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Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1902-09-10
Stairs Of
Sand
By FINEST DE LANCY PERSON.
Copyright. 1901, by Street & smith.
CHAPTER V.-CoNrryUEp.

st must be very old story that
you have to tell me-" he said: some
bits of ancient history. Did YOU
force your way in for that? Tell
me-" recovering his arrogant man
ner.
"Hcs; it was exactly to rehcarse
some bits of ancient history that |
came to see you, James Ellison" re-
turned the visitor. at the same time
fixing his bright eyes on the others
face.
For moment their chances met.
but IT was not the visitor who re
tired first from the contest of star
ing each other out of countenancc.
Ellison looked down on the floor.
twiddling his thumbs and twisting
uneasily in his chair There was
something in the manner of his I'M
Invited guest that made him think.
after all. it might be best to hear
him out. and have done with him
You had a certain interesting
transaction with this Frale nearly II
years ago" began the stranger.
certainly, but what of those old
times? In the first place, the man
we arc speaking about IS dead" and
in saying this he seemed to feel a
certain satisfaction.
How do vow know he is dead?"
"Eh. what's that?' this time star
ing at the little man as if he would
read the secrets of his heart
Il say, how do you know he is
dead? Did you ever take any great
pains to find out?"
Il heard it on pretty good author
ity," sullenly. Then, his voice ris-
ing, Il wish you would be kind
enough to come TO the point. and not
be beating around the bush in this
distressful manner"
1T don't distress me bit" and
the little man smiled. well. since
you wish it, we will come TO the
point. If it pleases you to have it
so, Frale is dead, though / would not
be willing to swear to such a state
ment."
GO on"
"trale, these many years ago. be
came involved in robbery. fac
tory il was, and the foreman han
pened unfortunately to be killed
Frale was supposed to be guilty
He managed at the time to escape
he came TO you"
"Oh. why t7ll me everything that
! know alretdy," said the banker
testify
81 thought perhaps you had for
gotten But I am coming TO the
point. The object in FraIc's escape
was TO find home for hi. baby
daughter. II seems that Inc had been
reduced TO robbery because ne was
a ruined man, and his wife had need
of surgical ala. which be could not
procure for her"
Ellison tried not 20 appear inter
cstcd. but he did not venture TO warn
the other again not TO repeat mat
trr- ~ ancient history.
Indeed. he could not keep his eyes
on the little mans face ass he told
hi- story in a calm and dispa,sionatc
way.
'Now tve arc coming 10 the most
interesting period in the lives Of
these two men. whose paths lay so
wide apart lIc drew q long breath.
a. II 10 add emphasis 60 what me was
going to say Ellison had married
q hort time before rich woman
but her fortIuc was i'm her own
hands. and ~ She died cbiIdIe- IL
was al to go 10 her relations Ab
J thought you would be Interested
sooner or LATER" for while ho ,a.
saying This. Ellison had leaned over
and hI heavy breathing could bc
distinctly heard boo the silence of fbc
room Ellison at once ..f ..r, DO, r.
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some music hath charms that would drive
a savage to drInk.-Chicago Daily News.
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Iownc What profession does your
friend follov2
Brownc-That of the lightfngcred
gentry.
"Iou don't mean it?"
eyes. he's a detective. "-Phila
dclphia Press.
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ConIdn't a. snnre

tOt course" said the promoter of the
get-rich-quick company, 1--WE can only give
the prospective earnings in round mum.
"Ah, yes" replied the victim. "becar.s
they couldn't possibly be square "-Pbila.
delphia Press
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-02
ATLANTA'S LOSS IS OUR GAIN.
Pittsburg Plate Glass Company
Finds Atlanta's Freight Rates Too
High and VIII Remove Ware
houses Here.

Atlanta, March 1.-The Pittsburg
Plate Glass Company. which establish
ed Southern headquarters in Atlanta
ninety days ago. has been forced by
the excessive freight rates to this
city to abandon it's storehouses here.
The headquarters will be established
in Savannah, where the rate on plate
glass is little more than one-haf what
it Is to Atlanta. This announcement
came with the force of a bomb in bus
mess circles to-day. The company
proposed to give employment in this
city to some $50 men. An appeal was
made by the company to the railroads
from the Pittsburg Office for fairer
rates to Atlanta, but with no result
The members of the local Chamber of
Commerce feel that the roads entering
the city are doing Atlanta a great in
justice, and something in the nature
of an indignation meeting will prob
ably grow out of the removal of the
southern headquarters of this COM
pany.
The decision means, however, that
Savannah is to get what Atlanta loses.
and that $50 men in Savannah, if not
more, will receive employment as a
result of the change.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-02
THIS LOOKS VERY QUEER.

Panama Canal Company Was Motif
fed of Position of Colombian Gov
eminent Some Time Ago.
Washington, March DIR. Silva, the
retiring minister from Colombia at
Washington to-day authorized the fol-
lowing statement:
1.-The Panama Canal Company,
through Mr. Lampre, its secretary gem
eral and others, was informed some
time ago that it could close no deal in
volving the transfer of it's rights to any
nation without first obtaining the as
sent of the Colombian government, the
grantor of it's concession. This matter
was made very clear. The Colombian
government gave the company the
right to initiate negotiations looking
to a transfer of it's rights to a nation,
but never to finally close such deal
Il cannot comprehend why a situa-
ton, which had been made so clear to
the company, should have caused such
a furry of excitement among it's share
holders when presented to them in the
form of an official cablegram, unless
they had construed the notification to
mean that the Colombian government
was not yet prepared with it's terms to
transfer to the government of the
United States"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-02
RIVERS AND HARBORS
SOUTH FARES WELL IN APPRorRI-
ALTON BILL.
SAVANNAH GETS s1,ooo,ooo.
BESIDES THE ANNUAL ALLOWANCE
OF 100000.

Charleston Harbor Gets $445, 900,
Darien Gets $4,000, BrunswicIS
Bar and Harbor $4,000 Besides
$43,O00 on the Goodyear Contract.
Savannah River Not Mentioned
But the ChattahOOchee Below CO.
lumbus Gets $fOO,OOO-FIOrida's
Harbors Are Well Cared for and
Appropriation Made to Fight Wa
ter Hyncinths.
Washington. March 1.-The river and
harbor bifh>Yas completed to-day and
the items made public. Unusual inter
est attaches to the measure this year,
as last year passed without a river and
harbor bill. The total carried by the
measure completed to-day is $50, zoo, 900.
OF this total $24, OOO is in cash and
S36700,O00 is in continuing contracts
available July 1, 1903. The total is
about $2,0OO,0OO more than the bill
which was talked to death" during
the final hours of the last Congress.
The appropriations of $25, 900 or over,
for Southern harbors follow:
Virginia-Eospftal Point, Norfolk,
$4,000, and continuing contract $780,
957; Hampton Roads, $4,000, and con-
tinuing contract S215,OOO.
South Observation-Disclosures $445,OOO.
Georgia-Savannah $4,000, and con-
tinuing contracts $1,OOO,OOO; Doboy bar
and Darien $50 200: Brunswick, inner
harbor and outer bar. $4,000: outer
bar Goodyear $4,000.
Florida-Key West, improving en-
trance to harbor, $1OO, GOO; dredge for
river and harbor improvements in
Florida. $4,000: Hillsboro bay s150,O00
Apalachicola bay, $4,000; Pensacola,
500. 900.
Alabama-Mobile, $500, 900 and cen
tinuing contract 100000.
Louisana-Calcasieu, mouth and
passes of river, $4,000; Southwest Pass
$750,000, and continuing contract ST.
10000; South Pass, $4,000
Texas-Sabine' Pass, $1S5. 600; Calves
ton harbor, $350,000, and continuing
contract, 100000: Arapsas Pass, $780,
600, mouth of the Brazos, $780, 900.
Following are the appropriations for
Southern rivers:
-Rappahannock river, $685.
900; James river, $780,
North Carollna--Pamlico and Tar.
S3o,0OO; cape Fear and below Whining
ton. S15O,000
South Carolina-Great Pedee, $22, 500,
and continuing contracts, $106,S00;
Santee. Wateree and Congaree, ST.
900; inland waterway, $50, 900.
Georgia-Flnt $25OO0 Chattahoo-
chez, below Columbus, $100.00o; Ceesa
Georgia and Alabama) and Oosten-
aula and Coosawattee, $4,000
Florida st. Johns. $35O.OOO, and
continuing contract $3.50 900: st. Johns
at Orange Mills Flats, $4,000; for the
removal of water hyacinths, $4,000:
Caloosahatchie, Orange, Crystal, Man
aztec, Anclote, Suwanee and Withla-
coochee rivers and Charlotte Harbor,
$500.
Alabama-Warrier $4,000, and con-
tinuing contract, 100000.
ssissippi-State-Ya and its
tributaries. the Tallahatchee and Big
Sunfiower, $4,000.
Louisiana-Red river louisiana.
Arkansas and Indian Territory, $685.
000
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-02
MAY BREAK ALL RECORDS.
Pitfsburg Expects 30 Feet To-day.
Allegheny n Modern Venice and
10000 Men Idle.

Pittsburg, March 1.-At o'clock to-
night the Allegheny river marks show
1916 and still rising. The flood mark
of 1SS4-933, with in all likelihood be
passed and 35 feet. the highest point
ever reached by the waters here d8S2)
may be equaled. It is certain that the
great damage done by the "a flood viii
be exceeded by many thousands Of
dollars and many more interests win
be affected No readable estimate of
the money damage can be made at this
time but 1t will be very heavy. Al
ready $4,000 men have been thrown
temporarily idle by the forced closing
down of mills, factories and other in
dustries. and the number is likely 20
be considerably increased by Monday
To the timely warnings given by the
government weather bureau officials to
all interested may be credited the lack
of fatalities. In most cases business
men and residents were prepared. con-
sequently no drownings nor serious a.
cseants have resulted up to the pres
ent.
Tonight Allegheny is a modern
Venice, and every sort Of imDrovisad
water craft is in service. Every street
in the low lying districts of the city
from Hers Island to the western pen
itent:ary has more or less water in it
in some places it is from two to four
feet deep, forcing the householders
either to abandon their homes or move
to the upper floors. In numerous cases
families have taken their cook-stoves
to the attic and have prepared to camp
out, as 1t were, until the waters SUD-
side. All of the railroad tracks ex-
cept the Pittsburg. Fort Wayne and
Chicago. are submerged, and many fac
tories have been closed down.
The western penitentiary is in pretty
bad shape. The water has flooded the
underground portion Of the institution.
running much fine machinery. incud-
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-02
A P0ST0FFlCE FLIM-FLAM.
BaNIey Citizen Endorsed w. III.
Boone for Indian Territory Job,
But He Got POstOfIie Instead

territory JOB.
But He Got POstOfIie Instead.
Washington, March 1.-Representa-
tive Brantley has received a number of
protests from Baxley, Appling county.
requesting that the appointment of w.
H. Boone to be postmaster there he
held up. 1t is alleged in the kilograms
and letters from Baxley that Bcone
has worked a flim-fam game on the
good many trusting citizens. He is a
Popuiist and some time ago expressed
a desire to secure the position of
teacher out in the Indian Territory
The result was that he secured a lot
Of good Endorsements from citizens
generally. Armed with them he began
a quiet campaign against Mrs. Will
liams, the postmistress. He is said to
have brought charges of incompetency
against her, and was so successful that
her removal was ordered. 1t is form
ally announced that Boone would be
appointed her successor. When this
news reached Baxley, there was such
surprise and the protests referred to
were sent. Mr. Braptley found that the
commission had not been forwarded to
Boone, and the authorities have held
the matter up, pending investigation.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-02
DECLINES THE SWORD.
Mai. Micah Jenkins VIII Not, I'm
der the circumstances, Accept 1t.

Mai. Micah Jenkins VIII Not, I'm
der the circumstances, Accept 1t.
Warrenton. Va, March Maj. Mi
cab Jenkins has declined to accept tie
sword which it was proposed to present
to him at Charleston, S. c., when the
President visited that place. Maj. Jen-
kins, who is a member of the faculty
of the Bethel Military Academy here,
has sent the following telegram to
Lieut.. Gov. Tillman of South Carolina:
Lieut.. Gov. James H. Tillman, Co
lumbia, S. C.-You are represented in
the press as having telgraphed Presi-
dent Roosevelt, at the request of sub
scribers to the sword recently offered
me through you, requesting him to
withdraw acceptance to present same.
If this is so, l must decline under the
circumstances to accept the sword.
Thanking you for personal kindness in
the matter, 1 am, truly yours,
IN. J. Jenkins"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-02
BONDS FOR FRIARs' LANDS.
Gov. Taft Let's Light on Philippine
Scheme.

Washington, March Gov. Taft
further discussed the disposition of
the friar lands and corporate fran
chises in the Philippines to-day before
the House Committee on Insular At
fairs. AS to the prospects for floating
the bonds, which are to take up the
friar lands Gov. Taft said he had
spoken recently with j. p. Morgan,
who said there was no doubt as to
the bonds being saleable, although Mr..
Morgan could not state what interest
rate they would command.
The question of sending American
negroes to the Philippines came up
while Gov. Taft was discussing the
extent of labor required for Develop
ing the railroads in the islands. Mr..
Williams of Mississippi and Mr.. Pat
terson OF. Tennessee asked if negro
labor from this country could not be
utilized on this work, Gov. Taft
thought this inexpedient as it would
subordinate the Filipino to the negro
whereas the Filipino considered him.
self superior to the negro,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-02
THE DAMAGE AROUND ROANOKE.
Town of Pulaski Practically De-
strOyed by Cyclone.

strOyed by Cyclone.
Roanoke, Va, March 1.-The train
service is much improved over what it
was in Southwest Virginia on Friday,
though traffic is still seriously delayed
on account of the many washouts and
inundated tracks. The Shenandoah
tracks are still under water at Front
Royal for distance of more than a
mile, and the train due here at o'clock
this afternoon, is not expected until
some time Sunday. The Norfolk and
Western main line west of Roanoke
is open to Bristol and as far as Pan
ther w. Va, on the Bluefeld side.
There is a washout at Panther, but Il
is thought that the road at that place
will be opened some time tonight. On
the Clinch Valley division a bridge at
Cedar Bluff is badly damaged, and
there is bad slide at Kozer. These
breaks are expected to be cleared by
Sunday. Buestone river near Blue
field is higher than has ever been
known, and all the bridges crossing
that stream for miles have been swept
away. There are many coal operations
along Bluestone river, but so far there
has not been any damage of conse-
quence reported to mining property.
The town of Pulaski, Va, presents q
scene of havoc and destruction, the
damage caused there by a whirlwind
amounting to many thousand dollars.
The entire roof of the Hotel Pulaski
was blown away. The damage to the
hotel is more than $1,000. Scores of
other buildings were unroofed. The
rich farm lands along Roanoke river
between Salem and Christiansburg have
been denuded of fences, farm houses
and crops.
At Clifton Forge last night Guy Craft
was standing on bridge that crossed
Jackson river, when it gave way be-
meath the pressure of the raging
waters. Craft was thrown into the
stream and drowned
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-02
THE SITUATION IMPROVED.
Seaboard seems to BE Suffering
Among the Railroads Now.

SeabOard seems to BE Suffering
Among the Railroads Now.
Atlanta, March Railway traffic to
the east and southwest, which has been
almost paralyzed for the last thirty
six hours by the storm that has COW
cred the Southern states, was resumed
on nearly all roads to-day. A few lines
however, are still suffering from effects
of the storm and several accidents have
been reported as a result Of washouts
and submerged tracks. Rain is falling
tonight in some sections of the South
and a4 creeks and streams are badly
swollen, several rivers having passed
all previous high-water marks.
Near Americas, Ga, to-day the rear
half of a freight train fell through a
trestle, several members of the crew
being painfully injured. The Seaboard
Air Line Railroads bridge over the Sa-
annah river near Calhoun Falls was
carried away by last nights storm and
washouts have delayed indefinitely all
trains on that road entering this city.
With the exception of this road all
lines entering this city have resumed
their regular schedules, though the
Southern is running its trains south
over the Central of Georgia to Macon.
All trains entering Montgomery,
Ala, are running on regular time, save
the Seaboard Air Line. The Alabama
river at that city is rising at the rate
of eight inches an hour. Lowlands near
Eufaula, Ala, are submerged and many
bridges have been washed away Prop
erty in that section has been seriously
damaged. Negroes living along Co
wiko creek were rescued from their
cabins by the use of boats.
All communication west of Asheville,
N. c., has been cut off and miles of
track are reported to be washed away.
Regular service was resumed on all
lines east and south from that city to-
day
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-02
Must Protect Missionaries.

Pekin, March 1.-The Chinese foreign
Office now admits that the rebellion in
the vicinity of Nan Ming, province of
Quang See, seventy miles north of the
Gulf of Tonquin, is very grave, though
this was denied yesterday. over 1000
former soldiers are engaged in pillag-
ing. An edict has been issued, COM
handing the Chinese authorities to af-
ford protection to the missionaries and
other foreigners. Mr.. Conger the
United States minister, has notified
Prince Ching, head of the foreign OF
flee, that he expects China will speed
lily suppress the rebellion and protect
the foreigners in that part of the coun-
try
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-02
JAMES RIVER STILL RISING.
Flood. Docs Much Damage in Warm
Springs Valley.

Richmond. Va. March 1.-The James
river is still rising and by tomorrow
the lower part of the city will be
floode One freshet is following an
other and the prospect is that the gas
supply will be cut off and work
stopped at the Trigg ship yards.
A Hot Springs, Va, special says it
will cost $4,000 to repair the damage
by the Hood to the Warm Springs val
ley.
A force has been put to work on the
Hot Springs branch of the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad, and traffic win be
resumed tomorrow night.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-02
ROOSEVELT MUST COME.
CharIestOn's City Council Appoints
Committee to See Him.

Charleston, March 1.-Supplementary
to the resolution passed by the Expo
sition board of directors last night, re-
newing the invitation to President
Roosevelt to visit the city of Charles
ton and also disclaiming any RESPONSE
bility and sympathy for Lieut. Gov
Tillman's action in regard to the pres
entation of a sword to Maj. Jenkins,
the City Council to-day passed resolu-
tions repeating the invitation already
extended by the city and appointed
a special committee to present the
resolutions to President Roosevelt and
to express to him the earnest desire
of the people of Charleston that he
visit the city.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-02
TO CHANGE SENATE RULES.
HOar and Plat Offer Rules to Lessen
Acerbity of Debate.

Washington, March 1.-Senators
Hoar and Plat of Connecticut have
introduced in the Senate changes in
the rules of the Senate, evidently sug-
gested by the Tillman- McLaurin cpl
sode. That of Senator Platt is as fol-
lows:
THAT it is in the power OF the SEN
ate to punish a member for disorderly
behavior by debarring such member
from participation in the proceedings
of the Senate"
That of Senator Hoar is as follows:
mo senator in debate shall impute
to another senator any conduct or mo-
tive unworthy or unbecoming a sena-
tor. No senator in debate shall utter
any reproach upon the character or
history OF any State of the Union"
Senator Turner also introduced res
olutior on which he will speak, declar-
ing it tc be the sense that, ''it is NOT
within the province of the presiding Of
ficer of the Senate to strike from the
yea and nay roll the name of any SEN
ator for any cause"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-02
STEAMER ACARA ASHORE.

Crew Landed at Jones Beach But
Officers still Aboard.
New York. March 1.-Oak Island life
saving station reports that the British
steamer Acara, from China ports for
New York. is ashore at Jones Inlet.
The crew has been landed at Jones
Beach. The captain, engineer and the
first mate are still on the vessel. The
sea is breaking over the steamer but
she does not appear to be in any i'm
mediate danger.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-02
THE Whistler HARD AGROUND.
Difficult Rescue Made of steamers
Crew or Thatcher's Island.

Diihcult Rescue Made of Steamers
Crew on Thatcher's Island.
Rockport, Mass, March 1.-The
tramp steamer Whistler, from Fiume
Tor Boston, is hard and fast on a ledge
OIL Ihatcher's Island. Her chew of
tEen5y-three men have been rescued.
Inc Whistler is in grave danger as
eHe sea is breaking over her. She has
cargo of sugar consigned to Boston
merchants.
The Whistler lost her bearings in
last nights fog and rainstorm and
pIougat up on the ledge less than a
quarter of a mile off shore. Being in
me midst of the breakers, the steamer
cpuId not be reached in boats, and it
was some time before the life-savers
succeeded in getting a line to the
stranded vessel. Then the breeches
puoy was adjusted, and after several
hours all the members of the crew
We're brought ashore.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-02

ing the air renovating and the electric
lighting plants.
In Pntsburg proper. from the Point
to Ninth street and as far back as
Pennsylvania avenue, everything is
flooded. Skiffs and wagons are being
utilized to get residents to and from
their homes.
Few Pittsburgers have ever before
see the water so deep on these streets.
The Hotel Lincoln has ten feet of wa
ter in its basement, while the Victoria
and Boyer hotels are almost i'm as bad
shape
Water surrounds the Anderson, but
no particular damage has been done.
Not 8 Drop to Drink.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
South Side is literally swamped, there
is not a drop of water available for
home purposes, nor for e-fighting
should it become necessary. The Mo-
nongahela Water COMPANY supplies
this section of the city, and this ever
ing the Monongahela river took pos
session of the company's plant, putting
out the fires under the boilers and
forcing a shut down.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-02
GOV. M'swEENEY GETS REPLY.
President Thanks Him for His COur-
teOus Telegram.

Columbia, S. c.. March 1.-"Pray ac-
cept my heartfelt thanks for your cour-
teous telegram, which 1 appreciate
Theodore Roosevelt"
This telegram to Gov. McSweeney is
the latest in the Jenkins-Tillman af-
fair. The Governors telegram to the
President has not been made public,
but it's drift can be surmised.
In his statement yesterday Lieut..
Gov. Tillman detailed how he lad m
vited Gov. McSweeney to subscribe to
the Jenkins sword fund, and ne Gov
ernor had declined on the ground of
being unable to afford it. Gov. Nc
Sweeney says: This is a mistake.
Lieut.. Gov. Tillman did not ask me
for any contribution for the Jenkins
sword fund, nor was l asked by any
one else to contribute to that fund"
The course taken by Maj. Jenkins
was generally expected, and will heart
lily be approved.