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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-23
SUICIDE OF VERNON SMITH.
Ware County Farmers Act Was Ap-
parentIy without Reason.

Waycross. Ga, Sept. 22.-Waycross peo-
pie were shocked this afternoon at the an
nouncement that Mr.. Vernon Smith, a
Ware county truck farmer, had killed
himself.
The news spread rapidly, and there were
many eXclamations of astonishment and
regret for Smith was quite we'll and favor
ably known here.
The tragedy occurred at his home about
three mics west of the city at 2 O'Clock.
According TO the most reliable information
at hand, Smith was sitting on the bed, and
his wife was about starting out in the
field for some purpose, probably to gather
Yese1bles, and turning 10 him she said:
Vernon, are YOU going with us?"
He replied, Goodbye. Nan" and just
abou, that moment a pistol shot rang out,
and Vernon Smith was dead.
The bah had entered his temple and
death followed instantly. The unfortunate
man never uttered word
The weapon used was a 38-calibre Smith
d WessOn revolver
No cause is assigned for the deed II is
supposed, however, that some business
troubles are at the bottom of it. Only
this morning he remarked, so it is said,
tnat 1t looked like everything and every
body was against him.
Vernon Smith is a son of old esquire
Dan Smith, one of the pioneer settlers
OF this county, who died years ago He
was about 40 years of age, and leaves a
wife and eight children, six of the children
beng an home. One daughter is married
and lives in Florida, and a son lives near
Ocilia
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POSTMASTER sCovILLE SHORT.
Made Three Unsuccessful Attempts
to Kill Himself.

Macon, Sept. 22.7-Johu M. Scoville
Worth's postmaster, was brought here to-
DAY on a charge of embezzlng SAG from
the government
When Inspector Fuller stepped into the
Worth office yesterday and asked for the
books and accounts, the postmaster said;
Il am short about $2O0 which was stolen
from me; I wiz go to the house and get
my money order books"
AT the house he left a note to his wife
ana taking 200 grains of morphine, he
Went into his cane patch to die. lie was
iound six hours later. and was restored.
during the night he made another sui
'NaI attempt, but was prevented.
ON the train this morning he was caught
trying TO swallow the contents of bottle
OF carboAc acid
lie was bound over under $500 bond. He
soEs ne can give il by tomorrow after
noon. If ne fails he win be taken TO Sa-
Nannah Jail
Ills friends say he has been drinking
freely Of late, and his wife says that is
Nnat caused him to get behind. He is
Dneer a $500 personal bond. He has a
VIE and two children.
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db.7 He was put out of the cabin and went

he was put out of the cabin and went
away.
returning in a few moments. he de-
IIanued admittance, and the privilege of
seeing the man who elected him, Chas.
iieaply' Inc door was closed in McAIul-
Inns face and he shot between tha rraclTs
Inc negroes inside all huddled together
ana McMullins then walked around the
capll and fired through the back door
mo the punch. Holmes an inoffensive
negro OF good character. was struck and
SeIleu 5 lor AR. He walked out of the back
door and fell dead within few feel of il
shot in the abdomen.
McMullins made his escape, the negroes
around the mill are very much wrought
up over the killing, and are after McMul-
Inns. lie formerly worked for w. H. cur
re at bladen, and officers have gone that
way for him. Coroner Jennings held an
inquest to-day, and the jury pronounced
the killing murder.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-23
sHAMnoCK's MARROW ESCAPE.
Good Judgment saved Her From IA
Serious Accident.

Good Judgment saved Her From "a
serious Accident.
New York. Sept 22.-Good judgment on
the part of those in charge of the yacht
Shamrock to-day saved her from what
might have been a most serious accident
After sailing IN a strong breeze over
about FIVE miles Of the coursa Off the New
Jersey coast, her crew fourI that the bob
stay was stretching and in danger Of car
ryng away, so Designer Tifc ordered the
sail taken off and she was towed to her
moorings in the Horseshoe by the news
paper tug Dyckman. There the bobstay
and lis fittings we're taken off ana put on
board the repair seow Ulster
II was announced tonight by DR.. Mack
ey, representing the Shamrock's owner
that the damage was trifling and that the
yacht would sail again in the morning.
on the wind the yacht stood up well TO
her work to-day and she seemed to be do
ing her best. She averaged between elev-
en- and twelve knots during the trial The
Shamrock covered the entire distance Of
five and three-fourths miles from the
Gedneys outer buoy to the turn In thirty
minutes and fifty seconds.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-23
KILLED HIM ON THE STAGE.
COMEDY GIVES PLACE TO TRAGEDY
IN CHATTANOOGA.

Leading Lady of "NHr. Plaster of
Paris Shot Down the Leading
Man After IA QuarreI-JuIia Nor
rison's Alleged had Acting said to
Have Been the Cause of the Dis
pute-COrOner's Jury said 1t Was
Premeditated Murder.
chattanooga, Sept. 22.-Julia Morrison,
leading lady of the 'Mr. Plaster of Paris
farce comedy company, shot and killed
Frank Leiden, stage manager and leading
man of the company tonight, on the stage
of the city opera house, just before the
curtain rose for the performance.
Three shots were fired at close range, all
taking effect in Leidens head. He sank to
the floor and was dead in a few minutes.
The woman was arrested and taken to
the city jail.
coroners inquest was held, at which
il was developed that trouble had existed
between Leiden and Mss Morrison, and
to-day she slapped him. 1t appears that
they quarreled over the woman's alleged
bad acting, Leiden accusing her of being
but an amateur.
The woman claims that Leiden repeat
edly insulted her, and that she shot him
IN self defense.
The verdict of the coroner's jury was
to the effect that the murder was premed-
itated and wholly unjustlfable The wo-
man claims to be from New Orleans and
the man with the company named James,
she says is her husband. James has been
arrested as the instigator of the crime
The company has been on the road three
weeks and has been unusually successful.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-23
sURRoUNDED IN A SWAMI.
Posse After Two Negroes Charged
with Criminal Assault.

Posse After Two Negroes Charged
with Criminal Assault.
Gainesville. Ga, Sept 22.--Two unknown
negro men were surrounded in a swamp
near the southern end of the county to-
day by mob OF about fifty determined
men, and one was seriously shot.
Both escaped, but The posse, with VIM
chesters shotguns and bloodhounds are
stil IN pursuit
They are charged with criminally as-
saultlng a daughter Of William Wofford,
"a prominent citizen Of the county. We'd
nesday afternoon they accosted the young
lady IN a field near her home, and she
fled. They pursued and stoned her.
Upon informing her father OF what
transpirad and further that the two
brutes were stiil lettering about the place.
he donned his wfe's clothing and went
into the lot where they again disclosed
themselves and began throwing stones at
Mr. Wofford. He gave chase, but the me-
groes fled under cover of darkness
A posse was formed and search to-day
revealed two negroes hid In a swamp.
The place was surrounded, ana upon their
resistance three rounds were fired into the
thicket wounding one Of the negroes seri-
ously, as was shown by the blood stains
left. How he escaped is yet a mystery.
Dogs and men are In pursuit again to-
night. and II caught the two assailants
may meet quick judgment.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-23
WITHDREW HIS TELEGRAM.
As 1t Is II City Matter, Roosevelt Has
Nothing to Say.

Utica, N. Y, Sept 22.-Regarding the
dispute as to the position TO be accorded
the C. A. r. in the Dewey day parade at
New York. Gov Roosevelt said tonight:
Il have telegraphed Gen Roe that if
the mater is one purely for the city au-
thorities and in which l have no power,
then, of course, 1 withdraw my former
telegram. l had understood that Gen. Roe
was acting as major general of the Ma
tional Guard, in the management of the
parade, and in that event l. of course, had
the power to direct that the veterans be
given the right of the line and according
ly did it. If, however, as appears to be
the case, it is a matter purely for the
city officials, l. of course, have nothing to
say, and no advice to give"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-23
THREE KILLED by ROBBERS.
they Hoped 10 Obtain Miser's
Large Hoard of Gold.

Cumberland Nd, sept22.-The residence
of Absolom Kester. miserly farmer, aged
80, living on the West Virginia side OF
the river. near Pawpaw was discovered
on fire at o'clock this morning.
.Neighbors hurried to the scene and were
horrined to find Kester and Albert Gross.
his hired men, lifeless in the yard. The
houseekeeper, Anna DOMAIN. was also muir
dered, but her body was consumed in the
1ames.
The object of the crime evidently was
robbery Kester was known TO keep a
large sum of money about the house, but
a few weeks ago was persuaded to PUT
most Of his money in hank here. The rob-
bers secured about 500, II is thought.
After beating the two with a blunt in
strument. as they supposed, to death, the
robbers set the building on fire to cover
up their crime but the men had life
enough left to crawl out into the yard.
Officers claim to have clue, which they
are working up.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-23

A Spaniard Asserts That They Have
Been Badly Treated.


Been Badly Treated.
Boston, Sept. pa naval officer on one
of the ships at Cavite. says in private
letter written to relatives here, under date
of Aug. 10:
"I to-day made a trip to Manila purpose
Iy to see and interview a Spaniard who
claims to have seen Lieut.. Gilmore and his
men. The Spaniard arrived in Manila on
the 18th, coming through the outposts at
San Fernando de Ia Pampanga. His name
is Feipa Galza, and he is a planter by oc-
cupatiou
ION the first of February last, he was on
his plantation when he was surrounded
by asdeputation of natives, who made him
q prisoner He was forced to follow the
movements made by the so-called Fill
pino republic and tramp through mud ana
water and over mountains in their wander
lngs. Two weeks before the arrival at
Manila, he saw at Bigan, Lieut.. Gilmore
and his fourteen fellow prisoners. From
his report it Is judged that they have Jared
badly at the hands of their captors, and,
although their courage was undaunted,
they were in bad shape physically in real
ity being half starved.
"Gilmore himself, he said was in better
health than some Of the others, being
man of strcng physique and strong de-
termination. The whole PARTY was entire
" destitute of clothes ard all the necess-
lies Of life The failure of the United
States 10 rams ON them as expected had so
enraged the insurgents that their treat
mtnt. which for some time had been most
KIND. had since become the reverse.
"The members of the party, however,
were not discouraged and fully expected 10
return TO their f.iends. Gaia thought
with proper measures employed by the
United states government there would be
no troube in effecting the speedy release
OF Gilmore and the YorkIown's men"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-23
STILL USING DYNAMITE.
Cleveland strikers Attempted to
wreck Another Car.

Cleveland. Sept 22.-Another Big Con
solidated street car was dynamited to-
night The explosion occurred on the
Wade Park line in a lonesome place near
the city limits.
The explosion smashed one OF the front
wheels The car jumped the track, ran
ocross the road Of the other track, and
was stopped in the gutter Of the street
Tbere were only two passengers and they
both escaped injury.
Nobdv was seen about the place where
tbe exploson occurred and there is no clIc
to the perpetraloIs
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-23
CARTMEN WILL GO TO work.
But the Masons of Havana Stim Con-
tinue on Strike.

Havana, Sept. 22.-The cart men have
agreed 10 return to work. The Mayor,
Senor Perfecto Lacoste, has given them
satisfactory guarantees respecting their
future treatment at the hands of the po-
lice.
Gen. Cardenas, chief Of police. is trying
to effect a settlement Of the strike OF the
masons. One large contractor announces
that unless the strike Is soon declared off
he viii import Italian masons from the
United States.
The general committee OF the working
mems clubs has issued a manifesto, calling
for a general strike. The manifesto says
that the Cubans conquered in the war for
liberty, and that the tyranny OF capital
over labor ought to cease, as an eight
hour day Is a workingman's right.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-23
FIRED ON A WRECKED TRAIN.
Insurgents Killed Two Americans
and wounded Five.

Manila, Sept. pa party of Insurgents
ditched railroad train a mile and a half
south of Angeles this morning. and then
orened fire upon the derailed cars from a
bamboo thicket close TO the track, killing
two Americans and woundng five others.
Lieut.. LONE and five Of his scouts, who
were on the train, made a vigorous de-
fense and caused the enemy TO flee. Six
dead rebels were afterward found in the
thicket from which the rebel fire came.
Gen. Wheaton, with six companies, pro-
ceeded from Calu.et to the relief Of the
train. but his services were moi needed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-23
TIRED OF BEING BOTTLED UP.
Mississippi Towns Make a Request
of the Board of Health.

Jackson, Miss, Sept. pa body of cit
izens from the coast towns of Long
Beach, Ocean Springs and Biloxi appeared
before the meeting of the executive com
mittee of the State Board of Health this
afternoon, and presented a petition, ask
ing that they be granted daylight commu-
nication with New Orleans.
The board decided to grant the request
subject to regulations to be prepared bv
Dr. Carter of the marine hospital service.
and Inspector Cant of the state board
The three towns are to defray all the ex-
penses of the regulations, and to protect
Gulf Port and all interior towns in the
adjacent territory from danger of fever
Infection
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-23
TO THE STRIKE COMMITTEE.
Chicago COrnerstone AFFAIR Has Been
Submitted.

Chicago, Sept. 22.-At the meeting of the
Building Trades Council tonight the en-
tire matter Of action in regard to the lay
ing Of the postofice corner stone was re-
ferred to the strike committee.
The members Of this committee declared
that unless everything IN connection with
the making and laying of stone Is union
ized" a strike will probably be ordered
two or three days before the date set for
the opening of the fall festival.
The proposition Of the members OF the
G.. A. r.. to provide union made stone,
was not submitted TO the meeting.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-23
REEDS SLAYER CAPTURED.

Martin Had sworn to XIII His
Daughter and Son-in-Law.
Rome, Ga, Sept 22.-Heury Martin who
Killed James Reed near Center, Ala, last
sunday, was caught here this morning BY
Policeman Copeland.
reed was an Cd Confederate veteran and
,TISpecled farmer II s son had married
'iNafl 'iaf flin's daughter, and he swore he would
XIII both of them.
Last Sunday night Martin hid behind
T. 'ot5on she'd in front of Reeds house.
= NIed the old man, instead OF the son.
ory equations.
,, oeman Copeland will get $500 reward.
Gers arrive
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WILL BE SENT TO NORWAY.
Warrants for Men Who Killed and
Ate Their Companion.

Charleston, S. c., Sept Warrants
were sworn out to-day by Vice Consul
Wiue. acting for the government Of Nor
way, against Andersen and Thomas, the
Norwegian sailors from the bark Drot.
who, according to their own story, killed
and ate a companion while drifting in mid
ocean on a raft.
The men are still very sick, and the
warrants were not served, but a guard
was placed over them. They will be sent
10 Norway as soon as able to travel.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-23
WILL VISIT SAN ANTONIO.
Report That Dreyfus VIII Come 20
America This Winter.

San Antonio, Tex, Sept. 22.--J. H. s..
Eileen. OF Shreveport. La. has arrived here
from Rennes France, where he has been
visiting his sister.
He brings information that Capt. Drey-
fus and Nine. Dreyfus, together with
Nine. Rertha Morre, Lieut.. Max Rance
Morre fate Of the French army, and
Misses Ida and Emily Morre. viii come
to San Antonio, and that Capt. Dreyfus
will spend the winter in this city for his
health.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-23
JoYNER SENTENCED TO DEATH.
Convicted of Murder and Arson in
the First Degree.

Greenvile. n. c., Sept. 22--To-day in the
Superior Court, Elijah Joyner was con-
vlcted IN the first degree of murder and ar
son al Dongola last April. The entire
trial consumed only three hours and when
the case was given 40 the jury they were
but fifteen minutes In reaching a verdict.
Judge Hoke sentenced Joyner to be
hanged Friday, Nov. 10.
The grand jury to-day found another
true bill for murder. making four murder
cases in all at this term of court
This last bill was against coiored wo-
man vino shot and killed her husband a
few weeks ago. aud who was dismissed by
the coroner's jury on the ground OF Il be-
ing justihable homicide. The investigation
Of the grand jury produced evidence suffi-
eient for finding true bill for murder. 4
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-23
LATEST NEWS FROM GERMANY.
sergt. schIosser Sold Mobilization
Plans to France.

Berlin, Sept. 20. Emperor William has
refused to accept the protectorate OF the
Bismarck museum at stenda a town of
Prussian Saxony.
Col. Won Langenmantel, commander Of
the Munich Military Academy has been
removed from his post. on the charge of
having forbidden the cadets to cheer for
Emperor william.
II Is officially admitted that army vnobi-
lizatlon plans stolen by Sergt Schlosser,
in Wurezburg. Bavaria, have been sold to
France. Schlosser Is a fugitive from JUS
tice.
The Emperor and Empress have contrib
uted 80, 900 marks to the Red Cross Society,
for the relief of the sufferers by the recent
floods In Bavaria.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-23
kERLIN GOES UP FOR LIFE.
Pearl knott's Slayer Convicted of
Murder at FayetteviIIe.

Atlanta Sept. 22-G. w. Kerlin was
found guilty of murder at Fayetteville to-
day, the jury recommending him to life
Imprisonment instead of paying the death
penalty.
Keriins crime was the killing of Pearl
Knott a young girl of Fayette county
VINO atter having be IN done to death, was
thrown into the Flint river.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-23
MIssIssrPPrs DELEGATION.
Governors staff and WaIthan
Guards to Go Sunday.

Jackson. Miss, Sept. 22.-Adjt. Gen Will
liam Henry, Col. f. N. Scudder judge
Bushman, members of the Governor S
staff, and the Waithan Guards of Meridi-
an, leave Sunday morning for New York
to represent the state of Mississippi at
the celebration in honor of Admiral
Dewey.
The Walthall Guards will be under the
command of Capt. Martin with forty men
in line.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-23
JERnY WAS HooTED DOWN.
Kansans objected to His Remarks
About AguinRIdO.

wichita Kan, Sept 22.-Ex-congress-
man Terry Simpson was hooted off the
,,atforn here this evening while address,
ing local Grand Army of the Republic
reunion. Mr. Simpson said;
II glory in the spunk Of Agunaldo's
,nen They are simply fighting to regain
The land the Catholics took from them"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-23

Raleigh, N. c., Sept. 22.-Company K,
First North Carolina State Guard of Raj
eigh, decided tonight 20 go to New York
for the Dewey parade. The company viii
go with Gov Russell and staff on the
morning of the 26th.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-23
NEGRO FIRED INTO A CABIN.
'i'ed John Holmes, Who Had Civ
EN- Him No Onensc.

hiW NO OHense.
"' uhsWick, Ga, Sept. 22.-At Weinkle's s
nil, a mile below Everett this morn
John Holmes, good negro, was killed
'' Ihek MeMullins, desperate character.
g., 'e A'iilng was the result of a deliberate
-'e''on on the part of McMullins to kill
-e one for having been elected from a
cabin, where he had been raising
disturbance.
n,.-ems seems that late last night a party of
W1it"Nes gathered IN the cabin of Isaac
bo,,.. b,,''fhs Tor frolic Towards the early
tero,,s OF morning MeMullin became bois-
'1s ana wanted TO scrap with some one.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-23
TO SEND A FULL REGIMENT.
South Carolina VIII BE Wen Repre-
scented in New York.

Columbia. S. c., Sept. 22,-The indications
are that full regiment will go from South
Carolina TO New York for the Dewey cele-
bration Assistant Adjt. Gen. Frost will
be in command.
Companies from the lower country win
be under command of Mai Henry
Schachte of Charleston. and Col J. c..
Boyd will command the up-country bat
talon.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-23
CoshIan wiz BE There, Too.

Seattle, Wash, Sept, 22.-Capt. Coghlin,
commandant Of the Port Orchard dry
dock. was to-day ordered east to attend
the Dewey reception. He was in COM
mand of the Raleigh during the battle of
Manila.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-23

Hamilton, o.. Sept Ex-senator J. p.
Foraker to-day delivered an address here
at the emancipation celebration on the
Butler county fair grounds. Among the
features Of his address we're his deciara-
lions for expansion and an exhaustive ar
gument on trusts.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-23

Gen. Otis Says sixteen Churches Are
Occupied by Troops.

Washington. Sept. 22.-The war depart
ment has received the following cable
gram from Gen Ods regarding the mill
tary use Of church property in the Philip
pines
referring to your cablegram of Sept.
Is. sixteen churches, different localities, oc-
cuped by United States troops Four only
partially occupied and religious services
not interfered with. Also three converts
occupied These three and ten of the six
teen churches formerly occupied by insur-
gents Church property respected and pro-
tected by our troops"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-23
CALIFORNIA; salute.

Sacramento, Cal, Sept. 22.-Gov Gage
to-day issued orders 10 the adjutant gem
eral to fire a salute Of seventeen guns upon
the arrival of Admiral Dewey in New
York.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-23
TWO COMPANIES FROM MACON.
Floyd Rifles and Macon Hussars win
GO 10 New York.

Macon, Sept 22.-The Floyd Rifles and
Hussars of Macon are drilling each night
preparatory to going to New York to at
tend the Dewey reception. Each company
expects to take seventy-five men, incud.
ing officers The route the companies win
take has not yet been selected
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-23
THIRTY-EIGHT NEW CASES.
Key West Also Added Five Deaths to
Yellow Fever List.

Key West Fla, Sept. 22-The new cases
Of yellow fever number thirty-eight and
the deaths five. Three of those who died
We're children.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-23
mGHLANDERs WILL DE THERE.
Unanimously Decided to Join in the
Dewey Parade.

Toronto, Ont, Sept. 22.-The question Of
the visit of the Forty-eighth Highlanders
to New York to participate in the Dewey
reception was finally settled tonight,
when Lieut.. Col. Crosby brought the mat
ter before the officers and men of the
regiment All were anxious for the trip,
and il was unanimously decided to ac-
cept the invitation.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-23
TWO DEATHS AT NEW ORLEANS.
However, No More New Cases Have
DeVeIOped There

New Orleans, Sept 22.-No new cases
were reported to-day. This is thought to
be due to the fact that the weather has
turned very cool.
To the same reason is attributed the
fact that two deaths occurred to-day.