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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-16
GOMEZ WILL NOT COOPERATE.
WILL NOT REPRESENT CUBANs IN
THE DISTRIBUTION.

Declined TO Do So Because a Cabal
Exists, He Said, to Oppose the Par
titiOning of the ssoney-MaIcon-
tents Are Backed by SanguilIy.
Gomez Says He Is Disgusted-Gen
brooke VIII at Once Decide Upon
His Course.
Havana, May 15.-Gen. Maxine Gomez
to-day informed Gov. Gen. Brooke that
he could no longer act as representative
OF the Cuban army in the distribution of
the 600 appropriation for the pay.
ment of the Cuban troops
Gen. Gomez added that he had arrived
at this decision with great reluctance and
with the most friendly feelings toward
Gen. Brooke personally and officially, but he
felt he could no longer represent the Gu
ban army, because a cabal composed of
many subordinate commanders existed to
oppose and if possible, defeat the plans
Tor pardtioning the money.
He explained that former members of
the Cuban military assembly, led by Mayia
Rodriguez Manuel Sangui.ly, Juan Gaul-
berto and other malcontents, who had Or
ganized a majority Of the officers. against
him apparently, and though he Gomez
might persist and possibly carry the nav
ment to a successful conclusion. he was
disguised and wished to wash his hands
OF the whole business. Therefore. he
thought best to leave Gen. Brooke free
as the latter could act with equal effect.
iveness.
Gen Brooke expressed sympathv with
Gen Gomez and said he regretted the
position ne had taken. 1t was then mu-
tualiy agreed that Gen. Gomez will issue
a manifesto to the Cuban army to-ror-
row. After it has been issued. Gen. Brooke
may make a declaration concerning the
manner IN which he will proceed. He is
determined not TO be trifled with. He has
the rolls of the privates and non-comrois-
stoned officers who are willing to accent
$40 each, and this amount will be offered
on the alternative of forcble disarma
ment.
Veterans of Independence,
The Society of Veterans of independence.
which is merely the old military assembly
under a new name, held an inaugural
meeting last night, under the presidency
az 4 ShHoAiUO ieyte Qe An0rade, who
acted as president of the assemble at
which meeting Gems. Lacret, Cisneros
Juan Gomez and I4eyte Vadel and Others
We're present. The proceedings were de-
voted to drawing up an agreement that is
to be proposed at a meeting to be held
this evening.
The CUBAN national party is holding
meetings in all the city wards this even
ing.
IN spite Of the situation brought about
uy the atutude of Gomez, stocks remain
firm with rising tendency. English ey1n-
n'cates are trying to buy all the railroads
ana an offer of 10 per cent. premium has
been made for the Sabinila, Cardenas and
Jucaro line. but this was refused. The
!0cai banks have received orders to buy
all stock offered.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-16
SOLDIERS WE'RE ALL PAID.
No Discharged Men in Porto Rico
who Have Any Claim.

Who Have Any Claim.
Washington, May 15.--It is stated at the
war department that there are no dis
charged troops in Porto Rico to which the
government is responsible in any way.
When Gen. Alger was in Porto Rico, a
large number of men who had enlisted in
the regular army for the war with Spain
asked to be discharged. and in lieu of
being returned to the United States by
the government, to receive their travel
pay and go to work and improve the con-
ditions. II is supposed that the money
that was paid to them, amounting to two
or three hundred dollars each, has been
expended, and they are now without
means of subsistence.
The adjutant general telegraphed Gen.
Davis to-day asking him If there were any
discharged men there who had not been
paid off 1t is the intention of the de-
partment 10 pay such men at once. Most
of the men discharged from the regular
organizations have returned at different
times on government transports TO the
United States.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-16
CLASSIFICATION OF COTTON.
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE MAY TAKE
THE SUBJECT UP.

said There Is Now Practically No
Classification of Cotton in the
state-Grade Fixed by the Consum-
er Has to lie Accepted Finally by
the PrOducer-This Has Resulted
In Many RecInmations From the
Latter.
Atlanta, May l5.-There is a strong prob
ability that the legislature of Georgia, at
its next session, in October, viii take up
for consideration plan looking to the uni
form classification OF cotton by sworn in
spectors al over the state at the points
from which the staple is shipped.
At the present time there is. according
to the best Information, practically no
classification OF cotton in the state or in
the South; certainly no uniform classic
cation. As is known, cotton is classed
by the consumers and not by the produc-
ers, and the standard which is put on
the material by the former has to be ac.
cepted by the latter.
This state of affairs, it Is said, results I'M
the reclamation of thousands of dollars
annually by the consumers upon the inter-
mediary brokers, and indirectly therefore
upon the producers. The people who at
present put the class upon the staple act
independently and wherever the cotton
rails orr In quality, according to their
standard they hold the right to come back
upon the Southern houses for the amount
claimed TO be short
II Is learned by the department of aeri-
culture that during the past year one
hrm in the state lost as much as S55.O
by this process of reclamation.
The proposal 10 establish a uniform
classification, II Is held, must not only be-
hnal In its nature. but II must be entered
into by all or the majority of the cotton
producing states BY this means it is the
belief of Commissioner Stevens the arbi-
trary methods employed abroad can bs
done away with.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-16
SUBSCRIPTIONS ron DEWEY.
Committee Now Ready to Receive
Them From All Sources.

Committee Now Ready to Receive
Them From All Sources.
Washington. May l5.-F A. Vanderllpp.
assistant secretary of the treasury;
Charles II. Allen assistant secretary OF
the navy; Perry S. Heath. assistant post
master general; Brig Gen. Corbin and Ell
lis II. Roberts, treasurer OF the United
states, who have been appointed national
committee to take charge of the funds
with which TO purchase a home for Ad-
miral Dewey in Washington, had a meet
Ing to-day in Mr.. Vanderlipps office.
The committee will be glad to serve anv
newspaper, organization or Individual
wishing to make a contribution for rho
purpose in view. The national ehara eter
OF the committee makes 1t proper one
to have charge of the matter. ana n ls
expected that the many newspapers who
propose taking up the work will co-oDerate 70
with this committee.
treasurer Roberts Is now prepared to
receive contributions IN any amount A
handsomely designed receipt will be eotteo
out Immediately by the engravers at the
bureau OF engraving and printing, and an
contributors will receive such a receint
FORMAL address to thes public proba blv
will be issued soon.
Inc hrst subscription to the fund. $3.50
was received to-day from Gen. Felix AZ
nus of the Baltimore American. ana 10
VIII receive receipt No. l.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-16
,SEABOARD WILL BE IN 1T.
There seems to BE n Railroad Scrap
in south Carolina.

i'm South Carolina.
Columbia, S. c.. May l5-If there is to
be a fight for business in this section, the
Seaboard Air Line proposes to be in the
middle of the "mix-up." For some weeks
mysterious surveying parties have been
working between Columbia and Augusta
Ga. It was not known until very recent
ly what road they were representing. The
surveys have been completed, three lines
having been run and the most direct Sc
lected for a line for the Seaboard from
Columbia TO the Georgia town. The route
is 6S miles, or Is niles less than
the Southern. It viii be an extension of
the Seaboards new line from Cheraw to
Columbia, and will give an almost perfect
air line from Norfolk to Augusta.
The principal points touched by the Sea-
boards new lines in South Carolina will
be Cheraw, Camden, Columbia and Aiken.
With its acquisition of the South Bourd
from Columbia to Savannah, the Sea
board has a direct line in the Florida
travel, and the extension to Augusta has
other significance. The Seaboard doubt
less wishes to have an opportunity of car
rying business of the Southwest to port.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-16
TALK OF A PEANUT TRUST.
Options ON Virainia Cleaning Houses
Have Been Renewed.

Options on Yir4inia Cleaning Houses
Have Been Renewed.
Norfolk. Va, May t5.-For fully a year
there has been talk OF the formation OF
a trust 10 control the peanut trade in Vir-
ginia, and for some time options have been
held upon nearly, IL not all, the cleaning
houses Ia the state. These options have
been extended once or twice, and the last
renewal expired to-day.
MIR. Charles r. W. Smith of New York
who has been promoting the deal, is in
the city, and has secured an extension of
the options until June /. This was only
accomplished after much difficulty. as sew
eraI of the dealers were tired of the sus-
pense.
The purchase price for the various
plants and stocks of goods on hand will
aggregate from $4,000 to 81 900 .000 Tho
moneyed man on the purchase side OF the
deal is said 70 be G. n. Morton a capital
ist OF New York
The Virginia peanut cleaning establish
ments are located In Norfolk, Suffolk, Pc
tersburg, Wakefield and Franklin.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-16
England win De Represented.

Philadelphia, May 15.-Great Britain
viii be officially represented at the inter-
national commercial congress to be held
here In CONNECTION with next falls national
export exposition. Formal notice Of such
was received to-day by the exposition au-
thorities. II came in the form Of COM
munication from the foreign Office, Lon
don, through Assistant Secretary Of State
Hill
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-16
CROOK ORDERED HERE.
She Is to Take second Infantry to
Cuba.

Washington, May 15.--The steamer
Crook Is being converted at the port Of
New York into regular transport for
the transportation of troops between this
country and the West Indies. II is ex-
pected that the work upon her will be
completed in time to permit her to leave
New York on May a. She is under or.
ders to proceed to Savannah, Ca, to en-
for transportation to Havana and she viii
bring back from that port discharged SOL
diers and number OF horses which ara
no longer needed there.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-16
ANOTHER CONSOLIDATION.
wrought Iron and Steel Tube Com
pnnies VIII Combine.

Syracuse, n. Y. May 15.-Oficers Of the
Syracuse Tube Company in this city to-
day stated that the National Tube Com
pany, a consolidation of the principal
mills in the United States making wrought
iron and steel pipes and tubes, would prob
ably be affected this week. 1t win have
an annual tonnage of one million tons Of
tubular goods and will be capitalized at
$e5 900.
The local plant will be purchased out
right by the new concern, but will be
continued II is believed, about as at pres
ent.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-16
HAS NO ARMY OR FLEET.
No Reason why the Vatican should
BE Represented.

he represented.
London, May 1.-THE Rome correspond
ent of the Times says:
"Signor Crispi writes to the Nuova An
tilogia that the arguments of the VatI-
can in favor of representation at The
Hague are untenable, as the Pope has
neither army nor fleet.
The invitation to the United States he
considers important especially as the
South American governments have not
been invited He believes that the appear
ance of the United States in European
councils will be followed by their interven-
ton in all European questions The confer
ence, he declares, will avoid but will elm
mate causes for quarrels; it will neglect,
but will not destroy the germs of war"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-16
GOING TO THE PHILIPPINES.
Eighty Engineers From wiIIets
Point Have started There.

New York, May 15.-Eighty United
States engineers from the barracks at
Fort Totten, Wlilet's Point, started for the
Philippine Islands to-day under the com
mand of Lieut.. Charles Lofter, of the
Twenty first United States Infantry,
which is now at Manila. The engineers are
volunteers and came from companies 3
ana d, Of the Willers Point corps.
The men will travel 10 San Francisco by
rail and are due 10 saH on the transport
Sherman on Mey u. They expect 70 be- in
Manila In seven weeks
They go 10 al up The ranks of Company
A, which left Willets Point over a year
ago.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-16
FUNERAL OF GOV. FLOWER.
Taak Place in 81. Thomas Church OF
Which He Was Vestryman.

Which He Was Vestryman.
New York, May l5-The funeral of for.
mer Gov Roswell p. Flower took place to-
day In st. Thomas Church, Fifty-third
street and Fifth avenue, of which he was
Vestryman. The church was not decorated
and the programme for the service was
very simple. The Rev. Dr. John Wesley
Brown, rector of the church, ofilciated.
being assisted by the Rev. John Husk.
The pall-bearers selected were: H. ii.
Porter Former Vice President Levi p.
Morton, J. Edward Simmons, Anthony N.
Brady, John E. Borne, William A. Nash,
H. M. Flagler and Simon w. Rosendale
The body remained in the church until
after o'clock, when IL was transferred
to the Grand Central station. The train,
consisting OF four cars, will reach Water
town about 1880 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing. The funeral services will be held at
the home of Mrs. Taylor there, Mr..
Flowers only surviving child, and at Trim
lily Church, built by Gov. Flower.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-16
A WESTERN BICYCLE TRUST.
Concern That VIII Turn Out n wheel
Every Five Seconds.

New Yor, May 15.-R. l.. Coleman, presi-
dent of the Western Wheel Works Of Chi
cago to-day renewed his option for the
sale of that bicycle plant to A. G. spauld-
ing. The combination being engineered
by the Spauldings will, by the acceptance
Of all options held by Mr.. Spalding, control
a large percentage OF the output OF the
United States. II will possess facilities for
making a complete bicycle every 1--WE sec
onds, working ten hours per day.
The company Is financed by the United
States Mortgage and Trust Company Of
this city and Lee Higginson g. Co. Of Bos-
ton. The capital Of the company Is to be
$35, ,OOO, 900 preferred stock and $4,000 900
common stock.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-16
ALMOST A RIOT AT PRINCETON.
wild West show Attempted to Pa
rade Against Traditions

wild West Show Attempted to Pa
rade Against Traditions.
Princeton, N. j., May 15-Students and
Pawnee Bilrs "Wild West" employees in
dulged in pitched battle to-day and con-
tinuous and serious rioting was prevented
only by the presence of men with cool
heads and the action of President Patton
of Princeton University later in the day
in calling a mass meeting of all of the stu
dents.
For fifty years it has been an unwrit-
ten law of Princeton that no circus pa
rade must pass through the streets. Every
show proprietor in making his dates has
always left Princeton from the list, for it
that the students would enforce the un-
written law.
This morning Pawnee Bilfs wild West"
combination violated traditions and parad-
ed. The result was the fiercest battle
Princeton has seen in many years
When posters were hung up few days
ago announcing the advent of Pawnee Bill
it was at first considered a joke Finally
when 1t became known that the manage
ment of the SHOW was really in earnest.
the town authorities fearing trouble, advis-
ed the circus men not to attempt a pa
rade This advice was unheeded.
AS a result of to-day's fight one man is
unconscious and may die, and a number
of students and employees of the show are
nursing wounds received in the fray
That the show would be upset at night
seemed a certainty until late this after
noon, when President Patton called a
mass meeting of all the under graduates
and the faculty, and the res Git of the meet
ing indicates that the show will leave
town unmolested, but it will have lost
money, for word has been passed through
the town that no one is to enter the tent
and the townspeopie who are in sympathy
with The students, are unit in refusing
to attend.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-16

Washington, May 15.--In the case OF Ra-
fael Ortiz, a native Of Porto Rico. who
was found guilty Of the murder Of Pri-
vate John Burke, Company c. Forty-sev-
enth New York, at Caguas, Porto Rico
on Feb. "a last and whose sentence of
death was commuted TO Imprisonment for
life, the President has directed that he
be confined in the Minnesota state prison
at saltwater
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-16
DEFENsEs OF THE CAPITAL.
Extensive improvements to BE Mads
at sheridnn's Point.

washington, May 15.-Extensive i'm
provements are TO be made to the military
post of sherldans Point, Va. The bat
teries at that point, together with those
al Fort Washington, on the opposite side
of the Potomac river, form the main de-
fenses of the national capital from an
attack by water
The Secretary OF War has approved a
recommendation of the quartermasters for
an allotment OF $4,000 for the construction
of suitable buildings at Sheridans Point,
and 1t is expected that the work Will be-
gin Immediately
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-16
Employers Leave rice Mills.

London, May 16.-The following dispatch
has been received by Lloyd's from Manila:
lowing to the orders of the revolution
lists all English employees have been forced
to leave the rice mills and to come here. .
Native employees will be left at the mills.
protest has been fled with the British
cOugul
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-16
ARRESTED FoR SMUGGLING.
Large Quantity of Valuable Drugs
Was COndscated.

New York, May 15.--A number of special
customs house agents to-day arrested four
men on a charge OF smuggling, and con-
fiscaied a large quantity of phenacetine.
salfonel, opium. ammonia and other valu-
able drugs
The capture was the result OF carefully
planned work on the part Of customs
house authorities VINO have been investi-
eating the work Of the men arrested for
months past.
The men arrested are Howard f. Woot-
en-, proprietor Of cigar store at 1893
Broadway; William II. Commons, Fran
els j. Plasse and Paul S. Mahon, all OF
New York city.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-16
PRESIDENT WILL co WEST.
He Has Promised to Visit 81. Paul
and MinnenpoIis

Hot Springs, Va. May 15.-President
Mckinley has practically promised to
make visit to ST. Paul and Minneapolis
this summer in connection with a Vest
ern trip. Congressman Fletcher of Min
nesota arrived to-day, and presented TO
Mr. Mckinley an invitation to visit that
state. Unless conditions beyond the Pres
dents control prevent. he will include
81. Paul and Minneapolis In his tour.
Air Chaplin Brown of Washington, ID.
c., acting for the national peace jubilee.
10 be held there next week., notified Mr..
Mckinley of some changes In the pro-
gramme
The beautiful weather and Mrs McKin-
ley's improved health induced her to take
a drive this morning. The President ac-
companied her. The drive was a short
one.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-16

FEW OBSOLETE CANNON.
All Those Taken I'm Philippines
Turned Over TO Spain.

All Those Taken In PhiIipDines
Turned Over to spain.
Washington, May 15.-Many applications
have been made to the war department re-
duestlng that all useless cannon captured
in the Philippines be turned over to the
states as trophies of the regiments maxi
ing the capture. Requests of this char
acler came from many of the Western
states.
Secretary Alger cabled Gen. Otis asking
what there were in the way of such pieces
and has received a reply stating that un-
der the terms OF the peace treaty all OBJ
solete cannon are to be turned over 20
the Spanish government. This would in
clude nearly all the pieces taken in Manila
as the Fiipinos have few such guns In
their army.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-16
FRENCH STEAMER RELEASED.
oIinde Rodriguez Did Not Intend TO
Enter san Juan.

Washington, May 15.-The Supreme
Court of the United States to-day decided
the prize money case Of the French steam
er olinde Rodriguez, the first of the naval
prize money cases growing out of the
Spanish war to reach the court.
The decision was announced by Chief
Justice Fuller, and directed that the yes
sci which was captured off San Juan.
Porto Rico, on July II last and has been
held since by the government, shall be re-
turned to It's owners on the ground that
it was not proven that the steamers Off
GERS intended to enter the blockaded port
The court held incidentally that the block
ade Of San Juan was effective.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-16
1T ALL WENT IN EXCHANGE.
Indemnity 10 Spain Charged Against
Trade balances.


New York, May 15-The fourth and last
of the $5,0c0,O0O treasury warrants paid to
Spain for the Philippine Islands was pre-
sented at the National City Bank to-day
by a representative of The French .mbas-
sy. This draft will pass through the
clearing house in to-morrow's exchanges.
Not one dollar of the $15.00OO0O already
paid to Spain has really gone out of this
country. the entire transaction having
been conducted on the basis OF foreign ex-
change; and as there has been a large
trade balance in favor of this country in
about every one of the continental money
markets, the indemnity money has been
charged against these balances
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-16
MAY DE NO EXTRA SESSION.

Prominent Member Says Proba-
biIities Are Against II.
washington, May ia member who is
IN a position to know the views Of the
President on the subject, to-day said that
the probabilities were against an extra
session Of Congress being called
He thought that the President had Civ
en- the subject some thought, but he was
reasonably sure that no call would be IS
sued, except in some unlocked for contin
gency which would make it necessary.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-16
CJBANS ARE DISSATISFIED
They Want to BE Paid without Civ
ing Up Their Arms.

santiago, Cuba. May 15.-Considerab.e
dissatisfaction is expressed here over the
oeHlaad by the United States government
'Aat the Cuban soldiers relinquish their
arms before receiving their shares in the
olstHouuon of the 50, OOO 600. La Independ-
ouold and other papers publish excited
at'l-''s protesting against the accept
"'ce OF any such proposal.
a, Ou aA sides among he Cubans Of San
""s2 violent expresisons are heard re-
sIlg.AS what is termed the niggard,y
o0'ouet of the AmericansV
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-16
Wore Poisoned by, Lobaters.

Hot Springs, Ark May 15-Fifteen
guests a a prominent hotel here have been
poisoned by eating canned Holsters 1t re-
quired The work of three physicians to
save their lives. All are now believed to
be out Of danger.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-16

s.l Nh' May 15.-Baron Heyl zu Herrn-
f,,'.Il ne National Liberal member of the
,... lslag, he's donated three million
,,,o. ~. "s towards the tuberculosis asylum
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-16
Large Plant transferred.

Cleveland. o.. May ia deed was fled
to-day transferring the Lake Erie Iron
Company to the Republic Iron and Steel
Company for consideration given $40.
The Lake Erie plant is valued at $1,000, 900.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-16
Extra session 10 BE cnIIed.

Albany. n. r., May 15.--Gov. Roosevelt
has decided TO call an extra session of the
state legislature TO revise the law passed
at The late session for taxing CORPORATION
franchises. The special session win con-
yene on May p