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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-08

This report also contains a table of
the earnings OF the head of a family
and their relation to the family ex-
penditures 1t comprehends the earn
ings and expenditures of 152 heads of
families. The average weekly wage of
ia family heads is shown to be s13.75.
In the other 3S cases, the average
weekly wage amounts to S11.31, the to-
tai yearly earnings of the head aver
aging for the 152 families 1884. In 81
instances, the earnings of the head ex-
ceeded the amount expended. In four
instances, the accounts balance, and
in 127 instances however, about four
fifths of the entire number, the earn
ings of the head were insufficient to
meet the family expenditure.
Does this look like prosperity for
the workingmen? 1t must be remem-
bered also that these figures were
compiled in 1901 and the report issued
early this year. The prices on all
these necessaries of life are now much
higher than in 1901. Especially is this
true of coal and beef, the prices of
both being manipulated by trust. In
proof of this, l submit the following
letter from a miner in West Virginia:
Fayette, Fayette County, West Vir-
ginia, Aug. 10, 1902.-Hon. J. H.
Griggs, Chairman Democratic Congress
SlOildl NOf1fIllIle6, w dStllflB LOIlt II. u.
Dear Sir: l take it that you are in
terested in trust prices, and / send
you the prices that laboring man has
to pay to-day for the necessaries of
life, as compared with the prices of
1898. / am a coal miner and have been
for twenty-seven years. Under this
supposed prosperity that we now hear
so much about. l have received an in
crease of 20 per cent. in wages, but
have been on strike, together with
other miners, for now nearly three
months, striking for an increase of
wages in keeping with the prices we
have to pay for the necessaries of life,
and for recognition of our Union,
which seems to be the only hope that
labor Outside of voting right, has
in these days of this imaginary pros
perity,' and government by injunc-
ton In 1902, l have to pay 80 cents
per gallon for oil that I use in the
mines, but the cans only hold three
quarts. Everything else is in proper
ton, itemized as follows, for the years
1898 and 1902:
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-08

July was 1,123,991 tons. The tonnage
moved through the New York state
canals for the season ending with July
shows a total of 1,33362S tons, COM
pared with 1.447 1928 tons for the same
period of 1901.
The Pennsylvania Railroads ship
ments to Aug. 2, originating east of
Pittsburg and Erie, amounted to 22,-
305, $40 tons, of which 1.612, $50 tons were
anthracite coal. 1865, 1873 tons bitumi-
nous, and 5,725,068 tons coke. The
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad coal and
coke movement for the first six months
of this year reached a total of TO-
I'll .94l tons, of which 8,439,26 tons were
bituminous. 400, 466 tons anthracite. and
1,863,209 tons coke. On the Norfolk
and Western Railroad the six months
tonnage was reported as amounting
to ALAG, 879 tons, of which 1888, 1873 tons
reached tidewater. For the twelve
months ending with June the South
ern Railway, embracing Tennessee and
Alabama districts, handled 3,481, 1863
tons of coal originating on it's lines
Receipts of coal and coke at st. Louis
for the seven months ending with July
of this year, amounted to 2,819. 513 tons,
compared with 2.419,913 tons for the
corresponding period of 1901. Receipts
ut Chicago for seven months ending
with July, show a total of 5,13S, 062 tons
this year, compared with 5.223,697 tons
last year. The Connellsvile weekly
coke output still averages somewhat
higher than during 1901.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-08

the workingman of from SO per cent. to
325 per cent. in the past four years.
Has any mans income been increased
that much in that length of time? II
not, he Is having a whole lot of pros
perity. isn't he?
II also have a letter from Senator
Simmons of North Carolina, enclosing
Inc a statement from Mr.. r. p. Sales.
chief of the sanitary department of
the city of Raleigh, N. c., who says
that he interviewed a number of peo-
pie on this subject with the following
results:
Mr.. C. II. Cook, printer, employ
ed by the News and Observer Publish
ing Company, says that the present
prices of articles, such as beef, bulk
meat, lard. flour and corn meal, are
about one-third higher now than three
years ago, and that his wages have
not been increased during that period.
Mr.. H. j. Heiling, janitor of the
Tucker building, in that city, makes
the same statement. and Mr.. c.. f.
Crawford of Crawford & Sons, butch
ers of that city, make the statement
that beef and pork are one-third high
er now than three years ago.
"All of this goes to show that the
cry of prosperity and the full dinner
pail for the workingmen is a fake
and fraud.
IF they call this well enough why,
then, let 1t alone If not, they will
vote the Democratic ticket and strike
blow at the trusts that are lowering
wages by increasing the cost of living"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-08
GARDENER is BACK.
Doesn't Know Whether He VIII Be
Called to Washington.


Called to Washington.
San Francisco, Sept. 7.--Maj. Cor
nelius Gardener, who reported that the
water cure and other forms of torture
were used by the American soldiers
against Filipinos in the Philippines,
has arrived here on the transport Blu
ford. The report was made in Deem
Der, 1901, while the major was civil
governor of the province of Tayabas.
II do not know that am to be called
to Washington, said Maj Gardener.
i will report to the military head
quarters at once"
Your friends say" suggested a re-
porter, that every effort is being made
to prevent you from proving the truth
of your report"
The major answered:
Il made my report as 1 saw Ahings,
and as l saw them to be true, as a
matter of duty and conscience and for
the informa ton of Gov. Taft and the
Secretary of War. 1 considered the
report to be in the nature of a conf
Dental communication and not for
publication"
"tIad you any idea, Major, that the
document might be used for political
purposes?"
"Politics?" he queried. why, l have
never mixed in politics of any sort.
My politics consists of the Declara-
ton of Independence and the Golden
RnIa -
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-08
AGAINST BAPTISM.
Scathins Denunciation of Rev. DR..
Macarthur in New York.

Scathins DenunciatiOn of Rev. DIR.
Macarthur in New York.
New York, Sept. REV. DR.. Mac
Arthur, at the Tooth meeting OF the
'Evangep' tent to-day, assailed the doc
trine of baptism. His hearers rose to
their feet and applauded wildly.
Baptism" he declared, never saved
a human soul. The doctrine of bap-
tismai regeneration is both unreason-
able and unscriptural. The supersti-
tons that have gathered about infant
baptism form one of the saddest chap
tiers in church history. Thousands,
through all the ages, have believed
that child dying without being bap-
tiZed was eternally lost This dark
dark and dreary superstition has cast
a gloom over the history of the church
for centuries.
This doctrine is heathenism pure
and simple. The idea that God would
forever condemn an innocent babe be-
cause some one had not put a few
drops of water on it's head and face
makes God a tyrant monster and a
demon. Rather than believe in such
a God | would be an avowed infidel
This doctrine of haptismal regener-
alton makes the minister of religion a
worker of magic, a fakir, a performer
of ecclesiastical miracles. Such teach
ing is a violation of all sound reason
and true Scripture teaching"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-08
OBITUARY..



New York, Sept w. N. Roach,
who was United States senator from
North Dakota from 1893 to 1899, died
here to-day. He had been Ill from can
Ger almost from his coming to this
city, where he had made his home aft
er retiring from the Senate. Under spe-
cial treatment he had progressed IA
vorably, and about a month ago it
was announced that he was out of
danger. He suffered a relapse, how
ever, and died after having been con-
fined to his bed for ten months.
Ee was born in Washington, Sept.
25. 1910. He was graduated from
Georgetown University. He served
as clerk In the United
States quartermaster's department
during the Civil War. He removed
to Dakota Territory in 1879, and hav.
ing secured mail contracts, established
number of overland mail routes. He
was the Mayor of Larimore from 1885
to 1887. Mr.. Roach was twice the DEM
ocratic nominee for Governor, but was
defeated on both occasions.
Mr.. Roach was twice married, his
flrst wife dying in 1885. In 1899 he mar
ried Mrs. Alexander l.. Pollock of Salt
Lake City.
The funeral arrangements will be
made tomorrow. An effort will be
made to have members of senatorial
committees who served with Senator
Roach attend. A solemn requiem mass
will be celebrated at ST. Ignatius Ro-
man Catholic Church The interment
will be in Washington.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-08
LESS FOR THE DOLLAR.
GRIGGs POINTS OUT SIGNS OF BO-
GUS PROSPERITY.

Purchasing Power of the Dollar Less
Than 1t Was Five ears Ago-Sorne
Ammunition Taken From the Enc
my-A West Virginia Miner shows
Difference i'm Prices-AH Necesst-
ties Cost More.
Washington. Sept. THE working
men of the country are hearing moth
ing from the Republican press now
and will hear nothing from the Repub-
lican spell-binders later on, except the
cry of prosperity and the full dinner
pail said Chairman James NJ. Griggs
of the Democratic Congressional Com
mittee yesterday.
This Republican cry is fallacious
fixed income will sit down and figure
for fifteen minutes, he will find it is So
prosperity, Ell? What is prosper
ity? When times are truly prosperous.
prices of everything are usually high,
but wages are correspondingly So
They keep pace with high prices of ne
cessaries and Injuries of life and the
nigh prices are not felt by the man
with a fixed income. When a man has
money in his pocket to buy what he
needs, he does not ask the price, he
buys it. When he has no money, a
low price does not interest him. be-
cause he can't buy it. Prosperity
means harmony between prices and
wages. We have no such harmony,
therefore, our present prosperity is
more apparent than real.
THE man with fixed income from
wages or salary has been having his
income chopped ever since 1897 by the
increase in prices. Every man knows
whether his income has been increased
during the past three or four years.
If it has not been increased from 10 to
100 per cent, then he is losing money
compared to his condition in 1897 and
1898 and that In 1902.
Take, for instance, the thirty second
annual report of the Massachusetts
Bureau of Statistics of Labor That
is a document compiled by good Re-
publicans, 1t shows the purchase
power of a dollar for the years 1897 and
1902 on a number of articles of daily
necessity in the domestic economy of
the average mans home. In 1902 a
dollar will buy less than in 1897, of the
following articles by the following per-
centa ges:
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-08
GOVERNMENT
MAGAZINE EXPLODED.
Men Were Killed and Injured and Old Fort Win
throp Was Wrecked

Boston, Sept. 7.-One Of the govern
ment magazines at old Fort winthrop
on Governors Island, upper Boston
harbor,s blew up this evening with a
detonation that was heard at points
twenty miles away. The explosion is
supposed to have been caused by boys
setting fires on the island.
one dead man and five injured were
brought to this city by the police boat,
and while it is believed this is the ex-
tent of the casualties, it is possible
that others may be found suffering
from the force of the conclusion.
The dead mans name is Cotton, but
further than this nothing is known
of him. The injured are James A :.
crowley, aged 81; Christian Knudson.
SO: Charles Flanagan, %; Dennis =.
swanson. "a, and Paul Barry, 26, all
having flesh wounds, besides suffering
from shock.
The missing are Joseph e. Wakefield
of Maiden and James Ryan of East
Boston.
Negotiations have been pending some
time for the release of the island by
the government to the city, as part
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-08
AMONG FLORIDA COUNTIES.
How Money From Tax Sales Certin-
Gates Has Been Divided.

Tallahassee, Fla. Sept. T.-Controller
A. C. Groom has distributed the mon
eys arising from the sale and redemp-
ton of tax sales certificates for the
month of June, 1902, amounting to $S2,
519, as follows, among the counties:
Alachua, $5O21; Bradford, $1,000; Cal
houne, &c cents; Citrus, $4.0S; Clay,
$166.S7; Columbia, $32763; Dade, ST.
764.21; Duval. $401.71; Escambia, s1S.7T;
Franklin, $4469 Gadsden, 1918; Ham
ilton 81 cents; fernando, $43.15; Hills
borough, $7S3.58; Jefferson, $5.76; Lake,
$129.67; Lee, $12.22; Leon, $3.50; Levy,
$2S4.31 Manatee, s26sS.24; Marion,
$433.35; Monroe, $133.71; Nassau. $19.2S;
Orange, $335.40; Osceola, $25.71; 2asco,
S30O.S9; Polk $26S.95; st. Johns, 1882;
Sumter 1912; Suwanee, $6.25; Volusia,
$l19.S6; Wakulla, $S4.3S; Walton, $44.90;
Washington, $611, and state treasurer
(for state), $12,909.02.
Tallahassee is to have another cold
storage plant. The new one will be
built by the Anheuser-B Busch Brewing
Association on ground belonging toSthe
Seaboard Air Line Railway near the
depot. The cold storage plant will be
100 by so feet, and will store car
and half of beer and sufficient ice tc
keep it in good condition. This will
be the distributing point for the An
heuser- Busch Company between the
Savannah river and Pensacola.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-08
HOW MAJ. SMYLIE WAS SHOT.
No Light shown as He Had Agreed
with Judge StOrrs.

The New York papers had fuller
account of the shooting Of Maj. Charles
B. Smylie of New York city by Judge
Charles B. Storrs of Orange, New Jer-
sey, in the Adirondacks last Wednes-
day than was contained in our dis
patches. A friend of Judge Storrs
gave the following account to the
newspapers:
THE accident" said he, seems to
have been the result of a mistake in
signals. Judge Storrs and Maj. Smy-
lie had been a week at the camp, and
up TO Wednesday night they had al
ways avoided going out shooting to-
gether on the same pond after dark
Wednesday evening, just after supper.
Maj. Smylie proposed that they try
their luck just once more, as they were
going home on the next day. He sug-
gested that they go out on Grass Pond
together.
Judge Storrs objected. on the ground
that II was altogether too dangerous,
and for a long time refused 10 go. Mai
Smylie kept arguing that II would be
the last chance they would have, and
that with signals all danger would
be avoided Finally the judge agreed
10 go.
1t was then arranged that when
either decided 10 return TO shore he
should wave "A lantern as signal. and
II after going ashore he went on the
lake again the same signal shouit be
given.
Maj. .smylle took wlth him John
Blanchard, a guide, and Mike Flora,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-08

of the latter's park system, and, al
though the transfer has not been for
mally completed. the guard on the
island and has been somewhat relaxed
of late, and as a result numerous club
and pleasure parties have made use
of it, especially on Sundays, the govern
ment's only representative, there be-
ing an ordnance sergeant, who has to
maintain watch over the entire ISL
and
There are several old ramshackled
wooden buildings at the southefly end
of tn island, but the fort itself, only
lit,Ie of which is visible above
ground, is of stone, some of the gran
lite blocks being of immense size.
The force of to-day's explosion is
shown by the fact that some of these
great blocks were hurled several hun
dred yards, while one of the largest
was sent into the air and came down
through the citadel in the center of the
fort, making a hole large enough to
drive as team of horses through. All
over the island the effects of the ex-
plosion are visible, while in East Bos-
ton, South Boston and in the city
proper the concussion was severe
enough to break windows and shake
buildings to their foundations.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-08
NEGRO USED HIS GUN.
Shooting ARRAY on n Train That
Will Result Fatally.

Will Result Fatally.
Osceola, Ark. Sept. Two men IA
tally shot and one seriously wounded
is the net result of a fight between
white men and negro on a passenger
train near here this afternoon
Badly Taylor. a negro, boarded the
train and walked into the coach for
white passengers, saying he proposed
to find seats for two negro women. He
was told by a passenger that he was
In the wrong car. Taylor then drew a
revolver and began firing indiscrim-
inately.
H. G. Fisher of Rosa, Ark, was ia
tally shot, and tonight paralysis has
set in. e. r. Hume, also of Rosa, was
also MORALLY wounded by a bullet from
the negro's pistol. E. w. Shuttle was
seriously wounded.
Hume fired upon the negro, the ball
striking him in the breast. His wound
is not serious.
Taylor was arrested and brought to
the Osceola Jail tonight, while the
wounded men were placed in a hospi-
tai here.
At midnight 1t is reported that a
mob is being formed for the purpose
of lynching Taylor.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-08
LINDSAYG MORGAN

another guide. went with Judge Storrs.
Both of the guides were known as care
full men.
THE two boats had been out on the
lake for an hour or so when Judge
Storrs saw the majors boat some dis
lance away give the signal agreed up
on when one was going ashore. A
short time later he heard the boat be-
ing pulled up on the stones.
about this time Blanchard, the
judges guide, thought he heard deer
and padded slowly about fifty yards
from shore. The guide. suddenly see
ing the animal, told the judge to fire.
He did fire, and instantly a scream
was heard
Rowing over. they found Maj. Smy-
lie In the bottom of his boat and the
guide throwing water in his face. The
bullet had gone through his lungs He
died a minute or SO after Judge Storrs
reached him.
1T appears that Maj. Smylie and his
guide had heard the deer and showed
off their boat without giving the sig
nal that they were going on the pond
again. Their boat when the guide
told Judge Storrs to fire was between
the other boat and the shore, and that
was how Maj. Smylie came to be hit"
Maj. Smylie's funeral will be held at
the Madison Square Presbyterian
Church at IL o'clock Monday morning.
The body will be buried in Livingston,
N. j.
The friend who gave this account of
the tragedy denied that Judge Storrs
had attempted to commit suicide eth
err Immediately after the accident or
at any time since. This denial was
called forth by statements telegraphed
from Utica, to the effect that when
Judge Storrs found that he had shot
Maj. Smylie he tried to beat his brains
out against a mass of rock, and was
only prevented from carrying out this
purpose by the Intervention of Flora,
the guide.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-08
A. 0. H. AT ATLANTA.
state Convention of the Order Was
Held Yesterday.

Atlanta, Sept. THE tenth bi-en-
NAL state convention of the Ancient
Order of Hibernians met in Atlanta
to-day, and after a most successful
session. in which officers for the ensu-
ing two years were elected, adjourned
to meet in Macon in 1904. All the old
officers were. reelected. The Office of
state chaplain having been created by
the recent national convention held in
Denver, Col, DR.. John E. Gum of
Atlanta, was unanimously elected to
the place. The other officers are: NJ.
j. Redmond of Macon, state presi-
dent; P. M. Mulherin of Augusta, state
vice president; M. j. O'Leary of Sa-
vannah, state secretary, and E. C.
ODonnell of Atlanta, state treasurer.
The delegates. out-of-town visitors to
the convention and local members of
the Ancient Order of Hibernians at
tended mass at $3.50 O'Clock at the Sac
red Heart Church. At the Kimball
House a delightful spread was served
In the cafe. Tonight short impromptu
talks were made by P. ]. O'Connor of
Savannah, a member of the National
Directorate of the Ancient Order of Hi
bernians; Father M. C. Mahon and a.
j; Goudy of Augusta, and Augustin j.
Daily of Macon.
M. ]. Redmond, who was re- elected
state president of the order, is a prom
inent and successful young business
man of Macon. Those here from Chat
ham county were P. ]. O'Connor, NJ. j.
O'Leary, ]. j. Horrigan, ]. ]. Powers.
M. f. Kirby, M. ]. Barrett, J. J. MUIR
ply, d. T. Quinan, w. P. Stapleton, r.
O'Donovan, w. S. Founder and ]. j..
Stafford. They left for home tonight.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-08
Little One Dead.

Clarice Annie, the infant daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Woodbury.,
died Saturday afternoon at 5 o'clock,
after an Illness of two weeks. The
funeral took place yesterday morning
from the family residence at Liberty
and Jefferson streets, Rev. M. G.
Stryker officiating. The interment was
in Laurel Grove Cemetery. The SYM
pathy of many friends is with the be-
reaved parents.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-08
ARE FEWER BEEF CATTLE.
Receipts show Decrease when
Compared with Those for 1901

Receipts Show Decrease When
Compared with Those for 1901.
Washington, Sept. Information of
| timely value to the commerce of the
country is brought together in the
July summary of internal commerce,
issued by the Treasury Bureau of Sta
| tistics.
or interior trade movements the
| report states that for seven months
ending with July, 1902. the receipts Of
live stock at the five markets of Chi
cago, Kansas City. Omaha, st. Louis
and St. Joseph reached a total of "a
222.094 head, in contrast with 35,323,-
9T2 head for the corresponding period
of 1901. There is a difference of L.
101.87S head to be supplied before the
receipts of the current year shall have
equalled those of last year.
Analysis of stocks of out meats at
the five markets of Chicago, Kansas
City, Omaha, st. Joseph and Milwau-
kee show that on July 81 of the current
year, there were on hand 209, 094, 0S7
pounds. On the corresponding date OF
1901 the combined stock consisted of
279,S01, 345 pounds.
Freight receipts at 121 points on the
Great Lakes for the month of July,
1901, were 7,004,6S5 tons, and for the
corresponding period of 1902, were re-
ceived 7,582,S48 tons at 144 different
ports. Shipments from 204 different
t. "a nan 1SVt. 10, WERE iool,oo'
or az LII tov|' Is1oo,ofo IONS from
Grs. sa,,a, ,,ao,sths % 1on5 Ms ioa 81 .ne
aaa to,,s "a DC o7c ooI "ei h9''vS'
sare ,ar,od ~ 1ooo .,,a,,,, .orS iol Dls
= 300 en- +ons ~ DC 80 ne ns, = g.. 20 "
zoo TONS nassed tba Sa,,I. e. ,"s;
canaIs oaaiaet - go 100 ,nn'
and - TX S4e TONS in 1ooo 'o''' al A'Vi'
Trade novements OF pos+on M,
York. philadelphia and RaIti,oore
show that for the first seven roonths
of the current wear the receints 81
grain. and -four reduced To bushels ~
New York. were &c g26 gao bueheIs
compared with so, $40 6S8 bushels for the
corresponding period of last wear A.
the three other ports of Boston. Phil
adelphia and Baltimore, the receipts
were 57.266, DAB bushels compared with
121.685,795 bushels for the same period
of 1901. OF receipts at New York In
July of this year II per cent. came by
rail, and % per cent. by water.
Traffic in iron and steel originating
In Southern production territory dur
ing the first seven months of this year
amounted to 1,131,375 tons, compared
WIN Jof,fb tons Tor the corresponding
period OF 1901 There has been a de-
cline in this traffic in July. the tonnage
of 1859 tons being the smallest in
the course of the current calendar
year, but considerably higher than the
tonnage of 127.7l3 tons in Tulv 1901
Coal shipments from New YORK for
the month of June bv water as re-
ported by six of the leading coal car
riers m lido water apoouptad a. 1oe
497 tons. and for six months ending
with June. 1867. e6s tons Renorta1
shInments from PbiIadeInhja x,ara as
follows. For June 109 SOD tone for civ
months ending With Guna 81, 1o1
tons. Coastwise coal shinmepts from,