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The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-23
VERDICTS IN VERSES.
Some of The Formers which The
Vagaries of Jdries Assume.
Lr-ox, tbA DoIffrnora Cur

From the Baltimore Sun.
Of the vagaries of juries there would
appear to be no end, and not the least
of their enormities. says an exchange
is the preparation of villainous verse,
of which in evil moments they are
sometimes guilty.
There is one given in breach of
promise suit in Pennsylvania. The de-
PENDANT had proved faithless to fair
lady of the name of Wright and the
jury took advantage of the plaintiffs
patronymic to return their verdict in
verse. 1t ran:
The plaintiff In this case is Wright,
And well her suit has won.
One thousand dollars for the slight
Must come from Samuel Dunn.
Even Chicago jurymen have been
known to record their verdicts in more
or less execrable rhyme. In a paltry
case. which tried their tempers no less
than 1t taxed their time, the good men
and true thus aired their grievance
and announced their finding:
Hungry. weary and sad,
We have looked without avail,
And now we're mighty glad
To say this suit must fail.
Some years ago the members of a
jury in Kansas were much incensed at
being locked up all night owing to the
obstinacy OF one Of their number,
man of the name OF Knox.
on being ushered into the jury box
next morning the foreman solemnly
rose and thus delivered the verdict.
which. during the nocturnal hours, he
and his indignant colleagues had ar
rived at:
BY Knox our verdict was delayed,
And We Ia durance landed;
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-23
HANDSOME SCIENCE HALL.
hodern Building for FIorida's
School of Technology.

School of Technology.
DeLand, Fla, Aug. 22.-The new
building for the School of Technology,
Science Hall, at the University is near
ing completion and will be ready for
the opening on Oct 1. The building
is three stories in hight, brick, and 200
feet long by so wide.
The~power house is detached. but
close by. 1t contains the boilers for
heating all of the school buildings as
well as furnishing the power for the
neurological School. The machines
IN the iron and wood shops are all
or them to have separate electric mo-
tors, doing away with lines of shaft
ing and dangerous betting. Instead
OF the usual tall chimney, to furnish
draft for the boilers, they will use a
patent device for forced draft The
building will be the best equipped in
the state, and as we'll equipped as any
in the South
Several changes are noted in the
faculty this year among which are
Ellery Is. Paines, NJ. S., dean of School
OF Technology, professor of mathe-
Frank d. Sears, NJ. s., C. E., instruc-
tor in mathematics and civil engineer
ing; r. j. Marlborough, director of
the Business College; Stella V. Vim
cent. director of Normal and Practice
School, and Katherine A. Crawford,
instructor in voice culture.
More rooms have been engaged and
students booked at this date than had
been booked at the time of the opening
OF school last year, and the school year
Is five weeks off yet.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-23
SITUATION is UNCERTAIN.
hut Gen. Chaffee Still Has Faith in
Moral Sunsion.

Manila, Aug. 22.-Gen. Chaffee re-
turned to Manila to-day from his tour
of the southern islands. He has not
taken decisive action against the Nor
os of the Island of Mindanao. He
regards the situation there as uncer-
tain, but not critical.
Gen. Chaffee still hopes that moral
suasion may avert a conflict between
Moros and Americans, and he has di-
rected Capt. j. j. Pershing of the
Fifteneth Infantry, commander of the
American column at Lake Lanao,
Mindanao, to open communication
with the Sultan of Bacalod and as
certain the reason for the repeated at
tacks by Moros upon the American
soldiers when the latter were not on
the offensive. He will await a reply
from the Sultan before taking further
steps in the matter.
At Ibgan, Gen. Chaffee conferred
with a number of the Moro chiefs, in
Guiding some from the Lake Lanao
district. The conference was quite
friendly, and the leading chief agreed
to visit Capt. PerShing.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-23
SUMMER COMPLAINT.
Proper Food VIII Prevent 1t.

When the bowels go wrong in adults
or children, quit all food but Grape
Nuts and a little cream or milk. The
experience of one woman will be read
with interest by many mothers who
pass anxious days over little ones and
become alarmed because the food does
not agree with baby and he daily
wastes away.
Mrs. w. H. Mennens of Little Falls.
Mimi, writes: II want to tell you the
good Grape-Nuts Food has done for
nv baby boy. When he was 10 months
old he was taken with summer COM
plaint and l could not find any pre-
nared food that agreed with him. | was
giving him doctors medicine all the
time. but he continued to lose in weight
until he only weighed Is pounds, hav-
ing weighed 20 pounds before he was
taken sick. Finally the doctor told me
that unless could get some real nour-
ishing food for him he could not live
MANY DAYS, and he advised me TO get
Grape Nuts Food. which ! did, and in
ave DAYS he gained 4 ounces and in
ave weeks he weighed just 20 pounds.
1T any mother reading this letter
wants 10 write 20 me personally / VIII
Gladly answer and tell her the full
particulars regarding baby's sickness
and the good Grape-Nuts did Tor him.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-23
But kicks with Knox Improvement

But kicks with Knox Improvement
made,
And full assent commanded.
We now do find, all at one time,
The prisoner guilty of the crime.
The judge accepted the verdict, but.
after studying for a moment the spec
remarked that he could not agree with
the third line!
On another occasion the beauty of
a youthful culprit of the feminine per-
suasion awoke the muse in the jury
impaneled to try her. This was at
San Francisco. which town the come
ly delinquent had made the scene of her
unlawful pursuits.
After hearing all there was to be
said against and for the prisoner, the
jury put their heads together and a
few minutes afterward startled the
court with this deliverance through
the foreman:
We mark with grief and sorrow keen
That woman, fair as ever seen,
Should to such evil courses take,
And show she is at heart rake.
But maiden. whether fair or frail,
Must never over right prevail;
We therefore find her guilt full proved,
So now to Jail she can be moved.
After listening to this extraordinary
effusion the occupant of the bench re-
marked that his only regret on hear
ing the verdict was that he could not
send each of the jurymen to prison as
well as the subject of their atrocious
| verse
| Ee added that. after such an inflic-
| ton, his would be the lightest punish
ment that he was at liberty to infiict
| on the girl for her offense.
For one more example of jurymen's
eccentric rhyming we must go to New
York, where. not long since. a faith
less lover was brought into court to
answer for breach of promise. The
defense was that the damsel was
fiirt, and this seems to have suggested
the words in which the jury thus ex-
pressed their finding:
The plaintiff is a filrt, tbs said,
And thus broke her engagement:
But tender missives we have read
Disprove such disarrangement.
For trifiing with the plaintiffs heart,
And blighting her affection,
Defendant must with dollars part
Two thousands our direction.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-23
Rev. DIR. james "a. Hazen.

Richmond. Va. Aug. 22.-Rev. DIR.
James K Hazen. who for twenty five
years had been secretary of publication
of the Southern Presbyterian General
Assembly, died at his home in Bon
Air. near this city, to-day. He was
born in West Springfield, Mass, in
March. 1888, and after his graduation
at Williams College in 1855, came
South.
AT college he was an intimate friend
of the late President Garfield. After
studying theology privately, he was
ordained by the Presbytery of East
Alabama in March, 1851 He was
chosen secretary of publication in 1877.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-23
THE DIVIDEND PASSED.
southern Railway Directors Declare
None on Preferred Stock.

New York, Aug. 22.-At the meeting
of the board of directors of the South
ern Railway this afternoon the divf-
dend on the preferred stock, which has
been at the rate of IA per cent. quar-
terly, was passed.
The following statement was given
out after the meeting: The <ccnsidera-
ton of the amount of the October div
idend on the preferred stock was post
poned until future meeting of the
board, on account of a communica ton
received from the voting trustees stat
ing that they had been requested by
holders of large amounts of preferred
and common stock to extend the pc
Rod of the voting trust, and that in
view of such request they had deter
mined to issue a circular to the stock
holders suggesting and recommending
such extension.
'Penhing the ascertainment of the
wishes of the stockholders in this re-
spect, the board considered it best to
postpone action upon the dividend"
The terms of the voting trust are
that it shall be dissolved after the
road shall have declared dividends
amounting to per cent. in one year
The dividend record begins jan 20,
1885, and dividends have been declared
since then, semi-annually, as follows:
Three OF per cent, two OF 112, two of
2, and one of III; and another of 21a
this year. would have ended the vot-
ing trust. 1t could not be learned
when the circular to the stockholders
may be expected.
A statement of operations for twelve
months ending June 80, was given out
to-day in connection with the tbove.
1t shows gross earnings of $S5, 697, 772,
an increase from the previous years of
$2.014, 476.16; operating expenses. $685.
093, 41345; an increase of A753, 423. As.
leaving net earnings $l0 604 $3.50, an
increase of 1851, 052.6S, or 2.46 per cent.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-23

Waycross, Ca, Aug. 22.-Mrs. B. A.
Deal wife of the superintendent of the
Atlantic Coast Line Relief and Hospi-
tai Department. died at the hospital
in this city last night at $50 o'clock
She had been i'll for two years OF
more, and for the past six weeks was
confined to her bed. Mrs. Deal was
AZ years old. She leaves two sons,
Messrs. Pratt and B. A. Deal, If.
The funeral services were held at
the hospital at 10 o'clock this morning,
after which the remains were placed
on board the private hospital car for
transportation to Palatka, Fla, Mrs.
Deals old home. The interment will
occur in that city tomorrow morning.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-23
TRADE ACCORDING TO DUN.
Coal Strike Has Shortened supply of
Fuel and Prevented Deliveries by
ROads-Bright, Outlook for Current

Fuel and Prevented Deliveries by
Roads-Bright. Outlook for Current
Business.
New York. Aug. pr. C. DUN &
Co.'S Weekly Review of Trade to-mor-
row will say:
Fuel scarcity is still ;he one serious
industrial handicap. Protracted idle
ness at anthracite mines increased the
pressure for soft coal and coke and
despite new records of output. deliy-
cries are utterly inadequate, owing to
the lack of motive power. This freight
blockade of coke trains mas closed
many furnaces, while the increasing
cali for transportation facilities on
crop account gives little prospect of
early relief.
Notwithstanding the congestion. rail-
way earnings thus far reported for
August show gains of 3.4 per cent. over
last year, and II per cent. over 1900.
Weather conditions have been less uni
formly favorable for agricultural pro-
ducts, yet no severe loss is reported.
Current trade is of good volume for
the season, while the outlook for the
future is bright. Buyers are numerous
in all the leading markets, placing or
ders literally at we'll sustained quota
tions.
AS the active blast furnace capacity
of this country decreases through
want of fuel, foreign pig iron is pur-
chased more freely, and Scotch war
rants have advanced be-
cause of the steady demand.
Domestic needs are now far beyond
all precedent and even with the avail
able home capacity active there would
be imports. although less than are now
arriving. There is much that is graft
flying in this state of affairs, but there
is also drawback. During the re-
cent period for exceptional domestic
demand, many export orders have been
sacrificed, which German and Belgian
makers secured.
Textile mills are we'll occupied, bus
mess gradually increasing in the cot
ton goods division, and demands for
quick delivery emphasize the fact that
stocks are low and requirements for
consumption are pressing. Export
trade in brown cottons is insignificant.
but more inquiries are reported.
staple Products Advancing.
Staple products average somewhat
higher in prices owing to less uni
formly good news from the agricultu-
raj sections. No serious disaster has
occurred, but excessive rain retarded
the development of grain and inter-
rupted harvesting. In many cases
where the date of maturity has been
postponed, there is always the posi-
bility of injury from early frosts. The
other extreme of weather caused COM
plant although, drought being in evil
dence at many points. On the other
hand, there were good reports of early
picking, especially in Oklahoma.
Failures for the week numbered 207
in the United States, against 205 last
year. q
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-23
A Mule Pcn.loner.
From the New York TrIbun,

From the New York Tribune.
There is or was an army mule a pen
sioner of the United States-tradition
says that army mules are immortal.
hence the doubt as to tense. But this
mule, Mexique. was ordered to be sold
at Mount Vernon Barracks, Alabama,
In 1883. He had been at the post a
long time. and had grown gray In the
service, having an honorable record in
the Mexican War, and the officers at
Mount Vernon asked the quarternas-
ter general to retain him till the end
of his days. This application. signed by
William A. Kobbe, then an artillery
lieutenant, and Endorsed by a dozen
proper military authorities, including
Gen. Hancock and Gen. Sherman, is
on record at Washington. How the
white mules record grew In honor with
successive Endorsements may be seen
from the commanding generals letter:
4 have seen that mule, and, whether
true or false. the soldiers believe il
was left at the Big Spring. where
Mount Vernon Barracks now are, at
the time Gen. Jackson's army camp
ed there, about 1890. Tradition says
1t was once a sorrel, but now IL Is
white from age.
The quartermaster's department.
will be chargeable with ingratitude IL
that mule is sold or the care and
maintenance of 1t thrown on the char
liable officers of the post. / advise
that it be kept In the department. fed
and maintained till death.
W.T.SHERMAN.
p. S. / think that mule was at
Fort Morgan, Mobile Point, when
was there in 1872 w. T s."
The Secretary of War finally direct
ed that this mule be kept and wen
cared for. at public expense, as long
as he lives"
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-23
OBITUARY..
w. It. X. Smith, CIaxton.

Mr. W. T. K. Smith died at Claxton
yesterday morning. Although his death
was not unexpected it came as a
shock to his family. He was i'll three
weeks from malarial fever. Mr.. Smith
was born in Harmony Grove, Jackson
county, JAM, 81, 1857. He came to Sa-
vannah. Jan. Z. 1894, and has been en-
gagged in the saloon business until re-
Gently. when he moved to Claxton,
leaving his business in the hands of
his son, j. B. Smith.
Besides a widow, Mr.. Smith leaves
five children. two sons and three
daughters-Mr. j. B., Mr. A. N. and
Misses Ophelia. Opal and Mrs Edward
e. Sack. The funeral will take place
in Claxton this morning at 10 o'clock.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-23
THE MONK MADE A RECORD.
Ed Geers Drove Him Under the Wire
in 2:O5Z

-H SsOoA.
Readville, Mass, Aug. 22.-The one
great surprise at the ReadviIle track
on to-day's grand circuit card was the
appearance of Lord Derby in the 2:07
trot. The surprise was not carried out
to the extent of his winning the race,
for Ed Geers drove The Monk under the
wire ahead of him in two straight heats
and won in the first heat, establishing
new record for himself of 205%, and
new race record for the track. Sum-
mary
PIG Trot-Purse $4,000. Alice Carr
won second, fourth and fifth heats and
race; Reelected second, taking first
heat; Mary P. Leyburn third, taking
third heat. Best time, 2:10%
2:1S Pace-Purse $1,000 Junius won
three straight heats and race. Miss
Willamont second, Pan Michael third.
Best time, 2:0SA.
2:07 Trot-Purse 81, 500. The Monk
won two straight heats and race; Lord
Derby second; Dolly Dillon third. Best
time, 2:05%.
2:15 Pace-Purse 1000. Carl Wilkes
won two straight heats and race; Ami
drosis second; Prince Direct third. Best
time 2:0SL
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-23
ON WETTERHORNE'S PEAK.
LadrOnes and Their Guards Met a
FriEhtfuI Death.

FriEhtfuI Death.
Grindelwald. Switzerland, Aug. e.
The bodies of two members of a party
consisting of two Londoners named
Fearon, and those of two guides, who
started Aug. 10 to ascend the Wetter-
horn and who did not return, have
been found by search party near the
summit of the mountain. Two of the
party were apparently killed by light
ming, and two met their deaths by
falls.
Two bodies only were recovered by
the rescue party. They were those Of
r. B. Fearon and guide named Bra
wand. Both bodies were blackened by
lightning and still roped together. The
handle of the guides ice pick, which
was found in the snow on the summit
of the Wetterhorp, had been split by
the lightning. The guides body was
partly consumed and his skull was
crushed.
No traces of the bodies of the other
members of the party were found. 1t
is believed, however, that after being
overtaken by a snowstorm, Aug. 20,
they were blown over precipice into
the Wettersel gorge. where they were
hidden by the snow.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-23
COAL BEGINS TO MOVE.

Fifteen Cars Shipped From Silver
Creek COlliery.
Shenandoah. Pa, Aug. 22.-Fifteen
cars of coal were shipped from Silver
Creek colliery, near New Philadelphia,
this evening and as it was the first
coal that had been prepared for mar
ket in that district since the strike
began the strikers were very much
excited and several hundred congre-
gated along the railway track watch
ing the train go by. The crowd got
IN an angry mood at the sight of the
loaded cars. but there was no serious
demonstration and affairs soon quoted.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-23
Mrs. Copeland, yaIdo.tn.

Valdosta, Ca, Aug. 22.-Mrs. Cope
land, who has been conducting a board
ing house west of the Georgia South
ern depot, died last night at o'clock.
after a months illness, with fever.
She was daughter of Steve Wether-
ington of the Naylor district, and her
remains were carried there for burial
this afternoon. She leaves two small
children and a large circle of relatives
to mourn her death.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-23
Ell ALBA BROKE A RECORD.
galveston to New York in Less Than
Five Days.

New York. Aug. 22.-The Morgan
Line steamer Ell Alba, in command of
capt. Quick, commodore of the fleet,
1rrived in port this afternoon from
galveston, making the voyage in the
record time of four days. twenty hours
ana thirty-eight minutes.
The FL Alba left Galveston bar on
Aug. II. at 6:s5 p. m, and passed the
SSeotland light vessel of the mouth Of
afternoon.
Ihis Is said 10 be the fastest pas
sage ever made between Galveston
sha New York The ri Alba Is the
latest addition 10 the Morgan Line feet
ana until recently has been running
"eeWeen this city and New Orleans.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-23

Continued From First Page.

proper share of our people of this
commercial future. The possession Of
the Philippines mas helped us, as the
securing of the open door in China has
helped us. Already the government has
taken the necessary steps to provide
for the laying of Pacific cable unde<
conditions which safeguard absolutely
the interests of the American public
our commerce with the East is grow
ing rapidly. Events have abundantly
justified, alike from the moral and ma
terial standpoint. all that we have done
In the Far East as a sequel to our war
with Spain"
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-23
FOR USE OF THE DELEGATE.
VoIuminOus Notes on Philippines
Prepared at Vatican.


Prepared at Vatican.
Rome. Aug. 22.-The Vatican author
tiles have completed the collection of
documents referring to the Philippines
question for the use of the apostolic
delegate at Manila, and it is conject-
ured that his appointment is imminent.
A complete history of the negotiations
on the subject of friars lands is
given, including summary
Of the voluminous report of
Mgr. Chapelle. the former papal del
egate in the Philippines, and the full
text of the notes exchanged between
Gov. Taft and the Vatican.
These are supplemented by precise
instructions regarding which secrecy
is maintained, Though Cardinal Ram
polla, the papal secretary of state, ex-
presses the hope that the instructions
are so framed as to enable the delegate
to fulfill the Pope's promise to Gov =.
Taft, namely, to reach a solution sat
isfactory to both parties
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-23
lin" AGAIN IN RACE.
one-Timc Champion Rode a Mile in
1:49.

Asbury Park. N. j.. Aug. 22.-The
features of to-day's national circuit of
the National Cycling Association was
the presence of the old-time champion,
Arthur A. Zimmerman, and the alb
sence of Major Taylor. the sickness of
whose wife, it is said, prevented his
attendance. Zimmerman rode an exhi-
bition mile, motor paced, in 1:49. About
1,500 people watched the races.
The one-half professional Ma
tional Circuit championship took the
lions share of the popular interest.
Frank Kramer, the national champion.
carried off first honors in this event,
after a hard sprint down the stretch.
Time AZ 2-5 seconds
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-23
TO TRY CRAFTSMANSHIP.
Artillery to Have Practice Before
Naval Attack.

Washington. Aug. 22.-The artillery
companies stationed at the defenses of
Long Island are to be given an oppor-
tunity to brush up on their marksman-
ship just before the naval attack of
the North Atlantic squadron.
During the interval between the clos
ing day of the naval search problem
which is now in progress, and Sept. 1.
when the joint maneuvers are sched-
uled to begin, extensive target practice
will be INDUCED in at the defenses
named, and also at the other forts
along the New England coast.
The principal feature of the practice
at the Long Island forts will be firing
at moving targets, proficiency in which
is particularly needful in view of the
impending attack on the war vessels.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-23
IN THEIR MOTHERS SIGHT.
Five Children Drowned on the
Beach ut FiIey.

London, Aug. PA narrowing hol-
iday tragedy occurred to-day at Filey
watering place near Scarborough.
Five children, who were playing on
the sands were cut off by the infiowing
tide and drowned before their mothers
who were sitting on the beach. had
noticed the danger which threatened
them.
The shore at the scene of the tragedy
was deserted, and no boats were avail
able. The mothers of the children and
others made heroic attempts at a res
cue. The oldest child made a futile
attempt to save the youngest one by
holding it up in his arms. Those who
attempted to rescue the children had
narrow escapes from drowning.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-23
TO TAKE SULTAN'S LIFE.

SarafOff, Macedonian Leader, Said
to Have Formed Plot.
lished in Bucharest, Roumania, alleges
it has learned that M. Sarafoff, ex-
leader of the Macedonian Revolution
airy Committee. has organized a COM
mittee. the object of which is to eff
feet the assassination of the Sultan of
Turkey
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-23
IT. HILDEBRAND'S TRIUMPH.

Noise 1t Has Caused Has Induced an
investigation.
Berlin. Aug. $50 much has been
said about the ovation at Gumbinnen
TO Lieut.. Hildebrand. who was par
doned by Emperor William, after hav-
ing served seven months of his sem
fence of two years Imprisonment for
kllilng Lieut.. Blaskowitz in a duel
mat a military inquiry has been or
oered to ascertain by whose command
! the cavalry escort participated in the
heutenant's triumphal passage to the
railroad station at Gumbinnen.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-23
TO MAKE MANY SPEECHES.

Bryan to Devote October to Ncbras-
ka Campaign.
Omaha, Neb., Aug. 22-William j.
Bryan spent few hours in Omaha to-
day and called at local Democratic
headquarters. He said he would make
but few speeches outside of Nebraska,
but he would devote the entire month
of October to the campaign in this
state