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The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-02
A BANKRUPT in TROUBLE.
$5O,OO0 Wanted for Breach of
Promise.


The New York Void contained the
following account of an interesting
case in the bankruptcy court of that
city:
Miss Evelyn E. Stedeker was in the
witness chair yesterday before Morris
S. Wise, referee in bankruptcy, and
gave further testimony in her claim
against Alvin E. Crocker, whom she
has sued in the Supreme Court of
Queens county for $4,000 damages, al
leging breach of promise and for 1857 04
money advanced for breakfasts. din
ners and car fare.
How old are your" asked Charles
w. Earring, counsel for Mr. Crocker,
who is go and a bachelor.
Il was over "a when I met Mr..
Crocker," answered Miss Stedeker.
How old?" demanded the lawyer
sternly.
Il don't know" snapped the fair
plaintiff, and her Indignation was
sublime. The referee came to her res
cue.
Il believe that is the one question"
he remarked softly, that a woman
has the right to decline to answer"
Miss Stedeker said she was intro
duced to Mr.. Croker in 1898. They
went for a walk in Union Square at
once, and he told her he was a bach
elor and "in the market" Miss Sted-
eker blushed.
did you like the looks Of him?" was
the somewhat blunt question of Mr..
Earring, and Miss Stedeker did not
blush this time. but declared with en-
phasis:
"Oh, / thought he was saint I
fh0nOhf he lovely and 6na-
looking man."
1t was five or six weeks later, the
plaintiff said, when the first proposal
of marriage came. She couldn't re-
member the exact date because, she
said, ut wasn't matter of the slight
est Importance at that time"
yet you thought he was a saint?'
suggested the lawyer.
"Oh, there are many such, Mr.. Ear
ing" replied Miss Stedeker.
WAS he demonstrative?
mot in the park" The plaintiff
blushed becomingly here. He proposed
three times. l accepted him on July 2
of that year"
1t was on Aug. 2 of that year, the
plaintiff said, that Mr.. Crocker nego-
tiated the first loan of So. He said he
had been robbed on the ferry of his
purse containing $3.50, two promissory
notes ana the Key 10 MS safe deposit
box in Chicago. In that box were his
Masonic ring and diamonds
Il never saw those diamonds" said
Miss Stedeker later. Il wanted to see
them, of course, but he said the pass
word would have to be used by the
person holding the key. He said he
would get them when he went to Chi
cago. He went to Chicago, but he
didn't bring them back"
sThe plaintiff said the last time she
met Mr.. Croker was in Bowling Green
Park. He was reading a letter and he
told her he was about to come into
possession of 200, 900 acres of land in
Kentucky.
Miss Adelaide Z. Reid, with whom
Miss Stedeker lived at No. 1856 East
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-02
From Leslie's Weekly.


1t is not easy to determine, off hand.
just the kind of feelings we ought to
have over a special dispatch from Bal
timore to the New York Tribune an
nouncing that a company has been
formed in that city. and incorporated
under a New Jersey charter, for the
manufacture of watermelon whiskey.
The formula for this whiskey was dis
covered, we are told, by a Virginia
doctor, a fact which looks suspicious
on the face of it, for 1t has been gen.
orally understood for ages past that a
conspiracy exists between doctors and
watermelons, with consequences dire
to small boys and sometimes to other
innocent people. The additional In
formation is given that this whiskey
will be made from the ripe fruit in
summer and the seeds in winter, so
that this new beverage may be ION
tap" the year round. AS to our feel
ings about this, we may say that, as
abstemius persons with a slight lean
ing toward Neal Dowism, we are dis
posed to regard the news with painful
apprehensions; whereas, as advocates
of home industry, especially in the
South, we view the situation with min
gled emotions of Joy and hope. 1t is
very clear that if Georgia watermelons,
for example, can be converted into
whiskey, a business boom will soon
strike that part of the country which
will make the Texas Gil industry pale
in the comparison. AS to the results
of this discovery upon the colored
race, and incidentally TO a few other
races, that is situation which we
shrink from contemplating at present
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-02
MANY FURNACES CLOSED DOWN.
Men Demand EigRt-Hour Day With
Wages Now Paid for Twelve.

Men Demand Eight-HOur Day With
Wages Now Paid for Twelve.
Pittsburg. June 1.-The blast furnace
operators of the Shenango and Mahon-
ing Valley feel confident tonight that
the strike of furnace workers inaugu-
rated this morning, is practically de-
feated. The operators say ten of thir-
ty furnaces are working tonight and
claim to have new men ready to take
the places of all strikers. No effort
was made to extend the strike to the
Pittsburg district, the leaders say, be-
cause in some instances superintend-
ents of furnaces asked for more time
and arranged for conferences during
the week, and in other cases because
the organization is not strong enough
as yet in this district
Reports to the furnace owners to-
night say four furnaces of the Nation
al Steel Company at Youngstown and
three at Newcastle of the same COM
pany are operating, also one of the
Sharon Steel Company at Sharon and
two of the w. P. Snyder Company at
Sharpsville. Twenty other furnaces
in the valleys are banked. The strike
leaders claim that most of the valley
furnaces are closed Gown. Thomas Ii.
Flynn, the Federation of Labor organ
izer, who has charge of the strike, says
that unless concessions are made the
strikers ranks will be doubled within
week.
The demand of the men is for the
establishment of an 3-hou. day at
wages now paid for twelve hours. The
operators say the demand is not feas-
ible and that it would increase ihe
labor cost so per cent.
President Thompson of the Republic
Iron and Steel Company said that the
strike is an unfair one to that com
pany, the union forcing the independ-
emit furnaces into a position which re-
quires 80 per cent. greater cost for pro-
duction than the United States Steel
Corporation pays.
No word has been received from the
Pittsburg and Ohio river districts, al
though four Pittsburg furnaces may
be closed down tomorrow.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-02
MONUMENT TO OGLETHoRPE,
The Purpose Is to Erect II at Fred
erica.

erica.
Brunswick, Ga, May 31.-To the
Public: The undersigned have formed
themselves into a chartered corpora
ton, whose object will be the erection,
at Frederick, of a monument in mem
DRY of Gen. James Edward Oglethorpe
In the one hundred and sixty-eight
years that have elapsed since. the
founding of the conoy, we have grown
from a population of 10 souls to more
than 100000, and from a struggling
colony to great state. In all these
years and with this great growth not
ever has there been placed even one
tablet in honor of the man to whom we
owe almost our very existence as a
state. Glynn county was his chosen
place of residence and on st. Simons
Island is situated the only home he
ever owned in the New World. The
association deems 1t a very fit and
proper thing that citizens of the state
and county should erect stone to the
memory of one who in life furnished
the the brightest example in history of
those highest of Christian virtues,
charity and self-abnegation, and whose
life was consecrated to the struggling
colony of Georgia. We ask of the pub
lie men, women and children, such aid
as they can extend towards the fur
thering of this object
Subscriptions will be received and
acknowledged by any of the associa-
ton: Charles s. Wylly, president;
James L. Foster. Walter G. Charlton,
G. Downing, William B. Burroughs; d.
Watson VIM, secretary.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-02
OBITUARY..
John A. H. Un,hnch.

John A. H. Umbach died yesterday
morning at the Savannah Hospital, aft
er an illness of several months. He
had been unsuccessfully operated on in
the German Hospital in New York and
death was not unexpected.
Mr.. Umbach was A years old and
was born in this city. He at one time
did an extensive produce and commits
sion business in Market Square and
was very we'll known. He was mar
ried and, besides a wife, leaves
large family. He leaves two brothers,
j. H. w. and w. c. Umbach, and a
sister, Mrs. Emma Hops of Batesville,
Ind.
Mr.. Umbach first suffered with a
malignant tumor and a complication
of diseases followed. Dropsy was the
direct cause of his death. He was a
member of the Royal Arcanum and of
the German Volunteers. Until his
health failed him he was color SER
geant of the First Regiment, and be-
cause of his affiiction rendered his res
ignation. The funeral will take place
at 4:30 o'clock this afternoon from his
residence, No. 123 CASTOR street, west,
and the interment will be in the Ca
thedral Cemetery. The funeral serv-
ices will be conducted by Father Ham
ilton
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-02
FATE OF PHILIPPINES
SENATE WILL VOTE ON THE BILL
TOMORROW.
NICARAGUA CANAL BILL NEXT.
FIGHT WILL BE MADE FOR SPOON
Err SUBSTITUTE.

This would Leave Selection of 18th
only Fifteen-Minute Speeches Al
lowed Senators on Philippine Bill.
senate Will Meet at IL O'Clock To-
day and Tomorrow and Vote Will
Re Taken Tuesday at p. III.
straight 20 Per Cent. Reciprocity
for Cuba for Five Years May Be
Adopted.
Washington, June Under the
terms of the unanimous agreement
reached last Wednesday the Senate will
vote at o'clock Tuesday on the bill
providing a form of civil government
for the Philippine Islands, and the en-
tire intervening time of the Senatc's
sessions will be devoted to 15-minute
speeches on the bill. The Senate will
meet at II o'clock on M onday and On
Tuesday for the purpose of giving ad-
ditional time for the discussions. A
large number of short speeches will be
made, but no order for their delivery
has been agreed upon.
The general understanding now is
that on Wednesday, after the disposal
of the Philippine bill, the Nicara qua
canal bill will be made the regular or
der of business. There will be an eff
fort made to substitute for the Nicara-
qua bill the bill introduced by Senator
Spooner leaving to the discretion of
the President the selection of an 18TH
mian canal route, and it's champions
are claiming a majority of the Senate
will support them. The friends of the
Nicaragua route and also the advo-
Gates of policy that would leave the
President discretion as to routes now
say there is no prospect or necessity
for prolonged debate. A number of
speeches, however. have already been
announced. Senator Hanna will speak
At length for the Spooner bill, as will
Senator kittredge. Among those who
have indicated their purpose of ad-
dressing the Senate in the interest of
the Nicaragua route are Senators Har-
us, Mitchell, Foster of Louisiana, Tur-
ner and Morgan.
VIII Not Discuss Reciprocity.
the Cuban reciprocity bill not be dis
cussed during the week That measure
is still in committee, but probably will
be reported on Tuesday or Wednesday,
its terms having been practically
agreed on by the Republican members
of the committee and Senator Platt of
Connecticut, chairman of the commit
tee, having indicated his purpose to
lay the bill before the full member
ship al an early day. The bill agreed
on provides for a straight reduction of
20 per cent. for five years on Cuban
goods coming into the United States
without imposing conditions as to i'm
migration and labor laws, or, indeed,
any other conditions.
1t is the present intention to have
the Republican senators caucus on the
bill when reported. with the hope Of
making it party measure, and of
thus avoiding the division in the party
ranks which was experienced over the
question in the House of Representa-
tives.
The naval and District of Columbia
appropriation bills will probably be re-
ported during the week, but their inn
mediate consideration will depend
largely on the readiness of senators to
continue the discussion of the canal
uupStio0
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-02
NEW FRENCH CHAMBER MEETS
Radicals Control and NJ. BOURGEOIS
Defeats NJ. DeschaneI for President
OF the BOdy-The Cabinet Has Re-

Radicals Control and NJ. Bourgeois
defeats NJ. DeschaneI for Presiden MT
of the BOdy-The Cabinet Has Re-
signed.
Paris, June 1.-The new French
Chamber of Deputies met this after
neon for the first time. The House and
the galleries were crowded. NJ. Rau-
+ line (RightisD the oldest member of
the chamber. presided and delivered
the inauguration speech, in which he
appealed for parliamentary peace.
Concluding his illusions to the
Martinique disaster. NJ. Rauline said:
In behalf of the Chamber of Depu-
TIES address the homage of our grief
and sympathy to the terribly afflicted
population of Martinique"
After the Inauguration speech the i'm
portant business of electing the pro-
visional president of the chamber,
whose election, however, is invariably
ratified, was taken up. Although the
president of the chamber is supposed
TO stand above parties to-day's election
TO I'LL this post was purely political
the former chamber, was the presiden-
tlal candidate to-day of the Moderate
Republicans. He was opposed by NJ.
Leon bourgeois, who represented the
radical groups. NJ. Deschanel was de-
feated by vote of 303 to 267 and mis-
-FOUR years tenure of the presidential
chair ended. His defeat was almost a
1oregone conclusion, and in view of the
result of the general elections Of April
"a, which gave the Radicals a majority
In the House, it occasioned no surprise.
Makes 1t Easier for LOubet.
The election of NJ. Bourgeois, how
ever, makes the political situation
more clear and indicates to President
Loubet where to choose successors to
the ministry of M. Waldeck-Rousseau
Various lists of new ministry have
already been brought forward, bat
nothing in this respect is yet certain,
nor is 1t likely that anything will be
definitely known until the middle of
the week, except that M. Delcasse, the
Minister of Foreign Affairs, will prob
ably retain his post
After the election of two Radicals,
Eugene Etienne and Louis Maurice
Faure, as vice presidents, the cham
Der adjourned until next Tuesday as a
sign of mourning for the Martinique
victims.
The resignation of the French pre-
mier, M. Waldeck- Rousseau, was form
ally communicated to the cabinet at a
meeting held May g. The entire cab
met resigned with the premier Pub
lie announcement of the resignation
will not be made until President Lou
bet returns this week from a visit to
his home, in the department of the
Drone.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-02

From the New York Commercial-Ad-
Yertiser.


Yertiser.
Prince Henry Of Prussia, recently our
guest is probably the only person in
the world who is insured against as
sassination solely. He has an insur-
ance of 100000 on his life. which is pay
able in case he is assassinated and not
otherwise. He took out this singular
policy when he sailed for the East to
take over the command of the German
fleet in Chinese waters some years ago.
1t was at Prince Henry's departure for
this command, it will be remembered,
that his brother, the Kaiser made his
celebrated mailed fist" speech This
assassina ton risk upon Prince Henry's
life is held by German companies, and
there does not seem to be any special
danger of their ever being called upon
to pay it, for Prince Henry is a pop
ular person. and there are several lives
between him and the throne.
1t would seem as if the Gear of Rus
STA would be the monarch most in need
of special insurance against assasi-
nation, but that potentate, while heavi-
ly insured, has no special clause in his
policy regarding assassination. He is
a great believer in life insurance, is the
Car, and, considering the manner in
which the Anarchists and Nihilists seek
his life, it is no wonder. Within a
week of the birth of his daughter, the
little Grand Duchess Olga, the Car
had her life insured for $685. ,000 and
his wife, the Czarina, is insured, for
S1.250,000. He himself carries an insur-
ance of 81 O00. 900
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-02
Mr.. GUERRY'S GRAND FINALE.
Drawn by Four White Horses and
Make Three Speeches.

make IhEee speeches..
Atlanta, June 1.-Hon. Dupont Guer-
ry will make his final appearance in
Fulton county. before the primary, to-
morrow when he will be driven about
the city in a vehicle drawn by four
white horses. He will be accompanied
by a committee of prominent citizens
who favor his candidacy. and will
make three speeches-first at the
Southern Railway shops, then in front
of the Columbia Theater and then at
the Court House.
This will be his second appearance
in Atlanta.
Tuesday night the final Terrell rally
of the campaign will be held in the
City Hall, both the Terrell clubs hav-
ing arranged joint meeting at which
Warner Hill, Sam Small and others
will speak. Hon. Warner Hill pub
fishes a card tomorrow in which he
states circulars have been scattered
over the state purporting to come from
the Terrell headquarters, the object Of
which is to injure the candidacy of
Mr.. Terrell. He declares that they are
the work of Mr.. Terrelrs enemies, and
warns the public to give them no at
tentiOn.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-02
THE CANADA ATIANTIC RAILWAY
"ebb Syndicate Gives Up Option and
Canadian Purchaser Is Found.

"eDb Syndicate Gives Up Option and
canadian Purchaser Is Found
montreal, June DIR. w. Seward
webb and his syndicate have given up
the option they had for the purchase
OF the Canada Atlantic Railway. A
new purchaser has been found, how
ever in Mackenzie & Mann, the Ca
hdulan railway builders, now engaged
n the construction of the Canadian
Northern from Port Arthur westward
10 the Pacific coast, the line now being
IN operation couple of hundred miles
west of Winnipeg. It is expected that
Iie deal will be completed tomorrow.
Inc selling part is the Webb syndi-
Sate' which has $250,000 posted as a
IorIelt The Canada Atlantic and its
meet would give Mackenzie & Mann an
quiet for it's Manitoba business.
eventually connecting line may be
putt around the upper shore of Lake
Superior.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-02
WEEKS WARNING 70 PATL EoRn
Malcolm Said TO Have Demanded
$4,000 on Pain of Death.
From the New YORK Sun.

A personal friend of the Ford broth
ers told last night a hitherto imprint
ed chapter in the tragedy. The Suns
informant said that he spoke from per-
sonal knowledge when he said
Malcolm Ford told Leicester Ford.
a week before the tragedy, that he
would kill him. Malcolm called on
Leicester and told him that he was
in dire straits for money, and said
that he must have S25, 000"
Leicester said to Malcolm. I haven't
so much money by me to-day and
Malcolm replied. Well. 1 will give you
one week in which to get that money
Malcolm went on and told Leicester
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-02
John A. Hambleton, Baltimore.

Baltimore. June John A. Hamble-
ton, formerly the head of the banking
firm of Hambleton & Co., died to-day
at his home here, aged 70. He had
been in i'll health for several months
and two weeks ago was stricken with
paralysis. Because of failing health
Mr. Hambleton retired from the bank
ing business ten years ago, but con-
tinued as a director in several finan-
cial and railroad companies,
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-02
Mrs. f. w. Holt.

Mrs. Minnie R. Holt, wife of Mr..
Frank w. Holt died yesterday after
noon at No 10 Liberty street, east, af-
ter an illness of three weeks. Her re-
mains will be taken to her former home
in Eatonton tomorrow for burial
Mrs. Holt was formerly Miss Reed of
Eatonton. She came to Savannah with
her husband from Atlanta about six
weeks ago to live. She leaves, besides
her husband, three children.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-02
TERRELL VOTERS WAKE UP.
VIII Make Effort to Stem EstiII Tide
Mt BrunSYicIx.

Brunswick, Ga, June 1.-THE activ-
ity of the supporters of Col. Estill in
this city has caused a great stir among
the friends of Mr.. Terrell, and at the
City Hall tomorrow night a Terrell
club will be organized, and on We'd
nesday night rally is scheduled to
occur at the City Hall. at which sew
eral local orators will address the
gathering.
The supporters of Col. Estill are
down to hard work and will make
every effort to carry this county for
him. A meeting will be held at the
City Hall tomorrow night to perfect
arrangements for the big rally on
Tuesday night at the City Hall, which
will be addressed by Col. Estill and
other Savannah and Brunswick speak
erS.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-02
A. G. Core. CINCINNATI.

Cincinnati June IA. G. Core, aged
81 years, president and principal own
err of the Grand Hotel and the Gibson
House in this city. died to-day after
an illness of three months. He had
been in the hotel business here more
than forty-one years as proprietor of
the old Spencer House and the Broad
way Hotel in former years, and accu-
mulated a large fortune.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-02
james ID. Hough, Macon.

Macon, Ca. June flames D.
Hough formerly manager of the Man
chester Cotton Mills and recently ap-
pointed manager of the GAINESVILLE
Manufacturing Company, died sudden
ly to-day of acute Indigestion. He was
widely known as an expert and was a
man of wealth. He left a wife and
three children.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-02
Game Commissioned G. n. Sober

Game Commissioner C. K. Sober
of Lewisburg, Pa, is known as the
Chestnut king" on account of his ex-
tensive and successful venture in this
new field of raising an improved va
riety of chestnuts. His ability and
practical knowledge of the subject are
such that he has been engaged by the
national authorities at Washington to
prepare for gratuitous distribution a
report to be issued on chestnut culture.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-02
THE ANTI-ANARCHY BILL.
House VIII Take 1t Up TO-day-Pa-
cihc Cable and Irrigation Bills to
Receiy e Attention.

vino NuDle ana irrigation Bills TO
Receive Attention.
Washington, June 1.-During the
coming week the House will probably
act on three important bills which the
Rules Committee decided some time
ago to bring before that body at the
earliest opportunity, These are the
anti-anarchy bill, the Pacific cable bill
and the Senate irrigation bill. No time
unit is to be set on the anti-anarchy
DILL consideration of which will be en-
tered on tomorrow, but it is not be-
Heved that it will occupy more than
days. A day is to be given to the
for the government cable to the
Ypines and three days to the irri-
W. bill. In case the general def1c
" DILL, the last of the big appropri-
bills, is ready before the end of
Peek, the programme above out
~ may be interrupted, as appropri-
.fuon bills and conference reports are
10 nave the right of way under the
terms of the special orders which the
committee on Rules have prepared. E.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-02
STRIKE IN OHIO VALLEY.

Dig Furnaces Closed Down Because
of Demands of Men.
Youngstown, Ohio, June 1.-The fur
nacemen's strike. affecting all the in
dependent and the Republic Iron and
Steel Company's furnaces in the Ma
honing and Shenango Valleys, began
this morning. The Hubbard furnace,
the only one in operation to-day
closed down tonight, throwing, all
told, 5000 men out of work
No United States corporation mills
are affected, but President Mcmahon
of the union, says that some of them
will be closed within a few days.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-02
RAPIsT ARRESTED IN FLORIDA.
John Jones, Wanted in Thomas
County, Now in Tallahassee Jail.

tOuntys NOW III laAAHHAsscc JdlA'
Tallahassee, Fla, June John
Jones, colered, wanted in Thomas coun-
ty, Ga, for rape committed on May
20, 1902, was captured Thursday night
by Sheriff Pearce in Wakulla county.
The negro is in the Leon county jail,
awaiting the arrival of an officer from
Georgia.
The Leon County Democratic Exec
utive Committee met here on Satur-
day. Hon. Geo. ]. Davis, chairman,
being a candidate for the Legisla-
ture rendered his resigna ton. which
was accepted, and Robert w. Owens
elected a member in his place. Other
members of the committee, who are
candidates, also resigned.
DR. c. Christie was elected chairman.
and T. G. Rawls secretary. The can
didacy of Col. Fred T. Meyrs for Con-
gress was Endorsed.