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The Atlanta constitution., 1902-11-10
BABY CRAMMED IN TELESCOPE.
Tot Was Found in Baggage Station
In Chicago

Chicago. November Especial ~ ke
care # her and treat her good Is An
appaal to the world at large. which was
written i'm note pinned % the swadding
clothes of a baby girl inclosed in a tele-
scope valise and deserted ON an incoming
train from Louisiana today
The injunction is being carried out hv
the natron ard nurses of 81 Nincents
Orphan asylum. in the mote ACCOMPANY
ing the child was written
..-Talxe care OF her good some dag YOU
will be rewarded Born Thursdas No
v.rnbe- &. 1892 on God is there No help
for the Widows SON a Mas0nS child>
Be good To hyr Gertrude Lola
In "a few minutes the railway clerks de-
cided to- can for the police and message
10 IN. Harrison street station brought an
ambulance and the m1tron- The little
one was taken 20 81. Vincent asylum and
given q brea kf1St
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WORK OF THE SIGNAL CORPS.
Annual Report of General A. w.
Greeley.

Washington November 4.-The annual
,e1ort Of General 4. W. Greeley. chief
.ienal officer of the army says the corps
has actually built and put in working
order in Alaska i.l2l miles Of land lines
and submarine lines in "A period OF twenty
four months. Speaking of improvements
effected 10y the corps in cuba, General
Greeley says;
ia Is unquesti0ned that on occupying
t'uha the American army found a few
dilapidated telegraph lines operated by
antiquated methods with tariff rates in
creaSiug i'm proportion To the length Of
thu message without free delivery, and
with c.raVt uncertainties as 10 espionage,
secrecy and delivery. This system, bad as
il was. served only the western half Of
the island. In leaving Cuba there was
turned over To the government a system
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WHICH OF THEM DIED FIRsT9
Unique Case Before United States
Supreme Court.

Washington, November 6.-The supreme
court Of the United States today heard
argument In a case which involves the
decision OF the point as to which ot two
persons drowned at sea first. The ease
Is that If Mrs Sophia RRhodes, formerly
of Hutchinson, Kans., who, with her son,
Eugene RhRodes. went down with the
Elbe in 1895. Previous to sailing she had
made n will leaving her estate to the son.
and. In cast of his death. to the Women's
Christian home, Of this city. The son
died intestate. The relatives of the young
man claim that as he was young and
good swimmer he probably survived his
mother ana tnereiore .i contest 1ne !r claim
Of the priority OF death under such cir
cumstances has never been decided by
this court.
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BALES OF PRESENT CROP
THAT HAVE BEEN GlNNED

sued by the census bureau today places
fh.- quantity ~ t.l+ pressns crop % cot
ton which had been Einned up 20 Oct1-
ter Is. At 5.g25S52 commercial bales. whicn
IS estimated 20 be a little more than 80
per cent Of the entire crop. These hs-
,sres were collected by the agents oi
the bureau. and 295li ginneries are rep
r..sentad hN the retmrns hy hales.
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confsrencs over the Land.

Washington. November THE confer :
#mees tetv. ~ <eerlt tag Hap ami f'o'ora-
nau Minister lnucna. who are engaged
CO. fae preparation uf the projected Pana-
ma canal treaty. continue at stated peri
eds The u--ntsatl1u- are proceeding sat
f@farturilvs and fhe prediction Is made
that fhe terms ~ a treaty wiu ~ agreed
sFnu VERY soon. probably within fort
.Ehf III such h- the case. the pres
s.snf wEl o. able ru deal with the treaty
iu hie annual message 90 congress.
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There is more Catarrh In this section of
tbs. country than all other diseases put
together. and untIl the last few years
Was supposed 10 be mcuTable For a
great many years doctors pronounced AZ
"a local disease. and prescribed local rem
edies. and bv constantly failing Go cure
with local treatment. pronounced it in
cLlable. -iencs has proven catarrh Ia
b. a constitutional disease. and therefore
requires constitutional treatment Hairs
Catarrh Cure manufactured by r. j.
Cheney a Co. Toledo. ohio. IS the only
constitutional cure on the market. II
is taken internally m doses from 10 drops
10 a teas spoonful II acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces Of the sNs-
tenn They offer one hundred dollars for
any case q fails 20 cure. Seui for circu-
lars and testimonials
Address r ]. CHENEY & co.
Toledo. %.
Sold by Druggists 75c.
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on bulletins were issued. The director
reports that he will later submit more
effective plan for securing the orisinai
information upon which rests the whoie
structure OF statistical work at each cen
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Postmaster for Seventy-Four Years.

Ithaca. n. Y. November 7.-Roswel!
Beardsley, of North Lansing. who was
the Oldest postmaster in point of service
i'm the United States. having held that
position for seventy-four years, died at
his home today at the age of SO years.
He was a director Of the Tompkins
County national bank at Ithaca at the
time of his death.
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Structure Cured Painlessly.

My cure for structure is painless an ana
mi treatment given 10 each case. ~ IlLe
for fuu Information. J. Newton ltath-
a,xsv. NJ D. - Fnman bldg. Atlanta
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Test Your Ewes at Home

Wtth our perfect Home 1--we Tester, mali
tseie wearers Tnis will also help YOU
cftain a handsome pair OF Rolled Gold
SpectacIes DIR HAiN SfE'IA'l-f
10. st Isnufs. 40.
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Do You Suffer with PilesP

DO tncN piplIuuS.
DO they bleed?
DO they pain your
DO YOU have mucous or bloody dis
charges?
I can certainly cure you. Write me
fully Advice perfectly free. DR..
Tucker. 10 Broad street, Atlanta, Ga.
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Sample Bottle of swamp-Root Free by Mail.

the
it Of ( IN
whow
tanning of
andw women
n b
Sunday
yOra
cent am 5
and m ddss.M
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COST OF THE TWELFTH CENSUS.
l. Amounted 20 15.5 Cents Per
Capita.

wasniuEtpr. NpvrIuher s--The cost -
semurrarv work NJ tho twelfth census
according to the dir.-tor-s annal report
vas slI .S-tSis. o~ an average cost %
r-r cents r@- capita ~ che population of
The United States Tho total cost u feld
Rars iu connection with the twelfth cen
sls Ua= g-E,.f7H. or au average ~ -
cents pr capita \ total ~ 59.sss persons
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CGertrmie Warner Scottl

untold m
ofs s
klnevsa the chic
hsmiIdan nd
dy Or Swan highest Tor ITS
Of
have a sample bottle sent
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of
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Only a Name
No money Wanted.

Write me q postal naming friend VINO
needs mnsu- Tell me which book TO send.
IL fs h4t d slight service % aii sick
frisml-auH & wiil ID this-
wGI mail ih.. sick nue au orisr-good
n amw drug sr--e-tur siX bottles DR.
Sh1nu's Restorative. tte may take Il
month e. Iesru uhat % can TO- n il sue
ref.fs. the rssr .- SE- If it fails. ! will
.av the druggist myself
vii lrf tl, -irS one decide
NJ ease Is ton i.siirllif. ! take tho risk
g All As records show that - ont of
ea-h e. Whn maEr this test get wcil-ald
rz- GLADLY. rfa,.rf .lIiv T.av Tor the res
MS Restorative. is mv iiscovcry-ttc
r-s- ~ r Ufatimf g work 10 is the only
rsrnss-- that etr.ugt hens the inside nerves.
VI =sr-rss comes from bringing hack
that rerve power which alone operates
rhe vial organs There Is nn other way
g. make wrk organs strong
TelH ne vho needs that help
.--,rrv So. -l,... I,oas y On I'ys.sss.s.
-+t+ A '-'' i7assk Nn The Heart.
tn1k Fau uant. nusi Hulk ~. 3 IN the kidneys.
afsrss. L. shan ia11k No for Women.
!. - Hank M. tnr Men. sealed
~ - i-ae ie " - Ro1s No. on rheumatism.
wns 49, - chronic. are often eu-ed by one or
10 Bottles. At all druggists
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Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the hest
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-31
PLEASANT WEATHER
FOR NEW YEARS EVE

According to predictions by the
weather bureau, to-day will be fair and
pleasant with rain tonight or to-mor-
row. The wind will blow fresh from
the north and east.
Last night there were no immediate
change in the weather predicted, and
to-day should remain about as yester-
day. Warmer weather prevails over the
Atlantic seaboard from Main to Flor
ida, though it is colder over the Mis-
sissippi Valley. The following is the
official report of weather conditions as
furnished by Local F'orecaster Boyer:
Except over the extreme north Pa
cific coast and the northern portion
of the Lake region where pressures are
slightly below normal, the entire coun-
try is covered by an area of high pres
sure of moderate intensity which has
its crest over the Middle West and
Southwest. While it is warmer over the
Atlantic coast districts from Maine to
Florida, it is colder in the Upper Mis-
sissippi Valley and decidedly colder
over Mississippi, Southeastern Louisi-
ana and Western Alabama. During the
past twenty-four hours precipitation
has occurred over the Lower Lakes.
Chic valley, Appalachian highlands,
Middle Gulf states and all the Atlantic
coast states except Florida and South
Georgia"
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-31
W. C. T. U. TO SERVE
SATURDAY NIGHT SUPPERS

Superintendent ]. R. McCornica of
the Woman's- Christian Temperance
Union work is making active prepara-
tons to serve to all who may wish to
partake, a supper on Saturday night
1t is the custom of the Union in va
rious parts of the country where it is
we'll established. to furnish free sup
pers Saturday nights to those who are
in need of a good strengthening meal
but are unable to procure one, and the
practice has met with great success as
a means of charity to the poor This
is the custom Superintendent McCor-
MICA is going to establish here and from
now on, every Saturday night, those
who want to partake of the hospitality
of the Union, will be welcomed at it's
building, on Liberty street, and will be
served with a meal as substantial as
Mr.. McCornica's trained ability can
direct it be made.
AS is also the yearly custom the
Union will furnish dinner to the pris-
oners in the county Jail New Years
Day The dinners will be served to the
prisoners in their cells.
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TO ISSUE SECURITIES
SYNDICATE THAT PURCHASED MA
CON STREET RAILWAY LINES.
FIGURING ON CONSOLIDATION.
GETTING SECURITIES READY FOR
ISSUANCE JAN. L.

II. Lancaster Williams, of j. Il. Will
II. A. Rutherford, of MiddendOrf 81
Co. of baltimore, Attended the
Meeting of the Purchasing Syndi-
cate - savannah Trust Company
VIII Act as AGent-J. II. Fall of
Nashville and Herman Myers and
j. s. Collins of This City in the
syndicatc-MacOn street Railway
Lines Were Purchased Several
Months Ago.
The purchasing syndicate that ac-
quired the street railway and lighting
systems in Macon held two meetings
in Savannah yesterday for the purpose
of arranging for the issuing of the
necessary securities Jan. 1.
r. Lancaster Williams of Richmond,
representing John L. Williams e. Sons,
II. A. Rutherford of Baltimore. repre-
senting Middendorf & Co., J. II. Fall
of Nashville, Herman Myers of Savan-
nah and J. S. Collins of Savannah
make up the purchasing syndicate that
held several conferences during the
day.
Mr.. Rutherford returned to Baltimore
last night but Mr.. Fall will probably
remain in the city several days. The
presence of the capitalists and pro-
motors gave rise to several rumors.
All of the gentlemen were reticent and
declined to say just what scheme was
being engineered.
The street railway properties in Ma
con were purchased several months
ago. and a consolidation was planned
mortgage for 81, 5000 was executed
by the Macon Railway and Light Com
pany several days ago to the North
American Trust Company of New York
as trustee The bonds run for fifty
years, with per cent gold coupons.
The issuing of the securities that must
be forthcoming tomorrow is being
done through the Savannah Trust
Company. The gentlemen from Balti-
more and Richmond are interested in
this concern, as we'll as Mr.. Myers,
who is director.
During the afternoon Mr. williams,
who is brother of JOHN Shelton Will
liams, president of the Seaboard Air
Line, went driving with Mr.. w. w.
Mackall, president of the Savannah
Trust Company. Mr. Fall and Mr..
Rutherford were the guests of Mr.. My
ers and Mr.. Collins at Thunderbolt
during the afternoon, and visited the
Savannah Yacht Club. The party had
dinner at Thunderbolt, but returned to
the city in time for Mr.. Rutherford to
catch his train for Baltimore. During
the earlier hours the members of the
purchasing syndicate were a busy lot
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-31
JUMPED HIS BOARD BILL.
Drummer Arrested on Complaint OF
Macon Hotel.

a Macon Hotel.
Charged with cheating and swim
ding by jumping his board bill at the
Brown House in Macon, H. E. Jensen,
a young white man travelling for H. c.
Dusent,rry, a wholesale drug house of
New York, was arrested at the Screw
en- House Monday night by Detective
Murphy.
The arrest was made on a telegram
from the Chief of Police of Macon. De-
tective Emerson of the Macon depart
ment arrived later with a warrant
charging cheating and swindling and
Jensen will be taken to Macon this
morning. The prisoner is only %
years of age and claims that his ar
rest is due to a misunderstanding
that he had with his firm.
To show that he was acting in good
faith, Immediately upon his arrival in
Savannah he wrote the proprietor of
the Macon hotel and explained his
financial condition, at the same time
promising to pay his board as soon as
he could reach New York and square
matters. The letter to the hotel pro-
prietor was a straightforward one and
was brought to Savannah by Detective
Emerson.
1t seems, however, that the Brown
House people refused to listen to the
hard luck story told in the letter and
determined to have Jensen arrested
for cheating and swindling. The pro-
prietor telegraphed to Superintendent
Reilly to have the arrest made, but the
Savannah officer refused to do so I'M
less the request came through the
chief of police. Jensen has telegraph
ed to New York and hopes to be able
to Straighten matters out.
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DETECTIVES HAVE DONE
WELL IN 1902.
Recovered More Than $4,000 Worth
of stolen Property.

When superintendent of Police
Reilly presents his annual report to
Mayor Myers it will be shown that the
detective department has recovered
during the present year property val
ued at nearly $4,000 more than was
shown on the report for 1901
In money and property during the
present year the detectives have re-
covered and turned over to the proper
owners just $29 $685., against $26, S9S. 95
during last year. The recovery of
the diamonds stolen by Mamie DeCris
helps to swell the figures for the de-
tective department during the present
year, although without the value of
the Jewelry they would have run over
last years figures.
While it is impossible at this time
to determine how many arrests were
made the police are reasonably certain
that there will be a larger total than
was shown for 1901. The detectives.
too, have quite a number of prisoners
to their credit and Superintendent
Reilly has every reason to feel proud
of the work done by the uniformed
and plain clothes forces. In submit
ting his report to the Mayor, Superin-
tendent Reilly will call attention to
the efficiency of the men.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-31
LAST DAY TO REGISTER
FOR SPECIFIC TAXES

To-day is the last day for the reg
istration of those subject to the pay
ment of specific taxes, and as less than
one-half of those now doing business
have registered, it is probable that
there w.ll be rush in the office of
the Ordinary this morning. The num-
Der who registered yesterday was Iarg-
err than on any previous day, though
the registration has been light ever
since the books opened three weeks
ago.
The books were opened last year for
but 1--WE days, and the number that
registered during that time was GA.
me books We're opened this year more
than two weeks sooner, so as TO avoid
the rush. but up to the present time
the rush has not materialized, and out
OF the 624 persons who registered last
year, and who, IL is reasonable to sup.
pose are now doing business, only 2l8
have registered.
When the books closed yesterday
afternoon, 100 liquor dealers had sub
befloed their names in the book
There are IN Chatham county 25g
dealers IN liquor. OF the 200 cigarette
dealers but 80 have registered. or
nc various other persons subject to
istered
Those who are subject 10 the spe-
enc TAX are; Liquor dealers. cigarette
dealers, fortune tellera, aurtiOneers.
pafhlpE houses, pool and billiard room
mYtfleioiH. dealers in bowie knives
HNl pistols, money brokers, uhofoEra-
bnhft, fhlln brokers. ioaD neRrfiat9rs.
N'hFt nfokers sewing machine deaf.
tit mercantile agencies. dfalers IA
itiefts pffnlnF companies. bicycle
Fif'H SLOWS Eamfe and cifcuaea
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-31
INSTANTANEOUS TO PARADE
WITH WHITE PLUG HATS.

The Irish-American Friendly Society
is growing rapidly. The secretary has
sent out seventy-five notices to new
members notifying them of their cleo
ton and of their needed presence at
the next meeting to be held Wednes-
day night, Jan. Z, in order to be en-
rolled.
The. officers of the society are pre-
pairing to give the members a NAM
moth oyster roast and good time Sun
day, Jan. IL, to be preceded by a pa
rade Five hundred white plug hats
have been ordered for the parade
which will start from the hall in the
morning, and after a march over the
principal streets. headed by band, a
special train will be taken for Tybee
where roasted oysters and other good
things will be served in abundance.
The club rooms at their hall are rap
idly being put in shape, and will be
ready shortly after the LIST. Great
things are expected of the society. and
the membership now numbers over COO.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-31
WOMAN SAYS SHE
WAS FLEECED.
Claims She Gave I'D $3.50 on a Re-
marlabIe story.


Declaring that she had been swim
died out of $3.50 by man who repre-
sented that he had been sent to her
by Superintendent of Police Owen Reil-
ly, a woman complained to the police
yesterday. She told her story to Supt
Reilly himself.
The woman declared that a man
known to the police had represented
to her that he had been sent by Supt
Reilly to induce her to let him have
her money. According to her story,
she was to embark in business with
the stranger and to get in on the
ground floor had to surrender all of
her cash, amounting to just $3.50.
The woman said that because the
man claimed that he was recommend
ed by the police chief she gave him
her money without hesitancy. She
says that he hung around for awhile,
but finally left for parts unknown. The
man whose name was mentioned is
known to members of the detective
force, and the woman is also recalled
by the officers.
She got into some trouble in Forsyth
Park several years ago, and is alleged
to have shot at Patrolman Sandiford
The police promised the woman to
have the man looked up, and she left
headquarters seemingly satisfied She
was accompanied by a young man who
stated that he would have to leave the
city at 3 O'clock but his identity was
not discovered
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-31
RUM0RS OF TROUBLE IN
CITIZENS FACTION,

Although all seems serene in the
political situation, ''all seems are not
what they seem" in the present sit
uation. There are many rumblings
and forebodings of upheavals in sew
eral quarters, and everybody interest
ed is guessing, in spite of the an
nouncements that nothing is being
done in politics during the holidays.
Every day among politicians on the
inside who are in positions to size up
the situation, are heard rumors of op-
position between leaders in the sec
position between leaders in the fac
ton, one wanting the other fellows
as to what will be the outcome, as
the incoming board of aldermen will
make the appointments of city posi-
tons, and nobody knows who the al
dermen will be. A general caucus of
the Citizens Club will be held in the
near future, some time next week
probably, and in that assembly the
aldermanic slate will be written up,
or else the slate damaged so that it
can not be written upon.
Persistent rumor has ii that a hard
fight will be made on some of the pres
ent aldermen, and some of them are
preparing for it. In fact the friends
of each man who has a political job,
be it remunerative or not, are out
hustling and holding caucuses. That
is also true of the friends of those who
hold no municipal positions, but would
like one. AS soon as the slate is fixed,
If that be fixed, the field of action of
I 81
and woe be to the new aldermen then.
In the meantime the district clubs
will get busy. beginning Monday. and
prospective aldermen will be plenty.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-31
RAILWAY COMPANY INVEST
lGATED ACCIDENT

Mr.. Edward c. Habersham, who was
knocked from his bicycle Monday by a
trolley car. has recovered considerably
from the shock and with the exception
of his injured knee-cap, which is like
ly to prove troublesome for some time,
he will soon be on the road to COM
piete recovery He has been moved
from The home of DR.. Haskell to his
rooms on Congress street. 1t is the de-
sire of his physician that no friends be
admitted to see him for the present.
An investigation of the accident was
held at the general offices of the Sa-
vannah Electric Company, at which all
of the passengers on the car at the
time of the accident. and most of the
eye witnesses were present. After the
statements were heard the company
exonerated the crew of the car from
any responsibility of the accident.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-31
CHRISTMAS SHIP AFIRE.
Lively Time Narrowly Averted Mt
Christmas Celebration.

Lively Time Narrowly Averted at
Christmas Celebration
A blazing ship of cotton and other
light and infammable material was
the unusual and wholly undesirable
spectacle that greeted many of the
children and congregation of the First
Baptist Church at it's annual Christ
mas celebration, held in the Sunday
school room Of the church. last night.
The ship. a large three-masted We
hicle for holding the presents to be
distributed, had it's sails represented
by a lot of loose cotton. 4 Chinese
lantern fell, and in falling knocked a
lighted candle agains the stuff, which
Immediately caught afire. George
Jesse, who was assisting at the cele-
bration and who was standing in the
vestibule of the church looking out for
accidents, Immediately secured two
buckets of water with which the
flame was extinguished before it had
done any damage.
There was some excitement, of
course, but not much as the incident
was over in a very short time After
this interruption the programme of ex-
ercises was carried out as planned,
without further mishap. A number of
songs were sung by the Scnool, ReV.
DR.. j. d. Jordan, pastor of the church.
made short address, another was
made by Mr.. ]. r. Cain, superintend-
ent of the school, and still another by
Santa Claus, in the person of Mr.. II.
L. Cooper. Then the distribution of
the presents took place.
These consisted of boxes of candy,
of which each member of the school
received one. Almost every member of
the school gave a present, as well as
received one. These gifts are intended
for the poor children and will be dis
tributed among them to-day. A sim
liar entertainment was given the
younger children of the school in the
a afternoon