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The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-14
PARKER BANKS ON DEWEY.
He Alone HID Fought n Battle an:
Judged by His own Experience.


New York, Dec. 14.-Capt. Parker of
Admiral Schley's counsel, said at Perth
Amboy, N. J., at o'clock this morn
ing:
Until 1 have read the reports in full
l cannot say more than this: Admit
raj Dewey knows what was right He
better than anyone else in the world
was qualified to judge the case He
is the one man living besides
Adimarl Schley who conducted
a campaign and fought a battle with
modern ships under modern conditions.
He probably found there was a diff
ference between theory and practice,
and judged Schley in the light of his
own experience. The other two men,
bers of the court were high minded
men of the highest character, and men
who would not misjudge know
ingly or willingly. They never
had the experience the admiral
had and probably did not see
things in the same light as he did. We
shall leave the matter to the judgment
of the people of the country, confident
that in the just popular mind the find
ings of Admiral Dewey will be sus-
tanned"
Capt. Parker seemed almost as much
pleased that Admiral Dewey had sus-
tanned Rear Admiral Schley as if the
court had been unanimous in the YER
dict that he dewey rendered.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-14
a.OOn Hours n Week.

The American Waltham Watch Com
pany voluntarily offered to their three
thousand employees at Waltham, re-
duction in the hours of labor of one
hour per week, without reduction of
pay. This is very acceptable to the
employees and marks a liberal and pro-
gressive spirit on the part of the en-
ployers. The employees will decide by
ballot in what form this one hour per
week extra will be taken--whether by
closing the factory at II o'clock every
Saturday during the summer. or at 3
o'clock during the entire year. The
payroll distributed at this factory Is
now about forty thousand dollars per
week. The effect Of the above action
viii De that this army of employees.
already well satisfied, will receive a
very substantial share In the growing
business Of this company.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-14
THE FLORIDA CONVICT CASE.
Camp and West Suit Now Being
Heard at Tallahassee.

AZ
Tallahassee, Fla, Dec. 13.-The funds
arising from the sales and redemp-
tons of tax sale certificates, as re-
ported to the controller for the month
of October, aggregate $7,272.Ss, and have
been distributed to the counties and
state.
In the chancery division this morn
ing the case of Camp & West VS.. Hon.
B E. McLin, custodian of state con-
victs. came up for assignment. Camp
g. West being represented by Col Otis
I. Green of Ocala, Hons. H. Bisbee,
c. NJ. Cooper and S. K. Foster of Jack
sonville for the naval stores company,
and Mr.. McLin by Hon. T. l.. Clark
of Monticello. Mayor D. U. Fletcher
of Jacksonville and Col. Robert w.
Williams of Tallahassee. The issue
to-day was for an injunction to prevent
the delivering of 500 convicts on Jan. l,
1902. to the Florida Naval Stores Com
pany. as already awarded by the board
OF state institution.
This is a notable case, having been
in the Supreme and Circuit Courts sew
eral times. A great deal is involved
in it. and general interest is felt in the
outcome of the pending trial.
Walter Blackshear, the young negro
buck who shot and killed Florida An
thony at a cakecutting Monday night
came to town on Wednesday, surrend-
cred to the sheriff, confessed that he
did the shooting, but claimed that it
was accidental, and he was locked up
A jury of inquest has held two sessions
for the purpose of hearing testimony
and will hold a third session on Sat
urday for the same purpose.
Gov. Jennings has appointed Dr.
Louis A. Bird of Tampa, to be mem
Der of the Board of Medical Examiners
for the Sixth judicial circuit.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-14

The Chattanooga Medicine Company,
the manufacturers of McElree's Wine
of Cardui and Thedford's Black
Draught. have just issued the 1902 edi-
ton of the Cardui Weather Chart and
Calendar. This calendar has sprung
into universal prominence by accurate
ly foretelling the Galveston flood and
predicting the droughts and floods of
the past summer, a year ahead of each
occurrence. This office has just receiv-
ed one of these calendars, which con-
sists of twelve sheets of paper, 13x20
inches In size, all fastened together
with a gilt tin strip and a brass loop
hanger. Each sheet contains the CAL
endar for one month in large figures
that can be read across the room. I'm
der the figures patent weather signals
indicating Prof. DEVICES weather fore
casts for every day in the year appear.
We understand few copies of II can
be secured by sending 10 cents apiece
in postage stamps to The Chattanoo-
ga Medicine Company, Chattanooga.
Tenn
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-14
A vALrAnLE CANE CROP.

Columbus Enquirer-sun: A recent
incident very strikingly illustrates the
value of the cane crop around Column
bus this year, and exemplifies the wis
dom of the farmer who, instead of
making an all-cotton crop, has diver
sified with cane and other so-called
side crops. A Columbus gentleman who
was buying cane for one of the city's
syrup and sugar refineries was attract
ed by a nice tract of nine acres of
cane at a plantation down the river,
and offered the farmer 800 an acre
for it as it stood in the field. The
farmer laughed at the proposition, and
said that he supposed $3.50 per acre
would be fair price for it as it stood,
but added that he did not wish to dis
pose of it. This cane had been plowed
but three time. The cost of the seed
cane was a small item, since 1t was
all secured from the crop of the pre-
ViOus year.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-14
A FEW REASONS
which Are Rapidly Making a New
Catarrh Cure Famous.

Stuart's Catarrh Tablets. the new
Catarrh cure has the following ad-
vantages over other catarrh remedies.
First: These tablets contain no
cocaine. morphine or any other in
furious drug and are as safe and bene-
fetal for children as for adults: this Is
an important point whent Il is re-
called that many catarrh remedies 90
contain these very objectionable in
gradients.
Next: Being in tablet form this
remedy does not deteriorate with age,
or an exposure 10 the air as liquid
prepare ions invariably do.
Next. The tablet form not only pre-
serves the medicinal properties but
il is so far more convenient to carry
and to use at any time that It is only
a question of time when the tablet will
entirely supersede liquid medicines as
il has already done in the medical de-
partment of the United States army.
Next: No secret is made Of the
composition Of StUarts Catarrh Tab
let's they contain the active princi-
pies of Eucalyptus bark. red gum. blood
root and Hydrasun. all harmless anti
esptics which. however, are death to
catarrhal germs wherever found. be-
cause they eliminate them from the
blood.
local applications to the nose and
throat. because these are simply local
symptoms and such treatment can not
possibly reach the real seat of catarr-
hal disease which is in the blood: for
this reason. inhalers. dOuches, sprays
and powders never really cure catarrh,
but simply give temporary relief which
a dose of plain salt and water viii
do just as wen.
Catarrh must be driven out of the
system, out of the blood, by an in
ternal remedy because an internal
remedy is the only kind which car be
assimilated into the blood.
Stuart's Catarrh Tablets do this
better than the old form of treatment
because they contain every safe speci-
nc known TO modern science in the
antiseptll form of the disease.
Next: The use of inhalers. and spray
ing apparatuses. besides being ineffec-
tive and disappointing. Is expensive,
while a complete treatment of Stuarts
Catarrh Tablets can be had at any
drug store in the United States and
Canada for so cents.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-14
THREE ROMANTIC MARRIAGES.
VaIdosta Leads in This Respect.
Mayor of Jennings. Fla. Ridden
on Rail by His Constituents.

Valdosta, Ga, Dec. 13.-It leaked out
here yesterday that two young Val
dostans Mere married in this city on
Sept 26, but have kept their wedding
a secret. The parties were Miss
Rosa Lee Cawthorn and Mr.. NJ. l..
Martin. They met at the home of Mr..
j. w Ratteree, on Troupe street on
the night mentioned. and were quietly
married, The ceremony being perform
ed by Squire Tom Cook in the presence
of Mr.. Ratteree's family, and one 9TH
er witness. This week the young man
went to claim his bride, but the old
folks refused to consent until he pro-
duced proof of the wedding, they be-
lieVing 1t to be huge joke. The young
man Haunted a certified license before
them and then they yielded
A report comes from Statewide, in
Echols county, of q romantic wedding
there, the contracting parties being
Birtie c. Prime, son of Mr.. G.. w.
Prime. and Miss Maggie McKinnon,
daughter of Mr.. j. c. McKinnon. There
was opposition to the wedding on ac-
count of the ages of the contracting
parties, and the young man was una
bic to secure license at Statewide. He
dispatched a messenger to this city
after the license and at a given hour
he met his intended at the river bridge,
near to, edge of town. The two
mounted a buggy and drove rapidly TO
the home of Elder Pearson, in this
county, where the marriage ceremony
was performed.
Still another romance and its sequel
is reported from the neighboring sec
ton. 1t is a custom in some of the
rural communities to administer a raj
ride" to the young man who thrusts
a matrimonial surprise upon the COM
munity. Jennings, Fla, was the scene
of such a novel spectacle yesterday
morning. Mayor Robert Averiett left
there last Sunday for Wadley, Ga, un.
known to the people, and on Wednes-
day he returned with his bride, former.
ly Miss Battle. When it was learned
that the Mayor of the town had "stol-
en- a march" on the people, his con-
stituents called at his store with raj
all saddled up and upon the shoulders
of four stalwart men. The Mayor was
placed in the saddle and ridden a cou-
pie of hundred yards, to the amuse-
ment of all, and especially himself. AT.
forwards he was roundly congratulated
for winning so fair a bride.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-14
INDIAN CAVE IN BURKE.

waynesboro News: Perhaps there
are very few people in Burke who know
that there is cave within the limits
of the county which covers an area OF
at least 1000 square feet. and though
II is known and visited by the neigh
boring residents, not until Monday last
has any one been beyond the entrance
on account of the difficult passage
leading further in. The cave is locat-
ed about ten miles from Girard and
one mile from Handbook Landing, on
the Savannah river, and is known as
"Utley Cave" There has been much
talk Of this cave of late. and this lead
w. r. Buxton, J. n. Buxton and c. J.
Oglesby Of Girard and r.. w Thiot or
Augusta TO make a trip through it. The
entrance runs forty feet back and is
blocked by a rock to a hight of ten
feet over this rock the passage con-
tinues about fifty feet and is so small
that Il Is barely possible for a man TO
drag himself through it. On reaching
the further end of this passage there
is an open chamber which is reached
by walking on a narrow ledge which
descends very abruptly to the floor Of
the apartment. In this was found
lake about 100x60 feet. To the rear
Of the lake is a waterfall about twenty
Ave feet high which flows over a pro-
jecting rock. leaving cavity Of about
ten feet behind 1t, and il is quite pos
sible for one to walk without getting
wet II is this stream which forms
the lake, disappearing therein and
making its appearance again at the
mouth of the cave. on either side OF
the main apartment are many cavities
OF various sizes, connected by passages
through the rocks. Some of these pass
ages We're large enough for a man 10
walk through, while In others II was
difficult TO enter on hands and knees
The most remarkable discovery was
made at the end OF one Of these pass
ages There, with his head resting on
his arm, was mans body perfectly
petrifed. The whole form was intact
and covered with a damp green sub
stance. II Is supposed by those who
saw II that IL must have been some
fugitive Indian, who sought protection
within the narrow passages of the cave.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-14
SAVANNAH BILLS PASSED.
City Elections, Receivers Bonds
and City Limits-CoIlectOr De-
veaux 10 Get His Title Back.

and City hmits-CoIlectOr De-
veaux TO Get His Title Back.
Atlanta. Dec. 13.-Several matters of
local interest to Savannah were acted
on by the Senate to-day Councilman
D. r. Thomas, r. A. NJ. Schroeder and
f. NJ. Frank came up to-day to OPP
pose the bill changing the time for
electing the city officials to the first
Monday after the fourth Tuesday in
January. They fought IL on the ground
that ii was a political move, and was
not for the best interest of the city.
The Senate Committee on Corpora
tions. however, made a favorable re-
port on the bill, and Senator Cam re-
uuested its passage in the Senate this
afternoon.
II went through by unanimous vote.
The bill by Mr.. Hitch to limit the
bonds of tax receivers to $4,000 was
passed by the Senate. and is ready for
the Governors signature.
The Senate also passed the bill to
extend Savannah's limits as amended
in the House.
The bill to restore the rank of lieu
tenant colonel of Georgia State Troops,
colored, went through with an agree
ment to the House amendments. This
latter bill was passed TO restore the
title of j. II. DeveauX, commander OF
the colored battalion in Savannah. II
was introduced by Senator Cam, and
will become n law as soon as the Gov
ernor signs II.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-14

Liverpool, Dec. 10, p. motion
spot, moderate business; prices steady;
American middling. 4 1920. The sales
of the day were 5000 bales, of which
500 were for speculation and export
and included $500 American. Receipts
is. 900 bales. including 10000 American.
Futures opened quiet and closed
steady; American middling. good or
binary clause, December. 4.35d. buy
ers; December January. 4.34d sellers:
January February. 433d, sellers. Feb
ruary- March, 4.32d433d sellers:
March April April May. 4.32d. sellers:
May-June, A31N432d, buyers, June
July, 4.31d, buyers: July August 431d,
buyers
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-14
NEGRO FROZEN TO DEATH.

Madison New Enterprise: The dead
body Of a negro was found lying in
field on the Woodheld place about two
miles from town Monday. The body
was poorly dressed but upon examina-
ton $3.50 in silver was found in the
pockets The closest inspection failed
to show any wounds upon the body.
Mandy Miller a negro woman living
in the vicinity identified the body as
that Of Harvey Peacock. who it is
thought. lived in Lowndes county, Ga.
1t was ascertained that the man had
stopped at a house in the neighborhood
on Friday. Nov. %, and during that
night had wandered off. 1t is suppos-
ed he got lost, being very old. and
lying down where his body was found,
died from cold
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-14
THE NEWS AT vALDOsTA.
Ben Asteen Died NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
pal Church Is Growing.


pal Church Is Growing.
Valdosta, Ga, Dec. 13.-It was re-
ported here to-day that Mr.. Ben Os-
teen, a prominent citizen of Clinch
county. died suddenly at his home
some distance from bonneville last
night. He was in good health up to
a short time before his death, though
he had been complaining some during
the afternoon. He ate a hearty sup
per and retired for the night. He
talked to his wife for some time, but
she noticed that something was wrong
with him. She called members of the
family into the room, but he passed
away before they arrived.
Bishop c. K. Nelson of the Episcopal
Church, Will preach in the church here
Sunday morning and will administer
the apostolic rite of confirmation. The
Episcopal Church has increased con-
siderably in strength during the past
few years and the congregations now
are large enough to fill their hand
some house of worship.
The present season bids fair to be
the best that Valdosta has ever had
on cotton receipts, from the fact that
the buyers here are drawing the staple
from a wider territory than ever be-
foe. The receipts here to date are about
as large as they were last year, though
sll of the other markets show a much
smaller total than during the last year.
1t is generally believed that the high
price during the past week or so has
caused the farmers to rush all of their
staple to market
The new City Court at Valdosta was
created to- day by the signature of Gov.
Ill
happened that the Governor signed
the bill on the very day that Solicitor
Cranford's term expired by limitation.
Mr.. s. M. Narnedoe was appointed for
the new court and Judge Griffin re-
mains upon the bench.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-14
AMENDMENT DEFEATED.
Mr.. Wright Almost Queers the
Public Fund Resolution.

Mr.. Wright Almost Queers the
Public Fund Resolution.
Atlanta, Dec. 13.-At II o'clock the
House and Senate are still in session.
The Senate took a recess to wait and
see whether the House intended to pass
any more Senate bins
If the House failed to do so the Sen
ate intended to retaHate by stopping
its work on House bills. The trouble
was Strengthened out about 10 o'clock,
and the Senate proceeded to business.
The most important action taken to-
night was the adoption of conference
report on the Howell resolution pro-
viding for the payment of the interest
on the bonded debt for 1902 out of the
public property fund.
An amendment by Mr.. Wright of
Floyd, tackled on in the House, had the
effect of practically multiplying the res
olution. making it practically impossi-
BILE to have the matter tested in the
Supreme Court. When this feature was
discovered the Senate refused to agree
to the amendment and the Conference
Committee was appointed.
This committee put the resolution in
shape, so that the matter can be taken
up in the courts, and the report was
adopted by both bodies. This saves the
resolution all right, and puts the mat
| ter in the shape desired.
The result of conference on the At
lanta charter bill was that the amend
| ment relating to taxation of public
utility corporations had to be stricken.
The House was notified of the death
! of Hon. J. r.. Henderson of Forsyth,
| and resolutions touching his death
were adopted.
The Fielder resolution, requesting the
Governor to notify the railroads to put
the Atlanta depot in good condition.
was adopted with many notifications.
| The constitutional amendment bill as
| passed by the Senate was killed by the
! House tonight. When it came up at
! $50 o'clock there were only SO mem
| bers in the House, and as it required
/ 1T members to pass 1t, it was appar-
ent that nothing could be done.
| A motion to table the bill was then
made and carried, and that means the
end of 1t so far as this General AS
sembly is concerned.
Many Gifts by Senators.
Shortly before 10 o'clock the usual
| presentations we're made Doth In the
| House and Senate.
President Howell was presented with
a handsome silver tray engraved with
the name of every member of the Sem
ate. and large bouquet of American
| Beauty roses.
A handsome silver cup was present
ed to young Hugh Conner Howell,
| through his father.
A magnificent bouquet of American
Beauty roses was sent to Mrs. Clark
| Howell.
A large and handsome loving cup
was presented to President Pro. Tenn.
| Ellis, Senator Ferris Cam making the
| presentation speech.
Presentations were also made to
many other senators.
| Speaker Little was presented with a
handsome cut glass and silver side
board service, and Speaker Pro Tenn
Morris of Cobb. with a silver pitcher.
Unfortunately Speaker Little was
sick in bed at the hospital, and could
not be present though he was most
anxious to do so. Resolutions of regret
at his illness were unanimously adopt
| ed.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-14
THE LAST DAYS SESSION.
Continued from First Page.


urging the Legislature to pay for the
last twenty years The Senate passed
the following bills:
Military WIZ Get Money.
To appropriate $4,000 for the sup
port of the state militia for 1902.
To appropriate $4,000 to make up de-
ficiencies in the contingent fund, and
s. 800 for pension de ficiencies.
To provide for the taxation of the
property of transient persons in the
state.
To permit d widow to use her hus-
bands application and evidence in
pension commissioners office as evil
dence on her application for PEN
sion.
To exempt agents of industrial life
insurance companies from the license
tax.
Several conference committees
We're appointed on different measures
and the Senate also decided to hold
a night session.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-14

Jacksonville Metropolis. Nine. Calve,
the worlds most famous singer, passed
through Jacksonville last night en-
route TO st. Augustine. Nine. Calve
endeayors 10 avoid newspapers, ana
does not seek any notoriety conse-
auentIy. she slipped through the city
quietly Mime. Calve has with her a
pIotege Edna DaTche, beautiful girl
only IS years Of age She has blue eyes
and golden curls. which hang down
over her shoulders Edna was dressed
in a long blue coat that covered her
up entirely from head to feet. Nine.
CaIve became interested in the child in
Los Angeles. Cal. about d month ago
Edna is the daughter Of laboring
man. who works in a lumber yard.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-14
-"If I had been asked awhile ago I

IF l had been asked awhile ago to
name the person of highest culture and
greatest brain in Alabama, would
have mentioned YOU" said Senator
Hoar to Senator Morgan. according to
the Washington Post. But now" he
added, since have received this let
ter. | think you are overshadowed."
The letter which Senator Hoar held in
his hand was signed by Helen Kellar
the world-famous woman, who, despite
the fact that she is deaf. dumb. and
blind. has achieved a remarkable ment-
al development. 1t is not generally
known, perhaps, that Miss Helen KEEL
lar is an Alabama girl. She was born
in Tuscumbia, and the people of Ala
bama have always been proud of her
wonderful career.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-14
THE MANHATTAN TO RECEIVE.
70 Bring Together Democrats
Throughout the Country.

New York, Dec. 13-The Manhattan
Club of New York has decided to give
reception for it's nonresident MEM
hers on Feb. %, 1902. The purpose of
this reception, announced in resolu-
tons adopted tonight, is to bring to-
gether Democrats throughout the coun-
Try Tor the purpose of reviving the in
terests of the people in the Democrat
ic doctrines. The clubs nonresident
membership is represented in thirty
eight states.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-14
GEORGIAAND FLORIDA
MEN AND EVENTS OF TWO STATES
BRIEFLY DESCRIBED.

Mr.. NJ. l. WEIGH of Cordele has just
received a patent for a new safety car
coupling. this being the sixth patent
of the kind that has been granted him
in the last eight years. Mr.. WEIGH and
his friends believe that he has now at
tanned perfection in the car coupling
line.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-14

Morning News: Mr. NJ a. Thompson
who had been a sufferer FOR the past
six or eight months with gaIloping con-
sumption. uied rere on Tuesday.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-14

Kingston, Jamaica, Dee 13.-Mail ad-
vices received here from Saint Lucia,
Britain West Indies. report the exist
cnoe OF yellow fever at that place. A
case of that fever has appeared at
Barbados, r-
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-14
Coal Coming Down the ohio.

Pittsburg. Dec. 1S.--Fully S,5OO,0oO
bushels of coal were shipped to South
crn points to-day and more viii go out
20 might and tomorrow. Probably TO-
OOO ,OOc bushels win be shipped on the
present rise In the river.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-14

Nearing the Finish.-"How long
has the minister been preaching?'
whispered the stranger who had wan
away back About thirty years. l
believe" replied the other occupant Of
the pew. That being the case" re-
Joined the stranger. Il guess I'll stay.
He must be nearly done."-Cbieago
News.