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THE MORN IN* I NEWS.
- Incorporated IKSS
" j H KSTII-L, Prcildrnt
BOTH HAVE AGREED
M< wtAUI’A HIKII AOnEBUEXT
AS TO THE < XXAL.
WILL GET ABOUT 55.000.000.
IMF. ATT WITH rosTA HICA W.U
VIDE SOMETIME AGO.
- 1 — - •
■ lri with 1 nllrd Mate. Coarnln
*ll the Rights Thronali Metiriiii.
te t,eil lit neerrtarr !!■> nnd *Hn
t.ter < nrrn— Treniy Made In *•
I i|tnllon Of nuiireMliinnl Action
tri.iiaemrnt ('•rrrln* the l*an
, ~ „ linutr II it a AIo Hern 'lade.
•on, Dec, l.—Be ret iry Hay
i. for the g vtr. ment o( !h>
. a a, .1 S nor ton a the Nc
„ii! i-i. r for hW own government,
, treaty wh.-reby the Mtt r gov
,l s o th • go •rnment of
l ‘■'u.c the nece nary right
. - tthin her i e o<a uv
>n of the Ni -a'a-nan canal,
n I- tak.ri in antlet a.tlo , o'
~1 action U|| n the pend n<
bit and the Hay-Psanc fote
illng the aubmiss on . f the
• to the Senate, which body must
. agreement. It* terms ll not
i.
t Nicaragua gran s o
. , • ,| Stat-a go err merit the ex
u. t to , ou*tiuct andoierate th
.. or the At antlo and Pad 10
-a•„„ a tudtiding the fe- u e
,r. J inn river, and of Luke Mai a-
I rt of the water course. N.car.x
--,i t I ilr ito rd herself of any on -
treat-ea that wcu'd tend In any
ibillgc '.he prlv.bg*'* to be ac
e I I y the t’nlted Hta ea.
,pm stood ai o mat Kie.iraguA
~t . • United States full au.ho -
t„ p.,| .. the .anal. Nicaragua I* to
, civ. .. miicnwatl n a e-rtaln im unt
}[.■ .. urltti- of the canal construe lon
j ,id although It Is n.t tow p*>-
, in l< irn Ihe llaure set and vii In th •
ii v it i bellovtd to approxlgmt* )*.-
• ...111 men Has Also Assented.
•; Snrio Department has already en
. .1 ... ,n agreement on similar tinea
v ,i republic of Costa Rtca. This was
Costs Rios ha* established a
c e. to the r.ght bank of the San Juan
-., **, must of necessity form
thirl ef the length of the canal.
I t the Nioaraguan route be selected
, •<instructed on the lines which will
t „. . ested by the Walker commission,
r * ndlng al*o has been arrived
.• * h the I'nlled States of Colombia.
ijt the same rights and privilege*
* - Paniim * route as aro conveyed by
a-. a and Costa Rica In ihe case of
. nragua route. So the State De
lia* now cleared the way for
. .. tinti is Congrc -s may care to lake
emu. of either of the canal routes
* have been found feasible.
i' a Aim * sun* si it*n>A BiU
ii mlrir I'rir Will Try to Displace
.ptioner Hill AAtlh It.
V .saltigion. Dec. 1- The general com
i ■ ..f riven prominently Identified with
i m isr.g Utter.of the country.
. w.,s appointed by Senator Irve
t - or* npo to promote legislation In
t . lit rest, .held a meeting at the Ar-
Hotcl to-day for the purpose of
:;ne vs and nuans for securing
i ,i..n the ship suitsUiy bill at the
t. . tving session of Congress. C. A.
p , si lent of the American Line.
1 and aho in ;wenty of the twenty
. mhert of the committee were
Senator* llunna nnd Frye and
H;, -titative Oroavenor also were In
t 1 lance.
• mn.kiee considered at length the
e ms which have !>een urged against
tl, ; i: stands and decided to rec
• :1a few amendments. . The cotn
also decided to urge the utmost
t ;• i m ge-tlng the bill before Con
i' : -r . onslderatlor..
> , ,r Frye, who baa charge of Ihe
#• is.ly bill, announced to-day that
It . Id call up that tpll in the Senate
T .e-1 ly ut.d move to hnve It ma-te
unflitls.inl Iwislness, displac.ng the
•Vt.r Philippine bill. Senator Frye
* t". ik* a speech explaining the hill,
1 •: iv:.; then resume the chair, leaving
b 1 t. it ig, mt til of the bill to some sena
te* , the floor. He also said that he ex -
•.. secure the inilorsement of this
* " mm. by the Committee or. Order
c • i es, whtuh will meet Monday aft-
Ct Milt AI. OF MIA ATOM D AVIS.
th.'tv fineed in Hcrct.-lna Vanll
AVlth Simple rrreninules.
I aul. Doe. I,—With th# elmpleat of
' tne bsty of the late United
■'-tutor Cushman Kellogg Davis
| - I In o receiving vault to-day In
1 "* aid Cemetery.
•rvi.es were held at the family
* ' e jn Farrington avenue. The ex
began at 11 o'clock. Rev C. D.
' ■ of Christ Church, rind the ser
i 'he Pro estant Kpu* opol Church.
*' is assisted by llcv. Theodore W.
s. of the Church of Bt. John the
'lst, who read the lesson. Arch-
Ireiand. who was a lifelong per
ftlend of the dead senator, wt.<
as it mourner A quartette sang
Kindly "Pane*, Perfect
and "Kor All Thy Balnls."
..melualon of Ihe Inst hymn She
n f rnu i and followed the
* t,>vv covercl groutwl to Oak
hod 'Tv, where after the reading
"tnmitial servlre bjr Dr An
‘h* caskeA was lowered Into a re-
Vau 1 in the beautiful little chapel
• ft >r t- iniwiraiy bur.al
r 'ho body will be Interred.
Pswer. JfsfeM Appeal.
• rt. Ky Dec. 1 —An appeal of
* r >' of State Caleb Powara from
stntei. -e verdict for alleged com
the Ooebe. shooting wtV filed
• the Court of Appeals.
,m all Has Bern Released.
f .„' Dec l.—Tha evangelist Bam
who was recently arrested and
!, i ' )*il for contempt of court, in be
k 1 er.t from his trial on a charge of
"'**—*,. ha* been released. 1
Satntnnal) llofnmtj
TIHKET NOT AI All AV ITH IS.
She Is Tryina to Settle np Ihe Lillie
IMlTrrcni'M.
ronm.in(ino|.|^ ( Friday. Nov. SO —Tha
rumor* that a rupture of diplomatic re
lation* between tiie Untied State* and
Turk**)* Is lnunineot are unfounded.
The relation** between the Porte and
the United Btntes legation are excellent.
In fuel the United Staiee charge d'af
falree, C. Grlfcom, ha* been receiv
ed In audience six tim*n th e year. Only
a forma? t ago he invited to a mus
ical entertainment at the palace. This
proves he i persona grata at the palace.
The visit of the United State* battle
! *hlp Kentucky t> Smyrna doe* not Influ
ence the nature of th*?*e relations though
tt lor Induce the Porte to more airlotly
concern Itself wkh the United Stuiee'
I claim* for Indcmn.ty wh.ih were already
on ttv fMUni of solution.
Dr. Thomas 11. Norton Is going Mondav
j to take jm>ss4 sHoti of hi* post at Har
pooL
The Unked S ates leg..tl nw II continue
to press Itdemand for an exequatur, but
prompt solution of this Question Is not
likely.
The order to the Cramp** of Philadel
phia f r a cruiser will le small, the price
being less than o,ou Turkish pound*.
A DIPLOMATIC IftATTLBSIf IP.
Kentucky to a to Morocco to rol
led liitleniiilt > There.
Washington, Dec. 1 —Tho State Depart
ment to-day *‘tt In.A-trui-M ru* to United
States Consul O urn mere, at Tangier*, Mo
rocco, to proceed to the capital of that
country as far as iuxs.-iido, on a United
States man-of-war to present afresh the
cla.m of the I’nlled States for Indemnity
on account of the murder of Marcus Ksa
gui, a naturalised Amert<*an cittsen, who
Was killed tn June, lim. The warship,
i v-hlrh pnbablv will be the Kentucky, re
called from Smyrna for that purj* se. will
convey the Consul from Tattgiers to Maza
pjgan. which Is the nearest port to Fei.
the capital of Morocco.
UAH ki;i:i> IMI’HU\I\G.
The Uniprrw* i In ( onatant tl*
trnlnnc*r un Her lluabnud.
Yalta. Dec. I.— 4 The condition of the Knv
p<*ror this evening U satisfactory. The
decline In his temptralure since Sunday is
explained os being the result of a diet of
extract of eef and ml*k.
His physicians arc satisfied with the
progresb he has made, aid If no complica
tions supervene the dally hu letln of his
• orwli ion wl I be discontinued shortly. His
Majesty Is entering the |*crtod of conva
icicsncc. A nurse and hi-- body physi
cian are In constant attendance, but the
has n t ceased her watchful
are and Is attending personally to the
wants of her husband In spite of the
.-train Her Majesty shows no signs of fa
tigue. an.l enjoys good health. Shi* looks
remarkably well.
The Cxarlna has submitted to her hH tir
ei m uiialrs. -o iha any c mmtini
catlon from the Km per or pas.-en through
her hands. Nobody scs the Ctar except
the Empress and the physicians.
OrTRAGIA 1% BAST LONDON.
Work f tlr "HiKiligsiis'* Is f'ansing
Soniewlmt nf a Panic.
Ijor.don, Dec. I.—The recent Increased
activity of the police here against
“Hooliganism" in Whitechapel has
been speedily followed a re
vengeful murder. Karly to-day Con
liable Thompson attempted to *lls
jHise a band of "Hooligans." when ono
of the latter turned and stabbed him to
and ath.
Thompson was closely <hnnected with
ih<* search for ihe perpetrator of the
“Jack-tho-ripper" murders.
Another band of armed "Hooligans" shoe
* woman In the Li me house district last
night, and a num >er ol other assaults by
these row>U< s have been chronicled.
Inhabitants of the Hast End of London
are becoming panic-eicicken by ihe fre
quency of the outrage*.
FCTTISO AHNBNIU BKKH.
I’nlaonlng epidemic (unalng a *n-
Mllou In Knulaml.
London. 1 tec. I.—The hecr poisoning ep
idemic at Manchester. which ha* **► work
ed up the north of Kngiand, ha* now
spread to London. The County Council
announce* It. la taking active measures
to protect the community. Many samples
of glucose used by the brewers, have
been found to contain arsenic. In the
Manches.er and Liverpool districts there
afe already n thousand [entente end
• here huve been nearly seventy deaths
due to s particularly bad lot of glucose
supplied to favorite local brewers.
A public ana)>>H suggest • that the mys
tery in the Maybrf k case might hav* been
solved had the facts now mode public ‘n
regard to arsenic In beer been known at
the time of the trial.
sbybre KMitiipt nr it.u-t.
It tar of the Tiber Has Canard Con
siderable llfliuage.
Rome. Dee. I.—Owing to rains whbdt
have recently fallen the Tiber has flood
ed the country near Its mouth. The city
of Home, however, is not menaced, only
the lowest portion being inundatid, but
the river la ellll rising.
The rise of the Tiber exceed* that of
IS7O, but ih damage ha* been limited by
the recent y constructed dykes at the
lowest point*. The I’antheon and the F
rum. the neighboring streets and a part
of the Hospita San Splrlto are inundat'd.
Tlte surrounding country and the Protes
tant Cemetery outside Bt. Paul's gate also
are submerged. Railroad service Is great
ly retard'd.
H VS SOT BS-tiOV. utitra.
South Carolina's Cornier Birrstlre
Not In New lurk '
H.rston, Dec. I.—ln connection with a
New York story primed to-day to the ef
fect that Dr. W. A. Ferguson of Galves
ton. Tex, had been held by a t'nlted
State* commissioner for further examina
tion on charge* of obtaining money un
der false pret* nses. whteh Inttmsied that
the man rr. ght be ex-Oov. Moses of
Bou*h Carolina It appears that the man
Is not the ex-Oovernor Mr. Moses lives
tn Wtnthrop. Mass.
Mr Howwrd, towrn auditor of Wlnthrop.
mated to-day that he talked with the m-
Governor In Boston yesterday and conse
quently the man under arrant In New
York oouki not ptwsibijr be Mr. Masse.
SAVANNAH. GA., SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2. 1000.
GERMANY AND CHINA
t-MTENOR STILL HOLDS HIT FOH
m:a bue rt MMitlm.
WAITING ON OTHER POWERS.
ABOVE AM. GKIIMIM \\ INl'* lIAlt-
Mtl\V OF ACTION.
liup*ll>|f to I'rt-dt-1 %\ luit Form
Ihe Final IsrcrUM si Will Take.
I linCourt !,<•- liu l ontldeui e
In l.irl l.i unit l'rln*> t liiiig-llsi
peror fles \t lit ml tlie l*Mp-r
liul Or|it<uil on Him * ert litry.
hoelallals Art- lluutlunnl.
Berlin, lu*c. I.—A repr-'tentative of tin*
foreign office here informed the <• rr. -
fpondent of t hr AS:*>’.a •<! Ur *
that Germany ; .s not in h> -*tt--l a h
losiilon to imnlify h* r dotuundti fi.i tn>-
punishment of guiity UhlntM- * ill iaK
sin e she does not yet know wi.u; the
different Powers want.
‘ Germany, above all. * the ofh‘ la! said,
"want** harmony of u<*tiorh m ny fur
saw that the note formulat* 1 by he IV
kin niirilsii rs would not be a <*ei>t<l en
tlroly by the Powers. We have t- ndnii,
that sev ral of the P we s nciud.rtg ltuw
sia, de*ire u change in several f the pro
vislons. The whole matter Is a till involv
ed In grit&t unc* rirtir.ty, so tlint 1 1 lm
p<.sslt*le to predict what form the Anal
agreement will take."
The eone.por.'lent ef the Associate I
Frc,s to day Ititon I and .he Chu *•■ min
leter here, who said:
“There cannot be s'question as to the
execution of I'rtnce Tuan or (len. Tunc
Kuh BUn. who are tal l a- fa to in <on
trol of the i.rurl They b th keep ihe
The court Is unable to *o t-i Pekin even
If Inclined to do eo Resides, the lon*
Journey from Hlan Fu ro Pekin, now c a \
the ,now !e on the yround, I' almost Im
possible with the vehicle* tn use In those
primitive dlatrh ts Starving .nt the court
Is nol fi v title. Th a.lies will Is* unable
to carry out such titumre* However,
even It acre !'• -ible, tn. ptovlt ea nouid
rise In a holy fr the cut. s defense
I onrt latalnn . umlilcßee.
“The worst feature Is that the court
has hist ronhd-n. . m LI Huns Chattit and
Prince Cnln t,, who have dtihune.rated
ihelr Imisaence to 'l'*.l prop.-rly with the
lnvadlt k Power*. Under th< e clrcbm
stanct. It la ccr.atn the Chinese troubles
cannot be adjusted before .print; or sum
mer. "
Haron von Wangt rheil s asserll ut In
the Reich stax that Kmperor William U
eyatemailcany misinformed Is sit.l dis
cussed by the press.
The Col ;ne Volks Zettutc aye e Ilto
tially that It la r.otorlo t.i twti: Hl* Abij
vsty due, not road the pap'r re|> .setitln*
the varlo ts parties, but only dt.i y ex
tracts made by personal employe*.
"Thus," the paper add-, ''dr|s‘n<llnK en
tirely u|ion the personal prejudices of hie
• ntouriiKc. he aeea ot.ly euch clipping, as
his entourage wants, nnd Is nece* arlly
gettlnK wiony Impreastons."
The Volks Zltuti* .-.troeigty a'lmonlshet
the Emperor to r <l. v.Ae half an
hour daily to glancing personally over
tne leading organs of each party, saying
hnt then he ttiluhl really "feel ihe pulse
of the nation."
The disproportionately large share
which theSoCallst member, of the R* Icha
•>■£ hav had In the debates since the
Reichstag reconvened aroma s much pres,
<*>mmi nt. Th* Deutsche Tages Zc lung
says:
"It sound, strange, bul It cannoe be de
nb*l that the B<s-lallats already vloml
nate the parliamentary prm-eedlngs "
MAY SEMI HIM A SILK HIHII.
That M 111 Mean That 1 n listen tins!
Ilsng Himself.
Pekin. Dec. L—The ltritlsh and Herman
mlnlaters met this morning .11 conference
with United State* Minister Conger, l'r.
Mumm von Bchwnrtxensteln. the German
representollve remaining atanft an hour,
and Sir Ernest Sntow, the Hritwh tnittle.
ter. two hours. Though the ministers re.
fused to discuss the object of tho meet
ing. tt la generally believed that Mr. Con
ger requested their presence on receiving
a message from Washington affs- ting
certain position* In the Joint agreement.
LI Hung Chang has received a <ll <p t h
from the court, which has ng'eol - -1' hv
lo behead or otherwl-e kII Yu II In.
formerly governor o' Hh n 81. w o t er
sonally k I lies! many Chl.tlin*. XI mb r
of LI llung chat g'- a fr -ay t e I m
l>eror will probably semi Yu 11 h-n a silk
cord, which Is an Intimation that he nut
hang lilm-. If.
James W. Rag-dole, United Stale, con
sul at Tien T.-dn. reports Increa lug ir
tlvlty among the Uoxera In the tn Ighbnr
h‘*>d of that city.
CHIXB'H ARK ALARMED.
Worried Over Talk of Invasion of
J ang-t'r Voile, .
Bhar.gh.il. Dec. I.—Chinese officials here
are alarmed at all the reporta that the
allies meditate an expedition Into Ihe
Yang-ese valley, and there la renewed ac
tivity on tlx- defense*. Munitions of war.
Including 2.30n pound gun cotton mire,
have be. n •••*! from Shanghai to lip- Kl
ang Yin fort*.
Lll-il T. llaHvhV SEItHIt HI.V ILL.
At Prrsby lerla 11 Hospital nnd la
Threatened VV till Typhoid.
Near York, Dec. J.—Lieut. Richmond
Pearson Itobaon. U. 8 N . was thla af
ternoon taken from the Army and Navy
Club to the Presbyterian Hospital. He 1,
threatened vrttn typhoid fever Ldsut.
Hobs n wae <wkn ill In Washl guet lur e
day* ago He Immediately cam* to this
city end put up At th* Army and Navy
Club. Last night ha became wore* end a
physician who was oalied tn stayed with
turn all night. To-day It was decided to
take him to the hoapkal.
THE CUKE AND HIS BRIDL
They lln%r \rrl%ol In >pw lurk ami
Met nt (|unrun 11st* by flic
Wenllliy Faiher-lu-losw.
New York. Dec. 1.-Th. Duke and th-
Duchess if Man heuter. fo.merly Mis*
Helena Zimmerman of Cmclqrutl ar
rived this evening on the American Idm
sie.iiiitihip St L uis,
M Zlmme m..n, fa*her * f the Duch ?*a
whv has n hire for wiMnit • weak
awuimg their arrlvn . wen down the b y
In ih* revenue cutter aid Inwr el
v; • i at quarantine. ll* w.s the tlr-l
i w ! *m t:ie pir and t t* I th m o.'
Abe plans he it,** ma e to in tke heir v L
• , n on*. He fount t m on dec*
ui.*l af.er .in iißo tl mu* n.e* tl g. the.
e-eni b* I>w to make - ut t * ; * u-tom.s d**.*-
kii tion,
T ♦ Dike and I>*:cheai will make a t-u
--< th* *ouitr> efoie they In ve fo
K and ait .m. Th* Duk* w en , eaU
no ef hp il .n i| a an u *1 a ii
tnqt wll■* * *■ \. m. Zinaneiman M won! 1
t* . u<nli *• o tni. .Mr. Ztmme man in
i. that th** and t Is <* i c trl.i
V. • t and South *iep* n *1 on ihe Duke.
l.i fathe- f the new lu hno Was not
t i* only pit.-on who went *town the bay
*' ' ii* S. L'*u. On th* cutler went
! t .-tiv. s Jam* - F V dlely and Charles
S'rtpp <*f if. poll -e headquarters. They
w i to mr*-t ttie I*uk and they had a
rt ••nv*i*Uon with him Ivefore th*-
v* **el reached the p* r Boifi ottl-'ers re
■Xl **l to a> onythng hs io the nature
•f heir i.r-t w lh the nobleman, but
If was Mai that they went to Inqti r*
Lut the DuchcuM* mind, who found and
r* i irr.* I the jewels lost by Mn* Fannh*
'' <r d !-• wis. After the vessd lur.l*sl they
w n: wi h the pair lo the Holland House.
Tne Duke of MfUi’heter wn* Introduce*!
to the newspaper men who bwrdel ihe
* *t b> Mr. Zimmerman II- spoke of
hr ph isure he f* It In returning to this
country.
“Th* weather was very biMl while com
t • •***?.. he a *l. "but of course if
■ •r.c Is umil to tav*l|i,g it was v*t s>
tad I w a a> u tn be vlsuit all the tim*
' f* our i* *t.-. all that detwtwls on Mr.
Zimmerman.'*
He e Mr. Zb m-rman Irferruptrd to nnv
;rat I lie t'ans all depended tm the Duke
The Duke eon'tnued:
\\ tever Mr Zimmerman says goes
with um We w ill, of course, visit Clm-in
t atj an*l go to Natchex t*> pqy a visit to
my grandmother. I heir that Cincinnati
Is a most charming place, but I have not
had the pleasure of visiting that city. I
innot tell how long we will remain In
this country
“of course we will do whatever Mr.
Zimmerman think* Ik*\ for naturally we
emt to please him,"
Mr. Zimn.erman Introduced his and mgb
ter.
“Gentlemen," he said, "this Is the
Duchess."
Th'*?i he l*aoked relieved The Duchess,
who v. is sifting J\ik begocid her husband,
h*>ked up, smllerl and nodded her head.
Sue sai l nothing.
Mr 7 mmerman said that they would
retrain for a day or two m this city and
then 1* rv If: o special car of the Clnctn
niitl. If m lion and Dayton Rnllroai. over
lie Erl- road for Limn, O. From there
• hey will go by spe* ial train to Cincin
nati. After remaining there for some
weeks they will go South. Mopping at
Chattanooga. Birmingham and Natchex.
There they will spend three dnys visit
ing the Duke's grai dmother Then ihey
wIM go ns far weat as San Fronctaco. re
turning by woy of Halt Lake City and
Denver to New Tork.
Tl FOIH F. ft V VII'.StT OF HOXIDa.
I nllH ( *rf !!•• Dlr*<*(<l m
n !•** lit | Txt I tfry.
Columbia. H. (*.. Dor. 1.-Tb® taxpv#r4
of Wlm ami Plckon< towrwtilp*, which
'•ir’iHofi h toirt) of Fdxofi. il. ar In
troqblo. Tho rowmhlna m u 1 |A‘>o<V> |i
o*ri)o > oars hit to hu!'l n r>llroa-1
which wa to throush tholr "mi ’•t.'*
Tho n>! was n t built. Whin th® ftmt
InotAlmrrt of M bncan !i®
tho town®h*p rofufod to |my.
Tho hon-li older® nurd In tho Unit <1
Btilta Court. n*! ®o*i tholr r®or Th®
or iorrd th rt lord' to b® piid >nl
dlroctosl tho county hu4 tor to lory a
mufTlrtont tax to th® lionrxj Tho ®i|.
dlto hn® rK>t mtdo the I* vy ®nl Atep**
®r® altout to be taken to fore® him to do
to.
To collect th!® amount m* an* a :® y
of about ®lxty-flvo rnllo® on all tho p op.
. r y and In a Kr**ju rnai y cm*-® would
rnuU In confine*;lon. Ijiw>*r® ar** rry
ln 10 Hajure out a ®* homo to a tv® th®
t'.vwi-hlp from iMVitif th® burtleo lm.oood
all at once.
M;\\ till Fit 4ND IIAIUIUH HILL.
•wild It Will lHxrr*®te In Neighbor
hood of
Washington. I>ec. Th® Iloua® f'om*
mitt**® on Rivera ®n! Harbor® continued
work on the river and harbor bill to-day,
Tho dl®cu*®lon of tho various lt®m® I®
pro-'-ceding upon iho thoory that the bill
I® to aggregate In the of
l2.’t.ooQ,fl"'' only u f®w of the Item® have
t n definitely docld-d upon Norfolk.
V* . lo to g. i and Newport New®
I22VXK). It I® not pfobAble that Ihe bill
will b® completed for two week®.
TWENTY (TOIIKS DBITHOYRD.
Fire In Fnlton Hr*. Wiped Oat |2r*o.-
(MM) of I'roperty.
Fullon. Ky.. Doc I—'Twenty lm®lne®M
houses wore bum* and here to-day. The ajr
ft regal® loa.-o* aro o®(lmat*d at S2®u,o).
I.oyd Heed was fatally hurt In jumping
from a third awry window
It 4® believed the fire wan started by
burglars who. owing to the lark of fire
aightratu®, wor** able to loot half a doxen
house® The building® destroyed Included
tho Kirk dry good® house, th® >erA
house, poetofTYre and the M*®A>i Hotel
COX TRACT FOH %It*4 Hi PLATE.
lie title hem i nmpmmf Get® Owe Unit
nnd t nrnealr the Other.
Washington. Dec. 1 -The contract with
•he Bethleh* m Steal (’omiwny of I'ennsyl
vanla for armor plat® for naval vaaaala
was ftlgne<l at the .Navy Department to
day, thu** concluding the armor plate con
tract In Its entirety. •• th® con tract with
ihe Carneg)® Company was signed yester
day The lothlehem Company*# contract
was ®XH *ly similar to that of Carnegie,
via*. UkS ton® of armor for R.IR.ITUJU
tewwter Wraeked, Many Lot.
London, Dec. 1-rA ®peclal dispatch from
Naples says ihe steamer St. Marc, trad
ing between Naples and Marseille®, has
been wrecked and that forty-dr® of her
passengers and a pert U her crew hav®
been lost.
B3ERSWANTED HERE
IMTF.D STITF.a (II.\D TO
IIOOM FOH Till H.
MANY COLONISTS MAY COME.
THEY U 1U TO KNOW UII tl Will.
111. Ol I Ell Ell THIJM.
Western l ands That The) >le > Set
tle ltntlrnls 111 I raimptM t
Them ff'roiti (lie *enet*st l*r * of
i hnri;e--I lie) Are \u%lns t Se
cure llusteMi'Mil Fsrsis—Thrri* Are
t.(M it 'ii**-*•• ni I tirroio t)ar|U*'
Now Preparing t I cnlgrnie.
New York. Pt* 1 lott.M Jun all Inf r
v * vv with Mr lUkt, Tr im ..* S** r* tarv
>f S*/n**. was abbd iu tf.is aty in wuc.i
the K r**tir> sail that t lteis would
'ik-d for tti*ir lit-it; us 1 *u,: n** tb‘*i
was any hoi>e f gatnlrg it Tiny would
never urrtbder to <*r BntHin nr b
come a part of the finish * tni *i*- S- >
er t bond i that tn •> of * h l>, Ihr ( y
lbs r farmers w uUI *m k af* w u . t >
families to tue 1 tilled b it*
The publication of thin in * v. w in th**
New Yoik World b ***irt s|ovr*.in< ** e\-
presekms from the <1 ■ nii t v>f *sv.T!.
states. Inciinl ng Ark.i. as, U\. rad ■
South lak-la. \V> in ng nisi M*nt -a
who milsd attetvtlon to the mb- *a oT
acres of unocci..d*l publb* lit Is In th
states which were tlll ;*e-t* under tb
U*ni*stea*l law a actual ithr-, wo*
*u:d obtain id) *• f.irms fr* • , itnto
diately up>n the.r arrival or de laring
their Intention to b**t*um* citigrtis **f tl
United Stales. Five yeui m uiralw ) of
the latvis and tual cultivation tl* rtof
only Was required to i ainpi- a the tit b
In connection with this m vernent. Third
AesietAiit Secretary of State Thonui** VV.
Orkfittr has sent to this city copy of th*
foUowlug dispatch:
“Lorenio M.n juez. South Africa Nov
s
ington. Flease advise Now York W *rkl
that a numoer of Boer fami.lm he.
mixlmum six hurwlrad nicf. on* humir**!
list fifty oontsmp.ate einigruffn to t
Unite*! HtHhs, ami a.-k the New V'ork
World If offer of hem* ea l farms men
tioned In said newspaper* i* I* r am to
ifaridftu Kruger sent my cun, June l.
still holds gewad.
“Also lnqutr** w vat further n*d*t n e
can b* gives) these p**p ‘ l*as jg* pro
vided her*. Reply prepa. 1. ll'dli*.
"United Htitiv Omaul "
Since receiving tb* dlspat h from 'on
sill lloills through th* Stae lk-pgrttnetit
th*; oltirera of Wst*ra ra lways owning
land grants have l*e**n asked what spe
cial ad vantage#, if any, would Is .>ff*-:d
to tiie Uoer immigrant* If they cam
I'iotnpt respond*-* wi. rec*dve*l. amoftg
o bars fr.*m Ihe Atchls m. 10. ska and
9auta Ft; U Idea go, Mllwuuke and Hi
Paul. Md It. Lou f rai • laca
aid from the N* i ..ern die hallway.
The railway officer offer to tranapWl
over their free of charge the Uoer
immigrant* and their families nl house
hold p)o*li. If they shall oomo bo * ,u* n
resuie of theft mtesa<• to the Rta *• I de
partment.
KMIGEII MIIUM FOH (OLOGM',.
Cro il Followed to Ihe Depot nnd
< heered Him itm lie Went.
Pan®. Dec. 1 —Mr Krtwt left th® Ho
tel At'iYb® at 1:10 p. m. fo-*by In h clo .n1
carriage, surrounded by h F*]ua*lroi of
mouilted muni l|l guarUs
The crow*! whK*h gathered about the
hotel was decidedly small cornimro*! v)th
(he alz** of tho® Which greete<l Mr. Kru
ger u week ago. The Ho**r lewder was
ns he drove swa’ swinging his
hwi from the landau window In reply.
Mr. Kruger spent the morning In con
feranoes with rmm **:® *f hi® party. hi y
receiving threw or four i**rnou® owteslo
his fo Lowers Just before l-uvlng hi*
oiMirtrnentM, went out upon tne b l
ony. Hie apriearnri'c® was the n.gnal for
warm cheering. s <l ihe repetttlon of lh®
cries which lisv** gr*‘'i><l him wherever
he Imm gone this w®ek.
In the court yard of the hotel were two
covered landaus. There Mr. Kruger **n
t**red {he car nag** which took him to the
nation. The crowd outside hud Hoped
to ®®cure t fl iim I vi* w of Mr. Kruger, but
they were disappointed The first Inti
mation that he was nls)Ut to leave wa-* th
sight of the earring* driving out of the
hotel at t qul k trot Ttie landau
wua driven Into mu o|*n parallelogram of
mounted guards. When the eurrt 'g s con
veying Mr. Kruger's eulie appeared n
troop of mounted guards wheeled Into
the open side and i quick pa*e, Mr.
Kruger snd hi# a< conipkinylng friends,
who occupied several carriages surround
ed by guards, started for the North-rn
ftallro-ad station, the same station where
Mr Kruger arrived Just a w* * k tgo at
NlmoKt th same hour. The crowds along
the streets and th® people who fill*-*! Ihe
window® cheered him warmly a* the tor
teg® passed, many ladles throwing flow* rs
toward Mr. Kruger's oarnag* while the
men cheered and waved th*lr lints.
At the railroad station there were a
few hurried farewells and nt l k) p. m
Mr Kniger *l*qmrt*d for Cologne.
Mr Kruger's Journey this afternon
through Northern I'rsnce wns attendet)
by scene# similar to those witnessed at
Marseilles and Paris At neirly * very
station passed crowds had gathered which
waved hats and handkerchiefs and cheer
ed the train as It passed along
Th* first stop waa at St Quentin, st
J:g) p. rn. Th* muni Ipal authorities,
many senators and members of the Cham
ber of Deputies and various delegations
await'd the arrive* of th* train, which
was gr'*t**d with rrl- for Kruger and
th® Boers. Mr. Kruger and l>r l*eyl®
appeared at the door of th* carriages,
saluted the crowds and received th* au
thorities.
Af Erqulllnnefl an enormous assemblage
filled th* station and greeted ih traveler
with cnihusiaatl* a- ar<i.ilon. The presi
dent of the ke-sl Boer <ommitf< read *
long akir*ss expr**"lng sympathy wJb
the Boer* arid ho|*e<| that lh* wnr would
be terminated through arbitration by the
signer* of The llagu * onveniion
At Jeumoot th- Tar* B®r commit tea
l*d® farewell to Mr. Kr uger, who repll * I
at some lergth. rtf rrlng to th • wtt mi
of the we come ha l)a*l ecoivel anl th *
strength of feeling ex hi !t*d in fa or o
the cauae he was Me sal h*
hoped the new cry which he he*rl a* h*
was departing from are hat ct "Vv*
arbitration.'* woud b®c<m th c y o'
Europe H® Reltfvd h® woull rot to j
his work un'll th* South African Repub
lic® had gained their Indtp* ndeno* .
It was a cru®l war. whlc*. in the tn
ter®at of humanity, should be e*d*d. Th'*
hearty cheer of francos greeting, Ur.
Kruger said, was fo eve o.
hi- heart and h* t snkoi Ir an I
l’rar •• for ti e maimer In which th*’)' h and
received him.
A? UharbtN l, the flrat stg on b*l;.in
tt• it *ry, rigorous ;oll* * measures ha 1
been taken to present th* Invnsl n **f
the ' lor. imt th* ple wen* stroig *i
t’an th* ****! ••• m i ru>he,| on the plat
form and * iv• vitit to thir feePnga In
cries favor.Tl t !• lu r-* Th** train
st*p.e-| f r t:\* in’ *1 Mr Kruger
gr* *f*sl th* in s • f *u) tiie stejm f the
<ar The train left Dtmrbi and twenty min
utes late.
At Namur n similar s en* was ivi t* and
The train ws then f*rt>-tlva mliuuee
late.
1% 111 1.1: II It I A* 111 ** H <U*MI
No otllclnl AA rlrnnir *• Aeeoont of a
Misnmleritsnillna
Colognc.lk- 1 Mi Ki rer arive*| 1 e*v
at 11 o'clo* k. \ on i* • > i .ih:e crowd I*d
ae*mbbl. ai,dcou*<l a langerous crush.
\'o offl 1.l re*, pti n had been arrange*!,
and Mr Kruger diov l* the ('athe*lrn:
|loti 1. tne •*. ' I . I rlnx a h. I* ft th*
tl 'll H ltd *!!* le ilt> • l*m th* r* **••*’
The .(>*•*•> e *‘f n aflb *1 "l *me |v sal t
(•> hove t • du* t* i.-' w.* • ( ; ►••cur*' .*
ni.*ier>t n 'lt i vv th ihe lr.ip**rial c urt,
vvldcti 1 tie i •/)')’ ill the case of visits
ft? • • ah' . f stale- 11- in - It D re;ori
el t i Mr Kmi'-r will piOta.lv mt go
iu Bei.ln at pta- *
Kill 1.l It GlilN). TO HUH 1.l A*.
I itiperor AAilllnni May lie Able
to Srr lllm.
Berlin. Ik, 1 An official of the for
tdgu oflb-o Infornnsl the corresinnleni of
ihe A'"u late*| I'rrpi* to-day that It was
notified at- yesterday evening that Mr
Krug* i will arrive here Tues*lav The *f
tkla* unit ted that Kmperor VVll.Dnt’a
traveling | * ■* n.> prevent liltu from s** 4 -
itig Mr Kroner.
Insltalton for K nicer.
ChiiwMO. I< * 1 The Atnerb an T ts
vaal la i a„*uo In DMcago has prepnr**l a
l •*•* •)>-.•* ••••* l>- mt ttl lO *• -!***••*
•tent Kruger, inviting hln to visit the
I nilil Hint* when he ha finish*'*! his
Fhiroprcn tur
THIIITY-I ItU BOEHM KILLED.
South African t onf nliitlary llntl a
Severe Ftcht.
Bloemfontein, Orange Itlver Colony,
Dec. J.—A patrol *f fourteen StMtlh Afri
can const titulary, during the n.gitt of
Nov. cin: •-•**! #• otPingt in from
bosk’i wniniundo. souritweatward of this
town w *th U. result that thirty-five B **ra
are reported to Lava lern kill* <I *■
wou nd<l.
AAante to stn t*srrllls Warfare.
lfeldeiburg. Nov 29 Lord H*berta Jour
neying toward t>urt*an. at.qt *l her** to
day H' made a speech to the volunteers
in he ■'curse iff w hich he said He trusted
(he guerilla warfare would not long con
linua.
TH 1 INO Tit Mil T OFT TMIP4.
laibnr Lenders I’m If iih HSnekllat im
trron.l of klrlka*.
TVmpa, I’la . Dec. 1 —I-sutler, of Ihe
gei.eraJ strike here declared to-day that
they ttavc a eo-urr.ui[!<-rHlun frgtn t’r-r-.1-'lent
'lent (i<>ni|s.rs enyina Hai all transporta
tion of TumjA-made nigars will to. s"' i
lit by the Aineih-nn Federation <rf La
bes. "
He .iy, nororrl-ng to stat-ment, of the
labor men, Hint ho la uwars tha, two of
ihe ra.lioads enterlr.g hero have twr union
m>-n ami that they enmiot stoi> thow
roads fioni bantling Tnrn|at (<H>da, hut
alt tho men on tho connection* of these
two roads hove the tsjwer 1o stop It .ml
will do ao. He say* he will have also
the handling of empty boxes arming to
Til mi u stopped.
The Tr<lt s Ass- mbly say (hey have
nssurancre to-day (hat tha lot tnakrrs
In any factory will refuse to make boxes
for Tampa manufacturer*.
All of the striking union men received
their a<r.kc benefits this afternoon, amt
a kertia sum of money was distributed tn
rht* way Married men received seven
ami single m'-n live dollars each a week
There Is to-nt-glit no apparent disorder
i, r any more signs than usual. The atrlk.
cr, ar- as >•, following th* suggestions
of their leader* to remain quiet, though
tie- gem-rat roll'll,lon* aro as strained as
ever
W l\Tl TO KF.1.1. F., AND P.
Slate nf Florida , talma Till-,
Jmanntlns In ftMMSIO.
I'enaacola. Fla . Dec. lln tho United
States Court to-.lay Judge Hw.ym- grant
<• i an ;n'u, i t - * S' Ke 1 *-n -: r
Vte I".I U. i. ■-I I tl- - ft of le-Kl •> 'I
restraining them frotn sellhat at Public
outory on Monday next the FtorMa Cen
tral amt Peninsular Railroad.
The corporation's pr< petty had been lev
ied on and advertised for sale for taxes
Alleged to be due the state for the years
I*7*. lJUfi a.'d I*l, amounting to alsxut
toi.OOO. The stale official* have been en
deavoring for seme tlmo to collect the
back taxes and the levying and sdver
tlslr.g for sale Of th* road and property
hi the outcome of a rcfueal of settlement
on the part of the railroad.
The rwl I* a branch of th# Beulioard
Air Line system.
I’OJM I.ATION OF WIIMI>M.
Shows a tin.* Increase aa Doe* Alan
Indian Territory.
Washington, lee 1 -The |>puUtlon of
Wisconsin, as officially announced to-day.
I* ;,<*!.M2, against 1.W.M0 In I*9o This
is an increase of M 2.12, or 22 •> per cent
Th.* population of Indian Territory t*
as against IfjO.lU In ISA), lecrewc.
211.77*. or 117.5 tier cent.
He**r for th* I’lill Ippines.
Vancouver, H. C„ Dec I.—The outgoing
steamship Empress of China, wht-'h sails
from this port foe the Orient on Monday,
will carry a record-btesiklng -argo of ts-cr
for the Philippines. Fifty thousand bar
tebt brought hither In *evon:y-ttv* trains
are consigned to Mantis.
Schooner Wheeler Ashore.
Norfolk. Va.. Doc 1 -The schooner 8
B. Wheeler was to-night reported ashore
at Hog Island No detai.e of tha sod
dent car be obtained. The Wheeler t*
owned by the 8 B. Mart* Oompony of
Baltimore, and baa long traded with thla
port.
DAIXA t A YEAR.
h F.NTfI A ropT
WEEKLY 2 TIMUb A-WEEK.It A TEAR
WITHOUT A QUORUM
**\* nil in hi hi: n *ii.roidi.ii
TllHtl* ~1l TH* IIOI'U.
ONLY SIXTY MEMBERS THERE.
I'HK Il *l. Hill.l, , vi I II tit Tl HH
llM'i:\s| ,|i iv ,i „
Hill* Were l'n*lir.| I hronnli nn,l Hr.
■'lnrrtl I'uar* l>, a l ■••••I llmloi.al
**nJll—The, Were KMrrrtf
on Hie Jnwrnnl—W bile Mil a *ellan
I* llleanl I lie Jon flu, I *tnn4* fr
W hnl It VI. uilirr.
Hill llrnv, t'lirlr V,, .
Adatila, I Ve. . | The Hmw •* Ilevrr
i*ni*ll,n ilil' mirmii* v. m thniir:i ihe
fit > ~ i*. ■ i.g n niimln-r nf bill* with
only **<> m inln |>t nt <>ui of a hxnl
roll call nf 173.
11-.'i S .it ■ ',i \Y . .t .I. ir<4 [tail thia
*l.oe Of afl .Ire .Ilr. -tly [hiricw.hu
hi UM Ii ; that HHHItW •••••j'l free
tai-ri* from ihe roilr-x.iln an l to i. iha;r
liotni* wh, II th. y oilMllt lo Im, ut work
The ll.'. men her, elm are ahnen* to-.lay
fr.an th.-lr -e.ia will draw >IU of lha
ei.iie’r money for ren k e# not rrivlernl
The hill, laaet in-itay w. re looal
inewaure* on wrhlrh .ml, nfijr-llvo votoa
were mat a, a rule, hut after ea h vote
II wh am rauirnl in louil lonea: ’ Thla
bill hnvhiK r*. elv.'il tlie requialte eonml
iii non, • I majority, la i*,i i'll an>l tha
vole wn* flit re,| on *hr Joumil of ha
Hmm- in. ami
The ro I-, ill n .i* <t|with thla
mornti'k I '. ui.*, out of lot ri prraentntlvea
only alxty wre ,m hani. There mitt,it he
no objvcth-n to the l.l! ,~, •!. hut aa
one repreaentallve n ir I IM, mornln*.
1 here I*, n. > ee t .1.- .* I tf.at
..v.ry titlt t i.'.-t I, t l--.ii ft,.. Supremo
Court hu Ii• I• that If the Journal ihowa
that the hill ren lie I th- re.|iii-tie major
lly there I* no *.>ln lahtml It. hut tho
tjedelon. In the o|i(rwar. of ...eral of tha
number•-. <loea nut a-i bthlinl #•• fart
Hull mntilen, who re ill. tl a ilay for
Ihelr aervt e* are ebernt on other tiual
neaa.
Wrlichl lllitn't t ike It.
Hon K-.ihorn IVrlirht of Floy.l had an
Imioriant menaure he wuntril lo put
Ihn ah thla momllic. he ,le hired, but he
could not bring Ii up, a* th. re nut not a
constitutional maj, rlty.
"It D .hi# to I hi, free im,, tamlnea,." ho
eaid. "It the itKitilar, did not have Uteeo
im-#ca, Ony would remain In Attanta
and attend to their iltitln."
A mimlier of I -a, hllla went through
thla moridn*. and by ontclal, of iha cap-
Itol It I raid Inat thav were all l ieyally
paaaed b-caiiaa they did not receive tha
never -ary maj..rlly
The follow Inc are the h|||, which wera
passed:
Hy Mr Hinton of Fulton—An act to
amend the ehare.r of llm cty of ACnnia.
Hy Mr Mirhleti of I’ike—An a*-t to
emend section 7T.2 of the penal eoile. whb'h
relate, to the tranaf. r of Indlctmeota
from the Superior Court to the County
Court.
Hy Mr. Knowle, of Floyd—An act to en
tohiiah a system of public school* for
the town of Kant Itorin, and to provide
for the support tind maintenance thereof,
and for other purposes
Hy Mr. Howard of Dooley—An set to
amend the charter of the town of Cn.i.
<J lla. Dooly county *o a, lo au'hortse
the corp rite aut.'wrttlce of saM town to
levy and eoWeet a tax, for the aupiimt
iml nrnintenanc— of the public schools of
eaid town ami for n.her |Mjr:> ••ea.
Ry Senator Ellis—To am ml tho charter
of Macon ao aa lo provide for u building
Inaiwcsor, and Incorporating other ppa
vtslona.
Hy Messrs. Hardwb-k and Franklin of
Washlncton—To create the City Court of
fkindersvllle.
Mr Felder of ltll>b~To am- isl the act
creating the City Court of M.cuon.
MO It It IK MAKKM NHAItr HKPI.T.
toanrr lo the* Allnrk on Him by tbi*
Jtmrnnl of l.ubnr,
Atlanta. lee I.— I The toiaatloial featore
of thl* ni mini'll aeaeton of th Houto
m the rily of Senapr pro. tem. Mor
rl* to the attack up n Mitt npimua
In th.* weak a Journal of laibor
The article charged Mr. Morris wth
dupil* tty In rrjri il to th** eh M ah >r
bill. at;<l twill th.it ho hed Ir ml ad to
support the bill and then attack' and and
voted iguln-t It.
Mr .V'-irl- nrn rol the art lota In the
Journal o( labor, lie thru spoke a* lol
town tn reply:
"Mr B|-ikcr: 1 have not tne honor ..*
•he n.-q.inmtance or the and silngutahed
yen'll ntnn who iltnel the artl.-li Mr
' rat Inclination* W"’ not to nolle*
live the mattoi any attenll *n. t<nt In o
It ha* had mm.' noore'y through h
coluntnc nf the evening paper.' '<l It *o
groerly iMrrepreeefila the iril
doalre to aay 'hnl whan I ente’et tha
rve for rprnker pro tern, of the Houaa
the tarter p.r; of Julv I wrote to the dlf
f, ret ! no’iilmeh of the Item ** tile port l
for the 111 use r.eklny • .-lr rupport Mr.
llotuitot'. Of rultrti ret ll<l *-<yng that
i*e would avpport Mr. Mlfrlwli Mr. O
Connell, of Hl.nn.ond never replied.
•*fHi 4, 1 rrc*tv*d a ktt*r from
Mr KUburn of HIM*, eay.na a mutual
friend had tpokrn to him In my behalf,
and tie would support m; I now hava tha
Setter tn mv |*hi*m. The night ha
fore the election. I met bin* for the first
tlrni. in t ie lobby of the Kimball llouae;
h<- tokl t>- In patrton that he would sup
i.rt me. tw he had promiaed to do bo.
but he ab"> a|d that a number of tha
iatmr leaden, were trying to net him to
windrow hi* nuppori from me .and gtva
U to Mr. Mitchell, for the reonon that I
rmpoaed th child labor bUi. and tha
bureau of labor bill at .the la at session
of the Houe, and Mr Mltchali supported
them
■Mr KUburn stated to me this mom
In* that I had Ma permission to *tat
that wa mads no trade whatever for him
to aupport me. or for me to aupport the
child labor bill, or any othar labor meas
ure.
“On Nov. U. after tha Houaa bad been
In aasalon twenty-two day*. 1 reoalved
a ton* petition from tha operators tn tbs
Continued oa Ninth Fa*a