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The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-24
RAIN! RAIN! RAIN +!
THE CRY OF THE BURNT AND
PARCHED WEST.
CORN CROP ALMOST RUINED.
A GENERAL RAIN WOULD BE
WORTH MILLIONS.

The Same state OF Affairs Prevailed
Yesterday as for Many Days he
fore-The Country Continued DO
Bake and suffer, and the weather
bureau Holds Out No Hope of linz
mediate ReIief-A Few Scattered
ThunderstOrms Afford Local RE-
lief Only.
Washington. July 23.--Wlth the ex-
ception of scattered thunderstorms, the
most important of which, so far at
least as reports to the weather bureau
show. was that at North Platte, Neb.,
where S-100 of an inch of rain fell, the
drought and intense heat continued to-
belt. Temperatures to-day again aver
aged over 100 degrees in that area, MAX
ing the thirty-sixth consecutive day in
which the thermometer has risen to 80
degrees and higher. Aside from North
Platte a trace of rain was officially re-
ported at DesMoines, 2-10O of an inch
at Kansas City, some rainfall in North
Central Texas, some in Arkansas.
some in South Texas and also in North
ern Minnesota. In other sections Of
fetal forecaster Frankenfield says there
mas have been thunder showers as re-
ported in the press dispatches, though
the bureau received no advices than
those heretofore stated from it's OBJ
servers. These storms, he said.
brought only temporary relief and af-
ford little sustenance to the over
-
ly protracted period of drought needs
n general rain.
According to present indications
there seems to be no prospect of such
a downpour for the next two days at
least. Beyond that time the officials
will not make any predictions. Gem
orally speaking the temperatures in
the superheated area were not so high
as on yesterday but such falls as may
have occurred have been due entirely
to local changes. and not to any gem
erai differences in atmospheric condi-
tions
BismnrcIS's Record Broken.
The hot weather also continued in
the Northwest. Bismarck, N D., re-
porting a record breaking temperature
of log degrees. There is no prospect
of any relief from prevailing conditions
in the central valleys and the middle
west. and Forecaster Frankenfeld to-
night repeats his forecasts of continued
warm weather with light and scatter
ed thunderstorms for that section. The
only rains indicated are local thunder
showers in the Southern states ana
Rocky Mountains sections.
Some OF the maximum temperatures
reported to the weather bureau at va
rious places to-day were:
Atlanta. S6; Buffalo. 81; Cincinnati,
o.. Davenport Iowa. 104; Denver, 80;
DesMoines. 100; Indianapolis 96 Jack
sOnvllle, Fla. 90; Kansas City, 102;
Little Rock 102: Memphis, 1O4; New
York. 80. North Platte 92; Omaha, 102;
Pittsburg, SS; st. Louis, 1O6; ST. Paul.
100; Springfield. ILL.,. 100; Washington.
90 Springfield, Mo-, 1906
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-24
BENDER FAMILY LOCATED.
-Four Of the I<nnsas Murderers Now
Held Ia Colorado.

Topeka. Kan. July 23.-Four per-
sons. believed 10 be members Of the
Bender family. accused Of committing
a score of murders al their home near
G8lena. Kan. twenty years ago, are
believed 10 have been located near
Fort Collins. col. and Gov. Stanley has
issued requisition papers on the Gov
ernOr ~ ColOId1 Tor their return ~
this state.
The Benders lived on % small farm
near Gniena. and FOR years. He IL DE-
yelOped after their flight bad lured
travellers 30 their place. murdered
them FOR their money and buried their
bodies in the yard around their home
o. under the house.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-24
WILL PROCLAIM FREE TRADE.
President VIII Also Announce CiVn
Government for Porto Rico.

hNlCOs
Washington, July 2S.-Free trade be-
tween the United States and Porto Rico
will be proclaimed Thursday, Attor
ney General Knox is preparing the
proclamatons which will be issued.
Two proclamations will be issued. the
first declaring the establishment of
civil government in Porto Rico. and the
second the establishment of free trade
between the United States and the ISL
and.
Although civil government has ex
listed for many months in Porto Rico
Gov. Allen. up to the time he went to
Canton on Sunday. purposely withheld
the formal notification of that fact
from the President in order that the
moneys collected under the Foraker
act might not be placed at the disposal
of the Porto Rican Legislature. but
could continue to be used for the bene
fit of the island under the direction of
the President. The effect of an earli-
er notification would have been a proc
lamation by the President. recognizing
the establishment of civil government
and the turning over to the insular
treasury, for the use of the Legislature,
of all moneys thereafter collected under
the Foraker act.
The other proclamation to be made
by the President on Thursday will re-
cite the fact that the Legislature has
put into operation a system of taxa
tion, and will proclaim the removal of
all duties between the United States
and Porto Rico
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-24
HUNT TO SUCCEED ALLEN.
Son of a Prominent Southern Repub-
licRn.

Washington, July 23.-William H.
Hunt the present secretary of Porto
Rico, has been selected to succeed Gov.
Charles II. Allen upon the retirement
of the latter from the insuar govern
ment. Gov. Allen brought with him to
Boston all of his household goods
when he came from San Juan, and he
does not expect to return to Porto Rico.
The formal announcement of the selec-
tion of Gov. Hunt is withheld until the
regular appointment is mGde. This
cannot be before the expiration of the
leave of Gov. Allen next September.
William II. Hunt. who has been Sc
lected TO succeed Charles II. Allen as
governor of Porto Rico, was born in
New Orleans. La, Nov. s, 1867, and is
the fourth son of the late William
Henry Hunt of Louisiana, who was
Secretary of the Navy in the cabinets
of Presidents Garfield and Arthur, and
minister to Russia.
When he was 27 years of age ne was
elected attorney general of the terri
tory of Montana.
When Gov. Allen went to Porto
Rico he was requested to become sec
retary of the island and to asst Gov.
Allen in organizing the new civil gov
ernment.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-24
SCHLEY HAS WRITTEN LONG.
The Herald Announces This as a
Positive Fact.

The Herald Announces This as a
Positive Fact.
New York, July 23.-The Herald will
say tomorrow:
Rear Admiral Winfield Scott Schley
has asked Secretary Long to appoint
court of inquiry to determine the
facts in regard to his course in the
Santiago campaign. While Rear Ad-
miral Schley will not discuss his de-
termination, or even admit that he
has asked for an inquiry, since he
could not do so without a breach of
naval etiquette, the Herald is never
theless in position to announce the
fact that the application has been
made. In a small village like Great
Neck, Long Island, where Admiral
Schley is staying with his son-in-law
r. M. S. Wortley, his presence is a mat
ter of pride to all the townspeople and
naturally little that he does is
passed Unnoticed. The admiral drove
from Elm Point, where the Wortley
cottage is situated, to the Great Neck
postoffice yesterday. (Tuesday), after
noon and a few minutes before 8
o'clock mailed letter which was ad-
dressed to John d. lang, Secretary of
the Navy, at Washington. Though the
admiral would not talk of this letter.
the nature of its contents was known to
others in Great Neck and there is no
doubt that Secretary Long, when he
opens it to-day, Wednesday, will find
in ii request for a formal and Of
fetal inquiry.
Great PITY, suys schIey.
When Admiral Sch1ey was pressed
to make some statement of his position
he wrote the following sentences:
II really think that as this matter is
liable to take the form of a judicial
investigation, L ought not to be subject
to interview.
81 think that action is preferable to
words, and have decided to act. More
than this / ought not to be expected
to say, but l will add that it is a very
great pity that there should be any
controversy over matters where every
body did his best
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-24
ASSURANCES TO ITALY.
The Mississippi Lynchers VIII BE
Punished IL Caught.

Rome, July 23.-In accordance with
instructions from Washington, the
American charge d'affaires here has
informed Signor Prinetti, the Italian
minister of foreign affairs, that the
federal government will take every le-
gal means to assure the punishment
of the lynchers of the Italians in Mis-
sissippi. In this connection Signor
Prinetti has expressed his full conf
dence that those most guilty of the
lynchings will be sought out by com
petent authorities. He also said he felt
sure the criminals would not go un-
punished. as had happened in some
preceding cases.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-24
To USE NEGRO LABOR
TROUBLE LOOKED FOR NEAR CHI
CAGO TODAY.
WHITE WORKMEN PROTEST.
AN EXPERIMENT BY THE STEEL
TRUST.

Five Hundred Negro Men, Twenty
Imported From Mobile by Latrobe
steel Works Under the Flea That
Sufficient White Help Cannot he
secured-The Negroes viii Be
Cnmped in MelrOse Park-Win
''Try II on the Dog" In Chicago,
Says the Workingmen.
Chicago. July 2S.-The advent at
Melrose Park tomorrow of 500 negro
workingmen, twenty-five women and
three preachers, imported from Mo-
bile. Ala, by the Latrobe Steel and
Coupler Works, is awaited with inter
est by the residents of that suburb, and
the 600 workmen now employed in the
plant. Threats of the workmen to
strike for higher wages are believed by
many to have been the cause of the
importation. This is denied by the Off
cials of the company. They say that
the only reason the negroes are
brought here is that it has been inn
possible to secure sufficient white help
to do the work demanded from the
Latrobe company by the United States
Steel Corporation.
To the workmen, still in the factory.
this reason is significant. All the at
ternoon a parallel was drawn between
the pending state of affairs in Melrose
Park and the rumors of the importation
of negroes to the Pennsylvania works
of the Steel Corporation.
"They are going to try it on the dog
out here first" was the remark made
by one of the workmen. For the ac
commodation of the new workmen long
wooden sheds have been erected in the
Latrobe Colnpany's yards. There, 1t is
said, the men will sleep and be pro-
tected should there be any uprising
agains. them.
A Mass Meeting Held.
An impromptu mass meeting was
held tonight in front of the village
hall. Residents of haywood Melrose
Park and Bellwood gathered until full
ly 5000 persons were in attendance to
protest against the importations. While
no direct threats were made 1t was
freely prophesied that trouble would
follow the arrival of the imported la
borers. A committee was appointed to
confer with the officials of the company
and an effort was made tonight to
confer with Gov. Yates by telephone
to see If he would not take some I'M
mediate action to prevent the importa-
tion of the negroes.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-24
CAN EASILY CONVICT NEELY.
Cuban OmcinI Has Been Delayed by
Authorities Here.

Havana, July 23.-The fiscal of The
Audiencia asserts that he has suf-
ficient evidence to convict C. F. w.
Neely. charged with embezzling postal
funds. without the interrogatories for
warded to witnesses in the United
States and that the only reason for the
delay in the proceedings is that he has
been waiting to see how the United
States authorities would act upon the
inquisitorial letters. These have not
yet been returned to Havana.
An examination of the postal ac-
counts was recently completed by a
commission composed of one represent
tative of Nicely and two representa-
tives of the government. An under
standing has been reached regarding
certain alleged false entries.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-24
SAVING $4,000 DAILY AT MANILA.
Mai. AIeshfre Affects Big Reduction
- im Cost of transportation.

Ah Cost OF IFMusportattOu.
Manila. July 23.-The reports submit
ted to Adjt. Gen. Corbin by Maj James
B. Aleshire, in charge of the water
transportation department of the army
at Manila. show the saving of $1,000
daily for the last three months. Since
Major Aleshire took charge of this de-
partment the number of vessels char
tered by the government as transports.
etc, has been reduced from ten to five,
and the lighters and launches char
tered by the government have been re-
duced by one-half. The concentration
of the American troops under three
brigades at Manila. Dagupan, Iloilo or
Cebu will further reduce the army $
need of launches.
1t is expected in view of this econo
my, to operate some transports direct
between Manila and New York.
Adjt. Gen. Corbin recommends the
use of two of the fastest transports
in monthly mail service between San
Francisco and Manila to insure quick
handling of the mails.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-24
a Great Pity, snys schIey.
THE TREATMENT OF SCHLEY.
How He Has Suffered at the Hands of
the Navy CabaI.

Washington, July 23.-Secretary
Long is not adding to his reputation as
a fair-minded man who believes in fair
play by his participation in the Samp
son-Schley scandal. Recent disclosures,
in connection with the authorship of
"Maclay's History of the United States
Navy" which appears to be a volume
especially prepared to malign and ira
duce Rear Admiral Schley, are not
creditable to the Secretary. The Samp-
son-Schley contention, growing out of
the capture and destruction of the
Spanish fleet at Santiago, has been
dished up to the public in so many
different styles, that the world at large
is familiar with the merits of that tale
Secretary Long, supported by the en-
tire Navy Department clique and al
legged historians of the Maclay brand,
will never be able to induce an i'm
partial and intelligent people to believe
that Rear Admiral Schley was not n
the thickest of the fight off Santiago.
1t will also be impossible for the enc
mics of Rear Admiral Schley to show
that the Brooklyn, under his command
was not the principal object of attack
by the Spanish fleet. The impartial
writer's of the history of that memoir
able naval contest all agree that Ad-
miral Cervera instructed the officers OF
his squadron, before they ventured out
of Santiago harbor, that they should
concentrate their attack upon the
Brooklyn because she was the fastest
and the most formidable vessel in the
American fleet. The damage done to
the Brooklyn on that occasion and the
casualties reported among her crew
settles beyond dispute the part Admi-
raj Schley and his ships company
played in that glorious victory.
A Conspiracy IL Evident.
That a conspiracy exists in the Navy
Department to blacken the reputation
of Admiral Schley. no one can success
fully deny To get an idea of how deep
seated this conspiracy Is an unbiased
investigator has but to confine his
efforts to the Navy Department.
From the secretary down TO the hum
blest lieutenant. there seems TO be an
inexplicable prejudice against Admiral
Schley. The object OF the Navy De
partment clique appears 10 be TO In
duce Read Admiral Schley 10 demand
a court of inquiry. His bltterest enc
mics declare. without attempting TO
disguise their profound hatred or
schlev. when discussing the subject
"Why don't he demand "A court Df In
quiryw
The Arch COnspirntOr.
A court OF inquiry is just what the
Long -crowninshield- sampson Evans
Chadwick combination want They
know full well that Crowinshield, chief
OF the Bureau OF Navigation, the arch
conspirat0r against Schley-and ne
looks the part-wouid have authority
20 make the details ~ such q cort
Anyone who knows cr0winshield ana a.
ware Of his yindictlye nature, can
easily guess the makeup oi such
board n seems like an injustice 20
(conunao1 % Flffh Pags)
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-24
DESTROYED THE STILL.
A Revenue Posse Could Not Find
TcnnesAee Outlaws.

Nashville, Tenn, July 23.-The big
posse Of revenue officers and deputy
marshals that went TO Putnam county
to aid in capturing the Illicit still
where the battle of Saturday occurred,
returned here tonight. They found the
still intact and destroyed It. None of
its operators was caught, however,
though the country was thoroughly
searched for miles around. A posse of
picked men was left on the scene to
continue the search. The wounded
officers are still alive.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-24
THE TRIAL OF FOSBURGH.
Court Excludes Representatives of
Three New York Papers.

Pittsfield, Mass, July 23.-The gov
ernment rested this afternoon in the
trial of Robert S. Fosburg for the AL
legged killing of his sister May. The
conclusion was as sudden as it was un-
expected, it being known that there
were witnesses held in reserve, a num-
ber having been summoned by the
prosecution only yesterday. The defen-
dant's Junior counsel set forth the facts
upon which the defense is based.
There was a sensation at the OPEN
ing of the court this morning when
Judge Stevens ordered the expulsion
and exclusion of several representa-
tives of three New York papers be-
cause of an article which had been
published relative to an alleged episode
at the grave of the victim of the trag-
edy. This episode, ii was said, occur
red on Sunday last, and the publication
the court described as 'the grossest at
tack on the administration of justice" !"
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-24
BOERs STILL FULL OF FIGHT.
A Train Captured and Burned and
Crpbbe's Force Driven Back.

London, July 23.-The British war Of
flee has received the following dispatch
from Lord Kitchener. dated Pretoria,
July %:
"A train from Cape Town with 11S
details and stores was held up. captur-
ed and burned at Scheepers, eight
miles north of Beaufort West on the
morning of July q. our casualties
were three killed and eighteen wound
ed. An inquiry is proceeding.
French reports that Crabbe, with
300 men. was attacked in the mountains
near Cradock by Kritzlnger July 21.
The horses stampeded. An all-day
fight followed. Crabble fell back on
Mortimer. our loss was slight
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-24
PULLMAN can TURNED OVER.
A Dozen Passengers Hurt, but None
Killed.

Denver. col. July 2s.-One mile
west Of Marshall Pass a Pullman
sleeper broke loose from the west bound
passenger train on the narrow gauge
line N the Denver ana RiO Grande
Railroad to-day and rolled down an
efnbnnkment. A dozen passengers
we're Injured. but none killed
The car turned completely over and
aliRhfed on lfs trucks fourteen feet
below the track The cause Of the
gcCldent ~ unknown.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-24
THE DREAD DISEASE
DIR. KOCH THROWS NEW LIGHT ON
TUBERCULOSIS.
HEREDITY NOT IMPORTANT.
NO DANGER IN TRANSMISSION BY
CATTLE.

Surprising Statements to the Eng
1ish Medical Men-Human Tubercu-
IOsis Radically Different Diseases.
Human Beings In No Danger From
AnimaIs-He Believes the Disease
Can Re stamped Out by Isolation
of COnsumptiVes.
London, July ga feature of to-
days session of the British Congress
on tuberculosis was DR.. Robert Koch's
paper, which was listened to with the
deepest interest by big gathering in
st. James Hall.
During his address DR.. Koch said
his experiments had satisfied him that
human tuberculosis and bovine tuber-
culosis were radically different dis
eases, and that he had amply demon
strated cattle could not be infected
with human tuberculosis. The count
proposition that human beings were
not liable to infection from bovine
tuberculosis, was harder to prove, the
doctor said, owing to the difficulty of
experimenting upon human subjects,
but that personally he was satisfied
such was the case, and he recited at
length post-mortem evidence support
ing this belief. DR.. Koch said if this
point were conceded it remained to de-
uermne the chief source of contagion.
Continuing, the doctor said that human
immunity to bovine infection disposed
of the belief of infection through dairy
products and he considered this source
of danger so slight as to be unworthy
of precautionary measures.
The Sputum the Chief Danger.
Heredity was also an unimportant
factor in the transmission of tuber-
been believed. DR.. Koch said the chief
source of danger of the contagion lay
in the sputum of consumptives and
that a remedy was to be found in a
law preventing the consumptiVe from
strewing contagion about him. Several
methods to this end were available,
said the DOCTOR the surest of which be-
ing isolation in sanitariums. This was
impracticable but he strongly urged
the establishment of special consump
tive hospitals and the obligatory noti-
fication of the authorities of the eX-
istence of the disease, the disinfection
of their quarters whenever consump
tives changed their residence, and the
dissemination of information to the
people concerning the true nature of
consumption to aid in avoiding and
combating it.
DR.. Koch closed his remarks express
ing his belief that the ultimate stamp
ing out of tuberculosis was possible.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-24
WILL RESORT TO INJUNCTION.
steel Magnates VIII Invoke support
of Courts.

Pittsburg, July 23.-The combine
forces have decided TO carry the strike
into the courts. It Is learned tonight
that Judge p. M. Smith of Wellsville,
o., has been retained by =. r. Smith,
district manager of the American Sheet
Steel Company, to prepare papers for
presentation, within few days, TO
Federal Court. asking for restraining
order TO stop strikers from accosting
or molesting In any way non-union
men on the highways. The move prom
ises to create a crisis In the strike.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-24
CONTEMPT CASES DISMISSED.
hut Injunction Against Coal Miners
Made Perpetual.

Charleston. w. Va, July 23.-Judge
Jackson, in the Federal Court to-day.
heard contempt proceedings against a
number of miners from Thacker,
growing out of the rock strike at the
coal mines. The contempt cases.
which were for alleged violation of the
injunction, issued by Judge Jackson,
were dismissed. The injunction was
made perpetual. and the men were put
under bond to answer any Indictment
that may be found by the grand jury
at Huntington for the shooting Mat
occurred during the trouble at the
mines.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-24
POWERS GIVEN 4 NEW TRIAL.
Kentucky Court of Appeals Gives
Him Another show.

Frankfort. KY. July 2s.-An Official
mandate has been handed down by the
Court Of Appeals ordering a new trial
for ex-secretary Of state Caleb Pow
ers, convicted Of completely In the
shooting Of Gov William GOebel. II rs
probable the trial Will come up az the
Ortoher torn.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-24
THEIR NATIONALITY EsTABLIsHED
Chances for Apprehending Lynchers
of Italians Improving.

Washington, July 2S.-The italian
consul at vicksburg. Miss. telegraphed
to-day to the Italian authorities here
that he had forwarded affidavits fully
establishing the Italian nationality Of
the men lynched at Erwin, Miss,
few days ago. He reports also that the
chances are improving for the appre-
hension of the lynchers.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-24
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WATER SCARCE IN KANSAS.
over Month at 100 the story of
Many Counties.

many counties.
Topeka, Kan, July 23.-Temperatures
in Kansas to-day were as high as ITO
and in no case were figures less than
100 reported A death from heat oc-
CURED in Abilene and prostrations in
Leavenworth, Atchson. Emporia Usage
City, Topeka and some of the smaller
towns
Thunderstorms of various degrees of
intensity came during the afternoon.
No relief resulted. Everything is stihee
with dust and water is becoming very
scarce. over a month of 100 degrees
temperature with hardly any rain, is
the story reported tonight from many
Kansas counties.
Pending the coming of rain farmers
are rushing their stock to market, try
ing to buy feed for their stock and
hunting for water.
In the cities the prices of milk and
other farm products have largely in
creased.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-24
Memphis RECORD. Broken.

Memphis, July 23.-All heat records
here were broken to-day. the govern
ment thermometer registering 104 de-
grees at A o'clock. Workmen on sew
eral buildings in the course OF con-
struction were compelled to cease their
labor during the afternoon.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-24

s. Petersburg. July 22A-Advices
from MoHcOw are 60 the effect that
Count Tolaiofs physicians ~ not Re
gari MIN ~ entirely free from danger
until the malaria has been expelled
from hls system. Count ToistOl A.
much weakened ~ sweating.