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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-06
A SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT.
Brightest Bulletin Yet Issued by Mrs.
McKinIey's Physicians


Washington, June 5.-The brightest bull
letin issued by the attending physicians
regarding Mrs. McKinley's condition since
her return 10 Washington was given out
to-day after their consultation. 1t was
timed II O'Clock, and reads:
Mrs McKinley's physicians report that
she has had a very comfortable night,
and that her general condition is some
what improved"
Mrs. Mckinley has been unable to take
SOLID food, although it has not been neces-
Hary to resort to powerful heart stimu-
lahts like nitro glycerine since her return
70 Washington Brandy is administered.
Raw egg and chicken broth are her food.
To visitor who saw President McKin-
ley this afternoon the President said he
telt much encouraged by the slight change
for the better in Mrs. McKinley's condi-
ton, and expressed strong hope that the
tide had turned and that from now on she
might con tinue to improve.
Resting Comfortably Inst Night.
DIR. Rixey made his usual nightly visit
TO the White House shortly after O'Clock
and remained about an hour and a half
On ieaving he said:
Mrs Mckinley is resting very COM
tortabiy now. She has gained a little this
evening, but there is no marked change
She is doing very Wen.''
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-06
THE EDDY CASE THROWN OUT.
Court Holds That Case Was Not Made
Out and Orders Verdict for De-
fendant.

Out and Orders Verdict for De-
fendant.
Boston. June ST have examined this
libel with great care, both while the
arguments were going on and during the
trial. Il think the plaintiff has sustained
her case, as I have already intimated.
upon the matter of publication. AS re-
CARDS the publication, in the church. there
is no evidence that anyone there under
stood the alleged libel as applying to the
plaintiff. so that she could not recover
damages upon this count because she
had shown no injury from II.
Taking the libel itself, l see nothing
which can in any fair way be said to in
dicate the plaintiff in the first part of the
libel. The only thing in the libel 1t seems
to me, which can by any reasonable in
depreciation. be said to serve as means
of Identification, are the words widow
and 'widowhood,' which occur in the lat
ter part of the message.
Il have come to the conclusion that
even that reference does not absolutely
identify the piaintiff, and It seems to me
that the plaintiff has not made out a
case here which l can let go to the jury.
! shall therefore be Obliged to order
verdict for the defendant"
With these words In the Superior Court
Judge Bell this afternoon brought to a
sudden aud unexpected end the famous
$4,000 libel suit, brought by Mrs. Jose
phine Curtis Woodbury. of Boston. akainst
the Rev. Mary Baker Eddy of Concord.
N. H.. the founder and present head of
the Christian Science Church.
few minutes later the jury, which
had been excluded while arguments were
being made. was summoned into the
court room. After explaining briefly the
cause for this course Judge Bell ordered
the jury to find for the defendant, which
it accordingly did in the usual form.
Counsel for Mrs. Woodbury. filed excep-
tions on all the questions passed upon
They have not yet decided upon definite
course of action, but authorized II to be
stated that they expect to carry the case
to the Supreme Court.
This far reaching decision of Judge
Bell was given in response to one of two
motions offered by Mr.. Elder senior
counsel for Mrs. Eddy. This swas that
a verdict for the defendant be ordered
on the evidence as 1t stood. The other
motion which was not sustained was mat
the two counts in the declaration refer
ing to the publication I'm the two Chris
tian Science periodicals be stricken out.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-06
PORTO RICO'S FINANCES.
In Fair Condition, but the People
Want Free Trade

Washington, June 5.-Secretary Hunt of
Porto Rico in an interview tonight, said:
Financially, the island is doing fairly
we'll The business men are realizing
that credits with the United States must
be established and the Spanish credits
cut off. The trade of Porto Rico will be
immensely stimulated, however, by free
trade with the United States, and the
people want it.
The present form of government is sat-
fsfactory to the more conservative ele-
ment. The years experience has con-
hrmed the wisdom of the Foraker law.
It's powers are sufficient for the present,
while its limitations are wholesome.
1T is the earnest desire of the govern
ment of the island to expedite free trade
with the United States; but we have to
put into operation the new local revenue
law before notifying the President that a
revenue system prevails, which will meet
pubic expenses. This law will obtain
July l, and after we have observed its
operation we confidently hope for results
justifying the passage of the joint reso-
luton referred to-
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-06
TWO MORE CADETS FIRED.
Had Falsely Obtained Permission to
Leave the Post.

West Point. N. Y, June 5.--Two cadets.
members of the coming first class, were
summanly dismissed from the. United
States military academy to-day They
were Stephen b. Werner of Syracuse, N.
Y, and Charles S. Perry Of Iowa. They
were court-martialed upon a charge OF
having falsely obtained permission to
leave the post. This permission having
been granted them they were subsequent
ly detected by an army officer, drinking
at a bar in Newburgh. They were dis
missed without travel pay and started for
home Immediately.
Fdfty-six Of the hfty-nine young men
who were appointed cadets to the mill
tary academy since March /. last, re-
ported for their entrance examinations to-
day.
Among the newly appointed cadets are:
o. s. Albright, Tennessee; l.. S. Arnold.
Arkansas; Hugh II. Broadhurst, North
Carolina; ID. A. Crenshaw, Kentucky; j.
s Dusenbury, South Carolina; r. 1.
Howard. North Carolina T. w. Jones.
Jr.. North Carolina: ST. Clair Newbera
North Carolina; L. S. oliver. South Caro-
lima; W. E. Pridgen. North Carolina; l..
=. Schoenmaker, North Carolina.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-06
RECEIVER FOR SOUTH BOUND.
w. ID. Melton Takes Charge From
Camden to Georgia Line.

Samuen to OeorRan Lane.
Columbia. S. c., June 5.-William d.
Melton to-day qualified as receiver for
the South Bound Railroad. This action
was unexpected. The order of Judge G.
w. Gage appointing Mr.. Melton receiver
was issued June /. Mr.. Melton at once
took out a bond for $4,000 and yesterday
appeared before the clerk of court, j.
Frost Walker. and assumed the duties
of the receivership.
The attorneys for the South Bound had
made an appeal from Judge Cages for
mer ruling, In which he ordered that a
receiver should be appointed. The appeal
could not work a stay unless the court
below agreed to the stay Of the order.
Mr.. Melton Immediately issued an or
der in which he takes charge of the en-
tire South Bound road between Camden
and the Georgia line. This order was dis
patched to all agents alonge the line, as
well as to the general offices of the
South Bound and Seaboard systems. Mr.
Melton is one of the most prominent law
yers in this city.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-06
MoSWEENEY'S POSITION.
Senatorship Practically a state Of
flee in South Carolina.

Scnatorship Practically n State Of
flee in South Carolina.
Columbia, s. c., June 5,-The position of
Gov. McSweeney on the question of re-
ceiving designations of United States
senators has not been explained. The mat
ter is attracting considerable attention,
and others besides Senator Tillman are
contesting the propriety of his action In
a conversation with your correspondent
the Governor took the grounds that there
was a difference between the conditions in
South Carolina and those in most other
states. In other states the resignation
was simply filed with the Governor, who
had nothing to do in the premises but to
notify the State Legislature and the
President of the Senate, but in South
Carolina it was different Here the party
rules and the constitution had practic-
ally placed the office of senator in the
same class as a state office. The very
agreement between Senators Tillman and
McLaurin provided that the Governor
should communicate with the state chair
man and urge that he call his commit
tee to arrange for the primary. The Gov
ernor was debarred by the terms of the
designations from making the appoint
ments out of hand.
AS Governor, McSweeney claims he has
the right and it is his duty to decide on
whether certain acts will be injurious to
the people of the state. He considered a
primary this year would have a disastrous
effect, and he refused to have it forced
on them. He could not prevent the SEN
ators surrendering their commissions
whenever they felt so disposed, but he
could prevent a state election being held.
he OH N
in other states, he considered that the
senatorshp election was SO complicated
here that it gave the Governor consider
able discretion. He was perfectly willing
to accept designations at any time that
had no strings tied to them.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-06
N7oULTON DISCHARGED.
Crazed by Drugs He Attempted TO
XIII Actress May Buckley.


XIII Actress May Buckley.
New York, June Sit was learned to-
day that Richard Hayden Mou,ton, the
young man who attempted to shoot May
Buckley, an actress, about two months
ago in Broadway rathskeler. was in
dicted on Monday last by the grand jury
under the name Of Richard IL. Morris, on
the complaint of John ID. Laffingwel.
Yesterday he was discharged on his own
recognzance by Judge Cowing. To-day
Mouton was removed from the prison
ward in Bellevue Hospital to another
ward in the same hospital. He will be
taken South in a short time by his
mother.
Moulton was infatuated with the ac-
tress, but they had duarreled. He failed
TO hit her. but he did shoot A. +. Ding
wall and John ID. Lafhngwell, two the
atrical managers. who we're seated at
table with Miss Buckley. Laffingwell's =
wound was slight, bu4 Dngwal was bad
~ hurt, and was Obliged to remain In a
hospital for some weeks. After the shoot
ing Il became known that Moultou, who
was very deaf. had been addicted for a
long time 90 the use Of drugs. and that
the drugs had ployed such havoc with
him, both physically and mentally, that
his recovery was doubtful. His mother
cane TO New York from the family home
Ia Tennessee, and has remained with him
up to the present time.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-06
SAVANNAH, GA, THURSDAY, JUNE g. 1901.

Office of senator and its powers as you
or any other citizens of this state, and
you must have known that the brief in
terview to which you refer meant that
would simply meet the responsibility and
perform my duty under the conditions. II
you still wish to resign your commission
and will send to this office an uncondi-
tonal resignation win exercise the au-
thorty and power vested in me by the
people. Respectfully, etc,
IN, b. McSweeney, Governor"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-06
DISSATISFACTION IN CUBA.
Delegates Think They Have Not
Been Fairly Dealt With.

beeh HHlrIy OealI WRtn
Havana, June 5-The official instruc-
tions from Washington regarding the
Platt amendment have not yet arrived.
The delay is causing annoyance to Gen,
Wood as he had promised that the con-
vention would have the letter Tuesday and
a meeting was called for this afternoon to
discuss the document.
The Conservatives are not hopeful of
holding the fifteen who voted in favor of
the resolution adopting the Platt amend
ment. At several meetings there has been
discussion tending to embitter the dele
gates who insist that they voted in good
faith and with the understanding that the
United Staes would accept the amend
ment as passed.
At a meeting of the fifteen last evning
it was said that Gen. Wood told the com
mittee up to the last moment that the
United States was satisfied.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-06
McLAURIN MAKES ANOTHER DARE.
Now Wants TiIImnn to Tender I'm
conditional ResiEnation.

Columbia, S. c.. June 5.-With the Gov
ernor's 'last word" at Senator Tillman
and the withdrawal of the senator's res
ignation all would seem 40 be over, but
tonight Senator McLaurin, after speak
ing very bitterly of the senior senator.
made the declaration that II Senator
Tillman will now tender to the Governor
the unconditional surrender Of his office,
he (McLaurin) would consider this d.
rect challenge to him and would likewise
resign and enter the contest for TILL
mans place.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-06
TO HAVE SEPARATE BALLOTS.
Another Suffrage scheme Proposed
I'm Alabama Convention.

Montgomery, Ala. June 5.-'A resolution
to-day by Long OF Walker In the con
s;itutionai convention to rescind the con-
tract for the daily stenographic reports
o the proceedings on the ground that
they might be the means Of the Federal
Supreme Court declaring the suffrage
clause unconstitutional. was defeated af-
ter heated debate, in which ex-Con-
gresham oates took a prominent part In
opposition.
A new suffrage scheme was introduced
by Banks OF Russell. II disquallhes all
criminals, all who commit fraud In any
election or primary. or those who have
abandoned wives or children. Two ballots
are to be provided. one white ballot and
ore colored. Those qualified 10 mark their
own tickets shall be supplied with white
ballots. but II he cannot, he shall have a
cclored ballot and a marker and II shall
count for only one-fourth OF vote. This,
however. excepts Old soldiers and their
descendants.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-06
RECEIVED BACON FROM BARROws.
Pitt. on Trial at Manila, Makes Inn
portnnt Admission.

Manila. June 5.--Testifying In his own
behalf to-day, Harold M. Pitt manager
of Evans & Company government con-
tractors, who is being tried on the charge
Of Improperly purchasing government
stores. admitting receiving from ex-Capt.
Frederick j. Barrows fifty cases Of ba-
con. but claimed this was received as Sc
curlty for money advanced TO Barrows.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-06
RECORD OF MOL1NEUx CASE.
A Foot Thick and Contains 3,4o5
Pages. with Half Tone Exhibits.

New York, June 1.-The record of the
Roland 3. Molineux case, a volume Of
s.4O5 pages. was sent to the Court Of Ap-
peals at Albany tonight.
The volume is foot thick and contains
the entire record of the famous trial. 1t
includes l57 half tone exhibits used ln
the case. 1t Is the largest book ever made
in a criminal case.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-06
cHAFFEE ARRIVES Ar MANILA.
wiz ne Gen. MncArthur's Guest az
MaIncnnnug Palace

Mantle, June 5-Maj. Gen. chaffee and
stan and two companies OF the Ninth In
fantry arrived here to-day on the United
states transport sumner from Taku. The
general was received With a major gen.
erals salute. Gen. Chaffee will bo Gen
MrArthur's guest at the Malcansng PAL
ace
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-06
sMOKELEss POWDER BURNING.
Valuable Government Magazine Also
Being Destroyed at Mare Island.

Being Destroyed at Mare Island.
Vallejo, Cal, June "a magazine at
the Mare Island navy yard, containing
about twenty tons of smokeless powder
became ignited this morning by chemical
action. The powder did not explode but
generated enough gas and smoke to force
the top off the magazine. The powder is
now slowly burning up. II is far re-
moved from the black powder and there
is no danger of an explosion. The maga-
zine is a fine one, constructed in 1857 at
a cost of several hundred thousand dol
lars. It will be a total loss. 1t is located
on the end of the island. and there seems
to be no danger of an explosion, or of
damage to any of the buildings on the ISL
and except the magazine.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-06
TRENCH FISHERMEN PERISH.

r. hich Went on Icelandic
Use use wishing for Two Months.
a. .' SF'eu1, France. June 5.-Five fish
II. 40 which went on a fishing cruise in
waters have been missing for
I5Ss'.Sas 5S,.'yas and ore now believed 20 have
NJ ~ ~ NJ a salc April 6. Their entire
!, ss.,'l -I'' '0oring III men. are supposed 70
I, sneo. There is general mourning
''e neiEhboring villages.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-06
DISMISSED FoR HAZING.
Naval Academy Follows Example of
West Point.

Washington, June 5.-Following the ex-
ample set at West Point. the superin-
tendent of the Naval Academy has caus-
ed a cadet to be dismissed for hazing. In
this case, however, that of Calvin Joy
Cressey, of the fourth class, of Califor-
MIA. the accused was tried by court-mar-
tiaI and regularly convicted
The details of the court-martial are not
made public but it is understood that
the dismissed cadet was discovered in
the act of hazing a Junior in his room by
compelling him to stand on his head. 1t
was suspected that the practice might
spread rapidly, so speedy and drastic ac-
ton has been a. deterrent.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-06
'OhBIDDEN CITY IN DANGER,
Buildings burned Containing
Valuable Records,

'A'a June 5.-LAghtning yesterday
''@ a building inside tho gate of the
ap,.i as''eai end Of the Forbidden City.
|gr,s%s IRE. Three buildings were
- me American and japanese
~. 1'o an possible to prevent spread
|orl.,, l'Ines. a heavy rain saved the
.rr,S city. One of the buildings
|lust5. vas a library, containing many
b. manuscripts and numerous his
4' records Of the dynasty.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-06
BRITISH LOSSES HEAVY.
Deaths I'm south Africa for May 25
Officers and roo Men.

Omcers and TOO Men.
London June cit is understood that
Lord Kitchener has not asked for rein
forccments.
Mr., Broderck, the war secretary, speak
ing in London last night, declared that the
government was in no way discouraged
over the present state of the war which.
he said, would soon be finished IL the
enemy would only come TO action.
The total number Of deaths from dis
ease and military operations among the
British troops in South Africa during the
month of May was twenty-five officers
and TOO men.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-06
oathoIle Prlests NIa.sncred.

London. Juna s.-According to a special
dispatch from Pekin. dated June 5. Father
Bearmin. an lillian priest and fourteen
other priests have been rnassacred at
Ming Tio Lang, IN Southern Mongolia.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-06
HIs noIlne.r b. Willing.

Vienna. June 5--Dio Information says:
THE Pope r. willing 10 meet the desire
OF the United States and 20 accredlt
representative OF the Holy sec.'
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-06
The Jamestown stores Recovered.

Ora O~a"ai North, Cape Colony, Tuesday,
w.. col Whites column came in con-
a.. with Kritzinger's command north
- jamestown, June 3, drove the
nnrt.. s oack' captured fifty horses and
fro-. i'ions' and recovered the stores looted
''On jamestown.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-06
r. ,,.n. S1o.ooo. GOO More stock.

chicago. June 5.-The annual meeting
Of directors and stockholders OF the chi
caro. Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
to-dav a resolution was adopted author
Izlnr an issue Of S0.oooooo additional
stock.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-06
FIRES Ar RICHMOND COLLEGE.

Two AIhrmN HeIIeNed 20 HIVE Been
Due To Incendiary Attempts.
Richmond. Va. June Sat about
o'clock tonight a small nre was dlscov-
cred in the chemistry room at Richmond
College. Il was extinguished with few
buckets of water.
AZ 1880 n. m another alarm was turned
In from the college Tho hre was ex-
tinguished with no damage Of consequence.
II is thought attempts at incendiarism
have been made.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-06
REV. PHILLIPS NOT POISONED.
DIR. kirISe stanley Released on
Chemists Report.

New York. June 1.-The report OF
George A. FurgeHon, an analytical chem
lst, who made an examination OF the
stomach Of Rev. r. 8. Phillips OF Hszel-
ton, Pa, who was found dead I'm the
apartments Of DR." Kirke Stanley three
weeks ago. shows that Father Phillips
was not poisoned. Stanley was arraigned
before the coroner and released.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-06
THE NEGOTIATIONS RESUMED.
Cramp Maxim -VicLers bethlehem
Deal May lie Go Yet.

New York. June Tho Mail and Ex-
press to-day says:
Negotiations between the Cramp- Max
im-Vickers group of shipbuilders and
stockholders Of the Bethlehem Steel
Works. have been resumed. ana the con-
soiidation originally mapped out has ac-
tuaily been arranged 50 FAR as that Is
possible without the delivery Of the
STOCK"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-06
'n WaIder.ec Lenre. china.

NJ June b.-count Won waldersee
! e,,Sl el }esterday oil board the Ger
sF iertha for Kobe. Japan.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-06
LOOKS LIKE AN UTTER WRECK.
Poor Appearance of Constitution
with Her wrecknRe Aboard.

Bristol, r. l., June 1.-The yacht Con-
stitunon arrived in the harbor here from
Newport to-day in tow of the tender
Mount Morris, and was anchored of the
Herreshon pier. The mass OF displaced
rigging and the spars and sails all cast
about the deck. excepting the mainsail
v hich was tied about the boom, gave thu
whole the appearance OF utter wreck.
Work was Immediately begun on repairs
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-06
A CASE OF SIXTEEN TO ONE.
~V British nt Jamestown Surren-
dered to 1000 Roers

dered to 1000 Beers.
cape Town, June 5.-The garrison of
so"estown, Cape Colony, which surren-
e'eo TO kritzinger's command Sunday,
s,e . numbered sixty men in all. Krit-
taH.5 force is estimated to have to-
sra r"eu LOO men. The British killed twelve
~ ~ wounded fifteen Beers before they
Oe oVerpowered by numbers.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-06

with due respect for year opinion
Ihink have as high a conception OF tbs
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-06

SpHcehes were made by Morris X
Sesup' who responded to the address of
wecome; by A. Barton Hepburn. who
aroused interest by an intimation that
'ne United States were entering on the
Staee OF tariff relaxation, and by Mr..
-drhegle who elaborated his well-known
cs, reNs as to Anglo-Saxon supremacy. MIR.
.iscon spoke on the expansion of Amer
..a San shipplng and Mr.. Choate closed the
'east with a few words.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-10-01
FRESHMEN FOOTBALL MEN.

About Seventy Candidates for the
 Foam Reported Yesterday After
 noon.
 The freshman football squad reported yesterday afternoon apout seventy strong. but in all this number there were only two or three big men. The men were taken in charge by Captain Gould of the varsity, Winslow '03 last years freshmanf quarterback, and Easton, one of the half back candidates for the Varsity. They were put through the usual stunts of the first afternoon, such as practicing starts, catching punts, falling on the ball and passing the ball. There was no lineup. To-day the men are expected to lineup and probably four or five elevens will be chosen.
 Gradually the good men will be spot ted and by the end of the week the squad will likely be reduced to half its present number. A temporary captain will be appointed in a few days, and in a week from now the 1905 team will be we'll under way. Captain Gould looked over the men well yesterday, but failed to find, any varsity material in the bunch Winslow VIII have charge of the men for number of days, and if he can be spared he might take charge of the men for the season.