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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-07
BIG LOSS FOR NEW ORLEANS.
Morgan Line 10 Transfer to Calves
tOn-BiE Terminal improvements
TO Ne Made There.

Galveston, Tex, Feb. 6.-What is
claimed to be the transfer of the Nor
gan Line of steamers from New Or
leans to Galveston was announced here
day from New York. j. b. Stubbs,
traffic manager of the Southern Pacific,
has been in New York for several days
comforting with President Hartman.
On his recommendation the Executive
Committee acted in line with the late
Mr. Huntlngton's original plans. Mr..
Stubs says all through business can
be handled via Galveston within sixty
to ninety days and It was so ordered
by the Executive Committee.
This means that all freight for
Texas, Colorado, Utah. Arizona, New
and Old Mexico. California and the
Pacific coast. the Sandwich Islands,
China and Japan, will be routed via
Galveston.
1t is announced with official author
ity that the executive committee OF
the Southern Pacific System will carry
out Mr.. Huntington's plans at Calves
ton. These plans contemplate the build
ing up of terminals at Galveston; a
ship repairing plant and general de-
pot, large storage and refrigerator
warehouses, cotton compress, eleva-
tors, etc.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-07
TO ENTERTAIN DELEGATES.
Monterey Makes Great Preparations
for Pan-Amerlcans.

Monterey, Mex. Feb. 6.-All arrange
ments for the entertainment of the
Pan-American delegates have been
completed The delegates will arrive
Friday from Guadalajara.
They will be met at the train by the
officers of the State Department and
the Committee of Arrangements es-
corted to the Iturband Hotel. where
they will be domiciled. No means will
be spared to make their visit as pleas
ant as possible.
The programme for their entertain
ment iS briefly as follows:
Friday, arrive over the International
about p. M. band concert in plaza
from to 10 p. M; Saturday, midday
banquet at Juarez Theater, reception
in the theater at 8 p. m, where short
speeches will be made by the delegates.
Sunday, an all-day carriage drive, Wis.,
iting various Industries; grand ball in
the evening.
Monday, excursion to the Diente min
ing district at 8 a. m; midday ban
quet at Diente.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-07
FRANK DUNCAN'S APPEAL.
birmingham Fugitive Must Give
Himself uo If He Wants Supreme
Court to Hear His Case.

= - - ~ HN'
Court to Hear His Case.
Birmingham. Ala, Feb. 6-The ap-
peal of Frank Duncan. convicted Of
killing Police officer G. w. Kirkley
was presented TO the Supreme Court Of
Alabama in Montgomery to-day. Since
the appeal was taken Duncan has made
his escape from the Jefferson county
jail, and is now at large. The rule un-
der such circumstances is for the at
torney general to appear before the SUI
preme Court and move to have the ap-
peal dismissed. When this motion is
made the court will set a day by
which the fugitive must give himself
up and If he does not do so within
the specified time the case will be dis
missed. If. at the expiration of that
time he fails to surrender the case win
be thrown out of court, on the ground
that the appellant is a fugitive from
justice.
In the event of his capture after his
appeal has been dismissed the Supreme
Court would fix the time for his exc
cution, and he would be hanged on the
day set
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-07
SCHOONER wOoTEN FLoATED.
In bad Condition but May he Gotten
to Norfolk.

Norfolk. Va. Feb. 6.-The four
masted schooner Orlando V. Wooten,
which has been ashore off Diamond
Shoals, Cape Hatteras since last Tues
day. iloated this morning by using her
own sails. The schooner had been
abandoned by the Merritt Wrecking
Company, but upon hearing Of her
floating, the tug Coley was sent back
TO the shoals, and In spite OF the ves-
sells water-logged condition, is ex-
pected to tow her to Norfolk in safety.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-07
TO PROTECT BIDDLE GRAVES.
Harry BiddIe Say Ed Had $f1 900
when First Arrested.

Pittsburg, Feb 6.-Word comes to-
night from Butler to the effect that
Mrs. Soffel, the accomplice of the Bid
die brothers. is considerably worse and
the developments in her case are be-
ing watched with keen interest. Her
wound seems to be healing nicely, but
she takes. very little nourishment and
her mental condition is described as
approaching collapse.
Harry Biddle, The brother of the dead
men, who had their remains buried
yesterday, says the grave will be pro-
tected indefinitely from vandals by
armed guards. He to-day made for
NAL application to be appointed exec
utor Of the estate Of Ed and Jack.
He claims that the former when first
ARRESTED had in his possession about
s11 900 and the latter 5000 in cash.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-07
THE BoUYANT MExIcANs.
People of Earthquake City Celebrate
Holiday with EBthusiasm.

City of Mexico. Feb. 6.--Notwith-
standing the devastation Of their city
and the fact that most Of the city IS
in ruins the people of Chilpancingo cele-
brated with enthusiasm yesterday. the
anniversary OF the signing OF the fed
eral constitution. The orators were
warmly applauded. The exercises were
held In an extemporized pavilion, there
being no available building standing in
the city. The pluck and good temper
OF the people Of Chilpancingo are much
praised here
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-07

Would Not BE i'm Position to Discuss
IL if He Had.

Knoxville, Tenn. Feb. 6.-Admiral
Schley was asked for a statement con-
cerning the Washington Posts report
sent out last night as TO the verdict of
the President being adverse To Schiey.
He said:
81 have received no news from Wash
.ington concerning the response which
President Roosevelt will deliver upon
my appeal from the verdict of the court
of inquiry. Had done so, / would not
be in a position to discuss it. 1 do not
expect to receive any information until
/ reach Washington"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-07
FAMINE THREATENS INDIA.
The Area the Same That Suffered
Two Years Ago.

London, Feb. 6.-From Calcutta, the
correspondent of the Daily Mail in a
dispatch says there is little doubt that
India is threatened with another Sc
we're famine. This is the more to be
dreaded because the area affected Is
practically the same that has been
ravaged during the past two years.
Much depends upon the rainfall dur
ing the coming fortnight, continues the
correspondent, as large portion of the
spring crops is still capable of being
saved.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-07

New York, Feb. 6.-The trial Of AL
bert +. Patrick was adjourned to-day
until Monday, Recorder Goff having
received letter from the physician at
tending Juror Campbell, saying that
Campbell could attend Tomorrow II
absolutely necessary, but that Il would
be better for him to stay in the house
until Monday
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-07

New York, Feb. 6.-Three corpses,
probably OF sailors lost In the storm
Of last Sunday night have been recov-
cred IN the last "a hours on the Long
Island coast. one body WAS picked
up on the bench az West Hampton. and
the second Al Petunk and the third at
Qu00ue.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-07
A CHICAGO FLAT BURNS.
Had Many Occupants, but All Els
capped safely.

Chicago. Feb. 6.--The Varsity fiat
building. situated at the southeast COR
ner of Sixtieth street and Ellis avenue
and nesr the Chicago University build
ings, was destroyed by fire this even
ing. entailing an aggregate loss upon
the owner of the structure and the ten
ants Of 100000.
The building was four-stories high
and contained forty-seven flats, all Of
which were occupied. All the tenants
had ample time to escape, however, and
no lives were lost The fire started in
the basement in a pile OF rubbish.
The building was owned by Thomas
Burns OF this city. and was fully COW
cred by Insurance. Several firemen
were injured.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-07
\ REaUIsIrIoN REFUSED.
GOV. Nash Of ohio Adds 90 Hi. Rec
ord in This Line,

Columbus. O.. Feb. G.--Coy. Nash has
refused 10 honor the requisition of the
Governor Of North Carolina for W. g..
Baumgardner. who WAS arrested here
several days ago upon the request u
the police authorities " Durham, y. q.
n was charged that baumgafdnef had
embezzled 500 from "a Mrf freelnnd n
thaf place. Iie was released here IN
habcne corpus proceedings and arrest
~ again on the charge ~ ioltefinG The
re0ulfifl0n YaF refused up0n y showing
ih6f fhf transaction lnYDiFe1 qig not
am0unf ~ tmpel1lement
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-07
TUNNEL DYNAMITE ExPLoDEs.
Grand Union Hotel Again lombard
ed by Flying Debris.

New York Feb. s.-An explosion Of
dynamite IN the rapid transit subway
construction in Park avenue, between
Forty-nrst and Forty-second streets,
to-day hurled piece u rock weighing
80 pounds through The plate glass door
Of the Grand Union Hotel and broke
several windows in thar estabiinhmant
Two persons were Injured w hying
fragments, bat neither of them eeri-
0uriy,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-07

Chicago. Feb. "a special train
bearing 2fa local members ~ the Cook
County Democracy lrft here over the
1919 F0uf road this afternoon bound for
Charleston. a a., whore they VIII b.
guertF ~ fhe exposition officials. Sew
sral other southern cities viii be- Ns.
itsd
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-07
TO THE BOER LEADERS.
Lord Milncr Asked TO Communicate
Gist of Peace correspondence.

Lord Miner Asked 10 Communicate
Gist of Peace Correspondence.
London. Feb. Elm the House of
Commons to-day Mr.. Balfour. the gov
ernment leader, announced that copies
of the correspondence exchanged be-
tween the government of the Neither
lands and the government of Great
Britain on the subject Of peace in South
Africa, had been mailed to Lord Mil
ner, governor of the Transvaal and Or
ange River Colonies and high commits
sioner of South Africa, who would be
instructed to ask Lord Kitchener to
communicate the contents to the Boer
leaders in the field
Mr.. Chamberlain. the colonial secre-
tary. added the Information that IL the
leader OF the Boer forces proposed 10
Lord Kitchener negotiations for a set
tlement. the proposal would be for
warded for the consideration of the
government
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-07
Norwegian steamer wrecked.

Galveston. Tex, Feb. "a cable
gram received here to-day states that
the Norwegian steamer Dudley was
wrecked on the MEXICAN coast near
Vera Cruz, 10 which point she was
bound from Port Arthur with n cargo
OF $4,000 feet OF pine lumber. All
hands were saved.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-07
nu,rh te Ahnnden naer caa.e.

London. Feb. THE Brussels cof-
respondent OF fhe Daily Telegraph de-
clnres Il 10 be absolutely certain that
owing 10 the attitude ~ the Powers
ana che noef leaders the Dutch gov
ernmsnf is nov firmly determined 10
abandon fhe hOef cause and any idea
of fresh Intervention.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-07
BRITAIN'S FEARFUL LOSS.

south African War Has Cost Her
Wounded.
London, Feb. 6.-The war Office this
evening. published a summary of the
British losses in South Africa. Up to
Jan. 81 the total reduction Of the
forces, from death or permanent dis
ability. was 25,O35 men. The total of
the casualties, including surviving
wounded was 5,24O officers and 1OO7O
men
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-07
CONFERRiNG ON COLOR LINE.

Boston Women at Conference Keep
Their Names secret.
New York, Feb. 6.-Mrs. A. o. Gran
ger and Mrs. J. Lindsay Murray of the
Georgia State Federation of Women's
Clubs, met two representatives of the
Massachusetts Federation in this city
to-day to discuss the color line. The
conference lasted all day. To- night in
formation as to what took place or
was said was refused except that the
conference would be resumed to-mor
row. The names OF the Boston women
were at the meeting were not given
out
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-07
AsrmYxIATED ny on FUMES.


Galveston. Tex. Feb. G.-one man
met death to-day and two more are In
a critical condition, as the result OF an
attempt 10 repair feed pipe IN q fuel
Oh storage tank IN a railroad yard
here. owen Byrncs, aged A years, N
dead Pat Isyrnes. bis brother, is IN r.
critical condition, and the recovery ~
John uay lf doubtful The men rer~
asphyaiaiod bY the fumes of the OF.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-07
ANOTHER LINE FoR CANAL.
senator scott Wants the San Bias
Route Investigated.

Washington, Feb. Elm the Senate
to-day Mr.. Scott OF West Virginia de.
livered a speech in which he advocated
an investigation Of the San Bias route
for an isthmian canal, and Mr.. Hans
brough made carefully prepared ad-
dress on his bill to provide a national
system of irrigation of arid lands.
Mr. Scotts resolution for an inves-
tigation Of the San Bias route was, on
motion Of Mr.. Morgan, referred to the
Committee on Inter-Oceanic Canals.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-07
JAIL oFFIcIALs INDICTED.
Birmingham Officers Charged with
Gross Negligence.

Birmingham. Ala, Feb. 6.--As a re-
suit of the recent escape of Frank Dun
can. the condemned murderer, and two
other prisoners, the grand jury has
found an indictment against Sherin
Andrew Burgin. Jailer Minis and Night
Warden Ball. The bill charges gross
negligence on the part Of the officers.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-07
BULGARIAN MINISTER KILLED.
Assassinnted by Disappointed stud
ent Who ThereupOn Killed Him.


ent Who ThereupOn Killed Him.
self.
Sofia, Bulgaria. Feb 6.-M. KANT
cheff, the minister OF public instruc-
ton, was assassinated to-day in his
study by a Macedonian who pretended
he wanted to present a petition. The
assassin subsequently committed sui
eide by shooting himself.
NJ. Kamtcheff's assassin, who had
been a student at the University of So
fla, was appointed to professorship in
a provincial town. Disappointed at not
being assigned to a position at the cap
ital, lie had threatened to murder M &.
Kamtcheff. The police knew of the
mans threats and were also aware
that there were doubts as to his SAN
ity, but they allowed him to secure a
private audience of M. Kamtcheff and
the minister's murder followed.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-07

A dispatch to the AssociatAl Press
from London, Feb. 4, said a quantity
of wreckage had been washed ashore
on the Isle of Grain,at the mouth of the
Thames, including portions of ships
deck and a box containing papers re-
ferring to the bark Adolph.
The Isle of Grain is but a short dis
tance from Sheerness.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-07
THE BARK ADOLPH LOST.
Was Bound to Brunswick From
HamburG-Five Bodies and Letters
to Care of Capt. Anderson washed
Ashore.

London, Feb. 6.-The Norwegian
bark Adolph, Capt. Anderson, which
sailed from Hamburg, Jan. 81, for
Brunswick. Ga, is presumd to have
been lost. Five bodies and some letters
addressed to the care of Capt. Ander-
son have been washed ashore at Sheer
ness.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-07
ROYALTY IN A BALLOON.
ArchduISe Leopold and wife Make
2OO-MiIe Trip From Vienna.

Vienna, Feb. 6.--Archduke Leopold
and his wife, the Archduchess Blanche.
unaccompanied by a professional
aeronaut, made a balloon ascension
from here to-day. The Archduke's bal
loon landed near Breslau. two hundred
miles from here, after a run of four and
one half hours. The maximum altitude
attained was ten thousand feet.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-11-14
Turns Gas on Automatically.

r, factories and other places Where
q 10 desired to turn on gas at gwen
times for heating or lighting purpos 60
it has heretofore been custolna,y 30
~ amn1ove to go around and light the
',ario,,e burners before the WORKING
day begins, and where the gas is us s
for heating purposes, such, for In
stance as melting the lead in typeset-
ting and typefounding machines: ue-
laws in commencing work were il o..
to occur through neglectng 10 lisn'
the burners sufficiently early.
oddur vigfus sigurddson' Danlsn
inventor living in London, England
has patented simple apparatus 10,
automatically turning on the gas a.
the proper hour, an alarm CLOCK oeins
used to release the weight WIFI
opens the valve. AS will be seen 'h'
clock carries a lever support with on
end of the lever sustaining weign
and the opposite end confined beneat
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-11-14
Americas First Settlers.

DR.. Charles Hallock writes to Inc
Literary Digest that he regards no
rean immigration of the year 544'
which led to the founding Of the Mex
lean empire in 1925 as but an in
cidental contribution to the multiply
ing inhabitants Of North America"
Ne saws; The Indians, or Indigenes,
of both North and South America, or
igipated from a civilization OF high
degree which occupied the subequa-
torial belt some 10000 years ago
while the glacial sheet was still on.
Population spread northward as the
ice receded. The gradual dis
tribution of population over the higher
ATTITUDES in after years was supple
mented by accretions from Europe
| and Northern Asia centuries before
the coming Of Columbus"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-11-14
n,. ",uire,ess" Triumph.

Accounts of another wireless tn
rmnh are reported. The staff of the
+ornedo schoolship Vernon at Ports
mouth England, has succeeded after
many experiments in deVlslng a
scheme of keeping up communlca-
tons by means or wireless telegraphy
with submarine vessels when they are
under water, and so ingenious is the
continuance that no part OF the appar'
atus used for receiving purposes Is
visible on the surface when the boat IN
communication is beneath the water
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-11-14
Charms on the Bottom of the Shoe:

the shoe by a toe cap and clamp de-
siened to engage the heel of the shoe,
The clamp is formed of two piyoteu
,evers Joined by links to third by
n,,,1ine the third lever back against
tba side of the heel the links are zoos
ened, allowing the hooked rear en o,s
Of the clamping levers to release their
hold on the opposite side OF the nee 81;
The principal advantage of this samoa -
is that it does not heat the foot as Il
the case with rubber overshoes' anu
"a arrangement is made for adlustlne
the clamps to fit heels OF dlnere -,
sizes the sandal may be worn VIII
shoes of any size.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-11-14
Novel House Game.

Something decidedly new in the way
,f a toy house and game is occupied
by quite a variety of inmates, but all
the shutters are closed tightly and
nobody would suspect that there was
any one inside.
But drop buckshot into the chlm-
ney and instantly there Is transIor'
nation scene. The shot runs down an
inclined plane from story to story re
leasing a series of catches and caus
ing the shutters to open with Bang
the people appearing at the windows
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-11-14
...+eria in Low Temperatures

The researches of Prot. Dewa 90
low temperatures show that all p +h.
terra are not destroyed even a. wbau
lowest. Certain species i've .ornner
subjected fo~ days togetnel -. r The
at~rgJ aS sos organisms cease to be
pno o5pn~s at the temperature of LIQUID
nir. but the chemical reactions ops d p5H
snsnended, for the luminosity ls -
S when the temperature is raised. .na i,
cannot longer be assumed, then o inn,
the temperature OF space Is sum nhsnrI
to destroy all life. and IL Is NV forred
~ euDnos, that life can be translefle re-
from NO one planet to another; II Tn.
t haoter,, will only choose cold meteor
ites they have chance for life fs,rf. sa
they must avoid the red-hot surface
of such celestial carriers.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-11-14
Appendicitis.

N. Lannelongue has just communt
Gated to the Paris Academy OF Sci
ences a long history OF appendicitis.
He shows that it is by no means a
new disease. The medical records of
the last century in France contain
many instances. Egypt in the time OF
the Pharoahs was not exempt, for he
shows that the mummy of young
woman of the eleventh dynasty (some
5000 years ago. exhibits every indica-
ton that the death was due to peri
tonitis having it's origin in diseased
| appendix. This mummy has been put
to a new use. 1t was in Sir Thomas
Brownies time that MiZraim cured
wounds and Pharaoh was sold for bal.
| eamS
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-11-14
Sandal for Winter Wear.

r-he ordinary sandal is only ih,enu
-,.oor in warm weather and as
sIieht protection to the bare loot pu'
s sha device recently invented by Jo-
se-h F. Fish of Chicago, H. IS oe
signed IN he clamped on the bottom OF
sie 80 or boot. to protect the foot OF
the wearer against cold due to contact
en +be earth. particularly when the
ground is covered with ice VI 1I hav.
The invention comprises sailoal Nc -.
ing a sole and heel connected ny IS .
step portion, the sole conslStihs ~
nlurality or built-up sections 81 ~
structed as to readily yleld 10 'Ns
movement of the foot of the "eaIeI'
The sandal is secured to the sole y
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-11-14
POPULAR SCIENCE

decade; indeed, SO rapid Ia. as TO rro 1ceNe
serious inroads on the older pror
e es AS an example of THIS moGv
T mav be cited the electric pr ''Sstance
r Of calcium bisulphid. The Su uDsnious
T is made by one of the most ln na nroc.
Is n lnna of electricity. The proc,
a aps n question is the invention ion on on
e 1sd wa ar R. Taylor, and was put oo IN
1 Gawatr in 1900 The is eUn
e nitper by the amount of condu conduct We
f Gr reducing the working surface ace, c % y
py l o1octrodes by partially submergins
them in molten sulphur.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-11-14

Fall of the Weight Opens the waive.
a hook on a vertical rod. AS soon as
the alarm mechanism Of the CLOCK Is
MT in motion the rod moves suticlent-
+, to release the lever from the hook
yban the weight falls to the CUSHION
~ tho bottom of the casing, at the
same time opening the main valve In
the gas supply pipe to allow rull lorce
| to the heating fame. whlcn mas PIE
viously been burning slowly on 'he
gas entering the burners through
| pilot tube.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-11-14

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the driveway he
Whenit WelFkho"h "on9 -'
inquired:
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can't playing WIFI MS ~
back he'd intothe
| an arm q.
dove friendm Roosevelt VIII" OH aim
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he turned conversation
a
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