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The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-07
BURGLARS HAUL.
They Loot Virginia POstomce to Elk
tent of $1,000.

Roanoke, Va, Oct. 6.-Last night
burglars broke into the postoffice at
Tazewell Court House about midnight
and blew open the safe with dynamite.
They secured $500 in stamps and $500
in cash. Besides these losses the Of
fee books of the postmaster were
blown over the Office and almost de-
stroyed.
Bloodhounds have been sent to the
scene.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-07
HEARST'S PLATFORM.
Favors Public Ownership of Certain
Public Utilities.

New York. Oct. Elm a speech to-
day accepting the Democratic nominal
ton for Congress in the Eleventh dis
trict, William Randolph Hearst, an
nounced himself as in favor of public
ownership of certain public utilities,
specifying, as a natural beginning,
railroads. and telegraphs. Existing con-
ditions. he declared, made it advisable
for the government to take possession
OF and manage the anthracite coal
mines for the peoples benefit.
He favored the election of United
States senators by popular vote as
means to the end of dealing with mono
poles that compel the payment of ex-
tortionate prices by the helpness public.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-07
NINE HUNDRED co OUT.
EMPLOYEES of Tennessee Company Mt
BIOctOn Are on strike.

RIOctOn Are on strike.
Birmingham, Ala, Oct. s.-Nine hum
bred miners employed by the Tonnes
see Coal, Iron and Railway Company
at Blocton struck to-day, according to
advices received by the local officers
of the miners union. A majority of
the miners of the Tennessee Coal, Iron
and Railway Company in the Blue
Creek district decided this afternoon
to go out on a strike in accordance
with orders from the officers of the
miners union. Eight hundred men are
involved. This closes all the principal
mines of the Tennessee company
where convict labor is not employed.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-07
HEAD-0N COLLISION.
Two Treights ON Santa Fe Railroad
Clash Together with Fatal Result.

Ardmore, I. T., Oct. 1.-TWO freight
trains on the Gulf, Colorado and San
te Fe Railroad collided head-on near
here to-day. Two members of the
under the wreck and five were in
jured, two perhaps fatally.
The dead John Jonway. engineer,
Gainesville. Tex; j. NJ. Lotus, fire.
man, Gainesville, Tex.
Injured: Thomas Vaughan, conduc-
tor, Gainesville, probably fatally: A.
e. Harvey. bridge foreman. probably
fatal; w. j. Clements, brakeman, Sc
rious, but will recover; ]. b. Virgins,
brakeman. badly scalded, will recover;
w. I. Moore, fireman, win recover.
The collision resulted from mis-
understanding of orders.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-07
HIGH WATER STOPS TRAINS.
r., f. & r. Forced to Discontinue
Schedule to Washington.

Richmond, Va, Oct. 6.-The Rich
mond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
Railroad has been forced to discontinue
for the time being its through trains to
Washington by way of its own line on
account of high water in the Mattaponi
river, which has overfiowed its banks.
The trains are being sent over the G.
and o. road to Gordonville and thence
to the national capital over the South
ern track.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-07
COAL IN NEW YORK.
Nine Dollars for soft CoaI-Anthra-
cite Has No Price.

cite Has No Price.
New York, Oct. 6.-Nine dollars a
ton is the price of soft coal in New
York to-day. Anthracite has no fxe
price. One lot of five tons was sold
to-day for SIPS by one retailer, and
s. cents a bushel is now being asked
in some places. This is at the rate
of S32 ton.
The soft coal dealers declare that
they are unable to get their coal
hauled from the mines, owing to the
scarcity of cars, and that inasmuch
as soft coal is loaded directly from
the mine into cars and not stored
like anthracite, they have to stop
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-07
DrumcruiI Ashore.

Hamburg, Oct. 6.-The British
steamer Drumcruil, which sailed from
Galveston on Aug. 80 and New Orleans
Sept. Z, via Norfolk, Sept. Is, for this
port, is aground at Juelsand, near here.
Attempts to tow her off were unsuccess-
full. The cargo is being lightered.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-07

mining when no cars are furnished
them by the railroad companies.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-07
EARTHQUAKE AT GUAM.
Nearly $4,000 Damage to Insular
, Buildings and Bridges.

Washington, Oct. 6.-Acting Secre-
tary Darling of the Navy Department
received a cable message to-day from
Rear Admiral Wildes at Cavite, p. J.,
transmitting the following message
from Capt. Schroeder, naval governor
of the Island of Guam:
Reported destructive earthquake Cat
Guam) Sept. %. No Americans injur-
ed. Damage naval station estimated
at $4,000. Damage to insular public
buildings and bridges, $4,000. Author
ity is required to purchase necessary
material for island to make immedi-
ate necessary repairs"
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-07

Manila, Oct. 6.-The collier Austin.
which has just arrived here from
Guam, brings reports of a series OF
severe earthquakes there Sept. % as
result of which the marine barracks at
Agana and other buildings collapsed
and much other damage was done.
Two natives were killed. One hundred
and sixty shocks were experienced in
twenty-four hours. The population
was terrorized and fed from the build
ings and encamped out of doors.
The Austin will return to Agana with
lumber and other materials for the
construction of government buildings.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-07

Ill, Iur fathers ordained that in this re-
bb h.. there should be no distinctions;
Ia human nature is stronger than
na and nothing can prevent this
bbeopie from showing honor to ali who
er,, eve deserved well of the country. Ev-
CO., man who has borne arms with
csi,-I mas earned and is sure to re-
NeiVe a special measure of regard. And
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-07

Continued on Fifth Pagel
New-York tribune., 1902-05-23
NEGRO BURNED AT 4 STAKE.
MRS. MKAY. HIS VICTIM. WATCHED THE
TORTURE AND DEATH

Dallas. Tex. May 2.-At 1915 o'clock a negro.
Dudley Morgan. who. It is alleged. criminaIly as
sau.ted Mrs. Mckay. wife OF a section foreman at
Lansing. Tex. was burned at the stake at Ian
sing.
According 10 a telegram from Hallville the
nearest telegraph station. no captured this
morning and taken before Mrs. Mckay for identi-
hcatlon. Ills last statement just before the fire
was applied was: Tell my wife goodby. and tell
her how l went. Tell her l guilty OF the
charge, and 1t all occurred on account Of Whaley
Hurd. He persuaded me TO do IL. and said he
would do the same We planned II the section
house before daylight Saturday"
Morgan, II is alleged. assaulted Mrs Mckay at
Lansing last saturday morning lie was captured
near Mount Pleasant by a posse with blood hounds
Morgan was chained 10 an iron post around
Whch had been piled some dry ties At 12 O'Clock
the husband set nre 10 the pyre. which consumed
the victim The negro gritted his teeth and tried
70 be composed, struggling and groaning only
after becoming nsensibe.
Mrs. Mckay, in a carriage, witnessed the tor
ture 70 the last. The negro's body was almost
entirely consumed In thirty minutes
New-York tribune., 1902-05-23
JURY AGAINST E. r. THOMAS.
VERDICT FOR s3125 DAMAGES FOR MAN
WHOSE son WAS KILLED BY
AUTOMOBILE.

Edward r. Thomas who president of the
Seventh National Bank the time of it's failure
and who is a of General Samuel Thomas. will
have to pay Frank P. Thies SIPS for the death
of Henry Thies. his seven-year-old son. who
killed by the automobile in which Mr.. Thomas and
friends riding at Convent-ave and One-hun-
dred-and-th thirteth-st., Lincolns Birthday of
this Mr.. Thies sued for S25 0O0 ring that
the death of his the result of negligence
and wrongdoing by the defendant. The case
tried in the Supreme Court before Justice Freed
man and jury. and yesterday the jury. after
absence OF two hours returned the verdict for the
plaintiff.
Several witnesses for the plaintiff testified that
Mr. Thomas's automobile, which known as the
White Ghost, and which he had purchased from
w. k Vanderbilt, going like an
train" Mr.. Thomas testified that his automobile
was only running at the rate OF twelve miles an
hour. and that after blowing his horn on seeing
the boys playing ball, he slowed the machine up
TO about eight miles hour Thies west and
he turned the automobile the to make
or avoiding the boy. but when within fifteen feet
OF the vehicle the latter suddenly stopped and ran
under the wheels. Mr.. Thomas ccrroborated
by three men who were with him
Justice Freedman. in charging the jury said
that being or playing in a street not of itself
contributory negligence in a child OF the age OF
the boy who killed, and that mere error of
Judgment the part of the child not of itself
contributory negligence.
If the automobile in question: said Justice
Freedman, came upon the deceased under cir
cumstances calculated to produce fright terror,
and such fright or terror was produced thereby,
the boy ran in front of the automobile it was not
contributory negligence"
New-York tribune., 1902-05-23
BROOKLYN CONTRACT READY
DRAFT FOR EXTENSION WILL BE PRE-
sENTED TO f. T. BOARD TO-DAY.

The contract committee Of the Rapid Transit
Commission will present the tentative draft or
the contract for the Brooklyn extension at
meeting Of the commission this morning. 1t VIII
ill over one hundred printed pages. A public
hearing will be set by the commission for two
weeks from yesterday, at which any suggestions
made by interested persons will be received by
the commission and given due consideration
The contract, which for the most part
follows the lines of the old subway contract, will
be awarded after competition as to fare, which
is not to exceed five cents. Continuous rides
over connecting roads will be provided for in
the contract. All other things being equal, the
contractor VINO offers the longest continuous
ride over connecting lines will have the prefer
ence in the awarding of the contract.
John b. Mcdonald and the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit Company will be the only bidders. Mr.
Mcdonald may offer to carry passengers from
Brooklyn the northern end of the present
subway for q single fare. while the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit Company may offer a continuous
ride from the City Hail. Manhattan, over any
of its lines in Brooklyn. AS the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit Company has greater mileage of rail-
road in Brooklyn than Mr.. Mcdonald will have
in Manhattan, it offer more and longer
through rides.
While bidders will probably agree to carry
passengers through the tunnel and over con-
Meeting lines for a fve-cent fare. it is thought
that reduced fare will be charged for a ride
through the extension only.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-23
"KOsHER" MEAT RIOTS IN BOSTON.
POLICE HAVE HARD WORK QUELING DIS
TURBANCES.

Boston. May 22-The kosher" meat disturbances
which have occurred in the North End during the
last few days were transferred to the West End
section of the city to-day About 9 o'clock three
hundred Hebrews-men, women and children-as-
sembled in front of the meat store conducted by
Isaac Lehman. in Brighton-st. and threw eggs and
decayed fruit at the building The windows were
srna ned and the stock of meats was ruined.
Half a hundred police nterfered and arrested two
women and one who the ringleaders.
customer of Lehman. who was leaving the store
with piece of meat which he had purchased, was
stopped by a woman who took the meat from him
and struck him several times in the face with it.
The arrested. Another woman was
injured In the stampede OF the crowd.
Later crowds attacked two meat stores in the
North End smashed the windows and spoiled the
stock
\ turbulent crowd of Hebrews also assembled in
Harrison-ave. South End. a kosher meat
store which had been opened by Solomon q Co,
wholesale butchers The union butchers who have
had their shops closed for the last two weeks owing
10 the high price of meat assembled near the store
and made addresses The excitement became
intense that Mr.. Solomon sent for a wagon load
Of police. The crowd kept moving. although
the police unable a butcher from
pouring of oil the meat in the store.
4 bill in equity by Solomon & Co. against Lyman
Pike and thrtythree others. alleged TO be members
or the United Butchers, has been filed asking the
Superior Court for injunction to restrain the
defendants from alleged patrolling Of the streets
near the customers places of business, alleged
threatening language toward them their customers
offering of pecuniary inducement TO their patrons
or customers.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-23
OGDEN TO REMAIN A WHILE
WILL, NOT RETIRE FROM CIVIL SERVICE
BOARD UNTIL MAYOR FINDS
a SUCCESSOR.

Colonel Willis L. ogden, president Of the Mu-
ricipal Civil Service Commission, after consulta-
tion with Mayor Low yesterday. indicated that he
would remain for the present at the head OF the
commission. AS noted in The Tribune yesterday,
Colonel Ogden is present receiving 5000 a year
saiary s president OF the commission.
II cannot entertain the incumbency OF the ONCE
OF Civil Service Commission at a salary Of 5000
year as a business proposition" said Colonel
Ogden. The president will be expected to give up
all OF his time. and should do and my business
interests will not permit OF any such arrangement
] should like. however. before l retire from the
commission. TO see a number of things that we
have been struggling for Strengthened out FRIENDS
of mine interested in Civil Service work have urged
me 70 remain in the board for few weeks and l
am thinking their suggestions"
II was so convinced continued Colonel Ogden,
fhat The reorganization Of the service of this de-
partment unoer the old arrangement was utterly
srnpractica bic that ] urged the doing away with
board of seven and the substitution therefor OF a
EalaFied president with two associates, one from
each party and, in order not 10 embarraSs the ad-
ministrafion put my resignation in the hand5 or
the Mayor a month ago. / am pleased that tne
Board of Estimate has agreed with me as to the
of reorganization that is needed here. and as
] unable take the presidency under the new
work / am waiting for Mayor Low to find the
right put into my place. Such reorsanlza-
ton may be effected within a week, or II may be a
month
New-York tribune., 1902-05-23
ALL THE MEMBERS OF CONGREGA-
TIONALIST BODY WILL BECOME
EPISCOPALIANS

Orange. May p (SpecaD.-An unusual occurrence
in church affairs is the receiving into communion
by church of the entire membership of a church
of another denomination This will happen in the
Episcopal Diocese Of Newark For many years
there have been two church bodies in Coytesville,
the Palisades-the Roman Catholic and the Con-
grega tionalist The latter oCdy under the
charge of Walter D. Brown, who received into
the Protestant Episcopal Church at Edgewater.
He had previously been using parts of the Eps-
copal Book of Common Prayer in his services, and
when George H. DOggett, Episcopalian, became
organst of the church he pressed the use of the
Prayer Book more energetically.
This led to an appeal on the part OF the congre-
The request was communicated TO Bishop Starkey.
and the entire congregation then met the Rev.
Mr.. McCleary at Edgewater. He received their
unanimous decision to become an EpiScOpalian con-
gregation. After he gave them instructions in
the history, position government and doctrines OF
the Episcopal Church he received their individual
pledges that they would he loyal to the Church.
would be instructed for confirmation and, when
ready, would offer themselves for confirmation.
The church property is worth SS.00o and the con-
gregatiOn raised 81 900 toward new organ. The
Congregational Building Society of New-York has
accepted 81 200 for the property, and the congre-
cation is now raising $500 to make such alterations
will be necessary TO put 1t into condition for
Episcopal church
New-York tribune., 1902-05-23
TO TRY CAPTAIN REARDON
DEPUTY COMMISSIONER EPSTEIN PRE-
FERS CHARGES OF NEGLECT
OF DUTY.

Following an examination lasting two weeks,
Deputy Police Commissioner Ebstein of Brook
lyn, has preferred charges OF neglect of duty
Der of years has been in command of the Green
point station. The charges are in the
hands of Commissioner Partridge. who will try
the accused policeman at the earliest possible
day It is said that the evidence against Rear
stands a chance of being dismissed if he does
not decide to retire.
Since the beginning of the investigation of
his record several of his friends have been
trying to persuade Reardon to retire, but he has
time ago Commissioner Ebstein learned that the
captain absenting himself from the sta
ton a great deal more than the records the
returns sent to Police Headquarters would show.
After that a watch was kept the captains
movements. and then close examination of the
station bOtter was made to see how the record
there tailed with the observations of the
watchers. The captain Is supposed to be at MS
station at least half of each twenty-fOur hours,
and his presence or absence has to be entered in
the blotter in his own handwriting.
After an examination of the blotters OF the
Greenpoint station. Commissioner Ebstein de-
Cided that certain of the men who made up
the blotters left places where Captain Reardon
could sign his name after returning from long
absences or that certain of the commanders
friends were able to initiate his handwriting
CIeVerly. Al any rate the blotterS showed that
he was supposed to be at the station house
when he not According to evidence in pos
session of the Commissioner. Captain Reardon
has been absent from the station without leave
for stretches of thrty-sX hours at time.
1t may be that charges will be preferred
against certain OF the sergeants. but not until
after the captains case has been disposed of.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-23
WITNESSES IN NEW-JERsEY CHURCH TO CHANGE FAITH
BEEF TRUST INQUIRY BALKED BY
ABSENCE OF MANAGERS.

Albany May p (speciaD.-Attorney General
tectives work 10 learn the present residence and
place of business Of the Beef Trust managers in
New-York City and the present place of business
also of Arthur Colby. the arbitrator of the trust
and had learned from them that all of the man
ayers and Mr. Colby in New-Jersey. The At
torney General added that long they were in
New-Jersey, of course, they could not be sub
pCnaed to come Albany and give testimony be-
fore Judge Chester. IF the Supreme Court. regard
ing the cause of the rise in the price of meats.
Judge Chester was to have received the testl-
mony of the managers of the trust and Mr.. Colby
here in Albany on Monday next 1t is presumed
that since the subpPnas have not been served
upon them there will be adjournment of the
hearing to some later day. Tne managers, agents
or representatives, on behalf of Swift & Co are
William H. Noyes and George ]. Edwards; Armour
& Co.. Charles e. Cialbraith; SChwarzschild q Sulz-
berger James A Howard; the Cudahy PACKING
Company, L. NJ Christian; @. H Hammond d o.
Thomas f. Wheeler, and Nelson Morris u Co.
John Pavtt.
Jersey Offices
There was a postponement because Of lack Of
witnesses to-day of the hearing on the Beer
Trust" which to have taken place before eX-
Judge JudSOn 8. Landon, of the Court or Appeals.
Attorney General Davies informed Judge Landon
that he had received a telegram from Chicago say,
ing that the witnesses there, who were eXpectei
here could not leave Chicago at present. E.x-Judge
Landon then postponed the hearing to Tuesday
New-York tribune., 1902-05-23
TO HOLD N. E. MISSIONARY CONVENTION.

Plans have been made for holding a monster
Methodist Episcopal missionary convention in
Grays Armory Cleveland, from October q to a. 1t
IS expected that the ablest and most prominent
dighitaries of the Methodist Episcopal Church will
take part. The object Of the convention is to
bring together representative delegations of the
leaders of the Church for consultation on the
problems that confronting the missionary
society. to organize the forces of the church for
effective work. and gain a vision OF the
incoming kingdom of God"
There will be a number of conferences on all
phases of missionary work and of all the women's
societies There will be special railroad rates but
ii is announced that the convention will be self
entertaining
The plans for the convention were made on
Wednesday at the of the Missionary Society
of the Methodist Episcopal Church. No. $50 Firth
ave. this city.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-23
PARKHURSTDS SAILING BLAST.
HE CALLS PARTRIDGE's ADMINISTRATION
ABSOLUTELY NERVEIEss.

The Rev. DR. Charles II. Parkhurst and Mrs
Parkhurst will sail to-day the steamer Cymric
for trip abroad They will spent about a month
in ireland. and then will go Lake Geneva. switz-
erland. where they will remain until September.
Preparatory his departure DR.. Parkhurst yes
terday gave statement the police situa-
tion. part Of which was as follows:
I say It in all respect to the honest and gentle
my first Acquaintance with his department we have
never had a police administration SO absolutely
discipline are strung so loosely that when struck
members OF the force knew what 10 do and did
it; but now they don't know what TO do and don't
his impression from his inner consciousness or from
he has stated that he has put himself but his be
lief that his men carry themsieves on post With
ton Of an Infatuated mind. and is pitiabIe
II IS Just in to cricse the short tcomings Of
the iniquty and debility OF reform administration
What IS pad under telorin adhlnlstFdtion nm @ Is a
unregenerate administration. These things ] do
S' Would ike @ to malate III the Mayor anu his
missioners 10 brace up ana SO to rescue Ihe dep2Tt
we may be able TO have good yirile material TO go
Two weeks after the Low administration opened
we criticised II for lying down under its load. Our
months have passed, and it is still fiat with the
%a1op on sspends them % One of voTr
has just said that the recent suspension of the
6eem the greatest Setback to aw enf6rcemem that
have bad for bod line II Gin 3 P ast run ma S DAY
keeps poolrooms. policy shops and dsorderly houses
ct Tn A5toey rs t M Goddard and the Society for
the Prevention of Crime. There is not nerve at
an e ns6raton @ G down through the inspectors and
CAPTAINS to the ranks Of the patEolmen appreciate
reform administration unless II is going 10 tackle
ninistration cannot govern the city. its effects in
way are worse than those OF a Tammany admins
moral incompetency.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-23
HOWARD II. HENRY REINsTATED.
MEYER STOCKS COLLAPSE GETS INTO
THE STOCK EXCHANGE AGAIN

The committee admissions of the Stock Ex-
change yesterday reinstated a member Of the
Exchange Howard II. Henry, of Henry Bros. & Co,
one of the three Stock Exchange firms the sus-
pension of which occurred May 3, following the
collapse of the Meyer securities. J. Adriance Bush
who appointed assignee of Henry Bros & Co..
has settled all outstanding accounts of the firm
He reported. after having been in charge of the
affairs OF the firm only few days, that its assets
sufficient meet It's liabilities. Mr. Henry's
application for reinstatement was made soon after
ward.
The announcement from the rostrum that Mr.
Henry had been renstated was greeted with rous-
ing and prolonged cheers. Later, when
came pGon the floor cordial welcome was given
him by his fellow members. He on he
back-often thumped-and pulled around the floor
until 1t looked as If he would to pieces
No application has yet been made for the re-
instatement of the board members of the other two
suspended firms, Lockwood Hurd Sc Co. and Ofen-
bach & Moore.