrs.
Varina Jefferson Davis, unless the defend-
ants agree to furnish security for $4,000
and file a monthly statement of the sales.
Leave is granted the plaintiff to increase
the amount Of security when the amount OF
sales makes 1t necessary.
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RUN DOWN FROM THE REAR.

A Freight Train Dashes into Another
and Wrecks Many Cars.
WATERFOWL, N. Y, April 1s,--While a
freight train on the Rome, Wetertown and
Ogdensburg railroad was standing on the
track at this city to-day another heavy
freight train going twenty miles an hour
ran into the rear OF the first tram, telescop-
ing the three rear cars and ddamaging.twenty-
five Others. Three men were on tins engine
of the rear train, the engineer, fireman and
brakeman. All escaped unhurt and all ac-
knowledged that they were asleep. They
had been on the road 80 many consecutive
hours that they were worn out. The en-
gine was wrecked. Nobody was killed or
seriously injured.
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WOODRUFF ACQUITTED.


treasurer of Arkansas De-
cared Not an Embezzler.
Icl.at ,.tLa I'd ROCK, ARK, April 18.-At 1920
ETra a 'lls morning the jury in the case of
bs,a.l au L. Woodruff, ex-state treasurer,
nv5'., s'u with embezzliug state funds and
|Drn,s ,,"us them to his own use, re-
! as IA verdict Of not guilty. This
be aro, aue second trial. the Jury in
Foodrns trial standing 6 to 6.
h, lSI ~, went out of office Jan.
bi on i1en his cash account was short
|is sn,sal eau the money was not paid in by
hdictsaU ta until Feb. 10, 1891. He was
+ hen mooa aor falling to pay over this sum
Ivil si, ,VG.eeded by Treasurer Morrow, A
Igainst M q pending in the chancery court
scovor," "93odruff and his sureties for the
he from f,5 VI VI the sum claimed by the state
certain bonds and scrins.
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A FIGHT OVER A CHILD.
The Mother Abducts 1t, But the Father
Rannnara Ii

The Mother Abducts 1t, But the Father
Receivers 1t.
CHARLESTON, s. c., April 1s.-Mrs. Josh
L. Hart, the lady whose attempt to carry
her child with her to New York several
weeks ago on the Clyde steamer Yemassee,
has returned to the city, and was to-day
the cause Of another social sensation. She
went to her husbands residence during his
absence and abducted the child again. The
husband, hearing OF the abduction, started
in pursuit and overlook the mother and
child in the street. A lively scrap took
place between the parents, but Mr.. Hart
finally got possession of the child, took it
home and placed policeman at the door OF
his house. Mr.. Hart is a well-known hard
ware merchant here. His wife is a New
Yorker, and had left him about two weeks
ago. There are no divorce laws in this
state.
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BURNHAMs SHORTAGE.

Two Charleston Physicians Declare
Him Harmless Lunatic.
CHARLESTON, s. c., April 18.-Robert
F. Burnham, the defaulting treasurer of
the Assistance Building and Loan Assoc
citation. has been declared "harmless
lunatic" by two prominent local physicians.
His shortage is nearly $4,000, all of which
will be lost to the association, as his official
bond, which is for only $1,000, is under
decisions in this state not valid, not having
been renewed yearly It is also learned
that Burnham was short in the Paragon,
another association which was wound up
some years ago. Burnham is still at his
house ill and under constructive arrest.
His relatives will try aud get Kim in the
lunatic asylum
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ARMY OF TaB CUMBERLAND.
a Change in the Date tor the Annual
Reunion.

a OndnBo IN tne Date Tor The annual
Reunion.
WASHINGTON, April 1S.-At meeting OF
the executive officers Of the Society of the
Army of the Cumberland held here to-day
the date for the next reunion OF the society,
to be held on tho battlefield of Chickamauga,
was changed from that fixed at the last an
nual meeting at Columbus to Sept
" and % Of this year. This
change was made SO as not to in
terfere with the coming encampment of the
Grand Army Of the Republic in this city.
Many veterans have expressed purpose Of
attending both reunions il this change In
date should be effected. Gen. H. V. Boyn-
ton of Washington, has been appointed
corresponding secretary Of the society in
place OF Gen. Il. M. Cist, who has gone to
Europe for an indefinite period. This
brings all the executive officers of the
society together in Washington.
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ANXIETY IN ITALY.
Diaz Renominated.

CITY OF Mexico, April 1S.-At the con-
vention Of the liberal party tonight Presi-
candidate for reelection. Representatives
of twenty-five states, two territories and
federal district voted on the nc mination.
When the result was announced to Presi-
dent Diaz he made a brief Fpeech, replete
with patriotic sentiment and promises for
tha future
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BILLS ABSENTEEISM.
His Voice Heard in the Senate for the
First Time.

WASHINGTON, April 18-Since taking
his seat in the Senate Senator Hill has
never made speech or motion Of any kind
nor introduced bill. Therefore, when he
arose in his place to-day with a bundle Of
papers in bis hand a good deal of interest
was aroused among his fellow senators. and
he Immediately became q center of atten-
tion. He said
Mn, PREs1DENT-I herewith present suniry
petitions with relation to various subjects, and
nope they will be separately noted and re-
ferred.
Then the senator handed the papers to a
page and resumed his seat. Among the
petitions was one for the ratification of the
Brussels treaty. 1t was ratified last month,
but Senator Hill, of course, did not know
that 1t WAS
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CENTRAL'S CONTROL.
An Effort to Be Made to Vote the
$4,000 Shares.

MACON, GA, April 1S.-It is understood
here that an effort will be made by the
holders of the majority stock in the Cen
tral road to vote that stock at the coming
election, which takes place on May 16. A
motion will be offered and permission to
argue the question asked for. This majority
stock consists of the a., 600 shares held by the
Central Trust Companyof New York, and
against which bonds have been issued by
the Richmond Terminal people. Marion
Erwin goes to Savannah Tonight to look
into the matter. Should an argument be
allowed the opening up of this case will be
interesting.
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Loss OF the Tahiti.

WASHINGTON, April 1S.--A telegram
was received at the navy department to-
day announcing the arrival of the United
States steamship Boston. at Mazatlan from
a cruise to the Revilla GiRedo Islands in
search Of the crew Of the Tahiti, which was
wrecked In that vicinity many months ago
No survivors we're found and no intelligence
was obtained tending to show that any
body from the Tahiti had ever visited those
fsiauda
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END OF A LONG STRIKE.

1t Began July 18 and Has Continued
Ever Since.
LEBANON, Pa, April 1s.-The strike of
the Amalgamsted Association of iron and
Steel Workers which was inaugurated here
on July is last and has continued ever
since, has been declared off and the men
are now at liberty to resume work wherever
they may get it. The benefits Of single
men were cut off by the national associa-
ton last week, which led TO this action on
the part of the three lodges in this city.
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Danger of a Labor Riot.

VIcKsBURG, MISS, April 1s.-Serious
trouble is apprehended at Hardtimes. La.
where 800 to 400 levee Iaborers are out on
a strike. The men claim that they have
been paid in paper subject 20 heavy dis
count, and are obliged to pay extortionate
prices for supplies. They are utterly desti.
tute and are said to be desperate.