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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-29
SCRUGGS SCORES SALISBURY.
HIS LINES FOR A SETTLEMENT A
SNARE AND A DELUsION.

The PrOfessed Abandonment of the
Line Coupled With the Reserva-
tiOn of the settled Districts no
More Nor Less Than the Reserva-
tiOn of That Line Rs a LimIt-Ven-
ezueIa Always willing 10 submit
TO Arbitration.
Washington. Jan. 2S-The London
Times OF Jan. q. contained a statement
that England had abandoned the Schom-
burgk line as limit and excluded only
from arbitration settled districts, that Is
British districts; that any proposition on
that line made by Venezuela or by the
United States in her behalf would be
favorably received; that the door would
then be open for counter-propositions
that It was no secret that Lord Salisbury
was anxious to receive and favorably con-
slider any fair and frank proposition look
ing to a settlement
Hon. William l.. ScrLggs ex-United
States minister TO Venezuela and now
the legal counsel OF the Venezuelan gov
ernment in Washington. stated to-day that
that is very misleading. eThe professed
abandonment of the Schomburgk line,
coupled with the reservation OF settled dis
tricts is, in point of fact, no more nor
less" he says. than the reservation OF
the Schomburgk line as a limit, because
every available point within the Schom-
burgk line, and certainly every strategic
point within that line. has been settled,
either by mining companies or police sta
tions, etc. If the proposition Of the Times
would exclude recent settlements-those
made within the last fifteen years, Ii would
be practical restoration of the status
quo or 1850, and that is all
venezuela has ever asked as a
preliminary measure to arbitration. IT, af-
ter proper investigation, England's title
TO territory east OF the Aberdeen line
that is 10 say between the Morocco and
Essequtbo rivers-should be found defec-
tive. that too could be submitted TO arbi-
tratton. And that to all intents and pur-
poses would be In accordance with the
agreement of May 10, 1885, by Lord Gran
vile, which was to submit the whole case
TO arbitration, but that agreement by Lord
Granville was repudiated by his success
sor, Lord Salisbury Just two months la
plicit understanding as to what should be
understood by settled districts. what num-
Der OF years or what time is necessary to
give them that character and whether
mere police stations and sentry boxes and
mining camps shall be considered British
settlements, IL would be worse than fu-
tile TO begin negotiations on the basis pro-
posed by the Times
1T is hardly necessary to state that
Venezuela Is now ready, as she has ever
been since 1874. to submit the whole ques-
ton of boundary without conditions Of
reservations to impartial and friendly ar
bitrationn -
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-29

Hundred and Thirty Eighth street. where
night. Gen. Garcia. his son. and
enlisted for the expedition. met
in the yard. and the Hawkins tied up at
this dock. Then came information that
there were more volunteers than the
steamboat could carry. II was impOssi-
bic to take more than 120, Capt. Hall said
and it was necessary to sift out 50 men.
This announcement was made after two
men had deserted and had been chased
away in the darkness. After the chosen
band had been picked and l20 had got
sound.
The arms Of the boat consisted of two
Hotchkiss rapid firing guns. 200 Reming-
Volvers
There was plenty of ammunition for the
Hotchkiss guns and 100000 cartridges for
the rifles Gen. Garcia also had taken
along 5000 pounds of dynamite and mate
rails for making heavy explosives.
Washington, Jan. 2S.-The loss of the
steamer J. w. Hawkins and the abrupt
ending of her Cuban flibustering expedi-
tion gives the Spanish minister mach
satisfaction. The minister has informa-
ton that several hundred men are en-
camped at Palm Beach, Fla, waiting to
be embarked on the Hawkins. There is
nothing left for them to do now but dis
perse. The minister expects that the
wreck of the Hawkins will probably deter
insurgents in this country from sending
out hlibusters in unlicensed hulks-the
Hawkins having no official papers per-
mitting her to leave inland waters.
AT the navy department a good deal of
amusement is expressed over the Wild
goose chase in which the cruisers Raleigh
and Montgomery are now engaged. There
is no concealment, in spite of the vigor-
GUS official denials, that these vessels ar
ter being hurried away Sunday at mid
night under sealed orders, are now rae
ing the ocean zigzagging toward Palm
Beach to assist three revenue cutters to
intercept the Hawkins. 1t is understood
that the entire Spanish navy in Cuban
hither and thither all around the island
in a vain endeavor to sight the invaders.
tions of the American and Spanish ships.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-29
ANGLo-AMERIcAN ADMIRATION.
A Petition i'm Favor of a Peace Agree
ment TO He Circulated.


ment TO He Circulated.
London, Jan. 2s.--The Westminster Ga
zette publishes the text of a memorial.
which is to be issued for signatures in
the United Kingdom and the United
States of America. The memorial con-
eludes: Without expressing any opinion
upon pending controversies, we earnestly
advocate pressing to prompt conclusion
a treaty whereby all disputes between
Great Britain and the United States shall
be referred to a permanent tribunal rep
resenting both nations"
The committee issuing the memorial in
cludes the Right Rev. B. II. Westcott
bishop of Durham; the Very Rev. f. w
Farrar. dean of Canterbury: Rev. Bash
Wilberforce, canon of Westminster; Rev
Rev. Fl. M. Adler, chief rabbi; and Will
lam r. Stead, editor of the Review Of Re
views. The committee comprises nobody
of prominence in politics, trade or society
Speaking at Leeds tonight, Sir Michael
Hicks-Beach, chancellor of the exchequer,
proposerS or a permanent court to arhi-
trate all questions between Great Britain
and the United States, but said he believ-
ed that arbitration of every question would
be impossible He instanced the possible
absorption of Canada by the United
aims wishes. Such matter could not be
settled by arbitration. If Canada, Sir
Michael added, lis ready to fight for us,
we must be ready to fight for Canada"
Sir Michael was much applauded when
he referred to the messages of fraternity
ceived from the British colonies through
ont the world.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-29
A BRIGANTlNE BURNED AT SEA.
THE CREW CHASED BY SHARKS
AFTER TAKING TO THE BOATS.

The stencil From the Cargo of Burn~
ing Bones and Guano Too Horrible
for the Men to stand-SpOntaneous
Combustion Supposed to Have
Caused the Fire-The Vessels
Hatches Blown on by the Accumu-
lated Gases.
New Orleans. Jan. 2S.-The British
steamer Ravenswood. Capt. John New
ton, from Las Palmas. In ballast. has
brought TO this place Capt. Gerd II. Gort-
maker. the mate and six seamen, compris-
ing the crew OF the German brigantine
Maria OF Pappenberg. which burned at
sea.
Capt Newton reports that on Jan. IA,
at O'Clock in the morning, when in lat
itude p degrees and fifty minutes north.
longitude forty-one minutes and fifty Sec
onds west, he saw a bright light and a
number of rockets being fired. He altered
his course and steered for the light. At
O'Clock he fell In with a small boat and
took from it the captain and crew of
the Maria. Capt. Gortmaker says the brig
sailed from Buenos Ayres on Nov 16 with
cargo OF homes and guano for Falmouth.
England. on Jan. II fire was discovered
In the cargo. supposed to have been caused
by spontaneous combustion. as her
matches were blown OFF by the accumu-
lation Of gases in the hold. The stencil
from the burping cargo was so horribls
that It was impossible for a man TO re-
main at the wheel. and at $3.50 p. M, Jan.
II, the crew was forced to abandon tha
vessel being then 1900 miles from land.
The boat in which the crew sought safety
was followed by sharks, some OF them
coming alongside and under the boat.
the crew striking them with the oars to
drive them Off
They drifted three days In close prox~
unity to the wreck OF the Maria, during
which they suffered much from exposure
They lost all their personal effects and
would perhaps, have perished but for the
timely arrival of the Ravenswood. Capt.
Gortmaker and crew speak In high terms
OF the kind treatment they received from
Capt Newton.
The shipwrecked crew have been taken
In charge by the German CONSUL who will
provide them with passage to Germany.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-29
RETURN OF THE BELL.
The Relic to Leave Atlanta for Home
Thursday Morning.

Thursday Morning.
Philadelphia, Jan. 28.-The committee OF
the city council which will bring the lib
erty bell from Atlanta left here this even
ing at 6:55 o'clock on a special train over
the Pennsylvania railroad. Mayor War
wick, Director Of Public Safety Beitler
and City Property Chief Eisenhower, ac-
companied the committee.
According to the itinerary of the trip as
now arranged the train will reach At
lanta at o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
In the morning at o'clock they will
start for home with the bell, making short
stops at Gainesville, Greenville Spartan
burg, Blacksburg and Charlotte, N. c. At
the latter place they will spend Thurs
day night, leaving early Friday morning
and stopping during the day at Salisbury,
High Point, Greensboro, Danville, Lynch
burg and Charlottesville They will de-
part from Charlottesville at 4 o'clock Sat
7:3O O'Clock, from which point the rest
of the journey will be made over the
Pennsylvania road and unless something
unlocked for happens, the bell and its
escort will reach this city at IL o'clock on
the morning of Feb. /.
The bell will be welcomed back and es-
corted to its resting place in Independence
hall by a big military and civic parade
Among the citizens Of Atlanta who will
come on with the bell viii be Mayor Por-
ter King, Alderman r. H. Harralson,
and Albert Howell, Councilmen w. s. Bell
j. T.. Maddox, e. L. Culberson and N. j.
Campbell, vice president Of the exposi-
tIon. w. A. Hemphill and III. H. CabanIss
Capt r. b. Neal and A. D. Adair
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-29
STILL FAST IN THE SAND.
No Progress Made I'm the Effort 10
Float the ST. Paul.

Float the So. Paul.
New York, Jan. 2s.-The position of the
st. Paul is unaltered. Nothing can be
done towards moving the steamer unti
the tides are much higher and the wind
changes to the east. The longshoremen
are still busy taking off the cargo ana
transferring 1t to the lighters for ship
ment to New York. pilot was taken
on board the St. Paul this morning.
Inc VI, 100000 gold was removed from the
~. Paul shortly before noon to-day A
huge sail was dropped over the star
board side OF the vessels bow and made
Sharp.
The work Of unloading the gold was then
begun. The object of stretching the sail
was to prevent any loss of the precious
cases in case Of an accident while low
ering IL to the lighter All OF the cargo
IN the after matches was taken out to-
day, but II Will probably be two or three
days at the present rate before the for
ward part or the vessel is empty.
The company is now making ready
for an emergency. The pilot who was
taken on board the st. Paul this morn
ing Will remain In charge of the ship SO
that in case she is hoated there will be
no delay In going to New York
At low tide to-day the st. Paurs bow
registered ~ feet I'm the water and her
stern l3 feet. There vas then about
or shore side of the ship as she faced the
south. The remainder of the ships reg
ister showed her depth in the sand The
ocean has washed a bank Of sand on the
ships port side for its entire length
The sand has now formed a bar there
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-29
ON THE WATCH AT BRUNSWICK.
The Spanish Consul Warned of 4
FiIibustering Plot.

Brunswick, Ca, Jan. 2S.-The appear
ance here of known sympathizers with the
Cuban insurrection and other suspicious
looking circumstances, has called for the
most vigorous investigation and watch
fulness by the Spanish authorities, and
through the local vice consul, Rosendo
Torras, a well-planned movement has
been started to run down the head of an
expedition being arranged to leave from
Brunswick or some nearby point, at an
early date. Several similar efforts have
been frustrated in the past by the con-
suls watchfulness, but this one was dis
covered in an unusual manner. Capt
Juan Font. master of the Spanish bark
Villa de Sites, now loading here, acci-
dentally overheard a discussion amongst
members of the crew about offers being
made to them to join the insurgent ex-
petition from this point, and he reported
the same TO the consul. This, with other
Information already gained and in pos
session OF the government and Spanish
officials, called for additional vigilance,
and the force of Spanish watchers around
here has been increased. A well organ
iZed system of espionage has been in ex-
istence here for months past, but it has
been conducted with such secrecy that
none but those in the employ of Spain and
the national government were aware of it.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-29
REPUBLIoANs IN A ROW.
Gowdy Beats Nebeker Out of the
state COMMITTEES ChairmannhIp.

state Committee ChafrmanmhIp.
Indianapolis, Ind, Jan. 2s.-One Of the
hottest political fights in the history OF the
state, and one which has made a breach
that viii be carried into the senatorial
struggle, ended here to-day, when Col T..
IL. Nebeker admitted his defeat by ]. X.
Gowdy for the chalrmanship of the repub-
lican state committee. Up to the Time
that mysterious early-morning confer
ence was held at the Denison hotel by
Gowdy's friends, the Nebeker men were
certain of success. Then Il was that
Charles Fairbanks, Riley McKeen's on
ponent in the senatorial contest was made
use of, and he II was who fired one az
the Nebeker men to desert. All manner
OF charges are being made, that of treach-
cry being the most prominent Nebeker's
friends swear that they will make IL
warm for Fairbanks when the proper
time comes.
II was demanded by the opposition that
no name should be presented against
Gowdy, and when the COMMITTEES met
this afternoon he received the full vote
and was declared unanimously elected
Secretary Seeds announced that he was
not a candidate for reelection and Rob-
ert Mansfield of Muncie was then chosen
as his successor. Thursday, March 1g
was fixed as the day for holding the dis
trict conventions to elect delegates 10 the
national convention, and Thursday. NAV
z, as the date of the state nominating
convention.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-29
REPUBLICANS OF VIRGINIA.
The State Convention to Open ae
staunton on April 23.

On april
Norfolk, Va, Jan. 2S.--The republican,
state and district committee met here to-
day. The meeting was called to order by
Col William Lamb, at u o'clock. the
press being excluded
The object of the meeting was to CALI
a state and district convention and to
consider such other business as might
come before it.
A committee of ten to decide on the
call Of such convention was called, and ona
man was appointed from each districg
on the committee, as follows: T. c. Walk
er, a. G. Peachy, Judge Waddell, Col.
Brady. j. NJ. Parsons, A. s. Asbury, Jr..
Il. s. Walker, Parke AgneW, A. NJ Dick
inson and s. Brown Allen.
A committee of five, to whom all reso-
lutions shall be referred, was appointed.
as follows: w. E. Craig, G. r. Bowden.
II. J. Vale, John Mitchell and Alvah Mars
tin.
At the afternoon session, Staunton was
selected as the place, and Thursday, April
23, 1896 as the time, for holding the stats
convention.
The late unpleasantness between Col.
Lamb and Gen. Edgar Allen was not re-
ferred to during the meeting.
IA the night session a call for district
conventions was adopted, and the com~
mittee adjourned.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-29
A SPLIT IN NORTH CAROLINA.
A PopuIist-RepubIican Combine Now
Less Probable.

LEES AEODMbAes
Raleigh, N. c., Jan. Ex-senator Buffers
newspaper here will contain tomorrow the
following editorial: Senator PritcharI
said on the floor of the Senate that North
Carolina was a republican state and that
the republicans would carry it with an
honest election. II this is Senator Pritch-
ards opinion why should he want Cooper
alton with populists In the coming cam
paign? We have an honest election law
now and the next election will probably
be fair. We note also, that Senator Butler
told the Senate that North Carolina was
q silver state and would not give a sim
gle electoral vote in the next election to
any gold bug for President. Senator But
Ter Is right. This year North Carolina
gives IL votes for President who stands
right on the silver question. majority OF
the voters In North Carolina endorse the
resolutions adopted at the state silver
not avowedly for free silver should be-
supported. If the peoples party shall CO.
operate with any other in the coming CAM
paign II Will be on the basis of this reso-
luton. The peoples party cannot Coop
crate with any party unless the latter is
willing to cooperate on the principle and
advance the great cause.
Politicians here say this throws down.
the gauntlet TO the republicans, and thai
Is evident the latter party has rejected
Senator Buffers proposition to support
only silver men, and say further, that Ia
forces the silver issue squarely upon the
republicans and that the latter must ac-
cede to the populists demands or get no
populist votes
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-29
ST. PAUL AND THE G. A. II.
The stand Of the Railroads May Lose
Her the Encampment.


Chicago, Jan. 2S.-St Pauls request for
an extension to thirty days of the return
limit for grand army tickets was acted
upon unfavorably to-day by the four pas
senger agents of the Chicago-St. Paul
lines at the special meeting of the West
ern Passenger Association. Commander
ln-chief Walker was officially informed by
Chairman Caldwells letter that ''the gem
eral sentiment of the interested lines was
that proper protection Of their interests
made II impracticable to grant the desired
extension"
Albert Scheffer, a member of the Grand
Army OF the Republic executive commit
tee, council of administration IS quoted
as saying: IF the extension Is not grant
ed, st. Paul will not have the encann-
ment As member of the grand army
executive committee, l may say that If
the cent mile rate and the thirty-day
extension are not granted by the raii-
roads, the grand army will not hold
national encampment, anywhere in west
ern, southern or eastern territory
The western passenger agents, at their
meeting, also took adverse action on the
request Of the Knights Of Pythias to give
them a 1-cent rate for the conclave to be
held in Minneapolis next summer
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-29
PORT OF NEW ORLEANS.
Opposition to the Movement TO Ex-
tend Its Limits.

Washington, Jan. 28.-Mr. Farrar of
New Orleans appeared to-day before the
House committee on commerce in support
of bill to extend the limits of the port of
New Orleans to embrace Port Chalmette
and West Wego. Mr. Farrar urged in ef-
feet that the bill would advance the inter-
ests of New Orleans and also that of com
merce. Representative Meyer of Louisi-
ana, stated when Mr.. Farrar had conclud-
ed, that strong opposition existed in New
Orleans toward the measure, and he urg-
ed that action should be postponed until
both sides could be heard. Agreeable to
this request, further consideration of the
bill was deferred until next Tuesday.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-29
A FIGHT TO THE DEATH.
The Recall of CampOs Ends All Talk
of Compromise.

OF "a COmprOmASe.
From a staff Correspondent of the United
Press.
Havana, Jan. 25, via Tampa, Jan. 8.-
There is no talk now of a compromise be-
tween Spain and the Cuban insurgents.
II is to be a fight to the bitter end. Mar
tinez Campos, the pacificator, has failed
and has been recalled, mainly because of
his lack of severity in the treatment of
cubans who have taken up arms, or have
aided the rebellion in other ways. Gen.
Campos was honest, upright, earnest, ac-
tive. and possessed of great military ge-,
,i,,e but he was humane. He remembered
tbat the CubanS are sons OF Spain, ana
that they are not lighting without some
ca14se lie had urged that genuine re-
forms he granted them, ana endeaVored 10
4,J,+ in nractice the mild reforms which
were passed by the CorteZ one year ago,
but he was blocked in every attempt and
in moments of exasperatlon ne told men
~ Iioh places here in Cuba they were
greafer enemies of Spain than the rebels
IN fbe field. Gen. Campos IS on the high
seas bound for Spain, where he will doubt
Iese tell some plain truths ana make some
noIiticians regret his recall
Gen Wevler who is in many respects
Tho onposite of Gen. Campos, is on his
,rav II assume the supreme command.
Mas T1s bee a reputation for severity and
harebness which he may not deserve. He
announces that he comes 10 meet war
with war and has nothlnB 70 40 with re-
farnae Such utterances, coupled with the
tarjes in circulation here as they alleged
S.IS and inhuman dongs in the war of
tses@7s have resulted in a sudden exodus
~ l9oo onsaceable Cuban residents of this and
% % ~ titles The practices which are as
otniela - Gen Weyier belong to the wars
81 81 Jbarbaric times. Cubans of the better
oI Oh sses ga sav that only two courses are open
70 them-either to fee from , the island Of
e,~ us'' steamer to Key West and Tampa
Continued on Third Page
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-29
BUCKET SHOPS BLACKLIsrED.
Two New York Brokers Warned by
the Stock Exchange.


New York, Jan. 2S.-The governing com
mittee Of the stock exchange, at spe-
cial meeting this afternoon, decided that
two members of the exchanges George. b.
Hopkins and Harry H. Terry, of the firm
of Kennett, Hopkins 4 Co., must within
thirty days dissolve their co-partnership
with f. j. Kennett and j. r. Harris of
Chicago. kennett was recently suspend
ed for five years and Harris for two
years from the Chicago Board of Trade
for maintaining connection with bucket
shop. The authorities of the New York
stock Exchange decided that they were
Terry.
The firm was formed Aug. II. 1890 and
a partner in addition to the ones named
is L. d. Kneeland of Chicago, who be-
longs neither to the stock exchange nor
the board of trade. Kennett and Harris,
who with Kneeland conducted the Chi
cago Office of the firm. do not belong to
the stock exchange. Hopkins and Terry
managed the New York Office They
don't belong to the board of trade.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-29
BoERs READY FOR BATTLE.
They Are Very DictatOriaI and win
Build Fort.

London, Jan. 2S.-The Times will to-mor-
row print a telegram received and signed
by British residents in Johannesburg,
South African republic. The dispatch de-
clares that the situation is very danger
Gus. The Boer forces, it says. are AFRO
gantly dictatorial with their own execu-
tive and are deadly opposed to granting
reforms for the benefit of the Utianders.
The forces are still concentrated round
the town. The executive is choosing a site
for fort. The dispatch adds that a ca
tastrophe can only be averted by the adop-
tion of urgent measures.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-29
COMPULSORY PILoTAGE.
A Committee of Pilots Goes TO OPP
nose Its Abolition.

Washington, Jan. 2s.-Capt ]. Atkins
of Southport n. c.. Capt. J. E. o'Brien Of
Pensacola, Fla, and Capt. G. H. Swan Of
Charleston, S. C. members of the Pilots
Associati ton, to-day addressed the House
committee on merchant marine and fish
cries in oppositin to the bill to abolish
compulsory eoastwise pilotage
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-29
PUT A BULLET IN HIS BRAIN.
A Lawyer of Charlotte Made Desper-
ate by III Health.

Charlotte. N c.. Jan. 2S.-Col. John E.
Brown, ever since the war prominent at
torney of the Charlotte bar. and ct pres
ent solicitor of the criminal court, at
tempted suicide to-day by shooting him.
self in the head. He placed his revolver
at the spot where he had received gun
shot wound during the war. His wound
Is fatal His mind has been unsettled re-
Gently BY III health and BY the effects OF
his war wound.