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The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-11
KEPT THE GRAFTERS DOWN.
supe. ReiIIy's Men VIII Continue
Active.


Superintendent of Police Reilly is
pleased with the work his men did
during the opening week of the Fair.
Few crimes were committed that can
be attributed to strangers. The detec-
tives and patrolmen have been con-
stantly on the alert. and the army of
grafters who are making Savannah
their temporary home have not been
given an opportunity to work, except
under difficulties.
While it is probable that crimes
have been made committed that have
not been given publicity. no serious Of
lenses have been committed, and no
tricks of any consequence have been
turned by the grafters. Fake shows
have not been permitted as has been
the custom, and there have been no
reports of strangers being regularly
held up and robbed of their wealth. 1t
is expected that there will be many
more strangers in the city this week
and the officers, under instructions
from Superintendent Reilly, propose to
act with diligence, and as far as pos
sible, prevent the operations of the
grafters.
One of these people was arrested for
working the lock game, and was given
twelve months by Judge Norwood. The
police promise those who attempt any
thing crooked the same treatment. The
officers will try and maintain the good
record of the past week, and the graft
ers will endeavor, with fresh material
to work on. to make few touches be-
fore departing for other points. The
week promises to be interesting from
a police standpoint
The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-11
ITEMS FROM AMERICAS.



Americus. Ca. Nov. 1o.-The State
Fair is subject of greatest interest in
this section of Georgia, and while
many have already gone from Ameri-
Gus and vicinity even larger crowds
will attend this week. The failure of
the railroads to give specially reduced
rates may decrease the attendance
somewhat Throughout the summer
season the 50 excursion, Americus to
Savannah, were very popular, and IL
may be considered a little steep to pay
Sc now to go to the State Fair.
Query Adderton, one OF the parties
to the deplorable tragedy here on
Tuesday last. wherein Charles Mize
was killed. has been discharged from
custody, the evidence being insufficient
to warrant the requirement. of bail.
Engineer Richard Jones, who was
killed at Cordele yesterday in a COLI
sion between two trains of the Sea-
board Air Line Railway, was buried in
Americas this afternoon, Cooper Lodge,
Knights of Pythias, having charge OF
the obsequies. The deceased leaves a
young wife. He was highly esteemed,
and his tragic death was a shock to
many here.
The marriage of Miss Ruby Dews,
the charming daughter of Represen'
tative w. w Dews of Randolph, to
Prof Thomas c. Hoyl of Monroe. Ca.
will occur in Americas on Thursday
next at the home of Judge and Mrs.
w. F. Clarke, the latetr being the sis
ter of the bride electH The marriage
will occur at noon, Professor and Mrs.
Hoyl leaving Immediately for Monroe.
Americas warehouses have received
10000 bales of wagon cotton to date,
while as much more has come to the
congresses by rail from other points
in this territory.
Mr.. William z. Harold of Americas,
has accepted the position of cashier OF
the New York and Bermudez Company
at Guanaco. Venezuela, and will sail
for that port on Saturday next. This
company owns large asphalt lake in
Venezuela, Guanaco. on the Orinico
river, being the seaport The position
is a lucrative and desirable one. AMI
Mr.. Harrolds friends are congratulate
ing him upon his appointment thereto.
Lieut.. Thomas NJ. Cobb of the Amer
icus police force, was married this
morning to Miss Maggie Bolger, a
beautiful and charming young lady of
Brundridge, Ala, the ceremony occur
ring in the Methodist Church there.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-11
GEORGIA 0FFICESEEKERS.
hungry Applicants Lined Up at Un-
Gle Sans Pie Counter

Washington, Nov. 1O.-There are
daily indications here of growing activ-
ity among Georgia Republicans in con-
nection with the federal appointments
In that state. AS the political fruit
ripens. the hungry Office seekers make
ready the longest poles they can secure.
with the hope of thrashing the ad-
ministration orchard to their individual
advantage. Had President Mckinley
lived, it is possible that but few
changes would have been made in the
more important offices. The advent of
President Roosevelt, and the fact that
he is distantly related to Georgia, has
induced many aspirants for public
office to come to the front and formally
apply for substantial recognition and
reward for past services to the G. o.
P.
At the present time the most spirited
competition appears to be in progress
over the collectorship of customs at
Savannah, and the internal revenue
collectorship at Atlanta. Deveaux at
Savannah, and Rucker, at Atlanta,
both colored men, have given. reason
able satisfaction in the administration
of their respective offices, and their
On the other hand there are other
equally worthy members of the Re-
publican party who aspire to preside
over these, two very important offices
and rake off the comfortable compen-
sation attached. Some of the candi-
dates are making a still hunt for ia
vor, while others come out boldly and
file their applications with the Secre-
tary of the Treasury and then proceed
20 hon hnt
claims with endorsements from
friends in and out of the state
who are supposed to have influence
with the appointing power.
Here is a complete list of the appli-
cations filed at the Treasury Depart
ment up to the Sth instant:
For collector of the port of Savan-
rah: j. w. Milton of Savannah.
For collector of internal revenue at
Atlanta: D. n. Freeman of Atlanta;
w. A. Taylor of Atlanta; r. r.
Wright. president of st. Marys Col
lege; w. H. Wayne of Atlanta, and
C. NJ. Curtis.
For collector of customs st. Mary's:
Budd Coffee. incumbent, seeking reap
pointment; E. F. Dean of Taylor S
Hill; Alexander c. Scott of st. Mary's.
Surveyor of the port of Atlanta: D.
F. Watson of Atlanta; T. NJ. Morrill,
| OF Jasper.
There are many other Office seekers
for these and other places in the state,
quietly at work, but as long as they
| remain under cover. their movements
are not officially noted at the various
departments.
| Stephen B. Vaughn of Augusta, has
| filed an application for a position under
the department of justice, stating a
preference to be assigned to duty in
enc of our insular possessions. He is
strongly recommended by some of the
leading legal talent in Augusta.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-11
BUSY DAY FOR POLICE.
Recorder Myrick VIII Have an I'm
usually Large Docket.

More arrests than usual were made
by the police yesterday. Recorder My
rick will have an unusually large dock
ct to dispose of in Police Court this
morning. Some of the arrests made
during the day are given below.
Silva Williams, Rosa Bluff, Ruth
Griffin and Joe Hillyard, all colored
residents of the West Side. were ar
rested yesterday by Patrolman Brown
on a charge of being disorderly. The
Williams woman was first arrested for
cursing the Bluff woman and an the
Gamewell box, on indian and Farm
streets, all four became engaged in a.
heated argument and were put in the
wagon when 1t arrived on the scene.
Joe Fitzinger. a white stranger, was
arrested by Patrolman Russell for be-
ing drung and cursing S. J. Rubenstein
of No. 319 Bryan street, west The
prisoner admitted to the officer that he
had cursed the complainant because
he did not like his looks and that he
really had no provocation for what he
had done.
Detective Murphy will appear
against Chris Julius, a negro boy, on
a charge Of being suspicious char
acter, and carrying concealed
weapon. The prisoner is suspected of
having done some petty stealing.
Charlie Berrien, colored, was arrest
ed by Patrolman Collins for burglar
lzing the house of Mike Farrell.
A. Scott, colored, Is charged with the
larceny Of wa.ch from Charles Nc
Cain.
A young white man, will have to ex-
plain to the Recorder why he jumped
over the fence at the Fair grounds,
instead of having entered through the
gate.
Frank Baldwin and Edward Brown,
white strangers, are charged by Chief
Detective Hewitt of the Fair ground
force with being suspicious characters.
They will be called upon to explain
their presence in the city, and their al,
legged suspicious actions on the
grounds.
Ida Gordon, colored girl, is charged
with asasulting Mamie Golden of No.
31S York street lane, west, with a stick.
The complainant received a severe
cash in her head and claims that 1t
was administered without any provo
cation. The prisoner was arrested by
PatTolman Fogarty,
William Dixon, colored. was arrest
ed by Patrolman J. w. Woods for be-
ing a suspicious character The officer
found the negro in his yard last night
ana Wnen hppToacnsu DlAon dSheu 10
be allowed TO cut some wood for some
thing to eat. He was told to go to po-
lice headquarters and left In an oppo-
site direction. A few minutes later
when the patrolman, who was off duty,
touched him on the shoulder Dixon
took to his heels and had TO be run
down. When searched he had food In
two OF his pockets and carried a bunch
Of keys. one OF which is a. skeleton
key. The negro claims to be a native
Of Charleston.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-11
NEGRO ARRESTED.
suspected of Having Robbed Atlanta
Army Pnymaster.

Atlanta, NOV. 10. The oolice depart
ment Of this city nave placed under ar
rest j. II. Alexander. a negro in the
Employ Of tine United States govern
ss..nt' charging him With having stolen
sst'Oo from the valise Of Maj. J.. G.
s'eVens, an United States army psy-
gg..1ster last Friday evening, Moi.
''Vens states that the money wss left
=, Valise IN the negro'a care TO be
,.Heh 70 The UNION depot IN this city
p'"I 20 Maj. Stevens departure for
a.sg some misunderstanding fhe negro
,i,l NOT meet the Maj al the depot In
I' 70 catch the train. and the va
.e was carried back 20 Mai. Stevens
49,. MAJ stevens reported 10 The city
ysi,' ives to-day that he CARED the
fI.lI 70 fenoacoln, ana when be ar
.... mere he found that the currency,
tDhiing 10 1900. had been stslen.
"a. u' negro bar been in the employ ~
s-l hYfe ibnient for a number 81 yssfs,
u.... asnitH thai be- has stolen the
M. beieeuyer afs st eork lpon
The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-11
CALLAHAN AND LENNY READY.
Other Bouts That Have Been Fixed
by the savannah Athletic Club.

Other Bouts That Have Been Fixed
by the savannah Athletic Club.
Callahan and Lenny, who will meet
Tomorrow night before the Savannah
Athletic Club in 20-round bout have
about finished their training and both
will enter the ring as fit as careful
work and plenty of 1t can make them.
Something of the ability of Callahan
may be gathered from the fact that he
has met McGovern several times and
never failed to make good showing
against him. when In condition.
This makes him rather a favorite.
though Lenny too. has a strong follow
ing and one that, believing that ac-
tons speak louder than words, are not
hesitating to back their man for lib
eral sums of the long green" The
men will box at 1870 pounds. weigh In
at o'clock tomorrow afternoon. That
1t will be a warm bout people that
know the men and have seen their
condition have no doubt.
The main affair will be preceded by
preliminary between Flanagan,
local boxer, and Tony Moran. There
will be also another exhibition of
wrestling by Prof. Emil Beck and his
SicNSI little pupli, young Il HOHlpSOus
The Savannah Athletic Club has also
a number of other entertainments in
the fistic line framed up for the month.
Among them is match between Mo-
ran and Peter Porretto for a twenty
five round bout, which VIII take place
Friday night; and a bout between Tom
my Feltz and either the winner of the
Moran-Porretto bout, or Andy DAILY. a
former sparring partner of McGov-
ern's, and one of the cleverest bantams
in the business.
Still another bout, for which the date
the winner of the Callahan Lenny bout
and Billy Gardner, an exceedingly
clever Irish fighter. who is now living
lent record as a pugilist. having met
some of the best men in his class.
The bout between Feltz and Joe
have been pulled of in Baltimore
Thanksgiving, has been postponed to
allow Feltz bout in Savannah on that
day. The postponement has been made
until Dec. 8, when the bout will be
pulled off in Baltimore as originally
scheduled.
The Savannah Athletic Club Is now
framing up plans for circuit of cities
in which fistic exhibitions will be
given and which, according to the
present scheme. will embrace Savan-
nah, which will be the headquarters,
Atlanta, Jacksonville and Charleston.
Negotiations looking toward the carry
ing out of this plan are now going on
and have every appearance of sue
cessful contamination.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-11
LEGISLATIVE MATTERS.
Mr.. Hitch,s Inheritance Tax Bill
Made Special order for Tuesday,

Made Special order for Tuesday.
Atlanta, Nov 10.-The Legislature
has got down to hard, solid work now,
and If it is to dispose of all the. i'm
portant matters before it, this gait
will have to be kept up for the remain
ing thirty three days of the session.
The constitutional amendment COM
mittee will hear from it's sub-com-
mittees on Tuesday and will probably
report some of the measures before it
to the House and Senate the latter
part of the week, since they will all
have to 60 through the regular routine
reference to the standing committees.
The great Importance of this commit
tee lies in the work it has to do as we'll
as in the fact that it does away with
the necessity for a constitutional con-
vention.
The inheritance tax bill by Mr.. Hitch
of Chatham, is the special order for
Tuesday and an interesting debate is
expected on the measure, which has
been fevorably reported.
The Soldiers Home bill will probably
go through this week and be sent at
once to the Senate, so the institution
can be rebuilt without delay. The new
Atlanta depot bill is going to be as
strenuously opposed by Joe Hall and
others, as was the case last year, but
the members of the special depot COM
mittee say they do not fear Halls OPP
position this time, and they declare the
measure will pass. The Committee
on General Agriculture of the House
has from fifty to seventy-five bills be-
fore it relating to the game and fish
laws.
Two substitute bills, one for game
and another for fish, will probably be
reported to the House this week.
The proposition to pay the interest
on the bonded debt out of the public
property fund has not yet come UP for
serious discussion, but the House will
have TO dispose of it pretty soon in
order to get it out OF the way of the
constitutional amendment bills and
other measures which are yet to come
and which will require long and serious
cons Iteration.
Fondreu Mitchell, representative from
Thomas county, has already begun his
campaign for speaker, am is soliciting
the votes of those members who are ex-
pected to return to the Legislature next
term. Tom Fielder of Bib is said also
to be a candidate and it is known
A. o. Blalock of Fayette and Norris
The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-11
ITEMS FROM DOUGLAS.
Temporary Administration of Late
w. j. Smiths Estate Before ordi-
nary.

nary.
Douglas, Ca, Nov. 10.-Miss Eddie
Johnson, 10 years old. daughter of
j. l.. Johnson of Nichols, was yes
terday by jury. before Hon. Thomas
Young, Judge of the Court of Ordinary
adjudged insane, and will be carried
to the state sanitarium.
Lewis Thomas, colored, of Broxton,
was also adjudged insane.
The temporary administration of the
estate of w. j. Smith. who was as
sassinated at Nichols on the night of
the 18th inst, caused quite legal tilt
before Ordinary Young yesterday that
lasted into the night. The widow de-
clined to apply and desired Mr..
Ritch. Nat. II. Solomon of Savannah,
who is adereditor of Smith, applied, as
did Fred M. Tanner, who was on
Smiths bond as guardian for Smith s
step-children. Mr.. Ritch withdrew,
leaving the fight between Solomon and
Tanner. Judge NJ. L. Mershon for Sol
ONION; Quincy & Mcdonald for Tanner.
After argument was heard his honor
awardedVtemporary letters to F. M
Tanner. Smith left. besides his stock
of merchandise, some valuable real es-
tate.
the Masonic funeral rites of the
late j. j. Lott were observed to-day
at the cemetery by the Douglas and
Broxton lodges. Rev. Seaborn Taylor
delivered the funeral sermon. There
was estimated to be about 300 people
who witnessed these last sad solemn
rites.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-11
DUBLIN NOTES.
Local Negro Character Returns
Home Wealthy-Engineer' Mar
row Escape.


Home Wealthy-Engineer' Mar
row Escape.
Dublin. Ga, Nov. 10.-"Laughing
Ben Ellington, who left Dublin sew
eral months ago to enter the Congress
of Negroes on the Midway of the Pan
American Exposition, has returned
home. Ben brought back with him
several hundred dollars. This he has
put in the hands of one of the bust
ness men of Dublin to invest in small
home. Never before in his life has he
had so much money, and when he gets
the deeds to the place which will be
purchased for him it will be the first
piece CT real estate that he has ever
owned Ben only received salary of
IS a week while in Buffalo, but tips
were plentiful, he receiving sometimes
as much as S. per day in tips. Old
Ben states that he could readily dis
tinguish a Northern man from one
from the South, by the smn!lness Of
the tip given him by the former, as
compared with the latter. Ben says
that he was only few feet from Pres
ident Mex inley when he was shot by
CzolgosZ, though this statement is
hardly credited by some.
Last night NIL "a ~ lhOiItdS, Cu~
gineer at the electric light and water
plant, narrowly escaped serious injury.
He noticed that steam was escaping
from one of the cylinders and ran TO
shut of the steam. He had barely es-
capped from the room when the cylin-
der blew out, filling the room with hot
steam. Had Mr.. Thomas not gotten
out as quickly as he did he would have
been badly scalded, even IL not lost
his life. On account of the breakdown
of the machinery, the city was in total
darkness last night, but lights are
promised for tonight.
During the next few weeks the light
and water plant will be greatly en-
larged and improved. New engines will
be put in and the boiler capacity will
be doubled. For several months the
plant has been run considerably above
ils capacity. The city also intends at
once to employ a superintendent to
look after the plant. For several
months there has been no suosrintend-
ent in charge of affairs, but it has
been founl that when the new machin-
cry arrives z superintendent will he
absolutely necessary. 1t is the inten-
ton of the authorities to employ some
person as superintendent who has some
knowledge of fighting fire, so that he
can be put in charge of the Dublin fire
department as chief.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-11
RUSSIAN CROPS BAD.
minister of Agriculture Publishes
Annual RepOrt-President Roose-
'eit Daily EuIOgized by Russian

'A"isser OF Agriculture Publishes
Annual RepOrt-President Roose-
Welt Daily EuIogized by Russian
Press.
Especial Correspondence of The Asso-
ciated Press.)
st. Petersburg. Oct. THE ministry
OF agriculture to-day published its an
nual autumnal crop report for Euro
pean Russia. The ministry has 1900
correspondents west of the Ourals. All
crops were below average, it is stated,
and in some parts of the east and south
they were bad, in places very bad"
The staple grain, rye. was particularly
dehcient. Winter wheat was bad" in
the Don province Poland and the Bal
tic provinces and good only in the
southwest. All summer grains were
below the average.
The deficient harvests OF 1900 caused
a shrinkage of 1000 roubles in the in
come from the payment of peasants for
their lands and the minister of finance
is resolved to materially diminish the
receipts from this source in the next
budget
The government appears fully con-
scious of the added responsibility that
1t has assumed by virtually excluding
private persons and associations from
participation in relief measures. Judg-
ing from official publications and such
scattered notices as individual papers
publish from time to time, every effort
is being made to discover and mitigate
suffering.
The Red Cross will open free eating
houses and direct the medical relief.
The greatest difficulty is anticipated
from the Tartars and the Finnish
tribe. known as the Mordva. The Tar
tars rent their lands to Russians and
are destitute.
The Russian leader writer's have put
President Roosevelt and the United
States on the list of their regular
themes. Scarcely a day passes without
some newspaper devoting serious ed
itorial to the development of the po-
litical and economic power of the Unit
ed States. This in itself is gratifying,
but what is more so, is that nearly all
the papers are sympathetic and many
display accurate insight into American
affairs. The Bourse Gazette had the
following a day or two ago:
THE statesman who has unexpected
ly assumed the reins at Washington
is the perfect type of the American of
lO-Qdy DtlOIc iliIl lies d WidCI
horizon than any of his predecessors
enjoyed. Between the United States of
our day and the republic of which the
history of the last century told us
there is little in common. The classic
land of freedom, the country which has
developed it's prosperity to wonderful
dimensions and which has realized the
boldest Utopias and the most daring
theories of political and social liberty,
the great trans Atlantic republic, ter
rifles the Imagination of Europeans.
1t is a new giant, a state which the
latest events have made a world power.
a state which has transformed itself
to the point of unrecognizability and
is bent upon Transforming the whole
world, proclaiming through its new
chief magistrate that the word of the
United States shall have due weight
everywhere were economic and political
questions are decided"
The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-11
FUNERAL LARGELY ATTENDED.
Remains of the Late Elliot C. Way
ut Rest in Bonnventure.

mt Rest in BOnnventure.
The funeral of Mr.. Elliot c.. Way.
the announcement of whose death APP
peared in the Morning News. took
place at 3o'clock yesterday afternoon,
from the First Presbyterian Church.
of which he was devoted member.
In evidence of the high esteem in
which he was held by his fellow citi-
zens, and co-workers in the church,
the funeral was largely attended, and
many sorrowing friends followed the
remains to their last resting place.
The interment was in Bonaventure
Cemetery and the casket was laid be-
meath a mound of flowers. The floral
tributes were beautiful In design and
numerous. The services were conduct
ed by Rev. William p. McCorkle, pas
tor of the church of which Mr.. Way
was a deacon. and devout member.
A week ago Mr.. Way was reelected
chairman of the Board of Decons, and
those who attended the funeral could
scarcely realize that so soon he had
passed into eternity.
Expressions of sympathy for the
members of the bereaved family were
clearly written on the faces of those
who attended the funeral. The pail
bearers were: Messrs. Walter Coney,
$. r. Quarterman, w. A. Bishop, l.. M.
White, J. A. Mayes and Fred r. How
ard.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-11
MEMORIAL FUND TRUSTEES.
The Mckinley Monument Committee
as Named by FIorida's Governor.


Tallahassee. Fla, Nov. 10.-Gov. Jen-
nings has named the following twenty
Ave prominent Floridians as the state
auxiliary committee upon the McSin-
ley national memorial:
Hon. ]. B. Whitfield, chairman, Tai
Iahassee; Hon. c. NJ. Jones, PENSACOLA;
Hon. A. II. D'Alambertie, Pensacola;
Hon. Denis Eagan. Jacksonville: Hon.
M. B. MacFarlane. Tampa: Hon. F. l..
Wing, Tampa; Hon. w. q. Robinson.
Gainesville; Hon. l.. Y. Jenness, St.
Petersburg: Hon. J. 3. Browne. Bey
West: Hon C. A. Carson, Kissinlnee;
Hon. S. 7. Sistrunk, Ccala: Hon. ]. p.
c. Griggs, Apalachicola; Hon. ~. II.
McCreary Gainesville: Hon. j. f..
Stilman, Pensacola; Hon. p. u. Fletch-
err. Jacksonville: Hon. J. r. Parrot.
Jacksonville; Hon. Il. n. Gunby. Tam
pa; Hon. c. T.. Worth. Tampa: Hon.
w. w. Dewhurst, st. Augustine: Hon.
G. w. Allen. Key West Hon. J. II.
Welsh. Miami; Hon. G. G. Wilson,
Barlow: Hon. l.. Il. Fraleigh. Madison;
Hon. w. II. Milton. Mariana; Hon.
j. E. Foxworthy. TT. Myers.