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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-20
QUAY SATISFIED OF SUCCESS.
HE HAS NOT LOST A VOTE SINCE
THE BALLOTING BEGAN.

Says He Has Not the Slightest Doubt
of His EIectiOn-Has Left Harris
burg for WashingtOn-His Mama
ger Says There Are Other Votes in
store Whenever He Wants to Cain
for Them-The Joint Ballot Show
ed Little Change.
Harrisburg, Pa, Jan Ex-senator Quay
made the. following statement this after
noon before returning to Washington:
Il am going to Washington to attend
to some of the matters that require my at
tention. The situation here, as far as the
United States senatorship is concerned is
entirely satisfactory to me. am grateful
to the Republican members of the legis-
lature who honored me with a unanimous
nomination. for reelection, and appreciate
the action of all those who stood solidly
for the action of the caucus.
~ have not the slightest doubt of my
election. My friends have a thorough and
perfect organization, and 1 am satisfied
to leave the management or my canvass
in their hands during my absence"
Attorney General El1in, who will look
after Mr.. Quay's canvass during his alb
sence, says Senator Brown and Represeh-
tative Weaver, who We're absent to-day
and not voting. are home on account of
illness. and that they can be counted on
to stand by Senator Quay.
"These two, with the Ill votes cast in
the balloting to-day" Mr.. Elkin added,
make 113 votes for Senator Quay already
on record. There has not been loss since
the balloting began, and we have gains
when we wish to call for them"
The joint assembly ballot to-day result
ed as follows:
NJ. S. Quay, Republican, III; George A.
jerks, Democrat, IS; John Dalzell, Repub-
lican, II; John Stewart, Republican, 8;
Charles w. Stone, Republican, s; George
F. Huff, Republican, 5; Alvin Markle,
Republican, /; G. A. Grow, Republican, L;
Charles E. Rice Republican, 2; Charles
E. Smith, Republican, /; J. F. Downing,
Republican. 2; e. A. Irving, Republican,
8; Charles Tubbs, Republican, g.
Absent and not voting: Senator john H.
Brown, Republican, and Higgins, Demo
crat; Representatives T. NJ. Brohey, DEM
ocrat; Barton w. Beaver, Republican.
Necessary to a choice, 12S votes.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-20

ton, and the chill that went up and down
the backs of our friends in London was
due, perhaps TO a misappre hension as to
which of the Ohio senators was speaking"
Canal Bill Called Up.
The Nicaragua canal bin was under con-
sideration nearly three hours. After much
debate, The following substitute, presented
by Mr.. Morgan of Alabama, for the bond
Amendment offered by Mr.. Allison, was
adopted, "a to %:
THAT the Secretary of the Treasury is
hereby authorized and required to limit
the payments of the appropriation made
in this act, so that such payments shall
not exceed the sum OF 100000 in any
fiscal year"
The amendment as amended was then
adopted Il 10 10. The last hour of the ses-
sion was occupied in discussion of several
amendments offered by MIR. Caffery of
Louisiana, all of which were defeated.
AS there was little prospect of complet-
ing the bill to-day the Senate. al sos
O'Clock p. M, on motion of Mr. Woicott
of Colorado went into executive session,
and at 5:25 o'clock p. m. adjourned.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-20
STORIES OF RELIEF.
Two Letters to Mrs. Pinkham.

Mrs. JOHN WILLIAMS, Englishtown,
N. j., writes
DEAR Mrs. PTNKHAM:-I cannot be-
gin to tell you how l suffered before
taking your remedies. 1 was so weak
that couldhardly walk across the floor
without falling. had womb trouble
and such bearing-down feeling; also
suffered with my back and limbs, pain
in womb, Inflammation of the bladder.
piles and indigestion. Before l had
tahAn one bottle of Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound felt great deal
better, and after taking two and one
half bottles and half box of your
Liver Pills was cured. If more would
take your medicine they would not
have to suffer so much"
Mrs. JOSEPH PETERSON, 513 East St.,
Warren, Pa, writes:
DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM:-I have suf-
fered with womb trouble over fifteen
years. l had inflammation, enlarge
ment and displacement of the womb.
l had the backache constantly, also
headache. and was so dizzy. | had
heart trouble, it seemed as though my
heart was in my throat at times chok-
ing me. l could not walk around and
could not lie down, for then my heart
would beat so fast l would feel as
though / was smothering. l had to
sit up in bed nights in order to breathe.
l was SO weak 1 conld not do any
thing.
Il have now taken several bot
ties of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta bic
Compound, and used three pack
ages of Sanative Wash, and can say
| am perfectly cured. do not think
l could have lived long if Mrs. Pink
hams medicine had not helped me. {"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-20
TO MEET THE SEABOARD'S CUT
CENTRAL WILL REDUCE COTTON
RATES TO GEORGIA PORTS.

Permission Granted by the Railroad
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Has Drop
ped TO Twenty-Five Cents to Nor
folk, and the Central VIII Go
Down to Observation-Disclosures
Claimed It Was Not Getting Its
share of the Business.
Atlanta, Jan. 19.-The cut in cotton rates
made by the Seaboard Air Line, to go into
effect tomorrow, from Atlanta and Ath-
ems to Portsmouth and Norfolk, will be
promptly met by the Central Railway
Company
Application was wired to the State Rail-
road Commission by the traffic department.
of the Central yesterday afternoon for au-
thority to meet the Seaboard's cut, and
the application has been granted, the rules
of the commission providing for just such
a contingency as the cut by the Seaboard.
This rule Is that in case of a reduction
of rates to any port outside of the state,
similar reduction may be made by local
roads to local points for the purpose of
preventing discrimination and ruin to
Georgia ports.
Prior to the cut of the Seaboard the rate
from Atlanta to Portsmouth was 40 cents.
The Seaboards cut makes this 20 cents,
practically 5O-per cent. reduction. There
is a dfferential of cents between the
Georgia ports and the Virginia ports, and
the Centfal's cut will be to 10 cents, where
it formerly was 43 cents.
The Seaboard's cut was virtually de-
cded upon at the recent rate meeting held
in Augusta, when Freight Agent Caps of
the Seaboard declared that his line was
not getting its just proportion of cotton
shipments, intimating very strongly that
something was being done to divert IL to
competing lines that were publicly sup
posed to be maintaining rates, though CIV
ing private rebates to shippers.
Brunswick and Charleston will also get
the benefit of the cut. The Southern an
nounces the same rate TO Brunswick as
the Central gives to Savannah, and the
Georgia Railroad following suit will also
cut to Charleston. This is 10 cents per 100
pounds.
1t looks as II the Seaboard is to be given
all the fight IL wants and the rate war
of a year ago, precipitated by that line,
and which demoralized traffic for weeks,
may be renewed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-20
FAMOUS OLD CAMP GROUND.
Established in 1915, Camp Meetings
Have Been Held Every Year.

Waycross, Ga, Jan. 19.-Probably the
most interesting spot of ground, from
religious point of view, in all this section
of Georgia. is the Taylors Creek camp
ground in Liberty county. This camp
ground was laid off in 1915, the site having
been selected by Uncle Allen Turner of
Covngton, who was a member of the Geor-
gia Methodist conference at the time.
The ground contains about ten acres, and
is in a square on the north side flows
a spring branch with waters as clear as
crystal, while the famous Taylor's Creek
is on the west and an old field lies to the
south and east. The entire square Is bor-
dered with tents, an opening being made
at each corner for driving in and out. In
the center of the square the tabernacle is
situated 1t is an immense affair and has
a seating capacity of fully 5000 people.
Giant red oak and hickory trees, from 50
to 80 feet high, which have stood the storms
Of many years, form almost a complete
shade over the grounds.
The tents were originally made of rough
boards, but as the years have rolled along
these have given place to nice frame cot
tages The entire place Is lighted up by
fire stands, built at convenient distances,
while the meetings are in progress, and it
presents a weird ana picturesque appear
ance when the services are in full blast
Near by the camp ground there IL fine
spring. 1t is six by eight feet, and has
a depth of two and a half feet.
Camp-meetings are still held at Taylor's
creek as they were nearly a century ago
They are held the third Sunday In Octo-
Der each year, and only two meetings
have been missed since the place was es-
tablished in 1915.
r,1A L. 81
IN Liberty county ten miles from the line
of the Plant System Railroad. The identi-
cal bugle that called the people from their
tents to the services seventy-five years
ago is used for the same purpose to-day.
Among the old ministers who preached
with force and power there in the earlier
DAYS were the Revs. J. Blakely Smith, ].
w. Burke, l.. b. Payne, ]. ID. Anthony,
Bishop Pierce, DR.. Pierce and Walter
Knox.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-20
CALIFORNIA; SCANDALS.
Chairman COsper Now Charged with
Soliciting "a Bride.

Sacramento, Cal, Jan. 1.-THE commit
Zee investigating the scandals resulting
from the senatorial situation is meeting
with surprising results.
The last man to be dragged into the af-
fair is Chairman Cosper of the committee
himself.
L. L. Livings of the San Francisco Gail
took the stand to-day and swore that a
person, 10 witness unknown, had told Mil
ton j. Green, Grants manager that Cos
per had been to Green with the statement
that Burns had offered him (CospeD 5000
for his vote. Cosper, according to the
story. had told Green that he would like
10 vote for Grant, but thought that Grant
should pay him as much as Burns had
offered.
Chairman Cosper followed Livings on the
stand and denied the story.
Walter Bacon, Grants attorney before
the committee, took the floor and stated
that he had information to substantia:e
the charge against Cosper. A subpoena
has been issued for c. c. Lammerson of
Visalia who is Bacons authority.
Subpoenas will tomorrow be issued for
M. II. DeYoung, proprietor of the San
Francisco Chronicle. w. f. Herring of the
Southern Pacific law department, and John
D. Spreckles, proprietor of the San Fran
cisco Call.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-20
NEGRO SOLDIERS so TO JAIL.
Civil Courts Take COgnizancc of a
Row in Charleston.

Row in Charleston.
Charleston, S. C., Jan. 19-Three pri-
Yates of the Ninth Ohio (colored) Regi-
ment now stationed at Summerville, were
up before Recorder Jervey In the Police
Court here this morning charged with
starting row in a low dive in Market
street.
Several shots were fired by the soldiers
and they resisted arrest by a policeman.
Mayor Smyth wrote TO Gen. Waties, who
commands Camp Marion, asking whether
the soldiers should be tried by civil or
military authorities. Gen. Waties replied
that the civil courts should proceed with
the trial.
In the City Court Privates John Nc
Pheeters and Simon Jackson were fined
on the minor charges against them, $50
and $40, respectively. On the charge of as
sault and battery with intent to kill they
appeared before a magistrate and were
sent to Jail to await trial at the Court of
Sessions
The third soldier, Richard Harren was
fined $40 by the Recorder for being drunk
and disorderly.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-20
SWANSON TO RETAIN HIS SEAT.
House Strikes Out Appropriation for
Fast Southern Mail.

mouse Str1aNes out Appropriation Tor
Fast Southern Mail.
Washington, Jan. 19.-The House to-day
practically decided the Brown-Swanson
contested election case. from the Fifth
Virginia district in favor of the sitting
member, Mr.. Swanson, a Democrat, by
declining 10 consider the case Twenty
four Republicans Joined with the Demo-
Gratis and Populists on this vote
The postofice appropriation bill was
then taken up. 1t carries sos, AZ, 63S, be-
ing $6269.3SS more than the amount car
red by the current law
The greatest surprise of the day was the
adoption of two amendments striking out
of the bill the appropriation of $171 900 for
the fast Southern mail. and $4,000 for
special mail facilities from Kansas City
to Newton, Kan. This appropriation for
The Southern mail has been fought an
nually for six or seven years, but has al
ways been retained.
Mr. Dockery Dem, of Missouri, offered
an amendment prohibiting the issue of
postoffice or money orders payable to bear
er. 1t was adopted. There were no furth-
er amendments, and the bill was reported
to the House.
Mr. Swanson then moved 10 recommit
the bill with instructions to strike out
from the paragraph appropriating $500 600
for mail facilities in territory held by
military occupation, the words newly ac-
quired territory" which he contended fix
ed the attitude of the United States to-
wards this territory to some extent and
was, therefore, improper until Congress
had decided upon a policy.
This amendment was pending when the
House, at 5:15 o'clock p. m. adjourned.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-20
A CHINANIAN'S FATE.
Declared Dead by Al Society, He Was
TabOoed and Killed Himself.
From the Philadelphia Press.

From the Philadelphia Press.
And while we're talking of men killing
themselves-nlce topic. isn't it?-here's
story told me by a man lately returned
from San Francisco. IFS a true story,
too.
In San Francisco there's a Chinese secret
society, the laws of which are as strict
and unchangng as those of the Medes and
Persiaus one of the members of this so
cioty told some of it's secrets-an offense
punishable by death lie was to be tried
in the usual way before a tribunal of the
society.
The night of the ordeal was fixed. The
cuIprit was represented by able counsel,
but the sentence was death-as was OK
pected An executioner was called from
an adjoining room. He was a strapplng
big Chinaman. and wore one of those hid
eous wooden masks that art critics think
so beautiful. He carried a double-edged
sword fully five feet long. To test the edge
he folded a newspaper in eight parts. and
the knife went through those eight thick
nesses Of paper as if it were biz Of but
ter in summer time.
The culprt was put upon his knees, and
another Chnaman, also on his knees, faced
him and caught the traitor by the cue.
He drew the culpriPs neck toward him,
the smock was pulled over the shoulders,
and with one mighty swing The double
edged sword descended. Like a flash it
Glove the air and thcn-stoppod. frac-
tional part Of an inch separated the sword
from the victims neck. Very, very gently
The executioner brought the weapon down
until IL Just touched the traitors neck.
Then. as II is a crime 10 XIII man in San
Francisco. he stopped. He brought the
sword 10 his side again, turned to the
Judges and said: THE culprit is dead"
The newly executed got to his feet and
said something to the Judge The judge
did not heed-for the culprlt was dead He
tried TO speak TO the Cinnamon, who we're
hurrying from the hall But he spoke to
deaf ears To all intents and purposes he
was a dead man.
He made his way into the street and the
first thing that caught his eye was huge
poster proclaiming TO all Chinatown that
he had been executed that evening. No
one would speak OF him, no one look at
him-he was a dead man-just as dead as
IL the executioner's sword had in reality
descended.
For a whole week that man wandered
about Chinatown, the posters proclaiming
his execution staring him in the face at
every turn Not a crust of bread could
he bee-not a mouthful Of water. His pep
ole knew him as dead-he was past, gone,
buried.
And so one day he wandered up into the
American portion Of San Francisco and
stole revolver from a messenger boy,
who was showing it to some companions.
Then he ran down into Chinatown, sat
down on the pavement beneath one or ms
own death notices and blew the added
hrains out of his poor Chinese head.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-20
TURNING IN THE SECURITIES.
Consolidation of Charleston Enter
prises Under One Management.


prises Under One management.
Charleston, S. c., Jan. 19.-Interested
parties here confirm the announcement
made yesterday morning from Baltimore
that the Charleston City Railway Com
pany, the Seashore Railway Company,
the gas company and the electric light
company of this city were all to be con-
solidated under one management.
The deal is being engineered by the Bal
timore Trust and Guarantee Company,
and the new company will have capital
stock of s., 500, 900. Securities of the four
companies were to-day being turned in 10
the special committee appointed to receive
them, and their holders all express them
selves as satisfied with the prices paid fon
shares.
Il is believed here that after the consoli-
dation has been completed number of
new enterprises will be started by the 1ew
company. Among these will be the build
ing of a large modern winter resort hotel
at the Isle of Palms. the terminus of the
Seashore Electric line
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-20
STRIKE OUT 40 TO 1 PLANK.
with That Exception Wall Approves
the Chicago Platform.

Milwaukee, Wis, Jan. 19.-The Journal
prints a letter written by Edward c..
Wall. Wisconsin member of The Demo
cratic national committee, an which he
says:
1T is my belief that the doctrine of 16
10 Is neither a Democratic nor a sound
proposition, bug is in fact entirely opposed
TO both l. wAth many others accepted
the platform OF 1886, not because of that
declaration, but Notwithstanding It, and
at this time it seems proper for me to en-
ter as I now do, my protest as a demand
against repetition of that mistake.
Il make no protest against the rest of
the platform Of 1896, and for Mr.. Bryan,
the nominee for President at that time, /
have the very highest respect, knowing
he is a sincere, honest and fearless man"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-20
SCOTT GETS NOMINATION.
Republican Caucus in West Virginia
Finally Actn.

Charleston, w. Va, Jan. in. B. Scott,
internal revenue commissioner and men,
Der of the Republican national commit
tee. was tonight nominated for United
States senator by a joint caucus at which
forty-slx of the forty-nine Republican
members of the legislature were present.
Eighteen ballots were taken, the final vote
showing Is for Scott, against Is for Golf
and for Gov. Atkinson.
While Scott has the caucus nomination
his election is not considered certainty,
owing to the close majority of the Repub-
Icans. and the alleged determination of
John McGraw, the Democratic caucus
nominee. who has forty-seven votes 10
keep one or two of the Republicans out of
their party ranks
IRE Governor recognized the House or
sanizatlon to-day by sending his message
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-20
LARGEST TROTTINC CIRCUIT.
Organization Completed at "a Meeting
Held in Chicago.

Chicago Jan. 1.-THE largest trotting
circuit ever formed in the West was com
pleted at a meeting of turfmen here to-
day 1t is an outgrowth Of the great
Western circuit, which sprung up last
year, and includes all the big racing as
sociadons of the Middle West besides
several cities of the grand circiiit
The action taken in the matter was the
admissions OF Chicago and Peoria, ILL.,,
Terra Haute Ind, Louisville and Lexing-
ION. KY, and four cities of the grand cir
cult The union Of these cities with the
old members of the Great Western Cir
cult makes the largest continuous circuit
in the country.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-20
McUMnER FRoM NORTH DAKOTA.
The Republican Caucus Finally Puts
out u Candidate

Bismarck, N. D., Jan. 19-Porter ]. j.
McCumber of Richland county was to-
night nominated for United States seua-
tor by caucus of the Republican field
candidates, and their supporters, and, IN
der the caucus agreement, the nomination
is considered practically equivalent TO an
election, as two votes more than neces-
sary to elect was cast in the caucus.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-20
ncnectIons of a nacheIor.
From the New York Press.

She who hesitates is bossed.
When they are out walking with the
babies young aunts look more conscious
than the mothers.
When a girl in a street car keeps look
ing toward one man it's because some
other man keeps looking toward her
There are some articles of apparel that
when a woman mentions them before a
man she knows she can never be anything
more than a sister TO him.
When you ask woman question and
she answers straight out, without rolling
up her eyes and pickering her forehead,
as because she doesn't know the an
swcr.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-20
TROUBLE EXPECTED FROM 1T.
Standard Thinks Exception VIII BE
Taken 10 the Treaty.

London. Jan. 20.-The Times, referring
editorially to the Anglo-Egyptian conven-
ton regarding the Soudan, expresses APP
DrovaI Of the agreement, which IL Ge-
scribes as "eminently practical and sa-
gacious"
The Standard says:
at Is reasonably certain that some dip
lomatic trouble will follow the sultan
viii orobablv protest against the ostenta-
tious neglect Of his suzerain tide, and
France doubtless will leave nothing IN
done to nurse the displeasure of the Porte
into a serious international ferment."
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-20
TARIFF LEAGUE IN SESSION.
Mai. J. f. Hanson Elected a Manager
for Four Years.

New York, Jan. 19.-The annual meeting
of the American Protective Tarin League
was held to-day. The report Of the gem
eral secretary. w. F. Wakeman. showed
thar the receipts of the organization for
the year had been 1922, and the dlsburse-
ments SS3,71O
]. f. Hanson of Georgia was elected on
the board Of managers to serve four years
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-20
THE COMMISSION DISSOLVED.
Report as 10 Cuba Makes No POliti-
cal Recommendations.

Washington, jan 19-The Cuban evacu-
alton commission was dissolved to-day and
It's members submitted to the President,
the Secretary of State and the Secretary
If War. report on their labors.
The report makes no reference to the fu-
+nra government of the island and en-
bodies no political recommendations what
ever. consisting practically of record Of
&c proceedings. with the voluminous cor
respondence passing between it, the Span
ish commission and the administration at
Washington.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-20
CHANGE IN CALIFORNIA.
But 1t Was Almost Too slight to Cut
ANY Figure.

Sacramento. Cal, Jan. 19.-The first
break in the senatorial deadlock was made
tonight on the twenty-second ballot, when
Bufla gained four votes and Barnes one.
The forces of Grant and Burns stand
firmly by their respective candidates, the
gains that went to Bu,la ana Barnes COM
ing from the lesser lights of the senatorial
contest. The twenty and twenty
third ballots were futile.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-20
Nincteenth BnIIot Taken.

Madison, Wis. Jan. 19-After taking the
nineteenth ballot, the senatorial caucus ad-
ioUrned until tomorrow. No selection was
made.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-20
VETERANS ENTER A PROTEST.
They Do Not want Government Aid
In the Care of the Dead.

Wilmington, N. c., Jan. 19.-Cape Fear
United Confederate Veterans tonight
adopted the following resolutions:
THAT it is the sense of this camp that
the graves of Confederate dead should re-
vain in the care of the women of the
South.
.That Confederate Veterans ought not
~ occupy the homes of union soldiers, and
conld not ask or receive pensions from the
United States government