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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-27
SURVEYING A NEW RAILROAD.
Convict Went Crazy-4TOms Lost HIS
Suit-WaycrOsS News.

Waycross, Ga. oct. 26-The new rail-
road from Augusta to Valdosta is beins
surveyed rapidly. The surveying party in
charge of railroad bridges was in Villa
coochee last night.
The new road will cross the Brunswick
and Western Railway about three miles
west of Willacoochee, near an old mill
site and not far from the Alapaha river
1t will cross the Ocmulgee river al OH
Jacksonville, former place of prominence
on that stream.
This road which is being built by a syn
dictate of which Capt T. ]. James is 81
the lead. will pass through a fine section
of country. 1t will cross the Georgia and
Alabama and also the Southern roads at
Helena, in Telfair county.
Ed Green, negro convict on the Way
cross chain-gang, suddenly lost his mind
yesterday He was taken in charge by
the county authorities and will be sent to
the asylum He was put on the gang
about month ago under the charge of
stealing.
W. H. Toms, who sued the Plant Sys-
TEN for $4,000 damages In Charlton Supe-
rior Court, lost his case yesterday. This
was the second trial of the case, the YER
dict at the former trial being 5000 for
Toms.
w. NJ. Wilson's fine Jersey mich COW
died Sunday night. Mr.. Wilson thinks
probably she was poisoned.
Another meeting of the Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has been
called for next Wednesday afternoon, at
the Rifles armory in the Lott building.
Capt. r. 2. Bird has received some fam
fly heirlooms from his late brother, George
| &c oil hot hA Varfsx RS
highly. Among other things is an old
English twist double-baTreled shotgun, sill
yer mounted, and a powder horn that is
a unique and very artistic piece of work.
| The horn has been in the Bird family since
1856, having been owned by r. p. Birds
| grandfather, James Bird. 1t holds one
| pound, and is richly trimmed in beechwood
and carved beautifully, showing the work
of master hand. James Bird
| was brave Revolutionary SOL
! der in Washington's army, and
probably had this Identical horn with
him when CORVALLIS surrendered at York
| town.
The Oldest house standing in Bryan
| county in all robability is the residence
built by Mr.. DANES Bird, when he came
| to this country from Pennsylvania in
1872.
G. w. Haddock is serving as foreman
of the grand jury in Charlton county this
| week
S. A. Marshall has just returned from
| Atlanta, where he went in the interest of
the Waycross Fair. He secured all the
horses eligible for the Waycross races
| Nov. to II, and added many other new
attractions. The largest hog In the state,
Weighing LOSS pounds, will be here. II is
| owned by a Warren county man. F. A.
Werden has been out all over this section
| advertising the fair, and the outlook is
| good for a good show.
Mr. and Mrs II. Murphy returned this
morning from their vacation in New Jer-
| sey
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-27
ANTI-RoBERTs RESOLUTION.
Was Ruled Out of Missionary COun-
ell by BishOp WhippIe.

ST. Louis, Oct 26.-To-day's session OF
the Missionary Council of the Protestant
Episcopal Church at st. Peters began
with the usual religious services, al the
conclusion of which Bishop futile of Mis-
souri, introduced a resolution asking for
the expulsion from the National House OF
Representatives. of Brigham H. Roberts
of Utah.
Bishop Whipple, the presiding officer,
ruled the resolution out of order, saying
that the council had met for a specific
purpose and could not consider outside
matters.
In course of an argument on a reslu-
ton TO make rule requiring stated con-
tribuUOns TO the missionary fund, which
was defeated, Rev. w. II. Mcknight of
Elmira, n. Y, commented upon the ad-
vantage the English Church has over the
American Church, because of lis connec-
ton with the government, and animated
that he would like TO see the union of the
surch and state in This country.
Il think our flag would look better if It
also had cross on it, he said.
The report of the Woman's Auxiliary
showed collections of S49SlS for the year
Bishop Gaylor of Tennessee read the re-
port on the missionary work done among
the coored people.
Bishop J. e. Cheshire of North Carolina,
in discussing the report, said the colored
people were growing worse, instead of bet
ter, 1t was not expected, he said, that
people set free because of a supposed po-
ltical necessity should not retrograde I'M
der the weight of responsibility they were
not prepared to assume.
The resolution on the report declaring
the appropriation of $4,000 insufficient
and recommending the appointment of a
field secretary was adopted. The report
of the American Church Missionary Socie-
ty urged the propriety Of making larger
appropriations for the work of the church
in Cuba, where it is estimated there are
| 80 900 orphan children. Rev. e. EStill said:
IF this island does moi become the
| property of the United States, which !
| hope it Will, it certainly will become part
| Of the territory of Jesus Christ"
! The report of the Committee on Ameri-
| can Church Building Fund Commission
| awakened more enthusiasm in the council
| than usual. Three recommendations were
/ made. The first was that the charter OF
the commission be so changed as to per
init assistance in the building of the rec
| tories as we'll as churches. Second, that
! the rate of interest charged on loans be
| changed from "6 per cent" TO not TO ex-
| coed per cent. Third, that every parish
| be requested to take at least one Offering
each year for this fund. The report was
| adopted.
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to trace II 10 the Latin ''patruus," a strict
guardian, as uncles often were Dreadful
the castigations of an uncle's tongue.
says Horace. But English uncles now
adays are mere boys. and their chdings
of more free and easy character. Ad-
hitting, however, the validity of such
derivation in part. whence comes the quail
itative ''Dutch?" 1t is plainly no more
than 'vox ct praetera nihil."
A curious relationship of ideas is dis
closed in the phrase a Dutch Defense"
for the state of things thus implied ia
neither Dutch nor defensive. It means. in
fact, treacherous delivering up of a gar
Tison to an enemy; and Its origin is prob
ably to be found in some particular act
of treason or cowardice which may be
well consigned to oblivion A Dutch
concert" suggests undreamed-of possibili-
ties, for 10 give one effectively, every in
strument in the orchestra Is bound to play
a different tune. the leader being presum-
ably absent on anticipated sick leave.
There Is a domestic form Of this infiic-
ton of which we have an historic exam
pie. When Mr. Bob Sawyer gave his ia
nous bachelors party. in Liant street, the
programme consisted of oysters and por-
ter cigars and vingt-et-un, brandy and
water and singing" Jack Hopkins gave
1.-THE King, God Bless Him" the great
feature Of which is the chorus, and ''as
each gentleman sang II 10 the tune he
knew best, the effect was very striking In
deed" Let us hope that Mr.. Pickwick
and his companions awaited themselves
of the formula, and found Dutch COM
fort In the reflection that ut might have
been worse"
Although IT could be assigned 10 II,
Dutch metal" does not properly fall into
the present category For though now
largely manufactured at Birmingham and
elsewhere, the alloy thus called is really
of German origin. No doubt, in a general
sense the term is employed as a kind OF
synonyme for base metal" but then the
original alloy which was invented by
Prince Rupert of Bavaria, never pretend-
ed to be anything else. What used 10 be
rather impat entity referred to in this
country as Dutch "woodenness' was for
merry proverbiai; and "a wooden headed
Dutctinan" was regarded as being, on the
whole, a rather complimentary descrip-
ton than otherwise. But at least In one
of It's applications the term is redundant
A bad workman quarrels with his tools.
but If he happens to be a bad carpenter
(and an artful one. too he knows how to
disguise his bunging by means of a
''Dutchman," which is only the cant name
for a wedge of soft wood, driven into a
gap to hide the fault OF a badly made
Joint. Putty and paint do the rest, under
whose influence the fraudulent little
''Dutchman' looks as innocent as posi-
bic. Such an offender might be justly set
to work the Dutch pump" an ingenious
form of punishment, so contr.ved that a
prisoner must constantly keep jumping to
save himself from being drowned. But a
Dutchman is a born engineer who gem
orally manages TO keep his head above
water-and his country. too, for that mat
ter
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-27
PROTEST OF THE LABOR MEN.
They Demand some Action as to
Couer d'AIene Miners.

They Demand Some Action as to
COuer d'AIene Miners.
Cincinnati, Oct 26-An enormous meet
ing took place tonight at Music Hall, the
officers of which were of the Central La
Dor Council Of Cincinnati, and the speak
ers We're Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor and Ed
ward W Boyce of Butte, Mont, president
of the Western Federation of Miners.
The announced purpose of the meeting
was to protest against the treatment of
prisoners held in the Cour dAleue region
in the bull pen. Before the speaking be-
gan the resolutions were read.
The first resolution was a demand to the
President of the United States to enforce
the constitution, especially the sixth sec
ton. which they claim has been violated.
The second resolution demanded of the
President the withdrawal of the United
States troops from ShoshOne county. The
next resolution demanded a courtmartial
of Gen Merriam and his subordinate ON =
GERS. The last resolution was that all the
federal. the military and civil officers re-
sponsible for the alleged illegal acts com
mitted by them should be held to the strict
est accountability. The resolutions were
adOpted
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-27
SPALDING'S WARM CONTEST.
LIQUOR QUESTION TO GO TO THE
SUPREME COURT.

Observation-Disclosures Denied the
Right of the Ordinary to Hear the
COntest-JudGe Reagan Sustained
the Ordinary, Hence the Appeal
TO the Supreme COurt-Ordinnry
Drewry VIII Not Await the SUI
preme Courts Decision.
Griffin, Ga, Oct. eff one had dropped
into Ordinary ]. A, Drewry's office at the
Court House about noon to-day and read
over the different petitions, injunctions,
mandamuses orders, etc, that were be
fore him and are being served upon him
as a result of the outcome of the prohibit
ton election, they would readily have seen
that the Spalding county prohibition ques-
ton was in pretty badly mixed state,
with little prospect of soon pulling itself
out of the mire.
The decision of the ordinary of last Mon
day declaring his rights to hear the con
test, was denied by the anti-prohibitionists,
and bill of INDUCTION restraining him from
hearing the contest was at once filed.
But this bill did not stop the movements
of the antis for the attorneys then car
Judge Reagan was asked to restrain and
prohibit the ordinary from hearing aud
passing upon the contest and that he be
restrained and prohibited from opening the
ballot boxes and counting the votes there
in. The petitioners further prayed that
the writ of injunction do issue, directed TO
James A Drewry, ordinary of said county
restraining and enjoining him from hear
ing and passing upon said pretended con-
test, and that he be restrained and en-
Joined from opening the ballot boxes con-
tanning the votes therein cast in said cleo
ton.
Judge Reagan's decision sustained the
Ordinary. as the following will show
Chambers Oct. "a, 1S99-The within petI-
ton being presented, upon consideration
it is ordered and adjudged that the writ
of prohibition and injunction therein pray
ed for be, and the same is herein. de-
MED" f. J. Reagan, Judge S. c., f. c.
Judge Reagan's decision sustaining the
Ordinary was not accepted by the petit
TONERS as defeat In fact 1t seemed to
give them more life, for before the ink
had hardly had time to get dry on the
paper the case was carried to the Su-
preme Court for final decision. 1t may be
twenty days or longer before the case
is heard before the Supreme Court, but
Ordinary Drewry announces that he will
promptly at 10 O'Clock next Monday morn
| ing call the contest case and rush 1t to a
| finish as fast as possible Both sides are
| getting subpoenas and otherwise arrang-
ing to push their claims to victory.
| The City Democratic Executive Com
mittee met this afternoon and arranged
| to have white primary for the election
of four aldermen, the same to be held on
| Nov Is.
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LARGE INCREASE OF STOCK.
n,,EIGH AND CASTOR TO DECIDE
ON CONSOLIDATION.

s,ocI< VIII Have to Be Increased to
-,6.25O shares, AggregatIng ST.
go, oO0-MeetIn@ VIII Be Held Nov.
- 10 Make ARRANGEMENTS for Co
fnq Into the New System With
Florida Central and PeninsuIar
and Georgia and Alabama.
Raleigh. N. c., Oct. ga general meet
tho Of the stockholders of the Raleigh
.,d CASTOR Railroad Company will be held
81 the offices of the company in Raleigh
an wednesday, Nov. Is, noon. for the
rurr-ose of considering the change of its
corporate title from that of 1.-THE RAJ
-.igb and CASTOR Railroad Company" to
"seaboard Air Line Railway Company,
or anv other name that may be selected
and agreed upon.
Also for the purpose of considering the
Consolidation of the Raleigh and CASTOR
Railroad Company with the following rail-
road companies, or any of them:
The Raleigh and Augusta Air Line Com
many the Durham and Northern Railway
company, the Roanoke and Tar River
Railroad Company the Seaboard and Roa-
noke Railroad Company, the Louisburg
railroad Company, the Carolina Central
Railroad Company, the Palmetto Rail
road Company, the Chesterfield and
Kershaw Railroad Company, the Georgia,
Carolina and Northern Railway Company
the Seaboard Air Line Belt Railroad Com
many. the Georgia and Alabama Railroad
Conpanv. the Florida Central and PENN
.ular Railroad Company, the Georgia ana
Alabama Terminal Company. the Logan
Vile and Lawrenceville Railroad of Geor-
cia the Richmond, Petersburg and Caro-
Ina Railroad Company, the P;ttsboro
Railroad Company, the South Bound Rail-
road Company.
At this meeting also will be settled the
terms and conditions upon which the con-
soIjdation with each of the above named
railroad companies shall be made, or Its
property and franchises acquired, or the
stocks, bonds or securities of the same
shall be acquired. This will make neces-
sary an increase of the capital stock of
the Raleigh and CASTOR Railroad Com
many from 1900 shares of 800 each, ag-
eregating $1,5O0,0OO, to 1880 shares of 500
each aggregating 81, SIS, 900.
This stock win be divided into series or
grades, and provisions will be made foI
che preferences, conditions and voting
powers of each series or grade
The power to make this consolida tion is
given to this company under the act of th5
general assembly of North Carolina ell
titled AN act to amend the charter of the
Raleigh and CASTOR Railroad Company and
TO authorize said Raleigh and Castor Rail
road Company to consolidate with other
railroad transporta ton or other companies
on to lease or otherwise acquire the prop
ertv and franchises of the same"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-27

Darien, Ga, Oct. 26-The ladies' of st..
Andrews Episcopal Church have arranged
for cake walk at the armory of the Nc
Intosh Light Dragons next Tuesday
evening. An admission fee will be charged
and the proceeds win go to st. Andrew
Guild, for the benefit of the church. This
will be entirely a novel entertainment for
Darien people, and no doubt the han will
be crowded with spectators. Many of the
young men, prominent in the society Of
the town, have signified their intention to
participate in the festivities.
The many friends of Editor r. w. Grub
viii be glad TO learn that he has recov-
cred from a recent severe illness.
Mr. Robert Downey, who has been at
Poughkeepsie, N Y, for some time, has
returned home.
State Senator Clifton left for Atlanta
Tuesday. He has been quite busy lately
in the practice of his profession, and It
was somewhat inconvenient for him to get
off at this time.
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TEXAS WANTS GONZALES.
Steps Taken to Secure a Murderer's
ExtraditiOD.

EXtraditiOn.
Washington, Oct 26.-The Texas author
lies have appealed to the state depart
ment for aid in the effort to secure the
eHtraditon of Leonardo Gonzales, now
hed under arrest in Porhrio Diaz, Mex
'eo on a charge of assaulting and muir
Herng an American woman named Mrs.
T. Laura, at Sanderson Tex.
The federal judge at Porfrio Diaz be-
lofe whom The Texas writ was brought, 1t
Is said, has recommended to the executive
Of Mexico that the extradition be refused
0i the ground that the man is a Mexican.
l'e American authorities point to the
surrender of Mrs. Rich, an American, to
me Mexican authorities under extradition,
ana ask that the same course be followed
ny the Mexican judge.
nder the new treaty the discretionary
power 10 surrender a citizen to the other
,ouhtry IS reposed entirely in the execu-
we so that President Diaz will have to
ueeide the case
81 ne state department has responded to
He appeal from Texas by instructing
ccnlted States Minister Powell at Mexico
Ivy 10 take up the subject.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-27
POLITICAL row IN BOSTON.
scramble Between Supporters of
Two Candidates.

Two Candidates.
Boston. Oct. ga scramble between
the supporters of Gen. Patrick A. Collins
and John R. Murphy, candidates for
Mayor of Boston, to obtain places of ad
vantage for fling nomination papers at
the Democratic City Committees head
quarters here to-day, developed into hot
battle between the factions. Several per-
sons were hurt and the rooms of the COM
mttee were badly damaged.
The trouble followed the discovery by
the Murphy men, who had stood on the
stairs all night, that some of the Collins
adherents had gained places inside the
committee room. The party favoring
Murphy broke the glass panels of the door
and their opponents were disclosed. An
uproar followed, but a squad of police
kept the Murphy men under control until
. o'clock, the hour for opening the rooms
At just O'Clock, however, without Civ
ing an opportunity for the door to be I'M
locked, crowd, numbering about 200 men,
made plunge which forced the door open,
rushed into the room and became involV-
ed in wild contest for positions at the
desk where the papers were TO be hled.
The men who had gained an entrance
first succeeded in holding their advan-
tagcous positions until the Collins paper
had been filed.
Meanwhile personal encounters had de-
veloped and hot fights were in progress on
all sides. Collars and ties were wrenched
off, clothing was torn, and faces were
blackened by fist blows.
Joseph Hankin received a blow on the
head from blackjack and he was dragg-
Cd out of the crowd in an unconscious
state.
Doors and windows were smashed and
the furniture was wrecked. Order was not
restored until the police succeeded in get
ting all of those who had finished their
business out.
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To-DAY'S WEATHER FORECAST.
Washington Forecast

Washington Forecast
For Georgia and South Carolina: Fair,
except showers on the coast Friday and
Saturday; light to fresh northeasterly
winds.
For Eastern Florida: Fair, except show
ers on the east coast Friday and satur-
day; fresh to brisk northeasterly winds
For Western Florida: Fair Friday;
showers and cooler Saturday: fresh east
erly winds
General conditions at p. m, Oct. &c.
1899; There has been a slight decrease in
pressure generally over the country, and
the conditions have become somewhat
more equalized. Depressions are noted
over Southern Florida and the Vest Gulf
coast, neither of which is of much i'm
portance, although they have caused rams
in those sections. Al Palestine heavy
rain of 2.5S inches feE the past twelve
hours. A number of Western stations re-
port light rains also. Scarcely any tenn
perature change has occurred except over
the Lake Region, where II is 6 to Is de-
grees cooler. A maximum wind of &c
miles, northwest, occurred at Palestine.
Yesterdays Weather at Savannah
Maximum temperature / y. m. 10 degrees
Minimum temperature a. m. "a degrees
Mean temperature ....,,,..........12 degrees
Normal temperature ......,........ "a degrees
Excess of temperature ............ s degrees
Accumulated excess since Oct. /. IS degrees
Accumulated excess since Jan1 .152 degrees
haltIaH OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. w men
Normal OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 90 inch
Deficiency since Oct 1............ / IS inches
Deficiency since Jan. ............9S inches
River RepOrt-The hight of the Savan-
nah river at Augusta at a. m. Goth me
ridian ume) yesterday, was 5.3 feet, no
change during the preceding twenty-four
hours
Cotton Region Bulletin. Savannah, Ga,
| for the twenty-four hours ending at a.
M, 18th meridian time, Oct. 70, 1899:
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Carriage Builders Meeting

indianapolis, Ind, Oct. 26-The twenty
seventh annual convention of the Carriage
builders Association of the United States
adjourned sine die this evening, after a
nroposition to admit accessory members
and members of automobiles as fun men,
bers had been voted down. New YORK
CITY was selected as the place for next
wears meeting. The following officers
were elected President, Morris Woodruff,
patton; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, H. c. Nc
Lean wilmington Del.
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no,r Actor Mnde Answer.

New York, Oct. 26.-William Waldorf
Aston. head of the British branch of the
family. has replied to the report that he
was about to sell all his New York real
estate, by filing plans for huge eight
story apartment house at Seventh avenue
and one Hundred and Sixteenth street, to
cost s5OO.OO0 Il is said that he wiz erect
similar structure at Broadway and
Ninetleth street.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-27
ONLY ONE CASE IN MRAE.
Negroes With Smallpox Are All Out
side of the Town.

McRae, Ga. Oct. 26-Very exaggerated
and erroneous reports have gone out from
McRae this week in regard to a smallpox
scare here. The facts are that there is
but one case of the so-called smallpox in
town. and that is a white man, who is
rapidly Commissioning, and win be well in
a few days There are twelve or fifteen
cases among the negroes just outside OF
town, all of which are being isolated, and
a strict quarantined enforced against all
infected districts. 1t is believed that there
will not be any further spread of the dis
ease.
The reports have caused quite number
of the boarding pupils and some of the 10
cal ones TO drop out from school.
On account of the reports the Epworth
League Convention of the McRae district,
which was to convene here to-day, mas
also been called off for the present.
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MEETING OF MISSIONARIES.
Thirtieth Annual Session of the So
ciety at Cleveland.

Cleveland, O., Oct. 26.-The thirtieth an
nual meeting of the National WOman's
Foreign Missionary Society of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church opened here to-day.
There is an attendance of about 400 in
Guiding Bishop and Mrs. j. M. Thoburn,
Miss Thoburn and Miss Livti Singh of
India, Miss Rebecca Hammond of South
America, Miss Julia Wisner of Rangoon,
Burmah; Miss M B. Grifiths of Japan,
DIR. Luella Masters, DIR. Julia Donahue,
Miss Grace Todd and Miss Wilma Rouse
of China, Miss Louise Rothweiler, Miss
Lulu Frey of Korea.
Miss Isabella Thoburn is the first mis-
sionary ever sent out by the society. A
few reports were read at the session this
morning. and in the afternoon the liter
airy work of the society was discussed.
In the evening a reception was held.