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I THE MORNING NEWS. | J Established 1850. - - Incorporated 1888. V ] 1. H. ESTILL. President. | three HARD BATTLES IN CUBA. THE REBELS CLAIM A VICTOR! OVER THE TROOPS. Tic Claim Also Made That the Gov ernment Foree* Would Have ' Fallen Into the Hunda of the lu •srttsta But for the Arrival of Re inforcement*— Heavy Loviei In flicted on the Government Troops in an Enitnitcment at Gnnnnhano. Tampa. Fla., March 28.—Passengers on this evening's steamer from Havana re j art that city at last In a state of ex citement over the revolutionary move ments. The efforts of the, Cuban patriots to else on Feb. 29 proved futile In the city of Havana and the country immediately surrounding on account of the absence of lien. Sanguilly. who was to have led the movement, but now their forces are well organised under able leaders and may be expected to rise In arms at any moment. Port A\i Prince is declared In a state of rebellion by the Spanish government, which makes four out of the five prov inces of the island In a state of revolution. The report that Maximo Comes Is in Cuba is confirmed and he Is now at the head of the uprising at Puerto Principe. These passengers declare that as soon as it is officially known that Gomez is at the head of the insurgent army, the whole bland will rise en masse. , Two engagements were had, one at Bay hmo and one at Holguin. Col. Santcildes was In command of the Spanish forces and .Masso of the Cuban at the former place, and at the latter Col. Garrlch was in command of the Spanish and Mlro of the Cuban. The insurgents were successful and had not reinforcements arrived, Sant * ikies and his troops would have fallen 'into the hands of the insurgents. The manifesto issued by the rebel lead ers Inviting Spaniards to espouse the Cu ban cause has succeeded in winning valu able suport. Mlro, who fought Col. Gar rich at Holguin, Gen. Pqpa, Gen. Esta /ban, Tamaya Y. Tamaya, Col. Liens, aid to Tamaya, and many other chiefs of the Spanish forces in the last revolution have joined the Cuban forces and are lighting for Cuban liberty. On Saturday a battle was fought pt Guanabano, and the Cubans defeated the Spaniards with heavy losses. Robi is at the head of over 1,000 men. He was at Baira four days last week and went from there to Los Negros. Two engagements have occurred at Manzanillo this week. Capt. Guerra was jin command of the Cuban and Col. Avoiz T>[ the Spanish forces. The latter was defeated with heavy losses, Including two officers, When the 2,000 Spanish troops arrived Monday at Havana a portion of them w as hurried oft to Santiago Inside of two hours. Two of the soldiers died on board ship and many more are sick. These pas sengers state positively that the Insur gent troops pay cash for all they get to eat and wear in the towns and only take horses, saddles and arms. The negroes of the Island are with the patriots, re ports to the contrary notwithstanding. Madrid, March 27.—Gen. Martinez de Campos has accepted a commission to go to Cuba at the head of the reinforcements which are to be sent there and has declar ed that the moment he lands in Cuba he will proceed with operations designed to put down the revolt instant a. There is a great deal of Irritation In official, circles over allegations that Americans are sup porting the insurgents by supplying them with money, arms, etc. The government to-day forwarded $2,000,000 to Cuba. The troops are rapidly beingconcentra ted at their respective ports of embarka tion. Six large merchant steamers have been chartered for use as transports and Will sail from Cadiz, Valencia, Corunna nnd Santander with the troops and war material some time between April 2 and 18th. Depuy de Lome, the new minister to the United States, will sail for America on April 2. He will go first to Havana to learn the details of the Allianca incident end will proceed thence to Washington. Premier Canovas del Castillo sa'd in an Interview to-day: “It is undeniable that the situation in Cuba is very serious. The government must use all means to main tain the Integrity of the kingdom and crush the rebellion speedily and thor oughly. "Seven thousand troops will start for Cuba to-morrow and 2,000 will be ready to follow them. In six months 20,C00 more will be ready. Indeed, we are prepared to send 100,000 if need be, for we must 6nd this struggle once for all.” The queen regent presided at a cabinet meeting called late this afternoon to con sider Cuban affairs. The government had received the resignation of Capt. Gen. Callejas. The Spanish consul In Jamaica Telegraphs that the expedition organized oy the Insurgent leader Maceo Is ex pected to -arrive off the coast at any time. Private dispatches from Havana say that twenty-seven rebel chiefs, who took Part In the last Cubthi war, are acting In concert with Maceo to establish a pro visional government, levy taxes and take Heps to organize fully against the Span ish force to be landed. Washington, March 28.—The state de partment has been recently advised that three shipments of arms have been made within the past few weeks from the Uni ted States to the insurgents In Cuba. In one case arms were sent from Philadelphia to Savannah. They were transferred at That point to a small fishing smack of ten or fifteen tons burden and carried to the east coast of Cuba, to the province of Santiago de Cuba, which is the hot bed of the revolution. These fishing vessels are so small- that they can hover about the shores until the coast is clear and then make a landing at any one of a score of safe points. The administration, It Is said, is doing all In Its power to prevent the shipment of these contrabands of war, hut it is claimed they are being made con stantly. Panama, March 28.—The Star and Herald Publishes a report of an Interview with ' apt. Crossman of the steamship Allianca in which he gives a flat denial to the story sent out from Havana about his having The Insurgent Maceo on board and landing him at Sandy Hook. Capt. Crossman ex presses a wish that the pilot who was on beard at the time would say whether or but the landing did take place at Sandy Hook. He took a pilot on board many hours before the ship reached Sandy Hook. The captain declares that he has not Been Maceo and does not know him. I he appointment of Gen. Martinez Cam pos as commander In chief of the Spanish •imy In Cuba Is regarded here as mean- j lag vigorous prosecution of the rebellion j She Jfldtuing from this time. Gen. Campos Is a stern old veteran of many wars, and will use most repressive measures in order to check the growing tide of Insurrection. Key West. Fla.. March 28.—The tug Pedro Padre, Greenwood captain, arrived last night from St. Augustine. This Is the tug that was under surveillance at Sa vannah as it was suspected that she had arms for Cuba. She Is on her way to Manzanillo, Cuba, and stopped here to have her machinery repaired. The cus toms authorities are watching her to see that no arms are conveyed from here. London, March 28.—Premier Canovas Del Castillo said in an Interview with the Standard’s Madrid correspondent to-dav that the government was satisfied with the attitude of the United States toward Cuban affairs and that orders had been given to Spanish cruisers and colonial officials to observe International usages regarding maritime Jurisdiction and the right to search with a view to avoiding a conflict with the United States or other powers. BIGELOW WAS CRAZY. The Cauae of Sew York's Double Tragedy Explained. New York, March 28.—Investigation this morning set at rest all the theories as to the cause of the double tragedy yes terday morning when John Bigelow, an actor, shot and killed Amy Thill, an ac tress, in the Falk house at N. 13 West 24th street and then turned the pistol upon himself and sent a bullet through his right temple. Bigelow, as it was learned through one of his most intimate friends, has been in Insane retreats at least five times within the last ten years and there can be no doubt that the murder and sui cide yesterday were caused by a sudden return of his insanity, brought on by one night of drinking and debauch that pre ceded it. The last time Bigelow was in a lunatic asylum was in the fall of 1892, when he spent some time in a retreat at Hartford. He had also been several times In Bloomlngdale. His Insanity, in the be lief of his friend, is the result of a severe attack of Roman fever which he contract ed when a 2-year-old baby. Coroner Fitzpatrick viewed the remains of the murdered woman and the suloide this morning, but has not yet decided when to hold the inquest. TEA.MOH ON THE COLOR LINE. He Introduces n Hill to Pnnish Those Who l)ru\v It. Boston, March 28.—A bill Introduced by Representative Tcamoh (the colored mem ber of the committee on mercantile af fairs of the legislature which recently vis ited the south) relative to discrimination In public places on account of race or color, was given a hearing to-day by the committee on Judiciary. The bill pro poses to amehd the present laws so as to make a person liable to fine or Im prisonment, or both, If he makes a dis tinction, discrimination or restriction on account of color or race, or causes such to be made. The party who may be so treated may collect damages by civil process and It is proposed to erase the words "good cause” from the present statute. No decision was reached. .YEW ENTERPRISES IX DIXIE. All Aggregate of 801 Reported for the First Quarter of 1895. Baltimore, Md., March 28.—The new , manufacturing and mining enterprises in the southern states for the first quarter of 1895. as reported to the Manufacturers’ Record, shows an aggregate of 891, a gain of 229 as compared with the first three months of 1894. The largest increase Is shown in cotton mills, of which 42 were or ganized during the last three months, against 9 for the same period of 1894; of miscellaneous enterprises there were 453, against 293; mining and quarrying com panies Increased from 50 to 62; flour mills from 24 to 37, and cotton compresses from 1 to 7. In addition to these enterprises the Man ufacturers’ Record is advised of railway projects embracing the construction of about 300 miles of new line in Florida alone. PIT A BULLET IX HIS BRAIN. A Descendant of Daniel Boone W inds Up a Spree in Suicide. New Orleans, La.. March 28.—Moraskl Daniel Boone, son of the proprietor of the Daniel Boone hotel of this city, commit ted suicide about 11 o’clock to-night by shooting himself through the brain. He <was only 23 years of age. and at the time he committed the rash act he Is said to have been crazed with whisky. No rea son Is given further than this for his wilful self-destruction. The suicide was a descendant of the great and historical Daniel Boone, whose name Is known in ervery household by reason of hls many adventures among the Indians. Moraskl Boone is said to have inherited consider able of the pluck that was accorded to hls courageous progenitor. FIRE IX A STEAMER’S HUNKERS. The Snn’s Heat Supposed to Have Caused the Fire. Mobile, Ala., March 28.—Fire in the bunkers of the British steamship Verax, Capt. McDowell, now loading cotton at the upper wharf for Bremen, was an nounced to-day. It has been smouldering for the past five days and began before the vessel reached this port. Capt. McDowell thinks the sun’s heat, continually on the port side, raised gases in the bunkers which ignited. The work of emptying the bunkers began yesterday and ended this morning. A survey has been ordered, but It is not thought that the plates are damaged. TWO BALLOTS AT DOVER. The Higgins Men Again Try the Ex periment of Breaking Away. Dover, Del., March 28.—Two ballots for United States senator were taken to day and the experiment of breaking away from Higgins was again tried, some of the Higgins men voting for Charles F. Richards, of Sussex county. The first ballot resulted: Higgins, rep., 7; Addlcks, rep., 5; Massey, rep., 4; Rich ards, rep.. 2; Rldgely, dem., 7; Martin, dem., 1; absent, 3. On the second ballot Higgins recc’ved 2, Addlcks 5. Massey 4. Richards 6, Ridg iey 7, Martin I and 2 were absent j SAVANNAH, GA., FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 1895. ST. AUGUSTINE FIRE SWEPT. MANY DWELLINGS AND STORES GO UP IN SMOKE. A ninrksiuith Shop on Chnrlotle Street the Starting Point of the Fire—The Neighborhood a Verita ble Tinder Box nnd the Water Supply Innfletaunte—The Lorlllard Villa, the Opera Honse and Several Hotel* Have a Narrow Escape. Forty-Six Residence* nnd Store* and Many Other Building* Horned. A Hundred Fnmllle* Homeless, The Total Los* About $200,000. St. Augustine, Fla., March 28.—Fire broke out In the blacksmith shop occu pied by John Masters, in the old building owned by R. J. Mickler, on Charlotte street, two doors north of Bunting's fur niture establishment, this afternoon at 12:45 o’clock, caused by sparks from the forge setting fire to the roof. It was discovered by a boy working in Carcaba's cigar factory on Hlpollta street, who gave the alarm. The fire department and residents responded quickly, as the neighborhood Is a veritable tinder box,but owing to the inadequate water supply.the fire, fanned by a west wind, crept north ward to the building occupied by Markle & Hince, carpenters and painters, which gave the flames the necessary material for a conflagration. Several citizens, then seeing the necessity for aid, advised the mayor to wire to Jacksonville. This Mayor Pinkham refused to do. saying the local fire department could put out the fire. The wind was to the sea. and with hard work the fire was kept from burning west Into St. George street. Meanwhile the flames licked up the 2-story home of Mrs. J. M. Byrne and its contents, and also the George Wash ington, a vacant residence owned by the Sisters of St. Joseph, on the corner of Hlpollta and Charlotte streets, west side. The flames then crossed Hlpollta street, and the large frame 3-story furniture store and tenement building occupied by Kuhn and owned by B. A. Masters, with its contents, was consumed. The flames leaped across Charlotte street, through a vacant lot. caught the Gibbs mansion, fronting the Bay, and in a few minutes it, too, was a seething fur nace. The efforts of Dr. Anderson and others who were driven from the roof were turned to removing furniture to the street. Their work was In vain, as the flames consumed the furniture and leaped seaward, so as to set fire to a sailboat opposite. At the same time the flames had crossed Charlotte street to the store and residence known as the old Genova store and reduced it to ashes. Thence the fire Jumped east to the rear of the beautiful residence owned and occupied by the Misses’ Gemoz and Bar tola Genovar and family, and destroyed It with the contents, which had been placed for safety next to the sea wall. The flames began eating their way both north and south, and destroyed the homes of Messrs. Bosse and Munson, on the east side of Charlotte street, the James Renick property, J. M. Stewarts two dwellings and stores, George Pierson's photographic gallery and a neighboring house on the south. Thence along Bay street the flames moved south, wiping out the two-story dwelling owned and occupied by Capt. Daniel Allen and his family and board ers, and destroyed all the household ef fects. To the north on Bay street the flames spread from the Gibbs mansion and soon destroyed the large double residence own ed by Mrs. Randall and occupied by the Coburn family, the old landmark, the Coquina house, owned by the J. Andrea estate, the fine 2-story residence owned and occupied by A. J. Burgess, the rapid firing gun inventor, *nd the house next on the south, owned and occupied by P. V. Capo, completing the destruction of every habitation from Baya lane to Cuna street, and stopping for the time at the old blacksmith shop on the north side of Cuna street. The firemen, citizens and tourists, wom en and children, were all hard at work re moving household effects to places of safety, back to St. George street, for the fire had attacked a 2-story cigar factory on Hlpollta street, and soon the flames destroyed the building and Its contents. Mr. Carcaba has already arranged for new quarters, as he has tobacco In the custom house. Next the flames caught and consumed the two-story building ocupled as a sa loon by Tony Ximaine on the west and owned by T. A. Russell. Here the west ward course of the fire stopped, owing to the broad yard between this building and the Lorrillard villa and want of ma terial. The main efforts of the fire men were directed to Bunting's large warehouse, next north of the seat of the fire. The flames were seemingly intent on reaching the piles of stacked dry lum ber to the rear and northward to Geno var & Co.’s cigar factory, a large two story frame building to the rear of the opera house, which meant, had the lire not been cheeked, the destruction of the opera house, the Argyle, the Magnolia, the Florida house, and, in fact, the whole length of St. George street. The flames were checked here by a force under the direction of J. A. McGuire and they un doubtedly saved this extensive and valua ble area. Heth Canfield with a force early took charge of and aided In preventing the spread of the flames Into the second warehouse and store of the Bunting plant, before McGuire’s force got to work. Mean while Chief Ballard had a stream in front of Bunting's and checked the flames within Munson's second house, occupied by Monserrat & Young and Whiley, the printer. This being considered the seat of the conflagration, little attention was given to the Bay front and the flames leaped from Allen’s house to the Bay by a two story house occupied by Mrs. Julia A. Baglett, who lost everything with the house. The flames crossed Baya lane and consumed the old ice house, a large framu structure and several small buildings owned by Vernanelo Sanchez. This was the southern limit of the fire, and was within one house of connecting this dis aster with the northern of the great lire which eight years ago destroyed the property bounded by Treasury street. At this time several kegs of gunpowder had been brought upon the scene at the suggestion of citizens who advocated the blowing up of buildings to prevent the spread of the flames south, but Mayor Pinkham ret used permission. believing that the department was able to control the fire at this point, which fortunately, owing to the northwest wind and the efforts of the department and McGuire’s big pump, proved correct, and the fire was checked here. Not so north of Bunting's, for the flames had not only wiped out the buildings men tioned on Baya and Charlotte street, but had also eaten along both stdes of Char lotte street devouring In regular order the A. J. Watts store and residence, the homes of J. A. Sherman, the Ignatius Lot>e* building occupied by Lobe Benet. B. C. Master*' house and D. Master*' stone building, occupied by Joseph Canova. to Cuna street, and the old government blacksmith shop, when they leaped the street and caught the large store house owned by Dr. Thomas A. Pacetti and oc cupied by Charles Cox on the north side of Cuna street, and the nconsumed the beau tiful residence owned and occupied by Ur. Thomas A. Pacetti on Cuna street. Thence the Are moved steadily along the west side of Charlotte street, destroying with their contents the houses of Eman uel Andrea. Mrs. J. S. Kalf, Phillip Salano and J. M. Stewart, occupied respectively by Segul Manny Lopez. Senator Frank U. Genovar und several other tenants, reach ing finally the fine two-story dwelling owned and occupied by the family of Frank A. de Medlctes, whose body but a few hours before had been removed to the cemetery. This Is the northern limit of the lire on the west side. On the east side of Charlotte street the flames destroyed a land mark, in the old government blacksmith Bhop on the Bay, the beautiful Coquina built home owned and occupied by H. L. Willoughby and family of Newport, R. I„ and the home on the Bay owned and occupied by Capt. Eddy Allen and family. The flames moved back and west, leaving In a brief space smoking embers where stood the prop erties of Felix Pacetti, Dr. T. A. Pacetti, Edward Allen and Frank Genovar on the east side of Charlotte street, north, and Cuna, leaving nothing to devour but the neat picket fence and grass bordering the south sldo of the Fort Marion reserva tion. Forty-six residences and stores and many other buildings were destroyed, rendering In the space of four hours about 100 fami lies homeless, and leaving many boarders to seek shelter elsewhere, many of them with only the clothing which they had on. Some of the insured are: Carcaba's stock, valued at $12,000, insured for SB,OOO, building valued at $7,009, uninsured; K. E. Kuhn, $2,000 Insurance on stock, valued *t $5,000: $1,500 on Daniel Allen's house; $2,000 on Mr Sherman s dwelling; Mrs Smethurst (Gibbs mansion). $4,000 on building, $1,500 on furniture, S3OO on wearing apparel; Dr. Pacetti. $3,000 on residence) Joseph R. i'u cctti's estate, SOU; H. T. Baya, $2,000; F. A. Medici estate, $3,000; Mrs. Gomez's residence, $3,000; Mrs. T. D. Crandall, $1,500; Mr. Coburn, SBOO on furniture and cloth ing. ' ' ’ ' There are few other cases of Insurance owing to the high rate of Insurance con sequent on the dangerous nature of the neighborhood. G. B. Cooper places the loss to the com panies In his agency at $45,000. Hamblens agency has about $2,000. The losses will aggregate $200,000. A. N. Stewart was overcome by smoke while moving furniture; Adam Banks. Lawyer McWUllam, S. W. Cichclow were slightly Injured. All the palmetto trees along the sea wall from the fort to Baya lane are destroyed, as were the heaps of household effects placed there for safety. Col. Edmund Bulnbrldffe, commanding the United States troops, ordered Lieut. Ohern and the fire brigade to render as sistance and followed this order by per sonally bringing all the tepops to the scene with hose, ladders and fire buckets. The soldiers worked manfully to extin guish the fire and save property. Many families are camping on the fort green to-night with what of their effects they saved. Several families also occupy the old slave market. There Is perfect or der. The guests of both ihe Tdagnolla, Florida house and Lorlllard villa packed their effects ready to leave, but the danger was averted. These hotels were at one time threatened. FIRE AT SANFORD. A Warehouse Occupied by Y\ Pitney A Cos. Horned. Sanford, Fla., March 28.—At noon to-day Chase & Co.'s warehouse, occupied by J. N. Whitney & Cos., for the storage of box material and orange supplies, In the heart of the city, on the Southern Flor ida railroad track, was discovered on fire, and before the fire department could get sufficient water on the building it was a sheet of flame. By heroic work the surrounding buildings were saved, al though several took fife from the intense heat, which was so great as to stop tlie passage of all trains for the time being. In the midst of the hardest contest with the flames another alarm sounded for the elegant Methodist church, three squares away, and hard work was required to save the roof, which was badly damaged. Flying cinders also fell on the Presbyteri an church, on Dr. Frank H. Caldwell’s residence and several houses two or three blocks across town and for a while It was feared that there would be a gen eral conflagration. The citizens and fire men did heroic work and Chief Hapworth was exhausted by the numerous tires. The Chase packing house was occupied by the J. N. Whitney Company for the storage purposes and the entire contents were consumed. The fire la supposed to have caught from a passing locomotive. The large new and handsome packing house of Chase & Cos. was not In any danger. Whitney & Cos. lose about *7,500 and have Insurance of $3,000; C’h{u*e & Cos. lose about $2,500 and have Insurance of $1,500. A PLANING MILL BURNED. A Whole Block in the Center of At lanta Threatened by tlie Fire. Atlanta, Ga., March 28.—The plaining mill of Traynham & Ray of 136 Decatur street, was gutted by fire this morning, the loss on the building and machinery and stock being estimated at $20,000, which is partially covered by Insurance. The fire, which originated In a kiln, was discovered by a clerk who opened the place about 9 o'clock. The mill Is located almost In the center of the city and It appeared at first that the whole block would he swept away. The working men employed al the mill lost all their tools, which I* a hard blow to them. A JEALOUS WIFE'S MISTAKE. THE YY AYI'RDM SENSATION ALL Dl K TO AN EKKOR. Bending fluty Ihe Signature of Ml** Ylnrsball'a Note lo Her lln*lnnil, )lr*. Ylellunnl*! Flew Info n Rage and Hade a Lively Attack nn Him. The Frucn* Gave lilae In Ineorrerl It Minor* That Grew a* They Flew . The Krqaeit far the Profeanar'n It enlg nn i Inn n t'ou*e<|ueuee of the Trouble. Waycross, Go.. March 28.—An indigna tion meeting of Influential citizen* was held here to-night and the subjoined res olution was unanimously adopted: Whereas. There has appeared In the Savannah Morning News and the At lanta Constitution In their issues of March 28 a communication from Way cross headed, "McDonald's Downfall.” and. whereas, said article Is absolutely untrue, both In letter and In spirit; there fore be It Resolved by the citizens of Waycross In msss meeting assembled: 1. That we denounce the author of said communication as a coward and slan derer. 2. That we call upon the Morning News and the Constitution to publish these resolutions and furnish the secre tary of this meeting the name of the author of the objectionable communica tion, that fit and proper punishment may be meted out to him; and 2. That the Waycross Herald be fur nished with a copy of these resolutions with a request that they be published. H. Murphy. Cha'rman. E. H. Myers, Secretary. The story of the affair has not been correctly reported. Some time ago Prof. R. L. McDonald, superintendent of the Waycross graded school, was practicing in vocal music, and as the school was pre paring for a concert practicing became general In the school. Miss Jennie Mar shall, the daughter of the late Rev. J. M. Marshall, whose family rank Is the best, played a piano accompaniment to Prof. McDonald's singing and the pro fessor was a welcome guest In the Mar shall home. The young lady's mother and brother were present during the hours for practicing and Prof. McDonald's conduct was blameless. Later on Prof. McDonald complained of being 111 and was unable to practice music. In a very cour teous note, conspicuous only for Its length Miss Marshall regretted that the profes sor's health Interfered with the concert practice and assured him that she *ym pathted with him lit hls illness, adding that she appreciated his help In her prac tice. That was all that was said. Mrs. McDonald, the professor’s wife, who has been married six or seven years, has on several occasions during her married life exhibited signs of insane Jealousy, and during her Jealuos moods she has fre quently applied a broom or anything tn reach to the professor's thin frame. A month ago professor McDonald received Miss Marshall's note, and, of course, as It contained nothing that he regarded as private, he did not conceal It. Ills wife picked up the note and without noting its contents merely caught sight of the sig nature. She became wild with excitement, the demon of jealousy stirred every fiber of her body and she acted Impulsively. Her husband was by her side and she turned on him and sent lightning-like blows at his head and face. She threat ened to kill him and rolled and tumbled him on the floor and then tossed him down a flight of stairs. The professor was badly beaten, although he had de fended himself to hls utmost. During the fight the wife screamed aloud her accusations and her racket attracted the attention of the community. The pro fessor and hls wife were asked to leave the house und they did so In a few days. There had been no clandestine meetings between the professor and Miss Mar shall. After the trouble between the professor and hls wife the affair came to the ears of the young lady's brother, S. A. Mar shall, and he conferred with Prof. Mc- Donald and hls wife. Mrs. McDonald then discovered that she had misconstrued the note and defended her husband. Tho story spread all over town and ugly rumors that were absolute falsehoods became current. As the rumors passed from lip to lip they became largely exaggerated. In view of these rumors, though they were groundless, the board of education saw proper to request Prof. McDonald to resign at a meeting of the board Mon day night. The resignation was tendered and accepted. Prof. McDonald was not threatened and he was not requested to leave the city. He left of hls own accord. (From the foregoing statement an In justice was done both Prof. McDonald and the young lady, which we very much re gret. The dispatch complained of came as a press Item from New York, having appeared In a New York paper on Wed nesday.—Ed.) A NEGRO SHOT DEAD. He YYa* Armed With a Rifle and Ite fn*ed to Submit to Arrest. Callahan, Fla., March 28.—A colored man named Lawrence Hill was killed here to-day by Deputy Sheriff Hill. He was arrested yesterday charged with carrying a Winchester rifle unlawfully and on a warrant charging him with threatening to kill Flndy Bryant and wife, the parents of his wife. There being no train for Fern andlna until this morning he was left in charge of a guard. During the night he got away, but was back here this morn ing with a Winchester and told those he met that there was not enough Crackers around Callahan to arrest him again. He also told hls wife’s father that unless he had the warrant cancelled before to-night he would kill both him and hls wife. To day Deputies Crew and Jacobs armed with Winchesters went to him In the woods and commanded him to surrender. He made no answer, but with his Winches ter In hls hand, began to move off. The officers, finding that he wouldn’t halt, fired several shots to frighten him. He turned around twice, but continued to re treat. The officers then fired, killing him Instantly. The coroner’s Inquest will be held to-morrow. TANARUS Warehouses Burned. Gainesville, Fla.. March 28.—Fire broke out his morning about 2 o'clock, destroy ing the warehouse* of G. K. Broome and K. Baird tt Cos. The loss is about $4,000, with no insurance MEIZIHK OF OIR FRITZ. Tbc I ailed stale* Uaurt Declare* ll I aja*tinulle. Charleston, 8. C.. March 28—Judge Simonlon of the United Sta’tescircuit court filed a rather Important decision on the subject of the state dispensary law to day. The case was a habeas corpus one In behalf of W tlltara T. Elfe. who was ar rested by the state constabulary on the sloop Our Fritz some days ago. The ves sel sailed from Savannah under a coast wise license and then took on board six teen half barrels of whisky and five casks of export beer. The goods were marked to parties In Wilmington, N. C., and the bills of lading were made out for Wilmin ton, N. C. Elfe was the super cargo of the vessel. The weather became threatening and the master determined not to risk ocean navigation, but to proceed by the Inside route. In carrying out this purpose the master entered Port Royal harbor and proceeded to the mouth of Beaufort river. The tide being ebb and the wind ahead he cast anchor four miles below Beaufort, awaiting flood tide to proceed on his voy age. While at anchor In the day time the sloop was boarded by a state constable and hls posse. The petitioner was ar rested and the vessel and cargo confisca ted. Judge Slmonton ordered the release of Ihe prisoner. The court says In Its decree: "The voyage was not completed. Elfe was on hls way In a public navigable high way; he had come from a port In Geor gia and wus actually engaged In Inter state commerce. If h were on hls way to Wilmington. N. C.. he does not come within any of the prohibitions of the dis pensary law. If he were not, hut had not yet completed hls voyage, ths action of the state constable was Interference with In terstate commerce, so It Is In conflict with the constitution of the United States and to this extent Is null and void.” In the district court Judge Brawley haa Issued an order for the release of the ves sel. The state, however, has possession of the liquor. A NEW SPARE AT ROC All DEL TORO. Tlie Resilient* Hush tn Arm* Fearing a Second Attack ly Bandits. Mobile, Ala.. March 28.—A letter to the Register from Boca* del Toro, the scene of the recent Garza raid and death of that leader, says, under date of March 18, that a great scare has prevailed there owing to reports that the place was about to be attacked ngaln by the Insurgents. The populace barricaded themselves In their houses and the troops seized their arms, but nothing happened. Neverthe less, so great was the alarm, that four fifths of the population later In the day, took refuge on the email Islands opposite Boca*. Capt. Ortiz has been promoted to lieu tenant colonel. He enjoy* the confidence of the Amcrlcun residents. Bocas Is under martial law. Every able bodied citizen le on duty, every house is required to have a light burning tn front of II; no person may be on the streets after 8 o’clock p. m.. and no three persons are allowed lo walk abreast. The government troops have received new Lee repeating rifles. The schooner Meteor, reported as hav ing conveyed ammunition from Mobile In February, presumably destined to Colom bia, and also supposed to be. the vessel re ported as fired upon by the British war ship, arrived at Boras on the 18th. Capt. Davis energetically denies that he took out arms or ammunition on this voyage. He had but one case of books on hoard and that he put off at San Andreas. Lum ber and merchandise completed hls cargo. He touched at Bluefields and Corn island, the voyage being uneventful. MHAF IN A SENATE. Seven Member* Indulge in a Hough anil Tumble. Lincoln, Nob., March 28.—The Senate chamber was the scene <rf a personal en counter this evening Just before adjourn ment between Senator Stewart, & popu list, and the sergeant-at-arms, which come near Involving many of the mem bers in. a hand-to-hand conflict. While speaking against, a bill, Mr. Stewart was Interrupted on a point of order by Mr. Noyes of Do-ugla*. Contrary to precedent Mr. Stewart Ig nored the i>olnt of order and also the pre siding officer when he asked him repeat edly lo be seated. The sergeant-at-arms was directed to quiet the speaker, but Mr. Stewart reoisted. The two men clinched and fought up and down the aisle. Dale, another populist, sprang to asslet hi# col league, but was roughly thrown to the floor by two republican members. Jef freys, also a populist, started for the combatants, shouting loudly that he could whip any man on the floor. McKec by of Webster county, the giant of the Henate, caught Jeffreys, forced him Into a chair and held him. The presiding of ficer rushed down the aisle, parted the two original combatants and finally brought about order. A resolution was Introduced requesting Mr. Stewart to apologize with In twenty-four hours or subject him to a vote of censure. , GLOATS OVER THE MASSACRE. Another Turkish Soldier Tell* of the Horror* In Armenia. London. March 28.—The Daily News will print to-morrow another four column ac count of the Baasoun massacres as re ported to Its political correspondent by a Turkish soldier who shared In It. The sol dier gloried In hls deeds and laughed over the worst acts of brutality. He was ut terly untroubled by remorse end said he would be delighted to Join another simi lar expedition. , The soldier declared that not fewer than 5,000 Armenians were slain, and but for the coming of the mushir to stop the slaughter the soldiers would have de stroyed every Christian village In the Sassoun district and not one Christian would have been left. PoMtal Change* In Georgia. Washington, March 28.—The following postal changes In Georgia were announced to-day: H. M. Hopper was appointed postmaster at Vickery, Forsyth county. The postofllcea at Fancy Bluff and O'Brien, in Glynn county, have been dis continued and the mull for the former will hereafter g to Brunswick and for the latter to Everett City. ( DAILY. $lO A YEAR. 1 J 6 CENTS A COPY/ V I WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-WEEK $1 A YEAR l FRANCE MAY HAVE TO FIGHT. GREAT BRITAIN GROYY LING OVER HER UOI H*K IN AFRICA. The New Republic Alleged tn Be Seising Territory In Africa Re garded ns YYlfbln tbc Kphrre of ItritlMh Imflueace Mr Edward Grey Proclaim* That Any invasion of British Claim* Mould He Re garded ns an Unfriendly Yet—Jo- Ncph Chamberlain Also Tanlk* of Serious Conirqnrnrr*. London* March 28.—Sir E. Ash mead Bartlett, conservative member for Shef field, opened an Interesting debate in the House of Commons this evening on Great Britain's relations to France in Africa. He moved a reduction of the foreign of fice estimates for the purpose. He first directed the attention of the House to the encroachments which the government had permitted France to make upon Sl am. In Africa, France Is still more active than In Asia, he said. She had sent out an expedition which was menacing the Upper Nile and was seising African ter ritories recognised as being within the British sphere of Influence. Sir Edward Urey, parliamentary sec retary of the foreign office, said Oreet Britain stood In such a position of trust In Egpyt as to make the British and Egyptian spheres of Influence cover the whole Nile waterway. The House ought to be careful about giving credence to the rumors that a French expedition had been sent to the Nile country to occupy tho valley of the river. The foreign office had no reason to suppose that any French ex pedition either had been Instructed to to enter the Nile valley, or had the In tention to do so. He could not believe it possible, Ir. the face of the fact that the British government’s views were fully known to France. The advance of a French expedition under secret orders from t'ne west side of Africa Into tho territory subject to British claims, who*® rtghtfnines* had been so long knowu, would not only be an Inconsistent and un expected act, but also an unfriendly on*, ami would be regarded as such by tho government. (Hear, Without doubt African affair* for the last few years had cauced considerable anxiety as to what might happen In the future. Dur ing these years no provocation had been given France from the British. England had striven lo the utmost to reconcile the occasional conflicts of Interests. Tho government would continue to pursue this line of policy, omitting nothing calculat ed to maintain good relations with Franco and at the same time to uphold th# un doubted claims of Ureat Britain. To that end. of course, the co-operation of the French government and French pub lic opinion was necessary. H* relied on tho sense of Justice characterising th* French government and peopl# to help reconcile the conflicting Interests of the powers In parts of the world which were but little known. (Cheers.) Joseph Chamberlain, the liberal union ist leader, spoke of Sir Edward’s state ment as the clearest and most satisfactory declaration yet heard on this subject from a responsible representative of the gov ernment. He now saw. he said, that un less a clear understanding with France as to African affatra could be reached, the most serious consequences might easily ensue The statement ought to leave Great Britain's claims on Egypt beyond all mis understanding. The whole Nile valley from the lakes to the sea, was within tho Egyptian or British sphere of Influence and that claim on Great Britain’s part had been within the knowledge of France for five years. He assunled that the claim had never been disputed by France. He must remind the House, however, that as recently as at the beginning of this month, the statement was made, uncheck ed, In the French chamber and In the presence of the minister of foreign affairs that France’s object was always to make England feel that her presence In Egypt was harmful, and that France could come up with her elsewhere than In the Medi terranean. If the French government did not accept such statements. It ought to repudiate them. France ought to l>e questioned regarding her expedition to the Nile valley (Hear. Hear.) Henry Lalbouchere. the radical leader, pronounced Sir Edward Grey’s speech a menace to Franca (Oh, oh.) He quits understood the cries of “oh, oil.” They came from the Tory members who were delighted to find a liberal minister acting upon their principles. (Hear. Hear.) This speoch waa a menace on the lines of ths familiar warning "hand* off.” Certain members seemed to Imagine the Nile to be as much British property as tho Thames. He for one could not feed sur prised that, in view of such statements, France was not friendly. Sir Edward Grey denied that hls state ment hod Implied In any way a menses to France. (Hear. Hear). The ques tion of a general settlement of their re spective Interests In Africa was under discussion between the two countries. Tho British claims had been stated clearly. Sir E. Ashmead Bartlett said that *n view of the satisfactory reply mode by the government he withdrew hls motion. PANNILL JURY DISAGREES. * s . It Stood 11 to I for Conviction—Pan nil Out on Bail. Lynchburg, Va., March 28.—The Jury In the case of Pannlll, the railroad agent charged with complicity with Hamner in wrecking the bank of which Hamner was th 9 teller, was unable to agree upon a verdict and was discharged this after noon. It stood 11 to 1 for conviction. Pan nlll was released on $19,000 ball. The coun sel for the prosecution Is endeavoring to have the next hearing take place at Dan ville. If he succeeds, the case can be taken up again In a few days. Otherwise It cannot be tried until September. CUTTING DOYY'N ITS FORCE. , Tbc Edgar Thomson Steel YY'orks Cooipaay Laying Off Men. ' Braddock. Pa., March 28.—Spt. Morri son of the Edgar Thomson steel works la reducing hls force. Six draughtsmen, six Inside carpenters, ten machinists, ten pat tern makers, and the entire painting force were laid off yesterday. The laboratories at the blast furnaces and steel works will be consolidated, and ten chemists, half the present force, discharged. All tha working bosses tn various departments have been laid off. Other changes will lake place April L