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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-31
CYCLONE IN OKLAHOMA.
The Town of Chandler in Ruins ana
Dozen Lives Lost.


Dozen Lives Lost.
Guthrie. March SO.--A cyclone at Chand-
Ter. forty miles east OF here, at dusk this
evening, destroyed three-fourths Of the
town Of 1900 people. and the latest news Is
that $50 are badly hurt, and dozen or
more people killed. The known dead are
Mr.. and Mrs. WOODMAN.
Mrs MITCHELL.
Mrs THOMAS SMITH.
ATTORNEY JOHN DAWSON.
The injured so far known are:
SAMUEL HIGHTOWER.
JOHN MCARLEY. brother-in-law Of
United States Marshal Nagle, clerk of tho
court.
+. N. BLACK and his father.
JOHN FOSTER.
Mrs. EMORY FOSTER.
Two daughters of County Treasurer
Ulam.
SAMUEL WINTHROP.
GEORGE MHENRY.
Nearly every building in the town was
wrecked and daylight viii undoubtless re-
veal the presence of many more dead
The storm broke without warning and
rev hhu time 10 nunt for places or SAFETY.
Judge Dale was holding court and the
building was rolled off its foundation and
turned over, but the court attaches all es-
capped.
A large number of physicians has left
here for forty-mile drive I'm the dark
with a load of medicines, surgical lnstru-
ments etc.
The storm came from the southwest with
terrific force, destroying everything In its
pr ~ raA ,ttf
one building, the Mitchell hotel, is left in
tact
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-31
INCENDIARIsM Ar PORTSMOUTH.
Three More Attempts Made TO
scourge the Town With Fire.

Scourge the Town With Fire.
Norfolk, Va. March SO-There we're
three more attempts at incendiarism In
Portsmouth last night. These, following
the great conhagration of Sunday morn
ing, that swept away large portion Of
the city. have thrown the inhabitants into
such nervous state that sleep is almost
impossible. The police last night discov-
cred the attempted incendiarism in time
to prevent repetition of the calamity Of
Sunday.
The mayor to-day issued a proclamation
Offering a reward OF $500 for the convic-
ton OF any person guilty OF originating
fhe fires
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-31
TUG SUNK Ar MEMPHIS.
Was Carrying Correspondents
Through the Flood Districts.

Memphis, Tenn, March sO.--The steam
tug FL Rio Ray sunk IN the
harbor here this morning. The
crew OF five men had narrow
escapes from drowning. The tug
was valued at 5000 and was owned By
John Raftery, q newspaper correspondent,
OF St. Louis. The tug had been In the em-
ploy Of the 81. Louis Republic In carrying
correspondents through the flood districts
and In rescuing refugees
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-31

Cincinnati, o., March SO.-Whls<y dis
tillers' finished goods were advanced yec-
terday from basis Of Sl.17 per gallon 10
a.is. This was dono without any formal
agreement among producers.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-31

seven miles north of Arkansas City. At
2 O'Clock p. m. to-day this break had
reached width of 800 feet and was wild
ening fast. The water was going through
with terrific force.
President Maxwell of the Fifth Louis
lana district says that unless unforeseen
events occur the Louisiana levees will hold
Information just received states that the
large levees at Homichitto, Isoaquena
county, is in a dangerous condition.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-31

Greenvilie, Miss, March SO.-The levee
broke at Mound Landing, Miss, fifteen
miles north of this place at 8 o'clock this
morning. Greenyille and all the towns
west OF Deer creek will be flooded.
The break at Stead's Landing, near
Perthshire, was 1900 feet wide this morn
ing. The entire lower half of the delta
will be under water within three days. All
able-bodied men have been called out to
throw up protecting levees around the
city.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-31

London. March 30--The Old Bank OF
Weymouth suspended to-day with liablli-
tles OF iJ000o0
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-31

Cairo, ILL.,, March SO.-The Ohio river
fell two-tenths of an inch during the last
twenty-four hours and the gauge reads
5l.S feet. The reports received from Up
per Ohio. Tennessee and Cumberland riv-
er points show the river is falling, and it
is believed the worst is over.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-31
RIVERA RETICENT.
He Declines to Talk About the Con-
ditiOn of Cuba's Army.


ditiOn of Cuba's Army.
Havana, March 30.-Several reporters
went to San Cristobal to-day for the pur-
pose of interviewing Gen. Ruls Rivera,
the commander of the insurgents in Pinar
del Rio, who was wounded and captured
by the forces of Gen. Valesquo, after an
engagement on Sunday.
The reporters found Gen. Rivera. who
was confined in the quarters of the guar
dia civil, resting more easily than he did
yesterday, his wounds having been attend
ed to by the Spanish physician. He was
very reticent regarding the coDdition Of
affairs among the insurgents, In the prov
inee, positively refusing to answer any
questions on the subject. He spoke freely
enough on other topics and dwelt at
length upon the history of the ten-years
war, in which he played prominent part
One of the interSiewers asked him II he
did not think IL useless to cause so much
bloodshed in fighting against the sover-
eighty OF Spain. His face at once became
very serious, and he replied: Time will
show; history will Judge"
Both Gen. Rivera and Col. Bacaloa said
that they We're thankful for the good
treatment they had received since they
were captured. Gen. Rivera presented a
diamond ring that he wore to the sur
geon who attended him after he was made
a prisoner.
Madrid, March SO.-A dispatch from Ha-
vana states that the Spanish troops have
seized twenty-five rebel dynamite depots
The dispatch adds that the rebel leaders
Miro, Perico, Delgado and Bermudac have
died from fever.
1t also states that the rebels under Co
mez, and another band each lost forty
men killed in encounters, the localities
of which arc not given
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-31

THE MORNING NEWS.
Established 1850. incorporated 1888.
! ]. H. ESTILL, President.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-31

Trieste, March SO.-The Austrian govern
ment has forbidden the expectation of
100000 cartridges, which were ordered
from an Austrian firm by the government
of Greece.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-31

Canea, March 3O.-The insurgents to-day
attacked the town of Izzedin, which
caused the warships to lombard them.
Later, the place was occupied by mixed
detachment of international troops.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-12-03
THEIR LIABILITIES FIXED.
stockholders In . Kansas Corporation Hels
ON Double Liability.

stockholders In . Kansas Corporation Held
ON Double Liability.
ROCHESTER, N. ", Nov. S0.-Judge
Coke, in the United States district
court, has rendered a decision in the
case of the National Bank of Com
merce, of Kansas City, Mo-, against
Chauncey B. Woodwork, of this
city in one of the Western Farm
Loan & Mortgage company's suits
This suit was brought to enforce
the payment of a judgment en-
tered in Kansas against Woodwork,
on his stock in the company, under
the liability law. Judge Coke decides
that the plaintiff is entitled to judg-
ment as demanded in the complaint
with interest at the rate of six per cent
per annum from the date of the action.
The decision upholds the Kansas judg-
ment as to stockholders, wherever they
may reside. In the case against Mr..
Woodwork, the amount of the judg-
ment is SIS. 900, and interest is to be
added. The decision in this case has
been awaited with much interest. as
there are several similar suits pending.
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BRIEF AND POINTED.
A sneaker Who Didn't Have Much {
Saw.

Say.
The pride of visitors to Washington VINO
70 to the senate chamber or house OF rep
resentatiyes to see the congressman or SEN
ator from their district and hear HIM make
a speech is often apparent at the nat'onai
capitol.
One man had been observed as frequent
visitor in the gallery of the house. 1rieho
took the seat beside him one day, ana warm
greetings were exchanged between the two.
Have you seen him.! asked the new
conner. ;,
YES" was the reply, I've seen him.
"Have you had the luck to be here when
he was talking."
81 took care not to miss anything he might
say. I've been here every day.
Il don't blame you. l only wish mad
the time. The way he woke up those mo-
nopolies and ringsters out home was eau
ton, and then he was only nlbbllng at the
questions of the day, just getting the flavor
of the social situation previous to stepping
in and biting out chunk or two"
That's the way / always looked at him.
Il suppose his voice has been ringing out
in clarion tones.
M yes" was the doubtful rejoinder.
what did he say" exclaimed the Ques-
toner, eagerly. I'm bet it was something
brief and to the point
so far as l can judge l tried not to let
any of his remarks get away from me, but
I'm afraid that maybe / wasn't watchful
enough. I've only heard him speak five
times. Three of them he said aye and the
other two he said no. "-Washington Star.
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NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL,
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY will, it was re-
ported, recommend in his message to
congress speedy legislation to secure
the best possible government for
Alaska and that some action be taken
to protect the forests in the big terri
tory.
FRANK ). BLACK, governor Of New
York, said the other day in regard to
legislation this winter at Albany: ''My
aim shall be not to encourage too much
legislation. We have too much 1egis-
lation, and for that reason 1 vetoed
some 500 bills passed by the last legis-
lature. l had rather the legislature
would not pass them than to have the
trouble to veto them"
A MEETING was recently held by lead
ers of all political parties in Oklahoma
at Guthrie and plans were discussed for
calling a monster non-partisan state
hood convention on December 16. The
territory is unanimous for statehood
and congress will be bombarded with
memorials and petitions for immediate
action.
A PETITION to the senators of the
United States was ISIS led from the
headquarters of the Irish National al
lance in New York on the Goth against
the adoption of an arbitration treaty
with England. The petition will be
circulated over the country by the A.
o. H. and other rish-American soci-
cites.
The general assembly of Georgia
met on the 25th, listened to the chap
lot
journed. This will cost the state
$1,000 for its pay. The legislators
on the cath had refused to pass a mo-
ton to adjourn over Thanksgiving
day.
GEN. CALIATO GARCIA. commander
in-chief of the eastern division of the
Cuban army, has issued a manifesto,
setting forth that any member of his
forces, whatever his rank, who may
receive Spanish commissioner bear
ing offers of autonomy from Spain will
be regarded as a spy and punished as
such.
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY has, it was
said, directed Secretary Gage to scale
all estimates of expenditures to the
lowest limit. Most of the departments
had submitted their estimates of eX-
penditures for the ensuing year to the
secretary of the treasury, but the total
was so large that the president ordered
them to be put through trimming
process.
Miss MAUD CONNIE lectured at Den
yer. Col, recently on the condition of
the peasantry in Ireland and a resolu-
ton was afterwards passed by the
Irish-Americans deprecating any
treaty between the United States and
England.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-12-03
A GLORIOUS STATE.
Kansas Farms Yielded Products This
Year Valued at Si36, 1896, 1858.
Wheat and Not Corn Ii King in the Sum
flower State-Final Figures a Com.
piled by Secretary Coburn-
The Yield by Counties.

TOPEKA, Kan, Nov. 26.-Secretarv
Coburn, of the state board of agricul-
ture, issued the final crop bulletin for
the year yesterday. 1t is said to be
the most complete and correct annual
bulletin ever issued. 1t shows the
states crop yields, farm products and
live stock business for the year 1897 to
be unprecedented.
The total yield Of winter wheat is so O40 S74
bushels. worth t33 7es 6I2. or almost 100 per
cent more than last years crop Its average
yield per acre for the entire state is 1907. The
corn crop is 152 14O. 993 bushels. or 69, 2Ts 42I
bushels less than in 1898. and its value S2S 555
e93 81. or 20 less. OF oats the yield is o. -
43l. 273 bushels, increase OF 4Il6,5 sol bushels
The value Of the crop is So 1913 1922 the increased
value g. 121. $40; the yield per acre. % 81 BUSH
els Spring wheat shows yield Of 1856 30 BUSH
els. as against 65l ,523 bushels in 1895 Its value
is $685. 691.
The combined home value Of winter and
spring wheat, corn and oats is s66 76S. 7Ss. OF
the same crops last year it was SIS OIL 80 less
This statement as to the yields and values OF
the different crops and live stock represents
what has probably been by all odds the most
thorough and detailed investigation ever made
along these lines by any state or government
Official 1t is Secretary Coburn's determination
to have these Kansas showings accurate as
to be beyond REPUTATION or successful dispute
from any source whatever
Sumner county was the banner wheat county
| of the state, with it's 4, 5S5, O6) bushels Repub-
lie county diSplaces Jewell as the banner corn
county, with its 7,739.156 bushels Marion
county takes the banner for oats with its f,2l7,-
238 bushels
The net increase in the value of this years
agricultural productions over that of 1896 is
i2O 04o, 2i6 and OF live stock $50. sos 9S5 total
net increase Of more than 81 per cent
Secretary Coburn estimates the acreage sown
to winter wheat is 16 per cent greater than last
year.
The following table shows the yields
of winter wheat. corn and oats for
each county:
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-12-03
MADE HIM PROPOSE.
And 1t Was Not n Very Difficult I'm
dert1lSinE.

The diffident young man wanted to pro-
pose to his girl, but for the life of him he
did not know how to go about it. He read
books on the subject, and sought informa,,
ton from men who had experience; and
while the theories were admirable, in every
instance he found that the practice thereof
was a different thing. He was walking with
her one evening, thinking over these things,
when her shoe became united. She stuck
out her pretty little foot with smile, and
looked down at it. He fell on his knees to
tie the lace. Then he walked on with her.
The shoe became united again. The third
time it happened he was ready as before.
''See if you can't tie knot that won't
come undone," she said, as he worked away
at it.
He looked up at her tenderly.
IF l can't, l know man who can" he
said.
DO You want him to tie it?" she asked,
coguettishly.
YES" he replied.
She jerked her foot away. He smiled to
himself
It's the parson," he said. And he rose
to his feet and finished the proposal.-Tit
Bits.
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PENALTY CLAUSE INVALID.
Judge Hazen Decides an Interesting POin
Tn NJ Alonax

Judge Hazen Decides an Interesting Point
to Borrowers of Money.
TOPEKA, Kan, Nov. 30.-In the dis
trict court here yesterday, Judge
Hazen decided that the penalty clause
of the usury law was invalid. Some
months ago David Parks borrowed $40
from g. L. Stonehill, with the under
standing that he would pay interest
at the rate of 10 per cent. per month.
Stonehill received 81 month for eight
months, which he claimed was inter
est, when Parks quit paying. Stone
hill fled suit to recover the principal
$40. Parks claimed that the penalty
for usury was the cancellation of the
principal, and that he did not own
Stonehill anything. Judge Hazen held
that where a man paid usury interest
he could not claim a penalty, but that
the 81 a month paid by Parks would
apply on the principal.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-12-03

1T is estimated that the cost of con.
struction of the projected ship canal
from North Tonawanda via Lake On.
tario and the Mohawk and Hudson
rivers to New York harbor will reach
S., 900, 900. At West Troy it is pro
posed to build a lock in connection
with this canal which will have q lift
of "a feet BY constructing a few hun.
dred feet Of low embankment the Mo
hawk river can be made to contain
the first lock of the canal The route
of the canal will be by way of Science.
tady, Utica. Rome, Herkimer, Oneida
lake. the Oswego river and thence "a
Lake Ontario.
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Ex-AUDITOR MORE GUILTY.
Judge Cornish Overruied the Technical De
Tense of the NebrasIA ex. Omcial.

Judge Cornish Overruled the Technical De-
Tense of the Nebraska ex- Official.
LINCOLN, Neb., Nov. 30.-Eugene
Moore. eX-auditor of state, charged
with the ENLIGHTENMENT of S23, 200, was
yesterday afternoon declared guilty as
charged. Sentence was deferred.
Moore and his attorneys admitted the
shortage, but contended that it was
not -embezzlement, inasmuch as the
money taken, consisting of insurance
fees, should have been paid according
to law to the state treasurer instead
of himself and that he was responsible
only to the insurance companies
Judge Cornish overruled this technical
defense and committed him to the Gus
tody of the sheriff until sentence is
pronounced.
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CEATH IN A GALE.
English Coast Swept by n Terrible Storm
Many Ships Founder

English Coast Swept by Terrible Storm
Many Ships Founder.
LONDON, Nov. 30.-The latest report
from various points along the coast
show that the gale which swept Eng
lish waters Sunday and Monday was
one of the worst storms of recent
years. In many places it was almost
cyclonic in its violence. and the long
list of disasters includes large loss
of life. many wrecks of large vessels
and the loss of scores, if not hundreds,
of smaller crafts, with serious damage
to property ashore at many important
towns Many ships are known to have
foundered. in most cases, it is feared,
with all on board. Scarcely town
on the coast has escaped without more
or less injury, falling walls and flying
debris adding to the loss of life. There
have been rockets and lifeboat res
cues almost without number. Stories
of thrilling escapes come from all
DOintS
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THE BOYCOTT is LEGAL.

Michigan Judge Refuses to Enjoin Labor
Organizations from Using Legitimate
Measures.
DETROIT. Mich, Nov. 30.-Judge Hos
mer, of the circuit court, yesterday de-
clined to interfere with a boycott by
employees of a milling firm. A tempo
rary injunction had been issued re.
straining the Railway Transfers
union and Trades council from un.
lawfully interfering with the business
of Jacob Beck & Sons Judge Hosmer
stated he would make the injunction
permanent SO far as violence or dis
turbances are concerned, but could not
interfere with ''peaceable distribution
of boycotting circulars or other legiti-
mate means employed by the unions
to accomplish their purpose"
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In supplementary proceedings in a
New York court against n clergyman
settled over a church in that great me-
tropolis, and who owes more than he
can pay to those who supply his family
with the necessaries of life, it was
brought out at the hearing the other
day that he has to depend on the con-
tribution box for his salary. and that
his income from that source is fire.
quently not over $40 week. From
weddings he sometimes gets 81, and
more frequently nothing, while from
funerals his revenue is still less. In
the way of luxuries he has nothing but
q S. watch
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HOMER ADKINS. of Noble, Ok, who
has for several years claimed to be the
discoverer of a gravity engine, which
is run wholly by the power of gravita.
ton, will go to Washington and try to
induce congress by special act to pro-
tect him in the rights of his discovery,
which cannot be protected under the
patent laws. He says that, in case
congress refuses to act, he will let the
secret die with him.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-12-03

The famous Psychologist, Prof. J..
de Morgan, who stands at the head of
the antiquarians of the world, has just
made startling discoveries in under
ground Egypt, which tend to prove
that the founders, not only of Egyptian
civilization, but also of the civiliza-
ton of the whole world, were Chinese.
His discoveries show that the Chinese
were the first civilized race to inha bi
the earth, and, therefore, that the
Garden of Eden was in China and that
Adam and Eve were Chinese.
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ALEADING railroad company's agents
have just completed series of demon
STATIONS in the cure of hog cholera,
the results of which are in direct con-
fict with statements of government
experts. They have successfully treat
ed and saved $50 hogs owned by the
Amana society at Amana, Ia They
contend that the disease so commonly
called hog cholera is nothing but ty-
phoid pneumonia and much of the sick.
ness is caused by improper feeding.
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THERE is a plan on foot to get the
Arlington estate in Virginia, VIII ich
before the war was the homestead OF
Gen. Robert E. Lee. and have it trans
ferred to the United States department
of agriculture for central expert
mental station to which all the exist
ing stations in various parts of the
country should contribute. Secretary
Wilson said that such n tract of land
was necessary to the department and
if it was secured he would make it one
of the finest experimental farms in the
world
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ALLEGED MONEY TRUST.

Movement Said to BE on Foot to Control
the Entire National Bank Circulation.
NEW YORK, Nov. 30.-In the supreme
court application will be made for an
injunction restraining the officials of
the United States bank, of this city,
from delivering any of its assets to the
National City bank. The injunction
will be asked for in the ordinary
course of a legal procedure instituted
by Henry NJ. Potter, who seeks
to recover S4,OOO,OOo from the
United States bank. This is all
that will appear upon the surface. but
it is said that the underlying pur-
pose of the people represented by Mr..
Potter is to block the progress of gil
gantic combination or trust, whose OBJ
ject is nothing less ambitious than to
secure absolute control of the national
bank system of the country and there
by to practically dictate the financial
affairs of the nation.
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FEED CHARGES REDUCED.

KANSAS City Stock Yards Company Cuts
Hay go Per Cent. and Corn 40 Per Cent.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Nov. 3O.-The Kan
sas City Stock Yards company yester-
day reduced the price of feeding cattle
at the yards while awaiting sale and
shipment and the order of reduction
takes effect December 1, but holds only
until further notice" AS it goes into
force temporarily, corn is furnished at
30 cents bushel instead of 81, reduc-
ton of 40 per cent; hay so cents per
hundred weight instead of 81, a reduc.
ton of 20 per cent.
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DIED FROM REMORSE.

Indian Squaw Commits Suicide Because
Her Son Was Lynched.
BISMARCK, n. D., Nov. 30.-A report
has reached here from the Standing
Rock reservation that the mother of
Phillip Ireland. one of the young In
dams recently lynched at Williams
port, has committed suicide because
of the disgraceful death of her son.
There is a belief among the Indians
that any person who may be hanged
will never reach the happy hunting
grounds.