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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-08-21
THE MANY VICTIMS.
,ur, DEAD IN GoLCONDA DISASTER
Nay REACH TWENTY-FIVE.

nmctaI investigation Will BE
x,ode as II Seems That Most Gull
tl. CareIessness Caused the Ca
4.strophc-Boat Being Dismantied
:. search for BODIES.
poducah. KY, Aug. 20.-Seventeen
"a nerhaps twenty-five lives were
80 in the wreck of the steamer City
80 colconda at Cottonwood bar. four
,,,,,as above Paducah. last night. The
dead:
Miss Lizzie Graham, Grahamville;
o,;es Iucy Barnett of Smith Landing:
Miss Trixie Grimes of Grahamville;
1rre David Adams, Smith Landing;
Ms w. A. Hogan and three children
~ paducah: Watts Davis of Living
INC county; Clarence Slayden of Dola,
e, Wallace Bennett of Tolu, KY;
HI;ss MAY Fleming of Birdsville, KY;
n Jackson. colored, of Paducah; Will
D,oods coIored, Golconda; George
yvashington, colored, Golconda; Horace
pondeau colored, Golconda; George
sandsburg, colored, Golconda.
The boats register has not yet been
recovered. so that complete nst OF
~, dead is at present unobtainable.
An official investigation will be made
&c If seems certain that the most Gull
nable carelessness caused the catas-
A. Peck, the pilot, claims the en-
oireer deserted his post and that he
could not manage the boat with the
engines helpless. The engineer denies
tbis and claims that he remained at
tbo throttle until the water was waist
deep.
corroborated by several others, declares
that the effort to land at Crowelfs
Landing brought the side of the boat
around so that the wind struck 1t full
force. There had been almost a gale
blowing for ten minutes and one man,
II is said, went to the pilot house and
begged the pilot to land. When he did
Nnally consent to land, the hurricane
struck the boat as it swung around in
To n position least able to resist it.
Early this morning the work of
searching for the remains began. Three
bodies were recovered in the forenoon,
those of Miss Trixie Grimes, Miss Lucy
Barnett and Mrs. David Adams. Miss
Parnett's face was badly lacerated.
This afternoon the bodies of Miss
Graham and Mrs. Hogan and Lucille.
her 6-year- old daughter were recover
cd The position of the limbs and the
expression on the faces as we'll as
scratches and bruises, indicated
fierce struggle when the prisoners were
caught in the little cabin. All the
bodies were brought here and
prepared for burial. The work
Of recovery is slow because of the fur
niture piled on the bodies. The boat
lies in eighteen feet of water, and is
being dismantled in order that the dead
may be found.
Mrs. Charles Hayden of Metropolis,
Ill, the only woman saved, is badly
bruised. When the boat went down
she chung to her child and both were
finally saved She was sitting on the
lower guards so as to be near her hus-
band the engineer, when the boat turn
ed over. number of narrow escapes
are reported.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-08-21
POsTOFFICEs IN GEORGIA.
Established and Changed by Order
of Department..

Washington, Aug. 2o.-New postof-
fees have been established in Georgia
at these places: Brier, Richmond coun-
ty, special from Hepzibah, five miles
southwest, John D. w. Goodwin, post
master, and Finleyson, Pulaski county,
special from Hawkinsville and Pine
view, four miles southeast, and Fair
field, four miles southwest; Stephen r.
Mitchell, postmaster.
These offices in Alabama are not
money order offices: Erie, William C..
Foster. postmaster; Tinela, Thomas A.
McCants, postmaster, and Mentone,
Peter X. Smith, postmaster. Star ser
vices changes are announced as fol-
lows: Carruth TO Danelsville, from
Aug. Is omit Sorrels. which has been
discontinued, decreasing 4.37 miles, and
Gravel Springs to Sheltonville, from
Aug. is and at Big Creek, emitting
Sheltonville. which has been discontin-
ued, there being no change in distance.
A mail messenger service route has
been established at Haylow. Echols
county Georgia, service to be as often
as required.
Rural free delivery will be established
to commence Sept. 2 at Adairsville,
Barlow county, with two carriers.
Length of routes, 47% miles: area COW
cred, 40 squares miles. population serv-
ed, 925.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-08-21
FOREIGN coNCESSl0NARIES.
they VIII Reach Charleston To-
night and Arrange for Their Coun-
tries Exhibits.

Charleston, S. c., Aug. 20.-The COM
mittee representing the foreign con-
cessionaries at the Pan-American Elk
position VIII arrive here tomorrow
night, for the purpose of consulting
and comforting with the board of di~
rectors of the South Carolina Inter-
state and West Indian Exposition. with
a view to obtaining such concessions
as they will need here during the COM
ing winter.
These gentlemen represent all of the
South American countries, the West
Indies and many of the leading nations
of Europe that have large exhibits at
Buffalo at the present time. They viii
be met here on their arrival by spe-
cial committee composed of the lead
ing officials of the Exposition Company.
and every courtesy possible will be ex-
tended to them during their stay in
Charleston.
This is possibly the most important
of all the many delegations which have
arrived in the city up TO the present
time 1t is probable that the represen-
tatives of the foreign concessionaries
will remain here for two or three days
in order to make all necessary arrange
ments for space at the exposition,
which is to be opened on the first Of
December.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-08-21
COULDN'T HOLD THEM.
DIR. Horace Grant Had Violated No
section of Code.


Douglas, Ga, Aug. 20.-As reported
in these dispatches yesterday. the Off
GERS arrived from Abbeville. in charge
of DR.. Horace Grant. Mrs. Horace
Grant and F. NJ Springer, under war
rant, charging cheating and swindling.
This is the trio that has been doing
South Georgia towns out of their spare
shekels, selling Saline and promising
a feat in hynotism performed by no
other in the world, that while the sub
ject is under hypnotic influence, the
doctor will cut off his hand and pass it
among the audience, and then restore
it whole again, but as no one ever
consents TO the ordeal. the perform
ance never comes off. They were given
a trial to-day before Judge Dart, and
we're represented by Judge NJ. l.. Mer-
shon, and Col. i. w. Quincy. The
state by Solicitor General O'Steen,
Landlord & Dickerson.
After long array of witnesses were
heard by the court, II was found that
the wiley doctor was smart enough to
conduct his business, although repre-
hensible, in such a manner as to vio-
late no section Of the code, and they
were discharged.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-08-21
WIVES FOR FRENCH SOLDIERS.
French Magazine wants Women
TO Emigrate to madagascar.

French magazine wants women
to Emigrate to madagascar.
The Revue Geographique of Paris
says it is most important for the in
terests of Madagascar and the French
soldiers who have settled there as col
onists that young French women be en-
couraged to go there and marry the
settlers who are doing well and can
make good homes for their families
The magazine says that many of the
soldiers have been permitted to become
colonists and the only drawback is that
they find no women in the island to
marry.
The native women, to be sure, are
perfectly willing to marry them and a
few of the colonists have been duly
welded to women of the Malagasy, but
these unions are not proving TO be for
tunate. The women, of course, know
nothing whatever of the French idea
of household comfort are not more
than half civilized and in many ways
they naturally fail to fulfil the French
idea of what wife should be.
So the ex-soldiers say they can never
make homes In Madagascar unless they
have White wives. The government IL
helping them in many ways, but IL Is
not yet providing wives for them, and
this is what the Revue desires the au-
thorities TO do. 1t advocates the es-
tablishment in Paris of a government
office where women who wish to emil
CRATE to Madagascar may apply.
1t would be the duty of the Office to
inquire into the character of the appli-
cants and pass upon their fitness TO
preside over the pioneer French homes
in Madagascar. Only those who are be-
lieved to be exceptionally well qualified
for emigration should be permitted TO
go to the island. The government
should pay the expenses of their jour
ney, care for them and guard their
interests in Madagascar. and should
play the part of a parent toward them
until they were satisfactorily married
and established in homes of their own.
The Revue says that in this way 200
families might Immediately be founded
in Madagascar and that the total ex-
pense to the government need not be
more than SOS, 600.
Consul Brunot, who represents this
country in st. Etienne, described in a
report to the State Department a while
ago. Gen. Gallieni's method of estab-
fishing soldiers as colonists In the great
island which he governs. He has de-
vised a new plan that is working well
The soldiers go to Madagascar for three
years service, but the General does
not wait for their term of enlistment
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-08-21
CROP CONDITIONS.
Corn and Cotton Damaged in Nearly
All Sections by Excessive Rainfall.

Atlanta, Aug. 20.-J. B. Marbury, sec
ton director at the Weather Bureau.
sends out the following report of crop
conditions:
THE excessive rainfall in the latter
portion of the week, with high winds,
damaged corn and cotton in nearly all
sections. Complaints are numerous of
injury by rust. shedding and rotting OF
bolls of cotton in middle and south sec
tons; in the north section the crop is
progressing we'll as a rule. Picking is
being done in a few counties.
Extracts from the reports of some OF
the southern counties follow:
Efingham-Cotton throwing off fruit
and rusting badly. Rice and cane do
ing well. Fodder and hay damaged by
rains.
Standardization rusting slightly, but
no serious damage; some open, but no
picking as yet. Corn made.
Bulloch--Rust appearing on both
short and sea island cotton, but crop
generally fruited we'll and is opening
Burke-Excessive rains caused rust
and shedding in cotton.
Bookstore part of week favorable.
Mucn IOdder saved; latter part of
week rainy; cotton rusted badly, bolls
rotting and shedding; potatoes doing
fairly we'll.
Bryan-Very heavy rains have fallen;
cotton shedding badly, with rust in
some fields.
Camden-Weather hot and showery;
late crops good; hay fine, but cotton
stopped, owing to rain.
Coffee-Fodder pulling about complet-
ed: sea island cotton promises a good
crop from middle and top; corn good.
Glynn-Fine fodder crop housed !;
sweet potatoes prospect good; cutting
and curing pea vine going on generally.
Liberty-Fodder pulling about finish
ed; cane and fall crops fine; cowpeas
planted for forage.
Lowndes-A rainy week; unfavorable
to all crops, but cotton is progressing
fairly we'll; potatoes look well.
McIntosh-No rain in two weeks;
rather dry for upland cotton, but rice is
doing well. although nearly two weeks
late.
Wayne-Late crops doing well, es-
pecially cane and sweet potatoes; early
cotton shedding slightly.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-08-21

to expire before establishing those
who express willingness to remain in
the country upon lands of their own.
The men serve as soldiers for two
years, by which time they have consid-
cradle acquaintance with the natives
of the district where they have been
stationed, are somewhat familiar with
the language and know something
about the nature of the soil and its
resources. At the end of two years
the soldier who is willing to become a
colonist is permitted to select any al
lotment of vacant land that pleases him
and must at once begin to cultivate his
little farm. No more military service
is required Of him though he is still a
soldier, the state feeding and clothing
him and paying him his usual wages
during the final year of his service
Thus he does not need to trouble him
self about the actual necessaries of life
during the first year on his farm; the
government, furthermore. provides him
with some agricultural implements and
few head OF cattle.
He does as he pleases on his farm.
but he must make good progress, for
his achievements are carefully OBJ
eide whether he is fit to be a colonist.
Just as soon as IL is shown that he
is not doing well his concession is taken
from him and he returns to the ranks
and is sent back 10 France when his
term of enlistment has expired
II. on the other hand, he fulfills the
expectations of Gen. Gallieni the gov
eminent is willing to give him more
assistance. A little money is lent him
nd xxtf iv,ta
this money must be spent in the deveI-
opment of his farm. The money is not
all given to him at once and the object
for which II is to be used must he
known and approved before the cash is
paid over TO him. A considerable num-
Der of soldiers have thus been estab-
lished as colonists in Madagascar. The
plan of Gen. Gallieni has had very good
results and promises to serve a most
useful purpose in the development OF
te country.
One of the most successful of the
pioneer farmers was corporal who re-
ceived his concession of $50 acres in
1898. The first year he planted a part
of his land in potatoes, selling his crop
at the end of the year for $500 He put
most Of this money into cattle, sheep
and goats and built a baking oven and
stables for his live stock.
The second year he sold more pota-
toes and also vegetables from his gar
den and the government inspector was
SO pleased with his progress that the
sum of 5000 was lent to him which was
at once invested in more cattle. At the
end of last year he had put twenty
five acres into rice which is a very
profitable crop. An inventory of the
value of his buildings. live stock and
improvements indicates that the new
colonist is now worth nearly $4,000.
That young man deserves a good wife
from France.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-08-21
Another Dividend Declared.

Knoxville, Tenn. Aug. 20.-Chan-
Gerry court to-day ordered the payment
of a given per cent. dividend to the
stockholders of the Southern Building
and Loan Association, which went into
the hands of receivers five years ago
with thousands of stockholders scat
tered over half the states of the I'm
ion, but principally in Tennessee. Ken
lucky, Virginia, Arkansas and Texas
The one ordered to-day makes as per
cent paid by the receivers, who expect
to finally bring the total dividend up to
IS per cent.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-08-21
INJUNCTION DISSOLVED.
Were Granted Two Weeks Ago and
Involved Millions of Property.

"'OfNcu MliOnS or property.
Knoxville. Tenn, Aug. 2O.-Judge Nc
Council, sitting at Cleveland, Tenn,
to-day, dissolved injunctions granted
two weeks ago in a case that involves
millions of dollars. At Ducktown,
Tenn. 100000 has been invested in
the copper industry and two mammoth
smelling plants built. About forty
farmers claim that their lands have
been ruined by the fumes from the
plants destroying all vegetation, sui
phuric acid being used in the process.
They filed suits for damages and ces-
sation of the alleged nuisance and
were granted injunctions two weeks
ago, the observance of which practical
ly shut down the plants. Three thou
sand men are employed in the industry,
and one feature of to-day's hearing was
the presentation of a monster petition
signed by 5000 citizens of Polk county
asking the dissolution of the injunction.
The Tennessee Copper Company and
Ducktown Sulphur Copper and Iron
Company are the plants involved.
The first has spent $3,O0O,O00 and en-
ploys 1000 men, the last has spent
$l,000,000 is ready to put in $4,000,000,
and employs 1000 men. Individual
damage suits will be heard at the Sep
TENDER term of court
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-08-21

Augusta. Aug. 20.-Capt. A. F. Aus
tin died to-day, after two days ILL
ness. At the time of his death he was
bookkeeper in a grocery house, but
most of his life was spent in the Ma
ton Exchange Bank, of which he was
teller for several years. He was one
of the most prominent young men in
Augusta in those days, member of the
City Council, chairman of the Fire De-
partment Committee, president of the
Carnival Association and progressive
citizen. He was As years old and leaves
a wife, married daughter. Mrs. B. s..
Dunbar, SON and younger daughter
Funeral tomorrow.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-08-21
Lawson the winner.

Baltimore, Aug. 2O.-The half-mile
race for professionals at the Coliseum
tonight was won by liver Lawson, who
gets four points to his credit in the
championship. F. L. Kramer was sec
ond and gets two points to his credit.
Oliver S. Kimble and III. B. Freeman
each get a point. Time 1888 4-5
The one-mile professional handicap
was won by Tom Cooper. Major Tay-
lor did not appear. as he was laid up
from injuries received Monday night.
Time 2:0S 3-5.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-08-21
WEEKLY CROP REPORT.
High Temperature on Pacific and
Floods in Middle and south Allan
tie states.


tie states.
Washington, Aug. 20.-The weather
bureaus weekly summary of crop con-
ditions is as follows:
The temperature conditions of the
week have been favorable. except on
the North Pacific, where it has been
excessively warm. The Middle and
South Atlantic states, including Ten
nessee, have suffered from heavy rains,
the South Atlantic and East Gulf states
winds as well as injury from overfiows.
The greater part of Texas and por-
tions of the Missouri and Upper Mis-
sissippi valleys and Upper Lake region
continue to suffer from drought.
A very general Improvement in the
condition of late corn is indicated in
the principal corn states. Good rains
in Illinois. Indiana and Ohio have in-
proved the outlook, especially in In
diana, but, as in other portions of the
corn belt, the greater part of early corn
has been ruined. The propitious out
look for corn in the Middle Atlantic
states and New England continues.
The central and eastern portions of
the cotton belt have suffered from
heavy rains, while drought has become
more serious over the greater part OF
the western districts. In the Carolinas,
too. rank growth is reported. especially
on stiff lands, and in Georgia, Florida,
Alabama, heavy rains and high winds
have caused injury, rust and shedding
being quite prevalent. In Tennessee,
Mississippi and portions of Arkansas
the crop has improved. Cotton needs
rain throughout Texas and is failing
rapidly in the central, southern and
southwestern portions. Picking is gem
eral in Texas and is beginning over the
southern and central portions of the
eastern districts.
Tobacco has sustained injury from
rains in portions of Maryland, Virginia,
North Carolina and Tennessee. but has
been greatly benefited in the last named
state, as well as in the Ohio valley,
where cutting is in progress.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-08-21
VIRGINIA REPUBLICANS.
STATE CONVENTION TO BEGIN AT
NOON TODAY AT ROANOKE.

mated for Goyernor-Ticket Fairly
Well Decided Upon--An Unusual
Fact Is That Nearly Every Dele
gate Is White.
Ronoake, Va, Aug. 20.-The Repub-
lican state convention will meet here
at noon tomorrow. The city Is full of
delegates tonight from all parts of
the state. and when the gavel falls at
noon Wednesday it will probably be
found that a full attendance is here.
The convention will be called to order
by Park Agnew, chairman of the State
Executive Committee. C. A. Heermans
of Montgomery will be temporary
chairman unless changes are made at
the last moment. S. Brown Allen of
Nelson will be permanent chairman
and Asa Rogers of Petersburg secre-
tary
The ticket seems now to be fairly
well decided upon. Col. j. Hampton
Hoge of Ronanoke will be the nominee
for Governor. Judge l.. l.. Lewis sent
a telegram from his home to-day saying
he would not accept the nomination.
Gen. Thomas L. Rosser of Charlottes-
willie is a possible candidate for Gov
ernOr. Col. HOge Will be nominated py
Thomas L. Moore, member of the Con-
stitutional Convention from Montgom-
cry
A. P. Gillespie of Tazewell will al
most certainly be the nominee for
lieutenant governor and Lawrence
Groner of Norfolk is scheduled for at
torney general Neither gentleman
seems to have any opposition.
For the first time in many years in
the state the Republican State Conven-
ton will seat few negroes. The dele
gates have been chosen from among
the whites in pursuance of policy
which seems to have been adopted to
that end. OF the 5S5 delegates entitled
to sit in the convention nearly every
one will be white.
Among the prominent Republicans in
attendance are several members of the
Constitutional Convention.
The platform will earnestly indorse
the national administration and reaf-
firm the principles of the Republican
party; approve the policy of Mckinley,
both foreign and domestic; call public
attention to the much-talkeda about I'm
derwood QS51) convention. 1t will de-
nounce the Democratic party and the
constitutional convention as a make
shift not for reducing the expenditures
of the state, but for the curtailment
of the franchise as the last hope of
domination
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-08-21
TO NURSE LEPER.
st. Louis Physician Has Separated
himself From World and Family.

st. Louis Physician Has Separated
himself From World and Family.
St. Louis, Aug. 20.-Dr. Louis Knapp,
aged 40, a practicing physician of this
city, has separated himself from his
wife and four children and will become
isolated from the world to nurse Dong
Gong, Chinese leper, who was found
here two weeks ago. The doctor, who
is a graduate of a Detroit medical col
lege. took final leave of his family to-
day.
DR.. Knapp and his patient will live
in a three-room frame house now be-
ing built by the city authorities at
quarantine until necessity for his ser
vice shall have ended. DIR. Knapp will
take his library to quarantine and de-
vote the greater part of his time to
the study of leprosy.
There were five other applicants for
the position.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-08-21
STILL WITHOUT CORONER.
Succession to the Office Breeds Po-
IiticaI strife In Charleston.

Charleston, S. c., Aug. 2o.-Charles-
ton county. is still without a coroner.
Gov. insolvency has signified his will
ingness to appoint a successor to the
late Coroner Vaughan Immediately
upon a accommodation made to him by
the senators and representatives of the
county; but it has been impossible for
these gentlemen to get together and
agree upon any of the many candi-
dates in the field. The list of politi-
clans who desire to succeed the late
Coroner Vaughan has now gotten very
extensive, not less than eight men hav-
ing announced themselves as .candi-
dates for the position. The Charleston
county delegation will probably meet
on Thursday with a view to selecting
some man whom Gov. insolvency may
appoint
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-08-21
BELIEVED TO BE LOWRY.
Rochester Authorities Holding a Ne
gro North Carolina May Want.

Rochester, N. Y, Aug. 20.-A negro
giving the name of John Flagler asked
for a nights lodging late last night at
the central police station and was
locked up. To-day Chief Cleary ex-
amined the man. and after taking his
measurements by the Bertillon system,
suspects the man is none other than
Jim Lowry of Shelby, N. c., wanted
in that city for the murder Aug. last
of Chief of Police Jones. When ques-
toned by the chief, F'lagler or Lowry
told several conflicting stories as to
his whereabouts during the past week
or two. The description sent out by the
North Carolina authorities of Lowry
tallies exactly in every particular with
that of Lowry, even to decayed teeth.