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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-16
DIRECT TRADE STEAMERS.
Baltimore Also to BE Put in Touch
with Manchester.

Baltimore Also to BE Put in Touch
With Manchester.
Baltimore, Md, Nov. 15.-The announce
ment made yesterday that the United
States Shipping Company had arranged
for a semi-monthly service between New
port News. Va. and Manchester, Eng
land, by way of the Manchester canal, is
followed to-day by the statement that a
line of steamships between Baltimore and
Manchester, by way of the great canal.
will begin operations next month. 1t
will be conducted by William Johnston &
Co. of Liverpool, who now run line of
steamers between this city and Liverpool.
The Manchester canal officials claim that
imports can reach all the interior towns
of England at a considerable reduction
when sent via Manchester, instead Of
through Liverpool.
The Johnston line, it is further stated,
are preparing to inaugurate a line of
steamers between Charleston, S. c., and
Manchester, in connection with the South
Carolina and Georgia, the Georgia rail-
way and the Chattanooga and st. Louis
railroads.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-16
RAvTSHER R1T1TET R70nIED
His Corpse Left Lying by the Road
With the Skull Blown of.

Nashville, Tenn, Nov. 15.-A special to
the Sun from Mckenzie, Tenn, says
Yesterday about sundown, Miss Bette
Seals, white girl about IA years old, and
an orphan who lived with the family of
John Atkins, on the Frank Jones farm in
Henry county two and a half miles from
this place, was assaulted and outraged by
a negro man, who from the proof turned
out to be Charley Allen.
1.-THE bastard first choked his victim into
insensibility and then accomplished his
foul purpose. As soon as the girl regained
consciousness she gave the alarm and a
posse of citizens set out in pursuit of the
fiend, and succeeded in capturing him just
at night at his mothers home in the edge
of town. He was taken before the girl and
finally identified After this what took
place is not clear, but at any rate the ne
gro was brought in the direction of Nc
Kenzie. When about a mile from town his
body was riddled with buckshot, the back
of the skull being blown off. He fell to the
roadside, where his body was lying at 3
o clock this afternoon"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-16
BUTLER WAS LOYAL TO BRYAN.
TEXT OF THE CHAIRMAN's REPLY
TO WATsON's LETTER.

Informed the POpuIist vice Prcsi-
dental Candidates That The Popu-
lists Could Not BE Expected TO Ally
Themselves with McT<inIeyism
and the Trusts-PersonaI or Party
Injustice Could Not BE Sufficient
Justification for DesertiOn OF the
Cause of the People as Represents
ed by Bryan.
Washington, Nov. Ex-senator Marion
Butler chairman of the populist national
campaign committee, to-day made public
the following letter, which he addressed
to Mr. Watson two days after the receipt
Of his letter of acceptance:
Washington d. c., Oct. %.-Hon-
Thomas e. Watson, Thomson, Ga. Dear
Sir; Your letter of acceptance was receiv-
ed Saturday night. 1t had been detained
In the postofilce for want of sufficient posts
age.
You, in effect, advise the populists not to
support the joint electoral tickets that
have been arranged in a large number OF
states. Is it possible that you fully APP
preclate the effect of such advice? AT
least, upon reflection you must know that
If enough populists should follow such adj
vice, 1t would mean the defeat Of Bryan,
and the election of Mckinley. Besides. ie
your advice should be followed by enough
populists the peoples party would not have
a single elector In the electoral college. In
the states where we have joint electoral
tickets we will get every elector that we
do get; and, besides. 1t is in those states
where we will get the bulk, IL not all, OF
the peoples party congressman. In your
own state, and other states which have
followed your advice against electoral tick
cts, we viii not get a single elector, and 1
fear not many congressman, If any.
"You certainly cannot mean, however
much you have favored a middle-of-the
road policy in the beginning, to advise
your friends to do that which at this time
would be the most effective agency in plac-
ing in power Mckinley and his backers--
the trusts and monopolies.
"Can any personal or party injustice.
however great, justify us in being respon-
sible, either directly or indirectly, for plac-
ing in power the stock jobbers, monop-
olists, trusts. the British gold ring and
all Of the combined robbers Of the people
and enemies Of good government?
''In the name Of outraged and suffering
humanity, whose prayers to-day go up
from millions OF homes for William j.
Bryan, in his heroic and marvellous strug-
gle against the minions of corporate greed
and the hellish gold conspiracy, let as
sink every other consideration and hold
up our hands and do the full duty Of
Americans and patriots. Let US remem-
ber that 1t is a suffering people, and a
betrayed republic, and not democratic poll
ticians, that to-day call for our help and
demand our services. Bryan will be elect
ed and the government redeemed IL ev-
cry patriot does his duty. Let US do ours
Therefore. beseech you to change at
least that part Of your letter which gives
advice which, If followed, would surely
help the common enemy.
IF you do not then you yourself must
assume the responsibility of giving such
document to the public at this time,
Yours truly, Marion Butler"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-16
A TRAGEDY IN WORTH.
Two Men shoot a Man who Accuses
Them OF Cattle Stealing.

Tlfton, Ga, Nov. 15.-This city was
shocked this morning to learn that ter
rible tragedy had been enacted just across
the line in Worth county In the shooting
OF Burrell Sumner, one Of Worth coun-
ties well known citizens, by Joseph Congo
and John Gibbs. Sumner had been at a
turkey shooting at Triton In the afternoon
and was returning home. Shortly after he
crossed Lith river he was met in the road
by the above named parties armed with
shot guns and without any warning they
fired upon him. killing him instantly.
James Warren had beat stolen some
time ago and Sumner had detected Congo
and Gibbs as the guilty parties and had
given the authorities the Information me-
cessary for their arrest, and this was the
cause of the murder. The latest account
from the scene of the tragedy says the
murderers are still at large.
A cutting scrape took place between two
negroes near the cannery in the city linn
It's last night Abe Stafford had threatened
to XIII Boston Bird, and when they met on
the Tennessee and Northeastern rail-
road track near the cannery, Stafford tried
to carry his threat into execution. But Bos-
ton proved too quick for his assailant and
turned the tables on him. cutting him in
several different places about the throat.
on the arm, and on the breast. the latter
wound proving 30 serious as to cause in
ternal bleeding and 1t will likely prove fa-
tai.
The blind tiger that has been getting IN
his work here for some time past has at
last been discovered. The point OF It's tail
and It's shaggy name had been seen at dlf-
ferent times and It's sharp claws had been
felt. but It remained for the excitement
OF the election for him to become bold
enough to venture far enough to be cap
tured. As a result the city treasury Is 500
richer. This amount was promptly paid
over by his tigarship without a murmur
lie was Of the black African species.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-16
wASHINGTON'S PLAN FOR WAR
THE PRESIDENTS POLICY Is TO BE
ON THE SAFE SIDE.

A scrap With Spain Not Actually
Expected, But the Administration
PrOpOses to BE Ready IL War Is
Forced on the NatiOn-PrepRrn-
tions for Defending the Coast De-
inr Pushed With the Utmost Dis
patch.
Washington, Nov. 15.-Many statements
respecting the attitude of the administra-
tion on the Cuban question have been cir
culated during the past week, and various
articles of a conflicting character have
heen distributed throughout the country.
The President has said that he does not
anticipate any trouble with Spain over
the Cuban situation, and that there is no
intention to change the policy respecting
the matter which was laid down by the
administration a year ago. In addition to
This members of the cabinet have stated
that the Cuban matter would be left for
the new administration to settle. While
following such a course may be the in
tention Of President Cleveland's adminis-
tration. the facts warrant the statement
that should an emergency arise requiring
prompt and decisive action the several
departments of the government will be
found keenly alive to the requirements of
the occasion, and amply provided for any
emergency which may be encountered.
Measures of a precautionary character
have been taken to meet any critical con-
ditons which may arise; in other words,
the United States is judiciously continu-
ing the work of strengthening it's fortif-
cations and works of defense which have
been in progress for several years, and
will thereby be prepared to change it's
policy should it be deemed advisable to
do So
Investigation proves that army officers
along the Atlantic coast are pushing the
work in their several departments with
all possible dispatch under orders to have
certain classes of heavy ordnance ready
for use at as early a day as possible.
Every precaution for secrecy has been
taken and officers located at the navy
yards decline to discuss their unusual ac-
tivity. While Secretary Lamont says that
he is trying to make some return in fln>
ished works of defense for the great ex-
penditures which have been made in that
direction, there is no doubt that tho
maxim, I'm time of peace prepare for
war" has been passed along the line. No
Well-informed official anticipates trouble,
but as one of them said tonight, ut
is like a fire drill on board ship. We
want TO know that everybody would be
ready if a fire should break OUT
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-16
A BLAZE AT ELBERTON.
Property Valued at 800, 900 Goes Up
in Smoke,

Atlanta, Ca. Nov. ia special from
Elberton, Ca, to the Constitution says
that fire broke out there at 1 o'clock this
morning and destroyed 100000 worth Of
property.
The fire started in the sample room of
the Elberton Cotton and Compress Com
pany, on Mcintosh street, and spread in
both directions. up and down the street.
The principal losses were:
W. T. Merrill, drug store, loss 81, 500; in
surance, $1,000. The building was owned
by Duncan Bros. and insured for $1,000
Burrus shoe store, loss, $500; insurance,
$1,000. The building was owned by w. o.
Jones; insured, with the store of c. E.
owens, for $3.50.
Owens loss was about $1,000; insurance,
about $1,000.
B. L. Wakely losses about $1,5OO; no in
surance.
The Chedle building. occupied by w. NJ.
Shumate and l.. A. McAlister, loss, IS, 600;
no insurance.
Brewer Tate's block, occupied by
Hulmes' beef market, Floyds shoe shop,
Cooley's store, Thornton Bros, Irwin 81
Campbell, Brewer McLanahan and Will
bur Campbell, is a total loss, $4,000; no
insurance. The different stocks of goods
entail a loss of about $25,O00.
The law office of c. P. Harris was a
total loss. He lost all his papers and
law books. The Bank of Elberton was
barely saved.
The office of C. B. Rogers was badly
damaged.
The dental office of Cook & Mattox was
almost complete loss of 500, covered by
insurance.
j. H. Orr's photograph gallery is a to-
tai loss of $500.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-16
BOLTERs BOUNCED.
The JacIksOnian Club OF Omaha Ex-
peIs Several Members.

Omaha, Neb.. Nov. 15.-At meeting Of
the Jacksonian Club, the leading local
democratic organization, held last nighr,
nine honorary members, including ex-
Congressman McShane, were dropped
from the membership list for open and
active opposition to the regular demo-
cratic nominees for President and Vice
President-Hon w. j. Bryan and Arthur
Sewall-and for supporting the election Of
the republican presidential candidate
Formal charges were preferred against
forty other members for conduct unbecom-
ing a member of the club for the same
offense, which will be heard at the next
meeting.
The pictures of John G. Carlisle, J..
Sterling Morton and George E. Pritchett
were removed from the walls of the club
rooms.
Arrangements were made for the an
nual club banquet, which occurs Jan
8, at which W. j. Bryan, Gov. Stone and
other prominent democrats will speak.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-16
BAPTIsTs AND THE COLLEGES.
state Aid to Higher Educatfolf
strenuousIy Opposed.

Raleigh N. c., Nov. 15.-The North Car
olina Baptist Association. only two dele
gates dissenting, has adopted the follow
ing resolution against the State University
and normal and industrial schools and
colleges:
Whereas, state aid to higher education
by taxation is wrong, unjust and unwise.
wrong against the whole people who cam
not receive the benefit of such opportu-
mites; unjust to private and corporate
and denomlnational Institutions voluntar-
lily supported; unwise because the peo-
pie of North Carolina are now inade-
quately provided with public schools for
their children and need every cent Of their
taxes that can be spared for that pur-
pose
Resolved, therefore, That the Baptist
state convention Of North Carolina reafa
firm its opposition TO state aid by taxa
ton to higher education"
The Baptists have over 100 OF the 40
members of the new legislature, and this
action Is very important.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-16
A STEAMER ON THE ROCKS.
The MazatIan Wrecked OF Lower
California.

California.
San Diego, Cal, Nov 15.-A dispatch
from Ensenada, Lower California, states
that the Mexican steamer Mazatlan,
capt Gonzales, which left Lapaz on the
evening of Nov 6, with thirty passengers
and fair cargo, was carried out of it's
course by adverse currents during a thick
log and struck on the Roca Reina ledge
OF rocks, forty miles southeast of port.
The passengers and crew were safely
landed, but the vessel will prove a total
loss. When it was found that the
steamer was going down the passengers
became panic-stricken, but, fortunately.
the water was smooth and the vessel re-
mained a1oat long enough to allow ample
TINE in which to launch the lfeboats.
All aboard were returned TO Lapaz, where
those bound for Mazatlan were trans.
Ierred to another steamer. All that Is
now visible of the wrecked vessel IS n
Jew feet Of the mast top projecting above
1he water line at low tide.
The Mazatlan is a steel screw steamer
Oh SZ5 tons burden, built I'm 1891 by W.
Slmons & Co., at Redfern on the Clyde.
and valued at $150000 The value of the
cargo Is not stated. The vessel is owned
py Sebastian Camacho, mayor Of the City
OF Mexico, and Robert r. Symon, a Mexi-
can capitalist
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-16

WAR ON THE STEEL POOL.
Its Cleveland Customers to Erect an
Opposition Plant.

Opposition Plant.
Cleveland, O., Nov. 15-Cleveland GUS
toners of the companies that last spring
entered the big steel pool are contemplate
ing the production of their own steel be-
cause of the discrimination by the pool
in its prices against Cleveland factories.
The Lake Erie Iron Company is the COM
pany that started the movement, and all
but one manufacturing concern here have
agreed to enter into the fight against the
pool. The Lake Erie Iron Company will
erect an open-hearth plant. The Union
rolling mills will also stop buying bill
let's of the furnaces in the combination.
The combination here is secret, and all its
members are agreed on the one point or
war against the pool.
The vice president of one of the big iron
companies who are fighting the pool gives
the following history of it's organizati ton
and workings: The meeting at which the
pool came into existence was held at the
Hotel Waldorf in New York city last APP
ril. A written agreement was signed by
the representatives of the companies
which formed the organization and off,
GERS We're chosen. All the big companies
in the manufacture of steel entered into
the agreement. One of the features Of
the agreement is that the production by
the several companies is fixed at a given
percentage of the total production of all
the members of the combination. For IN
stance, the Illinois company and the Car
negie company each was to make about 25
per cent. of all the steel turned
out in the country. The Cleve-
land rolling mills per cent. was fixed at
about 10 per cent. In case any company
produced less than its allotted share the
pool was to pay to it $22 a ton for every ton
by which IL was deficient, but IL It pro-
duced more than the prescribed per cent.
1t was to pay into the pool 81 a ton for the
excess. In a certain bank a penalty fund
was deposited to which every signing COM
pany contributed 5000 to be forfeited upon
a breach of contract. All the transactions
Of the pool were to pass through the hands
Of commissioner
Another feature of the contract was that
the country should be divided into districts
or jurisdictions for the establishment of
price scales. Pittsburg was made the
basis Of the schedule. Throughout the
Ohio, Mahoning and Shenango valleys, the
Youngstown and Newcastle or Sharon dis
tricts the normal rate OF $20.25 a ton for bill
let's was to be charged. Pittsburg, Wheel
ing and Belaire In this jurisdiction, are
representative points. In Cleveland where
according to demonstration, steel may be
produced with more economy than eso-
where, the pool decreed that billets should
be sold for $2O.75 and in the Illinois jurls-
diction the price was placed at $21 %.
Thus, the Cleveland Rolling Mill COM
pany and the Otis Steel Company were to
charge $2075 at their very doors, though
they might send the same material to the
Ohio valley, pay the transportation and
charge only S2025.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-16
CONGRESS AND THE COINAGE.
Gold Standard Advocates Number
2O4 and the siIverites 153.

2O4 and the siIverites 153.
Washington, Nov. 15.--Although the Of
fetal figures of the recent election have
not, in all cases, reached the republican
congressional headquarters, the result of
the contests in the various congressional
districts is known with sufficient exact
ness to warrant the announcement of a
summary of the political divisions in the
House of Representatives in the Fifty-hfth
congress. This shows 2O7 republicans, 1877
democrats and 10 populists. In making this
division, the committee have placed among
the populists Messrs. Hartman OF Mon
tana, Newlands of Nevada and Shafroth
of Colorado, who were elected to the pres
ent congress as republicans. Also Jehu
Baker of Illinois, who was a republican
representative in the Fifty-first congress.
The other populists come from Kansas,
three from North Carolina one from Colo
rado, and one from California.
Upon the question Of silver, the division
is said to be: For free silver, 153; against
free silver, 204. Two of the democrats are
opposed TO free coinage of silver: Messrs.
McAleer OF Pennsylvania and Elliott Of
South Carolina, and five republicans favor
It: Messrs. Hilborn, of California;; Brod-
erick and Curtis of Kansas; Linney Of
North Carolina, and Beach of Ohio.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-16
POLITICIANS IN A RIOT.
County and city Factions Clash I'm
ward Meeting.

Chicago, H., Nov. 15.--The Twenty-hfth
Ward Republican Club came to blows
with itself last night and twenty-five po-
licemen were required TO restore peace.
The row occurred in Lincoln Turner
hall, and arose over a dispute between
the county faction ana the city faction.
The trouble began when Congressman
Foss, for the city faction, moved that a
committee take the books OF the seere-
tary In order 10 prepare for the annual
meeting. The county members. led by
Sheriff Pease. began an uproar, and a
center rush was made for the books. dur
ing which the records were thrown out
OF window into an alley, and general
mix-up followed.
In the meantime, a riot call was turned
In and a platoon of police soon put a
quietus on the refractory politicians. W.
d. Boyce, prominent in local politics, pre-
sided over the meeting.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-16
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MACEO ON THE RETREAT.
WeyIer Reported Advancing Into
the Hills.

Havana, Nov. 15.-Advices reached here
to-day to the effect that after the encoun-
ter with the insurgents in the Rubi Hills,
Gen. Weyler continued to advance into the
Hills, moving in the direction of Soroa, A
scattering fire was kept up against the
spaniards by rebels hidden in the hills
and the troops lost one killed and three
wounded. 1t is stated that Gen. Maceo no
longer faces the Spanish forces.
The rebels have again attacked the town
Of Condado, near Trinidad and again used
artillery in their attempt to capture the
place. The garrison repulsed the insur-
gents, killing some of the rebel artillery
men. Later, force of local guerillas
started in pursuit of the insurgents.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-16
AsPIYxIATED ny GAS
A ChnrIestOnian I'm Search of Work
in New York Found Dead.

A CharIestOnian fn Search of Work
in New York Found Dead.
New York Nov. 15.-John L. Oliver, 20
years of age, was found dead from gas
asphyxiation this afternoon at his lodg-
ing. l22 Washington Place. His landlord
discovered him dead in bed, having in
vestigated the odor OF escaping gas which
came from divers room about A o'clock.
A physician said he had been dead for
some hours. The gas was partly turned
on the jet being turned before the win-
dow, which was opened a trifle at tho
top. Two OF divers friends, who spent
Saturday evening with him, say that he
was In good spirits all night, and when
he left them wes perfectly sober. He
had been in the house only two months,
having come from Charleston, s. c., to
look for a position. His father Is a con-
tractor in that city. II is supposed that
the gas was blown out or that II was
accidentally turned on during the night.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-16
FREE SHIP BILL ADVOCATED.
Commissioners of Naviga ftOn Takes
Ii Up in His Report.

Washington, Nov 15.-Despite' the fact
that there is no probability Of either this
congress or the next passing the free ship
bill, the commissioner Of navigation, in
his annual report given to the press to-
night refers prominently to the subject
and urges the necessity for the passage OF
such measure. He invites attention to
the fact that our maritime rank on the
Pacific is now threatened by a new rival,
Japan, which has just established trans
pacific steamship line 10 the United
States, and, with the cooperation Of
American capital, is preparing to extend
rapidly the service.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-16
SPANISH TROOPS SLAUGHTERED.

a Loss of 200 Men Sustained in an
Attack on NOvaIeta.
Madrid, Nov. ia dispatch to the I'M
parcial from Hong Kong states that the
report from Manila that the Spaniards
had won brilliant victory over the in
surgents at Novaleta, the latter losing 400
killed, was incorrect. The truth is that
the Spaniards attacked the rebel posi-
tons at Novaleta on Nov. s, but could
not carry them, the rebels being strongly
fortified. Another attack was made on
NOV H. when the Spaniards were repulsed
with loss of 200 men.
Glasgow, Nov. 15.-The steamer Alaska,
oelonglng to the Guion line, but with a
spanish crew, has left the Clyde for a
spanish port, where she will embark a
number of troops for Cuba. She is under
charter to the Spanish government.