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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-30
GoRmAN GIVES UP oHAIRMANsHrP.
Tears shed on His Retirement as
Head of Senate Caucus.

Washington, April Ex-senator German,
who for many years has been chairman
of the Democratic caucus of the Senate
resigned the position to-day and Senator
Turpie of Indiana was chosen as his sue
cessor.
The change was made in Democratic
caucus held this afternoon, and the scene
was an affecting one. Several speeches
were made eulogizing Mr.. German in high
terms and expressing deep regret that he
should insist upon retiring.
Senator Cockrell, who has been Mr.. Cor
mans principal adviser for may years,
broke down and shed tears over the oc-
currence.
Mr.Gorman, in rendering his resignation,
stated that he had desired to withdraw
from the position last fall, and that he
had been dissuaded by some of his fell
low senators, but he had since given the
matter careful attention. and was fully
persuaded that it was the proper course
FOL him to pursue. He said that he had
reached the conclusion only after mature
consideration, and while he appreciated to
the utmost the trust that had been re-
posed in him he could not see his way
clear 10 longer hold the office.
The following resolution, offered by SEN
ator Cockrell, was adopted by rising ana
unanimous vote:
Resolved, That the thanks of the DEM
ocratic Senate, in conference assembled
are rendered to Hon. A. p. German, the
retired chairman, for his faithful, able,
impartial and acceptable discharge of the
duties of that office"
Phe caucus also took up the question of
the war revenue bill, discussing at some
length the propriety of amending The bill
in various respects, but reaching no ron
illusions or agreement on any amendment
to be offered.
Senator Daniel suggested a tax on cor
porations. Among other ideas were the
following: For an income tax, the coin
age of the silver seignorage and the is
cuance of treasury notes without making
them legal tender. 1t was made evident
that there would be formidable oppos:-
ton to any effort ito secure immediate
action on the revenue bill, and that an
effort will be made by the Democrats to
amend the measure to some particulars.
The matter of filling the place on the
finance committee made vacant by Sena-
tor Walthalrs death was referred to the
steering committee, and the indications
now are that 1t will go to Senator Chiffon
of Texas.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-30
ANGLO-AMERICAN FRIENDSHIP.
Balfour Cynicism Not "a Criterion of
Popular Feeling. \,

New York, April 29-The Evening Posts
London correspondent cables to that pa
per to-day as follows; MIR. Balfour is
being sharply criticised, especially in rad
ical quarters, for his seemingly curt half
ironical answer in the House of Commons
last night respecting Anglo7American re-
lations, and the Times to-day thinks it
necessary 10 publish long dispatch from
its Washington correspondent expressing
Mr.. McKlnley's panied surprise at news
paper tales of changing English opinion.
'Yet it would be quite a mistake to as
sumo from Mr.. Balfour's reply that Lord
Salisbury, Mr. Baifour and the ministry
generally are unsympathetic toward the
movement of Anglo-Amerlcan accord. Of
which evidences are not less abundant
here than in the states
II have the best reason to know that
ministers here await with the keenest in
terest the development of the line of
Anglo-American cooperation they sug-
gested some time back to President Nc
Kinley.
Then the British proposal was for joint
Anglo American action in defense of an
open trade door in China alone as against
expected Russian-German exclusiveness,
and to quote MIR. Balfours own words
when speaking of the proposal, they were
mighty civil at Washington about that.
But those who have talked with individual
ministers in the past few days, assure
me that the British government realizes
the far wider scope for Anglo-American
cooperation to which the American in
teryenton in Cuba may now open the
way.
THE policy of the open door is threat.
ened in West Africa, East Africa ano
South Africa, as well as in Cuba, and the
ministers, believing that the Cuban inter
vention marks the close of United States
isolation from the foreign politics of Tho
outside world. are convinced that thi.
cause of unfettered commerce in the unde
veloped markets of the world must soor
bring England ana the states, not into for.
NAL alliance. that must be matter of slow
development. but into a close. definite mu
tual understanding, and to that end they
will continue to work -
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-30
SHOT ON HUTCHINsoN'S ISLAND.
Joseph watson Aimed at Birds and
Felled George Green.

~4 Felled George Green.
George Green, a 14-year-old negro, was
accidentally shot by another negro. Joseph
Watson, on 4 Hutchinson's Island yester,
day afternoon. The load entered Green's
leg, badly tearing it and as result of
which lie was sent to the Georgia In,
Urinary. s4
Watson was on the island with a shot
presently sighted some distance away, but
up between the hunter and his prey. Wat
son cried out for him to step back. This
seemed to confuse Green, who faltered I'M
til the birds flew UP, which caused Wat
son to also lose his head and fire away,
Instead Of dropping birds as intended, the
shot took. effect in Green's leg, fellins
him to the ground.
Thinking he had killed Green, Watson
dropped his gun in the field and took to his
heels. The shooting was witnessed by
several men, one of whom gave chase
when Watson started and soon took him in
custody A boat was secured and the
prisoner brought to the city, where he was
turned over to Policeman Becker. The
patrol and ambulance were called by the
officer, who sent Watson to the barracks
and the wounded man to jail.
The island seems to be prolific in such
accidents, this being the second during the
present week. The one some days ago was
where negro killed another outright,
while the two were engaged fencing with
shotguns supposed not to be loaded.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-30
THE LIMIT OF CYCLING SPEED.
Mile Minute Possible for n Fast
ouint-SOme Interesting Records.

Mile n Minute Possible for n FAST
Quint-Some Interesting Records.
From the Philadelphia Times.
Bicycle racing has reached the stage
where close finishes are not alone re-
sponsible for enthusiasm or Its success
Speed is the main issue, and without the
possibilities Of broken records, promoters
would not find it worth their while To, ar
range race meets. The coming of the bie
multicycle pacing machines has added new
possibilities to the speed-limlt question
AS yet no fair trial has been given thorn
and just what a team of well-drtlied ana
trained men on big machine Is really
capable OF doing remains to be discover
ed. Although no time has been beaten ,ba
speed attained by the big machines for a
Tsp or two while pacing little Jimmy M
ehael last fall must have been close Ia a
nile a minute a. times OF the vsrious
pacing multicycles now In existence oiiin-
tuplets. when properly manned are con-
ceded by the pace experts 20 be tho
fastest Of them al. The power OF Ave
men OF nerve, determination ana muscle
on one OF these machines u almost canal
10 the speed power 81 locomotive
what would b. the Easiest auint toa,,
IN the world could b. selected from 49,
champion Fprtnters % present IN thts
country, and n h very probable that -
fore me close Of the present racing -.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-30

From the singanore Free Press

From the Singapore Free Press.
The great mystery about Indo-Chna, and
one which must ever be insoluable, is the
story of the lost race and the vanished civ.
ilization of that strange country. The
mighty walls of AnglNor- Wat rising in the
midst of sparsely populated jungles, re-
main as the memorial of a great empire
which has utterly disappeared and is alto
eether lost to history. No one viii ever
know who planned this gigantic temple,
or what tyrant bounded on his myriads
Of people 10 build UP those immense blocks
of stone and cover them with the most
elaborate Of sculptures. Angkor-Nat Is
one of the most astonishing monuments in
The world. and this forgotten temple was
built SO as to endure as long as the EARN
itself were It not for the lrresstiby de
structive effect of plant life on the strong
est walls that man can raise. only a high
~ civilized and very wealthy people could
have erected Angkor- Wat--a very Different
race 10 the Annamite OF modern days. The
whole nation has disappeared as utterly
90 The busy myriads who once populated
Abe wastes and solitudes OF Memphis.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-30
WAR REVENUE BILL PASSED.
EFFORTS TO INSERT An INCOME
TAX FEATURE FAIL.

Motion of the Democrats 10 RECON-
anti the Bill to Committee to Have
an Income Tax Provided for De-
feated by Vote of 1T3 Nays TO 1874
Ayes-The Vote by which the Bill
Was Passed Isl to 13I.
Washington, April 29.-The House to-
day passed The war revenue bill, with only
the amendment agreed upon by the Re-
publican members of the ways and means
committee added.
In order to accomplish this a pariia-
mentary maneuver was necessary, as tho
whole time for amendments was exhaust
ed by the minority in trying to amend the
bond feature of the bill.
Mr. Dingley offered as a substitute an
entirely new bill, containing these amend
ments, after the bill had been reported to
the House. This was an old parliamentary
trick frequently resorted to years ago.
The Morrill, tariff law was passed in
this way in it's original form after it had
been loaded down with amendments.
Many amendments were offered to the
bond feature of the bill ranging from a
proposition for the substitution of an in
come tax provision 20 an authorization for
an issue of $50 600 greenbaeks. But all
were voted down
Al the last minute the Democrats decid-
cd to offer the motion TO recommit with
instructions to report back the income
tax proposition as an amendment to the
an, Ia, V,a ND
provision. This was due to the fact that
a number of Democrats had declined to
vote to strike out the bond provision. The
motion was defeated by vote of 1874 TO
173.
Four Republicans voted with the Demo-
erats and Popullsts on this vote, but on
the final passage of the bill (which was
carried 1s1 to lS), the Democrats and Pop
ulists, with SIX exceptions, voted soldly
against the measure. The Democrats
who voted for the bill were Messrs. Cum
mings, McClelland and Griggs of New
York; Fitzgerald of Massachusetts, Mae
Aieer of Pennsylvania and Wheeler of
Alabama.
Two Republicans. Messrs. Linney of
North Carolina and Thorpe of Virginia,
voted with the opposition.
Quite a number of Democrats declined
to vote.
Mr.. Boutelle, chairman of the committee
on naval affairs presented the conference
report on the naval bill
Mr.. Cannon, Rep, of Illinois, made the
point of order that the conference had ex-
ceeded their jurisdiction in that they had
added over $4,000 above the differences
between the two houses and had also add
ed provisions which were not in confer
enee. With the point OF order pending,
he moved an adjournment, which was ear
ried.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-30

son such a team as the world has never
seeen will be organized. This great team
10 tight Father Time, if selected as sus-
gested, would be composed of Eddie u
Bald, champion of America; Earl kiser'
whom many consider Bald's equal Arthur
Gardiner, the speediest mullticycle r1er
in the country; Karl Kaiser, the powerful
Swiss champion, and Jap Eden, inc
champion sprinter of Holland.
With a sufficiently high gear, combined
with the coolheadedness. power and eA-
perfence of these men out for speed on a.
quint, there is no telling what the speech
limit might be. Even now, without praC-
tice, these men could pedal mile close on
TO one minute and fifty second. WIN =
seasons hard training and practice they
would be able to go the distance under
mile a minute with favorable condltions-
This is not impossible, for e. e. Andersu'
of st. Louis, on a single, paced by 'ocV,
motive, rode a mile in one minute am
three seconds on Aug. 3. 1896. while on W.
% last, c. NJ Murphy of Brooklyn CLAIMS
to have ridden q paced mile in one minus
ana four-fifth of a second.
Up to the present time the fastest nue.
record for a quint is credited to MesslS
Callahan, Pierce, Coleman, Walsh ana Nas
Butler. These men rode IL at Boston o..
Aug. /, 1896. in LAG 2-5 seconds. They n |u
not trained or practiced to any extent w.
the trial. The following table shows ~
best recognized records for every iornl -
locomotion for one mile, which show u ~
with the combined power of five men o,t
bicycle a mile a minute or better Is ".
improbable with the fine mechanical vi vi
struction OF bicycles of the present ~
the knowledge of the necessary requ"N
ments posse sesd by the champions ..m.
locomotives seconds, equal 20
miles an hour. Engine No. 500, on May -
1888
CycIist-lm S5 2-5s. J. w. Stocks D'"'
don, Sept. s, 1897. ,fon.
Running horse--1m S555s. Salvador ~
mouth Park Aug. Is, 1880 r.,,,ec
Pacing horse-lm 59hs. star
Readville, Mass. Arg. p, 1877. l.,tss.
Trotting horse-2m 0sAs. AK
burg. H.. Sept. 10, 1873. I'm. ,,, def
Ocean steamer--The Kaiser VIM. Aea
Crosse. averaged each mile on hei
eastern trip IN little over Sm wash.
skating--2m 2es Joe Donoehu"
ington, -. c.. Feb. II, 1875 Kew
Huntington 10 s-5E. Tom coph"
York. Aug. q. 1896 s-hsmes
ROwiDg--im So. George BnDeat
Riyarf England. April y. 1881 r,gsnl.
waiking-em z7s ". Peskins' D"'
June 4. 1914 ., prg.
swirnmies-s sm o.. s.. Nui'i' 80
land,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-30
ORPHAN GIRLS, EXERCISES.
The Spring Closing of the Female
Orphan Asylum school.

Friends of the, Savannah Female Or
phan Asylum at Oglethorpe avenue and
West Broad street. were delightfully."- en-
tertained yesterday afternoon. the event
being the annual school exercises which
take place after the examinations. There
were probably more visitors than at any
of the former exhibitions.
The girls and their teachers admirably
succeeded in their efforts to give a pleas
ing programme of musical and literary
features. Not only this, but they en-
hanged the lovelincss of the home by floral
decorations about the school and dining
rooms. Besides beng a naturally gleeful
time for the girls, the event affords them
a chance to show the Improvement in the
school from time TO time. The following
programme was rendered:
Marching, song by school.
Prayer Rev. John D. Jordan.
Lord, Hear Our Prayer" song by
school
Welcome address, Miss Artela Dewitt.
Soft and Low" song by school.
'Dance OF the Little Girls" instrumental
solo, by Miss Annie Ray.
THE New Child" recitation, by Miss
Meta Rose.
These Moments Enhancing" song, by
school
The Missing Ring" recitation, by Miss
Ruby Watson.
Instrumental duet. by Misses Mary
4Icafd and Alice Summerlin.
J slightly Mixed" recitation, by Misc
Gracia Creeeh.
"Pastorale." song, by Miss Alice Sum
merlin.
"Our Funny Language" recitation, by
Miss Matte Hatcher.
Pastor Wanted" recitation, by Miss
Sidney Walsh.
who on Airth Is Her, character recita-
ton, by Misses Matte Wilson, Mary Icard
and Alberta DeFoor.
Short address, Rev. Jordan.
Lord of Heaven song, by school.
Benediction, Rev. j. II. Scruggs.
AS fitting conclusion to the entertain
ment, the girls served the visitors with
refreshments in the dining room. There
they showed themselves quite as familiar
with the affairs Of housekeeping as they
are with subjects taught in school. In
fact, the advancement made and the good
accomplished at the home impressed itself
on the visitors, who congratulated the LA
tron, Mrs. Sarah Bragg. her assistant
Mrs. N. r. Leslie, and the teacher, Miss
Julia Ward, on their successful efforts to-
ward properly ihstructing the girls in al
things that make up true and useful wo
men.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-30
TAKING FLOWERS FROM sToops.
Thieves at This Business Wanted by
the Police.

Flower thieves are getting numerous, and
the police have been instructed by Chief
McDermott TO keep a weather eye for
them. Stops are usually ornamented with
flowers at this season, which seems to be
realized by the thieves who know the spolls
season should bring.
Once the flowers are stolen the thieves
have little trouble disposing of them. At
ter nightfoll 1T is not a difficult matter 10
take all on stoop by loading them into a
small wagon or wheel barrow. II is intend
ed by the police, therefore. to keep a close
watch, and when they do succeed in catch
ing flower thief, II is probable an exam
pie will be made of him for others who
may be In the same business.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-30
street negging in New York.

New York Letter in Pittsburg Dispatch
"a faklr in New York has hit on a
scheme for drawing money from sympa-
thetic people that he worked more than
once 20 good advantage" said Mr.. c. NJ
Morris of Gotham, at the Shoreham. He
has smart dog for a confederate. and
the only other properties are few bits
OF stale bread. The fakir wiz go along a
crowded street and will all at once make
a dive for a piece Of bread that he has
himself thrown IN the gutter. The next
the dirt fighting savagely for possession
Of the bread. The crowd that Is attract
ed will shell out small coin generously 10
a supposed starving man, who sheds CO.
pious tears OF gratitude The dog Is lost
in the shufIie. but he rejoins his owner ere
long and the two 20 or 20 another QUAR-
ter TO repeat their game"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-30
ROBBERS HOLD UP A TRAIN.
They Secure $4,000 From the Safe
and Escape

lei Paso. Tex, April 1.-THE westbound
Southern Pacific passenger train No. 20
was taken in charge by four masked men
two miles west of Comstock, Tex, at mid,
night last night. The express car and en-
CINE were detached and run a short dis
lance.
The robbers wrecked the through safe
and took the entire money contents
amounting to $4,000 The express car was
badly wrecked by the explosion
No one was injured, and none of the pas
sengers were disturbed The robbers start
ed southwark toward the Mexican border.
posse was made up at Del Rio. aud is
now in hot pursuit.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-30
KNIGHTS OF DAMON ORGANIZED.

Conciave Started with
III Members.
Savannah Conclave Mo-, 100, Knights of
Damon, was organized last night at X. of
p. Hall by Supreme Deputy o. r.. Flour
roy. assisted by Deputies j. T. Nelson ard
c. b. Beardsley. The following officers
were elected:
COMMANDMENT. +. Burks.
Vice Commander--G. o. Penton.
Prelate-H. II. Cohen.
Secretary and Col.-R. j. Stewart.
Z Treasurer--P. M. Adams
3 Senior Warden--R. II. Oakman.
Juuier Warien-E p. Postell.
; Sentry-C. c. Clarke.
The conelave organized with III charter
members.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-30
Lad Injured by Car Improving.

Morris Slnkowitz, the 6-year-old lad In
jured by falling beneath the wheels Of a
street car on St. Julian street some time
ago, Is improving, and the attending pny-
sicians now have hopes of saving his life.
The case is in the hands of DIR, Robert @.
Norton and DR. George M. Norton. The
leg will not have to be amputated, as was
at first thought, and the little fellow will
survive his injuries. unless unforeseen COM
plicatons arise.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-30
MONEY FOR THE NAVY.

Appropriation Eli as Passed by the
senate Carries $5S 100000.
Washington, April 2s.-At to-days ses-
sion of the Senate one report of the con-
ferees on the naval appropriation bill was
presented and agreed TO. The measures as
perfected carries little more than $780,
OOO
No other business Of general Importance
was transacted. A bill granting permits
sion TO the Chattanooga Rapid Transit
Company to cross the Dry Valley road and
extend its lines to Chickamauga National
Park was passed.
After passing a number of unimportant
bills the Senate at 1885 O'Clock went into
executive session, and at las adjourned I'm
til Monday.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-30

Cape Henry, Va, April 2o-The echoon-
or Milton, from Fernandlna 20 New York.
laden with lumber. stranded April n on
Bodies Island, North Carolina. The YES.
eel Is q total loss.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-30
SPANISH FLEET AT MADEIRA.
Several English War Vessels Near by
Watching the Dons.

Galveston. April 29.-The British steamer
Nethergate came in from Las Palmas TO-
day. At MADEIRA, or near there. a feet
Of Spanish war vessels was sighted. Near
them were several English war vessels, ev-
identity watching the Spanish. Nothing
was heard OF the feet that has recently
left the Canaries, ostensibly for the Cape
de Verde Islands.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-30
New German protectorete.

Berlin, April "a cabinet order was is
sued yesterday making Kiaou-Chou a
German protcctorate under her consular
Jurisdiction.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-30
Gladstone Nearing His End.

London. April pa private dispatch
from Hawarden to prominent politician
in this city says Mr. Gladstone is rapidly
nearing his end.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-30
LOCAL Personal.

DR.. ]. b Read and family left yesterday
for Suwanee Springs, Fla, where they will
spend the summer.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-08-28

Eddy & Co., the largest wholesale
house engaged in the West Indies
trade, declares emphatically that
American merchants should not invest
their money in Cuba nor in the Philip
pines. Those countries" he says, are
too highly organized commercially for
any American of small capital or large
either, for that matter, to think or
competing with the native talent. The
American visiting the islands will find
them plotted out in manner that
would entirely exclude foreign competi-
ton. The Cubans themselves are very
shrewd people. They know the Ian
guage and the habits of the people
about them. They know their wants
and how best to cater to them. They
are therefore not handicapped as the
Americans would be by the absence Of
the very requirements needed to secure
an entry. Again, no American would
be willing (even supposing he could in
the climate) to work as do the native
merchants, sixteen hours out of the
twenty-four each day
You see, too many people make the
of regarding Cuba in the light
of an UNEMPLOYED country like the Klon-
dixie. Now you or 1 could go to the
Klondike and enter into active compe-
tition with the other fellow with some
chance of success, because the same
conditions would govern us all. The
conditions, in fact, would be bul little
different from those surrounding us in
Seattle, and we would all speak the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-08-28
Skaees Hot Springs.

The following guests are registered at
Skaggs Hot Springs, Sonoma County:
From San Francisco-G. r. E. Maxwell,
John S. Maxwell. Mrs. S. Booth, Miss
ODwyer, Miss A. O'Dwyer. John D. Field
man. j. E. Byrne and wife, Miss D. B.
Byrne, P. w. d. Wieboldt, II. H. Elliott,
DR.. Walter H. Fearn, Miss Hnrichs,
G. Edwards, Colonel ]. G. Edwards. II.
=. Hadenfeldt. Captain P. NJ. Delaney,
"; G., Garrick, Mr.. and Mrs: Charles
Schroth, Mrs. II. Leahy, Miss Annie
Leahy., James F. Leahy. Mrs. John But
Ter, Miss Eta Butler. J. N. Golfer and
NMogan. Frank II. Morton, Mrs; H. A.
Morton, Miss Belle Marks, Todd r. Scott
G: w. Wolf, DR.. T. A. Vogel.- T. B. Nc
Ginnis,. Consul General and Mrs. Adolph
Rosenthal and son, w. L. Whelan. H. H.
Gosgriff. Mr.; ana Mrs. Thomas Kervan,
lily, Miss Pauline Foster. John Ritchie L.
Devany, James J. Cherham. William /.
Massett, NJ. ]. Sullivan. J. Foborne. Oak
land-Mr; and Mrs. McCleary, r. II. Da-
Wis, w. J. Yore, w. H. Irwin, S. II. Nc
Intosh, Sheldon 1. Kellogg Jr. and wife.
Woodland-Warren T. Morris. Plainfeld
Herman A. Wilkenderf Santa Rosa
w. Skaggs, Ed Lafferty.