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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-26
FLOOD SWEEPING A VILLAGE.
BIRDS POINT TO BE WASHED FROM
THE FACE OF THE EARTH.

The Water Rushing Through the
Center of the Town In a Current
AS Strong as That OF Mill Race.
Several Houses Already washed
From Their Foundations and All
the others Expected to Follow.
The Entire white River Levee Sys-
tenn Expected to BE Carried Away.
Charleston, Mo-, March 25.-Several
more breaks in the levee at Birds Point
have occurred since last night, and cur
rent of water as strong as a mill race is
rushing through the center of that vii
lage. Already a dozen houses have been
swept from their foundations and it now
looks as If there will not be a building left
in the place. Fortunately, the dwellers
had ample warning, and removed most of
their household goods and merchandise.
Helena, Ark, March 25.-Another break
in the levee at Fifteen Mile bayou, nine
miles below Modoc. is reported this morn
ing. 1t is now over 500 feet in width and
hourly increasing. Assistant United States
Engineer Notify arrived from that point
this morning, and states that in his opin-
ion all the White river levee system. from
Modoc south, will eventually go to pieces.
Kansas City, Mo-, March 25.-The Mis-
souri, river is within 2.S feet of the danger
line to-day, and the indications are that
it will go at least one foot higher by to-
morrow morning.
The bottom, at the mouth of the Kaw
river, is overfowed, and the squatrers
have been compelled to take refuge on
the bluffs.
The Belt Line railway tracks are under
water in places, and serious trouble is
feared.
The Armour Packing Company has
large force of men at work TO guard
against damage by the expected overflow.
Paducah, Ky, March 25-The river is at
stand, with ffty-one feet on the gauge.
Memphis, Tenn, March 25.-The river
shows another fractional fall to-day, so
slight as to require no particular atten-
ton. Two small breaks in the levee have
occurred up near the Missouri line, report
TO that effect reaching here to-day. The
most important development to-day is the
story from Helena, Ark, with every APP
pearance of foundation, in fact, that the
Lower White river levee, from Modoc
south has been cut under instructions
from the Desha leVee board, in charge Of
the levee, and that the cutting was done
by j. II. Wellington, the engineer of the
board, in half a dozen places. The water
rushed through these cuts, devastating
the fertile country between Hugheys and
Laconia circle, drowning cattle ana other
live stock, and driving the surprised and
defenselesst inhabitants to the levee for
protection. The supposition is that the
cutting was done in order to relieve the
levee protecting Laconia circle, but it will
hardly avail in the judgment of those
familiar with the situation.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-26
FEARS FOR THE LAURADA.
The Vessel Believed to Have Broken
Down While FiIibustering.

Philadelphia. Pa, March 25.-The Record
saws that by order Of the Cuban Junta, the
Bermuda sailed from Fernandina in search
of the Laurada, which is known to have
on board an important expedition in aid
of the insurgents. 1t is believed the Ber-
muda has broken down, and those aboard
are in need of assistance. The tug Mon
arch has been started from Pensacola on
the same errand. It is almost certain that
the Laurada has not landed her big cargo
of munitions of war, and ii is reluctantly
admitted by the Cubans here that her
mission has thus far been a failure.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-26
MAHERs FIGHT WITH sHARKEv.
II He Wins He VIII Fight Either
Corbett or Goddard.

Pittsburg, Pa. March 25.-Peter Maher
arrived IN Pittsburg tonight, to confer
with his hacker and manager. lie will be-
gin training at westchester n. Y, next
Monday for his fight with sharkey John
]. Quinn telegraphed the Sharkey people
at San Francisco tonight that Maher
would like to have eight weeks In which
TO train for the contest.
Parson Davies will arrive in Pittsburg
next week. when Maher's hackers will
cover Sharkey's deposit and sign the ar
ticles of agreement. II Maher defeats
sharkey, he will fight either Corbert or
Goddard, II they desire a match.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-26
TARIFF BILL AMENDMENTS
The Duty on Coal May BE Reduced to
60 Cents "a Ton.

60 Cents a Ton.
Washington, March 25.-The republican
members of the ways and means commit
tee are informally considering an amend
ment to the tariff bill which will reduce
the duty on coal from rs to 60 cents per
ton. The Canadian duty on coal is co
cents ton, and the intention of the COM
mittee is to make the duty reciprocal 1t
is also argued that the superior quality
of the American coal is, IN itself, a very
considerable protection against the Nova
Scotia product.
The republican members of the commit
tee are also considering the advisabiiity
of changing the paragraph relating to
straw braids, upon which a straight duty
of 20 per cent. was fixed in the bill. 1t was
Durposed to write in an additional para
graph having especial reference to straw
braids dyed and painted and on these in
creasing the duty or 10 per cent, prob
ably the latter.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-26
WILMINGTON STILL IN PORT.
Wind and Wave Too High For the
Trial Trip.

New London Conn, March PA fierce
northwest wind and a heavy sea to-day
caused another postponement of the pro-
posed trial run OF the new gunboat VIII
mington.
The torpedo boat Porter ran out toward
the course at a. m, and, returning re-
ported that none Of the observing boats
was at It's station, that not a vessel was
moving on the sound. and that no ordi-
nary anchor would hold vessel against
the wind and sea that we're outside.
Another attempt TO test the gunboat's $
speed will be made tomorrow.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-26
EDUCATION IN ENGLAND.
A Motion 10 Reject the Bill In the
House of Commons

London. March Pa motion was made
in the House OF Commons this evening on
behalf Of the government that the educa-
tional bill pass its third reading.
Herbert Asqulth, on behalf of Sir Will
lam Vernon Harcourt the opposition
leader IN the House, who Is suffering from
influenza, moved the rejection Of the BILL
After n debate that lasted four hours,
Mr. Asquith's motion was defeated by a
vote Of 33l 10 1Sl.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-26
TWENTY YEARS ron MURDER.
A white Man Sentenced For Killing
Negro I'm North Carolina.

Raleigh, n. c., March 25.-In the supe-
rlor court to-day. John Groves. white.
was convicted of murder in the second de-
greo and sentenced to twenty years In the
penitentary
The crime for which he was convicted
was the killing OF Henry WALL colored
on Jan. 30. at Forestviile. IN this county
Notice Of appeal was given.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-26
AMERICANS Ar THE VATICAN.
Pilgrims Returning From Jerusalem
Gail ON the Pope.

Rome. March 25--The pope gave an su-
dience to-day TO number Of Americans.
who are on their way home from n pil-
grimage to Jerusalem. After celebrating
mass. his holiness pronounced an allocn-
tlon. highly praising the Catholics OF the
United States, and distributed souvenir
medals among the pilgrims.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-26
DIES FROM HYDROPHOBIA.
Fears Felt For seven Others Bitten
mt the same Time.

wheeling. w. Va, March 25.--William
Higgins died this morning Of hydrophobia.
lie was bitten by a dog last January. and
seven others we're injured at the same
time Two OF them were successfully
treated at the Pasteur Institute, New
York, and the death Of Higgins has caus-
ed much alarm among the friends OF the
others who were bitten. A popular sub
scription Is being taken 20 send them to
New York. but some fear that II Is too
late. The Pasteur Institute has been tele-
graphed regarding the matter, but no re-
ply has yet been received.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-26
CAGES ASSISTANTS.
No Change to BE Made Until Some
Time Next Month.

Washington. March 25.-There is no
likelihood that any change in the position
Of assistant secretaries Of the treasury
viii be made before April /, and probably
not until later In that month. All Of the
assistant secretaries. Messrs. Wike. Cur
tis and Hamlin, promptly handed in their
designations after March 4, but Secretary
Gage has requested them to remain until
he can look over the ground thoroughly.
Mr.. Hamlin has informed Secretary Gage
that he is anxious 10 return TO Boston
and resume his law practice by April J..
and In no event can he remain here longer
than April 15
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-26
BIG FLY WHEEL BURSTS.
Two Men Fatally Injured In Steel
Works.

Pittsburg, Pa. March 25.-The engine in
mill No. 2, of the Edgar Thomson steel
works, ran away about midnight, result
ing in the bursting Of an immense fly
wheel.
David Hugo, the engineer, had both legs
crushed and died this morning.
George B. Mcclellan Snyder was fatally
injured.
The fly wheel was twenty-four feet in
diameter. The force Of the explosion bad
ly wrecked the mill, and caused thousands
OF dollars worth of damage. Portions Of
the whee, we're thrown an almost incred-
ible distance.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-26

Wilmington. N. c.. March 25-The cleo
ton for aldermen under the amended
charter resulted In the election OF three
democrats and two republicans. Under
the amended charter Gov. Russell ap-
pointed FIVE aldermen, four OF whom are
republicans.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-26
FAILED TO FIFE A REPORT.
Writ of Mandamus Asked Against
the Georgin ana Alabama Road.

the GeOrgIn nnd AIabnnIn HOnd.
Macon, Ca, March 25.-In the United
States court this afternoon petition was
filed by the interstate commerce commits
sion asking for a writ Of mandamus d.
rected against the Georgia and Alabama
Railway Company, which failed to make
a report OF its business for the year end
ing June 30, 1896, to the commission. The
defendants have been ordered by Judge
Speer to show cause before him on April
8 why the writ OF mandamus should not
ha granted
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-26
AntI-Trust nlIIr Pnrsnl

,Aloany, n. Y. March 25.-Both anti
lrvoe.t9 9lls, introduced by the Lexow trust
as-l..ei,s,atlng committee, have passed the
assembly without Amendment. They now
s' 70 the Senate for action.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-26
CRIsPI DEcLARED CROOKED.
transactions with the Bank of
Naples 60 he Investigated.

London. March ga dispatch from
Rome to the Central News says that ex-
Premier Crispi has been summoned to ,.p-
pear before the Judge Of instruction. "a
answer charges OF iliegal financial trans
actions with the Bank Of Naples while he
was premier.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-26
NO ELECTION IN KENTUCKY.
The Hunter Managers Afraid tO
Force a Second Ballot.

Frankfort KY, March 25.-The second
joint ballot for United States senator was
taken at noon to-day without result
There were no changes from yesterdays s
vote, except a closing up to Davie of the
sound money democrats. Representative
Nance, an anti-Hunter republican made
a speech. declaring that st. John Boyle
was the real nominee. The vote was Hun
ter. 81; Blackburn, 40; Boyle, 6; Davie, 10;
Stone, /.
The republican state central committee
did not attempt to do anything more with
Gov Bradley this morning.
The Hunter managers were afraid to at
tempt to force another ballot and the
joint assembly adjourned at 12:45 o'clock.
The fight has reached such an acute
stage that detectives were watching mem
bers of the legislature this morning in or
der to frustrate at once any attempts at
bribery.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-26
KAISER TO AID KRUGER.
Three thousand Troops to he Sent
to South Africa.

London, March 25-The Birmingham
Post publishes a dispatch from Berlin
which says that Germany is making pre-
parations to send 5000 troops to Southwest
Africa in April.
The Globe asserts that there is good au-
thority for the statement that Joseph
Chamberlain, secretary Of state for the
colonies, under the incentive of parlia-
mentary pressure has sent to President
Kruger protest couched in strong terms
against alleged violations of the London
convention by the Transvaal government.
Cape Town. March 25.-The Cape Times
says that the recent suppression of the Jo-
hannesburg Critic and the later suppress
sion of the Johannesburg Star by the
Transvaal government leaves 5000 persons
without an organ to voice their opinion.
They having no votes" the paper adds,
''the means of expression of opinion Is not
open to them. Their public spokesmen
have been banished, forced into silence
and imprisoned. They have no courts to
appeal to and they have been disarmed.
That is what is called a republic of the
nineteenth century"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-26
Louisville. KY, March Pa dispatch

Louisville KY. March Pa dispatch
from Frankfort, KY, to the Courier
Journal says: "Dr. w. G. Hunter cannot
be elected United States senator and he
might as well withdraw. Senator Siege
of Louisville has notified DIR. Hunter that
he will not vote for him again and three
other supporters will leave him Saturday
unless he shows that he can win. Sena-
tor Stege has paired with Senator Fulton
until Monday. They will leave Frankfort
to-day. Siege is a millionaire distiller
and simply told Hunter that he was not
going to waste any more time voting for
him."
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-26

London, March 25.-'rhe correspondent
of the Chronicle telegraphs that another
agent of the British relief fund for the
benefit of suffering Armenians, has been
killed near Diaborkir aand. robbed of fl50.
The agent was Gregorian priest.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-28
THE KLONDlKE GOLD BUG.
Selected Editorials.

Our subscribers are requested to call
in at once and drop a portion of their
dust. Deputy Sheriff Pat Grogan has
been looking over our stock recently and
threatens to find a purchaser unless we
arrange several back accounts in short
order.
There is no truth in the report that
one of Andree's pigeons had been shot
over on Yukon flats. With it's usual
enterprise the Bug" sent a special rep
resentative over to the flats who was
given carte blanche to thoroughly sift
the matter. Instead of gaining knowl
edge about the north pole our special
correspondent discovered that the sup
posed pigeon was one of old 81 Jones
game ROSTERS that escaped from the coop
about six weeks ago, and states the fact
in a full account of his investigation,
which appears in another column. We
are of the opinion that the fake rooster
story was simply an advertising dodge
calculated to call attention to the town
lots in Yukon flats which have not been
selling like hot cakes" since the "Bug"
began to boom property at Dead Mans
Junction.
We have been turned down. The wall
eyed dude who wears a Rhinestone scarf
pin and takes tickets at the second
rate theater, known as Slatter's pavil-
the usual courtesies. In other words we
will be obliged to pay to see the show.
This is all right. but in the future the
columns of the Bug" will not be filled
with slop concerning the cheap attrac-
tions at the pavilion. When Mr.. Slater
engages an eX-washcrwoman with a cop
per-lined voice to bleach her hair, dress
in short clothes and sing the Baggage
Car Ahead" we shall not say that she
was a New York society belle, or that
she ever was admired by the Prince of
Wales. If her voice causes palpitation
of the ear drum we shall say so. And
the next time Bill Swartzman attempts
to play Romeo" we shall inform the
public of the spectacle he creates with
his two hundred pounds of Teutonc fat
and advise him to return to his old voca-
ton of selling Frankforts. Mr.. Slater
may keep his theater tickets, but here
after the dramatic criticisms in the
Bug" will be founded on fact.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-28
WConcernin0 Hard TimeS.v

Under this caption Speaker Reed
contributes to the illustrated Ameri-
can a characteristic article putting
sound philosophy into witty epigrams
and seasoning cold facts with the YAM
kee drollery for which he is so justly
famed. First, he notes the alterna-
tion throughout recorded history of
lean times and fat, and next he sug-
Gests that the present period of re-
covery from one of the lean times is a
suitable occasion to search for the con-
cealed good adding drily: II suppose
that even the saints who are made
perfect through suffering do not quite
appreciate the process until it is over"
The lesson he would imprss is word
ed thus; I'VE have in the United
States and its wonderful upliftings in
the direction of wealth, special temp
tations. and we stay prosperous, in
our minds at least, longer than other
nations. We make hay abund-
antly when our sun is shining and
our barns are full Why should we
be careful about hay? Let the cattle
IL.
have plenty. Why should we. who re-
vel in abundance, CLEAN also the fields
like the poor? In such times we all
become lavish and expect pennies to
take care of themselves. We go on
from one folly to another. We spend
capital and persuade ourselves that we
are only spending income
BY our eXtravagant ways we honey
comb what we have. BY and by con-
fidence gets broken up and the clock
strikes for settlement"
During the period of settlement nec-
essaries of life alone are purchased, and
in this very fact tough as it is at the
moment upon the man whose business
consists of supplying articles which are
not necessary, Mr.. Reed finds a source
of benefit AS he puts it, "A neces-
sary of life may be a necessary at 81
and an impossibility at 80. Hence all
the energies of the producers at such
a period is bent upon the problem:
How can bring the price Of this thing
within the means, the diminished
means, of those who want IL at 81 and
do not want it at 81? When you spread
this idea and make it active all over
the trade of the world, or even over
the trade of the United States alone.
you can see what a power it Is. 1t sets
inventive genius at work in all direc-
tions. 1t makes economies possible
which were never dreamed of, and
never could be dreamed Of in the days
OF prosperity. This reduction of the
cost of production Is carried all over
the country and throughout all of the
industries. 1t is, indeed, entirely with
in bounds to say thai the direct result
of the hard times is that We have low
cred the cost of production of all things
on an average more than is per cent"
And the result? This saving of cost
OF production we carry into the next
period of prosperity with all that that
implies. With the next run OF good
prices. lower though they will be than
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-28
Ii VIII Not Do.

our esteemed contemporary, the
Philadelphia Press, thinks that If
judges can keep the peace by injunc-
tions, they should be upheld in issuing
injunctions. In other words, the end
Justifies the means, even though the
means make a moCkery of trial by jury
and clothe the judiciary with powers
properly belonging to coordinate de-
partments Of the government.
1t would not be difficult on this prin-
ciple, to construct theory justifying
lynch law or assassination or executive
absolutism on the ground that such
means often accomplish apparent good.
1t is to the credit of the great mass
of workingmen engaged in the bitumin.
Gus strike that they have respected the
injunction of the court out OF defer
ence to the official dignity of the judici-
al position. For their moderation in the
face of provocation they merit public
commendat ton, and will ultimately re-
Ceive their reward in a just review of
their course and of the course of
their adversaries and of the injunct-
ing judges before the supreme court of
public opinion.
But none the less this modern use of
the judicial prerogative. though upon
occasions it may produce good results,
will not finally receive the approval
of the American people. This is a
government of, by and for the people,
and one of the granite rocks uphold
ing its whole structure is the principle
that every man is to be regarded as
innocent of crime until proved guilty
before a jury Of his peers. To dis
pense with juries, executive authority
and legislatures entirely, in behalf of a
judicial assumption of the combined
powers of judge, jury and executioner,
would not be worse in degree than to
permit the assumption of these co-or-
dinate powers by the Judges through
injunctions at their pleasure.
The sense of fairness resident in the
mass of our citizenship can be re-
lied upon in the long run to check any
such perversion of the underlying spir-
it of our institutions.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-28
AN ASTUTE JURIsT.

The Judge, addressing himself to a wit
ness of the female persuasion who is
visibly afflicted with at least forty
years:
"Mademoiselle, your age. II you
please"
(After long and interesting hesita-
ion)-"Twenty-four, your honor"
CTo the clerk)-"You may now admins
ter the oath"
She takes the oath.
'AndAnowb mademoiselle. remember
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-28
Exact Information REQUIRED.

"Oh, Mr.. Squildigl" exclaimed Mrs.
Homewood to a late arrival at her re-
ception, "are you shere at last? l have
been dying to introduce you TO Miss Gimp,
of Chicago. She paints beautifully"
paints. does she, Mrs. Homework
YES"
Face or canvasT-Pittsburg Chronicle
Telegraph.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-28
That Alien Tax Decision.

The decision of Judge Acheson in the
United States Circuit court at Pitts
burg that the law recently enacted in
this state, placing a tax of three cents
per day per man nominally upon en-
ployers of alien abor, but actually up
on the aliens themselves. is in conflict
with the Fourtee nth amendment to the
Constitution of the United States,
wherein it is set forth that no state
may deny to- any person within its
jurisdiction the equal protection of the
laws" will doubtless inaugurate long
train of analytical interpretations of
the clause just u1oted. That it will act
as a challenge tn the yet formidable
sentiment in favor of states rights is
very likely. in the light of past conten-
tions hnging upo1l the limit of state
authority in Legislation.
But however this may be, the decis-
ion will certainly cause a sigh of relief
to arise from the managers of large
labor-employing corporations in the
commonwealth, to whom the new tax
law has meant much annoyance and
confusion: and it will not be greatly
regretted by the mass of citizens. EN-
cellent as the law was in intent-to pro-
tect native and naturalized labor and
in some degree to reimburse those who
pay taxes for the expense of keeping
open house for the benefit of those who
don't-it proved in operation a distinct
disappointment. Instead of diminish
ing the competition confronting Ameri-
can labor it had simply the one effect
of driving all kinds of aliens in hordes
to the naturalization court to start the
process of legal metamorphosis into
citizenship, and thus the tax was es-
capped, the Jail expenses remained the
same as before and the only sure result
was a further mudding of the civic
currents.
The determinatio of the present ma
tona administration to bend every
possible energy to the correction of
abuses in immigration will soon remove
a good deal of the provocatiOn for such
a law as the one now under COnsidera-
tion. That which shall remain will be
regarded as a natural heritage from
past carclessness in this direction, and
may be endured phlosophically.
The new premier of Spain says he
has personal information that the in
surrection in Cuba is approaching an
end" 1t would be doing this If the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-28

Resolved. That the platform adopted
at the National convention of Democ-
racy in 1896 be endorsed fully and
without reserve. Plank Second in the
Platform Of the Lackawanna Democ
racy, adopted Aug. "a, 1897.