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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-19
british HELD BACK BY RAIN.
IT IS EXPECTED WEPENER WILL
SOON BE RELIEVED.

MANY British Soldiers in the Field
aospitaIs-CensOrshi Is Still Sc
vere-BeIieved That Butler ana
warren VIII Surely BE Recalled
After the Censure Passed Upon
ubem-Warren Reported Recalled
,trend,-Foreigners in BOer Army.
7on,lon April 10, 4:10 a. m.-Heavy rains
,r,,ad4 the movements of the British col
umns.
Nh. blockade at Wepener continues, al
Enough relief is near.
Large quantities of stores are being
moved southwark from Bloemfontein,
which is a reversal of the course of
frat.,ht for the last six weeks. These
sbinments are made necessary by the
orerations in the southeastern part of the
Free State.
There are 2GO0 sick in the field hos
n.raIs most of the cases being of dyseu-
terv ard enteric fever.
with the exception of these facts, the
embargo upon war intelligence is almost
conpIete. The special correspondents send
+ri,iaIities or statements which obscure
rather tldn 6Npldlu t4iS oleUot t4OAii al tiiOAi
efforts to prepare matter that will pass
the censor. Here and there a phrase in
dieates an expectancy that large things
are about to happen.
What is to be done in the cases Gems.
Tu,ler and Sir Charles Warren occupies
eyervbody's attention. The papers con-
tiuup to comment earnestly upon Lord
Ho5erts' censure Of these commanders.
They ask if more errors are not likely to
occur together with fruitless waste of
life in the event that men who have been
declared incompetent by their superior
rontipue to command 10000 troops. 1t is
now generally accepted that the govern
ment had a purpose in the publication
Of Lord Roberts dispatch, and that the
recall Of Gen. Butler and Gen. Warren
probably has been decided upon.
Foreign Volunteers.
According to Boer reports, there is a
steady flow of foreign volunteers to the
Transvaal Heretofore these adventurers
have been attached to the various com
mandoes Now it is said they are to be
formed into a special legion, with con-
tneut3l officers. and there is a rumor
that the command will be given to dis
unguished French soldier, lately retired
who is now in the Transvaal, or Is near
ing the end of the journey thither.
Presuma bly, the officer referred to in
this report is Gen. DeNegrier, former
member of the French supreme council of
war, who was removed from the active
list last July by the Marquis de Gallifet
as a disciplinary measure during the eX-
element arising from the Dreyfus court
martial
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TO PR0TECT cOIoRED VOTERS.
RiII Introduced in the senate by Sem
ator Chandler.

Washington. April 1S.-Senator Chandler
to-day introduced a bill "for the preven-
ton of the denial or the abridgement of
the right Of citizens of the United States
to vote on account of color"
In presenting the bill Mr.. Chandler said
that he did so by request, and was not
vet prepared to press its consideration.
He said however. that he had drawn the
bill himself.
1t provides that any requirement of
any qualification for suffrage, prescribed
by any state on its constitution or laws
which directly or indirectly, by express
words or by any device or subterfuge IS
made to apply In its terms or in its oper-
alton to the great body of the colored citi-
zens of the state, while 1t is not made to
apply 30 the great body of the white citi-
zens. is hereby declared TO be unconstitu-
tional null and imperative"
Other sections of the bill authorize col
ored citizens to vote, regardless of race
or of state restrictions. Colored citizens
are also given the right of action Of dam
ages against registration boards refusing
them the right to register.
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VICE PRESIDENTIAL TIMBER.
Morgan and others Mentioned bS
Georgia officials.

Morgan and Others Mentioned by
Georgia Officials.
Atlanta, April 1S.-A lively local interest
is being taken in the question of who
shall be the vice presidential nominee with
William ]. Bryan.
one Democrat struck a popular chord
when he said that 1t would never do for
the Democrats to go to Kansas City on
the question of a vice presidential candi-
date as they were in 1895 in Chicago, when
Sewall was forced on the party. TO that
end prominent Democrats are speaking
out their choice.
The numher of Southern names men
toned by the state officials here, is sig
nihcant Judge Turner of the prison COM
mission said thai he had not given the
matter any thought and was at loss to
suggest the most available man, but he
did regard the mention of DeWey's name
in that connection as absurdly ridiculous.
Gov. Gambler faVors German of Mary
land. Controller General Wright was out
sroken for John T. Morgan OF Alabama
and Attorney General Terrell thought
either Admiral Schley or Bailey of Texas
woul make good timber.
In sugg astiug Morgan. Controller Wrisht
said no man in the Democratic party
would be more acceptable to the ultra
Republicans than Morgan, If they were
Compelled 20 have a Democrat.
Senator Bac MS name has also been ia
vorably mentioned.
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NO CHANGES IN THE RESULT.
Returns Show Louisiana Is solid1y
Democratic.

New Orleans, April 1S.-Torday's returns
do not in any way change the result Of
yesterdays election, as indicated in last
nights dispatches.
W. w. Heard Democratic candidate for
Governor, appears to have carried every
parish In the state, though in three or
four the vote was close. The sugar dis
trict is almost solid for the Democratic
ticket and the Legislature is almost solid
" Democratic in both branches.
The constitutional amendment author
izing the city of New Orleans to issue $i4,-
100000 bonds for water, sewerage and
drainage Improvements, has carried over
whelmingly.
The total vote in New Orleans was 2l.-
GAS. slightly over half OF the registration.
Heard received 1861; Caffery, 2,647, and
Reams, $50 Heard's majority Is 14.450
The returns received to-day indicate
that ahe Democrats carried their local
tickets throughout nearly every parish in
the state,
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AID INTERIM OFFICERS.
President Calls Attention to the
Needs of Porto Rico.

Washington, April 1s.-The President to-
day sent to Congress the following mes
sage:
The time remaining before the first of
May when the act of April IL. 1900, enti-
tied 'an act temporarily to provide rev.
enue and a civil government for Porto
Rico, and for other purposes will take
effect appears to be insufficient for the
careful inquiry and consideration requisite
to the proper selection of suitable persons
to fill the important ciVl offices provided
for by the act. The powers of the pres
ent government viii cease when the act
takes effect, and some new authority Will
be necessary to enable the officers now
performing the various duties of civil
government In the island to continue the
performance of those duties until
the officers. who are TO perform
similar duties under the new gov
eminent, shall have been appointed and
qualified That authority cannot
well be given at present by temporary
appointments of the existing officers to
positions under the act for the reason
that many of the existing officers are
officers of the army detailed to the per
formance of civil duties, and section l2z2
of the Revised Statutes would prevent
them from accepting such temporary ap-
pOintmentS under the penalty OF loriilB
their commissions. The selection of the new
officers and the organization of the new
government under the act referred to will
be accomplished with all practicable
speed, but in order that It may be prop
erly accomplished, l recommend the pass
age Of Joint resolution to obviate the
difficulty above stated.
William Mckinley"
To carry into effect the Presidents 5 mes
sage Mr. Foraker, chairman of the Porto
Rican Committee, introduced this joint
resolutions
THAT until the officer 10 fill any office
provided for by the act of April u. 1900,
entitled An act temporarily 20 provide
revenues and civil government for Porto
Rico and for other purposes, shall have
been appointed and qualified, the officer
or officers now performing the civil duties
pertaining TO such office may continue to
perform the same under the authority of
said act; and no officer of the army shall
lose his commission by reason thereof;
provided that nothing herein contained
shall be held to extend the time for the
appointment and qualification of any such
officers beyond the first day of August.
1900"
on motion Of Senator Foraker the reso-
luton and the message were referred TO
the Committee on Porto Rico.
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COLLECTOR T0LBERT FIRED.
RESULT OF CHARLESTON CUSTOM
HOUSE TROUBLE.

Illegal Storage of Liquors the Cause
of His Dismissal and the Appoint-
ment of Robert VI. wallace to Sue
. ceed Hfm-ToIbert Threatens to
Give the Republicans Trouble.
Wallace VIII Probably Dismiss
Deputy Collector.
Washington. April 1S.-Collector John
R. Tolbert of the port of Charleston, has
been dismissed from the public service
upon the recommendation of Secretary
Gage and Robert NJ. Wallace of Sum-
ter has been appointed to preside over
the Charleston Custom House.
The action of Secretary Gage was based
upon the report of the special agent who
investigated the recent scandal in the
Custom House in violation of the dispen-
sary laws of the state. The administration
of Tolbert was severely condemned and
he could not save his official scalp, al
though he called to his relief all his state
and outside political influence.
It is understood a general overhauling
of the present force in the Charleston
Custom House will follow the confirma-
tion of Mr.. Wallace, whose nomination
was sent to the Senate to-day.
Tolbert and his friends are very indig-
nant at the way in which he has been
treated by the President, and he threatens
to make trouble for the administration in
the South Carolina Republican Delega tioa
to the Philadelphia Convention.
1t seems that Tolbert does not have as
much influence in the Palmetto state as
he claims, and he has been steadily losing
ground at Republican headquarters, al
though he did not appear to realize the
fact until he was summarily fired out CT
his snug berth in the Charleston Custom
House, a position he seems to have been
entirely untitled for.
The appointment of Mr.. Wallace was
something OF a surprise as ii was believed
that the. change would not take place for
several weeks.
The findings against Tolbert were so
damaging and the pressure for Mr.. Wa
lace's appointment strong that the
President to-day decided TO make the
change at once. 1t is understood there
will be no serious opposition to the confir-
nation of Mr.. Wallace.
Wallace, it is said, will dismiss the depu-
ty collector and at least one janitor, and
possibly others, who are alleged TO have
had a hand in the storing of the liquor.
The clerks who are presumably innocent
of wrong doing, will not be disturbed.
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LOOKS LIKE WAR IN THE EAST.
Probability of an Early Clash he
tween Russia and Japan.

Yokohama. March 81 via San Francis
co, April 1S.-If the quick and steady
dispatch of kilograms from Korea means
aught of a really serious nature, the in
ference would be that Japan and Russia
are on the verge of war.
Outwardly, however, there is absolute
calm. The present opinion of the commu-
nifty seems to be that, as the conflict Is
inevita BILE, the sooner it occurs, the bet
ter 1t will be for Japan, the latter with her
great fleet, far superior to that of her
enemy in those waters, would make short
work of Russia's naval force, and com
mand the situation for the time at least,
with all the advantages which an added
prestige would confer.
Russia demands a concession of terri
tory near Masampo, or as an alternative,
the island of Kotoku. Either would be a
standing menace TO Japan, and one of the
hardest of diplomatic fights is now on at
Seoul.
1t Is deemed by many to be significant
that the Whereabouts and movements of
Japan's fleet of sixty vessels are Veiled
in the greatest secrecy. That they will
be within easy striking distance of the
"scene of war" may easily be surmised.
The report of the Yokohama Foreign
Chamber of Commerce, just made public
lis notable, inasmuch as it calls attention
in very forcible way to the causes of
the decline of Japanese trade, attrbuting
it largely to the dishonesty of the ma
tive business and uttering a warning note
against entailing a further loss of the ma
tion's credit, If they are persisted in.
In business circles there is a noticeably
strong tendency toward the formation of
trusts For a nation which has hereto
fore done business on the smallest and on
an almost purely individual basis, this
movement, if carried out, means nothing
less than an economic revolution of enor-
nous significanCe
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SAYS SITUATION IS GRAVE.
Minister Strnus VIII Stay Home I'm
til Turkey Pays Up.

til Turkey Pays Up.
New York, April 1S.-The Herald to-
morrow Will say:
Oscar Straus, NJ mister from the Unit
ed States to Turkey is at his home in
this city. 1t is understood that he is to
remain here until the claim dispute is
settled.
When Mr. Straus found that the Sui
tan, despite his personal pledge to pay
the claims which had, with his solicita-
tion. been reduced from more than 100000
to $lC0 900, was bent en- continuing his pol
icy of de'ay he sent a dispatch to Wash
ington, relating the facts of the negotia-
tiCns and Offering his Immediate resigna-
ton The re resignation, It accepted, would
have been tantamouHr to direct chal-
lenge to the Sublime Porte.
The administration was not prepared.
however, to take so positive a step, and
asked Mr.. Straus to permit his resignation
to remain unacted upon and to retire from
Constantinople until the question might
be adjusted amicably or by firm pressure
upon the Sultan 1t is understood, there
fore, that the absence of Minister Straus
from ConstantinOp!e is notice to the Sui
tan of the disp,easure of this country.
Mr.. Straus says:
Il regard the situation as grave unless
the Sultan promptly makes good his prom
ises."
The Sultan has made the promise to pay
the indemnity claims three times. ! con-
Quoted the negotiations through all the
stages of diplomacy and spared no effort
10 avoid friction, but impressed upon the
Sultan that our government relied upon
the prompt fulfilment of his promises
which good faith. no less than good reia-
tions, demanded"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-19
BULLER NOW A FALLEN IDOL.
Gen. Warren Is Said to Have Been
Ordered Home.

London, April IS, 1855 p. m.-Lord Rob
erts criticisms of Gen. Butler, Gen. War
ren and Col. Thorneycroft continue topics
of acute interest.
All the afternoon papers comment at
length on the structures of the British
commander-in-chief in South Africa, TAX
ing the same lines as the morning papers,
praising Lord Roberts for his frankness
and speculatng upon what the publication
Of the dispatches at the present moment
portends.
Some OF them maintain there Is nothing
left for Gen. Butler but to resign. The
81. James Gazette is particularly scath-
ing Referring to Gen. Buffers report,
1t says:
Never in the history of armies did It
happen that generals scrlbbled their con-
LESSONS of failure and defeat of useless
oealhs Of men, nd of discredit to the flag
~ manner which suggests a careful Sc
ieeNon from the forced jOcularity of the
iuuny man, the slangy chatter of the
HoiSey woman. and the gabbe of the
smoking room late in the evening.
ihe Globe declares that a more pitiab,e
record Of indecision. in plan and confu-
S-'L ln execution we have seldom read"
ahI adds that what little reputation Gen.
I,.i..r had left has been scattered to the
winds
fIaclically no developments have been
Ietofied 50 far in to-day's South African
~ A dispatch from Warrenton, dated
~, sday, April IT, says:
4Niiug the Beers busy making new
wen hes we exploded lyddite shells, fol-
loving up these with the Maxims. The
'"omys ambulance was afterwards OBJ
IFed on the spot"
Is lersistenuy stated in military or
,5s 'nai Lieut.. Gen. Sir Charles Warren,
l' commander Of the Fifth division of the
south African field force. has been ordere
~ return home. 1t is said that a peremp-
l'E order for Cen Warren's return was
.o.'l TO South Africa this morning. The
%4I ONCE declined TO give any informa-
Non on the subject
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COL. pErTIT cOURTMARTIALED.
Said to Have Handed over Prisoner
to Tiis Death.

New York, April 1s.-A dispatch from
Manila announces that Col. James s. Pet
tit. Of the Thlrty-First Volunteers In COM
mand at Zamboanga. has been COURT
martaled for handing a prisoner of war
over 10 President Medel of Iamboanga,
who killed the prisoner Immediately, win
ont a Trial. r,....
PETIT is the officer with whom Lieut..
Col. Webb G. Hayes, who recently re-
signed, Is said TO have quarIeled' 1Wlhs -
pettitts dtckering with Moro dato FOR
tbe r4ght 10 land troops and compelling his
men 10 submit to indlgniues from the
nAilXes.
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TO MAKE THEM BRIGADIERs.
BnI for Benefit of Gems Wheeler,
Lee and Wilson.

Washington, April 19.-Representative
Grosvenor of Ohio to-day introduced a
bill authorizing the President to appoint
three volunteer officers as brigadier gem
erals with view to their retirement
The bill is an administration measure,
having been presented by Mr.. Grosvenor
after conference with administration Of
iscials and at their request. It is designed
TO benefit Gen Joseph Wheeler, Gen.
Fitzhugh Lee and Gen. James H. WILSON,
all of them volunteer officers, who by the
terms Of the bill would be given rank as
brlgadier generals In the regular service
and subsequently retired.
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OFFERED MONEY no PORTUGAL.
TransvaaIs Generosity Was COur-
teOusIy Declined.

Pretoria, April 1s.-As soon as the Berne
award in the DelagOa Bay Rail
way arbitration was published, the
Transvaal government offered 10
lend Portugal the amount she
was condemned to pay $5,000CO0, which,
however. was courteously declined, the
statement being made that the money was
already provided.
The government is receiving many me-
MORALS from burgheFs on the subject of
sending the Boer prisoners to st. Helena
and viii formally protest to Great Brit
ain on the subject
Secretary of State Reitz says the Trans
vaaI government is not taking any resoiu-
ton regarding the destruction Of the
mines.
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SITUATION AT MERIDIAN.
Almost All Trains There Are AnnuiI-
ed indefinitely.

Meridian, Miss, April 1S.-The flood sit
uation in this vicinity remains unchanged
as to railroad traffic. Trains with the ex-
ception Of the Mobile and Ohio, north,
remain annu He'd indefinitely. Wires are
down at stations where trains are tied
up and the extent Of thef latest wash
outs is unknown,
Laurel, town on the Northeastern
road, IS reported completely submerged,
The larger streams throughout the state
continue to rise. The bodies of five flood
victims were recovered this morning and
the search for others continues.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-19
cnoFToN PUT on HALE PAY.
nc Commanded at Spion KOp After
Woodgatc Was Wounded.

London April 1S.-Col. Crofton, who
lA Command et Spon kop from the
,'-i' 'en. Woodgate was wounded until
w. Ihorneycroft was appointed to the
'..''n' ond whose helograph messages
'sn Warren caused Gen. Butler 10
'''Nl Thorneycroft to the command,
placed on half pay to-day.
'-'''e Information received from
ury to-day Is to the effect that
~. ''lacre is leaving South Africa rhis
tr,, resume command Of local dis
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-19
HOW CHARhEsroN VIEWS 1T.
Removal of ToIbert Did Not Cause
Much Surprise.

Charleston, S. c.. April B.-News Of the
removal by the President of John r. Toi
bert, collector of the port of Charleston,
caused little surprise here.
April l, a special agent Of the treasury
department accompanied by several dis
pensary constables, searched the custom
house for ccntraband liquor. Twenty
nine 10-galon casks We're found, and evil
dence showed the liquor had been dumped
into the drain The case against the col
lector was strong, and upon the report Of
the special agent, Tolbert was removed
and r. M. Wallace of Sumter, nominated
for the position.
Wallace is a Confederate veteran and IS
well thought of here notwiths landing his
strong Republican sentiments.
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London. April 19-The Lorenzo Marquee
correspondent of the Daily Mail, tele-
graphing Wednesday says:
1.-TWO hundred aud fifty Beers started
to-day from Watcrval Onder marching
through the Zoutpar sberg district, to in
tercept Gen Carrington's force"
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POWERS WANTS TO BE TRIED.
His Attorneys 10 Ask for an ArrnIgn-
mcnt ~ Once.

Frankfort. Ky, April 1s.-Ex-Gov. John
Young Brown, leading counsel for Secre-
tary OF State Caleb Powers, who was In
dicted yesterday AZ accessory TO the muir
der or Gov. Goebel. arrived tonight from
Louisville. and n IA stated that he will to
morrow appear before Judge cantrill and
ask that Powers be arraigned immedl-
atey.
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wnnt Confcssion Revised.

Irwin. Pa, April ls.-Bairsville Proshy-
tcry. one OF the largest bodies OF Presby-
ierians IN Pcnnsylvauia, to-day unani-
mously adopted an overture 10 the gen
craI ass rmhly. asking for a revision OF
the confession OF iaith'
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TIED UP DY FREIGHT WRECK.


jackson. Miss April 1S.-The Illinois
Central managed to get few of the reg
ular ard freight trains through Jackson
This afternoon. but it is again tied'up by
n freight wrec k caused by track slide
two miles south of the city, and it is not
likely that traffic can be resumed before
tomorrow.
The Alabama and Vicksburg road is still
criDpled by the high stage of Pearl river
about three miles Of track being SUBJ
merged.
The annual session Of the state Medical
Association, which was to have convened
in MERRIAM to-day has been postponed
on account of the,inabtlity of members to
reach that city
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I1MBEZzLEMENT OF MILLIONS.
Serious Charge Against Russian Na-
VaI Officers.

Vienna, April 1s.-Two Russian admirals
and forty-two other Russian naval ofii-
GERS Of high rank are reported to have
been arrested at Sebastopol, owing to ir-
regulariues in the construction depart
ment and TO the embezziement of millions.
All the ships In Black sea harbors are
being ordered TO Sebastopol for inspection.
TO this movement Is attributable the re-
cent rumor OF Russian naval mobilization
In the Black sea.
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FLOOD DAMAGE IS EXTENSIVE.
More Destructive in Mississippi Than
First Thought.

Jackson, Miss, April 1S.-Belated dis
patches from several sections of this state
indicate that the three-days' food has
caused damage greatly in excess Of the
first estimates, especially 10 growing
crops.
Many truck plantations are still under
water and will be almost completely de-
stroyed, unless the waters soon recede
The Illinois Central is again tied up by
a freight train, (which tumbled off the
track Just below this city this morning
and the Alabama and Vicksburg Railroad
is sliIl tied up at Bakers creek and Pearl
river The Natchez division of the va
ZOO and Mississippi Valley road will not
be able to resume regular traffic for sew
eral days on account of missing bridges.
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TORE OFF RED CRoss BADGES.
Chicago Ambulance Corps offered
Agausers at Pretoria.

London, April 19,-According to dis
patch to the Daily Mail from Lorenzo
MARQUEE nearly half the members of the
Chicago ambu ance corps, when offered
Mausers on their arrival at Pretoria, tore
off their Red Cross badges.
Adelbert S. Hay. United States consul,
notified the Transvaal government that he
must report the circumstances to Wash
In 2tOn.