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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-26

of it. The opponents OF the committee
bill also suggested that the original bill
introduced by Mr. Payne providing for
free trade he substituted on the floor OF
the House for the committee bill, but this
Likewise failed TO receive favorable con
sideratlon by The advocates of the pend
ing measure Considerable talk was in
duged in over the proposition made by
the committee bill advocates to fix time
limit during which the tariff OF % per
cent against the imports OF Porto Rico
shall remain effective. this time varying
from two years to an indefinite period,
but the opposition indicated their unal-
terable opposition to any tariff, no mat
ter how short the time Of its imposition
may be. Mr.. Powers Of Vermont. one
of the opponents of the bill as II stands
however, it is said. was favorable to its
passage with "A time limit, bur his asso-
ciates would not concur I'm this. With a
view to meeting some Of the objections
TO the bill, it's advocates suggested a
change in its title which would Indicate
that it was intended as an eXigency meas
ure for the purpose of raising revenue,
but this also found no favor with the
opposition, who reiterated their hostility
TO the bin on principle
one of the advocates of the measure,
AFTER the conference, expressed his belief
that the bill viii finally become law
with a provision limiting the time during
which II shall remain In force.
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BIG STEAMSHIP ON A REEF.
THE ALLAN LINES CALIFORNIA
GOES ASHORE NEAR PORTLAND.

Pilot Had just Left Her when Ac-
cident Occurred-The Passengers
Remained on Board and VIII BE
Taken on This Morning without
DanRer-OmciaIs Think the ship
viii lie FIonted-Vaiued at S3,O00,s
600 and Was Hound to Glasgow.
Portland Me- Feb. 25-The big Allan
Line steamship California, which left her
dock at Midnight went ashore on Ram
Island ledge, just outside of the harbor. a
few minutes after her pilot left her this
morning. All the passengers are safe. al
though still aboard Most OF tho local
seafarng men are of the opinion that the
rocks have penetrated the bottom OF the
vessel in several places and they doubs
very much If she can be saved. The ves-
sci is valued at 100000; the cargo az
100000. There are six cabin, five inter-
mediate and ten steerage passengers, be4
side crew of seventy-five.
The Californian was in charge OF Pilot
Parsons, and at The time he left her the
wind was blowing hard from the south-
east and was accompanied at the time by
heavy rain. Pilot Parsons left the ship on
itbtHlilE tue btll DuQN OH GuSnlnB 1S~
land Point, after he gave the officers OF
the ship the correct course. Ten minutes
later the Californian was hard and fasc
aground on Ram Island ledge This is al
reef which runs out from Ram Island and
the ship had gore several points off her
course when she struck. This forenoon
the life saving boat from the Cape Eliza
beth life savers, seven miles away.
launched a boat and put off for the
steamer intending to transfer the passen-
gers from the steamer to the tug Pied
mont. Some of the women passengers de-
sired to be transferred, but on seeing the
manner in which the llfeboat pitched and
rolled, they decided not TO leave the ship.
The passengers viii probably be takeu
Off tomorrow morning without danger,
and If the sea is smooth the work of re-
moving the cargo will commence. Tha
local officials feel confident that the ship
can be fioated. They will wreck the ships
themselves Tonight there Is westerly
wind and the conditions are favorable.
The Californian was bound TO Glasgow
by way of Halifax Capt. Barclay says
| that the hold Is full OF water. the fires are
extinguishing, there is a heavy sea and
! the passengers are perfectly safe. The
| greater part OF the cargo was probably
| insured by the consignees. II Is not
| known whether the ship was insured.
The steamship state or California, now
named the California, was built on the
| Clyde and launched In 1891. She Is builr
| of milled steel, Is class Al I'm Lloyds
| special survey and with additional
| strengthening over Lloyds requirements.
as well as to comply with demands oe
! admiralty for transport service. Her
! length is 400 feet and tonnage capacity
! $500 tons She Is divided into eight com
| partments, the bulkheads of which are all
carried to the upper decks. These, with
| the cellular double bottom insure the
greatest amount Of safety in case OF acei-
| dent.
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SERIES EXPLOSIONS At A FIRE.
A Large number of Persons Injured
at a Paris COnfagratiOn.

Paris, Feb, 25.-As the result of a fire
that broke out this morning at st. Ouen,
a suburb of Paris. In a collection of al
cohol and oil stores from some unknown
cause, a series of explosions occurred.
spreading the flames until block of six
immense warehouses was involved in
huge confagration.
great concourse OF spectators had Bs-
sembled and had approached too near,
when, suddenly and Unexpectedly, the ex-
pIosions occurred. A large number of
people, including some firemen, were more
or less injured.
The last explosion occurred at 6 o'clock
this afternoon, when It was thought that
all such danger had been averted. Thirty
persons we're injured by flying debris.
The official computation shows that $50
were hurt, and quite number seriously.
The fire broke out at 8 o'clock from
some cause as yet unknown. and had OBJ
tained a firm hold before il was discov-
cred II progressed without exciting incl
dents during the morning, and, at /
o'clock had been gotten under control. At
4 o'clock, however, the falling walls per-
mitted the flames to reach number of
alcohol watts, and then the explosions be-
gan TO take place.
The block of warehouses was almost
surrounded by unoccupied ground, over
which the burning alcohol spread when
the buildings collapsed. resembling sea
OF flames and causing CONSERVATION
throughout the district. People In the
dwellings near by hastily removed their
furniture. The suffocatlng heat and fumes
seriously hampered the work of the fire
brigade, A number Of engines were sent
from Paris to assist The firemen worked
fearlessly, and more than once were pre-
cipitated to the ground by falling roofs
and walls.
A detachment OF soldiers aided the fire.
men In emptying the adjacent houses of
furniture; and the ambulances were busy
IN carrying victims to the neighborlng
hospital.
Fortunately the flames did not reach the
immense reservoirs OF petroleum. The loss
is estimated at 100000 francs.
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MIoHIGAN's pRo-BoER MovEMENr
A Mass Meeting at Detroit Adopted
Resolutions Yesterday.

Detroit, Mich. Feb 25.-Leaders in this
state of the pro- -Boer movement are ar
ranging to call a conference in Detroit OF
those active In the cause in the various
states for the purpose of consolidating che
movement in the hope that such united
effort may be influential in preparing the
way for mediation and arbitration of the
British-Boer differences.
A mass meeting was held this afternoon
attended by $500 Boer sympathizers. The
following resolutions were adopted:
I'VE, free-born citizens of the United
States, do solemnly declare that we de-
plore the conduct of Great Britain in its
attempt to destroy the autonomy of the
South African republic and to subjugate
a brave and free people, and regard such
effort as a gross breach of solemn treaty
obligations, unworthy of a great nation,
degrading to humanity and a menace 10
the liberties and Independence of all re
publics; that we protest against the off,
cial life of this republic giving counte-
mantle and aid in the despoilment of this
brave people who worship the same God
and are entitled to the same right of
>life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
that we ourselves possess.
Resolved That we hereby extend deep
and heartfelt sympathy TO the inhabitants
of the South African Republic and Orange
Free State in their brave struggle to
maintain the rights of man, to preserve
and protect their homes and property, and
the guaranteed and God-given right Of
self-government.
Resolved That while we recognize the
wisdom of the time-honored policy of the
United States against alliances with for
eign nations, or intervening in their at
fairs, we respectfully request the Presi-
dent, in accordance with precedent and
the behests of a common humanity. to Of
fer the friendly mediation of this republic
to both the combatants to the end that
bloody hostilities may cease and the in
tegrity of the republics preserved, that
liberty may not perish, and that real civ
ilization and humanity may be thereby
promoted"
Copies of the resolutions were ordered
sent to Senator Mcmillan and Congress
man Corliss of Detroit with requests that
they be submitted to President Mckinley
for action.
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sUBsTANTIALLy THE SAME.
No Progress Made I'm the Porto ri
can Bill Consideration.

Washington, Feb. 25-The efforts to
unite the Republicans of the House on a
Porto Rican bill have failed and at mid
night after prolonged conferences it was
stated that matters were substantially
where they were yesterday. Other efforts
at harmony may be made tomorrow
long conference was held tonight al the
residence of Representative Mccall Of
Massachusetts between the committee ap-
pointed at the Republican conference last
night representing the Republicans in fa-
vor OF the pending Porto Rico tariff bill
and a committee agreed upon to-day by
those Republicans who are opposed to the
measure The latter committee was made
UP Of Messrs. Powers OF Vermont Crum-
packer of Indiana, Lorimer of Illinois,
Mccall of Massachusetts and Littlehed
of Maine. Preliminary 10 this meeting the
opponents of the bin to the number Of
about ten had assembled at Mr. McCalrs
house during the afternoon and determined
upon the stand they would take and upon
their five representatives. Mr.. Weeks of
Michigan was among those at the after
noon session and he remained with the
Committee OF Five to participate in to-
nights meeting. Propositions pro ana
con were made by both sides, but mono
of those made on behalf of the advocates
oil the pennlnR Dill amounted 10 an aDan-
donment of the principle of the measure,
viz, the right OF the United States 90 levy
a tariff on imports from Porto Rico, and
as its opponents considered this their
fundamental objection to the measure, no
agreement could be reached. IL was stat
ed after the conference by members op-
posed to the bill that both sides were
practically In the same position as they
had been before the meeting, that SUBJ
stantlally no progress had been made and
that there was no probability OF another
gathering before the conference of Repub-
licans called for tomorrow night From
their statements II was evident they in
tended to maintain the position they have
held all along, that, under the constitu-
ton, the government has no right 10 tax
the products OF territory under control OF
the United States.
II was suggested by opponents of the
pending bill that the whole matter be left
in the hands Of the President with the
understanding that Porto Rico should
have free trade with the United States.
but this was objected TO and nothing came
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BRITISH FAITH IN ROBERTS.
HE HAS REASONS FOR NOT
MENTIONING CRONJE.

May BE Keeping Quiet in Order to
Permit Beers to Reinforce Gen.
CrOnje-CampaignA Approaching an
Interesting Phase-The AfriIxander
Bund to Meet in a FOrtnight-May
Call on All Dutch TO Throw OF Al
Iegiance to Great Britain.
London. Feb 26, 4:S5 a. m.-Perhaps
campaign have such crowds visited the
war office as went there yesterday. AS
the Times remarks to-day, 1.-The dearth IF
news is somewhat trying at time when
a considerable success was generally re-
garded as imminent
No diminution OF confidence in Lord
Roberts is felt, however. and the pubic
is ready to believe that he has good rea
sons for not mentioning Gen. Cronje in
he official dispatches. Probably he is in
no hurry to end situation which is daily
bringing small parties of Beers in vain
endeavor to reinforce Gen. Cronie These
he can deal with in detail
Lord Roberts has already captured over
800 Beers, and at this rate he will soon
have quite a respectable array of pris-
oners to be held as hostages for the 8. 900
British already in Pretoria.
Gen. Cronje's refusal to accept the offer
of Lord Roberts regarding the women and
children indicates either that the position
is less desperate than has been supposed
or that he has been able to dig an abso-
lutely safe place for them.
Everything goes to show that Gen. Bull
ler's advance is most stubbornly resisted
and most cautiously carried out. 1t is
hoped that he will soon be in a position
where Gen. White will be able to assist
him materially.
Approaching an Interesting Phase.
The campaign Is now approaching
most interesting phase. In about a fort
night the Congress of the Afrikander
Bund will meet, and il is rumored that
Mr.. Hofmeyer will then propose peace
terms on the basis of the republics retain
ing absolute independence, but Offering to
disarm. If these terms are rejected il
is understood that manifesto will be
boldly issued to the Dutch throughout
South Africa calling upon them to throw
off their allegiance to Great Britain.
Probably these rumors are exaggerated.
but there is no doubt that the greatest
anxiety prevails in Cape Town regarding
coming events.
Germany, through the semi-official Ber-
liner Post, reiterates that all reports of
German Intervention are quite without
foundat ton
Capt. Raymond Harvey de Montmo-
rency who was killed in Gen. Gatacre's 5
reconnaissance Saturday, was the heir of
Niscount Frankfort de Montmorency. and
was the fourth heir to a peerage who has
fallen in the course of the campaign.
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HARMONY IN HAVANA.
Celebration of Independence Day
Displayed Good Feeling.


Havana, Feb. 25.-The conduct of the
Cuban people yesterday during the cele-
bration of Independence day is favorably
commented upon by the local papers. The
fact that Mgr. Sbarretti's arrival, In spite
of the many protests against his appoint
ment, was treated with ,respect, and the
fact that the Spanish Cuban and Ameri-
can flags waved side by side unmolested
and harmoniously We're surprises for
many. 1t had been considered that these
various events. coming together, would
promote disturbances The feeling was
that if any moment since the American
occupation began could be pregnant with
the seeds of trouble, it had come yester-
day. Moreover, several things seemed
to justify the rumors of possible trou>
bic. AS matters turned out however, the
most complete harmony prevailed among
all classes. Many people believed that
Gen. Gomez had lost large part of In
fluence over the Cubans he formerly pos
sessed, but recent events have furnished
convincing proofs to the contrary. on
Friday Gen. Wood requested Gen. Gomez
to use his personal influence to prevent
any disturbances on the arrival of Mgr.
Sbarretti, and, despite the fact that a pro-
gramme had been arranged, Gen. Gomez
and a friend succeeded within few
hours of transforming open hostility into
passive respect.
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TORRES SAVED THE TOWN.
4 Bloody Battle with the NaGuis at
Gayamas.

Potam Somor Mex. Feb. 25.-The Mex
lean federal troops under Gen. Torres have
saved Gayamas from the Yaqus, but by
dint of the fiercest fighting of the war
and a a sacrifice of 200 soldiers. The town
here is filed with wounded and oil the
public buildings are utilized. Torres an
ticipated the surprise the Yaqus intend
ed. The Indians were accompanied by
ten adventurers miners and cowboys
who acted as commanders of separa re
companies of forty men each. The va
quis had also a Maxim gun, which had
been smuggled through at Bisbee, Ariz.
in a load of machinery. The gun was
manipulated. the Mexicans claim, by two
eX-Rough Riders
Torres reached here Thursday afternoon
and decided to divide his army of 700
men into two divisions The first and
strongest flanked by the gunboat Dem
ocrata, left here a daybreak Friday
morning. No scouts preceded the force
and the first intlmation Of the presence
of the Yarquis was a withering fire from
the Maxim and OF rifle volleys from con
cealed Notifications I'm a dense thicket
The first division retreated In confusion
and was sheltered i'm the timber growth
dlDuB ltt river. more lllhn luu men itl
at the first fire. The Democratic then
steamed up and swept the thicket with
her machine guns. but evidently ineffec-
lively. Her forward decks were swept and
the protected upper deck peppered with
bullets from the Maxim. Ten sailors and
First Lieut.. Rambolo of the army were
killed. The Democratic drifted for more
than half a mile until bend In the river
sheltered her, Late in the afternoon hill
signals showed the waiting commanders
of the first division that the second de-
tachment had reached the neighboring
nights to the southeast in its flank move
ments.
simultaneous attack was then made
from the front and flank and the Indians
retreated The Maxim gum disabled and
useless, was brought into Potana and
seventy-three Indians, the official report
states, were found dead. There was no
pursuit. and the Indians must have with
drawn I'm good order During the first fire
of the Yaqus twenty-three Mexican fed
erals were driven into the river In a panic
and were drowned The total Mexican los
was 227. The Democrata has been sent to
Guayamas for repairs. This Is the first
time the Yaquis have made use of forti-
npaffong
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POSITION MORE HOPELESS.
HOer Deserters Say CrOnje Would
Surrender But for Young Beers.

Paardeberg, o. f. S., Feb. 2S.-Gen.
Cronje's position is more hopeless than
ever. Our guns dominate the sloping as
cents from the river on all sides, and by
the rush of Shropshires on Wednesday
night up the river bed the Beers lost 200
yards space in their cover
Deserters say the British fire has been
very deadly, and affirm that Gen. Cronje
himself is willing 20 surrender, but is
overborne by the young Beers from the
Transvaal There are women and chill
dren with the Boer force Gen, Roberts
proposed to let them pass out of danger
but this suggestion, as well as the prot
fer of medical aid has been rejected.
The kopje captured by the British last
Wednesday, when fifty prisoners were
taken, is a most important strategical po-
siton. Its possession should enable US to
repulse any Boer reinforcements from the
eastward
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HOLIDAY PROVED POPULAR.
The Beginning of the Revolution
Celebrated at Santiago.


Santiago. Cuba, Feb. 25.-The order of
Gen. Wood making yesterday holiday
in honor of the beginning of the revolu-
ton was very popular and was observed
strictly. The principal celebration was
held at the Antonio Maceo Club, where
the speeches were quite different In tone
from any made a any previous demonstra-
tion. All the speakers accepted i'm good
faith the avowed intention of the United
States government to establish a Cuban
republic, and one of the principal subjects
of discussion was the method of floating
the first loan for the payment of the SOL
diers of the Cuban army.
The announcement by the officers of the
Marine Hospital Service that quarantine
regulations will be put into force on April
led 10 a special meeting of the Cham
ber of Commerce yesterday, at
which committee was appoint
ed to draw up resolutions pro
precaution, as yellow fever has rarely, If
ever, appeared here before the middle OF
May. Moreover, 1t Is pointed out that the
sanitary department is now so efficient
that, in the opinion of experts, en- out
break of yellow fever this year is highly
improba BILE.
Mai Barbour. chief Of the sanitary de-
partment. has rendered his resigna tion.
and Maj. Carr succeeds to the title CT
sanitary Inspector.
1t is alleged that some IRREGULARITIES
have been discovered in the conduct OF the
department. Several merchants have
made affidavits that there have been dis
crepancies between the amounts paid and
the amounts receipted for.
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FATAL FIRE At DETR OFT.
Fireman Keobane Killed Instantly
by Falling Iron stack.

Detroit, Mich, Feb. pa fire which
started tonight in the plant of the De-
troit Steel and Spring Company's works
at the Michigan avenue crossing OF the
Michigan Central Railroad. destroyed
both the company's rolling mills, and
caused loss OF fireman's life, besides
indirectly resulting in injuries to a ply
sician and an ambulance driver. The
property loss Is about 100000, fully in
sured.
The blaze started from an unknown
cause In the rolling mills engine room.
Fireman Timothy Keohane was standing
in Hubbard avenue when an eighty-foot
iron stack fell across the street striking
and killing him instantly. A Harper Hos
pital ambulance, running to the scene.
colided at Fourteenth avenue and Ash
street with a swiftly running electric car.
iniuring DR. j Il. McKittrick and Driver
Frank Bertheaur.
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DEATH AT 4 CROSSING.
Five of One Family Killed by a
Train Near Geneva, y. v.


Geneva, n. Y. Feb. 25-Shortly after
midnight Saturday night the midnight ex-
press on the Lehigh Valley Railroad
struck a carriage containing seven per-
sons at Tuttle's crossing, about twenty
five mites east from Rochester, instantly
killing i've of the occupants, fatally in
juring another and badly bruising tho
other. All were members of a family.
The dead are: Mrs. Amy Smith, 48 years
old; Bert Smith, q years old; Miss MI
randa Smith. "a years old; Glee Smith, 10
years old; Catherine Smith, s years old.
The injured are: Porter Smith, husband
OF Mrs. Smith and father of the other
victims; Gardner Smith, q years old.
The family had spent the evening at a
friends house. near Turtles crossing, and
were on the way home. Before reaching
the crossing the carriage was stopped and
Mr. Smith listened for the train, but did
not hear II in the bowling gale. The
horses had just crossed the track in safe
~, when the engine Of the express crash
ed down upon the carriage and It's occu-
pants. Gardner Smith, who was the least
injured, crawled TO a station near by ana
secured assistance.
The bodies Of Mrs. Smith and her daugh-
ter, Miranda, were carried for a mile ON
The cow catcher of the engine. The bodies
Of the Little girl and her two brothers
were found near the scene of the acci-
dent.