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The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-01

GREETED THE NEW YEAR.
New York Gave 1902 "A Welcome
Much on the Order of Savannah.

Much on the order of Savannah.
New York, Jan. with services of
prayer and song, with tolling of bells
and ringing of chimes; with the blate
of thousands of horns and with the
sharp cracks of revolvers and pistol
shots, with the screeching of whistles
and cries from the throats of thou
sands, the old year was bade farewell
and the New Year welcomed at mid
night. Watch night services were held
in many of the churches throughout
Greater New York and many chimes
rang their farewell to the old year and
greetings to the new.
Roman Catholic churches did not
mark the passing of the year by mid
night masses as was done last year,
the service then having been directed
by the Pope because of the advent of
new century.
Old Trinity and its chimes were the
principal magnet for the horn blow
ing crowd in the downtown portion
OF the city. Thousands gathered about
the historic old church.
The scenes about Grace Church and
in Herald Square were similar ones.
The din. too, in the Tenderloin early
in the evening was terrific. But the
noise and confusion that broke loose
from steam whistles ITO horns on the
stroke of midnight was the climax of
the celebration.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-01
MINERS THEATER BURNED.
Lighted Cigarette Sends Eighth Av-
cnue House Tn in Smoke.

New York, Dec. 31.-Miners Eighth
Avenue Theater was destroyed by fire
early this morning. The merry Mai
dens" burlesque show had just given a
long performance and the audience had
been out of the building only about Is
minutes when the fire started. 1t was
caused by lighted cigarette.
The theater building was old and
four stories high. After the fire start
ed the chorus girls and employees of the
theater fled to the street in d panic.
It is believed that all got out safely.
The fire spread with amazing rapidlty.
From the theater building IL jumped to
two three-story dwellings on Twenty
sixth street. At an early hour this
morning II was impossible to say to
what extent they would be damaged
The loss as now estimated will be
100000 So far as is known no one
was hurt
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-01
What Is Life Without Health?

BY the use OF Haggard's Specific
Tablets. thousands have been restored
TO health and saved from a premature
grave. They are an absolute Specific
for Indigestion. Nervous Debility, Con-
stipation, Kidney and Bladder trouble,
Sexual Weakness, Impotency, Seminal
Losses. Lost Manhood, etc, they never
fail. Haggard Teblets are the product
OF the latest. most skillful and learned
research IN Materia Medica and are
different from all other remedies OF the
class. They begin az the seat or the
disease. and act directly and specific
ally upon the Mucus, Gland. Venal
and Nerve Structures. and give vital
effect 10 the tissue OF which the strlic-
tures are formed, cleansing the entire
system from all impurities. giving re-
newed vitality and vigorous health
call on your druggists and try them. n
they can't supply you they can BE- had
on receipt of price from the iiagEsrd
Specific CO.. a0f Norcross Building At
lsnta. Ga. Price 81 per box. or six
boxes for 50. Booklet OF testimonials
sent free on application. Sold By Lipp-
man Bros. Savannah.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-01
Company's Extract
A SMALL COAL COMBINE.
Mr.. c. r. O'Farreli Purchases a Few
Operations.

operations
Roanoke, Va, Dec. S1.-Charles T
OFerrall. Jr, son of ex-Gov. OFFER
rail-, of Virginia. arrived here to-day
from the coal fields along the line of
the Norfolk and Western Railway,
where he has been purchasing coal
operations for West Virginia capital
lists. Mr.. O'Ferrall stated that he has
been able to secure nearly every op-
Grafton west of the Thacker fields.
These are to be under one manage
ment and are being bought for cash.
He announced that the Pearl Mining
Company. which he has organized, has
purchased the mines of the Pearl Coal
Company, owned by Roanokers. This,
with about eight other corporations,
will be included in the combination.
1t is the intention of the new concern
to erect the latest machinery and
equipment of every kind and to enter
the market at once. The coal is known
as the gas variety. The company to
control ali these interests will be
formed in Richmond tomorrow. Its
president will be Mr.. John A. Clark
of Fairmount, w. Va, who is inter-
ested in mines along the Baltimore
and Ohio and Chesapeake and Ohio
RAILWAYS
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-01
MAIL SERVICE DELAYED.
The Line From Atlanta to New Orr
leans Broken by WashOuts.

Washington, Dec. 31.-The floods In
the South have caused serious delays
in the mail service between the East
and the Southwest as well as locally
in the affected regions. Local trains
were stopped between Atlanta and
West Point, Ga, according to dis
patches received at the Postofiiee De-
partment The line south of West Point
running to Montgomery and Mobile is
broken, interfering with the through
train service between eastern cities and
New Orleans and the Southwest. All
Texas and Mexico mails are being sent
from the East via East st. Louis in
stead of New Orleans. There are num-
erous suspensions of traffic on interior
lines in Alabama. Mails from New Or
leans are being forwarded via Birming
ham and the Alabama Great Southern
road. In the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad wreck near Lynchburg Sun
day night there We're II pouches and
25 sacks of mail reported lost, but ad-
vices to the Postoffice Department TO-
day report part of these have been
recovered. None Of the pouches or
sacks was full
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-01
JUSTIN WINSOR PRIZE.
Awarded to U. II. Phillips for a
Monograph ON Georgia.

Washington, Dec. 31.-The American
Historical Association in annual ses-
sion in this city has awarded the Jus
tin Winsor prize to Ulrich Bonnell
Phillips for a, monograph entitled
Georgia and State Rights This
prize is annually awarded by the as
socidtion TO the best piece of research
in the field of American history by
any American writer who has not al
ready achieved a national name as a
historian.
Mr.. Phillips is a Georgian by birth
and education. He graduated from the
University of Georgia in 1897 and was
afterwards Fellow and then Tutor in
history in that University. For the
past two years he has held the Schiff
Fellowship in political science at Co
lumbia University in the city of New
York.
The monograph which has won the
Justin Winsor prize is a history of
Georgia in her relations with the
United States government from the
revolution to the Civil War. 1T will
be published by the American Histor-
ical Association during the course of
the coming year.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-01
RAILROAD LEASE TERMINATES.
Two Southern Pacific Lines TO Re
Operated Separately.

Houston. Tex, Dec. 31.-The Southern
Pacifics lease on the roads known as
the Morgan's Louisiana and Texas and
the Louisiana Western, which form an
important link in the line between
New Orleans and Houston, terminates
at midnight tonight and the stock
holders of the properties will take them
over tomorrow. They Will be operated
as separate roads hereafter, but will
still be part of the Southern Pacific's
line. w. II. Masters has been desig-
mated as traffic manager, and r. Pay
as general superintendent, both of
them with headquarters at New Or
leans.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-01
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SCHLEY TO YOUNG STUDENTS.
Replies to Resolutions Sent Him by
Maryland Pupils.

Cumberland, Md, Dec. 31.-The pupils
of the Central High School at Iona
coming have received a letter from Ad-
miral Schley thanking them for reso-
lutions sent to him. In the course of
the letter the admiral says:
This tribute of devotion touches
sweet chord of the sympathy and love
/ hold so closely in my affection for
the younger ones who are preparing
to take our places in time and turn.
My soul goes out to them in their toll
ing over the tasks they have to ac-
complish, and in no less degree to the
patient instructors who so faithfully
strive for the best results. / sympa-
thize so much with the students, for I
yet remember that in the heydey of
my young life my love of study in
creased in the exact ratio of the square
of the distance which separated me
from study"
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-01
PHYSIOLOGY AND HYGIENE.
Public schools Must Teach Danger
of alcohol and Nicotine.

Atlanta, Dec. 3f.--StaIte School Com
missioner G. r. Glenn will send out to-
morrow letters of instruction to all the
county school superintendents Of the
state. This letters calls attention to
new features in the work for 1902
Among these features Is the require
ment of teaching physiology and hy-
giene. and especially with reference to
the effects of alcohol and narcotics on
the human system. Schools which re-
fuse or fail to teach these subjects win
not receive their share of the state APP
propriation.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-01
NEWS AT GRIFFIN.
Free Delivery ROute-Receiver for
the Plant of the Call.

the Plant of the t0I.
Griffin, Ga, Dec. 31.-Beginnng with
Feb free rural delivery route will
be esta ablshed in Spalding county The
route will be from Griffin TO Cabins.
and VIII be in charge Of Mr.. j. G..
Mathews, who will leave here every
morning, except Sundays, at o'clock,
returning at in the afternoon. The
route will cover twenty-three miles
and will traverse one Of the best sec
tions OF the county
II IL the intention Of the postal au-
thorfties to establish a route to Digby
and Brook Station in the near future
Judge Reagan yesterday afternoon
appointed Hon. Judson NJ. Strickland
as permanent receiver for the Evening
Call, and he will proceed ait once TO
wind up the business Of the paper. II
tae plant brings anything like It's real
worth IT Will more than pay off all it's
obligations. The receiver will at once
advertise for bids for the plant and
IL Is more than probable II will be run
ming within the next thirty days.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-01
JUDGE FALLIGANT DYING.
No Hope for His Recovery Felt, and
Any Hour Way BE His Last.

Judge Robert Falligant is at the
point of death and the end is only a
question of a few hours. Early this
morning he was barely alive. and while
it was hoped that he would last until
the afternoon. it was realized by those
about his bedside that any of the pass
ing moments might be his last.
Universal sympathy attends his last
hours and it is not too much to say
that the heart of the city mourns his
rapidly approaching end. Almost
steadily since his return from the
North his health has declined.
A sinking spell came yesterday
morning early; another in the after
noon, and since the latter the Judge
has been sinking rapidly.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-01
FORTY FEET AT CHATTANOOGA.
Tennessee River still Rising, but
Little Damage Done.

Chattanooga. Tenn, Dec. 31.-The
Tennessee river reached a stage of forty
fet here tonight and is still rising.
According to prediction it will continue
TO rise slowly until tomorrow noon
and may reach forty-two feet here.
Several factories in low ground here
We're compelled to shut down to-day
and working people in the more ex-
posed lowands were compelled to move
out of their houses. Some damage was
done by the flooding of easements
The river is falling at and above
Kingston, Tenn, and is rising at all
points below Chattanooga. Owing to
prompt warning comparativly little
damage will be done by the freshet
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-01
The coosn Flood at Its Hight.

Rome, Ca, Dec. 31.-The fiocd In the
oosa river reached its hight at noon
Today, the gauge recording thirty-two
Ieet the high water has caused con-
SIDERABLE damage to property in this
y,iity' The rural mails have not left
rome in two days. Electric car SER
wee is practically suspended.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-01
SENATOR sEWELL's FUNERAL.
The Late New Jersey Senator In
tered with Military Honors.

Camden, N. j., Dec. 31.-The funeral,
with military honors, of the late United
States Senator William Joyce Sewell
took place at noon to-day from the
Sewell mansion. The services were con-
Quoted by Bishop John Scarborough of
the Protestant Episcopal diocese of
New Jersey, assisted by Rev. r. A.
Roberick, rector of st. PauIs p. E.
Church, of this city. Interment was
made at Harleigh Cemetery.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-01
George Hustler Charged with MUIR
der of Joe Rabbit.

Atlanta, Dec. 31.-Georgc Hustler,
alias John Williams, negro wanted
in Nassau county. Florida, and ar
rested here, was identified by the Flor
ida officer to-day and carried to Fer
nandina tonight. He Is charged with
the murder OF Joe Rabbit, another ne
gro. several months ago.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-01
DUN REVIEWS 1901.
Continued from First Page.


ord figures to 1901. At the time of more
than a billion deposits the banks only
held in actual cash $265 6S4 ZOO or $12,-
S52, ,450 above the 25 per cent, legally
required. On March , there was d new
deposit record of 81, OH, ,514, ,000. but loans
did not attain their maximum until
March 9, at $91S, ,7S9, 500.
SilVer's steady Decline.
Price of Silver-The year of 1901
brought almost a uniform decline in
silver throughout the entire period, cul-
minating in sales during December at
"a 94d, in London, and "a cents a New
York. 1t is found that but two months
on record, August and September, 1897,
found this metal sellisg as low. At that
time the bottom was touched at 23%
OF about cents an ounce lower than
the record of 1901.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-01

Montgomery, Ala. Dec. S1.-The Ala
nama river is rising at the rate of
seven inches an hour. The crest of the
1000 is not expected until Tomorrow
All traffic on the Atlanta and West
foint Railroad has been annulled since
sunday. The Louisville and Nashville
vice
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-01

New York, Dec. 3l.--The police have
Mrs. Poillon. wife of waiter, in cus-
tody. She is native Of Switzerland
and was friendly with Kern. She was
arrested on the street, after having
been at a hotel with Kern and had
with her two satchels. In them was
some Of Kern's clothing and some OF
the Thebaud jewelry.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-01

THE IRON BELT IN TROUBLE.
Receivers Appointed for Roanoke
Concern by Judge Simonton.

Receivers Appointed for Roanoke
Concern by Judge Simonton.
Roanoke, Va, Dec. 31.-At the suit
of w. w. Gwinn, of Huntington, W.
Va, the Iron Belt Building and Loan
Association has been placed in the
hands of receivers by a decree entered
by Judge Simonton, United States Cir
cult judge. The bill was filed on Dec.
81, in United States Court at Lynch
burg, and the decree was entered by
Judge Simonton, sitting in chambers
at Charleston. S. c., on the 2Sth, ap
pointing f. B. Jacobs and James r.
Terry receivers. The passing of the
January dividend on its full paid
stock, because of. recent West Virginia
decisions, is the chief ground upon
which the suit is based. The associa-
ton holds extensive properties in sew
eral Southern states and is one of the
largest corporations of it's kind in the
South. Messrs. Jacobs and Terry, the
receivers, reside a Roanoke.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-01
Flood situation Improved.

Asheville. N. c.. Dec. 31.-The flood
sltuation is greatly improved to-day
ana with the exception of trains on the
urphy division of the Southern, traf-
me mas been resumed Trains from the
vest which have been waterbound for
several days came through to-day.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-01
CROWDS Ar NEGRO CHURCHES.
Augusta People Turned Out 20 Sec
Negroes walk Egypt"

in Augusta attended the negro
churches at midnight 10 see the ne
groes walk Egypt and shout the old
year out and the new year in. The last
day Of the old year has been so balmy
that wraps were Unnecessary. and the
New Year has come to Augusta under
clear sky and genial atmosphere.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-01
Major LyIe TO Augusta.

Washington. Dec. 31.-Maj. David A..
Lyle. ordnance department, has been
relieved from duty as inspector of ord
nance at Philadelphia, and assigned TO
command of the Augusta, Ga, arsenal,
relieving Mai. John Pitman who is
ordered to Springfield. Mass.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-01
SAVANNAH RIVER SWOLLEN.

Teams Have Narrow Escapes on
Carolina Side and Negro Boy
Drowned.
Augusta, Dec. 3t.--The recent rains
have swelled the Savannah river SO
that it is out of its banks on the low
lands opposite Augusta on the Caro-
lima side. One of the wagon roads
through Hamburg to the old city bridge
is submerged and several teams have
had narrow escapes to-day. This road
is several feet above the level of the
land on either side of it, but as it is
all covered with water, it requires
careful driving to keep on it, and sew
cral teams have driven off into deep
water In one of these several negroes
were overturned and a 14-year- old boy,
John Watson, was drowned, the others
being rescued with difficulty.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-01
GEORGIA RIVERS FALLING.
rreexing Temperature Reported to
the Florida Line.

the Florida Line.
Atlanta. Dec. 31.-Dispatches from
..orious points in Alabama and Geor
nia indicate that the rivers which did
-, much damage Sunday and Mon
d.v have fallen. At West Point, Ga
- is believed the crest of the flood
nas passed. The bodies of three people
drowned there Sunday were found to-
day.
C,hattahoochee have fallen nearly FIVE
feet
,oad. which is the connecting line be-
tn,een the Southern and the Louisville
Ind Nashville systems. is open only
&C far as LaGrange, Ga, 80 miles north
of West Point. 1t is thought the road
viii be open to the Alabama line by
evening.
Freezing temperature was reported
+his morning to the Florida line, with
heavy frost in the northern and CEN
tral portions of that state.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-01
A MEXICAN PACKING HOUSE.

Americans to Establish Ore in Cat
tie Growing District.
Mexico City, Dec. 31.-A great Ameri-
can packing house to be established in
the state of Michoagan. near the town
of Urupama, will soon be under active
construction, a capital Of 81 500, 900 gold
having been subscribed in Chicago.
Uruapam, besides being a great coffee
growing place, is i'll the heart OF the
cattle country.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-01
SEE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
For Basis of Understn nding with
Germany as to Venezuela.

Germany as to Venezuela.
Washington, Dec. 31.-Secretary
Hays view as to the proposed German
programme in Venezuela was commu-
nicated to the German government in
the shape of a written memorandum.
This supplemented verbal exchanges
that had taken place in Washington
between Ambassador Won Holleben
and President Roosevelt, directly, and
between the Ambassador and Secre-
tary Hay at greater length. The State
Department positively declines to
make public the memorandum or its
substance, but it is pointed out again
that the basis of the United States
representations is to be looked for in
the utterances of President Roosevelt
in his annual message to Congress
touching the Monroe doctrine in its ap-
plication to South American countries
which do not pay their debts.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-01
ELECTRICITY FOR MEXICO.
American Capitalists to Establish
Plant Near TuIuca.

Tuluca, State of Mexico, Dec. 81
New York capitalists have bought wa
ter rights at San Simonito, where there
is a cascade, and will build an electric
power station and supply mining towns
and add to the electric lighting facili-
ties of this city, the project has been
carried through to completion by AL
eXander Potter of New York
Gov. Vilada will on Thursday cut
the first sod on the site of the great
power house.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-01
OLD FOLKS.

Men and women who have reached
advanced years Of life need medicine
to tone up the system and strengthen
the stomach ard kidneys, which after
SO many years faithful service have
become weakened. The best medicine
10 meet their needs Is Hostetter's
stomach Bitters. Do not fail TO try IT,
Grandfather John Harris, Clayton
vile. Kan, says: Il have used your
Bitters and attribute my long life and
continued good health to it's use"
HOSTETTER'S
STOMACH BlTTERS.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-01
COL. Thomas 4. IIerndon Dcnd.

New Orleans. Dec. 3i.-CoL Thomas
G. Herndon. manager Of the New or
leans Clearing House, died to-day lie
WAS born w Eutaw. Ala. and was -
years Of age. lie served in the Con-
fcdcrate army.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-01

TALLAHASSEE CUT OFF.
The TalIapoosa River a Raging Tor
rent,

Montgomery, Ala, Dec. 31.-Tallas-
Pee. where the great dam of the Mont
still cut off from all communication.
The Tallapoosa river, which separ ates
it from Montgomery, is a raging tor
rent and all efforts to cross the stream
have failed. Reports from the territory
below the dam Indicate that much
live stock was drowned. There was no
loss to crops, as they had been gath
cred One of the state farms was in
the path of the flood and the super
intendent reports that many hogs and
cattle were drowned. The branch line
of railroad connecting Tallassee with
the main line of the Western Railroad
of Alabama is washed out and trains
are not running.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-01
TO DELIVER THE CoNvICTs.
FIorida's Prisoners to BE Turned
Over to Lessees To-day.

Tallahassee, Fla, Dec. 31.-nhe Flor
ida state convicts, numbering 935, will
tomorrow be delivered to the Florida
Naval Stores and Commission Com
pany at Holder, Citrus county, by
Commissioner b. T.. McLin. Among
the convicts are several women, two
being white.
Mr.. Gordon Bower and Mr.. Dexter
Mcbride of cambridge are here for
the Raney debut at Hotel Leon to-
night. Mr. Bower and Miss Raney will
lead the german.
Gov. Jennings and family have been
spending the holiday season at their
Brooksville home. They are daily ex-
pected to return to the Capital.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-01
THE PHI KAPPA SIGMA.
Grand oGicers Elected at the Annual
Convention.

Lancaster, Pa, Dec 31.-At to-day's
session OF the thirty-ninth annual con-
vention of the Phi Kappa Sigma fra
ternity the following officers were
elected: Grand Alpha, j. Hartley Mer-
rick. Philadelphia; Grand Beta, John
p. Baer. baltimore; Grand Thetas,
John Riess, New Orleans, and Alonzo
b, Carney, Norfolk, Va.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-01
BRIrArN's FINANCES IMPROVE.
Revenue Returns Make Better
showing Than Was Expected.

London, Dec. 3i.--The revenue re-
turns, issued to-day. are unexpectedly
hopeful and show much greater ex-
pansion than was anticipated by Sir
Michael Hicks Beach. chancellor OF the
exchequer. The receipts for the past
quarter show an increase Of G3.596 $50.
IL Is now believed that there Is rea-
sonabie ground to anticipate that Sir
Michael Hicks-Bach VIII not be re-
quired 10 propose an increase OF taxa
ton for the next budget
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-01
DIspntchcr Guntherpe Married.

Macon. Dec. 31.--Oscar Guntherpe
ana snd Miss Annie Lyons were married
,,cre ,e tonight. The groom is chief
lain lain dispatcher for the Southern Rail-
way az Macon.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-01

Macon, Ga. Dee. si.-Bart ucndley
WAS nned Sso0 in Superior Court for
selling whisky on Sunday and he WAS
foundly icctured about conducting a
business Of the dance-hall order.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-01
walter O. cooocr succeed. martin.

Atlantis. Dec. Walter q. Cooper,
y wen known newspaper man. has been
elected secretary of the Atlanta Cham
bcr of Commerce, vice T. II. Martin,
reeIgned.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-01
CABLE CENSORSHIP WITHDRAWN
Hut Government sim Claims Right
10 Inspect Messages.

20 Inspect Messages.
New York. Dec. 3l.--The Commercial
Gable Company this morning sends
out the follwing notice:
1--WE arc advised that the Eastern
Extension Telegraph Company makes
tho announcement that the American
government has Withdrawn the CENSOR
ship on messages 10 Msnil8. but tho
government claims tho right to inspect
the messages 10 which this measure
spplies."