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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-23
GEN. LEE ON HIS GUARD.
He Is Very Careful in COnversina
About the Cuban Situation.

st. Augustine, Fla, Dec. 22.-Gen. Fitz-
hugh Lee, wife and daughter spent to-
day here, meeting Coils. Marcus P. Miller
and With. Benyuard, former West Point
classmates and army officers. Gen. Lee
IN replying to questions. was very guard
ed. He was anxious to learn about the
Three Friends. He considers commercial
matters in Cuba prostrated. He says Ha-
vana is healthy for visitors. He wouldn't
advise Americans to buy abandoned es-
tates just yet. He returned to Jackson
vile tonight.
Ocala, Fla, Dec. PA mass
meetlhg OF citizens was held this
morning to arrange for a reception to Cen
Lees wife and daughter Tomorrow night
at the Ocala house. Col Martin Is chair
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-23
FRANCES ARMY.
It's War Footing 90 BE Increased by
100000 Men.

London, Dec. 22.--The Standard will to-
morrow publish dispatch from Paris say
Ink that the cabinet has decided TO in
troduce a hiil ~ the Chamber Of Deputies
providing for the addition OF "a battalion
20 each of the Infantry regiments and IN
creaaing the war footing 0i the army by
10000 men.
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HANGED HIMsELF IN A CELLAR.
An Aged Resident OF Syracuse Con,-
mIts Suicide.

Syracuse, ". Y. Dec. 2s.-Garret Put
nam, a resident Of this city for the past
half century who has held many public
last evening. Mr. Putnam was Y years
Old. Entering the cellar Of his house. he
secured hemp rope, one end Of which he
and the other he put about his neck. BY
dropping to his knees he soon strangled
TO death,
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FIGHT BETWEEN ELKS.
How the Patriarch of the Drove Denon-
strated His Prowesa

strated His Prowess-
A writer in the last issue of the Amer
lean Field had very interesting paper
on Hunting Big Game In the Rockies"
In which he depicts combat between
the chief of hand of ellos and a num-
Der of valorous but indiscreet young
bulls OF the same family.
After leaving camp and hunting the
mountains for distance of four or Ave
miles he came in sight of a fresh sign,
followed it up. and soon found band
OF perhaps a hundred elks. cows. calves
and bulls, going TO the windward. They
soon crept up within so to IS yards of
them. There was one old bull among
them who seemed to be chief of the
hsrem. He came cut into an open park
and challenged the other bulls to COM
bat. Pop and Van were lying fat IN
the timber taking in the circus. Tho
ole patriarch would whistle, and soon
young bull would answer him and trob
out ready to take up the challenge, and
fght for some favorite. They would
spar around for some little time, for
points, then back off and rush together
like two battering rams. below and tear
up the earth One such round would
usually end the fight. and the young
ster would take to the timber, fully sat
isied. Another challenge from the Old
patriarch and another young bull
would appear on the ground 70 take
up the gauntlet, only to get an awful
drubbing and be sent back to the timber
cowed. This challenge was given and
accepted by four different bulls. and
ali were beaten back TO their corners
and over the line. After two hours of
hard fighting he called time on the cid
bull and shot him
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not ready, and the lodge adjourned I'M
ill Thursday, when the reports will be
read and officers elected.
Cleveland, o., Aug. 2s.-The Supreme
Lodge Knights of Pythias, at its morn
ing session Thursday, elected the fol-
lowing officers:
Philip T. Colgrove. of Michigan, supreme
chancellor: Thomas II. Sample. of Peun-
sylvania supreme vice chancellor. Albert
Steinhart. of Alabama. supreme prelate;
r. l.. c. White. of Tennessee. supreme
keeper Of records and seals; Thomas D..
Mears, of North Carolina. supreme master
of exchequer: James II. Moulson. of New
Brunswick. supreme master at arms
In the uniformed rank prize drills
of the Knights of Pythias at Euclid
Beach park Thursday, the first prize
was awarded. to the Alliance (0.) di-
vision, the score on points being 96.15.
The second prize went to the Amster-
dam IN. y division on score of $500.
The judges were chosen from the officers
of the Seventeenth United States in
fantry. now in camp in this city.
Cleveland, o., Aug. 31.-The knights
of Pythias' supreme lodge refused the
request for the restoration of the Ger
man ritual by vote of log TO s. The
request was only made by a few lodges.
At the morning session Saturday a new
ritual for the uniform rank was finally
adopted. After this, business of a
routine nature was taken up.
The board of control of the endow-
ment rank, knights of Pythias, sub
mitted Its fourth biennial report to the
supreme lodge. In 1892 there was a
deficiency of nearly 100000. During
the last four years the insurance rank
has grown so rapidly that there is now
surplus OF $3.50, 1927. In 1894 there was
membership of 34,6s4, carrying an
endowment of s74,OO0,O 900. Now there
are 45,136 members, with an endow ment
of SIS, 434, 900. During the last two years
81, TAO, 5000 has been paid N claims. The
total assets. July 1. 1850, were S47s,S27.
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REPUBLICAN CLUBS.
Woodmansee Elected President at the
Milwaukee Convention.


Milwaukee, Aug. 27.-The national
convention of the League of Republican
Clubs concluded it's business at the ses-
sion Wednesday, and will meet at De-
troit the second Tuesday in July next.
The session was attended with some ex-
citement arising over the contest for
the presidency. This was confined to
Charles u. Gordon, of Illinois, and ID. d..
Woodmansee, of Ohio, the latter an old
league man, the former a recent worker
in the ranks. Woodmansee was elected
by the very close vote of $40 to eo4.
When the roll call of states on the bal
lot was concluded, Mr.. Gordon led his
opponent by about 100, but Woodman-
sees friends succeeded in having the
vote of Arizona for Gordon thrown out
because it had been cast by a man not
entitled to represent the territory under
the rules. This action was followed by
changes sufficient to elect Woodmansee.
Wisconsin named ID. C. Owen, as a
candidate for the position of secretary
against NJ. j. Bowling, again presented
by Minnesota. Mr.. Bowling was elected
by nearly unanimous vote. Owen re-
ceiving but 100 to his 1,2SS.
The resolutions adopted approved
the st. Louis platform and ticket, and
pledged hearty support to Mckinley
and Hobert. The proposition for bien-
NAL sessions was shelyed, and free coin
age of silver was not mentioned, except
to be condemned.
A mass-meetIng was held Wednesday
night at which brief speeches were
made by President Woodmansee; Rep
resentative William Alden Smith, of
Michigan; Charles G. Dawes, national
committeeman of Illinois; Hon. f. Y.
Schoonmaker, of New Jersey, and Mrs.
j. Ellen Foster, of Iowa.
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AERONAUT FALLS.
Mrs. Hibbard Dashed to Pieces at Clay
ton. Mo.

ton, Mo.
st. Louis, Aug. 29.-Alrs. George w.
Hubbard, known professionally as Vic
toria Leroy, fell from her balloon Fri
day at Clayton, st. Louis county, dis
lance of $500 feet. During each day OF
the county fair at Clayton this week she
has made successful ascensions. At
five o'clock Friday evening she had as
cended about 60 feet when her para
chute became detached and fell to the
ground. The balloon shot up rapidly.
The woman, in an effort to catch the
parachute, had partly fallen and was
hanging with one arm hooked over the
trapese bar. When the balloon was al
most lost In the clouds a dark speck
was seen to drop from it, and the 1900
spectators groaned in unison. The
frantic husband rushed into his tent and
seized pistol. AS he pulled the trig-
ger with the weapon pointed at his
heart his arm was seized and his life
was saved.
The whirling form of the unfortunate
woman crashed through the top of
large elm with awful force. Her back
was broken, she was disemboweled and
her brains were scattered all over the
trees branches. She was 26 years old
md had considerable experience as an
aeronaut, having devoted the past
eight years of her life to the perilous art
of navigating the air. She had made
over 200 ascensions. Three times she
met with serious accidents and was
slightly injured on several occasions.
The awful accident created scene of
wild excitement at the fair, women
screaming and fainting, while men
stood breathless at the terrible catas-
trophe.
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The EAST.


Miss Gertrude Vanderbilt, eldest
daughter Of Cornelius Vanderbilt, was
married TO Harry Payne Whitney, eld-
est son of the former secretary of the
navy. W. c. Whitney, at 81 he Breakers"
the Vanderbilt summer residence at
Newport, r. /.
In Philadelphia, J. VI. Brown & Co,
wholesale grocers. made an assignment
with liabilities of 100000.
In New York the dry goods firm of
Hilton, Hughes & Co. (once A. I. Stew
art & Coz made an assignment with Ii
abilities of over s1,0O0.O0O.
Republicans of New York in coEven-
ton at Saratoga nominated Frank s.
Black. of Troy. for governor.
At the age of 70 years Harry Hill. the
veteran sporting man, well known
throughout the country, died at his
home in Corona. Ny.
The house used as headquarters By
Gen. Robert Z. Lee during the battle of
Gettysburg was totally destroyed By
fire.
The Universal Peace Union of Amer
lea held it's thirtieth annual meeting n.
Mystic, Conn. The feature was the
dedication of the new peace temple, the
only institution of its kind in America.
On her official trip at Boston the war
ship Erooklyr averaged 21.92 knots an
hour. earning bonus of $3.50. 600 for her
builders.
In Carnegie hall, n Y. ex-President
Harrison spoke 10 large audience. up
holding the republican national plat
form and candidates.
All the collieries under the Lehigh
Valley Coal company's system have
been ordered to work siv days a week
until further notice.
On the steamer st. Louis Ii Hung
Chang. viceroy of China, ambassador
extraordinary to Russia and wOrld-re-
nowned diplomat, arrived in New York
and became the guest of the nation.
I. C. & 1. n Vanvliet, maltsters and
dealers in grain in New York. failed
for 100000.
The wife of o. II. Stickles, of STRAIT
ford. Conn, gave birth to three girls and
a boy.
Percentage of the baseball clubs IN
the National league for the week ended
on the 3Oth is as follows: Baltimore,
SOP; Cincinnati. $50; Cleveland, COZ:
Chicago, 81; Boston. $40: Pittsburgh.
$40: Brooklyn, .4s1; Philadelphia. Az;
New York, .46s; Washington, 1863; St.
Louis, sos; Louisville. .225.
The Chinese statesman, Ii Hung
Chang. paid his respects TO President
Cleveland AT the home of ex-Secretary
Of the Navy Whitney in New York. lie
also visited Gen. Grants tomb and
placed on it a wreath of flowers.
Near Orange, Mass, a newspaper
train and a freight collided and Engi-
neer William Clements WIS instantly
killed and Fireman George Fowler re
ceived fatal injuries.
The Coal Exchange Office and store
building at Scranton, Pa, caught fire
and before the flames could be con-
;rolled the building and contents we're
damaged to the extent of S15O.O00.
The death of Charles Stanley Rein
hart. an artist and illustrator of inter
national reputation, occurred at the
Players club in New York.
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a QUIET AFFAIR.
wedding of Harry Payne Whitney and
Miss Gertrude Vanderbilt.

wedding of Harry Payne Whitney and
Miss Gertrude Vanderbilt.
Newport, Il. l., Aug. 26.-The long an
ticipated and much heralded wedding
of Miss Gertrude Vanderbilt, daughter
of Mr.. Cornelius Vanderbilt. and Harry
Payne Whitney, son of Hon. William
c. Whitney, took place at noon Tuesday
ct 1.-The Breakers" the famous summer
home of the New York millionaire,
Owing to the recent illness of Mr.. Van
derbilt, the wedding was family affair
and not a social function. Half hun
dred persons comprised the party which
witnessed the tieing of the nuptial knot
by Rev. BishCy III. c. Potter. of New
York, assisted by Rev. q. I. Magill. of
Trinity church. The ceremony was
performed in the gold" room, So
called from its decorations, and from
there the couple stepped into the gray"
room, also on the south side of the
great structure, where they received
tie congratulations of their friends.
The bride came downstairs on the
arm of DIR. Chauncey NJ. Depew, and was
escorted to the gold" room, where the
knot was tied. Cornelius Vanderbilt
had been previously wheeled into the
room and up to the altar. where he took
his daughters hand and gave her away.
The bridesmaids, representing great
wealth. were Miss Minnie Taylor. Miss
Angelica Gerry Miss Edith Shepard.
Miss Emily Sloan. Miss Leila Sloan-the
three last being Miss Vanderbilt's cous-
ms.
The groom was attended by his broth
er, Page Whitney, as best man, who
came from Europe for the purpose. The
ushers were Messrs. Alfred G. Wander
bilt. brother of the bride; G. C. Baldwin,
II. L. Clennet, p. III. Mcmillan and I.
L. Polk.
The wedding breakfast was served in
the palatial dining-room.
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TRADE REVIEW.
Leading Commercial Agents on the Bush
ness situation.


New York, Aug. 29.-R. q. Dun 4 Co..
in their weekly review of trade, say:
''CIearing house certificates have not
been issued, but instead gold is coming
hither largely on the swiftest steamers,
about 81, 900, 900 being already on the way.
Higher lending rates bring II, notwith-
standing foreign events, which disturb Lon
don markets. and growing confidence In
the monetary future or the country nelps
The shrinkage of merchandise imports ard
the increase of exports also help. THESE
tendencies all help 70 lessen the strain
Failures for the week have been 2SS in
the United States, against 1856 last year; and
80 in Canada, against AZ last year, LA
bilities In failures for three weeks ending
August 20 were SO, 1872, 2S5. against $6,5ls. 36G
last year. and 81 pa 40 in 1884 The stoppage OF
Milton, Hughes Co. this week is. OF
course, not included in these figures The
stoppage of works also continues, includ-
ing among other iron concerns the Illinois
steel plant, at Hammond. Ind, ana the
Lakeside nail works there. Disruption OF
the tin-plate association results from ma
bility of many concerns to go on paying
wages demanded, and Will presumably be
followed by the stoppage OF some. other
iron works are getting very light new ousi-
ness, and there is so little doing that quo
tations are almost nominal.
Boot and shoe shipments continue large.
New business is scarce. Quick deliveries
are urged, but advance in price deters
buying beyond actual needs Leather Is
a shade weaker, and hides again lose about
2 per cent. for the week. Sales OF wool
have been in four weeks only s,5y5.SO0
pounds, against %, zoo, 400 last year. Actual
quotations are hard to get, but sales TO
realize are at bargain prices. and domestic
imports and reshipments of foreign are In
considerable quantities. No gain is seen
In the demand for wooden goods. Cottons
show a stronger tone
Speculation In products caused an
advance of 162 cents in wheat. but by
Thursday it had been lost. only to raise
again and close at nearly the top Heavy
western receipts continue low as prices are
Corn declined on Thursday to 26.25 cents
here and 20.37 at Chicago, which is close to
the lowest ever known. Crop advices con-
tinue favorable, but western receipts IN
dictate less disposition to sell at current
figures Cotton has reacted sharply from
its advance TO S.62 cents. and is now quoted
with little demand"
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A PLEAsURE-LoviNe PEOPLE.
And Yet the Hungarian Peasants Make
Good Soldiers.

And Yet the Hungarian Peasants Make
Good Soldiers.
Writing of "Hungary's Picturesque
Peasantry" in the Ladies' Home Com
panion, DIR. Edward A. Steiner says:
''They are ell pleasure-loving peo-
pie. and the rowing gypsy, If he can
WELD bow, finds y welcome in every
hut. The cserda (inu) is filed every
night with villagers and shepherds
from the pusztas (plains). The wives.
babies and sweethearts come. too, and
over a glass of palenka twhisl1y) or
Eoer Cwine) the evening Is spent, never
ending without dance or fight: and
good fighters they are, these Hun
garians. They fought for their iber-
ty, and retained it, a. did no other of
the Austrian provinces; and II Austria
lost her battles with foreign foes, IL
was due to no lack of bravery on the
part of Hungarian soldiers. Though
hating the German tongue, which Is
used in the army, when the call 'vor-
waerts' came, they unquestioningly
obeyea, and shed their blood upon the
battle fields Of sunny Italy and in the
forests of Bohemia.
"The Austrian empire. once the holy
Roman empire. has lost her place in thu
front rank of nations because OF her
decaying aristocracy, which yieldedo only
towards and weaklings FOR the captains
of her host, and because of her narrow
ing conse4 .atism which kept alive the
spirit of persecution, and which him
dered any real progress. But Hungary,
though under Austrian rule. has stead
lily been gaining. and her progress, as
have sold, is due largely to her brave,
industrious and liberal-minded peas
anfrvn
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Ex-presIdent Harrison Speaks.

New York, Aug. rs. - Ex-President
Harrison spoke to large audience in
Carnegie hall last night, upholding the
republican national platform and
candidates. He devoted much of his
speech to denunciation of what he
termed an attack by the Chicago plat
form upon the supreme court and the
presidents power and duty to enforce
an of the laws of the United States
without awaiting the consent or call
of the governor of any state. He de-
CARED there was no one TO defend the
Wilson bill. the result of which measure
had been the great panic of 1898. uni
yersal business distraction and the pre-
vailing distress and anxiety. He talked
long and argued strongly in favor of
the maintenance of the gold standard.
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LATER NEWS.


Minneapolis, Aug 31.-The opening
of the q. A. Il. encampmentt this morn
ing found St. Paul arrayed in a glory
surprising even that of the famed King
solomon The national colors very
naturally predominated, but loyal
knights of Pythias Haunted their en-
biz ms and stands of colors as freely as
il they lived in the flour city. The Wis
itor from Minneapolis this morning
would first become convinced that
something was happening in ST. Paul
when he sped down Wabasha street on
Tom Lowry's big interurbans.
The event of the morning was the
arrival of commandments Ivan n.
Walker and his staff on the head
quarters train straight through from
Indianapolis, and naturally a great
many of the curious as well as those
who would pay their respects to the
head of so distinguished an ORDER fol-
lowed his party and their escort to the
Ryan Hotel. Their departure left the
station platform desolate for a time.
but it was only brief interval. The
special trains continued to come in,
details of the local posts in uniform
and with flags and martial music
m lrched and countermarched, and the
scene was as lively as before.
The encampment will not convene in
session until Thursday. but this after
noon at o'clock there was meeting
Of the national council of adniinistra-
ton. and an adjournment was finally
taken until tomorrow, as it was fouu
impossible to get over al the ground
which must be covered in the brief
space of time at first allotted.
The visiting veterans have hardly
shaken the dust of travel from their
clothes. yet political rumors already fill
the air. Rear Admiral Richard w.
Meade is a leading candidate and his
friends urge him as the first naval Off
Ger ever pushed for commander-in-
chief.
Camp Mason was formally opened
with nearly 1000 men in tents.
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NOTED RUSSIAN DEAD.
Demise of Prince LobanOff- ROstoysky,
Minister of Foreign Affairs.


London, Aug. 31.-A dispatch to the
Telegraph from Kieff says that Prince
Lobanoif- Rostovsky, Russian minister
of foreign affairs, died suddenly while
travelling from Vienna to this place.
Prince Lobanoff-R ostovsky was in the
company of the ear at the time of his
death, and his demise was wholly with
out warning.
The news of the death of Prince Lob
anoff- Rostovsly. according TO the dis
patch to the Telegraph, caused great
excitement throughout RUSSIA, where
the personality of the minister of for
eign affairs was considered to be second
onIv to the car himself. Prince Loban-
off-Rostovsky pursued strong foreign
policy-a policy which was regarded in
some quarters as threatening the peace
of the world His death at the present
iuncture Is regarded as most dramatic
and important event, upsetting as IT
does all possibilities of conferences be
tween the foreign ministers of the great
powers aud compelling the car 10
change the plans concerning his tour
through Germany, France and Eng
land
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Ii HUNG CHANG.
famous Chinese V;ceroy Comes
to America.
Be- Is Royalty Greeted at New York
Sees Urele sans Warships-Re-
ceises Great Ovation
ON Landing.

New York, Aug. 29.-L Hung Chang,
viceroy of China. ambassador extraor-
binary TO Russia and world-renowned
diplomat, arrived in New York Friday
and became the guest of the nation.
The day was q perfect one. Bright
sunlight overhead, an atmos phere clear
as crystal, with tinge of autumn cool
ness in il, and light breeze that ruff
fed the surface of the bay combined to
make the first view that Ii Hung Chang
had of the harbor of the metropolis a
pleasant one. Added TO it's natural
beauties was the imposing spectacle
furnished by the presence of the finest
feet of war ships Uncle Sam has ever
gathered together. They were the best
of the new navy, aud every vessel was
polished and painted and made ready
in Bristol fashion for the reception of
the honored guest. There was the fine
cruiser New York, flag ship of the fleet,
with Admiral Bunce on board; the
cruisers Cincinnati. Columbia. Raleigh,
Newark. the battle ships Indiana and
Massachusetts, peerless in their class;
the Maine, the Texas, the monitors
Amphitrite and Terror, the ram katah-
idin and the dispatch boat Dolphin,
with the reception committee on board.
The committee from the Dolphin
boarded the st. Louis off quarantine and
accompanied Ii Hung Chang to the
pier of the American line at the foot of
Fulton street, where the landing was
made. Preparations for the reception
Of the famous Chinaman had been cnre-
fully arranged. Maj. Gen. Thomas
Kruger. commander of the department of
the east, as the personal representative
of President Cleveland, with his Two
staff officers, Maj. George w. Davis and
Capt. Mills; William w. Rockhill, first
assistant secretary of state, represent
ing his department; the Chinese min
lister, Yang Yu, and secretary; the
Chinese Consul SEE, and representative