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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-06
REPUBLICANS oF HAWAII.
Cam Issued for N Convention TO Or
ganize That Party.

Cain Issued for a Convention TO or
ganize That Party.
Chicago, May 5.--A special to the Record
from Honolulu. April "a, via San Fran
cisco, says:
A call has been issued for convention
to organize the Republican party of the
territory of Hawaii. The convention IL
to meet In Honolulu May 1b All per-
sons who believe In the principles of the
Republican party as laid down by the last
National Convention Of the party are in
vited to meet In their respective locali-
ties and elect delegates to this convention.
Representation is accorded or~mthe basis
of the representation of the several dis
tricts in the last House of Representa-
tives of the islartds. In addition to or
ganizing the party the convention will Sc
lect delegates to represent the territory
in the Republican National Convention at
Philadelphia.
AS yet the Democrats have made no
move towards organizing In any part OF
the Islands
1t is hard to tell yet whether the poiiti-
cal divisions of the people will be along
national party lines or not. There is a
great deal of talk of a native party, COM
posed of the native Hawaiians and the
whites, who were royalists at the tins
of the overthrow.
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ON A TOUR OF INSPECTION.
Sickness at Santiago Declared Not To
BE Yellow Fever.

Nuevitas, Cuba, May 5.--Col. Samuel M.
Whiteside, commanding the Department
of Santiago de Cuba and Puerto Principe.
who Is making a tour of inspection Of
the posts of the north coast. inspected
the post Of Puerto Principe yesterday.
Maj. Carr. chief surgeon, who is accom-
panying Col. Whlteside, has investigated
the fever situation, alarming reports of
which have been sent out. owing to what
are suspected to be cases of yellow fever.
The Major decided that the sickness was
not yellow fever but ordered vigorous
sanitary measures 90 be taken. The
health of the troops is good, both towns
are clean and work on the new barracks
at Puerto Principe, which are to cost
100000. win be begun Immediately.
Tho political situation is quiet Most
of the natives are not aware of the Ap-
preaching election and the politicians Sc
yerely criticise the terms of the election
orders,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-06
DEWEY cHEERED by CROWDS.
Thousands IiBed st. Louis Streets
TO See the Admiral

st. Louis, May 5.--With a parade of mil
itary and civic organizations of Missouri
this afternoon and an informal reception
by the Loyal Legion tonight, the two
days celebration in st. Louis in honor of
Admiral George Dewey came to an end.
Probably $4,000 people, including 1900
from outside points, stood for hours along
the / ne of march to see the Admiral
cheered him Wildly as he was driven by
in the parade, then pressed forward to
some new point of vantage on the streets
along which the parade wound its way
through the hu lin IS district to cheer him
again
At some points Of the parade the crowds
were so great that The police were utterly
helpless and dozens of bruised and faint
ing women and crying children were res
cued only by the use of clubs. in some
instances the helpless ones being carried
out over the heads of the almost immov-
able mass of people.
In front of the grand stand at the expo
sition building the crowd got beyond the
controi of hundred policemen and for an
hour before the parade reached that point,
packed the street, cun'b to curb, for dis
tance of three blocks, a narrow passage
way for the parade finally being cleared
with great difficulty.
Work of a Frightened Horse.
At this point, almost exactly under the
spot where the Admiral stood, horse be-
longing to am officer of the Xavier Mill
tary Academy became frightened, and in
an instant had thrown his rider and
plunged into a mass of women, men and
children Rearing and l1fcking he tore
his way through the crowd along the side
walk half the length of the grand stand
before he was finally brought under com
troll leaving over dozen persons pros
trate and bleeding on the sidewalk. Most
of them were only slightly hurt, but one
man and two women, kicked or trampled
on by the crazes animal, were carried to
nearby drug stores for medical aid.
Over the entire length of the line OF
march, extending for nearly six miles, the
Admiral was given SO hearty a reception
that he was kept bowling and doffing his
hat continually
The parade ended. Admiral and Mrs.
Dewey were driven at once to the Plant
ers Hotel. where they rested until even
ing. At IS o'clock Admiral Dewey was es-
corted to the hall OF the military order
of Loyal Legion in the IaClede building,
of which order the Admiral has been a
m msmber for twenty years. This affair was
purely informal and no set programme
was carried out.
Tomorrow morning the Admiral and
party will leave for Memphis over the ILL.,
nois Central, where a two-days' celebra-
tion will be held In his honor.
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GEN. OTIS ooMPLIMENTED.
Presidents Expression Upon the
Work He Has Done.

PrekfuenIr hApENrHtoh wynn thc
Work He Has Done.
Washington May 5.--The order issued by
the war department yesterday relieving
Gen. Otis OF the command of the division
of the Philippines and assigning Gen. Mac
Arthur thereto, concludes as follows:
"on completion Of the transfer of the
command Maj. Ge1. Otis. accompanied by
his authorized aids, will repair to San
Francisco reporting upon arrival to The
adjutant general u. S. A.. for further or
ders Of the Secretary of War.
Mai. Gen. Otis Is relieved from COM
mand only In compliance with his own ex.
pressed wish. The President directs that
this order record his high appreciation Of
that officers distinguished and successful
service In the Philippine Islands In both
civil and military administration. They
entitle him to gratitude and honor from
his country. Elihu Root,
Secretary Of War"
Gen. Macarthur, In addition TO his du-
ties as division commander, will exercise
the authority OF military governor Of the
Philippine Islands.
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MacArthurs staffs to the Meade. The
Twentieth and Fourteenth Infantry,
drawn up ashore In front of the city wall,
presented arms, and the band played
Aud Lang Syne," while shore battery
saluted.
During the morning the Supreme
Court judges. and many officers
called at the palace to bid farewell
TO Gen. Otis, who kept at work with his
accustomed energy until the moment Of
leaving. Since the beginning of the IN
surrection Gen. Ous has kept at his desk
from early morning until midnight. He
has never been seen on the Luaeta, like
the other officers, and only two or three
times has he been seen In society and these
occasions were semi-official receptions.
The general leaves the army admirably Or
gani2ed, provisioned and clothed
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MANY WIDOWS AND ORPHANS.
Agonising Scenes at BuriaIs of Utah
Mine Victims.

Scofeld, Utah. May 5.-Agonizing
scenes and incidents attended the burial
of the 100 victims of the mine disaster to-
day.
The wholesale burial has gone on all
day. The bodies were taken to the cem-
etery by trains of wagons, and a man
stood at the gate and checked from a long
list Of names of bodies that were taken in.
In addition 10 the burial Of the bodies
at Scofield ten victims of the disaster
were buried at Ogden, six at Prove and
eleven at Coalville.
The total subscription to the relief fund
is now $5O,000
1t is expected that there are nearly a
thousand widows and orphans as a re-
suit of the disaster.
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SCHOONER DoRsnAN SANK.
Vessel and Cargo n Total Loss hut
Her Crew Was saved.


Cape Henry. Va. May 5.--The weather
bureau observer at Hatteras, N. C., re-
ports that the three-masted schooner Het-
It's j. Dorman, Capt. J. w. Sabiston. with
lumber from Swansboro, N. c., TO Patch
ogue, Long Island, while beating through
tho outer channel of Diamond Shoals.
struck a submerged wreck at 3 o'clock
this afternoon and sank Immediately.
The vessel was sighted by Capt. Ether
idge of the Cape Hatteras life saving sta
tion who Immediately put out with shs
station llfeboat and succeeded in saving
the crew of FIVE men.
The Dorman Is small coasting
schooner OF about 120 tons, and is owned
at Drawbridge, Del. After striking the
wreck and sinking the Dornan continued
to feat with decks under. and when last
seen was drif Ing off about east-northeast
with the current across to the shoals. Ow-
ing to her light draught it is thought she
will drift out into the open sea.
The crew Is being cared for at the Cape
Hatteras life saving station. The vessel
Is a total loss.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-06
BRITISH CROSS vAAL RIVER.
noBERrs' ARMY MOVING ONWARD
TO PRETORIA.

Beers Had Evacuated WindsortOn
and ISIipdam and Were TrelSixinS
Northward RapidIy-Roberts' Ad-
Relief of MafeISing Looked for.
Roberts Watched the Fight at
Brandfort From "a Kopje.
Warrenton. May 5. Evening.--The Vaal
river has been successfully crossed at
Windsorten by Barton's brigade, with
whom is Gen. Hunter. commanding the
division.
The Beers have evacuated Windsorten
and Klipdam. They are trekking north
ward and are fighting for all they are
worth.
Barton is hanging on to their rear and
shelling them vigorously. Judging from
the clouds of dust, the retreating Beers
must be in very large numbers.
Hoping for MafeI<ing.
London, May 6, 4:20 a. m.-London has
been confidently expecting to have news
of the relief of Mafeking before midnight,
but at that hour the war office stated
that no further intelligence had been re-
ceived of Hunters column, to which the
public believed mas been assigned the
work of relieving the town.
Beyond further details of the occupa-
tion Of Brandfort, little or no news has
come during the night
dispatch from Thaba Nchu, dated
Nav A. says that the situation is practical
ly unchanged, the Beers holding their po-
sition and sending occasional shells into
the British camp. From the top of Thaba
Nchu hill one can see over the Boer camp
The country, through which a number of
Beers are trekking, is exceedingly diff
cult. 1t is learned that the Beers are try
ing to draw supplies from the L.adybrand
district.
The Seventeenth Brigade has moved four
miles south, presumably to assist Gen.
Brabant if necessary.
dispatch from Aliwal North, dated
May g. says:
Three hundred captured cattle and
horses were brought In last night.
THE wounded are being gradually moved
here from Mafeking."
Advance VIII BE Rapid.
A dispatch from Cape Town says:
THE general feeling here, in which Of
4lcial circles participate, is that Lord Rob
erts' advance toward Pretoria will be
rapid The Beer prisoners do not antici-
pate that any effective resistance will be
encountered"
Anxiety is felt regarding the fate of Mr..
Begbie, who has been arrested in connec-
ton with the blowing up OF the shell fac
tory az Pretoria. Consul Hay is watching
the ACCUSED mans interest.
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HORRORS OF INDIA'S FAMINE.
ABOUT o3,5Oo,OOO PER SONS ARE IN
SQUALoR AND MISERY.

the Distress of Single District.
Cholera scourSc Now Has Its
Deadly Hold on the Hunger
Stricken Districts.
London, May 5.-The report that ci.ol-
era is strengthening it's deadly hold on
famine-stricken India brings the pitiful
condition Of that country more than ever
to the public view
About 93,5Q0,000 perSons-for this is the
i population of the district affected-are
sweltering their squalid existence away
amid pestience and misery that show no
signs of abahng. Hundreds of thousands
of pounds in good British gold good Ger
man marks and American corn have been
thrown into the country, but, Judging
from the latest advicss. AIN this charity
is merely drop in the ocean.
The famine and its attendant complica-
tions appear to exceed in virulence any
previous visitations. The viceroy, Lord
Curzon of Kedleston, and the government
are making ceaseless exertions to meet
the terrible emergency, but the stupend-
Gus difficulties confronting them prevent
the present supplying of relief to more
lnHn IlVe mlfl1OnS.
In the meantime the native states are
dotted with heaps of dead and dying, and
the roads are crowded with ghastly bands,
seeking to escape from the stricken terri
tories, but who for lack of food and wa
<er mostly succunib in the attempt.
One of the most hopeless features of
the whole affair Is contained In the state-
ment of special correspondent at Simla,
who writes:
Ten times the total relief could be laid
out In single district without fully re-
lieving its distress. All we can hope for
is succession of good years to put the
people on their legs again."
In the British Districts.
The British districts are reported to be
so far escaping the large starvation and
mortality that mark the native states.
But that their condition is not enviable is
evident from the following description sent
by Bombay correspondent of the scene
at Ahmedabad, city in the presidency of
Bombay:
"In an open space upward of 200 were
seated, old and young, being famine per-
sonifled. The smell arising from their
| filthy rags was sickening and had at
! tracted myriads Of flies. Some, especial
| ly the old men, were bony frameworxs
| A girl suckling two children. was ghast.
| ly to look at, but the little ones, with
| hollow temples, sunken eyes and cheeks
/ and the napes of the neoks falling ir
under their skulls, which seemed 70 over
balance their emaciated bodies, and witt
| wasp-like arms and legs, were more dread
full still. Many were suffering from lis
case and numbers had the fever. Those
| who could work were sent on where tanks
were being dug. Others were given a mea
| and passed on to the poor house."
This rict;I,e IS from a less seriously af
fected part of the country. The suffer
ing in the remoter districts. where the
| famine is severe, where all the cattle have
| long since died. where the water is pre-
cious and where cholera has now added
its dread scourge, can well be imagined
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-06
THE ISLAND OF MARIN DUaUE.
-Four Towns Were Taken with Very
Little Opposition.

Manila, May 5.--Col Hardin's expedition
recently landed two companies of the
Twenty ninth Infantry on the Island OF
Marin Duque.
The troops have already taken four
towns without opposition. the few armed
insurgents encountered taking to the
mountains. Leaving one company TO
garrison the island the expedition proceed
cd TO Masbete.
The cable to the southern islands Is
broken and details OF the recent fighting
are not obtainabe at present
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-06
ANOTHER POLITICAL FRACAs.
An Alabama Republican Perhaps
Fatally wounded.

Birmingham, May 5.--For the third
time during the persent Republican
factional campaign in this state blood was
spilled to-day at the Fifth District Con-
vetion held at Dadeville, Tallapoosa coun-
ty. In difficulty which occurred just out
side the Court House door. between Depu-
ty Revenue Collector King and his broth
er, Nelly King. representing the Bingham
faction, and Postmaster James Howle. rep
representing the Vaughan faction Neely
King was shot and perhaps fatally wound
ed Eighteen or twenty shots were ex-
changed.
Howle was arrested but was released ON
bond. Separate conventions were held and
two delegations 70 the National conven-
ton were elected.
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FIFTEEN MEN MAY Bic LOST.
Search to he Made for Those who
Left the Virginia.

Washington, May 5.-Assistant Secre-
tary spatllding has taken active measures
to rescue, II possible, the fifteen men who
abandoned the wrecked British steamer
Virginia on the Outer Diamond shoals
To-day he ordered the revenue steamer
Algonquin, now at Wilmington. ". c., and
the Onondaga. which Is expected to arrive
at Norfolk to-day, to proceed to sea at
once In search of the missing men.
They left the Virginia in a small boat,
and as heavy sea was going at the time,
1t seems almost certain that they were
lost.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-06
POLICEMAN ON GUARD SHOT.
said the Bullet Was Intended for
Premier Schreiner.

Cape Town, May 5.-The South African
News says policeman, who was guarding
Premier Schreiner's house, has been shot,
adding that the policeman was smoking
a cigar at the time upon which fact is
based an assertion that the bullet was evil
IDENTIFY intended for the premier, who is
an inveterate smoker.
The African Bund papers are making a
sensation out of the affair declaring that
an anti-Dutch plot is on foot.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-06
TREATY TIME EXTENDED.
Efny-Pauncefotc Convention VIII
Not BE Ratified Now.

washington, May 5.-secretary Hay and
Lord Pauncefote, the British ambassado-,
to-day signed treaty extending for seven
months from Aug. 5 next, the period OF
time allowed for the exchange OF ratiflca-
tIons of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty.
This extension was arranged for in view
OF the conviction that no legislation upon
the treaty can be secured during the pres
ent session of Congress. The extension
will prolong the period allowed for the ex-
change of ratiflcations until the expiration
OF President McKinley's term Of Office.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-06
NO MINISTER TO TURKEY.
strnus VIII Stay at Home Until In
demnity Has Been Paid.

Washington. May SIT is authoritative
ly announced that until the pending issue
relative to the payment OF the American
indemnity claims is settled 10 the satis-
faction of the state department no United
States minister will attend at the Turkish
capital. and Mr.. Straus' leave OF absence
will remain as II is now. indefinite as 10
duration.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-06
Can REPAIREns, STRIKE.
Commissioner Webster Says the
situation Is Critical.

situation Is Critical.
Buffalo, May 5.-Commissioner w. H.
II. Webster of the state board OF media
tion and arbitration, said late tonight that
the situation in the car repairers' strike
impressed him as very critical. His ex-
precision reflects the general belief in rail-
way and stock circles tonight. that the
pacific trend Of events since the ADJUST
fncnt of differences between the New York
been checked by the seeming impossible
ity OF the Erie and Laekawnnna coming
to a settlement with the striking car re-
pafrers.
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AGENTS OF A FENIAN PLOT.
Evidence i'm Case of Mem Held for
Damaging Canal Lock.

Damaging Canal Lock.
Toronto, Ont, May 5.-The evidence
which will be produced at the trial on
Monday of the three men charged with
attempting to blow UP lock "a In the Well
and canal it is understood. will show
that the prisoners were not the instru-
ments of the labor element of Buffalo
supposed to be autagonistic to Cana
dian route for grain traffic, but the agents
of Ferian plot
1t has been learned that the three men
concerned in the outrage arrived at Buff
falo from a city on the Atlantic sea-
beard. They were unacquainted with
Buffalo and left for Niagara Falls at the
earliest possible moment after their ar
rival in Buffalo.
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GEN. OTIS LEAVES MANILA.
Remained at His Desk Up to Time of
His Departure.

Manila, May 5.-The transport Meade
sailed for the United States at o'clock
this afternoon with Maj. Gen. Otis, ana
two aides on board. The warships in
port fired major generals salute as the
steamer raised her anchor.
The Governors launch left the palace
at 4 o'clock, carrying Gen. Otis and Gen.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-06
work of Train Robbers.

Tacoma. Wash, May 5.-After robbins
Ave passengers on a Union Pacific freight
train near North Yakima last night, six
hIghwaymen compelled their victims to
jump off the moving train, the robbers
shooting at them and pounding them over
the head with their guns. Fred Booker
and John Clernan were shot, but will
reeoycr
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TO FIGHT AT CONEY ISLAND.
Announced That Jeffries-Corbett
Bout VIII Take Place.

New York, May Sit has been settled
that the heavyweight contest between Jim
Jeffries and James ]. Corbett win be de-
cided at the Seaside Sporting Club. Coney
Island, next Friday night. Jeffries and
Corbett have been Informed by their re-
spective managers of the recent court de-
cisior In reference to licenses and ordered
to put on the finishing touches to their
training.
1t is announced that Jeffries will weigh
not less than 212 pounds when he enters
the ring. Corbett Will weigh about 19o
pounds
Tom O'Rourke, the manager of the club,
said that he did not expect any interfer-
ence from the authorities.
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Rig strike Wa. Axertea.

st. Louis. May 5.-The treatened strike
OF the $500 employees Of the 81. Louis
Transit Company, which was expected 10
begin at o'clock this evening did not ma
terialize. The committee cf the Street
Railway Employees Union decided TO give
the railway company until Tuesday to
submit Its reply.
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LITTLE HOPE ENTERTAINED.
Chances Are the yirginia's Fifteen
N Men Are Lost.

Norfolk, Va. May 5.-The revenue cut
ter onondago has gone in quest of the
fifteen seamen drifting In an open boat
from The wrecked British tramp steamer
Virginia which stranded and went to
pieces off Diamond Shoals last Wednes-
day. Little hope is entertained, however,
Of their rescue unless perchance they
are picked up by some craft Up 70 to-
night the boat had not been sighted by
any of the steamers arriving here.
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LOCAL POLITICS IN HAVANA.
Spanish BulIlghter Wants Damages
for Loss of Hair.

for Loss of Hair.
Havana, May 5--The convention of the
national party will be held next week to
nominate candidate for Mayor of Ha-
vana. The Republican party, If they put
In a man in nomination. will most likely
select Juan Guaiberto Gomez. The DEM
ocratio Union party will concentrate on
either Collazo or Carlos Garcia.
The Spanish bull fighter Molecavo,
while en- route to Spain from Mexico. came
ashore at Havana. He was arrested for
drunkenness, and Capt. Pitcher, who i'm
posed a fine, ordered also that Molecavo's s
hair be cut. This was done, and the Span
ish bull fighter now claims damages to
the amount of 5000. contending that on
account OF having his hair cut he would
not be permitted to enter the bull ring,
II being necessary TO have queue.
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Glasgow, KY. May 5.-Fire Z day de-
stroyed the business part OF the city. Sew
erai buildings were burned, causing Joss
Of Si50,OOo, partially insured.
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NICHOLAS IS NOT AFRAID.
Wants No Extra Precautions Taken
for His safety.

for His safety.
London, May 5.-A special dispatch
from st. Petersburg says that advices re-
ceived from Moscow, state that the Czar
has ordered the chief OF police to cease ell
extraordinary precautions for his safety,
saying:
II have come to see my people, not the
police of Moscow"
During his stay at Moscow the Czar
has gone about In an open carriage, with
out an escort, and without the streets be-
Ing cleared for his passage.
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PbiIadcIphin Goes to Frisco.

washington. May 5.-The Philadelphia,
flagship OF Admiral Kautz, who has been
hooking after American interests OF San
Jnan del Sur, near the Colombian border,
has sailed for San Francisco.
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ADVANCE OFF GEN. HAMILTON.
Broadwood's Cavalry highly Praised
for It's Work.

London, May 5.-Lord Roberts reports
to the war office, under date of Brand
fort, May 4, as follows:
Hamilton advanced to-day at Neal
welket He was engaged with the enemy
throughout the march. He speaks in
terms of praise of the behavior of the
troops, especially Broadwood's brigade of
cavalry and the mounted infantry"