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The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-12
ROBBERS COMMIT MURDER.
They Killed an Express Messenger
on "A PennsyIvania Train and
Looted the Local Safe

Columbus, O., Aug, la daring murder
and robbery was committed on the Penn
sylvania passenger train No. 8. which ar
rived here from st. Louis at 11:4O last
night
Charles Lane an Adams Express mes
senger. formerly of st. Louis, but re-
Gently a resident of Columbus was shot
and killed shortly before the tran reach
ed the union station in this city and the
local safe was robbed of all the money
and valuables which it contained. The
robbers escaped.
The safe robbed contained only the
packages of money and valua bles collect
ed after the train left ST. Louis and the
officials of the express company insist
that the sum was not large. All the mon
ey forwarded from st. Louis and points
west, was in a sealed safe. which was
not disturbed by the robbers. probably for
the reason that they did not have time.
The crime was not discovered until the
train pulled into the union station here.
Lanes body was found to have been rid
died with bullets, and there we're evil
dences that a desperate struggle had taken
place. The robbers had taken the key TO
the local safe from the messengers pock-
ct, opened the safe and looted 1t of every
thing of probable value. The key was left
sticking in the safe door. The messen-
gers revolver, with two chambers empt-
led, was found in the safe. where ii had
probably been laid by the robbers after be-
ing wrenched from his hand.
The entire local detective force detec-
tives from both the East and West, all the
railroad and the express officials, as well
as the police departments within fifty
miles. are using their utmost endeavors
to capture the men, of whom there is sup
posed to have been two.
The only bit of light thrown on the af-
fair is by John Fletcher, bagga gemaster on
the train, who occupied the car directly
in the rear of the one in which the mur-
der occurred AS result of his nara
tive, the police are looking for four per-
sons of whom they have slight descrip-
tions. None of these has been located
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-12
NOT THE REAL ADVANCE.
Belief in Berlin In That Allies Are
Working to Gain strategIcaI
Military Points.

(Copyrighted. 1900. the Associated Press)
Berlin, Aug. 1.-THE belief still prevails
here that the allied forces have not un-
dertaken the Pekin advance and that the
recent actions at Pei Tsang and Yang
Tsun were solely meant 10 secure the
strategic tenure of Tien Tsin against the
Chinese troops sent from Pekin or from
the south, as Yang Tsun dominates both
railroad and river communication.
The military authorities here also main
tain that an advance upon Pekin with the
present forces and lacking an officer in
chief command would be equivalent 10
failure and enormous losses
The foreign office wholly distrusts the
reliability OF the news that Ii Hung
Chang has been empowered to negotiate
for peace, and the German press comedies
in that view.
The news received here that the United
States is satisfied with the appointment Of
Field Marshal Count Won waldersee 10 the
chief command of the allied forces has
created general satisfaction. as for a time,
It was feared the United States might.
with Great Britain, object, thus frustrat-
ing military harmony.
In Accord with United states.
The news cabled here that the United
States is now desirous of bringing about
clear diplomatic understanding regard
fContinued on Third PaRel
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-12
CHINA WARNED BY RUSSIA.
May Send De Giers to Tien Tsin But
Must Guarantee safety.

St. Petersburg, Aug. 1.-THE Official
Messenger to-day published the follow
ing:
THE foreign office received telegram
to-day direct from NJ. De Giers the Rus
sian Minister at the Chinese capital, from
Pekin. The dispatch was evidently taken
by special courier to Tsi Nan, from the
capital of Shan Tung, and was thence
telegraphed Aug. by the local yamen.
NJ. De Giers announces that the siege of
the legations continues, the besieged still
having some provisions left.
THE Chinese government proposes to
transmit the ministers messages and that
they leave Pekin. AS the ministers had
not sufficient guarantee they replied that
they must receive the permission of their
governments before leaving the city"
The Messenger then announces that the
Cars approval has been given for NJ
De Giers to start for Tien Tsin with his
entire staff and the marine guard on con-
dition that the existing government at
Pekin and the Emperor afford them sure
guarantee that the journey can be under
taken without danger. At the same time
NJ. De Giers is instructed to call atten-
ton to the heavy responsibility the Chi
nese government will incur should there
be the slightest infraction of the invio-
liability of the persons accompanying him
to Tien Tsin.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-12
MANY BoERs UNDER ARREST.
Roberts wires of the Plot Laid to
Kidnup Him.

London, Aug. 1.-THE war office to-day
received the following message from Lord
Robe r,s:
Pretoria, Aug. 1O.-Johannesburg re-
ports that a patrol from the water works
was attacked Aug. Z.
"Buller occupied Amerspoort the even
ing Of Aug. z. The enemy retired before
his force about six miles before Amers-
poort was reached. The casualties were
twenty mtn wounded. Butler was on the
north bank OF Reitspruit. Aug. 0, on his
way to Ermelo.
mandant Marais. three field cornets and
30 armed burghers, and a British subject
of Natal named Mara.s, a Boer spy.
Erasmus, and a former member Of the
Free State intelligence bureau.
Hunter reports that 130 burghers with
upwards of million rounds of ammuni-
ton surrendered Aug. and Q. Cloet. a
member Of the Voksraad, was a prisoner
with Hunter.
Kitchener engaged DeWet's rear guard
yesterday near Lindeque within hearing
OF Methuen's guns six miles northwest"
Lord Roberts wires to the war Office
from Pretoria under yesterdays date as
follows:
"A plot to carry me off has been dis
covered. 1t was clumsily conceived. The
ring leaders and all concerned are now
under arrest"
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-12
ALL ARMOR BIDS REJECTED.
Build an Armor Plate Plant But
VIII Advertise ARnfn

Washington, Aug. 1.-THE navy DEPART
ment this afternoon decided to reject all
bids for armor plate presented to the de-
partment yesterday.
II is stated at the department that this
does not mean that the alternative plan
of erecting a government armor plate fac
tory will be adopted. although the Secre-
tary Of the Navy has at his disposal a.
00J,0C0 with which to start such a plant
In case satisfactory terms cannot be
made with the private manufacturers
1t Is stated today that new advertise
ments wi be issued as soon a possible
and the contractors will be given an
other chance to put their bids into such
shape as will be acceptable to the gov
eminent.
The reason assigned for the rejection Of
bids is the demand from all the bidders
for too large a proportion of the entire
amount of armor plate. The lowest bidder,
the Mdvale Steel Company. was not sat
isfed to accept less than 10000 tons Of the
IS 900 to be contracted for. At the rate
Of delivery proposed by the Midvale Com
parry the governm, mt could not have got
ten its armor to complete it's ships now
in course of construction within a rea-
sonable time.
The other two bidders, the Bethlehem
and Carne gle Companies. were much high
er in their figures and insisted on having
the whole amount of armor divided be-
tween them on equal terms.
The action of the government In com
pletely rejecting the bids is taken TO In
dicate a determination 20 bring the con-
tractors TO reasonable terms. on the other
hand It Is said by some officials in the
department that the government proba-
bly, will be willing to make considerable
concessions before adopting the serious al
Tentative of establishing a plant of its
own,
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-12
WAS NO FEVER IN TAMPA.
Drs. Porter and White Find No Vel
low Fever Existed There-The
Quarantine Removed.

Tampa. Fla, Aug. u.-Drs. Forter and
pie of Tampa in the recent scare to-
night in the following signed statement:
THE house-to-house inspection indicat-
ed in the last statement 20 the public has
this day been completed. Ocular exam
ination has been made of all febrile dis
orders and many others by eNher the
United States health authority. DR.. ]. II.
White, surgeon of the Marine Hospital
Service, or state health officer, and often
times by both, conjointly. with negative
low fever existing in Tampa in any OF
those sick or seen. Wigars aggutination
test of blood of Baker and Parker made
in the laboratory of the Marine Hospital
Service at Washington gave a reaction
positive in both specimens, thus confirm
ing the diagnosis made at first Of typhoid
fever in Parker and suspected in case of
Baker"
To this statement DIR. Porter, as state
health officer, adds the following crafty
ing order:
THE quarantine restrictions on travel
to and from Tampa will be removed at
midnight, this date"
Railroad and steamer lines will resume
their regular schedules tomorrow morn
ing and the Gordon of special guards
about the city was called in at midnight
tonight.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-12
RUHLIN is MUCH BETTER.
Jeffries Is Anxious to Meet Fitzsim-
mons and Sharkey.


New York, Aug. 11.-With his face
bruised and discolored, his right eye al
most closed and his nose fattened out.
Gus Rubin walked about his training
quarters at Bay Ridge to-day wondering
how ii all happened.
The big Ohio fighter appeared to be
quite weak. In spite of his appearance
Rubin said he felt all right and in the
same breath expressed a desire for anoth-
er bout with Fitzsimmons. After leaving
the Garden, Rubin was taken to a Turk
ish bath establishment. While there he
became unconscious, due to the loss of
blood and the extreme heat. His condition
for time was critical.
Ruhlin's collapse in the bathing estab-
lishment gave rise 10 many rumors. One
of these was that Rubin had died as the
result of the injuries sustai ed IL the bat
tie Although It is true that Rubin was
very Ill for several hours his life was
never despaired of. He came around in
good shape about o'clock this morning
and left for the home of his manager
"Billy" Madden, at Bay Ridge. There he
spent the day.
James j. Jenrles, champion heavy
weight OF the world to-day, issued an
open letter in which he says ne is anx-
ious TO give Fitzsimmons and Tom
Sharkey each another chance for the
championship belt before Sept. !, and
states he proposes TO do It. He offers TO
meet both Fitzsimmons and Sharkey be-
fore that date.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-12
SAVANNAH, GA, SUNDAY, AUGUST T. 1900

its date. The date of Aug. 10 at Tsi Nan
certainly indicates that the dispatcb of
the message from Pekin could not have
been less than three or four days earlier.
Isl Nan is a large town on the main
Shanghai road, about 225 miles south of
Pekin. 1t certainly would have had to
travel by courier all the way to Shanghai
and have been re-transmitted from that
point to have reached McWade at Canton.
The information it contains is practically
identical with the State Departments
message of Aug. and the only cheering
feature is his plucky concluding sentence:
Whatever may be the outcome, we will
hold on indefinitely"
Casualties at Yang Tsun.
Admiral Remey's dispatch is as fcslows
"Che Foo, Aug. 10.-Bureau Navigation
Washington: Taku, Aug. 7.-Chaffee tel
egraphs from front: Sixth. Yang Tsun
occupied. Casualties about sixty, my
command, two marines wounded. Many
Frustrated by heat and fatigue; next
move yet unknown
General commanding English at front
telegraphs: Marched from Piet Sang,
nine miles toward Yang Tsun, when form
ed from (for), attack with the Americans
on right, Russians on left After rapid
advance of three miles, under hot rifle and
shell fire, our troops carried first line of
defenses. Casualties about fifty, killed,
or death from sunstroke.' "Remey."
The chief interest in the Chaffee dis
patch as made public by the navy depart
ment, is the indication that the Ameri-
can command was in the thick of the
fight at the capture of the important town
of Yang Tsun, but the reference to deaths
from sunstroke indicates that the inter-
national forces are undergoing terrible
privations from the tropical weather along
the Pei Ho river.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-12
YELLOW FEVER BOARD NAMED.
IL VIII Investigate the Cases Mt the
Pinar del Rio Camp.

Washington. Aug. 1i.-A board OF ofii-
GERS. to consist Of Mai William c. Cor
gas. surgeon; Mai Damaso r. Laine. sur
geon; Marlboro c. wyeth, surgeon. has
convened in the cffice Of the chief sur
geon Of the division of Cuba for the pur-
pose Of examining into the present out
break of yellow fever among the troops
stationed at Pinar del Rio barracks. Pinar
del Rio. Cuba, determining why 1t was not
properly diagnosed and proper measures
taken to avoid the spread of the conta-
gion. and TO what extent. II any, the post
surgeon should be held responsible there
for. and TO submit such recommends tions
as IL may deem pertinent.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-12
TRUJILLo COMMITS SUICIDE.
Prominent Cigar Man of Tampa,
Fla, Took His own Life.

Tampa. Fla. Aug. 11.-Blas Trujlllo. Sc
nior member Of the cigar manufacturing
firm Of B. Trujillo e. CO.. committed sui
eide this afternoon in the private office Of
his factory in this city by placing the
muzzle Of a pistol against the roof of his
mouth and discharging the bullet through
his brain.
lie retired 10 the office at noon and look
ed the door. When the door was forced
at o'clock p. M. Trujillo was found dead
on the floor. The physician said he had
been dead three hours.
The cause is a mystery, as the deceased
was well fixed financially and his business
was large and profitable. He had been
somewhat desDondent for the past week,
but not sufficiently so as to excite alarm.
The funeral will take place here Monday
afternoon.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-12
ITALY'S KING TAKES OATH.
Royalty stood in the Presence Of
Parliament While the solemn
Ceremony Was Performed.

Rome, Aug. liking Victor Emmanuel
III took the formal constitutional oath to-
day before Parliament The Senate
chamber was draped with mourning, the
benches and trbunes being covered with
black furnishings, bordered with silver.
The booming of cannon announced the
departure of the royal party from the
Quirinal. All along the route large crowds
were assembled and gave the new King an
ovation. He was received on the steps of
the Senate by the committees of the
Chamber of Deputies and Senate in a pa
viion especially erected and handsomely
decorated.
When the cortege entered the Senate
chamber, the King being accompanied by
the Duke of Aosta, the Count of Turin
and the Duke of Genoa, the deputies and
senators arose, and then began a long and
exciting scene of enthusiasm. His Maj
esty later took the oath and delivered an
address.
The King in his address referred to the
evidences of mourning here and abroad
and spoke of the friendship uniting Italy
with all foreign Powers He said Italy
will be forceIul instrument of concord
ana Will assist in maintaining peace and
asked FOR internal accord. as the mon
archy aud parliament should proceed
united. The King, the address said, knows
his rights and duties and feels that he
Will a.ways have the full confidence Of
the liberal institutions of italy and BE- able
by his initiative and energy to vigorously
defend these institutions. His Majesty in
voked God to witns IS his promises and
assured his hearers that he would work
with all his heart for the grandeur and
prosperity of Italy.
The Royal Party stood.
During the ceremony of taking the
oath the King stood, as did those who
assisted In the function, including the
Queen and the Princess He pronounced
the words in a loud voice, saying:
In the essence of God and before the
nation ] swear to Loyalty respect the stat
utes, to exercise the royal authority only
in pursuance of the laws and in conform
ity with them, to render to each subject,
according to his rights. full and entire JUS
ti-e, and to conduct myself under all cir
cumstances as having only in view the
interest, prosperity and honor OF the ma
ton
AS soon as His Majesty had concluded,
all present broke into loud acclamations,
the ovation lasting several minutes The
King next signed the parchments contain
ing the oath, and the senator's rose In a
body and took the oath, crying together
II swear" The deputies We're sworn in
I the same manner. The whole ceremony,
concluding with the oaths of allegiance OF
senators and deputies, was touching and
! imposing.
4 The King then read his address and with
| the same ceremony with which they were
received the royal party returned to tho
/ Quirinal through the still crowded streets
the people vigorously shouting for the new
! King.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-12
A RECEIVER NAMED
SOUTHERN MINING COMPANY IN
HANDS OF THE COURT.
CONCERN BONDED AT S575,O00
LACKED THE CAPITAL TO BACK
UP BUSINESS PLANS.

Temporary Appointment Made by
Judge Gambler and Hearing Set
for Sept. S-APpIicatIou Made by
Trust Company of Georgia which
Is Trustee for the COmpany's $685.
coo Worth of Bonds-Company Has
Some Valuable Assets.
Atlanta, Aug. 11.-Application for a re-
ceiver for the Southern Mining Company
made by the Trust Company of Georgia.
resulted to-day In the appointment of T.
ID. Meader as temporary receiver
The appointment was made by Judge
John S Gambler, in the absence of Judge
J. II. Lumpkin. The hearing was set be-
fore Judge Lumpkin on Sept. s. to deter
mine whether injunction shall issue.
and the receivership be made permanent.
The Trust Company of Georgia is trustee
for $4,000 worth of the Southern Mining
Company's bonds. A receiver was asked
for that the property might be judiciously
handled. II was set out that the immediate
cause of the suit was an effort by some OF
the holders of interest coupons on the
second mortgage bonds to get preference
over other bondholders under suit recently
brought in a Justice of the peace court.
The Southern Mining Company was
formed by the purchase OF the stocks and
bonds in the several companies which went
to make up the Georgia Mining Manufac-
turing and Investment Company, and its
assets consist almost exclusively Of those
stocks and bonds.
Trouble Was Lack of Capital.
1t was ascertaned by inquiry of the
officers of the Southern Mining Company
that the trouble had been all the while
an insufiiciency of capital with which to
put the different properties in satisfac-
tory condition to successfully carry them
on, and recently plan of reorganization
had been submitted by 1t 90 it's stock
holders and bondholders, the stockhoid-
ers owning substantially all the bonds.
which contemplated putting the company
on paying basis. and giving those inter-
ested equal representation. according TO
their legal priorties.
A very large proportion of the bond
holders have sgnifed their willingness to
adopt the plan of reorganization propos-
ed. and the Southern Mining Company
hopes. Notwithstanding the receivership.
that the plan referred to will still be
agreed upon. and carried into effect. The
bonds of the company consist of $4,000
of first mortgage bonds and 100000 of sec
ond mortgage bonds. Each class bears
6 per cent. interest.
Some Valuable Assets.
Tho most valuable assets consist OF
leases on property of the Dade Coal Conn
pany. the Castle Rock Coal Company. the
Walker Iron and Coal Company, the
Georgia Iron and Coal Company and the
Barlow Iron and Manganese Company.
The capital stock of the Dade, Castle
Rock. Walker Georgia and Chattanooga
Iron Companies form another valuable
part of the assets. The property is To-
Gated in Barlow. Cherokee, Catoosa, Dade
and Walker counties. in this state; Mar
ion county. Tennessee and jackson coun-
| ty Alabama.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-12
COOLER WEATHER COMING.
weather Bureau Says the Hot Spell
Has Been Broken.

Washington, July 1.-THE following spe-
dial forecast has been made by the Wealth
er Bureau:
The extremely high temperatures that
have prevailed during the past week from
the Upper Mississippi valley to the At
lantic coast were broken Saturday in the
sippi valley. During Sunday the cooler
weather will extend over the Ohio valley,
New England, New York and the lower
lake regions and will overspread the Mid
die Atlantic states Sunday night and Mon
day.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-12
HOTTEST IN THE COUNTRY.
Omcia1 Temperature in Washin ton
Was 101 Degrees.

Washington. Aug. 11.-Washtngton was
the hottest city in the United States. to-
day.
For the first time since Aug. 10, 1881. 10
years ago. the official thermometer at the
weather bureau registered 1O1, and the
private street thermometers reached sew
eral degrees higher.
The eleven days of the presenaAmonth
have been warmer than the first half of
August. 1896, when the terrific heat made
a record here in the number of fatalities.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-12
SIX DEATHS IN CHICAGO.
But Distress There Was Relieved in
Part by Showers.

Chicago, Aug. 12.-Six deaths here were
due to the heat to-day. the eighth day of
the torrid spell, and there were twenty
five prostrations, three of which will prove
fatal.
A small shower in the afternoon sent
the mercury down to 80, for a short peri
cd, but it rose again to SO, and was sent
down again to 80 by a pitiful little thun-
drstorm at s p. m. The second time 1t
remained at S0 but the weather man says
1t will pass 30 again tomorrow.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-12
LESS PLAGUE AT MANILA.
No Further Yellow Fever symptoms
Reported From Tampa

Washington, Aug. 11-Marlne Hospital
Service advices from Manila just received
report that the number of plague cases
there is diminishing. No information has
been officially communicated here regard
ing the reported action Of the Singapore
health authorities In quarantining against
Manila
The Marine Hospital Service dispatches
from Florida to-day show that no new
yellow fever cases nor new suspects have
developed.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-12
AN ALLEGED BANK ROBBER.
"Frisco SLIM" said TO Have Stolen
sI5.OOO, is Arrested.

New York. Aug. 11.-"Frisco Slim"
whose right name is John Butler, sus-
pected Of daring and sensational bank
burglary In Strassburg, Va, in which sl5,-
600 was procured, from a blasted safe,
was arrested in Brooklyn to-day
Butler is suspected of having been an
associate at times Of Topeka joe" or
Joseph Rapley. who was arrested in Port
land, Ore, and brought to this city. 1t
was thought he was one of the men want
ed IN Williamsburg, Va. for a bank rob-
berry. there May "a, when the burglars
worked at the safe, while the town sur
rounded the bank, armed to the teeth.
The men shot their way out and escaped
with some thousands of dollars Of the
banks money.
The Strassburg affair was of a similar
kind. Butler is charged with being a
fugitive from Justice from Virginia.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-12
APPROVAL OF wALDERsEE.
Practically All the Powers Have
Given Their Assent.

Berlin. Aug. n.-Great Britain. the
United States and Japan have now APP
proved the appointment Of Field Marshal
Count Won Waldersee as commander-in-
chief of the allied forces in China, the
United States and Japan unreservedly
and Great Britain conditionally on oil the
other Powers agreeing TO the appointment.
This condition has practically been full
aItad
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-12
AMONG THE scANDINAvIANs.
Republicans Preparing 10 DO Mis-.
sionary work.

New York. Aug. ll.-Cerl Fischer-Han-
sen has been selected to go to Chicago to
take charge of the literary scandinavian
bureau at Republican headquarters. He
will be associated with Secretary Heath,
and said to-day that he would assign
speakers who would address scandinavians
in Iowa, Minnesota Nebraska. Illinois and
the Dakotas. Mr.. Fischer-Hansen will
make his first speech Of the campaign In
Chicago next Thursday night.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-12
Not So Hot in Milwaukee.

Milwaukee, Wis, Aug. 1.-the Weather
Bureau reported temperature of Il de-
grees after a cooling shower. This is
decrease from the maximum Of the day Of
10 degrees and is the lowest registered in
over a week. During the eight days of ex-
cessive heat tehre were thirty-four fatali-