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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-30
THREE FIRES AT PHILADELPHIA.
A WOrsted Mills, n Tannery and a
Planning Mill Burned.

Philadelphia, March 29.-The Glenmore
Worsted mills Samuel p. Woods & Son)
at Tenth street and Germantown avenue,
were destroyed by fire yesterday. The
loss on the stock and machinery was
$l95,OO0, on which there is an insurance
of $4,000. The loss on the building was
about $4,000, on which the insurance Is
not known. Three hundred hands are
thrown out of work
Two fires occurred here early this MORN
ing, resulting in a total loss of $4,000
One was in the factory building of the
North Star Tannery Company, at Third
and Willow streets. The loss here was
$4,000, partially covered by insurance.
The other fire damaged the planning mill
OF the Fite Ardello Company at Twen-
loss in this fire was $4,000, fully covered
by insurance.
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wEsToN's STORES LAID WASTE.
Nearly Every business Place I'm the
Town Burned.


Weston, w. Va, March 29.-The fire
which started in the Commercial hotter
here last night burned itself out shortly
after daylight to-day. having destroyed
nearly the entire business portion of the
town.
Among the large buildings burned are
the Commercial and Central hotels, post
office. Kitsons block, Dawson building,
Griffin's flour mills, the opera house.
POSTS drug store and building, Loeke's
shoe store and handsome residence ao-
joining, the O'Hara building and Dyer
saloon. Besides these there was a large
number Of small buildings, including three
general stores, two groceries and two sa-
looms
The loss is variously estimated at from
$4,000 to 100000, about 20 per cent of
which is covered by insurance.
The state asylum for insane was at no
time In serious danger, but the unfortu-
nate inmates who did not know this were,
frantic ana the scene there during the
connagration was terrible and will prom
ably result In many deaths from oves-
excitement.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-30
LURED TO CRIME BY LUST.
A Farm Hand Outrages a Woman
During Her Husbands Absence.


Crown Point. Ind, March 29.-It is very
probable that the Crown Point Jail yard
will be the scene of a lynching party be-
fore tomorrow.
Albert Knauss, farm hand working
for Nicholas HAHN, a prosperous farmer
living five miles south of this place, brutal
ly and criminally assaulted Mrs. HAHN
while her husband was away from home
The brute then kicked Mrs. HAHN into
an insensible condition, and her condition
is extremely doubtful.
Knauss was arrested and placed in Jail
yesterday. A well defined rumor is in
circulation that he will be taken from Jail
and lynched and Sheriff Hayes has placed
the jail under a strong guard of deputies
A mob of about fifty men surrounded the
jail this evening and clamored loudly for
Knauss- Sheriff Hayes, with a loaded
Winchester told the mob to disperse and
threatened to shoot the first man who ap-
peared on the Jail steps. The mob, cowed,
and lacking organization dispersed, but
more trouble is looked for.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-30
SHOT BY HIS WIFE.
A Negro Killed for Ordering a WO-
man to Leave His House.

Springfield, o., March 29-Arthur Will
son, a well known and respected colored
man, was shot and killed this afternoon
by his wife, the only witness to the deed
being a woman named Blair, over whom
the trouble occurred The Blair woman
was staying at Wilson's house against
his wishes, as his wife's guest. Wilson
insisted on her leaving, and his wife re-
fused to let her go. Wilson then took
the womans trunk and started to leave
with it, when his wife drew a revolver and
shot him twice. He died in a few hours
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-30
PINAR DEL RIO NOT CAPTURED.
Col. Molina ROuts Band of Rebels
After killing Fifty-hve.
From STAFF Correspondent of the United
Press.

From Staff Correspondent of the United
Press.
Havana. March 29-At a meeting of the
leaders of the autonomist party held
Thursday it was decided to take no part
in the approaching election of members
of the Chamber Of Deputies, but to vote
only for two senators, one to represent
the university and one the Economical
Society. The decision is causing much
comment.
Col. Molina reports the capture of a
rebel camp at Guaatimal near Corral
False, province of Matanzas. The troops
attacked the camp with machetes The
rebels fed, leaving behind them ffty-fve
dead. Many of their wounded they car
ried away with them. People IN the vi
cinity say many other dead bodies are
strewn around near the camp.
The government denies the rlTmors of
an attack upon and capture of the city
of Pinar del Rio by the rebels under Ma
Geo.
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Dry Goods Dealers burned ont.

Denison, Tex, March 29.-The three
story brick building, corner Main street
and Austin avenue was destroyed by fire
a little before midnight last night. The
building was occupied by star & Grund-
stein, dry goods. The loss on the building
100000.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-30
KITCHENER AT wADY-HALFA.
The Report of "A Defeat for the
Egyptians Untrue.

Cairo, March 29.-Gen. Kitchener. sirdar
of the Egyptian army. and his staff ar
rived at Wady-Halfa to-day. The second
column of the expedition, under Maj. Nc
Donald. is approaching Akasheh Sixty
dervishes reconnoitered the column. but
were fired upon by the artillery where
upon they rapidly retired.
The report Of the defeat Of the EgyTstian
advance guard by the dervishes. near
Akasheh. turns out TO have been untrue.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-30
A COAL BREAKER BURNED.
The Loss About 100000 and 800 Men
Thrown Out of Work.

Scranton, Pa, March 29-Breaker No. (
of the Johnson Coal Company at Price
burg, six miles from this city, was totally
destroyed by fire last night, together with
the engine room, fire room and black
smith shops. The breaker had a capac-
ity of COO tons. Three hundred men will
be thrown out of employment. The loss
win be about 100000 The origin of the
fire is unknown.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-30
MAvOYENI BEY NOT TO MOVE.
Turkey Not to Recall Her Minister
to This Country

Washington, March 29.-The Turkish le-
cation to-day received the following tel
egram from the Turkish minister Of for
eign affairs: The news telegraphed to the
London Times about the Turkish legation
of Washington being false. you may con-
tradict it."
The above undoubtedly refers to the dis
patch from Constantinople to the effect
that Mavroyeni Bey, the Turkish minister
to this country, and his secretary, were to
be recalled.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-30
MURDERED BY MINERS.
Drinking and Gambling Turns Elk
horn Into Hades on Earth.

Huntington. w. Va. March pa num-
Der of miners were drinking and gambling
at Elkhorn last night. Several fights oc-
CURED in the town, resulting in two
Deaths
James Davis was killed while trying to
restore peace among his friends.
Lizzie Grady was killed by N. E. Fort
ner without any proYocation. The wo-
man was sitting quietly in her restaurant
when the desperate shot her. Fortner is
at large.
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Fatally Cut by An ex-Judee.

Knoxville, Tenn, March 29.-At Hunts
VILE. Bill Lowe was fatally cut to-day by
ex-County Judge 3. L. Rizden Rizden ac-
cused Lowe of swearing a lie relative to
an account against him. Lowe attempted
to get a brick and Rizden cut him.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-30
AN ANTI-BOER PROPAGANDA.
The London Chronicle DenOunces
Its Demand for Troops.

London, March 29-In its issue to-mor-
row the Chronicle will denounce the de-
mand that Is growing in certain English
newspapers in favor Of sending powerfui
expedition to South Africa. The Chron;-
cle Ascribes the demand to an anti-Boer
propaganda that is being pushed by ring
ol capilallsta.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-30
Eve Tor Free SILVER.

ST. Louis, March 29.-Democratlc con-
ventlons were held yesterday in FIVE coun-
ties Of Missouri-Bentley, Usage, Rapid,
Marion and Greene-and each OF them
passed free silver resolutions.
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YaIe,s Lads to BE wen treated.

London, March 29.-The Daily News.
commenting on the decision of the Yale
navy to send a crew to take part in the
Henley regatta, will say tomorrow that
the Americans may rest assured that they
will be given hearty reception.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-30
BARON RusseII COMM orer.

London, March 29.-The Chronicle will
tomorrow say that Baron Russell of XII
lowen. lord chief justice Of England, will
visit the United States in September 10
attend the conference Of jurisfs at Sara
tOga
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-30
An EngIIsh Authoresn pend.

London. March 29.-Mrs. Elizabeth
Charles. author Of THE Chronicles of IN
SchOmburg-Cotta Family, "Tha Martvr
OF Spain and a number OF other works
died at Hampstead to-day.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-30
NUPTIAL KNOT CUT.
H. Il. Crttenden Granted Divorce
From His wife.

81 Louis, Mo-, March 29.-Henry Hous-
yoH Crittenden was yesterday granted a
gNorce from Daisy Dozier Crittenden, on
1.e grounds of desertion. No defense was
offered.
y.o2Jn are members of prominent and
eeltny families. Mrs. Crittenden is the
ea.shter of a millionaire cracker manu-
iqcturer, and Mr. Crittenden Is the son of
~u- --Su- Thomas 4. Crittendcn, now consul
1rferal TO Mexico, and once governor Of
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-30

Rogers, Ark, March 29.-Pulash Duck
worth, a farmer living five miles west Of
here this morning. while temporarily in
sane, killed his wife, fatally wounded his
5-year-old daughter. and then cut his own
throat, dying instantly.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-30
THREE KILLED by A LANDSLIDE.
An Express Train FIagged Just in
Time to Save 1t.

Time to Save 1t.
Hinton, w. Va, March 29.-Three peo-
Pie We're instantly killed and two others
seriously injured at Echo. a mining town
Iorty miles west of here, this morning A
mass of stone, loosened by the spring
i@Ills' rolled down the mountain side, tear
tas up coke ovens and railroad tracks and
mH5ily crashing through a dwelling house
nl.h the above result The killed are:
Law. O '~e'
me names of the injured could not be
LIalAeu. Henry Law, the occupant of the
pouse, rushed out and tagged an east
vu0unq express train, which was due, and
~gula nave probably been derailed by the
IulleQ condition of the Track
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-30

The action of the high court at Leip-
sic in quashing the conviction of Robert
Kneebs, the American horseman. who was
recently tried on the charge OF ringing
lie Kneebs on the German trotting course,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-20
FLORIDA.

Ocala's new city council held its first
meeting Tuesday.
Joseph Cardy is working up a naval
reserve for Tampa.
A lodge of the knights of Dixie has
been organized in Pensacola
All Of the furnished rooms of the Odd
Fellows home at Gainesville are occu-
pied.
Stock in the Tampa and Manatee tele-
phone line is being literally subscribed
for at Tampa.
All the West Florida exhibit which was
at the Atlanta exposition has been re-
turned to Pensacola.
George f. stith, for many years post
master and merchant at Lakeland, has
sold out and moved to Virginia.
More than twice as many marriages
of white people took place in Hillsbor-
ough county last year than in any coun-
ty in the state.
A compromise has been affected in the
johnson case and the absconding broker
will return from Tampa to Philadelphia
without fear of prosecution.
The fine of $50 imposed by Judge Phil
lips OF Tampa on NJ B. Macfarlane for
contempt of court last week, in Tampa,
has been RENTED, the attorney making
an apology for his utterances.
Capt. Thomas r. Burnham of Pensacola
arrived home. Friday night from a fishing
cruise in the gulf and first received the
sad intelligence of the death of his wife,
which event occurred twelve days ago.
big timber deal has been consuma-
ted in the western portion of Alachua
county. The Suwannee River Phosphate
Company sold q 600 acres of excellent pine
land to a turpentine company, who will
at once box the trees.
The venerable C. S. Reynolds. who
founded the first newspaper in Hills
borough county, and who has lately been
publishing the Clearwater Press has
been compelled by old age and increas sing
infrmities to retire from active labor
Three negroes entered the grocery store
of Mrs. Mary Powers at Jacksonville Fri
day night while no one was present but
Miss Powers. One of the trio pointed a
pistol at the girls head and compelled her
to remain quiet while his companions rob-
bed the money drawer of $50. The negroes
escaped.
Upon the Gardner place at Fort Myers
is q large, thrifty orange tree upon which
two distinct varieties of oranges are
growing on one while upon the opposite
side the branches are weighted down with
heavy clusters of grape fruit In the
same grove will be found heavily laden
mandarin trees whose branches are bow
ed to the ground with their fragrant bur
dens.
Thursday in the supreme court of the
United States, Justice Shiras gave a de-
cision in the case of the Jacksonville
Mayport-Pahlo Railway and Navigation
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ent at the test OF the meters st proposes
TO make.
Camilla correspondent Morning News:
The public schools opened here this week
in the new building with about 100 pupils.
which has Just been completed at "A cost
OF 5000. 1t Is two stories and brick
vaneered with large auditorium. There
are four teachers and a first class graded
school has been organized. The tuition
is free, the teachers being paid out of the
state schools fund supplemented out of the
earnings of the local liquor dispensary,
controlled by the mayor and council of
Camilla.
Judge Johnson of the state pension de-
partment in the executive Office has about
finished the work of paying off pensions
So far 1t has been ascertained that out
of the total number of two thousand
claimants, forty have died before the
money was ready for them. The gaps
caused by their falling out were at once
filled by other claimants and still there
are between three and four hundred vet
Grams who have approved claims that had
not been passed upon soon enough for
them to get their money at present.
At Athens Friday Judge Foster rendered
his decision regarding the laborer's liens
foreclosed by J. II. Williams, w. II. Con-
away, John b. Wihbanks and J. r. VIII
liams, upon the material of the Athens
Evening News Publishing Company. The
liens were attacked on the ground that
the four printers had agreed to become
stockholders in the company, and that as
partners they couldn't foreclose a laborer's
lien. Judge Foster took a different view
of the case from the evidence and sustain
ed the validity of the liens. X. NJ. Cheshire.
proprietor of the News, will appeal the
case to the superior court on writ of Ger
tiorari.
Dublin correspondent Morning News:
The election to decide for waterworks and
electric lights, was won by a large vote.
A convention of the republican party is
called for next Friday. Henry Johnson,
the negro who was accidentally shot from
a careless handling of pistol in the woods,
died last week. In the superior court
this week the most important case
will be the murder trial of Edward and Ira
Walker, two young white men, the sons of
Joshua Walker, one of the most promi-
nent men in Laurens county. They are
charged with killing Frank Moss, negro
who was stealing cotton from the planta-
tion. Edward escaped to Alabama, but
was apprehended later. Coils. Hightower,
Ciriner and ]. p. Walker, the latter a
brother of the boys, will defend the accus-
cd while the prosecution will be assisted
by Col. H. 2. Howard.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-20
BRUNswICK'S HARBOR IMPROVE
MENT.
The Southern Railroad Getting in
Harmony with the People.

Harhohy WIN the People.
Brunswick. Ga. Jan. 19.-Col. c. p.
Goodyear, Gen. J. Floyd King and Mr.
Thomas O'Connor leave Tuesday for
Washington. aMr. O'Connor goes as the
agent Of Brunswick to urge appropria-
tons for improvements on this immediate
coast. Brunswick's harbor has never re-
ceived very much recognition from the
government. Col. Goodyear and Gen. King
viii urge congress to examine further
brunswick ocean bar. 1t is expected thai
these gentlemen will be in Washington
about six weeks.
Mr.. J. +. Whiting, for some months
resident manager of Wheelwright & Co
lumber exporters, has resigned that posi-
tlon ,and Will return to Pensacola, Fla.
his former home.
There has been for long time in Bruins
wick a feeling against the Southern rail-
road, due to the belief that il was work
ing against this port and for the benefit
OF other ports distant from Georgia. Re-
Gently the feeling has diminished to a
certain extent and gradually a better one
to be an earnest effort on the part of
the Southern folks to give Brunswick a
good passenger service and freight rates
in proportion to those furnished other
ports. Within the past two weeks there
have been three visits made here by three
separate parties of well-knoWn officials
connected with the road, and their man
ner of acting leads the observing ones to
conclude that they mean to give Bruins
wick even better advantages than she
now has. On the passenger and freight
service Messrs. Beauprie and Hardwick
talk eneouragingly. They desire espe-
cially to remove what local prejudice yet
exists
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THE MORNING NEWS MONDAY, JANUARY 90 1896

lie nred the contents OF a shotgun into
~, klhng his brother Jim, who was armed
Win dolhle-barrcied gun. and was pre-
sumaDiy intending 10 carry out his threat.
Monday night Mrs. ". ". Keys. wife
OF Mr. Keys Of the Baptist Courier at
Greenville. was suffering intensely with
headache Looking for some means Of
relleI, she found IN a box two morphine
plls OF a fourth OF a grain each which
Lad been left from some used by Mr..
Keys during sever illness last fall. Mrs.
Keys took the pills, knowing the quantity
70 pc regarded as a safe dose. About 4
CLOCK Tuesday morning Mr.. Keys noticed
nef breathing unnaturally and succeeded
N partly arousing her. She remained
droWsy, but about 10 O'Clock undertook
70 get up and dress She was so weak
however, that her daughter assisted her
PACK 70 bed, Then Mrs. Keys almost
nheQlately fell into a profound slumber.
fourteen hours after she had taken the
pllis DTS. Earle and Rutledge were called
~ ana they worked nearly all day, using
Slectrlc shocks and other remedies proper
LOT such cases. 1t was not until late Tues
oay nlght that the sufferer was found to
be out Of danger
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wAYCROsS NEWS wAIFs.
n Number of Interesting Items From
That Thriving Town.

Waycross, Ca, Jan. 19.-The Georgia and
Alabama railroad has bought the Able
vile and Waycross railroad, which ex-
tends TO Lulaville. four miles north of
Fitzgerald. The line has been graded to
fitzgerald and the track will be completed
IN hfteen days. -Four hundred men are at
work on the Triton and Northeastern ex-
tension to Fitzgerald and the track is be-
ing laid as fast as possible. A union pas
senger station will soon be erected in FitZ-
gerald. Two $4,000 tourist hotels will soon
be erected.
gentleman in this city received let
ter yesterday from Columbus, o., stating
mat g. w. Shuts and j. NJ. Stiger would
arrive here next Tuesday with an excur-
sion of the Elwood Park cOlonists.
AFTER this week, Waycross will have tele-
ph0nic connection with WaresborO.
Waycross promptly raised the required
$4,000 for the removal of the Wilson Shoe
Manufacturing Companys plant to Way
cross from Brunswick and it remains TO be
seen whether the factory will remain at
Brunswick.
An old crippled soldier in skeleton cos
tune at his tent will be one of the many
attractions here Monday.
A movement is on foot to establish a
factory here that will be the first Of its
kind In the state, or south for that mat
DR.. T. S. Paine. an enthusiastic confed-
crate veteran, bought 500 United States
mass to decorate his store and residence
on Monday
The Old Methodist church, which was
recently named Trinity, has been repaired
and reprinted
The board of managers for the board
of trade are in correspondence with shirt
manufacturing concern for the removal of
the factory to Waycross.
Hunting is good south of Waycross,
and several parties have hunted quail.
duck and bear in that section recently
Mr. G. W. Shuts, the organizer of the
ElWood Park colony, says that among the
several attractions at Elwood Park, a
mile this side of Glenmore, will be a beau
tiful artificial lake.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-20

Company, plaintiff in error, VS.. Mary j.
Hooper and husband, ct al. defendants
IN error. affirming the judgment of the
circuit court Of the United States in Jack
sonvtlle, taxing costs and interests. When
Alexander Wallace constructed the above
railroad Hooper and wife agreed to erect
hotel at Mayport, and, in the agree
ment, 1t was covenanted that Wallace, as
owner of the road, was to keep the hotel
insured. This Wallace claimed he could
not do, as no company would take the
risk. The hotel was burned and suit for
5000 was brought against the railroad
Wallace, in the meantime, having died.
The road claimed that it was not respOn-
sible for the private agreements made by
Wallace. The lower court awarded Hoop
er 5000, but now IL il said II will require
at least $4,000 to wipe out the debt, costs
and attorneys fees. This road has al
ways been loaded down with law suits
and claims
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Columbia Bicycles
Crawford Bicycles,

Regular price SIS price Sos being extensively
advertised by our competitors We glad they
have no better We pay strict attention to our
own business, and that is the why sell the
amount of wheels that #edo. We have sold more
wheels since the 18th of December than all COM
pettors put together will sell in year. At the close
of business Saturday night the 18th OF January,
we delivered to purchasers
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A nig RexiynI ut Augusta.

Augusta Ga, Jan. 19.-To-night a Sc
ries of revival meetings were begun by
Rev F. T. Pierson. All the leading
churches had no services and united in
the Pierson meeting in the First Baptist
church. Before the hour the church was
filled to it's capacity, wall to wall, with
seats in every aisle, and an overflow
meeting was conducted in st. Johns
church by the Rev. w. w. Keene of Win
chester, Ky. The outlook is promising for
a great revival
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Can t Ride, You Soy.

Come to us and we will teach you-Out in the Park
extension every bright morning from 10 o'clock to
O'clock and in the afternoon from $3.50 to 6 o'clock
in private hall You can't fall off, you can't get
hurt, won't let you, as instructors know all
about If.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-20

KOREA'S QUEEN Is DEAD.
Col. COckeriII Gives Assurance That
the Royal Lady Is No More.
From the New York Herald.

From the New York Herald.
Yokohama, Japan, Jan. 1.-THE Queen
of Korea is certainly dead. There is ms
truth in the story that she escaped from
her murderers at Seoul. Two Korean
dummies have just been executed for par
ticipaton in the murder.
John A Cockerill