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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-16
K triple murder was committed near

x triple murder was committed near
Fairburn Saturday about Il o'clock
Saturday morning at daybreak Henry
Turner, a farmer, and his young wife and
sister went into the fields to hoe potatoes
This was the last seen of them alive
They did not return home at noon for
dinner, and friends, becoming alarmed
started in search of them. They had not
got further than a quarter OF a mile from
the house when they discovered the three
missing ones, each face downward in the
burrows dead from pistol ball wounds in
the head. Their position indicated that
they had been taken by surprise and shot
from the rear, having no opportunity to
DEFEND themselves. There is no clew what
ever TO solution of the crime, and no
enemies Of the three are known Ground
Fairburn.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-16
PONDS EXTRACT co. 76 FIFTH AVE. NY.

tleman from Spalding referred to giving
hearing to railroad men and others in
committee. l say to him the cases are
not similar"
Gentlemen of the house, exclaimed
the speaker, we will not dodge issues If
l know myself, 1 would rather be right
than president. Did not the Blalock COM
mittee in its report charge that the fed
eral funds were diverted from proper pur-
poses? Is not that criticism?"
He exclaimed in answer to a question
from Mr. Blalock, who denied that the
trustees had been criticized, 'who did
1t? Against whom is the charged aimed?
To ask the question is puerile. The gentle
man from Spaulding says the committee
invited no one to appear before it. There
never was q day when Georgians would
not give fair hearing to public servants.
Render unto Caesar the things that are
Caesars. Give to your governor, TO Pres
ident Hammond and these honored men
the hearing they ask"
In reply to Speaker jenkins Mr. Blalock
said he wanted to be understood. He did
not want any member to be led away by
sentiment on one side or the other. Some
harrassing statements had been made. He
would not reply to them, as he did not care
for them. The committee had discharged
their honest duty to the people of Georgia
He was in favor of hearing the trustees
committee of the whole, when anyone
might question them. 1t is not question
whether they are honest men or not We
believe they are all honest men, There
Is archaeological school in Atlanta doing
great good and the president of the agri-
cultural college said: That does away
with the necessity of our teaching me-
chanics.' If these gentlemen are heard in
committee of the whole we can ask them
why they do not teach these things. If
not IN committee we can ask them no uues
lions. Consider this matter in committee
OF the whole where every member will be
present, and any one can ask a question
OF these gentlemen, who, as they say. are
public servants.
The House passed the following bills.
by Mr.. Thomas of Ware a bond amend
ment to the Waycross charter for sew
erage and water works purposes. Also a
Dill repeating the general law establish
ing county courts, so far as Ware county
is concerned. Also a bill to establish the
city court of Waycross.
BY Mr.. Bush, bill repeating the act
creating the board of commissions of
roads and revenues for Miller county.
Mr.. Watkins of Gilmer had the bill for
the election of judges and solicitors nv
the people made the special order for Fri
DAY. AT Mr.. Calvins request the bill to
require the branding of mixed -four and
the bill to authorize disabled and indig-
ent veterans to engage in business with
out license were made the special order
for Friday morning at 10 O'clock.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-16
FOUR BOXES DID 1T.
Remarkable Success of New Pile
Cure.

Remarkable Success of a New Pile
Cure.
People who have suffered for years or
months from the pain and inconvenience
of that common disorder, piles will look
with skepticism upon the claims of the
makers of the new discovery for cure of
ALI forms of piles known under the name
of Pyramid Pile Cure; nevertheless the ex-
traordinary cures performed by this reme-
DIV are such as to warrant the investiga-
ton of any sufferer. AS a case in point
the following letter speaks for itself:
Mr.. Henry Thomas of substauon No. 8,
Hosack Avenue, Columbus, Ohio writes
as follows:
pyramid Drug Co.. Gentlemen-I want
YOU to use my name If it will be of any
use to you. l was so bad with the piles
that | lost work on that account. Moth
ing did me any good. l read in Cincinnati
of the many cures of piles by the Pyra-
mid Pile Cure and I went to a drug store
and asked for it. The drug clerk told me
that he had something else that he
thought was better. but 1 told him that 1
wanted to try the Pyramid first.
The first box helped me so much that 1
tried another and then to complete the
cure used two more boxes, making
Have not a trace of piles, and l had suf-
fered for four years with the worst form
of protruding piles.
suffered death from piles, but 1 have
found the Pyramid Pile Cure to be just as
represented. 1 have recommended 1t to
several of my friends and am thankful
to be able to write you what good the
remedy has done for me.
Physicians recommend the Pyramid Pile
Cure because IL contains no opium, CO.
caine, or mineral poison of any kind and
because it is so safe and pleasant to use
being painless and applied at night. The
patient is cured in a surprisingly short
time with no Inconvenience whatever
The Pyramid Pile Cure is sold by drug
gists at50 cents per package, and If there
is any constipation 1t is well to use the
Pyramid Pills at the same time with the
pile Cure, as constipation is very often
the cause of piles and the pills effectuallv
remove the costive condition. Price Of
pills is 25 cents per package.
Write to Pyramid Drug Company, AL
bion, Mich, for little book on cause and
cure Of piles; sent BY NAH free.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-16
IMPORT LABOR LAW VIOLATED.
Fifty Starving Cutters to Be Deport-
ed From the Country.

Washington, Nov. 15.-Commissioner
General Powderly of the immigration bu-
reau to-day received telegram from Spe-
cial Inspector Baldwin at Memphis. Tenn
stating that he has arrested twentv-eiebt
alien stave cutters Illegally brought into
this country under contract, and would go
to Mississippi tonight to arrest the re-
naming Twenty-Five
1t is stated at the immigration bureau
that fifty Austrian immigrants arrived In
Baltimore on the North German steam
ship Roland on Sept. last, and were taxi
en- to Mississippi to work In the stave
camps. When the party arrived In Ralti-
more they were suspected of being under
contract, but the evidence submitted was
deemed insufficient to warrant their de-
tention Subsequently, h,,o.
Commissioner General por,de,.I,
sent special agents into the
camps, who secured sufficiently concIusive
testimony to Justify their arrest. and a
warrant for the whole party was signed
by Secretary Gage and placed in the hands
OF Inspector Baldwin and three Others 1ast
Friday. AS soon as tried thew will ba a.
ported at the expense Of the stearosbir,
company bringing them over. TN 10 III.
time the evidence against the contracti,f,
firm, who brought the Austrfans into tbis
country Is not deemed sufficient to instif,,
criminal proceedings, but the officials re
said to be still at work on this featnra 80
the case. Va
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-16
JOHN NJ. LANGSTON DEAD.
He Was One of the Most Prominent
Negroes in the Country.

Washington, Nov. LEX Congressman
John NJ. Langston of Virginia, one of the
prominent colored men Of the country, died
here at $3.50, O'Clock this evening. He was
6S years Of age, having been born slave
in 1929. He was emancipated at the age
of and was educated at Oberlin, where
he graduated from the theological depart
ment In 1854. He afterwards studied law
and practiced his profession until 1869, dur
ing which time he held several township
offices In Ohio, being the first colored man
elected to office in the United States by
popular vote. In 1869 he was given a pro-
fessorship of law at Howard University,
remaining with that institution for seven
years. From 1877 to 1885, he was United
States minister and consul general to
Hayti. Upon his return to this country,
he became president of the Virginia Nor
NAL and Collegiate Institute at Petersburg,
Va, where he remained for three years,
when he was elected to the Fifty-first con-
gress and was given his seat on a contest.
Since 1891 Mr.. Langston had been promi-
nent in politics, but did not hold office.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-16
GREAT NATIONAL UNIVERSITY.
Its ESTABLISHMENTS ON the Lines Sug-
Eested by Washington Probable.

Washington, Nov. 15.-The oft-agitated
question of establishing in the city of
Washington a great national university
on the lines suggested by President Wash
ington, at last has taken more definite
form than in the past, and a number OF
representative American women have
taken hold of the project with determi-
nation to push il to a successful conclu.
sion If possible. They have started out
in practical manner by seeking to raise
the first $3.50, 900 necessary for the erection
of an administration building to form the
nucleus of the university, and hope TO be
able to lay the corner stone on Feb. -,
1899. Their purpose in the interim is to
urge the matter continuously on the at
tention of women all over the country.
They intend likewise TO interest all the
school children in the work. As a first
step for awakening interest in the under
taking they will assemble in convention
in Washington on Dec. IA, TO decide on
ways and means for arousing public sem
timent. Among those. who have initiated
the movement to fulfil Washington wish,
are Mrs. Phoebe Hearst of this city, Mrs.
Ellen A. Richardson of Boston, Mrs.
Clara Anthony, Miss Rachael Rowland.
Miss Louise Thicker and Mrs. Edmund
Anthony, Jr. of Massachusetts; Mrs. l.
S. Boyd of Georgia, Mrs. w. A Roebling
of New Jersey, Mrs. John X Goodloe of
Kentucky, Mrs. w. Fl. Adams of Connec.
ticut, Mrs. c. S. Brice of Ohio. Mrs. Eu-
gene Hale, Mrs. David Starr Jordan, DR..
Charlotte Blake Brown. Mrs. f. S. Hub
bard and Miss Caroline X. Jackson of CAL
ifornia.
Mrs Ellen A, Richardson of Boston,
chief organizer of the movement, writing
to George H. Haines of this city of the
plans thus far formed. said: "The patri-
otto ladies of America are to build the adj
ministration building, and they propose
TO make the I'D of February. 1898, the ma
toms first Offering day for this purpose.
asking no large contributions, begging
nothing. Americas 700O0,000 people must
build this great monument. If the 1900
600 children in the public schools in Amer
lea would give an offering of a penny
each on Washingtons birthday, they
would raise a sum sufficient to erect the
building and endow it. Let us, then, join
hands and have an American university
American sciences and American ideas
for American citizens"
Mrs. Richardson further stated that she
had arranged with the proper authority
that the bureau of engraving and printing
shall produce certificates, which will be
given to those who contribute to the
movement.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-16
s-3'-s-----
GEIGER BACK IN HIS SEAT
The Savannah Commission Bills
Hearing to Come I'm Next WAL

hearing to Come Up Next Week.
Atlanta, Ga. Nov. Ex-senator Geiger
returned to his seat in the upper house
to-day, after an absence Of something
over week. The return of the senator
revived the Savannah commission bills. so
to speak. They have been slumbering In
the Senate corporation committee for a
week, waiting for him, the members of
the Chatham delegation in the House hav-
ing made no effort to further them In the
senator's absence from the scene. To-day
Maj. Meldrim held a conference with Sem
aeor Geiger in regard to the time for the
hearing before the Senate committee, and
the result of their talk was a partial
agreement. fixing the time at Tomorrow
week. Unless something now unforeseen
happens the committee will take up the
bills at that time and give both sides a
chance to be heard.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-16
COL. scREvEN INSPECTOR OF OIL.
Commissioner Nesbitt Names Mr..
MOrrissy's Successor.

The appointment of Col. John screven
as inspector of oils at Savannah to sue
coed Mr.. John /. Morrlssy was given out
yesterday.
The appointment had been expected for
some time. Mr.. Morrissy's term of office
has about expired. and Col Screven was
looked upon as his successor. An effort
to secure the appointment was made last
summer, during the meeting of the State
Agricultural Society at Tybee. Commits
sioner of Agriculture Nesbitt was
here and was a guest of Col. Screven. 1t
was understood then that when Mr.. Nor
rissy's term expired Col. Screven would
be his successor Mr.. Morrissy's friends
made a lively fight In his behalf. The
place pays $500 year.
Maj. G. A. Whitehead will probably be
appointed inspector of fertilizers 10 sue
coed Col. II. M Stanley.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-16
CONFEDERATE COMMITTEE.
The Grand Camp Investigation to
Begin About Dec. 8.

Richmond, Va, Nov. 15-With the ex-
ception of Col Fitzgerald Of Farmville,
who is undecided, all the gentlemen APP
pointed on the committee to investigate
the charges that certain members Of the
Grand Camp of Confederate Veterans
history committee were In the employ of
the American Book Company, have ac-
copied. The investigating committee will
probably meet about Dec. 8.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-16
INDIA's BUBONIC PLAGUE.
Deaths I'm One District
in 4S Hours.

Bombay, Nov. 15.-The bubonic plague
shows no abatement in the Poona district
Within the last forty-eight hours there
have been 1874 new cases reported and "a
deaths. Six hundred and thirty victims
of the disease are now in the hospital at
Poona. Business in several OF the princi-
pal streets is suspended and the town is
being rapidly deserted by the inhabitants.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-16
DEATH OF DIR. KETCHAM.
Chronic AIcOhOIism, and Not His
Beautiful Widow, the Cause.

Beautiful Widow, the Cause.
Chicago, Nov. 15.-The post morten ex-
animation held by DIR. Il. r. Hall of the
coroner's office to-day on the body of
John b. Ketcham, the millionaire banker
who died Sunday morning. revealed the
fact that death was due to chronic alco-
holism. No trace of any poison was found.
A more definite report on the case will
be made to the coroner in the morning af-
ter DIR. Hall has examined the stomach
and liver. An inquest will be held by the
coroner at 10 o'clock tomorrow at No. 1921
Indiana avenue. where Mr.. Ketcham died,
and it is probable that the verdict will en-
tirely remove the cloud from the young
and beautiful widow who was married to
Mr.. Ketcham Sept. A. In Milwaukee, and
who, by the provisions Of his will, becomes
heir to his estate.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-16
REFUGEES TO RETURN.
Mobile and Ohio Employees to Be
Taken Back to Mobile.

st. Louis, Mo-, Nov. 15.-The general
Offices of the Mobile and Ohio railroad.
which were transferred to st. Louis at
the breaking out of the yellow fever in
the south, viii be moved back to Mobile
Ala, next Saturday. Several hundred
persons, clerks and other employees, with
their families, win return south on two
special trains. 1t is estimated that dur.
ing the past few months there were 1000
southern people in st. Louis as refugees
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-16
RUNS OF THE RACERS.
sly Fox Again Finishes i'm Front at
BennfnEs.

washington, Nov. ia card of six
races, including a Hunters steeplechase,
drew probably the largest crowd of the
meeting to Bennings to-day. The track
was heavy and the weather cloudy. Sum-
maries follow
First Race-six and one-half furlongs.
Sly Fox, to 4, won, with Aurum, to /,
second, and Long Acre. Is to l, third. Time
1:24 rs.
longs The Cad 10 to /, won, with Beck
man. 7 to 8, second, and Ella DAILY, to I;
third Time LII AS.
Third Race-One mile. King t., to /,
won, with Alarum, to 1, second, and
Draw Lad. to 10. third. Time 1:46 AS.
Fourth Race-Six furlongs Address, z
to 5, won. with Decanter. 8 10 /, second,
and Lady Disdain, 10 to l. third. Time
1:24A.
Fifth Race-six furlongs. RequItal, to
5, won, with BllaIi to 1, second, and
Tremargo, Is to /. third. Time III
Sixth Race-Hunter's steeplechase,
about two miles. Undne, to /, won,
with Ben Bolt, to 3, second. Only two
started. Time ASP. Lk
Nashville, Tenn, Nov. 15.-The Cumber-
land park races to-day resulted as fol-
lows:
First Race-Five. and one-half furlongs.
Shieldbearer, to l, won. with Maggie s.,
to l, and to 10. second. and Bombardon.
to l, third. Time l:2S1s
Second Race-Four and a half furlongs.
\ Seaumond, even. Won with Sister Matte,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-16

4 to /, second, and Gypsy Prince, to L
third. Time O55%.
Third Race-Six furlongs. Con Reagan
to ], won with Miss Verne, 4 to 1. second
and Stockholm. to !, third. Time 1:14sI,
Fourth Race-Five furIongs. Gulda
Rock, II to !, won. with Marzella. to &
second, and Jackanapes, to s, third. Time
1861.
fHth Race-Mile and an eighth. Otto H..
to 2 won, with Traveller 6 TO 1. second
and A. b. c., to S. third. Time 1855.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-16
MISSISSIPPI FEVER RECORD.

One New Case ut Clinton and Three
Cases and "a Death at Edwards.
Jackson, Miss, Nov. 15.-One new case
of yellow fever at Clinton, and three new
cases at Edwards and one death is the re-
port received by the state board of health
to-day, No new cases or deaths are re-
ported at the other infected points in the
state.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-16
RAISING THE QUARANTINE.
Eleven New Cases and Two Deaths
the Record at New Orleans.


the Record at New OrIeans.
New Orleans, Nov. 15.-There were elev-
en- new cases of yellow fever here to-day
and two deaths-A. w. Dornan and Nina
Quarantines are beginning to come down
and there is now an open road to the Pa
cidc, with the exception of Lake Charles.
The other towns in the vicinity of Lake
Charles are accusing her of keeping up
the embargo for her own advantage, and
are holding mass meetings to protest.
Batou Rouge to-day raised the quaran-
tine and the rest of Louisiana and Missis-
sippl Will be open in a few days, many
towns adopting notifications which point
TO general action. The public schools and
the civil courts opened in New Orleans
to-day and matters are resuming their
normal condition.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-16
Diaz's Son Married.

Mexico, Nov. 15.-Capt Porflrio Diaz
only son of President Diaz, was married
to-day in the archbishop's private chapel
to Senorita Raigosa, daughter of one of
the principal families of this CITY,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-16
FEVER CASE AT PENSACOLA.
Dealer in Secondhand Shoes Dies
From yellow Jack.

Pensacola. Fla, Nov. ia Russian
Jew, named Goldberg, died here last night
of yellow fever, as revealed by an autopsy.
Goldberg was a dealer in secondhand
shoes and is supposed to have contracted
the disease from a box of second hand
shoes recently received by him. Every
precaution has been taken to prevent the
disease from spreading. There are no 9TH
er suspicious cases.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-16

the Amateur Athletic Union, which inves-
tsated the charge of professionalism.
brought against b. j. Wefers, the sprin.
Ter, has rendered a verdict of mot prov
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-16
More Cases at Mobile.

Mobile, Ala, Nov. 15.-Three new cases
and no deaths was the yellow fever report
to-day. New cases: Isaac Smith, Henry
James and Bruce Hayes.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-16

Scranton, Miss, Nov. 15.-The hot spell
has caused a decided increase in the new
cases of yellow fever here. There We're
10 new cases to-day and one death, that
of Frank Mundy.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-16

-Menelek of Abysslnia has been made a
Knight Grand Cross of the Order Of ST.
Michael and ST. George by the British gov
eminent.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-16
NO DEATHS AT MONTGOMERY.

Three New Cases the Only Change in
the Fever Situation.
Montgomery. Ala, Nov. 15.-Three cases
of fever developed to-day L. N. Woodruff,
Alabama and Lawrence streets; Willie Sa-
bel, 226 Moleton street; William Owen, col
ored, Noble avenue. There were no deaths
The board of health viii thereafter meet
Monday. Wednesday and Friday
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-01-20

HAWAIIAN HARDWARE co.
FORT ST, opp. Spreckles' Bank.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-01-20

The bicycle and the horseless car
riage has fairly ruined the horse trade
Whether it will ever recover from it
seems problematical. Horses in the
United States which few years ago
were selling for $50 and 5000 now
fetch anywhere from SIS to $60-in
point of fact it no longer pays to breed
the ordinary riding hack When rail
ways came there was the same de-
preston in the horse trade, but it re-
covered the shock. OF course, as long
as the love of sport lasts, the breeding
of race horses will remain profitable
industry. 1t is quite question if the
breeding of roadsters in the united
States and in Europe will not decrease
to almost vanishing point. However,
the market being small, the prices will
go up again and those who stay in the
business will probably make money.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-01-20

In the very next column of Harpers'
is set out the reasons why Hawaii
should not want to be annexed to the
United States, the most important of
which seems to be the following: I'VE
are told that unless we annex Hawaii.
some other power will. This is an old
trick of the aunexationists to which
they resort on every similar occasion.
y No foreign power will lay its
hands on the Hawaiian Islands against
the protest of the United States"
These two arguments, thus placed
in juXtaposition. fully illustrate their
own Inconsistency. Hawaii has no
need of annexation to preserve her
independence because the United
States has promised to defend her
against any power in the world. The
United States should not annex Ha-
wall because tEat would involve the
unpleasant necessity of so defending
her.
1t is evidently the idea of Harper's
Weekly that the promise of protection
on the part of the United States is for
foreign consumption only. 1t is to
serve the double purpose of a scare
crow to keep off the other powers, and
sop to Hawaii to prevent her ask
ing any further or closer protection.
For home consumption the admission
is frankly made that the defense of
Hawaii would he of so much trouble
that the United States would not for "A
moment think of undertaking it.
Let the possibilities be examined. In
case of war with the United States
any power would take the first oppor-
tunity to seize these Islands as the
base of operations against the West
ern Coast of the United States. This
will be almost a necessity in case of
any naval struggle on the Pacific. Eng
land alone, having a much nearer base
at Esquimault, would not necessarily
use the Islands for that purpose, but,
it would hardly be doubted. that. in
case of serious trouble with the United
States, England would take advantage
of the occasion to forge a link in her
great chain of Imperial possessions.
Uncle Sam would do well to consid-
er whether his own selfish interests
would not make Notifications and par
risons on these Islands desirable. A
strategic outpost in the hands of a
power sufficiently strong to guarantee
its neutrality is a menace only in war
with that particular nation, but, such
point, when Independent and help
less, is menace to any possible war
that may arise.