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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-10
TILLMAN GETS HOT
.cUsE MEXICAN WAR VETERAN
Is SIGHTED.
rs THE WAR 0vER?" SAID He
Ivy BILL AND ARanoR PLATE
DISCUSSED.

atari ButIer Declared That the
covernment is Making a Donation
- s5.0oO,O 900 to the Armor Trust.
pul Carries S4,OOO,OOO for ArmOr
plate. but Amount Contracted for
- s1e.5e4, 55O-The ConEer ResOlu-
lion Passed.
washington, Feb. 9.-During the entire
..ssion of to-day the Senate had under
restoration the naval appropriation bill.
practically the bill was completed when
., mas laid aside for the day, all of the
.or,ri4tee amendments being adopted,
n,+ as the measure was about to be
rlaced on it's passage. Mr.. Butler of
North Carolina precipitated a discussion
- the armor plate question. In order to
.,able some others to speak upon the
,a,ter the bill was laid aside until Mon
day.
ruloeies upon the late Representative
trarmer of Pennsylvania concluded the
session
The passage at the beginning Of the
sassion of the Senate of a bill granting
a neusion of $50 month to Stacy H.
Cogsyeu, Company f, Thirteenth Indiana
Volunteer Infantry, induced Mr.. Tillman
of South Carolina to make some forceful
comments upon the House in not taking
action upon a bill providing pension for
a Mexican war veteran who had resided
IN South Carolina during the Civil War
and naturally had been in sympathy with
tho Confederacy The bill had been pass
ed by the Senate, but the House Invalid
Pension Committee was delaying final
action upon it,
He said that there was such sectional
snimosity in the House Committee that
the members refused to permit action up
on the Bill for the benefit of these old
Mexican veterans.
rs the war over or is it not?" demand
cd Mr. Tilman with vehemenee. Let us
find out whether it is or not.
Il swear by the Almighty God that l
will not let another pension bill pass this
Senate until this old man gets justice"
The resolution offered yesterday by Mr..
Berry calling upon the President for in
formation as 40 whether the American
minister to China had Joined with the
representa- tives of other Powers in de-
manding the execution of Prince Tuan
aud other Chinese officials was adopted
without debate.
While the naval bill was under consid-
Grafton Mr.. Butler of North Carolina call
ed attention to the paragraph in the bill
appropriating 100000 to pay for armor-
plate already contracted for. If the bill
had provided the entire sum necessary to
pay for armor contracted for it would
carry for that purpose, he said, $685., $50.
He said the Senate absolutely was pre-
cluded from considering the matter now
because Congress had authorized the Sec
rotary of the Navy to pay for armor
whatever the armor trust could hold him
up to- In the course of his speech, in
which he reviewed the old armor ques-
ton, Mr.. Butler declared that by the
present arrangement the government was
making a clear donation of 100000 to the
armor trust.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Buffers speech
the naval bill was laid aside.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-10

plary young man. He stated TO Mrs. Rob
erts when he applied for board that he
was feeling badly and that he wanted to
go TO bed
He appeared then to have a chill. and
she thought he was drinking, but he an
sured her that he was not. He was given
a room and nothing was heard of him un-
til he was found dead the' next evening.
One Of the boarders heard him get up
during the night and get some water.
When the servant went to his room ha
appeared 10 be sleeping, and when the
body was discovered to be dead he was
lying JUST as II in slumber. Death evil
IDENTITY came to him easily. The finding
of a bottle of morphine made 1t appear
to be a case of suicide, but later develop
ments Indicate that 1t was caused by a
mistake. The young mans purse, con-
tanning Si.55, was found hid under his
shirt, showing that he went to bed with
a view 10 saving what money he had.
His remains were carried to Macon this
morning and will be inferred In the fam
lily burial ground in Rose Hill Cemetery
tomorrow.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-10
A LARGE COTTON ACREAGE.
ALACHUA FARMERS PUTTING IN
HEAVY CROPS.

DuttOn n Co.'S. Expert Preparing His
Annual Statistics of the Sea Island
Crop - AIachua's Truck Crops in
Fine Condition - Looks as IL
Gainesville May Get Public
Building.
Gainesville, Fla, Feb. 9.-The outlook
for a large acreage of cotton in Alachua
county is exceptionally fine at this time
The price obtained the past season has
caused many farmers who have not here
tofore been planting to go into the cotton
raising business.
w. G. Robinson, who is manager of the
cotton department of the large firm of
H. +. Dutton & Co. is making prepara-
tons to get out his annual summary on
the sea island cotton crop. This forecast
is valuable to not only Florida farmers,
but those of Georgia and South Carolina
is we'll. Mr. Robinson is probably the
best posted man in Florida on the cotton
business, and his annual forecast is used
by the farmers and merchants alike.
During the season just passed the firm
OF Dutton & Co, ginned over 5000 bales
of sea island cotton and paid for some
an average of about cents a pound in
the seed. They purchased in Georgia and
South Carolina large quantities of cotton
In speaking Of the matter, Mr. Robin
son said that he was of the opin-
ion that the past year was the most sat
isfactory year the farmers had expert
enced in the cotton raising business for
many years.
Alachua county is possibly the largest
producing county in Florida, and
the outlook at this time is encouraging.
On all sides large tracts of lettuce, cab
bage, caulifiower, etc. can be seen. Al
ready the transportation companies are
beginning to move the truck. and should
the market prove good, there is bright
future in store for the farmers of this
section. One of the largest crops Of let
tuce viii be harvested that has ever been
known. Before a great while the farmers
will begin 70 plant eucumbers, canta-
loupes and beans, and the chances are
that large crops of each will be put in.
1t begins to look very much as though
Gainesville is to have a public building,
The Daily Sun, Senator McCreary's pa
per, states that it has it upon good au-
thority that Congress will pass bill the
present session appropria ting a handsome
sum for the election of a public build
ing here. Congressman Davis of Florida
has been working for some time to secure
this appropriation, and it is with no small
degree Of pleasure that the citizens here
anticipate the passage of the bill.
Gainesville has experienced three fires
during this week. In each case, however,
the damage has been slight, owing to
the prompt response of the fire depart
ment. The first was an old barn. which
caught fire Wednesday night. The next
was the residence of p. A. Ruhl, in East
Gainesville, and the third was the cottage
of Mr.. Cutter, near East Florida Semi
nary. Al
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-10
A BOLD HI6HWAYMAN.
WRyIays and Robs Philadelphia Man
of $I,100, but IL Run Down
and Caught.


Philadelphia. Feb. 9-Shortly after
leaving the Ninth National Bank to-day
with eatchel containing 81 1000. with
which ne intended to pay his employees
their weekly wages, Peter VOL. senior
member of Peter VOL Il Sons, curled
hair manufacturers. was attacked by 4
highwayman. The robber at first got
away with the money, but was compelled
10 drop it by bystander.
Mr.. Vol was followed from the bank
by the man. who finally stopped him at
the corner OF Norris and Howard streets.
The highwayman said;
Better give me that money"
"No, / need It," replied Mr.. Vol, who
al first thought the man was joking,
Al shat tnA hlgnwAyman zpra.s upon
Mr.. VOL who is 20 years old. knocked
him down and ran off with the satchel.
A brtcklayer at work near by witnessed
the assault and captured the highway
man, who In the struggle dropped the
money, which was promptly recovered by
Mr.. Woll He then made his escape, but
was again pursued by a policeman who
had been attracted to the scene by Mr..
VOLTS calls for help.
After chase of two blocks the police
man caught the foQtpad. He gave his
name as Joseph Edwards and said he had
no home and had attempted the robbery
to get sent to the House of Correction
for the winter Mr.. VOL was not serious
ly injured.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-10
AFFAIRS AT DUBLIN.
A shaIxe-up in the water Works EN-
pected-Bridge to BE Extended.

Dublin, Co.. Feb. "a shaSe-up is
probable among the employees at the cleo
trio light and water plant. At the last
two fires in Dublin there was, according
to the members of the fire department
very little water pressure and it was
charged that when the school fire broke
out no one at all was at the water plant
In order to determine who was to blame
in this matter at the last meeting of the
City Council an investigating committee
was appointed Chief w. o. Ogburn of
the fire department states that there was
not exceeding sixty pounds pressure at
either of the last two fires. Chief En-
gineer A. A. Thomas of the light and
water plant, denies this. and states
the pressure at one of the fires was 50
pounds, and at the other So pounds. He
admits, however, that no one was at the
plant when the school fire broke out.
The County Commissioners of IAurens
county have decided to extend the bridge
across the Oconee river at this place,
through the swamp on the east side of the
river a distance of one-quarter of mile
The extension will be through the prop
erty of the Oconee Investment Company
a Savannah corporation. 1t is believed
that the officer of this company will grant
the privilege to the county for the pur-
pose of extending the bridge.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-10
TRIED TO WRECK A TRAIN.
Timber Placed on the Savannah and
statesbOrO Track.


StatesbOrO Track.
Statesboro, Ga, Feb. Am effort was
made this morning to wreck the Savan-
nah and Statesboro passenger train near
the Parish switch. Some miscreant placed
a piece of timber across the track with
the evident intention of ditching the train.
The train was running at the rate of
about fifty miles an hour. as it was behind
time and when It neared this switch il
ran into the obstruction. Fortunately
the pilot pushed the timber between the
track, and no damage was done, except
slight injury to the pilot. There were
about Twenty-Five passengers aboard.
The burglars entered the home of c. c.
Newrnon, near Arlen, last night. They
took new trunk from the house, and
from very near where the boys were Sleep
ing They evidently wanted nothing but
money. as after opening the trunk and
looking through the contents, nothing was
carried off.
There was quite warm contest for
the office of magistrate for the Twelve
Hundred and Ninth District to-day, the
contestants being ]. w. Rountree. the
present incumbent and r. d. Holland.
Mr. Holland only came out this morning,
but made it pretty warm for MIR. R0un-
tree but was defeated.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-10
-s-a1-s------
TALLAHASSEE DEMOCRATS.
Made for the Ensuing
Municipal Election.

Tallahassee. Fla, Feb. 9.-The ITALIA
hassee Democrats held a city primary Fri
dav night. when the following municipal
ticket was nominated for the election 10
be he'd on Feb 10: For Mayor, Robert b.
German; for city clerk Alexander Fl
Nilhanos: for tax assessor, William II.
Chancev: for tax collector, William l..
Wilson. for Councilmen for fun term
Frank w. Armstrong, Louis c. Heager,
William f. Quaile Lewis NJ. Lively
Charles w. Perkins: for Councilman Tor
the unexpired term of the late John I.
Bradford, Arthur c. Spiller.
L. A. Perkins, S. c. James, w. l..
Wight. A. Levy and J A. Edmondson
were selected as a new executive commit
tee. 49,
The Platonic Debating Society of the
state Seminary elected the following OIL
GERS at a meeting held Friday afternoon:
Paul Carter president; Clyde Evans vice
president; John McDougall. secretary;
William p. Byrd, treasurer + Ass INa"iS'
sergeant-at-arms.
Cant. H. T. Felkel, tax assessor for
Leon county, has killed eighty hogs this
eeason which netted about 1900 pounds
of meat.
The members of Anna Jackson Chapter,
Tinted Daughters of the Confedcracy,
will give a supper on the evening of Feb.
IA
Mrs. J. B. Gamble is arranging for an
entertainment at the Opera House next
Tuesday night for the benefit of Univers-
itv library. Mrs Gamble Will have
charge of the dramatic, and Mrs. A. L.
Rudolph of the musical department of the
entertainment
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-10
THE NEW ORLEANS RACES.
Losers Protest Against winner I'm
Second Race.


Second Race.
New Orleans, Feb. 9.-Lena was the
only winning favorite and after the race
the owners of Miss Charlie, who finished
third, protested the payment of the purse
on the ground that the filly was a 3-year-
old Two veterinarians were called by
the stewards to examine and they differed
in opinion as to the filly's age. The mat
ter was laid over for future investiga-
ton.
First Race-One mile, selling. George
B. Cox, 8 to /, won, with Ecome, to l,
second, and Uhlers, to /, third. Time
1872.
Second Race-Two-year-olds, three and
one-half furlongs. Lena A, even, won.
with Lou Woods Is to l, second, and Miss
Charlie, 10 to l, third Time "A.
Third Race-Steeplechase handicap.
short course advertisement, to /, won,
with Harve B., to /, second, and Isen,
even. third Time S:25z4.
Fourth Race-Club House handicap, one
mile Gen. Judglen Lake, to g. won,
with Moroni, to 10. second. and DISCO
lutte, y to /, third. Time 1:461z.
Fifth Race-Seven-eighths of a mile. w.
]. Deboe, 10 /, won, with Miss Hanover.
to 5, second, and Choice, 20 to /, third.
Time 49,
Sixth Race-Six furlongs, selling. Miss
Gohghtly, 3 to ], won, with Ferraunt, IS
to /, second, and Little Duchess Q to l,
third. Time 1:221k.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-10
A BIG AUDITORIUM.
Macon to Have One Back of the City
Hall.

Macon, Ca, Feb. 9.-Macon is arrang-
ing to build a big auditorium back of the
city hall The money is to be raised by
popular subscription. Zinc is to be the
building material used. The capacity is
to be 5000 chairs. 1t is to be completed
in time for the next state reunion of
Confederate Veterans.
Ed. Napier, the young man who sui
cided in Valdosta yesterday, has been
brought here for burial tomorrow. He
wrote his mother a letter just before he
died. saying he had taken morphine, but
had been trying to get 1t out of his sys-
TEN, as he had found that things were
not so gloomy as they had seemed, and
he wanted to live.
The registration for the bond election
closed to-day Enough votes were regis
tered to insure the election for bonds, if
they are cast in favor of the issue.
The poultry show. which has been on
here for a week, closed to-day 1t will
go to Augusta during Merry-makers
week
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-10
THE CARRENO RECITAL.
The Reason for the Change in the
Programmes.

Editor Morning News: II X. Y. u. has
survived the dangers OF the inclement
weather so courageously braved ON the
night OF the Carreno recital, beg to an
nounce to him and 10 the public that
Madame Carreno very unwilIingly changed
her programme by special request IT is
matter OF regret that a programme,
which has been given 50 successfully
through all the great cities Of Europe,
embracing as Il does, the sublime Ap-
passionate Of Beethoven ana the tremen-
dous Chopin PO.onaise. 20 say nothing or
the delicious shorter numbers Of Chopin
and Schubert, should be characterized as
a lot % things Tor which one would
not care. x.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-10

MIR, MAURICE THOMPSON
The weII-Known Author in n Dy-
ing Condition.

Charlottesville, Ind, Feb. 9,-After
restless night Maurice Thompson SEEM
ed to rally for while this morning and
regained complete consciousness. At
noon, however, there came turn for the
worse and he Is now thought to be in a
diving condition 1t is not thought he will
live over tomorrow, and death may
come at any minute The immediate
cause of his condition is pneumonia and
his lungs, already weak cannot endure
the extra strain.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-10
PRESIDENT sCHWAB TALKS.
Carnegie Wants His Junior Partners
Taken Care OF.


New York, Feb. 9.-The World to-mor-
row will say: After a week of daily con-
ference with ]. Pierpont Morgan, Pres
ident e. H. Gary of the Federal Steel
Company, and the high officials of the
other steel companies, President Schwab
of the Carnegie corporation, started for
Pittsburg last evening To a reporter
he said:
"As Mr. Morgan said, the negotiations
are progressing favorably, but they are
not vet in finished condition, and nothing
official can be given to the public until
that state has been reached. l am going
to Pittsburg now, but shall return next
week"
1t is stated on very high authority that
Mr.. Carnegie is trying 10 have his junior
partners taken care of. 1t is said that Mr..
Carnegie fears his retirement will not be
advanta geous to those men unless they
are taken care of in advance.
This is said to be the only real obstacle
In the way Of the immediate consumma-
ton of The deal.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-10

NJ d, the
Perum:
tie cago,u
Co
Genhemen"
.. who
ADJ ised.
not
with
and oNn riti She now on he bOtt
wish the whole world of
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M rIEh for m
to give ID.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-10
The TnttnnII County site.

Hagan. Ca. Feb. 9.--Edltor Mornipg
News: There appears IN your issue 20
day an article from Atlanta. Ga. dated
Yesterday. IN reference 10 the removal OF
the county site Of Tattnall county, that
Is manlfestly unjust to the towns OF
Hagan and ClaXton. therefore beg
space 10 sci the readers Of your valuable
naper correct on the court house ques-
ton. iu the race now pending.
In the first place, there are only two
candidates lea the race for the county
site A petition signed By two-thirds Of
the pol!-taz payers Of the county was
presented 10 the ordinary asking shat the
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-10
VANUXEN's SHOOTING BOX.
Philadelphia Millionaire Improving
Old Place Near Columbus.

Old Place Near Columbus.
Columbus, Ga, Feb. 9.--Mr. l.. c. Van
uxen of Philadelphia, multi-millionaire,
who is building shooting box at Upatoi,
left here for the East to-day. The finish
ing touches are just being added to his
shooting box, which is really a handsome
two-story mansion, with twenty-slx
rooms, waterworks and all modern con-
veniences, surrounded by 1900 acres of
land.
There is a tinge of romance connected
with Mr.. Vanuxen's investment. The
place formerly belonged to Col. Robert
Cox, Vanuxen's uncle. When a lad, Van
uxen hunted and fished over the place,
Last fall he visited the old place. He
was so pleased with the pure pine-scented
air that he decided to buy the property
for a winter home. Much of the land
Is still virgin pine and oak forest. and
two splendid streams run through it.
Years ago the forest was full of deer
and other large game.
1t is the purpose of Mr.. Vanuxen to en-
close the premises and make an immense
park of 1t. He will stock the park with
deer and the streams with fish. He will
build several large lakes, which can be
accomplished with comparatively a small
expenditure of money, on account
OF the streams and the lay of
the land. In few years,
Mr. Vanuxen hopes to be able to give his
Eastern friends as fine hunting and fish
ing as they can get in Florida.
The hunting box is located about a
quarter of a mile from the station at a
point in Muscogee county. 1t is only a
rev miles from Pine Knot Springs, one
OF the finest sulphur springs in the coun-
Try Many people spend several months
IN the summer in this section around
Ihe Knot Springs, and it is reported
mat an Eastern syndicate may be form
cd by Mr.. Vanuxen to develop the prop
erIy' and make it both summer and a
winter resort
tuesday week Mr. Vanuxen will arrive
a. ms shooting box with his mother and
listers and party of twenty-five people
pominent in Philadelphia society. They
VIII! remain there two months.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-10
M'ALPlN THE CHAMPION.
Won the Famous OakIeiGh Thorn
Cup at Carteret Club Grounds
Yesterdny.

New York, Feb. 9.-After a long drawn
out series of pigeon shooting contests ex-
tending over two years, the famous Oak
leigh Thorn cup was finally won by C.
S. McAlpin at the Carteret Gun Club
grounds to-day. McAlpin killed fifteen
straight from the 31-yard mark.
The event was at ten birds handicap
rise, and had ITO be won three times before
becoming the property of a member. 1.
H. Emerson was second killing fourteen
from the 26-yard mark. The other con-
testants included Capt. Money, Harold
Money, w. w. Watrous, Theodore Hoyt,
G.. H. Hall and H. Butler of Philadel-
phia.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-10
NERVOUS PEOPLE
Read the Following Extract From
One of DR. Hnrt.nau,s Iac.u.a.

Read the Following Extract From
One of DIR. HartmRn's Lectures.
DR.. Hartman, president of the Hartman
Sanitarium, In a recent lecture, stated
the following:
THE first difficulty I meet with in the
proper treatment OF nervous prostration
Is to get my patients rid of many nerv-
ines stimulants and sedatives to which
they have usually become accustomed be-
fore consulting me. 1t would be difficult
to overestimate the damage these drugs
do I'm such cases. Bromides. valerinates.
choral opium in every form. caffeine, CO.
caine and many others are all alike OF
great injury and of no possible good
ITO get all these and many other SINH
lar remedies from the patient and Pc
runa in their stead is the first thing to
be accomplished. Shortly after Peruna Is
begun the appetite becomes regular. the
sleep natural. and every disagreeable
symptom improved Peruna is a perfect
specific for these cases and is absolutely
invincible. There are no failures where
these directions are faithfully followed.
The improvement is prompt and the pa
tient can rest assured that a perfect cure
will follow a persistent use of II.
'Peruna contains no Phosphorus,
strychnine, or quinine to temporarily ex-
alt the nervous system, but acts perma-
nently by restoring the normal conditions.
IT contains no narcotic or sedative, ana
does not derange the action OF any bodily
function during it's use"
Mrs. A. T.. Howe. worthy matron OF
the Chicago Chapter, No l6l of the Or
der of the Eastern Star. writes from go
Rush street. Chicago as follows
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-10
A NEWSPAPER SYNDICATE.
"uS and Control Weekly News
papers of GeOrgIa.

macon, Ga, Feb. "a story is in cir
ouiauon here to the effect that an effort
Is beng made to form a big syndicate to
ouy and control the weekly newspapers
VI Georgia. A prominent GeorgianA has
received an offer of some stock in the
u'olnation. The scheme purports to be
financial undertaking. 1t is not known
into it. ~ e'
confederate Veterans in this section
e anxious to find william Blamey. who
saiu 10 have inherited some property at
,Alll, ~ Y. He is supposed to be in
''ers nome somewhere in the South
a.. negro boy died of lockjaw here to-
S,,tt' lie stepped on "A nail last Saturday
nj thought he was all right, as the
day. ann very niue until yes'er-
az A. VI. Frazer. who was called by
Wits !Ist Presbyterian Church here. has
in sth mat he cannot give up his work
stanton. Va.
in 1On weather observer takes no stock
b,,.ite reports that the fruit Is in danger
SAL use OF continued warm weather. He
MI, me ground has been too cold an
tree, Tor the sap to have risen In the