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A WATERSPOUT LOOSE.
Immense Destruction to Property Near
Pine Ridge, s. ID.

Kansas City. Mo-, June PA special
to the Star from Chadron, Neb., says:
A tremendous waterspout is reporte ed
in the Pine Ridge, s. D., district, ex-
tending 80 miles in length, causing de-
struction to crops, inundated all the
low lands and swept everything in the
valleys. Fences, hay, stables and live
stock was carried with the torrents in
the small streams. Twenty-Five bridges
are reported washed out and highways
are impossible. Only one life reported
lost-a child drowned
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Addressed the G. A, r..

Adams Mass. June A.-The warm
weather here prompted President McKin-
ley and several members of his party to
remain about the Plunkett residence this
afternoon. At noon the president and Mr..
Plunkett were driven up Grey Lock
mountain to Bellows Wise. where the
scenery is most picturesque Abner Nc
kinley has been called to New York and
he will leave tomorrow. At o'clock this
afternoon President Mckinley addressed
the G. A. r. in Memorial building.
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First Wool Sale.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Big Timber, June 24.-The first big wool
sale of the season was made here yester
day, C. l.. Busha buying Joe Doney's clip
of Ii, 600 pounds at Is cents. This is the
only sale so far. The growers generally
are holding out for better prices than the
buyers are willing to give just yet.
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THEY WILL CELEBRATE.
Porto Ricans Will Show Their Fidelity
to the United States.

~ th6 buAtea StatSss
Washington, June 24.-The citizens of
San Juan, the capital of Porto Rico,
propose to display their patriotism and
fidelity to the government of the Unit
ed States by celebrating the Fourth of
July in good American style. A COM
mittee of rs San Juan citizens have
prepared an elaborate programme for
the occasion. There will be addresses
by citizens upon the significance of the
day and at night there will be a great
display of fireworks.
In order that the display may meet
expectations, the committee requested
Acting Secretary of War Meiklejohn to
have the government waive the tariff
on the fireworks needed for the occa-
sion and have them sent to San Juan
on one of the government transports.
This request Acting Secretary Meikle-
john promptly granted by cable.
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Receipts From Havana.

Washington, June 24.-Acting Secre-
tary of War Meiklejohn announced to-
day that customs receipts of Havana
for the week ending June II, exceed
those of any previous week for 1899 by
SO, COS. The receipts for the week named
were S262O43
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Was Seriously Injured.
,ispatch to the Standard


Helena, June 24-Mark Soiss, a brother
OF Contractor Soiss of the state capitol
building. who is employed on the work,
sustained quite severe injury this af-
ternoon. He fell about a dozen feet,
sustaining a dislocated collar bone and a
severe wound in the head. He is only
% and came to this country recently
from Roumania.
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Cincinnati, June 24.-The spring meeting
of the Latonia Jockey club came to a close
to-day in a binding rain storm. The
track was flooded from the continuous
downpour, making the going unsafe. Re
suits:
First race, seven furlongs, selling
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Lowered the Record.

Seattle, Wash. June 24.--G. w. Caul-
kins of the University of Washington
lowered the North Pacific jumping rec
ord half an inch to-Gay at the Y. M. c..
A. meet He jumped q feet and three
inches.
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,pires-Gaffney and Manassau.
St. Louis. 3: Philaae,pbia, 4,

St. Louis, June 24.-F'licks home-run
gave the visitors victory over the Per-
fectos to-day. The st. Louis team had
several chances to win, but failed to make
the best of their opportunities. Attend
ance, 200. Score:
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Ruin at Pittsbur,

Cincinnati, June 24.-Cincinnati-Balti-
more game postponed on account of rain.
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Cleveland, 2; New York, 7.

Cleveland June 24.--The visitors hit OBJ
portunely and ran the bases when they
did hit. Therefore they had an easy VIC
tory. Attendance, 200. Score:
r. H e,
Cleveland ........ ...... ......... II .
view Aofh .....,...... ,.,........... IL
Batteries-Knepper and; Schrecongost
Carrick and Warner
Umpires-Smith and Andrews
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Pittsburg, June 24.-No game; rain.
No Game.
Louisville, June 24.--No game: rain.
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Game POSTPONED,

Smith and Andrews.
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GETS DELAG0A BAY.
England Said to Have Secured That I'm
portant Port.


New York, Dec 2S.--A dispatch to the
Herald from Berlin says: The Lolznl
Anzeiger publishes the contents of the
German English-Portugal secret treaty.
This double treaty will have force as
soon as the Swiss jurists, Messrs.
Blaesi, Hensler and Goldau, have given
a decision in the Delagoa bay arbitra-
ton. The decision, it is expected, will
be given in January or February and
will probably be in favor of England in
which case Portugal must pay to Eng
land and America an indemnity Of
s1,900,000 England obtained in 1891
from Portugal the right of pre-emp-
ton in Delagoa bay. The cession Of
Delagoa bay to England may therefore
be expected in March next.
1t is possible that President Kruger
may now declare war on Portugal and
attack Delagoa bay at once. In order
to prevent any interference by France
or Russia, England concluded a secret
treaty with Germany regarding the
complete partition of Portuguese CO.
lonial possessions. Germany Is to re-
ceive all Portuguese possessions in
Asia with 10000 square miles of terri
tory and a million Inhabitants. Ger
many further receives in Africa all
Portuguese territory north of Mozam-
bique except a strip OF land three miles
wide for the purpose of the trans-Afri-
can railway
Germany will pay Portugal $4,000, 900
marks. The surprising part in the
statement of the LoSal Anzeiger Is that
it refers to Asia, when it has repeatedly
been asserted at the foreign Office that
the treaty only refers to Africa and
did not refer to Asia. 1t must, how
ever, be remembered that the Lokal
Anzeiger was in a position to publ sh
the Samoan treaty "a hours before the
nf1 ia1 p,1blica tinr1 to1JS T1Iane
England receives the remaining Afri-
can possessions of Portugal, which con-
tain 100000 square kilometres and
have 10 000,0 600 inhabitants. The con-
sent of Portugal to this arrangement
has already been obtained In principle.
The Lokal Anzeiger declares ii has
news from such a source that no de-
menti is possible.
That Great Britain would ultimately
become the possessor of Delagoa bay
has long been known. 1t has been
known that for some years negotiations
| between Portugal and Great Britain
have TRANSFERRED. Domestic political
considerations have deferred Portugal
from parting with these possessions.
The present town of Lorenzo Marquee
dates only from 1867. The harbor has
been compared with two of the finest
in the world, Rio and Sydney and,
properly developed, Ii would become
The maritime port of the whole Of the
basin of the Limpopo river and of the
states occupying the plateau of South
Africa. Great Britain from 1920 on
| ward disputed claims of Portugal TO the
ownership of Delagoa bay and based
its own claims upon an occupation of
the Dutch, of which the reversion fell
| to her. Captain Owens, carrying out
| the surveys in 1928, obtained a conces-
sion from the native chiefs concerned
in its shores. The dispute was ulti-
mately referred to the arbitration Of
| the president of the French republic,
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The Equitable took the first step in
the sundering of former rela tons by
withdrawing from the rebate compact.
The other companies were obliged to
follow It's example. The Equita Bile gave
as one of its reasons for breaking the
rebate understanding that certain
Western states might look upon it IN
the light of trust and that it did not
wish to incur the hostilities of the au-
thorities. The New York Life soon af-
terward received notice from the Equis-
able that one of the Eauftable's agents
who had been acting also for the New
York Life in q foreign country, would
do so no longer. The New York Life
thereupon decided to put an end to the
second a agreement and has so informed
the Equitable officers. ..
In spite of Mr.. McCalls president
of the New York Life attitude, there
is a belief among insurance men that
war may be precipitated at any time.
AS they control in the aggregate hum
dreds of millions of capital, the contest
will be titanic should it once begin.
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Marshal MacMahon, whose award IN
1875 was given in favor of Portugal.
Great Britain, however. did not relin-
qutsh her claims and she consoled her
self for the loss OF the actual owner
ship by obtaining a right OF pre-emp-
ton under the Anglo-Portuguese agree
ment of 1891.
Under this instrument Great Britain
and Portugal agreed that in event of
'one of the two powers proposing 10
part with any of the territories to the
south of the zambesi, the other shall
be recognized as possessing a prefer
entail right to the territories in ques-
ton or any portion of them" This Is
held to give to Great Britain the right
of prescription whenever Portugal Is
in such financial straits as to need to
sell her rights in the bay. She was said
to be In such difficulties last year and
only domestic political considerations
in Lisbon then prevented her acting up
ON the agreement,
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this colony would continue the $4,000
subsidy to the San Francisco service
for another year, subject to parliament
voting the money. Regarding the pro-
posed improved service, in view OF the
large subsidies now paid to the P. & O..
Orient and Vancouver services. 1 am
not disposed at present to commit this
colony to a larger subsidy to the San
Francisco service than now paid, but
if it is a fact that 16-knot steam serv~
ice from here to England could be
given at a cost of eS0,e9a a year to the
two colonies, I think this colony would
be prepared to consider the matter fa-
vorably before the termination of the
Vancouver contract in May"
Large numbers of tick-infested cattle
have been killed in Brisbane by the
use of arsenic dip. At Toweran 50
cattle out of a drove of SS died sud-
denly after being put through the dip
twice. The government is warning set
tiers to discontinue the use of the fatal
din.
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At Oakland.

San Francisco. Dec, 2s-Weather at
Oakland fine, track fast. Results: First
race, six furlongs--Billy Moore won, Com
ing Event second, Red Walt third time.
lis. Second race, Futurity-Rosalbra
won, San Mateo second, Jingle Jingle
third time. 1101h. Third race, five fur
longs-southern Girl won, Bamboulia sec
ond Gussie Fay third; time, 100. Fourth
race, mule and an eighth-Potente VOL,
Topmast second. Rosinante third; time.
1:52ts. Fifth race, midlothian won,
Rosornonde second, Timemaker third;
time. 1:Ss&. Sixth race, seven furlongs-
Yellow Tail won, Marcato second, Olin-
thus third; time, 1:26.
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HARRY P. CORNISH
APPEARS ON THE STAND
License Interest Lent to the MolineuS
Trial by the Introduction Of the
Famous Witness.

New York, Dec. 2S.--Intense interest
Mollneux because of the appearance
on the witness stand of Harry s. Cor
nish, to whom the poison which killed
Mrs Adams was sent through the
malls Cornish was on the stand late
this afternoon and his examination,
which promises to develop many things
not yet made public, W III probably con-
tinue for several days, with Interrupt
lions here and there fer other wit
neSses.
Cornish told to-day Of the receipt by
himself Of the famous silver holder
and bottle of poison, and he reviewed
the story of Mrs. Adams death by the
supposed bromo seltzer which he had
administered to her when she was Ill.
Just as Cornish's ties .imony was be-
ginning to be interesting the recorder
adjourned the case until tomorrow
The handwriting experts gave way
to-day to the physician, DR.. Philips,
who attended both Fl. c. Barnet, before
his death, and Harry S. Cornish. He
attributed the Illness Of Cornish to
mercural poison and the death of Bar
net to the same agent.
The name Barnet" was not permit
ted to be received in the testimony or
placed on the records, but mythical
"a. b. was adopted instead. AN the
symptoms exhibited by Barnet during
his illness were described by DR.. Phil
ipps and accepted as testimony.
DR.. Coffin, who also attended these
men during their illness, corroborated
the testimony of DR.. Philfpps as far as
it related to the symptoms and Endorsed
the diagnosis made by that physician,
Another witness to-day was, John D.
Adams once secretary of the Knick-
erbocker Athletic club. His testimony
dealt with the relations between Cor
nish and Nolineux and with the vari-
Gus "quarrels that had occurred at the
cIlh I"
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No Credence Given 1t,

Paris, Dec. 2S,-The publication by
the Lokal Anzeiger of Berlin. of the
secret treaty between Germany, Portu-
gal and Great Britain providing for the
partition of Portuguese colonies meets
with no credence in official circles here
A foreign office official said to a repre-
sentative of the associated press that
their advices from Portugal and Ger
many left no doubt that the publication
was largely an invention. They could
not believe Portugal would sign a
treaty stripping herself of her colonies
and so far reaching and harmful to
Portugal"
Notwithstand! ding the denial of the
French foreign office, it Is believed in
other quarters that an agreement be-
tween Great Britain and Germany may
exist OUTSIDE of the understand ar
rived at between them this year as the
outcome of negotiations to Build a tie
graph line connecting Cape Town with
Cairo,
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ON THE TRACK.

New Orleans, Dec. 2S.-The weather to-
day was threatening and the track slow
on the outside. Tortugas and Agltator
were the only winning favorites. Results:
First race, selling, six furlongs-Tortu-
gas won, Mouseltoff second, Old Fox
third; time Iii. Second race, selling,
five furlongs-Inlook won, Lavega sec
ond Ell Caney third: time 1;0S1a. Third
race, mile and an eighth-Don Garita
won, Admetus second Babe Fields third
time, 1:5SA. Fourth race handicap, mile
Miss Mae Day won, Jolly Roger second,
Deyoe third; time, 1:431s. Fifth race.
selling, six Neutrality-suspicious. won. Little
Billy second, Watercrest third; time,
1:16
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Refuses to swear Them In.

Frankfort, Ky, Dec. 2S-Samuel
shackelford clerk of the court of appeals.
whose duty it is, under the election law,
to administer the oath of Office to MEM
bers of the board of elections. announced
to-day that he will not recognize the
appontees Of Governor Taylor, Messrs.
Mackey and Cochran. Messrs. Poyntz and
Fulton will elect third member of the
board in place of Ellis. resigned 1t has
not yet been determined how the matter
will be brought before the courts, but
such a procedure is inevitable.
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Beers WOULD HAVE YIELDED.
So, Mt Least, says Az Ofnccr of the Balloon
Denpr!mrsnt


Cape Town, Dec. 2s-Colorel Reesard,
commanding the Canadian contingent of
troops, Is to Join the staff of Butler, all
members OF which are proceeding to Ma
tai. indicating that Bnler's sphere will
shortly be confined to Natal.
man named Green, former sergeant
major OF the British balloon department,
is among the Boer prisoners captured at
Magersfontein. Green. who deserted
from Aldershot in 1893. admitted he had
been some time in the service of the
Beers and had instructed them In in
trenching. He says there were % 600
Beers at, Magersfontein. 1000 of whom
were engaged the day of battle. The Boer
losses. he asserts, were heavy, the trench
ee being full OF dead. Green further de-
ciares that II the attack had been pressed
the Beers would have yielded. He says
the Boer horses have to be taken to Mod
der river, as water Is scarce at Mayors
fonteln.
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She Is q snRnIH Boat.

Portland, Ore, Dec. 2S.-The torpedo
boat destroyer Goldsboroush. which the
Wolf & wicker Iron works of this "ity
have practically completed, was given
her first contractors trial to-day on the
Columbia river. Her performance to-day
was considered remarkable by the naval
officers on board. She steamed GO miles
at half speed without the slightest acct
dent to her machinery. The Goldsborough
on Ter official trial will be required to
make 80 knots per hour.
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INSURANCE COMPANIES AT OUTS.
War Between the Big Corporations Il
Imminent.

New York, Dec. 2S.-The Herald says:
There is a strong possibility of war be-
tween the great Insurance companies
with the beginning of the new year.
THE rebate compact" which existed
between and which served to bind
them together in a community of in
terest, has terminated and has been
followed by the abrogation of the
agreement between the New York Life
and the Equitable Life under which
the same agents acted for both COM
panies within certain territory.
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ROLAND REEDS CONDITION.
The Actor Continues to Rest Quite Com
fortahly.

New York, Dec. 2S.-The Rev. DR.. Ba-
ker, superintendent of St I.ulles hospi-
tai, said to-day regarding the condition
of Roland Reed that the actor underwent
an operation for appendicitis When
pressed Tor q more definite statement of
Mr. Reeds ailments, DIR. Baker said:
Il must decline to say what compiica-
tions are connected with the disease for
which the man was operated upon
DR.. Baker said that since the operation
the patient has rested comfortably. HE
is still comfortable" said DIR. Baker,
land he suffers only slight pain"
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Victoria, B. T., Dec. 2s.-The department
of mines of the government of British Co.
lumbia last night forwarded Il cases Of
nuggets and gold dust for exhibition in
the provincial section at the Paris expo
sition. The gold is representative of all
British Columbia's creeks, and among the
specimens is a nugget worth S64 from
Strom creek, Cariboo
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1t Is GnessYyorlS.

Berlin, Dee. 2S.-The German News
agency issued a statement last even
ing to the effect that the assertions of
the Lollai Anzeiger were arbitrary and
ERRONEOUS guesswork." Official circles
In berlin describe the statements made
as quite inaccurate"
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Sousa's Band Chosen.

New York. Dec. S.-Tommissioner Gen.
eral Ferdinand W. Peck of the United
States commission to the Paris exposition
of next year. has appointed sousa's band
as the official American band to play at
the exposition.
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Farmers ArreAted,

Durham, Natal. Dec. 27.-A German
farmer named Stucke and Rev. Mr..
Hartes, director of the Hanoverian mis-
sions in Natal. have been arrested at
Eestcourt on a charge of aiding the
Beers, They both claim the protection
of GERMANY
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Opposition Wins.

Winnipeg. Dec. 2S.-The opposition to
the present administration polled a ma
jority of l44 in the total vote cast at the
recent Manitoba election.
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London, Dec. 2S.-The war office has
received the following from Cape Town,
dated Dec. 27:.
"Methuen reports as follows: At $50
O'Clock yesterday evening the B ers on
the south side of Magersfontein opened
very heavy fire for some time. This
morning the naval brigade fired al the
enemy at the west part of Magersfon-
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Bank Teller Arrested

Montreal Dec. 28.-J. J. Herbert, tha
missing teller of the Villemarie bank
was arrested in this city this morning.
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Continued on Page Eighty
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-11
A CONVENTION OF HoRoEs.

A call has been issued for a convention
of tramps to be held at Danville, Ill, on
June 15 At the head of the movement is
Charles Noe, said to be a wealthy young
man of Sycamore, H., who calls himself
a society tramp" More than 800 hoboes
In Chicago are said to have organized to
attend the convention and il is believed
that several hundred others will be in at
tendance. The meeting is to be held in
the open air on sand lot owned by
"Onion" Cotton, and tents and empty
boxes and barrels will be the lodging
places of the delegates. The body will
probably be in session two or three days
The meeting will be unique and most
persons who are not hoboes will be ant
TO say that is not only useless, but will be
a menace to the community in which 1t is
held. Such a statement, however, might
be unjust to the gentlemen of the road
who purpose assembling at Danville. The
prospectus of the convention says Its pur-
pose will be to discuss the condition of
it's members and the classes they repre-
sent, and that the foremost object sought
to be attained will be to devise ways and
means ''to make the struggle for existence
a pleasure instead of a burden" 1t is
therefore. to be a meeting for the pro-
motion of mutual interests, and as such
might fairly be regarded as being merely
a unique manifestation of the great Amer
lean convention habit a seductive and per-
sistent habit which seems to affect all
sections of the country without effecting
adequate returns in proposed reforms In
deed, it might be held that the hoboes
have more real reason for their conven-
ton than there is for many of the con-
ventions that are held annually. such as
the annual convention of the American
Society Of Keepers of Town Pumps, or
of the National Association of Chiefs OF
Constables. or Of the Society of Intendents
OF American Bailiwcks, or Of the ANAL
gamated Directors OF Street Paving or of
the Federation of Foremen OF Fire Fight
ers, etc. Such conventions as these are
held every year, about the time Of the
opening of the season when vacations are
supposed to be in order; and taxpayers
are required to furnish money with which
to pay the expenses of persons to rep
resent" the community at the gatherings
The conventions, Of course, are for mutual
benefit in the discussion of matters of
interest; the vacations at public expense
are merely incidents, against which the
patient taxpayers have not the heart to
kick.
Now the convention of hoboes will. OF
course, have to be paid for by the pro
ducing classes. Just as the other conven-