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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-08-31
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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-08-31
The Exceptional Man.

Ex-Speaker Reed loves his joke as
dearly in these days as ever he did in
the times when he was so much in
the public eye in Washington, says the
New York Times.
1t is related that the other day he
met a friend from a small town in the
interior, where in rapid succession the
cashier of its principal bank had been
found a defaulter, a leading business
man had failed dishonorably and been
imprisoned. and the county clerk Civ
ing tbere) had been convicted of mis-
appropriating public funds.
Mr. Reed greeted his friend very eff
fusively, shaking his hand heartily and
saying how pleased he was to see him.
The friend, somewhat surprised at the
extraordinary heartiness, said:
Mighty glad to see YOU. Reed. but
why all this--er-?"
'Why, because" replied Mr.. Reed.
I'm SO very glad to see a man from
X who is out of Jail"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-08-31

'T was travelling from Philadelphia
to the West the other day." said a
man who sells oil for a leading house,
according to the Cleveland Plain Deal
er, when I was put upon small
trick to beat the Pullman Car Com
pany. l should not care to play it
myself, but 1 can easily see how it
can be DONE"
Soon after leaving Philadelphia 1
went into the smoking compartment,
and there met a pleasant young fell
low who was travelling for a Philadel-
phia house. After a time he said to
me, Shall l show you how to beat the
Pullman company? Well l an
swered, I am not much in that line,
but how will you do it?' I'll show
you when the conductor comes along,
he answered.
when the conductor came the man
from Philadelphia merely pointed to
me. He inspected my ticket, found I
had paid for a lower BIRTH said no
more, and went on. Then it dawned
upon me that this cheeky traveller had
coolly appropriated one of the two
seats that 1 had right to. He re-
manned in the smoking car, and rode
on my ticket to Harrisburg, but never
did he say a word about sharing a
part of my expense"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-08-31
A COTTON CROP ESTIMATE.

The Commissioners of Agriculture of
the cotton states are of the opinion
that the cotton crop of the season
which begins tomorrow will be con-
siderably smaller than the crop of the
season that practically closed last
night. These commissioners are no
doubt pretty we'll informed. They are
in touch with all parts of their re-
spective states.
According to their figures the crop
will be a little more than 9,700, 900
bales. The Texas commissioner thinks
that the crop in his state will be less
than 100000 bales greater than it was
for the past season. The estimate of
these commissioners shows an increase
in Arkansas, Tennessee, North Caro-
lima, South Carolina, Oklahoma and
the Indian Territory, and a decrease
in Georgia. Louisiana, Alabama, Mis-
sissippi and Florida. The estimated de-
crease in Georgia is 100000 bales, in
Alabama nearly 100000 bales, and in
Mississippi little less than zoe, 900
bales.
1t would not be surprising, however,
If the Georgia crop should turn out to
be better than the estimate 1t will
be recalled that early last season it
>was estimated that the Georgia crop
would be a small one. The figures show
that it turned out very well.
The planters have one consolation. II
is that if the understanding that the
crop will not be above 100000 bales
is generally accepted, the price of cot
ton will hardly fall below what it is
at present.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-08-31
The Bone of Contention.

Dad, can you answer a question
now, or. are you too busy?" asked the
7-year-old heir. says the Baltimore
Sun. "You told me always to ask you
about anything 1 didn't know"
quite right, my son." said the fond
parent. 81 wish you to grow UP a wise
and observant man. Never be afraid
of showing your ignorance and your
store of knowledge will steadily in
crease. What is it this timer"
THE other day l heard someone
talk about the bone of contention, dad,
and 1 should like you to tell me which
part of the body it is in. Which is it?"
Henry, my son." said his father.
solmnly-after casting a glance around
to see if mother were in the way-"the
bone of contention is the jawbone of
a woman. Always be careful of it,
Henry"
And Henry promised he would.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-08-31
THE GOVERNORS AND THE MEK-


The circular of the voting trust of
the Southern Railway stated that
there were negotiations in progress
which would have the effect of
strengthening the Southern in it's po-
sition and protecting it from attacks
from other railroads. Gov. Gambler, 1t
seems, has a report that the negotia-
tons aim at the merging the South
ern, the Seaboard Air Line and the
Louisville and Nashville.
The merging of the Southern and the
Louisville and Nashville has been dis
cussed for some time. The merging of
the Seaboard Air Line with these
roads is "omething new, and it is
doubtful if any such thing is contem-
plated. Still, stranger things than that
are happening in the railroad field.
1t is evident that the Southern and
Louisville and Nashville could not be
merged without a struggle with the
authorities of the states through which
these roads pass, neither could the
Seaboard Air Line be merged with the
foregoing lines without meeting with
determined opposition. The Governor
of Kentucky has directed the Attor-
ney General of that state to investi
gate the rumor that the Louisville and
Nashville is to be merged with the
Southern and the Governor of Ten
nessee has taken steps towards a sim
liar investigation. If it becomes GER
tain that a merger is contemplated,
the Legislatures of those states will
be called together for the purpose of
taking such action as will prevent the
proposed combination-at least that
IS the understanding.
And from what Gov. Gambler said in
an interview published in the Morn
ing News yesterday he will invoke all
the power at his command to prevent
violation of the states laws against
the combining of competing roads.
With three states against the proposed
merger it will be a difficult matter to
accomplish much in the direction of
making one system out of the roads
in question. 1t is to be presumed, of
course, that the parties who are sup
posed to be arranging the merger
know all of the difficulties in the way
Of doing what they propose. They
know the laws of the states through
which the roads pass. They have able
counsel and are not likely to attempt
anything which is forbidden by law.
Taking that view of the matter it is
possible that the report which Gov.
Gambler has heard. in regard to the
plans of the roads in question, is not
in all respects correct.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-08-31
THE CASE OF MONROE ROGERS.


The case of Monroe Rogers is get
ting to be a famous one. Rogers is
a North Carolina negro and he is want
ed in that state, where there is a
charge of arson pending against him.
He fed to Massachusetts, and when
he was arrested there on a warrant
from North Carolina, and proper ex-
tradition papers from the Governor of
that state were presented to the Gov
ernor of Massachusetts he set up the
plea that if carried back to North
Carolina he would not be given a fair
trial, but would be lynched
And he seems to have secured a con-
siderable support for himself on this
plea. Some of the good New England
people thought the plea one the Gov
ernor should regard as sufficient to
justify him in refusing to honor the
writ of extradition. The Massachusetts
Governor, however, realized that he
could not refuse to honor the writ on
any such ground. The plea was one
that any fugitive from justice might
set up. and If it should be allowed the
result would be probably that Massa-
chusetts would become a haven Of
refuge for negro criminals from all
parts Of the South. Besides, there were
assurances from the Governor Of North
Carolina that Rogers would be given
a fair trial and not be lynched.
Rogers was ordered 20 be delivered
70 the officer from North Carolina, but
Il seems that Rogers friends were not
ready 10 give ~ the nght. and 30 they
sued ouf nFit ~ habeas corpus on
some technical grounds. Rogers viii
have ~ 50 back % borth Carolina.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-08-31
In Case of Attack.

This account of a conversation be-
tween an officer and a private comes
from the Philippines, says the Chicago
News. An officer of the day, meeting
q sentinel on outpost, paused to ask
him if he knew his orders.
Eyes, sir" said the sentinel.
Oficer-"Suppose you were rushed By
100 bolonen, what would you do?"
Form a line, sir" replied the senti-
mel.
What! One man form q line?"
Eyes, sir; I'd form Decline fol-
camp!"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-08-31

There is no doubt about that. And
he will not be lynched. He will be
given a fair trial.
There are people in Massachusetts
a good many of them-who seem to
think that a negro cannot get fair
trial anywhere in the South. Doubt
less they are sincere, but it is evident
that they know nothing about the
South and that their prejudice against
the Southern people is fully as great
as their Ignorance in regard TO them.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-08-31
Nothing Doing.

In his STORY of the Cowboy" EN-
erson Hough gives the following quar-
terly report of foreman to an east
efn ranch owner, which constituted his
most serious labor of the year: Dear
Sur, we have brand 500 caves this
roundup we have made sum hay po-
tatoes is a fare crop. That Inglishman
yu lef in charge at the other camp
gotto fresh, an we had to kill him.
Nothing much has happened sence yu
lef. Yurs truly, jim"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-08-31

Senator Mason has found out what
is the matter with David Bennett Hill;
and he is sincerely sorry for the man
of Wolfert's Roost. Hill is to be
pitied if the truth has been told about
him." says the rotund and curly-locked
Senator from Illinois. "a man who
has not known the kisses Of mother,
sisters, sweetheart, wife and daughters
an outcast, living apart from human
kind" is the way he characterizes the
New Yorker. This lack of kisses, Mr..
Mason thinks, accounts for Mr.. Hills
GOODNESS, reserve and failure in the
dearest wish of his life, the securing
of the presidency. With E. Benjamin
Andrews and BILLY" Mason both after
Hill there will be nothing for the
poor man to do but get married.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-08-31
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INDEX 10 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

INDIA ~ NLU nv EAIAOLMEu11
Special Notice-Boynton Heaters
and Furnaces, Cornell & Chipman;
Union Transfer Company; knights
Pharmacy Prices; Ship Notice. E. Ben
nett Master British Steamship Saint
ton in Acting, ETC.; Mr. A. L. She'll
man Appointed superintendent of
Agencies, Mutual Insurance Company
of New Jersey; Large Wharf to Rent,
Geo. A. Mercer, Jr., Stores for Rent,
Geo. A Mercer, Jr.; Store on Brough-
ton Street for Rent, Geo. A. Mercer,
Jr.; Standing in His Own Light, C. H.
Dorset; Auctioneer;' Austro-
American Sailings to Mediter-
ranean and Adriatic Ports, at
Joyce's; Notice, Thomas A. Jones;
Dinner Bill of Fare, Union Station
Restaurant; Refurnished Bowling AL
ley, Mr.. ]. r. Wilson; You Will Be
Thoroughly Pleased If You Try Our
Sherbets, Conida's.
Business NOTES.-The Leaders In
Coffee, The S. w. Branch Company.
At the Casino-To-day.
Why We Have Been Successful
Macarthur & Sons Co.
1902, Fall and Winter Goods-Ed-
ward J. Kennedy.
Auction Sales-Sale of Fire Damag-
ed Freight, Central of Georgia Rail
way, by c. H. Dorset. Auctioneer;
Mondays Auction Sale by c. H. Dor
sett, Auctioneer.
Newest Topic of Conversation-Del-
monico Company.
The Pierce Motorette-R. V. Come
rat.
Great Clearance and Room Making
Sale-Leopold Adler.
Laundry-E. & w. Laundry.
New Fall Goods-At Gutman's
Comparison as a True Test of Value
Leopold Adler.
For Every Occasion-Koch & Sylvan.
You Make No Mistake-Oakman az
o'Neil.
The Cleveland Bicycle-Wm. & H.
II. baltimore.
Buy Gas Range-Mutual Gas Light
Company.
The Oldsmobile Sets the Pace-T. A
Bryson, Columbia Agent.
Educational-Savann Preparatory
School,
'tMcFadden's Flats
at Theater. Friday. Matinee and
Night
House Furnishing Goods-Thos
West G. Co.
Cider and Grape Presses-Edward
Lovells Sons
Labor Day Celebration To-morroy-
BY the Brickmason's Union, the Car
penter's Union and the Plasterer's
Union.
Hides, Wax, Etc.-A. Ehrlich & Bro
This Weeks Bargains-Morrison &
Co.
Financial-Homer H. Selby & Co..
New York.
Aug. S1.-Get 1t at RowlinskPs
Electric Contractors and Supply
Dealers-The Electric Supply Com
pany.
The Last sunday-of the South Ends
Season.
Aimed at Your Ideas-A. L. Desbouil-
Ions.
Real Estate-Rivers & Gibbes.
Whiskey-Murray Hill Club Whis-
key.
Paste-Stearn's Electric Paste.
Our Prices Do the Selling-Foye &
Eckstein.
Good-bye-B. H. Levy & Bro.
Blanket Sale-At Eckstein's
Here's Some of the Best Values
Daniel Hogan.
Cheaper Than You'll Find Same
Qualities Elsewhere-Bee-Hiv
Constant New Arrfvals-B. H. Levy
& Bro.
Fall Hats Now Open for Inspection
metropolitan Clothing Company.
Take the Trolley Cars-Savannah
Electric Company.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Hel
Wanted Employment Wanted; For
Rent; For Sale; Lost; Personal; Mis-
cellaneOus.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-08-31

Sam smalrs jag up IN Vermont has
given him more notoriety than be
could have bought with a years In
come; and the newspapers are patting
him on the back rather than rubbing
salt into his sore They are commend
ing him. not Tor getting drunk. but for
being honest and manly enough to
confess - and spurninE the EFFORT to
hide his weakness behind doctors
eeTllheats
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-08-31

At Lebanon. Pa. the operatives in
the plant Of the American Iron and
Steel Company have notified their en-
ployers that they viii not work with
negroes. and that n the blacks are not
removed within "a specified time. the
white workmen VIII walk out on strike
is there not race problem in the
North a. gel as a. The s0uth2
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-08-31

Extravaganza in a wife Is not a
good ground for divorce in New York.
In a case which came before court
in that state the other day a woman
had signed her husbands name to
checks, collected the money and spent
it to crafty her own desires or
whims. Her husband made complaint
to the court respecting the forgery
and sued for divorce. Upon the trial. the
judge made this sapient ruling, among
others: "a husband takes a wife for
better or worse and because she does
not conform her expenditures to his
notions of economy is not a ground
for casting her from him." In other
words, according to this judge, wo-
man may be just as extravagant at
she pleases, or as the mans income
will permit, without his consent, and
the man has nothing to do but keep
putting up the money. That is very
liberal, on the part of the court. 1t
ought to delight the most ardent advo-
cate of "woman's rights"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-08-31
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Military Academy.

Established by Act of General As
sembly 1912.
A Military College Of the highest
grade. Course. of studies full and prac-
teal. Session begins October / and
ends generally June 80.
Terms-For tuition, board fuel,
lights, books, clothing and medical at.
tendance-$250 a year.
Send for illustrated catalogue.
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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-08-31
The weather.

The indications for to-day are fair
weather, fresh east TO southeast winds.
and for Eastern Florida. local rains.
fresh southeast winds.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-08-31

George KEENAN,, writing to the
Outlook, says that careful investi-
cation of the stories of witnesses of
the eruption of Mont Pelee shows that
the flames, so often described. were
not present in the catastrophe The
descent of the erupted mass, which
looked like black cloud, was watch
ed by Father Mary from Morne Rouge:
by Messrs. Lassere and Simonut from
the Grande Rebuilt; by Mr.. Guirouard
from the bishops garden, just back
of the Grande Rebuilt; by MIR. Fer
nand Clerc from Mont Parnasse, a
mile east of st. Pierre; by Engineer
Charles G. Evans from the deck of the
Roraima, and by Mr.. J. Montera from
the French cable steamer, eight miles
off the coast. None of these observers
saw any fame in the cloud or any
thing like an explosion of infiamma-
BILE gas. THE frequent references to
flame" he writes, "lava, burning gas
and a rain of fire, in the early ac-
counts of the disaster. were due, I
think, partly to inaccurate observa-
ton, partly TO the appearance of
lightning flashes in the lateral dis
charge, and partly TO excitement and
a confused blending OF effect with
cause. 1t is perfectly natural TO as
sociate intense heat With visible flame.
and when a could burns flesh and sets
FIRE to every inflammabie object that
IL touches the average observer con-
cludes that Il must contain the flame
that Il communicates. Some OF the
sailors OF the Roraima insisted that
they were burned by tongues Of flame
as they lay on the floor IN the fore
castle: bet when they were closely
cross questioned and their attention
WAS called 70 the fact that their
clothing wac not scOrcheG they had
20 admit Ihat they did not actually
zee the tongues Of nsFne."
Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-16
ELUDES The STANTON POSSE
ASSsilsnt Of Anna Billaws Drops Out Of
Sight for Time Being.
COUNTRY STILL BEING SECURED FOR HIN
His Victim Has in Large Measure RE-
covered from the Effects of
Her Terrible Ex-
perience.

STANTON. Neb., Sept. 15.-Cspecial Tele-
gram.)-The pursuit Of welch Lowrey, who
kidnapped and assaulted Anna Billawa Sat
urdsy night, is still being kept up under di-
rection of Sheriff King. Lowrey evidently
made his escape from the cornheld across
the river during the night and no trace Of
him has been secured since. The blood
hounds which we're sent for have not ar
rived.
While the excitement has died down some
what, no effort will be spared to run him
down, though there is now no danger OF a
lynching unless he should carry out his
threat and shoot some OF the pursuing posse.
Lowrey is fully armed and also has plenty
Of ammunition, and 1t is also stated he is
we'll supplied with money. He comes from
a good family, but has been dissipated for
the last few years. He is "a years Of age,
Ave feet nine inches tall and Of slight build,
weighing about 40 pounds; has light hair,
smooth face and prominent chin. He wears
a light suit Of clothes and a light overcoat.
Anna Billawa, his victim, has In a large
measure recovered from the effects Of her
experience, though still nervous. When she
arrived at the home of her brother she pre-
sented a pitiable appearance. Her clothing
was torn almost into shreds, the remnants
Of clothing and her hair were matted with
sandburs and she was utterly exhausted.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-16
CARS PILE UP IN THE DITCH
Engineer and Fireman Dangerously
and Tramp Seriously
Injured.

VALENTINE. Neb., Sept. ~15.-(special
Telegram.)-A serious railroad accident oc-
CURED about s o'clock this morning, six
teen or eighteen miles west Of here. The
regular eastbound freight train broke in
two and part OF It was left behind on the
track unnoticed by the engineer. A special
stock train was following and as It rounded
a downhill curve the engineer. ]. s. Hall
stead, saw the danger, set the air brakes
and reversed his engine, but was so near
he could not stop, and, knowing the crash
must come, he and the fireman, For
Sutterield, jumped from the engine. A
brakeman in the cab with them climbed
to the top OF the cars and was thrown
more than 100 feet away without being
hurt. Cattle, cars and the engine of the
special train are piled In a heap, down a
steep embankmept. None Of the passengers
on tho detached portion of the head train
were hurt, they having run for their lives
when they saw the special coming. A
young man beating a ride was seriously
cut on the head, but will recover. The
engineer and fireman are both here in a
critical condition. Trains are side-tracked
waiting the clearing Of the wreckage and
repair OF the track.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-16
MINISTER'S GO OUT STUNNING
Tell Congregations on sunday who
They Saw I'm the DisreputabIe
Places.

HASTINGS, Neb., Sept. 15.-(speciaI.)-
A thunderbolt from a clear sky penetrated
nearly al the prominent churches OF Hast
ings yesterday morning when the respective
ministers began their sermons by telling a
few facts which they had seen and learned
about the places Of degradation in Hastings
and the people who visit them. 1t seems the
clergy Of this city conceived the idea Of Wis
iting all the palaces Of sin and places of
~iniquity in the city, and last week they put
their idea into action. Before starting they
found themselves wondering how they could
gain admittance into the places Of vice, but
soon they learned that all doors swing open,
even to them, and they also found all that
they were looking for, and more too. Rev.
Van Dyke Of the Presbyterian church said
in his sermon yesterday morning that in
every den or disreputable place the min
listers visited they found a member Of some
one OF their churches there, apparently en-
joying himself. Mr.. Van Dyke further
said that be did not hold Mayor Miles
to blame for these dens Of ~iniquity In the
city, because the mayor was enforcing the
laws according to the manner in which the
church members desired II. The sermons
were all full OF fire and were quite sensa-
tional. From all accounts the male members
Of the various churches must have had a
bunch" for they we're conspicuous by their
absence from church yesterday.