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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-17
A FURRY IN COTTON.
BuIIish Advices From England
Drive The Hears to Cover.

BuIIish Advices From England
Drive The Bears to Cover.
New York, March 1.-THE pit on the
New York cotton exchange this morning
presented a wild scene. Prices started
up. with a rush. with the bears frightened
and trying to cover their short contracts.
The receipts of very bullish cable advices
from the English markets started the adj
vance. May futures. which closed yes
torday at 599c opened at 6.13. and sold the
next minute at 614. June opened at COZ
against 5N at yesterdays close. and Aus
gust opened at el3, against 6.Oi yesterday.
The trading was very heavy. John IL.
Inman, who made his FIRST appearance on
the floor yesterday, after many months
absence, and who is credited with con-
trolling with one or two other big opera
tors In the bull interest In May cotton, was
again on the floor to-day. He sold cotton
openly, but his safes had little effect i'm
checking the bullishness Of the market.
Traders were disposed to consider them
as having very prohematical effort ON
his real trades. In the first half hour
tho total transactions aggregated 65,o00
bales. At 1885 o'clock prices for the lead
ing futures were: May, sos; June, 6.09s
August, GLE. The premium on May and
June, so noticeable for several days past.
had fallen away 80 that at that hour the
two futures were even in prices.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-17

the cost Of public telegrams 10 be re
duced. Some OF the speakers denounced
the present system. contending that the
public service was being injured by the
-mmewc subsidy 10 newspapers. Two
members OF the body, wealthy newspaper
owners. defended the present system and
traced the deficiency In the revenue OF
the telegraph department 20 the eXtrava-
CANT prices paid for the purchase OF
rights equipment. etc, under which the
state acquired control of the telegraphs
from private companies. In this conten-
ton che newspaper owners are unques-
tionably right. for % Is matter OF history
that corruption ruled the purchase by
the state OF the rotten lines which the
government acquired from private COM
panics which were nearly bankrupt The
government officials and others who were
Interested I'm the transactions knew that
IN such a ring with plunder as the price
of their support. the press obtained the
establishment OF a press rate which the
government acuaries originally declared
that it would be impossible to make pay
under any circumstances. For a quarter
OF a century tho press has thus drained
from tho public funds revenue which
no government during that time has had
the courage 10 oppose Although the tele-
graph system OF Great Britain is well or
ganized the service cannot compare IN
any respect with the telegraph service in
the Unit>d States. which is conducted as
a private enterprise Sull, the British sys-
tenn is drawing a sum from the public
purse amounting to f7,000.000 annually
Mr.. Gladstone has issued a second ar
ticle on the observance OF Sunday. In
which he argues that, with a true Chris
tan. 10 is not How much of the Lords
day shall VIC give TO his service but rath-
or how little shall we withhold2"
Mr.. Gladstone, who Is personally a strict
observer Of Sunday. recently attributed
his long life to the fact that he invariably
kept Sunda. apart from his ordinary life,
and especially from his political life.
out OF a hundred or more candidates
for the position Of court examiner OF
stage plays. including many eminent dra-
matte critics and literary men, the govern
ment has appointed an unknown bank
clerk, named Bedford. The salary, etc.
of the Office amounts TO 1850 year.
The derision which has greeted the Sc
lection seals the fate Of the post, as
nobody Of literary or dramatic reputation
viii care to succeed Redford.
A. G.. Sandeman, the successor OF Da-
vid Powell as governor OF the Bank Of
OF exporting wine merchants.
The Lord Mayor OF London, Sir Joseph
Renals. has been elected president OF the
London Rase Bah Association.
The report that Marquis or Queens
berry and Oscar Wilde had arrived at
Cannes was erroneous II was true in
regard to oscar Wilde, but instead Of
the Marquis of Queensberry, the other
arrival at the Riviera resort was Lord
Arthur Douglas a relative Of the mar
quis The latter rs In London.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-17
ESCAPE or THE ALLIANCE.
Her First Omcer Corroborates the
the story of the Captain.

Her First Omcer COrrObOrntes the
the story of the Captain.
New York. March 16-There was no
further correspondence to-day between
the officers of the steamer Alliance.
which was fred on by a Spanish gun
boat. March 8. while off Cape Mays,
and the state department officers. in
fact they consider that they have fur
nished the department with every possl-
Bile detail regarding the Spanish man-of-
wars attack on the Colombian line steam
ship off Cuba, and are now relying en-
tirely upon the authorities at Washing
ton to see that justice Is done.
First officer Corning said this morn
ing: 81 am perfectly confident that the
Spanish government knows the name Of
the gunboat which attacked as. II It
does not. however, st will be a very sim
pie matter for It TO find out. All the
government will have to do is to obtain
copies of the logs Of all the ships which
were then in that vicinity, and It will
then be q very easy matter for II to dis
cover which one was in the longitude
and latitude where the shooting oc-
Cured"
Had the Spanish been justified In firing
upon us she would undoubtedly have re-
ported the episode at one Of the ports.
That no such report had been made Is
to my mind proof positive that her
commander realized that he had made
a serious blunder. and Is anxious to hush
up the whole matter. That shooting oc-
Cured lust as We reported IL to the
state department absolutely true, and II
matters not II all the Spanish ministers
in the world deny t. Capt. Crossman
would never have dared to have sworn
to a false aGidavit and send 1t to Wash
ington. Moreover, the story of Peterson
Il the Atlas line steamship Alisa is also
true. / was on deck myself when she
was sighted, and there was not bit
of smoke discernible from her tunnels
until $3.50 o'clock in the morning, two
hours after the attack OF the Spanlard
had taken place"
Madrid, March 16.-The minister of for
eign affairs announced to congress to-day
that the United States had addressed
to Spain a courteous remonstrance in the
ease Of the Alliance, which was said TO
have been fired on by a Spanish cruiser
off the east end of Cuba
Deputies Vilanuva, Diaz Moreu spoke
at length concerning the American note.
They Insisted that as the Allianca was in
Cuban waters, the commander Of the
Spanish cruiser acted within his rights.
The minister eventually promised that
a full inquiry should be made into the in
cident, and that the government would
not neglect to fulfill all the demands Of
Justice As yet, he said. the government
had received no official report of the
affair
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-17
VESTS WAYS VERY WICKED.
BosTON's POLICE POSTED ON HIS
PAST RECORD.

The Colonel Sailing Around the
Country Under Aliases Innumera-
bIe-His Right Name is Daniel :.
ward and He is known as a Bogus
check OperatOr-He Was an Em-
pIOye of the. Confederate Govern
ment During the War
Boston. Mass. March 16.-The man ar
rested in this city yesterday afternoon.
after having successfully impersonated
Col. Andrew J. West of Atlanta, Ga.
for several days, was to-day identified by
police inspectors as notorious swindler.
He is Col. Daniel S. Ward, alias Capt.
Ward. Capt. Morgan, Capt Pape, Capt
Miller H. c. Wood, Col. Sellers and many
others. His adoption of the name Of
Col. West is new TO the police here The
colonel was during the war, employed
by the confederate government in look
ing out for the wants of prisoners, etc.
Ward is generally known throughout the
country as bogus check operator, but
IL is stated that in the COS he was impli-
Gated in more serious matters, for which
two alleged pals paid the penalty. To-
day in the inspectors office the colonel
in a way admitted his identity when his
picture. taken ten years ago, was shown
him. The prisoner also talked freely
about his past but when asked about his
operations in Boston, he replied: THAT
is for you to prove"
"Col" Daniel s. Ward was one of six
men arrested in New York Nov 2S. 1864.
for having been concerned in a plot to
burn several Of the principal hotels in
that city.
The col" was arraigned in the munic-
ipal criminal court this afternoon In
spector Harris of the Banks squad acted
as complainant He was charged with
forging and uttering a check for S47. so,
signed A. ]. West. drawn upon the Mer-
chants National Bank of Atlanta Ca
and payable to Jordan, Marsh g. Co. The
case was continued till March D. bail be-
ing fixed at 5000, in default of which
Ward was committed to the Charles street
Jail.
Ward was interviewed few days ago
by the reporter of a daily paper of this
city in regard to a proposed land scheme
which it was belieVednhe was promoting
here. The reporter left him believing that
he was Col. West of Atlanta, Ca, and
published a long interview.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-17
DARGAN BRAVES DEATH.
He Answers a Threatening Letter in
n Defiant Tone.

Columbia, S. c., March 16.-Col John
J. Dargan, editor of the Sumter Free
man, whose speech here favoring uni
versal suffrage and fair treatment of the
negroes, was reported in this correspond
ence last night, has received a letter from
Hartsville, S. c., signed "Legions of
Whitemen," of which the following is an
extract: Your incendiary speeches are
calculated to cause bloody strife in this
state We consider it blood economy to
take the blood of one man rather than
the blood of many. Take warning at this
and save yourself from death and us
from heinous deed, and save your wife
and daughters the disgrace that their
husband and father died a shameful death
as an incendiary leader of negroes. No
negro in this"
Dargan publishes the letter in the Free
man an invites the anonymous signers
to get up a meeting al Hartsville, prom
ising to go there alone and address 1t on
the negro question. 1T would save them
a long ride and they would have me handy
for the heinOus deed which they wish to
commit" Is his comment. Dargan is a
bold man. of unimpeachable character.
He is a brother of ex-Congressman George
W. Dargan Of this state
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-17
DIR. BROADUs DEAD.
The Remains to be Inferred To-day
at Louisville.

The Remains 90 be inferred AO-Day
at Louisville.
Louisville, Ky, March 16.-Dr John w.
Broadus, the eminent theologian, died
this morning at S45 o'clock, thus ending
the career of one Of the most notable
men in the south. It was apparent for
twenty-four hours that he could not long
survive. During the past year mis- health
had not been as good as usual and in
january he spent three weeks in Florida
and returned much improved. Just at this
time the extreme cold weather reached
this region and as result of the change
from the mild climate in which he had
been sojourning, Dr. Broadus contracted
a severe cold This developed into pleur-
isy and also affected his heart.
The remains Will be Inferred tomorrow
afternoon in Cave Hill cemetery. The
services will be held at the Walnut street
Baptist church. Dr. William ID. Thomas,
a member Of the faculty Of the Baptist
college at Richmond, will deliver the
principal address. Rev. p. S. Henson, D.
d., pastor Of the First Baptist church at
Chicago, will participate as the represen-
tative Of the Baptists Of the north. DR.
c. Z. Hemphill and Dr. T. T. Eaton of this
city win also deliver addresses The con-
federate veterans association, of which
DR.. Broadus was a member. and the stu
dents Of the Baptist theological seminary,
Of which he was president, 275 in number,
will march to the grave in a body.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-17
GOING TO A PULPIT IN GOTHAM.
Clergyman of Charleston Called
by the Church of the Strangers.

A Clergyman of Charleston Called
by the Church of the Strangers.
New York, March 16.-The Rev. d. A.
Blackburn of the Westminster Presby-
terian church Of Charleston, S. c., has
been called TO the pastorate of the Church
Of the Strangers, in Mercer street, to take
charge on March "A. He is said to be a
young man and comes to New York with
record of success in the south. His first ac-
Quaintance with the members Of the con-
gregation was made in a rather peculiar
way. He was visiting in the city last
September, and CHANGED to attend pray
er meeting at the church, and made a
few remarks at the meeting. Some mem
bers thought he was a minister, and on
inquiry the fact was learned to be so. He
preached on the following Sunday for
them, and his style and eloquence was
much admired.
About this time the church was think
ing of another minister, but by some fault
in the delivery Of the mail he failed to re-
ceive the notification of his call. The
members then set about to secure Mr.
Blackburn. He made another visit to the
city and preached for them. On Jan.
last final arrangements were completed,
and he agreed to accept the charge. He
asked, however, that they allow him to re-
main in Charleston until April l. Later
he found it possible to assume charge two
weeks earlier. There has been no regular
pastor of this church since a year before
the death of Dr. Charles F. Dems.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-17
KILLED ny FALLING SIX FEET.
Young Lady Breaks Her Neck I'm
Tumble From a Bridge.

Birmingham, Ala, March 16.-MIss
Grace Coleman, young lady Of East
Lake, a suburp of this city, met
with a peculiar death at that place last
night. She was on her way to Howard
College to take part in an entertainment.
The night was dark and rainy and
negro girl with a lantern was accom-
panying her. The college is but a short
distance from her home. While crossing
a bridge two wagons came along and
stepping to one side she fell from the
bridge, striking on her head in the mud.
The little negress screamed and assis-
tance came at once. A physician was
hastily summoned, and on examination
found her to be dead and her neck
broken. The fall was only six feet.
She was a most lovable young woman
and was a post graduate of the Eastlake
Atheneum. She was the daughter OF
Rev. Dr. james l.. Coleman.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-17
DEATH ON A FIRE ESCAPE.
The Rope Breaks and "a Boys skull
Crushed ny His Fall.

Duluth, Mimi, March 16.-George Mar
cat, aged l2 was killed and his cousin,
Fred Marcat. aged 25. was fatally injured
of a patent fire escape. The elder Marcat
had made a successful descent from a six
story window and started again, carrying
the boy with him. When at the third story
window the rope parted, and the pair fell
to the pavement below. in the midst of a
throng Of horrified spectators. The boys
head was crushed and he was killed in
stantly. Fred Marcat's head was also
crushed and several bones were broken
He was taken to the hospital. where the
doctors say he cannot live day. The
rope was chaffed and under the strain OF
the weight OF the two persons 1t was cut
by the sharp stone window ledge.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-17

Charlottesville, Va, March 1.-THE sec
ond trial of Capt. Goodman, for the muir
der of Col. Parsons ended to-day in a YER
dict of not guilty, on the ground of self
defense. The trial just ended was on ap-
peal from a former conviction and SEN
tence to eighteen years imprisonment
Goodman was at once released
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-17
A BARRAor<s SITE CLAIMED.
The Assertion Made That 1T Reverts
TO the Heirs of the Donors.

Mobile. Ala, March 16.-The Brue fam
ily at Mount Vernon, Ala, are said to
claim the land on which the United States
barracks stands, recently conveyed by the
United States to Alabama for state uses.
was donated to the United States on con-
dition that II It ever ceased to be used
for a military reservation, it should re-
vert to the donors, or their descendants.
The Brue Family claim to be legally en-
titled to the land in question.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-17
a sennntinnnI nivorce suit.

Louisville. KY. March ia sensation
was created here this afternoon by di-
vorce suit begun by Mrs. Harry Gilmore.
She charges drunkenness and abandon
ment Mrs. Gilmore d a member Of the
Ward family and niece of Mrs. Sallie
Ward-Hunt, famous beauty In her day.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-17
ALL QUIET AT NEW ORLEANS.

The State Fund for the Expenses of
the Troops Nearly Exhausted.
New Orleans, March 16.-There is no
change in the labor situation here Every
thing is quiet. The governor estimates
that the cost of keeping out the militia is
between $1,000 and $1,000 per day. There
being but 5000 appropriated by the state
curing whole year for use of the military
In actual service. this sum will be entirely
Will then become necessary for the bust
ness men of New Orleans and all others
interested in maintaining law and order
70 subscribe to a fund to continue the
vigilance which has been so effective, at
4east temporarily, in restoring peace.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-17
KILLED BY A TRAIN.
An Aged Citizen of ocOnee County
Meets a Horrible Death.

NAh ASeO OIIlAen OF OcOHee OOuHty
Meets n Horrible DeaIn.
Madison, Ca, March 16-The south
bound pay train on the Macon and
Northern railroad ran over and killed
Sanford Williams, an old and highly re-
spected citizen of Pennington, Oconee
county this afternoon. The accident oc-
CURED near the 81 mile post on this road.
Mr. Williams was walking down the
track. The engineer saw him and blew
his whistle. The old gentleman stepped
or the track, but stepped back on when
the engine was within fifteen feet of
hlm. 1t is not known what caused this
strange action, unless his mind was wan
uerlng. Supt. Porter was on board the
raln and witnessed the killing. He had
lhe body carried to Harrington. Mr.
Williamson was one of Oconee's Oldest
citizens. He leaves several children and
host of friends
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-17
SPAIN CALLING IN HER SOLDIERS,

Young Men at Tampa Subject to
Army Duty Ordered to Havana.
Tampa, Fla, March 16.-The Spanish
government has ordered the young men
who are subject to the Spanish army
reer,,lations and who reside in this city
TO report to the authorities at Havana
Seven have made their ARRANGEMENTS
TO obey the attachments and viii have
on the Mascotte tomorrow evening. ~
a.. sstd there are more than a hundred
such subjects here, and all will 50.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-17
An Attempt 10 burn a Town.

Algona, Ia, March 16.-The fifth at
tempt to burn this town was made last
night. Four business houses were
burned The militia is on guard. and de-
tectives will be employed to ferret out
the fire bugs.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-17
A WATER SPOUT IN ALABAMA.
Several Lives Lost and Consider
able Damage to Property.

able Damage 10 Froperty.
Cfadsden, Ala, March 16.-News has
reached Gadsden of a water spout some
thirty miles above here this morning, near
the Coosa river. The facts are very mea>
ger, but considerable damage was done,
and some lives lost. The Coosa river at
this point is rising now some three inches
a minute, and river men predict that II
will rise ten feet by morning. For three
hours to-day rain fell in torrents, flood
ing the streets and washing away small
bridges. The damage to farms is very
heavy, and the farmers will lose thou
sands Of dollars If the COOsa river gets
beyond it's banks.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-17
AN EXPLOSION IN A MINE.
Fifty Miners Believed TO Have Lost
Their Lives.

Vienna, March 16.-An explosion Of fire
damp has occurred in the Albrecht mine
at Trippau, Austrian silesia. Eighty min
ers escaped at once. leaving about 200 be-
low.
Thirteen dead bodies had been removed
from the mine at 4 o'clock in the after
noon. and twenty additional miners had
been taken out alive. Several Of the res
sued men were too badly injured TO talk,
but Others said that about sixty of the
men below were in safe position waiting
for assistance 1t is estimated that fifty
persons were killed.
The disaster is attributed TO the acci-
dental explosion of a number Of dynamite
cartridges. known to have been in the pos
session Of a foreman The latter is miss
ing
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-17
TOOK MORPHINE AND DIED.
A BoOi1l,eeper Commits Suicide in

a BookEeeper Commits Suicide in
Fit OF Dependency.
birmingham. Ala. March 1e.-W. c.
Reese, representing I. D. Mcdonald &
Co. book publishers. committed suicide
al boarding house in this city last night
NY taking an overdose of morphine. He
ley no note nor anything to indicate the
use OF his deed, but is supposed to have
- dfiven 10 1t by failure to secure busi-
o. H. ana general dependency. His moth
81 hFes in Atlanta.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-13
ROCK ISLAND
EXCURSIONS !

Annual convention Republican National
League, Cleveland, Ohio, June l,th good I'M
I'll June 4th; one fare for round trip.
EpwOrth League convention Chattanooga.
Tenn, June 18th and 18th; tickets extended.
by dep0sitlng with agent at Chattanooga. 70
return by July 18th; one fare.
Christian Endeavor, Boston, sell July 5th
TO sth; time extended for return until August
9th by depositing ticket with agent at Boston;
one fare for round trip.
Triennial conclave Knights remplar, Bos-
ton, Mass. sell August 10Th TO oath; return
limits extended by depositing ticket at Bos-
ton until October 5th; one limited fare for
round trip.
National Encampment G. A. r., Louisville,
KY, sell 10 Chicago or ST. Louis for one fare,
and 800 added from these points 10 Louis
vile and return; sell September sth 10 10th;
return trip TO be commenced from Chicago or
st. Louis September 18th to 18th inclusive.
National Education association at Denver.
July 5th 10 Sth inclusive: one fare with $500
added TO Denver Colorado Springs or Pueblo;
limit extended TO September LIST by deposit
Ing ticket with agent at any OF these points
previous TO July 10th. Side trip rates via all
lines 10 California points from Denver and
Colorado Springs at one fare.
American Pharmaceutical association at
Denver; sell August 18th and 18th; good I'M
til August 18th, at one fare.
Call on local agent for further information
and rates, with connections.
NJ. W. ADAMS, Agent.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-13
A Vacation Tour to the Rockesi

Can be make cheaply this summer by
taking advantage of the low rate Of
one fare plus 500 for the round trip,
offered by the Great Rock Island
Route for the National Educational
Meeting at Denver. Tickets will be
on sale at all stations of the Great
Rock Island Route, July 4, 5, 6 and I,
and will be good returning until Sep.
TENDER lst. The very best of the
Rock Island train equipment, com;
prislng comfortable and free chair
cars, luxurious Pullmans and the I'm
est car service in the world, will be
placed in service for this occasion. In
selecting your route you should re.
member that after close of the Denver
meeting no Colorado trip is complete
without visit to Colorado Springs,
Pixies Peak and the ManitoI region,
and that as the Great Rock Island
Route runs solid trains Of perfect
equipments directly east from Colo.
RADIO Springs, your return trip can be
most expeditiously and comfortably
made from that point, without the
necessity Of returning to Denver, by
having your tickets read over the c.,
R. l. & P. Ry.
For full information concerning de.
tails of rates and tickets see local
agent.
A beautiful souvenir called the
Tourist Teacher" describing the ex.
cursiOn and giving valuable informa.
ton about mountain side trips. will
be sent on application by letter or
postal. Address
JOHN SEBASTIAN, c. B. A.
Chicago, Ill.