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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-04
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MASSACRED BY INDIANS.
Party of Rubber PrOspectors That
Went From Kansas City.

Fort Scott, Kan, March 3-Frank
Greenfield of Napleton, Kan, who, last
fail, came home from South America and
secured the cooperation of the govern
ment in a relief expedition to search for
the party OF rubber prospectors, which
was sent from Kansas City to the interior
of Brazil in February, 1898. has notified
his parents from Cuguba, Brazil, in a let
ter just received that the entire party
was massacred by Siiais Indians far up
the Xinga river,
There were five or six men in the party
II was in charge of M. e. Kirk, a civil
engineer of Kansas City, and consisted
of Alfred Greenfield of Napoleon. Kan,
two men named Williamson and Brownly
of Ohio and one or Two unknown men,
The Brazilian government assisted in the
search.
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GOSSIP FROM FATHERLAND.
CHANCES FOR NAVAL BILL GROW
ING RATHER SLIM.

Conservatives and Agrarians Are
Demanding Compensation for
Their Votes Agrarians Demand
the Meat Inspection Bill, But the
Government VIII Hardly Approve
It-Respect for the British Has In
creased.
Copyright, 1900, by the Associated Press.
Berlin. Maron 3.-Most important mat
ters were transacted during the week in
the Reichstag, before almost empty
benches.
The foreign Office budget being taken
up, a variety OF matters came under dis
cuss.on, even the query as to why the
Prussians gave a Prussian decoration 10
a German of Chicago
However, Count Won Buelow, the Minis
ter of Foreign Affairs made good show
ing and got his salary voted.
The chances of the naval bill have be-
come rather worse lately. The Center,
the Conservatives and the Agrarians are
demanding compensations for their vote.
the former asking for the recall of the
Jesuits, and the latter demanding a meat
tees from the government that Agraran
interests win not be neglected in che pro-
jected commercial treaties. There via
evidently be hard pun TO get the bill
through, though there is every indication
that the popular sentiment among che
electors is rising for the naval increase.
Opposition. to Meat Bill.
the meat bill, to-day, expresses the belief
that the government will not approve the
bill as now constituted and thus tie it's
hands regarding the coming treaties, not
only with the United States, but also with
Russia, Scandinavia and Holland etc.
1t says:
"A gneral tariff war would be the re-
suit if the bill became law, all to appease
the Unsuitable Agrarians The total pro-
portion of meat imports after the new
year of 1904 would be tantamount to meat
usury."
The Prussian Diet this week considered
the railroad budget. 1t was plainly shown
that the Prussan Street Railway Sys-
TEN is fearfully behind in comfort and
the latest improvements, all because of the
lear or demo1Shlng the annual surplus.
Talk of the War.
The South African war continues TO hold
the attention of the public here. While
sympathy for the Beers continues, respect
for the British has risen under their latest
successes. Lieut.. Gen. Becher, in the Do-
kal Anze.ger to-day. concludes that the
war for the Beers Is. now a hopeless strLg-
gle, for they lack than which alone could
have given their victories a permanent
value, that is TO say. che capacity of fruc-
trying victory by pursuing the enemy 10
the point Of annihilation.
Prince Henry of Prussia intends paying
a visit of some length 10 his grandmother,
Queen Victoria, In England but before
so doing he VIII stay with his family az
Kreuznach and drink the waters.
Persons who have had occasiona lately.
10 converse with Prince Hohenlohe, de-
scribe him as being extremely feeble, even
TO the extent of senlity
Niscount Cough, secretary OF the British
embassy, informed the correspondent of
the Associated Press that the embassy
knew nothing about Emperor William
having sent congratulations to Queen
Victoria on the occasi Of the latAst
British success. This is confirmed in
court circ.es here.
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ovERPRODUCTION FEARED.
The High Prices for Cotton Likely to
Increase This Years Crop.
From Bradstreet's.

There is a well-defned fear in the South
that this years production OF cotton will
be overdone, and, with anything like sea-
sonable weather conditions, an immense
yield is looked for. Leading Southern
journals are pointing out the fact that
great production This year will preclude a
continuance of the high prices which have
been instrumental in bringing about this
production. There is this to be said. how
ever, that IL present estimates of cotton
yield prove correct the outlook is for a
closec leaning up of odd supplies of cot
ton, and ia may be that IN cotton, as in
wheat two years ago, the exhaustion of
old supplies Will allow the placing of
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SENT TO THE PENITENTIARY.
BiGnmist Farnsworth Did Not Claim
TO he an Angel

Chicago March 81 don't claim 20 be
an angel your nonor, but believe 1 have
been more sinned against than shining, ."
said Bigamist Walter l.. Farnsworth as
he stood before Judge Baker to-day for
sentence
Farnsworth was sentenced to the peni-
tertiary. Originally he was said 90 have
forty wives in various parts of the couu-
try. He was indicted on four charges
and acknowledged he had been
married four times without the
formality of a divorce from any
one OF his wires, all of whom are living
Farnsworth was known as Bradford. and
by other nan es His real name is said 10
be Or.on. lie as relatives in Baltimore
where he Cnce lived,
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TO MAKE ALL COMMON STOCK.
Change in Plan of Tennessee Coal
and Iron Company.

New York March S.-The stockholders
of the Tennessee Coal and Iron Company
have received circular stating that two
thirds of the holders of the preferred
stock have agreed to accept an exchange
on a basis of $50 shares of common for 1CO
shares of the preferred. The Executive
Committee of the company has, therefore,
declared the plan operative and has in
creased the capital stock to SO 900, coo, ell
common stock.
According to this circular, it is the plan
to sell 81 200 geo of the new common stock
for cash. The company proposes to ac-
quire three Sheffield furnaces. SO coke
ovens, 1900 acres of coal land. The
stockholders will vote upon the PROPOSE
tion at the annual meeting to be held on
March 10 next.
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MOBILE AND ONO co OUT.

VIII Withdraw From Freight Rate
Association.
Louisville, March at transplred TO-
day that the Mobile and Ohio r ilro q
Company has given notice OF It's WITH
drawal from the Southeastern and Mis- is
ippi Valley Freight Rale Associate n.
Commissioner Washburn wno.e head
quarters are in this city, express d the
opinion that this action would not have
any marked effect on the policy Of Tho as
ISOLATION. For some time there has bee,
friction in the matter OF ra Is b 7 q
Southeast, particularly on the business
from ST. Louis and the West TIL M
bile and Ohio not long ago gave notice
of considerable reduction in rates on mi 3
traffic. This, II Sc ms was a fore IN p
of the withdrawal Of the Mobile and o ajo
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p o 5 [ m aster in
Porto Rico, l con-
tracted y ell o W
fever and have
b e e n suffering
from the i'll
effects of that
dreadful disea e
since my return
home. l was ad-
vised by a friend
to use Peruna and
l can speak in the
highest terms of
your remarkable
medicine. l feel
like a new man
and shall take
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-04

larger than expected yield without caus-
ing an abrupt decline in values
In any event, statistics of acreage the
coming season will possess peculiar inter-
est to the cotton trade and the South gem
orally Ii is to be hoped from the stand
point of statistical accuracy that special
care will be taken in the collection of the
census figures of acreage and production
his wear,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-04
ReceIpts of Philippines.

Washington, March 3.-The war depart
meLt received a cabled statement to-day
showing hat the total receipts for the
Philippines for the month of February,
1900, was $i25.423. OF which amount $751;
900 was derived from customs sources.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-04

ST. Louis March S.-Prof Oscar r.
Gleason, the famous horse trainer, filed a
vo untary petition in bankruptcy to-day
in the Unite States Dis riot Court, SC ed
uling liabilities amounting to $7l,S10 and
assets estimated at $50.
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FILED a Counter suit.

New Orleans March 9.-Orris l. McLel-
Ian, the wealthy dry dock man whose wife
entered suit for divorce against him last
week in Chicago, making sensational
charges, filed a comter-suit here to-day.
The papers in the case were Withdrawn
without being made public after they were
filed.
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ACTION AGAINST TRUSTS.
National Editorial Association Pass
es Resolutions.

New Orleans, March Sat to-day's ses-
sion of the National Editorial Associa-
ticn, the resolutions against trusts, in
troduced yesterday, were taken up.
The debate on the question continued
for some time and with much heat. The
resolutions against trusts were adopted,
244 to "a, with an amendment urging Con-
gress to take immediate action against
the paper trust.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-04
New Tenement Buildings.

London, March 3.-The Prince and
Princess OF Wales to-day opened the new
tenement buildings at Bethnal Green.
costing 100000, and accommodating $3.50
peODle.
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commencing it to those similar afiie-N
ted. 1t is a fine tonic, and is in every
way a wonderful medicine Peruna is
a remedy for catarrh which has become
OF national Importance. 1t has the
record Of the greatest catarrh remedy of
the age"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-04
NntionnI RepuhIican Lengne.

Chicago, March SAN official call was
issued tocay for the twelfth Annual CON
venton Of the Nat nal Pep blican
Loa 70 he Id at st. Paul. MINI,
Tuesday. July II.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-04

Washington. March S.-The hearing IN
the y ication of the Commercial Cabls
Company for authori to lay cable to
1uos was ont n e o-1av before tho
senate Committee on Relations with Gu
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-04
PETTUs AND Porto RICO.

Alabama Senator Offers Several
Amendments.
Washington, March Ex-senator Pettus of
Alabama has introduced a number If
amendments to the Porto Rlcan Il. w ich
include free trade with the land edle-
ing the Presidents power over the reven q
and changing the bin in various oh r
features.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-04

New York, March 3.--Admlral ana Mrs.
Dewey arrive at Lakewo q, \. j., ( M
Washington this afternoon for weeks
visit
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w. L. Chambers.

ment of these fragile vessels leads to
what is known as catarrh.
Hon. ]. E. Macias, recent postmaster
at Porto Rico, in a letter from 14l7 K
street, N. W., Washington, D. G.. says;
LAS a native born Cuban. serving as
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-04

membranes OF the whole body are
strengthened, making catarrh an i'm
possibility.
Peruna has no rivals, no substitutes.
There is is but one scientific, systemic ca
tarrh remedy, and that is Peruna.
Address The Peruna Medicine Co., Co
lumbus O., for a book treating of catarrA
in its different phases and stages.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-04

1T, temperature; ~. velocity of wind.
II. B. Boyer,
Local Forecast Official.
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On tne mucous
membrane. 1t is a
tonic W h / C h
strikes at the root
of all catarrhal
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gives tone to the
minute blood ves-
sells and the ter
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1bers. Catarrh
cannot exist long
where Peruna IS
used intelligent
ly. Peruna seeks
out catarrh in all
the hidden parts
of the body.
When Peruna, the
great tonic, is
used, the mucous
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-04

River Report-The hight of the Savan-
nah river at Augusta, at a. m. Goth mer-
idian time) yesterday, was 202 feet
fall of ~ feet during the preceding TWEEN
ty-four hours.
Observations taken at the same moment
OF time al all stations, Savannah, Ga,
March 3, 1900, p. M, 18th meridian time
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Peruna is a specific in its operation up
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THE WEATHER.

Forecast for Sunday and Monday
For Georgia and South Carolina Fair
Sunday; Monday cloudy. probably rain;
fresh north to east winds
Eastern Florida: Fair Sunday; Monday
fair in western; probably rain in east
ern portion; fresh north to east winds
Western Florida: Fair Sunday; Monday
rain; ght to fresh southerly winds shift
ing to westerly and northerly.
Yesterdays weather at Savannah
Maximum temperature $3.50 pm. Sc degrees
Minimum temperature a. m As degrees
Mean temperature ............... 90 degrees
Normal temperature ............ Sc degrees
Deficiency of temperature ..... degrees
Accumulated deficiency since
March ..''...-................. Is degrees
Accumulated deficiency since
ANaHlioll 49,. -'s...........- 10 1nch
wi mai .....-.ss.. ....-..-........ Il men
Deficiency since March l ........ SO inch
Deficiency since Jan. / ..........1. IS inch
River Report-The hight of the Savan-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-10-09
A PYTHON LOOSE.
Exciting and Amusing Affair on Gun.
boat,

Exciting and Amusing Affair on Gun.
boat.
An exciting and amusing affair which
recently occurred on board H. M. s.
Rather, and while it lasted gave the
ships company a lively quarter of an
hour, is thus described by the Singa,
pore Free Press: There are two pets
on board, big Borneo orang-outang,
and the other a fine sample of a python
about nineteen or twenty feet in
length. This creature, which had
dined heartily on a deer about threa
weeks before, had begun to feel its APP
petite come back again, and in search
Ing about its box for an exit found
place in the side in bad repair. Isis
snakeship was through that in a twin
king unobserved, and, seeing the or
ang-cutang, who was chained up a few
yards off, invited himself on the spur
Of the moment to potluck upon that un-
fortunate quadruman. The python at
once coiled for his spring-his mode OF
saying grace before meat-when sud
denly the Qaartermaster, Dickson, TAX
ing all this in a glance, promptly cut
poor excited Jack loose, who was up
it the masthead in a brace OF shakes.
Lieut.. Larlling, the proprietor OF the
orang-outang, the quartermaster and
another Of the crew, who were all on
the scene, flung themselves instantly
on the hungry python, one at the head,
another at the tail and one in the
middle Then the band began to play,
Tor the python wanted to get one of the
aggressors in his coils, cuddled up
AGAINST something hard, and the Others
meant to keep him straight and free
FROM such uncomfortable kinks For
moment it was the LAGOON group
over again, only in this case three men
aud one snake, and sprawling all over
The deck instead of standing upright
in classic marble attitudes But re-
Inducements arrived in hot haste, and
about twenty sturdy bluejackets, each
embracing a foot of python, reduced the
reptile to comparative quiescenee. The
procession marched back to the py-
thon's box. eoiled him down inside,
and shut him up But Jack sat like a
little cherub aloft at the masthead for
a long time before he came to the CON
clusion that he was off the menu Of
the day"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-10-09
AN ASHANTI BELLE.

er's feet before the whole population Of
Kumassi and the British soldiers. But
although Prempeh was captured AMI
degraded, his monarchy was only half
destroyed, for the royal gold stool the
royal gold hat, the royal gold dinner
service, the royal gold chair of state,
and the royal cardinal plush umbrella
had been removed before the British
entered Kumassi. King Prempeh had
been accustomed to keep 3 1853 wives.
This number pleased him and when
ever he wanted any new ones he exc
cuted an equal number Of the old ones
in order to make vacancies
Human sacrifice was always an in
stitution in Ashanti but Prempeh or
dered it with dreadful frequency as a
mere matter Of caprice. The system
OF human sacrifice was based on an
idea OF piety towards parents ana
supporters. The Ashanus believe
that a mans standing in the next
world depended on the number OF at
tendants sent with him.
The king of Bantama, one of the
provinces, preferred a richer color in
the red stucco on the walls of his pal
ace, and for this purpose the blood OF
100 girls was used.
At great executions torture was re-
sorted to in order to please the spec
tators. The people had by frequent
indulgence, become imbued with
blood madness, and to them a whole
sale execution was as pleasing as a
bull fight to spaniards or a prize fight
to Anglo-Saxons.
A contract between the king and the
English government, made in 1874
provided that the custom of human
sacrifice should be abolished. but it
was flagrantly violated. The expedi-
tion of 1895 was the result.
In the FIVE wars which they have
had with the English and Ashantis
have proven poor fighters, and the
worst trials which the British soldiers
meet are the tropical fevers. OF the
country.
II is significant that the blood
thirsty characteristics Of the Ashantis
are attributed to the fact that the ne
gro slave trade with America was first
carried on here. The English were the
leaders Of this in early times, and they
are now fighting the cruelty which
they first instilled.
There have been FIVE modern Eng
lish wars with Ashanti. including the
present one, The first. in 1883. re-
suited in a terrible disaster. Sir
Charles Mccarthy and 600 men fell in
to an ambush and were slaughtered.
MeCarthys skull was trimmed with
gold and used by the kings Of Kumassi
as a drinking cup for fifty years. The
war on Ashanti in 1S63-1S64 also end
ed in failure. In 1873 Lord Wolseley
captured the Ashanti capital. but his
rapid retreat diminished the effects Of
his victory. The notorious King Cot
fee was then the ruler. Then came Sir
Francis Scott's expedition of 1895.
which was the most successful of all,
but not final, as is shown by tie pres
emit war. Ashanti is 10000 square miles
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-10-09

Many tales have been told of how
human beings have been devoured by
the fish that is known as the man
eater. Although many of these have
been greatly exaggerated they are to
a certain extent true. 1t is also true
that sharks have been known to fol-
low a ship for days, picking up and
eating that which had been thrown
overheard as waste.
Notwithstanding all of this, the
cowardliness of sharks is well known
among men who have been much at
sea in southern waters. The fiercess
shark will get out of the way Of a
swimmer, if the latter sets up a noisy
splash. A shark fears anything that
splashes in the water Among the
south sea islands the natives never 90
bathing alone. but always in parties
of half dozen or so. in order that
they may make great hmbbub in the
water and thus frighten away the
sharks. Once in a while a too ven
turesome swimmer among these ma.
tives foolishly detaches himself from
his @lrty and forgets to keep up his
splashing. Then there is a swish
and the monster comes up from under
him like a fash and he is gone.--New
York Herald
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Especial letter.

Especial Letter.
CT al the British possessions in
Africa Ashanti, which is now at war
with that empire, has the most blood
thirsty tribes and the most horribly
superstitious. They have no mercy in
war aad for nearly 100 years they have
made human sacrifices in their reig-
ious rites, in spite of the efforts OF
the English to prevent it. AT present
the situation In Ashanti is very serious
Gov Hodgson, with 700 native soliie.s,
is besieged by $4,000 natives in Ku-
massi, the capital, and q relief expe4i-
ton setting out from the coast has
been checked. At least 500 OF the ma
tive allies OF the British have been
killed, and past experience with the
Ashantis makes it certain that all wao
fall into their hands will be massacred.
The last king OF Ashanti was Prem
peh, who is now prisoner and exile
in Sierra Leone. He was a monster o.
blood, who, toward the last OF his
reign, used to order human sacrifice
before breakfast every morning. 1t
was in 1895 and 1896 that the last war
against Ashanti took place. The ex
petition was commanded by Sir Fran
els Scott and his CHIEF staff officer was
the redoubtable Col. Baden-Powall,
the hero Of Mafeking Kumassl was
captured and Prempeh made prison
err. Sir Francis Scott, the British
commander, then constructed a sort OF
throne OF old soap boxes, set it up in
the market place, sat on it, and COM
PEELED the naughty and bloodthirsty
Prempeh to groyel before him and put
his head under the British comment
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ARE oRowINo HANpsomER.
American Girls Have Learned the Value
OF Exercise.

American Girls Have Learned the Value
OF Exercise.
The rage for outdoor exercise that
has taken possession of the American
girls Of late years is already bringing
forth its legitimate fruits, and unbiased
observers declare that they are grow
ing in grace and comeliness every year.
They are taller, straighter and more
healthful looking than were those of a
generation ago. The increasing OPP
portunities for physical culture and
open-air exercise have undoubtedly
brought about this change. Girls are
learning that the first essential to good
looks is good health and that health de-
ponds on plenty of exercise. In Eng
land great attention is paid to ath-
letic sports for girls. They are brought
up to take part in all kinds of vigor-
Gus exercise and in pastimes which
keep them out in the fresh air, such as
riding, golfing and boating. To many
persons cricket and hockey may seem
to be unusual amusements for girls,
yet at the girls schools and college,
in England these games are as popu-
lar as basketball is in the United
States. American girls have arrived
gradually at the knowledge of the de-
lights of outdoor life Fashion. which
has had much to do with bringing
sports into favor, has really been
blessing in disguise, but 1t is not prob
able that the enthusiasm for athletics
will be a passing fad when one con-
siders its accompanying advantages to
health, strength and beauty. Well-de-
veloped, symmetrical muscles are nee
cessary to graceful outlines. round
ness of limb and the ease and supple
ness of movement which create admir-