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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-14
symons Made Custodian.

Brunswick, Ca, Nov. 13.-Capt. W. F..
Symons Brunswick's postmaster, to-day
received official notice from the Secretary
of the Treasury of his appointment as Gus
todian of the site for the new public
building at Brunswick. This sets at rest
all doubts as 10 the selection of the site
by the department, for it has long since
since announced the duBignon site. on
Gloucester street boulevard. near Union.
as It's choice, and now 1t has approved the
titles and placed its own agent in charge
of the property. The appointment Of Cant
Symons as custodian of the site is a de-
served honor to him, as he is one of the
best men in the government service
and did not seek the appointment. He has
already notified the tenants on the prop
erty Of his assuming control of 1t. Work
on the new building will hardly commence
before early spring, but Brunswick will be
glad to get it even that soon. IL was due
to the good work of Congressman Brant-
ley that Brunswick secured this building,
for the people here have been after one a
long time without success.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-14
WORK OF AMERICAN TROOPS.
CONTINUED from First pagel

to be short OF provisions. Lawton push
ing forward with great energy. his ad
vance obliged 10 leave behind all trans
portation and depend 10 great extent upon
country for subsistence
Hayes, Fourth Cavalry, in vicinity OF
Carranglan. has captured large amount
insurgent property. and nearly half bat
talon of 400 Bolo men transporting Agui-
naldos property north over mountains to-
gether with his private secretary and sew
en- officers. Young. with Third Cavalry
and Batson's Maccabebe scouts, followed
by balance battalion Twenty-sec-
ond Infantry, leaving behind all
transportation, pushed out on San
Jose Lupam, San Quentin and
Mayug road and scattered enemy station
ed at these points, most of whom driven
southwestWard.
Vessel with squadron Third Cavalry
fastened forward to Mayug, where In
surgents' supply depot was captured, Sc
curing several hundred thousand pounds
OF rice, $500 pounds flour, 1880 pounds
salt and other provisions. 1900 uniform
coats, new, many blankets and other ar
ueles of clothing, also number of insur-
gent officers and siXty-nine Spanish and
two American prisoners. Detachments
sent north to San Nicholas and 1t is be-
heved that Young established communica-
ton with Whea tons troops last evening.
Indications are that insurgents win not
escape 10 mountain capitals at Bayon-
Dong without great difficulty and loss, If
at ALL Our troops at Tarlac, Arlago, Tala-
vera. San Jose, BupaO. Humingan, San
quentin, Tayug, San Nicholas on through
TO Lngayen gulf, with strong station at
Aryat, San Isidro Cabanatuan, should
cause insurgents some annoyance
our troops have suffered great hard
ships, and have performed most severe
service, but are reported in excellent con
dition and spirits. The enterprise and in
domitable will displayed by officers never
eXcelled Otis "
The spelling of the names of towns I'm
the above is as given In The cable dispatch.
AS the American forces have now reached
point the maps of which are necessarily
imperfect, the war department adheres to
the text of the cable.
Later in the day the department re-
ceived a second dispatch from Gen. Otis,
as follows:
Manila, Nov. 19-No news received of
Lawton's advance since yesterday; Nc
Arthur's troops took Bamban and Capas,
four miles north Of Bamhan both on rail-
road, yesterday. Insurgents reported /, $50
strong retiring rapidly north, making
slight resistanc our casualties, Second
Lieutenant Davis, Thirty-sixth Volun-
teers, killed. three enlisted men reported
wounded.
"StIong Teconnai ssauce from Capas In
direction of Tarfac to-day. Condition of
roads and streams render general advance
with wagon transportation impracticable.
Enemy appear to be in demoralzed con
ditlon and show much DISCRIMINATION as
indicated by captured Geographic dis
patches and deserters from Their ranks"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-14
WAS SHOT FROM BEHIND.
Pistol Was Found Near the Body OF
John Armstrong.

John Armstrong.
st. Louis. Nov. 13.-John Armstrong.
son of ex-police sergeant Armstrong a
check clerk at Cupp'es Station, was found
dead in the dining room of his home
yesterday. His face was stained with
blood and close to his right hand lay a
revolver with an empty shell and four
loaded chambers. The mans wound
showed he had been shot through the
heart from The rear.
Mrs. Rose Louver, aged so years, who
had been cooking meals and taking care of
the rooms occupied by Armstrong was
arrested together with her husband. The
woman states that Armstrong had been
boarding al her house. with the consent
of her husband, for about a year, that he
had removed from there because her nus
band objected 10 him. and later he took
up his abode about three blocks from her
home with her as his housekeeper, paying
her $3.50 a week for her services. Neigh
bors heard a shot fired last Saturday
night, but paid no attention to 1t.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-14
WHOLESALE LIaUoR DEALERS.
Effort Is Being Made to Awaken an
Increased Interest.

Effort Is Being Made to Awaken an
Increased Interest.
Cincinnati, Nov. 13.-The Enquirer win
say tomorrow:
An effort is being made to awaken an
increased interest in the National Associ-
alton of Wholesale Liquor Dealers of
America and TO this end a meeting of the
wholesale dealers Is being held here this
week. The first OF the outsiders to ar
rive were members of the Tx
ecutive Committee of the ma
tional association, +. i. Synder
OF A. M Holman and John Bardenhelm-
err. These gentlemen arrived in Cincin-
nau yesterday and made several visits
among members of the trade They will
be reinforced by whisky dealers tomorrow
from Louisville. New York, st. Louis, Chi
cago, Cleveland and others points. The
meeting Is held at this time to attempt to
harmonic all wholesale whisky interests
and get them into the ranks of the ma
tional association
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-14
PREWITT MAY CONTEST 1T.
POpuIist Candidate in mississippi
Talks of Trouble.

FOpuI1St Candidate IN MiSSissippi
Talks of Trouble.
Jackson, Miss, Nov. 13.-Dr. r. X Prov
it, Populist candidate for Governor in
the recent election, threatens to make
contest of Judge Longinos election on the
ground that his nomination was illegal.
In an open letter addressed to other
Popullst candidates and the Executive
Committee of the Peoples party, Prev
lit says that the Democrats violated the
primary election law in reference to the
nomination of their state ticket Section
1888 of the code requiring that mass meet
ings must be held in all counties on the
same day. and that the Democrats did
not observe this feature of the primary
law. He asks that meeting of the Elk
ecutive Committee be held to consider the
matter.
When asked for an opinion on the sub
iect tonight, Gov McLaurin stated that
DR. Prewitts remonstrance is ill-founded
as the Democratic ticket, which was Of
hcially recognized by the State Board of
Election Commissioners, was sent to the
various counties in due form, and that
the entire proceedings were regular and
in strict conformity with the primary law.
PreWitt was defeated by over 30, 900 votes.
As TO the Noel Amendment.
The Noel amendment to the state consti-
tuition, providing for an elective judiciary
system, which was voted upon at the cleo
ton last Tuesday, is promised a test be,
fore the Supreme Court. In an Interview
with the Associated Press correspondent
tonight, Senator e. f. Noel, author of
the measure. stated that if the Iegisla-
ture failed 90 incorporate the amendment
in the constitution, he would bring the
matter into the courts.
Senator Noel asserts that the amend
ment has received a majority as required
by section 273 of the constitution, said sec
ton requiring only a majority of the quail
flied electors voting for and
aginst the measure. but on
the other hand, many constitu-
tonal lawyers of prominence interpret the
section as meaning that the amendment
must receive a majority of all the voters
participating in the election.
About 80 per cent of the voters last
Tuesday failed to express any preference
on the amendment, which, if the latter in
depreciation is correct and the majority
required is based on the vote for Cover
nor. insures its defeat by over 1000 votes
If Mr. NOers Interpretation is correct.
however the amendment has carried by a
majority of nearly 1900. Mr. Noel ex-
presses confidence that the Legislature will
incorporate the amendment, and If IL
should do so it will then devolve upon the
opponents of the measure to bring the Su-
preme Courts test, which they promise to
do
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-14
CHARGES AGAINST ENGLAND.
Anti-Dritish Meeting Held in a
Chicago Music Hall.

Anti-British Meeting Held in "a
Chicago Music Hall.
Chicago, Nov. 13.-England was charged
with treaty breaking and cruel oppression
by speakers at the mass meeting at Cen
trail Music Hall tonight under the aus
pieces of the Holland Society of Chicago
Addresses were delivered by D. ]. Schuy-
Ter, president of the Holland Society; Dr.
Thomas william Woke, Judge Kavan-
augh and Prof. J. T. Bergen of Holland
Mich. The symposium Of addresses form
ed a comprehensive arraignment of the
British government which Judge KaVan-
augh declared mad been discovered to be
TO better than a thrd-rate military power
Resolutions were adopted denouncing the
English policy against the Beers and ex-
tending sympathy to the South African
Republic.
An auditor in the gallery moved that a
COPY of the resolutions be sent to Lord
Salisbury and the enthusiastic audience
yelled 1t was a large audience and COM
posed largely of people Of affairs.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-14
MIDGELY Is A BANKRUPT.
Was President of Big Company
which Collapsed.


which Collapsed.
New York Nov. 19.-William E. Mdgely
filed petition in insolvency to-day. His
liabilities are s., 716,639, of which $274,762 is
nominally secured
Mr.. Nidgely was president of the Ameri-
can Casualty Insurance and Security Com
pany which collapsed in 1894, after it's
81, 100000 capital and surplus had been ex-
pended.
Midgely, with Henry R. Beecher, Vim
cent R. Schenck and John w. Taylor,
were indicted in connection with the fail
ure Jan. %, 1895. Midgely was lodged in
the Tombs Dec. IA, 1894
He attributed his trouble to the enmity
of Austin Corbin. Mrs. Midgely, beau
tiful woman and prominent in Brooklyn
society, labored so indefaugably to prove
his innocence that she contracted pneu-
monia by exposure and died. few days
later a jury in General Sessions declared
Midgely not guilty. Nidgely then sued
the Long Island Railroad Company for
$3.50 900 damages for false arrest. The case
was tried in February last, and he got a
verdict for $4,000.
There are no available assets.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-14
WATER ON BRUNSWICK BAR.
Survey Is Completed and Goodyear
Will Get His Money.


Brunswick, Ca, Nov. 13.-AH the sur
vey work that has been under way on the
ocean bar has been competed and the
Coast and Geodetic Survey engineers came
up to the city to-day preparatory to leav-
ing for Washington city to submit their
reports.
While 1t is not known officially, there
Is reason TO believe that the surveyors
found this time the water on the ocean
bar that Col. Goodyear has been striving
for, and when they make their report
Col Goodyear will get the $4,000
that he is entitled 10 under the
no cure, no pay contract with the United
States government
This contract has been filled and attest
ed to by previous surveys with the ex-
cepton of one clause that calls for
twenty-four-foot depth entirely across the
channel and pending the securing of that
depth payment of $4,000 was held up by
the treasury department. Now it Is prac-
tically assured chat Col. Goodyear has Sc
cured the depth and he will come into
good-sized fortune after years of toll and
self-sacrifice to deepen the ocean bar of
Brunswick and protect the commerce of
this port.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-14
The Cheerfui AutomoblIe.
From the London Times.

IVII tIIV I3JIIUUH INIINs.
A curious and exciting motor cycle acct
dent occurred near Cheltenham late on
Sunday night. A local electrician was rid
ing along a country road when he noticed
that burning benzollue was dropping from
the machine and had ignited his stock
ings. When he dlsmounted to extinguish
the flames an explosion occurred and the
motor car was blown to pieces. The burn
ing oil reached the supply tank, and the
flames spread so far that the grass along
the roadside was set alight and, in turn,
ignited a dry hedgerow. The rider for
tunately escaped with but little injury.
The accident is attributed 70 the probable
choking Of the valve by grit, this causing q
leakage Of the Oil.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-14
POURED ACID DOWN HER BACK.
Mrs. Hill Charged With the Murder
of Her Mother-in-Law.

of Her MOther-iu-Law.
Aurora, Ill, Nov. 13.-AIrs. Ada Ashley
Hin was arrested here tonight, charged
with the murder of her mother-in-law,
Mrs. Eliza Hill, by pouring acid down her
back.
Mrs. Hill died on Nov. as the result,
physicians swear OF acid burns. Mrs
Ada Hill was taken by Sheriff Gohrman
of Dupage county, 20 Wheaton, where a
preliminary hearing will take place to-
morrow
Those who say the aged woman was
murdered give as a motive a trouble Of
long standing among the members of the
Hill family over property valued al $4,000
The prisoner declares that she is inno-
cent.
The affidavis for the warrant were made
by Ernest 0. Hill, a son of the dead wo-
man.
Before she died, Mrs. Eliza Hill told Dr.
l. W. Prichard, according to the physi-
clans statement, that her daughter-in-law
had poured carbolic acid down her back.
He declares that the nature of her in
juries would tend to substantiate her
statement
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-14
"rHrs" HAS CAUSED A STIR.
Omission of an Important Word I'm
a EIoridn Inv.

a Florida Law.
Tallahassee, Fla. Nov. lS.-The omis-
sion Of the single word "ths'' in refer
ence to surety companies guaranteeing Of
fetal bonds IN Florida has caused a stir
among the agents representing such COM
panies in this state. In reporting the mat
ter OF rejection OF bonds signed by these
companies reference was made only 20 Of
fetal bonds. and no surety company is
permitted to guarantee an official bond
unless such company has made a deposit
of $4,000 with the state treasurer. There
it can transact this kind of business in
Florida.
Teena Ross. a young negro woman. was
critically burned by the explosion of a
kerosene lamp about S o'clock Sunday
night She is Sun alive but there is little
hope of her recovery.
Hon. John G. McGifn of Fernandina
has sent his resignation as a member of
the Legislature from Nassau county to the
Governor.
II. l.. Fowler and Charles Mahon are
new eulistments in the Franklin County
Guards at Apalachicola.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-14
THE POTTERs' WHEEL.
1t Represents the Most Ancient Form
of Machine Tool.
From Casters Mapozine

From Casters Magazine
There can be very little doubt tbat the
potter's wheel or potters lathe, as IL il
also termed, represents to-day the most
ancient form of machine tool known.
Among the many scusptured records OF
the trades and occupations which so WV
idly represent the customs and habits of
the ancient Egyptians. the potter and his
wheel have been found frequently depict
ed, and 1t Is curious to note that through
the almost countless generations since that
time TINS crude type of lathe has UNDER
gone no material notification The print
i've form was evidently a small round ta-
PIE, set on pivot, and free TO revove,
being turned by hand at intervals: and to
this device there were added in the course
OF time such simple conveniences as a ia
BE TO support IL and foot or hand-power
turning arrangement, displaced in recent
years, IN possibly a few Isolated cases bv
actual engine power driving. In general
use, however, the potteTs wheel of the
present time bears an the characteristics
OF the one which four thousand years or
more, ago served to turn out pottery al
testing indispensable taste and skill.
1t Is curious, too, that in none of those
ancient records are there shown examples
Of the forerunner of the common turning
the art Of turning may be traced back
10 very remote period. Among Egyptian
Antiquities that have been found at Thebes
and other cities there have been found
many specimens which exhibited indutia-
bic signs that the material while IN revo
luton, was subjected to the action of n
tool held at rest-legs of stools and chairs.
for example, and lamps and musical in
struments-and in later centuries. among
the Greeks and Romans, the lathe was I'M
doubleday in common use, Cicero and Pliny
both refer to the art of turning and Hero
dous thus uses the lathe as a familiar 81
mile. But | smile when l see many per-
sons describing the circumference of the
earth, who have no sound reason to guide
them; they describe the ocean flowing
round the EARTH which is made circular as
if by a lathe" Unfortunately, however.
it appears that none of these nor other
early writers have left any account of the
athes and tools employed by their contem-
poraries.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-14
WORK ON THE MISSISSIPPI
Commission VIII Make Some ImpOr-
tant Recommendations.

wan
tnnt Recommendations.
New Orleans, Nov. 13.-The Mississippi
River Commission arrived here to-day, ac-
companied by Gen. John NJ. Wilson, chief
of engineers.
They made a thorough inspection of the
work in progress between st. Louis and
New Orleans, paying particular attention
to Maj. Derby's bank protection work at
Kemp's levee. and Mayor Quinns work
on the locks at Plaquemine.
While here a special session was held to
hear James G. Henning of Memphis, rep
resenting that city In its request for the
improvement of Wolf river.
Gen. Wilson was called upon by a COM
mittee of the jetty conference with refer
ence to deepening Southwest Pass and
promised to give the movement mis- hearty
support. He favored keeping both South
Pass and Southwest Pass open, using the
present pass for smaller vessels.
The government has ordered two big
dredges built which can be kept at work
after the Eads contract expires and easily
maintain the present depth. The South
west Pass Commission will meet at St
Louis next week, and Gen. Wilson will
lay the report before Congress without de-
lay. The members of the commission left
tonight.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-14
CHALMERS CANNOT ACCEPT.
DR.. f. It. PressIy Elected President
of Erskine College.

of Erskine College.
Charlotte, n. c., Nov. bat to-day s
session of the Southern Synod Associate
Reformed Church, Rev. DR.. ]. T. Calmers,
who was elected to succeed the late Rev.
DR.. Grier, as president of Erskine College,
reported that he could not see his way
clear to accept. DR.. E. 7. Pressly was
then elected president.
The synod accepted portrait of Dr. Jo-
seph Wiley for the college at Due West,
presented by Mr. D. A. Tompkins.
Miss Fannie Wallace of Kentucky was
elected to take the place of Miss Matte
Boyce as teacher at Tampico, Mexico.
Miss Boyce is to be retained as general
secretary of womens work
The Committee on Theological Semlna-
ries recommended the Endorsement of a
lecture course; that text books be loaned
students for SO annual rent; that the
services of Rev. c. E. Todd be secured
for the seminary at the regular salary;
that thanks be extended to j. H. Dale
and Mrs. Louis Pressly for the gift Of
books. and that the seminary pay 500
YEARLY to the college for the use of rooms.
After passing the usual vote of thanks,
the synod adjourned, to meet in Louis
vile. Ga, in November, 1900.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-14
TAKES A PIssIMIsTIC VIEW.
British Naval officer Talks on the
Philippines.


London, Nov. 13.-A British naval Off
Ger who has just returned from town In
the Philippines, has been interviewed re-
garding the situation there, of which he
takes a somewhat pessimistic view. Ac~
cording to the published interview, he
thinks that more river gunboats are need
ed and hat Gen. Ous is trying TO run
the campaign 100 economically
Paying a high tribute to the Surprising
intelligence and confidence of the Ameri-
can soldier" the officer says:
Patience and bravery the American SOL
dfer has shown in a high degree, but he
is not particularly mobile. He would be
more efficacious if, instead of being col
lected in comparatively enormous numbers,
he were used in smaller forces, moving
more rapidly and living In the country in
stead of requiring vast quantities of pot
ted luxuries.
Moreover he looks tired, and as If he
wanted something 10 do. Except for an
occasional game of base ball there is moth
ing for him TO do but to drink. Now, If
he were a British soldier he would be d.
Verted by ali sorts of sports"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-14
ADMIRAL sCHLEY's THANKS.
Wrote n Pleasant Letter to Mayor
woodward of Atlanta.

Atlanta, Nov 13.-Mayor Woodward to-
day received a letter from Rear Admiral
schley, thanking the citizens of Atlanta
for the many marks of courtesy shown
him and those accompanying him on his
recent visit to Atlanta. The letter is as
follows:
THE Everett, Washington, D. C.-My
Dear Mayor: In behalf of Mrs Schey aud
myself and the friends who accompanied
US on our recent visit to Atlanta, | beg
TO thank you sincerely for the cordial
greeting and welcome to your beautiful
city.
For the generous and lmitless hospi-
tally of your sweet people, / have only
the most delightful membranes, and
for yourself, the members of the city
government and my brothers of the Royal
Arcanum, the most pleasurabl recollec-
lions of courteous attention and Kindness
Very sincerely yours, w. S. Schley"
Mayor j. G. Woodward, Atlanta, Ca
Nov. 9, 1899"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-14
T0-DATS WEATHER FORECAST

Washington forecast for Tuesday and
Wednesday
For Georgia and South Carolina: Fair
ana warmer Tuesday; light TO fresh south
easteriy winds Wednesday partly cloudy
For Eastern Florida: Fair Tuesday, with
warmer in extreme northern portion; fresh
northeasterly winds. Wednesday fair
For Western Florida: Fair Tuesday and
Wednesday; variable winds.
General conditions; At p. M, Nov 10.
1899. A slight depression covers Missouri
and Kansas. Elsewhere the pressure is
decidedly above the normal, the highest
being over the Middle Atlantic coast. A
rise of 8 10 Y degrees in temperature Is
noted in the Ohio and middle portion
of the Mississippi valley; in other sections
IL has remained about stationary. Very
Ugh showers have fallen in Florida and
over the Upper Mississippi valley. The
weather is generally cloudy over the Up
per Lakes and Mississippi valley with
rain failing al Davenport and st. Paul
Yesterdays Weather at savannah
Maximum temperature, p. M. 81 degrees
Minimum temperature, a. M. As degrees
Mean temperature .......,..,.... So degrees
Normal temperature ............. 60 degrees
Deficiency of temperature ...... degrees
Accumulated deficiency since
NOV. l ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 3 degrees
Accumulated excess since
Jan. l ......................,... .162 degrees
Rainfall ............. .............. 90 inch
Normal ....,......... -.........s... w men
Deficiency since Nov. 1.......... .03 inches
Deficiency since Jan. 1............ 1892 inches
River Report.-The hight Of the Savan-
nah river at Augusta at a. M, 10th me-
ridian time, yesterday was SO feet a rise
Of Of foot during the preceding twenty
four hours.
Observations taken Nov. 10, 1899, s p. m,
18th meridian time, at the same moment
of time at all stations for the Morning
News: