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The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-23
FOUND DEAD IN POOL
STRANGE DEATH OF NEW JERSEY
MAN NEAR BRUNSWICK.
HIS LITTLE SON is MISSING.
NAY BE EITHER SUICIDE OR A
DOUBLE MURDER.

The Body Found That of Richard
AIbrecht of New Brunswick, N. j.,
nm Ex-HoteI Proprietor of That
PIacc-Bought Ticket in Savannah
for Brunswick, Ga, by Mistake for
New Brunswick, N. J.-Papers
Found on Body Indicate Family
Diferences-Myster Now Is as to
Whereabouts of Boy.
Brunswick, Ga, March 22.-The body
of Richard Albrecht, proprietor of the
Windsor Hotel, New Brunswick, N. J..
was found in five feet of water on the
Seaboard Air Line near here, this af-
ternoon. The man was Of neat appear
ance and well dressed. In his pockets
was found a bank book, showing a bal
ance of $500 or $500. The case is a very
mysterious one. The man was seen
with a small boy at Thalmann March
a. where he bought a ticket from Sa-
vanuah to Brunswick, thinking he was
buying it to New Brunswick When
he reached Brunswick Albrecht refused
to come here and walked off in the
direction of Savannah, with the boy.
The mystery is as to where he has been
since that time, as it is thought he had
not been drowned over a day. The
body was brought to this city, and his
wife notified. The answer was to hold
the body and try and find the boy. No
one has seen the boy, and it is thought
that he also was drowned, and a search
will be made for his body in the pond
tomorrow. Some think the man muir
dered the boy and then suicided, or
the boy fell off the trestle, and in at
tempting to save him both were
drowned.
In the mans pocket was found a bill
of sale of the Windsor Hotel and a
number of other legal papers. Several
people of New Brunswick have wired
here, and ask particularly about the
boy. The theory is that he left home
on account of family differences, as
much being indicated by legal papers
found in his pockets. The coroner's
jury is investigating the case, and some
further facts will probably develop
when the investigation is resumed Mon
day.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-23
RESCUE OF THE EA'S CREW.
S,,Iendid work Done by Wrecl<inS
Tug Merritt and Life Saving Crew.

S,1eudid work Done by Wrecl<ing
Tug Merritt and Life Saving Crew.
Norfolk. Va, March 22.ACapt. Qua
rev and crew of 2S men of the Spanish
steamer Ea, which stranded and went
to pieces off Cape Lookout last Satur-
day. reached Norfolk this afternoon
and left tonight on the Old Dominion
line for New York from where they
will ship for Spain.
The credit for saving the lives Of the
CAPTAIN and crew is due Capt. Coley
of the wrecking tug Merritt of, this
city.
In order to get at the men the Mer
rift towed the members of the life saw
ing crew to the windward of the
wrecked steamer and let go, the storm
driving them in the way of the YES
sci. Twelve of the men were then TAX
en- off and towed TO the Merritt. This
was done the second time, the boat be-
ing almost swamped beneath every
wave, and finally the remaining MEM
hers were aboard the tug. Here, the
Spaniards, not having eaten or drank
for four nights and three days, were
given food and water and warm cloth
ing, being nearly frozen and half dead
from exposure.
From the Merritt they were trans
ferred to the revenue cutter Algonquin,
where they remained until brought to
this city.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-23
A SENATORIAL PRIMARY.
Senator Clay Wants His Name to Go
Before the People.

beIOre the HeOple.
Washington, March Ex-senator Clay
win within a few days write Chairman
duRignon of the State Executive Conc
mittee relative to the primary upon the
senatorship.
While, of course, it has been under
stood all the time that Senator Clay
would be candidate for reelection at
the hands of the Legislature, and while
there is no evidence of any opposition
whatsoever to him, the senator, who
has always been a strong advocate of
the primary system, desires to have
his candidacy passed upon by the peo-
pie. Senator Clay will ask the COM
mittee, which is to meet on March 20,
to provide for a senatorial primary
While, of course, there is no disposition
on his part to assume to instruct the
committee as to its duties, he is a
strong believer in the one primary idea
and thinks that at the same primary
fixed for the decision of statehouse of
ficers the Democratic voters of the
state should have the opportunity to
vote for their choice for senator and
members of Congress. Senator Clay
has long been an advocate of the pri-
mary system of nominating all officers
to be voted for in the general election.
He believes that this system is the best
that has ever been in operation in
Georgia because 1t gives every Demo-
crat in the state an opportunity to
fully and freely express his preference
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-23
WEAR CHARMED SHIRTS.
Latest Filipino Specific to Ward on
Bullets and Disease.

Latest Filipino Specific to Ward on
Bullets and Disease.
Washington, March 22.-Charmed
shirts are the latest in the way of de-
vices used by the Filipinos for protec-
ton in warfare, according to mail adj
vices from the islands. These are worn
by the members of a religious society
called the Colorum, an organization
which includes both sexes and whose
members are sworn to forever be at
enmity with the whites. An important
official of the order is the charm maker,
who prepares a concoction called in
Filipino parlance "antinganting," be-
lieved by the natives to possess all
sorts of wonderful properties, chief
among which is that which absolutely
protects the fortunate man who has
some on his shirt, from bullets and dis
ease. A specimen of these shirts was
recently obtained by Capt. Boughton
Of the Third Cavalry. 1t is made OF
unbleached cotton and is decorated
with fantastic designs of fishes, rep
tiles, birds and animals in India ink.
To these charmed shirts is attributed
much of the reckless courage exhibited
by the more fanatical bolomen in re-
cent engagements with American
troops.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-23
TO UNSEAT A DEMOCRAT.
Republicans Prepare to Knock Out
MIR, Rhea of Tennessee.

Washington, March 22.-The House
to-day entered upon the consideration
of the contested election case of Moss
vs. Rhea from the Third Kentucky
district. In this case the Committee on
Elections divided on party lines, the
majority sustaining the view that Mr..
Moss had been elected and the minor
ity that Mr.. Rhea, Democrat was en-
titled to retain his seat On the face
of the returns Mr.. Rhea had 1856 plu-
rality. According to the contention of
the majority certain votes rejected UNI
der the Goebel election law would
transform this plurality for Rhea into
a plurality for Moss of II. Mr.. Mann
of Illinois and Mr.. Smith of Iowa
spoke for the majority to-day and Mr..
Burgess of Texas for the minority. An
agreement was made whereby the vote
shall be taken next Tuesday. Before
taking up this case the unanimous re-
port of the committee in the case of
Spears VS.. Burnett from the Seventh
Alabama district confirming the title
of the sitting member to his seat was
adopted.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-23
HUSBAND WAS A WOMAN.
Strange Mystery Made Stranger
Still by sudden Death at Canaan
daigun, n. Y.


daigua, n. Y.
Canandaigua, N. Y, March PA
person who was known here for five
years as William Howard died sud-
denly Wednesday night. and an au-
topsy showed that the supposed man
was a woman. Howard, who was
about 50 years old. and who was en-
ployed as farm hand, came here five
years ago with a woman who was
known as Mrs. Howard. Two children
were born to the supposed wife.
The dead woman worked for farm
ers in the neighborhood, and those
most intimately acquainted with the
family never had the slightest suspi-
cion that she was not a man. The
cause of the womans death is a mys-
terry. On Wednesday night she took
two tablets for throat affection and
was dead in ten minutes. The medi-
cine was sent from WellsTlle, this
state, where relatives reside. The au-
thorities are completely mystified as to
all matters touching upon the woman's
life. They do not even know her right
name. Two men, claiming to be half
brothers, attended the funeral, but re-
fused to divulge any information. An
inquest is to be held and some light
may then be thrown upon the strange
case.
1t developed tonight that the eldest
of the Howard children was an adopt
ed one, that the person known here as
VILLAIN c. Howard was Alice NJ. How
ard, and that she went through a mar
riage ceremony in 1892 with Edith
Dyer.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-23
MISS BURNS is FREE
BROOKLYN GIRL DISCHARGED BY
COURT.
THE EVIDENCE INSUFFICIENT.
JUSTICE MAYER GIVES BODY
BLOW TO POLICE SYSTEM.

The Statement of the Prisoner to
Detectives Ruled Out-NO Warrant
in LAW for Questioning n Prisoner
by n Police OfHcer Before Ar
raiGnmeRt, Said the COurt-This
Ruling If Upheld Will Greatly In
terfere with Work of Police I'm
New York and Elsewhere.
New York, March 22.-Florence
Burns, the young Brooklyn woman,
who has been in the custody of the
police of this city since Feb. Is, under
suspicion of knowing how Walter
Brooks met his death. was discharged
from custody by Justice Mayer to-
night.
Brooks, who was young commission
merchant here. had been keeping COM
pany with Florence Burns. He was
found dead the night of Feb. IA in q
room at the Glen Island Hotel. The
gas in the room was turned on and
there was bullet wound in the head.
The district attorney tried to show
that Florence Burns was likely to have
killed Brooks because he was trying
to break off his association with her.
The defense advanced the suicide the
DRY, and for several days Justice May
or has been examining into the two
theories. He finally decided, when the
hearing closed tonight, that nothing
had been brought out sufficient to hold
Florence Burns to the grand jury.
After her discharge she returned to
her home in Brooklyn.
At the hearing this afternoon Attor-
ney Backus, representing the Burns
girl, made his argument, contending
there was not an iota of evidence to
show that his client was connected
with the death of Brooks.
Assistant Attorney Schurman follow
ed in an argument intended to cast sus-
picion on the girl, holding that there
was plenty of circumstantial evidence
on which to call her case to the atten-
ton of the grand jury.
Justice Mayer at once gave his de-
cision in which he reviewed the evil
dence and held that nothing had been
brought out by the state sufficient for
him to hold the girl for trial in the
criminal branch of the Supreme Court
Justice Mayer is of the Special Ses-
sions Court, and sat as an examining
magistrate.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-23
TO EMPLOY CHINESE SAILORS
hibitiOn From the MitcheIl-Kahn
Exclusion Bill.

EXCLUSION Bill.
Washington, March 22.-By an al
most unanimous vote the House Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs have struck
out the Mitchell-Kahn Chinese exclu-
sion bill the paragraph prohibiting
ships flying the American flag from
employing Chinese sailors under $4,000
for each offense. This provision has
proved one of the chief sources of con-
troversy over the bill.
The main argument leading to strik-
ing out the provision was that Amer
lean ships on the Pacific compete with
English and Japanese lines and that
the latter ships would indirectly re-
ceive a great advantage in continuing
the employment of Chinese al $3.50 per
month, whereas the American ships
would have to pay about $50 per month
for white sailors.
Representative Kahn of California
has talked with Speaker Henderson as
to the exclusion bill when it reaches
the House, and it is understood that
while Mr.. Kahn considers the sailors
clause most important, he will not in
sist upon it to the extent of jeopardiz-
ing the entire exclusion measure.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-23
IN IMPRESSI0NIsTIC STYLE.

The German Yacht "AIice RoOse-
veIt's" Peculiar Decorations.
Prince Henry's Son WaIdemar in a
Bad Way.
Berlin, March 22.-The yacht which
Emperor William has named alice
Roosevelt" is beautifully decorated in
the modern, impressionistic style
which His Majesty disapproved of in
his recent art utterances. Nevertheless
the Emperor was greatly pleased with
the decorations when he saw the
yacht at Kiel this week. The artists
were selected by Admiral Won Thorn
sen. The walls are done in serpentine
effects, the wood work is silver gray
and the upholstery is of strange, vivid
tints.
The yacht was built for a torpedo
boat and why she was transformed to
yacht is not ascertained, but it is
supposed this was on account of her
rather too delicate framework, consid-
ering the British governments recent
experience with torpedo boat destroy
ers. The alice Roosevelt" which is
still at Kiel, will be transferred to Will
helmshaven, soon for the use of Admi-
raj Won Thomson, as commander of the
North Sea squadron.
Prince Henry, with the
nrst squadron, will visit
Spanish waters in May when the
young King of Spain is enbhroned.
Prince Henry's son, Waldemar, APP
pears TO be more seriously i'll than
was supposed last week, when he went
to the White Stag Sanitorium at Ores
den. He has difficulty in walking, is
carried about a great deal, and also
rides in a pony cart.
Waldemar celebrated his thirteenth
birthday on Thursday. His presents
included some of the things Prince
Henry brought from the United States
for him,
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-23
WILL BRING THE FIGHT HERE.
Imperial Tobacco Company of Brit
ain to Cooperate With the Uni
versaI in Fighting the American.


ain to Cooperate with the Uni
versaI in Fighting the American.
Richmond, Va, March 22-Mr E. K.
Jones, the Danville agent of the Uni
versal Tobacco Company, was in The
city to-day and held a conference with
Mr.. A. f. Thomas, one of the repre-
sentatives of the Imperial Tobacco
Company of Great Britain, which has
established headquarters here. This
strengthens the impression in tobacco
circles that the two companies will
work together against the American
Tobacco Company, on the latter's own
soil, in the same manner that the
American has gone to Eng
land and bearded the British company
there. While all information is denied
at the Office of the Imperial Company,
it is believed that the arrangement be-
tween the two companies will consist,
at least, in part, of making the buyers
of the Universal the buyers for the I'M
perial also
All efforts failed to get from repre-
sentatives of either the Imperial or the
Universal admission of an agreed alli-
ance, but there is no question that the
two will cooperate in fighting the
American company and virtually pool
ing interests in buying. Tonight it is
practically known that the Imperial
will buy. some 25,000,000 or 10000, 900
pounds of leaf on this and the Western
markets.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-23
TROUBLE IN STORE FOR HAYTI

a French Citizen Has Street Duel
With Chief of Police and Is Inn
mediateIy Executed.
Port-au-Prince, Hayti, March e.
Leon Gabriel, a man charged with
treason, fired a revolver to-day at Gen.
Cameau, the chief of police, who in
tended to arrest him. The general,
VINO was not wounded, drew his re-
SoiVer, fired at Gabriel and wounded
MN ~ Gabriel was arrested and imme-
oiately afterwards was executed.
Gabriel was a French citizen and
Valne from the island of Guadalupe.
serious complications with France
are feared. The body of Gabriel was
GAINED by the French minister and
" y as taken to the French hospital The
french colony is much affected by the
event
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-23
JUSTICE Mayors RULING.
Will Work nm Innovation i'm New
York Police Methods.

VIII work nm Innovation i'm New
York Police Methods.
New York, March 22-Ruth Dunn, the
young woman on whose account it is
alleged Brooks wished to break off his
relations with Florence Burns, was the
first witness to-day. She said she saw
Brooks on the Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings before his death
This closed her testimony, and at the
request of Attorney Backus for the de-
PENDANT, her evidence was stricken
from the record.
Mr.. Backus moved that certain state
ments made by his client to detectives
be stricken from the record because
she had not been informed of her rights
when the statements were made.
Assistant District Attorney Schur-
man opposed this motion. but Justice
Mayer granted it, saying he had
searched carefully for a precedent
where the statement of defendant,
when not informed of the charge
against him or her, had been used as
evidence, and he had failed to find
one such case.
Justice Mayer said he found no war
rant in law for the questioning of a
prisoner by a police officer before the
prisoner had been arraigned before a
police magistrate or informed of her
rights.
Mr. Schurmar said he. hoped the
court would make it possible to have
that view thoroughly tested.
ut is going to work the greatest in
novation in the system in vogue" he
added, mot only in the city of New
York, but the entire country Thou
sands of cases have been decided in
court here on statements made by pris-
oners to officers before the arraign-
ment"
Justice Mayer said the system might
have been established by custom, but
as long as there was no warrant for it
in the law, custom would have no
force. The justice also declared that
there was no law permitting person
IN he arraefad On c11Spipion
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-23
WALLER'S DEFENSE BEGINS.
His Counsel Will Show the Treach-
cry of the Natives and the Unusual
Conditions Which Existed.

Manila, March 22.-The prosecution
in the trial by court-martial of Maj.
Littleton W. T. Waller of the Marine
Corps, on the charge of executing ma
tives of the Island of Samar without
trial, closed to-day. Capt Arthur t.
Mark of the Marine Corps, represent
ing Maj. Waller, then opened the de-
Tense by promising to show five things
the work of the firing party the ma
ture of Maj. Walters services in Samar.
the treacherous character of the la-
tives, the conditions at the base and
Maj. Walters status there, and that the
executions were necessary, lawful and
justified.
Capt. David D. Porter of the Marine
Corps testified that he was present
when Gen. Smith gave Maj. Waller
his orders, which Maj Waller never
exceeded. At the outset Maj. Waller
warned his command that they We're
opposed by a treacherous, brave and
savage foe, and that all treachery
should be punished with death, and
closed with an appeal to the command
to remember the fate of their old China
comrades of the Ninth Infantry and
aVenge them.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-23
SENATOR TILLMAN'S FIGHTS.
lima Appointments by Means of
Senatorial Courtesy.

Ainh appointments Dy Means or
Senatorial Courtesy.
Washington, March Ex-senator Till
man to-day received a petition signed
by numerous citizens of Greenville pro-
testing against his opposition to the
confirmation of Postmaster Richardson
at that place and urging that>he use
his influence to expedite the latter's
confirmation. Senator Tillman said
that he had made up his mind some
time ago not to withdraw his opposi-
tion to Postmaster Richardson and
the petition would not change his in
tention. The fight he is making is a
personal, not a political, matter, and
to sustain his position he has laid be-
fore his senatorial colleagues numer-
Gus editorials from the Greenville News
which he believes to have emanated
from Mr.. Richardson.
Members of the Postoffice Committee
who have been spoken to on the SUBJ
jcct, do not seem inclined to override
a long line of presidents in the Sem
ate, which are cited to sustain the OPP
position Senator Tillman is now max
ing against Mr.. Richardson. Unless
Senator Tillman can be induced to
NilllQldW HIS pei OPDOSlNlOAl "
Mr.. Richardson, the latter will not be
confirmed at this session. 1t remains
to be seen whether the President will
reappoint Mr.. Richardson after Con-
gress adjourns.
Collector of Internal Revenue Koes-
ter's nomination is practically in the
same condition. Although Senator
Tillman is not openly Directing to q
favorable report on Mr.. Koester's NOM
ination, Senator Teller. a member of
the Finance Committee, says he rep
resents the views of Senator Tillman
in contesting the confirmation of Col
lector Rooster. The Republican MEM
bers of the Finance Committee are
ready to report the nomination to the
Senate with a favorable recommended
ton, but they do not take enough in
terest in the subject to take a step
which will provoke a prolonged con-
test in the Senate. They have recently
consulted some of Mr.. Koester's per-
sonal friends as to the propriety of
leaving the nomination Enacted upon
for the balance of this session. In
the meantime Mr.. Rooster can go right
on performing the duties of the office
and IL the President is so disposed, may
reappoint him after Congress adjourns.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-23
AN AMERICANS .'WANT AD."
Some New Made Millionaire Wants
an English Home.

Some New Made Millionaire Wants
an English Home.
London. March 22.-The Times con-
tains the following advertisement:
''Wanted, to purchase by wealthy
American, DESTROYS of settling in this
country, one of the stately English
homes. Would give a fancy price for
a really suitable place. Must contain
no less than thirty bedrooms, stabling
for twenty horses, a finely timbered
park and land to any extent. Good
shooting indispensable. Must not be
more than two hours from London.
Address MILLIONAIRE, care" etc.
The well known firm of auctioneers,
whose address follows, informed a re-
porter of the Associated Press that
the would be purchaser was now in
England, and was thoroughly known
to them. They had strict injunctions,
however. not to reveal his name until
the purchase was completed.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-23
A SMOOTH FILIPINO.
BuencanimO Is Not Slow in Catch
ing on.

Washington, March 22.-Secretary
Root has received a characteristic let
ter from Felipe Buencamino, who was
one of the leaders in the original Phil
ippine government under Aguinaldo
and who is now member of the Phil
ippine Civil Service Commission and a
staunch friend of the United States
government:
Permit me-" he says, ''to offer you
my congratulations for your policy over
my people, P. I. In my peoples name
L request that you send promptly here
10 Gov. Taft"
The officials are highly gratified at
this unsolicited evidence of the appre-
citation by the friendly Filipinos of the
efforts of Gov. Taft to ameilorate their
condition and give them a good govern
ment
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-23
PORTO RICO's PUBLIC LANDS.
Now Property of United States Says
Attorney General Knox.

Washington, March ga decision
by Attorney General Knox, announced
to-day, holds that the public lands in
Porto Rico formerly belonged to Spain
and by virtue of the treaty of Paris
now belong to the United States. The
opinion was rendered on the request
of the Secretary of the Interior for a
ruling as to whether the so-called pub
lie lands of Porto Rico were ceded as
crown lands to the United States by
the Paris treaty or remain the property
OF Porto Rico as state lands.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-23
rhe KnoxN.ilIe District.

Knoxville, Tenn, March 22.-Con-
gressnan Henry Gibson of the Second
district was renominated to-day for his
dfth term by the Republican party in
a primary election over Hon. N. w:
HALE. Gibson's majority is estimated
at 200. sThe district is safely Repubh-
can by 10000 majority
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-23
MUCH DISEASE AMONG TROOPS.
War Department Is Alarmed and Is
sues Special Order on Subject.

partment officials, alarmed by the rapid
increase iii disease among the troops
in the Philippines and other tropical
stations, has issued an order to COM
handing officers enjoining upon them
the strictest scrutiny over the habits
and morals of the troops and request
ing them to endeavor by personal ex-
ample to influence the men to preserve
their health both by abstaining from
drink and the liability of contracting
preYentable disease.