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The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-28
"AY BUY OUT OIL MILLS.
secret Conference Between Cotton
oil Producers and Western
Packing House People.

Louisville, KY. Feb. ia secret con-
ference, lasting from 10 O'Clock this morn
ing until nearly midnight. was held at the
Gait House between oottonseed oil pro-
ducers of the South and representatives
OF big Chicago and Cincinnati packing
and soap companies.
At adjournment an effort was made TO
learn from the Representatives present
the object Of the meeting. but they were
extremely reticent, saying their business
would be concluded tomorrow, and then.
perhaps. they would have something TO
give TO the public.
a rumor was current that the refiners
we're here to buy out the producers en-
tIrely, and operate the mills themselves.
When this question was put 10 them they
denied IL. A member OF one Of the local
refining companies, who was present, de-
cared that the meeting had been held be-
tween the refiners and producers 10 order
to get a better quality OF oil produced
and that the refiners were after protec-
ton to themselves Of some nature whica
he did not care to state.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-28

Mrs. August Pfalzgraf, of South
Byron, Wis, mother of the young lady
whose portrait we here publish, wrote
Mrs Pinkham in January, 1899, saying
her daughter had suffered for two.
years with irregular menstruation -
had headache all the time, and pain in
her side, feet swell. and was generally
miserable. Mrs. Pinkham promptly
replied with advice, and under date of
March, 1899, the mother writes again
that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound cured her daughter of all
pains and irregularity.
Nothing in the world equals Mrs.
Pinkham's great medicine for regu-
iating woman's peculiar monthly
troubles.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-28
THE DUTY OF MOTHERS.

What suffering frequently results
from mothers ignorance or Lore
frequently from mothers neglect to
properly instruct her daughter
Tradition says woman must sui
fer" and Young women are so taught.
There is q little truth and great deal
of exaggeration in this. If a young
woman suffers severely she needs
treatment, and her mother should see
that she gets it.
Many mothers hesitate to take their
daughters to a physician for examine
ton but no mother need hesitate to
write freely about her daughter or
herself to Mrs. Pinkham and secure
the most efficient advice without
charge. Mrs Pinkham's address il
Lynn, Mass.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-28
THE BASEBALL MAGNETES.
some Changes in Rules Mnde-Amcr-
lean Association Men Weld III
the Ghost.

the Ghost.
New York. Feb. e7.wThc National
League baseball magnates met again thIs
afternoon. A rule was adopted when
does away with the iuteptionai "foulng
on of pitched balls by a batsman.
Rule No. was altered so as 10 place
the catcher up behind the bat" through
out a game.
A rule making the pitcher deliver the
ball to the batsman as soon as the latter
takes his position at the pate, was
adopted.
The umpire was empowered TO remove.
II need be from the grounds, any player
guilty OF using improper language.
The board OF directors is TO have power
Of INJECTING penalties for forfeited games.
Tonight the magnates summoned Pres
ident Charles Power and w. ii.
Watkins Of the American AS.
ISOLATION. The American AssocIa-
tion men practically yielded up the
ghost this afternoon. Predictions were
made by many men posted on such
affairs that the American association
would not begin the season.
Bill Clarke, the Boston catcher who
was to have had charge of the Baltimore
club in the association, said no was out
OF it for good.
Members OF the association bitterly ac-
cused the magnates of falling to keep
financial promises.
President Young to-day announced that
the league had granted all the players
demands. The players have agreed to
sign league contracts under pain OF sus-
pension. President Freedman of the New
York club again broke with the magnates
because OF their refusal to adopt his sug.
gested amendment calculated TO do away
with rowdyism.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-28
THE GOLFERS At KISSIMMEE.
j. Frank Turner the Winner of the
Mons Hnndicap.

Kissimmee, Fla, Feb. I.-The go:f
tournament continued here to-day in beau
tiful weather. and in the presence of a
large crowd of spectators. The event was
the mems handicap, &c holes. The winner
was Mr. j. Frank Turner. who was third
in the scratch competition yesterday. Col.
Gillespie was again second to-day, and
Mr. C. H. Goiifus third. Summary: j.
Frank Turner. gross III, handicap ?, 175;
Col. Hamilton Gillspie, scratch $50; c. II.
Goifus, gross I'll, handicap 80. 1S1; Isaac
Brereton, scratch 1873; w. L. Vanduser,
gross 1872, handicap 6, 1856; L. r. SWEET,
gross 2O6. handicap IS. 1888; D. II. Thomas,
gross 219. handicap 80, 1S9; F. w. Harvard.
gross POI, handicap 6. 1876; Capt Mating.
gross 231, handicap IS, 213 Two days
competition, March. play will take place
al Winter Park next Friday and Satur-
day.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-28
WILL RETURN THE RANSOM.

Kidnapers willing to Return All
but $1,000 to Escape Punishment.
Chicago, Feb. Pc. A. Cudahy. the
Omaha packer. whose son was kidnapped
to secure a reward of $4,000, Is in receipt
Of an anonymous letter declaring that
upon his assurance that the kidnapers
will not be punished all but 5000 of the
ransom money will be returned TO him.
The letter was mailed at Waukegan. H..
yesterday, and sent to Omaha Mr..
Cudahy was In Chicago to-day and re-
ceived a transcript of the letter by tel
egraph.
II do net know whether the letter is
authentic or a hoax" said Mr.. Cudahy
to reporter. II VIII pay no attention
to it and certainly have no intention of
letting up on these men,"
The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-28

BacI<nche.
To be free from backache is a luxury
that many women hardly ever realize.
ut seems as if my back would break"
is an expression often heard.
OF course there are many other causes
for backache besides pelvic catarrh. but
this is by far the most frequent cause.
The backache becomes to such women
sort of physiological barometer py
which they can tell the approach Of a
storm, or the recurrence OF a menstrual
period.
The large muscles Of the back have be-
come so weakened by the exhaustive
drain, that instead of sustaining the
delicate mechanism of the woman's
anatomy, they remain loose and fabby,
serving only as the seat of myalgia or
neuralgia, or else muscular rheumatism.
Ache and pain seems 10 be the only use
such muscles are good for
Mrs. Caroline Sundheimer, Grandin,
The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-28
THE RIFLES AT THEIR ARM0RY.
The Feeling Against Booth Very
Bitter and His Life in Danger.

Griffin. Ga. Feb. T.-The assaulting of
Mrs. Moone by Mr.. Booth is about 20
reach a serious climax, and as a conse-
quence the Griffin Rifles Will spend to-
night in their armory awaiting orders.
1t was rumored around the streets to-
night that mob would take Booth from
his home tonight and deal with him for
his cruel treatment to Mrs. Moone. May
or Bailey communicated with Gov. Can
dler and the Governor ordered Capt
Smith 20 hold his company in readiness
to go on duty at a moments notice The
militia are spending tonight IN their ar
mory The feeling against Booth among
the factory element is very bitter ana
is believed by many that his life is in
danger At II O'Clock all seems quiet
around the outskirts of the city.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-28
UNKNOWN STEAMER SUNK.
by British Steamer Channels, Which
Is Also Missing.

London, Feb. 2s.--The British steamer
Channels early yesterday morning colided
near Dewarp lightship with an unknown
steamer, which Immediately sank. A few
of the crew reached the Chamois. The
chamois has not yet been heard from. and
IL is feared she has foundered, which
would make a total of about thirty lives
Lose
The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-28
THE PARLIAMENT PRoROGuED.
Japanese Emperor Bas Not Lost His
Grip n Little hit.

London, Feb. 2s.-"Thc japanese House
Of Peers having indicated an intention TO
reject the governments taxation bills
which have already passed tho lower
house" says the Toxic CORES ponoent 81
the Times 1.-THE Emperor has ordered a
prorogauon OF Parliament for ten days"
The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-28
OIL FOUND IN CAROLINA.
Minister who Has Options on 10000
Acres said Ia Have struck IL.

Charleston. S. c.. Feb. E.--There is con-
siderable excitement IN York county. this
state, over the reported discovery Of oil
The Rev. =. B. Elan. who owns the min
eral rights. or has options on probably
10000 acres Of and 10 York county and
the adjoining counties Of Cleveland ana
CASTOR, in North Carolina, IL said 70 have
struck oil. The md is seid 10 be near
Kings Mountain battle-ground.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-28

Mrs. Maria Goertz Of Cleo. oklahoma
Territory, writes:
"Dr. Hartman's remedies have proven
10 be reliable and wonderful Their
effect upon the system is remarkable
Peruna quiets the nerves, and lie great
specific for all forms Of chronic catarrh.
II am very glad TO say that i can write
you that | am cured IN every way Of
catarrh with which / suffered terribly
for ten years. Ten years ago my liver.
stomach and kidneys began to cause me
trouble. For two years / had colo and
The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-28
Postmistress Mrs. Lucy A. Clark.


Columbus their medicine
a.
ma a a ID C.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-28
KNOX WAS KNOWN HERE.
The Man Lynched In Scranton Was
n savannah Longshoreman.

n savannah LOngshoreman.
John Knox, the man whom a press dis
patch reports as having been Iynched day
before yesterday in Scranton, Miss, was
well known in Savannah. having lived
here for a number of years prior to the
longshoreman trouble. He was a long
shoreman and very well known and popu-
Var. He was known to be a very quiet
and inoffensive man. and his friends here
are at a loss to account for his getting
into the trouble that cost him his life.
From Savannah he went to New Or
leans, and then to Scranton, where he
was last heard from about a year ago.
He has relations in Savannah and they
have written to friends in Scranton to
find out the true state of affairs that led
to his death.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-28
THE CUBAN AMENDMENT.
Adopted by Senate Last Night by
Vote of 43 10 20,

Washington. Feb. 2s.-The Cuban
amendment to the army bill was adopted
py the Senate tonight.
Inc vote was 4S to 20, as follows:
1eas-Aldrich, Allison, Bard. Beveridge.
BURROWS, Carter, Chandler. cul.om. Deboe.
I'pew, Dillingham;. Doliver. Fairbanks.
,oi'ker' Foster, Gallinger. Hale, Hanna.
Ildnsorough, Hawley, Hoar. Kean.
hearns, Kyle, Lodge, McComas, McCum.
u5I MILAN, Nelson, Platt Of Connecti-
elN Fenrose. Perkins, Proctor. Pritchard.
GGD1res, sewell, shoup, Simon. Spooner.
,."art Thurston. Warren. Wetmore-f5.
Nays-Bacon. Bate. Berry. Butler. CAT
cay, Cockrell. cuiberson. Jones OF
~. 'nsas. kenney, Lindsay. Mallory. Mar
.r Fetugrew, Petus Rawiins, Teller.
human, Turiey. Turner-eO.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-28

MO-, writes tho fol-
lowing to Or. Hart
man i'm regard 10
Peruna: Il am
feeling quite well
now. / can work
again a II d a m
stronger than I
have been for
years, and ! do be-
lieVe that Peruna
saved my life. !
am very thankful
to you for your ad-
vice. ! will advise
all I can to take
your medicine. -
Ms. Caroline Sund
The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-28
WILL HAVE THREE MONTHS.

After Tomorrow House Drainage
Connections May BE Made.
Residents OF the section included be-
tween CASTOR and Forty-second street,
east Of Bull, will be required to make
the first connections with the house drain
age systems. Three months will be al
lowed property-owners to make the con-
necuons. If they have not been made
within that time. reckoning from to-mor-
row, the city Will have the work done
and charge the expense against the prop
erty-owners. The other sections of the
city are to have the connections MADE
within six, nine, twelve and sixteen
months.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-28
Knirhtr InsfnII Omcers.

Georgia Company, No. l, Uniform Ran
KNIGHTS Of Pythias. last night instal.C
the following officers. recently elected:
Captain--R j. Davant.
First Lieutenant-F. A. Fleming.
Second Lieutenant-J. G. Fleming.
Recorder-M L. Robinson.
Treasurer-W. T. Leopold.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-28
FOURTEEN BODIES FROM NINE.
Civil Engineer Says Men Could
Easily Have Escaped.

Diamondvile, wyo., Feb. H.-The
searching party to-day and tonight
brought out fourteen bodies from the mine.
the scene Of the recent disaster. Their
hod,es indicated the men died from suffo-
,ation. Civil Engineer Davis said to-day
he men could easily have escaped by a
,lrcultous route.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-28
CITY BREVITIES.

An adjourned meeting OF Francis S. Bar
tow Camp Of United Sons OF Confederate
Veterans was held last night at Confed-
crate Hall. The only business transacted
was the election OF two new members,
and the receipt OF applications OF others
eesirous OF Joining the camp.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-28
FUNERAL OF MRS. A. j. COBB.
Members of supreme Court and the
Athens BAR Attended.

Athens, Ga, Feb 27.--The funeral exer-
cises of Mrs. A. j. Cobb, at the Fourth
Baptist Church this afternoon, were
largely attended. The sermon was preach
ed by Rev. II. r. Bernard, and poem
was read by DR.. w. II. Young, Rev.
Toombs Dubose and Rector Troy Beatty
assisted in the services.
The members of the Supreme Court Of
Georgia and Of the Athens Bar attended
in a body.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-28
RUSSIAN OFFICIAL SHOT.

Minister of Public Instruction
= wounded I'm the Neck.
London. Feb. 1.-THE Times correspond
ent at st. Petersburg, wiring yesterday.
says:
This afternoon, while the Minister Of
Public Instruction, ~ Bogolepoff. was
holding a reception. a visitor named Kari
povicll fred revolver and wounded him
la the neck"
The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-28
GOLD AT PENSACOLA.
Pumped From Bottom of a Well In
Eastern Suburbs.

Pensacola. Fla. Feb. T.-Great excite
ment has been caused here by virgin gold
In considerable quantities being pumped
from a well al the residence Of r. f
Hendrix. in the east hill suburb Of the
city. The gold settles to the bottom OF
the bucket in large fakes every time wa
ter Is pumped. Experts have examined
it, and declare It pure gold.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-28

The Royal Academy o. Sciences Of
Sweden Is arranging to celebrate the third
centenary OF the death Of Tyaho Brahe.
the founder Of modern practical astron-
omy. on Oct a. 1901 by a special meet
iug. II r. also proposed 10 further COM
memorato TschO's work BY the puoilca-
tlon OF q fac-simile o. tho original edition
OF his celebrated "Aatrononiinao iustan-
ratae Mechanical" a perfect eopy N
which u IN the library Of the academy.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-28
King Edward Heads Navy List.

London. Feb. BIN the March is-ue
of the official navy list, King Edward
appears az head Of the navy. Until now
the navy list has not recognized the OK
istence of the monarch
The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-28
4 Presbyterian Editor Dead.

li. adelphia, Feb. e7.-Rov. Robert Al
AIl ler, y. D., q widely known Presby-
.'ill clergyman and editor OF the Pres
- 'eHan, died to-day, aged o.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-28

washington. FEB. 27.--Tbe President %.
dsy nominated r. r. Smith 20 be post
master nt Fort McPherson, Ca
The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-28
rhiere. sccure SD. oOo in View YORK

New York, Feb. GA burglary, in
which thieves secured $4,000 worth Of
jewelry from the residence Of Francis b.
Holman, a Produce Exchange broker,
Tuesday, was announced tonight
The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-28
MIGHTIEsT OF LOADsToNEs.

IL Attracts Not Only Metnis, but
such Substances as Fishermen
Dogs and Hogs.
From the Louisville Courler-Journal.
Hogdenyille. Ky.--A deep hole Of water
In Nolynn creek. ten miles south Of this
place. has for some time been attracting
attention by reason OF the fact that Il
has very strong suction. For years II
has been known - the suck hole" II IL
about ten feet deep and about nfty yards
long. The water g. clesrn and bottom
can easily be seen. THE hole has been
watched BY people IN that section Tor
The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-28
THE FOUNDER or FITZGERALD.
Proposes to Lead $4,000 People Into
Oklahoma This Spring.

Kansas city. Feb. N.-The Star to-day
says P. H. Fitzgerald OF indianapolis. or
ganizer of the Old Soldiers Colony, who
established the town of Fitzgerald. Ca.
ia 1895, proposes to lead colony Of 10000
people into Oklahoma In the late spring
The plan Of organization will be similar
to that followed at Fitzgerald.
The Conservative, 1901-05-09


Proceeding on the 18th, they passed
the Big Tarkio. ga channel from the
bed of the Missouri once ran into this
river, and formed an island called st.
Joseph's; but the channel is now filled
up, and the island is added to the north
ern shore" This occurrence of the
name, SO near by, suggests doubt
whether the city of st. Joseph was
really named, as is commonly reported,
after member of the Roubidoux fam
lily. A French voyageur was likely to
name place where anything befell
him, after his patron saint, or after the
saint whose day it was.
The next day they narrowly escaped
shipwreck in a squall, as Sergeant
Floyd graphically related, and came in
the afternoon to a small factory
(agency) on the Missouri shore, "where
merchant of st. Louis treated with
the Otoes and Pawnees two years ago."
Further on they passed the then mouth
of the Nishnabotna "a river called by
the Maha Indians Nishnahbatona,
which runs parallel to the Missouri
the greater part of it's course" On the
18th the Little Nemaha was passed, and
they camped on woody point on the
Nebraska side, which could not have
been far from Nemaha City.
"July 10th. We continued our route
between large island opposite last
nights camp and an extensive prairie
on the south. About six miles, we
came to another large island, called
Fair Sun island, on the same side;
above which is spot where about 30
acres of the hill have fallen into the
river. Near this is cliff of sandstone
for about two miles, which is much
frequented by birds" 1t is at present
much frequented by Normal scholars,
who carve their names upon it's face
for this must be the cliff a short dis
tance below Peru, where the town of
Mt. Vernon was once projected. Fair
Sun island may be there yet; the map
shows two opposite islands, marked
respectively Sun and Sonora islands,
at about the proper distance from
point between Nemaha City and Brown
vile. "At this place (Peru) the river is
about mile wide, but not deep; as the
timber, or sawyers, may be seen scatter
ed across the whole of it's bottom. At
20 miles distance, we saw on the south
an island, called by the French L'Isle
Chance (Chauve) or Bald island, op-
posite large prairie, which we called
Bald-pated prairie, from ridge of
naked hills which bound it, running
parallel with the river as far as we
could see, at from three to six miles dis
tance. To the south the hills touch the
river. We camped quarter of mile
The Conservative, 1901-05-09
Che Conservative.


Yellow -ochre, from bank Of that min
eral little above it. This day brought
them into Doniphan county.
The next day they had trouble with
sand bars, intermixed with one Of
which they found "pit-coal." On the
Missouri side they passed prairie
called Reevey's, or Revoe's, latter a
man who was killed there"
On the 7th they note "fine rich
prairie on the north (east) called st.
Michaels," and on the 9Th "three small
islands, one of which is the Little Nod
ava, and large island called the Great
Nodawa, extending more than five
miles, and containing 1000 or 5000
acres of high good land, rarely over
flowed; this is one of the largest islands
of the Missouri. It is separated from
the northern shore by small channel
from 40 to 80 yards wide, up which we
passed, and found near the western ex-
tremity of the island the mouth of the
river Nodawa." Nodawa Island is now
fast to the main land, and the river
empties above it, though the govern
ment map of 1879 shows the old channel
alongside the railroad. They had
passed st. Joseph the day before; posi-
bly, at St. Michael's prairie.
A feature of the 9th was Loup or
Wolf River Gust below Iowa Point)
and on the 10th they saw stream
which DR.. Coues says was Cedar Creek,
Doniphan county, Kansas; the maps do
not show it, but it must have been near
White Cloud. Captain Clark recorded
it as "a creek called Pappie;' - Captain
Lewis, "Pape's Creek, after Spaniard
of that name, who killed himself there !"
Sergeant Floyd called it Pope Creek
and told how it happened. Goslings
were still numerous on the banks.
On the 11th passed "a creek called by
the Indians Tarkio," hidden behind a
willow island; crossed the Nebraska
line, and camped on a sand-bar opposite
the mouth of the Big Nemaha. This
stream Captain Clark explored while
they lay by the next day, taking obser-
vations for latitude. He 'ascended it
in the perioque about two miles, to the
mouth of small creek on the lower
side. On going ashore he found on the
level plain several artificial mounds or
graves, and on the adjoining hills
others Of a larger size. This appear
ance indicates sufficiently the former
population of the country, the mounds
being certainly intended as tombs.
From the top of the highest mound a
delightful prospect presented itself. u
They found here wild grapes, nearly
ripe 'the wild cherry of the Missouri
resembling our own, but larger, and
The Conservative, 1901-05-09
LEWIS AND CLARK.

along tIlS parC OF Ule river, rs Uney
ascended it in 1904, may be of interest
to some of THE CONSERVATIVES read
ers, especially in connection with Ser
geant Floyd's notes of the same voyage,
published in the issue Of March %.
The official journal of the expedition
was kept sometimes by one captain,
sometimes by the other; and it happen
ed occasionally that both recorded the
same incidents. Their manuscripts
were edited in 1914 by Nicholas Biddle
of Philadelphia, assisted by advice from
Captain (then General and Governor)
Clark, Lewis being dead. This edition
is the standard history of the expedi-
ton; it does not bear Biddle's name,
financial difficulties having arisen, but
that of an offensive person named Paul
Allen.
The party passed Cow Island on July
3rd, and observed large pond full of
beaver at the head of it, on the Missouri
shore. Above this they saw deserted
trading-house on the Kansas side, and
they camped for the night short dis
tance below Atchison. Floyd mention
ed this trading-post, calling it "a old
French fort" After proceeding one
mile on the morning of the 4th, they
came to the mouth of a cutoff lake
on the Missouri side, which they called
Gosling lake, from the abundance of
those fowls which prevailed there. 1t
was about three quarters of a mile wide,
and seven or eight miles long; there
have always been cutoff lakes in the
Missouri bottoms, and they have always
been changing; it is useless to guess
whether this was Sugar Lake, opposite
Atchison, or not. Floyd's snake story
is mentioned; and 104 miles further
they "reached a creek on the south
(Kansas side) about 10 yards wide, COM
ing from an extensive prairie which
approached the borders of the river.
To this creek, which had no name, we
gave that of Fourth of July creek;
above it is high mound, where three
Indian paths center, and from which is
very extensive prospect" This may
possibly be the site of Atchison. "After
10 miles sail we came-to above a creek
about 80 yards wide, which we called
Independence creek, in honor of the
day, which we could only celebrate by
on ovauiuu tyuu ond an additional oi11
of whiskey to the men," They still
celebrate in much the same way in
Atchison, only sometimes they omit the
gun. Independence creek receives the
privileged waters of Deer creek, where
they hold picnics and go wading.
On the 9th they followed the Kansas
shore through an extensive and beauti.
full prairie, watered by Independence