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The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-09
BY WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.
Weather Bureau Chief Tells of Sue
cessfuI Years Work.

Washington, Dec. S.-The annual re-
port of Prof Willis l.. Moore, chief of
the United States Weather Bureau,
says that substantial improvements
have been made during the past year
in the weather bureau system of wire
less telegraphy. Such progress has been
made by the government experimenters
that, with no interference by private
systems. stations can be operated sue
cessfully over at least $50 miles of
coast lines and are now in operation
along the Virginia and North Carolina
coast and soon will be instituted be-
tween the Farallone Islands and the
mainland and Tatoosh Island and the
mainland on the Pacific coast.
The report says a system of merit
and discipline has been gradually de-
veloped in the bureau which not only
conforms to the letter of the civil SER
vice law, but carries its spirit to a
logical conclusion. The system COM
pels each employe or official to work
out his own official salvation. The
lines of work pursued in previous years
by the climate and crop service of thf
weather bureau We're continued and
extensions and improvements made
wherever possible. The cotton regior
service has been extended into okla
homa and the Indian Territory.
The distribution of forecasts by ru-
raj free delivery has become decidedly
popular and there are an aggregate OF
nearly $4,000 families in the farming
districts being supplied with the latest
weather predictions.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-09

for the scene of the wreck as soon as
the news of it reached him. The ac-
cldent occurred just beyond the juris-
dlction of Division Superintendent
NOISE, which extends only to the Oc-
mulgee river.
President John NJ. Egan of the Cen
tral kept in close communication with
Mr.. Kline and other officials during
the day and received the story of the
wreck from them. He said to repre-
sentative of the Morning News last
night that it was absolutely impossible
to satisfactorily account for the acct
dent. 1t was not due to the fault of
men, construction or equipment, in so
far as he had been able to learn, but
was simply one of those unfortunate
and inexplicable accidents that some-
times befall.
The track was not badly damaged,
Mr.. Egan said, and traffic was resumed
after but short delay.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-09
A WRECK AT MACON
SAVANNAH PASSENGER TRAIN
JUMPS A SWITCH.
ONE KILLED; MANY INJURED.
COACHES THROWN FROM TRACK
AND BURNED.

Accident Occurred at 4 n. m. on
High EmbanlSment and just with
an MacOn's City Limits-Cars Were
RudeIy Hurled Down Embank-
ment with Sleeping Passengers.
baggage and Express Car, Second
Class Coach and Atlanta Sleeper
We're All Burned-The Wreck In
expIicabIe, said President Egan.
Macon, Ca, Dec. 8.-Central of Geor-
Eia passenger train from Savannah, af-
ter crossing the river and entering Ma
con at about o'clock this morning
with about 100 passengers jumped a
switch on high embankment. The en-
CINE and tender parted from the train.
An appalling wreck ensued. The bag
gage and express were thrown over
into a culvert and burned. The second
class coach was thrown upon its side
and burned. The first-class passenger
fell over the embankment- The Allan
ia sleeper, filled with passengers,
caught fire and was destroyed. Two
other sleepers were saved. The mem
bers of the Walter Mains circus were
aboard. The only person killed was Ju-
liza Boynton, colored. of Columbus, Ga.
The injured were:
Lee Jackson, Lafayette, Ind; r. S.
Tomlinson, Detroit, Mich; o. w.
Dowd, Geneva, o.; A. Coleman and
wife, Columbus, Ga. Emily and Annie
Peri. Chicago; Judge r. B. Kelley,
Anderson, Ala; James Freeman, pas
senger agent of the Southern Railway;
F. A. Stafford, mail clerk, Barnesville,
Ga; Gabriel Mitchell, colored, Atlanta;
s. H. Burke, baggage master Meldrim,
Ga; C. S. Johnson, Macon, Ga; Annie
Goodwin, colored, Athens, Ga; Harrell
Barnes, colored, Savannah; w. c..
Hughen, Atlanta; James Mcdonald,
Atlanta; Jere Hollis, Macon; Ike
Young, porter; Ida Jones, colored, At
lanta.
The mail was saved, but in a badly
damaged condition.
The train had crossed the bridge and
vas inside the city. 1t had decreased
its speed so as to turn on the "Y' and
was going probably not more than ten
or fifteen miles an hour. The siding
into which the wrecked cars ran is the
one used by freight trains, leading up
to the compress and freight yard. The
embankment where the siding and main
line form a "V' caught the cars as
they left the track, and if it had not
been for the fact that the second
class coach plunged against the edge
of the 30-foot culvert, where the South
ern Railroads tracks pass under the
Central there would have been no IA
talities Three negroes were thrown
down through the culvert and the
woman who was instantly killed had
her brains dashed out against the
Southern's tracks. The other woman
fell on her head, and may die. ne
gro man, who was sitting in the same
section of the car with the women was
thrown into the pile with them1 and
the dead woman's brains were spat-
tered on him, but he escaped with q
small splinter in his leg and the loss
of his hat. The injuries to the other
people were caused by the shock of sud
den stoppage.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-09

Merchants Refused to Sell Goods to
Government Except for Gold.

Merchants Refused to Sell Goods to
Government Except for Gold.
Manilafl Dec. S-The United States
Philippine Commission has passed an
act authorizing the insular purchasing
agent to draw money in gold for the
payment of supplies purchased, as the
merchants refuse to sell goods for Mex
ican silver.
A general feeling of uneasiness pre-
walls among the business men of Ma
Mia from the unofficial announcement
that. beginning Jan. l, the United
States Philippine Commission intends
to reduce by the difference in the fall
in the price of silver the present ratio
of two Mexican dollars for one gold
dollar 1t is hoped, however, that some
solution of the difficulty may be found
which may obviate this necessity as,
for instance. the taxing of each silver
dollar imported into the islands by the
difference between its actual bullion
price and so cents in gold, until such
time as the United States Congress
gives authority for the issuance of a
Philippine currency.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-09
MAY HAVE BEEN SUICIDE.
Search for Nellie Cropsey Continues
at Elizabeth City.

Elizabeth City N. c., Dec. s.-The
opinion still prevails here that Nell
lie Cropsey was either abducted or
murdered. The Pasquotank river was
dragged to-day more systematically
than ever, but without securing a
trace of the missing girl. The search
for Miss Cropsey will continue without
any abatement of energy. Chief of
Police Dawson returned here to-day
from Norfolk. whittier he went to in
vestigate a report that the girl had
been seen in Norfolk and had taken
a steamer there for Baltimore. He
says a young woman answering some
what the description of Miss Cropsey
did leave Norfolk for Baltimore, but
in his opinion she was not Nell Crop
sey. A report reached here to-day from
Wilmington. N. c., that the girl had
been located there, but the report is
not credited here.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-09
COMPULSORY ARBITRATION.
New south Wales Plan to Prevent
Strikes and Regulate Wages.

New south Wales Plan to Prevent
Strikes and Regulate Wages.
Sydney, N. S. W., Dec. s.-By the
passage of the industrial arbitration
bill through the final stages, the gov
ernment has placed a law upon the
statute books, the working of which
will excite interest throughout the
whole world This bill not only COM
pels reference in all disputes between
employers and employees to compe-
tent court with powers to enforce its
orders and award, but makes a strike
or lockout before or pending such
reference, a miSdemeanor punishable by
a fine or imprisonment
The court which win pass upon these
disputes is TO be presided over by a
judge of the Supreme Court and will
have most extensive powers, including
the power to declare a standard wage
and to direct that, other things being
equal, an employer shall give prefer
ence to unionist over non-unionist la
borers. There is no appeal from the de-
cisions of this court
The arbitration bill passed the Leg
tslative Council of New South Wales
Dec. s.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-09
NOW IN JAIL WITH POWERS.
Berry Howard Must Answer for His
Part in GoebeI Murder.

Frankfort, KY. Dec. S.-Sheriff
Broughton of Bell county, accompan-
led by three deputies, arrived here to-
day, having in charge Berry Howard,
of Bell county, who was indicted for
completely in the murder of William
Goebel, and who has been fugitive
for more than year. He turned his
prisoner over to the authorities here,
and Howard was assigned quarters in
the Jail with Caleb Powers and James
Howard. the latter a relative, charged
with the same crime. Howard protests
his innocence and says he became a
fugitive in the mountain section only
because he did not want to lie in Jail.
He will ask for an immediate hearing.
and, if this is denied, that he be re-
leased on bond.
Howard represented the counties of
Bell, Harlan. Perry and Leslie in the
General Assembly in 1S91-92 and, 1898
as a Democrat, when Goebel represent
ed Kenton county.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-09
FOR STARVING RUSSIANS,
Government Issues Statement of It's
Relief Work

Relief work.
Correspondence of Associated Press.)
ST. Petersburg, Nov 22-The minis
try of the interior yesterday issued
another statement about the famine.
Five and a half million pools of win
ter grain and three millions of sum
mer grain have been purchased and
forwarded to the needy districts. The
grain purchases are exceeding I6,000,-
600 pools, for which 10000, 900 roubles
have ben expended. The original esti-
mates of grain to relieve the famine
districts are now found to be exces-
sive and they have been consequently
reduced in a number of cases. Condi-
tions in Asiatic Russia are still bad
and much relief will be sent there
Petitions for official proclamation of
famine from Asiatic Russia were re-
ceived from twenty-seven districts
and were granted in twenty-five.
Private reports which have appeared
in the press from time to time are not
nearly as optimistic as the govern
mental. Hunger and disease have been
reported much more prevalent than
the ministry of the interior admits.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-09
THE PHILIPPINE TARIFF.
Republicans Undecided as to Proper
steps to Take.

Steps 10
Washington, Dec. s.-The House will
probably pas asSmeasrre this week
to meet the situation created by the
Philippine decision of the Supreme
Court last Monday. Up to the pres
ent time. however, the Republican
members Of the Ways and Means Com
mittee have not decided upon the
character of the measure which will
be reported. A difference of opinion
exists as to whether there should be
a temporary enactment of the Dingley
rates on goods entering the United
States from the Philippines, or wheth-
er a permanent scheme of tariff legis-
lation for the islands should be pre-
pared. II is understood that Mr..
Payne, chairman OF the committee,
and Mr.. Dalzell Of Pennsylvania ia
vor the latter course. The RepUbli-
can members of the committee win
meet again tomorrow. OF course, Ii
it is decided to enact a temporary
measure the procedure will be exceed
ingly simple and 1t probably can be
passed in a day. If on the other
hand an entire scheme OF tariff legls-
lation is to be enacted more time will
be consumed, both in the preparation
and passage of the measure.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-09

Holland May Demand That Recon-
centradOes lie Given Her.
London, Dec. SIT is reported that
when Parliament reassembles the Brit
ish government will bring forward a
new proposal IN regard to the recon-
centration camps in South Africa. II
is believed that this proposal will sug-
gest the distribution OF the refugees in
the settled districts.
According to a dispatch from Brus-
sells TO the Standard, Holland has ask
ed the Powers to support her III n de-
mand that the people in these camps
be brought to Holland
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-09
TO RE-ELECT ALL OFFICERS.
Atlanta Asks for Next Meeting OF
Labor Federation.

Scranton, Pa, Dec. Sat this time
it seems reasonably certain that all Of
ficers of the American Federation of
Labor will be reelected. There is a
movement on foot to increase the num-
Der of vice presidents from six to seven
or eight, but it is not likely that this
will be accomplished.
Among the cities that have entered
the campaign for the next place of
meeting are Atlanta, Buffalo, Los An
geles, Milwaukee, New Orleans and
San Francisco. Portland, Ore, wants
the convention in 1905, the year the ex-
position is to be held in that city.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-09
a BRITISH VIEW OF TREATY.

The Times Ignores the Point Made
by MIR. Bacon.
London. Dec. 9.-The Times, in an
editorial on the Hay Pauncefote canal
treaty, says it is hard to see how Great
Britain could concede more without
pretending to give what she did not
possess, namely, the rights and incl
dents of territorial sovereignty.
That fact, however" says the
Times, would not weaken the objec-
tions of those senators anxious to op-
pose anything making for good rela-
tions with Great Britain. AS Presi-
dent Roosevelt and public opinion both
seem to favor this treaty we venture
to hope that 1t will surmount the
threatened obstruction"
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-09

The Macon Telegraph, in its account
of the wreck, says
The train was in charge of Conduc-
tor John Beach and Engineer w. r.
Ewing neither of whom was injured.
Engineer Ewing had pulled his train
down to the regulation rate of speed
in crossing the river bridge, and was
running at only about six miles an
hour when the accident occurred, 9TH
erwise it is highly probable that every
person on the train would have been
killed, as the embankment is fully 20
feet high at this point.
Immediately after the accident the
Pullman and baggage cars were dis
covered to be on fire, and as the flames
shot up the hearts of all who saw them
were chilled, as it was thought that
there were still some passengers in
them.
Fortunately, however. every one had
been gotten out of all the cars by the
train crew and others who came to
their assistance, and as the blazing
embers fell one by one down the en-
bankment, 1t was known that no one
was left to perish in the flames.
The fire department was summoned
and arrived on the scene as quick as
possible, but could do little good as
the blazing cars were inaccessible, and
the cars are stiIl burning All of the
baggage on the train was destroyed
by fire.
In the first class coach were about
twenty-five theatrical people, belong
ing TO the Walter Main show, which
disbanded at Tennille yesterday.
They were ali injured, several Sc
rlously. among the most serious being
the Brazil family, consis ting of four
men, James Beattle. wife and child,
slight wounds on head and arms. The
oand, consisting of about twenty men,
every one OF whom was injured, none
fatally, however.
In the second class coach were sew
eral negroes, local passengers, and
from the debris in the culvert where
the car went down with a crash, the
mangled bodies Of two negro women
were taken, while the injured were
removed from the reach of the flames,
which were eagerly devouring the
splintered coach.
In the baggage car. Baggagemaster
.. II. Burke was getting some OF his
baggage TO the door. and when the
crash came he ran TO the end Of his
car 10 escape being crushed by the
railing trunks. He was only bruised
about the thigh. He rushed to the
rescue OF the mail clerk, who was Sc
riously injured.
James Freeman. travelling passenger
agent. OF the Southern Railway was
sent 10 the hospital seriously hurt.
Mr.. Kline Goes 90 the Scene.
General superintendent T. ID. Kline
lrNN 1sar a.N 10
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-09
QUEENS HOTEL BURNED.
Distinguished Guests Have Narrow
Escape at Southsea.

London. Dec. 8.-The Queens Hotel
at Southsea was completely gutted by
fire to-day. The guests escaped, but
two chambermaids were suffocated.
The Queens Hotel was a fashionable
resort. Among those rescued from
the building were the Rev. Thomas
Teignmouth Shore, canon of Worcester
and chplain-in- ordinary to King Ed
ward, and his wife; Maj, Gen. Francis
w. Coils and Col. and Mrs. Charles
f. Stewart, retired, and Col. and Mrs
Ruxton.
Scenes of terror attended the burn
ing OF the hotel
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-09
kEARsARcE LEAVES NEW YORK
North Atlantic Squadron to Spend
Christmas mt Havana.

New York, Dec. S.-The United
States first-class battleship Kear-
sarge left port early this afternoon
to Join the North Atlantic squardon.
She was fully bunkered and 1t is
thought she will proceed direct to Ha-
vana, where the other vessels of the
squadron are due to arrive on the 18th
inst. to remain until the 26th. the pro-
gramme of the annual winter cruise
having been changed at the request OF
Gen. Wood that the squadron be al
lowed to remain in the port of Havana
for Christmas.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-09

London. Dec. S.--The government has
decided to prosecute Conor OKelly. NJ.
p. and chairman of the Mayo county
council, and several officials OF the
county Mayo under the crimes act for
holding meetings and delivering inti-
midating speeches in defiance OF the
orders Of the police.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-09
CITY PRISONERS ESCAPED.
Thirty-nine Dug Through Brick
Wall with Pocket Knives.

nine prisoners serving sentences for
minor crimes escaped from the South
Side city jail between and O'clock
this morning by digging through a 16-
inch brick wall with pocket knives. No
guards were in the prison from ~ to 4
O'Clock.
Several of the prisoners were shackled
but after crawling through the hole
they went to car barn near by and
broke off the iron bands with an ak
found there. The entire police force
of the city. assisted by truly prison.
ers, are searching for the escaped men.
Five of them were captured this after
noon.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-09
TO Build Cruiser for rur,sey.

Constantinople, Dec. s.--The Cramp
shipbuilding Company has notified the
Porte that II is ready to commence
building a cruiser for the Turkish gov
ernment and has asked the government
to send officers 70 supervise the yes-
sells construction
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-09
OLD MAN GOES UT FOR LIFE.

Tennessee Juror Fined $50 and
Sentenced TO Ninety Days I'm Jail.
Knoxville. Tenn. Dec. S-R. y. Bun
dren. well-to-do farmer. nearly GO
years of age. was sentenced yesterday
to life imprisonment for the murder of
Attorney John II. Crozier last July.
Rumors Of tampering with the jury
led Judge Hicks TO investigate. AS a
result. Juror Moore was $50 and SEN
fenced 10 ninety days in jail for having
a conversation with an outsider.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-09
MAJ. VAN TETS FATE UNKNOWN.

No Information Obtained in OmciaI
Circles.
Amsterdam Dec. 9.--It is impossible
to obtain confirmation of the reported
death Of Maj. Van Tets, aide to Queen
Wilhelmina, who Is said to have fought
and been wounded in a duel with
Prince Henry. the Queens consort. The
Amsterdam TELEGRAPH asserts that Mai
Van Tets passed a quiet night last
night. and ;hat Prof. Narath has per-
formed an operation upon him and is
satisfied with his patients condition.
At the hospital in Utrecht. however
and in official circles. no information
on this matter is obtainable.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-09
Porto Rico BIshopric Declined.

Rochester. N. Y, Dec. s.-Rev. Camp
bell Brown. OF West Virginia, who was
a short time ago elected Episcopal
Bishop OF Porto Rico, has declined the
appointment and Will remain In fne
work In West Virginia.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-09
TO DO AWAY wIrn DUELINc.
People of AustrO-Hungary Protest
Against Barbarous Practice.

London. Dec. "a dispatch to the
Times from Vienna declares that as a
result OF the recent appeal to the pub
lie to take the matter in hand. duelling
In Austria Hungary Is doomed. This
protest was signed by influential peo-
pie. as we'll as by those OF lower grades.
All Austrian society was represented
by II. A similar movement Is on foot IN
Hungary
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-09
Riot by Unemployed nt Lyons.

Lyons, Dec. s.-There were riots
here by the unemployed to-day. Sew
eral gendarmes were injured. The
mounted police cleared the streets.
Thirty arrests were made
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-09
LAY ALL NIGHT IN RAIN.
Toledo Mans Bad Plight AFTER At
tending Football Game.

Toledo. o., Dec. s.-Charles w. Bell,
a prominent citizen Of this city. suffer
ed a. stroke Of paralysis last evening at
the conclusion of a football game at
Ar,nory Park. and fell 10 the ground
helpless. owing TO darkness the Incl
dent was not noticed and he lay where
he fell all night exposed to the cold
rain. His body was discovered this
morning and his recovery Is doubtful
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-09
METHODIST MINISTER KILLED.
shot by Alabama Magistrate who
Had Been Expelled from Church.

Brookslde. Ala, Dec. S.--Rev. J. w.
Bradford, Methodist minister at this
place. was shot and killed this evening
by b. d. Coffman, justice of the peace.
Coffman was standing in Bra6ford's
doorway. it Is said. and fred two
shots. both taking effect In the head.
There were no witnesses to the trag-
edy. Coffman was once a member of
Rev. Mr.. Bradford's church. but had
been expelled, it Is said, and for this
reason there is alleged to have been
bitter feeling. Coffman surrenderd.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-09
HAD PRIZE FIGHT ON SUNDAY.
Gov. Nash Did Not Prevent siddOn
from Knocking Ont Hoy.

Painesville, o.. Dec. s.-The fight
between Jimmy Hoy and George Sid
dons, which was to have taken place
week ago. but was prevented by the
sheriff on orders from Gov. Nash, was
brought off early this morning at
Richmond. Hoy was knocked out in
the ninth round. No arrests have
been made, and 1t is said there will
be none.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-09
MUST SUBSCRIBE AT PAR.

France Takes No Chances with Her
New Chinese Loan.
Paris, Dec. 9.-The Journal Official
publishes a decree to-day that sub
scriptions to the new loan will be at
par, and that payments will be made in
four instalments between Dec. 21 and
May 81.
The new loan is to be in per cent.
perpetual rentes, to reimburse the
French treasury for its outlay as a
result of the Chinese expedition, and
to pay indemnities to sufferers in con-
nection with the expedition. The loan
amounts to 265,OOO,000 francs.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-09

Mr.. Kline Goes 90 the Scene.
General Superintendent r. d. Kline
OF the Central left by special train
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-09

Ccontlnued on Fnth PaEeJ
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-03-26
KENNEL CLUB.

From present indications the sixth
annual bench show of the seattle
kennel club will aurpaaa all previous
enorta several entries have already
hnvu received by The secretary, aud
Ma Tar thpY are an hiNh elaas dogH.
~. q. Callahan. owner - nue
string ~ CheHaItak bay dogs, Wa
be fret e. hand "a hia entry A
new premium list viii soon De issued
"a hitch viii contain additional rttscH.
A. soou as possible the new list VIII
be distributed and entries viii he
made according to g. The entries
handed in So far conform with the
new premium itat.
Portus Raxter. secretary OF the BE
attic Kennel club. has received a
letter from David Sinclair. the noted
daE handler Of California, stating
that b. would be an hand az the
bench show. with anc strins of
dogs
Norman J Stewart secretary Of
the paciHc Kennel club has also
ulnnlnet bis lnteutian II attending
the show.