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The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-11
ONLY HALF AN HOURS SESSION
But Many NV Ordinances Were Of
ferred at Richmond.

AcFFSO at ttlcnthonOs
Richmond, July 1O-To-day's session of
the Constitutional Convention lasted only
half an hour The committees are meet
ing regularly and within a week it is
thought reports will be submitted and
discussion will begin. 1t looks as if
the food of ordinances and resolutions
were about exhausted.
Mr. Moore of Montgomery offered an
ordinance prohibiting the taxing of state
city or county bonds.
Mr. Lindsay of Albermarle. providing
for the election of three commissioners
OF corporations, to be elected by three
districts of the state. who shall have con-
troll of all common carriers, and telegraph
and telephone companies.
Mr. Moore of Montgomery, prohibiting
insurance companies from Incorporating
into policies what is known as the three
quarter clause.
Mr. Parks of Page, providing for ju-
ries of not more than eight nor less than
five in the trial of misdemeanor and civil
suits.
Mr.. Ayres of Wise, to provide for tax
upon the mineral products. brickyards,
tile works and potteries, separatin such
products from tax on land.
A report was adopted calling on the
auditor for information as to the amount
of taxes paid by whites and blacks for
the past five years. whether real or per-
sonal, the amount due the state and all
shortages by defalcation, embezzlement or
other causes.
The franchise committee of the conven-
ton will, according to statements made by
members of the committee, make a report
to the convention within the next week
or ten days. 1t is said that a majority
have agreed that a poll tax of not less
thon 81 will be required of all voters and
that the provision requiring the owner
ship and payment of taxes on at least $500
worth of real property will not receive the
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-11
METHODISTS AT LEXINGTON.
Convention Visits Graves of south's
Heroes.

Lexington, Va, July 10-The second
days session of the Sunday-school con-
vention, Baltimore conference, NJ. E.
Church South, the principal speaker was
the Rev. Dr., H. M Hamill. the interna-
tional field secretary, who made addresses
at the morning and afternoon sessions.
He had for his subjects: How to Teach"
and Sunday School Management"
The other speakers were Rev. II. NJ.
Canter Of Central NJ. e. Church, Balti-
more; e. B. Lipscomb. Staunton: Miss E.
Robertson, Washington; Rev. j. Howard
Wells. Woodstock. and Rev. Forest ].
Prettyman, Washington.
The convention visited the tomb of Gen.
R. e. Lee, the grave of Gen. Thomas ].
Jackson CStonewalD. the Washington and
Lee University and the Virginia Military
Institute this afternoon.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-11
TO BUILD on STEAMSHIPS.

The Texas Producers Give Contracts
for Two.
Philadelphia. July i0.-rhe independent
oil producers In Texas. headed by James
M. Cuifey. have contracted with the
Neahe and Levy Ship and Engine Build
Ing Company Of this city for the con
struction Of two steel bulk oil steamships
20 carry their product from Sabine Pass
20 be Of 10000 gallons carrying canacity
each. II Is iikeiy that the new vessels viii
be- put IN the coaFting trade ~ soon o.
completed. ana other vessels Of larger
carrying capacity secured % supply the
demands OF the European markets.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-11

San Francisco. July i0-fbe transport
nuford sailed to-day Tor Manila. She has
on board shout eighty cabin pafsengefa'
aiEty recruits end twenty-fouf members
~ the hospital corps.
Among Abe passengers ere npmnff or
army Officers. seven acnoglieaehefA, Ninfs
teen clFl enElneffs ana az iniefpfttsi'
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-11

Rev. j. Campbell Morgan of Baltimore in
Auditorium Williston. 1t proved to be 4
symposium of advice emphasizing to the
Enoeavorers that their purpose is to go
out into the world to save and reform il.
PRESIDENT Clark and Treasurer Shaw
spoke The Last Word" in their respec
tive meetings and benediction was pro-
nounced. The next meeting will be in
1905 the trustees to name the place.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-11
HOT WEATHER MEALS AND PER.
sONAL COMFORT.

Fruit Of some kind should be used al
the breakfast during hot weather Fol-
low this with a dish OF four heaplng
teaspoonfuls OF Crape-Nuts. cold. and
treated with rich cold cream. This dish
gives the staying qualities Necessary
ADA a slice or two Of entire wheat bread.
with very little butter. Use no meat
for the hot weather breakfast Lot
meat appear but once day during this
season of the year.
a nttle care IN tho selection or food
viii beiD one through the heat Of che day
Ia a way hat WIN not easily bo forgotten.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-11
THE POSTAL REFORM ORDERS.
Postmaster General Smith VIII Is
sue Them Next Week.

Washington. July 1o-Postmaster Gen.
eral Smith win leave tomorrow for East
Gloucester, Mass. He said to-day that
owing to the press of work 1t would not
be possible for him to issue, until next
week, the order ruling out from the Sec
ond class rates a large number of publ
cations which offer premiums for sub
scriptions, and the order making the pos
tai service in the Philippines conform to
the new civil government
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-11
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TWO YOUNG LADIES DROWNED.
sad Accident 10 Pleasure Party ON
Michigan Lake.

Detroit, July 10.--A special to the Free
Press from Iron Mountain, Mich, says:
Miss Louisa Tagly, niece of Father Das-
guest, Miss Alice Donahue of Ishpeming,
were drowned In West Lake, Spread
Eagle, "A summer resort, eleven miles
from here. The two girls and Miss ia
cobs, accompanied by the priest and am
other man. were in a rowboat, which cap
sized. The two men and Miss Jacobs
were saved.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-11
MRS. PATTERSON DEAD.
VIII BE Inferred Near Tomb of Pres
fdent johnson.

GreenviIle, Tenn, July 1O-Mrs. Martina
Patterson, last of the children of Presi-
dent Andrew Johnson, and who was mis-
tress of the White House during the
Johnson administration, died to-day at
her home here. Mrs. Patterson was born
Oct. Is, 1928. Her death leaves only 1--WE
survivors of the Johnson family.
Intermeut will take place Thursday in
the Johnson family cemetery, west of
Greenville, and near the magnificent shaft
of Tennessee marble which marks the
resting place of one of the three Presi-
dents given the nation by Tennessee.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-11
PHILIPPINE POSTAL AFFAIRS.
Auditor Lawshe Says They Have
Been Honestly Conducted.

Washington, July 1o-1n report 20
the Secretary OF War In reference to the
confusion OF postal accounts noted some
months ago, A. a. Lawshe. auditor for
the Philippine Islands. says:
II am now OF opinion that the postal
affairs OF the Islands from the beginning
until the present time have been honestly
and economically administered ana that
the audit now Ia progress VIII confirm
that view"
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-11
FLORIDA FALLS IN LINE.

Ready TO Have Government Take
Charge of Quarantine stations.
Washington. July l0.-Gov. Jennings OF
Florida had a conference to-day with AS
sistant Secretary of the Treasury Spauld-
ing and Surgeon General Wyman on the
subject of the government taking over
the four state quarantine stations Of Flor
ida. The only questions involved are those
of authority on the part of the Treasury
Department to purchase or lease the sta
lions and the availability of funds for
that purpose. It is expected that con-
clusion viii be reached within day or
two
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-11
NO SPECIAL LEGISLATION.
New Constitution VIII At
tend to That.

tend to That.
Montgomery, Ala, July 10-In the Con-
stitutional Convention to-day Subdivision
10 of the report on local legislation was
adopted. 1t forbids special acts author
izing any township, city or town to is
sue bonds Other sections of the report
adopted we're:
Amending or confirming the charter of
any private or municipal corporation, or
RENTING the forfeiture thereof; Great
ing, extending or impairing any lien
chartering or licensing any ferry road or
bridge; regulating the jurisdiction or fees
of justices of the peace or fees of con-
stables
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-11
Anlehmend slrIke coIIapses.

Richmond Va. July i0.-The machln-
lats' strike IN the Trigg ship yards col
ispsed to-day. There were about $50
striksrs and eli for whom there were
places returned % work. They asked for
= uins.heur dsy, but she concession was
not made.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-11

summer the stomach and bowels suffer
the oftenest as the seat of the trouble.
Peruna cures catarrh wherever located.
If you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use of Peruna.
write at once to DR.. Hartman, giving a
full statement of your case and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable adj
vice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President Of The
Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, o.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-11
FILIPINO FRIARs MoBBEp.
Natives VIII Not stand for Spanish
Priests.

Manila, July 1O,-The mobbing of two
friars by the Fillpinos at Calastao. prov
ince of Pangasinan, has been followed by
demonstration against a friar who was
preaching sermon in a church at Ceku,
Island of Cebu. The demonstration was
later continued in the streets, but no
violence was done.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-11
Poor Outlook for Hay.
WAS A BIG REVENUE RAISER.

War Taxes Alone Brought i'm $780,
O53 ,363 in Less Than Three Years.
Washington. July 1O-A statement pre-
pared at the Internal Revenue Bureau
shows that the total receipts from the
war revenue act only from July 49, 1888,
the date the act went into effect, to May
81, 1901, amounted to $Sl0,O5S,S6S, as fol-
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-11
POSTAL COMPANY LIABLE.
Decision Rendered In Favor OF City
of Norfolk.

Norfolk, Va, July 10.-Judge r. r.
Prentiss OF the Circuit Court to-day de-
cided that the Postal Telegraph Company
is amenable 10 the city tax ordinance
which imposes a license tax of $3.50 per
year and In addition 81 per pole on each
pole and 81 on every hundred feet Of con-
duit owned by the corporation In the city.
The Postal claims that 1t Is exempt under
the interstate commerce law and win APP
peal the matter to the Supreme Court OF
Virginia.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-11
coLoRED WOMEN MEET.
steps Taken TO Assist In Negro Ex-
hIbit at Charleston.

Buffalo. N. Y. July 10.-At to-day's ses-
sion of the National Association OF Col
ored Women about 100 delegates were in
attendance.
Elizabeth f. SterreIle urged the asso-
citation to assist In the way OF collecting
at the Charleston exposition exhibits
showing the progress made by the negro
race in America.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-11
TO DRIVE our JAPANESE.
salmon Fishermen ON Fraser River
Threaten Vengeance.

Vancouver. B. c., July 10.-The striking
salmon fishermen of the Fraser river are
again threatening vengeance against the
Japanese who have supplanted them. A
mass meeting OF all the unions was held
this afternoon when. 1t is said a resolu-
tion was passed that every member should
pledge himself to aid in driving the ia
panese off the river
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-11
INDIANAPOLIS INSANITY TRUST.

Reported 10 Have RaiIroaded Many
Into Insane AsyIums.
Indianapolis, July 10-The grand jury
Investigating the indianapolis insanity
trust. which is alleged to have railroaded
many into the insane asylum, has report
ed without returning indictments 1t
finds abuses of the Law, but no open vio-
lation. Police Surgeon Christian and
Justice Lockman, who got large fees, are
censured publicly.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-11
A STRIKE AT FORT woRTH.
All the Building Trades Involved
and 1000 Men Out.

Fort Worth, Tex, July 1O.-A strike OF
large proportions, involving all building
trades, was insugurated here this morn
ing. Fully 1000 men are out and work is
practically suspended all over the city.
The strike Is the outcome OF the refusal
Of Tho labofers federation 10 accept the
result OF arbitration OF the demand for
higher wages.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-11
THE INSURANCE swINDLERs.

Defenbnch COnspiratOrs Get Inde-
terminate Sentences.
Chicago, July 10.-Dr August M. I'm
ger and F. W. Brown. convicted of CON
spiracy 40 defraud insurance companies
in connection with the death of Marie A.
Defenbach. were to-day sentenced to the
penitentiary by Judge Tuley Of the GRIM
inal court on an indeterminate sentence
The case Of Frank II. Smiley was DON
tinued until the next term of court
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-11


cincinnati, July 1O.-The climax of the
f,.n1on was reached in the two great
A,Si.eh meetings held simultaneously In
49, lums Endeavor and Willlston to-
In Fully 5000 people were present.
e. spectacular way they rivalled all OF
Cls,t PREDECESSORS. President Francis
FrSf Oh Boston presided In Auditorium
T-,aYof and Treasurer William Shaw OF
ues'H IN Auditorium Wllllston. They
role purpose" meetings. and as she
~ ~, "a states were called the leaders OF
tsI,' 'tlous delegations responded In brief
cs,,., tehlng OF their plans for spreading
-. 'sn Endeayor during the coming
no. sensn. Ihina. Atrica, Australia,
,,..- feisis and Armenia were also rep.
.rN'ea ana responded.
~ -haeayorers from Foo Chow, Chi
he, S'ttented the convention a beautiful
Cb,n. PAINTED silken banner OF exquisite
sen',s NO kmanshiD which wiz be pre-
g.r..., 70 the state that shows the best
~, development between this and the
.rl'... nhlil convention. The banner was
CO. ~ the care OF PHILADELPHIA ana
N.Y.. uhih mat convention
49,. '.'ii bnqs1v0fers at Osaka. Japan.
49,. ..'hied banner which viii 81 ORE.
M. 40 tfafa hence 20 the city having
Ts.4 q, sfpHfh IN ifF focisifa. Hcy.
49, iDmrkius 81 phllsdalpbls a..
49, Nla closing a1grefa touf nafeh.
~ Ana'iofiBm ielidsavor. ana
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-27
IL WI.E - sarInnEL

Hls Art Of Keeping a Tree Between
Himself and a Gun.
"Of course said q hunter. every
body knows that when a man with a
gun comes along. the gray squirrel
goes around on the other side Of the
tree: he doesn't get killed if be can help
it. and be can help himself pretty well.
! remember once coming across gray
squirrel up n big oak; he was out on q
branch about forty feet from the
ground. He saw me as quick as | did
him. quicker. / guess, and when | was
ready to FIRE he was around on the
other side Of the branch. This branch
was very small, only a mighty little
bigger than the squirrel; but he
Rugged Il so close and he was in such
perfect line with me that you couldn't
see anything Of him az all except a lit
tie BIT Of the tip Of his tail that was
blown out By q strong wind. / blazed
away at him and never touched him.
Then ] went around on the other side
Of The tree. thinking that possibly /
could get shot at him from there;
but, as went one way he went the
other and By the time / had got over
on the other side he was on the side !
had come from and IN just as perfect
line with me as he was at first and
just as safe. / tried him again, with
just the same result
Then ! pulled q stake out Of a rail
fence near by and planted II in the
ground on one side Of the tree and
hung my coat on Il and went over on
the other side. | thought that possibly
] might make the squirrel think that
there were two men there or put him
In doubt long enough to enable me 10
get q shot az him; but he never paid
the slightest attention 70 the coat |
don't suppose II would have made anv
difference 10 him II ia opened a cloth
ing store there; he knew the man with
the gun. and IL was the gun that he
was looking ont for.
Wen, we lodged around that tree
Tor quite spell longer There wasn't
any other tree near By that the squir-
rel could 90 20, and he knew his only
safety lay IN sticking to the one be
was I'M and the way he did stick TO il
ana Keep around always on the other
side or that branch WIS something
wonderful ! fred five or six shots AZ
MIN altogether and I filed the branch
under him half full Of shot, but never
touched him. and when thought /
had wasted time and ammunition
left him. New York sun.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-27

a. if be had seen an angel frae
leeTcu-
I can dee n00r be cried
And there the Englishy ciiiel sat.
ni' my boys hand ID Eis. a the nieht
tin t1e mornin' while speaking q wee
an while no.
And - they sat iill Airchie heard
the doors opening mp and doom the
raw and tle men gaHgin' ava % the
pif wi their cannies and their lamps.
That Is the day shift minister.
De- said. + mann gang. TOO.
An that was the way o0r wee Air
chile gaed cot wi the day SHIFT
And ~ the road end. there WIS 81
lence = little when the tale WAS done.
and Muckie Rob sat with his hand
covering his brow.
Al last Pete Miller spoke.
-Well. haze nae mair quolfin' over By
the Chapel. he said
eva said an the men, rising To-
gether very s0berly Nae mair quot
in at the chapel after this.'-St.
Louis GlObe-DemOcrat.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-27

sizing it. and compelling me- much
against my inclination. 10 perform
some very curious aud astounding Ic-
robatic feats which would have made
even the Ilanlon brothers cnyiOus had
they been there 10 see them. But they
were not. / had no audience. aud my
impromptu tumblings were but an in-
voluntary private rehearsal. with a de-
cided tendency to give one a splitting
headache. These thoughts. on some
thing like Them passed through my
head q great deal quicker than ! can
write or you can read thcm and their
"oven tenor was again interrupted
by a repetition Of the tremendous
charge from without. which. after
knocking the cage (which ! blessed ms
foresight for making 50 sirongl about
for a time had the effect of righting
lt. and J cautiously peercd from one
Of the loop-holcs inside. which had
been bored FOR an occasion like the
present Ny wonder at thc tremend-
Gus shocks ceased.
had seen tigers before. IN fact had
hunted them. and had proved myself
no mean adversary 10 the royal brute:
but IN the whole course Of my exist
ence ! had never seen. or oven heard
Of such g fouscr as this.
he had drawn on about twenty feet
after the last dash. and was crOuchlug
upon The ground with an expression
of mingled ferociiy and surprise plain
ly visible Ia bis enormous feline face.
IL was a beautiful mark. as his fore.
head was in just ihe position ] would
have plnced t myself. and could I
have used The rife J had with me.
have 10 doubt hni that J could have
succeeded 10 dlspaichlng him with one
shot However using my rife was
out of the question without opening
The door at least partly. and that was
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-27

NEly Men Have Generally nee.,
Most Successful with Women.
The illustrious men IN history who
nave kindled In women's hearts mex
tinguishable passions have been. as n
rule plain. Julius Caesar as great a
victor over the fair sex as over his
own. was far from beautiful. He had
distemper in his head. Plutarch tells
u.s. and was subject to epilepsy. Yet
when mere STRIPPING. before his fame
In Rome, girls Of his own age sighed
for him and mature women lonsed for
his love.
Sir Phillip Sydney. the accepted pat
tern Of Elizabethan chivalry. whom
women Of an ages adored. was plain
to degree Of ugliness lie fascinated
by his mind, not his person.
Paul Scarron. the comic Doet r..
nowned In his day and hardly rcmem-
bercd now, dazzled the imaginatlons
and controlled the sensibilitics OF The
finest women In Franco during the
reigns Of Louis Nil. and Louis XIV
Nature had been miserly 10 him as re-
spects his person. even before disease
had made him a wretched cripple.
Even then he had no trouble in win
ming the young and lovely women
who, as Nine de MaintenOn. subse-
quently subjugated the most fastid-
ious and fekle Of French kings.
Baron Irenck was a great favorlte
with the sentimental sisterho0d. and
yet he was cheated Of attractive fea-
lures, owing all TO his emotional sue.
cess. as he once wrote. TO his uncom-
promising ugliness. There are many
records besides his own interesting
memoirs, Of how. when he sought 10
win women. they were incontinently
won.
yoliaire. with an his cleverness.
would never have been chosen as
typical lover. He was ugly OF feature.
but capable Of dellghting women. not
withslanding his ugllncss.
Rousseau was plain and his manner
awkward There was nothing in his
appearance to charm a woman's eye.
nevertheless be was a most successful
lover
John Wilckes was admitted. even bv
himself 10 BE- the ngiicsf man IN an
England. but no woman whom he chose
10 address could resist im-Washine-
ton News
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-27

AZ ADVENTURE IL INDIA


The danger of travelling in India
thirty years ago was great-so great.
indeed as 10 render It extremely diff
cult % procure a guide and q sufficient
number of bearers for the hOwdah. on
wooden cage. in which the most of our
travelling was then done Pressing
business required the presence Of one
Of our house at a remgfe town il the
interior. and as my partner was mar
ried and had a family. besides being
rather efeminatc, and ] was alone in
the world. and Of strong. active frame.
] volunteered % undertake the hazard
Gus journey, and went 10 work hunt
ing up attendants not very simple
affair. when they hear where ! de-
signed going. However. after I de-
days strenuous exeriion. I succeeded
ia enlisting eight stalWart fellows In
my service. and the h0Wdah having
been Orerhauled. ] started. parting
with a gay laugh from my 0yer-anx-
i0us friends. who looked upon me as a
voluntary sacrifice TO the almighty dol
lar"
The hOwdah was one built under my
especial supervision a few months be-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-27

most human in ils Intensity. he rolled
over upon his side.aud died. Then 1
opened the door and went ont to eK-
anime him. ! found hlm a little over
seven feet from the fin OF his nose %
the root Of his tall which perhaps.
was nearly two feet additional
While / was measuring the brute
my attendants came running up. with
many expressions 81 Joy az ms vic.
tory, but no one spoke Of their dcscf-
ton Il seems they bad Iut gone far.
as they saw the tiger had directed his
attack upon the howdnh. and they
knew lie would not leave Il 70 pursue
them. So they had watched and waited
until the finale.
Under my direction tho brute was
robbed of his Eaudy skin. and wo
again took up our line 81 march.
The rest of our journey was without
Incident and. after / bad attended 10
my business ! found a party Of gen.
tlcmcn who were on their way 20 the
coast joined them. and the next
day bad the pleasure % exhibiting the
rohc-likc skin Co my friends az --.
81. Louis Republic.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-27

strange as % may appear says ".
de Cueryille in his account Of Japan
ese women. "a Kiss Is an unknown
thing IN Japan mot unknown 30 the car
maiicns u Yokohama. Kobe or Ma
gasakl. who have So much 10 40 for
the amusement Of foreigners but un-
known TO the Japanese Ia general. A
lover never kisses bis sweetheart. a
mother never kisses her child He
Dade q great mistake. tine man who
wrote that q kiss "a natures Volapuk
the universal language Of love- You
can Kiss any japanese girl She VIII
not object. for she cannot possibly nn-
dersiand what you mean She VIII
only think. What queer people these
foreigners are