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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-17
NAVAL ARCH GIVEN UP.
SchIey Controversy Puts an End to
Interesting Project.

Schiey controversy Puts an End to
Interesting Project.
New York, Dec. 16.-Park Benjamin,
president of the Naval Arch Commits
sion, which has charge the proposed
naval arch and water gate at the Bat
terry in this city, announced to-day
that the project has been temporarily
given up. The arch and gate was to
have cost $1,30O,OoO. and $780, 900 had
been pledged. After comforting with
Col. R. NJ. Thompson, treasurer of the
Finance Committee, Mr.. Benjamin said,
in part:
When the unfortunate Schley con-
troversy became acute the difficulty Of
getting the people interested in the
arch rapidly increased. We began to
be constantly told that the time was
unfavorable, that the navy was under
a cloud and nothing that we could say
seemed to help matters. Since the
Schley testimony was closed the I'M
Willingness to take part in the enter
prise became even more marked, and
we found ourselves called to explain
the alleged shortcomings of the navy.
much more often than we were permit
ted to explain the advantages of the
arch. With the decision of the Schley
court failing to settle that controversy,
we felt that it would be for the pres
ent, at least, useless to continue our
efforts. Therefore, we simply suspend
operations until the normal opinion,
which the public has always held con-
corning the navy, is resumed"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-17
MORGAN REMAINS CHAIRMAN.
WILL CONTINUE AT HEAD OF
CANAL COMMITTEE.

Republicans Would Have Put Him
Out, but Had No One Eligible to
Take the Chairmanship-PIa and
Hanna Were in Line, but They
Had Been Too Long Identified
with the AntngOnism to the Canal
to Be Trusted There.
Washington. D. c., Dec Ex-senator
Morgan OF Alabama is to remain at
the head of the Interoceanic Canal
Committee of the Senate. The COM
mittee is to be enlarged and more
strongly Republicanized. but the Ala
bama senator. on account of his long
Identification with the canal question,
is to remain its chairman. The Re-
publican Steering Committee started
out with the determination to take
this craftsmanship away from Senator
Morgan and give it to some Reoubli-
can. There was no objection to Sena-
tor Morgan's being the recognized head
of the canal movement so long as there
was no probability of legislation, but
now that something is to be done sew
eral Republican senators have looked
manship. AT one time IL was deter
mined that Morgan would be deposed,
but after to-day's meeting of the
steering Committee the announcement
was made that. while the committee
would be strongly Republican, Mr..
Morgan would remain chairman. 1t
seems that no Republican at present
a member of the committee was re.
garded as exactly available for the
Craftsmanship. Hawley is chairman
of the Military Committee. and Sewell
OF New Jersey is dying. This carried
the plum in the natural order up to
either Plat of New York, or Hanna.
Both of these men have been identi-
ned with the element which, in the
past has been instrumental in bring
ing about delay in canal legislation,
and 1t was felt inadvisable to put Sem
ator Morgan aside for one of these.
Other Republicans felt the country
would resent such changes, SO Mr..
Morgan remains. After the vote on
the treaty this afternoon Senator Nor
gan expressed the opinion that his ca
nal bill may be passed by Congress
before the holiday recess.
The bill referred to authorizes the
President to go ahead conducting GER
tain preliminary negotiations, and
making certain preliminary arrange
ments. It does not at this time turn
over the work to the Secretary of War.
as does the Hepburn bill pending In
the House.
There is hardly a possibility of get
ting through more than this first Nor
gan bill before recess, but it NAV be
passed.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-17
THE COLD WAVE BROKEN.
Atlanta Recorded D and savannah
IS AbOve-The Freeze Reached
Northern Florida.


Atlanta, Dec. 16.-It is believed that
the cold wave, which has prevailed in
the South during the past thirty-six
hours has been broken. In many cases
the lowest temperature recorded last
night broke all records for December.
In Atlanta two deaths are attributed
to the cold, both of the victims being
negroes. Permission was granted yes
terday for coal and wood yards to
open and serve the suffering public.
The temperature at O'Clock this
morning was 9 above zero, the coolest
recorded for December since 1882.
Freezing temperatures were reported
this morning in Northern Florida as
far south as Jacksonville, and from 6
to 16 degrees below freezing in South
ern Alabama, Georgia and Louisiana.
The Florida orange belt is believed to
have ESCAPED damage, as a tempera-
ture of 40 was reported from Middle
Florida and "a at Key West. The fol-
lowing minimum temperatures for the
past "a hours were reported to-day:
Charlotte, N. c., IA; Savannah, %;
Norfolk, 20; Montgomery, IA; Meridian
10; Memphis, 4; Nashville. 2; Augusta,
%; Wilmington, %; Charleston, 26; Ma
con, Is: Knoxville, 8; Tampa, 40.
Increasing cloudiness is forecaSted
for the central and southeastern Gulf
states, which means warmer weather
and possibly rain.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-17
MAINE SUFFERING NOW.
IRENE ndous Damage Done TO Mills
and Railroads by Unprecedented
Flood.

Tremendous Damage Done to Mills
and Railroads by Unprecedented
Flood.
Portland, Me, Dec. 16.-This state is
suffering tonight from one of the Sc
verest storms in its history. Floods
and washouts have done tremendous
damage. The Maine Central Railroad
has moved no trains since early yes
terday. The Bangor and Aroostook
Railroad and the Canadian Pacific
lines are in nearly as bad condition.
The great mills on the Androscoggin,
kennebec and Penobscot rivers were
almost all unable to start their ma
chinery this morning because of high
water. and thousands of men are tenn
porarily without work.
Up tonight only one death has been
reported-that of fireman named Pat
ten, on the Canadian Pacific Railroad,
whose engine plunged into a washout.
similar accident on the Maine Cen
trail resulted in the injury Of three per-
sons, one of whom may die.
Madison, on the Upper Kennebec
river, sustained the greatest damage
from floods of any place, 1t being fully
100000. Logs and ice crushed build
ings and overturned many others, es-
pecially In one section of the town,
where there are large mills.
The water, when at its highest, was
three feet beyond the highest record IN
the great Pumpkin freshet" Of 1862
A million feet of lumber was washed
away. The Great Northern Paper
Company's loss is very heavy.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-17
Mr.. KNOX is CONFIRMED.
Attempt TO Consider Charges of the
Antitrust League Is Defeated.

NSt ACAS NC - DCAGatCus
Washington. Dec. 16.-Just before
adjournment tonight the Senate con-
tirmed the nomination of Hon. Philan-
der c. Knox, to be attorney general of
the United States. The nomination of
Mr.. Knox was taken up when the SEN
ate first went into executive session,
d few minutes after II o'clock, but the
point was made that there should first
be action upon the y-Pauncefote
treaty under the agreement reached
last Thursday. The virtue of this plea
was conceded and tentative agree
Rseiat was ssSaaa &c that further ccGsidera=
ton of the nomination should be post
poned until tomorrow.
When, however. the Senate had dis
posed of the treaty, the attorney gen.
erals nomination was again called up.
The discussion of it turned upon a mo-
ton made by Senator Jones of Arkan-
sas to recommit the nomination to the
Committee on Judiciary in the mean
time publishing testimony bearing upon
the case. Speeches in favor of this
proposition were made by Senators
Jones and Turner, in opposition by
Senators Hoar and Pettus.
1t was contended by the two sem
ators last named that the only evidence
presented against confirmation had
been filed by members of the Anti
Trust League, and was very vague
and indefinite. The senators favoring
the motion said that if this were true
there could be no objection on the
part of the friends of the attorney gen
eral to placing all the facts within
reach of the public, and the more
time the committee should give to the
subject the more thoroughly the pub
lie would be convinced of
the fairness of its position
when ultimately taken. They dwelt
at some length upon the charge
made that the attorney general pre-
vious to entering upon the duties of
that Office, had been attorney for the
United States Steel Corporation and
the arr1or plate manufacturers. In
reply to these accusations it was said
that it was legitimate for an attorney
in private life to represent any interest
in his official capacity, and it was ar
gued that his position as counsellor
for those interests could not be used
legitimately against him in connection
with his nomination to position un-
der the present administration. So
long as he had conducted himself with
propriety his relationship as an attor.
ney should not be used to his injury
as an official. The vote on the mo-
ton to recommit was lost. The bal
lot stood 43 to 7. There was no roll
call on the motion to confirm, which
Immediately followed.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-17
NEWS OF TALLAHASSEE.
Oil Boring at CarrabelIe VIII Soon
be I'm Progress.

Tallahassee, Fla, Dec. 16.-O.
H. Kelly, chief promoter of the
oil movement at CarrabelIe, was in
Tallahassee yesterday. He reports
the derrick for boring completed, and
the machinery was taken from here to-
day. The machinery will be quickly
placed in position for operation
The coroner's jury in the case of
Walter Blackshear charged with kill
ing Florida Anthony last Monday
night, held Blackshear for the May
grand jury.
The cold wave arrived on time Sat-
urday night. From 20 odd degrees
during the day the mercury dropped TO
30 Sunday night the thermometer reg
istered %. and to-day has been cloudy
and bitterly cold. The weather has
been so unusually wintry for the past
month that little apprehension is felt
as to injury to fruit and vegetables in
Florida by the present cold snap.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-17
WAS HARD ON HoMEsEEKERs.
Blizzard Caused Much Suffering In
Indian Territory.

Guthrie, o. T., Dec. 16.-Reports
from the Kiowa ard Comanche Indian
reservation state that there has been
much suffering there during the bliz-
zard for the last three days among
people who were caught travelling in
wagons or were living in tents. Two
children of a family named Hardness,
from Iowa, are reported to have been
frozen to death. The family was
travelling in wagon and the night
came on while they were in the noun
tains distant from any house.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-17
TWO AMERICAN BISHOPS NAMED.

His Holiness Passionate1y De-
nounces ItaIy's Proposed Divorce
Law.
Rome, Dec. 16.-At the consistory
held this morning, the Pope formally
announced, among others nominated to
bishoprics, the names of the Rev. John
J. OConnor as bishop of Newark. N.
j., and the Rev. William j. OConnell
as bishop of Portland. Me.
The consistory was especially inter-
esting, as the Pope, in an impassion-
ed address. denounced the suggested
divorce laws for Italy and appealed
to the italians not to allow such an
evil to be introduced into this coun-
try
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-17
Rivcrs Now are FnIIinR.

Pittsburg. Dec. 16.-At midnight to-
night the Ohio. Allegheny and Monon-
gahela rivers were falling. No further
damage from high water is expected.
The damage done last night and this
morning is being rapidly righted, and
the two cities tomorrow will have
returned to their normal condition.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-17
HUSBAND YIELDS HIS RIGHTS.
Let's sister-in-Law Get Deceased
Wffe's Estate.

Fort Scott, Kan. Dec. 16.-In doc
urnent filed here to-day, Albert Bige-
low Paine Of New York acceded to the
will of his late wife, which deprives
him OF any interest in her consider
able estate here. Under the Kansas
law half Of the estate would belong to
the husband. The estate will go to
the late Mrs. Paine's sister, Mrs. Nc
Con1as of Virginia.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-17
IN sTATEBooM OF STEAMER
Young and Pretty Woman of New
York Hangs Herself.

New York. Dec. 16.-Mrs. Una Perry,
a young and pretty woman of this city,
hanged herself this evening in a state
room Of the Fall River Line steamer
Priscilla, Just before the steamer left
for her second trip. Mrs. Perry was
the daughter of the late Wallace Red
man, who was an engineer in the
United States navy. and for years well
known in Washington. Despodency
was the cause of the suicide
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-17
FIRE PLUGS WE'RE FROZEN.
Annex 10 Lewisburg, w. Va, Fee
male Institute Destroyed.

Richmond. Va, Dec. l6.-The large
annex to the Lewisburg CIV. Va.) Fee
male Institute. one of the largest Pres
byterian schools in that state, was de-
stroved by fire tonight. The old
academy building was saved. No one
Was hurt. The institute has over 100
boarding pupils. The IRE plugs OF the
town were frozen. and had to be thaw-
ed out. The pecuniary loss is not
stated.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-17
Bark sindia May BE Total Loss.

Atlantic City. N. j., Dec. 16.--The
bark Slndia, which was blown ashore
Sunday. will probably prove a total
loss. She is lying on her side within
one hundred and fifty yards of shore
The vessel IS owned By the Standard
oil Company and is valued at $780, 900.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-17
BOSTON WANTS BROUGHToN.
fremont Temple Invites Him to
Succeed DR.. Lorimer.

Boston, Dec. 16.-It was announced
here to-day that the Rev. Dr.. L. G..
Broughton, pastor of the Baptist Tab
ernacle at Atlanta. Ga, is being
strongly urged to become pastor Of
fremont Temple, this city, the pulpit
of which was vacated recently by the
Rev. DR.. George c. Lorimer's removal
10 New York. The Clarendon Street
Baptist Church of this city has also
made overtures to DR.. Broughton. 1t
is understood that DR.. Broughton is
considering both propositions.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-17
CATHOLIC CHURCH PROPERTY.
Archbishop ChappeIIe Has n Long
Talk with President.

Washington, Dec. 16.-Archblshop
Chapelle Of New orleans had a long
talk with President Roosevelt to-day
about conditions in the Philippines. rel
aaive to Catholic church property. The
archbishop went over the situation at
some length with the President, but
declined to say anthing for publication.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-17

Canton, Miss, Dec. 16.-Three ne
proes have been found frozen to death
near here since Saturday. The cold in
Central Mississippi is beyond prece-
dent at this time of the year.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-17
To Meet Again New Years Day.

Richmond, Va. Dec. 1.-THE eonsti-
tutional convention to-day by a large
majority. adopted resolution pro-
vlding that when the body adiourns on
Friday. Dec. 20. It be 10 reassemble on
wednesday, Jan. Il 1909
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-17

Eizabethton, Tenn, Dec. 1.-THE
Virginia and Southwestern Railroads
bridges at Gardens Bluff Butler and
Elizabethton and of the East Tonnes
see and Western North Carolina at
Valley Forge were washed away by
terrific flood in the Watauga and Doe
rivers. The damage by flood in Car
ter county is very heavy.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-17
Atlanta Man Dies of Cold.

Atlanta, Dec. 16.-John R. Bucka-
lew. a we'll known citizen, was found
unconscious from cold at the foot of
a stairway on Pryor street late last
night and sent to the Grady Hospital
He died there this afternoon without
regaining consciousness.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-17
Another Cnsus BeIIi for chill.

Santiago de Chill, Dec, IS. via Cal
veston.-A report. has been received
here OF another alleged invasion of
Southern Chill by Argentine troops.
should this be true, II will create new
difficulties between the two countries.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-17
A BOSTON murderer Eiectrocuted.

Boston. Dec 17.-Luigi Storti. the
murderer of Michele Calucci in Bos-
ton. Nov z. 1899. was executed by cleo
tricity al the state prison in Charles
town, at 1929 o'clock this morning.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-17
Froze to Death tn Louisiana.

Greensboro. La, Dec. ia young
white farmer, Ed Jackson, while going
home Saturday night, lost his way and
froze to death. His body was found
next to Walton Hatch's place this
morning.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-17
Lives Lost in wyoming storm.

Cheyenne, Wyo.. Dec. 16.--The severe
snow and windstorm which set in last
Tuesday night is still raging in some
sections. The loss of life in Wyon-
ing, due to the blizzard, will probably
be more than ten persons.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-17
Harvard Class Day Orntor Negro.

Cambridge. Mass, Dee. l6.--The sen
iOr class at Harvard has chosen r. G..
Bruce OF Indianapolis as class day ora
men In college
The Nome nugget., 1901-12-14

land natives from sharing these gifts Of the sea. Once nearly forty vessels were at one time and at the same place enclosed by heavy pack ice near the shore and abandoned by all the crew just as they. stood. lThere were riches for them, and the natives Hooked to the scene from near and far. A big village sprang up in the neighborhOod of the wrecks There was enough .plunderto go all around. Orgie after 0rgie was held. on the loads of rum left behind on the vessels. After the whskey was finished they started in on the medi- cine chests. Many died right then and there, the rest fled in horror, Aand the place is tabooed to this day. So, with one lthipg onanother, the old time class distinction between coast natives and inland natives became more end more obliterated, but the climax did not come until whalebone went up to such a high price. Of this,the coast native had always had loads in his village. Occasionally he would use it for sled- shoeing or to make thongs to lash up his canoe. Now, all at once with the help of the white men of the big canoes, it became great wealth. There was prosperity with vengeance, ard the inland natives left their hunting and trapping grounds of the interior and came to the coast to bel p the coast natives to whale. Then came disaster.
 The unprecedented prosperity tended to make the natives careless. Spend ing the summers in drunken orgies on the wbiskeys furnished them by the interruptions whalers and traders. they neglected to put by stores of meat and blubber for the winter. A winter came along when unfavOrable weather and ice conditionsl8' ade hunting exception ally bad. The coast was OvercrOwded with people, the supplies gave out. and in one winter nearly one-half of the entire population up and down these shores died from starvation and accom- panying epidemics. A hue and cry went up which reached Washington, and from that time on United States revenues cutters have effectively stopped the excessive liquor traffic on the Alaskan coast
 CONRAD SEEM.
The Nome nugget., 1901-12-14
Goods Given Away.

J. F. Giese has inaugurated plan by which an opportunity will be given to his customers to get fine cooking range, a blue flame coal oil burner, or a winchester rife, free of charge. Every purchaser of goods amounting to one dollar will be given ticket, which will entitle the purchaser to participate in the prizes. The tickets will be placed in box and the teuth drawn will se- cure the first prize, steel cooking range with high closet: the fifteenth drawn will secure the second prize, a blue flame, wickless coal oil stove, with Russia iron oven; the twentieth ticket drawn will entitle holder to the Win chester rife. The drawing will take place on Dec "A. In the meantime MT. Giese is offering goods at especially low prices.
The Nome nugget., 1901-12-14
NEW DAIRY PRODUCT.
Manufacture of PlasmOu ron AlIk After the Butter Has Been
 Extracted.

Many new industries have been de- 'veloped in the British isles at the close of the last century. One of the most novel had its birth in the vicinity of Buckingham--namely that of the manufacture from the milk of 'creameries, after the butter has been extracted, of substance known by the highly classical name of plasmon, says Chambers Journal. This sub stance takes its name from the Greek, meaning ''that which gives form."
 The fresh milk as it comes from the cow is put into a separator, all the cream being removed by this method. The separated milk is aft erwards treated so as to coagulate all the protoids of the milk; and this coagulated mass is then kneaded and dried at temperature of 70 degrees centigrade under an atmosphere of rcarbonic acid gas. When perfectly free from moisture, the plasmon is ground into granular powder which is completely soluble in hot water.
 As to the economic value of plas- mon there can be no foubt, when it : is known the German government supplies it in very large quantities to the army and navy. As a portable, concentrated nutrient, according to the German government department for the investigation of foodstuffs for the troops, it has been found that one ounce of this powder is equal in nourishing and sustaining proper ties to three and quarter pounds of the finest beefsteak, or to about 10 or 12 Dints of milk.
The Nome nugget., 1901-12-14
THE CHURCHES.
CONGRRATIONAL.

Rev. w. C. Fowler, pastor of the Congregational church. will, at the morning service next Sabbath, speal- of ''Faults." His sermon in the even ing will be concerning Courage in Life" which will be the seventh in the series of Sabbath evening sermons to the young. All are invited.
 CATHOLIC.
 Services will be held in St. Joseph $ church. First mass at 9 d. m.; last mass at II a. m.; sermon and benedic- tion by Rev. Father van der Pol, $. J.
 EPISCOPAL
 St. Mary's Mission of the Episcopal Church, Fourth Street and Steadman Avenue-Rev. c. H. H. Bloor, D. D., rector. Sunday services at l1:45 a. m.