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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-13
BALD WINS FROM COOPER.
He Takes the Mile Match Race lin
Three STRAIGHT Heats.

Indianapolis, Ind, Aug n-The first
night races of the national L. A. w. meet
were held at Newly Oval tonight.
Eddie Cannon Bald won the mile
match in three straight heats. The race
was unsatisfactory to the immense con-
course of people. In one heat, the second,
snails could have gone over the lightning
track faster. This mile was completed in
1857 3-5. Cooper was beaten by Bald, the
latter winning on his merits when they
did race. The first heat witnessed hair
raising finish, Bald crossing the tape first
on the outside a foot in front of his OPP
ponent. Time 1858.
The crowd Kissed both riders, having eX-
pected fast time in the heat in which pace
was given.
In a five-mile amateur paced race Harry
Gibson OF Cincinnati defeated c. j. Wad-
ner Of Dayton. 1t was a beautiful con-
test, Gibson finishing about seventy-ftVe
yards to the good. Time 943 10.
Peabody and Llewellyn, the Chicago
tandems, in an exhibition quarter of
mile. unpaced, lowered the worlds tan
dam record, 0:4 AS TO 04: is.
The ffteen-mile match race between
John s. johnson and "Plugger' Bill Mar
tin saw an ugly spill, caused by one of
Martins triplet teams in taking pace cut
ting straight down the bank. The quad
into the tripiet and machines and riders
piled up in a head. Oldfeld, the sherman
of the quad was seriously i'll
iured. The accident occurred In
the first lap of the fifth mile. The men
were riding furiously with prospects Of
making a record. johnson was cut and
bruised, but gamely pulled himself togeth-
er and rode on. Martin was also cut
about the arms and hands and his wound
on the knee received on the first day Of
the races, was re-opened and his elbow
bruised. He, too, mounted and took af-
ter Johnson. The officials started the men
at the point of the accident, allowing the
distance only that was between them at
the time. The gun had no more than been
fired until Martins pedal was broken at
almost the first turn of the wheel.
The men We're again called
back and a new wheel
furnished Martin. fresh start was
made and despite their injuries the men
made a beautiful race until Martin, in the
first lap of the fourteenth mile, sprinted
and attempted to tack onto Johnson's
pace The sprint to catch the pace, how
ever. wore out Martin and at the tape en-
tering the third lap of the last mile he
quit Johnson went on to the fnish do
ing a fast mile and completing the dis
lance in 1855.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-13
CRITICISMS OF RUSSIA.
Prince ImeretinsI1y's Report One of
Scathing PurpOrt.


London, Aug. 13-The Times this morn
ing extracts from an elaborate report pue-
pared by Prince Imeretinsky, governor
general Of Poland, on the condition Of
Russian Poland in 1897
The Times says: Emperor Nicholas
carefully read the report, made marginal
notes and ordered the committee Of min
isters to discuss it with Prince Imerc-
tnsky and made suggestions. Fifty
copies We're printed for circulation among
high officials.
"A Polish revolutonist surreptitlously
purloined d copy.
Extracts show 1t to be one of the bold
est and severest criticisms Of the Russian
administration ever placed in the hands
Of Car by a trusted functionary
prince Imeretinsky insists upon the
necessity of measures 20 encourage the
growth of the orthodox Greek Church in
Poland. The Emparors marginal says:
Yes, unquestionab.y and so it shall be- >
The report justified Polish complaints
against Russian officials and suggests va
rious concessions 70 the Poles. with a
view Of removing grievances which tend
to propagate revolutionary tendencies.
THE minister's minutes admitted that
Poland Is much against Russia to-day as
she was In 1863 and a Polish insurrecti ion
would be more unanimously supported by
Poles now than it was at the, last rising
Altogether the documents suggest a Sc
rious state OF affairs"
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OUR CAPTURE or PONCE.
Editor Expected That His journal
Would he Suppressed.

FROM the new Y Ofk sun.
Ponce, Porto Rico-Among the first
persons who called upon Gen. Wilson af-
ter he took possession Of this city as its
military governor was the proprietor Of
the only newspaper published here. He
was accompanied by an interpreter, and
as soon as he could get an audience he
asked through the interpreter whether his
presses and type were to be conflscated
"Of course not" answered Gen. Wilson
blufly.
"shal we be allowed to continue the
publication of our paper?"
"Certlnly," said Gen. Wilson. 1--WE In
American believe In newspapers, and the
more there are printed the better we
like it,"
This seemed to crafty the proprietor
of the newspaper very much, but he was
evidently still uneasy in his mind.
What do you wish us TO say about the
coming of the Amerieans?" he asked; "or
would you prefer that we say nothing at
all about it2 SHAH you have a member
of your staff to tell us just what we shall
say about your coming?"
moi" the general answered testify. Il
shall not have any one tell you what to
say. You can tell the story of our com
ing, and ten 1t in any way that you Ike,
so long as you tell the truth. / don't
care how you tell 1t. only don't say any
thing which will tend 10 stir up the peo-
pie to committing disorders or to hostility
TO the United States"
VERY good. We will follow your direc-
tions, and you have my thanks We win
have a proof of the paper here for you
at"
Damn ltp shouted the general II
don't want to see your proofs. Go ahead
tn h. fauasf sstatt
censor our newspapers, aud we believe in
a free press"
The newspaper proprietor got out an am
nouncement that night that the publica-
ton of his newspaper would be suspend
ed after that date, but that IL would be
succeeded by a new paper 10 be known as
La Nueva Fra, and the same day Numero
], Ano ! Of this made ats appearance.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-13
AGAINST DIR. JAEGER.
Sister Sarah Recites Many Incidents
of Wrong Doing.

Lynchburg, Va, Aug 12.-The third day
of the trial of DR.. Jaeger before the &c
clesiasticaI court of The Southern Virginia
diocese was marked by many dramatic
scenes, owing to the excited and emotional
manner of DR.. Jaeger In his cross-examin-
alton Of witnesses, and his many excla-
nations while testimony was being given
in.
Members of the court lectured him Sc
verely several times on the subject, and at
times he threatened to leave.
The first witness was an elderly lady,
wearing the garb of the deaconess order
She gave her name as Sister Sarah, and
her residence as Philadelphia She had
become acquainted in the North with Mrs
Jaeger, who urged her to come to Lynch
burg to assist in the work at the asylum
On the night of her arrival there last year
she said she witnessed a quarrel the doc
tor had with one of his neghbors, and
from that up to the time of her leaving she
told of one continuous chain of unpleasant
incidents in which she claimed the accused
was the aggressor and the teachers the
oppressed, corroborating to a great extent
much that had been told by Miss Lucy
Page Wilmer and Miss Mead. The other
witnesses were Mrs. DR.. J. j. Lloyd and
Rev. c. 3. Wilmer, bTother-in-law of the
accused, who vigorously arraigned DR..
Jaeger.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-13
HUNGARIAN CRISIS PENDING.
Premier Banffy to Tender the Resig-
nation of the Cabinet

London, Aug. 13.-The Vienna CORE
spOndent of the Daily Chronicle says:
Baron Banffy, the Hungarian premier,
has gone to Ischt, Upper Austria, TO see
the Emperor King and to tender the res
ignation of the Hungarian cabinet Ru-
mors of impending crisis in the Austrian
and Hungarian cabinets have been freely
circulated of late at Vienna and Buda
Pest. and there has been no little re-
elimination between the members of the
dual monarchy with a good deal of con-
fusion and uncertainty behind the scenes
at both capitals
The question is as to the renewal of the
Ausleisch, the Austro- Hungarian consti-
tutional compact, which is the bases of
the union between the two governments.
A deadlock has been caused by the I'M
dertaking of the Hungarian abinet not
TO renew the agreement under article XIV
of the Austrian constitution and the i'm
possibility for the Austrian ministry in
the present failure of the Reichsrath to
make other arrangements"
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PRESS OPINIONS OF THE DEAL.
British Editors Condemn the Chi
massachusetts, Alliance.

massachusetts, Alliance.
London, Aug. 13.-The morning papers
express the growing indignation of the
country at the position of affairs in China.
The Daily Graphic says: IF this state
of things continues, the guns will go off
of themselves"
The Shanghai correspondent of the Daily
Mail, who processes to divuge the terms
OF a long existing secret treaty between
emma and Russia, says: 1T is nothing
less than an offensive alliance. China un-
uer'akes to regard Russia as having a
pIeponderating influence in all quest ions
u commercial and internal politics, while
RUSSIA VIII support China against all
open door demands. Russia finances
emma IN internal Developments and China
grants Russia preferential rates on certain
areas ana railways built in the joint in
IelesJs Of the two countries will be under
hussia' S practical control.
russia will assist China in developing
Hei hlhtary and naval forces, and China
MI, Nh cooperate with Russia as an ally
= = MS treaty has been in allegiance since Ii
iluns Cnang visited the Car. That this
became operative at the present moment
~ -. respect TO the Pekin Han-KOw and Niu-
Oa"ang contract is significant"
Inc French press comment upon the
situation and the newspapers at Berlin
"u1 VIENNA are at no pains to hide their
SyaHSIacuon at the discontinue of Eng
,ouq' me continental press regards the
ploJect Of an Anglo-American alliance as
numerical These journals consider that
we United States have had enough of war
ule present and will not care to give
o-eaI Britain anything more than moral
5Tuppott IN China. Therefore, they argue
I-i7Iand IS not likely to pick a quarrel
""H RUSSIA, but will content herself with
seeAlHs compensation elsewhere.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-13
HER STORY OF DEpRAvITY.
Mrs. "Jack" WiImerding's Effort to
Get Out of the Asylum.
From the New York Journal.

From the New York Journal.
Only &c, handsome, great-granddaughter
of Commodore Vanderbilt. unhappily mar
ried, a drunkard, a spendthrift, inmate of
a lunatc asylum and trying TO get out
with the laws aid-that Is the life story
Of Mrs. Jack Wimerding.
And a strange, terrible and painfully in
teresnng story it is in its details as in its
frightful sum.
She AYERS that while crazed by her mis-
cry and her habits she signed away for a
few hundred dollars property worth many
thousands, and fed to Europe 10 join her
father a man dying of dropsy. Here is
her picture of the life the two led:
While in Capri I sat up night after
night for month drinking and smoking
with my father. He gave me absinthe and
French brandy l had no sleep; 1 did not
eat; / had to nurse him. and frequently
had to go out at night with a lantern TO
bring the doctors. These doctors were
elder who afterward brought me back 10
America
Her preparation for this debauchery In
such revolving association was extensive:
Three years ago I began to drink 10
excess. My husband had started me in the
habit, and my troubles, monetary as well
as domestic drove me 20 continue II. |
drank terribly, terribly! and ] smoked ter
riby, too! Sometimes / drank a quart
Of whisky a day. took cocktails and alb
sinthe and liquors, too, all mixed up.
smoked constantly-forty cigarettes a day
Il ate nothing ! simply lived on stimu-
lants and excitement"
No wonder that when the woman was
brought back to America In a doctor $
charge she was driven straight from the
wharf TO the asylum.
, But It Is a wonder that she should have
recovered her health and reason. IT will
be a greater wonder stin If ever she should
regain self-respect and sef-command, for
women who sink unlike men who descend
far, are seldom, very seldom able to rise
out OF the morass of gross self-indulgence
and defiance Of all the prophecies. The
fiber of the sex is too fine TO bear so
brutaizing an experience, too fine knit
together when once torn. Delicacy gone,
il IS gone forever. That Is the rule
Pity goes out to this poor creature. En-
dOwed originally, 20 outward seeming,
with most of the advantages desired for
women-wealtn. social position beauty
the girl was really doomed from the be-
ginning. What more natural than that
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-13
A SOCIETY MAN AND AN ACTRESS
Romance Started in London Three
Years Ago and what Came of II.

FROM tle NEW IOTk sui
Two incidents that occurred during the
past week were insignificant enough IN
themselves. 1t was only when taken To-
gether that they furnished the suggestion
for curious story which was heard In
some Of the New York clubs several years
ago. A New Yorker. well known in soci-
ely, was buried last week. on the follow
ing day the passenger list on an incoming
steamer contained the name of a woman
who was for a while on the stage, where
she was always more noted for her beau
ty than her talents. OF recent years she
has ceased to appear on the stage and Is
found usually on the other side Of the foot
lights She has spent much OF her time in
Europe since she left the stage, and her
beauty is not impaired to-day, although 1t
was nearly twenty years ago that she
first came to this city from a Western
tcwn.
She was beautiful enough to live down
the curious stories of her life that followed
her from this Illinois town. She was en-
gagged, made her debut, became a photo
graphic sensation, ana was recognized as
one Of the beauties OF the stage before she
had been here a year II soon became clear
that her theatrical progress was not likely
to be rapid and she dropped out of view.
But London was to know her, and so was
Paris. She remained In one or the other Of
those two cities during the greater part of
the year Occasionally she appeared in a
box at the Metropolitan here, and some
times she was seen on yacht thai used
to lie off West Forty-second street. But
her life, which was brilliant and luxurious
several years ago. was chiefly passed IN
Europe. Her name as an actress was for
gotten. To-day she Is as unknown on the
stage as she was when more than nine
teen years ago she came from the West
determined to find what fortune was in
store for her here.
Three summers ago she was in London.
She was living in one of the Belgravia
streets. In the Savoy. at the theaters,
and la Hyde Park she was a familiar
sight She was beautiful siill--as she is
to-day-and there was apparently no end
to the luxury in which she was living
IN London her associations were with tho
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-13

the daughter OF such a father should in
herlt reckless impulses and love OF slim
ulants2 How could she get from such
hands the guarding care due a daughter?
Motheriess, reared in schools and virtu-
ally homeless II was next to inevitable
that Marie Allen should become Mrs. Jack
Wlmerding.
There is more OF a problem in her case
than the question of whether she should
be kept in the asylum or not. The courts
can decide that But who shall deter
mine the degree of the depraving fathers
guilt or the extent of the hapless daugh-
ter's moral responsibility?
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-13
NEGRO IMMUNE KILLED.

Had shot at n Man and Was Resist
ing Arrest.
New Orleans, La. Aug 12.-Edward Gar
rett, a member of Col Cranes negro i'm
munes who were largely enlisted here, was
shot and killed by a deputy sheriff after
desperate running fight through a thickIy
populated section of this city, with officers
of the law, this afternoon.
D.. Garrett was drinking, had fired at the sa-
loon keeper, and when in the street shoot
ing off his pistol promscuously refused TO
be arrested. He was finally shot by a dep
uty sheriff who went to The assistance OF
the police.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-13
NEGRO BOY HANGED.
ne Murdered His stepfather Because
He Whipped Him.

ono" Hill, Nd. Aug. 12-somerfield
Deini5' a negro boy less than II years
Old was hanged here at 1918 a. m. TO-
uu5. He met his fate stolidly and with
no signs of fear.
st' 1e1ns killed his step-father with a
,i un IN January of this year because
NJ. ''l'er whipped him for laziness. He
tg s convicted mainly if not entirely upon
Wy leSHmony of his mother and two
the rhine ~
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Internal revenue Report.

r. " '@as.AIngton, Aug. 12.-The preliminary
80 OF the commissioner OF internal
s(, ,,Uue shows that the receipts from all
AZ during the fiscal year ended june
cr.. 9' amounted to $40 500 ,5l9, an in
year. OF $2L2i9q25
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Rumored Chnnee in shon..

Waycross, Ga, Aug. 12.-There is a ru-
NOR TO the effect that the Plant System
shop at Sanford, Fla, will be added to
the shops here. AS to when the removal
will occur information has not been re-
ceived in Waycross.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-13

Houson, Tex, Aug. PA special to the
Post from Lake Charles, La, says:
Mayor James p. Geary this evening re-
ceived a telegram from Mayor Tartleton
of Franklin stating that there had been
fever"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-13
southern Pacific Trains stopped.

Houston, Tex, Aug 12-The Southern
Pacific has been notified by the state
health officer TO run no more trains from
the east until further orders, on account
of the yellow fever at Franklin, La.
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"Johnny Reb" Farrar Found Dead.

Richmond, Va. Aug. 12.-Judge G. II.
Farrar. known throughout the country as
Johnny Reb" and prominent as leo
turer, was found dead at Murphys Hotel
late tonight. He was with Picketrs men
at Philadelphia.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-13

Washington. Aug. 12.-Gen. Shafter to-
day teiegraphed the war department that
Lieut.. William NJ Wood. Twelfth fnfan-
try, had died Of malarial fever.
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Genoa, Aug. Pin collision yesterday
evening between a passenger train and
freight train near Ponte Decimo, nine per
sons were killed and forty were seriously
injured.
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Port Townsend. Aug. 12.-L4ate advices
from Sitka, Alaska, stale that large and
extensive coal deposits have been dlscov-
cred at Whale bay. on Buranon Islands.
about forty miles from Sitka.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-13

London. Aug. 12-Mrs Terriss, widow
of William Terriss, the actor who was
stabbed and killed by a man named
Prince on Dec. l6 last, died to-day Of can
GER
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1shington, Aug. Ex-senator pIatt Of
io YORK called on President Mckinley
a. and asked for the appointment Of
NJ 3. benjamin i. Tracey ex-secretary of
NY as a member of the peace com
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-13

Richmond, Va, Aug. 12.-Rev. DR.. ]. G
Johnston, president Of the Virginia confer
ence of the Protestant Methodist Church
Of Virginia, died at Abingdon to-day. His
home was Mountain CITY. Tenn.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-13
TRIBUTE TO DEAD CONFEDERATEs.
PtcI<etts Division Ceremonies In
Honor of Dead Comrades.


Honor of Dead Comrades.
Philadelphia, Aug. 12-The Confederate
soldiers of the civil war, members of
Picketts division, who are visiting this
city, to-day paid a touching tribute to
their fallen comrades, who are buried in
the national cemetery in Germantown
suburb of this city.
More than 400 Southern soldiers were
buried IN this cemetery, and their COM
rades in arms who survived the awful
slaughter at Gettysburg decorated their
graves with small American flags.
Rev S. A. Grimesley, a Baptist minis
ter of Richmond, Va, who was in the
thick of the fight at Gettysburg, deliver
ed the grafton. He spoke of the generos-
ity of the brave 10 the fallen foe and of
the lasting peace that had been purchas-
ed with the price of blood.
A volley was fired over the graves by
the Sixty-ninth Pennsylvania Volunteers,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-13
DESTROYED ny FRE.
Only One Small Grocery Remains OF
the Town

Wheatland Cal, Aug 12.-The entire
business portion of this town was de
stroyed 10y fire, believed to be incendiary,
to-day Only one small grocery store is
lefr standing. and there are 5000 people.
including transient people to feed The
Hoating population became riotous and be-
gan doing the town. A large force of
deputy sherlns were sworn in to protect
property. The total loss was $4,000. In
surance about half
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-13
Denntx sherin MnrrIcs.

brownsville, Ga. Aug. 12.-Samuel p.
Doss. deputy sheriff Of Thomas county.
and Miss Agnes WEIGH of Horn Lax,
Miss, were married recently at the lat
Ter Mace
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anton, o., Aug. 12.-Pbvsicians nave
t e,.id chat Joseph S. saxton' Mrs Nc
,.'iliileys uncle, was nor Injured Inter
mot "hen ne was Knocked down BY a
soysr therefore, they say he will re-
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REAR Admiral kirkland Dead.

Vallejo Aug. 12.-Rear Admiral Kirk
land, commandment OF the Mare Island
navy yard, died this evening.
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SECRETARY DAY TO BE JUDGE.
He VIII he Appointed In the Sixth
Circuit of Tennessee.

Louisville, KY, Aug. ia speciol to
the Commercial from Chattanooga, Tenn.
SAYS: Secretary of state Day will be
appointed United States judge for the
sixth circuit as soon as he resigns from
the cabinet at the close of the war. This
was learned from the most reliable au-
thOritv here today
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-13

Naples Aug. 12.-Mount Vesuvius Is now
In state of eruption from new crater.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-31
the $3.50 train for Atlantic City. to meet

the $3.50 train for Atlantic City. to meet
his wife.
The ambassador came on time, ac-
companied by his secretary, but as the
minutes ran along into hours WITHOUT
the temperance of NJ. Cambon, 1t was
Immediately surmissed that something
had happened to disarrange the orlgl-
nal plans for this meeting. 1t was
after q stay of two hours and quarter
that the French ambassador terminated
his visit. While it continued Secretary
Long and Admiral Sicard, of the naval
war board, and Assistant Secretary
Adee, of the state department. were
called into consultation.
The newspapers. had been led, by
promises made earlier in the day by
members of the cabinet. to expect that
q statement would be given out eN-
planning the nature Of the answer to
Spain, but to the disappointment of
their representatives it was announc-
ed by Secretary Day that this had
been abandoned for the reason that to
make any statement at this point
would involve a serious breach of dip
lomatic etiquette that might emoar-
rass the future negotiations.
Immediately following the confer.
ence. the French ambassador and M.
Thiebaut returned to the French en-
bassy, and then began the hard work
of reducing to cipher the American
peace conditions, together with the re-
suits of the conference, and transmit
ting the same to Madrid. The ambas-
sador was smiling and apparently we'll
pleased with the results of the confer
ence All the staff Of the embassy
were engaged on the cipher work, as
1t was a long and intricate process.
Allowing for the difference of the
time between Washington and Madrid,
the terms could not reach the Spanish
capital before midnight tonight, and
would not go before the Spanish min
istry before tomorrow.