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The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-10
A MENACE TO SAVING GRACE.

Albany Herald: 1t matters not
whether the mosquito is guilty of dis
seminating fever and malaria or not
there is a species of him here in AL
bany that should be exterminated on
general principles and for the good of
humanity. He is a swift-moving, ten
or-singing, zebra-legged fellow. and
gets in his work in the daytime. He
stings people on the ankles, and two
or three of his species in a room can
make life miserable and cause anna
bility peace and comfort to fly out
through the window. His favorite
victim is the man or woman who tries
to read. He slips up under book or
paper and stings the hands He has
an eye like IN eagle, and is as wary
as he is swift of wing. 1t is almost
impossible to catch him mapping and
get a chance to mash him Two or
three of his stings are sufficient to
throw a fretful, impatient person into
a rage. He is. therefore. a pest that
needs to be exterminated He is a
menace to what the preachers call saw
ing grace, and is liable to make his
victims think wicked thoughts and.
mayhap utter maledictions that are
neither pious nor parliamentary He
should be eXterminated and the places
In which he is incubated obliterated
from the face of the earth.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-10
ANOTHER ESCAPE AT STATE FARM.

Milledgeville Union Recorder: Last
Sunday Afternoon when the male con-
Eicts went TO the chapel to attend re-
tgious services G. III. Bartrain remain
ID In the sleeping department. He
ook two bottles and wrapped them in
, cloth so as 70 resemble the feet Of q
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-10

Savannah Almanac, 18TH Meridian
Time.
Sun rises at 5:1S a. M and sets at
GAP p. m.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-10

The first ocean passenger steamship
to cross the Atlantic fitted with fur
naces to burn liquid fuel for the gen
GRAFTON of steam in the place of coal
will be the steamship Kensington of
the Red Star Line. She is now in the
shipyard of the Wallsend Shipway
and Engine Company in the River
Tyne, England. where she will be it.
ted with patent oil-burning apparatus.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-10

The City Council Of Augusta has
passed resolutions upon the death of
Dennis Cahill the canal bridge tender,
who lost his life recently while at
tempting to save a little girl from
drowning. Cahill was only an humble
employee of the city. but his brave
death aroused the sympathy and ad-
Iniration of its entire people. He had
previously to this rescued two people
from drowning AS he was a splendid
swimmer he is supposed to have been
taken with cramps the moment he
jumped into the water to rescue the
little girl, Dallas Kitchens, who was
also drowned.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-10

The Atlantic Carriers Association,
composed mostly of coastwise schoon-
er owners, has issued instructions to
the effect that all vessels of the coal
carrying fleet nut be loaded accord
ing to the order of their arrival at
coal ports The resolution, which was
voted at the last meeting of the as
ISOLATION, went into effect on July Il.
1t is claimed that in the past sailing
vessels have been forced to give way
to steamers, and that much time has
been lost in this way.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-10

The up-river steamboats, are having
some difficulty in navigating in the
vicinity of Augusta, owing to low
water. Light rains have kept the
river at a low stage for some time,
and at the shallow points the boats
find it difficult to pass. They. have
been delayed at times. The boats
that visit Augusta are very light
draught, being built for the purpose
of navigating in shallow waters.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-10

Fitzgerald Enterprise: Irwin county
has never been considered a wheat
country, but an occasional test shows
that the crop can be raised success
fully. This year Hon. NJ. Dickson
planted seven acres on his farm about
eight miles east of the city from
which he harvested seventy five bush
els He shipped fifty bushels to mill
last Saturday and viii enjoy the lux
ury of home-raised biscuit for a sea-
son.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-10

Capt. Sytor of the Belgian steam
ship Iris is among the jovial cap
tains circulating about town at pres
ent~ He is now well acquainted among
all the shipping people. Capt. Sytor,
more than the average commander,
shows the warmth of his heart for
friends by smile and a grasp of the
hand that makes smaller persons bend
for their release. His vessel, the
Iris, will sail tomorrow with cargo
of naval stores.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-10

The Twenty-third Georgia Regi-
ment will hold its annual reunion at
Rome, Ca, Aug. 20. All survivors of
the regiment particularly, and all the
friends of the regiment are invited TO
be present. The Twenty third Geor-
gia was a member of Gen. A. Z.
Wright's famous brigade.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-10

Freight is beginning to move to the
country from local jobbers, both by
the rail and water lines. Country
merchants are beginning to lay in
their fall supplies. The transporta-
ton lines are always anxious to get
as much of this movement as possible
off their hands before the cotton move
ment begins.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-24
ANOTHER BLOW AT MILES.

He Can No Longer Act Temporarily
as Secretary of War in Case of
Emergency-Presid RevOkes Or
der of Aug. 20, 1901.
Washington, May 23.-The President
has revoked the old executive of Aug.
20, 1901, by which the lieutenant gen.
eral commanding the army and the
adjutant general in turn are to assume
the duties of Secretary of War in the
absence of the Secretary and assistant
secretary Before this revocation, in
the absence of the Secretary and as
sistantN secretary, Gen. Miles would
have acted as secretary, or if he were
not in Washington, then Gen. Corbin
would act.
The Presidents order of revocation,
which is dated yesterday. leaves the
department without a head in the
event of the absence of the Secretary
and assistant secretary, unless such
head is specifically designated on each
occasion, for the order of Aug. 20, last,
designating the chief of engineers, is
also revoked. AS both the Secretary
and assistant secretary were absent to-
day, hiatus was prevented by the is
sue of a special order by Secretary
Root before he left this morning, des-
ignating Chief Clerk John C. Schofield
to act in his place.
Having thus arranged the temporary
successor in his own office, Secretary
Root has issued another order, when
revives an old order of Jan. IS, 1886,
relative to temporary heads of bu-
reaus of the War Department. This
order provides that in the absence of
the head of a bureau the senior Off
Ger of the department or corps on duty
in the bureau shall assume temporary
charge. The significance of the order
lies in the limitation ION duty in the
bureau" Under the application of this
limitatio no officer on duty outside
of the bureau could assume charge, as
does Col Ward of Gen. Miles head
quarters in the case of the adjutant
generals office. but Gen. Corbin's du-
ties would ordinarily be assumed by
Col Carter.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-24
THE MONON DEAL
WILL COST MORGAN HEAVILY TO
PUT 1T THROUGH.
FACTS ABOUT L. & N. DEAL.
GATES MADE HARD BARGAIN WITH
KING OF FINANCE.

To Complete the Monon Deal MIR.
Morgan Must ForecIose His Option
on the Gates and HawIey stock at
Cost of $50 ZOO, OOO-Gates Seems to
Have Driven a Pretty Shrewd Denl
in Placing His l.. a N. stock with
Morgan & Golf 1t Desires to he
tain Control the Cost to the Firm
VIII BE $43,OOO,OOO.
New York, May 23.-The Evening
Post to-day says:
Developments in Wall street to-day
brought out the fact that the Monon
Railway deal, as announced by ]. P.
Morgan & Co., probably cannot be
through unless the firm exercises an
option to buy at $3.50 a share about
zoe, 900 shares of Louisville and Nash
Vile stock. This stock is held under
option. Exercise of that option would
call for payment of $90,000,000. If the
option is not exercised, however. the
Gates and Hawley syndicates, which
sold part of their stock purchases to
j. P. Morgan & Co. can reclaim the
whole of their holdings on repayment
of the advances and interest, etc. That
would mean loss of control of the
Louisville and Nashville Railway to ].
P. Morgan & Co.
ut is to be assumed that this loss of
control will not take place. To pre-
vent it, however. the firm will have
been called upon to pay over $43, OOO,
600 for the Louisville and Nashville
Railway"
The Evening Post then gives the fol-
lowing statement of the terms on
which L. and N. shares were depos
tied with j. P Morgan & Co.:
John w. Gates turned over to ]. p.
Morgan & Co. 100000 shares of stock
for himself and a dozen associates.
Edwin r. Hawley turned over to
J. P. Morgan & Co. 100000 shares of
Louisville and Nashville and Mr.. Gates
and Mr.. Hawley each took separate
contracts of the same tenor from ]. P.
Morgan & Co., who advanced Sis per
share on this stock and later pur-
chased third of each. or 1000
shares, at $3.50 per share, and took an
option on the balance at $3.50 per share
In the event of Mr.. Morgans failure
to exercise his option. the depositors
may receive back their stock, together
with the dividends collected thereon,
upon payment of the money advanced
and per cent. interest thereon, the
return to embrace the entire 100000
shares
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-24
LOVERS DIED TOGETHER.
Indiana Carpenter and Sweetheart
Took Suicide Route.

lnulanA carpenter uhu SWeethcart
Took Suicide Route.
South Bend, Ind, May 23-John w.
Churry, aged 81, a carpenter, shot and
killed his sweetheart, Susanna Kec-
skemeti, aged 16, early this morning
and then killed himself with the same
revolver Churry and the girl, with
her parents, all apparently in good
spirits, sat on the porch until mid
night, when the parents retired. About
fifteen minutes later the mother heard
three shots. She gave the matter but
little thought, however, and went to
sleep. At 2 o'clock she awoke and look
ing out saw the bodies of her
daughter and Churry lying on
the ground. The couple evidently had
planned to die together. The girl had
laid her best dress and underclothing
on a chair in the parlor, and the man
was attired in his best clothes. They
apparently had lain on the ground side
by side. He then, evidently, placed the
3S-caliber revolver over her heart and
fired twice. Both bullets not an inch
apart passed through her body and
buried themselves in the ground. He
then shot himself in the mouth. His
right hand still cluching the weapon,
lay across his breast. There was no
indication of struggle and no reason
for the tragedy is known.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-24
WHY A NEGRO COMMISSION.
Author of Bill Admits Existence OF
Race Evils and Says He Wants to
Acquaint Negroes With Their True
Condition.


Washington, May 23.-Representa-
tive Warnock of Ohio, from the House
Committee on Labor, who reported
favorably the bill creating a commits
sion to inquire into the condition of
the negroes of the United States. says,
after reviewing the purposes of the
bill:
1T is painfully apparent that al
though nearly 40 years have elapsed
since the negro race was given its
freedom and alothugh it has lived in
the United States during all this time,
side by side with the white race, that
there is less of harmony between the
races to-day than there was at the
time the negro race was given its
freedom"
He says that while the negro has
made very great progress in many re-
spects, yet it is true that great evils
have crept into his social, economic
and industrial life. The aim of the
bill. according to the report, is to &C
quaint the negroes, comprising as
they do, one-eighth of the population
of the United States, with their true
condition in this country, and to fur
nish information for the study of their
sociological condition. The bill pro-
vides for commission of five persons
to be appointed by the President, who
shall receive SO, 500 per annum and an
allowance for actual travelling ex-
penses. Allowance is also made for
the expenses of the commission, con-
sisting of clerks, stenographer, rent.
printing, etc, not exceeding $4,000 per
annI1r1
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-24
HONG KONG AHEAD OF CHICAGO.
bun-He Defends Acquisition of
Philippines.

Washington, May23.-Bishop Tho
burn continued his testimony before
the Philippine Committee of the Sen
ate to-day. He was examined about
various phases of the situation and
especially as to the rights of the
United States to dominate the Philip
pine Islands. He said in reply to one
question that chaos would result If
England were to withdraw from In
Ola. England had advanced civiliza
ton in the Far East. Hong Kong and
othe places were made great points of
commerce. Hong Kong, he said, was
better governed than Chicago, and hui
man life was safer there than in
Chicago. He said that the United
States had more right in the Philip
pines than it had over the American
Indians because the islands were ac-
quired by treaty. He was asked as
to whether he thought strong countries
had the right to subjugate weaker ones
by force and said the question did not
apply to the United States and Philip
pines, because the islands were ac-
quired by treaty.
The committee refused to call as wit
nesses senators and members who had
visited the islands.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-24
German Papers News Is Old.
SEVERAL THOUSAND KILLED.
City of QuezaItennngO Was Totally
DESTROYED April IS.

Washington. May 23.-The earth
quake reported in the Hamburg dis.
patch resulting in the destruction of
the city of Quezaltenango. Guatemala,
is identified here as that which really
occurred on the 18th of April, and which
has been described to some extent in
the American newspapers. Information
received here at the Guatemalan lega-
ton shows that the city was wholly de-
stroyed and that San Marcos and sew
sral other towns We're partially de-
stroyed. The Guatemalan authorities
decided to reconstruct the city of Que
zaltenangO on a plain some distance
from the site of the original place. Re
ports regarding the destruction of life
are incomplete, but they indicate that
at least several thousand persons were
killed and that the property loss ap-
proximated $50,000.O0O in the April
earthquake.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-24
INSURANCE MEN ADJOURN.
Handsome silver Service Ordered
for Retiring President Harry c..
StOckdeII.

Old Point Comfort, Va. May g.
The convention of the Southeastern
Tariff Association adjourned early to-
day after having elected officers as
follows:
President, w. f. Chaplin, Atlanta;
vice president w. L. r. Reynolds, At
lanta; secretary and treasurer, Charles
T. Fleming, Atlanta.
Executive Committed. w. War
rem, Richmond; E. E. PASCAL, Char
lotte; II. L. Roam, H. l.. Bush and
T. G.. Seibles, all of Columbus; J. C.
Hunter, Thomas Eggleston, G. J. Dex-
ter, c. w. Phillips, A. B. Andrews, ].
F. Middleton, B. B. Harris, D. A.
Abram and A. c. Conklin of Atlanta.
The Executive Committee decides
upon the next place of meeting
In token of the splendid services of
H. G. Stockdell of Atlanta, the retiring
president, the convention instructed
Thomas Eggleston to purchase for
him a handsome silver service and
present it with the compliments of the
association. No limit was fixed upon
the cost.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-24
THE MoNoN REPORT DENIED.
Morgan d Co. Claim Absolute Com
troll of l.. g. N.

troll of l.. g. N.
New York, May ga member of the
firm of ]. P. Morgan & Co. gave out
tonight an emphatic denial of the
statements contained in the article in
the Evening Post concerning the Mo-
non deal. He said:
1.-The story is absurd for several rea-
sons. 1t should be remembered that
we did not buy Monon recently, as has
been reported. Control of that stock
is still in the open market, and If 1T
is acquired under the terms offered by
us it will go over jointly to Southern
and Louisville and Nashville.
1.-The story is also absurd
for the reason that Louis
willie and Nashville control
rests absolutely with our firm.
This is positive, and is not contingent
upon the exercise of any option"
Mr.. Morgans partner would not give
the details of the control purchase of
Louisville and Nashville stock.
The Street" for the most part cred
it's the report that as high as $50 has
been or will be paid for a considerable
portion of the stock acquired during
the late squeeze" by the Gates and
Hawley interests.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-24
PEOPLE LEAVE MARTINIQUE.
Situation Seems Improved But
Thousands Have Deserted Fort de
France.

Situation Seems Improved But
Thousands Have Deserted Fort de
France.
Fort de France Island of Martinique,
Thursday, May 22.-At 5 o'clock this
afternoon the sky was clear and the
population was calm; but despite this
favorable change in the situation,
many families left Fort de France by
the French steamers Versailles and the
Vile de Tanger, for the Island OF Trim
idad and for Cayenne, French Guiana.
This, with the 1000 persons who have
gone to the Island of Gaadeloupe. and
many others who have sought refuge
at St. Lucia and other islands, has
lessened the population considerably.
Besides these some 1000 people have
left for the southern parts of the ISL
and of Martinique, where 5000 refu-
gees have now assembled. This deser-
ton of Fort de France has resulted
in the disorganization of many trades.
A number of bakers have been COM
PEELED to close their stores, owing to the
fact that their employees are among
those who have fled.
The French cruiser Tage, having Ad
miral Servan on board. arrived here
this evening. She reported that Mont
Pelee now presents a more reassuring
aspect. The clouds of smoke leaving
the crater mingle with the clouds in
the sky, and do not have the threaten
ing aspect which they formerly pre-
scented. A new crater has formed in
the vicinity of Ajoupa Bouillon.
The Potomac at st. Pierre.
The United States steamer Potomac
made her usual trip to St. Pierre to-
day with another party of scientists.
She found the conditions there I'M
changed from yesterday. The top of
the mountain was clearly visible for a
considerable time. Capt. Mclean of
the United States cruiser Cincinnati,
who has carefully observed Mont Pelee,
agrees with other experts in reporting
that a new crater has been formed be-
low the old one. In the new crater
there is a great cinder cone, more than
a hundred feet high, from which steam
and volcanic matter is constantly pour
ing
An Explosive Volcano.
1t is now the unanimous opinion of
the scientists that this is an explo-
sive volcano. no real lava or moya
rock material having been emitted.
only mud, steam gases and fragments
of the old crater beds. The scientists
compare the mountains out-throw to
the steam of a boiler in which the
pressure rises to bursting point, and
they think it possible that more vi
olent outbreak may occur. The scien-
lists remark that the explosions have
occurred at progressively longer in
tervals and that they have also been
progressively more violent. Thus
there had been three light eruptions
of ashes On May there was an over
flow of mud which caused the destruc-
ton of the Usine Guerin; on May 8
there was the outpurst which destroy
ed st. Pierre, and on May 20 or after
an interval of twelve days, the last,
tremendous outburst occurred. A
new period of rest is now on and one
of two things may happen. The pres
sure may be confined for a still longer
period and then explode with still
greater violence, spreading destruction
over a vast era, or the mountain may
remain quiescent for another half CEN
fury.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-24
VERY QUIET AT wIKEsBARRE.
Mitchell Says Nothing and Districs
Presidents Go Home.


Presidents Go Home.
Wilkesbarre. Pa, May 23.-This was
one of the dullest days around the
miners strike headquarters that has
been experienced since the suspension
began a week ago last Monday. The
three district presidents held a long
conference with National President
Mitchell in the morning, after which
they departed for their homes. Presi-
dent Mitchell had no information to
impart upon any phase of the situa-
ton. He said he had received no COM
munications or overtures from any one
that could be in any way construed
as bearing on settlement of the diff
Guilty.
The only information received from
the operators side during the last
twenty-four hours was the announce
ment that the receivers OF the Haddock
Coal Company, an individual concern.
had instructed the companys superin-
tendent to grant the demands of the
engineers. fireman and pump runners
to take effect June 2. Fifty men are
affected.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-24
PLOw MANUFACTURERS MEET.

Southern Representative Discuss
Uniformity and Cooperation.
Cincinnati. May misrepresentation
of Southern Pillow Manufacturers met
here to-day to discuss the advantages
of closer industrial cooperation in the
uniformity of prices. The delegation
consisted of c. F. Huhlin. general man
ager of the B. F. Avery & Sons Pillow
Company of Louisville; G. w. Brown,
secretary and treasurer of the Column
bus Iron Works and the Southern
Pillow Works of Columbus, Ga; A. r.
Sullivan of Rome, Ga; H. D. Terrell
of Atlanta, and H. ]. Martin of CO.
lumbus, Ga.
The gentlemen declined to give any
information as to the meeting.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-24
Berlin Receives Peace News.

Berlin, May 23,-The foreign Office
here has been advised tonight from
Pretoria that peace in South Africa is
practically concluded. The articles of
surrender are ready to be signed, with
the exception that the approval of the
British cabinet of the wording of the
secondary provisions is awaited. T4le
suspension of hostilities may be an
nounced at any hour.
This intelligence, it is understood,
reached Baron Won Richthefen, the
foreign secretary, through a privileged
cipher cablegram from the German
consul at Pretoria.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-24
Boer Discussions Were Heated.

s,a1o95uon' May PA dispatch to the
ga Seandard from Pretoria. dated Thurs
vio,,- Nay %, says that up to the pre-
The saturday the discussions among
res. ,,IeIn bers OF the conference at We.
casing were heated On Sunday
roirt- councils prevailed and certain
Fras were suggested by the Orange
al ssolate Representatives themselves
The ssIlng a prospect of agreement.
10 Equation consequently proceeded
r,t,etoria, and IL is believed that a
ana ,t agreement has been drafted
''a' this agreement will be signed.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-24
Lumber for 81. vincent.

Norfolk. Va. May 23.-The United
States collier Leonidas is being load
ed with lumber here which has been
purchased from the Norfolk Supply
Company for the building OF houses TO
shelter the survivors OF the st. Vim
cent disaster She will sail for ST.
Vincent cha San Jaun. where she will
unload a sub-cargo Of coal for the
naval station there.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-24
II. CLAY EVANS HONoRED.
Democrats Take Lead i'm Reception
at Chattanooga.

Chattanooga, Tenn, May 23.-The
citizens of Chattanooga rendered a
public reception to Hon. H. Clay Evans
at the Read House tonight. The
affair was non-partisan. leading Dem
ocrats taking the initiative in giving
honor to Mr.. Evans In appreciation of
his record as pension commissioners.
Mr.. Evans will remain here until
Sunday, when he will leave for wash
ington. He and his family will sail
from New York June for London,
where Mr.. Evans assumes his duties
as consul general