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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-20
SPoILING FOR A FIGHT.
DR.. Westmoreland Makes Another At
tack on Lawyer Rountree.

Atlanta, Ga, July 19.-Dr. Willis f.
Westmoreland win publish card to-
morrow severely denouncing Attorney
Daniel W. Rountree, which reopens the
controversy between these two we'll
known young men, and may result in
serious trouble. In fact, it looks very
much as if DR.. Westmoreland's purpose
is to provoke Mr. ROuntree to the fighting
point. The trouble has just come to the
surface. 1t will be remembered that DR.
Westmoreland made an affidavit
accusing Mr.. Rountree of acting
under Judge Speer's suggestion in filing
the Rowena Clark BILL which put the
Central in the receivers hands Since
that several caustic cards of a personal
nature have been published by both, but
in which DR.. Westmorelaud was decid-
edly the more provoking and insulting in
the language used. For a few days
personal difficulty seemed una
voidable and MIR. Rountree was
expected by his friends to idemand an
apology or satisfaction, but he remained
silent until the affair became Il back num-
ber. IN reopening the trouble DIR. West
moreland gives Mr.. Rountree the lie, re-
fers to him as that fellow" says he
was warned OF his desperate character
and in other terms handles him roughly
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-20
FRANCES U1r1MArUM.
The Government of Siam Given Twen-
ty-four Hours in Which to Answer.

The Government of Siam Given Twen-
ty-four Hours in Which TO Answer.
London, July ia dispatch to the
Central News confirms the report pub
lished by the Paris Soir yesterday TO the
effect that NJ. Deville, the French foreign
minister, had telegraphed to NJ Pavie,
the French minister resident in iBangxok,
terms OF the ultimatum that the minister
resident is to present Immediately to the
the Siamese government According to
the ultimatum only twenty-four hours are
given for Siam to make answer TO the
French demands.
FRANCE DEMANDS 100000 FRANCS.
Paris, July l9--Semi-official announce
ment was made this afternoon that France
had sent an ultimatum to Siam giving 4S
hours for acceptance or rejection of the de-
mands. The ultimatum was sent directly
at the close of the session of Chamber of
Deputies to M. Pavie. the French resi-
dent at Bangkok The total indemnity
claimed by France is 5000, 600 francs OK
elusive of the claims of pr. .vate persons
The ullimatum declares that, IL Siam
does not agree to the demands IN
the time specified, the French feet will
blockade the Menam river. If the terms
offered by France are accepted the
French will require, as pledge of good
faith, permission to occupy one of the
forts or safe anchorage at the entrance to
Menam river. If the principle of the
ultimatum is accepted consideration of
the details may be deferred until the ar
rival at Bangkok of Lemyre de Villiers,
who is now on his way to Siam as the
French plenipotentiary.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-20
WRECKED ON A rURN-TABLE.
Sunday School Exoursionists have a
Narrow Escape.

Buffalo, n. Y, July l9.-An excursion
train, carrying the Sunday schools of
Bethany and Bethlehem churches of Buf-
falo, on the Western, New York and
Pennsylvania Railroad, was wrecked at
East Aurora, at 7:45 o'clock last night
One man was fatally injured, and four
teen or twenty persons more or less seri-
ously hurt, Two engines were crushed
into masses of twisted steel, and are living
IN the bottom of q turntable covered with
tlmbers, broken glass and iron of the first
two coaches. These coaches were filled
with excurSionists, and that they escaped
with no more serious injuries is almost
miraculous.
CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT.
AS near as can be learned the accident
was due to carelessuess. The evening
local train from Buffalo to East Aurora
had just pulled into the station, where
it stopped. Engineer Holland had taken
his locomotive to the turn table, prepa-
tory to heading it towards the city for
the morning trip. The switch was left
open, as the engineer intended taking his
engine out on the main track and backing
to siding for the night. Just beyond
the turntable is sharp curve and beyond
that the track rises in a heavy grade.
The excursion train rounded the curve
and came down the grade. The engineer
saw his danger but too late to stop the
train and it piled into the pit on top of
the engine already upon'the table The bag
gage car and first two coaches are com
plete wreck.
AN INDESCRIBABLE SCENE.
The scene in the wrecked coaches is al
most indescribable, women and children
being thrown under and over seats and
and through windows, cut with flying
cars took fire, but additional horror was
avoided by prompt action of the village
fire department. Citizens rushed to the
rescue and doctors were summoned from
this city The injured were speedily re-
lieved and all possible attention given to
them
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-20
ENGLAND'S MINERS.
A Convention Votes Against a Re-
duction in Pay.

duction in Pay.
London, July 19.-Delegates represent
ing 24S, 600 coal miners in various parts of
the country met in Birmingham to-day to
consider the proposal of the mine owners
to reduce wages 25 per cent, the cut to
go into effect July 28.
There was wide divergence of views
as to the course to be followed, but after
a long and heated debate a resolution was
adopted declaring that the conference
was opposed to the reduction. Delegates
representing about 1873 900 miners
supported the resolution, while repre-
sentatives of about 5000 miners voted
against it. The delegate representing the
miners of Northumberland and Durham,
who have only recently joined the Miners
Federation, and representatives from
Cleveland, Cumberland and some
other districts that are not af-
fected by the reduction, urged that
arbitration should be resorted to to
settle the dispute. They argue that be
tween % per cent. and nothing there is a
wide margin for a compromise and the
Durham miners, with the Sufferings Caus-
ed by the recent long strike in that dis
trict still fresh in their mind, are not at
all eager to be drawn in another
contest with the mine owners. No de-
cision was reached to-day on the ques-
tion of a strike if the mine owners per-
sist in their intention to make the re-
duction, but decisive action will probably
be taken before the conference adiourns,
which will not be until Friday. The gen
eral opinion is that the Miners Federation
will order strike, and the market for
coal has already responded to the fear
that the coal supply will soon be short
ened. Prices show a considerable ad-
vance and many factories and mill own
ers have already laid in large supplies.
The strike, should one occur, will be the
largest movement Of the kind that has
ever taken place in the United Kingdom.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-20
MINERS READY TO FIGHT.
They Will Face Death Rather Than
See Their Families Go Hungry.

Topeka, Kan, July 19.-The strike sit
uation in Southern Kansas is serious, and
but for the appearance Of a sherif's posse
at Weir City this morning bloody battle
would have been fought. In the Kansas
and Texas Company's mines number of
men have been working for two weeks.
President Walters of the miners union
was determined to make them
quit work at all hazards. All
last night striking miners were
gathering east Of Weir City and
by o'clock this morning 1000 strikers
were ready to commence a march for the
No. 18 shaft, belonging to the Kansas g.
Texas Company, for the purposeaf fore
ing the men to quit work. The No. IS
men, about % in number, were heavily
armed and when warned to return to
their homes, they declared that they
would face death rather than see their
families want for bread, and with drawn
revolyers marched into the mines. The
sheriff had been telegraphed for and was
on the ground with posse.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-20
RoUGH's ON A TRAIN.
They Beat a Negro Almost to Death
and Raise Cain Generally.

Chicago, H., July 19.-The Evening
Post publishes long story this afternoon
in which 1t states that crowd of ruifians
from Atlanta, Ga, terrorized a Chicago
and Eastern Illinois train within the city
yesterday and beat colored passenger
almost to death, forced a switchman to
jump from the swiftly moving train to
save his life, and then with revolvers
drawn marched up and down the aisles.
cursing and raging and calling for blood.
The names of the assaiiants are not given
and there is no evidence that they were
from Georgia, further that they occu-
pied the coach Of a Georgia railroad.
The article does not even state where
the party was going or what became of
them, further than that policeman
who witnessed the affair refused to make
an arrest
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-20
SLAIN BY A BANKER.
A Lawyer the Viotim-Money or
Woman the Cause.

Kansas City, Mo, July 10,-The little
city across the state line from here was
shocked tonight by the murder of ono of
its most prominent attorneys by one of
its most prominent bankers,
A. w. Little, cashier of tho First Nat
ional Bank of Kansas City, ex-president
of the Armourdale bank, vice president
of the McNeal-Little Banking Company
of Guthrie o. T., and director of
the First National Bank of
Medicine Lodge, Kansas, shot
and killed Benjamin f, Johnson,
one of the most prominent rising young
attorneys of Kansas. The shooting took
place about 9 o'clock this evening on
Minnestota avenue, the principal street
of the town. After Johnson fell dead on
the sidewalk, Little ferocious-
ly jumped upon the prostrnte
man and beat him repeated
ly over the head with the butt of his re-
volver. He is now in Jail. The cause Of
the tragedy is not known definitely.
Johnsons friends say it was due to a
financial difficulty between the two men,
and Little's friends say there was a
woman IN the case.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-20
CLEVELAND IN HIS COTTAGE.
The President Returns to Gray Gables
From His Cruise.

Buzzard's Bay, Mass, July 19.-E, G.
Benedict's steam yacht, Oneida, having
on board President Cleveland, DIR. Bryant
and her owner, dropped anchor late this
afternoon. A few moments later the lit
tie launch was lowered, and the party
was soon landed on the wharf at Gray
Gables. The party has been cruising
since Monday along Long Island and Mar
ragansett Bay, and in the meantime do
ing more or less fishing. A call
at Gray Gables this evening found the
President on the veranda. He ex-
pressed himself as having had most en-
joyable cruise, and that he did not CON
template another during his stay here.
In speaking of his physical condition he
said that he was in splendid health,
and his rheumatic trouble had entirely
disappeared, for which he was truly
thankful. He could not give any definite
time when he would be likely to return to
Washington. After Mr.. Benedict had
concluded his chat with Mr.. and Mrs.
Cleveland, he boarded the Oneida and
before sunset was well down the bay.
DIR. Bryant still remains at Gray Gables.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-20
ON A HUNT FOR A RAv1sHER.
Whites and Blacks to Take a Hand In
a Lynohing.

Memphis, Tenn, July 19-Several pos
ses are still lin pursuit of the negro who
attempted to outrage the Misses McCad-
den yesterday near this city. The assail-
ant is said to be max ing for Mississippi.
Last night he passed through Ripley, and
meeting a negro girl outraged her, and
the negroes have joined the white posse.
This morning Charley Martini negro,
was ordered to halt by posse at Braden.
He began to run, but bullet from one of
the posse was fired into his back Martin
will die If the assailant of the two girls
is caught he will be taken to the scene of
the assault and hanged.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-20
TRIED TO BURN A TOWN.
A Blaze Started Outside the Masonic
Temple at Graham, Ala.

Temple at Graham, Ala.
Carrollton, Ca, July 19.-News has
reached here of an attempt to burn the
town of Graham, small place in Ran
dolph county, Alabama, IS miles west of
here. The news came by telephone.
Fire was discovered ON the outside of the
new Masonic hall, which has stores
underneath, about O'Clock this morning,
and it is supposed the fire had been set
for half hour. The use of kerosene,
light wood splinters and paper showed
that the fire was of incendiary origin.
The tracks of parties could be seen near
the building, and the officers telephoned
here for dogs to catch the would-be in
cendiary.
Graham is town of five stores, ali built
close together, and several pretty resi-
dences, most of which are in close prox-
unity to the stores. and had the fire not
been discovered and eXtinguished when
il was the whole town would have soon
been iu ashes. Suspicion rests on certain
parties and it is thought arrests will be
made tomorrow.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-20
DANGER OF A RIOT.
Watson's Friends May Cause Trouble
at Washington.

Washington, Ga, July 19.-To-morrow
is the day appointed for Tom Watson to
speak here, and grave apprehensions of
trouble are felt. The third partyites
have been uttering threats for weeks as
to the revenge they intend TO take for
Watson's treatment here last year
The democrats are fully pepared for
any move they may make. The local
military company, the Irwin Guards,
have had Instructions given them and win
spend the day at their armory. The gov
ernor has ordered the First Georgia Bat
TALON to be in readiness to start for
Washington at moments notice.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-20
TOBACCO LEvELED BY HAIL.
a Loss of 500, 900 Suffered by Farm
ers of East Hartford.

Hartford, Conn, July ia cyclonic
storm, accompanied with hail, which
passed over this city last evening, made
terrible havoc with the tobacco crop in
East Hartford, the largest tobacco grow
ing district in the Connecticut valley.
The forward tobacco crop is entirely
ruined. Whole fields of plants which be-
lore the storm were looking exceedingly
well and promised large returns, are only
worth Noughing under as fertilizer to-
gay, The damage in this section is
united to the town of East Hartford,
scarcely spreading to the north or south
Gl that town. There were about two
hundred acres of tobacco under cultiva-
ton and the total loss will exceed 100000,
ana On may be much greater. 1t is u serious
oIow TO the tobacco farmers.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-20
Purchase of Silver.

Washington. July l9.-Four hundred and.
fifty-four thousand ounces of silver were
offered to the treasury department. to-day
at prices ranging from 71.5O to % cents.
Seventy-hve thousand ounces were pur-
chased at II so cents, the balance being
declined and the same rate rendered. This
makes the totfil purchase Of silver for
the month this for ,023 ounces.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-20
Favar on q. Bark.

Lews. Del, July 19.-The American
bark Alice Reed, from Ceinfuegos with
sugar for orders, arrived at Delaware
brsalzwater last night. Both mates had
yellow fever on the passage. One died
and was buried at sea. The vessel was
quarantined and will be fumigated. First
Mate Isaac Brown took yellow fever on
June IS and died on July 3.
FEVER AT OTHER PLACES.
Washington, July 19.-The Marine hos
initial bureau has been notified that yellow
fever prevails at Pernambuco, Santos and
Rabia Brazil
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-20
NO BATTLE IN BERINa SEA.
The Mohican Was Not There on the
Date of the Alleged Fight.

Washington, July 19.-Any doubt that
may have existed in the mind of the act
ing secretary of the navy as to the i'm
probability of the story that the steam
ship Mohican was fired upon and disabled
by the Alexandria is now set at rest. All
the latest versions of this preposterous
narrative now agree in fixing the date of
the alleged engagement as May %. The
records of the navy department show
that the Mohican was at Fort Townsend
as late as May 25 and did not leave for
Bering sea until some time after that
date.
1t was learned tonight that the story
is canard pure and simple. 1t was
started by correspondents of Seattle pa
pers who practically admit that there
was no foundation for 1t.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-20
Silver Purchases Opposed.

Little Rock, Ark, July 19.-The asso-
ciated banks Of Little Rock, consisting of
all the banks Of the city, yesterday
adopted resolutions favoring repeal of the
purchasing clause of the Sherman silver
law. The Little Rock Commercial League
did likewise.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-20
Small Banks Go Under in Colorado.

Denver, Col. July l9.-The J. B: Whel-
inar Ranging Co. Pioneer Bank Of Aspen
County, the Bank of Sterling, atSterling,
COL. and the Bank of Loveland, Col,
have assigned. No statements Of assets
or liabilities have been issued.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-20
oakman's semi-Annual Statement.

New York, July 19.-Walter G.. Oak
man, receiver of the Richmond and West
point Terminal Railway and Warehouse
SoiAPany, filed his senli-annual report to-
Jay IN the United States court. Accord
ing 70 his report Mr. Oakman has eX-
RIgAded S26, 954 during the last six months.
ne ~ nad S2l 1851 on hand on June 80 when
'Ae report was made.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-20
CHOLERA IN MOSCOW.
The Epidemic Rampant Among the
Lower Glasses.

London, July 10.-Cholera is rampant
among the poorer classes in Moscow.
Much Indignation is felt in Russia be-
cause the director of prisons, upon
learning that there was cholera in the
Moscow prisons, ordered a majority of the
prisoners to be removed to four other cit
les, thus increasing the danger Of a
spread of the infection.
There have been no cases so far in St.
Petersburg
In Podolia and other infected places
the death rate has not been lessened.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-20
a pnClaatrian KilIed.

Omaha, Neb., July 19-W. l.. Oakley,
walking from San Francisco to New York
on wager, was killed by a Union Paci-
tic train few miles west of here yester-
day afternoon. Oakley was identified by
papers on his person. He was endeayor-
ing to make the trip without money.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-20
STEVENSON IN FRISCO.
Gov. Markham and Mayor Ellert Meet
Him at the Golden Gate.

San Fancisco, July 19.-Vice President
Stevenson and party, on board the steamer
Corona, paseds through the Golden Gate
this morning at 1920 o'clock. When op-
posite Fort Point salute was fired and
aboutlten minutes later the steamer was in
terrupted by the tug Fearless, from which
Gov. Markham, Mayor Ellert and other
officials boarded the steamer and vel
coined the distinguished guests to San
Francisco. A fleet of twenty tugs then
escorted the Corona TO her dock where
Vice President Stevenson and party took
carriages and were driven to the Baldwin
hotel, where they will remain during
their STAY in this city
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-20
Cholera at Naples.

Washington, July 19.-Surgeon-Genera
Wyman has received the following cable
gram from Passed Assistant Surgeon G. b.
Young, at Naples: Cholera IN Naples.
1onr fatal cases Sunday and Monday,
widely scattered Bacillus found in all.
Origin untraced. No cases since Monday"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-20
Snencer as Receiver.

Nashville. Tenn, July 10.-Samuel
Snencer. of New York, was to-day APP
nointed co-receiver for the East Tennes-
See. Virginia and Georgia railroad and
controlled lines, with Messrs Fink and
McGhee, by Judge Lurton. The appoint
ment takes effect Aug. l, and his bond
was fixed at 100000.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-20
CREDITORS swoQP DOWN.
Attachments Served On a Pennsylva
mia Furnace Company.

Sharon, Pa, July 19.-Sheriff Burnett,
of Mercer, to-day at the instance of attor-
ney Ingersoll of Cleveland, Ohio, served
writs of attachment on the Douglass Fur
mace Company of Sharpsvllle, foreclosing
judgments aggregating $3.50 800 The
failure is perhaps directly attributable TO
the recent assignment of Forsythe, Hyde
q Co, of Chicago, by which firm the fur
mace has been operated. No local inter
ests are involved.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-20
DOVE FROM A ROOF.
Citizen of Washington Killed While

A Citizen of Washington Killed While
Laboring Under an Halluoination.
Washington, July 19-B. K. Plain,
prominent lumber merchant of this city,
while suffering from an hallucination
climbed to the roof of his house and took
a running jump INTO the street below, APP
parently under the belief that he was
diving into pool of water. His death
was almost instantaneous. Mr.. Plain
was born in Alexandria, Va, served in
the confederate army and resided for
some years in Memphis, Tenn, where he
married He leaves an estate valued at
over 5000 600.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-20
.Chnlera of Cardiff.

Cardiff, July 19-The British steamer
Blueiacket, from Marseilles, arrived here
to-day with cholera on board and was
ordered in quarantine. The Bluejacket
sailed from Kcrtch in the Crimea on
MarspiIleS
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-20
Rome,s Bank scandals.

Rome, July 19.-The Tribune gives
semi official information Of the report
that one hundred senators, members of
the chamber Of deputies and journalists
are implicated in the Banco Romano
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-20
ruo Ranks Closed at Oklahoma.

Oklahoma City, July 10.-Tne Bank of
Oklahoma City and the Oklahoma Ma
tionaI Baul closed their doors this after
noon, There was a heavy run on the First
National, but it withstood it all right
Statements are unobtainablc now.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-20
Two Small Kansas Banks Fail.

topeka, Kan, July 19.-InfOrmation
las EEaS oeen received at the Office of the state
SStnA commissioners of the failure Of the
~ 9soIe {e Bank Of Parker, Linn county, and
Ge ~ me Woodson State Bank Of Yates
concerns.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-20
BECOMES A CATHOLIC.
The Rector of the Episcopal Chapel at
Florence Changes His Faith.

Florence Changes His Faith.
New York, July 19.-Rev. Edwin Ben
jamin Russell, the well known rector of
the American chapel in Florence, has
abandoned the Protestant Episcopal
church and been received in the Roman
Catholic church by Arch bishop Corrigan.
Father Van Rensselaer,, of St. Francis
Xaviers, who had great deal to do with
the conversion of Father Adams, is
friend of Rev. Russell, and his change of
faith is largely due to him.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-20
Jamaioais Postmaster Indioted

Brunswick, Ca, July 19.-F'our indict-
son Rice, postmaster at Jamaica, for de-
frauding the government. He will be
tried IN the circuit court ut Savannah.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-20
Ex-Congressman Hancock Dead.

Austin, Texas, July 19.-John Hancock,
one of Texas most prominent jurists,
once member of congress from this
state, died at his home near this city this
afternoon. from nervous disorder.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-20
A Prominent Presbyterian Dead.

st. Paul, MINI, July 19.-Prof John
Allison, one of the best known Presby
terian preachers in the country, died at
noon to-day from conclusion of the brain
by falling from street car in Mime
apolis.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-20
BAGGING MILLS CLOSED.

Manchester, n. H., July 19-Notices
were posted in the jefferson and Namas-
kee bagging mills yesterday to the effect
that those mills will be closed from now
until August /. This move was taken on
account of the low water at present in the
river When the Amoskeag mills close
down on Aug, l these mills, which are
owned by the same corporation, will re-
sumo so that at no time will all the
Amoskeag mills be closed at the same
time