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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-03
FL0RIDA'S DIsPENSARY BILL.
SAVANNAH WHOLESALE DEALERS
SAID TO he FIGHTING 1T.


Bill May Become n Law if Agreement
Can BE Reached as to Disposition
of PrOceeds-Pure Food and Mu-
nicipaI Franchises Bills Discussed
mt Length Yesterday in the senate.
Two Reports Made Upon Congress
sionaI ReappOrtiOnmcnt.
Tallahassee, Fla, May 2.-Besides the
transaction of large amount of routine
business to-day, the Senate devoted much
time to the discussion of two very inn
portant bills. The pure food and the bill
to extend the term for which municipal
franchises may be granted from thirty 10
fifty years. Neither measure was finally
disposed of. The Senate passed the House
bill for organization of a battalion of
naval militia.
The House disposed of several import
ant BILLS, gave a new iease of life to the
primary election bill by assigning it for
discussion in Committee of the Whole
next Tuesday morning. The House pass
ed the Senate bill to create a commission
of three lawyers to assist the Supreme
Court judges in deciding cases. This
important measure now goes to the Gov
ernor, and will be approved.
The House passed the bin to prevent
employers from coercing employees in the
exercise of the suffrage; also a bill 10
prevent employers from forcing employees
TO trade i'm particular commissaries
The liVelieSt interest has been aroused
IN the state liquor dispensary bill intro
duced yesterday. There are strong indi-
cations that a dispensary system can be
established, but the sentiment is divided
as to the proper disposition of the pro-
ceeds. The saloon interests are organizing
to fight all such measures. The whole
sale people of Savannah and Mobile al
ready have representatives here, and 9TH
ers are said to be coming.
The opposing factions in the proposed
changes to Tampa's city charter have got
ten together and settled their chief diff
ferences
The joint committee to redistrict the
state so as to provide for the additional
congressman Florida gets under the
1ast census, to-day submitted both major
ity and minority reports. Both reports
make one district out of practically all
those counties west of the Suwanee river
The majority report divides the peninsu-
lar of the state by north and south line.
making one district of the east coast and
one of the Gulf coast counties. The mi
nority report would make ore district of
the whole oSuthern end of the peninsular
and the other of the central section ex-
tending from the Atlantic to the Gulf.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-03
VACCINATION CAUSED DEATH.
Jacksonville Negro Woman Con
tracted LOcISjaw.


tracted LOckjaw.
Jacksonville. Fla, May 2.--It is a rare
instance that a person contracts tetanus
Qockjaw) from the effects of vaccination
but such an instance was reported to the
City Board Of Health by Dr. Arthur
Walls Smith this morning The victim
was Sarah Higgins, colored woman, 43
years of age, residing at No. lila Franklin
street, East Jacksonville. 1t had been
about two weeks since she was vaccinat-
ed and on Monday last a well developed
case of tetanus resulted and she fingered
in great agony until this morning when
death relieved her. DR.. Smith did not state
who did the vacclnating, but said 1t was
done by one of the persons appointed by
the city TO vaceinate. This case is said
to be the first Of the kind here, and that
healthy woman should die of such a
slight thing as vaccination Is somewhat
a mystery. Or. Smith said the woman S
arm was much swollen, and that her
whole system seemed to be affected by
the virus. An autopsy may be held to
ascertain If the woman could have had
any internal disease which could be af-
fected by the vaccination
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-03
CROP OUTLOOK IN BULLOCK.
IL Is Bad for Sea IsIRnds-A Budget
of StatesbOrO News.

Statesboro. Ga, May 1.-The news from
the farmers, coming in every day, is get
ting blue indeed in regard to the crops
for this season. Especially is this true of
the sea island cotton. Some say that
at least rs per cent. of the
crop will be plowed up and while there
is some seed in the county, there is not
enough to supply the demand and other
crops are being planted. If seed were
plentiful, many are in a quandary as TO
what course to pursue. The ground Is
so dry that seed would not sprout with
out rain, and if rain should fall in abund-
ance, that, in itself would prevent the
getting of a good stand by crusting the
ground. Corn is not looking we'll and
melons and truck of all kinds are back
ward. The sea island crop will certainly
be very short at best, and more than 90
per cent. of the usual amount raised in
this county is now hanging in the bal
anee. 1t is not too late for a grain
crop, and that will be considerable heav-
Ter than usual, on account of the failure
of the long staple. Some are planting
short staple where they are blowing up
the sea island cotton.
Mr.. D. P. Averitt had several horses
crippled yesterday afternoon just as the
central local train was coming in from
Dover. They had gotten out of his lot,
where the fence had been torn down the
day before to save his residence from the
burning mill, and were on the track in
a deep cut Running ahead of the train,
they came to a trestie and attempted
to cross 1t. Two of them got over, but
the other one fell through, and became
fastened. The train stopped just in time
to save a wreck. The distress signal
was blown and a large crew of hands
near here working on the B. & P. eX-
tension, went to the rescue. 1t required
several hours to extricate the animal,
and il was nearly dark before the train
arrived.
Sheriff j Y. Kendrick went to Stilson
yesterday and brought in Henry Moffett,
coiored who is wanted on no less than
half dozen charges, three in this coun-
ty, and two or three in Screven. He was
put in Jail to await commitment trial.
Rev. Whitley Langston has arranged
series of missionary meetings at the
Methodist Church that began last night.
They will be filled with interesting
speeches from the professional members
of the church and splendid programmes
of music have been arranged for each
service, the series of which will close
Sunday night.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Baptist
Church, under the management of Mrs.
Fred Wallis, will give a picnic to Tybee
on the 18th instant for the benefit of the
parsonage. The rates will be $1.50 and 10
cents, and large crowd is expected to
go on the first outing of the season from
this place.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-03
nIJpREE'S DESPERATE FIGHT.
rs ARM ALMOST SEVERED BY A
NEGRO BURGLAR.

=. terrible Struggle in the Darkness
Cor possession of Gun and Pistol.
rottnaH County Greatly Excited
and the Negro, Harry Lingo. Who
!. Vow Under Arrest, Is in Danger
Of aeing Lynched-Had Entered
r,vu Houses That Night-Many
similar Outrages Have Been Com
mitted.
c,xton. Ca, May AT Claxton, Daisy
md grounding country great excitement
~re,als and many of the citizens are out
,.,dsr arms. This morning about o'clock
.,,,a one entered the boarding house run
-. Mrs Eliza Grimes at Daisy with in
..rt 10 rob. or some other evil purpose,
,ut Mrs. Grimes awoke and gave the
alarm upon which the negro ran and
made his escape.
About one hour later the home of Mr..
II j. Dupree was entered, it is supposed
nv the same fiend. Mrs. Dupree and her
mother were sleeping on one bed in the
roonl and Mr.. Dupree on another. The
latter was awakened by the screams of
his wife. and jumped out of bed, getting
between the thief and the window where
he made his entrance.
Mr. Dupree ran to the bureau drawer,
where ne kept his revolver, being follow
ed bv the negro. who ran his hand into
tbe drawer at the same time. Seeing the
danger of the negro getting the revolver,
Mr. Dupree grabbed the negro and at
tented to throw him to the floor which
he found impossible, as the negro drew
knife and almost severed his arm below
tbe elbow. Mr.. Dupree then turned the
negro loose and attempted to get a Win
chester rife which he had in a rack in
his bedroom, whereupon the negro stabbed
him in the back twice. Seeing that Mr..
Dupree had his rife he made his escape
through the window, being fred on by
Mr. Dupree, who only missed him about
three inches. Arfter he had made bis
exit Mr. Dupree pursued him and fired
at him twice.
As he passed over the palings in cross
inc the fence he lost his left shoe, and
tore his pants, which all correspond
were saturated with blood, and he shoe,
which was split in several places, CORE
spends with his socks which were cut
in the same place as the shoe In fact,
everything points to Harry Lingo.
who is now under arrest. Two
other negroes are under arrest who are
thought to have been connected with the
crime.
Great excitement prevails, and it is
feared Lingo will pay the pen
ally tonight. At several other places,
the same offenses have been committed
in the past week; also at this place three
Or four times this year. The citizens have
now decided that such must come to an
end
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-03
A FATHERS INHUMGN DEED.
ST. raul Man browns His Four Chill
dren and Himself

ST. Paul, May "A partial confirmation
oil the police suspicion that William
Rosenfield drowned his four children. and
himself one week ago in the Mississippi
river was Obtained to-day when the. body
OF the nine-year-old Resented boy was
taken from the river near Fort Smelling
Rosenheld is alleged to have abducted
his children, who were in the custody of
their mother at Minneapolis, secured a
rig and drove with them to the river,
Where all are supposed to have been
drowned.
Inc father is supposed TO have commit
ted suicide also by throwing himself over
the bridge
lhelr disappearance one week ago last
hlshs was an unsolved mystery until
Waterman found the body of boy float
ing IN the Mississippi
Resented had for some time been sep
drsled from his wife, who has been liv-
ins IN minneapolis, while Rosenfield lived
III 81 Paul. A week ago he hired a car
rage and got the children from the rela-
yves who We're keeping them. He tried
TO prevail on his wife to accompany them.
put she refused The next morning the
morse was found near the Marshall ave-
nue. bridge, all trace of the occupants of
the carriage having disappeared until to-
day.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-03
CHINA'S TERRIBLE FAMINE.
Mr.. COnGer Endorses Christian Her
AIDS plan for Relief

Des Moines, Ia, May 2.-Minister Con-
ger to-day received messages from a
New York paper asking his cooperation
in giving relief to the starving millions
of Northern China:
Ills telegram in reply was:
The Christian Herald, New York. Your
telegram received, The suffering of the
famine stricken people in Shan 81 is in
describable. Your plan of relief is the
best. Put matter in hands our consuls
at Shanghai and Tien Tsin and heads of
missions there. Chinese government and
people will be grateful, demands of hu-
manity will be answered and future good
will result. l send by letter 800.
&c. III. Conger."
Minister Conger says that the condi-
ton of the unfortunate people referred to
is indescriba BILE.
Prince Ching told me only two days
before ! left Pekin. said Mr.. Conger,
that these people were literally eating
each other. They have eaten every blade Of
grass every bit of bark-everything, in
fact, that can be eaten in that province.
Nothing has been raised there for two
years, and unless relief is given, many
thousands must perish"
Mr.. Conger will go east Monday to be
gone about two weeks.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-03
MERGERS DAMAGE SUIT.
The University Pays 81 900 and the
Charges Are Withdrawn

Macon May 2.-The $4,000 damage suit
brought about eighteen months ago by
Clyde II. Turner of Rome, against the
enlarged Athletic Council of Mercer uni
versity, composed of fifteen members of
the college faculty and students, was set
tied to-day by the payment of $1,000 to
cover all costs and expenses incurred by
Turner up to this time.
Turner claimed that the Athletic Coun-
Gil had libeled him in publishing that he
misappropria ted funds as manager of the
baseball team He demanded a public
retraction. This was not forthcoming
and he filed suit The case was heard,
but resulted in a mistrlal nine being IN
favor of awarding some damages and
two others being against giving Turner
verdict. Turner declared that all he
wanted was vindication. Mercer was not
pleased with the unpleasant notoriety il
was receiving, and after the first trial
the young men who were defending. de-
cided it would be better to retract all
charges and pay the expenses. Each side
retracted adj that had been said and
the case was dismissed
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-03
SUNDAY OPENING STANDS.
Buffalo Ministers to Accept EXPOSE
ton Compromise.

Buffalo, N. y, May $50 far as the
Buffalo churches that were represented
by the committee appointed some time
ago with Rev. o. P. Clifford, of the Del
aware Avenue Baptist Church, at it's
head, are concerned, no further action will
be taken looking toward the closing of
the Pan-American Exposition on Sunday.
The Rev. Mr.. Clifford tonight made the
following statement:
So far as our committee is concerned
no further efforts will be made to fight
the Sunday opening of the exposition
gates, nor will we attempt any legal pro-
ceedings in the matter
Or. Hathaway of the American Sab
bath School Union, said:
we think the directors of the EXPOSE
ton made great mistake in passing their
resolution to open the gates on Sunday
and that they have very little to gain by
their action and much to lose
However, the action is taken and what
steps Will be followed up by my organ
lzation are as yet uncertain"
The concensus of opinion among those
favoring the closing of the gates on Sun
day seemed to indicate that the anti
Sunday opening crusade was at an end.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-03
A FIRE At wILLACooCHEE.
Several Buildings Destroyed with
Loss of About $1,000.

Willacoochee, Ga, May AIT S:SC
o'clock this afternoon fire broke out in a
negro restaurant in the west end of the
street on the south side of the railroad,
and destroyed all the buildings up to the
bank, a brick building. These houses were
occupied by W. II. Duncan, ID. w. Shep-
perd, G. w. Phillips and A. Corbett. Part
of their goods were saved. Duncan s
goods were partially covered by insurance.
The others had none. The, losses were
about as follows: Duncan, 500; Shep-
perd. 5000; G. w. Phillips, $500; A. Corbett,
500: value Of buildings, 81, 500 The cause
of the fire is unknown.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-03
MAJORITY FAvORs MCKINLEY.
Harvard Alumni Believe in Giving
Him the Degree.

Boston, May "A mail vote secured by
the Herald among the alumni of Harvard
University on the question of comforting
the degree of Doctor of Laws upon Presi-
dent Mckinley shows a strong majority
in favor of the step, seventy-eieht per
cent. of the graduates voting having ex-
pressed themselves in support of the
proposition. In all, Col votes were sent 40
the Herald. OF the number 497 were in
favor of granting the degree. 141 were OPP
posed and 10 were non-committal.
The plan for securing an expression of
opinion by ballot from the alumni was
prompted by the publication of a circular
by eight prominent Harvard graduates,
protesting against the proposed action of
the university on the ground that the uni
versity degree should not be given for
mere political success and because of the
difference of political opinion among the
graduates.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-03
Secretary Hays Carriage Lost n
wheel.

New Orleans, May 2-During the parade
here Yesterday afternoon as the Dresi-
dental party was being escorted to the
hotel. wheel came off the carriage oe-
cupied by Secretary Hay and Postmaster
General Smith. The carriage was moving
slowly and neither Mr.. Hay nor Mr..
Smith was injured. They Immediately en-
tered another carriage and resumed their
place in the parade. The incident escaped
observation at the time and was not gen
Arally known until this morning.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-03
WANT TO CLOSE SATURDAY.

NeW York Brokers Have So Much
business They Can't Keep Up.
New York, May "A petition to the
Governors of the New York Stock Elk
'"anse was circulated amongst members
VI me board to-day to close the exchange
"" saturday in order to enable members
" catch up with their belated business
wing TO the great press of the recent
active market. A special meeting
ui4 governing board would have to be
'".l To- consider the petition as there is
g. regular meeting between now and
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-03
JAMES c. COOK DEAD.
Old and Respected Citizen of Column
bus Passes Away.

Old and Respected Citizen of Column
bus Passes Away.
Columbus, Ga, May flames c. COOK
aged Is years. one of Columbus Oldest
and most highly respected citizens, died
tonight, the result of stroke of paraly-
SIS received Monday. He was son OF
Games c. Cook, Sr., who was one of the
otys first settlers. and he himself had
lived in Columbus since 1888, 6S years. Mr.
Cook graduated from the University of
Georgia with honor in 1872 and he, Dr.
VIM. FELTON, and Gen. Graves, the father
of Hon John Temple Graves, were the
sole survivors of that class. Mr. Cook
was wealthy, owning a splendid estate
north of the city. and was quite liberal
with his means. The entire North High
lands property was once a part of the
estate Mr.. Cook is survived by two chill
dren, Henry c. Cook and Miss E. Cook.
The funeral will occur Saturday morning
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-03
THE HERREsHOFF cur Defender
The Constitution of Very similar
Build ia the COIumbin

The Constitution of Very similar
Build ia the Columbia.
New York May 1.-The Commercial Ad-
vertiser says:
"The following measurements and de-
scription of the new Herreshoff cup de-
fender. the Constitution, which is to be
launched next Monday night, are from
an authoritative source: The Constitution.
1t is learned, is of the same overall
length as the Columbia, 1872 feet, and also
OF the same length on the water line, 81
feet inches. There is little difference in
the draught, the Columbia drawing 10 feet
inches and the Constitution little less.
The Constitution, however, is wider in the
midship section by a foot and a half than
the Columbia. This will be greatly to the
advantage of the new boat when she is
hauled over
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-03
Death of Mrs. Harriet Mcleod.

Abbeylle. Ca. May 2.-Mrs. Harriet Nc
Leod widow Of John +. Mcleod. died this
morning at the home Of her SON. Mr..
George r. Mcleod. The death was sud
den. Mrs. Mcleod being In her usual
health until o'clock this morning, when
she was seized with q chill from which
she did not rally. She was IN her $50
year, the oldest member OF a numerous
relationship In this and adjoining coun-
tics
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-03
A S70,OOO,O0O COMBINE.
ShipbuiIding Combination Gets Bath
Iron Works.

Bath, Me, May "A telegram to the
Bath Times from New York tonight is
to the effect that in connection with the
NO0o4O00 shipbuilding combination formed
lh New York on Tuesday the Bath Iron
works Company and the Hyde Windlass
Company are to receive $2,25O,OOO for the
'Wo plants. of this sum 81. 100000 is to be
ID cash and the remainder in stock of
me combination. The conditions are that
,He od companies will complete work on
N'hd before the merger takes place.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-03
Tho MeekIr Cotton Statistics.

Liverpool, May 8.-The following are
the weekly cotton statistics:
Total sales OF all kinds, 1900; total
sales American. $1,000; English spinners
takings, $500. Tota. export 1900; import.
oil kinds, $1,000; import American, 5000.
sock Of all kinds IA 600; stock Ameri-
can. G51 900. Quantity ahoat all kinds,
i52 600: afoat. American. 10000. Total
sales on speculation. 200 bales. Total sales
to exporters, 1000 bales.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-03
LAND GRABBERs ARE READY.
Preparing for Grand Rush at the
Next Land Opening.

Mountain View. Okla, May g.
Thousands of people are pouring into
and about the Kiowa, Comanche and
Apache and Wichita Indian reservations
for the opening, scheduled for some time
i'm August. 1t will be possible for the
government to have the land ready for
settlement much sooner than Aug. 8, the
last day on which the land may be open
ed. The law regulating the opening
does not require any notice to be given.
Little attention is given to the order
to keep out of the reservation and covered
wagons and tents may be seen from al
most every hillside.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-03
A PERPETUAL CONTESTANT.
Testimony Received i'm Walker-Rhea
Case From Virginia.

Washington, May 2.-The testimony in
the contested election case of Walker VS..
Rhea of the Ninth Congressional District
of Virginia was opened to-day in the Of
flee of the clerk of the House of Represen-
tatives in the presence of Gen. Walker,
the contestant, and Alexander Mcdowell,
the clerk of the House.
The testimony was sent to the govern
ment printing Office to be printed.
Gen. Walker contested Representative
Rhea's seat in the last Congress and
Elections Committee No. I, in the closing
hours of the session, reported in favor
of Representative Rhea. This was the
third contest filed by Gen. Walker during
the past six years
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-03
LIFE CONVICTs ESCAPE.
Two Recapturcd. but Third SIN a.
Large.

Columbia, s. c., May 2.-Three life con-
victs, who were piowmen on the state
farm OF Hagood, knocked a guard in the
head took his rife and went to the
swamps They were Surrounded Tho
man with the rife fired at his pursuer.
but did no harm and was captured An
other was secured. but the third made
good his escape.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-03

Monterey. Tenn, May "A dynamite
explosion to-day at Oates Camp on the
Nashville and Knoxville railroad extern
sion from here to Laurel Creek resulted
IN the death Of two men and severe in
Jury 10 several others.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-03
PLAN FOR rae NEW DISTRICTS.
FIOrida's Proposed Congressional
AppOrtionment.

Tallahassee, Fla, May 2-The commit.
tee TO redistrict the state for compression.
al representation has agreed to report the
following plan for their districts;
District No. 1-Taylor, Lafayette, Levy
Marion, Citrus. Sumpter. Lake, Herman
do Pasco, Hillsboro, Manatee, Polk, De
Sofa, Lee and Monroe.
District No. 2-Hamiton, Suwannee. Co
umbia, Baker, Bradford Nassau, Duval
Clay. st. Johns, Alachua, Putnam. Vo-
lusie, Orange, Osceola, Dade and Bre-
ward.
District No. 3-Escambia, Walton
Santa Rosa, Holmes, Washington, Jack
son, Calhoun, Liberty, Franklin, Gadsden
Waukulla, Leon, Jefferson and Madison.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-03
FOR FLORDA's sONGBIRDs.
ornithOIOgists and BiOIogists APP
peal for Their Protection.

Tallahassee. Fla, May 2.-Dr. William
butcher Of New York, chairman of the
Law and Legislative Committee of the
American Ornithologists' Union, and DR..
r. S. Palmer of the Biological Survey OF
the United States Department of Agrlcul-
ture. are here to plead for the protection
of Florida song and plume birds. At the
Leon Hotel last night they made urgent
appeals for the birds to a large audience.