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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-31
WILL DIVIDE SQUADRON.
vessels of Asiatic station VIII be In
Three Divisions.

Washington, Dec 30.--The Navy De-
partment has decided to divide the
Asiatic squadron into three divisions,
instead of two as at present, and to
send out another flag officer. The
heavy battleships will be under COM
mand of Rear Admiral Evans, who
viii also be in general command of
the entire squadron; the cruisers un-
der the command of Rear Admiral
Cooper, who Is to succeed Rear Ad-
miral Wilde, and new division, COM
prising the light gunboats, will be cre-
ated, under the command of Rear Adj
miral Yates Stirling, now command
ant of the Puget Sound Navy Yard.
The latter will raise his flag on the
gunboat Rainbow, and win have his
general headquarters at Cavite.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-31

Chattanooga, Tenn, Dec. 30.--Iudge
Clark of the United States Court states
to-day that he will not sign the bill
OF exceptions in the Harvey Logan
case before Tomorrow. The court is
hearing further argument by the dis
trict attorney this afternoon.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-31
sIIIRAs WILL RETIRE.
Civil Goyernor TAFT of Philippines
Way Succeed Him.

Washington, Dec. 30.--Justice Shiras
of the United States Supreme Court
will retire some time during the pres
ent winter. The date has not yet been
fixed and cannot be until certain cases
which have been argued and other
cases which have been set for reargu-
ment have been disposed of. Mr.. Shiras,
however. viii retire during the present
session of Congress in order that his
successor may be confirmed before the
adjournment.
Among the names proposed as his
successor is that of William II. Taft,
Civil Governor Of the Philippines.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-31
FIRE AT REIDSVILLE.
store and stock of Rogers
Wolfe DESTROYED

Reidsville, Ga, Dec. s0.-The store
house of d. N. Wilkes, occupied by
Rogers & Wolfe, together with mer-
chandise, was destroyed by fire at 6:45
O'Clock this evening. The origin of the
fire is unknown. The loss is $780,
partly covered by Insurance.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-31
WILL HAVE DOUBLE TRACK.
New stretch VIII Make II Complete
From New Orleans to Chicago.

From New Orleans to Chicago.
New Orleans, Dec 30.---vice President
]. l.. Harahan of the Illinois Central
Railroad authorizes the statement that
arrangements have just been closed for
the double tracking of the main line
OF the Illinois Central from Memphis
to Fulton, KY, distance of 122 miles.
Mr.. Harahan says the work should be
finished within year and viii give
the Illinois Central a complete double
track between New Orleans and Chi
tcaeo.
Official announcement of the expected
entrance of the frisco road into New
Orleans is expected soon.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-31
PLAGUE FEAR DECREASES.
People of HaxntIan Now Breathe
More Freely.

Laredo. Mex, Dec. 3o.--A Mazatlan
dispatch says:
Confidence in being restored among
the inhabitants OF the city. and less
fear is felt on account of the supposed
plague epidemic. There has been a
marked decrease In the disease. and
few new cases are reported The en-
ergetic measures taken by the authors
ties to stamp out the epidemic have
given excellent results. There have
been few deaths IN addition 60 those
already reported
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-31
ATTORNEYS FORMED PLANS.

For Continuance of Proceedings
Before Strike Commission.
Philadelphia, Dec. 30.--The attorneys
who are representing the coal COM
panies and the non-union mine work.
ers before the Anthracite Coal Strike
Commission held meeting at the Con-
tinental Hotel here to-day for the pur-
pose Of mapping out plans for the con-
duct of their side of the controversy
before that body. The Strike Com
mission will meet here next Tuesday,
and the headquarters of the commits
sion, as well as those of the miners
and most of the lawyers, will be at
the Continental Hotel.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-31
no WORK on ROADS.
The Machinery Needed Has Rencisca
Wayer0ee.

Waycross. Ca, Dec. 30.--,'he dump
cars and traction engine. 20 be- used
by Road superintendent ID. J. Black
burn in working the roads OF Ware
county, arrived IN Waycrosa this after
neon. and Will be tested on the roads
here for several weeks. n the naachin.
cry does satisfactory work. the entire
outfit viii BE- purchased by the County
Commissioners a. cost 81 q. 500.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-31

Augusta Telephone and Electric
Co. Must Pay.

Atlanta, Dec. 30.-The Controller
General to-day issued an execution
against the Augusta Telephone and
Electric Company for s248.75 for city
taxes due the city of Augusta for fSO2.
A letter from the city, tax collector
stated that the taxes were unpaid, and
asked that execution be issued.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-31
VALUES OF CROPS.
Statistics Showing Quantities Pro-
duced This Year

Washington, Dec. 3O.-Final returns
to the statstician of the Department
of Agriculture from regular and
special correspondents, supplemented
the production and value of certain
Corn -. .2,52364S, 312 blu. $1,O17, or, 349
farm crops of the United States in 1902
to have been as follows:
Crops Product'n. Farm value
The Washington bee., 1902-04-19

bought him a wooden leg and a push
cart, gave him a few dollars and he
began buying and selling junk.
Mason prospered. When the first
wooden leg was worn out. Mason ap-
peared with one of his own manufac-
ture. 1t was very clumsy, bulging at
the top.
During the past six years Mason
was accompanied on his rounds by
a dog that was equipped with a
wooden leg made by Mason to take
the place of one it had lost.
Mason the other day was found
stretched on his bed, dead.
The county physician found a cav
ity in Mason's wooden leg in which
were concealed a will. $4,000 in bills.
and the pledge he had taken and kept
for 25 years. The will was holo-
graphic; it set aside a certain amount
to pay the expense of burial and
provided for the care of the dog as
long as it should live, gave $4,000 to
Hartwell, and the residue to be spent
in buying artificial limbs for worthy
cripples in Mercer county.
Two days after the death Of Mason
the dog was found dead on the grave
of its master. In accordance with
Mason's wish, expressed in his viii,
the dog was buried at his feet
The Washington bee., 1902-04-19
CONSPIRACY CHARGE PROVEN
IN Two CASES.
L. w. PuIies and Rev. q orge Nc
GOines Are Convicted.
Prisoners Charged with Taking an Effort 10
Deiraud the Capital Traction Company by
False Testimony in Personal Injury Case.

LlewellYn w. Puiies and Rev.
George MCGoines, both coIored. were
convicted OF conspiracy Saturday in
Criminal Court No. 1. The trial.
which was begun on Tuesday last. was
presided over by Justice Anderson
and attracted considerable attention
as was shown by the large attendance
each day. The defendants ALWAYS
bore excellent regulations in the com
munity, and this, together with the
fact that they were Charged with at
tempting to defraud one of the local
street railroad companies by uffering
to furnish false testimony in suit for
damages increased the interest.
The specific charge against the defen
dantS was that MCGOineS offered to tes
uty falsely in connection with the suit
OF the administrator of the estate of
Charles Brown. cClored, against the
Capital Traction Company, and that
Pulies, as attorney for The former,
took part in peTfecting the agreement
The testimony offered at the trial
showed that Charles Brown was kill
ed on the tracts OF the Capital Traction
Company on g street, between Eight
teenth and Nineteenth Streets, on the
night OF May II last. MoGoines held
himself out as the only eye witness to
the accident which re ulted in the
death OF Brown He, however, was
not witness at the Coroner's inquest,
which was held on the day following
the accident,
The Washington bee., 1902-04-19

THOUGHT FOX 4 New PEOPLE" One
greater to the Negro has come than
GEORGE was to the country IN its
mndaIIOn. Some named the babe,
Moses, some called him Joshua, others
who could only be moved by facts
C,lled MIN "rhe COMPROMISED for
Wrongs to (hiS) oppressed Race. " Re.
gardIess OF all this "he was forced
upon our race as a leader" saying
mean things on every occasion posi-
bic. using every device 10 check higher
education and turn the Negroes at
tention back 10 Serfdom; yet manp So
called leaders, made themselves pop
ul r. catered to his erroneous policies.
The "MoseS" became so "ViciouS" IN
his misIeadahgs, until on one occasion.
in an address he stopped to that mass
Of ignorance that one OF the leading
institutions seeked to veil
TO help destroy NEGRO Man.
hood" by comforting an unmerlted
"utle" of NJ. A. upon our new Uudas)
Moses; he said-if our young girls
would learn to ke warm water be-
fore going TO the Cake Walks. they
would s-ll better. The idea of such
a Moses. who fails even TO proportion
his language that tbe entire feminine
element of oar race might not be hu-
inflated He being considered our
leader. He preached for years, Mig
or. stay out of politics, (meanin2 the
colored race). He preached equal,
but separate rights yet his daughter
was at the same time, in the North at
tending a white school. 80, Judas!
The Dinner broke your neck The
DINNER, your deeds" The great
educator, deceiver and Monk is dead;
only the Editors are left to attend the
funeral. Let every Negro read Negro
Newspapers.
The Washington bee., 1902-04-19
OBSERVATIONS FROM LIFE.

Statistics sometimes prove that Hars
can figure.
A budding genius is all right until he
begins to blow.
Her fathers boot frequently makes
an unfavoTable impression.
Too much of the noise in this world
tries TO pass itself of as music.
It is better 10 be wrong at the right
time than right at the wrong time.
The more a woman argues the more
she is unable TO convince herself.
Some dancing. instead of being the
poetry of motion, is mere doggerel.
The price of liberty is eternal vigi-
lance, but the cost of repairsi is extra.
Young men think themselves wise
and drunken men think themselves So
Der.
The man who knows il all is 1T
companion for the woman who knows
nothing.
ANY man can think as he likes, but ID
isn't always policy to put his thoughts
into wordS.-Chicago Daily News.
The Washington bee., 1902-04-19
McGoines, Proposition.

In his own defense McGCines tes,i
fed that he visited Mr.. Dunlop in res
pOnse to a letter he received IRON the
capital Traction Company relative to
the death Of Charles Brown. The pa
per he signed he said, was prepared
by Mr.. DLulOp, Wro read 1t hurTiedly
TO him. AT CT ne and PulIeS had affIx
ed heir signatures TO II, he said, Mr., =,
Dunlop turned them both out of his
office A day or two alter this, McGo
ines said he was arrested on a charge
Of conspiracy.
PulIes also visited Mr.. Dunlop on
one or TWO occasions in reference TO
the testimony of MCGOines, and hi
name also appeared upon the agree
ment signed by McGoiues, While tes
ufying IN ms own defense, he, hoWev
er. claimed that he merely signed the
agreement as witness and not dis one
OF the principals in The transaction.
The testimony in the Case was con
Cludcd Friday afternoon, ana LstIce
Anderson begun the consideration ol
instructions TO the jury yesterday moi
ming. 1t was not until about noon tnal
the arguments were commenced.
The case was given TO the jury a.
go p. m. and verdict was returned
in less than an hour
/ he government was represented by
assistant attorney Taylor and the defer
dants by attorneys w. Calvin Chas,
Thomas L. Jones AMI Judge Mackey
The Washington bee., 1902-04-19
Special Day of Prayer

The 4th Sunday in May has been SCI
apart as a special day of prayer and
praise for this meeting by order Of the
Board of Directors. On this day each
preacher in the United States among
all denominations is requested TO
preach special sermon on the impor-
tance Of religious training of the youth
as a means To the solution of Iha prob
lens and call special att ention TO the
purpose Ofthe Negro Young People 5
Christian and Educational Congress
to urge this very desiIed end. The
Christian EndeavOrs, EdWorth Leag-
ues, Baptist Young Peoples Unions,
Sunday Schools. Young Mems Chris
tian Associations, and all other Chris
tian organizations are requested to
The Washington bee., 1902-04-19

The above caption may seem 10
manv quite a radical expression. But
we should concede to the "truth," mat
ters not whence it came. The Negro
Preacher, has TO a great extent, lost
his power TO herd the people into a
flock OF progressive unity. Church
union. theor etically is more abundant
to-day than eighteen years ago; pract-
ically, further apart. | shall refrain
from mentioning why | believe such IS
the eVisting condition of to-day, but
with all due respect to the Ministry
and Church, | can1Ct say that any
agency has done more good in the
past for tine race, than the Church.
The politicians of course because OF
the leChn4calilieS connected with the
political regime in this country failed
In their time to know the necessity OF
q division of action, but a unity in pur-
pose. Therefore the people are now
at the bottom round of the ladder,
from whence they descended so hasti-
ly thirty years ago. We doubt very
much the ability of the politicians TO
do enYthing now. We cannot be how
eled easy under the wing of the polit-
iCal &" bosses"
Educators TO the front. Not more
than twelve years ago the special edu.
cational craze fiighted into the camps
Of Negrodom, from the Atlanta Expo
sition went out the songs of a NEW
The Washington bee., 1902-04-19

William Jennings Bryan has been
aolng COOL deal of politics during
MS lecture tour of the Eastern States
ana has thereby greately disturbed
Ihs IeoTganIzerS. A number of Demo-
cratlc . ational Comitteemen VINO we're
recently IN New York CITY are renor
eu 10 nave been quite frank in avow.
ing their dislike of the situation.
oOnle OF them declared BRYAN TO he
political nuisance, a man who sout-
ilYed MS usefulness and who. being
POLITICALLY dead. ought TO stav buried,
1t was also stated by these commit.
teemen thai the Bryanites no Ionoer
control the committee. and that
there would be no large amount of
dissatisfaction ifthe Bryanite chairmf1
OF the committee, Senator Jones of
Arkansas, were to lose his seat IN the
Senate and be retired from national
politics along with Bryan himself.
l he commit eemen who hang a
round New York hotels entertain such
sentiments, Mr.. Bryan continues to
lake himself quite seriously as the per
Petual candidate of his parry, the man
whom destiny has chosen to be the
next Democratic President Of the Uni
ted States. "
During his visit to Washington
Bryan received a good deal of atten-
ton. and IN commenting upon the i'm
preston made the Washington cor.
respondent of the Atlanta "Constitu-
ton" says: "William Jennings Brvan
undoubtedly regards himself still a
Residential probability. He made this
pretty clear IN talks he had with Dem
ocratic Senators and Representative
here to-day; more, however. by what
he did not say than by what he did.
he also made IL clear that he believes
every De notrat III public life either
reads The 'CommUner' or should do so.
o each man whom he talked he maze
some reference 10 his paper.
Ia the course Of his talK BRYAN un-
deTtOUk To instruct Democratic Sena-
lois and Representatives how they
should vote Oh every important queS-
uon before Congress. A bout the only
issue on which he was not ready TO
give advice or command was that of
the choice OF the chairman OF the
Democratic Congressional campaign
committee. On @ell nigh every other
topic he was free and firm IN speak
ing. He even tried to cheer his des-
pOndent tOllWers and told them: The
Democratic outlook is good. We
have prospect of carrying the next
House, and such a victory this fail
would pave the way 10 triumph in the
Presidential campaign.
This reappearanCe of Bryan as an
active Csmpaigner for the Presidential
nomination coniuses the plans of the
I TeOrg ganlzers and dISturOs their CalCu
| Ia.ions. They have been making
| their plans upon the assumption that
/ Bryan Is out Of the fight and the way
open for a new leader. They now
| find themselves confronted by the
silver man and threatened with a fact
! ion ght. The Richmond Times"
which has been gold paper and an
opponent of Bryan from the outset,
mournfully says: "Mr. Bryan's politi-
cal funeral has been time and again
pTeacr ed by those who thought that
he was politically dead. but they reck
oned without the corpse. Mr.. Bryan
/ is verv much alive and he is gong to
give the Democratic party great deal
Oi trouble vel"
The Washington bee., 1902-04-19
THE THIRD METEOR.
sail Plan of Emperor Williams Fa-
nous New Yacht.
-f,s, Her Great Driving Power, SO
Ir,t She should Make a Fine
fruiser as WeI HS a Cham
piOn Racer.

-.a sail plan of the German en-
~. new schooner yacht, Meteor
r. .ravs that 4. Cary Smith. the
..r.r while not giving the boat
.,r-ssfre spread of canvas, has
n her sufficient driving power.
..t with the fneness Of her model,
I.-II develop good speed in the
.t, SO much so that she should
~ only make a fine cruiser, but
I'D he able to show her heels to
-r- schooner. The yacht will spread,
-- ,aarIv as can be figured from the
-.a nren. n6l2 square feet of can
rrdar the measurement rule of
49,. Na,r York Yacht club. The main
-..r rbicl. is Of Georgia pine, and
T..rtifuI piece Of wood. is q inches
:, diameter 1t is stepped 6S feet
-f, of the forward end Of the water
r;-a and from deck To cap measures
/. fa4t The maintopmaSt is 90 feet
aver aU of which Il feet are in
.ra aogbIings, SO that from deck to
.-r.. the mainmast is 132 feet. The
-.., boom. which is 50 feet over all
. five feet above the deck at the
v..,-neek. so that there is plenty
-. room on the quarter deck for any
me 20 move above without any dan
or of being struck by the boom
while the vessel is being sailed.
To measure the spread of canvas
+e length from the upper side Of the
main boom to the shcave of the top
sail ballard block is taken. and this
7r the Meteor H. will be 119 feet,
The foremost. which is 20 inches in
diameter IS stepped % feet aft of
the forward end of the water line.
From deck To cap it measures S4
feet The Ioretopmqst measures 55
feet over all. of which 16 feet are in
she luu.I.ug-. SD that from deck to
truck rae turemast measures 123
feet. The forcboom is 90 feet in
length. At the gooseneck it is four
feet above the deck, and from the
The Washington bee., 1902-04-19

grief that Mary had died at the
home of relatives in Newark, \. j.
RecOveIlng from the shock, Mr..
Roster informed all the friends of
the family, stating that the funeral
services would be held on Sunday.
He then obtained an undertaken and
went to Newark to get the body. Ar
irving at the Newark house, Mr.. Kos
ter found no Grape on the door. He
was angrilv upbraiding a relative for
lack of respect, when the girl herself
appeared and shouted:
"Hello, pop! How are you|
After explanation he started back
for Coney Island with his daughter.
In his Joy at finding his daughter
alive Mr.. Roster forgot TO notify
friends and relatives that there
would be no funeral, and on Sunday
the floral pieces in memory Of MisA
Roster began to arrive.
The Washington bee., 1902-04-19
Approached rlr. Dunlop.

Sometime after this the administra
tor OF the estate of Brown wrote and
aske MCGOines 10 make him a sworn
statement of the circumstances under
which Brown came TO his death.
This, he said. he void do, but did
not. During the early part of the
month of september following McGo
ines approached M. George /. Dun
lOp, the pres dent of the Capital Tract
ion Company, and stated that he had
been asked by those interested in
Browns estate TO testify in their be
half IN a sult or damages which was
to be brought. He stated, howev r,
that he did not wish TO deal with the
administrator of the Brown estate, but
preferred to deal with the railroad
company. He further slated that tile
administrator OF the Brown estate had
offered him $500 TO testify in the suit.
II the CapiJal Traction people, howev
er, would give him similar sum he
would give testimony IN their favor.
Nc Olnes Is SAID TO have aCknowl
edged to Mr.. George T. Dunlop, IT,,
assistant attorney for the company,
that the death OF Brown was due en-
tirely TO the negligence of the corpo
ratiOn's agents. Notwithstanding this,
McGOines said that he would agree to
give evidence favorable TO the railroad
company, or else absent himself from
the JurlSdIC, ion when the matter came
10 tnaIr Ia keeping with TINS slate
ment, he signed a contract which was
produced as evidence against him at
the trial.
The Washington bee., 1902-04-19

boom to the foretopsail halliard
o0c6 measures ia feet.
From the end of the bowsprit to
e- end of the main boom is 195
|-' SIN inches. and the base line for
-Asurement is taken from the end
u The main boom to a point midway
,-,"een the iibstay and the jib top
sa4 stay. This is 1872 feet. The
oo8sprtt extends 24 feet outward,
ana Lom the foremast to the end
'l The bowsprit is Il feet. The main
gan is i' feet long and the fore gaff
s. .5eJ long. The excess of the main
gan over 80 per cent. of the main
'lnaSJ measured from the hounds
,' The topsail halliard block is four
.''n and this is added to the base
'-r Tor measurement. The club top
I'D" spars are 50 and Il feet long.
-, ''5'u'ely, the yard being 80 feet.
,-s>e Spars viii carry the largest
..'' topSail intended for use, and
'-'A set the head of the sail will
-t' feet above the deck and 80
.,s' above the water. The hoist of
7 lnaInsail and foresail will be So
.7' each. The mainsail will be 9s
-, long on the leach, and the fore
-. NJ feet long on the leach.
"5 general dimensions of the Me-
' Ill., are l6l feet over all, 100
on the w9ter line. 27 feet beam,
-eet SIX inches depth and IS feet
,''I. The least free board is six
Ihe heak of the eagle on the
s~'ehead is II feet above the wa
~ w. and the tatfrail eight feet above
- water. The forward overhang
q, Ieet, and the after overhang
me-, 7' long. She is a keel boat,
m 'h section quite full below.
--. ."eht Is built IF steel through
s. .r IN and out plated. and built for
g,.., 'h' On decl, aft there is a low
nv mousse. Sheathed with teak. The
e,''s ''"s IN the house are high
z.- IS" To permit a view of the horl-
t--..' .~~' clear of the rail. Stairs lead
,l- '1 TINS house to the steerage. or
r,J .JJs-qaartcrs of the width of the
90 ~" 4. Cary Smith. the designer
Yo,I. yacht, is the son of a New
clergyman, and was originally
The Washington bee., 1902-04-19
MARY WAS SURPRISED.
Her Father Told Her She Was Dead
But the Girl Proved Herself
Very Much Alive.

Scores of residents of Coney Is
land hurried to the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Roster. in Surf avenue, to
attend a funeral Instead, they at
tended a merrymakng.
Mr.. Roster is one of the best
known residents of the island, and
his daughter Mary, p years old, is
one of its most popular young wom-
en-. Roster received a black-bordered
envelope containing a note announce
ing, TO his astonishment and great
The Washington bee., 1902-04-19
OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The People Are Dissatisfied-NO Ex-
PLANTATION As TO Why the Report
of the Normal School Principal was
Left Out-A New High School
Principal.
Principal.

It's quite evident that there has
been but nItle if any improvement in
the public school system of this city.
There is a great deal of dissatisfaction
expressed among the people and es-
pecially those who are and have been
Interested i'll the public school system
of this city There has been no exPla-
nation made as yet elatiVe TO the re
port of the Normal School principal
and why no mention was made of her
school i'm the annual report.
The High School will no doubt nave
a new principal. II is evidens that
man should be placed a the head OF
that school.