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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-25

Six Negroes Reported Killed Satur-
day Night, but No Arrests Made.

Six Negroes Reported Killed Satur-
day Night, but No Arrests Made.
Douglas, Ga, April 24.-There has
been authoritative reports of six ne
groes being murdered at as many diff
ferent localities on last Saturday night
in Coffee county, and not one of the
murderers yet apprehended.
Sheriff w. w. Switzerland and Dep
uty Graham have arrested Frank
White, alias Fitzhugh Lee, wanted in
Monroe county. Alabama, for murder
White escaped Jail in Alabama last De-
cember. He is reputed desperate and
the officers expected and were prepared
for trouble, but they got the drop on
him. White acknowledges to be the
man wanted.
Mrs. Judge Clements of Almo is in
the city, visiting her daughters,
Mesdames f. Willis DARN and w. W.
Terrell.
The Democratic Executive Committee
has fixed upon June for the county
primary, the same date as for state
official asprants. Thereby saving one
day to the farmers who are late with
their work.
Candidates are hustling and a Sam
Jones' Bandwagon crusade is an
nounced for Douglas in the interest of
Mr.. Query.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-25
CHAFFEE DENOUNCED
RAwLINS OF UTAH CALLS HIM A
"DAsTARD VILLAIN"
INHUMANITY ENCOURAGED.
GEN. MacARTHUR'S EXPLANATION
NOT SATISFACTORY.

Disproportion of Filipino wounded
to Killed Cannot Be Explained by
American MarlSsma nship-TrOOps
Directed Not to Encumber Them
selves with Prisoners, Nor Burden
Themselves With WOunded-Chaf-
Subordinate Commanders.
Washington, April 24.-Just before
the Senate adjourned to-day Mr.. Raw
Inns of Utah concluded his speech in
opposition to the Philippine govern
ment bill. AS on previous days, he
devoted much of his time to-day to the
consideration of the testimony taken
before the Philippines Committee. He
analysed the testimony in connection
with the orders issued by the War De-
partment and by general officers in the
Philippines. He was particularly Sc
we're in his denunciation of Gen. Chat
fee for the orders he had issued in
carrying out the policy of the govern
ment. He declared in conclusion that
the United States would reap whirl-
WIN VI HllSLOIluHe anu ulSdStSr DIS d
result of it's policy in the Philippine
Islands.
Mr.. Rawlins quoted from the testi-
mony of Gen. Macarthur before the
committee on the Philippines in ac-
counting for the disproportion of the
killed and wounded among the Fill
pinos. Gen. MacArthur's explanation
was:
ut arises from the fact that our
soldiers are trained in target practice.
In other words, they know how to
shoot. The Filipino soldiers do not
know how to shoot
The explanation made by Gen. Mac
Arthur was not satisfactory, Mr.. Raw
Inns said. The senator's explanation
was thus:
"Our troops were directed not to
cucumber themselves with prisoners,
and not to burden themselves with the
wounded. The Filipinos were swept
from the face of the earth. This was
in execution of the programme to make
of the Visayan district a bowling will
derness, and to exterminate all the
people over the age of ten years"
They Swear by Protection.
Mr. Rawlins quoted the orders is
sued by general officers in the Phil
ippines. He was interrupted by Mr..
Carmack of Tennessee, who directed
particular attention to this phrase in
one of Gen. Chaffee's orders:
Il do not urge inhuman conduct"
1T strikes me-" suggested Mr.. Car
mack, that Gen. Chaffee should have
said L forbid inhuman conduct"
THE purpose was" said MIR. Raw
Inns, that the soldiers were left to
practice, with impunity and without
disapproval, inhuman conduct. That is
the only intelligent and reasonable in
depreciation that can be put upon it. 2
THAT was the meaning ascribed to
it by the subordinate commanders who
practiced the most inhuman conduct
that the mind of man can conceive"
Mr.. Rawlins sharply criticised Gen.
Chaffee and denounced him as a ''das-
tard villain who has brought dishonor
upon the American name and the
American people,"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-25
FOREST FIRES DO DAMAGE.
Flames and Three Lives Lost as "A
Result of Fires.

Williamsport, Pa, April 24.-During
the past ty-eight hours the furious
sweep of forest fires in the central sec
ton of the state has caused devasta-
ton to a vast amount of property and
in two cases the loss of life is attrib-
uted to the fire fiend. From Sinnem-
ahoning comes meager details of the
fate that befell two men and the thrill
ing escape of four others. Mountain
fires destroyed a large number of
sleepers and caused the rails to spread
on Barclays lumber railroad An en-
CINE and dozen cars loaded with logs
were derailed. The locomotive over
turned pinning two of the six men
four men saved themselves with great
difficulty, but were unable to prevent
their comrades, pinned under the ten
der from burning to death. The names
of the unfortunate men have not been
learned.
AS a result of the fire which de-
stroyed ten houses, a church. a school
house and nine stables in the village
of Clintondale, last night, Agnes Field
ing, years old, lost her life. The child
became frightened when the flames at
tackled the home of her parents, and
in attempting to reach place of safe
ty she fell into a creek and was
drowned. Her body was recovered
this afternoon a mile from her home,
having been carried down the stream
with the current.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-25
0un 1offon goods with Diamond Dye cottor
UJt uUttUIl colors. Will not crock or smut
PREPARING FOR COMMENCEMENT.
College Societies at Tallahassee Sc
Iect Orators.

Tallahassee, Fla. April 24.-The
Florida State College is preparing for
the annual commencement The An
axagorean Literary Society has select
ed the following speakers: B. e. Bel
cher, r. NJ. Holiday, G. P. McCord,
and d. Nj. Cook. The Platonic De-
batting Society will have for its speak
ers j. p. Stoner, w. p. Byrd, F. M.
BuchholZ and /. J. Belcher
The students annual, The Argo, will
be ready for distribution shortly, larger
and handsomer than ever.
Mrs. IT. Crawford and William B.
Crawford have gone to Crawfordville
to attend the wedding of Rev. G. F.
Austin to Miss Florida Walker to-day.
Hon. B. b. McLin left on yesterday
with Gov. Jennings and family for
South Florida.
h Gen. David Lang has returned from
a visit of several days to Jacksonville.
The Tallahassee baseball team has
accepted the challenge from the Lake
City club. The game will be played
here shortly,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-25
OBITUARY..
Mrs. NJ. e. wright, waycross


Waycross, Ga, April 24.-This morn
ing about 1:4O Mrs. Margaret e.
Wright of this city, called her daugh-
tiers, Misses Georgia and Bessie Wright,
to her bedside and told them she was
going to die. Sure enough, the good
woman passed out in a few minutes, be-
fore any assistance could be summon
ed to the house.
Mrs. Wright was nearly SS years of
age, and had lived in Waycross many
years. She was a lifelong member of
the Methodist Church and one of the
most consecrated women, of this COM
munity
Mrs. Wright leaves five children,
twenty grandchildren and two great
grandchildren. The remains will be
carried to Savannah to-day and will
be buried this afternoon in Laurel
Grove Cemetery. The service will take
place at the home of Mrs. Wrights
daughter, Mrs. A. W. Harmon. Rev
A. NJ. Williams of Waycross will con-
duct the services.
Mrs. Wright was born in Springfield
Efingham county, in 1914. She was a
member of a large family of which
many members survive her. Among
these are her brothers, Mr.. w. O.
Charlton of Guyton; Mr.. John D.
Charlton, of Savannah Mr. A. II.
Charlton of Garrett, S. c., and her sis
ter, Mrs Annie Thiot of Atlanta. She
leaves also besides Mrs Harmon three
other daughters: Mrs. K. o. Hext of
Savannah, and Miss Elizabeth and
Miss Georgia Wright of Waycross, also
a son, MIR. John c. Wright, of Barlow,
Fla.
All of these relatives with the pos
sible exception of Mrs. Thiot will be
present at the funeral
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-25
THE GERMAN ARISTOCRATS.
The Emperor Bitterly Criticised for
His Recent COurtesies to Leaders
of German Commerce.


of German Commerce.
Berlin, April 24-Emperor William
is bitterly criticised in aristocratic
drawing rooms because untitled bus
mess men constituted the majority of
his guests during his recent excursion
in the North Sea on the North Ger
man Lloyd steamer Kronprinz Will
helm. So significant is the Emperor's
graciousness toward these men re-
garded by the old aristocracy that
newspapers all over Germany with
aristocratic leanings have during the
last two days begun regular editorial
campaign against the new policy in
troduced into court life. While the
German nobility have long noted with
apprehension His Majesty's liking for
the company of the men who are max
ing Industrial and commercial Ger
many, his public entertainment of so
many business men is accepted as a
deliberate recognition of that class in
court.
In this connection the Grand Duke
of Hesse, a brother-in-law of Admiral
Prince Henry of Prussia, has been
much criticised for sitting at table
and drinking beer with a prominent
Socialist, Deputy Ulrich of the Hes
sian Diet, with whom the Duke had
a long conversation on public ques-
tions. The Dukes apologists cite the
fact that M Millerand, the French
minister of commerce, was decorated
by the Car and that Prince Henry
shook hands with laborers while in the
United States.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-25
BISHOP NEUMANN's BODY.
Found to BE Mummified After Forty
Years of Interment.

From the New York World.
Philadelphia, April 22.-When the
Ecclesiastical Court that is investigat-
ing the career of Bishop John Nepomu-
Gene Neumann, who is proposed for
sainthood to-day in the basement of
st. Peters Church opened the coffin
that held his corpse forty years, there
was found a solid, mummified body.
almost in a perfect state of preserva-
ton.
There is a legend of the Catholic
Church that bodies of saints when ex-
humed after many years show extra
ordinary preservation. The purpose of
to-day's elimination was to identify
the body for certification to Rome and
to report on the condition of the body
The Rev. Joseph Wissel, pastor Of
ST. Peters, and a members of the court,
in a statement made after the exam
ination, said:
1.-The coffin was more or less decayed,
but the body, attired in the Bishops
vestments, was mummified. The face
was a little sunken and out of natural
in a remarkable state of preservation.
The hands, folded across the breast,
were perfect and the feet equally so,
the flesh being hard and solid, though
of a dark gray color There was no
odor whatever The Bishops massive
cross lay on his breast. and the Epis-
copal ring was on his finger. The body
was placed in a new coffin, sealed up
and replaced in the vault"
AS to details of the examination by
the doctors all were sworn to secrecy.
The complete report of the investiga-
ton will be forwarded to Rome, along
with reports of miracles performed by
the dead bishop. There are fifty mi
raculous cures reported of persons who
only visited the tomb and prayed.
The ceremony was the first of the
kind ever performed in America. Be-
sides the five members of the court.
with Bishop Prendergast as President
Judge two promoters or Devils Ad-
vocates," and four substitute judges,
there were present four doctors.
Bishop Neumann was born in Bo-
homia in 1911 and came to America
when twenty-three years Of age. He
was made bishop Of this diocese in
1852. He died suddenly In 1860,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-25
MaNcross Court Notes.

Waycross. Ga, April 24.-The jury
in the case of Jane Griffin VS.. Bruins
wick and Western Railroad Company
returned a verdict in favor of the
plaintiff for 81, 900. This case has been
in court here several years
Judge Joseph w. Bennett has set
apart next Tuesday night for hearing
evidence in the case against the state
VS.. c. D. Powell. Solicitor Bennett has
gone to Jacksonville to arrange the
witnesses in the case.
The Y. NJ. c. A. Debating Club has
elected the following officers: Prof. Z.
A. Pound, president; II. P. Cone, vice
president; A. j. Jordon, secretary and
treasurer, and John w. Greer, critic.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-25
MONEY IN A FIGHT.
Continued from First Page.)

L Csy
action resulted in vigorous protests at
the time
Senator Money later brought charges
against Capitol Policeman Murphy,
who is alleged TO have taken the part
of the conductor in the struggle with
the senator. Foreman Hooper and
Conductor Shaner were arrested to-
night, but both were released on fur
nishing satisfactory security for their
appearance in the police court to-mor-
row.
An Old Patron of the Line.
Senator Money said tonight that he
had been riding on the line twenty
seven winters and to-day was the first
trouble he had ever had. He had been
very friendly with the employees of the
road and always had been solicitous
about their welfare and had
advocated many changes great
ly to their benefit. When
he left the loop car to-day the con-
ductor waved his hand to the conduc-
tor of the other car, he said, indicat
in that it was all right. He de-
clares there were three separate and
distinct assaults committed on him. He
drew his knife to protect himself, but
not until he had been elected from
the car, and then not until the con-
ductor had continued to attempt to as
sault him after the ejectment. Fore
man Hooper did not strike him, he
said, but tugged at his wrist to jerk
his hand loose from the post beside his
seat, thus assisting in the first as
Sault.
After we We're all out upon the
pavement" said the Senator, Hooper
seized my wrist to prevent me from
cutting at the conductor, as he Thought
but no one prevented the conductor
from striking me a heavy blow over
the heart. That blow constituted the
second assault, and the third was COM
mitted when the conductor reached
over Policeman Muhpry's shoulder and
slapped me on the jaw with his bloody
hand The policeman did not try to
prevent the blow. After the alterca-
tin was over, the conductor threatened
me with personal violence in the flu
ture. 1 feel very badly indeed tonight
and am under treatment for my in
iuries"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-25
TO MAKE FIGHT ON sHAFFER.
Committees TO Report
To-day on Wage Scales.

Wheeling, w. Va. April 24.-All of
the Amalgamated Associations stand
ing committees with the exception of
one to which the wage scales recently
negotiated with the Republic and con-
stituent companies of the United States
Steel Corporation were referred. COM
pleted their labors to-day and at to-
morrow's session it is expected all will
report.
Although the personnel of the COM
mittee is largely of Skaters friends,
it leaks out that a strong minority of
the Wage Committee is fighting in
dorsement of President Skaters ac-
ton in signing scales in advance of
the convention. This opposition has a
bearing, too, on the presidency, and il
the convention adopts the minority re-
port the election of another than Shat
fer can be accounted practically a
surety.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-25
BIG POSTAL CARD FRAUD.
Louis Smith of ChicngO Made Mill
lions of Cards.

Chicago, April pa postoffice fraud
involving the issue and circulation of
millions of postal cards was brought
to a close tonight by Postofiice In
spector Stuart, who arrested Louis
Smith and confiscated over 100000
cards, printing presses, cardboard and
plates. Smiths scheme, according to
Inspector Stuart, was to have
the printing company enamel
a quantity of cards as though
they were to be used for a
perfectly legitimate purpose. Another
firm he had engrave a plate with JEFF
ferson's head on an invitation card.
Still another he had engrave 1.-THE
United States of America Then he
would place all these parts together
and thus complete an excellent imita-
ton postal card. Inspector Stuart says
that Smith must have made millions
out of the cards.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-25
BRITISH PAPERS EXERCISED.
Cunard Line VIII Probably BE ABB
sorbed by Combine.

London, April 25.-The papers this
morning again publish editorial arti-
cles on the threatening aspect of the
shipping combine, and express keen
satisfaction that the government is
alive to the menace. The usual month
ly meeting of the directors of the Cum
ard Line was held yesterday at Liver
pool, but the greatest secrecy is main
tanned as to what transpired.
The officers of the company have de-
clined to say whether the control of
the line by the Morgan interests was
discussed or not. 1t is believed, how
ever, that this matter was fully gone
into, and the idea prevails that the
Cunard Line will eventually be abb
sOrbed.
The shares of the Cunard Line again
showed a marked increase in price
yesterday
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-25
PRESIDENT DIAZ' PLANS.

Has Not Yet Decided to Make Trip
to United states and Europe, but
May Come Later in the Year.
City of Mexico, April 24.-Announce-
ments of President Diaz' trip to the
United States and Europe are quite
premature. Nothing has been settled
and no plans made. He would UNI
doubtedly desire to make the journey
abroad and gain rest to which his
long public career entities him, and he
may do so later in the year. He con-
tinues in excellent health. however,
and attends daily to the dispatch of
public business. Should the President
decide TO make a journey he would in
all probability go to the United States.
when have come from prominent peo-
pie many invitations, and for whose
people he has great admiration.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-25

Nahunta, Ga, April 24.-Mrs. Julia
M. Jardine, one of the best known and
highly respected elderly ladies of
Wayne county, died at the home of her
eldest son, j. M. Jardine, at Nichols.
April 10. Grandma" Jardine, as she
was Familiarity known, was born in Co
lumbia, S. c., Jan. Z. 1918, of Scotch
parentage, her maiden name being
Julia Murray When years of age
her parents returned to Scotland,
where she grew to womanhood and
married John Jardine of the county of
Dumfries. Ten children were born to
them, five boys and five girls. The
husband died thirty years ago. In 1873
Mrs. Jardine returned to this country
with her family She had resided for a
number of years with the her sons, in
this county The funeral was very
largely attended.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-25
RAIDED A POLICY SHOP.
Jerome Finds One in Capt. vreden-
burgh's District.

New York, April 24.-District Attor-
ney Jerome sent some of his staff de-
tectives into Chatham Square tonight,
where they raided an alleged policy
shop, made two prisoners and seized a
lot of paraphernalia said to be used in
the business.
Chatham Square is in the police pre-
cinct presided over by Capt. Vreden-
burgh, who, in the last three weeks
was quoted in the newspapers as hav-
ing said he would pay $500 reward to
anyone who would discover a disorder
ly house or a policy shop in his pre-
cinct
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-25
TURPENTINE STILL EXPLODED.
Several White Men Badly Hurt nj
Hastings, Fla.

st. Augustine, Fla, April 24.-News
has just reached this city of a terrible
explosion which. took place at Padgett
& Carriers turpentine still at Hastings,
in this county, in which several white
men were seriously hurt. The foreman
of the still was badly burned. DR..
Rainey hurried to the scene and ar
rived just in time to save his life. He
was crazy with pain, but was relieved
by the physician.
The other men, who We're employed
at the still and whose names could
not be learned, were also badly shaken
up and burned. The explosion was
caused by the reckless handling of a
lamp near barrel of turpentine. The
flames spread rapidly and burned the
still and sheds to the ground.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-25
Master Gibson Turner.

Master Gibson Turner, the young
est son of Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis T.
Turner, died yesterday afternoon at
Montgomery after a short illness. The
body will be brought to the city this
morning and the funeral will take
place at $50 O'Clock this afternoon
from No. II Thirty-eighth street. east.
The interment Will be in Laurel Grove
Cemetery Master Turner was Is
wears old
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-25
Frank r.. stockton, Philadelphia.

Philadelphia, April 24.-The funeral
of Frank R. Stockston, the humorist,
lecturer and author who died in Wash
ington last Sunday, took place to-day
from the home of his sister, in this
city. The services were conducted by
TT. Rev L. w. Gravett, bishop coadju-
tor of West Virginia, assisted by Rev.
Clarence w. Bispham, rector of st.
Philips Church.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-25
CONFERRED WITH MEYERS MEN.
Boer Leaders Keep Their own COun-
Sci as to the Result.

Balmoral, Transvaal, Wednesday,
April 22.-Secretary of State Reitz of
the Transvaal: Gen. Lucas Meyer
~commander-in- chief of the Orange
Free State forces, and other members
of their party. who arrived here Fri
day night last, have concluded their
conferences with the burghers COM
posing Gen. Lucas Meyers command
Nothing has leaked out regarding the
result. Secretary Reitz returned here
yesterday evening and proceeded to
Petersburg to meet Commandant
Beyers
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-25
THE PHILADELPHIA DECISION.
National League Committee VIII
Map Outline of Policy.

New York, April PA meeting of
the Executive Committee of the Ma
tional League, the new executive body
created at the recent harmony session
of the big magnates, was held at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel tonight.
Chairman Brush said that the ques-
ton of the players who left the Ma
tional for the American League had
been gone over carefully He added:
1T will take time, however, to thor
oughly sift the matter and decide on
a definite line of policy. No decided
action was or will be taken tonight.
We are discussing the effect of the
Philadelphia decision. We hope to map
out a definite line of action before leav-
ing New York"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-25
BAD FIRE IN NEW YORK TOWN.

st. stephens Catholic Church an6
Other Property Burned ut Croghan.
Lowville, N. Y, April PA fire
which started early to-day in the viii
lage of Croghan, near here, caused
losses estimated at from $250,O0O to
100000. Twenty-one buildings were
destroyed. among them being the
property of the st. Stephens Catholic
Society, including the church. the
monastery, the convent, the school
building. and college attached to the
monastery. The loss to the st. Ste
phens Society is about $4,000. Twenty
families were made homeless. The
origin of the fire is unknown.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-25
Gen. Funston Did Not Appear.

Denver, Col. April 24.-Gen. Fred
erick Funston was ON the programme
as one of the speakers at the reception
tonight to the Daughters of the Rev.
olution. He did not appear, however,
and sent a letter of regret.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-25
The steel Trusts Circular.

New York. April 24.-The circular
letter stating the proposed bond con-
version plan of the United States
Steel Corporation has been mailed to
stockholders and full details will be
formally announced tomorrow.