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and colorings of Carpets.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-04
ROME NEGRO LYNCH
After Being Released From Jail by
Order of the Judge the Mob
Took Reed and Killed Him.

Rome, Jan. Am Associated Press dis
patch says George Reed, negro charged
with an attempted assault on Mrs j. NJ.
Locklear of this city last night was
hanged to-day to a tree, after which his
body was riddled with bullets by a mob
of $50 citizens. Reed protested his inno-
cence. Considerable excitement prevailed
throughout the day before the lynching
was accomplished. After his arrest this
morning the negro was taken before Mrs
Locklear, but she failed to identify him,
and he was returned to Jail. However,
the mob which had been seeking the
prisoners life apparently was not satis-
fed
The demonstrations were 80 pronounced
that Judge Henry of the Superior Court,
not seeing any reason for holding Reed
and fearing an attack on the Jail, or
dered the sheriff to release him. The
mob learning of the release, formed with
in the city limits and in an orderly man
ner marched to the house of Lila Glover
in North Rome. There the men found
Reed. He was taken three miles from the
place before being lynched. Mrs. Lock-
lear's condition is serious
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-04
SAVANNAH GA FRIDAY JANUARY A. 1901

funds. The War Department had no trace
of him. He declared that no matter whar
the charge against the soldier was. he
ought to have been returned to this
country.
Mr.. Hawey said the necessity for an
adequate army was evident to all. In ad
didon to conditions in the Philippines
known to all, he said that the United
States might at any time come within the
pale of war with some European Power.
Mr.. Hawley said:
we are not altogether out of sight of
some possibility of war with some Euro
pean Power. We do not know. They are
in great deal of trouble there and un-
derstand they look with very great jeal-
ousy upon our talk of a Danish Island
and our talk about acquiring other terri,
tory
Mr.. Carter defended the proposed in
crease in the permanent army
Mr.. Bacon asked how long a time would
be necessary to keep so large an army in
the Philippines. Mr.. Garter finally re-
piled that the word indefinite" fits the
situation very we'll
Mr.. Daniel called up and had read the
House resolutions on the death of the
late Representative Wise of Virginia. He
then offered a resolution expressing the
sorrow of the Senate, and at AIS D. m,
as a further mark of respect, the Senate
adjourned.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-04
APPROVE CHINESE POLICY.
Committee of American Asiatic Assoc
citation MemoriaIizes President
on China Treaty.

Washington, Jan. ga committee from
the American Asiatic Association, with
headquarters in New York, called on the
President to-day and presented a mem
orial expressing their emphatic approval
of the efforts made by him and the Secre-
tary of State to hasten settlement of
the questions at issue between the Powers
and the government of China.
The memoriahsts single out for special
approval the demand made upon China
that in future the diplomatic representa-
tives of foreign governments have direct
access to the Emperor The belief is ex-
pressed that the good of all concerned re-
quired the resumption of authority by
Emperor Kwang Hsu, and the hope is ex>
pressed that the integrity of the Chinese
Empire may be condition precedent of
any settlement to which the United States
is a party, and also that the great prov
ince of Manchuria should continue to be
regarded as inseparabie from the eigh-
teen provinces of the middle kingdom.
In the negotiations of a new treaty of
trade and navigation the memorialists
represent the necessity of insisting upon
full heed being paid both by the imperial
and provincial governments to the letter
of such treaties in respect of the transit
passes issued in return for stipulated pay
ment, and intended to clear imported
merchandise from all further taxation on
its way to the inland markets.
One of the principal objects and pur-
poses of the association is to foster and
safeguard the trade and commercial in
terests of citizens of the United States
and others associated Herewith in the
empire of China, Japan and Korea, and
in the Philippine Islands. The member
ship is said to consist mainly of persons
interested in the COTTON trade. The dele
CATION which called upon the President to-
day consisted of Joseph r. Patterson,
Clarence Cary, Sikas D. Webb, John
Foord and S. G. Hopkins, all of New
York; A. I. Leftwich of Baltimore and
D. A. Tompkins of Charlotte, N. C.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-04
The CAPE is EXCITED
CITIZENS BEING ENROLLED AS
VOLUNTEERS.
NAVAL GUNS AND MEN LANDED.
BoERs TRAVELLING THROUGH THE
COLONY AT WILL.

Boer Prisoners 10 BE Transferred TO
TranspOrts-Busine Men Being
Organized as Home Guards and
MilIiOnaires and Beggars Enlist
ing With Equal ArdOr-Six Thou
sand and Five Hundred IrreguIars
Beers Travel i'm Parallel Columns,
Sweeping the Country of Horses
and Supplies.
Cape Town, Jan. S.-The military au
thorities are preparing for all contingent
cies. 1t has been decided 90 transfer the
Boer prisoners from the camps to trans
ports
Farmers coming into Carnarvon describe
the Beers as travelling in parallel coll
umns, with numerous fianking parties
sweeping the country of horses, plunder-
ing loyalists and carrying off everything
eatable. 1t appears that they are accom-
panied by strings of pack horses lightly
loaded.
Colesberg telegraphs that Kritzlnger's
commando is crossing the Middleburg dis
trct, but is getting few if any recruits.
Here in Cape Town such business men
as are unable to leave are organizing a
town guard composed of the leading cit
liens The commercial companies have
asked the mayor to call a mass meeting
to urge the government TO suppress dis
loyal newspapers and to proclaim martial
law. The enrolment of volunteers for the
with the utmost enthusiasm. The mem
bers of the civil service enlisted in a body
and millionaires and beggars are enlist
ing with equal ardor.
A station master of the Fraserburg road
has seized a number of cases marked
CONDENSED milk" addressed to Fraser
burg, which contained 5000 split bullets,
500 detonators and $50 pounds of dyna-
mite.
The British battleship Monarch to-day
landed men and guns to relieve the troops
for service northward. 1t is believed that
the guns will be sent up the country.
Five hundred citizens enlisted to-day,
the enrolment being very active. 1t is
hoped that the first batch Of mounted
men will leave within three days for
Worcester. They are to hold the passes of
the Hex river mountains and to protect
the railway tunnel. The organization is
rough and ready and not troubled with
drill or special uniform. Horses are
scarce
Six thousand five hundred South
African irregilars have been recruited
during the last eight weeks.
The Beers in the Transvaal have been
exceedingly active for the last week or so,
daily attacking trains. conveys and iso-
lated posts. In most instances they have
been repulsed and the railways are now
working more regularly
A commando is supposed to be in the
mountains dividing Middleburg and Graaf
Reinet, but cannot be exactly located
The invaders in the West, who were ex-
pected at Fraserburg to-day have altered
their course and are now in the direction
of Williston, to the northwest. The
British have occupied Fraserburg
The Beers in Bechuanalahd have been
again Joined by the inhabitants who once
before rebelled.
Commands are reported to be at
Blikfontein, Boetsay and Daniels Kiul.
Their objective is believed to be Griqua-
town, which is now occupied by the Brit
ish
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-04
OUTPUT OF THE MINES.
Director Roberts Estimates Gold and
Silver Production of the United
States for 1900.

Washington, Jan. 3.-George E. Roberts,
the director of the mint, to-day made
public his preliminary estimate of the
production of gold and silver in the United
States during the calendar year 1900 The
aggregate of gold is given as $685., ,213 fine
ounces, valued at SIS, ,S22, ,2S1, and of silver
59,610,54 fine ounces, which, at the ap-
proXimate average price of 81 cents for
the year, makes the value $50, 1862, ,431. Dur
ing the calendar year 1899 the gold produc-
ton was %1O53,oO0. and the silver produc-
ton 81, 500 fine ounces.
The Nome gold and silver production
for 1900 is given as So 100000 and that of
the Klondke, which includes both the
American and Canadian fields S22, ,2S7, ,566.
The product Of the Canadian mipes is not
included in the figures given, but as the
gold and silver comes to the American
mints, the value is given separately. Fol-
lowing is the production of Southern
states:
Georgia. gold. value s12O1s5; silver, ATS
fine ounces.
North Carolina, gold, value s51,O1S; sill
yer, 1902; fine ounces.
South Carolina, gold, value, $122 $685. sill
yer, S95 fine ounces.
Virginia. gold, value. 1854; silver, 2SS
fine ounces.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-04
CHAFFEE NO RAIDER.
He Makes n Staement of the Move
ments of TroOps-NO Part Taken
in Offensive ODePations

Washington, Jan. 3.-Gen. Chaffee has
cleared himself of any suspicion of par
ticipating in any of the looting expedi-
tions which are said in some quarters to
be going on in China under the disguise
of punitive expeditions. 1t would appear
that the officials had invited his explana-
ton given in the following cablegram:
"Pekin.-TNo Adjutant General, Wash
ington, Jan. 2.-Col. Theodore ]. Wint re-
turned Movement simply to verify report
Christians had been murdered and secure
the arrest guilty parties II allegations
found true. Germans from
Tien Tsin had been in country. Take no
part in offensive operations; patrol coun-
try between Pekin, itoshiwu and Chang
Kiawan occasionally for the purpose of
order. Chaffee.''
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-04
SENkTE'S REQUEST REFUSED.
President Declines to Furnish Law
she Report on Conduct of Gu
ban Postal Service.

Washington. Jan. 3.-The President to-
day sent a message to the Senate, de-
Ginning the request of that body made
in a resolution passed on the 10th of De-
cember, and addressed to the Secretary
of War for the transmittal of the Lawshe
report in regard to the irregularities in
connection with postal affairs in Cuba
The declnation is considered exceptional,
and it is possible it will create more or
less discussion. The Presidents message
is as follows:
ITO the Senate of the United States:
In reply 20 resolution of the Senate of
Dec. 19, 1900. directing the Secretary of
War to transmit TO the Senate the report
of Abraham l.. Lawshe, giving in detail
the result of his Investigations made un-
der the direction of the War Department
into the receipts and expenditures of
Cuban funds the Senate is informed that
for the reasons stated in the accompany
ing communication from the Secretary Of
War. dated Dec. 2S, 1900, it is not deemed
compatible with the public interest to
transmit the report to the Senate at this
time.
Executive Mansion, Jan. 8. 1901.
William Mckinley"
Secretary Roots explanation to the
President was couched in the following
language:
''The document referred to is a conf
dental report of an investigation made
under your authority for the purpose of
enabling you, through this department,
to properly direct the prosecution of GER
offenders at ha 10 Of Ct,Ia
1.-The prosecutions are now pending.
While they are pending it is not in my
judgment, compatible with the public in
terests that the reports should be made
public
Il transmit a copy of the report. to-
getner with the resolution for your ac-
tion or instructions"
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-04
PREPARED TO SIGN
CHINESE ENJOYS READY WHEN
MINISTER'S ARE.
is Won WALDERSEE DEAD ?
REPORT PUBLISHED IN PARIS THAT
HE WAS KILLED

BY an Omcer of the Allied Troops.
RumOr Said to BE Current in Ber-
Hn-The Count CabIed His Wife
New Years Day, Saying "Heace Is
in Sight at Last. Hurrnh'-Chinese
PIenipotentiaries to BE Required
suit Afterwards.
PelVin, Jan. 3.-At a meeting of the for
eign ministers to-day it was announced
that Lii Hung Chang and Prince Ching
were prepared to sign an agreement as
soon as it is ready for signature.
LII Hung Chang desires to conduct the
peace negotiations to a conclusion and the
physicians attending him think he might
be taken to the Spanish legation, where
the conferences have been held, if the
weather is favorable.
The Germans are reported to be return
ing 20 San Ho with a number of prison
ers.
Chinese Must Come to Taw.
Pekin, Jan. 2.-The foreign ENJOYS with
the exception of the British minister, Sir
Ernest Satow, met to-day to consider the
time and place for the acceptance, and
signing of the joint note. Nothing def
mite was decided. 1t seems to be the
opinion of some of the ENJOYS that the
acceptance of the terms of the note by
the Chinese is not explicit enough. The
Chinese desire for consultations regard
ing the razing of the forts and the lega-
ton guards is open to misinterpretation
and liable to lead to long and continuous
arguments, which might in the opinion
of some of the ministers, simply mean
sparring for time on the part of the Chi
nese.
Consequently the Chinese plenpotentia-
ries will be notified that they must sign
the note before the meeting between them
and the foreign ENJOYS can be held.
Sir Ernest Satow, who has been suffer-
ing from chills and fever, is better
The military engineers of the allies
have agreed upon a plan for the future
defenses of the legations.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-04
C0UNCILMEN ARRESTED.
Three of Scranton Members of COun-
Gil Charged with Soliciting
Rribes for City Franchises.

Scranton, Pa, Jan. S.-Edward j. Cole
man, common councilman and John ].
McAndrew and Thomas j. O'Boyle, select
councilmen, were arrested to-day on war
rants sworn out by the municipal league
accusing them of bribery and solicitation
Of bribes in connection with the granting
of city franchises. Twelve of the city
councilmen have already resigned their
seats to avoid prosecution and four 9TH
ers are under arrest. Other arrests are
expected.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-04
TIE DEADLY NINE GAS.
Four Mine officials Overcome ana
Two Are Dead.

Two Are Dead.
Wilkesbarre. Pa, Jan. 3-An accident
at the Pine Ridge colliery of the Algon-
quin Coal Company to-day caused the
death of two men and the fatal injuring
of two others. Considerable gas had ac-
cumulated in the mine.
This morning d. j. Williams, the sup
erintendent Of the mine, William Morgan,
the assistant superintendent, and William
Early and Marline Fortune, fire bosses,
entered the mine to make repairs. The
party did not return at noon. AZ O'Clock
a searching party went into the mine to
look for them. The searchers were driven
back by the black damp.
A rescuing party of experienced miners
was then organized and at O'Clock re-
ported that they could find no traces of
the missing men.
Another resching party of six volun-
teers finally managed to push their way
into the workings and came across the
dead bodies Of Williams and Morgan.
Later a fourth rescuing party found
Early and Fortune They were uncon-
scious and when brought out physicians
said they could not recover. Two thous-
and people cheered the rescuers All the
victims had families.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-04
TO BE COURT OF INQUIRY.
Green Was Member of Marine Corps
and Not a Cadet.

Annanolis. Md, jan 3.-The order of
the Navy Department to investigate the
death of Private Marine Green has been
received at the Naval Academy. Supt.
Wainwright will appoint the board of in
vestigation in few days.
The charges preferred by the friends
90 19riva+e Green embrace two branches:
That the Santee on which the marine
guard is quartered, is overcrowded; ana
tbat Green received improper treatment,
ne snecific charge in this connection be-
inc that the deck of the Santee was wash
ed with a hose while he lay in his nam
mock i'll with pneumonia.
The charges do not specify any partic-
mar officer or officers as culpable, so the
board will probably sit in the nature of
a court of inquiry.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-04
ADVICEs MORE HOPEFUL.

Lord Roberts in Charge of War
Onice Causes Better Feeling.
London, Jan. 4.-Advices from Cape
Town this morning are more hopeful, ow-
ing to the active recruiting of local forces
in all quarters, and a better feeling pre-
walls in London, based upon the prospects
of Lord Roberts taking the relns at the
war office.
From Sydney, N. S. W. it is reported
5000 men have Joined the new contin-
gents.
According TO the Daily Express Lori
Kitchener has warned the mine owners
that they must not count upon military
protection.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-04

May De Sent to Berlin to Do Penance
for Won FSetteIer.

London, Jan. 4-Wiring from Pekin
yesterday to the Times, DR.. Morrison says
he believes that Prince s5u whose palace
was destroyed during the siege of the le-
cations, will be chosen to go to Berlin to
apologize for the murder of Baron Won
Ketteler
Russia is negotiating with Germany a
convention aiming to restore the railway
from Tien Tsin TO Shan Hal Kwan to
Great Britain" DR.. Morrison says, sad
died with certain conditions in Russia $
favor"
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-04
BULLETINS FROM THE SEA.
British steward Commits Suicide by
Jumping Overheard.

New Orleans, Jan. 3.-The British
steamer Indian from Belfast reports
Dec l6, Chief Steward T. Smith Of Liver
pool, aged 81, disappeared and is suppos,
ed to have committed suicide by jumping
overheard
The steamer Etruria, from Buenos
Ayrcs reports on Dec ~, latitude g.
south, longitude, $40 west, spoke four
masted English bark. showing the signal
letters M. S. p. II. from Japan for New
York, i52 days out; all well, wished to be
reported.
On Dec. 2S, latitude %. north. longitude
1920 west, spoke a Norwegian bark, show
ing letters II. X. ID. p, all well; request
ed to be reported
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-04
BRADsTREET's REPORTS.
More Failures In 1900 Than There
Were in 1899.

New York. Jan. S.-There were 1913 fail
ures with liabilities of $127, ,184. 7O5 and as
sets of $780, 119 1896, reported to Bradstreets's
in 1900. gain of 2.s per cent. in number
over 1899 and an increase of 6 per cent.
or about twice the former percentage in
liabilities, but assets only equalled of the
preceding year.
An increased number of failure is noted
in the Middle, Western Northwestern and
Southern states. The increase in the South
is s per cent.
AS regards liabilities, perhaps the best
test of the statistics, the heaviest gain is
in the Northwest 6S per cent, while the
Middle states gained 45 per cent, the
Southern states 3S per cent, and Western
only 1.3 per cent.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-04
sUGAR-COFFEE FIGHT OVER.
ArbuckIes and Sugar Trust Fix Up
Their Differences.

Chicago, Jan, S.-The Tribune will print
the following story tomorrow:
Private advices have reached Chicago
that the war between the great sugar and
coffee trusts, which has cost these trace
rivals approximately $25,0OO,OOo is to be
brought to a close.
Negotiations have been closed in New
York and Chicago, whereby the Arbuckles
will nomlnally give up sugar refining and
become dictators in the coffee trade; Hem
ry o. Havemeyer and the sugar trust
will practically give up the coffee roast
ing plants, with which an effort was
made to crush out John Arbuckle and ham
die only the sugar business.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-04
CREW OF THE IVYDENE.
One Man Drowned and Twenty bad
Iy Frostbstten.

ST. John, ". F., Jan. 3.-The crew Of the
British steamer Ivydene. Capt Milburn
from Hamburg. Dec. l5 for Wilmington
". c.. which went ashore Tuesday night
during a storm at LaManche, arrived here
this afternoon. One man was drowned
Twenty Of the twenty-seven survivors
were badly frostbitten. The steamer
broke up to-day. Nothing was
saved. Most of the crew are Italians or
Swedes. and they are panic-stricken.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-04
THE NAVAL STATION.
Port ROyaI-CharIeston Board TO Fin
tsh Up It's Work.

Washington, Jan. 3.-The Port Royal
board, headed by Rear Admiral Rodgers,
to-day began the further consideration of
the question Of the removal of the Port
Royal S. c., naval station to Charleston
harbor.
The work of the board has been retard-
ed by inability to obtain certain neces-
sary data from soundings I'm the harbor
al Charleston, on account of the weather.
However. all necessary information is
now before the board, and Il is expected
to complete its work and submit its re-
port within a week or ten days.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-04
ANNAPOLIS TURN NOW.
suDerintendent of Naval Academy to
Report Upon Death of Private
Green of Virginia.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 3.-The Navy Depart
ment has called upon the superintendent
of the Naval Academy for report upon
a charge submitted by Representative
Rixey of Virginia that Private Marine
Robert Green of Virginia had died at An
panolis from i'll treatment while sick.
The medical record shows that Green dled
Dec. IA from quick pneumonia. His father
is a special pension examiner.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-04
prominent hardware Man Dead.

Knoxville, Tenn, Tan. S.-W. z. GID
bens. member OF the Arm Of the Wood
run Hardware Company, and who has
been prominently idntihed with the
southern Hardware Johbers Association
died at his home In this city Tonight
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-04
Won wALDERsEE's DISPATCH.
CabIed the Countess on New Years
Day.

Berlin, JAM 3.-Count Won Waldersee
cabled the Countess New Years day:
Peace is in sight at last. Hurrah!'
The final peace negotiations will not be-
gin, it is understood in official circles
here, until not only the note of the Powers
but also the Chinese acceptance of the
preliminaries shall have become a formal
international agreement on the part of
matter.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-04
WILL SEEK CONCESSIONS.
Chinese Newspapers Say There Are
200 Debatable Questions.

Shanghai, Jan. 3.-The Chinese news
paper Chung -Wei-Yei-Ao makes the fol-
lowing statement:
1.-The Imperial rescript accepting the
peace conditions instructs the Chinese
commissioners, when discussing points
not specified, to gain as many concessions
as possible. The conditions involve 200 de-
batable questions"
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-04

St. Petersburg, Jan. S'-Ihe ViadivoH-
took correspondent or the NoVoe Vrem-
90 teleRnaphs that the japanese and Rus
SANS are fraternizing. the japanese sing
ing Russian songs.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-04
FOREIGN MAIL FAVORED.

Small Packages Carried in Mails Mt
Lower Rates.
Washington, Jan. Representative
Rixey of Virginia to-day introduced a
resolution for an investigation of the rea-
son why small packages are carried
through the mails for foreign govern
ments at lower rate than Is given
American citizens. The inquiry grows
out of the parcel post conventions which
the government has made with a number
of foreign countries.