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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-11
MAJOR OTEY'S WILL
Probated in the Corporation Cour,
Lynchbur-Le caves $4,000.

Especial Dispatch to The Tirues.)
LYNCHBURG, VA, May 1O.-The will
Of the late Major Peter ]. Otey was pro-
bated in the Corporation Court here. His
entire estate, which is estima ted at s14 900,
is left to his WIFE
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-11
MUNICIPAL TICKET.
Woodstock Citizens Nominate Mayor
and Six Councilmen.

Especial Dispatch to The TImes.)
WOODSTOCK, VA, May l0.-The citi-
ztns of Woodstock. in mass meeting to-
day, nominated the following ticket, to
be voted for on May ed: For Mayor,
CAPTAIN J. w. Magruder; for Councilmen,
Taniel Lichliter, II. B. Chapman, n. B.
s'cmitt, ]. Lemuel Boyer, DR.. ]. B. Rush
aEG Hugh Morrison, Jr.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-11

The murder of Paul Leicester Ford had
one merciful feature, In that ..ie murder
en- his brother Malcolm, killed himself
A moro h!deous tragedy can scarcely be
recailed.-New York Sun.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-28

No man is better known in the state
OF Nebraska than Mr.. Carl T. Roberts,
contractor and mason. A typical Amer
ican-active, shrewd and full of bust
ness sagacity. He is not only a proVider
for his family, but a protector. In a
recent letter to DR.. Hartman he writes,
among other things, as follows:
"Our boy, james, had the membra-
neous Group and after he had recov-
cred he was subject to repeated at
tacl<s of lung fever.
"Our boy, Charlie, was also subject
risy. Our third boy, John, was sub
ject to fever and ague (maIaria) and
liver trouble.
"YOur remedy, Peruna, cured my
boys entirely, and now 1 have B of
the heaIthiest boys in the state of
Nebraska, which 1 attribute to your
medicine. MY wife had stomach
trouble which Perunn also cured.
altogether for my whole family
we have had nineteen bottles of Pc
runa, and have thus saved over $500
in doctors bills.
81 am n contractor and mason by
trade, and am known all over Ne
brasIxn. 1 have had n stomach trOu-
BILE which has been greatly relieved
by your remedy, Peruna, for which 1
am still taking it. We think 1T is
the greatest medicine on earth"
C. It. ROBERTS. Falls, City, Neb.
Mr. T. G. Walker Carneiro, Kan.
writes 1T is with pleasure that 1 re-
port that l am better than have been
for many years. 1 believe Peruna is
without a doubt the best medicine that
was ever used in a family. 1t has cured
my nervousness with which 1 had been
afflicted for great number of years"
1t is a fact of ever increasing aston
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-28
Not Made in Heaven.

Judge Adams, the County Court Judge
of Limerick, in presiding at a lecture
on Irish humor at the Irish Social Club.
in London, spoke of the humors of Irish
matchmaking, says an Exchange. Ac-
cording to the well known proverb
marriages were made in heaven, but
anybody who knew rural Ireland knew
that very often marriages were made in
public houses. They were generally
made on Shrove Monday, and the talk
between the parties concerned was not
or love, or constancy, or of blue ewes
and golden hair, but mostly about
cows and sheep, pigs and feather beds.
IL OFTEN happened that a bride and
bridegroom met for the first time at
the altar. A young girl once rushed
into the house of a girl friend of hers
and said. Mary. Mary, I'm to be mar
ried IN the morning." "Yerrah. to
whom 2" inquired her friend, ITO one
or the boys of the Donovans." "To
which of them?" asked her friend
We'll" said the bride, twas rather
dark near the fireplace, and | didn't
rightly know which," The Judge mem
TONED another case where a worna n
called out to her daughter an hour
earlier than usual Of a morning.
"Mollie. get up at once!" "Yerrah. for
what mother?' You're TO be married
to-day, Mollie." Indeed, and To
whom" inquired Mollie. Now. what's
llal 10 your replied the mother.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-28

opening his eyes wide, looked at him
over his glasses with an expression
which clearly said, Now, what have
you. to say?" 81 am sorry" said the
member. II was hoping to get some
light from you. In fact, L have just
been reading long communication
favoring the bill, which I am inclined
to oppose. 1t says so and so."-the
secretary looked bored-"and, Mr.. Sec
rotary, it was written over your sig
nature" Jasper" said the secre-
tary, appealing to his son, did / ever
write such a letter." mo, father.
was the reply, but Prof. - wrote
1t and you signed it," and right there
Mr.. Wilson produced the best box OF
Connecticut grown, Sumatra wrapped
cigars in his cabinet.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-28
Do Business Men Think of This.

The money that you spend away from
home never comes back any more"
Do business men think of this?
Take you, for instance. Have you
ever bought an article away from home
because it was a few cents cheaper
did not feel that you were retarding
the growth of your city by injuring
the business of its citizens?
1t saves little, if anything, to send
your orders away, or to buy your sup
plies away from home. Such a sys-
tenn indirectly hurts you, no matter
who you are. And it works direct
harm TO your fellow citizens. who have
taxes to pay, rent to pay, employees
to pay. and other charges to meet.
This applies to all lines of business,
but in this special advertisement il is
intended to refer to the thousands of
dollars worth of printing, Autograph
ing and. blank book work which is
sent away every month by Savannah
business houses.
Think of it.!
Thousands of dollars worth going
to other printing houses in other cities
when there are more than a dozen
good ones here, able to 40 much more
work than they are doing IL they had
IL TO do.
The more work these concerns have
employ. and these people, as a matter
OF course, become buyers. They be-
come customers of the shoe houses
the dry goods houses. the grocery
houses, the drug houses, and, Indeed
about all lines OF business feel the
impetus which increased buyers give.
The Morning News printing, Iitho-
graphing, blank book and bindery is
one OF the best IN the country. II has
q iithograph plant sufficiently large 10
handle al 81 the work IN Savannah.
And u will DO u a. well and as rea-
sonable az any reputable concern IN
the United States
The Morning News has striven "a
give savannah a home plant. The
class u work turned oat by II speake
Tor iteelf
n b. is satisfactory, there h no real
reason why any ~ ta.s work should
nnd is way 40 other cities. None
N hHfeNeF.
shoula bualness nsep eacoaraGe IA
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-28

ishment that so many otherwise sensi-
BILE and provident people, will, for the
neglect of so simple a precaution
as to have a bottle of Peruna at hand,
bring upon themselves the needless
suffering and foolish expense that a
practitioner of medicine is forced to
witness every day.
A Family Medicine.
L. o. Summersett, editor of The
Messenger, Red Bank, N. j., writes
The Peruna Medicine Co. as follows:
Gentlemen-"I certainly feel grateful
to you for putting such a great catarrh
remedy on the market. 1 believe that
more than half the people with whom
1 come in contact have catarrh in
some form and don't see why more of
them don't use Peruna and get well.
Myself and family were all sick a
few days ago with stomach trouble and
used Peruna with very satisfactory re-
suits and at one-third the cost it would
have been had we called in a physician
who could not possibly have prescribed
a better remedy than Peruna."
L. o. SUMMERSETT.
"We VIII Not Do without Perunn."
Mr.. Jas. A. Stalls, diego, ILL.,, writes:
81 can say that Peruna has cured my
-year-old boy of the tonsilitiS, and
that of the worst stage. He had it last
winter and 1 took him to three of the
best doctors and got no relief. When 1
took him to the fourth his tonsils were
so inflamed that blood was running
out of them. The doctor said he could
reduce them, so I used his medicine for
four or five weeks and the boy got but
very little better. There was week or
two that we thought he would choke to
death in spite of all we could do
I'm looking over your almanac saw
Peruna recommended for throat trouble
so I wrote to DR.. Hartman in regard to
my boys throat He recommended Pc
runa, and in less than two months his
throat was well. got one bottle of Pc
runa and it cured him sound and well.
We will not do without it and will use
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-28
Of
over kPeunai eGreteN o.

1t for all throat and lung trouble"
JAMES A. STALLS.
Peruna Kept in the House for Five
Years.
Mr.. Albert Lietzmann. 1886 Miiwau-
kee avenue, Chicago, ILL.,, writes:
II am only too glad to inform Won
that am feeling splendid and have
nvver felt better in my life.
Through the advice of friend
tried Peruna, and am glad to say Il
cured me to perfection. l began to tell
a friend about Peruna the other day.
and l had no sooner commenced than
he told me his folks have kept Peruna
in the house for the last five years.
am sure wouldn't do without 1t. Moth
er also uses it to keep herself in good
health" ALBERT LIETZMANN.
Mr.. J. H. Billings, Tyronza, Ark.
writes:
my wife and my little boy six years
old and myself have been using your
medicine. I was broken down and nv
wife had catarrh. never saw anything
like Peruna for a strength producer
and appetizer. ]. H. BILLINGS.
T. ]. Walden of jamestown, N. Y,
writes as follows to DR.. Hartman:
"Peruna is curing my wife of female
trouble. and we both declare Peruna to
De the SrdnueSt meO1clne on earth and
it will always be a household remedy
with us.
Before taking your treatment had
not done a days work for twelve
weeks" T. ]. WALDEN
As soon as the value of Peruna is
fully Appreciated by every house
hold, both as "A preventive and cure
of these affections, tens of thous-
ands of lives will be saved, and hun
dreds of thousands of chronic lin
gering cnses of disease prevented.
Peruna is a household safeguard.
A complete work on chronic catarrh
sent free to any address by The Peruna
Medicine Co, Columbus, o.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-28
A Kansas Raleigh.

Natures gentlemen still are found In
Kansas despite the refinement of luxu-
ry that big crops have brought. on
the Rock Island Railway, recently.
near Marion, according TO the Record
OF that town, two we'll dressed, ardent
lovers, evidently a newly married cou-
pie, amused the other passengers with
their cooling. After a while the young
bride leaned back in her chair and fell
asleep. Her companion took advantage
OF the lull I'm aflectional demonstra-
tons and went into the smoker 20 en-
JOY cigar. While he was gone a long,
lean, lank. grizzly specimen Of hui
Haanity, came in and sat down IN the
vacant chair beside the sleeping beau
~. Presently the young woman. half
asleep, turned and laid her head love
ingly on the shoulder OF the stranger,
and pat her plump arm around his
neck. The green, gawky stranger seem
ed trihe surprised a. this unexpected
familiarity, but made 40 desperate ~.
fort % escape. lie merely looked
around - rho convulsed Eassengers
and Erinned, Then the hilafffy awoke
me young woman, and, opening her
lafEe blue eyes, she saw her mlsfakf
Miia tnshea cheek she ffammerec 81
efoiofF, fts ncedut ipoioaise e
~ afaNlee ihs stranger, = cess
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-28
MIGHT CUT DOWN THE
LEGISLATURES WORK.

Atlanta, Dec. 27.-Speaker Newton
A. Morris of the House of Representa-
recovered from his recent Illness,
which came near going into pneu-
monia. In an interview the Speaker
expressed himself strongly in favor of
some legislation by which the granting
of charters and amendments of char
tiers, the establishment of courts and
like legislation can be taken out of
the hands of the General Assembly
and attended to by a commission or
by some authority delegated by the
Legislature. This, he said, would save
a great deal of the Legislatures time,
and might, possibly, result in doing
away with whole session of fifty days
out of each two years
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-28
CRITICISES THE INTERSTATE
COMMERCE COMMISSION.
Vice President Hines of the Louis
willie and Nashville Discusses Ii.

Vice President Hines of the Louis
willie and Nashville Discusses 1t.
Philadelphia Lee 27.-Tte scene
session Of the fifteenth annual meet
ing of the American Economic Associa-
ton, held at the University of Penn
sylvania to-day, was devoted to dis
cussion of the topic Public Regula-
ton of Railroads" The principal
speakers were Charles A. Prouty, In
terstate commerce commissioner
whose paper was on National Regu-
lation." and Walker d. Hines. vice
president of the Louisville and Nash
VILE Railroad, who spoke on "Legisla-
tive Regulation of Railroad Rates"
Commissioner PrOuty was followed
by Mr.. Hines, who spoke in part, as
follows:
1.-THE Interstate Commerce Commits
sion is neither an expert nor an i'm
partial tribunal. as is proved by its
decisions and the action of the courts
upon them. 1t is unnecessary. unwise
and unjust to give such a tribunal
practically final power over the pri-
vste capital invested in railroads. At
present the mistakes of the railroads
can be adequately corrected in the
courts. Under the proposed method, the
mistakes of the commission could not
be corrected anywhere.
1.-The claim that low rates are due
to railroad competition and that as
such competition is disappearing, the
power to reduce rates should be given
to the commission is fallacious because
the generally low basis of rates is due
to the competition between markets
and between products and to the fact
that economical railroad management
necessitates constantly increasing the
volume of traffic, and these conditions
are bound to continue.
Some members of the commission
argue that rates ought to be reduced,
but they have not exercised the author
ity they have to put that view into eff
feet. However, despite the increase
in volume of traffic and in efficiency
of machinery. railroad net earnings are
diminishing and the cost per ton per
mile is increasing. Although traffic
conditions are not likely to permit in
creased returns, still as an abstract
proposition the railroads undoubtedly
have the right to share in the general
prosperity when all other services and
commodities increase in price"
The third session of the association
was held this afternoon. Prof. John
b. Clark of Columbia University de-
livered an address on THE Dynamics
of the Wages question"
A discussion followed after which
the convention adjourned until Mon
day
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-28
DINNER OF THE QUEEN.
Was Partaken of by 1900 widows
and Orphans.

ana
London, Dec. 27.-Queen Alexandra's
dinner this afternoon to the widows
and children of those killed in the
South African war formed the most
striking demonstration in London's
observance of Christmas.
Long before the festivities began,
crowds gathered in the streets ada
cent to the Alexandra Trust Building,
which was gaily decorated without
and within. over 800 widows and 800
children partook of the Queens Christ
mas fare. The bright clothing of the
children formed a pleasant contrast to
their mothers widows weeds. Inside
the building there were military bands
on each floor, while Highland pipers,
Punch and Judy shows, theatrical
troupes, performers from the music
halls, and tables full of toys, crackers
and special chocolate boxes from the
Queen all lent vivid color and mean
ing to the celebration.
Sir Thomas Upton, who received the
guests in behalf of the Queen, was
steps. to relieve mothers who had
brought families larger than they could
carry. After very many turkeys and
plum buildings had been consumed,
Sir Thomas read the following message
from the Queen.
Pray convey the expression of my
very best wishes to all my guests at
the Alexandra Trust. May they spend
a very happy day and may God help
and bless them throughout the coming
year"
Sir Thomas call for cheers for the
Queen was answered with a great shout
from the happy women and jubilant
children. which the crowds outside took
up.
A telegram was sent to Queen Alex
andra, expressing the loyal and loving
thanks of the children and their
mothers and wishing the King and
Queen a happy New Year.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-28
one ON Secretary Wilson.

member OF Congress tells an
amusing story OF Secretary Wilson a.
illustrative Of the Influence OF bureeu
ehiefs, says the New York Times THE
member recently asked Mr.. Wilsonss
opinion of bin before Congress ~
Know nothing about a." said The Sec
fetary. DO not concern nvself
win legislation before Congress ~
y y passed, and the President senSe
y 20 me ~ execute that VIII b. Time
,s.ioekh tof me % form az opinion. Il
Know nothing about II. nofhlnF IA ~ =
shq tnf secretary lay BACK IT. ~ rhst.
lftbfllnF ihf representative wlth hsif.
s49ses efes. thea sai uDnFht aaa
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-28
FOUND DEAD ON HIS BED.
Angus Mcintosh Supposed to Have
FrozeIi to Death.

Columbus, Ca. Dec. 27.-Angus Nc
Intosh, aged 55 years, who lived six
miles west of Columbus, in Rushell
county. Alabama, died last nighu I'M
der rather peculiar circumstances.
He was a bachelor, living alone He
spent yesterday in Girard, going out
to his home late in the afternoon. This
morning he was found lying across a
bed in his room, dead, the discovery
being made by Mr.. Giddens, an ac-
quaintance. who stopped in passing.
Mcintosh threw himself across the
bed when he arrived, and was found
in that attitude this morning.
Last night was intensely cold, and
it is thought the old man froze to
death, there being no cover over him.
He may have been seized with sud-
den attack of some kind. At times
the old man drank, but it is not Flown
that he was intoxicated when he fell
across the bed, although the theory
that he met death in this way has
been advanced He leaves a nephew,
d. w. Coursin of Girard.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-28
BOUGHT TIMBER TRACTS.

Russellville, Ala, Dec. 27.-Sixty-five
thousand acres of timber lands, lying
in Northwest Alabama, near the Mis-
sissippi line. have been sold to a syndi-
cate of New York. Massachusetts and
Wisconsin capitalists, headed by f. r.
Weber of Boston. The price paid was
in excess of 100000 The purchasers
are large manufacturers of lumber, and
it is believed they will develop their
newly acquired holdings.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-28
FOR A NEW TRIAL.

Augusta, Dec. PA motion for a
new trial will be argued on Monday
before Judge E. l.. Brinson in the case
of Tom Hardy, who is sentenced to be
hanged on Jan. 2. Tom Hardy and two
other negroes brutally murdered Ed.
Griffin and stole his load of cotton seed
he was bringing to town. All three
were convicted. but the other two got
imprisonment for life. About the only
question in the case is which one of
the three was more guilty than the
Others, and why one should hang If
the other two do not.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-28
WORST IN A DECADE.
Continued From First Page.)

the back Of one seat and could not
move. There were three men on top
of me and they were, like myself, un-
able to stir. yelled to them to get on
of me, but 1t was all in valid. Partly
across them again lay the body or a
poor old woman ! do not know who
she was, but 1 know she was dead.
Blood flowed from her wounds in
great stream. The men above me re-
ceived most of the flow, ard one of
the men was nearly choked to death
by it.
MY luck was to have the steam pipe
beside me burst. Both my hands were
held against the. escaping steam.
Struggle as I would, l could not free
them, and I thought was going to be
cooked to death, or at least part OF
me, for while my hands were held
against the jagged end of the broken
pipe. my body was perishing in the aw-
full cold"
Theories as to the Cause.
Detroit, Mich, Dec. pa Free Press
special from Port Huron says there
are conflicting stories as to the direct
responsibility for the terrible affair, but
1t is plain that it was through mis-
carriage of orders.
Both conductors had orders, which,
it is alleged, clears them of blame, but
the attempt to throw the blame on
Operator Andrew Carson of Watford
it not in accordance with the facts, as
near as can be learned by diligent sift-
ing of the different stories.
1t is asserted that in the first place
Train Dispatcher James Kerr of Lon
don sent an order to Watford for No.
5 to pass the freight at Wanstead, the
scene of the wreck, before the ex-
press reached Watford. However, the
operator at Wyoming, the first station
west of Watford, reported to the dis
patcher that the freight was still there.
The dispatcher thereupon, according to
Watford advices, supposing the freight
was being held at Wyoming, cancelled
the meeting order at Wanstead. and
when the express reached Watford,
Conductor McAuliffe, according to run
ming rules in force, had clear right
of way to his next scheduled stop,
Wyoming.
Unfortunately. after No. had left
Watford 1t was discovered that the
freight had after all started for Wan
stead. All possible efforts were made
to intercept No. 5, but the operator at
Kings Court Junction, an intervening
station, who should have been on duty,
could not be reached for some reason.
and Wanstead was not a night Office.
There was no earthly means of stop
ping the impending catastrophe.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-28
TOUCHING ON BoYCOTTs.
Verdict That Has a Significant Bear
ing.

Chicago, Dec. 27.-A verdict having
a significant bearing upon the right
of labor organizations to maintain or
assist in enforcing a boycott was REM
dered this morning in Judge Wallis
court whereby George Hinchliff was
awarded $4,000 damages against the
members of the Chicago Masons and
Builders Association and the Brick
Manufacturers Association. Hinchliff
asked for 100000 damages, which he
alleged he had sustained owing to a
boycott of the product of his brick
yards at Hobart, Ind, on the part of
the associations mentioned, in 1898.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-28
STANDARD HAS CONTROL.

Chicago, Dec. pa special to the
Record Herald from New Orleans
says:
The Standard Oil Company has at
last secured control of the Beaumont
oil field in Texas and the Jennings oil
region in Louisiana. There are only
a few small companies remaining out
side and they cut very little figure in
the marketing of fuel oil. The price of
fuel oil has been advanced to 81 a
barrel and the indications are that the
quotations will go still higher.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-28
Violated Alien Law.

Laredo. Tex, Dec. 27.-H. NJ. Course.
United States immigrant inspector at
this port. assisted by the local GUS
toms officials, to-day captured a party
of thirty-five contract laborers in the
neighborhood OF Fort Worth. Tex The
laborers are at present in the custody
OF the local customs officials and will
be held 10 testify against the contrac-
tor alleged 20 have imported them, one
Antonio Niltairel, who VIII be prose-
cuted for the violation OF the allen
contract labor law.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-28
Runaway at Rome.

Rome, Ga, Dec. 27.-The carriage
horses of Mayor o. McWilliams Of
East Rome, attached to a double
seated trap, ran away on Second ave-
nue. this afternoon. Messrs. Junius
Simpson and Oscar McWilliams and
the driver were thrown out and the
vehicle quite badly smashed. The
young men were bruised, but not Sc
riously hurt. The runaway was caused
by the pole breaking and the single
trees falling on the horses legs.