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The Owosso times., 1902-05-30

and patriotic course in congress, and to
our member, the Hon. Joseph w. Ford
ney, we extend our ongratulations and
assurances of appreciation of his efforts
in our behalf. He has filed the office
to which he was twice elected with
honor and ability, and his record is one
of which we feel justly proud.
We approve the Straightforward, con-
servative and business-like administra.
tion of the affairs of this state during
the past two years.
The Owosso times., 1902-05-30
PROTECTION FOR RURAL DE
LIVERY MAIL BOXES.
One Thousand Dollars Fine or I'm.
prisonment for Three Years.

Until recently the jurisdiction of the
post office department and other govern
ment officials over the boxes Of the
patrons of the rural free delivery service
has been somewhat in doubt. Here
after any person who wishes to run the
risk of imprisonment for term of
three years or fine of thousand
dollars may have more than reasonable
certainty of meeting such fate if he
will but allow himself to be detected in
tampering with one of the mail boxes
on any of the rural free delivery routes.
The provision of law which gives the
officers of the government jurisdiction
in the matter is found in the recent
post Office appropriation bill which has
just become law and is as follows
Whoever shall hereafter willfully or
malicio usly injure, tear down, or de-
stroy any letter box or other receptacle
established by order of the postmaster
general or approved or designated by
him for the receipt or delivery of mail
matter on any rural free delivery route,
or shall break open the same, or will
fully or maliciously injure, deface or
destroy any mail matter deposited there
in, or shall wiilfully take or steal such
matter from or out Of such letter box or
other receptacle, or shall willfully aid
or assist in any Of the aforementioned
offenses, shall for every such offense be
punished by fine OF not more than one
thousand dollars or by imprisonment
for not more than three years.
A copy OF the above was received this
week by Postmaster Dewey with in
structioas to report offenses of this kind
to the United States district attorney
and to the Office Of the First Assistant
Postmaster General with such evidence
as can be secured. 1t is not probable
that any such action viii be necessary
however rs there has been little cause
for such complaint In the past and there
is likely to be still less in the future
under the above strict provisions.
.
The Owosso times., 1902-05-30

Youwill be delighted If you Ise Mrs
Austin's Quick Lunch Tapioca keads
in a minute. No soaking required.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-04

ing such Indians, their lands. property,
or other rights which it would have
been competent to make if this act
had never passed"
AS usual in the admission of states
all male citizens are authorized to vote
for delegates to the constitutional con-
vention and there is a provision added
extending this privilege TO Indians who
are members of any of the tribes To-
Gated in Indian Territory.
These Indians are also made ell
gible to become delegates to the con-
vention. Among the declarations pre-
scribed for the proposed state is one
forever prohibiting polygamous or
plural marriages."
The new state is to be allowed four
representatives in Congress until the
next census, and Is also to have two
United States senators.
The Senate to-day began the real
work of disposing of the business be-
fore it, although the session lasted
but an hour and a half. When an adj
journment was taken at 1870 o'clock out
of respect to the memory of Represent
tatlves DeGraffenreid and Sheppard of
Texas, the bill to amend the immigra-
tion laws was under discussion.
When the immigration bill was
brought up Mr. Quay precipitated a
discussion over the status of the state
hood bill, which was terminated by a
ruling from the chair that beginning
on Dec. 10, it would be the unfinished
business, and that at the close of the
morning hour each day, it would be
laid before the Senate, unless dis
placed by a vote of that body.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-04
TWO KILLED ON
CINCINNATI SOUTHERN.
Others Injured and Coaches Burned
in Wreck in Tennessee.


Chattanooga, Tenn, Dec. Sin a col
lision on the Cincinnati Southern Rail-
road at Sunbright, Tenn, this morning
about 5 o'clock the fast passenger train
from Cincinnati to Chattanooga was
derailed and five coaches burned. Two
men were killed, a negro tramp fatally
injured and eight men seriously in
;ured.
The dead are Frank Elliott, fireman,
of Chattanooga; Richard Helm, express
messenger, of Covington, Ky: Fred
Mathis, Madison, Ca, fatally injured.
The seriously injured are John E
Essen, chief mail clerk, Danville, KY;
NJ. c. Caddell, mail clerk, Somerset,
KY; w. w. Smith, mail clerk, Harri-
man, Tenn; ]. w. Fowler, engineer,
Chattanooga; Frank Connors, engineer,
Somerset, Ky; Owen Card, fireman,
Somerset, KY; ]. V. Taylor, baggage
master, Chattanooga.
No passengers were injured. A car
heavily laden with machinery became
detached from a long freight train and
ran down the siding until it reached
the main track, stopping with about
half its entire length across the track.
The passenger train was drawn by
two locomotives and crashed into the
freight car while running at great
speed.
The locomotives were demolished and
the seven coaches were derailed. AL
most instantly the mail and express
cars caught fire from the locomotives.
and these two cars, with the baggage
Car and two day coaches. were COM
pletely destroyed. The two Pullman
cars were not damaged.
Frank Elliott of Chattanooga. who
was fireman on the second engine, was
pinned in the mass of wreckage. and
Richard Helm, the express messenger,
was badly injured, and both were
burned to death.
Relief trains from Chattanooga and
Somerset hurried to the scene with
physicians.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-04
be submitted to arbitration, the same
as in the case of railroad property.
WORK OF THE SENATE.
Alderman for Savannnh's Police
Court-Prison stamp Bill Lost.


Atlanta, Dec. s.-In the Senate to-
day. Senator Clements bill, which
seeks to continue the present convict
lease system at the expiration of the
existing contracts. was made the spe-
cial order for tomorrow morning i'm
mediately after the reading of the
Journal.
The Senate, upon the request of Sen
ator Parry, chairman,of the General
judiciary Committee, made the House
measure by Mr.. Kelly of Glasscock.
known as the Australian ballot bill.
the special order for Friday morning
at IL o'clock.
The bill by Senator Harrel to pro-
hibit Superior and City Court judges,
when direct bill Of exceptions is al
lowed by law. to be taken to the SUI
preme Court. and those whose salaries
are $1,000 or more a year, from prac-
ticing law in any court in the state
between the times of their election or
appointment and qualification. was
lost, the adverse report of the General
judiciary Committee being agreed to-
The measure by Senator Mclean OF
the Second District TO provide for IL
cense for carrying pistols and to pro-
vide when the same shall go into eff
iVNAs was hiiltd ny the duNtTSt report
of the General Judiciary Committee
which was agreed to by the Senate.
The Senate passed the bill by Mr.
Cam of Chatham, amending the act
creating the Police Court of Savannah
so as to permit the Mayor to designate
an alderman to preside in the absence
of the Recorder.
The following bills were passed:
BY Senator Perry of the. Thirty.
I'D
state by setting aside funds for libra
ries in schools and to provide the meth.
cd of selection of said libraries.
BY senator Lee of the Forty-fourth-
To authorize the Governor to require
the attorney general to assume the
duties formerly devolved upon the
special agent of the Western q Allan
tic Railroad without additional COM
pensation.
BY Senator Comas of the Third-Tc
prohibit the selling or giving to any
felony or misdemeanor convict in the
state any spurious or Intoxicating IL
quors. and to make a violation of the
act punishable as for misdemeanor.
BY Mr.. Butts of Glynn-To make II
unlawful for any person to be found
in possession of any terrapin of a less
size than 5ih inches.
BY Mr. station of Fulton-To make
Section go of the penal Code apply
to cheating or defrauding a firm OF
corporation.
BY Senator Park of the Thirty
seventh-To provide for the testing and
mode of testing the Illuminating quail
tiles of Illuminating oil.
The following bills were defeated:
By Mr.. Spence of Ware-To amend
the act to establish the City Court OF
Waycross.
BY Mr., Spence OF Ware-To amend
the act to establish the City Court o.
Waycross so far as II applies to tn,
| clerk of court.
BY Messrs. McHenry, Knowles ant
Ennis of Floyd-To require all prison.
made goods to be labeled Prison.
Made"
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-04
BOTH WILL BEAR
NAME OF OKLAHOMA.
Oklahoma and Indian Territory
Likely to BE a Single state.

oklahoma and Indian Territory
Likely to BE Single state.
Washington, Dec. 3.-The Senate
Committee on Territories to-day agreed
to report a substitute for the House
omnibus statehood bill, providing for
the admission of one new state to
comprise the territory now included
in Oklahoma and Indian Territory, the
new state to take the name of Ok
lahoma. The bill as reported makes
no reference whatever to New Mexico
or Arizona. The votes of all the Repub-
lican members except Senator Quay
were cast for the substitute and of
all the Democratic members against
II, Senator Quay voted with the Demo-
Gratis. The vote stood 6 to 8.
The status Of the Indians residing
in the two territories is defined in
a proviso inserted In the first section
OF the bill. This section authorizes
the Inhabitants OF the two territories
20 adopt a state constitution and the
proviso Immediately follows. II reads.
Nothing contained IN the said con-
stltution shall be construed TO limit
or impair the rights OF persons or
property pertaining 70 the Indians Of
said territories - long a. such rights
shall remain uneNtinguished, or 10
limit or affecf the authority ~ the
government of the United States 10
make apy law % regulation respect
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-04
MOLTEN METAL
POURED UPON THEM.
Fearful Accident in steel Works at
South sharon, Pa.

south sharon, Pa.
Sharon, Pa, Dec. 3.-Two men are
dead, two are not expected to recover,
and one other is in serious condition
as the result of one of the worst ac-
cidents in the history of the South
Sharon works of the Union Steel Com
pany.
Among the injured is James Lloyd,
superintendent of the open hearth
department. He was badly burned, but
physicians state that he will recover.
The dead are: Evan Roberts, aged
IS. arms and legs and head burned
off, only the trunk remains, and John
Durbin, aged S5, burned about head
and body.
Shortly before noon one of the pom
derous ladies, conveying forty tons OF
molten steel, was started along its
way on the travelling crane over the
open hearth furnaces. Slowly the great
vessel moved, until when just over the
head of the workmen standing below
who were awaiting disposition of the
metal, it was seen to tilt violently.
Then it emptied a portion of the con-
tents directly upon the heads of the
men at work below.
Evan Roberts received the greater
portion of the fiery deluge, and hardly
any semblance of a human being was
left. Only the trunk was found, and
it was two hours before Identification
was established.
Durbin died this evening from the
effects of his burns.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-04
WAS HER NECK SEVERED
WITH A JACKKNIFE7
Prosecution Seeks to Prove That of
BIOndin's Wife.

Prosecution Seeks to Prove That of
BIOndin's Wife.
Boston, Dec. 3.-An ordinary jack
knife was offered in evidence by Attor-
ney General Parker in the course of
the Blondin murder trial to-day, and
the questions put. in direct examina-
ton. to Assistant Medical Examiner
Meigs of Lowell, when this article was
exhibited, lead to the belief that the
prosecution will claim that the de-
PENDANT decaDitated his wife with it.
This was the chief incident OF the
day, and the state followed It up with
testimony from DR.. Meigs that such
an article might have been used in cut
ting off the head OF Mrs. BlOndin.
DR.. Meigs further testified that ia
his opinion the woman died OF asphyx-
lation, and that decapitation was made
az considerable interval after death
up 70 this time the state had not In
umated that Il would produce IN court
weapon other thai the ak found IN
me brook at the time Mrs. Blondins
mead was recovered. More stress was
iaid upon the finding Of the ak BY the
asiense than BY the prosecution.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-04
REED HAS APPENDICITIS.
Ex-speaIser of the House, Doctor
Says, Is "a Sick Man.

Washington, Dec. 3.-Dr. F. A.
Gardner. who is attending ex-speaker
Thomas p. Reed. this afternoon made
the following statement to the Asso-
ciated Press:
MIR. Reed has had an attack of ca
tarrhal appendicitis. His temperature
last ni2ht was l0S. This morning II
was l0l 2-5. He suffered a good deal
during the early part Of last night. but
to-day he has been resting easily.
Every case OF appendicitis. however
simple. Is serious. and he Is a sick
man"
Dr. Gardner teieuaphed Mrs Reed
that the case was not charming, bat
suggested that she better come 20
Washington
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-04
PRINCE OF PLESS
MAY REPRESENT GERMANY.

Berlin. Dec. S-In the event Of DIR. Won
Hollebens retirement from the post of
ambassador at Washington. which is
considered possible within a year, En-
peror Williams choice of his successor
is Prince Henry of Pless. The Prince
returned from the United States where
he attended the opening of the new
building of the New York Chamber of
Commerce, keen for the appointment at
Washington, when a vacancy occurs.
His desire was conveyed to the EN-
peror, who approved it. His Majesty
attaches considerable Importance to the
social side of the embassy at Washing
ton, and considers that the wealthy
Prince and Princess of Pless are es-
pecially fitted to dispense German hos
pitality at the Capitol
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-04
KILLED HIS BROTHER.
One Resented a Remark of the Other
About His Wife.

Nashville, Tenn, Dec. IA special
from Union City, Tenn, says that FL
more Cunningham killed his brother, T.
N. Cunningham, by striking him over
the head with poker. The men en-
gagged in a dispute over a crop settle
ment, and the killing was the result OF
a sighting remark made by the dead
man concerning the wife Of his broth
err.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-04
CURRENCY OF PHILIPPINES.
May BE Regulated by "A Bill Intro
duced by Senator Lodge.

Washington, Dec. 3.-Senator Lodge,
chairman of the Senate Committee on
the Philippines, to-day introduced a
bill for the regulation of the currency
of the Philippine Islands.
The bill provides that the currency
of the United States shall be legal
tender in the islands, and makes the
gold dollar the unit of value but 1t
authorizes the coinage of a silver peso
of 416 grains, which is to be paid in
sums of less than 100 pesos when de-.
manded, and to have an exchange val
ue of two pesos to the dollar.
Representative Cooper introduced a
similar bill in the House.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-04
TOMBSTONE is DYING.
Murderer's Effort to Kill Himself
VIII Prove Successful.

Philadelphia, Dec. BARRY John
stone, the actor who murdered Kate
IIassett, a member of the Keith The
alter stock company, Monday night,
and then shot himself. is dying to-
night at the Hahnemann Hospital. The
physicians have given up hope of saw
ing his life. and their efforts to-day
have been to render his death as pain
less as possible.
Johnstone's mother, his two broth
ers and two sisters. who came here
from their home at Syracuse. N. Y,
on learning of the tragedy, have been
in constant attendance at the bedside
of the dying actor. The body of the
murdered actress remains at the
boarding house. where it was taken
from the morgue. None of her relatives
have arrived.
An examination of the murdered wo-
mans correspondence was made to-
day by the coroner. but nothing was
found to show that tombstone had
threatened her life.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-04
DAMAGED 500 BALES.

Bremen, Dec. a.-Acapt. Mcdonald, OF
the British steamer MaKaaia. from
Galveston. which arrived AZ this port
to-day, reported that q Ere IN me cot
ton cargo On the bridge deck broke out
while the vessel WA III sea ana zoo
bales were damaged before a
WAS e8fin&uithed "a portion II fha
damaged cotton vas lefua0nea
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-04
He KILLED HIS MOTHER,
THEN HIMSELF.

Evergreen, Ala, Dec. s.--At Castle
berry, eleven miles from here, J. A.
StubbE shot and killed his mother and
then killed himself Whether the fret
killing WAS accidental Or the result ~
temporary arrangement Is not known.
1he lamiAy ID 1rominelt
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-04
RURAL ROUTES
WON'T BE ESTABLISHED.
POstOfice Department Says More
Money Is Needed.

FOsLOHce DepHfIInenI SHys MOFe
Money Is Needed.
Washington, Dec. 3.-The postoffioe
authorities have decided that no more
free rural routes will be installed, and
that there shall be no further inspec-
tons of prospective routes in the
South until an additional appropria-
ton is made by Congress. They are
asking for this purpose a deficiency
appropriation of $500,0O0.
Those routes which have already
been inspected and laid out, but not
installed, will be left to remain just as
they are until the additional appro-
priation is secured.
Southern members, who have endeav-
ored to secure immediate action upon
rural route applications, have met
with disappointment.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-04
SAGASTA RESIGNS.

sDain's Premier Intimates That the
Step Is IrrevocabIe.
Madrid. Dec. 3.--Senor Sagasta had
an audience Of King Alfonso to-day, at
which he presented his resignation as
premier and infimated that the step
was irrevocable. He informed the King
that the opposition had treated him
with distrust and discourtesy, which
he did not deserve. His majesty will
not decide on the course he will pursue
until Tomorrow.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-04

London, De" s.The Norwegian shin
tiaap1saf Capt Lundh. which ssiie6
from Tampa, March 2. for Adalaiae.
has been posted 90 iAoyas 49, overdue
The Washington times., 1902-10-26

and juicy bank account. so that you car
reduce Mrs. Ambitious Aims to a melan-
choly pulp. If she dares assert herself
by more pretentious function than you
propose.
Then you must have a Harveyized and
copious amount of armor-plate nerve.
1t would never do to show any feeling
or be vulnerable to a snub. You will
collide with lots of them while ascend
ing the social stepladder, but if you
once get to the top. why. then. you
can hurl down an assortment of with
erng, writhing anathemas as will tend
to refrigerate anything in sight and re-
buke the audacious one who dared as
sumo to retard your ascent.
You must be both ingenious and in
genious. and IL you cannot be original
then you must pay someone to furnish
you choice supply of surprises that
you can spring upon your coterie when
ever your daring is in danger OF
eclipse.
Be sure to keep yourself in evidence.
The really great 81 ans" have a popu
lous hive of bees in their bonnets that
must be kept exercised in a lively state
of buzz, otherwise they might be for
gotten.
And If piety is to be the stepping
stone, the hypocritical mask should be
The Washington times., 1902-10-26

of such texture as to defy penetration.
If the whitewash is too thick it will
crumble off. it must be exactly the
proper consistency. and used with dis
cretion. otherwise it will not stand the
wear and tear that passes muster
To be an ~ am" requires constant
vigilance. You must exercise rigid
surveillance over others and keep
scrupulous tabs on yourself. You must
worry along an agonizing solieitude and
never let UP on the watchful care. lest
one more resourefuI presume TO outshine
you, personally or socially. You may
even employ detectives or mind readers
TO good advantage in order TO learn the
plans of others so that you may aim
notch higher in the eclipse business.
If your past is odorous pray long and
loud like the Pharisee. Be the stellar
attraction at charity bazaars. There's
nothing like a money and piety COM
bination as a medium for social recog-
milton. IL you have nerve enough to
withstand the initial snubs, money will
do the rest. and a few judicious poses
as Lady Bountiful will prove a tremend-
Gus boosting apparatus. and you will
soon find yourself rising gradually even
though slowly, yet most satisfactorily
until you stand a miracle of your own
colossal nerve for your own admiration
q grand success-an epitome OF virtues.
a great Il am
The Washington times., 1902-10-26

| publish to the world that she enjoy.
any possession likely TO make hel
unique. she feels that life is putting al
extra dash of ginger into its flavor.
II, by reason of any talent she holds
sway over others, she never fails to
take advantage of it, and exploit it. The
actress or prima donna is always alb
normally afflicted with the great /
am" mania. She is absolutely sure that
no one could fill her role, and when. per-
haps. her manager, worn out by her as
sumptions finds someone equally we'll
fitted for it, she is surprised and in
jured.
There is another class of great |
ans" who are more deserving contempt
than recognition, and are the class who
adopt piety as the cloak to disguise a
past, many of which would not go
through the mails, and with n disagree
ably permeated present, and future
that might figure as guessing contest,
yet who adopt piety as a social passport
tinctured with a depressing unctuous-
ness that is absolutely revolving. Those
sharing such bounty are either sorry
sort of dupes, or else so mercenary that
they do not care how tainted money may
be, just SO they kee~ 1t circulating. l
have no personal objection to filthy
lucre-in fact. l would not care how hor-
ribly filthy 1t might be. provided one
little loophole were left that rendered it
susceptible Of fumigation. but, l confess
that 1t would have to stand the fumigat-
ing process, or be let beautifully alone.
The Washington times., 1902-10-26

But the past of some pious money il
out and beyond the disinfectant stage
in fact, not even a prolonged quarantine
would rid it of the insidious aroma of
past and gone transgressions, and yet.
let one of these moneyed Il ans" who
never knew the meaning of common de-
cency until the acquisition of money gave
them patent of responsibility, with a
desire to wash and be clean" makes Z
joint parade OF money and charity. and
ii seems that the old slate is washed
and turned to the wall and mighty
hammering ensues to drive in the nail
And the great Il ans" play strong
hand on supercilliousness.
They carry about them an air of i'm.
portance that must hang as heavy as a
corpse. Their heads are so high as to
be several inches out of plumb.
To be a social II am is to cultivate
the hauteur that shriyels up all upon
whom 1t gazes. 1t would be really use
less to arrogate to oneself a great "l
am" preponderance if you could not
carry out the role, with that amount os
self sufficiency and a sort of looking
down on Others manner as would i'm
press also the plebeian herd with
sense of your Importance.
If you will be great 81 am" there
are certain things that you must al
ways have on tap. and of which you
must have a large and generous supply
First Of all, you must have a rich