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must end in four months. l4a.liL. OBSKA.4L TOWE TiLKI HI T TUE SOUTH AFRICAN W AH. (l Urrn Thonaaaid Biwt I’rl.nnrr. ( iHHorini for an Lad of HuatUl- Uca-lard Hllokrarr Will Do Lit* tlr More Thau Aar Hiker Orarral. Doesn't 1 aderetaad 4% abator llavle aa Ho Made I'ro-Hrltlah kveerkra lea UM Colon y. Doc. 4—J. Q. Stowe. Unlled (Hat ana cor.aul rone ml nt Capo Town, ar rived hare 10-Jev end sails for the United Slates on Dec. 15. He Mild to-duy; I five the war in South Africa four month* to cotne to an end. In my opinion it Is hound to be anuffed out during that rtoel. 1 do not believe Lord Kltchn#r will do much more than nny other tten erol. The praornt plan of the British oampalyn is bound to brine about the rc ult Moreover, there are Id.OuO lio.-r prisoners In Ceylon, St. Helena and ut Cape Town, all of whom are anxious to have an end of hostilities. ' Shortly before I left. Christian Both*, s aousdn of Douls Botha. not up a petition among his follow prisoner* at Cape Town, urging the commandant general to make peace. A majority signed the petition, whtcih undoubtedly represent* the aggre gate opinion of the Boer prisoners. All tilts talk aliout burning farms le buncombe. The only farms destroyed are those from which shots are fired at the British, or those which are being used to shelter the Boers." • He said lie did hot believe the rumors of sedition In Caie Colony would result In much. He expressed lilmeelf us un able to understand the attitude of Web s’ r Davis, former assistant secretary of the Interior of the United States. ' consaJ ertng the fart that Mr ltavts made pro- British speeches while being entertained In cane Colony." In Mr Stowe's opinion Sir Alfred Mil ner will eventually become governor gen eral of a great South African confeder ation Including the Ilocr republic* ami Hts>4sls "Milner.“ he said. "I* the man of the hour, a man who In power and resource tuln.-ss might almost, be compared to Grant." K raitrr Ovation# Forbidden. -'ologne, Dec. 4.—An Anglophobe de l onnnuon look place In from of the BrKtth oonaulwies here to-dey. Mounted police dispersed Ihe rioter# and arrested the leaders. Serenade* and ovations of Mr Kruger plann-d by various societies, have been forbidden In the Interest* of public safety. tie a. K nos F.laogeil on Sunday. London. Dec. 4.—Oen. Kitchener reports from South Africa, that the mounted troops of Oen. Knox were encased *ll day ion# Sunday with a part of Oen. De- Wat's forces, north of Bethulle. The Boers were headed off and retired In a northeasterly direction. WORK TRAIN~CAUSES WRECK. Kiae Mfn Killed and Tereiity In- Jared In n f'olllaion on the southern I'nrltlr. Sacranxnto, ('•!., Doe. 4.— *A work train, rarrytaff it crew of betneeti twenty-five tnd thirty track repairer*, backed into a frohrht train a few ea*t of Bulattn or the Bout hern Pacific road to-day, ami in the wreck which followed, nine men wem killed and twenty mora injured, many of them seriously. From the me 1 gen reporta received it appeura that tha freight train had the right of way. ond was running wt full apeed in order to mert and past another freight at Kulmin The work tram ahouM have been on a eating and wns making for it at a goo*l rate of speed when It collided with the freight. A heavy fog wan prevailing. *tui It nrna possible to die.'ern ohjectK for only h abort distance, no the shock of the ootdding tratna waa terrific. All tne caaualtlea are reported to he Htnotkg the men of the working crew. ** the enrir.eer* and firemen Jumped ni waved themeelvea. Over W feet of track waa torn tip and the oar* were smashed and piled upon each other in evary con ceivable .“halve. GEN. LEE REACHES OMAHA. He Sleets Hl* Son. Lltvl. G. M. Lee. 41 bo Has Hero Sick at Ihe I’re atrfto. Omaha. Neb.. Dec. 4—Gen Fltzhugh Lae. Mrs I-ee amt their daughter, Ann. arrived here to-day from Chicago. At the station tvaa Lieut. G. M Lee, late of the Thirty-ninth Infantry at Manila, who ha# been alck at the Prestrtto since his re turn from Iho Philippines. Idetit. Le had not seen hls parents for more than a year. The arrangements for the formal trans fer of the department of the Missouri were declared off. owing to the delay Ut the arrival of the new commander. Gen. Merrlam, who ba* had the Department of Colorado and Missouri under his super vision, with hla staff office™ and othets of the army headquarters here, was at the train to receive him. ond Gen. Lee Is now |n oemmstiil of this department. Being somewhat weary with his trip Gen Lee had little to say. "I tike the Waal." he said, ‘'ami am certain my duties here and relations with your people will be very pleasant for me. GKSI. It ft Ft -K IX H 111 (IK’S REPORT. He Recomracndv Two Soldier* to Every One Thmi.snd Populotlnn. Washington. Dec. 4—Th* report of Gen. J. C. Breckinridge. Inspector general of the army, earnestly recommends that the benefit* of the law of March 3. !*> pro viding for the retirement of officers of the • rmy under certain conditions. w|lh the rank and pay of the neat higher grade, he extended to Include officers of the army. He alrn touches of the disadvantage* '•mpowed bv Interior rank In the armv. eitlng an Instance of the China campaign, w lien Gen. Chaffee, a Junior among the International commanders, was advanced from n brigadier lo a major general to !ve hltn the requisite status as commandcr-ln-chlef of Ihe United States forces In China. In regard to Ihe question of renrgao izlng the standing army the General sug gests a standard of two soldiers per every I.W) population. IMRDO4BO HI GOV. PIXGRF.E. Leo*. 4Vbite ond Marsh I.ct tiff 441 th Finn for t ompltrlty In Fraud. lvetrolt, Mtch., Dec. 4—Gov Dlngree at Id o'clock to-night announced that he had pardoned both Gen. 4V. U White, ex quartermaster general, and Gen. A. F Marsh, rx-tnspertor general of Ihe Mich igan National Guard, who were convicted of complicity In the state military cloth ing frauds, upon the payment of Su.lMO line by each. Ilot.t,s Defeat* 44'a11. Memphis. Tenn., Dec. 4.—Bobby Dobbs. f he colored Ilghl-wctght chtunpfon lighter, sustained his reputation to-nigha by -‘ally defeating Jid Walt, the Bouthem light-weight ebf.tnr.lon, tn the arena of lb* Phoenix Athiellc Clut. bvfura a crowd of about 4,000 persona CANAL CONCLUSIONS. (Continued from First Pegs.) creaee, as *KI also the volume of our trade with the Orient. The amount of the American commerce through the canal will qukckly surpass the total amount of Europe* traffic. "An Isthmian canal will strengthen the unity of the national and pcutleui In terest* of the United States Mid promote its commerce end Industries By bring ing the Kae'.ern and Western se none of our country Into closer relatione, by re ducing the time aiul cost of transporting our Western product* to Europe, and ay enabling the Eastern. Southern and Cen tral states to reach the raw materials and markets of Pselflo ot.unities cheaply and expeditiously, the ewnal will more fully Identify political *nd so- lal Inter ests and quicken the mdutrlal activity of every section of the United Slates Ths manufacture* of the Eastern ami Southern state* the cotton from the South, etc., will flow out to foreign countries in an Increasing volume " 1 etsiHlaslos's I Aselttilons. The commission's final conclusions fol low: "First. The estimated cost of building the Nicaragua canal Is about tSs.OUO.UfIU more than that of completing the IWna m* canal, leaving out the cost of acqulr lhg the latter property This measures the and (Terence In the magnitude of the ob stacle* to be overcome In the actual con struction of the two canals, and covers all physical cotvelder.itlon*. "The new I'ii.um.i Canal Company has shown no disposition to sell Its property to the United Stale* Should that com pany be able ami willing to sell, there Is reason to heMeve that the price would not bo such as would make the total cost tv. the United Btates less than that of the Nicaragua canal. hSi-cond The I‘enema canal, after com pletlon. would lie shorter, have fewer locks and lrse curvature than the Nicara gua canal The measure of Mtese ad vantages Is the time required for aves sel to i>as* through, which Is estimates) for an average ship at twelve hours fas Panama and thirty-three houra for Nic aragua. "On he other hand, the distance from Ban Kranolsc* to New York ! 177 miles, ;o New Orleans 579 miles, and to Liverpool Shi mil-* greater via Panama that via Nicaragua The limn requlr.-d to pas* ever these distances being greater than the dltferenoe tn the ttme of transit through the canals, the Nicaragua line, after completion, would be somewhat the more advantageous of the two to the United State*, notwithstanding the great er coat of maintaining the longer canal. "Third. Tiio government of Colombia. In which lies the Panama canal, his granted an exclusive confession, which still ha* many yewra to run. Bo fur aa .van be ascertained, the company Is not willing to sell It* frsncht**. hut It will allow the Untied Btstes to become the >wner of part of tt stock. The commi*- • inn consider* such sn arrangement Inad missible. "The governments of Ntcanvgu* nnd Costa Rtra. on 4he other hand, are un trammeled by concessions ' FOUND DEAD IN BED. T. T. Thlapen of 44 ay cross Died Suddenly Darina Monday Slight. Former To* Colleetew. Wa> cross, G. . Dee 4 —Mr T. T. TMg pen. an extenalve farmer and crostie and naval stores manufacturer. wae found deed In bed this morning, at the home of his brother Joseph, about eight miles west of Way. ross. Deceased, who was a brother of Dr O R , J L Joseph and W B ThlgT*n. was one of Ware county’s most substan tial business men. Ho was apparently strong end healthy and hts death Is a surprise to all. From particulars oh latnahl*. It la learned that when he re tired last night he complained of a pain In the breast, hut It was not thought to be anything serious This morning about 4 o'clock a noise was heard In his room, and on investigation, Mr. Thigpen was found so he deed. Deceased was elected lax collector of War# county In 11*1 Before the expir ation of hla tenn shortage was dis covered In hla book* This waa mads good |.y !&r Thigpen, but the Imputation against his honesty so preyed on his mind that he attempted to commit sui cide by taking poison Since that time lie Jollied the Methodist Church, aid lias been a consistent working member of Trinity. Be leaves a wife and four chil dren. ' Mr Thigpen was one of the main wit nesses In the killing of Henry Robinson tn this city on Thanksgiving Day. It was largely through hi* Influence that Slier iff McClellan and brothers decided to avoid trouble with the Robinson brother*, and was walking down Plant avenue with Sheriff Med'dlon when the light between Jesse McClellan and Henry Rob.nson hc san It was he who I*stlll*d so positive ly that he saw Henry Robinson close the knlte and place It In his pocket after li g shot by Jesse McClellan IIIIITIMI CAN 41- COMMENT. London Time* Look* I l'* *• •• * Fascinating Scheme. I-ondoo. Dec 4.-The Time* referring to President McKinley # allusions to the Nicaragua canal |n hts message, says: "It l* a fascinating scheme, but we have some doubt as to whether the canal would be commercially worth cutting. The analogy with the ?u*a canal Is very Imperfect. The islhmu# of Hue* lies n.ong one of the greatest trade route* and Joins great trading communities. It h no railway rivals Nicaragua lack* oil of these advantages." "Greet Britain cannot but view with satisfaction the cutting of the Nicaragua canal." ssvs the Morning Post, "provided It I* free to all nation* at equal totes In time of peace and io treated as n part of the open sea during wer." MINER* I* A HIOT. Three Drpotlea Hen and the Prleon Filled 4V Ith Strikers. Latrobe, Pm Dec. 4.—A riot occurred nere to-day at the works of the Bessemer Coal and Coke Company Three deputy sheriffs were Injured and a* a result the borough prison I* full of strikers. Three deputies were badly bruised. A mob of 50h excited miners, who are striking, came to the works last nighl. booling and Jeering and then pro ceeded to cam ptherc Fighting became furious. Ten of the leaders were arrested. RETURNING PROM PORTO RICO. Transport Ravrlln* Arrive* 4Vllh Troop* for Fort NrPlirnon. Norfolk. Va.. Dec. 4—The United States transport Rawlins arrived at Pin |irr - point to-day from Porto Rica There are aboard ten officer* and JC men of the Bleventti Infantry, mi route to Fort McPherson, and will leave In the morning for Attaot* on a special train over the Southern Railway. Hood's Pills Do not gripe nor Irritate the alimen tary canal. They act gently yet promptly, cleanse effectually and Qive Comfort Bold by all druggists. 25 cants. THE MORNING NEWS: WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 5. 1900. Rico It is a good soap. It is kept by all the leading grocers. Florida Soap Works, JaoknoaviUe. CHANLER LEAVES ASYLUM. Amelle Hives' Former llnabaml la capes Pram the lllwoieluadale Asylum nt White Plains. New- York. Dec. 4.—John Armstrong Chanler, former husband of Amelle Rives, cousin of Representative William Aslor Chenier, end great grandson of ih* origi nal John Jacob Astor. who has been con fined tn Bloorotngdale Asylum at White plains, has escaped and 1* supposed io be wandering about the country In West Chester county. Mr Chanler has been confined In Bloom tngdale Asylum for two year*. As he was tractable and subservient to the rules of the Institution, he has been allowed certain liber I lev. which, iwo days ago. hr too advantage of o walk out of the gates. Since that time he ha< not been seen. As soon os Ills escape was discovered at tendants at the Institution started to search for him. but he had left no trace Mr. Chanler hail the free run of the ground!-', and could come ami go at will as he was regarded as u harmless patient. Mr. Chanler Is a millionaire and had a private room In the Institution. T>r Lyon, the superintendent of the Institution, sold to-day 4hat a onreful search was hetng made for the miwtnx man. and that he had no doubt he would be found within twenty-four hours. YV.4R ACAIItT WHISKY. XV. C. T. I'. Coarenllon Prepare Antl l,lqnr llesolutlans. Washington, Dec. 4.—The Woman'* .Christian Temperance Union Convention In session here to-day adopted resolutions again** the army canl-en and prepared a petition to the President, another to Con gress. and Iden'lcal petitions to all of the great Power* against the **lo of fire arm* and the Importation of liquor nnd opium Into the Philippine Island or the Island possession* of the other Power* addressed - The petition o the President pointed out that it had been the policy of America to forbid th* sale of Intoxicant* to the Indian 4rtbe*. and that England, who hid the greatest experience among all the colonising Powers of the world, had been forced to adopt a prohibition policy In tier colonies In A frlc* and elsewhere The convention, iherefore, aeks that the Pres ident. either through <h War Department or th* Philippine Commission shall ex tend th prohibition law of the Indian Territory so as to take In the Philippine Islands A petition to the Senate urge* the rat ification of the pending treaty for the protection of Central Africa against In toxicants. A petition also was drawn up to Great Britain. France. Spain, Holland. Belgium. Sweden, Norway. Denmark. Hungary, Greece Russia, Turkey. Persia and Japan asking for an International treaty tin*. w4U forbid the sale of intoxicant*, opium and firearm* In all Island* and other re gion* Inhabited chiefly by aborhgmat tribe* Mr* Emily B Martin of Nea- York made a report on efforts to secure puri ty In literature and art. Miss XVatt*. president of the Women's Christian Tem perance Union of Braxll. spoke on the work of that country. Bishop Hartsell of Africa, spoke In support of congres sional petition* that Intoxicant* be kept out of Africa. He said President Mc- Kinley had Informed him he would gladly see some treaty consummated between all nations to control the use of livtoxt < ant* To-night was "Y" night end Mrs Clara parish of Illinois, national secretary, pre sided. THE HOOT WILL .AMENDED. Two Section* Added to the Rtlt to foser Special lose*. Washington. Dec. 4—The bill reported by the House Military committee to-day I* the Root hill /mended. Most of these changes have been reported Two sec tions were added to the bill to-day. the first of which Is meant to oover the case of Gen Bhafter and the last of Gen. ntsbugh Lee and James H. Wilson. These sections are: Forty-one. That the President I# here by authorized to select from the retired list of the army an officer not above Ihe rank of brigadier general, who may have distinguished himself during the war with Spain In command of a separate army, and to appoint by and with the advice and consent of the Senate the officer * selected to he major general United Stele* army, with the pay and allowance* estab lished by law for officers of that grad* on the retired list. Forty-two Thut the President I# *u thorned to *<->"*. from the brigadier gen erals of volunteer*, two volunteer Officers without regard to age, and appoint them A for the purpose of piecing them upon tb" retired list Other amendment* are: Tb® inny>**-+ of th* of •rMll*rjr shall he In proportion to the Increase of the number of men The adjutant general shell have the rank of a major general during the active servlc* of the present Incumbent, and thereafter the rank of brigadier general The ago '.lmll for appointment to etsff position* 1* stricken out The surgeon general 1* authorized In emergencies to appoint os many contract surgeon# as may he necessary. pot NDIN4I TO PIRtTU. Schooner Oliver Schofield l.hore nn ♦He Jeraey Coast. New York. Dee. 4.—Oliver ftrhofleld. a three-masted s-hooner, bound from Nor folk lo New York. Is pounding to piece* on the coaat near Lavalette City. N. J She went ashore about * o'clock thl* *f ternon and her erew. consisting of cap tain and six men. were rescued by mem bers Llf'-Savlng gtatlon No I*. a* slsi.d by two other stgtlot • whoempo>#d the breeches buoy In effecting the rescue. COMMIMIONEH Merit'* REPORT. Total Etpendiftare* at the Perl* Ks* pMltlna 4fMI. Washington. Dec. 1-Commlsaldner Perk's report of the expenditure# of the Pari* Exposition Commission for th# year ending Nov. U, IF. was sent to th* Sen ate to-day. The total amount expended was D3 I*s. The principal Items were: Expert*' sala ries f I(7,KM; buildings. 11f1.427; Jury. *.- T 7; Rerks salaries JS3.US, general em ploye*’ salaries. MS,*®; guard*, **4. *sl. traveling Mpenaee. M2.SM SWINK FOUND NOT GUILTY. C onfllrtlitff Tvatliiion) In the < Mae mm lo the Miir<li a rrd W muan’a ( bamclrr. Columbia. 8 C., I*c. 4.—At 10 o'clock to-i.nut after b*lng out five hour*, the Jury lu the cute of Jotas W Swink of B;*trtanburg. charged with the murder of Mr*. WilhelfniiMt F(rwn by whipping, returned a verdict of not guilty. There bad been a gr<uA d*.l of very rontradtotory teetLinony in the case, an*l tho good ctUseful of Woodruff. rt**trtan burg county, tin* ptored In a peculiar po sition Home teatihed thsw Mr* IVgraon was a woman of good chamcter, wmi rial ted nt their hovnee, while the defense put several men on the t;in<! who teati ’ M from lenoimi exiwrien* e to the Im morahty of the dec* hp*l The effort we* made to prove tlntt Mr* Pearson'* hux- Sanl ooad ton ally beat her, wild on* wlt nem testified Mrs. hod. tn her mom at night, exhibited to him bruise?* * ji\ her person Inflicted by her husband It wa* also blDUglrt out In the •\ldencr that the Fearsona had offered to compro mise with Bwink for ten thousand dol lars. Swlnk, it was proved, had killed a man peveral years ago The defendant ad mitted he had struck Mrs Pearson as hard as he could Init he called the whin a 'Tiding switch." while other witnesaes testified to Its being the heavy part ot a boggy nrhlp. 1* ftKhhlOft AT W Presbyterian f'ommlttre on the Be vlalon of the i owfeaalon of Faftlh. Washington. Dec 4 - The ibmmittee of clergymen and laymen appointed by the last Oeneral Assembly of the Presby terian Church to make a recommendation to the next Oeneral Assembly which meeta In May, on the question whether there shall be a revision of the Contortion of Faith, assembled here to-night and will continue In session to-morrow until their work Is competed The oommtt**e consists of Charles A Dickey. Herrick Johnaun. Hamuel J. Nl~olls. Daniel W Flahtr. William MKlbbin. George It Htewart. gamuci P. Hprecber. Henry Van l*\ke. Benjamin Hutrlaon. John A Har lan. Daniel H. Noyes. E W C. Humph rey. William R rrubbs, John E. iwrsana. Elisha A. Fraser. Rev. Dr. S. W. Dana of Philadelphia, the only absent member of ih oocntnlt tee. Is In Europe. Dr. Wlllkun Henry Roberta of Philadelphia* the stated clerk of the General Assembly. Is acting as the secretary of the committee. Dr. Roberts laid before the commit tee a tabulation, showing the vote of the presbyteries on the question* submit tod by the Genera! A*erahly's Committee on Revision. It made the fallowing show ing: l*or revision of the confession. U pres byteries; for sn explanatory statement. 10; for a supplemental statement of doctrine. 47, for a revision and a supplemental statement of flgdrine. 14; for a substitute creed, lf; forty-five p r *ebyterlee voted to rttsmis* the whole subject, while forty-three bo* lies tn th*s and foreign lands made no response. Som* other vote# were cast for indtvidu u m<*!- Ifi rat lone The totai number of U>dlea ro potting aggregated 232. No definite a<*t!on was taken by the committee to-night. Three hours were spent m dlscusidon of the results shown by the responses re4*eived by the tee, and In an exchange of views ns to the recommendation* to be made to th** General Assembly. Thia may be deter miner! on to-morrow, to which time the committee adjourned MBRGT. Minim Uiatl'l'EAHß. Domestic Infelicity Wald to Re the feuee of Hl* Deportare. Augusta. Dec. 4.—Tlie (tern of Interest in Auguata to-day tvoa tha disappearance of Sergt Bob fthedtl of the police force In the morning mall there came to Ch.ef Iloc-1 a letter hearing the resignation of the sergeant, and a note of thunks to the commissioned office™ of th* force, and the member* of the Police cotimiHsloti for th* many kindness** they had shown him during hi* long serv.ee on the force. The sergeant said in the note that he would 4rt no one In Augusta know of hi* whereabout*, and no one seems to know further tnan that he had a i-a-s on tne Georgia road to Atlanta, ond U |s thought that he left Augusta for Atlanta on Ihe Monday midnight tram. Immestie Infe licity ls Ihe cause of he- departure. DI4KIIMFYIXG THEIR PROPS. Commissioner Nlevews Say* Titer* 4V ill Hr No 1 nrel*e In lottos Arre •g. Atlanta, Dee. 4.—Commissioner of Agri culture S'evsna, who returned to-day day from a trip over the state, svtfl the cotton acreage next year would not he any larger *han that planted lids year. "Diversified crop* are beginning to tell." said Mr. Bt*vcn*. "I find ihe farmer* are planting large quantities of wheal mon than ever be fore. This I regard a* a good sign "The cotton In Georgia ha* been near ly all picked and now there arc but a few hundred bales lefg in the flelda." WILL OFFER A4ir.xnMF.4T. Senator 4 evt 4Vauta a fTtanae to Proposed *lilp Nuhsidy Hill. Washington, Dee. I —Senator Vest gave notice to-day of an amendment he will offer to Ihe ship subsidy Mil. The amend ment provides for the repeal of auch ex isting laws "as cither prohibit or restrict c.t'zene of the United Btate* from pur chasing ship* hull! In other countries lo he used In the foreign trade of the Unttrd H’ates or wh.rh Impose taxes, burden* or restriction* on such ships when own. ad by American cltiaens. which see no; Imposed upon ships built in the United State*." PATF.XTN AND TRADEMARK.*. The Posuslller Recommend* a f om plete f li*n*c In Ealsllna lo>w*. Washington. Dee. 4.—Th* comrourskm appointed by th# I’reaident lo revise the statutes rMeting to patents, trademarks, etc.l to-dav suiunlttol a report whoae ronciutrions are embodied In three pro posed .dlls Their provision* do not af ford the* *• T-ral provision* of the patent law. hut In the matter of trademark* th* commission recommends a eomp.cta rr glaloii of Um praaent law, PORTO RICAN LAWMAKERS. not *§•* or DKiwiA rr* m omu oHunvißn lONbkT. !•<. %||rn*a '!(•*• Well Miuebfil PltiMMeea In Istbfsrtsrr < ondl- Iltin-Hprumiuni4 Kqiklnkl* Bya tem of Taxation. dfM-gasl>tlsN of Hie Jadlelarv nnd simpler Forme of Mnnlelpni Governments. Ao SuHaldy lo French Halloa* ( milliony . 8a n Juan. Porto Rico. Dei 4 —The Porto N! an House of IV legal m, whl<*h was organised vestrrday Henor Manuel H li*ssey being electetl speaker, mat to-day In Joint session with Ihc executive council, the two adtHdlng .4 rrolu!l<Mt to catile grrettugs to Prsdiknt Molßnley. Gov Allen's meatwage was well recelv ed. After congratvdatiig the people of Porto Rleo on the meeting of their ftrt legislative asaembly. the governor pt>lnts out that tb* Ana vices of the Island are in a satisfactory coewHtlon. showing a bal ance of 11.an.4M The receipts from May to October. Inclusive, wme $1,041 Wt. The sum of 1-XKtOj*, the t>aiance due from the oustuni*. will be use*! to refund the chief revenue customs, which eeage in \9QJL The Go\rfioi rexommend* ao equit able system of taxation. Including ex cise. inherWiwice tax and a direr* tax upon real eatste. i.ggether with .i general valu ation of all propi rty Aid the abolition of munlt l|>al iaxse Hr Ann.aww*eo th.it are ivw *0 mhoids in the island and reconun< ’ and Inoroaaod approiuiatlons for olnnvntiiry education. The rrorgtudxallon of the Judiciary and the Jury Hytt**m !• aim* minmtirridti. and an argument la made In favor of simpler forma of munlci|ol government, she sug gestion Miik that municipalities be di vided Into ht*o classes, according to the Ps|>iilMth>n of th towrna. Gov. Allen asks for a repeal of the order glvlngr alcaldes Jiwkelai power and rmom iiHi.de the estaollshment t*f bi*arde of superv!a>ra, stnoliar to those Ui Masst- hueetta lie ptais<a tho insular i*oUcp but thinks the force should te Increased for al lowne having iiopuhiHon* under More roAds are re*-ommended. Tne message ivlses that the I'nlted I States* Vmgreaa be petitioned to deepen, widen and clear Fan Juan harbor If rer • wnmtsiks aiditi<aal priaons. asvlums for he blind and cripfdad a well aa poor house# nnd other similar Institution* The House of Dob*gate* submitted to the Governor petit lot* for the par* ton of all persous imprisoned on poilttcal charges since the commencement of the American occupation. The Executive C*ounrtl has tectded not to gr4nt a wubskly to the French Railway Company. XK4V* FROM FIAIMIDA'R CAIMTAL. Jacksonv ille'* hew t orporollon. Arraoaemeot* Rdng Made for t non*urnHon. Tallah*a**e. Fla Dec 4 Jacksonville has anew corporation, the Mutual Na val Stores Company, with a capital of Sl.Vi.ono It will deal In all kind* of naval store*, cotton and Its product* general merchandise ar.d land*, and will ope net <- steam ami sail vessel, and railroads H T. Radford has been transferred from th* Jasper Blues to th# Culumtrta Light Infantry at Uk <Xty. Th# official canvass of the vote of Flor ida. which wns commenced last Haturday. ha* hewv IndoflnKelv postpuned on count of omteaton In oouaiy return*, which have been sent hack for carreetlon A glove lontcot Is announced for Frl<kv night at the Opera Houe* between J M Dutton, dghiweight champion of the South, and Harry Linton of Tallahassee In th* Circuit Court th* •mlth was con victed car two count* of breaking ami en tering i<> commit larceny On <** con viction hr wee senteoced to state prlxin for ten years, and on the other arntenco, Is suspended. Ella Gibson waa convicted of a**auli wltii Intent to murder, and lloc-cus Ury -anl was art|Uitte<l on a similar chnrge The grand Jury reported four Indictments. A# a .pectai meeting of the City Conn ell. he|,| on Morctav nigh'. Ihe following councllrncn wer# ap|ioltile<l a commit toe on Inauguration W. F Armstrong, chairman: J A. Edmonson. T 11. Itan dolph, Julius Rail anti A C Splller The object and purpoae of the committee i* to arrange for the grandeet Inauguration ever held In Ihe stale. Th* Council also. Instructed Judge Geo. P. Hanev to represent the city In th" elec.rtc light case, which will be called up In th# United Stole* Supreme Court next week at Washington Europe Ho* 1,-Mat Her Fa re. Ixindcn. Dec 5.-~Th Shanghai corre spondent of the Morning Post who be li* ves that the powers will withdraw their forces from Pekin In order to en able the court to return, savs. "The policy of scuttle once begun, every Power would endeavor to be tha Aral lo conciliate Ihe Chinese Europe lies al ready lost her face su utterly that no further yielding could make her degra dafton worse " Resolution for Spcelsl Order. Washington. Dec. t -Represent*live Hull, chairman of Ihe Committee on Mil itary Affair*, has Introduced a resolution for a special order for the consideration of th- a rmy reorganization hill to-moi row Immediately after the reading of th* Jour nal and providing for a vote ofter three hours' debate on each aid* . STRUCK CENTER 44 lien She Found f ogee 44 as Slowly Kllllua Her. Even a very temperate mode of living In regard to food beverages will nut avail If the use of coffee la eanll/iued A Virginia lady. Mrs R F Miller, of Bedford City, say* that -he war very t*m petate In every way. "I did not suspect that ooffc* was the poison fnal was un dermining my whole n rvous system, caus ing a condition of vertigo and headaches, until th-- attacks became > frequent ami violent that I was compelled to give up all kinds of work and forced lo lie down most of the lime. •'My attention was drawn lo Poslum Food Coffee by th- experience of some other* In regard to i-imnwti coffee, and Ihe thought -occurred to me that perhaps coffee was Ihe cause of my trouhi* so I began lo us* Postum. being careful to have It made ac. ordlng to the directions on th* [>a kng "l did not liave to cultivate a taste for It. for I found on Ihe start that It was a most delicious beversge. "I„,y after -lay I continued to Improv*. hut did not dream that b would be such a help, ami never since ihe day 1 left off coffee and commenoed the use of Posturn Food Coffee lei-o-it nine months agoi have I had any return of the trouble 1 have used no medlcftie or *onl* of any kind during Ihla lime, and my present condi tion of megnlllccnt health Is due entire ly to Ihe ns* of I*ostum Food Coffee. "I have heard several perron* say they did not Ilk* Poslum. hut In each can- I discovered upon Inquiry that It was be cause they tried to make It like common coffer-, that ls. boll I! four or five min utes. This wit! not do for one cannot get the delicious flavor snd Ihe f—l va!U> In so short holilng. The directions are plain enough, and It only requires a little psiltnrt lo bring out the beautiful flavor. "The do-ica-s And Poslum one of their moat valuable aids Is thslr trsatsr-val of wanna Uke mine." FOYE & ECKSTEIN. fil'K FIRBT GIIKAT BALE OF MOtJI>AY UOODB 18 NOW IN FULL BWINQ. AND WK ARE ADDING DAILY MOKR NOVKLTIEH. Thn I'liWlc I* dsllghtad Mh our EXHIBITION, and OUR BALKB HAVE EXCEEDED ail •**•.■i.tMat, HANDKERCHIEFS Nothing make* a mare acceptable FVHCBCKT thin a FINE HHKBR I.INBN M AXDKKH<*!IIKF. They are here free n fr*m the loom s-- here la the plain Hemmed from the narrow hem * the oru -luch or wider - here are thMMNb with RACE KIXJKB ami INSERTIONB wnd here nre those Fine Embroidered tram tl*<* very modeti to the very rtuest We hove no* forgotten the Men either .1 beautiful lot of JAPANHHK 811. K H ANDK KI4CIIIEFS has |ut keen recti vea *ll else**—ell styles He met Itches PLAIN OK WITH INITIAL*. Some Fine Presents. An exquisite assortment of FANCY nBlXn/)IP CASE* haa been added to our latge etoik TOILET COMBINATION CABES tn NVEL DEdlGNfl. with egerr requisite fur a I*ady's Dtxiilig Tqble, MANICVRE HI’.TH, WORK BOXES, If ANDK ICROHIEF and (IIjOVE HOXK*. Inkstan-ie. Photo Frames amt Albums Here again w* have remembered THE MEN for. whom we hove provided Necktie ( arcs. Hhavlr.g Mete. Cvdlar and Cuff Boxes. Tourist Cases In lseathar. Holiday Umbrellas. Any LADY or OKNTLEMAN will h <lHghts<l lo own ono of mif FINK SILK UMMRKI.LAB. SIMK-lally *ols<tsi with NATURAL or FANCY HANDLES. Itrrr tm many artMss for COMFORT oral LUXURY. u*h as '"LEAN Whits California HLANKFTB HUk 'iovsr*'l KIPFKDOWN COMS'UItTAHI*B. TRAVELING nti.l CARRIAGE RUGS. TABLE COVERS of srory six- A matortal. LACK CURTAINS frotn tho modast to Ihs vory bast. Porisro# sad Draporto*. For Your Best Lady. You could hardly rto ANY BUTTER than solart one of our RICH BLACK SILKS of fourw w# h*''a evarv ntska Uist Is in STY'LB. Hrrr sr.- also COLORED BEAU DE ROIK. SILK wM W4JGI. BBS4UALINKS. TAFEKTAB in Urn mast Gtorlou, CoLun.* LIBERTY rjIIEKGNU and. last, hut not least A LI. THE I.ATEBT Tit ISIMINGS to oat off a ulna Divas. SPECIAL ATTENTION If . al!d 4i> a 104 IS O) BILK WAIST PATTERNS now So Bring the Children Aral Ist them look o\sr our NEW TOY STORE IN TUB BASEMENT To drs.-rlho svrry artlrl* to ME SEEN THERE would rrqulrr s VklOlM ISSUE OF THE MORNING NEWS sows n 111 )• ,-ontsnc la ssy that TBBKK'S A SPLENDOR Of STVLK a VOLUME of VARIETY, a MYRIAD of NOVELTIES. ANY 05’ THEM 1 drllxht to Ihr DEAR ('IIIIJJREN aort na<|rrm| that wa have no room for SHODDIES, THE BRICES srs WONDERFULLY Reasonable. Our Show Windows Aro OKI.Y a SMALL !!ftEX to th# FINE (KViDB we haw# provided for This "OCR FI RUT GRAND HOLIDAY SALK" Of ...urs# you and everybody ir# WELCOME To 4NIME INSIDE AND I/YOK AROI Nf*. and you won't b# M.id# nil. omfoctabl# by twins ASKED TO Ft ROH ARE Th# store of ttseif is ONE is* THE SIGHTS OK SAVANNAH- Brikht and shMirful a* It Is—4h* Present season, with Its ATTRACTIVE MERCHANDISE idllns to Its >[,,atda The New Store, Broughton and Barnard Streets, FOYE & ECKSTEIN. MHK THE liExaAf.E- The Figaro Joyfully 44elromea the Friendly Too*. Pari*. Dec. S.-"lTe#lrtent McKlnlev'a allusion* In hi* message to the good re lation* between France and the United Staae* during Ihe eaposltton." any* tho Figaro, "I* especially welcome. For seme years a formidable effort has been mad* by the’ Anglo-Saxon press to divert American symtmihy for th# advantage of England. II ls not our province lo Inquire whether a Franco-American und*r*ntid~ tng In some |art -if Ihe glob* would he wise ml truthful, but w>- know that tlu h-jaUUty of Ihe United States It- redoubt able an-l therefore w- Joyfully welcoftw the friendly lone of the messago." REXTI f KIAX KILLUft. Utlllnm Poor Main hy Hl* Hrother lo-1.0.v, Fred fiollek. Ka I month. Ky.. Dm-. 4.—William Po-rr. a prominent contractor, and brother of II J. Poor, cx-m-rnher of the Kentucky Legislature, waa rhot ami Instantly k 111- -d hy his brother In-law, KrM Guilck. to night The tragedy took plac# at the slaughter house of Renaker A Adam* and was tha culmination of a dlasatlsflcd feel ing on the part of Guilck. who waa on yesterday deposed 'as buyer ami weigher for Ihe Arm Gull k claims self-defense and was placed under arrest. DEATHI4 ED AT COLt 4IHIS. Steamer Three Steles Horned leol Night. Causing fIS.HSI lam* Columbus, the. Dec, 4.—The nleamer Three ft ate* caught fire from a stove In Ihe enlne house 10-nlghl at the wharf her* and Is a comp el* lons. Hh* be longed to th* Georgia and Alabama Nav igation Company and was valued at about Hs.(ho. There were no lives lost, lull two men had very narrow exrspr*. leaving the boat s the flames were colering their cabin*. T4VO DEATHS AT THUM I.eVII.LE. The 4lothor of Judge J. S. Montgom ery Pusses Ass-gy. Thomaavtll*. O*.. Dec. 4.—The little daughter ol Mr. and Mrs. P N llariwy of IVaycros*. dl-*I In thl* city last nighl after a ehort Illness at the home of her aunt. Ml.a 11-wsle Ilia ksh—ir. Her par- Hits w-re [-resent *t her death. Mr# M I. NVllron died this efternw* l at Ihe hewn* of her daughter, Mrs. Dixon. IV this city, Mrs. Wilson w* Ihe mother of Judge J B. Montgomery, ordinary of tills county. STEAMER BROKEN DOWN. Steamer Parisian Deported to Re In Trouble Off Sumbra. Halifax. N. 1, the 4 —Th* Alien Line steamer Parisian, due to-day. Is reported hy a pilot boat to be broken down off Ram bra. The pilot bout ha* Just com* up the harbor with the Intelligence. A Rare* gale Is blowing along the entire North Atlantic roast Declared s llrow, Louisville Ky.. Dec. 4.—Ed Adamson of Louisville ao-l Osorg* Haiklste of Rt lomiD wrestle-1 at Music Hall t--mg.it for two hours an-l eleven minutes without a tail, when the reiersa declared the pout a drat* pI4NT nurrm's ei.ephant. It Has Alan a Camel, Though It la Xol In Show lliialnroa. From tho Charleston Post. The l*lant System agency at Charles ton ha* an elephant on Its hand*. The snlni.it weighs four tons, eats a bale of hay per day ami drinks id-out four big tuba of walar at a drinking. The agency also haa a large camel In |tg poasrsalon. The ship of the desert Is a handsome beast and Ilk* tha ele phant Is expensive for the railroad, and ••*l* .ally a car* lo Ihe water carrier, wlhi Is kept busy supplying It with drink Three weeks ago the Plant System had t.o idea of going Into Uw show bui ress. It was not th* intention of Hm i allroad < impuny to poosc-a a menagerie. The officials of the company have not hid enough experience In training and keeping elephant* and ramc!* They had lather run railroad Siam* ami they hop* to gel rkl of both the cbqihani and tha camel In a t-w day*. The truth la tha road would deem 41 a great favor If they could transfer the Car eoiitalnrlUK the ani mals to some other r-wul, say either th* Atlantic Coaat Line or Iho Uouthcm, hut these road* ray they are not -oilerting specimens of animals for soofoglral gar dens or rtrrua**, aopeulu f- when Ussy are boged wp In cars toa large to h* handled. The elephant ami camel are In the asm* car which was built especially hy Mr. K. II Host Irk. Ihe owner of the animals, bw traiispoillng them thrnstgh the coun try Th • rnr Is a large one. much larger than Ihe r. gular one* used by railroads, and la too large to go through the tunnala Just this side of lialtbnors, and for thia rtu-a tl.e AI lan tic Coast Line ami tha Houth-in hay* both refused to handle the ear. Th* Plant ffysten, Is now trying to secure a rmallcv ear. and Just as soon u* this car Is received the elephant and the camel will be transferred amt together will cear.tliiu* Ihslr Journey to Hoitbnor*. Tli* elcrhant ha* lieen cooped up In tha boxcar for srveral week* and Is gening tires! of Its clo#r quarter*. Th* beast la he-r-ndiiK rsetless and want# to get out and take acme exercise eve rl | .lays ago li U came III* t skips red ami ■ ame very near ikdnv bodily harm to one of tho rH -reu-J etoptoyea. A truck hand went into th*- car with a tub of water ami the beast refused to drink, wheeeuprn (lie railroad man tried to coax h,m Belxlng th# #l phnnt’g trunk he pleeed It In the tub of water. Burn familiarity as this waa not appir"iot*'l iifid Ihe elephant lifted hla proboscis ami struck the man a Low. which knot k*-1 him out of tha car door to the gruui -I Both th* # 'ephant end the ,’amet are tho proi-riy of Mr. K. H. Roellck, a show man who ha* been traveling through th# South at lending street carnival*. Tha Plant System coot reeled with Mr Bosftrk p> haul ihe elephant car from Albany, Ga.. to Baltimore, but when tha car reach ed Charleston the At.iuitlc coast Lin* r*- fjrrd lo receive It for the reason that It was too bug* to go through the tunnel lust this side of Baltimore. The Southern road was lrl*d. but it also refused o handle th* cor The car Is accompanied by a keefier for the animal*, and I* no a siding in the freight yard of the Plant System. —He thought he would be shrewd. And sal for money; IVell. now ho Is Imihrewed— Is that not funny? —Philadelphia Press. EAT-VVELL (MI HD SIIISD DRESSING IS KEPT BY ALL First-Cl ass Grocers. 5