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The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-25
Electrical Currents Not Dangerous.

1t is well known that electrical cur
rents of extremely high frequency can
be passed through the human system
without any dangerous or any percep-
tible effect. where. as currents of one
tenth the voltage would be fatal This
was Tesla's famous discovery. 1t has
been suggested as an explanation of
the paradox that the electricity passed
over the surface OF the body without
penetrating II. NJ. Border and M. Le-
comte have investigated this subject
and reported upon 1t 10 the French
Academy OF Sciences. Their finding is
against the explanation suggested FIX
periments showed that high frequency
currents were fatal to the rabbit, the
guinea pig and the rat, though in
nocuous 10 man.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-25

IL Is unlikely that Justice Gray Of
the United States Supreme Court will
sit on The bench again. II viii be re-
called That he suffered a stroke OF
paralysis some days ago. and II is said
bis physicians have advised him that
rest ana Quiet are necessary 20 him.
The justice is nearly "a years old. lie
h % hnshchuseiis man. and Massa-
cbuseitF people are beginning 10 ask
themselves VINO shall BE- his SUCCESSOR.
They ere apparently ~ the opinion fhnt
Do absolutely necessary t0 have
lay riate man on fhs supreme bench.
ptforNife ngmeihinN terrible might
hsplen tQ che constitution.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-25

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The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-25

The great sixteen-inch gun, intend
ed for the New York harbor defenses.
has been completed and win be tested
AZ the Sandy Hook proving grounds
shortly. IT Is the largest gun ever con-
structed In this country. and In all pro-
bablity u is the largest that VIII ever
be constructed, since extremely large
guns are not IN as high favor as they
were several years ago Rapiiity of fire
rather than size and weight of pro-
jectile II nov depended upon 10 DO exc
eution upon an enemy The new gun
b. d few inches lees than nfiy feet long
and weighs 10000 pounds The pro-
jeciiie % be- fired from it 30 nye feet
ona four inches in length. u vas no
original Intention ~ tbe government
% mshs about thirty m fhs sixteen
ineh Esns bui ulf prolsei has been
essggsf.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-25
ArtIncInI IndIn Rnbber.

The Rocky Mountain grease-wood
plant has "A milky sap and the old wood
"A resinQus gum which Is soluble IN
carbon bsnlphlde and In other known
hydrocarbon solvents OF rubber From
the sap n ls possible % make ARTIFICIAL
india rubber The plant bruised be-
tween rollers, n exposed tO the action
~ carbon Disulphlde, naphtha 0r Oihor
solvent ~ india rubber The solution
ls eyap0ratel and gum remains of
"a brown lo'or highly nfKlblo and eiaa-
Uc c0Whufuble and possessing fhe
Dhafarffriafles ~ india rubber The
rum rau hU lui0aniaed by fhe ndflflu
of anipnuf in the aafps manner as uhf
inala fullli,
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-25

The New York Sun prints an elabor-
ate study of the suicides published in
its columns during the year 1901. The
total number was 500, of which 4O2 were
men an 167 women. The favorite
method of self-destruction employed by
the men was shooting. and of women
poison. There were more suicides be-
cause of sickness and physical ills
than any other single cause. Love
episodes caused only thirty-nine deaths
of the large total. More than twice as
many men than women killed them
selves for love. There were but thir-
ty-five suicides of persons under 20
years of age. The period of life in
which the desire for destruction is
strongest is between the ages of % and
"a years
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-25

Thirty-one vessels of the navy are
now lying up lin ordinary" because
there are no officers for them. And if
there We're officers, there wouldn't be
enlisted men enough for the ships. The
senior class of the naval academy at
Annapolis is to be graduated two
months ahead of time and the officers
on duty there are to be sent to sea, but
that will only partly relieve the short
age. And then there are a number of
new vessels to go into commission with
in the next years time that will call
for more officers and men. Congress
has failed to make provisions for man.
ming the ships as fast as it builds them.
However. this shortage is nothing new.
Indeed, it is rather a chronic condi-
ton.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-25

Senator Tillman said, in the course
of his so-called apology. in the Senate
the other day: II had never had any
legislative experience when l came
here, and my previous service as Gov
ernor of South Carolina for four years
had untitled me to enter this august
assembly with that dignity and regard,
proper regard, 1 will say, for its ira
ditions and habits and rules that is de-
sirable" What a reflection upon the
Office of Governor of South Carolina
and the people of the state! The state
ment is open to the inference that in
order TO be the Governor of South Car
DINA a man must be something of a
tough, and that his environments in the
Office unfit him for association with
gentleman of intelligence and refine
ment. OF course nothing could be fur
ther from the truth as is very we'll
known by everybody who is informed
with respect to South Carolina. But
there are some sections OF the country
In which that desirable information is
not general and in such sections Till
mans statement is likely TO prove
hurtful to the states good name.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-25

France has conferred the grand cor
don of the Legion Of Honor on Alfonso
XIII, King of Spain. 1t sounds little
queer to hear Of a republic comforting
orders on kings; still. the republican
ism of France is very different from
that of the United States Notwith-
standing France has form Of popu-
lar government, she is just as fond of
titles and ribbons and medals as ever
and dearly loves the aristocracy..
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-25

For two days Philadelphia was prac-
tically cut off from telegraphic COM
munication with the outside world by
the breaking down of wires in the city
from ice and snow. It seems strange
that in the flush of the progressive new
century, any such thing could have
happened. The method of stringing
wires employed in Philadelphia is as
old as telegraphy itself Had the wires
been underground neither ice nor wind
could have injured them, and there
would have been no interruption of
communication. Many of the smaller
cities have adopted the modern method
of disposing of electrical wires, but
Philadelphia, one of the great cities of
the country, clings to the obsolete
method.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-25

1t was Charles L. Tiffany, whose
death in New York the other day
was chronicled in our dispatches, that
first adopted the word sterling" as
mark for silverware and the
English sterling standard of s25 fine
ness for silver manufactures. The
mark is now in use practically every
where
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-25

1t is announced that a big boiler
works is to be removed from Chicago
to Beaumont, Tex. 1t will use crude
oil as fuel, and hopes to decrease the
cost of production considerably. No
doubt there will be a steady growth Of
manufacturing interests in the neigh
borhood of the oil wells, since cheap
fuel is a great attraction.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-25

Yesterday was Miss stones day to
be free in the dispatches. Should she
be still free to-day and tomorrow and
the next day there would be pretty good
grounds for believing the brigands have
released her.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-25
The weather.

The indications for Georgia to-day
are fair weather in the west, clearing
in east portions and colder, brish
northwest winds; and for Eastern Flor
ida, clearing weather, slightly colder
in central and northern portions, fresh
northwest winds. diminishing.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-25

1t developed yesterday that neither
the government nor the defense was
ready for trial in the Greene-Gay ynor
case. That seems remarkable. Both
sides have had about two years for
preparation. If the court had ordered
the government to proceed with its
case at once, it would not have been
surprising.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-25

Last winter the New Workers. thought
the climate was changing-getting
warmer Now they are sure it is
changing-getting colder.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-25

An odd circumstance IN connection
with the Liverpool bank robbery. in
which $4,000 WAS stolen through the
means OF forged checks. Is that the
clerk. G0udie. who did the work. got
only 50 week out OF the stealings
while the rest went 10 burge the prize
lighter and HE pals" who used the
clerk aH "a tool. They worked on his
passion for gambling.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-25

Prince Henry has determined that hs
win speak only English during his
yisit should ho adhere % thsi deior-
nination fbey might have come din
Guilty in understanding him in Ch.
c1Eo
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-25
THE MORNING NEWS is nuhlishsd

Registered at Postofice in Savannah.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-04-07
MAY BE POSTPONED.
st. Iouts Exposition Snt Acceptable
to FOgrISnefs.

TO tDE"iSHtfk.
CHICAGO. .tpr.l = John Barrett.
commissioner general 10 AsiH for the
Louisiana Pur".las2 expos .tiOn has left
chicago for SAN Francisco en- route to
the orient As MIR Barrett has Just re-
turned from Washington, whpr" he
had access 10 ihe d9Jcmltc cnrre-
s;nndenca viii foreign governments
on worlds iair matters ana as he also
has been IN rprc,.t conference with the
fair officials ut 1t, Louis the following
statement madc by him in reference TO
the reports Of pussib!" po+tuoncmcnt
Of the st. Louis exposition has Il spe-
cial Significance:
THE worlds fair management in st.
Louis has been bending every energy
to have the exposition open promptly
In 1903. hut "A grave condition has aris-
en- which it cannot control and fur
which il IL not responsible. .%"&rly all
Of the foreign governments have nuoli-
cinllv notified ,he tinted states gov
ernmcnt or the worlds fair manage
mcnt that it is Il physical inlpossibility
for thsm to be creditabiy represented
at st. Louis in l!A'3. On the other
hand while the ma iorty of th"m have
accepted Tor 1909 and will dn tho best
they can. they have informally init
mated that II the exposition shall be
postponed th"y viii endeuvcr to sur
pass even what they did at Chicago
and Paris.
AS the success of The worlds fair as
a great international exposition must
depend largely un foreign participa-
ton ii cln hr seen that this i, u most
serious consideration. which neither
congress nor the exposition officials can
overlook. In short. il the worlds fair
at St Louis shall ir postponed it Will
he done largely in drtprencc to the
wishes Of foreign nations
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-04-07
TWENTY-0NE KILLED
Glasgow Collapse More seri-'
GUS Than First Reported.
TWO HUNDRED SERIOUSLY INJURED.
Terrible Accident Occurred at Ibrux
Park DurinG the Ensiisi,-scOtch
Football Match - The Game
went on 10 the Finish.

GLASGOW, April THE casualty
lists ot the luroN park disaster, Wien
number OF rplSons were hii,"u or n
jured by th" coi!aisins oi spreta-
Tors stand during the international
football match saturday AFTERNOON he
tween England and Scotland, have
been completed. They eclipse all the
reports and estimates OF the casualties
which We're early current.
The disaster has resulted in the
death OF u persons ana tho ihjl!rN Of
30. Nearly POO Of the latter were 80
seriously hurt thIt they W re taken
to intirmnritS for operations ana treat.
ment. wllprr l1D OF ,hpnl stii remain.
A lal,,r proportion OF the Injured mad
limbs hrokcn, their h0a!t crushed
and mang!ed and their heads and
faces gnShcd. Several Ir3lr deaths
VIII undotIbt"Ii! r, suit froEi ihe most
critical cases Of fractui d skulls.
i'hr ilirulnIies We're brs'ered by
relatives anti iriCntis of the victims Of
the disaster. and heaTrcndtra scenes
were Witnessed when the names of
those who died were posted outside
tn" buildings.
The ar.Dn of the authorities at
lIroN park IN avertilg Il NsCGr general
pauic by permitting the game 10 pro
ccci Whilr ,ilry encouraged tie i'm
PRECISION of ti.e crowd within the in
closure that the ;lc'tirLl was not so
direful is now generally commended.
The iGconSruIti Hi the yelis of ap-
n!ause m!ng.n@ with the eroans Of
the struggling sufferers will never be
forgotten by ..ose who Witnessed the
scene at the rear OF the terrace.
Wien the game began. 10000 specta-
tors We're on the grounds. and an i'm
mpnsc crowd had gathered outside.
Being unable to obtain H,iIliittHncv. This
crowd broke Gown suIle Of the bHrrirrs
and swarned upon the field. where
upon the police charged and drove the
MtrUdera back upon the side stands,
which were crowded with people. Men
and women Were thrown over each
other. In the frantic struggle toward
the exits Tie pressure toward the up
per portion of the westerly terrace
was 50 gIp:,t ltat l,ti feet Of the high
est part Of Ike structure collapsed un-
der the wciGAl OF the crowd driven
upon il, prtcipl,atng the mass Of peo-
pie to the ground, sixty feet below.
The injured were piled ia heaps, Wtds
cd in with broken wood.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-04-07
EirekuHA In COiunl bus, q.

COLUMRI'S o.. April 7.-Early last
evening fire caused Il loss Of 5000 at
the lumber yard of Smith 4 Sewers, on
the west side. A few hours later tire
destroyed $4,000 worth of lumber 1T
Gomez Il Menefec's yard in the same
vicinity. The fires were Of i],ccndiary
origin While the fire was in progress
at the latter place Secretary bingham
Of the Columbus Rock Plaster compa-
ny discovered two men setting fire to Il
shed at tie company's plant, which Is
but a short distance from the lumber
yard. Mr.. Bingham struck one Of the
men, but was promptly knocked down.
and the incendiarics escaped. Later
five men suspected of being inccndia-
res were placed under arrest.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-04-07
* ! hLE BELLEW.

Kyuc Bel.ew will come to the
Opera House MONDAY, April y.
Few professional actors are
harder workers, or more reliv Tor
work OF any and all occasions, than
kyYIc Bciew, the famous English
his run at Wa!llck ) Theatre, New
York. in ~ Gentlemen OF France.
THIS was illustrated On the day
oil his arrival from London, alter
weeks OF continuous travel, by land
and sea, to enter upon his three
year contract with Ltebler 4 -.
As he stepped lightly down the
gang plant OF the J'nbrIa he cast Il
halt frightened glance around the
feuced-In enclosure. as though he
were stranger in strange lard,
an unsophls.Ic cated ana traveei
man, far from home and anxlou,
about hi, bearings. His face
rIshtened as Manager George {.
Tyler, oi Lieblcr ~ Co stepped
up to HIM and grasping his hand,
invited him to the cab IN waiting.
and 10 the photographic But my
breakfast" exclaimed the new ar
rival "fou Will bre aRIast with
the photographer. Aad kyrle Bel
lew, the famous English actor, slip
ped his overgrown hat little lar
ther back OH his head. aud with
his hands buried desp 10 his trous-
ers pockets, ambled off with his
manager, Just as though breakfast
hal no charm tor him on earth.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-04-07
AGRICULTURAL BOOM
Report For 1901 Makes a Re.
markable Showing.
A BALANCE OF $3.50, 100000 FOR Us.
Compnrcd with 1900 m Increase OF
f1mO, ,O'H, nf0 IN VRiuc of Export.
ed Farm Predicts Is Reveal.
ed The LcaGinE Items.

WASHINGTON. April THE de-
DartmGlt Of agriculture has issued
statement ui the foreign trade of the
tli,rl states in agricultural products.
Ii shows ll!&t duriu" the fiscal year
lMi lugejGr countries purchased
American fam products to the value
Uf $40, ,UIp, GiN. representing the larg-
es, agricultural exports in our history.
Compared with the record for 1900,
they show an increase OF over $780,
Uuu.utH
Our agricultural imports, on the 9TH
a i4aud. disclose y considerable falling
of when cuItlusiptl with the trade Of
tEn y"itr lrt y"G.u@. Tile various prod
ucts OF agriculture received from for
ciGn sources during 1891 had an aggre-
gate value Of only &332.o .ooo,G0O,. or
SIS @nu0o less than in 1890.
in cullpurisu. win the value of our
agricultural imports oul agricultural
exports show The exceptionally large
excess "t SJtin,Got.tu0
1t Is furt her shown thnt owing 10 the
fact l!'at our import and export trade
with Hawaii and Porto Rico WAS not
incindtl, as previously, in the foreign
cGunltl'rr returns Of the nited States
for 1901. q comparison of the sta
tstics for that year and the year pre-
ceding is not altogether satisfactory,
and to make an accurate cOmpari-
son of our total agricultural imports
and exports for 1901 and the year be-
fore the 1901 figures should be in
creased to the extent of orr trade with
Hawaii and Porto Rico. but complete
statistics as to the value of the prod
ucts Of agriculture exchanged in that
trade during 1901 were not to be had.
In 1900 our agricultural imports from
Hawaii and Porto Rico were valued
at about S2+,OuU. 600 and our agricu.
tural EXPORTS to luse islands at about
S.iGW.Gtti
The leading items among our agri-
cultural imports for 1901 We're sugar,
coffee, hidr> and skins, silk. vegetable
hhcrs. fruits and nuts tobacco. wool,
tea. wines, cOc,,a. vegetable oils. dis
titled spirits. seeds. vegetables and
spices Iii" combined value OF these
items amounting to about S55N.Gup, 900.
During l:hi, fer the first time in
several years. our exports of cotton eX-
cerdcd in value our exports of bread
Stuiis. After cotton and brrAuStuifS,
which held the HrSt and second places
in our agricultural export trade meat
products formed the largest itum. Ad-
ditional exports of leading Importance,
as nHln-d in the order of their value,
We're live animals, tobacco, vegetable
Oils. oil cake and oil cake meal, fruits
and nuts dairy products and sveLs.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-04-07
MeInl Workers Confer.

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. April THE
New England conference of metal
workers held a meeting in this city for
the purpose of arranging method by
without the delay nccessitated by refer
ring the matter to the national board.
OF the sixty unions in New England
thirty seven were represented by dele
gates, most of who1a were from Massa-
chusetts and Connecticut. 1t was de-
cidcd Dy the conference to ask the ma
tioral hoard to appoint a local organ
iZer. The conference then adjourned
to meet in Springfield Mass, subject
to the call of the secretary.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-04-07
IiOrus For Fire cOmDauiss

Chief Welsh on saturday. last De.
liNered to the Friendship and Liberty
Fire Companies two fine silver horns,
which had been sent f:om lennsgrove
The Friendship horn contains this
lncrIpt on: Presented by the Gil tzcns
of Pennssruve, \. J. TO Friendship
Fire Company, No. !, for prompt re-
sponsc and. d.serylccs rendered at lire
October I, 1901. The inscription on
the Liberty norm is the same except
that Liberty No. 0 is substituted for
Friendship No. |. The two companies
greatly APPRECIATE the girl,
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-04-07
A Slight Fire

ADout 8 o'clock last night fro broke
cut In tho uppor story Of No. 6s7 West
Fourth street. Officer $. u. Scott, sent
In an alarm and the district engines re-
spondcd. and rs there were. no ladders
handy u fireman Of the Wsfcacos Com.
pany dashed into the third story. tossed
rope from the window and hauled up
the chemical hose Of the Weccacoe com.
pany. somo of the burning articles were
tossed from the window and tho remain
ing fire was eSt'nguished without much
trouble.
This damage Is about ten dollars.
While at the fire the Friendship company
lost u lamp that WAS taken from their
carriage and not returned. They desire
1t returned TO day by whoever has IL. A
crowd collected about the building in
which the fire was discovered. Fire Chief
Welsh, with Assistants Wiley and Palfrsy
were on hand carly, as was u squad Of po-
licsInen uudur Sergeant ke!lehor. to
handle the crowds.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-04-07
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The iifty-eight hour labor law has be-
rome operative in Rhode Island.
Rev G. G. Woodruff, the oldest Meth
Ulist minister in America, died at Mag
nOla. Minn.
Mrs. Mary Panon died in Hazleton,
Pa, aged nineteen years. having been
thrice married in four years.
A combination of the Gould and
Clark railway systems was reported,
:he OBJ iect being "A complete transconti-
lcntal line.
Since Jan. the shipments of lumber
by water from the Columbia river have
exceeded 23,GOO,0OO feet, tie largest OH
cccord for corresponding period.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-04-07
CORRUPTION IN ST. LOUIS.
Sensational Report by Grand Jury.
CITY Of1OixIs Ind icted.

ST. LOUIS, April 7.-Most sensational
charges are made by the grand Jury
which has been investigating bribery
and official corruption in the municipal
assembly in Its final report to Judge
O'Neill Ryan in the criminal court.
The following indictments were also
returned Bribery, Robert N. Snyder;
attempted bribery, Edward Butler and
John H. Becker; perjury. George J. ke-
burch.
The report declares that the people
of st. Louis have but a vague cOncep-
tion of the extent 10 which corruption
and venalty have for the past ten
years existed among the sworn officers
and public servants. 1t finds the true
condition Of affairs almost too appall-
ing for belief A tribute is paid to do
seph W. Folk. the circuit attorney, un-
der whose leadership the investigation
is being made.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-04-07
japan Studying U.IiicI,Is.

REAi MONT, TEX, April = DtSu;a.
imperial -co!u@iat and engineer Of H."
imperial steel WORKS Of Japan, arrived
ut beaumont yesterday aud Will re
main hclt several days. Mr.. DtSuIla i
urSc government To- study ti.' Beat
mont olltUlG<. In an interview he sad
he th"u@ht the rotary hliiliig syst"EI
employed at Beaumont would greatly
facilitate the prospecting for oil. which
is now receiving 4 new impetus in ia
pan,