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AND NOW ENGLAND RAVES. Sir Charles Tupper Gets Very Angry. Objects to Proposed'Alaskan ✓ Boundary Settlement. Says England Might Have Aided Spain. And After She Did Not We Offer Her Insult. 4 Tempest in Queen Vic’s American Possession. Toronto, Feb. 24. —At a‘conservative meeting here Sir Charles Tupper, lead •r of the parliamentary opposition, de nounced as shameful t..e terms offered oy the United States in settlement of the Alaskan boundary dispute. "And this," indignantly exclaimed Sir Charles, "after winning in a struggle which but for Britain's aid might have had no such glorious end. "The United States has taken a po sition she should be ashamed to as sume. "A more monstrous insult was never flung in the face of commerce. “I am astonished that men like Lord Herschel and Sir Wilfrid Laurier con tinued the negotiations a single mo ment after that proposition was made. "As representative of her majesty s • loyal position I enter my solemn protest against the proceedings. "The American demand is preposter ous in the extreme. "They say in effect that *the treaty will be overridden and hold the line of communication so that they may plun der the British Yukon tor the next 20 or 30 years.” Generally Sir Charles contended that Canada should enact laws in reference to alien labor, mining laws, etc., exact ly similar to those enacted by the United States, so that whenever the United States passed any statute of this kind Canada should place its coun terpart on her statute books. SUNDAL REACHES PORT. TROUBLE IN NICARAGUA GETTING MORE PRONOUNCED. United States Gunboat Marietta Defies the Authorities. New Orleans, Feb. 24.—The steamship Sundal has arrived from Blueflelds, where she would have been seized last Saturday by General Reyes had it not been for the action of Captain Symonds, commanding the United States gunboat Marietta. Recently Reyes dispatched a small force to seize $40,000 in the customhouse • at Cape Gracias. The expedition was eminently suc cessful, but the leader of the expedition instead of returning with his men to join Reyes deserted his command and escaped up the coast. General Reyes learned of his subordi nate’s desertion Saturday last at night and gave notice of his intention to seize the Sundal and give chase. The Sundal, which flies the Norwegian flag, appealed to the British man-of war Intrepid for protection, which was refused. He then appealed to the Marietta, and Captain Symonds gave notice that he would tolerate no interference with the ship. The Sundal left that night for this port. The captain of the Sundal says that Reyes was preparing for an expedition against Greytown with most of his ar my on the gunboat San Jacinto. The Nicaraguan consul here has re ceived a message from President Ze laya directing that he issue no more clearances for vessels bound for Nica raguan ports. It is presumed ‘he object of this or der is to prevent any assistance that might be sent Reyes from this port. WRECKAGE FROM PELICAN. STEAMER SAILED FROM SEATTLE IN 1897 AND WAS LOST. Railroad Ties of Oregon Fine Found Floating at Sea. Port Townsend, Feb. 24.—What is thought to be wreckage from the steamship Pelican. wTiich sailed from Seattle Oct. 12, 1897, for Taku, North China, laden with railroad lumber and ties, of which nothing has been since heard, has been reported to the local hydrographic office by Captain A. V. Erown of the British bark Collingrove, which arrived at Shanghai Jan. 8. Captain Brown says that in latitude 29.46 north, longtitude 127.40 west, he passed through a large number of rail road sleepers of Oregon pine, which had the appearance of not having been in the water a great length of time. The custom house records show that all vessels laden With the railroad lum ber and ties for the orient for the past 18 months have arrived at their des tination. For Whooping Cough use CHENEY’S EXPECTO RANT. THE BIG WORK OF 1900. ; CHRISTIAN ENDEAVORERS FIXING I FOR WORLD’S CONVENTION. I Will be Held Next Summer in London and Will be a Big Event. Boston. Feb. 24.—The United Society of Christian Endeavors has received an official statement of the preparations for the world's Endeavor convention to be held in London in the summer of ! 1900. Rev. W. N. Knight, chaplain-secre- : i tary of the London convention commit ' tee, says: "We are not leaving things to pile I upon us toward the last. "The hospitality committee is pre- ! paring to make at once a preliminary ' test for handling visitors by a system- I atic canvass and by advertising for available accommodations within 12 | miles of Charing Cross, the centre of ' town. "The vice president of the National ■ Christian Citizenship league, Edward Page Gaston, of London, writes that • those who come to London expecting ’ to see the city swaying in banners and gay decorations may be disappointed, for such displays are not even made for royalty in this excitable latitude. “But London will be stirred before it i is done with and a part of the process ' I will be an half hour’s international song service on Monday afternoon. I i j July 16, in Trafalger square, after I which the march will be taken, six | abreast, down Pall Mall to Hyde park, i ’; where the demonstratiAi is expected to '; be the greatest religious gathering the United Kingdom has ever seen, if, in-: , deed, its like has been known any- 1 ■ I where. ■ I "The Russian banner will wave for J the first time at an international En- ■ I deavor convention, word having just I come from London that the empire of I i the Slavs has joined the world's En . I deavor ranks with a society in St. Pe- I tersburg.” ADVANCE TOO RAPIDLY. ' ALGER WANTS ARMY OFFICERS HELD BACK A LITTLE. Asks That Recent Act Providing for Ad vancement be Repealed. Washington, Feb. 24.—The records of the war department show an inter esting story in connection with the nomination by the president of an offi ' cer on the retired list of the army, Rob ! ert W. Dowdy, to be a captain in ac tive service; ! At the outbreak of the Spanish war Dowdy was a lieutenant in the Seven r teenth infantry. As the troops were lying at Tampa waiting to embark he took his exami nation for promotion as a captain, but was found physically unfit. . The recommendation of the board that he be retired was forwarded to Washington. Meantime the Seventeenth went to i Cuba and Dowdy went along. He was in the thick of the fighting > everywhere, suffered every hardship , and exposure, and went through the t whole campaign without losing a day ; from Illness. Just as the troops returned in vic : tory to the United States the papers ' came back from Washington retiring I j Dowdy from the service. . ■ Upon looking into the case the presi dent was satisfied that this was a par ticular hardship and that the man who t was strong enough to render such ser ( vice as Dowdy had rendered was good I enough to retain in active service, Whence the nomination. DISCHARGE AND REARREST. . TERRITORIAL AUDITOR HOPKINS OUT OF JAIL AND IN AGAIN. 1 Having a Hard Time of it in Guthrie This Week. Guthrie, Okla., Feb. 24.—Terrritorial J Auditor Hopkins, who was arrested l last week upon the order of the senate I 1 ' for refusing to produce books and rec i ords demanded by an investigating I committee of the territorial legislature, [ has been discharged, but was imme- ■ diately rearrested on two charges of II misdemeanor in refusing to answer ' questions propounded by the senate and refusal to produce his books. He will have a hearing before Judge Burford and a jury. CONDENSED TELEGRAMS. Winston N. ,C., is to be given a pub . lie building. Rudyard Kipling's illness is consid ered serious. The rebels at Manila are continuing the fighting. M. B. McGinty, a prominent contract or at Athens, is dead. Schley has more friends in the senate than Admiral Sampson. General Maximo Gomez will be ban queted when he reaches Havana. Two more regiments of regulars are to be sent to reinforce Otis at Manila. | Postmaster Moxley of Wadley, Ga., was shot night before last by a man claiming to be a Central railroad detec i tive. ' TWO VESTIBULE TRAINS SAVAN NAH TO NEW YORK BY PLANT SYSTEM. Leave Savannah, city time, 8.27 p. m., 1.35 p. m. Arrive Washington 12.45 noon, 7.01 a. m. Arrive New York 6.43 p. m„ 1.03 p. m. Every sleeping car, compartment car, dining car, observation car. baggage, mail, and express car vestibuled. No extra charge for fast time on Plant system. All cars built by Pullman shops. Train leaving Savannah at 8.27 p. m. daily except Sunday; train leav ing 1.35 p. m. daily. Dining car through to New York without change. B. W. Wrenn, passenger traffic manager.—ad. Sabbath school Teacher—Nov;, after i Adam and Eve had eaten the apple ' what did they do? j Boy—Oh. I s’pose they picked their I teeth.—Town Topics. THE SAVANNAH PRESS.' FRIDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 24. 1899. SMUGGLERS AT WORK. NEW YORK OFFICERS SAY BAND IS WELL ORGANIZED. Swiis Watch Movement. Smuggled Over In Large Quantities. New York, Feb. 24.—Local custom of ficials are authority for the statement that the seizure last week of some 1,200 Swiss watch movements and one-half that number of gold cases in the office ' of A. W. Levy of this city points dl . rectly to the existence of an organized ; gang of smugglers which they are in i hopes of soon apprehending. The movements and cases taken from I.evy’s office were appraised today and valued at from SB,OOO to SIO,OOO, but this represents only a small portion of the total value of the movements smuggled into this country during the past year. The attention of the custom officials was first called to the matter by jew elry dealers, who complained that Swiss movements were being sold at prices that defied honest competition. Investigation by the custom officials proved that the watches found in Levy’s office were not entered for duty at this port, Philadelphia, or Boston.* i They believe that the movements were smuggled across the border from ; Canada after being imported into Can ada, whereas 60 per cent ad valorem is : the duty in this country. "All the watches seized bear the in scription on the dial, "Springfield i Watch company.” Along the inner edge and cleverly hidden when the movement is in its case is the mark, "Made in Switzer -1 land.” ■ This is contrary to the marking law, ! which specifies that the name of the 1 country of origin shall bear in continui ty with the domestic mark if there be any. The movements are of an exception ally high quality. A WAR EPIGRAM LUNCHEON. Certainly this was a new idea in luncheons. It originated in the mind of a Lynchburg (Va.) woman. Perhaps the best designation is a w'ar epigram luncheon, the intellectual feature of the affair being the repetition by each guest of some historic mot of the re cent conflict with Spain. Among the apt quotations .from the utterances of naval and military heroes were there: “Excuse me, sir; I have to report that the ship has been blown up and is sink ing.”—Bill Anthony. "Suspend judgment.”—Sigsbee. "We will make the Spanish the court language of hades.”—Evans. ’■Remember the Maine.”—Schley. "Don’t hamper me with instructions; , I’m not afraid of the entire Spanish I fleet with my ship.”—dark. "To hell with breakfast; let’s finish i ’em now.”—A gunner on board of one of the vessels. "Shafter is fighting, not writing.”— Corbin. "Don’t Cheer naw; those poor devils are dying.”—Philip. ”1 want to make a public acknowl edgment ’that I believe in God the Father Almighty."—Philip. "The Maine is so be avenged.”— i Wainwright. "Don’t get between my guns and the enemy.”—Dewey. “I have got them now; they will nev er get home.”—‘Schley. "There must be no recalls; iron will break at last.”—Hobson. “Don’t mind me, boys; go on fight ing.”—Allyn Capron. “Don’t swear; shoot.”—Colonel Wood. "Take that for the Maine.”—Sigsbee. "Expect to take the place as soon as I can move; reinforcements will not reach me.”—Shafter. “War is not a picnic.”—Hamilton Fish. “Who would not gamble for a new star in the flag?”—O’Neill. "Afraid I’ll strain my guns at long range; I’ll close in.”—Wainwright. There 'were 20 questions and ten wo men present. One bright woman guess ed eight, and a white marble bust of Dewey was awarded her. wrapped carefully in red, white, and blue paper. After luncheon the guests were in vited into a Queen Anne hall, where there was a large national flag sus pended under the chandelier. They aill in one group sang “America” in the I most patriotic manner, and after the first verse was sung a button was pressed in the quickest manner and this flag unfolded and ten dainty little flags fell—souvenirs—which were promptly picked up by each guest and waved enthusiastically while the sec ond verse of "America” was sung. SNOW, RAIN, SUNSHINE. It matters not how the weather stands, there are certain important matters that are necessary to keep the world in motion and that is to keep the inner man filled up, and to that end one must be sure to know that they can rely on having their orders promptly filled at all times. No one who was a customer of Joyce, or any one who sent for anything, during the great freeze was disappointed. Joyce was up to the mark and met and filled all orders as if it was ordinary weather. He is an all-the-year butcher and disappoints no one. He is now receiving elegant western meats, game, and all things that make the table attractive; delica cies of all kinds in season. His fine sausage that have gained such a “rep.” is made fresh daily; poultry that is poultry killed to order. Make no mis take, as Joyce’s cold storage market at Liberty and Abereorn streets is the housekeepers’ paradise. ’Phone 107. AN ATTRACTIVE ROUTE NORTH VIA FLORIDA CENTRAL AND PE NINSULAR RAILROAD— THREE DAILY TRAINS. Leave Savannah 12.12 p. m., New York express. Leave Savannah 3.57 p. m., New York and Florida limited. Solid vesti bule train to Washington and New York. Leave Savannah 12.09 p. m., New York fast mail. Suit yourself as to hour of departure an dcall at F. C. & P. ticket offices for reservations and tickets.—adv. FOUR TRAINS SAVANNAH TO TAMPA BY PLANT SYSTEM. Leave Savannah, city time, 3.10 a. m., 9.35 a. m., 10.06 a. m., 6.35 p. m. Arrive Tampa Bay hotel 5.45 p. m., 8.05 p. m., 8.25 p. m., 8.25 a. m. Arrive Port Tampa 6.20 p. m., 8.30 p. m., 8.50 p. m., 8.55 a. m. Train leaving Savannah 10.06 a. m. daily except Monday. B. W. Wrenn, passenger traffic manager.—adv. Inventors of flying machines are used to seeing their fondest hopes go up. , on, Hie Beantil«l M Is Now No More, BUT i Cubbedge’s I Reduced l Prices On All Medicines I Are Still On. I Perfume Soap, The Best— The Very Best, Only 11c. a Box. Cubbedge’s Drug Store. 1 Reduction In Alt Medicines, From the Top Shelf to the Bottom. I 111 Barnard Street, ODD FELLOWS BUILDING. HIGH PRAISE FOR LADY CURZON. The Hindu Godesses Must Hide Their Heads in Her Presence. New York Sun. Calcutta, Feb. 22.—The Bagabasi, the leading daily paper published in the vernacular in Bengal, goes into rhap ■ sodies over Lady Curzon. After de claring that the goddess in the Hin du pantheon must hide their heads in i; her presence, the paper declares that . jamong her other excellencies she has ja complexion like molten gold. It adds . I that her eyes are not tinged with red, but are rather handsomely purple, and 11 that her voice resembles that of the cuckoo. , London, Feb. 21.—The London Ga zette announces that the queen has conferring the declaration of the impe rial order of the crown of India upon , Lady Curzon, wife of the viceroy and ■ governor general of India. Lady Cur zon was Miss Mary Victoria Leiter, daughter of L. Z. Leiter of Washington, [• D. C. * POINTED PARAGRAPHS. Chicago News. The rounds of a prizefight should be on the square. Dogmatism is pupyism that has ob- | talned its growth. I Water from the river Stlx ought to i make excellent mucilage. Only a woman who thinks before she ' speaks can economize on talk. The small boy in the jam closet doesn't care to be heard—or seen, either. A smart man has no more use for beauty than a handsome man has for brains. The man who has no sense of humor I is apt to get funny at the wrong time. , Dead men tell no tales, but if wealthy their alleged heirs will tell enough of ' them. | It might be well for girls to remem- i ber that willing waste brings woeful want of desirable husbands. I A man can gain more practical ex- | perience from poverty in ten days than he can from riches in ten years. I The more you stir up a plate of soup I the cooler it becomes—and you’ll find it i is the some way with some friends. Sheep shearing is done by machinery I in Australia. At the stock exchanges | in this country it is done by electricity. . SPRING VIOLETS are trying to peep through the snow and it is time to get ready for your I spring gardening by laying in a supply < of garden tools. We carry everything ' in this line in the most improved pat- i 1 i zK Mil \ terns and of superior manufacture, that is guaranteed for high grade ma terial and workmanship. Our farm and garden tools are the best as well as our prices. R. D. &W. Lattimore, Sa vannah, Ga.—adv. PLANT SYSTEM. Leave New York 9.00 p. m. Arrive Ashley Junction 9.35 p. m. Arrive Dupont 4.30 p. m. Arrive Port Tampa 1.05 p. m. Leave Port Tampa 2.00 p. m. Arrive Havana 2.00 p. m. Sixty-five hours. —adv. FASTEST TRAIN TO FLORIDA. Passengers going to Jacksonville and points in Florida should take the “New York and Florida Limited.” Leave Sa vannah 9.22 a. m.. arrive Jacksonville 1.00 p. in., St. Augustine 2.20 p. m.—adv. THE BICYCLIST. 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With such B trimmers as MISS MANAN, who is well known to the ladies of M gj Savannah, and MISS LONG, an expert designer from New & York, we feel satisfied the ladies will be pleased and delighted Z with our “NEW DEPARTMENT.” Notice of SPRING OPENING will be announced later. | . 6 ? Jlrz /y* J 19 and 23 ? & Broughton St. West. jl j ‘ ?==' 1 Ladies’ Tailor-Made Suits. Some New Silks, Z Z An exceptional offer of La- Suitable for Waists and Dresses, f B 9 dies’ Tan Cloth Suits, 5 / £ beautifully made, with 25 patterns handsome Fou- § fa Z silk-lined jackets, worth lards, worth $1.25 a yard, fc Z 9 $25, at $17.10 at only 79c. I 7 B Ladies’ Black Brilliantine 59 pieces Wash Silks, stripes ! 9 Z Skirts, the latest style, and checks, worth 50c. a B 9 worth $6.50, at $3.98 yard, at 39c. * M Ladles’ Black Satin Corded IM Z Waists, good quality, worth Novelty Silks, in waist lengths Z $6.50, at $3 98 only, at 75c.', sl, and $1.25 a yard. TAMPA, TAMPA BAY HOTEL, NOW OPEN. A. E. BICK, Manager. WINTER PARK, SEMINOLE, OPENS JAN. 17. 0. L. FRISBEE, Manager. OCALA, OCALA HOUSE, OPEN ALL YEAR. P. F. BROWN, Manager. BELLEAIR, BELLEVIEW, OPENS JAN. 17. W. A. BARRON, Manager. FORT MYERS, FORT MYERS, OPENS JAN. 17. F. H. ABBOTT, Manager. Three ships every week from Port Tampa to Key West and Havana, sailing at 9 p. m. on Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. Information as to railway or steamships furnished upon application to 13. ’W". Passenger Traffic Manager, savannah, Ga> "I thought your doctor forbade you “Certainly.” to smoke?” “How does it happen?” “He did.” “Why, I changed doctors of course.” “And yet you’re smoking?” [Chicago Post. 3