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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-10
THE NEW nATTLEsnP.
Indiana May BE Doeked at Port Royal
Instead OF Halifax.


Washington, Sept. s.-Representative
Elliott. Of South Carolina, after confer
ring with Messrs. Cramp. builders OF The
great battleship Indiana. ana Secretary
Herbert states tonight that it is proha-
BILE that the Indiana will be docked at
Port Royal instead Of at Halifax.
At the navy department Col. Elliott
learned that the new board Of officers
detailed to make an examination of the
Port Royal dock, report that the dock Is
in good condition and they are of the
opinion that it can be used for the
largest ships of the navy by placing the
caisson on the inside Of the entrance to
the dock.
with that encouraging information. Col
Elliott at once opened up telegraphic COM
municati0n with Messrs- Cramp, who are
stin in possession of the Indiana. The
Cramps stated that they would prefer TO
test their work in an American dry dock
and said they had no objection to sending
the Indiana TO Port Royal. providing the
navy department would satisfy them that
the dock is capable of holding the vessel
They also desired TO know something Of
the tides and the depth of water IN the
harbor. across the bar and at the mouth
Of the dock. AT the instance OF Col. Ell
lott, the department forwarded to the
ship builders sufficient data and charts TO
convince them that there is no danger on
that score
The matter is now under considera ton
by the Messrs. Cramp, and the prospects
are that the Indiana will be docked at
Port Royal providing ali that is claimed
for the dock Is satisfactory to Messrs.
Cramp.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-10
TRAGEDY ma COTTAGE.
4 Murder aud Attempted Murder ana
Suicide.

4 Murder aud Attempted Murder and
suicide.
Indianapolis. Ind. Sept. "a horrible
tragedy occurred this evening at cot
tage. AZ Rhode Island avenue occupied by
Mrs. Emma Peese Mrs Poese is "a young
married woman separated from her hus-
band. Two days ago she was joined. by
Mrs. Margaret Rocker. who had also left
her husband. with her boy. child Of g.
Her husband, Lon Rocker. had been hang
ing about the house endeav0ring to see
his wife, whom he accused Of inndeity.
This evening Mrs Peese found him in
front Of the residence and accused him Of
having robbed Il. Rocker denied this. but
entered the house A moment later Mrs.
Peese ran screaming from the cottage
with "A deep razor cut across her throat
and face. Before any of the neighbors
could get to the cottage, Mrs Rocker also
ran from the house ana fell dead short
distance from It. Her throat had been cut.
Then the child ran out, having escaped
unharmed.
by this time crowd had gathered, when
Rocker himself dashed forth having cut
his own throat from ear 20 ear. The crowd
made way and he ran a square and jumped
upon a street car. He distanced the crowd
but a young woman followed on "a bicycle
and kept up with the car yelling at the
passengers to capture the murderer. Fin
ally they understood her and Rocker was
dragged from the car and taken TO the
hospital
Mrs. Peese win probably die, but it is
thought that Rocker win recover.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-10
ourRAcEs IN THE EAST.

Turks Continue 20 massacre Armeni-
ans and sack Villages.
London. Sept. s.--The Daily News viii
tomorrow publish a dispatch from Kars
stating that fresh outrages have been per-
petrated in the Erzlnziian district. A band
of brigands attacked on Aug. " COM
pany Of Turkish gendarmes. killing a SER
geant Therefore the Turkish authorities.
without making any inquiry. decided that
the -assailants were Armenian revolution
aries from Kemakh. who intended TO re-
lease exalted ArmenIans who are still in
prison at Kars.
A force of one thousand Turkish troops
was sent to Kemakh and FIVE villages were
pillaged Five thousand persons were rem
dered homeless. Men were tortured and
women and children rayished. -Four mon
astries were sacked. It is reported that
the Turkish minor officials have formed
an anti-Christian society TO slaughter
Christians II the porte accepts the scheme
OF reforms the powers insist upon.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-10
TRIAL OF THE TEXAS.
Her Condenser and BIOyver Fail to
Work Properly.

Her Condenser and blower Fail to
work Properly.
Washington. Sept. 9.-The navy depart
ment to-day received a dispatch from
Capt. Glass of the new battleship Texas.
which recently returned to Norfolk from
a preliminary trial of her engines, stat
ing that the board of survey had asked
that the chief engineer at present detailed
for duty on that ship be detached, and tha,
another chief engineer be detailed in his
place.
Capt. Glass also informed the depart
ment that while passing through shoal
water between Norfolk and Hampton
roads, on the preliminary trip, the con-
denser of the Texas became partly filed
with mud, causing the vacuum to fall to
twenty inches, and resulting in q CORE
spending loss of horsepower. Capt. Glass
says the condenser will be cleaned ana
other minor work completed in time for
another engine trial in Thursday
He also stated that during the last trial
the fire rooms were very hot, as the blow
ers did not work properly, and that the
engines would require an overhauling be-
fore a full power trial was had
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-10
HAVE THE birds rLowNt
Vain search for Mercier and Rowe,
Atlanta Attorneys.

Atlanta Attorneys.
Atlanta, Sept. s.--Atorney L. N. Mercier
and his colleague. j. ]. Rowe, the two
men indicted last week for perjury and
misdemeanor. on account of ahidavits
made in the noted Meyers case. are being
hunted for in vain by the sheriff and his
deputies. The sheriff has failed to find
either of them. and has arrived at the
conclusion that they have skipped the
country.
After being bound over by Justice Blood
worth the two men gave bond signed by
II. c. Underwood who claimed to be
worth. the prosecution says. $4,000 above
his obligations. Since the disappearance
of Mercier and Rowe Il IS now alleged by
the prosecution that this is a straw
bond"
Rowe and Mercier are the men who
made aftidavits to the effect that Hon. w.
c. Glenn had endeayored 10 tamper with
the Meyers jury and afterward tried to
frighten c. c. Clay, one Of the jurors into
a substantiation of their afiidavits.
To-day 4. r. r. Cobb and J. r. Cooper.
representing Col. VIC. Glenn, filed a Pc
\ s1itton before Judge Lumpkn to have Mer-
cier disbarred from practicing in Atlanta
on account of his alleged odieus. conduct
in making affidavits that have caused so
much trouble
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-10
THE CONTRACT COMPLETED.
Suggestion That Savannah People
Interview the Public Building Con-
fraCfOrs.

tractors.
Washington. Sept. 9.-Messrs. Miles &
Bradt show no disposition to relinquish
their contract for the work on the public
building at Savannah. They have compile
ted their bond, the contract has been ac-
cepted and the papers in the case were
to-day submitted to the solicitor of the
treasury for final inspection. Thus the
incident is closed so far as the treasury
department is concerned.
Judge Fleming. who is acting supervis-
ing architect, says there is but one way
by which the matter might be reopened
and that is by inducing Messrs. Miles &
Bradt to relinquish their contract and sub
nit an estimate for constructing the build
ing In marble and then waiting to see
whether congress will make the additional
appropriation necessary.
It does not seem that the contractors
are going to take any chances in view of
the fact that they have perfected their
contract and announced their readiness to
Eegin work at once
It was also suggested of the treasury
department to-day that it might be well
for the citizens of Savannah who are so
deeply interested in having marble used,
should confer with Messrs. Miles & Bradt
on the subject. Up to the present time
they have not been interviewed as to the
proposition to relinquish their contract
pending further action by congress.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-10
THE TROLLEY ron PERU.
To Test Electric RaiIroading 10000
Feet Above Sea Level.

Philadelphia, Pa. Sept "a represent
ative from the Baldwin locomotive
works. with an expert electrician from
the Westinghouse company. together
with Sir Henry Tyler. ex-president Of
the Grand Trunk railway, will depart to-
morrow for Peru, where, it is said, a
test of the possibility and feasibility Of
the electric locomotive is to be made upon
a railroad 1900 feet above the sea level.
Sir Henry Tyler has been in this city
for several dayes in conference with
members of the Baldwin firm and Il was
not decided until last night to make the
experiment and tomorrow the party
leaves New York for South America.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-10
CONSULAR AGENT DECORATED.
Made Commander of the order of ST.
GregOriO the Great

New York, Sept. s.-Messrs. L. Conten-
ciu & Son. Of this city received a ca
blegram from Sorrento, Italy. stating
that Francisco Cfampa, consular agent
Of the United States at Sorrento, who was
recently made a chevaIier of the order
of the Crown of Italy by King Humbert
has been made by his holiness, Pope Leo
XIII, commander of the Order Of ST.
Gregorio, the Great. This title Is
seldom conferred and is superior in rank
to all others, being rich IN privileges at
the vatican court. The Archbishop Of
Naples personally delivered the decora-
ton of the chevalier to Ciampa.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-10
THE KENTUCKY CAMPAIGN.
Candidate Bradley Speaks His Mind
About the Democrats.

Lexington. KY. Sept. 9.-Col ". O.
Bradley. republican candidate for gov
ernor of Kentucky, spoke his mind re-
garding the democrats and what he styled
their "disgraceful method Of conducting
a political campaign" to-day at London.
1t was the first public utteranoe of the
republican candidate since he quit the
joint debates with Gen. Hardin at Emln-
ence.
Five thousand people assembled at the
fair grounds. Referring to the mistreat-
ment at Eminence, he recited how he had
tried six times TO speak to the unruly
democrats and that they had cried him
down on each attempt. He alluded to the
fact that when Gen. Hardin arose he had
no trouble In restoring quiet. pointing out
this fact TO bear out the statement that
the disturbance was prearranged.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-10
MINERS MAKE THREATS.
hut II Is Thought the Troops waIf
Maintain order.


Ishpeming. Mich, Sept 9.-The Calumet
company numbering 80 men was sent to
the. Champion mine by special train at 5
o'clock this morning. This mine viii start
its steam shovels and ore crushers to-day
with one hundred miners and laborers de-
string TO get back to work.
The Champion miners may be visited by
strikers from Ishpeming and Negautnee.
who are much incensed because the miners
at that place have gone to work In oppo-
sition to the orders of the union. 1t is
thought. however, that the troops will be
able to maintain order The firemen and
pumpmen Of section p, mine of the Lake
Superior Iron Company, many of whom
struck by order of the union Saturday
night, returned to work this morning and
will stay at their places.
All the shovels are working this MORN
ing. Outside laborers will be imported in
special trains hereafter and come in dur
ing the night.
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-10
FRAKER's IDENTIFY.

All Doubts Solved by an Interview
with the swindIer's Sister.
Richmond. Mo-. Sept. 9-An doubts as
10 the Identification of DR.. Fraker, the
insurance swindler. were set at rest to-day
when his sister. Mrs. n. ]. McGruder OF
Atlanta, Mo-. visited the jail and imme-
diately recognized him. The meeting was
an affecting one. Later, when seen at her
hotel, Mrs AIcGruder said the prisoner
was DR. Fraker. She has in her possess
sion 81 200 of the insurance money, but de-
clined to say what disposition Of it she
would make.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-10
GAMBLERS AND TouGHs FIenr.
Several KILLED In An Attempt TO
jump a Claim

Los Angeles, Cal, Sept. s.-Information
has been received here Of a fight in Nice
county, Nevada, between miners and des-
peradoes. which resulted in the instant
killing Of two of the latter and the prob
able fatal shooting of a third. The names
are: Phil Foote, a gambler; Check Long
street and a half-breed, both killed. and
another half-breed. name unknown. badly
wounded. George and Bob Montgomery
and their friends did the sho<-ing.
The tragedy is the result Of attempting
to jump a claim belonging to the Mont
gomerys
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-10

Defender shortly thereafter, and Lord
Dunraven, Mr.. Kersey. Mr.. Glennie and
Mr.. Ratsey were taken back 70 the tender
City Of Bridgeport. Mr.. Watson was not
around to-day. Capt. Cranfield said the
boat was in satisfactory trim.
At n .is the wind is blowing at the rate
of thirteen miles an hour from the
southwest. The weather is cloudy and
ii is hazy of shore
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-10
WANTS A DIVORCE.
She Had Left Home on Many occa-
siOns and He started suit.

siOns and He started suit.
Pittsburg. Pa. Sept. 9.-George H. Stew
enson, a bookkeeDer. to-day applied for
divorce from his wife. Alice F. Stevenson.
They had lived together happily until
about two years ago. when Mrs. Steven
son became crazy over the doctrines Of
Cyrus Teed. the Korshan leader Of Chi
cago. DIR. Teed delivered several lectures
here. On several different occasions she
had left her home, but was induced to re-
turn 70 her husband. A few weeks ago
she again deserted her husband, and says
she will hereafter lead a celibate life All
entreaties OF her husband to have her re-
turn were futile and he decided on a di-
vorce. Mrs. Stevenson Is a we'll educated
and beautiful woman. The couple have
no children.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-10
TREASURY GOLD RESERVE.
81 100000 Withdrawn in New York
for Export Abrond.

Tor ENpOrf AbrOnd.
Washington, Sept. 9.-The treasury gold
reserve at the close of business to-day
stood at s97.7lOOoO. This decline was caus-
ed by sl,2OO,OOO in gold being Withdrawn
in New York for export.
In ordinary business the treasury gained
100000 in the exchange of notes for gold
at the various subtreasuries, OF which
$250,000 was gained at Chicago. At the
treasury it is understood that the syndi-
cate will make deposit tomorrow which
will again make the gold reserve intact.
Since July 18, the beginning of the gold
export movement, about s21, 700 gold has
been sent from this country to Europe.
Il is stated that within that time the Bel
mont-Morgan syndicate have paid into
the treasury in excess Of the bond require
ment, about 81 900 900 in gold
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-10

Glasgow, Sept. s.-An enormous busi-
was done in the iron market to-day and
many holders realized. The market was
s,rcifed. Scotch iron dropped from 49s
Id to ass sd for cash; Cleveland from
3ss Sd to Sss Sd: and hematite from 51s Cd
to sos 4lzd.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-10
Agitators Take TO the Noun tains.

Kingston, Jamaica, Sept. 9.--In conse-
quence OF meddHng Of the negro agita-
tors il is feared there will be further trot-
bic with the maroons. Tue agitators,
after stirring Up strife AMI melting tho
maroons to a renewal of their depreGa-
tions, are fleeing to the mountains to es-
cape the police.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-10
Trims in CoIIi.ion.

Paris, Sept 9.-Two railway trains were
IN collision in a tunnel. near the st. La
zarre station. Twenty-Five persons were
injured.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-08-15
John T. Yule has purchased

John Il. Yulo mas purchased q
new horse.
Mr.. Nathaniel Mortonson, a we'll
known citizen of Ishpeming, Mich,
and editor Superior Poster, who, for a
long time suffered from the most ex-
cruciating pains of rheumatism, was
cured, eight years ago. by taking Ay-
ers Sarsaparilla, having never felt a
twinge of it since.
The question is often asked these
days: What will happen if the Ameri
can woman continues to grow taller?
There is every indication that the
American woman is gradually growing
larger and taller. A few years since
the average skirt length taken in fash
ionable dressmaking establishments
was forty two inches, and forty-two
inches was the length used for all the
model gowns sent over here from
Europe. The model is now forty-fve
inches.
1t has at last been revealed that
one class of people besides those who
make wheels and those who ride them
is to profit by the craze. Those are the
dentists. 1t seems there is an affection
of the teeth caused by riding which is
known as " bicyclejaw, /" and the knight
of the forceps is about to reap much
profit therefrom unless a preventive can
be found. The only way to avoid the
trouble, it is said, is to keep the mouth
closed. This would be hard on the fe-
male riders.
A county superintendent in coun-
ty not a thousand miles from Kenosha
recently asked every teacher at the
county institute who took their local
paper to hold up their hands, and out
of about 100 present, only six respond
ed, at which he expressed great sur
prise and said: You don't spend one
dollar a year with these papers, yet
you expect them to print, free of charge,
notices of Institutes, insert long pro-
grammes of same and full reports OF
what you say and do on these occa-
sions, and thus expect them to adver-
tise you and your abilities in your
chosen profession, thus assisting you to
climb the ladder to higher positions
and better salaries, without cents
postage in return" He closed by say
ing: Your condition in this matter
would lead me were / editor Of these
papers, to promptly throw into the
waste basket any communications sent
in by any society, the members OF
which we're too proud or too stingy to
take a paper, or if inserted it to de-
mand full advertising rates for every
line published" Now if this don't fit
Kenosha county teachers, Of course they
will not put the shoe on-if it does,
why send in your subscriptions.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-08-15

die of the road. This is especially
true along Durkee avenue. Not
pleasing comment to make
to be sure, but there seems to be
necessity for it for the purpose Of show
ing what expense would be necessary
to make a good road bed. 1t is be-
lieved that perhaps the worst section
of the entire proposed route on the
Wisconsin side of the line would be be-
tween Racine and the state line. The
road down the lake shore that fifteen
or sixteen miles is all in about the same
material, and no section of it, either in
the city of Kenosha or out Of it, has
ever been put in very passable con-
dition.
To be sure the scenery along this
route IS unexcelled. There may be
romance even in a marsh when there is
such grandeur in the wide expanse of
restless waves that must forever re-
main within view. And then for the
greater part of the route the virgin
fields have been little troubled by civ
ilization, the scrub oak and the stiff
and tangled underground, which would
lend a certain wildness to the scenery,
are here and there in patches undis-
turbed. While these might be pleasing
to the eyes of thousands of the pros
pective visitors, it is doubtful if, in the
present state of sentiment, direct
taxation would be supported by Keno
shaites for the purpose of lending the
views of this beauty to pleasure seekers.
1t has been suggested on the part of
those most interested in seeing the
project go through that possibly a plan
of taxation similar to the new Con-
necticut road making law might make
the project one more liable to meet
with the approval of the voters of Ke-
nosha than it otherwise would. With
out such plan the task of educating
sentiment to the proper point would be
a herculean undertaking.. 1t is under
stood that the Connecticut law views
good roads much as the public school
system is viewed-of sufficient use and
public utility to be worthy of state as
sistance. There, under this new law,
roads that are built are partly paid for
by the taxation of the adjoining prop
erty, partly by the county in which
they are built and partly by the state,
the proportion in each case being one
third from each source. A scheme of
this kind, it is believed, would work
advantageously here. 1t is doubtful,
however, if the property owners would
stand the total expense Of the making
Of the road in this peculiar soil.
It might be we'll to add, perhaps,
that Kenosha business men are suffi-
GENTLY alive to all the possibilities of
the towns growth to make it an easy
possibility. All that will be necessary
when the time comes to pass upon this
project will be to call the business sense
of the community together and lay the
matter open. Kenosha needs adver-
Using, and needs it badly just now. If
this Sheridan road project will call that
special attention this way that the city
stands in need of, then the quicker the
project becomes the talk Of the town
the better.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-08-15
THE SHERIDAN ROAD.
Contribution of Kenosha Man Refused
Publication in hicagJ.

To those who have carefully studied
the Sheridan road project it appears as
a boon to this section Of country. But
the matter has not been studied much
here, SO when the managing editor of
the Times Herald, Chicago, requested
a Kenosha gentleman to write up the
standing of the project in this conmun-
ity he sent in the following letter, which
was not considered sufficiently rosy
hued to deserve publication. 1t told
the truth, however, so here it is:
Speaking generally, Kenosha people
have not awakened to any marked de-
gree, as yet, to the remarkable posi-
bilities of the Sheridan road project.
1t has been viewed more in the light of
some remote chimera or a pleasant fairy
dream, the fit theme of the banquet
table, than as direct connecting link
between this prosaic little city and the
great world to which it must inevitably
become known through this medium.
There are few who see in it all the
possibilities of growth that we'll adver-
tised advantages could bring. They
look at it largely from the utilitarian
standpoint. The Sheridan road would
be big, standing advertisement which
could not fail of being read in the ut
termost parts of the earth. In their
minds eye they see the road construct
ed, perhaps on the plan of some of the
main travelled thoroughfares of Ger
many, and over it driving the states
man seeking relaxation of his toll, the
poet and the author searching for new
environments in which to conjure new
themes, magazine writer's and news
paper correspondents without number
trooping about in search of material for
the edifcation of the omnivorous news
paper worm. Then in their ears ring
the words of praise and adulation from
them all. These words they recognize
as practical business advertising. They
call the attention of the world to a Sec
ton of country especially blessed of
Providence, and from that point it is
any easy movement to the mental sight
Of beautiful villas, factories and indus
try.
There are but few though who see
this magnificent project in that light
Those who do would be in favor of.
pushing it to an immediate success.
The greater part of the Kenosha COM
munity view the matter from stand
point in which the personal pocketbook
plays an important part. They are not
inclined to believe the plan feasible be-
cause of the nature of the country ~
ing Immediately to the south Of the
city, which is largely of a swampy ma
ture, and because Of the taxation ne
cessary to the making of the road in
the soil of the city along the lake shore.
The entire lake front in Kenosha is
very sandy. One needs but a glimpse
of the roads along this part of the city
in adry spell after the passing of a
wagon to get fair idea of a Sahara
sand storm on small scale. The sand
is so light and shifty that it is no un-
common sight to see a wagon wheel
sunk half way to the hub in the mid