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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-05
HOUSE DISCUSSED EXCLUSION
wcsterncrs DO Not Find Majority
Bill Drastic Enough.

Washington, April 4.-The House to-
day entered upon the consideration of
the Chinese exclusion bill. No oppon-
ents of the general principle of the ex-
clusion appeared, but the members
were divided in their support of the
two bills presented.
Messrs. Hit of Illinois. Perkins of
New York and Adams of Pennsylvania
supported the majority bill; and
Messrs. Clark of Missouri, Kahn of
California and happen of Massachu-
sets spoke for the minority substitute.
Mr. Mahon of Pennsylvania asked
unanimous consent that the omnibus
claims bill be sent to conference, but
Mr.. Maddox of Georgia objected. This
was the day set aside for the consider
alton of war claims. but Mr.. Mahon
chairman of the Committee on War
Claims, yielded with the understanding
that a week from Tuesday be devoted
to war claims, and the House there
upon went into Committee of the Whole
and took up the Chinese exclusion DILL
Mr.. Hit of Illinois. chairman Of the
Committee on Foreign Affairs, who
had personal charge Of the exclusion
bill, said the committee was unanimous
in the opinion that the admission CT
Chinese laborers into this country
would be a serious evil. One OF the
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-05
HANNA ON THE SOUTH
THE SENATOR SPEAKS AT CHAR
LOTTESVILLE.
OUR FUTURE A BRIGHT ONE.
RICHER IN MINERALS THAN ANY
OTHER SECTION.

Alabama and Tennessee VIII Some
Time in the Future Be the Great
Steel Centers of the United States.
Does Not Know Much About
Roads, but Sees That People OF
South Are Awake to Their Inter-
ests-He believes in Improvement
of South's Waterways-Mr. Davis
of Florida One of the Speakers.
Charlottesville, Va, April 4.-Senator
Hanna, ex-Secretary of the Interior
Bliss, Assistant Secretary of Agricul-
ture Brigham, Congressman Tongue,
Davis, Littleheld, Prince, Bowersock
and McCreary, together with eighty
other guests, arrived to-day on a spe-
cial train from washington over the
Southern Railroad, to attend the Good
Roads Convention, which closed this
afternoon after very enthusiastic ses-
sion.
A hard rain kept the attendance
down this morning. Hon. w. l.. Dick
erson of Springfield, Mass, spoke on
Improvement of Our Highways" Col.
Charles T. Harrison, government ex-
pert of New Jersey, spoke on practical
Road Construction" Hon. P. H.
Hanes of North Carolina spoke on
Road Construction.
Commissioner Hermann of the gen.
eral land Office at Washington opened
proceedings to-day with a speech, in
which he said that greater improve
ment had been made in all other modes
of travel than by vehicles over the pub
lie highway, and he urged energetic
prosecution of the good roads move
ment. A telegram of regret was read
from Admiral Schley.
Senator Hanna made the address that
attracted the most attention. Gen. Fitz-
hugh Lee introduced him as a good fell
low, whose grandfather had been born
in Virginia, not fifty miles from Char
lottesville. The Senator was loudly APP
plauded. He said he knew little of
good roads, for he had never had to
go counting on horseback, and he had
thought it great Improvement in the
roads when they could drive over them.
The road question was a practical one
and the question of transportation in
this great country of ours a serious
one. The surplus products must
find a market. Nowhere had there
been greater development industrially
than at the South and he would speak
on Southern development rather than
on the road question. The South was
richeE IN -4ll1heFals-4lAA any oAHeI Pal
of the country east of the Rocky
Mountains, and Tennessee and Ala
bama, in his Judgment, some time
would be the great steel centers of
the United States. The interest shown
in good roads was gratifying to him,
as it showed the people of the South
are awake to their own interest. He
favored improvement of the waterways
of the South also.
Other speakers were Representative
Davis of Florida Littlefield of Maine
and Tongue of Oregon. The conven-
ton game to an end this afternoon.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-05
ORDER FOR MANILA MASSACRE
Secretary Root sends Photograph
of Original Order by Gen. Luna Is
sued in February, ISDO.

Washington, April 4.-The Secretary
of War has sent to the Senate his re-
ply to the resolution calling on him
for information tending to show the
authenticity and genuineness of the
alleged order for the massacre of the
foreign residents of Manila on the
evening and night of Feb. 49, 1899. lie
submits a Photographic reproduction
of the alleged massacre order, bearing
date of Feb. Z, 1899, together with pa
pers intended to demonstrate that 1t
is an absolute copy of an original ac-
tually issued by the late Gen. Luna.
Aguinaldo affirms the genuineness Of
Luna's signature to the order.
The secretary's report states that
Luna was at that time director or as
sistant Secretary OF War Of the Malolos
government and commanding. general
of the Philippine army operating in the
Northern boundaries of the city of
Manila. Sandico generally believed to
have been the author of this order, was
a member of Gen. Lunas staff and
probably the medium through which
the order was given by Luna to the
chiefs of militia stationed in Manila.
The secretary says that this Luna
order was discovered in the personal
effects of Lieut. Col Jose Leyba, an
intimate friend of Gen. Luna, member
of his staff and one of the most ac-
tive officers who took part in the de-
Tense of the Philippine positions from
Caloocan, on the outskirts of Manila.
to Tarlac. Finally, on Feb. %, 1S99 a
little over two weeks after the date
of the order, a daring attack was
made by the insurrectos on the Amer
lean forces in Manila.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-05
PLANT SYSTEM SOLD
PRESIDENT ERWIN CONFIRMS THE
REPORT.
EFFECTIVE BY JULY l, NEXT
SOUTHERN RAILWAY GETS SPEC.
IAL FAvORS.

.V,II ne Consolidated With and
necome the Property of the At
1antic Coast Line RaiIway-This
AuuIies to the savannah, FIorida
and western Railway, But Presi-
don't Erwin Says 1t Is Contem-
plated That other Properties OF
the system VIII Pass to the Same
control at the Same Time.
The Savannah, Florida and Western
galway Company has become the
rronerty of the Atlantic Coast Line,
ond on or before the first of July
next will be consolidated with that
company, and, at the same time, other
properties of the Plant System, it is
contemplated, will pass under the con-
troll of the Atlantic Coast Line. The
southern Railway is to have trackage
tights over the Savannah. Florida and
Western to Jacksonville.
All of this is shown in
dispatch to the Morning News
from President Erwin of the
Plant System. The dispatch was sent
last night soon after a meeting, at
which were present the directors of
the Plant System, w. G. Elliott, presi-
dent of the Coast Line, and R. G..
Erwin, president of the Savannah,
Florida and Western Railway. The
dispatch is as follows:
New York, April 4.-Mr. w. G. Eli
OFT. president of the Atlantic Coast
Line Railroad Company and as pres
ident of the Savannah. Florida and
Western Railway. authorize the fol-
lowing statement: Negotiations
have been completed under which it is
arranged that the Savannah, Florida
and Western Railway Company will,
on or before the 1st of July, 1902, be
consolidated with and become the prop
erty of the Atlantic Coast Line Rail-
road Company.
The negotiations also contem-
plate that the other railway
properties of the Plant System will
pass under the control of the Atlantic
Coast Line at the same time. 1t has
also been agreed that when, the con-
] sondation takes place, the Southern
Railway shall have trackage right
\ thereafter for all of its trains,
both passenger and freight, over the
B line between Savannah and Jackson
E ville thus making Jacksonville the
southern terminus of the Southern
Railway Company for it's Florida SER
vice to and from the East and West.
r. Ct. Erwin.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-05
sULzER DEMANDS THE PAPERS.
Wants Congress to Know state Oi
Affairs in louisiana.

wants Congress to Know State OF
Affairs in Louisiana.
Washington, April Representative
Sulzer of New York to-day introduced
into the House the following resolu-
ton:
Whereas, the Governor of Louisiana
has reported to the State Department
the existence and operation in the
state of Louisiana of a British base of
snpplies, conducted and controlled by
British military officers, whereby
horses and mules and other supplies,
contraband of war, are shipped on
British military and naval transports
to the seat of-war in South Africa for
the augmentation of the British mill
itary forces in South Africa, operating
against the South African republics of
the Orange Free State and the Trans
vaal; and,
p whereas, the Governor of Louisiana
further reports, and sustains his re-
port by affidavits of American citizens,
that the said British base of supplies
has BEEN and is being, used to pro-
cure, by solicitation, fraudulent repre-
sentation and unlawful means the en-
listment of said american citizens in
the British army operati in South
Africa therefore, be 1t
Resolved, That the Secretary of
State be and he hereby is respectfully
requested, if not incompatible with
public interest to transmit to the
House of Representatives the said re-
port and communication of the Gov
ernor of Louisiana, together with all
ACCOMMODATING affidavits, documents
and communications"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-05
OMNIBUS BILL OVERLOADED
Maddox of Georgia Objects to the
Many Additions Made by senate.

Maddox of Georgia Objects to the
Many Additions Made by senate.
Washington, April 4.-There is a
hitch in the Omnibus Claims Bill in
which Georgia, South Carolina and
other Southern states are directly in
terested. Representative Maddox
while earnest in his desire for the pay
ment of these long-standing war
claims. is not willing to have the bill
loaded down as it was by the SEN
ate. He therefore to-day entered an
objection to the, bill going to a con-
ference committee because the Senate
has added several hundred amend
ments. aggregating something like ST.
900 900.
The BILL as 1t passed the House,
carried an appropriation for $2O000O to
pay claims which had been declared
just by the Court sof Claims, under
what is known as the Bowman act.
When the bill reached the Senate the
measure was loaded down with amend
ments, which in the judgment of Rep
'resentative Maddox might jeopardize
favorable action upon the bill in the
House If the question be referred to- a
committee of conference. Mr.. Mad
doX hopes that the House will, refuse
to concur in the amendments added
by the Senate. and will insist upon
passing the bill substantially as IT
passed the House originally. AS the
matter now stands the bill goes TO
the calendar to come up in regular
order. He believes that if the House
stands firm the House bill will be &C.
cepted eventually by the Senate. This
is the reason he gives for objecting
to submitting it to a committee Of
conference
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-05
MAY MAKE HEADQUARTERS HERE.
savannah the Most Central Point of
the New Consolidated.

savannah the Most Central Point of
the New Consolidated.
With the consolidation of the two
systems comes the question of the re-
moval of the headquarters. The gem
eral offices of the Atlantic Coast Line
are now at Wilmington. Savannah will
! be centrally located upon the Coast
4 Line system after the consolidation. No
4 place of considerable population could,
+ be named that would be more nearly
4 central. The operation of the system
+ could he more satisfactorily conducted
+ from Savannah than from Wilmington.
From Fort Myers, Fla, the southern
5 most point reached by the Plant Sys-
4 tenn and Richmond, the northernmost
point on the Coast Line, Savannah Is
X about equi- Stretching west
ward from Savannah, too, is the Plant
4 System line to Montgomery. Head
quarters at Savannah would, there
fore, seem a far more equitable and
satsfactoryArrangement than could be
secured by the retention of the general
Offices at Wilmington.
Advantages of Location.
Other advantages than location upon
the system will probably weigh with
The company in it's decision for the
removal of headquarters from Will
mlngton to Savannah. The railway and
commercial Importance of Savannah
VIII not be without effect. Besides the
physical advantages to be derived
from the operation of the system from
savannah, there will be the already
established and equipped general Of
nces of the Plant System to draw the
atlantic Coast Lines general offices
hither.
The buildings now used for the Plant
system general offices would scarce
~ be adequate for the conduct of so
great a business as the merger of the
TWO lines would mean. They are d.
mensions that barely meet the need or
the Plant System general offices.
ne additional business that would be
brought in by the Atlantic Coast Line
would make the office room too small,
put as the Plant System is larger than
me Coast Line, having 300 or 400 more
miles, the removal of the Plant Sys-
ZEN offices to Wilmington wRuld mean
sun greater congestion in the Coast
Line business there.
All the ground needed for the con-
suuction of new office buildings is held
oy the Plant System in Savannah. The
e9Ily removal of the passenger termin-
ans OF the Plant System to the Savan-
nan Union Station will leave an inn
Hlense tract available for other pur-
poses This is a consideration that
mlght move the consolidated system
ssihould it be desired to secure loca-
non Tor new Office buildings.
Three Lines Center Here.
me relations between the Coast Line
anu the Southern Railway upon the
consohdation, are to be so close that il
TUuld seem very probable that Coast
rh e general officers would desire
III TIT headquarters at Savannah city
nc o' Is located upon that section O.
Flant System over which tn,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-05
A GREAT INDUSTRY
CENSUS REPORT ON MANUFACTURE
OF TOBACCO.
BIG INCREASE FOR DECADE.
MILLIONS OF CAPITAL AND THoUS-
ANDS OF EMPLOYEES.

The Total Number of Establish
ments of All Kinds 1882, with
Invested Capital of S124,OS9,S7I
and 142,277 Employees Wages
Amounted to S4O,s52. 4s4, and the
Total Value of All Products $685.
O7G,546 - miscellaneous Expenses
Were $z0,495, 422-Cignr Industry
Leads.
Washington. April 4,-The census Of
fee has issued a preliminary report re-
garding the manufacture of tobacco in
the United States, which shows the
number of establishments to be 1882.
an increase of 81 per cent. over 1890;
capital invested, 124.0S9,s71, an increase
of 20 per cent; average number of
wage-earners, 1927. the wages
amounting to $4s.S52. asa, an increase of
II per cent; total value of products.
including custom work and repairing,
1888. O76.546 Miscellaneous expenses are
placed at $79,495, 421J an increase of Ill
per cent. over 1890
The number of establishments en-
gagged in the manufacture of cigars
and cigarettes is 1859. an increase of
80 per cent. over 1890; capital invested
s67. zee. 1873 Persons employed in the
work number 107, 462, drawing wages
amounting to 0,9255 96. an increase OF
II per cent, and of 10 per cent. in
number of employees; miscellaneous
expenses, $S1, 436. FOL; value of products,
including custom work and repairing,
$160, 223. 152.
The number of establishments man.
ufacturing chewing and smoking to-
bacco and snuff is stated to be 437, an
increase of 10 per cent; capital in
vested, $4S.S56,57O an increase of AZ
per cent: average number of wage
earners 29161 the total wages paid
being S7,109,S21, an increase of 2 per
cent; value of products $l03. 754,S62, an
increase of bS per cent. Miscellaneous
expenses amounted to $47,53S, T05, an
increase of 144 per cent.
In the stemmng and rehandling
trade there are 276 establishments,
decrease of per cent. since 1890; cap
ital invested s12.526, sos. an increase OF
lis per cent: total number of en-
ployes 1854, an increase of 81 per cent.
wages paid, $1,S17 ,067, an increase of
81 per cent: miscellaneous expenses,
S525.0i6, or increase OF "a per cent:
total value of products Si909s.032, In
crease Is per cent.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-05

main problems which the committee
had to solve, he said, was in cnnnec-
ti0n with the admission of the privi-
legged classes, merchants, tr9N elers,
officials, teachers and stu1ents, so as
to prevent fraud and at the same time,
to avoid harassing and tormentinS
bona iide Chinese merchants.
Mr.. Perkins of New YORK, who drew
the report upon the bill, explained the
measure in detail
Island Would, BE UnIOnded.
Mr.. Clark of Missouri, a member Of
the committee, who made Il minority
report in favor of the Senate bill, which
is more drastic, predicted that
decide that the citizens and subjects
of Spain in the Philippine Islands be-
came American citizens by annexa-
ton, thus allowing the free entry of
Cinnamon into the United States from
the Philippines, the islands would be
unloaded.
Mr.. Clark maintained that the pto-
pie of the Pacific coast understood the
Chinese problem better than the peo-
pie of the other sections, just as the
people of the. South were more compe-
tent to deal with the negro question
than those of the North. If the sub
stitute bill failed he would offer the
provision to prohibit Chinese crews on
American ships as an amendment to
the majority bill.
Mr.. Kahn of California reviewed the
whole history of Chinese exclusion
legislation. He said the Chinaman is
a present, living, vital problem with
us, and we feel that our cause is also
the cause of the laborer and the wage
worker in the Eastern states"
At 5:15 D. m. the House adjourned.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-05
ANOTHER BLOODY BATTLE.
Kitchener Reports RepuIse of De la
Rey and Kemp at Harris River.
Losses Not stated, But Severe on
Both Sides.

Kitchener Reports RepuIse of De la
Rey and Kemp at Harris River.
Losses Not stated, But Severe on
Both Sides.
London, April 4.-There was severe
fighting all day long March 81, in the
neighborhood of Harris river, in the
southwestern extremity of the Trans
vaaI. between part of Gen. Kitchener's
force and the forces of Gems. De la
Rey and Kemp, resulting in the repluse
of the Beers after heavy losses on both
sides.
Lord Kitchener's official report, dated
from Pretoria yesterday evening, says:
Gen. Kitchener Nord Kitchener's
brother) sent Coils. Kerr and Cookson
from Vriekuil. Western Transvaal,
March 81, to reconnoiter towards
Harris river. They soon struck the
track of guns and carried on running
fight for eight miles, following the.
track through the bush. Emerging on
a plain, large Boer reinforcements adj
vanced against their tanks, forcing the
British troops to take up. defensible
position, which they hastily entrench-
ed Fighting ensued at close quarters
till the Beers were repulsed on all
sides. De la Rey, Kemp and other
leaders vainly attempted to persuade
their men to renew the action. Fiji
teen hundred Beers participated in the
enga cement, but they suffered too
heavily and cleared away to the north
west and SOUTH The British losses
were also severe. The Canadian
Rifles especially distinguished them
selves. one party, commanded by Lieut..
Bruce Caruthers. holding it's post un-
til every man was killed or wounded.
others of the forces showed great
steadiness, allowing the Beers to ad-
vance within two hundred yards OF
them and repelling them with steady
rifle fire"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-05
REBELLIOUS sEAMEN.
Taken OF schooner Isaac 4. Camp
bell, Hound for Savannah.

New York, April 4.--Four rebellious
seamen we're to-day taken off the
schooner Isaac T. Campbell, from Bos
ton for Savannah. The schooner is
commanded by Capt. Gustav w. Weld
man and is now lying off Clifton, S. /.
The men refused, it was alleged to
weigh anchor or to sail on the Camp
bell, and Capt. Weldman hoisted the
colors upside down. A police tug went
to the vessel and the men were taken
off under arrest.
In court the police magistrate dis
charged the seamen,' but said the case
might be one for the United States
court.
The men said they refused to sail on
the schooner because the topmasts
were not stepped. They had nothing
to say against her seaworthiness.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-05
AERONAUT RECALLS HISTORY.
Count de Keratry Tells of His Inn
pOrtnnt Mission When He Left
Paris in a Balloon in 1870.

Paris, April Am interesting his
torical revelation has been made by
Count de Keratry, a former project of
police at banquet given by the Aero
Club, in honor of the thirteen surviv
ing aeronauts who left Paris during
the siege of that city, in 1901. The
Count, who descended at Prillon, near
Bar le-duc, department of Meuse, af-
ter a perilous journey, said he was
entrusted by the national defense gov
eminent with mission to go to Mad
rid and persuade Marshall Prim
to proclaim republic in Spain.
Keratry had, in the balloon,
so 900 francs in treasury bonds,
which detachment of Prussians near
" captured. The money was intended
to equip and pay an army corps of So,
900 men which Spain was to place at
Frances disposition. Marshal Prim
refused to undertake the task, ell
though Senior Sastelar and other Span
ish republicans supported the PROPOSE
ton Marshal Prim was assassinated
three months afterwards and his MUIR
derer was never discovered.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-05
MASKED MEN HELD UP TRAIN.

Found Nothing of Value In baggage
st. Joseph, Mo-, April Passenger
train No. 10 on the Burlington road,
which left st. Joseph for Denver at
11:40 o'clock last night, was held up
three miles north of the city limits by
four masked men. No violence was
offered, and after holding the train
thirty-five minutes it was allowed to
proceed.
Conductor Cox and Engineer Kust in
charge of the train, ran from the scene
of the hold-up to Napier, the next stop.
and from there reported to the officials
in this city. A dozen detectives were
at once sent out. Ten shots were fired
at the conductor and brakeman, but
none took effect
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-05
M. F. PLANT DENIES REPORT.

Has Never Been Asked to Give His
Interest in Tampa Bay Hotel to
Found Jesuit School.
New York, April 4.-Morton F. Plant
to-day denied that any proposal had
been made to him to give his interest
in the Tampa Bay Hotel to found a
Jesuit school
"The report. so far as I am con-
cerned, is entirely erroneous" Mr.
Plant said to-day. mo such proposal
has heen made TO me"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-05
OVER TIME FOR CARRIERS.
Savannah Men to Get $4,714.35 for
Their Extra Work.

Washington, April 4.-The sum of
$2S2,94 is the amount carried in the
bill providing for the payment of over
time claims of letter carriers, which
was to-day reported favorably from the
House Committee on Claims.
Georgia and Florida claims carried in
the bill are as follows:
Georgia-Atlanta, $1.O73.1s; Augusta,
$22s. 10; Brunswick, s1,O77. 20; Columbus,
$2OS.42; Macon, $1,24S.6O; Savannah, s4,-
TABS.
Florida-Jacksonvill $1S9.1s; Pensa-
cola, $476.O4.,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-05
Were only Looking for Baggage.

st. Louis. April 4.-'rhe official report
on the hold-up wired to the Burlington
officials here says the robbers compell-
ed the engineer and firemen to at
tempt to cut off the baggage car.
which, however. was unsuccessful.
Thereupon the baggage master was
compelled to open the door. No val
u.ables of any description were dis
covered, whereupon the engineer was
ordered to go on with his train. No
passengers were disturbed and no rail-
road or express property was taken.