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The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-21
THE NEWS At DOUGLAS.
Ross Lewis shot HimseIf-Cady Fired
on From Ambush.


Douglas. Ga. Sept 20.-Mr. John Cook
sey of Nichols. was united in marriage 20
Miss DOrcas Lee OF Beach on Sunday.
They will make their future home az
Nichols.
Ross Lewis aocidentily shot himself in
the breast ~ the residence OF Mrs. Roof
IN Nichols last Sunday morning. inHicting
a very serious wound. He may recover.
While on his way home on last Friday
night. Mr.. =. Cady. who lives near Mich
OILS. was she's NJ from ambush. Fortu-
nateiy no shot took effect. lie had 500
IN his possession, and Il ie thought
that the motive OF the would-bc ASSASSIN
was robbery. as Mr. Cady has not a
known enemy. II D. thought that sum
cieut evidence will be secured TO fasien
the guilt upon a party suspected.
Coffee county's registrars. consisting Of
Messrs. George II. Briggs joel Gnskin and
Joe Bailey. are now revising and correct
ing the voters lists
The commissioners have levied the tax
rate for Coffee county. $50 for the state.
and $3.50 for county purposes. making a
totnl of $3.50. against SIG on tho sl.o00 for
last year. This reduction comes with a
new three-story jail 60 build. now In course
OF erection. and 500 81 the county fund
needed to maintain the misdemeanor con-
victs on the public roads.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-21
PATENT MEDICINE PRICES.
Druggists Unite In Determination 60
Uphold Them.

Chicago. Sept 20.--The Proprietary As
ISOLATION OF America united with the
wholesale Druggists Association. the Ma
tional Retail Druggists Association, and
the American Pharmaceutical Association
yesterday. 81 close agreement 70 uphold
the retail Of proprietary medicines and
drugs As result OF this action. all
proprietary medicines will be put upon
the market at the prices listed. and not
at a reduction Of from - to 80 per cent,
~ department etofes and distributing con-
Germs are in the habit Of doing.
The Committee on Adulterations made
a report which caused Hometh hing OF stir
Instances Of aduiteration were given as
follows.
Some olive on. branded with imported
labels. r. cotton seed oil extract manufac-
lured IN Eastern cities Lehigh coal dust
Is palmed on as powdered anthony. Sofa
n substituted for bOrax. Essential oils
On "a pure state are almost unknown 90
the market. aud practically cannot be OBJ
tanned u was the unanimous sentiment
that proper labels a swell Bs purity should
he insisted upon. and the BroEius pure
food ana drug BIZ introduced into Con
gress last session should be- passed.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-21
CURE GUARANTEED
rmE NEWS Ar TALLAHASSEE.
Capt. Gays Marrow Escape From n
Dangerous Runaway.

Tallahassee. Fla. Sept % The Leon
opening OF siNty-seven schools. twenty
nine white and thirty-eight ooiored. Sew
enty odd schools will b. operated In Leon
county this winter but FOR the prcet nj
there b. lack OF teachers.
De soto county has been Dragging about
having nomintel the youngest Democrat
for the Legislature. stating HE age az -e
h. a. Buford. recently nominated Tor the
Legislature by the Democrats OF Calhoun
county. viii be the youngest member. his
age being q
Jack Prince. a Tallahassee printer. del
az the residence OF his father last night
after "A lingering illness, Of consumption.
Jef A. Davis the man who was mystic
ri0usly shO, on Tuesday night. Is stil
alive. but very low.
Capt Charley Cay formerly from 81
vannah. "a successful and popular naval
stores operator In the Tallahassee country.
on Wednesday afternoon. took his young
rieces out for a drive. He halted in front
OF a drug store aud ordered cold drinks.
There was a rush at the fountain. and the
Captain nlightcd TO return the glasses
laying the lines over the dashboard A.
ne received the glasses they ratified. tho
horses made dash. he jumped for the
lines. and secured them. but WAS Knocked
Nown by the hind wheel. striking him in
the back. lie held on 20 the lines, AMI
was dragged about half a block. His
weight is over 200 pounds. and he had the
frightened animal checked up as parties
rushing 10 the rescue seized them. The
young ladies sat quietly In the buggy.
bravely appealing to che Captain to turn
4 hs. NH ha an
as long as there was life in his body. II
was narrow escape from n frightfui &C.
cldent. and beyond a badly soiied suit.
there was no damage. Tho Captain Te-
sumed his seat and drove on the horses
az though nothing had happened.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-21
NATIONAL MUNICIPAL LEAGUE.
several Speeches Made on Interest,"
ing Subjects.

inE subjects.
Milwaukee. Wis. Sept. 9O.-The National
Municipal League Convention was slow In
assembling to-day.
Charles Richardson OF Philadelphia. vice
president OF the league, was the first
speaker on to-day.s programme. Does
the model charter confer dangerous pow
ers on the mayor" was the title of his
paper
Prof Samuel Z. Sparkling. OF Madison
Wis. Secretary OF the Wisconsin league
OF Municipalities. read a paper on The
Model Charter OF Small Cities"
a feature % the afternoon session was
a paper on THE Influence Of Public Serv-
ice Companies on City Government" by
Rev. Or. Washington GLADDEN. Of Column
bus o.. who II % member OF the Columbus
city council. He said 10 part:
What are the reasons urged against
public ownership They all reduce TO
this II Is dlfiicult. and perhaps danger
Gus So IL f., but " Il Is our business We
had better do IL. and not shirk Il nor any
part Of a. Public ownership T. no pena-
Goa. II will leave us battles to fight and
obstacles TO overcome: but the line Of
least resistance TO righteous rule lies
through the resumption by the people Of
those functions Of sovereignty which they
have surrendered to private corporations.
Tho pressure Of the traders ana the con-
tractors uron the officials would. IN the
words Of Albert Shnw. be lncomparably
less than that which Is nov brought TO
hear by the corporations We have now
I'm al our cities millions Of money IN the
hands Of prominent and influential men
who are financially Interested IN maintain
ing weak or bad government. because they
could not obtain from intelligent ana hon
est government the kind Of franchises
they want That condition IL abnormal.
and the only deliverance from IL Is
through the municipal ownership Of public
ser,tce rnonopolieg"
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-21
SOCIETY WAS HARD art.
what Unpublished Notes of Report
ed Told.

Ell Totus
From the Philadelphia Record.
Galveston. Tex. Sept. 1.-THE society
columns OF the Galveston News to-day
tell the story OF the storm horror In a new
and pathetic way. what the society re-
porter wrote for the paper a week ago
(which had nos been publIshed) was to-
day printed with a paragraph added 40
each Item IN parenthesis. telling what
fate was visited by the great disaster
upon the persons mentioned.
The society reporter had JUS prepared
her copy for the paper when the storm
broke She escaped the flood. but returned
home 10 hnd the water-stnincd and torn
manuscript written a week before
One item printed to-day. told IN detail
OF a picnic al the Catholic orphan Home
grounds the night before the disaster az
which al the younger members Of society
were present Added IN parenthesiS was
this The spot now makes one shudder.
Ninety people were lost from that one
house
Another item ran that afr. and Mrs.
w r. Beers leave this week for New
York city. where Mr. Beers will resume
his law course at Columbia" In paren-
thesis II Is added that the Beers house
has been converted into a hospital
Another hem tells Of a gay taliy-ho
party 20 Techman's. on the beach. the
night before the storm; the addition. In
parenthesis. said that not a Sign Of Tech
mans was left and that many Of the
guests Of the party were swept 20 death
By the storm.
There was the story Of a dance on FRI
day night NJ the paiatiai Lohit House.
and the addition told OF the awful scenes
on the night following. when sixty terri
ned people sought shelser In the same
house.
Another item says that Mr. Edward
Ketchum returned from Chicago Tues
day. and adds: Returned 20 prove HIM
self a faithful soldier OF humanity"
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-21
ANOTHER CONSOLIDATION.
Telephone and Telegraph Companies
VIII Likely Combine.

VIII Likely Combine.
New York Sept. 20.-In its forthcoming
issue the Electrical Review will editorial
ly publish this:
There have been numerous reports Of
late concerning the probable amalgama-
ton Of an the telephone and telegraph
companies Of the United States. The Fec
trical Review was recently Informed that
rapid progress was being made IN this
direction by the financial interests controil-
ing the four leading companies. These are
the American Telephone and Telegraph
Company. which now includes the Amer
lean Bell Telephone Company. the Teie-
phone. Telegraph and Gable Company OF
America. the Western Union Telegraph
Company. and the Postal Telegraph aud
Gable Company.
1T s predicted by those IN position 20
know, that these interests will be consol-
dated into one biz company 20 be known
as the National Telephone and Telegraph
Company. and that such consolidation VIII
be accomplished before the end Of the
present year"
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-21
GERMAN VOTERS HEAR HANNA.
Told Them Croker Was the OnIy Inn
perIaIISt He Knew Of.

ntFtAiiAf w Nht" we
Chicago. Sept. 2o.-An immense German
American Republican mass meeting was
he'd az Central Music Hall this evening.
The audience packed the hail 20 the side
walk. where they waited patiently until
tne speakers. who were speaking In the
hall. could come out and address them.
Franz Ambcrg presided az the meeting
and introduced Frederick W Hollis. who
spoke IN German and Judge Richard
Yates. Republican candidate for Governor.
At the conclusion Of Judge Yates speech.
Senator Hanna addressed the audience.
saving:
The issues % this campaign. my fel-
low-citixens. boiled down. are no different
from what they were in ISL. Everybody
knew then the day after election where
the German American people of this coun-
Try stood upon those issues and they
know II to-day. To be sure. the opposi-
ton party has brought into u many col
lateral issues. varied In their nature, ana
are very secreiive a. TO what they BE-
leve themselves upon the subject until
they discuss Il in public and find out
what the people think. They expected "a
stampede the German-Americans OF the
United States upon the issue OF imperial
a"AiA hAit AAFN tbAtfu utAttAaH ~ Wv WIZ
fan whenever they strike AT the founda-
ton % our prosperity and development.
You ala know what happened at Kan
sss City. you all know how Mr.. Bryan
became the nominee at that convention.
- the only man upon whom all the ele-
menfs Of PopuliFm. socialism ana an
archy could unite; the man who had
tut one issue in hls heart could talk upon
nut one issue. and that free silver. But
they told him that he must not talk too
much about free silver. particularly IN
the East and his managers prepared his
speeches for him 80 far az furnishing the
ammunition. He must try imperialism
inst. He must tell the people Of this
country chat the American people were
ready 70 renOunce all he principles OF Re
pubicanism. set NJ naught oil the exam
Pies OF their statesmen and heroes. divide
upon the question that had buided them
up, and say that they were through with
tneir republican form OF government II
they voted the Republican ticket say
mat that question has been failure be-
cause would no, stand the test Of reason
and common sense.
When they paint William Mckinley as
an emperor they viii get the same
answer from every audience that r. gath
cred together who are patriots. Why. the
only imperialist per Sc that ! know OF IN
we United States 81 Dick Croker He can
issue orders and they are obeyed. He can
levy tribute aud ID Is paid"
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-21

afhf ms no more gracefully than by CON-
'hs mere no~ or az an early period"
senator Hanna has made no public ut
t"tanne regarding MS alleged intention to
bring the President out.
chairman johnson. OF the Democratic
executive Committee. to-day laughed a
me story that Richard Croker had pledg-
81 $4,000 10 the national campaign fund.
50 far a. ! know there e nothing al al
In this talk" he said
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-21
} EXTERMINATE BOXERS.
CConilnued from Flrst rare1

fate missionaries unaccounted for in chi
II. also condition mission property West
Shan Tuug Now reptile. no foreigners
Pao Tins Flu Others escaped. hiding
places unknown. Impossible ASCERTAIN
whereabouts Imperial odict ordering civil
military oficiais chi ~ ox,erminate Box
ers now Issued. All property intact OK
cepting lin Ching nilsson. American
board. which g. destroyed. Governor ar
rived. rioters dismissed hy head oaclals.
From other sources today learn governor
issued orders throughout province to cx-
terminate Boxers Fowler"
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-21

London. Sept 2i.-The Pekin eorrefpon-
dent Of the Daily Express. writing sept
r. asserts that the Russian troops are
not leaving British headquarters ne
adds had been Informed that the RUSSIANS
had left. but the statement was untrue
the fact being that the Russians have
been reinforced and made claim for
more extended quarters IN Pekin.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-21
Pits.burK won BandiIy.

plttsburR. Sept. 20-The Pittsburg club
celebrated their return home from the
most successful Eastern trip In the his
tory 81 the club by easily defeating 81.
Louis. Attendance. $500. Score;
RH.E.
Pittsburg .....2iO O33i x-iO u Z
81. Louis ........0 o o 0 o o an 1
Batteries. Tannehill and thinner: Pow"
ell and Robinson
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-21
STILL AFTER THE BOXERS.
Allied Forces Are Making ExpedI-
lions Outside Of Pekin.

Copyright. 1900. by the Associated Press }
Pekin. sept t. Via Taku. Sept. o.-Gen.
james ~. Wilson with 500 Americans and
CO.. British troops and Elk guns. marched
westward to-day. and the Germans will
move tomorrow 10 cooperate IN taking
Pei Ia Chu. where the enemy II supposed
90 be IN large force. The American COM
mnnder Will attack from the west and the
Germans from the east Gen. Wilson will
then take the San Hal Tien (san Kla
TienD arsenal.
Possibly this will be the last big ex-
petition. a. n is understood that the
British and Americans will abandon the
former plan Of police campaign and will
prepare for tho evacuation OF Pekin.
The British have countermanded the or
der for winter clothing. ana Il h reported
will fall hack 10 Wei Hal Wei The Ger
man legation a. expected 20 withdraw Fri
day. Sept. q and Il is generally reported
that The Americans viii withdraw, but
Cen Chaffee refuses 10 confirm the ru.
NOR
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-21
MEETING or ODD FELLOWS.
All Proposed Amendments 90 Consti-
tuition Rejected.


Richmond. Va. Sept. 2o-At to-day's
session the sovereign grand lodge. l. O.
r.. rejected all the propos amend
ments TO the constitution. one OF the most
important Of which was a proposition 20
ADMIT into the membership OF the order
Indians with one-eighth white blood in
their veins and also 60 reduce the age
limit from q to IS years.
The statement OF the question OF the
next plact Of meeting was deferred until
tomorrow.
This afternoon a competitive drill OF the
Cantons took place IN the capital square
and the prizes were awarded tonight after
the hall and concert at the Auditorium ~
follows.
Class A.. Canton Boone. Lebanon. Ind.
nrss prize Canton Wright Wooster o..
second prize. Canton Lucas. third prize.
Glass g.. Canton city Of the Straits. De
tToit FIRST prize. Canton Syracuse. SYRIA
cuse. y. y. second prize.
The highest prize was 500
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-21

Liverpool. Sept 2i.-Weekly cotton eta
tis,ies: Total sales Of all kinds. 25.ooo
bales Total sales American. 1900 Eng
llsh splnners takings. 1900. Total export.
GOO. import Of all Sin6s, BOD; import.
American. 200 Stock Of al kinds. ie2-
COO; stock American, 10000 Quantity
afoat all kinds, 5000; quantity afioat,
American, 5000 Total sales on specula-
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-21

Boston. Sept 0.-The Philadelphia in
held went 20 pieces In the second inning
to-day. making four errors which melted
Boston three runs. Attendance. $50.
Score;
RH.E.
Boston .......o $1,000 x-Ss y
Philadelphia o 0 o o 81 o. s
Batteries; Lewis and Sullivan; orth and
Mcfarland
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-21
MCKINLEY NAV GO on STUMP.
An Effort VIII he Made 60 Have tiH,
speak sn the West.

Chicago, Sept. 2o.-It is possible that
President Mckinley will make several
speeches In the West before the close Of
The present campaign. and TO induce him
70 promise to do 50 n one OF the objects
Of visit which Senator Hanna will make
TO Canton, o.
The subject has not been discussed ex-
'ensively." said Vice Chairman PAYNE TO-
day. "bu, tina, Il would be a wise thing for
Mt Mckinley TO do 80 Is beyond question.
mo people OF Chicago were disappointed
snai be could not visit this city during me
" A. X. encampments and he could make
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-21
southern vic~roy-. Acceptable.

Berlin. sept. eo-Referrins 70 the op-
nointment Of two Of the southern viceroys
as advisory peace commissioners the Ger
man foreign once said to-day that these
funciionaries were more friendly 10 FOR
eicnera Than the northern and central
vlceroys and were hence acceptable 20
Germany and presumably 10 other Powers
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-21
soME PROMINENT SPEAKERS.
VIII he Heard From az Meeting of
Democratic Clubs.

Indianapolis. Ind. Sept. Sergeant
at-Arms King. Of the National Convention
Of Democratic Clubs. TO be held here oct.
and 4 received to-day from Lewis G
Stevenson. Western representative % the
National Association. a letter announcing
thnt the speakers az the convention will
include J Hamilton Lewis OF Washing
ION. William J. Bryan. Adlai + Steven
son. Bourke Cochran. Senator George
Wellington. ex-Gov. Chauncey Black OF
Pennsylvania. Capt Patrick OFerrell OF
Washington. D c.. 2. r. Dove and Au-
gustus Thomas.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-21

Lady engaging new housemaid)--
Daphne? That is much TOO romantic a
name. with young men IN the house. I
suppose YOU would not object to he called
by your surname7'' Applicant--"Oh. no.
ma'am. IN fact. I'm quite used 90 H."
Lady-"what IL your surnams7" April
cant-"Dariing. GLASGOW Evening Times
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-21
RESULTS on THE DIAMOND.
New Works Beat the Champions Tn "a
Ten-InBiRg Game

New York. Sept. 0.-The New Yorks
beat the champions In a ten-inning game
this afternoon. II was an interesting one.
both pitchers doing good work Attend
ance. SO Score.
R.HE
Brooklyn % 0 90 o2oo "a 8 /
New York o o o o 2 0 0 Is 10 .
Batteries: Kitson and Mcclure; Taylor
and Bowerman.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-21
EARL IL GOING TO PEkIS.
lie Tenders u TITS Tbsnke Through
Admiral Remey.

Washington. Sept. % Admiral Crownln-
shield. chief OF the bureau Of navigation.
and acting secretary Of the navy has
received the following cablegram from
Admiral Remey;
''Tsku Sept. i9-I have called upon II
Hung Chang oficiaily. Arrived Sept u
IN a merchant vessel He will proceed AZ
once to Pekln. lie desires that tender
his sincere thanks for the consideration
he has received from the United States
government. Remey"
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-21
"waIder.ee Nonsense"

Berlin. seps % The Frcisslnnise Zei-
tung. referring 90 Count Won WaherHee >
expected arrival as Shanghai tomorrow
where he viii stay several hours 10 VII
nesa n parade Of foreign troops held IN
his honor. calls the incident new edi-
tion OF Wald~rHee nonsense.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-21

Berlin. pit - 1t IL reported on trust
worthy authority In shangha'. Gays dis
pstch 60 the Lokal Anzeiger. that Ger
msny will insist upon the destruction OF
the Chinese coast dsfenses aud the Yang
tee forts a. a condition Of her entrance
upon peace negotiations.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-21
CHING WIRES TO EARL II.
Assures HIN ue wuI ne Protected
Nv the Foreigners.

Yokohama, Sept 20 The japanese war
once has received the following from
Gen YamaEuchi. dated Pckin. Sept i6.
"Tfince ching sent to II Hung Chang
this TELEGRAM to await him at Tien Tsin
Received your telegram. You will be
protected by the foreign Powers. There
fore proceed to Pekin Immediately
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-21
ATTACK ON PEI-rANG PORTS.
Force That Went out on the Expe-
dition From Tiea Tsin.

N"Ftt TIM VIII WuF on INC EhVe-
dition From Tiea Tsin.
Copyright. 1870. the Associated Press.
Tien Tsin. Sept. 49, via Shanghai Sept
-. Two thousand six hundred Germans
left Tien Tsin to-day TO join force form
ing IN the neighborhood Of Taku. already
composed OF go Russians. 1890 Germans
apd other foreign troops. the intention
being to attack the Pei-Tang forts 90
morrow az daybreak.
The American postal arrangements are
completed for Tien Tsin. Branch Offices
have been opened AZ the different points
where the United States troops are sta
toned. and tho service will be carried a.
soon as possible 90 Pekin.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-21
nlnck diamond wines closed.

Knoxville. Tenn. sept. go.--rhe mines Of
,hc Biack Diamond Coal Company az Coal
creek are closed. 1s the miners and com
nanv have not yet agreed on the details
- me contract for the new year. The
81 men OF the Coal Greek Coal Company
mine are SIN on a strike. They went out
Tuesday
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-21
NEGRO srEppED orr TRAIN.
lie Fell Forty Feet aud H. said 60
he Dying.

Macon. Sept 2o-An unknown negro was
found dying on the southern Railroad
tracks tonight a. the Centrars crossing
The indications are that he stepped from
train on the Central tracks which are
about forty feet above the place where
he was found. aud that he tumbled this
distance landing on his head He had
s. IN his pockets but nothing by which he
could be Identified. He IL ~ the city hos
nffaf
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-21
FRAUD ORDER Is ISSUED.
Arthus $. Foster on the Postomce
Blacklist.

Washington. Sept 20-The postonice
department has issued a fraud order
against Arthur s Foster and Arthur =
Foster and Company OF Philadelphia.
dealers in cotton futures. who advertised
70 pay sixty per cent. per annum on all
money deposited with them for invest
ment The firm attempted recently TO Sc
cure a restraining order In the District
Supreme Court an enioin the postmaster
from issuing the order against them The
temporary restraining order was dissolved
on Sept. II, and the fraud order was is
sued to-day.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-21

McLeanshoro. i'll. Sept O.-Hon. Adlai
+. Stevenson. Democratic candidate for
Vice President. addressed about 1900 pco-
PIE here yesterday. He confined himself
wholly to imperialism and trusts
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-21
the DAILY FACTION BoLrED.
Termination of the Democratic Con-
vention in Montana.

Helena. Mont. Sept. @-Three state con-
ventlons met here yesterday. the Demo
cratic. Populist and Labor parties. The
latter two organized and adjourned until
TOMORROW. The Democratic wound up in
the evening by a bolt OF six'y-hve. del
.r.tcs The men who left the convention
are known as the DAILY faction.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-21
ROOsEvELT's FIVE SPEECHES.
AZ Logan. Utah. lie spoke In the
Mormon Tabernacle.

ogden Utah. Sept. GOV. Roosevelt
limited the number OF his speeches to-day
to five, including the night meeting at
this place. The special train left Poca-
telio al O'Clock this morning, and ar
rived az ogden az s O'Clock IN che evening.
where a stop was made for the night
Al Logan. the first stop OF the day was
made. and here the meeting was held In
the Mormon tabernacle a mite from the
station. Al Brigham City. Gov. Roose-
welt spoke in the open air from the band
stand
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-21
A DEMOCRAT APPOINTED.
Acting Governor of Utah Stole a
March ON GOV. Wells.

Salt Lake. Utah. Sept 2o.-whlle Gov.
Wells and Secretary OF State Hammond
were IN Idaho last night 20 meet Gov
Roosevelt and ESCORT him % this city.
Judge O. w. Powers Of Salt Lake. a
Democrat. was appointed United States
senator 10 MI the existing vacancy The
appointment was made by the president
OF the senate. who & acting governor.
according 10 the constitution.