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The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-13

me: won't kill him; I'll just finish
him."
And he did. When he had pounded
him to his satisfaction. and to the sat
isfaction of the crowd, he gathered up
the writhing figure and quietly threw
him out of the window.
The man with the soft voice and
Apollo face was Frank Hampton Has
kell, grandson of Gen. Wade Hampton
and son of Col. John C. Haskell of Co
lumbia, S. C. He has inherited the
bravery and chivalry of his South Car
DINA blood and the splendid physical
seems to belong to the name of Frank
Hampton. Gen. Hampton had an I'M
Gle and a brother noted for their great
strength, whose mantle seems to have
fallen on the present young hero.
l have often heard Gen. Hampton
tell the following story of his uncle:
MY uncle" he said, was noted for
his powerful strength. Once he was
at country tavern when a big coun-
try fellow insulted him. He said moth
ing, but stepped to the fireplace, picked
up an old-fashioned iron poker, put it
around the mans neck and twisted it
so that it was impossible to remove
it. The man begged like a dog.
"On another occasion, at dinner in
Charleston, n man remarked that no
the same size.
"'Oh, yes my uncle said, I cam A
large negro man, an attendant of one
of the men, was present. He was a
great favorite in Charleston, and was
noted for his strength. He heard my
uncle's remark, and said:
"'Oh, no, Mas Frank, you cyan't
knock me down.
LET him try; let him try, Argyle
my uncle resisted for a time, but
at last stood up, extended his arm and
let it fall on top of the negro's head.
The man instantly FELL to the aston
ishment of the crowd, and then, to
their horror, he was found to be dead.
None was more aStonished or grieved
than my uncle. He had not used half
his strength, he said.''
There are several stories of Gen.
Hampton's own wonderful strength.
Once, before the war, went out bear
hunting in Mississippi, his dogs at
tackled COW, an animal which grows
very dangerous when allowed to run
wild in the swamps. The COW took
refuge in small lake near by. Gen.
Hampton, not liking such anomalous
game for his pack, jumped from his
horse and drove the dogs off. He was
making for his horse, when the COW
walked out of the lake, passed him,
then suddenly turned and, with tail
erect and head lowered, came below
ing. plunging toward him. He barely
had time to jump behind small tree,
and here for some seconds, in a game
of hide and seek, eluded the infuriat-
ed animal. But he knew that such a
ruse could not last long. Springing out,
he caught the COW by her horns, threw
| her on one side, and, putting one knee
on her neck, stuck her lower horn into
the ground. Before she could extricate
herself he had reached his horse and
made good his escape.
1t was no unusual thing for Gen.
Hampton to take up from the ground,
without dismounting. a full-sized buck
or corn bear and put it on the back
of his horse.
Malone has said that Gen. Hamp-
ton was the strongest man in the Army
of Northern Virginia" but to this Gen.
Hampton always says:
That's all nonsense. l was not"
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-13

rel: special calcined plaster, S1.4O@1. 80
per barrel; hair, 4Q5c; Rosedale ce-
ment, $1.2001.25; carload lots, special;
Portland cement, retail 1915; carload
lots, s1.900200.
LUMBER-Market steady. Quote;
SaMn ties, per M feet, $SQ9; hewn ties
Gx9xS1a), 35c each. minimum easy size
yard stock, $10.50Q11.00; car stills, 500
10; stock, IA to 16 in, depending on
length $15Q16: ship stocks, SIG.
OII.-MarkeL steady: demand fair;
signal, 45@50c; West Virginia black.
s012c; lard, 75c: neatsfoot, 6O@75c;
machinery, 16@25c; l1nseed oil, raw,
sec; boiled, SSc; kerosene prime white,
1870; water white, 13c: Pratt's astral,
lac; deordorized stove gasoline drums.
11hc; empty oil barrels. delivered. S5c.
SHOT-Drop, d.65: y. 3. and large,
$3.50: chilled. s1.90.
IRUN-Market steady; refined, 2.20c
Swede. SC.
NAILs-Cut, s:.35 base: wire, s2.7o
BARBED w1RE-sa.5O per 100
GUNPowDER-Per key. Austin
crack shot, "a; half kegs. $225; quarter
kegs, $1.25; champion ducking, quarter
kegs, s2.25: Austin smokeless, half
kegs, $S.45; quarter. $3.50: three pound,
s2.10; one pound. 75c; less 20 per cent.
on smokeless.
Cotton Bagging and Ties.
BAGGING-Market firm: jute. 2N
pounds, 7%c: pounds, TIC; ~
pounds, csc; sea island bagging, 121Hc.
TIES-Standard 45-pound arrow,
large lots, 81 .25; small lots, s1.35.
Bacon. Hams ana Lard.
BACON-Market firm: D. S. c. r.
sides, 9%c; d. S. bellies, 101ac (East-
ern), according to average size; d. S.
bellies, 10Ac (Western); smoked C. r.
sides, 1880.
HAMS-Sugar cured. 1Sc: picnic
hams. 91zc.
LARD-Pure. in tierces, 10hc; in so
pound tins and S0-pound tubs, 10Ac;
compound. in tierces. TIC; 50-pound
tins and S0-pound tubs, SC.
miscellaneous.
FISH-Mackerel, half barrels, No. 1,
$50; No. 2. $6.75; No. 8. $685. kits. No.
l. slips; No. 2, $1.10; No ), 90c. Goldfish,
1-pound bricks, &c; 2-pound bricks, SEC;
smoked herrings. per box, 10000.
Dutch herring, in kegs, 81; new null
let's, half-barrels, 1915.
SYRUP-Market quiet; Georgia and
Florida syrup, buying at 29@30c; sell
ing at 32kQ35c; sugar house at 100
l5c.
HONEY-Fair demand; strained, In
barrels, $4,000 gallon.
High wines, basis 1929.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-13
Low WATER IN GREAT SALT LAKE
Investigations as to the Water Level
in Utah,s Salt Sen.
From the New York Sun

From the New York Sun.
The Sun has already told about the
decline in volume of waters OF Great
Salt Lake. The question is asked
what is the cause of this remarkable
fall in the lake. and will it continue
to fall and finally disappear
Mr.. L. H. Murdoch has lust reported
in the Monthly Weather Review the
results of his Investigations on this
subject. He says that on the last day
OF 1900 the water level of the lake was
nine inches below the zero mark on
the gauge of Garfield Beach. This
gauge was established many years ago
by our Geological Survey, and it's zero
was placed at what was belle yed to
be one foot below the lowest known
water level reached since the settle
ment of the state.
One explanation offered is that the
fall is due to the divsrting of large
quantities of water from the streams
flowing into the lake for irrigation pur-
poses. Mr.. Murdoch did not inquire
into the question of the amount of
water diverted for irrigation, but en-
deavored to ascertain how far a short
age in rainfall is responsible for this
decline in the lake level. For this pur-
pose he tabulated all the precipitation
data that have been collecte in the
basin of the lake, and he gives at con-
siderable length the results of these
calculations and comparisons.
He found that the last fifteen years
have been the driest on record. For
each year there was an average short
age of 098 inch in rainfall, or in
other words, the rainfall was that
much under the normal for every year
The total shortage for the fifteen years
ending in 1900 was 1470 inches. With
so large a shortage in rainfall a de-
cided fall in the lake level would nat
urally be expected and a fall CT about
nine feet and one inch has occurred.
Mr.. Murdoch concludes from all the
data that the climate of the Great Salt
Lake basin is not becoming drier, but
that periods of heavy precipitation will
occur again, and the lake will rise to
about the same levels K mas reached In
the past.
Mr.. G. K. Gilbert Of the Geological
Survey, in reviewing the facts Mr..
Murdoch has brought together, ex-
presses the opinion that the shortage
of rainfall does not suffice to account
wholly for the fall of the Jake surface.
The problem is complex. but IL n COM
plete analysis were possible, it would
probably show that u number of fac
tors have helped to produce the observ-
ed shrinkage. He believes that prom
inent place among these factors would
be accorded to irrigation. AS the area
of irrigated land has been greatly en-
larged during the last decade, ne does
not see how this could fail tc influence
the balance between inflow and cvap-
grafton, which determines the hight IF
the lake. The work of irrigation must
have greatly diminished the amount OF
water which the rivers discharge 10
the lake,
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-13
ANTIQUITY OF STRIKES.
Labor Troubles in Pre-Christian Me-
dieval and Modern Times.
From the Philadelphia Times

From the Philadelphia Times
Labor strikes are of great antiquity
although, owing to the different condi-
tons of labor, anciently they were on
somewhat different lines from those of
the present day. AS an available start
ing point for such movements the case
of the Hebrews in Egypt is given.
which the Egyptians tried to put down
by the imposition of still heavier tasks
Pre- Christian and medieval history
also contains many instances of the
workman rebelling against what he
thought to be material wrong. The
guilds or old trade associations of Eng
land, which included both masters and
Workmen, did something toward
smoothing the relations of labor and
capital These were suppressed by
Henry VIII, and, although revived in
succeeding reigns, were not as effective
as they had been.
England appears to have been first
in establishing the trade union as at
present known. Originally these COM
binations of workmen were more or
less prohibited there under severe pen
alties. The extensive introduction of
machinery toward the latter end of the
eighteenth century gave a great inn
pulse to the trade-union principle, and
by 1920 most, if not all, of the legisla-
ton against them had been wiped off
the statute books in England. The eff
fcrts of the workman in France to
throw off the legal restraints against
his combining with his fellows were
less successful, penalties being in force
against it as late as 1868 The trade
union idea in the English sense took
hold in Germany the same year.
The right to make protest or appeal
as body was early claimed by the
workmen of America. The first record
ca strike in this country as a result
of such combination took place in 1741
Where it occurred is not told, but it is
thought to have been at Boston. In this
case the leaders were tried for con-
spiracy. The shoemakers of this city
brought about the next big strike. 1t
started in 1896 and lasted three years.
The sailors of Philadelphia struck for
higher wages in 1903 The leaders of it
were arrested and imprisoned. A New
York strike of 1909 by the shoemakers
first brought the word "scab" into use,
and a printers strike in 1921 gave title
to the epithet rat" as applied to
non union man. The women struck for
the first time in a shoemaking strike
at Lynn. The strike failed. Rioting is
not mentioned as a feature of strikes
until lS4S. This took place at Pittsburp.
and while violent, was not accompan-
led by loss of life
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-13
THE STRONG HAMPTONs.
Carolina Stories About Gen. Wade
Hampton and His Family.

Carolina Stories About Gen. Wade
Hampton and His Family.
From the New Orleans Times Demo-
crat.
The days of coffee and pistols for
two" may be over, but the spirit
which prompts quick retaliation for in
suit given is not by other means
quenched among the old regime of the
South, as the following incident will
show:
A few days ago at Georgetown, S.
c., a party of men were sitting around
a dinner table at the one hotel in the
place. AS usual under such circum-
stances, there was a variety of men
and conversation. One man from the
West-an expression which represents
a particular type, but no particular
locat;on-had been very free in his
opinions regarding the people of the
South. The opinions were not COM
plimentary.
They talk a dang sight about re-
sentin' things. and courage, and all
that, but l amt seen any of it yet,
and dang if don't believe there's lot
of blow among en-"
There were two or three Northern
men in the crowd, and the rest were
native Southerners. They treated the
Westerner. a tall. burly creature, with
great tolerance; but several noticed
dangerous light gathering in the eyes
of a young fellow who had not said
much. He was himself fully six feet,
broad shouldered. a well knit figure, a
low voice and a face as handsome as
an Apollo's. He was sitting across the
table from the Westerner His whole
figure breathed conscious strength and
gentleness. He did not interrupt the
burly talker.
Yes" the man from the fleecy plains
went on, this talk of the bravery of
the South is all tommyrot. Now,
there's Gen. Wade Hampton" and
here an abusive epithet followed.
But no sooner had the name passed
his lips than the young man with the
Apollo face leaped clear across the ia
BILE and caught the Westerner by the
throat He pounded and beat and cud-
gelled him until the others tried TO in
terfere.
mo" said the Apollo. leave him to
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-13
FORBES, BODY RECOVERED.

. Pensacola Press: The body of Private
Forbes of the Ninth Company. now
stationed at Fort Pickens, who was
drowned while in bathing about noon
Saturday, was found about midday
Sunday near the shore off which the
party was bathing. The body was in
a very mutilated condition, the cloth
ing was badly torn, the right leg en-
tirely gone. the flesh eaten off the
body and the head badly SCARED and
bruised. no doubt the work of sharks
When he disappeared in the water at
the time he was drowned il was
thought that he had been taken in
by the undertow but now it is be-
lieved that he was caught and dragged
under by a shark. The body was taken
across to Barrancas in a boat and it
was prepared for burial. after which
il was inferred at Fort Barrancas Ma
tional Cemetery. Very little is known
at the barracks of Private Forbes. He
had only enlisted short time ago and
that is about all that is known of him.
He was an Englishman and 2S years
old
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-13
Shipping Memoranda.

New York, Sept. 12.-Sailed, steamer
Vidar, Jacksonville; steamer Chatta-
hoochee, Savannah.
Philadelphia, Sept. 12.-Arrived
schooner Lizzie H. Patrick, Jackson
vile.
Baltimore, Sept. 12.-Arrived, schoon-
er Jennie Thomas, Savannah
Sailed, steamer D. H. Miller, Savan-
nah.
Swansea, Sept. 11-Sailed, Wildcroft,
Key West
Manchester, Sept. 11-Sailed, Man
chester Corporation, Key West.
Port Tampa, Fla. Sept. 12.-Arrived,
steamer Mascotte, Smith, Kek West
Sailed. steamer Mascotte, Smith
Key West; bark Matedor. Geerdes
London steamship Winfred, Arm
strong, Carteret.
Fernandina, Fla. Sept. 12-Cleared
schooner Senator Sullivan, Hopkins
Boston; Springfield, Tomlin, Providence
Sailed, steamer Goodwin (Br), Jack
son. Hamburg, via New Orleans;
schooners J. E. duBignon, Turner
Perth Amboy; lyman M. Law, Wick
man, New York; S. B. Hubbard, Me-
haffey, Philadelphia.
Charleston Sept. 12.-Arrived, steam
er Apacha, Pennington, New York;
steamer Algonquin, Jacksonville.
Pensacola, Fla. Sept. 12-Arrived
bark Strant (Nor), Anderson, London
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-13
TRIED TO END HER LIFE.

Believing that her husband was un-
true to her, Mrs. G. H. Durham of
Tampa tried to end her own life on
Tuesday. Her husband is a motorman
on the street car line. and they live
at 1909 Enterprise street. Mrs. Dur
ham secured a bottle of chloroform,
went home and prepared to die. She
wrote a note, and then drank about
half the contents of the bottle. and
saturated a towel with the remainder.
which she placed over her nose. Her
condition was discovered by one of the
children, who became alarmed, and
called in some of the neighbors. This
was Immediately followed by a call for
physicians. and after a considerable
amount of work the patient was reviv-
ed and declared to be out of danger
She was considerably burned by the
amount of chloroform which she took
internally. Friends say that Mrs.
Durham has been in bad health for
some time.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-13
Coastwise Exports.

Per steamship Berkshire, Philadel-
phia-110 bales sweepings, 1,243 barrels
rosin, 1877 barrels turpentine, so bar
rels cotton seed oil, 20 barrels lard
composition, 81 barrels scrap metal, COZ
tons pig iron, 80 sacks fertilizers, SO
bundles shingles, 140 pieces 6-inch pipe.
las packages domestics and yarns, IL
packages fruit. So packages merchan-
disc, 157,355 feet lumber
Per steamship Hudson for Baltimore
zoos bales cotton, bales linters. s
bales wool, 1855 barrels rosin, rs bar
rels rosn oil, 100 barrels turpentine, 10
barrels lard composition, 100 tubs lard
composition, LIS sacks clay, 25 cases
can goods. so packages domestics and
yarns, 1913 packages merchandise, &c.
10 feet lumber.
Per schooner Sylvia c. Hall for New
Haven, Conn.-327577 feet yellow pine
lumber.-Cargo by Cooney. Eckstein &
Co
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-13

primary receipts and liquidation, but
afterwards rallied on covering, liberal
clearances, sympathy with corn and
export buying. Closed firm, h@3sc net
higher. May closed 1850; September,
74&c; October 74Ac December, 761kc.
Corn-Spot, firm; No. 2, 62Ac. OPP
ton market declined at first under re-
newed liquidation, weak cables, large
receipts and satisfactory weather news,
but finally turned strong on covering
and export demand, closing firm, Nc
net higher. My closed 63hc; Septem-
Der, 61%c; October, 61%c; December,
61%c.
Oats-Spot steady; No. 2, CSC. OPP
tions opened steady. eased off with
corn. but finally recovered.
Tallow-Firm city, 51Sc
Petroleum. dull.
Rye, steady.
Beef, steady.
Cut meats, steady.
Lard. steady; refined, steady.
Pork, firm.
Coffee-Spot Rio, steady; No. in
voice, SIC. The market for futures
opened steady, with prices points
higher as response to favorable Eu-
ropean cables, local bull support and
smaller movement in the crop district
Brazilian market news was bearish,
pul WdS OlLSel ny an advance IN RIO
sterling exchange. Spot coffee was
dull at nominally unchanged prices. In
the late afternoon the local market
eased off under realizing. the final tone
being quiet and prices net unchanged
to points higher. Total sales, 14,75O
bags.
Sugar-Raw, steady; fair refining.
sac. Refined, steady
Butter steady; creamery 15h@20hc;
state dairy, 14d1Shc.
Cheese steady; fancy large white. S%
QSBc do small white. 9hc.
Eggs steady; state and Pennsylvania,
1S920c.
Potatoes quiet.
Peanuts steady.
Cabbage steady.
Cotton to Liverpool by steam, lOc
COTTON SEED OIL.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-13
FLORIDA.

Tampa Tribune: There is a report
current to the effect that another agi-
tator who has been making himself
very conspicuous and obnoxious re-
cently-Angel Rodriguez, head bar
tender at the Union Commercial Com
pany's acknowledgements mysteri-
ously this morning. Rodriguez is the
man who went to Key West last week
and attempted to induce the thirteen
agitators now sojourning there to re-
turn to Tampa. For several days he
has been busying himself in efforts to
release the money of the organization
which is tied up in the banks here. 1t,
is strange that these fools, will persist
in such conduct when they know the
certain result
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-13
CHICAGO MARKETS.

Chicago. Sept. 12.-Grains in geneto- TO-
were quiet on the Board of TRADE " IN
day, with a little nervous activity ~
corn as the only feature. DecenioI'
wheat closed 19c higher than yesterI%Sss ,
December corn was up % to re, .i ms
cember oats NC higher. ProVlsi0N0
steady and closed to 10c higher. eel.
The leading futures ranged as lO'
lows: .r
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-13
south Carolina Ctoton.

Columbia, S. c., Sept. 11-Cotton is
still rusting and shedding in most
places. While the growth is rank on
clay lands. it is not well fruited. Bolls
opening rapidly, in places opening is
FASTENED by rust. Picking is general.
for which the weather has been favor
able. The week has been well suited
TO the needs Of the cotton crop. but
the injury OF previous unfavorable con-
ditions is generally apparent. Crop
generally late.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-13

tie derangeme Mt of the sexual system. Such cases,
involving they do the most delicate organs of
the body. should be treated promptly by compe-
tent specialist who thoro ughly understands their
every phase. The average practcing physician,
matter how skillful, is unable treat this condi-
ton intelligently. The greatest mistake that
be made is to jeopardize your health and future
happiness by experiment. ng with the many
called free" samples, which often poisonous
stimuants and to do more harm than
good. Your needs in elligent, individual treat
ment. The unapproached success of my treat
ment, extending period Of twenty years
proves beyond all question my superior ability in
curing II matters not how obstinate your
nor what other treatment has faed II is your
duty investigate my special facilities for restor
ing TO the full vigor OF their youth. 1
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-13
GnAIN. PROvIsInNs. emo.

New York. Sept. 12.-Flour was fair
ly active and steadily held.
Rye flour, steady.
Cornmeal, firm.
Rye, quiet.
Barley, steady
wheat-Spot. steady; No. 2 red, 76ssc.
Options opened barely steady They
sold Off under disappointing cables, big
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-13
weather Indications.
Morning News thermometer at

Morning News thermometer at
Morning News barometer at IL
Forecast for Friday and Saturday
Georgia and South Carolina: Showers
Friday and Saturday; fresh westerly
winds on the coast.
Eastern Florida: Partly cloudy Fri
day. with showers in southern portion.
Saturday showers; variable winds.
mostly fresh westerly.
Western Florida: Showers Friday
and probably Saturday; light to fresh
westerly winds.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-13
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA
MEN AND EVENTS OF TWO STATES
BRIEFLY DESCRIBED.

Athens Banner: The University En-
dowment Fund now has in the treas
ury something over $4,000. Treasurer
c. NJ. Strahan of this city says that
of the first installment of $4,000 due
July 10 all has been paid in except about
$1,000. and that the greater part of
that amount will be paid during the
fall A number of subscribers paid in
their full subscription preferring not
to take advantage of the five annual
installments. The total amount of the
endowment fund to date is $27 900, but
that sum is expected to be increased
from time to time until the sum OF
500 900 is reached. 1t is probable that
the Endowment Committee, of which
Hon. Alexander r. Lawton of Savan-
nah is the chairman, will at an early
date hold a meeting to see exactly
what should be done towards increas-
ing the fund. There are many alumni
of the University who have not yet
subscribed who will do so when more
thorough canvas is made.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-13
Vessels Went to Sen.

Steamship Hudson, Robinson, Balti-
more.
Steamship Berkshire, Ryan, Phila-
delphia.
Schooner Vanlear Black, Gaines, Balti-
more.
Schooner Edward P. Avery, Hawley
N Y