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The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-18

and it is very possible that some OF
the sea serpents" which have been
observed at various times were gil
gantic ribbon fishes which came ur
from the deep sea, and moved along
with undulating motion at the sur
face.
During the past year a large speci-
ment Of this deep sea wonder washed
ashore at Newport Beach, Cal, where
it was destroyed by a Mexican, ignor-
ant of it's value. The fish, which
was twenty-five or thirty feet in
length. and estimated to weigh 500
pounds, was seen at first In the SURF
presenting a remarkable appearance
as it's silvery folds rolled over and
over and flashed in the sunlight. The
finder waded into the surf, and with
much difficulty hailed the struggling
ribbon fish out upon the sands.
How deep the ribbon fish lives in the
sea is unknown, but it is. supposed
to come up from the very great depths
where almost profound darkness
reigns.
One of the most remarkable as well
as gigantic animals of the deep sea
Is the giant squid-a favorite tid-bit
of the sperm whale. The size to which
these animals grow, their strength,
their hdeous appearance, places them
on a par with many of the weird and
grotesque creatures Of a past age. The
squid undoubtedly attains a length of
nearly, If not over, 100 feet; and pieces
have been taken from the stomach of
whales which suggested animals far
beyond this in size.
No more hideous creature can be inn
agined. The body is barrel-shaped, the
tail like an arrowhead, the eyes are
large as saucers, black and white. hyp-
motto and staring. The arms are at
tached to the head, and are ten In
number from ten to twenty feet long
in extremely large animals, while two
are from thirty to fifty feet in length.
depending upon the size of the indi-
vidual. The short arms are provided
with extraordinary suckers their en-
tire length. The two long ones have
them only at the extremities, and they
form virtually pair of pincers which
are shot out thirty or more feet like
a flash of light to seize the unsuspi-
cious prey, which is then hauled along
the shorter arms and held powerless
to escape. The mouth is small, but
is provided with two large parrot-like
beaks.
This weird creature. weighing tons,
with power of changing its color like
a chamaleon, and in some species lum-
nous, lives in deep fordlike bays and
probably in the deeper regions of the
ocean, as it Is rarely seen except when
wounded. A number of years ago an
epidemic appears to have overtaken
these animals; and numbers were found
at the surface in8 Newfoundland wa
ters one, ffty-fve feet in length, Civ,
ing the men who discovered it hard
struggle. The hideous animal threw
its arms over the boat, holding on
with vice-like strength, emitting clouds
of ink. which permeated the water in
every direction. 1t was finally secured,
towed in, and anchored In the surf
where it lay until the tide ebbed, toss
ing its arms aloft, filling the water
with ink-a terrifying spectacle.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-18
A MYSTERIOUS SHOOTING.
Widow Says Burglar Killed A. G..
Latimer of Brooklyn, but Dying
Man Said Different.

New York, July 1.-THE official sn-
quiry into the circumstances surround
ing the death of Albert c. Latimer of
Brooklyn. who is supposed to have
been shot by a burglar early in the
morning of July was begun to-day in
Brooklyn.
Mrs. Latimer, the widow, declared
her hueband was shot by a burglar.
DIR. Meagher, house surgeon at the
hospital, testified that the dying man
exclaimed: 1.-THE coward shot me in
bed" and nurse testified that Lati-
mer said, "A coward shot me in cold
blood" At another time he said. mo
burglar ever shot me-" Another nurse
said that Latimer cried that he knew
the man who shot him.
Miss Fannie Latimer, a sister, swore
that once che saw William Tuthill and
Mrs. Latimer meet on a street corner
and she telegraphed this fact to Mr..
Latimer, who found Tuthill at the
house. There were words between the
two men and then a lengthy corre-
sLondence which gradually ceased.
Tuthill will appear next week.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-18
LYONS HEAVY FIRE LOSS.
NINETEEN BUILDINGS, INCLUDING
THE TOWN HALL, BURNED.

The Fire started After 10 O'Clock
Last Night and swept the Village
in IN Hour-Four stores, Ten
Dwellings, Blacksmith shop, bar
Der shop and Two Sample Rooms
Destroyed and the S. A. L. DamaG-
ed-No Estimate of the Losses
Could Be Obtained.
The town of Lyons, seventy-five
miles west of Savannah on the Sea-
board Air Line Railway. was pretty
we'll wiped out by fire last night.
Nineteen building were burned. The
Information is very meager. The tele-
graph Office there closed at o'clock.
The fire broke out shortly after 10
O'Clock and in on hours time had done
its works A Seaboard Air Line opera
tor opened the telegraph office and
wired the office in Savannah that four
stores, the town hall, barber shop,
blacksmith shop, four dwellings occu-
pied by white people and six occupied
by negroes, and two buildings used as
sample rooms. had been destroyed.
The front of the Seaboard Air Line
depot was scorched and the building
was only saved by hard work. There
was no loss of life. After wiring these
facts the Office closed and no further
communication could be had with Ly-
ons during the night.
The last train had passed before the
fire started, and the next train was
not due until this morning. From the
information received by the Seaboard
Air Line telegraph Office here, the
town is nearly wiped out. 1t was I'M
possible to obtain any information as
to the losers or the amount of the
losses.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-18
Miss Nan Williams of Atlanta.

Miss Nan Williams, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Williams Of Atlanta
died yesterday morning at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Williams on CASTOR
street, west after a short illness. Miss
Williams had been visiting her aunt
Mrs. Williams and two week ago went
to Tybee with a number of young peo-
pie for a dance party, While there
she was taken iii and last Friday was
brought to the city suffering with fever.
She did not improve and Tuesday her
father and brother arrived She died
several hours after they reached here.
Miss Williams was "a. years old. Her
remains were taken to Atlanta last
night.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-18

Chicago, July 17.-Damage estimated
at thousands of dollars was wrought to
property in various parts of Chicago
tonight by the terrific wind and cleo
trical storm, which swept in from the
southwest and out over the lake. Sew
eral persons were injured.
Several store fronts were blown in,
elevators unroofed, chimneys, sign
boards and trolley wires tumbled
down. downtown business houses
flooded by the downpour of rain and
along the harbor front score Of
small bathing houses and outbuildings
were torn loose from their fastenings.
The wind attained a velocity Of sixty
eight miles an hour.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-18
WAYCR0SS NEWS NOTES.
Trouble in Railroad shops Adjusted.
WaycrOss Saw Match Game of Bali
Yesterday.

Trouble in Railroad shops Adjusted.
WaycrOss Saw Match Game of Bali
Yesterday.
Waycross, Ga, uJly 17.-Mr. w. H.
Young, superintendent of motive pow
er of the Atlantic Coast Line, arrived
in Waycross this morning, having been
requested to come by Supt. D. f.
Kirkland, for the purpose of inquir-
ing into the facts about the recent
troubles at the shops here. For some
months past the force at the shops
has been short, and Monday afternoon
t1Ve machinists and one boilermaker
resigned. After looking into the mat
ter this morning Mr.. Young decided
to transfer Mr.. S. M. Roberts, who is
master of the shops here. to Bruins
wick, and to remove Mr.. w. H. Dyer,
master mechanic of the Brunswick
shops to Waycross. The transfer will
probably be made tomorrow. Mr..
Dyer is well known in Waycross, hav-
ing served as supervising engineer of
the shops here several years ago.
Mr.. d. A. Mc(fee. who has been fore
man of the yard tracks of the Atlantic
Coast Line and the Plant System for
twenty years past, has been granted a
vacation of several months. He will
spend his vacation in the country near
this city.
Mr.. w. NJ. diff, of Charlton county,
who was in Waycross this morning,
reports that the crops in Charlton have
been completely ruined on account of
the dry weather. Mr.. diff says that
there has only been one light rain in
Charlton since April /.
Beginning with the present month
the courts of the justices of the peace
in this city will be held on the first
and third Saturdays in each month, in
stead of the first and third Fridays
as heretofore.
A very pleasant picnic was given by
the Frugal Farmers Fraternity on
the banks of the Satilla river, about
six miles north of Waycross, yesterday.
The picnic was largely attended by
farmers and their families residing in
the northern part of the county.
The surveying party for the Atlantic
g. Birmingham Railway Company has
reached the city limits of LAGRANGE.
Ga. The grading for the extension of
this road will be completed between
Cordele and Montezuma In few weeks.
and the work of laying the rails will
be rushed forward as rapidly as posi-
Bile. The surveying party will continue
on to Birmingham from LAGRANGE.
The first match game of baseball
that has been seen in this city in two
years, was played between the Fitz-
gerald and Blackshear clubs this aft
ernoon. The Fitzgerald boys, return
ing from Jacksonville, decided to stop
over here and play the Blackshear
club, who arrived by private convey
ance at $3.50 o'clock. The game was an
interesting one, both clubs being COM
posed of excellent players The score
resulted: Fitzgerald. 20; BIackshear, A.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-18
FIRST ARREST AT ELD0RAD0.
gro Woman He Was EscOrting to
Her Mothers Deathbed.

Carbonate, Ills, July 1.-THE first
arrest in the Eldorado race riots has
been made. George Johnson, white, has
been taken in custody charged with at
tempt to assault Mrs. Harding, daugh-
ter of Louise Toles, highly respected
negro woman, and whose daughter was
on her way to her mothers death-bed.
Johnson was conducting her to her
mothers home. The Eldorado marshal
result the constable took the man in
charge and he will be prosecuted by
the states attorney of Saline county.
Tie troops have taken extra precau-
tons to guard against an outbreak.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-18

HAS CZAR'S WARM APPROVAL.
Russians Financial Agent i'm London
Confirms Report.

Confirms Report.
London. July 1S.-The Russian finan-
cial agent in London, NJ. Tatischeff, in
an interview last night with reference
to NJ. DeWittes note, said the proposal
had the Cars warm approval. He
could not say whether the United
States had been invited to the confer
ence, but he was sure a representative
of that governement would be welcome.
M. Tatischeff hesitated to pre-
dict what would be the prac-
teal outcome of the conference,
but expressed the opinion that at
least it would be of advantage by
clearing the air and that if an under
standing were possible on the sugar
question it would pave the way for
dealing with the matter <Ef other
bounties. He commended that in this
matter Great Britain was equally af-
fected with Russia by Germany and
the United States and he pointed out
the enormous difference in the prices
of steel and iron in favor of the export
ed article.
Incidentally M. Tatischeff said that
no replies had yet been received to the
invitations sent out by Russia.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-18
The Ncstor OF Irish Politics.
From the london CHRONICLE.


Sir Charles Gavan Duffy who en-
tiers on his eighty-seventh year to-day
is the Nestor Of Irish politics, and the
senior political prisoner of the sister
isle. Sixty years ago he was confined
in a Dublin jail along with Daniel
O'Connell and half a dozen other al
legged conspirators. He has long been
the only survivor of that group. AS
one of the leaders of the as insurrec-
ton, he fwas brought to trial three
times without result, and eventually
released after having spent nearly a
year within prison walls. Four years.
membership of the House of Commons
followed, and then emigration to Aus
tralia, where, with total change of en-
vironment, he ceased to be an agitator
and became a constructive statesman.
Having settled in Melbourne. Sir
Charles Gavan Duffy served in three
Victorian ministries before he reached
the premiership in 1871 The rebel of
former days was knighted shortly aft
erward, and. after serving a term as
Speaker, he returned to the northern
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-18
Liverpool Cotton statistics.

Liverpool. July 1s.-Weekly cotton
statistics: Total sales of all kinds, g.
900 bales; total sales, American, $4,000
bales; English spfnners' takings, ST.
900; total exports, $4,000; imports OF
all kinds 1000; imports. American, g.
900; stock of all kinds, $50, 900; stock,
American. 5Sl 900; quantity afoat all
kinds, $4,000; quantity afloat, American,
1900; total sales on speculation, 4,2Q0;
total sales to exporters, 1000.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-18

Eastman, Ga. July 17.-Judge Elias
Herman died suddenly here tonight.
He leaves a wife and six children, three
brothers, Sol. Or. ]. ID. and A. Her
man, and sister Mrs. s. Harris. Judge
Herman was a prominent lawyer of
Wlregrass Georgia and known as the
silver tongued orator. He was a mem
Der of the Royal Arcanum and the
National Union and Masonic order.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-18

hemisphere. with the intention of re-
entering the Irish political arena. But
he stipulated for more than Mr.. Par
nell was prepared to concede. He has
resided at Nice for the last twenty
years and busted himself with literary
activities. He has published a volume
of "reminiscences of Carlyle, a number
of contributions to Irish political his
tory. and his own autobiography In two
bulky volumes. He was one of the
founders and the first president of the
London Irish Literary Society.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-18

atlantic City. N. J.. July 17.-After
E~ehty miles of seeGsawing, Howard
tt'eeinan the holder of the twenty
-f'lie worlds record, defeated Gus
r --awson by half lap in a most sem
IL S1.S1 1-5.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-18
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A MURDERER OF BABES.
Negro Boy Tramp at Birmingham
COnfcsses to Four Deaths.

birmingham, Ala, July 17.-Willie
cannon, negro tramp, aged Is years,
this morning confessed to Chief OF Po-
nee Austin that he had recently killed
White baby at Gurnee, Ala, negro
paby at Helenas a negro baby at Ca
haoa, and a negro baby in Birming-
nam. The body of the last named
oaby has been found. Coroner Paris
is Investigating.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-18
ON BUILDERS TRIAL TRIP.
New Monitor Arkansas Made Good
Showing Yesterday.


Newport News, Va, July 1.-THE
United States monitor Arkansas left the
shipyard this morning about o'clock
on her builders trial trip, returning
here at 9 o'clock tonight.
Superintendent Post and several
others of the ship yard officials who
took part in the ships construction
were aboard the monitor and watched
closely her every movement during the
progress of the trial.
The Arkansas was taken just out
side the Capes and put through the
regular speed and machinery tests call
cuIated to show up any defects in her
makeup that may appear No attempt
was made to speed the vessel. The
monitors record on the trip shows
that the vessel exceeded by a small
margin her speed requirements of 111z
knots.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-18
LAST RITES For MGR. FEEHAN.
Cardinal Gibbons Omciated at Ca.
thcdraI of Holy Name.

Chicago, July 17.-7In the presence of
the cardinal of the church and a great
gathering of ecclesiastical dignitaries,
the last rites of the Roman Catholic
service for the dead were performed
for Archbishop Feehan to-day at the
Cathedral of the Holy Name. A series
of masses was held. by the numerous
visiting priests, ending in the great
pontificial requiem mass, in which
Cardinal Gibbons and his deacons
officiated.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-18
Osborne Goes TO Oklahoma.

Norfolk, Va, July 17.-CharIes r.
E1att. alias Charles F. Osborne, was
delivered to the Oklahoma authorities
to-day and left for Saltwater. Osborne
is charged with the murder of his wife
in Saltwater in 1896
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-18

The friends of Mr. and Mrs. Edw.
Courtney of No. 113 Montgomery street
will be panied to hear of the death of
their little 7-year-old daughter, Clyde
Courtney, which occurred Wednesday
night at Button, s. c., after an illness
of few days.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-18
Lnssiter May Be Repominnted.

Petersburg, Va, July 17.-Returns
from the Democratic primary in the
Fourth Congressional district are
meager and both candidates claim the
nomination. Indications favor Lassi-
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-18
CARDINALS CONSIDERING NOTE.
Gov. Taft Requests Favor of Early
Farewell Audience.

Rome. July 17-After the Pope had
subject of the friars and their lands in
the Philippines, Cardinal Rampolla,
papal secretary of state, convened the
commission of cardinals to consider a
reply So far no answer has reached
Gov, Taft, though in a personal letter
10 Cardinal Rampolla Gov. Taft said:
AS the document from Secretary Root
Is conclusive and as l wish to leave
rome as soon as possible, I beg Your
Emlnence to secure me and the gentle
man accompanying me a farewell
audience as early as His Holiness will
Qelgn to grant it,"
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-18

Mena. Ark. July 17.-Congressnnan
John S. Little has been nominated by
the new Fourth District Democratic
Convention without opposition, pnrsu-
ant to the result Of the primary cleo
ton held March 20.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-18
Gen. Charles II. smith, u. $. A., Re-
tired.

Washington, July 17.--Gen. Charles
II. Smith, U. S. A. retired, died here
tonight, aged IS years, after a long
illness caused by stroke Of apopIexy
two years ago.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-18
National banks Must Report.

Washington, July 1.-THE control
Ter of the currency to-day issued a
cali for the condition Of national banks
at the close Of business, July IL.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-18

NEW MOTOR PACED RECORD.
Champion Clipped on ~ I-5 Seconds
in Race at Guichard.

Baltimore, July 17.-Albert Champion
Clipped 4S lis seconds off the worlds
record held by himself for tenmile
motor paced bicycle race in his con-
test tonight with Basil de Guichard
on the Coliseum bowl track. His time
was 1888 2-5
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-18
IN EDUCATION OF NEGRO.
Chicago Has Lead Over New York
Says Dubois of Atlanta

Says Dubois of Atlanta.
Chicago, July 17.-Prof. w. E. Dubois
of the Atlanta University made the
closing address at the final session of
the negro conference last night, sum-
ming up all of the various papers that
had been read and giving the opinion
that the educational advantages of the
race in Chicago were superior to those
in New York.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-18
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THE DALY-WEsT NINE HORROR.
All bodies Accounted for Except
That of ssPOwder Monkey

TINT OF 'POWder MOnkey.0
Fark City, Utah, July 17.-State Mine
inspector Thomas is here investigating
lhe cause of the explosion at the DAILY
west silver mine. Business has been
partially resumed. Four bodies were
oIought up to-day, accounting for all
~ the Daly-West except John Burgh,
vHe powder monkey" whose body
was blown to atoms.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-18
Lamar Nominated Cor Congress.

Tallahassee, Fla, July 17.-Full re-
turns from the Democratic prima ries
in the Third Florida District show
that Attorney General William B.
Lamar is nominated for Congress.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-18
LAMAR's ELECTION ASSURED.
Twelve Counties Give Him Majority
Over Both Opponents.

Tallahassee, Fla, July 17.--FulI re-
turns from twelve of fourteen coun-
ties in the Third Congressional Dis
trict give the following results: La
mars total vote, 1912; Myers, 1927;
Beard, 1927 giving Lamar a majority
over both his opponents of 49, One of
two counties unheard from is known
to have given Lamar a small majority,
and throwing out of fraudulent pre-
cinct in Leon county would give La
mar 38 more VOTES
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-08
A QUESTION OF LOGIC.

The Memphis Commercial Appeal
has a system Of logic all its own. 1t
insists tnat the president in order to
justify his sincerity in instructing the
trust law against the beef trust must
veto The oleomargarine law. against
! which the beef rasers are arrayed in
a body. Perhaps the president will
wait for a time to vindicate his sin
cerity and Gonsistency.-Lou
Evening Post
We DO not think that We vii have
any trouble in proving that our system
of logic, as the Post terms it. is entire
I ly logical. The OieCmargaTi9e bill ie
! lust about as infamous a swind}o as
was ever passed by congress. It has
never never been shown that oleomar-
garine is Intoxicating, or poisonous,
or in any way Injurious. But, because
it is colored con gress has concluded
/ TO TX Il out Of existence in ord 7 that
dairymen may get more for their but,
ter We will venture to say that nine
tenths of the butter sold in the United
/ States is artidcially colored. In strlk
] ing down oleOmargarine the Republic
an party hits the cotton seed oil indus
trv. and this affects, Qf course, the cot
ten planter And this is done not be
cause the product is harmful, but be
cause the Renu ublic2n party has de
cided to kill one industry at the de
mand of another The Oleomargarin
sill carries the doctrine Of protection
to the point of assassination. TheFe
IS some shadow Of excuses for protect
ing an American industry from a for
eiga industry; there is absolutely nl
excuse t0r protecting one American ii
5ustIy fem another just as legitimate
The oleomargarine bill is infamous iT
motive, iniquitous in spirit and immor
81 in it's effect. II is v;ol2tive Ct eve.y
principle Of the old time Democrac!
for which we believe the Post claims
TO stand. Just vhat the opposition
of the beef raisere Or any ether raise.s
has to dc With the question we fail tt
see 1t strikes us that It is the prov
irce of logic TO consider these cues
tons on their merits mad we for one
do not make up our mind on public
questions BY aseertaining who is CT
o1e side eHl '"ho on the other. I
: anything. the fact the tthe beef raise.
, ire against the bill rather fort,ies Il.
our pcst:ea. we have Tot beer
making anv war OF She b#ef raises
~ on the hale dozen h:< paekin
, house fins II camDoee The traaf
The point at i.z.:e=i5 t.sis. TIE aleo
: margarine bill is r:ece q swia9 II.
legislation ! A-.igaea ta r5te2 - r-ts.
# butter. Roosevelt approves it tn.
? beef trus is combination - ~ree
: for the HaTpasa=o Of raising - ~
. + bsef R1aso Il aees nat aarz
: ~ res0a f..Ie 5rae -aat
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: o-,e Whe0 lie te:as T. 5.=a then
'9svaY haef - taeza a7a J52=:aet S
r=-l=z- f...=ser - -e@ee
aa+ Eraors.st &C. e fiegieailv &
. la9ae it If fetwaen Rc0z5vsit ard ~
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-08
DR.. NJ. S. Cohen, Specialist
SUCCESSOR TO NATIONAL sPEclALIsTs)


concluded
OF
Philadelphia and has been in Of leading Hos
Of Phiadeha Cohen 1000
rt-
Piles FietGla. Blood
Throat
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Consultation strictly
Removed to 2o2ta Main ST., Simon
Office Hours M. m.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-08

deavoring to leave to his wife anu
children that priceless heritage,
Iome.
You can eliminate the lanlord from
YOUR existence, and it will cost you
Jess than half what you are paying
for rents each month.
We will buy $1,000 home, you re-
tam us the money in monthly pay
nlents OF SIS so. having 200 months n
which to do it; total cost to you ST.
o5-no more-S1,000 the amount bor-
owed, and s105 for expenses of
handling funds. You can pay it all
# anytime you desire If you should
die before you have paid out, we will
pay the balance out of the reserve,
giving your wife, or heirs, clear
deed to the home the day you die.
We will buy you farm or home N
the city, anywhere in the United
States; we will pay off your mort
gage or will build you a house. L
you get sick or lose your position, in
stead Of fining you We Will loan y0n
the money to keep up your payments
absolutely without interest invest
gate our plans and you will not regre'