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The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-23
THE STRIKING MACHINISTS.
winning Their Fight, Says President
O'CouueII.

Washington, May 22.--President O'con-
nell of the International Association OF
Machinists, estimates that the number Of
machinists engaged In the strike to-day is
10000. He claims to be satisfied with the
situation, and has confidence in the re-
suit.
by next Monday morning" ne said,
probably 30 per cent Of the men who
went out will be back at work with their
demands granted. The other 10 per cent.
are mostly on the Pacific coast and in
several Ohio cities. San Francisco is the
only place where we look for protracted
strike. The situation there is unchanged,
and the strike may cover several weeks.
No important developments are reported
al Cincinnati, though about fifteen small
firms have signed the agreements. The
situation also Is unchanged at Hamilton,
Dayton and Alliance. o., and at Tacoma
and Seattle, Wash Reports from all
other sections indicate that negotiations
are progressing and that agreements are
in sight"
Not to order Ont More Men.
President Mulholland Of the Allied Met
al Trades Association. comprising the
Sefnl-skllied men III Tndcnlue SnDps, mas
notified the machinists' headquarters
here that he Is ready to order out his
men whenever the latter body deems 1t
necessary. The strike leaders. however,
do not car to involve any more men in
the movement than is necessary. and the
indications are that there will be no gen
eral augmentation of the force OF the
strikers by the allied men.
Kansas City advices indicate that nine
firms there signed to-day. leaving ap-
proximately 800 men still out All OF the
fourteen firms in Hoboken. N. j., have
signed. In Buffalo twenty-five firms are
reported as having made agreements with
the strikers. Sharon, Pa, the Continent
tai Iron Company. has signed, and the
Hazleton Iron Works and the Janesvlle
Iron Works at Hazleton, Pa, have made
the concessions.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-23
CHILDREN'S HORRIBLE FATE.
Three Little Ones Killed and Eaten
by n Bear.

Pittsburg. May ga Job, W. Va, spe-
cial, says:
To be crushed to death in the embrace
of a monstrous black bear and their lit
lie bodies afterward mangled and partly
devoured was the frightful fate that be-
fell the three young children of E. P.
Porterfeld. a mountaineer residing about
twelve miles southeast of this place. The
remains were found yesterday by a
searching party which had been out since
Sunday evening. The party included John
Weldon, a Maryland hunter. who within
a few minutes after the discovery of the
bodies. shot and killed the bear in a neigh
boring thicket.
The children were Mary, aged 3; Willie,
aged 5, and Henry, aged T. Shortly after
noon Sunday they left home to gather
flowers in a clearing near their home.
Nothing more is known but 1t is supposed
that they wandered into the woods and
becoming lost continued on their way
until they were overtaken by the bear in
the dense forest three miles from their
parents home.
The bear feasted off all three of the
bodies. The bones of the children had
been crushed like straws and the flesh
stripped off with teeth and claws The
party divided and began a search. With
in a few minutes Weldon discovered the
hear in a thick clump of hemlock sap
llngs near a small stream. A single shot
ended its life. II was declared TO be the
largest bear ever seen in this neighbor-
hood
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-23
THE RAGING WATERS
TENNESSEE AND VIRGINIA TORN
BY FLOODS.
LIVES AND PROPERTY LOST.
KNOXVILLE REPORTS TERRIBLE
DESTRUCTION.

Millions of Dollars of Damage Done
i'm Upper East Tennessee and
Death List VIII Probably BE
Large-A Large Farming Section
Observation-Disclosures Rivers Are
OveraowinG-Much Damage Re
Feared at Richmond.
Knoxville, Tenn. May 22.-Millions OF
dollars damage f. has been done and at
least eight lives lost In Upper East Ten
nessee by the floods caused by the recent
heavy rains. The Doe river, the Watauga,
the Holston, the Chuckey and the French
Broad are out of bounds and growing
crops have been swept away all along
their courses.
On the Chuckey river three children
of Joseph Hill were drowned in his house
while he was at his barn looking after
his stock, and unaware of the danger.
On this river six bridges were swept
away, doing a damage of about $4,000,
while the damage to farms houses and
stock along this stream in Greene county
alone will amount to one-half a million
dollars. At Leeper's Mill, on Chuckey
river, two Bolivar brothers fell from a
boat into the river, one being drowned.
A narrow escape from death by the
flood occurred near Greeneville, where
Mrs James Johnston and two other wo-
men were rescued from the second story
of their dwelling.
The Holston river is rapidly rising. At
Morristown twelve houses hoated past
to-day and one corpse went past on drift
wood. One hundred feet OF railroad ties
bound together passed this point also.
These are supposed to have come from
Elizabethton.
The French Broad has reached within
four feet of its famous food of 1867, and
is rising two inches an hour.
At Knoxville, the Tennessee river is
nearing the thirty-foot mark, with indica-
tions that 1t Will reach SO feet tomorrow.
The warning has been needed and houses
are being vacated along the river brink.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-23
To KILL NEGRO VOTE
PURPOSE OF ALABAMA CoNvEN-
TIoN STATED.
A COMPLIMENT TO M'KINLEY.
PRESIDENT Or WHOLE COUNTRY,
SAYS CHAIRMAN.

A Clear Statement of the Situation
by Hon. John b. Knox I'm Accept
ing Presidency of Conventton.
Northern White Men Would Not
submit to Negro Rule Any More
Than Those of south-PoIicy BHuss
He Firm and Fair and Withoua
Force or Fraud.
Montgomery, Ala, May 22.-The con-
stitutonal Convention to-day elected Hon.
John B. Knox of Admission president. In
accepting the honor MIR. Knox said the
white men of the North would not SUBJ
NIT to negro rule any more than would
those of the South. Negro domination,
when brought home, he said, would pro-
woke internal opposition in both sections.
This is our problem" said Mr.. Knox,
"and we should be left to deal with it
with our own sense of responsibility and
recognized relations in the conduct OF
government. We don't hear of any threat
ened or real interference with any
Northern state in efforts to provide for
purity of government. and there should
be none with us. 1t has not been so much
the eleNdtioh OF the black man
as 1t has been the humiliation
of the white that has char
acterized this conduct OF the
past, but much Of 1t has been nullified by
the statesmanlike and wise. conservative
course Of the present chief executive OF
the United States. who is the President
OF the whole country, and not merely Of
one section"
We may differ with him politically"
said Mr.. Knox. but we must confess
that by the policy he has been enabled to
bring about reunited country.
The Southern man understands the ne
gro and the negro understands us. ana
the only conflict that has arisen or that
is likely to arise has been brought about
by unwise and unwarranted interference
from the pretended friends of the North.
But we must do what we propose to do.
not by force or fraud, but with firrlness
and fairness to all, so frame the law
that the purity and sanctity of the ballot
snail be preserved in every section Of the
state"
He objected to the Mississippi plan as
a perpetuation of the evil saught to be
avoided he reviewed some of the pro-
visions of Mississippi, South Carolina and
North Carolina acts. all OF which provide
a system of registration and payment OF
poll tax.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-23
Upton ASKS FOR GRACE.
Will Need Time in which to Repair
His Yacht.

HIS Yacht.
New York, May 22.-Sir Thomas Upton
cabled the New York Yacht Club tonight
that he was afraid he would have to ask
for few weeks grace, owing to the acci-
dent to Shamrock II to-day. ]. V. S.
Oddie, secretary of the club, intimated
that all the time in reason that Sir Thom-
as required would be granted.
Following is the telegram received to-
night from Sir Thomas Lipton:
Southampton, May %, 1901. Commodore
Ledyard, New York Yacht Club. Dear
Ledyard: Regret had very bad accident
to-day with new Shamrock but thankful
nobody injured. Fear will render it i'm
possible keep engagement Aug. 20, but
hope cable club tomorrow after consulta-
ton with designer and builders. Am
afraid will be necessary to ask for few
weeks grace. Am very distressed at pos
sibility of giving the club trouble.
Thomas J. Upton"
To this telegram the following answer
was sent by Commodore Ledyard:
New York, May 22.-Sir Thomas J.
Ldpton,s London: We all sincerely regret
new Shamrocks accident. Glad no one
was injured, and trust result to yacht is
not serious. Will await further advice
from you before action. Ledyard."
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-23

tons and carrying spar and gear weigh
ing an additional three or four tons,
sWayed fora moment and then almost by
a miracle. plunged over the side and INTO
the water with the ripping, tearing sound
of breaking wire and tearing gelr in the
air.
The members of the royal party we're
seated on deck, close to the companion
way.
The King Much Interested.
The King was showing keen pleasure,
watching the fight which Capt. Sycamore
was making for the advantage at The
start. The yacht was racing along at a
formidable angle, and the sloping deck
with a mere fringe of rail seemed rather
perilous place for the accommodation of
the visitors.
AS the wreckage swept the deck it was
most astonishing that no one was wound
eo For a moment or two the situation
appeared to be very grave. The King
maintained his composure.
Shamrock I Caught by SquaI.
Within five seconds of the disaster the
Shamrock l bore around to render assist
ance, when she in turn was caught by the
squail, and her gaff and sail spars col
lapsed leaving her helplessly crippled.
The press tug following the racers.
AOHSSU niOiiSSldG lll6 n6lpleSS ydCnI, ana
torpedo boat, which was in the vicinity
and the Sybarita sent boats to the scene.
But in answer to hail. Capt Sycamore
sent the reassuring message that all on
board had escaped without injury.
AS quickly as possible the King and the
royal party were transferred to the Erin
and later the King, accompanied by Sir
Thomas Upton, landed at Southampton,
from which place His Majesty will pro-
ceed to London. In the meanwhile the
crews of the racers set about clearing
away the wreckage. Owing to the un-
wieldy nature of the spars and gear, it
was found impossible to get them on
board and they were cut away and al
lowed to sink, after buoys had been
placed to mark the places where the
wreckage sank. The yachts were then
towed back to Hythe, there to await a
decision as to what should be done to-
wards repairing them.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-23
FLOODS IN VIRGINIA.
The Appommattox and the james
Overhovving Their Banks.


Richmond. Va, May 22.-News reaches
here tonight of disastrous foods all over
the state. At Farmville the Appommat-
tox is higher than in twenty years. and
there has been great loss to farmers by
the washing away OF crops
East and north bond Chesapeake and
Ohio trains. were delayed at Charlottesville
by high water, and the Charlottesville
wooden wills are flooded TO the second
story.
Danville reports much damage 10 the
Danvile and Western Railroad and at
Bassetts, west of the city, a church was
washed away. The Danville mills are
flooded and the electric light plant had to
shut down.
New river at Radford is on the biggest
rise since 1878. The electric light plant is
wrecked and the Romer mills are under
water to the second story.
Traffic on the Radford division Of the
Norfolk and Western road Is suspended.
James river at Columbia has risen from
five feet above low water mark this morn
ing TO Is feet tonight at II o'clock, and Is
still rising. This means danger OF big
flood here.
The high water from UP the James
river Is expected to reach here about
noon tomorrow. The merchants and 9TH
ers in the low lying section of the city
are moving out.
A Bristol special says Henry Mussick OF
Halls Bottom, Va, and Milton Boyd OF
Wallace Va, are reported drowned in the
foood In that section.
Two residences, a school house and
barn were washed away in Washington
county.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-23
TENNESSEE TOWN FLOODED.
Three People Drowned and the
Damage Estimated at 81 900 900.

Nashville. May PA special from Eaiz-
abethton, Tenn. says the greatest food
in the history of that section, swept
through the town last evening. drowning
three persons and destroying two dwell
ings.
The names of the victims are: Mrs.
Meigg Mrs. Filley negro man named
Souchono.
Others are missing and are believed to
be drowned. Two hundred and fifty fam
lilies in the town are homeless. and all Of
the bridges in the town and county have
been washed away. Telephone and tele-
graph lines are down and communication
with the outside world is shut off. The
flood swept away all the farm houses
along the Doe and Watauga rivers, and
the damage in Carter county alone, is es-
timated at one million dollars.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-23
THE FLOOD At ROANOKE.
Trains Tied Up by Wasbouts ana
LnndsIides.

Roanoke, Va, May 22.-In Roanoke the
flood water reaches to Thirteenth street,
The bridge over Masons creek gave way
just as It was cleared by a trolley car
bound for Salem last night. Part of the
bridge on the belt line in Roanoke was
swept away. and is now useless.
The Norfolk and Western Railroad has
suffered greatly. Washouts and land
slides have tied up the trains on the Po-
cohontas. North Carolina, Wiuston-Salem
and Durham divisions. On the last named
the water Is sta rising. On
the main line between Blue
field and Radford no trains are
running. There was trouble on the Nor
folk and Western at Mason's creek and
the trains due here al midnight Tuesday
did not arrive until 10 o'clock this morn
ing. On the Roanoke and Southern, in
this city. there is a gap OF 100 feet where
the water has washed away the tracks.
Several bridges are gone between here
and Martinsville> on the Roanoke and
Southern.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-23
THE RAILROAD MAGNATES.
Gould Lines said to BE Headed for
Tidexvater.

Tideyvater.
New York, May 22.-The Mail and Ex-
press says:
Several important conferences have
been held recently between George J.
Gould and representatives of the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company to discuss
plans of the former for extending the
Gould lines to tidewater. The Pennsyi-
vania and the New York Central COM
panies, which aim to control the territory
east of Chicago, are annoyed at the an
ouncement that Mr.. Gould intends TO
bring his trains into this city or some
other prominent seaboard city.
For several days a story has been
current that the Rockefelers invited Mr.
Gould to accept an interest in the Dela-
ware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad.
using 1t as an outlet for the Wabash
One theory advanced to-day was that Mr.
Gould would agree to abandon the ex-
tension of the Wheeling and Lake Erie
and Wabash into Pittsburg, which the
Pennsylvania desires to see headed off
From sources close to Mr.. Gould it Is
learned that the Pittsburg extension win
be rushed through. Mr.. Gould has men
figuring on an independent route from
Pittsburg 10 Baltimore, just as Mr.. Carne-
gle had planned, and some think that the
persons nibbling at the Western Maryland
Railroad represent Mr.. Gould. This road
would make a valuable link in through
line.
so far as the seaboard end of the
Gould system is concerned however, Mr..
Gould and his friends are maintaining the
strictest silence"
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-23
THE PRESIDENTS VIEWS.
He Wishes to Make China's Burden
as Easy as Possible.


San Francisco, May 22.-President Nc
Kinley and Secretary of State Hay have
been in constant communication with
Washington during all their journey
West. Dispatches from foreign embas-
sizes have been continually arriving, and
the Chinese situation has received special
attention. The President has been anx-
ious lest the difficulties thrown In the way
of an arrangement by the demands of
some of the Powers might lead to indefi-
mite delay. and a consequent increase of
the indemnity to be exacted The points
to be settled are. first, the total amount
of the indemnity and the share of each
Power; second. the method of payment.
In regard to the first point the President
has constantly endeavored to moderate
the demands of the Powers to an amount
which China might pay without financial
ruin or territorial ACKNOWLEDGMENT. He
has thought that two hundred million
dollars was the maximum amount indi-
Gated by the best authorities consulted,
and he has proved the willingness of this
government to make every sacrifice in
the interest of the integrity of China and
the restoration of normal relations, by
cutting down our already moderate claim
one-half if other Powers would make
proportionate reduction. These PROPOSE
tions have not been accepted by the other
governments, though Great Britain has
shown disposition to a considerate
treatment of the matter.
The Presidents Proposal.
AS to the method of payment. It is un-
derstood that there. are various PROPOSE
tions before the conference of ministers
in PelSin. One Is loan to be contracted
by China. guaranteed rby the Powers.
which it is thought might be fioated at
per cent, with a commission of or 8
per cent; another is a loan, not guaran-
teed, which would probably require an
enormous commission and heavy rate
of interest, some z per cent. Neither OF
these propositions were acceptable to the
President. Two weeks ago he proposed
that each of the Powers should accept
for its share of the indemnity, the bonds
of China at par, and with interest at 3
per cent, provision for meeting the IN
terest and for eventual payment being
taken from the Ii kin, the salt duties and
increased import taxes. Mr. RockhiIl has
now been Instructed to urge these views
anew upon the attention of his col
aeagues.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-23
THE INTERRUPTED TRIAL.
Aboard Shamrock Caught
without warming

Nyde' Isle of Wight, May 22.-The
s''nts were to have been sent to-day
,saching over triangular course sim
..ar to one OF the Americas cup series.
mere was fine, fresh easterly breeze
-srlvlns short, white tipped sea up the
snannel when the three yachts set their
.5 .sup topsails shortly after noon and pro-
LED 10 the starting point.
.iaS ing Edward, desiring to take more
1--we part In the proceedings than was
pgssloIe from the deck OF the Erin. was
zen 1' on board the challenger. accompa-
dies -'P'o" anu wv
81, " me the yachts were maneuvering for
.,, START squan came without the
tsnntest warning and the bowsprit Of the
Iallenser was carried away short. The
80 strain thus thrown on the topmast
.oEea TOO much for the spar. IL whipped.
,r' ,.ohs and doubled off TO leeward. carry
s g1 ne whole weight OF the backyard and
~ over the side in a terrible tanRie.
49,, as the topmast fell. the great
raainmast. weighing more than two
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-23
ALL QUIET ar WEST POINT.
Friends of Dismissed Cadets Make
No Demonstration.


West Point, N. Y, May 22-The five
cadets who were to-day dismissed from
the Military Academy and those who were
suspended have all departed for their re-
spective homes. There was no demonstra-
ton on the part of the other cadets and
all is quiet here tonight There is not
likely to be an uprising among the COM
rades of those relegated to civil life, as
was anticipated from some sources. There
is a distinction between dismissal and a
discharge from the Military Academy.
When a cadet is dismissed it is final and
he can be reinstated only by special
act of Congress. He also forfeits his
travel pay. In the case of discharge a
cadet may re-enter the Academy by a re-
appointment and the approval of the
Academy Board. There are no words of
censure here for the course Col. Mills
has taken in his efforts to maintain dis
cipline.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-23
EDWARD IN GOOD SPIRITS.
ShamrOcI<'s Accident Did Not Affect
His Appetite.

London, May Fixing Edward dined
aboard the Erin in Southampton waters
and arrived at Southampton pier in the
Erins launch shortly after 10 o'clock this
evening. He was accompanied to the
train by Sir Thomas Upton. He received
a cordial reception from the assembled
crowd.
The King was in admirable spirits, and
none the worse for his adventure. Ac-
companied by the Marchioness of London
derry and Sir Stanley Clarke, King Ed
ward arrived in London at midnight. The
King drove to Marlborough House. where
he was cheered by small crowd await
ing his arrivai. Numerous kilograms
were awaiting him from Emperor Will
lam, the crowned heads of Europe and
others, congratulating him upon his es-
cane.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-23
WENT TO HIGHER COURT.
Man Suspected of Dynamiting Bank
Kills Himself.

Cambridge, Mass. May. 22.-Fred C.
Foster, Of Cambridgeport. who was under
suspicion Of the police in connection with
the explosion which wrecked the Cam
bridgeport National Bank here yesterday,
committed suicide by shooting to-day. in
the presence of a police officer. who had
called on Mr.. Foster to make inquiries In
connection with the case. Foster was 4s
years old.
Foster had a wife and three children. He
had been under surveillance, the police
say, since yesterday afternoon. when It
became known that he had presented q
check at the bank calling for sl,000 for
which he hand no funds in the bank.
Foster was a carpenter and also treas
urer OF Harvard Lodge. A. 0. u. w. The
funds OF the lodge. II Is alleged, are In
vowed In Fosters transactions
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-23
ReckIess Pilot Suspended.

Kingston. Jamaica. May 22-The marine
board has suspended for six months the
pilot who was IN charge OF the German
steamer Schleswig. from Mobile April a.
for Cuba. which went ashore recently
near Port Maria on the northern coast OF
Jamaica. The pilot was found guilty OF
';xeckless and negligent navigation"
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-23
TO SENTENCE MANILA RAscALs.
Capt. Barrows to Get Five Years ana
Lieut.. Boyer One Year

Manila, May 22.-The correspondent OF
the Associated Press IS Informed that
the following approved sentences win soon
be promulgated:
Capt. Frederick J. Barrows. Thirtieth
Volunteer Infantry, late depot quarter
master of the department of Southern
Luzon. who was charged with embezzle-
ment and selling government property, to
be dishonoraby discharged, and to un-
dergo five years Imprisonment.
Lieut.. Frederick Boyer Thirty-ninth In
fantrys former depot commissary at Ca
lamba, on Bay lake, on similar charges,
10 be dishonorably discharged, and to un-
dergo a years Imprisonment.
Both Barrows and Boyer will eventually
be removed to Leavenworth prison. Kan
sas.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-23
KING vIcToR's CLOSE CALL.
Narrowly Escaped Being Crushed by
Elevator.

Rome, May 22-King Victor Emanuel
had a narrow escape yesterday. Return
ing from a wolk. he entered the elevator
to reach his apartments on the second
story OF the palace and an inexperienced
servant set the indicator for the third
story. Arriving OF the second story the
King was on the point OF stepping out as
che elevator continued TO ascend. but His
Majesty jumped back in the nick of time
and thus escaped being crushed.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-23
NO TRAINS TO AsBEvILLE.
Southern Railway Lines Blocked by
LandsIfdes.

Asheviile N. c.. May 22.-No trains
have come in or left Ashevilie since yes
terday. The main lines OF the Southern
Railway TO Knoxville on the west and
Salisbury on the east is blocked by land
slides, the result OF the recent heavy
rains. II Is believed schedules will not
be resumed east across the Blue Ridge
Mountains before Friday. News coming
In from the mountain districts indicate
heavy losses to farmers along the small
streams BY the destruction OF growing
erops