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The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-08
vALDOsTA WANTS THE COLLEGE.
Her Citizens OFFER Presbytery %15,-
OcO-SeveraI Deaths In Berrien.

Her Citizens OFFER Presbytery S15,-
OcO-SeveraI Deaths in Berrien.
Valdosta, Ga, May AT a meeting of
citizens at tine court house last night,
Valdosta's contribution to the proposed
seminary of the Savannah presbytery was
increased to about fifteen thousand dol
lars and a committee of prominent citi-
zens was named to go to Waycross to-
day and confer with the trustees of the
institution as to the location and as to
the character of the school to be es-
tabished. If the school is to be put upon
a college basis from the start, Valdosta
will probably increase her subscription
considerably. The subscriptions thus far
have come without any public appeal, be-
ing subscribed at the meeting last night
and one night last week. 1t is generally
believed here that Valdosta would prove
an admirable location for a Presbyterian
college, as the institution would be CEN
trail to Florida, Alabama and most of
Georgia. The citizens would take pride in
it and they would work to make the
school a great success. Several sub
scriptions to the fund for as much as a
thousand dollars have been made.
News was received here to-day of the
death of an S-year-old son of Mr.. Nose
Lee in Berrien county. The lad was in
the yard cutting weeds with a hoe about
a week ago and struck his leg with the
blade of the hoe. Blood poisoning set in
later, and the little fellow died yester-
day. A neighbor came to the city this
morning for a coffin for the interment.
DR.. NJ. NJ. Pafford a well known ply
stefan of Cecil, died yesterday, and was
buried to-day at the family burial ground
in Coffee county. He was a comparatively
young man, and was one of the best
known physicians in this section. He
leaves wife and one child, with large
circle of relatives and friends to lament
his death.
The death of Mr.. Mode Giddens. one of
the wealthiest farmers in Berrien county,
is announced from the Midtown neigh
borhood He had been i'll for about three
weeks with typhoid fever, aggravated
by worn out constitution. He was a
Confederate soldier during the war. and
contracted rheumatism, which has caused
him much pain and trouble since then.
News from Berrien county also relates
of the tragis death of Archie Boyett, a
school boy at Cross Creek School. A
week or so ago he was playing ball with
some other boys when ball struck him
on the hip. He fingered for a week and
died of the injury. An investigation was
held and it was found that the blow was
purely accidental.
A dozen carpenters left here yesterday
for Jacksonville to help repair the dam
age done TO the A. " & w. roads prop
erty by the fire. The road lost every
building they had in Jacksonville, be-
sides their docks, offices, etc, but It was
the first to begin the work OF rebuilding.
and the officials say that their new build
ings will be much better than the old
ones in every respect
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-08
INSTANT DEATH IN BATTLE.
Rigid Bodies of Soldiers Found In
Strange Attitudes.

From the New Orleans Times-Democrat.
According to realistic story writers"
said a Confederate Veteran the other day,
"a man who receives bullet through the
brain or heart always filings up his arms,
leans into the air spins around on mis-
heel or executes some other gymDastic
performance before he topples over, dead.
AS a matter of fact that is far from be-
ing the case. Death sometimes comes
so suddenly that the victim never moves
a muscle but remains frozen in the last
posture of life.
after the battle of Malvern Hill,
where the slaughter was so terrific, we
found the bodies of a number of our SOL
diers who had taken a position behind
rail fence. pretty well screened by
growth of blackberry bushes, and were
oil killed. Among them was a man rest
ing on one knee with his rifle at his
shoulder, in the act of taking aim. The
pose was so alert and lfeiike that ii was
next to impossible to realize we were
looking at a stlffened corpse, aud when
the figure toppled over at a touch, with
the gun still rigidly extended, we were all
startled The poor fellow had been shot
through the right eye, and | suppose the
bullet must have instantaneously para
lived HIS nerve centers.
"A Httle later on lne same lnOIHilE We
ran across an equally curious picture of
sudden death 1t was in clump of
woods that had been swept during the
battle by a terrific fire from the enemy.
Seated bolt upright on the ground, be-
hind a large tree, was the body of a
soldier. his back resting against the
trunk His legs were rigidly extended and
his arms pressed close to his sides, his
evident intention having been to bring
himself entirely within shelter. He must
have felt that he was perfectly safe
for the time being. but by a singular
freak OF fate piece of she'll had struck
the tree directly opposite his back, pass
ed entirely through the trunk and on
through his chest making CHASTITY
wound and no doubt killing him Instantly
IL was plain he had not moved muscle
and his stiff. cramped attitude. showing
the pains he had taken TO get his entire
body behind the trunk, was an impress
sive sermon on the futilty Of trying TO
dodge death in a battle. The bullet will
find its billet In spite OF everything"
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-08
ON TURF AND DIAMOND.
BANAsTAR AGAIN A WINNER.
Takes TobogEan Handicap Easily
From King Pepper.


New York, May 7.-Banastar, winner
of the Metropolitan handicap. on Saturday,
won the Toboggan handicap at Morris
Park to-day He took up 1870 pounds and
Pepper Banastar was hot favorite, be-
ing played from to to even money
Odom let Banastar settle into his stride,
and he ran in fourth place for half mile
Then Odom shook him up and he moved
up to Unmasked and King Pepper, who
were fighting for the lead. He caught
them at the last furlong pole, and for a
sixteenth the three ran head and head;
then Banastar gradually drew away and
won Summaries:
First Race-Six furlongs. Water Color.
l to 2, won, with Cervera, 2 to second
Time 1;141a Only two starters.
Second Race-One mile, selling Button.
10 to 5, won. with Animosity, even, Sec
ond, and Scurry, to l. third. Time 1:4l2.
Third Race.-The Larchmont furlongs.
Smile, to 5, won, with Paul Clifford, 3
to !. second, and Nones, to ], third.
Time 1:27la.
Fourth Race-The Toboggan Handicap,
six furlongs Banastar, even, won. with
King Pepper, to /, second, and I'm
masked, 3 to l, third. Time 1:131a
Fifth Race-Four and half furlongs.
tage, to 3, second, and Miss Hastings,
to l, third. Time SAY.
Sixth Race-One mile. The Parader. IL
to 10, won, with Sidney Lucas, 6 to 8, sec
ond, and Sailor King, to l. third. Time
Al
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-08
TOO MUCH DRY WEATHER.
Corn, Cotton and Oats in south All
Need Rain.


Washington, May THE Weather Blu
reaus weekly general summary of crop
conditions is as follows:
The temperature conditions Of the week
ending May in nearly all districts east
of the Rocky Mountains have been part
ly favora BILE, but it has been too dry over
the greater part of the Gulf and South
Atlantic states, as well as in portions of
the Lake Region and central valleys
Corn planting has progressed rapidly in
the central valleys. has begun in the ex-
IRENE northern districts. ana is about
finished as far north as the Carolinas,
Tennessee and Arkansas. In the South
ern states poor stands are extensively re-
ported and the crop is generally in need
of rain although somewhat improved as
compared with its condition at the close
of the previous week.
The oat crop is generally suffering for
rain in the Southern states and damage
from insects continues in Texas Okla
homa, Arkansas and portions of Illinois.
Rains are very generally needed
throughout the cotton belt to terminate
the very large part Of the crop replanted
since the cold of April IS, some of which,
however, is coming up TO good stands, es-
peCfally in the eastern districts While
planting has been delayed by dry weather
in Texas, this work has made good prog
ress elsewhere and is nearly completed
over the northern portion of the central
districts. There is extensive complain Of
scarcity of seed.
Owing TO dry weather no tobacco has
been transplanted in South Carolina. but
plants are generally plentiful in this and
other tobacco growing states.
The fruit outlook continues encouraging
generally in all districts.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-08
VISITED A GOLD MINE
PRESIDENT SEES A S25,OOO GOLD
CASTING MADE.
A WoRKMAN'S NERVY DEED.
LIFTED MOLTEN WHITE BAR FOR
PRESIDENT TO SEE.

Sorched His Hands. hut the Hand
shake He Got from the President
More Than Made Up for This.
President Did Not Go Down in the
Big VuIture Mine, but Cabinet
Members Made the Trip-IndiHns
Joined in Arizonn's Reception.
Congress, Arizona, May 7-President
Mckinley and party spent several hours
this morning visiting the big gold mine
located at this place which is about
seventy miles northwest of Phoenix. The
original itinerary contemplated spending
the entire day until O'Clock this after
noon at Phoenix. but it was modified to
permit the party to take this little side
trip and Inspect the works of the NINE
the largest in the territory.
Justice Street and other territorial Off
ciais came here on a special train to well
come the Presiden, to the territory. The
party tramped up to the mouth of the
shaft, which descended at an angle of
thirty degrees, S1Oo feet into the noun
tein The President did not make the
descent but all the members of the cab
met except Secretary Wilson went down
in a cage TO the lowest level and wit
messed the drilling and blasting process
The President accompanied by the pres
ident of the mine, F. d. Gage, walked
through a half-mile tunnel lighted by
candles to the stamp mills, where eighty
stamps were crushing ore. He then in
spected the cyanide works, and saw cast
a bar of gold worth $4,000. The Presi-
dent was much interested and asked if
he could not see the bar.
1T is red hot said Mr.. Gage.
Il will show it," shouted one of the
meters, named Richmond. Stepping for
ward and with the protection only of a
few rags on his hands. he seized the red
hot mould and dumped the white hot par
of glowing metal upon the stone The
rags We're ignited by the heat and the
young mans hands were scorched, bun
he did not vince.
THAT is the true American pluck, .
cried the President advancing toward
Richmond II want to shake your hand. "
He grasped the young mans hand and
shook it cordially.
On the way back to the train the Presi-
dent had good view of the mining camp
in the valley below.
The famous Vulture mine. on one of the
spurs of the Vulture mountains. forty
miles away, was pointed out to the
President.
Reached PhcniX Behind Time.
Phoenix, Ariz., May THE Presidential
special reached. Phoenix at l o'clock two
hours late.
Welcomed to Arizona.
An accident to the locomotive tender
delayed the arrival at Phoenix, and some
what disarranged the programme. Never
theless, the party received a rousing wei
come. Gov. Murphy and the territorial
officers had met the party at the Congress
mine and accompanied them back to Phoe-
nix. At the station the territorial militia
a company of cowboys on bronchos. and
some of the friendly Pima and Mricopa
Indians Joined in the wildly enthusiastic
reception. The President made an adj
dress.
At o'clock this afternoon the Presiden-
tial party resumed its journey The Colo
RADIO river, which is the boundary of Ari-
IONA, will be crossed at Yuma, and the
party will awake tomorrow in California
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-08
The Races at Cincinnati.

Cincinnati, May RESULTS:
First Race-Six furlongs. Spree, 10 to
/, won, with Shutdown II, to /, second,
and Nancy Seitz, TO l, third. Time :16.
Second Race-Six furlongs Unsghtly,
? to l, won, with SpringwelI, to 5, sec
ond, and A Winner, 10 to 1, third Time
1:1412
Third Race-Four furlongs. Rose of Red
to ?, won, with jamie Seay, to S, Sec
ond, and Kingford, 10 to l, third. Time
043A
Fourth Race-Five and one half fur
longs. Zanone, 2 to /. won, with Feneda,
9 to 2, second, and Charlie O'Brien TO l.
third Time :0S.
Fifth Race-F1ve furlongs. Andy Will
liams, II to 3, won. with Elgiva, 2 to ],
second, and Linden Tree, 40 to l, third,
Time 1:02A.
Sixth Race-Seven furlongs. Algie M
2 to l. won, with Allie Well. 3 to 2, second
and Miss Redwood, to l. third. Time
1:29
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-08
NEW FLORIDA CoRPOR ATOMS.
Tallahassee Stands NObIy by Jack
sonviIIe in Her Distress.

sonViIIe in Her Distress.
Tallahassee Fla, May 7.-Letters pat
ent have been granted for the following
new corporations:
The Gulf Coast Transportation Company
of Cedar Key, with a capital of $4,000,
to own and operate boats for the trans
portation of passengers and freight, on
the navigable waters OF Florida, and the
Gulf of Mexico
The Atlantic Security Company of
jacksonville, with capital of 100000, TO
buy and sell real estate, and receive and
invest money.
The AcWorth Mining Company, with
business office at Jacksonville, and cap
itaI of $10O00O to buy, sell, and
otherwise acquire lands, machinery,
and other property.
A meeting of citizens held Monday night
at City Hail adopted resolutions express
i've of sympathy felt by Tallahasseeans
for the unfortunate people of Jacksonville.
Icons County Commissioners have voted
$500 for the relief of Jacksonville's fire suf-
ferers, and the City Council appropriated
an equal amount.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-08
A MIX-UP IN CINCINNATI.
st. Louis Lost Game in Eleventh and
Kicked.

Cincinnati, May with the bases full
in the eleventh inning and one man out,
Irwin hit a little fly 10 short left which
Wallace muffed. Quick as fash he threw
to the plate. Ryan caught the ball on the
fly and threw to third and double play
apparently had been made. but Ryan was
standing fuzzy three feet from the home
plate when he caught the bal, and UNI
pire Emsle allowed the run to score
giving Cincinnati the game. Protests from
ST. Louis players followed. The crowd
fioated out on the field. Some one struck
Jesse Burkett in the back and the latter
turned around and struck Clyde Watson
a spectator. In moment men and boys
were climbing over each other in an eff
fort to reach Burkett, but the police in
tervened and prevented a serious clash.
R.HE
Cincinnati .....1O 0OOl 0O101- . .
st. Louis ..........1'2 90 0 0 900 0 0-3 10 2
Observation-Disclosures and Kehoe; Powell
and Ryan.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-08
CAIRO HAD A CLOSE CALL.
Prompt Action of Bucket Brigade
Saved Town From Destruction.

Saved Town From Destruction.
Cairo, Ga, May 1.-The prompt action
of the bucket brigade yesterday morning
saved Cairo a serious conflagration. The
fire was discovered in Mechanics black
smith and repair shops. AS soon as the
alarm was given everybody turned out
and put out the fire, which only did
small damage The entire business por-
ton of the town might have been burned
had the blaze not been promptly subdued.
The Plant System steam pillow crew is
cutting out the grade for an extra side
track which has long been needed, and
will be of much advantage to melon and
fruit shippers.
Messrs Airline, Frazier and Moore are
getting their new brick plant into oper-
alton. This will be of vast ad-
vantage to our people as it is al
most impossible to secure brick here
for buildings already under construction
Mr. G. l.. Duven is rebuilding his store,
whcih was burned last December.
Cairo's high school, under the man
management of Prof. Little, will close
June l. with appropriate exercises. The
average for the term has been over 125.
1t is currently reported that in the near
future Capt. j. F. Stone will put In va
riety works plant at or near Cairo, for
making handles, names, etc.
Some of the farmers have had to re
plant a portion of their cotton, and are
complaining of poor stands generally.
Uncle Ruben Piles. who never made his
cane up into syrup until April, is now
planting his cane crop
The building boom has reached here,
and several new buildings will go up soon,
among them several nice residences.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-08
THE WEATHER DRY AND HOT.
Rain Badly Needed, but Crops Doing
Well in south Georgia.


Wen in south Georgia.
Atlanta. May THE crop report for
this division this week says:
The week has been dry and. hot, no
rainfall occurring except a few scattered
showers on Saturday and Sunday. Land
is parched ana showers are needed for
softening it and to bring up late planted
corn and cotton. The latter named crops
have improved slightly, although much
replanting has been necessary Corn is
being cultivated and cotton chopped in
few southern. counties; planting is near
ing completion in the more northern
counties. Oats are heading in the extreme
south; melons generally poor; sugar cane
fair general fruit outlook good; gardens
improving.
The following are extracts from the re-
ports from some of the southern coun-
ties:
Brooks-Weather fine; no rain; fruit
outlook discouraging: much dropping
from trees; corn being worked cotton
chOpping well under way; melons late;
rice planted.
Byzantine warm weather, repanted
cotton coming up; corn improved; pota-
toes fine: cane fair; berry crop large.
Clinch-Favorable week corn regained
its color; cotton coming up; good stand
sugar cane; rain needed
Coffee-Land in good working condition;
crops doing well; cotton average stand;
oats about ready for cutting.
Glynn-All crops look well, but much in
need of rain.
Lowndes-Cotton choppng in progress
poor stands of melons; some indications
of black rot in cotton.
Sutherland in bad shape; much cot
| ton replanted germuation slow; wheat
| badly rusted; oats need rain; fruit fine.
! Thomas-No RAIN cotton, corn, and oats
| look well. Cotton chopping soon begins.
| Wayne-Repianted cotton coming up;
oats heading; fruit in good shape; rain
| needed.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-08
PRESBYTERIAN HIGH SCHOOL.
Resolutions Adopted by Board of
Trustees Yesterday.


Waycross, Ga, May 7.-At a meeting of
the Board of Trustees of the proposed
Presbyterian high school of the Savannah
Presbytery held here to-day, the following
resolutions were adopted:
Resolved. First, That the Board OF
Trustees express its hearty appreciation
of the earnest and substantial interest
displayed by numerous points in the es-
adjustment of the school.
Second, that the secretary be instructed
to communicate this appreciation to the
respective parties, assuring them that
their inducements for the location OF the
school will receive the careful
consideration of the Board of Trustees
"Third-That a committee. consisting of
three members of the board, of whom the
chairman shall be one. be appointed to
visit all places or such number of them
as they may deem necessary and report
TO the board as early as possible
"Fourth.-ln response 10 the propositions
that comes from the committee of citi-
zens from Naldosta relative to the estab-
lishment of college at that point, the
board, while profoundly impressed with
the interest evinced and grateful for the
generous overture, is not prepared to
mnke a definite reply on account OF hmi-
tations proposed by Presbytery but de-
signs to do so at the earliest possible mo-
meut. which date will not exceed thirty
days"
There were present at the meeting OF
the trustees Rev. William Hunter chair
man, and j II. Brantey, secretary, OF
Blackshear; Rev c. c. Carson and Mai
J. Q. Varnadoe Of Valdosta; Rev. w. A.
Nisbet of Savannah. and Warren Lott OF
Waycross. Trustees Hunter, Lott and
Mcneil were appointed as the committee
TO visit the different points
Several substantial propositions were be-
fore the board to-day. and the prospect
for the establishment OF the school Is
very bright
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-08
CROOK GETS LOVE LETTER.
He Is the Unkissed Professor in
Chicago College.
From the New York World

From the New York W orld'
Chicago. May 2.-Prof. Algie r. Crook
the good man." is still pursued by mar
riageable women. With every mail coma
Cupid's messengers with offers Of heart
and hand. Many of the envelopes or"e
photographs.
All styles of feminine beauty are repre-
sented; every degree of petticoated az
traction. The tall, the short, the rat, l,o
thin. the rounded, the angular, the ga ~
the blond, the juvescent, the sehesCe'S'
young girls with pouting lips ana nHl'
closed Turing eyes; old girls with 'nl''9
leading double life. Here is one saih''0
of the love-letters: -.
Thou Dear One-My soul looks up W
thee. Day time and night time, unueI t"'
glazing sun, under the tender 90
awake or sleeping, long for you Nv %
breeze passes but whispers your maui
not a song floats upon the air but III !.
! seem to detect the notes Of that usa
voice which ] have never heard
which / pray | yet may hear come
me, give me the right to sign my 'i,.t
Mrs Crook, and our nights shall oe IN
with music and the cares which inles ,b
days shall fold their tents like the 49,
and silently steal away
Another runs thus: ..,..
Dear Professor: / am a wider OF lo'
five, but I don't look IT, as you can -
from inclost pictur. Ny farm is closr
Coshocton and it Is CRATE for truck l" ~
say you love rocks and there is ro'N' "a
1t. awate to heare from you. Roses
and yiIet blues" ns
This" the Professor whisp req ,,.,,
awful. How am / to do my WORK. f,,-
am | to remain faithful to that ,S.
science which smiles upon me? II Wv
duty of gentleman to answer an! n
slve from a lady, but would DE 10.
less II had the hundred arms OF pa,h
reus and a fountain pen at the enc o.
arm" pro-
Are you engaged to be marrleu'
fessor? It is stated that an OHIO 81! On.
There is nothing in It, / am 'o'
gagged to be married TO any one. "a
Are you going to keep on trS"s
answer the letters ,ris
II believe that the high toe o. ing
eoolishness has been reached Not p,iI
a calculating machine have not co..',.od
the letters to-day. but u am COW YES.
that they are not as numerous a. nav
terday BY the end Of the week
be left IN peace 49,. lacks
A postman entered, dumped three
OF mail on the floor and went oui
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-08
THE GERMAN MISSIONARIES
status of Those Held Prisoners at
Pretoria Discussed.

Berlin, May I'm the Reichstag to-day
Baron Won Hodenberg interpellated the
government on what steps had been taken
to effect the release of the German mis-
sionaries now held prisoners by the Brit
ish i'm South Africa. He said that ten
missionaries were conf1ed in Pretoria and
that there was not the slightest charge
against them and that their property had
been seized.
Baron Won Richthofen, the foreign sec
rotary, cherished the hope that where
injury had been done Germans In South
Africa a remedy would be found in COM
pensation by the commission now sitting
in London number of missionaries had
seemingly forfeited their German nation
ality and many had acquired some other
nationality, including British.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-08
THE RUSSIAN AGITATION.

Police extraordinarily Active and
Correspondence SecreteIy Exam
fned.
ST. Petersburg dated May 6. says:
The agitation against the government
continues, especially among literary and
educational circles some OF whose repre-
sentatives are said 10 be secretly agitat-
ing among the laboring classes.
Many arrests and domiciliary visits
have been made IN this and other cities
and the police are extraordinarily active.
The correspondence Of several foreign
newspaper correspondents and OF menu
ncgs o. the diplomatic body has been Sc
lN eXamincd, many letters never
'ng their destination.