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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-06
TESTING IMPORTED SWEETS.
Uniformity Desired for Sugar ana
MOIasseS Under the New Tariff.


Washington, Sept. 5.-The treasury de-
partment has prepared the regulations
governing the sampling and classification
of imported sugars and molasses under
the new tariff law, and they will be for
mally promulgated tomorrow
One of the principal and most important
of the changes made in the old regula-
tions which were made in 1883. is the pro-
vision requiring that the resample of
sugars shall be taken at the time the
original sample Is taken. This provision
has been deemed expedient to prevent any
suspicion of irregularity. Many new pro-
visions are also included in the regua-
tions, with the object of securing uniform
ity at the different laboratories where SUI
gars are tested. As soon as the change
can be made only the half shadow pol
arscope will be employed in making tests,
instead of the color instruments now used,
and all instruments and apparatus will
be standardized by the officials of the
coast and geodetic survey In order to Sc
cure uniform results.
The tests of the classification of sugars
have been changed so that the average
tests agree within two-tenths of one per
cent. shall govern the classification. I'm
DER the act or 1883 the determining test
was the lowest of two tests agreeing with
in three-tenths of a degree. This change
was made because the present law pro-
vides for a sliding scale of duties of frac-
tions of a degree, and because it was be-
lieved that this method, which follows
the commercial practice, would be fairer
to all concerned
Warrants for this change were obtained
by an opinion rendered by the solicitor
Af l,aA fl,as AiravN af I.a
regulations, applying to polarization by
chemists is new, and it is believed by the
department that it will give the govern
ment the benefit of scientific methods
which have greatly improved since the
act of 1883. The regulations were prepar-
ed by a committee of experts, which in
clude the chemists of the agricultural de,
partment officers of the internal revenue
bureau and the experts Of the coast and
geodetic survey.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-06
RECOGNIZE LABOR'S RIGHTS.
vIyERs TO HAVE A VOICE IN WAGE
QUESTION.

The Operators In the Coal Districts
viii Try to Formulate a Scale of
Prices to Fit the Conditions I'm
zach Mine-Miners Asked to Re-
sume Work-The Day of Action Is
at Hand.
Pittsburg, Pa, Sept. Interpretations are
high in coal mining circles over the prob
sbIe resumption of work in the mines
throughout the country.
In the settlement at Columbus next We'd
neslay, another plan has been suggested
nv a representative of one of the largest
operators which will be agitated immedi-
atelv after the men return to work. 1t will
be formulated and submitted to the joint
convention of operators and miners, which
# is proposed to hold next December. In
order to come to an understanding on all
questions at issue, separate wage
scales are to be formulated for each mine.
The scale is to provide for the rate to be
paid for the entire year and any special
concessions that are to be made are to be
agreed upon by the miners and the opera
tors and specified in the scale. The scale
is 10 be an adjunct to the uniformity
agreement, which is expected to be en-
forced The proposition will be made by
the operators in the hope of putting all
the safeguards possible against a prob
abe strike.
II is well known that there are no two
mines in the entire district of which the
conditions are exactly alike. The uni
form!ty agreement covers the general
points, but even with it in existence, some
operators would be subjected to difficult
ties while others would have special ad-
vqntages. The scale is to cover all these
points, the primary object being to avert
differences and restore perfect harmony
throughout the district.
Philip Stambaugh, a partner in the firm
Of OBren, Sager & Co., was in Pittsburg
this afternoon. He said the men formerly
employed in the Eclipse mine would be
asked to go to work tomorrow morning
at the 65-cent rate. He was not prepared
TO say how many men would respond.
David Van Eman, manager of the Pitts
burg and Chicago Gas Coal Companys
mines at Snowden and Gastonville, an
n0unced more than a week ago that he
would resume work in his mines to-mor-
row morning.
Notices were served on all the men liv-
ing in company houses to vacate and the
ten-lay limit expires in the morning. At
the mines it was stated that no men would
20 to work. Manager Van Eman could not
be seen, but it is generally supposed that
no effort will be made to resume until
after the Columbus convention.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-06
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READS LIKE A ROMANCE.
A Murderous Crook Captured After
a Series of Crimes.

a Series of Crimes.
New York Sept. 5-Eugene O'Hara. alias
Joe Bates. alias James Brown, AZ years
old, a burglar, who has been a highway
man, desperate and probable murderer,
who cut his way out of Jefferson market
prison here six years ago and has been
hunted ever since. was recaptured to-day
by detectives.
After his escape O'Hara, with another
fugitive from justice named Joe Strana-
han, made his way to Colon, from which
place they later proceeded to Europe
where they committed a series of bold
crimes. Then OHara returned to the
United States and at Columbus, o., was
caught in burglary He served a term of
two and a half years for this crime, and
during the period of his imprisonment was
not recognized as the escaped prisoner
from this city.
O'Hara was released recently and took
up a residence in Jersey City. He made
trips up North river, and at last the Of
ficers were informed that O'Hara was
visiting his old home and took steps to
arrest him.
Under the name of Joe Bates, O'Hara,
in 1878, was sentenced to a term of seven
years in Sing Sing prison for a highway
robbery committed here. Again in 1885
he was caught robbing a saloon in this
citS by Policeman William Ketchal.
O'Hara made an attempt to shoot the
policeman, but was finally captured. Be
fore being sent to a prison a second time,
OHara threatened to kill Ketchal as soon
as he had served his term.
On Aug. 1881, Policeman KetchaFs dead
body was found floating the North river,
and the mystery of his death has not yet
been cleared up. AS O'Hara was known
to be out of his second term, warrants
were issued to arrest him on suspicion of
having killed KetchaL Four days after
the finding of the policeman's body Pa
troIman Thomas f. Mcclure was stabbed
three times in the back by OHara. After
a fight with another policeman named
Sherwood, the murderous crook was over
powered and arrested.
He was then committed to the Jeffer-
son Market prison to await trial for his
attack on Mcclure. O'Hara cut the pris-
on bars with a saw and escaped
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-06
MUST WORK THE TRAIL.
A VigiIant Committee Guards the
Passes to the Gold Fields.

VigiIant Committee Guards the
Passes To the Gold Fields.
Victoria, B. c., Sept 5-Among the pas
sengers who arrived on the Queen from
Skaguay to-day was Frank /. Champion
of Mount Vernon, Wash. He went up
to look over the situation and took a
trip over both passes.
He says that the killing of horses was
caused largely by novices, who do not
know how to load them In many in
stances the pack saddles are allowed to
wear great holes in the horses backs. The
men who are fixing the trail will be trans
ferred to prove this. This has been de-
cded by the vigilance committee. and no
man can go on the trail on horseback
without a certificate from the secretary
that he has done so much work on the
trail. One man who Mr.. Champion saw
had gotten nearly all of his outfit over
when the trail was opened for travel.
The committee refused to let him take
the remainder of his pack over His en-
treaties did no good. In desperation he
went back and got Winchester rifle and
two revolvers and held up the command
At Dyea and the Chilkoot pass the con
ductors are much the same as on the
Skaguay trail.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-06
NAsHVILLES DIG SHOW.
The Present Week Will he Full of
Interest-Attendanc Last Week.

Interest-Attenda Last week.
Nashville, Tenn, Sept. 5.-There will be
two holidays at the exposition this week,
Monday, Labor day, and Saturday. Nash
vile day.
A large attendance is expected during
the entire week, for besides the days with
special features Of entertainments there
are other special days Of moment Tues
day is Iowa day and an excursion of Iowa
people, including many prominent citl-
zens, will arrive tomorrow morning and
remain two days. Tuesday the delegates
to the United States Veterinary Medical
Association will come and remain three
days.
During the week many counties of the
state viii celebrate their special days and
a large attendance of Tennessee citizens
from all parts of the state will be secured
as a good deal of rivalry between adjoin-
ing counties has already developed
Nashville day, Saturday next is to be
the star day of the exposition. This week
also is to be somewhat of a military week,
thousands Of troops will be here and all
will participate in the parade and exer-
cises on Saturday. The First battalion of
the First Infantry of Alabama goes into
camp tomorrow under command of Maj.
Ohio artillery will arrive Friday and go
into camp. Companies of state troops will
also go into camp. These troops are
gathering for next week, which is to be
the military week.
Lest Thursdays attendance was 8,242;
Fridays, S.02s, and Saturdays, though
not given, exceeds these figures.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-06
COLORADO's DEMOCRATS.
Fusion with silver Republicans
Suggested But May he Declined.

Fusion with silver Repubiicans
Suggested But May he Declined.
Denver, Col. Sept. 5,-The action of the
democratic state convention to be held lh
this city tomorrow In regard to the NOM
ination for justice of the supreme court
is entirely probiematical.
Some Of the prominent members Of the
party have been agitating an Endorsement
of the nomination of Judge Charles D.
Hay by the silver republicans. The
damper has been thrown upon this scheme
by the proposition that Judge Hay mas
not been seen as yet to decline the nomina-
tlon of the Woleott- Mckinley faction OF
the republican party. The certificate of
Judge Hays nomination by the Wolcoit
republicans has been already filed with
the secretary of state by the officers Of
the republican state committee, thus car
rying out the plan of the Wolcott mana
gers TO get first into the field with the
nomination of Hayatt and make Il impos.
sible for him, even If he desired to keep
from being straight republican candidate
for the supreme bench in the coming
campaign
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-06
THE Ell DORADO OF MEXICO.
Counter Attraction to KIondikd
Promised in BaImy Mexico.

Counter Attraction to KIondfIxd
Promised in BaImy Mexico.
Kansas City! NO.. Sept 5..-A special to-
the Journal from SedalIa, Mo-, says:
]. w. Corkins. a sedalia capitalist, and
Mr.. Cloud. an expert mining engineer of
Cincinnati, o., representing a large syndi-
cate, will leave here tomorrow for
Mexico to practically verify the value OF
gold placer and quartz mines which have
recently been secured by the syndicate.
the concessions and mineral land grants
from the republic of Mexico.
Messrs. CorlSins and Cloud will 20 direct
to Hermosill and from there to the gold
fields in the new Eldorado, located in the
Yaukin Indian country, which has lust
been opened to emigrants. The placer
mines are said to be marvelously rich in
scale and nuggets, while the quartz rock
in the upper ledges contain veins of free
milling ore which assays $50 to $500 per
ton.
The syndicate succeeded in keeping the
discovery secret while securing it's min
ing patents and concessions, and If the
reports received here are substantially COR
rect, the syndicate will be able to turn
the tide of fortune hunters from the gold
fields of Alaska TO the Eldorado OF Mexico.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-06
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THE HOME OF HIS YOUTH.
President Mckinley Spends sunday
with His Mother

With His Mother.
Canton, O., Sept. 5.-President and Mrs.
Mckinley are having a delightful visit
here in their old home. The weather is
all that could be desired
The President went to church this morn
ing, accompanied by his aged mother and
her sister. Mrs. Agibaile B. Osborne Of
Cleveland. The trio rode to the church
in Mother McKinley's modest carriage and
occupied the old pew from which Maj.
Mckinley was seldom absent when in the
city. The service was in the First Meth
odist Episcopal church, of which the
President is a director, and the sermon
was preached by Rev. DR.. C. e. Man
chester, his old comrade in arms. and
pastor OF the church during Mckinley 8
last residence here.
President and Mrs. Mckinley took din
ner with the latter's sister, Mrs. Barber.
and spent most Of the afternoon at the
Barber home. Later President Mckinley
went to his mothers home, chatted with a
few neighbors who dropped in, and after
a short visit, returned, took lunch and set
tied down for an evening al the old home,
stead. Scores Of old friends and neighbors
dropped in to pay their respects. Con-
gresham r. w. Taylor of this district
also called.
According to present plans the President
and Mrs. Mckinley will remain here until
tomorrow evening, when they leave for
Somerset, Pa, the summer home of ABB
ner Mckinley. the Presidents brother.
Their stay at this place depends upon cir
cumstances after they arrive. They will
reach Washington the latter part Of the
week
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-06
THE INDIAN REBELLION.
Few Skirmishes Are Reported but
No Fighting of Importance,

Peshawur, Sept 5.-No fighting of i'm
portance has vet occurred between the
government forces and the tribesmen who
have taken part in the uprising. The
enemy are concentrating at various
points, and it is estimated that 1900 of
them are now on the Samana range, but
they appear loath to attack the govern
ment troops.
1t is reported that the followers of Ham
dah Mullah, in the Shabkadr district, are
deserting him, and the Afrids are re-
turning to Khyber pass. The British
troops are massing along the disturbed
line, and several columns have been sent
out in different directions.
A slight skirmish has occurred near
Hangu, from which point a small column
was dispatched and secured the districts
of Atagmir, Nawimela and Turi. They
found the enemys posts deserted. There
was some firing, but the enemy refused
to be engaged at close quarters. The
subadar commanding the MulIagori Lewis
and forty of his company, which formed
half garrison at Fort Lundi Kotal ar
rived at Jamrud on Friday, and were CIV
en- an enthusiastic reception, the entire
garrison turning out and cheering as they
entered the town. The Mullagoris cut
their way through the enemy after the
capture of Fort Lundi Kotal and marched
to their own country, where they buried
their dead and reassured their friends.
They then proceeded for Jamrud, which
they reached in safety with their arms.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-06
GOING FOR GOMPERS.
Western Pennsylvania Labor League
Criticises the President.


Criticises the President.
Pittsburg, Pa. Sept 5.-The United La
Dor league of Western Pennsylvania at a
largely attended and exciting meeting to-
night, gave expression to an open revolt
against Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, and many
reflections and ugly charges are made.
1t was all on account of expressions
made by Gompers in reference to the re-
cent convention of labor leaders at st.
Louis. He is charged with making unkind
remarks about the gathering and casting
reflections on those who were foremost IN
the meeting.
During the discussion on the proposition
10 take some action on the st. Louis plat
form, NJ. P. Carrick, president of the
brotherhood of Painters and Decorators,
severely criticised Gompers. The follow
ing are resolutions offered by John Dicks,
representing the typographical union, was
adopted:
Resolved, That the United Labor
League of Western Pennsylvania disap-
proves OF the utterances of Mr.. Gompers,
l0r the reason that they are inimical to
tHe pest interests of organized labor, and
we are liberal enough to believe that the
s'eal battle for the emancipation of labor
'auAot be won by trades unions alone.
Il c 4. was decided to send a delegate to the
OMeago convention, to be held Sept. q
sIu every delegate present was instructed
" uise ms lodge to do the same.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-06
STRIKERS STAND PAT.

an Attempt to Work the Foreigners
foiied-Cnpt. BiIIingham,s Opinion.
Flausburg, Pa. Sept 5.-There was a
,spor at Turtle Creek that agents of the
Ne" York and Cleveland Gas Company
we're working among the foreign strikers,
'Daeayoring to get them to return to work
ne a-cent rate. on the promise that
,''n oil their wages which are being held
o'-A by the company, would be paid on
1p' a 3D. and the other half on Oct 25.
''eps were at once taken to offset this
lO'e and the campers missionaries re-
p poll that none of the men will go back to
Ci untll the strike is settled.
Iesn,p' urlah Bi.lingham, in charge of the
|tbirip az Plum Creek, said tonight: IT
lnot u would be foolish If the miners do
Ic3n pt 20 cents, but in any event you
'apaire. lre that we will keep up the fight
DeArmit until we win or strave."
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-06
THE AMEER is SINCERE.
Said to Be Making an Honest Effort
to Suppress the Uprising.

Said to Be Making an Honest Effort
to suppress the Uprising.
London, Sept. 6-The Times this morn
ing publishes dispatch from Simla say
ing that further evidence has been OBJ
tanned of the desire of the Ameer of AT
ghanistan to prevent his subjects from
joining in the frontier disturbances.
The British agent at Cabul submitted,
at the ameer's request, a written state
ment showing the points upon which the
government laid special stress. The
ameer replied to this statement in his
own handwriting, which has his previous
statements that his subjects do not dare
to openly take part in the fighting, but
that they have been drawn away by the
Mulahs, whose conduct he strongly con-
demned. No doubt is entertained, the dis
patch says, of the ameer's desire to full
fiji his obligations royalty, and he has is
sued orders that his troops will be with
drawn from the outposts by May and
kept together under control of officers who
are able to prevent them from deSerting
and joining in the fighting.
An important step has been taken by
Maharaja Sir Bir Shamsher Jang Rama
Bahadur, prime minister of Nepaul, who
had forbidden the circulation in the king
dom of newspapers which he considers
seditious and hostile to the natives gen
orally, and to the government of India,
which is still regarding measures to check
seditiouS writing
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-06
THOUGHT TO he YELLOW jack.
a Fever With Suspicious symptoms
Discovered in Mississippi,

Mobile, Ala, Sept. 5.-Dr. Oliphant, pres
ident of the Louisiana board of health
DR.. Sanders, Alabama state health officer;
DR. Warden. marine hospital surgeon at
Mobile, and Dr. Goode acting president
of the Mobile board of health, are investi-
eating some cases of fever at Ocean
Springs Miss.
There has been considerable malarial
fever there this summer although there
were but three deaths Two of these,
however, occurred last Frday with
symptoms suspicious of yellow fever The
attention of the board was called to them.
The allowed named physicians went to the
spot and decided to hold a post-mortem
examination, which has not been con-
cluded.
Dr. Goode returned here this morning
because of the illness of his Wife He
says he left before the investigation had
proceeded far enough to show definitely
what the disease was.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-06
"HSfERN RAILROAD CHANGES.

- ana ID. System to Consolidate
Il. WIN the ThOmas-Brice Roads.
ora r'a1'nnati o., Sept. 5.-The Enquirer an.
70 .Vs mat two experts from New York
taa T''nlning the records of the Cincin-
b,n, hamilton and Dayton Railroad Com
b1.. III the interests of the Thomas
tor believed that the Cincinnati. Ham,
h. 1.i, 'no Dayton system, which includes
lana annapolis and Toledo division; In
Lorrair Decatur and Western; Cleveland
on G rai1n,and ana Wheeling; Dayton and iron,
'he Norr""ay, is to be consolidated with
Einnau Lake Erie and Western: Cir
( nd MAJ, Northern, Cincinnati, jackson
'imbus u0nin9w; raliw; Cleveland, Arkon and CO.
'gndic9tes soads. which the Thomas-Briee
Hyestiaeaao,ll9i l9ias-Brice syndicate has already
PAD sn} eu =, the physical condition of the
|nDorta5u, II is believed there will be an
|Eperts sr eAange announced after the
'e heard on their return,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-06
CHAMPION sPRINTERs.

Great Races Scheduled For To-day
On the New Jersey A. G. Grounds.
New York, Sept. 5.-Arrangements have
been competed for the sprint Of the New
Jersey Athletic Club which viii be held
on the club grounds tomorrow.
Great interest centers in the appearance
in the sprints of Champion Wefers and the
two western cracks, ]. II. Maybury and
]. r. Rush Of the Chicago Athletic Asso-
citation. These three viii get in the 1cO-
yards dash. This is a handicap affair. and
the Chicago men have been given a foot
and a half each on Wefers, but the event In
which they are most interested is the 300
yards sprint, In which all three again fig
ure. 1t is In this race that the boys are
placing most Of their hopes. as they arc
generally considered to be better perform.
ers at the distance.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-06
A COMPACT WITH THE TURK.
Russia and the Sultan Agree to Up
hold Each Others Hands.

London, Sept. 6.-The Constantlnople
correspondent of the Standard says he is
credibly informed that the sultan has been
in direct communication with the czar,
and that the correspondence has resulted
in the making of mutual arrangements by
which the sultan agrees never to use his
influence against Russia in Central Asia,
and the czar pledges himself to uphold
Turkish rights in Europe
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-06
COTTON FIRE IN NEW York.
Large Quantity of Cotton En Route
TO Fail River Is Burned.

New York, Sept. 5.-Twelve hundred and
eighty-nine bales of compressed cotton,
which arrived from the south by the Nor
gan line and were to have been shipped
east by the City Of FAN River, were burn
ed to-day on the lighter Mystic alongside
the Fall River liner on the North river
front. The bales We're not entirely CON
spmed. Loss, $4,000,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-06
ON AN OLD CHARGE.
An Arkansas Outlaw Arrested In "a
British Columbia Mine.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Sept. g.
John Taylor, cook at the Selkirk mine, has
been arrested by a detective at Sandon for
the murder of sheriff in Arkansas four
years ago, while resisting arrest for cat
tie stealing. He was taken to Nelson,
where officers are awaiting him.
He took his arrest very cody and made
the statement that he had been expecting
arrest, but not for murder. His where
abouts were located through his writing a
letter on letterhead of the Selkirk mine
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-06
A BROKEN FROG.
Causes n Fatal Wreck on the Pitts
burg end western.

Ravenna, o., Sept. SAN ore train on the
Pittsburg and Western railroad was
wrecked two miles east Of this city at an
early hour this morning.
Brakeman Hawley Thomas OF this place
was instantly killed. Michael Seibb,e,
tramp, was fatally injured. Several 9TH
er tramps were badly, but not fatally, in
jured.
The wreck was caused by broken frog.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-06
A TROLLEY WRECK.

Two Cars on "A California Line COL
Iide with Serious Results.
Oakland, Cal, Sept. 5.--Two Hugh cars
collided on the Hayward Electric Line
smashing one Of the cars and seriously
injurng two passengers.
A disused transfer switch caused the ac-
cident. Mrs. Perves, one Of the injured
may die. Mrs. Guild was badly hurt.