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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-14
LESTER ON THE HUSTLE.
He is Already at Work for The Tybee
Anchorage Improvement.

Representative Maddox Anxiously
Awaiting the Return of the Postmas-
ter General to Have the Dalton Post
mastership Filled - Representative
Livingston at Work for the Appoint
ment of a Deputy Collector of Internal
Revenue-Mr. duBignon at the
Capital.
Washington. Dec. 13.-Representative
Lester received in this mornings mail
copy of the resolutions recently adopted
by the city council of Savannah urging
congressional aid for the improvement
of the anchorage at Tybee. Mr.. Lester
went to the war department. and consulted
Gen. Casey, the chief of engineers, on
the subject. The latter will send to Mr..
Lester report from Capt Carter, the
engineer officer in charge Of that station,
and the whole matter will be referred
to the river and harbor committee, of
which Mr.. Lester is an influential member.
Representative Maddox is anxiously
awaiting the return Of Postmaster Cen
eral Bissell, when it is expected that the
f0SoAN HDeAhAenifiEAlD dL lJdllOu Will De
filled. AS was previously stated in these
dispatches the commission Of the present
postmaster expired on Dec II. Postmas-
ter General Bissell is out of the city, and
the appointment may not be made until
he returns. There are several applicants
for the appointment, including the pres
ent deputy postmaster, Mr.. Denton, ].
T. Whitman, Mr.. Smith, and a we'll known
physician at Dalton. Mr.. Denton accord
ing to the reports received at the post
office department. is administering the
business of the Office in a satisfactory
manner, and the prospects are that he
VIII carry on the prize, unless there is an
unexpected change in the programme.
Representative Livingston visited the
treasury department to-day to urge the
appointment of ]. H. Griffin of Oxford as
one of the deputy collectors of internal
revenue in connection with the income
tax. The salary of the Office is s.. 500 and
travelling expenses, and there is a great
pressure upon Secretary Carlisle for the
plums.
F. G. duBignon of Savannah. repre-
senting the Plant system, and NJ. j.
O'Brien of the Southern Express Com
pany were among the visitors at the capi-
tol to-day. They are on their way to New
York, and they stopped over here to con-
fer with southern congressman about a
measure pending before congress provid-
ing that the penalties against tampering
with the United States mails be also ap-
plicable TO express packages in transit
Mr.. O'Brien says train robbing has become
so frequent that more stringent laws
should be adopted to punish offenders of
that character. He contends that the con-
tents of express packages are frequently
of far greater value than mail packages,
hence the former should have pro-
lection equal to the latter.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-14
BUTLER's FIaHT ON TTLLMAN.
The Senator to Contest the Election in
the Courts.

Washington. Dec. 1s.-Senator Butler
has returned TO Washington determined
10 contest Gov. Tnlman's election in the
courts. He was conspicuous figure
in the Senate chamber this morning, and
received a cordial greeting from his as
sociates on both sides of the chamber. He
naturally regrets the circumstances
which compel him to retire from the Sem
ate after nearly eighteen years Of faith
ful and able service to South Carolina
To the regrets expressed that his term
Is so soon to come to an and, he philo-
sophically replied that a politician had to
meet defeat as well as TO enjoy victory,
and that no man could expect to be at the
top of the ladder all the time.
Between Senator Cameron of Pennsyl-
vania and Senator Butler there has al
ways existed the warmest intimacy. For
many years they have been paired with
each other and the outgoing of Mr.. Butler
Is personal loss TO Mr.. Cameron. When
Il was suggested to Mr.. Butler to-day that
the Pennsylvania would soon have to
find a new pair, Mr.. Butler said: well,
IL will not be with the one who has been
selected as my successor. In fact, i do
not believe that Mr.. Tillman will ever
hold a seat IN the United States Senate.
h"ft NeheA Sttio ia sht oouAH NdioiiHa
courts, as you are doubtless aware, to
prove the unconstitutionality Of the regis
tration laws and IL / get I'm my point, the
legislature win be declared invalid and Mr..
Tillman will not be seated n
the courts in the state de-
eide against me. I shall appeal 10 the
United States supreme court, where,
am sure, l could win in twenty minutes.
There is some talk about petitioning the
Senate to send a committee down to
South Carolina. This is not at all neces-
sary. Everybody admits that there have
been frauds committed. The matter must
be fought out in the courts"
Senator Butler was present IN the Sem
ate to-day for the first time this session.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-14
BITTEN BY A MAD DOG.
Eleven Persons to be Sent to Chicago's
Pasteur Institute.

Columbus o.. Dec. 1S.-The analysis at
the Ohio State University here of the
stomach of the Mount Vernon mad dog
revealed no trace of poison, and, there
fore. it was concluded he must have had
hydrophobia.
This being the case, a meeting of the
Mount Vernon board of health was called
this morning at which, it was decided
to send all the patients to the Lagorio
Pasteur Institute at Chicago. Those who
will go are: Earl Davis, Ed Singer, Flem-
ing Jackson, John Bunnell, John Brown,
Buck Taylor, James Parke, Mrs. Van
Rhoden, Willie Wolfe, aged 5; Gordon
Wolfe and Sherman Chase.
The city council met and appropriated
81 500 to defray the expenses.
Drs. John E. Russell, George B. Bum
and H. G. Boynton, who were there in
vestigating, say the physicians consulted
there gave it as their unqualified opin-
ion that the dog had the rabies.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-14

from the first excess payment over $1,000
oy paymaster and disbursing officers.
IL is provided that no part OF the sal
airy, fees or emoluments of anv state
county or municipal officers shall be sub
Ject 10 the income tax, and no return
tnereto shall be made Of the salary or fees
OF such officers. Salary received by gov
eminent officials in 1894 shall be included
IN the first annual return to be made on
or before the last Monday in March
1895.
Appeals in the first instance are to be
made BY dissatisfied taxpayers TO the
collector, and II dissatisfied with his de-
cision, the appellant may have the entire
cause, with all the papers and evidence
relating thereto, transferred to the COM
missioner of internal revenue for his de-
cision.
Severe penalties are imposed upon all
officers and other persons who make
known in any manner any fact or particu-
lars contained in or relating to an an
nual return of any taxpayer, or any in
formation as to the amount of the income
of any such person. Collectors are strictly
directed by the regulations to rigidly en-
force this provision.
The tax on incomes for the year 1894 will
be due and payable on or before the first
day of July next, and If not paid at that
time the penalties will attach for non
payment.
The full text of the regulations contain
about $1,000 words and will not be printed
Tor distribution for week or more.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-14
AsaTABULA,s RPIpEMIo.
The Diphtheria Spread Through the
City by a Milkman.

Columbus, o., Dec 1S.-A letter from
Or. w. A. Hopkins of Ashtabula, received
at the Office Of the state board Of health
to-day, gives the details of the terrible
ravages of diphtheria in that city. The
disease commenced on Dec. and up to
to-day there had been sixty cases and ten
deaths. The authorities are doing all pos
sible to stamp out the disease. The schools
have been closed and all public as
semblages are prohibited. Thirty-seven
houses are under strict quarantine, and
DIR. Miller of Cleveland, a member of the
state board, has gone to Ashtabula to
assist the local health officers.
The disease was scattered about the
city in a very peculiar manner, having
its origin through contact with a milk
man. The dairy man was suffering with
a mild attack of diphtheria, but was not
aware of his condition. He continued to
assist in milking the cows and with the
exception of two days peddled milk along
the usual route. The disease developed
along the same territory and the author
tiles are firmly of the opinion that the con-
tagion was spread through the city by the
milkman When questioned by the local
health officers the milkman said he suf-
fered from a sore throat, but had not the
slightest idea that it was diphtheria. His
busin less has been completely suspended
by order of the board of health
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-14
UNCLE SANS LOSS OF GOLD.
The Treasury Reserve Now Down TO
SlOi.OSO. 900.

The Withdrawals at New York Be-
lieved to be for Export TO France-The
General Finances Of the Treasury I'M
proving as the New Tariff Law is Be-
coming More Operative in ALI It's
Branches.
Washington, Dec ls.-The treasury gold
reserve at the close to-day had been
reduced to SiOl l.05O.OOo. leaving but a skeiu
before the gold reserve is again invaded
s'he Withdrawals to-day amounted to
Si450,ooO at New York, with reported with
drawals at Boston in the redemption of
United States notes. The gold taken a6
New York is believed to be for export
TO France. In consequence OF this de~
pleted reserve. the treasury department.
will not issue gold certificates for new
gold deposited, as II has been doing since
the gold reserve has been built up by
the bond issue, in small quantities prin-
cipally In Baltimore, Nd, and Washings
ton, ID. e.
Though the gold reserve has suffered
a loss during the past month Of nearly
S20,0O0,000 the general finances Of the treas-
ury because of improved business COM
ditions has not followed In the deoline-
ON the contrary, now that the new tarif5
law in all its branches Is becoming mora
operative. receipts are increasing. For tho
five months up TO Dec. the daily averaga
OF receipts was 10000 and the expen<
ditures Si.049,00O. A comparison OF the
average receipts OF November and the
thirteen days Of December shows: No
Vember, $60i00O; December, S05,000 The
expenditures for this month are running
about the same as In November, but az
shown the receipts are 81, 10000 in excess
New York, Dec. 13.-The export moveS
ment OF gold 10 Europe, which has been
threatening for over two months. Will
begin Saturday. when at least S2 500 O00
gold will be shipped by Lazard, Freress
Barring, Magoun & Co. and Hoslxiers
Wood g. Co. Landenburg, Thalman e. Co.
may also ship from 100000 to 81, 100000 i'm
addition. The foreign exchange market Is
very strong, and the price of sight ster-
ling, A.S9, less 1882, would appear 70 war
want these shipments, but the gold paid
into the sub-treasury by the banks on ac-
count Of the recent United States loan is
on an average $500 light in each 81, 600 600.
This prevents shipments at a profit ex-
cept to Paris where all OF the gold to be
shipped Is going. IL is anticipated that the
outward movement Of gold win continue
until the remibtances against coupon and
dividend payments due abroad and the
heavy coffee settlements are completed.
Both coffee and sugar importers are
among the largest buyers of exchange at
present, and already purchases against
coupon and interest remittances have
begun. Another feature which creates an
exchange balance against New York is
the settlement of maturing sterling loans.
There have been liquidated this week
already sterling LOANS amounting to f200-
600, and It is estimated that loans aggre-
gating at least e. 100000 will mature In the
next four or five weeks.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-14
sEELY on THE wAY EAsT.
He Valves Examination Before the
Federal Commissioner

Chicago, Dec. 13.-Samuel c. seeIy. the
defaulting bookkeeper Of the National
Shoe and Leather bank of New York ap-
peared bright and cheerful. though pale.
this morning when he was arraigned be-
fore United States Commissioner Writ on
charges of embezzlement
Henry Dixon appeared for the district
attorneys Office and presented certified
copies OF the indictments found against
Seely In New York
THE prisoner desires to waive examina-
tion" said the attorney
Then Mr.. Crane was sworn and said:
Il am the president OF the Shoe and
Leather National bank OF New York. [
have known the defendant for a number
Of years. He was a bookkeeper of my
bank. When he left the bank we found his
accounts in a wretched condition. After
a thorough investigation by the bank and
the government examiners we found that
he had manipulated the books so that the
loss to the bank is about $350.000 He was
evidently in colluson with a depositor of
the bank. This he now admits"
The commissioner held Seely in $4,000
bond. An order was secured from Judge
Grosscup for the removal of Seely to New
York. Chief Deputy Donnelly took Seely
back, leaving on the p. M. train. Presi-
dent Crane and Detective Nugent of New
York accompany them
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-14
AFTER THE LIBERTY BELL.
Mrs. Simmons Requests That it be Sent
to Atlanta's Exposition.

Philadelphia, Dec. 13-Ars. T. ]. Sim
mons, wife of Chief Justice Simmons of
Georgia, called upon Mayor Stuart this af-
ternoon and preferred request to him
that Philadelphia allow the old liberty bell
to be taken to the coming Cotton States
and International Exposition to be held
at Atlanta next year.
Mrs. Simmons is chairwoman of the
Pennsylvania colonial committee of the
woman's section of the exposition. She is
exceedingly anxious to have the liberty
the old relic is of great value in arousing
the patriotism of the people. She i'm
pressed these views upon Mayor Stuart
and his honor fully agreed with her senti-
ments, but he could give Mrs. Simmons but
little encouragement that the bell would
be seen at Atlanta. He explained to her
that after the bell was brought back from
the Worlds fair, it was enclosed in a
glass case and placed in Independence
hall, and that the sentiment of the people
of the city was opposed to allowing it to
be taken away. The opposition to allow
ing the bell to be taken away is based upon
the fear of some accident happening to it
in transit. Nevertheless, Mayor Stuart
promised to refer Mrs. simmons request
to the city council, by whose consent only
Fcan the bell be loaned. Mayor Stuart
promised to acquaint Mrs. Simmons with
the councils decision in the matter. Mrs
Simmons returned to Washington this af-
ternoon. where she will remain until Sat
urday, when she leaves for Atlanta.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-14
cANADA's DEAD PREMIER.
The Queen Orders Wreath to Place on
His Cofan.


London, Dec. 13-The body of Sir John
Thompson, the late premier of Canada,
was placed in a coffin late last evening and
removed to a room in the Clarence tower,
Windsor Castle. There, at midnight. a
requiem mass was celebrated by FaIner
Longinoto, Vicar OF st. Edwards church
in Windsor. About eighty persons were
present.
This morning the queen went in a chair
to the hall, and with her own hand placed
on the coffin a wreath of laurel and white
flowers, bearing the words: "A mark of
sincere regard from Victoria"
This afternoon at 12:30 o'clock the body
was placed on special train for convey
ance to London. BY the queens order
the removal of the body to the station was
made with some of the ceremonies of
state.
The arrangement as made at Windsor
was that the body should be taken to
Paddington station in London. thence to
the embalmers and eventually to ST.
James church in Spanish Place, where a
requiem mass is to be celebrated to-mor-
row.
On Saturday the body will be placed on
the steamship Berlin, at Southampton, to
be sent to Canada via New York
The certificates given by DIR. Reid, who
was with Sir John when he died, and Dr.
Travers, who had attended him for sew
eral weeks, agreed in stating the cause
of death as syncope. Hence no inquest
will be held.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-14
LYNCHERs GET LEFT.
A Negro Given Life Sentence the OBJ
ieet of Their Futile Efforts.

Paducah, KY, Dec. 1S.-The jury in the
case of Samuel Owens, colored, charged
with killing Samuel Olgolvia last Sep
tember, returned verdict of guilty yes
terday afternoon and fixed his punish
ment at confinement in the penitentiary
for life. To avoid lynching he was or
dered taken to Eddyville at once. About
fifty masked men went to point on the
outskirts of the city, where the railroads
cross, and when the train bearing the
murderer stopped, they covered the en-
gineer and fireman with their revolvers
and compelled them to quit their cab
While the mob was trying to secure the
prisoner the engineer got charge of his
engine and the mob had to leave the train
after it was again under way, and did not
get owens, who was landed in the peni-
tentiary this afternoon at o'clock.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-14
SESSION OF THE SENATE.
Senator Morgan Makes Another Speech
on the Canal Bill.

Washington, Dec. BIN the Senate to-
day the railroad pooling bill was received
from the House and referred to the in
terstate commerce committee.
The bill to establish a national military
park at the battlefield of Shiloh was ia
vorably reported, and placed on the calen-
dar.
Mr.. Hunton called up the Senate bill to
establish the University Of the United
States at Washington, and speeches in
favor of it were made by cenators Hun
ton and Villas. No action was taken upon
it, and it was put back on the calendar.
Mr.. Morgan asked unanimous consent
to have the vote of the Nicaragua canal
bill taken next Thursday at o'clock, but
objection was made by Mr. Caffery dem.
of Louisiana.
Mr.. Blackburn, dem, Of Kentucky,
moved for an adjournment over till Mon
day
Mr.. Morgan demanded the yeas and nays
and the motion was defeated-yeas, %;
nays, g.
The Nicaragua canal bill was then taken
up, and Mr.. Morgan resumed his argument
in support of 1t. In the course Of his
speech he appealed to the Democratic
party as a party of progress, of strength,
of power, and of great traditions, to sup
port the bill. There was no danger, he
said, to democratic principles in doing
their duty to the people Of the United
States, If" he said. I'VE are peoples
party, If we intend to take care of the in
dustrious, laboring people of the land, If
that be our mission, and we are honest
in 1t, do not let us sit by and refuse to
aid them. when we find millions of them
ground to death by the monopoly of trans
continental railroads, and who are send
ing up petitions to congress continuously
in favor of action on this very broad and
splendid scheme of building a canal across
the isthmus." In conclusion he said that
he would leave the matter in the hands
of the Senate, and as objection had been
made to fixing any time for taking the
vote on the bill, he would ask the Senate
to vote on IL now.
Mr.. PETER, however, took the floor to
address the Senate on the bill
Then the motion to adjourn over till
Monday was renewed by Mr.. Walcott,
and it was agreed to-yeas, 26; nays, 22
An amendment to the Nicaragua bill
was offered by Mr.. Call, and its reading
was called for by Mr.. Morgan. The read
ing clerk glanced over it, and quietly in
formed the presiding officer that he was
unable to decipher it. Another cal! for it's
reading was made, and the presiding
officer announced that 1t could not be
read, as it was illegible. The reading
clerk tackled It, however, but could get
no further than the words: THE United
States of America" Then he came to
full stop. and handed the paper in des-
peration, to Mr.. Gilfrey, the legislative
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-14
BLOWN FROM HIS CAB.
A Fireman on the Pennsylvania Road
Meets an Unusual Fate.

Pittsburg, Pa, Dec. 1S. About 3
o'clock this morning Fireman F. B. Fogle
of the second section Of the Atlantic ex-
press, on the Pennsylvania railroad, was
blown by a sudden gust of wind from
the engine cab as the train was near
in New Florence, siXty-tive miles east
of Pittsburg. Fogle's dead body was
nicked up a few minutes later by the train
crew. The wind was blowing a gale and
the train was running at the rate of thir-
tv-five miles an hour at the time. Fogle
was "a years of age, married, and resided
at Altoona.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-14
a NEGRo sHor pEAp.
King Street, Charleston, the Scene Of
the Tragedy.

Charleston, S. c., Dec. 1S.--James Mid
dleton, colored, was shot through the
heart and almost instantly killed this
afternoon by William NJ. Norton, white.
The shooting took place in King street.
The cause of the killing is said to have
been quarrel between the men dating
from suit brought by Norton for the
recovery of money due for rent on a house
occupied by Middleton. Middleton retail
lated by having Norton indicted in the
United States court for selling whisky
TO phosphate miners near SummerviIle,
and Norton killed Middleton. 1t is prob
able that the plea of self-defense will be
made. although when Aiddleton's cloth
ing after the killing was examined by
the coroner to-day only carpenters rule
and file were found in his pockets.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-14
oRAwFoRD's MISSING BANKER
His Trunk Found at Cheyenne, But the
Financier Not There.

Omaha. Neb., Dec. 1s-The trunk Of
President Whipple Of the broken Craw-
ford Banking Company of Craw-
ford, Neb., has been found at
Cheyenne, Wyo. 1t is thought to contain
1920 worth of jewelry bought just before
he absconded. 1t seems certain that
Whipple intended escaping to Cheyenne,
where he has a wealthy uncle, but the
officers were watching Cheyenne too close
ly. The trunk win be brought back to
Crawford. Those who have Investigated
the affairs of the bank say that there is
a sensation in store, which will expose
many prominent people in Dawes county
aiding Whipple to escape.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-14
sUwANEE RIVER RAILWAY.
Officers Elected at a Meeting of the
Directors in New York.

New York, Dec. bat meeting of the
directors of suwanee River Railway Com
many held to-day the following officers
were elected: President, E. j. Carter; vice
nresident, w. R. Busenbark; secretary
ond treasurer. Charles A. Baldwin. This
~atIroad is an important connection of the
FLORIDA Central and Peninsular railroad
at Enaville, Fla. 1t runs through flch
far1inr. phosphate and lumber section,
ar,ned bv the company. Surveys have
already been made for an extension of the
line south of Observation-Disclosures to
Cedar Key.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-14
aERMANY's ARMY SCANDAL.
Ten More Non-Commissioned ohacers
Placed Under Arrest

Berlin, Dec. 13.-Ten more non-commis-
stoned officers from the gunnery school in
the Invalid strasse were arrested and
sent to the Madgeburg fortress last even
ing. The court has concluded its preIimi-
nary inquiry into the cases of the 1873 nom
commissioned officers connected with the
school who were arrested last September
and sent to Madgeburg. They were
charged with being actively connected
with the anarchist-socialist propaganda.
The result of the inquiry has not been
made public.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-14
A BANK CLAIMS 81, ,5ee, 700.
The Money Said to Have Been Taken by
Northern Generals During the War.

Washington. Dec. BIN the Senate to-
day Senator Blanchard. dem, of Louisi-
ana, introduced a bill directing the Sec
retary of the Treasury to refund to the
Citizens Bank of Louisiana $257.OlS, the
amount alleged exacted of that bank in
1862 by Gen. Butler, commanding the
United States troops at New Orleans at
that time; $4,000 in the same manner taken
by Gen. Banks in 1868. and 81, ,242. IN taken
by Gen. Candy In 1866. with interest on
each sum at per cent.