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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-03
CALENDAR OF THE SENATE.
Many Important Measures to Be
Pressed for a ction.

Washington, Dec. 2.-The Senate calen-
dar contains las bills and resolutions that
have been reported by committees, many
Of them Measures that are OF great i'm
portance and which will be urged for ac-
ton as soon as the Senate can emerge
from the inertia which always character
ICES beginning of a session. Most i'm
portant among these, from political
point of view, are the four so-called Pop
gun" tariff bills sent over from the House
at the close of the last session, and re-
ported favorably to the Senate Aug. 20.
Mr.. Jones of Arkansas and Mr.. Harris OF
the finance committee, have said that they
intended to call these bills up, and es-
pecially the sugar bill, at the earliest pos
sible moment, but ii is not likely that they
will urge them during the first week, AS
il now Stands on the Senate calendar the
House bill providing for free sugar was
amended by the Senate finance committee
by imposing duty of 40 per cent. on all
sugars.
The House bill providing for free coal
was amended by the Senate finance COM
mittee by imposing duty on bituminous
coal, when imported from any country that
levies a duty on American coal Ohis being
understood to be directed chiefly against
Canada.)
The House bill admitting iron
ore free was reported by the
Senate finance committee without
amendment, but the fourth bill, as to free
barbed wire, was reported by a substitute,
providing for the admission not only of
free barbed wire, but of the materials
which might enter into its manufacture.
In view of the recent complications at
Bluehelds, Mr.. Morgan viii take the ear
liest opportunity to bring to the attention
of the Senate his bill relating to the con-
struction of the Nicaragua canal, which
he reported to the Senate so long ago as
April IA. This measure is bound to be the
cause of such discussion and will be cham
pioned by Senators Morgan and Frye.
There is thought to be but little doubt
that 1t will pass the Senate but its fate
in the House is surrounded by elements
of doubt.
The House bill to establish a uniform
system of bankruptcy, which was favor
last. will be matter of earnest discussion,
and the anti-option bill may protrude it.
self early in the session. Mr.. Washburn
being as Jealous in its support now as he
was when the bill was up for considera-
tion in the preceding congress. This was
reported to the Senate on Aug. 3 and on
the same day there was also reported the
House bills to admit the territories Of
Arizona and New Mexico to the sisterhood
of states. Mr.. Faulkner will endeavor
to add these new stars to the flag before
the Ftfty-third congress dies.
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BRUTAL MURDER By ANECRO
He Hacks a Farmer 10 Pieces and Then
Wounds His Daughter.

The Victim of the Crime A. q. Leigh of
Heard county-His Slayer Entieed
Him From Home at Midnight on the
Plea That a Tenant Wanted Medicine.
After the Murder the Negro Returns
to His Victims House, But is Re-
pulsed in a Fusilade With Miss Leigh.
Constitution from Newman tonight gives
the details of a murder that has never been
surpassed in devilish design and in human
execution. The special describes the wild
scenes of excitement that prevailed in
Newman and in that vicinity over the
murder at midnight last night of A. b.
Leigh, a prominent Middle Georgia far
mer, and the shooting Of his pretty II
year-old daughter, Miss Willie Leigh, by
a negro farm hand. At midnight Mr.. Leigh
was awakened by Joe Bean, a thriftless
negro laborer who had been irregularly
employed on the farm, when an extra
hand was needed. He had loafed about
the farm in the intervals Of labor. He
told Mr.. Leigh that tenant named Clem
had been suddenly taken i'll and wanted
some medicine. Mr.. Leigh gave it to the
negro to take to Glenn, but Bean refused
to go alone and the two started off to-
gether.
Fifteen minutes later Bean returned and
told Mrs. Leigh that her husband had sent
for her to go to the neighbor's house. Mrs.
Leigh grew suspicious at this, particularly
as she saw a revolver in the negroes
right hand. Her daughter ordered the
negro, who brushed past the elder lady
into the house, to leave. The negro re-
fused and Miss Willie grabbed double
barreled shotgun and leveled II at the in
truder The negro aimed his weapon and
fired. The young lady fired the next in
stant and again the report of the negro's
pistol rang out. He then turned and fled
the young lady firing after him. one Of
the negro's shots took effect In Miss
Leigh's face, making a serious wound, but
still pluckily she went out and aroused
the neighbors. A search Of fifteen minutes
resulted in finding Mr.. Leigh's body, hack
ed TO pieces, less than fifty yards from his
residence. His head was crushed in and
almost severed from his body by knife
cuts in the neck. The chest and neck were
butchered with a knife or razor in a man
ner that indicates the work of madman.
The mutilation Of the body was something
fearful. Angry citizens set out to search
for the negro. They searched all day but
have not found him. They found traces
of him at several places and 1t would not
be surprising If news Of a lynching were
received within the next few hours. The
people of the entire county are In terri
bic state of excitement.
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IN THE HOUSE.
The Outlook for the Session Which
Opene This Noon.

Washington, Dec. AT II O'Clock to-
morrow. Monday, Dec. 8, the House of
Representatives will convene in the third
and final session Of the Fifty-third con-
gress. When it's term runs out at noon on
March 4, next it will have been in session
for fifteen months, divided as follows:
From Aug. 7, 1893, to Nov. 9. 1898; from
Dec a. 1898, to Aug. 2S, 1894, and from Dec.
8, 1894, to March a. 1895.
The attendance of members on the open
ing day is not expected to number much,
if any more than a quorum-indeed, the
record of arrivals at the postofice of the
House up to last night was far short of
majority. For a day or two, however, it
is more than probable that there will be
no absolute necessity for the presence of
a quorum. Beside listening to the reading
of the message of President Cleveland. it
is not likely that anything else will be
done tomorrow.
The House may hear the announcement
of the death of Hon. Myron B. Wright,
late a representative from the Fifteenth
district of Pennsylvania, who was re-
elected to the Flfty-fourth congress, and
died four days after the election.
No programme Of business has been ar
ranged by the COM .ittee on rules Mr..
Cultivate, one of the majority members
of the committee, had not arrived in the
city yesterday. Speaker Crisp and Mr..
Catchings had not consulted the minority
members Messrs. Reed and Burrows. A
meeting of the committee will be held after
the adjournment and they will doubtless
agree upon some line of action.
Among the bills that are likely to come
I'D are the Nicaragua canal bill and the
bill to permit the railroad companies to
pool passenger and freight business un-
der regulation Of the interstate commerce
commission.
The contested election case of Williams
vs. Settle from the Fifth North Caro-
lima district, which was postponed from
the last session by agreement, will also
be brought up, but the results of the late
election have divested it of interest.
Aside from the regular appropriation
bills, therefore, there is not much busi-
ness in sight that is likely to receive final
or decisive action. A new financial policy
the recent bond issue and the investiga-
ton Of Judge Kicks of the United States
court for the Northern district of Ohio,
in relation to his action as clerk of the
court will doubtless be discussed.
Chairman Sayers OF the appropriation
committee says he will have the pension
and fortifcations appropriations bills on
the calendar Of the house early in the
week and that If no other case presents
itself for consideration the House will
send them to the Senate before the week
closes. The pension bill is now ready to
be reported and the final meeting Of the
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JUSTICE FOR THE SOUTH.
4 New York Clergyman Defends Dixie
From False Charges.

The South the Only Truly American
Part of the National Million South
rons Would Rally to the Defense OF
the Flag in Case of Foreign War or
Internal Insurrection - The Enfran-
ohisement of the Negro Declared a
Grave Mistake-An Educational Qual-
ihcation Advocated.
New York, Dec Rev. Madison c. Pc
ters OF the Bloomingdale church. in a pre-
lude 70 his sermon this evening. said:
Having recently spent a few weeks in
the south. feel Il to be my duty publicly
to admit that had, until enlarged my
Information by personal observation, an
entirely erroneous idea OF the south, and
i take this means publicly to apologize
for those mcharltable thoughts. My Iec-
lures were on American lines. and my
pleas for intenser Americanism and more
enthusiastic loyalty to American ideas, as
laid down by the founders of our republic,
met everywhere with the heartest re-
sponse. II the tocsin of war would be
sounded, a foreign foe invade our shores,
or an insurrectionary body arise in our
midst, a million men, armed to the teeth,
would come from the south and rally
round the flag of the union. Why, the
south is the only true American part ot
our nation to-day, because of the imml-
grafton which is now weakening and un-
derminlng the foundations Of our society.
Rebel? That word must henceforth not be
spoken. ] believe that the south to-day
grasps The hand Of the north I'm a fellow
ship which has IN It no misgivings nor de-
ceit The public men OF the south
are not as with us. professional
foreigners who have made public ofice
a public steal. The southern men In pub
lie office are patriotic and devout, con-
scientously American, and personally the
embodiment of integrity. But you say
they do not believe in negro domination.
Neither do we north. We believe In ne
groes filling the offices I'm the south.
Enfranchising all the negroes immediate-
~ after their emancipation was practi-
cally one OF the greatest mistakes ever
made by any free government. In many
counties and states, the colored voters
are in the majority, and a majority rule
would take the government. Negro DOM
ination would mean white damnation.
THE solid south Is broken, and will
break more and more II they are let
alone. But let the next congress agitate
a force bill and self-defense will solidify
the south again.
"a suffrage limited to an educational
qualification is the only solution Of the
negro problem. But illiteracy Is not con-
fined 10 the south. Our northern cities
are thronged with foreigners as imbecile
in their ignorance and degraded In their
morals as were the rabble hordes that
wrecked the republics OF antiquity.
" Universal suffrage is the menace to
free Institutions
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KoLB's PROGRAMMES.
He VIII Perform All the Functions OF
Governor He Possibly Oan.

Washington. Dec. "A special from
Montgomery. Ala, says: "A meeting Of
the supporters Of the claimant, Reuben
f. Kolb. has been called to take place to-
morrow at this place, when it is pro-
posed the future proceedings for pushing
the claims Of Mr.. Kolb will be outlined.
the conduct of Mr.. Kolb in taxi
able to all OF his supporters, and the eff
feet Is something of a split, as the result
of which his plan of action so far deter
mined upon has become public. The in
tention Of Mr.. Kolb is to perform all the
functions of Gov. so far as he may He
will indite and send to the legislature
when II assemblies a message, and at the
proper time he will give to Warren s.
Reese certificate of election as United
States senator from Alabama, and will
issue similar credentials to the four or
five contesting congressional candidates
Gov. Oates will sign the certificates OF
the gentlemen declared to be elected, and
IL is the calculation of Mr.. Kolb that the
republicans and populists in the House
will scat the contestants and thereby
virtually recognize him as the proper
governor. In order to prevent this line of
action, a bill has been prepared by Rep
resentative Knight of Hale county to go
before the legislature Immediately on it's
assembling, entitled ITO prevent any at
tempt at usurpaton of public Office"
The troops have all left the capitol and
everything is quiet. Neither Gov Oates
nor Mr.. Kolb appeared on the streets to-
day
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ROBBED By A BooKmAKER.
A Former Savannah Man Worked the
Same Game as Seely.

Brooklyn, Dec. 2.-Another bank defal-
cation with many Of the curious features
which have distinguished those in the
Chemical and in the Shoe and Leather
Bank in New York came to light yester-
day. In this last instance the distinguish
ing feature is the smallness of the amount,
which the bank will lose, but, as in the
other two cases, according to the stories
told about them, the guilty bank official
realized nothing from his wrong doing,
and the money which was taken from the
institution has gone into the pockets of
depositor. The Manufacturers National
Bank, located at No. 70 Broadway, Will
iamsburg, is out an amout said not to
exceed $500 through the dishonesty of one
of its trusted bookkeepers, e. Austin
Leitch, who has been connected with the
bank for about four years, and his ac-
complice is Isaac S. Moog, the son of a
livery stable keeper. Leitch was dis
charged from the Manufacturers National
Bank three months ago, and the defalca-
tion only came to light during the last
week 1t was exposed through the change
in bookkeepers necessitated by Leitch's
dismissal, and when the guilty keeper
was called to task he acknowledged what
had been going on. The officers of the bank
hope to recover the full amount and two
days ago took steps in that direction
President Loughran of the bank said to-
night that he would prosecute both Leitch
and Moog, and it is likely that warrants
for their arrest will be applied for to-mor-
row morning Leitch is p years of age,
and was born in Savannah, Ga.
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JOHN BURNS IN NEW YORK.
The English Labor Leader Given q
Warm Welcome on His Arrival.

New York, Dec. 2.-John Burns, NJ. p,
and representative of amalgamated labor
in England. arrived here to-day on the
Cunard steamer Etruria.
Samuel Gompers. president Of the
American Federation Of Labor, end a
couple of local labor leaders, went down
the bay on revenue cutter and boarded
the big liner at quarantine, to receive the
noted Englishman. The real welcome.
however, did not occur till Mr.. Burns
reached the pier. There a hundred en-
thusiastic members of different trades
union organizations met him and escorted
him to the Colonade hotel. On his way
up West street many stevedores who had
worked on the London docks recognized
their champion, and grasping his hand
saluted with with, Good luck to you
John. Mr.. Burns commented on these
incidents later, at his hotel, and spoke of
the pleasure he experienced when he was
remembered and addressed so famiIiarly
by those he had known in the old days.
Mr. Burns is accompanied by David
Holmes, a London labor leader who with
Mr. Burns, comes to this country as the
representative of the trades union con
gress parliamentary committee of Eng
land. to attend the annual congress of the
American Federation Of Labor in Denver
which begins on Dec. 10.
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CONGRESS TO MEET TO-DAY.
The Attendance Not Expected TO Much
Exceed a Quorum.

ing OF the Presidents Message Ex-
peeted to Consume About All the Time
Put in by the House To-day-No Pro-
gramme of Business Arranged by the
Committee on Rules Yet.
Washington, Dec. 2.-There Is
not as much hustle and con-
fusion around the hotels here to-
night as usually accompanies the open
ing Of a session of congress. If the two
houses were called together tonight in
extraordinary session. it is doubtful if
either branch of the national legislature
could muster quorum of its members.
The late trains tonight and the early ar
rivals tomorrow morning are expected
ito make up the deficiency that now ex-
lists in the congressional colony.
Private Secretary Thurber says the
President has sufficiently recovered from
his recent indisposition to return to the
white house tomorrow. He expects to
come into town and receive the congress
sional committee at the executive man
sion and inform them that he will send in
the message.
Vice President Stevenson returned to
his quarters at the Normandie to-day.
He is just from Battery park at Ashe-
vile, n. c., where he left his wife and
family at the bedside of his daughter,
who has been so dangerously i'll. Gen.
Stevenson says his daughter has passed
the danger line now, and she seems to
be on the road to recovery. If congress
had assembled one week ago, Gen. Stew
enson would not have been able to leave
her bedside to preside over the opening
session of the Senate. The past week the
weather at Asheville has been like Indian
summer and Miss Stevenson has shown
remarkable improvement. Mrs. Stevenson
and the members of the family do not ex-
pect to return to Washington this winter
AS soon as Miss Stevenson is little bet
ter, she will be taken further south, per-
haps to Aiken, S. c. Speaking of the
work of the coming session, Mr.. Steven
son says he does not look for any radical
legislation, beyond the passage of the gem
eral appropriation bills. His experience
has taught him that but little else is done
during the short sessions. 1t is possible
/ thaL some attempt may De made TO ADOPT
! some new financial measure, but there
is little prospect of any tariff legislation
this winter. AS to the proposed change
in the Senate rules, he is of the opinion
that such a question is open to unlimited
debate and the opponents of the change
would probably avail themselves of all
the privileges to which they are entitled.
in debating that subject. He is in doubt
whether 1t would be wise to advocate a
change in the rules at this time
Representative Lawson is the latest ad-
dition to the Georgia delegation to arrive
here. He Joined the southern colony at
the Metropolitan here to-day. Six of the
eleven members of the delegation are now
in the city. The absentees are Represen-
tatives Black, Turner Lester, Moses and
Cabaniss. They are expected here late
tonight or tomorrow morning.
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PEKIN TO BE IcE-BoUND.
The Japs viii Have to Hurry IL They
Are to Capture the Capital.


London Dec. 2.-The Times correspond
ent in Chee-Foo telegraphs: IAN traffic
to the northward will cease I'm ten days.
and the Japanese will have to be quick II
they intend to attack Pekin in 1894. 1t
is reported that the next attack will be
made upon wei-Hai-wei, but Gen. Chang.
brave and competent officer, commands
the defense of this stronghold, and he is
assisted by several foreigners.
"A Chinese refugee from Port Arthur
says that six generals had equal com
mands in the defense and all fought
bravely, but the plans lacked combination,
hence the defeat. Two generals escaped.
one to Chee-Foo, where he is In hid
ing, and the other to Tien-Tsin. 1t is like
ly that they will be beheaded.
Part of the Japanese fleet was lately
at Wei-Hai-Wei, but has since departed
The Chinese fear that If peace be conclud-
ed now the disbanded troops will plunder
the whole country within their reach.
THE last reliable report is that Japan
informed the United States minister that
she was willing to negotiate If China would
sue for peace. China has done this and
therefore an armistice is probable
The Times hears from Kobe: 1.-The gov
ernment has published a statement that
Commissioner Detring was not properly
accredited by China to negotiate for peace
and that China must accredit a high off,
cial with complete powers"
Washington, Dec. 2.-Secretary Herbert
this morning received a cablegram from
Admiral Carpenter. dated Nigasaki, stat
ing that he had sailed from that port
with his flagship the Baltimore, for Taku,
via Chez Foo, the distance is about 700
miles.
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TYPHOID IN OYSTERS.
Baoilli Carried to Wesleyan College in
the Bivalves.

New Haven, Conn. Dec. 2-Under the
heading Typhoid at Wesleyan Univers-
ity," the current issue of the Yale Medical
Journal says; Reports received from
Middletown show conclusively that the
typhoid outbreak was caused by oysters
obtained in New Haven, which had been
contaminated by sewage from a house
where the disease had been prevailing.
All who have had the disease at Middle
town partook OF the oysters raw. DR..
Foote has shown that the typhoid bacil-
lus can live inside the oyster SHE'LL
Dr. Foote is demonstrator of bacteri-
ology in the Yale medical school and
made a series Of experiments to determine
the points mentioned.
DR.. Lindsey of the state board of health
says that he is to make a special report
in regard to the typhoid epidemic and
that the report is now in preparation.
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come the tool Of the English against Rus
sla rusuer allies. the French"
me newspapers are filled with details Of
tIihcess BismarCk's death The Neuste
-Nachrlchten says that during the sunny
gays early In November she took long
urlVes 10 bid farewell to the best loved
scenes around Narzin. After Nov. Il she
uld not leave her bed, although she in
sislea upon directing her household to
the last. The old chancellor visited her
bedside twice every night He was taking
short rest in his own room on the last
hlshl' when DR.. Schewninger called him to
ner aeathoed. a correspondent mentions
IN the Neuste Nachrichten that the prin-
cess never heard her husband speak in
the Reichstag. 1T would be too painful. d"
she said, TO see him fight
ing men who wish him evil"
In times when rumors of plots to assas-
snate her husband were especially numer-
Gus she was ever fearful Of an attempt to
poison him. and prepared all his food with
her own hands. The correspondence be-
tween them has been reprinted to show
their mutual devotion. Wherever Prince
Bismarck was, he would close the busiest
day with letter wishing her good night
He would send her a bit of jessamine
from Peterhof, Edelweiss, from Narzin,
and heather blossoms from France.
Information from good sources indicate
that the government thinks of levying
prohibitory taxes on American cereals
and timber unless congress modify the
tariff on German sugar. Such a measure
would help still the complaints of the
agrarians against the reciprocity tariff
introduced by Count Caprivi
The social democratic deputies will meet
here on Thursday to consider the Bebel-
Nollmar feud and arrange a programme
of parliamentary action. Herr Grillen-
berger, Herr Nollmar's lieutenant, will ad-
wise his chief to make a sacrifice to har-
mony, and Herr Liebknecht will try to
pacfy Herr Bebel. The object is to close
up the ranks in the face of the common
foe, even il permanent unity cannot be
established.
The people of Dresden have decided to
erect a statue to Prince Bismarck in the
market place. The unveiling will take
place on Prince Bismarck's SOth birth
day.
Conferences Of German railway en-
ployes have been held in Munich, Stutt-
gart. Carlsruhe, Mayence and other
cities. All voted for the stoppage of all
freight trains and most passenger trains
on Sunday so as to give the officials day
of rest. The South German governments
favor the reform.
The Vossische Zeitungs Tangier cor
respondent says that Germany is dis
placing English as the principal foreign
language in Japan. The Japanese minis
ter of education has issued a rescript
substituting German at the head of the
foreign languages taught in the universe
ties and high schools. There are seven
German professors in the university of
Toxic.
The trial of Herr Won Kotze, the cen
trail figure in the anonymous letter scan
dal at court, is expected to end with an
acquittal.
The Austrian government has conclud-
ed negotiations with the Rothschild syn
dicate for a loan of 600 aorins in
gold, which is required to complete the
reform of the currency. The syndicate
already holds the greater part of the
needed bullion.