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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-14
GOENS ON TRIAL FOR LIFE.
CHARLES CURRIERS' SLAYER Is
NOW BEFORE A JURY.

Appeared in Court at Griffin Beside
His Wife who Had Her Baby in
Her Arms-said CurFier sIashed
Him With Knife and Then He
shOt-Eye-Witness of the Crime
Testified That Currier Had No
Knife.
Griffin, Ca. March 13.-When Judge Rea-
gan called the adjourned term of spalding
Superior Court TO order this morning, the
court room was crowded to suffocation, for
it was known that the first case to be tried
was that of the state against WIN Goens,
who is charged with tie murder of Charles
Currier
came into the court and took his seat by
his attorneys. lie was Immediately Joined
by his wife with little babe In her arms,
and his mother and father.
The work OF securing a jury occupied
about an hour of the courts time, and
nearly the entire panel was called before
the jury was obtained.
After the jury was sworn In several wit
nesses for the state were introduced. They
were not in the house when the carousing
was going on. and, although they heard
the report of the pistol, they could give but
little information Of interest.
When court convened ia the afternoon.
the defendant made his statement in
which he said he never knew Currier I'M
I'll few days before Christmas. on the
day Currler was killed they had been play
ing cards and drinking Currier kept
picking quarrels with him. which he tried
TO avoid. Curr!er cursed him, which he
did not resist They finally clinched and
were separated by Campbell. He told
Currier it was time to 80 home to his wife.
Currier replied
- your wife; you will never see
her again. / left the house with the in
tention Of killing you"
"He then drew his knife and advanced
upon me. / could not get away and drew
my pistol and ared was struck with the
knife. which cut me and tore off the top
buttons Of my coat.
Campbell Saw No Knife.
C. A. Campbell was the next and most
important witness of the case He had
been with the two men all the morning
and was the only eye witpess to the kill
ing. He said he was present al the diff
ficulty, which occurred on Dec. 25. Cur
rier and Goens were quarreling and talking
as drunken men usually do. He did not
hear him say anything about him killing
Goens. Currier had no knife, his right
hand was closed, and If he had a knife
he would have seen IL.
on the cross-examination he said he
did not know Currier previous 10 the time
of the difficulty. Currier and Goens clinch-
ed when he separated them. He did not
see the knife. but could not swear he did
not have one. Currier called Goens a vile
name and cursed his wife. Goens said IL
was time for him TO go home. Currier
replied, you -- fool. you should go"
and they clinched. When they fell Currier
was shot. Goens tried to keep out Of the
difficulty.
f. Barth. after taking the stand, said
he knew Charles Currier, roomed with
him, and never saw the knife claimed
to be Curriers'. Would. have seen.it,, had
he possessed one. He mad been In Grif-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-14

The Venerable POntiG's Tribute to
the Nuns.
From the New York World.

the nuns.
From the New York World.
Rome. March 11-Pope Leo XIII, just
before his Illness, wrote some beautiful
hexametres in Latin addressed to nuns
which translated read as follows:
THE MAIDENS CONSECRATE.
Lo Christ is night and His delight il is
To greet you as His spouse's sweetest
name,
Who bYea holy pact to him are pledged.
Far from the clamor he has given you
Within the peaceful precincts of your
cells
To lead a blameless life. You blossom
there
Like fragrant lilies in garden close.
Let satan spread his nets and baleful
arts,
And with his frown the timid mind DER
awe;
Jesus, who evef guards, Will fly to aid
And make the weakest powerful in the
fray,
Then shall he make your love more ardent
glow,
And shield you closer in His sacred heart
Your souls with wound rouse sweetness
gladdenlng.
And when at length your happy course
And to you faithful ones Death shows
himself.
All beaming and with visage mild and
kind,
Our Lord shall give you His supremest
gift;
From your dread exile He shall lead YOU
then
To the celestial shore, and bid you there
Be ever blessed with the light divine
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-14
ADMIRAL vILLAMIL's BONES.
Remains Positively Identified by
Gen. Leonard Wood.

Remains Positively Identified by
Gen. Leonard Wood.
Santiago March 13.-Gen. Leonard Wood,
military governor of the department of
Santiago, in the presence of the adjutant
4 generals of the department., Col. Beacon
and Capt Gilmore, Capt. Scott of the port
and other officers, positively identified yes
terday the remains of the Spanish officer
discovered a few days ago among the
rocks on the shore about four miles west
of FL Moro, as those of Admiral Villamil,
who commanded the Spanish torpedo boat
desuoyers in the naval battle which re-
suited in the destruction of Admiral Ger
veras squadron.
Accompanied by the officers named. and
by others, Gen. Wood went in a tug to
investigate personally as to the truth of
me report that the body of Spanish Of
ncer had been found tied in an armchair
at the point designated. The report prov
ed well founded.
Nearly opposite the point where the
wrecked torpedo boat DESTROYER Pluton lies
Ten Wood found an arm chair with
ropes around it, a skull bones on the
ground and the ragged remnants of the
UNIFORM of captain in the Spanish navy
1t was evident that the buzzards had
stripped the bones of the human flesh. 1t
Is here-though as TO this there is no GER
'ahly-that Admiral Viflamil was taken
ashore from the Piuton in a dying condi-
ION tied IN an arm chair, and the suppose
uoH Is mat he died Immediately on reaching
'ne snore, the body beng left abandoned
Silohs the rocks, where it remained un-
Nered until few days ago.
Auiiiiral Nillamil, it is known. was
"ounued IN the right arm and left leg
~ WOOD put the bones together, show
ns me unmistakable marks of wounds
, ,tleae places The identification was in
~ respect complete. In the pocket of
fas "a "a was found the fleet countersign
:, ~ 1 oune 70 signed by the late Capt. Oyiedo
chief of staff OSi Fe4"
Col' Beacon and Capt. Gilmere carried
me armchair, the tattere6 nnifo,.',e 80 "a
me bones, tied together bv q handi,arot 80
u the dead officer and of Col. Beaco S,i- 70
'le tug, which lay about fo,1r n,i1o.s re ~
Inc naturalization caused a sensotto,,
I-' IoHs the Spanards here. as Adr,irsi
-loilli was one of the best known arrate-
5 - IN the Spanish navy, and man beld
-ish esteem by his countrymen
zen. Wood, through the war daDo.4
.eenN will notify the Secretary Of ST.
uie uhding of the remains. so that thew
oa ar ne removed 10 Spain if the Snanieb
49,. HIaent so desires. Pending final dis
ber ihey will be kept at the arsenal
II5 Inc tattered uniform will also hn
oseN SUBJECT 10 Spains wishes. The arm
Sea-, Is at present in charge of Can't.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-14

without hesitation. pulled a revolver and
instantly killed Waddell. He was tried
by French court, but escaped the gull
lotine through the testimony of Annie
Gray of this city.
Instead of that, he got the life impris-
onment on Devils Island near Capt
Dreyfus He took his punishment with
GOODNESS, and said publicly at the time
that no prison had ever held him. and this
one would not
Annie Gray now lives in West Forty
eighth street, and is happy. She says that
as O'Brien had at one time participated
In some revolutions in South America, no
doubt his friends there had supplied him
with money and aided him 10 escape. She
declined to speak further.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-14
THE SHOPS IN GUAM.



From the Baltimore Sun
Washington, March 1O-The navy de-
partment has received dispatch from
naval officer connected with the Benning-
ton regarding conditions in the Island Of
Guam. AT Aguana, he says, there are
eight so-caled stores, besides small
wretched kuts, where native liquor is
sold, made out of fermented cocoanut milk.
The stores are classed as Manila, Japa-
nese, Chinese, Chamarro (native) and
American. There are three of the Manila
stores, where there are sold ready-male
articles of apparel, notions in general de
mand and canned goods Of poor quality, but
expensive. There are also poor cigars
made of native tobacco.
The Japanese store is one of the best,
carrying the same class of goods with
some additions. 1t has eggs and bread,
the latter baked every other day and of
poor quality. The Chinese store is very
poor. The native store has supply of
native coffee of fair quality, excellent choc-
olate and also cotton goods.
The American store is more pretentio
but inferior to the japanese. IticarIies a
large supply of canned goods, clothes, no
tons, shoes and furniture.
Flour is difficult to obtain Butter and
lard are not good owing TO the warm eli
mate. Chickens and eggs are plentiful
The beef is poor and no sheep arc raised
inland. There are plenty of pigs, ana
yamS, sweet pota and corn are abund-
ant. Banans, cocoanuts and bread fruit
are the fchief sources of food of the ma
tives
There is little fishing, fairly good clans
and a very small oyster of sweet taste
There are plenty of deer, goats, wild tur-
key, ploVer, ducks and other game birds.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-14
CAST IRON PIPE COMBINE.
Board of Directors Elected by the
New Concern.

New York, March 13.-The United States
Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry Company will
this week formally assume control and
direction of the constituent plants, from
which companies eleven of the thirteen di-
rectors have been elected. The following
will constitute the board of directors:
Cen. Samuel Thomas, New York; Col
gate Hoyt, New York; A. c. Overholt and
W C. Overholt, Scottdale, Pa; A. Fl. Nc
Neal. Burlington, n. j.; George B. Hayes.
Buffalo; C. f. Burke Cleveland; e. G.
Euller Columbus, O.; w. c. Proctor and
r p Haughton, Cincinnati; George j.
Long and A. F. Callahan, Louisville; X.
{. Miller, Chattanooga.
In addition to the plants named in the
nrozpectus, the company has acquired the
plant at West Superior, WIS
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-14
Georgia Editors Going to Cuba.

Atlanta, Ga, March 13.-H. II, Cabaniss.
president of the Georgia Press Associa-
ton, is arranging to take the edito9s on
a trip to Cuba. The editors will leave
Tampa, Fla, on the steamship which sails
al p. m. on Friday, March "a, and on
the return trip will leave Havana on the
following Thursday. President Cabaniss
will call meeting Of the Georgia Press
Association at Tampa for Friday morn
ing, March "a. One lady will be allowed
to accompany each member, but she must
be a member OF the family of the editor
proprietor or publisher.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-14
A TELEGRAPH HERO.
With His Skull Fractured DicLman
Prevented an Accident.
From the Baltimore Sun.


From the Baltimore Sun.
Edwardsville, Ill, March 1O.-John F.
Dickman, mangled and bruised is the
hero of Peters, a station on the Glover
Leaf Railroad, just below this place.
He was in his telegraph office on
Wednesday night, when he heard his sta
ton call sound and was given a train or
der for a local train on a siding 10 remain
at the station. Dickman started across
the yard to deliver the order to the en-
gineer. He failed to notice a through
freight which was coming along
The train struck him and hurled him
forty feet from the track. There he lay
unconscious and bleeding for several min
utes and the train sped by, the crew be-
ing unaware of the accident.
When he recovered consciousness Dick
man realized that a collision would oc-
cur II he did not get back TO the station
and send orders to hold a freight sched-
uled to leave the yards at Madison. With
fractured skull and numerous bruises
about the body, he dragged himself slow
" across the platform and reached the
operators table, almost fainting.
He would have lost consciousness again
had not his brother, William Dickman a
farmer. just then arrived at the depot
and caught the exhausted man, who was
struggling to save the lives of several
tralnmen. With his brother holding him
In his arms Dickman opened the key
and clicked off the signal, 20. S." a
warning TO the chief dispatcher at Charles
ton that the train had just left the sta
ton. His duty done, Dickman fell in a
faint. The warning reached Charleston in
time. and an accident was averted.
Dickman's condition Is serious.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-14
CAssIUs LAW REsPITED.
Only to Give the Pardon Board Time
to Act, However.

Atlanta, March 1S-Cassius Law, con-
demned to die on the gallows in Gaines
afternoon by Gov. Gambler for two weeks
Law killed a woman by the name of
Sarah Curry The murder is said to have
been a deliberate, cold-blooded affair, and
Law was convicted and sentenced in the
Superior Court of Hall county 10 be hang
ed. A petition has been filed for commu-
tation of the death sentence to life i'm
prisonment. On account of the absence
of Chairman Turner of the pardoning
hoard. it became necessary for the Gov
ernor 10 grant a respite to the condemn
ed man, in order to give the board an op-
portunity to pass upon the case and make
or refuse a recommendation for the muir
derer
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-14

pew view York, March 13.-George Soaring
aISons died at Elizabeth. N. J. TO-DAY
a aS sea "a years. He was once cantain Of
n'ssissippi river steamer, and afterward
0.55osed IN the shipping business Al New
,r,1 and Mobile Just after tbe civil
o r'r NJ ne married a daughter of the Mavor
- MOBILE. He lived in that CITY durins
boi, war. His father-in-law, to prevent his
sr1 cohscripted into the Confederate
foraS' appointed him on the city police
North. ut PARSONS came
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-14

fin for two months at that time, and was
from Springfield, Miss.
Two other important witnesses were in
troduced, when the case closed The re-
mainder OF the afternoon was occupied
by the speeches of Coils Smith and Clynt,
attorneys for the defendant, and at $50
o'clock court adjourned until o'clock In
the morning, when Solicitor General
Bloodworth will speak for the state.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-14
Judee Lewis Is Dead.

Knoxville. Tenn, March 1S.-Judge ]. F.
7 Lewis. a prominent attorney OF this
CITY. died at his home tonight at n;3O
o'clock in his 10th year. His title Of judge
came during his residence IN Arkansas,
tbirtv wears ago, when he was judge Of
prclata Court.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-14
LEWIS IN SUSPENSE.
And He May Be Suspended, Finally,
To-day.

To-day.
Atlanta, Ga, March 19.-Gov. Gambler
telegraphed this afternoon for Chairman
Turner to come to Atlanta at once for the
purpose of having the board consider the
case of Robert Lewis again. Lewis is
sentenced to be hanged here tomorrow,
but new efforts were made to-day to Sc
cure another respite, and then commu-
tation. Gov. Gambler granted respite
until tomorrow, two weeks ago.
Judge Turner arrived tonight, and a
hearing was had, but no decision will be
rendered until in the morning. Until
then the condemned man will be held in
suspense.
The gallows has already been erected
for his execution. He is very weak physi-
caly, and the application for respite is
largely based on that plea.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-14

Per steamship City of Augusta. for Ne,v
York-962 bales upland cotton. 1s7 bales
sea island cotton, 22S bales domestlcs soo
bbls cotton seed Oil, 525 bbls turnentine
III 1858 feet lumber, s. bdls hides, il cases
eggs, II bbls fish, Al cases cigars, 66 boxes
fruit, 81 pkgs vegetables 80 tons pig iron.
S2s pkgs palms, S05 bbls soap stock, 800
Dkas fndse
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-14
cotton Mill Raises wages.

Manchester, N. H., March 1S.-The man
agement Of the Manchester cotton mills
has decided to raise prices for weaving
in No. ] mill 10 per cent, to take effect
April 8. All reductions in wages that
vent into effect in January, 1898, are to
be restored.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-14
..wILLIEs WILDE is DEAD.
He Married Mrs. Frank Leslie, But
She Got "a Divorce.

London, March 1S-"wn.ie" Wilde
brother Of Oscar Wide is dead. William
c. Kingsbury Wide, better known as
willie Wilde younger brother of Oscar
Wilde, married Mrs. Frank Leslie on Oct.
4. 1891. She obtained a divorce on June
10. 1893. Mr. Wilde married Miss Sophia
Lesson in April, 1894. He was born in
1879
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-14

Mr.. Saphead-pve got fad, too don't
We know. collect old and rare violins.
Come around and see EN-.
Musician-Do you blay?
MIR. Saphead-Bless you, no, not a note.
Musician (enthusiastically-I will come.
New York Weekly.
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Nerr pnstmnrterr Named.

Washington. March 13.-The President
to-day appointed the following postmas-
ters: L. W. Dutro, Memphis, Tenn; F.
c. Crothaus Victoria. Tex; 3. P. Chat
field. Aiken, S. c.; Alfred r Folger. Gaff-
ney, S. c
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-14
Dlscriminntionr Remored.

Washington, March 13.-The President
has issued proelamations relieving from
further discriminating duties, shipping
from the British Indies islands of Trinidad
and Tobago.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-14
1899 BICYCLES Down 70 Ss- %

Mems and women's new 1899 model BIZ
cycles are now being offered at sg.25 10
S23.75 and sent to any one anywhere FOR
fun examination before payment is made.
For catalogue and fun particulars. cut
this notice out and mail 10 Sears. Roebuck
& Co, Chicago.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-14

Of "ai'sninston. March 13.-The contro,ler
Giri currency has declared a 10 per cent
ir.Illd in favor of the creditors of tba
Tss First National Bank of Tv, Sne
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-14
4 APPEAL THE STAMP CASE.
MAN COMMISSION WILL GO
TO A HIGHER COURT.

che, evidently Do Not Agree with
.,oe sheer That They Had No
.,,,ritv in the Southern Ex-
Case-COmmissiOn to Take Up
Atlanta Depot Matter To-day.
,,-i,roads Must Act at Once or
s,ord the Consequences.
,,.n+a March 1S.-The decision of
Sheer that the Georgia Railroad
mission had no authority TO require
~ southern Express Company to pay
.sa cost Of revenue stamps. and enjoining
~. commission from applying any fine
,f rho company refuses to pay for the
.tamns will be appealed.
ras decision has been freely discussed
-. +ba commissioners, and it is more than
,,ss,bre that some active step will be
oxen at the meeting tomorrow. Ii is
a,r known vet whether the appeal will
he made TO the Circuit Court of Appeals
Of New orleans, or whether it will go to
,ba supreme Court of the United States
al Washington.
The case is one of international import
ance and the final decision will be await
ed with interest by all express transpor-
ration companies and the public general
".
Soon after the Inauguration of the wal
revenue stamp tax, the Georgia Railroad
Commission ordered the Southern Elk
press Company TO pay for the stamps put
on bills of lading. The case went into
the federal court and Judge Speer ruled
against the commission.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-14
The Atlanta Depot Case.

At the meeting of the Railroad Commits
sion tomorrow the Atlanta depot case
will come up. 1t is expected that the At
bnta depot matter viii be brought 10 a
crisis. as the extension of time allowed
the railroads expires tomorrow, and the
report on the depot problem must be final
and the plans satisfactory, according TO
the ruling of the commission.
Lasl December the managers of the
roads made the statement that Architect
Gilbert of New York had been employed
to prepare plans for the depot, but that
his report was 50 incomplete and unsatis-
factory that the roads had agreed to en-
p!oy Mr. Grant wilkins of Atlanta. Then
an extension of time was asked, and Mr..
wilkins agreed to have his plans ready
by tomorrow. Mr.. wilkins plans are now
ready and will be turned over to the
railroad officials tomorrow morning.
Architect Gilbert has also come down
from New York with plans and it is IN
derstood that other architects will present
ideas and drawings for a solution of the
problem.
Mayor Woodward and a delegation of Of
fcals and citizens will appear before the
commission and urge that the roads be
forced to act without further delay. If
they cannot agree on a union station, it
will then be urged that they be compelled
10 build separate depots.
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win Not Accept suggestion.

Secretary Long will hot accept the sug-
geston made by Rear Admiral Sampson
in his letter published to-day, to make
recess appointments of the officers who
failed of confirmation at the last session
of Congress.
The matter will be allowed to remain
lust as ii stands until the next Congress
meets, and then all of the nominations
will be sent in precisely as they stood at
the end of the last session.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-14
NO TROOPS VIA SEATTLE.
War Department VIII Make No
Change In Transport Routes
untlt soldiers Are Sent.

Special Dispatch 10 tho Post-fntelliTencer.
WASHINGTON. sept 1.-THE war de-
partment is not disposed 10 authorize the
trwnspcStsticn OF troops via rd90 u66SA
This Impression was gained by Senator
Foster and Representative Cushman from
Interviews with the war officials. who say
all commissary and auartermaster's stores
are now being delivered or made In San
Francisco. where the storohouses are To-
Gated and say further that existing con-
d''ions will not warrant a change. They
want 10 get troops 10 Manila as quickly
as possible. the present plan being to have
all volunteers there BY December l.
Horses TO the number Of / 30. forage ana
lumber only will 60 via Seattle. until the
fun force of soldiers IL In the Philippines
They say the question OF using Puget
sound ports will bc taken up then.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-14
LAKE WASHINGTON CANAL FUND.
sum Now Available IL at7O.OOO. smd
$500 600 Estimated for Neat Year.

Special Dispatch 10 the rosi-fnteillgencer.
WASHINGTON. Sept Ex-senator Fos-
ter called on chief Engineer Wilson abou,
the funds for the Lakes Union and wash
ington canal one hundred and seventy
thousand dollars - available now, and
10000 IL estimated for next year The
latter sum - available only IN case CON
gress approrriates 70 Asked about the
appropriations for 'he upper Snake river,
he said there II no money available now.
but the estimate for next year ls $40 90
fer the upper Columbia and Snake rivers
The last river and harh0r biil provided
for preliminary survey ~ Snake river
from Asotin. wash. 20 Pittsburg land
!ng. or and the survey is now being
made by Capt. Harris
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-14
SHIPPING COMMISSIONER TO GO.
Three Prominent Applicants for
mmisstourr fshetmUp's Place

Special pispatcn % tho Pos; -rnteillgencer.
WASHINGTON. sept ~ Shipping Com
missioner Eshelman. Of Port Townsend
VII soon oc replaced BY a Republican. IT,
ofnce was under the classified ctvil serv.
ice and removal was iinposs. be urtn TIE
presidents recent order was issued
There are three prominent candidates FOR
'he place. ex-senator Hastings and e. r.
Wood ~ Port Townsend. and Jss Knox.
- Tacoma S"Gator Foster saw Assistant
Secretary ~ the Treasury spauidsng about
The matter and made recommendation.
Hs would not say whom. bat 81 "a under
stood - hc Kucx whose chances are good