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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-01
CHANGE IN CONVICT SYSTEM.
GEORGIAS FELONs TO BE LEASED
FOR ONLY FIVE YEARS.

Were Formerly Let out for Twenty
Nears-oId System Brought About
Numerous Charges of Cruelty.
Eighteen Out of Twenty Contract
ors win Take Convicts Again.
Prison Commission Has a Difficult
Task TO Perform.
Atlanta, Ca. March 31.-The twenty
year-old convict lease. out of which have
grown so many Investigations, so many
scandals and so much alleged cruelty, ex-
pired tonight at midnight and the lessees
who have enjoyed the profit of the felons'
toll for twenty years, gave up the con-
victs, the contract between the contract
ors and the state terminating.
For the past twenty years the lessees
have had the keeping of convicts and were
permitted to administer punishment.
Under the new arrangement, which was
ordered by the last legislature, convicts viii
be leased for fve-year terms only, and the
state will clothe, feed and house them
1t is estimated that there are now in
the state penitentiaries about 2.4OO con-
victs and they are to be distributed among
eighteen contractors, who recently made
bids for the labor of the felons.
The transfer of the convicts from the
different camps will require considerable
time and many transfer guards, and will
begin tomorrow.
Some OF the camps under the old lease
have given up all convict labor and will
hereafter employ free labor; other camps
will get the convicts back again
Amount to he Realized.
Under the new system of leasing the
price paid by the contractors of the labor
of the convcts win average Sl4 per head
per month. The old system gave the state
a stipulated amount fixed at $4,000, but
the actual profit never amounted to more
than $4,000.
With the new system In operation the
state will make clear. annually $4,000 or
an increase of $4,000 over former years.
In addition to this profit the prison COM
missioners are confident that the operation
of the prison farm at Mlledgeville will
be a source OF considerable revenue 10
Georgia.
The members of the prison commission
have had difficult task TO perform In as
signing the 1900 or more convicts In the
twenty penitentiary camps TO the differ
ent contractors In the state. The work
of the commission has not been complet-
ed, and many of the transfers to be made
in the next few days win be personally
supervised by them.
Ii was feared that if any change was
nude in the guards at the various camps
and inexperienced men placed in charge
before the convicts were exchanged, that
serious difficulty might result.
1t was also feared In some quarters that
when the old guards realized that they
were to be superseded by new appointees
they would become lax in their control OF
the convicts and give some of them an OPP
portunity 10 make their escape.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-01
NATIVES NOT TROUBLESOME.
But the Filipino Army Is Having "A
Hard Time of 1t.

Wheeling, w. Va. March 31-Leut. Will
liam Braunersreuther, executive officer Of
the Charleston, whose exploit in making
the bloodess capture of the Ladlrone Is
lands last summer, was told by himself
in Associated Press dispatches, writes an
interesting letter from Manila to Hon.
Augustus Pollack of this city.
He is now captain of the port hit Manila,
and has under him some 500 native FilIpi-
nos, whom he finds easy 10 control. Speak
ing of the natives he says:
''The natives themselves, left to their
own intentions, viii never prove trouble
some. They would be only 100 willing TO
earn a meager liveliheod and get a few
dollars. They are not hard to handle az
an | employ several hundred I'm my de-
partment, and find no trouble whatever,
though l have often TO work them at
night in docking and unloading vessels.
During all the fighting among the hum
dreds' in my employ, they remained loyal
lost only five or six In all and these 1
believe were frightened off fog fear of mo-
lestatlon should the rebels las they con-
tended they could do) wipe all the Amer
leans off the face of the earth.
heretofore, when lighting with Span
tards. the rebels have been badly organ
ized and much worse armed Notwth-
standing this condition they had In gen
eraI way a success out of every engage
ment with their natural ehemies. Since
that time they have been much better drill
ed better armed and better organized,
and they naturally concluNe they could
easily succeed m eXterminatlng the Amer
leans. They tried Il two weeks ago yes
terday at . p. m. oh, my, what surprised
Thousands Of them are dead tcremated and
huried )and the hospitals hre filed with
the wounded many OF whom viii never
recover. They have lpst In and
about this place over ten thou
sand men. Our losses have been less
than 100 men, to he exact S officers and
men killed and 27J wounded.
"Our wounded people heve a much bet
ter chance OF recovery lhan theirs, for
This reason. the Mauser ball makes a
cleaner and smaller wound than do our
Remingtons and springf elds To give you
an example OF this. in one Of the hottest
parts of our firing linz, soldier fought
for three days. havinl been wounded on
the first night by NJ user bullet through
the thigh above the knee. He says that
during the fight he thought he rushed up
against a brush ami was struck by
thorn"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-01
WE'RE SAD SCENES IN LONDON.
Hard Struggles which the stelia's
Passengers Hnd.

Passengers Hnd-
London. March 31.-The news of the dis
aster to the Stella spread slowly through
London, in the absence of the usual even
ing newspapers, to-day being Good Fri
day.
AS the afternoon advanced small groups
gathered at the Waterloo station, where
many painful scenes transpired among the
inquirers for friends at the railway Of
fees.
A large crowd collected to wait the ar
rival of the train from Southampton at
3 o'clock this evening. which brought
three of the survivors, Messrs. David
King London merchant; Hebron and
Greener, all of whom were wrapped in
great rugs, and bore traces of their suf-
ferings. They were Immediately sur
rounded and anxiously questioned.
Mr.. King, who was among the last TO
leave the ship, said:
1.-THE greater part of yesterday was
pleasant, but toward evening we encoun-
tered a mist, which soon developed into a
dense fog. There was. however, no APP
prehenson. Suddenly a great shock told
us that the ship had struck the rocks. The
GOODNESS of the officers allayed the excite
ment The crew behaved splenddly, low
ering the boats with the greatest prompu-
tude. Every woman was supplied with
life belt. At first we thought there would
be time for all the boats to clear away;
but the boilers burst, rending the ship
amidshps.'
Mr. King and two firemen, Osborn and
Bailey, were the last to leave the vessel.
He had just given up a life belt 20 aid a
clergyman's wife, and was pulled into
boat by Second Mate Reynolds, who was
instrumental in saving many lives.
The boat, with twenty persons.
drifted for fifteen hours In the intense cold,
and was finally picked up by the Great
Western Railways steamer Vera, from
Southampton.
Mr.. King believes that five boats were
launched. He saw one upturned, with
children clinging to it.
She Turned Clear Over.
Other accounts say that Capt. Rocks
supposed the fog was merely in banks. as
is the usual experience, and decided to run
through 1t, but as 1t became continually
denser, he lost his bearings.
When the Stella slid off the rock, she
turned completely over. carrying lot of
people with her.
The eight survivors who were landed at
Cherbourg by the tug Marsourin were
picked off floating furniture van by
fishing boat.
The ladies on board one of the llfeboats
sang hymns all night long to keep up the
spirits of their companions.
Two bodies were washed ashore on the
Island of Alderney
One passenger says he remarked TO the
crew on the high rate of speed at which
the Stella was travelling in the fog, telling
them he did not consider 1t safe.
The Daily Mail win publish tomorrow
dispatches from several passengers urging
the paper to demand a thorough investi-
cation as to whether the steamer was rae
ing against time. The Cherbourg corre-
spondent of the Daily Mail says:
The eight passengers Of the Stella who
were landed here were rescued from a
boat that originally contained fourteen
men. The boat capsized and six were
drowned. The others cluug to the keel for
five hours and then managed TO right the
boat, which was half full of water"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-01

consequences when Aguinaldo shall have
hhlshed with the Americans.
This is construed as meaning that Maca-
holas, the governor of the five northern
provinces Is unfrieudly to Aguinaldo. If
this be true, Aguinaldo's retreat is uu-
doubtedly cut off at the railroad beyond
San Fernando
Newspapers Attack Americans.
The Republica Filpina, on March "a.
published an extra edition, containing a
statement to the effect that Americans had
attacked Pasig; that many of them were
Killed, and majority of the remainder
We're wounded, while $50 of them were
taken prisoners.
A second paragraph in the same edition
asserted that the Americans had ravished
so OF the Filipino's fairest daughters. and
called upon the natives to defend their
honor with their lives against oppressors
VINO spared neither age, sex nor condition.
numbering whole families in cold-blooded
revenge"
Ihe American steamer Roanoke recent
~ Pcked up native boat containing a
dozen Spanish prisoners, who had es-
capped from Dagupan and had been near
ly three days afioat, with neither food nor
water
They reported that the prisoners ex-
pected to be killed when the Americans
advanced, but knew nothing of the fate
Vi lhose IN the Southern towns.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-01
LONG AGREEAnLY SURPRISED.
BattIeships Kentucky and Kearsarge
Almost Completed.


Newport News. Va, March 31.-secre-
tary of the Navy John D. Long aud party
were here to-day on the government light
house tender Jessamine. The secretary
came for the purpose of inspecting the
mammoth plant of the Newport News
shpbuilding and Dry Dock Company and
the naval work that is now under way
at the yard.
His advent was ,unheralded, although il
was understood when he started on his
tour of inspection that the secretary would
make an early call at this point, where
the largest number of warships are being
built.
The secretary was impressed beyond his
anticipauons by the magnitude of the
great works here, and the superior facil.-
ties for shipbuilding He expressed him
self as particularly pleased with the ap-
pearance of the big battleships Kentucky
and Kearsarge, which are now in the last
stages Of completion, and will be commits
stoned in a few months. His examination
into the structure of these ships and the
Illinois as well was thorough and minute
The greater part Of the day was spent
on them.
inquiry was also MADE Dy the secretary
regarding the progress thus far made on
the battleship Missouri and the monitor
Arkansas, which are as yet lin the Of
fee" The keels of these lighting craft
will be laid shortly.
Late this evening the dispatch boat Dol
phin steamed into the harbor and took
MIR. Long aboard with his daughter, Miss
Helen Long, and DR.. Uric, surgeon, u. s.
N, who are accompanying the secretary
on his toar. The Dolphin proceeded to
Old Point, where the party will spend the
night. In the morning the return TO
Washington will be made.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-01
COMING JEFFERSON DINNER.
IT VIII BE Given by Chicago Plat
form Democrats.

New York, March a.-Eugene v. Brew
ster, treasurer of the committee of ar
rangements for the silver dinner, to be
given in the Grand Central Palace on
April. 10, to commemorate the birthday OF
Thomas Jefferson, gave out the following
statement to-day:
''To dispel all doubts In the minds of
the public, friends and admirers OF the
Chicago platform and those who have for
warded money for tickets for the Jeffer-
sonian dinner, we, the only authorized ar
rangements committee Of fifteen, in order
to avoid all disputes In future, hereby de-
sire to announce that the Jeffersonian din
ner will be given by Chicago platform
Democrats OF. wednesday, April 10. al z
D. M, in the Grand Central Palace, at
which Mr.. Bryan will be present and
make an address"
II Is estimated thai 5000 will be present
at the dinner. of which 1000 have already
paid for seats.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-01
MAY STOP IN RAINY SEASON.
Campaign in Philippines May Soon
Come to a Close.

Campaign in Philippines May Soon
Come to a Close.
Washington, March S1-The following
dispatch was received at the war depart
ment to-day from Gen. Otls
Manila, March S1.-Adjutant General.
Washington. Troops resting at Malolos.
considerable portion of city discovered on
fire. Our casualties one killed. fifteen
wounded--4Iall has returned with his troops
to former position north Of Manila"
1t Is said at the war department that
Gen. Otis will not make a campaign dur
ing the rainy season, nor is it believed
that be will at present chase the Filipinos
into the mount Businesses of Luzon The
officials consider it evident that the fight
that was in .Aguinaldo has been whipped
out of-hirn, and 1t is believed he cannot
hold the Filipino army together much long
er.
If Gen Otis advises, the war department
will approve a cessation of active hostili-
ties or aurther forward movement when
little can be accomplished save chasing
Of the Filplnos without definite results
short rest will determine whether the
Filipinos intend to keep up a guerrilla
warfare, and, if so, a plansis already ma
turing to meet any such condition.
Natives will be employed to fight the
guerrillas, and as the government can give
them better pay and afford them better
protection than Aguinaldo, therefis no
doubt about the ability TO employ natives
in this way.
If there must be guerrilla fighting during
the rainy season. which will soon be upon
the Philippines, the United States will not
sacrifice its troops In such warfare if ma
tives can be obtained.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-01
GERMANY TAKES 1T CALMLY.
White Denounces n Statement of
German Press as n Libel

White DenOunces n statement OF
German Press as n Libel
Berlin, March 31.-The United States am
bassador, Mr.. Andrew D. White, visited
the foreign Office this morning and In
formed the officials there that the latest
proposals of Germany regarding Samoa
had been fayorably received at Washing
ton
The attitude Of the press Is fair and mod
crate, though some of the newspapers are
attacking the authorities bitterly, claim
ing that they are making too many con-
cessions to the United States and Great
Britain.
The German press having strongly inti-
mated that Mr.. White and the American
government showed bad faith when they
recently assured Germany that concilia-
tory instructions had been cabled to i'd
mlral Kautz. Mr.. White has deemed II adj
viaable to denounce this as a libel and un-
true, adding that neither Washington nor
he knew anything Of the Samoan bom-
bardment sooner than the German gov
ernment.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-01
NO MORE THAN $4,000, 900.
Cuban Committee Fails In Its Mis-
sion to Washington.


sion to Washington.
washington. March 3l.-The delegates
from the Cuban assembly, Messrs. Villa
lon and Hevla, called informally at the
state department to-day and had a long
conversation with Secretary Hay. The az
fairs in cuba were freely alAe1ased. and
the delegates presented the resolution OF
the Cuban assembly.
Secretary Hay assured the delegates
that the United States government would
not Increase the amount TO pay. the Cuban
army above the 100000 already sent TO
Cuba He said this matter could not be
further considered lie also Informed them
that the President would not consent to
any scheme for raising money by the
Cuban assembly to pay the Cuban troops.
Later, the secretary mentioned the call
to the President, and the President in
formed him that there would be no other
or further answer to the delegation than
had already been given by the secretary.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-01
MORE CASUALTIES AT MANILA.

Gen. Otis Sends the List of Killed for
Last Three Days.
Washington, March 91.-The following
dlst Oh casualties has been received from
Cen Otis, under to-day's date:
March 49, killed: Twentieth Kansas
Band Privates Orlin L. Birlew, Company
g. Oliver Dixie; Company NJ, Samuel VIII
son.
Ienth Pennsylvania: Privates Naiel Stew
ems, Company C; Frederick Genuine Burt.
Company f.
First South Dakota: Private Oscar Fal-
len, Company M
March 30: First Nebraska: Privates
Milton Linde, Company "A; William Orr.
Howard G. Whitemere, Company L.
March 81: Fourth Infantry, First Lieu
tenant John Gregg.
"A.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-01
PORTO RIcAN REPUBLIcANs.

New Party Formed which IL Fault
less In Americnnfsm.
Correspondence Of the Associated Press }
San Juan, Porto Rico. March 22.-A new
political party has been born-"The Re
publican party of Porto Rico"
Though the party was originated by the
Radicals under the leadership Of Manuel
Rossy, It has for It's object the asso-
citation Of all political elements on this ISL
and, and they have agreed upon a plat
form which is pronounced to be faultless
in its Americanism. The platform indorses
President Mckinley and declares for the
gold standard.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-01

Houston, Tex, April LAT o'clock this
morning fire started I'm the Pilot, three
story building on Franklin avenue. Be
fore the department could get at work
the next building had caught and then
the E. p. HIN building on Main street.
The loss viii be total on the three build
ings. Inman & Reed and Lucy & CO.,
cotton buyers, are heavy losers. Total
loss so far estimated at $4,000.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-01

Washington, March S1.-col. Charles r.
Greenleaf, assistant surgeon general, has
been ordered 70 proceed from this city to
Fort Monroe, Newport News. Savannah.
Atlanta and Greenville, for che purpose
of inspecting the medical department OF
those stations.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-01
wealthy Wan shot Dead.

Paris, April LA wealthy gentleman
named Touret was shot dead yesterday
evening on the Bois de Bouiogne By a
man who mistook his victim for President
Loubet. to whom NJ Touret bore a strik-
ing resemblance. The murderer, whose
name is Ozouf. and who Is 3S years old,
Is thought to be. insane.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-01
HALF MILLION DOLLAR FIRE.
Five-stOry Building i'm San Fran
cisco Burned Down.

tisco burheu Down.
San Francisco, March 31.-A fire started
tonight In the engine room Of the Pa
cifc Folding Paper Box Factory, al IA and
Is Fremont street, spread to the adjoin-
ing five-story building, occupied by Miller,
Sloss & Scott, wholesale hardware deal
ers, totally destroying the factory and gut
ting the hardware warehouse.
The printing and publishing house or
the Hicks-Judd Company at % First
street, was also damaged by fire and
water. The loss will probably amount to
100000. Miller, Sloss a. Scott estimate,
their loss at that amount, but the sum
quoted will probably cover all the losses.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-01
Eight Passengers nescned.

Cherbourg, March S1.-The tug Marsou-
in has arrived here and reports having
picked up boat containing eight passen.
gers of the British steamer Stella, wreck
ed yesterday afternoon ON the Casauet
rocks in fog. All the rescued persons
were suffering from injuries.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-01
rhree Nlen klIIeh hr a cnve-in.

Savannah. Tenn. March 3i.-Three men
yAere killed and two injured az Shiloh Ma
ti6nal Park to-day while az work In q
gravel pit, the bank caying In.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-01
CarIIst Uprising Expected.

London. April l.--Thlrty thousand Span
ish reserves have been called out, says the
Madrid correspondent of the Daily Chron.
lcle, and Il Is probable that there will be
a Carllst rising after Easter
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-01

Houston. Tex, April 1.-Flre broke out
at the corner OF Main and Franklin
streets tonight. The loss will be $4,000
or more. The fire is still burning
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-01
As IT is VIEWED IN GERMANY.

BIames England for the Bombard-
ment of samon.
Berlin. April 1.-The comment on tha
Samoan situation continues fairly moder-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-30

ton aud Northern. was in the city yestsr-
day.
General Passenger and Ticket Agent T.
: ianus Of the Galveston, Houston and
Northern was out yesterday after several
days confinement 10 his room.
Mr. VIM. Doherty, assistant general pas
senger agent Of the Houston East aud
West Texas. left yesterday for Shreveport
on business connected with his depart
ment.
Fer commencement exercises Of the
| Prairie View Normal school at Prairie
View, June to g. tho Houston and Texns
Central will make a round trip rate o.
double the chilis fare Sale OF tickets
June s. good for return June $.
Mr. j. z. Archer ons Of the popular
conductors Of the S'u'herr Pacific, re-
turned yesterday with his wife after :
sixty days leave II absence. While away
Mr., Archer attended the National cnnNen
ton OF the Order OF Railway Conductor
at Detroit, Mich, and Waited many othe
places OF interest and reports an exceed
| ingly pleasant trip.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-30
A HEAVY STORM NEAR PARIS
MANY HOUSES WE'RE UNRooFnu
AND SEVERAL DESTROYED,
r Nerc Laid waste by the Henvs
Hail and Much Cotton VIII have
TO Re Repianted.

Paris Texas. May 2o-This section was
visited py another disastrous wind ana
hail storm last night Ten miles north
hail fell in immense slugs. tearing hoies
Though roofs. Cotton was beaten into
the ground and will have TO be repianted.
Meny farm houses around chicota we're
~ r. ofed and several blown down. Tim
hers were carried nearly mile through
/ the air.
IN Boggy Bend northwest OF Paris
along Red river the path Of the storm was
a mile and a half wide, telling trees ana
having waste crops as far as could be
beard from. The hail drittei knee deep
In the city incipient nres wore started -
ssveral business houses by burnlns electric
,s,rss setting papering and ceiling aolahe
great many telephones we're burned out gu.
!, viii take several days TO restore 'h'
damage. ~ s,r.,m.
Fr,sco train crews report all streams
,.rt nll between Paris and Fort smith
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-30
p,.,urot,on and appointment.

Galveston. Texas, May 29'--M' r. sn'''n'
for some time past travelling agent oil the
Mallory steamship line, has resigned 10
accept the general agency OF the chicaso'
Milwaukee and st, Paul railroad Win
headquarters at Dallas
Mr.. Smith will be succeeded by r. T.
Rennie who has been with the Mallory
limo since last September as soiieltlns
agent. Prior TO his coming here MI, Ren-
ME I was joint agent at Trinity for the H. IL,
ternationsl and Great Northern ana tn'
Missouri. Kansas and Texas railroads an a,
has also served as eontraciing agent 10
the Katy at san Antonio. He is lnoE
ough traffic man.
The change will take eueet june l.