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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-01

goods to-day Is made on special designs
carved to order know of one piece re-
Gently solid for $3.50, which cost the dealer
just $25. Is there money in the pipe trade?
Well that depends. Our greatest author
tiles says, Amy burned fool can buy pipes;
the money Is made in selling them, and
that he lives up to his opinion was shown
when an Englishman going TO Florida
went into his store and asked for a certain
type of American pipe which he had not
In stock.
q Certainly he said, II will get 1t for
you in twenty minutes; meanwhile, have
a cigar with me while you wait
HE sent the boy for the pipe, and In the
interval sold the stranger goods TO the
value of $37, including his private brand
of smoking tobacco at "a a pound mo
smoking tobacco on earth can be made to
cost more than about 70 cents), pipe clean
ers, at profit of 400 per cent, etc"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-01
REMARKABLE PENSION FRAUD.
For Thirty Years Three Women
Draw Pension as widows of a
Man who Never Had n wife.

FROM the New York sun.
Washington, March 29-The conviction
to-day in the Criminal Court here of Ell
len Jones, colored. upon two indictments
charging her with fraudulently obtaining
pension money from the government, ends
one of the most remarkable cases ever
developed in the pension bureau. The evil
dence showed that the fraud had extended
over a period of nearly thirty years
William Butler, colored soldier, whose
war record is the basis for the long-con-
tinued system of frauds, was a member
of Company 70, First United States Col
ored Infantry. He came from Prince
George county, Maryland, and enlisted in
the early part of the year 1864 In hIs
first engagement, In the battle of Wilson's
Landing, he was shot in the head and
died five days later at Fort Monroe He
was a young man and unmarried In his
company was Charles Marshal since
dead. and who, after he came out Of the
army married Carrie Jones' a sister of
the convicted woman. He became what
is known as a runner" for a firm of pen.
sion agents, and while thus engaged. con-
ceved the plan of having his mother-in-
law, Malvina Jones, apply for pension as
the widow of William Butler. Under the
name Of Mary Butler a pension of IS a
month was granted her in 1869. This
amount she continued to draw without
difficulty until her death in 1873 Her cid
est daughter, Carrie Jones Marshall then
represented herself as the mythical MARY
Butler" and continued 90 draw the pen-
sion for fourteen years. Upon her death
in 1887 her sister Ellen Jones, the con-
victed woman, took up the pension as a
sort Of heirloom and began to draw a pen-
zion as the widow Of William nrtJo.
her mother and sister had done before her
This she continued to do for about twelve
years, Notwithstanding the fact that she
is now not more than 40 years Of age. ana
her alleged husband, William Butler. died
thirty-five years ago. Not only did the wo-
man operate successfully In this respect
but she was able without much difficulty
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-01
THE NEW ORLEANS RACES.
Two FavOrites Won on a Fast Track
With Cloudy Weather.

New Orleans. March 31.-To-day was the
fifth day of the New Louisiana Jockey
Clubs spring meeting. The weather was
cloudy and the track fast. Two favorites
won. summary follows:
First Race-Selling, one mile and twenty
yards. Phidas, 6 to S, won, with our
Clara to and to 5, second, and Domi-
mis-, to l, third. Time 1:49.
Second Race-Six furlongs. Very light.
to l, won, with Marion SAMSON, u 10 /
and 4 to l, second and Maurice w, to 5,
third. Time 1:18.
Third Race-Selling, one and one-eighlh
miles. School Girl, to l, won, with BIZ
Powell, 80 to l and 8 TO l, second, and
Bishop Reed, even, third. Time :591b
Fourth Race-Handicap, one and one
sixteenth miles. Double Dummy, II to g.
won, with Hobart, to and l to 2, second
and Muskadine, u to l, third. Time 1:51.
Fifth Raee-Selling, thirteen-sixteenths of
a mile. Walkenshaw, 8 to 10, won, with
Dousterswivel 6 to l and to s, second.
and Whirmantiline, to l, third. Time
1:241a.
Sixth Race-Selling. seven furlongs
Lauretta D., 80 to l, won, with Tappan, 2
to 1 and 4 to 8, second, and Halton, to l,
third. Time 1871.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-01
RACES AT LITTLE ROCK.
Talent Did Well but the Seconds
Divided HOnOrs.


Little Rock, Ark, March 31.-The wealth
er to-day was cold and the attendance
light, but the track was good, and the
sport very fair. The talent was fairly sue
cessful, favorites and second choices di-
viding honors.
First Race-Two-year-o half mile.
Bahia, to /, won, with Capron, 2 to /,
second, and First Past 20 TO l, third. Time
.50l..
Second Race-Selling, six furlongs. Clin-
ton Park, to 1, won, with Elmer 10 to l
and to l, second, and Savorin,
to /, third. THE Is.
Third Race-Two-year olds, half mile.
Lamplighter, to 1, won, with Cheese
Straw, s to and l to 2, second, and Lord
Weir, to l. third. Time :5034.
Fourth Race-Handicap, seven furlongs.
Branch to 5, won, with Hazel Dean, 8
to l, second, and Admetus, even, third,
Time 1907.
Fifth Race-Selllng, seven furlongs. Bur-
lesque, to 5. won, with Cecil, to l, sec
ond and RANSOM to 1, third THE 1907.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-01

Edna, 2S2 tons, Donovan, ldg lumber-C.
w. Howard & Co.
william H. Swan. 729 tons Davidson, ldg
lumber: Philadelphia. W. Howard &
co.
blanche Hopkins. sos tons Harvey, ldg
lumber-C w. Howard & Co.
Nelson Bartlett. - tons, Nickersen. wig
&C. w. Howard & Co
1obn G. Schmidt $50 tons,' Norbury, ldg
Iumber-C. w. Howard & Co.
s. p Hitchcock 55S tons. Gates, ldg lum-
ber-C. W. Howard Co.
warner Adams. 63i tons. Given, dis. ice
&C. w. Howard & co.
M. B. Millen, 3i9 tons, Cavilier, ldg lum-
ber-C W, Howard Co.
Aaron Reppard. 404 tons, English, ldg lum-
ber-C. w. Howard Co.
Frank Vanderherschen. 81 tons, Faulkin-
nam. dis coal--C w. Howard & Co.
d. d. Haskell, ga tons, Eaton dis fertil-
izers-C W. Howard Co.
George II. Aimes. 37S tons, Watt lds Jun
ber--C. w. Howard & Co.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-01

al stores, Europe-Dahl & Andersen.
d. II. Morris, 1,195 tons, Moe; dis. bal
last-Dahl & Andersen.
Stanley CNor), 651 ions, Andersen, at quar-
antine-Dahl & Andersen.
Bravo (Nor), $50 tons, Andreasen; ldg navl
stores-Paterson, Downing & Co
Record (Nor), $50 tons, Olsen, ldg ma
val stores-Paterson, Downing & Co.
Arcturus CNor), 663 tons, Andreasen, dis
ballast-Paterson. Downing & Co.
Monarch (SwdD S33 tons, Andersen-Pater-
son, Downing Co.
Gevella (Swd) 707 tons, OLSON, cid Ham
burg-Strachan Co.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-01
STATISTICS OF THE PORT.
March Arrivals and TOnnage-Ves-
sells and Their Rigs.

The Morning News gives to-day the to-
tai number of vessels arriving at this port
during the last month, with the rigs, ma
tionality and net tonnage. The number
does not include the arrivals at quarantine
or Tybee but only those vessels which
have arrived at the wharves and have
discharged cargoes, or are in ballast or
loading. 1t does not include river or in
land coast steamers, nor does it include
vessels under 100 tons The arrivals, with
the rigs and nationality. are as follows:
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-01
SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES

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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-01
RrookIrn Beat Georgia.

Augusta. Ga, March S1.-The Uniter-
sity of Georgia team put up a snappy
game with Brooklyn in Augusta to-day.
The score was Il TO 8 in favor of Brook
lyn. Georgia made the only earned run.
Hits: Brooklyn, u; Georgia, 5. Errors.
Brooklyn, g.; Georgia, IL.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-01

Emily F. Northam, 316 tons, Johnson, dis
coal-C. w Howard & Co.
George Taulane, Jr., 442 tons, Magee, dis
cOal-C. w. Howard & Co.
Oscar c. Schmidt. 51S tons, Crawford, dis
coal-C. W. Howard & Co.
Lulie l. Pollard. SIS tons, Powell, to Id
lumber-C. w. Howard & Co.
Jennie Thomas SO tons, Young, ldg lum-
Der, Baltimore-DiXon, Mitchell & Co.
Ida Lawrence, 459 tons, Campbell, ldg lum-
Der, Baltimore-E. b. Hunting & Co.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-01
Those Who Desire Can Obtain Del
egates.

Rev. John d. Jordan requests the Morn
ing News to announce that if any of the
cItzens who so kindly agreed to entertain
delegates TO the convention have not re-
ceived any delegates by reason of the non
arrival of those assigned to them, and they
desire to have delegates assigned them. he
VIII consider it a favor If they will report
70 MN or to any member of the conven-
ton committee.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-01
THE MORNING NEWS SATURDAY, APRIL l. 1899.

high to-day. playing an errorless game.
Winston's pitching was too much for the
visitors. Lehighs outfield work was very
good. Carolina made runs, Il hits. no
errors, while Lehigh made no runs, 4 hits,
errors. Batteries; Carolina. Winston
and Graves. Lehigh. Rodney and Parson.
Carolina and Lehigh cross bats tomorrow
in Greensboro and again Monday in Win
stOn.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-01

several years ago to have the amount in
creased from IS TO $l2 per month. The
case Is almost without "a parallel in the
history of a pension bureau. For term
of thirty years three different women have
each, as the widow of a man who never
had a wife, drawn his pension, and two
of the women were small children when
the man died.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-01
vale won From Hampton.

Newport News Va, March Sl.-The
game to-day between Yale and Hampton
was very one-sided, the locals going into
the game without practice and being easy
victims. IL was called in the seventh in
ming TO enable the visitors to catch the
boat. Yale won by a score of 10 TO 5.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-01
Gov. Northen to Address Y. NJ. c. A.

Ex-Gov. Northen, president of the State
Baptist Convention, viii deliver the adj
dress TO men at the mems meeting at the
Y. NJ. c. A. gymnasium Sunday afternoon.
The meeting will begin at $50 o'clock
There will be a special song service for the
OCCASION The singing will be led by Mr.
T. y. Sellers of Macon, whose fine tenor
voice has already been heard during the
convention.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-01
Lafayette vs.. south Carolina.

Columbia. S. c., March. Sl.-Lafayette
defeated the South Carolina College team
here to-day by a score of Is TO IA. The
game, though close, was featureless. save
for Tarrer's exceptional work at all stages
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-01
VESSELS IN PORT.
Steamships.

Kansas City, 2,164 tons, Fisher, New York
Ocean Steamship Company
State of Texas, 1928 tons, Foster, Balti-
more-J. j. Carolan, Agent.
u. S. transport Logan, at quarantine.
u S. transport Thomas, Cuba-U. S. Quar-
Ntermaster Department.
y. S. supply ship Comal, Evans, Cuba
U. S. Quartermaster Department
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-01
TO VISIT TELFAIR ACADEMY.

Invita- ton Extended to the Baptist
Convention.
A meeting of the board of managers OF
the Telfair Academy was held yesterday
and the president was authorized to ex-
tend an invitation TO the visiting Baptists-
delegates and visitors-to visit the art gal
lery to-day. The invitation will be ex-
tended to the convention this morning
The academy will be open from a. m.
20 p. m.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-01

Richard Croker was publicly referred
TO by an assemblyman at Albany recently
as the gentleman who has The honor to
preside over and direct the affairs of the
Guy of New York.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-01
MACON BEAT BY CORNELL.
Good Attendance and an Exciting
Game Throughout

Macon, Ga, March 31.-Cornell defeated
Mercer University to-day in the opening
game Of the season. The attendance was
good, and the game was exciting through
out. the two teams being evenly matched
Cornell plays the University of Georgia
tomorrow in Atlanta.
The score to-day was:
R.HE.
Cornell ......3 0 8 0 2 0 0 Ill 10 3
Mercer ........2 2 3 0 0 0 0 OF 8 5
Batteries-Mitchell, Young and -;
Steenbacher and Jones.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-01

Genesta CBr), 4l9 tons. Davies, ldg naval
stores-Strachan & Co.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-01
Ships.


Maria Ratio QtaD, 1909 tons, Ramondo;
die clay-Strachan & Co.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-01

IL Is perfectly well known, yet he is NOT
apprehended. II one IS apprehended you
know what happens then. He is arrested,
and If you can find jury that has never
formed or expressed an opinion, and is in
capable Of doing either. he may be tried
The man Is defended by able counsel All
the safeguards of the law are thrown
about him. If he is convicted under the
general law he Is sentenced for certain
term In the penitentiary, where he is now.
under our humane system, very nicely
taken care of. and after he has served
three, or four, or five, or six years, he gets
Ms release and goes out and goes into his
business again, and we go through the
same rounds, paying the bills all the white.
You know perfectly well that we could
better afford to take all these people. who
are, as ! say, limited In number, aud
board them for life al the Denison Hotel
at s. day, and make money at II. That
would be an economic stroke for u.s.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-01
T0-DAY'S WEATHER FORECAST.

Forecast for Savannah and vicinity I'M
til midnight, April l. 1S99.-Fair; colder.
Washington Forecast for Saturday:
For Gorgia: Fair; colder in southeast
portion; westerly winds; probably fair
Sunday.
For Eastern Florida: Fair; colder in ex-
IRENE northern portion probably fair Sun
day; fresh westerly winds.
For Western Florida: Fair; colder;
probably fair Sunday; fresh westerly
winds.
For South Carolina; Fair; colder, except
In extreme northwest portion; brisk west
erly winds; probably fair Sunday.
General conditions, March 81, 1899, al S
p. m: An area of moderately low pressure
extends along the Atlantic coast An ex-
tensive area of high pressure covers the
country west of the Mississippi river. So
far it has caused no decided change in
temperature. Nearly all the rains during
the past twelve hours have fallen along
the Atlantic coast, the heaviest being 2.04
inches at Jupiter. The temperature is be-
low freezing in Kansas. Nebraska and
Missouri and over the lakes. Thunder
storms occurred at Savannah, Jupiter and
Jacksonville. Maximum wind the past
twelve hours: Jupiter, 80 miles per hour,
southeast.
Yesterdays Weather at Savannah
Maximum temperature, p. m..76 degrees
Minimum temperature, 6 a. M. SO degrees
Mean temperature ...............70 degrees
Normal temperature .............4 degrees
Excess of temperature .......... s degrees
Accumulated excess since
March ................,.........H degrees
Accumulated deficiency since
Jan. l ........'.................. .3S degrees
Rainfall ............ ............... OF inch
Normal ............- .............., II inch
Deficiency since March 1........125 inches
Excess since Jan. l .....E......255 inches
River Report.-The hight of the Savan-
nah river at Augusta at s a m, 18th me-
ridian time, yesterday, was 1875 feet, a fall
of IA feet during the preceding twenty
four hours.
Observations taken March 81, 1899, D.
m. G5th meridian time) at the same mo-
ment of time at all stations for the Morn
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-01

darlington Booth, parading with the
volunteers Of America in Chicago last
Monday, was hooted and Kissed by MEM
bers of the Salvation Army. from which
organization Mr.. Booth and many follows
ers seeded some years ago to form the
volunteers Members of the latter say the
demonstration was due to jealousy en-
gendered by the success af the new or
ganlzation.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-01

Mrs. Amanda Robinson wife of Vim. Robinson hhruer
and stockman, Howesville Clay County, Ind. haa
for several years been in declining health and despond
ent For three months she much enteebled as 10
be not only unable to attend to her domestic affairs but
too sick and feeble to be up and about To-day she IL in
good health and able to attend her household duties
She relates her experience thus: az afflicted with
troubles incident to my and in a very delicate
state Of health lost my appetite dwindled away in
flesh, and greatly depressed After taking various
remedies without being benefited, induced to try
DIR. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People.
EARLY in the summer of 1897 procured FIVE boxes
of them and began taking the pills directed Before
consuming the second box could very perceptbly feel
their beneficial effects. Ny appetite returned com
plexion improved and had renewed strength. After
taking the five boxes felt better in every way was
able to do my usual daily work and stopped taking the
pills.-Prom The Democrat, BydstI, Ind
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-01
Carolina shut out Lehieb.

Chapel Hill, N. c., March 31.-The Uni
versity of North Carolina shut out Le-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-01

1T, temperature; +V, velocity of wind
H. B. Boyer,
Local Forecast Observer, Weather Bureau.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-07-20
Murdered His Employer,

Austin, July ia horrible
murder was committed on farm
near Litig Station, in the extreme
eastern part of this county this
morning.
Nealy Lane. owner of the farm,
was shot and instantly killed by a
negro farm hand named Enoch
Moss.
The two men had trouble in the
field and the negro went to the
house and got Ladies double-bar-
relied shotgun, returned and filed
his employer with buckshot.
Sheriff White has gone to the
scene. Great excitement prevails
as the scene of the crime is not far
from where Engburg and his wife
were murdered six weeks ago by a
negro.
Lane is prominent and a highly
respected citizen and 100 of his
neighbors are searching for the
murderer.
They will avenge his death.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-07-20
Difficulty Encountered.

Washington, July 19.-The war
department is having considerable
difficulty in procuring transporta-
tion for the horses to be sent to
General Otis. According to pres
ent accommodations it will be i'm
possible to send more than 2000
horses between now and November
l. Every effort is being made,
however, to procure additional
freight vessels, and one plan under
consideration is to secure one or
two passenger vessels and convert
them into animal transports. 1t is
not likely that this plan will be
adopted. Major Long, superin-
tendent of the transport service,
has reported that it would take too
long to make the necessary altera-
tiOns in the passenger steamers.
One new freighter has been Sc
cured. 1t Is the Siam. with a ca
pacity of 323 horses. The war de-
partment is planning to send nearly
1000 horses to the Philippines.
OF this number the Tacoma and
Leelawan will take in a few days
456. This will leave 175 horses of
the Fourth Cavalry yet to go. In
addition 5000 more are to be sent
to General Otis. The transporta-
ton now on hand provides for the
conveyance of ,445 on the trans
ports Siam, July 2S; Central and
Charles Nelson, August %, and
Conemaugh and Wyefield, October
l. This will leave l, 736 to be pro-
vided for. Efforts are being made
to secure several vessels near Seat
tie. Wash. so that horses purchas-
ed in the northwestern states can
be transported from there.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-07-20
Family of Ten Drowned.

Tekamah, Neb., July 19.-Word
was received here today of the
drowning, in Northwestern Iowa,
near the Minnesota line, Monday
night, of A. w. Blades. his wife
and eight children. While en-
route to Minnesota in an emigrant
wagon the family was encamped
for the night when a cloudburst
raised the creek II or 10 feet and
the family, team and wagon were
swept away No trace of them has
been found save parts of the wag-
on, which were found in tree tops
some distance down the creek.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-07-20
Very Rough Treatment.
a special from Caney, Kas.

A special from Caney, Kas.,
says:
Samuel l.. Roach, a Hebrew
peddler, who arrived here in a
badly battered condition Monday
night. says that he met with an
adventure in Timber Hill, sixteen
miles south of here, which came
near costing him his life Saturday
night.
Roach, who piles his trade by
wagon in the Indian Territory had
reached the most lonesome place
in the road which penetrates the
dense wood covering Timber Hill,
when he was confronted by two
mounted halfbreeds, who showed
brace of six shooters into his face
and requested him to throw up his
hands. This he did, whereupon
the highwaymen relieved him of
his last $50 and looted his wagon,
scattering the goods about pro-
misciously.
Then they bound Roach to
wheel of the wagon and whipped
his mules into a run. The rope,
however, broke, after they had
gone short distance, and Roach
dropped to the ground. The rob-
bars, thinking that he was dead,
rode away. Roach recovered after
a while sufficiently TO make his
way here. Beyond badly bruised
head and broken collar bone his
injuries are slight. He says that
one of the robbers was the motor
ious Ed Newcomb.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-07-20

& Pacific railway for taking care of
passengers to Hot Springs, Ark, does
away with the lay over at Halvern.
This makes the best service ever Of
fered those who desire to visit the
greatest mineral springs in America.
The T. & P. run two fast trains daily,
equipped with superb Pullman sleep
ers and handsome new reclining
chair cars (seats free). il19tf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-07-20
Smallpox Epidemic.

All the churches and Sunday
schools in Frankfort, Ky, were
closed last Sunday, and no reli-
gious or public gathering will be
held in the state capitol for 10 days.
This step was ordered by the city
health officers to prevent the spread
of smallpox from which about 40
patients are suffering and have been
removed to the pesthouse. There
are thousands of sore arms as re-
suit of the wholesale vaccination.
which has been made compulsory.
There have been no deaths, but
for the past week several new cases
developed each day, all, however,
in mild form.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-07-20

To eradicate worms from the sys-
tenn give the child plain, nourishing
food and Whites Cream Vermi-
fuge. The result will be, the worms
will disappear and the child will be-
come healthy and cheerful. Price, %
cents. City Drug Store, w. B. Frame.