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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-16

Graybeard may be obtained at ali drug
stores OF write to US for Il. Respess Drug
Co sole pre- ps.. Savannah. Ga.-ad.
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To Talk oV.rReunton.

Lafayette McIaws Camp OF Confederate
Veterans VIII meet tonight and consider
plans for the State Reunion az Augusta.
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The best pro'Siion against fevers
pneumonia. dlphtheria, etc. Is IN building
up the system with Hoods sarsaparilla.
I'D
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1857 Round Trip TO Atlanta VIA
Central of Georgia Railway. Ac-
count of the Southern Interstate

Tickets on sale Oct. . TO q. inclusive.
annl return limit oct 60 1900.
Double daily through trains. sleeping
cars by night. parior cars by day.
Ticket Office i07 Bull street and Central
Passenger Station.-ad.
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High-Grade Institution for Ladies'
Shorter College, Rome Ca. Write for
catalogue.-ad.
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Buy ana cry 81 IL sou want a delicious
wine with a beautiful bouquet-cook's
Imperial Extra Dry Champa gne.--ad.
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WHITE GOODS

In this department we have o. usual
the choicest lines IN the city. Our Waite
Goods are always good and reliable This
years stock Is very pretty. and there are
big values In every item.
White India Linen SAC: worth ioc
white India Linen Zoe: worth i2i,c
White IndiL Linen I5c: worth zoe.
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SILKS
FLANNELETTEs AND OUTINGS.

The newest and most popular Of this
seasons goods Our assortments are nos
complete and The pnces very attractive
An assortment OF outings az i0r
All eolors and patterns Of Cashmefets
Sic. worth l2isc
Fancy Flanelette5 12iLc and l5c.
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LACE CURTAINS

From 75c TO N0o All new this season.
ATTRACTIVE PRICES ARE THESE
our regular N.75 White Bedspreads Tor
NS
All our best Toe Shirtings this week Sc.
A good yard-Wide Bieached Shiriing for
SIC: worth Sisc
36xls Frlnged Damask Towels 25c;
very cheaR
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-04
FOUR AMPUTATIoNs AT ONCE.
Remarkable Surgical Operation Per-
formed Mt Fort Wyane.


Special to the indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE, Ind, Jan. "a remark
able case of surgery and a remarkable ex-
hibition of vitality is that of Munro
Walters, who was struck and, 1t was
thought, killed, by a train here Monday
night. Walters was badly mangled and
lay for a long time beside the track after
the accident. When picked up he was
thought to be dead, but was nearly frozen,
instead. Both legs and both arms were
crushed to shapeless masses. and DR.. c. ID.
Stemen, who attended, decided that in the
amputation of all four lay the only chance
to save his life. This morning the patient
showed such remarkable recuperative pow
ers that it was decided to operate without
further delay. The four operations We're
performed simultaneously, and in twenty
minutes all was over. Two physicians oper-
ated on each limb at the same time. Nor
NAL saline solution was injected into the
veins to keep the patient alive while the
operation was going on.
The doctors who operated, with several
others, and the members of the senior
class of the Medical College waited for
signs of returning animation. After a long
time Walters partly regained conscious
shock has been surprising. There is moth
ing left of him but his head. trunk and a
stump of one leg, ten inches long. The 9TH
err amputations were complete. He is forty
two years of age, very strong physically
and the doctors say he may recover. If he
does it will be the first case of the kind on
record. DR.. Alfred Muilens, of the United
States army, and DIR. Beggs, of Dundee.
Scotland, performed similar operations,
but both patients died under the knife. or
cases noted the operations were performed
separately, or two limbs at a time.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-04
Judge MOnatt's Ruling.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Jan. 3.-The deci-
sion of Judge Moffatt, of the Sullivan Cir
cult Court, in granting the motion to quash
the indictment against ex-Coroner Payne,
of Vigo county,, will be of interest to other
counties of the State. Prosecuting Attor-
ney Beal will carry the case to the Supreme
Court. When the same questions were be-
fore Special Judge Leveque, in the court
here, he held the Indictment good. DR..
Payne took a change of venue, and Judge
Moffatt has taken the other view. Judge
Moffatt held that no fraud had been per-
petrated on the County Commissioners in
the bills presented by the coroner, and If
there was anything wrong it was with the
County Commissioners in not rejecting the
bills. If fraud at all, it was a patent fraud
and not a latent one, and 1t was the duty
of the commissioners to examine into the
claim. Judge Moffat held that the coroner
should lave been indicted, if indicted at all,
under the statute against eXtortion, be-
cause the statute against filing false claims
is a general statute, whereas the statute
against exuortion is a special statute, and
where that occurs in a criminal case the
indictment must be under the special stat
ute.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-04
CHECK OF A B0NDSMAN
GIVEN To SETTLE SHELBY COUNTY
TREAsURER's ACCOUNTS.
Books Still Missing-PersOnal En-
counter Results from the Middle
Dead Gas Well Rejuycnated.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SHELBYVILLE, Ind. lar 3.-Treasurer
Wilson settled with his successor. Treas
urer Lee, this afternoon by handing him
a certified check on the Farmers National
Bank signed by A. j. Thurston, one of
the bondsmen, calling for sSe. IS. An
other demand was made on Mr.. Wilson for
the missing condensed ledger and on its
not being turned over to him., Mr.. Lee
Immediately served a written notice
through the sheriff on the board of com
missioners and Judge Morris. of the Cir
cult Court, notifying them of the loss of
the book and demanding that steps be
taken for it's recovery. A singular circum-
stance in connection with all the missing
books, both from the auditors and the
treasurer's offices, is that they cover ex-
actly the same period and the first entries
in the new books bear the same date.
June /, 1899. No effort has been made by
any OF the county officials looking to the
recovery of the books or to locate the
blame for their disappearance. An unof-
fetal search disclosed the fact that the
condensed ledger and index of allowances
by the commissioners were the first to
oiClppOaAs SOAilliltGSAOAAClo 1RtOOAo ~ va
still in the office and when the suggestion
of an investigation was advanced it van
ished also. The disappearance of the treas
urer's condensed ledger removes all en-
tries on which to investigate the offices
previous to last June, with the exception
of one book in the auditors office. One
theory is that friends of the Investigators
removed Commissioners Record n to
prevent it being taken also, and that when
an investigation is ordered the book will
be forthcoming.
One of the results Of the county trouble
was a personal encounter near the depot
between the Hon.. Bellamy S. Sutton and
Commissioner Amos. An exchange of views
regarding the financial affairs of the coun-
ty degenerated into al exchange of per-
sonalities and the men were proceeding to
blows when friends interfered and the i'm
pending conflict was averted.
President Chez. of the Good Citizens
League, referring to the work of that Or
ganization, says it will not at this time
do anything that may be construed as an
interference with the work or policy of any
public official. but it will seek to create
a moral atmosphere and influence of public
sentiment conducive to the better conduct
of the county'S business.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-04
FOL PUERTO c
Form of Government Proposed by
Senator

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-Senatof Fora
ker to-day introduced a bill providing A
form of government for the Island of
Porto Rico. The bill provides for the con-
tiuuance of the laws and municipal ordi-
nances now in forge in the island until
the Legislature provided for shall supplant
them. The President is empowered to APP
point a Governor and a Supreme Court.
and also seven heads of departments to
have charge of the various interests of the
government and also five native citizens
who. together with the Governor and heads
of departments are to constitute the upper
branch of the insular Legislature. A lower
house of thirty-five members, to be elected
by the citizens of the island, is also pro-
vided for, and all inhabitants OF the island
are made citizens of the United states.
The citizens are also to elect a delegate
TO Congress. who is to have a seat. but no
vote. The island is to be divided INTO 1--we
districts for judicial and legislative pur.
poses and each district is to have a local
court, to consist of such n number or
judges as the Legislature may provide Tor.
The Constitution and laws OF the United
States are extended TO the island, so far
as the latter are locally applicable. Export
duties are prohibited and free trade is pro-
vided for between the island and United
States proper. Articles imported into Porto
AhACO OtAf(A 49, NNN nav
States are to pay the same duties as those
imposed I'm the ports of this country. The
money thus collected is to go into the
island treasury, but money raised by reve-
nue. collections is to be covered into the
national treasury of the United States. A
commission of five members. two OF whom
are to be natives. is provided for to revise
the system of laws and of judicial pro-
cedure in the island. For the present no
franchises are TO be provided. except on the
approval both of the Governor of the
island and the PRESIDENT Of the United
States.
Speaking of the bill, Senator Foraker said
1t did not create a Territory out of the
island. nor undertake to give the island a
territorial form of government in the ordi-
nary understanding of that phrase, adding
that IL merely provided a simple form of
government, which, IL is believed, would
answer the purpose until a mole mature
form could be devised. The senator also
said that the bill was intended only as a.
basis for the committee on Porto Rico, to
act upon.
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Other Deaths.

BOSTON. Mass, Jan. 3.-Robert Breck
Brigham. proprietor Of Brigham's Hotel
and restaurant, on Washington street, is
dead. aged seventy-three years. For forty
place made famous by his name. His Bos-
ton holdings were to be worth
from s., 100000 to 100000.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-The State De-
partment has received notice of the death
at Naples, where he had been i'll for a long
time, of A. C.. Studer, United States con-
sui at Sorrento. MIR. Studer had been in
the consular service for many years, once
filling the post at Singapore. He was ap-
pointed consul at Sorrento March ID. 1889.
CHICAGO, Jan. 3.-Ralph Phillipson, a
retired wealthy clothing dealer, died sud-
denly of heart disease late last night at
the conclusion of an address to the men,
bers of the district grand lodge No. 3, In
dependent Order BIN Birth. The de-
ceased was ~sixty-seven years old.
NEW ORLEANS. Jan. 3.-Capt. ]. Nee.
Baker. for many years a commander OF
vessels of the Morgan line, hence to New
York, gulf and Cuban ports. n more re-
Gently a member of the Board of United
States Inspectors of Steam Vessels, died
to-day, aged sixty-two years.
NEW YORK, Jan. 3.-Hiram s. Barney,
a retired merchant. died at his home in
this city to-day. With his brother he es-
tablished some of the largest dry goods
stores in Omaha. One of his brothers was
a founder of Denver.
STOCKTON. Cal, Jan. 3.-Peter s.
Wilkes. an attorney, once a member of
the Confederate Congress. is dead at his
home here. aged seventy-four years.
LONDON, Jan. Rev George Buckle,
father of George Earle Buckle, editor Of
the Times, died to-day.
ROME. Jan. 4.-The death Is ~nounc
of Count De Benomar, the Spanish am
bassador to Italy.
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In the Senate.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-Following are
the more important bills introduced in the
Senate to-day:
By Mr.. Ross: Regulating appointments
to civil offices in the outlying dependencies.
1t provides for appointments to such places
regardless of political affiliations and with
out sectional favoritism. and for removal
only upon written charges. No cxamina-
ton is required for appointment.
BY Mr.. Proctor: To amend the Chinese
exclusion laws so as to commit their adj
ministration to the Bureau of immigration
of the Treasury Department.
BY Mr.. Lodge: Authorizing an ~investi-
cation of the economic relations of the
United States with China and the Orient
generally by a commission to be appoint
ed by the President. who is to fix it's
number and also the compensation of it's
members.
By Mr.. McCOmas: Establishment of a
department OF commerce and industries.
By Mr.. Burrows: Classifying railway
postal clerks.
BY Mr.. Allen: Regulating the manufac-
ture of filled cheese and oleomargarine and
the adulteration of foods: also for n PEN
sion of $50 a month to the widow of Col.
Stotsenberg. of the Nebraska regiment.
who was killed in the Philippines.
BY Mr.. Perkins,: Providing a fund for
the pensioning of members of the life-sav-
ing n revenue cutter service and also
providing for compensation to persons in
jured while employed in the government
civil service.
BY Mr.. Butler: Constitutional amend
ment authorizing an income tax.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-04
Indiana

WABASH. Ind, Jan. 3.-Justice George
r. Weesner, one of the most prominent res
idents of Waltz township, this county,
died suddenly to-day. He was sitting in a
room at his home and survived only a few
minutes after being stricken. His death
was due to heart disease. Mr.. Weesner
was forty-five years old and was born
and reared in this county. AT the time
of his death the members of his family
were attending a celebration of the seven
ty-third birthday of his father, at the lat
ter's home.
rigus, wife of County Auditor Garrigus,
died at her home here tonight, after a
brief illness. She was an early settler and
was widely known. Her husband and three
children survive, two sons being govern
ment postal clerks. Interment will be on
Friday.
MUNCIE, Ind, Jar. 3.-Mrs. Rhoda VIII
coxon, widow of Lloyd W~ilcoxon, died this
morning after a prolonged illness. She was
almost eighty years old, and had lived i'm
Muncie for half a century, her husband for
many years being a leading business man
here.
ANDERSON, Ind, Jan. 3.-William G..
Pittsford. sixty-four years old, fell dead
in the office of his livery stable this even
ing. Heart trouble was the cause. He
formerly drove a stage coach between An
derson and Muncie.
SULLIVAN, Ind, Jan. 3.-Thomas Nc
Carly a, young farmer who lived near Car
Isle, was driving in a buggy with a neigh
Dor when he suddenly fell over in his COM
p~anion's lap and expired.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-04
OLD WELL. REJUvENATED.
Dead Hole Made a mt n Hun.
dred Pounds Pressure.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, Jan. 3.-The
first gas we'll to be successfully revived in
this part of the gas belt has just been
completed. The we'll is the property Of
the Peoples Gas Company and was aban-
doned several years ago. the pressure hav-
ing gradually subsidized. In a short time
the we'll was lifeless and there was not the
slightest trace Of gas. About a week ago
William Moore, Of kokomo, induced the
company to let him rejuvenate the well
and restore 1t to its former pressure. He
went to work with his newly devised
method, and yesterday the well showed a
pressure of 100 pounds with every prospect
of a still greater increase in production.
The mpan is highly gratiied at the re-
suit of the experiment and Saturday the
we'll will be connected with the company's
lines again after being cut OFF several
years ago. 1t is quite probable that many
more wells will be restored in this vicinity,
as the present cost of drilling new wells
is nearly $500 per we'll more than it was
a year ago. The gas pressure here is hold
ing up we'll and during the present cold
snap there has been an abundance of gas
and no suffering whatever. The American
Window-glass Company is leasing thou
sands of acres at 81 per acre per year.
The company has great confidence in the
longevity of the BLACKBOARD county gas sup
ply.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-04
CHARGE WAS READY.
Thieves Exploded 1t and Made "a Very
Good Haul.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ALBION, Ind, Jan.3 .-The safe I'm Luck
ey Brothers drugstore at Wolf Lake, Noble
county. was blown open by burglars last
night. and $625 was secured by the robbers.
There is no bank at Wolf Lake, and the
money, which was part of an estate in
process Of settlement. had been put I'm the
safe pending a final report. After the
money was deposited the combination was
forgotten, and the owners OF the safe
drilled holes in the door and charged them
with powder. intending TO shatter the lock.
They then changed their minds and sent
for experts, who were expected to arrive
tomorrow. This state of affairs was a
matter of common knowledge in the To-
cality, and the thieves, who were evidently
local talent, exploded the charges already
in place and took the money.
Sunday morning the safe in Moore's
drugstore. at Merriam. four miles east of
Wolf Lake. was exploded, and sl25 was
taken. The postofiice is I'm the drugstore,
but it's funds and stamps and n registered
mail were not touched. The sum OF So.
lying exposed o n a shelf, was not dis
turbed.
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L RODUC
Some of the Measures Presented I'm
the House Of Representatives.


the House Of Representatives.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 3.-Among the bills
and resolutions introduced in the House
to-day were the following:
BY Mr.. Cooney, of Missouri: Joint reso-
luton for a constitutional amendment pro-
vfding that mo new State, the territory
of which is not contiguous to the United
States, shall be admitted by the Congress
into the Union"
By Mr.. Snodgrass. of Tennessee: Con-
stitutional amendment authorizing an in
come tax.
BY Mr.. Shafroth, of Colorado: Joint
resolution proposing the return to Mexico
during the Mexican war. with the appro-
pirate expression of friendship and good
will
BY Mr.. BromwelI, of Ohio: Joint reso-
luton proposing the following amendment
TO the Constitution: Congress shall lave
power to define trusts and to regulate,
control or prohibit the same within any
State. Territory, District or any other
place subject to its Jurisdiction
BY Mr.. Grosvenor, of Ohio: Relating to
navigation, including bills extending the
laws OF commerce and navigation to Ha-
wall and Porto Rico; giving to Cuban yes
ports.
BY Mr.. Hit, of Illinois. chairman of
committee on foreign affairs: Allowing
foreigners to sue in the United States Cir
claimed through the State Department,
and Furnishing in the Federal courts the
violation of treaty protection given to for
eigners.
By Mr.. Stevens, of Texas: To lease the
public grazing lands.
By Mr.. Gaines. of Tennessee: Reducing
the duty on paper used in printing news
papers.
BY Mr.. Lewis, of Georgia: To repeal the
stamp tax.
BY Mr.. Bell. of Colorado: To provide
for interest on government deposits.
By MIR. Jones, OF Missouri: Appropriate
Ing 5000 600 to the representatives of James
b. Eads for the maintenance for twenty
years of the channel in the South Pass,
Mississippi river.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-04
TWO AND A HALF MILLIONS.
senator Fairbanks Asks an Increase
for the Local Building

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. Jan. Ex-senator Fair
banks to-day submitted a favorable report
from the committee on public buildings
and grounds on the indianapolis building
bill. increasing the appropriation to $780,
600. The report is very brief and to the
point. and sets forth tersely the reasons
why the larger amount should be appro-
priated. The Senate will probably pass the
Fairbanks bill, but the House committee
on public buildings and grounds is COM
mitted against almost everything looking
TO additional expense for public buildings
and may smother the indianapolis PROPOSE
ton. -
The President to-day sent the following
nominations to the Senate:
To be United States consuls-Thomas f.
Prentiss, of Massachusetts. at Rouen,
France: George l.. Darte. of P~ennsylva-
MIA. Martinique. transferred 10 Patras.
Greece: Alonzo G. Yates. of Virginia. at
Patras. transferred TO Martinique.
Brigadier General j. &. Bates, to be ma
ior general of volunteers; Brigadier Gen
Lloyd Wheaton, TO be major general OF
volunteers by brevet. To be brigadier
Colonel s. b. NJ. Young: Lieu
tenant Colonel Arthur Macarthur; Lieu
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]. F. Mcclure has created CONSERVATION In
the ranks of these recreant Officials. and
there is a pulling together such as has
never been witnessed in Madison county.
Some of the guardians lave never made
any sort of a report to the court of the
estates intrusted TO their care for settle
ment. while a number of others are delin-
quent on the final reports. During the last
term of court Judge Mcclure announced
publicly that he would require a report
from all guardians, administrators and ex-
ecutors who were delinquent IN the first
day of the January term OF court, and
that citations would be issued for those
who failed to make the reports required
The work of issuing citations began last
evening and was continued to-day. The
order of Judge Mcclure brought reports in
some cases due for a number OF years. The
court announced that he was determined in
the matter. The sheriff has received a
hundred citations for delinquent guardians
and about fifty for administrators and ex-
~ecutors, and is busy serving the courts
orders.
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mary disposition OF resolutions asking for
Information arout the conduct of the Phil
ippines war. He Indicated a purpose to de-
mend consideration for such measures,
even at the exDense of the financial bill.
lie called attention TO the fact that four
senators had risen on the presentation OF
a resolution by Mr.. Pettigrew to object TO
consideration. This was done in the face Of
the fact that IL was the uniform custom OF
the Senate to allow resolutions OF inquiry
TO go through without obstruction. lie
wanted to know IL this policy was TO be
continued.
The statement brought Messrs. Aldrioh,
Chandler and Hawley TO their feet. Mr..
Aldrich disclaimed any intention OF SUP
pressing information concerning military
matters. Messrs. Hawley and Chandler
both explained that the suggestions con-
corning the Pettigrew resolution had only
covered the point OF postponement until to
morrow. which they asserted was not out
of the ordinary. With n few further words
on the part OF Mr.. Hoar the incident closed.
Mr.. Sewall gave notice that he would ask
the Senate TO consider resolutions in honor
OF the memory of the late Vice President,
Mr.. Hobart. on the 10th. The Senate then
went into executive session and at ITO
y. m. adjourned.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-04
Volcanoes spouting Mud.

SAN DIEGO, Cal. Jan. 3.-Reports re-
ceived from the back country show that
the recent earthquake was the cause of a
number of strange happenings. The mud
volcanoes on the desert near the Colorado
river nave become active after a long
rest. and are now spouting mud again.
The natural gas wells near Yuma are also
in working order since the heavy quake.
They have been lighted and the glare at
night can be seen for many miles. A cor
respondent from Moosa writes that a num-
Der of assures were made in the ground
at that place, twenty or moro feet in
length.