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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-08
IRRIGATION CONGRESS.
Suggested Meeting with TRANSMITS
siSsippi Congress Next Year.

Suggested Meeting with Trans-Mis-
sissippi Congress Next Year.
Colorado Springs, Col, Oct. IA
sensation was sprung in the National
Irrigation Congress in the action of
the Executive Committee voting to rec
ommend that the meeting of the Irri-
CATION Congress be merged with those
of the Trans Mississippi Congress
next year. The Utah delegation of
forty members, the largest outside of
Colorado, are emphatically against the
merger
In his report Secretary Maxson said
in regard to President Roosevelt's par
ticipatiOr in the preliminary work:
"Too much credit cannot be given to
President Roosevelt for his part in
the passage of the irrigation bill. To
his firm stand for irrigation legislation
at this session, the passage of the bill
is undoubtedly DUE
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson sent
4 telegram of greeting.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-08
FRENCH MINERS MEET.
To Decide as to Ordering a General
Strike.

Paris. Oct. THE National Commit
tee Of the French Miners Federation
met here to-day with the intention of
deciding whether an Immediate gener-
in favor of such a step having been
In progress for some time. The meet
ing lasted three hours and then ad-
journed until tomorrow, without ar
irving at a decision.
NJ. Basley, a Socialist deputy who
represents an important district of the
Pas de Calais coal fields. says he is
confident that a general strike will he
voted and that 10000 out of 100000
miners will obey the order He added
that the strike will extend over the
Pas de Calais, the Nord, the Loire and
the Carmaux regions.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-08
THE TENNESSEE STRIKE.

President Flynn Says 1920 Men Are
Now Out.
Birmingham, Ala, Oct. AT the
mines of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and
Railroad Company to-day forty negro
miners returned to work at Johns. in
the Blue Creek district. where the ma
jorty of the miners yesterday voted to
strike. President Flynn, of the min
ers, says that 1900 men are now out.
The canvass of the miners of the Sloss-
Sheffield Steel and Iron Company to
ascertain how many of them favor
paying the assessment for the anthra-
cite strikers has been completed. OFF,
Gals of the miners union say only
about fifty or seventy-hve out of
about 1900 oppose the assessment.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-08
Negro odd Fellows.

New Haven, Conn, Oct. 7.-DeIegates
from nearly every state, and also from
the West Indies, South America, South
Africa and England. assembled here
to-day for the opening of the conven-
ton of the Grand United Order of odd
Fellows of America (colored). There
were 300 present at the first meeting
when Mayor John p Studley gave
them a welcome to the city.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-08
URGED TO SETTLE STRIKE.

Chicago Preachers and Business
Men visit Gov. stone.
Harrisburg, Pa, Oct. IA delegation
of Chicago clergymen and business men
called upon Gov. Stone at the executive
department this afternoon and urged
him to take prompt action to settle the
coal strike. The party had no sugges-
ton, to offer to end the strike, but
simply called upon the Governor to take
such action as in his judgment would
bring the trouble to an end.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-08
OBITUARY.
Miss Mary A. Vatican, Colorado


Mr.. Emmett Archer has received a
telegram announcing the death of his
niece, Miss Mary A. Valleau, at Avada,
Col, on Sunday morning. The cause
of her death was consumption. The re-
mains will not be brought to Savannah
for burial, but will be inferred at
Denver.
Miss Valleau was widely known here
and her death will be a great shock
to her large circle of friends For
more than a year she had been in
failing health, and about four months
ago went to Colorado, in the hope that
the bracing climate would restore her
Miss Valleau leaves a mother, Mrs.
H. ]. Valleau and a sister, Mrs. Swan
Sullivan, both of whom were at her
side when the end came. Both Mrs
Valleau and Mrs. Sullivan will remain
in Colorado.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-08

trust In his district, the southern half
of New York state. Mr.. Burnett de-
clined however, to state the nature of
the investigation to be made by him.
or when it would be commenced. Fur
Their than to state that such an in
vestigation had been ordered. he would
not talk
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-08
YOUNG PEOPLE MATE.
Young Woman Disappears, but
Finds Safe Haven

Valdosta, Ga, Oct. Parties from
bonneville brought the news of the
disappearance of one of the most prom
inent young women of that commu-
nifty Sunday night and an investiga-
ton here reveals the fact that the
young woman was made the wife of
John M. Craner of Waycross, after
midnight yesterday morning. The
plans for the ceremony had been pre-
viously arranged, but such secrecy was
kept that nothing was known of it I'M
til the couple had left the city.
1t is understood that the couple are
so well pleased with the result of their
visit to Valdosta that they may return
here to live, though the groom is quite
a prominent young business man of
Waycross.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-08
british Miners send Help.

London. Oct THE miners fedora
ton of Great Britain, in session at
Southport to-day. voted $1,000 from the
central fund for the relief OF the strik-
ing American miners. and adopted a
resolution in favor of the executive
board and the different districts max
ing further donations for the same
purpose.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-08
COMPANIES RUSHED TO COLLIERY

One Thousand We're Attacking
Twenty NOn-Unionists.
Shamokin. Pa, Oct. accompanies II
and e of the Fourth Regiment were
rushed to the Royal Oak colliery from
their encamDment at Mount Carmel
this evening and dispersed at least L.
900 people attacking twenty n-union-
lists who were behind barricade at
the breaker. At the sight of the troops
the mob fed, but some of them hurled
rocks at the non-unionists before they
escaped into their homes. The soldiers
will guard the colliery all night.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-08
EIecfricinns Meet.

Richmond, Va, Oct. THE Interna-
tional Association of Municipal Elec-
tricians met here to-day with good
attendance. They were welcomed by
the Governor and the Mayor, and the
first business session was devoted to
discussing topical papers. The after
noon and evening were spent in social
en- iOyment
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-08
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FEARFUL GALE
sweeps the Coast of Labrador, Caus-
ing Great Disaster.

ing Great Disaster.
st. Johns, N. F., Oct. THE mail
steamer Virginia Lake has returned
here from Labrador and brings reports
that the whole coast of Labrador has
been swept by fearful gale. Eighteen
vessels were driven ashore and are
total losses. Some of the wrecked YES
sells had cargoes of fish on board. The
Virginia Lake brings home 139 ship
wrecked fishermen who composed
the crews of the lost vessels. The
present gale with regard to the re-
suit is the worst that has been ex-
perienced since 1888. The steamer
Kite with 225 persons on board, ran
on the rocks, but was relocated. The
disasters would have been greater but
for the fact that the gale occurred
during the neap tides. No lives were
lost.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-08
KISSED THE REGIMENT.
Pittsburg Pedestrians Hoot Soldiers
Going to Mines.

Pittsburg. Pa, Oct. 1.-THE Eigh-
tenth Regiment, 600 strong, was the
first to get away from Pittsburg. pull
ing out at 1910 p. m. AS the regi-
ment marched down Fifth avenue to
the Union station pedestrians Kissed
and hooted the soldiers and only the
GOODNESS of the officers prevented a
riot. Three companies of the Tenth
Regiment left shortly afterward. and
just before midnight the Fourteenth
Regiment, 800 men. started In command
of Col. w. Il. Thompson.
The sixteenth Regiment proceeded
from Corey and the Fifth from Lewis
ton, according to instructions.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-08

BODY OF MAN FOUND.
slept on Railroad Track with Usual
Result.

Starke, Fla, Oct. z. - The body
Of man was found on
the railroad a few miles west of here
at o'clock this morning by the in
coming train. special train went out
at once to get the body and found it
terribly mutilated, having undoubted-
" been killed by the outgoing train
last night. BY the clothing II is sup
posed to be the body of Jack Boyd,
who left Starke yesterday evening. He
is said to have been somewhat under
the influence of liquor. His residence
is near Lake Butler.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-08
ARRESTED HUSBAND.
Pending Suit for AIimony Wife Sc
cures the Cash.

Atlanta, Oct. Mrs. Paul Boeck, a
pretty 21-year-old woman from Phila-
delphia, had her husband arrested to-
day on writ of ne exeat, pending her
suit for alimony, and as he could not
give the $4,000 bond required, the court
took charge of his bank accounts of
about $500, giving $25 each to himself
and wife for support until the case can
be heard on Oct. Is.
She charges he drove her out of the
house, said she had no friends here
and no where to go. Boeck charges his
wife with inf1delity He is a German
and holds a responsible position here
as representative of an Eastern house.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-08
COAL OPERATORS QUIET.

VIII Not DiVuIge Proceedings of
Temple Meeting.
New York. oct. 7.--None of the coal
operators present at the meeting of the
Temple Iron Company to-day would
make any statement regarding what
was done at the meeting. President
3aer went from the conference TO ].
+. Morgan's Office and later took a
train for Philadelphia.
A prominent Wholesale and retail
dealer, speaking of the present scarcity
of soft coal, said to-day that the pres
idents of the coal roads have promised
to relieve the situation by rushing coal
here.
Domestic sizes of anthracite were
selling at SOS a ton, retail to-day. Soft
coal. wholesaling at 1878 a ton. was
selling at $40 to family and at 50 to
steam trade.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-08
MISS ANNA DIFFERING
President of the Ladies SOdaly

"DEAR Mrs. PrNKHAM-To well
short of perfect happiness For years suffered intensely with
brought by falling of the womb and weakness
Of the female organs had eucorhoa which Slapped my strength and
weak think of undergoing such ordeal One of
who had suffered affections and been cured through the
Pinkham'S
too glad thought there little
PLY disappointed in finding that feel better
used bottles before entirely WELL but worth hun
ded dollars bottle brought life and health
Accent grateful woman thanks" DIFFERING 1914 Seminary
Place, Chicago, Ill
Pinkkam's
a in a
life
she accomplish
life against
"DEAR MRS
medicines in
the
he Lydia
Pinkhams Vegetable Compound Purifier
medicines
enough" MABEL CLARK Sakey, NY april
Take Lydia e. Pinkhams Vegetable be we'll
"a
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-08
auaIifled ms Assistant surgeons.

Washington, Oct. THE following
candidates have been found qualified
for appointment as assistant surgeons
in the United States army: Edwin NJ
Talbot, Virginia: William A. Powell
Florida; Noel /. Barron, Alabama;
James D. Fife, Virginia.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-08
S. A. L. EXPANDING.
Order Placed for 500 Freight Cars
and 10000 Tons of Steel Rail.

Baltimore, Oct. John Shelton Will
liams, president of the Seaboard Air
ference with Vice President Midden-
dorf. subsequently, he left for Rich
mond. He announced that the Seaboard
Air Line had just ordered the con-
struction of 800 freight cars to 'tccom-
modate increasing business and 10000
tons of steel rails, making a total of
10000 tons ordered since July.
In reference to the Louisville and
Nashville deal, Mr.. Williams said
there was nothing to add to his pre-
vious statement which was that the
Seaboard expected fair treatment and
would respond, if Disseminated
against.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-08
COMMITTEE APPOINTED.
Council of Federation VIII Issue
Address on Coal Strike.

Washington. Oct. THE executive
council of the American Federation of
Labor at its meeting to-day appointed
a sub committee to draft an address
to the public on the coal strike situa-
ton.
1t was resolved that the agitation be
renewed for the passage of laws In the
Southern states and such other states
as have no provision on their statute
books prohibiting or restricting the la
Dor of children and minors, and Presi-
dent Gompers was empowered and d.
rected to conduct an energetic cam
paign to secure the enactment of such
measures.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-08
AWARDED DAMAGES.
Warburg's Automobile Frightened
Horse s12,O7O worth.

Trenton, N. j., Oct. IA jury in the
United States Court to-day, after a
fve-days' trial, awarded s12,070 dam
ages to Joseph B. Hughes of New York
IN his suit against Felix Warburg, a
banker of that city, and a member of
the firm of Kuhn, Loeb & Co. Hughes
asked damages for injuries sustained
by the running away of his horses,
who were frightened by an automobile
OF Warburg's at Seabright, N. ]. War
burg himself was not in the automo-
bile at the time the horses were fright
ened.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-08
WANT ENGINES.
Norfolk and Western Would Buy or
Hire Fifty Locomotives.

Roanoke, Va, Oct. IA statement
of the Norfolk and Western Railroad
Company that that road is badly in
need of more locomotives and that the
road would buy or hire fifty engines
to-day if they We're available. The re-
suit of the endeavors so far to get
more power has taken the form of one
engine hired from the Atlantic Coast
Line. The strenuous demands of a
freight traffic far exceeding any such
occasion in the history of the road has
brought about this state of affairs.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-08
SENTENCE COMMITTED.
SwindIers VIII Pay $4,000 to Es-
cape Penitentiary.

Ns1 ~ = e''1 - II tut y
Atlanta, Oct. IA special to the Con-
stitution from Greensboro, N. c., says:
The Amos owen Cherry Tree Com
pany swindling cases came up in the
federal court here to-day and the de-
PENDANTS agreed to pay in $1,000 as res
titution money at this term and anoth-
er $4,000 at the December term in Char
lotte.
This will excuse them from a peni-
tertiary sentence, but they will have
to serve terms in jail.
Rev. T. Bright, Dr. Frank Bright and
G. D. Wilkie are the principal defend
ants,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-08
DYNAMlTED HOUSE.
Dack Door and windows of Nom
Union Mans House Shattered.

Union Mans House Shattered.
Shenandoah. Pa, Oct. THE home
OF Frank Hintz, non union man liv-
ing in South Chestnut street, was dyna-
mited at 11:45 o'clock tonight. The
explosive was placed on the back door
sill and the door was spintered and
the windows shattered by the concus-
sion. Hintz was not at home when the
explosion occurred. A crowd gathered
about the house after the explosion and
Mrs. Hintz, in her excitement, went to
the window and fred a shot into the
crowd. but the bullet did not take eff
feet. The family escaped without in
jury.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-08
Ten Drowned in shipwrec,x.

st. Petersburg. Oct IA. A. Prozo-
los, son Of the chairman Of the St.
Petersburg Bourse, and nine SAIL
ors have been shipwrecked and drown
ed off the Kamschatka peninsular. NJ
Prozolos was known as a political
economist
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-08
samuel Arnold, baltimore.

Baltimore, Oct. SAMUEL Arnold, 70
years old. who was convicted in 1855
of participation in the assassination
of Abraham Lincoln, but subsequently
pardoned, is dead at his home at Ma
sonville, Ann Arundel county.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-08
PERsIsTENTLY RUMoRED
That Southern VIII Move other
Omces to Atlanta.

Atlanta, Oct. Tt is persistently
rumored here that the Southern Rail-
way will in the near future remove its
passenger and auditing departments
to Atlanta The freight department
was recently moved here and it was
sta ted at the time that the other de-
partments would follow later on. 1t
is said the removal may be delayed
until the Southern builds new depot
in which it will provide office room.
Southern officials here say they know
nothing of the matter.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-08
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ATTACKED BY MOB.
Non-Unionist Engineer dubbed Into
iuEenrii,iiity.

ShamoSin, Pa. Oct. 7.-While John
Colson of Mahonoy City, a non-union-
list engineer at the Reading Com
pany's Henry Clay shaft, was walk
ing to the colliery this afternoon, ne
was attacked by a mob. one OF whom
hit him on the head with a brick.
while others dubbed him into state
Of insensibility. He was rescued from
death by a body of coal and iron police
dispensing the mob.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-08
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MUST INVESTIGATE.

District Attorney Ordered to Inquire
Into Working of Coal Trust.
New York. Oct. Tt was learned
to-day that United States District At
torney Burnett had been instructed by
the attorney general in Washington
to investigate the working of the coal
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-08
with Legs Tied Toeetber.

New York, Oct. THE body Of a
man with the legs tied together was
found floating in the river at Jersey
city to-day. The Jersey City police
believe the man was murdered.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-08

-He-"You say you spent your sum
mer over on the Sound % She-"Yes;
and I was engaged to three different
men while there" ION, yes; 1 read
about the sham enga gements over
there this summer" ~ onkers States
man.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-08
E..Congressmen Gront. Johnshurr,

Johnsbury, VT, Oct. Tx Congress-
man William w. circuit died to-day at
Kirby. after an illness of six weeks of
malarial fever and other complications.
lie was 90 years of age.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-08

Cardinal Gibbons in New Orleans.
New Orleans. Oct. 7.-Cardinal Glib
oons arrived here to-day from Balti-
more on his annual visit to his rela-
tiVes in New Orleans
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-08
WUaTz8VRetR MaLT EXlRACT

For sale by all druggists. 15c
per plat bottlA
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-08-15
Ho%s55 )IcISIrY.

Rev. w. X Spencer is in Chicago this
week.
Celebrate your Labor Day at Owosso.
Monday, Sept LIST.
a fine large eight day clock for $201
az j p Losey's one.fourth of sale
Don't say, Il don want Cabinet. 80
until you have seen the Globe Cabinet =
Pulfrey & Co are now nicely locate /
in their new store in the postoihce block.
Mrs. J p. Paddock, who has been Wis.
iting in Coral. returned home Monday
night
Miss Wanetta aud Master Archie
Couvrell are visiting in ST Louis this
week
Half fare rates on all railroads 20 the
big Labor Day celebration at Owosso,
Sept LIST.
Mrs r. Abertson left Tuesday for a
short trip 20 Kalamazoo, Grand Haven
and Chicago.
Lockets, brooches. stick pins, etc at
}. p Losey's for one.fourth usual price
from August to 20
Rev. and Mrs Harry +. Porter Of
Parkersburg, w V are visiting friends
in Alma and vicinity.
Miss Berneice Reprogle Of Grand
Rapids, who has been visiting Miss Liz
zie Ferris, returned home Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. + A Bivins, who have
been spending couple Of weeks at Elk
Rapids and Traverse City, returned
home Wednesday
Mrs J. f Dean of Owosso spent Sun.
day in Alma with her husband. Mr..
Dean expects to move here as soon as he
can secure a suitable location.
Poultry! Poultry w. f. Wilson will
take poultry on Thursday and Saturday
OF each week delivered at his house one
block south of college, and will pay seven
cents for fowls, and nine cents for
springers for next week.
The people of Mt Pleasant and Glare
are somewhat excited over the prospects
Of an electric road from Grand Rapids
by the way of Greenville We wonder
if this isn't the same projected line that
was at one time being built through this
way to Saginaw?
On Saturday last Miss Margaret Tubs
was just four years old and she was re-
minded of it by about thirty OF hei
young friends who were invited TO a
party given in her honor at the home Of
her parents on Superior-st. that after
noon. Refreshments were served the
little folks on the lawn which were ais,
partaken of by number Of the little tots
mothers and Rev. w. X. Spencer who
had been included in the invitation.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1902-07-30

certificates that they were above that
age. I'm Massachusetts today" Inc
adds, Il heard no manufactures even
hint at desire for the Southern priv
ilege Of employing little children. "
The Southern privilege!" Does il
not make the blood OF honest men and
women boil TO hear of this Southern
privilege?
We are about to celebrate with every
circumstance Of honor and dignity.
cur undying memory of those who
shed their blood in the Civil War.
We are about to laud our heroes TO
the skies once more. We have been
accustomed since the time Of Henry
Grady to point TO the wonderful New
South" that has sprung Of the ashes
of that old South for which these
heroes fought. hut is it not matter
FOR serious reflection that this New
South is bringing in its train the old.
worn-out, thoroughly discredited
abuses that even the greed Of Eastern
manufacturers long ago rclinquiShcd
for very shame? That in many cases
the descendants of the very men who
plunged the nation in warfare TO abol-
ish the institution of negro slavery,
are employing their capital to enslave
our poor white children today!
The South has been apathetlc be-
cause, and only because, this thing
was new To it; because it has crept in
almost unnOticed, and is still very
largely unknown to it. A large ma
jority Of the citizens OF Dallas are
wholly ignorant OF the state OF affairs
in this respect within their own city
limits, The heart Of the South is
sound wherever women and children
are concerned: quick TO resent and to
protect. The Southern privilege OF
employing little children" for fifteen
hours Il day in factories, is privilege
which the South will denouncc and
forbid as soon as it wakes up to the
situation. HUDSON STUCK.
bean Of ST Matthew's
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1902-07-30
\ Columbia BOy.

The Columbia State says some years
ago tall, slender young man left his
home i'm Columbia determined TO make
a name for himself i'm the far west. 1t
was James c. Sims, a son OF the late
Col II. NJ. Sims, and he was full OF
determination. He came back to his
old home Il few days ago on visit to
his relatives, and goes from Columbia
to Washington to visit his mother and
sisters. He is now stout, fine look
ing man. He is the present State
chairman of the Democratic party
in California, a leading lawyer in San
Francisco, and is the State senator
representing the county i'm which the
city Of san Francisco is located Mr..
Sims scores of old friends were de-
lighted TO see him once more and tC
congratulate him upon his success.