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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-11
JOHN A. cOcKERILL DEAD.
ApOpIexy Carries on the COrres-
pondent at Cairo, ERyDt.

London, April 1O.-A dispatch to the
Chronicle. from Cairo, says that Col John
A. Cockerill, the well known American
newspaper editor and correspondent, died
suddenly at Shepherds hotel in that city
to-day. Death was causesd by apoplexy
Col. COckerill recently arrived In Cairo
from Japan, where he had spent consid-
erable time as the correspondent of the
New York Herald. He was representing
fne same paper in Cairo.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-11
CLEVELAND AND CUBA.
A Significant Passage In His An
nuaI Messnge Recalled.

Washington, April 1O.-The cabinet
meeting to-day lasted barely an hour and
half, and was apparently devoid of any
exciting features.
No programme of action on Cuban af-
fairs was submitted by the President,
nor were any of the other plans out
lined in sensational dispatches brought
forward. Every indication points to the
President taking his own time and act
ing in his own way, If he acts at all,
on the concurrent Cuban resolutions of
congress. Much emphasis is laid by those
supposed to be close to the President upon
this passage In his annual message:
Whatever may be the traditional SYM
pathy of our countrymen as individuals
with a people who seem to be struggling
for larger autonomy and greater free
dom, deepened as such sympathy must
be in behalf of our neighbors, yet the
plain duty Of the government is to OBJ
serve in good faith the recognized OBJ
legations of International relationship"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-11
SPANS PLANS FOR CUBA.
Reforms Not to he Considered Until
the Island is Subjugated.

Madrid, April 10.-A dispatch from Ha-
vana to the Imparcial says Capt. Gen.
Weyler in discussing the Cuban reform
movement with some of the leaders of the
reformist party, declared that Spain reaf-
firmed the impossibility of even thinking
of reform until the island should be paci-
fled by force of arms. The dispatch also
says it is now definitely known that the
rebel leader Gomez is alive despite the
many recent reports of his death.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-11
schooner Pearl Aground

Key West, Fla, April 10.-The reported
capture of the schooner Pearl by a Span
ish cruiser was mis- take. The schooner is
er George W. Childs, of filibuster fame,
has been chartered to go to her assistance
and left TODAY for that purpose.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-11
MeneIIk and. the Dervlshes.

Rome, April 10.--The government is in
formed that the dervishes are retreating
to Osobri, on the Nubian side of the At
bara river abandoning their mules
wounded and stores.
1t is affirmed that King Menelek has
hastily sent an envoy into Begemelera
province as the bearer of large quantity
of coffee and other presents, and with
the dervishes.
An oficial denial is made here OF all the
rumors which have been in circulation
regarding the bombardment Of Kassala.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-11
FELTON's FIGHT.
Arguments Heard in His Contest for
MaddOx's Seat.

Washington, April 1O.-House election
committee No. heard arguments to-day
in the contested election case of FELTON,
district.
The committee subsequently, decided to
call up in the House on Tuesday the re-
port in the case of Goodwin, pop, against
Cobb, dem. from the Fifth Alabama dis
trict. The majority report favors the con-
teStaInt Mr. Goodwin,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-11
cHIcAGO's CONVENTION.
The Subcommittee of Arrange
ments in Session.

Chicago. ILL.,, April 1O.-Four members
of the subcommittee of arrangements for
the national democratic committee, ar
rived at the Palmer house this morning
in response to a call for a special meet
ing to consider various details connected
with the forthcoming national convention.
The visitors were National Chairman w.
F. Harrity of Pennsylvania Col. John
Prather of st. Louis, Thomas H. Sherey
of Logansport, Ind e. G. Wall of Wis
consin is still in Florida, and will prob
ably be represented by proxy, while Sem
ator German of Maryland declined to
serve when the composition of the COM
mittee was first announced, and his place
has not been filled. II is not yet known
whether Representative Cable of Illinois
the seventh member of the committee, will
. be present. Secretary Sheerin said this
morning that from this time on meetings
would be held every week or fortnight un-
til the first week of July, the date of the
convention
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-11
HOUSE DECORATORS FAIL.
The Assets Expected to Meet the
s25O,OOO of Liabilities.

Philadelphia, April 10.-The assignment
is announced to-day of Hall & Garrison,
house decorators and picture frame man
ufacturers, on Washington avenue, near
Eleventh street. John c. Grady Is the
assignee. The liabilities are estimated at
S250GO0 The assets are not yet fully as
certained but it is believed they will meet
the liabilities. Three hundred employees
are thrown out Of work.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-11
TOBACCO TRUST GAINS TIME.
Further Hearing of the Case POST
pOned Until Wednesday.

Newark. N j., April 1o.-The American
Tobacco Company's case was postponed
this afternoon because of the exhaustion
of the witness, Josiah Brown. secretary
of the company, until Wednesday next.
Brown testified before leaving the chan
Gerry chambers that Hoffman & Co.. large
tobacco jobbers of St. Louis, had been
shut out from the companys trade be-
cause they handled. the National COM
panys goods The firm then sold 20, 100000
cigarettes a year. He said that Hoffman
& Co. had received S25,O00 for pushing a
certain brand of cigarettes.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-11
WOMEN TO RUN A TOWN.
They Elect All the Officers Except
the Police Justice.

Topeka, Kas., April 10-The enfran-
chised women of Ellis, Kas., scored a
sweeping victory at the recent municipal
election. A complete ticket of women
candidates was nominated, and all were
elected, with the exception of Mrs. Clara
Sheldon, candidate for police judge, who
was defeated by a majority of five.
Mrs NJ. A. Wade, proprietor of a large
millinery dry goods store, was elected
mayor and Mrs. Viola Gaylord, Miss LIE
lan Hussey, Mrs. Emma Shields and Mrs.
Ella Newcomb were elected members Of
the council by average majorities of twen-
ty The women named their ticket "law
and order" and they propose to enforce
the prohibition law to the letter.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-11

tween his command and parties OF rebels
under Masso and Acea, near the trocha,
in the vicinity Of Las Canas. The insur-
gents lost four killed.
The Spanish gunboat Alerta and the
fort at Cabanas, on the north coast of the
province of Pinar del Rio, have had a
battle with the enernyfs forces
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-11
The Greater New York Bill.

New York. April 10.--Mayor Strong this
morning sent the Greater New York bill
to Albany by special messenger. The
mayor refused 10 give out any informa-
ton as to whether he approved or dis
approved the bill, saying that the news
must come from Albany, and not from
him. There seems to be no doubt that
he disapproves Of the bill.
Brooklyn, N. Y. April 10.--Afayor Wurs-
ter announced this morning that he had
vetoed the Greater New York bill.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-11
WILLIS TO RETURN HOME.
The Minister Selling Out HIS House
hold Effects at Honolulu.

San F'rancisco, April l-Passengers by
the Mariposa from Honolulu yesterday re-
port that United States Minister Willis
held an auction sale Of a large portion
Of his household effects a few days be-
fore the Mariposa sailed. They also
state that the auction and the general
selling out was preparatory to his leaving
at an early date, on his permanent re-
eurn 10 the United States
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-11
DEMOCRATS OF ILLINOIS.
A Fight to BE Made to Carry the
state for Free silver.

Chicago, April 10.-After a conference
to-day with Gov. Altgeld and Secretary of
State Heinrichsen, Secretary Nelson or
the democratic state committee issued a
call for a meeting of the committee In
this city on April 20.
The meeting will officially inaugurate
the campaign in Illinois and the call for
the state convention will be drafted then.
The present plan is to hold the conven-
tion the week after the republican ma
tional convention, which will make the
date June "a or 25
The free silver democrats will make
this committee meeting their rallying
Point, ana ne taSL Si, .nss sieyen % ol n' Se
gates to the state have Instructed them
for the 16 10 i idea is taken by the sill
yer leaders-Gov. Altgeld and Chairman
Heinrichsen of the state committee and
others-as an augury of success in their
efforts to get solid silver delegation 10
the national convention.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-11

Portland, Ore. April 1O.-The republican
state convention to-day adopted resolu-
tions fayoring the acknowledgements OF
women, against silver and fnstructine
delegates to the national convention 10
vote for Mckinley.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-11
A Wan KiIIed by q Boy.

Knoxville Tenn. April 1O.--At Fish
Springs Carter county. W. J. Baker, a
Virginian, was killed outright by Ham
Richards, a Is year old boy. Baker abused
the boy and he ran a knife into Baker 8
heart Baker is related 70 the famous Dr.
fraah
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-11
The Tennessee RlrInr.

Birmingham, Ala. April ia special
from Florence, Ala, 10 the State-Herald
says: The Tennessee river is four feet
above the danger line, and Is rising rap
idly. The bottom lands are being foodes
and grave apprehenslons are felt for live
stock and property
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-11

Nashville. Tenn. April 10-Dr. A. II.
Williams, a prominent physician of Sum-
ner county, was shot and killed at his own
yard gate, at Hendersonvilie, tonight.
The assasslns are unknown. Intense ex-
element prevails. Bloodhounds are on
the track.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-11

Buffalo, n. T.. April f0.-Rt Rev. Steph-
en- Vincent Ryan, bishop OF the Roman
Catholic diocese Of Buffalo. died at go
o'clock this morning. He had been afling
for some time aid his death was not unex-
pected.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-11
ANARCHIST PLOT IN GERMANY.
The Police Said to Have FathOmed
All It's Secrets.

All It's Secrets.
Berlin. April 1O.-,rhe Herold bureau cir
culates the report that the police have
discovered in South Germany the exist
ence of a secret anarchist organization
ing this discovery searched the houses or
the well-known anarchists, Lindemann
and Huber, in Munich, where they seized
1900 collection tickets designed to be is
sued for the solicitation of funds, to-
gether with a large number of copies OF
a leading socialist newspaper.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-11
ENGLAND AND CUBA.
Lord Salisbury to BE InterrOgated
in the Commons.

London, April 1O.-James O'Kelly,
member for North Roscommon. has given
notice that on Monday next he will ask
Mr.. Curzon, under secretary of the for
egn office, whether Lord Salisbury intends
TO direct the British consul general in
Cuba to report upon the condition of
Cuba with reference to the state of war
which is alleged to exist upon that island.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-11
Crew of the bermuda Acquitted.

New York. April 10.-The jury in the
case of the Cubans on trial in connec-
tion with the Bermuda filibustering expe-
dition returned a verdict at o'clock to-
night of mot guilty in the case of all
the defendants
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-11
ST. LOUIS CARRIED FOR SILVER.
The Sound Money Men Successful in
Only Three Wards.

st. Louis Mo-, April 1O.-The democratic
city primaries yesterday resulted in a ov-
erwhelming victory for the silver men.
The sound money men were only success
ful in three of the twenty-eight wards.
Ex-Gov. Francis was chosen a delegate
vote was light, and there was no dis
turbance
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-06-05

The postofice department has called
upon the secretary of agriculture for
assistance. Under instructions from
congress Mr.. Morton has purchased an
enormous quantity of seed for gratui-
tous distribution by senators and rep
resentatives. He was late in placing
the contract, and as the season for gar
dening has arrived in many districts
ne Is daily besieged by congressman
clamoring for their quotas. The deal
ers were slow in sending out the seeds,
SO the congressman have ordered the
entire lot forwarded to Washington so
that they can give it their personal at
tention. AS a result, the Washington
oostofice is submerged in garden seeds.
The condition of the service choked
with tons Of seed caused the postmas-
ter-general to ask Secretary Morton fol
relief by some arrangement whereby
the seeds may be distributed directly
from the dealers.
NM Ia
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-06-05
Two Joyous Weishmen.

John Hopkins of Wales arrived In
Anderson, Ind, recently, to make his
home in this country with his brother
William. They began to celebrate the
event by drinking and went home at
2::30. Mrs. Hopkins had prepared a
welcome spread, but they did not take
time to sample it. They threw Mrs.
Hopkins out Of the window, took the
table by the four legs and tossed it and
the dishes up against the ceiling, break
ing it, and tossed the furniture u of
the window and demolished every
thing. By the time the police appeared
on the scene they had punched all the
window lights out, had broken the
Goors off the hinges and had a fight in
which both were badly cut up. The
house is O sight.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-06-05

A deputation Of farmers and %graziers
from Norfolk and Suffolk, Thursday,
waited upon the president of the British
Board of Agriculture, to urge the gov
eminent to abandon the Cattle diseases
bill, which aims to regulate the impor-
tation of cattle from Canada. The dep
utation contended that there is no di-
sease in Canadian cattle and no danger
reply was unpromising. He said it was
useless to send a commission to Canada.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-06-05
DEADLY CYCLONE
PEOPLE IN
IOWA KILLED.
Awful Havoc Wrought-several Towns in
a Prosperous Section visited-The VIC
Tins Nearly all Asleep at the Time
Cloudburst at McGregor. 4

DIES MONIES, Iowa, May GA tor
nado formed during a fierce storm
early this morning near the town of
Bondurant, about fifteen miles north
OF here, and swept through that place
and On northeastward to and through
Santiago, Valeria, Mingo and Ira.
Most of the people in these places
were sound asleep at the time and no
opportunity was afforded to them to
escape.
The dead at Bondurant are: Mrs.
Robert Bailey, aged 80: Miss Lizzie
Bailey, aged IS; John Bailey. aged 10;
Joe Bailey, aged -.
Robert Bailey, with q splinter in his
side, will die, and the four Bailey
children were all badly injured.
II storm formed west Of Bondu-
rant and swept east nearly parallel to
the Chicago & Great Western tracks.
making a track nearly a mile wide.
The house of Robert Bailey was
entirely swept away and the cellar
filled with rubbish. There are twentv
dead horses ows and hogs IN the ward.
The family were caught in the house.
In Bondurant the financial loss will
be about $1,000 0 while a strip OF
country a mile wide was swept clear
for twenty miles. Houses and barns
are all gone, trees uprooted, stock
killed and growing crops covered with
mud and ruined.
At the home OF w. T. Scott. at Bon
d%urant, the family went into a cellar,
but Scott refused to go and was badly
injured in the wreck of his house.
At Santiago the house of Peter
Bolenbough was destroyed and he and
his wife and nephew F1otchy were
killed while asleepi in bed.
At Valeria Charles Phelan and four
children were killed and his wife will
probably die.
Between Valeria and Ira the death
list is nine and at Mingo two people
persisted.
At Elma many buildings were un-
rooted, trees nprooted and outhouses
wrecked. Telegraph and telephone
poles and wires were torn down and
numerous business house fronts were
destroyed. The town is almost a
lake. Hundreds of dollars worth of
damage was done but no one was
hurt, the people having taken refuge
in cellars.
At Alta Vista a man was killed and
t~wo.children badly hurt
At Manchester Mrs. Ira Rowland
and William Murray were badly in
jured.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-06-05
A SERMON OF DISASTERS,
Speedy Revolution in the United States
Prophesied-An Upheaval at Hand.

Speedy Revolution in the United States
Prophesied-An Upheaval at Hand.
SEATTLE, Wash, May 26.-The Rev.
Or. j. II. Acton, pastor of the First
Unitarian church, in preaching the
b~accalaureate sermon before the stu
dents 1T the university of Washington
yesterday, prophesied a speedy revo-
luton in the United States, which he
said would be accomplished sat the
cannon's mouth if need be- and which
he predicted would overturn the ex-
1sting order of things and radically
modify the national government.
Comparing this country with the
Roman empire, the preacher said:
Rome could levy taxes at the will of
her ruler, declare any complaint trea-
son, marry her daughters for money
and titles, punish a servants hardness
with death, let the thief and the muir
derer go free with a mild reproach
and make slaves OF the profoundest
philosophers. What less than this is
America doing to-day? Rome's moral
poverty sealed her doom. Oh, my coun-
try, is it true of thee? The last resort
Of an outraged nation is revolution.
For America there is no other re-
dress. 1t must come. We do
not want new hands at the helm.
but q new ship. Revolution is at
hand, but it need not be national
ruin. Foundations long considered
divine will be torn up. Constitutions
long considered sacred will be
changed. This will not come as the
echo of a patriotic song. There is
great loss, ruin and a great upheaval
near at hand. Do you ask me how
these great radical reforms. are to be
in~anguratcd? I will tell you: BY the
power of intelligent decisions; by the
explosion OF expanding Indignation;
by the final climax of q fruitless pa
thence which. has at last eliminated
in the resistless fury Of the tempest. .
The sermon has provoked severe
criticism.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-06-05

. For eight years the mileage of an
nual railway construction in the United
States has been steadily decreasing.
From nearly 10000 miles of track ls,"
in the wonderful year Of 1887, the toty e
have gone down by thousands and hun.
dreds, until 1895 touched the lowest
round for twenty years by adding only
1903 miles to Jul railway system. But
this does not mean that the demand for
railways is nearly supplied and that
construction will continue to decrease.
On the contrary, there is room and will
be need for additions far greater than
the entire present mileage Of the coun-
try.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-06-05
A~NNlHlLATED BY A FLOOD.
An Iowa Woman and Her Six Children
Perish-A Brave Brakeman Loaf.

An Iowa Woman and Her Six Children
Perish-A Brave Brakeman Lost.
DUBUQUE, Iowa, May 26.-A storm
struck the hamlet of Durango at
$3.50 o'clock this morning, and
in less than an hour the water in the
creek had risen to a height of
twenty feet and was sweeping every
thing before it. In the station house.
were Mrs. Clark, the station agent,
and her six children, their ages rang
ing from 2 to 8 years. Ali were
drowned. Tom Griffin, brakeman, rs
years old, Joe Griffin, car ~repairer.
Peter Moss, John Dillon and Il. d.
Raller, his wife and two children.
went down the river with the build
ing. This morning it was found a
mile away and nine of those in it res
cued alive. Griffin attempted to save
one of the Clark children but went
down with the food, and the bodies
were found in a driftwood pile a
mile away. Another of the Clark
children was found in a rec a mile
down the river, dead. The BODY of
the fourth was seen floating down the
river nearly four miles from Durango.
but the floods were so great no one
could reach it.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-06-05
]. j. Coleman Of Middletown, N. Y.

J. j. Coleman of Middletown, N. Y,
Is certainly a victim of misplaced con-
fdence. A short time ago he fell il
love with a very beautiful young lady
and married her. Soon after the knot
was tied thesbride induced him to deed
all of his property to her. Everything
went lovely till the other day when he
complained to his wife about a visitor
she had, %whereupon the young bride
became so angry that She ordered Mr..
Coleman out Of the house bag and
baggage. Poor Coleman had to go, and
at last accounts was still out in the
cold world, wishing he had his life to
live over.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-06-05
AN IOWA TOWN FLOODED.
North McGregor Badly Damaged-One

North McGregor Badly D~amaged-One
Death and Several Missing.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, May oU.-Mes-
sages to the Chicago, Milwaukee &
st. Paul railroad headquarters report
3 cloudhurst at North McGregor,
Iowa, which resulted in much damage
and the probable loss of several lives.
One body has been found in the debris.
Running through McGregor is a
small stream called Bloody run. This
empties into the Mississippi just be-
low the town. After a fierce rain it
overfowed it's banks so quickly that
people living in the ravine along the
stream were unable to remove their
household property and several were
caught by the torrent while at work
and are reported missing.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-06-05
SUGAR COUNTIES UPHELD
h Supreme Court Overrules Comptroller
Bowler-An Important Decision.

The Supreme Court Overrules Comptroller
Bow1er--An Important Decision.
WASHINGTON, May 2e.--The SUI
preme court to-day sustained the
validity of the appropriations to carry
out the sugar bounty features of the
Mckinley and Wilson tariff acts by q
unanimous opinion affirming the de-
cision of the Circuit court for the
Eastern district of Louisiana and re-
versing the action of Comptroller of
the Treasury Bowler, who refused to
permit the payments of the bounties
on the ground that the act was un-
constitutional.
The opinion was delivered by Jus
tee Peckham, and all of the Judges
concurred.
The Realty company, one Of those
concerned, was one OF a class coming
under the terms of the appropriation
to those who had manufactured a GER
tain class OF sugar previous to August
20, 1894, upon which bounty had pre-
viously been paid. The repeal of the
bounty clause in the act of 1890. by
the act which took effect August IS.
1894, and which prohibited the paw
ment Of bounties thereafter, prevented
the company from obtaining the
money on the warrant which had been
issued to it prior to that date. There
We're comparatively few persons COM
ing under the class in which the com
pany stood, and the appropriation
made for the payment of that class
was a little less than $3.50, 900.
The plaintiff in the other suit, Mr..
Gay, is n Of a class under a second
portion Of the act of 1855, he being
among those who complied with the
provisions of the bounty act as con-
tained.in the schedules Of the act of
October, 1870, by filing notice of ap-
plication Of license and bond as therein
required and who would have been en-
titled to receive a license as provided
for in said act and the bounty of
elght-tenths per cent a pound on
sugar actually made bv him during
the period commencing August IS,
1874, and ending June 80, 1895.