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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-19
WILL PUNISH ALL ATROCITIES.
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT DECLARES
HIS INTENTIONS.

Writes Bishop Lawrence of Massa-
chusetts to This Effect in Reply to
Communication Sent by Direction
of Episcopal DiOcese-NO Provoca-
ton Can BE Accepted for Torture
of Any Kind or shape Says the
President Rigid investigation
Was Ordered Before Public or
Congress Had Taken Note of Re-
ported State of Affairs.
Boston, May 1S.-A letter from Presi-
dent Roosevelt, in which he declares
his determination TO discover and
punish every instance of barbarity by
United States troops in the Philippines,
has been made public by Bishop Law
renee of the Episcopal diocese of Mas
sachusetts. 1t was written in reply to
a communication from the Bishop, sent
by direction of the convention of the
diocese to place before the President
resolutions condemning the cruelties
and expressing confidence in the adj
ministration. The letter follows:
White House, Washington. May 8,
1902 Personal: Ny dear Bishop Law
rence-I have received your letter and
the resolutions of the Protestant Epis-
copal Church in the diocese of Massa-
chusetts. Permit me to thank you, and
through you, the convention for what
has been done by you. l hope 1t
is unnecessary to say that no one
in the country can be more
anxious than am-save, perhaps, Sec
rotary Root-to discover and punish
every instance of barbarity by our
troops in the Philippines. In reference
to these cruelties, l agree with every
word in your address. No provocation
however, great, can be accepted as an
excuse for misuse of the necessary
severity of war, and above all, for tor
ture of any kind or shape. Long be-
fore any statements had been made
public, and before any action had been
taken by Congress, the War Depart
ment had ordered a rigiG investigation
of certain of the charges, including the
charges of Maj Gardener; the orders
of investigation as regards these par
ticular charges having gone out over
three months ago. The investigation
will be of the most thorough and
sweeping character. and If necessary,
will be made by the civil as we'll as
the military representatives of the gov
eminent in the islands / have direct
ed that the court martials be held I'M
der conditions which will give me the
right of review. Very sincerely yours,
Theodore Roosevelt"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-19
WILL TALK OF PHILIPPINES.
Senate to Put i'm Another Week on
Well Worn Subject.

Washington, May 1s.-The entire
time of the Senate for the present week
will be devoted to consideration of the
Philippine government bill and there
is no reason for changing previous pre-
dictions that the debate on that meas
sure will be practically completed be-
fore the close of the week. The fact
that there will be an adjournment of
the Senate covering next ~ urday in
order to permit participation in the
unVeiling of the Rochambeau statue
Will probably postpone the final vote
until the following Monday or Tues
day. There is, however, no longer
doubt in any quarter that the minority
Will permit vote as soon as the de-
bate on the bill shall be exhausted
Under the present arrangement the
bill will occupy almost all the time of
the Senate this week, and the pros
pect is against the sandwiching in of
much other business. Speeches in sup
port of the bill are promised by Sem
ators Burrows, Dolliver and Spooner.
and in opposition to it by Senators
Hoar Bacon, Patterson and others.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-19
EMPEROR WILLIAMS GIFT.
His Decision i'm the Matter Seems to
Have Been quite Suddenly Taken.


Berlin. May 1S.-The purpose of En-
peror William to give a statue of
Frederick the Great to the United
States was seemingly quite suddenly
formed. Last Tuesday evening His
Majesty was holding an informal re-
ception in the court box of the new
theater at Wiesbaden, between the
acts of the opera, The Merry Wives
of Windsor" when he turned to Prof.
Uphues, the sculptor, and said:
"Uphues, l want you to make an
other statue of Frederick the Great"
Il shall be delighted, Your Majesty"
replied the professor.
This was the first the sculptor had
heard of the project. and it was ap-
parently the first that anyone had
heard Of the Emperor's intention. lie
then told Prof Uphues that the statue
was for presentation to the people Of
the United States. and his cablegram
to President Roosevelt on the subject
was written and sent the next day.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-19
WOMAN HAD NOT SKIPPED.
False Impression When They Sent
officer Tyre to Savannah.

Jacksonville, Fla, May 1S-The re-
lease of Henry White was ordered by
Chief Vinzant, as there was no evil
dence to hold him. While Officer Tyre
was in Savannah, Chief Vinzant learn
ed that the wife of Henry White had
not accompanied him, but was still in
Jacksonville at the Ham household
The day that her husband disappeared
the woman asked to be let off for the
day, saying that she wanted to visit a.
sick relative. She returned the same
evening, and had not left the city. The
kanDs, however, failed to notify Chief
Vinzant of this fact, and Officer Tyre
went to Savannah with the impression
that Essie accompanied her husband,
and he hoped to catch them together
and find the missing valuables in their
baggage. No other clue has been
found. The robbery occurred two weeks
ago.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-19
AN ANTI-BEICF COMBINE.
East side Hebrews of New York to
Fight the Trust.

New York. May 1S.-Five hundred
East Side Hebrew men and women met
to-day and formed The Ladies Anti
Beef Trust Association" They elected
Mrs. Carolyn Schatzberg president, and
she appointed Mrs. Pauline F'riokel
treasurer. Out of compliment to the
garment workers union, which had sent
delegates to the meeting, a young man
named Blumenthal was made vice
president and Jacob Kirschberg secre-
tary.
A committee of seven women was ap-
pointed to visit all the tenement houses
on the East Side to persuade the He
brew women not to buy meat until the
price was reduced to the point of a
year ago-that is, 10 and II cents per
pound. They were not to create any
disturbance, but to argue with them
An effort will be made to extend the
work to all parts of the city.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-19
MANY QUESTIONS BEFORE HOUSE.
Bill to Restrict Immigration to
Cnuse Lively Debate.

BIZ to Restrict Immigration to
Cnuse Lively Debate.
Washington, May 1S.-After finishing
the naval bill this week the House will
take up the bill reported from the
Committee on Foreign Affairs relating
to passports. One day will be devoted
to claims, the regular day for that
business last week having been post
poned. Under a special order a bill
for the restriction % immigration will
be taken up and it is expected will
cause quite a lively debate. There also
is a prospect of taking up the Hill bill
relating to subsidiary coinage. This
measure will be strongly antagonized
by the minority and may precipitate
discussion of the currency question.
Early in the week the Committee on
Rules will hold a meeting to decide
whether or not time shall be given for
consideration of bill for Pacific ca
BILE.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-19
TO DISPOSE OF WAR CLAIM.
MethOdists VIII Undertake Knotty
Problem Tuesday.

Dallas, Tex. May 1S.-The work of
the Methodist Episcopal Church Con-
ference was not as productive of re-
suits during the past week as had been
hoped by the delegates, but the coming
week promises to bring about the set
Element of several of the most impor-
tant questions. 1t has been decided to
bring the war claim matter up next
Tuesday and give it the right-of-way
until a settlement of some kind shall
be reached.
AS soon as the war claim shall be dis
posed Of if it can be disposed of at
all. the question of establishing the
order of deaconesses and the election
of bishops will be taken up.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-19
MIR. THOMPSON'S GUEST.
Alabama Congressman to Entertain
Large OmiaI Party.

Washington, May 1S.-A large party
of congressman and department Of
flcials, many of them accompanied by
ladies, the guests of Representative
Charles w. Thompson of Alabama, left
here tonight over the Southern Rail
way for Tuskegee, Mr.. Thompson's
home, where they are TO be entertained
and where they will have an oppor-
tunity to examine the working of the
Tuskegee negro school. The party will
arrive at Tuskegee Tuesday. They will
spend the goth and 21st at Mr.. Thomp-
sons home, going from there to Mobile,
May %, to Montgomery May %, Biz
mingham May "a. Charleston expo
sition May rs and returning to Wash
ington Nav &C.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-19
wires to Shreveport Down.

Dallas, Tex, May 1S.-All wires to
Shreveport and Texarkana are down
tonight, which district was reached
by a portion of the big storm that
swept over Texas to-day. 1t is
thought, however, that no loss of life
has resulted. although the property
damage may be heavy A driving rain
set in here about o'clock this after
noon and a heavy wind accompanied
it, but no damage resulted.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-19

Dallas, Tex, May 1S.-A special
from Houston avs that a telephone
message received from Goliad late to
night reports that $50 or more persons
were killed and injured by the tor
nado which swept over thtat town to-
day. No verifcation is obtainable.
Among those reported lost are the
members of the family of the Goliad
telephone manager.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-19
windstorm at MineoIa Tex.

Mineola, Tex. May ia heavy
wind storm followed by rain visited
Mineola early to-day. Hundreds Of
shade trees were blown down. several
homes blown from their foundations
and the roofs Of several stores were
badly damaged. causing heavy losses
10 stocks Of goods. There WAS no loss
Of life.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-19
MARcoNI's WIRELESS STATION.
To Be I'm Readiness to Signal the
Umbria Saturday.

~ D~ IA 10 Signal Ine
Umbria Saturday.
New York, May 1S.-The equipment
of the Marconi Wireless Telegraph
Company's station at Sagaponaek is
rapidly approaching completion, and
Engineer ]. Leary expects to be ready
to signal the incoming Cunarder UNI
bria next Saturday. The Umbria car
ries the Marconi apparatus, the effec-
tive range of which, as installed on
these steamers, is roughly 100 miles, so
that communication with her should
be established Immediately after she
has lost the range of the station on
Nantucket lightship.
The test will be simply preliminary,
and passengers messages will not be
accepted on this occasion, as arrange
ments for connecting Sagaponack sta
ton with the ordinary land lines are
not yet completed.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-19
A DAY OF CELEBRATION.
Festivities the Rule Over Entire
Island of Cuba.

Havana, May 15.-The festivities in
celebration of the change of govern
ment became general all over the ISL
and to-day In almost every town and
village an elaborate programme of re-
joicing had been arranged. Sunday
here, as in all Spanish countries, is not
given over altogether to religious OBJ
servances, but is largely a holiday de-
voted to recreation and amusement.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-19
DIAMOND SELLERS WAYS.
Men Who Travel with Fortunes in
Precious stones.
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
No set of commercial travellers carry
such a precious stock as the diamond
statesmen. There are about a hundred
travelling statesmen in this country;
whose stock consists of diamonds, and
all but a very small percentage of
them travel for firms in this city, for
this city has always been the diamond
market of the country. OF course, there
are many jewelry statesmen who take
along with other stock limited
amount of precious stones, but they
are not in the class with the kind
mentioned, who carry no other goods
and are not bothered with sample
trunks or satchels.
Few as is the number of travelling
diamond statesmen. they probably car
ry a combined stock of value equal
to that carried by ten times their num-
Der in other branches of trade or
which, If converted into dollars, would
probably be equal to the capital stock
of some of the largest concerns for
which other statesmen travel. From the
point of view of the ght-ingered gen
try, one of these statesmen would be
worth for a touch" 100 of his fellow
travellers, and yet one rarely If ever,
hears of a diamond salesman coming
to grief from contact with this class
Few as have been the instances of
jewelry statesmen being robbed on the
road, the cases where diamond sales
men have suffered in this manner are
even fewer. If you ask the travellers
whose starting point is the Maiden lane
district why this is they will tell you
that the diamond salesman is a pecu-
liar kind of individual, and that to
catch him mapping it would be neces-
sary to sit up a good many nights
While on the road, outwardly he APP
pears as careless and debonair as any
other drummer who lolls around the
hotel or plays cards in the smoker, yet
underneath there is a caution in his
make-u which is required of the man
who sells the most costly of the gifts
of mother earth.
Statesmen Carry Rich stocks.
When it is taken into consideration
that a travelling salesman for almost
any of the diamond houses of John
street and Maiden lane seldom starts
out on trip of any length with less
than 100000 worth of diamonds in his
wallet. and more often the stock is
worth three times that sum- 1t would
seem to the average man that they
would have to be possessed of the eau
ton and nerve of ten other men, and
that is just about what the diamond
salesman has. Then. too. II would
seem to be necessary that he possess
the confidence OF his house TO an ex-
traordinary degree unless the firm EN-
ploying him cared 10 eNpend the
amount OF money necessary to have
him folloewd by detectives every time
he started out on a trip While this
Is true OF some OF the man who carry
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-19
THE DREADED LOCUSTS APPEAR.
Agricultural Department Experts
Say There Is No Cause for Alarm.

Say There Is No Cause for Alarm.
Washington. May 17-Large num-
bers of locusts have made their APP
similar visitation have reached the De-
partment of Agriculture from Altoona.
Pa, and Nashville, Tenn. The depart
ment entomologists say that young
nursery trees and young shoots of ma
ture trees are all that will sustain in
jury from the visitation of the locusts,
and that there is no cause for alarm
over their appearance. 1t is antici-
pated that the locusts will be report
ed from other portions of Tennessee
and from Virginia West Virginia,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Ken
lucky and other localities.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-19
-Dennls Flvnn. delegate to Congre,

Dennis Flynn, delegate to Congress
from Oklahoma. is putting in giant
ticks for the admission of his territory
to statehood. When that event shall
have happened Denny" will claim the
credit Of having hailed from more
states than any other man in Congress
He was born in Pennsylvania. removed
to New York, admitted to the bar in
Iowa, an editor in Kansas and now
delegate from oklahoma, which he
hopes to represent in the United States
Senate after II becomes a state.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-19
MIR. MAST WIN He rake 1t.

From the New York Herald.
Mr.. Perry de Leon, who was recently
declared persona non grata by Ecua-
dor, last evening saw Mr.. Thomas
Nasts caricature of himself as a bold,
bad man-drawn. perhaps. with a view
of ntimidat ting the petty police officials
of Ecuador, who have been making it
sultry for sundry unfortunate Ameri-
cans by carelessly casting them into
the model iails which adorn that tropic
land. Grimly remarking that the aver
age Ecuadoran has as much apprecia-
ton of humor as a monkey has of
mathematics, Mr.. de Leon sat down at
a desk in the Metropolitan Ciuo and
scribbled off the following:
ADVICE TO MIR MAST.
My dear Mister Mast,
Go not quite so fast.
Or it may come to pass
Your first term'n be your last.
The pen, you will find,
Does not serve to bind
A man to his post
Should he indulge in roast"
Far less win the pencil,
Should you dare stencil
The land as 1t is;
So, as it is a matter of "biz,"
My advice in all kindness
When wrongs are committed
Or you'll not be acquitted N
BY the sons Of the sun Cor gun)
Who Ecuador run
Caricature in this land
Win kill any man.
So keep your pencil In pocket
Or you'll go out like rocket.
WITH the compliments Of the POET ~.
r. NJ. de L.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-19

-Bandmaster Sousa's rather creepy
story. THE Fifth String" has not
been a tremendous hit but he is at
work on another book. This time n
IL a history OF his boyhood adventures
in the form OF novel. and he hopes
10 have IL finished before he leaves In
the fail for his European tour.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-19

IN the PunJab the deaths from
.1Sue now average nearly 10000
fc- ,.'nly. The squirrels Al Hassan. Ny
eo,- alsht the disease, and have been
N0iApletely wiped out
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-19

large quantities of diamonds over the
country, yet probably three-fourths of
diamond statesmen on the road are
members of the firm for which they
travel If the business belongs to one
person, generally he himself takes
goods on the road.
There are cases, however, where the
diamond salesman is only an employe,
but in these cases most of the selling
is done on commission. and there is
a lot in 1T to the salesman whenever
he makes a sale. Hence, the risk to
the house is pretty small. One of the
largest houses in the diamond district
has salesman out most of the year
who is not a member of the firm. Yet
he frequently starts with loose stones
in his wallet aggregating in value
100000. Implicit confidence is placed
in him, and he has never violated it.
Even If he were INSCRIPTIONS, his
commission is so large that it would
pay him, and he has never violated it,
Even if he were INSCRIPTIONS, his
commission is so large that it would
pay him more to keep the confidence of
his employers in the long run than to
disappear with his wallet, with the
certainty of being tracked by the de-
teotives, to whom such matters are
generally intrusted by the diamond
dealers and jewellers of the United
States.
How Diamonds Are Sold.
The diamond man carries his goods
in a wallet about ten inches long. This
wallet is invariably carried in a pocket
on the inside of his vest. The diamond
salesman rarely ever travels at night.
One reason for this is that time is of
no particular concern. Another is the
greater risk in night travelling. When
~ I1A at ferht he al l-aarac
his vest on. or else he wears a shirt
inside of which is a pocket similar to
that in the vest. OF course, the neces-
sity often does arise of night travel
ing, and to be ready for it not few
diamond statesmen always have with
them such a garment, in order to be
comfortable and not have to go to bed
in the sleeper with the vest on. Dia-
mond statesmen seldom talk of their
business while travelling, because they
don't exactly care to be known.
Diamonds are always shown in pa
pers. All of the statesmen carry a GER
tain amount of what is called in trade
parlance "melet"-that is, diamonds be-
low a carat in weight, generally of the
size suitable for mounting in jewelrv.
OF course, the diamond salesman tries
especially to sell the largest stones,
Weighing from a carat up. These are
what make their stock so valuable. and
TO sell onlv a small portion of them is
worth trip from one coast to the
other. What astonishes those to whom
care seems to be an essential in selling
valuable goods is the custom nursued
in the diamond business. and for that
matter the entire iewelrv business. of
leaving goods on what is called "mem-
orandum." A diamond salesman. If a
jeweler tells him that he believes he
can pet a customer for some of his
stones will leave a paper of diamonds
-....L ~ .u..ntA x.4l...4 ..-4Lg...
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-19
Once, a wish,
Twice, n kiss,
Thrice, a disappointment.

which the writer has frequently heard
in London, where 1t is also a common
belief as well as generally all over the
country, that for a cat to sneeze is &C
counted an unluoky omen, 1t being held
to be sign that all the family will
have colds. Another Well-known
rhyme regarding sneezing runs as fol-
lows:
Once, a wish, SKIS coming back,
Twice. a kiss, Seven's a wedding.
Three's letter, Fights a cake,
Four's something Nine. marry
better black man.
Five's going away.
A Scottish superstition has it that a
newly born babe Is In the spells of the
fairies till IL sneezes, and when this
takes place all danger is past. many
old danes even making the sign of the
cross on the youngsters forehead, joy
fully exclaiming. God help the BARN,
it's no a warlock"-Or. in other words,
an idiot or natural" II being a very
prevalent idea that no idiot could
sneeze or ever sneezsd. Some persons
attach importance 10 the day on which
a person sneezes. and IN the West OF
England Il Is said that
sneeze on Sunday morning fasting.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-19
THE CATHOLIC FEDERATION.
Work of Organization Pushed In
Four States.

Cincinnati. May 1s.-Anthony Matre,
secretary of the American Federation
of Catholic Societies. reports that many
local bodies have been organized in
cities and counties during the past
month and state declarations with tenn
porary organizations under the sane
ton of the bishops in North Carolina,
New Jersey, Massachusetts and Wis
consin.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-08-27
WRITES TO
THE PRESS
Escaped Convict O'Drien
Tells Things

BUTTE. Aug. 11.-Tom OHFis n.
who escaped from state prison last
week. threatens 20 emulate Tracy.
In a letter written and mailed b.
him a. Anaconda he demands that
his statement Of the crime for which
he Was sentenced be made public.
lie adds that his object IN escapinE
from prison II TO XIII Deputy sheriff
Morgan, whose testimony Heut him
Ia prison ana whbsh the convict de-
eiarss Was deliberate perjury. The
letter states that Il vas written be.
hind = rock while the writer naa
surrounded rs officers
The handwriting II identified as
- RrtenH by the officials OF the pen.
ltsntiary. The letter Il the first trace
NJ the escaped convict thAt has been
found. osIfrien states IN the letter
that be gave the hiooahoundH opium
10 prevent theFu from tracking him
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-08-27
CROCERS IN
C0NCLAvE
THIRD ANNUAL CONVENTION
BEGINS SESSION THIS AFTER.
NOON

The retail grocefn are meeting In
third annual convention at their
hAll IN the tluekley block this AZ
teFno0n Delegates are IN attend
ance from All over the state aud
one OF the must encouraging con-
ciaveH Il expected.
At . o'clock the convention was
called TO ORDER and . speech Of wei
come Was delivered hy President
George WILKES OF the local assocla.
tior. Mr.. Wilkes spoke al some
length Of the necessity Of orxaniza
ton and the advantages Of L. lie
gave very Interesting and In
Ntrvctise talk. The meeting l. IN
progress at the time o. going to
preAs.
The meeting At Forenters hall 10
alght Will be particularly important
as matters OF general Interest viii
some up for aiaeunstpn
The local association desires that
delegates from outside places who
have not already done - Will make
their presence in the city known BY
reporting 10 the secretary AT the as.
ISOLATION ruouN where Invitations
wiil be furnished 20 the big banaue;
10 be held touorruw nlkht 1t the
Madison park pavilion.