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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-11

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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-11
MEETINGS.
DeKALB LODGE NO. 8, /. O. O. f.

Attest: JOHN RILEY, Secretary.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-06
TO ABANDON THE TREATY.
HAWAII TO BE ANNEXED NJ MEANS
OF A JOINT RESoL UTIoM.

AZ . Secret Meeting ef the Senate ForciEn
Reiatious connittes Chairman Davis was
Instructed to Report such n IRcuolution
and Press Ht to . Vote ut This Session.
WASHINGTON, March 5.-For two hours to-day
the Senate Committee on Foreign Rotations
discussed the advisabllity Of abandoning tho
Hawaiian annexation treaty in view of tho
fact that sixty votes, the necessary two-thirds.
cannot DO obtained for its ratification. Tho
members OF the committee were sworn to
secrecy, and therefore no official statement Of
the cotton take. is obtalnaole. There Is every
reason to believe. however, that Chairman Davis
was instructed to report to the Senate q Joint
resolution providing for annexation and to
press 1t to q vote at this session.
The joint resolution agreed upon is not tho ono
introduced some time ngo by Senator Morgan,
but 10 q new proposition. drawn 80 AZ to meet
existing conditions In tho Senate. The Morgan
resolution contains the full toxt Of the annoxa.
ton treaty, while that to DO reported by Senator
Davis does not. The subject matter of the
treaty Is contained in 1t, of course. but tho form
Of tho Joint resolution 10 changed SO that the
committee cannot DO charged with having
abandoned one draft Of tho treaty only to bring
in another. Senator Davis has prepared n
speech to accompany the introduction of tho
resolution, In which no goes over much Of the
ground OF his able argument made in executive
session, eliminating such portions as 1t would
not DO proper to deliver while the doors of tho
Senate are open TO tho public.
It will not DO necessary for the Foreign Rela-
lions Committee to formally abandon the treaty.
II will simply DO allowed to lie on the table,
while the joint resolution will DO taken up and
pressed to u vote as expeditiouely as possible.
The opponents of the treaty will oppose the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-06
O. @. WINGAEE ATTEMPTS ON
A SOS Or Geu. winGate or nrsokiyn HnhaIes
Gas IN y NgnahinEton Hotel.

WASHINGTON, March 6.-Charlos @. Wingate,
son of Gen. q. W. WinRate, q well-known attor-
ney and military man Of BROOKLYN, N. Y, at
tempted suicide by inhalinG Illuminating gas,
and. falling in TINT, took q large dose OF paris
green for the same purpose, ct the National
Hotel In this city to-day. 1t Is believed that
temporary insanity prompted the young man to
attempt his life.
Wingatc came here on Wednesday last and
registered at tho National Hotel under the name
OF &C. G. White, New York" The hotel people
saw little Of him. lie represented TINT no was
n travelling salesman for q wholesale house
in New York. but further than this no one
knew anything of him. His actions aroused
no suspicions until early this morning.
whom the occupant Of a room adjoin-
ing Wingate's was awakened by the strong
odor OF gas and traced tho escape TO Win
gates room. He declared that 1t was an acct
dent and said that no must have arisen in the
night, and. after turning on the gas. failed to
light 1t. Nothing further was heard from him
until this evening, when he rang for n bell boy
and gave him a note written on o piece OF hotel
paper. 1t contained no address,, but road as fol-
II an accident occurs wire O.. W. winga,e. 100
p srsen, s,r sttib = PrS%9klyn' NJ y have q ' M,sa paris
taken TO the Emergency Hospital for treatment.
Gen. WinRate 10 expected here tomorrow morn.
t to Be- doing Aa %id MsiI. H HEn raso W,nsa q ss %Ss exported
Charles ]. Wipgate 10 20 years old. and in the
machinery supply business at 40 Dey street. His
home, where he has lived with his young wife
and, one child, 10 at 81 Eighth avenue, Brooklyn.
E sac Is r. IKE T .%Tsr Mh son ives OF G IT. lf HSST bsa w st Min.
Brooklyn.
Gen. Wingate said last night that his son
Charles had been q member Of the thirteenth
Regiment for Ave years and had recently been
elected Sergeant.M Major. On last Monday night
Wingnto's election. He was apparently, much
exercised over the duties of his now position.
On Tuesday he CALLED at his fathers law Of
fca, ls9 Montague street.. and, Gen. Win
gate says. acted qucerly: He did not return
home that night. Yesterday the wife OF Young
her husband. written on a letterhead of the Ma
tionRl Hotel. Washington.
Mrs. WinRate at once communicated with her
father-in.law, who telepboned to friends in
Washington. Late last night Gen. Wingate
cover,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-06
CONGRESS HELD IN oHEok.
An Adieurument over - Nenday to Prevent .
Possibie Outbreak on the Cuban Question.

Poeathte Outbreak on the Cubnn Question.
WARRINGTON, March b.-Comparatively few
members of the House Of Representatives know
any moro about what 10 going on In the House
or Of what In going to DO done than II they were
private citizens, and It 10 therefore inexplicable
to them why adjournment was ordered from yes
to-day until Monday. To those in the secret OF the
leaders, however. It 10 woll known that the
Committee on Naval Affairs yesterday instruct.
ed Chairman Boutelle to call up for action to-
day the bill previously agreed upon providing
for a relief fund for the dead officers and men
Of the Maine. This would have been done to-
day. but quietly, on motion Of Leader Dingley,
tho House adjourned until Monday. There is no
real opposition on the part Of Speaker Reed.
Chairman Dingley and other House leaders to
the relief bill as q separate measure. but they
fear that any reference to the Maine disaster
would precipitate a general Cuban debate and
give the "jingoes" q fine opportunity to ar
ralgn tho Administration for its inactivity. and
possibly to break through the Speakers barrier
and pass a belliserency resolution or some other
Cuban measure.
1t is for the same reason that the House Com
mittee on Rules. which is in fact the Speaker,
have not yot set q day for the consideration of
the Hawley bill, which passed the Senate ton
days ngo, creating two additional regiments Of
artillery. Tho Speaker admits that no is not
opposed to this legislation as an abstract propo-
sition, but he deprecates and fenrs any attempt
to revive tho Cuban question in Congress at
this time. Tho Democrats rs a party. through
leader Bailey, have withdrawn their opposition
to the bill, and rs there is a strong popular de-
mand in and out Of the army for it's passage,
aside from any consideration Of present me-
cessity, it will undoubtedly DO pnssed some day
next week, probably on Thursday. As for the
Relief bill, no time has boon set for its con-
sideration. but there will be no opposition to 1t,
and as there is no demand for haste in its pas
sage. 1t will probably DO called up at an oppor-
tune moment In an interval Of routine business
next week.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-06
HAS sAL1sBuRY sURRENDEREDe
Il u Said He Has Made Another Great Conces
sion 10 France In west Africa.
s,ecfal Cable Dsspatch to The Sun.


s,ecfal Cable Dsspatoh to The Sun.
LONDON. March Sit is reported in quarters
that are usually we'll informed that Lord Sails
bury has made another surrender to France by
agreeing to refer to arbitration the conflicting
claims OF England and France to Boussa, at tho
head Of navigation on the lower Niger. and the
west bank OF the Niger from Say to Boussa. A
week ago he as good as told NJ. Hanotaux that
under no circumstance would he accept arhltra-
ton upon that question. because the region was
unieniably British and was automatically rec
ognized as such.
No official confirmation Of a change of front is
obtainabIe. but probably an announcement Of
some kind will be made in the House Of Com.
mons during tho coming week. Most other dis
puted points have been settled by mutual con-
ccssions and the French have got the best of
the bargain.
Tho reference Of Boussa to arbitration would
DO O splendid triumph for French diplomacy.
The French had no business in that region and
they knew it. but NJ. Hanotsux has played a
bluff game where the French had littlc to lose
and much to gain by arbitration.
Information was received here to-day that a
force Of the Royal Niger Company's troops
started from Lokoja toward Sokoto yesterday
with a view OF helping the Sultan Of Sokoto to
resist French occupation Of his territory II the
French should refuse to recross the Niger.
The Scotchman, Mungo Park. the pioneer in
the modern exploration OF Africa. on his second
and last great journey. starting In 1905. reached
the Niger in It's upper course, and descended the
miles, until he reached Boussa. There he was
attacked by the natives. and he and his small
party persisted in their attempt to escape By
win ming. All the world knew Of the middle NJ.
ger for many years waslearned from his journals.
which were recovered by Claffcrton and Lander:
From Parks day until about n year and a half
ago no white man ever traversod the middle
Niger from Say to Boussa. hut recently a French
party descended the Niger from T!mbuctoo to its
mouth and tho French have nothing more than
this journey upon which 10 buss their claims.
British explorers, in fact. revealed the entire
middle and lower course OF the Niger.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-06
THE PURITAN IN DRY DOCK.
Workmen Busy Cleaning the Botton-The
vinsIow Leaves tho Norfolk Yard.

W0Fkn1en Busy Cleaning the B~otfon-The
winslow Leaves Inc Norfolk Yard.
NORFOLK. Va, March 5.-Them monitor Puritan
was docked at / o'clock this afternoon and q
large force was put to work cleaning the bottom.
The addition to tho smokestack will be com.
pleted on Monday. The steam engineering de-
partment is working overtime on both the
Puritan and the Foote. No work will be done at
the yard tomorrow.
Nothing has been heard of the tug Under
writer. which left here ON Thursday with the
derrick Chief for Havana. 1t Is known that she
has not gone ashore between Cape Henry and
Hattcras, and at Merritt's office to-day conf.
dence was expressed that she had outriddon the
storm. Every precaution WAS taken for the
safety of the tug and tow bofore sending them
to sea.
After waiting for four days for the weather to
moderate the torpedo boat winslow cast off her
moorings at 11:20 o'clock this morning and
teamed out TO Hampton Roads. There was no
demonstration when she passed through. her
departure being known to but few. Passing
Lambert's Point, the Winslow quickened her
about half an hour. Hero she waited only n few
minutes. and at 1890 weighed. anchor and
started for tho Capes. She he's not been reported
has done so. Observer Cronk was not at the
Capes to-day and the little craft could easily
There is no doubt 40 to her destination. 1t is
Key West. The Weather Bureau has furnished
hor commander daily with information as to
the condition OF the weather Off Hatteras, and
one OF her officers said to-day that she was
bound for Key West. The Winslow could have
gone by the inside route bu. her sommandSr
wind is twenty-four miles an hour, and a heavy
northeast sea is running. Her songolng quail
reaches Key West. The boat can make twenty.
seven miles an hour.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-06
ATTACKING THE NEWS rR u
Two Springfield, Ill.,. Newspapers Ask the
ATTORNEY. Genernl to Take Action. .

Two Springfield, Ill.,. Newspapers Ask the
ATTORNEY General to Take Action.
SPRINGFIELD. H.. March 5.-Proceedings have
been started here by the publishers OF two news
papers. the Nens and Monitor, attacking the
legality of the Associated Press. and petition
ing the Attorney-Gensral 20 institute quo war
ranto proceedings to compel tho Associated
Press to obey tho laws or forfeit its charter. 1t
is set forth that they desire to purchase the
news service of the Associated Press. and
are ready to pay the same price pnid by other
newspape 8. They also say that they are will
ing to subscribe to all legal and reasonable con-
diLions imposed. but do not want to surrender
their right to purchase such other news as they
The Neus and Monitor have been unable to
secure ssS.c 4 me &c s ssEyi EISs pr I1s Ass9siG beIai pges mc 6e.
bGrshiP VIII not eon.eI, h to It, :c Aittor nc CiH satd
that hundreds Of other important matters were
ahead of and the subject could not be reached
The Nr,gs and the Monitor are bright news
papers and run by able men. They have taken
as a basis, ard have demanded that the As.
sociated Press do business without hreakins the
laws or, cease operations. Tho, petition
Press which arc deemed illegal. and asks that
the corporation be compelled TO abandon them.
OF the Associated Press and makes the conten.
ton that It's business is affiliated with pub.
lie interest. and it is therefore under legal
obligations to treat all alike, In other
ISOLATED Press is a common carrier
OF news. The assertion is also made, based
upon the bylaws and the acts of the Associated
Press, that 1t seeks to create itself into an "ex.
elusive monopoly" in direct violation Of It's pub.
lie obligations, and that Ii has already become
"a giant monopoly and trust" It further charges
that the Associated Press seeks to crush out
all competition and TO limit and, fix the
amount and quantity of news to be sold in this
State, and thus cause the destruction of all
newspapers not OF its membership" 1t also as.
policy. OF the State and in direct violation OF its
lauab
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-06
THE oouExDo AT HArAxA.
spauIsrds &c wild with Joy when They Soc
the Mig Cruiser.

spauiards &c wild with Joy when they Soc
the BiE Cruiser.
HAVANA, March 5.-The big gums Of Fort
Cabanas doomed ct Q O'Clock this m orning. fol
lowed by an answering roar from the harbor.
The Spaniards rushed for the water front in
time to see the big black ironclad Almirante
oquendo glide into the bay. where already lay
her sister shin. the vizcaya.
Before the Oquendo had been anchored fifteen
minutes she was surrounded on all sides by q
feet of craft conveying from the docks crowds
of Spaninrds shouting welcome.
Preparations had been made for o monster
demonstration to greet the OQuendo.
Tugs bearing the authorities and delegations
from clubs put out to greet the warship. Flags
are flying all over the city. steam craft in the
harbor keep up an incessant footing Of whistles.
rockets are going up, and shouting crowds
parade the streets.
The Oquendo left the Canary Islands on Feb.
ID. tho day the Maine blew up. and of course
nothing was known on board of the disaster to
the American battleship. The officers and men
Of the Spaniard could be seon gazing curiously
over the side at the wreck Of the Maine.
The United States tender Mangrove came
into port soon after tho oquendo. The Man.
grove had on board the member of the Maine
Board OF Inquiry. The wrecking tug Merritt 10
now al work by the side of the Maine. Two of
the Names smokestacks were removed this
morning.
Three bodies. which could not be identified.
were brought up by dhe divers this morning.
They were placed in Theoretically sealed collins
to DO taken to Koy West by the Bache.
Fitzhugh Lee. Jr., arrived on the olivette.
Senator Proctor has been compelled to remain
longer because his vaccination did not take.
Lee 10 powerless to help him out, As the United
States sanitary laws are strictly enforced.
Reports from Havana via Key West on Thurs
day said that great. preparations were making
to greet the Oquendo. 1t was said that Blanco
feared the war enthusiasm might lead to an up
rising on the part of the Volunteers and other
Weylerites.
TIE arrival Of the Almirante Oquendo had
been eagerly awaited for n week. With the two
big war vessels in the harbor the Spaniards feel
that tho Yankee navy at Key West now has no
terrors for them, and a sudden access OF war
fervor has now come over the city.
The Almirante Oquendo is q sister ship of the
Vizcaya and the Infanta Maria Teresa. The
three vessels were built at Bilbao seven years
ago.
The oquendo 10 a twin.screw armored cruiser
long and 65 feet In beam. and her indicated
horse power is $1,000. She has q l2-inch belt Of
armor on her sides and 10ia inches of steel on
the barbette.
She carries two 1l-inch rapid-fring guns, one
machine gun. md fourteen guns of lesser cali
bre. Her speed is twenty knots an hour. She
cost 81. 600, 600.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-06
COTTON GAMBLING ADS.
Cotton Exchange Proposea to Reform Some OF
Its Eccentric Alembers.

Cotton E1chanEe Proposes to Reform Some or
Hts Eccentric Members.
Methods in advertising which have been pur.
sued by some OF the members of the New York
Cotton Exchange do not please the Board Of
Managers. which has prepared the following
amendment to the bylaws. which defines causes
for suspension:
the publishing or permitting to be pub
lished in his own name or that Of his firm in
newspapers, circulars. or otherwise. any adver-
tisement which directly or indirectly refers to
the Exchange or the membership therein OF such
member. or any member of his firm. and con.
tains any misstatemcnt Of facts or request for
money to be sent as margin for operating on
discretionary orders. or any other matter which
shall tend to bring discredit upon the Exchange.
or which shall be disapproved by q majority OF
the Bo,rd of Managers after an opportunity to
the member to be heard"
The proposed amendment has been posted on
the Exchange bulletin board. and will DO dis
cussed by tho members ut a meeting to DO held
OIL MAIch Hats4 90 80
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-06
ANOTHER TORP EDO BOAT.
The Mckee Launched at thu Columbian Vro
Works In Baltimore.

Works In Baltimore.
BALTIMORE, Nd, March 5.-The torpedo boat
Mckee was launched successfully this afternoon
Mt the Columbian Iron Works. Miss Mabel
Wardell, youngest daughter OF Col. z. II.
Wardell, Secretary to Mayor Malstor, who is
President Of the Columbian Iron Works, acted
as sponsor. The Mckee is the fourth surface
torpedo boat built at the works for the United
States Navy, the Others being the Foote. Wins.
low and Rodgers. She is the smallest Of the
four. She Is 80 feet long and will have a dis
placement of 60 tons. 1t ia expected she will DO
ttrrasSSty does not den demand her completio me until NTH
September.
The Mckee will not DO a twin:screw boat like
tho others, but will DO propelled by a single
screw driven by q triple-expansion engine. She
must make twenty knots an hour. Her arma-
and o rapid.hring gun on deck. She will be able
to carry coal enough to steam 5000 miles. Her
crew will consist OF twenty.four officers and men.
She cost 1925, 900.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-06
MOYEMEyTs OF WARsHIPs.
Tho Training Ship Rssex Sails for New York
HATbor.

WAsHIN0ToN. March 5.-The training ship
Essex sailed this morning from Hampton Roads
for Now York. She will anchor at Tompkins.
Vile, near the monitor Terror. which arrived
there last week. Navy Department ficials soy
that there 10 no significance to be attached to
tho movements Of these vessels, but 1t Is without
doubt the definite policy Of the department to
furnish some protection TO Northern ports at
this time. instead OF leaving them without tho
Pre- snan e, a e snip Of y We ! W. WIS Wisi ted S SssS Sa osR
h. rbor.
The cruiser Brooklyn arrived at La Guayara
this morning. This is the extreme southern
point TO be visited by the Brooklyn on her pres
ont cruise. and she lie expected to sail northward.
visiting Barbados and probably joining the
North Atlantic squadron.
The arrival. OF tho Newport at Colon was re-
ported to the Navy Department this morning.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-06
AysTRIA,s MINISTRY RESIGNS.
Tho emperor Summons Count Won Thua Honen.
stsin 90 FORM y New Cabinet

The Emperor snmnlona Count Von Thua Honens
stein 60 Form n New Cabinet.
Special Cable Dsspatch TO THE Sun.
VIENNA, March 5.-The entire Ministry.
headed by Baron Won Gautsch Won Franken-
thurn. have rendered their designations to the
Emperor.
His Majesty accepted the designations and
appointed Count Franz Won Thun Honenstein to
form a new Cabinet
The retiring Ministry. which assumed office on
Nov. 80 last, was as follows:
Baron Won Gautsch Won Frankonthurn Primo
Minister and Minister OF the Interior.
Count Welsersheiius. Minister of National De-
fence.
DR. Won wIttok, Minister OF Railways.
Count Won Baillot-Latour, Minister of Public
Instruction.
Herr Boehmbawock, Minister of Finance.
Herr KoerbAr, Minister of Commerce.
DIR. J. Won Ruber. Minister OF Justice.
Count Bylandtbreirt, Minister OF Agriculture.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-06
OREGON READY FOR SEA.
shs Will Try Her Guns ON an Old Schooner n
u Target.

SEATTLE. WASH. March 5.-The battleship
OREGON, which has been on tho dry dock at Port
Orchard for two months. 10 now in frst.class
condition and will sail for Marc leland on Mon
day, where she will take on board q full supply
of ammunition. 1t Is proposed. however, to in
taking final leave of the Straits OF Fuca. and for
this purpose tho old Government schoonoH
Earnest, which has been used MS u transport and
more recently Rs a receiving vessel at Port
Orchard. will be towed out and used as a target
for the guns OF the 6atileship. The destination
at Mare Island can only DO conJectured.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-06
COL. PIcoUAHr IN 4 DUEL.
He Wounds the Man who Called Hin . Liar
In the 2ola Trial.
Special Gable Despatch TO TIE sus.

hA NV 1ut4 Hh'
Special Gable Despatch TO THE suS.
PARIS, March s. Col. Picquart and Col.
Henry. who were opposing witnesses in the lola
trial, fought a duel this morning. Col. Henry
was wounded. Swords were the weapons used.
The duel took place In the riding school Of the
Ecole Militaire at IL o'clock. 10th combatants
wore soft flannel shirts. They were perfectly
calm. but the engagement was OF the Hveliest
character from the outset.
In the first assault Henry was lightly pipked
in the forearm. and In the second he received a
deeper cut in the right elbow. causing him to
drop his sword from his benumbed fingers. Tho
duel was then stopped by the seconds.
AT the conclusion Of The duel Henry refused
to shake Picquart's hand,
70 Gen. Boisdeffre and many other prominent
persons visited Henry after the duel.
Col. Picauart was untouched. though it was
rumored that his neck had been pierced by
Henry's sword.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-06
ENGLAND STANDS M DUNWELL.
she Demands That Hawaii Give AIm s8. 200
for Els imprisonment.

VANCOUVER, b. c., March 5.-From Hawaii
comes the news that the British Commissioner
and Consul. General w. G. 8. Halves has de.
manded from the Hawaiian Government So. 200
compensation Tor e. Il. Dunweil. the British sub
jecl who was imprisoned ia Honolulu under
martial law in 1895 accused OF attempting TO
overthrow the Hawaiian Government.
The British Government refuse 10 take Dun
wells offer TO leave : G islands as an admission
OF guilt or to consider his prompt release. They
demand the without qualification.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-06
RI. VIo,nla sDa,a wnI ssua to ous..

Special Gable Despatch to rAH suH.
AADhlp, March 6.-Ths work Of preparing
sus noalla. consisting Of three torpedo.boat
Sssuoysrs. three torpedo boats. and one frame
w which 10 70 be despatched 70 Havana. u
'slns pushed with all possible speed.