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The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-27
FIRED ON THE CARS
DISCONTENTED LABORERs STILL
VIOLENT AT HAVANA.
TROOPS HELD IN READINESS
To SUPPRESS DISORDER THE NAL
CONTENTS MAY CAUSE.

MotOrman and Two Passengers
Were shot When Fire Was Opened
on the Cars-RefusaI of Motornien
and Conductors to Join strikers
Responsible for the Attacks on the
Cars-OnIy the Cignr-MaIers Are
Still on StrilSe-POIiticaI Changes
That May Take Place.
Havana, Nov. 26.-With the exception
of the cigarmakers. all classes of la
borers returned to work this morning
and business generally has resumed its
normal condition. The cigarmakers
still have few minor points under
discussion.
The authorities had begun to think
that there was no fear of a further
disturbance, but there still remains
feeling of animosity in the hearts of
some of the more demonstrative
strikers against the motormen and car
conductors, who are blamed for break
ing up the general strike by their re-
fusal to go out.
Threats We're made during the after
noon In outlying wards 10 do these
men injury, and these menaces culmi-
mated at dark this evening in an as
sault upon several cars. Shots were
fired from housetops on Belascoian
street. and a motorman and two pas
sengers were shot, the motorman be-
ing fatally wounded.
All the rural guards, with the excep-
ton of those in Columbia district were
summoned to duty in Havana. The
streets through which cars are running
are patrolled by the guards, and two
companies of artillery are stationed in
the arsenal and treasury building
ready TO assist the police. though IL is
thought that there will be no further
disorder
The mayors edict preventing the
gathering of groups in the streets is
still in force.
lie Discussion. the organ of the adj
ministry ton, says the mayor and
Diego Iamayo, the acting secretary to
the civil government. are responsible
for the bloodshed, and that the mayors
action in Diminishing the chief of police,
Cardenas, was a serious mistake and
encouraged the strikers to disregard
the authority of the police. La Dis
custom further states that Secretary
| of state Zaldo is mentioned for Senior
TafuayoS post, Secretary OF Finance
Monies TO be secretary of state, and
Senior Silva to be secretary OF finance.
The position of secretary of govern
r1ent, which Senior Tamayo held, is
considered to be the most influential
politically, as the holder Of the post
has jurisdiction over the rural guard.
the police and the postoffices.
Gualberto Gomez, colored, is also
mentioned as the probable successor
of Senior Tamayo. Gualberto Gomez,
with Gen. Maxine Gomez, took a
prominent part in the settlement of the
strike. His speech to the strikers Mon
day is said to have prevented further
rioting.
The resignation of Senior Tamayo
threatens political complications In
both the House of Representative and
the Senate. 1t is stated that the Ma
tional Party. of which he is president,
will call upon It's members to resign
their positions in the government IL
President Palma accepts Senior Tam
ayos resignation. The National Party
controls the House by their coalition
with the Radicals. and the House will
vigorously oppose President Palma IL
Senior Tamayo is discredited.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-27
MIGHTY GUN SHIPPED.
IO-Inch Rifle Goes to the Sandy
Hook Proving Grounds.


Albany, n. Y, Nov. 26.-The big 10
inch coast defense gun, which was
manufactured at the Watervleit arse
nal, was shipped to-day on the Merritt
Chapman Company's largest barge to
the Sandy Hook proving grounds, and
Will reach there some time Friday.
The largest crane in the world had to
be pressed into service to load the gun
on the barge on which it is being trans
ported down the Hudson river
Under the direction of Col Farley,
commandant at the arsenal, the gun
was loaded on a specially constructed
car, weighing 34,370 pounds, and slow
ly moved TO the arsenal dock, where
by means of the crane and a mammoth
derrick, it was swung onto the barge.
The following are the dimensions of
this great weapon of coast defense:
Length, over all, 40 feet, 2.9 inches; di-
ameter, at breech, fet; bore 16 inches.
Its construction was begun May IA,
1898, and it was finished June IL, 1902.
Some faint idea of it's power can be OBJ
tanned by the statement that it shoots
projectile weighing 1870 pounds
distance of twenty-one miles. If
smokeless powder is used, it will re-
Quire $40 pounds, or about 1 600 pounds
of black powder The crude steel from
which the gun was assembled weighed
36S,O00 pounds.
1t has cost in material, labor and
machinery about S15O,O00. A large
amount of new machinery had to be
made for the work; one of the largest
cranes in the world, if not the largest
one, built to handle it: new lathes
were secured and an immense amount
of new machinery was purchased.
The cost was so great that it is
doubtful if any more of similar size
will be built. When it was decided
to build this gun it was the intention
of the government to construct about
twenty 16-inch guns, but the coat has
been such that the project will prob
ablV he abandoned
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-27
DEATH BENEATH FIERY
STREAM OF METAL.
Terrible Accident at Iron Company's
Works at Birmingham.


Works at Birmingham.
Birmingham, Ala, Nov. 26.-One man
was burned to death, two We're fatally
injured and a third was severely hurt,
while two strangers are reported miss
ing, as the result of sudden collapse
of the furnace of the Williamson Iron
Company in Birmingham to-day.
The dead man is Thomas j. Edwards,
general manager of the plant; and
the injured are Joseph F. McAnauley,
storeman. fatally burned; Allan Nav.
colored, foundryman, fatally burned;
Charles Sampson, son of'the secretary
of the company, severely injured.
The break in the furnace caused a
mass of molten iron 10 gush forth,
and Edwards and the injured men were
unable to escape from the fiery stearm.
The two strangers who are missing,
and whose names are unknown, were
talking to Edwards at the time the ex-
plosion occurred, and may be under
the debris and iron, which has since
hardened
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-27
WILL MAKE IMPROVEMENTS.
Work on Big Systems Will Cost
More Than S10,OOO,O0O.

Philadelphia, Nov. 2G.-The directors
of the Pennsylvania Railroad. the
Pennsylvania Company and the Pan
handle road to-day authorized inn
provements, which will cost more than
$40 100000. The Pennsylvania Railroad
Company will expend nearly s3,0OO.000
on improvements between this city and
Harrisburg. The Pennsylvania Com
pany authorized the expenditure Of &c.
0C0, 900 for improvements on the North
west system to be completed within the
next two years. These will include the
double tracking OF the Fort Wayne be-
tween Pittsburg and Chicago.
The directors OF both the Pennsyl-
vania company and the Panhandle APP
proved the plan for establishing saw
Ing funds. paying sh per cent. interest
upon deposits. 10 go into effect on
Jan. 1. and also the action Of Presi-
dent cassatt In advancing the wages
Of the employees 10 per cent, dating
from Nov. 1.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-27
CAUSES UNEASlNESS.
Exporters in New York DO Not Like
the silver situation.

New York, Nov 26.--To-day further
decline in the price of silver fixed a
new low record in the history of the
world 1t was much commented upon
in banking circles. causing consldera-
BILE uneasiness among exporters and
merchants of this city doing business
with China and other points in the Far
East.
To bankers, however. the most sig
nificant news of the day were the ca
BILE advices to the effect that the Slam
ese government had instructed the
mint to cease immediately the free
coinage of silver. Coincident also with
this development was the decline to-
day of silver at Bombay to a level sew
eral points below London.
An interesting feature of the drop in
silver was the advantage reaped by
laundrymen and small merchants of
the Mott street district through being
able to purchase silver bills at so low
a rate. They fiocked down town to-
day. cash In hand, sending heavy re-
mittances to friends at home.
In New York. commercial bars were
quoted to-day at Az cents per ounce,
and Mexican dollars at 81 cents.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-27
KILLED BY ROBBERS.
Clinton Osborne Was Shot when De-
lection Was Feared.

lection Was Feared.
Warren, Mich, Nov. 26.-Clinton Os-
borne, assistant postmaster and pro-
prietor of a general store in this viii
lage, was shot dead early to-day by
one of a gang of robbers that had en-
tered the Warren Bank and blown
open the safe.
There were three or four men in the
gang of burglars. The explosion arous-
ed Osborne, who telephoned to one of
his neighbors that he thought burglars
were at work in either the bank or
postoffice.
All the telephones in the village are
connected at night and it is thought
that the craftsmen heard the bell on
the bank telephone ring and listened
to Osborne's, conversation.
Osborne then started down the street
and had gone but @ Short distance
when one of the robbers acting as an
outside guard, shot him in the face
with a charge of buckshot. killing him
instantly.
Them without securing anything
from the safe, the burglars fled.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-27
KEEL OF THE DEFENDER.
Was Cast in the HerreshOR Shops at
Bristol.

Bristol, r. l., Nov. 26.-About 100
tons of lead was poured into a mould
in the Herreshoff boat shops to-day to
form the keel of the Americas new
cup defender. AS far as the mechani-
cal work was concerned. the casting
was successful, but the actual state
of the keel will not be known until
Saturday, when the mould is torn to
pieces.
Smelling of pig lead was begun be-
fore daylight in two kettles set up near
the keel mould, and the pouring of the
molten lead lasted eight hours, being
completed at 3 o'clock this afternoon.
Most of the lead was poured before
noon, and the remainder added grad
ually to fill in cracks and depress1ons
in the Gag through shrinkage, by cool
ing in contact with the mould.
The form of the MOLD at the top con-
veys the idea that the yacht will be
plated with bronze and not nickel
steel
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-27
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MUSTN'T MOVE POLES.
Pennsylvania Road and the Western
Unions Wires.

Pittsburg, Nov. 26.-The application
of the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany for an injunction to restrain the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company from
compelling the plaintiff company to re-
move its poles and wires from the right
Of way of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company came up for argument in
the United States Circuit Court before
Judge Burlington to-day.
Judge Burlington decided that the de-
PENDANT company should not attempt to
remove the poles and wires of the
Western Union Company until he rem
ders decision on the application for
an Injunction. This win avert the trou-
bic that had been expected on Dec. !,
the date of the expiration OF the no.
tice given the Western Union.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-27
RAISES RAIL RATES.
Advance on Food Stuffs Expected In
Central Territory.

Central Territory.
Washington, Nov. 26.-The Michigan
Central to-day filed with the Inter
state Commerce Commission a new
freight tariff schedule between New
York and Chicago, making an increase
of cents in the export rate on p1 o.
visions and of cents for dressed
meats, both domestic and export The
new tariff will be effective Jan. 1, next
The tariff on provisions is thus
raised from 25 to so cents per hundred
pounds, and on dressed meats from 40
to As cents. The domestic rate on pro-
visions remains as at present.
The increase means a difference of
some hundreds of thousands of dollars
to shippers.
1t is expected that all the other roads
in the Central Freight Association ter
ritory, which comprises everything
east of the Mississippi river and north
Of the Ohio, except north of Illinois,
will, under the agreement which is I'M
derstood to have been reached among
the roads, give similar tariffs and in
creases in other articles are expected.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-27
CRACKED THE SAFE
WITH DYNAMITE.

Dallas. Tex. Nov. 26.-The First Ma
uonal Bank at Morgan, Bosque county
was dynamited by robbers early to-day,
ana 5000 In gold. silver and currency
occurred.
'i the gang. believed 20 be three IN
number, was when a loud explosion
vas heard. Before citizens could reach
ne bank the bandits had secured the
money in the outer safe and made
tAelr escape., -
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-27
TWO Powers Together.

Berlin, Nov. 26.-Germany and Great
Britain have determined to take joint
action to collect their claims against
Venezuela. The two Powers are in cor
respondence over the form of this ac-
ton No time can be named when they
will act, because the respective for
eign offices have not yet agreed on the
details. 1t is understood that only
slight differences exist regarding the
course to be followed.
1t is confirmed here that the United
States are fully informed on the sub
ject of the negotiations and know that
what is meditated will not infringe the
Monroe doctrine.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-27
LIFE INSURANCE FRAUDS.
Evidence Brought out in the Case Mt
Eel Paso.

Ell Paso, Tex, Nov. 26.-In the case
of the New York Life Insurance Com
pany against Mason and Richardson,
charged with swindling the company,
new and sensational developments were
brought out in the evidence in the
habeas corpus proceedings concluded
here to-day.
According to Chihuahua physicians
statement, the fatal illness of a broth
er-in-iaw of one of the insurance
agents showed symptoms of strych-
nine poisoning, a sister being the bene-
ficiary. The statement further declar-
ed that an invalid found I'm an FL
Paso plaza and later insured, died of
an overdose of cheese. calculated to
kill hlrn. a doctor confessing that he
falslfied records.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-27

DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS
NOT SEVERED.

London, Nov. 26.-Diplomatic rela-
tons between Great Britain and Vene-
zuela have not been severed UP to the
present, though the foreign office
would not be surprised If it was COM
PEELED to take a decisive step at any
moment. Thus far Venezuela shows no
signs of granting the reparation de-
manded, and the question of the seiz-
ure of the Venezuelan customs has
been discussed between Berlin and
London, as one of the various possible
methods of obtaining satisfaction.
No decision, however. has been
reached regarding the course which
shall be finally adoDted.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-27
SILVER AT LOW EBB.,
Chinese Indemnity Regarded ns Re
spOnsibIe


London. Nov. 26.-The continued de-
cline in the price of silver causes some
considerable comment in financial cir
cles. According to the best informed
houses, it is regarded as being direct
ly due to China's flooding the market
with silver in payment OF the indem-
nifty to the Powers.
Prior to the recent disturbances,
China was a large buyer of silver in
London, but now the balance OF trade
is reversed. and instead of China taxi
ing silver in return for tea, silk and
other articles imported into the United
Kingdom, she has to ship silver in pay
ment for manufactured articles. This
alone. without the large indemnity dis
bursements, is considered sufficient to
account for the depreciation in the val
ne of the metal. 1t is pointed out that
even If China paid the indemnity In
gold. the result would be the same, as
she would have to send the same guam
tity of silver to Europe in order to buy
gold.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-27
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EXPLOSION GAVE ALARM.
Then Bank Robbers Had TO Put Up n
Fight.

Akron. Ind. Nov. ga desperate.
but unsuccessful. attempt to rob the
Exchange Bank was made early this
morning. The robbers captured and
bound the two night telephone opera
tors and cut all telephone wires lead
ing out OF the local exchange. They
bound and gagged a physician. whose
office is IN the same block with the
bank.
The first explosion OF dynamite
reused the citizens, who FASTENED 10
the scene with firearms. Many shots
were exchanged. and the robbers es-
eaped without any booty.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-27

New York Nov. 26.-Charles F. Muir
ply, the leader of Tammany Hall, who
returned to the city to-day from Mich
igan, denied that he had given any in
structions to Tammy aldermen in re-
gard to the Pennsylvania Railroad
tunnel franchise. During Mr. Murphys
absence in the West it was reported
that he had issued orders to the Tam
many aldermen to ratify the Penn
sylvania Railroad tunnel franchise.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-27
win work To-day.

Pottsville. Pa, Nov. 26.-The United
Mine Workers have decided 10 keep al
ne oollisries al work with a full force
81 men on Thanksgiving day. The op-
orators requested the men 70 remain
81 work, and this action Is In COM
pliance with their request. -..s-l.-4. s
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-27
HURT IN AN ACCIDENT.
Train Went Over an EmbnnI<ment.
Injuring Ten.

In5uring Ten.
st. Louis. Nov. ga special from
Greenville, ILL.,, says:
While rounding a curve at high
rate of speed to-day, a Jacksonville
and st. Louis passenger train plunged
over an embankment, a distance OF
more than thirty feet, and ten persons
were injured in the wreck, two Of
whom may die.
Injured: George Enloe, Greenyille;
Jesse Williamson, Granville: Clyde Nc
Raeken, Sorento f. +. Chapman, dep
uty sheriff at Sorrento; Guy O'Hara,
Sorrento; b. Sturtzephoffecker, Tam
pace; Thomas f. Boyd, brakeman,
Litchfeld; Callie Jones, Sorrento.
An overheated stove ignited the de-
bris, and many of the pinioned passen-
gers were severely burned.
Conductor Carter and Clyde Nc
Raeken were so seriously burned that
they may die. 1t is expected that the
others injured will recover. The acct
dent occurred a mile east of Ayers.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-27
WATCHES AND CHAINS
FOR ISLAND CHIEFS.
Roosevelt Acknowledges Their Ces-
sion of Their Islands.


sion of Their Islands.
Washington, Nov. 26.-In conse-
quence of the voluntary act of loyalty
on the part of the people of Tuituila in
ceding to the United States the SOW
ereign rights of that and other islands
in a declaration, signed April II, 1900
President Roosevelt has sent them a
message of greeting, and in addition,
has presented each chief who signed the
instrument with a silver watch and
chain and silver medal.
The message expresses to the chiefs
and peoples of said islands the graft
fication of the government and people
of the United States in receiving from
the chiefs and people of the said ISL
ands this token of their friendship and
their confidence in the just and friend
ly intentions of the United States. The
local rights and privileges mentioned in
the declaration will be respected, and
it is our earnest hope that peace, hap
piness and prosperity may make their
permanent abode with the good people
of these islands,"
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-27
WEIGEL UNDER ARREST.
He Is Charged With the Murder of
His Wife.


Texarkana, Ark. Nov. 26.-E. L..
Weigel, one of the principals in last
nights double tragedy, was arrested
here to-day, charged with the murder
of his wife. Weigel was found in a
room at the Cosmopolitan Hotel, suffer-
ing from wounds inflicted by razor,
and the dead body of Mrs. Weigel lay
beside him with her throat cut. Weigel
will recover, and to-day while in bed
at the sanitarium he was served with
a warrant charging him with murder.
He refuses to make a statement about
the tragedy.
Mrs. Weigel's body was shipped to-
day to Admission, Ala, where they were
married last Friday.
An autopsy showed. in addition to the
gashes at the throat, small knife
wound on the left side, piercing the
heart
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-27
ARRESTED FOR LARCENY.
Lawrence Murphy Charged With n
s25,OOO Shortage.

New York, Nov. 26.-Lawrence Muir
ply, formerly treasurer of the Journey
men Stone Cutters Association of New
York, was arrested tonight, charged
with the larceny of $4,000.
There was a change of officers last
August, when Murphy was asked to
turn his funds over 10 the new treas
urer. 1t is alleged that he fail
ed to do so and that he then left the
city.
Murphy was supposed to have gone
to England, but tonight he entered
the meeting place of the association
and was arrested.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-27
KILLED HIS WIFE.
Committed the Deed i'm the Presence
of His Daughter.

tOmmitteu tHe Deeu IN the presence
of His Daughter.
Memphis, Nov. 26.-Samuel Miller, a
tailor, AZ years old, shot and killed his
wife here to-day in the presence of
their young daughter. The shooting, it
is stated, was the outcome of some
family trouble, Mrs. Miller having re-
Gently filed suit for divorce.
For the past year Miller has been
living in Kansas City, but yesterday
the Memphis police department re-
ceived a telegram from the chief of po-
lice of Kansas City, stating that Miller
had left for Memphis with the avowed
intention of killing his wife.
A strict watch was kept by the Mem
phis police, but Miller reached town
this morning, and, eluding the detec-
tives, went to his wife's store, accord
ing to the daughters story, where the
shooting took place without warning.
Miller, who was arrested, claims his
wife tried to kill him and he fired in
self-defense.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-27
pIrIdIng ID aIarkets.

Berlin, Nov. 26.-The Vossische Zeit-
ung confirms the report that the Unit
ed States Steel Corporation IL negotiat-
ing with the Austrian and German
steel and wire syndicates toward divld-
ing up the neutral markets 50 as %
avoid oompetition therein.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-27
TO REGULATE TRUSTS.
Indiana Senator Wants COnstitu-
tionaI Convention Called.

Indianapolis, Nov. 2e.-James S.
Bascus, state senator-elect, of Terre
Haute, will introduce a resolution dur
ing the coming session of the Legisla-
ture, requesting Congress to call
national constitutional convention to
provide for the regulation of trusts.
The call must be isued on request OF
the legislatures of two-third Of the
states, and Mr.. Barcus would have In
diana take the initiative.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-27
FIRE AT OMAHA.
Loss 10 the Union Pacific Was About
S175,OOQ.

Omaha. Neb.. Nov pa general
alarm of fire was turned in from the
Union Pacific shops tonight. The fire
was under control at / o'clock this
morning and was confined 20 the No.
building contained about $4,000
worth OF stores. which will be an en-
tire loss. Several ears and the build
ing were destroyed, bringing the loss
10 about $4,000. The company carries
lts own insurance,
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-27
LASOUFRIERE is
AGAIN IN ERUPTION.
Fifth Great outburst of the Volcano
Since May =.

Kingston, st. Vincent. Nov. ga
violent eruption of LaSoufriere. the
fifth big outburst since the catastro-
phe of May Z. took place to-day.
Georgetown and the village of Cha
teau Belair situated on the west coast
of st. Vincent, We're again evacuated
by their inhabitants. Telephone COM
munication in these districts is inter-
rupted owing to fierce lightning.
Subterranean rumblings can be heard
and volcanic clouds are seen from this
city. The crater had been smoking
constantly since the terrific eruption
of Oct 49,
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-27
WORK ON AT HAVANA.
All Save CigarmaI<ers Are Back at
Their LabOrs.

Their LabOrs.
Havana, Nov. 26.-There was gem
eral resumption of work to-day. ex-
cept in the case of the cigarmakers.
who will still have a few minor points
under discussion.
Gualberto Gomez, colored, is mention
ed as the successor of Diego Tamayo,
the secretary OF the government, who
recently resigned. Gualberto Gomez,
with Gen. Maxine Gomez, took a
prominent part in the settlement of
the strike. His speech to the strikers
Monday night is said to have prevented
further rioting