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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-07

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The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-12
FOR THE FREE LIBRARY.
The Chain Letter Scheme Producing
Good Results.

The chain letter scheme for raising a
fund with which to start free library
for Savannah is getting along splendidly
Gays Mrs. Selma Cole Hall, who inau-
gurated it. Besides numerous replies
from the chain series itself there have
been also separate amounts sent in much
larger than those asked for in the let
ters. Mrs. Hall is very much pleased
with the progress thus far made, and
with the evident support that the scheme
is receiving, one of the most promising
features of which she considers the fact
that the letters have already begun com
ing in from other sections of the state,
and even other states.
Mrs. Hall is particularly anxious that
the chain should not be broken, and so
offers TO write the letters for those per-
sons who have not the time, providing
they will send her the names and adj
dresses of the persons to whom they
wish them sent.
Mrs. Hall also intends to send letters
asking for subscriptions to the fund TO
prominent persons throughout the coun-
try, and thinks that she will receive large
additions to the fund from such sources
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-12
lEnrlly a ned of Ro.er.
DISTRESS At CAPE NOME.
Gen. Randall Applies for Authority
TO Afford Relief.

Washington, Aug, 1t.-Gen Randall
commanding the department of Alaska,
has made the following report upon the
conditions and necessities at Nome:
AT present there are about Is 900 per-
sons in and about Nome. 1t Is estimate
there Will be 1000 destitute here at the
close of navigation. l request that | be
authorized to send all destitute persons
out of the country By any vessel avail
able In case army transports are not
here"
a post site has been celected at tho
month of Nome river, three and one third
miles east of Nome. The work of construc-
ton is now progressing rapidly. He recon-
mends that the post be named Davis in
honor of Capt. jefferson C. Davis, who
commanded the first troops In Alaska. He
also reports that he has chartered the
tugboat Meteor" and collected the des-
titute natives between Sin Rock and Top
kulS and encamped them on the beach
east of Meme river.
The commanding officer OF that camp
has been directed TO furnish subs stence
and medical attendance. Reports Indicate
that the natives all along the coast are
dying of measles and pneumonia, Small
pox has bet n checked: no new cases hav-
ing been reported in twelve days. All reg
ulations and the action of Gen. Randall
above noted have received the approval
of the Secretary of War
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-12

When baby comes to the home it will
bind the wife closer to the husband, or
1t will gradually tend to cut her off from
his companship. A sickly mother loses
in physical charm, and often in temper
and disposition. A fretful child is a
trial, even to loving parents. The use
OF DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
prepares the wife for motherhood. II
strengthens the body, and induces a
healthy condition of mind, free from
anxiety or fear. 1t makes the baby's
advent practically painless. The mother
being healthy her child is healthy, and
a healthy child is a happy child, Joy
to the parents, linking them together
with a new bond of affection.
There is no opium, cocaine or other
narcotic in "Favorite Prescription"
al read what your medicine has done for
other people" writes Mrs. Edwin II. Gardner
of Beechwood, Norfolk Co.. Mass, Box 70, $50
thought would try it, and found 1t a blessing
to me and family. I took your medicine a
year when had ten pound girl. i had the
easiest time ever had with any of my three
children, and have been very well ever since
took three bottles of Favorite Prescription ;
three of Golden Medical Discovery and three
walls OF Pellets Before TOOK your medicine
only weighed I3s pounds. and now weigh
IFS pounds"
Dr.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure sick
headache,
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-12
SPECIAL NOTICES.
PAULDiNG or LONG ISLAND CELE-
DRATED PIPPIN APPLE CIDER.

This pure cider is served on steamers on
the American line. and at the Waldorf-As-
toria and leading family grocers in New
York city.
Pauldings Pippln cider is made from
the pure juice OF hand picked apples from
his own mill on the premises. 1t Is abso-
lutely pure apple juice. and all the effer-
vescence is natural. and we guarantee it
to be the choicest cider In the world
Leading physicians in New York and
Brooklyn recommend this cider to their
patients its perfect purity Is guaranteed.
In Paulding's Pippin cider. only Long Is
land Newtons Pippins are used. The ap-
pies are left on the trees until late in Oc-
tober when they are hand picked and
placed in a dry room to ripen.
Paulding says the apples are thorough
ly crushed In his own mill and the juice
pressed out and run into sweet clean
casks The difference between crushing
and grinding apples is very great.
You will know the difference between
crushed apes and ground apples IL you
take some stems and chew them, you will
md that bitter taste which is not with
PaHldingss crushed apples. This cider has
not the extreme sweetness OF the Russet
cider, and everyone will find the Pauld-
'ng's Pippin cider just right to take with
dinner. LIPPMAN BROS,
Sole Agents i'm Savannah
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-12
TRAINS MET IN COLLISION.
PASSENGER AND FREIGHT TRAIN
CoLLIDED AT LIBERTY CITY.

They Were the southern's Passenger
No. So and the Plant Systems
Freight No. 2OS-Nobody Was Seri-
ousIy Hurt. Though Engineer Hem
derson Had an Arm Bruised and
r. III. Greggs, n CoIOred Porter,
the Time of the Accident-Some of
the Rolling stock Was Badly
smaShed-Tramc Was Delayed But
short Time.
Passenger train No. SO of the Southern
Railway and Plant System freight No
Hs. met in a head-on collision yesterday
morning at Liberty City, forty-six miles
south Of Savannah, the first station north
of the Altamaha river. Two or three per-
sons were bruised up in the collision, but
no one was seriously hurt.
No. So left Savannah at $40 O'Clock.
Engineer D. B. Henderson was at the
throttle, and Conductor Bowling was in
charge of the train. Engineer Robertson
was running the freight train, and Con-
ductor Buck was in charge of it. Both
engineers and both firemen are said to
have jumped when they saw the collision
was inevitable. and their jumping saved
their lives, in all probability, though En-
gineer Henderson did not escape scot free,
as ne had his arm slightly injured.
There was a dense fog enveloping the
country at the time of the accident, about
$40 o'clock. This made it impossible for
the engineers to see clearly from a dis
lance. The freight train was on the main
track and had pulled up beyond the sta
ton in order to take a siding. The pass
enger train was about one minute ahead
of the engineer, as trains have the privl-
lege of running that much ahead to take
water at the station.
II was with a heavy crash that the
trains came together. The two engines
were locked in an iron embrace, the
smokestack and headlights being damned
off. Several of the freight cars were badly
smashed, and the mail car was rammed
into the tender before 1t. f. M Greggs,
a porter on a sleeping car, was bruised
about the head. A number of passengers
were aboard the train, but not one was
hurt.
The first news of the accident received
was by a telegram from Mrs. w. B..
Stubs to Mr.. Stubs. whom she assured
that she had not been injured. Mrs.
Stubs was one of the passengers aboard
the Southern train.
Superintendent of Transportation w. j.
HayIow of the Plant System went to the
scene of the wreck with force of hands.
After about five hours the track was
again open to traffic The steamship Kan
Of he !, inn :
held for while for the convenience of sew
eral passengers who were expected but
VINO had been delayed on account of the
collision.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-12
ROBERT EBBS' FUNERAL.
Dead Man Had No Relations So Far
as known.

The funeral of Robert j Ebbs. who
was killed Friday afternoon by falling
from the Tybee train at three-mile post.
took place yesterday afternoon from the
undertaking establishment of Coroner
Goette. The burial was made in Laurel
Grove Cemetery, Rev. M. j. Epting pas
tor of ST. Paul's Lutheran Church, con-
Quoting the services at the grave.
On the night of the accident and all
through yesterday numerous friends of
the dead man called to pay their last re-
spects, and several accompanied the body
TO the cemetery.
As far as can be learned the dead man
had no relatives in the city. Even the
friends who knew him best say that he
seldom talked of himself or his relatives,
and though he had at one time mentioned
that he had relatives hving in the West,
he had neither stated their names nor
the degree of kinship.
1t was rumored at the time OF Ebbs'
death that he had Recently received large
sum of money, several thousands, from
the government as payment of claim
for cotton destroyed during the Civil War.
His friends yesterday said, however, that
the only money received had been about
$500, and that he had spent the greater part
of this prior to his death They did not
think it had come from the government.
Ebbs' father had claim against the
government for cotton seized after the
war, amounting to good many thousand
dollars. 1t was reported some months ago
that this claim had been compromised for
a good round sum, but ID is not known that
such was the case.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-12
CITY BRElVI1IEs.

Those Superior Court jurymen who were
relieved from further attendance upon the
court until Tuesday morning, have been
directed by Judge Falligant 10 appear on
tomorrow morning, when several GRIM
inal cases have been assigned for trial.
Friday evening a small but delightful
bicycle party consisting of Misses Jessie
and Daisy Crosby, and Sarah Boriss,
Messrs. Lancelot Hayes of Baltimore Md,
j. w. Turner and w. E. Creamer were
entertained at the ospitable home Of MIR.
and Mrs. J. Johnson on Esull avenue.
Light refreshmt MS were served and al
together the evening was a very enjoya-
hle one, the party was chaperoned by MIR.
and Mrs. w. N. Brown.
Mr.. and Mrs. 1. D. Boriss entertained
wednesday evening at their home on
President street a Salimagunda party in
honor of Mr.. Lancelot Hayes of Balti-
more, Nd and Miss Barbara Schmeal-
irg of Alabama whom thsy have as their
charming guests. Those present W re Mes
danes Brown, Hecht, Hall, Smi h, Boriss,
Alrez Boriss, Misses Jessie and Daisy
Crosby, Ada Brown, Lizzie Roundtree,
Matte Lou Flourence, Sarah Boriss, Lo-
rena Carol, Messrs. w. n Brown, T. NJ
Haynes j. e. Hecht. T. w. Hall, l. d.
Boriss, j. w. Turner, L. Hayes, c. Ruth
e ford, j. ]. Murphy and w. E. Creamer.
Ices Of all kinds were served during the
evening and the guests departed at late
hour, feeling very much indebted to their
host and hostess.
The pupils of Ryans Business College
met at the residence of their principal,
Miss NJ E. Ryan, on last Thursday even
ing, and, chaperoned by her. took pleas
ant bicycle ride to Thunderbolt. where
they enjoyed a watermelon cutting. So
pleased were they with their outing that
they are anxious to repeat the excursion.
The only regret was chat the entire school
was not able 60 join in the frolic. as some
of the pupils had prior engagements, and
others were unfortunate enough not to be
bicyclists. Among those present were
Miss Bessie Alexander Miss Josie Rob-
erts. Miss Eva Roberts, Miss Gertie
Cronk. Miss Minnie Moehrke, Miss Rets
Mccarthy. Miss Nellie Mccarthy, Miss
Maggie O'Connor, Miss Rena Whitaker
Messrs. Carl Collins. Clarence Goette, Ed
ward Barrett, Edward Arnold. Emmet
O'Mara L. Symons, Masters Willie
O'Connor, John Cornell, Lawrence Nc
earthly, oliver Ryan, Harry Hodgson and
F. Cornell.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-12
KILLED HIS BROTHER.


Drunken Row Among Negroes Re-
suits i'm Fratricide.
James Bunkum, colored killed his
brother. Jeff Bunkum about midnight last
night in a fit of drunken anger by stab
bling him in the neck. The wounded man
died within few min utes. His murderer,
together with his wife, his brothers wife
and his adopted daughter, the last three
as witnesses, were taken to the barracks.
The story of the trouble, as told by Mar
tina Brown, the adopted daughter. is to
the effect that James Bunkum was drunk
when she reached home shortly before the
crime was committed, and that he de-
manded of her the wages that she gets
each Saturday night from her employees.
She did not give him ALL or at least he
thought so, and he gave her severe
heating in consequence
Jeff Bunkum, who was in the room
where the row was going on. remonstrat-
ed with ms DrOthef on MS unWaFrdnteu
brutality and while the talk was going on,
the girl had turned to another side of the
room, her back being to the two men.
Only few words were passed she said,
when she heard her uncle cry out, my
God, he's cut me-" She turned and saw
her uncle with the blood streaming from
his neck He died a few minutes after
ward.
Patrolman Dyer was notified and ar
rested James, who was quite drunk, and
had made no effort to escape, not even
so much as to leave the house. The wo-
men were taken to the barracks as wit
nesses. Bunkum denies oil knowledge of
the affair. but his wife, Florence Bunkun,
when asked who did the cutting, burst
out crying, and said my husband"
Coroner Goette, who was notified, went
to the house on Lumber street, near Pine.
Owing to the lateness of the hour, he
did not make an Investigation but locked
up the house, and will do so to-day.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-12
MEETING WITH SUCCESS.
whitman Sisters Acquiring Talent
for Their Next Organixatf ton.

for Their Next Organiza ton.
The Whitman sisters, May and Essie,
are meeting with mucn success in organ
izing the company with which they will
take the road this season. They have Sc
cured four promising piccaninnies in sa-
vannah, who will furnish the kid" talent
for the company, and have other engage
ments in view, including soprano in
Charleston, who is said to be something
great.
The company Will organize in Clncin-
natl, and Will take the road about Sept.
20. playing the Ohio towns first and then
coming South. They Will reach Savannah
about Feb. 20. The company will be I'M
der the management of M. Lehman of
New York.
The company will be Of the vaudeville
order, with some farce and dramatic fea-
lures. Prince Ishmael. whose ability as
a prestidigator is well known In Sa-
vannah, will attend to this feature OF the
show.
The whitman sisters are accomplished
entertainers, and have received high COM
mendation from the newspapers Of the
various cities In which they have APP
peared The Birmingham News In a re-
cent edition, In speaking Of an entertain
ment given by the sisters in that city,
said: These three bright mulatto women
are daughters Of the pastor of the First
African Methodist Episcopal Church of
Atlanta. They have wonderful voices.
that of Essie Whitman being the lowest
contralto on record. The sisters all play
the banjo and sing coon songs with a
smack Of the original flavor. Their COS
tuning Is elegant. their manners graceful
nj he'll az In
as they are unusually handsome"
Alberta. the third sisters. is only IL
years old, but has already shown consid-
cradle talent.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-12
DEMOCRATS GOOD CHANCES
THEIR OPPORTUNITY TO GET MA.
JoRITY IN TIE HOUSE.

Congressman Overstreet, a Rspubsf-
can Leader, Figures Out That the
Chances of the Democrats Are Bet
ter Than Those of the Repubu-
cans-stiII He Thinks the RepubHs--
cans VIII Win by Nursing Doabt-
full Districts.
Indianapolis. Ind. Aug. 11.-Congrese-
man Overstreet OF this district, secre-
tary of the National Congressional Blu
reau of the Republicans at Chicago left
tonight for Chicago. He said:
In 30 we carried the House by a ma
jority of thirteen. BY contests decided in
our favor. our majority was increased,
but we cannot now depend upon the dis
tricts they came from. We had three
congressman form North Carolina, but,
OF course. since the Acknowledgement OF
the negroes, we shall not get represent
tative from that state. In '98 we had two
from Kentucky, but one was by the mar
row majority OF ten. We are not counting
on that as certain. The other district in
Kentucky gave us a large majority. and
they cannot count us out of j.. We had
one representative from Texas. from the
Galveston district but 1t is always close
there. and the presidential election may
change the result this time.
This makes a total of five that we are
almost sure to lose from what we now
have, leaving US a bare majority of three.
We are making estimates on a majority
of three now. but the odds this time are
really In favor of the Democrats. They
have, TO begin with 122 representa- ves
from the Southern states that always
give solid congressional delegations for
them. In some Northern states they have
40 per cent. of the congressman. In New
York they had eighteen I'm the last House,
or 60 per cent. of the New York delega-
tion.
80. on the face of the outlook, their
chances for carrying the House are bet
ter than ours, but am sure we shall de-
feat them and have a majority again. We
are going about the campaign in a prac-
teal way. In 1898 we sized up the sill
uation and found that we would lose
thirty districts OF the Missouri river so
went to work in districts that had been
doubtful, and were successful in carrying
enough of them to give us lead. We
expect 20 get the same results again, and
TO redeem many of the districts that went
against us i'm 1898 -
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-12
BAPTIST MISSION DESTROYED.
Violence Has Broken Out in Another
Section of China

Boston, Aug. 1.-THE American Baptist
Missionary Union of this city to-day re-
celved cabltgram from Swallow. China.
reading:
"Ung Kung and four chapels were
wrecked. Consuls acting. SCOTS, Wilkin-
son. China. Japan, Foster. Speecher. sent
families Victoria, Tacoma. Groe sbeck"
This message is from Rev. A. F. Groes-
beck, IN charge Of the Baptist Mission OF
Ung Kung. about seventy miles north OF
Swallow, and announces that his mission
has been destroyed by thy Chinese. to-
gether with four out stations This is the
irst lntimation received Of actual violence
In that section Of China.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-12
REPRESENTED THE CITY.
A Committee of Business Men Left
Yesterday for baltimore.

A committee of Savannah business men
was aboard the steamship Itasea, bound
for Baltimore yesterday afternoon. the
committee was appointed by the president
OF The Board of Trade, TO represent the
city at the meeting OF the National HAY
Dealers Association, TO be he'd In Bal
unnore this week. Among the gentle
men on the committee. were Messrs. W.
- simkins, X. G.. Fleming and X T.
Browder.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-12

rihew is having trouble with his eyes
also. and is now under the care of an
oculist.
Mr.. Harvey Granger If the +. b. Hunt
ing Company leaves to-oay for the Kenne-
bee districts of Maine. While the trip is
a purely business one. L is a source of
pleasure TO Mr.. Granger 20 anticipate the
need Of an overcoat. which he proposes 10
take along with him.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-12
GEESE WE'RE POISONED.
A Neighbor to Whom Their Chatter
Gave Umbrage Suspected.

Mr.. J. II. Grice. of No. $50 Gwinnett
street, east, reported at the barracks yes
terday, that flock OF ten geese belong
ing to him had been poisoned that the
greater number of them were dead, and
the remainder likely to die before the day
was out. He stated that he thought that
the poison was strychnine, and that ne
believed it had been given by neighbor
who had threatened 10 poison both the
geese and several dogs of the neighoor-
hood because annoyed by them. The mat
ter was turned over to the detectives for
investigation,
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-12
FROM A THIRD STORY.
Negro Man Fell Ont n window and
May Not Recover.

A colored man whose name could not
be ascertained by the police. as he was
in no condition to give It. was picked up
az ] o'clock last night after a fall from
a lhirty-story window of building on ST.
Julian street. He was placed in the am
bulance and carried TO the police station,
where physician attended him. The
mans condition was pronounced very Sc
rious. and It was not known whether he
would recover.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-12
CHURCH PROPERTY IN CUBA.
Gen. Wood Found II Necessary to
Name New Committee.

Havana, Aug. 11.-senors Llorente Gil
berga and Tamayo met the Bishop of Ha-
vana and Gen. Wood at the palace last
night and discussed the question of church
property. This committee Of judges An
ally declined to undertake an investiga-
tion and resigned. Gen. Wood Will APP
point another committee of five, who will
investigate the claims of the church.
After SELLING ell of the church property
in 1912 the Spaniards allowed the church
100000 annually. This revenue to the
church was stopped on the American o.
cupation OF the island and the money now
goes into the island fund. The Bishop of
Havana Is seeking restitution of this
money.