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The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-06

Washington. Dec. Among the bills
introduced in the Senate to-day were the
following:
ny Senator Prischard-The bills pre-
pared BY the commission appointed by ,he
President providing revisi0ns Of the pat
ent and trade mark laws.
Hy Senator Haie--rro revive che grade
Of vice admiral Ia the navy.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-06
what che trust. Are DoiuR.

what the Trusts Are Doing.
Tn our foreign commerce the large
organizations o. capital. known as trusts.
are doing work ia extending American
markets that % would be Impossible for
smaller units u capital 10 accomplish.
The organization % industry has an
pearod No suddenly that the public was
startled as r. good horse viii shy ~ an
umbrella wien 10 g. opened suddenly m
MS face. aut let him smell Of Il "n1 zee
that d d not dangerous. hts alarm SUD
sides mus viii II be with trusts. Their
evil viii be eliminated their good VII 10
developed. their usefulness to mankin
demonstrated. and the bogv which tha
fGyafriee 81 sensational Journalism and
rartisan politics have couiured up VII
fade into thin air.
'sThe United states Export Association
was organized five years ego az union
Of American interests 10 widen American
markets ITS membership now coinpfle".
Lending houses IN ninnty-"ight principal
un.r ~ In lu#trv situated in ihirty-four
states In connection with kindred Or
enuizatlous. II s. doing great work ~
utdenlna our markets, esncclaliy TOT
manufactured products and ihus FURNISH
ing fsmunerativc employment Tor la1nr
and capital We have chrefuly sthdls .
the problem, and while many minor requl-
.ttas arc important. the mot important
i the development ana fostering ot y,
transporiailon system both on SEA am
INA Ne nay two hundred millions Or
AoIlarn a wear 70 foreign ships 70 carry
our e,porta An expenditure q ten mil
lions a year ia subsidies would tucfeaN"
the supply OF tonnage and reduce THESE
rates e. per cent. saving forty mlaion
wear In freights and give " me ma
kets Of the world Would this 10 :. 81
buelnegs7 Iron cotton and coal ~" the
rcvstones in the WORLDS commercial
STRUCTURE. or these We have inexhausi-
hte resources vet a. compared with one
mite country. Great Britain. We export
~ tro,, only ~ per cent, % manntaetuf-
"a cotton 10 per cent and Of coal per
cent Foster our transportation interests
and In a few years w can transpose
these figures ard make this country the
worlds center Of exchange.
speech Of o. Is. Thurber.
Hon p. u. Thurber president % the
United states Export Association Of New
York who rad paper. was given a
cordial reception
other Papers Read.
The last paper read al the afternoon
session was By D. A. Tompkins Of Char
lotte ". c. who discussed Cotton oil
aud Cotton OH Products
The night session was begun by The Dc
livery u az address 10y Mayor J. ",
Higgins or Waco. Tex, on Industrial
Commissioner OF the south
~. r. Thompson Of Huntsville Ala..
end DR. W p. cole o. Waco. Tex. read
papers on Compulsory Education"
Leonard KelHer o. New orleans. reed
paper on "5noe Manufacture in the
south 4"
Marcellus T.. Foster. managing editor ~
the Houston Post Erwin Cralghead. or
the Mobile Register. and Louis j. Brooks
Of jackson. Tenn, read papers on "The
Duty OF tho Press"
This ended the days programme ard 2
resolution presented hy the Press Com
mistee was adopted IN which they pledged
their efforts TO urge tho building Of tex
tie schools IN the South.
The report Of the Organization Commit
tee wall be taken up she nrst thing to-
morrow morning.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-06
why MRS. PIRKHaM
Is Able 10 Help Sick Women
When Doctors Fail.

How gladly would men As 20 wo-
mans aid did they but understand
woman's feelings, trials. sensibilities,
and peculiar organic disturbances.
Those things are known only TO
women, and the aid a man would give
Is not at his command.
To treat case properly II is neces
sary TO know all about IL. and full
information, many times, cannot he
given by a woman 10 her family ply.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-06
THE oLEoMARGARINE BILL.
BoateTe Resigns Chairmanship Of
Naval Committee.

Washington. Dec, Sin the House to-
morrow the Grout oleomargarIne bill. IN
der a special order made at the last ses-
sion. viii dlsplacc the army bin. which
win go over until Friday
When the House met the speaker an
nounced that he had communication
from the family OF Mr.. Boutele OF Maine.
resigniug his position as chairman Of the
Committee on Naval Affairs.
lie also announced the appointment Of
Mr. Shaw or New York as member Of
the Committee on Invalid Pensions.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-06

Boston. Dec 5.-The executive council
to-day canvassed the vote IN the national
and state election last month and gave
QUE the officlal returns Following are
the totals for presidential electors: The
average Republican vote IN cach OF the
thirteen congressional districts was go
0s3. the Democratic average was 1859.
Republican plurality. @.lgi
The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-06
STEAMER RossGuLL SUNK.
storms on British Coast Doing Great
Damage.

London. Dec. s-storms have been
sweeping over the British coasts and the
ships in the Channel have had rough ex-
perienees. Several minor wrecks have
been reported.
The steamer Rossguu Of Plymouth
fouudered of the island Of Jersey Her
passengers were saved. but a boat con-
tanning nine Of her crew is missing
The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-06

birmingham Ala. Dec. 5-rhe big fur
mace Of the Alabama Consolidated Coal
and Iron Company 81 Gadsden. Ala.
which has been Idle several months. will
70 into blast again Jan. !, giving work
10 several hundred men.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-06
DINNER Ar rHE WHITE HousE.
first Formal SociaI Function Of the
season.

Washington. Dec. 5-The first formal
social function Of the season At the white
House occurred tonight when the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Mckinley gave a dinner 10
to the Paris Exposition, and their ladies.
The table was SGT IN the state dining
room. which with the East room and the
Red Hue and Green psrlors had been APP
propuately decorated for the occasion.
The Marine Band furnished music.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-06
CRASHED INTo 4 nANDcAR.
Engine struck II and INSTANTLY
KILLED Five Men.

Ingle~ God Junction. ont, Dec. SAN m
CINE on the Grand Trunk Railway near
here early to-day crashed into handcar
on which were i've section men going to
their work. All were killed instantly.
Their names are;
John Allen. foreman, oliver Ellis. Nell
Macarthur. Arthur Frame. John Teetxel
Aii were married and lived IN ChelteD.
ham
The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-06
TO TALK PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
House Committee Is Called to Meet
Tomorrow.

washington Dee. 5.--Chairman Mercer
o' the House Public Buildings Committee.
'' called meeting for Friday 10 con-
s1er public building measures. Il n in
i-nted FIRST TO Give attention 90 those
~'nAA requiring more money on ac-
nt q the rise IN price OF building ma
a. Including those AZ Brunswick
ans Tampa. Fla. These ore 20 DC
@t.lded Ia a general bill.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-06

EXPLOSION or DYNAMITE.


city OF Mexico Dec SAN explosion OF
dynamite yesterday al the mines at san
Andres de las Sierra killed aud wounded
many miners. Al the latest odyices TWEEN
ty-six dead bodies had been recovered.
Fifteen Injured persons, some OF whom
viii die. were taken from the wreckage.
and the ruins are thought TO contain other
victims.
Nine cases OF dynamite blew up az thu
powder house with ~ appalling roar,
shaking the country for miles around.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-06
WANTS TO REPEAL IT.
Kitchen Would Eradicate che Fif-
teenth Amendment.

Washington. Dec. s.-RepreseDtativs
Kitchen or North Carolina. has introduced
in the House. a resolution for a consu-
tutionai amendment to repeal the nfteenth
amendment 10 the constitution.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-06

Jacksonville. Fla. Dec. BIN the county
clerks Office to-day were filed for record
letters patent OF the Mutual Naval
Stores Company with capital Of $1,000
Branch houses are 40 be established IN
Georgia.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-06
AMBASSADOR TO ITALY.
George Won L. Myers said 60 DO
slated for That Post.

washington. Dec. Sit Is expected the
President will room nominate George Won
L. Meyer Of Massachusetts TO be am
bassador to Italy to succeed Gen. Dra-
Fer
The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-06
Hon. William VIII. Henry Dead.

Richmond. Va. Dec. 5-Hon. William
writ Henry grandson Of Patrick Henry,
and a distinguished member Of the Nir-
.ginla bar. died Eere this rEernAng.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-06
MOROCCO YIELDS TO GERMANY.
WIN Ray Claims for Three Injured
German Citizens.

Berlin. Dec. "a dispatch received
here from Tangier says the demands OF
Baron won Mentzingen. the German min
lster 10 Morocco. for the payment OF the
three principal claims Of injured Germans
and the punishment Of the offenders have
been yielded TO by the sultan
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-06-20
HE SAVED THE GIRL.
An Adventure with the CnnnibaIs oi
the Solomon Islands

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Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-06-20
PIatt will Not Quit.

AT II today Senator Hanna called
on Senator Plat and had a lively
talk. Mr.. Hanna asked the New York
Senator not TO press RooseveIt's boom.
Senator Platt said: IF Senator Quay
is pushing Governor Roosevelt in OIL
der to oppose you, know nothing
about it, and am not party to 1t. [
am working solely" he said first, for
the National ticket and second for the
State of New \ ork. I shall continue
to work for Roosevelt until learn the
pleasure of she convention. | shall
not. If can prevent It, permit you to
spank the State of New York to pun
ish Quay"
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-06-20

when they will have another meeting
and try TO reach an agreement
During the morning the California
and Kansas delegations met and de-
cided TO vote for Roosevelt, and disre.
gard his statement Of yesterday. The
Arkansas delegation decided to take
similar action, but General Clayton
held them over until tomorrow. Mr..
Hanna called on Governor Roosevelt.
He said that IL the Governor wanted
the nomination and was going TO take
1t, there would be no fight against IL.
Mr.. Hanna was friendly He told the
Governor that II would be unfortunate
to have his nomination heralded over
the United States as victory over the
Administration and II1nna for Senator
Dun.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-06-20
LARGE CROWD
Attended Opening Performance at
Summit Lake Park.

A large crowd enjoyed long list of
excellent attractions at Summit Lake
park Monday night. The Werntz fam
lily repeated their success of last week
In the theater there is a splendid bill.
Diller and Garland made hit with the
audience. Raney and Hcnnessey, Irish
wits, are clever as are also Howard
and Mareuo, Jewish impersonators.
Mead and Della Werntz went three
lively rounds with the gloves. AS II
dancer Harry Valentine is a wonder.
The program concludes with an exhi-
bition by the WerntZ family.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-06-20
Seeing and knowing.

An eminent lord chief justice who
was trying right Of way case had be-
fore him witness, an old farmer, who
was proceeding TO tell the jury that he
had ''knowed the path for GO year, and
my feyther towld l ss he heard my
graudfeyther say
stop" cried the judge. We can't
have any hearsay evidence here"
moi" exclaimed Farmer Giles.
"Then how dost know who thy feyther
was, 'cept by hearsay?"
After the laughter had subsided ths
judge said. In courts of law we can
only be guided by what you have seen
with your eyes and nothing more nor
less"
"Oh, that be blowed for tale" re-
piled the farmer. II ha' got bile on
the back Of my neck. and never seed
'uD, but | be prepared to swear he's
there, dang 'un"
This second triumph on the part of
the witness set in a torrent Of hearsay
evidence about the footpath, which oh
tained weight with the jury, albeit the
judge told them it was not testimony
of any value, and the farmers party
won
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-06-20
Hanna's Little IoIly.
Quay.


Chairman Hanna made little speech
and said the national convention had
made no mistake when it voted to
come to Philadelphia. He alluded to
Philadelphia as the cradle of liberty.
aud the birthplace of. the Republican
party. This pleased the Quaker city
following and they applaude1 loudly
He spoke of the hospitality of the city
including Mayor Ashbridge. Mr.. Han
ma said 1t was the most successful con
ventiOn in the history of any political
party. I'VE are on the eve of another
great national struggle" said Mrs
Hanna, "and what better can we do
than place ourselves under the leader
ship of that great patriot, William Nc
Kinley." The delegates here chcered
with enthusiasm. .
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-06-20

The Transsiberian railroad is very
closely guarded the mana cement feel
ing personally responsible for the peo-
pie they c1rry on their trains The
road is divided into sections of one
verst or fiye-eigbtbs Of mile. In q
neat little log house, usually in gar
denslye the guard and his people The
average family is wife and five tow
headed children. The houses were
built by the company and evidently
with view 10 meeting the demands
of increasing families. The guard or a
member Of his family must patrol hiy
section night and day. He steps to the
side of the track as the train ap-
prosches and after II has passed steps
back into the middle of the track. holds
a small green flag in the air. at night
lantern, and stands like statue until
the train has entered the next section.
Several guards do duty in the heavy
curves. and frequently they are only
few hundred feet apart.
Much of the track patrollin3 is done
by women, who have proved fully as
reliable as the mon. The women are
nearly always barefooted, aud as they
stand on the track holding the dag
aloft, Siberian breeze toying with
their short skirts. they are fine sub
jects for sculptor after unique mod-
el.-Siberian Letter in Chicago Record.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-06-20
The G,rare.s Timidity.

A giraffe is very timid on hearing
slight sounds. but is Indifferent TO loud
ones, A writer in The Leisure Hour
says;
Noisy sounds. like man walking by
with hobnail boots. it does not notice,
but lady coming in with hardly more
sound than the rustling of her dress
makes ID start, with pricbed ears arid
eyes disterded
We remember well, after a terrible
explosion of gunpowder OH barge on
the canal. asking the keeper of the gi-
RATES. of that day how they had taken
1t, and he said he was surprised how
very little notice they took. They
jumped to their feet, but almost at
once lay down again when they found
nothing happened,
But" he added, III ] were at night
time to creep along that gallery in my
socks they would be so scared that
believe they would dash themselves TO
bits
They fear the lurking foe, and bing
bang scares them less than n faint,
rustllng sound. They are in that re-
spect very deerllkc.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-06-20
Boiling Roosevelt.

One of the incidents of the seating
of the delegates that caused some COM
ment was the placing of Geo. w. Al.
bridge of Rochester, at the side of
Governor Roosevelt This was accept
ed generally by the audience as plan
TO denote great harmony in the dele,
CATION. Senator Plat, Chairman o.
Dell, Governor Roosevelt. and Sena-
tor Depew were seated on the aisle in
the order named. II developed that
some of the Western States there
were going to bolt Roosevelt and to
support men favorable to Senator
Hanna or the Administration. The
Missouri delegation, 1t developed, is
one of those that cannot be stamped
ed, and the delegation will vote for
Roosevelt If he is a candidate.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-06-20
W0Icott Is Chairman.

Senator Wolcott was named as TEN.
porary chairman. Mr.. Fairbanks
moved the adoption of the resolution
for Wolcott. Wolcott then began his
speech. He discussed the expansion
question, and supported the Presidents
policy. The differences, he said, We're
the result of good times. The money
question, he said, is settled. Hundreds
of those who came to the convention
hall, had no tickets, and they were
unable to pass through the gates of the
fence which surrounds the park on
which sulroundsthe park on which the
hall stands They had to be, content
to stand outside the police lines, and
catch an occasional glimpse of one of
the prominent men. From 1890 on
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-06-20
Potcen,

This wild west Of ireland is the nat
ural home Of "poteeD." or Illicit whis-
ks. This is because the loneliness and
romoteness OF the spots chosen for
making II, almost inaccessible through
the mountains and bogs save to those
who know something about the coup-
try, are all In favor of the smugglers
escaping detection. while its network
Of mountain lakes and small running
streams affords the necessary cold w9-
ter for coudensing the distilled fumes
into spirit during the cooling process.
Dear beyond any parliament whis-
ky"-by which expression he denotes
that sort which has paid the tax impos-
ed by the brutal Saxon government
IL this 6ery fluid TO the heart of every
true peasant son Of Connaugbt. and
daughter.too. for that matter, for tho
fair sex. especially if at all up in years.
takes it's fair share. And, In the inter
est Of truth, it must be added that
those who inhabit the coast countiss
from Kerry to Donegal inclusive, are
also fully alive to its seductive merits.
Indeed, many doctors-local. of course
will tell you that we'll made poteeh
is better in sickness than the adulter-
ated whisky usually met with in the
small public houses in this region Of
poverty, for in the Connemara country
at any rate the illisit whisky is made
of pure malt, though r,imor has II that
the less particular palate NJ Donegal.
for instance, is satisfied with q fire
water mainly made from molasses, po-
tatoes aye, sometimes from almost
any other rubbish you please.--Cham-
bers Journal.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-06-20
Booming Teddy,

The New York leaders continue to
boom Roosevelt as the man who should
be nominated. bur they are not SO sure
of it now as they were Yesterday.
Woodruff has decided to stay in the
race until there is some positive de-
velopment. Managers claim he will
get the New York vote If Roosevelt
gets out of il.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-06-20
CALLED HER SON.
BY Mistake she Communicated With
the Wrong Instifutiou.,

4 BY Mistake she Communicated With
the Wrong Instifutfou.
a Pittsb,rg woman tells This, story
on herself She had son attending g
preparatory school near Sing Sing She
went to New York not long ago 10 pay
him visit. She stopped Mt the Fifth
Avenue hotel on her arrival, and she
desired to call up the school by tele.
phone TO inform him that she would he
up the following day. She asked the
young man in charge OF the hotel ex-
change TO call up Sing Sing for her
and get telephone No. II. He did so.
and she sat down to talk.
Hello" she sail is that Sing
Sing?"
'It is
well, l want Ii. I'm Mrs. High
land, and | want to speak to my SON."
"Whnt number did you say. madam :"
"No. IL
Your son. you saidF
Yes, my son-Harry Highland"
'Hold the telephone n moment"
She waited minute or two, and then
Sing Sing said
Sorry, madam, but we can't allow
you to talk TO him over the telephone"
Whats that? Can't allow me to
talk to my son? What sort of an in
stitution is that. I'd like to know
You must come here in person on a
visiting day with the proper pass be-
fore you can see him"
Indeed, Well. Ill just come up
there on the next train and take him
right away with me-
NO use to come. madam. He's got
81. years to serve yet"
40 whom am I tnlkingf''
This is the office of the warden ~
Sing Sing prison."
"Oh! Ring off, ploaseW-Pittsburs
News.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-06-20
Grnnd d fa b er's Hymns.

The Contributors Club in The Atlnn-
tic gives some information concern
ing "grandfather's" hymns: Imagine
them and their good wires gathered in
the New England meeting house, troll
ling forth such spiritual songs as the
book preserves for us;
Then. blooming friends long farewell;
We're bound to heaven, but you to hell.
Still God may hear while we pray
And change you ere the burning day.
"And, he it observed. this burning
day to them was something as definite
as washing day. This was none OF
your vague purgatorial way stations.
but as fiery pit Of torment as the
Imagination can we'll conceive. Here
is a glimpse of 1t:
"Hark, the shrill outcries OF the guilty wretchsSI
Lively bright horror and smaring anguish
Stare through their eyelids, while tbs tving
worm lies
Gnawing within them"
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-06-20
TRUSTEES
Of BuchteI College Held
Meeting.
Plans For the Future Were Thoroughly
Discussed.

The trustees of Buchtel college held
their annual meeting Tuesday. The
sessions lasted the entire day with the
usual noon iptermission. The work
OF the past yea: was reviewed and
plans for the future were discussed.
President George w. Grouse presided
at the meeting. Others present were
Rev. Carl +. Henry, Cleveland; Mr.. J.
a. Arbogast. Chicago; Mr. a. A. Sterns,
Cleveland; Mr., D. l. Badger, Howard,
o., Judge |, \. Hathaway, Chardon;
Hon. George l.. Case, Cleveland; W. T.
Sawyer, w. J., Carlton, A. w. Mayncs,
Judge U. L. Marvin and Rev. y. Il.
Church of Akron and REV. Andrew
Wilson of Rayenna.
The report of Secretary g. Il. Olin
was approved. 1t showed the not val
ue of the college property 10 be S446,-
239,74. The report Of President Ira A.
Priest was read.
At the afternoon session the report
of the committee, composed of Prof
o. Il. Olin aud Prof 5. L. Orth rela-
tive to the needs Of the preparatory
school was received. Prof. Olin stated
Tuesday morning that he would make
two reports to the trustees. One will
provide for building to occupy a
portion of the old Science hall founda-
ton near Sumner st. This structure
will be 5Ox71 feet The other idea is
to utilize the entire foundation which
is about 60xl20 feet. In case Of the
adoption of the latter report an insti-
tute will bc conducted including pre-
paratory, musical, manual training and
business departments.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-06-20
Trying to Get Together.

After some preliminary talking
among the party leaders. 1t was an
nounced that a general conftren a
would be held In the afternoon and
the question of candidate for Vice
President would he discussed. There
seems to be an understanding, how.
ever, that no settlement of the qucs-
tion will be reached until after the
first days session Of the convention.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-06-20

Governor Roosevelt entered the
building with Chauncey NJ. Depew n
few minutes after II o'clock. The
vast audience rose to it's feet and
cheered. Roosevelt looked as solemn
as he entered, but smiled his acknewl-
edgment as he made his way to the
New York delegations section. Sena-
tor Depew was in good form and bow
ed and smiled, Everything was in
readiness for work. The delegates
were all in their places, AT this juno