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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-17
SESSION OF THE SENATE.
Very Little Business Transacted IL
the Open Session.

Washington, Feb. 16.-In the Senate
this morning, as soon as yesterdays jour
nal was read Mr.. Pugh, dem, Of Ala
bama, moved TO proceed to the considera-
tion OF executive business. The motion
was withheld, however, to allow some
routine business to be transacted
Numerous petitions were presented and
referred, among them one, by Mr.. Brice,
dem, of Ohio, of %, 900 citizens Of Cuya-
hoga county, Ohio, asking for a continu-
ance of the duty on iron ore.
Mr. Hoar, rep. of Massachusetts, Of
fered a resolution requesting the Presi-
dent to communicate all reports or dis
patches from Mr.. Willis, the present
minister to Hawaii, not heretofore COM
municated, and especially the dispatch
communicating a letter from President
Dole specifying certain charges against
the conduct of that officer
Let that resolution 90 over and be
printed" J." Mr.. Harris, dem, Of Tennessee,
objected
1T merely asks" said Mr.. Hoar, "for
an Official communication OF document,
which is in all of the morning papers
this morning
81 withdraw my suggestion" said Mr.,
Harris.
The resolution was agreed TO.
Then Mr.. Pugh's motion was put and
carried, and the Senate at 1925 o'clock
proceeded to the consideration of eXecu-
tive business The doors remained closed
until 4:l5 o'clock. AT that hour the Sen
ate adjourned until Monday.
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RALLIED TO SHIELD HENRY.
Brother Anarchists Raided His Rooms
to Head OF the Police.

Paris, Feb. 16.-rhe anarchists of
certain group, upon hearing of the arrest
of Henry, the bomb thrower of the Hotel
Terminus, raided his lodgings at Belle
vile, the same night, burned all his pa
pers and departed, taking with them, it
Is believed, one or more bombs which the
anarchist is supposed to have had in his
lodgings.
The police search of his lodgings seems
only to have been an afterthought. If
they had acted more promptly, il is posi-
BILE that they might have made some i'm
portant discoveries and arrests. AS it
was, they found in Henry's lodging some
chlorate, powder, picric acid and some
copper tubes, evidently intended for
use in the manufacture of bombs similar
to those used by valiant and by Henry,
himself At the ANARCHISTS lodgings, the
people of the house said they recognized
the Photograph of Henry as that of man
whom they knew as Dubois.
TRIED TO GET INTO THEATER.
Replying to the examining Judge to day,
Henry said that he did not know why he
selected the Cafe Terminus as the place
in which to cause an explosion. Henry
said that on Monday night he first went
to a leading theater with the bomb hid
den on his person, but he was unable to
OBTAIN admlttance, as the theater was
full; otherwise it was likely that he
would have thrown his explosive among
the people in the theater.
AFRAID AT LONDON.
London, Feb. 19.-The ambassadors
from France and Germany to-day sent
notes to Lord Rosebery secretary of
state for foreign affairs, in regard
to the harboring by England of foreign
anarchists.
In an interview to-day, a brother
Of Bourdin said that he never
had an idea that his brother
was an anarchist. He added that
his brother had been out OF work recent
ly, business in his trade being slack, yet
he always appeared to have money.
When he worked he made good wages.
The brother declared that he could con-
ceive of no reason for Bourdin going to
Greenwich. He had no frinds there.
A CLUB RAIDED.
The police at O'Clock tonight raided
the Autonomic Club and made several ar
rests. Much anarchist literature was
seized at the club. The police found
many copies of a manifesto printed
on red paper in London and headed
Mort a Carnot." Thousands of
similar manifestoes have been cir
culated recently in France About
midnight all the men arrested at the club
were liberated. The main object OF the
police in arrestinG thesa was to examine
them. Imporg rgaat an fornlation is said to
have been obtained from them by the
Police.
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PEERS CALLED TO TIME.

A Ruling That They Exceeded Their
Rights in Amending the Councils
Bill.
London, Feb 16.-Henry Fowler, presi-
dent of the local government board, di-
rected the attention of the House of Com
mons this evening to several questionable
features of the amendments to the parish
councils bill by the peers He appealed
to the speaker of the House to say
whether the peers had not infringed upon
the privileges of the commons in altering
the decision of the lower house to pay the
expenses of the parish councils from the
poor rates.
The House of Lords had been excluded,
he said, from initiating or amending
revenue bills. Their action in the case in
question seemed to him to be unconstitu-
tional.
The speaker ruled that tho peers had
exceeded their rights and instructed the
House to ignore the amendment against
which Mr.. Fowler had protested The
announcement of this decision was
cheered loudly.
WANT TO AVOID CONFLICT.
The Duke of Devonshire, Sir Henry
James, Mr.. Jesse Collins and Joseph
Chamberlain were the principal speakers
at meeting held last night. Sir Henry
James and Mr.. Collins both insisted
strongly against any action which would
provoke a conflict between the House of
Lords and the House of Commons
They said that il must not
be taken for granted that the
House of Lords will acluiesce in the re-
lection Of their amendments to the parish
councils bill, and added that as far as
could be ascertained the bill would again
be returned to the House OF Commons, or
that a conference between representa-
tives of the two houses would be held to
settle the terms Of a compromise.
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FRANCE AND PORTUGAL.
A Dispute Between the Countries
Looked Upon as Grave.

A Dispute Between the Countries
Looked Upon as Grave.
Paris, Feb. 16.-A semi-oficial note has
been issued in regard to the attitude Of
the Portuguese government in most Of
the questions which have arisen between
France and Portugal, especially in regard
to those questions which affected French
investments. The attitude of Portugal
in these matters, it announces, has
caused Premier Casimir-Perier to re-
call the French minister to Portugal
from his post TO Paris In order to confer
with the government upon the situation.
During the absence Of the French minis
ter from Portugal, the first secretary will
replace him and will so act until the
present crisis permits the French minis
ters return. The situation between
France and Portugal is regarded as being
much graver than is made TO appear in
the above announcement
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A NEW SCARE IN HAWAII.
Royalists to Seize the State House and
British Marines to Land.

New York, Feb. 16.-The Tribune has
dispatch from Honolulu, dated Feb. s,
stating that Honolulu was thrown into
intense excitement by reports of threat
ened royalist attacks on the executive
building. The story was that the royal
lists had devised plan to throw dynamite
bombs into the council chamber, while
President Dole and his assistants were
holding a session. Then strong armed
force was to fall upon the building, and
take possession at the point of the bayo-
net. The moment the royalists were in
possession word was to be telephoned to
Admiral Wodehouse, who would recog-
nize the new government and land British
marines, ostensibly to protect British in
terests. Up to O'Clock no attempt had
been made to carry out the plot
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for this or any other office. qualification
alone to be considered. He then entered
into long discussion of the merits of the
case, and read numerous letters from
distinguished attorneys, going TO show
that Mr.. Peckham was in
every way fitted for the exalted
place to which he had been nominated
Mr.. Villas also sought to show that the
nominees disposition and alleged ill-tem-
per was not as had been represented, but
that, on the contrary, he was thoroughly
equipped for the duties of a jurist. Mr..
Villas also explained the transaction in
which Mr.. Peckham was said to have
telegraphed Judge Caldwell in regard to
a recent decision of his in certain rail
road case.
THE CHARGES NOT PROVEN.
Mr.. Mitchell one of the republican
members of the committee, followed in a
brief speech, in which he said he had ex-
amined all of the alleged charges, and
had reached the conclusion that there
was nothing in them that in any way in
terfered with the discharge of his duty
as member of the supreme court. For
that reason he believed it proper that he
should be confirmed.
Mr.. George, a democratic member of
the committee, who, it will be remem-
bered, opposed the confirmation of Mr..
HornOlOwer, consumed the time allotted
TO him in explaining why he now indorsed
MIR. Peckham. His reason was that the
charges in the two cases were entirely
different, and that in Mr.. Peckhams case
they had been disproved.
ONLY TWO SPEECHES IN OPPOSITION
1t was the intention of the opponents of
Mr.. Peckham to have done no talking, but
when Mr.. George had finished Mr.. White,
of California, dem. and Mr.. Hawley, OF
Connecticut, rep, spoke perhaps three
minutes each, stating why they could NOT
assist in confirming Mr.. Peckham. Each
OF these gentlemen affirmed his belief
that there was sufficient in what had
come before the Senate to Justify its ad-
verse action.
The anti-Peckham men discovered early
in the afternoon what they claimed was
an effort on the part Of the administra-
tion leaders to consume the time in de-
bate and force postponement of the vote
until Monday. A hasty conference re
suited and a number of Peck
ham democrats declared that
they would not countenance
such a proceeding. When it was then
found that the vote was to be reached
during this sitting, the opponents of Mr.
Peckham sought to force the vote after
each speech. The vote was finally taken
and after some time spent in straighten.
ing out the pairs, the Senate at AIR
o'clock adjourned until Monday.
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HER RUDDER DISABLED.
The Paris Obliged to Put Back to Port
After Making 600 Miles.

London, Feb. 10. 49, The American
steamer Paris, which sailed Feb 10 from
Southampton for New York, was sighted
early this morning lying at anchor OF
Roche's Point at the entranceIof Queens
town harbor. She returned on account
of her rudder being disabled.
On Monday last a heavy sea struck the
rudder of the Paris, swapping the post of
in the trunk. The steamer held her
westward course until Tuesday afternoon,
when it was decided to put her about.
One Of her engines was stopped and little
difficulty was experienced in turning her
around.
The Paris had made 800 miles Of her
westward voyage when her rudder be-
came disabled. IL was deemed best to re-
turn to Queenstown. She was steered by
her twin screws. All are well on board
and no alarm was caused by the accident.
Her passengers will be forwarded by tho
Berlin tomorrow.
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ROBBERS WRECK A TRAIN.
The Fireman and a Tramp Killed In
the Crash.

The Express Car Blown Open With
Dynamite and the Money Taken-A
FusiIade of Bullets Kept Up During
the Progress of the Robbery to Ter
rify the Passengers and Train Men.
Los Angeles, Cal, Feb. 16.-A special
from Movaie says: "The Southern Pa
cific overland train No 90 was held up
and wrecked at Roscoe, about twelve
miles west Of Los Angeles last night
about 1880 o'clock. The switch was
thrown and the train run on the spur,
throwing the engine ana two cars off.
Engineer Dave Thomas is badly injured,
and Fireman Arthur Masters, and an I'm.
known tramp were shot and killed.
1.-The robbers blew the express car open
with bombs and robbed it. The amount
taken is not known.
There were three men in the gang,
and they started north on horseback after
the robbery"
ROBBERS ON THE TRAIN.
Another special from San Fernandino
says Several men boarded the train ab
Burbank, and at Roscoe their accom-.
plices ditched it and commenced shooting.
The Wells Fargo express car was blown
open with dynamite and the money taken.
The fireman was caught under his
engine and only lived about an hour.
THE ENGINEER FLEEs.
Engineer Thomas jumped and took to
the brush. though it is reported he was
injured, and a tramp who was stealing q
ride on the pilot was killed
1T is known that the robbers escaped
with several sacks of gold.
1.-The tramp who was killed was a.
youth named Granger. His body and
that of Fireman Masters were brought
here several hours after the robbery"
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WEE VIRaINIA,s DEE.
An Attempt 90 Be Made TO Reach an
AInicabIe Agreement.

Richmond, Va, Feb. l6.-Tho Flood
substitute for the Wickham resolution
looking 70 the settlement Of West Yir-
ginia's portion Of the debt Of the old state,
was adopted by the Senate today IL
eliminates the suit feature from the 0rlgl-
nal resolutions and provides for a settle
ment on the basis u 80 amicabie agree
mcnt between commissioners appointed
by the two states.
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SMOKES IN EVERY LINE.
Lexington's Mayor Writes a Fiery
Card in Reply to Two Editors.

Louisville, KY, Feb. 16-Mayor Dun
can, of Lexington, who is also the editor
of the Press Of that city, is out in card
this morning that smokes in every line
The Transcript and Leader yesterday
contained editorials criticisng the may
or's conduct in the matter of awarding
contract for brick streets, charging that he
was paid by the attorney Of the company
which received the contract Mayor
Duncan replies by calling the the editors
of these two papers malicious liars, cow
ards, ours, renegades," and everything
else that is contemplate. The indica tions
are that when the parties meet on the
street there will be bloodshed, as all have
more or less Of q iighting record.
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TEXAS, BANK SCANDALS.
A Prominent Financler Arrested for
Embezzlement.


Dallas, Tex, Feb. 16.-A. M Britton,
well known in Fort Worth and through
out the state, especially in the "Pan
Handle" section, as q banker, cattleman
and general fiuancier, Is now in the GUS
tody of United States Marshal Hunt.
BrittOn was a brotherin-law of w. S.
LomaX, cashier of, the First National
Bank of Vernon, who committed suicide
by shooting himself about four months
ago
The indictment on which Britton was
arrested charges him with embezzling
s65 600 from the First National Bank Of
Vernon, making false entries and giving
false reports to the United States bank
controller. He was arraigned before
Judge Rector and given preliminary
hearing. His bond was fixed at $50, 900
His attorneys will, in all probability,
swear out writ of habeas corpus.
A great deal Of testimony was taken in
the r. j. Wood case to-day, all of which
was strongly against him. The case
will run week longer.
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AN EXPLOSION ON A wARsH1P.
Forty-one Men Killed Instantly and
Nine Others Fatally Injured.


Kiel, Feb. 16.-A boiler explosion oc-
Cured to day on the cruiser Bradenburg
with fatal results to the crew, and dam
age to the vessel New boilers had been
put in the vessel and steam was gotten
up to-day to test them The oflcers re-
fuse TO give details Of the disas-
ter, but it is learned that
forty-one men were instantly killed
and nine others fatally wounded. Among
the dead are the three chief engineers,
who were on the vessel 10 report on the
work of the boilers and several other Of
fcers. The vessel was helpless, but
signals of distress broughtassistance and
she was towed back to kiel.
AN OFFICERS STORY.
Kiel. Feb. II, 3 a. m.--An officer of the
BrandenbUrg said late last evening that
the main pipe OF the starboard engine
burst. The accident occurred between IL
and 10 ociock yesterday morning
Among the victims are many dockyard
artiGoers. The vessel remains in the bay
and it Is extremely difficult TO get details.
At midnight the statement was given out
that the number Of deaths would not ex-
ceed forty.
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JUBAL A. EARLY HURT.
He Falls on Slippery Pavement and
Serious Results May Follow.

Lynchburg, Va, Feb. 16.-Gen. Jubal
A. Early had a fail on the ice at the post
Office in this city yesterday, and was
painfully bruised. No bones were broken,
and the attending physician stated that
no serious result was apprehended from
the accident. This forenoon the physi-
clan gave it out that the general
was resting quietly, and would prob
able be out in a day or two.
Tonight, however, DIR. Terrell states
that he is very fearful that the nervous
shock resultant from the fall will provo
serious.
Gen. Early is rs years of age, and re-
Gently has been in such feeble health that
it was not thought he could live much
longer. 1t may be that this accident will
hasten his death
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LIKE RATS IN A TRAP.

The Imprisoned Min nars Beyond Hope
ofRescue.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Feb. 16.-The two
rescuing parties at work in the Gaylord
mine, trying to find the thirteen entombed
men, are making slow progress. Rock
and coal continue to fall, and on more
than one occasion they were obliged to
flee from work in order to save them
selves. 1t is safe to say tonight that it
will take fully month before the rescue
parties can reach the men where they are
SunpOSed to be
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Sunk in the nrersev.

London, Feb. l6.-The British steamer
Falls of Inversnaid, Capt Wilson, from
Norfolk, Jan. 27, ran into and sank the
schooner Chase in the Mersey river to-
day. The steamer was proceeding up the
river to Liverpool when the accident oc-
Cured. Everybody on board the schooner
was saved.
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FORESTS OF FLAME.
Thousands of Acres Of Timber and
Grazing Lands Burned Over.

Monterey, Mex, Feb. 16.- Extensive
forest fires have been burlington the
past several days in the mountains sur
rounding this city, and the scene at times
is Of the most sublime nature. Thousands
Of acres Of timber and good grazing lands
have been burned over, and considerable
other property destroyed. No reports Of
loss of life have been received
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oomntoir d,Eaoompte Ranlrrnnt.

Paris, Feb. 16.-The tribunal Of com
merce has declared the Compton d rs
compte bankrupt. At the request OF the
Bank Of rance, the institution was placed
In the hands OF q liquidator one week ago,
and Baron SoubCryan. director, was ar
csted for dishonest practices.
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ther states that there has been only one
case of yellow fever on the United States
cruiser Newark. The patient was taken
to the shore hospital, The vessels of the
American squadron except the Newark,
which. as before reported, has gone to
Montevideo, remain of Rio Jaueiro.
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BURNED TO THE WATERS EDGE.
A Chesapeake Bay Steamer Destroyed
at Her Dock.

Baltimore, Md, Feb. 16.-The side
wheel iron steamer Ida was burned to
the waters edge tonight, and the bull
flied with water and sunk. The Ida has
for several years piled between this port
and points on the Chesapeake bay in the
passenger and freight trade. She had
Just been dOclred at Locust Point for
slight repairs. Tine loss is about $4,000,
with insurance Of $4,000.
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Murderer Stone Hanged.

Jeffersonville, Ind, Feb. l6.-James Z.
Stone was hanged this morning for the
murder of the Wrattan family on the
night OF Sept. is, 1898 The family con
sisted of six persons, Mr. and Mrs. Wrnt-
tan, their three children and Mr. Wrat-
tanis mother.
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san Ribhon weavers strike.

New York, Feb l6-The silk ribbon
weayers, falling 10 secure an increase of
pay, struck this morning Before night
at least 200 weavers will have Joined the
strikers, and over 1000 girls will be
thrown out OF employment
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RoTHsoHILDs IN DANGER.

Placards Threatening a Dynamite
Outrage Posted on Their Bank.
Paris. Feb. 16.-Owing to the fact that
threatening letters have been received by
the Rothschilds' their offices at No. 81 to
25 Rue Lattice are specially guarded.
Placards declaring that the offices would
be blown up have been posted on the
doors of the Rothschilds' place of
business.
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Bland,a Need Of BnllotH.

Washington, Feb. 16.-Telegrams have
been sent out for absent members Of the
House and by tomorrow a vote may be
taken on the Bland bill, or the day later,
at the latest
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LobenRula's g Death.

Capetown, Feb. l6-A dispatch re-
ceived here from Buluwayo con firms the
report that Lobengula king Of the Mata-
beles, had died in the bush, presumably
from the effects Of govt and exposure to
which he was subjected while fleeing
from the British forces.
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thirteen killed in a Collision.

st. Petersburg, Feb. 16.-A fatal acct.
dent has occurred on the railway between
Samara and Slatvousk, In eastern Russia.
Two trainsco llided near Jelan. Thirteen
persons were killed and several badly
injured
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Dallas, Tex, Feb. lG-In the John
Parish case his confession was introduced,
in which he told the whole story Of the
assassination from start 10 Gnish, giving
every detail Of his being hired by w. G..
Parish 70 kill Y. NJ I.anRdon.
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A TRAMP INcINERArED.
a Gar Load of Stag in White Heat
Dumped on Him While He Slept.

Dumped on Him WhiIe he Slept.
Chattanooga, Tenn, Feb. ia pecu
liar and fatal accident occurred at the
Citico furnace tonight. Three young
negro tramps huddled together and went
to sleep on the Stag dump. Their presence
being unknown a car containing Stag at
white heat was run on the dump and
emptied upon the tramps two escaped,
but Buck Porter was buried under the
seething debris. His body was inciner-
ated.
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Money for West Point.

Washington, Feb. 16.-The appropria-
tion bill for the military academy at West
Point was reported to the House to-day
from the committee on military affairs.
1t carries 800, 1855, a reduction from the
estimates submitted by the department
Of ggQ ooo
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Birmingham Ala. Feb. l6.-The mine
FIRE AZ Blocton is still raging to-day, but
viii probablJ soon be under control. No
further casualties have been reported.
The loss will be heavy.
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a Postmaeter Confirmed.

Washington, Feb. 16.-The Senate TO-
day confirmed the nomination of j. w.
Cant to be postmaster at Knoxville, Tenn.
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London, Feb. ia dispatch received
here to-day from Rio Janeiro states that
yellow fever continues 10 spread In that
city. On an average, forty cases Of the
disease are reported daily, and twenty
cases Of other fegers. The dispatch fur
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When the House met tonight there were
forty-One members In their seats, and Mr.
Brookshlre, Of Ind, occupied the
speakers chair.
MIR. Martin. OF Indiana, chairman Of the
committee on invalid pensions, moved that
the House resolve itself into committee
Of the whole 20 consider pension bills
Mr.. KiiRore, Of Texas, suggested that
no quorum was present, and that there
fore, no business could be transacted.
Mr. Clark Of Missouri urged Mr. Kill
gore 10 permit the House 20 proceed with