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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-21
IN THE BRITISH COMMONS.
House Orders Cancellation of Days
Election.

London. Aug. 2O.-In the House of Com
mons to-day Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain,
secretary of state for the colonies, an
nounced that the financial commission had
expended f15.OO0 in Newfoundland, besides
giving guarantees which depend upon the
success of the fishing season.
Mr.. George j. Goschen, first lord of the
admiralty, announced that as regards
merchant steamers earning subventions
as armed cruisers stationed in the North
Pacific and elsewhere, the government in
tended to enable those of their crews who
were royal naval reserve men to re-enroll
and receive training fees on board with
out reporting themselves in the United
Kingdom as heretofore.
The attorney general moved that as
John Daily, recently elected to parliament
for Limerick, was a convict serving a
term of imprisonment for felony, his cleo
ton be cancelled.
Mr.. Timothy Harrington, Parnellite,
moved an amendment, referring the case
to a committee.
The attorney generals motion was car
ried, PSI to IS.
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a moment and then replied: Fine; 1
was well treated by every one. There Is
no color line over there. / met noble
men so often that l didn't mind them
any more than common men,"
Touching the racing, he said: TN
many ways it is ahead of this country.
There are more races over a distance OF
ground and the weights are high
enough to permit jockeys to ride who
couldn't get a dozen mounts a year in
this country. No, l don't think races are
any truer run there than they are here"
How about that English roll?''
Sims grlnned "They don't roll as much
as they get credit for. They can ride a
heap better over there than most Ameri-
cans think. Yes, they thought had fun
ny Seat, but they admitted that / could
get there just the same. But when IL
comes to jockeys of the first-class-real
horsemen-they have dozen TO our one.
No, / did not ride to speak OF except for
MIR. Dwyer and Mr.. Croker l did ex-
pect to get some outside mounts, but they
were shy of hiring me. was treated well,
but made no money"
"But II is a great country for racing, ="
he continued, land a man without money
can do nothing at It. The expenses are so
high that they would break moderately
well-to-do man in no time. Why, you
can't walk a horse over there without pay
ing IOr II. Olllls lnty nave BOb A0SAh5
down to an all-spice."
How about betting2"
"Shucksp' he said" We don't know any
thing about betting here. Every one bets
over there. Why, you can hardly go into
a public house where a book is not being
made on all the stake races, to say nothing
Of athletics. They're honorable, too, for
all the big wagers are made by word Of
mouth"
st1-l,. L. r,air,or dona hera now said the
reporter.
YES, so / hear" replied Sims. But I've
also heard that some of the big bookmak-
ers have accumulated jars of picked fng-
ers since the new system was introduced.
l reckon it'n work all right after a while,
though"
Asked why the American horses had not
won more races, Sims replied; Our
horses were not good enough, that's all
there was to 1t. Banquet was the best OF
the lot, for he got over the sea trip quick
est, but the old fellow hadn't much chance
with the weights he had to pack and the
class of horses he had to meet.
They've got race horses there, and
don't you forget it,, Sims ran on. why
they don't figure horse Of much account
IL he don't pick up 12s or 100 pounds and go
a mile and half or more. Before l went
from here was told they only raced the
last furlong of race. But that Isn't so.
think they set sitter pace from the start
than we do In the few long distance races
we have.
''Then they have a system of trying their
horses that gives them pretty fair line
on the horses they expect TO meet later
on. They do this by entering good horse
in races merely for the sake Of making a
comparison with horse they have under
cover 1t is not uncommon for half
dozen Of these trial horses to be entered
In the same race by that many owners.
Then ii takes a lot of figuring. But they
have got figuring on racing and form and
weights down mighty fine, can tell you.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-21
srAUNcH DEMOCRATS LOOK BLUE.
The Oftener Hardin Meets Bradley
the Worse For Hardin.

Frankfort, KY. Aug. 2o.-The sound
money democrats are incensed at the ac-
ton OF Gen. Hardin last night in declaring
for free silver and Interpreting the plat
form TO be a declaration in favor of the
white metal The silverites are in high
feather and are haunting the goldmen on
the hot shot Hardin gave the democratic
sound money leaders and the national ad-
ministration. The sound money men de-
clared they will cast a vote for sound
money by supporting Col. Bradley. The
silverites go so far as to say in public
that Hardin crammed enough silver down
the threats of Lindsay, McCreary and
Buckner to amply repay him for the in
convenience these gentlemen have put him
to by formulating an alleged sound money
platform. 1t is said Hardin will combine
with Blackburn and fight the entire demo-
cratic state press.
Louisville, Ky, Aug. 2O.-There is war
in the democratic ranks. The Louisville
Post has dropped Gen. F. Watt Hardin and
calls upon him to withdraw. There is al
ready talk of bringing out sound money
candidate for governor and Cen Buckner
is regarded as the right man.. There is
no doubt that the unsatisfied democrats
will take some action looking to bringing
out candidate.
Col. w. o. Bradley left for Mayfield
this morning and Gen. Hardin went this
afternoon The second of the series of
debates will be held at Mayfield
Even the staunch democrats are very
blue, both because Of the free silver view
Hardin takes of the democratic platform
and the rashness- he has shown as a de-
batter. They realize that the oftener Har-
din meets Bradley the worse it will be
for Hardin.
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ALLEGED LYNCHERs TRIED.
Rumors of Trouble, which Is Pre-
pared for, But Comes Not.


Lake City, Fla, Aug. 20.-The prelim-
mary trial of John Walker. J. NJ. Rho
dan, L. D. and w. B. Padgett and Thorn
as Phillips. white men, charged with
lynching the negro preacher, Robert Ben
nett. on July 4. took place here to-day.
There was little evidence against the &C
cused and they were discharged.
About fifty white men, friends Of the ac-
cused, came to town heavily armed. TO
see that the negroes did not attempt to
harm them. So much excitement was
caused by rumor that carload of
armed negroes was coming from Jackson
VILE to lynch the prisoners that the mayor
ordered all the saloons closed. There were
many negroes in town, but they made no
demonstration and the anticipated trou-
BILE did not materialize.
Preacher Bennett was lynched for an
attempted assault on the little daughter
of w. b. Padgett. Five hundred dollars
reward has been offered by Gov. Mitchell
for the arrest and conviction of the lynch
ers, but 1t is not thought the state will
ever have to pay it.
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LITTLE INTEREST SHOWN.
Quiet Election for Convention Dele
gates in south Carolina.

Charleston. S. C. Aug. 2o.-The cleo
.tion for delegates TO the constitutional con-
vention passed of very quietly here to-
day, the vote being very light. The total
number pOlled was LII, Of which SAT were
for the democratic ticket and $50 for the
republican ticket.
The democratic executive committee had
to drag the voters to the polls. so little
was the interest.
The negroes polled $50 votes. out OF
total registered vote OF nearly 1900. This.
however, is the first time they have taken
any Interest whatever in a state cleo
ton in fifteen years. They actually car
ried three precincts in the upper ward
by small majorities.
The withdrawal at the last moment
from the republican ticket of the Rev
]. H. NJ. Pollard. the most respectable
and intelligent negro on the ticket. did
good deal to chill the republican vote.
For the first time in many years there
is absolutely not a breath of a charge
of fraud heard about the election
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-21

Chief of Police COnIin VIII Permit
no SlugginE.


New York, Aug. 2O.-rhe proposed box
ing tournament at the Academy OF Music
tonight is off. Parson Davies and Tom
O'Rourke, managers of last nights exhi-
bition. which was to have been continued
tonight, called at police headquarters this
afternoon and had a talk with Acting
Chief Conlin. They deprecated last nights
affair, which resulted in the arrest of
George Dixon, Mike Leonard and them
selves. They wanted to know what the
acting chief intended to do regarding to-
nights exhibition. Mr.. Conlin told them
that so long as there was no smuggling and
the boxers confined themselves to giving
scientific exhibitions the police would not
interfere, but he assured them that II the
boxers resorted TO fighting rney would be
arrested again. O'Rourke and Parson Da-
vies had consultation, after which they
informed Acting Chief Conlin that they
had decided not to continue the tourna-
ment tonight and that 1t was off.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-21
A QUEER FREAK, INDEED.
Half Cat and Half Pup, and Is Being
Nursed by Feline.
FROM the Cincinnati Enquirer.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
One of the most singular freaks that has
been found in this part of the country for
some time has turned up In Dayton, KY.
1t is a little animal weighing eight ounces
avoirdupois, with the head and claws Of a
cat and the body Of a pup. 1t is supposed
to be half cat and half dog, but just where
the cat ends and the dog begins in the
curious anatomy of the little thing Is hard
10 determine. II was found four months
ago in a Louisville lumber yard, and at
the time could not have been over four
hours old William Wormald adopted II
and took II to his clearinghouse, where
IL was put in with a litter or Kittens ana
raised By the mother of the little family
without any objections. After a time n
became robust for a thing Of It's size. and
demanded more than its pro rata OF milk.
This annoyed the litter Of kittens some
what and after three months nursing, IN
which the queer-freak got a trife the best
of the sucking, Mr. Wormaid put II into
HIS coat pocket and brought Il into his
house. at I76 Adams street, Dayton, KY.
Here Il was christened ''cute" and a neigh.
boring notherly cat, bereft Of her kittens,
adopted H. and is still nursing II.
The freak is black on the back, with the
long, slken coat Of a kitten, ana has a
kittens face. With ears just a little long
those 81 a cat, and u has a cats tail
a prominent dog fancier Of Louisville
pronounced il between a Yorkshire ana a
Scotch terrier. With al o. its race frOu-
biea Cute" seems ~ be pleasantly dis
posed toward the Nori1 ifksenefal, and as
"Cufe" is fond 81 fOboEanninR on Mr..
Wofmaid's back porch. ana with the as
slsfaurc ~ q rolling pin, does some acts
worthy " Lagoon aerlalist.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-21
CARNEGIE FURNACE ExPLODEs.
six Killed Not One of Those EN-
pIoyed About 1t Escapes.

Six Killed Not One of Those EN-
PIOyed About 1t Escapes.
Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. 2O.-Furnace "H''
of the Edgar Thomson steel works, in
the Carnegie plant, at Bessemer. near
Braddock, Pa, exploded between and 5
o'clock this morning, killing six men and
badly burning ten others-not one of those
employed about the furnace escaping.
Some of the injured have been brought to
this city for treatment, and the dead are
in the hands of the undertaken
Two of the injured died while being
brought to Mercy hospital, Pittsburg.
The killed and injured are all Hunga-
rtans. A large barrow loaded with raw
mon ore had fallen through the huge bell
on the top of the furnace stack. Fourteen
men were engaged in an effort to remove
the barrow from the bell so that it could
be closed. While thus engaged the explo-
sion occurred and not one of the men es-
capped either death or injury. Work in
every department of the huge plant was
temporarily abandoned and all efforts ex-
erted to the rescue of the horribly mangled
victims, who had been hurled in all direc-
tions by the terrific upheavel which close
~ resembled a volcanic eruption of gigan-
tic proportions. Two of the injured men
died on the way to the hospital, making
the total number of deaths so far eight
-Four of the injured are probably fatally
hurt
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-21
THE BUTCHERED DANNocKs.
Government VIII Probably Prose-
cute Their sIayers.

Washington, Aug. 2O.-Since the closing
of the Bannock Indian trouble the interior
department has been busy collecting ma
te1aal as basis for report of the whole
affair, and it has now about completed
its task. 1t has along been understood
that the men implicated in the killing
of the Indians would be brought to ac-
count.
The department of justice will soon
have all the facts of the affair laid before
it, probably tomorrow, and it is under
stood that the interior department will
recommend that special agents be detail
ed to visit the scenes of the recent trou-
bles and make an investigation with
view to Furnishing the persons who en-
gagged in killing the Indians In the
event that the department of justice ac-
quiesces in this recommendation the in
terror department will send inspectors
along with the agents to assist in the in
vestigation.
1t is not likely that Agent Teter will
take any part in this phase of the mat
ter, owing to the prejudice of the settlers
against him.
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TROUBLE WITH THE cHINKs.
consuIs May Take no Part in the
Proposed Inquiry.

Hong Kong, Aug. 20.-Information is re-
ceived here confirming previous reports
that the project accompanying the COM
mission Of inquiry into the massacre of
christians at Kucheng. as well as the Chi
nese officials at that place. have positively
rsfused TO permit the British and Ameri-
can consuls to be present during the ex-
on1ina4iOn Of the prisoners connected with
the outrages. The consuls have made
formal protest and the matter has been
referred to the viceroy. In consequence
of this action Of the Chinese authorities
serious difficulties are expected.
London, Aug. 20. = A dispatch from
shanghai to the Pail Mall Gazette as
crjbes the action of the Chinese officials
Al Kucheng in preventing the British and
American consuls from being present at
the examination of the persons arrested
fpr participating in the massacre of Chris
tinns at that place TO a fear on the part
of the authorities that the testimony or
the prisoners will inculpate them. The
refusal of the authorities, the dispatch
saws. shows the futility of allowing the
o9nsuls to start on their mission without
tne accompaniment of a strong British
military escort. AS the matter stands
the consuls are powerless and the whole
inquiry is a farce.
Public feeling among Europeans in
SHANGHAI is strongly inclined toward the
conviction that British Minister O'Connor
should demand from China an independent
inquiry by the consuls without delay, ana
also that a powerful escort of British
troops should at once be dispatched to
Kucheng to protect and assist them.
The Morning Post tomorrow will say
that it learns Mr.. O'Connor. the British
minister to China, has been fully author
ICED TO say that the Chinese government
has issued necessary directions to the
local officials to ensure a complete and
satisfactory inquiry into the massacre Of
Christians at Kucheng.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-21
A NEW OCEAN LINER.
Facts About the Steel steamer for
the CIydes' Florida Fleet.

Philadelphia, Aug. 2O.-The steel steam
ship Comanche. which is being built at
Cramps ship yard, for the Clyde line. will
be launched on Thursday, The vessel will
be added to the Clyde company's Florida
feet. and her first trip is scheduled for the
later part of November.
The Comanche is $50 feet in length. 46
feet beam and has a tonnage of $500 with
quadruple expansion engines to develop
speed of fifteen to sixteen knots an hour.
There will be accommodations for 200 first
cabin passengers and 100 others. The in
terror fitting will be patterned after the
St. Louis and st. Paul Of the American
line.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-21
A PROFESSIONAL HOUSE HUNTER.
The Way "A Buffalo Woman Makes a
Good Living.
From the Buffalo Express.


why don't you get house hunter to
help your The landlady said this. "A
what?" exclaimed Mr.. and Mrs. Jamison
both at once. blouse hunter" why, 1
never heard of one." said Mrs. Jamlson.
-Whay are they?" asked Mrs. Jarnison
"why, house hunter is one who hunts
houses" explained the landlady. you go
to one and tell her what you want and
she does the rest. There is a house hun
ter who lives up in Prospect avenue If
you will go and tell her what you want,
she or her son will go with you and get
you just the very kind of house you want.
All you have to do is to tell her the loca-
ton in which you desire the house, about
the kind of house you want and how much
you want to pay. They seem to have the
whole city right at command, and no
sooner do you tell what you want than
there it is. all fitted out ready to move
into. / always get her to hunt houses
for me when l want to move You viii
pay her 81 and then she gets a commits
sion from the other end as well. She has
a sort Of understanding with all of the
real estate dealers in the city. Sometimes
she gets 81 and sometimes as high as SO
from the dealer, according TO the drive
and kind Of house. She told me all
about 1t one day. When her husband
died she did not know what to do. She
tried to hunt up a little cottage that
would At her means, just as you did. Then
she saw what hard work II was.
she would go to a dealer. just as you
did. and get a long list OF houses and then
start out and try to get one that would fit
She said that when she was riding along
she would see hundreds Of houses such as
she wanted. but none Of them seemed 70
be on the lint Then she thought what a
nice thing n would be II one could have
some ono 20 hunt a house for one. and our
Of Il grew the business which she has been
engaged Ia ever since. She finally found
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-21
DYING OF SMALLPOX.
New Cases and Deaths at the Colo
nists' Quarantine Camp.

Eagle Pass. Tex, Aug. 2O.-Three new
cases and one death were reported yester-
day at the smallpox camp at Jenness,
near this city. There are now $50 negroes
quarantined at camp, of which number
loo are suffering from smallpox The
death rate is exceedingly light. not more
tpan thirty-hve patients having died since
camp was organized.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-21
No Americans Thcre.

Washington, Aug. 20-There are no
American Christians in that part of TNur-
key between Sassoun and Mousch, where
Turkish officials are said. to have driven
the Christians out of their houses and
given them to Kurds. Most of these
Christians are Turkish subjects.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-21
ALL HAIL, sT. LOUIS,
American Liner Develops Wonderful
Speed on Her Trial.

Speed on Her TrfnI.
Southampton, Aug. 2O.--The American
liner new steamer st. Louis had an off,
cial trial to-day and maintained a speed
hours. carrying the stars and stripes fas-
ter than any flag had ever been carried
through the English channel. The course
was from Portland Bill to Start Point, a
distance Of fifty-two knots. The st. Louis
made flying start, due west. with the
tide. The time consumed was hours -
minutes seconds, showing a speed of
23.6 knots. The return trip was made in
hours 2S minutes 81 seconds, a speed of Fl
knots. The sea was smooth.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-21

Memphis, Tenn. Aug. 20.-The first bale
of the new crop of cotton of the season of
1866 was received in this city this fore
noon, consigned to the Memphis cotton
exchange from ]. c. Caruthers, West
Point. 1t was classed as strict middling.
and weighed 50O15 pounds.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-21
TREASURER ALLEGED SHORT.
Two Suits Filed on His BOnd-Th'
Shortage Denied.

Jacksonville. Fla, Aug. 2O.-Suit was
filed to-day against r. c. Scott, ex-cfty
treasurer, on his bond for an alleged
shortage in his accounts of 5000. An
other suit was filed on his bond as custo-
DIAN of old bonds for an alleged short
age of $500. Scott has finished rechecking
the examination of the experts and says
ne is not short, but will not go into de-
tail until he is put on trial.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-21

Sims Says They Have better Horses
and Better Jockeys Than We.

While Sims. the jockey who went to
England to ride for Alessrs. Dryer and
Croker. returned Wednesday on the
steamer Ma1ectic He isn't any more
tanned than when he went away, bat he
~ fatter. and wears his trousers reefed az
the bottom.
When the reporter asked Sims what
sort q . time be had abroad, be unused
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-21

London, Aug. 20.-Thomas Bond. who
"A murdered George Hackett and attempted
70 XIII Mrs. Blackwell and Mr.. Bakewell.
IIyespecuvely the mother and step father Of
Jacket al Orgreaye. last spring, was
hanged at Stafford this morning. He con-
iessed his crime.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-21
Government building open.

Jacksonville, Fla. Aug. 20.-The new
government building was thrown open
for inspection of the public tonight. and
5000 people went through it.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-21
CONVICTED ny PREJUDICE.
President Grants a Pardon to an AL
legged Alabama MOonshiner.

legged Alabama MOOnshiner.
Washington, Aug. 2O.-The President has
granted a pardon to William T. Antley,
convicted in the United States district
court for the middle district of Alabama,
of Illicit distilling and sentenced April 16.
1895, to Imprisonment for one year and one
day in the Kings county penitentiary,
Brooklyn, and fined $500 and costs.
The President in granting the pardon
says he is satisfied from the evidence pre-
scented and from the statements of the
judge and district attorney who oficiated
at the trial of the convict that he is a VIC
tim of prejudiced testimony which ought
itself to be vigorously prosecuted.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-21

40 S.o.histantinople. Aug. 2O.--It is learned
ia, ssae the porte has again rejected the de-
ser,' ll or the powers that the proposed re-
o o'ns IN Armenia shall BE- under foreign
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-21
city Attorney Resigns.

Jacksonville, Fla, Aug. 2O.-Ex-Gov.
Fleming, who was elected city attorney
in July, has resigned in order to give
his exclusive attention to his law prac-
tfce
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-21
WATER AND LIGHT.
Hawkinsvine Citizens Vote Unani-
mOusIy for Them.

Hawkinsville. Ca. Aug. 2O.-By unan-
imous vote the citizens of Hawkinsville
decided to-day for water work system
and an electric light plant. The vote is
indicative of the spirit of her citizens and
which has resulted in putting Hawkins
vile among the foremost of the progress
sive towns in Georgia. N.Y.
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