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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-08
THREE DEATHS IN MACON.
Gen. Gordon Takes Charge and
Makes stan Appointments.

Gen. Gordon Takes Charge and
Makes stan Appointments.
Macon, Ga, Jan. Three Of Macon's
most prominent citizens died to-day.
DR.. r. N. Paterson. C5 years old, died
this morning at 3 o'clock of heart dis
case.
b. f. Stone "a years old, died this morn
ing at o'clock of grip. Mr. Stone was
manager Of the Standard on Company
Mr.. S. NJ. Subers died this morning at 10
o'clock of paralysis.
All three we're leading citizens and known
over the state. DR.. Patterson and MI
Stone have lived in Macon all Their lives.
Mr.. Subers came here twenty years ago.
All the city Is in mourning over the loss Of
three prominent citizens in one day.
Gen. W. w. Gordon has formally taken
command here, and has made the follow
ing staff appointments:
Lieut.. G. b. Pritchard. Jr., Ninth Unit
ed States Cavalry, acting assistant adju-
tant general: Lieut.. Roy 3. Harper Sew
enth United States Cavalry, acting chief
quartermaster; Capt. J. r. Jenkins. Unit
ed States Volunteer. acting chief commits
sary; Maj. c. NJ. Drake, United States
Volunteer, acting surgeoni Mai S. NJ,
Foote. Third United States Volunteer En-
gineers, acting judge advocate Lieut.. A.
r. Livingston, Second Ohio. acting chief
ordnance officer Gen. Gordon left to-
night for Washington.
Senator Bacon to-day telegraphed assur-
ances that the negro soldiers would not
be mustered out here but would first be
returned to their home states.
Congressman Bartlett to-day telegraph
ed that the committee which went to
Washington to get a 100000 appropriation
for cleaning out the Ocmulgee river chan
mel would be successful.
The Associated Press information that
the Second Ohio, camped here, would be
mustered out. caused a furry among the
members of that regiment, most of whom
are anxious TO get back home. They are
a fine set of men
The paymasters have about completed
their work, except the paying off of the
four negro regiments.
Six troops of the Seventh Cavalry are
ready to leave at once for Savannah. They
will probably get away within the next
two DAYS
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city, near Mariana, which lies at our
feet, three miles off. We are on large
hill which slopes down to the sea- The
days are like June weather, and nights
cold enough to cover up! Havana is
large and very picturesque city. 1t Is well
fortified and think we would have had
hard work to take it, Tonight Old Glory
waves over Moro Castle. The Second
Louisiana had the honor of leading the
troops into the city. I would not have
missed it for a hundred dollars. 1 never
dreamed of or saw such demonstration
or glorious first Of the year in my life,
and never expect to see another
The military display, the decorations,
the people were simply superb. Exactly
at II M, amid the booming of cannon on
land and sea, down came the Spanish
flag, and up went Old Glory. People
shouted and yelled, the Cubans danced
like crazy people, caught us by the hand,
and in some cases kissed the officers.
Thousands followed us yelling bravo
Americanos," Cuba Iibre." As we passed
along the streets from the galleries fair
senoritas showered us with roses. The
men took boxes of fine cigars and threw
them among the men. 1 simply cannot
describe it, The Spanish staid behind
closed windows, and 1 saw several make
faces at us, but it only helped TO fill IN
the amusement Of the day. The Cubans
would shake their fists at them and cuss
them in Spanish. 1 saw poor Cuban wo-
men kneeling in the streets crying, and as
Old Glory passed they caught its folds
and kissed it, some of the poor things had
no shoes, only a torn rag for a dress ana
the little kids had on no clothes. You
should have seen them grab the hard tack
we gave them.
1.-THE Cuban soldiers here look upon as
Gods. No passes are issued. One corpo-
raj run the lines and was caught by the
provost. He got SIS fine, and thirty days
in the guard house, SO it does not pay
We have large tents and cots to sleep on
Havana is ours"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-08
UNCLE SANS SERIOUS WORK.
EX-SENATOR EDMUNDs ON THE
PHILIPPINE SITUATION.

Dewey Conquered Only the nay and
city of ManiIa-8aIance OF the
Country Was in the Possession Of
the InSurgentS-NO Doubt that
They VIII Resist AnneNatiOn-The
Payment of $50. 100000 an InslE-
DiIcant Fcnture.
New York, Jan. 7.-Ex-Senator George
F. Edmunds. in a letter addressed to the
New York World, reviews the Philippine
question at length. He describes briefly
the physical aspects of the islands and the
character OF their inhabitants.
The population. he shows, is already
denser than that of the state of MLchi-
gan" and, he says, that of the total Of
all this conglomerauon of races. the Eu-
ropeans and Americans compose less than
2 per cent, after more than 200 years of
European occupation. He claims that the
people never have been and never can
be in need Of or be consumers, of Ameri-
can productions to any appreciable ex-
tent
Dewey's victory. which "astonished the
naval powers of the world" gave US con-
troll only of the bay and city of Manila
and its environments nearly all beyond
that was in possession of an organized re-
bellion against Spain"
But, the people of the islands, who We're
carrying on the rebellion in order 10 be
free and independent. do not desire to be
annexed, ana that they intend to resist an
nexation," Mr Edmund says appears TO
be indisputable."
He then proceeds to show what a war of
conquest would mean, and asks how we
can be justified in forcing by the sword
our particular and excellent idea of gov
eminent, morality and religion upon these
people as Mohammed did in his religious
wars. and as Spain did in her early oper-
atoms In this continent"
AS to the status of the Filipinos, Mr.
Edmunds argues that all of them who
were the subjects of Spain. will become
citizens of the United States by the mere
act of cession," and as such they will
have all the rights that belong to other
citizens in the territories"
Mr.. Edmunds says the Congress, there
fore. cannot lawfully prevent the migra-
ton of any citizen residing in the Philip
pines to our states, any more than It
cannot lawfully prevent the migration of
the citizens of the states to the Philip
pines
What the Philippines viii do 20 us in
cost, loss of lives, the Introduction of mill
tarism, etc. Judge Edmunds considers
serious aspect of the question. He asserts
the complete power of the Senate over the
treaty. to amend or reject, and suggests
that 1t may so amend it "as to provide sub
stantially, as the scheme has been as to
Cuba. that the people of those islands
should be left TO govern themselves"
As to the payment Of $40. 100000 for terri
tory which Spain did not control, Mr. Ed
munds says that In view of the gravity
of the other aspects of the subject it is
not worthy of notice"
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JACK SON DAY AT OMAHA.
References to Bryan Bring Forth
Loud Cheers.


Loud Cheers.
Omaha, Neb., Jan. What the mem.
bers of the Jacksonian Club of this city
assert was the most successful BANQUET
they ever held, took place tonight In the
dining room Of the Paxton Hotel. which
could barely accommodate those in at
tendance.
Democrats from all parts of the state
were present, and with them many lead
ing Populists. including all the state Of
ficials. Ex-Gov. Altgeld of Chicago ex-
Vice President Stevenson of Illinois. and
Congressman Sulzer of New York, as the
guests of honor, made the principal ad-
dresses.
Mr.. Altgeld had as his subject 1.-THE Sit
uation." Mr.. Stevenson's subject was
THE Democratic Party" and his address
was devoted to a history, of the party and
argument against expansion. MIR. Sulzer's
subject was The Day We Celebrate"
Mr. Altgeld was the only one of the
speakers who made any reference to free
coinage. and he only briefly. The subject
did not receive much attention from any
of the speakers.
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STILL HARPING On MEAT.
Mai. Black Thinks the supply Sent
the Soldiers Was Good.

Mai. Black Thinks the supply Sent
the Soldiers Was Good.
Washington, Jan. MAI. John I
Black, commissary of subsistence in the
office of the commanding general, testified
before the war investigating commission
to-day that the general character of the
commissary supplies was good.
He said that the transport Massachusetts
arrived with troops and fresh meat, but
she grounded and discharged her troops,
proceeding with all the fresh meat to Gen
Brooke's command, further up the coast
on Aug. 10 the Manitoba arrived with / 1855
quarters of beef, which, he said, was pre-
served by some chemical process"
This Immediately drew out volley of
queries from the commission, which re-
suited in an explanation from the witness
that the chemicals were ammonia used in
the refrigerator plant 90 keep the meat
cool
THAT is al right" said ex-Gov Wood
bury. THE chemicals were merely in the
cooling plant, and not in the meat?"
Yes" replied Maj. Black
The commissary general has received a
letter from T. B. Thurber of New York
president of the Am AN Export Asso-
citation, volunteering to appear before the
war investigating commission or any
other body of the war department, to tes-
tfy as to the high character Of Ameri-
can export meats, especially the canned
and corned beef of which his several
firms, he says have sold hundreds of
thousands of cases i'm the past thirty years
20 this government, and TO tropical and
Arctic expeditions. He says a serious
injury has been done our export trade bv
unjustly discrediting our own meats.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-08
YOUTHFUL THAN ROBBERS.
BoyS Charged with Crime for which
Jesse james, Jr., Ia Held.

Topeka, Kan, Jan. THE Journal in
its last edition to-day prints a sensa tionaI
story to the effect that two Topeka boys
Seth Rosebrook and Chad Stowel, scarce
" IS years of age, who were arrested dur
ing the fan festival last September for
holding up a farmer, and who were sent
70 the Hutchinson Reformatory are re-
sponsible for the Missouri Pacific hold-up
and express robbery near Leeds, Mo-, Sept
q last.
This is the robbery for which Jesse
James. Jr, is now under indictment In
Kansas City. Sheriff Williams, who has
been working on the case for some time.
claims that young Stowell has made
written confession and has divulged where
the booty, some 81 600 is hidden in the
woods about seventy-five miles east of
Kansas City. Mr.. Williams, Sheriff Cook
and Chief of Police Strauss have gone to
the place 10 find the money.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-08
THE NEWS IN DUBLIN.
Chief of Police VIII Resign, As Re
qucSted-Other Matters.

Chief of Police VIII Resign, As He-
qucSted-Other Matters.
Dublin, Ga, Jan. 7.-Chlef of Police Bel
cher, whose resignation was requested by
Council, together with the other policemen
says the report that he is behind 500 on
fines, is incorrect. He says that he has
failed to collect about $40, but will have
it before the next Council meeting; that
his action in re.easing prisoners on prom
ises to pay was cone with the knowledge
of the Mayor and Council, and that they
are equally bamabe in the matter. He
viii tender his resignation as requested
Chief Belcher has been especially active
in suppressing blind tigers. and has the
approval of many of The best citizens of
the city.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Wrghtsvilie and Tennile Railroad
will be held in Tennille Monday. The re-
cent purchase of the Oconee and Western
Railroad win come up for approval, and
the question of whether to consolidate the
two roads into one system or not will be
acted on. 1t is very probable that they
will be consolidated.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-08
PROVOST GUARD MURDERED.
Shot Down by Prisoner Whom He
Had Under Arrest.

Columbus, Ga, Jan. Provost Guard
Henry Denton, Company N, Third Ken
lucky, OF Junction City, Ky. was shot
and instantly killed here tonight, in the
tenderloin district, by Private Lambert.
Company +, Third Kentucky.
Denton had Lambert under arrest, and
without warning, the latter drew a re-
volver and fired three shots into the for
mer's body. Lambert disappeared ana up
to midnight he had not been captured
Great excitement prevails among the
Kentucky regiment and fears are enter
tanned that Lambert win be severely dealt
with if captured.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-08
RACE FOR INDOOR TROPHY.
Christian and Hebrew Boys VIII
Play This Week.

Christian and Hebrew Boys VIII
Play This Week.
The next game of the indoor ball series
will be played Thursday night The Y
NJ. c. A. and Y. NJ. H. A. are the oppos-
ing teams.
The race for the Marks trophy is now
becoming close and exciting, and the game
undoubtedly will be hotly contested. The
Y. NJ. c. A. team is now an important
factor in the race. and the Library and
Hebrew boys will have 10 put up the best
kind of bah to win the cup from the Y
M. c. A. Blake caught his first game for
that team last Thursday night, and ac-
quilted himself nobly.
The absence of TIorrigan on the Library
team in the last game was keenly felt, and
it was quite evident that the c. L. A.
boys missed his generalship in the game
The attendance at the games appears
to be picking up, and indoor bali again
seems to be the popular winter sport The
directors of the league are pleased over
this, ana hope that the crowd at the next
game win fill the gymnasium. Hohenstein
and Blake will do the battery work for the
Y NJ. c. A., while Morrison and Kavton
will hold up the points for the Hebrew
team Inc \. IA. II. n. 8 are now in the
lead, with the c. L. AS and y. M. c. AS
in the order named, closely following in
their trail.
There seems to be an over-deslre to
hiss" on the part of some of The specta-
tors who attend the games, and especially
was this very undesirable feature noticed
at last game. The people who indulge in
that kind of way to show their dis
approval Of an umpire's decision or a plav-
er's action on the field, may not do so in
tentionally, but, nevertheless, it is a very
mean thing to do.
Reserve seats for the next game will be
on sale at the Y. NJ. c. A Wednesday and
Thursday.
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MCAFFERTY LANDS A STAKE.
Got First and second Money in the
jackson Handicap.

jackson Handicap.
New Orleans, Jan. III. J. McCafferty
landed his first stake to-day when Handsel
passed first under the wire in the Jackson
handicap. Sailor King, the jockey train
er's other representative, ran second to mis-
stable companion. The pair were favor
ties in the betting, backed from evens up
to to 10. Weather cool; track heavy.
First Race-Seven furlongs. Tinker, 80
to l. won, with Keeper to and to ),
second, and Great Bend, TO 1, third Time
1922.
Second Race-Six furlonGs. Queen Of
Song. even. Won with Ned Wicl1es. TO
and to 3, second, and Beckon, 5 to 1,
third Time 1:17i2.
Third Race-Selling, one mile and IN
eighth. Possum, TO l, won, with Rock
wood, 3 to 1 and even, second, ana In1lam-
mator, to 1 third Time POP.
Fourth Race-Jackson handicap, one
mile and one quarter. Handsel, 10 10,
won, with Sailor King, to 10, no place,
second, and Mariu, 20 to l, third Time
2:14
Fifth Race-Seuing, one mile. Glen
moyne, to 1, won, with Hampden, to ,,
second, and Vice Regal, Is TO !, ;hird.
Time 1:47I6.
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TO INVESTIGATE EVERYTHING.
North CnrOlinn's Legislature Going
Through the Departments,

Raleigh, N. c., Jan. IA bill was to-
day introduced in the state Senate to in
vestigate the agricultural department and
the charitable institutions of the state 1t
win be passed.
Similar resolutions in regard to the Of
flee Of the Secretary of State and the state
treasury were passed in the House. Also
a resolution was introduced in the House
calling on the Governor for his reasons for
suspending two railroad commissioners a
year ago, and the evidence on which he
based those reasons.
1t is evident that the present general as
sembly will not stop short OF a thorough
investigation of every department and
every office.
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VACCINE POINTS FoR EARLY.
Mayor Woodward Confined to His
Bed With the Grip.

Atlanta, Jan. Z-Appllcation was made
to the Governor to-day for vaccine points
from the Ordinary Of Early county, where
several eases Of smallpox have appeared.
Gov. Gambler was absent, on his way to
New York. but the points were sent by his
private secretary, Mai Mark Gambler
The application for the vaccine virus
gives no details as to the prevalence of the
disease.
Mayor Woodward is confined to mis-
home with the grip. He has been able TO
go 20 his office but one day since ne was
sworn in last Monday The new Mayors
condition is not regarded as serious by his
physician, and he is expected 10 be all
right in few days.
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THE ADMINISTRATION WINS.
Hon. A. NJ. Knight Reelected Mayor
of WaycrOss Yesterday.


of WaycrOss Yesterday.
Waycross, Ga, Jan. 7-Hon. A. M
Knight was reelected Mayor over Col J.
Lee Crawley to-day by about 200 major
lily. The ticket as elected, is: Mayor A.
M. Knight; aldermen, First Ward. ]. p
Ulmer; Second ward, ]. A. Jones; Third
ward, w. S. Crawford; Fourth ward. John
C. Humphreys Fifth ward, DR.. b. H.
Williams; member board of education
Warren Lott.
At late hour last night a ticket vas
brought out in opposition to the regular
administration ticket nominated some
time ago The ticket was headed by Col.
J. Lee Crawley, eldest son of the late Ed
ward II. Crawley, and solicitor of the civ
Court of Waycross. The candidates for
councilmen on this ticket were: First
ward, c. c. Buchanan; Second ward. "A
w. Wilson; Third ward r. b. Ballard.
Fourth ward. S. G. Jenkins, and Fifth
ward, w. w. Beach.
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WALLACE HAS NO ASSETS.
Petition Places Liabilities of His
Company at $236,OOO.

Chicago, Jan. 7.-John b. Wallace, man
ager of the Wallace Electric Company, fill
ed petition to-day for voluntary bank
ruptcy in the United States District Court.
The liabilities were placed at $2S6.OOO.
Wallace mentions no assets in his peti-
ton. The firm is said to have labored for
some time under the burden Of debts con-
tracted in connection with the failure of
the firm of Wallace & Sons, dealers IN
electrical supplies, Assonia. Conn, in 1893.
A single item among the liabilities is a
debt of slO7,747. which the petitioner owed
his father since their failure in Connect
cut.
The business of the Wallace ElectrIo
Company was extensive. and the firm was
the Western representative of many larg-
er Eastern concerns.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-08
NEW PASSENGER STEAMER.
Magnificent Vessel to De Built in
Philadelphia.

Philadelphia. Jan. THE Baltimore
Chesapeake and Richmond Steamship
Company has awarded 20 Neafie G. Levy.
the shipbuilding firm of this city. a con-
tract for a new passenger, freight and
mail steamer to run on the route between
Baltimore, Old Point Comfort and Nor
folk. The contract called for a speed If
twenty-five knots and hour and the deljv-
cry of the vessel in Baltimore on Nov. Ia
The dimensions of the vessel win he 9so
feet long, IS feet beam and II feet deem
to main deck. Triple expansion engines
to develop $500 horsepower and four steel
boilers, each fitted with three CORRUGATED
boilers, AZ inches in diameter. tested 70 15o
pounds will furnish the motive powers.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-08
PURGE THE Pension ROLLS.
Carolina Veterans Tell Butler to Get
Rid Of the RUNNERS.

Raleigh, N. c., Jan. THE local camp
of Confederate Veterans tonight adopted
the following resolution in regard to Sen
ator Buffers bill to put them on the pen
sion roll:
I'VE, the members of L. OBJ Branch,
Camp of Confederate Veterans of Raj
eish. N. c., an meeting assembled, having
seen in the papers that Senator Butler has
introduced a bill in the United States
Senate 10 pension the Confederate veter-
ans, do hereby enter our protest against
said bill, as degrading and demoralizing in
its tendency, and suggest to the honor
able senator that he use his efforts to
purge the pension rolls of the bummers
and bounty jumpers Of the Federal army,
and we win thank him for same"
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SAID TO BE TRAIN ROBBERS.
-Four Men Arrested on That Charge
by Deputy MarshaIs

Mansfield, Mo, Jan. deputy United
states Marshal Joseph Huffman and four
assistants to-day went to the home of Lon
Nye, south of McComb, and arrested Nye
and a son, Ben Nye, with William Jen-
nings and joe Shepperd, who claim to be
from Barton county. Later the officers
arrested Oscar Nye.
All the prisoners are supposed to be
connected with the robbery of a passen-
ger train on the Kansas City, Fort Scott
and Memphis Railroad at McComb Mo-.
on the night of Jan. 3. The alleged rob
bers were brought to Mansfield on a spe-
cial train.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-08

Colonel Peter Sells. ness as advertising
agent of our immense consolidated show
makes it necessary for me TO be con-
stantly subject to change of climate and
diet. l find Pe-ru-na an admirable rem
edy to correct the evils that follow.
1 would not be without Pe-ru-na i'm
my travels. With an occasional use
of this remedy 1 find myself always
in splendid health and good spirits"
Who is buster than the modern news
paper editor? 1t requires tact, sagacity,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-08
RIOTERS GAINED LIBERTY.
When Officers Went to Re-Arrest
Them One Was Killed.

Them One Was Killed.
Richmond Va, Jan. News reaches
here that the eight negroes arrested for
participation in the Virginilina riot of a
month ago, contrived through the conniv-
anee of a trusty to break out of Halifax
jail last night.
They went back to Yirglnilina and off,
GERS sought their rearrest. One negro
struck a deputy sheriff over the head with
a spade and injured him seriously. and the
negro was riddled with bullets by the dep
uty's companions, dying instantly
Both the whites and the negroes around
Nirgnilina are armed, the latter are SAID
to have sworn vengeance and serious trou-
bic Is feared. Vlrgtnilina is a few hundred
yards from the North Carolina line, and
the resort of negro copper miners.
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DUCKS AND CHICKENS BURNED.
over 5000 Birds and Fifteen Cows
Destroyed by Fire.

Trenton, N. j., Jan. lover 900 ducks
1000 chickens and fifteen cows were de-
stroyed by fire which consumed the build
ings on the farm of Patrick McAvoy,
about five miles from this city to-day. Nc
Avoy makes a specially of raising ducks
and chickens for the New York and Phil
adelpha markets, and has buildings adapt-
ed for this purpose. The origin OF the fire
is unknown. Considerable machinery was
also destroyed.
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HANDSOME RESIDENCE BURNED.

Second of Three Elegant ValdOsta
Homes Destroyed by Fire.
Valdosta, Ga. Jan. THE residence of
Mr. William McRee, four miles west Of
here. was destroyed by fire at noon TO-
day. supposed TO have caught from de-
fective fue. The fire was discovered in
time to save much of the household furni-
ure, though the loss is large, as The house
was one of the finest residences in the
country, and was built only year or SO
ego. It was one OF the three elegant
homes built by the McRee brothers two
years ago and was the second TO ~ de-
stroyed by fire. The first was d total
loss, but fortunately there was some in
surance on the one burned to-day. The
loss is 5000 or 5000, and the insurance is
said to be about half of that.
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svINnnin Town ELECTION.

Sylvania. Ca, Jan. 6.-The following
ticket was elected in the municipal cleo
ton held here yesterday: Mayor, J. II.
Hull councilmen, l.. II. Hilton. ]. N.
Harrington, J. w. Overstreet Il. e. Smith,
=. X. overstreeti Recorder, d. w. SAN
ders. ST.,