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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-09
SUICIDE ON THE RAILS.
Papers Found in the Dead Mans
Pockets May Lead to a Sensation.

Papers Found in the Dead Mans
Pockets May Lead to Sensation.
Chicago, Oct. 2.-What promises to de-
velop into a sensational suicide occurred
today on the railroad track at the foot
of Monroe street. From papers found on
the suicides person he is supposed to be
Henry Kershaw, editor and manager of
the New Orleans Commercial.
Early this morning the police at the
central detail station saw a well dressed
man standing on the railroad track ap-
parently engrossed in deep thought. A
long freight train was approaching, and
as it drew near him, the man threw him
self upon the track, and placed his neck
across the rail. Policeman l.. T. Hayes
and two patrolmen hastened from the
station, but were too late. The train
reached the man before they had crossed
half the intervening space and severed the
suicides head from his body. AS soon as
possible the train was stopped and the
mangled remains were removed to
morgue Letters found in the mans
pockets led to his identity and the doc
uments, if true, may lead to a sensation.
A CRIME WITH WOMAN IN IT.
In all of the letters whicn he wrote
Kershaw speaks of a crime charged
against him which was prosecuted by a
woman, WtlOLl ne u6SlRldU6u dS IlOUl6
Bloom, and a number of secret societies,
and he claims that he was bounded to the
grave. He speaks of an unfair trial, in
which a detective and an attorney
were bribed and induced to work
to his disadvantage. What the outcome
of the case was he does not tell, but ev-
identity he believed that the his enemies
intended to murder him. He limited in
one of his letters of lynching, but stated
that he never feared them, because he
did not fear death. Letters were also
found on his person signed by Libbie
Bloom.
INFATUATED WITH HER.
The letters taken in connection with
those written by himself, show that
Kershaw became infatuated with the
Bloom woman and left his wife and chill
dren to live with her. in the letters, he
often spoke of his wife and children in
New Orleans and the disgrace he had
brought on them for the sake of woman
who he claimed ruined him and
drove him mad. He fed with her to
Chicago, but Kershaw seemed to have
been a dissipated man and she soon left
him Some of the letters read like
the products of a deranged brain.
He in particular accuses the masons and
Elks lodges of prosecuting him, and says
that Libbie Bloom must have lied to them
to take his life. This letter to the ma
sons winds up: "If you call it crime for
a woman to love man and he her, ana
nothing wrong be done. then fire your
gatling guns. / hope God will forgive me
for all my sins"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-09
HOUSE COMMITTEE WORK.
Important Matters That win Engage
Attention This Week.

Washington, Oct. S.-The hearings be-
fore the banking and currency commit
tee will continue. Members Of the House
are advocating the bills they have in
troduced. The investigations Of the COM
mittee win be in the direction of secur-
ing information as to changes in the
national banking laws and the views of
members upon the proposed repeal OF the
10 per cent. tax on state bank circula-
tion.
The committee on merchants marine
and fisheries expects that the hearing
upon the Fithian free shipping bill will
be concluded Monday.
Monday morning the committee on pub
lie lands will consider the Hudson resolu-
tion calling for an investigation of the
methods of opening the Cherokee strip
If the majority of the committee decide TO
report adversely the minority will make
report in favor of an investigation and
fight for it in the House.
Chairman Holman will call the commit
tee on Indian affairs together tomorrow
for organization and subcommittee will
be appointed, but it is not anticipated
that much business will be done till the
estimates are submitted.
The committee on territories will try
and get quorum together to consider
bllo obNtFdl DlliS lOT but dNulASlOu VI
Utah, Arizona, New Mexico and Oklaho-
ma. There has been more pressure for the
Utah bill than the others, and it will be
disposed of first
Chairman Culberson of the judiciary
committee will return tomorrow, and
Tuesday the committee will try and dis
pose Of the many bills before it. The Joint
committee, composed of three members OF
the House and Senate committee on APP
pointments, to investigate the methods Of
business in the several departments, will
make its final report Monday morning
The committee on rivers and harbors
will meet and organize on Monday morn
ing, but will not attempt to prepare bill
until the engineers reports are received,
which will be in about a month. The
committee will hold meeting Tuesday
to hear one or two members on some
local bills, which are represented as being
of great Importance
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-09
UNDER THE YELLOW FLAG.
Five Suspicious Deaths on Steamer
From Hamburg to New York.

From Hamburg to New York.
New York, Oct. S.-The Atlantic liner
Russia of the Hamburg, g,-American line,
which arrived at quarantine this morn
ing, has been detained by order of DR..
William Jenkins, health officer of the port.
The Russia came Into the harbor flying a
yellow flag and on being boarded by the
health officer, Capt Schmidt reported
that six deaths-some of which were ac-
companied by chOleric symptoms, had
occurred ON the voyage.
The Russia sailed from Hamburg for
New York on Sept % and had on board
nearly 500 passengers, of which twenty
five were saloon, the balance being steer
age. The captain states that when few
days at sea little girl of twelve months
was taken with vomiting and died after a
short illness. Five deaths then occurred,
four steerage and one saloon. One was a
little girl named Augusta Thomas, IL
years old. Her death was not accom-
panied by any cholerac symptoms. Her
brother stated that she was subject to
disease of the heart. She died Oct. 3.
THE SHIPS DOCTOR NOT ALARMED.
The Russian doctor, Dr. Huauneman, is
of the opinion that all the deaths were
from natural causes and none Of them at
tributable to cholera. The infant, he
says, died from cholera infantum, and
the death of ore of the four steerage pas
sengers was caused by erysipelas in the
leg. One of the steerage passengers is
in the ships hospital suffering from di-
arrhRa.
The steamer will be thoroughly disin-
fected tomorrow.
DR.. Jenkins has ordered the passengers
to Hoffman Island, where they will be
detained until il is learned whether the
the corpses were buried at sea- The pas
sengers appear to be all of a respectable
class.
The health officer states that no ground
for apprehension need exist, as the most
ample precautions have been taken, and
will be carried out TO prevent contagion
if cholera is shown to have been the
cause Of the deaths
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-09

the kind of fever that she has. Her case
Is considered suspicious one, but has not
vet been declared to be yellow fever.
There has been no government physician
here Yet to pass upon the case. A ma
jority of the people here are satisfied that
the case is not a case of yellow fever,
though the doctors are watching its de-
velopments.
CARTER MIsQUoTED.
Waycross, Ga, Oct. S.-Sergeon Carter
denies shat he said that 1.-The section be-
tween Waycross, Jesup and Brunswick is
infected" What he did say was that 1.-The
section between Camp Haines, Jesup and
Brunswick is infected" He says that
there is no infection west of Camp Haines
nor west of Jesup. He has put seven in
spectors on the trains between Waycross
and Savannah. The tour of inspection
will probably be completed by him to-
morrow. Upon his return here Monday
morning he will probably report the re-
suit of the important investigations heh
made since he arrived here. He will
make no unofficial statement for publica-
ton, and nothing can be learned of his
work until it is completed.
NO FEVER AT sURRENCY.
Surrency, Ca, Oct. 8.-Surgeon Carter
arrived here last night at u O'clock to in
spect this place to see if there was any
y
this morning what he thought about yell
lew fever here, he said if the yellow fever
was brought here it would certainly
spread. He was also asked if Sur
rency, not being incorporated,
had the right to keep
refugees from stopping here, to which he
replied that we could not violently hinder
any one from getting off trains here when
parties wished to take them as their
guests, but that we could forbid their
leaving the house in which they entered
for ten days. He also advised us to be
very cautious how we admitted people
until frost Surgeon Carter had an inter-
view with j. r. Lord, who was sick sew
eral days last week, and it
was rumored had yellow fever.
His Investigations proved that Mr.
Lord had not had yellow fever,
and he said that he was perfectly willing
to issue him a certificate, stating that he
had had nothing more than a well-devel-
oped case of chills and fever. He said he
had not even symptoms of malaria.
Surgeon Carter is well posted on any sub
ject, and especially yellow fever. He
Converses very freely and does not hest
tate to advise people for their own good,
and if they do not heed his advice they
will have to abide the consequences. He
left at about o'clock by private convey
ance for Odum. Before leaving he sent
Surgeon General Wyman the following
message:
Surgeon General Wyman, Washington, D.
c.. Surrency is all right. Has no suspicious
cases. nor has not had. go to Odum.
CARTER, Surgeon.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-09
A MEXICAN GENERAL SLAIN.
Twelve Bullets Fired Into His Heart
From the Street

City of Mexico, Oct. Snail advices
were received to-day from the city of
San Cristobal stating that few nights
ago Gen. Manuel Escobes, at one time
governor of Chiapas, and senator of
the same state, was assassinated at his
house in Tapachula by shots fired
from the street, twelve of the
projectiles lodging in his heart. Tapa-
cEula being almost on the Gautemalan
frontier, it is probable that the assassin
escaped in that direction. The cause of
the shooting is not exactly known, but it is
thought that a servant dismissed by the
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-09
RED MoUTHED ANARCHY.
Rent Spoken of as Robbery and Profit
as Plunder.

Glasgow, Oct. S.-Several thousand
people attended meeting held upon the
green to-day at which authorities were
denounced for sending troops into the
mining districts and for killing men who
were only, it is claimed, trying to obtain
what was due them. Among the crowd
were men carrying banners upon which
caps of liberty were perched. MIR. Matte,
one of the speakers, remarked that rent
was robbery and that profit was plunder
These assertions caused the widest kind
of applause and cheers.
Cunningham Graham and others also
made violent speeches, saying that the
coal mine owners were traitors who de-
served to be hanged.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-09
STRUCK BY A TRAIN.
A Conductors Foolhardiness Costs
Motorman His Life.

Cincinnati, Oct. Sat the point where
the Mount Auburn electric railroad
crosses the Big -Four tracks an electric
car, in attempting to cross, was struck by
a Big -Four passenger train this morning
The front platform of the car was just
on the rail when the car was struck.
Motorman Louis Case was killed. None
of the five passengers were hurt and very
little damage was done to the car. The
accident was due TO the foolhardiness Of
Conductor Montgomery, who sigualed the
mOtOrman To cross
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-09
CAMDEN LOOKS FOR REPEAL.
He Thinks the Senate will End the
Fight Next Week.

New York, Oct. s.-Senator John Cam
den of West Virginia stated to an Asso-
ciated Press reporter in the Fifth Ave-
nue. hotel to-day: II think the silver
question will be settled next week 1t
will be settled substantially, / think,
by the repeal of the Sherman act.
There may be some concessions and
enactments, but am not prepared TO say
at present what they will be. / believe
repeal of the Sherman act will restore
confidence and make money easy and
plenty. Its repeal is all that is necessary
TO restore confidence in the government
and make money plentiful on gold
basis.
when the act is repealed expect
money viii soon be plentiful. What the peo-
pie want is the stability in the currency
which the repeal will give US. We have
had a very long seige over this question,
but IL is now drawing 10 close. think
congress will take recess when IL has
disposed Of the silver bill.n
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-09
SPEECHES IN LONDON.
Labor Agitators Are the Cause of the
Striking Miners.

London, Oct. s.-Fuly 1900 people as
sembled to-day in Victoria park az the
east end Of London, and heard violent
speeches in favor Of the striking miners.
tom" Mann, the labor agitator, to-
day addressed an assembiage of about
20, 600 people az Trafalgar square, speak
ing in behalf OF the miners on strike IN
various parts Of England. Mr.. Mann
urged government control OF railroads
and of mines
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-09
BILLIE DEUTsoHs DEATH BED.
Advantage Taken of His Condition by
aSwindler.

u d0WAhhAbEs
New York, Oct. S.-There has evil
IDENTIFY been an effort on the part of some
one to swindle the relatives of Billie
Deutsch. Early this week Mrs j. Bern
hardt Deutsch, living at SO West Thir-
teenth street, received a letter, purport-
ing to come from her brother in Denver,
asking that she send him $500
at once. 1t was n most miserable
scrawl. 1t represented him as
penniless and without funds. The fact
Of the request for money being made to
her by letter aroused Mrs. Bernhardt's
suspicion. She is confident that If he
had needed money he would have tele-
graphed for it. She did not send it there
fore, but wrote to some of her friends in
Denver, asking them to investigate the
matter. She had heard nothing from
them up to last evening
DEUTsoH IN HOSPITAL.
A telegram from Denver says: "Billie
Deutsch, who is lying at the point Of
death at st. Luke's hospital in this city,
has written but one letter to his sister
since he has been In the hospital. That let
ter was written three days after his enter
ing on Sept 20. Deutsch is not in a con
dition to write, nor even to recognize any
one. He lies in stupor, his body so
weak that he can scarcely move and his
mind in such a condition that he is prac-
tically dead already.
Superintendent Wallace Of st. Luke's
said this afternoon that the letter writ
ten by Billie Deutsch to his sister on or
about Sept. 20, was positively the only
one he had written, and that neither he
or any one for him had written asking
for aid. Deutsch's s expenses in the hos
pital are paid by his brother in Cincin-
natl, who is represented here by VIM.
Hensaw. He is therefore in no need of
pecuniary aid.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-09
A Freight Agent stin MISSING

Cincinnatti, o., Oct. s. William
Williams, contracting agent Of
the Green Line, who disappeared week
ago, has not been heard from yet. His
accounts are perfectly correct.a His
friends think he has been playing the
races, as he borrowed large amounts, and
is afraid 10 face his creditors.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-09

Detroit, Mich, Oct. s.-A disaster on
Lake Superior, in which not less than
eight lives were lost, came to light to-day
when a drifting fishing boat was picked
up by the crew of the Muskalonge life
saving boat.
No one was found in the wrecked boat,
and there is not the slightest foundation
to believe that any of them escaped
droyvninp
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-09
Short $4,000 in His Accounts.

Tuscahoma. ]. T., Oct Sex Treasurer
McCurtin has not been heard from since
he left here yesterday morning. 1t now
turns out that his shortage is S14, 600 The
books have not been examined yet. The
Locke men are loud in denomcing him,
and number of the Jones faction de-
uounce him
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-09
Capt. o,shea pangeroualy IN.

London, Oct. 8.-Capt. O'Shea, the di-
vorced husband of Mrs Parne1l, is dan
gerously ill at his chambers on Victoria
street, this city.
Capt OShea is in bed and delirious
at intervals. 1t is believed that he is
suffering from typhoid fever. A special
physician will visit him.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-09
BOSTON WINS DAUvRAY's CUP.
The Championship Emblem Presented
to the Bostons.

Kansas City, Oct s.-The cup offered
by Helen Dauvray, the actress, to the
champion baseball team winning it in
three successive seasons, was presented
to the Bostons this afternoon. The ALI
American CLUB, who are making tour Of
pragpnt
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-09
pitohed by a Train wreeker.

Excelsior Springs, Mo, Oct. s.-There
was bold scheme 10 wreck passenger
train on the Excelsior Springs railroad
last night, which succeeded IN ditching
the train and shaking up the passengers.
The switch. which had been left unlocked,
was turned and ditched the train.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-09
qrain Damned by Ran.

Spokane Falls, Wash. Oct s.-Dis-
patches from the Palousi and Big Bend
grain sections in Eastern Washington say
serious damage 10 crops has resulted from
the heavy rains the past week. The har-
vest Is fully q mouth late and much grain
Is still standing.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-09
CUT HIS THROAT IN A CELL.
Miserable End of a Man Brought to
Vagrancy BY Dissipation.

Abilene, Tex, Oct. S.-Dr. G. M. Cady,
once wealthy man, brought to vagrancy
by dissipation, was locked up yesterday
for drunkenness. The prisoners are al
lowed to shave themselves on Saturdays,
and when it came Cady's turn to use the
razor he cut his throat from ear TO ear
He then walked about the cell, but again
seized the razor and cut his throat. He
leaves a wife and several children.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-09
Leeds Confident of winning.

Atlantic City, n. J., Oct. S.-Horace NJ.
Leeds left here this evening with his
trainer, Dominic McCaferty, for Coney
Island, where he will meet Ernest To-
morrow night. Leeds weighs i37 pounds.
He feels confident Of Winning
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-09
Cho1era,s Fearful Rnvarea.

Bilboa, Spain, Oct. S.-During the past
four days 104 new cases and 81 deaths
from cholera have been reported.
THIRTY-FoUR CASES AND FOURTEEN DEATHS.
Palermo, Oct. S.-Thirty-four new cases
and fourteen deaths from cholera were
reported for to-day
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-09
A Mercantile House closed.

Ardmore, /. T., oct. S.-The mercantile
house. wholesale and retail, Of B. Hardy
has closed. Nineteen attachments were
served on him The branch estaollsh-
nept at Bereviu has also been attached.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-09
Suicide at a Cost of so Cents.

Richmond. Mo, Oct. S.-Mrs. Clara
Ford took so cents worth of morphine
and was found dead in bed. This was
her fifth effort. She was young and
handsome, but her married life was un-
happy from incompatibility OF tempera-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-09
A Knnsas city hank 70 Resume.

Kansas City. Mo, oct. s.-Ihe natlonal
bank " this city which failed during INC
,,snic win omen doors for busiues tO-mor-
row lbs capital is 81 900, 900. President
Peck will retain bis position
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-09
Agricultural Implement Deals.

Carlise, Pa, Oct. S.-Smith, Tate &
Co. at Severton, this county, dealers in
agricultural implements and manufac-
turers, have failed. Tue sheriff made a
levy last night. The liabilities are
heavy.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-09
Blondin Released From Prison.

London. Oct. s.-A dispatch from Paris
70 the Times says that NJ Biondin, Of
Panama Canal fame, was released from
prison to-day on account of his health.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-09
AsToR TO oUTDo THE WALDORF.
The millionaire to Build the Finest
Hotel in the World at London.

Hotel in the World at London.
New York, Oct SIT is currently ru-
mored aamong investors that William
Waldorf Astor is about to erect in London
the largest and most costly hotel in the
world, which it is estimated will cost
more than $1,000 900. The report that
Mr.. Astor is to be the builder cannot be
verified, but the architect Of the building
states that an American capitalist will
erect it, and that it will surpass anything
of the Kind ever before ATTEMPTED.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-06-02
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO. ILL, June There was
bowling I'm the wheat pit to-day For
moment. at the opening, the trade thought
they had a bull market on their hands,
but within an hour the bottom dropped
out. There was a break OF nearly &c.
The next thing TO a panic ensued among
the longs. who could not get the wheat
off their hands fast enough. The strong
opening was on higher Liverpool cables.
The decline was like a toboggan trip;
slow at first. but with a great dash be-
fore the end OF the slide was reached.
New York reported no foreign business.
The Price Current wired that farmers
are selling out their old wheat freely
because they had grown discouraged.
Liverpool stocks were cabled as nearly
double those OF a year ago. This blue
news started the whole trade selling.
When the July price got 10 the extreme
low point Of yesterday morning the bulls
gave IL up. The market went 10 roc in
a minute. The commission house brok-
ers dug down in their pockets for cards
containing stop loss orders. There was
a host Of them placed TO sell at roc,
and this started a merry chase. Wheat
could not be sold and the price went 10
G9H Then came breathing spell, and
a nc rallying on the sensational news
that the Planknton Bank at Milwaukee
ldl ldlieQ. iNlN Drought vi Il 1T 'Hh
storm and the price went to G7%c. in
a minute Better export news. lighter
receipts promised for the near future,
a statement that the Milwaukee bank
was solvent. and would pay dollar for
dollar, and the market got rally Of
y to tc. Then the trade quoted down.
The opening was a trihe stronger than
the closing figures OF yesterday. but
quickly declined, with some fluctuations
25sc for July and 2hc. for September.
then reacted stdkc.. ruled easier again.
and the closing was about PIC. lower
for July and 1Tsc. lower for September
than the closing figures Of yesterday
Corn and bats compared with the
weakness in wheat, were steady, losing
about Nc. each
Pork. compared with yesterday. closed
Coo. higher for September September
lard IL TIC. higher and September ribs
IL. nd Of