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The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-26
AMERICANISM DISCUSSED.
London Daily News Discusses Pros
pect of Annexation of British
Empire by United states.

London. Dec. 26.-The Daily News
this morning, in an editorial discussing
Mr.. William T. Stead's pamphlet on
The Americanization of the World"
admits that Mr.. Gladstone's prophecy
that the United States would replace
Great Britain as the premier CONNER
cial nation has been, on the whole,
realized, but it declares it to be ut
terly impossible that Great Britain, as
Mr.. Stead extravagantly suggests,
could ever enter an American union ex-
cept after a series of disasters render
ing separate existence Impossible The
paper considers any KIND of an Anglo
american federation equally un-
likely, owing to the Britons
Unsuitable love of caste, which
led Golden to insist that English
men were aristocrats, rather than
Democrats. For the rest, it confesses
the enormous influence which the
United States will wield over the
British colonies and that a majority
of lrishmen would vote Or federation
with the United States.
The article further says it would be
interesting to see. what might happen il
the United States should drop. their
protectionist policy ana should offer to
Jamaica, Canada or even Australasia
the immense bribe of admission on re-
ciprocal terms to their vast ever-ex-
tending markets
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-26
GOV. SHAW ACCEPTS
WILL SUCCEED GAGE IN TREAS
URY DEPARTMENT.
WIRED BY THE PRESIDENT.
IOWA TO PREDOMINATE IN Ma
TIONAL AFFAIRS.

The Governors Term AS Chief EN-
ecutive of Iowa Expires Jan. 16.
VIII Require Few Days to Ar
range Matters Before stepping
Into MIR. Cages Shoes-IOwa Will
Then Have Two Members of Cab
met, the Speaker of the House and
the Leader of the senate.
Des Moines. Ia, Dec. 25.-Gov. Shaw
was seen again this evening with re-
gard to his appointment as Secretary
of the Treasury. He declined to talk
at length about the matter, and merely
reiterated that the President had con-
fidentially asked him by wire If he
would accept the position If it should
be rendered to him. He rcDled that he
would accept, but up to the present
time no formal tender of the position
has been made by the President. How
ever, from the tone of the dispatches
from Washington, he assumed the
President will appoint him, and that,
to all intents and purposes, the matter
has been fully settled. The Governor S
term as chief executive of Iowa will
not expire until Jan. 16,when Governor
elect Cummins will be inaugurated.
The Legislature will convene Jan. 13,
and Gov. Shaw will be very busy in
the interim with the preparation of his
annual message so that If the appoint
ment by the President shall be made
Gov. Shaw will hardly be able to take
up the duties before Jan. 20, and pos
sibly later. The people of Iowa are
greatly elated at Gov. Shaw's pros
pective entry into the Presidents cab
net, but would regret very much to
have Secretary of Agriculture Wilson
retire in consequence, and no one
would regret this more than would GOV.
Shaw. All Iowa people feel that MIR.
Wilson is the right man in the right
place in this and other administrations.
With Allison as Senate leader, Hender-
'son as Speaker of the House, and with
the prospect now of two members of
the cabinet, the state is undoubtedly
greatly honored and largely influential
in national affairs.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-26
HAWAII Is DISSATISFIED.
Sugar Planters Want More Chinese
and No Reciprocity With Cuba or
Philippines.

Sugar Planters Want More Chinese
and No Reciprocity With Cuba or
Philippines.
Honolulu, Dec. 49, via Victoria, B.
c., Dec. 25.-The first of the suits
brought by the United States to con-
denim lands needed for the naval sta
tion at Pearl Harbor was decided last
week by a jury in the United States
District Court, which awarded the land
to the government at price far below
the demands of the owners.
President RooseveIt's message is com
mented on here as adverse to the sugar
interests of Hawaii The declaration
against allowing more Chinese to come
here was a disappointment to the
planters. The prospect of reciprocity
with Cuba, the possibility of free ad-
mission of sugar from that islanp ana
the Philippines, as we'll as Porto Rico
are also disappointing to Hawaii. In
spite of these influences, however,
sugar stocks here remain firm.
Attorney General Dole will leave for
Washington in the near future to pre-
sent to the United States Supreme
Court the appeal of the territory in a
case involving the question of the le-
gality of trials without grand jury in
dictments under the Hawaiian law al
lowing jury verdicts by nine jurors
after an examination.
Considerable alarm is felt in marine
circles for the safety of several over
due vessels from Pacific coast ports.
Among them is the ship d. Charlton,
forty four days out from Tacoma
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-26
RAzORS IN THE AIR
NEW YORK HAS ITS CHRISTMAS
RACE TROUBLE.
WHITES AND NEGROES FIGHT.
POLICE WERE KEPT BUSY IN
HARLEM.

White Boys started the Racket by
StOninS Negro GirIs-Were Beaten
by the Negroes when white Men
Came to Their rAssistance-Negroes
Bombnrded I'm Their Tenements
and Replied With Their RevoIv-
ers-Four Whites, Including a Po-'
licemnn. Badly Hurt.
New York, Dec. 25.-A race skirmish
between whites and blacks in Harlem
to-day developed serious proportions
and kept the police busy for time.
The negroes, 100 strong, were armed
with revolvers and clubs. while equally
as many whites used stones as
weapons. The negroes had the advan-
tage, but were driven back into their
charged on the whites with pistols and
razors. Fourteen negroes were ar
rested. Four whites. including a po-
liceman, were badly shot or cut
The rioting began when some white
boys stoned colored girls. whereupon
dozen negroes seized the white boys
and beat them. The boys, when re-
leased, told their story to white men
in the vicinity, and an organized at
tack was made on the negroes, who
were driven back to their tenements
under shower of stones. The confu-
sion increased when the white men be-
gan to lombard the tenements with
stones and other missiles, and the ne
groes fired from their windows into the
shooting and seeing men fall wounded.
turned and ran, followed by the ne
groes, who used knives and clubs freely.
AT this point a squad of policemen
arrived and with drawn clubs stopped
the rioting, chasing the negroes back
into their houses.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-26
A PROTOCOL SIGNED
CHILL AND ARGENTINA WILL NOT
FIGHT JUST YET.
REMEDY NOT PERMANENT.
BOTH SIDES CONTINUE PREPARA-
TIONS FOR WAR.

Chilli to Float a Loan of $4,000, 900
to Be Used in Preparations for De-
fense-Argentina to Guy Two New
Warships in ItaIy-Chili Will
Erect New FOrtifcatiOns-Signin
of Protocol Averts Breaking on
of Diplomatic Relations for the
Present.
Buenos Ayres, Dec. %, via Galveston.
The new protocol between Chill and
Argentina has been signed.
Buenos Ayres, Dec. 25 via Galveston
The newspapers say the new protocol
between Chilli and Argentina dispels
the imminent danger of war, but that
the remedy is not permanent. The
armies of the two countries are, mean
while. continuing their warlike prepa-
rations.
Chill has decided upon the erection of
new fortifications at Talcahuano and
Punta Arenas.
At a secret session of the Chilian
Senate yesterday the government de-
manded authority for the expenditure
of S15,000,000 in preparations for de-
fense. The sitting was an exciting one.
1t was finally decided to authorize the
floating of a loan for the purpose.
According to the Diario and the
Commercio, Argentina, for her part,
in view of the new naval acquisition
by Chill. has decided upon the con-
stuction in Italy of two warships of
8 600 tons to be ready by the end of
1902.
A dispatch from Santiago de Chill
says that after fresh conference held
this evening between President Riesco,
Foreign Minister Yanez and Senior
Portel the Argentina minister, the new
agreement was signed, the latest modi-
fications to the former proposals being
Accented
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-26
THOUSANDS MADE HAPPY.
Excellent Charitable Work Done by
Salvation Army and Others in
New York.


New York.
New York. Dec. 25.-Public and pri-
vate charity gave happiness to thou
sands of persons in this city to-day.
while in the outlying districts where
the wealthy have their country seats,
the poor were better cared for and
made happier than ever before.
The feature of the day was the or
ganized work of the Salvation Army.
BY means of a fund raised by that or
ganization, 5000 persons sat down this
evening to a substantial dinner in
Madison Square Garden, while, earlier
in the day, 3,400 baskets, each con-
tanning complete dinner, were dis
tributed at the Garden. These baskets
are estimated to have contained food
for 10000 persons.
AT the Bowery Mission nearly 10000
men and boys were fed and enter
tanned. Various other organizations
supplied all the applicants with cloth
ing and toys for the children.
All the churches held special ser
vices with elaborate musical pro-
grammes as a feature. and, despite a
chilly. drizzling rain, which fell at in
tervals, the day is believed to have
been record breaker in the way of
charitable work
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-26
QUIET DAY AT CAPITAL.


Washington, Dec. 25.-Washington
has seldom celebrated Christmas more
quietly than to-day. Owing to the po-
lice regulations there were no noisy
demonstrations on the street. The de-
partments were all closed, the chief
officials generally spending the day
with their respective families. The
White House was closed to the public
and "a large portion of the clerical force
was excused for the day.
The President put in much of the
time in the residence part of the build.
ing, giving his principal attention to
the children of the household, who were
the recipients of many presents, both
from their parents and from others.
The smaller members generally hung
their stockings up last night and all
found upon awakening at an early
hour that Santa Claus had been astir
ahead of them and had left liberal con-
tributions. Later in the day all assem-
bled in the family room, where the
general exchange of presents occurred,
and where jolly hour was spent
Merriment at the White House.
The President and family took
luncheon at Commander Cowles', and
in the evening there was a family din
ner at the White House, to which a
number of guests were invited. The
dinner was followed by a gathering at
which many popular songs were sung,
and the day was wound up with a
lively dance. in which about twenty
young couples participated.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-26
BIG DINNER AT CLEVELAND.
Salvation Army Feeds 5,OOO-Gen.
Booth Tucker Wires Col. Herrick.

Salvation Army Feeds 5.O0O-Gen.
Booth Tucker Wires Col. HerricL.
Cleveland, o., Dec. 25.-The Saliva
tion Army gave Christmas dinner to
5000 people in this city to-day. Two
thousand were assembled in Central
Armory, where they were served, the
remaining 5000 were sent baskets of
provisions.
At the armory, Col Myron T. Herrick
made brief address on the work of
the Salvation Army.
The following telegram was received
by Col. Herrick during the day:
New York. Dec. 25.-In behalf of
10000 guests gathered around our
Christmas tables the Salvation Army
sends Mrs. Herrick and yourself greet
ings of the new year in appreciation of
your generous sympathy in the well
fare of the working classes. We
thank you for your generous assist
ance. We pray God to spare you many
years of usefulnes.
Frederick Booth Tucker"
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-26
IN FAVOR OF RUSSIA.
Germany's Tariff Bill Modified to
Suit Her Big Neighbor.

Berlin, Dec. 25.-The government,
yielding to Russias uncompomising
attitude regarding the tariff bill. win
the matter in charge meets, that the
minimum grain duties be stricken out.
These minimum duties were put in
through the influence Of the Agrarians
who desired to fix a limit under which
concessions could not be made in the
commercial treaty negotiations. The
elisions leave the ministry free to meet
the views of Russia respecting grain
and hay. Thus far it has not made any
representations regarding the tariff,
being advised to wait until it was seen
in what form the measure would be
apt to pass.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-26

GOV. SHAW WILL ACCEPT.
Will Take Treasury Portfolio when
Gage Gives II Up.

Washington, Dec. 25.-It was an
nonnced authoritatively this evening
that Gov. Leslie M. Shaw OF Iowa
would be appointed Secretary Of the
Treasury to succeed Secretary Gage.
There will be no change in the Office of
Secretary of Agriculture, Secretary
Wilson continuing to retain that port
folio.
The date Of the transfer of the Treas
ury Department will depend on the
mutual convenience of the outgoing
and incoming Secretary, Mr. Gage hav-
ing signified an entire willingness to
remain at the head of his department
until such time as 1t may be agreeable
to his successor to take hold. 1t is
supposed, however. that Gov. Shaw will
be inducted into his new office some
time in January. 1t has been known
for two or three days that Gov. Shaw
was slated for appointment to succeed
Secretary Gage, but ii was not until to-
day that the Iowa executive accepted
the tender made him
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-26
EIGHTY MEN POISONED.
United states Infantrymen Get N
BAD Dose for Christmas Breakfast.

BAD Dose for Christmas Breakfast.
Cheyenne, Wyo., Dec. s25.-Eighty
members of Company F, Eighteenth
Infantry, were poisoned while eatine
breakfast this morning and for time
fully half of them were in danger OF
death. Before breakfast was over every
man in the company had to leave the
table and soon all we're Frustrated and
in great agony. The post surgeon
was summoned and administered
an antidote Forty of the men who sat
down first were in very bad shape and
vomited vigorously. The antidote ad-
ministered relieved all of them and
this evening most of them were able
to be about. One old man, however,
whose name was not ascertained. is
critically i'll. The surgeon examined the
food served at breakfast and is OF the
opinion that the poison was in the beef.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-26
MIR. BARRETT'S DEPARTURE.
Clerical Organ Tries to Put United
States in False Light.

City of Mexico, Dec 25.-El TEMPO,
a clerical organ, says that diplomatic
circles and politicians are comment
ing on the return to the United States
of Hon. John Barrett, and especially
when the conference had just begun
the discussion of important and funda-
mental questions. FL TEMPO says it
is now coming to be believed that at
Washington there is discomfort over
the fact that the Latin nations do not
show docility in accepting the lead
ership of the United States
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-26
BURNED TO WATERS EDGE.
Three Passengers Cremated in De-
struction of the steamer sun at
Memphis.

Memphis, Tenn, Dec. 25.-The stern
wheel steamer Sun. plying between this
pert and Fulton. Tenn, burned to the
waters edge at o'clock to-day at
her wharf on the city front. The boat
arrived from Fulton about midnight
last night with fifteen passengers. all
of whom were asleep on board when
the fire broke out. OF these three are
known to be lost. 0. Ranor and
wife, of Old River. Tenn, and Mrs. G.
M. Tins of Richardson Landing. Ark.
Their charred remains have been re-
covered from the wreck. The three
months-old child of Mrs. Tins is miss
ing. 1t is believed that all the other
persons on board escaped.
The fire originated in a pile of cotton
seed, and was probably started by
spark from the furnace. The boat was
valued at $4,000, and was about half
insured. The cargo was totally de-
stroyed The boat belonged to G.. w.
Phillips and John Brennan of this city.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-26
TRAIN WRECK NEAR DALLAS.
Passenger Train Burned, but NO One
Killed.

Dallas, Tex, Dec. 25.-The Missouri
Kansas and Texas northbound passen-
ger train due in Dallas at 1920 o'clock
last night was wrecked and almost
completely burned, six miles south Of
here. just before midnight. Three per-
sons were injured. but no one was
killed. The baggage, express and mail
cars were saved.
The injured are: jerks Clark, engin-
eer; William Kevney, fireman; Joseph
Henry, colored, internally.
The engine and one Pullman are all
that remain. five cars having been de-
stroyed. The engine is bottom-up. in the
ditch.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-26

Birmingham. Ala. Dec 25.--Josh Will
liams. a white boy about IL years old,
was shot and killed tonight at Bor-
derly, suburb Of this city. by Arthur
Perry. a negro.
Jack Harrison. a white man. was
shot and instantly killed to-day by a
negro at commissary about ten miles
from this city.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-26
A Couple of wrecks i'm Texas.

Grand Saline, Tex. Dec. 25.--In a
freight wreck near Silver Lake to-day
fifteen cars were derailed and Ave per-
sons more or less injured. The Texas
and Pacific Cannon Ball" engine.
which had been detached and sent on
with a wrecking crew, was derailed
while returning from the freight
wreck. and four men were injured.
none fatally.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-26
ALGER PASSES FIRST CRISIS.
Hut VIII Not BE Out of Danger for
Week Yet.

Detroit, Mich, Dec. 25.--To-night DR..
jennings, who is attending Gen. r. A.
Alger. said to the Associated Press:
You may announce that Gen. Alger
has safely passed the first and most
critical stage after the operation that
was performed on him last Sunday. or
course there will be a possibility of
dangerous developments for at least
another week. but we do not expect
any"
The bulletin on his condition issued
tonight, says Gen. Alger passed a very
comfortable day and has had no fever.
He will be given liquid nourishment by
the stomach for the first time to-nlght
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-26
Ex-PREsIDENT CLEVELAND.
Was Able 20 Take AN Interest in His
Chiidren's Christmas Joys.

Princeton. N. j.. Dec. 25.-Ex- Presi-
dent Cleveland's condition was, IL any
thing. more favorable to-day. He
showed a greater disposition to move
about and while he did not ATTEMPT
10 come down stairs and take part in
his childrens Christmas. he showed
considerable interest in the gifts.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-26
TO PROTECT HIS MOTHER.
Thirtecn-X Xenr-OId Negro Boy Kills
Drink-Crnzed Father.

Brazil, Ind, Dec. 25-In defending
his mother from an assault by her
drink -crazed husband, Theodore Wat
kins, colored, 10 years old, shot and
killed his father tonight at their home
here. Richard Watkins came home and
began abusing his family. He picked
up hatchet and started after his wire,
saying he was going to kill her, and
attempted to strike her on the head
Theodore seized a revolver. which he
fired at his father. The bullet took eff
feet near the heart and death resulted
soon.
Young Watkins surrendered himself
to the police. The boy says he shot his
father to keep him from killing his
mother, but that he did not intend to
kill his father. He insists that he was
justified in the shooting.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-26

Birmingham. Ala, Dec. 25-The EIks
Of Birmingham presented the poor peo-
pie OF this city with n Christmas tree
loaded with gifts tonight and 1000
children took part in the festivities
Every poor child and woman who went
to the theater, where the celebration
occurred, was given a silver quarter,
besides a present
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-26

FOurteen-Year-OId Girl Kills Her
Uncle in Massachusetts,.

Duckhill, Mass, Dec. 25-Frank
Royal, young man, was shot and
killed last night near this place by the
daughter of his brother-in-law, T. S.
Mills, whom he and his wife were visit
ing. Mills and Royal went to town in
the evening and upon their return, by
way of joke. Royal refused to answer
Mrs. Mills, who called to him as he
started to enter the hallway. Beatrice
Mills, a 14-year-old girl, thinking it
some one bent on mischief seized
shotgun and fired the entire load into
Royals heart as he opened the hall
door, killing him instantly.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-26
PREACHER sHoT TO DEATH.
Texas Reports "A sad Crime for
Christmas Day.

Paris. Tey., Dec. 25.-Rev. ]. II. Mo
Clonton, living near Deport, was called
to his door at an early hour to-day and
shot 10 death by crowd OF men. He
claimed TO have recognized some OF
them and gave their names to officers
before dying
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-26

Santiago de Chill, Dec 25.-Senhor
Portela, Argentine minister to Chill,
has postponed his departure, and it is
announced that a protocol will be
signed establishing a modus vivendi
between the two countries. The gen
eral opinion is that the questions at
issue will be solved soon, to the great
satisfact. of the whole country.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-26

Eight Men Believed to Have Been
Lost in Schooner Parkhurst.

Gloucester, Mass. Dec. 25.-Eight
men are believed to have lost their
dives in the probable laundering OF
the schooner Eliza II. Parkhurst OF this
port, which was posted to-day by its
owners as missing.
The Parkhurst commanded by Capt.
John d. McI<innon, sailed from the
Bay of Islands. Newfoundland, Nov
"a. for this port with a crew Of six
men and one passenger. Lawrence Nc
Donald of this city. The boat carried
cargo OF herring. A gale sprang
up Nov. 25 and In 1t the Parkhurst
Is believed to have foundered.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-26
Texas RcpubIIcan pead.

San Antonio. Tex, Dec. 25.--Col r.
b. Renfro Of Brownsville. a prominent
Texas politician and one Of the lead
ing Republicans OF this state. died at
Corpus Christi last night. He was coll
lector Of customs at the port OF Brazos
Santiago during President Harrison s
administration.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-26
THE ZIONIST MOVEMENT.
Hebrews Meet in Celebration of the
Congress ut BasIe.

New York, Dec 25.-An enthusiastic
meeting of Hebrews was held tonight
in Cooper Union in celebration of the
which will open tomorrow at Basle,
Switzerland. Much progress was re-
ported by the various speakers in the
movement to re-establish the Hebrew
people in Palestine under a govern
ment of their own.
1t was announced that meetings sim
liar to that held here were in progress
throughout the world.
The success of the movement will
depend largely on the outcome OF an
interview with the Sultan of Turkey,
arranged by DR.. Theodore Herzel,
founder of the movement.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-26
CHRISTMAS IN LONDON.
King and Queen Very Liberal I'm
Their Gifts.

London, Dec. 25.-Christmas in Lon
don was fairly fine but heavy snow
was returned from Scotland. The King.
with the Princess Victoria, attended
services in the morning at the Chapel
Royal in St. James Palace, and later
dined quietly with the Duke and Ouch
ess of Connaught at Clarence House.
The Queen sent an enormous quant-
ty of toys with autograph cards to the
children's hospitals in London and the
royal family made generous gifts to
other hospitals. King Edward sent
contributions TO the dinners OF all reg
iments of the household troops.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-26
CUBA's BITTER CAMPAIGN.
Gen. Gomez Hooted and stoned by
the People He Fought to Free.

ten. OOmeH bOOted ana stoned ny
the People He Fought to Free.
Havana, Dec. 25.-According to tele-
grams printed In Senior Estrada
Palma's official organs, Gen. Gomez is
faring badly on his political tour in
favor of Palma. IN the Puerto Principe
province his meetings have been broken
up, he has been greeted with shouts
OF Traitor" and stones have been
thrown at him. Gen. Gomez Is mounted
on the same horse he used during the
war and is accompanied by a band
and a number of veterans. The Maso
feeling is running strong in Puerto
Principe.
The Nacion says Gen. Gomez Is paid
by the government to stump the coun-
try. He is met with that accusation
on every hand. Masos followers have
withdrawn every one of their candi-
dates and the feeling at some points
is very bitter.