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The Savannah morning news., 1901-10-16
THE DIG STEEL DRY DOCK.
Said TO he Best of Its Kind I'm the
world, Now ON Its Way South.

Baltimore, Oct. 15.-The immense
floating dry dock built by the Mary
land Steel Company for the United
States government. started to-day on
its journey to Algiers, La. 1t is ex-
pected the trip will occupy about a
month The dock is being towed by
the steamship Orion, three cables,
each 1900 feet long. being used. The
dock, said to be the best of its kind
in the world. is 525 feet long and 1926
feet wide. It's sides rise about fifty
feet above the surface of the water.
over 13.000,000 pounds of steel were
used in it's construction. 1t cost $780,
mn
The Savannah morning news., 1901-10-16
THE BALLOON CAME DOWN.
De la vsuIx's Attempt to Cross Med
iterranean Fails.

Paris, Oct 15.-The attempt of
Count de la Vaulx to cross the Medi-
terranean in a balloon, which left Les
Sabletts, near Toulon, Saturday night,
has failed. The minister of Marine, NJ.
de Lanessan, has received a. dispatch
from Toulon announcing that the
cruiser Du Chayla, which was escort
ing the balloon, is returning to port
with the balloon and her passengers,
which she picked up ten miles east OF
st. Laurente lighthouse. Adverse
winds were the cause of the failure.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-10-16
PRINCE EDWARDS ARRESTED.
Murderer of John Gray Foster Run
Down by Negro Detective.

Down by Negro Detective.
New Orleans, Oct. 15.-The Plea
yune's st. Louis special says:
Prince Edwards. the fugitive murder
er of John Gray Foster of Louisiana.
was arrested to-day in East st. Louis,
ILL., When arrested he gave his name
as that of George Duncan. He refuses
to talk or to state where he has been
since leaving Louisiana. His capture
was affected through John Henrys, a
colored detective of Shreveport, who
has been on the trail Of Edwards ever
since the murder was committed last
June. The murder Of Mr.. Foster caus-
ed intense excitement, numerous al.
rests following
The Savannah morning news., 1901-10-16
FELL FROM FOURTH STORY.
Coroner Says Mrs. Parm e nter's Death
wns Suicide.

Washington. Oct. 15.-Mrs Parmen-
ter, wife Of Lieut.. Henry e. Parmen-
ter, a naval officer on duty here, fell
from a fourth story window this morn
ing and striking on a stone sidewalk
fifty feet below, received injuries which
ended in death within an hour. Mrs.
Parmenter had been in poor health for
some time. The coroner certified that
the case was one of suicide.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-10-16
A Texas Town Fire swept.

Market, Tex, Oct. 15.--Fire swept
through the center of this town to-day.
The loss is estimated at $500
The Savannah morning news., 1901-10-16
DEPARTMENT STORE DEAL.
Simpson, Crawford and simpson Sell
Out 10 New Company.

New York, Oct. 15.-It was an
nuonced to-day that a new stock com
pany, of which Henry siegel is to be
president. had bought the department
store Of Simpson, Crawford and Simp4
son in this city, the cash consider
alton being over s5,000,OO0. The pur-
chase includes the old store with its
full stock OF goods and the new build
ing in process Of construction and now
nearly three fourths completed
The Savannah morning news., 1901-10-16

Berlin. oct. 15.-The Muenchener
Zeitung to-day prints a dispatch from
Hilversum, which says that Mr.. kru-
ger. in spite Of all denials' Is severely
III.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-10-16
spanish Grandee pies In New York.

New York. Oct. 15.-The Duke de
Alba died in this city to-day from in
nuenza.
The Duke was one OF the highest
grandees OF Spain. He came here to
see the yacht races.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-10-16
MARTIAL LAW IN SEVILLE.
strikers Overrun the Town and
Burn Actroi Omces.

Seville, Oct 15-Martial law has been
eral strike. which began yesterday, and
the governor has handed over his
functions to the captain general. The
strikers are overrunning the town,
burning the octroi offices and commit
tinp all kinds of violence.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-10-16

CONTINUED on Fifth Psge)
New-York tribune., 1901-06-14
A BANK CASHIER DLSAPPEAR RS
HAS GONE TO EUROPE-NO ACCOUNT
ING FOR FIVE YEARS-THE
GIRI. IN THE CASE.

Frank FIoro the trusted cashier of La Gala
hria Banca ItaIiana. No Ia Hester-st. has
been missing for two days and there is a short
age in his accounts of more than $4,000. il is
alleged G. rlea & Co. who own the bank,
have asked the police to arrest FlOro. They
think he took passage on one of the European
steamers which sailed yesterday.
The bankers fear that FIoro may have Sc
cured $1,000 more Of the banks money through
the aid of relatives in Europe On Tuesday he
sent by cable about $1,000 to the banks corre-
spOndent in Naples to cover drafts sold during
the week to Italians in this city. An effort has
been made to keep FIoros disappearance
secret Morlea & Co. say that none of their Gus
toners will lose anything.
Floro has been cashier at La Calabria Bank
for seven years and the bankers had absolute
confidence in him They let him run the busi-
ness practically to suit himself. and the divi-
dends were large they asked no questions. For
five or six years they have not had an account
ing.
Several weeks ago Mr.. Morlea says he was
told that his cashier was spending much more
money than ne could afford He heard some
thing about pretty Italian girl who lived in
West Fourteenth-st. Mr.. Morlea asked Floro
about il.
We will have balancing up of accounts" he
said to the cashier. finally.
"An right" Floro replied Il will fix up the
hooks tomorrow and show that everything is
square"
This was on Tuesday afternoon Wednesday
morning he left the office early 10 go TO the
Barge Office TO look after some passengers He
seen In lower Broadway about O'Clock by
n clerk who knew him. Then he disappeared
Mr. Morlea mourning his loss when seen
yesterday afternoon by Tribune reporter. He
said:
My cashier is gone and my money. too. I am
afraid that the police won't get him. He proba-
bly, went TO Europe on the steamer Manila or
the Friesland l trusted Frank Tloro with
everything. and l can't understand his rob
bing me-
Floro lived at No 100 Hester-st- He
thirty-fve years old. He came here nine years
ago from Calabria. Italy
New-York tribune., 1901-06-14
TAN on TR1NSTA4L MINES.
RECOMMENDATIONS OF SIR DAVID BAR
BOUR. THE FINANCIAL EXPERT

London. June 13.-Sir David Barbour, whom
the Chancellor Of the EXcheqIer, Sir Michaci
Hicks Beach sent to South Africa to nvesu-
gate the sources of revenue Of the TransNaal
and Orange River Colony, with a vie" ot es-
timating how much they should contribute
toward the cost of the war, reports in favor
OF a 10 per cent tax on the profits Of the mines'
Welding on the basis of the profits or 1870
$4,000 yearly. After paying this. Sir DaNid
Barbour considers the mines will he better on
thansbefore. as they will save fGoo.ooo year
ON dynamite owing 10 the abolition or the
monopoly in that commodity
The Orange River Colony will he unable Tor
some wears to meet the ordinary cost OF ad-
ministration and pay It's share Of the cost oil
the constabulary. at cannot therefore, says
Sir David Barbour so far as can be foreseeh
AZ present. pay anything toward the cost % the
war
The Transvaal he thinks. can. two years AFTER
the conclusion OF peace. begin out OF its oral-
nary revenue 10 pay part OF the cost or tne
war He is unable now TO estimate now HluoI
Sir David proposes also to apply all rcEe-
nues derived from the sale OF lands 7r miH'"s
rights to the war liquidation.
New-York tribune., 1901-06-14
OIL EXCITEMENT IN FLORIDA.
OPTIONS SAID TO HAVE BEEN SECURED ON
HALF A MILLION ACRES.
LEY TELEGRAPH TO TIE rR1Rrxr. ]


Jacksonville, Fla. June 13.-There is the
greatest possible excitement in Marion County
over the oil strike. and prospectors are rushing
10 the scene from all over the State The dis
covery was made by AIbertus Vogt. who was
the discoverer also. some years ago. of the
Hard Rock phosphate mines In this same region.
The boom that was caused by his phosphate
discoveries considered large at the time.
slight in comparison to the excitement and
boom in real estate that is following the
nouncement Of oil
At noon to-day a dispatch from Ocala an
nounced that options had already been secured
on not less than five hundred thousand acres.
men in the section were putting up their wealth
in the hope of tapping gushers in this new oil
field later dispatch received this afternoon
from newspaper man in Ocala stated that
intense was the excitement that two well known
business men had just come TO blows in a dis
pute about options This oil discovery is in the
Withlacoochee region. in close proximity to the
phosphate mines Several analyses have been
made the results of which, ii is stated, place the
genuineness Of the discovery beyond doubt.
A prominent phosphate miner in Ocala says
that nearly twenty years ago he remembers that
q man in one of the South Florida counties.
while sinking a well, came across a substance
ar = depth of about three hundred feet that
sembled soft soap. He now believes that il was
crude petroleum. He has now secured an option
on the property and believes he will have
an oil gusher Similar instances are being re-
ported throughout the region, and spectators
are securing every foot of available land in
neighborhoods where such conditions are re-
Dorted
New-York tribune., 1901-06-14
GERMAN SHAREHOLDERS ANGRY.
PROTEST STRONGLY AGAINST CONFISCA
TIoN OF THEIR TRANsvAAL
CONCESSIONS

Berlin, June 13.-The report Of the brlus'
Transvaal Concessions Committee Is severely
condemned here by the whole press as he'he
high-handed and denying private property
rights in war against the practice and theory OF
all civilized countries The correspondent of
the Associated Press learns that the German
Government instructed the German Embassy IN
London to protest against the gross wrong med
itated against a large number Of German stock
holders in the Netherlands South African Rail
road whenever it appears certain or even likely
that the British Government will adopt the
committees report Germany takes the ground
that the German stockholders have an un-
doubted right to full compensation from Great
Britain for their shares. Germany recalls her
own proceeding after the of 1S70-'71 when
she purchased high price the French East
ern Railroad in Alsace- Lorraine although the
road aided France in every possible manner
during the war
The society formed here for the protection of
German stockholders of the Transvaal Rail-
road says steps have already been taken TO
compel Great Britain to do the stockholders
justice.
New-York tribune., 1901-06-14

LOST NAN FOUND IN DEATH.
YALE GRADUATE. THOUGH NEAR RELA-
TIVES, KEPT HIS IDENTITY SECRET
FOR EIGHTEEN YEARS.

The body of Oliver II. Ferris. former pros
porous business man of this city. was taken TO
undertaker's rooms yesterday. TO be pre-
pared for burial tomorrow. The man dtsap-
peared from home eighteen years ago. and was
found until his sister identified his body in
the Eastern District Hospital. Brooklyn, where
Ferris died of apoplexy Tuesday. She is
Miss c. H. Ferris. of No. ia Lenox-ave-, and
her brother Is Major H. A. Ferris. counsel for
the Salvation Army.
Ferris f1fty-seven years old He lived at
No. SO3 Driggs-ave, Brooklyn. to the time
he removed to the hospital in Brooklyn
He had been a clerk for ten years for the Penn
sylvania Railroad. though none of his family
knew of his whereabouts
Ferris was graduated from Yale in 1867. He
went into business after leaving college, and his
brother said yesterday. became wealthy and had
a most prosperous business. Then he was ruined
financially. and he disappeared NO one heard
of him from him. though inquiries set on roo'
all over the country led to search In nearly
every institution in the East.
The Brooklyn Coroner's office informed Major
Ferris yesterday of the death of Oliver H. Fer
ris, and his sister identified the body In the
hospital. Ferris a wtdOwer with several
children
New-York tribune., 1901-06-14
CROWD CHEERS OPIUM RAID
CHILDREN'S SOCIETY MEN SURPRISE
AND ARREST MEN AND WOMEN
IN BTJNKS

Agent Agnew of the Children's Society made
a raid last night alleged opium Joint
and disorderly house at No 155 Attorney-st
The alleged proprietor. eleven women and seven
men, all in half dazed condition, apparently
from opium smoking, were arrested. Men
women and many children gathered about when
the raiding party pounced the house and
they cheered again and again as the patroi
wagon filled with the prisoners was driven
away The society has received complaints
about the place. The alleged proprietor de
scribed himself as Jacob Bierman. of No. lo3
Attorney-st Agnew had a warrant from Mag
istrate Olmsted for him.
1t was about O'Clock when Agnew, with half
a dozen companions reached the house some
hid in the rear house a three story bullulls
and waited for a whistle. the signal for jumping
out and acting. 'Agnew sent one man to tele-
phone to the Union Market station for aid. anu
Sergeant Hogan sent the patrol wagon and two
men. The policemen on post and on the cross
street also joined in the raid.
When Agnew whistled, his men dove out from
behind doors and Railways, and made their way
into the house through the doors and windows
Men and women in hunks "dopey' from the
drug looked out at the raiders. Beer bottles
were everywhere in the room. Beer boxes stood
in a corner and apparatus for cooking anH
smoking the opium lying about.
There was no resistance. The surprise was
too complete More than a thousand people
had gathered outside. When the patrol wagon
was driven up the crowd which had many more
and children than men, cheered louuIy
Take EN- out Chase the whole mon "I
emf they cried They hooted the men ana
women as they climbed into the patrol wagon
and il kept up all the way along the street.
while a cheer was sent up by the crown as @ Iile
wagon was driven off. The crowd was so dense
that policemen had To go before the wagon i"i
some distance to make way for II.
AgneW said that the police rendered MN ei-
factive and prompt aid. for which he was CRATE
ful. He went to the station house with the
prisoners where they all locked up-bler-
man on a charge of maintaining the place ana
the others on n charge of dsordery conduct.
New-York tribune., 1901-06-14
ROOTS NOTE PUBLISHED IN HAVANA.
THE SECRETARY LIKELY To ORDER AN IN
VESTIGATION.
fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuNE.I


Washington. June 13.-At the Cabinet meeting
on Tuesday OF this week the President laid be
fore his official advisers the most favorable re-
ports received from General Wood. indicating
that Secretary Roots sharp and unambguous
note of ten days ago having the desired
effect on all classes OF Cubans. In this note the
Secretary said plainly that the United States
would not be trifed with by the Cuban poll
ticlans and that until the Platt amendment
without notifications Interpretations, was
Incorporated into the organic law of the island
Cuba could not become an Independent SOW
ereigntv It appears from cable dispatches
that all or a large part of Mr. Roots note has
been printed in one more Havana papers.
II is not known who gave il out for publication,
and the propriety of this action is seriously
questioned by War Department officials. The
Secretary of War has purposely withheld this
important document from publication in the
United States for fear that publicity pending
settlement of the issues would lead to embar
rassment and it is likely that when Mr. Root
returns to Washington tomorrow he will i'm
medIately INSTRUCT General Wood 10 make
careful inquiry into the matter and send a full
renort to Washington, that the War Depart
ment NAV know in future whom to trust in the
convention at Havana. At the same time IL IL
suggested that publication of the Secretarys
note actually did good instead of harm. in that
II enabled some of the timid politicians in the
constitutional convention 10 show their con-
stituents that Il was useless longer to obstruct
the policy of the United States in Cuba, since
that course only arrested the progress of the
island toward independent sovereignty.
New-York tribune., 1901-06-14
H. II. FLAGLER sEEKs DITORCE.
INCURABLE INSANITY OF HIS WIFE THE
CAUSE-ADVANTAGE TAKEN OF
NEW FLORIDA LAW.
NEW FLORIDA LAW.
IBr TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBUNE-l

IBY TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUNEI
TtusvTe. Fla. June 13--Henry NJ Flagler
has begun legal proceedings TO procure divorce
from his insane Wife who is now in a sanato-
rum in New York State The last legislature
passed bill in May making 'incurable insan-
ity' a legal cause for divorce Mr.. Flagler's bill
of complaint states this as the legal cause. He
visited the courthouse at West Palm Beach the
county seat of Dade County. Monday. June
3. and filed the papers. in company with his legal
advisers. The order was posted the court
house door and published. The order is fol-
lows:
In the Circuit Court, Seventh Judicial Circuit of
the State of Florida, in and for Dade County.
Henry NJ FIagler complainant agt Ida A. Flag
Ier. defendant; bill for divorce.
In considering the sworn bill of complaint filed
In the above cause. and the separate affidavit OF
the complainant filed Herewith. which affidavit
deposes that the facts stated in such bill true
and which bill of complaint and separate affidavit
severally set forth that the defendant. Ida Flag
sane is confined in DR.. McDonald's house. an asy-
lum and home for the treatment and of in
county of Westchester. State of New-York. and
also set forth the postotfice address of the COM
other facts neS9SS ba b sajd SefsGd,nt nov
FlagIer. do appear to the said bill of complaint
the first Monday in August next. and this order
iished at the city of Miami. in the county Of Dade
State of Florida and also in The Miami Metropo-
in the county Of Dade. state Of Florida once
Monday in August, and that the clerk OF this
do have this order so published without delay. and
do also without delay and within twenty days OF
the making of this order. post copy of the same
AT door of the courthouse of said OF
Dade, and send by mail TO the defendant, and TO
the committee of the person of the defendant and
TO the committee of the property of the defendant
each a copy of this order addressed to them
erallv according TO their respective names and
postoffce addresses forth in said bill of COM
plaint and separate affidavit. Done and ordered
this the Sd day of June. \. ID. 1901
MINOR s. JONES
Judge of the Circuit Court. Seventh Judicial Cir
eut Of Florida,
New-York tribune., 1901-06-14
MORE TO BE DONE IN CUBA
OF THE PLATT LAW ONLY
A BEGINNING.
A STABLE GOVERNMENT MUST BE FORMED
BEFORE TROOPS ARE WITHDRAWN
QUESTIONS TO COME BEFORE
THE CABINET TO-DAY.
[BY TELEGRAPH To THE TRIRUNE.l

IBY TELEGRAPH TRlRUNE-I
Washington, June 13.-The acceptance of the
Platt amendment without qualification by the
Cuban Constitutional Convention will form one
Of the principal topics of discussion at the Cab
met meeting tomorrow. AS was said in The
Tribune at the time. the Cabinet members at
their last meeting aware that radical
change had come over the convention Ha-
vana, and that the members prepared to
recede from the position previously taken on
the Patt amendment
Now that the Platt amendment has become
part of the organic laws of Cuba, interest nat
urally is aroused as to when the President will
be authorized to withdraw the United States
troops and turn the island completely over TO
the Cubans The Cabinet probably will address
itself to this phase of the question at to-mor-
rows meeting However as there is no division
of opinion among Cabinet members on this
point the discussion is not likely to be pro-
longed.
There is no doubt at all in the mind OF any
body who has given the subject much thought
that the President is not authorized to with
draw the troops Immediately. on the contrary,
he cannot do this until all the requirements Of
the PIatt law have been complied with. &c
ceptance of that law is only the beginning OF tf'-
requisite compliance on the part OF the Cubahs
Not until they have fully organized, equipped
mtted to conduct the affairs of the island How
this will be depends entirely on the pohtl-
cal leaders in Cuba and largely on the consul
tutional convention. The convention must hrst
formulate electoral law. II is thought that
several weeks and perhaps months, Will ne con
sumed in this work the candidates Tor fresl-
dent and other offices to he filled in the hrst
election will each try 10 have the law so framed
as to give advantages to individuals The elec-
tion cannot he held until ninety days after the
law Is promulgated
Thus. If the constitutional convention
should speedily formulate and promugate the
electoral law, the election could not he heId
until October or November. After the election
considera BILE time will be required 10 organize
the various departments of the government
the legislative. executive and judicial AFTER
this arduous work is completed the United
States Government will then for the first time
have a government in Cuba to deal with. ana
of course. not until then can all the require
ments of the Platt law he complied with II Is
evident. therefore. that this government Will
not entirely release control of Cuba for seNerai
mOnthS-perhaps "A year or mOre-and unth a
complete release is made the President cannot
withdraw the United States military forces from
the island proclaim to the world the olrth
Of the new republic. II is expected, or course
that the Democratic leaders will attempt TO
make political capital out of this situation. but
the conditions Will be plain and clear that no
considerable body Of intelligent people can be
misled
New-York tribune., 1901-06-14
CUBAN ELECTORAL BILL FRAMED.
IT'S PROVISIONS SAID TO HAVE BEEN AP
PROVED BY SECRETARY ROOT

Washington. June 13.-The next step in order.
now that the Platt amendment has been accept
ed by the Cuban Constitutional Convention, is
for that body to take up and pass bill which
will provide for the election of all the officers
necessary 10 set up an independent government
II is said here that such bill has already been
frar,a6 and is ready for submission TO the con-
vention at any moment. There is good reason
for the belief that Secretary Root has seen this
hin and approved its provisions. it, indeed. he
has not actually had a share in its construction.
New-York tribune., 1901-06-14
~AUTov RtNs INTO A BUILDING.
THE DRIVER. TO SAVE TWO CHILDREN.
STEERS 1T TO SIDEWALK-A POLICE
MAN KNOCKED DOWN

An automobile driver. George McGloudhy. Of
No 12i " estervelt-ave.. Staten Island. in an
effort TO keep from running two little ~~ys
at Third-ave. and Forty-sixth-st. last night.
ran his vehicle on the sidewalk and into the side
of building. and was thrown and badly injured.
The machine knocked down Policeman Me-
of the East Fifty-frst-st. staticr-
McGIoudhy was driving through Forty-s.x-h-
ST AT Third-ave. Milton Cohen, five years old.
of No. 800 East FOrty-sixth-st., and Herbert
Quigley ten years old. Of No. 22i Last Forty
sixth-st got in front of the -ah'Cle.
NcGIoudhy saw he could not stop the machine
in time to prevent running over the bO-S. He
wheeled il directly around and headed for the
sidewalk. II bounded over the curbing and
smashed into the walls opposite. The police
man was in the way and was knocked down. but
not hurt. McGloudhy ": thrown out and re-
seived broken finger and sprained ankle. ard
many bruises The boys escaped. Neither the
policeman nor McGloudhy required medical aid
at the time.
New-York tribune., 1901-06-14
DYNAMITE AT AN ANARCHIST PICNIC.
THE scHUErzEN BUND OF THE REDS WILL ALSO
SHOOT AT A DUMMY IN ARMoR.

Sunday is to be notable day for the anarch
ist groups in New-York and vicinity. They have
arranged to have a general reunion the
afternoon of that day in Liberty Park Cooper
ave- Ridgewood Long Island. The leading men
in the affair said yesterday that there would
be some new features. One of these will be
shooting at dummy clad in metal by members
of the anarchist SchuetZen Bund Another
feature is to be a test of the power of dynamite
in a lake in the park. These features. il is ex-
pressly announced, are to be in the interest of
science and have no reference to the
against the capitalstc system Six hundred
kegs of beer are to be provided.