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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-23
A BIG CROWD OUT AT LATONIA.
BrendOO Wins the LatOnia Handicap
For Three Year OIds.


Latonia, Ky. June 22.-There was a ire
mendous attendance to-day. One of the
best Saturday crowds of the meeting was
present. The racing was extra good The
Latonia prize, handicap for the three
year olds, was won easily by Brendoo.
Summaries follow:
First Race-Selling. seven-eighths of
mile. Victorious, 1O1, Graham. to 2,
won. with Vida second and Tancred third.
Time, 1:31.
Second Race-One mile. Blue and Gray,
80, r. Isom, Is to ). won, with Orinda. sec
ond and The Sculptor third. Time, LAS.
Third Race-Five furlongs. Au Revoir,
1O7, Perkins, to s. won, with Loki sec
ond and Rondo third. Time, 1904.
Fourth Race-The Latonia spring prize
nine furlongs. Brendoo, 106, Martin, II TO
5, won, with Tobin second and Pepper
third. Time, 1:57%.
Fifth Race-Four and a half furlongs.
Scimitar, lis. Ballard, to l, won, with
Petrolene second and Keeps third. Time,
:5SA.
Sixth Race-Selling. seven furlongs.
Clementine, 1O4. w. Jones, 9 to 2. won,
with Santa Maria second and Enthusiast
third. Time, 1:3015.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-23
sOuTHERN's OUTLET TO THE SEA.
Norfolk Asked TO Lease wharf Prop
erty For NInety-NiRe Years.

Norfolk. Va. June 22-The proposition
Of President Spencer OF the Southern rail-
road was presented TO a special committee
Of the council tonight. There was pres
ent a committee from the chamber Of com
merce. business association. real estate
exchange, cotton exchange and wholesale
grocers association. The president Of the
select council j. L. Winston. presided.
Mr. Spencer asks that river front prop
erty valued at Sl25.000 be leased TO him for
ss years for 500 a year, renewable forever:
that he be allowed to close certain streets
running through the property and that the
company shall pay no tax on said leased
poperty. He asks that an answer be given
by July IS.
The meeting was held in the council
chamber and the-leading business men Of
Norfolk were present. Manufacturers.
bankers. merchants, transportation men
and capitalists were out in force. The
proposition was discussed for more than
two hours with great enthusiasm. A
If the matter was put to a vote as to
whether the city should give the road the
property, that not one hundred people
could be found to vote no.
After the special committee OF the coUn-
ellis had retired the business men called
NdAAMtn A1dIuls NdSllltI OL the NOAAttN
National Bank, TO the chair and adopted
resolution favoring the request pro-
viding there shall be no discrimination
against Norfolk in the matter of passen-
ger and freight rates and facilities. Nor
folk has for a long time hoped that the
Southern could be induced to come to Nor
folk. 1t will open up a section rich in
agricultural and manufacturing indus
tries which Norfolk has never been able
to reach.
Prominent officials of the Chesapeake
and Ohio road have been in the city to-
day and il is said that strong efforts
have been made 10 get the Southern 10
make Newport News its terminus. 1t IS
said that some time ago Mr. Spencer Wis
tied Newport News. He then came 10
Norfolk and decided to come here, as the
route south is easy. and if necessary a
line can be built to Raleigh, fourteen
miles shorter than the Seaboard Air line.
Mr.. Dawson Mccormick, who negotiated
the purchase of the Tunis and Urquhgrt
property for the railroad, says that he
does not believe there will be any trou-
BILE in bringing about an agreement be-
tween the city and Mr.. Spencer.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-23
THE MYSTERY or ROsEBERY.
Some Curious Details About the Pre-
mier's Health and Character.

From the New York Times.
An unnamed person who has been Of
late sood deal thrown with Lord Rose
befy"-whatever that may mosn-has giv-
en- Mr.. Labouchere Of London Truth ths
following description Of the premier:
'Rosebery has always played the mys-
terry man. In part this has been owing to
certain shyness which makes him prefer
toadies TO equals. IN part 20 a nervous
gloom which Is the basis of his character.
lie has been through life spoiled child 7
always thought him clever but rarha
as a conversationalist than a potential
stateman. he Is one OF those persons
with whom everything must 20 RIGHT for
him 70 be well physically or mentally.
thought that he made a mistake in ac-
cepting the radical premiership: for ne is
rather one OF the Devonshire kind OF lib
eral. than what you radicals would now
adays call a radical.
When he was al the foreign office he
did little more than occupy himself with
details. and blindly carry out what ne
thought would have been the policy Of
Lord Salisbury; sitting on the fence. so
FAR as he could. on all domestic questions
As premier. his nullity soon became an
parent His COLLEAGUES were not long to
perceive H. and even those Of them who
had aided In making him premier became
convinced OF their mistake Thus he
found himself isolated and thrown entire
~ on his own resources. His speeches dis
appointed the public. They were more
OF clever schoolboy than OF "A statesman.
He was sharp enough 10 see that he had
not come up to expectations, and this
weighed on his spirits.
Then came the attack Of influenza.
which utterly Frustrated him. lie seems
TO me now TO be unable. to grapple with
any subject, or with the situation; at mo-
ments seemingly pretty well In health.
but never really we'll He Is anxious. /
think. TO be out OF his troubles and would
welcome anything that would bring his
premiership TO a close; for he is without
sufficient energy to control events, much
less to direct them. / am sorry for him.
FOR l have always liked him, and were |
in his place l should send I'm my resigna-
tion, for in this he would be fully justified
by the state OF his health. one OF the
deterrent causes is, / suspect the court.
for In the highest opheres It is thought
that his leadership of the radicals is by
no means disadvantage; the other de-
terrent causes is that he is too feeble TO
ADOPT any course in volving decision"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-23
DUKE OF AOsTA's MARRIAGE.
Guests From Royal Houses and Bril-
liant Jewels For the Bride.

London, June 22.-The marriage of the
Duke of Aosta to Princess Helene of Or
leans, which will take place next Tues
day, June %, will be the most elaborate
function of its kind that has occurred in
many years.
The guests will include about sixty mem
bers of royal houses, among whom viii
be the Prince and Princess of Wales, the
Prince of Naples, the Prince of Turin, the
Due d'Aumale, Prince de Joinville, the
Duke of Oporto, the Due de Penthievre,
Prince Antonio and Marguerite of Or
leans, the Infanta Eulalia of Spain, the
Duchess Montpensier and the Duchess OF
Charities.
The jewels given by the Duke of Aosta
to his bride will rival in magnifcence any
royal parure. Among these gifts is a
string of thirty-five large pearls, a neck
lace comprising eleven rows of pearls en-
clasped with big emerald with diamonds
and a diamond necklace. ExQueen Isa-
bella of Spain sends a diamond bracelet
and the brides grandmother. the Duchess
of Montpensier, gives her two sprays of
pearls and diamonds with an emerald PEN
dant. The gift of the Prince and Prin-
cess of Wales is a Caduceus in. diamonds,
pearls and rubies. The Queen of Italy
sends two gold bracelets set with sap
phires and rubies.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-23
DIAMONDS AID HIS DOWNFALL.
oxE OF THE STARS OF ATLANTA's
400 LANDS IN A CELL.

s,arkIer's He bought to Blaze in His
wffe's Ears Not Paid For Yet and
che Firm which Sold Them Re-
.orts 10 Bail in TrOver Proceed
i,es 10 Recover the Precious
stones.
Atlanta, Ga. June 22.-The arrest late
,bis afternoon of William ]. Mecaslin was
.,a climax TO a sensational career. Meas
lin who is known TO nearly everybody in
town. at least by sight. was Jailed on an
action Of bail in trover for the recovery
If pair of 500 diamonds ear drops, pur-
chased some months ago for his wife from
-5e Stilson Collins Jewelry Company on
whitehall street. The purchase of the dia-
r,onds. upon which he made partial pay
ment. was one of Mecaslin's last acts to
keep pace with the -four hundred" Three
Years ago Mecaslin, who came to Atlanta
from Meriwether county, was engaged as
A local capitalist and. real estate broker of
considerable weight. He fioated high and
al the hight of his star. married Miss Lucy
Gartrell, famous throughout the city for
her beauty. After the wedding the young
couple moved into one of the handsomest
homes on Peachtree street, which Meas
lin had purchased from William Dixon for
$4,000. Then came the chase to lead the
fashionable procession. 1t was kept up but
a few months when financial troubles be-
gan coming to a crisis several months ago
when Mecaslin and his bride were elected
from their mansion. From that time Me-
caslin has been going to the bottom rapid
Is. He was threatened with arrest to re-
cover the earrings which he had gotten
from the Stilson Collins Jewelry Company
yesterday, but he said his wife, who was
at Lithia Springs, was wearing them and
promised to get them from her. When he
failed to do so the warrant against him
was enforced and tonight Mecaslin, who,
a few months ago. was cutting a wide
swath socially, and apparently doing
good business, occupies a cell in jail for
failure to foot the bill for his wife's dia-
mOndS.
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CABINET CRISIS IN ENGLAND.
Continued from First Pase1

Continued from First Page)
jet. with reserved opinion on the de-
tails.
Lord Salisbury received a number Of
messages at his London residence this
morning and afterwards went TO his scat
Hatfield House. Hertfordshire. where Mr.
BalfOur. the conservative leader in the
House Of Commons will be his guest until
Monday.
The Duke OF Devonshire. the unionist
leader IN the House OF Lords is STAYING al
Ascot. and Mr.. Chamberlain. the leader OF
the unionists in the commons remains in
London over Sunday.
a meeting OF the unionist leaders Will
be held on Monday.
London, June Q, SD. m.-Lori Roseberv
went TO Windsor at 7:10 o'clock this even
ing. He was driven 10 the castle in one
of the royal carriages. The premier's
secretary. Mr.. Murray. informed a repre-
sentative Of the United Press that Lord
ROsebcry had really gone To Windsor in
accordance with a previous command Of
the queen, but that he would also report
TO her majesty the decision arrived at by
the cabinet after its deliberations to-day.
The Sun prints an extra. In which IL SAYS
II has good reason 10 believe that Lord
ROsebery will tender his resignation TO the
queen on the occasion of his visit 70 Wind
sor Castle tonight.
ne GUN luENlAtl SagS Atldt Al the ca nlllel
meeting this afternoon all OF the minis
ters were In favor OF givinguP their Office
the only question undecided being whether
they would resign or dissolve parlisment
After further discussion IL was decided
that they should resign.
The Central News vouchers for the
truthfulness of a statement that Lord Sal
isbury and Mr.. BRlfour were cognizant Of
Mr.. Broderick's motion. which defeated
the government last evening. The affair
was not an accident, but was sldllfuuy
worked as a secret plot, and 1t took the
government unawares
The Central News says there IS good rea-
son to believe that at the second meeting
Of the cabinet IL was decided to imme-
diately dissolve parliament. After dinner
at Windsor Castle Lord Rosebery had
long audience with the queen and advised
her majesty to dissolve the House Of Com
mons. No official statement is expected be-
fore Monday. An urgent liberal whip is out
for that day.
The Westminster Gazette. commenting
on last evenings defeat OF the government,
says it points clearly to the resignation
of the ministry. The country, the paper
adds, will not fail to notice the factions
opposition in dealing the blow TO Mr.
Embellishments a few hours after
he had announced the great reform con-
templated by the prospective retirement of
the Duke of Cambridge from the com
mand of the British army.
Dublin, June 22.-The Freemans Jour
nal prints a McCarthyite whip informing
the members of that section of the Irish
party that a division of the utmost and
most vital Importance will take place in
the House of Commons Monday. and de-
claring the attendance OF every member
of the party upon that occasion absolute
~ necessary
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-23
WAITS FROM THE WIRES.
Some of the Days Events Set Forth
in short stories.


London. June 22.-Henry Moore. the ,el-
ebrated artist and a member of the Royal
Academy. died here to-day. The was born
in 1851.
Amesbury. Mass. June 22-The striking
weavcrs Of the Hamilton mills at meet
ing to-day voted unanimously not to re-
turn to work at the old wages.
Knoxville. Tenn. June 22.-In an old
feud fight in Cook county to-day, John
billiard was killed. Crit billiard fatally
shot. and Harry Holder and James Nc
Nabb badly injured.
Pierre, $. D.. June 22.-Judgc Caffey to-
day held that he had no power TO sentence
ex-State Treasurer Taylor out Of the reg
ular term Of the court which meets on
Aug. lS Bail Will be hNed next Monday.
North Adams, Mass, June 22.-The ten
per cent. cut in wages made by the James
Hamilton Machinery Company. at the time
OF the business depression has been volun-
tarily restored by the company. The COM
pany employs about 125 hands
Scranton, Pa, June 22.-Notice was
given this evening by the Lackawanna
Iron and Steel Company that the wages
borers would be increased at the rate Of
10 per cent. to take effect July l. About
1900 men are affected.
Pittsburg, Pa, June 22.-The conference
committee representing the tin plate man.
ufacturers and amalgamated association
was in session until 2:3O clock this morn.
ing, when a settlement of the wage scale
was reported. The scale is based on the
selling price of billets and tin plates fins
ished. There will be no increased output
and last years wages viii stand.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-23
PECK FOR PRESIDENT.
Kansas Republicans Launch n BOOM
let For the Attorney.

Kansas Republicans Launch BOOM
let For the Attorney.
Topeka, Kas., June 22.-The friends of
General Solicitor George b. Peck of the
Santa Fe have started a movement to
make him a candidate for the republican
nomination for President. James r. HoI-
DWELL a prominent Kansas leader, met
by appointment here to-day a number Of
his friends who believed Peck would be
a strong candidate in the west. Mr.. Hoi-
lowell left for Chicago to confer with IL
linois republicans about the candidacy.
Mr.. Hollowell has just returned from Ar
kansas, where he conferred with the re-
publican leaders of that state 1t is I'M
derstood that Richard Kerens of Missouri,
f. Rosewater of Nebraska and Stephen
b. Ell1ins of West Virginia are favorable
to Mr.. Peck. The men who are advocat-
ing Mr.. Peck say he is the only man who
can carry the Kansas delegation against
Gov. Mckinley, and that as both Kansas
and Illinois are in the doubtful column,
Mr. Peck's nomination would insure them
for the republicans.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-23
CoNRAD's CAPTURE.
He Is Accused of Passing Forged
Checks in Several Places.

He Is Accused of Passing Forged
Checks In Several Places.
Jacksonville. Fla, June 22.-Emerson B.
Conrad, the white man Arrested Thurs
day and held for forgery of checks, is
evidently a crook of the first water, as
kilograms have been received by Chief
Keefe from three places asking that nc
be held for them on charges of forgery
Early this morning telegram was re-
ceved from Chief George NJ. Hood OF
Augusta, Ga, who says that Conrad Is
wanted In that CITY tor sgiRdling George
NJ. PettiJohn of that place out Of $40.
Chief Keefe also received a telegram to-
day from Chief of Police Westbrook of
Albany. Ga, saying that Conrad is wanted
in that place for larceny, and to hold
him until further advised. This shows
that Conrad has operated pretty extern
sively in Georgia.
Albany, Ga, June 22.-Manager Philpot
of the Albany Inn. was cleverly taken in
a few days ago by a slick guest who reg
istered as Edward A. Weston and claimed
to represent the Electric Cutlery Company
of Philadelphia and Brooklyn. The
strangers method with Manager Philpot
was to cash check which had every ap-
pearance of having been drawn by the
slick gentleman's alleged firm on the Mcr-
chants and Traders Bank of Brooklyn,
and which he received here by mail, op-
ening the letter containing 1t in Mr. Phil
pots presence The check was for SIS,
which Philpot cashed without hesitation.
The check came back to-day unpaid. Man
ager Philpot thinks the man Conrad ar
rested day or so ago in Jacksonville, ON
a similar charge is his man. The method
which Weston uses indicates that he ha.
a confederate who mails him all his boz
gus checks, giving them the earmarks OF
reliability
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-23
THE FOREST sTRANGLEh.
1t Would lie Comparatively Harmless
Hut for the birds
From the Guiana Forest.

From the Guiana Forest
Woe betide the forest giant when he falls
into the clutches of the clusia, or fig. Its
seeds, being provided with pulp which
is very pleasant to the taste Of a great
number OF birds, are carried from tree to
tree and deposited on the branches Here
1t terminates, the leafy stem rising up-
ward and the root flowing as It were
down the trunk until they reach the soil
Al hrst these aerial roots are soft and del
icate. with apparently no more power for
evil than so many streams Of pitch, which
they resemble in their slowly flowing mo-
ton downward. Here and there they
branch, especially II an obstruction is met
with, when the stream either changes its
course or divides to right and left.
Meanwhile leafy branches have been
developed, which push themselves through
the canopy above and get into the light,
where their growth is enormously accele-
rated. AS this takes place the roots have
generally reached the ground, and begun
to draw sustenance from below to
strengthen the whole plant. Then comes
wonderful Development The hitherto
soft aerial roots begin to harden and
spread wider and wider, throwing out side
branches which flow into and amalgamate
with each other until the whole tree trunk
is bound In series OF irregular living
hoops.
The stranger is now ready for its deadly
work The forest giant, like all exogens,
must have room TO increase I'm girth, and
here he is bound by cords which are stron-
ger than iron bands. Like an athlete, he
tries to expand and burst his letters, and
IL they were rigid he must succeed >
The bark bulges between every interlac-
ing-bulges out, and even tries to overlap,
but the monster has taken every precau-
tiOn against this nv making its da
very numerous and wide.
As the tree becomes weaker its leaves
begin to fall. and this gives more room for
its foe. Soon the stranger expands itself
into a great bush almost as large as the
mass of branches and foliage IL has ef-
faced. II we look carefully around
us we see examples of entire obliteratlon
"a clusia. or fig. standing on its reticula-
ted hollow pillar. with only a heap of
brown humus at its base to show what
has become of the trunk which once stood
up in all its majesty on that spot.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-23
FOO elbows PLAGUE.
1t Is an Established Epidemic Com
fined to the City Proper.

Washington, June e. Advices receiv-
ed by the Marine Hospital service con-
firm previous reports relative to the plague
in Foo Chow, aid say it IS an established
epidemic. 1t is confined to the city proper,
most of the deaths occurring within the
city walls near the gates. Several cases
are alleged to have occurred among the ma
tives of a village on the island of Nantai,
in the vicinity of the foreign settlement,
but Consul Nixson is unable to say that
these are real cases of plague. The cpl
demic is identical with that which visited
Hong Kong and Canton last year. The
consul says it is impossible to institute
any sort of sanitary measures in Foo
Chow, and unless the epidemic dies out of
its own accord there are good prospects for
an alarming mortality.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-23
ROBY's RACING.
The Supreme Court Knocks Ont the
Scheme For Continuous Meets.


Scheme For Continuous Meets.
Indianapolis Ind, June z2.-In an ex-
haus i've opinion rendered by the supreme
court to-day, all the judges concurrins,
the governor gained a substantial victory
over the Roby Racing Association, his
contentious being fully sustained by the
court. The laws of Indiana provide that
no racing meet shall last more than flr-
teen days and thirty days must intervene
between each meet by an association. The
Roby association has been changing its
name every fifteen days to conform to
the law, but the court now says this
contention of the racing association that
it has the right to sub-let the track, ana
thus provide continuous races is plausible
but such a construction of the law would
defeat its whole purpose"
The effect of the decision will be 10
prevent winter racing in Indiana and al
so summer racing, except for period of
fifteen days at a time. Thirty days must
then elapse after each meet before the
track can again. open for another fifteen
days.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-23
DEBs' IMPRISONMENT.
His Attorneys Working to Get Him
Out in Six Months.

Indianapolis, Ind. June 22.-Judge
Woods of the federal court to-day re-
ceived a petition from the Chicago at
torneys employed by Eugene V. Debs
and American Railway Union leaders,
asking that Debs sentences in the Santa
Fe railroad cases be made concurrent
and not cumulative. Debs was sentenced
to six months Imprisonment in the two
cases. and the petition asks that the
sentence in one case be either RENTED
or a commitment be issued so that the
defendant may serve both sentences at
once
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-23
NEwFoUNDLAND's REVENUE BILL.
The Measure Passes the Assembly by
n Unanimous Vote.

The Measure Passes the Assembly by
n Unanimous Vote.
st. Johns, N. F.. June 22.-The revenue
bill passed the assembly last night. The
papers to-day contrast the fact that at
this time last year the Goodridge govern
ment were collecting revenue without any
lawful authority. backed by the guns of
British warships, owing to the refusal of
the Whiteway majority to pass revenue
act unless the prosecution against their
members for corrupt election practices
were withdrawn. To-day the Whteway-
lite government eXpunged from the journ-
ais of the assembly all the records of con-
yictions against the seventeen Whteway
tie members who were unseated. 1t also
passed a bill extending the operation of
the French treaties act, providing for
modus vivendi over the French shore, for
a further period of two years. The bill
passed unanimously.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-23
Made a Gold Mortgage.

ST. Louis, June PA mortgage of Slo.-
zoo ooo given by the Mobile and Ohio Rail-
NV company and on file in the recorder =
once at BeIIeville, ILL.,, was amended and
Tefiled Yesterday. There has been some
doubt concerning the character of the
Money in which the Indebtedness should
he Maid and the amended instrument pro-
yides that the principal and interest shah
- raid in gold.
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Washington, June Representative
X R. Hit of Illinois left Washington for
n [arragansett Pier. r. l.. this morning via
'he Pennsylvania railroad and occupied
4 special car attached to the Colonial lin
lIea. Mr.. Hit is not yet strong enough
20 walk and was taken from his room to
4 Red Cross ambulance on a stretcher
Lesldes his family and attendants his ply
Ian DR.. Johnston, accompanied him on
The journey.