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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-26
CALIFORNIA; GOLD CRAZE.
Hundreds Bent on Reaching the
KIOndiIxe Diggings.

San Francisco, Cal, July 25.-The desire
of the gold struck throng' to reach the dig
gings of the Klondike district resembles
for all the world the craze of the western
ers to reach California in the Days of
old and the land of gold"
There is little or no method in this long
ing of the masses to reach the Eldorado
in the great unknown territory of the
northwest.
People who have had no experience in
mining or have undergone none of the
hardships incident to such as will follow
a trip to the Yukon country are clamor-
ing for passage and straining every nerve
to securShe funds necessary to make the
trip. Many are making sacrifices in order
TO visit the land that promises so much.
Every steamship office In the city Is lit
orally overrun with people seeking infor-
nation concerning the Klondike country.
Those who have the money do not hesi-
tate to pay for passage, trusting in many
instances to good luck to give them food
on which to subsist during the coming
winter The Excelsior, which leaves on
"Wednesday next has a full passenger list,
but big bonuses are being offered every
day for a berth on the vessel.
The steamer Umatilla left this morning
for the north with 200 passengers and a
full cargo of provisions. She goes to Port
Townsend, where she connects with the
City of Topeka, sailing direct to Juneau.
The owners of the Umatilla have applied
to the inspectors of hulls and boilers for
permission to carry all the passengers
that the vessels owned by the company
will hold.
The Topeka which is scheduled to leave
Seattle early next week, has already
more passengers than Is permitted by
law. The same is true of the George W.
Elder, which Is scheduled to leave July
30. The people at Seattle are begging the
steamship officers TO provide them with
transportation.
The steamer Cleveland, chartered as an
extra vessel by the Northwestern Trading
tie, where she will discharge part of her
cargo and take on supplies and passen-
gers for Alaska. About half of her pas
senger list are from this city. booked for
Alaska and she will be full to the limit,
leaving Seattle for the north. 1t is prob
able that she will carry 800 passengers
More people are anxious to go to Alaska
and the Yukon country than can possibly
be accommodated at the present time.
1t is believed by many that the vessels
now fitting at San Francisco and destined
for Dawson City, by way of St. Michaels
will never reach the former place The
river begins to freeze about Sept. 10, and
1t is not possible for vessels leaving San
Francisco after August 10 reach Dawson
City for at least Ave or six days after the
extreme cold has set In.
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M0RTONS GET SECOND MONEY.
GOVERNORS GUARD OF AUSTIN WIN
FIRST PRIZE AT SAN ANTONIO.

The Seeley Rifles Of Galveston Come
Out Third-The Percentage of the
winners 05.6 and of the Morton
Cadets 95.5-The Prize Won on the
Captains Interpretation of One
Movement Changing the Direction
of the Company in Column of
Files.
Antonio interstate drill and camp of in
struction came to close this evening at
s o'clock, with the announcement of the
award of the prizes, as follows:
Glass A-First prize, $1,000 and the inter-
state championship cup, Governors Guard
of Austin, Tex, with a percentage of $50;
second prize, $1,000. Morton Cadets of
Washington, D. c., percentage 95.5; third
prize, $500, Seeley Rifles of Galveston, per-
centage 92.35.
Zouaves Contest-First prize, $1,000, Nee
ley Zouaves of Memphis, Tenn. second
prize, $3.50 Dallas Zouaves, Dallas, Tex;
third prize, $500, San Antonio Zouaves,
San Antonio, Tex.
The percentage of the winning company
is the second highest ever made under the
new tactics. The Governors Guard won
on their captains Interpretation of one
movement in the programme. In chang
ing the direction of the company in col
umn files, he halted his company, faced
to the right and marched off. All the
other captains executed the command by
a flank movement.
The protest by Company D., of st. Paul,
Mimi, against the Morton Cadets was dis
allowed by the drill management. The cap
tain of the st. Paul company charged that
Capt. Schilling and Lieut.. Danforth Of
the Morton Cadets, watched the drill of
the Thurston Rifles who came first on the
programme. Capt Schilling and Lieut..
Danforth both admitted watching the
drill from their tent but claimed that they
received no benefit therefrom. Testimony
was taken before military court and sub
mitted to the drill association, who disal
lowed the protest a few minutes before
the award was made AS a result of this
drill, the famous Galveston interstate
championship cup passes into the posses
sion of the Governors Guard This cup
has been in the possession of the Thurs
ton Rifles since the Memphis drill in 1895,
but has been claimed by the Morton Ca
diets, since the Savannah drill in 1896. The
day before the drill here the Morton Ca
diets got possession Of the cup and had
their name inscribed upon it.
All the interstate companies leave for
their homes tonight.
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KANSAS MINERS MAY STRIKE.
Agitators Trying TO Induce Them To
Come Out.

Pittsburg, Kan, July 25-The nine OPP
orators at yesterdays conference claimed
they had unmistakable evidence that the
Illinois strikers had sent about u dele
gates here to agltate a strike In all of the
important mines. The delegates come
quietly and deal with the delegates select
ed by the several mines TO the convention
only.
The argument the agtators used with
the Kansas miners was that Kansas holds
the key of the situation westward. That II
Kansas went out IL would bring the oper-
ators TO time.
The operators say II will make no DIFF
ference, whether Kansas, with only 1000
miners, goes out or stays In, but the min
ers see in the extra work and slowing OF
coal that is going on desire on the part
of the operators to forufy themselves
against a strike. They are also suspicious
that coal from Kansas mines is TO be
smuggled into strike territory.
A leading labor man, who has been ma
tional president Of one Of the greatest la
Dor organizations In the United States,
said to-day: "The operators must not
think they can smuggle coal out Of Kan
sas to go into strike territory. 1t is
one of the doctrines Of organized labor
that whenever one set OF men commence
to do work that is 10 the injury Of organ
lied labor, the work becomes scab work
The miners OF Southern Kansas are union
men. As long as they mine coal for Kan
sas and territory, which they have been
accustomed to supply they are occupying
neutral ground and are not interfering.
When they mine coal 70 be used IN terri
tory usually supplied by miners who are
striking, they become, in the eyes of or
ganized labor, what we call scabs. II
makes no difference II the Burlington coal
which was transferred In Kansas City a
few days ago was for the use OF the Bur
lington or to be furnished 10 other rail-
roads. II II is used by the Burlington in
territory that has been supplied from
points In Illinois, when there Is a strike
the coal was non-union coal as soon as II
got into strike territory"
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that will cause a. settlement at once, or
a general strike will be called for.
DEBs' work AT FAIRMoNT.
He Claims the Men VIII strike, hut
II Seems Doubtful

Fairmont, w. Va. July 25.-Debs has
held three good meetings at the various
mines and is confident that the men will
be gotten out, although he will not say
he expects the move tomorrow. The gen-
eral impression Is that IL the break is not
made tomorrow, IT will not be made at
all. 1t Is hard to tell what the men will
do when morning comes. To-day the on
orators succeeded In keeping many of
them from the meetings and 1t looks as
easy to keep them In the mines. Mdhon
left this afternoon for Clarksburg. where
he and Rea addressed good meeting,
All the mines are guarded by deputies,
and no men are allowed on the companys
grounds body of the organization men
will stay at each of the different mines
tonight, and a herculean effort is to be
made to induce the men not to go to work
tomorrow morning. Rumors of all kinds
are ahoat tonight, but no trouble Is ex-
pected Tomorrow will certainly settle
the strike one way or the other, so far
as this region Is concerned
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sCHOOLBoY A SUICIDE.
Aspired to be a Labor Agitator and
Was Crazed by Overstudy.

New York, July 25.-Benjamin Simon,
a 14-year-old school boy, who, at that
early age, aspired to be a labor agitator,
because he failed to pass the examina-
ton at the College of the City of New
York, being defective in drawing, drowned
himself in the Hudson river on Saturday
night. His body was recovered to-day.
Before committing suicide the lad mall
ed this note to his home: MY Dear Par.
ents: 1 notify You that I will commit
suicide. The reasons are that l had no
opportunity to carry out my resolution
TO study, on account of our circumstances
l have but few regrets that 1 must part
with the world at such an age. The most
important is that have not held my res
olution to egitate among the working
masses for their emancipation from wage
slavery by the overthrow of the capital
istic system and for the establishment
of the cooperative commonwealth advo>
Gated by the socialist labor party. l am
grieved at the idea that you will grieve
although the nand that wrote it will then
be cold and still. The resolution to COM
NIT suicide, though long delayed, will at
last be executed 1 cannot write more;
my hand is trembling, but If you want
to do the last request of your son, who
is now dead to you and to the whole
world, grieye not. 1 am wholly prepared
to die, the death 1 myself have sem
fenced. Your son, Benjamin Simon"
Overstudy doubtless affected the boys
brain.
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Hateful DAY FOR FLANAGAN.
TRIAL BOOKED TO BEGIN THIS
MORNING AT DECATUR.

Motion For a Change of Venue to he
the First Step Made by the Counsel
For the Defcnse-Grantingo OF the
Motion Likely to BE Followed by
an Attempt 20 Lynch the Prisoner.
The Judge Proposes TO Clear the
Court Room IL Threats Are Made.
Atlanta, Ga, July 25.-Early tomorrow
morning Edwin Flanagan will be taken
from the Fulton county Jail 20 Decatur to
be arralgned for his second trial. Court
will DO called to order at o'clock by
Judge Gambler.
Col. Glenn, for the defense, will asl1
for a change of venue for his client, claim
ing that owing to the hostile feeling that
was exhibited at the former trial, the
presence of the military, threats that were
made and which have been made during
the last few days, and the general discus
sion that has been going on over the en-
tire county about the case and the preju-
dice that exists in the public mind, a De-
Kalb county Jury cannot be got TO give
the prisoner fair and impartial trial.
Already the crime has cost the county
5000 and the present one, owing to the
increased number of witnesses win raise
that sum TO $1,000. The friends Of the fam
lily of the Aliens are extensive and they
are disconnected.
The defense has summoned a number
of witnesses to substantiate this. They
come from all parts of DeKalb county,
and some are from Fulton.
If this motion Is sustained and the case
Is transferred to another county, Il Is not
at all improbable that trouble Of serious
nature will arise.
Judge Gambler will throw the court room
open to all who can get In II there are mo-
threats of lynching or disorder of any
kind. He has determined that as soon "a
any rumors are heard of any violence be-
ing done TO the prisoner, the court room
will be cleared, and no one admitted un-
less he Is directly connected with the case.
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SPAIN LOSING STEADILY.
Philippine Island Rebels Reported
Sure TO Win.

San Francisco, July 25.-Among the
passengers on the steamer China from
the Orient was H. ID. Levinsohn, the rep
resentative in New Zealand of one of the
largest cigar factories in Manila. Mr..
Levinsohn has just come from Manila.
where he says the insurrection Of the ma
tives is still In progress.
From present indications and from all
can learn during my sojourn in Manila"
he said. "thC Spanish authorities will
never be able 10 subdue the insurrect ton
lists. 1t Is common report In Manila that
the papers are not allowed to print tho
truth. They are all under press censor
ship. 1t was creditably reported in tina.
city shortiy after a recent engagement
that the natives had killed sixty Of thu
Spanish soldiers and lost only two OF
their numbers. As soon as the rainy
weather sets in, which will be very short
w. you may have some further reports
OF hostilities. and the victories will be on
the side Of the rebels.
"a regiment OF Spanish soldiers came
into Manila from the interior during my
stay In the city and they we're the saddest
lot OF men I ever saw. Some OF them
wore shoes and others did not. Many wore
hats. but were more or less distressed for
the want Of proper clothes.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-26
SUMMER HOTEL FIRE SWEPT.
BLAzE BURST FORTH AT MIDNIGHT
BUT NO LIVES LOST.

The Burned Hosiery the Famous
snriue House at RichfieId Springs.
A Number of Prominent New York
md Philadelphia People Among
the Guests-One Hundred and Sixty
CHESTS and 100 Employees in the
HouSe-The Loss 100000 and the
Insurance $4,000.
1+tica. N. Y, July 25.-Fire, soon after
p o'clock this morning, almost completely
destroyed the Spring House at Richfield
Springs. only small part of the western
corner being left standing. The fire broke
out in the landing.
At the time there were 100 guests in the
house. seventy of them from New York
and Philadelphia, and 100 employees of the
hotel. Every person in the building, as
far as known, escaped
The night before the hotel was the scene
of one Of the seasons most brilliant hops,
which broke up at midnight. An hour
later the cry of fire was heard. The
flames progressed slowly through the vari-
Gus parts of the hotel. and except the en-
ployes, who occupied quarters In the vi
entity of the laundry, everybody had am
pie time to get out.
Among the guests were DR.. Joseph l..
Anderson of Washington, Mrs. e. L.
Beale and family of Philadelphia, ex-Con-
sui General P. A. Collins of Boston, Mrs.
A. Coates and Miss Coates of Philadelphia,
Judge and Mrs. Henry M. Clinton, Col.
and Mrs. Lawrence Kip, Mayor and Mrs.
William L. Strong Of New York.
Mayor Strong was In the part of the
hotel that was last burned. The fire
reached his quarters three hours after it
started, He took his time in dressing and
got out. as he afterward said, without
losing a toothpick."
As usual in such cases, many of the
guests saved their less valuable possess
slons, carrying out hand boxes and leav-
ing their jewelry and money behind.
Rev. George Reynolds went through the
hastily vacated rooms and filed his pock-
cts with money, watches, diamonds and
jewelry Of all kinds. Frank Van Der Veer
found eleven pocketsbooks that had been
left behind by their owners. They found
claimants for most of the property. The
loss is estimated at 100000 with insurance
Of $4,000.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-26
RIVERA RECEIVERS.
The Captive General Removed From
the Prison to a Hospital.

Havana, July 25.-Gen. Ruis Rivera, the
insurgent leader, who succeeded Antonio
Maceo in Pinar del Rio and who, with his
chief of staff, Col. Bacallo, was captured
In March last, after having been seriously
wounded, has recovered from the effects
of his wounds and the Illness from which
he suffered. He was removed from the
hospital to the Cabanas Fortress to-day
Gen. Rivera, according to the officials, ex-
presses himself as well satisfied with the
treatment he received while in the hospi-
tai 1t was found not to be necessary to
perform an operation for the removal OF
the tumor from which Gen. Rivera suf-
fered.
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NECK BROKEN BY A HAwsER.
An ex-City Clerk Meets n Peculiar
Death on a Wharf.

Chester, Pa, July 25.-James p. Camp
bell ex-city clerk of Chester. was killed
this afternoon by most peculiar acct
dent. He was one Of a party standing on
the government pier awaiting the VIII
mington. Del, passenger steamboat A
steam tug, which was lying at the pier
with a hawser attached TO a post began
to move, and the hawser, becoming taut
slipped over the top OF the post and
whiring rapidly through the air, caught
Campbell under the chin. The rope en-
circled itself tightly about his neck lifted
the unfortunate man ten feet In the air
and then dropped him to the pier. His
neck was broken. and he was found to
be dead when the horror-stricken spectat-
ors ran to assist him.
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MINERS IN MASS MEETING.
The Rally at CIarICSburg n Success
and a Strike Counted ON.

and "A strike Counted ON.
c1arksburg. w. va. July 25.--The min
ers' meeting advertised to-day has proven
a great success from the miners stand
point. on every train scores OF miners
arrived.
At o'clock tonight about 800 miners
and double that number OF citizens were
az the place OF meeting.
J. w. Rea OF Chicago. vice president Of
the Painters and Decorators Union. opened
the meeting and spoke Of the benefits de-
rived from organized labor. He Was well
received. and talked for two hours.
w. y. Mahon. president OF the National
Street Car Union. followed. lie stated
that N this strike was lost u would be
on account OF the West Virginia miners,
and n general boycott would be declared
against all West Nirglnn coal IN the fu-
tnre by all organizations Of labor m the
United States.
over 100 men said they would join tho
union. and n meeting viii be held on Mon
day.
Thore IL no doubt but that an viii 20
out BY Tuesday
AR. Mahon says forty national orRaulza-
lions viii be represented az Wheeling on
Tucslay, and that action viii bo taken
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KILLED by FALLING LOGS.
The Woman Accuses Her Husband OF
Killing Her.

Columbia, s. c., July 25.--In the early
morning, neighbors of r. II. Dumford
were attracted to his house, a mile from
Marion, by his cries. Fastening to the
spot, they found Mrs. Dumford pinned to
the ground by several heavy logs OF wood,
which had fallen from the side of a smoke
house. Mrs. DumfoFd was sitting beside
the side Of the building. when the logs
fell on her. She died a few hours after
ward not before charging her husband
with the crime, saying he led her to take
seat there. and then pushed the logs
on her. Dumford claims that a mischIey-
GUS goat did the work. The coroner's
jury has adjourned until Tomorrow
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EMBARGO ON WEST VIRGINIA COAL.
Effort to BE Made 10 Get Railroad
Men 10 Refuse to Haul IL.

Wheeling. w. Va, July 25.-Eugene V.
Debs Will be the first OF the labor lead
ers arriving in Wheeling to attend the
conference of the executive officers of the
various labor organizations of the coun-
try called by President Ratchford of the
miners, to consider ways and means to
bring success to the coal strike. He comes
from Fairmont tomorrow afternoon. Ad-
vices received by local labor leaders are
TO the effect that nearly oil of the execu-
tive officials of the national labor Or
ganizations will come to Wheeling for
Tuesdays conference. As to the outcome
of the conference there Is much uncer-
tainty. though IL Is claimed that the re-
suit will be a call upon the firemen. brake
men and conductors to refuse to haul
trains carrying West Virginia coal. There
is no hope of ability to have the railroad
engineers join in this movement In fact
the engineers brotherhood will not be
represented at the conference.
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TREsTLE DROPS A TRAIN.
Two Coaches Filled with People Go
Down hut No One Killed.

Marietta. o., July 25.-As an excursion
train was returning from GAINESVILLE. o.,
at $3.50 tonight the trestle work over a
bottomand three and a half miles from
Marietta gave way and two OF the four
coaches were precipitated TO a corntleld
below. The coaches were filled with peo-
pie, but by miracle no one was killed.
About fifteen persons were badly injured
ana all In the car were more or less
bruised.
Miss Nellie Purroy Of this city will
probably die. One OF the coaches took
fire end some OF the passengers were
slnged ane had their clothes burned be.
fore they could escape.
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swAMPED BY A STEAMERS SWELL
Two Men Lose Their Lives by the
UpsettinG of a SkiR.

Braddock, Pa, July 25-Two young
men, Richard Clair and James Schoono-
yer, were drowned in the Monongahela
river at this point this afternoon by the
upsetting of a skiff in which they, with
three companions, were crossing the riv-
err The skiff was upset by the swell from
an excursion steamer, and though assist
ance was promptly sent to the party, Clair
and Schoonover, who could not swim,
were drowned. Their bodies have not as
yet been recovered.
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LAWS GRIP ON A LYNCHER.
An Alleged Fugitive Albanian Ar
rested in APkansas.

Montgomery. Ala. July 25-The sheriff
of Mariana county, Arkansas, wires that
he has arrested Tom Ellington, a white
man, who is wanted in Alabama for
lynehing, and for the subsequent MUIR
der Of an informer. white farmer named
Chambline was lynched In Washington
county three years ago for testifyinv
against some neighbors in an Illicit dis
tilling case. Half a dozen of the lyncners
were afterward convicted and are serving
terms In the penitentiary.
Last fall John Hillingshead. another
Washington county farmer who had
participated in the lynching. turned state
evidence and implicated others of his
neighbors. Efiingham was one of them
few days after testifying Hollingshead
was shot through his bed room window
About the same time Ellington disappears
ed. He will be brought to Alabama