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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-27

BarbarOus Work of Inhabitants OF
Admiralty Islands.

Victoria. British Columbia Jan. 26.-De-
tails have been received here per steamer
Mlowera from sydney of the killing of
the captain and crew of the schooner
Nikamarra on one of the islands of the
Admiralty group by the natives. 1t Is
said all OF the victims were eaten.
The Nikamarra was owned by f.. e. For
syth and had left New Britain early In
October on her trading cruize to Admir-
atty. On arrival there she was boarded by
a number of the natives with whom Capt
Balthe was unsuspeetngly doing business
when he was set upon by his treacherous
customers and killed, his fate being shared
by the mate and six New Ireland natives,
all of whom were cut and hacked with
knives and tomahawks The natives then
plundered the vessel.
Nothing was known of the killing until
some time afterward, when Mr.. Forsythe
arrived on the scene with his other schoon-
er the Niagara. He was accompanied by
Mossrs Bullo tx and Douoney, and they
too were set upon by the natives from
ambush, as the white men rowed shore
ward, the natives using the rifles taken
from the Nikamarra.
Bullock was badly wounded with a shot
through the thigh, but the boat party re-
gained the Niagara, which, with her gas
engine, reached open waters.
An expedition to revenge the massacre
has set out from New Britain.
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HEARING IN SEAB0ARD CASE.
EFFORT TO ENJoIN THE PROPOsEu
CONSOLIDATION.

Judge Speer VIII Decide IL ns soon
as Possible, But VIII Require
some Time 10 Look Up Authorities.
Georgia ana Alabama Attorney Adj
mitted That the Life of That Road
Depended on ConsoIidntiOn--WitH
BE Concluded To-day.
Macon. Jan 26.-The injunction suit to
prevent the consolidation Of the Georgia
aud Alabama ana the Florida Central and
Peninsular Railroads is sun on in ths
United states Court here Arguments
Will be concluded tomorrow.
The feature of to-days argument was
the admission of counsel for the Georgia
and Alabama that without consolidation
with some road the Georgia and Alabama
would be Obliged to perish as It was so
bottled up or cut off that it could not af-
ford to compete with The great roads that
surround 1t.
But" said the attorney. 1--WE do noe
contemplate consollda ton i'm the manner
set out in tile complainant's bill. We Will
do so by law, If we do so at ALL and
the law under which we operate provides
that we shan give the stockholders public
notice of our intention to take any action
OF this kind. The bin here simply seeks
to enjoin US from doing something that the
petitioner alleges he is afraid we might
do"
The counsel for Dady and Rider, how-
ever, contended that the consolidation had
already been planned, and that President
J. Skelton Williams, as trustee for the
voting trust was about to abuse the
power that had been vested in him. ana
by merging with other roads, shoulder on
complainants burden of debt or liability
that would result from such deal.
Col Henderson, general counsel for tho
Florida Central and Peninsular. said thah
his road contemplated consolidating with
the Seaboard Air Line, but that If any
body thought II meant the throttling OF
competition an investigation should bs
made of the fight for business that is con-
stantly being waged by freight agents
He said that his road was practically
dead until 1t entered Savannah, and from
there found an outlet to the North and
East because Of che combinations In traf-
&c agreements made by other roads. He
said that his road was absolutely unable
to combat the arrangements that had been
made and, therefore, 1t was obliged to
make combination with other lines in Or
der to save It's life
Two more arguments viii be made to-
morrow, when the court viii be ready To
prepare his opinion. As Judge Speer in
the beginning. announced that he was de-
termined to give as speedy a hearing as
possible so as not to injure any ybodys
right by delay, 1t Is thought he will prob
ably hand down his opinion at once, al
though he has n great many authorities
TO hook up.
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PLAGUE IN NEW CALEDONIA.
Natives Believe II Wrong To Take
Measures 10 Stop II.

Vancouver, b. c., Jan. 26,-From Nou-
mea, New Caledonia, comes the most
alarming reports OF the ravages of the
plague which has been prevalent there
since early in December
There were sixteen deaths during the
first ten days following the development
of the malady The origin of the plague,
an account OF which was brought by the
Miowera, is attributed to the filthy quar-
ters where number Of japanese, TonNin-
esq and Kanakas were lodged
The scourge is believed to be local In
origin and all the kanakas have been iso-
lated on an island adjacent to the town.
Up to Dec. % there mad been no deaths
among the whites, eight of whom had been
infected, but nine Kanakas, two japanese
and five Tonkinese had died of the dis
ease, according TO the latest advices
The western end of the town where the
infection first developed has been fenced
off with a high galvanized iron fence 100
yards long, including the water frontage.
The principal business houses, official
buildings and the banking and shipping
offices are guarded by a posse of soldiers.
Twenty buildings in the infected district
of the town we're demolished by the health
authorities but despite all the precautions
the plague continued to spread. according
TO the latest accounts.
Much alarm is felt by the residents and
business is quite at a standstin. The ma
tives believe the plague Is a visitation of
Providence, and that It Is wrong to take
measures to check the dread disease.
Their ignorance and superstition make the
labors OF the officials doubly arduous.
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GOOD NEWS ovERsHADowED.
Strength of Ladysmith Does Not Help
Warren and Butler.

London, Jan. 26. Under other circum-
stances the news from Ladysmith show
ing. greatly improved sanitary conditions
the plentifulness of provisions and the
strengthening of the fortihcations until
the place is regarded as impregnable
would have inspirited the nations; but
these good tidngs TO the nation are over
shadowed by anxiety as to the situation
on the Upper Tuge,a and the thought that
the he avy losses suffered during the strug
gle Tuesday night have counted for
naught. Military circles made no effort to
conceal their chagrin, expressing the
gravest fears as to the ultimate fate of
Ladysmith.
Such authorities as Maj, Gen. Sir Fred
erlck Darlington. who is under orders for
South Africa and Lord Clifford, who won
the Victoria Cross while scouting for
Lord Wolseley during the Sulu war,
would not be surprised to hear of the cap
ture of Gen. Whites force within a week.
Lord Clifford who knows the country
like a book, could not understand how
in the world Gen. Warren even got to the
top of Spion kop without ascertaining
what position commanded it,
While Gen. Warren is not blamed for
retreating under what is supposed to
have been heavy shell fire, he is severely
criticised for occupying a position to
which he could not bring up his artillery.
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CONTROL OF THE HEMP PORTS.
THEY ARE NOW IN POSSESSION OF
THE AMERICANS.

Two Ports Taken by KObbe's Men
Contain 125,OO0 Bales of Hemp.
shrapnel From the Nashville Burn
ed 5000 Bales-Navy Assisted Ma
terialiy in Taking These Import
and Polnts-Fighting in which
Several FilipinOs Were Killed.
Manila. Jan. pa dispatch from Sor-
sogon. dated Thursday, Jan. 25, says
Brig. Gen Kobbe's expedition has occu-
pied Sorsogon, Donsol, Bulan, Legaspi and
Virac, on Catanduanes Island.
The only resistance was at Legasp;.
where five Americans were wounded. and
forty-fve dead and fifteen wounded Fill
piuos were found
II is estimated that there are 125 600
bales of hemp in these provinces and ZOO
bales in the ports of Sorsogon and Le-
gaspi The United States gunboat Nash
villes shrapnel burned 5000 bales in I,e-
gaspi. The expedition arrived off sorso-
gon Jan. 90 and the town displayed
white flags. Gen. Kobbe and Col. Howe.
with a battalion of the Forty-seventh In
flntry, landed and raised the United States
flag The insurgents force numbering 300
men, evacuated the place. The natives
were passive.
During the morning of Jan. % the Nash
Vile and Venus, with four companies of
the Forty-seventh Infantry Regiment, un-
der Maj. Shipton, approached Legaspi.
Filipino flags were flying, and the trenches
were crowded. A detachment of $50 pick
ed men, led by Maj. Shipton. landed on the
beach about mile north of the town. The
Nashville bombarded the trenches and the
enemy retreated to Albay, whence they
were easily dispersed to the hills.
About 200 insurgents, armed with rifles,
forced 800 unwilling villagers, armed with
bows and arrows to serve in the trenches
in the close range street fighting before
the enemy fed The Filipino dead were
mostly villagers who were attempting to
flee.
The expedition will proceed to Samar
and Leyte, where the Forty-third Infantry
and battalion OF the Third Artillery viii
be distributed.
The natives complain of lack of food,
resulting from the blockade. They are
strongly opposed to the return of the
frdrs. Native priests are officiating in
the churches. Lieut.. Col. Webb c. Hayes
has defeated an entrenched force of the
enemy at Sariaga. One American was
Killed and five were wounded. record
Of eleven American prisoners was found
capt. Castell. while scouting near Bar
as, with his company, encountered 400 in
surgents. He was reinforced by Capt.
Oracle and the enemy was driven to Ia
nay one American was killed and one
was wounded.
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HOW THE URDANETA WAS LOST.
Terrible Story OF Her nI-Fated Crew
Told by Survivors.


Washington. Jan. 26:-The navy depart
ment has made public reports from Cox
swain Greene and Apprentice Powers,
members of the crew of che Inflated Ur-
daneta, describing the capture of that boat
by the Filipinos last September.
In indorsing the reports Admiral Wat
son says that they show that the little
Cadet Wood, was gallantly defended and
only captured because she was hard ana
fast aground. Capt Wilde adds to his
Endorsement the following:
The conduct of Mr.. Wood and of the
entire crew under the terrible fire is
praiseworthy 20 the last degree and re-
fleets additional luster upon the brilliant
record of the United States navy"
Greene in his report says the Urdaneta
grounded about a quarter of a mile below
Balanga, on the Orani river about 1O
o'clock a. m. Sunday, Sept. II. All hands
were sitting around the deck playing
cards or reading, waiting for the tide
when at $3.50 o'clock, two volleys were
fired from the shore almost raking the
but at Cadet Woods order the men mann
ed the guns and smothered the enemy S
fire in about fifteen minutes. Stone, the
man at the Nordenfeldt had been shot
twice, when he was relieved by Mr.. Wood
who had been firing the one-pounder.
Within five minutes Wood was shot
through the stomach; Gray had been hit,
Stone had his ear knocked off and re-
oeived another wound in his head. Gray
continued to fire a small rifle after receiv-
ing his wound. Powers put is holes in one
man with Colt gun.
The Filipinos were invisible, so the sail
ors fired where they thought they were
When Wood was hit, the Colt gun was
redhot, the two firing pins of the 1-pounder
were broken so that the gun could not be
used; one barrel of the Nordenfelt would
not fire, and three or four of the Lee
rifles had broken extractors.
Wood revived and ordered out the boat
Green advised that they stay by the ship
till dark, but Wood insisted on trying to
reach the other bank. The insurgents had
reopened fire from concealed places and
the bullets were flying like hail when the
boat got away, carrying the sailors, who
would not swim while those who could
hung onto the gunnel The Filipinos dou-
bled their fire, and rushed into the river
after the boat.
The oars were hit until finally only one
was left, so the men started to swim
ashore, leaying Wood dead in the bottom
of the boat. Stone and Drummond were
shot close to the boat, and Gray had been
killed in the boat. Green was helping Her
berts ashore, and Powers was trying to
save himself As soon as they reached the
beach twenty-five Bolo men rushed at
them, but their captain prevented them
from killing the sailors. They killed the
Chinese servant wy Lee, and Mitchell
was shot while in the water.
The Americans were confined In stone
convent for several days, and then sent
to Porac Within two days that place was
attacked by the American troops, and then
the prisoners were carried from one point
to another until in the mountains five of
them made their escape and reached the
American lines.
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LYNCHING IN COLORADO.
The Capture of Two Desperate Es-
capped Convicts.

Denver, Col, Jan. 26.-News has just
been received here of the capture of Rey-
nolds and Wagner, the escaped convicts,
and the subsequent escape of Wagner.
Reynolds is charged with killing Night
Captain Rooney of the Colorado peniten-
tiary at Canon City, and Wagner with
holding Rooney.
A special tram, with several guards and
a bloodhound were dispatched to the scene
from Canon City, while officers started
overland with Reynolds.
AT Canon City frebells began to ring and
the Town is out en- masse.
Reynods was taken from the officers
when they reached Canon City, and
hanged to a telegraph pole just outside
the penaeutiarv walls
The mob which consisted of several hun
dred men appeared to b~wholly unarmed
and not a word was spoken by any one
until after the man had been hanged. The
guides. four in number, were taken by
Surprise and overpowered before any re-
s's+ance could be offered The warden
had sent a number of guides by a special
train and had guides at the depot eX-
pecting the prisoner to be brought in on
the train.
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HEMP PORTS ARE OCCUPIED.
"en Otis Cables That E<Obbe's Troops
Have Taken Them.

Washington. Jan. 26.-Gen. Otis cabed
'ne war department to-day as follows:
Manila, Jan. 26-Kobbe's troop occupy
'ne hemp ports of Sorsogon, Dunsel, Bu-
"A Aibay ana Legaspi, Southeastern LII
@on' Nirac Island, Catanduanes; will
p'ooaoly occupy the ports of Calbayec
Na''oalogan and Tacleban on the Islands
VI Samar and Leyte before tomorrow
r''Ains; no opposition, except at Legaspi,
""eie $40 insurgents strongly entrenched
~"Uef Chinese Gen. Powah, made stubborn
,is7'Ance Troops landed under protec-
tt'oU oI guns of Nashville which fercely
rr,H. 'fded fortifcations at close range
vnl loss over so killed or mortally
ro""Ied; Is killed at Bridgehead at al
|',s' hand-to-hand encounter, refusing to
-'I,.aer. Our casualties, Capt. Bral-
si H'lcock, quartermaster volunteers,
ir' hobDe, wounded in hand; six men,
ls one sailor on Nashville, slightly
a., d These ports contain great guam
h. o. Nemp ready for shipment and will
open on Goth inst. "Ous."
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NAVY'S PART IN THE FIGHT.
Admiral watson Cables of Campaign
in Southern I.uzOn.

Washington, Jan. 26.-Admiral Watson
has cabied the navy department an ac-
count of the part taken by the navy in the
splendid campaign now being made in
Southern Luzon by Gen. Schwan.
The Admirals dispatch refers to the se-
ries of engagements which took place
along the eastern and southern shores of
Lake Taal week ago. There is no out
1T from Lake Taal into the sea navigable
Tor warships, but the Marietta took up
position close to the narrow neck of land
"hcn separates the lake from the sea,
and threw shells across into the insur-
Stnis defenses. The Admiral's account of
the affair is follows
he Marietta, with Gheen commanding
on the 18th, co-operated with the army in
the capture of Taal. Enfiladed the insur-
seht trenches at about 900 yards. Lieut.
FTlce landed with Colt gun. Gheen re-
ports that a battalion of the Forty-sxth,
under Maj. Johnston, carried the bridge
ana town very CALAMITY, facing artillery
and rifle fire."
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SOUTH AMERICAN FRONTIER.
Note From Brazil to Diplomats OF
Europe and America.

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
Rio de Janelro. Jan. pa note has been
addressed to the diplomats of Europe and
America in regard to the limits between
Great Britain and Venezuela and Brazil.
The note says it was without great sur
prise that the government was apprsed
of the finding of the tribunal on Oct. 81
last. as the tribunal was made aware that,
to the south Of Mount Roralm. that part
OF the schombourgk line, adopted in the
finding, marks the litigious zone between
Brazil and Great Britain, which, for more
than fifty years has been the sub
ject OF constant diplomatic negotiations
between these two nations. Brazil other
wise has a treaty limit with Venezuela,
dated May Is, 1859 which Venezuela pre-
sented to the tribunal The letter says
that the finding can have no Jurisdicional
effect in International right, as 1t would
have none in civil right. The tribunal IT,
self, however, safeguarded the question
with Brazil and Brazil has no fear that
Venezuela will come 10 dispute the wa
ters that fall into the Rio Negro and the
Amazon. As TO Great Britain, their COM
mon frontier will be submitted in short
time to arbltra ton.
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TO SEND CAVALRY DIVISION.
1t Has Been Ordered to Mobilize To
Go to south Africn.

1t Has Been Ordered to Mobilize to
Go to south Africa.
London, Jan. 27.-Probably as an imme-
diate effect of the receipt Of the news of
the abandonment of Spion kop by the
British force under Gen. Sir Charles War
rem, orders have been sent to Aldershot
to have the Fourth Cavalry division in
ly in February.
The Gazette to-day publishes a number
of dispatches from Gen. Butler to the war
office, enclosing reports from Gems White,
Hildyard, Methuen and other generals re-
garding their various operations, but con-
tanning nothing later than the record of
occurrence to the middle of December.
A dispatch from Gen. White dated Nov.
2, says:
Il was so greatly impressed with the
exposed position of the garrison of Glen
coe that | determined, Oct. IL, to with
draw from there and concentrate all the
troops at Ladysmith, but the Governor
represented that this would involve such
grave political results that / determined
to accept the military risk of holding Dun
dee as the lesser of two evils"
Gen. White then proceeds to describe
the subsequent attack by 1000 Beers, Of
whom about 800 were killed or wounded
three of their guns being left dlsmounted
at Talana HILL but, he adds, there was no
opportunity of bringing them off. He
also describes how the Beers were seen
streaming away in bodies of from fifty
to 100.
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Mr.. Bryan closed his address by discuss
ing imperialism.
Some people have said that 1t Is un-
patriotic to criticse the President, who
has a war on his hands. / deny this, be-
cause II Is the right of every American
Go critcise pubic officials.
Mr.. Bryan then quoted Abraham Lin
coin, who criticised President Polk, while
the Mexican War was on, and Mr. Bryan
added that Notwithstanding his criticism
Mr.. Lincoln was elected President twelve
years later.
Mr.. Bryan will be in Washington to-
morrow
Mr.. Bryan addressed a large audience at
the Opera House tonight. discussing
money trusts and imperialism, repeating
his recent speeches.
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COCHRAN WILL COME OVER.
Rut lie Wants Bryan TO Call "A Truce
ON the silver Question.

New York. Jan. 26.--w Bourke Cochran
to-day announced his advocacy Of the re-
nomination Of w. J. Bryan for the pres-
dency.
Mr.. Cochran proposes a truce with the
Nebraskan on the silver question until
1904. and If Mr. Bryan will agree to the
armistice Imperialism will be the Demo-
cratic war cry in the 1900 campaign. 10
Mr.. Bryan will postpone the silver fight
until 1904 Mr.. Cochran intends TO adopu
the Democratic platform in its entirety
ITO unite the Democratic party 1t Ia
not necessary that it should repudiate any
Of its former expressions or that 1t should
disguise any of its beliefs" said Mr..
Cochran.
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LADYsMITH is IMPREGNABLE.
Reported That FortiHcatiOBs Have
Been strengthened.

Ladysmith. Sunday. Jan 2l, by Runner
via Frere Camp, Wednesday, Jan. A.-The
garrison Is watching Gen. Buffers guns
shelling the Beers. Their fire can be seen
at this distance, and appears to be very
effective.
The movements of the Beers show that
they are evidently determined to stubborn
" oppose. the advance of the relief coll
umn. They show no signs of removing
their guns. and have mounted new ones,
and are continually strengthening their
foriihcations
our fortifcations have been greatly
strengthened since Jan, 8, and Ladysmitn
is now practically impregnable
owing 10 the dry weather the fever has
diminished, and the number of GONZALES
cents returning from the Intombi Camp
exceeds that of the patients being sent
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POSITION OF THE BOERs.
Said They VIII Never Let the British
Reach Ladysmith.

London, Jan. 27.-The Times publishes
the following dispatch from Frere Camp,
dated Wednesday morning, and evidently
Written before the capture Of Spion kop
was known. After describing the posi-
tions of the Beers, who were actively in
trenching and bringing fresh guns for
ward, the correspondent says:
Their front extends ten miles. and we
shall have TO try to break it in the mid
die. Every prisoner says the Beers will
never let us reach Ladysmith. This is
their last chance of preventing US, for
behind this hill lies open country without
a single fortihable position. Therefore
they will strain every nerve TO throw us
back here"
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British Made sortie. But Had 10
Retire With Loss.

Pretoria Wednesday, Jan. A.-The fed
eral forces started a heavy bombardment
of Kimberley The garrison's new gun
few shots.
A body of 200 lancers made sorte from
Ladysmith under cover of a heavy can
non and rife fire from the forts opposite
the laager of the Pretoria commando
The British retired with evident loss. One
Boer was wounded, A heavy cannonade
started this morning and still continues.
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WE'RE CAUGHT OI A BRIDGE.
Mrs. Denton Was Killed and Tvs
Others Were Badly Injured.

Tarboro N. c., Jan. 26.--Thls morning
as the work train was coming to the de-
pot 1t struck Mrs. Mark Denton, her
young son. and John Manning, on the Nor
folk and Carolina bridge.
Mrs. Denton was killed almost Instant
ly but the others escaped with terrible
bruises The childs condition late in the
afternoon was very serious. An the par
ties were on their way to town md were
caught by the train on the bridge Mrs.
Denton has a husband, who lives on the
Bate farm, near Tarboro.
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BoERs WHO WE'RE CAPTURED.
Reported That the TransvaaI Is
short of Ammunition

Dur ban. Jan. 2-One hundred and sixty
Beers, captured during Gen. Buffers re-
cent operations, have arrived here. A
Free Slater, who is among the recent ar
rivals, says that President steyn has been
removing his furniture 20 Pretoria. where
several Of his officials have taken houses.
Il is also reported that no big guns are
now left in the Pretoria forts, and that the
Beers have exhausted their stock of good
Mauser cartridges, and are now issuing
cartridges formerly condemned by Gen.
Joubert.
They are said to be manufacturing i, 900
cartridges and 200 shells daily at the dyna-
mite factory.