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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1901-10-17
Who KnoHs This pnem2

w. II. s., Box 1866, Portland, Me.
would like to secure the remainder of the
poem of which the following verses are
a part:
l lay me down to sleep,
With little thought or care,
Whether the waking find me here oil
there.
To march the weary march, l know not
how;
But this is all my part.
| give patient God loving heart.
These verses were found under the pill
low of Il soldier in n hospital he having
died during the night.
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Vermont Cavalry Reunion

The 10Th Annual Reunion of the list
Vt Cav. will be held at st. Johnsbury,
Vt, Oct. %. George Il. Crosby, Presi-
dent, st. JOhnsbury, Vt; S. H Wood,
Secretary. St. Albans Vt
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Reunion of the 2lst Pa. Cav.

Maj. Robert Bell President Dist Pa. Cav.
Assn, Granite Hill, Pa, announces Re,
union OF the Association at Chambersburg.
tel. ~
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Reunion of the LIST Mass. Cav.

Ell A. Smith, Secretary. Oakland Ave.
someryille, Mass, announces the Reunion of
the lst Mass. Cav, to be held Wednesday,
Oct. 70, at Lancerss Armory, Boston, Mass.
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MUSTERED OUT.

Thomas g. Bates, I'D Ind. Battery, aged 53.
He is survived by widow and two children.
BEAN-At Readfield Corner, Me-, Oct. z,
Chas Bean, 18th Me, aged 10. Post 161,
of which he was member, conducted the
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-19

covery of the plague bacillus was pub
lished by the University of Toxic
The death-rate from the plague va
ries from different epidemics, and is es-
timated at from so to 80 per cent. 1t
varies, however, apparently according
to nationalities. From the official re-
ports of the epidemic in Hong Kong in
1924, the death-rate of the several
nationalities was as follows Chinese,
93.4 per cent; Indians, n; Japanese.
60; Eurasians, 100: Europeans, 1872 The
small relative percentage of deaths
among Europeans is attributed to the
European blood and stamina, and to
their treatment, and to confidence in
the European medical attendants.
An interesting suggestion as to the
cause. of the prevalence of this disease
among the Indians and Chinese is Of
fered by DR.. Charles W. Dahney, Jr.,
formerly assistant secretary of agricul-
ture, to the effect that it may be be-
cause these people are so badly fed,
living on rice and other grains, which
contain very little protein. AS COM
pared with the wheat, oats, Indian
corn, and rye by the protein standard,
rice is poor food. Additional credence
may be gwen to this theory from the
fact that plague so often accompanies
famine,
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-19
BIG BLAZE AT VALDoSTA.
MUCH DAMAGE DONE IN BUSINESS
SECTION.

Large Stables of Roberts-Crawford-
Dasher Company Burn. and Carry
With Them the Christian Church
and the Central HOtel-The VAL
dosta Times Building and the
ValdOsta Furniture Company
Gutted-The Fire Gotten Under
Control Mt an Early Hour This
Morning.
Valdosta, Ga, July 1s.-At 1920
o'clock tonight the large stock stables
of the Roberts Cransford- Dasher Com
pany, located in the heart of the city.
portion, caught fire, and at midnight,
the fire had destroyed both of the sta
bles, the Christian Church and the Cen
trail Hotel. The furniture store of the
Valdosta Furniture Company has been
Quilted and the Valdosta Times office
is now burning with little hope that
any of the machinery will be saved.
Editor Brantley and Business Manager
Turner were early upon the scene of
the fire and succeeded in saving the
mailing list, the files and books of the
company. Beyond this it looks as if
the Times office will be totally destroy
ed, if the drug store of w. B. Duna-
way, which is in the same building.
does not go too. The fire is the worst
that Valdosta has had in many years,
and the entire city turned out to fight
the flames. The loss in money will
amount to probably $4,000. though a
much larger loss was threatened. The
parties who have suffered, all have
some insurance. The fire was not fully
under control until after / a. m.
Later.-The Central Hotel and Times
are saved. though flooded and greatly
damaged by water.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-19
THE STEEL STRIKE.
CONTINUED from First r,agey


held and at which President Shaffer
was the principal speaker. The crowd
was orderly and Mr. Shaers remarks
were temperate and conservative and
advised strongly against violence and
drink.
The situation at the Wellsville plant
to-day was perhaps not satisfactory
to the friends of labor. Ten men who
had come out with the strikers at first
returned, and it was feared they would
induce others to go in. This evening
about o'clock visit was paid to the
plant by some visiting newspaper men
and quite a few men were found at
work. Supt. Brookman woul give no
figures, save that three mills had been
running and that he could have put
another force of men at work to-day
had he been eady He did not say
when he would be ready to start those
additional men nor from what source
they We're coming to the mill. He said
that the company would certainly
make no change in his attitude toward
union labor, but he would not say what
was intended.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-19
DEVELOPING KENTUCKY IRON.
Capitalists Find Big Opportunities
in Her Mountains

Chicago, July 1S.-Through the efforts
of the Illinois Central Railroad man
agement a syndicate of ST. Louis cap
italists has been formed for the pur-
pose of developing the iron regions of
Kentucky. The syndicate is headed by
John w. Harrison. formerly president
of the Stuckie Hardware Company of
st. Louis. and as a beginning it has
purchased $4,000 acres of land in Trigs
county, and has started two 1OO-ton
furnaces. Based upon months of in
Vestigation by experts, the members
of the syndicate declare that
the Kentucky lands will, within a
rev years become the greatest source
OF supply for iron ore in the United
States. This belief is also shared by
another syndicate headed by a Milwau-
kee capitalist whose name the Illinois
central officers refuse to disclose at
present. 1t is announced. however,
that the Milwaukee coterie has leased
5000 acres of land and has put up a
5O-ton furnace at Paducah.
1t is the purpose of the Milwaukee
company to buy or get term leases on
many thousand acres and to erect a
number of large furnaces in the near
future. The st. Louis syndicate is also
after additional land.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-19
eelNTLEY FOR GOVERNOR.
.v RE THE SOUTH GEORGIA
he CANDIDATE.

Reported From HomerS,e IN.
"' ''..u-ressman From the EieVenth
rnter the Race, Now That
nuirnOn Has Retired, ana
D.sirn His Seat for This
""' In This Case Judge j. l..
1t Of WaycrOss VIII BE a Can
FOR congressional Honors-
.oryiIle. Ca, July 1S.-owing TO
Hun r,,or,ing G. duBignon's recent
Nun ''.,,cement that under no circum-
aim, will he be in the race for Gov
s'"'- and the further reason that
en- Georgia is justly entitled to the
sou''- - furnishing a suitable candi-
i ,0.. for the Office, it is conceded that
ua' w G. Brantley, our present con-
Nun. I'm is perhaps the most avail
tir,ber and his efficient work In
aO'' sec and for the party throughout
Oo'7 lenders him eminently fitted
o,rduct vigorous campaign. IL
u 49,, certain that he will resign his
90 enter the race for Governor.
sea- 49,. event he does, Col. j. l.. Sweat
.u he q candidate for Congress. Col.
W." "-' was in town to-day, and this
s.;oc his old home, he has many
l...nd. here. He was asked if he was
IN he in the race, and he said
ssa+ If Mr.. Brantley went out he was
&c n be. In fact it is we'll under
s,aod that he is a candidate, and this
lC1ircb) county, will give him her solid
slnport. She Will do the same for
1,.,,,lev for Governor.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-19
MIR. DuBIGNoN's WITHDRAWAL.
His Friends i'm wilkes County Great
Iy Disappointed at the News.

Washington, Ga, July 1S.-The an
nouncement from Savannah that Hon.
Fleming duBignon will not make the
race for governor on account of his
health has caused much disappointment
among his many friends and admirers
in this county. There are hundreds of
people in Wilkes who will learn with
regret that he was compelled to take
this course, for they believed that the
time has come when the state of Geor-
gia needs the services of such men as
duBignon. Now that the party has
seen the follies and errors in refusing
to be guided by the wise counsels of
the party leaders, they realize that
success lies only in a return to the old
doctrines and to the leadership of safer
men. The retirement of Mr.. duBignon
from active political life is deeply re-
GREETED and the people of Wilkes who
admire him for his brilliant intellect
and incorruptible craftsmanship re-
gard his withdrawal as a distinct loss
to the state. Had he entered the race
he would have been given a strong
support in this section of the state and
there are many who believe that he
would have been successful.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-19
AS VIEWED IN WAYCRoss.
Brantley, Barrow, Turner and
Brown Talked of for Governorship.

Brown Talked of for GOvernorship.
Waycross. Ga, July 1S.-The an
nouncement in yesterdays papers, that
Hon. Elem. G. duBignon had with
drawn from the gubernatorial race, on
the advice of his family physician,
caused a great deal of gossip in Way
cross, regarding gubernatorial matters.
Speaking of the matter Judge ]. L.
Sweat said that he was not surprised
at the publication, as he had already
had an intimation that such would be
the outcome of Mr.. duBignon's candi-
dacy.
Judge Sweat said that only three
names occurred to him which South
Georgia can name for the next Govern
or, and these are Hon. w. G. Brant-
ley, of Glynn; Hon. Pope Barrow, of
Chatham, and Hon. Henry G.. Turner,
of Brooks.
Another prominent gentleman says
that with duBignon out of the race,
Hon. Pope Brown of Pulaski would
have clean walk over. He is of the
opinion that neither Mr.. Brantley nor
Mr.. Turner will enter the race, and
that Mr.. Barrow will not have even the
ghost of a chance. This gentleman
thinks that Mr.. Brown will have the
farmers solid for him, and that will
give him long way the start in the
race.
Hon. W. e. Brantley is in the city to-
day and when approached on the SUBJ
ject, would say very little. He says
he is very anxious for South Geor-
gia man to be the next governor of
Georgia, and he thinks that it should
be so. Mr.. Brantley has many friends
in Waycross, and in the Eleventh dis
trict who would delight in casting their
influence for the brilliant young Geor-
gian.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-19
HON. DUPONT GUERRY TALKS.

H. Noes Not Take Kindly to the
s,,tb Georgia Idea-He Believes in
IepisInting Liquor Out of the Wet
Counties.
Atlanta. July 1S.-Hon. Dupont Guer-
80, who was here to-day on his way
from Mt. Airy. said that he was not
readv 10 go actively into the guberna-
torial campaign yet, but would do SO
al the proper time, and would be ready
70 meet all Corners on the stump. He
felt it proper to give notice of his in
tended candidacy. he said, since Mr..
duBignon's withdrawal, many of the
friends of the latter, who are his
friends having pledged themselves to
Mr. duBignon before it was known that
Mr. Guerry would be in the race.
81 think we will have a campaign
This time entirely upon state issues,
Mr.. Query said. I'VE have had too
much personal and geographical poll
tcs. too much state denomination; too
much disposal of Offices by those who
seek them: too much bossism, state,
county and municipal; too little asser-
ton by the people of their rights and
convictions"
Speaking of the South Georgia situa-
ton. he said: Il do not believe any
man can now take and fill Mr.. du-
Bignons place in the campaign. The
truth is the boundary lines of South
Georgia have never been laid off or
otherwise established, SO far as l am
informed. The political geographers
seem TO have ruled me out of this
chosen section without question, while
am more of a South Georgia man
than any discussed. 1 was born and
reared in Sumter county and lived
there nearly forty years."
The prohibition issue, he said, would
have the highest degree of prominence.
but it will not be by any means the
only issue on which he will run, he
does not think the teachers, salary
fight will enter, to any extent, into the
campaign; he intimates that he will
make fight to secure proper taxa
ton Of franchises owned by public
utility corporations. Speaking further
of prohibition, he said he was in favor
of extending the provisions of the To-
cal option law to the remaining wet
counties by direct legislation.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-19
TO PROVIDE TERMINAL FACILITIES
st. Johns River Company Incorpor-
ated With Capital of 100000.

ated With Capital of 100000.
Tallahassee, Fla, July 1S.-Letters
patent were to-day granted for the in
corporation of the st. Johns River Ter
minal Company at Jacksonville, with
a capital of 100000 to maintain and OPP
crate a terminal railway at Jackson
Vile; to own and operate depots, yards,
shops, warehouses, wharves, docks, ell
evators, sidetracks and water craft of
various classes, for the purpose of fur
nishing terminal. storage and trans
portation facilities for the reception
and forwarding of freight and COM
merce.
The railroad to be constructed by
this company is to commence on the
west side of Hogan street, south of
Bay street, running thence eastwardly
along the bank of the st. Johns river
to Catherine street. with such spurs
and branches in Duval county, Florida,
as may be necessary. The incorpora-
tors are Walter Ferguson, George s.
Baxter, w. T. Wilson, Walter Fergu-
son, Jr., E. c. Long and E. J. Len
gle.
Three negro prisoners escaped from
the Leon county jail at an early hour
this morning. Wiley Strickland. the
jailer, says they rushed over him in
the hall, and ne fired three shots at
them, without effect.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-19
MANY READ OF BROWN.
Incident shows How Widely the
Morning News Is Read and Appre-
ciafed.

c1ated.
Brunswick. Ga, July 1S.-An I'M
sought but highly practical demonstra-
ton of the value of the Morning News
as an advertising medium has come
under correspondents observation with
in the past few days and evidence is
accommodating daily. few days ago
there appeared in this correspondence
a statement to the effect that parties
in Texas were seeking information re-
garGing one Alfred H. Brown, once of
Texas, but who formerly was engaged
in the turpentine business in Georgia
and who was now wanted by the Texas
parties. Correspondent volunteered the
suggestion that perhaps an oil well was
in store for Brown. Since the day af-
ter the paper appeared with the notice
correspondent has been hearing from
it. People are writing from various
parts of the state and the range of cor
respondence indicates a wide circula-
ton of the Morning News and also the
fact that it is closely read. Corespon-
dent has kept all the letters in transit
to the Texas inquirer and If he does
not find his man in Georgia it will not
be for lack of publicity given his re-
quest
1t is appropos just here to tell of the
complete satisfaction given Brunswick
ians by the early arrival of the Morn
ing News. 1t practically fills the
local field, is delivered in time to be
read at the breakfast table, covers all
the Associated Press dispatches, giving
the news of the entire world. and in
short fills place that no other paper
does or can supply. The same result
has been noted all along the line of
the railroads entering into Brunswick
for the Morning News is delivered over
a hundred miles away from Savannah
by breakfast time each morning.
To Brunswick, as we'll as these other
places within that range the first news
of important happening in the world
beyond the local horizon is given by
the Morning News while the local SER
vice from Brunswick and other places
adjacent keeps friends informed of each
others doings and the local and read
ing public in general in instant reach
of all news of local and state interest.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-19
BISHOP GAINES STORY.
How He Learned 10 write, on Rob-
ert TOOmbs' Place.
From the New York Times.


From the New York Times.
Bishop Wesley ]. Gaines of the
Seventh district of the African Meth
odist Episcopal Church, whose home
is at Atlanta, Ga, sails to-day on the
American liner st. Louis. He goes as
a delegate to the Ecumenical Council
of Methodists which convenes in Lon
don on Sept. next. While abroad
the Bishop will lecture in the princi-
pal cities of England. Scotland and the
Continent on the social condition Of
the negro in the United States.
II am now 81 years DID," he began.
Il was rs years old when / became a
free man. My slave days were spent
on the estate of Robert Toombs.
learned to read and write during my
slave days. and in rather an interesting
manner. To a very young member OF
the Toombs family owe those accom-
plshments. He was so small that
had to carry him many miles to take
my lessons. 1t was permitted to a slave
10 learn to read, you know. but IL was
against the law to teach a slave to
write.
my little teacher was between and
10 years old. He taught me to read
learn to write but in view of the
law upon the subject / feared to ask
him to teach me. But finally ! con-
ceived a long-headed scheme. l In
weighed him to where there was some
nice, smooth sand In as skillful a
manner as / could command l led up
to the subject.
" Write out the alphabet here in the
sand | finally asked of him. To my
ottrprfca ba did AZ f1roO1uflV a If
tie more diplomacy ] managed to make
him forget the letters I'm the sand. and
managed to get him away from the spot
and to his home again. You may be
sure / got to that alphabet as quickly
as my legs would carry me after had
the boy home again.
Upon a second occasion I asked him
TO tumble the letters into Words which
he did. Other lessons followed until
was able to write as well as to read.
But had to keep II dark.
" Finally IL came to my notice that
Mr.. Toombs' overseer was defrauding
him, was selling his grain to private
individuals. What he did with the mon
ey 1 can't say. / made so bold as to write
Mr.. Toombs letter telling him about
it, After Mr.. Toombs had gotten over
his surprise that ! could write, he
asked for proof regarding the over
seer's dishonesty. / told him the name
of the man 10 whom the overseer had
been selling. and the upshot of it was
that he was discharged and l got his
Job.
TN the civil struggle did not forget
what / owed my master. When In one
instance he was I'm danger of his life
drove him for fifty miles or more our
OF harms way. While we were fleeing
he handed me a pistol saying that II
l saw that he was In danger Of being
captured by the enemy 1t was his desire
10 die. I was offered no less than $780,
600 afterwards to tell where he was
II am not i'm favor OF any radical
measures to improve the condition of
the negro. We must work out our SAL
walton by degrees.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-19
THE NEGRO CONFERENCE.
Much Being Accomplished Toward
Making Christians of the Race.

Much Being Accomplished Toward
Making Christians of the Race.
Hampton, Va, July 1S.-The negro
conference was opened this morning
with the reading of the report of the
committee on religion and ethics by
Rev. F. J. Grimke of Alabama. 1t
showed that much was being accom-
plished toward making Christians of
the race. Rev. George r. Waller, of
Baltimore, delivered an address on
Some Plans of the Negro Public"
Prof. J. NJ. Colston of Petersburg, Va,
read the report of the committee on
general statistics. The feature of the
session was the annual report of Dr.
A. NJ. Curtis, surgeon in chief of the
Freedman's Hospital, at Washington.
The report covered the sanitary condi-
tions of the race extensively and
showed an enormous improvement
along this line over last year.
Practical Subjects Discussed.
The night session of the negro con-
vention was taken up with committee
reports on cleanliness and sanitation,
religion and ethics, and was brought
to a close by Prof. Miller of Howard
University, reviewing W. Hannibal
Thomas book, THE American Negro"
The conference adjourns Friday
morning.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-19
WIRE COMPANY IN TROUBLE.
Harrison Schiller of F1oridn Charge,
Encouragement.

Chicago. July discharges of mis-
management of the business of the Jo-
liet Wire Company Of Joliet, ILL.,, are
made in a bill filed in the United States
Circuit Court to-day, by Harrison
Schiller of Florida, the owner of $500
worth of stock in the concern. The
principal defendants in the bill are
Henry B. Robinson, president and
treasurer Fred Bennitt, secretary and
A. w. Hayne. director of the COM
pany The suit is the result of a fac
tional fight among the stockholders of
the company for control.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-19
HOWARD ADMITS ONE MURDER.
Awaiting Trial for GoebeI Murder
lie Admits Killing George Baker.

Frankfort. KY, July 1S.-James How
ard. in Jail here. awaiting trial on the
charge of completely in the murder OF
William Goebel. has issued a statement
concerning his connection with the
murder of George and Thomas Baker.
He admits having killed George Baker.
but claims justification on the ground
that George not only killed Howard =
father and brother, but attempted 10
assassinate him on the way to the
funeral. As TO the killing of Thomas
alibi
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-19
THEY WANT IRRIGATION.
T'rnns-Mississippi Commercial Con-
gress Adopts Resolutions

gress Adopts Resolutions.
Cripple Creek. Col, July 1s.-The
Trans Mississippi Commercial Con-
gress to-day completed the most i'm
portant part of it's work, edopted reso-
lutions covering a multitude of sub
jects and selected St. Paul as the next
place of meeting. The resolutions, af-
ter citing the great demand for rural
homes as shown by the rushes to re-
Gently opened public lands and referr-
ing to the fact that there are still
about hundred million acres of arid
public land which can be reclaimed
by irrigation, declared in favor of the
policy advocated by the international
irrigation congress of governmental
action in the matter of the storage of
the waste waters of the mountain re-
gions of the West and their distribu-
ton to the farmers of the arid plains.
State and national legislation is
urged to provide for dams and the col
lection of water in ponds to facilitate
evaporation and thus increase the RAIN
fall. An arid land fund of 800, 900, 900
was advocated to be raised by the sale
of government bonds.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-19

gress, the delegates at once unanimous
~ rendered the nomination to Mr..
Brantiey. His career in Congress is a
matter OF pride to the entire state, and
he easily ranks as one of the strong
est and most influential members of
that distinguished body. BY reason of
his long public service and his splendid
capacity he is qualified in a pre-emi-
nent degree to administer the Office of
chief executive of the state. 1.-THE con-
sents to become a candidate his cleo
ton is foregone conclusion. and we
do not propose for him to decline"
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-19
FEW STRUCK AT CHARLTON MINES.
Only Thirty Men Went Out and Not
600 as Reported.

Memphis. Tenn, July 1S.-General
Manager Cyrus Garnsey. Jr., of the
Galloway Coal Company, denied that
600 miners have struck at the COM
pany's mine in the Charlton coal fields
THE fact isl said Mr.. Garnsey, "the
United Mine Workers declared a strike
but less than thirty men went out. and
there was not a moment lost in the
operation of our property. The strike
was the result of demand that We
abolish the contract work. Without
contractors we cannot operate our ma
chine equipped mines successfully and
we refuse to abolish contracting"