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

requires, as well as a little extra compen-
sation for himself.
lie employees six stenographers, who are
also expert operators on the typewriting
machine. When court adjourns in the aft
ernoon Mr. Beard huIries downstairs to
his office in the same building carrying
his huge pile Of notes. His six stenog a
piers are awaiting him. One by one he
calls them before him and dictates to each
for half an hour. In that time he Is able
to give each of his assistants enough ma
terial toFil thirty-fve or forty pages of
manuscript. This means that he dictates
al the rate Of about 3 $50 words an hour.
When he thus has talked rapidly TO an
assistant for "A half-hour that man goes
TO his typewriung machine ana trans.
scribes his notes. That man is relieved
instantly by another; and so the work
goes on, hour after hour Thus Mr. Boards
hours Of toll are made to last from 1873
a. NJ. 10 1890 y. m, with inteImission OF
one hour for luncheon and enc tour for
dinner.
Mr.. Beard finishes his dictation at about
1890 p. m, and, after his twelve hours
work, Is quite willing to go home and TO
bed. The stenographers do not begin their
toll until about 4 or o'clock in the aft
ernoon, and keep up their labor until
about midnight Az that hour their script
is all completed, numbered bound ana
indexed. They make four copies Of every
word that Is uttered in court one copy
is for the recorder. one for the district
attorney. one for the defense and one is
what they call an office COPY, which is re-
tanned by Mr.. Beard.
In case of conviction IN a trial for q
capital ofense the law requires the Of
ncial photographer of the court TO pre-
sent to the Governor OF the state, within
ten days after The verdict, a complete
copy Of all the court proceedings. Mr..
Beard believes in taking time by the fore
lock, and he says that. Notwithstanding
that the words uttered in this trial are
growing into millions, he can place Il
complete bound copy Of tho proceedings
upon a train for Albany within twenty
four hours after the trial is ended
All this work costs the county not a
little money. Aside from MIR. Boards sal
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-04

airy and special allowances, the six ste
nographers who assist him cost the peo-
pie $500 week. The cost of reporting
the proceedings therefore, win run into
thousands of dollars.
The labor involved in this task amounts
to what Mr.. Beard terms IAN inhuman
strain" The burden is so great that
sometimes while he Is debating he invol-
UNFAIRLY drops into doze from which hi5
assistants arouse him by repeating sharp
ly the last sentence he has spoken.
Mr. Beard was asked whether the use
of the graphophone or photograph was
practicable in transcribng such vast guam
titles of words. lie replied that while that
contrivance might have it's uses in GER
tain lines Of work, it would not meet the
requirements of such a task as that In
volved in this trial He complained OF
the inaccuracy of the machine after its
repeated tones had hoated through the
ears of the young woman who was think
ing continually, while pounding her type
writer, about the engagement she had
that evening with her Willie at the the
ater
SO far as the art has developed as yer,
it is Mr.. Boards opinion that the most
practical way is his method of keeping
four or five experts a. the typewriting
machine at work simultaneously TRANSCRIPT
Ing from his dictation
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-04

the labor Of this trial extends to further
fields than that of the counsel for either
the people or the defense.
As a rule, Mr.. Beard sits in court Just
as long as do the recorder and the jury
faster than others in delivering their tes-
timony but the official stenOgrapher
brides himself upon his ability to keep
pace with the most rapid of them all. He
does his work in the court room without
relief or assistance. He fills a least 100
pages a day with the most condensed ana
accurate system of shorthand known.
This represents an enormous quantity Of
language. 1t includes Osbornes fierce
questions; it includes the sarcastic que
ries addressed 10 witnesses by Weeks in
behalf Of the defense; it includes the fire.
quent lectures of the recorder to the CON
tending counsel; IL includes, with special
care, every inquiry addressed to a wit
ness by any member Of the jury, and It
includes also the columns and pages OF
argument that have been hurled at the
recorder by Osborne and Weeks over
questions of law as to the propriety Of
disputed testimony.
The close of the seventh week Of the
trial of Molineux has piled up a total f
100000 of recorded words. Perhaps 1.750
900 Of these words are In the English Ian
guage, but IL is a moderate estimate 20
say that nearly all Of the remaining 5000
are i'm Latin and Greek be-
cause of the many technical terms in
chemistry and medicine that have been in
volved In the testimony. II is fortunate
that the most important cases IN when
Mr. Beard has been engaged previously in
the criminal courts-these Of Carlisle Har-
rs. Mrs. Fleming, DR.. Meyer and others
have involved knowledge Of tn 81
branches of science, so that he Is bles Ell
with a large degree Of familiarity with
their nomenclature.
The day of Mr.. Beard In court lasts from
1870 a. m. until the adjournment, which
usually does not take place before . y. III.
He receives from the county an official.
salary of so a day and an office In re
Criminal Court building equipped with ev-
cry convenience for his work In such
case as the Molneux trial he receives al
30 an allowance for all the assistance he
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-04
JACK CHINN's KNIFE.
How He Instructed Col. GOebeI i'm
the Use of II.
From the Philadelphia Times.

From the Philadelphia Times.
The newspaper accounts of the unfor-
mnate affair in Frankfort, KY. which has
elevated William Goebel, in the minds of
many. to the pedestal of martyrdom state
that wheAthe assassin's bullet pierced the
body of the gubernatorial aspirant, he fell
into the arms Of Jack Chinn, who was
walking by his side. That episode will
impress more deeply that ever in Chlnn's
mind the belief which he has long held
and which he has frequently given open
expression to, that, except under extra
ordinary circumstances where attack or
defense must necessarily be made from a
distance a gun or a pistol is the weapon
of a coward, and that q knife is the true
emblem of gentlemanly courage. He IS
one of the most picturesque products of
Kentucky life and one of the best known
characters on the American turf He be-
longs to a class OF men utterly unknown
and completely misunderstood in the East.
VINO look upon the horse race as the high
est product Of civilization and upon gam
bling for high stakes as the best form of
amusement true gentleman can engage
in. He has owned horses and ran horses.
ran gambling houses and bet in gambling
houses ever since he was a young man.
In physique he is larger and more power
ful than James j. Jeffries. He has the
shoulders of an OK.
while Chinn is respected by the entire
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-04

Miss Jennie Johnson, Vice
President Chicago Teachers
Federation, 311S Lake Park
avenue, Chicago, H., writes:
Among the different remedies
l have tried when in need of a
tonic none have helped me
more than Peruna | find It es-
pecially helpful In cases of cat
arrh of the stomach; 1t restores
the functions of nature, induces
sleep and builds up the entire
system"
Catarrh of the pelvic organs
Is the bane of womankind.
Most cases of backache are
caused by catarrh of the kid
neys. Peruna is just the medi-
cine for catarrh of the kidneys.
II stimulates the kidneys to
excrete from the blood the ac-
cumulatiug poison. II gives
vigor to the hearts action and
digestive system. Pe-ru-na
should be used in all cases of
catarrh of the kidneys.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-04

Major Robert L. Longstreet -,
who served on the staff of Gen.
eral Lee, General Francis v.
Greene, General Arnold. of the
Regulars, and General Willis
ton, in the late war with Spain,
is the son of the great eX-Con-
federate General Major Long
street was mustered out in
June, and he is now in Wash
ington trying TO get rid of the
pernicious malarial fever which
he contracted in Cuba. He
found Peruna of benefit on his
return to the United States,
and says the following in regard
to the great catarrh cure and
tonic:
81 have taken Peruna as a
tonic on my return from Cuban
climate, and find it excellent"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-04
HAVANA Is IMPROVED.
President Erwin Found the City
Clean and HeaIthfuI.

President r. G. Erwin arrived yester-
day MORNING from the South. Several
days ago he was in Savannah and in the
meantime was in Havana. Mr.. Erwin
reports wonderful change in that city
since he was last there, which was prior
to the Spanish-American War. He says
the place is now clean and has a far more
healthful look.
Referring to the resignation of General
Superintendent Bradford Durham of the
Plant System, Mr.. Erwin said 1t came as
a complete surprise to him. The official
denials that Maj. Dunham's resignation
was anything more than his own free and
voluntary act should certainly put at rest
any belief that it was due TO Mr.. Knott's
assumption of the duties OF the vice pres
idency.
Mr. Erwin left last night for Florida,
but his stay in that state will be brief, as
he returns tonight to Savannah.
The Ocean Steamship Company Is buyA
ing no new ships. The New York Sun
of recent date says ii, has placed an or
der with the Cramps for two vessels, but
Vice President John M. Egan yesterday
said the information was incorrect.
Mr.. ]. L. Edmondson, southeastern pas
senger agent for the Western and At
lantic and the Nashville, Chattanooga and
ST Louis, with headquarters at Atlanta,
was among the railroad men yesterday.
Mr. Fred D. Bush the genial district
passenger agent at Atlanta for the Louis
VILE and Nashville, was shaking hands
with his Savannah friends yesterday
Mr. John NJ. Egan, vice president OF
the Central, will leave to-day on a busl-
ness trip to Washington and New York.
The private car of President Milton H
Smith of the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad stood in the passenger yards Of
the Plant System yesterday and was TAX
en- on TO Florida last night. Director J.
M. Anterior of the Louisville and Nash
vile was in charge of the car as the host,
there being a number of ladies' and gen.
tlemen or Louisville and other Kentucky
places in the party Vice President S. r.
Knott Of the Plant System, who knew all
the party. was their host while they were
i'm the city. Last night at the De Soto,
in the private dining room, Mr. Knott gave
dinner to his friends. President Erwin
and Mr. W. S. Chisholm of general counsel
of the Plant System were also present.
Vic6 President s. R. Knott of the Plant
system returned yesterday from a trip to
Florida
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-04
REPORTING THE MoLINEUx CASE
The Great Strain on the Official Court
stenograpber Involved.
From the New York Press.

There sits throughout five days of the
week in that part Of the general sessions
court where Roland Il. Molineux is under
man of square jaw but of pleasant Wis
age, whose mind and fingers are never at
rest during a second Of the session Of the
court. This man is the official stenogra-
pher of the court-Frank S. Beard-and
his reputation has been gained through 10
years Of experience in legal procedure in
which time he has reported several cele-
brated cases.
1t is one Of the interesting features be-
hind the scenes. as 1t were, OF the Moli-
neux trial TO know what Mr. Beard and
his assistants do. From Mr. Boards own
description of his toll It will be seen that
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-04
SOMETHING STRUCK THEM.
Two schOOners which Seem to Have
HIT a Waterproof.

Norfolk. Va. Feb 3.-Two badly bat
tered schooners were towed in here this
morning and both reported having been
etruck by waterspout or something
which came near destroying them Ihey
are the Sarah J. Tyler, Capt Netra' and
che Eddie. Capt. Thomas, both bound from
baltimore for Norfolk with coal
The Eddie Jared worse. capt. Thomas
soid that something. he could not tell
,yt,at struck his schooner shortly after
noon Yesterday as she neared the Horse
shoe. in Chesapeake bay. The Captain
was thrown without warning 20 the deck
md when he recovered himself he found
that his hip was severely hurt, and , Tor,
rent of water was pouring on the Eddie
deck The experience Of the Tyler was
somewhat similar
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-04
MAY BE RUNAWAY BOY.
One in Police Jail Corresponds with
Description of Lost Boy.

William Railing a white boy. Is wears
oid' applied al the barracks night before
last for lodging, saying that he had lust
reached the city after long tramp, and
that ne came here in search of employ
ment Lodging for the night was given
MIN and will be for some time to come. as
ms appearance TALES so nearly with the
description of boy named Ward. who
ran away from his home in Columbus, O..
tnat the police authorities have decided to
detain him until they can hear from that
city with fuller particulars regarding the
Fugitive. Ratings claims to be a native
OF davenport, Ia, where, he says, his
mother now lives. He says that when his
mother wants him she win send the money
necessary 10 take him home, and that he
did not run away, but left because he
could not find employment His mother
was written to al the address that he
gave, and the police will look out for VIII
liam until she is heard from
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-04
POLICE GOT A FULL HOUSE.
Cases That VIII Come Before the Re
cOrder Tomorrow.

cOrder Tomorrow.
The police got their usual Saturday crop
Of oulprits Yesterday, which was a little
larger than usual. The warm weather
seems to have thawed out the latent
energy of the sneak thief and the crap
shooter and they were both in evidence
IN the barracks Yesterday.
r. Bailey an old colored man, was sent
in 10y officer E. F. Davis at the request
OF Mr.. Lee Masters, clerk of the mar
keL Who charges him with disorderly con-
uuet ana interfering with him in the dis
charge of his duties.
heh Jackson was sent in by Officer NJ.
DAVIS for the larceny of some potatoes
Hom W. l. OBrien. The theft occurred
several weeks ago. but Ben could not be
FOUND until yesterday.
O'afenoa Russell, colored, was arrested
ny officer Karney for disorderly conduct
III lhe vicinity of the market.
Maria Williams, by Officer Miller. for he
ing drunk and disordery, and Willie Fos-
ee' l'' @ Richardson, Joe White, William
'NH" for shooting craps Officer Gull
love caught the quartet.
HI"lo Masser was arrested by Detective
o. j. Jarrett on a charge of being a sus-
PloIs character, and having in his pos
%S,l"u bicycle lamp thought to be stolen.
guy 3i ierWard turned out to be the case,
as 'irI in the evening a gentleman who
t''I lost his came to the barracks and
I'L'I.td the one taken from Masser 1t
-'l '-sn taken from his wheel as il stood
D .l"A' of store on Broughton street
G'N 4' stated that two other lamps had
e' lost az the same time, being tax n
ZION i"o other wheels that were in the
q''' rack with his. These lamps were not
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-04
BEFORE POLICE JUSTICE.
WI Many Cases Disposed of Mt Sat-
urdny's Sitting.

urdnY's Sitting.
1p me Recorders Court yesterday, Jack
D0'''an' for being drunk and disorderly
we ''y before was sentenced to pay 50, or
o. ~ The lookup for three days.
N' ~ Wooden. for receiving money un-
a.' 'i-se prestenses, was turned over to
The City Court.
case against Walter Durham, the
NV'9-td chicken thief, was continued.
v. Miller. for assauting and cutting
MI 'n Humphreys at the Harris Street
o, rN ne night of Jan. p, was turned
Magistrate c. ID. Kline.
n d. Branch. the drunken couutryman
'ne day before, had tried to shoot ~
on. son. was remanded TO the Superior
+, on a charge of assault with intent
NJ. MURDER. Charles Cromwell, who was
W.T. n''n at the time of the shooting. and
r. was arrested for carrying concealed
IONS was discharged.
N.,.. sampson requests the Morning
cro,-'o say that neither Branch nor
b,, got any liquor al his place or
dr,.,. vi his brother. Both men were
his hr.ee mpson said, when they went into
"'' Ofother's place.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-04

Hon. VIM. A. Deane, clerk
OF the city and county of San
Francisco, in a letter written
from San Francisco says:
II would not be without Pc
runa. as l have found IL to be
the best remedy for catarrhal
complaints that | have ever
used. [ have tried most all of
the so-called catarrh remedies
advertised. and can couscien-
tiously say that of all the rem
edies for catarrhal complaints
recommended to me none have
been so beneficial as Peruna,"
VIM. A. Deane.
Everybody is subjected to ca
tarrh. Peruua cures catarrh
acute or chronic. wherever To-
Gated. ~ 4
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-04

MIR. +. T.. Bracket, 8 Sable
street, Medford, Mass, says:
"I have been treating myself
for catarrh for about twenty
four years. During that time
have used many different
kinds of medicine, but since
using your medicines find
them far superior in every
respect. The tonic effect OF
Peruna on me is truly wonder
full. My wife uses and recon-
mends Peruna."
Few stop to realize in how
many ways catarrh can effect
the body. Every organ, every
duct, every passage, every
opening of the human body Is
liable to catarrh. Peruna is an
internal, systemic catarrh rem
edy, and acts beneficially on all
of the mucous membranes
of the human body. Conse-
quently 1t is equally effective
10 cure catarrh in any organ.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-04

Hon. George w. Smith,
member of Congress, in re-
cent letter from Murphysboro,
H., to The Peruna Medicine
Co, says the following In re-
gard to Peruna for catarrh:
Peruna Medicine Co:
Gentlemen-I take pleasure
in testifying to the merits OF
Peruna. | have taken one bot
tie for my catarrh and | feel
very much benefited. To those
who are afflicted with catarrh
and in need of a good tonic
| take pleasure in recommend
ing Peruna.
Respectfully,
Geo. W. Smith.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-04

Hon. Thomas Gahan, OF Chi
cago. III, member of National
CommitSee of the Democratic
party, writes as follows: Il was
afflicted with catarrh for four
teen years and though | tried
many remedies and applied to
several doctors / was not able
to fine cure. Finally
learned of the remedy, Peruua,
through friend who had used
IL. | took Peruua for~rwenty-
two weeks, and am now entire
ly cured. / have every reas n
40 think my cure a permanent
one. as IL has been a year since
then. / can heartily recon-
mend Peruna as catarrh
remedy; It win cure when all
other remedies fail.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-04

William Jackson, who died in Northern
Montana few days ago, was one of the
most noted Indian scouts connected with
the United States army He entered the
service at the age of II. ana distinguished
himself under Miles, Crook, Gibbon and
other Indian fighters. His intimate ac-
quaintance win all The Indian tribes in
Montana aud their chiefs made him VAL
liable and efficient agent of the governs
ment IN It's dealings with those wards of
the nation.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-04

Florence Nightingale, the "angel of
the Crimoa," recently completed her 79th
year She is an invalid but is stiIl
keenly Interested In field nursing and gem
eral hospital work. and has taken much
interest IN the preparations made in Eng
land TO send nurses to South Africa
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-04

Mr. John NJ. Egan, vice president OF
the Central, will leave to-day on a busl-
ness trip to Washington and New York.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-04

Vice President s. r. Knott of the Plant
system returned yesterday from a trip to
I1Inri1a
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-04

Mr.. Fred D. Bush, the genial district
passenger agent at Atlanta for the Louis
VILE and Nashville, was shaking hands
with his Savannah friends yesterday.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-07-26
Reports Which Confirm Death of
Legationers at Pekin.
Chinese Meantime Making Elaborate
Preparations for War.

sibly to pursue military operations
against the Boxers, whose movement is
extending rapidly southwark with CON
stantIy growing strength and has reached
"a point where the provisions of Shang
Tung, Ho Nan and Shan ST meet, leav-
Ing behind it a trail of burned missions
and murdered Christians.
Simultan sously there is movement
northward of southern Chinese troops to
join the main army gathered to oppose
the foreign advance on Pekin. The
strength Of this principle force is now
estimated at 300, 900 men. 1t is believed
that another two or three weeks must
eIapse before the Chinese preparations
are completed. It IS reported that 3900
Chinese troops and more guns are being
sent TO reinforce the rrison of the
kiang forts. commanding the en-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-07-26
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their independence should be restored TO
them. In his opinion, however, the war
was just and righteous and should not
be judged by its consequence in loss of
life.
MIR. Chamberlain charged the Radicals
with condoning rebellion. The present
policy of the government, however, was
not vindicUive and insteadRof subiecting
the rebels to the death penalty or impris-
onment, it only proposed to disarm them
politically for ten years. AS regards the
future, there would be no indefinite
military occupation. At the earliest
moment and civil administration would
be established. The government desired
to give the states at the earliest possible
moment a system Of self government
similar to that enjoyed by the other Brit
ish colonies.
The opposition did not spare Mr.. Cham
berlain. Liberal members sharply inter-
rupted him and charged him with mis-
quoting other speakers and reminded
him that the whole history of South
Africa the past seven years had furnished
substantial ground for him to be suspect-
ed in all his actions
Sir Henry Campbell -Bannerman, the
Liberal leader in the House of Commons,
declared that Mr.. Chamberlain has pros
tltuted the occasion to the purpose of
making an electioneering speech. MA.
J. Balfour, government leader in the
House, moved closure, which was carried,
1859 ayes to 100 noes The motion on re-
duction of Mr.. Chamberlain s salary was
then lost, 20s noes to SO ayes, and the
colonial office vote was agreed to.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-07-26
Chinese

London, July 26-4 n. nl.-Mr. Conger' s
letter, the substance of which has been
transmitted to the United States Secre-
tary OF the Navy through Capt Thomas
OF the cruiser Brooklyn, has increased
the belief IN London that there is no
hope for the foreign legations in Pekin
and that the elaborate fabric of de-
spatches which the Chinese are building
to persuade the civilized world that the
ministers are still alive, is only intend
ed to enable them to gain time to com
pIete preparations for warfare.
The Shanghai correspondent of the
Daily Mail asserts that Chinaman who
was employed at the British legation as
D writer and interpreter, has escaped
from Pekin to Md Chwang and that he
declares that at the time he left Pekin,
most OF the members OF the legations