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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-02

own nothin'" what are you doing out
here?" "ILvin'." Living on what?"
Fish what 1 ketches, deers whut I kills
an taters whuts indigenous" Il can
trade with you. Take me up to your
house."
Bradley entered into negotiations imme-
diately. He saw bull in the shade near
the cabin of the Cracker and asked what
he was worth Don know. Whutn yer
give?" I'll tell you: 1 own eighty acres
of virgin phosphate fields. and you live in
the heart of them. I'll give youth give
you-you--let me see yes, I'll try II. I'll
give you forty acres for that bull"
Stranger that's a good prOpersition, but
who's a-gwine ter pay the taxes eff We
trader" why, the taxes don't amount
to anything. Besides, don't you want to
feel that you own something? Wouldn't
you for the sake of your wife and chill
dren. like to own a homer The Cracker
lowed he'd be persuaded, but he must
go down to the spring, where Salina was
washin' an see what she wanted to do
bout it.
When the trade was mentioned to Sa-
lima there was a wiot, WOW and a. wum-
pus. "Bin Jernigan, them Yankees cir err
gwine ter swindle you outer everything
we've got" she cried, shaking her battling
stick in her husbands face. II CANT see
here fer ter git our bull. They've made
a clean fool o. you, an yer amt got
sinse 'nough left ter peal apples" JernN-
gan finally persuaded her that they could
manage to get along without the bull, so
the trade was closed and Bradley drove
away
on the following morning residents of
Orlando saw the bull driven into town-a
measly, dirty. scraggly, honey scrub bull
of the pines. worth in hard cash about So.
A native tanner gave Bradley $1.50 for the
hide. The townspeople gathered around
and asked Brad what he was going to do
with his remaining forty acres. II didn't
want to mention that he said. because l
never did q mean trick before in my life.
But just knew you fellows would ask the
question so l might as we'll make a clean
breast of it, When l found that Jernigan
could neither read nor write, instead of in
sorting forty acres in the deed. l made
it the whole eighty, and may the Lord
bless him.
The major Is S. and looks So He is six
feet high and weighs about 200 pounds. He
has been on the edge of more millions than
any man in this country, and Just lost
them by the skin of his teeth. He killed
four "niggers' at a crack about war time
and was inclrcerated in an Alabama
prison, where he composed odes and epics
lie IS particularly and pardonaby proud
OF his record in the Florida Senate He
introduced sixteen bills and passed four
teen of them. The two he lost were meas
ures drawn to prevent hog stealing and
lynching. He voted against Bryan AMI
for the credit of his country, for which
he was politically ostracised. He wants to
be introduced to Perry Belmont so that
he can congratulate him on the drubblng
he gave that silver fanatic from Nebras-
ka.' 1t is evident that the major, a pro-
moter, is looking for gol Id. Every invest
ment security man In Wall street was for
gold in 1896 Business is business
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-02
WERTHEIM'S QUEER SUICIDE.
SAWED HIS NECK on RAGGED
EDGE OF 4 PANE OF GLASS.

Said He Was Going Mad, and Then
Began Beating Himself With "A Pa
per Weight-Stuck His Head
Through IA Pane of Glass and Cut
His Neck on the Ragged Frag-
ments-PreVented All Interior
ence With Him.
Charleston. 5. c.. April Samuel Wer-
theim, an oil merchant of veasey street
New York. killed himself In a most shock
ing manner in the office of G. NJ. PoHtzer
here this afternoon.
Wertheim accompanied by his nephew.
Arthur Wertheim, had been staying az
the Dorchester Inn Summervile, for his
health. He suffered from insomnia His
nephew grew alarmed at symptoms de-
veloped yesterday. and started to take the
sick man home They came here to-day,
and were to go North this afternoon
At 2 O'Clock the two called al G. NJ.
Politzer's office, on Adger's wharf. The
elder Wertheim walked up to Mr.. Poilt-
ger and said: Gus, am going mad
With that he began beating himself on
the head with a paper weight. Unable
10 restrain him, young Wertheim and Pot
itzer rushed out to get help The fren-
zied man then broke out a pane of glass
in one of the office windows and beat his
face and neck on the jagged edges that
remained in the sash.
A negro boy tried to drag him from the
window, but was told ne would be killed
II he interfered. The boy retreated, and
Werthem dashed his head through an
other pane and sawed his neck on the rag
ged glass till he fell to the floor ex-
hausted.
Medical assistance was summoned and
he was put in an ambulance but he died
before the city hospital was reached.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-02
NEW ORLEANS RACES CLOSED.
One Jockey Rode Four winners at
Yesterdays Meet.

Yesterdays Meet.
New Orleans, April with the last race
to-day the racing season of 1889 in New
Orleans came to a close. All of the condl-
tions that go to make up good sport pre-
vailed. The weather was fine, the track
fast. and the attendance large.
The two-miie race was the feature OF
the card and Rockwood's defeat the disap-
point1nent of the day. Lady Callahan and
Mamie L. were the winning favorites.
Moody rode four winners.
First Race-Selling. mile and twenty
yards. Amber Glints, Z to /, won, WIN
Duncan Bell, to ], and Is TO l, second'
and Sea Robber, 6 to 5, third Time liza
Second Race-Two-year-olds, four tur-
longs. Gussie Fay, to 5, won, with Myr-
tie Gebauer, to and l to 2, second, and
Contessa 10 to l. third. Time :4912
Third Race--Selling, six furlongs. PM
dias, 6 to l, won, with Our Clara, TO
and TO 2. second, and Nellie Prince, to
5, third. Time 10
Fourth Race-Handicap, one mile ana
twenty yards. Lady Callahan, to ), won,
with Water Crest, 2 to l and to 10, sec
ond and Muskadine, 4 to /, third. IAms
1:43
Fifth Race-Selling, two miles. Jim Con-
way, to 2, won, with lockwood, TO 2
and to 5, second, and Sadie Levy, TO D
third. Time 1884,.
Sixth Race-Selling, one mile. Mamie L.,
s to 8, won, with Mitt Boykin, to l and
= to l, second, and Prince of India, To
l. third. Time 1:4S.
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social hydrophobias are abe result of a
popular craving for swift action without
the trouble of steady thought
THE forces that aggraVate these evils
are many The yellow journals that des-
simate general transformation with alb
surd comment: the corpos atious that deal
with men as IF they were wheels in ma
chine: the political bosses who capitalize
their control OF votes and sell the stock
10 the highest bidder; the Ia bor-asitators
who promote industry by stopping work;
all persons and agencies md Institutions
that ind il to their interC Et TO foster ig
norqnce and misunderstan ding and preju-
dice and a blind, thought sss, sensational
mode of life are destT Uctive powers
threatening the welfare of the republic.
Against these forces Of obstruction
there is but one safeguard, and that Is the
influence which men of II tie culture may
have and ought to have, in the republic.
What a glorious time is th IS for such men
to make their influence feid in the service
of their country. We have advanced along
the pathway of Industrial prosperity and
military triumph to an emf hence OF wealth
and power where the re,u character Of
the republic must be put to the
test before the eyes of an
attentive world. How vii America meet
her crisis Of success? Whh fatuous self
confidence? Or with sob courage? IL
NAV be that the great rep Iolic has at last
won the Iong-coveted and boosted power
to whip all creation" But that is not
the chief question of to- Gay. The chief
question Is, Has she Ike pt the power 10
conquer and rule and G uide herselfo
u do not enter now Ipon the contro-
versy between opposing policies the con-
tinental polic- '-~@er VIII Oh we have hith-
erto prospered and the { D}onial policy un-
der which 1t is propos .c henceforth to
proceed. But this I say. The present is
no time to follow destiny blindfOlded. The
present is 10 time to discourage sober
thought, to stifle free discussion, or to
appeal to the passion and prejudice of the
multitude. The people of America viii
have what they want 7 here Is probably
no power on earth that can resist them.
All the more reason why they should have
time and light 10 see what they really
want to imagine wildly what Il will
mean when they get it. and to think sober
~ what it will involve for generations yet
unborn.
Il believe that democracy as 1t is en-
bodied in this republic is next to the
Christian religion, the most precious pos
session of m4nkind. / believe that It can
be preserved only under the light and lead
ing of true culture, which makes the DEM
agogue ridiculous, the anarchist loath-
some. the plutocrat impotent, and the au-
tocrat impossible. ] believe that the best
culture is that which makes, not selfish
and sour critics, but sane and sober pa
triots. believe that no man has the right
culture unless ne is willing to put his
clearer vision, his loftier imagination and
his deeper thought at the service of AIS
and humanity. I believe in CULTURE
| believe in democracy. BY democracy par
flied. by culture diffused, God save the
state!'
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-02
WILLIS SHOT A POLICEMAN.
The officer Then Fired and Killed
Him instantly.


Columbus, Ga, April Last night Pa
trolman Voight discovered an object NOV
ing about on top Of Kelly's warehouse on
Tenth street, between Front and Broad.
The officer secreted himself near the
building and soon discovered that bur-
glar had lowered numerous boxes of gro
ceries, sides of meat, etc, from the roof
TO the ground.
After removing about SIS worth of goods
from the building. the burglar came down
a rope ladder to the ground and the Off
Ger made a lunge for him. The burglar
a negro named VIII Willis, fired point
blank at Officer Noight, the ball pene-
trating the muscle of his left arm and
barely missing his heart.
Officer Weight pulled his revolver and
shot the negro through the heart, killing
him instantly.
Willis was employed by Kelly as dray-
man. At 2 O'Clock this morning the
houses of two other draymen, viii Clay
ton and Jack Harvey, were searched and
about 500 worth Of groceries were found.
The two negroes were placed under ar
rest and in default of $1,000 bond were
placed an the county Jail. Further devel-
orTnents into the case brought out the
fact that Mr.. Kelly's drayman had been
robblng him In a systematic way for a
long time and he is unable to estimate
his loss.
1t was stated this afternoon that one
of the negroes has been conducting a
well-stocked grocery store on First ave
nue. but this rumor cannot be confirmed.
The Cincinnati Base Ball Club leaves
here this afternoon for Atlanta, where a
series of games will be played with a
local team of that city. The Reds are
in fine trim and fine ball playing may be
expected
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-02
FLORIDA INSURANCE FACTS.
Personal Notes Preceding the Leg
isIntiVe Session.


q Tallahassee, Fla, April 1.-State Treas
urer Whitfield has prepared his annual
statement of the transactions of insurance
companies authorized to do business in
Florida during 1885, from which the fol-
lowing facts are given:
Fifty-four fire companies wrote risks
aggregating $29. 49,, 92s on which the pre-
miums amounted to 1922, 6595S. Their
losses for the year were $S12. SSS Ga, leaving
1916, 270.94 as their net receipts.
Eleven life companies wrote risks ag
gregatlng 50. GAG 800, for which they collect
ed s60S. 7l6T. Said companies paid $213,-
S61 68 as losses, leaving $S9O,355.09 as their
net receipts.
Seventeen miscellaneous companies
wrote risks aggregating $14,4 37 $40. receiv-
ing $54,14133 as premiums therefor. Their
losses amounted to $19,1lSu, leaving $780,
OPS. % as their net receipts.
The grand total of risks for all COM
panies was S47, 9l7, AIS. their receipts $1,2s0,
ST.. 6S. their losses $544, SOS 49, leaving $685.
649 25 for net receipts
Eighty nine companies were authorized
to do business in Florida last year, and
ninety-six have entered the state for 1899
The Leon County Sunday School con-
vention convened in Trinity NJ. e. Church.
to-day. A very interesting programme
has been prepared for a three days ses-
sion Prof Fl. M. Hammul of Illinois,
field secretary of the International Sunday
School Association. and DIR. VIM. Shaw,
of Atlanta, are in attendance. Tonight
the latter is delivering an interesting lee
ture on the worlds Sunday school con-
vention, held at London last year
The following legislators have arrived
for the session of 1899 which convenes
next Tuesday: Senator Z. V. MeCasknl
and Representatives J. II. Harrell and C.
o. Churn of Santa Rosa county; Hon.
w. Is. Jackson Of Citrus, Hon. S. T. Over
street of Suwannee and Hon. j. w. Ed
wards Of jefferson county.
Hon. W. X. Zenadike of Marion county
an active candidate for speaker of the
House. has arrived at the capital where
he VIII look closely after his interests in
that connection.
Lieut.. Samuel A. Rawls of the First Dl-
vision, naval militia, at Tampa, has sent
in rs resignation, having left the state
Lieut.. A. b. Hays of Live Oak formerly
OF the First Florida Regiment is here
opposing Nat W. Marion for reading clerk
of the House
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END OF cLEvE,LAND's CAMPAIGN.
Opposing Candidates for Mayor Have
Had a Warm Fight.


Cleveland. O., April 1.-The municipal
campaign which closed tonight Is the most
remarkable ever conducted in Cleveland.
The candidates for Mayor are Robert E.
MoKisson. Republican, who seeks re-eIec-
ton for a third term, and John II. Far
ley, Democrat former Mayor and direc-
tor of public works.
McKisson and Farley were the opposing
candidates two years ago when the for
mer won by about $500 plurality At that
time Farley had the opposition of a large
number of silver Democrats who refused
to support him because he had failed 10
give active support to Bryan in the presi-
Dental campaign. Then there was no op-
position to Mchisson in his own party.
Now the Democratic party Is practical
by united, for Farley and McKisson has
the open and avowed opposition. not only
of large part of the Republicans, who
accuse him of a treachery to his own
party in attempting to prevent M. A.
Hannas election to the Senate last win
ter but of the municipal association. com
posed of 500 representative citizens. who
charged that he had administered the CITY
government in the interest of personal
political machine.
A number of warrants for supposed float
ers are in the hands of private detectives
and will be served at the polls if the
men intend to vote. Several arrests were
made tonight. Every voting booth I'm the
city VIII be watched by private detectives
on Monday.
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CANAL CAUSED RECEIvERSHIP.
KANSAS CITY, PITTsBURG AND
GULF IN THE COURTS.

Considerable Mystery Surrounds the
Authenticated of %575,OO0 Could
Not BE Met - The Systems Debt
Amounts to $4,000, OO0-Financial
Troubles Due to the Fight Against
Completion of the Port Arthur
Canal.
Kansas City, Mo-, April IA receiver
ship for the Kansas City, Pittsburg and
Gulf Railroad was asked tonight of Judge
Gibson of the Circuit Court by Charles f.
Grannis and other stockholders and cred
itors. The application was granted, and
Judge Gibson appointed the following
named officials of the road as receivers:
E. L. Martin, vice president; Robert GILL
ham, general manager. and j. Med. Trim
bic, attorney, all Of this city.
Considerable mystery seems 10 surround
the affair President A. E. Snllwell of
the road, when telephoned at his home at
l o'clock this Sunday morning, denied
any knowledge of a receivership 1t is
believed that the receivership is friendly
oas
The interest due to-day amounted to
S575. OOO, and it could not be met When this
fact became known a movement was In
augurated to secure the appointment of
a receiver who would be specially friend
ly to the Eastern interests of the road.
This move was check-mated by the prepa-
ration of the papers for the appointment
of local receivers.
The Roads Troubles.
Judge Gibson was applied to late to-
night. The petition for the appointment of
a receiver was signed by Charles A. Bra
ley, E. F. Silver and John A. Eaton of
the law firm Of Trimb.e & Braley.
The outstanding debt of the system is
$2S 900 of bonds. The interest due to-
day amounted to $4,000. The equipment
of the system amounts to $40 600 to $50,
COO per month, which consumes the earn
ings and diverts them from the interest
funds. The receivership does not involve
any interest of the Port Arthur system
other than the main line of the Kansas,
Pittsburg and Gulf Railroad. The North
ern lines, Kansas City. Suburban Melt and
the Port Arthur Canal and Dock Com
pany, together with other interests, are
said to be upon a firm financial basis.
Canal Is Responsible.
The financial troubles that have involved
the PlttSburg and Gulf are directly at
tributable to the fight against the COM
pfetion of the canal, as 1t deprived the
railroad of terminal facilities at the Gulf
for more than a year, and compelled the
company to make use of Galveston, which
necessitated giving up a very large share
of the revenue that would ordinarily &C
crue to the road.
f. L. Martin said tonight: 1.-THE appli-
cation was made in order TO prevent the
road from falling into the hands of some
one as receiver who we know nothing
about and whose methods of handling
property could only become known to the
stockholders as events brought them about
We are certain we represent the sentiment
of the great majority of the stockholders
in our scheme for reorganization and con-
solidation.
Il am confident in five or six months the
receiver win have the affairs cleared up. u
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FINE WORK OF THE TALENT.
Picked All But One Winner in Lit
tie Rock Races.

Little Rock, April bright, sunshiny
weather and a good card attracted good
attendance TO Clinton Park this afternoon.
The talent picked the winher in all but
one of THE six races. and the books quiz
loser.
First Race-Two-year-old half mile.
Bonita Brush, even, won, with Florence
Aneit, to 1 and even, second and Elbel
2 to l, thirds Time :50A
Second RaIee-Selling. six furlongs Gran
by, to 1, won, with Mad Anthony, TO
and even. second. and Royal Banner, to l.
third. Time LII.
Third Race--Selllng six furlongs De-
blase, to 5, won, with Eitholin, to i
second, and Arlington, 4 to !, third. Tins
1:16.
Fourth Race--F1andicap. mile. Lennep'
10 2, won, with Kitty B., 3 to s. second
and Banquo II, 6 TO 1, third. Time La.
Fifth neutrality-suspicious., four iur,
longs. Marie, to 5, won with spec'di
Notice, to 5, second. and The Monk u
l, third. Time :51A.
Sixth Race-Mile. selling. Branch "a
@ won, with Wilson to s, second anu
Jack Hays 20 TO /. third. Time LAS.
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BROKE JAIL IN BRUNSWICK.
TWELVE NEGROES ASSAULTED THE
JAILER AND LEFT.

Nine of Them Run Down by Ofhcers,
and One Thomas, Recently Arrest
ed in savannah, WINS Fatally
WOunded-Three of Them Are Stin
at Lnrge-Capture of the Men Was
Made at "A Church Where "a Meeting
Was in Progress.
Brunswick, Ga. April Twelve negro
prisoners broke jail this afternoon at 4
o'clock. and one was mortally wounded
while resisting capture.
The boldness of the escape In broad open
daylight and the shooting which followed
attracted large crowd and created much
excitement.
The criminals broke an iron bar in their
big cage, and with il knocked down Jailer
Rudolph a one-legged veteran, who was
preparing to feed them. They rushed to
the street and were seen escaping by Fore
man Sanders of the fire department. He
gave the alarm, and Fireman Isaac Smith
rushed across the street to head them off.
While running he was handed a pistol and
joined by several policemen.
The chase continued through several
blocks to st. Marks Episcopal Church
reetory. on these premises three of the
criminals hid, and in going after them the
officers were met with threats of violence
by the negroes.
The officers advanced, and as Fireman
Smith started towards them one of them,
Thomas, attempted TO strike him. Smith
fired. and the ball penetrated the negros
forehead over the right eye and he fell in
his tracks.
He was left lying where he fell and the
chase continued after the others. Two
were dragged out from under the rectory'
and others we're captured near by, making
the total of wounded and captured, nine
The three others are still at large at this
writing.
Was Taken to the Hospital
A bis crowd collected around the rectory
and physicians were summoned Tor the
wounded man. He was seen to be in dy-
ing condition and was removed from the
rectory yard to the hospital.
Rev. H. Lucas was conducting services
i'm St Marks Church, within a few yards
of the shooting, and when church services
were concluded he was considerably NOV
ed by the scene before him.
Public sentiment is with the young mar
who shot the negro. He was one OF O.
class of criminals who have committed
many depredations in this community. The
cdense he was now in Jail for was rob-
bling Kaiser Bros store Sunday week
ago, for which crime he was arrested IN
Savannah a few hours afterward.
Jailer Rudolph, who was assaulted be-
fore the escape this afternoon, has COM
planned several time recently of the VIC
lent actions of the prisoners who escaped
to-day. They have given him a great deal
of trouble, and have proved great nui-
sance to citizens living near the Jail by
their boisterous conduct and the profane
language they habitually used. The shoot
ing of Thomas is expected 20 have
salutary effect on Glynn county jailbirds
for the future.
Heretofore, due TO the bad condition Of
the jail. there have been numerous es-
capes, and 1t it has seemed a comparatively
easy matter for a gang of criminals to get
out.
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In the dry South African region whore
rainless season certain ice plants and milk
weeds have The trick Of forming tuhers
or stems exactly like the pebbles among
which they grow 50 that when the leaves
die down In the dry weather the tubers are
not 70 be seen apart from tho stones. These
tubers carry the plant over tiR the next
Talny season.
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The ladies of the Parish Aid Society win
give an entertainment at Yonge's hail.
Duffy and Whitaker streets, on Wedues-
day. April 5. Children will be given an en-
toyable afternoon from 4 to O'Clock. and
in the evening at S:SC there win be music
by the harpers, and dancing in addition to
other features. a delightful evenings en-
tertainment Is promised.
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--DesperatLon.-The nerrolae man hal.

-Desperation.-The nervous man had
gone from corner to corner IA a vain eff
fort TO guess at which corner the motor
man, endowed, with lordly atA .hority BY
his superiors, would next conseN [ to take
on passengers. AT last he sat do wn on a
fre-plug and exclaimed: 81 WISH we'd
have another blizzard" The peolA'e who
heard slared Indignantly. and one ex-
claimed; what do you mean by wish
ing any such wish as that?''
II know IL seems inhuman ar,xaci-
ate the disagreeable features OF spch an
occasion as much as anybody. But brt =
card IS the only thing / can think NJ tt.a'
~ dead sure to stop one OF these cars-D
Washington Star.
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TOLEDO's MAYORALTY FIGHT.
Everybody Thinks His Side Is Com
ing Out the Winner

TIE N1H TIT '" IHHtf'
Toledo, O., April 1.-The most remark
able campaign in the history of Toledo
closed tonight, with DEMONSTRATORS in al
most every ward by the three factions con-
tending for the election of Mayor on Mon
dag.
The regular Republicans, with Charles
f. Russell as mayoralty candidate. TODAY
announced through the chairman. Con-
gresham J. IA. Southland, that they would
win the fight by at least 1900 plurality,
while Lem p. Harris, the manager of
Mayor S. M. Jones, confidently expects 70
carry the city by at least as large a plu-
rality.
Capt 2. II. Bowling, the regular Dem
ocratic candidate, while not giving any
figures, has assured his party that he has
enough votes TO win.