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The Savannah morning news., 1901-03-02
BOERS CAPTURE SCOUTS.
Kitchener's Own Corps, TOO-De We
Now North of Orange River.

London, March 1.-The War Office has
received the following from Lord Kitch-
ener, dated Pretoria, March /:
"DeWet has been forced north over the
Orange river. and is now clear Of Cape
Colony. Two hundred prisoners have
been taken, others, who were stragglers,
being captured.
Eighty men of Kitcheners fighting
scouts were attacked by superior num-
bers and, after a prolonged fight and
sustaining twenty casualties, surrender
ed"
The Savannah morning news., 1901-03-02
SAVANNAH GA. SATURDAY. MARCH

portation of arms and the manufacture
OF ammunition, the legation guards, dis
mantling of the forts between Taku and
Pekin, the reorganization of the Tsung
Ii Yamen and the abolition of the cere-
monial in the reception of ministers might
be fastened
The Savannah morning news., 1901-03-02
The Expedition win Not Down.

London, March 2-"The German,
French and British commanders" says
the Pel1in correspondent of the Morning
Post, have ordered a continuation of the
preparations for the expedition into the
interior in the event of the court being
recalcitrant"
The Savannah morning news., 1901-03-02
The LIberaI CandIdate Returned.

London. March lat the parliamentary
bye-oioction in Maidstone to-day the LIB
ernl candidate, Sir Francis Evans. was
returned by 265 votes against 2ls2 east
for bis conservative opponent. The LIB
eral majority at tho general election was
only o.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-03-02
Gen. Botha's Expected Surrender.

London. March 2.-The Daily Chronicle
says it understands that, in view of the
expected surrender of Gen. Louis Botha,
the military authorities have already sus-
pended contracts with some firms for war
supplies.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-03-02
Governor of Newfoundland.

London March 1.-Sir Cavendish Boyle
was to-day gazetted governor of New
foundland in succession to Sir Henry
McCalum, appoined governor of Natal.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-03-02
Dynamite Factory Blown Up.

Fontainebleau. March IA portion of
the Cuguy la Genevraye dynamite car
fridge mandatory was blown up this
evening, four women being killed
The Savannah morning news., 1901-03-02
AXES FOR SOUTH AFRICA.
English Firms Too Slow and an
American Given the Contract.

London, March 2.-The War Office has
made a contract with an American mer-
chant to supply 5000 telling axes for the
British troops in South Africa. English
firms are unable to make sufficiently
prompt delivery.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-03-02
10 HASTEN MATTERS IN CHINA.
man Minister Oners "A Series of
"esOiutiOns for Thnt Purpose.

',''Ah' March la Pekin dispatch Of
D % 10 the Cologne Gazette says that
meeting Of the foreign ministers and
"''''e plenipctentiaries that day. Dr.
1''n Won schwarzcnstein, the German
'.''f proposed series Of resolutions
"'',py negoiialions concerning the i'm
The Savannah morning news., 1901-03-02
Hull Explains His Investment.

Mr.. Hull arose and explained his In
vcstment IN a Philippine lumber and de-
veiopment company II was, be said. .
legitimate enterprise, and, he concluded,
u do not care 90 be a drone, depending
only on my politics for my living Cfie-
publican applause).
Ar. HUI added that during the cam
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1901-03-23
SATURDAY, MARCH 20. 1901
BOLD ROBBERY.

Az will be seen from the follow
ing special which we take from
the Picayune, dastardly and bold
robbery was made jus. outside OF.
the town of Breaux Bridge last
Saturday night:
"Bresux Bridge. La. March H.-Du-
ring the progress Of an entertainment
In this city last night. and while all the
family, except Judge valsry Thibodeaux,
were absent, three masked men forced
their way into the residence. oserpower-
ing and shamefully maltreating Mr..
Thibodeaux, who had. just retired. The
.miscreants demanded and secured the
key to his safe, after which the old gen.
.tleman became unconscious. and was
found In this condition by his family on
their return from the entertainment
From the general appearance 1t Is sur
missed that the robbers were very deli
.berate about their movements, placing
three chairs around the money safe and
.coelly examining and scattering arount
the room numerous documents then 90
.curiug $500. they decamped."
Sheriff Badon and his deputies
have made an investigation of th'
case, but got no clue that woult
Justify any arrest.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1901-03-23
SCHOOL NOTES.
Contributed:

Contributed:
Prof. Leon Gillard has recover
ed from his recent illness and has
resumed his school in the 9Th
ward.
Breaux Bridge with q popula-
tion of 654 has 1856 childrens at
tending school 720 of these attend
the public schools.
The Corporation of st. Martin
vile appropriated money to run
the st. Martinville High School
one month longer making it a ten
months term for the year 1901.
All teachers or persons presen-
ting themselves for examination
will be required to pay an exa.
mination fee of One dollar. This
fee to be returned in case of fai.
lure to pass the examination.
st. Martinville with q popula.
ton of 1912 is sending 626 chill.
drens to school of these 235 at
tend the public schools 326 are
taught by the Sisters of Mercy
and the balance go to private
schools.
A general examination Of al
teachers will be held on Thursday
the 18th and Friday the 18th o.
April for White Teachers and Fri
day the 18th of the same month
for Colored Teachers. The exa
mination will be held at Labbe'l
hall and will open at 8 a. m. sharp
The high classes of the Breau,
Bridge public school and the st
Msrtinville high school are com
peting for Gold Medal donated
to each school to be awarded Il
the student making the best re
cord in his studies from now t.
the end of the school terms. Supt
Wood is to hold a monthly writ
ten examination at each schoo
and the medals will be awarded up
on the record made at these
monthly examinations.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1901-03-23
"A Good Cough Medicine fo'
Children.

II have no hesitancy in recommending
'Chamberlain's Cough Remedy" says F.
p. Moran, well known and popular ba-
'ker, Of Petersburg, Va. I'VE have given
1T to our children when troubled with
bad coughs, also whooping cough. and II
has always given perfect satisfaction
1t was recommended TO me By drug
.gist as the best cough medicine for chill.
'dren as it contained no opium or Other
harmful drug" Sold by T. ]. Liable.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1901-03-23

Supt. Wood examined the LIST
and End classes at the St. Mar
tin high sch DOL Friday the 22nd.
The examination at the Breaux
Bridge public school will be held
on Tuesday the 26th. These exa-
limitations will be the first one
held for awarding'gold medals at
the end of the school session.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1901-03-23

the moisture; and planting the
seed at uniform depth.
Broadcast sowing. Broadcast SOW
ing of rice is the method most in
vogue in many localities, but it
should be discontinued; the seeds
never scattered with uniformity;
some grains remain upon the sur
face and the remainder is buried
by the harrow and the tramp OF
the team to depths varying from
l to 6 inches. Rice sown broad
cast does not germinate with any
uniformity. Some seeds are ia
ken by the birds, some are too
neat the surface and lack mois-
ture to, germinate, while others
are buried too deep. In some in
stance the variation in the germi-
nation Of the rice in the same field
has been as much as eight weeks.
Then at the harvest when the
main portion is ready for the rea-
per, quite an amount OF the rice
| is still immature. The product
commands a very low price in the
market, became the understandable
grain must SEA at the price of the
low grade nrequfres much more
care to produce q strictly &rsi
class quality Of rice than is found
in the production of any other &C.
reals, and nearly every fall prime
offerings are the exception.
The South Carolina method
Seeding commences in April ane
continues nearly to the middle o.
May. Just prior to seeding. thu
land is thoroughly narrowed, al
clods pulverized, and the surfac'
smoothed. Trenches IL inche
apart and 2 to 8 inches deep ar
made with 4 inch trenching hoe
at right angles to the drains, ant
the seed is dropped in these. Thi
is usually covered. but occasional
ly planter, to save labor, stir
, the seed in clayed water, enoug
clay adhering to the hernels t
prevent their floating away whe
, the water is admitted. Great al
, tention is paid TO the selection {
!, good seed.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1901-03-23

The Grand Jury was organized
Monday with Mr.. A. G. Mills, OF
Breaux Bridge, as foreman, there
was nothing for the grand jurors
TODD at this term, and they adj
iourned subjects to call.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1901-03-23
RICE CULTIVATION.

Our friend, Mr.. L. G. Gauthier
sent US book treating on rice,
written by DR.. S. A. Knapp, which
is issued by the Agriculture de-
partment of the United States, and
which contains some valuable in
formation.
As now is the time of sowing,
We. here reproduce the remarks
from the book on sowing: !.
Selecting the seed.-Too great
care can not be exercised in selec-
ting rice for seed. It is indispen-
sable that the seed should be free
from red rice, grass, and weed
seeds, uniform in quality and size
of kernel, we'll filled, finty, and
free from sun cracks. Uniformity
of kernel is more essential in rice
than in other cereals, because of
the polishing process.
| Time to sow.-The best time to
SOW rice differs in different Sec
tions and varies somewhat with
varying conditions in the same
section. 1t may be sown between
the middle of March and the mid
die of May. but in most cases it
should be sown by April 20 for
the best results. Sowing should
take place as soon as possible af-
tor spring blowing. Care must be
taken to plant the several fields at
different periods, SO that harvest
will not be too crowded.
Amount to SOW The-amount Of
rice sown per acre varies, in diff.
ferent sections and with different
methods of sowing, from l to 8
bushels per acre.
}, Germination.-Three different
! methods of treating the seed are
followed. Some let on just enough
water to saturate the ground i'm
mediately after sowing and har
| rowing and at once draw off any
surplus water. This insures tn
termination of the seed. Other
SOW and trust to there being suf
! ficient moisture in the land to ger
inmate the seed. This is some
times uncertain and rarely pro
duces the best results. A few
sprout the seed before planting b,
: placing bags of rice in water. Thi
is sure to be q failure if the soil i
very dry when the seed is sown
In case of planting in dry sol
without following with water SO
duration, rolling the land afte
: seeding and narrowing has bee
' found beneficial.
u Drilling.-The rice should b
y planted with drill. It will b
Q more equally distributed and th
quantity used to the acre will b
Il exact. The seeds will be plante
y at uniform depth and the cart
It packed over them by the drill rol
l. Ter. It also prevents the bird
b from taking the seeds. The role
= should precede the drill. If
8 follows the drill the feet of th
,. horses, mules, or oxen DRAWN
< the roller will press some of tt
{ planted rice 4 to s inches deeps
! into the earth than the gener,
d average. Furtherm ore, the lump
o of earth will prevent the unifor1
J. operation of the drill. In rit
o farming too much emphasis ca
/. not be placed upon the important
of thoroughly bulveri1ing the SO
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-02
AGED CLAIMANTS DESPAIR.
William Brooks at Casualty Hospi-
tai. Having Taken Luudanum.


William Brooks. an old, disappointed
claimant against the Government. lies at
the Casualty Hospital in most critical
condition. the result Of large dose OF
Iaudanum.
He is alive. and that IS about all, his
death being expected at any time
Brooks. who is sixty-five years old. has
kept a little cobbler's shop in shanty
which he had erected on a lot belonging
to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad near
the corner Of North Capitol aud D Streets
northwest
Last night the attention Of Policeman
Garrett was called to the old man, who
was lying Oh a bed in the front room Of
his house with the door open 1t was i'm
possible to arouse him, and he was hur-
Fied to the hospital in patrol wagon
The physicians there pronounced 1t :.
case of opium poisoning, although thor
ough search of the premises failed to re-
veal any telItale bottle
Brooks came to this city about twenty
FIVE years ago from Nashville, Tenn,
where he Is said to be highly connected.
His brother. Robert Brooks. is an official
OF the Nashville Locomotive Works, IN
Brooks brought about 5000 With him
10 this city. with which to prosecute 2
large claim against the Government He
was unsuccessful in securing recogni-
ton of his claim, and, after his money
was exhausted. was compelled to take to
shoemaking to earn his living
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-02
he WANTED BIG coPPERs.
Old Mans Plan to Get Even with =
Street Chr Conductor.

Street Car Conductor.
An old man with long hair called on
MI Roberts the Treasurer Of the United
States, the other day and asked for
twenty-five of the oId-fashioned coppers
that were in circulation many years ago.
He was told that there were none of the
coins n the Treasury. and that he would
have to go 10 Z coli. collector OF to a
junk shop for them.
The visitor was greatly exasperated He
said that it was most peculiar that the
Treasurer CT the great United States did
not keep on hand IN the money line that
which was wanted by citizen customers;
that Congress should institute ar. fnvesti-
CATION.
He explained that he wanted the heavy
coin" to get even with q certain car con
ductor WHO lords it over an : Street
yellow car.
It seemed that the rnaEawas forced by
this conductor 10 accept fifteen pennies
and nickel in change for a quarter He
wanted TO load the conductor down with
twenty-five Of the large-sized coppers,
just 10 teach him a lesson" as he ex-
pressed himself
According TO the law. the conductor
would be compelled to accept the big coins
or be liable to punishment for violation
Of the Federal statutes Treasurer Rob-
erts is being constantly called on to ex-
plain just what part Of Uncle sam s
money IS legal tender
Mr. Roberts has had a statement pre-
pared describing the two kinds Of tender.
The legal definition OF the term legal
tender is as follows. Money of char
acter which. by law, a debtor may re-
quiTe his creditors to receive in pay
ment, in the absence Of any agreement in
the contract OF obligation ITSELF
There are no less than eight kinds OF
money that are not legal tender
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-02
FATHER AGAINST SON.

Thomas Raedy Appears in Police
Court as Accuscr of bartholomew.
Thomas Raedy. an old man with quiv-
ering voice, was complaining witness in
the Police Court today against his son,
Bartholomew Raedy. about thirty-five
years of age, charged with disorderly con
duct.
He came home drunk Saturday night
and began throwing the dishes and fuTni-
ture around and smashing things geneT-
ally said the elder Raedy. and I had a
policeman take him out He was before
you a year ago for doing about the same
thing I cant do anything with him"
II admit I was drunk and guess what
the. old gentleman has told you is about
right" Bartholomew admitted to Judge
Kimban. Il can make no other excuse
In default of fine of SIS he was sent
to the woTkhouse to serve three months
A charge Of assault preferred against the
man by policeman could not be made
TO hold
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-02
BRooKLAND's CELEBRATION.
Committee Decides to Hold the Ban
quet in the Riggs House.

Preparations for the celebration Of the
installation Of the new fire company at
BrookIand on December y are progress
ing with all the vim and Yigor possible
in that hourishiug and progressive COM
munity.
Aside from the ceremonies at the new
engine-house at 7:30 p. m, where several
prominent officials. Congressman, and
others will deliver addresses, the ban
quet which VIII follow at o'clock prom
ises TO be an occasion Of unusual in
terest and enjoyment.
So great already is the rush Of subscTib-
ers to the banquet that the local accom-
modations are seen to be totally made
quate to the task of seating and serving
the large number of citizens and guests
who will grace that function, and instead
of holding it in the BrookIand town hall
as at first contemplated, the committee
in charge has obtained the use of the
large dining hall of the Riggs House in
this city for the banquet.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-02
MURPHY, ALIAS TEFFT CAUGHT
Was Convicted of a Robbery in
Washington Several Years Ago.

Was Convicted of a Robbery in
Washington Several Years Ago.
Walter Murphy, alias RoIlo Tefft, alias
Ralph NJ Tefft, alias many other names,
is under arrest in Middietown, N Y, hav-
ing been caught breaking into store.
Murphy is not unknown to the police of
Washington, nor for that matter to the
police OF many other cities
A robbery at the hause of Edward
Hayes, 915 E Street northwest, early in
April. 1894, led to his arrest later by Su-
perintendent Glenn and Detective Kro
man at Allegheny Pa There he was tenn
porarily confined to await removal to this
city for trial, but succeeded in escaping
by saving the bars of his window. He
was recaptured in Chicago, brought here,
tried and convicted, and sentenced to three
years in the Albany penitentiary. Little,
if any, of the diamonds and 1ewelry, val
ued at $1,000, which Murphy stole from
the Eayes residence was recovered. Muir
ply was born at Albany, Ind.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-02
COMPANY WINS SUIT.
street Railway FrOyes Passenger
AIighted Before Car stopped.

In the case of Mar, n. Cadet and her
husband, George H Caet, against the Co.
lumbia Railway Company, TO recover $780,
600 for personal damages. the iurv re-
turned a verdict tody in favor of the
company.
In her complaint Mr.. Cadet alleged that
on December %, 1898 Der left arm and
wrist were broken vile aliqbtino fran,
one OF the company scars at the corner
OF FlIth street and massachusetts, Ave
me railway compay proved that the
plaintiff in her haste intDed from m, car
before it came to a SIP at the crossi7p
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-02
A Dramatic Club Organized.

A meeting was held at the residence
of J. Paul Bransom, 500 Eleventh Street
northwest, last night, December 1, 1901.
for the pupose of organizing a local dra-
matte club. The Columbia Dramatic Club
was formally organized by the election of
the following officers: William G. New
ton, manager; J. Paul Bransom, assist
ant manager; Thomas ]. Howell, treas
urer: Charles o. Emerson, secretary.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-02
CHAMPION JIM'S
FATHER HERE.
REV.5MR. JEFFRIES ON PUGILISM
Says He Would Put stop to 1t IT
rWorfSer in the Vineyard OF
a. the Lord"

ries. who says he
J. Jeffries. the
pugilist Of the
the Police ~->.,t
B-two years old,
wavy hair that
Id q huge beard,
rey He was at
tireyIs8n modest suit of black
Tia, alleged sire Of the great ring fighter
savshe. came TO Washington q week ago.
Fona. year or more, he says. he has been
abroad visiting the Holy Land He de
cIares the failure Of the reporters 10 dis
cIose. his presence here IS due TO his eff
forts 70 Cvade them He has had 50 much
newspaper notoriety that he does not care
for more.
Humble Worker in the Vineyard.
I am an humble worker in the vineyard
Of The Lord" he said 4 viii spend my
life. in trying 10 do good for my fellow
man
Your son seems to have taken another
track said a Times man
Yes. ne got switched of some way
How do you account fer thatz
Il won't try to account fer Il. He did
it That's all The story has been told
many times"
WOuId stop PUEiIIsm.
well, the boys made a success, SO
far
Indeed he has. He's 4 strong fighter
But If I had my way pugilism would be
soon done away with I would stop it
today. have never sanctioned Jim's go
ing into the ring"
''YCu have 4 big family?"
Five boys and three girls
Are any Of the other boys inclined to
pugilisn7"
I can't say I suppose if any Of them
could get into the ring and do the knock
out act as we'll as jim has, they would
turn to the fighting business There s
money in it and don't know anybody who
dcesnJ like money"
'Ho4 long viii you remain in Wash
ington2''
VIII Preach Tonight
I've been invited to preach at the
Homeward Bound Mission, 119 Pennsylva-
MIA Avenue, tonight, and viii accept !
viii probably leave for California tomor-
row"
During his stay in the Police Court the
Rev. Mr.. JefIries watched the proceedings
with much interest.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-02
INQUEST IN BLAKE CASE.
To Be Held in New Jersey Avenue
Police station Tomorrow.


Police station Tomorrow.
The inquest in the case of Thomas
Blake, who was struck and fatally injured
By car on the Columbia Road, near the
Benning race track, last night. viii be
held in the New Jersey Avenue police
station tomorrow morning at II o'clock.
Blake had been employed az the track
during the recent meeting, and az the
time of the accident he had just finished
leading a car of horses that are to be
shipped to New Orleans.
After the accident Blake was removed
to the Casualty Hospital, where he soon
died The body was removed to the
ES rgue-
About ten minutes before Blake was
struck by the car he had been talking TO
Mounted Policeman Bryan, of the Ninth
precinct, and had related to the policeman
part of his career and related 4 number
of instances during his employment at
the various tracks, of his hairbreadth es-
capeS
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-02
want an AIIead Murderer

The police authorab of Trenton NJ
have notified the Wilmington notice of
the offer of a rewardf $500 for the ar
rest OF FRANKLIN Wilkins, aged twenty
nVe years, wanted on charge of murder
IL NeW Jersey wilkins is described as
5 feet Z inches in hight 100 poun5s in
weight, with black hr and ewes No &c
a cigarmaker by trad Williams studied
at one time for the Iesthond
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-02
Zen Fin u Chr.

George Miller. sizttwo wears old fell
from a car at the corr of Seventh Street
and Florida Avenueyesterday evening
and received slighlut about the face
He was picked up by policeman and sent
to his home in the 18th precinct DatroI
wagon.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-02
ReNard Coz Son Wntcl,-

A reward of $40 5 been offered by
David J. McIntee FORE return of a gold
watch and chain, vail at $50. which was
stolen from his restnce. IO1 d Street
southwest, last Frid3
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-02
Neuro. auaiIs aad Chiekens.

Edward Z. Cooper, 459 C Street north
west, discovered a negro Prowling about
his rear yard early yesterday morning.
Mr. Cooper promptly fred a shot at the
negro, who fed He took with him six
quaiis and several chickens, which he
had found in the ice box.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-02

Nationai-4If Were King evening.
CoIumbia-Louis Mann and Clara Lip
man in The Red KIoof." evening
Chase's-Peter Daley and polite vaude-
vile. afternoon and evening.
Lafayette-''k Lady OF Quality" even
ing.
Aeademy-"The Village Parson,' even
ing
KerLan's-Reilly & Woods burlesquers.
afternoon and evening
Bijou-9urIesque and vaudeville, after
noon and evening.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-02
Her Freedon but Brief.

'she was released from the farm on
Thursday. and was drunk Saturday and
again yesterday" policeman told Judge
Kimban today when Bette King was ar
raigned on a charge Of vagraney.
Thirty days" said Judge Kimbau, and
Bette is again amid the haunts she
knows SO well.