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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-14
PLATT RESIGNS.

The Goal, Iron and Hallway Company
to Have "a New President.
NEW YoRK, March 13.-Ex-Senator
Thomas G. Platt offered his resignation as
president OF the Tennessee Coal, Iron ana
Railway Company at "A meeting OF the
board OF directors at No. 40 Broadway to-
day. In letter to the board he says: @Ths
demands upon my time, IN connection with
other enterprises in which 1 am engaged,
make 10 impossible to devote the care and
attention to the business OF your company
which your great interests require. IL has
been generally understood and expected
that when the plan OF acquiring the two ad-
ditional properties, namely, the De Bardel-
aben coal aud iron property and the
Cahaha coal mines, and increasing
the capital stock from $4,000, COO
10 $2l, 900 was perfected that
southern interests In this company would be
controlling and that they should be per-
rnitted 20 dictate the policy Of the company
and manage its affairs. In taking this step
l have no intention Of disposing Of my hold
ings or abating my interest In the COM
pany."
H. f. De Bardelabon, who iB TO be the new
president, offered resolutions, which were
adopted, Indorsing Mr.. Platt's administra-
tion and asking him to retain the office
until the annaal meeting at Tracey City.
Tenn, on April 4. Mr.. De Bardelaben said
the company would build new and extern
sive steel works near Birmingham, Ala.
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sMIrH's LOAD OF woaK.


His Department One of the Most I'm
portRnt In the Government.
WASHINGTON, March 13.-At the interior
department, as at the other departments
there was falling off to-day in the number
of callers. Secretary Hoke Smith sees all
who call and gives each as much time as he
can spare. lie is Just now devoting much
of his attention to systematiNnR matters
and In short time he expects to know
some of the details of his great department,
which is undoubtedly the most important
in the executive branch Of the government
One of his important bureaus is that OF
pensions, where the disbursements last year
aggregated over $40 ,O00, 900. In this work a
clerical force Of nearly 1900 is kept con-
stantly employed.
As can be readily imagined this bureau
needs constant attention by the head of the
department and Secretary Smith will very
soon make II his business to look into the
methods of doing the pension business, aud
il there are reforms needed, as has often
been contended, he will apply the remedy
and that speedily. One OF Secretary Smiths
characteristics is a desire TO know about
things for which he is responsible, and it Is
believed that before very long he will have
gained sufficient knowledge to enable him
to administer the affairs Of his department
without depending too much upon his sub
ordinates. Then there is the Indian bureau,
which controls all Indian affairs, their sup
plies. reservations, all allotmbnts, treaties,
education, etc.
THE GENERAL LAND OFFICE.
The general land Office is another i'm
portant bureau Of the interior department
and has direct charge Of the public land
and the administration of the settlement
laws. There are many million acres of
public land in each of the far western states
and to interpret the public land laws, decide
the conflicting claims Of rival settlers and
keep the government from being robbed Of
public lands by false affidavits requires
vigilance and more than ordinary legal
ability.
The patent Office Is another bureau Of the
interior department. and questions involv-
ing millions OF dollars are constantly being
| decided by the commissioner.
The director of the geological survey,
United States commissioner of railroads
and United States commissioner of educa-
tion are also under the direction of the Sec
retary of the Interior.
Yesterday the secretary was not at his
Office and itisnot thought that he will make
it a practice Of working on Sunday or per
mitting Others to do 80.
The secretary has issued an order an
nOuucing that hereafter he will receive
visitors between the hours of 10 O'Clock
a. NJ. and p. m., except Tuesdays and Fri
days, which are cabinet days, and on cabi-
net days from 10 O'Clock a. N. to IL m.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-14
EoURs OF MAIL CARRIERS.
The Supreme Court Hands Down
Decision on the Subject.

The Supreme Court Hands Down a
Decision on the Subject.
WASHINGTON, March 13.-The United
States supreme court to-day al
firmed the judgment OF the court
of claims in favor Of the letter
carriers in the cases of Aaron s. Post and
Frank Gales against the United States.
These cases arose under the act prescribing
eight hours as days work for letter car
riers. It was contended by the letter car
riers that the postoffica department. in con-
STRUNG that act had violated its intent and
purpose and was requiring more labor from
them than was contemplated. Ia the
Gales case the question was whether or not
the eight hour provision, as applied
to letter carriers. meant an average Of eight
hours day for a month, the department
holding that any deficit in eight hours on
Sundays OF other days could be Bet off
against the excess over eight hours on other
days The court rules that this cannot be
done, and that the carriers are entitled to
extra pay for any overtime on any single
day.
In the Post case the position taken by the
United States was that the eight hours should
consist Of the time employed in the actual
distribution and collection of the mail, and
that the carriers could not recover extra
pay for other service within the postoffice
suffered by them In connection with duties
imposed on them by postmaster. The
court holds that this position is untenable
and that carriers are entitled TO extra pay
for over eight hours work under such cir
cumstances. Justice Brown rendered the
ODiniOn
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Plan Of the Alabama senators and represen-
tatives to secure harmony and fairness In max
ing recommendations for appointments 10
offices in Alabama to be filed bY the President.
Many good men and stRcch democrats are
applicants for the several afiices In Alabama to
be filed by presidential appointment, and most
of them have called upon each Of us, the sena-
tors and representatives from the state, for rec
Ommendation. We do not assume 10 dictate
such appointments, but feel that we should not
altogether refuse to make recommendations
therefor and that t is best for US in the interest
of harmony, fairness and prompt action to
unite In doing so upon basis that will give
such weight as may be accorded to our indorse-
ment to men Of unquestioned fitness and faith
ful democratic service and who shall be appor-
toned over the state. With that end in view
we shall meet at the capitol in Washington on
Tuesday, March IS, aud unless the conditions
then existing shall be such as to satisfy us that
such action viii not secure the harmony which
we now believe will result from it, we shall then
consider fairly, fully and carefully all applca-
tions that have heretofore been or may up to
that day be submitted to us for such Joint
recommendation, together with all the papers
filed in support of each such application aud
shall act upon the same.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-14
JOHNSON A BLACK DEMON
TIE MURDER OFsIx PEERS ONs NOW
LAID AT HIS DOOR.

Charlestonians Link Him With the
Murder of the Hsertels-He Is
Known to Have Killed His sister-iu-
law at Augusta-A Charleston Crime
Also Charged Against Him.
CHARLESTON, s. c., March 13.-Oscar
johnson, the mulatto who is In jail here
charged with tho double murder near Llns
colnville last week, seems to have a record.
It is now thought tnat he is the man who
murdered Mr.. and Mrs. Haertel In 5avan-
nah some years ago. The details
Of the murder we're exactly similar To
those attending the double murder at Lin
colnvile and also the murder Of a white
storekeeper named Gardner In this city
about the Same time. Mr.. aud Mrs.
Haertel we're murdered at night.
Mr.. Haertel was killed while he was stoop-
ing over barrel of corn, and his wife sub
sequently, and the bodies were then placed
side by side, the doors looked, aud the MUIR
derer disappeared. IL was said that
mulatto was subsequently seen crossing the
Savannah river in a boat 30 the south Caro-
lima shore, and no arrests were made In
Savannah. It was some time after this thau
Gardner was murdered in Charleston.
The circumstances of these three crimes
we're all identical. Johnson's butchery Of
his sister-in-law I'm Augusta took place
subsequent 10 those murders, and
previous TO the butohery az
Lnoolnville. He has been clearly identi-
fed as the Augusta murderer, and the dss
tectiveS think they have a olew to evidence
TO connect. him with the Charleston MUIR
der. 1t begins to look now as II the man
was possessed OF a homicidal mania, and that
the list Of his victims Is not yet all in. In
each of the murders credited TO him the VIC
Tins we're struck on the head. their bodies
fearfully mangled and In the cases of the
double murders the corpses laid out side by
side. The amount Of articles stolen was In
each case trifiinR.
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Was this another subterfugel Did this
woman wish to lay a trap for the prefeut
alsOf
storm Of Drotestations Of "Shame !"
ami "Falsehoodn from Boulauglsts aud roy
aiists rendered inaudible the premleT's next
words.
Boulangist Deputy Millevoye, shaking
his list at NJ. Ribot, shouted, "Is that
French honori / refuse 10 listen TO such
calumnies against a woman. Your language
is disgrace to the French tribune. Shame
yourself"
During the applause and cheers following
this outbreak several other BoulanRists rose
and, pointing at the premier, called upon
him 10 take back his words
NJ. Rtbot waited patiently until the dis
order passed, and then said he felt satisfied
that the government had been remiss In no
duty.
Gustave Revet, republican, deputy for
the lsere. moved that the chamber, in a
determination to let justice take its course
and bring the truth TO light, approve the
declaration OF the ministry. This motion
was accepted by NJ. Ribot, and passed by a
vote of 2g7 60 DDS
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-14
POOL ROOMS RAIDRD.
supt Byrnes Bound TO Break Up the
Business IN New York.

supt Byrnes Bound TO Break Up the
business IN New York.
New YoRK, March 13 The police made
a raid on the pool rooms to-day, closing
several and arresting a score or more of the
occupants. Supt. Byrnes says that the
commission" business is a pretense and
that the gambling was done in pool rooms
instead of at the track. "If a single pool
room opens Tomorrow" said Supt. Byrnes,
II shall raid it, and / shall continue to do
80 until stopped by an order Of the court"
II will rip any pool room up the back
undertaking TO open," was one of Supt.
Byrnes' remarks. He added that he hoped
to hold the gamblers, no matter what their
plea. He said that under the law pool
rooms are disorderly houses. In that they are
the resort Of idle, ,dissolute aud vicious people.
The district attorney is behind him TO en-
force the law. In all something like $4,000
In money and all the betting paraphernaliA
in the raided rooms are In possession Of the
nolica
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GLADSTONE ILL.
Influenza Brought on by Exposure to
the Night Air

Influenza Brought on by Exposure to
the Night AIR.
LONDON, March 13.--Mr. Gladstone is
confined TO his bed with a cold. He be-
came indisposed while paying a visit to
Hampstead, about four miles from London
Saturday, and was slightly feverish. A
bulletin issued for public information says
his illness is slight.
Mr.. Gladstone dined with Lord Kimberly
Saturday and left an overheated dining
room at midnight to drive TO the house OF
his son Harry, in Hampstead. The air
was frosty and MIR. Gladstone was chilled
through when he left the carriage. Besides
Mr.. Gladstone, Mrs. Drew. her daughter,
and two Of the household have the infiu-
enza Mrs. Gladstone is attending her hus-
band constantly and refuses access 60 the
ministers and Mr.. Gladstone's personal
friends 50 as TO be able TO preserve the alb
solute quiet ordered by Sir Andrew Clarke
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-14
TERMINALS CENTRAL STOCK.
The Sehgmans File a Separate An
sWer to the Charge Of Fraud.

The Seligmans File a Separate An
swer to the Charge OF fraud.
NEw YORK. March 19,-Jesse Seligman,
the well-known banker. and his brother,
James, who are included as defendants in
the suit brought by the Richmond Terfni-
nal and West Point Railroad Company
against John H. Inman and others to re-
cover $4,000, 900 because Of alleged fraud
In connection with the purchase of the
Georgia Central railroad, fled a separate
ans Ter to the complaint Of the Richmond
Terminal directors In the United States
circuit court to-day, They deny being
parties 10 the forming Of syndicate for
the purchase and control of the stock of
the Georgia Central company, or that
they employed D. Schenk, s. II. Wiley
and Thomas Keogh 90 organize a corpora
tion under the laws OF North Carolina to
receive the transfer of 10000 shares of the
Georgia stock. They deny having reduced
the issued shares Of the capital of the Geor-
gia Company to Sl2,00O.O0O by depositing
with the Central Trust Company 20, 100
shares of the Georgia stock in place Of
$4,000 which has been used TO create the
pool to float the stock for sale. 10 is ad-
mltted that on Sept. Is, 1887, the defend
ants joined with others to purchase 81, ,000, =
600 of Georgia Central trust bonds at 95
per cent. of their par value, but
they deny knowing that the next year
the company was in financial trouble, or
that its balance sheet showing a dividend
was bogus. They also protest ignorance of
John a. Inman's alleged plan to execute
and consummate a plan for dlsposing of
their alleged bonds and the stock of the
Georgia Company.
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LORING NOT SHOT.

TOO Bnterprising Newspaper Men
Send OFF a Report Prematurely.
CADDo, I. T., March 13.-The report of
the execution of the Indian Loring by
shooting sent out from here Friday was in
correct. All the preparations for the execu-
ton were complete and the sheriff told the
newspaper men there would be no reprieve.
There was then a race Of correspondents to
get to the telegraph Office, and while they
were on the way a mounted messenger
brought to the sheriff a reprieve for the
prisoner. Meantime, however, the story
OF the execution had gone all over the
country, and it was not until late in the
afternoon that the newspaper mon learned
that they had been premature In announc-
ing that Loring had been shot.
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BULLETS FLY IN COURT.
A Desperate on Trial for Murder Shot
by His Victims Son.

A Desperate on Trial for Murder Shot
by His Victims Son.
NASHVILLE, TENN, March 13.-At !
o'clock to-day, In the criminal court room
Tom Jones shot and mortaIly wounded Joe
Winters, who was on trial for the murder
of Jones' father. Two shols, intended for
Winters, struck John Thorp in the throat
and shoulder, seriously, II not fatally,
wounding him. Winters and a brother
assaulted Jones' father at the Hermitage
toll-gate at midnight some two months ago,
calling him 60 his door and shooting him
dead. The Winters we're being tried to-day,
and, being desperadoes, had their gang here
to back them. A quarrel was forced on
young Jones by Winters, who tried to bluff
him from testifying. The court was in
session at the time aud Jones gave himself
up to Judge Anderson. Three shots struck
Winters
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A FLOOD IN THE MOHAWK.
The Plants Of Two Electric Companies
at EchenectadY Flooded.

The Plants of Two Electric Companies
at schenectady Flooded.
SCHENECTADY. N. Y, March 13.-Last
night the ice in the Mohawk river west Of
she city broke up and formed an iramenss
gorge against the Fitohburg railroad bridge,
three miles from here. The water over
flowed the banks, flooding Edison park and
that part Of the city occupied by the Vest
inghouse company and Edison general
electric works. The first floors Of the
Edison general electric works.
which aggregate sixteen acres, are
under water to depth OF three feet. Both
plants have shut down and 1000 men are
laid of. All the exhibits which the Edison
company were preparing for the worlds
fair are partially destroyed by water, as Is
also most Of the stock on the first door.
Tha loaa is estimated at oYor 1900 600
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GOLD MORE PLENTIFUL.
Western Bankers Still Shipping it II

Western Bankers StiI Shipping it in
Exchange for Notes.
WASHINGTON, March 13.-The treasury de-
partment continues 10 receive offers Of gold
from the west in exchange for small notes
for which there is at present an increasing
demand. Several Of the offers Of gold had
to be temporarily declined as il was found
that the gold was Of light weight and until
those who offered ID made up the deficiency
In weight the government could not accept
IL. The treasury department is advised
that no gold has been engaged from the
New York sub-treasury for shipment to-
morrow. The next day for gold shipment
is Friday and with the high rate OF ex-
change prevailing and the high rate that
money is now commanding no gold is ex-
peoted to be exported even then.
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STRIKE OF TIE ANN ARBoR MEN.

The Boycott Lifted by the Other
Roads Tending a Conference.
TOLEDO, March l3.-The boycott on the
Ann Arbor road was ordered lifted this
morning pending a conference with the
officials Of the company, who have con
sented to listen TO the men. Thirteen COM
Meeting lines here were served with injunc-
tons issued by the United States circuit
court restraining them from refusing
to extend to the Ann ArbOr
Railway Company the same
equal facilities for interchange OF traffic of
Interstate business between said railway
company as are enjoyed by other railway
companies, end from refusing to receive
from said Ann Arbor Railway Compan cars
billed from points in one state to points In
another state.
The Ann Arbor company also brought a
body Of Boyd's detectives from Detroit TO
guard the yards and trains this morning,
but in consequence OF the lifting of the
boycott by the strikers their services are
not reQuired
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STRIKE OF TIE ENGINEERS.

No Overtures for Settlement Made
by the Company.
TOLEDO, O., March ia report having
reached here late last night that the Ann
Arbor engineers, through Chief Arthur.
were willing to declare the strike Off if the
company would meet its employees as indi-
viduals and listen to their grievances, an
Associated Press representative saw I. w.
Ashley, president of the road, and Assistant
Chief Youngson OF the brotherhood. who
stated positively that there was no truth
whatever in the report, and that the COM
pany had made no overtures for q settles
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-14
a BIG FAILURE AT BOSTON.

The Liabilities ST. 100000 and the AS
sets $3,OOO,OOO.
BosToN. March 13.-The Atkinson House
furnishing Company, with fourteen
branches in other New England cities, has
made an assignment to Charles F. Libby of
Portland and Costello G. Converse of Bos-
Ton. President Isaac H. Atkinson says the
liabilities are S1,500,0O0. The assets are
estimated at $4,000 900. The trouble is
caused by the striDgeucy Of the money
market and inability TO meet a call loan on
saturday. Last year the company did a
business OF 50 900 900. President Atkinson
says the firm will probably pay liza debts in
tuil While the greatest portion Of the in
ueotedness is to firms in Boston and vicinity,
mere are a number Of creditors in New
1ork, Philadelphia and Chicago.
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CAUCUS OF THE SENATORS.
The Committee List to Be Submitted
This Morning.

The Committee List to Be Submitted
This Morning.
WASHINGTON. March 13.-Immediately
after the adjournment Of the Senate the
democratic caucus COMMITTEES went into ses-
sion for the purpose Of revising and putting
the finishing touches to the list of commit
tees, as agreed upon at the meeting Satur-
day. A report will be made TO the full eau
Gus tomorrow morning, the caucus
having been called for IL O'Clock.
The committee spent the entire
afternoon in final arrangements OF the
list and TO avoid interruption Of other work
the members had luncheon served in the
committee room. The list will not be made
public until it is approved By the caucus
and turned over to the republican minority
IN order that the remaining places on the
committees may be filed. The members
are pledged not % divulge the results Of their
work until the report Is submitted. and they
say that meantime all statements touching
the composition OF the committees must be
speculative and, as IS apparent from the
lists published to-day, very largely iuaccu-
rate,
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Drowned Rer Children.

BELLEvILLE, TEX, March 13.-Otto
Sanders has wife and five children. three
by deceased and two by his present wife.
To-day on returning from work and miss
ing his wife and her two children be insti-
tuted search and found them ia the well
on the premises. The children were dead
and their mother, who had thrown them
into the well, then jumped in herself and
will die. No cause "a known.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-14
NEGROES LYNCH a MURDERER.
The Oulprit a Black Man and His vi

The Culprit Black Man and His Vic
tim of the same Color.
MEMPHIS, TENN, March 13.-Rufus Hay
wood. oolored planter. was assassinsted
by Lee Walton, notorious negro desperado,
Saturday night at Nitta Yuma. Miss. After
robbing his victim Walton fed, but Was
run down by bloodhounds and captured
yesterday morning. He was taken to Nitta
Yuma, where he was being guarded by the
sheriff until the arrival Of train for Roll
ing Fork, the county seat. Just before the
train arrived a mob of 500 negroes over
powered the sheriff aud took the murderer
to the scene Of his crime, where he was
hanged TO a limb and his body filled with
hullees
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A Dey without Nominations,

WAsHINGToN, March 13.-No nomina-
tions were received by the Senate from the
President at to-days session. A number
had been expected. but 10 is supposed that
they we're withheld for the reason that they
could not be acted upon until the Senate
committees are appointed, so that there Is
no real delay caused by holding them at
the white house, and the President Will also
have an opportunity to make changes in
the list il need be.
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An Error That Costs Thousands

WASHINGTON, March 13.-DurinR the
nriated. with which to pay employees of the
bnreau of engraving and printing and to
meet incidental expenses during the present
fiscal year. 1t has just been discovered
that the engrossed bill signed by President
Harrison only carried SS7. The clerical
error cannot be rectiaed until congress
a.1a{u rOnvanpg
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No News OF the Naronic.

LONDON, March ia dispatch from
Lisbon states that a mail steamer which has
just arrived at Lisbon from the Azores
brings no tidings OF the missing White Star
line steamer Naronio The officials will not
abandon hope until after the arrival of the
next two mails from Azores, bub the general
opinion among shippers is that the Naronic
fr
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-14
AN ENGINE BLOWN Up.

me Fireman and Brakeman In
stently Killed.
HARTFORD, CONN, March 1S.-Locomo-
1--WE No. 32O, of the Philadelphia, Reading
ana New England railroad, exploded at st.
Elmo, N. Y, ten miles west of the Pough-
SSeepsie Se bridge, this morning. George A.
IuuIeldt, fireman, of this city, and Horace
lambert, brakeman, of Bangor, N. Y,
we're instantly killed, and Engineer James
iaa i'aunlgan Of this city was frightfully in
Sssteu; Inc engine was making its first trip
sae shops here.