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The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-31
SCHLEY OVATION CONTINUES
Louisville People Never Tire of see-
ing Santiago Hero.

ing Santiago Hero.
Louisville. KY, Jan. 30.-Admiral
Schley. as the guest of the Louisville
knights Templar, had little opportun-
ity to rest to-day. The greater por-
ton of the day was spent among chill
dren. and the ,Admfral shook hands
with about 1,e00 boys and girls, who
expressed their pleasure by cheering
their visitor and presenting him with
flowers.
The most enthusiastic demonstration
of Admiral Schley's visit took place
this afternoon as he was leaving the
Pendennis Club in the carriage which
was to take him to the Masonic Wild
ows' and Orphans Home. AS he step
ped into the vehicle, it was surround
ed by hundreds of cheering men, wo-
men and children who had been gath
ering in the street for half an hour,
and who pressed around him, eager to
shake his hand.
The days programme for the enter
tainment of the Admiral consisted of a
visit to the Girls High School, followed
by a. breakfast at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry T. jefferson; a trip to the
tobacco brakes: a luncheon al the PEN
dennis Club, and in the afternoon a
visit to the Masonic Home and the In
dustrial School of Reform.
The chief event however, was the
Templars' reception and ball ait the
Calf House tonight. Several hundred
uniformed Knights and their ladies
were present, and the ballroom of the
hotel was elaborately decorated with
electrical designs. plants, flowers and
festoons of evergreen.
Tomorrow Admiral and Mrs. Schley
will leave for Nashville.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-31
ST. LOUIS TO CHARLESTON.
Exposition Delegation 10 Visit EN-
position City.

st. Louis, Mo-. Jan. 30.-A delega-
ton. which is to represent the Exposi-
ton Company in South Carolina, will
leave here next Sunday night. This
body will include Hon. Seth w. Cobb
chairman of the Committee on Fish
and Fisheries: Hon. Norman j. Cole
man, former Secretary OF the Interior
and Charles M. Reeves, secretary OF
the Exposition Committee on Leg
islation. Correspondence of a very
cordial nature has been going on for
some time between the leading state
officials of South Carolina and the Leg
islative Department of the Exposition
Company here. having in view a liberal
representation from the state I'm the
fair I'm 1909
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-31
SAD STORY OF MARINES.
Hope Abandoned for the Missing
Ten-phose Rescued All I'm Bad

Hope Abandoned for the Missing
Ten-phose Rescued All I'm Bad
shape.
washington, d. c., Jan. 30.-Secre-
tary Long to-day received the follow
ing cablegrams from Rear Admiral
Rodgers at Cavite, concerning the
march of the marines across Samar:
"Details Walters expedition across
Samar not yet received. Much credit
due Shoemaker for services rendered
in connection with rescue. Detach-
ment at Lanang. Marines in Samar
will be relieved in about ten days"
The second dispatch reads:
'The following are casualties, Capt.
Porter's command attempting march
Lanang to Basey Samar:
Lieut.. A. S. Williams, slightly
wounded in chest and suffering from
eczema: Corpl. w. Slattery, Privates
j. McBay. r. Witzell, J. w. Hacker,
w. c. Smith, II. Desmond. j. Egan,
r. ]. Carey, condition serious from
weeping eczema. Privates p. j.. Con-
nell. T. San julie. 6. N. Foster, r..
Brett. T. II. Moods. II. r. Brown,
II. Murray, NJ. Bassett, l.. A. Bailey
and }. Baroni missing, hope aban-
doncd."
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-31
TWO ARRESTS FOR ROBBERY.
white and Negro Taken to Char
leston-May Not Have Been Barlow
Warren's Crime.

Columbia, S. C.,Jan.30.-A white man
giving his name as Frances A. Allen Of
Virginia, was arrested this afternoon
near Midway in Bamberg county, sus-
pected of being one of the train robbers.
He had in his possession six watches.
He claims to have been in Charleston
the night of the robbery. When taken
back to Branchville he was positively
identified by the negro, Carson, whose
wagon was pressed into service to haul
away the safe. Both Allen and the
negro were taken to Charleston Ne
groes working in the vicinity Of the
place where the safe was dumped into
the river, assert that two men came
out of the swamp the day after the
robbery and went to the river, appa-
rently looking for the safe, but it had
been taken away. It is now thought
that Barlow Warren had nothing to do
with the robbery.
Two More Arrested in Charleston.
Charleston. s. c.. Jan. 30.-A United
States deputy marshal to-day arrested
Daniel Barr, on the charge OF interfer-
ing with the United States mails lie
Is supposed to be one Of the robbers
who held up the Southern Railway pas
senger train near Branchville Monday
night and rihed the express car
A warrant has been sworn out
against Thomas Carson on the same
charge
II is thought that the information win
be obtained from these men tending TO
the capture Of the other members or the
gang OF highwaymen. The men were
arrested al their homes near the scene
Of the robbery.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-31
TREASURER WILLS RESIGNS.
Roanoke Man VIII Enter Business
I'm Nashville.

Roanoke, Va, Jan. 30.--A special
from Bristol says:
1t is announced that w. r. Wills has
rendered his resignation as treasurer
OF the Virginia Iron, Coal and Coke
Company. with headquarters here. to
take effect February Is. Mr.. wills
and the former treasurer OF the com.
pany, ex-State Treasurer Craig Of Ten.
nessae, go TO Nashville 20 engage In
business. Prior 10 the receivership Oi
the company the position resigned by
Mr.. Wills paid $4,000 per annum.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-31
Naval Academy visitors.

Washington, Jan. 3O.--The President
has appointed the following board OF
visitors at the Naval Academy:
William Butler Duncan. New York
Francis Rawls, Philadelphia: James Il
May, Portsmouth, n. ~; l.. w. Nc.
Gruder, Vicksburg. Miss. Eugene u
Zimmerman. Cincinnati. o.; George r
Winston, Raleigh. ~ g.. Francis y
Gait, Tacoma Wash.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-31
VIRGINIA TOWN IN ASHES.
Ivanboe I'm Wytbe County Almost
Entirely Destroyed.

Roanoke, va, Jan. 3O.-The little
town of Ivanhoe. in Wythe county was
almost entirely destroyed by fire early
this morning. The stores of J. w. Mil
& Co., a new brick building just COM
pleted, and several dwellings, were
burned. The building in which the post
office was located was also used by
Postmaster Jewett and family as a
dwelling. The flames started in the
store of J. w. Miller. but their origin or
the money value of the loss has not yet
been learned
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-31
TO CAUCUS UPON THE SOUTH.

RepubIicans to Consider Our Suf-
frage Laws and Determine what
Measure, If Any, They VIII Inn
pose.
Washington, Jan. 3G.-A caucus of
Republican members of the House was
called to-day by Representative Can
non of Illinois, chairman of the Caucus
Committee, to be held next Monday
night in the hall of the House. The
purpose of the caucus is to consider the
question of the election suffrage In the
South and to determine what action, IL
any, shall be taken on the proposed
Crumpacker bill. reducing the South
ern representation in Congress, or the
Gibson bill, making stringent regula-
tions for the election procedure. Mr..
Cannon issued the call after he had
received a petition signed by eighty
Republican members, asking for the
caucus.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-31
Two More Arrested In Charleston.


Atlanta. Jan. 30.-Suit was fled IN
the city Court to-day against Beatty,
HObs0n A. Co, of which Capt. Rich
mOnd Pearson Hobson ~ member,
by the Bank ~ Winder for fiGb. the
amount 81 q check given by On Hl-
legged clerk or representative Of the
hrm IN u cotton trade, ana which the
nrm now refuses ~ pay
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-31
COLLISION NEAR ANNIsTON.
A Brnkcrmnn KiIied and Rive Trnin-
men Injured on southern.

Admission, Aha. Jan 30.-In a head
end collision between two frcghts on
the Southern Railway to-day jugt out.
side the city limits. John Rodgers OF
Birmingham. a brakeman. whs KILLED
ana the following were injured.
Samuel FOard, engineer Elmore N
Davis, fireman. Harry Potter, enRi.
neer, James Pollock, brakeman, VII
Watson, cOl0red, fremah
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-31
sARPy.s CoNFIDANTE ARRESTED.
Female Telegraph Operator May
Tell a Thing or Two.

Atlantas Jan. 3O.--Mrs. Lester Dun
bar, telegraph operator from Eddy
Wis, was arrested to-day on a charge
of being implicated with e. ]. Sarpy
who is now in jail charged with oper-
ating scheme to defraud, which
amounts to forgery.
Sarpy is charged with raising con-
tracts Of a Baltimore directory and
collecting larger amounts than firms
here contracted to pay. The arrest of
the woman gives a sensational turn
to the case. She denies completely in
the crime. but admits she knows a
thing or two about the case, enough in
fact, to make it warm, she claims, for
Sarpy and his confederates.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-31

Roanoke, Va, Jan. 30.-J. 9. Johnson,
well-known druggist OF this city. has
received a postal card warning him that
n he does not deposit $1,000 IN green
backs M "a certain place by stated
time De- viii be killed. There D. no
clsw 10 the writer Of the card.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-31

Kentacky Jury Gives Jim Howard
Life imprisonment.

Frankfort. Ky, Jan 3O.--rhe jury IN
the case Of Jim Howard, on trial for
the assassination Of william 0oebei.
to-day returned verdict n guilty
sFalnst the prisoner. and nzed his
punishment a. llfo Imprisonment.
i3oward'a attorneys say an appeai wim
b. mode
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-31

Washington, Jan. s0-rhe senate to-
day confirmed these nominations
" :. Metcaif pension agent Topeka,
Kan.
q. ". Duncan, postmaster Jasper.
Tla.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-02-06
MANY MARINE DISASTERS
Strong Gales Along Atlantic Coast
Cause Wrecks at New York
and Atlantic City.
TWO TUGS FOUNDER AT FORMER PLACE
Men Rescued with Great Difficulty
French Ship ChanaraI Lost Off
Ushant Island and Twenty-One of
Crew Perish-Severe Blizzard in
Eastern States.

New York, Feb. 4.-The strong gale
from the west-northwest which be-
gan early Sunday evening continued
all through the night and Monday
morning. The maximum velocity of
the wind was 63 miles an hour, and at
nine a. m. Monday the local bureau in
strument showed that it was blowing
at the. rate of Sc miles an hour.
All the nearby marine stations re-
ported the sea rough, and from differ
ent points along the coast there came
news of wrecks and of vessels ashore.
The tugs John E. Berwind and E. S.
Atwood, which were sent to the
stranded steamer Cavour at Long
Beach Sunday, were unable to return
to port, and both Sank about II miles
east of the Sandy Hook lightship. The
crews were rescued by the German
steamer Barcelona. The tugs left the
Cavour about four o'clock Sunday aft
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TwENTY-oNE PERISH.
French Ship ChanaraI Lost and Only
First Officer Saved.


London, Feb. 4.-The first officer Of
the French ship Chanaral was landed
at Falmouth Monday. He is the sole
survivor of the crew of % men of the
vessel, which was capsized off Ushant,
the most westerly of the islands off the
coast of Brittany, France.
The Chanaral left Nantes, France,
January 80, and encountered a heavy
gale, during which three of her boats
we're smashed. The same night her
ballast shifted and the ship capsized.
The mate and five men had in the
meanwhile launched the remaining
boat, but this also was capsized, and
the five men were drowned. The mate
chung to the boats keel and
righted her. The boat was afterwards
overturned several times, but the mate
held on to her and was picked up after
being - hours in the water. He is in
a critical condition.
News has just been received here
that the steam trawler Anlaby, with
a crew of - men, belonging to Hull,
has been lost in storm off Iceland.
The bark wrecked off the Sicily is
lands Sunday evening, and which was
supposed to be a German vessel, turns
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-02-06

The Greek royal family is very dis
tinguished one. Prince George, of
Greece, is the strongest of living royal
ties, and is besides very accomplish
ed fencer and boxer. He holds med
al presented to him by the students
OF the university of Athens for the
winning of an open boxing COMPETE
ton some years ago. Another posses
sion of Prince George which may well
be called a prize is the yacht with
which the car and Prince George were
in Japan the latter saved the formers
life when it was attempted by an as
sassin.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-02-06
Funston Operated On.

Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. 4.-Gen. Fred
erick Funston Monday was subjected
to the surgeons knife. The operation
was performed at Scarrit's hospital,
under the direction of DR.. E. F. Robin
son, of this city. DR.. Robinson stated
that it would prove a minor affair.
Later he stated that the general had
undergone the ordeal in satisfactory
manner, and that he believed the out
come would be what had been desired.
Tt would be necessary, however, for
the patient to remain at the hospital
for probably two weeks.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-02-06

Washington, Feb. Admiral Ev-
ans, Capt. Clark and Commander Vain
wright had a conference of several
hours with the president Monday on
the matter of the appeal of Admiral
Schley from the findings of the court
Of inquiry It is not thought that the
presidents answer will be ready for
some time yet. In the meantime it is
believed to be the presidents purpose
to confer with a number of the more
important officers who gave testimony
before the court.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-02-06
JUDGE IS SEVERE.
Delivers ScathinE Denunciation
Against Bribery in Charge to
Grand Jury at st. Louis.

ST. Louis, Feb. Am most scath-
ing charge to the February grand jury,
just empanelled, which he ordered to
continue the investigation begun by
the previous body into the charges of
bribery in connection with the ST.
Louis & Suburban railway legisla-
ton, Judge O'Neil Ryan, on the Grim
inal bench of the ST. Louis circuit court
Monday declared that crime was men
ace to civil and political life. " 1t is
anarchy" Judge Ryan said, for it
strikes an insidious and deadly blow
to government"
The grand jury is composed of the
following business men: George M.
Brown, manager of the Standard
Asphalt company; William Burg, iron
merchant; William B. Doan, commits
sion merchant; Fidel Gonahl, lumber
dealer; Henry L. Haydel, real estate;
James Y. Lockwood, secretary Inter
state Car and Transfer company; John
D. Manley, dealer in agricultural i'm
plements; Lewis J. Meiser, dealer in
furnishing goods; Frank 2. Meyer, SUI
perintendent for Dodson, Brown q
Co.; John NJ. Miller, assistant manager
Goodyear Rubber company; Jason c..
Somerville, secretary G. Cramer dry
plate works, and John Ell. Tiemeyer,
carpets. William B. Dean was APP
pointed foreman.
After instructing the grand jury as
to it's duties and privileges Judge Ryan
dismissed it to meet at ten o'clock
Tuesday morning.
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SchIey Has Another Busy Day.

Nashville, Tenn, Jan. Admiral
Schley, accompanied by the reception
committee, visited the University of
Nashville Monday and was enthus-
iastically received by the students. A
reception in honor of the admiral and
his wife was given in the afternoon.
At night at the University club the dis
tinguished visitors were entertained
by Mai. and Mrs E. B. Stahlman. Adj
miral and Mrs. Schley will leave Tues
day morning for Knoxville
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-02-06
Break Jail.

New York, Feb. 1.-Two men under
Indictment for burglary in the Queens
county jail have escaped. They APP
parently had the matter well planned.
They were William TraSis, alias Will
liam O'Neill, and William Watson, one
of his confederates. Both were I'M
der three indictments, charging the
most severe form of burglary. Watson
choked his cellmate almost to death
before leaving. No trace of the men
has been found.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-02-06
In New York state.


Washington, Feb. 4.-The navy de-
partment has been advised by Admiral
Atlantic squadron, that one of the five
inch guns of the Kearsarge burst
while the ship was at target practice.
No one is reported to have been in
jured. The Kearsarge is now on the
way from Porto Rico to Cuba.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-02-06

Eminent specialists are just now en-
deavoring to solve the mystery of a
disease known as beriberi, which
seems to be identical with the "sleep-
ing illness" of the west coast Of Afri-
ca. But up to the present even the
greatest physicians have not been
able to diagnose or cure it. Whole
villages of West African Negroes have
been known to sleep themselves to
death,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-02-06

The car of Russia desires the holy
synod to annul the accommodation
of Count Tolstoy before that great
philosopher dies, but M. Pobiedonos-
Jeff, the procurator, is strongly OPP
posed to the idea-so strongly, indeed,
that his majesty has given up trying
for it, and washes his hands of all re-
sponsibility by saying that if failure
to give Tolstoy Christian burial causes
revolutionary outbreaks it will be the
procurator's fault.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-02-06

The salvation army is floating an is
sue of $150,000 bonds to provide homes
for the worthy poor. The bonds are Sc
cured by colonization lands of the ar
my in Ohio, Colorado and California,
valued at $250,000. On file are appli-
cations from more than one thousand
families anxious to leave the city and
settle on farming lands. Among SUBJ
scribers to the bonds are Senator Han
ma, Washington E. Connor and Ben
jamin B. Tracy, of New York.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-02-06

preceding the elections in this coun-
try, with the view of influencing them,
and for this reason it had been diff
cult to bring the Filipinos to a discus
sion of Legislation which the commits
sion were enacting. There was doubt
as to what the policy of the United
States would he.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-02-06

Washington, Feb A cablegram
has been received at the state depart
ment from United States Minister
Conger at Peking announcing that he
has received the first payment from
the Chinese government on account of
indemnity. He will hold the money to
his order until the qualification of
the trust company which is about to
undertake an American banking bust
ness in China and the Philippines.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-02-06
onerators Propose a Reduction.

indianapolis, Ind, Feb. 1.-The OPP
orators have met the demands of the
miners for an advance of ten per cent.
with a proposition for a reduction of
ten per cent. from the present scale
of wages. This is in line with the
policy they pursued last year at the
Joint conference at Columbus, which
resulted in the agreement of 1900,
made in this city, finally being
adopted.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-02-06

The Lincoln park commissioners Of
Chicago have authorized the erection
in the park of a monument to the
memory OF David Kennison, who is
declared to have been the only SOL
der of the revolution who went from
Illinois, returned to Illinois and lies
buried in nlinois-in fact, in that
park. A bowlder, perfectly inscribed,
will probably be placed over his grave.
The Sons of the Revolution will bear
the cost.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-02-06

Judge Alfred Steckler, justice Of the
supreme court of the state Of New
York, was born poor lad on the
East Side, his father having died when
he was five years old. He secured
work in law Office, where he made his
start, and when still a mere boy be-
came president of the literary society
of the Cooper union, and in it's debates
broadened his education.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-02-06

Mr.. Marconi, the man who has ex-
cited so much wonder throughout the
world by his invention of wireless
telegraphy, had thought over the idea
when he was a schoolboy at Leghorn.
The greatest of the worlds electri-
clans had not even thought of such
a thing at that time. Yet Mr.. Mar
conf, before he was 20 years of age,
had solved the most difficult problem
that has ever troubled mems minds.
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ernoon, and within an hour both were
in a sinking condition. The seas broke
over the craft and washed away
everything movable, the water grad
ually filing the holds until it was
above the floor of the fire room and be-
gan to put out the fires. The Berwind's
pilot house was smashed and the wa
ter flooded her fire room. About $3.50
o'clock the Barcelona was seen APP
preaching and the tugs steered toward
her to ask assistance. She stopped
and made a good lee so that the tugs
were abel to run alongside. A rope
ladder was lowered and the men from
the tugs scrambled on board. Four
teen men all told were saved, seven
from each tug. Fifteen minutes after
the rescue the Atwood went down, and
some time later the Berwind disap-
peared.
Fire Island reported a ship ashore
at Point Lookout, and barge in dis
tress near the Forge river life-saving
station. The barge was anchored
about two miles off shore, and was
rolling badly. Those on shore could
not tell whether there was anyone on
board the barge. The name of the
ship could not be seen from the Point
Lookout station.
Later it was learned that the ship
ashore was the L. Schepp, from Hong
Kong, October s, for New York. She
carries a general cargo of teas and
other Chinese commodities. She regis
tiers 1878 tons net.
Bodies Washed Ashore.
Several bodies came ashore on Long
Island and at Smiths Point and Ford's
River and another near Patasquash.
A barge was seen adrift near SHINE
cock. The sea was running so high
that it was not possible to send assist
ance.
large ship Ashore at Atlantic City.
Atlantic City reported that four
masted schooner went ashore during
the night on the Brigantlne shoals,
near where the Claverdale grounded
Sunday. It proved to be the Edith L.
Allen, Capt. Gilkey, from Brunswick:
January %, for New York, her home
port.
Fire Island also reported that the
beach five miles east of the Beilport
life-saving station was covered with
wreckage, and it was believed that
coal barge had been lost.
The steamship Cavour, which strand
ed several days ago off Long Beach, L.
l., weathered the gale well, and with
the kedge and lines which she has out
held her position well. No effort will
be made to pull her off till the weather
has settled.
Schooner Goes Ashore.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-02-06

That the length of human life is in
creasing with the improvements in
general sanitation, education and n.y.
giene is evidenced by the fact that in
1890 the average length Of life was 31.1
years, while in 1900 it was 35.2. The
mathematicaIIy inclined can now esti-
mate how long it will take us to reach
the extreme old age of Bible times.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-02-06
lockout i'm wooden Mills.

Providence, r. l., Feb. 1.-The lock-
out in the four large mills of the
American Wooden company in Olney
vile took effect Monday, in pursuance
of the order issued Saturday by the
officials to meet the action of about
$50 weavers who were endeavoring to
precipitate a general strike against
the double loom system. More than
$500 operatives in all departments are
idle