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The Savannah morning news., 1902-05-15
KIrcHENER's WORK FOR PEACE

BOer Representatives of Both Trans
vaaI and Orange River Meet To-
day to Discuss Peace.
London, May 14-Lord Kitchener has
notified the war office that representa-
tiVes of all the bodies of Beers
throughout the Transvaal and Orange
River Colony are gathering at Vereen-
inging for the conference which begins
tomorrow and that he has arranged
that the delegates shall not be impeded
in reaching the rendezvous. Conse-
quently the assemblage is expected to
be large. The decision reached regard
ing the peace terms will later be submit
ted to the British. A delegation, con-
ssting probably of the same Boer
leaders who went to Pretoria recently,
will be deputized to convey the decis-
ion to Lord Kitchener.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-05-15
ARTHUR MEYER ARRESTED.
Broker who Caused Break in Wall
Street Must Answer to COurts-In-
~teresting Affidavit Made by Former
BOOkkeeper.

NhHt Answer ~
terestinE Affidavit Made by Former
BOOkkeeper.
New York. Hay IA. L. Meyer, the
promoter of the Hackensack Meadows
stock certificates of which declined in
price about a week ago. and against
whom an order of arrest was issued.
surrendered himself to the sheriff to-
day. Bail was fixed at 81 1000 and was
furnished.
The order of arrest was issued in a
suit brought by David Rosenberg OF
New York against A. l.. Meyer, Robert
Oftenbach, Benjamin p. Moore and
John d. Elwell. Rosenberg claimed
that he was damaged to the extent of
$4,000 by an alleged conspiracy to un-
load Rutland preferred stock at price
greater than its real worth. The order
of arrest was signed by Justice Giege-
ich on May 8. While the four named
as defendants were sued all the names
were stricken from the order OF arrest
except that of Arthur L. Meyer.
An affidavit in the case was made by
Bernard Uhren, who said he was en-
ployed by Of1enbach and Moore as a
clerk and bookkeeper in December last,
and that on April John d.
Elwell told him that he with
the other defendants had schemed
to unload upon the public the
preferred stock of the Rutland Rail
road, which was practically all owned
by Webb & Meyer and was under the
immediate control of Meyer. Pursuant
to this alleged scheme, Uhren said, he
was instructed to buy the stock on
margins and that he purchased 1000
shares throuA a brokerage house on
an per cent. margin and that the
brokers purchased the same stock
from the defendants for 100000. On
April 10 he purchased 500 shares
through another firm of brokers on a
per cent. margin, and on April 16 he
bought 500 shares on per cent. margin
through a third firm.
Uhren also declared that on April
% he was sent by Offenbach & Moore
to Boston to purchase 10000 shares of
the Rutland on margin and that he ar
ranged to buy the stock, but that he
received instructions from his employ
ers to cancel the orders.
while 1 was working as bookkeeper
of the firm" Uhren said, II was in
structed to give and did give matched
orders one 20 buy and one to sell the
stock"
The Savannah morning news., 1902-05-15
TABAcCo TRUSTS GOOD DEED.
Thousands of Employees to Get In
creased Wages.

Louisville, May 14.-On account in
the increase in the cost of living the
Continental Tobacco Company. through
its vice president, C. E. Hallewill of
New York. to-day ordered an increase
of 10 per cent. in the wages of all its
Louisville employees under the grade of
foreman, who will number more than
5000. The increase will add $500 to
the weekly payroll of the company in
this city. 1t is said the order of the
company is general and the 10000 to
81, 900 employees throughout the United
States will be benefited equally.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-05-15
orPoSED TO BRANCH BANKING.

Bankers Hear Charles G..
"es on Assets Currency.
-. -''lsas City. May 14.-Missouri and
h.-S bankers. at their conventions
tio-- 'o-daY' adopted strong resolu-
hank, against the system of branch
liking proposed in bill now mend
llvsrss congress. Addresses were de-
naveaa oy ]. II, Eckels and Charles G.
rene, former controllers Of the cur
sets ~ VINO took for their theme. AS
egaf,.. urrency." Mr.. Dawes spoke
"s' assets currency
The Savannah morning news., 1902-05-15
HOUSE CALLS A HALT.
me 100000 Relief Fund Sufficient
for the Present.

for the Present.
washington. May. 14.-Members of
house Appropriations Committee
. : aVerse to calling special meeting
lne committee for the purpose of
'SiUerlng an additional appropriation
-. 'he relief of the people of Mar
.'''l0e' They say that until it is de-
. - that the amount of 5000, 900
me- 10y appropriated is not sufficient to
he ms me needs of the sufferers it would
ditio 1--dqVlsable to appropriate an ad-
sn r,olai amount in view of the wide
repae donations now being made and
snco!- work that is being done to
des5 the living and care for the
The Savannah morning news., 1902-05-15
Further Calamity Predicted.

London, May 15.-The Fort de France
correspondent of the Times. in a dis
patch describing the present condition
of Mont Pelee says that volcano is still
rumbling and that three luminous
points on the lower slopes of the noun
tain, which are casting incandescent
rays, seem to presage a further calam-
itV
The Savannah morning news., 1902-05-15
RICHMOND THE HEADQUARTERS.
Britishers VIII Keep Imperial To-
baccO Company There.

bHccO COmI'Hhy IHere'
Richmond, Va, May 14.-Richmond
is to remain the American headquarters
of the Imperial Tobacco Co. of Great
Britain and Ireland. e. H. NJ. Gum,
one of the directors of the British To-
bacco Trust, who has just come from
England, gave out this information.
Mr.. Gum said:
1--WE are very much pleased with
your city and have been much i'm
pressed with the progressiveness of
the place. 1 think that Richmond has
a splendid future before it. and as to
our continuing to make this our head
quarters, l will say that where Brit
ishers put their foot down they put 1t
down to stay"
The Savannah morning news., 1902-05-15
BEN T. CABLE TO BE CHAIRMAN.
Democratic Campaign Committee TO
Make Headquarters ut Capital.

Make Headquarters ut Capital.
Washington, May 1.-THE Democrat
ic Congressional Campaign Commit
tee tonight decided to make its head
quarters in Washington and to increase
the executive committee from IL to
Ia members, of whom eight shall be
members of the Congressional Cam
paign Committee and six from the out
side. II is understood Ben T. Gable
Of Illinois, viii accept the chairman
ship Of the executive committee. The
headquarters Of the executive commit
tee will be in Chicago and this COM
mittee will have charge OF the congress
fiOnal campaign In the West, while the
main committee Will look after the
Fast from Washington
The Savannah morning news., 1902-05-15
FREIGHT AGENTS ELECT OFFICERS
C. r. Gambler of Brunswick Made
Treasurer.

Chattanooga, Tenn, May 1.-THE
Association of Southern Railway
Freight Agents to-day elected the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing year:
President J. II. Garner Atlanta, re-
elected; first vice president, E. IT.
Lamb, Norfolk, reelected; secretary,
w. G. Crutchfleld, Charlotte, re-elect-
ed; treasurer, c. r. Gambler, Bruins
wick
To-day's session was devoted to sub
jects of interest to freight agents and
better methods of handling the freight
business.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-05-15
TO REMOVE THE PLACARDS.
secretary Moody Takes Action in
Norfolk Navy Yard Matter.

NOrfoIk Navy Yard Matter.
Washington, May 14.-Secretary
Moody has instructed the naval con-
s'ructor in charge at the Norfolk
navy yard to remove the placards
authorizing the disrating of men in
cases of reduction of force, which had
'een the subject of complaint on. the
pdrt OF workmen in the yard. 1t is
peAeved at the department that the
toslILg OF the notice was the cause of
, siie dissatisfaction on the part of the
men and that it's removal will allay
we Ieehng- There has, however, been
~ Nv instruction looking to a change of
Ne we practice of allowing men to reduce
eHelT own rating in order to retain
ooaassppiioyment, for in the opinion of the
IG a,l' this matter is regulated by
, S and so cannot be amended by the
department..
The Savannah morning news., 1902-05-15
OUR AMBASSADOR TO EDWARD.
banquet rendered Whitelaw Reid
at Union League Club.

Ut tHIoH AtHBut NIub,
New York, May 1.-THE Hon.
Whitelaw Reid was the guest of honor
at a farewell banquet given at the
Union League Club tonight in antici-
patton of his approaching departure
for London as special ambassador of
the United States at the coronation of
King Edward VII. The banquet was
attended by about 100 men, includ-
ing many prominent figures in politics,
finance and journalism from all Sec
made by Cornelius n. Bliss, Whitelaw
Reid. Senator Depew and Charles
Emory Smith Melville E. Stone and
Clark Howell of the Atlanta Constitu-
ton also spoke briefly. Toasts to the
President and King Edward were
drunk
The Savannah morning news., 1902-05-15
GREAT-GRANDsoN OF JEFFERSON
John Gardner Coolidge to Succeed
Mr.. Squiers at Pekin.

VII N.
Washington, May 14.-John Gardner
Coolidge of Massachusetts, has been Sc
lected for appointment as first secre-
tary of legation at Pekin. succeeding
Mr.. Squiers, who is to be United States
minister to Cuba. Mr. Coolidge is a
great-grandson of Thomas Jefferson
being grandson of Mrs. Randolph, JEFF
fersons daughter. and son of Thomas
Jefferson Coolidge of Boston. He was
vice consul of the United States at Pre-
toria when Adelbert Hay filled the Of
flee of consul
The Savannah morning news., 1902-05-15

Thousands FIOcking to Moscow in
Search of Means of Existence.

st. Petersburg, May 14.-Enormous
crowds of starving peasants are flock
ing to Moscow from the central prov
inces in search of means of existence.
Half dozen freight trains, each car
rying 1,5O0 persons, are dispatched
daily from Riazan, about 100 miles
from Moscow, in addition to the ordi-
nary traffic.
The railroad station at Riazan is in
adequate TO hold the refugees, and the
wretched crowds bivouac in the open
air, suffering from rain, cold and hun
ger.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-05-15
HOLLANDS queen Recovering.

The Hague. May 1.-THE physical
condition of Queen Wilhelmina Is now
all that could be desired. Regular
bulletins in regard TO her health will
therefore cease 10 be issued.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-05-15
THE LATEST M0NoN DEAL.
Louisville ami NashviIla and Sonth-
ern Railways Said TO Have Ac-
qufred the PrOperty

New York, May 14.-In the best in
formed circles in Wall street to-day
there was discussion of a statement
emanating from an authoritative
source that the Chicago, Indianapolis
and Louisville railway, generally
known as the "Monon Route" had been
purchased by the Louisville and Nash
vile and the Southern Railway Com
panies. While the details were not
made public, the acquisition of the Mo-
non by the corporations named, was
accepted as a fact, lacking only Off
cial announcement.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-05-15
ST. vINcENT's BAD STATE.
Governor of windward Islands Re-
ports ON situation.

London. May i5.-The Governor Of
the Windward Islands. Sir Robert
Llewellyn, tele,raphs to the colonial
The Savannah morning news., 1902-05-15
GOES OVER UNTIL SEPTEMBER.
Danish Parliament DendIOcIked on
West Indian Treaty.

Copenhagen. May 1.-THE indica-
tions are that the Conference Com
mittee of the Danish Parliament
which is considering the Danish West
Indies treaty, is now hopelessly dead
locked, the opposition refusing the ut
most concessions which it is possible
for the ministry to offer The matter
now goes over until September
The Savannah morning news., 1902-05-15
THE vINErA AT NEWPORT NEWS.

German Cruiser to Send Old Men
Home and Take on New Draft.
Newport News, Va. May 1.-THE
German cruiser Vineta arrived here to-
day and anchored between the Ameri-
can battleship Alabama and cruiser
Olympia. The Vineta will get a new
draft of men here. sending the old men
back to Germany from this port.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-05-15
a CAMoRTA's LIFE BOAT FOUND
Missing steamer Had $50 Passenger
Abonrd.

London. May 14.-A dispatch from
Rangoon. British Burmah. says a life
boat belonging TO the British steamer
Camorts, overdue at that port from
Madras. has been picked up in the
bay of Bengal.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-05-15

The Camorta was reported 10 have
had $50 passengers on board.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-03-06
AWAYUP IN A BALLOON.
Astonishing Achievements of = Ger
mar Aeronaut and His Mann
moth Airship.

DR.. Surfing, of Berlin. who recently
assembled in a balloon to a height of 49,
600 feet, thus breaking all previous
records, tells of his trip in Harper's:
"One main point in this programme"
he says, was the achievement of high
ascents-that is, ascents of more than
20 1000 feet-as especially in those re-
gions great changes are still taking
place. Such heights can only be
reached by special precautions on the
part of the a%eronaut, and by respiring
with the aid of pure oxygen. The as
cent of the 31st of July, 1901, was II
belonging to the series of these ex-
periments, reaching $4,000 feet-un-
doubtedly the greatest height ever
reached by men, At a height of 33.500
feet a complete set of instrumental OBJ
servations were made, which has never
before been possible above 10000 feet.
"The altitude that may be attained
by a balloon depends, firstly, upon its
size; secondly, upon the filling of gas,
and, thirdly, upon the weight being
carried. A balloon of ordinary size
$4,000 cubic feet). carrying the small
est weight-that is. one person-when
filled with Illuminating gas. may reach
5000 feet. but when filled with hydro
gen, $4,000 feet. In order to ascend
higher, we first of all need a bigger bal
loon.
Zone may say it was a happy chance
hat the Royal Meteorological insti-
tute of Berlin was provided with a
balloon of the unusual dimensions of
300, 900 cubic feet. The German en-
peror furnished C 500 for making ex-
periments with it.. and the Meteoro-
logical institute decided to make use of
This opportunity for studying the high
est regions of atmosphere.
"The balloon constructed in Har-
over consists of two layers of strong
lotion with an Enclosure of india rub
,er. The inflated body has a diameter
of so feet and a circumference of 260
feet, and weighs 1000 pounds. The
valve at the top has a diameter of four
feet. The net that surrounds it has a
weight of 1.600 pounds. 1t is attached
20 the ring by 4s wooden pins. anG the
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-03-06
PROTECTIVE TAX SPECIMEN.
ment of jobs for Tarin-Fa-
yored Tricksters.

A few days e the representatives
of two great industries appeared be-
fore the mighty chairman Of the
ways and means committee of the
house to pray hat their industries
might get from the majority an adj
iustment of tariff taxes that would
powerfully promote their interests
and would infiict no injury on any
one. Their interview with the mag
nate of the committee was confiden-
tiaI, but what they might have said,
and what has often beer said in pub
lie, is that they sought solely to re-
duce the cost of production for an
important body of necessary COM
modities, and thus to lower the cost
to the consumer IN this country and
to extend an already promising eN-
port trade. These are not the usual
arguments submitted to the ways
and means committee, and 1t is I'M
derstood that they left Mr.. Payne
| quite Indifferent, says the New York
Times.
The industries to which we refer
whose representatives visited WASH
ington were the hide and leather
trade and the shoe trade. They
asked that the tax ON imported hides
should be repealed. There is not the
shadow of a reasOn why the tax
should ever have been put on. The
government could have got the rev.
enue in other ways when it was need
ed, and it is now no longer needed.
1t adds to the cost of every pair OF
shoes or boots worn in the United
States, and it adds to the difficulty
of competing in the shoe trade in for
eign markets. The profit derived
from if goes exclusively to the great
cattle and Strengthening companies,
whose organization is m|onopollstlc
at best. The tax vas put on under
the preteXt that il would benefit the
farmers. 1t increases the cost OF Nv
ing to the farmers, and they do not
ret a cent a wear more for their
products.
Why. then, is the tax not willingly
and promptly repealed? For the rea-
son that it is a party tax. 1t was
put on to get the votes controlled by
the cattle and Strengthening compa-
MES. 1t is retained for fear OF the
political influence of those compa"
MES. Besides this immediate consid-
Grafton. there is the old cry That IL
will not do to begin the process OF
l,-,,r Aha toJ,iff hpr1nSp there is
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-03-06
1t FlOOre Audrey.

"Touchstone," observed Audrey, al
they left the wings and started for
their dressing-rooms, whats the diff
ference between the stage carpenter
and the author who was back here
just now to look at the stage?"
TOO many for me-" said the Fool.
"One set the scene and the other
seen the set"
audrey" exclaimed Touchstone,
"the next time you endeavor to per-
petrate %conundrums you will do well
to remember that your education has
been sadly neglected as to grammar.
But here is one for you to %untangle:
"What's the difference between Ed
win Booth and Iago?"
"Lor!" said Audrey, what is the
difference"
Zone played Othello and the other
worked him. When you get that
doped out, come back and I'll give
you another"
But Audrey didn't report in again
that night.-Portland Oregonian.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-03-06
WHY ITO REFUSED A PASS.
The Japanese NOblemnn's Views on
Free Riding Upon Railways
without Paying.

Marquis Ito, the Japanese states,
man, said, while in st. Paul recently,
that of all the American customs that
impressed him as peculiar the free
transportation extended by the rail
roads of this country seemed most
odd, reports the Philadelphia Satur-
day Evening Post.
why" said he, "should a railroad
give away tickets? Every bit of mile
age to them is the same as a piece of
cloth to a dry goods firm. In Japan
everyone has to pay for his transpor-
tation. | never rode on a Japanese
railroad for nothing in my life"
When the marquis and party decided
to proceed east from st. Paul over the
Milwaukee line, the officials of the
road extended to the distinguished
Japanese and his companions the cour-
tesy of the line and informed Mr.. Ito's
private secretary that the tickets and
the private car would cost nothing.
The secretary was visibly embarrassed
and shook his head obviously as he
left the Office of the company to o n
vey the startling information to his
master. Shortly afterward Marquis
Ito appeared at the railroad Office and
insisted On paying for the tickets and
the use of the special car. \
81 have no claim on your esteemed
company" said the oriental. 81 should
not feel right in travelling over your
most excellent road without paying
for the great pleasure"
And so the Milwaukee officials were
obliged to carry the marquis and his
party over their line in the same way
as if they were just plain, everyday
Americans.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-03-06
COMMENTS OF THE PRESS.

THE war revenue reduction bill
had a clear track with a heavy down
grade.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Only a few months of President
Roosevelt's administration have
passed. There is time for the presi-
dent to be an Andy jackson yet
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Iowa republican, editors
are certainly stirred up on the tariff
question. Perhaps the wicked Cob
den club has been tampering with
them.-Washington Post.
Really the republican press
should not be too hard on the beet
sugar men for trying to get all they
can. That is the way of protection"
indianapolis News (Ind.).
We have tried to think well of
Mr.. Roosevelt and we expressed our
earnest hope when he was elevated
by accident to the presidency that
he would fill the Office acceptably, but
we have been reluctantly forced to
Jllt tOilCllSloi tildb hotiiiiS u
tial in the way of reform or economy
is to be expected of him and that his
decision on any important question
is as difficult to guess as a throw of
the dice.-Memphis Commercially
peal.
There is not an argument adj
vanced for the protection of the
steel, tinplate or other industries
that could not be applied to the
sugar beet industry. We should have
reciprocity, if not free trade, with
Cuba simply for the reason, if for no
other, that the policy of building up
industries in this country at the ex-
pense of the consumers is a vicious
one, and the present is Il good time
to put a check on it.-Indianapolis
News (Ind.).
1t was an empty victory for the
tariff-protected trusts which the re-
publican majority in the house won
by adopting the rule forbidding de-
bate or amendment of the war-taX
TeuucIlOu VII. iHt SCIdtC may VI
may not be equally compliant, but
there is Il tribunal in which the gag
is not known, the great court of the
people, before which these questions
will be argued and decided at the
election of members OF congress this
fall.-Boston Post.
Some of the republican leaders
are troubled because the democrats
in congress have declined to either
support the last platform of the last
democratic national convention OF
tear it down. That document car
stand for what it is worth, and the
democrats can make a new formula
ton in ample time. The present
business Of the democrats ought tc
be chiefly keeping an eye on the
quarrels among the republicans
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Secretary Hay seems to b.
building up a very effective Me, too
Observation-Disclosures Free Press.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-03-06

-Wouldn't this please Hanna?
The debaters of Bates college have
defeated Harvard debaters on the
ship subsidy question, the defeated
debaters taking the ground that the
subsidy bill is all wrong.-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-03-06

ring has to carry the car by "a lines.
If the balloon is filed with hydrogen.
it may lift 10000 pounds, including its
W weight and that of three persons;
that is to say, about 10000 pounds of
ballast must be taken in order to let it
rise gently. We have here given the
approximate figures, because we so
often find quite views of the
dimensions and bearing power possible
in aerial locomotion."
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-03-06

dollars, and this after these farmers had paid their regular and or
binary school taxes.
THE CHARACTER OF OUR EDUCATION MUST
CHANGE WITH THE INCOMING OF THE YEARS OF THIS
HIGHLY PRACTICAL AGE. We have educated the mind to think
and trained the vocal organs to express the thought, and we have
forgotten or overlooked the fact that in about four times out of five
the practical man expresses his thought by the hand rather than by
mere words.
1t is a question worthy OF most serious consideration as to which
of two men exerts the more potent influence on our twentieth century
civihzaton-the one who invents and portrays his thought by the car
toon which adorns the front page of Our modern daily newspaper, or
the one who seeks to exert his influence by his written editorial; or,
to use another illustration, the man who by the skill of his fingers
expresses his thought in the form OF a structure over which the true
American can write that most blessed word, expressive of the one
divinely established organization, the home; this in contrast with that
other man who by his expressed thought seeks, it may be, to warp
the Judgment of twelve of his countrymen who constitute a jury.
IT IS TIM THAT THE CALLING N LABOR OF THE
CARPENTER AND THE ARCHITECT WERE RAISED TO
HI DIGNITY OF THAI OF THE LAWYER and this our
modern school must do.
In other words, manual training must occupy a larger place in
our search for better educational methods with which to meet the
demands Of this new age.