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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-06
THE REPUBLICAN WEDGE.
Policy of Appointing White Office
Holders to he Tried.

Columbia, S. c., Jan. 4.-The wedge to
be driven into South Cardinals solid de-
mocracy is to be started at Washington,
according to what seem authentic reports,
and doubtless other Southern states are
on the Manifestations list. The time is
considered opportune for gaining a foot
hold, and it is alleged the President has
promised leading Southern congressman
that no more negroes will hold federal Of
fees in the South; those now in office will
be eupplanted by white Republicans as
soon as their terms expire.
Capt. John G. Capers, son of Gen. Eli
son Capers of the Confederate army, now
the Episcopal Bishop of South Carolina,
has been chosen, il is said, to head the
administration fight here. Capt. Capers
has heretofore been Democrat, and has
held an office in the Department of JUS
tice since Mr. Cleveland's last administra-
ton. He is a popular young man and
will be sent back to South Carolina in the
capacity of United States district attor-
ney-so the story goes. Then the organl-
cation of the respectable white Republi-
cans and the disaffected Democrats in
Guiding the cotton mill and other bust
ness men who are open advocates of the
Mckinley policy and supporters of Sena-
,or McLauren, will begin.
Senator McLauren, although branded as
a political outcast by the old-line Demo
Gratis. will probably stick to the party
at least, for a time. His advocacy of the
Presidents foreign policy has insured him
the opposition of Senator Tillman and ire
regular organization.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-06
Shipping Memoranda.

Jacksonville Fla, Jan. 5.-Arrived. Brit.
ish schooner Sarah E. Douglass Cameron
Elentera, B. w. l.
Cleared, schooner Comanche, Penning-
ton. New York; British schooner En7a
Russell, Hopetown, B. W. I. British
steam yacht Shemara, Jones, Key West
Baltimore, Jan. 5.-Arrived, steamer
Thomas S. Dennison, Port Tampa; Maud
Palmer Punta Gorda.
Sailed, steamer Edward G. Hight, Jack
sonvilie; Chatham, Savannah.
Shields, Jan. 4.-Sailed, steamer Bran
tingham, Pensacola.
Gibraltar, Jan. 5.-Passed, Nordpol. Leg
horn for Pensacola.
Genoa,Jan. ARRIVED. steamer Cunaxa-
Savannah.
Punta Gorda, Fla, Jan. 5.-Cleared
more.
Fernandina, Fla, Jan. 5.-Arrived.
schooner Edward H. Blake, Smith, New
Haven; E. P. Avery, Hawley New York:
Agnes Manning. Hyers, New York.
Pensacola, Fla, Jan. 5.-Arrived, steam
ship Sydenham CBr), Clark, West Hartle-
pool.
Sailed, steamship Capenor Br), Rod
ham, Hamburg; banks Australia CNon
QtaD, Trapeni, Tunis; Olive Mount QtaD,
Razeto, Buenos Ayres.
Cleared, steamship Francisco (Sp),
Echevarria, Liverpool.
Key West, Fla, Jan. 5.-Arrived.
steamers Nueces, Galveston, and sailed
for New York; Mascotte, White, Havana,
and sailed for Port Tampa; Miami, Della
no, Miami, and sailed for Havana;
schooner Three Brothers, Nassau.
Charleston, S. c., Jan. 5.-Arr1ved,
steamers Algonquin. Platt. Jacksonville.
and proceeded to New York. Washington
(Br). Willis. Huelva; schooners Anna
L. milford, French, Philadelphia; Jose
Olaverri. Hewitt, New York; Maggie G.
Hart, Welt, New York
Cleared, steamer Kurland (GeD, Peter
sen, Bremen.
Sailed, steamer Heimfield (Ger), Eisfeld.
Hamburg, via New York.
Capt. Willis of the British steamship
Washington reports, on Dec. II, 1900, pass
ed the Norwegian bark Sagitta of Chris
tiansand, waterlogged and abandoned in
latitude $3.50 and longitude 11;41 west
Lower mizzen mast only standing. Sa-
gitta lying right in track of vessels and
dangerous to navigation.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-06
All Born in ola ogIethorpe.

Some weeks since the Oglethorpe Echo
chronced the death at Madison on Dec.
s. of Mr.. Antoine Poullain who was born
in Lexington about 80 years ago, and
reared there. 1t has since been learned
that two other quite old people who were
born there about the same time, the
three being brought up together died on
the same day One was Mrs. Cornelia f.
Hungerford, wife of George j. Hunger
ford and daughter of DIR. Asa Pond, rec
tor Of Meson Academy from 1924 to 1882,
who died in Columbus, at the home of
daughter. The other was Mrs Margaret
Gouldng Reed, wife of VIM. NJ. Reed, D.
D., daughter of Rev Thos Gou,dng, first
pastor Of Lexington Presbyterian Church.
and sister of F.. r. Goulding, d. D., l..
l.. D., author of Young Marooners."
Gen. Edwin Goulding, who died in Vir-
ginia during the Civil War, was also her
brother She died at st. Charles 5. c.,
and was perhaps the Oldest of the three.
It is truly a singular coincidence that
three people so old, born and reared in
almost adjoining homes. all of distin-
guished families, should have passed
away on the same day.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-06
STEAMER DoRETTA AGROUND.
SHE LIES IN BAD POSITION IN
RAMPS HORN CREEK.

After She Went Aground the Ser
vices of n Tug Were Secured and
the Passengers Bescued-Chances
Are Not Favorable for Saving Her.
Schooner James BOyce, Jr., Pulled
on by Three Tugs and Brought Up
From Tybee - Cargo OF Lumber
Will BE Discharged.
The steamer loretta, Capt. Chadwick,
plying between Savannah and Bluffton, is
aground in Rams Horn creek, a small
stream connecting New and Cooper riv-
ers. The news that the Doretta encount-
cred the severe wind storm on Thursday
night and was blown ashore reached the
city yesterday. being delayed owing to
the difficulty in communicating with that
locality.
The little steamer left Thursday on her
regular trip for Bluffton having less than
a dozen passengers, including white and
colored persons, and a small amount of
freight. 1t was after dark that she reach
ed Rams Horn creek. 1t was about half
tide when she struck.
The first duty that demanded the at
tention of the boats officers was to look
out for the safety of the passengers. "A
colored man was sent in a small boat to
Mr.. Theodore Roderick's place to engage
the services of the tug Gypsy, which he
owns and uses in oyster dredging. The
tug responded and the passengers were
taken on to Bluffton, or to the wayland-
ings they were bound for.
In the meantime the tide rose and the
Doretta filled and sunk in the channel.
Unsuccessful efforts were made to render
her assistance on Friday by the tug
Huntress but she is in a bad position, and
the chances are not favorable for saving
her. The steamer Alpha, Capt George
u. Beach, arrived yesterday from Beau
fort, having passed the Doretta during
the day The Alpha stopped for awhile,
long enough to find there was no assist
ance she could render. Capt. Beach re-
ports the Doretta in a bad position, but
thinks she may be saved. Theodore Ber-
ny, engineer of the little steamer, came to
the city on the Alpha.
The Wilmington Improvement Company
brought the Doretta, then the Flora, from
Florida to Savannah to run between Will
mington and Thunderbolt as a passenger
service for some time, and was later sold
to Capt. ]. H. Judkins, who put her on
the run between Savannah and Bluffton.
Capt. Judkins made several changes to
the boat while he owned her, among
them being that from side wheeler to
propeller, and the putting in of new boil
ers She was later sold to Capt. George
Chadwick, her present owner.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-06
Coastwise Exnorts.

Per steamship Birmingham to Boston,
Jan. 4-5,123 bales upland cotton, 80 tons
pig iron.
Per steamship D. II. Miller for Balt-
more-650 bales upland cotton, 442 barrels
rosin, Ga 1886 feet lumber, 81 boxes
oranges, 56 crates vegetables, SO barrels
rosin oil, POI barrels lampblack, 4O2 sacks
clay, 10 packages merchandise, 167 pack
ages domestics and yarns, POPS sacks cot
tonseed, so tons pig iron, As bales hides.
Per steamship Kansas City to New
York, Jan. $50 bales upland cotton, 335
bales sea island cotton, 200 barrels cotton
seed oil, 500 cases cottonseed oil, 3S9 bales
domestics. 100 tubs lard, 50 trays lard
AT barrels rosin, 672 barrels turpentine
1877, 1O4 feet lumber, 9S bales moss, So bales
tobacco, rs barrels fish, 81 cases cigars
2,O28 boxes fruit, 20 barrels vegetables
1,419 boxes vegetables, 1856 tons pig iron.
243 sacks clay, 254 packages merchandise.
Per schooner Annie T. Bailey for Phil
adelphia-297, 73S feet yellow pine lumber
Cargo by John A. Calhoun.
Per schooner S. G. Haskal for Boston
4S4, 634 feet yellow pine lumber.-Cargo by
John A. Calhoun.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-06
THOMAsvILLE's GAS PLANT.
White Primary and Free Schools the
Absorbing Topics of the Town.


Absorbing Topics of the Town.
Thomasville. Ca, Jan. 4-Recently the
Thomasville Electric Light and Gas Com
panies were bought out at receivers sale
by Robert Gamble, Jr. Mr. Gamble has
now associated with himself NJ S. Gam
BILE of this city and w. c. Lewis and
M e. Lewis of Tallahassee and these
gentlemen are now advertising for a char
ter under which the business will be re-
organized. The new company will be cap
italized at $4,000 An up-to-date plant will
be put in and the business be run for all
that it Is worth.
A move has just been made in this
city for white primary to nominate can
didates for Mayor and aldermen at the
coming election. ]. J. Culpepper and
Theo Titus are candidates for Mayor. Mr.
Titus favors the primary and DR.. Culpep-
per opposes it. This is causing much stir
among the voters. 1t is proposed to hold
the primary on the same date, Jan. II.
when the free-school question is to be
voted on Many fear that such step will
jeopardize the free-school interests as the
negro vote is necessary to carry the free
school law, and they might refrain from
voting on that question for spite. 1t
might seem to some people that nothing
could keep the negroes from voting for
free schools, for they have all to gain
by such course and nothing to lose,
but as strange as it may appear. this
same negro vote was manipulated in the
last vote on free schools in this city, so
as to defeat the bill. They were actual
ly induced to vote against the law, and
Townsville offers the singular case
where the negroes have voted against the
white mans educating the negroes chill
dren at the white mans expense.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-06
Thought He was "a Deputy sheriff.

The trial of c. NJ. Flanagan,
white man. indicted for muir
der in the first degree, for shoot
ing and killing Jim Williams, a negro, at
Baldwin Oct 6, last, is on at Jackson
vile. The story OF the crime. as 1t came
out in the testimony. is as follows: There
was a camp meeting at Baldwin, and spe>
clal trains were run into the settlement.
Word reached Flanagan that white
man had shot a conductor on the train
and Flanagan, seeing man hurrying up
che road, ordered him to halt. The man
quickened his steps, and put his hand
into his hip pocket, at which Flanagan
pulled his revolver and fired, thinking
that it was the white man whom he had
shot. Going over To the man, he turned
him over. and discovered that il was a
negro. Discovering his mistake Flanagan
went at once TO Justice of the Peace Par
ish and surrendered himself. From the
testimony it was evident that Flanagan
thought he was a deputy sheriff. and had
a right to arrest anyone VINO he thought
was guilty of any crime.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-06

machinery. Outside the building, the for
~ operatives cottages are nearing COM
pletion, and form quite a town of their
own. These cottages are built to accom-
modate two families each, and will afford
homes for about 125 operatives. The big
brick water reservoir, to hold 100000 gal
Ions, has just been finished. This will
supply a smaller reservoir in the tower
of the main building, which in turn sup
plies the building. The protection against
fire is almost perfect. A standard under
writer's force pump and the two water
reservoirs make it almost impossible for
the flames to cut off the water supply
All through the building, large water
pipes supply the patent sprinklers. These
pipes have leaden plugs, which will melt
at a certain degree of heat, and food the
building
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-06
Making Syrup by Steam Heat.

volusia County Record: The Hodgkin
sugar mill has been regularly at work for
the past two weeks. The cane is ground
by steam power. and the juice is convert
ed into syrup and sugar by steam heat
alone the steam going through coils or
pipe in the evaporators. This is a new
method Of making syrup, but It is far
superior TO the old kettle and fire sys-
tenn, and il makes much nicer and clear
er syrup, as clear as new combed honey.
The evaporation is filled with juice, and
then the steam is turned on and In a few
minutes It is boiling. The Swimming is
done In this vat, and when through the
partly cooked juice. now turning into
syrup, is run through a connecting pipe
into smaller evaporation, where the
process Is completed Scott Hodskin IL
one Of the enterprising men OF this coun-
~. He has a sugar manufacturing plant
here az DeLand now that will work up in
a short while one hundred acres OF cane.
lie buys cane from the grower. giving 81
per ton. An acre will yield ~ 20 30 tons
o. cane. so you sec what a profit you get
from one acre by selling It at g. per ton,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-06

Kissimmee Gazette: Sheriff Paevatt has
established his reputation for gun play
in this DOWN for all time to come The
other day he was walking across the
Court House yard, when he spied a hawk
perched on the flagstaff above the cupola
of the Court House. In a flash he pulled
out his pistol and fired one shot The
hawk dropped dead. shot through the
head. The distance is 81 feet and the
sheriff had 90 fire through the branches
of a tree and almost straight Up into the
sky. The next time he tells a man to
halt he will probably be obeyed promptly.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-06
oordeIe's Moral improvement.

Five DEFENDERS ago is put TO shame
when compared with the order of this
December Then, If we remember correct
", seven negroes were killed outright in
three nights and the Mayors Court was
kept busy grinding out justice to dis
orderly conduct and other ordinance Vi
olators. For December 1900. twenty-five
Is the total number of cases docketed dur
ing the month just past, eleven were for
disorderly conduct, eight for lighting, and
only three for drunkenness.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-06

Steamship Kansas City. Fisher. New
York.
Steamship D. H. Miller Peters, Bait.
more.
Bark Monte Allegro M QtaD. Cosmo
Naples.
Schooner Henry P. Mason, Frost. Phil.
adelphia.
Schooner Charles E. Mitchell, Wa.
dron, Philadelphia.
Schooner Thomas F. Pollard, Jarman
Philadelphia.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-06

"A dispatch from Indianapolis, Ind,
says: The largest piece of hrst-class mai
matter that was ever sent through the
indianapolis postoffice was an office desk
which the government has purchased
from an Indianapolis manufacturer and
shipped to Manila, Philippine Islands, for
use in the postal service there. The desk
was large enough to make a dining table
for five or six people, and weighed as
much as a plano. 1t was wrapped in
heavy jute by the manufacturers and de
livered to the pos office here, where it was
started on its long journey. An official
envelope of the Postoffice Department was
pasted on the top, with the address of a
government officer at Manila.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-06
A TEXAS WONDER.
HnII.s Great Disco1erx.

One small bottle OF Halls Great Dis
covery cures all kidney and bladder trou-
bles, removes gravel, cures diabetes, sem
inal emissions. weak and lame backs.
rheumatism and all irregularities of the
kidneys and bladder in both men and wo-
men, regulates bladder troubles in chill
areh. IL not sold by your druggist wil
De sent by mail on receipt of 81. one small
bottle is two months treatment, and Will
cure any case above mentioned. DR.. h.
w. Hall, sole manufacturer. p. o. Box
o2s, St Louis, Mo. Send for testimonials.
Sold by all druggists and solomona Co.
savannah, Ga.
Read This.
Dothen, Ala, July 10, 1899.
DR.. e. W. Han. St. Louis, Mo.-Dear
Sir: We have been selling your Texas
Wonder, Halls Great Discovery, for two
years and recommend 1t to any one suf-
iering with any kidney trouble as being
the best remedy We ever sold. Yours
truly, ]. r. YOUNG.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-06
outraxeou. Crime in Campbell.

Sterling Thompson, a well known and
highly respected negro of Campbell coun
ty, was assassinated at his home, about
ten miles from Fairburn Thursday night.
About ten days previously the negro re-
ceived notice to leave the county, but
paid no attention to the notice. Thurs
day night a party of masked men called
on him and demanded to know why he
had not gone. The negro promised to go
at once If allowed. but the mob refused,
and, breaking down the door, shot him to
death; also shooting his son. The coro-
ner has gone to the scene of the crime
to hold an inquest. The citizens condemn
the crime and reward will be offered
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-06
mo- cue 1o. ooo. oco Feet a Year.

Bulloch Herald: Mr.. P. r. Lester of
the late firm Of Lester & Ellison, will be-
Gin next week to moye his sawmir bus
mess to Silver Springs, Fla, where he
has recently made arrangements for 1900
acres of sawmil timber. In addition to
his present mill he Will put in a larger
one with capacity Of $4,000 feet per day.
HIS contract requires that he cut 10000 600
feet of lumber per year, and he estimates
that there is timber enough on his 1900
acre tract to keep him busy ten years.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-06

Quite a serious accident occurred on the
Georgia and Alabama Railway at Daisy,
passenger train ran into the caboose OF
a freight train near the station, breaking
w both the car and engine considerably
Engineer Jack Tarver, of Americas, was
painfully hurt though his injuries are
not serious. Conductor Kelly was also
hurt, though not seriously. Engineer Tar
yer was brought to Americas and is at
his home on Church street.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-06
sidnex Herbert,s Good Fortune.

Maj. Sidney Herbert of Maitland is re-
joicing over the removal of his deafness,
which had become so bad THAI he could
not hear a sound distinctly. DR.. holland,
the well known specialist, performed a
successful operation on his ears, and full
ly restored his hearing, for which the
Major feels deeply grateful.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-06
Injured tramp Had Money.

A tramp was injured by an old section
house failing in with him at Bremen,
Carroll county, Sunday. He had stayed
all night in the unoccupied house and
arose early and walked out on the We
randa which projects over the railroad cut
which is about twelve feet deep The We
randa gave way and went down with him
into the cut below, badly bruising and
decorating his flesh and broke several
ribs. In his pockets was found $37.16.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-06

oeilIa Dispatch: Mr. Clark Gaffney.
who owns several ten-acre tracks in the
colony, and who has been in Irwin about
four years. killed two hogs recently that
weighed respectively 1872 and S27 pounds.
They were nineteen months old. Mr..
Gaffney came South from Illinois, Mr..
Dave Clements killed forty hogs Tues
day that averaged 2S6 pounds. He has
twenty-seven more to kill. Uncle Dave
has been constable of his district thirty
two years and is still in the same har-
ness.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-06

George w. Smith was recently arrested
in Georgia and taken to Plant City 10
answer to a charge of bigamy Smith
pleaded guilty to the charge of having
two living wives. but it is known that
he has three others, making in all five
living wives. One lives at Plant City and
others in George and Alabama.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-06
EOreirn Ernnrfa.

Per British steamship Lynalder for
Liverpool-1,OO0 barrels rosin, s2,S3S: 407
p. p. deals, s222; 2,5O1 pieces p. p. lumber.
$780, 2,40S pieces p. p. lumber, S575; 500
bags ochre, 500; 1,775 tons pig iron, $25-
737: 900 bags sea. island cotton, $72 81;
604S bales upland cotton. $500, 264; 1920
sacks cottonseed meal, IS, 363.-Cargo va
rious.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-06

Times Recorder: Americas begins the
new century with an excellent record, as
shown by the dockets in Police Court.
There has not been an arrest here for
drunkenness or disorder for more than
week, despite the hilarity and eXuberance
OF feeling incident to the holiday festivi-
ties. In fact, an arrest for drunkenness
is rarely made here now, and an occa-
sional hair-pulling scrap in Darktown
alone furnishes material for police court
matinees
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-06
An Argument for FIorida's Canal.

Ocala Banner: In the last five years
there have been more than twenty wrecks
on the reefs between Miami and Key
West, and the majority of the cargoes
were a total loss, and a portion of the
ships met the same fate. All of which
would be prevented by a canal across
Florida.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-06

Pilot charts and all photographic infor-
nation will be furnished masters of YES
sells free of charge in United States hy-
geographic office in Custom House. Cap
tains are requested to call at the office.
Reports of wrecks and derelicts received
for transmission to the Navy Depart
ment.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-06
FitEgerald's Population.

The official census report gives the city
OF Fitzgerald a population of 1871 The
One Thousand Five Hundred and Thirty
seventh District of Irwin. including Fitz-
gerald city, has population of 2, SIS. The
One Thousand and Fourteenth District of
Berrien, including Triton, has total pop
ulation of las.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-06

AT Sheboygan, Wis, the other day
Maltese cat took a long ride inside tha
rim Of a fywheel The animal JumpeH
into the wheel at the Plymouth Refris
Grating Company's pant, and remai ne'
there two and one-hah hours. AS ~
wheel is about thirty-eight feet in cl'
conference, and makes eighty-seven re-
olutions a minute, the cat Travelled OF
lance OF about ninety-three miles. "h'l
the engines we're stopped pussy was aI''
and well except Tor q little lamenesss
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-06

The uneasiness of the heads that wear
crowns will be heightened by the reporter
refusal Of continental insurance companies
to take the chances of anarchist activity
At all events, one company at Triesl9
has refused to grant policy to King Az
exander of Servia having had to pay
3, Oo00 900 francs for King Humberts Ire
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-06

The collections at Tampa's Custom
House for the year just ended were $685.
Sl617, as against $3.50 1903 for the pre-
vious year. The collections were almost
entirely derived from the duties on tobac-
co imported by the cigar manufacturers
of the city.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-06
Columbus Wants Sewer system.

A move is on to give Columbus a sys-
tenn of sanitary sewers. The present sew
er system is inadequate, and the neces>
sity and Importance of regular sanitary
sewers has been frequently pointed out,
the more recent occasion being the an
nual report of the superintendent of pub
lie works. in which he urges such inn
provement most earnestly and emphatic
ully
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-06
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Burglary at Floral City.

Floral City, Fla, Jan. 4.--The store OF
Mr.. II. e. Ray at this place was broken
into late last night, and robbed Of goods
10 the amount of $40 or $50 Two negroes
who were in the store late yesterday al
ternoon are suspected, and steps were
taken to-day to effect their capture.