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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-07
Surgeon General Forwood
Leaves Service
W1 Be Placed on Retired List Today and Col O'Reiy
VIII Succeed Him.

cordlng to his rights as a medical off,
GER 10 this demand his captors paid
no attention, and since he persisted
IN MS refusal to sign the parole, the
young doctor was turned over to a
guard, to be sent to some interior
prison. The prisoner was placed on
Ioot, between mounted men in the front
ana rear, and in the middle of the
night the procession started out. In
passing through dense forest of young
pines Forwood broke away from his
captors and made a dash for liberty,
ana, despite the fact that every effort
was made to capture him, succeeded
IN getting away uninjured by the fus-
ldoe OF shots that were fired into the
woods he traversed.
10 superb physical courage Gen.
norwood unites that higher quality.
moral courage. He has never known
the rear of contagion, but has exposed
himself rather, and again and again
has sought opportunities to study the
scourges that have visited this coun-
Try: When the epidemic of cholera
proKe out at Fort Riley in 1863 he was
the only medical officer at the post,
ana MS untiring efforts and the skill
with which he confined the disease to
certain area will always be remem-
pered by those who served with him
during that terrible period.
New Head of Army Surgeons.
The new surgeon general of the
United States Army is Col. Robert
Maitland OReilly. who succeeds to the
honor on the retirement of Gen For
wood. Col. O'Reilly was selected by
the President for the important posi-
tlon of chief medical officer because
OF his high standing in his profession
ana his popularity among the officers
and men.
Col. O'Reilly is a native of Philadel-
pnla and is 81 years of age. He was
educated in the public schools and re-
celVed his professional training at the
University of Pennsylvania. Before
ms graduation, however, he responded
10 the urgent demand for medical men
LOT army service during the Civil War
anu received an appointment as medi-
cal cadet in 1854 In the following year
ne was honorably discharged, but re-
entered the military establishment in
1866. Since then Col. O'Reilly has
served IN various parts of the country
ana IN Cuba. During President CleVe-
lanos Two terms he was the official
physician for the President and his
iaihlIy. AT the outbreak of the Span
ism war he was appointed lieutenant
colonel and chief surgeon of volunteers.
Col OReilly was a member of the
commission appointed to select winter
camps Tor the troops modified during
the war, and for a time he was chief
surgeon on the staff OF Gen. Wade,
president OF the commission on the
SpAHish evacuation Of Cuba. Since
december, 1901. he has been chief sur
seoh OF the department OF California.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-07
Louir Mills. Grinin.

Griffin, Ca. Sept. "a dispatch re-
ccived in this city yesterday afternoon
announced the death of Mr.. Louis Niles
al Denver. Col. yesterday morning at
s o'clock. The death OF Mr.. Niles car
ries sadness to many hearts in Griffin,
where he had lived all his life and
where he numbered his friends by his
acquaintance. lie left here last May
for Colorado. whore he hoped the eli
mate would prove beneficial to his
health. bus he failed rapidly and pass
ga away YESTERDAY His mother left
several days ago and was AT his bed
side when the End came.
Mr Niles was IS years Of age. un-
married and II survived by his parents,
Capt and Mrs. George r. Niles. Mrs
q. stacy. Miss Marg niles and Mf
George A, Aiien 81 Atlanta The re-.
mains lsft Denver LAST night and viii
roach Gunln Sunday night ~ 1925
O'Clock The funeral Will take place
Monday morning and Rtil be conduot.
~ ~ ht ODD FflioWH and Red Nen.
BE- being q member " both orders.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-07

Washington, D. c., Sept 6.-After
long and distinguished military record,
covering a period of more than forty
years, Surgeon General William H.
Forwood of the army will be placed on
ton of the age limit. Gen. Forwood
succeeded to the head of the medical
department of the army three months
ago on the retirement of Brig. Gen.
Sternberg. He is a native of Della
ware and a graduate of the medical
department of the University of Penn
sylvania. In 1851 he was appointed a
surgeon in the regular army and his
service in the Civil War was marked
not only by his skill and devotion to
his work, but by dash and galIantry
that won the admiration of all those
with whom he served. His GOODNESS
under fire was remarkable, and it is
said of Gen. Forwood that he admin
istered to the wounded when shot and
shell were falling around him with as
much skill as though he We're behind
the walls of a hospital.
At the battle of Gaines Mill, Va,
Lieut.. James F. McElhone was shot
down by the enemy outside the Union
lines. DIR. Forwood saw him fall and,
marking the place by a huge tree that
stood near by, determined to bring
back his comrades body at the first
opportunity. When night came the
young surgeon, with two volunteers,
crept across the enemys lines, past the
pickets on guard and to the spot where
McElhone fell. He was not dead, as
they supposed, but seriously wounded
and with great difficulty and at the
risk of capture they succeeded in get
ting the suffering officer back to camp
His recovery was slow and tedious, but
he was finally restored to health, and
lived many years to tell the story of
his dramatic rescue by Surgeon For
wood.
One of the most interesting incidents
of Gen. Forwood's career is his cap
ture by Mosby's men. 1t happened
near HARDWOOD Church, when Surgeon
Forwood. with the regimental COM
mander, Capt. Cram, and two order
lies, was riding to Gen. Burfords
quarters, mile and a half distant
from their camp. On the way they
were suddenly surrounded by about
thirty of Mosby's men, who seemed to
spring up from the ground, and, with
carbines cooked, compelled a surrender.
since the little party of unionists was
not armed. The prisoners were con-
Quoted to house some distance in the
woods, the headquarters of the guer-
rillas evidently. and shortly after ar
irving there were released on parole.
after being deprived of their horses
and equipment, and started back to
their camp. Surgeon Forwood. how
wood. however. would not accept the
parole. demanding TO be released ac-
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-07
KILLED BY AN AUTO.
Machine Ran Into BicycIist and a
Carriage.

Vineland, N. j.. Sept Gone person
was killed and two were injured by
an automobile here to-day. The dead
man was Alonzo Wolberg, aged 81
years. Els father and friend were
the other victims.
Young Wolberg was riding a bicycle
His father and friend were driving a
few feet ahead in a carriage Sudden
ly an automobile came up from behind
il was going at a high rate of speed
and struck young Wolberg. The BIZ
cyclist was thrown from his wheel,
and the automobile passed over his
body killing him instantly.
The machine carried Harold Morgan.
the iSvear-old son of a wealthy Phil
adelphian, and Miss Lulu Barker of
NEE nj. Morgan did not appear to
have control of the vehicle, and it
swept on and collided with the car
rage. The occupants of the carriage
were thrown out and severely bruised,
while the vehicle was wrecked
At the inquest tonight the jury rem
dered verdict, generating Morgan
from blame and terming ii an unavoid-
able accident
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-07
CHIMES WITH ROOSEVELT.
Senator Lodge Took the Publicity
View of the President.

view of the President.
Portland, Me-, Sept. 6.-The state
campaign was ended tonight by the
Republicans with big rally, at which
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts was
the principal speaker. He gave. his
attention to the trust question. There
had been many schemes proposed to
solve the trust question, he said, and
chief of these was that of legislation.
Reckless legislation would be destruc-
tive to prosperity.
Another solution proposed, he said,
is that of sweeping away the tariff
duties on articles that a trust makes.
He said that sounds simple, and would
be punitive, no doubt The utmost it
could do, he said, would be to reduce
profit. Some trusts would suffer, and
he would like to see the meat trust
punished that way.
The steel trust, he said, is organ
lied to compete in every market in the
world. while many other companies.
having been built up under the pro
tective tariff would be dealt a death
blow, should the tariff be removed. The
profits of the steel trust might be re-
duced, but it would be left master of
the field. If the duty on woolens were
taken off the wooden trust would prob
ably close every one of the mills in the
country. he said.
He thought the first remedy was SUI
pervision and publicity, and the latter
was the first thing to seek.
Claims 10000 Plurality.
Portland, Me-, Sept. 6.-At the close
of the state and congressional campaign
in Maine tonight, the Republicans
claim that they will re-elect Gov. John
F. Hill on Monday by about 10000
plurality. Two years ago Gov. Hills
plurality was $4,000.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-07

Washington, Sept. s.-From New
York to Buenos Ayres by rail has long
been the dream of those who have been
working to bring all OF the nations of
the American continent into closer So
cial and commercial relations. 1t is a
dream that may become a reality with
in the next few years. and by 1910. If
not sooner, it may be possible to board
a train at any railway station in the
United States or Canada and travel by
rail all the distance to any capital in
Central or South America.
When the international American
Conference which held it's sessions in
favoring the construction of an inter
continental railway. it did not stop
there. 1t provided for the appointment
by the chairman of the conference of
an International Continuing Committee
of five members to keep the matter
alive and advance the project in every
possible way until the meeting of the
next International American Confer
ence. 1t also invited the government of
the United States, in cooperation with
the diplomatic representatives of the
other American republics accred-
tied to Washington, to take
steps to send competent and reliable
persons to Central and South America
to make a report on the commercial
aspects of the project.
N annninfinu he NJ q finnoI Con
tinuing Committee Senior Raigosa, the
president of the conference, was care
full to select men who had the success
of the project at heart and whose
names would inspire confidence. He
named as chairman ex-senator Henry
c. Davis of West Virginia, who, as a
member of the First International Con-
ference, member of the Intercontinent-
al Railway Commission of 1890-9S,
chairman of the delegation of the
United States in the second confer
ence, and chairman of the Pan-Ameri-
can Railway Committee in that con-
ference, had been more closely connect
ed with the intercontinental railway
project than any other man. He named
as the other members of the commit
tee Mr.. Andrew Carnegie, who was
also a member of the first conference;
Senior Don Manuel de Azperos, the
States; Senior Don Manuel Alvarez Cal
deron, the Peruvian minister to the
United States, and Senior Don Antonio
Lago Arriaga, the Gautemalan minis
ter to the United States.
Not only the members of this COM
mittee, but all of the Latin-American
diplomats accredited to Washing
ton are taking lively inter-
est in the project. and it is
probable that during the coming fall
active measures for pushing the work
will be inaugurated. The first step
will be the calling of a meeting of the
International Committee, which will
determine upon line of action.
The practicability of the enterprise
was fully established by the surveys
made under the direction of the haer-
continental Railway Commission. 1t
was shown that there were no insur-
mountable engineering obstacles in the
way, and that the road could be built
at a cost that would bring 1t within
the limits of a safe commercial in
vestment.
The object Of the last conference in
proposing that a report should be made
on the commercial aspect of the enter
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-07
A HUMAN PHoNOGRAPH.
A Young English@an Possessed of n
Phenomenal Memory.

Phenomenal Memory.
From London Answers.
Mr.. Henry Crawford, fair young man
in the thirties holds, perhaps, the rec
ord for prodigious memory.
Mr.. Samuel Brandram, the famous
reciter. whose name is still household
word in the North, had one of the
most wonderful memories ever vouch-
safed to man. He could repeat from
memory some two or three long plays
from Shakespeare from the first line
to the last, and perform other marvel
Gus feats in mnemonics, and Cardinal
Mezzofanti was able to memorize no
fewer than fifty-eight languages and
dialects.
And there are several instances on
record where people in private, public
and professional walks of life, to wit,
Sir Edward Clarke. X. c.. Mr.. A. w.
Pinero. Sir Frederick Treves and the
German Emperor, have remarkable
memories, but they have more than
their parallel in the extraordinary
memory OF Mr.. Crawford, with whom
II is impossible 10 forget. after he has
once read or been told anything.
The other day he gave an exhibition
al the Tivoi Theater. Strand, before
critical audience composed OF many
experts In mnemonics and science gem
orally. Taking the third page Of the
Daily Mail, as published on that day.
he challenged the audience 10 defeat
him in repeating from memory any OF
the paragraphs.
Now, on that particular page on that
day there were 2S3 paragraphs. and
for the best part Of as hour the en-
thnflasfie audience piled him with
puzzlinE questions without succeeding
in tripping him once The astounding
part ~ Else performance was that Mr
Crawford not only knew che substance
- 81 fhf paragraphs, Dut be repeated
thea word Tor Berd without q n.ls-
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-07
PORTO RlCANS IN HAWAII.
Experiment With West Indian La
borcrs Not SuccessfuI.


Washington, D. c., Sept. 6.-Porto
Rican laborers are a failure on the
sugar plantations of Hawaii. Soon
after the annexation of Porto Rico, the
Hawaiian plantes, being cut off by the
labor laws of the United States from
their usual supply of Chinese and Jap
anese labor, turned to Porto Rico as
a possible source of supply. The gov
eminent at Washington, being anxious
to benefit the inhabitants of both of
these island possessions, facilitated the
shipment of several thousands of Porto
Picans to Hawaii
Reports just received in Washington
indicate that there are now less than
1000 Porto Ricans on the sugar plan
tations in Hawaii and that those who
remain at work are not nearly as eff
Gent as japanese or Chinese laborers.
The fault seems to have been largely
with the men who selected the immi-
grants in Porto Rico. Many of them be-
longed to the criminal classes, and all
of them We're in poor physical condi-
ton Those that nave remained in
Hawaii are reported TO have greatly
improved in physical condition, owing
to the better food and shelter which
they have in their new home.
The principal grievance of the Porto
Ricans in Hawaii is their treatment by
the plantation overseers. These over
seers, in many instances. are brutal
men, who have been accustomed 10
dealing with Chinese and Japanese
coole labor, and they have not real
lied the difference between the Ash
attic and West Indian temperaments.
The Porto Ricans claim that they have
been subjected to brutal treatment and
that in many instances the honor of
their women has not been respected
by the overseers. One difficulty that
has caused much trouble has been the
inability of the overseers to speak
Spanish and the inability of the Porto
Ricans to understand any other Ian
guage
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order of the human system."-LouiS
e. Johnson.
Hundreds of Dollars Spent in Vain,
Mr.. Cyrus Hershman, Sheridan, Ind.
writes:
1.-TWO years ago 1 was a sick man,
Catarrh had settled in the pelvic or
gans, making life a burden and giving
me little hope of recovery. 1 spent hun
dreds of dollars in medicine which did
me no good. 1 was persuaded by
friend to try Peruna. I took it two
weeks without much improvement, but
I kept on with it and soon began to
get we'll and strong very fast. Within
two months l was cured, and have
been we'll ever since. 1 am strong
advocate of Peruna. &C. Hershman.
PeruDa cures catarrh of the kid
neys, liver and other pelvic organs,
simply because 1T cures catarrh
wherever located. No other SYSTEM
ic catarrh remedy has as yet been
devised. Insist upon having Peru
ma. There are no medicines that
can be substituted.
If you do not derive prompt and sat-
1sfactory results from the use of Pc
rnna, write at once to DIR. Hartman,
giving full statement of your case,
and he will be pleased to give you his
valuable advice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President Of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,O
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-07
WILL BE ARRESTED.
Bonds of Railway officials Fixed at
$1,000 Each.


$1,000 Each.
Chicago, Sept. 6.--J. F. Marchand,
special attorney for the Interstate
Commerce Commission, stated tonight
that capiases had been issued for the
arrest of the indicted men and will be
served upon Burt at Saginaw, upon
Bennett at Toledo, and upon Whitcomb
and johnson at Milwaukee. Judge Mum
ger, at Minneapolis, fixed the bail of
each defendant at $500.
The act under which tt bills were
voted fixes penalties of a fine not ex-
ceeding $1,000 or Imprisonment in the
penitentiary for a term not exceeding
two years, or both, at the discretion of
the court. 1t is understood that the
documents charge theAofficials with I'M
lawful manipulation of rates with re-
spect to flour and feed transported to
Eastern destinations.
Evidence is said to have been ad-
duced to show that secret rates were
given to certain big millers, and that
domestic flour was handled on the exA
port rate. The bills are also said to
contain a clause charging false billing
as means whereby traffic. was pro-
cured for the two railroads involved.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-07
OVER AT SEA GRIT
TOURNAMENT FOR RIFLEMEN HAS
BEEN CONCLUDED.
PRESIDENTS MATCH LAST,
THIS WAS WON BY GEORGE e.
COOKE OF WASHINGTON.

Winners in Individual Matches Not
Yet ADnounced-COOke Defeated
Forty-three Competitors in the
Presidents Match-Made 50 Out OF
Possible 2IO--Alf-Amerf can Team
Yet to Be Picked-COngratuIat
for the President Sent by Spencer
and Others.
Rife Range, Sea Girt, n. J., Sept. g.
The most largely attended and sue
cessful rife tournament ever held on
the New Jersey range was terminated
late this afternoon, with the close of
the firing of the presidents match for
the military championship of the
United. States.
The champion is George E. Cooke of
the First District of Columbia Regi-
ment. In order to win the title he
found it necessary TO shoot better than
forty-three other competitors. The
victor scored a total of 1879 of pos
sible 21O.
The winners of the individual
matches, the firing in connection there's
with having been in progress daily
throughout lIle meet nave llOl yet OECii
announced. 1t will take some time to
figure out the results.
All the rifiement. except those who
are to compete for places on the all
American team, have departed, and to-
night the range is quiet.
The following telegram was sent to
President Roosevelt at the conclusion
of the presidents match:
president Roosevelt, Chattanooga:
We, the rifiemen assembled at Sea Grit,
N. j., recognizing in yourself kindred
spirit, sincerely congratulate you in
your recent escape from a serious ac-
cident and trust you will suffer no.
permanent i'll effects from it, that your
eye and aim, in the future, as in the
past. may assure you bully'seye every
time. The presidents match shot to-
day was won by George E. Cooke;
score 1S9 out of a possible 20.
SignedD Gen. Bird w. Spencer, Capt.
Robert Taylor. Sergt. F. T. Alder,
Corpl. w. B. Short, Committee"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-07

~ RANVILLE M. HOY, Sheridan,
Ind, Past Grand, Independent
~ Order of Odd Fellows, Lodge
691, in a recent letter, says:
81 suffered for years with liver COM
plant, causing me severe pains and a
peculiar weakness across the small of
the back, so that it was hard to stoop,
and sometimes very painful to walk
about. I had used so much medicine
without deriving any help that L just
let it go, until a neighbor was cured of
Bright's disease by Peruna. That led
to my using it, and before 1 had used
ten bottles 1 was cured. l consider it
almost miraculous. "-Granville M. Hoy.
A Gentleman of Prominence En-
dOrses Pe-ru-na.
Hon. Louis E. Johnson, son of the
late Beverly Johnson, who was United
States Senator from Maryland, also
Johnson, and U. S. Minister to Eng
land, and was regarded as the greatest
constitutional lawyer that ever lived.
In a recent letter from 1905 F. Street,
N. w, Washington, D. c., Mr.. john
son says:
''NO one should longer suffer from
catarrh when Peruna is accessible.
To nay knowledge it has caused re-
lief to so many of nay friends and
acquaintances that it is humanity
to commend it's use to all persons
suffering with this distressing dis
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-07
MINISTER KILLED ms WIFE.
Aged Preacher Thought to Have
Been Crazed by the Bible.

Kenova. w Va. Sept. 6.-Rev. Nor
rig Wilson. aged so. who for nifty years
has been a prominent Baptist minister
in this state. killed his wife to-day at
Genoa, by cutting her throat with a
razor soon after the tragedy he es-
capped 10 Woodland and is supposed 20
be in hiding IN Rock Clns near there
u u believed he beca me crazed from
constant reading Of the Bible lie has
heen married three times and was the
father ~ nine children. several OF
whom are leading citizens ~ Wayne
county
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-07
SOLDIERS FIRED ON THEM.
Fresh Outbreaks of the Race
Trouble at EIdOrado.

Fresh Outbreaks of the Race
Trouble at EIdOradO.
Carbondale, Ills. Sept. 6.-The trou
BILE at Eldorado. Saline county. over the
presence of negroes and the establish
r1ent of the Negro Normal and Indus
trial Institute. which caused Gov
Yates to send there a detachment of
the Illinois National Guard, was re-
newed Thursday night. A
negro woman. who had
peen run out of town before.
came back, and at nightfall a crowd
went to the place where she was stop
ping and stoned the house. The three
soldiers, who for many nights had
guarded the house, ordered the mob
to dispense, and on it's failure to obey,
fired. So far as known, no casualties
followed.
The occurrence will probably cause
the retention of the troops here indefi-
nitely.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-07
SEA WALL FOR GALVESTON.
Texas Port VIII Pay More Than {,
Million for Protection.

Galveston, Tex, Sept 6.-The county
commissioners held a special meeting
to-day and awarded the contract for
the great sea wall to J. NJ. O'Rourke &
Co, of Denver. The wall will be built
of granite concrete. and the rip-rap
apron in front of the wall will be OF
sandstone. The bid on this basis is ST.
9s,31S, of which $3.50 600 will be paid in
sea wall bonds at par.
The wall is to be finished within ff-
teen months from commencement OF
work, and the contractors say they
will begin actual construction within
one month.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-07

Yes: I like smoking. It neither does
me nor my memory the least harm.
Well ! pick up my paper and If am
70 repeat over AZ a memory test any
thing ] read ] concentrate al my at
tenpon On what ana reading, md I
~ myself on THAT'S an. Then / Ret
up. only % ind that the whole Of fhe
pAFe, Or the whole ~ the issua OF the
paper - reprinted .n my mind indon.
piy nAeq On 90 the tables ~ ms nsIp-
efA close NJ eyes end 1 seaa 49,