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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-05
BOY OF TWELVE YEARS
COMMITTED SUICIDE

Waycross, Ga, Jan. 4.-The 12-year-
old son Of Jonathan Manning, resid-
ing four miles from Patterson, COM
mitted suicide yesterday by shooting
himself in the head with a shotgun.
He had been punished by his IA
Their. The boy went short distance
from his home, placed the gun on the
ground, with the muzzle to his head,
and pulled the trigger with a stick.
The charge blew the top of his head
off. The boy had threatened on sew
eral occasions before to kill himself.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-05
SULTAN Is SAVED.
The Situation in Morocco seems to
Have Cleared.

The Situation in Morocco seems to
Have Cleared.
Tangier, Morocco, Jan. 4.-According
to official news received from Fee, the
adroit movement of the Sultan in
bringing his brother. Mulai- Mohammod,
to the capital has attained the desired
object of depriving the Pretender 70
the throne of his prestige, and the lat
ter has retired, dscredited. to Taxa.
He has been deserted by a number
of the local tribes, who dispersed to
make sure of their booty.
Buhamara, the Pretender, having
claimed the intention of enthroning
-Mohammed, his rebellion has no
longer any reason to continue as the
Sultan has publicly reconciled himself
with his brother, and Mulai- Moham-
med has made a solemn entry into
Fee, acclaimed by the populace. The
Sultan has announced the appointment
OF Mulai- Mohammed as governor of the
province of Fee, thus disproving the
rumors that Mulai-M ohammed aspired
to the throne. When this had been
done, according to the official authorl-
ty for the statement the tribes around
Fee repaired to the Sultan and de-
nounced Buhamara as an imposter,
whom they would prevent coming to
Fee.
All immediate danger has disappear
ed. The routes from Fee to the coast
are open. 1t is said that the Sultan is
now preparing a large expedition with
the intention of crushing the rebel
lion.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-05
MET A TRAGIC DEATH.
w. II. Squier of Columbia May Have
Been Murdered.

Columbia, S. c., Jan. 4.-The city was
shocked to-day when it became known
that w. H. Squier. county auditor, met
with a tragic death last night. His
body was found by the side of the
track by which the Southern and Coast
Line passenger trains come into the
city. The indications are that he was
struck and killed by the Southern's
train from Charleston, which came into
the city about midnight. The body
was not found till some time after.
There was but one wound, a sharp
incision cut squarely on top of the
head, and doctors who made an exami-
nation declared that there is some
doubt whether or not that kind of
wound could have been made by the
pilot of an engine.
The body was lying stretched out in
SUCH a manner as to excite some sus-
picion. The dead mans hat was pick
ed up on Indigo street, where it had
probably been carried by the train.
The hat was a clue that led to The
finding of the body. There was found
ntteen feet from the body an empty
mask, which contained one-X corn
whisky, but there was nothing to con-
HSSh tue ownership OF the flask with
Mr.. Squier, who was not drinking
man.
The magistrate examined the body
and the gold watch, a Knights of
Pythias badge. As cents in change, ard
a number of papers were in the pock-
cts. A physician reported that the
right trousers pocket had been torn
Mr.. Squier's presence in that neigh
borhood caused no little speculation
He had been in bad health lately, al
most an invalid, and it was quite a
long way from his home.
Mr.. Squier was one of the best and
most beloved men in Richland county.
In the recent primary he was reelected
by magnificent vote over two popular
opponents. He was an enthusiastic
member of the United Confederate Vet
Grams and bore on his body the scars
of war.
The coroner's jury was empanelled
this afternoon, but to allow time for
an investigation by the police the in
quest was postponed till Thursday. An
examination of the engine that might
have struck Squires revealed nothing
IN support of that theory
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-05
PARTY is IN A RUT
BURLESON OF TEXAS SAYS DEMO-
Gratis MUST GET OUT.
HE AIMS AT RICHARDSON.
WANTS A NEW DEMOCRATIC LEAD
Err IN NEXT HOUSE.

Younger and More Aggressive Mem
bers of the House Started the
Movemcnt-WiIIinm of MISSISSIPPI
nj is Named as Richardson's Sue
cessOr - Democrats Want the
House Rules Changed-They Seek
to Make a Show In the 1904 EIec-
tiOns.
washington, Jan. 4.-Wfth the re-
assembling of the House tomorrow, a
campaign will be launched, the object
of which is to overthrow Representa-
tive Richardson as minority leader and
To reiuvenate the Democratic party.
The movement has been planned and
will be carried forward by the young
er and more aggressive Democratic
members of the House. They hope to
consummate it when the fifty-eighth
Congress convenes next December.
The first step contemplated is the
displacing of Representative Richard
son and the selection in his stead of
John Sharp Williams of Mississippi.
With this accomplished, it is proposed
at tne COHNSHliIG Va liAC III y -OlS II III
Congress, to fight against the re-adop-
ton of the present House rules, unless
they be so modified as to permit the
minority, in whatever way it sees fit,
10 name the minority members of
House committees, a function that now
rests entirely with the Speaker. All
this is preliminary to an aggressive
Democratic policy in the next Con-
gress, by which it is hoped to give the
Democratic party a standing in the
presidential campaign of 1904.
One of the promoters of this move
ment is Representative Burleson of
Texas. IF conditions could be
changed" said Mr.. Burleson, there
would be no necessity for prominent
Democrats all over the country to en-
gage in a blind search for leader for
the party in 1904. The Democratic
party is in a rut. l believe the inn
portant matter at hand is to create a
sentiment which will result in the Sc
lection when the proper time comes,
of an aggressive Democrat as minority
leader in the Fifty-eighth Congress.
Personally l favor Mr.. John Sharp
Williams of Mississippi, who, in my
opinion, is at all times an orthodox
Democrat and possesses the essential
qualities of leadership
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-05
THEY WANT A RAISE.
Trainmen and Conductors Meet mt
st. Louis.

Tratnmen and Conductors Meet mt
st. Louis.
st. Louis, Jan. 4-Members Of the
general committees of the Order of
Railway Trainmen and the Order OF
Railway Conductors, representing ev-
cry railroad system west of Chicago,
began gathering in st. Louis to-day
for their meeting tomorrow, when
they expect an answer to their request
made of the railroad companies Dec.
20 for 20 per cent. increase in wages.
1t was stated to-day that there
would be between fifty and sixty rev
resentatives of the two orders here to-
morrow. The increase asked for will
affect about $50 00e men, and If grant
ed will mean the distribution of one
fifth more money every month among
the trainmen and conductors. The
early arrivals assert that the matter
Is simply business proposition, that
there never has been even a SUCCESS
ton of a strike, and that negotiations
will be carried on in a friendly man.
ner.
SO far as known the railroads have
arrived at no agreement with regard
to tho demands.
President Ramsey of the Wabash to-
night said that no meeting of the rep
resentatives of the railroads affected
had been held to consider the matter
so far as he knew, and it was his inn
preston that the trainmen and con-
ductors would first meet to formulate
the requests before presenting them.
SO far as the Wabash is concerned,
Mr.. Ramsey said that road had, on
Dec. l. voluntarily granted an increase
Of from 6 to IL per cent, and he an
ticipated no trouble with the men.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-05
AIKEN GOES OUT.
The Naval Militia Commander win
Retire.

Retire.
Brunswick, Ga, Jan. 4.-Commander
Frank d. Aiken of the Georgia Naval
Militia, has forwarded his resignation
to the Governor, with the request that
he be placed on the retired list of Of
f1cers of the state.
This announcement will be received
with regret by the military men of the
state, as Commander Aiken has been
closely identified in military circles of
Georgia for the past twenty-six years.
He will be retired with the rank of
lieutenant colonel. Commander Aiken
was the organizer of the naval militia
in Georgia, and through his efforts four
companies were organized in the state,
two in Brunswick and two in Savan-
nah, but there are only two companies
existing now, one in each city.
Just who will be elected to succeed
Commander Aiken is not known, but
two or three local officers are being
mentioned in connection with the place,
among them being Lieutenants F. A.
Wrench and ]. c. Stiles. Both of these
have been in the naval militia for
number of years.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-05
STEAMER MYRTLEDENE
HAS RUN ASHORE.

New York, Jan. 4.-The British
steamer Myrtledene, Capt Yule, bound
from Fernandina, Fla, Dec. 81, to New
York in ballast, went ashore at Jones
Beach, L. l., to-day. The crew sue
ceeded in landing on the beach. A
wrecking tug has run lines to the
steamer and she will be fioated at the
next high tide. The steamer has sus-
tanned little If any damage.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-05
MAY BE LABOR TROUBLE.
Men Lose Their Employment mt l."
Guayra.

Men Lose Their Employment at La
Guayra.
La Guayra, Jan. 4.-The Dutch con-
sui here saw the captain of the Brit
ish cruiser Tribune yesterday and Sc
cured permission for a steamer of the
Dutch line to take on board DIR. Van
Lcyden, the Dutch minister to Vene-
xuela, who is in ill health.
Half the clerks employed in the GUS
toms house here and all the members
Of the coast guard service at La
Guayra have been discharged. About
500 stevedores are at present without
employment, and rioting is feared. The
government will doubtless have to en-
ploy urgent measures to maintain
quiet.
The captain of the Tribune has sent
n message to the project of this port,
commencing the behavior of the Vene-
zuelan authorities up to the present
time, but saying he would hold him,
b the project, responsible for any injury
to the persons or property of British,
German and Italian SUBJECTS
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-05
BIG FIRE AT HONOLULU.
Loss of s1OO.OOO-United states May
Get Marcus Island.

Honolulu, Jan. (by Pacific cabIe)-A
fire, causing loss of over 800, 900. oc-
CURED here to-day. The fire started in
the general merchandise store of L. B.
Kerr & Co, and probably was caused
by defective electric wire. ]. F. Nor
gan also sustained heavy loss.
A letter received here from Thomas
Fitch, the Washington attorney for the
Marcus Island Guano Company, says
that Japan is relinquishing her claim
to Marcus Island, and is willing to al
low the United States to take possess
sion. Japan viii also deport her sub
Jects now on the island, and is ready
to pay as reasonable indemnity &c.,
900 on account of the loss sustained in
the trip of the schooner Julia Whalen.
which was refused landing on the
island.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-05
CYANIDE OF POTASSIUM
AND ELECTRICITY
Both Used TO Put An End to Turbu-
lent Topsy.

Both Used 10 Put An End to Turbu-
lent Topsy.
New York, Jan. 4.-Several hundred
spectators to-day witnessed the exc
cution by electricity at Coney Island
of "Topsy," an elephant, who had kill
ed three men and recently had become
unmanageable.
Immediately after 200 grains of cya-
hide of potassium had been admins
tered, concealed in a carrot, a current
of $500 volts was turned on through
copper plates on which the animal
stood. Almost instantly the elephant
fell, and at the end of ten seconds,
when the current was turned off, was
pronounced dead.
An autopsy showed that the poison
had not had time to take effect.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-05
MINISTERS RETURNED.
Net Gain of Thirteen Seats for the
Government.

Paris, Jan. 4.-The senatorial cleo
lions passed off to-day without incl
dent. Early returns indicate the re-
election of Premier Combes and of FL
nance Minister Rouvier, thus strength
ehlng the Republican majority.
The elections passed off without in
cident. The results have confirmed that
the ministerial majority in the upper
mousse would be strengthened. The Con-
servadves have elected five Progress
SlVe Republicans; the Liberals have
elected twenty-five Republicans, eigh-
Teen Radicals and thirty-four Radical
Socialists. A noteworthy result of the
SECTIONS was the defeat of the former
33Nlnister Of Foreign Affairs, Hanotaux,
N the Department of Aisne.
The ministry of the interior claims
mat the government gained fifteen and
tost two, net gain of thirteen seats
'n to-day's elections.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-05
ROSES BODY WAS FOUND
AT JACKSONVILLE.

Jacksonville, Fla, Jan. 1.-The body
of Leslie N. Rose. a resident of this
CITY, who disappeared on Christmas
Eve night, and for the finding of
whom the savannah police were asked
to lend their assistance, was discover
ed to-day. floating in the river at the
foot of Ocean street. The body was
wedged in under the piling A YER
dict of accidental drowning was re-
turned by the coroner's jury.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-05
RESOURCES FAILING.

Paris, Jan. SIN a dispatch from
Caracas, the correspondent of the Ma
tin says that in spite of the successes
of the Venezuelan revolutionists, their
finances are not sufficient to permit
them to obtain munitions of war.
It is undeniable that the situation of
the government is growing more ag-
gravated, continues the correspondent,
and that it's resources are failing.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-05
H0USEB0AT B0NIT0
REACHES BEAUFORT

Beaufort, S. c., Jan. 4.-The gaso-
line houseboat Bonito, Capt Bernard,
from New York, with a party of tour
lists, arrived here this afternoon. I'm
paired steering gear caused unavoida-
river, a few hundreds yards from
shore. The Bleaching took place at
low tide. She will be fioated at high
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-05
SPIERS KILLED HUTT0.
Fatal Fight Occurs in Lexington
County, s. G.

Columbia, S. c., Jan. 4.-News of
desperate and fatal encounter between
Wesley Spiers and Charley Hutto in
Lexington county has reached this
city. The fight occurred near Spiers'
home. There. had been bad feeling
between the men for some time, Spiers
Directing to Hutto's attention to Mrs.
Spiers.
near the Spiers home. Hutto had a
rifle and opened fire on Spiers, who
returned it with a shotgun, emptying
the contents of both barrels into Hut
to's body. Spiers has surrendered to
the sheriff of Lexington county.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-05
CASTRO STAYS IN.
Laughs at the Suggestion of HIS Re-
signing.

Laughs AT tne SuBBeStkOh VI ms "S-
signing.
Caracas, Jan. 4.-The report that
President Castro purposes to abdicate
or resign the presidency of Venezuela
is untrue. - When seen with regard to
this matter to-day the President
laughed, and then said thoughtfully:
you are at liberty to say that l
have fought during two years to re-
tain the supreme power which was in
vested in me by the people of Vene-
zuela. / will no more abdicate than
I will resign. The Matos revolution,
without assistance from foreign Pow
ers, will soon be past story"
The course pursued by the Allied
Powers in maintaining the blockade at
La Guayra has caused establishment
among the foreign residents of this
city, e.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-05
PASSENGER AND FREIGHT.
Two Trains ON the Southwestern
Crash Together.

Macon, Ga, Jan. 4.-No. 4, the north
bound passenger train in charge of
Conductor J. p. Reid and Engineer
Charles Reeves, on the Southwestern
division of the Central, collided with
No. 81, extra freight, in charge of Con-
ductor j. a. Burke and Engineer Owen
Hughes last night, near Walden, nine
miles from Macon.
The front ends of two engines were
badly smashed and serious disaster
was averted only by the good work of
the engineers, who seeing each others
engine in the distance, were enabled
to slacken speed. Both men remained
on their engines.
The freight was made up of twenty
FIVE empty cars and seventeen loaded,
and was double-headed.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-05
ENGINEER WAS KILLED.
No Other Fatalities in the Southern
Wreck.

= Wrccks
Birmingham, Ala, Jan. 4.-Passen-
ger train N. 81 on the Southern Rail-
way, bound from Atlanta to Birming-
ham, was derailed last night near
Weem's Station, about fifteen miles
from here. The baggage and mail
cars were thrown down an embank-
ment and wrecked. Engineer White
was the only person killed. About
twenty-seven passengers were injured.
The injured were brought here. None
of the injured is in a serious condition,
as the passenger coaches remained on
the track.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-05
DEATH IN A FIRE.
One WINS Burned to Death and Ten
Were Injured.

Denver, Col, Jan. A fire in a
lodging house at Thirteenth and Mar
ket streets to-day caused the death OF
one man and the injury of ten others,
one fatally and several of them Sc
riously. The fire is thought to have
been caused by the explosion of a gas
oline stove.
The dead man is John OFT, itinerant
timer, As years old.
Fatally injured: Nacine A. Shamaly,
aged 2S, u saloon keeper and proprie-
tor of the lodging house, terribly
burned.
The seriously injured sustained
burns and bruises received by Jumping
from windows.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-05
VIII be Penrosc.

Harrisburg. Pa. Jan. 4-The Penn
sylyania Legislature win convene on
Tuesday noon. The Republicans con-
troll both branches. and it is conceded
that Boies Penrose viii be elected
United States senator to succeed him
self.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-05
NOW THE SULTAN'S MEN.

swear Allegiance to the Pretender.
Tangier, Morocco, Jan. 4-Advices
received here from Fee. under date of
Dec. 10, are to the effect that the
members of the Palma tribe, who were
fighting for the Pretender, have de-
clared their allegiance to the Sultan.
Twenty thousand troops have reached
Fee from the Sus district.
The Sultan has placed his brother
Mulai- Mohammed in command of the
expedition against Buhamara.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-05
MINISTER WU'S SUCCESSOR
WILL SOON WED.
Sir LANG Cheng VIII Bring n Bride
to the United States.

Pekin, Jan. 4.-Sir LANG Cheng,
minister designate to. the United States,
will marry the daughter of the Chinese
minister at Paris. Yue Keng, before
leaving for Washington. Yue Keng's
daughter was educated abroad and
speaks English and French. She is one
of the few Chinese women Of modern
education and modern ideas
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-12-15
JONES JURY HAS
A GOOD TIME

| The jurymen sitting in the Jones
They are staying at the best hotels
and living off the fat of the land, all
a. the expense of the Territory. A
murder tria Is always an expensive
necessity, for the jury must be kept
together and apart from any outside
influence, from the moment the men,
bers are sworn until they give their
verdict.
Bailiff Ellis has charge of this jury
The members are staying at the Ha-
waiian hotel and eating at the Union
Grill. Some of them have become
fastidious since they became jurymen
and are bit particular about what
they eat. The usual breakfast con-
sists of mush and cream, coffee, eggs
and hot cakes. The native jurors
didn't like that and demanded salmon
and poi every day for their morning
meal. And they eat lots of other stuff
besides. But Lycurgus has to hunt up
the poi every morning and give the
Jurors what they want. Raw onions
is also a favorite dish and the supply
is running low in the city. One Juror
objected to fish for lunch the other
day and insisted on having "halibut"
instead. He got it, too.
Lycurgus says none of the jurors
are losing flesh over the murder trial.
so we'll does he feed them. Some of
them have increased in weight from
five to ten pounds and are still eat
ing, according to Mr.. Lycurgus.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-12-15
HAWAII HAS NEARLY 500 SPECIAL TAXPAYERS
Continued from page p

appropriate under the circumstances that the Senate should
legislate first.
The report of the auditor the Postoce Department shows
that there 80 fourth class the Territory a
wall The compensation of these postmases from few
dollars according the of they
SELL There ten whose compensation less than $50
twelve whose between and $780, twelve
whose ranges SIoooI 5000; eight
whose all the from S2oooI $780, and
twenone whose salaries from $oooI to $1,000 None of
these postoces the the
thereof given all the receipts for lights and fuel and for
their salaries.
Nothing OF definite character obanab the White House
about the Secretary of Hawaii has already been
stated these letters that the will be selected by Governor
Carter The Psden~ants who will be entire
lily accord with Gov Carter and therefore prefers honor the
Governors endorsement.
Mr. Arthur Gehr is still in Washington trying the
full authorization OF the Kohala ditch He has been working with
his ex-senator Thuso before the Interior Department
but has thus far made little This busy
before the because the preparation annual reports
and the preparations ior the regular session Congress-
ERNEST G. WALKER
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-12-15
Oriental War Relics,

Fred. S. De Cew, who was aboard the
U. S. S. Yorktown on the Asiatic sta
ton and lately returned home, has
some relics from the wars on exhibition
at his fathers bowling rooms in Ala
kea street. One is the American flag
captured by Filipinos at Balabec on
Sept. 9, 1899, and recaptured three days
later by the U. S. S. Manila. Another
exhibit consists of Boxers uniform,
jacket and trousers, taken from the
body of a Boxer slain at Tientsin. The
hole made by the bullet that killed the
man, with blood stains surrounding it,
is seen in the breast of the jacket.
There is disc shaped insertion in the
back of the same garment, imprinted
in black with the Boxer emblems. 9th
er souvenirs are cartridges, shrapnel,
brass knuckles, etc, which belonged to
belligerent folks in the Orient.