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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-16
PLANT AGAIN A PURCHASER.
THE SANFORD AND sT.PErERsBuRG
LINE BOUGHT.

The HDad i52 Miles Long and For-
merIy known a. the Orange belt.
It Is "a Marrow Gauge. Hut VIII ne
Widcned-Its Purchase Materially
shortens the Distance From the
North 10 Tampa, Key West and
ouba.
Tampa. ria, March 15-It was an
nounced here officially to-day that the
Plant system Of railways and steam
ships had acquired by purchase the SAM
ford and St. Petersburg railroad. This Is
a narrow gauge road. formerly known as
the Orange Belt. running from Sanford
on the ST. Johns river OLake Monroel
TO ST. Petersburg on Tampa bay. dis
tance OF 152 miles. The entire line viii
be canged at once into a standard gauge
road and VIII be fully equipped with new
rolling stock, etc. Connection is to be
maintained with the west coast line at
Macon, Fla. and this will very materially
shorten the distance from all northern
points to Tampa. Key West and Cuba
The requirement Of this property still
further strengthens the hands OF the
rant SYSTEM ana the announcements or
this purchase Will not be good news to
It's competitors. Mr. Plant now controls
transportation to every Gulf coast port
which could possibly be made a terminal
by competitor seeking TO secure any
portion of the West Indies business or
the Gulf steamship trade, for the Florida
Southern railway from Paiatka 10 Punta
Gorda " not owned by the Plant people
Is absolutely in their control as far az
trafilc Is concerned
The Plant steamship line viii undoubt-
edly from now. on include st. Petersburg
In its Gulf business, which win open an
other trading point for New Orleans and
Mobile.
The only possible chance for tho Flor
ida Central and Poninsular railroad TO
capture any West Indies business from
the Plant system Is for II to extend its
line south from Tampa TO Fort
Myers or Punta Rossa, fully 100 miles.
and from there run a line OF fast ships
10 Key West and Havana.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-16
eEoReIA,s NAVAL MILITIA.
The officers 10 Ne Examined nt
brunswick Feb. -.

The Officers 10 Ne EXAMINED ne
brunswick Feb. ~.
Atlanta, Ca. March l5.-Adjt. Kell has
ordered examination OF the officers OF
new naval militia Just organized at Bruns-
wick 20 be held on the 2sth inst at
Brunswick. Lieut. f. d. Aiken, Liouten-
ant OF the Junior Grade John c. Styles
and Ensigns Frank II. Dunn and Chester
l.. Elliott win be examined. The new
company has a membership of forty and
as soon as tho officers had been ex-
amlned and the organization perfected
a demand will be made upon the war de-
partment at Washington for arms ana
accoutrements. There is an annual appro-
priation by the general government for
the purpose OF maintaining the naval
militia IN the different states, and from
this fund Georgia will get a small SUM
for arming her naval militia. The men
are to be supplied with cutlasses and
Remington rifles. haversaeks, canteens
and hammocks. while the warrant ofii-
GERS will have side arms. sample uni
form win arrive IN a few days from the
Ames Manufacturing Company to be in
spected by Lieut. Satterlee, assistant
adjutant general, who will then carry it
10 Brunswick for approval by the mem-
bers of the new company.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-16
MAILS ron CENTRAL AMERICA.
Pouches For Three Points to Go On
Steamers From Mobile.

Pouches For Three Points TO Go On
Steamers From Mobile.
washington, March 15.-The postoffice
department has instructed the postmaster
at Mobile, Ala. to make up and dispatch
on April / mails addressed to the Central
American postonices Of Belize. Bluehelds,
and Bocas del Toro; to be dispatched by
means Of vessels sailing from Mobile for
the places named, and to contain only ar
tlcles addressed for delivery at those
places. The dispatches from Mobile will
be in addition TO those from New Orleans,
La, for the same places, which win con-
tinue as at present
The reason for adding Mobile is because
most of the vessels now use Mobile as q
home port instead of New Orleans. The
date Of vessels sailing will be announced
in the Monthly Foreign Steamship Seized
ule and articles destined for those ports
viii be addressed 10 the two named cit
les, which offer the quicker transporta-
tim
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-16
ENGINES LOCK HORNS.
a Conductor and Several Passengers
Injured.

Terre Haute, Ind, March 15.-Vandala
express No. Z, was wrecked two miles
east Of this city at 1850 o'clock this morn
ing Conductor Rahm had his arm frac-
tured and several passengers were badly
bruised.
A head-end collision with a switch en-
gine caused the accident Both engines
reared high in the air and the derailed
cars caught fire and burned dercely, as
did also a dozen loaded freight cars
standing on the siding. Both engineers
and hremen escaped serious injury by
jumping.
The express was running at a speed of
thirty miles an hour when the crash came.
1t is learned that Adams Express Com
pany lost a large amount Of money in
the car that was burned. The money
was in a safe from New York for St
Louis The heat of the safe consumed
the paper money, and the coin melted
and ran together. There are various
statements as to the amount of money
ranging from S25.OOO to S100 900. That it
was a large amount there is no doubt
but no one could get anything definite
from anybody connected with the COM
pany.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-16
ALABAMA's WHITECAPs.
The Cases TO Come Up In the supreme
Court Feb. 20.

Washington, March 15.-The Alabama
whitecap cases were on the calendar of
the supreme court for argument to-day,
but were postponed until Monday, March
25. owing to the lack Of preparation on
the part of the counsel. The cases are con-
sidered by the officials of the department
of Justice as among the most important
to.which their attention has been directed,
and Assistant Attorney General Whitney
who represents the government in the
prosecution of the whltecappers in the
i1,nrerne court declined to accept Chief
Instice Fuller's suggestion this after
noon that there might be no necessity for
oral argument on the part of the govern
rnanf.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-16
DIR. JOHN BROADUs DYING.
He Is Widely known As IA Scholar,
Thinker and Author.

Louisville, KY, March 15.-Dr. John
Broadus. the eminent scholar, Is slowly
sinking at his home in this city and will
probably not survive the night. He Is
suffering from pneumonia and heart dis
ease
DR. Broadus is of Welsh ancestry and
was born in Culpeper county Va, Jan.
a. 1924. He graduated from the Universi-
ty Of Virginia with honors. As a schol-
ar thinker and author he was known the
country over His best known work was
preparation and Delivery Of Sermons"
This work is used as text book in the
oiigarchiaI seminaries Of all demonina-
tions in Europe and America. In 1853,
with the late Rev James II. Boyce, DR..
Broadus, founded the Baptist Theologi-
cal Seminary at Greenyille, S. c.. which
in 1871 was removed to Louisville, Ky,
the Baptisks of this city having guaran-
teed 10000 for that purpose during the
war Dr. Broadus was a missionary
chaplain In Lees army.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-16
CHEESEMAN'S DEMAND.
There Is No Uncertainty As 10 what
the Secretary of state Means.

There Is No Uncertainty As 10 what
the Secretary of state Means.
Washington March 15.--There is patri-
otto ring to Secretary Gresham's demand
upon Spain for prompt apology and in
demnity for the commission OF the Al
lianca outrage Of the Cuban coast that
eommends itself to all true Americans.
Even the political and personal enemies
of Secretary Gresham and the administra-
tion here admit that there is no faltering
or uncertainty In the dispatch sent to
Minister Taylor at Madrid. There is a
genuine American tone to the message,
and the Gaping critics Of the administra-
tion should "heave to" before making
further attacks on the American policy OF
the department of state.
Secretary Gresham in spite OF his sick
ness and the inclemency OF the weather
resumed duty at the state department to-
day and was closeted with Assistant
Secretary Uhl for several hours. Neither
he nor any other state department ofii-
cial would discuss the Spanish affair fur
ther than to admit the accuracy Of the
published text Of the dispatch sent to
Minister Taylor at Madrid. No express
sion could be obtained from them on
Minister Mururaga's somewhat drastic
comments upon the action Of the depart
ment.
The President viii be back tomorrow
and further steps win doubtless be de-
ferred until his return.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-16

NEWSPAPER COLLECTIONS.
Eject of the New Ruling of the POST
Office Department.

Washington, March 1.-THE recent de-
cision of the assistant attorney general
for the postoflce department to the effect
,:,at the so-called newspaper laws. cir
culated by publishers collection agencies.
were no laws at all. will have the effect
of closing the business Of various news
papers collection agencies throughout
the country.
The department will now prohibit their
letters from going through the mails to
the newspapers, and to subscribers who
have failed to pay.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-16

London. March IA special from
Shanghai to the Central News says the
Chinese guilds in that city have met and
agreed TO subscribe to war loan Of 50O,-
900 taels.
A dispatch from Shanghai to a news
agency in this city SAYS that Gen. Sung.
ccmmander-in-chief in Manchurla, has
been killed by fall from his horse.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-16
LYNCHDURG's DEFAULTERs.
The Trial of Hammer and PanniII to
Begin Next Week.

Lynchburg. Va. March Is The grand
jury in the United States court to-day re-
turned true bills of indictment against
Walker G. Hammer and r. II. Pannill for
embezzlement. The cases have been set
for Friday Of next week Hammer is the
teller OF the First National Bank whose
defalcation was recently discovered and
Pannill was the local agent Of the Ches-
apeake and Ohio railroad who helped
Hammer get away with the banks funds
through a private business partnership.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-16
SOUGHT DEATHS sOLACE.
An Aged Matchmaker of Atlanta At
tempts Suicide.

Atlanta, Ca. March 15.-Poverty-strick-
en- and tired Of life, with four young chill
dren to support and no means to support
them, Charles Gerbie. an aged German
matchmaker, attempted to commit sui
eide this morning at his home. No. 10
East Harris street, by taking morphine.
Physicians, however, finally succeeded
in saving his life.
Gerbie came from Germany when
young man, went to New Orleans and
opened a jewelry store. He was prosper
Gus and was worth 100000 at one time.
He met with busIiess reyerses however.
and came to Atlanta with the remnants
of his fortune. He opened a jeweIry store
in this city, but finally he was COM
PEELED to close his business and go to
work as a journeyman matchmaker. Some
time ago Mr.. Gerbie lost his wife, which
was sad blow TO him. Recently he has
been unable to get sufficient work to
support his family.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-16
QUEEN VICTORIA AT NICE.
She Is Received with Great Dis
play of Ceremony.

play of Ceremony.
Cannes. March 15.-Queen Victoria ar
rived here on her way to Nice by special
train at 3:2O o'clock this afternoon. She
was met at the station by the Prince
Of Wales, the Duke Of Cambridge. and the
Duke Of Mecklenberg Sehwerin. Vice
Consul Taylor presented the queen with
a floral Offering, and the entire town was
enthusiastic IN its greeting to her majesty.
Nice. March 15.-Queen Victoria arrived
here to-day ana was received with a great
display Of ceremony by the mayor and the
other municipal authorities of the town
She entered a carriage and, with mill
tary escort. was driven 70 Cimiez. Her
majesty has borne Der journey well. She
showed no signs Of fatigue.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-16

BALLOT OF THE NEGRO.
A POpuIist Editor of Carolina OPP
poses Disfranchisement.


poses DisfFanchisement.
Columbia, S. c., March 15.-The 500 white
men and negroes, representing all classes
socially, Editor John Dargan of the Sum
ter Freeman, an anti-Tillmanite and pop
ulist paper, delivered a remarkable ad-
dress tonight. He advocated universal
suffrage, and opposed disfranchisement
of the negroes, urging that southern
white men should treat them with fair
ness and justice, striving to educate and
raise them to a proper conception of
American citizenship. Dargan is the first
South CaFolinian of prominence and So
cial position TO take this Wew He is an
Independent candidate for delegate to the
constitutional convention. He was given
an attentive hearing by his auditors, who
were for the most part unsympathetic,
and he left a deep impression.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-16
DEATH ENDS A ROW OVER a DITCH.
JuIius NJ. Rhett of MOntmOrenci Slain
by IA NeighbOr.

Charleston, S. c., March 15.-Capt. Ju-
Ius NJ. Rhett, a gentleman farmer of
Nontmorenci, near Aiken, S. c., was killed
to-day by Marion Toole. Their farms ad-
io;ned and there had been bad blood be-
tween them for years, but the immediate
cause of the quarrel was a drain which
belonged to Rhett and which Toole OBJ
structed. Rhett directed his foreman to
remove the obstruction and therefore
Toole shot him dead.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-16
BANKER COOKE IN A CELL.
He VIII he Arraigned To-day For
EmbezzIement.

St. Johns, n. r., March 15.-Henry
Cooke. ex-manager of the defunct Com
mercial Bank Of this city. was arrested
this evening and lodged in jail He will
be arraigned for examination before the
magistrates tomorrow, when there will
be made against him specific charges,
probably OF embezzlement. Bail was can
celled.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-16
oston,s Ran club Comint south.

Boston, Mass, March 15.-Mgr. Selee
and Messrs. Nash, Duffy. Mccarthy. Ban
non, Sullivan, DOlan and Kenney Of the
Boston base ball club left this evening for
New York, and will be Joined tomorrow
in New York by other members Of the
team. They will then proceed south for
a preliminary series Of games, being due
at Charleston, $. c., Sunday noon.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-16
A MAN BLOWN TO PIECES.
He AceidentIy Dropped n CyIinder
of Compressed Oxygen.

London, March IA man was blown
to pieces and another a bystander, was
severely injured at Fenchurch street sta
ton to-day by the explosion Of what was
thought to be bomb. The man who was
killed carried the explosive and dropped
it accidentally. 1t has developed, however,
that the supposed bomb was a cylinder
OF compressed oxygen, intended for use
in connection with magic lantern. The
force Of the explosion was so great that
the station suffered some damage
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-16
roo POOR TO CARE ron HER BOY.
sad Fate of An Atlanta Woman Now
i'm savannah.

Atlanta. Ga. March IA handsome
dark haired boy, 4 years old. abandoned
by his mother. who is now in Savannahs
was sent TO the Home Of the Friendiess
by Chief of Police Connolly to-day. A
week ago Willie Burton, a Collins street
had taken the child from negroes re-
siding in the rear OF her place and
held It subject to his orders. Yester-
day the chief received a letter from a
woman In Savannah telling him she had
left her child with the negroes and had
hoped 70 be able 10 provide for II later, but
this was impossible, as she could only
make enough 10 support herself. CHIEF
Connolly says that he knows Of the wo-
man, whose name Is given Mrs. Rufus
and that she Is perfectly respectable in
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-16
WAR OF THE INSURANCE MEN.
The Southeastern Tariff Associations
In Session.

Richmond, Va, March 15.-The execu-
tive committee of the Southeastern Tar-
III Association and the local agents met
in conference here to-day. The confer
ence was in session for some two hours.
and the situation and the differences be-
tween the two parties were talked over.
Subsequently the committee held ses-
sion to consider the representations OF
the agents No conclusion was reached
and the meeting adjourned until to-mor-
row morning at 10 o'clock.
Neither side win give any Information.
The differences arose out of the action
Of the local agents or board Of UNDER
writer's In determining TO waive all rules
in meeting the competition of companies
not IN the association. This action a
number Of the companies in the associa-
ton refused to ratify.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-16
vENEzuELA-s LITTLE ROW.
Italy Offers 20 Act As Mediator in
The MnIfer.

. London, March 15.-Italy has offered
her good Offices to Venezuela 10 settle the
difficulty with the French and Belgian
governments. Count Maghamo has gone
TO Caracas TO attempt an amicable settle
ment. Italy was not concerned in the con-
fict that eliminated with the return Of the
French and Belgian ministers passports.
Venezuela had meditated dealing with
these two ministers long before the often
sive joint note was sent out from the
Caracas legations. The note was in no
way confidential, but was communicated
openly to Italy.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-16
ALL QUIET IN COLORADO.
No Danger of Further Uprising at
WaIsenburg.

Washington, March 15.-This afternoon
the department Of state from Gov. McIn-
tire Of Colorado. dated Denver:
Il am just in receipt of a detailed ac-
count by telegraph from the sheriff at
Walsenburg. 1t does not differ materially
from the newspaper reports. An inquest
has been held, and as I am informed. a
thorough Investigation made. Evidence in
writing was subscribed by witnesses and
filed in the ONCE OF the clerk of the dis
triet court. The sheriff further reports
that there has been no trouble of any
kind since, that he is thoroughly able to
maintain the peace. and that there is no
danger OF an uprising Of Americans or
Italians.
Il am in receipt of a telegram from the
ambassador for Italy. saying, in part;
Please give orders for immediate action
against murderers of Italians Immedi-
ate action will be urged on the proper au-
thorities, looking to the arrest and punish
ment of the guilty persons. The acting
Italian consul informs me that he leaves
tonight for Walsenburg. 1 have given
him such letters as he asked for to the
sheriff. From every source of informa-
tion learn that everything is quiet. Have
taken steps to ascertain the nationality
Of the deceased.
(Signed) A. W. McIntire,
Governor of Colorado"
Washington, March 15.-The informa-
ton contained in the message received
to-day by the Secretary of State from Gov.
McIntire of Colorado saying that Baron
Fava, the Italian ambassador had adj
dressed him directly on the subject of the
Walsenburg affair, created some surprise
at the state department as being quite
contrary to diplomatic usage, but no Off
cial connected with the department will
discuss the affair at present. 1t is under
stood that a representative of a foreign
country shall transact all his diplomatic
business with officials of the government
through the state department.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-16
sent Up For Twenty Years.

Jacksonville. Fla, March 15.-At Ar
cadia to-day, Joseph Jordan. white, was
sentenced to twenty years in the peniten-
tiary for an attempt to rayish the 9-year-
old daughter Of Charles Stephenson.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-16
NEW TELEPHONE COMPANIES.

The Organization Due 20 the Recent
Patent Decision.
Mobile Ala, March 15.-The effect Of
the recent decision Of the supreme court
OF the United States on the life OF a
patent in the Bane case has had the effect
of bringing into existence telephone com
panics in many of the southern cities.
Mobile has during the past few days or
ganized such a company which has met at
once with liberal patronage. The mater
ial will be ordered at once for a complete
telephone plant.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-16
MILLS HAVE A GooD MONTH.
A Decided Improvement In Busines.

Reported at Uxbridge.
Uxbridge, Mass, March 15.-Business
has taken a decided squirt the past week.
and the mills are heavily pushed with
orders The Hecla Wooien Mill Is run
ming day and night; Scotts woolen mill
that was burned a short time ago has
been rebuilt and is working fun set, while
the Capron and Sayle mills are doing
double the bnsiness of last month.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-16
CUBAN REBELs oRUsuED.
Mai. sagarra ROuts a Band Of 200
with Heavy Loss.

Havana, March l5.-Maj. sagara re-
ports from Cobre that he has oveptaken,
attacked and dispersed band Of 200 reb-
els under Guarie Barbari at a place
called Juan Wnssa. The rebels lost
heavily in killed and wounded. The gov,
ernment troops lost one killed and two
wounded. The bulk of the scattered band
are proceeding toward Hongolosongo.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-03
sparks from the Wires.

All the towns in Northern Peru are in
open rebellion against President Carceres.
In a quarrel over card game at st.
Louis, Patrick Noonan was shot and
killed by John Lane.
AL Breyman, Of Highland, Kan, blew
out the gas in hotel at st. Joseph, Mo.
He was buried two days later.
Two young Alabama rufiians fired into
a schoolhouse near Brownridge, fatally
wounding four Of the pupils.
Eight families from Belgium arrived at
Boston, Ind, to found n colony In Perry
County, and more will follow.
Six robbers attacked the residence Of
John Ysnkins, of Perry, o. T. He killed
one and drove the rest away.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-03
AMERICANS EAT TOO MUCH.
Result of Investigations by the Blu!
reau of Animal Industry.


reau of Animal Industry.
The nutritive value and cost of foods is
discussed at length in bulletin of the
agricultural department, based on inves-
tigation made by the bureau of animal in
dustry. The results of these studies, says
the bulletin, confirms the general impress
sion of hygienists that our diet is one
sided and that we eat too much. Owing
to the large consumption in this country
of sugar and the use of large quantities
of fat meats, the food which we actually
eat has relatively too little protein and
too much fat, starch and sugar. 1t Is
found that the protein.in ordinary meats,
fish and milk is readily and completely
digested, that of vegetable foods is much
less completely digested than of animal
foods. One-fourth or one third of pota-
toes, whole wheat and rye -four may es-
cape digestion and thus be useless for
nourishment, and one3sixth of the pro-
tein of wheat -four, corn meal, peas and
beans may be assumed to be undigested
when cooked and eaten in the usual way.
'Of the meat extracts in the market"
continues the report, "some contain very
little and others practically no material
which builds tissues or yields energy.
Animal foods crafty the palate in many
ways which the vegetable foods do not,
and what is perhaps of greater weight in
regulating the actual usage of commune
ties by whose demand the prices are regu-
lated, they satisfy n real need by supply
ing protein and fats, which vegetable
foods lack"