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The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-19

Norfolk. Va. Sept. 1s.-Four negro
fishermen, names not known, were
drowned by the capsizlng of a boat
in the fierce Southwestern now central
of Cape Henry. The unfortunate men
were employed at the fishery of Lewis
& Mayo near Ocean View.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-19
GALE STRIKES NORFOLK.
Wind of High Velocity Added to I'm
usually Heavy Rain.

usually Hcnvy Hnfn.
Norfolk, Va, Sept. 1S.-The city of
Norfolk is in the grasp of one of the
fiercest southeast gales that has been
experienced for some time. Tonight the
wind has reached high velocity and
the rainfall in the past twenty-fou
hours is over four inches. Nearly all
the streets in the lower section of the
city are flooded, and in some places the
water reaches a depth Of over three
feet. Trees have been blown down by
the wind. At Cape Henry the gale
has blown "a or 35 miles an hour.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-19

at midnight for Waycross. General
freight Agent Gambler of the Southern
states that a large force of men are
stationed near the flood ready to push
work Immediately the water subsidies,
and he expects trains in here by to-
morrow.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-19

Macon, Sept. 1S.-The effect of the
heavy rainstorm in South Georgia was
felt most seriously in the interruption
of traffic by washouts on the various
railroads. No great damage to prop
erty has yet been reported.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-19
Great Damage Mt Fort Gaines.

Fort Gaines, Ga, Sept. 1S.-The pre-
cipitation here in the past twenty-four
hours measured S.22 inches in the
government rain gauge. Cotton Is
greatly damaged. No trains have ar
rived or departed to-day.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-19
A LOUISIANA HOMICIDE.
DIR. McKowcn Shot and Killed by
stnte senator Thompson.

stnte Senator Thompson.
Baton Rouge, La. Sept. 1S.-Dr. John
McKowen, Clinton, La, was shot and
killed to-day by State Senator r. En-
erson Thompson of East Feliciana par
ish. Some time ago Thompson was ar
rested at the instigation of McKowen
for the alleged larceny of part of a
fence between Thompson's place and
the plantation of Mrs. Pipes. the sis
ter of McKowen. This brought about
bad feeling between Thompson and Nc
Kowen. This morning the parties met
in the public road. Thompson claims
McKowen assul ed him and he shot
him in self-defense.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-19
Heaviest known for Years.

Montezuma, Ca, Sept. 1S.-The rain
fall here in the past twenty-four
hours was the heaviest known in years.
All trains have been abandoned for the
present and creeks and rivers are inn
DasSa hle
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-19
washout ON Central.

Columbus, Ga. Sept. ia washout
on the Central of Georgia Railroad has
delayed all trains between Columbus
and Macon. Repairs are being made
as rapidly as possible.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-19
FATAL COLLISION.
Three Killed, Two Badly Injured
and Both Trains Wrecked

Oxford, Miss. Sept. 1S.-A head-on
collision occurred to-day between two
freight trains on the Illinois Central,
two miles from Abbeville. Both trains
were badly wrecked and Jake Gehtry,
fireman, and two negro brakemen were
killed, and the engineer of the south
bound train and a negro brakeman
were dangerously injured.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-19
HEAVY TRANSFORMS
DOWNPOURs VISIT PORTIONS OF
FOUR STATES.
CROPSAND RAILROADS SUFFER
IN ALABAMA, GEORGIA, NORTH AND
SOUTH CAROLINA.

In All Directions RainfaIIs of Almost
Unprecedented Quantity Are Re-
ported and Railroad Traffic is En-
tirely Blocked in Many Sections.
Ten Inches Fall in Twelve Hours
Reported From Americus.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-19

CContinued on Fifth Page)
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-10


an advantage, for the newcomers from
Europe have no dlfhculty in anding all
the room they require.
II the question now be asked What
can the land producer" the answer
might be given. Everything for the
climates Of the different parts OF Asia
Mlnorand Mesopo,amia are so different
that almost anything that grows can
be raised successfully somewhere In
this broad domain II Is the railway
that will bring the needed energy to
make the whole land blossom and
bloom from end to end.
Croesus, king Of Lydia. Is reported 10
have drawn his wealth from the sands
Of the river Pactolus. heavy with gold.
The mountains whence this stream
originates must still have untold treas
ure hidden In their bowels. Only Of late
European enterprise has awakened to
the facts. and several companies are
now working the silver. copper. iron
and lead mines OF the mountains.
According to legends. which are al
most history. Mithridates found his
store Of precious stones in the valleys
of the Pontic coast; and 1t Is now set
tied that onyx, agate and jasper are TO
be bad on the coast OF Trebizond
The opening OF this great country.
with lts boundless resources. viii now
come with the iron touch Of the push
ing putting engines OF the English
German railway Germany and Eng
land. acting together. have outplayed
the rest Of Europe. with Russia at the
heed. and a new field for enterprise
and development Is opened 70 over
crowded Britain and Germany. Great
Britain has new route 10 India. Ger
many has room for more c0ionists and
both may cry to Russia. "Checkmatef"
The future points 70 Asia Minor ana
hesopoiamia as powerful rivals to
Africa Offering a better climate ana
richer reward than can be found In the
iorrid Wilds Of either the East or West
African coast
Here Is @ be the thtater Of another
Horld struggle FOR supremacy. III to
Be the Anglo-Saron-German AGAINST
the ambitious siav.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-10
GATHER CIGAR ENDS.
The Parisiau clan Proposes to Form


The Parisian Clan Proposes 70 Form .
Syndicate
Every visitor 10 Paris has observed
the ragged individuals who perambu-
late the boulevard and peer ia among
the tables and chairs IN front Of the
cafes IN search Of cigar or cigarette
ends. which they de,.ig harpoon by
means Of bent pins on the end Of
stick The megottiers. as they are
called are now trying 10 form a mu-
tual protection syndicate Their rea-
son is that the police interfere with
them too much, considering they arc
peaceable folk, and that the craft.
never a lucrative one. is rendered al
most impossible Such. it appears, is
especially the case in summer, when
the streets are clean and the best Gus
toners Of the megottiers pick up their
own tobacco The fact that this is the
bad season probably accounts for the
present LITTLE agitation This singular
trade occupies three classes Of persons
the picker. the cleaner. and the sales
man. Everybody has seen the picker
at work. and observed how he COM
blnes begging Herewith. In the even
ing the pickers meet at low wine shops
In the Faubourg du Temple where they
hnd the cleaners awaiting them. News
papers are spread on the tables and the
cleaners set to work TO undo the
cigars and cigarettes. Meanwhile
the pickers eat their bread aad sau-
sage. and BY spending three half-pence
on glass Of wine obtain the righs 10
sleep In the establishment as bet. they
can until o'clock in the morning. At
that hour the wine shops are closed,
But they open again at 3, when both
pickers and cleaners enter, and by tax
ing another glass OF wine each may
sleep til the morning During this in
lerval Of closing and opening. the to-
bacco put up in packets. has been
handed over TO the salesman. who dis
poses OF It In workmens quarters like
lhe Place Mauberi as the men pass on
heir way TO work The purchasers
consist chiefly Of masons. who all come
rom the country districts Of Limousin
md Creuse. and are delighted to get a
arge packet OF tobacco for tw0-pence.
There exist. moreover real tosacto
who parchase the vilo
tun and mix It with good tobacco, the
lrofts therefrom being naturally con
iderable. This practice does not, how
ver. exist to any great extent-Pan
iall Gazette
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-10

0~--~-~~-~~o~-~~~~~>o --e~-~-~~~-~-@~e
ed by Mr.. Graham, who reminded the
couple Of their seeming ioyousness and
satisfaction al che time . was issued
i az no matter what the feeling may
have been at that time. it was different
now. Old Father Time combined with
the caprices Of a young woman TO
cause the change. sudowsky IS a we'll
known Pole, and is fairly good looking.
but his 43 years OF life frightened Sway
the girl who FIRST accepted bis hand.
Miss Urbaickait Is but "A and quite
pretty, and she believes that she would
not be doing herself justice 70 contract
marriage with one so much her
senior. She had told him So after the
Gst license had been procured. but he
vas obdurate, and held up his youthful
appearance and manner. hoping
agalnat hope, Il seema, 10 Induce her to
change her mind She found a way out
OF the dificulty, and she proudly re-
lates the story he was determined to
be married. but now that his professsd
sweetheart had tilted him. he knew not
what 10 do. She was fun or resources
and her affection was strong enough
not 20 leave him Ia a lurch Il seems
that there lived ~ the same house with
Sudowsky and Miss urbaickail. at 2232
Forbes street. Annie Waikaite. aged 81
years, the younger woman suggested
that sudowsky marry her. and used as
an argument that the elder had az The
good qualities possessed by the young
er and that there being less discrep-
ancy 10 age would make them more
congenial. sudowsky argued that she
was not SO pretty az bis hrst sweet
heart. and for sometime acted like a
stubborn mule. but az last bis first love
Overcame his objections. and from the
appearance OF the trio 10 the marriage
license ONCE this morning q would
lead one 10 have faith in that oft-told
story, "Ill be q sister 20 you Miss
Waikaiie was satisfied and grateful 10
Miss urbaickait. The latter was happy
and Sudowsky seemed az though be
hadn't a trouble n the world. Each
said a laughing and satisfied good-by
70 Mr.. Graham. and the only disap-
pointment. and this was soon dispelled.
was that the first license could not be
changed so that the second payment
would not have 70 be made.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-10

and the rich SOIL almost virgin now
after its centuries OF rest. could once
more Be brought to yield abundantly
10 it's cutifators.
The record Of the railroad, which has
been IN operation only for few years,
and over a small territory. is an indica-
tion OF what MAY be expected here
after The hrst ysar Of its operation
this railroad carried 300 ear loads Of
wheat. the second It had 700 Of that
cereal to carry. The first year it haul
Cd but 20 ear loads Of rye, the second
200. The FIRST year there we're 400 car
loads OF corn, the second there we're
zoe.
So the story runs for these staple
products. which are wanted always in
the worlds markets. The railroad al
ways has done much to alter the char
acter Of the country. 10 build up towns.
10 open factories and bring good Euro
rean colonists to cultivate its soil One
Of the chief bars to the progress OF the
country has been the shlftless Turkish
Inhabitants They will not use any
modern tools. they do not want to be
rich. they do not want to learn. They
do not know what a barrow Is, and a
cultivator or harvesting machine Is
something entirely beyond their COM
prehenslon. All they care for is
enough coffee to drink aud enough to
bacco to smoke
They will not sit in the seats on the
railway, but squat on the floor. so that
at last Il was necessary to take out the
seats and leave the passenger coaches
almost like cattle cars. Some OF them
at first refused TO utilize the cars for
riding or for shipping. but this preiu-
dice is now passing away, as the in
creased earnings OF the railway show.
The chief dependence OF the future,
however, lies not upon the present pop
ulatlon, but upon the immigrants
which the railway brings with t. IN
stead Of taking days to transport
goods. with great risk from Bedouius
in caravans, they are now shipped In
hours by the railway.
The sparse population, which seemed
TO be an objection at FIRST now proves
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-10

Jhted Him, but Furnished Substitute
and There Was . Wedding,
Pittsburg Press; The marriage H.
cense ONCE often develops stories IN
the lives Of applicants for legal author
ity to wed which are not only unique.
but extraordinarily interesting. but
this morning the circumstances stated
TO Clerk Graham, so he says. has not
had an equal since be took the desk.
when Vincent sudowsky and Ladora
Urbaickait came to him 10 have a H.
cense cancelled which had been issued
on Aug. 3 AT the same time the two
asked for a license for sudowsky to
marry Annie Waikaite Notwlthstand-
ing the uncommonness of the request
il was an done IN the most business
like manner, and the guiding hand OF
the prospective bridegroom's former
hancee was particularly IA evidence IN
the proceeding Miss Urbaickait was
anxious to be relieved OF her contract
and substitute her friend The license,
which was issued on Aug. 2. was recall
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-10

Ane report comes from Europe that
An EnE'lsh syndicate has secured a
concession from tie sultan 81 Turkey
2 ouiid railroad through the
.-npnfaten valley ID the Persian gulf.
Il tnis be true, as is most probably the
e1se' we shall soon be able 10 20 by
w p tne site Of the Garden Of Eden.
as 4 = located hy the Bible.
Ase1ets q Genesis will remember
KS i ls stated in the second chapter
fsi s-li that eThe Lord Goa plant
~ { garden eastward Is Eden. and
sneH Pc pul the man whom he had
and a river went out
~p.R 20 water the garden. and
.e'- sAsnce = WAS parted. and became
We ioaf heads. Of streams. two OF
s ealsn were the Tisris and the
(. 's reasoned from these statements
.''at tne Biblical Garden Of Eden was
p Mesopotamia. the district wing he-
,,'.s, s@sen ne rivers Tigris and Euphra,es
.. 4 llla pe'ng The case. II IS no exagrcra-
.ion g say that the new railroad which
Z p oe constructed along the valle5 OF
LAe huphfates will pass through rne
s'sa q the Garden Of Eden.
The Importance Of the project does
not however, lie ia this. but IN the
great country which will be opened to
trade and European influence by thls
railway The project of building a
railroad from Constantinople 70 the
Persian Gulf WAS preached many years
ago, being first put into practical shape
py the great engineer DE Lesseps. who
petltioncd the sultan to that end but ln
vain. England hrs tried before to OBJ
tain this concession. havinf entered
upon negotiations for this l.drpose IL
1878, but an for nothing. on account q
the complications with Russia which
then onsued
10 was hussin's turn some years later
TO seek a similar privilege, but this,
too, was deaied although the attempt
TO hide the real purpose Of cutting
England out was cloaked By the pre-
tense that the road would run from
rripoli 70 the gulf and connect with
Bagdad BY q branch road. But the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-10
English Syndicate Has Secured Concession to Build Line
the Persian Gulf.

ly and seated himself squarsiy on the
very corner Of the sidewalk His eyes
were closed and a dilapidated piaeard
on his alleged music box read j am
deaf, dumb and blind He began 70
play. Then an aged woman assumed
a point OF vantage ten feet away. Il
have been blind for S. years She
started the opposition. Another came.
bearing the legend Ny husband and
al my children are dead. Help my
family" Pretty soon e man on
crutehes appeared with an accordion.
Then came a boy with a mouth organ.
He leaned against a big store close
BY. All five were within a space OF
thirty square feet Curious passers-by
stopped and wondered. The crowd
grew. Van Buren street was soon
flled and State street partially chokei.
Special watchmen in the vicinity hnal-
ly induced the vagrants 10 scatter, but
they kept on playing at intervals Of a
block.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-10

Beneath the FIoveu ris the RslnaIns
Of Soldiers Xoung wife
Near the top o. the highest knoll on
the rolling prairie three miles south
west Or old Fort Hays. in Kansas. is a
lonely grave 10 the prairie grass There
is a board al the head and anothe. al
the foot These boards may once have
borne an ep'taph. but nov they are
Drowned and worn By the sun and
storms Of many years. and ther are De-
cayed az the ground and stand AZ an
angle almost rssy to fsu A prairie
rabbit has made its turrou a. ne fs3i
q the grave. All around n tie eram
is fuli 81 purple and yellow flowers
Standing by the grave and lo0kinv
north and east there iies stretched out
a landscape of Honlrous beauty. The
elee1 sod of the plains slopes gradual
iT down from the grave e distance %
three miles % the cluster 81 long erag
and yellow empty buiIdinrs uhi-h we're
the barracks and once1s Quarters Of
Fort Havs when ihis vas TIE fsr west
years before there vas 4 rsiirosd in
Kansas Beyond fhe fort Be- re torr
Of HAYS City. a group of YeiioT stone
and red brick buildings Bsyond lies
the prairie. north and east no TIE horI-
zon line twenty and thirty miles away.
Dlasonaily across this strsfeh Of lsssl
plain runs a thread OF vivid zresa
from northwest 90 southeast. he tree.
that fringe Biz creek There are nn
cher trees anywhere else in the ianf-
aeape TIE iess1l of tie i11eIy grave
s tlat Jelrs ago 7ls1 ne Fori Ha5t
barracks alrs iai. q ir1op1 s1 army
sos1'tai steward s-11s1l Sc vouze
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-10
10 TRAVERSE THE GARDEN OF EDEN.

wife there 10 live with him Each sun
day the officer and his wife walked out
to this hill and they used 70 sit down
on the shady side OF 1t near the sum
nit and gaze for hours out A. the land
scape below. Then they could see the
herds Of buffalo roaming over the prai-
RE, and once IN a while hand u IN
dians sourrSing across IT. One day the
young wife was stricken with a deadly
fever Before she died she asked her
husband 70 promise that he would bury
her body near the tobHo,the hill, al
The very spot where they used TO cit
and look out over the wonderful land
soape He kept the promise and there
Is her grave. The only flowers he could
get to plant upon Il were the Wild
hoVers Of the prairies. and they are
blooming there yet.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-10
UNIQUE CONTEST.


VT AAf"t NfAtpANa Tor an E1lrlhlr
Corner Tor Bssrins.
Chicago Chronicle Crippies who Sit
on the Sidewalk and deal out more or
less discordaHt strains from music
boxes via cranks attached had a
lively var as State and van Bnrer
streets recently. Flse Or these timer
ant muslclans came from nobody
knows where 10 that corner and each
wanted g az newsboy who desires
en- attractive stand and fehts rivals
ssay- None OF the fre was able 10
deht however. and TIRE warfare ass1m-
sd e unique character They al piay-
ed az sA-e. and ii vas the plan OF
each to make the most ciamor. 50 that
pedestrians w0uii gather about BIN
slo-e and drop their pennles lnto bis
iin clp The music boxes we're s1ueaky
lhe uusll was lrighifui and the DIS
cord H1ich 8 aii Amounted to. vas
terrible Materially popular airs-itat
e H1at ttsy rrot1tlT r1lpcrte1 fo b.
-Fers Al ll1ert1t o1e ol and &C.
l1p.t t1zszr arrived On ite sesns sa--
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-10

ing.
Bavaria. as is only fitting bears the
prize for beer drinking the Yearly ay-
eraRe for each man. woman and child
being 236 llireE Belgium comes next
with 1862 iitres then Great Britain with
145. the average foI the United States
Is 47 litres year The record b.
cities for lss7-isss is Munich. SIS
ntres per head. Frankfort. tzs Nurfm-
berg. 42i. HerlIn. 10o. Vienna. i45,
Paris ~ Germany's production of
beer was i.3i8e20oo9 gallons. over a
quarter share of the worlds production
of 1888 10000 ga|ions The United
States grouped in German tables with
other non-European countries rro-
duced izle.350o10 gallons. and Great
Britain 1896 $4,000 gallons
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-10
.. 5. cOURT. S0nIhern DIsirlct.


nArrsr cuHcH Rev l. Compere. Pastor.
Services every sunday al iia M and : 30 D %
Sunday School o.is M. Prayer meeting wed.
nesdsy night.
rREsnrTrHltE cHrRoH.
W B Leonard Pastor.
Services every Sunday ID % am and 80 p "a
Sunday School 9ii5am Prayet meeting
"Wednesday night
nE CHURCH soUrH ED Cameron. Pastor
Services every Sunday at 70 no and s d m
Sunday schcei @ ioa m, Prayer meet
Ing every Wednesday night Epworth
League every Sunday at3pm
Clair sconern Sec. Ut Aust sunt
rnnisriAN cAUHcH IA Stevens. Pastor.
Services every sunday at lam and 30 p 10
SUNDAY Rchooi % 10 m Prayea meet.
ing every Wednesday, night
carHoHIc cHuEcH fsadore Ricklln. Pastor.
Services Eveysuuaay - ioa and 2 20 e.
ErsccPAL cHuRcn Wright Pastor
Prayer and services every sunday a. il an
nndts sopm.
CHlCKASHA POST OFFICE.
a MILLER. POSTMASTER.
cpea Sundays g 10 am aso 70 $40 3 N
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-10

Fhilafelpt.a Record. Hoax-rf ~
tlcs that yoa lldat accepi ona q
Harlurrss cigars J1sz-4N1. Z
k1cu t1e rcres
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-10

LlE1t1lre 8 rev resks ar1 fused
rIatastsa uiHloa 60 c1icsre nfs itr
f1rE ef s cf1ss
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-10
TEA-PLANrlNo in INDIA.

Twenty years ago it would have been
hard 70 believe that in 1898 some
5000 coo pounds Of tea would have
been Prodnced IN India and sent 10
London, not taking into account nearly
100 100000 pounds from Ceylon and
$4,000 900 from China and Japan. Be
sides that some 10000 600 pounds went
from India to Australia, America Asia
and Russia Il is evident that the tea
growing business in India is an i'm
mense one
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-10

Many a man with a small capital has
done well in tea after he had obtained
a practical knowledge by working for
some big tea firm. Good soil Is a me-
cessity. good health and an indifference
to loneliness are requisites for success
also tact in managing the coolie labor
ers The seed is planted four inches
apart, like asparagus and th, eext two
years is spent transplanting me small
plants into holes I'VE feet apart. tend
ing and nursing them TIN the third
season. when they are ready to be
picked
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-10

With wonderful dexierity a coolle
will pick the two little TOP leaves and
the bud in the middle passing by inn
mature or spoiled leaves. in the fac
tory the leaves are spread out on cloth
or bamboo mats Or wire netting and
after Six hours feel habby. like kid
This vithering process IS very neces-
sary. Some 800 pounds Of this WITH
cred tea is swept up and pat IN q rop-
ing machine which Is worked By the
engine for twenty minutes. then the
tea is taken out and covered with damp
cloths TIN IL is a reddish-brown tint
This process Of rolling Is repeated til
the right color IS reached
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-10

The leaf is then put through the dry
ing machine. then sorted first BY ma
chinery. then By hand just before
packing each Kind or tea IS put by IT,
self The tea chests are made OF
various woods growing on the estate.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-10

Nos ana make connection arIff a. trains
qat q Kansas cltg. Nos. . ani e. are The 1eu
fast irains
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