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The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-08
The Rngnicker.s Rats.

Paris Letter in London Mall.
In the unlovely district of st. Ouen
lives an old ragpicker, well known to
her neighbors on account Of her aver
sion to cats. Her name is Louise
Maritzman, but every one knows her
as Mother Matou. She was very un-
clean in her habits, and the old cabin
where she lodged was in a filthy con-
dition. For some time past, however,
the odor from her dwelling has been
growing worse every day, and finally
the inhabitants asked the police to
interfere.
Yesterday morning the commissaire.
accompanied by an inspector, called on
the old woman. and found her seated
in a chair in the center of her howell.
surrounded by over 500 rats.
Come in" said the old hag: you
have just arrived at lunch time" And
as she spoke she cut up in small pieces
an enormous chunk of horsefesh and
threw it to the rats. whose number
increased every minute.
The rodents paid no attention to the
strangers. but greedily devoured the
meat, and tumbled over one another In
their anxiety to get the last morsel.
Suddenly Mother Matou called out:
"Toto!" "Lului" and a couple of enor-
nous rats, bigger than any two OF
they had been concealed, and jumped
on the knees Of the old woman. one
had a red ribbon round its neck, and
the other a blue one.
These are my children" said the
ragpicker; "are they not nice? I'M
fortunately. I have lost others whom
l loved quite as well, killed by the
cursed cats. They are In the ceme-
terry now. Come and see" She led the
way into a cupboard, where, hanging
from the roof were 80 DEAD cats and on
the floor were the corpses of nearly
200 rats. all laid out side by side.
Ultimately q workman stopped up
ali the crevices. a basih of sulphur
was set aligbt, and in little while
not a rat remained alive.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-08
ENGLAND's OLDEST SCHOOL.
King John Gave First Charter to
Oxford-COntains II Colleges.

King John Gave First Charter to
Oxford-CoBtains ~ Colleges.
From the New York World.
oxford University, scholarships in
which for Americans have been pro-
vided by Cecil Rhodes will, is the old
est institution of learning in England.
The first fairly authenticated notice of
oxford as a seat of learning dates
from the time of Edward the Con-
lessor. The first charter was granted
to the University by King John.
In 1901 the university numbered
within its walls 5000 students. but, "
says an old English writer. among
these a company of varIets. who pre-
tended to be scholars, shuffied them
selves in, and did act much villainy by
thieving, quarreling, etc"
The university is made up of num-
Der of separate corporations, or col
leges. The colleges owe their existence
to endowments by benevolent persons,
and some of them are of ancient date.
notably University (1249), Ballot (1263)
and Merton Q21O). Richard III did
much for oxford. and granted the uni
yersity many privileges.
Twenty-six colleges and six halls
now compose the university, and about
1900 members are on the books. q
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-08
THE MuRDERoUs AUSTRALIANS.
Their Officers Seem to Have De-
lighted in Inhumanity.

Liverpool, April IA former trooper
of the Bushveidt Carabineers, who has
returned here, is quoted as saying that
longing to that corps, since disbanded,
murdered from thirty-f1ve to forty per-
sons. AS an instance of their cold
bloodedness, the trooper relates how
three Dutch children, two brothers, ten
and twelve years of age, respectively,
and their little sister, arrived
at the GARDENERS camp to surrender
in order to be given food. The girl and
one of the boys were wounded. The
uninjured boy took his little brother on
his back and was carrying him off
when a second shot killed both boys.
The girl died shortly afterwards.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-08
WILL KEEP HIS NAME SECRET.
Identity of Omcer Who Is to Make
Port Chalmette Investigation
withheld by War Department.

Washington, April AT the sug-
gestion of the Attorney General and
Secretary of State. the War Depart
ment has decided to withhold from
publication the name of the officer
selected to inquire into the actual con-
ditions at Port Chalmette, La, whence
animals and supplies are being ship
ped to the British army in South
Africa 1t is felt that the officer
purpose might be thwarted by public
ity at this stage. 1t had been rumor-
ed that Gen. Brooke, who has gone
to Chickamauga to locate some camp
sites for returning cavalrymen from
Cuba, had been charged to proceed
thence to Port Chamette to make the
investigation, but this is denied at the
War Department
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-08
Tn Connect nt JeIIico,

Knoxville. Tenn. April THE
Knoxville, LaFollette and Jellico Rail-
road Company was chartered last week
TO build a line from Knoxville to Jel-
leo, 70 miles. TO connect the Atlanta,
Knoxville and Northern with the
Louisville and Nashville. Officials of
the Atlanta. Knoxville and Northern
are prominent in the Knoxville. La
Toilette and Jellico road. .
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-08
A knockout at Louisville.

Louisville, April MARVIN Hart of
Louisville knocked out Dick O'Brien
of Lewiston, Me-, in the fourth round
tonight at Music Hall.
The Louisville fighter forced things
in every round and the knockout blow,
a right punch to the solar piexus, came
after a hot mix up, during which
O'Brien was unable to land effectively,
while Hart sent rights and lefts to his
opponents face and body with such
rapidity that it was impossible to keep
count of them.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-08
schIey Is Itica,s Guert.

Utica, N. Y, April Admiral Schley
was the guest of honor at the sixth
annual banquet of the Utica Chamber
of Commerce held this evening. The
Admiral was later entertained at the
Fort Schuyler Club. Tomorrow morn
ing he will visit two of the public
schools and later viii be given two
hours reception at the Young Mems
Christian Association.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-08
SELECTED PROF. HOUSTON.

New Head of Texas Agricultural
and Mechanical College.
Waco. Tex April THE board of
trustees met here to-day and elected
Prof. David F. Houston president of
the Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege fTexas. Prof. Houston is dean
of the faculty of the state university
and is by birth North Carolinian. He
has been connected with the university
for ten years.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-08
KRUGER INVITED TO CHICAGO.
Mayor Harrison Forwards Unani-
nous Invitation of City Council
to the Aged Boer Leader.

Chicago, April Mayor Carter H.
Harrison to-day forwarded to Paul
Kruger at The Hague, though Mon
tagu White. special Boer envoy. the
following invitation to visit Chicago:
Sir: In compliance with the unani-
nous wish expressed by the city coun-
ell of Chicago in a resolution on the
18th day of March, 1902, have the
honor to invite you, sir, to visit the
city of Chicago as its guest, at the
earliest date compatible with your du-
ties and engagements and to extend to
you the freedom of the city on the &C.
casion of your visit.
Garter H. Harrison, Mayor"
Accompanying the invitation is the
resolution, preceded by a long pre-
amble expressing sympathy for the
Boer cause and deploring the long con-
tinuation of hostilties. The invitation
and resolution are elegantly engrossed
on vellum and bound in seal.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-08
SMALLPOX IN NORFOLK JAIL.

Two Gases Develop and PCT Prison.
ers Are Now in Quarantine.
Norfolk, Va, April 1.-Two we'll de-
veloped cases of smallpox were dis
covered in the city Jail to-day. There
are now confined in the prison 267
prisoners A rigid quarantine of pris-
oners has been ordered and every
prisoner has been vaccinate6. There
are now about thirty cases of small
pox in the city. Steps will at once be
taken to open the pesthouse. located
at Craney Island, three miles from
the city.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-08
Meinig Rohhed in Chicngo.

Chicago, April kid Carter of
Brooklyn was given an apparently I'M
deserved decision over Al Weinig, Of
Buffalo, at the end Of a six-round con-
test here tonight Carter was given
a severe drubbing. Weinig came
thorugh the fight practically without a
scratch
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-08
TO OUTLINE STRIKE POLICY.
But Executive Board of Mine Work
ers Hope for an AmicabIe Settle
ment.

nlent.
Indianapolis, April 1.-THE national
executive board of the United Mine
Workers of America began a meeting
in this city to-day that promises to
attract much attention from the in
dustrial world, as it is the under
standing that policy to be pursued
in the event of general strike in the
great anthracite coal fields of Penn
sylvania is to be outlined.
The board will not issue a strike or
der for the anthracite fields pending
the result of the negotiations between
the National Civic Federation and the
mine owners.
There seems to be a feeling among
the miners officials that an amicable
settlement may be reached before the
expiration of the thirty-day truce.
Besides preparing for a strike in
Pennsylvania, it is understood that the
board will give careful consideration
to the West Virginia trouble.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-08
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Charles C. Ellis, Macon.

Macon, April 7.-Charies c. Ellis.
formerly a reporter on the Atlanta
Journal, but whose home was in Ma
con. died in Florida this morning. He
spent the winter down there, hoping TO
be cured Of rheumatism. from which
he had suffered for several years.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-08
MACON HAS A SENSATION.
Lamar Washington Placed in
Charge of His Mother, Mrs. VaIerin
Lamar Harris.

Charge of His Mother, Mrs. vaIeria
Lamar Harris.
Macon, Ga, April 7.-Injunction pro-
ceedings were to-day taken against W.
H. Washington of Nashville, Tenn, to
keep him from taking his 15-year-old
son, Lamar Washington, away from
Mrs. Valera Lamar Harris of Macon.
The son petitioned the ordinary to
make Mrs. Harris his guardian, and
this was done. The father went home
without the son. The late Henry j.
Lamar, who left an estate of 100000
or more, bequeathed $4,000 to Lamar
Washington on condition that he
should never be removed beyond the
control of a member of the Lamar
family. 1t is claimed by Mrs. Harris
that this provision was directed
against w. II. Washington. Washing
ton has been prominent in political life
in Nashville, Tenn, and once ran for
Congress there.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-08

GOV. McSWEENEYy ANNOUNCES II
Told Charleston Men He Could Not
Allow the Fight.


Charleston, April 7.-After an extend
ed conference with President Wagner
and a committee of business men of the
city, Gov. McSweeney announced at
midnight tonight that he would not
allow the Jeffries- Fitzsimmons fight to
be pulled off in Charleston. He said
It was the first time the matter had
been brought to his attention officially
and as the law was very pointed he
could not take any other course. He
added that he would call out the
militia if necessary to prevent the con-
test. The effort to secure the mill is
now ended. Mr.. ]. c. Jaudon tele-
graphed to New York early this MORN
ing Withdrawing his offer. Mr. Jaudon
said he would not post the $4,000 for
felt demanded by Jeffries in view Of the
attitude of Gov. Insolvency..
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-08
Carter Continues TO Improve.

Ieavenworth, Kan, April 7.-Ober-
lin NJ. Carriers condition to-day con-
tinued to show marked improvement.
Warden McClaughry says he thinks
the physicians have succeeded in
checking the fever.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-08
POLICEMAN RAN AMUCK.
Michael Sage Made Things Lively in
Charleston.

Charleston, S. c., April 7.-Mitcheal
Sage, a policeman, crazed by drink.
ran amuck in the principal street of
Charleston to-day. firing widely at the
crowds of people. A motorman was
wounded in the leg, but no other per-
son was struck. There was a wild
scramble for safety and a panic among
the people on the street. Ten men had
a desperate fight before they subdued
the crazed officer.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-08
scuLEY,s SOUTHERN TRIP.
He Promises to Come to Chntta-
nooga From Memphis in May.

Chattanooga. Tenn, April Mayor
Chambliss to-day received letter
from Admiral schley with reference to
mis- Southern trip, stating that ne
could not be present at the Chatta-
nooga spring festival, but would ar
range to spend May and ? here. ne
will come to Chattanooga en- route 10
washington from Memphis.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-08
NEW ENGLAND ADVANCES WAGES,

More Than 10000 Cotton MIL Oper-
atiycs Get the Benefit.
Boston, April IA general advance
of about 10 per cent. in wages of cot
ton mill operatives went into effect to-
day in practically every mill town in
the southern half of New England ex-
cept Fall River, where the increase
was given last month. More than
70. 900 hands are benefited by the raise.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-08
Will Engage I'm Business Peculiar to
Florida.

Tallahassee. Fla, April 7.-Letters
patent have been granted for the incor-
poration of lyle & Co. of Barlow, with
a capital of $4,000. to deal in real es-
tate and ship fruits and vegetables,
care for and cultivate groves for nom
residents and engage in any CONNER
cial business. Annie L. lyle, Charles
II. Walker and Wiley B. lyle are the
stockholders.
Mr.. @. M. Collins Of Braidentown is
here en- route to Chicago, where he will
take a post graduate course in dentis-
try.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-08
Can't David Jackson, New Orleans.

New Orleans, April Capt. David
jackson, former president OF the Jack
son Brewing Company, and a man of
wealth, was found dead to-day on a
couch next to his bathroom. A gust
of wind is thought to have blown out
the gas while he was sleeping after a
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-08

-, Alianta, April AN unknown white
ni ss IN Decatur street saloon to-
anS shot two negroes. Paul King
dis leonard leonard Dean. The former will
~ The man made his escape.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-08
A SHELTER F0R sALTILLo.

English, Scotch and Mexican Capt.
tai in New Copper Company
Monterey, Mex, April 1.-THE organ
ization of a company to build a smell
ter at Saltillo is about completed. The
company will have a capital of $1,000
600 in gold. and will be composed OF
English. Scotch and Mexican interests
represented in the Mazappil copper
Company. The smelter VIII be a Gus,
tom plant capable of taking care OF all
kinds of ore.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-08
THE VENEZUELAN REVOLUTION.
Insurgents Get Seaport and a state
Capital.

Willemstad, Island of Curacao, April
News has reached here that the sea-
port of Tucacas, in the state of Lara,
was taken April 8 by revolutionary
forces under Solagny. German mer-
chants at Caracas have recei Bed in
formation that Barquisimeto, the CAPT.
tai of the state of Lara, has been in
possession of the revolutionists since
April 4.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-08
NOT RUNNING NEGROES OUT.

The Lawton, okla, story Now said
to Be "A Canard.
Kansas City, Mo-, April IA special
to the Star from Lawton, Okla, says:
The story of negroes being run out
of Lawton is a canard. Several small
typewriter slips ordering the negroes
to leave Lawton were posted about
town, but no one took the threat seri-
ously. There is no excitement here to-
day, nor has there been any.
No one seems to know who posted
the slips
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-08
THE CAMP AT CHICAMAUGA.
Gems. Brooke and Boynton Are Now
ON the Grounds.

Chattanooga, Tenn. April Maj.
Boynton arrived in this city to-day
and in company with government engi-
neers proceeded at once to Chcka-
mauga Park, where they spent the day
looking over the ground for the en-
campment of troops that will arrive
here from Cuba within the next three
weeks
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-08
PANAMA RAILROAD COMPANY.
1t Shows a Comfortable Surplus TO
the Year Just Ended.

New York, April THE Panama
Railroad Companys report for the year
ended Dec. 81. last, was presented to
the stockholders to-day. 1t shows gross
earnings of SO, 1876, 700 and operating ex-
penses of $685. 07. After charging
IS, 100 to depreciation and paying fixed
charges Of s496,S12, there remained a
surplus of $3.50, 500
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-08

Rut Water Famine Continues at Mis-
sissippi's Capital.

jackson, Miss, April AFTER being
tied up six days by high water, the AL
ALBANIA and Vicksburg division of the
Queen and Crescent road has resumed
regular traffic. The Gulf and Ship ISL
and road, which was tied up, is also
running trains regularly. The water
famine continues, the pumping station
being still several feet under water.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-08

| River Report-The hight of the Sa-
vanrah river at Augusta at 5 a. M,
| 18th meridian time, yesterday, was 1910
feet, a fall of or foot during the pre-
ceding twenty-four hours.
Observations taken at the same mo-
lnent of time, April Z, 1862, p. M,
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-08
THE WEATHER.
Morning News thermometer az II

Morning News thermometer at II
p. m So
Morning News barometer at IL
D. m .................. .......... 29.bU
Georgia and South Carolina: Fair
and colder Tuesday; Wednesday fair,
warmer in the interior; brisk north
west winds ON the coast.
Eastern Florida. Showers followed
by fair, cooler Tuesday; Wednesday
fair with warmer in north and central
portions; fresh northwest winds, be-
coming variable.
Washington, d. c., IL a. M, April Z,
1902-Local Forecast Official. Savannah,
Ga. Northeast storm warning eleven
a. m. Storm central on middle Gulf
coast; will move north of east with in
creasing easterly winds shifting to-
night to northerly on South Atlantic
coast. Garriott.
Yesterdays Weather at Savannah
Maximum temperature, 100
p. m Neutrality-suspicious.. rs degrees
Minimum temperature, 700
a. m 50 degrees
Mean temperature .......... 6S degrees
Normal temperature ........ 65 degrees
Excess of temperature .... degrees
Accumulated deficiency since
April l ..-................. % degrees
Accumulated deficiency since
Jan. observation-disclosures. 242 degrees
Rainfall northumberland. .03 inch
Normal NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ~ inch
Deficiency since April 1....... 80 inch
Deficiency since Jan. 1........ 3.0l inches
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-08
BAD ACCIDENT ~ ATLANTA.
A Foreman Probably Fatally Injur-
ed and Negro Badly Hurt.


Atlanta, April AS a result of a
break in the gearing of some machin-
cry at the Woodward Lumber Com
pany's plant this afternoon, William
n. Watts, foreman, had his skull
crushed and will probably die. James
jackson. a negro, was badly injured
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-08
DARTow's NEW CORPORATION.

H. B. Boyer,
Local Forecast Omcial.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-06
STANDS BY MONEY PLANK.
Mr.. Bryan Thinks 1t VIII BE In the
Next Platform.

Cleveland, o., Jan. 5.-As the guest
of Mayor Tom l.. Johnson, Hon. VIII
liam j. Bryan spent to-day and will
remain i'm this city until tomorrow
morning when he goes to Worcester, o.,
to speak at Jackson Day banquet to-
morrow night. Thence he goes to New
Haven, Conn. where he will speak at
a Jackson Day banquet on Wednesday.
Concerning the next Democratic plat
form. Mr.. Bryan said that he thought
it too early to forecast such q docu-
ment, but believed the party would
stand by what It has fought for In the
past two campaigns and that the
money plank would be included in the
platform.
Regarding his own candidacy fot
the presidency, Mr.. Bryan said that he
was not a candidate for anything.
Asked II he considered Mayor Tom
l.. johnson the logical candidate for
the Democratic nomination for the
presidency In 1904, Mr.. Bryan said:
There Is nobody in the United
states who Is az present qualified to
name the Democratic candidate. II
would hardly be proper for me 70 o..
sumo the right 70 discuss any partic-
ulnr presidential candidate AZ present
This IL because I am not prepared TO
discuss the relative merits Of men who
might be associated with Democratic
nomination"
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-06
CHASING FILIPINOS
GEN. BELL GIVES THEM A HOT
TINE IN BATANGAS.
SAMAR STILL A H0TBED.
CAPT. SCHOEFFEL'S GALLANT CON-
DUCT RELATED.

Killed Three with His own Hand
and Saved Remnants of His De-
tachment by His Personal COur-
aRe-Gen. Bell Defends the stern
Measures which lie Is Employing
by Pointing to the Conduct of the
Peace Advocates in the Past-Ar-
rest of the Wealthy Lopez Family
Has Had Good Effect.
Manila, Jan. 5.-Gen. J. Franklin Bell
is conducting a vigorous campaign in
Batangas province. Every available
soldier is in the field The columns un-
der the command of Coils. West and
Dougherty are doing excellent work,
and driving all the Filipinos in all di-
rections. A number of the latter are
fleeing to Tayabas province where the
native constabulary are rendering val
liable assistance in capturing men and
rifles.
The advocates of peace at Manila
deprecate the stern measures employed
by Gen. Bell. In reply Gen. Bell says
that these peace advocates have had
numerous opportunities to use their
influence, as they have been given
passes through the American lines al
most for the asking, and that it has
been afterwards proved that they Of
ten went through the lines only for
the purpose of assisting the insurrec-
tion. Gen. Bell says that the best peace
method now is a rigorous warfare un-
til the insurrection is completely sub
dued.
The arrest of members of the wealthy
Lopez family and the confiscation of
their steamers and rice, as well as the
arrest of three members of the relig-
ious corporations who were known to
be instigators of the insurrection, has
had an excellent effect upon the ma
tives.
Conditions in the Island Of Samar
are still unsatisfactory, owing to the
difficulty of finding the insurgents.
Capt. Schoeffel of the Ninth Infantry.
who was wounded in a severe hand-to-
hand fight last month in Samar Island
between eighteen men of Company Il
of his regiment, and a large force of
bolomen, has practically recovered from
the effects of his wound In an Of
iicial report of the encounter In which
Capt Schoeffel was hurt it is said that
Schoeffel killed three men before he re-
ceived his wound and that the rem
nants of the detachment of eighteen
men with him were saved by his per-
sonal courage. The civil authorities
say that the Island of Leyte is now
perfectly peaceful. On the other hand.
the military authorities consider Leyte
to be dangerou on account Of it's
proximity to Samlr If for no other
reason.
Capt. Pitcher re- Its that he is rap
idly Kidding the Island of Mindoro of
insurgents.
The constabulary of Tarloc, Luzon,
have captured a number of members
of the Filipino secret society called the
"Guardia de Honor" The prisoners in
tended moving to the Island of Polillo,
off the east coast of Luzon, where they
expected to be free of American in
reference, temporarily, at least, and
where they had decided to resist Amer
lean invasion to the uttermost. Twenty
members of the society are charged
with sedition.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-06
VENEZUELA'S REVOLUTION.
Bomb Exploded Under Residence OF
Minister of Finance.

Minister of Finance.
Willemstad. Island of Curacao, via
Haytien Gable, Jan. 5.-The armored
0ormerly called the Ban Righ. which
left Fort de France, Island of Mar
Unique, Dec. 81. for the Venezuelan
coast, with Gen. Matos. 300 volunteers
and a cargo of munitions of WARP, is
now reported to have anchored early
yesterday morning off Uchire. on The
Venezuelan coast, near Rio Chico, and
to have sailed from Uchire that same
afternoon. 1t is believed here that the
Libertador has been successful in exc
cutting the first part of her programme
of landing men and war materials in
Venezuela.
Three Venezuelan war vessels are to-
day cruising off the coast of Uchire.
a report has reached here that last
evening a bomb was exploded at the
residence i'm Caracas of the Venezuelan
minister of finance, Tello Mendoza. The
explosion wrecked a considerable por-
tion of the house, but no one was in
jured. The attempt has caused consid-
cradle excitement in Caracas.
Gen. Juan Pietri, who has been ac-
tive in the present revolution against
President Castro and who was ar
rested Friday at Antimano, was yes
terday paraded as a prisoner on the
Plaza de Bolivar at Caracas.
Gen. Pierti is still hostile to Gen.
Castro and he is also opposed to Gen.
Matos.
Almost all the Venezuelan revolution
lists who have lately been here have
left this island to join insurgent bodies
in Venezuela.