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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-31
Two KILLED by an Explosion.

Baltimore, July 30.-The boilers of the
steam tug Templar owned in Alexandra,
va, blew up in the harbor here tonight
and killed jeremiah Moore, the engineer
and C. E. Wood. a fireman. The balance
of the crew, including Capt. Oliver
Crowder was more or less injured, but 1t
is thought all will recover
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-31
Reed May Go ON the stump,

>,Snlcago' July s0.-Henry C. Hedges, of
.nldnsheld, O., arrived here to-day 20 take
e oms,se of the speakers bureau OF the Re-
ssid national Committee. Mr.. Hedges
or M, ne believed Il certain that ex-6peak-
stpra ,,oi MAJ, b. Reed would be heard on the
ticba, TINS fall for the Republican national
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-31
EASTERN TENNIS CHAMPIONS.
HacI<ett and Allen Defeated whit
man and Wright.

Brookline. Mass. July ao.-H. II. Hack
cit and j. w. Allen, Of Yale. are the east
ern champions in tennis doubles This 10
the result OF their final match with Whit
man and Wright this afternoon. The play
was close from the start.
The handicap singles went to j. p. Paret
of New York over A. ". Fuller OF the
Longwood Club. summary:
Eastern doubles, final round. II. II.
Hackett and ]. A. Allen beat II. d. Whit
man and b. c. Wright. 81. 6-2. 6-s. 7-5; 81.
Handicap singles, semi-final round, J.
p. Paret lowe So). beat q, p. Ware lowe
half 49, 6-4,; 60
Final round ]. p. Paret lowe 500 beat A.
+. Fuller, lowe 49, 1-6. So, 6-3.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-31
ChaHee Reaches Taku.

Washington. July S0.-The war depart
ment has received the following cable
gram from Mai. Gen. Chaffee:
che Foo, July 2e.-Adjutaut General
washington; Left Nagasaki dayhreak or
July 20. Arrived Taku at 10 o'clock nigh
OF July Is. "chaffee, Major General
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-31
FAIRBANKS mt Canton.

Canton. o., July Ex-senator Fairbanks
Of Indiana reached Canton to-day from
indianapolis. Accompanied by Judge Day.
he went to the Mckinley home ana had
a long talk with the President: omeis'
work kept the President from enjoying his
,sual morning drive.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-31
Troops Are Gathering.

San Francisco, July s0-The tent fed
AT the Preside is rapidly filling up with
troops en- route 10 the Orient. Four COM
panies of the Fifteenth Infantry arrived
to-day from Governors Island, New York,
and one from Omaha. Two troops OF the
Third Cavalry also arrived to-day from
Fort MYer.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-31
The Feeling in Germany.

Berlin. July S0--King Humbert's assass-
ination has awakened universal express
sions Of horror for the deed and sympathy
for Italy throughout Germany. Upon the
arrival OF the news this morning the flags
at oil the universities were half-masted.
Count Won Buelow's representative. other
officials and many private persons called
upon the Italian ambassador. who arrived
this afternoon from Schwerin.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-31
Tried 10 KIN chief of Police

Battle Creek. Mich. July 30.-A negr,
pugilist named George Walker to-day at
tempted to assassinate Chief OF Polio,
harrington. while the latter was slttIns
In his office. Walker was captured. 1t Il
said he attempted to take the chiefs III,
out of sympathy with the negro Charles
Of New Orleans.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-31
OUR MAIL SERVICE IN CHINA.
Special Officers ana Clerks Sent "a
Take Charge of II.

spectnI omcerr anu tierkS sent 10
Take Charge OF II.
Washington. July 3o.--William Il. Phil
lips, railway postal clerk at San Fran
cisco, has been ordered to Nagasaki to
take care Of the United States mails at
that point in connection with the new pos
tai service for our troops In China Mr..
Phillips sailed from San Francisco yes
terday.
Mr.. Robinson, chief clerk OF the rail-
way mail service at Atlanta. arrived here
To-day. and has been comforting with the
postal officials. He Is expected to sail
from San Francisco about Aug. is.
w. G. Horton, postal clerk, with head
quarters at Atlanta. has been selected to
20 70 Tsku with Chief Clerk Robinson.
who viii have charge OF the mails there.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-31
READY TO OPPOSE ALLIES.

Chinese Troops Occupy Three Wen
situated Camps.
Port Arthur. Wednesday. July 2o'-Ihe
damaged forts and barracks at Tten Tsln
are being rapidly repaired. The Chinese
troops occupy three camps, well situated.
to oppose the advance OF the allies TO
Pekin
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-31
southern steel Goes Abroad.

birmingham, Ala, July So.-The first
ateel ever exported from the South has
inst been Forwarded by the Tennessee
Coal, Iron and Railroad Company from
It's Ensley steel mill TO Copenhagen and
GLASGOW. The former took twenty-five
tons billets and the latter thirty tons OF
Las
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-31

Corfu, July S0.-The new King of Italy
is expected to arrive here tonight A
telegram from Queen Marguerite awaits
him, announcing the assassination of
King Humbert, and urging him to hasten
home
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-31
smith Was From Wnycross.

Waycross, Ca, July 30-Dr. j. L. Smith
who was assaulted Saturday night in his
Office in Savannah, is well known in this
city. He lived here many years. in fact
grew up to manhood 10 this town. He Is
a son OF County School Commissioner ].
d. Smith one Of Ware county's Oldest
residents and a prominent citizen.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-31
Mnde Lord ChnmherInin.

London. July 3o-The Earl OF carn-
don has been appointed lord chamberlain
in succession to Lord Hopetoun, who was
recently appointed governor general OF
the Australian commonwealth.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-31
EARL III TALKING AGAIN.

Urges Government 10 DO
About the Ministers.
London. July so.-The Chinese minister
in London has been notified by telegraph
that Ii Hung Chang, conformity WIN
other yiceroys and governors, has memo
r,a,,zed the throne to urge the immediate
sending of the foreign representatives, uf'-
der escort 20 Tien Tsin or the restora-
ton 20 them of free telesraphic COM
munication with their governments.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-31
Says Ministers Are Alive.

Brussels. July 3o,---A dispatch from tn
Russian Admiral Alexieff. dated at Tic,
Isin, July 80. and communion ted to th.
foreign ONCE. states that the latest new
confirms the report that the foreign min
listers at Pekin are out Of danger
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-31
Comm Re.torcd.

New York. July 30.--The cable compa
nies send out the following notice:
We are advised that communication be
tween shanghai and Che Foo is re-
stored"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-31

New York. July 3o-Patsey sweeny OF
Manchester won from Jim Maloney OF ire
lard in the fourth round OF a nerce ngnt
At the Sampson Athletic Club, Brooklyn,
tonight.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-31
STEPS TO INSURE ORDER.
King VIII he Asked to summon
Parliament immediately.

Rome. July SO.-orders have been tele-
graphed to all provincial officials to take
steps to assure order and prevent possible
revolutionary movements.
The King will be requested to summon
Parliament Immediately upon his return
here
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-31

Papa" said Benny Beechwood what
| Is the highest position In the army7" The
comamnd Of the balloon brigade" replied
Mr.. Beechwood promptly - Plttsburg
Chronicles Telegraph.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-31
FROM THE GERMAN LEGATION
Continued from First Page.

match is the second Interpreter of the Ger
man legation. He was with Baron Won
Ketteler when the latter was muruereu'
and himself was wounded. he escapeo "
the legation.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-31

Paris July ao.-President Loubet and NJ
Deleasse called at the Italian embassy
this afternoon.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-31

- New York, July so.-Joseph N. Reeve
~ ~ president Of the Chamber OF Commerce
year. a'laFna, died here yesterday. eyed II
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-31
WILL START NEXT MONDAY.
COL Bryan VIII Go to Chicago and
Then to IndfauapoIss

Lincoln. Neb.. July 3O.--william J. Bry-
an announced to-day that he will leave
Lincoln next Monday night for Chicago,
ieaving that city Tuesday evening for In
annapolis with the Chicago escort. At
Indianapolis he will be in the hands OF
Nne local Democratic committee.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-31
COTTON GROWERS TO MEET.
'outh Carolina Planters VIII Organ
lie an Association.

Columbia, $. c., July 30.-President Will
Urn OF the South Carolina Cotton Plant
CTS Association, tonight issued a call
i ion convention here in September. fol-
fo organizations in every township
So. united action of cotton growers with
s'.Aets, with a view 10 marketing the
VIop through a longer period, and obtain
ws, correct statistical information on
""'cn 70 base the prices.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-31
ENGLAyD'S NEW WAR LOANS.
Permission Asked and Granted to
Borrow fi3,0OO,oGO.

London. July 3O.-In the House of Com
mons to-day. the chancellor of the ex-
chequer, Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, an
nounced that It was proposed to meet the
supplementary estimates by additional
taxation, and he asked power to borrow
els, 200, o00 either as war loans, or by means
of treasury or exchequer bonds. The
House sanctioned the proposals.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-31
Provisions SHORT IN PEKrN.
chinese shelIea Legation. From

June 20 TO July IT.
Washington. July 3o.-,rhe Secretary Of
state received al midnight last night a
dispatch from Mr.. Fowler. American con-
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-31
ENGLAND's INDIGNATION.

Lords and Commons VIII Adopt an
Address TO the Queen.
London. July 3o.-Lord Salisbury in the
House OF Lords. and Mr.. Balfour. in the
House OF Commons gave notice to-day
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1900-05-11
CUBAN POSTAL FRAUDS.

Further investigation into the pos
tai frauds show it to be almost impos-
sihly ti.at Nicely could have committed
them alone. 1t is now believed that
sufficient evidence will soon be forth
coming to warrant other arrests. AL
though no charges have yet been made
against any one, Mr.. Runcie has been
approached by one man who is under
suspicion, with request that he I'M
dertake his defense in case prosecu-
ton is begun against him.
The Cubans do not say much re-
garding the disclosures, but they smile
deris;vely at the development Of a
large lcfalcation, a fraud that must
have continued for a year, in tue de-
partmcnt which was most often point
cd out as an illustration Of the politl-
cal honesty which the Americans came
to Cuba to inculcate.
Commenting upon this matter the
Baltimore Sun says: 'The admins
tration has to face an ugly scandal in
Cuba, which is all the more humiliat-
ing because we have "carpet- bagged'
the island with American officials in
order teach the Cubans how to govern
themselves. If the reports from Ha-
vana are not exaggerated one Of the
talented instructors in the art Of gov
ernment whom the administration
sent to Cuba-and possibly more than
one-has given the natives some eS-
ceedingly fine points in official stealing.
A great deal has been written about
the looting prepensities Of Spanish of
fce-hol,lers in Cuba, and the genius
which they displayed IN getting their
fingers into the islands cash box. The
Spaniard may be gifted thief in Of
flee, but he is not able to teach the
American carpet-bagger anything
about the nice points of the game. An
instructor in honest government who
can pocket 5000 of other peoples
money in less than year is an artist
in official larceny who has little to
learn flom the most accomplished
rogucs under the Spanish regime in
Cuba. 1t is to be hoped the Cubans
will appreciate the Administrations ef-
forts to establish an economical and
efficient government in the island
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1900-05-11
BOARD OF STATE AID
AND CHARITIES

Governor Smith has appointed the fol-
lowing as the Board of State Aid and
Charities: Ferdinand c. Latrobe, of Bati-
more, president; ex-Gov. Elihu E. jack
son, of Wicomico: ex-Gov John Lee Car
roll, of Howard; James Bond, Of Balti-
MORE and Samuel Rosenthal, Jr., of
Baltimore
The appointments are for two years
and the commission serves without pay.
1t is required by the Act of 1890 Great
ing the board that all contemplated appli-
cations for State aid shall be made to it
not less than six months before the regu
lar session of the Legislature. This must
be done by all State, county, city or pri-
vate interpretations, including medical,
educational, penal, military and charita-
bic institutions or organizations.
The applications must be III writing, set
ting forth TIE amount to be applied for.
The board is required to consider whether
the public interests are to be benefited by
extending the aid asked and to inquire
into various details of the management,
etc, of the officers of the institution to
be benefited and report to the Legisla-
ture, with recommendation in each case.
Within 10 days after the Legislature meets
the board shall report the names of all
institutions and organizations to which,
in the judgement of the board, the aid of
the State should be extended and to what
extent. The board is empowered to ap
point a secretary at a salary of not more
than 81 600 a year, to rent room in Bal
timore at not more than 5000 a year. The
members of the board are entitled to be
paid any actual expenses incurred travel
ing and from the headquarters Of such
institutions as they may consider neces-
sary to visit-the expenses not to exceed
So a day for each member who may actual
ly make the visits. The sum of $4,000 is
appropriated to cover all expenses of the
board.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1900-05-11

Several bills are before the Ways
and Means Committee proposing eth
er large reductions in or the abolition
of all duties on wood pulp and print
ing paper. Most Of these bills were
referred TO tie committee early in Jan
uary last but it has shown no partic-
ular disposition to take any of them
for action A short time ago, as an
nounced, tie American Newspaper
Publishers Association submitted a
memorial to the Ways and Means
Committee and to tie Finance Com
mlttee OF the Senate, earnestly re-
questing Congress to give its alton
ton to ''rcmedial' legislation The
memorial rycites the wrongs inflicted
upon the newspapers Of the United
States l,y the Paper Trust. and states
that the price of printing paper has
been arbitrarily increased without rei,-
son or warrant
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1900-05-11
WAY TO GET GOOD ROADS

The excellent report of the Maryland
Road Commission has attracted general
attention. The New York Sun says of it.
The report of the Maryland Geological
Survey for 1899 announces that the people
of that State have expended over $6,000.
900 in the last 10 years on their common
roads: most of the money has been wasted
in continual repairing. Many of the roads
have no natural drainage. They are bad
roads a part or all of the time. The sur
vey has made careful estimate showing
that it costs the people Of Maryland So,
600 1000 year more to do their hauling
over poor highways than it would cost if
they were turned into first class roads.
This estimate supplements the informa
ton collected by the Department of Agri
culture in 1895, when it received data from
over 200 counties from all over the coun-
try and found that the average cost of
hauling ton load one mile was % cents,
while the average cost i'll six European
countries that possess inn" owed highways
was almost exactly one third as much.
More than one factor enters into the cost
of hauling, but the main reason why our
farmers pay three times as much per mile
as European farmers pay is that they can
haul, on an average, only one ton over
poor dirt roads, while the European farmer
hauls from three to four tons at a load
over fine highways.
"Maryland has gone about the work of
road improvement in Il way that promises
excellent results The State has recognized
the fact that geological considerations are
a most important factor in good road max
ing. In 1898 the General Assembly passed
a bill for the annual expenditure Of $4,000
by the Geological Survey in the investiga-
ton of road construction in the State. The
first published result is this comprehensive
report on the distribution of the rock ma
terial required for good road making, on
the failure of the improved roads to
meet the needs Of modern traffic, chiefly
owing to the fact that they were built
without competent engineering supervl-
sion and without care as to grades and
drainage, and on many other practical mat
tiers. The report will help to place road
Improvement in Maryland on an intelligent
basis. 1t should likewise promote the cause
of good roads throughout the country
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1900-05-11
HIGH PRICE FOR GROUND

A special dispatch to the Baltimore
San says: Through the opposition of
Representatives Mudd and Pearre an ap-
preparation to purchase 40 acres of land
| adjoining the Government Insane Asylum
near Anacosta, d. c., was defeated in
the House Saturday. proposition had
| been made to sell to the Government this
| land for $4,000, or $500 an acre. 1t
was said that all the land necessary in
| that vicinity ought to be purchased for
| less than half this amount per acre.
Representatives Mudd and Pearre, who
are familiar with the land values of that
section, demonstrated to the House that
| the price asked was largely in excess of
| its value Both Mr.. Mudd and MIR. Pearre
are members of the District Committee,
| and in this case had the interests Of their
| constituents at heart. Especially was this
| true Of Mr. MuGd, rs the insane asylum
| grounds adjoins Prince Georges county
| and the residents object to an extension
| of the grounds The House supported
them in the matter, and after long de-
| bate they defeated Chairman Cannon, of
the Appropriation Committee, who had
| the matter in charge. In return Mr.. Can
| non defeated Colonel Pea're's tffults to
obtain an additional appropriation for
the District Attorneys office in Washing
ton to lie applet to cmployin :, assis
| tants.
| 60, la, |, Il
was contained in the Sundry Civil APP
| propriation bill A total Of over $3.50 900
was carried in this bill for improvements
at the asylum, of which $2l0,G0o was to
be applied to the purchase Of additional
land Late on Friday afternoon Mr.
Mudd moved to strike cut the provision
and was defeated only by the point of no
quorum being made, SO the question came
up Saturday as soon as the House went
| into committee ,f the whole. The vote
was taken Immediately and the paragraph
was stricken out by Il vote of 40 to 81
| This however, did not end the matter
as Mr. Canton wanted to have an amend
ment adopted providing that the land
|
proceedings, the entire cost being limited
to 100000 Mr.. DeArmond, of Missouri,
offered substitute providing for the pur-
| chase of SEQ acres Of land for not mere
than $50, 900. Mr.. Cannon made Il point
of order against this substitute, and he
and Mr.. DeArmond had somewhat
spirited argument. Repre- cntative Allen
of Mississippi, and Representative Nor
ton. of Ohio, sustained Mr.. Cannon in his
defense of his amendment, and Represei.
tatives Benton, Pearrc, Ridgely and
others argued against it. On the vote
the ayes had IS to II noes, and it seemed
the substitute offered by Mr.. DeArmond
would bc adopted, but Mr.. Cannon called
for tellers, and enough votes were muster
ed to defeat tit to 40. Mr.. Cannon S
amendments was then lost by viva Eoce
vote, and the item remained out of tie
bill. It may be reinsertcd in the Senate.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1900-05-11
THE SILVER STATE.

A special correspondent of the Balti-
| more Sun writing from Denver, Colorado,
says You can take map of Colorado
| and with pair of scissors cut out of it 10
States as large as Maryland. 1t has about
| 1O5, 900 square miles of territory and is as
| large as the six New England States and
New York combined. 1t has between 4,
| 900 and $1,000 miles of railroad. It's
| mines produce annually about $40 ,000,0 900
| worth of gold and silver, and if Il free sill
yer bill could be passed in addition 1t
could increase its output of silver suffi-
GENTLY to keep all the nints working over
| time for ever 1t is claimed that over
! one-third of the area of the State, some
| 1000 square miles, is underlaid with
| coal, some of it up to the roots Of the
| grass In 1897 100000 tons were pro-
duced. In addition to this there is a vast
| wealth of ores of the baser metals, includ-
| ing copper, iron, lead, etc, and petroleum
and naturai gas are found in some sec
| tons
| The State also has vast cattle ranges
and produces an enormous amount of
meat. 1t has good farms and orchards,
| and the farming and gardening lands
around, Denver, in the Valley of the
Platte, such as can be reached by irrigat-
ing bitches, fetch readily from $500 to
| $400 an acre, and are hard to buy at that
price. The price paid to the irrigatin g
companies is 50 an acre. Any part of the
| plains or valley lands in the State, how
ever sterile they may appear, srsing into
luxuriant vegetation as soon as they are
| watered.
| The population of Colorado is gath
from many of the countries of Europe.
Of the latter the English seem to FREEDOM
mate in wealth and influence, and Eng
fish capital and enterprise have contri-
buted largely to the development OF the
State, and especially of its mines. In
every town there is refined and cult
waited society, and in some of them con-
siderable amount of what is commonly
known as "style." With such popula-
ton of course there is not much section
alism and in Denver the only manifesto
| ton of the fact that this is not a Southern
city is in the names of some of the streets
such as Grant, Lincoln, Sherman and Lo-
gan, and in the busts and pictures of Lin
coin ever present in the public schools
at is commonly remarked that the free
! silver sentiment is not as loud or ram
pant in this State as it was four years ago
but no one doubts that the State will give
its electoral vote to Bryan if he is nomi.
mated. While one does not hear much
free silver talk, still in the silver mimi g
region it is just as unsafe to speak light
| ly of the free silver cause as it is to joke
with a woman about her doctor. A man
who is engaged in business in the mining
region said that he did not believe the
election of Bryan would bring free silver
| would be out Of his power. But as fal
as he Uhe speaker was concerned, he
would vote the Democratic ticket He
had voted the Republican ticket for &c
wears, until he had nearly voted himself
into the poorllouse, and now he is going
to quit.