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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-19
DEBATE ON THE CABLE BILL.
Opposition to the Payment of n Sub
sidy 10 the Pacific Co.

Washington, Jan. 1S.-The committee on
interstate and foreign commerce has the
right-of- way in the House to-day and sue
ceeded in passing quite number of bills
OF minor Importance, most Of which au-
thorlzed the construction of lighthouses,
fog signals, etc.
one authorized the construction and
equipment Of a light vessel with fog sig~
nal for the station at the tail Of Horshoe
Shoals and Chesapeake bay, the limit Of
cost to be $4,000.
Then the bil to grant the Pacific Gable
Company a subsidy of 100000 a year for
twenty years for the construction and op-
Grafton Of a cable, was called up and a
very spirited debate which consumed the
remainder Of the day followed. The op-
position wos headed by Mr.. Cor.iss,
Rep, of Michigan, who advocated the
construction Of government cable.
No conclusion was reached at the hour
of adjournment, and as the special order
under which the House was operating to-
day expired with the adjournment, and as
objection was made to fixing any day for
It's consideration, it goes over indefinitely
until the committee can get another day
or until a special order is adopted.
The House at 5:15 o'clock p. m. ad-
jOurned
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-19
A STEEL BRIDGE WRECKED.
Dam Broke and Flood Rushed
Down Upon 1t.

Down upon IL.
Cleveland. o., Jan. 18.-A costly steel
bridge across Kingsbury run and the
tracks of the Nickel Plate Railroad at
Wilson avenue was wrecked this forenoon
by a flood caused by the bursting of an ice
dam a mile or more above the structure.
The disaster TO the bridge has been i'm
pending for three or four days, or ever
since the dam burst on last Saturday
after the heavy rains of Friday night and
Saturday The great food of water liber-
ated came rushing down the ravine to
the culvert under the bridge. There a
dam formed and the water backed up
until many acres of the surrounding fields
We're covered.
Il was at first hoped that the culvert
could be opened and the water let off in
that way, but when the obstruction was
removed the torrent rushed through with
so much force that the foundations OF the
bridge piers were undermined one after
another. Great sections Of earth, some Of
them twenty feet deep and seventy-five
feet square, were carried out and soon
the water was swirling about the abut-
ments.
-Four of the piers were carried away in
the morning, and about 10 O'Clock a fifth
pier went, carrying down with 1t sixty
foot span of the bridge. Two other
shorter spans were bent and twisted out
of shape. For a time it was feared that
the Nickel Plate treste at the side of
the run would be carried away also, but
this was saved by prompt work on the
part of the officials of the company.
As a result Of the accident Wilson ave-
nue.. one OF the great cross-town thorough
fares will be blocked for some time to all
but pedestrians The bridge was about
800 feet long and cost about 100000. 1t
win cost about $4,000 to repair the dam
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-19
THE HOUSE NOT RECOGNIZED.
West Virginia Legislature i'm Rather
sad Plight.


Charleston, w. Va, Jan. 18.-The polltl-
cal situation here has assumed a serious
aspect by reason Of the refusal of Gov.
Atkinson and the Senate which is Repub-
lican. 10 formally recognize the Houe.
Though the Governor has been notified
that the House is organized and ready for
business, he has not transmitted his meg
sage. and there is no indication as to when
he will do 80.
The Senate has persisted in adjouning
each day Immediately after convening and
this has frustrated the efforts of the House
committee to apprise 1t of the fact that
the House is in session. A Republican in
the House to-day made the remark that
In fe " days there would be a House that
the Governor would recognize.
The Republicans will tomorrow night
caucus for the senatorial nomination. It
is believed that several meetings viii be
necessary before they can arrive at con-
clusion.
Commissioner Scott and Gov. Atkinson
are the leading candidates, but It is i'm
possible to predict who will be the nomi-
nee Dark horses are numerous.
The Democratic members Of the legls-
IaturS met tonight in secret caucus and
nominated John T. McGraw of Grafton
for the United States Senate Only one
ballot was taken. The caucus was har-
rlonious. The Democrats have 4S votes on
ioin ballot and the Republicans 49,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-19
COCKRELL FOR PRESIDENT.
MissOuri's Senator strongly Urged by
Kansas City Times.

Kansas City, Mo-, Jan 1S.-In an edlto.
rial tomorrow, the Kansas City Times
which has been a staunch supporter of
William Jennings Bryan. will urge the
candidacy of United States Senator Fran
els Marion Cockren for the Democratic
presidential nomination in 1900.
Senator Cockrell, whom the people of
Missouri have just elected to his fifth
term in the United States Senate, will
be put forward as IAN old-fashioned DEM
ocrat, who stood for what the Chicago
platform contained long before that plat
form was promulgated, a Democrat of ex-
perience IN national affairs, whose record
has stood the test of time; who knows
the plain people, and against whom the
charge of demagogy has never been
brought; who coFs 81 srona the West and
the South, but whose services for twenty
four years have been given to the whole
people of the United States"
The Times win assert that Missourrs
right to consideration at the hands Of a
Democratic convention cannot be ques-
toned, adding "the sole objection which
could have been urged against Senator
Cockrell that he fought with the South,
has been answered by the action of ex-
Confederate soldiers In the war of 1898 -
In this connection the Times will state
that when the Democratic conven. ion
meets in 1900, the time will have come
to ignore the old sectional feeling (which
has forced the Democratic party to nom
mate candidates whom it did not want -
and that if sentiment is TO play any part
in the selection of a Presidential candi-
date il should be proclaimed that the
nations best is the nations choice, no
matter what the uniform he wore thirty
five Years ago"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-19
SPANISH SPIES REWARDED.
Supplied Their Government With
Information From America.

London Jan. 19.-The Madrid corre-
spondent of the Daily Mail says:
Among those recently rewarded for
military services during the Hespano-
American war are five Spanish officers
who volunteered, without asking reward
to go to the United States after war was
declared. and to supply information TO
the Spanish government They formed a
commission under Lieut. Col. Don Luis
Serrano.
"They visited continually New York
city, Washington, Jacksonville Key West,
Tampa and other points, changing their
posts every few days. They had many
narrow escapes from detection notably on
one occasion, when one of them met face
to face a New York World correspondent
whom he had known in Havana. The jour-
nalist chivalrously feigned ignorance.
I'm addition to the secret service, the
commission bought and sent to Cuba a
considerable amount of ammunition. The
largest consignment was ready to leave
when peace was signed"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-19
FILIPINOs SHOULD BE FREE.
Bacon Says Their Subiugatiom
would Not End the Trouble.

Bacon Says Their Subjugatiom
wouId Not End the Trouble.
Washington, Jan. 18.-The feature Of to-
days session in the Senate was a speech
delivered by Mr.. Bacon, Dem, of Georgia,
in support of his resolutions declaring that
the United States would not assume soy-
ereignty over the Philippine Islands
Mr.. Bacon is one of the orators Of the
Senate, and as he gave himself free rein,
not conhning himself to notes, he spoke
strongly and effectively. His peroration, in
which he pictured the horrors of some of
England's methods Of controlling her COL
onial subjects was a beautiful and forceful
bit Of word painting. Mr.. Bacon said in
part:
"Of all the great powers Of the earth
the government OF the United States is the
only one that contends for the right in
all people, of self-gOvernment. When thew
abandon in practice this principle, when
they impose their dominion on an unwill-
ing people, In the majestic march OF free
Institutions, the hand upon the great dial
of the clock Of the world will have been
set back a hundred years.
Would Mean EnsIavement.
1T Is not to be believed that the gov
ernment of the United States Will, with
full appreciation Of the nature Of the con-
lContlnued on Sixth PageA
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-19
MONEY ron GRANTS CAMPAIGN.
Was Used I'm Aiding Many Assembly
Candidates.

Sacramento, Cal, Jan. 1S.-When the
committee appointed to investigate the
charges against Speaker Wright met to-
day, Milton ]. Green, who acknowledges
that he is the manager of u. S. Grants
campaign for the senatorship, testified
that he had absolute authority 60 spend
money in Grants fight from Grant per
sonally.
He stated that he had used money In
many assembly and senatorial districts,
but had kept no record of his expendi.
lures, nor could he tell the full number
of candidates whom he assisted. No can
ddate had been asked TO vote for Grant
Green said that he had read Of the use
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-19

Madison, Wis. Jan 1s.-The first ballot
In the legislature tonight for United
States senator resulted as follows:
Joseph V. Quarles, 81; Isaac Stephenson
80; Joseph W Babcock, 10; Samuel A.
Cook, 10. and Charles M. Webb. TO- Neces-
sary for election. Sc. The third ballot
resulted: Quarles, As; Stephenson, 10. Bab-
cock. II: Cook, n; Webb, 10. An adjourn
ment was taken until tomorrow.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-19
THE MISSING YACHT SIGHTED.
Telegram to That Effect Sent by
Mayor Tnggart.

Indianapolis, Ind, Jan. 1S.-There is re-
joicing in the home Of Thomas Taggart,
Mayor of this city. this evening upon re-
ceipt of a telegram from the Mayor, who
is at Mobile, saying that the yacht Paul
Jones had been sighted off the lighthouse.
The relatives and friends of the Mayors
daughter, Miss Florence, had abandoned
hope of the boats safety until the mes
sage from Mr. Taggat came.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-19
MATAAFA DEFEATS MALIEToA.
THE LATTER DECLARED KING BY
SAMOAN CHEF JUSTICE.

German Consul Declined to RecOg-
nize MaIietOa and IA Fight Follow
ed-A Number Killed and Wound,
ed, and 500 Capturcd-British and
American Residents Had to Seek
Places of Refuge-NEntaafa Now in
Charge.
Auckland, N. T., Jan. 1S.-Samoan ad-
vices, just received here, say that Chief
Justice Chambers, on Dec. 81, declared
Malietoa Tauus to have been elected king,
in succession of the late King Malietoa.
The chief justice also announced that
Tamasese had been elected vice king.
Chief Mataafa was disqualified.
The consuls Of the United States and
Great Britain and the captains of the Ger
man warship Falks and the British war
ship Porpoise met the German CONSUL who
refused 10 recognize Malietoa Tanus, and
declined to cooperate in the dispersal of
the Samoans, who thereupon assembled
in large numbers at Mulinu, armed them
selves and surrounded the municipality
Malietoa Tanus and Tamasese mustered
about 1000 men, well armed, but supplied
with defective ammunition. The British
and American consuls endeavored to avert
hostilties, but they commenced on Jan. l.
Malietoa Tanus and Tamasese fought
bravely, but 500 of their followers were
captured. Then, disheartened and out
numbered, the two chiefs sought refuge on
the British warship, and their followers
sought protection under the guns of the
PorDoise.
Results of the Fight.
Mataafa's loss was sixty-one killed and
wounded and Malietoa Tanus lost twelve
men killed and wounded.
The foreign residents were placed under
the protection Of a detachment of men
belonging to the British ship. and Chief
Justice Chambers and his family went on
board of her.
The followers of Mataafa looted and
burned Apia, destroying the plantations,
and pillaged considerably in the country.
The consuls later decided to recognize
Mataafa and his chiefs as a provisional
government, pending the receipt of in
structions from the Powers.
Afterward DR.. Rafael and the German
consul closed the Supreme Court, declar-
ing that the power was vested in them.
The British and American consuls then
appealed to the captain of the British
warship Porpoise, who landed force of
blue jackets and Chief Justice Chambers
under their guard, took his seat. The
British and American flags were hoisted
over Chambers house and the court house.
To Seize MaIietoa.
Mataafa held aloof from these develop
ments. The provisional government wrote
to Sturdee on Jan. u that they would seize
Malietoa and take Tamasese off the Por-
poise by force if necessary, deprive them
of their titles and desert them. Chambers
is residing on the PorpOise.
The British and American consuls have
protested against any Infringement of the
Berlin treaty. British residents have TAX
en- refuge in their consulate and the Amer
lean residents have taken refuge in the
mission
An American warship Is urgently need
ed there.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-19
cAMMEYER's STORE DESTROYED.
big shoe Firm on Sixth Avcnue AL
most Burned Out.

New York, Jan. 18-Tre great 6-story
store of A. J. Mabmmeyer, at 80 and 31S
Sixth avenue, occupying the greater part
of the block between Nineteenth and
Twentieth streets, was almost burned out
tonight
Other occupants of the building, who
suffered heavy losses, were: K. L. Carey
& Co, dressmakers who occupied the sec
ond floor; Nine. Poole, corset manufactur-
er; Hare, manufactuTering jeweler; Ma
than Krauskopf manufactures of infants
clothing; 5. Ruah & CO., ocershoes and
leggIngs; r. w. Dodge & Co., proprietors
of the New York building material eX-
hibit. and Alexander & Co.
Mr.. Cammeyer said the loss to the build
ing and contents would be about $75O,O00
He IS fully insured, and believed that the
other tenants were also.
Chief Bonner gave ii as his opinion that
the loss would not come below $50O,OO0.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-19
DEADLOCK STILL UNBROKEN.

No Election in Delaware Expected
for Two weeks.
Dover, Del, Jan. 1S.-There was no
change in the United States senatorial sit
uation tonight. The deadlock remains un-
broken, and the joint ballots tomorrow
will, il as expected, be virtually the same
as the vote to-day No developments are
looked for until two weeks at least, and
what viii then occur cannot now be con-
jectured.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-19
TWO OUTLAWS SHOT DOWN.

Unknown Persons XIII Negroes OF
had Reputation.
Nashville, Tenn, Jan. 1s.-George Call
and John Shaw. both colored, and who
bore bad regulations In the community.
were shot and killed by unknown persons
at Lynchburg last night.
Both had served terms In the peniten-
hary for robbery, and had been whipped
by whlte-caps and run out Of town. Both
retnrned. Each was about Is years old.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-19
Caucus AGAINST JOHNSON.
But No. Agreement WAS Reached in
North Dakota.

Bismarck, N. D., Jan. lS-Under an
agreement of fifty Republican members
of the legislature to caucus among them
selves and decide on candidate for
United States senator against Congress-
man Johnson, Rep, a meeting was held
late to-day, forty-nlne Republicans par
ticlpatng.
This is two more than enough to elect.
and includes all who oppose Johnson. Sew
eral ballots were taken, but there was no
choice. Another caucus will be held to-
morrow.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-19
FOUR VICTIMS OF A SHOOTING.
They Were Trying to Arrest an Al
legged Murderer.

Knoxville, Tenn. Jan. 1S.-JoeI and
Charles Necessary, William Freeman and
Samuel Duncan of Scott comfy, Virginia,
were the victims of a shooting affray last
night in the mountains of that county.
The Necessary brothers died to-day,
William Freeman Is fatally shot and Dun
can is seriously wounded.
The four victims were trying to arrest
an alleged murderer named William Flan-
merry. The latter's friends came to his as
sistance and he escaped F'lannery Is said
to have killed one of the fairfield gang.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-19

general of the army has already given
some attention to this feature of the pro-
ceedings.
Gen. Eagan, after the issuance of the
formal order for the court tonight, de-
clined to make any statement in conuec-
ton with his case, but said In response
TO question that he had not received
formal notice of the appointment of the
court
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-19
NebrasIln Takes one BaIIot.

Lincoln, Neb., Jan 18.-The legislature
met in joint convention to-day and took
one ballot for United States senator.
There was little change from the separate
ballots taken yesterday
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-19
RUSSIA WOULD TAKE HEART.
In the Event of Disturbances on Ac-
count of Amecr's Death.

London, Jan. 1S.-The St Petersburg
correspondent Of the Daily Mail says:
I'm the event Of disturbances following
upor the death of the Ameer of Afghanis-
tan. the Russian general, Begulkuboff
governor of the trans-Caspian district
who has force of 10000 men, has direct
instructions to take Herat $50 miles west
of Cabul ard a post Of great military i'm
nOrtauce,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-19
Gardner on Expansion.

Albany. N. Y, Jan. 1s.-The State Bar
Association continued its session to-day.
Charles A. Gardner Of New York, who
was the first speaker occupied over an
bcnr In The delivery of an address on "Our
Right to Acquire and Hold Foreign Terri
tory"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-19
Caucus rails TO Choose.

Madison, Wis, Jan. 1s.-The Republican
members OF the legislature held a caucus
tonight to choose a United States sena-
tor Several ballots We're taken, but the
votes were scattered and no selection was
made
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-19
CARLIsTs READY TO STRIKE.
Reported That the Signal Is the Only
Thing Now Awaited.

London, Jan. 19-The Paris correspond
ent of the Daily Graphic says:
zone of the principal chiefs Of tine Car
lists here informs me that everything is
now ready for a rising in Spain; that Don
carlos Is absolutely resolved to take the
field. and that all are waiting for the sig
nal"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-19
SENATOR'S DECLARED ELECTED.

UVVFW WWW WFNtTIWNV NtIt VWEN NVN
Names i'm the List.
Washington, Jan. 1S.-Tho following
United States senators were formally de-
cared elected to-day at joint sessions OF
the legislatures of their respective states:
Connectcut-Joseph r. Hawley.
Indiana-Albcrt !. Beve:ldge.
Maine-Eugone Hale.
Massac Henry Cabot Lodge.
Michigan-Julius G. Burrows.
Minnesota-Cushman X. Davis.
MissOuri-Francis NJ. Cockren
New York--Chauucey NJ. Depew.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-19
Making "A right on stewart.

Carson New. Jan. 10.-The senatorial
situation is unchanged. The supporters OF
Newlands say that IL he is not chosen
Stewart cannot be, and a deadlock win
follow.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-19

OF money by other candidates. but would
not give any names. as his information
was only hearsay.
The joint ballot for United States sena-
tor to-day resulted in no change from the
vote OF yesterday. Two ballots were
taken.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-19
Death of Mrs. Faulkner's Father.

Norfolk, va, Jan. 1s.-Mr. II. Clay Whit
ing father Of Mrs. Faulkner, wife Of
United States Senator Charles J. Faux
ner. of West Virginia, died at his home
in Hampton, this afternoon Of grip, aged
"a years.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-19

Salt Lake Utah, Jan. 1S.-Four ballots
were taken in joint session to-day for Unit
ed States senator. No choice was had
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-19
No MnterinI Chnnrc.

Olympia, Wash, Jan. 16-The ballot for
United States senator showed no mate
rial change to-day in the situation.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-19
ESTERHAZY IN PARIS.

IV UeCIIHeH 10 BE InteFV1cWed Tor
the Press.
Paris, Jan. 1S.-Maj. Comte Ferdinand
Walsin Esterhazy arrived this evening
from Rotterdam to testify before the
Court of Cessation in the Dreyfus revision
inquiry.
Several newspaper men met him at the
railway station, but he declined to be in
terviewed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-19

Helena, Mont, Jan. 1S.-There is no
change in the senatorial fight.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-19
SPANISH SOLDIERS RETURN.
There Were 800 Sick and ~ Deaths
During the Voyage.

Barcelona, Jan. 1S.-The French steamer
Cachemiro arrived to-day from the Philip
pines with Ito repatrlated Spanish troops.
There are 300 sick, and there we're forty
four deaths during the voyage.
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Continued on Sixth Page.l
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make ary Corhin refused tonight TO
q The o., sl'Jement regarding the form
t'oughi 's and specifications to be
NNaen pba,. 9'lNst Gen. Eagan. or to saw
tae ear.v you'd be published. In view OF
le done ,''.. 'N.eting of the court this must
@seher M. soon, and, indeed, IL is al
"N'y that the Judge advocate
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-31
OUNNISON.

Gunnison. Jan. 3O.--Iohn u. Larsen
buried his infant child yesterday. ON
Saturday Amos Sanderson also laid
away an infant following it, motl cr.
who died shortly after giving u birth
about "a week ago. The sympathles "
the people no out 10 these families In
their bereavement.
In regard to the establishment NJ q
sugar factory here. the committee have
secured the cooperation or the farmers.
to the extent that many VIII put In
experimental patches this season. Ia
show up the quality OF hceta that the
soil Of Gunniaon and neighborhuod VIII
produce. on a more extended rciile than
has been tried before. The people. to-
Tether with their committee. nrc san.
guine Of success IN the business and
the establishment OF the industry ana
factory In 1900.
Frederick LudvlRron and his asso.
clatc school trustees. VIII be anordci
ample scope for their executive skill rs
servants Of the people. In building the
i've school houses this season. IN the
large district under their supervision.
embracing an area Of about iifty square
miles. No wonder the saying has gone
abroad Great II GunnlHon. with such
school district. Twenty-four thou
sand acres OF land under It's canals.
and new TOWNSHIP on the bench ad-
joining north Of the present town
(which President Young years ago spi,l
would be locatedD embracing about
seven hundred acres; most truly. Great
" GunnlHon. A. J.