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the morning news.
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J H. ESTILL. President
ORDERED FROM THE CAPITOL
HEI'l IILK A\ RIVALRY ItESI'LTED
IX HLOODSHED,
31oi;i •** of I lie lllnKlintii Faction
in Malm ma Shot Seott of the
Anujihn I action—They Were Rival
N r- ant.s-nt-ArniN Wound* Not
i 11011 lt Fatal—Republican COll
- ion Split and Two Set* of
ljrhvitc* Were Choaen.
mcry, Ala., April 19.—The Ue
publ. 1. Convention, called to meet here
a . , to-ilay, resulted in a split and
tA - 0 , 1, nations will be sent to the Na*
lior.al Convention.
were elormy scenes at the Cap-
j lo j 1 morning prior to the meeting of
t ho (Vi.vv■ ntion, and the result was the se
ri - vwunding of Gaston Scott, a young
; r.an, by Frank L. Moragne of
q, .j. 11. who had been chosen sergeant
ai-ant): >f the convention by the Execu
tive Committee.
XI,. lit in the convention was shown
to t> : -vitable last night when the spe
cial s imnittee, appointed under the pro
-1 -of the Washington agreement, fail
jrij 10 -* )• ct a chairman, the Slate Com
miti. • passed resolutions to proceed with
t;i, : making up of a temporary roll of the
conv-i ion, resulting in Chairman Vaughn
relinquishing the chair.
Tli remaining members of the commit*
ttv norm- i M. D. Wickersham of Mobile
f.r t-mi*rary chairman and Frank L. Mo
ra-ik- of Gadsden for sergeant-at-arms.
M ' - 10. k this morning the delegates
b- .■ arriving at tho capitol building
ii;; l Chairman Vaughan, having secured
ir. k to the hall of the House of Rep
r. 1 .itives, where the convention, wag
■ iui< 1 to meet, ordered that none but
ates be admitted,
t he Shooting; of Scott.
The Bingham faction appealed to the
Governor io hnve their delegates admitted,
aid Cj - Governor issued an order to Ser
gA-ant-at-arms Moragne to take charge.
Wh< n Moragne reached the door leading
to the hall, and attempted to enter, he
w - h>-costed by Gaston Scott. Vaughan’s
acting sergeant-at-arms. Scott resisted
1 :ie entrance of Moragne. The latter said
he v is tired of foolishness, and proposed
to tf.ke charge or shoot somebody. Scott
n-plied that Moragne was a coward and
would not shoot.
Tlii lie was passed and Scott made a
movement as if to draw a pistol. Moragne
qnii-kly pulled his pistol and fired three
phots. The men were at close range and
S<ott r* rived the first bullet in his hand
as h-‘ attempted to ward off the pistol. The
e-r ot:! .-hot entered Scott’s left breast just
a l ' the heart and he fell to the floor.
The 1 bird shot went wild. Attorney Gen
et,! 1 howu, whose office is near the scene
-shooting, rushed out into the hall
ai . • v nted further trouble.
•- ott wounds are not believed to t>e fa
-1 .1. Moragne went at once to the Gover
nor? office to report the occurrence.
I.i o Seott, an older brother of Scott,
! Iloi.i 1 him and when he reached the
Governor’s door, Scott srew his pistol and
iirvil two shots down the corridor. Scott
bi'-n attempted to enter the Governors
off ■- i'ut I.■ was stopped and his weapon
tk 1 from him. Moragne was quickly
* ed to jail. The affair caused, in?
tu.M - \ itement at the time, but it soon
lioth Factions Were Put On#.
Tli Governor then expelled both fac
ton and cleared the building- and
grounds.
T Bingham faction went to Dorsett
1 iail ai <1 the Vaughn side to the Audito
rium to meet.
' ' U-i an and Bingham were both in con
fultadcn with the Governor at the time
u ing ?•> arrange a peaceable settlement.
Johnsti n said to a representative
ol iii. Associated Press:
I ]•< ognized the right of the Executive
< > nanittce to appoint a sergeant-at-arms
iJI ! had turned the hall over to Mr. Mor
a u 11 the appointee of the committee,
hid the right as the convention of
• say who should go into thd hall.”
• legati ns will be stnt to tlie Na-
Tl 11 ' i'Vention. Nineteen of twenty
■ n memlers of the Executive Cora
-1:1 had another session immediately
'ha trouble at the capitol and ar
! for a meeting in Dorsett Hall.
; gain of two for the Bingham
: u 'ii, C. W\ Buckley of Montgomery,
1 one of the two. M. D. Wicker
-1 h’- committee’s choice for chair
l! n> presided over the Bingham Conven
ti- n
T 'vo Sets of Delegate*.
' jngham Convention elected Julian
’ ' 1 : ham chairman of the State Exec
nittee. M. D. Wi u* rsham, A.
colored, of Mobile; D. N.
- ’ I 'nio | States marshal, of Marion,
' 1 Dftwich, colored, receiver of
moneys at Montgomery, were se
: ' delegates at large to tho Na
" iiv. ruion. The McKinley adminis
• d'Mi was indorsed.
* l,s ?hn followers re-elected District
*' Vaughn state chairman. B. W.
-• ' •\V. Buckley, N. Alexander, col
* to the National platform.
‘•form indorses the McKinley ad
ndiibt ration.
o r of putting out n state ticket
' v 1 • • rred to the State Executive Com-
Ihoi lILE, TOO I.\ TENNESSEE.
* ' a,ls and lirotvnlotv Hepubllcuiin
at naggers' I’olntfM.
, N:i ! -yl!Ie. Tcnn., April 19,-The State
1,1 Ponv* ntion met liere to-day,
: “ temporary organisation with
man Henry Gibson In the chair,
1 to ,-oine oratory anil adjourned
morrow.
'mmlttee on Credentials Is flood
-11 efts and the delay Is on Its
11 is predicted that when tins
submltte I tlie expected storm
, 1 feiling among tile Kvans fan
e iiii' Mrnwnlow wing, which con
-11 " h nllals Committee by a vote
"111 seal all of the llrownlow
I" sight. This will bring a. min
from the Kvans members,
; !>’ a I.olt, am) two sets of dele
'*e National Convention us well
1 ■ eibm Republican stale ticket.
'' 11,1 re have In in rumors of a
nml even that the Kvans j eo-
T Ile I to accept ilefeut, hut
'em ■ The Evans 1 uders asset
Kl 1 tight to the end.
* • If IVhllue, I. I)•*j,il,
, A|t |; l.i. —Frederick H, Whitney,
I'usiti, manager of the tiostuu
• Th died to-duy, ug< and 50 years.
Pje Hofning JfeM.
RAIN HAS STOPPED WARFARE.
liner* Have Not Yet Almndoned the
Siege of Wepener.
Ix>n.don, April 20, 4:15 a. m.—.A deluge of
min, lasting ten days, has brought the op
erations in the southeastern part of the
Free State almost to a standstill. The
creeks have become roaring rivers and
the roads are streams of mud.
A singular message, dattd Bloemfontein,
April 19, 10:55 a. m., and begininng “via
press censor, Bloemfontein,” reports an
exchange of shots in the direction of l>e-
Wetsdorp, where the Boers are said to he
concentrating, ‘‘after their withdrawal
from Wepener.”
There is nothing else to indicate that tho
investment of Wepener has been abandon
ed by the Boers. Notwithstanding the rain,
however, the British have made some prog
ress, as DeWetsdorp has been occupied by
them, presumably by the advance of Gen.
(Bundle’s division. DeWetsdorp is about
twenty-four miles from Wepener.
An obscure message from Aliwal North,
dated April 19, says that Gen. Brabant
has arrived there, but whether he return
ed alone or with his troops is not clear.
Boers reports from Aliwal North aver
that from 8,000 to 10,COO Boers are at
Wepener.
Extended reports of the Bloemfontein
concert for the benefit of the widows and
orphans have been cabled. No less than
seven separate accounts have been pub
lished in London to-day.
The concert, the weather and the bare
statement that Lord Roberts is about to
move are about the only things that the
censor has allowed to pass, and the war
correspondent who announces that Lord
Roberts is ready to move does not specify
the direction in which he is going.
Gen. Hunter, from Natal, commanding
the newly formed division, arrived at
Bloemfontein yesterday (Thursday) and
left immediately, after conferring with
Lord Roberts. To what point he proceed
ed is not mentioned, but it is understood
that he will operate west of Bloemfon
tein. /
CARRINGTON REACHES BEIRA.
I
More Rumor* That Johannesburg
Mine* Will Be Blown 1 p.
London, April 19, 2:10 p. m.—The arrival
of Gen. Carrington at Beira, Portuguese
East Africa, and the reiteration of the
report that the Boeis intend blowing up
the Johannesburg mines, are the only
items of news that mark to-day's war
cables.
Weeks must elapse before Gen. Carring
ton will be able to concentrate his forces
on the borders of the Transvaal or ap
proach Mafeklng.
According to a rumor in circulation at
Lorenzo Marquez, a Boer force has been
sent to intercept Gen. Carrington, but it
is not thought to be of sufficient strength
to cause anxiety.
The Natal Mercury is responsible for the
renewed fears concerning the mines,
printing accounts from newly arrived
refugees, saying elaborate preparations
for the destruction of all the Johannes
burg shafts have been carried on under
the supervision of the state mining en
gineer, who is alleged to have requisition
ed all the copper wire in the town for the
purpose of making connections.
The Bloemfontein dispatches remain full
of trivial details, but are absolutely silent
as to the future.
According to a dispatch from Ladysmith,
dated to-day, the Boers are much discon
certed by the present condition of affairs.
Their fortifications and forces, numbering
about 15,000 men, are spread over ridges In
contemplation of a British advance*
through the Waschbank valley, north of
Ladysmith, which has not been occupied.
The Boer patrols are very active and are
constantly laying traps.
A proclamation issued at Cape Town to
day allows trading between Cape Colony
and the occupied portions of the Orange
Free State to b resumed.
A patrol of Cape police near Boshof, yes
terday, captured, two Boers, oxen, some
wagons and 200 head of cattie.
Two Germans who recently arrived at
Capo Town have been sentenced .to a
year’s imprisonment for having suspicious
possession of 100 rifles and COO cordite car
tridges.
ARMY IS WELL EQUIPPED.
Lord Roberts Well Prepared for tlie
Coming Struggle.
London, April 20.—Tho Bloemfontein cor
respondent of the Bally Chronicle, tele
graphing Thursday, says:
“The requisite remounts and equipments
have arrived and all the infantry divisions
are now supplied with tents. Both slip's
are steadily preparing for the coming
struggle. Lord Robert Is now ready.
“Several lots of concealed arms and am
munition have been discovered here this
week.
“The epidemic of enteric favor Is abat
ing.”
WATER QUESTION SOLVED.
The Whole Country Arouuil Rloeiii
fonteln 1* Flooded.
Bloemfontein, April 19.-Burtng the last
t n days there has been constant rain and
un enormous quantity of water has fallen.
Every dam In the country roundabout is
filled and the question of water, which
hitherto, during ihe mhrch of the army,
has been one of great difficulty, is now
practically s.lved. The troops will be able
to move In any direction with a certainty
of finding a sufficiency of water.
The whole regular and volunteer drafts
have arrived, and the highland brigade is
now at Its full strength.
Lady Roberts and her daughters have
arrived at Bloemfontein.
THERE ARE NO RESIGNATIONS.
Hut Huberts* Dispatch Coused Com
ment ut Ladysmith.
London, April 20.—The Ladysmith corre
spondent of Ihe Bally Telegraph, In a dls-
Ilatch, dated Wednesday. April 18, says:
“The news of the nature of Ihe dispaich
of Bird Roberts to the war office regard
jag the Splon kop operations has created
much comment locally but no resignations
are yet mentioned.”
THEY MUST NOT CARHY tIIMK.
Mr th Dell Issues u Proclamation Di
rected to Cltilliins.
London, April 20 —A dispel' It to the
(Continued on Seventh Page.) ,
SAVANNAH, GA., FRIDAY. APRIL 20, 1990.
TRYING TO STOP THE BILL
GREENE AND GAY NOB’S ATTORNEYS
IN WASHINGTON.
Influence Brought to Rrnr, It I* Said,
to Prevent the Menanre for Re
moval of Indicted I'ernon*, From
Passing the Iloiae-They Say the
Bill I* Repugnant to Many Exist
ing law*—-The Measure Hus Al
ready Passed the Senate.
Washington, April 19.—Green and Gay
nor’s legal advisors are boldly attempting
to ‘‘hold up” Congress, and prevent the
passage of a special acH, by which Messrs.
Greene and Gaynor of New York may be
tried in the courts of Savannah for their
alleged complicity in the Carter conspir
acy*
Mr. Rose, who has far led the fight
in behalf of Capt. Carter and his assist
ants, is in Washington with an array of
legal talent from New York to prevent
the House from passing the special act
recommended by Attorney General Griggs
by which the recent decision of Judge
Brown of New York may be overruled
and Messrs. Greene and Gaynor may be
tried by the Georgia court in spite of the
decree to the contrary by Judge Brown.
The bill has passed the Senate, but Mr.
Rose predicts that it will not pass the
House. Judge Ray of New York is chair
man of the Judiciary Committee having
the bill in charge, and Mr. Hose intimates
that Judge Ray is in no hurry to report
the bill to the House for action.
It is claimed by the friends of Carter,
Greene and Gaynor that the pending bill
is repugnant to so many existing laws
that It cannot and should not pass. They
assert that it conflicts with the inter
state commerce law, the anti-trust law
.and several other acts, which would be
practically set aside by the enactment of
the new law proposed by Attorney Gen
eral Griggs to cover this particular case.
Mr. Rose says the bill passed the Senate
without objection because no one took
the pains to carefully examine its pro
visions. In the House the friends of
Greene and Gaynor were more active and
energetic afid it seems that even Con
gress is not beyond that ppwerful and un
seen influence which is behind the bril
liant captain and his alleged accomplices.
1 i 1
HAY NOTIFIES DEPARTMENT.
Action of Chicago Ambulance Men in
Taking Ip Arm*.
Washington, April 19.—United States
Consul Hay at Pretoria, has notified the
state department by cable of the report
ed action of the members of the Chicago
ambulance corps in taking up arms in the
Boer army, instead of continuing with
the hospital corps, to ■which they had
pledged themselves upon leaving the
United States.
Apparently the Portuguese authorities
at Lorenzo Marquez had doubts as to the
actual neutrality of these men, for the
party was detained mj/ny days at the port
be fore bring allowed to proceed over the
railroad to Pretoria. The dispatches stat
ed that a letter from Miss Barton turned
the tide in their favor. MBs Barton wa3
said to have declared that certain mem
bers of the party were known to her and
believed to be going under true colors.
The officials here say that nothing can
be done by the government to prevent
such violations of faith as are reported
from South Africa. The men did not go
out with arms and so did not fulfill the
legal description of a filibustering party
which would have enabled the United
States authorities to prevent their depar
ture. Similarly, the Portuguese authori
ties probably found themselves obliged
to let the unknown men pass through
Lorenzo Marquez and it would appear
that unless the British government can
induce 'the Portuguese to take a different
view of their obligations, Portuguese
South Africa will remain an open door
way for recruits entering the Transvaak
RIOTS AT KONITZ, PRUSSIA.
The Jew* There Are Su*pectel of
Ritual Murder*.
Beilin, April 19.—The local authorities*
at Konitz, Prussia, have summonei 2X)
reservists to preserve the peace in the
district, which is threatened by a sus
picion that the death of a boy named
Winter, who was murdered Just before
Easter, is attributable to the Jews of the
district.
In popular superstltution at Konitz the
Ji ws are sus;>- of ritual murders, and
there are some circumstances tending to
explain the. death of the hoy in this way.
Various small riots have occurred and
the authorities have ordered all saloons
closed at sundown.
THEY WANT INSTRUCTIONS.
Foreign Enilmnuie* In Turkey Ask
NY lint They >lu*t Do.
London, April 20.—The Constantinople
correspondent of the Standard says:
"All the embassies have applied to their
governments for instructions In case ex
treme measures become necessary on tho
question of import duties.
"All the ambassadors and foreign envoys
are now working ip praiseworthy unity.
The Americans had hitherto been apa
thetic, hut now they are manifesting an
inclination to put in a word also.”
♦ \
BUIIONIO PLAGUE ON HOARD.
German Mcuincr Arrived nt Onnnry
I*land* V. itli If.
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, April 19.
the German steamer Pallan (?) has arrived
here from Rosario with two case* of bu
bonic plague on board. One of the strick
en persons died after the vessel reached
j*ort. Tho steamer has been quarantine*!.
No record of a steamer named Pnilan
can be found in tho Maritime Registers
’accessible.
NiO.ro llnil ged liy u Mob.
Vlckrbutg. Ml**.. April 19.—Advices
from Holton stale that Henry McAfee, 11
negro accused of attempting assault upon
Mrs. Humidor*, near Brownsville, In Ultu!*
county, was hanged to-day by a mob in
front of tho lirownvllle school house ,
TWO >IOHE WERE INDICTED.
Increase In List of Alleged Assas
sins of Got. Goebel.
Frankfort, Ky., April 19. Indictments
wore returned by the grand jury to-day
against John W. Davis and Green Golden
as accessories to the murder of Gov. Goe
bel.
Green Golden Is a cousin of Wharton
Golden, who turned state's evidence. Davis
was a policeman on the Capljol Square,
and tried to escape from Frankfort with
Caleb Powers. /
The case against W. L. Hazelipp, who
was accused of complicity In the Goebel
shooting, was dismissed.
It is persistently reported here to-ntght
that Gov. Taylor has been Indicted by the
grand jury and that the indictment was
returned to-day along with those again?!
Capt. Davis and Green Golden, but that
this indictment will not be given out until
Gov. Taylor returns from Washington.
Judge Cantrlll has fixed April 30 for tha
arraignment of Harlan Whittaker and
“Tallow Dick" CV>mbs, indicted as princi
pals in the Goebel assassination, and Sec
retary of State Caleb Powers, and Capt.
John Davis, Indicted as accessories. The
attorneys on that day will ask for ball and
file petitions and affidavits asking for a
change of venue.
The date for the arraignment of the oth
ers has not been fixed.
HIVEHA CALLS ON Ct HANS. '
Want* Them to Unite In AMkingr In
dependence In
Havana, April 19.—Gen. Rius Rivera,
Secretary of Agriculture, Industry and
Commerce, has written a letter, which is
largely circulated, calling upon politic.ii
parties of all ehades to- unite in order to
present a united front to the government
and people of the United States when ask
ing that # the year 1901 shall be devoted to
the formation of on independent govern
ment for Cuba, which shall begin to act
on its own- responsibility after the end of
1901.
l This plan he offers as a solution of the
political problem now so greatly compli
cated by the existence of various par
ties.
Many influential Cuban politicians, how
ever, believe it would not be wise for all
■the advocates of independence to form one
party. Their view is that two parties
would act more effectively than one, and
they would be able to check each other.
The letter of Gen. Rivera has caused
a great sensation among the Cubans gen
erally, coming as it does from a cabinet
secretary; and the. feeling is that, as the
letter is to all practical intents a call
upon the Cubans to demand independence,
he will have to resign.
ADMIRAL DEWEY’S DENIAL.
False Statement About Democrats
Attributed to Him.
Washington, April 19.—1n reply to a let
ter from the editor of the Hamilton Dem
ocrat, Hamilton, 0., relative to & para
graph which has been going the rounds of
the newspapers. Admiral Dewey to-day
sent the following communication:
"Washington, April 19, 1900. Dear Sir:
Tam in receipt of your letter of the 17th
inst., asking if I am correctly reported
as saying, ‘Well, I’ll tell you what a Dem
ocrat Is: In time of war a Democrat is a
damned traitor; in time of peace he is a
damned fool.’ In reply I have to state
that this is one of the thousands of lies
uttered concerning me, to attempt to con
tradict all of which would require more
time than is at my command. However,
since you extend the opportunity, it gives
me pleasure to state that I have nevfr
said or thought of such n thing as the
foregoing statement accredited to me. I
have a very fond remembrance of thou
sands and tens of thousands of ‘war
Democrats’ whom I knew, and who were
some of the best fighters this country ever
saw. Very* truly yours.
"George Dewey.’’
"Homer Gnrd, Esq., Hamilton Democrat,
Hamilton, O.”
PRESIDENT IN NEW JERSEY.
He Will heave for (on ton Early
Monday Morning;.
Washington, April 19.—The presidential
party, consisting of President and Mrs.
McKinley, Mrs. Hobart and her son Gar
rett A. Hobart; Dr. Rixey, Secretary
Cortelyou and Barnes and a couple of
servants, left this morning for New Jer
sey. President McKinley will leave New
York shortly after midnight Sunday for
Canton, O. will stop over for sev
eral hours in Washington on Monday to
sign bills and transact Whatever other
important business may await him.
PARTY REACHES PATERSON.
PieMidcnt and Hi* Wife tlie Gue*t*
of Mr*. Hobart.
' Paterson, N. J., April 19.—President and
Mrs. McKinley, Mrs. Hobart, widow of
the late Vice President, her son Garrett A.
Hobart, and the President’s secretaries,
Cortelyou and Barnes, arrived here at 3:50
this afternoon.
Mrs. McKinley and Mrs. Hobart entered
the Hobart carriage and were driven io
Carroll Hall, Mrs. Hobart’s residence. The
President and his wife will be the guests
of Mrs. Hobart until Saturday morning
when they leave York. To-morrow
night they will probably attend the fair
at the armory.
HRYAN IS IN GOOD HEALTH.
He Snys the Report* That He I* 111
Are I nfoil tided.
St. Louis, April 19 —The following dis
patch was received this afternoon from
Austin, Tex.:
"To the Editor of the Post-Dispatch:
You may state for me that the stories
that 1 am in ill health are untrue. I have
never felt better in my life. I jqxKjk to- j
night at the University Auditorium and
next Saturday At Yeargln’a Grove, this
county, and on next Tuesday at Wichita,
Tex. W. J. Bryan.”
.Son* of Revolution In France.
Paris, April 20.—A meeting of the French
branch of the Rons of the American Revo
lution was he-14 yesterday at the United
State* embassy, Oen. Horace Porter pre
siding. A resolution was adopted congrat
ulating the Massachusetts society upon Its
endt avor to preserve in memory the
graves of French soldiers who served in
th war of independence.
FLOOD SITUATION IS SERIOUS.
NOW LOOKED ON AS A CALAMITY
OF GREAT MAGNITUDE.
Many Water Hound People In New
Orleans—Tie-up on Nearly All the
Railroad* In Complete, and the
Failure to Di*pateh the Mull* I*
Interfering With Ru*lne*w—Some
Loan of Life and Extensive Dam
age to Property.
New Orleans, April 19.—New Orleans
has ceased to regard the flood situation
as a temporary inconvenience. As the
Lime has passed and as the full scope of
the disaster which visited this section of
the country in the excessive rains which
began in the early days of the week, and
still continue has been learned, tho con
viction has been irresistibly brought home
that a calamity of appalling magnitude
has been experienced, and that instead
of the worst being over tlie evil has
just begun.
There are now within the gates of the
city no less than 500 water-bound travel
ers, who are not only unable to return
to their homes now, but who do not know
when they will be able to leave. Partial
reports of the damage incurred in the
storm belt, have run figures up into the
millions, and taking under consideration,
the losses, real and resultant, the amount
foots up to an enormods figure.
The Illinois Central system has incurr
ed damages which will amount to hun
dieds of thousands of dollars, figuring the
loss of business and the end is not yet.
Not only was that road tied up to-day,
but there is no telling when the trains
will be able to run. The streams are still
rising and rain continued to fall to-day.
The Tle-t p Is Complete.
The tie up Is complete, both on the Il
linois Central and Yazoo and Mississippi
Valley Railroad. The train which depart
ed for Chicago Monday morning was only
returned to New Orleans last night and
with the delayed passengers came back
two carloads of mall which had to be
taken In charge by the postal authorities,
and routed out as expediency demanded.
. The New Orleans and Northeastern Is
in Just as bad a fix. It has been unable to
move any trains out of this city since
Monday and does not know when it will
be enabled to resume operations.
The East Louisiana Railroad has shut
up o|>eratlons and the Mobile and Ohio,
between Meridian and Enterprise, Miss.,
Is paralyzed. Business Is out of Joint, ow
ing to the lack of malls, which have been
stopl>ed over the suffering roads since
Monday.
Reports of Lonm of Life.
Belated news Is Just now beginning to
arrive regarding the loss of life. , Four
people wore drowned near Meridian and
two near Hattiesburg, Miss.
In the vicinity of Enterprise, Miss., the
waters of the Chickahasay arc raging.
Water was five feet deep in the main
streets to-day, and throughout last night
cries for assistance filled the air. The loss
of life, If any, cbuld not be ascertained to
day.
The three bridges between East and
West Enterprise have bfcen swept away.
The Enterprise Academy, a building
which was the pride of the town t Is swept
away. A number of buildings were also
demolished.
Shubuta and De Soto, Miss., ore com
pletely Inundated. Tfie rise of the Chick
ahasay has been so far in the neighbor
hood of thirty feet, and the torrent is stilt
rising. The Pasagoula river, too, is on the
rampage, and much damage may be ex
pected from tho lands adjacent to its
banks.
The floods have |>een worse than ever
before know r n, and to-morrow advices
may bring the additional news of disaster
and of loss of life.
TRACK HAS DISAPPEARED.
Train With TOO Passengers Is Tied
Up at ItlcComb City.
Jackson, Miss., April 19.—A special from
McComb C?ity states that 700 passengers
brought In by the Illinois Central ore tied
up at that place waiting for the first train
out for New Orleans.
The offlcihls are unable to say when
they will get a train through, as over nine
miles of track has disappeared beneath
the water Just below* Chaiawa. Further
south swamps and lowlands are rapidly
filling up with backwater, which thre li
ens to submerge the tracks. .
Pearl river has advanced eight inches
since noon and continues to rise at a rapid
rate: Farmers’ houses and negro cabins
In the lowlands between here and Pearson
Station are in Imminent danger, and If the
overflow continues to spread at the prerent
rate the people will heve to move out.
The weather Is threatening to-night.
RAILROADS LOSE A MILLION.
Heavy Damage ns n Result of Wash
outs In Mississippi.
Meridian, Miss., April 19.—1 t will be
three and possibly four days before the
Northeastern, the Alabama Great South
ern, the Southern and the Alabama and
Vicksburg Railroads and the Mobile and
Ohio can resume business through this
sec U on.
The washouts were more disastrous than
the officials anticipated. A million dollars
It Is believed, will not cover the damages
to these roads from floods and suspension
of business.
A gentleman reached this citv to-day
from a waterbound Mobile and Ohio pas
senger train at Quitman, having ridden
through the country. He reports the pas
sengers faring well, through the hospital
ity of the Quitman citizens and the efforts
of the read. The train has been at a stand
still. surrounded by water three days and
three nights. A heavy rain Is falling to
rii-ht.
HEAVY I) IMAGE IV ALABAMA.
Serious Mate of 4ffnlrs Has Resulted
From flit* Rains.
Mobile, Ala., April 19 —<Raln has fallen in
a steady downpour all day and It Is re
ported Io be general throughout this por
tion of the Bouth. The railroads are hav
ing great trouble.
The Louisville and Nashville Is doing
rill the Ihrough business, out of New Or
leans that usually goes over the Illinois
Central and the N. w Orleans end North
eastern. The full extent of the damage
on ihe Mobile and Ohio Is not yet known.
Near Enterprise, Mlt#., the track Is tip
tirely under water, and nothing can be
done until the flood subsides. At Bucka
tunnu, the track is submerged for two
miles. AH embankments arc gone between
Burrow trestle and the bridge, and the
water is twelve inches over tho track, and
rising. It Is not known when trains will
g t through, but possibly not before next
Monday. If then. The loss is above SIOO,OOO
on trucks alone.
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PORTO HH O’S CURRENCY.
The Exchange Will Soon Re Made
for American Coin.
Washington, April 19.—The treasury de
partment has completed the arrangements
for the retirement of Porto Rican money
and the substitution of American currency.
James A. Sample, the chief of tho issue
division of Treasurer Roberts’ office, and
W. P. Watson of New York, an expert ac
countant, have been selected to go to
Porto Rico to make the exchange and will
leave before May 1.
The work Is to be done under the Porto
Rican bill recently passed by Congres*.
which provides for the retirement of Por
to Rican pesos and all other money on the
island and the exchange therefor of Anvri
can money.
It Is estimated that there are 10,000,00)
pieces of silver and other metallic curren
cy in the Island and now in circulation.
These pieces are worth 5,000,000 pesos.
Cong id** has decided that the exchange
shall l*c made on the basis ol’ 00 cents for
the JK.FOS. About $3,000,000 of American
money will therefore be required to take
up all the minor money in Porto Rico.
The first shipment of American money
will he made to the island between now
and May 1, by an army transport, and the
Porto Rican money will be brought back
here us it is taken up and recoined.
The exchange will be made largely
through the Porto Rican banking and bus
iness institutions. It will be a long time
before all of the Porto Rican, money is
turned In, but tho bulk of it probably will
go out of circulation within a few months.
Treasurer Roberta says he will send
gold, silver certificates ami sub-treasury
coins to Porto Rico to replace the. pesos
an<l other wins. The sliver certificate in
tho only form of United States currency
which will bo used at present In the island.
The amount of each kind of money to bo
sent at once is as follows:
Minor coins, $15,000; subaldlary silver,
$60,000; silver certificates, $260,0u0, and gold
coin, $165,000, making $500,000 in all.
A BRAZILIAN REVOLUTION.
In Which It 1* Sold That Germany
May Take a Hand.
(Correspondence of the Associated Press.)
Rio Janeiro, April 4.—Advice* from the
frontier of Brazil and Uruguay *how that
a large amount of arms and ammunition,
including Krupp guns and Mauser rifles,
together with large quantities of other war
material have been imported into the state
of Rio Grande do Sul, in the extreme
south of Brazil.
Federalist newspapers here and there
assert that a well made plan is on foot to
detach the southern states of Brazil and
to form a confederacy with Uruguay un
der the protection of Germany. The three
southern states suspected of the project
are Rio Grande do Sul, Parana and Santa
Catharino.
Tho recent visits to that section of lho
German minister to Brazil, Count Arco
Valley, and the German consul, aro said
to be connect* and with such an undertaking,
which, according to the federalist press,
is being promoted under cover of a pre
tended separation of Rio Grande do Sul,
from the rest of Brazil.
The Gaze!a do Notlcias and the Cldarte
de Rio have l*>th published a series of ar
ticles dealing with supposed plans of Ger
many to take advantage of any future
difficulties of the United States in order
to protect the southern part of Brazil.
The former Journal points out that the
territory now inhabited exclusively by
Germans in Brazil is far more extensive
than all Germany, and the Cidade has re
cently shown that the Germans have pub
lished maps of Southern Brazil entitled
"Antarctic Germany.”
SPAIN’S NEW MINISTRY.
Change Due to ni*Meii*loti* Among
the Old Minister*.
Madrid, April 19.—0n account of dissen
sions among its members, the ministerial
Council has been displaced by anew one,
the composition of which follows:
President of the Council and Minister of
Marine, Senor Silvela; Minister of For
eign Affairs, 'Marquis Aguila Campo;
Minister of Justice, Marquis Vadlilo; Min
ister of Finance, Marquis de Villaverdo;
Minister of the Interior, Senor Dato; Min
ister of War, Gen. Azeurraga; Minister
of Public Instruction, fienoc Garcia Allx;
Minister of Agriculture and of Public
Works, Senor Gasset.
No disturbances followed the change of
cabinet.
Four of the newly appointed ministry
were members of the retiring cabinet,
namely, Senor Silvela, Gen. Azcarraga,
Marquis de Villaverd© and Senor Du to.
WERE GIVEN FIFTEEN YEARS.
Sentence* ImpoMeil on Filipino Gue
rilla Fighter*.
Manila, April 19.—The military commis
sion which tried three Filipinos at Leul
lamb for guerilla warfare has found all
three guilty and sentenced two of them to
life imprison nru-'nt and one to thirty years’
imprisonment.
MaJ. Gen. Otis has approved the findings
but has reduced the sentences to fifteen
years.
Two Lad rones convicted of murder have
been sentenced to be hanged at O’Don
nell.
MORE LAND AT FORT SCREVEN.
Board of Officer* Named to Ileport
on the Matter.
Washington, April 19.—Additional land
is to ho provided for Fort Screven, Oa.
Tho Secretary of War to-day ordered a
board of officers to assemble at Fort
Screven for the purpose of Inspecting and
making recommendations in regard to the
acquisition of certain additional land nt
that post, as a alto for officers' quarters.
The detail of the J*ard is, Capt. A. B.
Schenck, Second Artillery; Capt. f\ IJ.
Gillette, Corps of fvnglnvers, and Lieut.
John L. Hayden, First Artillery.
Wadsworth for t onjtre**.
Vincennes. Ind., April 19.—The Republic
eciiiN of the Second district
to-day nominated Peter S. Wadsworth
for Congress.
DAILY, JS A YEA*.
5 CENTS A COPY.
WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-WEEK.II A YEAH
RESULTS OF CUBAN CENSUS.
WILL LEAD TO THE E YRLY GRANT
ING OF .SUFFRAGE.
Native White* C oii*titnt<* More Thai*
One-Half of tin* I.ln„,l*H IN.,,illa
tion—Only .112 Ir i .-iit, of tti<* I*o,i
ulation Aro A'oixroo.—Total Popu
lation Io l, 872, T97—White Adult
llnle. Oiitniimlior the Illuck. by
More Tlia n tMI.OOO.
Washington, April 19.—Gf-n. Sanger to
day made public the compendious results
of the Cuban census tuken under bis di
rection.
The flirnres nro very Instructive, and tit
tho opinion of lho war department official*
fully Justify the decision of the adminis
tration to allow municipal suffrage In
Cuba nt an early date. Tho officials ara
gratified to find that lho native Cuban*
constitutes so largo a portion of tha popu
lation; that tho whites so greatly outnum
ber the blacks, and that so large a pro
portion of the native population can reaij
and write. In their opinion there seems
to be no room for tho objection that tha
proposed basis of suffrage would result!
In turning the island over to the control ol
Spain.
The total populotlon of Cuba Is 1,672,797.
Including 815,205 males and 757,592 female*.
There aro 417,372 white nudes and 462,92#
white females of native birth. The for
eign whites number 115,760 males and 20,-
458 females. There ore 111,898 male ne
groes and 122,740 female negroes. Tint
mixed races number 125,500 males find 145,-
3oi> females Thera ure 14,094 nude uuj
103 female Chinese.
The population of Havana city Is 235,981
and of the province of Havana, 421,804. I
The population of the province of Mo>
tanzas la 202,444; of Dinar del Hio, 173.064 J
of Puerto Principe, 88,23*1; of Santa Clara.
166,686; and of Santiago, 327,715.
Of the total population of the Island 1,-
108,709 persons are set down as slnglej
246,361 are married; while 131,787 live to
gether by mutual consent. There are 85,113
widowed persons.
Of the total population, according to
citizenship, 20,478 are Spanish; 1,290,367 ara
Cuban; 175,811 are In suspense; 79.526 aro
of other citizenship; and 616 are unknown.
The Spanish by birth number 129,240. Of
the children of ten years of ago and over,
49,411 have attended school. Of the total
population, 443,420 onn read and write,
and 19,158 have,a superior education.
Tlie llasis of Suffrage. t
The table on citizenship, literacy, and
education Is specially Important as form
ing the basis of suffrage about to be con
ferred. Because so many citizenships aro
still In suspense and for other reasons, the
returns are not quite complete, but the
conclusion is drawn that there will be at
least 140,000 qualified native Cuban voters
under the proposed basis of suffrage, and
against this there will be 55,767 Spaniard*
whose citizenship was In suspense when
the census was taken, less the number
who have since declared to preserve their
Spanish citizenship, and plus Illiterate
Spaniards, not deelartd, who are the
owners of property. It Is not believed that
there will be any great number of tho
latter class, as the total number of illit
erate Spanish males over 21 years Is
only 17,420, The comparison
shows a much greater preponderance
of Cuban voters than was expected. There
are 187,826 white adult rn lies., who were
horn In t'ulm, against 96,083 horn In Spain;
6,794 born In other countries, and 137,301)
colored. •
Males are In excess In the total popula
tion. except In Santiago, though the fe
male whites outnumber the male whites*
except In IMnar del Rio. Among the ne
groes and mixed races, the females are lnt
excess, while among the foreign whiio.4
the males are largely In excess.
The negroes aro in the minority In Cuba*
constituting only 32 per,cent, of the pop
ulation, being most numerous in Santlago
where they constitute 43 per cent. Tha
native whites constitute more than ono
half. the population, or 58 per cent. Tho
proportion of children under 6 years is
unusually small, but the proportion under
21 Is normal, tsfing about one-half the pop
ulation. Only 15.7 per cent, of the adult#
were married. Nearly nine-tenths of tha
inhabitants were bom in Cuba. Nine
tenths of the children, less than 10 years
of age, do not attend school; 43 per cent
above 10 years, are IMerate.
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WASHOUT CAUSES FATALITY.
A Florida Central engineer and
Flreninn Killed.
Waldo, Fla., April 19.—The heavy ralM
yesterday caused a washout on the Flor
ida Central and Peninsular Railroad
ttacks near this place, and last nigh#
about 11 o’clock' the train bound for Tam
pa was wrecked.
Ben Green, the engineer, and his col
ored fireman were killed.
The bodies were not recovered from 'tho
debris of the wreck until late this after
noon. ' • ■ n
I’CXSION FOR MIMJVrttUET.
Hill Mentions Simply Ills Service 14
the Mexican War, •
Washington April 19.—Gen. Dongatreel’fl
Republican friends certainly are good to
him. T'*-day Senator Oalllnger, chairman
of the Committee on Pensions, introduced
a bill to pension the venerable Georgia
General at the rate of 850 per month.,
The bill gives the General's service as
that of major In Liq Eighth United Stabs
Infantry during the Mexican War, and
makes no reference to his connection with
the Confederacy.
Tho fact thut Gen. I-ongstreet is draw
ing a large salary from the government
as commissioner of railroads, with com
paratively no duties to i>erform, does not
prevent tho old warrior from following
tho example of equally distinguished of
ficeholders. In applying for a pension. 11a
will probably get it.
Conference Hum Adjourned.
Pittsburg, April 19.—The conference be
tween the miners committee and officials
of the coal combinations adjourned to
day for one week without having reached
an agreement. It Is believed the miners
will continue to work until the result ot
the adjourned conference 1 known.
Sllilcy Nmueil fur ronsrrM.
Bradford, l'u , Arwll 19.—The Kepublt*
cum of the Tw<i"' wv. nib ,h ■ p>-
diy nominated tioti. J. C. Hlb ley to#
Congress.