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The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-27
NOTHING DOING.
Kentucky Farmers Too Busy with
Crops 20 Bother with Feuds.


Crops 20 Bother with Feuds.
Col Opie Read, novelist and play
wright. was for many years identified
with country newspapers in Kentucky
and Tennessee, says the New York
Times. He says that one day he pa
preached a farmer in a Kentucky town
and asked him If there was any news
in his neighborhood
Not bit NV news" said the far
mer We are all too busy with our
crops to think ov anything else. All
quiet in our neighborhood.'
Pretty good crops this year," que
ried Read
"Burly," said the farmer ct ought TO
be In my field this minute an l would
be II 1 hadn't come to town to see the
Coroner"
The CoroneT7"
Yep. Want him to hold an inquest
on couple of fellers down In our
neighborhood."
Inquest? Was II an accident7"
Nope. Zeke Burke did II a puppus.
Plugged George Rambo and his boy
Bin with pistol Got to have an in
quest"
What caused the fight?"
There wasn't no fight. Zeke never
give the other fellers a show. Guess
he was right. too, cause the Rambos
did not give Zeke's father an brother
any chance. Just hid behind a tree
and Aired at 'em as they came along
the road. That was yistiday moruin',
an in an hour Zeke had squared ac-
counts"
Has Zeke been arrested?"
None. What's the use? Some of
Old Man Rambo's relatives come along
last night. burned down Zeke's house,
shot him an his wife. an set fire to
his barn. Nope. Zeke hasn't been ar
rested. But l amt got time to talk to
you. Got to git back to my harvestin'.
But there amt no news down our
way. If anythin' happens I'll let we
knows
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-27
CENSUS REPORT.
Giving Compilation of Figures Re-

Giving Compilation of Figures Re-
Garding IIliterncy of Children.
washington. Oct. 2S.-The census Of
sce has issued a statement giving a
compilation of figures regarding litter
scv among children of immigrants and
children OF natives. The statement
says:
Combining the comparison to children
between the ages of 10 and II years
IN the United States as a whole, $50
ner cent of the native children of ma
live parents and 991 per cent of the
native white children of foreign born
PARENTS are able to read and write.
This surprising difference in favor of
the children of the foreign-born popu-
lation is due largely to the fact that
the children of the foreign born immi-
qrants live mainly in the Northern and
western states, where the public school
systems have already reached a high
degree of efficiency, while great num-
hers of native white children of native
PARENTS live in the Southern states, and
in that region about 10 per cent of
such children are illiterate. When the
comparison is carried out by geograph-
icaI divisions the differences between
the two classes in each part of the
United States, except the South At
lantic states, is found to be much less
than in the whole country. Yet these
figures indicate that in every region
except the North Atlantic states the
literate children of immigrant whites
are a larger per cent. of the whole
number of such children than the liter
ate children of native whites are of all
children of native whites.
This is partly explained by the clus-
tering Of immigrants and their children
mainly in the cities and towns. while
the native white children of native
parents live more generally in the ru-
raj districts. Thus in the North Allan
tic division there are 996,s51 native
white children. 10 to ID years of age.
and born of white parents, of whom 80
per cent. live in cities having at least
$4,000 inhabitants. On the other hand
among the 1910 native white chill
dren 10 to IA years of age and born
of foreign born parents who live in the
same group of states, 62 per cent. live
in similar cities There is no reason to
infer from the census figures that the
children of illiterate immigrants are
constituting permanent illiterate
class in the population.
1t will be noticed, however. that the
foregoing figures relate exclusively to
immigrants who have been in the coun-
try long enough for their children born
here to have reached the age of 10
years. Whether among the children of
immigrants who have arrived since 1890
there is the same eagerness to acquire
at least an elementary educa ton it is
still too early to determine from CEN
sus figures.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-27
For burglary and Murder.

Norfolk, Va, Oct. 26.-Police Detec-
tives Snowden and Heppel yesterday
arrested on board the United States re-
ceiving ship Franklin at the Norfolk
Navy Yard DOMINGO RicoA alias Mich
ael Rose. an Italian, rated as carpen-
ter's mate, on the charge of burglary
and murder of a detective in Brooklyn
last June. The Norfolk authorities
were instructed to look out for the man
by the Brooklyn Detective Bureau and
located him on the Franklin, where he
was known as Michael Rose, having
enlisted in Philadelphia July I5 under
that name. The Navy Department or
dered Rico in double irons, turned over
to the civil authorities.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-27
and energy came the loudly spoken re-
Eaonse:
I'VE want to go home."

and energy came the loudly spoken re-
Eaonse:
I'VE want to go home."
He certainly has habit of forget
ting things, but ne maintains this fur
nished no adequate reason for his Ia
Vorite sisters treatment. The sister has
been IN and confined to the house all
summer. The brother has persistentIy,
although unintentionally, forgotten to
bring her almost everything that she
has requested. The other day she sent
for him before breakfast. bound him to
silence and acted as II about to share
with him some weighty secret. Then
she suddenly declared that she found
she simply couldn't tell him. Perhaps
Marian could.
Marian Is the girl to whom the broth
er has just become engaged. Torn
with conflicting feelings. he arrived at
her house before she had finished
breakfast. Marian. in the plot, acted
strangely also, but gave him a sealed
package to open-alone-at the office.
And in the sealed package, carried
downtown close to a troubled and ex-
cited heart, was a sealed envelope and
In the sealed envelope a note that read
as follows:
Dear brother: Please bring me the
new book you promised me last May
this evening Also as many of the ar
ticles on the accompanying list--grad-
ually compiled since the first week Of
my illness-as you can carry home"
The sister had signed It. Marian had
witnessed IL and the young man, at
first furiousiy indignant. laughed pres
entity and put in the whole day fulfll-
ing-at last-his sisters various re-
quests.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-27
RELIGIOUS WORK.
Bishop of Porto Rico Tells of His
Work on the Island.

Bishop of Porto Rico Tells of His
Work on the Island.
New York, Oct 26.-The Rt. Rev.
J'~nes H. VanBuren, Bishop of Porto
Rico, at ST. Bartholomew Episcopal
Church to-day told in an informal way
of his work on the island, to which he
was sent as a missionary in February,
1901. In June he was ordained a
bishop He said in part:
AT Ponce we have a church. For
many years it was the only Protestant
Church in any of the Spanish posses
sions. In 1898 the American troops
came to the city and among them
were several loyal sons of the Brother
hood of ST. Andrew. They went in,
swept the church and garnished it,
rang the bell and held the first service
which had been held in the church for
years. t-ts"
Seven miles from Ponce, on a little
island, we have another church. The
rector is a black man, but he is we'll
educated, and has great influence with
his people. For the last three years
this good man has been totally blind
He has spent his whole life there, and
he asks that another man be sent and
that he receive $500 a year, so that he
may remain and be of what assistance
he can.
In San Iuan we are now erecting
a church which will cost $4,000. have
$4,000 toward that end, and I want
the other IS, 000"
The Bishop dwelt at some length on
the temptations which surround young
men who have gone to Porto Rico from
the United States. He said that to do
any effective work among them he
must have parish houses in the larger
towns. To do what he has planned al
ready he must have 100000, and he beg
ged that it be given him without de-
lay. sS,.a
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-27
Capt. J. l.. Wilson, Eatonton, Ga.

Eatonton, Ca, Oct. 26.-Capt j. L.
Wilson. superintendent of the Soldiers
Home, after lingering illness of sew
eral weeks, died this morning He has
been afflicted for two months with
carbuncle on the back of his neck.
Blood-poison set in few days ago
and resulted In death. He was a
brave and faithful soldier in the Civil
War and for years afterward was
sheriff of this county. The burial
takes place tomorrow at his family
burial ground in the country.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-27
TWO KILLED, ANOTHER INJURED.
Collapse of Swinging scaffoId
Causes Death and wounds.

New York, Oct. 26.-Two men were
killed and another fatally injured to-
day by the collapse of a swinging scat
fold on the tall chimney of the Ameri-
can Sugar Refining Company in Will
liamsburg. The dead are John Mulroy
and John Williams of Newark N. j.,
and the injured Henry Cooper of New
ark.
The chimney on which the scaffold
was is 275 feet high. The men were
replacing bricks. They had fastened
the scaffold insecurity and it slipped
throwing Mulroy and Williams to the
ground and killing them. Cooper WAS
hurled seventy feet to the roof and
fatally hurt.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-27
MILLS BUILDING AFIRE.
Wall street Annex in Center of FL
nanciaI District Ahre.

New York, Oct. 26.-Fire was discov-
cred tonight in the upper part of the
Mills Building in the Wall street an
mex and in the center of the financial
district. When the firenen arrived
flames were bursting from the eighth
and ninth stories. The sub-treasury is
across the street, ]. p. Morgan's Office
only two doors away. Twenty engines
were summoned. For a time it was
feared that a confiagration was immi-
nent, but prompt and hard work pre-
vented the spread of the flames. The
loss is estimated at about $4,000.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-27
stiIImnn-Litimer.

Hutchinson, Kan, Oct. 2s.-Leland
Stanford Stillman of New York, a
nephew of the late Senator Stanford
of California, and relative of James
Stillman of New York, and Miss Ada
Litimer. singer of New York city,
were married last night at Grace Epis-
copal Church. Among those present
was Mrs. Houston Whiteside of Hutch
inson, a sister of the bride.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-27
New Lumber Plant Locatea.

Tallahassee, Fla, Oct. 26-Zachary
Bros. Of Raleigh, N. c., have located
at Tallahassee for the purpose of es-
tablishing a planning mill and dry kiln.
the buildings for which are being rap
idly erected along the track Of the SEA-
board Air Line, a short distant west
Of the general depot. The machinery
is expected to arrive during the COM
ing week
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-27
Yardmen Make Demands,

Chicago. Oct. 2e.-Grand Master P.
II. Morrissey, of the Brotherhood OF
Railway Trainmen, and Vice Grand
Master w. G. Lee have arrived at
chicago to look after the interests of
the 1000 yardmen employed in the
chicago district, who have presented
demand to the railroads for an in
crease in wages of 5 cents an hour The
railroad officials have been notified
mat an answer will be expected by
next Friday.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-27

cincinnati, Oct. 26.-The total regis
81 aS'on here is 71,1O7, falling off Of
TO- as compared with the state cleo
Ill OF last year. The registration has
So ' 81 short in other parts Of the state.
sTr mat a smaller vote than usual Is
nI,peeted in Ohio Nov. g. The only
ist aSss where the vote was fully reg
ECO are In three or four closely con-
~ Congressional districts.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-27
TeIceraphers Neet.

Galveston, Tex, Oct Pa division
of the International Union Of CONNER
cial Telegraphers was organized here
to-day. large number of prominent
operators of this and other Texas cities
were present. A large membership
was enrolled and permanent officers
elected. charter from the Grand
Lodge of the International Union was
received and much enthusiasm mani
tested. .s..A
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-27
Consul Garrett Returns.

Huntington, w. Va, Oct. 26.-United
States Consul Alonzo Garrett, at Ian
do, Mex, returned to the consulate
last night, according to a telegram re-
ceived to-day, after wandering with a
party of friends in the Sierre Madre
mountains for twenty days, the great
er part of the time without food. The
party was on a hunting trip and its
here
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-27
j. n. pobh. of New York.

Macon. Oct. 2e.-Mr j. H. Dobbs of
New York died here this morning at
the residence of Mr.. Fred Williams, on
Madison street. Mr.. Dobbs came here
a week ago to visit Mr.. Williams. and
was taken with appendicitis. He was
a resident of Macon twenty years ago,
and has since been in New York.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-27
LouisviIIe Commercial sold.

= Louisville, Oct. 26.-The Louisville
commercial and its evening edition,
sae News, have been purchased by a
company composed of Harrison M.
vvarker and Charles M. Palmer of New
hork and Young E. Allison. Washing
ION Flexner and G.. A. Newman, Ir.,
louisville. The consideration was not
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-27
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MURDERED NEAR COLUMBIA.
WOman's BODY Found I'm the Muddy
Hfghvnx-Negro Now MISSING

Columbia. Oct. 26.-ElIza Kershaw, a
young mulatto woman. was murdered
two miles north of the city last night.
The body was found in the muddy
road. the throat cut from ear to ear.
1t had been dragged out of the woods.
and in the bushes was found a razor.
Winter Canto. negro about SIS years
old, Is wanted by the police. He has
been paying the woman attention and
has several times urged her to marry
him, but has been refused. To-day he
cannot be found.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-27
pedicntion Ceremonies.

dallas, Tex, Oct. 26.-Catholic prel-
t, .es from all parts Of the country par
SSeipated in the dedication of the new
Setnedral of the Sacred Heart here to-
s'S 10y. The building Of the new ediice,
,hnIch is one of the finest owned by
h Catholic Church in the South, has
Noen IN progress since 1895.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-27
Thos. EmbIy osmun. New York.

New York, Oct. 26.-Thomas Emily
osmun, better known under his pen
name of Alfred Ayres, died to-day, fol-
lowing an apoplectic shock sustained
Sept. 90 Mr.. Osmun was in his nth
year. His best known works were THE
Verbalist," The Orthoepist," and
Some Ill-Used Words He was also
a writer on elocution and acting.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-27
RoebIing Operated Upon.

New York, Oct. 2e.-Col. Washing
ton A. Roebling. the engineer of the
Brooklyn bridge. is patient at Roose-
welt Hospital, where he has undergone
an operation. Col. Roebling has been
in i'll health for some time. The doc
tors decline to state the nature of the
operation, but say that it was entire
ly successful and that a speedy re-
covery of the patient is to be expected
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-27
Hon. 5. A. Rodgerr. Loudon. Tenn.

Knoxville, Tenn, Oct 26.-Hon. S. A.
Rodgers, circuit Judge Of Tennessee
for 81 years, from 1878 to 1899, died at
Loudon, Tenn, to-day, aged u.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-27
press building Dedicated.

st. Louis, Oct. 26.-The press build
ing OF the louisiana Purchase Exposi-
ton was formally dedicated to-day.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-27
ar,

--Jaspar-what are you looking 50
annoyed about?
Mrs. Jaspar-I expected days rest
and didn't get IT, This is the cooks
Gay out. but she insisted on staying at
home.--Judge.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-08-26
RlIanae1~ Shoe Go.
BIG HOUSES IN COTTON TRADE
Are Represented This Season By
Agents Here.

The number of large and well-known
cotton houses represented in Amerlcus
this season is even greater than in
years past. Already quite a number of
the representatives of these houses are
here, busily engaged in buying cotton
OF getting ready to actively enter the
market when the staple moves bit
more freely. 1t is matter for con-
graduation that Americas is thus fav-
ored, as it evidences the fact that it is
recognized abroad as one of the best
markets in Georgia. Besides the sew
eraI local Gbuyers, who have long
been identified with the cotton trade
of Americus, the following export
houses are now represented here:
Knoop, Ferricks Il Co., Merrytield,
Zlegler & Co., Heiniker g. Vogelsang,
Wiel Bros, j. B. Hoist & Co., Georgia
Cotton Co., B. b. Ford & Co., Nicely
& CO., Andrea & Co. Each firm has
it's own buyers, weighers and shippers,
and the eagerness manifested to buy
cotton here now insures the highest
prices paid for the staple. Several
other houses, it is said. will have re-
representatives. here by September LIST,
foreman throughout the cotton season.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-08-26
THE PRICE IS FIXED
IN SALE OF BOOZE.
Council Has Adopted the License Or
dinance.
BOTH WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
One Thousand Dollars Is the City Tax
For Observation-Disclosures Liquor
Dealers Pay $500. Beer Dealers
500 Can Begin Business.

One Thousand dollars is the amount
of the special license tax to sell liquors
at retail in Americus. Wholesale
liquor dealers, selling from one quart
up, will pay $500, while those selling
beer, ale, porter and such light drinks
exclusively, either at retail or whole
sale pay 800,
Such was the schedule agreed upon
by the city council in mteting yes
terday,
The vexed question has thus been
settled and anyone desiring to enter
the liquor business sin Americas can
apply for a license at once-this morn
ing if he wishes, and geta start.
The city council met yesterday for
this specific purpose, every member
being present with the exception of
Alderman J. R. Hudson. Council
went into executive session, and after
being thus engaged for an hour re-
turned to the council chamber and
voted as above stated.
Therefore, to operate saloon and
sell liquor at retail one must pay the
city tax of $1,000, state tax of $500,
and revenue tax of 500, making the
bill of costs to do business $1,226.
Druggists or wholesalers selling from
one quart up to a given amount pay
$500 to the city and 1895 to the state
The beer seller gets off a bit lighter
Exclusively beer saloons, where no
whiskey is sold, pay 500 to the city
and state tax as we'll. Wholesale
dealers a beer pay like amount to
city and state
The licenses to be issued are good
for one year from date. Some suppos-
ed that license issued now would be
valid only until January LIST, but such
it seems is not the case. as it was ex-
pressly stated that they would be good
for one year from the date of issue.
This new city license tax is five times
the amount of the tax formerly in force
here, which was 5000, and, it seems,
should satisfy all those who favored
high license under present conditions.
Just how many places will be opened
remains to be seen.
The members of council discussed
the question of license long and earn
estly, and the decision arrived at was
thought to be to the best interests of
the city. Thus, half dozen or, at
best, ten first class places paying $1,000
each will yield the city handsome
sun annually.
Council, on yesterday, fixed the
opening and closing hours for saloons.
No place can be opened before 5
O'Clock a. M. and all must close prompt
ly by 1920 o'clock at night.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-08-26
suMrER's SLUMP WAS SEVERE.
Records Show Falling Of Near The
1900. 600 Mark.

The Times Recorder mentioned two
weeks ago the fact that the decrease IN
tax values in Sumter this year would
be about 1886, 900, as compared with
last year. But it is worse than that by
SIP, 900. All of the counties have now
sent in their digests, and in the list
published yesterday Sumter is put
among the counties showing loss,
with the sum of $197, 1856 to her dis
credit. This slump is the greatest in
recent years, but the county will more
than make it back next year, with i'm
provements made in the interim. Ac-
cording to the revised figures, eighty
six counties show an increase of So, 374."
6G6, and fifty counties show decrease
of So, 551, 1893. The net gains for the
entire state with Troup yet to be heard
from, amount to $5,472, 773. 1t now
looks as if the rate this year will be
n Of less than 5. 40. The governor and
comptroller general will in a day or
two have conference at which the
rate will be fixed,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-08-26

Phone Hudsons drug store your
wnnts. We deliver promptly any
where IN the city. Phone number 81
G. l. Ingram came over from Lump
kin yesterday to look after matters of
business here.
Mr.. L. G. Bennett, of Albany, was
among other visitors in Americas yes
terday morning.
Mr.. A. NJ. Mckay registered from
Macon yesterday among the list of ar
rivals at The Windsor.
Miss Mary Cranberry is now with a
party of Americas friends at Demorest,
a favorite Georgia resort.
E. II. York, of Rome, represented
the Hill City in Americas yesterday,
coming down on business,
Mr.. J. NJ. Ford, well known young
cotton merchant of Macon, was in the
city yesterday on business.
Mrs. I. e. Davenport arrived yes
terday from Dawson upon a visit to her
sister, Mrs. Lawson Stapleton.
E. T. James, a wealthy and we'll
known citizen of Fitzgerald, was in
Americas yesterday on business.
The many friends of Miss May
WheatleY will learn with regret of her
continued illness, the result of fever.
Rev. r. L. Bivins, pastor of Furlow
Lawn church, left yesterday for Demo
rest, Ga, to spend two or three weeks,
Miss Maggie Dunn returned to
Montgomery yesterday after visit to
her parents, Mr.. aud Mrs. j. B. Dunn.
Prof. L. d. Lockhart has returned
here from Demorest, Ga, where Mrs
Lockhart is spending the summer.
MIR. and Mrs. G. B. Gilmore, of
Hattiesburg, Miss. are visiting Mrs.
L. J. Powell at her home, 1852 Church
street, arriving yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richmond, of Dan
Vile, Va. are here upon a visit of sew
eral days to Mrs. Richmond's parents,
Rev. and Mrs. A. Kirklan d.
Mrs. G., W. Drummer has returned
from Knoxville, Tenn, where she at
tended the annual summer normal in
stitute of the Knoxville College.
Mr., and Mrs. +. a. Beckham, OF
Savannah, are IN the city, where Mr.
Beckham will be engaged in business
during the current cotton season,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-08-26
State University to Reopen.

The 102nd session of the University
of the State will open on September
18th. This institution is organized in
three departments, Academic, Law and
Agricultural. There is no tuition to
residents of the state except in the law
department. In agriculture the courses
have been increased and enlarged SO
as to embrace Short Winter Course,
a One Year Course aud Full Course.
Room is furnished in both the old and
new dormitories free, and excellent
board is supplied in Denmark Hall at
$500 per month. Chancellor w, b.
Hill will be glad to supply hand
book and catalogue on application.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-08-26
A Physician Healed.

DIR. George Ewing, practicing ply
stefan of Smiths Grove, KY, for over
thirty years, writes his personal expe-
Iieuce with Foley's Kidney Cure; For
years had been greatly bothered with
K .dney and and bladder trouble and en-
larged prostrote gland. i used every
thing known to the profession without
relief, until commenced to use Foley s
Kidney Cure. After taking three bot
ties was entirely relieved and cured.
| prescribe it now daily in my practice
and heartily recommend its use to all
physicians for such troubles | have
prescribe it in hundreds of cases with
perfect success.n john r. Hudson.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-08-26
All Were Saved.

"For years l suffered with untold
misery from Bronchitis" writes J, Fl.
Johnston, of Broughton, Ga, that of
ten | was unable to work. Then, when
everything else failed, J was wholly
cured by DR. XII g's New Discovery for
Consumption. My wife suffered in
tensely from Asthma till it cured her.
and all cur experience gees to show it
is the best Group medicine in the
world" A trial will convince you it's
unrivsled for Throat and Lung diseases.
Guaranteed bottles SOC and $1.00.
Trial bottles free at the Eldridge Drug
stores.