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The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-20
BAPTISTS AT AMERICUS.
Session of Georgia state Convention
begins in That City To-day.

begins in That City To-day.
Americus, Ca, Nov. 19.--Americus
capitulated tonight to the Baptist
hosts of Georgia, who come a thousand
strong to attend the State Baptist
Convention.
Three hundred delegates arrived to-
night aboard the Central Railway
Baptist special, spending an hour at
Andersonville National Cemetery
en- route. The delegates are amply
provided for. and the session opens
tomorrow under ffattering auspices.
The Educational Commission met to-
night and heard the reports OF sub
committees, the representatives of
various Baptist educational institu-
tons of Georgia being present. No
definite action was taken relative to
the report to be made to the conven-
ton. this being deferred until to-
morrow.
The greatest interest attaches to the
recommendations of this commission
regarding state aid of Baptist educa-
tional institutions.
The twentieth annual meeting OF the
Wonan's Baptist Missionary Union
convened to-day at Furlow Lawn
Church, the president, Miss M. r.
Wright. of Augusta, presiding. Ad-
dresses were delivered by Mrs. B. II.
Worthy and Mrs. r. e. Neigbor OF
Americas, Mrs. Fl. II. Tiff OF Triton
and Mrs. Todd of Macon. President
Northen addressed the Woman's Mis-
sionary Union tonight.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-20
BIG BLOCK ABLAZE.
Fierce Fire Raging at MonongaheIa,
Penn.

Monongahela, Pa. Nov. 2O.-The
most important business block be-
tween Second street and Church al
10y, this city. Is being totally destroyed
by FIRE. The town is without water
protection, water having been turned
of 70 repair bTeak In the main.
AT 1880 a. W. a coxen stores and four
tenements had been destroyed, includ-
ing the Fowler department store.
which occupied a beck
A. this hour the loss. estimated by
the burgess. Is 100000. Appeals for
help have been sent % nearby towns.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-20
JUMPED TO HIS DEATH.
Suicide of New York Man Under
Custody of Nurse.

Custody of "a Nurse.
Charleston, S. c.. Nov. ia special
to the News and Courier from Green
vile. S. c.. SAYS:
Frank A. McHugh of New York. a
passenger on train No. 81. of the
Southern Railway. jumped from a win
dow OF his Pullman stateroom about
twelve miles north OF Spartanburg at
1:l5 this afternoon. while the train
was running forty miles an hour. and
received injuries from which he died
IN a few minutes
Mr.. McHugh, attended by a male
nurse. and a friend. Mr.. WesterveIt.
was en- route to New Orleans. The
nurse had left him only a few min
utes, and on his return found the bro
ken sash and the patient gone. The
train was stopped Immediately and
went back a quarter of a mile. The
mangled body was found on the side
OF the roadbed. The attendants took
the body 10 New Orleans. The de-
ceased was 2s years old
Mr.. Westerveit refused 10 give fur
Their details Of the life Of his friend.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-20
TAPPED VEINS TO LIVE.
Survivors Admit That They Drank
One Anothcr's Blood

London, Nov. 20.-The correspondent
of the Daily Mail at Wellington, N. H.,
cables that the eight survivors of the
steamer Elingamite, who were rescued
on raft by the British survey steam
err Penguin, admit that while their
minds were unhinged by hunger, some
OF them prolonged life by drinking the
blood of their companions. This was
mostly done by mutual consent of two
parties, incisions being made in their
skins and each sucking the blood OF
the other simultaneously
Those of the castaways refusing to
do this were tapped" whilst they were
asleep, and 1t is alleged that the stew
ardess died of exhaustion through loss
of blood taken by this process.
The correspondent adds that the story
of the survivors has caused a feeling
of horror in Wellington, their action
being regarded as inexcusable. as the
raft was only four days and halt
afioat.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-20
- 49, =------
WILL CUT THEM DOWN.
Appropriations Seem Fated to Feel
the Knife.

Atlanta. Nov. 19.-On motion Of Mr..
Hall Of Bib. the General Appropria-
tions Committee of the House tonight
undid all the work It has done, and
the general appropriations bill stands
just where it did at the beginning of
the session.
The committee reconsidered its ac-
ton on every appropriation passed on.
This was done because of a statement
by Chaidman Reid Of the Ways and
Means Committee that the state was
confronted by prospective deficit of
si50,OO0, with the appropriations so far
passed up.
Let's cut them all down." Mr.. Hall
said. The committee evidently thought
that on the right line. and adopted his
motion This means some interesting
scaling. which VIII probably hit the
common school fund, and n is even
limited that the pension appropriation
viii be cut.
The Committee on Education this
afternoon, after hearing extensive or
gument. decided 10 report the child
labor bill back 20 the House with the
recommendation that Il be passed.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-20
TO REPAIR CAPITOL.
steed of Taylor Wants an Appropri-
alton of $4,000 Made.

Atlanta, Ga, November 49,
Mr.. Steed of Taylor introduced in
the House to-day a resolution provid-
ing for the appropriation of $4,000 for
necessary repairs to the State Capt.
toll, The resolution recites that these
repairs will be absolutely necessary to
stop the deterioration of the building.
A prominent architect recently
stated II would cost $50, 900 &c make all
the needed repairs, bu- resolution con-
templates only those that the building
cannot do without.
Mr.. Akin of Barlow introduced a
bill in the House. providing that
judges OF Superior Courts of the state
be permitted to fix the time of hold
ing all terms of their courts.
Mr.. Tigner of Muscogee introduced
In the House a resolution providing
for the appointment of special COM
mittee of fifteen. to hear. consider and
pass upon all legislation relating to
the taxation Of franchises.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-20
PROBABLY LYNCHED.
Man and Boy Disappear From Their
Home I'm North Carolina.

Fayetteville, N. c.. Nov. 19.-Solici-
tor C. c. Lyon. who is holding court
here this week, received telegram
tonight giving the news of a shoot
ing affair and a subsequent lynchin@
In Baden county The telegram is
from Elizabethtown. and reads:
II. SingIetary, who resides three
miles from BIadenboro, was shot Mon
day night. He was carried to the hos
pital at Wilmington. He is supposed
to have been shot by Ed Davis. The
no-fence law caused the shooting. A.
letter received to-day says Davis
house was broken into last night and
the property left intact. Davis and
his boy have disappeared. and II Is
thought they were lynched'
Further particulars could not be had
tonight. All parties concerned are
white.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-20
MANY METH0DISTS THERE.
Work of the North Georgia Confer
ence at Atlanta.


ence at Atlanta.
Atlanta, Nov. 1S.-The North Geor-
gia Methodist Conference began it's
sessions here to-day in the First Meth
odist Church. The attendance was the
largest in the history of the confer
ence, only ten out of 400 members be-
ing absent DR.. j. w. Heidi was elect
ed secretary for the thirty-first time.
Bishop Warren A. Gambler presided
The report of President Dickey of
Emory College showed that the work
on the new science hall, towards which
J. P. Williams of Savannah has given
$4,000 is nearing completion. The debt
on Gambler Hall, the library building,
has been paid.
The reports of the Sunday-school
Board and of Thigham e. Smith,
agents of the publishing house, show
ed both of these departments to be In
fine condition.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-20
A $500 DAMAGE SUIT
For Which n Verdict for $3.50 was
Obtained.

Hinesvilie, Ca. Nov. 1s.--The whole
time of the November term of Liberty
Superior. Court has been taken up
thus far this week by the Horn and
Fletcher damage suit. The plaintiff.
II. S. Horn, is seeking to recover 81
500 for alleged personal injuries in
fiicted upon himself by his nephew,
C. Fletcher. The jury returned a
sealed verdict this morning in favor of
the plaintiff for $3.50. The defense
will appeal for a new trial.
There are several important rail-
road cases pending, which will en-
gage the attention of the court after
the criminal matter has been dis
posed Of
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-20
BLOOD FROM THE BRAIN.
Operation Performed Was on Mid
shiDman Aiken.

Annapolis. Md. Nov. 19.-An opera
ton was performed to-day on Midship-
man Aiken, injured In last Saturdays
football game. by DR.. w. w. Keen
OF Philadelphia. portion OF the
young mans skull was removed and
three or four ounces Of blood abstract
ed from the surface Of his brain. Ply
sicians tonight report the condition Of
the patient 20 be satisfactory.
DR. and Mrs. Aiken Of New Orleans,
father and mother ~ the injured mid
shipmal, arrived to-day.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-20
APPOINTED BY GOVERNOR.
Judge Harrington Made Solicitor of
swainsboro City Court.

swainsbOro City Court.
Atlanta, Nov. 19.-Gov. Terrell to-
day appointed Hon. Alfred Harrington
of Emanuel county, solicitor of the
City Court of Swainsboro, for a term
of two years from Dec. II. Judge
Harrington is present judge of the
court. but will be succeeded by Hon.
Frank Mitchell, whose appointment
was confirmed by the Senate to-day.
Judge Spencer r.. Atkinson has no.
titled Gov. Terrell that he Will not
apply for reappointment as a member
of the Railroad Commission of which
body he is now chairman. This means
that Hon. Warner Hill of Meriwether
county, Gov. Terrelrs campaign man.
ager. viii be appointed within the
next few days.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-20

Port Of Spain. Nov. i9.-Tbe British
cruiser Phaeton. which left this port
for Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela, a. To-
day reported 20 have forced the
blockade and taken IN the mail and
provisions for the English colony.
which was IN a deEtitute condition.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-20
FIRE WIPED OUT TOWN.
Resht, fin Persia, Destroyed by
Flames Raging Three Days.

London. Nov. 1s.-The ST. Peters,
burg correspondent OF the Daily Mail
telegraphs that a fire, lasting three
days, has destroyed the town Of
Resht, In Persia. Fifteen hundred
houses and many warehouses were
wiped out, ana 200 persons persisted.
teen miles from its port of Enzell. on
the Caspian Sea, has a population esr
tlmated a. 5000 20 5000. n is the
market Cor raw silks and o0coons and
has q big import aud export trade
with Russia. The city was almost
depopuiafed BY the plague Ia 1880.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-20
Flag Stands for Liberty.


"Ihe American flag stands for order
ly liberty, and it stands for it abroad
as 1t stands for it at home. The task
of our soldiers was to restore and
maintain order in the islands. The
army had the task to do, and 1t did it
we'll AID thoroughly. The fullest and
aeartiest praise belongs to our soldiers
who in the Philippines brought to 2
triumphant conclusion a war, small in
deed compared to the gigantic struggle
In which the older men whom 1 am
addressing took part in the early six
ties, but inconceivably harassing and
difficult, because it was waged amid
the Tathless jungles OF great tropic
islands and against foe very elusive,
very treacherous. and often incon-
ceiyably cruel both toward our men
and toward the great numbers OF
peace-loving Filipinos who gladly well
cOInnd our advent. The soldiers In
cluded both regulars and volunteers.
men from the North, the South. the
East, and the West, men from Penn
sylvania and from Tennessee, no less
thar men from the Rocky Mounteins
and the Pacif Slope and 90 all alike
We give honor, Tor they acted as Amer
lean soldiers should. Cruelties were
committed here and there. The fact
that they were committed under we'll
nigh intoiersble proYocatiop affords no
Continued on Fifth Page)
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-20

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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1902-01-04

Notwithstanding a widely cur
rent rumor that the Rev. Irl r
Hicks was dead, he never did
harder and more successful years
work than that just closing. He
has just completed his large and
splendid Almanac for 1902 and.
with his staff Of able helpers, has
brought his journal, WoRD AND
WORKS, justly forward into inter
national reputation. For quar-
ter Of a century Mr.. Hicks has
grown in reputation and useful
ness as the peoples astronomer,
and forecaster of storms and the
character of coming seasons
Never were his weather forecasts
so sought after as now, his timely
| warning of a serious drouth this
year having. saved the people from
loss and suffering Millions Of
bushels of wheat were harvested
through his advice to plant crops
that would mature early. The
. American people will certainly
stand by Prof. Hicks, when it
costs them SO little and the bene-
| fits are SO great. His fine Alma.
nae of 200 pages is only 25c, and
his splendid family journal is only
one dollar year including the
Almanac. Send to WORD AND
WORKS Pub. Co., 22O1 Locust St.
st. Louis, Mo.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1902-01-04

A canvass of the Louisiana leg
islature a week or two ago disclos.
ed the unwelcome fact that very
few changes in the personnel have
taken place since the passage of
the notorious Haggerty anti CON-
pact law, the enforcement Of which
has resulted III no little embrass.
ment to insurance companies and
large property owners of the
State. So servere has been the de-
mand for increased indemnity in
Louisiana during the past six
months that underwriters were
hopeful Of securing the repeal OF
the Haggerty act. That hope is
blighted by the discovery above
noted.-The Insurance Press OF
New York.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1902-01-04
THE WEATHER.

OF all freaks in the weather,
that of last Sunday seemed to
take the honors for record
breaker. Saturday night was
cold and rainy. Sunday morning
the air was filed with snow flakes.
The snow storm last about an
hour, but due 30 the excessive
amount of water upon the surface
the snow melted as fast as it fell.
At about 8 o'clock the rain and
snow gave way to sleet which
came down in quite a shower
The afternoon Of the same day
was clear and sunny, and looked
as innocent of snow and sleet as q
spring day.
Heavy, white frosts prevailed
the following three mornings.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1902-01-04
THE SAME TT YOU. I"

Nineteen Hundred and One now
rests in the charnel house Of time.
A New Yeaa. is upon us, with all
of its hopes and promises. The
old has not been altogether disap-
pointing. The new is not without
its forbodings.
New conditions confront our
people. One of the staple crops
of this section has been so baset
with losses since 1898 that there
has been many changes and many
have gone out of the business.
The future is clouded by unknown
Cuban influences. The seasons
for several years have been any
thing bnt propitious. There is
not much promise that the acre
age will be increased for 1902.
Rice has grown into consider
able prominence and gives pro
mise of being a still greater crop,
| Notwithstanding the fact that the
1901 crop was the largest ever
raised it has been marketed al
very fiattering and encouraging
prices. The acreage Of this crop
: will most probably be considerab
lily increased in this section this
year.
Cotton has not been a failure
with our people by any means
, 1t will still be a crop of consider
able dependence.
Our merchants have done az
average business generally-somt
have done far more.
Our drainage system has beer
improved IN some localities, Will,
in others matters are stagnant
There is room for great improve
ments in this direction and TIL
hope is that something will b.
done in 1902.
,, The Oil boom and fever of TIL
, section seem to sleep with the oil
year. The belief in the existanc
, OF oil beneath our surface still ex
lists in the minds of many, bu
, none have the hardihood to organ
, ize and bore. The need for tn
oil is growing. The experiment
made with oil fuel have been yer;
! satisfactory everywhere. A we
|, in this section would be immedlat
and positive wealth.
For 1902 we wish all an unstint
! ed measure Of joy and prosperity
"The same to YOU"
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1902-01-04

MreNeal M. Leach of New Or
leans, Geneal Agent tor the
Mobile & Ohio r. r.. was a visitor
to our town Thursday. Mr. Leach
is deeply interested in the Breaux
Bridge oil fields, and he intends
to enter the fields and sink well
We had the pleasure of a call from
Mr. Leach while here -Breaux
Bridge Valley of the Teche.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1902-01-04
PROPOSED Law,
AN ACT TO PROMOTE THE PROSPERITY
OF CUBA AND EXTEND THE MARKET
FOR AMERICAN PRODUCTS.

SECTION From and after the LIST
day of January, 1902, Cuban molasses
and raw sugar, up to No.. 16 of the
Dutch standard, shall be admitted in
to the United States free, and all other
Cuban products upou the payment of
one-half the rates IF duties LEVIED and
collected under the tariff laws of the
United States upon similar product
of the most favored nation; provided
the people Of Cuba comply with the
following condition:
SECTION 9. The people of Cuba
shall consent that from and after the
LIST day Of January, l902, all products
of the United States shall be admitted
into Cuba upon the payment of one
half the rates of duty levied and
collected under the tariff laws OF Cuba
upon similar products of the most
favored nation. Whenever the Mill
tary Governor of Cuba shall report to
the President of the United States
that the people OF Cuba have given
such consent the President shall by
proclamation declare that the rates OF
duties provided for, in this act shall
take effect in the United States and in
Cuba from and after the 1st day oil
January, l902.
SECTION 3.-This act shall take effect
Immediately.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1902-01-04

The railroad drawbridge down
at the depot has a historic record
1t passed through the celebrated
Galveston storm and was wrecked
in that fierce hurricane. It has
been repaired thoroughly and
to-day presents no appearance OF
having gone through what it did
It is amagnificent span, the draw
being 217 feet long, which leaves
an abundance Of room for steam
boats, barges, schooners, etc. t,
pass -Abbevilie Meridional.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1902-01-04

R, If your appetite is poor, you
are not well and need tonic, Why
not try a bottle of TonO Tongue,
the new appetizer and tissue-bulld-
err 1t is indicted in convalescence
from all diseases, as it gives back
to you the strength you have lost
during illness. A wine glassful OF
Tono. Tongue will give any one an
appetite. Get bottle from the
Estorge Drug Co.-51-2
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1902-01-04

We have on exhibition at our
Office tassel of the sugar cane,
sent us by Mr.. Jno. M. Weeks, Of
Punta Gorda, Fla. We extend a
cordial invitation to all our readers
to call and see this phase of a
plant SO well known TO them, but
which seldom tassels in this latti-
tude.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1902-01-04

Mr.. Joseph Jefferson, that ge-
NAL veteran of the boards, has
just begun his fiftieth year as a
star The dean of the American
stage has been an actor for more
than three score years for he has
been behind the footlights almost
from birth. Next February be will
be seventy three years old Elk.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1902-01-04

DIED: At his residence III
Loreauvllle, Ls., on Wednesday,
J anuary ls', 1902, at $50 P. m.
John F. H,fman, born in Augusta
G,..ln lsl4. The funeral took place
from the Episcopal Church In New
Iberia, on Friday, January 3rd,
1902, at III a. m.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1902-01-04

DIED: At his home, IN Iberia
Parish, near Loreauville, at $3.50
a. m. Friday, Jan'y 3rd, 1902,
Gus,ave Broussard, age II years,
the funeral, took place from the
Loreauville, Catholic Church on
,, Saturda,, Jan'y 4th. 1892, at 1000
| O'Clock a. IN.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1902-01-04

1t is-rumored here that the New
iberia Milling and Development
Co, of New Iberia, has bought
the Fournet & Delahoussaye gin
merry here, which has been idle
since two years. They will pro
badly put the ginnery in running
order for the coming season. st
Martinsville Messenger.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1902-01-04
NEUROLOGICAL.

DIED-At the residence OF his
parents, IN New Iberia, on Satur
day, December 2Sth, 1901, at 3 A
H.. Frederick w. Sonnemann, aged
SO wears, one month and 26 days,
son of Mr. and Mrs G. SOnnemann
The funeral services took place
from the Episcopal church On Sun
day, December 29th, at II o'cloc.
EOcn.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1902-01-04
FOR CUBA.

In our last issue we published .
lengthy article from the circulars
sent us by the ~. S. Export Assns.h
which we thought would be of pecu-
liar interest to the growers of cane in
this section. We dare presume that
every paper in the United States was
furnished with a copy of these circu-
lars, and that the editors generally
have been solicited to help form pub
lie opinion in favor of Cuba and free
sugar.
This week we are in receipt of more
literature on the same subject. 1t
strikes us that If the cane growers
are not as energetic and aggressive,
presenting their side of the question
we will have free sugar before the
close of the present session of Con.
gress.
LITTER TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE
SENATE.
New York, December 8, 190l.
To the President of the Senate:
We have the honor to address
you in behalf of Cuba. We came -to
the United States to prese upon the
attention of the President the petition
of the united business interests ofsttzs
Island for concessions in the Ameri.
can tariff in favor Of Cuba. That
duty has been. performed. We deem
it our further duty to propose to Con.
gress some definite plan for the s.estab.
lishment Of trade between the United
States and Cuba upon a, basis which
will be of equal mutual advantage
We submit herewith such a plan II
the form of a proposed law.
We know the needs and wishes o.
the Cuban people. They need access
to the markets Of the United States
for the sale Of their products. tits es
sential to their prosperity. TheJ
wish the sale of American product.
extended in Cuba. Under presen
conditions that is impossible. Ameri
can sales in Cuba are decreasing
The reason is simple. Under q uni.
form tariff European products can b,
sold in Cuba or les than American
products. Unless the United State
secures preferential tariff rate ii
Cuba in favor of American merchant
they will be driven from the field.
The plan we submit will promot,
the prosperity Of and extend the mar
ket for American products. We res
pectfu1ly request that this letter ant
plan be submitted for consideration t
the distinguished body over which
You preside.
We have the honor to be your ODE
dent servants.
(Signed)
FRANCISCO GAMBIA, President.
MIGUEL MENDOZA,l
GUSTAVO BOOK,
SIMON DUMOIs,
DIONISIO vELASCOS Defegatas,
LUIS n. FRANKIE,
ALFONSO PEASANT,
JUAN PEDRO,
0cTAvIo +. DAVIS, Secretary.
"a similar letter vas addressed TO the
Seeaker a the House Of Representa-
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1902-01-04

"a The PROPERTIES of BALLARD's
SNOW LrSlMEd T possess a range of
usefulness gre1 ter than any other
remedy. ID seldom passes IN
every housebSl), especially where
there are chila>en, that it Is not
needed. Price, 25 and SO cents.
AT the Estorge Drug Co.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1902-01-04

We acknowledge pleasant New
Years's surprise in a bucket of
splendid taffy from our kind friend,
Mr.. L. A. Pellerin. who has been
a weigher at Shadyside during the
present sugar making season
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1902-01-04

Mr.. and Mrs. JAS. Wyche are
the happy recipients of an addi-
tional member to their homecircle
in the shape of an eight pound
baby girl, on the Goth ult.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1902-01-04

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