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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-01
THE LION STEALS A MARCH.
ENGLAND SECURES CONCESSIONS
FROM NICARAGUA.

The Atlas Steamship Company
Granted Exclusive Franchise in
Certain Waters That VIII Form a
Part OF the NicRraguan CnnRI-The
state Department Has Instituted
Inquiry as to the Extent of the
Company az Exclusive.
Washington. Sept SO.-It is stated by
persons familiar with Nlcaraguan canal
affairs, that either the United States or
the Nicaraguan Canal Company will in
stitute an inquiry concerning the recent
grant by Nicaragua TO the Atlas Steam
ship Company a British corporation, OF
exclusive rights of navigation. for the
next thirty years. of the San Juan river
and Lake Nicaragua.
These two waterways are said to form
two Of the links Of what will ultimately be
the Nicaragua canal The state depart-
ment recently received a report from Con-
sui O'Hara, in Nicaragua, giving brief de-
tails Of the concession granted to the Brit
ish company, and saying that it embrace
ed various exclusive privileges in the Sill
icon lagoon, the San Juan river. and Lake
Nicaragua. Since then additional infor-
matlOn mas DeCoHe available as W tue
plans Of the Atlas company.
The Silicon lagoon is said to be or the
route of the canal and there appears to
be no reason why this should not pass in-
to the exclusive control OF a British COM
pany The excavations beginning at Grey
town. and running thence west, unite with
the San Juan river, which In turn leads
to Lake Nicaragua, after which the arti-
fetal cut is continued to the Pacific. I'M
der the circumstances, it is said that ex-
elusive privileges of navigation in these
two waterways, for the next thirty years.
would in effect, limit the navigation OF the
Nicaragua canal. Whether the concea-
sion makes any exception in this regard ls
not known as the reports, including that
of Consul OHara to the state department,
merely state that the concession is an ex-
elusive one
An official familiar with Nicaragua canal
affairs said to-day that the concession
would have to be construed as subsequent
to that to the canal company, and the lat
tera rights in the San Juan river and
Lake Nicaragua, he believed, would be
fully recognized by Nicaragua. But the
danger he added. was that when the
American eompany's concession expired
two years hence, then the British corpor-
| alton would succeed, under the terms of
the recent concession, to all exclusive
| rights Of navigation in these two links Of
| the canal. For this reason 1t was be.iev-
| ed that the government or the canal COM
| pany would take steps TO learn definitely
| If this exclusive privilege extended to the
| privilege of navigating the lake and river
when they became part of the inter-
oceanic canal
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-01
MASSACHUSETTS GOLD MEN.
The Sound Money Democrats of the
Ray state Nominate 81 Ticket.

Boston, Mass, Sept. SO.-The state con-
vention Of the democratic national party
of Massachusetts (gold democrats) met
to-day, and nominated the following
ticket:
For Governor-Dr. William Everett
Lieutenant Governor-James r. Cotter.
ecretary-Bernard M. Wolf
Treasurer and Receiver General-Hor-
ace p. Tobey.
Auditor-Harry Douglas.
Attorney General-William McClench.
The platform opens with the following
declarations regarding the currency:
1--WE adhere to and insist upon the main
tenance of the present gold standard. We
believe that the free coinage of silver at
a ratio of 16 to /, when the present COM
mercial ratio is nearly 40 to 1, would be
destructive to the interests of wage earn
ers, of depositors in savings banks, of the
insured, of the veterans, and of the whole
people. We believe that the payment of
debts, public or private, in dollars of less
intrinsic value than those in which they
were contracted is dishonorable and dis
honest. Therefore, we reaffirm our allie
glance to the great financial principle
which guided jefferson, Jackson and
Cleveland-that it is the sole function of
the federal government in monetary mat
ters to provide a standard of value and
to coin metallic money, every dollar of
which shall be of equal intrinsic value;
that nothing but this coined money shall
be legal tenders, and that the government
shall not carry on a banking business.
"We demand that some safe plan be
adopted whereby our legal tender, paper
silver and silver certificates. shall be with
drawn, and a banking system under prop
er control be established, through which
adequate banking facinties may be furn-
ished to all sections of the country.
eve believe that a currency, based up
on business assets and issued upon proper
safeguards, responds automa tically TO the
necessities of commerce, and permits the
issue of an elastic medium of exchange
in those section where it is most needed
for the creation of new enterprises and
the employment of American labor"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-01
KILLED BY A BICYCLE.
The Rider Glanced at a Clock ana
CoIIided nt the Some Moment.

The Rider Glanced at a Clock ana
CoIIlded Mt the Some Moment.
Washington, Sept. SO.-Zephianiah Jones,
one of the Oldest and most respected
builders and contractors in this city, was
killed to-day by injuries resulting from
a collision with a middle aged bicyclist,
named Reuben f. Gray. who is employ
ed as a clerk in one of the branches of the
government printing office. Mr.. Gray
was arrested and held to await the result
Of a coroner's inquest.
The accident occurred at the corner OF
North Capitol and III streets, opposite tha
government printing office. Mr.. Jones.
who was SO years old, but exceedingly ac-
tive and vigorous, had been inspecting
the construction of a city fire engine
house for which he was the contractor.
and started across the street on business.
He was struck by the bicycle ridden by
Mr.. Gray and knocked violently to tha
roadway, his head hitting the asphalt.
The bicyclist and several other persons
carried him unconscious into a drug store
and later he was taken home, where ha
died without regaining consciousness
Mr.. Gray said that he was not riding
fast at the time. but glanced up to look
at a clock and struck Mr.. Jones at that
moment.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-01
M'KNLEr BACK AT TIE CAPITAL.
The President Returns From His
Brief visit to massachusetts.

The President Returns From His
Brief visit to Massachusetts.
Washington, Sept. 3O.-President McKin-
ley and party arrived in Washington at
10 o'clock tonight over the Pennsylvania
railroad The return trip was made with
out incident.
Quite a crowd gathered at the station
to witness the homecoming. .Buth the
President andpMrs. Mckinley acknowl-
edged the greeting by sr7iling and bowling
pleasantly to those who were assembled,
They then entered carriages and We're
driven to the white house,
In addition to Mr.. and Mrs. Mckinley,
the party Consisted of Attorney General
and Mrs. McKenna, Miss Mabe. Mckinley,
the daughter of Abner Mckinley; Mrs.
McKinley's maid and Mr. Cortelyon, one
of the white house clerks. Postmaster
General Gary boarded the train at Balti-
more and rode to Washington with the
President.
Mr.. Mckinley had hardly reached the
white house before Secretary of State
Sherman appeared and held a brief con-
sultation with him, presumably in refer
ence to the fall of the Spanish cabinet.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-01
MUST BE DONE Ar ONCE.
The Dock Board VIII Urge nm Im-
mediate Appropriation For Work.

The Dock Board VIII Urge nm Im-
mediate Appropriation For Work.
New York, Sept. 30.-A special meeting
of the naval dock board was held to-day
at the Brooklyn navy yard to consider the
reports as to the disabled conditions Of
all but one Of the timber structures owned
by the government. A complete examlna-
ton by the engineers has revealed the
above startling information, and that the
only exception Is the timber dock on Puget
sound.
AS the timber docks practically do all
the work of the navy, the stone structures
being used for the smaller vessels, the de-
partment regards the existing conditions
with considerable apprehension ana 1t
will be the duty of the dock board to re-
port on the subject and suggest the best
way for repairing docks.
None of the members of the board would
tax for publication to-day, but II is I'M
derstood that an estimate of the cost of
repairs, together with the recommends
ton to proceed at once with the work will
be forwarded Immediately TO the depart-
ment Commodore Bunce, the command
ant of the station, is president OF the
board.
Engineers have estimated that IL will
cost at least S500000 to put the timber
docks in condition, and the dock board is
expected to recommend that this money
be spent on the structures at New York,
League Island, Norfolk and Port Royal.
There is a separate Appropriation for dock
No at the Brooklyn yard
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-01
SAVANNAH, GA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1897

1872, Joined Tammany, left to go into the
county democracy, then went back to the
old organization. He was elected to
Justieeship in the city court in 1889. Now
he is presiding justice of the city court.
The justice is a member of the Holland
Society and Of many other social clubs,
He is unmarried.
bird s. Coler, the candidate for con-
troler, is a Brooklyn banker. He Is, It
Is reported, free silver man. and sup
ported Bryan. Jacob Rupert Jr. the
candidate for president of the council,
was born in this city in 1861 end is a
son of Jacob Rupert, the brewer He
has never run for Office. In 1889 he was
appointed a colonel on the staff of Gov.
Hill. He is q member of numerous clubs,
and popular in German socLety.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-01
ATLANTA GETS ANGRY.
Somebody Spreading False Reports
as to Fever There.


as to Fever There.
Atlanta, Ga, Sept. S0.-President ]. F.
Alexander of the Atlanta board of health
to-day issued the following card, contra
dieting certain reports that have been pub
lished:
'%ro the Public-There has never been
any fever scare in Atlanta. The citizens
have rested under the absolute assurance
that there was no danger. The statement
that 1000 health certificates were issued
in one day by any doctor, or through any
authority in the city, is absolutely false
There has been no exodus of Atlantians.
The people, who applied for health certih-
Gates, were those who left on usual busi-
ness, which carried them away. Not a
citizen of Atlanta has fed through fear
of an epidemic here
ATLANTA is, and has been pronounced
by the government authorities the second
cleanest city in the United States. Sc
cret inspection was made of this city last
fall by federal authorities. The result
was the bulletin announcing Atlanta to
be the second cleanest city in the United
States. No epidemic has come within the
existence of the city. Yellow fever cannot
spread here. There is no danger. There
will be none. These reports are false
that spoke of any scare here and should
be stamped as such"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-01
vIRG1NIA's CoMMIrrEE MEETS.
Democrats organizing For the Cola-
ing Fight-A Local Split.

ing F'ight-A Local Split.
Richmond, Va, Sept. SO.-The state DEM
ocratic committee met here tonight with
a very large attendance of members.
Chairman Ellyson announced his execu-
tive committee as follows:
First district, w. A. Jones; Second, r. II.
Boykin; Third, H. NJ. Smith, Jr.: Fourth.
William Hodges Mann; Fifth, r. w.
Saunders; Sixth, Carter Glass; Seventh,
Thomas $. Martin; Eighth, Joseph e. VIII
lard; Ninth, w. +. Rhea; Tenth, Ed
ward Echols. The only new members are
Messrs, Smith, Saunders, Glass and Rhea.
The committee heard reports from all of
the districts in the state. Upon the whole
they were of character to encourage the
democratic leaders, but 1t was made ap-
parent that there were some districts in
which there would be interesting legisla-
tive contests.
The matter of the split in the demo-
cratic convention at Williamsburg to-day
was Officially reported, and the question
was referred to the executive COMMITTEES.
That body will later decide who is the reg
ular candidate or otherwise dispose of the
matter.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-01
PRESIDENCY on THE CENTRAL.
MIR. Conner Says That No Change Is
in Immediate PrOspect.

III Immediate Prospect.
Columbus, Ga. Sept. SO.-The Central
of Georgias president, III. M. Conner. with
his family, passed through this city to-
day, en- route for home from tour of the
northern part of the United States and
Canada. MIR. Conner was asked to deny
or affirm the report that he was to give
up the presidency of the Central of Geor-
gia, and to this he said:
Il don't know that any such thing will
occur soon, and in fact, knew nothing
of the report until a short while ago.
am, however, ready 10 retire as my fond
est hope has about been realized, viz: that
the Central is placed in a better financial
condition than for years, and is complete
ly reorganized, and making money.
LAS every one knows" continued Mr.
Conner, 81 have been Withdrawing from
business for three years, and am entire
ly out of the cotton business. When Mr.
Egan was elected vice president over a
year ago I turned over the active manage
ment of the property to him, and 1 will in
the future take things easier than I have
done formerly. 1 win not deny that / am
to retire entirely from the service of the
company, but I VIII say that there will
be no change made for some time to come"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-01
ENTRAPPED THE EXPERT.
The state Lays Trap For Dr. AIport
in the Luetgert Trial.

in the Luetgcrt Trial.
Chicago, Sept. 3O.-There was but one
witness on the stand in the Luetgert trias
to-day, and at the conclusion Of the ses-
sion the state announced that it would in
all probability keep him on the stand for
the greater portion Of tomorrow
The witness was Dr. w. H. Airport, the
expert who testified for the defense yes
terday, that the femur claimed by the
state as the femur Of a woman is in real
ity the femur of a hog. The state had
prepared a warm cross-examination for
him to-day. and toward the latter portion
Of the afternoon session it succeeded in
confusing him, and gaining from him sew
eral contradictions Of his own evidence.
He identified the skull of a dog as being
the skull of monkey and was neatly
trapped by the state into doing so.
The attorneys for the state have consid-
cradle feeling against DR.. Aiport, as his
testimony. more than once, has been to
the effect that evidence was being manu-
factured by the prosecution and they will
leave nothing undone to break him down.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-01
A MALT TRUST FORMED.
Twenty of the Largest Houses in the
United stntes Combine.

United states Combine.
New York, Sept. SO-The organization
of the American Malt Company. which
purposes to control the output Of malt
is now completed, It was learned from rell-
able sources to-day.
The new combination takes in twenty
of the largest and best equipped malt
houses in the United States
The company is authorized to issue $15,-
100000 of per cent, cumulative stock,
and q like amount of common, but there
remains In the treasury S2,5000O0 of the
preferred and 81, 100000 of the coTnmon
stock. toaether with 100000 as cash
working eapital.
Expert accountants, after examination,
have certified that during the past five
years Of depression, these concerns have
earned net about S1,50O000 per annum on
q competitive basis. The new company es-
Inmates an increase over this sum of $1,000
900 per annum because of the great saving
in the cost of production with the ellmina-
ton of competition, etc.
The officers of the new company will, 1t
is said, be elected on Saturday.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-01
REFUSED CONFIDENCE.
The Greek Assembly Dcnounce the
Government by Large Vote.

The Greek Assembly Dcnounce the
Government by n Large Vote.
Athens, Sept SO.-The Boule Legislative
assembly, met to-day to consider the
peace treaty with Turkey and the political
situation in general.
The galleries were crowded and the pro-
ceedings were followed with intense inter-
est. M. Ralli, the premier, mounted the
tribune, and after reviewing the events
leading up to the beginning Of the peace
conditions, invited the chamber TO vote
confidence in the government. He pro-
posed a resolution to that effect.
Amid great excitement the chamber de-
feated the resolution by vote of SO to 30.
This defeat precipitated crisis. 1t is
deemed impracticabe for NJ. Rail- to con-
tinue in Office with the cabinet az now
constituted.
The Delyannisists are a large majority
Of the chamber, and no cabinet could son
duct public business without their ap-
proval,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-01

been in force in many counties and all the
towns below Corsicana.
By tomorrow night train service with
in the state will have resumed something
like its normal proportions, and the hun
dreds of railroad employees now out of en-
ployment will be afforded an opportunity
OF returning to work. Everybody seems
to have recovered confidence all at once,
and tonight every town in Texas is open
to the rest of the state.
OF course the restrictions against Louis
lana remain in force and will continue un-
til all danger of infection from that quar-
ter has blown over
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-01
SIGHTED MANY SUFFERERS.
The delaware" Reports the "Paur'
Being TOwed to Mnyport.

Boston, Sept. SO.-Capt. Collin Smith,
first officer of the Clyde line steamer Del
aware, which arrived here to-day from
Jacksonville and Charleston, S. c., reports
that about three hours after leaving Jack
sonville the Delaware passed the schoon-
er John Paul of Mount Desert Me, to-
tally dsmasted, with loss of part of her
deck load in tow Of the filibustering steam
er Three Friends, bound to Mayport. Fla
The Paul was on a passage from Bruns-
wick, Ga, to New York, and was caught in
the recent hurricane off the southern
coast.
Capt Smith further reports passing sew
eral small schooners with loss of sails at
different points on the passage up the
coast. Most of the vessels were bound to
the southwark and apparently needed no
assistance.
The Paul was 40 tons burden and was
built at Bath, Me-, in 1888.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-01
MADE FINE MONEY.

A sISiIIfuI Counterfeiter Captured i'm
Chicngo-He Made Silver Dollars.
Washington. Sept. SO-A telegram re-
ceived at the secret service bureau an
nounced the arrest at South Chicago OF
Leopold Irmen, for counterfeiting silver
dollars. His outfit also was captured
1t is believed that Irmen Is the maker
of the very fine counterfeit silver dollars
which have been in circulation in Chicago,
and his capture, therefore, is regarded as
exceptionally important.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-01
FEVER UP TO WEDNESDAY.
Summary of All Cases and Deaths
in the Infected District.

n summary OF All cases ana Deaths
in the Infected District.
Washington, Sept. 9O.-A summary of
the progress of the yellow fever epidemic
up to the close of the day yesterday,
made in the office of the surgeon general
of the marine hospital service, gives a to-
tai of 6S2 cases and sixty deaths in the
erNire country, distributed by cities and
towns, as follows:
Edwards, Miss, 211 cases and deaths.
New Orleans, 209 cases and "a deaths.
Biloxi, Miss, 1876 cases and Z deaths.
Mobile, Ala, Cup to Tuesday night, 50
cases and deaths.
Scranton, Miss, 80 cases and deaths.
Ocean Springs, Miss, q cases and 6
deaths.
Barkley. Miss, 10 cases and deaths.
Cairo, H., cases.
Atlanta, Ca, Louisville, KY, Perkinton,
Miss, and Beaumont, Tex, one case each,
the cases at Louisville and Beaumont
proving fatal.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-01
MLEAN NOT a CANDIDATE.
At u secret Conference He Says lie
VIII Not Run For the Senate.

At a. secret Conference He Says He
VIII Not Run For the Senate.
Columbus, o., Sept. 9O.-John r. Nc
Lean, his nearest friends declare, is not
a candidate for the United States Senate.
Mr.. Mclean has had a secret conference
with the state committee and his friends
say he spoke as follows:
Il am not a candidate for the United
States Senate. / am merely a good DEM
ocrat, and wish TO see the democratic
state and legislative ticket successful In
the event that the legislature Is demo-
cratic 1 hope to see some good democrat
elected to represent this state in the
United States Senate. / believe Gen. A.
]. Warner is a good man for this place.
For that matter, there are half a dozen
other men in the state, who are as well
known and as able as Gen. Warner.
would be glad to see any one Of them
elected"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-01
Two Deaths in Biloxi.

Biloxi, Miss, Sept SO.-Things have be-
gun to look more serious here. There
was one death yesterday-that of T. F.
GIL, formerly of Perry county, Missouri
and business man of this city-and one
death to-day-that of Miss Anna Hughes,
formerly of Chicago.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-01
Mobiles RuIIetin.

Mobile, Ala, Sept. S0.-The official bull
leun OF the board of health shows one
Ueath and six new cases of yellow fever.
an the new cases are located in the in
pecled district. They are: Charles A. Ga
lod' Charles, between Savannah and
Chat nam; NJ. Haley, Savannah, near
Ouarles; j. l.. Shietiet State, west of Ken
hedy; Miss Carrie Heiter, jackson, be-
l"een Government and Church; Mrs. Ag-
neS AZ Holman, Savannah, near Jefferson;
sIa -4Ia Ida Roselle, st. Vincents school, Ce-
var and Savannah streets. One death,
an9tew any Chisholm, Bayou, between Selma
and Savannah.
Io'al cases TO date, "A; total deaths to
ment %.
me death Of the twelfth Victim of yell
as I9" IeVer is reported here tonight, that
oi MIS- Agnes Hoffman of Savannah
street. in the infected district.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-01

OHIO's SENATORIAL ELECTION.

Gen. Warner Wants IL and WIN
Work For a Democratic LegisIH-
ture.
Cincinnati, Sept. SO.-A special from Co
lumbus, o., says Gen. A. J. Warner Of
Marietta, in an interview published here
to-day, formally announces his candida
cy for the United States Senate, at the
hands of the Ohio legislature, to be elected
this fall
He pledges his whole time and continu-
Gus effort from this time forth for the
election of democratic legislature to this
end
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-01
TEXAS HAS RECOVERED.

'he Official Denial of the Fever
houston Doors Arc Opened.
l.-..' Tex, Sept. SO-The official dec
a.. 1'.o' Of Health officer swearingen to-
w. mat the suspicious case at Houston
rne7,ae, yellow fever has been almost i'm
extrer,- followed by the raising of the
quarantine measures which have
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-01
AN MCOMPLETE ROAD SOLD.
The Alabama and Tennessee Bought
by the n. G. ana ST. l..

Nashville, Tenn, Sept. SO.-The board OF
directors of the Nashville, Chattanooga
and st. Louis railroad authorized Presi-
dent Thomas to close the deal for the
purchase of the Middle Tennessee and
Alabama an uncompleted road running
from Shelbyville, Tenn, to Decatur, Ala.
Thlrty-two miles are in operation. The
purchase win be completed at once.
The road to be purchased connects with
the Nashville, Chattanooga and st. Louis
at Shelbyvile, and crosses the Fayette-
Vile branch at Fayetteville The price to
be paid is NOT stated, but 1t is reported
TO be more than $4,000
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-01
BMETALLIsM IN NICARAGUA.
Silver Used for Cash Transaction,
and Gold for All Credits,

Washington, Sept. SO.--News has reach
ed the state department that the mer-
chants in Bluehelds. Nicaragua, have
adopted the gold standard.
Prices will be given In silver for goods
sold for cash, but in the case Of credit
transactions, every charge is TO be in gold
and either gold or It's equivalent viii be
exacted at the time Of payment.