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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-19
WORKING ON COMMISSIONS.
Secretary Root Gives II His Personal
Attention

Washington Aug. lS.-Secretary Root
was busliy engaged the greater part of to-
day in selecting officers to fiji the new
rc2iments, going over the lists of names
that have been submitted with recon-
mendation for appointment, and consid-
erng their records during the Spanish
war. The secretary is giving the matter of
these selections his personal attention, and
the list is being prepared in his private
office. After the selections are made by
the secretary, they will be sent TO the
President for his approval
Preparations continue active in the mat
ter of arranging for the speedy transporta-
ton of uoops TO the Philippines. The ships
chartered make it possible to send near.y
an the organization now formed by Sept
p. and more may be secured The trans
ports Logan and Thomas. now being 6ued
up on the Atlantic coast. VIII sail by the
middle of October with three regiments. II
Is now beleNed to he possible 10 land all
thc new regiments IN the Philippines by
Dec. /. or soon after that date.
While it may not be necessary to use
all the troops in the Philippines, 1t Is un-
derstood TO be the plan of Secretary Root
to have a sufficient force, not only to de-
feat the Insurgents at every point but TO
garrison and hold the places that may be
taken and thus insure a safe line of com
municaGon
The map which has been prepared for
Secretary Root showing the location Of
the troops in the Philippines, has been
completed and is also accompanied by a
statement explaining how this force is
divided under the generals commanding
the divisions. The first division command
ed by Gen Lawtou Is south of Manila, ana
consists Of the following troops:
Fourth, Thirteenth Fourteenth, Twen-
ty-nrst, Twenty fourth and Twenty
Regiments Of Infantry, First Washing
ton First Wyoming part of the Fourth
Cavalry, Battery f. Fourth Artillery, Bat
terry +, Fifth Artillery; Battery ID. Sixth
Artillery, and Hawthorne's Mountain Bat
terry.
The second division, commanded by Gen.
Macarthur. is north OF Manila and con-
sists of the following: Third Ninth,
Twelfth, Seventeenth, Twenty second
and Thrty-sixth Regiments of Infantry
the Fifty first Iowa; the Twentieth Kan
sas. Light Battery e. First Artillery; a
battalion Of the Third Artillery and part
| Of the Fourth Cavalry.
The provost guard Of Manila consists OF
| the Invent eth Infantry and elght-foo bat
| teIics Of the Sixth Artillery. The garrisons
in the other Islands are:
Panay Eighteenth Infantry; First Ten
nessoe, Battery q, Sixth Artillery.
Ncgros-Sixh Infantry.
Cebu-One battery, Twenty-third Infan-
tr3.
Jolo-Two batta,ions Twenty-third In
| fantry.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-19
WANT BOYCOTT RAISED.
Courts VIII Probably Be Asked to-
Interfere in the Case.

Kansas City, Aug. 18.-The federal courts
will probably be asked al once to enter
vene in the freight boycott against the
Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf road by
the Missouri Pacific, Santa Fe, Missouri,
Kansas and Texas and Rock Island roads.
Frank Hagerman, chief counsel for the
Pittsburg and Gulf, is in st. Louis in an
swer to a telegram from Samuel w.
Fordyce, one of the receivers, and it is
possible Judge Thayer of the United States
Court of st. Louis will be asked to issue
a restraining order preventing any other
roads from entering the boycott until both
sides of the case may be heard.
The forces unlung in the boycott of the
Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf road were
augmented this afternoon by the Burling-
ton Lines west of the Missouri river and
the Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul road
these lines having served notice on the
Gulf road of the cancelling of all joint
freight ra tes
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-19
HAD A LIVELY STREET DUEL.
participants and Spectators Re-
ceived Injuries.

Montgomery, Ala, Aug. 1S,-A duel on
one of the principal streets here to-day
caused much excitement. Both partici-
pants were injured, one of them perhaps
fatally
Several PEDESTRIANS white and colored,
caught good many stray shots, and ply
sicians in different parts of town were
kept busi,y engaged extracting the ltle
balls. Meme Of these are seriously hurt
The principals were Charles Ray and j.
g. Reasonover. both white. The former S
neck and shoulders are filed with shot
from double-barrelod shotgun while The
latter is suffering from a pistol shot
wound in the upper left thigh.
L IS said ReasonoVer appeared in the city
court as a witness in a case of larceny
made out against Ray, and that the two
met this morning lor the frs time since
the trial 1t is not known who fired the
first shot. Rays condition tonight is Sc
rious, and IL is feared he will die.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-19
COMPANY IN FULL SWING.
Florida Fish and Ice People Eauip-
ped for business.

Jacksonville Fla, Aug. 1S-The Florida
Fish and Ice Company, Incorporated, OF
this city Is now in fun swing. The CAPT
tai stock is 500 go, OF which $4,000 is paid
up. 1t controls all The fisheries Of Florida
east OF Pensacola.
The company is operating nlnety-eight
schooners and sharpies and auxiliary
steam schooner and steam
boat ali fitted with refrigerator
boxes. employing 800 fishermen, besides
barrel makers, packers, bookkeepers and
clerks. The president is John savarese OF
Tampa; general manager, w. II. Adams,
jacksonville; secretary and treasurer,
George T. Brown, Jacksonville.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-19
DEALERS GET A LETTER.
Ignore the Combination Until They
Can Get Others Prices.

Atlanta, Aug. B-The principal fish deaf
ers here have received a circular letter un-
der date Of Jacksonville. Fla. and sent
out on the 10th inst, giving the particulars
Florida.
One or two Atlanta houses we're unable
to serve their customers any fish to-day
for the reason that they have decided to-
communicate with the houses not in. the
combine, and ascertain their prices II is
believed BY the dealers here, however that,
although there are stilf three houses not
in the combination. their catch is being
bought up as fast as brought in, and that
they viii eventually be forced into the Or
ganization
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-19
REPORT OF TmE SOUTHERN.
The Great system Issues It's Fifth
Annual statement

New York Aug. 18-The fifth annual re-
port Of the Southern Railway Company, IS
sued to-day shows the gsoss earnings for
1893 to be S25.353 .G86. an increase over the
earnings for 1898 Of Si257S47. The operat-
ing expenses for the year were s17. 1856. .35J
as compared with Sl450l, ,S6l for 1895 an in
crease of g So, $50. The total nel earnings
for the year were ss,325, 800, as against S6,-
9l2 352 Tor 1893, an increase Of 81 l,383, 4i8.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-19
FEVER AT PORT LIMON.

news Teiegraphed to Southern Cit
les MS "a PrecautiOn.
Washington Aug. 1S.-surgeon General
"Sman was to-day notified by Surgeon
larson, stationed at Port Limon. Costa
Mc7' Of the appearance of one case OF
|y.ioW fever at that place
Inc Information received mas been tele-
s'dphed TO several Of the Southern cities
"Nicn prohibit the importation Of fruits
On injected ports as soon as a case Of
Yellow fever appears.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-19
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WITH LEADERS OF LABOR.

Negroes Want to Confer to Get on
Different Footing.
Chicago, Aug. 1S.-At the meeting of the
Afro-American council to-day, the follow
ing resolution was adopted:
That committee be appointed to con-
fer with the leaders of organized labor
to impress upon them the mutual bene-
fits that would accrue to iaborers, re-
Rardless of race, could their cruel discrim-
nation be set aside to bring about a spirit
Of Fraternity and cooperation among
American workngmen of every grade, re
gardless Of race or section.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-19
UNLESS CANAL BILLS PASS.
Scmi-OGiciaI Papers Intimate the
Diet VIII he Dissolved.

Berlin, Aug. 1S-The semi-oflcial papers
intimate that the Prussian Diet will GER
tainly be dissolved unless the three ca"al
trail canal the Dortmund- Rheine canal
and the Dortmund-Ems canal, are adopt
ed as a whole. The Frankfurt Gazette
declares that II they are rejected on the
tnird reading, DR.. con MIGUEL, the Prus-
sian minister OF finance will resign.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-19
RED BAY SWEPT AWAY.
Town Destroyed on AndrOs and 300
Lives Lost.

Jacksonville, Fla, Aug. 1S.-A Miami
dispatch says Capt. Dillon of the steamer
Cocoa states that the town of Red Bay,
on the island of Andres. twenty miles
southwest Of Nassau, was swept away in
the recent tropical hurricane, and about
800 lives were lost.
An eyewitness of the storm estimated
that the loss of life on the island was fully
600. Scattered through the wreck of houses
at Red Bay after the storm subs!ded. he
said, were hundreds Of corpses of persons
of all ages and classes.
Capt. Dillon says The wind blew at the
rate Of ninety miles an hour a Nassau.
with occasional gusts which reached ve-
locity of 105 miles an hour.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-19
WILL LOOII INTo THE CASE.
williams Escape IL to BE Carefully
Investigated.

Williams Escape ~ 10 he CaretulIy
Investigated.
Columbia, s c.. Aug. lS-The Governor
has instructed Solicitor Sawyer to pro-
ceed to Denmark and investigate the cir
cumstances surrounding the arrest Of the
Georgia agent. Miley. and the escape OF
g. w. NJ Williams, for whom Miley had
a requisition. The solicitor is also TO in
vestigate to what extent If any, the mag
istrates a Denmark and Govan were "a
collision with Williams, One Of them de-
Iayed in serving the warrant on him and
the other allowed him to swear out a war
rant for the Georgans and executed il.
Both men will likely be removed. One
almost had his head taken of without
investigate
After taking this action the Governor
received report from Agent Miley which
makes ont o strong case against MagiH-
trate RAY Of Denmark
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-19
TWO MEN WE'RE KILLED.
And Five Were Injured by Saw
MIL boilers explosion.

Norfolk, Va, Aug. 1s.-By an explosion
in Hitch's saw mill near Norfolk this af-
ternoon Douglas Shearer and Fred Smith
were killed Gus Osborne and Preston
Williams were ser. .ously injured and three
other men painfully hurt. Three of the
eight large boilers exploded. The mill
was not running to-day, and it is sup
posed that the engineer let the water get
too .oW.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-19
JIMINEz WAS ARRESTED.
The United states Authorities Took
Him In Charge.

Havana, Aug. lS-Gen Juan Isldro Jim
lnez. asprant TO the presidency OF San
Domingo, was arrested by the United
States author tics on board The steamer to-
day as he was leaving BaracOa for Sanu-
aEO dc cuba.
lie was unarmed and accompanied only
by his secretary lie protested against
his ares, but was brought ashore and
lodged at a good hotel
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-19

Cape Town. Aug ls-Allliiary coniin-
gems are daily leaving here and other cl-
tles FOR the Tfansyaai frontier, and recruits
Ing ls actively pf0efe ling,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-19
IROQUoIs IS OVERDUE.
some Anxiety at Charleston over
the clyde Steamship.

Charleston, s. c., Aug. ls-The Clyde
steamship Iroqdols Capt. Kemble, which
left New York Tuesday afternoon. Is
more than "a day overdue al this port.
Some anxiety is occasioned by the knOwl-
edge that the vessel must have met the
West Indian hurricane az lt came down
the coast ia Is probable that the Iro-
quois went 10 sea 10 avoid the storm.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-19
ROCHELLE HAS A BIG FIRE.

NegrO Vino Thrcntened 20 Burn The
Town Is Suspected.
Macon. Aug. ia special from Rochelle
says:
the town because he was sentenced 10
work on the streets Last night the town
was set on fire and every wooden building
except two was destroyed. The newspaper
plant and office were among the number.
About ten buildings were destroyed. The
susnact has not been captured.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-19
ESSEX HAD a NARROW ESCAPE.
Merchandise Damaged and Passen
gers Suffered Severely.

EtIs SUUVIVU 9VNVEVIN'
Norfolk Va, Aug. 1S-The steamer Es-
sex of the Merchants and Miners Trans
portation Company arrived here this even
ing, after severe fight of over ninety
hours with seas which rolled mountain
high and winds which reached hurricane
velocity.
She left Savannah, Ga, Monday, at y
o'clock, bound for Baltimore and met The
fury OF the gale off Tybee Island. She
shipped considerable water and her cargo
of general merchandise is damaged. The
seas al times submerged her, and accord
ing 20 Capt. Dizer, she had a narrow es-
cape. Her twenty passengers suffered
quite severely. She took on a supply of
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-19
PASSED SANDY HOOK.
Challenger Shamrock Is Now in
American Waters.

American Waters.
Sandy Hook, n. j., Aug. 1S.-The cup
challenger Shamrock, in tow, passed the
Sandy Hook bar inward bound at s
O'Clock this morning.
She is painted light green, and, al
though not very beautiful in her present
kitch rig, she looks to be a very saucY
craft and may give the Columbia square
fight when properly fitted out Sir Thorn
as Lipton's steam yacht Erin followed
c.ose in her wake. She was only fifteen
days on her passage, not more than half
as long as was expected. The Erin towed
her about 1000 miles in light winds and
Gains, while she sailed 1900 miles un-
aided.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-19
PUT INTO NEWPORT NEWS.
steamship birmingham Had Her
Engine Damaged.

Newport News, Va. Aug. B.-The
steamer City Of Birmingham, from New
York to Savannah, came in to-day for
repairs. her engines having been badly
crlDpled by the storm. She viii prob
ably be IN a condition TO proceed on her
trip tomorrow.
The only reminder tonight OF the Sc
we're storm OF yesterday is a stim wind
along the water front.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-19
BELIEVED TO BE CRAZY.

Man Arrested Who Declares He
Shot Labor.
i'ennes, Aug. 1S-A man named slorot
vas arrested here to-day, who declared
WA, ne had shot NJ. Labori. Col Pie
'ar, dd not recognize him. 1t is be-
teved he is crazy.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-19
TWENTY-FIVE WE'RE KILLED.
Npiosion I'm "a Welsh Mine wrought
Havoc With Life.

london Aug. ls,--An explosion IN the
'st Co'liery, in Glamorganshlre. Wales,
ilihs the night shift killed twenty-five.
'' piher twenty-five men were rescued.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-19
TWO HANGED FoR MURDER.
one Declared the Other Had Nothing
10 DO with the Crime.

Rockville. Nd. Aug. is.-Armlstead
Taylor and John Alfred Brown wore
hanged here this morning for The murder
OF Louis RosensieIn ana his wife. The
drop fell al l0.2Q o'clock. raylor on the
seaifoid declared that Brown had nothing
20 do with the crime
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-19
WILL BE NO CONFERENCE.
Judge WilIet is to Talk 1t Over with
Interested Democrats.

Interested Democrats.
New York, Aug. 1s.-Judge Joseph NJ.
"iiet, president of the Bar Association
O. Alabama, announced tonight that there
would be no single representative confer
ehce Of Democrats favoring a conserya-
ave candidate and a conservative plat
form in 1900.
Iie so.d that he was holding daily con-
i'Iences with Democrats from various sec
no"S ot the country and that he expected
40 meet those interested tomorrow AMI
Monday when he hoped to be able to make
public statement
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-19

london, Aug. lS-It is said that an Eng
h aewiug-ootion company viii acquire
'he common shares OF the American
'''i company American yendefs have
"aeileed for fl25,QoO IN the new concern.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-19
RENDERS A DECISION.

Rules in TOba eco Case.
Washington, Aug. 1S-Mr. Williams, the
acting commissioner of internal revenue,
has rendered a decision TO the effect that
manufacturers of tobacco or cigars may
sell tobacco stems in their natural condi-
ton to other manufacturers, to qualified
dealers in leaf tobacco, or to persons who
buy tobacco stems in their natural condi-
ton exclusively for export, the purchaser
Of the stems not being required to qualify
port in bond the stems purchased from
manufacturers
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-19
MEMBER or TmE DEPUTIES.
Arrested on n Charge Of Tnking
1000 900 Pesefa=,

Madrid. Aug. ls -senor Jose, member of
The chamber ol LeDpiies, has been arrest
ed at barcelona on q chs rse of embez-
znng i.loDDqD peacias from q railway COM
p0uy
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-19
ROCA AND PARTY ARE OFF.
President Gave Away $4,000 While
at Rio Janeiro.

Rio Janeiro, Aug. 1S.-President Roca Of
the Argentine Republic, and his party, left
here to-day for Argentina. The leave
taking was accompanied by elaborate
military and naval ceremonies.
President ROca, before leaving. distrlb-
uted $4,000 among the poor of this city
II is said that nothing has resulted from
the visit of President Roca here. PresL-
dent Campos Sales Of Brazil, has decided
TO visit Argentina in April.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-19
LAKE CRY posToFFIcE.
The Controversy over II Has Not
Yet Been Decided.

Washington, Aug. is-The disposition Of
the Like city (S. ca postof1ce controversy
Is stn Undecided despite contrary re-
ports a new factor IN che case ls an
adverse report OF Gn inspector against re-
establish ng the office.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-19

New York, Aug. ls,-fhe missing sioam-
er Nlgllaneia has been reported an weli
"a Nassau.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-19

Describing his inferybew with Gen.
Gonse Sept. Is. Picqlart said. when
! asked Gen Gonse Tor permission 70 con-
tnue The investigated, insisting on The
danger Of allowing the Dreyfus family 10
proceed with their jew, stlgnton alone. the
general replied that 10 was Impossible. n
his opinion, and in thc opinion Of Gen
De Boisdeffre ana the minister of war. 10
reopen the affair When ! pressed the
point. IN order 10 make Gen. Gouse under
stand that nothing could prevent ita re-
opening " he could believe Dreyfna was
Continued on Eiah Pass.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-08-03
YELLOW FEVER.


Such is the news that comes from
the Soldiers Home at Hampton, Va.
A few days ago the dread disease was
discovered in the Home and the latest
news gave the number of cases 81 and
deaths 7.
1t is thought that the lever was
brought to the Home by an old veter-
an who went some time ago TO Santa
go and returned recently. He was
sick with chill and fever but not much
notice was taken OF it until others
were taken sick and began to die then
1T was discovered to be genuine yellow
fever.
Ali Portsmouth, Norfolk, Old Point,
Newport News, and other places are
under great excitement, and there ap-
pears to be ground for it. Just day
or two before the yellow fever was dis
covered In the Home, there were sever
al excursions to Hampton, and the ex-
cursionists we're known to mingle with
the soldiers. This makes it probable
that the disease will spread. Every
possible precaation Is being taken by
the Government and local authorities
to control the disease, and there is
hope that it will be kept we'll in hand.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-08-03
CITY COTTON CRoP-6,oo0 BALES

Hon. J. NJ. Kirk writes from Mo
ravia, Texas, to the Schu1enberg Stick
er under date OF April 10Th last "My
farmer friends, look at every cotton
platform as you pass by and you will
see the present (square) bale standing
on its head with from two to four great
gaping wounds at the mercy of those
who want to pilfer. The number of
bales in Texas taken from the original
runs up into thousands. l remember
during the session OF the last Leglsla-
ture, when the bill known as the Com
press Bill was discussed IN the commit
tee room, gentleman from GALVESTON,
who was opposing the measure, in ans
wer to question asked by me Zone of
the Committee) how many bales of cot
ton were made by the congresses in
Galveston that were taken from the
original bales compressed there. He
ansn cred about SIX thousand bales y
And yet there are those who decry the
American Cotton Company's Round
lap bale, from which there is not one
ounce OF waste and which reaches the
mill exactly as it leaves the press.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-08-03
HOW MUCH MONEY?

The Saturday Evening Post of July
20 contained lengthy and able article
by W. S. Harwood On CHOW Much
Money Should the Student Have?"
The following questions had been
sent to sixty colleges and universities
in every part of this country:
I'm your opinion, taking all
things into consideration, is the stu
dent paying his own way prevented
thereby from accomplishing the best
results?
2-Is an unlimited supply Of money
likely to be handicap to the average
college student?
3-Of two students having equal
abilities, which mas the better chance for
college success, the one with much Or
the one with little money?
From every institution Intercepted
the answer to the second question was
an affirmative one. That is to say,
that an unlimited amount OF money in
the hands Of the student is great
hindrance to him.
The answer to the first question was
different from different institutions
From the answers it is quite probable
that the phrase, "paylng his own way"
was not understood by those to whom
the question was put. It was not
clear whether was meant the student
who works out his money as he goes
or who becomes responsible for what
he spends. At any rate, the answers
to this first question were not so we'll
agreed as on the second. We believe
that majority of the answers indicat-
ed the opinion that it is not best Tor
student to "pay his own way; and
we infer that by paying his own way"
is meant the making OF his own mon
ey during his college course.
The third question elected clear
and positive answer in every case in
favor OF the student with little money,
These questions are worthy the
study OF parents who have sons and
daughters to educate, and of young
men and young women who are work
Ing out their own education. The
general conclusion from the answers
that were given from the sixty lnstitu-
tons was, that just enough money
for the student is best.
Two answers struck US as very iorci-
bic: One said, "Just enough money
to pay expenses without anxiety is
best ;" the other said, ''The son of rich
may succeed, the son of poor man
may fail"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-08-03
DEATH OF H. CLAY WALL.
Think OF it, young men.

In the death of Mr.. H. Clay Wall, oil
Rockingham, N. c., the State suffers
the loss OF one of her truest and best
citizens; He died at Blowing Rock
9 Monday, after athrea days illness Of
pneumonia. He was member of the
last General Assembly and has been con-
nected with many leading interests OF
his community for number of years.
Some years ago he was editor OF the
Rockingham Rocket, and was fav-
orlte with the editors of the State gen
orally. He was leading manufacturer
of his county, a scholar, writer of
classic style, and a man of great worth
to the State. He was possessed OF a
good estate and left insurance on his
life to the amount of $4,000.
The editor of THE COMMONWEALTH
feels personal loss In the death of Mr.
Wall.