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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-18
wILLOwDENE FROM SANTOS.
Protest Against Permitting Her to
Go to New Orleans.

Protest Against Permitting Her to
Go to New Orleans.
New Orleans, Dec. 1.-THE British
steamship WilIowdene, Capt. Anderson,
from Rio de Janeiro, via Santos, coffee la
den, arrived at the Mississippi quarantine
station tonight. Her crew of twenty-five
men is in excellent health and there was
no sickness aboard during the voyage.
The vessel will be put through the strict
tumigadon and unloading process provid-
ed by the United States treasury reguia-
tons. The ship took part of her cargo
Of coffee at Santos, and both English ana
American consuts testify that the bubonic
plague exists there. The American con-
SD. testiies that the ship was thoroughly
dsinfected and since then she has been
al sea thirty-six days with not case Of
sickness aboard,
The Cotton Exchange and other bod les
ale urging the Board of Health to refuse
to permit the ship and cargo to come to
me city, even after disinfectiOn and de-
tenuon. The Board Of Health is not GER
tain Of its powers in prohibiting entry TO
healthy ship, but wil meet Thursday to
decide finally. The ship has 1900 bags
Of coffee aboard.
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fitting Jacket and picture hat, she was
peering through The crowd Of ads at the
horses making ready 10 start. A keen lover
Of horses, as Is her husband, and an own
CT of good trotting stock, she was puzzlsd
and DISTRESS at Pine Knots defeat She
knew and loved lie little brown horse.
John" she said suddenly. pine Knots
driver does not know how 10 handle him.
| know / could drive him and bring him
in a winner"
"I'n bet on your Cried her husband.
John Gredeker, Pine Knots owner stood
near. A dozen more of his admirers over
head the remark. In an instant Mrs Prin-
die was The center of an excited group.
Bring him out ahead for basket OF
WineI' cried the men.
"I'll bring him out because love him"
said the little woman, stoutly, with a
flush in her checks. q
She was down beside the horse In an
instant Just pat and a word. but he
understood. Mrs. Prindle tossed aside the
picture hat, snatched the cap from the
bewildered drivers head and stood by
while they adjusted the sulky.
Her training gown was the next ques-
ton.
'fPins! was her laconic demand and
pins were forthcoming The skirt was
raised and swathed about her plant fig
ure, and Driver Jessie was in and away
Just her touch on the lines and the little
brown morse threw up his head and dashed
the half mile on to victory. Not a break
in the speed. the time 1:1O and the second
heat was won. The race was for the best
Two out Of three. 81
In The last heat both horses started well
together, but Pine Knot, tingling at the
sound of Driver Jessies voice. shook Off
his old-time enemy and came in victorl-
Gus.
Nervous? Not a Bit" laughed Driver
Jessie proudly. ut was my first experi-
enee on the track. but / knew he'd win"
patting the horses glossy neck. II con-
fess / did have one awful moment. though,
when | thought my back hair was coming
down"
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RUssIA's FINANCIAL STATUS.
Routwosky Says False Impressions
Have Been Spread.

Washington, Dec I'm. Routwosky.
the agent of the ministry of finances of
Russia in Washington, in a communica-
ton 10 the Associated Press. which has
received the approval of the Russian am
bassador, complains of the attempts which,
he says were made in Europe recently
to create in this country the impression
that the relations between the governments
OF Japan and Russia We're strained.
Immediately after these statements had
oeen authoritatively denied by the Rus
san ambassador and the Japanese minis
Ter mere says NJ. ROutwosky, other sen
sdIohal rumors We're started, presumably
at Berlin, and directed against the credit
OF the Russian empire. These were fol-
lowed by hbels directed against the emf
hent statesmen to whose care was intrust-
ca that credit, and an appeal made TO ia
pan, IN an article on Russian finances, to
attack that country before her transit
Deran Railroad could be completed"
NJ. Routwosky adds that in view of the
fact that all of those false rumors and
misstatements, if not exposed, might leave
among capitalists and financiers in this
country an erroneous impression, he has
decided TO give to the press some figures
on the subject. These figures show that
during the twelve years from 1887 to 1898
the ordinary revenues of the Russian gov
eminent steadily increased from $50, 600 600
roubles in 1887 TO 1854, 900 900 roubles in 1888,
and that during the whole of that time
with the exception of two years QSS7 and
1S9l) the expenses were considerably less
than the receipts, this surplus for the
twelve years amounting to 10000, 900 rou-
bies. For the same twelve years the ex-
traordinary revenues and expenses of the
government make a total of the former of
1,126,0O0,0O0, and of the latter of 2O75, 900, =
O00
The deposits of the people in the savings
banks on Jan. l. 1887, are shown to have
amounted to 100000 roubles. while on
June l. 1899 these deposits had increased
to 567, 100000 roubles.
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ARE ON oPPIsITE SIDES.
Atlanta Mans Two Nephews i'm the
South African War.

Atlanta. Dec. Thames Craig, a pat
tern-maker in the employ of the Western
and Atlantic raj road shops, aud pioneer
citizen of Atlanta, is the uncle of two
young men who are contendins On opposite
sides in the Boer-Brit sh war, and there
is I'D ii lional interest in the story from the
fact that enc of his nephews married a
niece of Gen. Pet Joubert.
The young men in question are Frank
and Hubert Craig, Frank having married
a niece of the Boer general and be ng on
the latters Staff, and Hugh being an ac-
tive member Of the Natal Fusl deers, VINO
have aiken a p m'nent part in The inVa-
sion of the Boer country.
The Toys are sons of John Craig, who
was Torn in Ayreshire, Scotland, about
seventy -four years ago. The father moved
to South Africa with his family many
years ago, and IL was there that Frank
met and fen in love with he niece Of the
Bosr commander. This action estTangtd
father and son, as the Old man was in
tensely pro-British in his sympathies, and
although John craig frequently mention
ed Hugh, the loyal son, in his le,tels TO
his brother in Atlanta, Frank seemed to
be entirely forgotten, merely the fact Of
his new connections being chroncled.
The old man lived at Dundee, and died
about a week previous to the outbreak in
South Africa. His brother In this city an
xiously scansf the papers each day for
news from the Transvaal yet with mis-
givings at victories for either side, as the
success of either party means disaster TO
one of his kinsmen. He has received no
tidings from South Africa since the be-
ginning of the struggle and only knows
the relative positions occupied by his
neDheWs
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pyANs HOLDINGS ARE SMALL.
rss THAN THREE PER CENT. OF
THE sEABOARD's VALUE.

.-tdeut williams Evidently Does
>,+ Fear the Promised Opposition.
80 the Consolidation VIII Take
place as scheduIed-F'inanci aI
s+atus of All the Lines in the Sys-
cor, Retter Than Ever-Large Or
Tors for Rolling stock Placed.
4,,1tirnore. Dec. <17.-In an interview to-
80, robn SHELTON williams, president of
~, seaboard Air Line, gave a resume of
,,. onnosition of Thomas F. Ryan to the
.,,so1idatiou into the Greater Seaboard
l,.,,nanv of the various Southern rail-
Tvs Among other things, Mr.. Williams
said:
Ell may be proper at this time, in view
If certain allegations which have been
,oblished by Mr.. Ryan's attorneys recent
Il. TO state exactly what his interest is
q, tbe seaboard System. He owns less
,ban 20 per cent. of the capital stock of
one Of the eighteen roads in the system,
and this road is less than eighty miles
long out of a total mileage in the system
If more than $500 miles. This road does
moi control directly or indirectly any other
road in the system, with the exception of
q small lumber line in North Carolina,
about thirty miles long.
Gle has a few shares here and there. in
some of the other roads but the total val
ne Of his holdings of the shares in the
other roads is less than $780, Taking
all the securities which he holds in the
entire Seaboard system at their market
value it would represent less than per
cent. of the actual value of the Seabodrd
system. based on the present market value
of its securities, or scarcely per cent of
tbe value of the three systems which Il
now proposes to consolidate into the
Greater Seaboard.
a will only add that our plan of con-
eoIidation will be carried into effect in
the next few weeks, in spite of the oppo-
siHon offered
"As 10 the financial status of the Yari-
ous roads. it is even better than it has
ever been at any pBevious time in their
history and the growth and development
of the business of the system is indicated
10 some extent by orders which we have
recently found necessary to place for fifty
new locomotives and more than 500 addl-
tional freight cars.
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YOUNG LADIES AS UsHERs.
Had the Effect of bringing the Young
Men to Church.

Atlanta, Dec. 17.-An absolutely unique
scene was witnessed at the Temple Bap-
fist Church to-day, when three pretty
young ladies supplanted the young men
ushers, and escorted the astounded mem
bers of the congregation to their usual
seats
The Temple Church, of which Rev. A. C.
Ward is pastor, is one of the most promi-
nent in the city. The congregation has
just erected a handsome edtfce, which is
usually well filled with Fashionable peO-
pie. OF late the young men of the church
have shown an inclination to absent them
selves from morning service and Mr..
Ward adopted this method of increasing
attendance. 1t was eminently success
full, as rumors of the story had gotten out
before service, and young men who have
never seen the interior of the new church
sat throughout the long sermon with pa
thence, 50 long as they could feast ther
eyes on the beautiful young lady ushers.
This new departure is TO be perma-
nency. Some months ago the famour Dr..
Broughton created a sensation by having
young ladies pass the collection plate in
his church, but the Temple Baptist heads
the procession now.
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IN SUMTER SUPERIOR COURT.
Loss to VirgInia-CnrOIina Company
by Fire Is &3O.OOO.

Americas, Ga. Dec. 17-This session OF
Sumter Superior Court will not be az
short as expected at the beginning. II
has already lasted three weeks and ye.-
tcrday took recess until Jan. g. when
criminal business will be resumed. or the
cases disposed Of the past week, l.. F..
Horton, a white farmer, was sent up for
ten years for mansaughter while W. +.
Blassengame was sentenced 70 term OF
twelve months in the chaln-gang or fine
Of $3.50 for forgery
Walter Johnson, a well-kn0wn and es-
teemed young man Of his city and son Of
Mr.. Henry II. Johnson, died last evening.
The deceased had been an invalid for some
time.
The loss to the Virgnia-Caro DINA COM
pany by the burning OF the acid chamber
and office building at its plant here FRI
day night is estimated at about 0,OCO,
fully insured. The plant had just art
ed operations for the season. More than
a hundred tons of sulphur were bufne
with the acid plant II is not lei eyed
the company will rebuild the plant as
some dissatisfaction has existed fer quite
awhile on account Of the high rate Of TAX
alton by the city.
The Annual Conference OF the African
NJ e. Church, in session here the past
week. came 10 a close to-day Bishop
Holsey presided and the meeting was
largely attended. The pu,pits in all In =
colored churches were occupied to-day by
visiting ministers.
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THREE WE'RE BADLY BURNED.
Accident Caused by the Explosion of
gases in "a Cellar.

Accident Caused by the Explosion of
Gases in Cellar.
New York. Dec. 17.-Three persons were
badly burned at Plainheld this afternoon
by the explosion of gases in a cellar.
The injured are Mrs. William Chamber
lain of East Third street. her daughter,
Lottle, 15-years old, and Joseph Stevens,
man employed by Mr.. Chamberlain.
Mrs. Chamberlain end her daughter are
not expected to live.
Mrs. Chamberlain discovered this after
noon that a barrel of varuish In the cellar
was leaking, and with the aid of Stevens,
she transferred it to another barrel. Con.
siderable amount of Varnish had run out
and covered the floor, and as it was he
coming dark before the work was ac-
complished the woman struck "a match,
intending to light a lamp. Her daughter
was close beside her at the time. The
striking of the match was accompanied
by a rush of fame and an explosion. The
flame enveloDed Mrs. Chamberlain, ana
her daughter and to a less extent, Stew
ems.
The womens clothing ignited and a mo-
ment both were wrapped i'm flames. They
ran upstairs and seizing bedclothing.
wrapped 1t around themselves and rolled
about the floor. Neighbors, attracted by
the explosion, ran into the house and aid
ed in eXtinguishing the flames. Both wo-
men were so badly burned, however, that
there is little hope of their living
Stevens was burned about the face and
hands.
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REMAINS OF NAMES VICTIMS.
The Work of Disbursement VIII Be-
gin in Havana To-day.

Havana Dec. 1.-THE United States bat
tleship Texas, Capt Sigsbee commanding,
has arrived here, and Capt. Greene, com
mandant of the naval station, has con-
ferred with Capt. Sigsbee with regard to
the removal from Colon Cemetery of che
bodies of the victims of the Maine disas-
ter.
The present intention is to remove the
remains with as little ceremony posi-
bic. The work of disinterment will begin
tomorrow morning.
Each coffin viii be inclosed in a metal
casket and be surrounded by disinfecung
compound. The caskets viii be removed
during the night to the naval wharf, where
they will be under guard until all is ready
for removal to Che battieship, which, it is
expected will take place Wednesday night
or Thursday at daybreak. The Texas will
then leave at once. a
Father Chadwick win idenufy the collins
as they are taken from the ground, having
a chart showing the exact location of
each. A.A4AE
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TAXATION Down IN TEXAS.
Proposed Changes Are Somewhat
Severe on Corporations.


Austin, Tex, Dec. T.-Gov. Savers to-
day gave 10 The press the advance copies
Of the state tax committees report which
will be submitted to the special session of
the legislature next month.
The report seeks to readjust the entire
taxation system of the state, and is rather
severe on railroads and other corporations.
1t proposes that express companies be
taxed per cent. on their gross premium
receipts sleeping car companies 21s per
cent wharf companies 2 per cent; tele-
graph companies , per cent; telephone
companies 2 per cent.
Insurance companies are to be taxed as
follows, on their gross premium receipts:
Life and accident companies per cent;
fire companies l per cent; marine, health
and live stock 2 per cent; accident insur-
ance companies , per cent; tornado insur-
anae companies 2 per cent; surety and
guaranty companies 2 per cent. Gross re-
ceipts of railroads are to be taxed l per
cent; street car companies, gas, electric
and water companies one-han of one per
cent. on gross receipts; oil companies 2
Ter cent; text book corporations per
cent; railroad car companies per cent.
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WOMAN WINS suLKY RACE.
In society, hut Her sporting Blood
Took Her ON the Track.


Took Her ON the Track.
From TIE New York World.
There is a new racing genius on the
Highland Park track, new toast for
New Brunswiek nen, and all becau e of
the way Pine Knot won the race yester-
day afterno n.
ut was all through the love Of wo-
man, Driver Jessie!" they say.
Pine Knot coud tell you all about It II
he would His el quent eyes and The soft
nose that rubbed Driver Jessie's cheek at
The end Of tire final hea. wi en- he Whole
field was in a tumuit Of entau siasm, TO d
his appreciation Of her aid,
For the tile brown horse ial been
beaten, badly beaten in the earlier rart
Of the day. lie, the favorite, the sp edi, ~
BIT Of horsefiesh in he country round.
had been ingloriously eft tehi0d by a
trotter considered OF no impor' ance. His
driver had piled his whip ana hout d, ana
the clean-limbed 9nimal, daztd and I'M
compre hending, he'd done his best 10 raj
ly 60 the fnish-but in vain.
The second heat was about to beg n.
Pine Knot shrank from The drivers voice
as from a blow. His hesd turned from side
TO side. as IL in search Of help, and his
dumb appeal was not ia vain.
Among The Spectators was Mis- Jessie
Priudle, who had drile en- ever with her ms.
band. John, fr m New Brunswick 10 zee
the races. Petite, charm .ng Ia her ght-
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May Hold a Meeting to Bolster Up
Financial situation.

Boston, Dec. H.-As result of a confer
enee of Boston and New York financial
men. which at O'clock this morning had
been in almost uninterrupted session for
more than twenty-four hours, it is proba-
bic that there will be a special meeting of
the Stock Exchange at 9 O'Clock to-mor-
row morning to consider drastic measures
for the present financial situation. At this
conference ii was practically decided that
if no other action was taken support would
at least be given 20 good stocks in order
to prevent what might be termed a gam
blers' panic
There Is one stock in particular. a Bos-
ton stock, which has sold far above par,
which went little below it Saturday, and
large blocks of which are expected to he
thrown on the market by men who think
they must have the money to protect
them In other lines. Thrown upon mar
ket in which there are no buyers, there Is
no telling how far the downward rush
would carry the prices
A measure which was being considered
al the conference at an early hour this
morning was united action by the Stock
Exchange in the refusal to execute selling
orders But such action. or any radical
step, will DEPEND to a great extent upon
the London market this morning If
that should be very bad. some drastic
measures are almost certain to be adopt
ed TO bolster up the situation here.
1t was reported tonight that negotia-
lions We're in progress for the absorpt
of large blocks of United States Mining
for cash by New York interests. A con-
ference with that object in view was in
progress at late hour last evening. 1t
came down merely to question of price
As is well appreciated on the street, such
purchase at this time would be a great
relief to the situation
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MAC LAGAN ON THE RITUAL.
Not Likely Bishops VIII Prosecute
Mountaineering Clergy.


NOR-ConfOrming Clergy.
London Dec 1.-THE Most Rev. Will
liam Dalrymple MacLagan, Archbishop or
York, in a pastoral letter regarding the
ritual, says:
'lt has been widely stated chat the Bish-
ops have determined to prosecute clergy
Who do not conform. These rumors are
without the slightest authority. We do
not believe that a single bishop has
thought of such a step.
But, although the Bishops themselves
may abstain from prosecutions, it is not
likely that they would place any impede
mfnt in the way of others desiring to
lake steps. Those clergy who are in an
anomalous position are little more than
handful"
The Archbishop suggests the applica-
uon Of The Second Epistle TO the Thessa-
'ohians, chapter III, verses "A and IS, de-
CdIlng that he would regard the disobe-
gieht clergy in the same ght IS st. Paul
displayed in those passages of scripture.
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STOCK EXCHANGE is SUED.
William Euclid Young is Demanding
Heavy Damages.

New York, Dec. H.-An action has been
commenced in the Supreme Court by Will
liam Euclid Young against the New York
Stock Exchange through it's president, in
which the plaintiff demands an injunc-
ton, restraining the defendant from ex-
Guiding him from the privileges and mem
bership, and also damages in the sum of
100000, on account of the pecuniary loss
and injury to his reputation by reason
of the action of the board of governors
of the exchange in expelling MIN on Dec.
go 1896.
Young was member of the exchange
for nearly thirty years, having Joined it
in 1869 Prior to Dec. %, 1896, he was the
Stock Exchange representative of the firm
of e. B. Cuthbert & Co About a week
later, on Dec 80, after a trial before the
board of governors, he was convicted of
having participated in an irregular trans
action and expelled
He protested against the action of the
board of governors and endeavored to have
it reversed, but without success.
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AN extraordinary accident occurred 20
a trolley car at Sing Sing. N. r., recent
", which recalls Robert Louis Steven-
sons "Dynamller,'' in which a man car
ryiug a box Of dynamite is jostled by a
woman so as 10 cause the explosive TO fall
though it does not explode. In the present
instance ton Of dynamite was on a cart
whsn IL was struck by trolley car, and
a wheel VIZ taxi off the wagon and the
vehicle was turned over. The driver OF
The wagon fen back in a half-faint, and
he knew It would be useless to run, even
IL he had not been paralyzed with fear.
The motorman was also so frs htehed for
q moment that he could not back away
from the wreck. One of the passengers
yelled 'Dynamite" ana thy all beat a
preciptate retreat, and there was little
curiosity eWnced when a new wagon was
Obtained ard the dynamite was transferr-
cd
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New Italian Opera.

St Louis, Mo-, Dec. ia new Italian
opera will have its initial presentation IN
America at the Music Hall here by the
Castle Square Opera Company Monday
evening, Jan. s. The opera is Nicola Spin
ellis "A Basso Porto" and Is of the mod
ern Italian realistic school Nine. Selma
Kronold who sang i'm the role of Maria
in the premier production at Cologne, will
take the same role in the English pro-
Cfuction in ST. Louis. The opera Is lyric
tragedy Of lowly neapolltan life. The
book Is by Geonredo Cognetti and the ~
rics by Eugene Checchi.
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Little Doubt That She FOundered in
Wednesdays Storm.

Chicago, Dec. IA special dispatch
from Sault ste Marie, Mich, 10 the Lake
Marine News Bureau. says:
"Whalebaek barge 115, which has been
missing on Lake Superior since Wednesday
last, was to-day given up for lost with her
crew of nine men. The only names known
of the lost are Capt. Arthur A. Boyce
Mate Michael Stynop, Cook William
Buckner.
1.-The steamer Colgate Hoyt, which had
the lost barge in tow, gave up the search
for her to-day and passed down through
the locks bound for Lake Erie. The crew
of the Hoyt have no doubt but that the
barge went down in the great storm of
Wednesday.
This is the first of the whaleback fleet
on the Great Lakes to founder in a Storm
The barge carried a cargo of 5000 tons of
iron ore and was valued at $4,000. She
was owned by the Rockefeller interests"
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william II. Carpenter Dead.

Baltimore, Dec. n.-Winiam II. Carpen-
ter, author, poet and editor, died at his
home in this city to-day, aged Sc years
He was born In England. but came 20
Eal imore nearly seventy years ago. Mr.
Carpenters literary career covered a pc
riod Of over sixty years. Besides publ sh-
ing number of volumes Of prose and poe e.
try, Mr.. Carpenter contributed largely to
various magazines.