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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-05
UNDER FALSE PRETENsEs.
heV. Henry NJ. Wharton Charged
With a Serious Onense.

New York. Aug. 4.-Rev. Henry NJ.
Wharton, d. D., of Baltimore, was placed
under arrest at Ocean City, N. j., 10
day.
Rev. Wharton is charged by Miss Som
ers Of Ocean City, with obtaining money
under false pretenses. DR.. Wharton
came to Ocean Grove al the close of the
spanlsh-American war, and agitated a
nome for destitute and orphan children.
MISS Somers it is said, offered a home for
the purpose The house was to be put
IN trust but it is alleged that DR.. Wha--
ton secretly had the property made over
to himself
MISS Somers claims she signed the agree
ment without taking the precaution Of
reaulng the papers. 1t Is further alleged
mat IN Virginia. DR.. Wharton borrowed
so'VvV on the property but at his request
the mortgage was never recorded. Later
IL is Claimed, he borrowed a further sum
OF $1,000 from A. W. Cooper of Baltimore
using the property 10 effect it.
DIR. Wharton's Career.
Baltimore. Aug. 4.-Dr. Wharton led a
strenuous life in Baltimore. Com. here
from Virginia in 1881 he assumed the ras-
torate of a small Baptist Church on Lee
street this city. which he presently gave
ny W eIpdih IN the pnDlicatlon business
Meanwhile DR.. Wharton was engaged ac-
lively in street evangelical Work among
fallen women and degraded men of the
city, and formed many projects for their
reform and for the amelioration of the
condition of the children of the stree ts
and Sums. OF these the most famous is
the Whosoever Mission, for children, in
DR.. Wharton's native state, Virginia A
few years ago he organized the Brantley
Mission Baptist Church. OF this DR..
Wharton remained pastor until about a
year ago, when he suddenly resigned and
Left. the city. 1t was freely intimated at
the time that his departure was largely
due to financial troubles, but no sugges-
tions of dishonesty were made against
him here.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-05
ARRANGEMENTS FOR BRYAN.
Plans for the Notification MeehnS
Have Bcen Made.

Indianapolis. Ind, Aug. 4.-The ar
raneements for she Bryan notification
meetinx are about complete. Mr.. Bryan
and his party will arrive here Tuesday
evening at $50 o'clock. Wednesday after
noon the notification meeting will take
place.
The committee says that from reports
II has appeared, the city will he literally
decorated The committee has ordered
handsome banners to be placed across the
principal streets. Barrels of iceWater
will be placed at Different places in MIL
uary Park where the notification exer-
cises are arranged TO take place, ana no
hrcksters or refreshment stands will be
allowed there. Night meetings Will %
held when Messrs. Bryan, Stevenson ana
others will speak.
1t is now thought that It will take near
ly four hours for the notification exercises
Wedne sday, as Il is understood that Mr.
Bryan's speech will contain nearly 10000
| words. Janee d. Richardson of Tonnes
see. who will notify Mr.. Bryan. probably
will speak for nearly an hour. the
speeches of Mr.. Stevenson and Gov.
Thomas of Colorado, who will notify Mr..
Stevenson, are not expected to be lengthy.
n II rains, Tominson Hall, which &C
commodities 5000 will be used for the
notification 1t has been handsomely dec
GRATED for the night meeting. Bryan and
Stevenson parties will leave here Thurs
doy morning
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-05
IN THE "GooD Old TIMES. ;"
Queer Happenings in south CarOIi-
ma Many Years Ago.

Columbia. s. c., Aug. 4.-The random
recollections'' of Edwin j. Scott. dating
back ninety years, embrace many facts
now of peculiar interest. Mr.. Scott came
TO Columbia as a child in 1912. Within
the last month there have been seventeen
men tried for murder in Greenvine, Spar
tanburg and Richland counties, and not
one conviction. Seventeen men have been
killed. and in almost every case the kill
ing was admitted by the defendant. The
severity of the law i'm earlier days is re-
cited by Mr.. Scott who in 1916. saw the
deputy sheriff brand a white man on botn
cheeks with a hot iron. and then cut OFF
his ears with a dun knife for theft; years
later, he saw white man convicted of
horse stealing, publicly whipped on his
bare back, on four successive sales days.
Henry Schultz of Hamburg on -th -Elbe,
es tablished the town of Hamburg on the
Carolina side of the Savannah river OPP
posite Augusta, and became Mayor hen
the town was Incorporated in 1882. He
narrowly escaped hanging. although quite
wealthy, because he caused a young man,
suspected of stealing trunk, to be SO
severely whipped that he died
At his death Schultz left his large in
terest in the Augusta bridge, crossing Sa-
vannah river, to two ftiends named Jon S
and Kennedy. They invoked and obtain
ed from the Legislature of this state the
right of eminent domain in the Carolina
half Of the bridge with the privilege of
erecting a toll gate. This cut off trade
f ON Augusta. The pr sident of the
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-05
A SENSATIONAL CASE.
Thomas Waters Committed in Bull
Ioch for wife Murder.

Ioch for wife Murder.
Statesboro, Ga, Aug. 4.-The Court
House has been full of people since
Thursday morning, occasioned by court
OK inquiry, of unusual interest. On Jan.
TO- 1900 Mr.. Thomas Waters and Miss
Saliie Hagin of this county, were mar
ried The couple did not live amicebly
together. About six weeks ago the wo-
man was taken violently i'll with convul~
sions, and died in a few minutes. She
was buried, but on the third day after
wards, her brother made affidavit before
the ordinary, that he suspected foul play,
and had the coroner disinter the body
and hold an inquest. The verdict of the
coroners Jury was, that the deceased
came to her death from poison and recon-
mended that the stomach be analysed.
DR.. H. X. Slack of LaGrange, an ex-
pert chemist made the analysis, and
reported that strychnne was found, which
was the cause of her death Warrants
were sworn out before J. +. Brannen,
Judge of the County Court, against Wa
tiers, the husband of the dead woman.
and his mother, Mrs. Hester Waters,
charging them with the crime of murder.
After hearing the evidence which was
voluminouR. the woman was acquitted,
but the man was committed to Jail, on
the charge of murder. No commitment
trail in this county has ever attracted
the interest this one has. The parties
connected with this unfortunate affair
have always had the respect and conf
dence of the people who knew them.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-05
ANARCHISTS ARE sUBDUED.
Those in Paterson Are Quiet Since
Investigation Was Begun.

New York, Aug. 4.-The tone of the an
archists at Paterson, N. j., has greatly
changed during the last couple of days.
They are keeping very quiet, and are
even inclined 10 call back what they said
early in the week. They are getting hazy
in their recollections of Malatesta and the
others.
They know now that besides all that
has been published about them, the secret
service agents are at work, and must
know more. Among some Of those who
were laxative early in the week there
is something resembling panic, and men
who on Monday and Tuesday and We'd
nesday could talk English quite fiuently,
now do not understand English, or say
they do not.
Ernestine Gravello is still in Paterson,
and she says she does not intend to go
away. Her brother has done everything
I'm his power TO get her out of the city.
but she refuses to go. She has declined
the offers made her as an attraction for
continuous performances. She says the
cause of anarchy Is too sacred to allow
her to go upon the stage, even though 1t
promised a means of her being able to
contribute large sums to it,
The Paterson Italians who are not In
sympathy with the anarchists, and who
are sorry for the death of King Humbert,
will go to Passaic tomorrow and partic-
mate in a service there in honor of the
dead ruler. There will be no demonstra-
ton in Paterson by advice of the au-
thorities. because of the fear that one
might lead to some unlawful act on the
mart OF the anarchists.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-05
STEVENSON AT BLOOMINGTON.
Made a Brief Speech MT a Non-PartI-
san Gathering.


Bloomington, Ill, Aug "A hearty
we come was gwen Hen. A. e. st ven son
on his arrival here at 2;30 o'clock this af-
ternoon. big crowd gathered at the
union station.
Carriages carried the party Of the Dem
ocratic vice presidential candidate. who
was returning from Minnesota to prepare
for the campaign to Franklin Square
where, just across the street from the
Stevenson home was the speakers sand.
Judge Lawrence Weldon welcomed Mr..
| Stevenson and eulOgized his life and ca
reer In a speech of twenty minutes,
Mr.. Stevenson replied in part as fol-
| lows:
THE future danger of the republic is
not from foreign foe, as during the first
| two decades nor along sectional lines, as
| at a later period of our history: But
with the multiplication and increase of
| individual fortunes-thus emphasizing the
| distance that separates their possessions
from the toiling millions, with the rapid
| augmentation of aggregated wealth and
the murmurings and unrest that follow
as night and day. with the influx and
growth of an element whose principle in
action is the destruction of the safeguards
Of law and of constitutions with the
rapid increase in every field of endeavor
of appliances which mercilessly dispense
with the labor Of human hands and with
population pressing upon means of sub
| sistence-who can doubt that from all
| these may. spring dangers 10 society to
| the state, unknown to the first century
| of our history.
| '',rhe safety Of the republic during the
/ century upon which we are soon to enter
| will rest, not upon its material wealth, its
| physical powers, nor it's splendor, but upon
| the conservatism, the intelligence, the
virtue, the lofty patriotism of all the peo-
| pie.
"At the fireside, in the schoolroom, in
public assemblages, everywhere through
out this broad land, let there be incul-
Gated sublime love of country, a VEN
Grafton for government, for law, for JUS
tice-for all that it has cost our race. the
| toll and sacrifice of centuries 70 achieve.
In this highest and grandest sense let
| there be taught veneration for the memory
of our fathers, the builders of the re-
| public"
| The entire proceedings were non-parti-
| san Both the orator and the president
| of the day are Republicans.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-05

bridge company in Augusta, trained a
cannon on the toll gate o demolish it,
whereupon two old cannon on the nights
OF Hamburg. commanding the city of Au-
gusta- were loaded ard aimed at the bus
mess section of the town. This caused
an application from Augusta for an arm
isti e. mediation followed aud peace was
restored by the Augusta people paying the
Schultz heirs $4,000 for their interest in
the bridge.
Speaking of the slave trade, Mr.. Scott
describes the arrival of several cargoes
of negroes, slender in FORM clean limbed
and very active. Their love of liquor was
such that for a single drink one of the
Africans would stand with his head
against a post or wall and let a strong
man strike him in the forehead with his
fist
Mr.. Scott remembered when Col Wade
Hampton, who FASTENED from his ia
Tiers plantatic in Missis sippi TO join the
Americans at New Orleans, and became
a member of Gen. Jacksops staff,
brought the news of the victory of New
Orleans to Columbia. He rode all the way
on a single horse.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-05
Col. l.. ID. Richardson Dead.

Hot Springs, Ark. Aug 4.-Col. l.. ID.
Richardson died to-day OF compile ION
OF Ills aged "A. He was one OF the most
pfoninent citizens In this state He was
for twelve years superintendent OF the
Hot Springs Railroad, between this city
and Malvern Junction which position he
held IN 10 the time Of his death. In his
on r-iier LIE he was associated with Joe
Reynolds Of Chicago, better known as
diamond joe" IN the operation of a line
OF steamers between St. Louis and st.
Paul. He was a thirty-third degree Mason
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-05

enemy were killed. The allies losses were
seven English and Germans killed and two
German officers. one Russian officer ana
over forty English. German ana Russian
soldiers wounded. The japanese had no
casualties. The flags captured had the
idographs Imperial Command lnscrloeu
on the right corner whereas all the BOX
er flags previously taken bore merely 'hs
name Tho and place name. imey M
also seven idoeraphs signifying 1.-THE Tho
save the empire and destroy foreigners
such a legend was now seen for the hrst
time II showed that the Boxers and I'M
perial troops were acting In combination
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-05
ON THE RUSSIAN FRONTIER.
Several Parties of Troops Were At
tackled by Chinese.

Several Parties of Troops Were At
tackled by Chinese.
St. Petersburg, Aug. 4.-Gen. Grodekoff
has sent the following dispatch to the
war office:
"KhaharoVisk, Aug. 3-Two columns
from Blagove. schensk were ferried over
the Amur river at 8 q. m. under Coils
Schwerin and Ssrkisnoff. attacked the
Chinese troops and took the town of SAX
hahn one gun and a quantity of Mauser
cartridges The ste amer Silenga suffered
severely from rife fire.
THE Transseisk detachment under Col
Pfotenhauer bombarded Aigun with
twelve mortars. and the Chinese replied
one officer and five men were killed, and
fife men We're wounded. Four armored
steamers are ratroling the Amur."
telegram received mere to-day from
Engineer Gutenberg dated Kawgkumschi
Gasimur. in the Tfansbaikal province
Wednesday, Aug. l, says:
'In the retreat to the frontier the
agents workmen and guards were sur
prised and bombarded by, Chinese i'm the
Shingan passes. Three guards and one
workman were killed and twenty work
men fled to the mountains, none of whom
have returned"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-05
FLAGS OF THE CHINESE.
Those Seen on seymour's March In
dicated League with Boxers.

Those Seen ON seymour's March In
dicated League with Boxers.
San Francisco, Aug. 4.-The Kobe Her
aid Of July II, prints the fun report OF
Commander Mor1 70 the japanese govern
ment on the attempt OF Admiral Seymour
to reach Pekin. On June 10. the relief
expedition first became convinced that
the Boxers and the Chinese imperial
troops we're acting in concert. In review
ing the skirmsh on that date. Command
er Mort reported;
THE troops facing the British were Gen.
lungs main body. They carried flags
with che idograph 'rung' blazoned In gold
on a red field, and in the intervals Of
these flags were banners with green bor-
ders surrounding red field. These
standards showed that we were confront -
ed by a mixed army OF regulars and Box
ers. The troops on the enemy's left we're
Gen. Tupg's rear guard, and the whole
numbered about 1000. Our force at the
time mustered about LOO"
An the skirmish that followed, 100 of the
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-05
RECIPROCITY WITH GERMANY.
Text of the Commercial Agreement,
Made Public.

Washington, Aug. 4.-The text of the
commercial agreement with Germany
upon which the Presidents proclamation
was issued on July 10, was made public
to-day. 1t makes certain tariff reductions
on importetions from Germany OF argols
of crude tartar or wine lees, brandes, still
wines, paintings. drawings and siatuary
Reciprocally the German government
guarantees to the products of the United
States on their entry into Germany. the
tariff rates which have been conceded by
the recent commercial treaties with Eu-
ropean countries.
The German government also agrees tc
annul the regulations providing that the
dried or evaporated or dried fruits i'm
ported from the United States into Ger
many be inspected on account of the Sar
Jose scale.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-05
MILLER DEFEATED PIERCE.
E,nrI Kiser won Five VILE Rnce over
WaIthour of Atlanta.

New York. Aug. 4.-Charles Miller OF
Chicago and Burns Pierce of Boston. the
long-distanoe riders, met this afternoon
in a 25-miIe motor-paced race on the Man
haitian Beach track and the Western man
defeated the New Highlander handily by
a third Of a lep. Time 43 81.
Earl Kiser won the flve-mile profession
al handicap from scratch, a length In
front OF Bob Wslthour Of Atlanta, Ga,
ATTY yards, who beat AL Newhouse Of Buff
falo by a wheel for second place. Fred
Titus. who had go yards. led into the
stretch, but could get no better than
fourth Time i:23 2-5.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-05
NEGRO COMMITTED SUICIDE.
was Arrested in Connection With
New Orleans Riots.

New Orleans, Aug. 4.-Jobn Willis, one
of the negroes arrested in connection with
the killing of Sergt. Porteous and Corpl.
IaIly. and citizens at the corner OF Clio
and Saratoga, on July u, by Kooer,
charles committed suicide in his cell
IN the parish prison this evening.
He tied two handkerchief about his
neck and making them fast to hook
on the wall, raised his feet from the
ground and strangled slowly to death. He
wes alive when he was discovered by dep
uties, but died before the arrival Of the
ambulance.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-05
A big steamship Line.

ST. Paul. MINI. Aug. 4-President
James j. Hill's scheme for big steam
ship line to the Orient seems to have taxi
en- shape in articles of Incorporation filed
with the Secretary of State to-day by, Of
hcers of the Great Northern Steamship
Company, with capital stock of 1000. 600.
The incorpora tors selected the MEM
bers OF the first board of directors: J. j..
Fiji, d. Miller. w. p. Clough. NJ D.
Grover and w. A. Clark, all officials OF the
Great Northern Railroad Company. The
new company will extend its business "a
Asia.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-05
SPEED TRIAL OF ALABAMA.
Board of Naval Officers Appointed 20
Conduct 1t.

washington Aug. 4.-Actng Secretary
Hackett has appointed board consisting
of Admiral Rodgers, Capt. Evans, Com
manders Hemphili and Becker, Construc-
tor Knspps and Lieutenant Commanders
yreeIand and Henderson to conduct the
speed trial of the battleship Alabama. The
board is to meet at the New York navy
yard on Thursday morning. the 18th in
slant, and again in Boston on the 18th
instant The trial rs to take place over
the measured course from Cape Ann to
Cape porpoise, two runs being made.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-05
PERUNA RESTORES.
Gives Natural Appetite, Strong Nerves,
Refreshing Sleep.

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writes:
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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-05
RESULTED IN TWO DEATHS.
Fatal Quarrel at an Election
Hancock County, Tenn.

Sneedville, Tenn, Aug. Affection to-
day in Hancock. remote county of East
Tennessee, resulted in two men being
killed and two fatally wounded. The dead
are: John Lamb, deputy sheriff, and T, IL
man Collins The wourded are Wiley
Brewer and Written Gibson.
Brewer was candidate for justice of
the peace. The difficulty arose over his
election.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-05
SMASHED A POsToFFIcE.
Mob Entered That mt MuIat, Fla,
and Did Much Damage.

Chattanooga, Tenn. Aug. Am officiaI
telegram to the postoffice inspectors Of
flee here states that mob entered the
postoffice at Mulat, Fla. last night,
smashed the windows and doors, destroy
ed some of the contents Of the building
and threatened the life of the postmaster
The postmaster has become terror-strick-
en- and fled. and that no one is in charge
of the Office.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-05

Canton. o.. Aug 4.-President McKln-
ley returned TO Canton at 1045 a. M,
to-day on The regular Pennsylvania train
from Washington. He was accompanied
by Secretary Cortelyou and Controller Of
the Currency Dawes. The Presidents car
riage was in waiting at the station. and
he was driven direct to his home after
how'ug greetings to a large crowd az the
depot.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-05
AN ODD ACCIDENT.
boiler of Steamboat Dropped 0vexA
board and Lost.

Beaufort, s. c., Aug. 4-The boiler Of
the steamer Lillian, which is undergoing
repairs here, was lost overheard yester-
day afternoon. II was found necessary ia
remove the boiler in order to expedite re-
pairs. and It was while this work was I'M
progress that II toppled overheard m
three fathoms of water
The Lillian was recently purchased by
Mr.. 7. +. Banner for the route between
Beaufort and Lands End and the naval
station. The work of recovering the lost
boiler was begun Immediately, and IL ID
hoped the steamer will soon be In consfi~
ton TO resume her schedule. Meanwhile
the sidewheel steamer Louise of Charles
ton is on the line.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-05
WILL CAUSE A WARM FIGHT.
Proposition to separate Solicitors
ships I'm Macon.

Macon, Aug. At b. Fielder, one OF
Bibbs nominees for representative. has
caused a political sensation here by an
nouncing that he intends to introduce a
bill in the next assembly similar TO tho
one. that stirred Chatham at the iast ses-
sion. He proposes to take Macon City
Court out of the solicitor generals ju-
risdicton and make it a new Office. Pol
hilrs friends are up In arms. Two of the
representatives say they will dght the
bill
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-05
HIS WIFE 70 ACCOMPANY HIM.
Pnrty TO Go with Bryan ON His Trip
TO indianapolis.

IAncoln. Neb.. Aug. Alt was announc-
I'd to-day that W. ]. Bryan will be ac-
companied on his trip TO Indianapolis by
MIS-. Br,an aud their young son. William
I Jr. Tney will be Joined here Monday
nv GOV. and Mrs Thomas of Colorado.
who will accompany them TO Indianapolis.
The party will leave Lincoln al p. M.
Monday
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-05

Birmingham, Ala, Aug. 4.-The coal
miners Of Alabama have accepted re-
ductiou Of clk cents a ton from Aug. ].
Under the contract that went into effect
July !. the maximum price to be paid for
digging coal is 90 be So cents ton, with
No. foundry iron selling at $1 per
ton. With each reduction Of 80 cents 2
ton in the price OF iron, the miners are
10 accept a reduction OF "a cents ton.
The coal miners committee to-dsy rec
commended che reduction Of "a cents