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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-10
POPE LEO A LOVER OF PEACE.
He Expresses satisfaction with the
London Chronicles EROrfs.t

London, April 9.-The pope, through Car
dinal Rampolla, papal secretary Of state,
has addressed to the Chronicle a letter, of
which the following Is a translation:
Among the most precious gifts the di-
vine redeemer bestowed upon the world
was that of peace. and no better desire
can exist than that peace should reign on
earth. Justly therefore, the sovereign
Peace, desires and co-operates with every
effort towards the maintenance of con-
cord and a union of hearts among the ma
tlons. On this account, his holiness be-
ing Informed by me OF the earnestness
with which you are promoting the insti-
tuition of permanent tribunal for the
purpose OF deciding international contro-
versies and safeguarding the peoples
from the perils of war cannot but show
his satisfaction and express the wish that
God Will happily crown your praiseworthy
efforts with success.
(Signed) Rampolla"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-10
ATHENS AND THE ATHLETEs.
No Americans Entered in Any of
Yesterdays Events.

Yesterdays Events.
Athens April 9.-This was the fourth
day Of the Olympic games. The weather
which had hitherto been mild, changed
to-day and was excessively cold. This
had a marked effect upon the attendance,
which showed material falling off. None
Of the American athletes were entered
in to-day's events. 1t is understood that
a large crowd will be present tomorrow
to witness the finals In several of the
running races.
The first event on the programme to-
day was a shooting contest at 200 metres
1t was won by NJ. Karassevdas, a Greek
who, with forty shots scored 5SS points
Pavlides, another Greek, was second with
49i Third and fourth places were also
won by Greeks, the foreign competitors fol-
lowing after them.
Flack, the Austrian, won the 800 metres
race. His time was minutes IL seconds.
A Dane was second.
A saber contest between Georgiades and
Kracales was won by the former.
The city continues thronged with visit
ors the places of those who have left
being filled by new comers Among the
strangers present are many who have
come from the Riviera.
King Alexander, the young ruler Of
Servia, was again to-day an interesting
spectator at the games banquet in his
honor win be given at the palace tonight,
and there will be a repetition Of the illu-
mination of the Acropylls and the city,
which for beauty exceeds anything Of
the kind ever seen here.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-10
CUBA's CAMPAIGN.
The Insurgents WOrsted in a Few
Minor engagements.

Minor Engagements.
Havana, April 9.-Naceo is now at lie
Chuza.
Gen. Arolas reports from the trocha, the
fortified line across the island, that while
reconnoitering on the Carlota, Neptune
and Jobo estates, he met a rebel party
under Garlic. who intended to pass the
lines near San Jose. In the fighting that
followed the rebels lost one killed, five
wounded, and six prisoners.
The insurgents have burned sixty-two
houses and huts at Lasalud, province Of
Havana.
Gen. Ochandom, chief of staff, recently
announced that Spanish columns would
the new order comes from the command
ant Of the town of Aguacate, whs arranged
an ambush of 100 troops belonging to the
Espana battalion. A rebel party marched
into the trap, and it is known that nine
were killed. It is supposed that their loss
es were heavier than this. The troops
lost one killed and five wounded.
Official news received here of the move
ments of the rebels shows that they in
tend 10 cross the Spanish Trocha between
Mariel and Majana In Havana province.
Small parties of rebels are reported to be
accommodating on a line near Artemisa,
and Gen. ArolaS with column OF Spanish
troops is pursuing them.
The cOmmandant at Batabano telegraphs
that the rebels attempted to attack that
town last night
Col Hernandez reports finding several
small groups of insurgents near GabrlelS
and other bands are reported ON the Mi
Rosa estate west of QuiVacan. All of the
above mentioned places are in the pro-
vince of Havana.
Jose Cabrea Rogue, a member of Co
mez's band, who was to have been shot
this morning, has had his sentence com
muted to Imprisonment for life.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-10
ST. LANDHY's REIGN OF TERROR.
Negroes Ask the Registrar to Cans
eel Their RegIstration.


New Orleans. April "a special to
the Daily States dated Opelousas, La.
says; Quiet prevails to-day in the parish
Of st. Landry, and no organized bands of
white supremacists are in the field. The
troops are still having a good time In the
court house square, but few negroes are
availing themselves of the opportunity to
register.
MANY applications have been made to
Registrar Swords by leading colored men.
who have been registered, to cancel their
registration on the books, which. Of
course, he is without authority 10 do
beyond an entry in each case to the ef-
feet that the party applied to cancel his
registration.
IAere ants many proofs coming to
light that a system of terrorism has been
used on the negroes to force them to reg
lister, and in more instances than one
negroes have been threatened with death
II they did not register The system Of
terrorism and threats has been used with
effect TO force several leading colored
men who have advised the colored people
not to register or take any part in politics.
to leave town. Some who have been COM
PEELED to register under these threats de-
clare that they will leave the parish be-
fore election day rather than vote A COL
ored man living in this town who had
been forced to register under such threats.
made that statement to your correspond
ent to-day. The troops will probably be
relieved Tomorrow, as there is no furthen
use for them"
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CLEVELAND AND CUBA.
No IntimatiOn Given out as to What
His Action VIII BE.

Washington, April 9.-The President has
not yet given any intimation as to what
course he will take in regard to the Gu
ban resolutions, nor, indeed, as to wheth-
er he will take any action upon them at
the present time. Those whose opin-
ions are entitled to weight assert that
in a matter of such Importance he is not
likely TO act without grave deliberation.
The engrossed copy of the Cuban reso-
lutions furnished the President remains
upon his desk precisely as do the concur
rent Armenian resolutions, adopted by
congress on Jan. 20 last, requiring him to
use his good officies with the European
powers to put an end to Turkish tyran-
ny in Armenia by the enforcement of the
provisions of the Berlin treaty.
There is no indication on the surface
of any purpose on the part of the Presi-
dent to send in a special message to con-
gress at any early day on the Cuban
question, nor has the state department
thus far set its clerical force to work
compiling the additional Cuban data ask
ed for by the House of Representatives.
All the numerous rumors on the subject
appear to be chiefly based on imaglna-
ton.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-10
cHINAS FATAL BLACK PLAGUE.
THE EPIDEMIC FATAL IN o. PER
CENT. OF THE CASES.

The Attempt TO Isolate Cases at
Hong Kong Abandoned and the
Plague in Full Swing in That City.
1t is Also Very Prevalent at Can-
ton and High Up West River.
Washington. April "a report received
by Surgeon General Wyman of the ma
rine hospital service from Passed AS
sistant Surgeon W. f. Arnold Of the navy.
stationed at Hong Kong. China, dated
March ?, states that the plague" has
assumed epidemic proportions at that
place. The isolation OF suspected indi-
viduals had ceased to be practiced. and
all bills Of health OF the port stated its
prevalence, giving details OF the precau-
tions taken in cases where important
mail steamers were concerned. 1t was
also very prevalent in Canton and high
up West river.
Surgeon Arnold concludes his report as
follows: Il would direct your attention
to the fact that the virus Of this disease
seems fully as ineradicable as that of
glanders from surroundings favorable to
it, which l consider that few OF our
large cities must probably extend. Hence
l think that the most careful measures
for its exclusion should be insured by re-
peated Inspections of all steamers reach
ing our country from Southern China.
am Informed that its prevalence at Annoy,
in the past year, has been concealed for
commercial reasons, but l do not know
this to be an absolute fact. l have seen
nearly all of the cases admitted since
the Sd ultimo, and have made partial eN-
aminations Of many bodies of dead, every
facility being shown by the surgeon, Dr.
]. NJ. Atkinson, and his assistant. Dr.
j.. A. Lawson, whose practical knOwl-
edge Of this scourge is uneXcelled. IL ls
very fatal. With the exception OF about
a dozen mild cases that came about n
month ago, at least 95 per cent. of the
observed cases have died, and that usual
ly within the first four days of Illness"
San Francisco. April 9.-The Rio de ia
neiro's officers are reticent about the
plague in Japan. In fact. they say ii does
not exist there, and that there is only a
little cholera in the interior. Their re-
ports also minimize the plague in China
and say Il was reported in Japan thar
there had only been $50 deaths in Hong
Kong and Canton I'm two months
Traffic on the steamship line between
Vladivostock and Yokohama has been sus-
pended and the quarantine regulations to
all japanese ports is rigorous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-10
PRICE OF BAR IRON.

Manufacturers Disagree as to the
AdvisabiIity of an Advance.
Cleveland, o., April 9.-The Merchants
Bar Iron Association held three secret
sessions at the Weddell house to-day. An
internal warfare is going on in the asso-
citation, which threatens to disrupt it.
Some Of the members advocate q big al
vance in prices, but the conservative ele-
ment holds that such "a raise at this
time would be inopportune and that If an
increase is made It should be very slight.
The association wrangled all day over
the proposition and adjourned until to-
morrow without having arrived at any de-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-10
TEETOTALERs or ILLINOIS.
A state Ticket Nominated by the
ProhibItionists.

Springfield, H.. April 9.-The prohibition
state convention to-day nominated the
following ticket:
For Governor-Hale Johnson of Newton
For Lieutenant Governor-E. A. Win
dell of Fairbury.
For Secretary OF State--Alonzo E. Wilson
of Chicago
For Auditor-Arthur ]. BAssett OF Chi
cago
For Treasurer-E. X. Hays OF Gaiva
For Attorney General-Robert II. Pat
ton OF Springfield.
G. NJ. Whipple and oliver w. Stewart
were chosen as members of the national
committee.
A resolution was adopted, which re-
quests that congress prohibit the manu-
facture of liquor In the United States and
also prohibit the sale of liquor In the Dis
trict Of Columbia, all territories and all
military pOsts.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-10
PORTUGUESE OF HAWAII.
The Legislature Urged to Restrict
Asiatic Immigration.

San Francisco, April 9-Correspondence
of the United Press, per steamer Mari
posa:
Honolulu, April 2.-On the morning of
March 26, after several preliminary meet
ings, nearly 700 Portuguese marched in a
body to the government building and sent
in petition addressed to the president and
legislature. Their demeanor was entirely
peaceable and orderlys Copies of the pe-
tttion were at once made and presented to
the two houses of the legislature The
grievance of the Portuguese is that having
been brought here by their government
and having settled in the islands and now
increased to 1900 souls, they find them
selves subject to an invasion of Chinese
and Japanese immigrants. They ask for
measures to restrict Asiatic immigration,
and also for a more equitable system Of
taxation.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-10
EXPULSION OF REV. KNAPP.
It's n Serious Menace to All Chari-
table Work in AnatoIia.

Constantinople, April 9.-The highland
ed action of the Turkish authorities at
Bitlis in expelling the American mission
airy, Rev. George p. Knapp. from that
place, is regarded here as a serious men,
ace to all charitable work in AnatOlia-
The action of the governor Of Bitlis in
expelling Mr.. Knapp was probably taken
in obedience TO orders from the palace,
and not from the porte Dispatches re-
ceived here from Diarbekir state that
Mr. Knapp is the guest OF the vail Of that
place and that he is being treated with
every possible consideration.
The porte in reply to the representa-
tions made to IL by Mr. Riddle and Sir
Philip Currie, the British ambassador,
has given positive assurances to them
that the missionaries will in no wise be
molested while they conform TO the laws
of the country.
London, April 9-The object Of the meet
ing of the Armenian relief committee,
which was held yesterday under the chair
manship of the Duke of Argyle, to pro-
test against the proposed action of the
Turkish authorities in eXpelling the Pro-
testant and Roman Catholic missionaries
from Asia Minor, is generally indorsed
by the London newspapers.
A resolution was advocated by G. f.
Schwann, member of parliament for North
Manchester, requesting the government to
take immediate measures to secure the
release of the Rev. George p. Knapp. the
AMERICAN NhlsSlOndIys icCcubly eNptiled
from Bitlis, and whose expulsion from
Turkey altogether is sought by the Turks,
who accuse him of having melted Arme>
mans to revolt
Boston, April 9.--Notwtthstanding ru-
mors to the contrary Miss Clara Barton
cables the New England Armenian relief
committee Of Boston OF her successful
work, as follows: News from expeditions
just received proves our relief work frm-
ly established. In no manner do the au-
thorities endeavor to control our actions.
The caravans divided at Aintab, one start
ing for Oorfa, Diabekir, Harpoot, and the
other for Marash, Zeitoun, Malatia and
Harpoot, and they are relieving towns and
villages en- route. our doctors medical
supplies sailed via Beyrout Friday; eight
days to Marash. The epidemic is still
aging"
The latest reports received by the COM
mittee state that the suffering Is intense.
and that many In their dependency are
driven to suicide. The committee say 1t
is hoped in this great need that funds WIN
continue to come in as fast as possible,
care of Brown Bros. & Co. of Boston.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-10
DEBs ISSUES A CIRCULAR.
The Members of His order Urged to
stand Shoulder to Shoulder.


Terre Haute, Ind. April 9.-President
Debs Of the American Railway Union, has
issued an official circular In it he states
that at the end of the big strike of 1898
many members were admitted without
the payment of the 81 membership fee,
and that this sum must be paid by all
members this year.
1t further states thai all telegraph op-
orators whether railroad or commercial
are eligible to membership; also female
railroad employees and ex-railroad en-
ployees upon receiving a two-thirds vote
of a union.
He concludes: Let peace and harmony,
good Will and brotherly love prevail every
where. We must rise above the dissen-
sions, chickering's and petty jealousies or
petty men and with a realizing sense OF
the responsibility that rests upon us
the Importance of the work there is be-
fore us and the gravity of the Industrial
situation that confronts us, press forward
side by side In one solid phalanx TO fulhn
the noble mission of our order"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-10
WILLIAMS HELD FOR TRIAL.
The American Mining Manager I'm
Serious Trouble.

Cape Town, April 9-Gardner Williams,
an American, general manager of the
De Beers Mining Company, who was ar
rested at Kimberley on March 5, charged
with having supplied arms to the Uitland
ers of the Rand, to be used in their
threatened revolt against the Transvaal
government, has been fully committed
for trial
Mr. Williams states that the arms and
ammunition were consigned to him at
Kimberley by the British South Africa
Company with instructions to store them.
He had done so, and had not removed
them, nor caused them to be removed. He
was, however, aware that an official OF
the British South Africa Company had
afterward ordered that a portion of the
military supplies be forwarded to johann
nesburg.
The government has seized the De Beers
mine, the sole owner of which is the Brit
ish South Africa Company.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-10
SEVEN MINERS KILLED.
Fire Breaks Out aud Cuts on Every
Chance of Escape.

Butte, Mont. April 9.-Fire broke out
in the Pope mine basin yesterday i'm
prisoning seven miners. The fire was ex-
tinguished to-day, but the seven i'm
prisoned miners are dead without doubt,
as nothing could be heard from them.
They are John Buckley, shift boss; Pat
Buckley, Martin Sullivan Hugh Mex Gown
Barney Wall, VIII Belden and Ed Near
thur
but that would not prevent the mems
voices being heard, if alive, and it is
believed they are dead. 1t will be sew
The origin of the fire is still unknown.
Shift Boss Buckley was the only married
man among the victims
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-10
SHOT DEAD IN HIS YARD.
A Deputy Sheriff AssRssinnted Near
De Funiak Springs.

De Funiak Springs, Fla, April 9.-Last
night about O'Clock Deputy Sheriff John
w. ETanchey was assassinated while walk
ing in his yard near this place with a light
ed lamp. His sister started for assistance
and lost her way, only reaching the town
this morning. Hanchey had received
anonymous letters threatening his life
but paid no attention to them. No cleW
to the perpetrators Of the deed has been
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-10
TRAIN ROBBERS SLIP UP.
A Construction Train Instead of an
Express Falls Into Their Trap.

ST. Louis, April "a south bound ex-
press train on the Iron Mountain road mar
rowly escaped a hold-up at II o'clock last
night, Preceding the express was a con-
struction train of three cars. When Cad
shill was reached the first train ran on to
a siding and into an obstruction. On the
mounted and armed men. The would-be
robbers saw they had the wrong train
and hurriedly rode off. The track was re-
paired and both trains proceeded unmo-
tested Gadshill is the scene Of the me-
morable robbery by the James and Youn-
ger brothers in 1873
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-10
PLOT TO BLOW UP A PRISON.
Dynamite and NitrO-GIycerine to
Have Been Used.

Frankfort, KY, April 9-warden Neh
to-day discovered a daring plot to blow
up the penitentiary walls with dynamite
and allow the prisoners to escape.
The plot was laid by VIII Clark and
prisoner named Sweeney, both life men
from Louisville, who planned to secure
dynamite and nitro-glycerine, which was
to be used next Sunday in blowing up
the walls.
In the excitement and confusion they
hoped to make their escape. Their plot
was foiled by the intercepIion of a letter
which Clark had written his sweetheart
in Louisville, directing her to secure the
dynamite. The letter was given to a trusty
named Butler, who in attempting to post
it, was discovered by a guard.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-10
INDEPENDENCE FOR KOREA.
Field Marshal Yamagata Says Japan
and Russia Favor 1t.

Omaha, Neb. April 9.-Through his in
terpreter, Field Marshal Yamagata, of
Japan. said this morning that both ia
pan and Russia are anxious to see Korea
an independent country, and that neither
country expects to control it, There is
no danger of a conflict between them
Japan is at peace with every country on
the face of the globe. The recent Increase
Of the Japanese army from twenty-eight
regiments to fifty-two regiments was con-
templated long ago, and has no sgnifl-
caDcp.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-10

a NEW LINE ron THE SOUTHERN.
The Knoxville, Cumberland Gap ana
Louisville Acquired.

New York, April 9.-The Southern Rail-
way Company has acquired and will as
sumo immediate possession of the Knox
vile, Cumberland Gap and Louisville rail-
road, extending from Knoxville to Cum
berland Gap, Tenn, a distance of about65
miles of main line and has sold the Cum
berland Gap tunnel and connections to
Middlesborough, KY, TO the Louisville and
Nashville Railroad Company, reserVing
trackage rights, through and over the
same. 1t will establish a junction for the
exchange of business at that point with
the Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Company The latter company has bought
the Middleboro Belt railroad which, to-
gether with the Cumberland Gap tunnel,
and that portion OF the Knoxville, Cum
berland Gap and Louisville railroad which
now forms the connection between the tun-
mel and the city of Middlesborough, will be
added to its main line.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-10
POISONED BY WILD PARsNIP.
Two Children Dead and Four I'm
"A Critical Condition.

Linwood, Mich. April 9.-Walter. aged
7; Lorenzo. aged 5, and Grace, aged 3. chill
dren of Thomas Hadd, and Celia, aged A.;
Harry. aged 8. and Arthur, aged years.
children OF George Stevens, got hold Of
some wild parsnip while playing in the
woods yesterday and ate OF them. Lo-
renzo Hadd and Celia Stevens died In
few hours. and the other children are In
a critical condition.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-10
No speed I'm the Katahdin.

New London, Conn, April 9.-The gov
ernment ram Katahdin to-day had trial
over a course OF thirty-six knots in Long
Island sound, but did not develop greater
speed than about fourteen and one-quar-
ter knots AZ any time, ana the average
4s below that pace.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-10
TRIPLE TRADEGY.
A Man Kills His Daughter and Her
Lover and Himself.

Brennan, Tex. April 9.-This morning
at 2:10 o'clock on the depot platform at
Millicana, a man named John Brooks shot
and killed his daughter Molhe, and also
shot her sweetheart. A. c. Worrels, just
as they were about to board a north
bound passenger train for Bryan, where
they were going to be married.
After the shooting Brooks went to the
rock quarry. near Millicana, and sat down
on a box of dynamite, which he exploded
and blew himself to atoms. Nothing but
his legs and feet were found.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-10
REoPENING OF PARLIAMENT.
No Promise Made Not to Advance Be-
yOnd GOndOIa.

yOnd GOndOIn.
London, April 9.-The House of Commons
resumed it's sitting after the Easter re-
cess at o'clock this afternoon There
was full attendance of members, and
the galleries were crowded with visitors
G. N Curzon. under foreign secretary,
"a ho5 ot nroraSsed Nise soE
power that the Egyptian forces should
not advance up the valley of the Nile
beyond Dongola-
Mr.. Chamberlain, secretary Of state for
the colonies, stated that President Kruger
of the Transvaal republic had not yet
made any reply to his (Chamberlain) in
Vitation to visit England.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-10

London. April 9.-The Daily News viii
tomorrow publish a dispatch from Cairo
saving that cholera has appeared at Alex
andria. Several natives and English mer-
chants have died Of the disease.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-10

Richmond. Va, April 9.-In the case OF
Sanitary Police officer Lampkin Indicted
by the grand jury Of the United States
district court for sending obscene letters
through the mails Judge Hunter Quashed
the Indictment
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-10

St. Louis, No, April 9.--Ex-Lieut. Gov
Gustave +. Koerner. Of Illinois died at
his residence at Belleville, Ills, this morn
ing. He was born IN Frankfort-On-tht-
Main, Germany, In 1909. He was United
States minister to Spain under President
Lincoln.