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The San Francisco call., 1903-09-14
TURNING TO NICARAGUA.
Washington Likely to Begin New
Canal Negotiations.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 1S.-With the
Hay-Herran treaty conceded as dead and
the formal period for the exchange Of rat
ifcation expiring on September p, Pres
ident Roosevelt has yet given no indi-
cation that he is ready to negotiate for
a Nicaraguan canal. in conformity with
the provisions of the Spooner act. Ii he
does not open such negotiations Senator
Morgan Of Alabama, chairman of the
Committee on Interoceanic Canals. viii
offer a Joint resolution directing the draw
ing Of a treaty with Nicaragua and Costa
Rica.
There is no doubt that President Roose-
Welt appreciates the temper of Congress
on this point. That he does is the best
reason for the belief that soon after he
returns to Washington steps Will be taken
toward the drawing Of treaty with Mic
argua and Costa Rica. unless a miracle
should be worked in Bogota before Sep
terlber - and the Hay-Herran treaty,
already rejected. be ratified. No one here
expects that. The State Department Of
ficials talk OF the Hay-Herran treaty as
being beyond hope Of resurrection.
The administration is secretive about its
plans in regard to the canal, but 1t viii
take only a few days TO draw treaty
when the representatives of Nicaragua
and Costa Rica are empowered TO sign
treaties. Then the President can send
a message TO Congress reciting the futile
efforts to obtain a treaty with Colombia
and transmitting a treaty providing for
the construction of a Nicaraguan canal.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-14
BATTLESHIP
ALABAMA IS
THE WINNER
Defeats Other Vessels
Of Fleet at Target
Practice.
World Breaking Record Is
Made With Her Thirteen
Inch Gun.
Bullseye and Target Hits at ths
Rate Of 1.26 Each Minute
Are Scored by Her
Gunners.
Special Dispatch to The can.

NEW YORK, Sept. 13.-Bullseye and
target hits at the rate Of LIS each min
ute from her thirteen-inch gun Is what
is declared by the officers TO be the world
breaking record brought to port to-day
by the United States battleship Alabama
With the battleship Kearsarge. the
flagship Of Rear Admiral Barker: the IL
linois and the Texas. the Alabama. in
command OF Captain Davis, steamed from
the firing ground or the south shore OF
Marthas Vineyard on Saturday evening
and anchored before noon to-day OF
Tompkinsville. Approached In the excel
lence Of their gunnery only BY the men
of the Illinois, the men OF the Alabama
were cOnsratula led by the flagship at the
close OF their work. The feet now awaits
the official figures showing the standing
of the competitors.
Built to be fired at the rate Of one shot
every two minutes, the gun crew Of the
Alabama handled the thirteen-inch guns
so that two and half hits were made
in that time. The highest individual hon.
ors go TO Seaman c.. A. Brightup. gun
pointer. who. at his post at the left-hand
gun No. in the after turret, made four
hits in two minutes and eight seconds.
the target being 1900 yards away and the
ship steaming at an eight-knOt rate. Sea-
men Allen and Fletcher, gun-pOinters.
scored LA hits minute. the highest av-
erage for the gun.
1t is said by the officer Of the ship that
the record Of the two guns has not been
equaled, for of sixteen shots fired all nit
the target with the exception OF one,
which struck the floating frame on which
the rectangle of canvas twenty-One feet
long and seventeen feet high was erected.
Had it been in battle the shots would
have struck the waterline of the enemy.
a most vulnerable spot The projectile
fired weighed HOO pounds, with 900 pounds
powder charge.
Besides the thirteen-inch gun practice.
those on board the Alabama maintain
that they have beaten the fleet in the
handling of the siX-inch rapid fire rifles.
Seaman Weber, gun-pointer. averaged
$50 hits a minute on a target twenty-One
feet long and eight feet hign, leo yards
away, the ship steaming at ten knots,
Seamen Marchant and Minchion, pointers
of six-inch guns, made an average Of 6.25
hits for their piece and lost because one
shot went over the mark.
Private Marine McHenry, in charge OF
a six-pounder. also made record of 1853
hits minute.
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Continued From Page /, Column /.

travelling in Macedonia, writes from
Kirk-KiIleseh and Adrianople that the
reports of massacreS and pillages
spread by the revolutionists have been
greatly exaggerated, but the writer con-
fesses, in common with many CONSTANT
NOBLE correspondents, that the behavior of
the Albanian troops has been exceedingly
bad and that they are quite out of hama,
pillaging and burning wherever possible,
in spite Of the attempts of the local
troops to prevent them.
The Monastir correspondent of the Daily
Mail has had an interview with the COM
mander of the vilayet, Mazis PaSha, in
which the latter asserted that the rising
was absolutely suppressed. He admitted
the truth of the burnings and atrocities,
but accused the Bulgarian insurgents of
committing them.
A dispatch from Salonica, dated Sat
urday, reports a fresh supply of explo-
sives discovered at the offices Of Bull
garian, who was arrested, but afterward
released.
1t is rumored from Constantinople that
Monastir, but that another American
chias, has arrived at Beirut.
The correspondent of the Times at Sofia
says:
1T would be very inadvisable for the
powers to address admonitions to Bull
garia at the present moment, because it
would strengthen, ION the eve of the cleo
tions, The hands of the opposition party,
which is trying to foment bellicose agi-
tation in order to overthrow the present
Government. The inf1iction Of needless
humiliation upon the Government, which
is endeavoring to convince the nation of
the folly Of an adventurous policy. would
be merely playing into the hands of the
war party"
The Daily Mails correspondent at
Sofia in dispatch dated September 3
sends an interview he had with Tartar
shelf, the chief of the revolutionary com
mittee. in which the atter-represented
that there will be a strong probability of
Servia throwing in her lot with Bulgaria
against Turkey and that the question of
war or no war depended mainly on Ser
via Tartarsheff declined to commit him
self to details, but admitted that nego-
tiations were proceeding between his COM
rnittee and Servia and also that the Ser
Wan Premier lately sent scouts to join
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-14
BRITISH WARRIOR AND STATES
MEN WHO FIGURE IN TROU-
BLES OF THE MINISTRY.

clear himself of the blame that has been
with the war policy. Balfour's pleading
may not result in changing this attitude
on the part of the head of the foreign af-
fairs department.
Lord Rosebery's advocacy of the ap-
pointment of Lord Kitchener as COM
mander in chief is continuing to find new
supporters. 1t is declared in support of
this proposal that only a man of Kitch-
ener's independence, who is the creature
of no clique or faction, can remedy the
military ineficiency of the empire.
Next in present Importance to the
army scandals as a bomb whose burst
ing may scatter the Balfour Cabinet is
Chamberlain's fiscal policy. The antag-
onism of the Duke of Devonshire and
other powerful leaders toward the Colon
ial Secretary's propaganda may create
breach which the Premier will be unable
to close.
Two important questions that are to
come before the Cabinet meeting are the
situation in the Balkans and the develop
ments in the Far East, in view of Rus
sias request for further time for the
evacuation of a portion of Manchuria. 1t
is not likely that there will be any
change in the attitude of the Government
toward the Macedonian insurrection-a
''hands- off, policy-so long as Russia and
Austria seem disposed to promote no ul-
terror motive in their efforts to restore
peace in the disturbed area. AS to Rus
sias latest move in the Far East the For
eign Office is disposed to be suspicious,
but 1t will probably be left to Japan to
lead in any protest that may be made.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-14
PROPOSAL
AROUSES JAPAN
Toxic Objects to Delay
in Evacuation Of
Manchuria.
Head Of the Chinese Foreign
Office Regards Them as
Reasonable.

LONDON, Sept. IA dispatch from
Shanghai to the Daily Mail says that
Uchida, the japanese Minister at Peking.
had an interview with Prince Ching and
has entered strong protest against the
new proposals of Russia regarding the
evacuation Of Manchuria, which have ex-
cited angry surprise in Japan.
PEKING. Saturday. Sept. u delayed in
transmission Russia has presented to
the Chinese Government a new scheme
for evacuation. originally fixed for Oc-
tober 8. and proposing certain new con-
ditions in addition to most of the condi-
tions included in the last scheme. Rus
sia now proposes to evacuate Newchwang
and Mukden province on October 5, Kirn
province four months later and the third
province a year later. Among the new
conditions, Russia stipulates that she
shall maintain military posts on the road
from Tsitsihar. capital of Heilung Kiang.
to Blagovostchensk and on the Sungari
River. The reason Russia gives for main
tanning these posts is that they are nee
essary to protect the commerce OF the
railroad.
There Is a vaguely worded clause pro-
hibiting heavy duties on goods transport
ed by the railroad, which the diplomats
construe exempting Russian goods
transported on the railway from the sur
tax which the Japanese and American
treaties substitute for the likin duties.
The scheme also contains a provision
that the Chinese troops shall protect the
branches of the Russo-Chinese Bank
when necessary.
Prince Ching, president of the Foreign
Board, has informed the Ministers that
he considers the Russian conditions to be
very reasonable.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-14
ACRE TERRITORY DISPUTE
STILL REMAINS UNSETTLED
Brazil and Bolivia Are Expected,
However, to Reach an Amic-
able Arran1eu1ent

RIO DE JANEIRo, Sept. 13.-The dis
pute between Bolivia and Brazil with re-
gard to the Acre territory still remains
unsettled, but a settlement is expected
to be arranged shortly.
according to a dispatch from Rio ia
neiro' August1l, = Brazil and Bolivia had
arrived at a basis for an amicabIe ar
rangement under which Bolivia would ac-
knowledge BraziTs sovereignty over a
great part of the Acre territory, while
Brazil would pay an indemnity for the
military expenditures incurred by Bolivia
and would build harbor on the River
Madeira and a railroad from Monoro to
Madeira
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-14
FOREIGN PARTICIPATION
IN LOUIS EXPOSITION
Commissioner Barrett Tells of His
Visit to Asia in Interest of
the Big Fair.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13.-John Barrett.
who visited Asia as commissioner of the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition in behalf
of the exposition management, has issued
a statement with reference to foreign par
ticipation in the exposition. He says in
part:
Although in the Introductory negotiations
such important Governments as Russia and
Austria in Europe and Japan and China In
Asia declined TO participate. and the outlook
discouraging for other prominent nations,
thirty-five OF the forty odd independent coun-
tries of the world now have formally accepted
the invitation to take part while not less than
ten of the great colonies of European nations
preparing comprehensive exhibits entirely
apart from those Of the home governments.
The countries above mentioned as at first re-
fusing to be represented have finally reconsid-
cred their action and decided to take part on
an unprecedented scale.
II short. forty-fve foreign lands. independent
and dependent. will be seen In miniature, as II
were, at 81. Louis in 1904.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-14
THREE MEN ARE KILLED
IN A TEXAS CITY JAIL
Sheriff, His Deputy and a Prisoner
Engage in a Fatal Shooting
ARRAY

EDNA. Tex. Sept 13-Three men were
shot and killed here this afternoon at the
City Jail.
Sheriff George F. Wharton and Deputy
Brugh arrested a man known as MEGA
gle of Philadelphia on 2 charge Of at
tempted sWindling. McCagle was con
veyed TO jail without trouble, but when
the officers attempted 10 search him he
drew a revolver and opened FIRE
The first bullet struck Sheriff Wharton
and the second mortally wounded the
deputy. The Sheriff, while falling, drew
his revolver and fired at the prisoner.
killing him instantly Wharton when
picked I'D was dead and Brugh died an
hour later
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-14
ALBANLANS USE SWORD AND TORCH

Car to beg him to reconsider his atti-
tude toward the Servian officers, which
the King regarded as partly tho cause of
the new revolt in the army, is officially
denied. 1t is pointed out that there is no
motive for such an appeal, as the powers
have all recognized the revolution to be
Servia's private affair, and the Skupt-
china has pardoned the conspirators. The
King as a constitutional monarch is
bound to respect the decision of Parlia-
ment The leaders of the army plot at
Nish will be tried by court martial on
the charge of threatening to kill the Off
GERS concerned in the COUP detat.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-14
Physician Kills Alleged slanderer.

OPELOUSAS. La, Sept. 13.-Dr. A. r.
Harmanson shot and killed Charles Mede-
els this morning, using a rifle. Medecis
was passing on the street when the fatal
shot was fired, he being unarmed. DR..
Harmanson surrendered to the Sheriff.
He declares that Medecis was the author
of several anonymous letters attacking
the reputation of members of his family,
Medecis was prominent, as is also DR..
Harmanson.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-14
London Stock Market Continues Dull.

LONDON, Sept. 13.-Business on the
Stock Exchange last week continued to
be very restricted, and the tendency in
most departments was easier. This de-
pressed feeling was due to the continued
fall in consols, the uneasiness as to pos
sible Withdrawals Of gold, the condition
Of affairs in the Balkans and the unset
tied monetary outlook in America. Prices
Of Americans were very unsettled, but
were hrmer at the end of the week on
the dissipation of some adverse rumors
and the satisfactory advices regarding
crops. Turkish bonds were strong on the
Sulian's sanction of the new unification
scheme.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-14
HUNGARIAN POLITICAL
CRISIS BECOMES ACUTE
Abdication of Emperor Francis Josef
as King Is Now Being Freely
Discussed.

LONDON, Sept. 1.-THE Vienna corre-
spondent of the Daily Mail declares that
the Hungarian political crisis has become
so acute that the abdication of Emperor
Francis Joseph as King of Hungary is
freely discussed in that country and al
though no party leader is openly willing
to discuss this probability there is a
strong feeling iD favor of Hungary's s
right to choose her own King, the can
didate favored being the German Emper-
or's second son, Prince Eitel.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-14
carnenter Fails From wharf.

SAN RAFAEL, Sept. BE A Hols-
worth, head carpenter for the North
Shore Railroad had narrow escape
from drowning this afternoon. He was
on the wharf near the Buffalo Hotel and
tripped and fell into the water. He could
not swim and was nearly exhausted when
rescued by c. Feutsch, e. F. Lee and
Charles Forrest.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-14
CITY OF BEIRUT TRANQUIL.
Powers Said to Have Abandoned In
tention to Send Shins.

CONSTANTINOPLE. Sept 1s.-Calm
continues at Beirut, but trade Is at a
standstill. Rished Pasha. the dismissed
Vail, left Beirut yesterday for Constan-
tinople.
The other powers have now abandoned
their intention of sending warships to
Beirut. Refugees encamped in the noun
tains refuse to return to Beirut, in spite
of the promise of the authorities to pro-
tect them.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-14
araTaeMae~

delaying the upheaval that seems certain
to come as result of the war scandals.
The rumor that the resignation of For
eign Secretary Lansdowne is already in
the hands of the Premier is persistent,
and whether or not this report is true it
is known that the Foreign Secretary is
eager to retire so as to be in position to
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-14
Death Of a Noted Civil War Veteran,

-. LOUISVILLE, KY. Sept s.-Colonel
r. 7. Jacob, a picturesque figure during
the Civil War, died at his home here
to-day aged Is years. Colonel Jacob was
widely known as the man who saved
Kentucky from secession and also as the
cantor Of General John Morgan.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-14

ROME. Sept. 13.-The Pope to-day held his
first reception, 1000 persons being admitted to
his presence in the courtyard of La Prega.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-14
DENY THAT KING PETER
SENT MESSAGE TO CAR
Servian Officials Point Out That
There Is No Motive for the Al
legged Appeal

BELGRADE, Sept. 1S.-The report that
King Peter had sent message to the
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-14

TUXEDO PARK. \. Y. Sept. I3.-Mrs. Cou-
dert. widow OF Charles Coudert died Of apo
plexy to-day at l)r home.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-14

II ONDON, Sept 13.-Premier Bal
four will have his work cut out
at to-morrows meeting of the
A-l Cabinet in harmonizing warning
factions and preventing a split
that might portend the collapse of the
ministry. Balfour will devote all of his
energies to smoothing over the crisis and
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-12
OFFICIAL.
ORDINANCES.

BY the Committee of the Whole
An ordinance to prevent vendors OF
meals, lunches. coffee, tea, sandwiches,
or other food prepared in or upon, or
sold from, push carts and similar We
hicles, from standing or remaining sta
tlonary with such carts or vehicles, on
the streets of Savannah, except as
herein specified, and for other purposes.
Section l. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Aldermen of the City Of Sa-
vannah, in Council assembled, That
hereafter, it shall not be lawful for
persons vending meats, fish, meals,
lunches, coffee, tea, sandwiches, or
other food cooked or prepared in or
upon, or sold, from, push carts and SINH
lar vehicles, in the city of Savannah,
10 stand or remain stationary with
such cart or vehicle upon the streets of
said city, for the purpose of prosecut-
ing their business, except fol such time
as may be necessary to make change
or TO complete a sale, and if any person
owning or occupying premises within
radius OF three hundred (300) feet, from
the place where such push cart or other
Venlcle may be located, objects to such
location, and makes his or her objection
known, in writing or verbally, to such
Vender, owning or using said push cart
or other vehicle, such vender upon such
objection being made known to him,
snail, at once, move his said push cart,
or other vehicle, more than three hun
dred (3OO) feet from the premises own
ed or occupied by said Directing person,
nor shall he stop or locate it again
Within such limits, except to make
change or complete a sale, it being the
intention of this ordinance that no
such vender shall stand or remain sta
tlonary with such cart or vehicle in or
upon the streets of this city, except for
the purposes of making change or conn
pletlng sale, if any person owning or
occupying premises within a radius of
three hundred 5000 feet from the loca-
ton of such push cart or other vehicle,
shall object to the same, and shall COM
mun1cate such objection to such ven-
der, verbally or in writing.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That
any person violating any provision of
this ordinance shall, on conviction be-
fore the Police Court of the city of Sa-
Vannah, be punished for each and every
such offence by fine not exceeding
twenty-five ($25) dollars, or imprison-
ment not exceeding thirty 800 days,
either, or both, in the discretion of the
court.
Sec 3. Be it further ordained, That
all ordinances and parts of ordinances
in conflict with this ordinance are here
by repealed.
Ordinance read in Council for the
first time Oct. rs, 1903, and published
for information.
]. ROBERT DREAMER.
Clerk of Council
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-12
COTTON OPERATIVES
GET WAGES CUT.
At Fall River Companies Will Tnlxe
on 10 Per Cent.

At Fall River Companies Will Tnlxe
on 10 Per Cent.
Fall River, Mass, Nov. 11.-Notices
we're posted to-day in the cotton mills
of this city, announcing a general re-
duetion of 10 per cent. in wages. to
take effect Nov. %. About &c. 900 oper-
atives are affected.
The cut down is attribted to the I'M
settled state of the cotton goods trade.
resulting from the high price of raw
material and to a pronounced hesita-
ton to buy on the part of the usual
purchasers.
The action taken in Fall River is of
Widespread Importance, since a stem
OF this nature in this city usually is
followed by mill owners in Southern
and Central Massa chusetts, Rhode Is
land and Eastern Connecticut, Where
a total of about $4,000 men are en-
ployed.
AS soon as the news of the reduction
was announced officials of the Textile
Workers Union began making ar
engagements for a conference to con-
s.der the situation. 1t is thought, how
ever, that no general strike will be
ordered here at this time, for the rea-
son that many of the manufacturers
are short of cotton, and have large
stocks of goods on hand, which would
make strike of little consequence to
them.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-12
LEGAL NOTICES. :


IN the District Court of the United
States for the Eastern division of the
Southern district of Georgia. In the
matter of Powell & Co., C. D. Powell
and M. E. Powell, bankrupts. In
bankruptcy. TO the creditors of Powell
& Co., c. d. Powell and M. f.. Powell,
of Folkston, in the county of Charlton
and district aforesaid, bankrupts: No
tice is hereby given that on the Goth
day Of October, 1903, the said Powell
& Co., as a firm, and c. d. Powell and
NJ. E. Powell, as individuals. were
duly adjudicated bankrupts, and that
the first meeting of the creditors of
said firm and said individuals will be
held at Brunswick, in Glynn county
in said district, on the 21st day of Nov
ember, 1908, at 10 o'clock In the fore
noon, at which time the said creditors
may attend. prove their claims. appoint
a trustee. examine the bankrupts and
transact such other business as may
properly come before said meeting.
At Brunswick, Ga, this Nov. 10. 1908
MAX ISAAC, U. S. Referee.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-12
-s-0pS-
DEWEY At NEWPORT NEWS.
The Admiral of the Navy on hi,
Tour of Duty.

Newport News. Va. Nov. lad
miral Dewey, U. S. N, accompanied
by Mrs. Dewey, arrived here to-day on
the dispatch boat Dolphin.
Admiral and Mrs. Dewey were met at
the landing at the yard by Capt. Rich
ard Inch, U. S. N, senior officer sta
toned at the shipyard, and other naval
officers on duty at the yard, and by
Gen. Supt. w. A. Post of the shipyard.
The government work in progress at
the yard was inspected, and the Ad-
miral and his party went aboard the
battleship Missouri, now lying at the
yard awaiting completion.
Luncheon was served on board the
Dolphin, which with the Admiral and
Mrs. Dewey aboard, sailed for An
napolis, where the tour of inspection
will be continued.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-12
OFFICIAL.

Re lawful for any person to use globe
valve and ether closets without auto
matte shGt-offs in the city Of Savannah,
ami any person violating this ordinance
shall be subject. uDon conviction in the
Police Court of the city of Savannah,
to fine not exceeding twenty-five dol
lars ami Imprisonment not to exceed
ten days, either or both, in the discre-
ton of the court. for each and every
days violation thereof.
Section @, Pc it further ordained
That ar o.dir snces and parts of or
dinances in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed.
0rc'nance adopted June 2s, 1899.