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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-02
(By Associated Press.)

Sea Girt, N. j.. Sept. 1.-The big matches
of the New Jersey Rifle Associations meet
ing were begun this morning n the pres
enee of large crowd of spectators and
with the finest shooting weather
The first match to open was the regimen
tai match The shooting was begun inn
medlately after breakfast, the first on the
card being the Interstate regimental team
match. This is open to teams of six from
the national guard and naval reserves of
the different states. The army and navy
of the United States. or any foreign gov
ernment. The conditions allowed are ten
shots each at 200 and al 500 yards and
twenty shots starting at a point 200 yards
from the target, advancing to 200 yards,
and returning firing under orders.
To-day's work in this match was at the
known distance, and the Georgians made
an excellent showing. Scores
Teams of six men, distances 200 and 500
yards:
First Battalion, Georgia Infantry, first
team, 2S5; 276. Total, 561.
First Battalion, Georgia Infantry Sec
ond team, 255; 25S. Total sos.
Georgia Hussars-279. 2S5 Total 564.
The carbine team match was finished to-
day. This match was open to teams of
five from mounted commands Of the reg
ular army, national guard or any govern
ment. Seven Shots each at 200 yards and
500 yards The Georgia Hussars won with
the score. 1888. 157. Total 295.
In the company team match, open
to teams of Ave of any company, ten shots
at 200 and 500 yards the first team of the
First Battalion, Georgia Infantry, scored
246 at 200 yards and 235 at 500. Their total
score of 4S1 is the best ever made on the
range.
The Georgia Hussars scored 21S at the
short range and 222 at the 500-yard, total
40
The second team of the First Battalion,
Georgia Infantry, scored 22S at 200 yards
and 220 at 500 yards, total 44S
In a pool shoot at the 20O-yard range
this afternoon, Gov. Griggs scored eight
| successive bulls eyes.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-02
THE MATTER OF ANNEXATION.
HAWAII TO ACT ON THE TREATY
IN EXTRA SESSION.

1t Is Probable That the Matter VIII
Go Through without Opposition
on the Part of the Hawaiian COu-
gress-The Sugar Trust said to BE
About TO Spring a Mine ON the An
nexatiOnists-OpiniO in wash
ingtOn ON the News.
San Francisco, Sept. 1.-The steamer
Australia, from Honolulu direct, arrived
to-day with the following Hawaiian ad-
vices:
Francis NJ. Hatch, minister from Wash
ington, arrived Aug. 20 with special in
formation which will require the atten-
ton of both government and Senate, and
a secret notice has already been forward
ed to the members of the latter body,
calling on them to meet in extra session
Sept. to consider the questions. Mean
while Minister Hatch is in almost con-
stant consultation with President Dole
and his cabinet.
The lawmakers will be asked to ratify
the annexation treaty recently signed in
Washington, and, as a majority of the
members favor annexation, the matter
will be rushed through The reason for
an extra session of the Senate is mat
ter of conjecture and much curiosity is
evinced. One senator is authority for the
statement that Minister Hatch brought
word from President Mckinley that he
had resolved to call congress two months
earlier than usual for the purpose of
disposing of the treaty before the regular
session begins. Another matter to
be considered by the Hawaiian Senate is
that of rendering assistance to the exec
utive in unraveling the Japanese muddle,
as it is said that Japan's acceptance of
the offer of arbitration is so vague that
the president ard his cabinet are in a
quandary. There are rumors of a split
in the cabinet over the question.
The Hawaiian Star has created a sensa-
tion by the publication of a scheme, alleg-
ing to have been backed by the sugar
trust, to block annexation. 1t is said that
a call has been made for a mammoth DEM
onstration on Sept. IA against closer polit-
ical union with the United States.
Senators Morgan and Gray are expected
to arrive from the United States soon and
will give the question their attention.
The United States steamship Benning-
ton arrived from San Diego Aug. "a, after
a run of nine days, and the Marion is
prepared to leave on the 26th for Mare
Island.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-02
SAVANNAH SWEPT THE FIELD.
GUARDS AND HUssARs DIVIDE HON.
ORS AT SEA GIRT.

Result of the Third Days Shooting
at the RanEes-An Ugly Wind
Interferes with Good Shots nt the
Long Distance Targets-BOth Reg
imentRI and Company Matches
Won by the savannah sharp
shooters.
State Camp Sea Girt, ". j., Sept. L.
The third day of the meeting and the first
on which team matches have been shot
opened clear with light breeze from the
west. During the shooting at 20O yards
the wind was light and rather steady, and
in consequence many Of the scores at that
range were high.
When the 50O-yard firing began the con-
ditions had changed to such an extent
that the high scores at that range are
rather remarkable. While the breeze did
not blow more than twelve miles an hour,
it was constantly changing in direction,
and this made it difficult TO roll up the
bu.lseyes.
AS will be seen by the records herewith,
the Georgia men have made clean sweep
in every match they could enter. In the
reglmental matcn, WnlCn mas DSeH SHoA
through the 200 and 5OO-yard stages, the
Hussars lead with the first team of the
Guards second, and the second team of
the same command fifth. The first and
second teams of the engineer corps occu-
py third and fourth place, respectively,
with totals of $50 and 5S9, The entries in
this match number twelve.
In the carbine match the Georgia Hus-
sars win over the Essex troop and the
second troop of New Jersey. The Hus-
sars' total is 295 while the Essex team
scored 2S2. and the second troop had to
content themselves with third place and
247 points.
The company match always develops a
hard fight for honors between the Engi-
neer Corps of Washington and the teams
representing the Guards and Hussars.
The detailed scores in the regimental
and company matches is as follows:
Regimental Match-First team s. " G..
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-02
DESCRIBES QUEER SUBSTANCE.
Testimony in the Leutgert Case Is
Ugly,

Chicago, ILL.,, Sept. but two witnesses
were on the stand in the Luetgert trial
to-day, and when the court adjourned the
evidence of one of them was not COM
pleted, and will be resumed tomorrow.
The first witness was Frank Bialk, the
watchman of the factory, who was on the
stand yesterday. giving his direct evidence
and to-day he was turned over to the de-
fense for cross-examination. His testi-
mony was in the main unshaken, al
though the defense drew from him the
fact that it was by no means an unusual
thing for Luetgert to be around the
factory at all hours of the night He said
in his that that he thought Luetgert was
acting in a suspicious manner on the night
of the alleged murder and to-day said that
he was in a position from which he could
have seen everything Leutgert did at the
vat on the time the murder is said to have
taken place, but did not look at him.
The other witness was Frank Odorof-
sky, an employe of the factory, who
placed the caustic potash in the vat on
the order of Luetgart. He had been
working around the watts for a long time,
but the night in question was the first
time that he had ever seen any caustic
potash in the factory. Odorofsky said he
broke up the caustic potash. and, under
Luetgart's directions, put it in the mid
die vat. The witness then told what he
saw in the basement on Monday morning,
May g. Beside the middle vat was mass
of reddish brown stuff, which had over
flowed from the vat and had been car
ried part of the way toward the sewer
on the floor. The stuff had a very offens-
i've smell, the witness said, and was
slightly greasy. Near the vat were three
doors, which had been taken from the
smoke-house nearby. Two of these doors
were smeared with the same substance,
as though they had been laid on the vat.
He said he took a quantity of the stuff
on shovel and examined it carefully. In
it he could see small pieces of
bone and what appeared to be
particles of flesh.
Odorofsky said Luetgert ordered him to
remove the stuff from the floor and vat,
which he did, and the sausage maker then
told him to take it out into the yard and
scatter 1t all over the yard. II took it
out in the yard" said the witness, but
I did not scatter around. Instead l dump
ed one place and put some dirt over it,
The witness said that after the police
began their Investigations of the case he
showed them where he had placed the
matter from the vat and they took part
of it away. Odorofsky said the fuel used
in the smoke house furnace was sawdust
and the furnace was cleaned out on the
Thursday before the first of May Luet-
CERT then directed that new supply of
sawdust be paced in the furnace and this
was done.
When court adjourned for the day Odo-
rofsl1y was still on the witness stand, and
his testimony will be concluded tomorrow.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-02
SETH Low AGAIN ENDORSED.
A Large Meeting Of Citizens Endore
Him For Mayor.

Him For Mayor.
New York, Sept. lin the face of the
ultimatum of the regular department or
ganization that it would refuse to indorse
any candidate for the mayoralty of Great
er New York who might be formally nom
mated in advance of the republican con-
veRtion, the borough committee of the
Citizens Union to-day placed Seth Low.
president of Columbia University, in nomi-
nation for the office indicated.
The meeting proceeded to the business
in hand with practical unanimity and
placed Mr. Low in nomination for mayor
and approved of a letter of notification.
TO be forwarded to him at the Northeast
Harbor May, where he is spending his va
cation, which letter had been prepared in
advance. The borough committees repre-
sent the Citizens Union of all the bor-
oughs embraced within the territory of
what, after Jan. /, 1898, will be the city of
New York
The conference, which sent a deputation
TO the citizens union, was held at the
Astor house. 1t was In session behind
closed doors for two hours, and when it
adjourned Chairman Qulgg of the repub-
hcan county committee told them that the
republican organization will proceed in its
regular course
The position Of the republican organiza-
ton has been said is that 1t will not plaee
itself in a position to accept the dictation
of any association as to whom il shall
support for the office of mayor. and its
chairman, Congressman Quigg, has re-
peatedly asserted that the nomination Of
Mr. Low by the citizens union would drive
the republican organization TO look for a
candidate elsewhere.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-02
SILVER FALLS AGAIN.
The Drop Accounted for by Foreign
Financial EntangIements.

new low record in this market to-day. The
quoted price was 51Ac an ounce, &c below
the previous low record. Mexican dollars
are quoted at 41c. London's opening price
for bar silver was 2334c. the rate subse-
quently declining 231zd.
The fall Is accounted for by the suspen-
sion of the sale of India council bills for
ten weeks. This Is equivalent to shutting
off the supply of exchange on India and Is
likely to result in a rise of Indian ex-
change to the gold shipment point.
AT to-day's price of silver bullion the
value Of the silver in the standard dollar
is 39.62c.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-02
THE YEARS COTTON CROP.
Statistician Hester Makes His An
nuaI Report on the SOuth's Staple.


nuaI Report on the SOuth's Staple.
New Orleans, Sept. 1.-Secretary Hes
ters annual report shows receipts of cot
ton at all United States ports for the year
of 6S29, 100 bales, against 8, ,42O 246 last year;
overland, $40, 4S2, against S73, ,465; southern
consumption taken direct, 9SS, 3S2 against
1868 635, making the cotton crop of the Uni
ted States for 1896-97 amount to 1888 1854
bales, against 7,157S46 last year, and $780,
251 year before.
Altogether the southern mills took 1922
GIL bales, an increase of 900.
Mr.. Hester makes the actual cotton crop
of Texas, including Indian territory, 2,247,-
554. His report on the crop of the differ
ent states is as follows, in thousands of
bales:
North carolina, 500; South Carolina, 800;
Georgia, 1900; Alabama, 1,019; Florida. 60;
Mississippi, 1,226; Louisiana, 575; Arkan-
sas, 100; Tennessee, $50; Texas, 2,24S; total
crop, bales, S,75S.
North Carolina also includes Kentucky
and Virginia; Tennessee includes Oklaho-
ma, Missouri, Kansas and Utah; Texas
includes Indian territory.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-02
THE DOCTORS OF VIRGINIA.
Medical Convention at Hot Springs
Prizes For Essays.

Prizes For Essays.
Richmond, Va, Sept. 1-Hot Springs
va, special says: The State Medical So
ciety, at the morning session raised funds
for prizes for che other competitors who
submitted essays on Virginia medical his
tory, the original prize of $3.50 having been
awarded TO DR.. Jordan of Richmond. The
supplementary prizes of 500, SIS, $50 and
S25 went TO Drs. Hugh Cumming, non
resident fellow, of Philadelphia; Hugh M.
Mcclure of Alexandria, Jessie Ewel of
Richmond, and w. T. Walker of Lynch
burg.
The president, DIR. George Ben Johnston
delivered his annual address in which he
contended for the value of state medical
societies and described the good resulting
from them to the profession and the pub
lic after which the society elected officers
for the ensuing term. The election result
ed as follows: President DR.. Lewis e.
Haines, Danvi.le; first vice president, DIR.
L. G. Pedigo, Crockett Springs; second
vice president, DR.. A. S. Riaxy Culpepper;
third vice president, DR.. H. c. Cline,
Royal; recording secretary, Dr. L. b.
Edwards, Richmond; treasurer, DR.. r. T.
Styll, Petersburg; corres sponding secretary,
DR.. John r. Winn, Richmond.
The woman's fellowship question, which
it was thought would provoke great de-
bate, was solved without discussion, by
the adoption of resolution that the ad-
mission of woman doctors to full fellow
ship, was the established policy of the So
ciety. The night session was taken up in
the reading of papers.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-02
WILL BE NO EXTRA SESSION.
The Chances Are Against IA Call of
the United states Congress.


Washington, Sept. There Is no dis
position among officials here to question
the correctness of the statement in the
dispatches from Hawaii, to the effect that
Minister Hatch hurried to Honolulu for
the special purpose of securing annexation
action by the Hawaiian government in ad-
vance of the meeting of our congress.
There is rule in diplomatic practice that
would forbid Hawaii taking the first ac-
tion upon the treaty, and the treaty IT.
self does not indicate which government
is to take the initial step.
While 1t is regarded as desirable In the
execution of the policy of President Nc
Kinley toward Hawaii, as laid down in his
message transmitting the treaty to con-
gress last June, documents are ready in
all respects for the action Of the United
States Senate at its next session. It isn't
believed that the President has any inten-
tion of calling a special session for the
purpose of ratification. Indeed, consider
ing the fact that II the Hawaiian leglsla-
ture acts with the greatest promptness up
on the treaty, II can scarcely complete its
action and return the ratified treaty to
Washington before October at the earliest
1t would appear TO be unnecessary to ad-
vance the session Of congress by such a
short space of time as would intervene
between that date and the date upon which
congress meets IN regular session.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-02
VIRGINIA REPUBLICANS.
Labor Faction of the Party Call

Labor Faction of the Party CaIl
an Independent Convention.
-Nchmond, Va, Sept. AT a meeting
ule labor faction of Virginia republic
-> held in this city tonight, Col. Lamb
'''i man of the party, who was deposed
'1e Lynchburg meeting of the state
r'li'''ee' issued a call for a republican
h, convention to be he'd in Lynehburg
col next, to nominate a state ticket.
N lamb lamb says he has been requested
Eke P5gSoIlcans from all over the state to
Sates Mls action. The number of dele
,onyo ana a.ternates to be elected to the
H. 'G5alon anton from each city and county is
|o,es ,ssate os and alternate for each 100
'asis oS Vt traction of fifty or over on the
HJl Hcl. the vote for the republican eIecfo. !.
II elsctsl, Oh 1895. County delegates are to
I ter tbSyq tbas on on court days or other days, not
II electeeIi sept. 70. City delegates are to
AD s,g on Sept. 20.
IONS are to be by mass meeting
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-02
FLANAGAN MUST HANG.
Judge Gambler Refuses TO Grant a
New Trial in His Case.

Atlanta, Ga, Sept. 1.--Judge J. S. Cand-
Ter this afternoon announced his decision
on the motion for new. trial for Flanagan
the DeKalb county double murderer, de-
clining to grant It,
The main ground of the motion was that
Hadaway, one Of the jurors, had express
ed himself against Flanagan before the
trial. An appeal will now be made to the
supreme court.
Judge Gambler has determined not to
preside in the trial of John Mccullough
the Clayton county man once convicted
of numbering his wife. He is disqualified
In several other cases and will ask such
judge as tries to also sit in the McCul-
Tough case.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-02
WAS WILD FOR HIS WHIsKEY.

Stolen and Starts Out 10 Do killing.
Richmond, Va, Sept. 1.-At Bramwell
j. T Truman, prominent citizen of Mer-
Ger county, shot and killed Mary Dickin-
son (cOlored).
Truman sent the Dickinson woman's
husband to Pocahontas fer whisky. When
he returned he could not find Truman. The
latter after waiting some time, went to
Dickinson's house armed with a Winches-
ter, and charged Dickinson with stealing
his whisky. Dickinson denied the charge
and Truman fired at him killing his wife
Truman went out on the railroad bridge
and held at bay three officers and made
good his escape.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-02
a DEsPERADo SURROUNDED.
A Military Company I'm Columbia
Called on to Make an Arrest.

Called ON TO Make an Arrest.
Columbia. s. c., Sept. lat a. m.
the Governors Guards. under orders of the
governor, are surrounding the home of
Capt" Williams in Brookland, suburb
Of Columbia across the Congaree, and are
preparing to storm the place.
Williams Is white man, who has a char
acter for daring and lawlessness. To-
night he fatally shot Chief OF Police Nc
Grady Of Brookland, and then dehed ar
rest. The authorities applied TO the gov
ernor for military aid to capture the out
law, and they marched out of their armo-
~ at midnight.
Oater.) the militia searched williams
house from top 70 bottom, but were un-
able to find him.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-02
A Mon -e--S------
''oh AMMEDAN OUTBREAK. s

,''ahs on the West Coast of
krad. /" state OF Revolt.
Inor. 's' Sept. IAN outbreak is reported
odar. "'e Moplahs or Fanatlcal Moham-
ss ol the Malabar coast. 1t has NOT
bIabbea'ned serious proportions.
s presiIs pg ls a district Of India in the Mad
hdia; buehcy, bo. and on the west coast of
applie1 'he term Malabar comes to
neral % the west coast Of India In
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-02
WHOLESALE POISONING.
Thirteen People on One Farm Either
Dead or Dying.

Louisville, KY, Sept. LA special to the
Evening Post, from Paducah. KY, says:
Thirteen members Of the family and peo-
pie living on the farm Of Henry Miller
near Metropolis, ILL.,. were poisoned yester-
day, and three arc dead. The suffering Of
the other victims is said TO be terrible to
witness. It is thought at least eight Of
them will die. The names Of none OF the
victims are given.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-02
A NOTABLE WEDDING IN OHIO.

Daughter OF ex-Presidcnt Hayes
Weds an Ensign in the Navy.
Fremont, o., Sept. 1.-Ensign Harry Ea-
ton Smith and Miss Fannie Hayes we're
married tonight at 1880. The bridegroom
Is an officer in the United States navy. the
bride a daughter of the late ex-President
r. b. Hayes President Mckinley was
among the guests.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-02
PresidentiaI Appointments.

Washington, Sept. 1.-The President has
appointed Mr.. Harry d. Emas as naval
officer Of customs for the District of New
Orleans. La.
Ella NJ. Henry has also been appointed
postmaster at Elberton, Ca
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-02
END OF A GREAT SENSATION.

President Andrew of Brown Univer-
sity Requested to Withdraw His
Resignation.
Providence, R. l.. Sept. 1.-The corpora
ton of Brown University has voted to re-
quest President Andrews to withdraw his
resignation.
The resolutions adopted by the corpora
tion stated that the only question at issue
between himself and the corporation was
his views on the free coinage of silver
at a ratio of 16 to /. His advocacy of free
coinage they felt might be constructed as
an expression of the corporation APP
prehension on this point having been re-
moved, they felt his resignation was un-
called for, and hoped that ne would re-
consider it,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-02

. ssssaI
After a very spirited contest Company
C.'s team won, followed by first and sec
ond teams of Company A of the Engineers,
Company d OF the Guards and the Hus-
sars in the order named. In this match
the Hussars were allowed a handicap Of
fifteen points on their total score for using
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-02
CURRENCY FOR COTTON.
Eight Million Dollars Sent south
ward During the Past Week.

ward During the Past Week.
New York, Sept 1.-Currency transfers
for s1J0,0OO were received at the sub-treas-
ury to-day for shipment to southern and
Southwestern points. Some of the orders
will be filed at the New Orleans sub
treasury. number of the leading bank
ers in this city also received orders for
currency from the south to-day
Altogether something like Ss,O0O.0OO has
been shipped from here within the past
week
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-02
OFF FOR SAN SEBASTIAN.
Minister wOodford Arranges "a visit
to spain's Queen.

Washington, Sept. 1.-Mr. Woodford,
the United States minister to Spain, has
advised the state department that he will
leave Paris to-day for San Sebastian, the
seat of the Spanish court in summer. It
Is expected that he will be informally pre-
sented to the Spanish minister for foreign
affairs at San Sebastian, and that he will
be recognized by the Spanish government
Immediately thereafter to the extent of
transacting business of an emergency
character.
The limitation, Of course will delay for
a time the execution of such instructions
from President Mckinley as Mr.. Wood
ford may have touching the broad question
of Cuban autonomy and the abatement of
political conditions in Cuba, but the delay
will not last long, since as soon as the
Spanish minister returns to Madrid, Mr..
Woodford Will be accorded full recogni-
ton as a minister plenipotentiary, and
will be in position to present his views i'm
mediately.
San Sebastian, Sept. 1.--Gen. Stewart l..
Woodford, the United States minister to
Spain, arrived here this afternoon.
Extra precautions have been taken by
the authorities to prevent any hostile dem
onstration being made, but these appa-
rently were unnecessary, as the behavior
of the crowds that had gathered to wit
ness the minister's arrival was perfectly
satisfactory
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-02
IN A FIT OF DIsPoNDENCY.
A Brooklyn Man Commits Suicide in
the Streets of Richmond.

the streets of Richmond.
Richmond, Va, Sept. 1.-W. II. JOY of
Brooklyn, representing the Cosmopolitan
Photograph Company Of New York, while
seated in a hack in front Of a saloon here
tonight shot himself through the head,
dying instantly.
Little is known about the man in Rich
mond except that he had been about here
since July 10 taking photographs. He had
been subject 60 fits OF dependency since
losing his wife some two years ago.