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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-30
HOBSON HAS AN IDEA OF
SPENDING S2,750,OO0,OOO.

Washington, Nov. 29.-Former Com
mander Richmond Pearson Hobson of
the navy has prepared bill, which
he has requested Representative Vile
of Alabama to introduce in the House
on the converting of the regular ses-
sion of Congress, for the purpose, as
he says, of making the United States
the first naval power of the world
during the next eighteen years. The
bill makes a total appropriation of 81
$50 900 900, a certain portion of which
is to be used each year for new ships.
Fifty millions is made available for
the present fiscal year, $50, 100000 for
the next and so on, increasing by &c.,
100000 each year up to 1915, when a
lump sum of 81 ,5OO 100000 is made to
carry on the programme to 1925.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-30
KILLED HIS CUSTOMER
FOR A FIVE CENTS DEBT.
Sheehan Was short That Much in
Paying and Died for 1t.

Sheehan Was short That Much in
Paying and Died for 1t.
Chicago, Nov. 29.-Because he was
short cents in settling his break
fast, Marcus Sheehan, a guard on the
Southside Elevated Road, was shot and
killed early to-day by James Ber-
ganus, proprietor of a State street res
taurant.
Having only Is cents in his pocket,
Sheehan ordered a meal which he
thought called for that amount of
money. When he came to pay for the
meal, however, he was told by Ber-
ganus that he owed 20 cents.
THAT is all 1 have" said Sheehan.
"Tn give you the other nickel this aft
ernoon."
You'll pay now or you will never
leave this house." said Berganus.
Sheehan laughed and turned toward
the door; but before ne could reach 1t
Berganus drew a revolver and, with
out a word of warning, fired. Sheehan
was shot in the head and instantly
killed.
Throwing Sheehans body out upon
the sidewalk, Berganus locked up the
place and fled He is still at large.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-30
VIOLATED The LAW
so COLOMBIA SAYS OF THE UNITED
STATES.
ALSO DISREGARDED TREATY.
SHARP COMMENTS OF COLOMBIA'S
FOREIGN MINISTER.

United states Minister Beaupre and
COIOmbia's Foreign Minister Ex-
changed Notes at the Colombian
CapitnI-COIOmbia Knew the
United States Had Recognized
Panama Before Beaupre Gave
Official Information.
Bogota, Friday, Nov. 27.-The follow
ing notes have been exchanged be-
tween United States Minister Beaupre
and Senior Carlos Rico, the Colombian
Foreign Minister. In a communica-
ton. dated Nov. 49, Minister Beaupre
says:
Il have the honor to inform you that
on Nov. 10, the President of the United
States formally recognized the Pana-
ma republic and it's minister"
In reply Senior Rico, writing under
date of Nov. 10, says:
Your note received. 1 am acquaint-
ed with the fact that President Roose-
Welt has recognized the republic of
Panama and received it's minister So
far as Colombia is concerned, the rec
OEnlLlOIl VI tie SO-CcillSQ lGpuDllC VI
Panama by the United States had full
~ aiken place at the time your gov
eminent entered into relations with it.
1t is not according to rule to establish
communications by an international
treaty until the existence of a govern
ment has been recognized. For this
reason the fact of the United States
having done so on Nov. 10 and the re-
ceiving of an agent of the rebels are
acts that would naturally follow.
The facts you have communicated
to me oblige me to state that the Co
lombian government considers them
and also the premature manner in
which the recognition took place to be
a violation of the treaty of 1886, and of
international law.
LAS 1 informed your excellency Nov.
II, a Colombian army is marching on
the isthmus, and consequently Colom-
bia is primarily the sovereign state,
and she will not only carry on the
struggle, but is certain of being vic
torious if the United States does not
interfere. Even should the United
States ignore the obligations of the
treaty of 1916, it is to be hoped that
they will remain neutral not imped-
ing the efforts of Colombia to bring the
Panamanians into submission and abb
staining from any recognition of the
rebels as belligerents. If the United
States assume an attitude decidedly
hostile to Colombia, and should prevent
the latter's government efforts to bring
into submission the rebels who pro-
claimed the republic of Panama, then
the independence of the isthmus is in
evitable. In that case the independ-
ence of the isthmus will be the work
of the United States. and not of the
natives"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-30
WEEK IN THE HOUSE
Promises to See the Announcement
of the Committees.

of the Committees.
Washington, Nov. 29.-The interest
ing feature of this weeks proceedings
in the House of Representatives will
be the announcement of committees
by Speaker Cannon. This announce
ment is looked for Tuesday, on which
day the first session of the week will
be held The Speaker says. however,
that there may be delays, in which case
the members will not know their several
fates as to committee assignments un-
til Friday, when it is proposed to hold
the next session, or perhaps until
Saturday.
In just what manner the extra ses-
sion is to end. whether by joint resO-
luton of the two houses or by opera
ton of the constitutional provision con-
Vening the regular session on the first
Monday in December, is another in
teresting feature for the weeks de-
velopment. The presidents on this
point are being spread before the
Speaker for his guidance.
House leaders have taken the posi-
tion that no matter how the extra
session ends the responsibility for it's
termination in the absence of the COM
pletion of the Cuban legislation shall
llOl rest WIFI the lower 11OuSe. OF
this reason there is some objection to
a joint resolution unless that form of
adjournment should come from the
Senate. Senate precedent, which is
matter of some weight in that body
is to look for an adjournment resolu-
ton from the House. This has been
the method of adjourning eXtraordi-
nary sessions of Congress heretofore,
and would seem to warrant the predic-
fiOp that he
vail and that some time during the
week the House will make its PROPOSE
ton for adjournment to the Senate,
which will be accepted.
In the absence of such a resolution
the plan suggested, so far as the House
is concerned. is to take a recess on
Saturday until Il few minutes before u
o'clock Monday, then to adjourn the
extra session and then assemble the
regular session precisely on the hour
of IL.
In the absence of a quorum in the
House during the week the minority
in that body will be in position to
shape the course of events to some ex-
tent. Representative Williams, the mi
nority leader, announces that when the
House meets Tuesday the attention of
the country will be called again to
the spectacle of Republican Con-
gress in session, but doing nothing"
Should the leaders of the majority not
take this curtain lecture good natured-
ly and peremptOrily cut it Off the
point will be made by the minority that
mo quorum" is present, which, under
the rule, Will necessitate a meeting
Of the House each day. At each one
Of these meetings the same effort will
be made by the monority to emphasize
the inaction of Congress.
Should the weeks session proceed
without a quorum in this manner it
will be impossible to originate or con-
slider an adjournment resolution, in
which case the extra session neces-
sarily will expire by -liTnitati0n.s~
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-30
WAS A LIVELY WAR
between FAMILIES.
Water and Bullets Rained Upon the
Tenants Below.

Cincinnati, Nov. 29.-Feudal fighting
that had been going on at 1858 Rich
mond street for a week to-day Gull
minated in an incipient riot in the CEN
trail part of the city. Murder and
lynchng were narrowly averted.
The premises on Richmond street are
owned by A. T. Anderson, who occu-
pied the second floor, while the family
of William S. Ford, as tenants, occu-
pied the first floor. The feud was be-
tween the Andersons and Fords.
The Fords having paid their rent,
Anderson could not eject them. He
attempted two days ago to drive the
Fords out by turning on the water
from the upper floor and flooding the
house. thereby damaging his own prop
erty over $1,000.
Yesterday he fired repeatedly
one time when there was a fuslade
of shots from the upper floor, Mrs.
Ford and her babe were slightly
scratched with bullets.
To-day Anderson cut with an ak
large hole through the floor and ceiling
and turned the hose directly onto the
Fords. The exchange of shots that
followed attracted hundreds of people
and also a force of police. The latter
had great difficulty in holding the
neighbors and the crowd back when
Anderson's door was broken into and
he was arrested.
Anderson was arrested for shooting
to kill. Ford was shot behind the ear
and would have been instantly killed
but for a silver plate inserted in his
head after he had been shot years ago.
After Ford's wounds were dressed at
the hospital he was arrested for cut
ting the water pipes to prevent the
flood that Anderson had turned loose.
Anderson was released on bail, but
kept in hiding, as the angry crowd
remained about his premises
Elijah Thatcher. son-in-law of Ford,
was also arrested for shooting to kill.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-30
PAINTERS Will STRIKE.
Those Not Already Idle VIII Walk
Out at PIttsburg.

Pittsburg, Nov. 29.-The district
council of the painters, paper hangers
and decorators. in a mass meeting to-
day. decided to call out on strike to-
morrow all members of their craft
not already idle through the lockout
put in force two weeks ago by the
Builders Exchange League. The build
ers' league locked out only a part
of the painters. keeping the balance at
work to complete certain work. To-
morrow these men will be called out.
The meeting also decided to fight for
the continuance of their present scale,
which expires March Is, rather than
accept the new scale proposed by the
builders, which would take effect Jan.
/, and terminate Dec. 81 1904.
The general status of the builders
lockout remains unchanged.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-30
WHOLESALE DISCHARGES.
Harvester Company VIII Lay on
1900 Men.

Chicago, Nov. 29.-Folowing it's an
nounced policy of Capitalization, the
International Harvester Company has
decided to lay off $500 of its 10000
employees, and thus effect a saving Of
S. 900, 900 a year. The first step in the
direction Of economy was taken last
night, when 1900 employees of the Deer
ing division were notified their services
were no longer required. These men
were employed in the factories at Iron
dale.
OF the 1000 workers in the Deering
division 5000 in all are to be laid off.
OF these. 1900 are employed in the
Fullerton avenue plant, the others at
Irondale. The Mccormick division will
not discharge so many, but 1900 of its
1000 employees being slated for dis
missal The other 5000 workers to
lose positions are those employed in the
mills in Milwaukee, Springfield, o.,
and Plano.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-30
Sensational conservation.

London, Nov. 30.-According to the
Toxic correspondent of the Daily Mail,
telegram from Tien Tsin to the
Amiji reports a sensational CONVERSE
ton between Gen. Wogack and Yuan
Shat Kai, director general of the Pekin-
Shan Hai-Kwan Railroad, in which
Gen. Wogack is reported to have stated
that the demand for the evacuation of
Manchuria is unreasonable and impos-
sibe for fulfillment. Yuan Shat Kai re-
piled to this that a third power would
never consent to accept such view.
Gen. Wogack rejoined that a third
power meant Japan, and that Russia
could easily crush so small and poor
an opponent at one blow, adding that
China must accede to Russias wishes.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-30
SAW RIVALS GAME
AND NOW SOME TECH STUDENTS
ARE SORE ON OTHERS.
IS A QUEER CAUSE OF WAR.
SEVEN TECH BOYS IN BAD oDOR
WITH THEIR COMRADES.

IL Is All Because the Seven Went to
See the GeOrgia-Auburn Instead
of the Tcch-South Carolina Game
on Thanksgiving Dny-COmmittee
from the Tech Spied Them Out
and Reported Them-Nice Row Is
on Over This.
Atlanta. Nov. 29.-Seven students of
the Georgia School of Technology, five
of whose names are known, are likely
to get into serious trouble from their
fellow students because they attended
the football game between Georgia and
Auburn on Thanksgiving Day instead
of the contest between Tech and South
Carolina.
meeting of the student body will
be held tomorrow afternoon, at which
the final termination of the matter will
be decided. The spirit of rivalry be-
tween the University of Georgia and
Tech is now very strong. and a large
number of the students of the insti-
tuition are in favor of expelling those
who deserted their game. However,
the punishment may result only in os-
tracisement or some such amusement
as shaving their heads.
These students were discovered by
a committee of six students sent to
watch for Tech students at the Georgia
game. The names of the students who
attended the game were Walter Hodg-
son of Athens, William M. Davis of
Macon, Dupont Query, Jr., of Macon;
Fred. Richardson, all of whom were
formerly students of the university,
and Joel Deem of Rome. The young
men are among the best known of the
school and are all sons of prominent
Gaorgra "a ,,,fI,es
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-30
MEN WERE SHOT IN
A GENERAL FIGHT.
stray Shot Also Found Woman ms
"a Mark.

StEOy ShON AAHO w hS
"a Mark.
Charlotte. N. c., Nov pa special
to the Observer from Asheville says:
A fatal fight occurred in the Red
Light" district of this city this after
noon, shortly after o'clock, between
Bunk Finley and Harvey Hensley of
Marion, and Bob Lee and another man,
whose name is not known, of this city.
While the fight was in progress a
stray shot went through the window
of house kept by Ida Smathers and
struck the Smathers woman in the left
breast, inficting, it is said, a fatal
wound.
Finley was shot twice, the, first ball
entering the mans left side, just above
the heart, and coming out at the back
The second shot struck Hensley in
the back and came out near the abdo-
men.
After the fight Finley was taken to
the Mission Hospital, and is said to be
dying.
All the parties to the ARRAY had
been drinking.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-30
EVIDENCE FOR DREYFUS
WAS NOT PRESENTED.
1t Is Asserted That Documents Fav-
orabIe to Him Were Withheld.

Paris, Nov. 29.-It is affirmed that
Gen. Andre, the War Minister, exam
ined the Dreyfus dossier in order to
verify accusations against certain off,
GERS involved in the Dreyfus case, and
the statement that two documents,
which influenced greatly the court at
Rennes, before which Dreyfus was
tried, were undoubtedly forgeries. It
is further asserted that a number of
documents most favorable to Dreyfus
were not shown to the Rennes court.
In the event of a demand for an in
terpellation regarding the case being
made in the Chamber of Deputies, the
government intends to ask for an adj
journment of that body until the COM
mission to which was referred the dos
sier and the petition for a revision of
sentence shall have rendered a decision
This action will be taken in order to
prevent Parliament from interfering in
any investigation of a purely judicial
character.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-30
SAM JONES HELD UP
AT HIS OWN MEETING.
A Jealous Policeman Would Not Let
Him Enter.

Atlanta, Nov. 29.-Because of the
large crowd which gathered at the
Baptist Tabernacle tonight to hear
the Rev. Sam P. Jones speak in the
interest of the Tabernacle Hospital, the
famous evangelist came very near be-
ing kept out of the building.
Some time before the hour for the
speaking to begin the church was
crowded to its doors. and a policeman
was stationed at the entrance to keep
out all others. When Mr.. Jones came
up the bluecoat stopped him, and only
laughted when Mr.. Jones told him that
there would be no speaking without
him.
The officer insisted in his course. and
the congregation would probable have
been left without a speaker had not
former Councilman Glass arrived on
the scene in time to inform the jealous
cop as to the identity of the man he
was holding out.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-30
WAGES TO BE CUT BY
MORE COTTON MILLS.

Providence, r. l., Nov. 29.-The new
wage scale adopted by the cotton
mills of the state which reduces the
wages of operatives 10 per cent, re-
storing the price list in effect two
years ago. will go into effect to-mor-
row. Thirty-seyen mills, with en-
ployes aggregating more than 1900
will be effected.
No trouble is anticipated by the
mill owners. The employees are dis
satisfied with the new schedule, but
believe that many of the manufactur-
ers would not hesitate to close their
mills If a strike was imminent They
will await a market more favorable
to the manufacturers before pressing
for a return to former figures.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-30
FOUR NEGRO CHILDREN
BURN IN THEIR HOME.

jackson, Miss, Nov. ga report
has reached here to-day of the burn
ing to death of four negro children
about eight miles west of here last
night.
They were the children of William
Ellis. He and his wife went to ne
gro festival several miles from their
home and locked the children in their
cabin. About two hours after they had
left the cabin caught fire and the chill
dren were burned to death. The old
est was a girl of 10 years.
A number of persons were attracted
+o the scene by the fire, but could rem
der no assistance, as the cabin was
entirely enveloped in flames and the
door was locked.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-30

Louisville. Col, Nov. 29.-The strike
of the Northern Colorado coal field is
settled, and a majority Of the miners
will be working tomorrow ]. c. Will
liams, general superintendent OF the
Northern Coal and Coke Company,
said tonight that he did not think
there were sufficient miners in the dis
trict to operate the mines at their full
capacity at present, but believed those
who had left the district would return
as soon as work began.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-30
INVESTED BANKS MONEY
IN SHEEP RANCHES.

Caper, Wyo., Nov. 29.--state Exam
iner +. H. Henderson will come to
Csper to investigate the failure of the
hank of W. A. Dennecckea.
The banks money, it is said, was
borrowed by the banks owners. who
invested it in sheep ranch property.
Every fraternal order in town is af-
gected. the Masonic societies, it is said,
10 the extent Of $500.
Charles Weston, State Auditor Of Ne
brasxa. who was one of the owners OF
the bank, is under arrest, charged with
receiving money, knowing the bank was
insolvent.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-30
ITALIAN Is KILLED
AND MALTA SUSPECTED.

New Orleans, Nov. 2s.-Guiseppe I'M
possato, a prominent Italian macaroni
manufacturer, was killed tonight. The
circumstances suggest the work of the
Malta, as he was lured to an out-of-t the
way neighborhood on an apparently
friendly mission. During the excite
ment over the assassination of Chief
of Police Hennessey he was held as a
suspect but was released before the
trial and lynching.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-30
Doors Omen TO Women.

Washington, Nov. 29.-James H.
Woman, United States consul general
at Munich, Germany, has reported to
the State Department that the Uni
versity of Munich has opened its doors
to woman students. Hitherto no wom-
en- were permitted to matriculate in
the German university but in several
of them women have been permitted
to attend lectures and have been al
lowed to take their degrees on exam
ination by and with the consent of the
faculties concerned.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-30
Di..oIntIon Not Imminent.

London, Nov 30.-The fact that two
prolonged cabinet councils were held
Friday and Saturday give rise to re-
newed runors that a dissolution of
Parliament was imminent. An appar-
entity authorized statement Is publish
ed this morning, however, declaring
that at these meetings no questions OF
a dissolution was brought up, and that
the discussions turned upon foreign af-
fairs, including the situation in Mace
donia, the Far East and Tibet.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-30
Port should BE Opened.

London, Nov. 29.-Baron Hyashi, the
Japanese minister to Great Britain, in
an interview had with him here to-
day, said he believed his government
considered it to be in the interest not
only of Japan, but of other countries,
that either YongamphO or Wiju should
be opened to foreign commerce. Japan,
however, he said, would negotiate such
a matter with Korea, and not with
RIiSSfa
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-30
EXPECTS QUARANTINE
TO BE TAKEN AWAY.

Laredo. Tex, Nov. 2s.-rhis city has
now been free from any case OF yellow
fever for four days, and should the
improved conditions continue the state
health authorities probably will give
the city a clean bill Of health and
raise the quarantine next Tuesday.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-30
TRENT WENT TO COLON
WITHOUT HER PAPERS.

kingston. Jamaica, Nov. 29.--The
royal Mail steamer Trent, which ar
iIVed here to-day, reports that the port
"uthorities Of Cartagena refused to
Gear her for Colon, but issued clear
%nce papers for her for Port Lirnon
,TroSta Rica. Despite this fact, the
rent called at Colon and took on
BOARD passengers and cargo. In the flu
sure' however, vessels calling at 18TH
t.ilan ports win not proceed to Car
'sgena and Savanlilas
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-30
FLOOR SANK DOWN
Beneath Weight of Those Who Told
Harry Goodbye.

Beneath weight of Those Who Told
Harry Goodbye.
st. Louis. Nov. 29.--During a fare
well rendered Rt Rev. ]. J. Harry
recently appointed Archbishop of
Manila. by his former Pensioners to
night at st. Leo's Church, section Of
the church floor suddenly sank into
the cellar, and over score of per-
sons went down.
The floor sagged slowly and finally
rested on the furnace. Women scream
ed and men struggled, but Archbishop
Harry loudly counselled calmness and
elaboration. Order was soon restored,
and it was found that no one had
been injured beyond slight bruises.
The reception was continued, and
Archbishop Harry bade farewell to
over $4,000 people. He will leave to-
morrow for Manila.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-30

London, Nov. 30.-The correspondent
at Toxic of the Daily Mail says that
Admiral Alexieff, Russian viceroy of
the Far East, has sent the battleship
Poltava and three torpedo boat de-
troyers to Chemulpo to support Rus
sia's demands for redress in cOnnec-
ton with the recent affray between
Russian and Japanese sailors, regard
ing which the Russian minister at Sc
oul maintains an unyielding attitude.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-30
ISLANDS ARE WANTED.
newspapers Advise Panama to Oc-
cupy Them.

Panama, Nov. 29.-The newspap-
ers OF the isthmus are asking the gov
eminent of the republic of Panama
10 occupy and establish sovereignty
over the islands of San Andres, Prov
laence and Albuquerque, as well as
olher smaller islands in the Caribbean
sea in longitude "a degrees, as the
territorial limits of the new repub-
lie lie between longitude 10 degrees
@hd "a degrees. The department of
BOLIVAR, though bounded by the 18th
uegree of longitude, has hitherto ex-
gIclsed control over the Islands, where
English only is spoken.
me newspapers propose that the
stoVernment shall negotiate for the
S%.dnsfer of the islands to the United
states for use as a coaling station.