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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-05
FREIGHT ASSOCIATION MEETING.
Difficulty in Obtaining signatures to
the New Agreement.

Difficulty in Obtaining signatures to
the New Agreement.
New York, Sept. s.-There will be an
adjourned meeting of the new Southern
States Freight Association here on Sept.
II. for the purpose of signing the new
agreement and electing a commissioner
for the ensuing year. a number of meet
ings have already been held, but all have
been unproductive of desired results, be-
cause of a division of opinion among the
members upon the subject of the agree
ment. Certain lines have openly declared
their opposition to any contract that did
not meet their views and while consider
able discussion has been INDUCED in, little
or no Roadway has been made in the di-
rection of adopting the new agreement. At
the coming meeting a special committee
having the proposed contract in charge
will report on it's labors and the number
of signatures they have been able to OBJ
tain.
The question of a successor to Z. b.
Stahlman as commissioner of the new as
ISOLATION has not yet been settled. Indi-
cations, however, point to Col. Haines
vice president of the Plant system. ana his
appointment to the office would be hailed
with general satisfaction.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-05
QUIET AT THE MINES.
strikers Threaten 10 Wreck steam
ShOveIs With Dynamite.

Ishpeming. Mich. Sept. 4-Everything
is quiet this morning. The steam shovels
are closely guarded by night as there have
been threats by the strikers that they will
wreck them with dynamite if an oppor-
tunity is found. About 1850 tons of ore
We're loaded yesterday, and better record
will be made to-day.
At 10 O'Clock this morning the Chicago
and Northwestern railway brought in
gang of twenty outside miners and labor
ers Half the number were left at Negau-
nee, where they We're escorted by troops
TO the Buffalo mines. The remainder were
taken to the Isheming mines.
Several hundred persons watched the
arrival of the train and the appearance
OF the men was the signal for cries of
"scabs," ''blacklegsI' and all manner of
abusive epithets The cre wd followed the
soldiers, but did not press into their lines,
being content to heap abuse upon them.
The new men are nov at work at the
mines under the protection of troops Hun
dreds of men and women are hoOting them
from the dead line" Much excitement
prevails and when the main body of strik
ers returns from the meeting at union
park trouble may ensue.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-05
THE CARDIFF CONGRESS.
burns Makes "a Spicy Reply to Charg-
es of Delegate salmon.

es of Delegate salmon.
Cardiff, Sept 4-The trades union con-
gress at to-days session approved the re-
port of the parliamentary. committee with
an addendum asking that parliament pass
legislation providing for the payment of
union rates OF wages to all workers in the
government depots
During the debate on an amendment
censurng the parliamentary committee for
failing to promote legislation in favor OF
socialism and land production. Delegate
Salmon charged John Burns with desert
ing the unemployed workers and culti-
waiting only those sources which would be
likely to assist his reelection to parlia-
ment.
Mr.. Burns replied that these lying state
ments were inspired by blackleg journal
lists who had now been dismissed from the
congress. A bill for the naturalization of
land production had been intrust.d to Mr..
Broadhurst. Where was IL, he asked. If
the bill had been entrusted to him (Burns)
he would have licked it into shape.
He had attended to his place in the
House of Commons instead Of lecturing
for hire at five guineas lecture and had
also been present at twenty-five meetings
of the parliamentary coffiittee on the
unemployed, while Keir Hardie had at
tended but eight. Social revolution, he
said, was slow work There were men who
were trying to get it Immediately and it
was possible that they had laid the foun-
dalton stone of the social millennium.
The amendment was rejected and the
resolution favoring a general eight-hours
working day was passed, with an amend
ment excepting miners from its provis-
ions. The resolution declares "That the
time has arrived when the hours of labor
should be limited to eight per day in all
trades and occupations in the United
Kingdom and that the parliamentary
committee be instructed to draft a bill on
the lines of this resolution with a view of
getting 1t passed through parliament and
made a law of the country
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IMPORTANT LAW CASES.
ConstitutionaIity of the DispenSary
Attacked Ina L. :. Court.

AAAACkeU IN - = NNANt
Greenvile. 5. c.. Sept. A-Every interest
is to-day centered in two cases in tie
United States court. The first was that
of Lowenstein against Evans. ct al. and
the second was the Columbia Club raid
contempt case.
II the first case Is decided in favor of
Lowenstein. then the bottom is knocked
out of the d!sncnsary law, unless the de-
cision of the court is reversed by higher
tribunal
The second case. the raid on the Column
bia Club. is in the line Of previous cases
brought before Judge SimontOn, for con-
tempt of his ruling. OF course. the first
case is sweeping in its results and ex-
cites the most interest. The second being
local both. however. striking at the con-
stitutionality of the dispensary law.
The case of Lowenstein against Evans
ct al. was argued before Judge Charles II.
Simonton, United States circuit judge.
II was an action brought by citizens of
North Carolina against John Gary Evans
and others. members of the dispensary
board of control Of this state. package
Of liquors belonging to complainant and
valued at $50. was seized and cOnfiscated
by the state under the dispensary Jaw.
He sues under an act OF congress of 1891,
intended TO prohibit monopoiies and au-
thorizing persons damaged by monopolies
TO sue for and on proper process to recover
damage three times the amount OF the
actual loss. Lowenstein sued the board
of control for $3.50.
The case is of vital Importance; should
Judgment be given for the plaintiff the
existence of the dispensary as an illegal
monopoly in violation of the laws of the
United States would be established.
The attorney general of the United
States would be required to Immediately
being proceedings in equity to destroy the
monopoly and the entire dispensary law
and organization would be upset and
made void.
The state demurred on the ground that
the state is not a person or corporation.
The demurrer was argued pro ana con,
ans the judge said he would render bis
SECESSION next week. The Indications are
that he will entertain the demurrer. the
Columbia club case being referred to a
referee to report whether the club was
place to which persons visited for the
purpose Of drinking.
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CAPT. SUMNER ARRAIGNED.
Opening of the Court-MartiaI Trial
OF the CcIumbia's Commander.

Opening of the COurt-MartiaI Trial
OF the Columbia's Commander.
Brooklyn, n. Y, Sept 4.-The court
martial trial of Capt. Sumner of the United
States cruiser Columbia, on charges grow
ing out of the testimony adduced on the
investigation into the injuries that ship
sustained in July in dock at Southampton,
was called at 10 O'Clock to-day. The cap
tain was araigned on charges that were
laid in three counts. as follows:
First-Culpable inefliciency in the per-
Torrance of duty.
Second-Suffering vessel of the United
States navy to be hazarded in violation
of clause IL of article S, of the articles for
the regulation of the navy, and
Third.-Neglect of duty.
The first thing the court did was to or
ganize and prepare to arraign Capt Sum-
ner and to hear his plea. Many of the Of
ficials about the court martial room said
they expected him to plead guilty.
When the court arraigned Capt. Sum-
ner he knocked out these predictions by
pleading not guilty to all three charges.
The prosecution then began its case. The
first witness was Lieut.. Commander Alti-
bone of the Columbia. He was on the stand
over an hour. He simply repeated the tes-
timony he had given before the court of
inquiry as to the injustice the ship had
received in the dock and the cause there
of. He said he knew of no official examin-
alton being made before the ship was
locked. Capt. Sumner was informed as
soon as the case had been discussed of the
impending injury to the cruiser. The dam
age could have been prevented, he testi-
fed, if Capt. Sumner had flooded the
dock, but he did not and made no efforts
to do so. Lieut.. Commander Altibone's
testimony was strongly against Capt.
Summer
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RULES OF THE RACES.

Official Programme Announced.
Workmen After VaII<yrie's shape.
,1eW York. Sept. 4.-The Americas Cup
committee announced the official pro-
eramme for the races between Valkyrie
III and Defender this afternoon. The
races will all be started at II o'clock a m,
from Sandy Hook hghtship on alternate
lavs. beginning Sept Z, wind and wealth
- permitting. The first, third and fifth
~aees will be sailed to windward or lee
ward and return. and the second and
fourth over an equatorial triangle. All
races will be 30 miles, with time limit of
six hours and the best three races in FIVE
will decide
ughtship. the preparatory signal being
given at 1850 o'clock a. m, and the start
ing signal at II o'clock a. m.
The dates selected for the races are
sept. Z, 8, II, Is and IA, but these may be
changed by mutual consent and the first
three days may be all that are necessary.
Should there be no wind at II o'clock a.
m the start will be made at 80 O'Clock
o. m Should it still be calm, the commit
Tee has the option of postpOning the race
or starting ii not later than 3 o'clock. The
rules are practically the same as in 1898,
except that the boats are allowed two min
utes in which TO cross the line, instead of
being a one gun start. The racing rules,
time allowances, and system of measure
ment of the New York Yacht Club will
govern.
The Valkyrie remained in dry dock to-
day and a large gang of workmen were
employed in putting her hull in shape for
the races. The most significant thing about
the work on her to-day was the cutting
away of the underbody aft for the pur-
pose of shortening the water line.
Whether this was done to lessen the
time allowance which the boat will give
to Defender or because she was in dan
ger of exceeding 90 feet load water line
will not be known till John Hyslop runs
his steel tape over her on Friday.
The cutting away aft viii not improve
the lines of the yacht. On the other hand
il will probably increase her tendency to
drag water, but it is safe to say that il
was not done without a purpose.
Capt. Sycamore of the Valkyrie. said
today that the estimate of one minute
allowance to Defender by the British boat
is about correct in his Judgment. In all
probability the allowance will be fully 2
minutes. as Valkyrie has greater water
line and more sail area. With the close
contest that is expected between the two
boats, this time allowance may determine
the race
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-05
HAD THEIR OWN WAY.
Father and SON Terrorized the EIec-
tric Railway People.

Father and SON Terrorized the EIec-
tric Railway People.
Charles Heron was arrested yesterday
and lodged in the barracks. charged with
assaultng c. E. Farmer at the Electric
Railway power house Tuesday night
The case against Heron appears to be
an aggravated one He and his father. j.
c. Heron, together appear to have raised
cain among the Electric Railway people
the night before They first went to the
office of the company and the father de-
manded that a bill owed him by a form
er employe of the company be paid. Az
ter he was gotten away from there the
house across the canal where they made
an assault on a painter. Farmer who
was employed at the shops.
Farmer tried to stop a quarrel between
old man Heron and Engineer Brown
when Heron, who Is much the larger man
jumped on him and gave him an unmerci-
full beating. When Engineer Brown tried
to interfere he was prevented by young
Heron. Not satisfied with beating Far
mer, Heron, 1t is charged, tried to throw
him on the driving belt Of the big dynamo
but was prevented from doing so by
negro employe. The Herrons afterwards
went to the house OF President Collins of
the Electric Railway near by and stood
at the gate for some time, cursing Mr..
Collins. Young Heron was afterwards
arrested by policeman, but made his
escape. He gave bond yesterday The case
will be investigated by Acting Mayor
ScreVen this morning.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-05

WHARF AND SHEDS BURNED.
Fire at Boston Inhicts Damage Esti-
mated at S5OO,OOO.


mated at $3OO,OOO.
Boston. Sept. 1.-THE Boston and Albany
Railroad Companys extensive wharf and
freight sheds, in East Boston, known as
pier 1. of the grand junction docks, were
destroyed by fire this morning. The sheds
We're filled with freight of various kinds,
none of which could be saved. The loss
IS estimated at $50, 900. of which 100000
falls on the Boston and Albany Railroad
Company.
IN the sheds destroyed were stored about
5000 bales of sisal grass. fifteen to twenty
car loads of hay in bales, nearly fifty car
loads of -four in sacks, a large quantity
of wool and hemp, sixteen carloads of
merchandise, comprising fittings for a
skating rink shipped for Buenos Ayres
and large amount of general merchan-
disc, all valued at about 5000, 900 The
wharf and buildings destroyed were worth
100000. The losses on freight will fall
upon the consignees and shippers, who, il
is stated, have their goods insured. The
brick sheds extending from the Round top
to Marginal street. used as bonded ware
houses and filled with wool, were not dam
aged to any great extent.
Cumberland, Md. Sept 4.-Elk Garden,
a mining town on the line of the West
Virginia Central railroad in Mineral coun-
~ w. Va, was visited by a disastrous
fire to-day. Eleven dwelling and store
rooms were completely destroyed, involv-
ing loss of about $1,000.
The town is poorly supplied with fire
protection, and a call was made from
Cumberland for assistance, but before
the steamer was aboard the cars the re-
quest was countermanded, the fire being
under control.
Millville. N. j., Sept. 4.-The forest fires
which have been burning in Cape May
county for several days past, got as far
as Belleplain, near this city to-day, and
are raging with dire results.
Station Agent Miller of the West Jer-
sey railroad dispatched a special train
with 100 men to the scene of the fire this
afternoon, but they could do nothing.
The fire has branched off from the line
Of the railroad tonight, and threatens
TO burn up thousands of dollars worth of
cranberry boys, besides destroying miles
of timber
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-05
LAST DAY OF REGISTRATION.
The Citizens Club dominates Its
Candidate TO-night.

Candidate Tonight.
To-day closes the registration. and from
the present indications there will not be
quite 1900 voters on the list
When the books in Capt McGowan's
office closed at 4 o'clock yesterday after
noon. there were just $40 names that have
been registered since the fence election.
which together with those registered be-
fore that time make total of $40 Just
50 names were registered yesterday
though probably the number viii be larger
to-day The books will be open from 3
o'clock this morning until o'clock this
afternoon.
Few of the names that have gone on
the books since the fence election, II any.
Will be removed by the registrars Each
faction has carefully looked after the
records Of its voters, and all taxes due
have been paid. This insures about 1850
voters or more Of whom at least 5000 are
expected to vote
The Citizens Club will meet tonight at
Odd Fellows hall for the purpose Of put-
ting its candidate i'm the field in on
position TO Mr.. Walter c. Hartridge.
There has yet been no indication that thar
candidate Will be any other than Alder
man II. +. Wilink
The next step on the programme Will
be the action Of the county executive COM
mittee, which Chairman duBignon will call
together either Friday or Saturday for the
purpose of naming a date for a primary.
n prominent member of the Hartridge
Club said that far from opposing a pri-
mary election they would rather demand
that one be held The matter, he said
VIII he brought up at the next meeting
Of the Hartridge Club the latter part of
this week. The election excitement ap-
pears to have subsidized to a great extent.
and outside the politicians. very few are
taking a prominent or active interest
other MaY.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-05
LOCAL Personal.

Mr.. j. T. Rowland has returned from
Atlanta.
Hon. r. D. Guerard is at the Hotel MARI
borough, New York.
Hon. w. N. Hayward of Vaudeville, 5.
c., was in the city yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Crisp and children
are at Mrs. Bannon's. Thunderbolt.
Mr.. Joseph w Jackson. who has been
north for the last month. has returned to
the city.
Mr.. ]. NJ. Lang has returned to the
city after spending the summer In New
England.
Mr.. and Mrs A. S. GucRenheimer and
Miss Mildred Guckenheimer are guests
of the Bannon house. Thunderbolt.
Mr.. and Mrs H. G.. Appel of this city
have left the Catskill Mountains where
they have been all summer and are now
at Spring Lake Beach, n. j., about one
mile from Sea Grit. They have been in
daily attendance at the international
shooting tournament
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-05

TRANSFER OF EMPLOYEES.
Case Coming Under the Provisions of
the Alien Contract Labor Law.

Case Coming Under the Provisions of
the Alien Contract Labor Law.
Washington, Sept. 6.-Solicitor Reeve. Of
the treasury department has decided that
the transfer of an employee of firm do
ing business abroad to the American
branch of the same firm is a violation Of
the alien contract labor law.
The case originated in Houston, Tex. A
cotton firm doing business in Liverpool
established branch of the same firm at
Houston. The firm transferred one of it's
clerks of the Liverpool Office to Houston.
He was denied admittance by the immi-
grant authorities, but on the case being
taken to the board of special inquiry, the
man was discharged as not having vio-
lated the law.
The question was then referred to the
law Office of the treasury with the result
stated. The man will be ordered deported
This is the first time the question has
arisen and the decision will be a prece-
dent in like cases.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-05
TREASURY GOLD RESERVE.
A Syndicate Deposit of $4,000, 900 In
Specie Yesterday.

Washington, Sept. AIT the close OF
business to-day the treasury gold reserve
stood at $lO0.115.172. This figure was reach
ed just before the end of the days bust
ness by the syndicate depositing 81. 500 900
Prior to o'clock Assistant Treasurer
Jordan reported $l.7o0,OOO in gold with
drawn at New York for export to Europe.
When the report was received the gold
reserve had fallen below the 100000 900
mark. standing at $S7, SIS, 172 On the treas
urers books 1t stood above the reserve
limit. but the withdrawal on Monday had
not been taken up.
Yesterday the gold reserve was all day
below the limit to the amount of 81. 100 600.
This fact was not known at the treasury
until to-day, as it was geperally under
stood. though not officially reported that
the 100000 in gold deposited by the
Farmers Loan and Trust Company on
Tuesday had been on the syndicate ac-
count.
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windstorms i'm the West.

ST. Louis, Sept. 4.-Reports received this
morning from Central Illinois and Eastern
Missouri state that last nights rainstorm
did a great deal of damage. In some
Dlaces the wind reached the dimensions
of a hurricane and telegraph and telephone
wires were demoralized.
Nashville, Tenn, Sept. A cyclone
passed over Huntingdon. Tenn, at 8
O'clock this morning. The depot building
was unroofed and much damage was done
10 freight. Thirteen houses were demol-
ished and one negro fatally injured. Only
meager details have yet been received.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-05
RAIL AND CR0ssTIE.

The Charleston News and Courier is au-
thority for the rumor that there is an
alliance, recently entered into, between
the Plant system and the Clyde Line
of steamers. which operate from that
port and from jacksonville, by which the
Clyde Line is hereafter only from Charles
ton to New York. A prominent official of
the Plant system said yesterday that no
such alliance existed between the Plant
and Clyde lines, nor does he have any
idea that such viii be the case. The two
lines, he said, are on friendly terms, and
always have exchanged freight, both at
Charleston and Jacksonville
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-05
RAPIsF IN A CELL.

Deputy Sheriffs Arrest the Negro
who Assaulted Mrs. MarmiOn.
st. Louis, Mo, Sept. 4.-John Wesley,
the negro who last Friday night attempt
ed to assault Mrs. Marmion, an elderly
widow living a few miles west of this city,
forced an entrance into the kitchen of Col.
Wilmas, near Baldwin at l O'Clock this
morning.
The noise was heard by Deputy Sheriff
Hancker and George, who were asleep
in the house and they quickly overpowered
Wesley. A team was hitched to a carriage
and the negro was rapidly driven to the
county Jail at Clayton, where he was
placed in a steel cell at 3 o'clock this
morning.
Wesley made a full confession of his
guilt.
The feeling in the vicinity is intense
but 1t is believed no attempt at lynching
will be made
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-05
ACKNOWLEDGMENT As
ISOLATION.

Toronto. Ont. Sept. 4-The Fifth an
nual meeting of the American Electro
Therapeutic Association is in session here.
Among new members elected were DIR.
Eugene r. Corson and DR.. Thomas J..
Charlton of Savannah, Ga. Mr.. ]. A. Ca
bot. chief electrician of the board of adj
ministration of Cincinnati, o., was elected
associate fellow. A number of papers of
a purely technical nature were read.
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CIRCULATION STATEMENT.
Showing the Net Decrease of Money
of All Kinds in the United states.

Washington, Sept. 4.--The treasury cir
culation statement issued to-day shows
net decrease of money of all kinds in cir
culation in the United States, Sept 1 of
sl0,950,95S making the total circulation 81
oS,5SS,02s or S22.6 per capita based on
O,1Z70O0 population. As compared with
Sept. l, 1894, there is decrease in cireu-
lation of $l3,O0O,OCOS
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PERJURY AND MIsDEMEANoR.
Indictments Found by the Grand
Jury for Rowe and Mercier.


Jury for Rowe and Mercier.
Atlanta. Ca. Sept. 4-Indictments were
returned by the grand jury to-day against
L. N. Mercier and J. ]. Rowe. two young
attorneys. To-day they were indicted
on two counts, for perjury and for misde-
meanor.
Rowe and MERCER are the men who
made the sensational afidavits in the
Meyers case upon a motion for a new
trial. which was overruled by Judge John
c. Hart last week. Their affidavIts were
10 the effect that Col w. c. Glenn. who
is assisting in the prosecution of Myers,
had tried to tamper with the jury 1t is
upon this that the indictments for per-
jury rest. After making these affidav-
its, Rowe and MERCER went to the house
of c. c. Clay, one of the jurors in the
case and undertook to intimidate him
into a confession of their charge. Clay
had to cali in the neighbors to get rid OF
the lawyers. The Indictment against
them for misdemeanoF Is on this part OF
the caSs-
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Manufacturers viii Exhibit.

Nashville. Tenn. Sept. 4.-Mat. W. ].
" Ills, one of the leading spirits in the
tennessee Centennial Exhibition Compa-
ny returned to-day from a visit to east
efn cities in the interest of the coming
Selebration. ana he brings assurances
rom prominent manufacturers of Balti-
more Boston and New York of their CO.
ePefaton. The exhibition space at West
Que Park is being rapidly taken.