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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-16
CLOSURE FOR BOTH HOUSES.
Representative Han Preparing a. Co,

Representative Hall Preparing a Con-
stitutional Amendment on the Sub
ject.
Washington, Oct. Representative
Hall of Minnesota has been preparing a
constitutional amendment, which he will
introduce, providing form of closure for
bo-h House and Senate. 1t is his idea
that the people would be glad to amend
the constitution so that a vote might
be reached in either House alter
a reasonable time. A part of
his amendment will be that no
measure shall pass either House unless a
ma. .ority of each shall vote in favor of it.
Mr.. Hall would require a roll call on
every measure that passes, no matter
how trivial, the same as is required in
the legislatures of many states. This
amendment, ne does not think will pass
at this session, but he hopes that it may
be the groundwork of some substantial
reforms in LEGISLATION.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-16
sAvANNAH's NEW posroFF1oE.
The Plans Now in the Hands Of the

The Plans Now in the Hands Of the
Computer of the Treasury Depart
ment.
Washington, Oct. 15.-The plans for the
public building at Savannah have all
been prepared by the treasury depart
ment and are in the hands of the computer.
It is his business to make computations Of
the cost Of the building, according to the
plans submitted to him. When he makes
his computations according to the plans
and specifications, he will submit them to
the treasury department, or rather to the
supervising architect of that department
the result Of his calculations. It
will then be determined whether or not
the building as planned Will come within
the appropriation thai has been made for
il. If it will cost less than the apprOpria-
tion, the plans are again taken in hand,
and are elaborated somewhat, so as TO
bring il up 10 the amount which the act
of congress intended should be expended
on IL. If ohe plans show that the build
ing will cost more than was appropriated,
then also the plans are taken in hand, and
they are cut down 80 as 10 come within
the appropriat lion. The compdter is now
at work After his work IS completed,
and the exact cost is ascer aimed
and made 10 conform 10 the ap-
preparation, competitive bids for The con-
struction Of the building viii be invited,
and the contract for doing the work will
be let out This the department hopes 70
be able 10 do al an early DAY
The amount appropriated is 500 600.
Ia this matter Col. Lester, the able rep
reseutntive Of the First district, win doas
he mas done IN the past. all 30 his power
10 further the enterprise. He is never
found lacking in zeal, diligence. on ability
when auy interest of the people Ia sng
art Of his district Is involved
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-16
WRECKED ON THE BEACH.
A Lake Schooner Goes to Pieces and
Six Lives Lost.

Onekama, Mich, Oct. 15.-The big
schooner Minnehaha was beached at
Stark, 10 miles north Of here, at noon yes
terday, to save her from laundering in
deep water. The seas soon overwhelmed
the wreck and drove the crew into the
rigging. Before the arrival of the life
saving crews from Manis5ee and Frank
fort, the schooner went to pieces. But
one, Capt. William Packer, was saved.
The dead are; John Rafferty,, mate
James Rafferty,, sailor; Mary Keefe the
cook, and three sailors whose names are
unknown. The wreck was first sighted
by man on the bluff at Stark, who
ju.Iped on his horse and rode at a furious
rate through the storm TO this place in
order o notify the life-saving crew at
MapiStee
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-16
FEARS FOR A STEAMER.
Her Smoke Stack and Masts Down
When She Was Last Seen,

Toledo, O.. Oct. 15.-Grave fears are
entertained in this city for the safety of
the freight steamer Dean Richmond Of
the Glover Leaf line, which left here Fri
day morning for Buffalo, and which has
not yet arrived at her destination. The
last heard of the boat was report that
reached the Glover Leaf steamship
agent here TO the effect that
the Richmond had been spoken off Erie
Pa, with her smokestack and masts
down, and in i'll condition to weather the
gale of the last thirty-siX hours. The
RichmOnd's cargo was l 200 tons of mis-
cellaneous freight. Her crew numbered
seventeen hands. The Richmond is owned
by Detroit company.
STORIES BROUGHT TO BUFFALO
Buffalo, n Y, Oct. 15.-The saddest
feature of the lake storm which ragged
yesterday and last night is the reported
loss of the Dean Richmond on the shore
near Dunkirk. The first heard of this
disaster was at O'Clock this morning,
when the captain of the Helena reported
having cited the Dean Richmond of Long
Point, where she seemed to be laboring
under difficulties. Later Capt Jack
Tierney, of the steamer w. H. Stevens, re-
ported that he had sighted the Richmond
in the middle of the lake about four miles
this side of Erie. One of her stacks was
missing, and while he was looking the
other stack and spar went by the board
She was laboring heavily in the trough,
and he thought her steerage gear had be-
come disabled. Since then nothing has
been seen or heard of the vessel. It is
thought that she must have gone down,
with all on board Her cargo was mer-
chandise from Toledo to Buffalo. She be-
longed to the Toledo, St. Louis and Kan
sas City line.
THE CREW.
Her crew consisted of about eighteen
souls, of which the following is the best
obtainable list: George Stoddard, master,
Toledo; Walter Goodyear, first mate, To
ledo; George -, second mate, Toledo;
John Hogan, first engineer, Port Huron !;
William Brown, fireman, Toledo; Francis
Patton, lookout, Buffalo Miss Ainsworth,
stewardess, Port Huron J. w. Wheeler,
wheelman. Toledo.
A dispatch from Dunkirk saws that
three unknown bodies, apparently those
Of sailors, have been washed ashore a
few miles from that port. The local
agent of the steamship line has tele-
graphed to every point on the lake shore
between Buffalo and Erie, to keep a sharp
lookout for wreckage. or bodies, but so
far has received no answers.
ONE OF THE OoRPsEs IDENTIFIED.
Dunkirk, N. Y. Oct. 15.-There is no
further reasonable doubt that the steamer
Richmond has gone down with all hands
on board. One of the bodies washed
ashore this morning and has been identi-
fed upon descriptions furnished by sail
ors of Buffalo, as that of John Hogan,
first engineer, of Port Huron. Mich. The
signboard Of a boat, bearing her name,
was later found and some barrels of -four
which formed part of her cargo, have
also drifted to land. She must have gone
down on Light House Point.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-16
IN THE GALE ON THE ATLANTIC.
Steamer Captains Arriving at New
York Tell of Their Experience.

New York, Oct. 15.-The steamers
Atlas, Egyptian Prince and Cyril, which
arrived to-day from Jamaica, Gibraltar
and Para, respectively, report having
been caught by the gale of Friday last,
but suffered no damage.
The CYRIL left Para on Oct. l. The tel
es,,.anh wires mad been cut and all con-
munication stopped There was no ex-
citement in Para or the district surround
ing it. ~, ,i.,.,
,rhi,n left New Orleans on Tuesday, eX-
rerienced the full force Of the storm and
had 10 remain hove to for thlrty-siX
hours. She passed Norwegian Dark on
Friday evening which was hove TO- and
which had Oil bags ont 10 calm tue seas,
which were running mountains hi2h.
Nineteen fishing smac5s, the err crews IS. .'d OF
'i'',a rn,irsd8y lasJ. AID iI is feared that
a number Of them have foundered during
the gale.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-16
DUFFERIN's SON MARRIED.
His Bride Miss Flora Davis Of New
York.

Paris, Oct. 15-The civil marriage Of
Lord Terence Blackwood, son of Marquis
Of DuHerin, the British ambassador. and
Miss Flora Davis Of New York, was cele-
brated yesterday at the Marie in the
Rue IL Adlour near the British embassy.
AS The mbassadors family are in mourn
ing for his cousin, Sir r. A. Blackwood.
who died on oct. q only relatives were
invited
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-16
townsville, Tenn, the Scene of an
Early Morning Blaze.

memphis, Tenn, Oct. ia special to
'D7 commercial from Brownsville, Tenn,
o'|S. About 2 o'clock this morning fire
was discovered in Rives' grocery, at the
-o' invest corner Of Court square. Before
s,1 s"g names could be checked, six Two
o'3 e., 'rlck stores and a large frame liv-
S,"ole had been destroyed. The
m To'e2 We're occupied by Rives' marxet,
o'ore N. Klice, Jerre Collins, Joe
~ VI 'er2er, and j. r.. and Mrs. Myers.
s.r loss viii reach way up inIo the thou
ar ana 1T IS thought tha The insur-
is I,'' Is very small. The origin Of the lire
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-16
A Populist for ConRresa.

Petersburg. Va, oct. I5.-The popu-
lists held convention 40 Wnycrly to-day
au1 nominated George w. jackson of
SUSSEX county in place of Nal Mann
Page. who has Withdrawn from the nght.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-16
REFUSES TO RACE PIxLEY.
'''A Wlll be Matched Only Agains'
Nancy Hanks or Stauaboul.

T. AaAhh OF oLhfuDpuls
J''0'ha, Wis, oct l5.-Morris j.
h.,....'' t'' uses 10 trot Ailix against Pixley,
Sr. ''' match Alix against Nancy Hanks,
t.'''.'' '..' .l or other horses owned or con-
H.. '. the parties challenging him.
sent them the following telegram.
s-. a. Cheney. L.erngton. Leathers
s.... N'l their opportunity 30 defeat
Gum. .hIeF and lost Wll not Was g
.. nu lala gmo Wll trot AK
l.... hauts. STEAMBOAT or unF other
D. .I bpale own 0r control Nli b Allk
already defeated
MoRHls j, JuHFs.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-16
A rlr crowd For SUNDAY.

Chicago, oct l5.-Ihe tolai at.'uu,
au,e at the fair to-day was ''l''' VI
which 10 200 paid,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-16
THIN SHEETS OF ICE.

New Orleans, Oct. l5.-Dispatches re-
ceived from Grenada, Greenwood and Can
ton, Mississippi report heavy frost last
night with thin sheets of ice in exposed
places. Considerable damage will result
to late cotton, much of it being unma-
tured. In several counties surrounding
Grenada. the cotton crop, it is stated,
will be about 25 per cent. below the
average. A little frost was also reported
as far south as Plaquemine, La.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-16
FROST IN THE COTTON BELT.
The Crops Damaged Throughout the
Mississippi Valley.

Memhis Tenn, Oct. ia killing
frost in this section last night did injury
to crops and vegetation. The cotton crop
will be cut short 20 per cent, and in low
lands the top crop will be a failure.
The frost seems to have been general
throughout the Mississippi valley
A special to the Commercial
from Vicksburg, says; Cotton
and other tender vegetation in
the low lands was nipped by frost this
morning in this portion of Mississippi,
and heavy frosts are reported in North
ern Louisiana, where a much lower tenn
perature is recorded. With drought and
other causes, the damage will be great"
A special from Canton saws: The
cold wave that struck this section on the
12Ih resulted in Killing frost Consid-
cradle damage will result TO late cotton,
as a great deal is still unmaJUred.'
A dispatch from Greenyille, Miss,
saws: 1.-The first frost of the season fell
here this morning, killing all tender veg
citation and doing considerable damage TO
cotton. -
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-16
SIX STORES GO UP IN SMOKE.

Ticket Ascent E. T.. V. and Q. and s.. + and "
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-16
AN EXAMPLE or COURTESY.

A splendid example of courtesy was
shown at one time Senator Voorhees,,
utterly worn out with the cares that were
on him, and the ceaseless vigil he had
kept, retired to his committee room
Thursday aft 3rnoon TO get little sleep.
Senator Dubois, the watchman Of the sill
yer men, noted his absence, found out he
was asleep, and for two hours refrained
from making the point of nA quorum, on
purpose to avoid disturbing the rest of
the repeal champion After two hours
Voorhees, walked and came back to the
chamber, and Dubois went on with his
quorum calling. But he received the cor
dial thanks of the repeal leader for his
consideration in letting him sleep two
hours undisturbed by a demand for roll
call
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-21

1t is not impossible that there has
been too much concern about the quality
of the Pawtuxet water. The profes-
sional gentlemen who entertained the
Commercial Club Saturday night, and
the remarks of the member of the city
government, seemed to lead to the con-
clusion that there has.
The water of the Pawtuxet, as it is
delivered to our houses, for considera-
ton by the city, is not so bad, says Mr..
Barney He declares that it is no
worse than it was twenty odd years
ago.
The professor, who is skilled in the
habits and powers of the bacteria, de-
clared that the evil they can do is exag-
gerated in the public mind, and that the
human system is calculated to resist
their power when it is in healthy con-
dition. He also stated that the bacteria
that are responsible for typhoid fever
and the cholera do not relish water
with sewage in it, and will not thrive
and multiply in it.
There is some comfort in this, and it
tends to make us respect the bacteria
III they will not live and thrive in
sewage il is certain that the Pawtuxet
river will never become their home. IL
is also evident that the people who keep
their weight up and their muscle in
condition are prepared to at all times
give the bacteria odds in fair fight.
IL is not well to be unduly alarmed
about the water we are obliged TO use,
as long rs we are oblig-r to use it. Per-
haps there has been too much said about
the ingredients sent down the river for
us to drink by our Pawtuxet friends. II
is not pleasant to contemplate too long
or scrutinize too closely the dose that
necessity holds to ones lips.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-21

coal combine that has unnecessarily
ground the faces of all users of coal this
winter, it was justly execrated. Ii is
not probable that there will be any very
acute mourning for the great humbug
that has been bursted once more.
What the courts have been trying to
do for about year, and what public
opinion has clmored for, has been ac-
complished by natural causes. The
Reading people were trying to make one
dollar do the work of ten. They wanted
to do great things, and they did not have
the tools nor the material. They tried
to accomplish by manipulation that
which was not only opposed to natural
laws and the laws of trade and COM
merce, but which has been demonstrated
to be impossible for shrewder men than
those now in control of the property to
bring about by manipulation.
The Reading properties had given
very satisfactory proof that they had
not the possibility of legitimate success
in them before the Napoleonic policy OF
Mr.. Mcleod was set to work upon
them
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-21

The fact that the Democrats are so
disturbed over the thorough work Chief
Supervisor of Elections Blodgett pro-
poses TO do in the way of purifying the
voting lists is very suspicious.
II is already evident that the work Of
the supervisors is likely to reveal IA
pretty bad state of things with refer
ence to the registry voters. There has
not been any statement made regarding
the political faith of the men who are
irregularly registered, and are liable to
lose their vote this year, but the Demo
Gratis are all up in arms, aud are already
making the political welkin ring with
their cries of pain.
What has hurt them? Do they want
TO have lot of voters on the list who
are not qualified to vote? Are they
aware that there are such names on the
list? Did they connive to have them
put there?
1t seems almost impossible to avoid
adopting one or the other of these conclu-
sions. The laws do not favor the Re-
publicans. IL is impossible for Mr..
Blodgett TO so administer the laws re
garding the suffrage as to favor the
Republicans, unless the Democrats will
suffer by the uncovering of fraud.
There is absolutely no other way to
look at the matter, or TO explain the
nervousness of the Democrats. IL so
happens that Supervisor Blodgett does
not belong TO either Of the dominant po-
litical parties, and he cannot be accused
of attempting to favor either of them,
though the Democrats, with their .ac-
customed delicate regard for the decen-
cies, are shouting that he has entered
into conspiracy to defraud their
party.
The laws regarding the ballot are per-
fectly plain. There is no obscurity
about them. The Democrats know
what they are, and they know that
their rights are as safe under them as
are the rights of anybody. If the su-
pervisor is not taking legal action there
is method of sure and quick relief. No
man can in this country be defrauded of
his right to proper registration for vot-
ing.
There is no good reason for any voter
to find fault with the work of Mr..
Blodgett, as yet. There has nothing
developed that can be tortured into
evidence that he is doing anything
more than the law demands of him-his
simple and plain duty. No citizen can
object to his course without laying him
self open to the suspicion that he is
either wofully ignorant or does not de
sire the preservation of the purity of
the ballot,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-21
THE GREAT KEMBLE.
Briet sketch of the Famous Actress Who
Died n short Time Ago.

Briet sketch of the Famous Actress who
Died n short Time Ago.
Frances Anne Kemble MRS. Pierce
Butler) was the daughter Of Charles
Kemble and niece of Mrs. Siddons. She
was born in Newman street, London,
November 27 1909. She made her first
public appearance October 5, 1929, as
Juliet, at Covent Garden theater, then
under the management of her father.
Venice Preserved" was revived Decem-
Der o, in that year, for the purpose of
introducing her as Belvidera, and she
sustained the parts of the Grecian
daughter, Mrs. Beverly, Portla, Isabel
la, Lady Townley, Calista, Blanca,
Beatrice, Constance, Lady Teazlc,
Queen Catherine, Louis, of Savoy, in
Francis II; Lady Macbeth and Julia,
in THE Hunchback." The three years
during which she retrieved the fortunes
of her family were marked by the pro-
duction of "Francis L." tragedy
written by herself ut seventeen.
In 1882 she visited America, and with
her father performed with great sue
cess at the principal theaters of the
United States. An account of these
wanderipgs is given in her journal of
a Residence in America" 1885. At this
period she became the wife of Mr..
Pierce Butler, a planter of South Caro-
lima, from whom she obtained divorce
in 1889. She resumed her maiden name
and retired to Lenox, Mass, where she
resided, with the exception of year
spent in Italy. for nearly twenty years.
Besides translations from Schiller
and others, she has also published THE
Star of Seville" 1887; volume of
Poems" 1s42; "A Year of Consolation"
1s47; Residence on Georgia Planta-
tion," 1868; Records of Girlhood,"
three volumes, 1878; "Records of Later
Life" two volumes, 1862; Notes Upon
Some of the Shakespeare Plays" 1882,
and appeared at intervals as a public
reader. From 1869 to 1873 she was in
Europe. She then returned to America
but subsequently went back to London,
where she resided until her death.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-21
FOR INVESTMENT.
5%G0LD DEBENTURE BONDS
Equitable Mortgage Co.
OF NEW YORK.
Capital, 1000, 10000
MILLER g. VAUGHAN,
Custom House Street.
3 Custom House Street.

large audience present. Peter f.
DALEY plays good support TO
the leading character and by his clev.r
hit' and quaint humor adds considerable
10 the interest OF the production. The
hurIesque on the serpentine dance in the
first act by Mr.. Powers proved very
funny and evoked n roar OF applause. as
did his pantomne song and dance.
"F!ir lug a. the Ball" Miss Dele jack
son and Miss Ileonora Forest were espss-
tally pleasing IN bright songs and dances.
As the Au ocrat Of the Flat" the COOK,
Miss Rose Cook, was very funny and rem
dered her part with great care and pr
clslOn. Inc other Characters were In tue
best hands aud contributed 10 the enjoy
ment ot the occasion. "A Mad Bargain
Will b. the attraction at B. +. kelth's
Opera House this week, with the usual
matinees.
"CoL. MULBERRY SELLERS" AT LoTHRoPs.
Two large and enthusiastic audiences
were pr, sent at Lothrop's Proyid ence
Museum yesterday TO laugh aud appla I'd
splendid drama "Col. Mulberry eliers'
dramatic ID from his great novel "A
Gilded Age" AS presented by the mem
bers OF the Lothrup stock company.
From the opening scene on the old plan
tation IN Tennessee TO the flale, Col.
OUTFITS, lHe rdluDOW cndsef anu spcC-
ula i've genius, was decidedly III evil
dence. Charles Burnham, who played
the role mag Efficiently. was greeted upoa
his first entra,ce with most liberal APP
plause. He looked the character. and
showed wonderful proficiency in his talk
against time as he labored to convince
his more prosperous neighbors that
there is millions in every
thing from hogs and mules TO
steamb lat. and railroads and Asiatic
eyewash. la his scenes where he de-
scends from mathematical calculations
he was immense. Daring the turnip and
water dinner he was extremely unctious,
and in the court scene at the trial OF
Laura Hawkins for murder, ia which he
maie a spread-eagle speech, the audience
fairly screamed NTH laughter. His
efforts were ably stcoaded by the com
pany. Miss Kate Glassford was pleasing
as Laura Hawkins, and won the sympa-
thies Of her audience in the more emo
tional of her scenes, aud Charles Bar
ringer was effective In the strong role of
Clay Hawkins The drama was supple
mented by an excellent speciality per-
tormance, the LEADING features OF which
were the acts If Charles Diamond, solo
harpist and dancer, and u rafting sketch
by Love and Lee.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-21

The news of the breakup of the Read
ing combine, which was all the stock
exchanges were interested in yesterday,
will be received with varying emotions
in this city.
In one of its aspects the Reading
railroad was favorably looked upon here
It was hoped that there might some
plan come ont Of IL that would rehabili-
tate the New England railroad, and in-
cidentally give this city one line that
was in some respects competitor with
the New Haven.
In so far as the Reading was the cause
and the instrument Of the unrighteous
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-21

II the Consolidated is interested In
the raid that has put the Reading prop
critics into the hands of receivers again,
as was understood TO be the fact yester-
day, it is evident that blow has been
struck at the New England that will
stagger it. If the New England is
forced to abandon the hope that the
Reading will take it under its wing
there seems no alternative but to come
into the all-sheltering arms of the Con-
solidated.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-21

THE friends Of the Consolidated rail-
road think that the sentiment Of this
city is not as friendly as it ought TO be.
Let them consult the chairman Of the
City Council committee on new indus
tries for the cause. Gen. Dyer told the
whole story in a very few words in the
NEws yesterday.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-21

Mr.. CLEVELAND has completed his
cabinet, if the reporters are correct in
their surnises. He has got a very
unique collection of men, and it re-
mains for the future to show how they
will work together.