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Tin: MORNING NEWS.
established U-Vi. - - Incoriajrated ISM
J H KHTII.L, President
OUR RIGHT IN CUBA
IMPORTANT QUESTION INVOLVED
IX TUB NEELI CASE.
republic was recognized.
——————
ttE HAVE NO EXTRADITION
TREATY W ITH THE ISLAND.
Hrnaona PrtwnlrA <■ thr Supreme
l nurl \iiainal Hie Hi’larn if Xrrlr
Tlirr Ir Trlnl—ll I* Argued That
I u.tril -lute* Troop* Have No
lilßbl In i lit- Island—Lark of Urand
Jur> In * uhnti Oram Ilrl I In Hr
I nronalllnllonal.
Washington. Dee. 10—The Neely extra
oil case wa* argued to-day In thr Sii
r ,-me Court. All thr Judges were puts
♦ 4.t. *
T ie argument developed Interesting and
rtant questions of law with referrnre
■ right of the United States to ex
i lit. a fugitive criminal in the absence
0 f ,m ex trtnl It lon treaty, and especially
„ .i reference to the right of the T'resl
,;„,t sime the ratification of the treaty of
i .tie to malntuln a military form of gov
n nmettt In the lelnnd of Cuba.
T ><• latter feature of the argument made
h the first of the arguments which bring
for final decision by the Supreme
. irt the constitutional relations between
~ country and the tirrltorial acqutat
tons which It haa gained as a result of
i e SjMnlsh-Amerlean War. The Ncelx
referred exclusively to the character
,f ’h." relations so far ns the Island of
C,i was concerned, and thus presented
an independent qustlon from that which
he argued on lee. IT. when the char
s.’t* r of these relations with Porto Rico
aid tie 1 Philippines will be under con
side ration.
i in D Lindsay of the New York bar.
< ed the argument for Neely. He clalm
> i ..it there existed in Cuba prior to our
.rventtoo u Cuban republic. Tills re
he argued, the United States rec
, 1.,!*, and oil April 2P. I s *!. when It passed
, ,;r.t resolution ngneil by the President
V. ~ch declared "thal the rvxM>ie of the
; (.1 ,(f Cuba are. old of right ought to
l fr* and Independent."
Ur llnvr No Right In Cuba,
lie contended Ihat when the treaty of
1 i'is was ratified the war ceased, and a*
i.. war had l>een declared against the Cu-
Un republic, all further Justification
d-r the war making tower to occupy
r..v ceased, and the Presrileni ahould.
Immediately upon the ratification of the
i-..11y or within a reasonaole time thrre
sf'er nave withdrawn the army He
r,.timed, therefore, thal the Institution
and maintenance by the President of a
n.Dltary government in Cuba n i , and Is
wit it aulbority under Intemgtlonat law.
*r and | fingrant contravention of the * otv
• union of ihe t'nlied Slates
lb further argued that such military
government was tin. (mstltutloii.il, os it
was . ■ (enttally it prosecution of the war
..gainst tin, Cuban republic, and as Con
grcs alone had the authority to declare
war against the Culsin republic, the con
trol of Cuba by the President ns com
mander-in-chief was a virtual prosecution
of w ir with..ut the authority of Congress,
lie denied that sueti government could be
J uuified under Ihe war power as the war
power has no ex-etence except in lime of
war when the wear Is authorized by Con
gress, and that the President could not
• ihe national fore, s for the parpen*
of governing Cuba. He relied especially
upon the ex irtirte case of Milligan.
lb argued finally that In any event.
H the trlnl In the Cutatn courts Is with
out a grard Jury’. Neely could not he
tried before them without violation of the
-xtb, seventh, and eighth amendments
to the constitution.
Assistant Attorney General James Be. It
w reply to-morrow on behalf of the gov
i-rnment.
BOTH CLAIMING VICTORY.
Rnntn Fe fifffclnla *ar the Strike l
About fttrr-< ••> rntiirn Believe
Thr> W 111 l*.
Topeka. Kan.. Dec. 10.—The offl.-ult of
Santa Fe Railroad say to-night tht>
tn> strike of telegraph operators 1* pru'-
1 i-ally over.
Tie opcmtor* thtmwlvtt continue In
the belief tout their owe lit a winning
•to nml say the pro*poet* look letter
tw titan they hove been any time yet.
< Seneral Manager Mudgo says:
1 We have word that on the Californio
■'* the operators are laiok at work: on
t Southern California an.l San Joaquin
Voliv there ore none out. On the San
’ • Fe Pacific there are about fifty oiter-n
" out. One hundred and twenty-three
' i went out on the Oulf line, whl h was
the whole nutnher employed.”
Hen. ral Bu|*rlntendmt Resqule and
1 • reral Mu r Mudgo have epent most
' tie day aide by aid* In the telegraph
■ irtment of the generul oil! es p. rform
-1 the work of telegraph oporiitor*.
Mr. liesqul* w. . 1 I that the defe tlon* of
operator* *e.nt 'o have teen strongest
'* the Oklahoma and Western division*.
I.title I.fleet al Pueblo.
Pueblo, Col.. Dec 10.—Traffic on the
Fima Ke Railroad lieo and otit of thla
baa not been affected by the tel
' xrapher*' wtrlke. Caofll-lal report* r*-
'1 from stations along Ihe northern
! l 1 vl *jon tndleate tha- lnrge numbers of the
' i-erators are still wotking.
Strike Seems t Failure.
I -OS Angelew, Cal., line. 10—The teleg
raphers itintlnue hopeful, hut the Indlca
are that the strlkt I* a failure, so
'* r the Southern California and me
s,n Joaquin Valley It concerned, ond I*
■ 'lafwlng on Ihe dlvlshn between Mo
■<Vi ar.d Albuquerque
MAWLBY AIAV IK(U IT.
lerkea Idkely lo Ut Internal ltev
etine (umutllslaner.
Washington. I>ee. Ih-lndleatlona lo
i ght point to John W Terkes of Ken
-1 1 ky as the next contr-l'sloner of In
•■•na] revenue. Joaeph Mcr.ley of Maine
-*d-another Interview wth the Resident
-day. and the poeslbld* of holding the
la-re open for him uall /text Ap 11.
' oen hie te-m as speakv of the Houte
the Maine Legls.ature txplres wu dls
-**e-1 It Is believed, hswever that he
T HI decline the offer dflmuiy to-mor
tvW.
Jlatottinal} ilofning |
TROUBLE AT TUSCALOOSA.
fctnilrntft In4!••>! in 4 iolrnt Dm-
OiMrallon A|lhm thr 4lillt
ry l>il 11 r a Hr|iitrr|.
Tu*o*li>o**. Ala., Dec. 10—An uprlalng.
h nrrious rmultji, la being
lr.\r*Uf.itni a* th<* University of Alabama.
.Voi.t of tho*' a i'viM.l of complicity
placed under atrest. although all
.ire confined to their quarter* during the
■ittlnf of the court of inquiry*
Friday morning. inout 1.30 oviok. dla
orl**r waa begun in the harra k*. and
Fommandint We*t. nft*r makinx an ef
f<*rt to qu;ct the dDturbanne, called for
President Powers. The *t*Jrw.y?* to the
dormitory* had been obstructed with
barbed wire, and It waa impossible for
any one fo aiccmi. Preri lent Power**
caled on the boy? to be quiet and the
disorder eoon cea>* and. There war shoot*
lf< of firearms, fireworks and cannon
ciut ker*. t 00l was thrown down the
i 00M •Mf AIM
officers of th** school.
Friday mornina a -ourt of inquiry w.is
called, but being unable to secure any
ti-.-timony from the -tuilenfs. referred the
wholt matter toth* faculty.
At the faculty m* ‘nn*c the students
l .teemed u |>etttlon in which they dts
< taimed discount 1 c> towards the pr* d
i’ nt in th*- demonstrati on Friday mom-
Injr ai*i apkni for relief from tin* ‘ all *f
tot too at 3:30 o t 10. k every morning and
tour walking in th* afternoon, which
tiny claim to lea torture
They further dr?ire corps drill to be
only three hour.- per week instead of
three and one-half to four hours, as the
catalogue calls for. and for regular
evenings for drill. They further state
that all wem into the d* monstratlon with
due forethought. The students cUntn
timt the climax of thc.r hardship* was
reached with the prartlce of puttng men
on the quadrangle for 4 isltmg arvl other
petty offenses
Y* sterday the students refused to as
s< mble ;♦ the tnilitary calls and this
policy has been pursued to-*lay- All mlli
tury duty is disregarded.
KXCHANI.F. UK VICEROY*.
(nitimlesion In I'rkln for the Collrr
tion of Taxes.
Ixtndnn. I>ec 11.—" An Imperial edict."
says the Shanghai corresiwndent of the
Morning Post, "orders an exchange of
office between viceroy ol the provinces
of Hlien Si atal K.in Su nd the viceroy
of Ihe provinces of Yun Nan and Kwcl
Chou. Ihe object being to gel the viceroy
out of Kan 8u together with his Kunan
et*c troops, so as to give tier. Tung h u
Hsiang a free hand In Kan So."
"Count von W'ahlersee is fo mlng an In
ternational commission under a German
presl lent." say. the Pekin correspondent
of the Morning Foot, "to establish har
monious civil administration and for ihe
collection of taxes and customs, with
other duties. The Chinese representative
is Chin Hln, Governor of Prktn This
action is Intended to prevent faction and
to prepare the way for the transfer of the
administration of the city on the return
of the Chine.® court."
A Ohiuese blue hook has been issued
devoted exclusively to the dispatches of
Sir Claude MacDonald, former British
minister at Pekin, from May 2* to Sept.
2<>. and consisting largely of the history
of the siege of the legations.
"The Chinese government became so In
fluenced by the pretension* of the Boxers
to supernatural jrowers." says Sir Claude,
"a* to actually believe that It could safe
ly defy tht r.*t of ihe world In fact
the government became mad.”
Among the curious Incidents mentioned
is one of ii Swedish nusslonary. who es
caped to the Chinese, and gave them a
deal of valuable Information.
GERMAN Alt Ml IN CHINA.
Germans Continue In Remove A
1r on out len I Instrument*.
Berlin. Dec. lh—The Budget Commit
tee of the Reichstag hu* adopted a reso
lution Ihat the Chinese expeditionary
corps must he dissolved after It has fin
ished Its duty In Chin*.
Capt. Dannhauser, who Is with Count
van Waldersea. say. In a private dispatch
received m Berlin to-day:
"The French have abandoned their op
erations to remove astronomical Instru
ment* from the wall* of Pekin, presum
ably In order to Impress the Chinese with
their comparative clemency, hut the Ger
mans continue removing In.tiumenia un
der the protection of a com|*ny of engi
neers "
t'nder the patronage of Countess von
Borlow a notable concert wa* given this
evening for the benefit of the Germin
troops In China. It was attended by Km
peror William and the Empress, many
member* of the nobility and the entire
diplomatic corps. Including United Stales
Ambassador White and Mr* While. The
net proceeds of Hut entertainment were
about IWmDU marks.
TROOPS took tiia.no choc.
detachments from Tien Tsln Met
AA llh No Opposition.
Berlin, Dec. 10.—Field Msrshnl Count
von \Wdersec telegraphed from Pekin
last sJurday that the two detachments
of troop* from Tien Tnm, commanded by
Col. I>ohrschldt and MaJ Falkenhayn.
which had been proceeding against a oon
slder.ihle force of Chinese regular* who
had taken up a position at Tsung Chou,
ninety-five kilometre- southward of Tl-n
Tsln. have oe upled the place without op
l.,.|ilon end that the column* are return
ing to Tien Tsln.
ADMIIkIkTHATIOhi OF PEK,
Thr International I'niti mll fee Was
Culled Together.
Berlin. Poo. 10.-The war office haa re
ceived the following from Count von Wal
dersoe. dat'd Pekin. I>ec. :
"The international committee for the
administration of Pekin will meet to-mor
row under the presidency of Col. Baron
Qayl.
"The Ouendall column, whkh was left
at Shan Mat Kwan. reached the district
of Yuen Tien Trlen. five days march cast
of Pekin. Pec. 7 and Is now on Its way
back to the capital."
Bari M's Secretary Arrested.
Ixmdon. Dec. 10—A special dispatch
from Shanghai announces that 1A Hun*
Chang's Manehu secretary. Yiko. has
1,-. n arrested hy order of Field Marshal
Count ton Waldersee, on the charge of
communicating with the Boaera.
Message# of the Presidents.
Washing-on. Dec 10 -Representative
O-ey of V.rgtnla to-day Introduced a rev
olution for printing 15.000 copies of Mes
sages of the Presidents." now circulated
a private publication
SAVANNAH. (JA.. TUESDAY. DECKMBEIt 11. liHHi.
WITHOUT A TREATY
MSKATOH hOIRI Mli Ui; Ull.lll
TO 111 U.l l ilt: ( AML
THINKS TREATY AN INSULT.
NOROA\ %\ 1* TKLIXR TAKE ISH R
OA Kim SIKTIOVI.
Teller Think* M r Should ( ontrrt
Ihe ( mint llpgnritlrM of tlie Itr I • -
l*h Poltlon %ii itotinecd in tin*
hiecnlhr s •*tm Hint llu> Will
Aim Kealgn If Trent) I* Intended.
Sennit* l>leu*ed the l.enk of Kt
eeutive *e*ion Secret*.
Washington. I>*\‘ 10.—The Senate spent
almost five hours in executive c.ioo
considering the llay-I*ui. ft• tr aty.
There were live or six •ch made
Hf'Dator Morgan elaborated somewhat
his I**lli>n ns to the effect of Ihe Ciaj
ton-Bulwer treaty He took issue with
Senator Teller os to the purport of the
first clause of that treat > * .aiming that
It only applied to Great Britain * rigat
to fortify the Nicaragua canal Itself.
.Senator Teller replied .it swio length,
asserting that the provision was of more
general ini|**rt. as. he said, any one could
ascertain for htrnseif. by reading Pres>-
dei.t Hu* hunaii's views upon th** subject,
when he was minister to Fng.aud The
declaration then showed p.air.iy. he said,
that Kngi.ind had attempted t* extend
her right beyond the immediate vi An:ty
of the canal.
Mr. Teller repeated his declaration that
the I’nlted States should * oneiruct the
canal, if at all, regardle-a <>f the British
position and without going through the
formality of ratifying the pending treaty.
During the day spee. he* were made by
Senator* Money. Stewart, Frye and oth
er*. Senator Stewart announced that he
was for the treaty wttltout amendment,
and Senator Money that he was against
the treaty In nny form He wanted the
cnnal built as much •* any senator could,
he said, but he considered the pending
treaty nothing le-s Umii an Insult to the
Intelligence of the American psoine. He
had no doubt that If proper diplomat c
effort* should be made It would be puHsibla
to -.-cure the oomplete abrogation of the
Cloylon-BulweT treaty, and toot was wh it
he wanted. He did not, indeed, belt-ve Un
people of this country would be satisfied
so long as any vistlge of thal instrument
remained among existing Internal.onal ob
ligations. The convenxlon, he said, is con
trary io the wiahe* of the peopl* of the
United Stales, snd they could be satis
fied only by definitely erasing It once and
forever. There also should be new con
ventions between the United Btmcs and
Nicaragua and Costa Itlca. giving abso
lute control of the waterway to this coun
try. He wan'ed no partnership* wtth any
tvin®v In ownership or management of
.lie canal when built.
liny AA mild Not Resign.
The possibility of Secretary Hay's re
signing In , a--* tin* Foreign Ii- lalhai*
Committee amendment to lh. treaty should
prevail having I* en alluded to. Senator
Frye said he w.i* in p>-dilon to make the
otfi- lal denial of the reiwri The Secretary
tia-l no such Intentlofi
Mr Frye announced him-- If a. fnvoridile
to the Hay-I’aun. > foie treaty, lie rlild
that to deny the effect e,f the Clayton-
Bulwer treaty ns mm b a- wv may tt -till
Is on the International records of this
country, and Is given more or less rc og
nltion by every administration Ilia, has to
deal with the questloo ol the construction
of an Isthmian canal. It had been o con
stant source of vexation tn connection
with the canal subject, and he apprehend
ed that It would continue to be such until
that portion of It relating to the rinal
should he disposed of. He wa -ntiaftod,
for Instance, that the (anal would have
I wen constructed during Up- administration
of President Arthur tf thOAold convention
had not t-en In existence
Senator Chandler a-kol Senator Frvo
to make Seeretary Hay's i-adtlon with
reference to resigning puh.lc. but the
Maine Senator declined, saying that h
was only authorlaed to make the state
ment lo the Senate. Mr ('hand., r re
tortv-1 that to do that was equivalent
to giving It lo the puhltc and the Senate
then lapsed Into a discussion of the way*
In which their executive secrets, get Into
the newspapers.
SENATOR TOAA Ml TAKES SEAT.
Chandler t ailed .Attention to Error
In Ills Credentials.
Washington. Dee. 10 —Hon Charles A.
Towns, the recently appointed successor
to the late Senator Davis of Minnesota,
attended to-day's session of the Senate
and took the oath of office.
No business of importance wa* trane
nctrd In open session, the 8,-nnto going
Into secret session on the Hay-l'aunce
fote treaty a* soon a* routine business
had been concluded.
Senator Morgan occupied three hours In
executive session. Senator Teller follow-
Ing
When Mr. Nelson of Minnesota pre
sented Mp Towr.e'a credentials. Mr.
Cuandler of New Hampshire chairman
of the Committee on Prlvllgees and
Election*, directed attention to the last
-douse of the . redengla s This .* Sluil
\tr Towns should hdd his sept until
"his successor was elected nn*l qu.ili
fied" H>- said Ihe constitution provided
Simply that the appointee should hold
omce until the legislature had
met Mr Chandler said the a*led clau**
In which th- Oovernor had undertaken to
prescribe the length of the term wis
merely superfluous and he had no Inten-
Hon of m-iksig objection.
Mr Town* took his scat on the Isemo
cratkr side-
Mr. Hanna of Ohio offered a resolution
that o committee of thre. senators be
opt Mil* teil by the president pro tern to
n-.ike th* necessary arrangements for the
inauguration of the Prc-ldent of tne end
ed Btates on the Fourth of March next.
Under the rule* the resolution went over.
At H:35 o'clock the Senate weed Into ex
ecutive session, and at 6:h& o’clock ad
journed.
ACT I* ESrOSSTITTTIOSAU
judge kneed Pasee.t on Teexessfi-'I
Antl-Clgnrctte law.
Knoxville. Tenn.. Dec 10 —Judge Sneed
of the Knox County Circuit Court. to*day
deckled that the anti-cigarette lew pass'd
by the Tennessee Legislature in 1199. wa
unconstitutional and void. Judge Sneed*
hokllr.g la based upon the point that th*
act. as recorded In Nashville, doe* noi
bear th# signature of the Speaker of Ihe
House of UeprsseotwUve*
CARTER IS NOT RELEASED.
I oriurr t niilnlii'r Hiiliew* t or|M* Pe
tition Overrated mill Hr Mu*l
Sifa In n I ten tter y .
Sr Louis Dec 10—In a decision hand
ed blown bv Judge lloek of the federal
District Court of Kansas, and coneurre I
In by United State, Circuit Judge Am *
Thayer, tfit- afternoon. Obarlln M Car
ter. former captain. 1 $ A . under *en
teru e <>f five years* imp ismnx*m for mis
appiopi.arUai of government funvls white
in charge of the harbor work of Savan
nah. i* remanded to tu** cueusiy of
ert \V M Liiaghry. warden of the federal
|*i.ltrntlary at la a\inworth, where <*.-
ter has been confined.
The court overruled the i**tltlr*ner’* de
murrer on the leibca* v 'rpus writ lasued
some time ago. and sustained the ruling
••f the trial o ur s . together with the sub
aH|uent actkai of f’resldent McKinley,
writ* set aside twelve of the charges un
der which he was ouivi- ti I. but made no
• ttanwe of tlie sen ten ** lmie el by the
court-martial.
In 4<kilUon to tl • |irtw>n sentence. Car
ter was flr.i and |L‘4i.. which was paid, .uni
he wa tiUmiht-ed from the army.
Judg* > Thayer and ll *ok find the-e pro
ciidii.y w*ue ent:rdy regular.
Or*- of the thief contentions urg**l In
<’after'* tehalf w< that the president to
rdu ing the number <>f sp** Ifi it ion* pre
ferred, thereby made void the pml -hm it?
mulcted. On this point Judg Thayer
nays.
t'iie punishment prescribed by the *r
tides of war I* attached to tlie charge
and n*t tin speclfl nturns made th**re
under thr latter l*ring in* re I v b\ war of
exentidllic itlon and and tailed statement of
th* piincljutl charge* to whlcii they re
spectively relate, but even If this wore
•i so, the rul is we.l established that
wnert* a Mtitetn # In gros-* is pnsnotince 1
upon a conviction under an tndt* tm*nt
• ontainlng several counts, and ut*n up
!*• al or review some of them a e held
ioi and the oilier* are sustain'd, the sen
ten will tiot is* disturbed, provided it i*
such .* could lawfully have been Impwfd
under ihe counts whi h were upheld. *'
Nil THHt.i: u:ama to skiive.
Curler Ciets Owe Yrmr Oft lit* Sen
tence for (n<Hl lie Im x lor.
I*avenworth. Kan . P • 10—Capt.
ter entered prison here in A|rll last With
one year off f>r g<*i behavior, he still
has a little more than three years to
*1 rve.
Ills app!b atlon for a wrrll of habeas
corpus wm filed at I/eavenworth, t t 17,
and was heard here, on Nov 23. Judge*
Thayer and Jfo4c both sitting on the
case. Frank 1* Blair of Chicago and
Congressman Groaveoor of Ohio appesred
for Carter. Carter was permit ted to ap
pear in court in citizen's clothes, and it
was the first time he had left the prison
walls since hi* Incarceration.
RK.I KI’TIOA Ttl ROBERTS.
lie Was t.reeled by tirret Knthn
slasm nt (ape Town.
Cape Town, Dee. 10 The olllrtal recep
tion tendered to lord Roberts here to-day
together with (lie presentation of the ad
dresses itud the sword of honor. was a
magnificent apectaele, and was wltneesed
by 25.0H9 |n*opl<- The ceremony began
with a luncheon at flood llote Hall, where
lord Roberta rrwt-b- a speech in the course
of which he expressed the ulinoet eotsfi
d* ii- e In lord Kitchener, and pal-l a high
tribute to the Invaluable service* of Sir
Alfred Milner.
Th- open-air function followed In the
principal square of the city, which wets
splendidly decorated. The Mayor of Cipc
T wn presente-l the ewotd amid a seen*
of tremendous enthusiasm. Sir Alfret
Mill er, who was ptesenl, received a greit
ovation.
Representative troops of all the force*
of the colonies, In- hiding the Canadians,
Joined In a pro erst- n from i he Town Hull
to the square, which was .-roomp-stiled
hy a continuous roar of cheers, ladies
throwing flowers from windows and btl
conlea.
After the presentation of tho sword and
a casket, subscribed for by 10.000 Cape
Cblonlsls. Iy>r-l Roberts presented to a
n imts r of troopers distinguished service
medals and other decorations. Thl* even
li.g the streets were spl-n-Rdly Illuminat
ed with electrical device# end Chinese
I .interns. Trans r-arenctes of the popular
generals were displayed.
IIIPORTAAT AIK AM lift, IRSSiai.
House Arts on legislative, f.ieeu
llve and JutllrlHl Hill.
Washington, Dec. 10—The first of the
great supply bills, the legislative, exec
utive and Judicial at .propria lion bill, was
passed by (he House to-dgy In record
time The bill carries CI.IH.M and has
131 pages, but there was leas than ten
minute* debate upon It.
Mr. ltlngniim of Pennsylvania, who was
In charge of the moaaura, tendered his
thank* to ihe House for the confidence
shown In the Appropriations Committee.
It requir-d abosit three hour* for the
clerk to read the hill. No other business
was trurie-scted.
The hill wu* read for amer Iment under
the five-minute rule. Mr. Itlngbam said
that both par le In the recent campaign,
pledged themselves to economy and re
trenchment . The pending bill was a step
In that direction
Mr Robinson of Indiana protested that
clerks In the government service outside
of Washington did not receive the a*me
leave privileges received by those here,
and he thought the unjust discrimination
against the former should cease Only
one amendment, a minor one. was adopt
ed. and the bill was then passed.
At 1:15 p n>. the House adjourned.
ar.AI.KT FKAKK SPREAD*.
An Hpltlemlc of It In Middle and
t pper I aroltna.
Columbia. 8 C.. Dec 10 —Scarlet fever
has appeared (n almost every town in
ruddle ar-d upper Carolina In Columbia
there Is talk of disbanding the public,
schools Clean son College broke up last
week. Yester-lay not a church bell tang
In the town of fl. ne**a. Ihe hoard of
health ordered the churrhes lo remain
close*], and prohibited all kinds of as
semblages _
KMi l ll** **KT OB AVKT
Reported n Orest Battle Has Taken
Placr Between Them.
London. Doc 10 —The Evening Standard,
which has special source# of Information,
saye. this evening, that a great battle
between she British force* under Oen.
Knox and tho Uocra under ties*. Dewel
is going on.
HOUSE WASTES TIME
Atom: fiLint rrr.iiiak. o% r.it %r
--l% vi % htiro i mi i
MAKING DETERMINED FIGHT.
worn: KILL* \\ ILL liti o\l It TO
Till: MAT U 'SIOA
llnril risht Oil the tauaril*' 11111
Will lake ••luce To-<ln - i.ri
Throng h This Tlmt—Joe ilall of
HIM* t rrslr* h *rn*ntlin In the
l|ou** lit I him mI liu to Me ||*-nril
in F spin nntlon of III* t oh*—llv
W• i erj Uml lint tlie Sprsker.
lit % Mill I i* In ilif ifti*rn*on
At It nA a. l)e- i> The !|ou*e spent the
day In filibustering, a* u**uul The x
a •'count was takn Up the ti *t thing th.*
nv rnitig i'iit frieiKi* of the d* |*t t>l||
anxious to s me vtieatis to !•** tliit
favorite hfij to morrow though Mr T*"ni
er of Wan iMtr*lu \ a resolution to
constfui rule l.k, •( the House pn* el-
Ings so that the \e.t* and nays could be
cafled for onl\ on the main qu*tloi. in
stead of on collateral questions, a* has
b*eti the • .>••
The r* **olutl<*n brought on big tight
on the part of the minor it v. who w**re
u;*|sins| to Hn The tax act w is
dropped and the remainder of the morn
ing was spent In arguing over the r so
lution and tilibj tering to ke p it from
passing
Tlie depot bill Is i— ii 11. 1 the Whole af
fair. To-morrow is the hist time the bill
coin pass .<i (hi* session, and every effort
I* being nuide to provide means to keep
down the ftllbu-fenng The leader* of
ttie de|*Ot sble liHVe b . Ide l to flitbil ■<t *t
a little then*e|ve , and It i* very likely
th*t no more local bllli will be passed
until some disposition of Jha depot ques
tion has been made.
No agreement regarding the resolution
was reached nt tti* mornli g sestdon as
the hour for adjournment arrived It was
taken up again this mfternoon ami n nutii
ter of local blile will go over until the
next session a* an suit.
At 4 3U o'clock thd tax h< t was tak* i
up again, as it hul been so provided by
the steering rommittei
The friends of tlo de|*t M l are stick
ing together now, and it |* thought if the
stick continues the depot bill may g<
through to-morrow. Joe Hall of Blbh.
Turn Felder of the twins' county are vig
orously opposing the measure It is At
lanta against Macon, and the two Macon
inen <kim that the W.l will never |ass
over their heads
t. lined*' Hill Slay 4m flier.
It was expected thb afternoon thst the
Committee on Military Affair* would re
pa- 1 on the Savnnnan A’oJunteer Guards'
hill, the hill to chai.gr the organisation
Into a battery of artillery, hut owing to
the wrangle in the House tills after noon
th* .ummittn did n*t g* t an ••pgMtnunity
t# meet. It looks now as If the bill will
have to go over until next seedon
Inapretor Ui neral trt.ear I- oiH-oned to
the change When this aft*rtMsiii
by the News correspondent, he refused
to disciim the situation He said he nod
various reasons for .ipposing the change
but he would not v** ptu It Is reflected
here that Obwar Is prejudiced agralnst the
Guards as during th summer he tri'vl to
make the l*a(taiion change Its unKorm.
Ilall t rratn m Stir.
After an hour and a half of filibuster
ing in the House till* afternoon, the gen
eral tax hill was taken up. again a- or
dered by the steering committee, and put
upon Its Igleeage, by sections In the
i-urly i*art f the afternoon session,
when the fllihu.Mermg crowd wa* en
dexsvoring to klil tlm . Mr Ilall of Bibb,
b ame aroused lo < iunh H|* aker Fro
Trm Morris, would not r- ogtose him,
when he wished to explain his vote ri
whether or not the previous question In*
agreed to, and the re|ort of the steering
committee I** made tlie order of the *• s
*lon.
He disregarded lie Bpesker’s ord'r for
! every member to tak** id.** seat, and in a
! t hit tide ring void* cried out:
•*I have a right to *e heard, for I am
i free representative of Georgia cplEen*
ami I demand that right of speech In
this hall ”
Shook Fl*t nt the Speaker.
He shook hi? flat a the Bp- sker and bis
eyes flashed fire. Tie Bpakrr cried out
in loud voice over the tumultuous roar
of the defiant wauld-be speaker on th*
floor, for the sergsant-at-arm* to quiet
ihe man and restore ordnr In the hall
The vociferous eloquence of the excit
ed gentleman from Dlbb continued to r*--
sound over the great building, diwplte the
interference of th* ofll< W'Uet wan at
last restored m and the regular order of bus
iness pro*
Mr Had was allow**! to explain his
vote. en*l in the course of his exclied re
marks, lie sasl h** wished to know if flu*
steering committee timught it had au
thority to control the House.
Mr. Biaton of Fulton arose and asked
Mr Hall if he thought he had the au
i th>rlty to control the actions of the
j House A loud applause followed.
The Speaker then quieted the Ilona,
mid proceeded with the order of busl-
I ness.
FILIIT ON TIIK. 4.1 HILL.
Will Have Strong Op|M>*ltlon llcfore
House 4 o it* in litre.
Atlanta. Dec 10.—The report by the
Committee on Military Affairs on
the Brnate bills to change the
Bavannah Volunteer Guard* Battalion
from a battalion of infantry to a battal
ion of heavy arlHlery, armed wtth rlfT**,
will b* submittel •' the House to-mor
row.
Col. Obear Is opposing the bills, prin
cipally on (h* groui I that they will de
stroy the imegrl’y of the First H*g.menl
of Infantry. Oflicen* >f other regimei.i* in
various parts *f ihe state have been led
to oppose the bills under a mb token ap
prehension perhaps, that If they paused,
they might affect their regiments by
causing comp-anle* from their regiments
to be transferred to the Firm Hegsment
' to fill the vacancies caused by the trans
i frr of the Guard Battalion. The Oov
, ernor and the Adju ant General both stale
| thM there is no ground for such an ap-
I prehension.
1 Col Obear continues actively to oppose
the bills end has succeeded in calling to
his eupport numerous officers In various
parte of tha state Five Atlanta officers
appeared at the Capitol this afternoon to
oppow* the bills before the committee,
hut the hearing was postponed until to
morrow aftertHxai
it la reported that aeveral officer* Iron.
Augusta will b* pr* ***nt u m ’rrtiw u>
• |>|msi thr bills A.*o a IHltllher l a*l
\•* ate* for the bibs fn in S*\*anah are
expected to l* present in tarlr *lefi-ns*
A strong tiglit mi I In* mi<l* th*
c*ninlGc*'ii kemormw. but ft ten t r r-rc*
em < iitUok It '*iiw that the> will l*e fa■
%oruli> rr|*rtel
A mm 1 i .f lo al Mils wrr* (Wissexi
Yi*-nl|{hi '-r-ioii before ihe general tat
b:h * rv> itm-*1 Tin discussion nnd
!*• - an** by r* Hon* continued until n**ar
midnight. whn the House adjourned till
l<> IIIO! i >w
II. HI II Klllt Nt IINIUY n11.1..
Mvinior 4bout Mnritime 4 ungrrN lit
ellea 4.0% 4 andler.
Atlanta, he 10 —An Interesttigf an*l
Mgnlft mt rumor li.r and \i* p-t in cn- j
iiccik> with the Nriliml Maritime Fon
\* iition. .-ailed by Gov <'andler. to meet
at Brunswick Jan. Jr> n xt
The rumor i* to the effect that the con
vention r til* result of an effort made
by AleXandi-i K Bttllth. ex -et rotary of
•ha AniHi. m Mcr'harit' Marine An*
liatl.H and that while the ostensible
pur|h to din u*.r shipping Interest*,
tli*- real i*u Ui to boom the ship subsidy
bill
Gov, t'andler said this morning, with
some ctuphaM*.
My re.uril i*t f.rtv years In public
ltf*. eight of which I *|w*nt In Fongrcss.
Is |*rß. o>n. lii-lw* llmi 1 lever lwxv.> and
never will favor *ny srt of bounty, su>s*
or prot. 4lvc legislation.
i I was loid tl a* iti. onvctltion I* fT
th*‘ so;.- purjH.s. of iMMimlni th* shipping
Inter.*-- of Hrunswi. k and showing to
the world that Georgia has the treat hnr.
*>! on tlie South Atlantic coast If it
m bo shown that It Is Intended to boost
tin* sute Id j b; | now Mivs Congress, or
t ceanmit ibis state to such a policy, I
will Im or.* of the first io denoun.* It. If
any such scheme d*\*l*uw thr-re will l*e
••nougli p.'oplc there to prevent such ac
tion "
Gov. • *atoiler mM he called the conven
tion at th* r**quest of the city Council
and Board of Trade of Brunswick, and
had no idea that it had anything io lo
with the subsidy bill, nor Is he willing
now to believe such a rumor
SEABOARD AND SOUTHERN.
%\llltnni* nmt Mian 44 111 Qnlrtljr
Sink Their 4ntnio*ltle* la
Nnc-e**fal IliiwlnrM.
New lurk. Dec lo The Mall an l Ex
press says;
Out of the confuted and contradictory
r*qort.H regarding ttie iaog*-l relatbai*
existing lief ween Ihe HesiMNird Air Lina
and the Boot hern Railway, one fact seem*
estalJlshed. The two line* are to be ot* r
a’* and In jerfe<*f harmony hereafter, so far
as freight rates are concerned All talk
<*f a consolidation of the roads Is declared
untrue.
Begwrdlng the changed reLitlons be
tween Thomas F Bvan and John Bk*lton
Wllllaui*. representing the two systems
In certain law-suits, no official announce
mem Is to he made The matter will
simply be dismissed and no more will le
heard of it Tills accords with the wish
of both gentlemen. wh. In time* i*isi.
have Indulged In some very bitter lan
guage concerning t* Ii other A public
reconciliation I? out of the question, ho*,
private animosities may be sunk in the
excitement of successful business.
fotton i:ruw4Tc h high.
4.0% rrii mi*-iif Report* 10,100,000
llale* a* the I*r4hnble C rop.
Washington. Dec. 10. The statistician of
the Agricultural Department reports 10.-
hii.OUt) ral**H as h* (wobalds cotton produc
tion of tlie United Htatoa for ]{Wi-19t)l.
In the making of this eatinaite tlie same
method* and agencies have l>en used that
were employed h** year Many thou
sands of glnners have, however, made re
ports for the first si me.
The estimat'd yield. In pounds of lint
cotton |*er jure Is as follows
Virginia, 14f; North Carolina. IW. Booth
Carolina, 1*57; Georgia. 172; Florida. 133.
Alabama. IM, Mississippi, 1M; Ignilstami.
234. Texas. 2M; Arkansas. 223. Tennessee.
177; Missouri. 275; Okiuhovna. 318. Indian
TANARUS rrltory. 28D.
The acreage, after eliminating all land
frrun which no crop whatever will be
gathered, is esllma'i-d at 25.<W4.734.
DIKII FROM 4K I. BfTK.
Florida Hauler’s Venom Too 4laeh
for snake 4 Itartner.
Fort Valley, Ga.. T>er 10—Edward
Hwanson of ffammocid, Ind., advertise I
a* a *nak> -charmer and eater, while ex
! htbltlrig here Haiurday. was bitten by a
huge rattler with seventeen rattles and
died yesterday.
The snake had been recently received
i from F.or 1.1 a. and it was guaranteed
that it* fangs were out. but su h was
a mistake By public subscription a cof
fin was secured and tbs remains were
Interred here to-day Ills mother. Mr*.
Nellie Hwanson. reside* at Hammond.
Ind. The unfortunate young man was 23
year* old.
KII.IJ.U OYSTKK IPWTC.
Trial of k. H. Prlaee Itrgan la
I nl(et fttatea I <urt.
Norfolk. Va Dec. 10—The trial of M
11. Prince. ex-cnp!am of the Norfolk po
lice, for the killing of Charles J. Cannon,
state oyster Inspector, on Aug 1. was call
ed In the t'nltrd Ktates Cours to-day. The
proceeding* opened with a tight for Juris
diction between (he United Htates and
state authorities. The court overruled
■he (notion to remand to the state court,
and the prisoner's counsel nested exception.
KvHence will begin to-morrow morning.
Bail ot Bulgarian t rlsts.
Bofta, Bulgaria. Dec. 10.—The crisis caus
ed by the resignation of the Bulgarian
cabinet premded over by M. Ivantchoff
and M ftadlslavoir. has ended with the
formation of a ministry by M. ivantchoff,
who. In addition to the premiership, will
hold the portfolio of .finance with M
: TonsehcfT as minister of foreign affairs.
1 and Hen. Pteroff as minister of the Ittte
-1 rtor succeeding M. Kadlslavoft.
roar Klllrd In an F.aploaloa.
halt Laiks. Utah. Dec 10—A special to
the Tribune from Evanston. Wyo., says.
A gas explosion occurred |r, the new
railroad tunnel near Aspen. Wyo. The
meagre details show that four men were
killed, three seriously wounded and three
slightly.
DAILY $* A YEAR.
.** ( I STB A FOFY
WEEKLY . TIM EH A WELL fl A TEAR
HAD TO BE NEUTRAL
\o\ mi.io.\ on linoMM'd Am.
Tl in; TOWARD KHI UKR.
IMPOSSIBLE TO INTERVENE.
IT \4 ll ll* 114 4I; |M\r Mil I III2H
HHMIU 441 4.0011.
Tok n 4 lisrsclrriallc t.i rmnn 4 lew
*f the I rrmli 4if 1 1 wile— ietinn of
the I nlieil Mate* >i fern 4 To.
Sold later % entlon Uool.F I'rnba
ll> Ha%e Kraut 44 sr—>% atlon* to
Ivruper In (irrinsn), Wonld llvo
K i*rnl \* l*urpo*e.
Beilin. Dec jo The tmpert.il <h.an cellar.
Fount voti Burl w. reply.in the lU*k*ht*
tug t* a question on the *ut*)e< * of Mr.
Kruger’s failure lo Im. r*M,ve*l by Em
peror William, xaid Ihe g -\ * t runent did
all In Its power to ward .ff war and left
tie two i**j ihi.l'* in no doubt a* to th
state of .ifYtilrs In Europe and us to 41rr
nnny neuiralityr
When In flu question of arbitration
m'i iiiml i*a g"th r excludel. (h gov*
eminent •• <mm.uidM| if tMr Kruger.
He thougtit the time had not yst coma.
When Mr Kruger, later aougfM Inter
vention hie foehns* were tin* highly in
flamed for the Dutch anl German gov*
ernnten 1 *r the <Dr man government
It 4,1- l"*i time to gtvc ndvke. Germany
t
power at that mom# nt would be critical
ami lead to no r* • lilt,
"Ther. w.is no H i- for tie,” said ths
chancellor. * to pit., h *ur fingers laiwm
Hie door and the htnr<
The chaii -Hlor add**d that when the *ug-
K* tion of oil'd In teon wm made to Great
Britain l*y the United States in s quiet,
g* fitly worded Inquiry, it was rejected
officially and wtcgorhuHy. Intervention
nia’h! have ld io war
The cliajii ellor ds**'tibed the reply of M.
re| .is.*, the French mirdster of foreign
affair*, to Mr Kruger us ’Francs will In
n •tifie take the Initiative, least would not
opfxise %t when certain event us I dies be
• tin* known, provided th**\ *i ewe *l#ie.|
to nerve French Interests.* ”
Ihe chancellor th#*reuion remark**l
that he could tint have and alt wtth thn
altuatbat letter liittiMdf Ovations to Mr.
Kruger in Germany, In imltHel #*%•!,
would hrtvn dißpla el iuh rtnttlofial rela*
tton* atnl “rvitl n purp- *• *.f Mr Kru
ger or of Germany Germany wa* not
boun*! to 4,real Britain by a hairs
! breadth more than Grat Britain was
lound to Germany But. to act the Don
i Quixote against Great Britain would t*w
a piece of folly for* which ho would not
he reqon*tt>|e
Although the Kruger matter will ha
taken up again In the KH'twaag. Count
von B tie low m s(eech, evidently prepared
with great cure, was so overwhelming In
j Its array of powerful facts that It
; amounted to a sweeping victory ovsr tha
I entire oiqa/sNIon
%OI \(• 4| I 1.1 A’4 mtl F4IM6D.
4 mld Slot 4lir *m Intervention lit
llehalf of Kruger.
Ismdon. I)i*c. 11 "Dr. Levds and hts
friends are *prcmkng a re(>ort," sayw
the Anvdcnlum I*o rrsspendent of tba
Dally Mall, "that Qtiesn Wllhelmlna will
Intervene after her rnarriaKe. This •
meant to blind the public to the real
far:*, which are that she wrote person
ally to every European ruler on Mr,
KrugeF* arrival in Kirops, and from
two countrl'w nt least, France and Rus
sia, receive*! conditional promise* of help
tti th< direction of intervention, luit ths
plan failed |n Berlin,*’
rf**OLID4TIO* I •• t OMPI.m.
4r 4 lon *f Stork li*lder of IlHltimore
and Ohio *mi 41 %% et • rn.
fTnrlnnsll. Dec. lh At -the meeting of
the stockholders of the Biltimr and
Ohio Houthwestern Railway Comfsiny to
day the following director* were elected:
Edward It lt-on, Wild im H>l*mon. Otto
M Kahn. New York, William M 4?reene,
J G Bchmldlapp. Cincinnati; John K.
f’owen. flahlmore; James McTns, Pitta*
burg; Frank W. Tracey. Bpring field. III.;
II Clay Pierce. Ml. Leads.
The director* elected the following offi
cer*: Edward It Bacon, p’eotdefil; Wil
liam M. Greene, vice president and gen
eral manager; George F. May, secret try.
Tlie lease relating to the operation of
the railroad lietwien the ltahlmore and
hlo and the Baltimore and Ohio Bouatt
weatern Hall road was approved Under
till* lease Mr. Greene becomes third vice
president of the Baltimore and Ohio as
well a* vice president and general manag
er of the liaHtnmrc and Ohio HouthwetM
ern This practically completes the plan
of consolidation which originated s*ven
ycMr* ag. although the Baltimore and
Ohio Booth western still retain* Ms cor
' pora4e exlstem*e. The general offices will
remain In Cincinnati.
4.M10.11 KINAN.IAI. VIKW.
Situation In Germany Hequlres Im
portant Step*.
B-rlln. D-o. 10,—In th- R<*lrhtn 10-Auy.
fiiirtriK *fi— rielxitA on the • ';tikit(*— tho
■Hcrrlary of ih- Imiw-rHI trr*ury, Bar
on voo Thlrlnwnn. took * dccMmJljr
Kloomy view of ih- roononilc .Ituatlon li.
Orrmnny. II- Mid th<- rym. m hid brrn
underiolnx a radical clc*wcr a I tire mitn
mer and |w-l>!< mu-t hr prrparrd for a
nnmhrr of yrar* lo are a gradual ohrlnk
of the mlhitol eondltlon. Thr drellae.
howrvrr, would not t ikr tfir form of a
.rm-ral financial rraah a. in I7S. Ii waa
nrcr.aary to Btrrnathrn thr rrrrrvra of
,iroa.un ,r ' announrad
I 1 hut a hill taxlna |rirkltmt wlnaa would
•hortly I— prr-nitcd and that another Mil
taxlnit aa'chatlnr wa. In counw of prep
aration.
In l!*l *al,l .hr .r-rrtory. an Increoaed
expenditure of 8.0U9.0W murk, must he
provided for. Con*equei.tljr ihe tran.fer
of luirplo. rrveiwjea lo thr federal etatea
would cease.
To Crater. I.iuira.l No.tree.
Wa.hin.tton. I>rr, 10,-Rrpreeentativa
Olllrtt of MaMerhueett* to-day Introduced
a hill to prevent the .ale of firearm*.
o|,|utn and Intoxicating beverare. to abo
rt.lnal native, of the New Hebrides and
other island* In the Western Pacific not
In the possession of or under the control
of any civilised Power.
Ministers Leavlns Posts.
The Hague, Dec. 10—The Portugueae
mini at er to The Netherlands. Count De
stllr' has started for Lisbon, and the
Dutch minister to Portugal. Baron von
Heeckeren. la expected here from Lisbon
l this evening.