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The Savannah morning news., 1901-03-25
MRS. NATION AGAIN ACTIVE.
Had an EventfuI Day at Leaven-
wOrth-Win Deliver Half "A Dog
en- Lectures In Cincinnati.

Kansas City, Mo-, March 24.-After an
eventful day at Leavenworth. Mrs Car
rie Nation arrived here this evening ard
left Immediately for St. Louis, en- route
for Cincinnati, where she is booked TO
deliver half dozen lectures. 1t was be-
lieved she would make an attempt at
joint smashing at Leaveuworth, but two
policemen remained with her all the time
she was in that city. She wanted to
make a speech in the Leavenworth Opera
House, but this was locked against her.
She then attempted to speak on the pub
lie square, but officers stopped her. Later
she went to the southern part of the city
and addressed an audience of 500 persons
on a vacant lot. She visited the National
Soldiers Home at Fort Leavenworth and
began abusing Gov. Rowland for allow
ing canteen to be run on the grounds
After listening to her a short time the
Governor called q captain of police ana
had her escorted off the grounds and
placed on car for the city. Along the
route from Leavenworth to Kansas City
she made rear platform speeches at every
stop.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-03-25
TROUBLE IN RUSSIA
RIOoDY ENCOUNTER AT ST
PETERSBURG.
MANY W0RKINGMEN KILLED.
FURTHER DEMONSTRATIONS Ex-
PECTED TODAY.

students Drew Lots to See who
should XIII the Czar-FelI to Son
of Prominent General Who Told
His Father-Reported That 100
WorISingmen Were Killed or
wounded by COssacks Saturday.
The Entire Empire in Turmoil.
London, March 25.-The Daily Mail pub
fishes the following, dated March "a, from
its St. Petersburg correspondent:
yesterday Saturday FIVE hundred
workmen from the Obuchower Metal
Works paraded on the Nevskoi Prospekt,
on the way there they demolished the
state brandy booths. Eight hundred Co.'S
sacks, with drawn swords, met the work
men and a sanguinary encounter ensued
The number of killed and wounded is kept
secret.
THE police have discovered a plot
against the life of the Gear. 1t appears
that a group of students drew lots and
that the fatal choice fell to the son of a
prominent general. The student told his
father and the latter informed the Gar,
implorng him to leave St. Petersburg ="
The st. Petersburg correspondent of the
Daily Express says:
In the last encounter at Narva Gate
one hundred workmen are reported 70
have been killed or wounded by the Cos
sacks"
The Savannah morning news., 1901-03-25

CHARGED WITH POISONING.
Young Vermonter Charged with
Murder of Young Woman Do
mestic in His Father's

Middlebury, VT, March 24.-Nelson
Jones. about % years of age, of Shore
ham, was lodged in jail this morning on
warrant charging him with the murder
OF Miss Ida Fosburgh, at Shoreham, on
March Il, by poisoning. In the Jail to-
night Jones absolutely refused to answer
any questions regarding his arrest on
suspicion of having caused the death of
the young woman who was engaged to be
married to Aldace Vondette, who was re-
Gently charged with having caused her
death, and who, after being held few
days, was released, the authorities being
satisfied that he was not implicated in the
affair. Nelson Jones is the son of Minor
Jones, for whom Miss Fosburgh worked
as a domestic at the time of her death.
The authorities believe the death of Miss
Fosburgh was caused by poison received
in letter through the mails, and after
wards taken by her.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-03-25
NO POLICE LEGISLATION.
senator Plat and His Gang Decide
to Swallow Gov. 0dell's Medi-


New York. March A.-Leading Republt
can politicians of this city and state met
IN Senator Platts rooms at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel this afternoon, and were
in conference for several hours As a re-
suit of the conference it was decided to
attempt no police legislation this ses-
sion. The conference adjourned subject
to the call of Senator Platt whenever in
his Judgment police legislation seems
necessary. All who were talked with
say the conference was harmonious.
Every one of the state leaders summon
ed to the conference attended
Though no one would say it directly,
all who attended the conference admit
tea that it had come to the views of Gov.
Odell, and it was considered that he had
virtually triumphed and that the organ
ization was with him
This evening Senator Platt gave out
the following statement:
The general opinion of those at the
conference was that the police conditions
existing in New York ought TO have the
attention of the Legislature, but il would
be useless to pass any bill as the Gov
ernor has declared that he would veto
It, Some of those present favored a state
police law. and others favored metro
politan district, but it was conceded by
all that nothing should be done at pres
ent.
i regret the situation. as I believe that
some action by the Legislature is i'm
portant for the city and the Republican
party. and l think that such will be the
general public opinion soon. But if moth
ing is to be done. and II the present bad
conditions are to be submitted to, the
Legislature is not responsible for that.
IF 1t turns out in the next municipal
election that the judgment which have
formed upon this subject has been wrong,
then | shall be glad that Tammany has
been left in control of the police"
The Savannah morning news., 1901-03-25
STORM IN COLORADO.
Railroads Blocked and CaftIemen
Suffer LOsses-CattIe Driven
Along With the storm.

Denver. Col, March PA storm has
prevailed all over the state of Colorado
to-day, in some places reaching the pro-
portions of a blizzard. Snow has fallen
to a depth of from three to ten inches.
The storm continues tonight with Sc
verify on the mountains, blocking rail-
roads and traffic generally. Already cat
tlemen have suffered BOSSES, and fears are
entertained that the loss will be greatly
increased before the storm is ended.
All trains from the East are delayed in
Western Kansas. Regular trains on the
Colorado and Southern between here and
Leadville have been abandoned as the
cuts are filled with snow. On the west
ern slope the fall of snow has been heav-
lest. In some places it is ten inches on
the level and much deeper on the noun
tains Reports from Lamar, Col, state
that the storm is driving the cattle along
with it, and undoubtedly many will die
from exposure. Reports from the vicinity
Of Casper, Wyo., show similar weather
conditions there.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-03-25
THE CENTRAL LIABLE.
IMPORTANT SUIT TO COME UP IN
MACON TODAY.
BASED ON MASTERS REPORT.
GROWS OUT OF THE OLD GEN.
TRIAL LITIGATION.

Report OF George w. Owens as Mas-
ter Holds Property of Present
Company Liable for Claims Against
Old Company of Trust Funds From
the Port Royal and Augusta Rail-
way-Invcstment of Fund Was I'M
proper, Says Report-The Case to
BE Heard on Exceptions Taken by
the Central.
Macon. Ga, March 2.-The Intervention
of Robert S. Adams and the Charleston
and Western Carolina Railroad growing
out of the old cases Of the Farmers Loan
and Trust Company of New York VS. the
Central Railroad and Banking Company
of Georgia, and vice versa, will come up
in the United States Court tomorrow on
exceptions to the report of Special Master
George w. Owens. The property of the
present Central of Georgia Railroad Conn
pany is held by the master to be subject
to the claims against the Old company for
trust funds from the Port Royal and Au-
susta Railroad Company, which 1t is al
legged were misapplied, and to this the
Central Road takes exceptions.
The masters report on this point is as
follows:
Under the law of trustees, the Central
Railroad and Banking Company of Geor-
gia became liable to the holders Of the
second mortgage bonds of the Port Royal
and Augusta Railroad Company for the
full value of the funds paid into 1t with
interest as agreed on; any investment of
that fund, other than that allowed by
law was made at its risk and peril. The
evidence shows that the second mortgage
bonds held by it for said sinking fund
We're purchased either from itself or from
one of its directors, IL further invested in
securities of its own road. None of these
investments were such as a trustee Is
empowered to make-for trus-
tee may not invest trust funds
in its own property-or securities
issued by It: therefore, the securities
having becomn worthless the Central
Railroad and Banking Company OF Geor-
gia became liable for the full values OF
the moneys paid into it's hands under
its agreement: $1,000 were paid in per
annum, commencing with July /. 1881,
which was to be compounded annually at
the rate of per cent; nine payments of
5000 each, were made, for which said
railroad was liable, with interest COM
| pounded as above"
A hard fought legal battle Is expected.
/
The Savannah morning news., 1901-03-25
ADMITTED THEM TO BAIL.
Justice jerome Puts in sunday at
the Police Station.

New York. March 2l.-Justice Jerome
of the Court of Special Sessions, visited
five police stations to-day and admitted
to BAH thirty-three prisoners. who were
captured last night in several raids made
by the committee of fifteen. The proprie-
tor and night clerk of the Hotel Virginia
Henry McGurk, alleged manager of the
Brighton Music Hall, otherwise known
as McGurk's suicide hail, with singer
and housekeeper of the same place, and
a colored woman captured in the Der,
lin" were each held In $500 bail. The
other prisoners, who included managers,
barkeepers and other persons. said to be
connected with the Savoy" Royal Gar
den," and the "Pekin," were each held
in $500 bail.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-03-25
w. J. GILBERT A SUICIDE.
Close Friend of Cashier johnson,
May Have Been BADLY Involved
by Latter's Misconduct.

Niles. Mich. March 2-W. J. Gilbert,
former Mayor of this town. and reputed
to be wealthy, was found dead to-day in
a storehouse in the rear of his residence.
where ne had ended his life with bull
let.
Grief over the misfortune of a bosom
friend, Charles A. Johnson, cashier of
the First National Bank, who fed few
hours before the failure of that institu-
ton, and who was brought back under
arrest from Ohio few days ago, charged
with wrecking the bank, is believed to
be the cause.
Mr.. Gilbert was Johnson's legal adviser.
How far Mr.. Gilbert's business affairs
were affected by Johnson's operations and
the collapse of the First National Bank,
only a full Investigation of that institu-
tion's condition can disclose. Mr.. Gill
bert, aside from his own possessions, held
many estates in trust. acted as guar
dian in several instances, and acted as
ioan agent for considerable Eastern capi-
tai. He did much business through John
sons bank, and it is thought was large
loser through the failure.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-03-25
VICE IN THE TENEMENTS.
concentrations of Tenement
House Commission.

New York. March 2l-The Committee
of Fifteen to-day sent a letter to Gov.
Odell warmly indorsing the recommen-
dations of the Tenement House Commits
sion in regard to the driving out of vice
from the tenement houses.
The letter reads in part as follows:
THE greatest Of existing evils is the
intrusion and wide extension of prostitu-
ton in the tenement houses, the houses
in which the great mass of wage-earners
are compelled to live. There will prob
ablti for long time to come, continue
to be difference of opinion as to the de-
gree in which 1t is possible to check So
cial vice In our great cities. but
there can be no two opinions
as to the necessity of protect
ing children of tender years from close
contact with depravity. An intimate ac-
quaintance with adult vice should at
least not be forced upon young children
by permitting such vice TO penetrate into
the very houses In which they live. The
cry Of parents when they ask merely for
the opportunity Of bringing up their chill
dren in an atmosphere free from the pol
luton of the most degrading forms OF
moral evil, should surely be Needed"
The letter says that the law at present
on the statute books has not met the
situation and what is needed is a law that
will place the responsibility for the ex-
istence of vice in the tenements ON the
shoulders of the landlords. This. the com
mittee says, the legislation proposed by
the tenement house commission will do.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-03-25
THE AMERICAN CAN TRUST.
Combine in Effect TO-day-SOuthern
Gamers May Now Look Out
for Higher Prices

New York. March 4.-The Journal Of
Commerce tomorrow will say:
The new can consolidation will go into
practical operation to-day CMonday), the
work of taking over and paying for the
constituent properties having been COM
pleted on Saturday. The various plants
will from now on be operated for the
American Can Company. Pending the
transfer OF the properties, quotations on
cans were withdrawn. II is now init
mated that the new price list will show
a substantial advance, and It Is
also reported that the American Tin Plate
Company is about to make an advance In
tin plate prices.
An interesting feature OF the CONSOLE
dation, It is understood. is that all OF the
vendors have signed an agreement not to
engage In the manufacture OF tin cans
within fifteen hundred miles OF Chicago
for a period Of fifteen years.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-03-25
RAISED 100000 DEBT.
Then st. Andrews MethOdIsts of New
York Burned the Mortgage in
Church

New York, March PA mortgage for
$4,000 on st. Andrews Methodist Church,
this city, was burned on the platform of
the church in the presence of a large as
semblage this afternoon, The burning
was accompanied by appropriate services.
The money with which the mortgage
was raised was gathered together within
the past three months through the efforts
of the pastor the Rev. James Oliver Will
son, and the board of trustees all of
whom made large personal subscriptions.
The chair of honor on the platform was
occupied by Bishop Cyrus d. Foss, who
was the first speaker. Others followed,
and at the conclusion George Clinton
Batcheller, the treasurer of the church,
advanced to the platform and with con-
gratulatory remark, handed the pastor the
few days ago. Receiving it, DR.. Wilson
placed the pepers in a wire
frame, and as the congregation
sang, lighted the bundle. While the
papers We're burning the singing contin-
ued, and as the flames died away
loud "Amens' could be heard all over
the building.
The church was established in 1864 as
Christian society with a membership of
twelve persons, and has steadily grown in
wealth and membership until to-day it is
one of the largest and most influential in
the city.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-03-25
MRS. MORRIS GONE WRONG.
Former President of Carolina w. G.
T.U. Obtained Goods and Money
Under FnIse Pretenses.

Charleston, S. c.. March PA warrant
was sworn out here yesterday for the ar
rest Of Mrs. Kate Xenia Morris. who as
Kate Xenia Roach was for years presi-
dent of the w. c. T. u. Of South Caro-
lima. The charge against Mrs Morris IS
that Of obtaining money and goods under
false pretenses.
In an affidavit sworn out by A. II.
Mowry Jr., treasurer Of the Charleston
Dry Goods Company, II Is alleged that
Mrs. Morris bought goods to the value
OF SOS, and submitted a check for $40, re-
ceiving the difference In cash. There was
no money 10 her credit IN the bank upon
which she drew. Three or four other
firms made similar complaints on the
same day. In each case the checks were
fdr So when the police went 10 her res-
idenco, i6g st. Philips street, II WAS stat
"a that Mrs. Morris had left town the
day before the day on which the checks
we're presented.
Mrs. Morris was Kate xenin Jaeger.
Her first husband died less than n year
ego, ana she married Lawrence Morris
three weeks ago. She r. well educated
and well connected in this city. she lee.
tuTed throughout the state on temper
ance.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-03-25
DOES NOT CONCERN JAPAN.
She VIII Place Her own Interpreta-
ton on AngIO-Germnn Agree
ment.

Yokohama, March 25.-The Japanese
minister of foreign affairs, Kato Takaaki,
replying to an Interpolation in the House
of Representa- tives, said that Count Won
Buelows declaration in the Rechstag
concerning the construction Germany
placed upon the Anglo-German agreement,
did not concern Japan, as the government
of the Mikado, in alluding to the agree
ment, accepted the plain and unmistaka-
BILE Significance of its terms, and intended
to adhere to that reading.
''It does not concern Japan" exclaimed
the minister, "if another Power inter-
prets the agreement according to a
strange code of it's own
The Savannah morning news., 1901-03-25
CUBANSWILL ACCEPT
AT LEAST, 1T LOOKS VERY MUCH
THAT WAY.
THE RADICALS LESS NOISY
CONGREssMEN GAVE THEM NO EN-
COURAGEMENT.

Action of the Santiago Republicans
in IndOrsing the PIatt Amendment
and the Letters of Gen. Saguilly
and the Mayor of CienfuegOs Adj
vising Acceptance, Have Done
Much to Clear the Atmosphere.
Graceful BacIxdOwn.
Havana, March 24-The action of the
Republican party in Santiago, in indors-
ing the Platt amendment and instructing
Seniors Gomez and Ferrer of the Santi-
ago delegation to the Constitutional Con-
vention, to vote for the amendment to-
gether with the letters of Gen. Sanguily
and the Mayor of Cienfuegos, advising
acceptance, were incidents of the week
just passed that have tended to clear up
the political atmosphere until now there
are few who do not expect the conven-
tion to approve the amendment.
The visit of American senators and con-
gressmen has had an excellent effect, as
in no instance have the radicals received
any encouragement in the notion that If
action is delayed until the next Congress
llSiG hilSul De d CidtSS III tiIS u6hldHoS
of the United States.
The radicals however, insist that they
cannot recede from their former position
without loss of dignity, and they still
hope that some concession, no matter
how insignificant, may provide a suffl-
cient excuse.
Already the radicals are taking their
cue from the conservatives and pointing
out that commercial interests demand re-
cognition. There is a possibility of unit
ing the convention along this line. The
platform of the conservatives calls for a
reduction of American import duties on
tobacco and sugar, and approves any
scheme of relations which the United
States government sees fit to impose.
In fact the situation is leading 10 a
point where commercial interests will be
the chief question under discussion at
the next session of the convention, and
it is not unlikely that a resolution will be
adopted asking for a reciprocity treaty.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-03-25
BIG RAILROAD DEAL ON.
Northern Pacific Mny Purchase
Southern Pacific From Portland
10 san Francisco.

Tacoma, Mash, March 2i.-It is cur
rentiy reported here and Is generally be-
lieved in railroad circles that the North
Of the Southern Pacific line from Port
land, Ore, 10 San Francisco. II is said
the purchase Of that portion of the line
within the state Of oregon is assured. 1t
is known that representative of the
Northern Pacific has been over the entire
line within a few days on tour Of in
spection. and much depends on the report
he will make to the Board OF Directors.
Negotiations have been hanging fire for
more than a year, and the matter has
been kept very quiet.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-03-25
JEWISH PEDDLERS PROTEST.
Twelve Assaulted i'm Chicago Each
Day and Police Make No Effort
to Protect Them.

Chicago, March A.-Twelve men assault
ed in Chicago each day for no other rea-
son than that they are Jews, with the
average of one death year, growing out
Of these assaults, were figures presented
to-day at an indignation meeting of Jew
ish peddlers. The police. the speakers
declared, make little effort 10 protect
membsrs of their race from the attacks
of hoodlums. In several instances, IT
was said. the police had looked on when
such attacks were being made. and had
failed to interfere.
After half dozen speakers had spoken
the Chicago Protective League was or
ganized. 10 demand that the police protect
the Jews. A committee was appointed to
perfect the organization, and arrange for
a mass meeting next week for the pur-
pose of arousing public interest in the
movement.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-03-25
The TRACT SOCIETY
ANNUAL MEETING IN WASHINGTON
YESTERDAY.
AN ADDRESS BY GEN. HOWARD.
HE EMPHASIZES THE sOCIETY's
ARMY WORK.

The Society Has Issued Between
Thirteen and Fourteen Million
Publications and Its CoIpOrtnge
System Has Carried the Gospel to
Millions Unreached by the
Churches-The Gospel Published
by 1t i'm 1853 Lansunges-NniIIions of
Pages Distributed to the New
Island POssessions-An Effort to
Reach the MOrmOns.
Washington, March 24.--The Washing
ton annual meeting of the American Tract
Society was held to-day in the Gunton
Temple Memorial Church, the Rev. Or.
Asa s. Fiske, pastor, presiding. Rev.
Judson Swift, field secretary of New York,
presented a brief report of the society's
work. Gen. o. o. Howard delivered an
earnest address, setting forth the object
and needs of the society. He gave from
his own experience a somewhat detailed
account of the tract socety's work in
the army, emphasizing how much good IT
accomplished during the recent Spanish
war. He also told of what was being done
in our island possessions. Gen. Howard
is the societys president and is deeply
interested in its work.
The secretary's report stated that the
society was organized ito diffuse "A
knowledge of Christ as the Redeemer of
sinners" In this work, it has issued be-
tween thirteen and fourteen million publl-
cations at home, and in the foreign field.
The society, through its system of coll
portage, strives to carry the Gospel mes
sage to the millions that are unreached
by the churches. During flfty-nine years
of colportage over fifteen million family
visits have been made, and nearly ten
million families have been prayed with,
or spoken to on the subject of personal
religion, while sixteen million, five hun
dred thousand pages of Christian reading
have been left in their homes.
The society has been able to publish
the Gospel truth in 1853 languages or dia-
lects, and has aided the denominational
mission boards in their work at home and
abroad. During the year between four
and five million pages of Christian litera-
ture in the Spanish language have been
distributed in our island possessions, and
1oo00oe pages OF secIected reading have
been distributed to the army and navy.
An effort is making in Utah to place
tracts in every Mormon home by means
of colporter wagon and colporters. thus
reaching the children and youth. New
publications have been issued during the
year in English, Spanish, Polish and
German.
An earnest appeal is made for an in
crease Of funds.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-03-25
GEAR HOLDS A CONFERENCE.
The situation in Russia Is Very Seri-

OuSs
St Petersburg, March 25.-The political
situation is so serious that Emperor
Nicholas held a meeting of the ministers
yesterday to consider the state of public
affairs. Threatening letters have been re-
ceived by Lieut. Gen. Kouraptkine, min
lister Of war; NJ. N. V. Mouravieff, minis
ter of justice, and NJ. Sipiagnine, minis
ter of the interior.
Renewed demonstrations on a great
scale are expected tomorrow. 1t is re-
ported that Prince Viamzemsky has been
disgraced for petitioning the Czar to con-
sider the grievances of the students.
Lagowski, the provincial official who
last Friday attempted to assasinate
Privy Councillor Pobedonostzeff, .procura-
tor general Of the Holy Synod, is a disci-
pie of Count Leo Tolstoi, and it is assert
ed that the act was one of revenge for
The accommodation of Telstoi.
According to a special dispatch to the
Rossya, the governor general of Kieff,
has published a riot ordinance similar to
that published by Gen. Kleijgels in St.
Petersburg and declaring that the mill
tary will be called out unless the ordi-
nance is strictly obeyed.
The day passed quietly in St. Peters
burg. Some 1000 persons promenaded
about noon along the Nevskoi Prospekt,
particularly in front of the Cathedral of
Our Lady of Kazan. The crowd dwin-
died to normal proportions when it be-
came apparent that nothing would hap
pen. The promenaders were for the
greater part curiosity seekers.
The Czar presided at the council, which
was convened at the Tsarskoe-Sele Pal
ace. 1t was decided not to abolish the
law for drafting recalcitrant students in
TO the army, but for the present to re-
frain from applying the law. 1t was also
resolved to revise the university statutes.