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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-04
THAT
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PIANO

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piano player and also a violinist :. q
ordinary ability. says a writer in -.
New York Herald. He has lust sser.-'
from piano manufacturer the cos,l,s.-
piano ever disposed OF in this COM
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that this wonderful instrument cost ",
Vanderbilt $4,000, not one penny Lea.
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panels having all been executes =
French artists. This piano will he -
this winter for the first time AZ -.
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-04

A STEiNWAY of course. WI.
else in the wide word could get such
a price for piano.
A nice Christmas present. but -.
won't suggest it in these hard tim.
We VIII be satisfied. and so viii
you' If you select from our war;.
rooms one OF those lovely
The morning call., 1894-07-18
Gresham the Friend of
China.
HE HAS WARNED JAPAN
Of His Displeasure at the Corean
War.
THIS MAY LEAD TO TROUBLE.
The Gravest Error Yet Made by
President Cleveland's Secre-
tary of State.

NEW YORK, July 16-A Washington
dispatch TO a morning paper of pro-
nounced NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. proclivties
says: The fact has just come to light that
the administration. through Secretary
Gresham. has committed another diplo-
matte blunder which is considered even
more serious than the attempt to restore
Queen Liliuokalani, and which may have
more important results. A member of the
dipl omatic corps, among whom the facts
have created something of a sensation.
tells the story of it:
The Chinese Minister, who has been in
frequent consultation with the Secretary
OF State regarding the strained relations
existing between Japan and Corea. has
fin ally induced the Secretary to send an
official cable dispatch TO the japanese
Government expressing the dissatisfaction
of the United States with the policy which
Japan has been following toward Corea
and closing with these important words:
"Tbe United States views with regret
the levying of an unjust war by Japan
upon weak and defenseless nation like
COrea."
This is considered a greater diplomatic
blunder than the Secretary's action in the
Hawaiian controversy. but there has not
been time to realize the full extent of the
message. The Japanese Government has
made no reply and has probably not yet
recovered from its astonishment. At the
Japanese legation here the officials profess
to know nothing whatever about the bel
ligerent message and express a grave
doubt as to the accuracy of the story.
There ia no doubt about hi existence of
the dispatch. Secretary Gresham has
shown copy of it to Sir Julian Paunce-
fote. The Chinese and Corean legations
have copies of it, and the fact of its exist
ence is known to several members of the
House and The Senate Committee on For
eiun RalatinnS
The morning call., 1894-07-18
TRICKS THAT ARE VAIN.
How Chinese Are Struggled Over the
Line From Montreal,

NEW YORK, July 1.-THE examination
of the Cinnamon accused of violating the
Chinese exclusion act was begun by
United States Commissioner Shields to-
day. Over score of Chinese and few
white men are concerned in the alleged
frauds. Seventeen arrests have already
been made. The first case taken up was
the examination of Lee Fee, said TO be the
chief smuggler, but who is charged with
aiding a Chinese laundryman, Quong
Wah, TO obtain a safe passage from Mon
treal to New York by way of st. Adams
and Burli gton, Vt, for which he is al
legged to have received $3.50.
The principal witness was r. L. Far
mum, newspaper man, who gave cir
cumstan tial account OF how in this case
fraudulent papers we're made out which
he saw Collector Smalley of Burlington
indorse. BE also tod of confession Lee
Fee had made to him.
Objections to Farnum's testimony were
entered, and counsel for Lee Fee asked
for his discharge, the evidence, it was al
legged. being insufficient. Com missioner
Shields reserved his decision and ad-
journed the other cases.
The morning call., 1894-07-18
MURDERED TWO MEN.
Beginning of the Trial of Hugh Lynn,
a DeSDeradO.

VANCOUVER, B. c., July 1.-THE trial
of Hugh Lynn, charged with the murder
Of Jack Green and Thomas Taylor on
Savary Island. last October, commenced
this morning before Justice Drake. The
murder was one of the most atrocious ever
committed in the province. Green kept a
store and Taylor was an employe. Lynn,
the accused. with klootchman. we're on an
island, be being engaged by Green.
When the bodies we're found LYNN and
the klootchman were missing. Both had
been shot with rife bullets, but the muir
derer had placed shotguns in the hands of
the deceased to make it appear that death
was the result of a duel. The house aud
store had been ransacked and the money,
furs and provisions had been stolen.
Lynn left his own boat, which was found
subsequently adrift off Comox, where he
had purchased a canoe. A trail IF shot
was discovered from Green's store to
where Lynn embarked and similar shot
was found In the boat.
LYNN was arrested in the spring al Orcas
Island, in the United States territory. 1t
was learned there that be had traded a
rife similar to one belonging to Green, and
had also sold some furs like those missing
from the store. Lynn's klootchman and
little boy gave damaging evidence against
LYNN at the preliminary hearing. and
these facts have been worked up by officials
into strong case. Lynn is a native of
British Columbia, his father having been
one of Colonel Moody's engineers sent out
here by the British Government in early
days. He has the character of a desperate.
The morning call., 1894-07-18
PREPARING FOR WAR.
A Region Where the Indians Out
number the Whites.

OKLAHOMA, o. T.. July H. Jasper
Jennings. reliable scout and cowboy just
in from the Cheyenne and Arapahoe coun-
try, reports serious trouble between the
Indians and the settlers. The ranchmen
are preparing for conflict. The trouble
has been brewing since April last when
two Indians aud white man were killed
in all affray.
The seat of the present trouble Is Red
Moon, hamlet in Mills County, and the
dissatisfaction extends to al the Indians
in Grand and Washita counties. 1t is a
sparsely settled region in the northern
part of Oklahoma and is the widest in the
Territory. There are more Indians than
whites IN the counties named, which &C.
counts for the alarm felt.
Settlers in the neighborhood of Red
Moon recently purchased 800 Winchesters,
determining to defend their homes indie
pendent of the United States troops, the
nearest post being two days travel distant.
The Indians claim sovereignty over the
lands and permit their cattle and horses to
run at will to the damage Of the settlers
crops.
Settlers are wont to shoot the trespass-
ing animals. Men pos ted in Indian affairs
say that In the event of fight much blood
Will be shed, as the Indians are we'll armed.
The morning call., 1894-07-18
UTAH A STATE.
President Cleveland Has Signed the
Enabling Act.

WASHINGTON. July 1.-THE bill ad-
hitting Utah to statehood. which has been
a matter of such interest to Western peo-
pie in it's various phases of progress
toward enactment, was signed last night
without any ceremony and in the ordinary
course of business. 1t came before the
President. about midnight. along with
several other bills. some applications for
pardons and other routine matters. AL
though 1t is customary to refer such bill
before signature to the Interior Depart
ment for careful examination, the Utah
bill had been so drawn 10 the Presidents
attention that he was sufficiently &C
Quainted with its terms to waive this pro-
ceeding, and accordingly gave it his APP
prevail on the same day that 1t reached him.
The pen and pen point with which it was
signed are now the property of Delegate
Rawlins and will pass into the keeping of
the new State and be preserved as his
tOrical relics
The morning call., 1894-07-18

lines of the Union Pacific road should be
no longer considered or conducted as
part of the Union Pacific system and not
be hereafter regarded as independent lines.
The reason for this action is that these
branch lines are not earning sufficient
money to pay operating expenses and
taxes. They are a constant drain upon the
income of the Union Pacific road, which
has been Obliged to advance money to
maintain them, and the receivers ask that
their action at previous times in making
these advances be approved by the court.
The names of the branch lines are indi-
Gated in the petition as follows: Cartoon
Cutoff Railway, Brighton and Boulder
Branch, junction City and Fort KearneY
Railway, Omaha and Republican Valley.
Salina and Southwestern Railway. Denver.
LeadVlle and Guun ison Railway, Kansas
Central Railway, Kansas City and Omaha
Railway, AtchisoD. Colorado and Pacific
Railway. Atchison, Jewett County and
Western Railwa Was hngton and Idaho
Rail way. the Oregon Railway Extension
COmpany
The morning call., 1894-07-18
THEIR SLOOP CAPSIZED.
Three Men Drowned While Sailing
Near Port Angeles,

PORT ANGELES, Wash. July 17.-Three
men were drowned last night while sailing
10 a small sloop nine miles east of this
city. J. Il. Johnson. August Nelson and
John Dippod left the Union Pacific dock
yesterday afternoon IN fishing sloop with
the intention of inspecting The work on
Dungeness Spit.
AS nothing was heard Of them this morn
ing a search party was dispatched. In a
short time they returned and said that
while riding down the beach they had seen
the soop on its beam ends about 500 feet
from shore and Nelson was sticking TO the
wreck, endaavorIng to push her ashore with
a pole. The rescuing party shouted 70 him
that they would secure boat and come to
his aid.
Nelson did not reply, but took off his
coat and sprang into the water with the
evident intention of swimming ashore.
He had not gone fifty feet before he sank
out of sight man on horseback swan
to the spot, but the body had disappeared.
1t is supposed that the others were
drowned during the night. Nelson and
Dippold were single men. johnson
leaves a widow aud two children and was
a brother-in-l law of c. E. Mallette. cashier
of the First National Bank Partie. are
now searching for the bodies.
The morning call., 1894-07-18
SOME WASTE OF COAL.
The Only Trouble Confronting the
Southern Railway Lines.

The Only Trouble Confronting the
Southern Railway Lines.
Los ANGELES. July 17.-All trains on
both the Santa Fe and the Southern Pa
clfc are running regularly. and the public
now Is suffering no inconvenience what
ever. Ninety per cent of the old engineers
and 90 per cent of the fiTemen have re-
turned 10 work. and this, with the excep-
ton Of the unskllled use of fuel by green
firemen, gives the railroads no complaint
to make. 1t is probable that the shops
will again be in active operation in a day
or TWO. a rumOr was current here last
night that the engineers would again be
ordered out to-day, but it was evidently
groupdIess, as there is no present indica-
ton of such a move.
The case of the United States against
Clune and other of the a. r. .. men for
contempt has gone over again until Satur-
day morning, when argument will be
made on the demurrer. Ten days has
been granted the attorneys to prerare a
bin of exceptions to the decision of the
court in the matter of the bias OF the Grand
Jury in this particular case.
PRESCOTT. Ariz.. July 1.-THE United
States Grand Jury to-day returned in
d.ctments against D. b. Riley and James
Walsh for conspiracy in connection with
the strike. Riley is an engineer and
chairman of the A. R. U. lodge at Will
liams. Walsh was engaged in the shops.
30 III were released on $500 bonds.
The morning call., 1894-07-18
BETTER THAN EVER.
Splendid Premium Earned for the
Cramps by the Minneapolis.


WASHINGTON. July 1.-THE Mlnneapo-
lis has done even better than the frs: re-
ports indicated on her trial trip. Yester-
day Commodore Selfridge telegraphed the
Navy Department that the vessel made
23.05 knots, subject to tidal corrections.
These corrections were made last night,
and to-day the commodore reported that
after making allowance for the tides and
currents the average speed was $50
knots. By the contract she was required
to make 81 knots and the contractors were
10 receive bonus for excess of speed on
the basis of $4,000 for each quarter knot.
so that according to Commodore Sslfridge's
figures the premium earned will amount 10
S414,600 the largest ever earned by YES
sci.
When proposals were received for build
ing the Minneapolis it was found tina
the Bath Iron Works was TIE lowest bid
der at S2690,O00, Cramps coming next
with a BID of $2,745, 000 The Secretary
of the Navy thought tie Bath Iron Works
had hardly a sufficient plant TO undertake
the construction of so large a ship. aid he
offered TO bestow The contract on the
c ramps if they would reduce their bid 20
the figure of the Bath Iron Works. which
they did. so at with the premium earned
on the trial the total cost of the vessel is
S3204, 600
The morning call., 1894-07-18
NOMINATED BY CLEVELA AND.
A Californian Appointed Vice-ConsuI
at Berlin.

WASHINGTON. July 1.-THE President
has sent 20 the Senate the following nomi-
nations:
David A. Wells Jr. of Connecticut, sec
ond secretary of the legation a London.
James r. Jackson of New Hampshire,
Consul at Sherbrooke, Quebec.
John c. Arnold, Surveyor General of
Oregon.
George S. Stevenson. Register at Van
couver, Wash.
Mark E. Hughes. postmaster at Sonora,
Cal.
Frank B. Zimmerman of California.
United States Vice-Consul at Berlin. to
succeed Abbott, resigned.
The Senate In executive session to-day
made public the following confirmations
j. NJ. Evans. Registrar of the Land Office
a Missoula, Mont; William Murphy, Re-
ceiver of Public Moneys at Missoula,
Mont; Patrick F. Walsh. Pension Agent
at San Francisco; John S. Mitchell, post
master at New Castle. Colo.
The morning call., 1894-07-18
PEACE AND THE STRIKE.
Men of Dunsmuir Give Cheer to
the Soldiers.

DUNsMUIR, July 1.-THE special with
the United States regulars is expected
here at midnight. At a mass-meeting of
the strikers and citizens to-day The senti-
ment was unanimous to continue the strike
and maintain peace and preserve property.
The militia are unanimous in their con-
domination of the unsoldierlike conduct Of
Major BOulson in the uncalled-tor arrest
of Mr. Lewis yesterday. and when this
was made know at the mass-meeting the
boys cheered for the soldiers. The after
noon dispatch that the strike would be
arbltrated sent thrill Of joy through the
town.
Train Is. with a load of passengers and
two cars of mail, is held here awaiting the
repair of the burned trestle, which will
be finished tomorrow afternoon. Postal
Clerk Hemphlll Is here and says the
charge on which several of the strikers
were arrested in Sacramento for stealing
a pOstal-car on the 4th is false. as he was
in charge of the car and requested them
to take it along. and that he received and
distributed mail as usual on the route to
San Francisco.
The morning call., 1894-07-18

close, according to Chairman Reilly. II
the semi-annual payment of about two
and two-thirds millions has not been paid.
Judge Mcguire says it is an absurd
proposition, for it is the same as for
man to contract to do certain thing after
he Is dead. He believes the committee WILL
report this bill next Thursday. but says 1t
will be impossible to pass it.
Chairman Reilly in his desire to placate
Mcguire has arranged to have an inter-
view with him tomorrow, for he correctly
surmises that Mcguire intends to make
determined tight against the bill.
The morning call., 1894-07-18
ALIENS IN ENGLAND.
Lord Salisbury Proposes to Put
Restrictions Upon Them.

LONDON, July 17.-Lord Salisbury in
the House of Lords tonight moved the
second reading of the alien bill.
Lord Rosebery thereupon declared that
the quesr ion was less urgent than at the
time the noble Marquis was in Office, when
no legislation was thought necessary.
Alien immigration had greatly decreased.
He had the authority of the police
officials to say no outrages against foreign
Governments had been Matched in Great
Britain. The present laws provided a
sufficient remedy against persons medi-
tating crimes. He said the Government
could accept no part of the bill.
Lord Salisbury generally defended the
position he had taken up ard said in re-
gard to crimes Matched In England that il
was the fault of the law and not of the
police that England was most unwilling
harborer of such criminals. He did not
expect the bill would pass at the present
session. but the responsibility lay with
the Government. The measure then
passed its second reading by vote of 80
to 81
The morning call., 1894-07-18
SENTENCE OF CONSIDERATIONS.
Two of the Portland Ring to Be
Imprisoned.

PORTLAND, Or. July 17.-C. ]. Mulkey,
ex-Special Agent of the Treasury Depart
mept, who was convicted last December of
conspiring to Illegally land Chinese. was
to-day sentenced by United States District
Judge Bellinser to one years lmprson-
ment in Multnomah County Jail and to
pay fine of 5000.
P j. Banner, another conspirator. was
sentenced to six months Imprisonment in
the County Jail.
William Dunbar. the third defendant
convicted on the charge. was not SEN
fenced, as he is already under sentence for
smuggling opium, and If sentenced on this
charge the two would run concurrently,
the defendant serving both sentences with
one Imprisonment.
Judge Bellinger granted an order stay
ing the execution of the sentence pending
an appeal to the United States Supreme
Court, and the defendants were released
on bonds.
The morning call., 1894-07-18
GIANT POWDER EXPLODES.
Probably Due to Ca
Handling.
Careless
DRIVERS IN FEAR OF DEATH.
Lay as They Were Thrown Waiting
for the Walls to Fall In
Upon Them.

HAZLEToN, Pa, July IA terrible ex-
posion occurred In mine near here THIS
morning. Nine men are said 10 have Deen
blown to pieces. Two hundred sticks oil
giant powder exploded in the midst OF
gang of miners at Stockton colllery 8.
and not enough of the mems bodies was
left for Identification.
The names of the victims. so far as
known, are:
Charles O'DGnnell.
Andrew Jaboel.
John Primbone.
John KOehl.
Anthony MoravitZ
John Krincoik.
John Lotefeski.
John Brizzon.
On account of the distance of the Stock
ton cOlliery from the main breaker it has
been customary to distribute dynamite
and other explosives to the workmen al
the bottom of the second shaft as they ap-
pear In the morning. 1t was Charles
O'DODnelPs duty TO distribute the dyna-
mite and caps. The first men to 60 into
the shaft to-day were the drivers. They
went into the stable to harness their
the explosion took place.
Charles Shugert SAYS be saw about a
dozen miners standing about O'Donnell
receiving the powder moment before the
explosion took place. All were killed.
The drivers were hurled about promls-
cuously. Fearing that an explosion of gas
had taken place and that the collapse of
the en- tire mine was about to follow, they
waited for death as if paralyzsd. In this
position they were found by Some of the
miners from No 2. who hurried through a
subtprranean passage, headed by Superin-
tendent Roderick.
The work OF recovering the bodies was
at once begun, but it was difficult. Frag-
ments of human flesh were found some dis
lance up the slope clinging to the rails and
ties and sticking to the roof, while every
where were limbs and bones. AS the
boxes con tanning the remains were hoisted
to the surface shrieks of agony from the
women rent the air. At a late hour to-
night the work OF taking out the bodies is
still going on
The morning call., 1894-07-18
AGRICULTURAL APPROPRIATIONS
The Senate at Work Upon Mr..
Morton's Department.

WASHINGTON, July 17.-In the Senate
to-day the following House bills were
passed:
To authorize the construction of bridge
over the Mississippi at Dubuque, Iowa.
and providing for the resurvey of Grant
and Hooker counties, Nebr.
Consideration of the agricultural appro-
priarIon bill was then resumed, and
Hansbrough offered an amendment appro-
priating 100000 for the destruction of
the Russian thistle, upon the bill as
rider" A point of order was made
against it by CT ockrell of Missouri. but by
vote Of &c to q the Senate decided the
amendment to be in order. and 1t was
adopted-27 TO "a.
At6:20 O'Clock the Senate adjourned.
The morning call., 1894-07-18
THE STATE.
Alabama Stirred Up Over the
Pratt Affair.
Militia at the Mines With Orders to
Shoot in Case of
Attack.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, July 17.-Birming-
ham has been in fever of excitement to-
day over the attack of the striking miners
on the non-union men and Deruty Sheriffs
at Pratt's mines last night. the air has
been thick with rumors of killed and in
1ured In the battle, some of the reports
placing the list of dead at twelve and the
wounded at $50, but from trustworthy In
formation it is learned that the list given
last night is correct. Six men we're killed
and about fifteen wounded. 1t is impOs-
sible to secure full list Of the wounded
on account of the action of the rioters in
hurriedly taking their injured from the
field and secretiDg them. The dead are:
b. w. Tierce, one OF the guards.
John Florre. French rioter.
Three unknown miners.
Anthony Carroll, a negro miner.
The wounded. as far as known:
George Camp. negro miner. Will die.
r. Riguez, a striking miner. Will die.
Caleb Jones, striking miner.
Philip SteinetZ, striker.
Barney Anderson. negro non-u1ion
miner
The indignation of the citizens reached
a climax this afternoon, when a mass
meeting was held to denOunce the strik-
ers. Strong resolutions were adopted and
a committee was appointed to aid the
authorities in bringing the guilty parties
TO Justice. Speeches were made by prom
inent citizens in which the strikers we're
denounced as bushwhackers and assassins.
Governor Jones was highly praised for his
prompt action in taking steps to suppress
the rebellion.
Fifty four strikers were arrested during
the dav and fifty more will be arrested be-
fore morning. The prisoners were brought
to birmingham and are being guarded by
a strong force of deputies at the county
jail.
The morning call., 1894-07-18
RATIFIED THE SWITChMAN.
A Slight Accident at Port Costa in
Which Nobody Was Hurt.

PORT COSTA. July IA collision &C.
Cured here this morning at O'clock, be-
tween the MARTINEZ local and a westbound
freight. No serious damage was done and
westbound traffic was delayed but one
hour, while that eastbOund was not inter-
rupted. The freight was standing on the
siding and a regular brakeman was at
tending the switch between the main line
and the side track. AS the passenger
came around the curve the brakeman
seemed to get ratified and turned the switch
wrong, allowing the passenger engine to
run into the side of the freight engine.
Both were completely stripped of their
cylinders and steam pipes, but the damage
was not great. No one was injured.
The morning call., 1894-07-18
ANARCHIST MOWBRAY.
He Slips Into New York and Takes
Out Papers,

NEW YORK, July 17.-Charles Milford
Mowbray, who was arrested in London
upward of a dozen times for melting
breaches of the peace by making anaTch-
Istic speeches, has been here since Satnr-
day without the knOwlege of the police
and the Board of immigration, who were
long ago warned to look out for his ar
rival.
He arrived on the steamer Paris from
Southampton undisguised, he asserts, and
did not in any manner attempt to conceal
his identity. On landing Mowbfay went
10 Newark, n. j., where he has English
friends. He went before the clerk of the
court the next day and took out his first
ctjZenShip papers.
Last Monday he rented apartments on
the top floor at 131 East Eig1ty-sixth
street in this city, aud there he intends
for the present to take up his abode.
Mowbray in an interview to-day boldly
proclaimed his intention to establish an
anarchistic propaganda in New York.