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The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-19
THE FAMINE IN COAL
WILL CONTINUE.
The Reading omciaIs Oner no Hope
of Relief.


Philadelphia, Dec. 1S.-Ohicials of the
Reading Railroad Company hold out
no hope of relief from the present an.
thracite coal stringency this winter,
despite the efforts on the part of the
company to mine and ship to its full
capacity.
Under normal conditions" said one
of the officials, the anthracite produce
ton never is equal to the demand dur
ing the winter months, and the Read
ing and all the other anthracite COM
panies have been obliged to draw upon
the stock at various storage points to
help out the demands of the trade. This
year there is not a pound of coal at
any of these storage points, and con-
sumers are dependent entirely upon
the daily output of the mines.
Practically all of the Reading Com
pany's collieries are in operation. The
company shipped from the mines dur
ing the last two days nearly 1000 cars
of coal. This means a daily production
of nearly 10000 tons.
Reading Company officials decline to
discuss the question as to whether the
advance of so cents a ton made In Oc-
tober would hold good during 1903 but
they admitted that 1t would certainly
ru1e beyond Jan. 1, 1903, the date fixed
by President Baer for a reduction to
the old rate.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-19
HOME OF PRESIDENT
Has Been Greatly Beautined and In
proved

Washington, Dec. 1s.-The President
and Mrs. Roosevelt gave a dinner at
the White House tonight in honor Of
the cabinet, to which a number of 9TH
er guests were invited.
1t was the first formal evening func-
ton at the White House since it's re-
modelling, and gave the guests an OPP
portunity to view the many changes
which have been made in the interior
of the mansion. The table was set In
the new state dining room. which has
been considerably enlarged, thus OBJ
waiting the necessity of holding the
large dinners in the East Room. to
which resort was made during last
season. The room has been fished in
English oak.
The guests found many changes had
been made in the interior of the house
since last summer. The greatest object
of interest was the East Room. which
has been finished in white enameled
woodwork with Corinthian pilasters
and panels, the windows being 5rapcd
with curtains Of a subdued yellow. The
red, blue and green parlors also have
undergone a complete renovation and
make rich showing in their respect
i've colors.
The main feature OF alteration no.
uced as one enters the house is the re-
moval of the stained glass partition.
which separated the vestibu1e from the
long red corridor back of II. thus CIV
ing a free space for moving about and
accommodating the large crowds which
attend the evening receptions. The gen.
eral effect of the lower portion of the
house, with the exception of the state
dining room. and the several parlors.
is white, conforming to the outside ap-
pearance of the house.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-19
WAS THIS SUICIDE?
II. c. wHAYNE'S LIFE INSURANCE
AMOUNTED TO $4,000.
WAS KILLED BY A SHOT GUN.
HIS FAMILY CLAIMS HIS DEATH
WAS AN ACCIDENT.

Prominent Louisville Business Mans
Death Being Investigated by the
Authorities Theory of suicide
Based Upon Heavy Insurance Car
ried and the Fact That Whayne
Suffered From decentralization
and Body Lay on Opposite Sides
of Wire Fence.
Louisville, KY, Dec. B.-It devel-
oped to-day that R. c. Whayne,
Louisville business man, who was found
dead last night in the vicinity of Jacob
Park, with a gunshot wound in the
breast, carried insurance on his life
to the amount of $S40, 900, and had APP
plications pending for $4,000 more. The
policies were distributed as follows:
Equitable Life Assurance Society of
New York, 100000.
Provident Savings Life Assurance So
ciety of New York. $4,000.
Union Central Life, $4,000.
New York Life. $4,000.
Northwestern Mutual Life, 5000.
Mr.. Whayne had applied for a policy
of $4,000 with the Manhattan Com
pany, and the policy was to issue Dec.
%. Another application had been made
to the Mutual of Vermont for an equal
amount, and this policy was to be dated
Dec. "a.
1t is upon the fact that Mr.. Whayne
carried such large life insurance and
was said to be suffering from rheuma-
tism that a theory of suicide is based.
Coroner Kelly went to the scene of
the death this morning. He said the
circumstances were such that the case
would require exhaustive investiga-
ton. The inquest will be held Satur-
day.
Near Mr.. Whayne's body, but on the
opposite side of a wire fence, was a
shotgun with one barrel empty and
the other loaded and cooked. His
friends and family declare that death
was due to accident, and that the gun
was discharged while he was climbing
through the fence.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-19
NO GREAT HOUSE FOR
CARNEGIE'S DAUGHTER.
Denial of the story of the Splendid
Christmas Gift.

New York. Dec. 1s.-The Evening
Post to-day prints the following:
I'm our real estate column yester-
day, in our reference to the sale by
Mr.. Carnegie to Mr.. Burden of certain
lots in the Highlands of Fifth avenue,
we spoke of Mr.. Carnegie's own
house. which is to be a Christmas
gift to his little daughter. This item
had been printed before. and we took
II to be an undisputed fact We now
learn that IL has no foundation what
ever, and that nothing could be less in
harmony with the ideas of Mr. and
Mrs. Carnegie than that their daugh-
ter should now, or ever, be burdened
with great wealth. Least of all is she
to be taught while in youth that she
has great expectations or any expec-
tations at all beyond a moderate COM
petence. Neither of her parents deems
great wealth a desirable possession for
the morning of life, or for any part
of life, except as 1t may be employed
for the advancement of the human
race"
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-19
THE MONITOR NEVADA
ON HER TRIAL TRIP.

Rockport, Mass, Dec. 1s.-On her Of
foiaI trial over the Cape Ann course
to-day, the United states monitor Me-
yada made an average speed of 1896
knots. exceeding BY considerable
margin the contract requirement Of
iist knots. The Nevada had 4 smooth
sea and westerly breeze, q combine-
ton which could not have been bet-
ter IN fhs opinion q the representa-
tiyea u the Bath Iron Works, the
builders.
A. 40 tims was ths Nevada under
forced drauEht
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-19
WANTS ENDORSEMENT.
England Seems to Think United
States Should Do II.

London, Dec. 1S.-It is not apparent
that anything definite has resulted
from to-day's cabinet meeting with re-
gard to the transmission by the govern
ment of the United States of Venezue-
las request for arbitration.
Charge d'affaires White was In
touch with the Foreign Office through
out the day. He transmitted a long
dispatch to the State Department at
az Washington. but this communica-
uon Is not believed to contain any
ming In the nature of final decision.
All negotiations are being conducted
with extraordinary secrecy but II Is
thought probable that Mr.. Whites
dispatches TO Washington have con-
Feyed inquiries from the British gov
ernement with regard 10 Secretary
rays views as 10 the possibility OF
venezuela carrying out the awards Of
arbiirators.
The Associated Press is IN a position
20 say that Great Britain IL making
strenuous efforts 70 induce the United
states 70 guarantee veneEuela'e COM
hence With tbs hndings o. srbitfa-
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-19
SHE WAS HIS WIFE
so LAURA BIGGAR's WITNESSES
POSITIVELY DECLARE.
EVIDENCE IN HER FAVOR.
PROGRESS IN THE TRIAL OF THE
HANDSOME ACTRESS.

Testimony Brought out I'm the Effort
to Prove That the Woman Was the
Wife of the wealthy Man whose
Property She elaine d-Her Mar
riage Was sworn 10, and State
ments Were Made, Showing That
bennett Had Acknowledged Her
ms His Wife.
Freehold, N. j., Dec. 1S.-Mrs.
Mary Roche was the first witness to-
day in the trial of Laura Biggar. DR..
Charles C. Hendrycks and Samuel
Stanton for alleged conspiracy to get
the estate of Henry NJ. Bennett.
Mrs. Roche formerly kept house for
Mr.. Bennett in New York, and she said
that in 1900 he told her he would occu-
py one of the flats in his apartment
house in Seventy-second street with
his wife. The witness said that later
in the same year Miss Biggar showed
her certificate of marriage with Mr..
Bennett.
An unsuccessful effort was made to
shake DIR. Connelly's testimony that he
was pI6Seil WHeH a. CIlliu WAS
born to Miss Biggar at DR.. Hendycks'
sanitarium.
Samuel Stanton, former justice of the
peace and one of the defendants, tes-
tilted that he married Mr.. Bennett and
Miss Biggar at his home in Hoboken.
Jan. 2. 1898. and that he gave Miss
Biggar a marriage certificate. which.
later, she said. she had lost The
witness said she asked him for an
other, and then he gave his story of
the effort to record the certificate.
William ]. Layton, an employee at
Mr. Benefits stock farm, testified
that he had heard Mr.. Bennett call
Miss Biggar his wife, and Miss Big
gar addressed as Mrs Bennett. The
witness became confused when cross
examined. He was shown an affldavit
made in September last in which Lay
ton had stated, 1t was alleged, that
he had never heard anyone address
Miss Biggar as Mrs. Bennett.
Mrs. Mcclure. another employee OF
the Bennett farm, testified that she
had heard Mr.. Bennett speak Of Miss
Biggar as his wife. Similar testi-
mony was given by two other wit
nesseS.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-19
CASTRO IS WAITING.
Says no Steps Will BE Taken Until
Answer 10 the Proposal Is Made.

Caracas, Dec. 1s.-Early this morn
Ing the correspondent here of the AS
sociated Press saw President Castro
and questioned him regarding the re-
port published in the United States,
that the Anglo-German ultimatum had
been accepted by Venezuela. The Pres
ident said there was no truth in the
report. He said:
The acceptance of an ultimatum
cannot be coupled with arbitration. Be
sides, the Anglo-German ultimatum is
not, properly speaking, an ultimatum. -
When asked if it was true that Ven
ezuela was taking diplomatic steps to
arrange for arbitration. and that ar
rangements in this connection were we'll
advanced, President Castro remarked:
The government of Venezuela does
not propose to determine on any steps
While the proposition for arbitration
that the legation of the United States
was charged to present to Great Brit
ain and Germany remains unan-
swered."
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-19
ASKS FOR INFORMATION.
House Wants to Know About the
Venezuelan Imbrog1io.

House Wants to Know About the
Venezuelan Imbrog1iO.
Washington, Dec. 1S.-The Mccall
resolution calling upon the State De-
partment for the correspondence in the
Venezuelan imbrogio was adopted at
the beginning of the session.
Mr.. Hit of Illinois, from the Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs, reported
back the DeArmand and Mccall reso-
lutons calling upon the Secretary Of
State for the facts with relation to
the claims of Great Britain and Ger
many against Venezuela and general
ly for a statement of the diplomatic
situation with reference to the Mon
roe doctrine.
The report recommended that the
DeArmond resolutions lie on the table
and that the Mccall resolution, which
called for all the correspondence in
the case, be adopted.
Mr.. Richardson of Tennessee asked
why Italy and other European coun-
tries were figuring In the controversy,
were not named in the resolution. Mr.
Hit replied that he was advised that
the correspondence was similar in each
case. The recommendations of the
committee was agreed to.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-19
FRENZIED CITIZENS
PARADE THE STREETS.

Maracafbo People Outraged by the
Germans Treatment.
La Guayra, Dec. 1S.-The German
cruiser Fake. which has been anchor
ed for the past two days at the en-
trance of Lake Maracaibo, to-day cap
tured the Venezuelan schooner Victo-
ria.
After cutting down her main mast
thus disabling her, the Germans aban-
doned the vessel. This action has
caused great indignation among the
Venezuelans, and excitement runs high
at Maracaibo. where the people have
been parading the streets, uttering cries
against Great Britain and Germany.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-19
MORE THAN $50 PERSONS
KILLED BY EARTHQ Jake.

Tashkend. Asiatic Russia, Dec. H.
Three officials. two soldiers and $50 ma
tives. mostly children, were killed by
the earthquake which destroyed the
town of Andijnan, Russia Central
Asia, Tuesday. In addition 300 natives
and II soldiers were injured and 5000
houses Of natives and 100 Russian
residences were destroyed.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-19
THESE THIEVES GOT $500.
sbuIer Receives a Costly Visit From
Burglars.

Columbia, s. c., Dec. 1s.-Tuesday
night burglars blew open the safe Of
J T. shuIer. at Montmorenci. Aiken
county, and took nearly $500 in cash,
checks, stamps, etc. Mr.. 6huler IL the
railroad agent, leading merchant. and
fruit grower OF MOptmorenc. and ow-
ing 20 sickness IN his family had not
been able 70 yisit Aiken before and de-
post his funds.
The burglars broke into a blacksmith
shop and took a drill 20 work with, and
used nifro-glycerlne as en- explosive.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-19
COUSIN OF THE KING.
Arrested az Madrid for BeinR in n
Gambling Club,

Madrid. Dec. is.-Gen. Bourbon de
casteilvi q cousin Of King Alfonso,
was arrested yesterday evening IN a
gambling club. He was srraigned be-
fore the captain general and w6s sub
sequeutiy released. The general has
challenged the project, who r. fesDon-
slbie for the energetic aftemDts made
70 supDrsss club gambling.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-19
ALITTLE MORE FRIENDLY.
Concessions Made to the Allies mt
La Guayra.

La Guayra. Dec. 1S.-Herr Won Pill
grim Baltazzi, the German envoy to
Venezuela, landed here to-day, per-
mission for him to do so having been
granted by the authorities. He spoke
by telephone to his wife. who is very
i'll at Caracas. Later the German en-
voy accompanied the project of La
Guayra, Senior Leicibabaza, to the lat
ter's office. where he remained for a
short time.
A British cruiser has obtained per-
mission to purchase fresh provisions on
shore here. The British cruiser Tribune
arrived here this morning. The British
cruiser interchangeable left here at noon
to-day 'steaming in the direction of
Trinidad
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-19
FUNERAL OF MRS. GRANT.
Remains VIII he Placed I'm the
Grant Tomb I'm New York.

REMAINS VIII ne FtuCed IN tne
Grant Tomb I'm New York.
Washington, Dec. 1S.-Arrangements
were completed here to-day for the
funeral of the late Mrs. Julia Dent
Grant. There will be funeral services
at the Metropolitan Methodist Church
in this city at $3.50 o'clock Saturday
morning, Rev. Frank M. Bristol bfici-
ating
Immediately after the services at the
church the funeral party will proceed
to New York City. The committal
service will take place at the Grant
tomb in Riverside Drive, Sunday
morning at IL o'clock, Bishop Andrews
officiating, assisted by Bishop Coad-
jutor Mackay Smith.
Special military honors will be paid
the dead woman, and all the army and
navy officers in New York City and
vicinity will attend In full-dress uni
form. There will be no funeral SER
vices at the home of the late Mrs.
Grant in this city.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-19
CLAIMS OF FRANCE.
1t Is Set Forth How They Should BE
Recognized.

1t Is Set Forth How They Should BE
Recognized.
Washington, Dec. 1S.--It was learned
tonight that France had addressed a
note to her charge d'affaires at Car
acas for submission to the Venezuelan
government, stating the position she
will maintain with reference to claims
of her citizens against Venezuela.
France makes a distinction between
claims arising before Castro's as
sumption of power and those arising
since. In the note sent to Caracas
France takes the position that claims
arising since 1899, when Castro be-
came President, should have as favor
able treatment as is given to claims of
Germany, Great Britain and other
countries. AS to claims prior to 1899,
France says they shall be met accord
ing to the most favored nation treaty
clause and out of the customs re-
ceipts.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-19
FUNERAL OF MO0RMAN.
New Orleans Memorial Hall Was
ThrOnged for the Exercises.

ThrOnged for the Exercises.
New Orleans, Dec. 1S.-The remains
of Gen. George Norman, the late ad-
jutant general of the United Confeder-
ate Veterans, were temporarily laid to
rest to-day in the tomb of the Army of
Tennessee in Metaire Cemetery.
Memorial Hall was crowded with vet
Grams when the funeral ceremony be-
gan. DIR. A. Gordon Bakewe1l spoke
feelingly of the life and character of
the deceased.
Gen. ]. B. Gordon, who is i'll at
Lemon City, Fla, telegraphed as fol-
lows to Mrs. Norman to-day:
From my sick room / send this to
tell you how shocked and overwhelmed
l am at the death of your noble hus-
band. His loss to me and to our Con-
federate organization is irreparable.
Mrs. Gordon unites in heartfelt SYM
pathy."
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-19
STEAMERS COLLIDE.
Medoc and French Cruiser Crashed
Together at TouIon.

Toulon, France, Dec. 1S.-The steam
er Medoc, belonging to the Messageries
Maritimes, collided with the French
cruiser Latouch Treville, as she was
leaving port this evening. She ground
ed on the rocks at the MouriIlon ar
senal and now lies in a dangerous po-
sition. The vessels collided in. storm.
On board the Medoc are the mails.
223 passengers for the East Indies and
a number of sailors intended for the
French warships on the China station
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-19
SNOW DELAYS TRAINS.

vi Paeo. Tex, Dec. gf.-~IEeavy snow
81 the mountains north and west ~
this point "a causing serious delay 70
eli trains entering the city from those
directions. TIE Rock Island and Santa
fei which cross the n1oVnfein ranges
- New Nexco are the heaviest enf-
fererF, bpf tFaffie on other roads has
been seriously bamDerea
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-19
SAYS DUE BILLS ARE
PR0MISSORY NOTES.
United States Court Finds Against
Southern Bank.

Atlanta, Dec. 1S.-Due bills and
promissory notes are one and the same
thing within the meaning Of the law.
declared Judge Newman of the United
States Court, as he directed a verdict
in favor of the defendant in the case
of the Southern Bank of the State of
Georgia, of Savannah against H. A.
Rucker, collector of internal revenue.
The suit was brought by the Savan-
nah bank to recover $5S9.26 which 1t
had paid to the government for war
revenue stamps to be used on due bills
taken for loans. The war revenue act
failed to specify due bills as being sub
ject to the tax, but did name promis-
sorry notes as being taxable. The bank
of Savannah claimed that the two pa
pers were distinctly different, and that
due bills were not taxable under the
law.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-19
LYNcHING IN ALABAMA.

Montgomery. Ala, Dec. ia negro.
named Scott Bishop. is reported to
have been lynched to-day near Mar
bury, Ala, twenty miles from Mont
g0mery. Bishop. II II charged, MUIR
dered Wade Hicks, a white man.
Two deputy sheriffs from Autauga
county late tonight went 10 Mitch
eifs Station. where Scott came from,
hoping 20 find him there. The report
Of the negroes having been iynched
cannot be confirmed and Is not now
credited.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-19
SQUADRON ASSEMBLING.

Washington. Dec. 1.-THE principal
vessels u the Afiatie squadron are
assembling a. Cayite a. part ~ the
programme ~ naneuvefn aFfanNed ~
Pear Admiral Evans TIE HaRahir
<ensreky eD1 fhe cruiser celfle arrived
there yegtfrcay nno the fanAoaf
fflaeftc1 ieff rraEa yesterday fof fhe
sane Destination, Other vessels ~ ~
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-19
BLOCKADE WILL BE
EFFECTIVE TOMORROW.

: Caracas, Dec. 1s.--It has been learned
form an official source that the allies
will notify the Venezuelan authorities
at La Guayra to-day of the blockade
to become effective Saturday, Dec. 20,
at p. m, of the ports of La Guayra,
Puerto Cabello, Cora, Maracaibo, Ca
rupano and Barcelona
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-19
CONDITION IS GRAVE.
Cornelius Vanderbilt Now Has Peri.
tonftis.


New York, Dec. 18.-The following
bulletin was issued at the house of
Cornelius Vanderbilt this afternoon by
Drs. Flint and Janeway:
"Since the issue OF the last bulletin
CAST night Mr.. Vanderbilts condition
remains about the same, with a ten
dency of his temperature to decline.
and thirty-six hours ago he developed
a small area OF Inflammation over the
spleen. This subsidized, and 1t showed
no tendency to spread until to-day,
when it developed a generalized
peritonitis. His condition is, of course
grave"
There is no reported change in the
condition of Mr.. Vanderbilt tonight.
1t was announced at Mr.. Vanderbilt's
house no bulletin would be issued dur
ing the night. DR.. Janeway said at
midnight:
Mr.. Vanderbilt is in no immediate
danger"
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-19
PNEUMONIA CAUSED
BY COAL FAMINE.
That Is the Report of Physicians I'm
Washington.

Washington. Dec. 1S.-A material in
crease in the number OF cases of pneu-
nlonia and severe colds among the
people of this city is attributed to
the coal famine, according to a number
of physicians interviewed to-day.
They say that in most of the houses
they visit only a few of the rooms are
heated. Even in many of the homes of
the well-to-do residents furnaces have
had to be abandoned. The price of hard
coal from the independent operators to-
day was s12 ton. Soft coal at retail
brought SO a ton. and many of the
dealers are unable TO furnish even
small lots to regular customers.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-19
VALD0STA'S NEW ROAD.
West Will BE at the Head of the
Construction Company.

West Will BE at the Head of the
Construction Company.
Valdosta, Ga. Dec. 1S-The most
important step that has been taken to-
ward the construction of the railroad
toward Coffee county was at a meet
ing of the Board of Trade last night
to hear from the committee which was
appointed several weeks ago to devise
plans for beginning the work. The
committee suggested that a construc-
ton company be organized. with Col
w. S. West as president, and that the
money be raised for the work at once.
Col. West stated to-day that he would
accept the commission. The maps, pro-
files, ETC., of the route have been made
and the right-of-way has been select
ed and deeds secured for it. Imme-
diately after the holidays the construc-
ton company will be organized and
the road will be built.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-19
D0DD KILLED PALMER.
Man Who Was KILLED Was n Bride
groOm-Elect.

=
Bluefield, w. Va, Dec. 1S.-Matthew
Dodd of this city to-day shot and in
stantly killed Lee Palmer of Brooklyn,
N. Y.
The killing occurred in the Norfolk
and Western shops. where both men
were employed. and followed scufie.
said to have been provoked by Dodd
critieising Palmer for allowing his as
sistant to do a certain kind of work.
During the scuffie Dodd struck Palmer
over the head with the butt OF his re-
volver. but finding he could not get the
best Of him, he fired the fatal shot,
which passed through Palmer's heart.
Dodd was arrested. Palmer would
have left Tomorrow for New York,
where he was to be married Christmas
Day.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-19
FRENCH CRUISER EXPECTED.

Caracas, Venezuela, Dec. 1s.-The
French cruiser d'Assas is expected at
La Guayra. Her commander has re-
'ceived orders not to do anything which
might wound the susceptibilities of the
Venezuelans.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-19
NO FEVER AT CURACAO.
The Report of Yellow jack There Is
Confradfcfed.

San Juan, Porto Rico. Dec. 18.-The
report that there was yellow fever at
Willemstad. Curacao, has been author
itatively contradicted. and with the
exception of the Chicago, the ships as
signed to Curacao for the holidays will
proceed for that port.
The Chicago has a cracked steam
pipe and will come to San Juan for
repairs.
Admiral Dewey and Admiral Taylor
are gratifed at the results Of the man
euverG.
Admiral Dewey has ordered the fleet
to husband its coal so that fuel will
be available when the maneuvers are
resumed.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-19
IS BACKING BELGIUM.

respondent of the Daily Telegraph
says in a dispatch that Germany is
supporting the claims of Belgium
against Venezuela, which amount to
81, 250,000.