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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-10

Those on the Grant Got Most of Their
Experience on Deck.

Those on the Grant Got Most of Their
Experience on Deck.
Correspondence of the Assoclate ted Press0
on Board the United States Army
Transport Grant, Singapore, March A.
The officers of the detachment of troops
which the Grant is hurrying to reinforce
the American army at Manila make no
secret of the fact that their men are not
fit for immediate service.
Hardly % per cent. of the Fourth In
fantry and the battalion of the Seven
teenth on board the Grant are veterans.
The others are recruits, all of whom were
enlisted within two months of sailing from
New York, and some of whom were taken
in during the last day or two.
Their driIl has been limited to what the
small deck space of crowded transport
will allow, and during the first month of
the voyage it amounted to little more than
a'ssetting upi exercises
Save for the recurrence OF Cuban fever,
which frequently attacks even veterans,
the physical condition of the troops is ex-
cellent. The surgeons consider IL a rec
ord to be proud of that a community Of
1900 souls should be at sea nearly two
months with no more serious illness than
a few cases of measles, mumps and mem
ingitis. This health rate, they think, is
largely due 20 the excellent commissariat {
which has been maintained throughout.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-10
CHINOOK CAUSES TORRENTS.
Great Loss to Life and Property on
the Yellowstone


Anaconda, Mont, April 9-Specials to
the Standard from various parts of Mon
tana show that the recent chinook has
made raging torrents out of most of the
rivers, in many cases breaking all rec
ords
The Yellowstone has caused the greatest
loss of life and property. Ice jams have
backed the water at Glendive and Miles
City, where the greatest damage has been
done.
At Miles City the ice jammed at the
mouth of Tongue river, forcing the water
back until the entire southside of the city
was under water. Seventy-hve houses had
to be abandoned, the people having to be
rescued in boats, so quick had been the
rise of the water Late in the. afternoon
'he water broke over the track into Main
street, and ran in a torrent. Dynamite
has been nseds and II is supposed that the
wash is over. The loss cannot yet be esti-
mated.
Washouts are reported all along the
Northern Pacific, and passenger trains are
stalled all along, but the details are slow
in coming in.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-10

Marie Burroughs Accidentally Cut
Harold Russell.

Denver Col, April s.-Miss Marie Bur-
roughs of the Stuart Robson company, ac-
cidentaily stabbed Harold Russell, of the
same company, in the face at the Broad
way theater last night.
During the act of Two Rogues and A
Romance" Miss Burroughs part requires
that she go through the motion of stab
bing Mr.. Russell. The scene is in semi
darkness and Mr. Russell bent forward as
Miss Burroughs, brought the weapon down
and received a deep wound on the left
side of his face His injuries did not pre-
vent him leaving with his company to-
day.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-10
CONDUCTOR SHOT BY A BUGLER.
WiIkersOn Seriously Wounded I'm "a
Fight with Soldiers.

Newport News. Va. April s.-Charies
Wilkerson, yard conductor Of the Chcsa-
peake and Ohio, was shot early this morn
ine in a fight with Ben Bates, bugler
at Fort Monroe.
1t is asserted that Wilkerson was shot
by a companion of Bates. although Bates
shot at him once while Wilkerson was on
top of him. the ball doing no material
damage About dozen friends of the two
principals blazed away at one another
with revolvers fifty or sixty times during
the fight but no one save Wilkerson was
injured
Bates fred al Policeman Fisher twice
one OF the balls striking the officers
badge, which undoubtedly saved his life.
Bates later was captured by Police Ser
geant Reynolds between here and Fort
Monroe.
Wilkerson's wounds are serious. He was
sent to the Chesapeake and Ohio hospital
at Clifton Forge
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-10
MANY DROWNED IN A FLOOD.
Ice Gorge Broke and the Waters
Carried Death with Them.


Glendive, Mont. April 9.-An ice gorge
in the Yellowstone river at this point
caused that stream to overflow last night,
drowning four persons. Eight more are
missing. Three spans of the steel bridge are
washed out causing loss of S25,000 The
Northern Pacific tracks are inundated and
possibly washed away for some distance,
and the loss TO live stock by drowning wlil
involve large sum.
The dead are:
Mrs. r. w Snyder, wife of Rancher.
MISS Nellie Reagan, her niece.
Miss Rose Wybecht, a visitor 70 the
Snyder ranch.
Eugene f. O'Conner.
The missing are:
James Sullivan wife and six children.
me ice began moving at $50 O'Clock In
the evening ill $780, when it formed a
gorge. The Snyder family, noticing. the
gorge, started for the Northern Pacific
tracks, hoping to escape drowning but
before they covered half the distance the
water was waist deep and they took refuge
IN tree. O'Connor was the first 10 be
washed from the tree, Mrs. Snyder the sec
ond' and Miss Wybecht third. huge
piece of ice struck the tree and broke it
IN two, carrying off Miss Reagan.
II Is thought that the family of James
sullivan, wife and six children were swept
away by the overflow as no trace of them
can be found
Later developments to-day found eight
more persons who were victims of the
overflow, making twelve in all. They COM
prlsed the entire family of James Sulli-
van. wife and six children, whose residence
Is 200 yards from the nearest point of the
Yellowstone river. When Sheriff Aiken
and Charles Parker crossed the river
amidst the floating ice they found the Sui
livan residence with doors and windows
open and the entire family dead in the
room.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-10
INFATUATIoN FOR RUSSIANS.
influence KanE Yu wal Wants to
Free the Chinese From.

Victoria, B. c., April 9-Kang Yu Wal,
the refugee Chinese statesman, has ar
rived here on his way to London.
In an address to his countrymen he stat
ed that the object Of his visit TO London
Il for the purpose Of laying before the for
eign office the unhappy state OF affairs
IN his native land and endeaYoring to en-
list aid IN freeing the Empress Dowager
from her strange infatuation for the Rus
SANS
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-10
DEAD SOLDIERS IN CUBA.

Gen. BroOke's Last Report of LOsses
to the war Department.
Washington, April 9.--Gen. Brooke has
cabled the following death report for Cuba
to the war department;
Havana April s.--Adjutant Washington.
Death report sixth and seventh, Puerto
Principe Private Tilder Fisher, Company
F, Eighth Cavalry, typhoid; Private Benz
jamIn G.. Dicherson Company C., Fifteenth
Infantry, malaria; Corpl Clark Ewers.
Company r. Eighth Cavalry, died 7th, ty-
phoid. Brooke.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-10
HOLDS 1T rs a VIOLATION.
Emperor williams View Of the Sit

Emperor williams View Of the Sit
uatiOn i'm Samoa.
London, April 1O.-The Berlin correspond
ent of the Standard, says:
"After receiving the United States and
British ambassadors last week to explain
Germany's attitude regarding Samoa, EN-
peror William sent Instructions to the Ger
man ambassadors in London and Washing
ton to the general effect that Germany
considers the new government in Samoa IL
legal and the action of the British and
Americans a clear violation of the Sam
oan act.
"The report of the behavior Of Admiral
Kautz toward the German cruiser Fake
has given umbrage throughout the en-
pire."
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nou,eI wade an AUXILIARY.

New Orleans. April 9.-Rev George II.
Rouxei was to-day oonsecrated as auxil-
larry bishop. The ceremony took place at
St. Louis Cathedral and was conducted by
Archbishop Chapelle. The latter was re-
sponslble for the appointment and Bishop
Rouxel will act as the head OF the diocese
whenever Archbishop Chapelle is called
away on his duties as apostolic delegate to
Porto Rico. Cuba and the Philippines. The
appointment does not carry with A the
succession 10 the archbishopric.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-10
THE NATIoNALIsTs woN OUT.
Only Eighty-Thrce UniOnists Were
Elected in ireland.

Dublin April 9.-Returns received last
night from the Irish County Council cleo
IONS show that 300 Nationalists, SO Union
iss one labor candidate and one Liberal,
nave been returned.
ne Earl of Dunraven and Mount Earl,
Baron Monteagle of Brandon and Baron
Emily, Unionists, were elected In the
Limerick district.
The results of the elections in few
places VIII not be known until to-mor-
row
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-10

Denver. Col, April 9-Ex- United States
Senator ". A. w. Tabor OF Colorado. once
muFli-milllonaire and prominent factor
IN the state. IL at the point Of death from
appendicitis here.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-10
MANY CANDIDATES INJURED.
West Point Men Had Fight WitIa
Young Boys of the Town.

Young boys of the Town.
West Point, N. Y. April "a fierce bat
tie occurred at Highland Falls at lata
hour last night between candidates for adj
mission to West Point as cadets on the
one side, and boys Of the village on the
other.
There were about thirty OF the candidates
in the fight, but they were outnumbered
three 10 one by the boys of the town. The
trouble began with a hand-to-hand en-
counter, and the crowd soon increased to
such an extent that stone-throwing took
the place of fists. Several OF the candi-
dates were more or less injured, the MOST
seriously hurt being y. S. Grant, appoints
ed at large by the President.
The services of all the doctors In tho
town were required to dress the wounds
Of the injured.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-10
ALGER LEAVES ron NEW YORK.
Porto Ricans Must Patiently Await
Civil Government

Porto Ricans Must Patiently Await
Civil Government.
San Juan. Porto Rico, Aprl 9.--secretary
of war Alger with his party. left to-day
for New York.
During his stay here he received many
petitions from municipalities asking fnan-
cial help and relief from excessive taxa
ton.
The administration OF Gen. Guy v. Hen
ry, the governor OF the island, Is under
stood to be entirely satisfactory to the
Secretary of War, who entirely approves
his policy.
The secretary and the governor had a
long conference and an understanding was
reached between them rs to the future. AL
though Gen. Alger refrained from express
ing any opinion on the matter,i is believed
that in his judgment, the civil govern
ment must come slowly. and that the Porto
Rlcans must exercise patience.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-10
INCREASED TRADE SHOWS UP.
Natural Growth in Philippines, Cuba
and Porto Rica.

Washington, April 9,-February returns
to the war department show an increase
IN the imports from the Philippines, Cuba
ana Porto Rico into this country, amount
ing to ,40S, and a corresponding increase
OIL exports from the United States to the
Islands of S693 ,269, as compared with che
same month a year ago
Onr trade with the Philippines begins
70 show the natural growth following bet
yer attention from American exporters.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-10
TRIED HARD TO WRECK A TRAIN
Two Men Arrested for Piling Cross
ties on Railroad Track.

Chattanooga, Tenn, April 9.-George Sc
ribe and Duffy Morgan are under arrest at
Lafayette, Ga, for attempting to wreck a
passenger train on the Chattanooga, Rome
and Southern Railway, and they confessed
their guilt.
Section men found ties piled on the track
and removed them. The miscreants put
them back
The locomotive struck the obstruction
but was running cautiously. Only one car
was derailed and no one hurt. The crimi-
nals were caught hiding here.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-10

Hardly One Out of 100 Got Even "a
Good Foot wettiBg,

Louisville. KY, April s--The big stern
wheel steamer John X. Speed, owned by
the Cincinnati and New Orleans Packet
Company, en- route to New Orleans with
fruit, became unmanageable while Ieav-
ing her dock this afternoon, owing 90 n
treacherous current and a high wind, ana
drfted down the river until she struck
the outer point Of the Kentucky side of
the dam. The boat careened and then set
tied down to the rock bottom the water
rushing into her hold through large Jag
ged hold aft OF her boilers.
Not soul Of the 100 aboard was IN
jured in the least, some not even getting
their feet wet. The ilfe-saVers responded
with the greatest alacrity. The vessel,
valued az $4,000, probably will be a wreck,
though most Of the cargo can be saved
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-10

Gen. Otis sends nm Additional List
of KILLED and wounded.

Washington, April 9-The following ca
blegram from Gen. OILS al Manila was
received by the war department to-day;
Manila, April 9.--Adjuiant CeheraI
washington; The casualties not hereto
fore reported are as follows:
March z6.-Kuled. Third Infantry, o,
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THOSE JEFFERSON DINNERS.
BOwery Man to serve one of Them
for Eighty Cents u Plate.

BOYvery Man to Serve one of Them
for Eighty Cents Plate.
New York, April 9-Meetings weEe held
tonight by the committee of the Chicago
platform Democrats and the workingmen
to make arrangements for their dinner In
celebration of Jeffersons birthday The
contract to serve the Chicago platform
dinner on April 10 was let to a Bowery
restaurant, who agreed to serve IL at so
cents a plate.
Bryan will speak upon Democracy
George Fred Williams upon Trusts and
Monopolles," and Col c. II. Jones on 1.-THE
Platform of 1900"
Ex-Gov. Altgeld and Charles A. Towne
viii also speak.
AT the worklngmen's dinner, April 49,
in addition to Mr.. Bryan, ex-Gov. Altgeld
Gov Plngree and Mayor Jones of Toledo
are among the speakers.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-10
saven T,yentr-six Mcn.

London, April 9.--News has been re-
ceeiNed here that the Danish steamer Nord-
larer Capt Brunnich, Galveston for Ham
ourg, via Norfolk took OFF twenty-slx men
rom the French fishing schooner Engenie,
which fouudered.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-10

Keeper Fisher the Last Victim OF
the Mammoth Elephant.

Kansas City, Mo, April 9.-"Rajah' a
mammoth elephant owned by Lemeu
Bros. Circus Company, which has been
wintering in Argentine, Kan, near here,
to-day killed is keeper, Frank Fisher.
making its ninth victim.
Fisher had returned TO the tent intoM-
Gated and tried to make the different AMI
mails perform, Rajah resenting his rough
treatment
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-10
AGUINALDo DOWN ON ENGLISH.
His Decree Says Spanish Must De
the Official Language

Madrid. April 9-rhe following dispatch
from Manila is published here; "Aguinal-
do hos issued a decree directing that
Spanish shall be the omclal language
throughout the archipelago. and protest.
ing against the American pretensions to
forces the use OF English ON the natives
who do not know H."
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-10
REIGN OF TERROR Ar HAN KAu
American Missionary Makes Charges
Against "a Priest.

London. April lO.-The' Daily Mail pub
Ilshes the following dispatch from shang-
hai IAN American Protestant mission.
afy az Han Kau. a Chinese treaty port.
on the Yang-tse-Klang, makes sensational
allegations against the Roman Catholics
o. burning Protestant chapela ana tor
turing PrOtestaniH ie gives tho name
of a priest concerned and piolufes "a reign
Of terror M certain districts"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-10
WRECK WITHOUT AN INJURY.
Miraculous Escape of Green Bay and
western Passengers.

Miraculous Escape of green Bay ana
Western Passengers.
Green Bay, Wis, April 9.-Fifty passen-
gers on an east bound train on the Green
Bay and Western Railroad this afternoon
had a miraculous escape from death and
injury two miles east of Royalton.
owing to an unnoticed washout, the
roadbed collapsed under the weight of the
train which was running forty miles per
hour Fireman A. Coppin jumped safely
but Engineer Wigman was pinned by de-
bris Of the engine, which rolled down the
-enabsnl,nent. He will recover. The bag
gage car and coaches were torn off the
trucks and thrown forward.
Not one passenger was injured, but the
loss to rolling stock will be heavy.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-10

Glendive, Mont, April 9.--Twelve per-
sons are known to have been victims of
the overflow caused by the ice gorge Fri
day night at Glendive Ten of the bodies
haveeso far been recovered.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-10

Macon, April 9.-.The Third unltel
states Infantry, under Col. r. II. RAY.
A officers and ssf enlisted men, arrived
here to-day and went int0 camp on ,he
size formerly occupied by che second Ohio.
The regiment ia Ia fine condition and re-
oelYed cordial welcome.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-10

washington. April 9.-Almon NJ. Ciapp,
once United States public printer ana
prominent politician, died here to-day, aged
N
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-10
PLUNGED KNIFE IN HER HEART
Won Schmidt Kills His wife ana
Then Staba Himself.

Alameda, Cal. April 9--capt Edward
Won Schmidt, a prominent yachtsman,
murdered his former wife ana committed
suicide in this city to-day. In 1898 his wife
secured a divorce from him and the Gus
tody Of their children. lie threatened her
life repeatedly and to-day went to her
home and stabbed her fatally IN the back
os she turned to flee. He then plunged the
weapon into his heart
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-10
WAS TROUBLE ON THE MEADE.
Troops Almost Mutinied on Account
of the Had Food.

of the Had Food.
Boston, April 9-The transport Meade
bearing the Eighth Massachusetts, Volun-
teers. arrived to-day from Matanzas Sc
rious trouble occurred among the men dur
ing the voyage.
Eighteen members OF the regiment came
as prisoners and we're turned over TO che
commandant al Fort Warren 20 serve on,
terms of imprisonment for violations OF
the mutiny law.
Much dissatisfaction was expressed by
the men during the voyage at the guam
tity and quality Of che provisions fur.
nished.
Last Friday evening the trouble among
the soldiers almost approached mutlny.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-10
Yncht IntrenIn slnhled.

cape Henry, Va, April s.--rhe American
sepooner yacht Intrepid. with her flying
Jippoon gone and f0retop mast struck,
pHese0 ~ the capcs this afternoon.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-10
SAYS CHANGES ARE INVALID.
National Zeitung Says Proclamation
of Jan Is In Force

Berlin, April 9.-The National zeitung,
discussing the situation at Samoa, de-
clares that all changes which have oc-
CURED there since the middle Of March
are invalid, and that the conditions estab-
lished by the joint proclamation of the
consuls on Jan. are still legally In force.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-10

wellington N. H., April e-The imperial
government has accepted the offer of the
colony to dispatch a boat to Samoa, but
the troops offered are not required
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-10
Il. ). HAVEMEYER DEAD.

He Was Brother of Henry and
Theodore Hnvemeyer.
New York. April 9.-Thomas j. Have
meyer died this morning az his home IN
Throgg's Neck, N. r.. aged 53 Of hemor-
rhage OF the brain. lie was a brother OF
Henry o. and Theodore A. Havemeyer and
was formerly In partnership ia the sugar
business with them.
Three years ago he retired from busi-
ness, owing 10 III health.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-10

New York. Apri 9.-Moscs Dodd, found
or Of the Publishing house Of Dodd, Meade
& Co, died to-day
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Death of ". X. Domcn.

Chicago. April IN r. Bowen, Dresi-
dent Of the chicago CITY Hallway, died hese
Tonight,
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-12-08
N0RM0N'S WARNING.
Action Against Him Bad Pre-
cedent.
aISoRIrIEs MIGHT EE WIPED OUT.
Predicted Tint In Stress of Political Ex-
citement the Majority Could Do Whole.
sale Barring of Opposition Members.
Statement Lacks Denial of Guilt.

WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-Brigham H.
Roberts of Utah, who was not allowed
to be sworn in as a representative in
con gress of that state, has issued an ad.
dress to the American people. 1t con-
tains much that was said by Mr.. Rob
erts ON the floor of the house and by Mr..
Richardson, who opposed the resolu-
ton of Mr.. Taylor of Ohio. After re-
viewing the facts and proceedings re-
sulting In the appointment OF the COM
mittee, he said in part:
The member from Utah is not allowed
to take the oath of his office and com
mittec is appointed to try him as to his
alleged guilt of the offenses charged.
Its membership is made up entirely of
those who voted to adopt the method of
procedure. Not one who voted against it
was allowed to find a place upon that com
mittee; and il the creation of such u trib-
unal for such purpose be allowed, there
Is no reason why the committee should
not be made up of members of one politi
Cal faith-for the majority may do as it
pleases about that,
ask the American people to stop and
think what that may mean to this coun-
try in times of high political excitement
and party strife and passion.
First-A formidable minority in the
bouse may be reduced either to very sig
niticant minority, or even blotted out of
existence.
Second-The representation to which q
state is entitled on the floor of the house
may be denied to it-as in this Utah case
for any length of time this committee
may elect to deny it such representation.
Ii the present Republican house can
thus deprive Utah of her representation,
there is no reason why it could not deny
Virginia hers, even though she has ten
representatives, for ten representatives us
easy as one can be turned away from the
bar of the house, and one state as well as
another if bar majority in the house
chooses to have it so. And if the present
of Utah or Virginia there is no reason why
the next Democratic house could not pro-
coed in like manner with representatives
from Republican states under this new
any unprecedented rule of procedure.
Ihird-This new precedent also strikes
down the constitutional guarantee of
right to one accused of crime, to "a speedy
and public trial by an impartial jury OF
the state wherein the crime shall have
been committed" The proposition is not
to deprive me of my seat in congress by
the presentation OF records of conviction
for crime before courts before which |
have been found guilty under the due
forms of the law. The proposition IS to
try me before the committee of the house,
to send for persons and papers and wit
nesses to ascertain my guilt or innocence
Of on alleged mlsdcmeanor, reported to
have been committed in Utah. 1t will be
useless to deny this statement by saying
that in the charge against me which re-
suited in the appointment of this extra
ordinary committee Of investigation, it is