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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-07
LONDON TRADES CONGRESS-.
Socialist Men and Doctrines Coming
to the Front.

Socialist Men and Doctrines Coming
to the Front.
London, Sept. 6.-At to-day's sitting the
trades union congress approved the intro
duction of a bill giving rural laborers
holding land allotments guarantee of
tenure for the same A resolution was
passed declaring that employers ought to
be legally punished for importing extra
labor into any locality where the existing
supply is sufficient to meet the needs of
the district, 1t was also resolved that
promoters Of public works should be com
PEELED to provide suitable dwellings with
thorough sanitary appointments for their
wOrkmen.
a keen fight is proceeding over the
election of the Secretary for the ensuing
year.
The socialists are confident of electing
Tom Mann, and the moderates are hope
full of re-electing CommOner FenWick. A
Woods.
A prolonged debate on Matchmaking all
mines.
Mr.. James Kier-Hardie, M. p, moved
an amendment that besides the land the
whole means of production, distribution
and exchange Of the output of the mines
ought to be nationalized.
Messrs. John Burns, M. p, Tom Mann
and J. II. Wilson, NJ. p, spoke on the so.
cialist side of the question A few mod
crate delegates protested against the so
cialist contention. declaring that the
trades unionism had done more for the
workingmen than all the socialist doc
trines that had ever been propounded.
Amid a scene5of wild enthusiasm a
division was taken, and Mr. Hardie's
amendment was carried by vote of 2l9
TO 81.
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LYNoHERs ALARMED.
Many Indictments Returned Lynch
ers WIN Try TO Eseane.


Memphis, Tenn, Sept. 6.--Investiga-
tion into the lynching of the six negroes
near Millngton, this county, is being
pushed with vigor, and the grand jury re-
turned five indictments late yesterday
afternoon, and more will follow today
Among those indicted are Detective w
s. Richardson, who arrested the negroes
and led them sinto the hands of the mob /;
A. Atkinson, the man who drove the
wagon on the night of the lynching; JEFF
Lawton. a merchant Of Kerrville who is
supposed to have been the leader Of the
mob; Mike Strickfadden and Jim Sisselly,
members Of the Vigilants. Reports from
Kerry lille and Millington state the lynch
ers have become alarmed over the firm
stand taken by Gov Turney and Judge
Cooper, and many are making prepara-
tiOns TO leave the country. A shenH's
posse went to Kerrville last night for the
purpose Of capturing those suspected Of
completely in the lyuching before they
escape,
REARREsTED AND REJAILED.
The grand jury this morning returned
indictments for murder in the first degree
against w. S. Richardson, j. d. Laveton
and r. T. Atkinson in connection with
the lynChiug of six negro prisoners near
Millington Friday night There are six
counts in each bill. Richardson, Lareton
and Atkinson were out on So 900 bail
each, but we're rearrested and RECALLED
this morning Lnder finding Of indict-
ments Ed Smith, farmer living near
kerrville has also been arrested, charged
with the same crime.
STRONGLY AGAINST THEM.
Last night George Sislock and Mike
Strickfader, one a saloonkeeper and the
other a grocer, were arrested. charged
with being implicated in the murder OF
the six negroes lynchcd Friday at Mill
inRtOn. They were hunting in the neigh
borhood at the time, and spent their leis-
ure time with Ed Smith Of Kerrville, who
is now under arrest. This morning g. r..
Atkerson, the wagon driver w. w. Rich
ardsoa the detective and Jed ID. Lannon,
the merchant, were arrested again. Each
man is charged with murder and has been
indicted six times. I'D Smith was taken
into custody on a bench warrant. There
is great excltment. aud Indignation is
strong against the accused.
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STRIKERS DAY IN COURT.
Continuation Of Proceedings Against
DebS ct. al. in Contempt.

kilograms Ordered in Court and Read.
Text of One of Them, Which Is Said
to Be Fair Sample Of the Entire
Batoh-Debs Sent Them and Signed
Them and Paid for Them.
Chicago, Sept. 6.-At the opening of the
United States court this morning Edwin
NJ milford resumed the stand and
further kilograms were produced at the
Instance of the government tending to
show that strikes were ordered after the
Woods-Grosscup injunction was issued.
President Debs was in court early look
ing much better than Yesterday Most
of the kilograms read were familiar to
the public. but some of them were not IN
Guided in the original information. One
of these, dated St. Louis, July 8, stated
that the Wabash road offered IS ,00J for
an engine to pull train out of the city.
Another read Don't be inundated by
injunctiOns or troops. Neither can move
trains. We have them on the hog train.
Even the newsboys have boycotted the
subsidized press"
Several kilograms have been offered
showing that local leaders did not always
comply with their chiefs demand to
strike, but refused on the ground they
l.
examined. The defence pointed out that
the authenticity of the kilograms was
by no means established.
Mr.. Miller then began his examination
on behalf of the Santa Fe
Mr.. Milford continued reading tele-
grams when court convened in the after
noon. The following is a fair sample of
them.
offered in evidence:-To T.. r. Eldridge
Lend Vile Colo No q t,
lnjunctiOnS. arrests, or troops l have got
housefull OF them. This is common all over
This fight Is now the money power ana com
blned monopoly to annlhilatc labor and
enslave those dependent upon labor backed
by lnlunctiOns arrests and troops. Children
and childish men have no part in it. Only
strong men and broad minds can free labor.
YOU. IN colorado, ought TO understand what
the gold money power means, and be
willing to reject it even to starvation. In.
functions and troops cannot operate the
road; there are not 'sCabs' enough
TO I'LL One-tenth of the vacancies. There
are fifty men quitting to every one return
ing. General situation never better than to-
day. One hundred trade unions viii strike
Tor railroad men tomorrow. VIII they not
help themselves? NeWsbOys have struck and
uoycot ed the subsidized press. Let none re
turn 10 work until the general managers
association agrees in writing to reustate
every man the country over. Good men viii
win this tight. r. Y. DEBs
The body and signature were both
typewritten 1t was sent under date of
July TO, eight days after the Woods
Grosscup injunction was issued When
checks were given in payment they were
signed by Debs and Keliher for the tele-
grams. Court then adjourned till to-mor-
row.
PULLMAN STRIKE is OFF.
Chairman Heathcote, and other repre-
sentatives of the central. strike committee
and local unions yesterday issued a cir
cular in which they formally declared the
Pullman strike of. There are still a
number who refuse to give up the tight
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A WILDCAT COMPANY.

An Insurance Promoter Disappears
With the Concerns s Assets.
Wheeling, w. Va, Sept. 6.-The An
chor Fire Insurance Company, one of the
numerous wildcat insurance companies
chartered in West Virginia, collapsed
this morning, judgments for over $1,000
being issued against it in favor Of Spring
field, Mass. and Chicago policy holders.
c. r. Merwin, the principal promoter of
the scheme is missing as is also about
$4,000, which the company is supposed to
have collected as premiums. The concern
did an underground business in nearly
every state of the union, but wrote no
policies whatever in West Virginia and
was not amenabIe 70 West virginia law.
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FRESH FOREST FIRES.
Everything Burned at Cromwell Ex-
cept the School House.

Everything Burned at Cromwell Ex-
cept the School House.
Carlton, MINI, Sept. 6.-Fire last night
burned everything at Cromwell except
the school house. The fire came upon the
place without warning, and people saved
their lives by getting into the lake
Woodbury. Whitten, F. p. Duffey, George
Wright, Charles Moore and others lost
everything, and it is feared that many
settlers lost their lives. A relief train
was sent out from here at once, and
brought the people down. Even the ties
of the railroad We're burned. No lives
are reported lost in this vicinity. Fires
are still smouldering, and another wind
would cause still further disaster.
INTO A vERITABLE FURNACE.
Duluth, Mlnn., Sept. 6.-Tne relief
party which left here in charge of W. T.
Bailey and George Ash, to search the
eastern llne, sent word that near Sand
stone it found eighteen dead bodies in one
dugout into which the victims had rushed
hoping to escape with their lives, only to
ma that they had jumped into a verita-
ble furnace
THE WORST HAS BEEN TOLD.
Pine City, Mimi, Sept. 6.-The worst
has probably been told at Hinckley, and
1t is doubtful if there will be any very
large additions TO the list of the dead.
Last night several bodies were found in
cellar but they were SO badly burned
mat 1t was impossible to identify
lhem. Supplies are coming into
Hlnckley at rapid rate, and there is
no lack in any department Of the
relief work. The relief committee ap-
pointed by Gov Nelson arrived here to-
night for the purpose of canvassing the
situation and systemaUizng the relief
work The committee consists of Charles
A. Pillsbury of Minneapolis, Kennel
Clarke of ST Paul, Charles H. Graves Of
duluth, NJ. G. Norton of Winona, aud
H. Il. Hart Of St. Paul. No money has
been turned over TO the sufferers
as yet, All persons and bodies that have
collected cash donations have wisely re-
trained from giving any TO the refugees
ana there is general understanding that
every cent shall be turned over to the
state commission. which, on account of
the complete information il will have
Wlll be able to handle the funds to the
best advantage.
The excitement caused by the fire at
Fokegama has about subsided, and now
that all the dead have been buried, at
lehtlon is being paid 10 the hundreds of
dead animals scattered over the country.
these are cremated as fast as found Not
Vestige of the village remains but the
surviving Inhabitants who have been
cared for by citizens of ST Cloud. They
are preparing 10 rebuild their homes as
soon as material can be provided.
There are no fires in the vicinity Of
carlton, reports from Duluth uOtwith-
standing.
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PRoH1Bs FOR CONGRESS.
Five Members of the Mississippi Com
mittee Make Nominations,

Jackson, Miss, Sept Give members
of the state prohibition executive com
mittee met here to-day and nominated the
following candidates for congress: In
the Seventh district, I. r. Barr of Jack
son; in the Second, W. n Boynton
Sixth, George Hatfield of Perry. No
nominations were made for the Fourth or
Fifth districts.
d. j. Brown Of Lowndes, the populist
candidate in the First district, was in
dorsed. A subcommittee was appointed
to meet in this city on Sept. lS to CON
slider nominations in the Fourth and Fifth
districts
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A wIFE-BEArER FLoGoED.
Women Beat Him Numerically and
Eatally while Tied 70 a Tree.

Jacksonville, Fla, Sept. Ga special
to the Times-Union from Waldo, Fla,
says: Last night Dan Virgins, q noto-
rious wife-bearer, was dragged from bis
home by masked men, Virgins was car
ried into the woods and lashed TO tree.
Several women Of the neighborhood, who
sympathized with Mrs. Virgins, were
present, and as soon as Virgins had been
tied, they began TO whip him. After beat
ing him numerically, Virgins was uu-
tied and left 10 make his way home. II
Is thought that Virgins will die
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-07
RIcYcLE REcoRD BRoKEN.
AMERICAN PHARMACISTS.
They Debate Technical Subjects and
Elect officers for the Year.

They Debate Technical Subjects and
Elect Officers for the Year.
Asheville N. c., Sept. 6.-To-day's ses-
sion of the convention of the American
Pharmaceutical Association was spent in
listening to and considering technical pa
pers on pharmacy and subjects kindred
to this study. The liveliest interest was
displayed in the discussions and an unus-
ually large percentage of the
300 or more delegates took
part in them. There are forty
one of these technical papers to be read
and considered, and already a day and a
half has been consumed in this part of the
programme. Officers were elected for the
ensuing year. A. h. L. Dohme of Balti-
more, was made president, and George A.
Kaufman of Columbus, secretary. To
night the visitors and their wives will be
entertained with a reception and banquet
at the Kenilworth Inn The convention
will last three days longer.
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A PREMIER ARRAIeNED.
He Has Marrow Escape from an An
cry Mob.

RTy MOD.
Sofia, Sept 6.-EX-Premier Stambulof
was arraigned before magistrate yester-
day on chargeof having libeled Prince
Ferdinand in a recent interview with a
newspaper correspondent. After exam
ination Idr. Stambuloff was released on
bail in the sum Of 35, 900 francs as. .COOl.
As the eX-premier left court he was sur
rounded by the excited people who barred
the way TO his carriage. He finally sue
ceeded in reaching the vehicle, but as he
did so stones crashed through its win
dows, and splintered its sides and a man
mounted the carriage steps and aimed
blow at the ex-premier with a heavy club.
The club struck NJ. SJambuloff a elancing
blow and did little if any injury The
coachman lashed his horses into gallop
in the endcayor to distance the mob, but
the carriage was pursued and pclted with
stones. The military finally came To NJ
Stambulof's assistance and dispersed the
crowd and escorted him TO his residence.
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DRIVING SHAFT BROKE.
Lives Lost in a Railroad Accident
Vast Heaps Of WreckaRe.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Sept. 6-On the
Lehigh Valley railroad just outside Of
the city limits, this morning, a local
freight train was going at the rate Of
twenty miles an hour, when one of the
driving shafts on the engine broke, aud
the engine was thrown over against
a train passing on another track.
The engine was demolished, and
many cars were piled up, blocking the
road for long distance. From under the
wreck was taken the mangled body Of
Frank German of Wilkesbarre with his
skull crushed to "a pulp. He was not a
train hand, but il is supposed he was
stealing ride 20 PittsJon Fireman
Riley Meade was fatally hurt. Engineer
Frank Weaver saved his life by leaping
from his engine before the crash came.
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ON THEIR OWN TERMS.
Striking New York Tailors KNOCK
Out the Sweat Shops.

Striking New York Tailors KNOCK
Out the Sweat" Shops.
New York, Sept 6,-The big strike of
the coat makers was practically settled
last evening. The fight was short and
hard. 1t was directed squarely against
the sweating system, and the workers
gained the day. This morning 1000 of
the l4,000 coat makers who have been out
since Sunday morning went back to work
on their own terms. The other Z 900 will
probably be employed by the first of next
week, though there are many details yet
to be settled.
This victory is a notable one for the
workers, as il means the overthrow of
the sweating system, as generally prac-
ticed in the clothing trade of this city.
The victory lifts the clothing workers of
this city wholly out of the sweating sys-
TEN. According to the terms now agreed
to by the contractors, cOatmakerS will
work hereafter by the week, counting ten
hours TO the working day. Operators
will now receive Sl5 week, basters S13,
pressers SO and f1nishers So These earn
ings are more than double those possible
under the sweating system.
The Knights of Labor tailOrs tonight
decided to go out on strike.
1t is estimated that about 1900 men
will go out in this city and vicinity,
UNION CARPENTERS OUT.
The strike of the union carpenters
against the present system of Jumping"
is rapidly spreading Already l,200 men
are on strike, and it is asserted at the
headquarters of the strikers that before
the end of the week there will not be
union carpenter at work in the city.
Several contractors have agreed to the
terms of the men
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ono Million Ronnda

New Haven, Conn, Sept 6.-The Win
chester Repeating Arms Company Of this
city, has Just completed and shipped TO
the Chimes government zoo, 900 rounds
OF ammunition. Cartridges were 1870
ciic coast.
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FIRST HE HAD HEARD.

Statement From Chattanooga as to
the Southern Causes Surprise.
New York, Sept, 6.-Charles II. Coster,
chairman of the reorganization committee
of the Richmond and West Point Term
inal Railway ana Warehouse Company
now the Southern Railway Company
said Of the dispatch from Chattanooga,
asserting that the Rothschilds and the
Vanderbilts furnished the money for
financing the new company:
"Tbis is the first / have heard of it. As
the writer of the dispatch knows all
about IL, he win have 10 DO applied TO to
furnish further information"
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Thomasvile, Ga, Sept. g The dwell
ing Of John Nantz burned this morning at
4 o'clock the fire catching in the KITCHEN.
T1e house was worth about $500, and was
insured for $3.50 in the Connecticut, y. NJ.
Mallette agent The furniture was
insured with F.. NJ. Smith for 800. Loss
about complete.
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muRpEREp ANp RoppEp.
Dead Body OF a Young Georgian
Found Near Live Oak, Fla.

jacksonville, Fla, Sept. Especial to
Times Union from Live Oak, Fla, says:
"The dead body Of 4. r. Rouse, young
man from Worth county, Georgia, was
found in the woods near here to-day.
Everything indicated that he had been
murdered and robbed There is no clew
to the murderer"
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oPPosEp 10 suFFRAoE.
Another Lie Contradioted in Regard
TO Miss Winnie Davis.

New York, Sept Ga Colorado
Springs, Col, special says "The report
that Miss Winnie Davis has taken up a
residence here and come out ia favor Of
woman suffrage, is untrue Its only foun-
dation is the fact that Miss Davis re-
Gently visited her sister here, Mrs Hayes.
The visit was a short one, and there was
no iutontion on Miss Davis part Of aban-
doning her residence IN Mississippi. In
stead OF proposing % vote here, Miss
Davis is opposed TO woman suffrage
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Hanrad for Murder.

Mount Holly N. D., Sept. G.-Wesley
Warren was hanged here this morning for
the murder of Lizzie Peaks. The drop
fell at 10 :36 o'clock
MORE JERSEY ROPE.
Jersey City, Sept. G.-Bernard Alien
berger, who murdered Katie Rupp, was
hanged at 10 O'Clock this morning
PENNsYLVANIA HEMP.
Pittsburg, Pa, Sept. 6.-Noel Maison
was hanged here at l0:4S o'clock for
the murder Of Mrs Sophia Raes.
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UNION CARPENTERS OUT.
SENSATIONAL DIvo ROE SUIT.
In Which the Parties Are Flyers in
the Swell Four Hundred.

the 0WeII EOuf IunuTeu.
New York, Sept. 6.-The times this
morning saws: james Coleman Drayton
had instituted proceedings to secure a
divorce from his wife, Charlotte Augusta
Drayton, daughter of William Astor, of
the family Of which John Jacob Astor was
the founder.
Mr. DraytOn seeks a legal separation
on statutory grounds. Hallett Alsop BOr-
rowe is named as the correspondent. 1t
will be remembered that in March, 1899,
at London, Mr.. Drayton challenged Bor-
rowe TO fight duel The challenge was
declined Action has been brought in
the court of chancery of the state of New
Jersey, the first papers being filed at
Trentnn on Lune ~
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BIDS for Plumbing OPENED.

Washington, Sept. 6-Bids were opened
for the plumbing work, etc, Of the public
building at Charleston, s. G. Money a
Barnes of Minneapolis, MINI. were the
lowest bidders &C .j,5JD
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They arc auint Now.

Paris, Sept 0,-The Haytian minister
has received the following cablcVram
from Port Au Prince: There has been
an attempt against the life Of the presi-
dent. Authors have been shot. Per
feet quietness prevails.
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Eight Reaultn Fatally.

Nacogdoches, Tex, Sept. 6.-In family
row to-day between brothers-i in-law,
Henry Watson was killed aud Jesse and
Joe Summers were mortally wounded.
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AN EXPECTED FAILURE.
middletown Bank Discounted the
Wrong Kind of Paper.

Harrisburg, Pa, Sept G.--The Middle
town National Bank, at Middletown, of
which Charles w. Raymond is president,
closed its. doors to-day. The cause Of the
failure is supposed to be the discounting
or The paper of certain corporations and
Individuals who find il impossible 10 pay.
me capital is $4,000; surplus S2l 900,
ana undivided profits $1,000, according 10
u.s. last report, with average deposits of
100000, and an average discount Of 500,
wv The failure had been anticipated,
aNo VIII not cause much distress.
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LERsEY ROPE.
stoekdale,s sueeassor Named.

Pass Christian, Miss, Sept 6-ThC
Sixth district democratic convention
nominated Walter M. Denny for congress
TO succeed Mr.. Stockdale.
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Washington, d. c., Sept 3.-Rufus =.
Merchant Of fredericksburg, Va, has
been appointed disbursing clerk Of the
postoiiice department, vice Godfrey re-
signed.
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Concord, n H. Sept 6.-Col Henry o.
Kent was nominated for governor BY the
democratic convention to-day. Nomina-
tion by acclamation.
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WAR IN THE FAR EAST.
Plenty Of Talk but no Fighting as Yet
Has Occurred.

Has Occurred.
London, Sept. Ga Shanghai dispatch
says; III is reported that the Japanese
have threatened TO withdraw their prom
ise not TO molest Shanghai unless the
Kiang-Nan arsenal there be closed The
motive for the threat is not apparent. bus
il is surmised that the japanese are anx-
ious 10 provoke British interference. The
kiang-Nan arsenal is now in a state Of in
activity and under any circumstances It's
productive capacity is smallv
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Chairman Heathcote, and other repre-
sentatives of the central strike COMMITTEES
and local unions yesterday issued a cir
cular In which they formally declared the
Pullman strike off. There are still a
number who refuse to give up the fight.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1894-12-27

tantalizing revelation ought to be the
means of enriching him to the extent
Of another dime, and when Jason
handed him a quarter instead of the
coveted dime he warmed toward his
victim.
1--WE are goin' to have lots of com
pany tomorrow" he said. Henry
and his wife. and Cousin Marvin's
folks, and the Wollivers, and"
''Fuf-fuf-"
That's so. Fred Wolliver is comm
with his father and mother, and-well,
| guess he likes Dolly pretty well,
and
"~Dud-dud-"
'Oh. you never know what a girl
will do. But I'll tell you what, Jase:
You GO over tonight and fix it up with
Dolly and get ahead of Fred. like
you better'n | do him, anyhow. He
gimme anything in his life. Ii l
had ten cents more ] could"
This delicate hint elected another
quarter from Jason. who was now in
the state of mind where money is as
droSs.
"Bub-bub-but," he began, timorous-
ly. There's pup-pup-plenty-'
Plenty of time?" broke in the lad.
"Why. Tomorrow is New Years; your
year will be out at midnight, and then
where will you be?"
"Bab-bub-but it amt a ye-ye-it
amt "a year sus-sus-'
"%he didn't say a year since you be-
gan goin' with her. She said if you
didn't ask her this year she Wouldn't
have you at all, and"