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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-27
A1YNoH1Na AT DENVER.
An Italian Who Murdered an Lnoffen
siYe Old Man Hanged.


Denver, Col, July 26.-Last night an
italian killed member Of the Grand Ar
my of the republic in saloon. The mur-
derer was arrested and jailed. A mob
took the murderer out of Jail tonight,
lynched him and riddled his body with
bullets One Of the mob was shot in the
leg by the jailor.
The murderer was an italian saloon
keeper named Arata Mosta. His victim
was an inoffensive old man. and the muir
der was unprovoked and most brutal in
its method. The murderer was locked in
Jail, which is one of the finest
and most secure in the country,
but mob of over $4,000 people battered
down its doors, overpowered the sheriff s
force, took the murderer out, hanged him
to a tree and shot him full of holes. The
murdered man was named Lightfoot.
His son led the mob tonight
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-27
NEW YORK BROKERS FAIL.
Creditors will be Paid In Full With
Proper Use of the Assets.

New York, July 26.-H. L Nicholas &
Co., stock brokers, assigned to-day to
William Nelson Cromwell. The liabilities
in loans are reckoned at 81 ,25o,000. The
assignee says the firm can pay 100 cents
on the dollar and have surplus left if the
creditors do not sacrifice the assets.
The cause of the failure was
neglect or inability of customers
to respond to calls for margins. H. l.
Nocholas, Herman Clark and L. w. Evans
to-day resigned as directors of the Evans
vile and Terre Haute and were succeeded
by w H Tilford and H. M. Tilford of
New York and Ed Huston of Evansville,
Ind. c. c. Baldwin retired as chairman
of the finance committee and his place
was taken by D. j. Mackey, president of
the company.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-27
A HUSBANDS AWFUL CRIME.
He Kills His Wife and Two Children
and Fires the House.

Pittsburg, Pa, July 2G.-John Souse
killed his wife and two children, sometime
between II O'Clock and o'clock last night,
and then attempted to cover his crime by
setting the house on fire. The firemen
soon extinguished the flames and discov-
cred the dead bodies, the wife with her
head crushed by a hammer, and the child
rem smothered. A boy, years old, and
an infant, 13 weeks old, were fastened in
the building by their father, but the ar
rival of the fireman saved them. The
rescued boy says his father killed his
mother and the other two children. The
room showed evidence of desperate
fight for her life by Mrs. Souse. Souse is
in Jail.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-27
ERIE's RECEIvERsHIP.
The Fall in the Value Of it's Securities
Caused the Trouble.

New York, July 26.-Trenor Luther
Park was the complainant at whose in
stance the Erie railroad was placed in the
hands Of receivers to-day. He is holder
of first and second mortgage bonds. He
stated that the company was unable to
furnish the extra security called for owing
to the decreased values of the collateral
already put up for loans, the state of the
money market rendered it impossible to
renew loans and there was danger that
the collateral would be sacrificed and the
company involved in q number of suits.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-27
The Rering Sea DECISION.

London, July 26.-Hon. E. J. Phelps,
one of the American counsel before the
Bering sea tribunal Of arbitration, was
questioned to-day in this city in regard to
the report circulated in the United
States to the effect that the tribunal had
decided in favor Of the Americans. Mr..
Phelps declared that there was no truth
in the report, and said he did not expect a
decision TO be reached by the arbitrators
for some days.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-27
FAMINE IN CHINA.
Starving Wretches Eating the Flesh
of the Dead.

Vancouver, B. c., July 2G.-The steam.
er Empress of India, from China and ia
pan, brings details of famine in China.
The Hugao says that the terrible ac-
counts Of the distress prevailing in Shansi
on account of the famine in that prov
ince have been brought TO Ningpo by
a man who arrived there on the 10th in
slant in the steamer Pekin. The man
had with him two girls, aged respectively
l6 and II years, whom he said he had
bought at Chang Kahoo Hansi for ten
strings of copper. The people of the dis
tressed province are dying in thousands.
The flesh of the arms and thighs Of the
poor wretches who sink down with ex-
haustion are frequently cut of by those
who have still strength to do SO and
pntpu
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-27
More Fever OHpeIaware.

Washington July 26.-Surgeon General
Wyman of the marine hospital service to-
day received the following telegram from
Passed Assistant Surgeon Geddins at Del
aware breakwater: ARRIVED yesterday
the American schooner Hannah McLOon,
from Havana and Matanzas, with the
captain on board dead of yellow fever.
Five other cases on the voyage recov-
cred. l buried the captain ashore with
all precautions. The vessel is held for
disinfectinn and observation.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-27
Killed on the Rails.

Welch, W. Va, July 26-Late last
night there was a rear end collision be-
tween freight and a passenger train on
the Norfolk & Western railioad, about a
mile from the city, at a sharp curve.
John Frankman, brakeman on the pas
senger train, was under passenger car
when the freight struck it and he was
killed. Four unknown men who were
beating their way in the first box car
back of the tender were also killed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-27
CHARGEDwITH EMBEzzLEMENT
The President Of Hillsboro's Broken
Bank Arrested.

Cincinnati, July 26.-Clarence M. Over
man, late president and director of the
Citizens National Bank of Hillsboro, o.,
was arrested by a United States marshal
to-day at Hillsboro, on warrant sworn
out by United States Attorney John w.
Heron, and brought before United States
Commissioner John e. Bruce. He is
charged with embezzling $4,000 of the
banks funds, and also with making
false entries in the report to the control
Ter of the currency as to the banks con-
dition on May 4, 1898. He plead not
guilty. His bond was fixed by the com
missioner at 500, 600, and not being able
to give it to-day, he was committed to Jail.
He will be given hearing tomorrow.
Overman is a cousin of ex-GOv. Foraker.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-27
L. & MS SALE OF STOCK.
The Company Sold it to Offset Money
Tied UP in Banks.

New York, July 26.-It is stated that
the reason for the disposal of s., ,250,00O of
treasury stock of the Louisville and
Nashville was that the company, although
It had earned the dividend and surplus
shown in its statement, had not received
the actual money. The bank failures in
kentucky and the west have resulted in
ucNlng up some of this cOmpany's money,
as well as that of other companies. The
snare holders, however, were entitled to
Jner dividends and they were pro-
Ilded for by disposing of the treasury
stock The Louisville and Nashville is
now Ioaning money on the street.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-27
IRISH TAXES.

Cham berlain's Amendment to the
Home Rule Bill Defeated.
London, July 26-The committee of the
whole Of the House of Commons to-day
resumed its discussion Of Joseph Cham
berlain's amendment to the financial
clause Of the home rule bill providing
that the provisional arrangement that
Irish taxes should be collected for six
years by the imperial government should
be 50 changed that the collection of such
taxes should rest permanently with the
IMPERIAL government. Mr.. Chamberlain
was the principal speaker. The amend
ment was defeated by vote of 226 to 1856.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-27
Three Failureg at Nashville.

Nashville, Tenn, July 26.-B. S. Low
enthal 81 Son and NJ. j. Levy Il Son,
wholesale whisky dealers, and Sulzbacher
Brothers, proprietOrs of the Hermitage
vinegar factory and large produce deal
el.s. made special assignments to-day The
failures are directly due to the failure Of
the Louisville Deposit Bank, which is a
large creditor of the assignors.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-27
Enture o9 the aeorgia southern

Baltimore, Md, July 26.-The Manu-
facturers' Record states that there is no
truth in the report that the Georgia
Southern would form an extension Of the
Sea Board Air Line system by its connec-
tion with the Macon and Northern road
at Macon. Ga. The Mercantile Trust
Company, trustee for the bondholders,
also denies the report.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-27
WOODEN Mills Shut Down.

Philadelphia, Pa, July 26.-The extern
sive wooden mills Of Scatchard Brothers,
which have been giving employment to
about $50 hands, have shut down indeh-
nitely, owing to the depression in trade.
The firm has been in business over a
quarter OF a century. and this is the first
time operations have been entirely sus-
pended in the mills.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-27
LAND AGENTS FAIL.
The Assets $500. 900 and the Liabili-
ties as Much.

Dallas, Tex, July 6.-The old and
widely known land, loan and collecting
agency of Murphy & Bolans, the largest
concern of the kind in Texas, made gen
eral assignment yesterday. No schedule
of assets or liabilities has been filed, but,
as the firm did an enormous business, the
chances are that the liabilities VIII reach
S5OO.00 The assets are fully that
amount. The firm is composed of John
P Murphy and Charles F. Bolans On
Saturday they were incorporated under
the name of the Murphy-Bolans Land and
Loan Company. 1t is understood that
they will continue business. 1t is not
thought that the failure will involve other
houses
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-27
ARKANSAS LUMBER MILLS.
Prices so Low That Many Mills VIII
be Shut Down.

De smut DoWn.
Little Rock, Ark, July 26.-The Ar
kansas Lumber Manufacturers Associa-
tion met in this city yesterday. Four
fifths of the lumber mills of the state
were represented. Aresolution was passed
to the effect that inasmuch as the prices
of lumber were already down to the cost
of manufacture, in preference to making
any further concessions. the manufacturers
would restrict the output as much as pos
sible and wherever practicable would
shut down until the counuy,s finances
are placed on a sound basis.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-27
Offers of Silver.

Washington, July 26-The silver offered
for sale TO the treasury department to-
day aggregated 175, 900 ounces, at prices
ranging from 1925 to 1850 cents per
ounce, all of which was declined, and
1920 cents rendered Up to the close of
business hours no seller had accepted this
price
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-27

Washington, D. c., July 26.-This after
noon Secretary Carlisle requested the
designations Of the following collectors of
internal revenue Their terms of Office,
it is explained, have about expired: E
A. White Fourth North CarOlina James
d. Brady, Second Virginia and Patrick
H. McCaull. Sixth Virginia
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-27
EDUCATIONAL CONGRESSES
IN Session at the Worlds Fair at
Chicago.

Chicago, July 26.-Fifteen separate edu-
cauonal congresses were in session today
dt the Art Institute. Each discussed
some particular feature relating to the
studies for youth. Higher education,
colleges and universities claimed the at
leeL4jlon Of one congress, while others con-
@1eied secondary education, elementary
tl0cation, high schools, school supervis-
,i ,ou, art education, training of teachers,
e.l ee5.glhnology and manual training, and
o.-ef oolt issues relating to the general sub
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-27
John n. Swift Dead.

Charleston, S. c.. July 26.-John II.
Swift died here to-day, aged 65 years.
He was one of the first graduates Of the
South Carolina Military Academy, and in
early life went with a number of south
erners to Kansas and took an active part
in the troubles during the border war.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-27
$500 FED AT DENVER.
me Number Of Unemployed Men In
creased by New Arrivals.

% NNUN " 4A444F e445'
DehVer, Col, July 26.-Thirty-five hun
uF5o hungry people were fed with bread,
~, neal and milk this morning by missions.
Iue ASt Of idle men is increasing as the
miners come in from the camps 1t had
zen zen planned by the unemployed men,
y'-,l ,-a' l'OoO men would march before the
FOFernor's s Office this morning and demand
t5iee transportation east but they were
Us Ip.Ss uS4ed from doing so by the efforts of
1,g t,O y, Nylon Reed and Thomas Uzzell. A
ward tonight.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-27
An Attempt at Rescue Feared.

Memphis, Tenn. July 6.-The jailer has
just telephonea to the police station that
he has information that an attempt will
be made tonight to release the three ring
leaders of Saturday nights mob, who are
now in Jail
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-27
Stock Brokers Fail.

New York, July 26.-The failure of H.
Nicholas & Co, members Of the New
York Stock Exchange, was announced
this morning. The firm is composed of II.
I Nicholas John d. Nicholas, Walter c.
Taylor and Marcus Mayer. The firm was
considered quite prominent one in
stock exchange circles.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-27
sPREoKELs AT FRISCO.
The Sugar King Given an Ovation on
His Departure from Honolulu.

HIS Departure from AonoIuIu.
San Francisco, Cal, July 26.-The
steamer Australia arrived from Honolulu
this morning The Australia sailed the
day after the Oceanic, which arrived yes
terday. She does not bring any later
news of Importance, Claus Spreckels
was among the steamers passengers.
Mr. Spreckels was given quite a send-off
on his departure from Honolulu, a large
crowd gathering at the wharf and the
national band playing in his honor. A
number of distinguished royalists at
tended on the steamer and presented him
with a cane.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-27
SEVERAL STORES BURNED.
Ashland, Va, The Scene of Destruc-
tive Blaze.

Richmond, Va, July 26.-The fire this
morning at Ashland, sixteen miles from
this city, destroyed the following stores
with their contents: George Nixon,
drugs; Marion Lake, dry goods and
groceries; D. b. Cox, groceries; Ford
Bros, groceries; Mrs. Sinclair, millinery
store. Mrs. Ratclif's dwelling was also
burned. Little was saved. An engine
was sent from Richmond to Ashland
which rendered great assistance in sub
DUNG the flames. The fire is supposed to
have been incendiary. The loss is esti-
mated at $4,000 and the insurance at
$4,000.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-27
AN ATTORNEY ASSIGNS.
His Assets $500, Speculation the
Cause of His Failure.

Cincinnati, July 26.-Powen Crossley,
an attorney, made an assignment this
afternoon. His assets are 100000. The
amount of his liabilities is unknown.
Crosley has been specializing in land in
Ohio and Indiana. One of the principal
causes of his failure was the collapse of
the Worlds Fair Spectatorium Company,
in which he was Interested He is the
lessee of the Pike opera house building
here.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-27
BLOCKADE OF SIAM.
The French Fleet to Put in it Effect on
Saturday or Sunday.

Paris, July 26.-It is stated that an ef-
fective blockade of the Siamese coast by
the French fleet will begin on Saturday
or Sunday next. Until then all the
powers will not have received notice of
Frances intention to establish a block
ade.
The Chinese charge daffaires had
an interview to-day with the chief OH
cials at the foreign Office in regard to
Siam.
The Chinese charge affaires, it is
stated, informed M Develle that Siam
had no territory east of Mekong, as far
north as latitude 29', which parallel was
claimed by the French as the northern
limit of their infiuencnce. He regarded il
as unlikely that the black flags would
Join the Siamese in the event of hostili-
ties with France, but thought if they
saw France and Siam embroiled the
black flags might resume the offensive in
Tonquin.
THE PASSAGE OF THE RIVER.
London, July %, ma Paris dispatch
to tho Times says: Lord Dufferin had an
au0lence with M Deveille this morning.
A cabinet council was held at o'clock
was maintained as to what took place at
the meeting. Another cabinet council
will be held on Saturday next.
The Temps gives u detailed account of
how the French gunboats forced their
passage up the Menam river. The gun
boats entered the channel about 6 o'clock
in the evening and Immediately both forts
and the Siamese gunboats opened fire on
the French Warships The French gun
boats crossed the bar withstanding the
explosion of a submarine torpedo directly
ahead Of the feet.
The Inconstante rammed and sunk
Siamese gunboat. About 8 O'Clock the
forts at Pal1n, IN opened fire at q range Of
one quarter of a mile. The French gun
boats all the time were making ten knots
an hour against the stream. At 9:30
o'clockthetrench feet anchored in frOntof
the French legation at Bangkok The
fire had little effect owing to the dark
ness.
MAKES GERMANY SMILE
Berlin, July 26.-The Tageblatt rejoices
over the prospect that England, who
scornfully holds alOOf from the Dreibund,
may become embroiled with France over
Siamese affairs. England. says the Tage-
blatt, win be taught a lesson, and she
need not expect to receive German sup
port Other papers express similar SEN
timents, although in milder language.
SIAM SURPRISED.
Bangkok. July 26.-N. Pavie, the
French minister resident, prior to his de-
parture, had final interview with the
Siamese foreign minister, who said that
his government was astonished that
France considered their reply to the
French ultimatumas a refusal to comply
with its terms. II was impossible, he
said, to accept definitely all indefinite pro
posal. France had never defined her
rights in AMMAN ana Cam
bodia; but the liking, earnestly
desiring peace and a speedy settlement Of
the whole case, had declared his readi-
ness to abandon AMMAN and Cambodia,
all the posts that have been attacked, as
well as the territory near them, in
cluding Stungtreng and Khong, although
these places were admitted to be Siamese.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-27
Wira WorI,a shut Down.

Pittsburg, Pa, July 26-The Pittsburg
wire works at Braddock shut down to-day
on account of dull trade An early re
sumption is not expected. The plant en-
ploys 500 men.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-27

New York July 26.-During a terrific
thunderstorm this afternoon, Gerhard S
bathing pavilion was struck by lightning
aud T. +. I4oomis, OF BroOklin, was killed
and three Others seriously injured, one Of
whom was a woman.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-27

Washiuton, July pa telegram has
been received at the interior department
from Inspector taisOn announcing that
the execution of the nine condemned
Choctaws has been further postponed
from August 1 to September by order
Of the ChOctaW court.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-27
Sunk with Seven Lives.

London, July 26-The steamer Pearl,
was run into to-day by an unknown
steamer off North Rock, County Down,
Ireland. The Pearl sank, carrying down
with her seven persons. Five people on
board were saved
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-27
Reoeiuer Of cedartown's Bank.

Washington, July 26.-The controller
of the currency to-day appointed James
X. Barber receiver of the First National
Bank of CedartOwn, Ca.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-27
cnrlisIe at His Post.

Washington, July 26.-Secretary Car
isle is at his post again, but has rheu-
matism aud only spent part of the day at
the treasury.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-27
Made superintendent of Construction.

Washington, July 26.-David A. Bacher,
of Virginia, was to-day appointed SUPER
intendent Of public buildings, at Staun-
ton. Va.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-21

spect to the payment at least of the N.S52,-
600. which will mature within the hscal
year 1880"
The Secretary then reviews the legislation
with reference to the Pacific railroads.
briefly states the financial affairs of the
company as heretofore published, and closes
with the following recommendation: "On
account of the approaching maturity or
both classes of these bonds and the magni-
tude of the interests involved, | respect
fully submit that the subject should re-
ceive the early and earnest consideration
of Congress with a view TO the adoption
of some plan which will more certainly Sc
cure the ultimate payment of the indebt-
edness TO the government. and az the same
time permit the companies to conduct the
business for which they were created, under
such limitations and restrictions as TO man
agement and expenditures as may be con-
sidered necessary to protect the rights OF
all parties interested I'm the property. 1t
would be very unfortunate. I'm my opinion,
if the government should be forced, 10y any
combination of circumstances, 10 take pos
session of and operate these lines of rail-
way. and every reasonable effort should be
made BY all parties TO avoid such a result.
The report also includes a review of the
work Of the various bureaus of the depart
ment. which work has already been set
forth in the annual reports of the bureau
Offices.