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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-10
CLOSING OF THE GLOBE BANK.
warrants out for the Arrest of the
Leading Officials.

Chicago April 9.-Warrants for the ar
rest of Charles w. Spalding, president, A.
d. Averill. vice president, and c, E.
Churchill, cashier, of the defunct Globe
Savings bank. have been sworn out by
Frank E. Stone, of the firm of Stone &
Francis, depositors in the institution. Mr.
Churchill surrendered himself to-day and
furnished bonds for his appearance. Pres
ident Spalding and Vice President Averill
have not yet put in an appearance.
Developments to-day brought out the
fact that far greater amount of Univers-
ity of Illinois funds is Involved in the sus-
pension of the bank than has been sup
posed
Two years ago, the state legislature APP
propriated $49S,OOO of which according to
the state laws, enough was to be drawn
out monthly to meet the current expenses
of the university. 1t appears. however
that in consideration of 2ls per cent. inter-
est on the funds, the university trustees
allowed Treasurer Spalding to withdraw
the whole sum from the treasury. This is
admitted by members of the board. Thus
not only are 100000 worth of school bonds
missing, but $423, 900 in cash is tied up a
tions, it is said that should President
Spalding be unable to account for the
funds his bondsmen will refuse to be held
responsible, their defense being that a pri-
vate deal of that kind between the univer-
sity board, the state treasury officials and
Treasurer Spalding is sufficient cause to
release them from their obligations. Gross
carelessness is charged on the part of the
university officials during the latter part
of Mr. Standings term as treasurer of the
institution. 1t is said his accounts have
not been audited for over two years. His
term expired the first Of March. Nothing
definite as to Mr.. Spaldng's accounts with
the university can be ascertained till next
Tuesday.
Later in the day Vice President Averill
surrendered himself and was Immediately
released on bonds. Presdent Spalding is
not in the city, but In letter written to a
friend to-day he says he will return Mon
day. In the meantime, officers are look
ing for him.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-10
DEVASTATION OF THE DELTA.
NO MATERIAL CHANGE IN THE
FLOOD SITUATION.

The Water Rapidly Flowing Into the
Mississippi at a. Point IL Miles
Above Vicksburg and Sweeping
SOuthward-The Pressure on the
Louisiana Levees to BE Very Sc
we're Fer n WeelS-The River Slow
Iy Falling at Helena and the Con-
ditiOn of Affairs There Likely to
Improve.
Memphis, Tenn, April 9.-Notwithstand-
ing the high winds and heavy rain-storm
reported from the overflowed Mississippi
delta last night, the situation in the flood
section, if not better, is certainly no
worse tonight. The water which has been
pouring through five big crevasses for
more than week. is rapidly flowing into
the Mississippi again at a point twelve
miles north of Vieksburg and is sweeping
southwark. The strain on the Louisiana
levees will be very great for week, and
if they withstand the powerful pressure
for that length Of time all will be well.
The Sunhower river, which traverses
the counties of Coahama, Bolivar and
Sunfower, in Mississippi, is on a ram
page tO-HlBul. 1NO-tHlTuS Ol lHS water
from the Flower lake crevasse is rushing
into this stream, and large area will be
inundated from the overflow. The Talla-
hatchie and Coldwater rivers are grad
ually falling.
At Helena, the river is slowly falling
and the indications are that the big
stream will continue to decline. The
backwaters below the Arkansas Midland
levee are at stand tonight.
The number of refugees is increasing
at Helena almost every hour. The steam
er Maud arrived there late this after
noon with more than a hundred food suf-
ferers, swelling the list already there to
5000 people.
At Rosedale nothing of special interest
has occurred in the situation. After a
stormy night that caused buildings to rocR
and sway, the sun came out bright and
clear in that section to-day, but a cold
north wind is blowing.
In the Bogue Phalia country much sur
fering is reported. Members of the Rose
dale relief committee will visit that Sec
ton tomorrow and distribute provisions
to the needy.
changed All the levees along the MIS-
sssippi froat satisfactorily withstood the
terrible wind of last night
At Memphis the river continues to fan,
a decline of one-tenth of a foot being re.
ported by the weather bureau tonight.
The railroads, with one exception, are
| again open for business and in good shape
and all trains are being run on schedule
/ fine
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-10
A TOUR OF THE RIVERS.
Routes to De Followed by the Gov
ernments Inspecting Officers.

Washington. April 9.-The machinery
provided by the war department for the
relief of the sufferers from the Mississippi
river floods is now in working order, and
Secretary Alger said to-day that by to-
morrow morning the department would
be in position to cover the entire flooded
district with it's force of inspectors.
The officers already detailed to this SER
vice have started for the west and before
leaving Washington they received orders
directing them to different sections of the
great river section. Maj. Craig, signal
corps, is ordered to proceed to New Or
leans 70 consult with Maj. G.. NJ Derby,
the engineer officer in charge of that sec
ton, and then to proceed TO Red River
Landing investigating the condition and
needs of the people as he proceeds.
HIS orders are to report the results OF
hisiinvestigation directly to Secretary Al
ger, who will use it, in conjunction with
similar reports from other officers, as
basis for the distribution of the RELIEF
stores.
Capt. Charles II. Clarke of the ordnance
department is ordered to Vicksburg, after
which he will proceed to Red river land
lngs on tour of investigation. He, like
his brother officers. engaged in this duty,
10 INSTRUCTED " confer Iully with all the
local relief committees on his route.
First Lieut.. A. S. Rowan, Nineteenth
infantry, goes to Memphis to confer there
with Capt Fitch of the engineer corps.
Thence he starts on a tour of the river
between Helena, Ark, and Greenvine
Miss.
Maj. Sanger. inspector general, also
goes to Memphis, but after talking over
the conditions there with Capt. Fitch, he
will take as his route the river from Mem
phis to Helena.
Capt. Martin, assistant quartermaster,
will go first to Vicksburg, and hear from
Maj. Willard, the engineer officer station
ed there. His section of the river will
extend from Vicksburg to Greenville
Second Lieut.. II. M. Whitney, Fourth
artillery, takes section No. 6 of the river
from Cairo up. He will first report TO
Capt. Fitch at Memphis.
All of the boats of the light house es-
tablishment on the Mississippi have been
turned over to the war department for
relief work. So have the boats of the
Mississippi river commission, and Secre-
tary Alger says that if these are not suf-
ficient, he will charter as many more of
the river craft as may. be necessary.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-10
DIGGING TO FIND THE DEAD.
SEVENTEEN or THE HOTEL KNox's
GUESTS UNACCOUNTED FOR.

The Names of Only Three of Those
Who Perished xnOwn-The Toll
ers at Work i'm the Ruins Bringing
TO Light the Chnrred Remains of
the Dead-Lnrge Rewards offered
for the Recovery OF the bodies.
One of the Injured Survivors Ex-
pected to Dic-Thc Total Loss ST.
G11,OOO and the Insurance S014, ,2O0.
Knoxville, Tenn, April 9.--Of the ffty-
two guests who were asleep in the Hotel
Knox yesterday morning when the lre
broke out, only thirty-fve have been ac-
counted for. The hotel register was de-
stroyed, and it will perhaps never be
known how many lives were lost.
Those known to have perished in the
flames are:
A. E. Weeks of Locke, N. Y, drummer.
G. w. Roberts of Pulaski, Tenn, light
ning-rod agent.
e. A. Williams of Springfield. Mass, re-
tired merchant.
kilograms have been pouring in all day
from different cities inqulring about peo-
pie supposed to have been in Knoxville.
The work of searching for the remains in
the ruins was begun late this afternoon
and the developments already indicate that
the list of dead will be much larger than
was at first thought. Charred remains
were found in different localities of the
ruins. Where one of these bodies is sup
posed to have been cremated were found
number of pocket knives, shears razors
etc, which leads to the belief that Weeks,
the cutlery drummer of the Rochester
house, had attempted to carry out his sam
pie case.
Il. A. Williams of Springfield, another
drummer, who was beyond a doubt burned
was 63 years Old, and was travelling south
for his health.
Large rewards have been offered for the
bodies and large force of men is al work
tonight clearing away the debris.
OF the injured people, only one will die
J. NJ. c. Boyle of Tennessee, a civil en-
gineer, lies in a very critical condition
at the city hospital. He inhaled flames
and his limbs are badly burned
Messrs. Kephart, Mcmillan, Hogan,
Num- iiuuSpN anu HICKS all OF hnOXNllie,
who are the most painfully hurt, are re-
covering.
An almost correct estimate of the losses
and insurance has been secured. II is as
follows: Total loss, $l,6i1O OOO total insur-
ance, $6l4, ,2O9.7O.
Many of the firms burned out have Sc
cured temporary quarters and the whole
sale houses especially have not stopped
filling orders.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-10
SAVANNAH GA. SATURDAY, APRIL TO- 1897

housetops, on RATS, and on all manner of
floats, and are entirely without food. There
are said to be thirty-five families around
the island, and the letter states that un-
less they receive Immediate succor they
will certainly die. One family near the
island has just lost six children in the
flood.
Another letter from c. b. Blackburn. in
spector of the Laconia ievee district gives
a graphic description of the sufferings of
the victims of the flood in that district and
urges the governor to help render them
assistance. At Dawson's Landing 1875
people are destitute; forty at Avenue; fifty
or sixty at Ferguson Landing; $50 at Minor
Knowton: 15O at Henrico and 200 at La
coma. The appeals were referred to the
relief committee.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-10
BUCKS NOMINATION.
The Committee Said to Have Made a
Favorable Report.

Favorable Report.
Washington, April 9.--It is reported to-
night that the nomination of Col A. e.
Buck was reported favorably from the
Senate committee on foreign relations
yesterday, and that there will be no op-
position to the confirmation when it comes
up on Monday.
The nomination of Mr.. Angler for the
district attorneyship has not Jared so well
and it is stated that protests have been
filed with the committee against his con-
firmation.
Maj Hanson leaves for Macon to-mor-
row, without having his little talk with
Mr.. Mckinley. There are several in
dorsements the major will have when the
time comes, but at present he is busy
working in the interests of the proposed
monetary commission.
The following Georgia postmasters were
appointed to-day:
Duluth, Gwinnett county-W. f. Her
rington vice Hiram Mathis, removed
Flowery Branch, Hall county-S. S.
Buell., vice I. N. Moonie, removed
Homer, Banks county-Paul Hayden,
vice j. d. Hill, removed.
The fight for the Augusta postmaster
ship goes on, and the party leaders here
are awaiting the arrival of Col. Buck be-
fore taking any decided action in the mat
ter Immediately on the arrival of Presi-
dent Mckinley, it is said that the friends
of Judson Lyons will urge his appoint
ment, and as Col. Buck has declined to
endorse the colored national committee
man, some interesting developments are
awaited.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-10
RIVERA IN THE FORTRESS.
lie and Col. BncnlIaO Taken 20 ca
banas but Both In Good Spirits.

He and Col. BncnlInO Taken 20 Ca
banas but Both In Good spirits.
Havana, April 9.--Gen Ruiz Rivera, ac-
companied by Col. Bacallao, arrived by
train at Regla to-day. They were trans
ferred to a tug boat and conveyed to Ca.
bana fortress, both seeming to be in ex-
cellent spirits,
Maj. sandoval of the staff OF the cap
Tain general is a passenger on board the
steamer Ollvette, which left this port yes
terday. The major is on his way 10
Washington, charged with a special mis-
sion.
A small detachment OF Spanish troops
stationed on the banks OF the river Cauto
was compelled, on account of the scarcity
of food and water, to retire upon Cauto.
While so doing it was surrounded by a
strong insurgent force in the highway and
forced TO surrender.
Six armed insurgents have surrendered
at Nquero.
The chief OF police has 'rebuked" an
agent here of the Hera.do of Madrid for
selling eeAaiRHsof that paper without hav-
ing previously passed them through the
hands OF the censor
The surrender of the insurgents in Santa
Clara continues, and those who have not
surrendered are being pursued night and
day with the object the Spaniards say, Of
compelling Cen Maxine Gomez to fight
In spite OF the efforts of the Spanish
troops, however Gen. Gomez succeeds in
eluding them and the Spanish officers in
sist he Is anxiously waiting for the rainy
season TO put an end to their operations
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-10
JAMESON ON THE STAND.
He Denies Saying the British Gov
crnment Was at His Back.

London, April 9.-The parliamentary
committee, which is investigating the
Transvaal raid, held its sixteenth sitting
to-day in the committee room of the West
minister hall. There was a large atten-
dance of peers and members of parlia-
ment.
DR.. jameson arrived with Sir John
Wiloughby, the military commander of
the raid and the former was again placed
in the witness box. During his eXamina-
ton, which was a long one, DIR. Jameson
Indignantly denied having told the officers
that he had the queens government at his
back remarking that it would have been
idiotic in him and absolutely untrue to
say so.
Sir John Willoughby, after telling his
history, said he gathered from his talks
with Or. Jameson that if he succeeded in
entering johannesburg Lord Rosmead,
the governor of Cape Colony and high
commissioner for South Africa, would do
the rest.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-10
RAILROADS CAV KEEP UP RATES.
Their Lawyers Find IL Easy 10 Get
Around the Court Decision.

Chicago ILL.,, April 9,--The legal advisers
of the western roads are rapidly recover
ing from the panic into which they were
thrown by the recent decision of the SUI
preme court regarding the right of rail-
roads to form associations. They have
advised the committee that Is now work.
ing on the new agreement of the Western
Passenger Association, that there is moth
ing In the decision to prevent the roads
from granting reduced rates whenever
they choose, and they now declare that
the roads can agree to make or maintain
any and all kinds of rates as long as
the rates do not interfere with the con-
Venience of the individual road They
base this assertion upon the supreme
court decision, which stated that reasona-
bleness or unreasonableness of the rates
did not enter into the consideration at all.
There could not be any agreement which
did not to a certain extent interfere with
the freedom of action of all the
roads, parties to II. Just In proportion
to the extent which it did so interfere
with individual action il was a restriction
of trade, and, therefore, unla wful Hence,
no agreement of any kind affecting com
petitive rates. could be legally maoe,
Now, the railroad attorneys reason that
any agreement that does not restrict the
action of any OF the roads is not unlaw-
full, and that It does not become unlawful
until it does so restrict. Under this ad-
vice the old agreement of the West
ern Passenger Association can be allowed
to stand, with the exception of the clause
regarding the maintenance of rates AMI
that providing for the division OF traffic
for the purpose of maintaining rates.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-10
LUCRE IN A LEGISLATURE.
SANITY POPULIsTs OF KANSAS QUIZ
FOR THE STUFF.

Senator LeweIIing Told n BrOtner
senator That There Was some-
thing In It for Each of Them tE
They Could Get Substitute Adopts
ed for the Original Text Book Fiil.
The Speaker of the Lower Houses
offered as High as $4,000 TO Defeac
the BIZ.
Topeka. Kan, April 9.-speaker Street
of the Kansas legislature created a sen-
satlou to-day when he testified In the brib-
cry investigation.
He said: Harry Wilson, whom I was
told was the agent OF the American Book
Company. said he would pay me $1,000 in
cash II would supply the two-thirds' rule
necessary in advancing bills against the
school book bill, and 81 500 II the bill was
defeated. He placed hundred dollar bilI
In my lap. | told him l did not care for
the money at that time, and would taks
the matter under advlsement. Later, in
reply to letters from him, l wrote on ons
of them. which l returned, that l could
be of no service to him.
Senator Titus swore that Senator Lew-
clling took him TO a room In the National
hotel and said that there was something
in 1t for both of them II they could get a
substitute adopted for the original texu
book bill.
Representative Dingus swore that Rep-
resentative Doyle had offered him $3.50 IL
he would cease his fight for the text book
bill.
Representative Smith said that the
statements made yesterday by Represen-
tative Clark that he (Smith) had offered
Mr. Clark $3.50 to oppose the Hackney
amendment to the railroad bill. were ut
tery false
Miss Nreilv pennatt clark Of the Housa
committee on engrossed bills (Smith's
committee), testified as to the conversa-
tion In the committee room between
Messrs Clark and Smith, Mr.. Clark said
there ought to be something in that rail-
road bill: that he needed $500 or $500 and
asked Mr. Smith If he thought there was
anything In H.
Senator Jumper told Of two attempts to
bribe him to vote against the stock yards
bill
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-10
QUEEN MAM1T sTRRESDERs.
She and 13O of Her Subjects Sent Into
Exile at New Caledonia.

San Francisco, Cal, April 9.--Advices
from Tahiti state that Queen Mamai, who
for seven years, as ruler of the island Of
Raiatea, has defed the French, has sur
rendered, and the long standing rebellion
on the islands OF Raiatea and Hauheine
has been put down. The French gunboat
Aubo, and the transport Caroline captur-
ed the queen and her chief men after a
hot fight. in which thirty-slx natives were
killed and sixteen drowned. On Feb. q
the queen and 1886 Of her subjects were
sent into exile at New Caledonia, the
French penal settlement. They were con-
demned 20 remain there for life. The
French have left an armed force in
charge Of the captured islands.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-10
MAN GRAY FROM ATLANTA.
The New York Highwayman May he
Thomas oliver Ra1nes.

The New York Highwnyman May He
Thomas oliver RaInes.
New York April 9.--The imam In gray"
who for time last month terrorized the
vicinity of Central park by a series OF
highway robberles, supplemented by the
robbery of the residence of William M.
Barnum in East Thlrty-ifth street, where
and forced his way In, is now believed by
the chief of the New York detective bu-
reau to be Thomas Oliver Raines of At
lanta, Ga. Under the name of Frank Lin
den, "the man In gray is now serving a
sentence of five years Imprisonment in
the Elmra reformatory.
Raines is a grandson of a well known
physician Of Atlanta. He was born in
1879 and was left an orphan when he
was u years Of age. He worked for
farmer for two years and was turned pen
niless into the streets of Atlanta. Soon
afterward he was arrested for throwing
stone through the window OF a jewelry
store w. Woods White, general agent
at Atlanta for the Northwestern Mutual
Life Insurance Company, had been APP
pointed Raines' guardian. He secured the
lads release on the condition that he be
sent out of the city. Ranes was accord
ingly surrendered to the Berkshire indus
trial farm at Canaan Four Corners, New
York He remained there until April 30
Of last year, when, for good conduct, he
was paroled in the employ of j. r. Curtis
Of Dalton, Mass. Ranes left Mr.. Curtis
employ last October. On the night OF Feb.
23 last, the residence Of Mr.. Curtis was
robbed Of silyerware, clothing and Jewelry.
Among the articles taken was the grey
fur overcoat from which Raines derived
his name Of the imam in gray"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-10
CYCLONE IN ALABAMA.
A Woman Killed by the Demolition
of Her House at Ozark.

Ozark, Ala, April s.-A cyclone Of tre-
mendous velocity passed over portion of
Dale county last night.
The country for miles presents a scene
OF dire wreck and disaster.
Many houses were demolished, and those
left were badly damaged.
A Mrs. Powers was caught by the fall
ing timbers of her home and died before
she could be rescued. The rest OF the
family we're rescued alive. This il The
only fatality reported. For many miles
the farmers are suffering, everything they
had having been swept away by the wind
or ruined by the torrents OF rain. The
citizens OF Ozark have sent several wagon
loads OF supplies 70 those In need.
The Oldest inhabitants say they never
witnessed such a rainfall as that OF last
right.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-10
Gen. FuIIerton'u Iiody Found.

Wheeling. w. Va, April 9.--The body OF
Gen. Joseph S. Fullerton OF st. Louis, who
was killed IN the railway accident on the
baltimore and Ohio railroad. near Oak
land, Nd, some weeks ago, was found this
morning In the YOugiogheny river eiHht
miles below the bridge. whore the accident
occurred. The body WAS found by a far
mer who was duck hunting. II viii be
sent 20 Chiiloc0the, o., for burial.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-10
RIGHT or REMOVAL.
supreme Court Hears Arguments i'm
the Parsons Case.

Washington, April 9.-The supreme
court to-day listened to arguments In tho
case Of Lewis +. Parsons Jr., against
the United States, which involves the
question of the right of the President to
remove an officer without cause before he
has served his term.
Parsons was United States district at
torney for the northern and middle dis
trlct Of Alabama, was appointed by Presi-
dent Harrison and was removed by Presi-
dent Cleveland In May, 1893. after he had
served about three years. He declined to
surrender his papers and afterward ap
piled to the court of claims for the fees
for the remainder of his term. That court
overruled his contention that the Prosi-
dent had no power 70 remove him, ex-
cept for cause, and the case was appealed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-10
RIVERA RESOLUTION.
Secretary sherman Receives 1t but
Not Apt to Act On It,

Washington. April 9-The Senate resolu-
tion protesting against summary proceed
lngs by the Spanish officials In Cuba
against the captive insurgent leader, Ri-
vera, has reached the state department.
through the white house.
Secretary Sherman, regarding IL as
merely declaratory Of the sense OF the
Senate and offered in an advisory, rather
than a mandatory spirit, has filed II away,
and Is not likely to carry out its sug-
gestion and lodge a protest with the Span
ish government, particularly In view ot
the information he has received that Gen.
Rivera Is not TO be shot
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-10
GLASS WORKS BURNED.
The Plant az Poughkeepsie Destroys
ed az a Loss Of SIOO,OOO.

Poughkeepsie, n. y. April 9.-The
poughkeepsle glass works were completes
" destroyed by FIRE to-day The only part
Of the factory that the firemen were able
10 save was the Office and some sheds.
under which new goods were stored. The
loss approximatss about 10000. The In
surance Is $4,000.