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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-04
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SUSTAINED THE DEMURRER.
Decision in the south Carolina Rail-
way Company's Case.

New York, July S.-JusHce stover, in
the Supreme Court to-day, handed down
a decision sustaining a demurrer inter-
posed by the defendants in action brought
by Joseph Moss, bondholder in the
South Carolina Railway Com
pany on behalf of himself
and a number Of other bonds
Of the company for an accounting, and
practically for the setting aside OF the sale
IN foreclosure Of the road to the defend
ants, and the deed Of agreement between
the defendants under which the purchase
in foreclosure was carried out.
Justice Stovers decision Is equivalent
to a dismissal of the complaint The
plaintiff alleged that by means of wealth
and influence the members Of the ma
tority Of the bondholders committee pur-
chased the road for Sl,00000O, a price al
leged to be altogether inadequate
Justice Stover found the allegations
were not sustained and that the plaintiff.
having slept on his rights since 1884 had
no ground for action.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-04
SAVANNAH. GA. TUESDAY, JULY A. 1899

regular army to the command Of the nine
ne" regiments Nearly fifty regular army
officers held regimentaI commands during
the recent war in the volunteer establish
lnent' ana the nine co.onels to be assigned
70 the new regiments will be selected from
among that number The selection viii
De based entirely upon the records of the
olIicers during the late war, and the nine
oIllcerS whose practical work in the field
was most efficient viii receive the ap-
poinJment.
IL is not unlikely, however. that some of
the most efficient may be selected for su-
Dofdlnate commands in the different reg
lmehts' inasmuch as the decision to ap-
point only regular army officers does not
Apply TO positions below the grade OF
co.onel.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-04

ston and Bone Valley Railway and Tam
pa and Thonotosassa Railway
NJ F. Plant was elected president Of me
Alabama Midland Railroad Company, and
Lynde Harrison of the Brunswick and
Western Railroad Company
President Erwin made these appoint
mems to service with the Plant Invest
ment Company:
Second Vice President-F. Q. Brown.
Assistant to the Presldent-F. d. C. Sui
livan.
Assistant to the Treasurer-E. J. Lough-
man.
1t was announced that Vice President
NJ. F. Plant will have charge of the oper-
ations of the steamships and steamboats,
of the Investment company reporting to
the President.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-04
OUTBREAK IN NEGR0s ISLAND.
Hostile Natives Fire Upon the Cali
fOrnia Soldiers.

Manila, July 3.-Reports have been re-
ceived of an outbreak on the Island of
Negros, incident upon the departure of the
California regiment for home. Some hos
tile natives, seeing a company of soldiers
at one of the small posts, preparing 10 de
part, thought the Americans were evacu-
ating the island and party of $50 rebe.s S,
mostly BolO men, attacked the troops and
killed one man and wounded another be
longing to Company f.
The Filipinos were easily driven off The
transport Sherman wiz bring the Califor-
mia troops to Manila before starting for
san Francisco.
The transport Grant will soon embark
the Colorado regiment
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-04
-FOUR FAILED TO ESCAPE.
a Panic in the Burning of n Chicago
Paper House.

Paper House.
Chicago July 9.-Four people are believ-
ed 10 be dead beneath the totterng walls
of the Western Paper Stock Companys
plant on Indiana avenue, which burned
to-day. The dead are:
Bartholomew Sparkle Wletz 20 years
old
Julius Ostowsk, 80 years old.
Mrs Josie Doyle, q years old.
Stemna Bagdrs.
Courageous work resulted In the rescue
of a large proportion of the one hundred
women and twenty men who were en-
ployed in the building, but eight of the
more impetuous and frenzied ones were
badly hurt in escaping from the blazing
structure. The fire is thought to have
started from spontaneous combustion
among some old rags in the basement. The
flames quickly spread to the upper floors
by way of the elevator shaft and stair
way. The highly inhammable nature Of
the stock caused the building to fll with
dense smoke, rendering escape difficult for
employees on the higher stories.
The occupants of the building became
panic stricken and on the south side Of the
burning structure, many of the frenz'ed
women ieaped from the third story win
dows to the roof of a shed. 1t was at this
point that most of the injured suffered
Jose Kuia, one of the girls employed In
the picking room, said she believed sew
eral of her companions failed TO escape
from the building.
Sparkle Wcltz, the foreman, was last
seen rushing toward the elevator shaft on
the third floor and has not been heard Of
since.
President Tyler estimates the loss at
$4,000 on the building and $4,000, on the
stock.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-04
CALLED ON THE PRESIDENT.

southern COngressmen Looking Into
the Raising of Regiments.
Washington, July 3.-The President was
called upon to-day by a delegation of
southern members of Congress concerning
the distribution of officers of new regi-
ments to be enlisted for the army in the
Philippines. He told them that eight
regiments, in addition to the three author
ized to be recruited in Manila, would be
raised. and assured them that the officers
be selected without regard to political af-
1iiiauons or location or residence, due re-
gard being had for fitness and past ser
vice. The delegation comprised Represen-
tatiVes Bankhead and Clayton of Ala
bama, Adamson and Griggs Of Georgia,
and Norton of South Carolina.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-04
SHOOK HANDS AND WADE PEACE.
The Warning Chiefs in samoa Settle
Their Differences.

IhtlF
Apia, Samoan Islands, June %, via
Auckland, New Zealand, July 3.-The Ma
taafan chiefs met the Malietoan chief yes
terday on board the United States trans
port Badger in the presence of the in
ternational commissioners, shook hands
ana made peace. A meeting has been ar
ranged for Malietoa Tanu and Mataafa
with the commissioners.
Peace is thus finally assured between
the chieftaius and their followers, and
both factions have returned to their vii
lagos on friendly terms, awaiting action
by the Powers.
In the meantime the government Is vest
ed In the three consuls. two Of whom can
act in All eases where unauimity is not
required By the treaty. This arrangement
,s acceptable to all parties.
Dr. wilhelm solf is exercising his Of
fees as president of the municipality OF
Apia, and friction with him and the ma
tives is at an end
Three thousand five hundred rifles. not
including those served to Malietoa Tanus'
party have been returned TO the warshlps.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-04

dies, Mr.. Dillon said, would find they must
of necessity join the United States, since
nature intended those islands to form part
OF the URited States.
The people of he Islands will ultimate
ly say So" declared the Irish statesman.
'and Englshmen would not be so foolish
as to resist. If they did, they would have
to advance more loans to the islands and
they would soon tire Of that, Do believ-
ers in an Anglo-Ameriean alliance imag-
inc that they are promoting good feeling
by erecting these fort fcations."
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-04
TWENTY RIoTERs GUrLLorINED.
They Were RingIcndcrs in the Rail-
way Destruction in seoul.

Tacoma Wash. July S.-Late oriental
adyices state that twenty hneleaders OF
the rioters who destroyed and burued the
electric tramway cars at Seoul last month
were executed In public at Korea's capl-
tai four weeks ago. They met their fate
braveIy. Their heads were cut off and
exhibited in public places as a warning
10 All evil-doers
It is believed that this summary ac-
tlon would also have important influence
uoon the leaders Of the Korean rebellion
which was assuming large proportions
At last accounts the insurgents were
marching towards Seoul.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-04
RECRUITS FOR fHE REGULARS.
,,,,,rrt7N HUNDRED MORE NEEDED
TO SUPPLY GEN. OTIS.

WITH That Number and Those Al
readv Enlisted the Regiments VIII
c.,nsist OF 12S Men to Each Com
,,euv-rifteen Hundred Recruits
W.. at sea and Over Three Thou
sand Awaiting transportation at
san Francisco.
washington. July S.-The adjutant gem
.rsrs Office today gave out statement
,.ss1 on cable advices from Gen. Otis re-
o,r5.r5 fine number of recruits required
- su the vacancies in the regular regi-
rs,-- in The Philippines and the estimated
time il Will take 10 complete the work
If enlistment Gen. OTIS dispatch to the
dsnartment to-day is as follows:
.Mania July 2.-Adjutant General,
Washington: Number recruits required to
IN companies TO l2S each regiment:
oIut3ntry-Thrd. $50; Fourth, 3O4; Sixth,
rs Ninth. 8l5; Twelfth, 300; Thirteenth,
es Fourteenth, 739; Sixteenth. 27o; Seven
-seDta. 294 Eighteenth, S2S; Twentieth,
gs, Twenty-frst, 195; Twenty-second, $50;
TRenty-taird $50.
~Aruney-First s; Third, 256 Fourth,
2: Fifth. .; Sixth, 50.
& Fourth Cavalry 493; Engineers, 7.
E volunteers yet to be returned; Infan-
Fl uy California. 1,1SS: Colorado LA; Ida
81 ho 5gs; North Dakota, 623; Wyoming, 800;
a Minnesota, 1,165; South Dakota, 917; Mon
Il tana 9s; California Artillery, 35S; Wash
va o-9
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-04
PROPERTY Loss VERY LARGE.
4 Clearing Up of the weather in
Central and southern Texas.

Clearing UD of the Weather in
Central and southern Texas.
Austin, Tex, July 3.-Reports from Cen
tral and Southern Texas at noon say the
weather has cleared throughout the re-
glon flooded. The water Is either reced-
ing or IS at a standstill.
Calvert is stll isolated, except by long
distance telephone. Estimates of the
number of lives lost place It at thirty.
II will be several days before the real stu-
alton can be learned. No estimate OF
property loss places the total at less than
5000 coo. This includes damage to rail-
roads, which exceeds any ever before
known I'm the state.
Only two white persons are known TO
have been drown, S. II. Dawson, a mar-
chant Of Port Sullivan, and an unknown
man. north of Calvert. i Is feared, how
ever, that other white persons were drown
ed southwest of Hearne, in district that
has not been heard from since last Thurs
day.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-04
TREATY OF PEACE DISCUSSED.
senor MOnterO Rios on the CONNER
cinI Rights of spain in Cubn.

Madrid, June S.-The Spanish Senate re-
sumed to-day the discussion Of the treaty
Of peace between the kingdom Of Spain ana
the United States.
Senor Montero Rios, president of the
Spanish peace commission at Paris. de-
carcd that Spain would enjoy the. same
commercial rights in Cuba Porto Rico
and the Philippines as would be enjoyed
by the United states. lie pointed out that
the treaty was based upon the principe
that Spain had reHuquished sovereignty
over Cuba In order that the island should
become independent and not be annexed
to the United States.
The Senate ratified the treaty and then
adjourned
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-04
FoRrY-rIvE PERSONS rnnrsmED.
Late Returns From the Floods Work
In nrnzOs Valley.

Houston, Tex. July 3.-More complete
reports from different points in the flood
afi are substantially the same, that an inn
mense amount Of damage has been done
and AZ this time an accurate estimate Is
impossible. Reports from Bryan say that
tho work in that vicinity Is unparalleled.
More people have been added to the death
list and the number Is now placed at 10
Both The Rrazos aud the Colorado rivers
are receding slowly and back water is run
ming of very fast. Railroad tranlc win be
resumed IN two or three days.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-04
JAPAN URGED 70 DE ACTIVE.
Division of China Requires Her to
Take Protective steps.

Tacoma. Wash, July s.-Recent Japa-
uese papers say that Marquis Ito, former
premier of Japan. in recent address, de-
clared his firm belief that che partition
of China among the Powers of Europe is
only a question of time. He added that
Japan must take steps for her own pro-
tection, making every effort to maintain
a rate OF progress equal to that of tho
countries by which she will be con-
frontcd.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-04
VINE REGIMENTS TO BE RAISED.
'O'u'erS VIII BE Enlisted Through
'he Various Recruiting Offices.

'O'diers VIII BE Enlisted Through
'he Various Recruiting Omces.
@S3'nsJon. July S.-The war depart
"' mes nearly perfected the details of
Po.ett for the enlistment of volun-
s under The terms of the act of the
congress. There is to be nothing in
N-'lfe of cal, but as heretofore
N'e soeiefs viii be obtained in the
-'i iN,.A4d through the efforts of the
states recruiting officers stationeI
''r.o"s large cities. To this end the
ta'.ia has already sent to these
~. instructions for their guild
"1t as blanks for enlistment and
r now IN good shape to begin
o.. l.e word from Washington.
-la "'.l by the adjutant general
~ i1aJ lae department contemnIa,es
~l ''''- regiments in an and the in
oNs 10 the recruiting o0icers ara
Il 'Hl5 ilEure Each regiment win
strength of ,326 men. making To-
ga 'l,94 men. This will be a.
f 'Ae number Of men Which Gen.
'a VII Ire necessary 10 give him
i ol $1,000 electives. whicn he
"lng for the regular army has
lis r..., i' tahlshmtnt up 10 30 men
r. >lnum strength.
''ot Will be at Gen. OTIS dis
Il .... iae new troops now i'm this
q ., 'A h-u az the beginning of the
may he summarized as fol
''u regiments of regu ar in
Fl LiIH, three now Ng1Daf. ar
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-04
nIshon Ncwmnn sInI.ine.

Newman Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. who Is prostrated with nyeiitis
aud pneumonia, was still IN an uncon-
scious condition tonight and is not like
~ TO survive many hours He Is gradu-
ally but surely sinking. Mrs. Newman Is
constantly at his bedside.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-04
TWO MERCHANTS MURDERED.
Robbers Enter Their store and Orr
dor TheIr Hands In.

Prescott, Ariz., July S.-Two young mer-
chants, J. NJ Rogers ana Clinton d.
Wingdeld were murdered in their place
Of business at Camp Verde last midnight.
Two masked men entered the store and
ordered Rogers and Wingfed to throw
up their hands. They followed this with
a volley of shots, killing both merchants
The shooting attracted neighbors, and the
robbers fled without getting at the safe,
which contained a large sum of money.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-04

Shelton Williams Of the seaboard Air
Line system has just issued a general
order announcing the establishment Of
the Office of assistant to the president"
Of that system, and the appointment Of
Col. T. NJ II. Talcott Of this city 10 i'll
the office.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-04
nnrceIonn,s disturbances.

barcelona. july 3.-Quiet was not restor-
cd until midnight The mob paraded the
streets and made demonstrations before
the Episcopal palace and residence, about
the electric cars and IN the cafes, shout
ing: Down with the Jesuitsp Two
monks were insulted and an attempt TO
protect them led to serious encounter.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-04
PREPARES HER HUSBANDS MEALS.
Madame Dreyfus Permitted to Visit
Her Husband Daily.

Her Husband Daily.
Paris, July 3.-Madame Dreyfus. it IS as
serted here, is not only permitted to see
her husband daily. but is allowed TO attend
personally 70 the preparation Of his meals
His memoirs, which he wrote on Devils
Island, were left but they viii be for
warded to the government with his other
effects.
There is a good deal Of comment upon
a speech made yesterday by Paul Derou-
lede, founder of the League of Patriots.
and long known as one of the most Vio-
lent opponets Of revision. NJ. Deroulede
said i'm substance that if Dreyfus should
be found innocent by the new court-mar-
tial. no punishment would be sufficiently
heavy. no piliory sufficiently infamous for
all the minister's civil or military, who
were responsible for his conviction. and no
honors high enough for the martyred vic
tim.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-04
'01Rs rRoM REGULAR ARMY.
VIII Put Them in Conn
""hd Of New Regiments.

VIII Put Them in Conn
"""d OF New Regiments.
aH' July s.-The proposed or
'' Of nine volunteer regiments viii
-'o7'r Of important commissions
, o7'I Of the President Although
e'' be three new brigades. Adjutant
0''1'n says it is moi likely that
r.I one additional brigadier gem
'e needed, the other two being
n. ny officers Of that grade now
ras. ..''5, whose terms of enlistment
lg r.. 10 expire. Gen. Grant. who
5 .'' philippines, is In mis- cate
DOS. l, probably VIII be one of the
4 .r. 1li5adier generals. Another
ars. ar..l now in the PhiliDp.nos ia
/. s.ors.i' M for reappointment 10 the
oeoraS me most important point in
nizsf an "lln The proposed volunteer
\ lon n VI. a. is The Presidents declared in.
'lIolnt none but officers Of The
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-04
pixon Cot lhe neci.lon.

Louisville July 3.-Geoyge Dixon. cham
pion feather-weight, got the decision af-
ter three lively rounds with Sam Bolan
Of New York, before the Nonpareil Ath-
letic Association. Bolan was practically
out when the round was concluded. The
bout was 70 have gone twenty-five rounds.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-04
Mrs. MCKINLEY Improving.

washington. July 3.-There is a contin-
ucd improvement noticed in Mrs. McKIn-
ley's condition, and to-day she sat up for
a portion OF the time.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-04

is son of the late CAPT Robert Erwin,
formerly a well known business man Of
Savannah.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-04
NJ. FERRY CAUSED AN UPROAR.

In Consequence NJ. Millerand Is
Dincd for an Explanation To-day.
Paris. July 3-1n the Chamber of Depu-
ties to-day NJ. Charles Ferry, Republi-
can, raised a hornets nest by moving a
resolution in connection with the work
mans accident bill, evidently with Ihe
view of drawing out NJ. Milleraud, min
ister Of commerce ana Radlcal-Sociaiist
A great uproar Immediately broke out
ana thc. president of the Chamber, Nj.
Deschanel. suspended the sitting.
when the session was resumed NJ. Des-
cbanoi announced that NJ. Milerand had
arroed TO explain matters tomorrow
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-04

Berlin. July s.-The officials Of the for
eign office emphatcaily denied to-day to
the correspondent Of the Associated Press
that Emperor William has offered Prince
Herbert Bismarck the post of ambassador
at Washington or any other diplomatic
post.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-02-11
Success with Native Fruits.

In an address on plum culture de-
hvered before the Maryland Horticul-
tural society ]. w. Kerr says; II is a
fact that the European plums have no
general value as an orchard fruit in
our state. The Jspans. which only a
short time back unfolded bright hopes
with every blossom. are now threaten
ing reputation Of those captivating
promises to American fruit growers
Reasoning by comparison, we find that
successful grape growing in America
dates from the introduction Of the Con-
cord. Our colossal apple production had
its first and greatest boom in the Bald
win. strawberry culture In the Hovey s
Seeding. gooseberries in the Houghton.
Singular that Massachusetts, should fig
IRE 30 largely and prominently in the
origination Of pioneer varieties respec-
lively marking epochs in commercial
fruit growing. but these are all lsgiti-
mate genealogical children Of hers Ose
immutable fact illumines our progress
in the aggregste-viE, success Images
ON pure native varieties.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-02-11
cult.sA.s~ ....,eriean Ginseng.

The efforts of the department of agri-
culture in encouraging the cultivation
of ginseng have met with gratifying
success. An investigation Of the subject
was begun in 1898 and report issued
in the following year. At that time the
department announced the cultivation
of the root as feasible, but could of
course give no information as to the
manner in which cultivated root would
be received in the Chinese market. Dur
ing the past four years. however, exper-
imentation in ginseng culture has gone
steadily on. The cultivated product has
been marketed and the commercial
status of cultivated American ginseng
established First class cultivated roots,
dried. have been selling during the past
year at s.. so to So per pound, slightly
in advance of the best wild root The
department, therefore, fully indorses
the cultivation of American ginseng as
an additional resource of the American
farmer.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-02-11

and one sft bent onto limos swinging,
ready to let GO at "a moments nutice
"1he canal Is divided If into blocks.
and no snip inny pass out OF one block Till
she Is sigpalled from the little station on
shore that the block ahead is clear for
other vessels. the little signal station
along the canal banks are oases in the
dIeary waste of desert some of them
have a..hao aground OF tall pa ms and, 1t
of gar len around tnem. The signals are
conveyed by cones or balls. hoisted to q
jnck staff signal yard. AT night colored
liz hts are used
"Mhen Is signal comes to stop and tie
up, the boat astern, usually in charge of
the third officer, must lass the lines shore
and make them fast to piles on the
banks That Is heart breaking Job,
elm ing up those slantins banks throus h
loose sand waist deep and dragging .
heavy hawser along
I'm passing another ship ono must al
ways tie up and WHIT until the other ship
makes the signai letter ID OF the inter-
national code.
''SomstimssA ship will be lucky enough
to go ali the way through the canal with
out being signnlled to stop and tie up,
but such happiness Is most unusual, and
unles. the skipper has seen ut to pay an
exit lee OF $40 for the attendance OF q
boat manned By natives to pass his lines.
the back .break ing work Of hauliog the
hawsers as ore is likely to keep bis own
boats Grew busy.
AT Ismsili the Port Said pilot Is re-
lisved by another, who takes the ship on
to Port Tewnk, or Suez, as 1t is often
called.
1.-The distances from Port Said to Port
Tewuk Is about ninety miles, and II "a
ship has extraordinarily good luck she
may do 1t In sixteen or eighteen hours.
1.-The standard rate Of speed allowed in
navigating the canal IL = little above five
kn OTIS an hour. II is necessary to go
slow. not only on account OF miraRes
and sandstorms, but in order to mini
mize the amount OF damage 10 the shored-
10 sides of tins canal resulting from the
wash or current created by the ship s
propeliers.
"At 6usz the pilot leaves the vessel.
aud after jibbooms. boats and booms have
bsen swung into normal trim again she Is
free TO go ner way Of the seven sea.-her
people swearing joyousiy as the salt
Winus and salt spray come aboard to clean
ont the leftover deposits Of the last sand
storm and tho odor OF the jabbering
natives who infested her during the process
Of coAling In Port Said"