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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-11
ARMENIAN STORIES FAKES.
A Spanish Traveller Says the Outrage
Stories Are Exaggerated.

Manchester April 10.-The Guardian
says that a number of conservative mem
bers Of the House of Commons met In
London on Monday TO hear a statement
from Senior Ximenez, the Spanish trav-
eler, who has recently been making a
tour of Armenia. Senor Ximenez denied
the existence in Armenia of anything like
the widespread outrages which are report
ed to have been committed. All of the
Turkish soldiers engaged in the suppress
sion of the revolt were regulars. They
massacred men where they met them in
armed resistance, but they did not at any
time attack women and children. The
total number of Armenians killed, he said,
was less than 800.
Commoner Commerell, who has just re-
turned from Constantinople, was present.
He denounced the stories of atrocities in
Armenia as unfounded, and denounced
the Turkish agent of a prominent London
daily as having acted In bad faith in the
matter of sending information to his
DaDer.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-11
FLoRIDA's LEGIsLATuRE.
The House Devotes Its Timo 10 Bills
ON Second Reading.

Tallahassee, Fla, April 10.-To-day has
been one of the dullest days OF the session.
The time OF the House was largely passed
in the consideration OF bills on second
reading.
Among the bills introduced was one in
cooperating the starke Fruit Growers
Association; one TO restrain persons from
fishing in navigabe waters of the state;
one amending the act relating to fishing
with seines and one regulating hydraulic
mining.
A notable resolution in the Senate was
that Of Mr. Chipley indorsing the Cuban
revolutonlsts, and Mr.. Blitch's bill for tho
feed and hire Of convicts.
Mr. Marks introduced a bill to increase
the efficiency OF the state militia and 20
Incorporate Tampa Bay Railroad Conn
pany.
Bills prohibiting the trials of persons Al
second time for the same offense, limit
gers text book In public schools were also
put In.
Mr.. Hartridge. put in two Important
Of a stenographer for the circuit COURT
ana another prescribing uniform course
Of examination for the state bar.
Mr.. Reynolds introduced a comprehen-
sive measure covering the hydraulic min
ing interests IN the state.
The committee on fnanee and taxation
reported faVorabiy the bill suspendine-
the collection of taxes~for 1894 until nex1
October and stated that they would rec-
ommend that the tax assessment for 1898
be reduced TO a valuation based on the
value March ] instead Of Jan. 1. The col
lection Of taxes under this account villa
be made delinquent till June of next year,
the several boards of county commis2
soners being empowered TO extend the
collection of taxes not later than Septem~
Der.
Among the new bills introduced at the
afternoon session were Mr.. Palmers res
lating to the criminal court of Hillsbors
ough county, and a measure fixing tres~
pass on water works property.
Mr.. Revees introduced bill prescribing
uniformity of school books, and a num~
ber OF bills we're put on second reading
and many committee reports rendered.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-11
CONDITION or THE CROPS.
April Report of the Department of
Agriculture

Washington, April 10.-The April report
of the statistician OF the department of
agriculture makes the active condition Of
winter wheat on April /. sl.4 against sG.7
last year. 1t was TIA in 1898. sl.2 in 1882
and 96.9 for the year 1891 The average
for rye is 81.
The averages of wheat for the principal
states are: New York, 92; Pennsylvania.
92; Kentucky, So; Ohio, Sc; Michigan, 7s;
Indiana, SO; Illinois, 81; Missouri, 80; Kan
sas, So: Nebraska, 81; California, 81.
Generally the past winter has been hard
ON wheat. The fall of 1894 was a dry one
and not favorable in many states, either
10 germanation or to the mainten-
ance of the vitality Of the
plant. The spring has also been droughty
over extensive areas. Much good how
ever has been produced by the rains in
the latter part OF March particularly IN
the states of Indiana, Illinois, Missouri
and Iowa. Moderate rains also fell iii Ne
braska and South Dakota. 1t is reported
however, that the soil was so dry and had
suffered 50 long from drought that II will
require much heavier rains to produce any
Improvement. The date OF seeding for
the whole country was Oct 9. Very little
damage from the Hessian fy IS reported.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-11
lIASONs AND CREMATION.
The order Decides That Burning Is
Not a Christian Burial.

Philadelphia, Pa, April 1O.-Cremation
services have been officially declared by
Masonic authority not to be Christian
burial. The question that has brought
about this decision arose over the max
ing Of arrangements for the funeral Of
the late Charles II. Reisser, the we'll
known restauranter. 1t had always been
Mr.. Reisser's wish to be cremated, and
after his death his family decided to fol-
low his wishes. Mr.. Reisser was also a
Mason and was a member of Rising Star
Lodge. Oriental Chapter, and Of Kadosh
Commandery.
These organizations were invited to take
part in the funeral, but before accepting
II learned that 1t was the intention to
have the services at the time the body
was cfemated. The question was at once
raised whether, under Masonic law, this
would be a Christian burial. The matter
was referred to the grand master of Penn
sylvania, who Is Judge Arnold, and he
promptly rendered a decision that serv-
ices at a cremation were not Christian
burial under Masonic laws.
The family, therefore, decided to aban-
don their original Intention. The funeral
took place to-day, and the Masonic or
ganization attended IN a body and per-
formed Masonic rites. The body was
placed in vault for a time.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-11
NO COMBINE TO BOOST BEEF.
CHICAGO PACKERS AsCRIBE THE
ADVANCE TO NATURAL CAUSES.

The Jump Declared TO he the Natural
Result of the scarcity of Cattle.
The Receipts of Cattle at the -Four
PrincipaI Points This Year 100000
Head Behind Last Years Record.
Packer Swift Says the Cattle Mar
ket Is 30 Per Cent. Higher Now
Than Last Year.
Chicago. April 10.-The story tele-
graphed from New York to a morning
paper that the recent advance in beef
was not justified and that the big Chicago
packers we're making an effort to control
the meat market Of the country and ad-
vance prices to consumers. is emphati-
cally denied by Nelson Norris. George
f. Swift, Armour & Co., and other pack
ers.
THE advance of the prices on dressed
beef" said Nelson Morris this morning.
"is the natural result of the scarcity OF
cattle. Already this year the receipts
OF cattle at the four principal points
Chicago. ST. Louis, Omaha and Kansas
City-are 100000 head behind last years
record Last week the receipts were
20.0OO head short, which is equal to isOo0,-
900 pounds of dressed beef. We are 1900
head short already this week. The prizes
of 1.-Two stock Is now 81 per 100 pounds highs
er than IL was last year, and l expect
to see prices 70 still higher"
Mr.. swift also denied that there was
combine among the packers and SAID
the cattle market was 50 per cent. higher
now than It was last year. which facb
is advancing the price OF beef to consum-
ers
Manager Favorite of T. ID. Armour q
Co said the statement that a pool had
been formed by the big western packers
to advance tho price Of beef was absurd.
1T is scarcely worth denying" said he
'The only causes for the high price of
cattle are the scarcity Of beeves and the
failure Of the corn crop. The latter Is, of
course, the cause Of the former. We are
not working for the interests of other
packers-that Is certain. Besides, 1t would
be impossible 70 form pool OF the kind
alleged, even " desired. so great is tho
diversity OF Interests among the western
packers. Last Saturdays receipts were
the lowest / have ever known them, only
500 head. do not know anything about
other markets. but one has only to use his
eyes TO see how things are going here"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-11
POSTAGE STAMP swINDLE.
More Facts Learned About the Cana
dian Novelty Company.


Hamilton, Ont, April 10-The following
particulars have been ascertained re-
garding the Canadian Novelty Supply
Company charged with counterfeiting
United States stamps: On April l a man
giving his name as George Morrison, and
who said he was engaged in buying and
selling bankrupt stocks, rented desk room
in the store of Arthur S. Fish, a painter,
of No. % King William street. Morrison
installed in the office as his secretary a
woman named Mrs. A. +. Mack, recently
of East Twenty-third street. New York.
then Morrison departed, ostensibly for
the purpose of opening an office in To-
ronto. Following Morrisons instructions
Mrs. Mack wrote out an advertisement,
which was inserted in Printers Ink 10
Spruce street, New York City, Offering to
sell $115 worth of two-cent stamps for 800,
as the sellers had no use for them. The
advertisement was identical with one
which appeared In the Chicago Tribune,
and both advertisements brought numer-
Gus replies from would-be purchasers.
There is nothing about the premises to
suggest a probability that stamps were
manufactured, although several two-cent
United States stamps were found lying in
a pigeon hole of the desk. Mrs. Mack
said that she did not know If they were
genuine.
The woman was not very communica-
tive, and the American officers becam me
convinced that she knew more about
Morrisons swindling schemes and his
whereabouts than she was willing to
acknowledge. At midnight Mrs. Mack was
arrested and locked up.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-11
GEoRGrAs NEW INSURANCE LAW.
The Attorney General Called on to
Construe One of It's Clauses.

Ihe CaAAtN OA tO
Construe One of Its Clauses.
Atlanta, Ga. April 10.-Controller Gen
eral Wright to-day requested the Attor-
ney General to place construction upon
the clause in the Venable insurance brok-
ers law passed by the late legislature,
which provides for the filing of reports
of business done with the insurance COM
rlasioners. Unless this clause is con-
strued favorably to the brokers they
claim that the whole purpose of the
bill win be defeated and insurance through
brokers made impossible. The letter of
the trouble some clause appears to re-
auire detailed statements giving the par
ties insured and the rate of premium
charged on each risk to be subject 10
public inspection in the controllers office.
This the brokers say will put the tariff
association companies in possession of
their business, and would enable them to
take up the brokers policies at cut rate,
the loss to be made good out OF fund
made up for the purpose by the associa-
ton. as has been done in the past, and
1inajlv the brokers frozen out entirely
when the old high rates would be restored
a number of brokers have applied for IL
censes and the Attorney Generals opin-
ion will practically decide the tate OF the
new law,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-11
FIGHT OF THE sEABoARD.
Mr. Hoffman Comments ON the Per-
mission Granted the Southern.

Baltimore, Nd, April 1O.-President r.
C. Curzon Hoffman. of the Seaboard Air
Line, said to-day that the decision of the
interstate commerce commission, which
permits the Southern Railway Company
to meet the cut in passenger rates made
by the Seaboard Air Line to Atlanta with
out reducing the rate to intermediate
points would not affect the situation ma
terially, except that the decision might
give the impression that his line was
in the wrong in cutting rates.
Commenting on the decision, President
Hoffman said: Il no longer see any use
for the interstate commerce commission.
That body has virtually given the South
ern Railway Company a weapon with
which TO hght us, and has repudiated
about the only important clause of the
act under which 1t was created.
1.-The long and short haul clause of the
law has been upheld by all the courts,
and / am surprised that the Interstate
commerce commission should be the first
to nullify it. / cannot say at present
what we will do next, but we are able
and ready at all times to protect our
rights and property.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-11
SAVED FROM LYNCHERs.
A Negro Who Attempts to Assault a
ChiId Spirited Away.

Clifton Forge. Va, April f0.-About 6
p. m. yesterday, a negro named Armistead
Carter. employed by Judge George X
Anderson of Allegheny county, attempted
an assault on Helen r, Levin. the 7-year-
old daughter OF A. @. Levin. general fore
man Of the Chesapeake and Ohio shops at
Clifton FORGE. Caught BY neighbors OF the
Levin family, before accomplishing his
purpose he Was taken By the authorities
and hurried of 10 C0vington, Va on a
special train, as a large gathering of Inen
threatened 10 lynch him. The town vas
greatly excited for \ few hours, but AZ
~ harn1 Waa found 70 nave been done the
child. after an examination ~ doctors. II
guite8 down after the negro had been car
fied away
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-11
MADE THE PASSENGERS PRAY.
A Steamer Springs a Leak aud Has
Marrow Escape.


Norfolk, Va, April 10. The British
steamship Alvena. Capt Dow. bound
from Kingston to New York, with pas
sengers and a general cargo, arrived here
last night leaking. It was learned that
on April :, when In about latitude 81 de-
grees 4 minutes, longitude IA degrees l6
minutes, and with a heavy sea running,
a large plate fell from the bottom of the
steamer and that the whole Of the after
compartments were soon full of water
up to the second deck. Three steam
pumps and one hand pump were NJ once
put 90 work, but they could not free the
vessel. The passengers became excited,
and. Il is said, considerable praying was
oone, About 240 tons OF the steamers >
cargo consisting of coffee, sugar and hon
ey, was thrown overheard but even this
did not seem to help the mattel The
cargo jettisoned is estimated TO be worth
about $4,000 The boats were cleared
away and proVlsioned, ready for launch
ing, but fortunately we're not called In
to use. The Alvena arrived here at 70
O'Clock last night and Is now anchored
off Atlantic City.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-11
HOME TRTr OF THE HOTEL HELP.
The Rival Roads Out of Florida Not
to Run Race To-day.

Jacksonville, Fla, April 10.-The South
ern and the Atlantic Coast Line will not
race from Jacksonville to New York on
the 18th, as has heretofore been reported.
Capt. w. M. Davidson, general passenger
agent of the Savannah, Florida and West
ern, and A. o. MacDonell general pas
senger agent of the Florida Central and
Pennsular, made an agreement to-day
to that effect, and jointly announced the
fact to the newspapers. While there will
be no race for time there win be one for
business. The town is crowded with help
of the big hotels which have just closed,
and representatives Of each line are after
them red hot.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-11
GRIFFIN ON THE GALLONS.
His Neck Broken by the FaII and He
Dies without Struggle.

Gainesville. Fla, April 1o.-Grant Griffin.
eolored. was hanged here to-day at /
o clock for the murder Of William Tibbs,
also colored. Grifnns neck was broken by
the fan and he died without struggle.
The condemned man spent last night sing
ing and praying and on the gaiiows de-
ciared that he was ready TO die. He was
game to the last.
Griffin killed TAbbs over game of cards
Tibbs had won and Griffin demanded that
ed to do and Griffin shot him dead on
his trial Griffin admitted that In 1884 while
living in Georgia, he was sent to the pen
itentiary for twenty years for attempted
rape After serving about a month he
came TO FLORIDA. where he had since lived.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-11
PanniII out ON BniI.

Ivnehburg, Va, April 10.-Robert H.
pannill. who has been in jail for several
weeks charged with aiding and abettlne
Walker g.. ii amner ia abstractlng and
enbezzling funds from the First National
Bank. was to-day admitted to bail. and
uuon the proper security being furnished
vac released judge Paul. Ga the lost term
81 the United States court ia thla city,
iNed the bail at $1,000.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-11
CHICAGO CITY COUNCIL.
Alleged nOodIe Ordinance Repealed
by a Large Majority.

Chicago. April 1O-At a meeting of the
new city council tonight the alleged
doodle" ordinances, the Ogden gas, Cos
mopolitan electric and commercial heat,
light and power, were repealed by virtue
of the large republican majority, the vote
being 45 TO IS. Mayor Swift will approve
the repeating.
The mayor also sent to the council the
following appointments Ex-Alderman
William d. Kent to be commissioner of
public works; J. j. Badenoeh, present cleo
tion commissioner, to be chief or police;
Samuel b. Raymond, oil inspector, and
W. H. Tatge, prosecuting attorney
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-11
JABEz BALFoUR ON sHIrBoARD.
The Dcfrauder Not Allowed to Land
at Buenos Ayres.

Buenos Ayres. April 1O.-The steamer
Tartar Prince. with the fugitive defrauder
of English building societies, Jabez spen-
Ger Balfour, on board, Is still detained
.here by low tides. Yesterday the criminal
judge of Salta sent officers on board the
steamer to demand the surrender of Bal
four. The captain Of the ship communi-
Gated with the Brltisa 81 minister on the
ter before the foreign minister The re-
suit was that the foreign minister sent a
detachment Of soldiers TO prevent Balfour
from relanding.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-11
A SMASH IN THE CANAL.
Locks I'm the Manchester Waterway
Broken by n steamer.

London, April lo.--The steamship Harold
entered the Latchford lock Of the Man
chester ship canal to-day at fun
speed, smashing the gates, pasa-
ed through and dropped six
teen feet intos the water below. The
gates weigh 800 tons. One sank and the
other hangs across the lock. The attend
ants closed and bound with hawsers the
upper gates, thus preventing the disaster
s-nich would otherwise have resulted
from the sixteen foot difference OF tho
water levels The Harold was much dam
aRa1
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-11
AGAINST FREE SILVER.
Senator Palmer TO Try 10 save the IL
Iinois Democracy.

Iinais Democracy.
Springfield, ILL.,, April Ex-senator John
NJ. Palmer has declared his intention of
fighting the proposed scheme of commit
ting the Illinois democracy to free silver
In an interview to-day he declared that
he was in the fight to stay and did not pro-
pose to be beaten. This statement was
brought out by the question whether he
had read the recent interviews with promi-
nent democrats as TO his position on the
question. To this he replied that he had
and to the personal assaults of Messrs.
T aig rt T., ~ 1sa no a
he said, proved that the call for a state
convention was part of carefully con-
certed scheme to commit the party to free
coinage.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-11
roof BALL AT HARVARD.
The Continuance OF the Game Dfn-
cussed by the Faculty.

Boston, April l0.-At the meeting Of
the overseers Of Harvard college to-day
the question Of the continuance Of foot
ball was the important subject OF dis
eussion. After the matter had been
fully reviewed the overseers decided on a
sort Of compromise. They voted 70 sus-
tain the athletic committee of the college
III their position on foot ball as against
the faculty, and that foot ball may rc-
main on the one condition that the aHiai~
ing evils be remedied II this condition
be not fulfilled the game viii be abol-
iahed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-11
Or. Mcintosh Taises the oath.

Atlanta, Ga. April i0-Dr Mcintosh OF
Thomas county, the new principal physi-
clan Of the peniten tiary, successor 10 pr.
III O'Daniel OF Twisgs county was sworn
N to-day by Judge Spencer Atkinson OF
the supreme court. Dr. McIntoshs term
or office began on April /, but he could not
close up his business IN Thomasville 10
report for duty until to-day
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-11
DOUBTFUL or THE DIVINITY.
A Professor in Randolph Macon COL
IeRe Resigns.

Richmond, Va. April l0.-Dr. Richmond
". Smith, professor Of Greek, Hebrew and
sanskirt IN Randolph-Macon College at
Ashland, Va, having taken the position
that he does not fully believe in the dl-
yinity Of Christ and that all OF the scrip
lures are inspired, has rendered his resig-
nation and the board has aiRnlfed their
intention of accepting IL. Dr. Smith III
9 brother Of the president o. the institu-
ton,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-11
OILS BOOM.
The standard Company Offers $1.35
Per Barrel.

Pittsburg. Pa. April 10.-The Standard
oil Company, announced to-day that they
would pay s1s5 per barrel for Pennsyl-
,,apia oil. This is an advance of Sc since
Yesterday. There has been no material
change in price in the speculative market.
New York. April 10.-The STANDARD oil
Company has made another advance in the
nrice Of field oil from Sl.Z1 to sl.55 and the
Rproducf in Oil City this morning sold up
to 81 47lb. with a subsequent reaction to
81 as. No new reasons were assigned for
The further rise, the scarcity Of product
still being the main factor at work.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-11

Norfolk. Va, April lO-Wallace Gra-
ham, publisher of the weekly paper. Sat
urday Night, committed suicide here to-
night by taking poison He was a native
Of Canada and had been ~ Norfolk about
sixty days. He leaves a son IN this city
ana a wife IN Chicago He came 70 Nor
loik for his health, lie was financially
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-11
RIVERS an FLOOD HIGHT.
rhe Delaware and susauehanna

The DeInWnre nnd susquehnnnss
Higher Than Since 1862.
Washington. April 10.--An the rivers in
Pennsylvania are at food hight and some
Of them are out Of their banks. The Dell
aware and Susquehanna rivers and their
tributaries are higher sn the lower por-
tions than at any time since Is62. but at the
headwaters the Hood Is subsiding. An i'm
mense amount Of damage has been done.
the heaviest at amy one point being al the
mauufactuping town Of Lambertsviiie n
J. There II a general stoppage OF an man
ufaeturina fn the sections named where
water power Is used, or where the plants
are IN reach OF the high water.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-11
M0RGANF.ELD's MONEY.
Cincinnati sues the Express Com
pany ON an Indemnity Bend.

Cincinnati o., April l0.-The attorneys
for Charles Morganheld. the convicted
Aquai Creek train robber. began suit yes
terday for execution on the indemnity
bond which was given by the Adams Ex-
press Company to the authorities Of this
city when the company obtained POSSES
son OF 3i,400 found on Morganfield's per.
son. After the trial Morganneld gave MS
counsel note for 81 100 on which iudc-
rllAnf NNaa confnsaed-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-11

The Organization in Gordon, Murray
and Adjoining Counties in North
Georgia Said TO Number SOO-Har-
ris BramIett Describes the Hang
ing and Shooting OF WOrIey-He
Claims to BE Giving Testimony on
Promise of Immunity From Pun
fshment.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1895-08-24

The number of school children in
Neihart is $50. On a basis of to >
this places the population 80. But
the total population is probably 800.
The percentage of unmarried popu-
IatIon and of voters III Il mining
camp compared to the whole number
of residents is always high. The
world should understand that we
could have made a better showing,
but that the past five years in a sill
e camp have not been extraordin-
arily conducive to matrimony and
its attendant results.