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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-20
SOLOMON AND sHEBA's SON.
ADyssinia's Royal Line Has "a Won
der Pedigree.


The strong probability that Menelek,
Emperor of Abyssinia. will visit Jerusa-
lem in 1900 raises anew the fascinating
problem OF the real or mythical descent
of the Abyssinian royal house from Ma
queda. Queen of sheba, and Solomon. the
mighty Jewish potentate. The Abyssin-
ians firmly believe and steadily adhere to
both legends If legends they be. which
most churchmen maintain is the case.
With all due respect TO clerical judgment,
however, the matter seems to be envel-
oped In much obscurity for II can not be
said that the arguments against the
Abyssinian theory possess anything APP
preaching to the hnality which their ad-
vocates would have US understand.
Al the end of the fifteenth century Por-
tugese adVenturers on the West coast OF
Africa heard rumors of a powerful Chris
tan ruler in the far interior. To Pedro
de Covilhana belongs the credit OF being
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-20
ELORInA.

Walter Graham. late editor of the Sum
YER County Times, has gone to Porto Rico
d. g. B. Koonce has succeeded him as
e''tor and business manager of the paper.
Gainesville. correspondence: Robert
Nusn' young lawyer now located at
U,amlIla Ga. is in the city. a guest Of
w. II. Davis. Mr.. Rush is looking for a
,ocauon in Florida, and is very favorably
W with Gainesville, and may pos
eoly be induced to locate here.
Mrs N, B. Black. one Of the earliest
S'''Iers in Panasonkee, died last week
ana was buried in the SumtervilIe ceme-
Ufy- Her death was sudden and unex-
pecled' as she had for some time been
pParenuy. convalescing from an Illness
several months duration. The sym
,''ny OF the entire community goes out
~ Mr. Black in his afIlction
George Edwards a farmer and orange
slower at.Paola, was found dead in bed
sunday morning. Justice of the Peace
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-20
SPIRITS CLIMBING UP.
THE PRICE ADVANCED TO 3II9
CENTS WITH DEMAND STRONG.

The Offerings Sought After by n
Number of Anxious Buyers-Rosin
Firm and Unchanged. But No Sales
RepOrtcd-CottOn Quiet and I'm
,chanGed-WhOIcsal Markets Fair
~ Active.
Savannah. OCT. l9.-There was a con-
tinued boom in the spirits turpentiue
market, and the price rose 10 Sli2 cents,
There was strong demand, and at the
last call at the Board of Trade the ON
cial quotation was paid and bid. The
rosin market was firm, but no sales were
reported. The cotton market continued
quiet, with sales of 1850 bales. The
wholesale markets were fairly active and
steady. The following resume of the diff
ferent markets viii show the tone and
the quotations at the close to-day:
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-20
NAVAL STORIES.

Spirits Turpentine-The demand con-
tlnued strong and the advance followed
carrying the price X cent higher than yes
terdays closing. Az the first call at the
Board of Trade the market was bulletined
firm at 81 cents, with sales of 1894 casks.
AT the last call the market closed firm
at Sl15 cents paid and bid, with sales Of
100 casks reported
Rosin-There were no sales reported in
the rosln market. Al the Board of Trade
at the first and last calls the market was
bulletned firm and unchanged with no
sales reported. The following were the
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-20

largely adopted of late years. the light
house authosities OF that country having
taken up the matter with their usual vi
gor, and having the placed such buoys in
many parts of their coasts. In Germany
Denmark, Russia, Holland and Italy num-
erous gas-lighted buoys have replaced I'M
lighted ones; and in fact. the system is
coming into use in all parts of the world
1t may be truly said that the development
of this system of Illuminated buoys is the
most important Improvement in our coast
making arrangements that has taken place
In the last fiVe-and-twenty years.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-20

New York. Oct. 1.-the market for dry
goods locally was subject to wet weather
conditions this morning, many buyers from
nearby centers being kept out for this
reason The reports OF storms in various
sections hndered the senders of mail or
ders. These causes eonspired to make the
day. In the whole. a dun one
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-20

Stock same day last year. 80 676 1853 1877
Receipts this day last year. 70i 1894
Charleston, S. c., Oct 19-Turpentine
market firm at zoe asked; sales none. Ros-
in quiet unchanged; sales none.
Wilmington, N. c., Oct. 19.-Splrits tur-
pentine firm at 31Ac, 3034c receipts, s5.
Rosn firm, s1.O0, 81. O5; receipts, 416 Crude
turpentine firm at S115, Sl.70 and $40; re-
ceipts, s. Tar steady at $1.1O; receipts, ga.
New York. Oct 49, Rosin steady, 81 .2715
Turpentine firm, 3l6541Ac.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-08
GEN. LEE AS PEACE MAKER.

Havana, January Tt has been
rumored since yesterday that General
Fitzhugh Lee, the United States consul
general will accompany Captain General
Blanco when the latter takes the field.
It is further reported that senior Estrada
Palma, the delegate to the United States
of the Cuban insurgents, will arrive here
shortly and accompany the captain gen.
eral and Gen. Fitzhugh Lee to the field
and that conference with Gen. Maxine
Gomez will follow. The reports have
caused a sensation in this city.
New York, January 7.-The report that
Gen. Lee, the United States consul gen,
eral, will accompany Captain General
Blanco when the latter takes the field, IS
looked upon by the members of the Cuban
society highly improbable. The further
rumor that Senor Palma viii accompany
the captain general to the field and that
n conference with Gen. Gomez will follow.
is considered absurd. Senior Palma is in
PHILADELPHIA
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-08
MURDER'AND SUICIDE.

Brant Rock, Mass, January 7.-Charles
Hayward, an indolent fellow, killed his
wife by crushing her skull with an axe
at their home in Green Harbor village.
town of Marshfeld, about q mile from
this place, early this evening. Then he
tried to kill himself by cutting his throat
With some sharp instrument The ter
rible deed, to all appearances, was either
the outcome Of quarrel or Hayward
was lnaddened by liquor. just what hap
pened leading up to the murder is not
clearly explained. as the only witness Of
It, sister of Mrs Hayward is SO un-
nerved by the excitement and shock that
she cannot clearly tell the story.
She says that Hayward chased his wife
out Of the house with an axe, and catch
ing her in the road. cracked her skull
open. Then Hayward dragged his wife
SO feet or more into che yard. The girl,
after witnessing this deed, rushed down
the road, crying for help and did not
stop until the village was reached.
BY the time officers reached the scene,
several neighbors had reached the house.
The body laid where it had been dragged,
the dirt and blood having covered the
face, neck, arms and clothing. The axe
with which the deed was done was beside
the body. Hayward was not to be seen
and party of neighbors began a search
OF all the farm buildings. Under one of
uHoiH AI%y Wfafi WaS unedEbL6d, literally
matted with blood and mud. 1t was not
until Constable Baker took charge of the
prisoner that it was seen that the latter
had badly cut his throat. The wound
was a Jagged one, and it is believed that
Hayward either used the axe or pocket
knife
The Hayward family consisted Of four
children, one about 5 years, another 8,
and twins born three weeks ago. This
was the first day Mrs. Hayward had been
out of bed since her Illness From
neighbors who had dealings with Hay
ward the opinion is expressed that he is
not over bright, or ignorant; that he was
partly supported by relatives in England
who frequently sent him money. Hay
ward is IS years old and his wife was
Younger
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-08
TWO NEGROES DISPOSED OF.

Atlanta, Ca, January tom Cyras,
negro. was hanged here today. The
moose slipped from behind his ear and
death resulted from strangulation. He
made no statement whatever on the gal
lows.
Cyrus killed Jane jackson, his mis-
tress, in June last, he having found an
been employed by Gov. Atkinson as a
domestic.
st. Louis, January "A special to the
Post Dispatch from Bainbridg, Ga, says:
Simon Hopkins. oolored, was hanged here
today. He made a confession to the effect
that he lured friend named Harris into
a swamp and killed him.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-08
A PROSPEROUS YEAR.

New York, January 7.-R. G. Dun &
Co., in their weekly review of trade will
say: In failures, 1897 was not only the
best year since 1892, but on the whole the
best ever definitely known. The returns
by branches OF business show that in Is
out of 2S classes the failures were lower
than in any previous year of which there
is record Moreover the year showed re-
markable decrease as some other prosper
GUS years have shown increase comparlp G
the second with the first half.
Wheat declined 34 cents, owing to the
to nination of the corner at Chicago and
western receipts were about double last
years with Atlantic exports $3.50, ,31S
bushels, flour included, against 2.l5O, 909
last year.
The cotton manufacture is u little en-
couraged by q larger demand for goods
since the reduction in prices, and the alb
stention of buyers for months past has
probably been due in large measure to ex-
pectation of that reduction, but with the
certainty that the print cloth works are
to continue, prices have further declined
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-08
POSSIBLE STRIKE IN LEWISTON.

Lewiston, January 7.-Lewiston Mule
Spinners' union held a very large and en-
thusiastic meeting this evening, nesrly
every member being present. 1t was al
most tho unanimous feeling of the or
oanization to resist the reduction. The
debate was hot and lively. The wise
heads of the organization prevailed upon
them to leave the matter open until Mon
day evening when a special meeting will
be held for further consideration of the
matter. The object is to await action of
the executive council in Boston Sunday.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-08
A SPEECH FROM GALLOWS.
Durrant Insists That He is Innocens of the
Crime.

San Quentin Prison, Cal. January T.
The morning of Theodore Durrant's last
day broke with a cloudless sky. The
prisoner retired at midnight and by one
o'clock was sound asleep. he rested
quietly all night, not disturbing the death
watch in any way. At 6.l5 a. M, he
awoke, bidding the guards good morning
dress himself in a neat suit Oh biacK
provided for the execution. NO collar
and neoktie were provided IS they wouio
have to be removed when the moose was
placed around his neck. Durrant noticed
the omission and at his request, Captain
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-08

1e agricultural department weather
aar for yesterday, Jan. 7, taken
p H., meridian time. the observa-
lor each section being given in this
r. Temperature, direction of wind,
of weather:
3 1ston. SO degrees. SW. clear: New
rk. 80 degrees, w, clear; Philadel-
Aia. 20 degrees, NV, cloudy Washington,
% degrees, NV cloudy ALBANY, 34degrees
~. clear; Buffalo, "a degrees, S,
cloudy; Detroit. 81 degrees, S, cloudy
Chicago, 40 degrees, S, clear; St.
Paul. "a degrees, NV, clear; St.
Vincent, degrees, ---: Huron,
Oak, % degrees, NV, clear; Bismarck.
% degrees, NV, clear; Jacksonville, 81
dserees. +. clear.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-08
Local Weather Report.

Portland, Me-, Jan. THE local
weather bureau office records as to the
weather are as follows:
s. a. III. Barometer 29.525; Thermom-
eter 81; Dew Point SO: Humidity IS;
Wind \ ". Velocity 8;Weather 1t rain.
p. m. Barometer 49, 834; Thermome-
ter 80 Dew Point %: Humidity 60;
Wind SW. Velocity 6; Weather. clear.
Mean daily therm. 81; maximum
.erm. 40; minimum therm, SO max. ve-
~, wind % NV; total precipitation,
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-08
THE WEATHER.

Washington, January 6.--For New
England and eastern New York: Fair;
warmer, southwesterly winds.
Boston, Jan. Local forecast for
Boston and vicinity for Saturday: In
creasing cloudiness; probably continued
fair; rising temperature; southwest
winds.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-08
LOOKING UP WEYLER.

Madrid, January THE cabinet council
decided today to submit Gen. Weyler's
conduct with reference to the protest
against President Mnkinley's message
and to other matters, to - fresh inquiry,
under the direction of the general COM
mauding the first army corps Lieut. Gen.
Daban. There is possibility that
ministerial crisis may thus be averted.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-08
ANOTHER MURDER MYSTERY.

Des Moines, Iowa, January 7.-Repre-
sentatives of the Adams Express company
opened an ill smelling box at Charlton
today and found the remains OF a human
body out into bits. The box had stood
several days in the express office and the
officers becoming suspicious pried off the
lid. Detectives were. at once put to work.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-08
VERDICT AGAINST IRON WORKS

Bath, January I'm the $4,000
damage suit brought by Mrs. Angie NJ.
Cunningham of Bath against the Bath
Iron Works, the jury rendered verdict
Friday forenoon of S2, l62. SO for the death
of her minor son who was fatally injured
in an angle iron cutting machine while
in the employ of defendant corporation
ON June 6, 1886. The case will be taken
to the Law court on exceptions.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-08

to 2. II cents. The wooden and worsted
mills are hoth buying wool quite largely
st prices probably close to the best. for
reports which declare there were no con-
oessions month ago are now rejoicing
that recent raggedness in prices has
passed away. The iron manufacturers are
further encouraged by unusual business
for the season,
Failures for the week have been 1922 in
the United States against All last year,
and IN Canada 80 against G3 last year.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-08
WORK FOR THOUSANDS.

Baltimore. Jan. 7.-All the window
glass factories in the country under the
control of the American window glass
company will be put in operation tomor-
row. This amounts to production of
eighteen hundred pots and will give en-
ployment to 10000 men.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-08
MANIToBAN CHARTERED.

London, January Lieut.. d. B.
Deyore, military secretary of the United
States Secretary of War, has chartered the
Allan limo steamer Manitoban, on board
of which he sails for Allen, Norway, on
Monday next The Manitoban will call
at several Norwegian ports to embark
reindeer and Laplanders, after which she
will sail direct for New York. The rein
deer are to be used by the Yukon relief
eype0itiOD
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-08
CASHIER FOSTER TO BE TRIED

Eastport, January 6.-The January
term of the Washington county S. j. court
opens at Maobias Tuesday. At that time
the case of Cashier NJ. NJ. Foster of the
defunct Lubec Savings bank will be con-
sidered by the grand jury and the Wash
ington county residents, especially at
Lubec, are eagerly waiting to hear about
the case, as S2s, 900 is missing. Several
prom inent depositors will be at the trial.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-08
LUMBER WANTED.

go cars white or silver birch,
square st ck from AZ iEf. 10
1-9 fns. square; also ) cars l-2
iza. boards, white or silver birch.
Will contract the whole or part
to reliable parties. Hin reply
state amount You can furnish
and price, f. o. b. cars, add $3.50
to Boston freight. Address
LUMBER, Box 1867, Portland,
Me. dec3ldtf 1stp
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-08
CHOSEN IN MARYLAND.

Annapolis, January 7.-The Republi-
can members of the lower house Of the
legislature, after more than two months
of deals and promises, failed TO agree up
on a speaker of the house of delegates and
today twelve of their number, assistd by
forty-one Democrats, elected Mr.. Louis
Sohafer of Baltimore to the position of
presiding officer.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-08
IN THE HOUSE.

Washington, January 7.-Before the de-
bate OF the civil service question was re-
sumed inEthe House today an Intellectual
attempt was made to agree upon time
for the termination of the debate. Mon
day evening was suggested by Mr.. Moody
In charge Of the bill, but the effort failed,
and Mr. Gillette, Republican Of Massa-
chusetts, took the floor in support of the
law.
Mr.. Gillette maintained that the argu-
ments of Mr. Grosvenor and Mr.. Lands
against the law were both in reality
strong araignmentas of thei spoils sys-
TEN. He denied that the scope of the ex-
ecutive order was not understood when
the St. Louis platform.was adopted.
Mr. Farris, Republican of Indiana,
spoke in opposition to the law. he de-
clared that the Republican party was not
responsible for the civil service law.
Mr.. Cummings, Democrat, announced
himself an implacable foe of the whole
system of civil service reform. Roscoe
Conkling, in his opinion, the greaCesE
senator New York had ever known, mad
once spoken, he said, of the "DrenTy
drlVei or the sn1vei service reform. no
had never appreciated it go much rs ne
had during this debate. Mr.. Cummings
said the hostility to the system had oeen
steadily growing.
BY sixty thousand majority Tammany
hall put Van Wyck IN control OF the sec
ond largest city of the world on an anu.
civil service reform platform, and asKeo
what they thought of this reform? MI
Cummings replied warmly to. some OF the
charges of corruption made against
Tammany during the debate 1,
1.-THE gentleman from Ohio, tGros-
venor)" said he, ''rushes on here from
Columbus, that hot-bed Of polltlcal COT
ruption to which he has hied hihselI
back, and tells us that Tammany IS cor
rupt. Think Of it Denounced as cor
rupt by a man who comes from tne state
that profited by the robbery of 1870.
"Mr. johnson of Indiana had salu tna1
Tammany was the most corrupt orsanl M
zation on the face of the earth, anu e1 Mr.
johnson came from that state maue mn u.
Gus by blocks of five methods. Anu 10
day Mr.. Gillette Of Massachusetts feiC-
Grated the calumny." ,,
"Tammsny was" Mr.. Cummings 5aiG,
90 patriotic, liberty -loving society "nich
had existed for 109 years.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-08
BATTERIES FOR HALIFAX.

Halifax, n. S., January lit is said
that notification has been received here
from the British war office to the effect
that the construction of two quick firing
gun batteries is to be commenced in the
coming spring for the better defence of
Halifax harbor. One battery will be
located on Georges Island and the other
at point half way between the two forts
on McNab's island.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-08
MAINE POSTMASTER.

Washington, January 1.-THE following
fourth-class postmaster was appointed
today: Maine, East ATHENS, B. L. Fland-
ers.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-08
NEWS FROM PEKIN.

Pekin, January 7.-China has rejected
the proposals for Russian guarantee
loan.
Kiao Chou has been leased to Germany
for fifty years only. although Germany
had demanded a ninty year term.
Today the Chinese minister and the
members of the Tsung Lii Yamen paid
New Years visit to the foreign legation.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-08
JAPAN MEANS BUSINESS.

London, Jan. IA special dispatch
from Shanghai says that a Japanese
feet of three battle-ships, ten first class
cruisers and numerous smaller vessels
have received orders practically placing
it at the disposal of Sir Alexander Bull
ler, commander in chief on the China
station, this step being taken in case
Russia persists in ignoring the joint in
terests of England and Japan.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-08

Continued on Second Page.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-08
THERE IS NO CONSPIRACY.
Silyerites Not Trying TO Create Dis.
SGpSl8nS.
SENATOR TELLER ADDRESSES THE
SENATE ON SILVER.

Says He is Convinced the President and
Secretary Are Asreed-R publican
Party is Party of Gold standard and He
Will Do What He Can to Defeat 1t.
Evening star., 1898-03-28
DELINQUENT TAX LIST.

Edwards, James s., and others, trust. -. .S12
Arizona republican., 1898-10-14
PERSONAL MENTION.

Mir. E. B. Gage Of Prescott arrived at the Hotel Adams last night
 c. c. Grips, representative Of a Chi cago wholesale grocery house, was at the Ford yesterday.
 Mrs. Emily Aubury, who is stepping a. the Commercial, visited friends in Mesa City yesterday
 Mir w A. Drake, chief engineer of the S. F. P. & P, was among last nights arrivals at the HcteI Adams
 R. D. French, representing the Port land Cracker company and the Les Angeles Soap company, is i1 the city
 Misses Ruff and Hummell cf Gru1dy Center, Ia-, are late arrivals a. the Ford. They will spend the winter in town.
 Mrs. F. L. Brill and daughter. Miss Cora, who have been spending the summer cn the coast, returned yester- day morning.
 Hugh McCrum, San Francisco cap italist, known throughout the 1eng h and breadth Of Arizona, cams in from the north last night
 MT. G. NJ. Sargent, general freight and passenger agent of the s. F. P. & P, and Mrs. Sargent came down from Castle Creek hot springs last night. They are at the Hotel Adams
 Sergeant T. F. Grindell Of Company C of the Rough Riders," and Private Dan OLeary, beth of whom enlisted In Phoenix. returned last night Ser geant Grindsll was recently discharged from St Johns hospital, Long Island City, where he lowered fer weeks be- tween life and death of typhoid fever A partial reward of his suff5rings and priyations will be the cclnty school superintendency to which the repub,i- cans of this county have nominated him.
Arizona republican., 1898-10-14
Next to Santa Fe Office.

of stag convention on the: so-called .SchcrfhaiEe," near Hubertustcck. is absolutely unique in the cd world, and nc hing of the kind is known e,so- where. It is not astonishing under the circumstances that Hubartustock should be the favorite hunting lodge of ths kaiser, in spite of it's gloomy asso- citations. fer it was tflers that his grand uncle, King Frederick William ", used to be conveyed and kept under ra- straint in strict secrecy when overtak- en by those f..ightful fits of insanity from which he suffered, and which re- suited from the same incurable malady Of the ear with which the kaiser is now afflicted and which is accountable fer so many Of the latters eccentrici- ties. It is at HubertusIock that the kaiser takes up his residence when he wishes to undertake some secret ex- pedid;cn. Thus it is no mystery now that he has on several occasions since his accession paid visits to Paris, each time when he was believed to be en- gagged in shooting stags at Hubertus- tOck
Arizona republican., 1898-10-14
THE HOSPITAL FUND.
Business Men Are Rushed and Don't
 Get Out.

The committee in charge Of raising funds to maintain the Sisters hospital Is composed of business men, and the increase Of business, together with the attention required at this season Of year in receiving the fall goods, leave them scarcely any time to get out and so icl- subscriptions. As soon as the rush ceases the committee will begil. its work in earnest. In the meantime all persons interested in this worthy cause may send their subscriptions to The Republican offics and their sigma lures will be secured af,erward by the committee. A s10 and s5 list will be started for the bensfit of those who cannot afford larger amounts.
 The following are annual subscrip-
Arizona republican., 1898-10-14
LOCAL BREVLTIES. NEW YORK SOCIETY.

A meeting of the members and those interested in the New Ycrk so- ciety of the territory Of Arizona will be held at the office of J. K Dcolittle, 318 Fleming block, at o'clock D. m, October IT. The executive commit tee is requested to meet at ' o'clock if possible. By order Of committee.
 CHARLES H. HOLMES,
 Secretary.
Arizona republican., 1898-10-14

At Baltimore-Baltimore 6; Bos- ton, D. At Philadelphia Philadelphia, 5; Brooklyn, 1. Second game called at the end Of the fifth inning on account of darkness.
 At New York-New York, 5; Wash ington, 8.
 At Pittsburg|Chicago 5; Pitts burg, 1.
 At Louisville-Cleveland team failed to arrive in time for game.
Arizona republican., 1898-10-14

SAVE 9 to 50 PER CENT by buy ing drugs, medicines, etc, at FIVE POINTS DRUG STORE. Powdered borax, 15c per pound sulphur, Sc per pound. s. D. LUDLUM.
 Druggist.