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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-18
SMALL MOT ~ CLAYTON.
VIII Hand cot Into Fight with
the Town Marshal.

Claxton. Ca Dec T7-Claxton had a
small riot sunday afternoon which Gre
ated considera Die excitement for short
while. The trouble was caused by Charlie
Richardson. niH hand from Perkins
mill who committed some act 10 violation
% the town ordinances. and when Marshal
Womb.s undertook 20 arrest him he resist
"a and attacked the marshal with al opcn
knife in his hand Tho officer used his
club with which he struck him few
blows on the legs aud arm. but Richard
ION did not finch. and continued 10 ad-
vance on the marshal. who was backing
of with his ciup in one hand and revolver
ln the other After backing nearly across
the street ln thls MANNER. he fired ~
Richardson az clos. range without effect
whefeupou seab Wallace. another mali
hand from Perkins mill. who accom-
panied Richardson. fired az the marshal.
the tall cutting through his hair A. this
stage o. the fracas the marshal retreat
Ell and obtained achievements.
Tho first shot fired was ~ Seab
Wallace. who az arst. % D. said. tried to
quiet Richardson He fired che shot into
the ground a. Richardson's feet. When
the marshal retreated. Richardson and
Wallace walked on up the street ana
waved a handkerchief al tho marshal.
They halted near the Masonic Hall on
Railroad street. and waited for the ON
GER and his posse. and were arrested
without further trouble. Richardson -
now lea the sown lock-up and wallace
gave bond for his appearance OF Mayors
Court to- morrow morning. Richardson
was drunk
Jan. !. .. and 3. Is the date set Tor tho
Claxton Fair and Carnival. We will have
% hrst-class fair.
Mr D. @. Newton has IN operation his
new method Of making syrup NJ his
blaming min en- town. He makes over
= barrel az a boiling. II win be on eX-
hfbltIou at the carnival u beats the old
method out Of SIGHT and reduces the cost
OF making syrup over half
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-18
Musr REDIsTRIor TIE STATE
Due 60 south CsroIiRa's Loss Of one
Representative.

Columbia. S C.. Dec. i5.-It is generally
ACCEPTED that south Carolina viii lo7e
a. rspressntative On Congress. This f. con-
sldersa BAD for in the general mix-up and
: rarnble which Win follow. q is probable
that the really useful men on the dele
cation may BE- lcu al home.
The change will not take place Tor TWO
years. and in that time y VIII be- neces-
airy 20 rearranxe the congressional dis
trlss The late Hon. CoWrer Patton %
ANS rftF had FOR tWo years urged sA.h a
measure. and row 81 Wiil become impera-
Give. The opposition to fhls proposiu
came from the cougressmen themselFcs
Cor should the districts b. rearrauged.
come 81 the representatives, vii BE- thrown
into the districts Of stronger representa-
lives Bur now the state must be 80 d.
zidsd that there win b. slx instead OF
tsvcn districts.
The districts 49, they now stand were
made TO suit political emergencies. and
counties With large white population were
uuf la the same district with weaker
counties ia order 20 maintain white supre-
macy Hy this system % gerry mander-
iug ire districts are groiesque 10 shape
ard decidedly inoonvenlent FOR many -ea-
rous Mr Patton coutended that as the
necessity wa removed. the districts
Should o. made more natural In shape
and h the peoples and classes embraced
in each district
Tns Republican majority in Congress
viii probably - the Legislature o.
this state 90 DO what Mr Patton could
10 persuade O. 20 DO. But the gain In re-
arrannernenf vii hardly make up Tor the
iass o. a man ia Congress. This state
has but seven representatives now
Two years from now Congressman Lati-
uer viii D. q candidate for the United
States Senate against Senator Aci.aurin,
80 be viil not have much TO say about
how the state should nov be redistricted
but Representative johnson. Finley
Stokes and Talhert and Others will per-
haps work hard TO keep from being forced
20 oppose each other ou the stump two
s.nara hence.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-18
TEXTILE OPERATIVES MEET.
EFFECTED ~ ORGANIZATION oF
THEIR FoRCEs.

one object VIII Bs 60 Unifs the Tex-
title Operatives In the North and
south-They VIII Also seek BeRrn-
cent LeEislation-Am American feder-
alton of Labor 10 Ne Asked Tor
charter-Na one From the south
Present.
Washington Dec -Represen,atives o.
organization of textile operative from
ialf "a dozen os more New Enslara eires
,a tho numbes oG twenty-five. met here
to-day ana Effected an ASSOCIATION 90 tc
known 81 trc American Federation %
ToxuIe Operatives.
Tho cities represented include Fat
River New Bedford and Lowell. ard 'hs
states q Rhode Island and Nov Hamr-
sn.re To-days action b. the outgroVtn
az preliminary meetings having the sanie
general object ln view which have ben
fe.d from umc TO time for several year.
,nst Tae orders included within the gcn-
cal organization are the mule splnurrs.
,.r loom nAers. the csriers AMI psckers
the wsarers ara siasher tenders. whale
other assoeiated workers Ia cotton fabri .-
were represented Ia abe meetins. ara 90
r o4ss ted will bc brought into the fetc--
alton.
Tine following on3oers were chosen
p-ss,asnt. james Tausey * Pail River
vice president Thomas r. connolly
Lowell. secretary Albert Hilbert OF
Dover. y. IT,: treasurer. james o. Jack
con Of Fan River.
An executive committee Of ter was az
pointed 1'nc objects Of the federation o.
.xossined by one % she officers Vil DE-
40 unity the textile operatives Of the
Norm and south into q soiid fo-i1. 10 So
cure the enactment Of legislation both
national ana Local 10 oehaif o. the EN-
t,ioves and 90 seek 20 remove many o. the
rliewed oppressive conditions under winch
snev uow Ia nor. Systsmauc efforts VIII
b, made b. the new organization 90 So
rurs better oonditlous for the operatives
80 she soufh where the officers say the
emv-oyes work under worse surrounding
than ~ the North
a resolution ives adopted applying foi
a charter from the Amf rican Federation
q Lator. tlo result q which u granted
che officers SAY. vii be- 20 affiliate che
ne~ organ "a ZION with the Federation of
Labor
The present meeting was held a. Wash
iuztun a. ihe instance o. the National
textile Workers This organization dates
heck 20 lssi but 81 seid % have lost
prestige a. the North ana what strength
it roR has is mainly 20 the South Wash
inrton was selected a. che suggestion OF
the oldsT association Tor the reason thai
tta southern men would better be able
~ attend the meeting. bur no one from
the south was on hand when to-day y
gathering assembled
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-18
Suicide ar MouLTRIE.
Adams & Co... store Burned-other
News Notes.

Moultrie, Ca. Dec. l7-Mr. ". 2. Nc
DUNE n section foreman on the Triton,
Thomasville and Gulf Railway. commit
ted suicide at his boarding house yester-
day by shooting himself He Is about q
years old, and his family lives az Triton
though he is a native Of South Carolina.
No reason was assigned for u except thtt
he had been for several days drinking 20
excess.
cess.
The store and stock % goods OF Adams
g. Co. AZ Chastain. was burned Friday
night; origin Of FIRE was unknown. Il was
covered by insurance.
AIR. Arthur Little who has heretofore
been with drug business % A. 3 Peters
has accepted a position with Or Paine ~
WaycrOss. The drug store of Or. Peters
has been sold TO the Culpepper- Lindsey
Drug Company.
The machinery for tho cotton factory
has come aud Is being put up Mr. We
reen the president. saNs that Il will. how
ever. be March before the mill will be IN
operation.
An effort Is being made TO build a
handsome and commodious hotel on va
cant cot across from Moultrie Banking
Company and Monk. Murphy & Co.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-18

Liberty city. Ca. Dec. H-The well
known turpcntlne operator r. ". Ham
mond. formerly OF Josselyn, Ga. h now
doing a very extensive turpentine busi-
ness in Florida. Ills plant T. situated
nfteen miles south OF Tnylorviile Fla. He
cut twenty crops % boxes last year and
mas realized therefrom about seven hun
lred casks OF spirits ana has seventeen
hundred barrels OF rosin on his yard ana
a stln dipping and disabling. lie has
fully one hundred hands al work and new
ones coming in daily.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-18
GEORGE W. COUNCIL DEAD.
AmerIcu. Loses a Prominent PIonee,
Citizen

Americas. Ga. Dec. i7.-This city and
section sustained a great loss to-day IN
tho death Of Mr.. George W Council a
pioneer citizen. and one held IN high os-
TEEN. Mr.. Council had been ~ for a
long while and his death. therefore. was
not wholly unexpected. lie was for sixty
years resident Of sumter county, and
started In life with cash capital OF q
cents. BY honesty and integrity he
amassed "a snug fortune, ard at the time
OF his death was president OF the Plant
ers' Bank OF Americas. rs well as tho
most extensive and successful farmer in
South Georgia. His death Is generally
dep.ored. and the funeral. from Flrg,
Methodist Church tomorrow morning. will
De largely attended.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-18

Liberty CITY. Ca. Dec. i7-Mr l.. ~.
Nlobley. the chief dispatcher for the
Plant system az waycross, Ga. has a
beautiful winter home In South Florida,
nd one OF the best small orange groves
IN that part OF the country. The trees
are sald to be twenty years old. ana Mr..
pcotrtrht. Mr. Mohley's tenant. says that
rach tree viii WELD from Il 90 - boxes %
oranges. Mr Mobley put out hundred
more trees recently. and II they should
ike IL will be one 90 the most valuable
Grange groves Ia South Florida.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-18

Austin. Tex. Dec. l7.-East Aray6eld
was shot through the head and KILLED IN.
VIII Sneed tonight az Hornsby's Bend
some fifteen miles from Austin. sneol
and Louis Mayheid a brother OF East
became involved IN a quarrel while on I,
ferryboat crossiag the Colorado river
Sneed fired two shots M Louis. both ~
them missing the mark. but one Of whieb
struck Bas, Mayfield IN the head An
are prominent white men.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-18

New York. Dec. 1.-Two men were
badly burned and several paintings. val
ued AZ s50cco. were destroyed by fire al
No. 1852 Broadway to-day. One Of the
burned paintings Is Crosses. THE Last
Meeting" which has been on exhibition
there II was valued AZ $4,000. The men
burned are William Lawson and Henry
Dorgcrty. and Il Is said the last named
lmpcrllcd his life in trying to save the
Crosse paiufing.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-18
GIRL HAD FORGED CHECK.
Fifteen-Year-OId Child Was Arrest
end In New York.

New York. Dec. i7.-Nellie Afoffat. IS
years old. was arrested to-day In the Me-
rhanlcs ana Trading Bank while present
ing for payment a check for Sloo bearing
the forged signature OF Miss NJ T. Leary.
manufacturer Of chi'dren's clothing.
Prior 20 this the little girl had cashed
similar checks for sums ranging from $50
20 $50 on the bank. She was arraigned
10 the Center Street Court and commit
ted TO she care OF the Children's Society
FOR further examination.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-18

The Mississippi Fenitentiary Board
q Control has made It's farming arrange
mcnts for another year. leasing the same
Plantations that were worked this year
These several big farms all or which arc
in the delta. comprise 1850 acres OF cleared
laad. on which - convi.ts will b. used.
in addition 10 these, che estate owns and
farms SEQ acres OF its own land. on
which eighty convicis win be employed.
Mississippi has found that farming with
conYict labor u profitable. -
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-18
sAGAsTA WILL OPPOSE 1T.
Projected Marriage Of Princess Of
the A.turtnns.

Madrid. Dec. I7-Gen. Azcarraga. the
premier. IN run uniform. read to-day in
the Chamber OF Deputies and the Senate
a royal message announcing the projected
marriage Of the Princess Of the Astufias
10 Prince Charles. second son Of the
count % Caaeria. a committee Is draw
ing up a reply. unanimously favoring the
alliance. but senior Sagasta, former LIB
eral premier Is reported TO have decided
to vote against the marriage.
For some months u has been asserted
senior sagasta would publicly eensurc tho
mar age Of the helress presumpiive q
me throne to a Neapolitan Bourbon. son
of A man who was chief OF stan 60 the
preieuder IN the last civil War. wher
Don Carlos was confronted By Alfonso
XIII. fasher OF the present King and the
Princess
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-18

Dallas. Tex. Dec. i7.-work on an cleo
trio Railway about thirty miles ia length.
connecting Dallas ana Fort Worth. will
be begun wednesday The contract has
been lea TO a corporation organized IN this
city last Friday and composed Of local
and foreign capitalists. The road will be
operated by Fred Howard Porter OF New
York and associates.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-18
ACCIDENT TO TnE PORTER.
The Torpedo Boat Had Her stern
BADLY smashed.

New York. Dec. IA naval board o.
inquiry was to-day appointed by Rear
Admiral Barker. commandant OF the
brooklyn navy yard, 20 investigate an
accident 90 the torpedo boat Porter, which
occurred yesterday afternoon. The Por-
ter had just arrived from Newport and
had received orders by signal 10 move
alongside the cruiser Montgomery lying
al the quay wall. The torpedo boat was
running along at full speed and despite
a reported command 60 slow down, she
crashed into the cruiser and badly bent
Ter bow. Several Of the plates OF the
torpedo boat were also torn.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-18
Wood Mosaic Co.'s
Parquetry Floors

Have been laid In many Of the COM
Portable homes IN New York, Boston ara
other cities. More Clearly and economical
than carpets. Plain and fancy floors laid
and polished complete over old floors.
making solid and beautiful improve
meni.
Having n number 81 floors 20 lay In sa-
vaunah this month we can quote Gloss
figures. Catalogue and estimates may be
had by addressing J NJ ADAMS.
81 y. Charles street Baltimore. ma.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-18

E'Llorado Kan. Dec. 17-Jessie Morti-
sons attorneys tonight flied a motion be-
fore Judge shinn asking that the accused
be released on bail pending a new trial
o. her case. The motion was argued at
length by the attorneys on both sides
Judge shinn viii render his decision on
ne motion tomorrow.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-18
paRrY's FUTURE POLICY.
bryan wiz Talk About ~ Before
Jacksonlan Club.

omaha. Web. Dec. i7.-col William J.
Bryan. who will be the speaker at the
annual banquet OF the Jacksonian Club
on Jan Z. has announced that he Will, on
this occasion taik about the future policy
81 tbe Democratic party Gen. Filzhugh
lee and Senator J. 5. c. blackburn ana
Gov. Bcckham Of Kentucky win attend.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-18
STEAMER ALPHA FOuNDERED.
Captain, owner Rno seven Other.
Were Drowned.

Vancouver. y. C.. Dec. 1.-THE steamer
Alpha foundered on reef OF the east
coast OF Vancouver Island ana 4 a 10. 4,
wreck. The captain. three engineers. the
managing owner the purscr ana three
seamen were drowned.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-18
wants 60 aold Nc. zcaIandcr..

Wellington. y, n, Dies. l1.-i~ord ki'ch-
sner has requested that the New Iea
land contingent may remain N south A.
RIGA until the war r. over. and the gov
eminent Of New zealand has consented.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-18

Vienna. Dec. f7.-The elections for the
new Rcichsrath are now proceeding. Tho
Socialists are losing ground throughout
the country and will probably have only
six states. as compared with fifteen last
Parliament
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-18
MAY REFUSED TO TALK.
BE would Not Tell why ne Was
Held by Guatemala

Held by Guatemala
New Orleans Dec. is-Robert n. May
the American contractor whose seizure
aboard the steamer Foxhall just before
her departure from Port Barrioa. Guatc-
naia. about three weeks ago caused q
sensation 90 this country ana prompted
On instant demand BY Secretary Of STATE
Hay on the Guatemaian government foi
lis unconditional release. arrived Ia this
city tonight on tho steamer saltwater.
AIR. May remained Ia his stateroon AZ
ter the vessel landed ana expressed his
intention OF remaining on board all night.
when asked TO give an account Of his
experiences and the cause Of his arrest.
De replied rather emphaticaly:
Most assuredly ana certainly ] will
not"
To every question that was put 20 him
lie replied In the same emphatic manner
Il do not propose TO say a word about
this case
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-18
HUNTING ron 4 NEGRO BRUTE.
Assaulted His Victim and Then
Tried 60 burn Her.


Chattanooga. Tenn. Dec IA posse OF
cnraeed citizens d Cohutta, Ga, a station
on the Southern Railroad near here are
securing the woods ia quest Of a negro
rsplst who assaulted Miss Annie Neal.
Tire ls-year-old daughter OF John Neal a
wcll-to-do farmer OF that neighbOrhood
az o'clock tonight.
The negro ch0ked his victim into insen-
sIbiilty. accomplished his purpose and then
covered the unconscious girl with lea~s
ara set IRE 20 them. a passerby saw the
ere and went 20 the rescue In time TO save
the girls life She g. now In a critical
condition
The negro will be lynched Il caught to-
night
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-18

Buenos Ayres. Dec. iT-Five cases Of
what Is believed 20 be hubonic plague
have developed in Tucuman IN the Argen-
tine Republic
Evening star., 1900-07-16

Hullet and struck the latter, whereupon
Weideman put them both out into the back
yard. Witnesses stated that Jones then
drew a knife and cut and slashed his ad-
versary right and left. DIR. Martin Delaney
was put on the stand to testify as to the
nature of the injured mans wounds. He
said Hullet had cut on his head which
almost divided his right ear The doctor
had found another wound about half inch
deep on the left chest, which caused hem
orrhage. 1t was DIR. Delaney's opinion that
the man would recover unless blood poison
ing set in. During the hearing the prison
er was represented by Attorney Samuel c.
Brent Mayor Simpson referred the case
to the grand jury, under bond of $500.
Democratic Convention.
The democratic congressional convention
which will convene here Wednesday to
nominate a candidate for the House Of Rep
resentatives from the eighth district will
be called to order in the opera house at 2
pm. by Mr.. Leonard Marbury, chairman of
the congressional committee. 1t Is expected
that the session will be short and harmon
ious. Representative John F. Rixey of Gull
peper is the only candidate for the nominal
tion, and since the field has been cleared of
opponents the various counties and cities
in the district have permitted Mr.. Rixey to
Evening star., 1900-07-16
FACTS ABOUT PORTO RICO.
Some Developments of the Recent
Census of the Island.

Census of the Island.
The War Department has just issued bull
letin No. based on the census of Porto
Rico. This document gives the population
OF the island by age. sex, race nativity,
conjugal condition and literacy In the to-
tai population of 953,243 there were s,72l
more females than males. 1t was found
that 81 per cent of the whole number was
under ten years of age. The persons over
forty-five years of age averaged lis per
cent Of the entire population. This small
proportion Of elderly persons in Porto Rico,
the bulletin comments. is an indication of
the short average duration of life caused
by inferior vitality and unhealthy condi-
tons.
In the race statistics Porto Rico has 81. $3.50
negroes, 304. .352 persons of mixed blood and
10 Chinese, making total colored popula-
tion of 363, ,S11, or IS 2 per cent of the total
population. OF the population of Porto Rico
9S.5 per cent were native born and only Is
per cent foreign born. More than half the
foreigners in Porto Rico were natives of
Spain. Under conjugal condition, table 3
shows that 69.1 per cent of the people were
single. In this connection the rep.rt says:
This increasing abstention from legal
marriage is probably due in part to increas-
ing poverty and inability to pay the fees
and perhaps also in part TO a slow change
of social opinion regarding the necessity for
legal sanction upon the unions formed. The
number of persons in Porto Rico who were
either lawfully married living together
as husband and wife by mutual consent
formed 25.5 per cent of the population,
while in the United States il was more than
10 per cent higher C35.0."
School attendance and illiteracy form the
subject matter of table No. g. Two classes
are used to demonstrate this those under
and those over ten. OF the total number
attending school. two-fifths. or 39s per
cent. were under ten, and three-fifths, or
612 per cent were over ten.
These figures show that the propcrtion of
illiterates in the total population has de-
creased from 91 to So per cent in forty
Evening star., 1900-07-16
LOCAL INSURANCE COMPANIES.
Will Fan the Situation Which Threat
ems q Rate War.

A meeting Of the representatives Of the
local fire insurance companies as distin-
guished from the fire insurance companies
represented In this city by agents was
held today at the office of the Columbia
Fire Insurance Company. The purpose of
the meeting was to consider what action
should be taken at this time in view of
the recent order of reduction made by the
Association of Fire Underwriters of the
District in the rates on houses and fur
niture. At a previous meeting it was vir-
tually decided to withdraw from the asso-
citation in the event that organization
should attempt policy Of this sort.
The situation was very thoroughly dis
cussed today, especially in regard to the
forma ton of a new organization. No def
mite action, however, was taken for the
reason that the representatives present
wish to consult the boards of directors of
their respective companies and secure au-
thority to enroll the company in a new
organization in the event that the opposi-
ton to what is regarded as the arbitrary
policy of the majority of the members of
the board of underwriters takes this form.
1t is thought that some kind of an or
ganization will be formed by the local
companies and in any event it is now re-
Evening star., 1900-07-16

customs and insular affairs of the War De-
partment that during the month of May
there was imported into the port of Ha-
vana, Cuba, merchandise to the value Of
S4,422,912 A comparative statement is also
made of the imports at the above port for
the first five months of 1899 with the same
period in 1900.
January, 1899, s4.40i.259; January, 1900
S4.543, ,564: February, 1899. So S74 965; Feb
ruary, 1900, 5000, SOS: March, 1899. 81, 800, =
095; March. 1900, 81. .333 22S: April, 1899
S4,S45, ,906; April, 1900, 81, 170O4S; May, 1899
S7,237, ,514; May. 1900, 81, ,422 9I2
Evening star., 1900-07-16

garded as practically inevitable that there
VIII De war OF rates. 1t is believed by some
of the local companies that the purnose Of
the majority of the board of underwriters
aided by the committee of the middle de-
partment, is to force the local insurance
companies to the wall and in the scramble
for the business that possibly the agency
companies may get some of II. AT any rate
they hope to do so as a result of a rate
war. 1t is the conviction of those who
have studied the situation that the local
companies will fight to the bitter end. and
that they will surrender neither their
business nor their existence without a
Evening star., 1900-07-16
Alleged Policy writer Arrested

William Maddox, colored, forty-five years
old, was arrested this afternoon by Policy
Detective Watson and locked up at the
first precinct on a charge of writing policy.
He had a policy book on him. His ex-
PLANTATION was that he and some friends
had made up a purse to play on the game
at Jackson City. A year ago Maddox was
arrested on a similar charge and his ex-
cuse given in court was not accepted He
will be given hearing tomorrow,