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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-11
BILL FOR MILITARY
HAS NOW PASSED BOTH HOUSE AND
SENATE.
SIGNATURE OF THE GOVERNOR
WILL MAKE 1T THE LAW To GOV
ERN STATE TROOPS.

Dill Codifies Existing Military Laws,
Making Some ChnnEes-It Was
Drawn by the Military Advisory
Bonrd-Its Need Has Long Been
Felt by Members of the Military
Establishment - It's Provisions.
Fight in House on Lnurens County
Court.
Atlanta, Dec. 1O.-The House to-day
passed the military bill by Senator,
Merritt of the Twentieth district, which
has already passed the Senate, and 1t
now goes to the Governor for his sig
nature. The bill went through by a
vote of 104 to 1.
This bill was prepared by the State
Military Advisory Board, and is strictly
a codification of the present military
laws. which have been somewhat con-
fiicting and needed many changes.
The present organization is maintain
ed, with the exception that the senior
regimental surgeon is made major to
conform to United States Army Regu-
lations. and two color sergeants are
provided for each regiment. The staff
of the Governor is restricted to twen-
ty-eight aides-de-camp, but this does
not affect the staff of the present Gov
ernor.
The bill reduces the term of enlist
ment from two years to one. and
changes the term of commission from
three years to good behavior" 1t de-
scribes the state flag and adds to the
blue ground the coat of arms, and re-
quires that all state institutions shall
fly 1t.
MIR. Cam of Chatham had the meas
clear. explanation of IL to the House,
and there was no further debate.
wrangIed Over the Court.
The House spent the greater part Of
the morning session in wrangling over
local measures. The warmest fight
was precipitated on the measure by
Messrs. Howard and Hicks of Lau-
| rens, to abolish the present City Court
| of Dublin and create new City Court
| for that city and county. 1t is said this
| is a local fight in which the represent
| tatives are endeavoring to legislate the
| present judge and court officers out Of
| Office.
The bill to abolish the city Court Of
| Dublin passed after a. hot discussion
| by vote of rs to II. and the bill to
create new City Court of Dublin was
! passed by 103 to Is.
| These measures were warmly oppos-
! ed by Mr.. Warren of Emanuel. who
said the representatives from Laurens
| did not represent the people of their
| county in the matter. and that IL was
! purely a political fight between the
Representatives and court officials. Also
| all sorts of dilatory motions were
| made, but the bills were ordered inn
mediately transmitted to the Senate. 1t
is very doubtful If they can be passed
| at this session.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-11
the situation is still regarded as crit
ical.
The British and German flags have
been publicly burned.
HAS NOT REPORTED.
British Commander Acting Upon In
structiOns Given.

BRITISH Commander Acting Upon In
structiOns Given.
London, Dec. TO- p. MIN response
to an inquiry made at the Foreign Of
flee Representative of the Associat-
ed Press was informed that UP to Z
o'clock this evening no information of
an official character had been received
from Venezuela, everything being left
to the commander of the British fleet,
who had received explicit instructions
as to what course to pursue and re-
garding the aggressive measures to be
undertaken.
The Foreign Office explains that the
last communication sent to President
Castro was not a second ultimatum, but
a notification that the commander had
been instructed to send to the effect
that the second stage of the reprisals,
which include other measures besides
the seizure of the customs, would be
commenced unless a satisfactory an
swer was received.
The Foreign Office has heard nothing
from United States Minister Bowen,
who has charge of British and Ger
man interests at Caracas, regarding
the Imprisonment of British subjects.
1t still thinks, however, that the Brit
ish at Caracas will probably be safer
in prison than outside.
The reports of friction between Ger
many and Great Britain are denied.
The Foreign Office says that to all in
tents and purposes the two Powers are
taking joint action, though in certain
eVentualitieS each country is free to
act Independently
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-11
NILE DAM IS FINISHED.
Great Ceremony Marked the Com
pIetion of This Monster Work.

pletion of This Monster Work.
Cairo. Dec. 10.-The completion of the
great Nile dam was celebrated at AS
souan to-day with ceremonious page
antry, in the presence of the Duke and
Duchess of Connaught, who appeared
on behalf of King Edward VII, the
Khedive and delegates from cities
throughout Egypt. The ceremony of
Inauguration, which was performed by
the Duke of Connaught, consisted in
laying the last coping stone and OPEN
ing a number of sluices to let the
water flow down the Nile. Following
the ceremonies the ducal party and
other guests left by special boat for
Assiout to inspect the supplementary
dam which has been built at that
point.
To-days ceremonies at Assouan
mark the completion of the greatest
work of the kind ever attempted. AS
a triumph of engineering the Assouan
dam stands perhaps at the head OF
human achievements. The dam is Ia
miles long. 1t is pierced by 1870 open
ings, % feet high and Z feet wide,
which have steel gates. The supple
mentary dam at Assiout a few miles
up the river, is Intended as rein
1orcement OF the great dam 10 resist
the force of the spring floods and re-
strain them in a local reservoir capa-
BILE of storing more than 1,000000,0 600
cubic feet of water.
The irrigation works supplied by this
great reservoir will enable wide tracts
of land to bear two crops a year In
stead of one, will bring waste districts
into tillage, and will greatly increase
the area of sugar cultivation. The work
of construction was performed by the
English firm of John Arid & Co.,
and 1t is estimated that the total cost
will amount to little over $25, 600, 900.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-11
EX-SPEAKER GROW
Addressed the House on Labor AMI
Capital Relations.

Capital Relations.
Washington, Dec. l0.-The only fea-
ture of the House proceedings to-day
was thoughtful speech by Mr.. Grow
of Pennsylvania. the venerable ex-
Speaker of the House. on the relations
between labor and capital. At the end
of the present session of Congress Mr..
Grow retires at the age of 49, after a
career in public life extending over
half century. His speech to-day was
regarded as his valedictory to public
life and was listened to with close at
tention by his colleagues. His conclu-
sion was that some sort of cooperation
between labor and capital was the only
solution of the impending problem.
A bill was passed i'm general terms
designed to relieve the tea importers
from the effect of the recent decision
of the Circuit Court in New York, inn
posing the ten-cent war duty on tea
imported in bond prior to the time
when tea Is restored to the free list.
Jan. I. 1903, Another bill, to refund
the duties collected on merchandise
from Porto Rico and the Philippines
during the period between the ratlflca-
ton of the treaty of Paris and the
congressional revenue acts for those
islands. was also passed. The pure
food bill was made a continuing order
(not to interfere with appropriation
bills) until IL is disposed of.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-11
CRY DEATH TO BRITISH
AND TO GERMANS.
Frcnzied Venezue1ans Attack Lega-
tiOns-Brrn British and German
Flags.

Frcnzied Venezuelans Attack Lega-
tions-Brrn British and German
Flags.
Willemstad, Island of Curacao, Dec.
10.-There was a great patriotic de-
monstration in Caracas at s o'clock
last night, when the news arrived that
the British and German warships had
seized the Venezuelan war vessels at
LaGuayra-
Crowds quickly gathered and parad-
ed the streets and squares of the capi-
tai, displaying banner and singing
patriotic songs. Violent speeches were
delivered at various points.
The populace marched to the palace
of President Castro, who addressed it.
The mob then moved on to the German
legation shouting Death to the Ger
mans!" The windows were shattered
with stones and attempts were made
to force the doors, but the latter re-
sisted efforts, and Nine. Won Pilgrim
Baltazzi the wife of the German
charge d'affaires, who has been i'll in
bed for the past two months, and there
fore could not leave Caracas with her
husband, was thus saved from violence.
Inc CTOWQ Ln6Il 70 the GeT-
man consulate and to the residence of
DR.. Koehler, again stoning the win
dows and attempting to force an en-
trance. The police made no effort to
check the demonstration.
The excitement was still intense,
when, at 10 o'clock at night, the Gov
ernor ordered the arrest of all the Ger
man and English residents. One hour
later 205 persons prominent in social
nrpial life crowded To-
gether in the police station. All the
British residents were arrested, except
Albert Cherry of the Venezuela Brit
ish-owned Central Railway, aud Mr..
Wallace, manager of the telephone
company, who escaped to a place of
safety.
Ninety-seyen German residents were
arrested, among them the German con-
sui, valentine Blohm, and Herr Knoop,
the manager of the German Central
Railway. Herr Simmross, chancellor
of the German legation, was met by
the police near Bolivar Square and also
arrested.
mans!" and Down with the foreign
ers!" the populace directed its way to
the German residential quarter and
gathered outside the Hotel Klndt and
the German club, vociferating and ut
tering insults. The Belgian charge
d'affaires, f. J. S. Goffart. was ar
rested by mistake for a German be-
cause of his fair complexion. In spite
of his vigorous protests, he was taken
TO the police station. but was released
ten minutes later.
on learning these Incidents. United
States Minister Bowen. and Secretary
w. w. Russell went al once 10 see
President Castro, and after long con-
ference, succeeded in obtaining the re-
lcaes 81 DR. KOehler. Nine. Won Pr
grim-Baitazzis physician, and Consul
Valentine BlOhm. Minister Bowen also
obtained the official authorization 81
the Venezuelan government 20 repre-
sent German and British interests dur
inE the imbroglio.
The government has placed an en-
barge or the British railroad from La
Guhyra, and on the German Central
Fpslfoad from Caracas b. Valencia. Tho
populace IL eth Intensely excited and
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-11
NEVER FIRED A SHOT
VENEZUELAN FLEET SURRENDER.
ED ON DEMAND.
GERMAN AND BRITISH BOATS
RAN ALONGSIDE THE SHIPS AND
CAPTURED THEM.

Three of the Captured Vessels Were
Taken Outside the Harbor and
Sunk-One Was Saved Because a
Frenchman Owned 1.-two That
Were Undergoing Repairs Were
Broken Up-AttncLs Made by Vene-
zueIans ON German and British
Residents.
LaGuayra, Dec. 10.-Ten German and
four British cutters captured the Ven
ezuelan fleet yesterday. They went
alongside the Venezuelan vessels and
ordered them to surrender. and with
out a shot being fired, the German and
British force boarded the fleet in the
name of the German Emperor and the
King of England.
Two of the vessels, which were I'M
dergoing repairs. were broken UP.
The German cruiser Panther steam
ed into the harbor during these pro-
ceedings with her decks cleared for ac-
ton.
The Venezuelan ships were taken
outside the harbor. and at 2 o'clock
this morning the Gen. Crespo, Tutmo
and Margarita were sunk. The Ossun
was the only vessel spared in view of
the protest made by the French charge
d'affaires, H. Quievreux, who notified
the commodore of the allied fleet that
the Ossun is the property of French
man.
At 10 o'clock last evening 1870 German
sailors were landed and proceeded to
Cardinal, a suburb of La Guayra, in
which is situated the residence of Ger
man Consul LentZ, who, with his fam
lily, they escorted back to La Guayra
and placed on board the warship VII
meta. On their way back to this port
the German sailors met a party of
Venezuelan soldiers, but no collision
took 4lace.
At o'clock this morning landing
party of thirty British seamen went to
the British consulate and conducted
the British CONSUL r. Schunck, and
his family on board the Retribution.
The German and British residents "
La Guayra have also been arrested,
with the exception of Messrs Field
wick, Prince and LIE Page, the English
directors of the harbor corporation,
who barricaded themselves in their
house.
The British torpedo boat destroyer
Quail arrived here at 2 o'clock this af-
ternoon. The German cruiser Panther
left this morning in the direction Of
Carupano,s and@stl1e German cruiser
Fake has sailed for Puerto CabellO on
search for the remainder of the Ven
ezuelan fleet. 1t is believed that the
British cruiser interchangeable is on her
way to the Venezuelan seaport of
Guanta, the port of Barcelona, where
the Venezuelan gunboat Restaurador is
now lying.
Troops are expected here from Cara
he fo =,
the intention of repulsing any landing
by the allied forces.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-11
STILL AGAINST CANTEENS.

Washington, Dec. 10.-The most i'm
portant action to-day of the National
Anti-Saloon League, now holding it's
annual session here. was the unani-
nous adoption OF an address to the
public on the army canteen question,
in which the charge is made that high
army officials have persistently pur-
sued a course extremely unfavorable
to the anti-canteen law of Congress,
and pledging the association to do its
utmost to defeat any attempt to re-
peal the law until it has had a full
and fair trial.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-11
CONGRATULATED SUMNER.
Higginson. with His Squadron, En-
tered Mnyaguez.

Ncrcu MuyHRueS.
Mayaguez. Porto Rico. Dec. 10.-Ad-
miral Higginson arrived here at IL
o'clock last night and sent a letter to
Admiral Sumner under a flag of truce,
the Hist serving as a messenger, an
nouncing his presence with four battle
ships and a number of cruisers. He
further stated that IL the harbor was
properly mined he would concede the
victory to Admiral Sumner and con-
graduate the latter on his success.
Admiral Sumner replied that Maya
guez had been captured and mined, and
thanked Admiral Higginson for his con-
gratulations.
Admiral Higginson, with his fleet,
proceeded to Culebra Island and was
followed by Admiral Sumner.
In his official report, Capt. Turner,
commander of the cruiser Atlanta,
states he was chased by the enemys
scouts Monday night and attacked by
the Olympia and torpedo boats, but
he believes that the Atlanta escaped.
The olympia, however, claims the
capture of the Atlanta. The result of
the game is not affected, whatever
may be the fate of the Atlanta, in view
of the fault of Admiral Higginson to
appear with a superior force before
Mayaguez was mined by Admiral
Summers squadron.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-11
CAPTURED THE BOLIVAR.
British Landed Her Officers in One
Port and Crew in Another.

British Landed Her Officers in One
Port and Crew in Another.
Port of Spain, Trinidad, Dec. 1O.-The
British cruiser Charybdis seized the
Venezuelan gunboat Bolivar in this
harbor last night. She landed the Boil
wars officers here, while the British
sloop took the crew of the captured
gunboat to the port of Guyrai, stu
ated on the Venezuelan coast opposite
the Island of Trinidad.
The British torpedo boat destroyer
Quail has sailed with instructions to
capture the Venezuelan war vessel now
engaged in blocking the mouth of the
Orinoco.
The entire coast of Venezuela, from
the Orinoco river to La Guayra, will
be blockaded from to-day by the Brit
ish war vessels, while the Venezuelan
coast, from La Guayra to Colombian
frontier will be blockaded by German
war vessels.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-11
BIG EDUCATIONAL PLAN.
How PEi1anthrOpists Expect to
Carry on Their Work.


Washington, Dec. lot became
known to-day that the bill for the in
corporation of a general educational
board, which recently passed the House
of Representatives, is intended to pave
the way for the establishment of an
educational center Of extensive proper
tons in this city.
The measure was introduced at the
instance of John ID. Rockefeller and
other persons of wealth, who it now de-
velops, intend to create a, fund to aid
existing schools and colleges without
any restrictions as to the age, sex or
color of attendants. The measure Is
also without limitation as to the sec
ton of country in which the schools
shall be located, but it is known that
IT is the especial desire of the promot-
ers of the undertaking to improve edu-
cational facilities of the South, includ-
ing those for the improvement of negro
youth. There is no intention of build
ing up an educational institution at
any place.
The headquarters and offices of the
corporation will be located in Wash
ington. No definite figures can be Civ
en- by any one here as to the amount
to be invested, but those who know
anything of the plans believe the vol
ume of money will be sufficient to
meet all real needs of deserving insti-
tutions in the Southern States. Mr..
Rockefeller has not promised any spe-
cif1c amount, but he has let it be
known that he will give literally.
The names of other wealthy men who
will join him in the enterprise have
not been made public.
The incorporators named in the act
are the following well-known educa-
tors: Daniel c. Gilman, George Fos-
ter Peabody, Morris X. Jesup, Robert
C. Ogden, William u. Baldwin, .Ir.,
Jabez L. M. Curry, Frederick t. Gates,
Walter H. PageTand Albert Shaw.
The understanding here rs that the
institution will be put into shape for
business soon after the bill receives
the Presidents signature.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-11
WILL PATROL COAST.
Naval Plans of Great Britain and
Germany.

Berlin, Dec. 10.-The naval plans of
Germany and Great Britain provide
for the patrolling of the Venezuelan
coast by launches in order to prevent
smuggling. and for the blockade of
those Venezuelan ports where the GUS
tom houses have not been taken over,
in order TO prevent vessels avoiding the
ports occupied by the allies. Natural
ly, this procedure, If II becomes neces-
sary, would require number Of yes-
sells, and. as Great Britain has more
ships available in the West Indies than
Germany. a larger portion OF the work
will fail on Great Britain, unless Ger
many sends out additional cruisers, ac-
cordlng % her flrst Intention.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-11
ALLOWED 48 HOURS.
That Time Given Venezuela, 1t Is
Said, for Compliance.

ooAfAI AOE
Caracas, Tuesday, Dec. 9.-It is said
on good authority that the captain of
the British cruiser Retribution to-day
sent a special courier from LaGuayra
to Caracas with an ultimatum for COM
pliance with the note deposited yester-
day by the British and German minis
tiers at the home of the foreign minister
before their departure from Caracas.
1t is said the ultimatum gives the
maximum of forty-eight hours in
which Venezuela is to accede. The
note, it is said requests the immediate
payment of $4,000 each to Great Brit
ain and Germany, and for the settle
ment of claims arising from past reso-
lutions by a mixed tribunal the same
as the last agreement made with
France.
1t is understood that United States
Minister Bowen has assumed charge of
British and German interests.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-11
GEORGIA MAN
KILLED IN MISSISSIPPI.

Laurel Miss. Dec. 1O.-w. L. Law
renee Of Jonesboro, Ca, was found
dead, locked In a box car, at Camps
sawmill, ten miles from here. Lawrence
had been shot twice In the back with
a revolver. 1t is believed the young
man was shot while at work In the
woods. Several arrests have been
made.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-11
WINFIELD RAN
INTO LOCK GATES.

Manchester. Dec. i0.--The British
steamer WINFIELD. Capt. Bendeli.
which arrived here on the sth instant
from Brunswick, via Norfolk. while
proceeding % kuncOrn 20 finish dis
charging, coiiided with the lock gates
and WAS 20 badly damaged that she
Has benched, The vessel viii have 20
- into dry dock. The rug by which
she WAS being tOwed sank
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-11
CLAIMS PHILADELPHIA
BUSINESS BLOCKS

Louisville. KY, Dec. 1O-A special
from Paducah, Ky. says:
Walter Watkins left to-day for Phil
adelphia with an old lease he has
guarded for fourteen years. He
claims it gives him, as one of the
Baker heirs. the title to- twenty-five
acres of ground on which some of
Philadelphia's business buildings
stand. The land, according to the
lease, which is over 100 years old, was
to revert to the heirs after the dease
expired, which was several years ago.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-11

New York. Dec. i0.-The local agency
of the London and Rlverplate Bank.
Limited. win ship 100000 gold 70 Bue-
nos Ayres tomorrow The transaction
II special one and makes a total Of
tz.000000 shipped BY this bank since
August last. Muller, Schali & 60. an-
nOunce the engagement ~ $500 900 gold
70 Bue1os Ayfes tomorrow.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-11
CHARYBDIS TOOK HER.
Ortnoco River Will BE Opened by
Foreign Warships.

Kingston, Island of Vincent, Dec. 10.
the vessel which seized the Venezuelan
gunboat Bolivar in the harbor of the
Port of Spain, Trinidad, last night.
British warships have left Trinidad to
open Orinoco river to free navigation
and trade.
1t is reported here that the British
and German warships will blockade
the entire Venezuelan coast from the
OrinOco to the frontier of Colombia.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-11
TEXAS AND TOPEKA.
After Accidnts, Have Sailed for the
Caribbean.

NORFOLK, Va, Dec. 10.-The battle
ship Texas and the cruiser Topeka both
got under way and left the navy yard
for Culebra this Afternoon Shortly after
leaving her dock, 1t was discovered
that the engine room indicator of the
Texas would not work. The battleship
Immediately dropped anchor, and in
doing so she carried away a boat
stanchion. Later the Texas returned to
her berth at the navy yards and repairs
were at once begun.
Work was rushed on both the Texas
and Topeka in an effort to get the ves-
sells in southern waters at the earliest
possible moment. The Texas started
to-day with but one OF her gun motor
cylinders in commission. Both the
cylinders were wrecked in the recent
inspection trial off the Capes.
The Topeka blew out cylinder head
last Saturday and 1t cannot be learn
ed whether repairs have been completed
or not.
1t is given out that both vessels will
go to Culebra direct.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-11
CALLS THEM TO ARMS.
Castro Wants VcnezueIans to Fight
the Powers.

the Powers.
Paris, Dec 10.-A Venezuelan govern
ment communication to it's representa-
tive here protests that Great Britain
and Germany, acting in concert, have
committed an act of hostility in a
manner as arbitrary as it is unprece-
dented by the seizure of Venezuelan
vessels lying at LaGuayra.
The communication says that indig-
nation in Venezuela is at it's highest
pitch, and the government is resorting
to justifiable reprisals. 1t has arrested
the resident subjects of both hostile
countries, and has seized the railways
and other undertakings belonging to
them.
At the same time, adds the commun-
ication, President Castro has appealed
to the Venezuelan people to take up
arms. He has decreed a general am
nesty for all political offenses, and has
ordered the restitution of the confis-
Gated property of Venezuelan citizens.