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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-14
A RACE ON THE OCEAN.
The Lueania Beats the Paris in a
sprtnting Match.


New York, April i3.-The steamship
Lucania, which arrived here late last night
and got up to her dock early this morn
ing, made an excellent spring voyage
consuming on the trip but five days, eight
cen hours and forty-two minutes.
The voyage was devoid of incident until
the afternoon of April g. when the smoke
from steamers funnel was sighted on
the horizon far ahead on the port bow
At dusk the steamer was made out to be
the American line steamer Paris, which
has beaten the Lucania in heavy weather
From that moment the decks of the lin
ers were black with excited passengers
The engines We're hooked up and the two
ships forged through the tranquil sea as
fast as their propellers could drive them
On that day the Lucania steamed $40
Knots and the Paris 50.
Capt. Watkins of the Paris describes
the sight at night as the grandest he
ever saw on the ocean. The steamers
were three miles apart and lights blazed
from every port hole and glinted far out
Oh the water, which was as tranquil as an
inland lake. At 9 o'clock the steamers
were dead abeam. while the moon shone
with wonderful brilliancy. For half an
hour the ships flew along as if locked by
invisible tethers. the Lucania forging
ahead in the remaining 1850 knots, beat the
Paris into port bX six hours and nineteen
mir
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-14
LIKE THE OLD DAYS IN OIL.
THE WHOLE REGION IN 4 STATE
OF EXCITEMENT.

The Rooms of the OF Exchange at
Pittsburg Too Small 10 AceOmmO-
date the Crowd ON Hand for the
Opening of the Market-phe Ex-
element at oil city Even Greater
Than That at Pfttsburg.
Pittsburg. Pa. April 1s.-The excitement
In the oil market continues with unabated
intensity. Crowds OF people congregated
at the local exchange to-day anxious to
see what the market would open at.
Years ago the former exchange building
was well equipped for the purpose as we'll
as the spectators. This building how
ever. on account OF the utter inactivity
of the oil market was sold Now the bus
mess is transacted in two rooms across
the street. The new quarters were entire-
~ inadequate to accommodate the throng
interested in oil this morning. Many old
time brokers, producers and spectators
crowded the new quarters, which wera
filled up long before the market opened.
When 1t was announced that the Stand-
ard Oil Company had fixed S1.75 per bar~
rel as the price they would pay for Penn-
sylvania oil at their purchasing agencies
the crowd could not keep quiet until the
exchange markets opened. At the tap OF
the gong at 10 o'clock a.75 was bid for ths
May option. There were no sellers, and
not until $lb was reached could any
body be pernuaded to part with certin-
Gates of the greasy fluid. At Si.95 a lot
of 1900 barrels, that had been probably
purchased at a much lower figure was
sold. This was the only sale recorded ON
the Pittsburg exchange.
At oil City the excitement was even
greater than here, and reports from there
say the old-time brokers and speculators,
together with a large number OF ladies'.
filled the exchange to its utmost capac-
tty. Sales were made ON that exchanges
at g.
The advance for the day over the clos
ing price on Thursday amounts to 81 cents
and for the week 10 81 cents What the
market will do Monday is the topic upper-
most in the minds of those Interested.
Some think the Standard will pay So, or
the price oil was traded in at the ex-
change. Others are on the fence and
don't know what TO think. At any rate,
producers are very active. and drilling
Is going on as 1T has never before In the
past ten years.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-14
SENT TO SING SING.
MeKane's Lieutenant, Sutherland,
Goes Up For 20 Months.

Brooklyn, N. Y, April 1S.-The fine Of
Kenneth F. Sutherland, the former lieu
tenant Of John Y. McKane, has been
paid, and he was taken to Sing Sing this
afternoon to begin his time on the second
sentence imposed on him for the part
he took in the Gravesend election frauds.
Sutherland would have been taken this
morning had not an error been made
in the transfer papers. His brother, Rob
ert, paid the $500 fine to Sheriff Buttling
last evening, and the papers transferring
MN to Sing Sing were made out The
clerk wrote the name of Justice Bart
lett as that of the justice who passed
sentence, and the error was discovered
this morning before Sutherland could be
taken from the penitantiary: therefore
his brother had to make a second trip
to the court house to have the error cor
rected.
Sutherlands Sing Sing sentence is one
year and eight months.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-14
SUGAR TRUST WITNESSES.
A Hitch I'm the Efforts to Fix a Date
for the Trials.


for the Trials.
Washington, April 1S-There is some
hitch in the efforts to fix a date for the
trials of President Havemeyer and Sec
retary Searles of the American Sugar Re
fining Company, and the newspaper cor
respondents and stock brokers who were
indicted for refusing to answer questions
asked by Senator Gray and the members
of the senatorial sugar trust committee,
and it is rumored that the prosecutions
may be abandoned altogether.
District Attorney Birney said this after
noon that he had been unable to reach an
agreement with the attorneys for the de-
Tense IN relation to some matters con-
nected with the cases, but that the trials
would surely begin within a month.
Messrs. Havemeyer and Searles recent
ly asked Judge Cole in criminal court No.
2 10 set days for their trials before April
Is. District Attorney Birney agreed to
fix the dates, but the matter was never
adjusted. Mr. Havemeyer wants to go
to Europe, but Mr.. Birney thinks that sew
eral men who have been in Jail a long time
are better entitled to an early trial than
the indicted contumacious witnesses, all
of whom are out on bail, and he Will
dispose of the urgent cases before talk
ing up the latter.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-14
THE NEW TORPEDO BOATs.
Two to he Built at Baltimore and
One at san Francisco.

Two to he Built at Baltimore and
One at san Francisco.
Washington, April 13.-Secretary Her
bert has decided TO award the construc-
ton Of two of the torpedo boats to the
Columbian iron works of Baltimore and
one to the Union iron works of San Fran
cisco, but late this afternoon he changed
his mind and awarded the contract for
building all three of the sea-going tor
pedo boats to the Columbian iron works
of Baltimore, Md, aNarding none to San
Francisco, as was at first intended. The
boats will be of about lSS tons displace-
ment and viii have a speed of about
twenty-four knots. The vessels, exclusive
of armor, will cost $97,50Q each. The Co
lumbian works were the lowest bidders.
The secretary also directed that the
torpedo boats authorized by the last naval
appropriation bill shall be larger and
faster than those contracted for. With
this end in view he directed Chief Con-
structor Hickborn to prepare plans for
vessels of 1S9 tons displacement and to
have a speed of twenty-seven knots.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-14
IRWIN's BLIND POOL.
over $2,7OO,O0O Paid Into 1t by Con-
fiding Spectators.

Pittsburg, Pa. April 13.-John d. Bal
ley. receiver for George M. Irwln's discre-
tionary pool, announced that the books
which Irwin turned over to him contain
no record of transactions on the Chicago
Board of Trade, in which the funds of
the pool are alleged to have been lost.
Receiver Bailey believes there is another
set of books and has served notice on Ir-
win to produce them.
The books now in the receivers hand
show that in four months Irwin deposited
in the Lincoln National Bank over $1,000,
900. They also show that the total amount
of money put into the pool by depositors
was 81 700 600
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-14
JoHNsON's DEPORTATION.
He Will Fight the Dole Admintstra-
ton to the utter End.

Boston, April 1S.-A special from VIC
toria, B. c., says: johnson, the former
detective or spy of the Hawaiian gov
ernment deported by it three months
ago, has received assurance from the
British government that a thorough in
vestigation of his case win be insisted
upon by President Dole's administration
He intends fighting in the courts. and
thereafter in the privy council of Eng
land, if necessary, the constitutionality
of the act. Muller, the German subject
deported at the same time, has also been
promised that his case will be fully in
Vestigated by the German government"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-14
RANDOLPH's RAsCAIITY.
The Probate Judges Shortage Is
About $4,000.

Montgomery, Ala, April 13.-The state
examiner, about 10 o'clock tonight, filed
his report as to the shortage of Probate
Judge Randolph, who left the state one
month ago and whose whereabouts are
unknown.
The report shows that his defalcation
to the state is s25020, which includes about
$4,000 of unreported license money. The re-
port does not deal with trust funds ex-
haustively, but includes in addition to
the above two transactions involving
about $780,
The judges dealings with the county
are not touched upon at all, but that
shortage Is generally believed to be over
and all the known facts are that the total
defalcation will not go much, If any, over
$50 O00
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-14
A VERDICT AGAINST TooLE.
The Jury Declares the killing of
Rhett MansIaughtcr.

Charleston, s. c.. April 13.-The Jury in
the case Of Marion Toole. on trial at
Aiken for the last three days for the murs
der of Capt Julian M. Rhett on March
Is last this evening brought In a verdict
of manslaughter. The case has excited
unusual attention on account Of the So
cial prominence of Capt. Rhett and the
previous good character of Toole. The
court room was crowded, many ladies be-
ing present, and there was an imposing
urrav of counsel
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-14
DONE UP IN ONE ROUND.
The Harlem Coffee Cooler Too Much
for the Cardiff Giant.

London. April 1S-The fight tonight
between Frank Craig, the Harlem Coffee
Cooler" and O'Brien. OF cardin. consist
"a % only one round, IN which O'Brisn
was floored four times. When time was
called for the second round Dick Burge
announced that q Brlcn's friends admH-
ted his defeat, and Craig WAS thereupon
declared the winner.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-14
HE swINDLED THE LADIES.
The Gem Monthly Fakir Caught ana
sent Back 10 LnII.

Cleveland. O., April ia sentence Of
three months imprisonment and a fine Of
$3.50 was Imposed to-day on Elijah Rob-
inson, who swindled thousands Of people
IN various parts Of the country bv his
publication, the Ladies' Gem Monthly a
fake rebus and bogus watch scheme lie
was caught several months ago, but
jumped hia bail bond. He feappeared in
Chicago and was caught when he tried
80 work the same Hwindle. The federal
authorities sent him back % CLEVELAND Tor
trial.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-14
LOOKS LIKE A GAME OF GRAB.
Winnings From Gambling TO BE
Taxed without Allowances for
LOSSES

Taxed without Allowances for
Losses.
Lexington, KY, April 13.-Deputy Col
lector of Internal Revenue Desha Breck-
inridge, who is especially detailed to col
lect the income tax, has ruled that all in
comes coming within the provisions of
the law derived from winnings for 1894
on horse racing, poker roulette or lot
terry must be returned by the winners on
next Monday, or they will suffer the pen
atty prescribed in the act. Mr. Breckin-
ridge quotes several passages of the in
come tax bill to prove that his decision
is correct and in addition he holds that
no account will be taken of losses, that
if a man wins $4,000 on races to-day and
loses $4,000 tomorrow. he will have to
return in the $4,000 as income. The law,
he says, explicitly states that deduction
for losses cannot be made in horse racing
or any other form of gambling. This de-
cision was first made public to-day, and
it has struck CONSERVATION to such heavy
spectators as Byron McClelland, Riley
Grammar, ]. H. Applegate, Milton Young,
w. S. Barnes, H. Lademan and others.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-14
FREDERICK DOUGLASS WILL
1t Is Admitted 20 Probate ana Let
ters of Administration Granted.

1t Is Admitted 20 Probate and Let
ters of Administration Granted.
Washington. April 13.-The will Of Fred
erick Douglass was admitted to probate
by Judge Hagner this afternoon, and
letters of administration were granted to
the widow and Louis II. Douglass, a son
of the deceased. Bond was filed at $4,000.
1t is supposed that this action of the
court will close the contest over the estate
and compel the interested parties to reach
an amicable understanding
The matter came before the court on the
application of Rosetta d. Sprague. n
daughter of Frederick Douglass, for let
ters of administration, and also asking
that a collector for the real estate be an.
pointed. This application was argued at
some length to-day and was denied The
personal estate win now be admitted ac-
cording to the terms of the will, and the
real property will pass to the heirs, the
widow. Lewis II, Douglass, Rosetta ID
Sprague and the heirs of the late Fred
erick Douglass Jr.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-14
FORFEITED HIS BAIL.
The Editor of the SteubenviIIe Times
Disappears.

steubenville, O.. April 1S.-Three weeks
ago w. R. Johnson, editor Of the Steuben-
Vile Times left the city ostensibly on bus
mess, going to Cincinnati. Word was
received from him the first week at Column
bus, Cincinnati and Louisville, but as there
has been no word since his friends here
are becoming exercised over his disap-
pearance and fear he has met with foul
play He had given $1,000 bail for his ap-
pearance in court pending the action of
the supreme court in his case for embez-
element of city funds and this has been
forfeited The publication of his paper
has
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-14
CUBAN MAILS CURTAILED.
The Plant system Cuts Down the sers
vice Owing 10 the Revolt.

Washington, April 13--OwinR to the
troubles In Cuba, the mails for that coun-
try and vicinity have fallen Off to such an
extent that the postonice department has
permitted the Plant system to make one
less trip per week from Savannah to
Tampa by rail and the same permission
has been granted on the steamboat line
from Tampa to Cuba.
In consequence Of the prevalence OF
yellow fever In Cuba the department il
making arrangements to fumigate mails
from all the tropical countries, which is
an unusual precaution to be taken SO
early In the season.
Havana, April 13.-The large provision
warehouse OF Miret, Brother a. Goni, at
Matanzas, was totally destroyed by fire
yesterday. The fire Is believed 70 have
been accidental. The burned building
was formerly occupied by a hardware
house The loss is 100000
The governor of ST. Jago de Cuba res
ports that the insurgent leader Flor Crom-
bet was killed In an action at Palmarito.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-14
WEAVERs TO STRIKE.
They Demand a Restoration of the
Old Scale of Wages.

Fall River, Mass, April 1S-The weavers
in the Barnsby gingham mill notified the
authorities this afternoon that they would
not return to work Monday unless wages
were advanced. The superintendent treat
ed the committeeman very curtIy. Treas
urer Ashley was not in town, but II is he
lieved he could not make any concessions
at present, owing torhe dGllness in the
fine gingham trade.
A meeting Of the weavers' union exec
utive committee was held tonight to per
feet arrangements for district meetings.
to be held Tuesday evening in four see
tions of the city. The committeeman
say they will accept no form of compro-
mise offered by the manufacturers, but
will insist on a full restoration OF the
cut down of last August.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-14
A FREIGHT TRAIN BURNED.
The Fire started by an Accident TO
Tank Car.

Sumter S. c., April 1s.-Intelligence
was received, about midday. of an un-
usual accident to a freight train on the
Manchester and Augusta railroad.
Freight train No. 81, consisting of fifteen
cars and one tank car filled with kero-
sene oil was burned near Rimini about
10 O'Clock this morning II is said that
an axle under the tank car broke and
a hole was knocked in the tank The oil
was spilled along the track and became
ignited. Almost instantly the entire train
that one car next the engine and three
on the rear end were saved. The loss
to the railroad company will be very
heavy, as all Of the cars, eleven in num-
Der, in addition TO the tank car, were
loaded with merchandise
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-14
DIED TRYING no SAVE HER BABE.
A Negro Mothers Heroism Costs Her
Her Life.

Chattanooga, Tenn. April BIN a hovel
In the suburbs of this city, Glennie Nc
Farland (colored) and her two months
old babe were burned to death to-day, and
their charred bodies were found after
the flames We're subdued The mother had
escaped, but discovering her child was
still inside she hefolcally plunged through
me smoke and flames to save its life, and
Iell dead at the threshold OF tire room
wherein her infant lay already dead.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-14
SILVER ISSUE IN WISCONSIN.
The Republicans Apt 40 Cali "a stntc
Convention.

Madison, Wis, April Ex-senator Villas,
who Is at home. says there will be no call
for a silver convention in Wisconsin BY
democrats. Gov. upham and the repub-
licans, however. are endeavoring to call
a convention, IT is said
A roll of the members of the Wisconsin
legislature shows that sixteen are in IA
Yor of free coinage. while twenty-nIne
are against IT. Seventeen are for an in
ternational agreement and two for the
coinage Of the American product. while
eleven are non-committal.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-14
TO DE SENT BACK TO ENGLAND.
Carlisle Signs an order for the Re-
turn of an Imported EmplOye.

Washington, April 13.-Secretary Car
Isle to-day signed a warrant for the de-
portation Of r. c. Whitton Of George
town, s. c. He came TO this country un-
der contract with the crushed pine fire.
wood syndicate, backed II Is said. by for
eian capital. Complaint WAS made by sew
eral parties and Immigrant Inspector
Howard was to-day directed 10 send Whit
ton back 10 England.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-14
A PAPER on THE BLOCK.
The Columbus POst-Express Sold for
S34,IT5.

Columbus, o., April 1S.-The Columbus
Post-Press was sold at receivers sale
to-day Edward Colston, of Cincinnati,
secured it for $34, IT'S. 1t was announced
that Colston represented John r. Nc
Lean, of Cincinnati, but after the sale
ne said he represented a syndicate in
which are Senator Brice, eX-Gov Hoad-
ley and other democrats. He said the
paper would be continued as a democrat
ic organ
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-14
A BATTLE IN MEXICO.
SIX or Eight Rebels and Twenty SOL
diers KILLED in the Engagement.

VI Paso. Tex. April ls.-Reports from
Montezuma give meagre details Of des-
perate night near Coyame between the
rebel leader Santa Teresa and q small de-
tachment Of MeXicau troops SIX or eight
of Tfresa'a men md twenty soldiers were
kiilpa More troops are coming from Chi
huahua.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-14
aUARLEs AND BUTLER GUILTY.
The Jury In the WorIey Case Brings
in IA Verdict.

Atlanta, Ca, April 1s.-The jury IN the
trial of John Quarles and David Butler
returned verdict OF guilty tonight.
The jurors were out twenty-four hours.
These defendants were tried for conspir-
ing 70 hang Henry Worley, an informer on
Illicit distillers In Murray and neighboring
counties. Several indictments are pend-
Ing against whitecappers charged with
Henry Worleys murder.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-14
SAVANNAH. GA, SUNDAY April IA. 1896

port of the Armenian commission OF in
quiry by asserting that a mass Of false
testimony has been furnished. including
that OF three priests. who were paid large
sums for their evidence, and that other
witnesses have been hired in large num-
bers to swear to long list of atrocities
committed by Armenians upon Turks In
MOosh and other places nearby.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-14
MANUEL sANGUnLLY RETURNS.
He Reaches Key West From Cubn
En Route 10 New York.

Key West, Fla, April l5.-Manuel San
gully, brother Of julio sangmlly. passed
through this city tonight en route TO
New York a committee waited on him
and requested hsnt 10 attend meeting al
the Gan Carlos hall. but he refused He
VIII stop over AZ Tampa for a few days
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-14
DANNY NEEDHAM IN JAIL.
He Is Accused of Helping a Chicago
Crook to Escape.

Memphis, Tenn, April 1s-To-night
Danny Needham. the pugilist, was ar
rested by the police. 1t is charged in a
warrant that last Thursday night he
aided Frank Larkin, Chicago crook, to
escape from the county Jail
Needham win likely stay in jail for a
long time, as the affair in which he is
mixed involves serious charges against
The sheriff that will take long time for
settlement
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-14
STORY or THE SULTAN.
He Says the Armenians Were Led
Astray by Outside Influences.

Astray by Outside Influences.
Vienna, April 13.-The Neue Freie Pressa
prints to-day an interview which It's die
rector, during his recent visit IN Constants
nople had with the sultan. His majesty
said: MY line of conduct In political and
executive affairs is regulated by modera-
ton and equal solicitude for all my SUBJ
jects It excludes the use of violent
measures. | await the repentance of the
Armenians who have strayed from the
paths of loyalty. The Armenians have
found under us protection and assistance.
They owe their prosperity to our dynasty.
and / regard those who acted disloyaliW
as having been led astray by outside in
nuences. ! am convinced that they viii
return eventually TO their normal fdelity.A
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-14
RELIEF WORK AT sT. JOHNS.
From 500 to 1000 Men to he Givea
"a Chance 10 Earn so Cents "A Day.

st. Johns, ~ r., April iS.-Commander
Murray is getting relief plans formulated
and will begin work on the city water
works next week. which win employ
800 to 1000 men at 60 cents a day. for ona
month. The work will cease then to all
low the men 10 go fishing. The comman-
der is also arranging plans TO assist fish-
taken as a criterion of crown colony pay,
strengthens the cause of confederation
greatly.
Sir William Whlteway Is able 70 be out.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-14
FRANCES BUDGET.
The Two Houses Reach Compromise
and Adjourn.

Paris. April 13.-The Senate discussed
to-day the budget. which was returned to
It yesterday by the deputies with the Sem
ate amendments struck out. The amend
ments eventually we're modified to suit
the views of the lower house and the
Senate then ADJOURNED until May 12 The
deputies after voting the budget in It's
new form adjourned to Nav IA