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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-19

Memphis, Tenn, April 1S.-Summary:
First Race-One mile and a sixteenth
selling. Eel Caney, to g. won, with Be
queath. to /, second, and Water Crest,
to /, third. Time :5iH
Second Race-Six furlongs. selling. Vel
ma Clark, 4 to l, won. with Harvey, 1C
to /, second, and Edith c., 8 to l, third.
Time 1:18%.
Third Rgce-Four and a half furlongs.
Lefare. to /, won, with Kalooma, 2 TO
!, second, and Best Man, 8 to /, third.
Time :5Sl5.
Fourth Race-One mile. Turf Congress
stakes, for 3-year-olds. Dueist, 4 to /.
won, with Siverdale, even, second. and
Wild Pirate, 10 to l. third. Time 1:44A.
Fifth Race-Six furlongs. selling. Tom
Collins, to 5, won, with High links 21a
to /, second. and Expelled, to l, third
Time 1:1S
Sixth Race-One mile and sixteenth,
selling. Sunlocks. to /, won, with AL
bert Vale, to 5. second. and Dludonne,
u to 1, third Time 1:dA.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-19
BARBECUE FOR THE DOCTORS.
Augusta Gives Them Georgia Din
her, with Trimmings.

Augusta, Ga, April 1S.-The second
days session of the State Medical Asso-
citation was interrupted from noon till
the evening session for a social feature,
consisting of a genuine Georgia barbe-
cue, served with all the comforts of home
and trimmings. The local physicians de
cided to substitute for the conventional
banquet barbecue dinner. Augusta is
noted for barbecues, and to-days was
elaborate in menu, and accompanied by
plenty of good cheer.
The barbecue was served at the
SchuetzenDlatZ, where dances are given
during the summer, and after dinner a
unsteady inclined doctor played the
piano, while diguified family physicians
did a cake walk like young boys.
The principal papers read to-day were
THE Use and Abuse of Nasal Sprays"
DR.. Dunbar Roy, Atlanta; "A New Dis
covery in the Treatment of Chronic Dis
eases Dependent Upon Cell Changes" Dr.
j. Cheston King. Atlanta; "Protargol Its
Efficacy in Opthalmia Neonatorum and
Trachoma," DR.. J. Lawton HERS, Savan-
nah.
Tomorrow, in addition to the medical
topics to be discussed, there will be the
annual election of officers and selection
of place of meeting. Tonight the i'm
preston is that Savannah will be chos-
en-, and that DR.. J. B. Baird of Atlanta
was be elected president.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-19
WILL COME TO SAVANNAH.
Georgia Federation of Labor Com
pIetes Its Work at Columbus.

Columbus. Ga. April 1S-A hot fight
for president of the Georgia Federation
of Labor ended this afternoon in vic
tory for William G. Gredig. the Augusta
printer, who defeated Louis Wells of Co
lumbus. by a vote of 4S to 80.
The vote OF Atlanta elected Gredig last
year. Gredig was a candidate but with
drew in favor of Henry Garrett on
promise of the Atlanta delegation to sup
port him this year.
Wells came very near breaking the
slate. He was shaving customer in
the shop where he is employed when he
received the news of his defeat, which
he took coolly.
{. c. Houston was re elected secretary.
A resolution was adopted changing the
date of the annual meeting of the con-
vention from April to the third week in
June.
There was hot debate over the resolu-
ton declaring against the movement in
the Southern states to disfranchise an
element or class by the requirement of
property and other qualifications. While
strongly supported. the resolution was
voted down. resolution was adopted
providing that mo person holding politi-
cal Office can be a delegate to an annual
convention unless actually a laborer."
Also that no union be allowed represen-
! tation unless orga nized two months be-
fore the meeting of the convention.
The convention declared in favor of
paying teachers in public schools prompt
ly. 1t also declared strongly in favor of
laboring people buying goods stamped
with the union label.
Delegate Sutton of Atlanta brought up
the matter of the date of the convention,
arguing that the meeting should be held
carly TO influence voting in primaries The
June date stands however. Union men
are urged to insist upon getting cigars
bearig the label
The new vice presidents are John X.
Frizzel Savannah; Miss Lizzie Barber,
Columbus; A. j. McGehee, Lithonia; e. II.
Avant, Macon; Charles Pancost, ITALIA
poosa; Andrew McElroy. Tate; ]. e.
Gam, Augusta, and ]. N. Denning, VAL
dosta.
Savannah won the next convention over
Macon by a vote of Al to "a. after which
the convention adjourned and enjoyed a
steamboat ride down the Chattahoochee.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-19
From ST. Nicholas.


The "automa ton chess player once set
all Europe 10 guessing. Houdin explains
this trick. The figure was Turk. APP
parently too small to hold a man inside.
and It played chess successfully against
the best players in the world--being rarely
beaten. But the whole continuance was a
mere deception. The figure was moved by
a Polish officer. a refugee who had lost
both legs In battle and was therefore able
TO pack himself snugly into the hollow
figure or into the chest upon which Il sat
While the inside Of the Turks body WAS
examined the officer was slowed IN the
box below, and he climbed up into the
Turk when the box was inspected.
Thus hidden. the officer played chess
against Catharine OF Russia while that
Empress was Offering a reward for his
capture. II Is said the imperial player
cheated. whereupon the mechanical Turk
lost bis mechanical temper and swept the
cheHsmen from the board
AfterWard catharine ordered the figure
10 be ieft IN her palace, "a. De kempelen
being thus forced 10 carry or the real
player in a packing box. The next day
(probnbly after the Empress had tried in
vain 10 discover the missing llnk) KEN
pelen explained that the chess player re-
quired his own personal attention and
thus persuaded Der 10 lft IA goi
A circumstance that helped t0 food the
public waH the face ihat ihf Polish officer
wore arilneill less whlle ont of fle nenfQ.
1bla chess HntainailQn Nte once oWnft
by hapQlfou bonapafie came twice o
ihig country, pnd ln isa WAS burned -
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-19
EDJUTANT GENERAL CORBIN.
The Popular Favoritc Receives Many
Congratulations

washington, April 1S-Adjt. Gen. Cor
DIN is being bombarded with kilograms
and letters of congratulation. upon his an
houncement that he is to be married from
the four quarters of the globe. Under or
binary circumstances, he is perhaps as
popular II not more so, as any individ-
ual officer of the army. Oecupvfns the
position he does, it is but natural thar
ne should arouse some antagonisms from
tAose who cannot always obtain from MIN
such iavors as they may desire. How
eNer' An the world loves lover" and
uhe gallant Adjutant General is not ZOO
old to blush and look foolish when tbe
SUBJECT OF his coming marriage with one
OF the most popular and accomplished la
uies IN Washington society is mentioned
f1oHofs, both military and social have
peeh plling upon the Adjutant General
SO rapidly of late that if he were not ex-
ceedlngly Well-balanced his not-alto-
gether youthful head might be turned. In
MS case 1t mas been demonstrated that in
peace and in war the MAN behind the
desk may be promoted and rewarded
otherwise, as well as the Man behind
the guns. Throughout the Spanish war
AdJt. Gen Corgin sat behind his desk in
the War Department, and to large ex-
tent directed the movements of the
United States army at home and abroad
NO enlisted man in the trenches worked
greater number of hours during that
exciting period that Gen. Corbin Day
ana night he was on duty. and but that
ne possessed an exceptionally vigorous
constitution, he might have become inca
FACILITATED for future service, a fate that
befell large number of War Department
officials and employees Immediately under
his supervision and direction.
When the smoke of conflict cleared
away and Congress commenced to distrib-
ute its favors, Gen. Corbin was awarded
with a major generals commission thus
rendering him eligible before he retired
on account of age, to become command
ing general of the army. Next. he receiv-
ed a commission to become the husband
of charming lady, who is fully equipped
to grace the handsome new residence
which the adjutant general is about to
build for his future bride. AS if that were
not honor enough for one man, within
such a short space of time, President Nc
kinley and Secretary of State have about
determined to designate Gen. Corbin to
represent the United States government
at the coronation of King Edward VII,
at the Court of Sa James Under the cir
cumstances, Gen. Corbin is entitled to all
the congratulations and the good wishes
which may be showered upon him.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-19
MANY PosToFFICE CHANGES.
New POstOffices and POstmasters in
Georgia.

WASHINGTON, April 1S.-The Postofffce
Department has established the following
new postoffices in Georgia: Carlyle, Han
cock county, special from Sparta, seven
miles south; Julia r. Ivey postmaster.
Crouch, Meriwether county, Townsville,
three miles north, Rockymount, three
miles south; Annie NJ. Hayes postmaster.
Wampum, HARRISON county, special from
Della three and one-quarter miles south;
Thomas B. Hobbs postmaster. Hanora,
Lincoln county, special from Goshen,
three miles southwest; John O. CaldWeil
postmaster. Kingsboro, Harris county,
Hamilton four miles north; Cataula, four
miles south; tre-established with John M.
Bruce as postmaster. Cedar jackson
county, special from Pendergrass, three
and one-half miles northeast; Charles f
Evans postmaster. Pharr Pickens coun-
ty. Jerusalem, three miles south, Talkin-
brock. five miles north; re-established
with John G. Pharr as postmaster; and
WinsIow, Wayne county, to Pendarvis,
two and one-quarter miles. and Mt Pleas
ant, five miles southeast; James K. Ben
net postmaster.
Star service routes have been establish
ed from Stay to Dahlonega, five and
three-quarter miles, and back, three times
a week, including the depositing Of mail
in boxes along the route In Georgia.
The following postoffices in Georgia
have been discontinued: Panthersville
DeKalb county. superseded by rural free
delivery; Snapfinger, DeKalb county su-
perceded by rural free delivery; West
view, DeKalb county, superseded by ru-
raj free delivery.
The following Star service changes are
announced: Mount Vernon to- Lothian.
supply Epping at site authorized March
Is. decreasing 10 miles. Lulaville TO
Wright, increase service to twelve times
a week. Frost TO Pringle. increase SER
vice to three times a week, schedule to
be Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday,
hours as at present. And Waco to Cor
bett, increase service to six times week
schedule to be daily except Sunday hours
as at present.
j. H. Lavender has been appointed
postmaster of the fourth class office at
Baxter. in Union county, Georgia.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-19
COTTON CROP CONDITIONS.
Intelligent Statement of the Situa-
ton by Dun a Co.

ton by Dun a Co.
New York. April 1S.-Dunn's review of
April 90 will say:
Reports from numerous branches and
many correspondents of r. G. Dun & Co,
in the cotton belt, indicate that cold
weather and in most sections incessant
rains have delayed planting for the new
cotton crop. The season is about two
weeks late. Acreage will exceed last year,
though cancellation of some early orders
for fertilizers show that the increase in
acreage will not be as large as the higher
price for cotton prevailing earlier in
the year seemed to justify. Sales of fer
tilizers have been far in excess of last
year and there will be a larger use every
where. In the Atlantic coast states rains
nave been very heavy and in some places
farm work was wholly suspended. There
is difficulty in obtaining labor hands be-
ing fully employed in commercial and in
dustrial lines at higher wages One es-
innate is made that on account of higher
wages for farm hands, an increase in the
cost of fertilizers and of many food
products, the cotton crop this year will
cost at least one-eighth more to raise and
gather than last year. Conditions are
much the same in every section of the
South In the Southwest a considerable
increase in acreage is reported and lands
put down in winter grain destroyed by
insects will be replanted in cotton. Geor-
sla cotton mills are running full time, but
in other sections of the South there has
been considerable curtailment of produc-
tons. A number of new mills are in
course of erection, notably in Tennessee.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-19
YOUNG WOMEN IN CONVENTION
Inc y. w. c. AS Eighth Biennial
Session at Nashville.

'dshVllle, Tenn, April ds-The Eighth
AeDHial Convention of the American AS
,''auon Of Young Womens Christian
associations convened here to-day. Miss
~ r. Morse, of New York, acted as tenn
wy chairman, and Miss Carrie B.
,a+, 0N 81 New York as temporary secre-
- mrs l.. Wilbur Messers read the
me- OF the American Committee. SYM
49, al and extensive DEVELOPMENT was
M. N every aspect of the work.
TIN report of the treasurer. Mrs. H. c.
i,, uan' was read by Mrs. Messer, show
tbs uaIlnce on hand at the close of
OF ne Hscal year of SCI. The receipts
ne,5.. car 1893 were S19,Os7, and the ex-
wers e., FlSl2l. In 1900 the receipts
~, '-,'o-s' and the expenditures $21,O
CONF. hartman appointed a nominating
foio-..,.',e' who reported for election the
Ct s convention officers.
Of H. man Mrs. l.. w. Messer, chairman
r, american Committee.
Mari wee chairman. Mrs. Albert s.
man Nashville; second vice chair
OF r, mes Mildred Rutherford, principal
S.. Nopn Institute. at Athens. Ga.
r,.i5,..'iL' Miss Carrie b. Wilson. head
cam OF the Association House at Chi
con secretary Mrs. Elizabeth VIII
"'''ia were unanimously elected
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-19
FREIGHT CLASSIFICATION.
Rate Committee Declines 20 Make
Known Results Of Conference.

Chattanooga. Tenn, April S.-The
Southern Freight Classification Commit
tee, adjourned from Chicago. closed a
three days session in this city to-day.
having concluded their work at noon.
The committee declined to make known
the result of the conference, but stated
that their reports would be made to and
considered by the Southeastern and Mis-
sissippi Valley, and the Western Associa-
tons before any public announcements
would be made.
General Manager Cannon, Gen
eral Passenger Agent Culp of the
Southern Railway; w. c. Rinearson, gem
eral passenger agent of the Cincinnati
Southern. and the chief passenger officials
of the New Orleans and Northeastern
and the Alabama Great Southern Rail-
roads, get in this city to-day to arrange
spring schedules for the Queen and Ores
cent route. The general outline was
mapped out, but no details have been an
nounced. 1t was stated that an additional
train would be put on from Cincinnati
to New Orleans with fast schedule.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-19
DID NOT BORROW 100000.
GOV. Gambler Did Not Go to New
York for This Purpose.

Atlanta, Ga, April ls.-Gov. Allen d.
Chandler, who returned this morning
from New York, emphatieally denies that
he borrowed 100000, or any sum of money
for the state while in New York, or that
he had any idea of doing so when he
left Atlanta. He admits, however, that
he did look into the money market while
there, in order to find out what he will
have to pay for money later on II he
should have to place a loan, which will
probably be necessary.
Il did not, however, borrow any money
on this trip" he said, land the statement
published that l had done so is an err
ro-."
''Will you be able to pay the teachers
and widows without borrowings he was
asked
THAT do not know" he replied, "the
matter is not up yet. 1t depends, of
course, on whether or not the treasurer
refuses to use the public property sur
plus now in the treasury. That cannot be
definitely determined until the warrants
are formally presented to him l have a
weeks work ahead Of me that has ae-
cumulated during my absence, and that
Will have to be disposed of first"
can you get the money for less than
3 per cent. % Il think l can, but money
is not as easy to get as it was a year
ago. The market is up. But all this talk
about borrowing money is premature. The
state does not now need any money and
may not need any later on. We have a
surplus of $lS25OO now in the treasury. If
we use this, as we have been doing in
the past, the question of borrowing money
may not come up at ALL certainly 1t would
be a long way off,"
The Governor held a conference with
State Treasurer Park this morning, but
both stated afterwards that the matter
of paying the teachers, or of using the
public property fund now in the treasury
had not been decided upon.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-19
LEAP OF THE LOCOMOTIVE.
Jumped High In the Air and AIight-
ed on Top of Freight Car.

Jumped High In the Air and AIight-
ed on Top of Freight Car.
F'rom the Philadelphia Press
One Of the strangest wrecks in the his
tory Of railroadlng occurred at Hope
Tower, on the main line of the Penn
sylvania railroad, two miles west Of
Coatesville, about noon yesterday, when
the Atlantic express, laden with pas
sengers, crashed into the Downington
local freight and almost tore away the
signal station at that point Not soul
aboard either train was injured and yet
three cars were smashed to kidding
wood, the stairway leading to the tower
and the switch pipes leading to the frog
ging In the road were twisted into a pile
of junk.
The most remarkable feature of the
wreck was the leap which the engine
like an animated thing. took before it
reached the freight train. landing square,
ly on the last car. So evenly did IL sit
there without breaking the woodwork
of the car that it appeared as II hoisted
into position by some massive derrick.
and later was hauled into Coatesville,
a spectacle so unusual that thousands
came to view II from miles around. When
II reached the Coatesville yards the en-
gineer William Wise who all this time
was seated in his cab, had TO be let
down from his exalted perch by means
of ladder.
That there was not a slaughter OF
human life was due entirely to the nerve
Of this same engineer. who, seeing thee
freight train ahead OF him. stuck to his
throttle and reduced steam. although,
running at the rate of sixty miles an
hour. His fireman. less willing to stand
the inevitable shock, leaped while the
trains we're yet some distance apart and
landed in ditch
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-19
NOTED EDUCATORS GATHER.
The WinstOn-SaIem Conference
Should Give Good Results.

Winston-Salem, N c., April 1S.-The
conference for education, which opened
here to-day, is attended by one of the
most notable gathering of educators ever
assembled in the South. Gov. Aycock
welcomed the visitors in behalf of the
state, and Bishop Randthaler in behalf
of the city. DR.. Robert Ogden of New
York responded. DIR. ]. L. NJ. Curry in
troduced Bishop Doane, who made brief
address.
AT to-night's session DR.. Curry spoke
on the educational outlook in the South.
President, James McAllister of DreXel
Institute spoke on Education In Its So
cial Relations and DR.. Charles d. Nc
liver on 1.-The Open Field for the Philan-
thropist."
The New York party stopped en- route
at Greensboro to visit the State Normal
and Industrial College. Speeches were
made there by Bishop Doane DR.. Curry,
Dr. Abbott, editor of the Outlook; DR..
Parkhurst, George Foster Peabody Dean
Russell of the Teachers College of New
York; President McAllister, DR.. Shaw,
editor of the Review of Reviews; Walter
Page and others
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-19
A PROSPEROUS COTTON WILL.
The GrnniteviIIe Company VIII Soon
Have Over $4,000 spindIes.

Augusta, April 1s.-At the annual meet
ing OF the Granitevile Manufacturing
Company to-day, T. I. Hickman was re-
elected president. His report showed that
the usual, 10 per cent dividend had been
paid, and the affairs Of the mill are in
good condition. The machinery Is just
being installed In a new mill that will
have 1880 spindles, which will be the
tbirG under the Graniteville management.
ma King the total spindles over $1,000.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-19
TO GET RID OF THEIR FATHER.
A Negroes Remarkable Statement of
u Crime at Dalton.

Atlanta, April 1S.-Detectives ConnaHy
and Hewett who took Hamilton Wilson
from Birmingham to Dalton, Ga, where
he is wanted for arson, said tonight that
the negro had confessed and told a most
extraordinary story.
The negro said, so they state, that Da-
vid and Eugene Sloan, two young white
men living near Dalton, had employed
him to aid them in getting rid of their
father with whom they had a quarrel
He'claims these two set fire to the house
while he set fire to the barn. The father
s. P. Sloan, is a well-to-do farmer, living
near Dalton. Both of the young Sloans
are in Jail at Dalton. The Sloan house
was burned down, but Sloan, the father,
escaped injury.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-19

j. T., to 2. second and Tusculum, even,
third. Time 1:20i4
Fourth Race--Four furlongs. Wedding
March, to G. won, with Mamie English.
3 to !, second. and Montana Pioneer, Z
to .. third. Time :52h
Fifth Race-Seven furlongs. Jessie Jar
Doe TO 5, won, with Lord Fraser, 2 10
l, second, and Insurrection, Is to 5, third.
Time 1854.
Sixth Raee-Mile and an eighth, selling.
Club, to l, won, with AL Caskey 3 to l.,
second and Banquo v, 2 to /, third. Time
219A
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-19
A SHIP OWNERS CONVENTION
To Work Up Interest in Passage of
River and HarbOr Bill.

Pittsburg, Pa, April. ia national
convention of shipowners is to be held in
some city of the United States in the
near future to work up enthusiasm for
the passage of a river and harbor bill
upon the converting of Congress. Capt. ].
w. Bryant of New Orleans, who is pro-
noting the movement, has been in Pitts
burg for several days, stated before leav-
ing for Cincinnati to-day that a complete
organization of the river and ocean in
terests of the United States will be eff
fected and the association will have as
its object the Improvement of all the i'm
Dortant waterways.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-19
SUPREME CHANCELLOR FETHERs
Atlanta X. of y. TO Have Grand Re-
ceptiOn Tonight.

Atlanta. April 1S.-The Atlanta Knights
of Pythias are arranging for grand
celebration tomorrow night in honor of
Supreme Chancellor Ogden II. Fethers
and the grand officers At night a recep-
ton will be held at the Grand Opera
House, to which the public is cordially
invited. The reception is to begin at s
o'clock. Addresses win be made by Gov.
Gambler, Mayor Minis Milton e. Smith
of Macon, grand chancellor of Georgia
and by Supreme Chancellor Fethers. At
the conclusion OF the public exercises a
luncheon will be served at the Kimball
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-19
CoXFERRING THE RED HATS.
The Pope officials at the Public
Ceremony at the vatican.

Rome, April 1s.-At the public consis-
tory to-day the ceremony of imposing the
rcd hats on the new cardinals occurred
in the presence of all the cardinals, bish-
CPS preates, diplomats, functionaries of
the Vatican, Roman nobility and numer-
Gus invited guests. The Pope, who was in
excellent health, was warmly cheered.
The pontin, seated on the throne and sur
rounded by his court. performed the cere-
mony of imposing the hats and pronounce
ed the pontihcal benedicton. There was
no allocution. Subsequently the Pope re-
ceived The new cardinals in his private
anartmeutg.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-19
shooter MouIton's Condition.

New York. April B.-Richard Hayden
Noulton OF Tennessee. who shot Theatri-
cal Managers Dingwall and LefiingwelL IN
trying 70 kin May Buckley an actress
is In a little better condition physicaly
to-day than be has been since no was
taken 10 Bellevue Hospital lie does not
improve mentally, however.