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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-11-17
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Six Thousand Armenian Christians
RHthlGSSly Slain.

A Refusal to Pay Taxes the Starting
Point of the Trouble-The Armenians
so Impoverished by Kurdish Raids
That They Couldn't Pay-The Troops
Ordered to Fire Despite the Fact That
the Armenians Had Expressed Their
Submission TO the Law.
London, Nov 16.-The Standards corre-
spondent in Varna describes the recent
massacre of Armenian Christians as OF
equal Importance with the Bulgarian
butcheries which led to the Russo-Turk-
ish war. He says: "The trouble began
with the refusal OF the Armenians to
pay taxes on the ground that the Kurdish
raids had so Impoverished them as to
render 1T impossible This probably was
true. Troops We're sent to enforce the
payments but were beaten off. The gov
ernor of BitIs then arrived with an inn
posing force of regulars. The people.
seeing that the struggle was hopeless.
surrendered, but the governor resolved to
make an example of them. He ordered
the troops to fire on the populace, and
they obeyed with alacrity They only
ceased when the residents of twenty
five villages, numbering some thousands.
had been killed. Some reports say 5000
were slain. Great Britain sent her con-
sui in Van, Mr. Hallward, to report on
the slaughter. The British ambassadors
in Constantinople, upon receiving the re-
port, communicated it to the Porte. The
sultan was Mortified, and he ordered the
local military commander seki Pacha, to
make his report on the matter at once.
sek had been originally instructed to
proceed TO the scene after the repulse OF
the troops, but the governor of Bitlls ar
rived here ahead of him. It seems that
Sehs report confirmed Mr.. Hallward's.
whereupon the governor formulated the
grave charge that the latter was melting
the Armenians to revolt, thus causing the
whole original disturbance. This was sub
mitted to Sir Philip Currie, who has sent
out British officials to make inquiries"
Mr.. Hagopian, chairman OF the Armen-
ian Patriotic Association in London has
sent Lord Kimberly, foreign secretary, "A
letter sent from Bitlis, on oct. 8. Mr.. Ha-
gopian, after declaring his belief in the re-
ports of the massacre, submits that in
view of the horrible tortures and perse-
cutions OF the Armenians, the time has
como To abolish the administration of the
Porte and substitute a regime approved by
the signatories of the Berlin treaty.
Constantinople, Nov 16.-The Porte has
issued an account of the last Armenian
troubles IN the Sassun district. The res
possibility is laid upon Kurdish brigands
who murdered a musselman and COM
mitted many other excesses. The Turkish
troops called to Sassun are said to have
restored order and protected all law abid-
ing persons.
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you look back into the past history of
Forrest Crowley's life for mortal enemy
and you will find Brown Allen. There, be-
hind the telephone pole you have erected,
you viii find Brown Allen"
Mr.. Meyers peroration was one of the
most effective ever heard in court room
i'm Atlanta. He said: Last night when 1
went home, thought of the great respon-
sibihty which rests upon me in this case,
and arose and standing by a window,
looked out upon the landscape, fast fad
ing in the dusk of the evening. As l
looked / saw a faint glimmer in the east.
/ saw a star bright, lustrous, beautiful.
Such a star as led the wise men from the
east to the lowly manger. such a star as
shone above His head in the hour of
agony, and as 1 looked 1 heard the rustling
of a white robe and near my side / heard
a tiny voice say: God bless mamma and
papa and everybody in the world. Make
me a good girl and bless Willie Myers
May that great God look over you and
guide you in the great responsibility
which rests upon you"
Nearly every woman In court, except
the relatives of the dead man, wept, while
young Myers frame shook convusively
and his father bowed his head as the
tears trickled through his fingers
The venerable judge Richard Clarke de-
livered a long charge to the jury. In the
course of it he said: THE evidence in the
cttSe was purely clicunlStHntldl. NO one
saw Myers shoot Crowley. The verdict
must be founded on circumstantial evil
dence. circumstantial evidence of the facts
surrounding the transaction and having
immediate relation thereto. There must be
"A complete chain of circums tances point
ing beyond a reasonable doubt to the de-
fendant. They must point so strongly to
the defendant that no other hypothesis
could explain the commission OF the
crime"
When the jurors withdrew TO make up
their verdict Myers was taken into a pri-
yate room, where he awaited the result
When 1t was all over. and the sheriff took
him away to the Jail, a great crowd
thronged the streets about the court
house, so that IL was difficult to march
the prisoner through It,
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A BANK PRESIDENT ARRESTED.
He is Accused of Falsifying His Books
and Making False Statements.

Knoxville, Tenn, Nov. 16.-J. f. Crandall,
president of the First National bank of
Johnson City, which was closed last Mon
day by order of the controller of the cur
rency, has been arrested on two charges.
One is for falsifying his books and the
other for making false statements as to
the condition of the bank. He gave bond
in the sum of 50, 500 in each case, for his
appearance before the next term of the
district court in this city.
Washington, Nov. 1.-THE arrest of
President Crandall of the Johnson City
CTenn) National Bank, was made at the
direction of Comptroller of the Currency
Eckels. In his last report made to the
treasury early in October, the president
represented his bank to be in a solvent
condition, and the treasury is assured
that it was not The United States dis
trict attorney has been directed to pros
ecute Crandall for violating the statute
which requires a truthful statement of
the condition of national banks to be
made to the treasury five times a year.
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DEATH AFTER DISGRACE.
A Philadelphia Lawyer Convicted o

a Philadelphia Lawyer Convicted OF
Emb excitement Dies in a Cell.
Philadelphia, Nov. 16.-Lawyer Walter
d. Allen, who on Wednesday pleaded
guilty before Judge Bregby to embezzle-
ment, died at noon to-day at Moyamen-
sing prison. After mis- plea of guilty Judge
Bregy deferred sentence, but ordered AL
len into custody. and he was taken TO
prison. He was to have been sentenced
Today. When the jailor opened the cell
ooor this morning he found Allen lying on
the bed In a comatose condition. A physi-
can was called, but the unfortunate man
0led few hours later. The immediate
cause of death was apoplexy, but the cor
oher has ordered a post mortem eXami-
nation to be made, because of a report
mat the lawyer committed suicide by
poisoning Allen was a years old and for
many years was an honorable attorney
Un Wednesday he pleaded guilty to three
pllis OF indictment, charging him with the
embezzlement Of $4,000 from three Of his
ohents. He had acted as agent for the
prosecutors and lost the money in specu-
auon. II was stated that he had made
restitution, and a plea for mercy was
made, after which he was sent to prison
10 wait the decision Of the court
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FATAL LEAP FROM A TRAM.
An Insane German Killed in Escaping
From His Captors.

Birmingham, Ala, Nov 16.-Louis Ros-
enberg leaped from a south-bound Ala
bama Great Southern passenger train at
an early hour this morning. near Dudley.
a way station below Birmingham, and
was instantly killed. Rosenberg had for
a time been an inmate of the state insane
asylum at Tuscaloosa, but a few days
since by some means escaped Notice of
his escape was sent out to all the cities
and towns of the state, and yesterday he
was found in this city and arrested by De-
tective Barnes Morgan and Policeman
Newman. At 1:15 o'clock this morning
Morgan and his prisoner boarded the
train for Tuscaloosa. The two men sat
side by side, pleasantly conversing. When
near Dudley Rosenberg asked to be al
lowed TO 80 to the water-closet. Morgan
went with him. Rosenberg opened the
door and stepped out into the darkness
before Morgan could catch hold OF him.
The train was. stopped, and search dis
closed the mans body, death having evil
IDENTIFY been met without a struggle
Rosenberg was a German and formerly
a resident of Montgomery, Ala.
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RussIA,s rWo EYRNTs.
The Funeral Booked for Nov. 10 and
the Marriage for Nov. 80.

the Marriage for Nov. 80.
London, Nov. 16.-The Pail Mall Gazette
states, as it claims upon authority. that
the marriage Of Czar Nicholas and Prin-
cess AIix viii take place on Nov. 30.
st. Petersburg, Nov 16.--It is officially
stated that the funeral of Alexander III.
will take place Monaay, Nov. 10.
The court Invitations to the funeral Of
Car Alexander III, were issued this after
noon.
Prince Ludwig of Bohemia, the Grand
Duke of Luxembourg and brother of the
King of Siam, will arrive here on Satur-
day to attend the funeral.
st. Petersburg is crowded with visitors
and prices in the hotels, restaurants, lodg-
ing houses, shops, etc, have been quad-
rupled.
The Prince of Wales has attended every
religious ceremony in the cathedral since
the body of the czar was brought here
The Emperor Nicholas is very popular
He drove through the streets in an open
victoria, unattended, yesterday evening
and was cheered on all sides.
1t is not yet known whether the marriage
of the czar to Princess Alix will be public
or private. A majority of the imperial
family and the immediate relatives con-
nected with other courts are in favor Of
having the marriage solemnized with all
possible pomp and display, though it is
understood that the czar himself is op-
posed to this.
The coronation of Emperor Nicholas IL.
will take place in Moscow next summer.
Vienna, Nov. 16.-The Neue Freie press
publishes a dispatch from Its correspon-
dent in st. Petersburg, stating that seri-
Gus riots have occurred among the stu
dens of the polytechnic school in that city
growing out of the arrest of several stu
dents who refused to take the oath of al
legiance to Czar Nicholas.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-11-17
ToNaHAKs THRAsHED.
The Japanese Force in Korea Gives the
Rebels a DrubbinR.

AnS EOrCe IN Korea Gives the
Rebels a DrubbinR.
London, Nov ia dispatch from To-
kio to the Central News says advices from
Feban, Korea, under date of nov. le,
state that a battle has been fought be-
tween Japanese troops and the rebelllous
Tonghaks, in which the former were vic
torious. According to the advices Capt.
Suzaki, with detachment of Japanese
troops was sent to Chin Sin in South
Korea 10 quell the disturbance in that re-
gion growing out of the resumption of
hostilities on the part of the Tonghaks.
Capt Suzakis command met the rebels
IN large force on Nov. II, and after some
desperate lighting completely routed them.
The Tonghaks lost 1856 killed, but the num-
bers of their wounded could not be learned.
but 1t is very large. The japanese also
captured large quantity OF ammunitions
etc. The Japanese loss was three wounded.
A dispatch from Hiroshima says: 1T is
expected at headquarters that the attack
upon Port Arthur will begin to-day.
The Central News correspondent at
Shanghai telegraphs that the Chinese
fleet, fully armed and equipped, put to sea-
on Monday.
The japanese war ship Yoshiono was
sighted cruising off Wel-Ho-Wei on Sum
day. Two more Chinese merchant steam-
ers have been placed under the protec-
tion of the German fiag and one under the
flag Of Great Britain.
Washington, Nov. 16.-The state de-
partment has received official information
that a special meeting OF the Japanese
ministry has been called for tomorrow
to consider a final answer TO the offer
Of the United States to mediate between
China and Japan. The delay thus far is
explained by the fact that the cabinet
meets AT Toxic. while the emperor, who
has had to be consulted, is at Hiroshima.
Strong intimations have reached the
| officials here that the cabinet will ask
that China either make her offer direct
to Japan. or else free 1t from all doubt
by specifying the exact amount OF in
demnity she will pay.
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m1ss1ss1pPI,s WARRANTS.
The Government omcials to Push the
Case.


Washington, Nov. l6-Chief Hazen of
the United States secret service says the
fact that the United States grand jury at
Jackson, Miss, refused to indict Gov.
Stone and other state officers. in connec-
ton with the issue of Mississippi war
rants, will not deter the United States
government officers from prosecuting the
case in ST. Louis, Mo, and Chicago, Ill,
against the bank note company that
printed the warrants. The matter is also
likely to be again called to the attention
of the new United States grand jury at
jackson, Miss. Government officers in
the treasury department view the matter
of the state issuing warrants which are
intended to pass as money and which
have striking similitude to United States
paper currency in a serious aspect, and
as being in direct contravention of the
law. The prosecution will be pushed in
all its phases to the highest courts by
the United States.
St. Louis, Mo-, Nov. 16.-In the federal
court here to-day, in the case of the st
Louis Bank Note Company, charged with
having printed warrants for the state of
Mississippi in similitude Of government
notes a nolle proqusi was entered the dis
trict attorney holding that he had no juris-
diction, but that the case should be in
Chicago, where the warrants were printed
by the firm for which the st. Louis COM
pany acted as agents.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-11-17
A HUSBAND SHOOTS TO KILL
BE Fatally Wounds His Wife, Her Sis
fer and Himself.

His Wife's Refusal to Live With Him
the Cause of the Tragedy-The Wife
Dies and the other Two Dying-The
Women Shot Just as They Were En-
tering Their Home-An the Parties
Well Connected and Respectable Oiti-
gems of Elmira.
Flmira, N Y, Nov. 16.-M. V. Straight,
who conducts a flour and feed store, and
his wife have not lived together for the
past few weeks on account of domestic
dificulties. This morning Mr. Straight
sent a note to his wife, asking forgiveness
and requesting her to take him back
again. She failed to reply. This an
gered the husband and he purchased a re-
yolver of five chambers, although he al
ready had a revolver of like pattern.
This afternoon he saw his wife and her
sister Mrs Mary Whitford in that part
of the city and dogged their movements
until they were within 100 feet of their
home, when he ran up behind them to
within ten feet and emptied the contents
of one revolver at them both.
He then deliberately drew forth his
other weapons and fired again at Mrs.
Whitford. After firing the last shot he
remarked: 81 guess I've fixed both of
you" and sitting down on a horse block,
emptied the other four chambers into his
body near the heart.
Meanwhile crowd gathered in the vi
cinity of the tragedy but no one dared
go near him Straight realized that they
we're afraid of him and shouted that he
would not hurt any one as he had killed
those he was after Neghbors then re-
moved all parties to the house.
Mrs Straight was shot three times in
the back, the balls lodging in the abdom-
inal cavity and base of the lungs. She
died tonight at o'clock.
Mrs Whtford was shot twice, one ball
piercing the arm and lodging in the pos
terror side of the thoTax, the other shat
tering the spinal column near its base.
She is still alive, but sinking rapidly
The murderer was removed to the Arnot-
Ogden hospital and retained conscious
ness for several hours. He graphically
described the murder to the district attor-
ney He is now unconscious and death is
but a question of a few hours.
The parties are all well connected and
respectable citizens of Elmira, and the
tragedy has created great excitement.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-11-17
SAVED By TWO DUMB BRUTEs.
A Wolf and Boar Hound Rescue a
Man From a Bear

Columbia, s. c.. Nov. 16.-Rudolph Ca
noz, a wild animal trainer in WombwelPs
menagerie, which is showing here, was
attacked, and nearly killed, by a grizzly
bear to-day. The bear, wolf, and a Ger
man boar hound are confined in the same
cage. Canoz was attempting to make the
hound ride on the back of the bear. when
the latter attacked CanoZ. The bear first
seized him by the leg threw him TO the
floor of the cage, ana pounced upon him.
and his life was only saved by the wolf
and hound attacking the bear While the
fight between the brutes was IN progress,
outsiders succeeded ln drawing Canoz out
Of the cage. lie IS severely hurt, but not
dangerously
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-11-17
THE SEVENTY STILL ON DECK.
An Effort to Be Made to Have Election
Fraud Cases Pushed

New York, Nov. 1.-THE executive COM
mittee of the committee of seventy. at
meeting in the chamber Of commerce this
afternoon. took important action looking
to the trial Of delinquent city officials.
Resolutions were passed by the commit
tee which asked Gov. Flower to have
deputy attorney general, or the attorney
general himself, prosecute cases before
the oyer and terminer, which meets
early in December.
This was the course adopted in Brook
lyn last fall when the governor appointed
deputy attorney generals to conduct the
famous election cases, one of which was
that Of John Y. McKane.
The attorney genera personally, or by
deputy, is asked by the committee Of sew
enty's representatives to go before the
grand jury in all election fraud cases and
TO prosecute officers Of the city or county
who are accused Of fraud.
A committee was appointed TO lay the
resolutions before Gov. Flower
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-11-17
wH1rwoRTH STILL ALIVE.
Chancellor Allison Put in an Unfavora-
Bile Light by Whitworth's Story.

Nashville. Tenn, Nov. 16.-George K.
Whitworth, clerk and master Of the chan
Gerry court, who shot and killed Chancel-
Ior Allison on Wednesday last, is still
alive but cannot recover. An ante-mortem
statement made by Mr.. Whitworth was
given to the public to-day. In this state
ment Mr.. Whitworth says that before
Judge Allisons first election as chancellor
the latter told him he would not appoint
him unless he (Whitworth) would agree
10 divide the fees OF the office. This,
Whitworth says. he agreed to do, and in
addition the sums he loaned Allison at
different times amounted TO $25OO0 He
SAYS he endeayored 70 get Judge Allison
70 secure this amount 20 secure himself
and protect his bOndsmen, and that when
he learned that Judge Allison would not
agree TO a settlement he determined to
kf him
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STRUCK A sUNKEN BARGE.
Admirable Discipline on a Cruiser in a
Moment Of Excitement.

Admirable Discipline on a Cruiser in
Moment of Excitement.
New York, Nov. 1.-THE United States
cruiser Cincinnati, which left the Brook
lyn navy yard at $50 o'clock this morn
ing, returned this afternoon, having met
with an accident on her way to New Lon
don.
When the vessel was passing Execu-
tion rock, in Long Island Sound, she
struck sunken object, which broke some
of her plates forward amidship on the
port side, near the boiler. The water be-
gan to pour into the air chamber and
all the bulk heads were closed. Although
the accident was not a serious one, Capt.
Glass deemed it wise to return to the navy
yard.
At the time the vessel struck she was
pIoughing through forty-eight feet of
water, and there are no rock charted
there. 1t is surmtsed that the object
struck was a sunken coal barge.
When she struck, the shock was very
heavy, and the crew flew about in a lively
manner. All hands were piped to quarters
and responded admirably, standing fast
at their stations until the nature and eX-
tent Of the mishap could be learned.
The cruiser was doc<od late this after
noon. 1t was found that the outer skin
OF her double bottom had been punctured
that compartments Nos. > and 4 were full
OF water and that water had made its way
INTO one of the forward compartments.
A thorough examination of the injuries
to the hull could not be made, as by the
time the water had been pumped out of
the dock night had come on. A board of
survey, which has been ordered by Capt.
frederick Rodgers, the acting comman-
dant of the yard, will determine the ex-
tent of the damage tomorrow.
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STRIKE LEADERS IN COURT.
Debs and the Other Alleged Conspira-
tors Arrested.

Chicago, Nov 16.-Eugene V. Debs,
George w. Howard. Sylvester Kilsher, L.
w. Rogers, John T. McVean, Leroy M
Goodwin, NJ. J. Elliott, William Burns and
James Hogan, the nine directors of the
American Railway Union, and sixty others
alleged conspirators who took part in the
recent strike, were arraigned in the United
States court this morning.
Clarence S. Darrow of the counsel for
the defendants, made a motion to squash
all the indictments.
Judge Glasscup set the time for hearing
this motion at Dec. 4, and the time for
the final trial in case the motion to quash
is overruled as it undoubtedly will be,
for Jan. 8. Among these indicted is j. T.
r. Hannahan, secretary of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen and a recent
candidate for congress in a Chicago dis
triCt.
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cARoLINA's CoNaREssMEN.
Several Of the Defeated Republicans to
Conteat the Elaotiol.

Columbia, S. c., Nov. 1.-THE state
board Of canvassers met to-day to tabu-
late the votes Of the recent election.
Robert Moorman. rep, gave notice OF a
contest from Congressman Latimer's
district. Murray, the negro congressman.
viii contest Col. william Elliotts election
before the board.
l.. ID. Melton and Tom Johnson, repub-
lican candidates, viii contest before
congress the right Of Congressman-elect
Wilson and j. William Stokes TO seats IA
that body. Norman and Murray will
likely do the same, " the board decides
against them. The board will render
decision IN a few days. but the demo-
Gratis viii get the certificates.
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A RAvIsHER IN A CELL.
Several Attempts to Lynch Him After
His Capture Frustrated.

Several Attempts to Lynch Him After
His Capture Frustrated.
Birmingham, Ala, Nov. 16.-Charley
Foster, a negro, was arrested in this city
yesterday on suspicion of being the man
who feloniously assaulted Mrs. Tom
Payne near Bessemer, this county, Tues
day night and afterwards attempted to
take. her life. Yesterday he was taken by
Deputy Sheriffs Cole and Mckinney to
the scene of the crime and was identified
instantly by the woman and her young
brother-in-law. The mob which gathered
at once caught the negro from the officers
and attempted to lynch him. The officers
by dnt of persuasion prevailed on the
men to let the law take its course. Mrs.
Payne then seized a shotgun and attempt
ed to shoot her assailant, but was pre-
vented by the sheriff. The husband and
father of the woman also attempted to
shoot him, but were prevented. BY hard
work and cool bravery, the negro was
brought to this city and placed in jail.
The penalty in this state is death.