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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-11
STREET CAR SMASHED.
Seven Persons Injured by Being Run
Down by "A Train.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Jan. 10.-A Great
Western passenger train ran into subur-
ban street car last night, injuring a num-
her of passenge rs, one of whom may die.
The injured are:
Miss Helen Austin, student at the uni
versity, cut about scalp and badly
shocked.
Miss Ericsson, injured about the head
and body.
f. S. Oakly student at the university,
seriously cut about face and head.
Daniel Johnson, conductor, seriously cut
about the head and badly shaken up.
w. w. Riddle, professor of mathemat-
les, state university, sustained serious in
jurles about head, probably fracture of
skull, may die.
F. NJ. Stevers, motorman, cut about
head and face right arm fractured, recov-
cry uncertain.
An unknown woman, who refused to
give her name, was only slightly injured,
but received a severe nervous shock.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-11
COMING EVENTS IN CONGRESS.
HOUSE TO VOTE ON REFUNDING
BILL TODAY.

Defeat of the Measure Probable.
Appropriation Bills to Have the
Right of Way For the Remainder
OF the Week-NO other Measures
Imposing Additional Charges Upon
Either the Revenue or Credit Of
the Convenient to BE Passed This
SessIon--MiIIs 10 Speak ON Cuba
To-day.
Washington, Jan. 10-voting upon the
Pacific railroad funding bill will occupy
the House tomorrow. The vote Is like
" to be close, but it is believed the bill
will be defeated.
For the remainder of the week appro-
pration bills will probably have the right
of-way. The managers of the House are
determined that no measures imposing adj
ditonal charges either upon the credit or
the revenues of the government shall re-
ceive consideration at this session IL they
can prevent 1t.
The Nicaraguan canal bill and several
other propositions involving financial re-
sponsibiities may therefore be consld-
cred dead so far as this congress is con-
cerned.
On Saturday afternoon the House will
constructively listen to eulogles upon the
late Speaker Crisp of Georgia.
In the Senate tomorrow Mr.. Mills OK
Texas is booked for a speech on Cuba.
His text will be the resolution he in
troduced a few days ago recognizing thu
independence of the republic of Cuba, de-
claring it to be the duty of the executive
TO act in harmony with congress In recog-
MIXING a new state and approprlating q
sum sufficient to pay diplomatic repre-
sentative to the republic when the Presi-
dent shall have appointed one. The ex
treme position taken by Mr.. Mills leads
TO the belief that his speech may be. to
some extent sensational and that his crit!-
cism Of the attitude Of Mr.. Olney may be
severe.
Senators are awaiting the return to the
| city of Mr.. Cameron, who Is In charge OF
the Cuban question. There does not APP
pear to be any desire just now to push the
recognition question.
Mr.. Proctor Of Vermont has given no.
| tice that tomorrow he will address the
| Senate upon his resolution for oonstitu-
! tional amendment making the presidential
| Office a six-year term and the occupant
! ineligible for two terms in succession; also
| making the terms of the members of con-
gress three instead of two years. Early in
the week, the attempt will be made to Sc
cure vote on the Oklahoma homestead
bill, and when that Is out Of the way, the
| Senate's Pacific railroad funding bill may
be taken up, unless the House shows such
| hostility to Pacific railroad legislation as
| to make the attempt hopeless.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-11
STORY OF THE DAUNTLEss.
Her Captain Sends It to the COLLECTOR
of Customs.

Her Captain sends lie to the Collector
of Customs.
Jacksonville, Fla, Jan. 10.-The official
report OF Capt. John w. Myers of the
steamer Dauntless. regarding the last trip
of the vessel, was completed yesterday
and forwarded by the collector of customs
to the Secretary of the Treasury. In this
report Capt. Myers gives a detailed ac-
count of the trip. He tells all about find
ing the men left on Key No Name by the
steamer Three Friends, and of taking the
men off the key and transferring them
to another steamer. AS the report shows
that the Dauntless was on an errand OK
mercy rather than a filibustering expedi-
ton, 1t is very probable that the vessel
will not be libelled for any violation of the
neutrality or navigation laws. w. A. Bis
bee, the owner of the vessel. Is anxious to
secure clearance for the vessel for Nuevi-
tas, Cuba, as he has a contract to deliver
a cargo of arms and ammunition at that
port.
Nothing further has been heard Of the
orders of the United States dispatch boat
Dolphin, to accompany the Dauntless
whenever that vessel may be granted
clearance.
The revenue cutter Boutwell, went down
to the bar early yesterday morning and
carried Capt Glover, the commander OF
the Dolphin, out to his vessel. The Dol
phin has not yet entered the st. Johns
river, and she will not come in until the
tides begin to run a little higher.
The cruiser Newark is still anchored
off the bar. She has been mere for nine
days, and I'm that time no attempt has
been made by any vessel to carry out an
expedition of any kind. In fact there IS
no boat in this port that is available for
this work, as the Three Friends is In the
hands OF the marshal, and the Dauntless
is In the custody of an officer of the Bout
we'll
The investigation by the Cubans under
the direction OF Gen. Nunez and Horatio
Reubens Of the sinking of the Commo-
dore, has not been concluded yet, and
nothing has been done toward making the
result of the investigation public,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-11
GOV. DRAKE DEF1Es THE COURTS.
If Convicted of Contempt He VIII
Pardon Himself.

If Convicted of Contempt He VIII
Pardon Himself.
Des Moines, Ia, jan 1O.--Gov. Drake
must commission John r. Prime as briga-
der general in command of the First Drl-
gade of the Iowa National Guard or an
swer for contempt of court. In case he
is brought up for contempt the govern
or's attorney has stated he viii pardon
himself, and the interesting spectacle will
be presented of the executive and judicial
departments in direct conflict with each
other.
Nearly a year ago Prime was elected
by the first brigade as its commander.
Adjt. Gen. White had befriended James
A. Guest, his opponent, and declined to
admit Primes election. He ordered a
new election and again Prime won. Then
the vote was so canvassed as to throw
out large number of Prime votes. Guest
was declared elected ana was commits
stoned. Prime sued for a madamus TO
compel the governor TO commission him.
The case has been pending several months
and yesterday Judge Spurrier decided H.
He held that Prime was elected; that only
personal spite actuated the adjutant and
governor in refusing and the governor
must commission him. The mandamus
will issue tomorrow. The attorney gem
eral represented the governor at the
trial He declared the governors author
ity as commander-in-ehief of the guard
paramount to the court and said he
would not obey its orders. II committed
for contempt he would pardon himself
The defense will appeal at once, and an
early hearing is expected. Prime will
commence a proceeding to Dust Guest as
commander of the brigade. and some SEN
sational features are expected, as the
governor Is expected to refuse to obey
the courts orders.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-11
saUIRE's SUCCESSOR.
WashIngtOn's Senatorial Fight TO Re
a Lively One.

Seattle, Wash, Jan. 10.--The state legis-
lature, which assemblies tomorrow at
olympia, win choose a successor TO United
States Senator Watson c. Squire. The
indications point to a bitter contest. Judge
George Turner Of Spokane, free silver re-
publican; Richard Winser of Seattle, rOp-
ulst, and Senator Squire. free silver re-
publican. are the leading candidates. and
some dark horses are being groomed.
The legislature stands on joint ballot:
Fifteen silver republicans, fifteen demo-
Gratis, ifty-six populists and twenty-five
republicans, with one contest between a
populist and straight republican.
The legislature which elected John T..
Wilson to the Senate two years. ago stood
on joint ballot: Seventy-eight republic
cans, twenty-four populists and ten demo-
Gratis.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-11
NEBRAsKA's ELECTORAL VOTES.
IL Is Said There VIII ne six For
watson and Two for sewalI.

Lincoln Neb., Jan. fO.-Nebraska's eight
presidential electors, selected on the
Bryan and sewall-watson fusion ticket.
met yesterday at the state capitol and or
san!zed by electing a chairman and secre-
tary. The formal vote Of the electors for
President and Vice President will be cast
tomorrow. II Is reported that Instead OF
being four and four for Watson and
Sewall as agreed upon, there viii be six
for Watson and two for sewaii.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-11
FIRE IN A PACKING HOUSE.
Flour Mil Narrowly Escapes
Destruction.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Jan. 10.-Fire at 10
o'clock this morning totally destroyed the
packing house Of the Anchor -four mill,
owned by the Pillsbury- Washington Mill
ing Company. The loss is $4,000. fully
insured The flames originated in the
third story of the building from an I'M
known cause. and for a time the fire
threatened the destruction Of the entire
mill. A fire wall however, prevented
further damage.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-11
ENGLAND's CHOLERA SHIP.
Another Death ON Board-Men with
Mid Cases Removed.

plymouth. Jan. 1O.-The transport Nu-
bia, which arrived here from Calcutta
with cholera on board, has been disin-
fected. Another death occurred on board
this morning. The men who are suffering
from the disease I'm a mild form, have
been removed 70 the hospital ship.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-11
CLASH OF CREEDs.
Greek and Roman Catholics Fight at
Jerusalem.

Constantinople, Jan. 1O.-ofcial advices
received here from Jerusalem show that
there has been further trouble among the
worshippers at the Church of the Holy
Sepulcher It appears that Roman Cath
ollcs were opposed to members of the or
thodox Greek church entering the church
by a certain door on the eve of Jan. G, the
day observed by the orthodox church as
Christmas. The latter insisted upon their
right to enter and the result was that the
two factions became involved In a serious
fight, which did not end until the Turkish
authorities interviewed to restore order.
Some Of the combattants were badly in
jured, but 1t is not known whether any
body was billed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-11
MORE CUBANs BUToHERED.
The spanish Troops Keeping Up the
Work of Massacre.

Tampa, Fla, Jan. lO.-Advices from ia.
vana per steamer olivette tell of renewed
butcheries of cubans by Spaniards.
1t is asserted that Thursday night at
Guanabacoa, Spanish troops under Col.
Fondaveilla killed thirty men, women and
children and burned many houses.
In Pinar del Rio Spanish troops are ac-
cused OF ravlshing many Cuban girls.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-11
MuRDERER's SENTENCE COMMITTED
Instead of Serving Fourteen Years
He VIII BE Set Free Next Month.

Springfield. ILL.,, Jan. 1O.--Gov. Altgeld
yesterday pardoned Joseph F. Backman. a
Chicago murderer, by committing his SEN
tence Of fourteen years imprisonment in
Joliet to five years, which releases the
convict early next month. The petition
for executive clemency was signed by
large number Of citizens, who claimed to
believe the ends OF justice would be best
served by Backmans release. The COVER
nor gives no reason for his act.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-11
DETECTIVE A SUICIDE.
blows out His brains without An
parent Cause.

Kansas City, Mo-, Jan. 1O.-Thomas G.
Conklin, resident superintendent of the
Pinkerton detective agency, committed
suicide I'm his office this afternoon by
blowing out his brains with a colts re-
volver. No motive IS known for the sui
eide. He was IS years old, has a wife and
three children and came here from Phila-
delphia about four years ago.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-11
O'NEAL TO FIGHT TRACY.
The Club Offering the Largest Purse
10 Get the Bout.

Chicago. Jan. 1o.-Frank O'Neal the
colored light welter weight boxer. has been
matched to meet Tommy Tracy in a twen-
ty-round contest The match is for $1,000
a side and the best purse offered. The
men are TO weigh In at l3s pounds. O'Neat
Is In training at College Point. l.. l., while
Tracy ~ at work near Chicago.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-11
Fund ZOE Famine sunerers.

London, Jan. 1O.--The queen has contri
buted $500 ($2, 500 to the fund that has been
started by George r. Phillips, lord mayor
Of London, for the relief Of the famine
sufferers in India.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-11
BANDITS Ron AND BURN.
After Securing $1,000 in Cash They
Burn n store and It's Contents.

Guthrie, Okla. Jan. 1O.-Masked bandits
held up Dr. Partridge and his clerks at
his general store twenty miles east Of
here, robbed the safe OF $1,000, and then
set fire to the store, burning up 5000
worth Of goods.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-11
CRUSHED UNDER A TRAIN.
south Carolina and Georgia Road
Ynrdmnn Killed.

Charleston, s. c., Jan. lO-George II.
scharge. a yardman on the South Caro-
lima and Georgia railroad fell from a
moving freight train, near the depot here
this morning, and was crushed by the
wheels. He lived only a few hours after
the accident. Scharge was about As years
,Il
The sun., 1897-12-29
PITHY PARAGRAPHS.
Business I,rcyitics.

The Manufacturers Association o
Missouri will test certain laws in variou.
States which are believed to be uncon
stitutiOnal.
The st. Paul National Bank has ap
piled for Il receiver for leonidas Merritt
who is said to be- in Mexico.
Judge Burke, of Cleveland, denies the
report that he is completing the legal
| forms for a combination of the Ohio soft
coal roads to maintain freight rates.
Letter has apparently won his fgh,
against Elevator Owner Seaverns as tC
the quality of wheat delivered.
Eighty per cent. Of the edge tool man.
ufacturera of the country have consoli.
dated and will erect Il big plant at Char
leroi, Pa.
Stephen V. White, known az "Dcacon
White in Wall street, has applied for
reinstatement on the New York Stock
Exchange.
Pittsburg, at the close Of the present
fiscal year, will have Il deficiency OF
nearly y S2,MO,0OO.
4 call has been issued for a Joint
meeting Of bituminous miners. and
operators, to be held at Columbus, Ohio,
to fix wage scale for the coming year.
New York City has settled old bills OF
Croton Aqueduct contractors for S7OO,OOo.
Joseph Letter, the young Chicago
wheat king, has cleared $500 900 bv
his recent big deal
The sun., 1897-12-29
National News.

The Nicaragnan Canal Survey party
has reached Greytown in safety.
a secret organization has been formed
at Lexington, Ky, to fight the civil Sc
wee system.
.\djutant-GencraI Balainr, OF WASH
lngton state, sends a letter to Il London
paper declaring that every genuine Amer
lean will be glad when the time comes to
fight England.
Miss Maggie 'iyrcS, # Newport, kv..
pleaded with President McKinlrv for Il
pardon for her twin trolhrr. convicted ui
embczling postal funds.
The Cabinet today considered the apr
peal Tor aid Of the NIans t" the Amer.
lean people.
1t is salt, that Secretary Gage niorl-
ally rendered his res gnaiun to prcSi-
dent Mckinney as Secretary Of the Treas
ury, but that tn" President refused to
accept ii.
The sun., 1897-12-29
Nugget Notes.

Six klondikcrs have reached Victoria,
i. C., after Il trip of iard>hip~.
Furty-thrcc out fits bound for Dawson
are frozen in at Stewart River.
'Jm' Cary's saloon at Dawson has
been robbed of $50. 600.
A rich strike yielding - to the pan
has been made on llunkcr Creek.
a strike is threatened among the 81 +
'lay miners because their wages were re-
duccd from Sl5to $40 per day.
A Receiver has not been appointed for
the Novel; Mining Company.
The steamer Elder has sailed for Dyca
and Skaguay with l25 passengers and
800 tons Of freight.
The sun., 1897-12-29
Hunter ACcl'lcn,ly Shot.

'n'nLE>r"S, :. C., Dec. 2S.--Icvi< A.
ten, the tWcnty-"ncyrar-oII son Of
James 7. Allen, United states Engineer
Corps was accidentIy shot by Richard
Williams, Of Glcas"nburg, Conn.,. while
on, hunting ON James IsunI near this
city, yesterday. TIE load Of birlShot
entered Aliens right side, and it is prob
able he will die. He was brought to the
city, and is receiving the best medical at
lnll lNu.
The sun., 1897-12-29

BAD news awaits the Hon. William
Jennings Bryan when he is restored to
Lincoln. The Christmas trade of the
Nebraska merchants has been very much
larger than it was last year or any other
year. Fifty per cent. larger, some Of
them declare. Nebraska is an migrate
full State, and doesn't deserve her privi-
legcs. What right has size to be pros
porous when her most industrious lee
turr knows that prosperity is and must
be a mere illusion as long as silver is
neglected?
The sun., 1897-12-29
Foreign Facts.

The tariff negotiations between Ger
many and the United States have net
been broken off.
All the members OF the Japanese cab.-
net have resigned.
The British fleet is reported to have
anchored al Port Hamilton, China, and
the Japanese squadron is also said to be
there.
Details OF the agreement under which
RllsSa has seized the customs and fin
ances of Korea have just been received.
Officials of the Chinese Legation at
Washington hope that Russia will pre-
vent the dlsIntegratinn of the Chinese
Empire
The sun., 1897-12-29
Prisoner Burned to Death.

FL PASo. Tex, D C. 2S.--IIarry Eng
IiSh, Il prisoner in the jail at YSlcta, was
burned t" death at that place sunday.
lie attempted to burn his way ont Of
Jail, and the wooden structure was
turned up before hr could be rescued.
He was placed in Jail by the, Rangers on
the charge Of bringing stolen property
int" the state. He was lately resident
of I'll pasu
The sun., 1897-12-29

lr is more than little strange that 81
much comment should have been eXcit-
ed in medical and other circles by the
case OF that Swiss woman who survived
the removal of a part Of her digestive ap-
paratus. Human beings long ago dem
, onstratcd the power to get along we'll
enough without organs that make much
. more prctension to utility than stomachs
do Everybody has at least a score oi
acquaintances who. il they ever had a
real brain. lost or otherwise disposed ol
it long ago, and yet they are not par
tcularlv different from other people,
many of them make fortunes at which
those of us who are intellectual giants
can only stare in hopeless envy, and
now and then they even write books and
sell as many editions aa u genius can sell
copies. As for hearts, his experience
must indeed have been limited who
never met Il person without Il heart. -
The doctors vnunt themselves altogether
too mach. They snip and sew with great
skill, no doubt. but without their aid
humanity can sufficiently illustrate the
possibility Of dispensing with about
cvcrytl Ing except seli-conlidcncc.
The sun., 1897-12-29

an | harmony to learn that SenatorJ. ?.
Foraker has not proved to he Il true
and helpful friend to Mr. Hanna. He
does not openly encourage the somewhat
formidable clique that is trying to defeat
him. He says nothing, and his silence
is considered extremely damaging. This
is the first time anybody has ever com,
planned Of J. B. Foraker for keeping
still,
The sun., 1897-12-29
Alabama Dry Goods Failure.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Dec. 2S.-Gocttcr,
We'll 4 Co., dry goods merchants Of this
city, have made u general assignment.
No statement is made as to assets and
liabilities. From the best information
obtainablc the liabilities are about $3.50
GOO, and the assets, consisting Of goods
and accounts, will probably reach $500
The sun., 1897-12-29

A SHORT time ago it was the whole Of
Greenland that this country was about
to purchase from Denmark. Now it is
only narrow stlip in the northwestern
part of that northern Sahara. Tomor-
row it may be nothing but single ice
berg which we want to tow down here
to use in cooling Superhcatrd magma
tions.
The sun., 1897-12-29
PERfEENID Spanish editors

PEEFEEyID Spanish editors 'rcscnt the
American prctcn-ion to interfere in the
Spanish West Indics.' But did they re-
sent it when such interference was a |
that saved Cuba from being iurcibIy
taken from Spain by another E,uroIran
Power? Every rcrder Of history. and
every man with memory half Il century
long, knows full well that Cuba would
thus have been lost to Spain lad not
this country prevented it and declared
in unmis,abablc terms that no other
Eurulcan Power than Spain should ever
posscsS that island. The United States
has long been Spain's best friend in
Cuban affairs, and if it now and then
RESUMES the part of counsellor or even
critic as we'll, that surely ought not to be
the cause of wrath.
The sun., 1897-12-29
Good Morning.

IT is Just as well to remember that
Shanghai is about tie least trustworthy
source of news in the whole East.
The sun., 1897-12-29

THERE really is not much news
in the revclations' just made
concerning Monte Carlo. 1t has
long been known to all who cared to
know it that the proprietors Of the gam
bling hell pay the expenses Of the judi
ciary, police, clergy, etc, Of the little
principaIty, besides subsdizing a GER
tan par. f the European press ahd pay
ing the funeral expenses OF the nulller-
ous suicides. The only wonder is that
the Prince, who is Il man of high attain
mcntS and fine mind. can bring himself
to accept such revenue.
The sun., 1897-12-29

A very pl easant reunion took place on
Monday, when forty-cight members Of
the family Of Captain and Mrs J.
i. jackson assembled at the home Of
Mr. ard Mrs. W. W. jackson. northwest
corner Of Seventh and Bennett streets
William Lawton has received an order
from the .jac kson Il Sharp Company, for
all ne table, buffet and culinary supplies
Tor ne handsome private ear, which has
Just been completed by the company for
II. VI. FIaglcr, the Florida railroad mag
nate.
The sun., 1897-12-29

ME. CREMEE, the English apostle Il
arbitration, took occasion the o, her day
to remark that the Chinese incident al
fordcd Il splendid cxamp!" OF the advan-
tagcs Of an .in,IoA American alliance. II
only Great IriiH,n and tie Unit, Il
States Wuud speak together, he said. tie
pIunIrling OF the h,atl,n would Ir
stopped. We share Mr.. trrmrr'~ uldrr
for arbitration. and therefore We givrt0
him a. Il stranger the friendly Lint that
such argument j. Il boomerang. There
is no excessive i"ndncS~ ipr any foreign
alliance on this side the water. .tm al
lance with II second nation iur tie lcnr-
fit Of Il third and to antngunzr several il
simply V,iXoiir.
The sun., 1897-12-29
ltatcIiH'S New I'riuI.

NEW IoRE, Dec. 2S.-.Justicc Dick, '
this afternoon granted IA stay OF cxccu.
ton, pending application for new trial
in the case Of Actor Radcliffe who will
remain in he tombs for some time.
The sun., 1897-12-29
commerce. and Eju1I go.

In Flour til" movement was slow and
unsatisfactory, but tn" market maintain
"d Il firm tone and offerings were light.
spot l'ran WAS steady, under small 81, :
plies, but trade was quiet, Demand for
Hay was very moderate and confined to
the higher grades, which ruled steady.
straw was dun and weak, with liberal
offerings Refined Sugars were firm and
moderately active. Provisions were
steady, with sales chiefly in jobbiny lots.
Wheat opened weak, influenced by the
decline in other home markets. and tie
cal left off ic. below last evenings quo.
tallonS. Liverpool cables were stronger
but it was difficult to work business ov-
ing t" the generally low limits Of foreign
orders. Corn options were weak, in
sympathy with the decline in the West,
but on call prices were about the san e
as last evening. Exporters had son G
orders, limits on which, however, were
IN most cases, about lc. below a work
able basis. Local car lots were in small
supply and firm, but quiet. Oats were
in light consnmptivc demand and foreign
limits were generally too low to permit
Of business, but the market ruled steady,
under moderate offerings. Cotton was
unchanged.