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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-31
TO MAKE AN ATTACK ON mus.
Are Prepared and Do Not
Fear the Result.

Manila, Aug. 3O.-It is reported that Agui-
naldo the Fii pino leader. has ordered the
rebel generals in the province ,of Cavite 10
close in on and attempt TO take the town
Of linus, and Il is odded, that troops are
concentrating around The town from the
fake country
The rebels. Il IS further said have an
outpost Of 100 men on the Las Marinas
road and an equal force Ia the town OF
Anabo.
The Americans are cntrcnchlng he town
and hey have no fear Of the result Of an
attack by the rebels.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-31
KRUGER REPEATING PSALMS.
Belief Expressed That War Is Now
Inevitable.

London, Aug. 31.-The Pretoria corre-
spondent of the Morning Post says:
The Boer officials, after reading the ca
bled reports of Mr.. Chamberlain's Bir-
mingham speech, consider that war is in
evitable. The speech has undoubtedly in
famed the war spirit here. The Beers
are now all armed, except those in Jo-
hannesburg. Their commissarat is fairly
good. All the forts are amply victualed.
The johannesburg fort has been strength
ened with several quick-friug guns.
president Kruger does not hesitate to
express the view that war is almost in
eyitable. He has stocked the presidency
with ample supplies of provisions TO
secure his own person from priva-
ton. and he is often heard repeating the
Eighty-third Psalm"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-31
LOCKED THE SHERIFF OUT.
Unique Contest Between state and
United states Courts.


Amerlcus, Ga, Aug 30.-Deputy United
States Marshal Thomas arrived here this
afternoon and took possession of the stock
of goods of the Nelms Racket Store Com
pany which was levied upon already by
Sheriff Macarthur Of Sumter county, under
the foreclosure of a mortgage In favor of
a Savannah house.
Other creditors than the Savannah firm
instituted proceedings in the United States
Court recently, that they might share in
distribution of the assets, hence the ac-
ton of Deputy Marshal Thomas this aft
efnoon.
The sheriff still holds the store keys un-
III the question Of authority and jurisdic-
tion IS decided. In the meanwhile Deputy
Marshal Thomas has locked the sheriff
out by putting on additional locks on the
storehouse to-day; an interesting contest
on the question of jurisdiction is promised
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-31
CAUSED SOME EXCITEMENT.
Charge Made by MIR. Rhodes in the
Cape House of Assembly.

Cane Town, Aug. 9O.-There was vlO-
lent scene in the Cape house of assembly
today when Mr.. Cecil Rhodes repeated
his conviction that the Transvaal secret
service fund was largely used during the
last Cape Colony elections for the expenses
Of the Afrikander candidates He said he
hoped that, in the forthcoming TransvaA
settlement, the secret service payment list
would be destroyed, as otherwise many
Cape families would feel uncomfortable.
Several ministerialists were afterwa"d
reproved from the chair for fiercely re-
torting against the statement.
The government has refused to provide
facilities for women and children to leave
johannesburg.
There IS great activity at the Simons
Town dockyard in drilling men on shore
and overhaullng vessels.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-31
coURTEsIEs TO DEWEY.
Flagship TO sail From VilIefranche
This Afternoon.

Nice Aug. 80.-Admiral Dewey to-day
received a visit from Consul Fletcher OF
Genoa.
The deputy Mayor OF Nee ia the ABB
sAnce OF the Mayor, presented the com
p.lme ts of the c,y 10 the admiral, who
expressed his thanks
. me cruiser olympia sailed from Vile.
franche az o'clock tomorrow evening.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-31
HEAVY THEFT OF BULLION.
Mine Employees Made Away with
About $4,000 Worth of II.

Butte, Mont, Aug S0.-Through the ar
rest Of M. Mayer. an assayer of Butte,
Monte. John i. Boyd, brother OF Mayor
Boyd of Philllpsburg, and James McDon-
aid, an employe Of the granite bimetalllc
mine, the disclosures of wholesale thefts
Of silver bullion from the blmetalllc com
pany have just been made At least $5O,-
900 worth of bullion has been made away
with.
Boyd was night watchman at the mill
and his operations, II is alleged, have been
going on for about fourteen months. Boyd
made a trip to Butte last Saturday, and
It was this trip that caused his arrest,
the detectives finding $4,000 in bullion
with Assayer Mayer, which they identi-
fed as coming from the Granite Blmetal-
lie mine.
The officers are looking for other par
ties who are said to be implicated
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-31
ERIE ACCOMMODATION WRECKED.
Caused Two Deaths and Ten Were
Seriously Injured.

New York, Aug. 90. The Erie accommo-
dation train from this city was wrecked
shortly before O'Clock to-day on a herd
Just east Of Arlington, n. j.
Two freight ears which had broke from
a preceding freight train dashed into the
engine which was smashed and derailed
and the smoking car Eoaded with passen-
gers was crushed and thrown up into the
ar.
Turning over in the cir II fen 10 the
side OF the track and rolled down thirty
foot cmbnnkmont.
william Nurlo. Of Arlington was killed
and J. J. Connell Of Bloomfield was fatal
Jy injured.
Ten persons were seriously and many
slightly injured.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-31
1T IS THE ULTIMATUM.
Note Said to Be Kru-
gers Last Chance.

gers Last Chance.
London, Aug. 31.-The Times says edi-
torially this morning:
There is the best reason to believe that
The recent note of Mr.. Chamberlain will
be almost the last occasion on which
Great Britain VIII ask President Kruger
whether he is In earnest in his promises
of concessions. The note undoubtedly
called for an immediate answer, and when
a reasonable time for answer has elapsed
Great Britain will no longer pay much
attention 10 President Kruger's word, but
VIII form her judgment by his actions.
THE Beers should bear in mind that,
throughout the whole controversy, the Co
Ioane Gazette has warned the Transvaal
that IL was placing itself in an unfavora-
bic position, and in the event of war no
body would lift finger to prevent the de-
struction of the republic"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-31
LEFT no ROOM FOR DOUBT.
London Times Says McKinIey's
speech Fixed AIS Policy.

London, Aug. s1.-The Times in an edi-
torial on THE American ImDerialst Poll
cy," says:
President McKnley's speech at Pitts-
burg placed American policy on solid
and unassailabie basis.
1--WE are quite confident that America
has the patience and persistence neces-
s,ry TO overcome the Philippine problem,
and viii in the end have reason 60 be
proud Of her new possessions
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-31
YOKoHAMA's GREAT FIRE LOSS.
Owner Of the House where Blaze
started, Killed by Mob.

Yokohama. Aug. II, via Victoria B c..
Aug 8).-The greatest fire IN the history
Of Yokohama occurred Aug. Il, when a
square nd.e Of buildings WAS destroyed.
ana l6 liycs lost.
The property loss Is estimated between
tjO0.O9 and sj00.0Oo.
The famous iheater street was destroyed
from crd 10 end.
The owner Of the house where the nfc
started was billed BY a mob.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-31
THEY ARE AFTER JIMINEz.
Provisional Government Ready TO
Make Him President.

Cape Haytien. Aug. S0.-Advices received
from the cities Of Santiago and Puerto
Plata, in Santo Domingo, say that both
have proclaimed in favor OF Gen. Juan
Isidro Jlminez. the revolutionary aspirant
to the presidency.
A provisional government has been es-
tablished al Santiago where the presence
of Gen Jimnez is demanded with enthu-
siasm by the people.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-31
FIRST PORTO RIcAN LICENSE.
valdez Given Formulation to Build
Electric Light Works.

Washington, Aug. 50.-The war depart
ment to-day inaugurate1 a now policy by
granting a revocabIe license 10 Ramon de
valdez 10 construct system Of canals
ana electric lighting power works on the
Rio Plata at "a point about seventeen miles
from San Juan, Porto Rico
This Is tho nrst license of the kind yet
issued. Mr. Valdez IS a native Porto
Ricau and the war department was in
duced 10 grant The license because the
construction Of the pant means the ex-
peuoilure among the distressed Inhabitants
Of Porto RICO Of about 10000.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-31

Cape Town, Aug. 3O.-At a meeting of
the Scandinavlans of johannesburg, just
held only two Of them voted in favor Of
forming a volunteer corps in case of war.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-31

London. Aug. 30.-A consignment Of car
rier pigeons. for military service. WAS sent
to-day from Dover 10 the United states
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-31

Lourenzo Marquese, De.agoa bay, Aug.
SO-Two Transvaal police officers were
arrested to-day upon their arrival.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-31
DISASTROUS FIRE Az YUMA.
cast six Lives aud Destroyed $780,
900 Of Property.

Yuma. Ariz., Aug. 30.-Flre Today IN Il.
r. sanglnetu's merchandise store resulted
IN the loss Of s.A lives ana caused $4,000
damages. 4 crowd of men were carrying
goods from the buLding when the second
floor feli upon them. Bcsidcs killing six.
number were injured
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-31

The highest score ever made by a team
in competition for tlle Interstate Trophy is
0jl. The first twelve in to-days practice
made a grand total of 0G2.
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-01-15

his neishbors that II was not his intention 70
ipjnrs, the fair fame Of Lancaster. Knoll and
cure ior a 'Sonkey's bray he would not buy
one. The delegation departed. satisfied that
Shortly before midnight, Mrs. Rays and the lit
ss Rs'f iib TsrS aroused f9 sounded sE { ll9fES ike Sn s]Ha f5S@
discover the o%ccasion for t.. Mr., RAYS, was
former Secretary, OF Agriculture, -,
I've got 1t! Whoop-ee, I've got i'll We will
for The Secretary Of AGricuiturerS
has ,he, got TO do with our DONKEY
TELLS how to prevent a donkey from bray
to keen this remedy as a snroriSe; They have
trek about donkeys that will surprise them"
Mr.. Rays announced the following day that
%pelghbors ne Intended TO buy a donkey. aud
he would guarantee that II should not dis
'u FL PG es6 9R1 raise II R Ssr staSliss'1 will raise don.
Keys" he sdded, "and that will be Just as
No argument could move Mr.. Rays. and
hence the intended action Of the Lancaster
Knoll Temperance and Debating Society. MIR.
against he resolution. aud he is already Gioat-
ing, oyer the crushing blow which he Is going
to deliver to the Lancaster Knoll anti-donkey
II have an unanswerable argument in favor
OF the donkey, said Mr.. Rays. and is only
NVoh p,iii1 10 VIC oSt .eiihb. III uubiiOliNy ESQ
report Of q Secretary q Agriculture. 1t sounds
fair and l want to tell II to you because you
don't live In LANCASTER Knoll. By making q
few guarded inquiries you may be able 70 get
the additional information on the. subject.
The only objection to q donkey Is It's bray. In
other RESPECTS IL Is above reproach. .NowI
have. found q preventive for braying which Is
youched FOR by n Cabinet Minister and 1t will
knock the opposition dead. In this ~aRricul-
tural report l find tho statement that when q
donkey brays he Invariably raises his tail. Do
you catch my idea2 No2 Why. IL Is simple.
II l can only prevent my proposed dom
key from raising his tail he will be unable to
bray. won't he? Now. my. plan is this Every
night when | put my. donkey IN his stall am
going to hitch a weight on his tail. There
you arel When his tail is weighted he can't
bray. Let them get around that IL they can.
Donkeys only bray at night. My donkey won't
bray at all. unless I forget to nut on the weight.
Isn't that a discovery. Just wait until the De-
batting S%ociety's January meeting and l will
teach a trick worth knowing"
it,: pu' a uonhs'S TAI, Is near MS n''''' isn't
ITO be sure" said Mr.. Rays.
And wont there be danger In attaching
the weight"
by gracious. 1 never thought Of that. I'll
20 homo and. see what the Secretary has to say
about a donkeys kicks" and Mr.. Rays went
cross lots In his eagerness to prepare himself
TO uphold the donkey before the Lancaster
Knoll Temperance and Debating Society. In
the meantime there is q soft berth FOR any
donkey out OF a lob in Mr.. Rays's new barn.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-01-15
DIRECT STEAMERS TO RUSSIA.
The First Line to he Established Between
That Country and New York.

The First Line to he Established Between
That Country and New York.
Tho little steamer Gsorgios /. arrived In New
York on Dec. 10. 1t was not generally known
that she was the pioneer vessel in the new d.
rect line between the port OF Riga and New
York. A part OF her cargo was for Boston. and
she put In there on her way to this city. Tho
vessel is owned by the United Steamship
Company OF Copenhagen. and the purpose
Is to run steamers direct between the
Russian Baltic ports and America. The
enterprise 10 still experimental. The company
believes that 1t will find ample freight In the
United States. but is yet In doubt whether 1t
can obtain full cargoes in Russia. 1t thinks.
however, 1t will be able to maintain this direct
ffrreeIghhs ling as: II l. does not t. ' SSm eIo s@ re
carsoes in sSeisn and DfssnmarH.
AMERICAN trade with Russia has Increased
lh nS y a stsamsb ths past pa New Jew Y EoTf S would Z dl Re =
great boon to American manuiacturers and
shippers in sending goods direct, a present
shipped to Russia, This causes, great loss Of
fer OF goods is considerable, 1t has taken from
eight 70 ton weeks for goods 70 reach Aussla
from the United States, The GeoFEios l was
York. stopping on route ut Boston to discharge
formed Mr., Pierce, our Charge a. htaires al, st.
Petersburg. that tho managers OF the new line
new ships SH .S ~ Which INT they eyS viii build 'tihrHeSes. TTfhneeSS
desire TO ind American capital for the Others.
A Russian committee was app9Inted u iSn
small percentage IN the export trade; Among
the causes which the committee assigned for
the unsatisfactory state OF the export business
was the. absence OF regular steamship com
munlcatlons with foreign mabkets and the
S Ssss SSS oth Sas art iSi5sH WSlo 81 the s% ooantr S1 ssif:;
70 foreign nAtlonA.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-01-15
THE FIREMAN'S LIFE.
He Can't Always Dress Before n Mirror,
but He's Not n Bit Disturbed by That.

He Can't Always Dress Before n Mirror,
but He's Not n Bit Disturbed by That.
"Of oourse everything about the Fire De-
partment interests us always" said Mr.. Glimby.
but there is one little thing in particular that
I've seen / suppose hundreds Of times that APP
peals to me more every time l see it. and that
ia the firemen getting into their coats as they
go along. You see this among tho men on
trucks and on hose wagons; the men on the
engine have to use their hands to hold on.
ITS a simple enough thing in general to sec
man putting on his coat. but here no isn't
standing up IN his room before a mirror, but
he's jumped out Of bed and taken his coat
under his arm and slid down a sliding pole.
aud Ia completing his dressing S!;...g on top
OF Il rack of ladders going through the street
like mad. drawn by three great horses, at one
end, with a man down at the other end steer
ing this outfit with a wheel. This sight never
loses its novelty or It's interest. lou may see
the same thing on q hose wagon.
But what set me to speaking about this now
ting on one OF their long seats, facing outward,
wagon. galloping horses. banging gong, men in
fire hats and rubber coat5-the whole blooming
outfit on the dead jump and this man sitting
on the side seat reaching down for the tops Of
those boots and strengthening up with each one
as he got " and 6waying back a little as he
pulled II up into place. lust AS a mar would sit
on tho edge Of his bed at home 10 put on his
comfortable"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-01-15
~TALUABLE STATISTICS.
by Their Use 1t Is often Easy to ovcrnwN
the Multitude.
From n, Nsm ORLEANS Times. Demoeya'.

From NE Nso ORLEANS Times Democrat.
Nothing like fake statistics for giving n fclA
low a reputation for scholarship dirt cheap."1
chuckled an astuto citizen. statistics arqi
the most impressive things in the world. and
the beauty about 'em Is that nobody dares ton
contradict you. I've been working the schems
for several months. and my stock has ado
vanced about ! 1000 points a day. How do l dol
II? Well. to Illustrate the thing. l was stand-l
Ing in a crowd on Canal street yesterday
watching the big pile driver hammering down.
the walls for the drainage canal.
Lot Of power there remarked a GenLlemaH
at my elbow as the weight came down, binl
" immense l replied. aud by the way. Z
was Just making an interesting calculation in
exactly equal to 9.5j2 carpenters driving ten-I
penny nails into two-inch OAK plankS with
startled. luu don't say 50, prgiessOIY no ro@
piled respectfully. and presently | saw him
whisp,Ting r t. the "rnG ny wi,% SIZED !, me up
inG | ioihea a GGoMP u"a9r an WING; baq
was amusing myself a.le~ minutes ago IN aG<
uring uD the quantity Uf water that has fallenl
in. the city limits between u A. NJ, and noon
HOW much was i" doc,or| ayGedH one Of 'sm:
Poured into Il row Of ordinary half;pint tum+
line once, and. two-lnh7 around The globe; u
would Ill a l3-inch gun barrel reaching from
hagen; II would quench the matutinal thirst
OF I.46S.0il Kentucky Colonies the day after
Christmas: it would barely 20 into q tank
4.592, kilometres long and 2.4ll millimeters
wide by Iuye, You ought To have seen
those fellows eyes stick out
when they see me now they all touch thelHi
hats; | squelched u smart Alec at our board@
ing house 10y informing him at IL" table, thas
.he pies consumed n~uHuallF in New Orleans
other. precisely I2.jl3 miles hlGn, EUh! / adj
NIT il leaves about sixteen pies over | said,
when he. yentured a question. hut that's only
r., dekometer7 and too, small 10 compute!
That settled him. Now lm the accepted aus,
thOrity 81 the establishment on everything
from hash 10 hydraulics.
I've found 1t n'Eood idea. by the way, to use
the decimal ~y~trII Whenever pussible, 10
mixes 'cm up when You begin 10 talk Hhout
m%illimeters and and gives a fine
flavor Of learning u your rsm4rAs. J never
ran across a fellow yet who Jared b. question q
statement In dccimRll II keep M this sta
tistician racket until Summer wouldn't be
surprtsedIf they offered me q chair il one :f
the colleges"
The record-union., 1899-08-11

circuit performances were kept busy
until near 8 o'clock. The showers
sprang up as the horses were called
for the third heat of the Queen City
trottfng stake, and 1T made the track
heavy and sticky. This stake was a
hotly contested affair. At the start it
looked like battle confined to Surpol
the Electricity horse &and the Village
FARMS The Queen. However, both
Surpol and the Queen fell by the way
side. and the winner appeared in Lord
Vincent. which won a hard race very
easily in the sixth heat. 1t was an up'
set, and thousands were lost on This
Queen and Surpol. = Results:
PAGERS, 2:13 class, S1,5OO, Sphynx
WORT the second, third and fourth heats.
Time-2:10A, 2:1OA. 2:10A. Theodore
Shelton won the first heat in 2:09A.
and was second, Blaze Boy third Lo-
tus, Kodak, Scapegoat, Golden Prince.
White Hose, Flare Up also started.
Trotters, PIG class. purse $1,000,
Queen City Stake. Lord Vincent won
the fourth, fifth and sixth heats. Time
PHI, 2:12A, 2:13A. Precision won
the third heat in 2:1O1a, and was Sec
ond. The Queen won the second heat
in 2:12a, and was third. Surpol Won
the first heat in 2:12A. Robert j.,
Jack D., Iriso, Valpa. Niger Jack and
Leonard Bell also started.
Pacing, 2:25 class, Frontier Stakes,
purse $1,000, Coney won in straight
heats. Time-2:13A, 2:09A, 2:12Es
Annie Thornton second. Toboggan
third. Mount Clemens Boy, Frazier,
Mary Ann, Sapphira. Mace and Marion
Maid also started.
The record-union., 1899-08-11
TOTAL ABSTAINERs.
Second Days Session Of the Cath
olic Union Of America.

CHICAGO, Aug 1O.-The second day
of the annual Catholic Total Abstin-
ence Union of America Convention
opened with an early mass at the Ca
thedral of the Holy Name in honor oI
the members who have died during the
year.
Father O'Brien of Ohio actedsas cele-
brant of the requiem mass, while
Father Hodnett of Chicago was deacon,
Father Shenley of Hartford Conn,
sub-deacon, and Father Ryan of Chi :
cago acted as master Of ceremonies.
Routine business Of the convention
was taken up when the session was
called to order to-day.
Philadelphia was chosen as the next
place of meeting
The feature of the session was an
address by Archbishop Ireland, In
which the distinguished prelate. eulo-
gized Mgr. Bessonis of Indianapolis
who has been prominent { in Catholic
temperance work for generation, and
who was present. The Archbishop ex,
horted the delegates to enlist the eff.
forts as well as the subscriptions Of
their friends in the work of fighting
the liquor traffic, and concluded by
urging that steps be taken for th.
preparation of the history Of the Cath
The record-union., 1899-08-11
.PEROT ABDUCTION CASE.
Again Before the Police Court at
London.

London.
LONDON, Aug. 1O.-Mrs William Y
Perot of Baltimore. Md, charged with
abducting her daughter Gladys, was
again remanded at Bow Street Police
Court to-day until Tuesday, bail being
allowed as previously
At the conclusion of the hearing she
was served with habeas corpus to
produce Gladys, granted on the appli-
cation of William H. Perot, her father.
in-law, and returnable in High Court
Saturday.
The court was well filled with fash,
ionably dressed people, including the
Misses Blood, N. Blood, Solicitor Gem
eraI Richards, w. H. Perot, Sr, Messrs.
Hodson and Sumner of the. United
States Embassy, and the lawyers in
terested in the case.
Mrs. Perot was beautifully dressed in
cream embroidered serge She ap-
peared at 1O:4O a. M. holding Gladys
by the hand. The defendant was much
paler and more nervous than on pre-
vious occasions.
Counsel for Mrs. Perot said he had
only received the extradition papers an
hour previously, and had not had time
to examine them. Therefore he asked
for a short adjournment
Newton Crane, counsel for W. H,
Perot, said he did not object, provided
that it was understood that there
would be no further postponement. This
was agreed to.
Mrs. Perot left the dock smiling az
Gladys and saying, Come along, dar,
ling After she left the courtroom the
habeas corpus was served