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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-05
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Notice TO Mariners.

Pilot charts and all photographic infor-
nation will be furnished masters of yes
sells free of charge in United States hy-
geographic office in custom house. Cap
talns are requested to call at the office.
Reports Of wrecks and derelicts received
for transmission to the navy department.
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ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.
Vessels Arrived Yesterday.
vessels Cleared Yesterday.

Steamer loretta, Flnney, Button, an
returned.-J. H. Judkins.
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Phases of the Moon for December.
evening; last quarter, 18th, 10 hours, 43
minutes, evening; new moon, sd hours,
II minutes, evening; first quarter, 30th, l
hour, As minutes, evening.
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Savannah Almanac.

Sun rises to-day at 7:O4 and sets at 4:56.
High water at Tybee to-day Asa a. m.
and 5:21 D. m. High water at Savannah
one hour later.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-23
READY FOR SERVICE.
Fire Engine No. Has It's Broken Wheels
Repaired by the Crew and Is now
Ready for Active Duty.

The old No. fire engine of the North
Side fire department has been out of SER
vice for several days on account of a
pair of bad wheels. A fine pair of new
wheels were received yesterday from
the American Steam Fire Engine COM
pany, of Cincinnati, and the steamer
crew, Messrs. Massey, Gossett Hen
bricks and Barr, placed them in position
at once. Engine No. is now as good as
ever, but needs little painting up to
and will be returned to service at once.
The excellent boys" who comprise the
steamer crew have saved the city many
dollars in repairing the broken bits of
machinery and doing other needed re-
pairs on the different apparatus.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-23
BASS BROUGHT BACK.
He Passed Through His Old Home Yes
terday-Not His First Offense-Se-
rious Condition of His Wife.

IA gentleman from Sylacauga reached
the city last night and reported THAT Mr..
Bass, who is wanted on the charge of
forgery, and who was recently arrested
in Houston, Tex, passed through Syln-
cauga yesterday at noon in charge of
an officer en- route to Talladega. The
gentleman also reported that several
business men of Sylacauga were duped
by Bass, himself among the number. for
several hundred dollars, but the exact
amount is nd, yet known. He was ar
rested and brought back on a warrant
sworn out by Smith Bros.
The gentleman also stated that it is
reported that Bass ran a newspaper sew
eral years ago in W6.umpka, and raised
a certificate for work done for the county
from S25 to $3.50, but that the matter
was settled at a heavy cost and hushed
up.
Bass has father and two brothers in
Texas, who are said to be well off, and
his wife's father, who resides in Coosa
county, Is said to be one of the weathiest
men in the county. His father-in-law as
sisted him out of his first trouble. but
now says he will have nothing whatever
to do with him. Mrs. Bass is at her faith
er's home, and is in a precarious condi-
tion, and brooding over her husba nd s
misdeeds may result very seriously with
her.
Bass once resided In this city, ana was
an empioye in one of the railroad offices
as telegraph opera tor.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-23
SIMS COTTON

New York, March 22.-Spot cotton here
was unchanged with sales of 1850 bales
for export and so for spinning. The
fluctuations in prices today were few and
unimportant The trading, what there
was of it, was intensely dun and of a To-
cal professional character, and at the
close prices were practically unchanged
from Saturdays final quotations. Re-
ports of high water continue to be re-
ceived from the south and on a small To-
cal demand prices here advanced slight
ly. The buying power was soon exhaust
ed, however, and in the absence of Con-
tinued support, prices reacted and lost
most of the improvement. The fear of
serious damage by a general overflow
checks any desire to sell ON large scale.
The spot markets in this country were
firm, the receipts were light and the ex-
ports liberal, but the dullness of the
speculation is the principal factor.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-23
THE POLICE COMMISSION.
AT a Special Meeting the Contract for
New Uniforms Was Awarded to a
Local Tailoring Company.

The police commission held a meeting
yesterday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock in the
office of Garrett & Underwood, over the
First National bank, for the purpose of
awarding the contract for the spring
uniforms for the police force.
Those present were Commissioners W.
c. Garrett, E. Lesser and NJ C. Rey-
nolds, just a quorum
Seven bids had been received and were
opened. OF this number three foreign
tailors had made estimates on the work.
After carefully considering each bid the
contract was awarded to l.. Rogan &
Co., the First avenue furnishers and
merchant tailors. Although their bid
was not the lowest one. 1t was considered d
to be to the best interests of all parties
concerned that they do the work
The contract calls for helmet, the
trimmings and the suit of clothes COM
plete. The uniforms will be similar to
those worn last spring and summer by
the officers.
The measurements will be taken today
and work begun at once in order that
the officers may be able to appear in
them shortly after Easter.
The contract calls for forty-tWo uni
forms complete.
No other business was transacted and
the commission adjourned
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-23
REEDS IRON HAND RULE
Again MadA Manifest by His
Is Ruling
AS T0,e 0PULIST MEMBERS
Says by 5ses Them With Democrats-Long
Adj J to the Civil Service RUle-Can-
Sig Factories Raise Kick.

Washington, March 22.-speaker Reed
is not disposed to regard the populists
in the house as a separate Organization.
About ten days ago the populist repre-
sentatives presented petition to Speaker
Reed reclting the fact that at the last
election they had cast about 100000
votes; elected governors in five states
elected twcnty-seven members of the
present house and requesting therefor that
they have a representation on the COM
mittee on ways and means. judiciary, ap-
propriations, banking, coinage. elections
and others. Mr.. Reed has just replied
that he preferred to recognize the popu-
lists as a part of the democratic organiz-
alton and that decision will stand for this
congress at least
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-23
THE CORDOVA MILLS.
A Corps of Surveyors On the Ground
Locating the Site and Running
Lines to the Coal Fields.

Col. b. M. Long, of Cordova, was in
the city yesterday. He says thar full
corps of surveyors are now at work sur
veying the grounds for the new cotton
factory and running the lines for the new
railroad to the coal fields. Work of grad
ing will begin within the nexs few days
and the construction of the mill will go
right ahead.
Cordova is situated in Walker county,
at the junction of the Southern and the
Kansas Cj-y, Memphis and Birmingha m
railroads, and the product of the new
mill can be distributed direct to any
point. The cotton fields and coal beds lay
nearly side by side, and Mr.. Long says
there are no reasons why, with the very
latest improved machinery, that the
Cordovu mills cannot jump right to the
front to begin with and control the trade
for all its product.
This will be one of the largest mills
in the south and the projectors propose
ito follow it up with another equally as
large If they find the first proves sue
cessful competitor with the great mills
of the east, and they cannot now figure
how it can be otherwise with all the nat
ural advantages offered
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-23

joy equal protection in the products of
their labor"
A republican asked: Whose hands
are in your pockets?"
I'll tell you" sharply responded Mr.
Greene, the hands of the protected mon
opolies and trusts of the east are in
them" Democratic applause.)
Prosperity would not return to the
land, Mr.. Green said until plenty was re-
stored to the home of the consumer, and
that could be secured best he said, all
history demonstra ted, when the volume
of circula ting medium was greatest
among the people. The friends of silver
wanted that restored to it's old time priv
ileges and use, and they proposed to have
it. Then thsre would be protection to
the farmer and the miner, and the time
would come when equal rights should
be extended to all and special privileges
to none. loud applause on the floor and
in The galleries).
Mr.. Carmack, democrat, of Tennessee.
also opposed the bill, saying that there
was absolutely nothing in the last cam
paign and election which justified the
assumption on the republican side that
the people either expected or desired the
passage of any such measure as their
tariff bill That was not the issue upon
which the republican party won it's vic
tory.
The last speech of the evening was
made by Mr.. Brucker, democrat. of Mich
tgan, who, as rhe representative of the
Saginaw valley district, inveighed againe t
the iniquity of the proposed increase in
the duty on lumber. He denounced any
protective tariff on lumber as an out
rage.
AT 1920, half an hour before the limit
OF the session, no one else was deSirous
of addressing the house, whereupon the
committee rose and the house adjourned
until 10 O'clock tomorrow.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-23
SIX-ST0RY BUILDING
Supposed to Have Been Fire Proof Burns
Like Tinder-Occupants Forced
to Jump for Their Lives.

Lawrence, Mass, March 22-Fire was
discovered in the Gleason building at
BIS O'Clock this morning. The building
is a six-story structure on Essex street,
in the business center. The fire burst
from the roof and quickly communicated
with the other portions of the building
The building was soon seething mass
of flames and general alarm was rung
in. Tongues of flame shot up fifty feet
in the air, full Of flying sparks and set
fire to several building in the vicinity
These fires were quickly extinguished
The windows were full of people scream4
ing for help and many leaped to the
ground. Capt. Murphy, of the police
force, saw a woman in a window in the
rear of the building. Murphy and Po-
lfceman Donovan spread out an over
coat and caught her as she jumped.
The Central house, which adjoins the
Gleason building, was filled with smoke
and the frightened guests fled from the
hotel in scant clothing. Joseph Jack
son, proprietor of the hotel, was the first
to smell smoke and awoke his guests by
ringing electric bells The Central house
caught fire, but the firemen extinguished
the flames after hard struggle. The
hotel was flooded with water.
The Gleason building was erected ten
years ago and was supposed to be fire.
proof. AT 6 o'clock every floor had fall
en- and nothing was standing but the bare
walls and 1t was feared that they would
collapse. 1t was at first thought that
several persons were lost, but all have
been accounted for except one.
Mr.. and Mrs. John c. Bowering jumped
from the sixth story. Mr.. Coverings
leg was broken, and his wife was injured
internally and had several ribs broken.
Bernard Gallagher and his brother
William, were injured. William carried
Bernard out of the building.
William L.. Robinson, A. S. Huntress
and Leon De Sauliers sustained more
or less severe burns.
A Miss Wood, who was reported miss
ing, is in Boston.
P. S. Abbott & Co., occupied the base
ment, and ground floor and the remainder
of the building was. occupied by Miss
Mackeoun, milliner; Misses Lear, dress
makers; Julia Roby, dressmaker; Hovey,
banjo teacher; Hill, plano teacher; James
w. Lane, music teacher; Russell pho
tographer; Fred N. Poole, insurance; N.
Craig, saddler; Miss Upton, dressmaker;
Dodge, electrician; Miss Peters, dress
cutting school; Miss Tolman and Lawyer
Tolman; the Robinson collecting agency;
DR.. Sanborp and the Glover club.
The building was Aowned by Mrs. Os-
wald and was insured for $4,000.
The loss is placed Vat 100000 The
cause OF the fire Is unknown.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-23
MADE A FOOLISH WAGER.
After Fulfilling the Conditions a Negro
Takes the Eternal Sleep.

After Fulfilling the Conditions a Negro
Takes the Eternal Sleep.
Late Saturday afternoon Jesse Will
ingham, negro resident of Pratt City,
while drinking with several other friends
of his color made bet that he could
drink one quart of gin without feeling
its effects This he proceeded to do
at once and did not show any ill-effects.
He and his friends continued their con-
Vivial pastime.
During the remainder of the afternoon
and the early part of the night willing
ham is said to have taken about twenty
more drinks of whisky, besides a lot of
Ner and found himself dead drunk. He
was arrested and locked in a cell in the
Pratt City jail.
Sunday morning an officer went in to
wake him but found, to his surprise, that
the negro was dead. After a thorough
investigation it was decided that death
resulted ffom alcoholc excess. Tine
fool killer" had been abroad in the lard
and claimed another victim.
The body was taken in charge by Miller
& Co. and buried yesterday in the pauper
cemetery over Red mountain.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-23
once and that he left Immediately for the

once and that he left Immediately for the
capital
a State Herald reporter talked with
several republicans relative to the call,
but they were all more or less retieent
about talking. 1t leaked out, however,
that Mr.. Warren Reese has been turned
down and that MIR. Parsons is to be ten
dered the position as district attorney
for the middle district if he will accept
the place.
1t is said that chairman Vaughan and
Mr.. Youngblood both recommended the
appointment of Col. Reese and this sud
den change has somewhat disconnected
matters and local republicans are Won
dering what it means.
Another phase in the situation is that
Mr.. Parsons lives in Birmingham, but it
is argued that most of his efforts are in
Coosa county, his old home, which is in
the middle district, and that he can con-
sistently change homes if necessary.
The political goSsippers are saying that
the purpose of the administration seems
to tend very much towards the policy to
appoint only lifelong republicans on the
main picket-posts and only the crumbs
will fall to the recent converts, while the
Palmerites will have to saw wood and
vote straight a time or two before they
will be taken into full fellowship.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-23
ANOTHER AMERICAN RELEASED

Washington. March 22.--Consul Barker,
at Sagua Lagrande, Cuba. telegraphed
the state department yesterday that
Frank J. Cazanas, a naturalized Ameri-
can citizen, has been released from Jail
at that place. The state department has
not much information about the case
Cazanas was arrested at Sagua February
13. Consul Barker ascertained that he
has been naturalized, though the date
has not been learned He has not resided
in the United States for twenty-five
years. He lived on a planta- ion near
Sagua until last May, when he went to
that town. His age was given as 81
years in hts passport; and his registra-
ton in Cuba was set down as having
taken place in October, 1872 which makes
him 46 years old. Consul neral Lee
found that Cazanas owned properly in
New York
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-23
THE OUTLOOK AT CANEA

Becomes Serious for the Turks-Troops
Have Only Two Days Provisions.
Canea, March 22.-The outlook in this
city and vicinity is not very reassuring
The situation of the Turkish garrison in
the fort at Melaxa is very critical. The
place is besieged by insurgents, and the
Turkish troops have not enough provi-
sions to last them more than two days
Attempts have been made to re-victual
the fort, but the insurgents have rem
dered the efforts fruitless. II the Chris
tians capture the forts at Malaxa and
Keratide, which it now appears highly
probable they will do, Canea will be
virtually blockaded landward.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-23
BoB's LEFT SWING

Finds an Englishman for Knock-Down
Jim on the outlook for Him.
San Francisco, Cal. March 22.-Robert
Fftzsimmons knocked out an English
traveller named Campbell, in the Bald
win hotel barroom early this morning.
After his exhibition at a local resort
last night the champion, Martin Julian
and w. A. Brady, Corbett's manager,
returned to the hotel and spent the night
discussing a return match Campbell
drifted in and said to Fitzsimmons that
the Carson affair was not a true fought
battle and that the best man did not win.
Fitzsimmons knocked him down with a
left swing.
Corbett was at the Baldwin early today
watching for Fftzsimmons. He wanted
an interview, but was not favored. When
told Corbett was in quest of him Fitz-
simmons lodged out and down the street.
Corbett says if he can't meet Fitzsim-
mons he won't meet any one.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-23
THE TURF.
NEW ORLEANS RESULTS.

New Orleans, March 22-Warm, cloudy
weather and heavy track marked to-
days sport. Four favorites won, how
ever, the public picking the mud larks
we'll Attendance, $500.
FRS. Race-Six furlongs. Pirate, 102
Powers), 20 to l. won; The Sculptor sec
ond, Pat Morrissey third. Time, 1:191a.
Second Race-lMile and a sixteenth.
Gomez 81 q. HID, to l, won; Kenston
second, Nobilis third Time, LBS.
Third Race-One mile and twenty
yards. Rob Roy H., SC (Songer), 12 to l.
won; Jack the Jew second, AL Miles
third. Time, 1:51.
Fourth Race-Seven furlongs Irish
Lady, los Dorsey, even, won; ATber; S.
second, Orinda third. Time, :32.
Fifth Race--Six furlongs. Mamie Lord,
110 q. HID, 5 to 8, won; Pert second,
Oily Gamin third Time, 1:19.
Sixth Race-Seven furlongs. Elkin, 104
CCampbelD, II to 8, won; Dawn second,
Ollean third. Time, 1;34%
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-23
THE TARIFF DEBATE.

Will Prove Iteresting as a Demand for
Time Has Been Made.
Washington, March 22.-Notwithstand-
Ing that forty hours have been provided
fer general debate on the tariff bill. much
more than that time has already been
asked for by those on Chairman Sher-
mans list. Members of the committee
on ways and means are entitled to an
hour each and those who open the debate
usually have all the time accorded to
them that they desire to use. Many of
those who desire to speak Will be com
PEELED to find their opportunity in the
course of the five minutes debate and
take advantage of the leave TO print"
to extend their remarks in the congress
sional record. Opponents of the bill are
much more in evidence in the list of appli-
cants for time than friends Of the meas
ure,
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-23
A HOME MILITARY FORCE
Being Quietly Organized by King
George.
THE OUTLOOK IN CANEA
Begins to Assume Serious Aspect for the
Turkish Troops Germany Shows Her
Hand-Uncle Sam Neutral.

Athens, March 22.-King George today
had long interview with M. Onou, the
Russian minister, after which he sum-
moned Prime Minister Delyannis, to
whom he gave prolonged audience. The
government has ordered the enrolment
of all robust citizens, not otherwise La
BILE to military service, to form a militia
force to guard the towns in the absence of
the troops. Advices were received here
today that a cannon exploded in the
Turkish camp at Elassona, killing an Off
Ger and eight soldiers
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-23
A CYCLONES DEADLY WORK
Eight Children Crushed and
MangIed to Death
rel
IN THE BROKEN TlMBERS
Of a School House-Two Teachers and hirteen
Pupils Badly Maimed-0ther Houses
Wrecked Georgia Townn Gloom.

Savannah Ga, March ga special
to the Morning News from Arlington,
Ca, says: A terrible cyclone struck here
this morning about $50 o'clock. 1t passed
through the south side of town and to-
tally wrecked the academy and partial
ly demolished several other houses In
the academy a number of children were
at school. The building was completely
demolished and on removal of the debris
eight were found dead and fifteen wound
ed Some six escaped with slight bruises
and scratches.
THE DEAD:
CLAUDE ROBERTS, aged IA. terribly
mangled and internally injured.
MOLLIE PARRAMORE, aged IL,
crushed beneath a chimney.
ALBERT BUTLER, aged g.
ALICE PUTNAM. aged 10.
WILLIE M'MURRIE, aged 10.
KENNETH BOYNTON, aged Z.
MARY WELLONS, aged S.
MAUD JOHNSON, aged 10.
All the dead are terribly mutilated from
being crushed and bruised by the falling
timbers and debris.
THE INJURED.
Prof. w. A. Covington, principal of
the school, badly bruised, but no frac-
lures.
IOl. w dikeI dSsiStdH ltdtISI, lulel-
nal injuries and one leg broken, will prob
ably die
Pou Parramore, aged Is, one leg broken.
Nettie Parramore. aged 13, badly
bruised but will recover.
Alton, aged 8, one leg and arm broken
and face badly bruised
Ethel Carter. 10 years old. slightly in
jured from SCI atches and bruises, will get
well.
Annie Coley. leg broken.
Willie Collins, aged II, face badly
George Riley, 1s years old, slightly
injured
Dudley Kilbrew, aged IS, both legs
broken and face badly emaciated, may
die
Edith Williams, bruised.
Simon Adams, aged 12, bruised and onS
leg crushed, will recover.
Earnest Wellons bruised.
This is the worst disaster that has ever
visited this quiet village. The rain
has been pouring down all day. Every
store and business house in the town has
been closed for the day and every coun-
tenance has been saddened by the trag-
ical deaths of the children. All neighbor-
ing towns have wired sentiments of deep
est sympathy. kilograms from B. G.
Epperson and T. D. Kline, of the Central
Railway company, have also been re-
ceived Offering any assistance in the
power of the company to render.
Considerable damage was done in the
vicinity of Damascus, ten miles south
of here, but no lives were lost. AS yet
no other details have been learned from
the surrounding country.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-23
A SERIOUS FAILURE.

Denison, Tex, March 22.-Martin, Wise
& Fitzhugh, OF Paris, Tex, today made
a deed of trust conveying all their prop
erty to trustee for lhe benefit of their
creditors. This firm was one of the larg-
est and Oldest cotton firms in the south.
They are financially connected with the
Denison cot;on mills, an unfinished insti-
tuition, that represents capital already
expended to the amount of half million
dollars. They also have their own cot
ton compress in the state, and, withal
the failure will prove to be the most dis
astrous in the south for many years.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-23
TO SPLIT THE STATE.

ALBANY, N. Y, March 22-What has
been feared and suggested by the repub-
lican leaders from the interior and up
country section of the state has come
to pass. They argued that the crea ton
of a greater New York was the first step
toward making separate state out Of
the territory adjacent to New York har-
bor Assemblyman Trainor will tonight
Introduce two bills looking toward the
creating of a new state out of the coun-
ties. of New York. Kings, Richmond
Queens, Suffolk West Chester and Put
nam.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-23
SETTLEMENT OF THE QUESTION

Between Lhe Powers Cannot Be Reached
Germany Declares Her Attitude.
Berlin, March 22lThe Post. which is
known as the ambassadors organ, says
semi-officially today that 1t seems an
agreement between the powers on the
Cretan question cannot be reached. 1t
adds that if Germany's efferts to main
tain peace do meet with the support of
the other powers, she will not further lend
her disinteres. ed service to that end.